Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

cyrus otm. sad but true: adventure time is the only TV show I go out of my way to watch.

sometimes it gets so sick & loopy it's on a jodorowsky/lynch level of wtf, and I'm like how is this even pop culture. but it's also sweet & funny, not just weird for weird's sake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J2JhiPPdK4

There should be a thread full of those moments from popular cartoons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNZSXnrbs_k

s1 of powerpuff girls is whacked out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhtf2P6IgqA

I really struggled with Venture Bros. Supposedly it gets better (in the seasons they don't have on Netflix)?

― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, June 13, 2013 5:21 PM (21 minutes ago)

i enjoyed it from the jump, but it def gets better over time. less parodic joke, more long haul funny. it's actually got a pretty deep story arc, and they never drop that really, which for cartoon (esp adult swim) is crazy rare. it makes most scripted sitcoms look really really lazy tbh.

Only season 1 is on Netflix, right? We watched it a couple of months ago, got to the Easy Rider cliffhanger and went "NOOOOO" when there wasn't any more available.

adventure time's weirdness just doesn't click for me, feels too mannered.

i really dug adventure time's first season but i lost interest after that. regular show is good times

finn's voice is too deep now

there's a lot of gold in adventure time even still. the show hit a mature stride in S2 & S3, you should def give it another shot, H4A. some of the best are the non-finn eps, like "thank you", which is funny and heartbreaking and possessed of intrinsic goodness: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=224753127596024

also I'm not a regular show hater, it's entertaining. but post-college was a long time ago for me. plus the art & design in adventure time are kind of incredible.

you guys ever watch the example shorts? very soothing.

right?

i think adventure time is starting to get back to its old groove! the last few episodes have been less back-story, more fun odd adventures.

I don't get the "backstory eps are bad" line of thinking, the ones with ice king & marceline are great

Guys, Miami Connection is now available. I'm stoked.

ABC's of death, John Hodgman: Ragnarok - it's a good day for streaming

I don't get the "backstory eps are bad" line of thinking, the ones with ice king & marceline are great

― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:33 AM (2 days ago)

Because the core concept of the show began with a light-hearted silly/absurd feel and to suddenly try to deepen the characters (or in your example just straight drama) it really doesn't work against that original format at all like parmesan cheese on chinese food. The elements are too much at odds. Plus the evidence of the apocalypse peppered in the background of set pieces is way funnier than addressing it.

Miami Connection is next-level.

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I feel like one of the great things about adventure time is the way it addresses topics that kids will actually have to deal with but never hear about in most kid's programming - e.g. dealing with a mentally ill relative/friend, or a grandparent with dementia who isn't the person you remember. I hope they leave some of the details of the past mysterious, but I think in general the focus on serious issues has improved the show.

I felt like some of the episodes this season (like Puhoy, which I loved) did get a little far from something that kids would relate to, and seemed aimed more towards their adult audience.

Hmm but are you saying it is their intent? Because there is an episode that basically teaches that non-violence is an ineffective way to deal with bad people. Which I know they're being jokey about yet if they're aiming to expose kids to topics in life I think that one would be lost on them.

Guys, Miami Connection is now available. I'm stoked.

― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:02 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Miami Connection is next-level.

― JoeStork, Thursday, June 20, 2013 6:27 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is super entertaining!

I'm watching it right now and uh it's pretty damn amazing

Ok fuck it, I'm in

There's just such a sense of joy to it, like all these dudes had a blast making this mind-boggling movie.

Friends through eternity, loyalty, family

Must find soundtrack

Holy shit 7" on pink vinyl

Out of stock noooooooooo

You need to get rid of that band, so you can control that area.

This is so goddamn great

Friends through eternity, loyalty, family

Ever since I've learned it's streaming I've been singing this to myself.

Avengers is up

I'm kind of bummed that I paid fifty bucks to buy Miami Connection on VHS a few years ago now that it's on Blu-Ray and streaming but fuck it it was worth it.

"my mother was korean"

"We must avenge Jeff's death. They will not escape the Miami ninja!"

so Jeff was that head ninja dude's brother idgi

i understood that to be metaphorical

wow how did i not know about this movie

amazing

(MILD EXPLOSION)

Someone I Touched -- mid 70s TV movie starring Cloris Leachman, cautionary tale about syphilis and infidelity. it is AMAZING.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqwntLBY9tA

the nose grabbing

I recommend that all fans of Miami Connection check out R.O.T.O.R.

we're due for a Netflix Instant Watch Midnight Movie thread imo

Someone I Touched -- mid 70s TV movie starring Cloris Leachman, cautionary tale about syphilis and infidelity. it is AMAZING.

― christmas candy bar (al leong), Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:12 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

ADD TO QUEUE
this sounds awesome
is there a way to search for old tv movies?

I recommend that all fans of Miami Connection check out R.O.T.O.R.

― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

I haven't seen Miami Connection, but if it is anywhere near as baffling as R.O.T.O.R., I'm in

is there a way to search for old tv movies?

http://instantwatcher.com/genres/36

ADD TO QUEUE
this sounds awesome

― free your spirit pig (La Lechera)

you'll thank me. and there's a nice OH SHIT twist.

iirc Cloris Leachman sings the theme song too? But yes, that movie is insane.