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Zaya

22nd May 2014, 16:05

Hello all! I was just thinking... We don't seem to have one thread around here that speaks just about the alternative-media/newage/sciencey related films available on Netflix.

I have SO Many of these Netflix movies on my queue that I have not watched yet, and sometimes I don't watch them because I am not sure whether they will be worth the time or not.

SO.... I was thinking: We could use a thread that keeps us current on the recommended watches available on Netflix at any given time. I would be willing to help keep the list going. I think it would be a good idea if people wanted to use this thread to post the name of the project as well as the genre and a small snippet of why you recommend it.

I'm not against using this thread to poo-poo on a Netflix selection either because I have sat through some stuff on there that just never got really good and wished I had known beforehand haha.

what do you guys think? Worth the time? If not, I can go along my merry way and forget this silly idea!

UPDATE: MAY 23, 2014: This list is going and awesome! However, I ask that we keep the recommendations here to ONLY CURRENT NETFLIX STREAMING available titles just to keep on task and to make my list keeping easier. If you notice that one of the titles has discontinued streaming, you can also let me know in the future, and I will remove it or color code it to indicate so!

LIST BY CATEGORY BELOW:

TV SERIES

1. Torchwood (Shezbeth, Sirdipswitch, forevernyt)
2. House of Cards (Seeingterra)
3. Fringe (Seeingterra, forevernyt)
4. The X-Files (Seeingterra)
5. The Bletchley Circle (onwah)
6. Parenthood - (onwah)
7. Call the Midwife (onwah)
8. Eureka (Sirdipswitch)
9. Surface (Sirdipswitch)
10. Dr. Who (forevernyt)
11. Breaking Bad (forevernyt)
12. Farscape (forevernyt)
13. Firefly (NancyV, Zaya, DNA)
14. The Gates (NancyV)
15. Leverage (NancyV)
16. Lost (NancyV)
17. Battlestar Gallactica (NancyV, DNA)
18. The 4400 (NancyV)
19. The Finder (NancyV)
20. Wilfred (Zaya)
21. Primeval (NancyV)
22. Terra Nova (NancyV)
23. Sherlock (NancyV)
24. Highlander (NancyV)
25. The Young Indiana Jones (NancyV)
26. Earth 2 (NancyV)
27. Lie To Me (NancyV, Shexbeth)
28. Supernatural (NancyV)
29. Haven (NancyV)
30. Heroes (NancyV)
31. The Event (NancyV, DNA)
32. Merlin (NancyV)
33. Alias (donk)
34. Continuum (Sirdipswitch)
35. Touch (Shezbeth)

MOVIES
1. The Boys from Brazil (onwah, DNA)
2. Page Eight (onwah)
3. The Host (Shezbeth)
4. There Will be Blood (donk)
5. Equilibrium (donk)
6. Star Trek: Into Darkness (donk, Zaya)

DOCUMENTARY/EDUCATIONAL/DOCUSERIES
1. Bully (Zaya)
2. Blackfish (Zaya)
3. The Whale (Zaya)
4. Life in a Day (Zaya)
5. Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (onwah - US)
6. Marley (ohwah)
7. Microcosmos (conk, genevieve, donk)
8. Wild at Heart (annacherie)
9. Secret War (Carmody)
10. Life (NancyV, Zaya)
11. The Hidden Hand (Onwah, Zaya)

Shezbeth

22nd May 2014, 16:14

I think you just did, and I'll start you off.

Torchwood

Modern day british series about a skeleton crew/team of alien monitors and dimensional watch-persons. They deal with ancient/ET technology, time travel, dimensional rifts, and good old-fashioned human error.

The first few seasons are a little hokey,... but season 4 is where it starts getting interesting. HUGE references to FEMA camps, government takeover, eugenics, the PTB,... lots of direct or implicit references.

They even give a shoutout to Dr. Rupert Shedrake and the morphic field theory!

Zaya

22nd May 2014, 16:36

Thanks, Shezbeth! The list is started! I will also keep the name of the recommender on the title recommended in case this takes off and people tend to use it and start to realize they have similar tastes with a particular recommender!

I will go ahead and add 4 of my favorite documentaries on Netflix right now. I consider them MUST SEES.

1. Bully - A heartbreaking documentary showing how bullying has affected or is still affecting kids in school. These cases are extreme and compelling. This is impossible for me to watch without crying a lot, but the message is powerful.

2. Blackfish - Seeing as my avatar is an orca, I am very invested in these creatures. This film gives a heartbreaking argument for why they should never be kept in captivity. It is mostly focused around Sea World and a specific whale named Tillikum.

3. The Whale - Yes, another Orca documentary. However, this is my favorite of all of the list so far actually. This story is so darn touching and really brings into perspective how emotional and intelligent these creatures really are. This is the film that made me believe that orcas may actually be even more complex/intelligent than humans - at least emotionally.

4. Life in a Day - A beautiful documentary of compiled footage from around the world all shot in one day. I love this film because in day to to day life it is easy to get caught up in your own crap and lose perspective. It's just one of those projects that reminds me of why we keep fighting the good fight.

Tommy

22nd May 2014, 16:57

Thanks for the thread, a good idea indeed :)

Just a piece of advice, since the selection on Netflix greatly varies depending on which country you are in it might be a good idea to add which region you found the movie/show/documentary in. Just a thought! I personally use a DNS service called unotelly.com that allows me to choose from different regions on services like Netflix, etc. It is a paid service, but worth it!

A few perhaps obvious recommendations:

- House of Cards (Netflix original series, several regions)
- The X-Files (U.S)
- Fringe (U.S, Norway)

I am sure more will come to mind later, will have to review their selection again

Cheers

onawah

22nd May 2014, 17:29

Good idea! It would be helpful too if posts would include info as to whether the films recommended are available streaming from Netflix (meaning you can watch it on your computer) or just in DVD (meaning you have to have a DVD mailed to you).
For people who aren't familiar with how Netflix works, this would be good to know also, so they can get a better idea of what Netflix offers.
And we could also give a link for the movie on the Netflix site.
The following are all available streaming on Netflix in the US

Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70247854?strkid=1784180045_0_0&trkid=222336&movieid=70247854

http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Star-Trek-Into-Darkness/70262640?trkid=5966279

The Bletchley Circle
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70272998?trkid=13573466

Parenthood
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70157304?trkid=13573466

Page Eight
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70209135?trkid=13573466

Call the Midwife
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70245163?trkid=13573466

Marley
http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70232197&trkid=13573466&tctx=-99%2C-99%2C9fcad416-5e76-46ac-a6a6-cd6b824378e5-1917805

The Boys from Brazil
http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70232197&trkid=13573466&tctx=-99%2C-99%2C9fcad416-5e76-46ac-a6a6-cd6b824378e5-1917805

conk

22nd May 2014, 18:02

If you can find it on Netflix, see the great French documentary on insects Micorcosmos. Astounding close up video of unparalled beauty and interest.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117040/

And the most beautiful movie of all time, Spring Summer Winter Fall & Spring. Nothing like it.

Zaya

22nd May 2014, 18:06

Good idea! It would be helpful too if posts would include info as to whether the films recommended are available streaming from Netflix (meaning you can watch it on your computer) or just in DVD (meaning you have to have a DVD mailed to you).
For people who aren't familiar with how Netflix works, this would be good to know also, so they can get a better idea of what Netflix offers.

Ah. I MEANT to include in the OP that this was for the STREAMING options only. Almost anything is available via the disks, but most people aren't using them anymore. So let's keep this one to streaming for now?

Good idea about the links!

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Thanks for the thread, a good idea indeed :)

Just a piece of advice, since the selection on Netflix greatly varies depending on which country you are in it might be a good idea to add which region you found the movie/show/documentary in. Just a thought! I personally use a DNS service called unotelly.com that allows me to choose from different regions on services like Netflix, etc. It is a paid service, but worth it!

True! I wasn't considering that!

sirdipswitch

22nd May 2014, 18:37

WOW, have you ever hit my hot-button. chuckle chuckle.
I'm always talkin about Sci-Fy, being a form of scientific disclosure, and Netflix is jammed full of it.

Eureka: (Grand Slam) My fav of them all. 5 years of nothing but and you will be amazed. Much of that which they show, we already have.
It follows the escapades of the local town sheriff of a govment town and secret govment science facility, and some of the "problems" developed by
their "new stuff". ccc. My fav of the show, is Martha. cc. so cool.

Torchwood: (Of course) for reasons mentioned.

Surface: Little snippets of disclosure throughout. Eposode 14 and 15 they even show an entrance to one of their underground tunnel systems. yep. do.
They even show one method, for how scientists are recruited for the underground scientific community. (You know... the one that's 1,000 years
ahead of us. The one that Star Trek, was based on!!) (Star Wars - also based on true events. Froma time before Earth, was even a thought.) hmm.

gotta go for now. will add more later, if others don't mention my favs'. ccc.

Forevernyt

22nd May 2014, 19:02

Torchwood is an offshoot from Doctor Who. if you're a Doctor Who fan, you'll like Torchwood. Also, Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who. The third series was a very good as well, in my opinion.

Fringe, Doctor Who, Breaking Bad and Farscape are good shows to watch.

genevieve

22nd May 2014, 21:30

conk--

MICROCOSMOS without a doubt one of the best films--if not THE best-- I've ever seen that gave me an expanded perspective on life.

I think that if every human being on Earth watched this extraordinary film, there'd be a whole lot more of what I keep promoting--

Peace Love Joy & Harmony,
genevieve

joeecho

23rd May 2014, 02:20

Deleted. Movie not on Netflix.

NancyV

23rd May 2014, 03:29

I've watched and like all the sci fi that have been mentioned including all 100 episodes of Fringe! We use a Roku to stream Netflix to our TV.

Others I like are:

TV Series
Firefly
The Gates
Leverage
Lost
Battlestar Gallactica
The 4400
The Finder
Life
Primeval
Terra Nova
Sherlock
Highlander
The Young Indiana Jones
Earth 2
Lie To Me
Supernatural
Haven
Heroes
The Event
Merlin

DNA

23rd May 2014, 14:08

The Boys from Brazil
http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70232197&trkid=13573466&tctx=-99%2C-99%2C9fcad416-5e76-46ac-a6a6-cd6b824378e5-1917805

I watched this a couple of years ago at the urging of George Green in his interview with Bill And Kerry.

It was Green's take that cloning has been going on for quite some time before mainstream science professed to be able to do it, and Green stated that the method was outlined in this movie. It's a decent movie.

Nobody has mentioned Captain America The Winter Soldier Movie yet.
It is insanely good, and I only say so because it involves topics we discuss on this forum, and paints these things in a plausible thought provoking light.

I agree with Nancy on "THE EVENT", "BATTLESTAR GALLICTICA" and "FIREFLY"
I still can't figure out how The Event and Firefly got canceled after one season.

No one has mentioned "GAME OF THRONES", so I'll go ahead and mention it.
For pure entertainment value, it is really good.

Sorry if the netflix qualifier was lost on me. :)

donk

23rd May 2014, 14:15

Alias (after Fringe)

13th Floor

Delight started a thread (mentions "chick flicks", which it's definitely veered off of) that has tons of gems. Unfortunatley everyone posts trailers, and some of them make whatever I'm browsing on crash--so it gets a little frustrating on some pages and impossible (for me) to post on others:

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?68698-Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Adult-Chick-Flicks&highlight=chick

Zaya

23rd May 2014, 14:33

Zaya

23rd May 2014, 14:38

Has anyone watched "I Am" on Netflix? I have been pondering watching that one for a while, but it's one of those I can't tell if it will be really good or not!

sirdipswitch

23rd May 2014, 16:34

Love the ending on "The Event". ccc. But... it begs for far more than where they left it!!! As do most of these series that we find on Netflix.

Another I will ad to the mix here that so far seems to be missing, is:

"Continuim" - somethin like that... ferget how it's spelled, but that's close. Bout a woman Cop, from the future that goes to the past, chasin bad guys.

sirdipswitch

23rd May 2014, 16:55

DNA... you mention cloning, has been going on for some time, and I will say yes. (1932) AND... the movie: "The Sixth Day", staring Arnold Swartshisname?" (sorry arnny) cc. Is a perfect depiction of what is now possible, although it is not owned and controled by one person as depicted in the movie. And "IS" the very reason we keep hearing that many of our top world leaders, are clones. yep.

Plus, though not trying to get sidetracked or derail yer thread Zaya, if some don't get Netflix, many of these shows can be seen on YouTube. And even a few on YT, that aren't on NF. Such as: "For All Time"; Staring "Mark Harmon", and is very well done. It's about alternate realities and timelines. He goes through a tunnel on his daily commuter train, todays time, and comes out the other side, back in 1896, to discover a more peacefull place in time. Really a good movie.

donk

23rd May 2014, 17:23

Netflix titles only please! I love recommendations of all varieties for sure, but I wanted to have a Netflix specific thread since so many of us have accounts there and because the library over there is ever changing and hard to keep up with and figure out which stuff is the good stuff.

Thank you all! Keep em coming!

Sorry, do you mean streaming netflix (they are constantly rotating)...ok, i just saw you mentioned this...sorry about that, I thought I read all the posts...I am not very good at "linear"

I swore I saw 13th Floor (at Avalon's recomendation) from there (though I do have access to friend's amazon prime account, maybe I'm mixed up)...the net says it's on netflix DVD....one of the better movies I have seen in a while:

http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/The-Thirteenth-Floor/21310833

http://cdn-3.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/ghd/21310833.jpg

donk

23rd May 2014, 17:33

One of those "I wasn't so sure about" movies I was pleasantly surprised with is called "Equilibrium"....I thought going in it could be horrible, it turned out pretty cool.

"There Will Be Blood" is great movie that just became available...and I find it interesting that about 50% of the newest flood of streaming releases is TED Talks, hmmmmm

PS - watch Microcosmos on the best possible shiny rectangle you can find...it is amazing to look at and a sh!tty tv will do it no justice

Carmody

23rd May 2014, 18:12

The British documentary series "Secret War", as it shows how this thing that plagues the entire planet -- got it's start. How it began, in earnest.

How all the nightmare organizations we know of today, how they were found to be so effective that they continued, enlarged, and ran rampant, across the globe.

It illustrates how the various governments and organizations got their 'sea legs' in the world of espionage, and scheming, plotting, etc, during war time, in war torn countries. How this became the preferred and utilized tool during peacetime.

How this horror story really began.

donk

28th May 2014, 14:02

annacherie

28th May 2014, 15:42

Zaya

29th May 2014, 14:10

For animal LOVERS "Wild at Heart" chronicles the life of a veterinarian and his family who set out to create a wildlife preserve in Africa....medicine for the heart and a ton of episodes! (netflix stream) and sincere thanks for this thread!

Oh! That sounds right up my alley! Will add this and also hopefully watch it soon!

Donk, I LOVED Into Darkness! I definitely also recommend it to others.

Carmody, that sounds extremely interesting. Definitely interested.

(Sorry for being slow to update this thread - I am in the process of moving and also it is finals week and I am a teacher!)

AlaBil

29th May 2014, 14:33

What an awesome thread! Thanks to all for the ideas of what to watch.

onawah

5th June 2014, 05:42

Zaya

5th June 2014, 13:27

Thanks, Onwah! This looks like a must see! Have you watched this yet? Can you weigh in?

onawah

5th June 2014, 16:08

Not yet, but I will.

Carmody

5th June 2014, 16:43

I just watched the new Star Trek (into the darkness), entertaining, I guess. I was surprised I did not know JJ Abrams did it (or any movies for that matter, I thought Star Wars VII was going to be his first).

Interesting open sequence, they're on Niribu, and it appears the Annunaki there (who look a lot like Prometheus' Annunaki, just smaller)...humans interfere with THEIR evolution (by breaking Prime Directive). And we are introduced to a super soldier in Kahn

And R2D2 was in 'into darkness' as he is in all of JJ Abram's films.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumbnail_570x321/2013/09/r2_d2_star_trek_into_darkness.jpg

He even made the R2D2 scared/stressed/scream sound (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNFH6AMDJes) as he was whipped off the given ship, when the hull was burst....(you just had to rewind and watch/listen closely)

Yes, obviously a male anthropomorphized thingamabob.

CdnSirian

5th June 2014, 17:02

"Ecuador Toronto South Africa Water Rights Lunatic Fringe - A Film Review A Dark Truth

Any sociopath will tell you "we are exactly alike"...that's their MO! "A Dark Truth" will explain that!

Clearbec - a water company - commits murder in Ecuador to defend their water rights.

Forrest Whitaker plays an Ecuadorean father and husband who stands up to the military hired to defend a private company's water rights.

Rights which prevent the citizens of that country from having a glass of water.

Andy Garcia plays a Canadian journalist who gets drawn in.

It's an adventure with guns and ambushes but ends up back in Toronto. We see the global participation in securing private water rights wherever possible. They blame the "lunatic fringe" for any incidents that might involve them.

Notice I didn't say "conspiracy".

It's just business. Don't take it personally. " I wrote this review on another platform - one of my faves.

Also enjoyed "The Road" grimly dystopean. Movie

Enjoyed "Revolution" originally on NBC - the grid goes down and both the predicatbale and unpredicatble unfolds....2 seasons.

"Lilyhammer" Norwegian series, hilarious.

Edit: "Land of Blood And Honey" sex slavery in Serbia war zone yet a love story.

I have probably seen about 80% of everything mentioned on this page. Cheers.

apokalypse

6th June 2014, 10:27

this is great thread...i don't have nextflit but i'm watching Sliders rightnow and have to say Good Pilot...basically about travelling to multiverse.

Quinn Mallory, while working on an anti-gravity machine, accidentally creates a portal to a parallel universe. Eventually, his friends and an unwilling participant accidentally get stuck traveling among parallel worlds, trying to survive, and learning that sliding can lead to fatal results. Meanwhile, among many changes in their group, they try to rescue the multiverse from the Kromagg Dynasty.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112167/

i have been hearing and reading about this Multi-reality or multi-verse what ever you call it but watching it gave me chill...

for people who don't have nextflix: http://watchseries.lt/serie/sliders

Zaya

9th June 2014, 12:49

From today's update from Paradigm Research Group:

The Hidden Hand Hits Netflix
https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Goi5yRqe5K1Xleo3g4AypF3PiDjSMybVLTfQDq3e9T47wljgAIwL18Nktkz3gDDNPJGXAuvp-JamKfgNGhc8DYTawvqjcz1t5zeLZIjz20oKFH4=s0-d-e1-ft#http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs162/1114176610901/img/142.jpg

James Carman's excellent documentary has made its way on to Netflix. Congratulations.
Live streaming on Netflix at:
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70306306?strkid=273520195_0_0&trkid=222336&movieid=70306306
If you go to that link and scroll down to the bottom of the page, there is a menu/list of quite a lot of documentaries on various conspiracy subjects such as Out of the Blue, Pyramid Code, Ancient X File, Alien Origin, Dark Legacy, UfO Conspiracy, Flight TWA 800, Chariot of the Gods, etc. etc.

This isn't streaming yet, but it's from 2008, so hopefully it won't be long before it is:
http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/David-Icke-Freedom-or-Fascism-The-Time-to-Choose/70091613?strkid=1749465978_2_0&strackid=2c89585a631b394_2_srl&trkid=222336

Just wanted to drop in and let you guys know that i did in fact watch The Hidden Hand this weekend. I now add my recommendation for this as well, especially for those who are really new to the whole alien/secret government thing. There's not a whole lot of "new" information in here for most avalonians, BUT it is still very compelling and well made. More than anything, I think it is a great documentary to recommend to people that you know of who may be open to the idea of ETs, but have not spent a long amount of time researching it.

They did a good job of getting good witnesses from the military and such to share their firsthand knowledge in the documentary, and I loved hearing the more personal accounts of abductions for everyday people. The documentary also does a good job of dividing up the people who have experienced any kind of ET encounter into groups - Abductees, Contactees, and Experiencers. It also discusses the greys, the lizard people, and the benevolents. A really nice introductory documentary overall. Worth a peak.