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Post by maurinsky on Feb 24, 2021 13:29:47 GMT -5
May I recommend Bob's Burgers? I've been watching it since the 1st season (a little rocky, hadn't fully developed the characters yet), and I love it so much.
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Post by RobinAnn on Feb 24, 2021 14:21:10 GMT -5
I started to watch I Care A Lot on Netflix after hearing good things. I found it so emotionally upsetting that I quit about 20 minutes in. Me too. We will finish it either tonight or tomorrow. (I'll keep my phone at my side to distract me.)
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Post by RobinAnn on Feb 24, 2021 14:24:00 GMT -5
I finally started Bridgerton yesterday. I like it. It’s like a mix of Pride & Prejudice, 50 Shades at Gray, and Gossip Girl. 😂 On one of my facebook groups somebody was looking for a wholesome show (no sex, violence, language, innuendo) that she could watch with her prudish father. Someone recommended Bridgerton.
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Post by Inky on Feb 24, 2021 20:20:00 GMT -5
Tristan becomes more likeable as the season progresses, I found. And did you know that this was the first TV role for the actor who plays James? He’s so good, I wouldn’t have thought it’s practically his first job! I also like Helen very much. Overall, I really enjoyed the series and am excited for the second one. Well, I'm glad they made him more likeable. I noticed that they kept saying Introducing...the actor who played James. I liked Helen too - and I really like Mrs. Hall - I think the story about her and her son is going to be very interesting. I didn't realize it went to a second season. I thought it was just a miniseries. How will they handle the death of Diana Rigg (didn't she play Mrs. Phumphry?)
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Post by Peachy on Feb 25, 2021 13:39:33 GMT -5
I finally started Bridgerton yesterday. I like it. It’s like a mix of Pride & Prejudice, 50 Shades at Gray, and Gossip Girl. 😂 On one of my facebook groups somebody was looking for a wholesome show (no sex, violence, language, innuendo) that she could watch with her prudish father. Someone recommended Bridgerton. Bwahahaha! Wholesome! 😂🤣
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Post by stellarfeller on Feb 25, 2021 14:55:52 GMT -5
I’m watching Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent) on Netflix. It’s really good - it’s about a talent agency in Paris, and has guest appearances from French actors playing themselves in every episode. Obviously it’s in French, but you can watch it with English dubbing or subtitles - I use the subtitles.
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Post by Eli on Feb 26, 2021 10:39:48 GMT -5
I binged Tribes of Europa on Netflix. It's a post apocalyptic show from Germany. The dubbing is a little weird, but the premise was good and I was hooked.
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Post by maurinsky on Mar 5, 2021 8:43:36 GMT -5
I've been rewatching Community for the 5th time....since the pandemic started.
I may have a problem.
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Post by Truffles on Mar 5, 2021 17:50:51 GMT -5
I just finished the first season of The Wire. It’s really good but the thick accents coupled with the slang are making it really hard to understand sometimes.
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Post by stellarfeller on Mar 15, 2021 9:24:13 GMT -5
I started Behind Her Eyes on Netflix. It’s a British psychological thriller. Apparently there’s a twist at the end, but I’m trying not to spoil it for myself 😄
I also finally got around to watching Chernobyl over the weekend. Only two years after it first aired! 😄 The creator is the same person who’s doing the TV adaptation of The Last of Us, with my current celeb crush Pedro Pascal and one of the young actresses from Game of Thrones, so it should be good. Of course I’ll watch it even though I’ve never played the game 😄
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Post by nansel on Mar 15, 2021 10:42:38 GMT -5
I was in need of some fluff, and stumbled upon the cheesy rendition of a cheesy series of books - When Calls the Heart. It's sort of a Canadian version of Little House on the Prairie in tone, but with a single woman and a Mountie. Just what my brain ordered these days.
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Post by stellarfeller on Mar 15, 2021 10:56:17 GMT -5
Nansel, I recommended that series to my mother recently, and she said that it might be a bit too slow for her because she’s gotten into watching British crime and mystery series 😄
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Post by nansel on Mar 16, 2021 0:00:50 GMT -5
Nansel, I recommended that series to my mother recently, and she said that it might be a bit too slow for her because she’s gotten into watching British crime and mystery series 😄 😂 The pace is definitely a saunter.
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Post by maurinsky on Mar 16, 2021 6:49:07 GMT -5
I watched Canine Intervention last night after my 5th rewatch of Community was aborted because Amazon Prime is having issues in these parts.
Some good news: they're rebooting Party Down, which, if you haven't watched, you should.
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Post by Inky on Mar 16, 2021 19:11:14 GMT -5
We started watching a new show on Netflix - Coronor. Filmed in Toronto - so far it's pretty good.
We just finished Belgravia and LOVED IT
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Post by stellarfeller on Mar 16, 2021 20:27:35 GMT -5
I started Behind Her Eyes on Netflix. It’s a British psychological thriller. Apparently there’s a twist at the end, but I’m trying not to spoil it for myself 😄 I finished the series. It was good, and suitably creepy, but a bit too Black Mirror-esque, when Black Mirror is really the best in that genre.
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Post by maurinsky on Mar 18, 2021 7:25:57 GMT -5
Doug and I blew through most of Blown Away last night - a glass blowing competition. Worth watching!
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Post by nansel on Mar 23, 2021 12:00:11 GMT -5
I was in need of some fluff, and stumbled upon the cheesy rendition of a cheesy series of books - When Calls the Heart. It's sort of a Canadian version of Little House on the Prairie in tone, but with a single woman and a Mountie. Just what my brain ordered these days. An update - I do NOT recommend this series. The first season was tolerable as fluff, but it's getting ridiculous. The makeup, hair and clothes on "frontier" women for starters, plus the 21st century attitudes. Totally distracting. I like historical fiction, and this show is not even close on the historical part.
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Post by maurinsky on Mar 29, 2021 14:30:56 GMT -5
We started watching Resident Alien. I love Alan Tudyk and the show has a very weird tone, which I dig. He is both funny and menacing.
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Post by Peachy on Mar 29, 2021 15:03:48 GMT -5
We started watching Resident Alien. I love Alan Tudyk and the show has a very weird tone, which I dig. He is both funny and menacing. Dh and I are thoroughly enjoying Resident Alien!
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