Good binge-worthy movies/TV for mom and 15yo boy

[Anonymous]

Ted Lasso, for sure!! So awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friday Night Lights

+1 - my teen boys loved Friday Night Lights (as did I). Also, Ted Lasso! One of the best feel-good shows I have seen in a long time.

+1
Also:
Everwood
Parenthood
Alias
Chuck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ted Lasso, for sure!! So awesome.

+1 some raunchy language but overall an outstanding show

[Anonymous]

Community
Kim's Convenience

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Community
Kim's Convenience

OMG I was so happy to share Community with my teens (my husband and I loved it when it first came out, even though NBC practically sabotaged it). They adore Troy and Abed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve got my 15yo son for the weekend. Gross weather outside provides an opportunity for a mother-son binge fest inside. Would love recommendations for TV and movies; extra points for things that don’t involve the Avengers, Star Wars characters, or stupid violence/sex just for the sake of stupid violence/sex. (I’m not opposed to either, but the usage has to advance the plot and/or be part of a larger message.)

If he’s learning Spanish(or already speaks it), “Rebelde”.

[Anonymous]

Silicon Valley was a hit with my son, if you have HBO.

Also, Lost, Breaking Bad, The Office

We watch classic movies like Lost Boys, Terminator, the Christopher Reeve Superman’s.

[Anonymous]

New movies he might like: Parasite, Minari.

[Anonymous]

I watched O Brother Where Art Thou? with my teen DS during the shutdown. He loved it. We quote it a lot, and he asked to watch it again over the long weekend.

[Anonymous]

15 yo DS and I love watching The Office together. So funny. Wonder Years would be awesome too. I may need to get Hulu if it’s on there.

[Anonymous]

Is Ted lasso enjoyable for people who do not watch or have any interest in sports? What is the draw?

[Anonymous]

At that age my son loved Napoleon Dynamite.

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Anonymous wrote:How about some oldies? You can sit back and laugh at it because they were such a refelction of their time...

Terminator - the series
Mission Impossible - series
Hunt for Red October
Indiana Jones
5th Element
Top Gun
Jurassic Park - series
Lord of the Ring - series
Big
Ferris Buellers Day off
Pink Panther - series
James Bond

This is a great list. I have watched all of the above with my sons (and daughters!). I am adding in two oldies that are often forgotten: Das Boot (there is a subtitle version and a dubbed version) and Apollo 13.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Ted lasso enjoyable for people who do not watch or have any interest in sports? What is the draw?

The draw is, for me, that it's incredibly optimistic, caring and sweet, with enough random pop culture references that I enjoyed it just as much the second time (because I caught things I missed the first time).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brooklyn 999, The Good Place, Psych, Kim's Convenience, 30 Rock

These are all good. Also West Wing, Veep (if you can handle the language and cynicism). Umbrella Academy.
And, for science fi—Star Trek Next Generation (skip the first season); Falling Skies if that is streaming anywhere.

Or for a movie Monty Python Holy Grail or Young Frankenstein (if you don’t mind all the jokes about knockers).