+ FreshFluff Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) I hadn't watched Netflix much before this, but I found a couple of foreign series on there. 1. Baby, an Italian series. The blurb says, "Wealthy teens at an exclusive high school in Rome lead a dark secret life at night." I had hoped this would be something cool like arms dealing, but no, it's just a paid sex and selling pot. Everyone's sellin' ass and paying for it, including a new teacher. Until the second season, no one seems to realize that underage sex trafficking is a crime. The nasty high school bullies, many of them annoyiing closet cases, are always blackmailing everyone. The pimp threatened to kill one of them but unfortunately never came through. But it's not all bad. In the world of Baby, the clients and even the pimps are gorgeous. There's also a coming out storyline involving the headmaster's son. The soundtrack is all cheesy pop. Someone gets beaten up and a some song called "Havin' a bad day" plays. It's a reasonable Covid watch though. As in Grease, the actors are all in their 20s. 2. Shtisel, an Israeli drama about an extended ultra-religious family in Jerusalem. I've rewatched some episodes. The writing and acting are excellent, and the lead actor is hot. Highly recommended. Edited April 14, 2020 by FreshFluff + Yellowrod, marylander1940, + WilliamM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ ArVaGuy Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 The English Game. The story of how soccer transitions from a gentlemen‘s game to working class sport. Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey fame produced this series. The male leads are very attractive. + FreshFluff, marylander1940 and jeanclaude44 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Slater Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2. Shtisel, an Israeli drama about an extended ultra-religious family in Jerusalem. I've rewatched some episodes. The writing and acting are excellent, and the lead actor is hot. Highly recommended. This was recommended to me, but I was told to watch Unorthodox first. Kevin Slater + Just966, + EVdude, TruthBTold and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MscleLovr Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I really enjoyed sexy and glossy El Club (upper-class young Mexicans deciding to dabble in the drugs trade, with a young gay character) and thrilling and exciting Fauda (Israeli undercover agents operating in Palestine). I assume you’ve already watched Sex Education (UK/US setting for a high school where the son of a therapist decides to offer advice). Very funny and entertaining. Penn7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfer Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I've been really getting into Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It's such a goofy, lighthearted show that has me chuckling a lot. And Andy Samberg is just so loveable. hornytwells, MscleLovr, jeanclaude44 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSR Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I reviewed the three series in the "Binge Watching" thread, but my favorites on Netflix are: 1. Velvet. The impossible love between the scion of a house of haute culture and a poor seamstress, Madrid circa 1960. The romantic drama is the best I've ever seen, and the 1960s styles are so much fun. The first 2 seasons are brilliant, the 3rd pretty good, the 4th is sh*t, but you gotta endure it to find out what happens. 2. Élite. A Madrid version of "Beverly Hills 90210" with a murder mystery to boot. It's great sudsy fun, and the sexy cast shows a lot of skin. The show features my favorite gay couple on TV. 3. Money Heist. This is the most popular series on Netflix, quite a feat for a non-English language show. A group of criminals take over the Royal Mint of Spain to print out €billions & run. Part action flick, part thriller, somewhat surreal, and tons of fun. 4. Palm Trees In the Snow. A woman finds a mysterious letter after her father dies, which leads her to go to Africa in search of a brother she didn't know she had. A bit long (2h43m), and the beginning is a bit slow, but it's worth watching in the end. + FreshFluff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubit Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2. Élite. A Madrid version of "Beverly Hills 90210" with a murder mystery to boot. It's great sudsy fun, and the sexy cast shows a lot of skin. The show features my favorite gay couple on TV. 3. Money Heist. This is the most popular series on Netflix, quite a feat for a non-English language show. A group of criminals take over the Royal Mint of Spain to print out €billions & run. Part action flick, part thriller, somewhat surreal, and tons of fun.These two Spanish series are great fun. Elite has some very sexy moments. I would also add Unorthodox, and I think that Pandemic is a very interesting watch in these Covid times. It was produced and released before our current Coronavirus explosion, and it is eerily prophetic. + FreshFluff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Italiano Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I would also add Unorthodox, Definitely +1! + Just966, + Axiom2001 and liubit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ EVdude Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) Definitely +1! +2 and it’s only 4 episodes. Decided to read the book as I hear the Berlin part of the story is quite different. Edited April 14, 2020 by EVdude liubit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ tassojunior Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 [MEDIA=twitter]1249906827157856256[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 You all have more rarified tastes than I have. Just finished watching Schitt’s Creek. + Just966, PaulM, + LIguy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ EVdude Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Per my post in the other binge thread... If you’re a SciFi fan, I totally binged on the two available seasons of Dark on Netflix. A German cross of Stranger Things and This is Us. There’s a final season 3 in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 You all have more rarified tastes than I have. Just finished watching Schitt’s Creek. One of the best shows on TV... sad to see it's finished. + Just966, thomas, + Yellowrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ aeikaryoko Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Sex Education: Story follows a teenage son of an acclaimed sex therapist, who becomes an armchair sex guru for his classmates as they explore their sexual identities. Kingdom: Story is set in Korea's medieval Joseon period where a crown prince is sent on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious outbreak that leads him to a brutal truth that threatens the kingdom. + Yellowrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ g56whiz Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 You all have more rarified tastes than I have. Just finished watching Schitt’s Creek. Just started. What a hoot! CuriousByNature 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-n-tall Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Myself being a child of the 80s... The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. It's why I joined Netflix. rustyrex and Boy4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ RJD Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Put on your wife-beater, get a six-pack of Bud, and binge Tiger King. It’s trailer-park trash, but like any train wreck, you can’t look away. When you think it can’t get any stranger, the next episode proves you wrong. https://www.netflix.com/title/81115994 + FreshFluff, HotWhiteThirties, + Just966 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Just started. What a hoot! You’ll have to watch Best in Show, with a much younger Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara! + Keith30309 and CuriousByNature 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Billsboy4 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Unorthodox The Stranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ RJD Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 You’ll have to watch Best in Show, with a much younger Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara! Still one of my favorite comedies ever. Boy4, thickornotatall, + Keith30309 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeMaybeNot Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I have been working my way through Fuller House. I never liked the original show and the pilot is almost as bad as the original show, but most of the first two seasons have been very funny and a balm for the soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy4 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I watch a movie on Amazon Prime yesterday called “I See You” starring Helen Hunt. Surprisingly good imho. Sis has had some work done to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ FreshFluff Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 This was recommended to me, but I was told to watch Unorthodox first. Kevin Slater I watched the first couple of Unorthodox episodes and found it kind of contrived. Unorthodox's lead character pretty much plays the same character in both series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ FreshFluff Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Fiore, the pimp on Baby. I just realized he looks like a hotter Jarec Wentworth. + Axiom2001 and BSR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spursy Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) Bloodline - Recommended to me by a London escort. Set in the Florida Keys, it's the story of a seemingly respectable family with a dark past - and, it turns out, an even darker future. It's one of those stories where the efforts to conceal bad acts lead to more bad acts and eventually spiral out of control. Also Ozark Season 3. Edited April 15, 2020 by Spursy thomas and + Cash4Trash 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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