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What Amazon Prime originals are on par with Netflix's best?

KrigareN-

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Ever since the whole The Expanse cancellation and Amazon's acquisition of it, I finally decided to give Amazone Prime video a shot (hadn't used it for 2 years despite being a Prime member cause of the shitty video player) in order to get caught up on the show and damn was the hype all justified.

Since their video player is much more serviceable than it used to be, I'm actually interested in diving into their original content.

What are some of your recommendations? Does anything come close to The Crown, which is uncontestably Netlix's best?
 
Adree

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I'm not sure if it counts as a wholly Amazon production but Fleabag is great.
 

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Fantastic show.

There's a couple of great motorsport documentaries about Le Mans and F1 too.
 
CassCade

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The first season of the man in the high castle, Patriot and Sneaky Pete are the only things I have seen and they were amazing.
 

mclem

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I'm just finishing up The Tick, and it's a great rendition of the character and his universe. A rather different approach compared to the earlier series, though.

Edit: Huh, this had a first line, but it seems to have been lost among a few Cloudflare wobbles. It went along the lines of:

"Add me to the people recommending Mrs Maisel and Man In The High Castle"
 
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skeezx

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The Patriot is hilarious. no idea why it's not marketed at all

as for amazon originals in general they're pretty good but i don't think they're quite up there with netflix yet
 
Nooblet

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-Man in High Castle
-The Grand Tour (it's essentially Top Gear 2.0 with an even higher budget)
 
0VERBYTE

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I use it for the Starz subscription service. Nothing ever really caught my fancy tho.
 

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StartUp is actually really good and Sneaky Pete.

Watch Into The Badlands if you want some actions . They also have a new show called The Crossing , watch that if you want a fantasy type show
 

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Patriot is not only better than anything in Netflix's OG library, it's probably the best show going right now.
 
Messofanego

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KrigareN- said:
Ever since the whole The Expanse cancellation and Amazon's acquisition of it, I finally decided to give Amazone Prime video a shot (hadn't used it for 2 years despite being a Prime member cause of the shitty video player) in order to get caught up on the show and damn was the hype all justified.

Since their video player is much more serviceable than it used to be, I'm actually interested in diving into their original content.

What are some of your recommendations? Does anything come close to The Crown, which is uncontestably Netlix's best?
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Quite a few.

Mr Robot
Patriot
The Marvelous Ms Maisel
American Gods
Halt and Catch Fire
Sneaky Pete
Bosch
Goliath
Outlander
 
Transistor

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Bosch is fantastic.

I really want to be able to recommend The Man in the High Castle, but the resistance people are just insufferable in the first season
 
Oynox

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Bleepey said:
Red Oaks is criminally underrated
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Somehow I only liked the first season and stopped watching mid second. I am glad they are successful enough to come up with more seasons though and I hope I can jump back in someday.

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Patriot is absolutely amazing and not rightfully not promoted at all. The Grand Tour is basically the old Top Gear cranked up to 11.

My most recent favorite discovery was Jean Claude Van Johnson. I loved the Pilot when Amazon had the first Pilot program and the rest of the series is pretty hilarious too. It is not serious at all and sometimes a little bit awkward but somehow compelling... also short episodes are a plus.
 
Stiler

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Their best ones imo:

Red Oaks - This is a great "coming of age" comedy/drama set in the 80's, a kind of throw back show that I really enjoyed.

Man in the High Castle - Excellent sci-fi/alternate reality "What if" show that takes place in a reality where Germany won WWII. It's set in America where you have Germany who runs the eastern half of the country while Japan runs the western half. Can't wait for season 3 later this year.

The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel - Must watch, great comedy about a female comic set back during the 50's. Great acting, great writing, just a plain great show.

Bosch (If you like detective/mystery shows this is one for you)

The Tick - Great comedy "superhero" show that's quite good, I had reservations at first coming from the old cartoon and show but it is great. This version kind of tells the story more from Arthur's perspective (and it works better imo).
 

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Oynox said:
Somehow I only liked the first season and stopped watching mid second. I am glad they are successful enough to come up with more seasons though and I hope I can jump back in someday.

@topic:

Patriot is absolutely amazing and not rightfully not promoted at all. The Grand Tour is basically the old Top Gear cranked up to 11.

My most recent favorite discovery was Jean Claude Van Johnson. I loved the Pilot when Amazon had the first Pilot program and the rest of the series is pretty hilarious too. It is not serious at all and sometimes a little bit awkward but somehow compelling... also short episodes are a plus.
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Seriously. It's got a great soundtrack as well.
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It had a short third season which is basically code for cancelled but given the opportunity for closure. There was decent closure but I'd love for their to be more seasons
 
this_guy

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Goliath. Billy Bob Thornton is great in this.

Sneaky Pete and Bosch are ok in my opinion.
 
TarpitCarnivore

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Tried to watch Season 1 of Bosch and couldn't get through it
Sneaky Pete was good half the time and generic the other half
Transparent, for all its baggage, is quite good but incredibly heavy.
Marvelous Ms Maisel is the one show that just kept getting better and better with each new episode. The entire cast is fantastic
 
TehOh

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Mozart in the Jungle is fantastic. Surprised it hasn't come up more in this thread.

Most recent season didn't do as much for me, but it's still a fantastic series.
 
Emrober5

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Man in the High Castle and Mrs. Maisel get my recommendation. They are excellent shows that are Netflix quality.

I also really liked Electric Dreams, but I know many people did not.
 
LifeLine

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Bosch can be a decent watch and Sneaky Pete season 1 is their best show. Haven't watched s2.
 
ahoyhoy

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Patriot is probably the best TV show in a while that needs more love.

It's probably impossible to market but if you love Coen films you'll love it.
 

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TarpitCarnivore said:
Tried to watch Season 1 of Bosch and couldn't get through it
Sneaky Pete was good half the time and generic the other half
Transparent, for all its baggage, is quite good but incredibly heavy.
Marvelous Ms Maisel is the one show that just kept getting better and better with each new episode. The entire cast is fantastic
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Season one of Bosch is bad, skip it, start with season 2.

Catastrophe
 
kiguel182

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Ms Maisel is amazing. It's hilarious, well acted and well directed. It's a great show that I would recommend in a an heartbeat.
 
PoppaBK

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I really liked 'Gortimer Gibbons life on normal street'. It is a 'kids' show, but if you are the kind of person who might watch an episode of Eerie Indiana if you saw a rip off it pop up on YouTube or the Goonies if it showed up on TV then you may well get some enjoyment out of it.
 
Doctoglethorpe

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Mr Robot is exclusive to Amazon for streaming, at least in the US, no sure internationally.

American Gods is distributed by them internationally but not in US.

There's plenty of "Netflix originals" that are actually made by other companies, like the amazing Peaky Blinders, so the distinction is kinda pointless. Depending on where you live, one or both of those shows are essentially Amazon originals.
 
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