Have a free trial of Netflix this month. We've been enjoying Last Tango in Halifax.

Next on the list is Rectify if we decide to continue with the service.

We "borrowed" Grace & Frankie from the library. It's a Netflix series.

I'll be following this thread for suggestions.

Sherlock. So good

Westwing if you haven't seen it. IMO, nothing will ever be as good as this show.

We enjoyed early seasons of Prison Break. It got less good as it went on.

Early seasons of Dexter

Oh we loved Prison Break!

DH and I and DS are binge watching Bloodline right now, trying to watch them all before DS leaves for school in mid Jan! It's so good.

Is 6 Feet Under on Netflix? Great series.

My niece just turned me on to Prison Break. I also enjoyed Sherlock and Dexter.

A few others I've enjoyed:

Wallander (Netflix has two.. I've seen the one with Kenneth Branagh)

Foyle's War

Luke Cage (Marvel)

Stranger Things

Line of Duty...Police drama and a new twist at every turn...

If you don't mind subtitles - Dicte and Shetlands are my favourites at the moment. Scott and Bailey is also great (English).

Looking forward to hearing what others are watching.

The Time in Between. It's in Spanish with English subtitles: A young seamstress rises to become an elite fashion designer during the
Spanish Civil War, and assists the British Secret Service by
embroidering coded messages in the seams of her dresses. Recommended here by Mtnrdredux and it's excellent!

There are subtitles, but Nobel is a great series.

The Physician's Assistant was excellent, as is The Last Kingdom.

Has anyone watched Grand Hotel? Another Spanish series. I watched El Tiempo Entre Costuras (The Time in Between) and enjoyed it, but people tell me that Grand Hotel is better.

I just got a new "smart" TV for watching on my treadmill so that I can watch Netflix and Amazon series in addition to the regular channels.

I'll second Beagles West Wing suggestion. Even if you watched it when it first ran on network, its well worth rewatching. Best Show ever, IMHO!

I watch while on the elliptical every day and go through a series pretty quickly. I just started watching Lost. I watched part of the series when it first came out, but never got to finish it. Don't remember as many of the details as I thought I would, which is great. Glad to start a long running series that should last me more than a week!

terriks, you will love having the smart TV to watch while you use the treadmill. I just can't do series/movies with subtitles while exercising.

I wish Netflix would add more decriptions that highlight that it is a foreign movie/series with subtitles. I hate to search, choose, start it up and then realize that I can't watch it while working out.

Breaking Bad, Sherlock and Fargo have been favorites in our household.

I've started Shameless... you have to be in the right mood to absorb some of the shock.

I never started Orange is the New Black because I didn't care for the premise. But so many have recommended it that I may give it a try, too.

We just finished Mad Men.

Sounds like we have some similar faves--I loved Breaking Bad and I like Bloodline. You may like The Fall (Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan). I also liked Rectify.

If you liked Breaking Bad - you might like Better Call Saul. If you go in not expecting it to be Breaking Bad - its its own series - you will enjoy highly satisfying storyline and characters - at least season 1. Hard to say where they're taking it. Ive also seen a number of excellent European made films set during WW2... there is a new honesty and realism they are bringing to this genre including a BBC version of Anne Franke that is devastating. Also loved Freaks and Geeks - Id not seen it back in the day. Very happy to recently find 2 Richard Linklater films - Boyhood & the classic Dazed and Confused.

I have several requirements for a netflix show -- it can't be too dark and depressing (e.g. Breaking Bad -- although I did like Dexter), it can't be subtitled or too "high-falutin". Basically, I want nice fluffy crime or medical procedurals where everything gets solved in the end. I mainly watch things while I work out or clean the house so it can't be too hard to follow. No sitcoms, though I love a good crime/comedy combo.

I also want it to last more than a season or two, and hopefully the whole run of the show is complete before I start watching it because I HATE ending on a cliffhanger and having to wait a year for the next season -- by the time the next season comes, I can never remember what happened. (Just finished Stranger Things (which was VERY good) and now I'm frustrated at the long wait til the next season!)

I really like when netflix recommendations are organized by category -- as in "if you liked X, you'll like Y" so that's what I'm going to do.

So basically, these are hilarious crime shows - if you like one, you should like all of them: Psych, Chuck, iZombie (only 2 seasons so far and cliffhanger wait til next season.) The show I am currently watching, Republic of Doyle, probably also falls in this category (6 seasons, Canadian show set in Newfoundland, everyone has adorable accents!)

These are good crime-type dramas - not too dark, kind of fluffy, with the heroes (not always cops) solving people's problems or catching the bad guy neatly in a single episode: Burn Notice, Leverage, White Collar, Breakout Kings. Of these, Leverage and White Collar were probably my favorite but they are all good.

Probably belonging in the previous category but deserving of a special mention is my all-time favorite show ever, Person of Interest. Created by the same people who made Lost and Fringe and starring a lot of the same actors but so much better than both of those, IMO. (I did watch Lost, but honestly, while it was absorbing while I watched it, I was confused by the end and kind of angry that I had put all that time into it only to wrap it up in such a weird way.) Person of Interest, on the other hand, ended well (though I am still sorry it ended at all!)

Other shows I loved: House, Prison Break, Dexter (though the last few seasons weren't all that great). On regular network TV, I like Gray's Anatomy and Criminal Minds (both of which I think you can stream back seasons)

Other shows I've watched that were just meh -- Revenge (fluffy but kind of stupid), Liar Liar (the show itself was great but it got cancelled mid-season and everything ends unresolved - I HATE that!!!!)

At any rate, I have about 2 more seasons of Republic of Doyle to go and then I'll be on the hunt for another show, so if anyone has any recommendations that fit my categories, I'd love to hear them!!!!)

Rory submitted most of my recommendations, but I would also add Happy Valley (it isn't a comedy). I just started The OA (love Jason Isaacs).

I second Happy Valley, The Fall and Black Mirror. I just started The OA, too.

I would also add Les Revenants (The Returned). My recommendation is only for the French version. They did an American remake and it was really bad.

I will add The Top of the Lake to this list. I watched is either on Netflix or Amazon. A second season will be out next year.

So much good stuff already listed. (BTW, The Wire is available on DVD only for Netflix -- highly recommended!) I'll add: Broadchurch and The Killing. There aren't too many of the recs I haven't gone through (at least once or twice already), so am sitting down to lighter (but no less entertaining!) fare: Arrested Development.

On a musical note - Sing Street and The Get Down. For both you have to suspend disbelief to some extent, and the latter was marred by a couple of unnecessarily violent incidents… but what the heck. Still highly entertaining.

I forgot Peaky Blinders, The Bletchley Circle, River, Luther, Ripper Street, and Call the Midwife. A second for Broadchurch (but not the US remake).

Tracks - true story of a woman crossing Australlian desert alone with camels. As a woman who has myself felt need to test myself and have adventures (though NOWHERE near as adventurous as this) I found her story to be quite moving. LOVE vicarious travel or road trip movies of all sorts!

Current Resident, thanks for that recommendation--I remember a National Geographic story about such a woman when I was a kid. So brave. I'm going to check it out.

Nurse Jackie.

Damages.

Halt and Catch Fire.

Master of None.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Californication.

Luther.

Justified, rescue me, scandal, person of interest. I think there also a few threads on this that have other suggestions. I only added ones that I think were not on here above. :)

Some of these have been mentioned, but my favorites were Good Wife, Suits, Covert Affairs, Damages, Parenthood, Switched at Birth, Dexter, Getting Away with Murder, and Scandal!!

I also loved Good Wife. Forgot about that one.

I know you said no inane comedies, but for others who are reading, I love the British show Crashing, I think it's a riot. Fleabag is also interesting. Also love The Detectorists. Seems like there are a lot of really good British shows. Luther is good as well, although I have only watched a few episodes, it's not a comedy, you might like it. Not a series, but last night I watched a really cute movie, Today's Special. It's a feel-good foodie movie and I loved it!

Just finished binge-watching season One of Versailles. Amazing.

Thanks Gail, I had never heard about 'Today's Special'. Was able to watch it this afternoon, we enjoyed it.

Glad you liked it Maddie. I had never heard of it. I love happy endings!

We also watched Today's Special this evening based on the recommendation here and thought it was really good. I guess we like happy endings, too. Thanks!

"Last Cab to Darwin" - Aussie road trip movie - a dying man drives cross country thru Outback to reach a eauthanasia doctor .... and unexpected things keep occuring.

"The Imitation Game" fascinating true story of a sorta semi-autistic genius type who cracks nazi code thus shortening the war by several yrs.

Both these were good - and imho any movie that gets me to cry is good!

Wondering what other movie options are there besides netflix? Saw the last batch of listings of "new" films and its ALL CRAP - nothing but murders and weird .... and I do mean weird... sexual behaviors. Like to think Im open minded but Jeez Louise. Some things Id rather not know about.

I watch a lot of movies and Im to the point where Ive seen ev I want to see on Netflix basic membership -I would upgrade my membership except I realllly dont want to mess around with sending dvds back and forth--- ughhhh! Would much rather watch online?

Finished The Time in Between a day or so ago, we enjoyed it. It was interesting and enjoyable; I also learned about a time/place in history that was new to me. It was a good substitute for the still-missed DA.

I can't find Gran Hotel anywhere but on DVD!

Funny, I was looking for a series called "One of Versailles" LOL

Sorry, I meant 'Versailles' season 1.!

I just got a new "smart" TV for my treadmill.

So far I've watched The Crown, Travelers, Stranger Things, and The OA on Netflix.

Out of those, I'd have to say the The Crown and The OA are my favorites.

I've also been watching Mozart in the Jungle on Amazon Prime. It's lighthearted and I watch it while I'm doing my weight and hula hoop routines.

I wonder if they have discontinued Gran Hotel on the streaming service. I hope not, because I haven't watched all of it yet.

We're loving The Crown-just started last night. Definitely one to savor!

I really liked the OA. We are watching Stranger Things now, and enjoying it. I watch Mozart in the Jungle while working out, too.

Just finished the first episode of "Chef's Table" -- it is a documentary that follows a different chef each episode. The first one was about Massimo Bottura - chef and owner of Osteria Francescana in Modena Italy. It is ranked in the top 5 of the worlds best restaurants. Fascinating glimpse into a self-made chef - his humble beginnings and how he got to where he is today. If you enjoy food - this is especially good. But even if you're not a "foodie" - it's worth the time to watch.

White Collar

Person Of Interest

Weeds

The Fosters

A lot of the British "royalty: type shows - The Tudors, etc

Orange is the New Black - the first season is the best, as it goes on, the drama gets to the point of almost being unbelievable, although it is prison, so I am sure anything is possible.

I agree with someone about Shameless, overall an ok although certainly not family friendly show, and you have to be in the right frame of mind, it can be shockingly uninhibited lol

We've been watching Twin Peaks on streaming Netflix. David Lynch is reviving it in May with 18 episodes. We never watched it in 1990-91--I was too busy for TV back then but I remember hearing so much about it. We wanted to get up to speed for the new series. Visually it's not so great because of its age, but it's a weird story with quirky characters and is getting better as the story develops. It reminds us of a Coen Brothers movie.

Decided to continue with Netflix for the time being. We're on the second season of Rectify, an almost poetic, slow, Southern drama.

Loved Twin Peaks! Didn't know there was a revival in the making, but just checked and I see it's on Showtime. Oh well.