| Squid Game: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2025-06-27 | 2025-06-30 | true | false | I had revived my Netflix subscription a couple of weeks prior with the goal of being able to see this season as soon as it came out. I started watching the season on its day of release. Remarkably, I was able to limit my watching mostly to meal times, and I took a break the next day. On 2025-06-29, though, I ended up getting hooked to the show and spent some additional time watching it in the evening. I stopped a few minutes short of the end, and wrapped up the final stretch the next morning (2025-06-30). I enjoyed the season and found it comparable to Seasons 1 and 2, keeping in mind that it would be hard to recreate the original magic and novelty of Season 1 at this point. |
| Bullet Train Explosion | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Japanese | 2025-06-16 | 2025-06-17 | false | false | I had watched snippets of this movie in a recent flight because another person near me watched the movie on a tablet (downloaded offline from Netflix), so I was broadly aware of its plot. When I saw the movie on the Netflix home page, I recognized it and decided to give it a watch. It was roughly as good as expected. |
| Ginny & Georgia: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2025-06-14 | 2025-06-24 | true | false | Having Googled around in early June, I had discovered that the new season was being released on 2025-06-05; however, I was in the midst of other things at the time (and in India) so I didn't resume my Netflix subscription for it. Later in June, I heard that Squid Game Season 3 was going to release later in the month, so I decided to resume my Netflix subscription for a month to give me time to watch the new seasons of both shows. Unlike the previous two seasons, I watched this season more slowly as I got hooked to watching air travel / aviation accident stuff at around the same time, and I also limited watching of the show to meal times. Although I watched it more slowly, I enjoyed it about as much as the first two seasons, finding that it maintained the broad style while also being different in some ways. |
| Study Group | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2025-05-19 | 2025-05-26 | false | false | I had seen ads for this show from Viki on YouTube, and the review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2025/04/06/flash-review-study-group/ was positive, so I ended up watching the show shortly after getting a Viki subscription. I enjoyed the show quite a bit, though the last few episodes had a lot of violence (as the review also points out). |
| Mr. Queen | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2025-05-15 | 2025-06-28 | false | false | I started watching this TV show shortly after starting my Viki subscription in India, based on positive reviews including the in-depth review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/04/13/review-mr-queen/ as well as high ratings. I enjoyed the show and was hooked to it, but proceeded slowly largely due to not spending much time watching TV shows while in India. After returning to Berkeley, I resumed my Netflix and Hulu subscriptions and watched other shows, so progress with this show continued to be slow, but I continued to enjoy it in the time I did get to watch it. Overall, it was a great mix of comedy, drama, romance, and palace intrigue and I recommend watching it. |
| 99.9 Criminal Lawyer SPECIAL 2021: New Encounters | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Japanese | 2025-05-15 | 2025-05-15 | false | false | Having watched the two seasons of 99.9 Criminal Lawyer, I had intended to watch this special whenever I next got a VikiPass subscription. I ended up getting the subscription on 2025-05-15, and watched the whole movie right after getting the subscription, while multiplexing with some day job work. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but it was much shorter than the seasons so less total enjoyment. |
| Hyper Knife | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2025-04-16 | 2025-05-01 | true | false | I saw this show featured on the Hulu homepage, and I saw several positive reviews of it, so I decided to give it a try. The show definitely felt pretty different from most of the TV shows and web series I watch. It was fascinating in a macabre way. I was gripped by it right to the end. |
| The Handmaid's Tale: Season 6 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2025-04-08 | 2025-06-12 | true | false | Having watched the first five seasons about two years ago, I had been anticipating the release of this final season for a while. I started watching the episodes as they were released. I paused my Hulu subscription on 2025-05-22 after finishing the first nine of ten episodes (the tenth episode had not been released as of that time). I resumed my Hulu subscription on 2025-06-11 and watched the tenth and final episode of the season on 2025-06-11 and 2025-06-12. The season felt a little different from what I remembered of past seasons. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it quite a bit. I think the ending was reasonably good at wrapping up loose ends, though I think it would be hard to come up with an ending to the show that would satisfy the entire audience. |
| Ghost Doctor | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2025-03-15 | 2025-04-06 | false | false | I started watching this TV show based on positive reviews. It took me a little time to get into it but after a while I was totally hooked to it. I enjoyed the latter half a lot. |
| AARO: All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2025-03-11 | 2025-03-23 | false | false | I was looking for Japanese shows to watch to continue improving my Japanese. I had heard positive reviews of this show, so I decided to watch it. It took me a little while to get into it, but I got reasonably hooked to the show after the first few episodes. It was a short show so I ended up finishing it in about two weeks. |
| Delhi Crime: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2025-03-11 | 2025-03-15 | false | false | I had enjoyed Season 1 a long time ago (in 2019). Later, I had noticed a while back that Season 2 of this show is now available, and intended to watch it at some point when subscribed to Netflix (it had been in my consumption plan since I added it in https://github.com/vipulnaik/entertainment-and-self-education/commit/d0e98945be2682aafa043879ca6efb129c3d2af3 on 2022-12-26). I ultimately started watching it after reviving my Netflix subscription in March 2025. I initially proceeded slowly with it but soon got hooked and finished most of the latter half of this short show in the evening on 2025-03-14. |
| The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2025-03-09 | 2025-03-13 | true | false | I started watching this show based on a Netflix home page recommendation. It had some of the vibes of Romantic Doctor Kim, though it was a shorter and more fast-paced show and had less overall depth. I enjoyed watching it and following along the medical cases with my improved knowledge of medicine. |
| Bambai Meri Jaan | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2025-02-22 | 2025-04-10 | false | false | I started watching this show toward the end of the month of my free Amazon Prime subscription, after seeing it in the list of available shows. While I found it reasonably good, I wasn't too hooked to it and I didn't try hard to finish it before my free subscription ended. Later, in April 2025, I got a week of Prime subscription to help me place a few orders, and I used this time to finish what was left of the show. I found it decent overall but wasn't too deeply engaged with it. |
| Paatal Lok: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2025-02-13 | 2025-02-16 | true | false | I had watched Season 1 a while back and enjoyed it quite a bit. While scrolling through the list of Amazon Prime shows, I saw that Season 2 is now available, so I immediately started watching it. I enjoyed it quite a bit, and similar remarks apply as for Season 1. This is the first web series I am seeing where the main theme is the political situation of a northeastern state (Nagaland in this case). So I don't have much to compare with, though given my experience with Season 1, I don't expect this season to be representative of reality in general. Nonetheless, I found it a great and thought-provoking season. In addition to Hindi, there was a decent amount of use of both English and Nagamese particularly for the conversations in Nagaland (with Nagamese the dominant language used for conversation between people of Nagaland). Although I didn't know Nagamese, it had sufficient similarity to Hindi and Bengali that I was able to make sense of the words (and I confirmed via the English subtitles that my understanding was correct). |
| Aspirants: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2025-01-30 | 2025-02-06 | false | false | After finishing Season 1 on YouTube, I decided to get Amazon Prime to watch Season 2. I qualified for a free month of Amazon Prime, so I got the subscription started for free. I consumed Season 2 at a moderate pace, while also watching Light Shop on Hulu in parallel. Overall, I enjoyed the season; it was good, though in ways that were somewhat different from Season 1. |
| Light Shop | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2025-01-25 | 2025-02-03 | true | false | I had heard positive things about this show for a while and also seen it featured on the Hulu homepage previously. I ultimately started watching it after pausing my Netflix subscription and wrapping up a couple of other shows. The beginning was a bit slow and difficult to understand, but this was intentional, and the pieces started falling into place at the end of Episode 4 (the show has 8 episodes). I was hooked to the show by the end, and really enjoyed it and was even trying to think and reason about its world when not watching the show. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2025/01/26/flash-review-light-shop/ for a thoughtful review that I largely agree with. |
| 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: Season 2 | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2025-01-20 | 2025-01-25 | false | false | I saw a comment in a Reddit thread about both seasons of 99.9 Criminal Lawyer being available on Viki. I had watched the first season a little over a year ago, and enjoyed it a lot; at the time, the second season had not been on Viki. On seeing that a second season was available, I went to Viki to check it out. I did not have a Viki Pass subscription at this time, and was not planning to get one ight now, but fortunately this show was available for free with ads, so I watched it. I enjoyed it about as much as Season 1. |
| Invisible | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2025-01-06 | 2025-01-17 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I enjoyed it quite a bit, and it helped me improve and get more practice with Japanese vocabulary. |
| Anti-Hero | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-12-28 | 2025-01-05 | false | false | I saw this show recommended to me on the Netflix home page. I watched this show as part of my general effort to learn Japanese. In the past, I've found that legal shows are pretty good for picking up vocabulary, and this show proved to be good for that purpose. Overall, though a stretch at times, the show was pretty riveting and a pleasure to watch. |
| Squid Game: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2024-12-26 | 2024-12-27 | true | false | Having watched Season 1 a while back, and having heard in the news that Season 2 was scheduled to be released on 2024-12-26, I was ready to watch Season 2 the day it landed on Netflix. While I was fairly hooked to the season, I was still able to keep the watching of it mostly to meals, with a bit of multiplexing outside meals. Overall, I enjoyed it. I do feel it has less of the deep scenes of Season 1 (where the character development could be felt more clearly) but more moving parts in its plot; it would have been difficult to just mimic Season 1 again given the movement of the narrative arc. I'll be interested in seeing how Season 3 ties up the loose ends. |
| IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-12-22 | 2024-12-24 | false | false | I saw this web series advertised on the Netflix homepage, and based on positive reviews and an intriguing snippet, I decided to watch it. I was hooked to the show, and ended up finishing it in just three days, which is unusual for me these days. Overall, I found it pretty good. |
| Okura: Cold Case Investigation | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-12-07 | 2025-01-18 | true | false | I started watching this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation. My watching was interrupted by my Netflix subscription pause, but I was so eager to finish that I resumed my Netflix subscription earlier than intended. I had to wait for the las few episodes to release on Netflix in order to finish watching it. Luckily, the last episode released on Netflix the day before the start of my next pause. |
| Amaran (Kannada) | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Kannada | 2024-12-04 | 2025-01-10 | true | false | I saw this movie recommended on the Netflix home page, and started watching it as a way to continue exposing myself to Kannada. I watched it in small bits and pieces for over a month. I enjoyed the movie and it did help me review my vocabulary. |
| Suits: Season 4 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-11-25 | 2024-12-05 | false | false | I had watched and enjoyed the first three seasons, and had found the show very good at providing light entertainment, and my plan was to watch the seasons gradually over time to spread out this light entertainment. Now that it was around 7 months since Season 3, I picked up and watched Season 4. While I initially planned to go slow, I got quite hooked to the show toward the end and ended up finishing it fairly quickly. Overall, I think this season continues the trend of providing good light entertainment. |
| How to Get Rich | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-11-23 | 2024-12-02 | false | false | Watching this show had been on the back of my mind after I had heard reference to it from the show host Ramit Sethi's YouTube videos, but I had not formally added it to my consumption plan. I remembered a few days into my Netflix subscription and started watching the show. I wasn't totally hooked, and finished the show over about ten days while juggling watching it with several other shows. Overall, I found it fairly decent and mostly in line with what I was already familiar with from watching Ramit Sethi, Caleb Hammer, and Romain Faure, but there were a few differences arising from all the dramatization done as part of the Netflix production process. |
| Khel Khel Mein | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2024-11-22 | 2024-11-22 | false | false | I had seen this movie in the results list when searching for another movie, and I liked the clip that Netflix played of the movie when I hovered over it. After checking out the reviews, I decided to watch the movie. It was a light but solid watch, and I was able to finish it within a single evening. |
| Goodbye | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2024-11-21 | 2024-11-24 | false | false | This movie had been on my list of things to watch when I resumed my Netflix subscription, so I started watching it shortly after resuming my Netflix subscription. It was pretty good and approximately matched my expectations. |
| Alice in Borderland: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-11-12 | 2024-11-17 | false | false | I had watched Season 1 about a year ago and had a plan to watch Season 2 whenever I next renewed my Netflix subscription. Indeed, I started watching it as soon as I renewed my Netflix subscription. I enjoyed Season 2 even more than Season 1, and felt satisfied by the conclusion. |
| Big Girls Don't Cry | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English/Hindi | 2024-11-08 | 2025-02-07 | false | false | I started watching this TV show when I got a 1-week subscription to Amazon Prime, after finishing Panchayat Season 3. I only got as far as Episode 6 (out of 7 episodes) when my subscription ran out. After I resumed my Amazon Prime subscription of 2025-01-30 and finished watching Aspirants Season 2, I decided to wrap up this show. Overall, I enjoyed watching the show and following the plot lines for its ensemble cast of characters, even though parts of it felt a bit forced to me (including some of the "feminist" angles). |
| Aspirants: Season 1 | YouTube | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-11-08 | 2025-01-29 | false | false | I started watching this web series on Amazon Prime, during a 1-week subscription. However, I discovered that this season is available for free on YouTube. So I decided to focus my limited Amazon Prime time on other shows, with the intent of finishing the season on YouTube, and watching Season 2 on Amazon Prime some time later when subscribed to it. In January, after pausing my Netflix subscription and wrapping up a couple of shows on Viki and Hulu respectively, I resumed watching this season, and finished it within a few days. I found it gripping, and really enjoyed the theme song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJf1x51LvMY that may have played a role in hooking me to the show. |
| Panchayat: Season 3 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-11-05 | 2024-11-07 | false | false | This season had been on the list of things I wanted to watch whenever I next renewed my Amazon Prime subscription. So, I started watching it as soon as I got a week of Amazon Prime to get a discount on a purchase. I enjoyed the season though it does take a darker turn toward the end than the past two seasons. |
| Atom's Last Shot | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-09-15 | 2024-11-12 | false | false | I started watching this TV show after seeing it in one of the Hulu recommendations; it was part of my overall effort to learn more Japanese by watching Japanese TV shows. By this time, I was focusing my watch time on medical education, and I also had several TV shows going on in parallel, so I proceeded slowly through the show. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the performances, but somehow the structure of the show and complexity of the dialog meant that I failed to pick up much Japanese through watching it. |
| My Family | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-09-11 | 2024-09-14 | false | false | I watched this TV show as Hulu recommended it to me as the next show to watch right after I finished watching House of the Owl. While many aspects of the plot were a stretch, I enjoyed watching the show and the performances of the actors, and it also seems to have helped brush up and expand my Japanese vocabulary. |
| The Good Doctor: Season 4 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-23 | false | false | I started watching this season shortly after finishing Season 3. I didn't focus solely on this show, and watched several other shows in parallel, so it took me about three weeks to finish the show. I continued to enjoy it as I had enjoyed Season 3, but the novelty had definitely worn off. |
| Revenant | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2024-09-02 | 2024-10-02 | false | false | I started watching this TV show based on its positive reviews and high position in the list of Hulu's best Korean dramas. Initially, I was not too hooked to the show, and focused on watching other content. However, after watching a few episodes, I got quite hooked, and ended up watching more than half of the show in a couple of days, getting to the end. I think it's a great show with a lot of twists and misdirection even though it takes a few episodes to really get into the flow of things. See https://hallyureviews.wordpress.com/2023/10/19/revenant-is-a-real-treat-for-fans-of-the-occult-and-good-acting/ for a thoughtful review. |
| The Good Doctor: Season 3 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-08-28 | 2024-09-02 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 2, and found it approximately as good, though I do feel that some of the freshness of the material has been going down. I planned to stop watching this show for the time being and switch to other stuff, but decided the next day to continue watching the show. |
| The Good Doctor: Season 2 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-08-23 | 2024-08-28 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1, and found it almost as good, though I feel that Season 1 was a little better. |
| The Good Doctor: Season 1 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-08-18 | 2024-08-23 | false | false | I knew about this show, having watched the Korean version and heard about the English version a few years ago. My interest in the show got piqued after I watched a few YouTube shorts from the show, so I decided to give it a try. Its very unusual cases are a very different flavor compared to ER (where the medical cases are much more representative/ordinary); I enjoyed both shows in different ways. I particularly enjoyed many of Shaun's on-point observations and questions through the show. |
| WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn | Hulu | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2024-08-08 | 2024-08-08 | false | false | I watched this documentary on a whim, having recently been reviewing some of the timelines on Timelines wiki, with https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_WeWork being one of the higher-traffic but not-recently-updated timelines. The time period covered by the documentary roughly matches the time period covered on the wiki entry as of when I watched the documentary, so it was interesting to compare. Overall, I found the documetary decent, though the short length meant that many aspects could not be delved into. |
| The Bear: Season 3 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-07-29 | 2024-08-07 | true | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 2. While a lot of the content was comparably good to Seasons 1 and 2, I felt that the storyline moved more slowly and the whole season felt more like a half season; see the review https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jun/27/the-bear-season-three-review-unbelievably-frustrating that makes some related points. Overall, it still made for great TV, and I look forward to Season 4. |
| The Bear: Season 2 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-07-25 | 2024-07-29 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1, and found it comparably good. However, I was a bit less hooked than I had been with Season 1 (the novelty had worn off a little bit), and some parts were depressing enough that I went through them rather slowly. |
| The Bear: Season 1 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-07-23 | 2024-07-25 | false | false | I had heard a lot of positive hype about this TV show and had been meaning to watch it at some point, and I finally got around to it. I was immediately hooked, and finished the first season in about two days. The article https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-bear-is-the-show-of-the-summer-but-why-does-everyone-love-it does a decent job explaining some of the unusual and classification-defying ways that the show works. |
| Trump: Assassination Attempt: Minute by Minute | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-07-15 | 2024-07-15 | true | false | I had heard about the underlying event, and then saw this 1-hour special advertised on the Hulu hume page, so I decided to watch it. While I didn't learn too much beyond what was on the Wikipedia page, it was helpful to see it in visual form and get a sense for how these news reports are structured. |
| House of the Owl | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-07-04 | 2024-09-11 | false | false | I discovered this show while looking for good Japanese TV shows to watch on Hulu. I started watching it and found it interesting, but wasn't really hooked, so I went through it slowly. My interest in it picked up toward the end, and overall I found it decent, but the conclusion was far from satisfying, which is by design since this is pioneering the "multi-season" show in Japan. See https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/house-of-the-owl-japan-recurring-series-disney-plus-david-shin-1235974787/ for general background about this show. |
| Moving | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2024-07-03 | 2024-07-23 | false | false | I had heard a lot of positive things about this TV show, and had been meaning to watch it some time soon while I still had my Hulu subscription. So, I got started on it. It was an enjoyable watch and I finished it within about three weeks. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2023/10/29/review-moving/ for an in-depth review. Due to a technical snag, the last episode got stuck somewhere in the middle after one of the ad breaks. To get around this issue, I created a new profile under my account and was able to watch the last episode using that profile. |
| Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach (Kannada) | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Kannada | 2024-06-29 | 2024-07-01 | false | false | I watched this right after finishing the previous season. My motivations were similar: watch a great TV show while also learning Kannada. I enjoyed the TV show and succeeded at improving my Kannada vocabulary as well! |
| Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (Kannada) | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Kannada | 2024-06-28 | 2024-06-29 | false | false | I was looking for TV shows and movies in Kannada that were also interesting to watch. After trying one show that I didn't enjoy (Mansion 24) and then another show that lacked subtitles (Radhe Shyam) I finally found a Kannada-dubbed version of a show that I had been interested in watching: a followup season to Criminal Justice that I had watched in Hindi a few months ago. Overall, I enjoyed the show and also learned a bunch of Kannada; however, I do agree with some of the criticisms, including comments made in many reviews that watching the first and last episode of the show is enough to get the gist of the show. |
| Why Her? | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2024-06-19 | 2024-08-17 | false | false | I was looking for Korean shows to watch on Hulu and found this one that seemed highly rated, so I started watching it. However, I switched focus to other shows including Moving and The Bear and came back to this show after finishing them. I found the beginning and end reasonably strong but the middle episodes weak; this mirrors online reviews of the show; see the discussion on https://www.reddit.com/r/KDRAMA/comments/w52v7k/why_her_episodes_15_16/ for instance. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2022/07/17/dropped-why-her/ for a review of the show up to Episode 9, along with the author's reasons for dropping the show. |
| Revenge of Others | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2024-06-15 | 2024-06-18 | false | false | I first saw this show on the Hulu homepage, and then as the next recommended show after finishing Big Mouth, but didn't pay much attention to it at the time. I took notice when I Googled around for the best Korean shows on Hulu and saw it listed. I then Googled for its reviews and saw a rating of 4.9 out of 5. Impressed, I decided to start watching, and was hooked. It's been a while since I've been so hooked to a Korean show. I almost finished it in a span of 48 hours, but deferred the watching of the last episode to the next day, so it ended up spanning four calendar days. The twists at the end are a bit hard to follow in real time; I found https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/revenge-of-others-episode-12-finale-won-seoks-killer-revealed-major-plot-twist-one-character.html/ to be a helpful summary of the reveals at the end. |
| ER: Season 5 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-05-21 | 2024-07-03 | false | false | I started watching this season immediately after finishing Season 4. However, with my Portland trip and my attention then shifting to other things, my consumption of this show slowed down and I eventually finished it over a month later. I enjoyed the season like I had enjoyed previous seasons; however, some of the initial compelling draw of the series had faded away, and my watching of it was more measured and deliberate. |
| ER: Season 4 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-05-08 | 2024-05-21 | false | false | I started watching this season shortly after finishing Season 3. I found it comparably good and went through it at approximately the same pace, finishing the season in two weeks. |
| ER: Season 3 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-04-24 | 2024-05-08 | false | false | I started watching this season shortly after almost finishing Season 2; I wasn't able to fully finish Season 2 due to playback issues I encountered after going through part of the last episode (Episode 22). I enjoyed Season 3 about as much as Seasons 1 and 2. |
| Eye Love You | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-04-20 | 2024-04-30 | true | false | I noticed that this show, that I had previously seen advertised on Netflix, was also being shown and advertised on the Viki homepage, so I decided to give it a try. This was a great show. I enjoyed the juxtaposition of Japanese and Korean in the show (which also helped improve my Japanese vocabulary and helped me calibrate my relative knowledge of Japanese and Korean), as well as the acting and the background music. I prioritized watching the show in order to finish it before the pause of my Viki subscription. |
| Flex X Cop | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2024-04-18 | 2024-05-06 | true | false | I saw this TV show advertised on the Hulu homepage and also saw positive reviews for it online, so I decided to watch it. It was fairly good and matched my expectations. The tone of the show does shift in the last six episodes from being a general crime-fighting show to being about crimes involving the protagonists, and I enjoyed both the early and the late episodes. |
| ER: Season 2 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-04-14 | 2024-07-23 | false | false | I started watching this immediately after finishing Season 1. I had almost finished it in early May, but doe to a technical snag with Hulu, it got stuck mid-way through the last episode, so I moved on to the next season. On 2024-07-23, I figured a way around the problem when it happened to me on another show (Moving): I made a new profile and used that to watch the episode. Overall, I enjoyed this season about as much as Season 1. |
| Shogun | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-04-11 | 2025-01-20 | true | false | I started watching this TV show based on positive reviews around the web, as well as my desire to learn more Japanese. While most of the show is Japanese, there is a sizable proportion of conversation in English (which, in the plot, is supposed to be Portuguese). I was hooked to the show in the beginning, but shifted focus away from it toward other shows. I continued making gradual progress until late January when, after pausing my Netflix subscription, I watched the last three episodes over a couple of days. Although fairly slow in the middle, the show picked up pace toward the end. I enjoyed it on the whole. |
| Suits: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2024-03-29 | 2024-04-09 | false | false | I had watched the first two seasons of Suits a few months prior, and wanted to continue watching it gradually (I didn't want to finish it all at once so that I could continue getting the joy of watching it over a long period of time). I decided to pick it up on a whim in late March and finished it in a little under two weeks, even though I was mainly focused on watching other TV shows. I found it engaging and enjoyable as usual, with nothing too surprising in either the positive or the negative direction. |
| Maamla Legal Hai | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-03-29 | 2024-04-06 | true | false | I watched this web series on a whim after seeing it recommended on the Netflix homepage and seeing that it has positive reviews. The web series was quirky and lighthearted and I enjoyed watching it. |
| Laakhon Mein Ek: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-03-27 | 2024-03-28 | false | false | I watched this right after finishing Season 1. Although the two seasons are not set in the same continuity, and are about completely different storylines, I was sufficiently engaged with the first season to try out the second. I found this season pretty well-executed and was engaged by the storyline. It showed how corruption and dysfunction can emerge in a system even when every individual seems to be operating reasonably given the constraints. |
| Laakhon Mein Ek: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-03-26 | 2024-03-27 | false | false | I had a week of Amazon Prime subscription available as I got the subscription to order some packages, so I checked what is available to watch. I saw this TV show and also saw that it had positive online reviews, so I decided to watch it. I found it reasonably good; it matched my expectations. It was a nice contrast to Kota Factory, that was about an ostensibly similar topic but addressing a very different student profile. |
| Breathe: Into The Shadows: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-03-24 | 2024-03-25 | false | false | I had a week of Amazon Prime subscription available as I got the subscription to order some packages, so I checked what is available to watch. I started watching this TV show after seeing it in the search results when I was checking whether Farzi has a Season 2 yet. I found it intriguing enough that I started watching it. I enjoyed it overall, but I felt that the execution was a bit off in some ways; a lot of the plot points seemed force.. This seems to agree with the opinions of several reviewers. Reviewers also seemed to think poorly of Season 2 (even compared to Season 1) so I decided not to watch Season 2 after finishing Season 1. |
| Divorce Attorney Shin | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2024-03-23 | 2025-01-06 | false | false | I don't remember the exact impetus for watching the show, but I believe it was due to generally positive reviews. I got through several episodes but then paused consumption when I paused my Netflix subscription. Later, after resuming my Netflix subscription and finishing other shows I wanted to catch up with first, I finished this show. Overall, I found it a great watch, albeit it was more of a slow burn than a riveting show. |
| Doctor Slump | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2024-03-23 | 2024-04-18 | true | false | I watched this show based on past recommendations by Netflix as well as positive reviews online. Despite many of the underlying themes having been well-trodden in the past, I found the show fairly well-done and worth watching. I was hooked to the show for the first few episodes; however, after around episode 12, when the main plot points had been wrapped up, I found the show a bit slow, so it took me a while to finish. |
| Murder Mubarak | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2024-03-23 | 2024-03-23 | true | false | I had seen this movie in the Netflix list for the last few days, and when it was featured prominently on the homepage I decided on a whim to watch it after checking that its reviews were decent. It was, as expected, a decent watch. |
| Laal Singh Chaddha | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-23 | false | false | This movie had been on my watchlist for a while, and I finally decided to watch it. It was a decent watch, covering a personal journey and weaving together a bunch of historical events on the side. I found it a nice watch but not particularly compelling. |
| Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-02-18 | 2024-02-24 | false | false | Due to limitations on streaming services while in India, I picked up this TV show that I was still able to access in India. I found it quite engaging and enjoyed watching it. |
| Fermat's Cuisine | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2024-02-09 | 2024-02-10 | true | false | I was looking for Japanese TV shows to watch and I saw this show recommended by Netflix on its homepage. After reading positive reviews, I picked this show up as I expected it to be a relatively light and watchable show with a sufficiently simple setup that would allow me to pick up more Japanese. The show turned out to be a good fit in the way I had hoped, and it helped improve my Japanese vocabulary quite a bit. Despite the show being light (and way over the top!), I was hooked, so I binge-watched the show, finishing it within two days. |
| Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2024-02-08 | 2024-02-08 | false | false | I saw this movie in the Netflix homepage recommendations, and saw that it had an interesting topic and positive reviews online, so I decided to watch it. It was a decent watch. I liked that it covered its social topics with a light hand (without being preachy), and the plot was interesting enough to keep me watching. |
| Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2024-01-22 | 2024-01-22 | false | false | With only a little time left before the end of my free month of Amazon Prime subscription, I decided to watch this movie that had been on my wishlist for some time. This was Yash Chopra's last directorial and I had heard some praise for it (though it was somewhat mixed). Overall, I enjoyed the movie and its premise, though I do see why it's not considered to be quite up there with some of Yash Chopra's other works such as Veer-Zaara. |
| Fan | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2024-01-20 | 2024-01-20 | false | false | With a few days left before the end of my free month of Amazon Prime subscription, I was looking for movies to watch in the last few days. I saw that Fan was available, and I had heard that it was an interesting movie with Shah Rukh Khan playing a double role, so I decided to watch it. My overall impression matched the reviews: great acting, and great premise, but a relatively predictable second half of the movie. |
| Drishyam 2 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2024-01-13 | 2024-01-15 | false | false | I had already watched the previous movie (to which this was a sequel) and had read the plot summary of this movie on Wikipedia, as well as seen positive reviews. I had the movie in my consumption plan for a while, so once I got a month of Amazon Prime, and after finishing watching some higher-priority items, I watched this. I enjoyed it and it pretty closely matched my expectations. |
| Mumbai Diaries: Season 1 (26/11) | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-01-10 | 2024-01-13 | false | false | I watched this web series after seeing it in the Amazon search results when searching for another show; I saw that the first season had positive reviews. I had already seen two movies related to the same background historical event: The Attacks of 26/11, and Major. However, this show seemed to have a different focus (namely, more focus on the hospital side of things) and I was curious enough to give it a try. I found it engaging. |
| Farzi | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-01-07 | 2024-01-10 | false | false | I watched this TV show after seeing it mentioned in an article about exciting TV shows with second seasons likely in 2024. I found it quite engaging and enjoyable, though there was nothing too unexpected. |
| Mirzapur: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-01-05 | 2024-01-06 | false | false | I watched this season of Mirzapur right after finishing the previous season. I found it pretty comparable (though it did have a different and much darker energy with its theme of revenge on many fronts), though I finished it much faster as it made for convenient watching on the side given the nature of stuff I was doing over the time period. |
| Criminal Justice | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-01-02 | 2024-01-04 | false | false | I saw this series mentioned in https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Hindi_on_the_web and also ran into it when looking up the other shows that Vikrant Massey, who is on the cast of Mirzapur, has starred in. After seeing that it had positive reviews and that it was a Hotstar show and would therefore likely be available on Hulu, I searched for and found it on Hulu and watched it. I found it quite engaging (though disturbing at times) and overall I was glad to have watched it. |
| Mirzapur: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2024-01-01 | 2024-01-05 | false | false | After starting a free month of Amazon Prime subscription that I opted for to facilitate some discounts on other orders I was placing, I decided to watch Mirzapur, a show that I had in my consumption plan for some time. The show was quite good and matched my expectations. |
| Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | false | false | After starting a free month of Amazon Prime subscription that I opted for to facilitate some discounts on other orders I was placing, I noticed that this movie was available on Amazon Prime. I had heard positive things about the movie, so I decided to watch it. I mostly enjoyed it and it matched my expectations, without significantly exceeding them. See also https://dontcallitbollywood.com/2023/07/29/rocky-aur-rani-kii-prem-kahaani-review-spoiler-discussion-space/ for some discussion (that I read after almost finishing the movie). |
| Guilty Minds | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-12-25 | 2023-12-30 | false | false | I started watching this web series on Amazon shortly after getting a free month of Amazon Prime subscription that I opted for to facilitate some discounts on other orders I was placing. I enjoyed the show quite a bit, considering it a fairly good show in the legal drama genre, and particularly among the Indian shows (the other one I had watched recently was The Trial: Pyaar, Kanoon, Dhokha, that I had found more addictive but ultimately enjoyed less). |
| Crazy Rich Asians | Hulu | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2023-12-15 | 2023-12-15 | false | false | I saw this movie on the Hulu homepage. I had heard a lot about this movie in the months after its release, and had been meaning to watch it if and when it was available on a streaming platform I was subscribed to. So I clicked through and started watching the movie immediately. While I didn't grok some of the cultural allusions and context of the movie, I did find a few parts quite moving, and overall I enjoyed watching the movie. |
| The Worst of Evil | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-22 | false | false | I saw this series on the Hulu homepage, and Googling it I saw that it had very good reviews. Since I've been watching and enjoying several other Ji Chang-wook dramas (Healer and K2 in the past; Suspicious Partner and If You Wish Upon Me currently), and since I wanted to add a fast-paced, engrossing drama to the list of shows I was watching, I started watching this. After a few days, I was hooked, and I ended up binge-watching and finishing it quickly. I really enjoyed it and felt that it lived up to the quality I had been expecting based on the reviews. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2023/12/17/review-the-worst-of-evil/ for a review that was published) after I had already started the show (and that I didn't read until I had finished watching the show). |
| A Small Light | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-12-08 | 2024-03-29 | false | false | I had heard a lot of positive reviews of this TV show about Miep Gies, the woman who helped hide the famous Anne Frank from the Nazis. So, I started watching it shortly after resuming my Hulu subscription. I found it engaging and thought-provoking, but I still watched it in small doses on the back burner while being focused on other shows, hence it ended up taking over three months to finish. The slowness of consumption was related partly to the heaviness of the material and partly to my desire to relish it in small doses. |
| Kaala Paani | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-06 | true | false | I started watching this TV show based on a Netflix homepage recommendation and positive reviews. While mostly in Hindi, the show also featured a lot of English, a little bit of Tamil, and a made-up language for the Oraka tribe. I found it quite engaging, and enjoyed the character progression (and regression) though the cliffhanger ending was a bit counter to my expectations (I had been hoping for a bit more resolution). |
| Trillion Game | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2023-11-24 | 2024-02-04 | false | false | I started watching this TV show after seeing it advertised on the Netflix homepage. It piqued my interest as I was trying to watch more Japanese shows to improve my Japanese. I started watching it, but only got a little less than halfway through it before I paused my Netflix subscription. After renewing my Netflix subscription, I finished watching the show. I thoroughly enjoyed it quite a bit, albeit by viewing it with a manga lens and hence without expectations of realism. |
| Squid Game: The Challenge | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-11-24 | 2023-12-07 | true | false | I started watching this reality TV show based off of Squid Game (that I had watched two years ago) since I had liked the original Squid Game and wanted to see how it played out as reality TV (I had also watched Mr. Beast's version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3GPea1Tyg and enjoyed it, but this promised to be way more intense and extended). Despite considerable criticism of the show online, I found the show as finally presented to be pretty decent. When I started watching it, only the first five episodes were available; I watched the final episode shortly after its release and right before pausing my Netflix subscription. |
| Suits: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-11-18 | 2023-11-25 | false | false | I started watching this season shortly after finishing Season 1. I found it comparably good, though the novely wore off a little bit so my viewing speed slowed down a little bit compared to Season 1. |
| Alice in Borderland: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2023-11-15 | 2023-11-24 | false | false | I had noted this as a TV show to watch several months ago, when it was shown to me as a Netflix homepage recommendation. After renewing my Netflix subscription, I picked this TV show up as part of my efforts to learn Japanese. I enjoyed the TV show quite a bit: it lived up to my expectations. |
| Suits: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-11-15 | 2023-11-18 | false | false | I had heard of this show as a comparable show to The Good Wife when reading reviews of the latter. So, when I saw the show advertised on the Netflix homepage. Since I had enjoyed The Good Wife quite a bit, I decided to give this show a try. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Despite many similarities with The Good Wife, the show had a very different flavor; for instance, it involved a lot less of the courtroom and a lot less of the politics/law nexus. |
| Doctor Cha | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-11-14 | 2024-03-23 | false | false | I started watching this TV show based on positive recommendations such as https://thefangirlverdict.com/2023/07/09/review-doctor-cha/ as well as Netflix promotion of the show. I found it decent but not super-engaging, so I watched it on the backburner until I paused my Netflix subscription in December; later, I watched more of it when I resumed my Netflix subscription. Overall, I enjoyed the show and I agree with the linked reviewthat says: "What the show lacks in terms of nuance and elegance, it more than makes up for, with heart." |
| Doona! | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-11-09 | 2024-02-08 | true | false | I saw this TV show recommended on the Netflix homepage, and reading its synopsis got me interested, so I started watching it. The show was a combination of relaxed and emotionally intense, so it took me some time to get through it, and I didn't finish it prior to pausing my Netflix subscription in December. I picked it up again shortly after resuming my subscription. Overall, I found the show surprisingly good; it had a surrealistic feeling to it that was both disconcerting and appealing. |
| Burn the House Down | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2023-11-09 | 2023-11-15 | false | false | I found this TV show while searching for the best Japanese shows on Netflix (my goal was to improve my Japanese). I started watching it shortly after renewing my Netflix subscription. Overall, I found it a very interesting show, and my only complaint about it is that some pieces felt unrealistic, but that might be expected given the manga origins of the show. |
| Irugapatru | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Kannada | 2023-11-09 | 2023-11-09 | true | false | I watched this Tamil film with Kannada audio, after seeing it on the Netflix homepage and finding the premise interesting. I chose Kannada audio because of relative ease understanding Kannada and a desire to brush up more on it. I found the premise and execution of the movie fairly good, although a few parts of it didn't resonate with me. |
| Kushi (Kannada) | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Kannada | 2023-11-07 | 2024-02-04 | false | false | I found this movie while looking for Kannada movies to watch (with the goal of learning more Kannada). However, I didn't finish it before pausing my Netflix subscription. Later, when I resumed by Netflix subscription, I finished watching the movie. I found it decent, though clearly not gripping enough to watch more quickly. |
| Jawan: Extended Cut | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-11-07 | 2023-11-25 | true | false | I had heard that this movie did very well, so when I saw it was available upon renewing my Netflix subscription, I started watching it. However, I wasn't too engaged by it so I watched it in bits and pieces over the next few weeks. Overall, while I can see that aspects of the movie appealed enough to make it a superhit, I was not personally engaged by it. |
| Mr. Bride | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2023-11-04 | 2023-12-20 | false | false | This TV show played the role for me of a light-hearted Japanese TV show that could help me continue to improve my understanding of the Japanese language. It served that purpose reasonably well; I watched it slowly over several weeks. While I enjoyed it quite a bit, I would advise people to read the critical points made in negative reviews of the show before watching; many of the criticisms are fair. They just weren't relevant to the reasons I wanted to watch this show. |
| 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: Season 1 | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2023-10-29 | 2023-11-04 | false | false | I started watching this TV show after seeing it advertised on the Viki homepage; I was interested in watching more Japanese-language TV shows, and this particular show (legal stuff) seemed like the kind of stuff that could engage me enough for me to watch it quickly and understand the language. I enjoyed the TV show, and it was also good for my efforts to learn Japanese: I was able to pick a fair amount of Japanese vocabulary thanks to my prior familiarity with legal concepts, having watched many law dramas, particularly Korean ones. |
| Suspicious Partner | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-10-27 | 2024-02-02 | false | false | I had started watching this TV show a few years ago but lost interest around halfway into the show. However, in the interim I saw many positive reviews such as https://thefangirlverdict.com/2017/10/03/review-suspicious-partner/ so I decided to give the show another shot. This time, I finished the show, though I watched it slowly over a period of a little over three months, giving priority to other shows. I found it a nice, feel-good, light watch, not a super-addictive or tightly written show. I liked the slow, gentle way the interpersonal relationships developed over time, and overall it was a worthwhile watch. |
| The Good Wife: Season 7 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-10-21 | 2023-11-01 | false | false | I started watching this season on Amazon Video (Freevee) right after finishing Season 6. I found this season a little more jarring compared with the other seasons; in particular, the ending didn't give a lot of closure, had too many open threads, and felt rushed. I can understand why the final episode got low ratings. |
| The Good Wife: Season 6 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-10-13 | 2023-10-21 | false | false | I started watching this season on Amazon Video (Freevee) right after finishing Season 5. While I found the season comparably good to previous seasons, the somewhat changed pace of the season (including the absence of a key character who departed in Season 5) meant that I was less hooked to the season, so I consumed it at a more relaxed pace compared to the previous seasons. |
| The Good Wife: Season 5 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-10-09 | 2023-10-13 | false | false | I started watching this season on Amazon Video (Freevee) right after finishing Season 4. I went a bit slower on this season than on previous seasons, but still finished it within five calendar days. I found this season pretty good and comparable with the first four seasons. |
| The Good Wife: Season 4 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-10-07 | 2023-10-09 | false | false | I started watching this season on Amazon Video (Freevee) right after finishing Season 3. Since I was doing some relatively boring work, I watched this on the side while working, and so I was able to finish this season within three calendar days. I found this season pretty good and comparable with the first three seasons. |
| The Good Wife: Season 3 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-10-05 | 2023-10-07 | false | false | I started watching this season on Amazon Video (Freevee) right after finishing Season 2. Since I was doing some relatively boring work, I watched this on the side while working, and so I was able to finish this season within three calendar days. I found this season pretty good and comparable with the first two seasons. |
| The Family Man: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-09-23 | 2023-09-25 | false | false | I started watching this season right after finishing Season 1. I enjoyed it about as much as Season 1; however, it took a little longer as I had to made outside trips on Sunday and then had to work on Monday. Nonetheless, I still finished it in two days. This season ahad a significant amount of conversation in Tamil and English in addition to Hindi (its main language), so it also helped me refresh some of my Tamil knowledge. |
| The Family Man: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-09-23 | 2023-09-23 | false | false | I had heard positive things about this TV show and even watched a CineDesi interview with Manoj Bajpayee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCYPHbyngAM where the show had been briefly discussed, so I had been intending to watch this TV show the next time I got an Amazon Prime subscription. So, after I got a one-week subscription as it was the cheapest way of getting an item delivered, I watched it. I enjoyed the season quite a bit, particularly the interplay between the protagonist being really good at his job when he was doing it, and being an ordinary and somewhat ineffectual person in the rest of his life. Having been cooped up at home and fatigued of document reorganization, I watched The Family Man all day while working on my computer and finished Season 1 within a single day. |
| Made in Heaven: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English/Hindi | 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-22 | true | false | I had been intending to watch this season the next time I was subscribed to Amazon Prime after its release, so after I got a one-week subscription as it was the cheapest way of getting an item delivered, I watched it. Having already read parts of the plot on Wikipedia, I was not very excited about this season; nonetheless, once I started watching it, I got hooked, and I finished within a day (the timing may also have helped -- I was just coming off a day of document organization so I needed something to relax with). Overall, while I found the show very well-done, I also felt it got a bit preachy and stereotyped at times, and failed to resonate. With that said, it might perhaps resonate more with an audience more similar to the world it depicts; I am not part of that world so was looking at it from more of an outsider's perspective. See https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-made-in-heaven-2-on-amazon-prime-video-review-sobhita-dhulipala-arjun-mathur-s-show-takes-up-complex-everyday-issues-that-afflict-people-s-relationships-movie_reviews-310525 and https://indiacurrents.com/made-in-heaven-2-is-binge-worthy-but-takes-on-too-much/ for thoughtful reviews that make many good points I agree with. |
| The First Responders: Season 2 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-09-18 | 2023-09-30 | true | false | I started watching this season right after finishing the cliffhanger ending of Season 1. My intention was for this to be my last TV show on Hulu before pausing the Hulu subscription. I took a break for a few days to enjoy some Amazon Prime Video content after getting an Amazon Prime subscription, but was able to return in time to wrap up this season. Overall, I found this fairly decent, though with more of an investigative/crime flavor than the first season, that had been focused more on emergency response. So it aligned less with my motivations for watching the show; nonetheless, it was a good season and I enjoyed it. |
| This Is Us: Season 6 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-09-01 | 2023-09-09 | false | false | I started watching this season right after finishing Season 5. This season took me a little longer to finish than the previous three seasons. One key reason was that now that the show was ending, I wanted to savor it for a little longer, so I slowed down my rate of watching. Second, the time jump in the last few episodes, while fairly well-done, meant that I wasn't quite as hooked-in-the-moment to the show. Third, I was getting my energy back after the wisdom tooth removal operation, so I was getting back to doing other stuff more and therefore I had less need to watch comforting TV on the side. |
| This Is Us: Season 5 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-08-28 | 2023-08-31 | false | false | I started watching this season right after finishing Season 4. I finished the season very quickly as I watched it in the background while doing other stuff. I'm enjoying the show more and more with every season, thanks to the payoff from the accumulated context across past seasons. |
| This Is Us: Season 4 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-08-26 | 2023-08-28 | false | false | I started watching this season right after finishing Season 3. I finished the season very quickly as I watched it in the background while doing other stuff. I was quite hooked to the show by this point, thanks to the buildup from the past few seasons. |
| This Is Us: Season 3 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-08-21 | 2023-08-26 | false | false | I started watching this season right after finishing Season 2. This particular season was a quick watch compared to past seasons, mostly because I watched it on the side while doing other stuff during the week. I was very engaged by the story and enjoyed it even more than past seasons. |
| Silent | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2023-08-20 | 2024-02-06 | false | false | I found this show on Viki while looking for good Japanese shows to watch. I enjoyed it a lot. It was a little heavy and hard to watch at times, which is why it took me some time to get through to the end. But the heaviness was rewarding to get through. There was also a technical reason the nature of the show made it hard to watch: as a lot of the conversations were carried out through sign language (as the main character is deaf) which requires me to be looking at the screen more carefully so as not to miss subtitles and subtle cues. This meant it was harder watch it when multiplexing with other things, or to look away from the screen for a few seconds (something I have started being able to do with Japanese shows thanks to picking up a little bit of Japanese). |
| Gulmohar | Hulu | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-08-19 | 2023-08-19 | false | false | I had heard positive things about this movie and even watched a CineDesi interview with Manoj Bajpayee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCYPHbyngAM where the movie had been briefly discussed. When I saw it's on Hulu, I decided to watch it. The film matched my expectations in terms of being a really good watch. |
| The First Responders: Season 1 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-08-16 | 2023-09-18 | false | false | I started watching this show based on a Hulu home page recommendation. Two factors that led me to be interested in the show, and that might have also influenced Hulu's decision to recommend the show to me, were (1) I had been watching a bunch of American TV shows (based on real incidents) related to emergency response, such as Panic 9-1-1 and Nightwatch, and (2) I had previously watched a bunch of Korean dramas. I found this show fairly good, in line with my expectations, though it didn't resonate with me the same way that shows such as Dr. Romantic had. |
| Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva | Hulu | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-08-16 | 2023-08-19 | false | false | I had heard some positive things about this movie and saw that it was available on Hulu, so I decided to watch it. While I found many aspects of the movie nice, including the premise, lead character, and visual effects, I found some parts of the movie jumpy and difficult to understand. The complexity of the setup would probably have benefited from a TV show format rather than the compressed movie format. I look forward to watching the remaining movies of the franchise to see if it makes more sense in the fuller context. |
| The Good Wife: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-08-15 | 2023-10-05 | false | false | I started watching this season on Amazon Video (Freevee) right after finishing Season 1, but decided to pause it in order to focus on other content, primarily content from Hulu as I was subscribed to Hulu at the time, and The Good Wife was on Freevee so I could watch it later without a subscription. Later in October, after cancelling my Hulu subscription, I returned to this season and finished it quickly. I found this season pretty good and comparable with Season 1. |
| The Good Wife: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-08-12 | 2023-08-15 | false | false | A few weeks prior, I had looked up this TV show and found it to be available on Amazon Video via Freevee (with ads). The context of my original interest was watching a CineDesi video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiPiA9I9_as interviewing the lead actress and director of The Trial, an Indian adaptation of The Good Wife. More recently, I started watching The Trial on Hulu, and found it interesting, so I looked more at its reviews and found a general sentiment that many of its strengths were better expressed in the original (The Good Wife). So, I started watching The Good Wife and was hooked, finishing the 23-episode Season 1 over a four-day period. Despite having watched several episode-based legal dramas (mostly Korean ones) I found the style and structure of The Good Wife novel and gripping. |
| The Trial: Pyaar, Kanoon, Dhokha | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-08-11 | 2023-09-11 | true | false | I originally heard about this show by watching a CineDesi video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiPiA9I9_as interviewing the lead actress and director of this show. The show wasn't available for my viewing at the time I watched this, but I was on the lookout for its availability. Later, I saw that it's available on Hulu, so I started watching. After watching, I read some reviews that suggested that most of the good parts came from the original (The Good Wife), a show I was also interested in watching, so I watched Season 1 of The Good Wife. I found significant overlap, and most of the things I liked about The Trial were present in better form in The Good Wife. The original was 23 episodes for one season, whereas The Trial was just 8; the additional episodes in the Good Wife were helpful for character development and plot development. Later, I came back to finish watching the remaining episodes of The Trial. My overall judgment is that I liked it in isolation, but its value-add over watching the original (The Good Wife) is very little; the original seems better in most respects. |
| May It Please the Court | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-07-28 | 2023-08-06 | false | false | I started watching this TV show after seeing it recommended on the Hulu home page and seeing positive reviews and ratings online. I enjoyed it to a reasonable extent, but wasn't totally drawn into it. Some of the plot twists felt rushed and there were many aspects that I didn't feel like I fully understood even after watching all episodes. |
| This Is Us: Season 2 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-07-24 | 2023-08-21 | false | false | I started watching Season 2 right after finishing Season 1. As with Season 1, my watching was off-and-on; I took breaks in between to watch other TV shows and movies. However, there were periods of time when I binge-watched several episodes in a day. I continued to enjoy the TV show and its unusual style of skipping back and forth in time to show snippets from different time periods and gradually fill in detail in scenes already shown previously. |
| The Handmaid's Tale: Season 5 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-07-11 | 2023-07-13 | false | false | I started this season right after finishing Season 4; I finished it fairly quickly as I was watching it on the side while doing other things, due to somewhat reduced energy levels as a result of antibiotic issues (see https://github.com/vipulnaik/diet-exercise-health/blob/master/notes/2023-07-05-wisdom-tooth-removal-left-side.md for details). I already knew the plot summary, having read it online, so was able to watch the show without being too worried about what would happen next; nonetheless I was pretty hooked to the show and enjoyed the plot developments and character arcs. |
| The Handmaid's Tale: Season 4 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-11 | false | false | I started this season right after finishing Season 3; however, I took this season a bit more slowly than Season 3, and juggled watching it with watching other things, so I ended up finishing it over a little less than 2 weeks. While watching this season, I enjoyed some of the TV Tropes coverage such as https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E10TheWilderness that identifies numerous tropes in the last episode of the season. |
| The Handmaid's Tale: Season 3 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-30 | false | false | I started this season right after finishing Season 2; I found this season quite good, and was hooked for most of it. The plot armor around the protagonist (June) became pretty clear through this season. Despite some of the stretches of credulity, I enjoyed a lot of the new developments in this season and the fleshing out of more aspects of the world. |
| The Waiting Room | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-06-11 | 2023-08-09 | false | false | I started watching this documentary movie after seeing it recommended on the Hulu home page, likely as a result of my recent watching of ER. While I didn't find it too engaging, I did like its portrayal of a real-world hospital emergency room, serving as a contrast to the adrenalin-filled medical dramas I had been seeing. I watched it in bits and pieces over about two months. |
| Panic 9-1-1: Season 1 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-06-11 | 2023-06-12 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a recommendation by Hulu, likely because I had started watching the "ER" TV show. Season 1 is just three episodes; I found them very chilling and interesting to listen to. Among the aspects I found interesting: (1) how much happens over a relatively short time period in these kinds of situations, (2) how often people panic and keep repeating themselves even in these situations where time is of the essence for communicating information. At the same time, I don't expect these to be representative of the typical 9-1-1 emergency calls, that are probably generally less serious. |
| This Is Us: Season 1 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-06-10 | 2023-07-24 | false | false | I started watching this TV show as it was one of the recommended TV shows on Hulu, and I had heard positive things about it as well as enjoyed Milo Ventimiglia's acting as Jess on Gilmore Girls. I didn't watch it much at first, but picked it up more after finishing all seasons of The Handmaid's Tale. I found it a nice feel-good TV show, somewhat reminiscent of Gilmore Girls. |
| The Handmaid's Tale: Season 2 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-06-10 | 2023-06-27 | false | false | I started this season a few days after finishing Season 1; I had found Season 1 very good, but also a bit heavy, hence the slight break. Even after starting, I did not initially get too deep into the season, and switched to watching other things. Later in the month of June, I got drawn into the season again, and finished watching it. As with Season 1, I found it great but heavy. I was engaged with the series' exploration of several themes, and the way Season 2 built upon Season 1 and dug deeper in a few areas. |
| ER: Season 1 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-06-09 | 2024-04-14 | false | false | I had heard positive things about this TV show, so I started watching it, but only watched a small part of the first episode (pilot) at the time. I came back to this a few months later, initially watching it on the side while focusing on other shows, but eventually (around early April 2024) getting sufficiently hooked to it to binge-watch the rest of the season. I found that the show took a bit of time to grow, but once I was in the flow, it was very hooking. See https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/19/20872849/er-how-it-was-made-20th-anniversary for some general background on how ER was a departure from other similar shows in terms of the realism of the underlying scenarios, the documentary style of shooting, and the use of a top writer, top director, and up-and-coming star cast. |
| Big Mouth | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-06-07 | 2024-06-13 | false | false | I started watching this TV show based on a home page recommendation. I got through a few episodes, but then lost interest upon reading reviews such as https://www.thisisbarry.com/film/korean-drama-big-mouth-why-so-many-plot-holes/ that document how the show's ending failed to tie many of the loose ends. About a year later, in May 2024, I decided to resume watching the show as by this point Hulu was my only subscription, and I was interested in watching some Korean show, and thought it would be best to finish this show that I had already started watching. While I was engrossed moment-to-moment till the ending, I do agree with many of the criticisms made in the reviews (such as the one linked two sentences ago). |
| An Incurable Case of Love | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2023-06-04 | 2023-08-20 | false | false | I started watching this TV show mainly in order to get more exposure to the Japanese language in order to get better at it. I picked this show as a light-hearted and highly-rated show that would be easy to follow and help me improve my understanding of the language. The show largely met my expectations. I watched it slowly while being focused on watching other shows, so it ended up taking over two months to finish. |
| The Handmaid's Tale: Season 1 | Hulu | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-06-03 | 2023-06-07 | false | false | The Handmaid's Tale is one of Hulu's most critically acclaimed TV shows and it had been on my list of shows to watch once I got a Hulu subscription. I started watching it as soon as I got to the point in Dr. Romantic 3 where I was done watching the already released episodes. The first season of the show lived up to my expectations; however, it was also disturbing enough that it influenced some of my dreams in a negative way and I needed to take a break for a couple of days before I felt comfortable finishing the first season. |
| Dr. Romantic 3 (Romantic Doctor Kim 3) | Disney Plus | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-17 | true | false | I watched this after finishing a rewatch of Dr. Romantic 2. The show was still airing when I started watching, so I watched up to Episode 12 and then watched the other episodes as they came out. I found this season a good sequel to the previous season (Dr. Romantic 2) and was happy to see that most of the cast from Season 2 continued into Season 3, and that there was progress in the overall storyline since the previous season. Overall, I enjoyed it for similar reasons as I enjoyed the first two seasons. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2023/08/14/review-dr-romantic-3/ for an excellent and extensive review (even compared to the author's usual standards) that gives a sense of what this season covered and what was great about it. |
| Dr. Romantic 2 (Romantic Doctor Kim 2) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-05-28 | 2023-06-01 | false | true | I rewatched this right after finishing my rewatch of Season 1. Around when I started the rewatch, I also read the review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2023/05/21/flash-review-dr-romantic-2/ that had not been available as of the time of my first watch. I mostly agree with the points made in the review. Moreover, watching this right after finishing the first season helped me appreciate some aspects of the plot and character development that I might have missed during my original watch due to the large time gap between my original watch of the two seasons. |
| Dr. Romantic (Romantic Doctor Kim) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-05-25 | 2023-05-28 | false | true | I remembered this show in connection with thoughts about moral mazes (see https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/moral-mazes for details) and the general concept of Doing Actual Thing. I remembered that this TV show, that I had watched several years ago, promoted an aesthetic of Doing Actual Thing, and thought it would be interesting to watch it again with new perspective. I enjoyed the rewatch. Also, along with my rewatch, I read through the detailed episode-by-episode reviews at https://thefangirlverdict.com/tag/dr-romantic/ and thoroughly enjoyed them (these reviews had not been available as of the time of my first watch). |
| Jubilee | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-04-23 | 2023-05-01 | true | false | I watched this Amazon Prime web series after seeing it mentioned in connection with another web series I had recently watched on Amazon Prime. I saw that it was highly rated and had rave reviews, so I decided to watch it. Jubilee is set in India right around the time of independence and partition, and is set against the backdrop of the nascent Hindi film industry. I enjoyed the show quite a bit, including both the plot and the performances. |
| Sultan | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-04-19 | 2023-04-21 | false | false | I saw that this movie was available on Amazon Prime. I had heard positive things about the movie, so I decided to watch it. I enjoyed it quite a bit. See https://dontcallitbollywood.com/2017/08/17/sultan-coverage-index/ for some excellent thoughtful commentary on the film. About a month after I watched the film, CineDesi published a 3-part watch-along on YouTube that I found quite good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM1xPfit8Z4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHD1tSTdeGc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-FXSVX_ZV0 are the three parts. |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 5 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-04-16 | 2023-09-22 | true | false | I started watching this season as soon as it started releasing; being able to watch this season was one of my motives for activating my Amazon Prime subscription. However, the full season hadn't been released at the end of the month of subscription, so I suspended watching the season. Later, in September, I got a 1-week subscription to Prime as it was the cheapest way of getting an item delivered, so I used this week to finish the season. Overall, while I enjoyed the season, I didn't feel as connected to it as I had with previous seasons. This was probably because I didn't watch it all in one go, but I think the season also felt a bit more disjointed with the flash-forwards and flashbacks. With that said, despite my reduced degree of engagement, I did appreciate the season and its finale. |
| Sardar Udham | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-04-09 | 2023-04-16 | false | false | This movie had been in the list of movies I intended to watch on Amazon Prime after resuming my subscription, so I watched it shortly after renewing my subscription. The movie was fairly well-done, and got me interested in the historical events depicted. I spent a while finishing it because I took a detour to wrap up some stuff I was watching on Netflix before pausing my subscription there. |
| Panchayat: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-04-06 | 2023-04-09 | false | false | I watched Season 2 right after finishing Season 1, and found it comparably good. I enjoyed the expansion in the role of Neena Gupta's character as well as the character of Rinky. At the end, I was eagerly awaiting the release of Season 3. |
| Panchayat: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-05 | false | false | Panchayat had been in the list of web series on Amazon Prime that I wanted to watch once I resumed my Amazon Prime subscription. The web series did not disappoint; the gentle, laid-back depiction of a village panchayat secretary's life was relaxing and fun to watch. Although it depicted a very different corner of the world, the relaxed village vibes reminded me of the relaxed small-town vibes of Gilmore Girls, one of my favorite TV shows. |
| Pathaan | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-04-02 | 2023-04-02 | true | false | The release on Amazon Prime Video of this very recent blockbuster was one of the motivations for me to resume my Amazon Prime subscription a little earlier than I had otherwise been planning to. I watched Pathaan right after my resuming my subscription. I enjoyed the movie including its fast pace and great action scenes. |
| Fida | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-03-25 | 2023-03-25 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it in a list on Netflix. The movie starred Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, whom I had enjoyed watching together in Jab We Met; this movie was from a little before then, so I decided to watch it. I enjoyed it, particularly Shahid Kapoor's intense acting. |
| Darr | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-24 | false | false | I had one day left in my Amazon Prime subscription. Darr was a movie I had not watched end-to-end for at least 20 years (I might have watched all or parts of it as a child), and it was also a movie I held in high esteem. I decided to watch it. |
| Paatal Lok: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-03-19 | 2023-03-24 | false | false | I had a week's worth of subscription to Amazon Prime that I had obtained to get a discount on a purchase. I had been interested in Paatal Lok after reading about it, and thought that the web series is just the right length to fit within a week. I finished it with one day to spare in my subscription. I enjoyed watching the web series, and the way it explored different facets of darkness in India. In my view, the web series should not be concerned a depiction of average life in India, but rather, an exploration of some dark facets and struggles. |
| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-03-18 | 2023-03-19 | false | false | I had been keen to watch this movie ever since I heard Aditya Chopra describe the movie in The Romantics, that I had watched on Netflix in February. I got an Amazon Prime subscription for a week in order to get a discount on a purchase, and this movie was available on Amazon Prime, so I watched it. I really enjoyed it, and was touched by the story and the excellent acting by Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma, as well as a great supporting cast. |
| The Glory: Part 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-03-17 | 2023-04-01 | true | false | Having already watched Part 1, I had been eagerly awaiting the release of Part 2. I started watching Part 2 within a few days of its release. Overall, I enjoyed Part 2 and found that it wrapped up the threads started in Part 1 quite well. I liked the human elements of the show despite the fairly dark overall theme. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2023/04/16/review-the-glory-part-2/ for a thoughtful and detailed review. |
| Money Heist: Korea Joint Economic Area | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-03-03 | 2023-03-17 | false | false | I had already watched the original Money Heist, set in Spain, and found it engaging and enjoyable. Netflix had recommended the Korean version to me in the past, so I decided to watch it. I found the Korean version quite good; the overall structure followed the original, but the plot and characters had been adjusted in several important ways; in particular, there was more of a political angle to the heist. I found it a wholesome watch. |
| Anjaam | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-02-26 | 2023-03-11 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it in the list of Netflix recommendations. I don't remember hearing about this movie; I was familiar with two of Shah Rukh Khan's other movies from this time period where he played negative roles (Darr and Baazigar) and it was interesting to see this third movie with him in a negative role. |
| The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-02-25 | 2023-04-02 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it in the list of Netflix recommendations. It took me a while to finish watching the film. I found it informative and it led me to read more about the history of Bhagat Singh and his life. While I think he was misguided in many ways (including his commitment to communism) it was interesting to learn more about his political philosophy; previously I just knew that he had thrown a bomb in a legislative assembly without intending to kill anyone, as a sign of protest against the British Empire. |
| Dostana | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-02-22 | 2023-02-22 | false | false | I watched this movie mainly because Netflix said that it is expected to leave Netflix on February 28. I found it a fun watch. It was also interesting to read the differing perspectives on how the film helped or hurt the perception of homosexuality in India. |
| Duplicate | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-02-19 | 2023-02-19 | false | false | I watched this movie mainly because Netflix said that it is expected to leave Netflix on February 28. I found it a fun watch, though nothing really stood out. I enjoyed a few things: the guest appearance of Kajol playing her DDLJ character, and the scene near the end that was reminiscent of Solomon's baby. |
| Lagaan | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-02-15 | 2023-02-17 | false | false | I had been meaning to watch this classic Hindi film for a while. I noticed it was available on Netflix, and I decided to watch it. I enjoyed the execution, even though the plot was fairly predictable (given that I've watched a lot of sports films by now). |
| The Romantics | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-02-14 | 2023-02-15 | true | false | I got a Netflix home page recommendation for this TV series about Yash Raj Films right when it was released (2023-02-14) and started watching it immediately. I enjoyed it quite a bit. See https://dontcallitbollywood.com/2023/02/23/the-romantics-review-discussion-post-confirmation-of-everything-we-have-ever-thought-felt-about-hindi-film/ for a review by a writer who has written extensively and thoughtfully about Hindi cinema. A few months later, CineDesi published a watch-along (with 1:1 matching of episodes) that I found pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4XheBlUfms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Luz8U7e8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH0Sn_YT6hU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vcB63Eu8pQ are the four episodes. |
| Mandela | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Tamil | 2023-02-09 | 2023-02-21 | false | false | I was looking for Tamil movies to watch on Netflix, in order to improve my knowledge of Tamil. I found this movie and watched it gradually over a long time. I found it quite good, albeit a slow burn. |
| Pakistan's Economic Crisis | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2023-02-05 | 2023-02-06 | false | false | I watched this video after Shekhar Gupta referenced it in one of his videos for The Print. I found this video, that featured Atif Mian and Miftah Ismail, fairly informative and interesting. |
| The Accidental Prime Minister | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-02-05 | 2023-02-06 | false | false | I watched this movie on YouTube for free with ads (this movie has been put up by its production company on YouTube to watch free with ads). The movie, starring Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna, is about prime minister Manmohan Singh's tenure. I found it quite interesting and it led me to read more about the events of that period. |
| She: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-02 | false | false | I watched this right after finishing the previous season. While I enjoyed it, I felt that this season was even more over-the-top than the previous season in terms of the sex, violence, and over-the-topness. See https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/ott/she-season-2-review-imtiaz-ali-show-continues-sleazy-tacky-celebration-of-male-fantasies-176946 for a review that is probably harsher on the season than I would be, but makes many points I agree with. |
| She: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | false | false | I watched this TV series that I'd seen as a Netflix recommendation a while back. I found it good though sometimes the sex and violence parts were too explicit and over-the-top. |
| Bombay | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Tamil | 2023-01-28 | 2023-02-08 | false | false | I watched this movie set against the 1992/1993 Bombay riots, based on a Netflix recommendation and based on past positive things I'd heard about the movie. I enjoyed the movie, particularly the scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZsjKZIbH_s between the two previously sparring grandfathers. |
| Awaken | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-01-24 | 2023-12-03 | false | false | I started watching this in January 2023 and lost interest / switched attention to other TV shows after getting through about ten episodes. After I renewed my Netflix subscription in November, I decided to pick up and finish off this TV show. While I did enjoy this TV show, I felt that some of the twists were very heavily forewarned and not very surprising, and the ending didn't feel like a sufficiently satisfying payoff. Still, the show was worth the watch. |
| Swades | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-01-21 | 2023-01-22 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it recommended as a related movie when searching for Lakshya, and decided to watch it based on positive reviews. I suspected that I may not like the movie for being overly jingoistic and simplistic, but after watching the movie I found it to be reasonably nuanced and well-balanced. Overall, I enjoyed the way the movie explored various perspectives. |
| Lakshya | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-01-21 | 2023-01-21 | false | false | I watched this 2004 movie set in the Kargil war based on a previous Netflix home page recommendation. I enjoyed the movie and found it fairly well-done. |
| Dhokha: Round D Corner | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-01-20 | 2023-01-20 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found it reasonably well-executed; although I had predicted some of the twists at the end, there were other twists I had not predicted, so I still felt some surprise and satisfaction at the end. |
| Trial by Fire | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2023-01-12 | 2023-01-20 | true | false | I watched this show about the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy based on a Netflix home page recommendation; I found the premise interesting and decided to watch it. I found the show engaging, well-executed, and worth the watch. |
| Don 2 | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-01-11 | 2023-01-11 | false | false | I watched this movie right after watching the previous movie in the franchise (Don). I enjoyed the movie and the (not entirely unpredictable) plot twists, even though I had already read a plot summary so I had prior knowledge of the plot twists. |
| Don | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-01-10 | 2023-01-10 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation, and the movie being on the list of movies I planned to watch at some point. I enjoyed the movie and the (not entirely unpredictable) plot twists, even though I had already read a plot summary so I had prior knowledge of the plot twists. |
| The Glory: Part 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-01-07 | 2023-01-24 | true | false | I watched this series after seeing it recommended for me on the Netflix home page and reading positive reviews. I found it to be fairly good; it matched up pretty closely with my expectations and did not surprise me much either positively or negatively. I await the release of Part 2, slated for March 2023. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2023/02/27/review-the-glory-part-1/ for a thoughtful review of Part 1 written after I had watched it. |
| Ginny & Georgia: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2023-01-05 | 2023-01-07 | true | false | I had been waiting for the release of Season 2 for a while, since I had really enjoyed Season 1. So I started watching Season 2 as soon as it was released on Netflix. I enjoyed it quite a bit; it seemed to maintain the general style of Season 1, while also being fresh in several ways. |
| Single's Inferno: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2023-01-04 | 2023-04-14 | false | false | I started watching this TV show after hearing a bunch about it and also seeing it recommended by Netflix. While I found it nice to watch, I was not deeply hooked, so I made slow progress initially. Around mid-April, with my Netflix subscription scheduled to pause on 2023-04-14, I decided to finish the first season before the pausing of my Netflix subscription. Overall, I found it an interesting watch. I wasn't surprised to learn that none of the couples formed in the season is still together (see https://screenrant.com/single-inferno-couples-season-1-still-together-arent/ for details). |
| Gatta Kusthi | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Tamil | 2023-01-03 | 2023-01-04 | true | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I enjoyed it to a reasonable extent. |
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2023-01 | 2023-02-17 | false | false | I was quite familiar with the plot of this classic Hindi film, and had watched bits and pieces of it, but had not watched it end-to-end. Upon seeing that it was on Netflix, I decided to watch it end-to-end. I started watching some time in January, and finished on 2023-02-17. Watching it fuly made me like it a bit more than the impression I had from watching a few scenes and reading a plot summary, and I got a better appreciation of the reason the film had resonated with its audience. See https://dontcallitbollywood.com/tag/kuch-kuch-hota-hai/ for a lot of thoughtful and interesting commentary on the movie, that I was able to appreciate more after watching the movie. |
| Major | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-03 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation, positive reviews, and a reasonably interesting premise. I enjoyed it to a reasonable extent, for reasons overlapping with many of the positive reviews. |
| Made in Heaven: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English/Hindi | 2022-12-24 | 2022-12-26 | false | false | I watched this Amazon Prime TV series after seeing it in the Amazon Prime recommendations and reading positive reviews (I also have a positive impression of movies made by its director Zoya Akhtar). I enjoyed the show quite a bit, consistent with the positive reviews. I felt it was one of the first Indian TV shows I'd watched that was comparable to good Korean TV shows in terms of the way each episode explored a particular range of issues. |
| Hindi Medium | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-12-24 | 2022-12-24 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it listed on Amazon Prime as well as based on positive recommendations online. While I enjoyed many parts of the movie, the end (and the "moral of the story") didn't really click with me. |
| Gully Boy | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-24 | false | false | This movie had been in my list of movies to watch for a while from a few months ago; I had been planning to watch it once I had an Amazon Prime subscription. I found the movie quite well-done and fun to watch, though it didn't quite resonate with me to the extent that I had hoped for given the rave reviews the movie had received. |
| Udaan | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-12-22 | 2022-12-22 | false | false | I watched this movie (the Hindi-dubbed version of Tamil film Soorarai Pottru, a movie loosely based on the founding of India's low-cost airline Air Deccan) after it showed up in Amazon Prime search results while I was looking for something else. I found the topic interesting enough to watch it even though it wasn't what I initially intended to watch. Although the movie was well-executed and pleasant to watch, it didn't feel like the historically on-point portrayal that I had been hoping for. |
| Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-12-17 | 2022-12-29 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a friend recommendation as well as a positive review at https://thefangirlverdict.com/2022/09/25/review-extraordinary-attorney-woo/ (though I did not read the review in its entirety prior to watching). I enjoyed the show quite a bit, and broadly agree with many of the sentiments expressed in the review. |
| Khakee: The Bihar Chapter | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-17 | true | false | I watched this TV show after resuming my Netflix subscription, based on a home page recommendation as well as positive reviews on the Internet. I found the series well-placed and well-executed, consistent with the reviews, and I really enjoyed watching it. |
| Reborn Rich | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-12-13 | 2023-05-12 | true | false | I started watching this TV show in mid-December, while it was still airing, but put it on pause after watching a part of Episode 1, as I was pausing my Viki subscription. I returned to finish the show when I resumed my Viki subscription in May 2023. I enjoyed the show quite a bit, after adjusting my viewing lens to not expect everything to be logically perfect. The review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2023/01/02/review-reborn-rich/ (that I read parts of while watching the show, though it wasn't available when I first started the show) does a good job of highlighting the show's strengths and weaknesses and the right viewing lens with which to enjoy the show. |
| Jalsa | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-12-10 | 2022-12-11 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a past Amazon Prime recommendation (from many months ago). I picked this movie based on its high ratings and critical acclaim. I enjoyed the movie, particularly the twist at the end. |
| Newton | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-12-10 | 2022-12-10 | false | false | I watched this movie out of a desire to watch some movies while I still have my Amazon Prime subscription. I picked this movie out of various Amazon Prime movies available, mostly based on its high ratings and critical acclaim. I liked the slow-burning, understated, and comedically delivered social commentary in the movie. |
| Runway 34 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-12-10 | 2022-12-10 | false | false | I watched this movie out of a desire to watch some movies while I still have my Amazon Prime subscription. I picked this movie out of various Amazon Prime movies available, mostly based on its description on the Amazon site. I found the movie pretty good and enjoyed its twists and turns. |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-12-08 | 2022-12-09 | false | false | I watched this movie immediately after finishing the previous movie (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) in the Hunger Games series. I found this movie quite well-executed and a fitting end to the series. I felt that the groundwork laid in the previous movies came to fruition in this movie. |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-12-07 | 2022-12-08 | false | false | I watched this movie after finishing the previous movie (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) in the Hunger Games series, with a gap of a few days in between. I found this movie quite well-executed and also enjoyed the progression of the storyline. |
| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-12-02 | 2022-12-04 | false | false | I watched this movie right after watching the previous movie in the Hunger Games series (The Hunger Games). I found this movie quite well-executed and also enjoyed the progression of the storyline. |
| The Hunger Games | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-11-27 | 2022-11-30 | false | false | After I activated the Amazon Prime free trial for delivery reasons, I checked to see what stuff is available on Amazon Prime Video; I noticed the Hunger Games movies so decided to watch them. I started with the first movie. I found it fairly well-executed and worth watching, even though I've watched other stuff in the broad genre (Battle Royale and Squid Game). |
| The Red Sleeve | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-11-05 | 2022-12-27 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on its high ratings and positive reviews. I didn't really get deep into it, so I watched it slowly over almost two months. I found it an interesting show -- a little different from the typical Korean historical (sageuk) drama in a refreshing way, but some of the novel elements also got in the way of me getting really deep into the show. |
| Mother | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-10-22 | 2022-10-29 | false | true | This was my third time watching Mother, a Korean drama that I continue to consider one of the finest dramas with great acting and a very touching storyline. I enjoyed the rewatch. |
| High School | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-10-19 | 2022-11-07 | true | false | I watched this TV show based on an Amazon recommendation as well as positive reviews such as https://decider.com/2022/10/14/high-school-freevee-review/ (the verdict of this being "stream it"). |
| 1917 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-10-16 | 2022-10-18 | false | false | I watched this movie because it was a highly recommended movie available for free with ads on Amazon (i.e., on Freevee), and I was on the lookout for Freevee content as I don't have an active Netflix or HBO subscription right now. Even though the plot is straightforward, I found it fairly well-executed and a pleasure to watch. |
| Battle Royale II - Requiem | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Japanese | 2022-10-08 | 2022-10-14 | false | false | I watched this movie right after finishing Battle Royale. Like the previous movie, this was available for free with ads on Amazon (i.e., on Freevee). Unlike Battle Royale, the free version was in Japanese. Overall, I found the movie decent, but was not as engaged by it as by Battle Royale. In particular, I did not notice any significant plot development or character trajectories, more just a prolonged fight scene. This might have been partly because it was in Japanese, but my impression seems to coincide with the criticisms that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_II:_Requiem#Reception describes. |
| Battle Royale | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-10-07 | 2022-10-08 | false | false | I picked this movie to watch after browsing through the list of movies available for free with ads on Amazon (i.e., on Freevee). I had heard positive things about the movie, including some of its thematic similarities with Squid Game. The version on Freevee was English-dubbed rather than the original Japanese. I found it quite engaging, although being much shorter it didn't have the level of depth and development that Squid Game had. |
| Nuclear Family | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-10-05 | 2022-10-06 | false | false | I watched this documentary about a lesbian couple with kids and the court case brought about by the biological father. This was part of my efforts to watch documentaries before the end of my HBO subscription in a few days. This documentary was included in a list of recommended documentaries on another documentary. I found the documentary very well-done and informative both about the personal conflicts involved and the historical context of the story. |
| Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-04 | false | false | I watched this documentary about scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard as part of my efforts to watch documentaries before the end of my HBO subscription in a few days. This documentary was included in a list of recommended documentaries on another documentary. I found the documentary fairly well-done, though not too directly relevant to my life. I later noticed that this documentary was directed by the same person (Alex Gibney) who had directed two documentaries I had watched before (on WikiLeaks and Theranos). |
| Hostages | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-04 | true | false | I watched this documentary about the Iran hostage crisis (and more broadly about relations between the United States and Iran) as part of my efforts to watch documentaries before the end of my HBO subscription in a few days. This particular documentary had been advertised on the HBO home page in the recent past, and I had also seen a trailer for it when watching Escape from Kabul. I found the documentary very well-done and informative about a lot of historical events. |
| The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-03 | false | false | I watched this documentary about Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes as part of my efforts to watch documentaries before the end of my HBO subscription in a few days. I located this documentary by browsing through a list of recommended documentaries. I found the documentary riveting; I had a general sense of what had happened but didn't know the history in much detail, so it was a good history lesson. I was particularly fascinated by the many ethical discussions, including a critical take on "fake it till you make it" and the value and difficulty of whistleblowing. I later noticed that this documentary was directed by the same person (Alex Gibney) who had directed the WikiLeaks documentary I had watched a year ago. |
| Four Hours at the Capitol | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-03 | false | false | I watched this documentary of the January 6, 2021 march on the Capitol after watching another documentary (Escape from Kabul) produced by the same team, that I liked a lot. I found this documentary fairly well-done as well, though the underlying topic wasn't as intriguing to me as the escape from Kabul. |
| Escape from Kabul | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-10-02 | 2022-10-03 | true | false | I watched this documentary of the 2021 Kabul airlift based on a HBO home page recommendation. As my HBO subscription was going to expire soon, I was looking for movies that I could watch in the short interval. I found the documentary very well-executed and was riveted by its contents. See https://decider.com/2022/09/22/escape-from-kabul-on-hbo-max-stream-it-or-skip-it/ and https://www.thedailybeast.com/hbos-escape-from-kabul-documentary-goes-inside-the-afghanistan-evacuation-from-hell for more discussion of the documentary. |
| Lord of the Flies | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-10-01 | 2022-10-02 | false | false | I watched this movie as part of my effort to watch classic movies on HBO before the upcoming end of my HBO subscription. I had read the corresponding book when I was young, but didn't remember most of the plot details, only the general setting and theme. I found the movie reasonably well-executed and enjoyed refreshing my memory of the plot. |
| Life of Pi | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-29 | 2022-09-30 | false | false | I watched this movie as part of my effort to consume highly acclaimed content on HBO before the end of my HBO subscription. I found the movie quite good, with the visual effects fairly well-executed. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition) | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-15 | 2022-09-28 | false | false | I started watching this (the last movie in the LOTR trilogy) a few days after finishing the preceding movie in the trilogy, but then decided to finish watching the second season of Westworld. I resumed watching in earnest after the second season of Westworld, but still watched it relatively slowly, explaining the long time taken to finish the movie. I found that this movie nicely wrapped up the themes of the previous movies in the trilogy. My overall impression of the world of LOTR remained about where it had been after watching the first two movies: that the series does an impressive exercise in world-building, but it's not focused on richness of plot or depth of characters. |
| Westworld: Season 2 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-09-15 | 2022-09-20 | false | false | After finishing Season 1, I decided that I had enough time left in my HBO subscription to consume another season, so I decided to watch Season 2. I found it good, though not as great as Season 1. The intertwining of different periods of time was a little difficult to follow. After finishing the season, I read https://www.thewrap.com/westworld-season-2-explained-recap-finale-season-3-premiere/ to confirm my understanding of the plot. |
| Lessons From Selling Morning Brew For $75 Million At 28 - Alex Lieberman | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-10 | 2022-09-10 | false | false | I watched this deep dive interview video by Ali Abdaal after seeing it recommended by Ali Abdaal in another video of his. I found it moderately interesting, including the parts about what motivates people at work and how to deal with procrastination. |
| Westworld: Season 1 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-09-09 | 2022-09-14 | false | false | I had read positive reviews of Westworld, particularly of Season 1, so I decided to watch it while I still had my HBO subscription. I enjoyed the many twists and turns quite a bit, and was also intrigued by its exploration of machine consciousness. |
| How Much Does the Future Matter?: A Conversation with William MacAskill (Episode #292) | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-09 | 2022-09-09 | true | false | I listened to this Sam Harris podcast (available on YouTube with a static image for video) after watching a couple of other interviews of William MacAskill (by Ali Abdaal and Tim Ferriss respectively). I found some new material covered in the Sam Harris interview that wasn't covered by the others, including a more in-depth discussion of the ethical intuitions surrounding longtermism and a comparison of caring across time and caring across space. |
| The Big Bang Theory: Season 1 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-09-08 | 2022-09-09 | false | false | I had heard positive things about The Big Bang Theory so I decided to check it out. I enjoyed Season 1, but felt that the general level of novelty of material was wearing off quickly (something typical for sitcoms!), so I decided to stop watching shortly after finishing Season 1. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition) | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-05 | 2022-09-08 | false | false | I watched this movie right after finishing the previous movie in the LOTR trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring). I enjoyed it about as much as I had enjoyed the predecessor. |
| Presenting big ideas & complex data to the public | Edouard, Hannah, Abie | EA Global: London 22 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-04 | 2022-09-05 | false | false | I watched this video as part of a general effort to catch up with EA Global. In the video, two people from the Our World in Data (OWID) talked about OWID's work related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the relationship between OWID and various parts of EA. I found it quite interesting. |
| Confronting my Productivity Guru - Tiago Forte | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-03 | 2022-09-04 | false | false | I watched this deep dive interview of Tiago Forte by Ali Abdaal after a shorter video by Ali Abdaal where he talked about Tiago Forte's productivity system. I found this deep dive interview interesting; Forte's life journey that led him to productivity was somewhat interesting to me. I don't think some of the creativity-related ideas are that relevant to me, partly because I already take extensive notes of things in various forms (such as in working-drafts as well as various private repos) but I might revisit some of these ideas at a later date. |
| Level Up: Expectations at different stages of your career | Jungwon Byun | EA Global: SF 22 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-03 | 2022-09-03 | true | false | I watched this video as part of a general effort to catch up with EA Global. However, this video wasn't directly related to effective altruist topics; it was about the general topic of leveling. I ended up watching it in full because I was mildly curious about the topic and also wanted to see if there were any special nuances in the EA context (as far as I could make out, the talk did not cover any such nuances). |
| Fireside chat | Nick Beckstead | EA Global: SF 22 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-03 | 2022-09-03 | true | false | I watched this video as part of a general effort to catch up with EA Global. It was mostly related to the FTX Future Fund's activities, and mostly consistent with what I had already read in blog posts by FTX Future Fund. It was also interesting to hear Beckstead's thoughts on his Ph.D. thesis work. |
| Big needs in longtermism and how to help with them | Holden Karnofsky | EA Global: SF 22 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-03 | 2022-09-03 | true | false | I watched this video as part of a general effort to catch up with EA Global. I didn't learn too much new stuff, though it was a helpful consolidation and slight update for me on Karnofsky's thoughts on a variety of topics. |
| Farmed animal advocacy: Where are we, and what’s next? | Zoë Sigle | EA Global: SF 22 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-03 | 2022-09-03 | true | false | I was interested in catching up with what happened at Effective Altruism Global (EA Global). I went to the EA Global YouTube page. I saw this video and was interested; I found it valuable to watch. In the last year I had spent quite a bit of time entering into the Donations List Website https://donations.vipulnaik.com/ information on donations related to animal welfare, some of which was related to corporate campaigns. So it was interesting to hear more about the "output" side of these donations. |
| Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, AI, and How to Save the World | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-02 | true | false | I watched this interview of MacAskill by Tim Ferriss after hearing about it in a similar interview of MacAskill by Ali Abdaal that I had just finished watching. My browsing history shows that about a year ago, I had read https://tim.blog/2015/11/22/will-macaskill/ about the previous interview of MacAskill by Tim Ferriss, but I don't think I watched the video of that interview. I enjoyed this new interview; though there was substantial overlap with Abdaal's interview of MacAskill, there was also enough distinct stuff. |
| Moral Philosopher Will MacAskill on What We Owe The Future | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-08-29 | 2022-09-01 | true | false | I watched this YouTube deep dive video interview by Ali Abdaal after noticing it when checking out what Ali Abdaal has been up to recently. I've watched other videos of Ali Abdaal in the past. I was already familiar with some of MacAskill's previous work and have read some of his arguments for longtermism on the Effective Altruism Forum, so I was interested to see what the two of them would cover together in this fairly long conversation (almost three hours). I found the conversation quite interesting, particularly the part where MacAskill and Abdaal discuss how to think about whether to put money from Abdaal's YouTube channel into growing the business, invest it in the stock market, or donate it. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-08-26 | 2022-09-05 | false | false | I watched this movie as I had been interested in The Lord of the Rings for a while. I had heard several pop culture references to it (e.g., mentions of Frodo and Gandalf, the "one does not simply" Boromir meme, and the thing about the sword, bow, and ax). I was curious to see the movie to get a more complete picture of the origins of these references. While I enjoyed watching the movie, I suspect that it is missing a lot of the nuance in the book. My understanding of the world depicted in the movie is pretty fuzzy. |
| A Clockwork Orange | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-08-24 | 2022-08-25 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it recommended on Lord of the Flies, that I had been considering watching. The name was familiar as I had heard of the book, so I decided to watch the movie. While I found the movie engaging, it was also somewhat disturbing. I didn't fully grok the underlying themes until I read more on Wikipedia. |
| Casablanca | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-08-23 | 2022-08-24 | false | false | I saw this movie recommended as a related item on another movie (probably All the President's Men?). The name rang a bell -- Season 4 Episode 5 of Gilmore Girls had an extended scene of Lorelai and Luke watching Casablanca. I enjoyed watching the movie and got a better sense of why it's considered a classic. After watching the movie, I rewatched the Gilmore Girls episode scene of Lorelai and Luke watching Casablanca. |
| All the President's Men | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-08-19 | 2022-08-21 | false | false | I saw this movie recommended as a related item when I was looking at The West Wing on HBO. The name rang a bell -- I had seen it referenced in the Gilmore Girls "You Jump, I Jump, Jack" (season 5, episode 7, starting 5:02, between Rory and Doyle). The movie is about the investigative journalism by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal. I had previously watched Bob Woodward's MasterClass, and the movie seemed to have good reviews. Given all these factors, I decided to watch the movie. I ended up enjoying the movie quite a bit. As reviews had said, the movie seemed to provide a very realistic picture of the kind of investigative journalism that it was chronicling. |
| Mouse | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-08-03 | 2022-10-15 | false | false | I watched this TV show due to its high ratings and its crime theme as well as its availability on Viki without a VikiPass Plus subscription. I didn't watch it too continuously at first, as I was focusing more on HBO consumption. After my HBO subscription expired, I switched focus fully to Mouse. I found the show very good, with several twists and turns even after what seemed to be the main reveal had happened. In this respect, it was similar to another show in the same broad genre that I really enjoyed: Beyond Evil. The two shows have been compared online for their similarities and differences; see https://dramaswithasideofkimchi.com/2021/03/21/battle-of-the-serial-killer-dramas-beyond-evil-vs-mouse/ https://dramaswithasideofkimchi.com/2021/06/16/battle-of-the-serial-killer-dramas-mouse-vs-beyond-evil-part-2/ https://www.reddit.com/r/kdramarecommends/comments/nbjsai/what_should_i_watch_first_beyond_evil_or_mouse/ for instance. |
| The Wire: Season 1 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-18 | false | false | I watched this show mainly based on positive reviews of it that I had read over the years. The show was much more of a slow burn than I had expected, but after watching a few episodes I got a better sense for why it is considered one of the best TV shows. I enjoyed the season, but may take a bit of a break before consuming other seasons, since it wasn't engrossing enough and I'd like to sample more HBO content before switching my subscription back to Netflix. |
| Game of Thrones: Season 8 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-07-24 | 2022-07-30 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 7. I enjoyed it a lot. I found it a fitting end to the series, with several loose ends being tied up. |
| Game of Thrones: Season 7 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-07-21 | 2022-07-24 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 6. As with Season 6, this season does not (yet) have a corresponding book, and I was mostly in the dark about what would happen in this season. I found it quite enjoyable and enjoyed the buildup to the finale. |
| Game of Thrones: Season 6 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-07-14 | 2022-07-21 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 5. Unlike previous seasons, this one does not (yet) have a corresponding book, and I was mostly in the dark about what would happen in this season. I found it quite enjoyable and felt that several threads came together in this season. |
| Game of Thrones: Season 5 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-07-12 | 2022-07-14 | false | false | I watched this season right after Season 4, and found it comparably enjoyable for similar reasons. I don't recall reading the corresponding book, so I had less of an expectation of how things would turn out (though I also read separately that this season diverged quite a bit from the corresponding book, so even if I had read the book, many of the developments in this season would likely still have been surprises). |
| Game of Thrones: Season 4 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-07-08 | 2022-07-12 | false | false | I watched this season right after Season 3, and found it comparably enjoyable for similar reasons. My memory of the corresponding book was similarly weak, and weaker than Seasons 1 and 2. |
| Game of Thrones: Season 3 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-08 | false | false | I watched this season right after Season 2, and found it comparably enjoyable for similar reasons. My memory of the corresponding book was a little weaker than for Season 2 and a lot weaker than for Season 1. |
| Game of Thrones: Season 2 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-22 | 2022-07-01 | false | false | I watched this season right after Season 1, and found it comparably enjoyable for similar reasons. My memory of the corresponding book was a little weaker than for Season 1. |
| Game of Thrones: Season 1 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-16 | 2022-06-22 | false | false | This was a TV show I had been meaning to watch for quite some time; I was just blocked on not having a HBO subscription. I had read the corresponding book "Game of Thrones" and enjoyed it; this had been about ten years ago, so I remembered the broad outlines but not many of the details. Therefore, the season was still quite engaging and suspenseful for me. |
| Veep: Season 2 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-14 | 2022-08-01 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1. However, after getting through a little over half of it, I decided to take a break to watch Game of Thrones instead. After finishing Game of Thrones, I returned to finish this season. I found it quite fun but not addictive and an ideal show to watch during meal times without feeling compelled to continue watching beyond meal times. |
| Veep: Season 1 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-12 | 2022-06-14 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on having previously read favorable comparisons of it with House of Cards; Veep was deemed a more realistic show (see https://www.quora.com/Which-show-represents-the-real-Washington-more-accurately-Veep-or-House-of-Cards for instance). I found it quite charming and fun, but not addictive, which was a good thing for me given that I had just spent a bunch of time binge-watching Silicon Valley and I wanted something less engrossing for a change. |
| Silicon Valley: Season 6 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-12 | 2022-06-12 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 5, and found it comparably great. |
| Silicon Valley: Season 5 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-11 | 2022-06-12 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 4, and found it comparably great. |
| Silicon Valley: Season 4 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-11 | 2022-06-11 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 3, and found it comparably great. |
| Silicon Valley: Season 3 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-10 | 2022-06-11 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 2, and found it comparably great. |
| Silicon Valley: Season 2 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-09 | 2022-06-10 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1, and found it comparably great. |
| Silicon Valley: Season 1 | HBO | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-09 | 2022-06-09 | false | false | Now that I finally had a HBO subscription, I watched this TV show based on several past positive recommendations both from friends and online. I found it quite good and entertaining, consistent with the positive recommendations I had heard. |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-06-08 | 2022-06-09 | false | false | I watched this right after watching Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the preceding movie in the series. I found it quite comparable to the preceding movie: relatively light on plot, but good acting and good special effects. |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-06-08 | 2022-06-08 | false | false | I watched this right after watching Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the preceding movie in the series. I found it quite comparable to the preceding movie: relatively light on plot, but good acting and good special effects. |
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | HBO | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-06-07 | 2022-06-07 | false | false | I decided to get a HBO subscription to watch some great content on HBO. The Fantastic Beasts series was not on my radar when I signed up, but after signing up I noticed it and decided to start with consuming the series. It was relatively light on plot compared with the Harry Potter canon, but had good acting and good special effects. Overall I enjoyed it. |
| Bridgerton: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-06-04 | 2022-06-06 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1, and found it comparably good. |
| Jana Gana Mana | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Malayalam | 2022-06-04 | 2022-06-04 | true | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation, and enjoyed it. |
| Padmaavat | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-28 | false | false | I started watching this after Dhoom 3, then took a break and my Amazon Prime subscription expired. Later, I got a one-week subscription to Prime and used the opportunity to finish watching the movie. I found the movie well-produced and well-acted though I wasn't a big fan of its message. |
| Bridgerton: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-04 | false | false | I watched this season based on its generally positive reviews and its popularity. I found it quite good, consistent with expectations. |
| Dhoom 3 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-30 | 2022-05-30 | false | false | I watched this shortly after finishing Dhoom and Dhoom 2. I found it reasonably good, consistent with expectations, and consistent with the previous two movies in the Dhoom franchise. |
| Dhoom 2 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-29 | 2022-05-29 | false | false | I watched this right after finishing Dhoom, the preceding film in the Dhoom trilogy. I watched it as it is one of the Bollywood classics that I had not watched, and I saw that it is available on Amazon Prime. I found it reasonably good, consistent with my expectations. |
| Dhoom | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-29 | 2022-05-29 | false | false | I watched this as it is one of the Bollywood classics that I had not watched, and I saw that it is available on Amazon Prime. I found it reasonably good, consistent with my expectations. |
| Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-29 | 2022-05-29 | false | false | I watched this based on an Amazon recommendation and positive reviews. I found it quite good, consistent with my expectations. |
| Tumhari Sulu | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-28 | 2022-05-28 | false | false | I watched this based on an Amazon recommendation and the synopsis and cast (Vidya Balan). I had not read any positive reviews at the time of watching. I found it good and consistent with my expectations. |
| Sui Dhaaga - Made in India | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-28 | 2022-05-28 | false | false | I watched this video based on am Aazon recommendation and positive reviews. I found it quite good, consistent with my expectations. |
| Hichki | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-28 | 2022-05-28 | false | false | I watched this movie based on it being in the Amazon Prime video list, and past positive reviews I had read of it. I found it quite good, consistent with my expectations. |
| Veer-Zaara | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-25 | 2022-05-25 | false | false | I was familiar with this movie's plot and it was one of the movies that I had hoped to watch some day; I watched it after noticing that it is available on Amazon Prime, to which I have a subscription for a month. I found it pretty great, just as I had expected. |
| Shakuntala Devi | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-24 | 2022-05-24 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it in a list of movies available on Amazon Prime Video. I found it reasonably good, living up to my expectations. |
| The Underground Railroad | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-05-21 | 2022-05-27 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on it being in various lists of much-watch shows on Amazon Prime, to which I have a subscription for a month. While I found the plot and acting quite good, I had trouble following it in parts, and also clearly identifying what's going on on screen (given the dark background). Reading the episode-level synopsis online was helpful in guiding me through the difficult-to-follow parts. |
| Batla House | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-21 | false | false | I watched this based on Google Search showing this as one of the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, after confirming on Wikipedia that its critical reception was decent. |
| Fanaa | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-20 | false | false | I watched this based on Google Search showing this as one of the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, as well as having heard positive things about it in the past. I found it as engaging as expected. |
| Raazi | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-18 | 2022-05-19 | false | false | I watched this based on Google Search showing this as one of the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, as well as positive critical reception according to its Wikipedia page. I found it pretty good, consistent with the positive reviews. |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 4 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-05-17 | 2022-05-18 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 3, and found it comparably enjoyable. |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 3 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-05-15 | 2022-05-17 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 2, and found it comparably enjoyable. |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-05-13 | 2022-05-15 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1, and found it comparably enjoyable. |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-05-12 | 2022-05-13 | false | false | I watched this TV show to make sure of my newly acquired Amazon Prime Video subscription, and because of positive reviews as well as it being created by the creators of Gilmore Girls, one of my favorite shows. I enjoyed the first season quite a bit; some aspects of its style were reminiscent of Gilmore Girls. |
| Mardaani 2 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-18 | false | false | I started watching this on 2022-05-11 right after watching Mardaani, but then paused it to watch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I returned to finish watching it on 2022-05-18. |
| Mardaani | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-11 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it as one of the recommended Bollywood movies on Amazon Prime, after getting a Prime subscription the previous day. |
| Section 375 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-05-10 | 2022-05-10 | false | false | I watched this movie after reading interesting information about it online. I found it quite interestingly done, and a somewhat different (and controversial) take on a sensitive subject. |
| Ginny & Georgia: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-05-07 | 2022-05-08 | false | true | I was looking for something "Gilmore Girls"-like to rewatch, but since I had very recently rewatched all of Gilmore Girls, I wanted something a little different. I picked on Ginny & Georgia's Season 1, that I had watched in 2021 and enjoyed. |
| Money Heist: Part 5 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2022-05-06 | 2022-05-10 | false | false | I watched this right after finishing Part 4, and found it comparably enjoyable. |
| Money Heist: Part 4 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2022-05-01 | 2022-05-06 | false | false | I watched this right after finishing Part 3, and found it comparably enjoyable. |
| Money Heist: Part 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2022-04-29 | 2022-05-01 | false | false | I watched this right after finishing Part 1, and found it comparably enjoyable. |
| Money Heist: Part 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2022-04-27 | 2022-04-29 | false | false | I watched this right after finishing Part 1, and found it comparably enjoyable. |
| Money Heist: Part 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2022-04-23 | 2022-04-27 | false | false | I watched this based on a desire to watch a Spanish TV show to learn more Spanish, and the high ranking of this show among Spanish Netflix shows. |
| You: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-04-18 | 2022-04-22 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 2. I found it quite enjoyable, despite having read the synopsis beforehand. |
| You: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-04-17 | 2022-04-18 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1. I found it quite enjoyable, despite having read the synopsis beforehand. |
| You: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-04-15 | 2022-04-17 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on past positive reviews. I found it engrossing and very well-done. |
| 83 | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-04-15 | 2022-04-15 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation of a few days ago. I found it fairly well-done despite not having a lot of interest in cricket. |
| Dasvi | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-04-12 | 2022-04-13 | true | false | I watched this movie right after renewing my Netflix subscription, based on a home page recommendation. I found it moderately engaging and enjoyed Abhishek Bachchan's acting in particular. |
| Coffee Prince | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-03-25 | 2022-05-14 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on its high ratings in Viki as well as general opinion on the Internet (see https://thefangirlverdict.com/2019/01/03/review-coffee-prince/ for instance) that this was one of the old classics. |
| Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Ukrainian | 2022-03-07 | 2022-03-14 | false | false | I watched this documentary based on a Netflix home page recommendation and ongoing action in Ukraine with the Russian invasion. While the vivid photography was informative and disturbing, overall I didn't get a lot of value compared to reading about the events on Wikipedia. |
| Haseen Dillruba | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-03-05 | 2022-03-05 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found it well-acted and representing a different side of life than most movies (in a good way), though the final reveal seemed a bit implausible. |
| Badla | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-03-05 | 2022-03-05 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found it quite enjoyable, particularly the many twists and turns including the final reveal. |
| The Body | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-03-04 | 2022-03-04 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found it quite enjoyable, with the twist at the end being quite unexpected (to me). |
| Juvenile Justice | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-02-27 | 2022-03-08 | true | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found it engaging, with an interesting exploration of many themes, and great acting. The review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2022/07/25/flash-review-juvenile-justice/ (written after I had watched the show) eloquently some of the show's strengths and weaknesses. |
| Raat Akeli Hai | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-02-27 | 2022-03-01 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation as well as positive ratings and reviews. It was quite well-done though some parts felt like a stretch. |
| Sweet Home | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-02-26 | 2022-03-13 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation as well as general positive buzz about the show. I liked it quite a bit, but found it a bit harder to fully get into compared to other similar-length shows in the broad horror genre such as All of Us Are Dead. |
| Silenced | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2022-02-26 | 2022-02-27 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation and based on having heard about it previously; it is directed by the Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk and stars Gong Yoo, who had a cameo in Squid Game. It was an interesting and well-done social issue movie about sexual and physical abuse of disabled people. |
| #Alive | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2022-02-26 | 2022-02-26 | true | false | I watched this movie based on both a Netflix home page recommendation and having heard of it as another member of the zombie genre that included other shows I had enjoyed, including Train to Busan, Kingdom, and All of Us Are Dead. I found it a fairly interesting and slightly different take on the subject. |
| The Tinder Swindler | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-26 | 2022-02-26 | true | false | I watched this documentary based on both a Netflix home page recommendation and other buzz about the subject. I found it quite fascinating as a window into a real-life highly complex Ponzi scheme. |
| One Day: Justice Delivered | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-02-25 | 2022-02-25 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I was already familiar with the general premise; the execution felt decent but not great enough and it probably wasn't worth the watch. |
| Force 2 | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-02-25 | 2022-02-25 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a notice from Netflix that it was going to leave Netflix on 2022-02-26. I found it interesting; the central twist (the revelation of the motivation of the antagonist) was quite interesting. |
| All of Us Are Dead | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-02-21 | 2022-02-23 | true | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation and generally positive reviews. It was indeed a good show, similar in some respects to other zombie/vampire shows such as Train to Busan, Kingdom, and Happiness, but also different and unique in several ways. |
| Serious Men | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English/Hindi | 2022-02-20 | 2022-02-20 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found it interesting and reasonably well-done. |
| The Ultimate Squid Game Behind The Scenes Moments | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-19 | 2022-02-19 | false | false | I watched this after watching several other videos related to Squid Game. I found it pretty interesting. |
| Class of '83 | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-02-19 | 2022-02-19 | false | false | I watched this short movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. It was reasonably okay; I didn't have high expectations and it met the expectations I did have. |
| Squid Games - Behind-the-Scenes On Set | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2022-02-19 | 2022-02-19 | false | false | I watched this based on general interest in Squid Game. It was reasonably okay. |
| Torbaaz | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-02-19 | 2022-02-19 | false | false | I watched this based on a Netflix home page recommendation. It was reasonably good, about as much as I expected. The end was a little unexpected. |
| The Journalist | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2022-02-18 | 2022-02-21 | true | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found its treatment of corruption interesting -- rather than corrupt people who relish in their corruption and behave like villains, the people affected here seemed to experience pangs of guilt and were often moved to make sacrifices in order to make amends. |
| The Squid Game Cast React To Their Own Show | Netflix | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2022-02-18 | 2022-02-19 | false | false | I watched this YouTube video from a Netflix channel based on a YouTube recommendation while generally catching up with stuff related to Squid Game. I found it an interesting behind-the-scenes look at Squid Game. |
| Gangaajal | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-02-18 | 2022-02-18 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. It was a decent movie; I didn't have high expectations given the standards set by many other movies in the genre, such as Aakrosh. But the movie did pleasantly surprise me with its treatment of vigilante justice and how people operate within a corrupt system. |
| Don't Look Up | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-17 | 2022-02-18 | false | false | I watched this movie shortly after resuming my Netflix subscription, based on LessWrong and EA Forum reviews; see https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/C4XRhxQoihXMtAaLS/movie-review-don-t-look-up and https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/AwNpc5ka5nk9vx7xE/don-t-look-up-film-review for instance. My thoughts about the movie were similar to the two reviews. |
| Squid Game | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-02-15 | 2022-02-21 | false | true | After watching and reading a lot of commentary on Squid Game's hidden gems, I was intrigued enough to want to watch the show again with all the commentary in mind. I enjoyed the rewatch, and watched some scenes multiple times over this period. |
| Es Devlin Teaches Turning Ideas Into Art | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-02-14 | 2022-03-06 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass as I was somewhat interested in understanding the artistic/design process. I found a lot of interesting things in it, including discussion of things like scale models, light, mirrors, and revolving cubes. The description of the ideation process was quite interesting as well. |
| The Four Noble Truths | Swami Sarvapriyananda | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-13 | 2022-02-13 | false | false | I watched this after watching several other videos by Swami Sarvapriyananda in the two preceding days. I found it interesting to see his take on Buddhism after watching his previous videos that had been more focused on Hindu teachings. |
| BHAGVAD GITA FOR STUDENTS | Swami Sarvapriyananda | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-13 | 2022-02-13 | false | false | I watched this after watching several other videos by Swami Sarvapriyananda in the two preceding days. I found it interesting, and I'm getting a better sense of the person's expository style of combining already widely-popular psychology research of the last few decades with ancient teachings. |
| Swami Sarvapriyananda-"Secret of Concentration" at IIT Kanpur | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-12 | 2022-02-12 | false | false | I watched this after watching a two-part series by the same person on "Who Am I?" I found the discussion of concentration interesting, though no individual piece was novel to me. It was interesting how he connected ancient spiritual practice with recent research in positive psychology and specifically on flow. |
| Swami Sarvapriyananda at IITK - "Who Am I?" according to Mandukya Upanishad-Part 2 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-12 | 2022-02-12 | false | false | I watched this after watching Part 1 the previous day. I found it interesting and it helped me get a better sense of the main point of difference between different thoughts on how best to attain enlightenment. |
| Robin Arzón Teaches Mental Strength | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-02-11 | 2022-02-14 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass after noticing that it at least ostensibly covered a topic I was interested in (see https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zeT3rHE7eu2xhmWPi/the-case-for-mental-strength for instance) and that it was short -- just 1 hour 15 minutes. It was pretty good. I didn't learn anything too new from it, but not a waste of time given how short it was. The instructor's background and interests had very little overlap with mine, which made it both more interesting and less directly relevant. |
| Economics vs Philosophy with Tyler Cowen | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-11 | 2022-02-12 | false | false | I watched this shortly after watching Agnes Callard's interview of Bryan Caplan, and becoming more interested in her Night Owls sessions. I found it a good refresher of Tyler Cowen (whom I haven't read for a while), and also interesting as a way of understanding the self-perceptions of economists and philosophers. |
| Swami Sarvapriyananda at IITK - "Who Am I?" according to Mandukya Upanishad-Part 1 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-11 | 2022-02-11 | false | false | For reasons unclear to me, YouTube recommended this video to me. Surprisingly I was able to watch it all and found it moderately interesting. It defined consciousness as the underlying common thread between the waker, the dreamer, and the sleeper. |
| The Case Against Education with Bryan Caplan | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2022-02-10 | 2022-02-10 | true | false | I watched a large portion of Agnes Callard's interview of Bryan Caplan, that https://www.econlib.org/caplan-at-chicago/ and https://www.econlib.org/caplan-callard-the-case-against-education-at-u-chicago/ had mentioned. I found it moderately enjoyable; nothing particularly new (since I'd already read the book) but I was a bit fuzzy about the book, having read it years ago, and the discussion covered recent developments. |
| Bill Clinton Teaches Inclusive Leadership | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-02-09 | 2022-02-11 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass shortly after watching a similar MasterClass from Hillary Clinton. I found this MasterClass a bit more helpful than Hillary's, mainly because of slightly less overlap with things I was already more familiar with. Some of the memorable pieces: scab on the knee versus abscessed tooth, tough in private and nice in public, and the NASA moon rock for inspiration. |
| Sameer Full Interview: सबसे ज़्यादा film songs लिखने का Guinness World Record बनाने वाले महाकवि समीर | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2022-02-09 | 2022-02-09 | false | false | I watched a large part (but not all) of this YouTube video of lyricist and poet Sameer, who holds the Guiness World Record for writing the most songs. I found it quite interesting. Sameer's main claim was that the part of yourself that you use when writing your song is the part of your audience that it touches; if you use your brain it'll touch the audience in the brain, and if you use your heart it'll touch the audience in the heart. He also placed heavy emphasis on how he used his own lived experience to inform his lyrics, how he got along with his competitors, and the importance and challenge of finding simple lyrics that touched people. |
| Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-02-05 | 2022-03-02 | false | false | I watched this TV show after having planned to watch it for a long time given its high ratings. It was worth the watch. As it is a gentle and slow story, I watched it slowly, taking almost a month. |
| Malala Yousafzai Teaches Creating Change | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-09 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass after noticing it while scrolling through the list of MasterClass classes. I was already somewhat familiar with Malala Yousafzai, and the MasterClass seemed short enough. I enjoyed watching it, particularly her identification of four speaking styles (firebrand, statesperson, conversationalist, and professor) and her extended discussion with Amika George. |
| Terence Tao Teaches Mathematical Thinking | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-01-28 | 2022-01-29 | true | false | I watched this after a friend pointed me to https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2022/01/27/masterclass-on-mathematical-thinking/ though it is likely I would have noticed it on the MasterClass homepage anyway. It was a short watch (just 93 minutes) and didn't have much new information for me. I would compare it more to the level of information one gleans by chatting over lunch rather than the kind I would expect to learn in a class. Given the short length, though, I didn't regret the time spent. |
| The Devil Judge | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-01-26 | 2022-02-04 | false | false | I watched this TV show because it appeared in Viki's list of highly rated shows. I enjoyed the plot, the acting, the music, and the lavish costumes in this show depicting a future dystopia. The review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/09/20/review-the-devil-judge/ (that I didn't read prior to watching the show) is fairly thorough and makes great points, though my own take on the show is more positive than the reviewer's. |
| Doctor Prisoner | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-01-15 | 2022-01-19 | false | false | I started watching this TV show after having seen it in various lists earlier. I was looking for something dramatic and suspenseful, and this show nicely fit the bill. I enjoyed watching it for its many twists and turns. |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Teaches the Power of Resilience | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2022-01-08 | 2022-01-23 | true | false | I watched this MasterClass after seeing it advertised on the MasterClass home page. I found it interesting and it helped humanize Hillary Clinton whom I previously mainly knew in terms of her policies and ideological positions. While there was nothing very brand-new here, I still found it worth watching. |
| Mal. Mo. E – The Secret Mission | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2022-01-08 | 2022-01-09 | false | false | I watched this movie after noticing it in Viki's highly-rated list. It had similar vibes as other historically inspired Korean movies I had watched on Viki, such as Juror 8, The Attorney, and A Taxi Driver. Some of the Korean/Japanese conflict was reminiscent of Bridal Mask and Chicago Typewriter, though the more literary focus of this resistance made it more palatable to me. |
| Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-01-03 | 2022-03-20 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on its high ratings; I had been meaning to watch it for a while. I felt that the beginning and the end were strong, though it did get a little slow some time in the middle. I think the critical review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2017/04/27/dropped-hwarang/ has valid cautionary notes about the show, but, unlike the review author, I watched the show till the end and found it worthwhile. |
| I Hear Your Voice | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2022-01-02 | 2022-01-09 | false | true | Having already rewatched two of Park Hye-Ryun's dramas starring Lee Jong-suk (Pinocchio and While You Were Sleeping) I decided to rewatch I Hear Your Voice, the earliest drama in the series. I enjoyed it and continued to find the review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2013/10/11/review-i-hear-your-voice/ spot-on. |
| Chris Voss: Win Workplace Negotiations (Session) | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-12-25 | 2021-12-31 | true | false | I watched this MasterClass session after seeing it advertised on the MasterClass home page for a while. I had already previously watched the Chris Voss MasterClass (see https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CRAzG386t3suSqDgd/chris-voss-negotiation-masterclass-review for my lengthy review) and was interested to see how the session version differed. The session version was somewhat longer, and in most cases went into more detail on the techniques; it also covered a few additional techniques such as paraphrasing and summaries. It had many more demonstration videos that on the whole added a lot of value. |
| How Much Money I Earned in 2021 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-12-22 | 2021-12-22 | true | false | In the video, Ali Abdaal goes over his personal and business income streams for 2021, covering how much money each one made him. I watched the video shortly after watching a similar video covering 2020. |
| How I MAKE $27,000/ Week With PASSIVE INCOME & Productivity Secrets | Ali Abdaal & Lewis Howes | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-12-22 | 2021-12-22 | false | false | This is an interview by Lewis Howes of Ali Abdaal. I watched this shortly after watching Ali Abdaal's video about quitting medicine; excerpts from the interview video had been shown in the quitting medicine video; those excerpts covered areas where Lewis Howes challenged Ali Abdaal to think more seriously about the possibility of quitting medicine. |
| How Much Money I Earn as a Doctor + YouTuber | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-12-22 | 2021-12-22 | false | false | In the video, Ali Abdaal explains how his income as a doctor compares with his income that directly or indirectly comes from his online stuff (YouTube, Skillshare, etc.) in 2020. He also describes how his online income grew from 2017 to 2020. |
| Revealing My Investment Portfolio | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-12-22 | 2021-12-22 | false | false | I watched this video from Ali Abdaal based on a YouTube recommendation likely because I had previously watched another video of his. I found this video quite interesting, including his candid sharing of the exact finances breakdown, though I was already familiar with all his general themes. |
| Taxi Driver | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-12-19 | 2021-12-26 | false | false | I started watching this TV show immediately upon upgrading to Viki Pass Plus. Despite the "dropped" review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/11/22/dropped-taxi-driver/ and the reservations expressed in it, I thought the show might be worth watching. Indeed I found it interesting overall, though there were times when the violence felt too gratuitous, and a "comic book" lens did indeed help. |
| I'm Leaving Medicine Forever (not clickbait) | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-12-19 | 2021-12-19 | false | false | In this video, YouTube celebrity and junior doctor Ali Abdaal goes over his reasons for quitting medicine. The video discusses several ideas related to effective altruism and altruistic career choice. I found it to be an interesting dive into his decision-making process. |
| Lie After Lie | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-12-13 | 2021-12-17 | false | false | I watched this TV show mainly based on positive ratings as well as the review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/02/23/review-lie-after-lie/ that was generally positive. I found the show pretty good, consistent with the expectations set by the review. |
| Can Bitcoin Become the World’s Money? A Soho Forum Debate | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-12-09 | 2021-12-09 | false | false | I visited the Soho Forum past events page, looking for videos, and picked this video to watch. I found the topic and debate moderately interesting. |
| Autumn's Concerto | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Taiwanese | 2021-12-05 | 2021-12-19 | false | false | I watched this TV show after finding it in the list of highly-rated Taiwanese shows on Viki, and seeing positive reviews of it on the Internet. I found it quite gripping and well-done, though there were definitely some aspects of it that I didn't feel comfortable with. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/tag/autumns-concerto/ for a series of open threads and spoiler zones for the show; this was started long after I had finished watching the show. |
| Happiness | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-11-26 | 2021-12-12 | true | false | I was intrigued by the premise of the show, which had some of the vibe of zombie shows but was somewhat different. It covered interesting questions about the ethics of dealing with a highly infectious outbreak. I also liked it a bit for its realistic portrayal of highly flawed coping strategies. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2022/02/10/review-happiness/ for a thoughtful and detailed review, written two months after I watched the show. |
| $456,000 Squid Game In Real Life | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-11-25 | 2021-11-25 | true | false | I found this video while looking for coverage and commentary on Squid Game, that I had enjoyed. It was interesting to see the similarities and differences between this and the original Squid Game. |
| Why Han Mi-nyeo is the Most Misunderstood Character in Squid Game | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-11-25 | 2021-11-25 | true | false | I found this video while looking for coverage and commentary of Squid Game. I liked how it shed a spotlight on a side character who was not very popular, and identified many interesting facets of the character. |
| S-process funding - Andrew Critch | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-11-22 | 2021-11-22 | true | false | I watched this video since I am quite interested in the S-process and in the grantmaking that the Survival and Flourishing Fund recommends via the S-process. I found it interesting and even better than my priors. |
| Duncan Sabien, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, Malo Bourgon, & Cathleen Kilgallen: Getting things done | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-11-20 | 2021-11-20 | false | false | I watched the video after running across it accidentally while searching for something else. I found the discussion of ops interesting though I didn't have enough direct experience with ops to evaluate what the panelists said. |
| Herbie Hancock Teaches Jazz | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-11-18 | 2022-03-25 | false | false | I started watching this along with watching Santana's class and after finishing Perlman's class. I watched it pretty slowly over four months. I found it interesting, though a lot of the material was difficult to fully connect with. I might revisit some of the material later. |
| Carlos Santana Teaches the Art and Soul of Guitar | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-11-16 | 2021-12-06 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass right after Itzhak Perlman's violin MasterClass; since that one had exceeded my expectations, I was interested in other MasterClasses about instruments. The two MasterClasses contrasted quite a bit; while Perlman was focused a lot more on technique and precision, Santana's was more about how the music makes you feel. This probably reflects a bunch of differences: the kind of instruments they play (violins are more technically challenging), their roles (Perlman seems strictly an instrumentalist and Santana is more of a composer and freestyler), and their personalities. Overall I found Perlman's more useful, but I appreciated both and felt the order of consumption was the right one. |
| Fireside Chat with Sam Bankman-Fried | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-11-08 | 2021-11-08 | false | false | The video had been recommended to me a while back by a friend. I watched it finally in light of more recent news https://www.facebook.com/13934653/posts/10118866028010570/ related to Sam Bankman-Fried, the interviewee in the video. I found the interview quite interesting; it was interesting to see the shut-up-and-multiply utilitarianism as well as the raw ambition. |
| True Beauty | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-11-07 | 2021-11-26 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on positive reviews as well as its availability on Viki Pass Standard. I enjoyed it; I mostly agree with the points that the review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/03/23/review-true-beauty/ makes. |
| Itzhak Perlman Teaches Violin | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-11-07 | 2021-11-16 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass given my general interest in music, but my initial expectations were low as to how valuable it would be; I'm more interested in music composition than in playing instruments. However, I found the class to be unexpectedly useful in getting me to think more about various techniques used in playing musical instruments (such as legato, spiccato, vibrato, tremolo, etc.). The violin may be particularly suited for this given the many dimensions (degrees of freedom) involved, but I don't know enough to judge. I found it interesting enough that I plan to consume the available MasterClasses on other instruments before my subscription runs out. |
| Building Digital Health's Github | Bio Eats World | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-11-07 | 2021-11-07 | false | false | While entering data for the Biology of Aging podcast that I had listened to a few weeks ago, I noticed this podcast episode and decided to listen to it. It was moderately attractive. |
| Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-10-31 | 2021-11-01 | false | false | I watched this movie as a way to use the last two days of my Netflix subscription, as well as based on its presence in the Netflix recommendations. I found it an interesting (though not very deep) take on the Pokhran-II tests, that led me to read up a bit more to get historical context. |
| Madam Chief Minister | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-10-30 | 2021-10-31 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix search recommendation when I was searching for Thalaivii. This movie, set in the Hindi heartland state of Uttar Pradesh, seems partly inspired by the life of Mayawati, though it was not intended as a faithful representation of her life; there's a lot of Bollywood-specific masala. |
| Thalaivii | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-10-30 | 2021-10-30 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a past Netflix home page recommendation. It is a very positive and sympathetic take on the early life of Tamil Nadu politician J. Jayalalithaa. Although the regional vernacular is Tamil, the version of the movie I saw had Hindi audio for the portions that would organically have been in Tamil. I found it quite enjoyable despite thinking that it was overly sympathetic; however, this could be explained by its focus on Jayalalithaa's life before acquiring power. The final scene, after Jayalalithaa became chief minister, did show some of Jayalalithaa's autocratic tendencies. |
| Satyagraha | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-10-28 | 2021-10-29 | false | false | I watched this movie while looking for shortform consumption to undertake with only a few days left on my Netflix subscription. I found the film a generally interesting but not-too-surprising take on the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare. It was reasonably well-done. |
| Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-10-28 | 2021-10-28 | false | false | I watched this movie while looking for shortform consumption to undertake with only a few days left on my Netflix subscription. I found the film well-done, though there were no major plot twists (as expected since it's based on real life). I'm not super-enthusiastic about war glorification in general, so despite it being a good movie I didn't feel too great about it. |
| We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-10-27 | 2021-10-27 | false | false | I watched this documentary based on a previous Netflix home page recommendation. I also wanted to compare the overall history told by the documentary with the timeline at https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_WikiLeaks that I had paid for. It generally matched pretty well. I wasn't too informed about the nuances of events to evaluate the documentary, but it seemed to do a decent job laying out the facts while being evocative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Steal_Secrets:_The_Story_of_WikiLeaks includes a discussion of responses to the documentary. |
| Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English/Hindi | 2021-10-25 | 2021-10-26 | false | false | I watched this documentary movie about the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Muzaffarnagar_riots -- not having a lot of background on the material, I couldn't really evaluate it, but it did highlight many disturbing aspects of the nexus between violence and politics. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/We-Watched-Muzaffarnagar-Baaqi-Hai-And-Heres-What-We-Thought-Of-It/ and https://scroll.in/article/707824/documentary-muzaffarnagar-baaqi-hai-revisits-the-riots-that-tore-apart-western-up-in-2013 provide more detailed reviews of the documentary than I can. Though some narration is in English, the bulk of the interviews are conducted in Hindi, the vernacular of the affected regions, hence an English/Hindi label for the documentary. |
| Kingdom: Ashin of the North | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-10-23 | 2021-10-24 | false | false | I watched this special "sidequel" episode to Kingdom after finishing Season 2 of Kingdom. This episode was a little harder to understand on its own, but https://kingdom-netflix.fandom.com/wiki/Ashin_of_the_North was helpful in providing more context to the events. |
| Kingdom: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-10-20 | 2021-10-22 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1. Like Season 1, it was quick to consume, and the flow from Season 1 to Season 2 was very natural. Several of the mysteries raised in Season 1 were resolved in Season 2, with only a few threads left open after Season 2. I enjoyed this season. |
| Kingdom: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-10-18 | 2021-10-20 | false | false | I had heard positive things about this show previously, and I decided to finally watch it. It was much shorter than a typical Korean drama -- so it turned out to be quick to consume. I did like it quite a bit. The zombie aspect of it was reminiscent of Train to Busan. |
| My Name | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-10-16 | 2021-10-18 | true | false | I was prompted to watch this TV show by a Netflix home page recommendation. While the broad outline of the plot was predictable, there were many specific twists and turns that made it interesting to watch. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/12/06/review-my-name/ for a pretty good review (that was written well after I watched the show). |
| Squid Game | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-10-15 | 2021-10-16 | true | false | I was prompted to watch this TV show after heavy promotion by Netflix and general buzz about it, as well as a positive review at https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/10/09/review-squid-game/ despite it not being the author's typical genre. I enjoyed the show and the review seems spot on and agrees quite a bit with my take on the show. |
| Madhur Jaffrey Teaches Indian Cooking | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-10-11 | 2021-10-11 | true | false | I watched this MasterClass on a whim when looking for MasterClasses on cooking, as I've been interested of late in the various organizing principles of cooking. |
| Living Undocumented | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-10-10 | 2021-10-24 | false | false | I watched this TV show after seeing it recommended by Netflix in the context of searches by me for similar material. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I did not watch it continuously, taking a break to watch Immigration Nation, Squid Game, My Name, and Kingdom. |
| Immigration Nation | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-10-10 | 2021-10-15 | false | false | I have an interest in the topic and saw this series advertised on the Netflix home page after I started watching Living Undocumented. I found the series quite engaging and instructive. It was also interesting to see the way the documentary was able to get inside access to ICE and ended up capturing a lot of things that ultimately made the Trump administration wish to suppress the documentary. |
| Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English/Thai | 2021-10-09 | 2021-10-11 | false | false | I have been interested in cryonics and brain preservation for a while (I also funded https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_brain_preservation a while back). Upon seeing this documentary advertised for me on the Netflix homepage, I decided to watch it. I found it engaging with appropriately calibrated emotions (as the review https://decider.com/2020/09/15/hope-frozen-a-quest-to-live-twice-netflix-review/ also notes). |
| The Biology of Aging | Bio Eats World | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-10-09 | 2021-10-09 | false | false | I listened to this out of curiosity around biology and aging; several of the guests were people I was aware of, primarily because my friend Jonah Sinick had worked at BioAge Labs, whose CEO and investor were two of the guests. I also have several connections with Laura Deming though I don't know her personally. |
| Mine | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-10-03 | 2021-10-12 | false | false | I had heard of this show and seen it advertised by Netflix for a while. I finally decided to watch it. I found it generally enjoyable, though I felt it wasn't quite as good as Sky Castle (another show with overlapping themes) in terms of getting me to emotionally connect with the characters. |
| Salman Rushdie Teaches Storytelling and Writing | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-09-30 | 2021-11-07 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass out of a general interest/curiosity in Salman Rushdie's work and in fiction-writing in general. I found it generally interesting and engaging, though of limited applicability to me. I had previously watched Amy Tan's fiction-writing MasterClass so it was interesting to compare the two. |
| Memories of the Alhambra | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-09-28 | 2021-10-03 | false | false | I had heard of this TV show for a while and decided to finally watch it. Prior to watching, I read the review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2019/01/26/flash-review-memories-of-the-alhambra/ that helped set my expectations; with this prior information, I was able to really enjoy the show. |
| Captive | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-09-26 | 2022-03-05 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation. Each episode is a different incident, and I found both the selection of incidents and their depiction in the episodes to be quite good. I watched the first four episodes in September/October 2021 and the last four episodes in March 2022. |
| AlRawabi School for Girls | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Arabic | 2021-09-26 | 2021-09-27 | true | false | I watched this based on a Netflix home page recommendation as well as after reading positive reviews. I found it engaging albeit gritty. The review https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-netflix-teen-drama-that-goes-deeper-into-the-arab-patriarchy makes some interesting points (though it doesn't fully resonate with me). |
| Shyam Mohan Bhaiya shares last moment tips to crack JEE Advanced 2021 and extends his best wishes | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-26 | 2021-09-26 | true | false | After listening to a few similar videos for previous years, I decided to listen to a just-released Vidyamandir video on JEE test preparation. This video was focused a little more on practical tips. It's interesting to listen to all this so far out in space and time from it. |
| BADE BHAIYA Founder Vidyamandir Classes - Tips for JEE MAIN 2018 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-25 | false | false | I watched this video the day after watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0c1_XuYPbg -- a similar video from the same person delivered two years later, in 2020. |
| Kota Factory: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-25 | true | false | I proceeded to Season 2 right after finishing Season 1. It was quick to watch. |
| Kota Factory: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-25 | false | false | I saw the release of Season 2 advertised on the Netflix home page. I had also been interested in the space recently and had seen a meme based on this show when reading a Quora answer about Vidyamandir Classes. Although Season 1 is also available on YouTube, I decided to watch it on Netflix so that I could watch both seasons seamlessly. |
| JEE Main 2020 - Final message for D day by Bade bhaiya - Must watch for all JEE Main aspirants | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-24 | false | false | I had attendd Vidyamandir Classes while in high school. In the last week, I had been watching some videos put out by them. I decided to continue the tradition by watching one more video. |
| Control Z: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2021-09-22 | 2021-09-24 | false | false | I had watched Season 1 a few months ago, and I noticed that Season 2 had been released. I watched it relatively quickly. I found it fast to consume. As with the previous season, I was interested in the show mainly as a way to get low-effort exposure to spoken Spanish. |
| Feynman Messenger Lectures - The Law of Gravitation - 1 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-22 | 2021-09-23 | false | false | I had heard about the Feynman lectures for some time. I was prompted to listen to some of them while editing learning subwiki and noting some discussion of the Feynman technique in past edits by Issa Rice. |
| Crime Stories: India Detectives | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Kannada | 2021-09-22 | 2021-09-23 | true | false | I watched this Bengaluru-based police documentary based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found it engaging, but also troubling in some ways as it shed a light on police methods. The review https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/crime-stories-review-netflixs-kannada-debut-raises-pertinent-questions-1033427.html is moderately good and overlaps with my thoughts. |
| 96. Interview With Kfangurl of The Fangirl Verdict | Audible | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-22 | 2021-09-22 | false | false | I was looking for more information on kfangurl, author of https://thefangirlverdict.com/ that I have referenced both before watching dramas and after watching them. I found this interview at https://dramasoverflowers.net/2021/06/10/96-interview-with-kfangurl-of-the-fangirl-verdict/ but the Soundcloud link was broken. Googling led me to find the Audible version. |
| The Biggest Myth In Education | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-22 | 2021-09-22 | false | false | I learned of this Veritasium video via a link from a friend. The video offers a critical take on learning styles and ends with a plug for using Google Search with more variation in search terms. It was reasonably enjoyable, though it agreed with my priors about learning styles so I didn't have to update much. |
| Lewis Howes REVEALS The One SKILL You Need to be SUCCESSFUL | Impact Theory | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-21 | false | false | I had previously watched the converse: an interview of Tom Bilyeu by Lewis Howes. That made me interested in how the interview in the other direction (Lewis Howes by Tom Bilyeu). It was interesting to see the kinds of topics covered with the tables flipped. |
| Magnetism 04 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-21 | false | false | I watched this after watching Magnetism 01, Magnetism 02, and Magnetism 03, and had similar reactions. NOTE: The talking is mostly in Hindi, with a little bit of English. The supporting written materials are in English. |
| JEE Main 2020 - Last 30 days - How to prepare | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-20 | false | false | When in high school, I had attended Vidyamandir Classes, a coaching institute. I was curious to see how I would think of their coaching philosophy after all these years I had also not attended the coaching all the way to the point equivalent to what this video covered, so it was interesting to hear how this would sound. |
| Magnetism 03 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-20 | false | false | I watched this after watching Magnetism 01 and Magnetism 02, and had similar reactions. NOTE: The talking is mostly in Hindi, with a little bit of English. The supporting written materials are in English. |
| Magnetism 02 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-20 | false | false | I watched this after watching Magnetism 01, and had similar reactions. NOTE: The talking is mostly in Hindi, with a little bit of English. The supporting written materials are in English. |
| D.P. | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-09-19 | 2021-09-26 | true | false | I watched this based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found it engaging though it is gritty material so it doesn't make for light watching. The review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/10/26/review-d-p-deserter-pursuit/ (written after I had watched the show) explains very eloquently what makes the show great. |
| Episode 4: "My wife didn’t know I had $450,000 of debt until yesterday" | I Will Teach You To Be Rich | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-19 | 2021-09-19 | false | false | I picked this up after Episode 3. |
| Episode 3: "My husband is going broke, but he won’t let me help" | I Will Teach You To Be Rich | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-19 | 2021-09-19 | false | false | I picked this up after Episode 2. I had already heard about this episode in one of the interviews of Ramit Sethi that I had listened to the previous day. |
| Episode 2: "We're worth over $1 million, but we’re so cheap, our friends don’t want to see us anymore" | I Will Teach You To Be Rich | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-19 | 2021-09-19 | false | false | After listening to Episode 9 the previous day and enjoying it, I picked Episode 2, which seeemed to have an interesting title. Transcript is available but, instead of reading the transcript, I multiplexed listening with other activities. |
| Magnetism 01 | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-19 | 2021-09-19 | false | false | When in high school, I had attended Vidyamandir Classes, a coaching institute. I was curious to see how I would evaluate their instruction style today. I saw this video and decided to watch it. I found the material engaging, but I was also struck by how narrowly tailored the focus was toward a specific form of learning and mastery that had been deemed most likely to help with examinations. NOTE: The talking is mostly in Hindi, with a little bit of English. The supporting written materials are in English. |
| The Zen Millionaire’s Secret to Creating Abundance | Ken Honda on Impact Theory | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-19 | 2021-09-19 | false | false | I had heard about Ken Honda's "arigato in arigato out" and was curious. After my curiosity in financial advice had been piqued by listening to various stuff of Ramit Sethi (including an interview by Tom Bilyeu), I decided to listen to this interview of Ken Honda by Tom Bilyeu. |
| Episode 9: "I hid thousands of dollars of credit card debt from my husband" | I Will Teach You To Be Rich | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-18 | 2021-09-18 | false | false | I heard about the I Will Teach You To Be Rich podcast by Ramit Sethi from Tom Bilyeu's interview of him. This episode, that was the most recent at the time, was about a wife who hid credit card debt from her husband. I enjoyed listening to it. Transcript is available but, instead of reading the transcript, I multiplexed listening with other activities. |
| The Quick Part is a Lie, But This Guy Will Teach You How to Get Rich | Ramit Sethi on Impact Theory | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-18 | 2021-09-18 | false | false | I watched this interview after watching two other interviews of Ramit Sethi by Tom Bilyeu and one interview by Lewis Howes. This focused more on salary negotiation. The advice seemed very similar to the negotiation advice offered by Christopher Voss in his negotiation MasterClass. |
| EVERYTHING You've Been Told About MONEY Is WRONG (How To Become Rich)| Ramit Sethi & Lewis Howes | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-18 | 2021-09-18 | false | false | I watched this interview after watching two interviews of Ramit Sethi by Tom Bilyeu. It covered many similar themes but with a different emphasis: it first covered financial advice for wealthy/high-earning people (over $150,000 in annual income). It then covered financial advice for people earning less than $150,000/year. |
| This Is the Most Important Financial Advice You Need to Hear Right Now | Ramit Sethi | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-18 | 2021-09-18 | false | false | I watched this video after watching another interview of Ramit Sethi by Tom Bilyeu. This video had been shot early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and was focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects financial advice. |
| Everything You’ve Been Told About Money is WRONG | Ramit Sethi | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-18 | 2021-09-18 | false | false | I was looking through interviews by Tom Bilyeu and saw Ramit Sethi; I had previously heard of Ramit Sethi through https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ (by Patrick McKenzie). This mostly covered stuff around index investing to grow your money. I found it quite interesting even though I was broadly aware of the material discussed. |
| Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-09-17 | 2021-09-30 | true | false | I watched this based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I found both the topic and the execution of the docuseries fairly good. I watched the first four episodes in a few days; the fifth (final) episode had not been released at the time. I watched the final episode on its date of release. |
| Political meaning of CM change in Gujarat & why the state is even more key for Modi-Shah BJP than UP | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-17 | 2021-09-17 | true | false | I watched this Shekhar Gupta video by chance, as a result of a YouTube recommendation. |
| How to deal with Stress - Must watch for School students, JEE and NEET aspirants and their parents | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-17 | 2021-09-17 | false | false | I had attended this coaching institute back when I was in high school, so I was interested to watch a video about it. It was interesting to listen to the material after several years of being away from the environment. One thought I had was how their advice was a mix of reasonable general life advice with a lot of stuff that made sense only in the very specific socio-cultural environment that their clientele were operating in. Although I had attended the coaching institute, my own interests had made me not quite part of their typical clientele, which is why although many of the things they said had resonated, many had not. |
| Shyam Mohan bhaiya, Co founder of VMC tells the Study approach to follow in Half yearly exams | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-09-17 | 2021-09-17 | false | false | I watched this video on a whim based on search results. I had attended this coaching institute when in high school and been taught physics by this person. |
| "This MINDSET SHIFT Will Let You Achieve ANYTHING YOU WANT In Life!" | Tom Bilyeu & Lewis Howes | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-16 | 2021-09-16 | false | false | Having watched interviews by both Tom Bilyeu and Lewis Howes, I was intrigued by the idea of one of them interviewing the other, so I ended up watching (or rather, mostly listening to) this interview of Tom Bilyeu by Lewis Howes. I felt this went more in-depth than other interviews by either of them, possibly because of a greater shared context between them leading to more curious questions. Overall, I found it quite intersting. |
| This Harvard Professor Explains the Secret to Aging in Reverse | David Sinclair on Health Theory | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-16 | 2021-09-16 | false | false | I watched this video based on a YouTube recommendation and based on my general interest in life extension and senescence research. I'm loosely aware of several disagreement and controversies in this domain, so I did not watch this with the goal of believing at face value, but more to understand the space better. I had already previously watched other videos from the host Tom Bilyeu, specifically his interviews with Ben Greenfield. |
| "THIS IS WHY You Keep Having Relationship PROBLEMS!" | Dr. Shefali & Lewis Howes | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-16 | 2021-09-16 | false | false | After watching Lewis Howes' interview with Chris Voss, I was looking for other interviews by Lewis Howes. I found this interview with Dr. Shefali and was somewhat interested, so I watched (or rather, mostly listened to) it. While I found it very interesting and it made many points that resonated with me, there were many parts that I did not agree with. One area: as with all people focused on a particular domain, I think the interviewee overestimated the importance of her domain in people's lives. |
| WHY SUCCESS Comes From Mastering Negotiation In BUSINESS & LIFE | Chris Voss & Lewis Howes | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-15 | 2021-09-15 | false | false | About an year ago I had watched another interview of Chris Voss by Lewis Howes, that I had liked. I realized that I had not watched this earlier interview, so I went ahead and watched (well, mostly listened to) it. Interestingly there was not a lot of overlap between the two videos, so my time spent listening was not wasted. I learned a lot of interesting tidbits by listening. |
| Terrorism Close Calls | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-09-12 | 2021-09-17 | false | false | I watched this documentary right after finishing Turning Point, based on a Netflix home page documentary. While I found it quite informative, I also felt some aspects of it did not resonate with me. It was presented from a pro-surveillance and pro-intelligence viewpoint, with some, but in my view not enough, discussion of the risks and costs of surveillance. It also covered targeted killings but in my view not critically enough. More concerningly to me, the "good guys" versus "bad guys" narrative was reinforced, with not enough discussion given to the geopolitical factors (such as the host nations' involvement in wars) that affected the risks of terrorism. I would therefore recommend this series to watch but not to use in isolation to form judgments on the topics it covers. |
| Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-09-11 | 2021-09-12 | true | false | I watched this documentary after it was advertised on the Netflix home page for me. While the release was timed for being around 20 years after 9/11, my actually starting to watch it on the 20-year anniversary was a coincidence; it just happened to be the day I finished watching Beyond Evil and was looking for the next thing to watch. |
| The Real Truth About Hungary | Mercatus | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-10 | 2021-09-10 | false | false | I encountered a link to this while browsing my Twitter feed. I found it quite interesting. |
| Beyond Evil | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-09-05 | 2021-09-11 | false | false | I watched this show based on a Netflix home page recommendation and also saw a fairly positive review at https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/07/04/review-beyond-evil-monster/ (a site I nowadays check before starting a TV show, because of its on-point reviews). I enjoyed the carefully plotted twists and turns; read the linked review if you want more information! |
| Worth | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-05 | 2021-09-05 | true | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. My interest was piqued by the premise of trying to negotiate something agreeable in a fraught situation with emotions running high. I found the movie interesting and well-done. |
| The Queen | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-09-04 | 2021-09-04 | false | false | I watched this movie partly based on general interest in British history after watching The Crown (which has not yet gotten to the point in history depicted by this movie) and partly to watch a movie starring Helen Mirren, who has a MasterClass I might watch in the future. It was reasonably enjoyable; there seemed to be a reasonable level of similarity with The Crown in the acting and depiction of characters. |
| The Chair | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-02 | true | false | I had first learned of this recently-released Netflix show upon reading https://reason.com/2021/08/20/the-chair-makes-comedy-out-of-colleges-absurd-status-quo/ and decided to watch it upon my return to Netflix, as it promised to be quick. I enjoyed its absurd but not-completely-made-up depiction of academia. |
| Reba McEntire Teaches Country Music | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-24 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass as part of my general interest in music. While there was quite an overlap with other music MasterClasses I had watched, the instructor's greater age and therefore exposure to different historical periods lent different dimensions to this MasterClass. Overall, I found it worth the watch. |
| A Taxi Driver | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-01 | false | false | I picked this up as I was looking for a movie to watch with only one day left before the pausing of my Viki subscription. I enjoyed this fictionalized portrayal of real-life events during Korea's 1980 Gwangju Uprising; Wikipedia explains at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Taxi_Driver#Fictionalized_elements what elements are fictional. |
| Train to Busan | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2021-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | false | false | I picked this up as I was looking for a movie to watch with only two days left before the pausing of my Viki subscription. I selected it based on high ratings and reviews. I was hooked to the movie for the great portrayal of the very difficult situation of a zombie apocalypse. See https://thefangirlverdict.com/2022/06/10/flash-review-train-to-busan-movie/ for a thoughtful review (written long after I had watched the movie). |
| The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-08-12 | 2021-08-12 | false | false | I watched this video on the 3n + 1 conjecture (aka the Collatz conjecture) on seeing it as a recommendation after watching Robert Miles' video explaining logical induction. This was mostly because I was feeling lazy and curious; I didn't expect to gain significant value from the video. Nonetheless, the video was interesting and I learned a few new tidbits despite being generally familiar with the material already. |
| AI & Logical Induction - Computerphile | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-08-12 | 2021-08-12 | false | false | I watched this video from Robert Miles based on a link post https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xHLEZPcM2myYauQW5/computerphile-discusses-miri-s-logical-induction-paper on LessWrong that I found while looking for information on https://intelligence.org/2016/09/12/new-paper-logical-induction/ (MIRI's logical induction paper). I found it engaging and interesting; it may have been quicker to read the paper directly, but at the time I was in a particularly lazy mood so consuming a video felt easier. |
| My Little Happiness | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Chinese | 2021-08-06 | 2021-08-30 | false | false | I watched this TV show mainly because I was interested in watching something Chinese, in order to pick up more of the Chinese language. I picked this from the listed shows on Viki based on ratings. It was a feel-good TV show, good enough for my purposes but not exactly gripping and not worth rewatching. |
| deadmau5 Teaches Electronic Music Production | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-08-06 | 2021-08-23 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass as part of my general interest in music, and specifically in electronic music editing (though I am not specifically interested in EDM). I had a chance to refresh my stems of knowledge about many topics related to music editing, as well as plant seeds for things I hope to learn in more detail in the future. Overall, I found it quite interesting! deadmau5 is quite opinionated, but seemed good about separating his personal takes from general factual knowledge. |
| Amy Tan Teaches Fiction, Memory, and Imagination | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-07-28 | 2021-08-06 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass mostly out of general curiosity; I had previously read a bit about fiction-writing and I had vaguely heard of Amy Tan. It was reasonably interesting, and a good contrast to the screenwriting MasterClass from Aaron Sorkin and the related MasterClass from Shonda Rhimes. |
| The Smile Has Left Your Eyes | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-07-24 | 2021-08-03 | false | false | This was my second pass at watching the show (in my first pass I had stopped around the fifth episode). This time, I was sufficiently hooked to finish the whole series quickly. I found it engaging and enjoyable though the end was a little below my expectations. The review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2019/05/28/flash-review-the-smile-has-left-your-eyes-hundred-million-stars-from-the-sky/ makes several great points that I mostly agree with. |
| Gilmore Girls - Rory, the O.G. Annoying Millennial | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-07-19 | 2021-07-19 | false | false | I watched this based on a YouTube recommendation on the reunion video. I found it quite interesting albeit a bit harsh on Rory. |
| Gilmore Girls Cast Reunion (Full Interview) | TODAY | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-07-19 | 2021-07-19 | false | false | I watched this based on a YouTube recommendation. I had read elsewhere many of the nuggets talked about here, but a lot of the details were new to me. It was fun to listen to. |
| St. Vincent Teaches Creativity and Songwriting | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-07-10 | 2021-07-28 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass based on my general interest in music. I had not heard of St. Vincent or heard her songs before. Many themes repeated what I had already gathered from watching other music MasterClasses, but I did enjoy it quite a bit (more than Usher, that was also somewhat repetitive of previous MasterClasses). It was interesting to see the 'making of' her song Savior, which I also liked after listening to it a few times. |
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-07-02 | 2021-07-24 | false | false | I watched this TV show (also known as Goblin) based on high ratings and positive reviews; I had originally planned to watch it earlier but decided to take a little break from the genre after finishing Hotel Del Luna. While watching, I was struck by the similarities with the (in my view, better-executed) Hotel Del Luna, leading me to find https://bitchesoverdramas.com/2019/09/11/hotel-del-luna-comparisons-with-goblin/ and tweet at https://twitter.com/vipulnaik_r/status/1415151689389146114 about it. However, I felt that the show did pick up around Episode 11 or so; it just took way longer to come together for me than other shows. This also agrees with https://thefangirlverdict.com/2021/01/12/dear-kfangurl-can-you-talk-about-the-shows-that-you-didnt-review/ where the author stuck with the show for 10 episodes and couldn't get into it. |
| Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-06-28 | 2021-07-12 | false | false | I watched this after being intrigued by some of Aaron Sorkin's work, despite considering it off-point in many ways, including The Social Network and Trial of the Chicago 7. I was also interested in comparing and contrasting Sorkin's guidance with that of Shonda Rhimes, whose MasterClass I had watched a while back. I found his MasterClass quite interesting; particularly the workshop sessions including script readings, pitch sessions, and the West Wing writers' room. I might write more about this later. |
| The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-24 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation, possibly because I had recently watched The People v. O.J. Simpson. I was fascinated by it, and intrigued by the similarity between this real-world portrayal and the (admittedly milder, tamer) portrayal of child abuse in the Korean drama called Mother. |
| Fatherhood | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-06-20 | 2021-06-21 | true | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation of a couple days prior. I found it a pleasant, heart-warming movie to watch. It's based on a true story. No unexpected plot twists though. |
| The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-06-18 | 2021-06-19 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation from a few days ago. I was quite intrigued by it, and particularly by the fact that many of the plot twists were related to things that had actually happened! |
| Moxie Wakes Up | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-06-12 | 2021-06-12 | false | false | I first came across Moxie via a YouTube ad. I shared Moxie with Issa, who sent me a link to this video in response. I found the video quite "cute" and it led me to wonder if cuteness will be part of AI's takeover strategy. |
| Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban (TED talk) | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-06-10 | 2021-06-10 | false | false | I watched this video based on a YouTube recommendation on an unrelated video. I was familiar with Tim Urban through his work on the Wait But Why blog so the recommendation piqued my interest. |
| Ginny & Georgia: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-06-06 | 2021-06-11 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix recommendation as well as several mentions of it in lists of shows similar to Gilmore Girls, that I had liked a lot. I enjoyed it; it was definitely quite different from Gilmore Girls despite a few key similarities. |
| StartUp: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-05-30 | 2021-06-04 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 2. My impression of it is similar to my impression of Seasons 1 and 2. |
| StartUp: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-05-29 | 2021-05-30 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1. My impression of it is similar to my impression of Season 1. |
| StartUp: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-05-28 | 2021-05-29 | false | false | I watched this show a month after seeing it recommended as a trending item oon the Netflix homepage. I was looking for something fast-paced and this seemed to fit the bill. I enjoyed it reasonably with some reservations; I generally agree with the points that https://decider.com/2021/05/11/startup-cryptocurrency-hit-netflix/ and https://decider.com/2016/09/19/startup-sex-scenes/ make. |
| Extracurricular | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-05-25 | 2021-06-06 | false | false | I watched this based on a past Netflix recommendation. I liked it a decent amount; I generally agree with the points that https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2020/05/review-extracurricular-netflix/ makes. |
| Itaewon Class | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-05-20 | 2021-05-31 | false | false | I saw this recommended by Netflix a few times, and also read positive reviews. I really enjoyed watching it; I mostly agree with https://www.soompi.com/article/1383803wpp/5-reasons-why-itaewon-class-is-the-k-drama-you-didnt-know-you-needed and https://thefangirlverdict.com/2020/05/05/review-itaewon-class/ (this review is longer and more nuanced). |
| Usher Teaches the Art of Performance | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-05-19 | 2021-06-01 | false | false | I watched this mainly because of its partial connection to music. I found it quite decent, but in general I'm finding fairly common themes across MasterClasses so some parts felt repetitive with other MasterClasses (not the fault of Usher!). There was also less by way of technical detail than some other MasterClasses had. |
| Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-05-18 | 2021-05-19 | false | false | I watched this series a few days after seeing it listed somewhere on Netflix. My interest was piqued by recent news involving connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates. |
| Control Z | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2021-05-09 | 2021-05-10 | false | false | I watched this series mainly because I was interested in consuming Spanish-language content to get more comfortable with the language, and this seemed like a short and reasonably interesting series. I found it decent but didn't relate too well with the characters (unlike some other school dramas I've watched, where I have gotten more emotionally involved with the story). |
| Snowden | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-05-02 | 2021-05-02 | false | false | I watched this movie after seeing it in Netflix search results when searching for something else. I decided to watch it after reading more about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowden_(film) on Wikipedia. |
| Prison Playbook | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-05-01 | 2021-06-18 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix home page recommendation. I did not make much progress initially, getting through only about three episodes till around June 10, but then my interest got piqued. My experience closely matches that of the reviewer in https://thefangirlverdict.com/2018/05/27/review-prison-playbook-wise-prison-life/ who also took some time getting into the flow of the show: "I went through a short phase where I wasn’t feeling Show very much, at around the episode 3 and 4 mark, because I was struggling a little bit, to reconcile myself with Show’s tone. After a couple more episodes, though, I found myself settling into Show’s tone quite well, and by the end, I was sorry to say goodbye." Many other aspects of the review resonated with me as well. |
| Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-05-01 | 2021-05-15 | false | false | I watched this series after seeing it recommended on Netflix and after reading positive reviews. I enjoyed it quite a bit including both the acting and its treatment of social issues. |
| Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-05-01 | 2021-05-09 | false | false | I watched this series after seeing it in Netflix search results related to COVID-19. I found it reasonably good; it was interesting to see this summary of the state of thought on pandemics right before COVID-19 broke out. |
| Law School | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-04-25 | 2021-06-09 | true | false | I watched this TV show while it was on air. I liked it quite a bit, including the introduction to several legal concepts and their use in furthering the plot. |
| Hans Zimmer Teaches Film Scoring | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-04-22 | 2021-05-14 | false | false | I am quite interested in music and have been listening to several background themes of late. I saw Zimmer's MasterClass featured on the home page and decided to try it out. I liked it quite a lot though it was slow going sometimes as I wanted to process the ideas. |
| Life | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-21 | false | false | I enjoyed watching the ideological conflict in the show betweeen different approaches to medicine and hospital management, but I felt that towards the end it wasn't as good. See https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/tv/2018/10/01/life-korean-drama-netflix-review for a thoughtful review. |
| Legally Blonde | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-04-10 | 2021-04-10 | false | false | I watched this short and fairly old film based on a recommendation on the Netflix home page. I found it fun. |
| Daughters of Destiny | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-04-10 | 2021-04-10 | false | false | I watched this video based on it being recommended preeviously to me on the Netflix homepage. I found the topic (the Shanti Bhavan school started by Abraham George) as well as the portrayal of it quite interesting. |
| Indian Matchmaking: The Cast Finally Reunites ft. Dolly Singh | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-04-10 | 2021-04-10 | false | false | I watched this followup video after I had finished watching Indian Matchmaker on Netflix. I learned about the video when reading reviews of the show and followups of the show's characters on various websites. |
| Indian Matchmaking | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-04-09 | 2021-04-10 | false | false | I watched this show after reading about it in a review of The Big Day, another Netflix show that I had just finished. It was an interesting window into a world I was not too familiar with. |
| The Big Day | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-04-07 | 2021-04-09 | true | false | This six-episode series (in two collecetions of three episodes each) covers two weddings per episode, going into various aspects of weddings and the love stories preceding them. Though interesting, it didn't make me a fan of big, expensive weddings. |
| Is Love Enough? Sir | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-04-04 | 2021-04-06 | false | false | The movie was mainly in Hindi but also included some Marathi and some English. It was an interesting and sweet film. |
| Ginny Weds Sunny | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-04-04 | 2021-04-04 | false | false | I was loooking for a short, reasonably light movie to watch, and picked this one when searching Netflix for Bollywood movies. |
| Penn & Teller Teach the Art of Magic | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-04-03 | 2021-04-04 | false | false | I was interested in this topic and saw it was short. Since my MasterClass subscription was ending in two days, I decided to watch it. |
| Emily Morse Teaches Sex and Communication | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-04-03 | 2021-04-03 | false | false | I was interested in this topic and saw it was short. Since my MasterClass subscription was ending in two days, I decided to watch it. |
| Klan We Talk? | Daryl Davis | TEDxCapeMay | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-03-28 | 2021-03-28 | false | false | I watched this video based on a link from https://fakenous.net/?p=2214 that I discovered from my Facebook feed. It was interesting. |
| Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-03-27 | 2021-03-27 | true | false | I watched this documentary after seeing it as a recommendation on the Netflix homepage. |
| Vagabond | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-03-22 | 2021-03-26 | false | false | I watched this TV show based both on it showing up on the Netflix homepage and on it being listed in a list of good Korean dramas to watch on Netflix. I liked a lot of things about the show but had mixed feelings simmilar to those that https://www.dramabeans.com/2019/12/vagabond-episode-16-final/ describes. |
| Something in the Rain | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-03-20 | 2021-05-01 | false | false | I enjoyed watching this TV show overall, but it did drag a bit for me. I found the careers really easy to relate to and also really cringeworthy sometimes. The review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2018/07/08/review-pretty-noona-who-buys-me-food-something-in-the-rain/ as well as the comments on it made some good points that I generally agree with. |
| Encounter | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-03-04 | 2021-03-20 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on its high ratings and positive reviews. I found it quite good overall, though some aspects of the last few episodes felt awkward to me. |
| Jane Goodall Teaches Conservation | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-03-03 | 2021-03-21 | false | false | I was interested in this mainly for the animal cognition stuff. I stopped watching after the animal cognition part was over and the class switched over to conservation. |
| Neil deGrasse Tyson Teaches Scientific Thinking and Communication | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-03-03 | 2021-03-04 | false | false | Although I didn't expect to learn a lot of new stuff, I thought it might be interesting. It was indeed reasonably fun for me although I didn't learn a lot of new things. |
| Joe Holder Teaches Fitness and Wellness Fundamentals | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-02-25 | 2021-03-01 | false | false | I had of late been interested in fitness and wellness, partly as a result of watching some videos involving Ben Greenfield, and I saw this MasterClass featured on the home page. I found it quite good. Though the overall level of the exercises seems too advanced for me to immediately pursue, I learned and reinforced soem key paradigms around wellness, stress, and recovery. |
| Jon Kabat-Zinn Teaches Mindfulness and Meditation | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-02-14 | 2021-02-21 | false | false | I saw this MasterClass highlighted on the homepage. I started watching it; my interest was also buoyed by the fact that the teacher was featured in https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_meditation that I had paid for a while back. I quite enjoyed it and grasped many more of the basics of meditation than I previously know, but I continue to consider meditation poor bang-for-the-buck for addressing emotional issues and achieving mental clarity. But I see that it is probably helpful once the "low-hanging fruit" have been addressed and one wants to continue to attain higher and higher levels of equanimity and tolerance for the vicissitudes of life. I skipped most of the lesson on the body scan. |
| Alicia Keys Teaches Songwriting and Producing | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-02-06 | 2021-02-14 | false | false | After the Christina Aguilera MasterClass, my interest in music was piqued. Alicia Keys, who is also a singer but also a songwriter and composer, seemed like good for my next MasterClass. I enjoyed this MasterClass; the subject matter was more interesting to me than Christina Aguilera's. I also enjoyed discovering two of her songs that she talked about in her MasterClass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urdlvw0SSEc (Fallin') and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rywUS-ohqeE (No One). |
| Hotel Del Luna | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-01-30 | 2021-02-27 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on its high ratings and positive reviews. I was not disappointed! I really enjoyed its exploration of the themes of love, death, forgiveness, and redemption. |
| W | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-01-23 | 2021-01-29 | false | true | I started rewatching this after being reminded of it when its main theme was recommended to me on YouTube. |
| BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English/Korean | 2021-01-18 | 2021-01-19 | false | false | I watched this documentary about Korea-based girl group Blackpink that I had noticed through a previous Netflix recommendation a few weeks ago (likely recomended because I watched many Korean dramas on Netflix and had also watched Taylor Swift's documentary). There was a mix of English and Korean used by the group members when explaining things; one of the members, who was Thai by origin, also spoke in Thai occasionally. I enjoyed watching this documentary. I had not previously heard of Blackpink. Part of my interest in selecting this was that I wanted to watch short pieces that I could finish before my Netflix subscription expired. |
| EATING THIS DAILY IS THE "ON SWITCH" THAT IGNITES YOUR METABOLISM | Other video player | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-01-18 | 2021-01-18 | false | false | I watched this video by Vince Sant based on a YouTube ad. The TL;DR of the video was that convering white fat to brown fat by suppressing the SLR-11 protein helps burn fat and lose body mass, and turmeric (particularly black, and with high curcumin) helps with this. It ended with advertising the Turmeric Black supplement. |
| Tribhanga - Tedhi Medhi Crazy | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2021-01-17 | 2021-01-17 | true | false | I watched this short movie (1 hour 35 minutes) on a whim based on it being featured on the Netflix home page. I was interested in watching only short pieces since I was pausing my Netflix subscription after two days. I liked the movie. |
| The Queen's Gambit | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2021-01-14 | 2021-01-17 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on both a Netflix recomendation and positive reviews, both published reviews and posts from my Facebook friends. After watching the series, I also watched https://www.netflix.com/title/81403290 (Creating the Queen's Gambit). |
| 5 Best Biohacks for Living Better & Longer | Ben Greenfield on Health Theory | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-01-09 | 2021-01-10 | false | false | I watched this interview of Ben Greenfield by Tom Bilyeu right after finishing another interview with the same interviewer and same interviewee. The suggestion was a YouTube recommendation. |
| Crash Landing on You | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2021-01-07 | 2021-01-13 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on repeated recommendation from Netflix as well as other positive reviews. I liked it quite a bit, including its in-depth portrayal of everyday life in North Korea. |
| Optimize Your Body and Brain Right Now | Ben Greenfield on Conversations with Tom | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2021-01-04 | 2021-01-09 | false | false | I heard about Ben Greenfield from a YouTube ad about his MindValley MasterClass. I was curious, so I looked for free videos by him and found this interview by Tom Bilyeu. |
| Start-Up | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-12-29 | 2021-01-07 | true | false | I watched this TV show based on both a Netflix recommendation and other positive reviews I had heard about it. I enjoyed it; it had the typical Park Hye-ryun feel from I Can Hear Your Voice, Pinoochio, and While You Were Sleeping. |
| Miss Americana | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-12-25 | 2020-12-25 | false | false | I watched this documentary film about Taylor Swift that I read about when Googling for stuff related to Taylor Swift a few days ago. I liked the documentary; I found particularly interesting her description of how she became politically active. |
| The Crown: Season 4 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-12-20 | 2020-12-25 | true | false | The season was released on 2020-11-15. I was taking a break from my Netflix subscription at the time; I started watching the season as soon as I resumed my Netflix subscription. |
| Christina Aguilera Teaches Singing | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-12-19 | 2021-02-06 | false | false | I had read a positive review of this MasterClass; I also have a lot of interest in music so I decided to watch this. The watching was somewhat interrupted by Netflix shows I was watching, but the pace of watching picked up when I let my Netflix subscription expire. I learned a lot of interesting facts and I really enjoyed the MasterClass. |
| Stossel: Tulsi Gabbard (Full Interview) | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-12-19 | 2020-12-19 | false | false | An interview by John Stossel that I watched based on a YouTube recommendation after finishing the Soho Forum debate between Martin Kulldorff and Andrew Noymer |
| Should We End the Lockdowns? A Soho Forum Debate | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-12-19 | 2020-12-19 | false | false | A Soho Forum debate between Martin Kulldorff (co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration) and Andrew Noymer |
| Flower of Evil | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-12-05 | 2020-12-14 | false | false | I watched this drama while looking for highly-rated dramas on Viki that I had not yet watched. |
| Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-11-15 | 2020-12-19 | false | false | I had previously read and somewhat liked three of Gladwell's books (The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers) and also read criticisms of Gladwell, most famously the "igon value problem" criticism. With these mixed feelings, I was curious to see how Gladwell described his own craft. Overall, I enjoyed the MasterClass and it gave me a greater appreciation of how Gladwell saw his craft, and the strengths and limitations of it. |
| Daniel Pink Teaches Sales and Persuasion | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-11-14 | 2020-11-15 | false | false | I noticed this MasterClass because it was highlighted on the home page. I was interested in how Pink's advice would agree and disagree with the advice from Chris Voss on negotiation. I generally liked it; I was impressed at the general level of agreement, with probably the only point of disagreement being the "Five Whys" technique. |
| What's Next for the Libertarian Party After Jo Jorgensen Got 1%? | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-11-08 | 2020-11-08 | false | false | This was a video (with basically a transcript below it) covering thoughts of different factions of the Libertarian Party around the 2020 election and takeaways from it for the Libertarian Party. |
| Update: Libertarians should vote for [Biden? Jorgensen? Trump?] in the next presidential election | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-11-07 | 2020-11-07 | false | false | A followup to a previous Soho Forum debate that I had watched and enjoyed |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-10-31 | 2020-11-01 | true | false | I watched this movie based on a past Netflix recommendation right after finishing the "The Social Dilemma" docudrama. Part of the reason for selecting this to watch was that I specifically wanted to pick a movie rather than a TV show so that I could finish it before my subscription expired. I thought the movie was well-done, though it did not go too deep into the backstory of the relevant incidents or political actors. |
| The Social Dilemma | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-10-27 | 2020-10-30 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation right after finishing the "Mr. Sunshine" TV show. Part of the reason for selecting this to watch was that I specifically wanted to pick a movie rather than a TV show so that I could finish it before my subscription expired. I think it made some good points, but largely overstated its case. |
| Mr. Sunshine | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-09-27 | 2020-10-26 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix recommendation right after I finished watching the "The Lies Within" TV show. While I liked the acting and character development quite a bit, I was not a fan of the glorification of war and wanton killing in the TV show. My consumption of this TV show was slower than usual mostly because I was more preoccupied with work and other personal items during this month, so I often did not watch this show while preparing or eating meals. |
| The Lies Within | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-09-20 | 2020-09-26 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix recommendation right after I finished watching the "Was It Love?" TV show. |
| Was It Love? | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-09-08 | 2020-09-19 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix recommendation after I took a pause from Stranger (that was still live and that I therefore couldn't finish anyways). |
| Stranger: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-09-06 | 2020-12-29 | true | false | I started watching this season after reviving my Netflix subscription; I had watched the previous season back in November 2019. I paused watching in mid-September and then resumed on 2020-12-25 shortly after reviving my Netflix subscription. |
| Masaba Masaba | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English/Hindi | 2020-09-05 | 2020-09-06 | true | false | I started watching this TV show based on a home page recommmendation on Netflix. |
| Guilty | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2020-09-04 | 2020-09-05 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix home page recommendation. |
| Should the Government Provide Health Insurance to All Americans? A Soho Forum Debate | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-08-29 | 2020-08-29 | false | false | A Soho Forum debate I viewed after getting interested in Soho Forum |
| Shonda Rhimes Teaches Writing for Television | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-08-22 | 2020-11-14 | false | false | Having watched a few seasons of Scandal and a few episodes of Grey's Anatomy, I was interested in what Shonda Rhimes, writer for both, had to say about her craft. Overall, it was a good MasterClass and I learned more about the perspective of a highly successful TV show writer. |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | false | false | I had watched some other Harry Potter films previously, and I just decided to watch this one. |
| Blood | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-08-05 | 2020-08-16 | false | false | This was one of the few medical Korean dramas that I had not gotten around to watching for a while. I finally got around to it. |
| Did the Lockdowns Save Thousands of Lives? A Soho Forum Debate | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-08-05 | 2020-08-05 | false | false | A Soho Forum debate I viewed after getting interested in Soho Forum |
| Is Trump's Trade War on China Good for America? A Soho Forum Debate | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-04 | false | false | A Soho Forum debate I viewed after getting interested in Soho Forum |
| Should the Coronavirus Lockdowns End Immediately? A Soho Forum Debate | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-08-01 | 2020-08-01 | false | false | A Soho Forum debate I viewed after getting interested in Soho Forum; I had also previously read some blog posts by David Henderson (one of the debaters) about the debate but had not been motivated enough to learn about it at the time. |
| Is the Criminal Justice System Racist? A Soho Forum Debate | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-08-01 | 2020-08-01 | false | false | A Soho Forum debate I viewed after getting interested in Soho Forum |
| Should Libertarians Vote for Biden, Jorgensen, or Trump? A Soho Forum Debate | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-08-01 | 2020-08-01 | false | false | A Soho Forum debate that I came across |
| Conceived in Liberty, Volume 5 | Patrick Newman | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-07-26 | 2020-07-26 | false | false | YouTube video discovered via Bryan Caplan's blog post https://www.econlib.org/rothbards-conceived-in-liberty-the-new-republic/ |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin Teaches U.S. Presidential History and Leadership | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-07-23 | 2020-08-22 | false | false | I started watching this out of interest in history, and how a person with more positive views of politics might see that history. While I wasn't persuaded, I did learn more about her way of thinking about history. |
| Bryan Caplan on Homeschooling | EconLib | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-22 | false | false | Encountered while browsing EconLib |
| Mother | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-07-18 | 2020-07-25 | false | true | Mother is one of the most highly rated dramas I have ever watched. The acting and production values are among the best I've seen. I had first watched it in 2018 shortly after it came out; I decided to rewatch it on a whim. |
| While You Were Sleeping | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-07-13 | 2020-07-18 | false | true | After finishing a rewatch of Pinocchio, I decided to watch While You Were Sleeping, also written by Park Hye-ryun and with Lee Jong-suk as the male lead. |
| Athlete A | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-06-26 | 2020-06-27 | true | false | I decideed to watch this movie from the Netflix recommendations, and based on generally positive reviews. |
| Bulbbul | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2020-06-26 | 2020-06-26 | false | false | I decided to watch this movie because Netflix promoted it on the browse page, and reviews were positive. |
| Kapoor & Sons | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-25 | false | false | I decided to watch this movie at random. |
| The Crown: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-06-20 | 2020-06-23 | false | false | While I had a month of Netflix subscription, I decided to catch up on watching The Crown by watching its Season 3. |
| 26 Years | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2020-06-19 | 2020-06-23 | false | false | I decided to watch this movie at random. |
| Tokyo Trial | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-06-18 | 2020-06-19 | false | false | I saw this item in the list of recommendations on Netflix (possibly selected because I had watched other historical documentaries). I found it intriguing so I ended up watching it. |
| Madam Secretary: Season 6 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-06-13 | 2020-06-14 | true | false | When I reactivated Netflix temporarily in order to watch the Vietnam War documentary, I noticed that this season was now available on Netflix. I decided to watch it while I still had my subscription. |
| 13 Reasons Why: Season 4 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-06-06 | 2020-06-12 | true | false | I noticed that this season was just released just as I was getting close to finishing my reading of the Vietnam War documentary. |
| Pinocchio | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-06 | 2020-07-12 | false | true | I had watched Pinocchio several years ago (in 2016 or 2017) and decided to rewatch it, as I had found it one of the best dramas. |
| The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-05-31 | 2020-06-07 | false | false | I decided to watch this documentary as I became curious about it while watching a MasterClass by its co-creator Ken Burns. I restarted my Netflix subscription because of it. I had previously watched Episode 1 on 2019-06-06. |
| Ken Burns Teaches Documentary Filmmaking | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-05-24 | 2020-07-11 | false | false | I started watching this, then decided to take a detour to watch the Vietnam War documentary. I returned to this MasterClass after finishing the documentary. Overall, I liked the MasterClass and gained more appreciation of documentary filmmaking. |
| The Knowledge Project #27 — Chris Voss | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-05-24 | 2020-04-24 | false | false | YouTube related video recommendation for me after watching other Chris Voss videos |
| Paul Krugman Teaches Economics and Society | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-05-23 | 2020-05-30 | false | false | I watched this out of curiosity. Paul Krugman is an eminent economist but has different ideological leanings than I do, and has also been accused of writing biased and sloppy stuff (see https://www.econlib.org/archives/2013/12/why_i_read_paul.html for general background). I found his class reasonably interesting, and got to understand his perspective somewhat better. |
| Master the Art of Negotiating in Business and Life: Lewis Howes | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-05-23 | 2020-05-23 | false | false | YouTube related video recommendation for me after watching other Chris Voss videos |
| Never Split the Difference: Chris Voss: Talks at Google | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-05-23 | 2020-05-23 | false | false | YouTube related video recommendation for me after watching other Chris Voss videos |
| #MasterClassLive with Chris Voss | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-05-23 | 2020-05-23 | false | false | I watched this MasterClass Q&A session two months aftere it was aired live; this is a complement to Voss's Art of Negotiation MasterClass. |
| Natalie Portman Teaches Acting | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-05-16 | 2020-05-23 | false | false | I started this class mainly out of idle curiosity. I found it reasonably interesting, though not too relevant. It was interesting to see the emphasis on playfulness given by Portman. |
| The Attorney | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2020-05-15 | 2020-05-15 | false | false | The Korean movie is partly based on part of the early life of Roh Moo-hyun, who would later become the President of South Korea. |
| David Axelrod and Karl Rove Teach Campaign Strategy and Messaging | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-05-09 | 2020-05-16 | false | false | I started this class out of curiosity. When starting, I was curious if this would increase my disdain of politics or give me newfound appreciation for it. Ultimately, I became more appreciative of the skill and art of political campaigning, but remained as skeptical as before about the correlation between performance on the electoral "test" and the real work of governance. |
| Daniel Elfman Teaches Music for Film | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-04-11 | 2021-06-27 | false | false | I watched a little bit of this in 2020, then switched away from it for a while once I started watching Sara Blakely's MasterClass. I resumed on 2021-06-06 and finished it this time. There were a lot of similarities with Hans Zimmer's MasterClass (that was also about the same subject) but there was enough difference in topics and focus that watching both didn't feel redundant. |
| School 2013 | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-04-11 | 2020-05-02 | false | false | I discovered this drama via https://www.soompi.com/article/1002413wpp/8-k-dramas-will-help-get-pains-growing The drama was well-done; the acting was great, and many of the students in the class had their moments, which was nice! |
| Bob Iger Teaches Business Strategy and Leadership | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-04-11 | 2020-05 | false | false | This class was reasonably interesting, though not everything clicked with me. Overall, I found it less interesting and relevant than the classes by Howard Schultz and Sara Blakely. I do not remember exactly when I finished this class, but it was some time in May 2020, likly just before starting the Axelrod and Rove MasterClass. |
| Sara Blakely Teaches Self-Made Entrepreneurship | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-04-11 | 2020-04-18 | false | false | This class was reasonably interesting, though not everything clicked with me. I may watch parts of it again. I also downloaded and saved the workbook. |
| Bob Woodward Teaches Investigative Journalism | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-04-07 | 2020-04-11 | false | false | This class was reasonably interesting, though it may not be too applicable to my life, since I am not an investigative journalist. Nonetheless, it's interesting to compare the spirit of his principles with the principles behind other investigative work and content creation that I do. I may watch parts of it again. I also downloaded and saved the workbook. |
| Memorist | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-04-07 | 2020-04 | true | false | I started watching this drama but paused after episode 2 and started watching something else. |
| Howard Schultz: Business Leadership | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-04-06 | 2020-04-07 | false | false | This class was reasonably interesting, though it may not be too applicable to my life as I'm not (currently) leading a company or growing a business of the sort his lesson was focused on. Schultz drew on his experience growing Starbucks into an international business to give general business advice. Not everything clicked with me. I may watch parts of it again. I also downloaded and saved the workbook. |
| Chris Voss Teaches the Art of Negotiation | MasterClass | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2020-04-05 | 2020-04-06 | false | false | This class was one of the main motivators for me to sign up for MasterClass. The content seems relevant enough to many day-to-day situations and I expect it'll influence my real-world behavior. It generally lived up to my expectations. I believe that a single listening was enough for me to absorb and retain almost everything. I also downloaded and saved the workbook. I would later write a lengthy review https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CRAzG386t3suSqDgd/chris-voss-negotiation-masterclass-review of the MasterClass. |
| Fatal Promise | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-04-04 | | true | false | Daily Korean drama that I started watching after the first week of episodes. Not much rewatch value; just watching during times that I don't want to do anything too intellectually or emotionally demanding, usually while cooking or eating |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2020-03-17 | 2020-03-17 | false | false | I had watched some other Harry Potter films previously, and I just decided to watch this one. |
| Urban Cops | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-03 | 2020-03 | false | false | I started watching this show in March 2020, and then paused watching after getting partly through the fourth episode. I might resume. |
| Heirs | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-03 | 2020-03 | false | false | While I don't have exact dates, triangulation suggests that I started and finished the drama during this time period. |
| Tell Me What You Saw | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-02 | 2020-03 | true | false | I watched this show around the time of its release. |
| Dr. Romantic 2 (Romantic Doctor Kim 2) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2020-02 | 2020-02 | true | false | I watched this TV show around the time of its release (I believe I discovered it in February 2020 even though it started in January 2020). |
| Juror 8 | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2020-01 | 2020-01 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this, but based on the relative ordering of items in my history, I believe it was around January 2020. |
| Iris | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-12-08 | 2019-12-24 | false | false | This was onle of the last Korean dramas I watched on Netflix in 2019, before cancelling my subscription at the start of 2020. |
| Stranger: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-11-10 | 2019-11-28 | false | false | At the time, only season 1 was available (season 2 would be available only in 2020). |
| Upstarts | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2019-11-09 | 2019-11-09 | true | false | I watched this movie after it was shown to me on the Netflix home page, and shortly after its release. It was an interesting movie. |
| Pretty Proofreader | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2019-11 | 2019-12 | false | false | The months are approximate. I paused watching this TV show around episode 6. |
| Grand Hotel: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2019-10-07 | 2020-09-03 | false | false | I continued to Season 3 right after finishing Season 2, then stopped at Episode 58,stopping on 2019-10-26. I resumed Season 3 after restarting my Netflix subscription on 2020-09-02. |
| Signal | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2019-10 | 2019-11 | false | false | I had previously watched the Korean equivalent of this, so I was interested enough to watch the Japanese version. I don't have the exact months I watched it; the months here are an approximation. |
| Grand Hotel: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2019-09-29 | 2019-10-06 | false | false | I continued to Season 2 right after finishing Season 1. |
| Bard of Blood: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English/Hindi | 2019-09-28 | 2019-09-29 | true | false | I watched this TV show thanks to Netflix featuring it on the home page, shortly after its release on 2019-09-27. |
| Grand Hotel: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-09-23 | 2019-09-29 | false | false | After having watched the Egyptian adaptation (River on the Nile) I was interested in watching the Spanish original. I finished it quickly and was surprised to see it was much darker. |
| Unbelievable | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-09-22 | 2019-09-22 | true | false | I watched this miniseries a few days after it was released, due to Netflix advertising it on their home page. |
| Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-09-21 | 2019-09-22 | true | false | I watched this miniseries because it was advertised to me on the Netflix home page. I watched it within a couple of days of its release. |
| Madam Secretary: Season 5 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-09-05 | 2019-09-21 | false | false | I started watching this season just after finishing Season 4. I could not proceed to Season 6 because it was still airing and would be relaesed on Netflix later. |
| Mr. Temporary (Class of Lies) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-09 | 2019-10 | true | false | I believe I started watching this show around the end of its release. I don't have exact dates. |
| Madam Secretary: Season 4 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-09-01 | 2019-09-05 | false | false | I started watching this season just after finishing Season 3. I would then proceed to Season 5. |
| Madam Secretary: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-08-29 | 2019-09-01 | false | false | I started watching this season just after finishing Season 2. I would then proceed to Season 4. |
| 13 Reasons Why: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-08-23 | 2019-08-25 | true | false | I watched this season immediately upon its release, thanks to a reminder by Netflix. I had already watched the previous seasons. |
| Madam Secretary: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-08-18 | 2019-08-28 | false | false | I started watching this season just after finishing Season 1. I took a break in between to watch 13 Reasons Why Season 3. I would then proceed to Season 3. |
| Sacred Games: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2019-08-14 | 2019-08-17 | true | false | Having watched Season 1 in the past, I started watching Season 2 as soon as it was released, and finished it in a few days. |
| Madam Secretary: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-08-10 | 2019-08-17 | false | false | I believe that I started watching this TV show based on a Netflix recommendation, after having watched many other politics TV shows. |
| Designated Survivor: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-08-07 | 2019-08-10 | false | false | I watched this after finishing the first two seasons. It was just over two months after the release of this season. |
| Bhaage Re Mann: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2019-08-02 | 2019-08-03 | false | false | I watched Episodes 1 to 10 and then lost interest, though I think it was generally well-done. |
| Grey's Anatomy: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-07-21 | 2019-07-27 | false | false | I started watching this acclaimed show. However, I lost interest after a few episodes. |
| Designated Survivor: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-07-17 | 2019-07-21 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 1. |
| Designated Survivor: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-07-13 | 2019-07-15 | false | false | I watched this TV show after starting to watch the corresponding Korean drama: Designated Survivor: 60 Days. |
| Designated Survivor: 60 Days | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-07-09 | 2019-08-20 | false | false | I started watching the TV show because it was promoted by Netflix on its home page. |
| Bolívar | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Spanish | 2019-07-03 | 2019-07-22 | false | false | I abandoned the show some time in the middle (at Episode 25 out of 60), though I did watch another episode on 2019-09-07. |
| Doctor John | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-07 | 2019-09 | true | false | I watched this TV show around the time of its release. |
| Mr. Iglesias: Part 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-06-21 | 2019-06-29 | false | false | I watched a few episodes and then lost interest. The majority of my watched episodes were on 2019-06-21 and 2019-06-22, but I did watch one more episode on 2019-06-29. |
| Secret of the Nile | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Arabic | 2019-06-15 | 2019-06-20 | false | false | I watched this Egyptian TV show after Netflix recommended it to me, probably because of my having watched other Arabic TV shows recently. |
| Leila | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-15 | true | false | I started watching this show on the day of its release, thanks to Netflix advertising it on the home page. |
| Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-06-09 | 2019-06-14 | false | false | I watched this after increased interest in historical documentaries, having watched a few others. I watched the first nine episodes; I did not complete the tenth, final episode. |
| Look Who's Back | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | German | 2019-06-09 | 2019-06-09 | false | false | I watched this comedy movie on the return of Hitler shortly after watching more serious Hitler documentaries. |
| World's Busiest Cities | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-06-08 | 2019-06-15 | false | false | I watched large parts of three of the four episodes in this series. |
| I Am Mother | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2019-06-08 | 2019-06-08 | true | false | I watched this movie a day after its release on Netflix in my region and a month after its original release. |
| Chopsticks | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2019-06-08 | 2019-06-08 | true | false | I watched this movie shortly after its release, thanks to promotion by Netflix on its home page. |
| When They See Us | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-06-07 | 2019-06-07 | true | false | I watched the first two episodes of this miniseries about the Central Park Five case shortly after it was released, thanks to promotion by Netflix on its home page. I didn't continue to the third and fourth episode, which was about the aftermath of the case. |
| Schindler's List | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2019-06-06 | 2019-06-06 | false | false | I watched a large portion of this award-winningg movie but not the entirety from start to finish. |
| Hitler's Circle of Evil | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-06-02 | 2019-06-04 | false | false | After getting interested in documentaries, I searched for many to watch, and ultimately settled on this one. I found it an engaging documentary, unlike many others that it was hard to concentrate on. I learned quite a bit about Nazi Germany. |
| Search: WWW | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-06 | 2020-08-03 | true | false | I started the drama around May 2019 (not too sure of the exact start date) then switched to other stuff. I resumed it around July 12, 2020 and finished it on August 3. Reading the review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2019/09/23/review-search-www/ retrospectively led me to a deeper appreciation of the show's strengths. |
| Inside the World's Toughest Prisons: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-06-01 | 2019-06-02 | false | false | While watching Season 3, I watched parts of Season 2 for comparison. The two seasons have similar format but different anchors (Raphael Rowe for Season 3, Paul Connolly for Season 2). |
| Inside the World's Toughest Prisons: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-06-01 | 2019-06-02 | false | false | I chanced across this documentary series and watvhed a few episodes. I would later create the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_the_World%27s_Toughest_Prisons |
| We Are Family | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2019-05-23 | 2023-02-27 | false | false | I had started watching this movie in 2019, but lost interest in it after getting through about 2/3 of the movie. In February 2023, I saw that Netflix marked the last day to watch for the movie as February 28, so I decided to finish the movie. I found it a good and heartwarming watch. |
| Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2019-05-12 | 2019-05-12 | true | false | I watched a large part of this movie (not all of it) shortly after its release. This is a biographical crime movie on the crimes of Ted Bundy. |
| 7 Khoon Maaf | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2019-05-12 | 2019-05-12 | false | false | The movie is about a woman with seven husbands. I think I watched the first three husbands and then skimmed through or skipped some of the rest. |
| Heroine | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2019-05-12 | 2019-05-12 | false | false | I was looking for Bollywood movies to watch and I picked this Netflix recommendation. |
| Selection Day: Part 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2019-05-11 | 2019-05-11 | true | false | I had previously watched Part 1 (Episodes 1 to 6). Part 2 (Episodes 7 to 12) was released on 2019-04-19, and I watched it after noticing that it had been released. |
| Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2019-05-11 | 2019-05-11 | false | false | I watched this movie, about a lesbian coming out to her father, on Netflix a few months after its theatrical release. |
| Delhi Crime: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2019-03-23 | 2019-03-24 | true | false | I watched this TV show about the 2012 Delhi gang rape within a couple of days of its release on Netflix, thanks to heavy promotion by Netflix on its home page. |
| The Crown: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2019-03-16 | 2019-04-06 | false | false | I realized in March 2019 that Season 2 is out (I had watched Season 1 before it had been out). After watching Episode 1 on 2019-03-16, I took a break and then resumed from Episode 2 onward on 2019-03-29. |
| Firebrand | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Marathi | 2019-03-02 | 2019-03-02 | true | false | I watched this movie within a few days of its release on Netflix (2019-02-22). It was an interesting movie about a female divorce lawyer who was combating her own rape trauma. |
| Al Hayba: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Arabic | 2019-02-15 | 2019-03-10 | false | false | I watched this Lebanese Arabic TV show after being recommended it after watching another Arabic-language show (Justice). |
| Rajma Chawal | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2019-02-04 | 2020-09-04 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. I only watched about two-thirds of the movie (82 of 118 minutes) on the start date of 2019-02-04, and finishing the remaining 36 minutes on 2020-09-04. |
| Justice: Qalb Al Adala | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Arabic | 2019-02-03 | 2019-02-14 | false | false | I watched this TV show based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Soni | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2019-02-03 | 2019-02-03 | true | false | I watched this show about two Delhi policewomen based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Selection Day: Part 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2019-02-02 | 2019-02-02 | true | false | I watched this show (episodes 1 to 6) based on a Netflix recommendation. The remaining episodes would be released later. |
| Haechi | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-02 | 2019-05 | true | false | I watched this TV show around the time that it was released. |
| Memory | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-02 | 2019-05 | false | false | I remember watching this TV show some time in 2019, shortly after Misaeng (both star Lee Sung Min). |
| Misaeng (Incomplete Life) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-01 | 2019-03 | false | false | I remember watching this soon after SKY Castle, and before Memory. |
| The Rebel (Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019-01 | 2019-02 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this, but I believe it was in early 2019, before Haechi. |
| I Am Not A Robot | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019 | 2019 | false | false | I believe I watched this show in the early half of the year (after The Rebel, because I noticed that it had the same lead actress). I only watched about half of it (till around Episode 16). However, I might have watched this further back in time, in 2018. |
| Partners for Justice 2 | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019 | 2019 | false | false | I watched a few episodes (up to episode 20) of this TV show. I had not watched the prequel (Partners for Justice). |
| Master's Sun | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2019 | 2019 | false | false | I watched the TV show some time in the year, but I don't remember exactly when. |
| SKY Castle | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-12 | 2019-01 | true | false | I watched this TV show aruond the time of its release. I may be a bit off on the exact months I watched it. |
| House of Cards: Season 6 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-11-23 | 2018-11-24 | true | false | I watched this season within a few days of its release date (2018-11-18). |
| Sanju | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-10-21 | 2018-10-21 | false | false | I watched this movie while looking at the list of Bollywood movies on Netflix. I had already heard of the movie and knew that it had done well and the box office and been praised by critics. |
| Razia Sultan | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2018-10-20 | 2019-02-08 | false | false | I watched the first three episodes on 2018-10-20, then the fourth episode on 2018-11-17 and the fifth episode on 2019-02-08. While I found it quite good, I did not feel engaged enough to continue watching more episodes. As of 2020-09-23, the series is no longer available on Netflix, and the link to it 404s. |
| Kurbaan | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-10-14 | 2018-10-14 | false | false | I watched this movie while looking for Bollywood movies to watch on Netflix. I already had vague knowledge of the movie, and had recently watched two other Saif Ali Khan films in a similar genre: Agent Vinod and Phantom. |
| Maroon | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-10-14 | 2018-10-14 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Phantom | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-10-12 | 2018-10-12 | false | false | I watched this movie shortly after watching on ErosNow a similar movie, Agent Vindo, also starring Saif Ali Khan. |
| The Smile Has Left Your Eyes | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-10 | 2018-11 | true | false | I think I started watching this TV show while it was live, but then lost interest around Episode 5. |
| Agent Vinod | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-10 | 2018-10 | false | false | I remember watching this movie around the same time as two other similar movies starring Saif Ali Khan: Kurbaan and Phantom. The month of watching is estimated based on the dates of watching the other two movies (that were on Netflix). |
| Ankur Arora Murder Case | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09-18 | 2018-09-18 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Sacred Games: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2018-09-16 | 2018-10-14 | false | false | I watched this season based on a Netflix recommendation. I watched a little over half on 2018-09-16, and then finished the rest over the next few weeks. |
| Drishyam | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09-15 | 2018-09-15 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. Overall, I liked it. |
| Highway | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09-07 | 2018-09-07 | false | false | I don't remember if I searched for this movie or watched it based on a recommendation. I liked it a reasonable amount, though not a lot. |
| Sarkar | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09-03 | 2018-09-03 | false | false | I had watched the sequel, Sarkar 2, a long time ago. When I noticed that the original Sarkar was on Netflix, I watched it. |
| Mom | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09-03 | 2018-09-03 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. I liked it a reasonable amount. |
| Naam Shabana | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09-03 | 2018-09-03 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| PK | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09-02 | 2018-09-02 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. I already knew about the movie at the timme, as it has been one of the best-performing Bollywood movies at the time of its release in 2014. |
| Pad Man | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09-02 | 2018-09-02 | false | false | I watched this movie after having watched a similar movie "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" that also starred Akshay Kumar. |
| Bajirao Mastani | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09 | 2018-09 | false | false | I remember watching part of this movie some time shortly after restarting my ErosNow subscription on 2018-08-29; my estimate of this is that it would have been in 2018-09. I believe I did not complete watching this movie. |
| Chennai Express | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09 | 2018-09 | false | false | From what I vaguely remember, I watched this movie on ErosNow while I also had Netflix access, and also later noticed that that the movie is on Netflix. This would put the watch time at around September 2018. |
| NH10 | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09 | 2018-09 | false | false | I remember watching this movie some time shortly after restarting my ErosNow subscription on 2018-08-29; my estimate of this is that it would have been in 2018-09. It was also close in time to the watching of PK, for which I have a date of 2018-09-02. |
| Ki & Ka | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-09 | 2018-09 | false | false | I remember watching this movie some time shortly after restarting my ErosNow subscription on 2018-08-29; my estimate of this is that it would have been in 2018-09. |
| Rishta.com | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2018-08-26 | 2018-08-28 | false | false | I started watching this series and watched the first six episodes. This was the third of YRF Television shows produced by Aditya Chopra that I watched on Netflix in quick succession, the previous two being Powder and Khotey Sikkey. |
| Secret Superstar | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-08-26 | 2018-08-26 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-08-24 | 2018-08-24 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommmendation. I would later watch the similar movie, Pad Man, also starring Akshay Kumar. |
| Okja | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | English/Korean | 2018-08-05 | 2018-08-05 | false | false | I believe I looked for this movie on Netflix, having heard of it from outside Netflix. |
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi Version) | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-08-03 | 2018-08-03 | false | false | I watched this movie shortly after watching "Baahubali: The Beginning" -- its predecessor. |
| Your Honor | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-08 | 2018-09 | true | false | I think I wattchd this TV show around the time it was live. I largely enjoyed it. |
| Baahubali: The Beginning (Hindi Version) | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-01 | false | false | I believe I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation, but I am not sure. I had already heard a lot of good things about the movie before I started watching it. |
| Khotey Sikkey | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2018-07-29 | 2018-07-30 | false | false | I started watching this series and watched the first six episodes. This was the second of three YRF Television shows produced by Aditya Chopra that I watched on Netflix in quick succession, the first being Powder and the next being Rishta.com. |
| Sairat | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Marathi | 2018-07-28 | 2018-07-28 | false | false | I do not reremember if I searched for this movie or saw it in a Netflix recommendation; however, I had heard of this movie in the past and been previously disappointed that it was not available on ErosNow. |
| Powder | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2018-07-21 | 2018-07-28 | false | false | I watched this TV series basd on a Netflix recommendation. This was the first of three YRF Television shows produced by Aditya Chopra that I watched on Netflix in quick succession, the next two being Khotey Sikkey and Rishta.com. |
| Agent Raghav | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Hindi | 2018-07-10 | 2018-07-20 | false | false | I believe I watched this TV show based on a Netflix recommendation. I got through the first 19 episodes; I would watch Episode 20 a year later, on 2019-08-01. |
| My ID Is Gangnam Beauty | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-07 | 2018-09 | true | false | I remember watching this TV show around the time of its release. I went only till around Episode 12. |
| What's Wrong With Secretary Kim | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-06 | 2018-08 | true | false | I remember watching this show around the time it was released. |
| Half Girlfriend | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-29 | 2018-05-29 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. It would lead me to discover the "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga" song that would become one of my favorite songs of all time. |
| The Indian Detective: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-05-28 | 2018-07-10 | false | false | I believe I watched this Canadian TV show based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Talvar (Guilty) | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-25 | 2018-05-25 | false | false | I watched this movie basd on a Netflix recommendation, shortly after watching Rahasya, another Bollywood movie also based on the 2008 Noida double murder case. |
| 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-05-18 | 2018-05-23 | true | false | I started watching this season on the day of its release. I had previously watched Season 1 and was therefore interested in continuing to Season 2. |
| Aarakshan | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-16 | 2018-05-16 | false | false | I believe I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Ugly | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-13 | 2018-05-13 | false | false | I believe I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Rahasya | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-12 | 2018-05-12 | false | false | I watched this movie, that is based on (but not a realistic depiction of) the 2008 Noida double murder caase, based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Te3n | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-12 | 2018-05-12 | false | false | I watched this ovie based on a Netflix recommendation. It was my second movie starring Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, right after Kahaani. |
| Kahaani | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-12 | 2018-05-12 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. It was my first of two movies closely watched in succession, both of which star Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui; the next one would be Te3n. |
| Love Per Square Foot | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-11 | 2018-05-11 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. It was the first of a weekend Bollywood binge. |
| Ittefaq | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-06 | 2018-05-06 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Sometimes | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Tamil | 2018-05-05 | 2018-05-05 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Dear Zindagi | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-05 | 2018-05-05 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Neerja | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-05-05 | 2018-05-05 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Lawless Lawyer | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-05 | 2018-07 | true | false | I watched this TV show around the time of its release. |
| Befikre | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-04 | 2018-04 | false | false | I rented this movie from YouTube on 2018-04-24 and the rental expired on 2018-05-24. I believe I watched the movie within a few days of renting it. |
| Scandal: Season 6 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-04-15 | 2018-04-28 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 5. |
| Scandal: Season 5 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-04-07 | 2018-04-15 | false | false | I watched this season right after finishing Season 4. |
| Seven Seconds | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-04-07 | 2018-04-14 | false | false | I watched this series based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Scandal: Season 4 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-03-30 | 2018-04-06 | false | false | I watched this season shortly after finishing Season 3. |
| Marvel's Jessica Jones: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-03-26 | 2018-03-30 | false | false | I started watching this TV show. It was reasonably good but I was not hooked enough to continue. |
| Scandal: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-03-24 | 2018-03-29 | false | false | I watched this season shortly after finishing Season 2. |
| Scandal: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-03-19 | 2018-03-24 | false | false | I watched this season shortly after finishing Season 1. |
| Scandal: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2018-03-19 | 2018-03-24 | false | false | I watched this show based on a Netflix recommendation, likely because I had previously watched a few episodes of How to Get Away With Murder, that also involves Shonda Rhimes. This was the first Netflix show I watched after a hiatus from Netflix (since 2017-10-22). |
| Mother | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-02 | 2018-03 | true | false | I watched this show around the time it was released. It was one of the most highly rated dramas, and I found it one of the dramas with the best acting and production values. |
| Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin | iTunes | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2018-01-23 | 2018-01-25 | false | false | I rented out this movie from iTunes; I believe my interest in the movie was piqued by interest in some of its songs. |
| Yi San | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2019 | false | false | I believe I watched this TV show some time in 2018, though it may have spilled over into early 2019. I did not end up finishing the TV show, fatiguing of it a few episodes before the finish. |
| Tree with Deep Roots | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-01 | 2018-03 | false | false | I watched this TV show a few months after finishing the watching of Six Flying Dragons. |
| Jugglers | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-01 | 2018-03 | true | false | I remember watching this TV show in the first quarter of the year, but I don't remember exactly when. I think I started watching it around the end of its release, so it qualifies as a "live" watch. |
| Because This Is My First Life | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018-01 | 2018-03 | false | false | I remember watching this TV show in the first quarter of the year, but I don't remember exactly when. I'm not sure enough of timing to know if it qualifies as a "live" watch. |
| New Trial | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | I believe I watched this movie some time in 2018, a year after its release. |
| He Is Psychometric | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | I remember watching this show a little after watching I Hear Your Voice, and I roughly place both in 2018. |
| Squad 38 | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | I remember watching this show at around the same time as I Remember You (both featured a common male lead Seo In Guk), and I believe it was as late as 2018. |
| I Remember You | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | I remember watching this show at around the same time as Squad 38 (both featured a common male lead Seo In Guk), and I believe it was as late as 2018. |
| MAD DOG | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | I believe I watched this show some time in 2018, a little after Jugglers (I remember a MAD DOG reference in Jugglers that I didn't fully understand at the time). |
| Chicago Typewriter | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | I believe that I had originally watched a little bit of this in 2017, around the time of its release, but lost interest. I later returned to it and completed it; my vague memory is that this was in 2018. |
| Good Doctor | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | This was a pretty good show! I am not sure if I watched it in 2017 or 2018, but I believe it was 2018. I did not watch all episodes (I think I went till around episode 10). |
| Solomon's Perjury | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | This was a pretty good show! I am not sure if I watched it in 2017 or 2018, but I believe it was 2018. |
| Dr. Romantic (Romantic Doctor Kim) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | This was a pretty good show! I don't remember for sure if I watched this show in 2018 or early 2019, but I think it was 2018. |
| Kill Me Heal Me | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | I remember watching this TV show in this period, but not sure exactly when I watched it. |
| I Hear Your Voice | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2018 | 2018 | false | false | I don't remember for sure if I watched this show in 2018 or early 2019. It was the missing piece of the trilogy whose other pieces were Pinocchio and While You Were Sleeping. The review https://thefangirlverdict.com/2013/10/11/review-i-hear-your-voice/ (that I read much later) goes over many of the strengths of the show. |
| Six Flying Dragons | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-11 | 2018-01 | false | false | I remember starting this TV show toward the end of my vacation in India. |
| Fabricated City | In-flight entertainment | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2017-11 | 2017-11 | false | false | I watched this movie (without sound) on either the flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru or the return flight. |
| Circle | In-flight entertainment | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2017-11 | 2017-11 | false | false | I watched this movie (without sound) on either the flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru or the return flight. |
| Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | In-flight entertainment | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-11 | 2017-11 | false | false | I watched this movie (without sound) on either the flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru or the return flight. I watched many of the songs later with video, and watched parts of the movie when it was available on Netflix. I liked the movie |
| Monster | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-11 | 2017-11 | false | false | I started watching this while in India; the content is available in India but not in the United States. I did not complete it in India, and therefore abandoned it upon returning to the United States. |
| Ghost | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-11 | 2017-11 | false | false | I remember watching this TV show while on vacation in India. At the time, this TV show was not available in the United States, so I made use of some of my time in India to watch it. |
| While You Were Sleeping | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-11 | 2017-11 | true | false | I remember watching this TV show while on vacation in India. My interest in watching this stemmed from my having watched a similar drama, Pinocchio, previously. I started watching this drama at around the time of the end of its release. |
| Raees | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-10-21 | 2017-10-21 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Dangal | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-10-21 | 2017-10-21 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation, but it was a movie I already knew about from before. |
| Orange is the New Black: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-10-14 | 2017-10-22 | false | false | I watched this season based on a Netflix recommendation. I lost interest near the end. |
| House of Cards: Season 5 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-06-03 | 2017-06-05 | true | false | I started watching Season 5 within a few days of its release. I had already watched the first four seasons by then. |
| Gabbar Is Back | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-05-18 | 2017-05-18 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| 13 Reasons Why: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-05-15 | 2017-05-16 | false | false | I watched this show just a little over 45 days after its release, based on a Netflix recommendation and based on buzz about the show. |
| The Crown: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-05-13 | 2017-05-13 | false | false | I watched this season based on a Netflix recommendation. I largely enjoyed it. |
| Bad Thief, Good Thief | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-05 | 2017-07 | true | false | I watched the show as it was progressing, and gave up around the middle of it. |
| Suspicious Partner | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-05 | 2017-06 | true | false | I watched this show as it was progressing. I stopped watching midway (around Episode 24 or so). |
| Pink | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-04-28 | 2017-04-28 | false | false | I watched this movie based on a Netflix recommendattion. I mostly liked it. |
| O Kadhal Kanmani | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Tamil | 2017-04-02 | 2017-04-02 | false | false | I watched this Tamil movie (titled OK Kanmani on Netflix) based on a Netflix recommendation. |
| Kaanchi | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-04-02 | 2017-04-02 | false | false | I watched this Hindi movie based on a Netflix recommendation. It was decent, but had more violence than ideal. |
| Scandal | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-04 | 2017-07 | false | false | The months are approximate. I mainly remember that I watched this at around the same time as Suspicious Partner and Bad Thief, Good Thief. |
| Tunnel | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-04 | 2017-05 | true | false | Judging from the release date and the approximate time that I remember, I quite likely watched this series live (while it was being released). But I don't specifically recall watching it live. |
| Wanted | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-04 | 2017-05 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was shortly before Bad Thief, Good Thief, because I recognizeed the actor. |
| Whisper | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-04 | 2017-05 | true | false | I watched this show shortly after it started. |
| City Hall | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-04 | 2017-04 | false | false | According to https://www.facebook.com/vipulnaik.r/posts/10211155676103683?comment_id=10211157112219585&reply_comment_id=10211649383126050 I was trying out City Hall around 2017-04-16. |
| Gulaab Gang | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-03-18 | 2017-03-18 | false | false | I watched this Hindi movie based on a Netflix recommendation. I liked it though it had more violence than ideal. |
| Airlift | Netflix | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-03-17 | 2017-03-17 | false | false | I watched this Hindi movie based on a Netflix recommendation. I mostly liked it. |
| Azhar | iTunes | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2017-03-12 | 2017-03-14 | false | false | I rented out this movie from iTunes; I believe it was not available on Netflix or ErosNow and my interest in it had been piqued. I enjoyed it moderately. |
| Ms. Perfect | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-03 | 2017-05 | true | false | I watched this TV show at around the time of its release. |
| House of Cards: Season 4 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-02-16 | 2017-03-05 | false | false | I proceeded to thisseason right after finishing Season 3. |
| House of Cards: Season 3 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-02-04 | 2017-02-16 | false | false | I proceeded to thisseason right after finishing Season 2. |
| Saimdang, Light's Diary | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-02 | 2017-05 | true | false | I watched this TV show at around the time of its release. |
| Punch | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-02 | 2017-03 | false | false | The months are approximate. My main memory is that I watched this shortly before Whisper, because I caught the cameos made by some Punch cast members at the end of Whisper. It was also before Scandal, because I remember recognizing a common actor in Scandal. |
| Good Manager | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-02 | 2017-03 | true | false | I watched this TV show (also called Chief Kim) roughly while it was live. |
| House of Cards: Season 2 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-01-31 | 2017-02-04 | false | false | I proceeded to thisseason right after finishing Season 1. |
| House of Cards: Season 1 | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-01-28 | 2017-01-31 | false | false | I started watching this TV show because of its fame; I had just finished watching the original British TV series it was based on. |
| The House of Cards Trilogy (BBC): The Final Cut (Season 3) | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-01-26 | 2017-01-27 | false | false | I started watching this right after finishing Season 2 (To Play the King). |
| The House of Cards Trilogy (BBC): To Play the King (Season 2) | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-01-25 | 2017-01-26 | false | false | I started watching this right after finishing Season 1 (House of Cards). |
| The House of Cards Trilogy (BBC): House of Cards (Season 1) | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-01-24 | 2017-01-25 | false | false | I started watching this mistakenly thinking it is the House of Cards Netflix original. I soon realized my mistake but continued anyway. |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Netflix | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2017-01-08 | 2017-01-12 | true | false | I got a Netflix subscription (first 30 days free) mainly for the purpose of watching this miniseries, and watched the miniseries promptly after getting the subscription. |
| Defendant | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017-01 | 2017-03 | true | false | I watched this TV show around the time of its release, |
| The King | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I believe I watched this movie some time in 2017, the same year it was released. |
| Galileo | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this; it was one of my later Japanese TV shows and it was likely either in 2017 or in 2018. |
| The Girl's Speech | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this, but I believe it was shortly after Doctors' Affairs. I remember seeing Katsuhisa Namase in both and recognizing his similar character arc. |
| Doctors' Affairs | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this; it was either 2016 or 2017, and I suspect 2017. |
| Pied Piper | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017, around th same general time as Wanted. |
| I Am | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | true | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017, shortly after it was released. |
| The Village Achiara's Secret | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017. It was roughly within a few months in either direction of Scandal, and it was before November 2017. |
| The Innocent Man | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017. |
| Voice | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017. I do not think I watched it live, but it is possible that I did. |
| Queen of Mystery | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017. I do not think I watched it live, but it is possible that I did. |
| Tamra the Island | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017. I did not finish watching the TV show. |
| Signal | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017. |
| Two Weeks | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in either 2017 or 2018. |
| Bridal Mask | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this show, but I believe it was some time in 2017 and around the same time as Yong Pal. I did not complete the series; I skipped the last few episodes. |
| The Gang Doctor (Yong Pal) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show, but I think it was some time in 2017. I remember watching it close in time to Bridal Mask, that had the same lead actor (Joo Won). |
| Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this TV show but it was some time after watching Dong Yi and Saimdang. So I place it roughly in the year of 2017. |
| Jin Final | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2017 | 2017 | false | false | This is the sequel to Jin. The months are based on rough estimates; I believe I watched this shortly after finishing Jin. |
| Jin | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2016-11 | 2017-01 | false | false | I remember watching this TV show in November 2016, after both parts of Mischievous Kiss, around the time of Thanksgiving, but had to abort watching due to incomplete subtitles. I returned in January 2017 once the subtitles had beeen completed. |
| Playful Kiss | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-10 | 2016-10 | false | false | I remember watching this shortly after watching the equivalent Japanese TV series. https://vipulnaik.com/blog/august-to-october-2016-in-review/ provides partial corroboration of the dates. |
| Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in TOKYO | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2016-09 | 2016-10 | false | false | This is the sequel to Mischievous Kiss. I watched it after Mischievous Kiss and before moving to Jin. https://vipulnaik.com/blog/august-to-october-2016-in-review/ provides partial corroboration of the dates. |
| Love in the Moonlight | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-09 | 2016-10 | true | false | This was one of the early sageuks that I watched, and one of the few that I watched live. |
| Oh My Venus | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-09 | 2016-10 | false | false | I have a note that I was in the middle of this show around 2016-09-25; the months are extrapolated from that information. |
| Mischievous Kiss: Love in TOKYO | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Japanese | 2016-09 | 2016-09 | false | false | I have a note that I finished watching this by 2016-10-24. https://vipulnaik.com/blog/august-to-october-2016-in-review/ provides partial corroboration of the dates. |
| Doctor Stranger | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-08 | 2016-10 | false | false | I watched this show some time in 2016; I skipped many episodes in between (roughly, episodes 10 to 14). https://vipulnaik.com/blog/august-to-october-2016-in-review/ suggests that my watch interval was in the months of August to October 2016. |
| Dong Yi (Jewel in the Crown) | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-08 | 2016-09 | false | false | The months entered may not be accurate. I have a note that I had watched part of the show by 2016-08-20, and that I finished watching it by 2016-09-25. I made a lot of progress during the Labor Day holiday in the United States, while working on my Linode migration. |
| W | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-08 | 2016-09 | true | false | I started watching this TV show shortly after it went live. |
| The Flower in Prison | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-06 | 2016-11 | true | false | I watched this TV show while it was live (I started watching it once somewhere between 10 and 20 episodes had been released). It was probably my first historical Korean drama (Sageuk). See https://vipulnaik.com/blog/may-to-july-2016-in-review/ and https://vipulnaik.com/blog/august-to-october-2016-in-review/ for corroboration. |
| Doctors | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-06 | 2016-08 | true | false | I watched this TV show while it was live. |
| High Society | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-06 | 2016-06 | false | false | I believe I binged on the show around this time. My records only show that I had recently finished watching it as of 2016-07. |
| My Lawyer, Mr. Joe | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-05 | 2016-07 | true | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this show, but https://vipulnaik.com/blog/may-to-july-2016-in-review/ suggests I watched it between May and July of 2016. It was shortly after but not too long after the show had aired. |
| Marriage Contract | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-03 | 2016-05 | true | false | I watched this TV show roughly around the time it was live. See https://vipulnaik.com/blog/february-to-april-2016-in-review/ for corroboration. |
| Descendants of the Sun | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-02 | 2016-04 | true | false | I watched this TV show while it was live. It was one of my first few Korean dramas. See https://vipulnaik.com/blog/february-to-april-2016-in-review/ for corroboration. |
| Madame Antoine | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016-01 | 2016-03 | true | false | I watched this TV show while it was live. It was probably my second full TV show after Remember. See https://vipulnaik.com/blog/november-2015-to-january-2016-in-review/ and https://vipulnaik.com/blog/february-to-april-2016-in-review/ for corroboration. |
| My Heart Twinkle Twinkle | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | false | false | I watched this TV show on Viki probably late in the year (after Dong Yi, because I remember seeing an actor common with that show). I skipped several of the middle episodes. |
| Dramaworld | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | true | false | I watched this TV show on Viki around the time of its release. |
| Splash Splash Love | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | false | false | I watched this (at least the first of the two episodes, but probably both) some time in 2016, probably in Q3 of the year. |
| A Beautiful Mind | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | false | false | I believe I watched this TV show a few months after its release. I remember reading in the comments that it had been shortened due to low ratings, likely due to competition from Doctors. |
| Page Turner | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this show, but I believe it was some time in 2016. I do not think I watched it live, but it is possible that I did. |
| The K2 | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | false | false | Based on rough estimates, I believe I first watched The K2 in 2016. However, it's possible I watched it as late as 2017 (I definitely had finished watching it by November 2017). |
| Pinocchio | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | false | false | Based on rough estimates, I believe I first watched Pinocchio in 2016. I had definitely completed watching it by February 25, 2017, when I posted about it on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vipulnaik.r/posts/10211155676103683 |
| Healer | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | false | false | I don't remember the exact time I watched this, but it was in 2016; I think it was between somewhere in the middle of the year. |
| City Hunter | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2016 | 2016 | false | false | I don't remember the exact time I watched this, but it was in 2016; I think it was in the later part of the first half of 2016. |
| Hum Aapke Hain Koun | Viki | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2015-12-19 | 2015-12-19 | false | false | I believe I watched this in an overnight binge when first trying out Viki. |
| 2 States | iTunes | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2015-12-07 | 2015-12-09 | false | false | I rented out this movie from iTunes; I believe it was not available on ErosNow at th tim. I enjoyed it quite a bit. |
| Remember | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Korean | 2015-12 | 2016-02 | true | false | I watched this TV show while it was live, shortly after discovering Viki. It was my first Korean drama. See https://vipulnaik.com/blog/november-2015-to-january-2016-in-review/ for corroboration. |
| Love Me If You Dare | Viki | Series (such as TV show or web series) | Chinese | 2015-12 | 2016-01 | false | false | I believe this was one of the first Chinese TV shows I watched on Viki, right after getting my subscription started. I think I skipped many episodes but I did watch the last few. |
| Jazbaa | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2015-11 | 2016-01 | false | false | I mention in https://vipulnaik.com/blog/november-2015-to-january-2016-in-review/ that I watched the movie in the timeframe of that review, which is November 2015 to January 2016. I enjoyed the movie, which turned out to be a remake of the Korean movie Seven Days. I enjoyed watching the movie. |
| Mary Kom | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2015-07 | 2015-07 | false | false | See https://vipulnaik.com/blog/july-2015-in-review/ for corroboration. I enjoyed watching this movie. |
| Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2015-06-27 | 2015-06-27 | false | false | The start and end date have been entered based on the date I purchased the rental. See https://vipulnaik.com/blog/june-2015-in-review/ for corroboration. |
| Ex Machina | Movie theater | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2015-04 | 2015-04 | false | false | I watched this movie as part of a company movie outing. |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2015-02-12 | 2015-02 | false | false | The start date is the purchase date. I watched a few episodes (episodes 1 to 4 and then part of episode 8) and then lost interest. See https://vipulnaik.com/blog/february-2015-in-review/ for corroboration. |
| Dil Dhadakne Do | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2015 | 2015 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this movie, but it must have been in either 2015 or 2016. The movie was released in June 2015 and my ErosNow subscription expired in August 2016. |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2014-10-01 | 2014-10-01 | false | false | This was my third Harry Potter movie purchase from Amazon in three days. |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2014-09-30 | 2014-09-30 | false | false | This was my second Harry Potter movie purchase from Amazon, just one day after my first. |
| Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | Amazon Video | Single video (such as movie) | English | 2014-09-29 | 2014-09-29 | false | false | This was my first Harry Potter movie purchase from Amazon. |
| Gilmore Girls: Season 7 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2014-07-10 | 2014-07 | false | false | The start date is mmy purchase date; the end date is estimated based on my rate of consumption. |
| Gilmore Girls: Season 6 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2014-06 | 2014-07 | false | false | This is an estimate based on the fact that I purchased Seasons 5, 6, and 7 on 2014-06-05, 2014-06-17, and 2014-07-10 respectively. |
| Gilmore Girls: Season 5 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2014-06 | 2014-06 | false | false | This is an estimate based on the fact that I purchased Seasons 4, 5, and 6 on 2014-05-30, 2014-06-05, and 2014-06-17 respectively. |
| Gilmore Girls: Season 4 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2014-06 | 2014-06 | false | false | I purchased Seasons 3, 4, and 5 on 2014-05-29, 2014-05-30, and 2014-06-05 respectively. I don't think I fiinished watching Season 3 in May, so I'm estimating that I actually watched Season 4 in June 2014. |
| Gilmore Girls: Season 3 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2014-05-29 | 2014-06 | false | false | The start date is based on the purchase date of the season. The next season was purchased the very next day, 2014-05-30. I do not believe I finiishd watching Season 3 in one day, so I'm estimating that I finished watching it in June 2014. |
| Gilmore Girls: Season 2 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2014-05-11 | 2014-05-29 | false | false | The dates are approximate; the start date is the purchase date of the season and the end date is the puchase date of the next season. |
| Gilmore Girls: Season 1 | Amazon Video | Series (such as TV show or web series) | English | 2014-05 | 2014-05 | false | false | I purchased this from Amazon on 2014-05-10, but I had already watched a large part of the first season using borrowed DVDs earlier in May 2014. |
| Inkaar | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2014 | 2014 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this movie, but I believe it was around 2014. I had mixed feelings about the movie. |
| Ram-Leela | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2014 | 2014 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this movie, but I believe it was some time in 2014. My purchase of the song Ang Laga De from Amazon Music on 2014-12-22 roughly corroborates this. |
| Khakee | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2014 | 2014 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this movie, but I remember it being in Berkeley befor I started my job in August 2014. So it was some time in 2014. I liked the movie quite a bit, specifically the fact that a lot of different actors got their moments in the spotlight. |
| Aakrosh | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2014 | 2014 | false | false | I don't remember exactly when I watched this movie, but I remember it being in Berkeley befor I started my job in August 2014. So it was some time in 2014. I liked the movie quite a bit. |
| The Attacks of 26/11 | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2013 | 2013 | false | false | I don't remeber exactly when I watched this movie but it must have been late in the year, since the movie was theatrically released in early March and would not have been uploaded online till later in the year. |
| Vicky Donor | ErosNow | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2013 | 2013 | false | false | The movie was released in June 2012 and I watched it while still in Chicago, so I believe my watching of it must have been in 2013. But I'm not totally sure, and I might have first watched it in 2012. |
| Pyaar Impossible | YouTube | Single video (such as movie) | Hindi | 2012-08 | 2012-08 | false | false | I rented this movie from YouTube on 2012-08-08 and the rental expired on 2012-08-12. I do not remember exactly when I watched it. |