Considering the amount of snow we got today (and continue to get) it looks like I’m going to be trainer-bound for the next week at least. Looking for good recommendations from those of you who have Netflix instant. TV, movies, docs, whatever. Thanks!
currently… 24, breaking bad
random movies…
2011 Kona is on Youtube.
I’m constantly frustrated with the options I find on Netflix to watch while on the trainer. They have thousands of documentaries and foreign films, which is the thing I least want to watch while busting my ass on the bike. Foreign fils are especially bad while on rollers as they force me tool at the screen to read the subtitles. I’m forced to watch old action, scifi, adventure movies all over again. Recently randomly started watching one of the 100 anime series they have, stupid but not many other options.
Those things can get weird but some are really cool too.
Season 1 of White Collar. Various mediocre movies I wouldn’t pay to see in the theaters.
South Park on Netflix. 206 episodes of guilty pleasure!
Agreed, heard so many great things then got it on a special deal and it well and truly sucks. If you are an HBO subscriber hbogo.com has enough good stuff for many hours of trainer rides
Lie To Me. Great series, and at 45 minutes an episode, it works well to watch a 3 episodes and get a solid trainer ride.
Running the Sahara is a good movie
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If you haven’t been through 24, highly recommended.
Sons of anarchy good. Breaking Bad is interesting. Battlestar Gallactica surprisingly good. Mad Men decent. Yeah, I ride the trainer a lot …
. Battlestar Gallactica surprisingly good.
Best show on TV during its run.
Not Netflix, but I’ve really enjoyed Misfits on Hulu. British action/comedy about a group of JDs who get superpowers following a freak storm. Very clever writing and a good ensemble cast.
Just finished S1-3 of Breaking Bad last week. Wow.
Last two since then were Centurion and 180° South.
Considering the amount of snow we got today (and continue to get) it looks like I’m going to be trainer-bound for the next week at least. Looking for good recommendations from those of you who have Netflix instant. TV, movies, docs, whatever. Thanks!
ooo, a thread dear to my heart.
Currently: 30 Rock
Past: Breaking Bad
Here’s your best friend. http://instantwatcher.com/ That’s how I find out about all the best stuff on Netflix.
+1 on BSG.
I’m halfway into Season 1 on Breaking Bad and it is, well, fantastic.
Unfortunately with Netflix and the trainer I generally spend more time saying no to bad options instead of riding my bike…
Last year I made it all the way through Lost, Weeds, Men of a Certain Age, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and various movies. Not all streaming…some dvd. Struggling to find a decent series to get into recently.
Randy
I just watched Being Human and that was pretty good. Started Jericho this morning. I find that there are always a ton of great options on Netflix.
Burn Notice is next up for me.
Other good series on there are Rescue Me, Walking Dead, 24, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Sliders, BSG, Weeds, Sons of Anarchy, Nip/Tuck. The list really goes on and on.
I don’t like comedies while on trainer, but Parks and Rec, The Office, and Arrested Development are all on there as well.
ETA – Firefly is on there as well. Great show. Below poster mentions Dexter, but that isn’t available. I think it was last year, but not anymore.
An injury this summer, fall and winter lead to a lot of Netflix Instant watching so I am pretty much an expert at this point!
I watch a cement wall.
Dexter
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Watched The Triplets of Belleville tonight. Great, quirky animated film about a kidnapped TdF rider. Really enjoyed it!
I used to watch sports or sports center. Then I discovered that for hard workouts music works better. I use Pandora pop workouts channel or some crazy shit that I’d normally never listen to.
I wouldn’t have predicted it but the fast beat music makes hard workouts go by much faster than any TV show.
I can’t imagine trying to follow a serious show while doing a hard session.
I might have to see what a treadmill looks like tomorrow, there goes a 3 year streak.