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Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« on: January 17, 2014, 09:46:50 AM »
I'm bored, bored, bored and am looking for suggestions to get me through all the down time for total knee replacement.  On day 9 and am off enough painkillers to concentrate on tv -- any good tv series on netflix or amazon prime that I may have missed the first time around?
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2014, 09:50:57 AM »
Breaking Bad or Walking Dead.

Arrested Development is good but I don't know how much is available on Netflix.
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2014, 09:57:23 AM »
Best of luck in your recovery!
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2014, 10:42:38 AM »
If you a nerd, like I am, all the Star Trek series are on prime.
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2014, 11:32:55 AM »
Quote from: Freeper on January 17, 2014, 10:42:38 AM
If you a nerd, like I am, all the Star Trek series are on prime.
They are on Netflix as well, but TOS is the "remastered" one where they re-did a lot of the special effects.

It's just not the same.
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2014, 11:35:16 AM »
Breaking Bad is a good idea!  I'm a huge Walking Dead fan already!  Thanks...I'm going to load it up now.  As to the various Star Trek series...lol...BIG fan too.  One day I'll post a picture of my TNG hoodie complete with engineering communicator badge.  (The husband has command.)  Thanks, all!  I'd reply individually but I'm struggling with this.  Again, thanks all!
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2014, 11:36:02 AM »
Quote from: Chris_ on January 17, 2014, 11:32:55 AM
They are on Netflix as well, but TOS is the "remastered" one where they re-did a lot of the special effects.

It's just not the same.

Agree!!!
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2014, 11:38:00 AM »
I like the second half of Voyager (probably when Seven of Nine showed up and they got rid of Neelix).
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2014, 11:41:39 AM »
The Wire is another good one (a little overtly liberal, but still good).  We got the "Leverage" series for Christmas, and have been quite entertained thus far.  I never saw it when it was on the air, but it always intrigued me.  Timothy Hutton stars and does a very nice job.
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2014, 12:06:41 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on January 17, 2014, 11:38:00 AM
I like the second half of Voyager (probably when Seven of Nine showed up and they got rid of Neelix).

Gee thanks for the spoiler.
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2014, 12:12:26 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on January 17, 2014, 12:06:41 PM
Gee thanks for the spoiler.
You've had ten years to catch up.
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« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2014, 12:18:24 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on January 17, 2014, 12:12:26 PM
You've had ten years to catch up.

I've been busy lol. Actually I didn't care much for vger when it was on, now that I'm staying at home with the baby I've been watching all the series, just finished deep space nine and started vger. It always seems the first couple of seasons are kind of lame and only got better once the ratings started to slip.
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« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2014, 12:19:37 PM »
I never did watch DS9.  I couldn't get into it.
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« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2014, 12:22:13 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on January 17, 2014, 12:19:37 PM
I never did watch DS9.  I couldn't get into it.

That's because the captain was black you filthy racist! lol

Enterprise and DS9 are my favorites.
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2014, 12:36:44 PM »
British versions of "Sherlock" and "Top Gear" are my favorites.
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2014, 03:29:18 PM »
Fringe

Firefly (if not Netflix, it's on Hulu)

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« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2014, 03:36:02 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on January 17, 2014, 12:06:41 PM
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2014, 06:11:51 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on January 17, 2014, 11:41:39 AM
The Wire is another good one (a little overtly liberal, but still good).  We got the "Leverage" series for Christmas, and have been quite entertained thus far.  I never saw it when it was on the air, but it always intrigued me.  Timothy Hutton stars and does a very nice job.

Is the Wire on Netflix or Amazon Prime?  I've never heard of it before.
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« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2014, 06:12:42 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on January 17, 2014, 12:12:26 PM
You've had ten years to catch up.

Good point!
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« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2014, 06:14:01 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on January 17, 2014, 12:22:13 PM
That's because the captain was black you filthy racist! lol

Enterprise and DS9 are my favorites.

Enterprise was my favorite too.  Too bad more people didn't agree.
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« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2014, 06:15:32 PM »
Quote from: ExGeeEye on January 17, 2014, 03:29:18 PM
Fringe

Firefly (if not Netflix, it's on Hulu)



Both worth a second watch for sure.  Did you watch DollHouse?  I really liked that and hated to see it cancelled.
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« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2014, 06:44:05 PM »
Deadwood and Justified are available at Amazon.  Both star one of my favorites, Tim Olyphant.   :yahoo:
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Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2014, 06:45:09 PM »
Quote from: JLO on January 17, 2014, 06:44:05 PM
Deadwood and Justified are available at Amazon.  Both star one of my favorites, Tim Olyphant.   :yahoo:

I never watched Deadwood, but Justified is worth watching.
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Re: Re: Re: Recovering from knee surgery and need an old series to watch..recommendations?
« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2014, 06:46:47 PM »
Quote from: TrueDat on January 17, 2014, 06:11:51 PM
Is the Wire on Netflix or Amazon Prime?  I've never heard of it before.

Not sure. I have the DVD box set.  Will look it up later for ya'.
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« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2014, 06:56:58 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on January 17, 2014, 06:45:09 PM
I never watched Deadwood, but Justified is worth watching.

I really enjoyed Deadwood, as it seems like it was probably as gritty as Deadwood must have really been in the beginning.  Some found the language too unbearable.  But I bet they probably did cuss that much.  Anyway, HBO just cut it off at the height of its popularity and it caused quite the uproar at the time.   

But I still recommend it if you can tolerate  :censored:
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