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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Saturday, October 29, 2022 - 5:18 pm 
I noticed there was no thread for peacock streaming, so I figured I would start one
I'm watching A Friend Of The Family mini series.
"The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose young daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend." Devoted to their faith, family and community, the Brobergs were unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart and turn their daughter against them, permanently altering their lives"
There was also a 2017 documentary Abducted in Plain Sight which I am going to wait to watch until I finish the series. I think this is the right order to watch it actually.
Jan Broberg said she wanted clear up the misconceptions. Especially about the blame people placed on her parents. Frankly, not sure she was successful with that.
I don't want to spoil for anyone wanting to watch. I'll just say...you can't make this stuff up. If this were a fictional show...we would all be screaming at the TV. That would never happen, that isn't the law, the FBI would never do that, the police would never do that, a Deacon wouldn't have said that, a wife-husband-father-mother-brother would never do that. That would NEVER happen. HOW did that happen?
I'm on Episode 7 out of 9. Drops on Thursdays. The mother, MaryAnn Broberg, wrote a book in 2003. I have to read it. The whole thing is so bizarre. Anyone else watching?
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Saturday, October 29, 2022 - 5:27 pm
I watched Abducted in Plain Sight on Netflix. What a crazy story. Unbelievable that it happened. Glad my parents weren't fools.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Saturday, October 29, 2022 - 5:56 pm
Those parents were "special", for sure. But also unbelievable was the guy's (B) wife. There are just too many unfathomable characters....
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, October 29, 2022 - 10:09 pm
Oh hell, SinceBB1, I started watching it, and then got really queasy after the episode where the perp/groomer compromised the Dad, and was not sure I wanted to watch the rest of it. It hits a little too close to home with my job of being the supervisor of investigating those crimes. So, thanks for what little information you did reveal. I will not watch the rest of it and wish I knew how to remove it from My Stuff in Peacock.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Saturday, October 29, 2022 - 11:34 pm
Oh sorry Juju! That was definitely the only sort of explicit scene. Thankfully, they never show anything with the young girl and the neighbor. Most of the rest of it, is implied. So that was really the worst of it.
I can imagine though if you have to deal with the subject at work...it might not be something you want to see in your free time.
Now, to remove from your My Stuff. Open peacock app. Scroll left to go to the vertical menu (right below the little peacock head). There will be a yellow oval circle around "Home". Scroll down until you get to "+ My Stuff". Click on it.
Find the series you want to remove, click on it. In the lower left hand corner you will see a small check mark next to "MY Stuff". Scroll left til it's highlighted yellow. Click on it. The checkmark becomes a + and it removes it from your list.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, October 30, 2022 - 8:27 am
We use Hulu Live for most of our TV viewing, but since we record everything (except for live stuff like sports and awards shows), anything that's on NBC these days, we wait till the next day and watch it on Peacock so there are no commercials. We're so used to skipping the ads, we have no tolerance for them anymore. Even when my hubby is watching sports, if an ad comes on he'll changee the channel and find another show, then switch back when ads come on again.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, October 30, 2022 - 9:03 am
Juju, that scene was tough. The whole show has been tough. The scary thing is it's true. I watched the documentary the other day and was even more upset with her parents.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Tuesday, November 08, 2022 - 7:10 pm
I'm watching Dr Death
Inspired by the terrifying true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a young and charismatic star in the Texas medical community. After building a flourishing neurosurgery practice, everything suddenly changes when patients entering Dr. Duntsch's operating room for complex but routine spinal surgeries start leaving permanently disabled or dead. As his victims pile up, two fellow physicians and Dallas prosecutor Michelle Shughart set out to stop him.
Riveting and cringe worthy
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, December 04, 2022 - 10:34 am
Somebody recommended The Resort to me a while back, and I added it to my "To Watch" list. Started watching it yesterday afternoon, and I LOVE it! I watched 7 episodes in one sitting and will finish it today. Great show!
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Sunday, December 04, 2022 - 8:04 pm
Peacock is showing my favorite Christmas special-Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Sunday, December 04, 2022 - 8:20 pm
Noooooo lol Mr. Magoo? I used to love him! I'll have to watch!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, December 05, 2022 - 9:01 am
Roteach, thanks for letting us know! It was one of my favorites growing up.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 10:07 am
Just watched first episode of Poker Face. I really liked it. I was a little hesitant when I saw it was created by the same people that made Knives Out. I couldn't get through it...after 15 minutes I was done. But Poker Face is good...so far.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 7:37 pm
Sincebb1, we are just starting ep 3 of Poker Face and it's awesome! The funny thing about the show, each time an episode starts, you think you clicked on the wrong show! haha
For anybody interested, Poker Face is about a woman (Natasha Lyonne) that can tell if anybody is lying. She is on the run from a casino owner in Vegas that wants her dead because, well, you'll see. Each ep is a new adventure while she's on the run. There's a lot of comedy in it as well.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 8:27 pm
Oh, wow... When I watched the 1st episode there wasn't any other episode. I thought they were dropping 1 a week. Now I look, there's already 4! Good, I'm off to watch the rest cause I really enjoy it
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 11:05 pm
I’m loving Poker Face too. I’m trying to save a couple of episodes for the weekend. I’ve watched the first two.. and started the third.. who am I kidding.. I will probably finish the third in a bit. 
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 11:38 pm
I remembered this tweet from a few years ago..
Ben Blacker@BenBlacker
Hear me out: Natasha Lyonne as the new Columbo.
3:54 PM · Mar 12, 2019
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 11:50 pm
She really is terrific. I like her in Russian Doll as well. If you haven't seen it, season 1 is like a Groundhog Day type situation where she keeps going back in time to the same party, over and over, trying to figure out how not to die this time. Season 2 is a bit different. It's on Netflix. And of course, who didn't love her on Orange is the New Black?
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Friday, January 27, 2023 - 10:45 am
There are 10 episodes for Poker Face. They dropped the first four...then we will have to wait for they rest weekly.
I didn't need four episodes...I was hooked from the first one lol
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Friday, January 27, 2023 - 12:57 pm
I was watching something else and found myself wondering when Natasha would show up. 😝
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, January 28, 2023 - 2:13 pm
Rieann, I said the same thing to hubby last night when we were watching the show. She TOTALLY reminds me of Colombo. She even talks a little the same. She just needs a cigar. Great show. We're enjoying it so far, although it's a little graphic at times.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, January 29, 2023 - 9:42 am
I am loving Poker Face. It does harken back to those old detective shows like Columbo or Rockford Files.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Monday, February 06, 2023 - 1:43 pm
me too on Poker Face! I like that actor Natasha.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Thursday, February 09, 2023 - 12:43 am
Sam and Kate. Cute romantic, yet heartfelt movie with Dustin Hoffman, his son Jeff (who plays his son), Sissy Spacek and Schuyler Fisk (her real life daughter) who plays her daughter. I liked it.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Thursday, February 09, 2023 - 12:23 pm
Poker Face is wonderful!
And Sam and Kate looks cute so thanks for suggesting that one Since.
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