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Binge-Worthy Streaming for People Who Can Stay Off Their Phones
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items If you can put your phone down for just a little while, there's some really great shows you'll enjoy but you have to, you know, pay attention ;)
I’m not telling you anything about the series because I don’t believe in spoiling even stuff that that’s older. What I will say is that this is a fascinating series that deals with the complex relationship between two highly intelligent people, and e...
Watch The Diplomat | Netflix Official Site
I know that the show was so overexposed when it came out it seemed like everybody was talking about it. There’s a good reason for that. It doesn’t paint a glamorous picture of the super rich and shows them as deeply flawed people. Literally everyone ...
Succession (TV Series 2018–2023) - Episode list - IMDb
No, this is definitely one that you can’t look at your phone while you’re watching cause you will miss something. Unfortunately, the dialogue is so high stakes and super educated that there’s a lot of references that need to be looked up. I remember ...
Billions (TV Series 2016–2023) - IMDb
The show absolutely broke my heart. I have been putting off watching it for a while, and it was absolutely fantastic. The two lead actresses are outstanding and also infuriating to watch. You get to see their relationship through all of it twist and ...
Killing Eve (TV Series 2018–2022) - IMDb
So much about this is a little cringe because it’s sexist and racist and homophobic, all things that were OK at a certain point in time to be on television, so it does make for a kind of hard watch. I won’t say much about the plot except to say that ...
The Closer (TV Series 2005–2012) - IMDb
If you’re a fan of The Italian Job, or Oceans Eleven, or any caper-type movie you will love this series. Try to watch with subtitles so you can hear the original actors’ voices, I think it really adds to the drama. And this is a drama even though it ...
Watch Lupin | Netflix Official Site
I like the show because I was interested in seeing the inner workings of the fictionalized White House. I remember when it first came out it was praised for its writing and for its unique camera style and its dialogue. It’s one of those shows where e...
Watch The West Wing | Netflix
I was so late to the party watching this and I am so sorry I didn't watch it sooner. It's a stunning portrait of what happens when hubris and power corrupts. I thought it was going to be different than it was and it sucked me in. I'm not spoiling one single thing, watch it and pay attention to everything. It's a slow burn but so worth it!
Breaking Bad (TV Series 2008–2013) - IMDb
So I thought that nothing could be better than Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul is. Hands down. Yet another stunning portrait of morally ambiguous and straight up evil people. It's amazing in that you know these are terrible people, and good people making terrible choices, but the show gives so much insight on everyone that it's easy to underst...
Better Call Saul (TV Series 2015–2022) - IMDb
The only thing I know about chess is how bad I am at it. I distinctly remember going to chess club and getting beaten in like 20 seconds. I never went back, it just seemed like such an insular world. The Queen's Gambit does a great job of capturing the personalities and it's especially resonant since the m...
The Queen's Gambit (TV Mini Series 2020) - IMDb
Mads Mikkelsen brings a whole different spin to Dr. Hannibal Lecter in this series, and the idea that Will Graham is an empathic personality who can experience the emotions of the victims and the killers makes this series a completely different vibe ... Also, it's SUPER graphic so be warned! But the suavely cultured, strangely compelling Dr. Lecter is the centerpiece of this version, as well as the incredible food staging of what should be the most unpalatable forbidden food. Really a true psychological killer with an all star cast. Don't scroll your phone while you watch this!
Hannibal (TV Series 2013–2015) - IMDb
OK so this is way more light hearted than anything else in this list, but I really enjoyed this take on the Devil as someone that just has a ton of issues. The whole series is really about how he changes and grows, and there's a lot of comedy mixed w...
Lucifer (TV Series 2016–2021) - IMDb