What's worth streaming on TV.

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That is quite the effort! I would have just bought the monthly subscription and told her she has a month to watch them all until I cancel it. But you are clearly a devoted son in law (or just scared!).

D'oh! I didn't think of that. So option 3... an idiot!

I tell her that her 'teacher's disapproving face' doesn't scare me anymore as she is retired. She's also done that retiree thing of selling and moving so the only internet access she has in on her phone.

Anyway... it took ages but now she has them for whenever.
 
Also...

I finally watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail for the first time.

meh
 
My mother in law (bless her) always likes a heap of things on tv when she visits. she doesn't have any of the streaming channels.

Somewhere along the line she's begun to think that we have everything and it's easy -and legal- to download.

A month or so ago she gave me the following list, and a tiny 32 gig thumb drive to get these movies and tv series for her.

So after buying a much much bigger drive(s), and a ton of time... she's happy.

List...!

Endeavour
Poirot
Queens Gambit
Trapped
Entrapped
Miss Fisher
Brooklyn 99
Vera
Hidden Figures
Inglorious Bastards
Greenbook
Life is Beautiful
Bohemian Rhapsody
La Strada
M.P - Holy Grail
1 flew over cuckoo's nest
2001: Space Odyssey
Amadeus
Apocalypse Now
Blade Runner
Grand Budapest Hotel
Priv Life - Sherlock H
Forrest Gump
Trom
Borden
Lewis
House
Dr Blake
Babylon Berlin
Quite the range!
 
D'oh! I didn't think of that. So option 3... an idiot!

I tell her that her 'teacher's disapproving face' doesn't scare me anymore as she is retired. She's also done that retiree thing of selling and moving so the only internet access she has in on her phone.

Anyway... it took ages but now she has them for whenever.
It doesn’t scare anymore because you’ve no doubt experienced the spouse disapproving face. An experience 10x worse, that doesn’t get easier no matter how much practice you get!
 
The highly erotic 50 shades of grey Is always a great watch

if the desire is still within

Our Depth of passion in all things lies in our desire



See the source image
 
A Moody Christmas on Netflix is quite quirky and crosses most of the modern day woke boundaries plus it has old mate from 'Colin From Accounts' made in 2012, so pre Covid-19 rubbish unlike that stupid Glass Onion movie also on Netflix.
 
Dat's cool!

I posted waaaaaay back on page 3 some info about different genres.

cut and pasted below. I hope it still works.


Secret Netflix codes to unlock hidden categories

To manually explore categories usually hidden by the streaming service, you will need to enter the following URL: http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/INSERTNUMBER

I just had a look now on my netflix and it seems to work. That's on the laptop as the tv doesn't have anywhere to enter an url.

- clicking on that link takes me to my login page, and when I log in that url appears in my address bar. If not, it's not hard to type it in anyway

Netflix Hidden Codes

http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/INSERTNUMBER

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Hi GE long time reader and appreciator of your work on this august site, just wondering re the above does it still work, as it seems to only really show what I can access normally anyway ,I thought last time it opened a virtual Aladdin's cave of new movies not previously available, am I missing an important step ? Thank you and Go Manly
 
Hi GE long time reader and appreciator of your work on this august site, just wondering re the above does it still work, as it seems to only really show what I can access normally anyway ,I thought last time it opened a virtual Aladdin's cave of new movies not previously available, am I missing an important step ? Thank you and Go Manly

Good Morning!

I just checked by logging into Netflix on my laptop and, yes, after typing in a few of the numbers, it did take me to the genre as noted.

I'm not sure if it opened up previously hidden shows for me though. If you find that you can already view what these 'secret codes' are supposed to then maybe:

1 - Netflix have decided to make them available everywhere due to more streaming services..
2 - The list is out of date
3 - I forget what number 3 was going to be...

I know some people use a vpn to pretend they are in a different country to get that county's localised content but I'm not sure if that still works due to netflix being clever buggers.

TL: DR - the list still works, dunno why there's nothing new.

Happy New Year!!!
 
Good Morning!

I just checked by logging into Netflix on my laptop and, yes, after typing in a few of the numbers, it did take me to the genre as noted.

I'm not sure if it opened up previously hidden shows for me though. If you find that you can already view what these 'secret codes' are supposed to then maybe:

1 - Netflix have decided to make them available everywhere due to more streaming services..
2 - The list is out of date
3 - I forget what number 3 was going to be...

I know some people use a vpn to pretend they are in a different country to get that county's localised content but I'm not sure if that still works due to netflix being clever buggers.

TL: DR - the list still works, dunno why there's nothing new.

Happy New Year!!!
HNY GE
 
For those star wars nerds (like me)

Bad Batch season 2 drops today!!!

Disney+
 
Been looking forward to the second series of "The Test". It dropped at midnight, and I said to myself, watch till 1am then lights out. Well you can see by the time stamp how that went.
I’ve watched the first two of four episodes and it is great. I won’t do any spoilers except to say it’s a pretty emotional roller coaster in certain parts (I think you all can guess the who).


Hey I’m watching The Test - Season 2. Check it out now on Prime Video!
Watch The Test Season 2 – Prime Video
 
Yes! UK Eagle put me onto it.

The six-part series follows a journalist, Hannis Martinsson (Ulrich Thomsen), who unexpectedly receives a message from Sonja, a daughter he did not know of, claiming that her life is in danger.
Just finished it! Thanks GE and UK Eagle. Good.
I avoided it for ages because the ads on SBS On Demand drive me nuts. Neither of you probably have to cope with that.
Any other Nordic Noir type recommendations? I've watched quite a few of them starting way back with The Bridge and The Killing.
 
Probably already mentioned here but Only Murders in the Building is pretty good (Disney+) I've had family staying for the last month and the kids got me onto it. Martin Short is hilarious, Selena Gomez with flat effect. Some very funny moments, such as a guy yodelling The Sounds of Silence during a blackout!
 
Probably already mentioned here but Only Murders in the Building is pretty good (Disney+) I've had family staying for the last month and the kids got me onto it. Martin Short is hilarious, Selena Gomez with flat effect. Some very funny moments, such as a guy yodelling The Sounds of Silence during a blackout!
It really is such a hoot!
 
Not sure if previously recommended but Happy Valley! OMFG, first two seasons were great but this third season surpasses them both. Superb performance for Sarah Lancashire and writing from Sally Waiwright.
They’re screening weekly. Four down, two to go. Both can’t wait and don’t want it to end!
 
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