I struggled with the first episode of this show but after that it got a lot more interesting. We just finished Season 1. Seasons 1 & 2 are on Netflix. A couple more seasons are on Starz I hear.

The woman is a combat nurse in WWII that steps through a ruin and finds herself in a time 200 years earlier. It sounds far fetched but it is so far really well done. She is living with Scottish Highlanders for most of Season 1 in direct conflict with the British.

Definitely interested in seeing where the story goes.

I really enjoy Outlander. It's my "guilty pleasure" TV show.

It's up to Season 4 on Starz, with Season 5 currently filming and set to debut in the not too distant future. If you have Amazon Prime, you can add the Starz channel for like $10/month. So get it for 1 month, binge watch the other seasons of Outlander, and then cancel the Starz channel. You can then re-add it when Season 5 comes out, and do the same.


Even though it's marketed mostly as a "chick flick"-style romance series, it's actually way more. There's enough action and intrigue, plus a healthy dose of T&A, to keep the guys interested. And the historical stuff is really well-researched, making it even better for history nerds like me.

The plot, dialogue, and acting is generally good to great. The score is outstanding. Amazingly well done cinematography too, with lots of long, wide sweeping shots of beautiful scenery, especially in the Highlands. I believe it has been nominated for and won a number of awards for acting, cinematography, music, and costuming.

I thought the first half of Season 1 was the best so far, before it briefly went all "homo-creepy" (as a forum member put it in the Outlander thread from a few years ago).

The subsequent seasons have been good, but the story moves to other locations in the world. So without the constant gorgeous scenery of the Highlands, they're just not quite the same.

I got into watching it with my wife. Not a bad series, IMO.

We keep meaning to catch up, but have been watching a few other shows & didn't have Starz.

** Sorry……NECRO-POST **

Just finished the 4 complete seasons on Netflix. Season 5 will come to Netflix in May. Season 6 will debut on Netflix 2 years after its original run on Starz is complete.

I haven’t read the books, so have no comparison of what theatrical licensing has been taken. The show was slow in some places, but they were few and far between. Some graphic stuff, that’s for sure!

I've read the books and am still working my way thru the shows. They removed a good bit to compress things so it moves quicker and to get rid of side stories that don't tend to contribute to the main theme.
The parts that are in the show are pretty well done and match the books fairly well. I've only noticed one bit in which they added something that wasn't in the book at all - and I can't figure out what they thought the added part was going to accomplish.

Overall - one of the better jobs of a screenplay matching the book. Mostly ( I assume) because the book author is very involved in the film project.

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
Season 6 will debut on Netflix 2 years after its original run on Starz is complete.

I'm planning to do the usual... Pay the $10 for a 1 month subscription to Starz once the entire season is available in a couple months, binge Season 6, then cancel the subscription.

Worth it to not have to wait 2 years.

(You could do the same, and watch both Season 5 and 6 for your $10.)

I started watched and sort of lost interest mid season 3 but am just about to give it another go.
It was/is interesting and worth a watch.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
I thought the first half of Season 1 was the best so far, before it briefly went all "homo-creepy"

That, and the trampling the officer dude got by a herd of cattle while under a huge oak door and came out no worse for wear, was when I stopped watching.

My wife really enjoyed it and keeps trying to get me to try it.

I suppose, with what I'm seeing here, I'll give it a try.

that Sassenach wench almost makes the show worth watching.

(my wife loves the show so I catch bits and pieces here and there. Claire's bits and pieces are my favorites.)

Watching season 4 episode 7 tonight hope to be caught up by the time season 6 starts in March.

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Season 6 on Starz??