Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Wire
Breaking Bad

Uh, no. Not for a 17 yr old.

--Mother of a 16 yr old son.

Try Man in the High Castle or Vikings. Vikings is a bit gory, so it can by iffy.

OP here, which one is not for a 17 year old? He's actually already seen numerous episodes of the Wire but none of Breaking Bad. I haven't watched that myself either, I've heard it's very dark.

Anonymous wrote:The Wire
Breaking Bad

Uh, no. Not for a 17 yr old.

--Mother of a 16 yr old son.

Try Man in the High Castle or Vikings. Vikings is a bit gory, so it can by iffy.

The Wire
Breaking Bad

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems really weird to me that you need to research and crowd source this. Can't he pick a show he wants to watch? Why is this some formal "we will watch this show together" thing?

There is no formal "we will watch this show together" thing. It's not unusual for us to watch TV together, happens all the time. How is this any different from anyone asking for suggestions of shows to watch? I've always gotten ideas for shows I never thought to watch or had never heard of from this forum, didn't see the harm in asking what would appeal to both me and my kid.

But to specify he's a month away from turning 17? And why can't she pick one show and he picks one show and they alternate? It just seems like a trivial thing to crowd source. It would be like crowd sourcing which yogurt flavor to try. Just try them and see what you like.

According to research by Ericsson Electronics, we waste 474 days of lives looking for something to watch.
https://www.ericsson.com/networked-society/consumerlab/consumer-insights/reports/tv-and-media-2016

Getting opinions on shows is helpful. It's hard to know how violent some shows will be and let's face it, watching shows with a lot of sex in them is awkward for your teen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Old stuff, if you can stream:
Star Trek - any of them
Chuck
LOST
Walking Dead if the horror doesn't bother him
Does he like history? The Crown shows what it was like to be a young person and have a kingdom thrust on you.

Yes, he loves history and I think the description of The Crown sounds great. We may try that one next.

Truly I think The Crown might bore a 17 year old (boy or girl).

If he likes history try the Pinkertons. It's a fictionalized account of the first PI in the US Allen Pinkerton and the first female PI Kate Warne:
http://www.pimall.com/nais/pivintage/katewarne.html

Also, Murdoch Mysteries: http://drama.uktv.co.uk/murdoch-mysteries/article/murdoch-historical-figures/
It's a fictional Victorian police inspector in Toronto. He creates all kinds of inventions like a industrial age Macgyver and the mysteries often weave in historical figures.

Foyles War is a fictional detective series set during WWII and Bletchley Circle is fictionalized account of women who used to work at Bletchley Park--the British code crackers during WWII.

When my son was 17, we watched 24, CSI, Supernatural and comedies like Friends, Seinfeld and The Office.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westworld

No, this is an awkward show to watch with your 17-year-old. Lots of naked people and violent sex.

Maybe Doctor Who, Veronica Mars, Madame Secretary, Friday Night Lights, or The OC (my personal favorite)

Second Veronica Mars - and then watch the movie afterwards.

Sherlock - outstanding series. No gratuitous sex scenes either.
West Wing
Alpha House
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel
Black-ish, Life in Pieces (1/2 hour comedies)
Timeless (new show)

Anonymous wrote:Old stuff, if you can stream:
Star Trek - any of them
Chuck
LOST
Walking Dead if the horror doesn't bother him
Does he like history? The Crown shows what it was like to be a young person and have a kingdom thrust on you.

Yes, he loves history and I think the description of The Crown sounds great. We may try that one next.

Anonymous wrote:Westworld

No, this is an awkward show to watch with your 17-year-old. Lots of naked people and violent sex.

Maybe Doctor Who, Veronica Mars, Madame Secretary, Friday Night Lights, or The OC (my personal favorite)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems really weird to me that you need to research and crowd source this. Can't he pick a show he wants to watch? Why is this some formal "we will watch this show together" thing?

There is no formal "we will watch this show together" thing. It's not unusual for us to watch TV together, happens all the time. How is this any different from anyone asking for suggestions of shows to watch? I've always gotten ideas for shows I never thought to watch or had never heard of from this forum, didn't see the harm in asking what would appeal to both me and my kid.

But to specify he's a month away from turning 17? And why can't she pick one show and he picks one show and they alternate? It just seems like a trivial thing to crowd source. It would be like crowd sourcing which yogurt flavor to try. Just try them and see what you like.

Still don't see the problem. Would you tell any of the other numerous people on this forum asking for TV show recommendations the same thing? Its a stupid thing to crowd source for? Do you never read reviews to get insight into what you may or may not like? What's the difference? And yes, I specified his age because when you're a teenager a year can make a huge difference in what content is OK.

If you find my post so trivial and weird feel free to keep scrolling to topics you find acceptable. I do it myself sometimes.

Old stuff, if you can stream:
Star Trek - any of them
Chuck
LOST
Walking Dead if the horror doesn't bother him
Does he like history? The Crown shows what it was like to be a young person and have a kingdom thrust on you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems really weird to me that you need to research and crowd source this. Can't he pick a show he wants to watch? Why is this some formal "we will watch this show together" thing?

There is no formal "we will watch this show together" thing. It's not unusual for us to watch TV together, happens all the time. How is this any different from anyone asking for suggestions of shows to watch? I've always gotten ideas for shows I never thought to watch or had never heard of from this forum, didn't see the harm in asking what would appeal to both me and my kid.

But to specify he's a month away from turning 17? And why can't she pick one show and he picks one show and they alternate? It just seems like a trivial thing to crowd source. It would be like crowd sourcing which yogurt flavor to try. Just try them and see what you like.