We have been watching The Dropout and find it interesting. We look forward to a new episode each week, instead of binge-watching.

I want to watch Bad Vegan, DH does not, so I’ll have to find time to watch it on my own.

I definitely want to watch CODA!

Bad Vegan takes much too much time to accomplish its goal of revealing a character that i didnt care for. the title is the most intriguing element.

I’d love to see Coda.

To watch something in real time on network tv (Abbot Elem) seems unlikely for me.

I watched Bad Vegan, just because I'd also seen Tinder Swindler and Inventing Anna.

Bad Vegan was okay, but really, how could she put up with the verbal abuse?

I've seen 1 1/2 episodes of 'The Thing about Pam'. I think the story, or plot, could be very interesting, but the acting is so awful I couldn't watch it. I watched most of the first episode but couldn't finish it. Eventually tried another one, managed about 10 minutes of it. I don't know quite how to explain this, but it's like the actors are trying to look like animated characters rather than real people.

I'll be following this thread to see if anyone else has watched it and what their thoughts about it are.

Rusty

I find the whole incredible story about Elizabeth Holmes fascinating, and more than a bit disconcerting how many powerful men threw money into, and provided legitimacy and influence for just an unproven idea from a young girl (attractive) with one year of college. So, I am loving The Dropout, and Amanda Seyfried’s uncanny performance. i also like The Thing about Pam, but it is a bit weird—another fascinating bizarre story. Abbott Elementary is a delight, though a couple of the actors speak too fast for me to catch their quips, even on rewind. I donloaded CODA, but have not yet watched.

I've only seen the trailers for The Thing about Pam but I've read the story on which the show is based. It just seems to be an over-the-top mockery of the murder of a real person. But Pam is a diabolical person in real life.

Coda is def on my list. Abbott my DH saw and said was funny. Others I don't know about.

I am semi interested in Dropout and Coda..

If I may share an additional series: We just finished watching Magpie Murders and we REALLY enjoyed it. It was done so well-- from casting to interweaving the meta aspect of the story. We both loved Foyle's War (we watched it many years ago) and I enjoy Anthony Horowitz' books (though I haven't read Magpie Murders). It will be released in the US on PBS later this year-- but it is available on UK Britbox now.

I’ve watched CODA twice and DH watched it with me once. We both loved it and were laughing outloud in parts. A lovely coming of age movie.

Abbott Elementary is so cute! It reminds me of the Office, but set in a school. They do that thing where they look at the camera like they know they are being filmed. I dvr it every week. 😊

I need to watch Coda! I have Apple so no excuse. We’ve been watching a lot of college basketball so I guess I just haven’t had time. Next weekend, for sure!

I’ve been binge watching ”Younger” on Hulu during my covid haze. I am enjoying it but it’s just fluffy fun. With cute boys.

I watched a bit of "Pam" but it sounded to much like a takeoff on Dateline and Keith Morrison.

Enjoyed/ing Pam once it picked up

Enjoyed The Gilded Age on HBO Max as well as the new Julia Child series.

Super Pumped about how UBER started is interesting just seeing corporate bro-culture at it's worst.

NBC on Sun nights has a returning Canadian series Transplant about a refugee Syrian Dr

Right now getting into the British series Silent Witness--it's been on forever, on Brit Box about a strong & smart female pathologist who holds her own

Coda is a movie I would watch again, funny, heartwarming.

I watched CODA and enjoyed it well enough. I honestly dont think it is Best Picture nominee worthy, but it is enjoyable and introduced me to a lifestyle I did not know about. Not sure lifestyle is the right word. Maybe life predicament?

Abbot Elementary is very good and espeically interesting to me since it is based on Philadelphia schools and one teacher in particular.

If you are on Facebook, you might like a group called Binge or Cringe. Of course there are differing opinions but ive gotten some good recs there.

Only Murders in the Building

Dead to Me

The ones that Eld mentioned are great; of the ones you listed, we’ve seen CODA, which is a terrific, feel-good movie. Highly recommend.

Sounds like I definately need to watch CODA. I did look at the trailers I posted, and Pam did seen kind of different, but I might give it a try and see. I see some others you have posted and will look at those trailers too.

Sue, Younger does look fun!

nini, I'm going to start recording Abbott Elementary-I was cracking up while watching the trailer.

I watched the 4 episodes released so far of The Think About Pam yesterday. It's a parody. campy version of the podcast Dateline style (Keith Morrison is the narrator). I don't think I'd like it as much watching it once a week, so I will probably wait until the rest of the episodes drop to watch the rest.

Abbot Elementary is really funny. I've missed a few episodes, so I need to stream them (may just start from the beginning again).

I watched the 7 episodes of teh final season of Ozark in a binge. If you haven't seen it and liked Breaking Bad, you would probably like it. Way too much cussing, but I overlook it. The last seven episodes drop later in April along w/ the final episodes of Grace and Frankie, so I will be busy soon!

strait, we are anxiously awaiting the final season of Ozark!

I watched and really liked Grace and Frankie, but the last season was boring, so I think I will catch up now that there are additional episodes.

Ditto Rusty's review of Pam. I felt the same way.

CODA is the only one of the ones you mentioned that I’ve seen. I thought it was excellent.

I got sucked into Bridgerton this evening, based on a recommendation from a friend. I've only seen the first episode. Has anyone watched further? What did you think?

I, as well as m DH who is from Boston, enjoyed CODA. It’s touching and humerous in parts and would recommend.

I have been watching The Dropout and think it is very well done. I have seen the documentary but this really delves into so much more. The acting is impressive and it is hard to believe anyone could get away with what Elizabeth Holmes did. Truth is stranger than fiction!

I finally gave in a started watching Call the Midwife and am loving it!

Pam looks creepy to me. I cannot believe Renee Z's transformation! The whole Elizabeth Holmes story is interesting, so The Dropout might be good. We are getting to the time of year (YAY!!) where we spend evenings outside ☺️

OllieJane, there were 4 episodes of Grace and Frankie released a few months ago as part of the final season. They ahd filmed those before getting shut down again by CIVID and decided to go ahead and release them rather than waiting until the whole season is finished. Of course I will need to rewatch them once the rest come out LOL.

Ozark final season was slit into two 7-epsidode batches. Have you watched the first 7? I'm glad they split them because I don't know if I could stand the stress to see all 14 at once. Episode 7 had me gasping as much as Isaac on CBS's Ghosts! :) That's a great show if you haven't seen it.

Fans of Anthony Horowitz might enjoy "Collision", a TV series he wrote with a co-author. Not up to his best (quibble about at least one major character), but intriguing. We read Magpie Murders -- will have to wait to see it on Prime/Masterpiece.

I started watching "The Thing About Pam" but I found it too depressing and chilling. It shows pretty well the way a psychopath can sometimes easily manipulate people, but it also shows how police and prosecutors can sometimes take the overly simple and easy way out. Not to give it all away, (although you can google the way the case went) the husband they pinned the murder on had three friends he was with who testified he was with them on a game night, plus he made a verifiable munchies stop at an Arby's during the time the murder took place. This was not only discounted, but if these guys LIED and gave him a false alibi, they should have been prosecuted for lying and being co-conspirators in a murder. They never followed up, which is a big red flag. That's why the feds ended up investigating the prosecutor's office after the fiasco was over. Thank goodness the husband had a good lawyer!! So that's why it was hard for me to watch, the chilling behavior of a psychopath as far as being psychologically manipulative and not having any feelings of guilt for doing some icily calculated evil. They can pass lie detector tests because of that too. And also the inane "confirmation bias" of the police, that was hard to stomach as being entertaining, even in a fictional account.

After suffering through about 2/3 of "Inventing Anna" (another dramatization of the behavior of a manipulative psychopath and institutional ineptness/easy gullibility) I couldn't take it any more, so I haven't had the stomach for "The Dropout." Gonna have to give the others a try though. If you've never been around a psychopath you might find their behavior "weird" but that is only in hindsight. They really can do heinous things and not bat an eyelash, and often let themselves either "forget" or get confused about the details, they live in a world where truth is whatever suits them at the moment, they don't relate to it the way a normal person does, they perceive the world as something that revolves around their needs 24/7 and they can bend to their immediate whims in an ongoing way . . . they never reach a "bottom line" or a "moment of truth." It just doesn't exist in their mental toolbox. The mental toolboxes of science and math are ways of thinking and perceiving the world that can help us counter psychopathic influences. One can go too much into any discipline, but they are definitely a counter balance. That's one reason I went into the science field, to expand my mental toolbox.

@Feathers11 I started watching Bridgerton last week and am on the second season. I made a post here about it, and I learned that each season features a different person. First season was the daughter and the Duke, this season features the oldest son trying to find a wife.

Watched Bad Vegan tonight. WAAYYY too long. She repeats the same inane bs over and over, she's clearly as cuckoo as her husband. Could just as easily be called "Bad Restaurateur" or "Bad Dog Owner" or "Bad Wharton School of Business Graduate." It's the third "gem" in the grifter series making the rounds on the streaming services. Spare yourselves the tedium and see if you can find a way to rewatch "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." That is way more fun!

Oh, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! We watched it again not long ago. (We kind of inherited a whole shelf of DVDs and this is among them.)

Where would writers be without using at least one psychopath to confuse the action? We recently watched an Australian TV series, "Halifax" that had not one, but two certifiable mental cases -- and a psychologist, a Dr. Halifax, as well.

I feel a different vibe from dramas set 'down under'. There seems to be more stoic acceptance of hard facts -- less wringing of hands and more forthright attention to 'getting on with it'. (Based on this "Halifax" and two other series, one shot in New Zealand.)

I watched the first "The thing about Pam" it was ok, it just didn't hold my attention enough to go on.

@Jasdip I'm in! I'm still in season 1, but the oldest brother is an interesting character. You've kept me on for season 2.

We saw CODA yesterday at were totally enthralled by it. It won Best Picture but that means nothing to me. Everything about it was spot on. The script was tight, the casting was perfection and the true story is just lovely. Highly recommend this one. So much of what's available now is a total waste of time. Not CODA, which stands for Children of Deaf Adults. 👌