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Hell on Wheels
2011 · TV series · 5 seasons
Created by Tony Gayton, Joe Gayton
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
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This style of camp was popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.
Its kinda weird to not see temporary workforce housing as some recent phenomena, especially given a recent TV show (I havn't watched it) about a particular railroad construction camp. Work that occurs in remote places requires holistic logistics for the workforce, similar to expeditionary warfare.
Hell on Wheels is an American Western television series about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States [...] chronicles the Union Pacific Railroad and its laborers, mercenaries, prostitutes, surveyors, and others who lived, worked, and died in the mobile encampment, called "Hell on Wheels", that followed the railhead west across the Great Plains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_on_Wheels_(TV_series)
I think there's enough good stuff on Netflix to last at least a year of watching - you just haven't discovered it.
The issue is discovery - not the amount of stuff.
People lean towards looking for well known stuff on Netflix - that's a mistake.
It's actually much more interesting to discover the gems you wouldn't normally discover, by watching a little bit of what seems like it may be interesting.
The Hollywood model had me in their shackles where I did the exact same thing you described - I'd subscribe for a show/movie I knew I'd want to watch, search for a few well known movies to re-watch and then give up when they weren't there.
The really good stuff is discovering stuff that doesn't have A list celebrities - it's more original (in the good sense of the word) and now that I've put in the little bit of work of trying out shows I have no idea about, it's paid off.
The really good stuff on Netflix that I've really liked: Flaked, Peaky Blinders, Hell on wheels
Hell on wheels gets no credit anywhere and it's an incredible show, there are many others like it.
Felt compelled to post because I hadn't seen Suits mentioned. Modern Family continues to be reliable for laughs and hasn't been added yet. The League is the other show which I find myself laughing out loud at least a few times every episode.
Hell on Wheels surprised me by having a strong second season.
I had high hopes for Copper, but it hasn't really grabbed me in the 1st handful of episodes.
Agree with all the obvious ones:
Homeland, Louie, Newsroom, Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Community.
My wife is addicted to Castle and I've come to really enjoy it too. Since we've caught up to date with that we've now switched over to Person of Interest, which I'm really enjoying.
I've fallen behind with the following and plan to catch up ASAP:
Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, 30 Rock, Breaking Bad.
PS: yeah, I watch a lot of TV :)
That wasn't the case for AMC before "Mad Men". Now, in addition to "Mad Men", they have "The Walking Dead", "Breaking Bad" and "Hell on Wheels". Even more than that, they have my guarantee that I will at least try a few episodes of any AMC original show that comes out.
You're right that Netflix would have to build an audience, but if they are able to create exceptional quality shows, as HBO and AMC have done, then they can very print that certificate very quickly (within a couple of years).