Are you binge streaming anything? if so, what are you streaming?

[debm55]

[underpants]

1. Not binging, there's football you know - real life 👀 - Lioness is good

Violent but good.

[debm55]

2. Thank you underpants.

[electric_blue68]

83. I thought I might try Lioness after I finish a few other things

[debm55]

101. Thank you electic_blue68

[mucifer]

3. I recommend on netflix "A Man on the Inside" it's cute and lighthearted.

Everyone I recommended it to likes it.

It's 8 half hour episodes.

[debm55]

4. Thank you mucifer.

[KarenS]

5. LOL

Husband & I love this show
We live in Senior Apartments ~ Independent Living,,,, amazingly similar,,,, I'm talking the people that live there and old folks dating and marrying old folks,,,, and situations
But ours are more like apartments with no memory care attached.

Anyway this show is 'laugh out loud kinda funny" for us anyway

[underpants]

9. My wife was watching the one at the retirement home

It is pretty good. Nice pace to it.

[Polly Hennessey]

42. Yes. I just started watching it and it is exactly what I

need to lift my mood.

[Upthevibe]

43. mucifer ................

That's what I just streamed, and I loved it!

[yellowdogintexas]

62. we did the same and we loved it. nt

[debm55]

102. Thank you mucifer. I will give it a try.

[berksdem]

112. Really fun show!

[evemac]

152. Agree! I really liked it and also recommend nt

[MontanaMama]

6. I just binge watched Nobody Wants This

on Netflix. Funny, edgy, heartwarming...highly recommend. I read that they've been picked up for a second season.

Just getting to the end of Shrinking on Apple TV. Absolutely excellent. Like up there with Ted Lasso in my opinion.

[debm55]

12. Thank you very much MontanaMama for your recommendation.

[Upthevibe]

44. MontanaMama........

I streamed that a few weeks ago and loved it!

[mountain grammy]

56. I really enjoyed Shrinking too

[Fichefinder]

7. Australian Big Brother

It's a big hoot. Also lots of boobies.

[underpants]

10. See this 👆is the good type of info we get on DU

[debm55]

18. Oh you.

[underpants]

49. I'm a fan of the arts

[debm55]

13. Thank you for sharing. I think

[displacedvermoter]

8. Death in Paradise from the beginning

[debm55]

14. Thank you very much displacedvermoter. for sharing.

[arkielib]

30. Yes. Very good. I highly recommend!

[Lochloosa]

52. Make that 2 recs.

[yellowdogintexas]

63. anxious for the next season to be released on Britbox!!! Love that show!!! nt

[displacedvermoter]

148. Christmas Special with new Inspector 🎀🌲🌴

[TommieMommy]

11. Just finished Man on the Inside. Totally enjoyed it 👍

[debm55]

15. Thank you bery much TommieMommy for sharing.

[NJCher]

108. watching it, too!

Love it.

[TommieMommy]

16. Just started The Madness on Netflix. This looks really interesting 🤔

[debm55]

17. Thank you TommieMommy for sharing

[Upthevibe]

45. TommieMommy..........

A friend just recommended this.........

I'm going to give it a try...

[TommieMommy]

50. Just finished The Madness and I really enjoyed it 😁

[OAITW r.2.0]

80. Very well done. Kinda orelevant to what is happening today. Social/Media-wise.

Just watched it over 2 days. Great acting. The Old Spice guy has a big roll in this series. I chuckled every time I saw him. Kept thinking of him and his marital problems sharing Old Spice body lotion with the wife.

[sinkingfeeling]

19. "Dog House" from England on Max.

[debm55]

20. Thank you sinkingfeeling, Thank you for sharing

[Yavin4]

21. Slow Horses and Silo on Apple+

Picard and Yellow Jackets on Paramount+. Man, Yellow Jackets is not for the faint of heart.

[debm55]

23. Thank you very much for sharing

[Bmoboy]

22. Whitstable Pearl, Brooklyn 99

[debm55]

24. Thank you very much for sharing both

[yellowdogintexas]

64. Both of those are great. Love Brooklyn 99 - I go there when I need a lift nt

[Yavin4]

25. If you're into Greek mythology, I highly recommend Kaos on Netflix.

Only one season and they've since cancelled it, but it's a great show.

[SheltieLover]

35. Joseph Campbell has a great series on You Tube as well

[debm55]

111. Thank you SheltieLover. I do watch You Tube.

[debm55]

103. Thank you Yavin4. I do have netflix

[Scrivener7]

110. Loving it!!

[Hope22]

26. Shrinking on Apple TV n/t

[debm55]

104. Thank you Hope22.

[GreenWave]

27. Whose line is it anyway?

Previously, it was MST3000 and a few of its short lived spinoffs.

[debm55]

105. Thank you GreenWave

[ProudMNDemocrat]

28. Rewatching PEAKY BLINDERS on Netflix.

Love that series.

Cillian Murphy IS Tommy Shelby.

[debm55]

34. Thank you ProudMNDemocgrat. We do have Netfix.

[debm55]

106. Thank you ProudMNDemocrat. I do have Netflix

[greatauntoftriplets]

29. Not streaming as such because I own the DVD set.

ER, all 16 seasons. Started right after the election, and am on season 7. It doesn't seem 20+ years old, except for the technology.

[debm55]

37. I streamed it on my tablet. a couble of summers ago. and I watched the series on Thursday nights on TV.

[Jeebo]

31. I just finished binge watching Season 1 of "The Handmaid's Tale."

Not streaming, but on DVDs. (What exactly does "streaming" mean?) I went yesterday to Barnes & Noble to buy Season 2 but they didn't have it, had to order it, they said because of the busy holiday season it will be about 10 days before they'll get it.

"The Handmaid's Tale" seems appropriate to me given our current situation. I also just re-read the novel.

— Ron

[debm55]

32. I have watched the whole series --streaming- It didn't end as I thought. And we are no longer on the channel that had

it

[electric_blue68]

84. They're still working on S6. Covid delay

[debm55]

107. Thank you for the information. That explains alot.

[electric_blue68]

141. Yw👍... I don't think I could watch it if it wasn't done soooo well!

[FarPoint]

33. Star Trek Discovery ...

On Paramount Plus.. ..I am definitely loving the binge method.... I already watched in when it was weekly for say 12 weeks then nothing for a year or so between seasons ...I connect episodes Sooooo much now with binge mode

[debm55]

38. Thank you FarPoint for sharing.

[EarthAbides]

36. So Many!

Silo
Wolf
Daryl Dixon
Shrinking
Bad Sisters
Interior Chinatown
Murdoch Mysteries
My Life is Murder
Murder In a Small Town
Cardinal
Coroner
A Man On The Inside
Ice Skating on Peacock when there is a competition!

[debm55]

40. WOW Thank you very much for Sharing . EarthAbides.

[yellowdogintexas]

65. We caught up on all the Murdoch Mysteries currently available on streaming.

ACORN has everything that has been released, but Season 18 just started. When we dropped Acorn to try Britbox, we were at season 15 I think. At some point we will drop Britbox and go back to Acorn.

[EarthAbides]

72. Plex

We have watched most episodes on Hulu up to Season 13, I think it is. The rest of the seasons including any episodes from season 18, that have dropped, we watch on Plex. Thank goodness for my tech savvy son! I think I read that Yannick Bisson took over the show this season. Writing has improved and fun new characters. Miss Julia, though and where does George keep running off to?

[Freddie]

39. Bob's Burgers on Hulu

Need something funny and lighthearted after recent events.

[Elessar Zappa]

47. Same here!

Bob’s Burgers is so good. Best animated show since the first ten seasons of the Simpsons, imo.

[debm55]

113. Thank you Freddie.

[D. Spaulding]

41. Midwich Cuckoos

on Acorn. Great remake of "Village of the damned".

[debm55]

114. Thank you very much D, Spaulding.

[doc03]

46. The last couple weeks Dexter. nt

[debm55]

117. Thank you doc03

[Luciferous]

48. My oldest daughter and I binged

Yellowjackets while she was home. Now that she's gone I'll be watching Whitstable Pearl and all my other Acorn shows I need to catch up on.

[debm55]

115. Thank you Luciferous.

[Lochloosa]

51. Warehouse 13 Prime. I always enjoyed it.

[debm55]

116. thank you very much, Lochloosa

[Lars39]

123. Me, too.

For some reason it’s comforting to watch.

[yourout]

53. For All Mankind.

[debm55]

120. Thank you very much. yourout.

[walkingman]

149. Great series - especially for DW and I since we met in Houston during that era.

[yourout]

150. When Deke died I had some onion eyes.

First 3 seasons were best.

[walkingman]

151. We are on season 2 - the episode where Tracy is on Jamestown base.

I'm think she will have more empathy for what Gordo went through after her own experience. The ant thing is funny.

"Hi Bob" ☮

[yourout]

156. Really impressed with the technical accuracy and effects quality.

I'm a bit of an Apollo history buff and a lot of the terms they used were accurate in the series.

[walkingman]

157. We are on season three now....thanks for not spoiling the Tracy/Gordo events to come later. My DW grew up

in Pasadena and she went to Sam Rayburn HS built after the influx of people moved to Timber Cove/Clear Lake back then. Her folks played golf with friends that lived next door to John Glenn. Bringing back lots of memories - slide rules, double hump vettes, etc. Kinda sad to see so much privatized these days and you bever hear much about the Space program anymore. Those were hopeful and exciting days except for Vietnam.

[Bristlecone]

54. Started watching Taboo with Tom Hardy on Prime/FreeVee

It’s a little grizzly and weird. But it’s good. Season 2 is supposedly soon to be filmed.

[debm55]

118. Thank you very much Bristlecone.

[NewDayOranges]

55. I've been watching my daughter binge-stream Private

Practice, a Grey's Anatomy spin off...

[debm55]

119. thank you NewDayOranges. I didn;t know there was a spin off.

[AuntieKatie]

57. Shameless -UK Version

It makes me laugh!!

[debm55]

121. Thank you AuntieKatie. That's something I want to do.

[retread]

58. Most recently was The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece Theater. Previously was Monk.

[debm55]

124. Iused to watch Monk all the time when it was on regular TV. Loved it I would love to watch again

[Jeebo]

59. Would somebody please explain to me what "streaming" means?

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I have cable TV and internet through Mediacom. I have a lot of extra channels on Mediacom cable, including all the sports channels and the package that includes Turner Classic Movies. I watch that channel a lot because I love old movies. I also watch a lot of videos on YouTube on my laptop computer. There are many more channels I could pay extra for, like HBO and Showtime and Cinemax, but the problem is, my Mediacom bill is almost $300 per month now and I have to set a limit. I hear about things like Hulu and Netflix and others. Is that what "streaming" means? Do I have to watch them on my computer or my TV? Are they additional options or channels I could pay extra for on my cable TV packages? What does "streaming" mean? I honestly don't know. Some of these shows are ones I would really like to watch. There's a "Foundation" series somewhere, for example. I am a HUGE fan of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" novels and would LOVE to see that TV series, but don't know how. I just bought the first season of "The Handmaid's Tale" on DVD and binge-watched it and season two is on order from Barnes & Noble. It's on Hulu, I think, but how do I get Hulu? Is it something you get by "streaming", whatever that means? Somebody please explain to me what "streaming" means, because I honestly don't know.

Adding on edit: I just looked up "streaming" on dictionary dot com and the third definition reads: "a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream" but that doesn't tell me what I need to know about "streaming" in this context. What I want to know is, where do get it? Do I have to pay somebody for it? How do I find out who "streams" the particular program that I want to watch? Do I have to watch it on my computer through my internet or on my TV through my cable? Questions like that. This seems to be something that everybody knows except for me, so another question I have is: HOW did y'all learn what "streaming" is?

— Ron

[Niagara]

61. The best way I can explain is that you have a media library apps that has both "in demand" and "live" for streaming

television and movies.

"In demand" is like having options of a VHS, DVD, or DVR at your fingertips without having the actual VHS or DVD.


"Live" is what's currently being aired just like cable TV. There are times I will set the DVR for something that will be aired when I won't be home so that I can watch it later.


Streaming is relatively inexpensive compared to cable.

Here's an example of Sling's cost for 2024

As of early 2024, Sling TV offers the following pricing options per month:
Sling Orange: $40
Sling Blue: $40
Sling Orange + Sling Blue: $55
Channel packs: $6–$21
Premium channels: $3–$10

Streaming services always raise the costs of packages but it's still more affordable than cable. At home I have Sling, Hulu, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime. I don't have Netflix. We don't pay near what we use to pay with cable.

I hope that I explained this so that you can understand it.

[yellowdogintexas]

66. adding to your post: all you need to do all this is either a one time purchase of a Roku or Firestick

Our new Roku will do the switch from streaming services to antenna TV which is great!!
Roku has several free things like Free Speech TV, Tune In, and a big catalogue on the Roku site itself.

We saved a bunch even with the channels we subscribe to. I don't count Prime because I have a membership anyway, and the video service is part of that package.

Plus, the entire inventory of a particular show from first episode to last is available. No taping required. (unless you are watching antenna TV)

[Jeebo]

71. So how do I sign up for one of these?

Where do I go? What do I do? Do I go to a store like Best Buy or Barnes & Noble? Do I call a telephone number and sign up? Do I go to my Mediacom cable office and tell them I want to add Roku or Hulu or Sling or whatever to my channel lineup? Do I go to a web site and go through some kind of online sign-up procedure? Do I have to buy some kind of hardware like a satellite dish? I still have no idea how or where to get these "streaming" services or exactly what they are.

— Ron

[Niagara]

73. Technology is forever changing

My previous TV was a 10 year old Vizio and I needed a Roku device with that TV.

Here's some helpful how to videos to watch.

I had to purchase a new TV back in August. The new TV is a TCL brand and it already had Roku set up or built into it, so I don't need a Roku device or a Roku stick.

And because technology is forever changing, I sometimes need help. My adult daughter had to show me how to use the buttons on the steering wheel of my new vehicle because I couldn't figure out how to do simple things like set my cruise control. It was frustrating when I couldn't figure it out.

[OAITW r.2.0]

81. Smart TV's are the key to wifi broadcasting.

Cable is old tech - coax cable. I ran a shitload of it in 1999 when I built my log home. Have cut and ripped out most of it. Currently using Starlink, but will be switching to Fidium in the Spring. I'd do it now, but I need to run an underground conduit to the house to bring the glass fiber into the house. It's winter here with 14" of snow on the ground and I am not going to FA with doing it until April.

[Shermann]

76. Do you have a smart TV? I'm guessing no.

Smart TVs like Samsungs can run apps like Netflix and Amazon Video, so you wouldn't need any additional hardware. Otherwise, I recommend getting a Roku as others have stated. If you are an Apple fan you might prefer Apple TV.

As you've discovered, there is no "TV Guide" for streaming. It's a mishmash of different apps on different platforms run by different companies. Do some research and pick one that seems like the best option. If the content gets stale, cancel it and try another.

[Lochloosa]

78. Unless your TV is really new, I would consider buying one that is Roku ready. Setup is a easy.

Once you have your Roku account everything can be done from there. Pick and choose.

All you need is internet service. Dump your cable. It's a rip off.

[Jeebo]

82. It's a 50-inch LG, bought at Best Buy in 2018.

How do I tell if it's "Roku ready"? I'll go to Best Buy and ask them. Thank you, ALL of you, for the heads-up.

— Ron

[Lochloosa]

85. When you turned it on, the screen would have started with the Roku setup.

The easiest fix is just buy a Roku box. It's a onetime purchase, Roku is free. I would suggest the top of the line box.

https://www.roku.com/products/roku-ultra

You just pay for the streaming services, if you want one. Such as Sling, Netflix etc. If you have a Prime Account, you will get that free.

Look around on Roku's website to see what is available.

[Lochloosa]

86. BTW, with Internet and the 4 steaming services I use, I'm under 100.00 a month.

There are tons of free with add services on Roku also.

[Figarosmom]

69. Internet tv

You can get hook ups for your TV like Roku (which I have) or Amazon prime stick. Or you can get a smart TV. I switched when my cable bill hit 300. Was not going to pay that.

[LearnedHand]

89. It's a completely different watch metaphor

"Streaming" specifically means it's delivered over the internet, not over the air or via cable/satellite.

The streaming service providers are NOT equivalent to channels. As someone else said, they are more akin to a library of offerings, or maybe like a studio with a deep back catalog of things. They shuffle some of their available offerings monthly.

The PRIMARY difference, though, is watching is always on-demand. This means you find and watch your film or show whenever you want to, provided the streaming service is offering it at the time. Even the slight exception to this, where premium shows release an episode per week, you can watch the episode anytime after it's been released because it's on-demand viewing.

How do you know what's streaming where? There is no equivalent to TV guide because a "schedule" doesn't apply. I use an app called JustWatch. When I'm looking for something , I search JustWatch to figure out if it's currently streams if so, where.

One last twist to this tale: In the past, you purchased box sets of shows you wanted to have available to you whenever you wanted to watch it. This is still a good practice! But. You can also purchase the streaming season or series from Amazon Prime or Apple.

[AltairIV]

155. Apple Tv

You'll find "Foundation" on Apple TV, two seasons so far and they are quite good.

[cally]

60. The #1 Ladies Detective Agency on YouTube

On Episode 7. I don’t know if all seasons are available. Very fun and set in Botswana so the scenery and some of the culture is new to me. I don’t know if setting is accurate but it is fun and happy!

[Figarosmom]

70. Love this one

Didn't know it was on again

[debm55]

125. Thank you cally.

[EverHopeful]

154. That was one of those shows that didn't work for me

because I so loved the books that the TV effort fell short, although Alexander McCall Smith did say he was pleased with it so perhaps I need to give it another look.

Many TV adaptations can be enjoyable and I can even enjoy trying to figure out why changes were made.

Just got the newest book in the series from the library and if you haven't tried the books I recommend them.

One TV adaptation that I highly recommend is the Campion series with Peter Davison available to stream on britbox.

[Dem2theMax]

67. Re-watching Schitt's Creek and Elementary, on Prime.

I go back and forth, depending on my mood. Also watching new things on Netflix but right now I need Schitt's Creek. Need to laugh.

[debm55]

100. Dem2theMax. I watch the series once. It was funny.

[Figarosmom]

68. Endeavor season 5. ... nt

[debm55]

99. Thank you Figarosmom

[sakabatou]

74. Dr. Stone and Demon Slayer

[debm55]

98. Thank you sakabatou. I would be afraid.

[sakabatou]

134. Afraid?

[debm55]

135. It sounds like a scarey series from the title. Is it ? If not I will watch.

[sakabatou]

136. I'm guessing it's the "Demon Slayer" one

It's not so scary. I can give you an overview if need be.

[debm55]

138. Thank you ,but I tend to avoid movies that will make my anxiety go up. thank you for your kind offer.

[sakabatou]

142. It's not a movie, but an animated series.

The fifth and final season is coming out soon.

[debm55]

144. Oh that looks interesting . Where can I find it?Thank you sakabatou

[sakabatou]

146. It's currently on Netflix

[debm55]

147. Thank you sakabatou, We get two and netflix is one of them.

[Lars39]

75. Hamish Macbeth and Eureka

[debm55]

97. Thank you Lars39 This is about the 5th time My husband has watched Eureka.

[Lars39]

122. I think I'm on my 4th lol

Third on Hamish

[Bleacher Creature]

77. I'm binging every episode of the Apprentice.

Kidding!

Watching Silo and re-watching Star Trek TNG

[debm55]

96. I believed you at first. HAHAHAHAH. Enjoy your shows.

[OAITW r.2.0]

79. Spooks/MI-5 (Tubi/Prime) - 10 seasons.

Just finished it. 2nd time thru 1st 8 seasons, Season 9 and 10 (THE END) this time. Took about 3 weeks, Well worth it. A great BBC production and with story lines that are no less relevant today.

[debm55]

95. Thank you OAITW r2,0 I love BBC shows. The actors , scenery, clothing. they are first class.

[electric_blue68]

87. Since I won't be going to any parks, or gardens in general until Mid-April '25. Decided to pay for Paramont+ for like..

5 months I'd "swap" the carfare I'd spend for streaming.

Finally catching up (after getting rid of Paramount+ ?2 yrs ago) with the rest of Piccard, Discovery, Liower Decks. Then I'll totally watch Strange New Worlds.

Watched the first 3 seasons of The Good Fight on Pluto which I'd never seen. Paramont+ has all 6 seasons. I think I originally watched S4, maybe part/all S5 in real time back then.

Then I'll stop that. Wait for Hulu streaming S6 of The Handmaid’s Tale, and get that.
That's my plan, anyway! 👍

And go back, and binge Person of Interest, and Fringe. Two of my 6 favorite shows.

[debm55]

94. Thank you electric_blue68 I will do for the Outlanders-final season and the drop it.

[LearnedHand]

88. Rewatching Battlestar Galactica for the umptieth time

I own the box set but having to deal with DVDs is very annoying. To my delight, the entire series is streaming on Amazon Prime. I don't know when it's leaving.

EDIT: I had noticed on past watchings how authoritarian Adama and Roslin are, but now it's just bone chilling.

[debm55]

93. Thank you LearnedHand. My husband has been rewatching show. We cut back on some the pay sites and only have Netflex.

[KewlKat]

91. Bones, Doc Martin, The Closer and starting Midsummer Murders from the beginning

[debm55]

92. Thank you I used to really like Bones

[Imalittleteapot]

109. Brit Box Addict: Silk, Kavanaugh, Maigret

[debm55]

126. Thank you ,imalittleteapot.

[broiles]

127. Old classic movies from the thirties and forties.

[debm55]

128. Yes, Thank you broiles. I look for them too.

[crimycarny]

129. "The Closer" with Kyra Sedgwick

Re-streaming (it’s an older series, from 2005). Love Kara Sedgwick and J. K. Simmons in this series. Available on lots of streaming platforms (plutoTv, peacock, and others)

[debm55]

131. Thank you very much crimycarny. I will see if I can catch it.

[debm55]

132. double post.

[imaginary girl]

130. Rewatching Gilmore Girls

My son and I needed something light and uplifting after the election, so we decided to rewatch Gilmore Girls. Love it!

[debm55]

133. Thank you Imaginary girl. Watched it years ago

[WalkerinSC]

137. Just finished Based on A True Story

on Peacock and Preacher on Netflix. Based is mindless good fun for a chuckle. If you like The Boys, Preacher is from the same universe.

[debm55]

139. Thank you WalkerinSC

[debm55]

140. Thank you WalkerinSC

[AllaN01Bear]

143. friend is letting me watch paramout plus so i can watch star trek untill the free membership croaks .

otherwise not much.

[debm55]

145. That's what we do too.

[evemac]

153. Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix