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The Argonaut · **Posted:** Mon November 30, 2020 7:26 am

The Argonaut wrote:

Yes. I watched another three episodes tonight, which means I only have one episode left. I am not happy about only having one episode left. Is it possible that this is the best thing Netflix has done to date?

(Mindhunter is the best thing Netflix has ever done, with the first season of Russian Doll in second place. This might be a solid third.)

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36255

Huge Mindhunter fan, i never saw Russian Doll and the best thing Netflix has done is Bojack Horseman.

EJ · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:15 pm **Posts:** 7044

If docs count, then The Making of a Murderer, season 1 wins.

these original series are all up there too:

Narcos (all 3 seasons)
Bloodline, season 1
Mindhunter, season 1
The Haunting of Hill House

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Mon November 30, 2020 3:43 pm

I can't believe Fuller House is not on your list.

EJ · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:15 pm **Posts:** 7044

Monkey_Driven wrote:

I can't believe Fuller House is not on your list.

they didn't keep Alf in the reboot, so it will never make my list

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Mon November 30, 2020 5:19 pm

Apart from being one of the few truly disruptive companies in our lifetime, I’d say Netflix’s greatest contribution is to the standup comedy world. What did we even have before that? A handful of HBO specials and some crappy late night Comedy Central sets? Louis CK, Ali Wong, Dave Chapelle, Maria Bamford, and on and on — all either made their names on the platform, or leveraged the platform to catapult their existing notoriety into the stratosphere.

Also no way is Mindhunter even in the running for this thing, give me a break

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Mon November 30, 2020 5:49 pm

I'd put GLOW up there as one of the best things Netflix has done too.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36255

Glow was good yeah.

Of course both Hill House and Bly Manor are awesome, i keep forgetting they belong to Netflix. Bojack was fucking incredible. Agree with Trag about the standup special stuff. Lots of them, and very good ones.

epilogue · **Posted:** Mon November 30, 2020 6:35 pm

Stand up doesn't register at all for me. I think I've watched 2 stand up specials on the platform? Either way, it's not what I think of personally when I think of Netflix. But I trust those that know.

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11851

Queen's Gambit floored me. I'm still stunned by how well done it was.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Count me in for the Queen's Gambit. Do actual chess players move that quickly?

My highest rating is actually in bullet (1 or 2 mins to move, total). Chess gets scarier the slower you get!

doug rr · **Posted:** Thu December 03, 2020 6:54 pm

we started it last night..great stuff..even watching Searching for bobby fischer back in the day sucked me in big time...

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu December 03, 2020 6:54 pm

Ello Sailor wrote:

Queen's Gambit floored me. I'm still stunned by how well done it was.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Count me in for the Queen's Gambit. Do actual chess players move that quickly?

My highest rating is actually in bullet (1 or 2 mins to move, total). Chess gets scarier the slower you get!

MD, if you've never played with a clock, you really ought to. It adds another dimension. There are apps that will do this for you.

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Thu December 03, 2020 7:21 pm

Very excited for Big Mouth season 4 on Friday.

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Thu December 03, 2020 7:27 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:

Queen's Gambit floored me. I'm still stunned by how well done it was.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Count me in for the Queen's Gambit. Do actual chess players move that quickly?

My highest rating is actually in bullet (1 or 2 mins to move, total). Chess gets scarier the slower you get!

MD, if you've never played with a clock, you really ought to. It adds another dimension. There are apps that will do this for you.

I never learned chess...

*ducks

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu December 03, 2020 7:29 pm

Spoiler: show: :shock:

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11851

trag, have you played Fischer's chess/960? That's all I ever play nowadays.

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11851

Learning chess is a two minute exercise. Getting your ass beat endlessly is the real time sink.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu December 03, 2020 7:48 pm

Ello Sailor wrote:

trag, have you played Fischer's chess/960? That's all I ever play nowadays.

Just read about it, sounds awesome! I'll have to give it a try next time the wife and I are breaking out the chess board

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11851

It's really cool. Sounds intimidating, but if anything it's more accessible as it essentially removes the "book". You can't study for it.

It's chaos. It's art.

knee tunes · **Posted:** Sun December 06, 2020 5:48 pm

VinylGuy wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:

I watched the first three episodes of Queen's Gambit last night. Very very good. Most engaging TV I've seen in a while

would you recommend it to Knee Tunes?

I actually have watched three episodes and am thus far enthralled.

So I finally got Netflix...

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