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Only good (original) thing coming out of NF is the first season of House of Cards and Bojack Horseman. Definitely never been worth a monthly subscription. CMV

JohnJamesRambo 5y ago
I like Stranger Things and the Chef’s Table series is wonderful. Castlevania is good. I don’t want to defend Netflix though, lots of crap too.
- jiscariot 5y ago
  I like it, but Chef's Table uses "that one simple trick" 5x an episode where 18th century orchestral music is overlaid in a montage using all the available camera and editing tricks, showing someone literally is just making a cookie.
  - atombender 5y ago
    Chef's Table is mostly just food porn overlaid with chefs potentially musing about freshness of ingredients. It has nothing insightful to say about running a restaurant, about making food, or anything else. Which is a shame, because I think a more naturalistic, less pretentious view into the daily workings of restaurants could make for a nice show.
nonameiguess 5y ago
Narcos and Narcos: Mexico were both good. Dark, Katla, Frontera Verde. I guess those are all non-English speaking, or in Narcos' case, mixed language. As long as you don't hate subtitles, there's been good stuff. Russian Doll, Big Mouth, and Arcane were all pretty terrific among English speaking. Brand New Cherry Flavor wasn't mind-blowing, but more than worth watching. Same with Stranger Things. That's just content from the last couple years. Netflix honestly has plenty of good content. You just have to not use the in-app recommendation system at all and find content through traditional sources, i.e. word of mouth, professional critics, and industry publications, then search directly. As long as they allow you to find a title by name when you already know the name, they're fine.
HelloMcFly 5y ago
I'd add the following to the list myself. * Russian Doll S01 * Stranger Things S01 * Squid Game S01 * Glow S01-02 * American Vandal S01 * I Think You Should Leave S01 * Mindhunter S01-02 There's also a lot of content aimed at different audiences that is considered good, but not for me (Gilmore Girls reunion show, Shadow and Bone, many romantic-oriented shows, etc.). I'm not saying that's exclusively the good content, and I have also canceled my sub, but I think you're underselling it a little bit. Bojack is, without question, my favorite thing that's come out of Netflix.

JohnJamesRambo 5y ago

I like Stranger Things and the Chef’s Table series is wonderful. Castlevania is good. I don’t want to defend Netflix though, lots of crap too.

jiscariot 5y ago
I like it, but Chef's Table uses "that one simple trick" 5x an episode where 18th century orchestral music is overlaid in a montage using all the available camera and editing tricks, showing someone literally is just making a cookie.
- atombender 5y ago
  Chef's Table is mostly just food porn overlaid with chefs potentially musing about freshness of ingredients. It has nothing insightful to say about running a restaurant, about making food, or anything else. Which is a shame, because I think a more naturalistic, less pretentious view into the daily workings of restaurants could make for a nice show.

nonameiguess 5y ago

Narcos and Narcos: Mexico were both good. Dark, Katla, Frontera Verde. I guess those are all non-English speaking, or in Narcos' case, mixed language. As long as you don't hate subtitles, there's been good stuff. Russian Doll, Big Mouth, and Arcane were all pretty terrific among English speaking. Brand New Cherry Flavor wasn't mind-blowing, but more than worth watching. Same with Stranger Things. That's just content from the last couple years. Netflix honestly has plenty of good content. You just have to not use the in-app recommendation system at all and find content through traditional sources, i.e. word of mouth, professional critics, and industry publications, then search directly. As long as they allow you to find a title by name when you already know the name, they're fine.

HelloMcFly 5y ago

I'd add the following to the list myself. * Russian Doll S01 * Stranger Things S01 * Squid Game S01 * Glow S01-02 * American Vandal S01 * I Think You Should Leave S01 * Mindhunter S01-02 There's also a lot of content aimed at different audiences that is considered good, but not for me (Gilmore Girls reunion show, Shadow and Bone, many romantic-oriented shows, etc.). I'm not saying that's exclusively the good content, and I have also canceled my sub, but I think you're underselling it a little bit. Bojack is, without question, my favorite thing that's come out of Netflix.