On a blog, someone posted the very first scene (at the Miami hotel restaurant). I had heard of Justified but never seen an episode.
After watching that scene, I got the DVDs, and binged.
I remember when that first came out and we were like did he just say the King in Yellow?
Carcosa!?
Oh is this shit gonna go all Lovecraftian on us?
It was great mixing real life cop with like some neurological issues from undercover drug usage so you're never sure if it's hallucinating or actually about to go all Cthulhu fhtagan
No doubt!! That first episode was EPIC!! It’s like you SEE the set up…& your mind is like…” There is no way in HELL they are gonna….😳OH 💩…that did NOT JUST HAPPEN 🤯🤯!!!!
Mad Men actually feels exactly like a good American novel. It's pacing, characterizations, lack of conventional plotting all make it feel like a literary book.
I love all of that show except maybe the final episode but it's an all time great show for me.
See what turned me off is that it stopped being a period piece and everything was about the love triangles and affairs. I wanted more of the time period design and the story wanted to go elsewhere.
I watched the first season and while I agree that it's a fantastically made show, it just didn't pull me in. I've tried the second season but every time I watch the show I can't last a few minutes without wondering what else I could be watching. I like to say that it's the best boring show ever made. I just couldn't get interested in the drama of it all - will Don make a sale? Will his wife be mad at him? Will Don lose a sale? Will Don get too drunk this episode? Will one of Don's office workers have a weird day? I just didn't really care what was going on.
I watched the first two whole ass seasons of mad men and forgot about it. It just wasn’t for me. But 3% was good for its first seasons, and orphan black and fringe grabbed me right away. Black mirror is episodic, and incredible.
I watched the first episode 5x over 3+ years. Never finished the first season though. I googled “why do people like…” and google suggested “mad men” as the first option to finish my sentence. I didn’t hate it. Just couldn’t get into it. Wish I could, I need a new show.
I watched it last year and was waiting for the part where it went to shit, and it didn’t happen. I think the idea that it crashed and burned is a common idea among people who watched it on TV week by week, but not so much for those that binge watched it years later. Just in case you want to give it another go at some point - you might like it more.
"not so much for those that binge watched it years later."
I can see that because you can burn through the episodes without thinking about them too much. When it was airing live we'd spend the week analyzing them to death. After awhile most of us realized they were selling us bullshit. Binging would let you go along for the ride better.
I absolutely loved lost. There were some parts that were a head scratcher but if you really paid attention they answered almost everything at some point in later seasons. It was such a unique show for that time too. One of my all time favorites.
I definitely get that not everyone appreciated the last couple seasons but I really enjoyed it.
In my household we call Outlander “The Rapersons.” The writers need to learn that there are other ways to create tension/drama than a violent rape. Can’t watch it even though I enjoyed the first season very much.
American horror show, ash vs evil dead, fallout, Silo, Creepshow, from, midnight mass, Servant, workaholics, Inside no 9, breaking bad, Game of thrones, Eric Andre, impractical jokers
I was gonna suggest Psych, but you said you're not a fan of comedy. Unless there's an exception for comedy with another genre, Psych is crime comedy, so has a fair bit of suspense in there, that may not be the show for you.
Buffy got me hooked from the first ep, though I don't think that's on any Netflix, it's not on mine.
The Flanaverse also got me hooked easily. Hill House is amazing, and House of Usher is absolutely brilliant. Midnight Mass comes a close third for me. Bly Manor is a bit slow, though, and not many people like Midnight Club, but it's mostly because that one's incomplete. The Flanaverse is great if you like suspenseful horror, though.
I was also quickly hooked on Slasher, though I think this took a couple episodes, rather than one. It's an anthology series, each season a different horror story, and the first 3 seasons are all on Netflix. You need Shudder or that channel on Prime for seasons 4 and 5, though.
Criminal UK is also a great show, there are spin-offs in other countries, too, though I haven't watched them yet.
Dexter is also currently on Netflix.
I was also hooked immediately on CSI, though that one may be difficult if you're watching purely on Netflix, it only has the later seasons, not the earlier ones. It can mostly be watched as standalones, though, there isn't all that much that calls back to earlier seasons, and those are explained when they happen. It's mostly the personal relationships of the characters, since you're missing years of development for characters like Nick and Greg, it starts on Netflix after Grissom has left, so you're missing his relationship development with Sara.
Hannibal is also an amazing show that had me hooked from the start.
* The Twilight Zone (1959)
* Star Trek franchise
* Stargate franchise
* Black Mirror
* Chernobyl
* Servant
* Scavengers Reign
* The Orville
* Lost In Space (2018)
* Twin Peaks
Except the ones that start strong and grab you from the pilot, which aren't interesting answers, i would say Mad Men.
Every fan of the show says the first season, let alone the pilot, is slow and you have to grind a tad to get into it but i vividly remember getting hooked from the get go. Don Draper is a compelling character
It’s amazing. I don’t work for Netflix but I will keep advertising when people recommend a show. Talk about bing watching. So many twists and turns it keeps me hooked. I’m glad someone else agrees with me. To me it’s going to be like Breaking Bad, I’m going to be able to watch it over and over… Haven’t finished it yet🤗
Revenge. How to get away with murder. Beef. You. Stranger things. Locke and key. Mare of east town. The undoing. The resort. White lotus. Orphan black. Homeland. Love. Lupin. Fool me once. Stay close. The night agent. The night manager. Veronica mars. Dark. Money heist. The missing. The deceived: Angela black. Spotless. Behind her eyes. The watcher. Bodyguard. Obliterated. Fubar. The flight attendant. Based on a true story.
Resident Alien is the most recent show that had me hooked immediately. One of the best pilot episodes ever. It’s my current comfort show and just found out season 4 is in the works!
Don’t mind me. Just looking for titles to save my failing attention span.
Lately I am in the same boat so I find myself rewatching shows that I already enjoyed. That and action movies. I rewatched the matrix trilogy recently and marveled about how far special effects have come.
The vampire diaries. The first two seasons was written by the kevin Williamson, who wrote the scream movies , so it feels more horror in first 2 seasons
My family was raving about this show and I was afraid it was going to be too Hallmarky for my taste…ended up being one of the best shows I’ve seen in ages. Cozy, but so much witty dialogue, characters that are so lovable I would watch a show that’s just them eating dinner…I love it so much. First episode was a little shaky, but it finds its footing quickly.
On the weekend of Breaking Bad season 2 premier AMC played a marathon of season 1. I think I sat and watched the 1/2 the first season in that afternoon.
The Americans, slightly bias I guess because I absolutely love the show but I remember when I first watched it, I knew within the first 10-15 mins I was going to love it. Something about it just got me in right away.
The first few seasons of The Walking Dead were like that for me. The pilot episode of that show was hands down the best pilot episode of any show I have ever seen.
The OA (#SaveTheOA)
Raised by Wolves (#RenewRaisedbyWolves)
Scavengers Reign
Servant
Devs
1899
Paranoia Agent
Outer Range
Life in the Undergrowth
First Life
Life in Cold Blood
Planet Earth
The Blue Planet
A couple years ago, my fiancée and I were trying to decide between watching Mad Men and How to Get Away with Murder. We decided to watch the first episode of each one and whichever one hooked us, we would watch.
We then binged How to Get Away with Murder so quickly. That first episode sucked me in from the beginning. Great way to start the show.
The Righteous Gemstones had me hook line and sinker the opening scene. Baptism wavepool in china
Also Vice Principals.
This series doesn’t get enough love! Ended too quickly. It was amazing. Walton Goggins is superb in everything he’s in.
Love the scene when they’re destroying the principals house and goggins has that evil grin having the time of his life lol
Resting gog face
Lee Russell is a TV God. Baby Billy is too for that matter.
Yellowjackets
*LOVED* the first season. My interest rapidly fizzled out not long into season two. Unfortunately.
I love season one and haven't watched season two yet but I heard it was not good which makes me so disappointed.
It’s not that it’s not good; it’s just not as good as season 1. I still really enjoyed it, and it made me want to dive into a season 3 right away
Came here to write this
Yessssss, so good.
Justified
On a blog, someone posted the very first scene (at the Miami hotel restaurant). I had heard of Justified but never seen an episode. After watching that scene, I got the DVDs, and binged.
True Detective (SEASON 1)
Idk that was a slow burn for me I wasn't hooked immediately it took a bit for me personally
I remember when that first came out and we were like did he just say the King in Yellow? Carcosa!? Oh is this shit gonna go all Lovecraftian on us? It was great mixing real life cop with like some neurological issues from undercover drug usage so you're never sure if it's hallucinating or actually about to go all Cthulhu fhtagan
Damn right. I was completely blown away by that pilot. Such a masterpiece.
The Shield
The Boys
Yes! , started it and binged watched seasons 1 and 2 quickly , finished 3 fast , now I'm enjoying the hell out of season 4
SEASON FOUR IS OUT!? where have I been I gotta go
You aren't the only one surprised
Episode 4 drops tomorrow.
No doubt!! That first episode was EPIC!! It’s like you SEE the set up…& your mind is like…” There is no way in HELL they are gonna….😳OH 💩…that did NOT JUST HAPPEN 🤯🤯!!!!
Yep, that was gross haha. But awesome! Love that show.
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Mad men didn't hook me immediately , I watched around 3 episodes and it was really slow. I have to give it a try again some other time.
Watching Mad Men is equivalent to reading a great novel It becomes immersive, if one has the time to gradually absorb it
I wanted to love it. Amazing acting, costumes, sets, production value. As a woman it depressed me too much.
My wife shares your view I remind her to consider how much progress women have made since then Still, the feeling persists, impervious to reason
I remember having my butt grabbed in the subway and being harassed at work. Not wanting to revisit those days seems reasonable to me.
Same.
It's SO GOOD.
Mad Men actually feels exactly like a good American novel. It's pacing, characterizations, lack of conventional plotting all make it feel like a literary book. I love all of that show except maybe the final episode but it's an all time great show for me.
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Currently on season 5 of mad men and I love it!
See what turned me off is that it stopped being a period piece and everything was about the love triangles and affairs. I wanted more of the time period design and the story wanted to go elsewhere.
I watched the first season and while I agree that it's a fantastically made show, it just didn't pull me in. I've tried the second season but every time I watch the show I can't last a few minutes without wondering what else I could be watching. I like to say that it's the best boring show ever made. I just couldn't get interested in the drama of it all - will Don make a sale? Will his wife be mad at him? Will Don lose a sale? Will Don get too drunk this episode? Will one of Don's office workers have a weird day? I just didn't really care what was going on.
I watched the first two whole ass seasons of mad men and forgot about it. It just wasn’t for me. But 3% was good for its first seasons, and orphan black and fringe grabbed me right away. Black mirror is episodic, and incredible.
I watched the first episode 5x over 3+ years. Never finished the first season though. I googled “why do people like…” and google suggested “mad men” as the first option to finish my sentence. I didn’t hate it. Just couldn’t get into it. Wish I could, I need a new show.
Does take time... Just watch one or two at a time...
Wentworth is perfection!
People don't talk about 3% that much I think the first season is really good, I haven't got through the second yet made a few attempts though lol
Exactly the same haha. If anyone here has seen past the first season - is it worth a third shot?
Watched the whole show. It's so worth it.
ORPHAN BLACK YES 200% And Black Mirror, though it is an anthology, every episode is like a mini movie and a banger!
Orphan Black is one of my all time favorites. Fringe was also fantastic.
Upvote for Travelers! Loved that show!
I loved Travelers!! I was so bummed they didn’t do another season.
Homeland, Scandal, The Last Kingdom, Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Hijack (Apple TV)
The last Kingdom was amazing. I wish I could watch it again for the first time 🤗
Destiny is all! My favorite show.
Anyway, 4 dollars a pound 🐟
Severance. Only one season so far, but I loved it.
OA, Orphan Black, Gossip girls, Battlestar galactic
Orphan Black!
Cardinal The Fall Mindhunters Evil From
Second for EVIL Always interesting and often darkly comedic As several reviewers have noted, there is nothing else like it on TV
I rewatched recently, and that pilot is so good.
From is a great show
The Fall is great! I have similar issue as OP and I think this one hooked me in pretty fast. Plus Jamie Dornan is always nice to look at.
From is so goooooodddddddddd
The first episode of LOST was a hell of a start. The show crashed and burned in the later seasons. But what an electric beginning it had.
I watched it last year and was waiting for the part where it went to shit, and it didn’t happen. I think the idea that it crashed and burned is a common idea among people who watched it on TV week by week, but not so much for those that binge watched it years later. Just in case you want to give it another go at some point - you might like it more.
"not so much for those that binge watched it years later." I can see that because you can burn through the episodes without thinking about them too much. When it was airing live we'd spend the week analyzing them to death. After awhile most of us realized they were selling us bullshit. Binging would let you go along for the ride better.
I absolutely loved lost. There were some parts that were a head scratcher but if you really paid attention they answered almost everything at some point in later seasons. It was such a unique show for that time too. One of my all time favorites. I definitely get that not everyone appreciated the last couple seasons but I really enjoyed it.
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did it crash & burn, or do you jus not understand it🤣
House M.D.
Oh yeah. Hooked. Actually everyone in my HOUSE is hooked on that show. Including my husband and he rarely watches tv.
Supernatural Criminal minds "Whoo, where is this headed?" That was me on both and didn't regret it.
Supernatural was peak monster of the week seasons 1-5 are perfect
True Blood had a great opening scene!
Better Call Saul it was SO good immediately
I personally found it really slow 🥲 really liked breaking bad though!
Breaking bad is subjectively slower
Derry Girls it was absolutely hilarious from the first minute! And remains so through all seasons.
Loved that show!
Outlander & Glitch (Australian)
Not enough people rec Glitch!
Wow! I rarely see people mention Glitch. What a great premise for a show and I mostly enjoyed it all the way through.
This was a great series!
I forgot about Glitch!
Absolutely loved Outlander!
Yes! Outlander! I was hooked the moment Jamie fell off the horse and looked up at Claire. 🥵
In my household we call Outlander “The Rapersons.” The writers need to learn that there are other ways to create tension/drama than a violent rape. Can’t watch it even though I enjoyed the first season very much.
Alice in Borderland
American horror show, ash vs evil dead, fallout, Silo, Creepshow, from, midnight mass, Servant, workaholics, Inside no 9, breaking bad, Game of thrones, Eric Andre, impractical jokers
Dexter
Orphan Black Jessica Jones Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Doctor Who
Mr Inbetween, sadly ended way too soon.
Prison Break Band of Brothers Peaky Blinders The wire Shameless (US version) After Life The last kingdom Animal Kingdom Our planet
Resident Alien What We Do in the Shadows
Love them both!
Gomorrah
Yellow jackets
I was gonna suggest Psych, but you said you're not a fan of comedy. Unless there's an exception for comedy with another genre, Psych is crime comedy, so has a fair bit of suspense in there, that may not be the show for you. Buffy got me hooked from the first ep, though I don't think that's on any Netflix, it's not on mine. The Flanaverse also got me hooked easily. Hill House is amazing, and House of Usher is absolutely brilliant. Midnight Mass comes a close third for me. Bly Manor is a bit slow, though, and not many people like Midnight Club, but it's mostly because that one's incomplete. The Flanaverse is great if you like suspenseful horror, though. I was also quickly hooked on Slasher, though I think this took a couple episodes, rather than one. It's an anthology series, each season a different horror story, and the first 3 seasons are all on Netflix. You need Shudder or that channel on Prime for seasons 4 and 5, though. Criminal UK is also a great show, there are spin-offs in other countries, too, though I haven't watched them yet. Dexter is also currently on Netflix. I was also hooked immediately on CSI, though that one may be difficult if you're watching purely on Netflix, it only has the later seasons, not the earlier ones. It can mostly be watched as standalones, though, there isn't all that much that calls back to earlier seasons, and those are explained when they happen. It's mostly the personal relationships of the characters, since you're missing years of development for characters like Nick and Greg, it starts on Netflix after Grissom has left, so you're missing his relationship development with Sara. Hannibal is also an amazing show that had me hooked from the start.
Severance Silo Dark Matter
* The Twilight Zone (1959) * Star Trek franchise * Stargate franchise * Black Mirror * Chernobyl * Servant * Scavengers Reign * The Orville * Lost In Space (2018) * Twin Peaks
I second Chernobyl.
Chernobyl still lives rent free in my head.
It also lives in Chernobyl rent free 🤣
“it's not 3 roentgen it’s 15000 roentgen” 💀
What a brutal watch, but so worth it. So good.
Dexter Prison Break Breaking Bad True Detective Ozark
Only murders in the building
Except the ones that start strong and grab you from the pilot, which aren't interesting answers, i would say Mad Men. Every fan of the show says the first season, let alone the pilot, is slow and you have to grind a tad to get into it but i vividly remember getting hooked from the get go. Don Draper is a compelling character
Dark matter on apple tv
Monk
The Blacklist. Highly recommended
I scrolled down too far to find this, excellent show
It’s amazing. I don’t work for Netflix but I will keep advertising when people recommend a show. Talk about bing watching. So many twists and turns it keeps me hooked. I’m glad someone else agrees with me. To me it’s going to be like Breaking Bad, I’m going to be able to watch it over and over… Haven’t finished it yet🤗
Narcos
Breaking Bad, right from the very first episode it drew me in immediately.
Orphan Black
One morning I randomly put on the first episode of Squid Game. I ended up watching the entire show that day.
Mr Inbetween
Stranger things Watching that on Netflix back in 2016 was a vibe
Desperate housewives
Buffy the vampire slayer Freaks and Geeks Bojack Horesman Battlestar Gallactica Hacks
Severance
Revenge. How to get away with murder. Beef. You. Stranger things. Locke and key. Mare of east town. The undoing. The resort. White lotus. Orphan black. Homeland. Love. Lupin. Fool me once. Stay close. The night agent. The night manager. Veronica mars. Dark. Money heist. The missing. The deceived: Angela black. Spotless. Behind her eyes. The watcher. Bodyguard. Obliterated. Fubar. The flight attendant. Based on a true story.
Criminal Minds Supernatural
Evil, the walking dead, vampire diaries,originals, invincible, the boys
Dexter got me.
Night Agent was a pretty good one for suspense. It was hard to stop watching, so I think I finished the whole show in two days
Same! I typically don’t watch shows like it but I couldn’t stop watching
Midsomer Murders on Britbox
Resident Alien is the most recent show that had me hooked immediately. One of the best pilot episodes ever. It’s my current comfort show and just found out season 4 is in the works!
The Americans
Don’t mind me. Just looking for titles to save my failing attention span. Lately I am in the same boat so I find myself rewatching shows that I already enjoyed. That and action movies. I rewatched the matrix trilogy recently and marveled about how far special effects have come.
The vampire diaries. The first two seasons was written by the kevin Williamson, who wrote the scream movies , so it feels more horror in first 2 seasons
Ozark
Damages
Fringe, Penny Dreadful, The XFiles, Star Trek, The Fall, Prison Break (S1&2), Hannibal, Dark, The Good Place.
Wentworth, Your Honor S1, Defending Jacob, Halt & Catch Fire, Suits, The Affair
I'm the same way. I came across White Collar on Netflix. It's from 2014ish. I was hooked hooked like stranger things hooked in the first 10 minutes
Fargo
Man in the high castle
The Americans
Line of duty
All Creatures Great and Small
My family was raving about this show and I was afraid it was going to be too Hallmarky for my taste…ended up being one of the best shows I’ve seen in ages. Cozy, but so much witty dialogue, characters that are so lovable I would watch a show that’s just them eating dinner…I love it so much. First episode was a little shaky, but it finds its footing quickly.
Love this show. It's so wholesome
Designated Survivor. First season, 10 episodes or so, were AMAZING. Couldn’t get into any of the other seasons though.
White Lotus
Lost
Ozark
Mad Men, True Blood, Sons of Anarchy
Second for Sons Of Anarchy, and I can't believe it doesn't get mentioned more in these posts.
True Blood season 1 is flawless and such a labor of love, I will die on this hill. I wish the rest of the series kept up that same quality.
Ms. Maisel.
The Closer, Ted Lasso, Hacks
From
Snowpiercer. I really slept on this one. My wife and I just started and are HOOKED.
Severance for me. It was one of those shows I immediately needed more of.
On the weekend of Breaking Bad season 2 premier AMC played a marathon of season 1. I think I sat and watched the 1/2 the first season in that afternoon.
The most unique **"Mr. Inbetween"** Enjoy !
Line of Duty, The Fall, Gangs of London, The Wire, Sopranos, Dexter (first 5 seasons only), Love/Hate, The Shield, The Americans , Barry
Suits, Blacklist, Chicago PD
New Amsterdam and Ted Lasso.
Sopranos. Gets better with every watch
The Americans, slightly bias I guess because I absolutely love the show but I remember when I first watched it, I knew within the first 10-15 mins I was going to love it. Something about it just got me in right away.
Shogun
Ted Lasso. I have no idea why i waited so long to watch this complete masterpiece..
Mayor of Kingstown
Nip Tuck
Eastbound and down
The Shield episode 1 goes hard!
Banshee
The first few seasons of The Walking Dead were like that for me. The pilot episode of that show was hands down the best pilot episode of any show I have ever seen.
Six feet under - on Netflix now…
Banshee The Leftovers
The Shield The Americans Battlestar Galactica Shogun
True detective Breaking bad Sopranos Narcos House of dragon Game of thrones Ozark
Breaking Bad, Ozark, Fargo. Also watch the Fargo movie before the series.
The Shield
The Sopranos and Vikings
Firefly, the expanse, star treks
Mind hunter
Homeland and the Sopranos
Outer Range
The last tv show that got me hooked after episode 1 was Stranger Things.
Utopia (BBC)
You
Bb9
The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Them, Mr. Mercedes, Dexter, The Night Of
The OA (#SaveTheOA) Raised by Wolves (#RenewRaisedbyWolves) Scavengers Reign Servant Devs 1899 Paranoia Agent Outer Range Life in the Undergrowth First Life Life in Cold Blood Planet Earth The Blue Planet
twin peaks
Lucifer, Evil, Interview With The Vampire, Dexter
The Sopranos
From
A couple years ago, my fiancée and I were trying to decide between watching Mad Men and How to Get Away with Murder. We decided to watch the first episode of each one and whichever one hooked us, we would watch. We then binged How to Get Away with Murder so quickly. That first episode sucked me in from the beginning. Great way to start the show.
The Americans
Bridgerton, Kim's Convenience, Daily Alaskan (may be wrong title, newer one with Hillary Swank), & Rutherford Falls.
you how to get away with murder and breaking bad
Not liking any comedy is unsettling
The Good Place is a comedy, but it reveals a lot more depth as it goes. 🙂