TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
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I'm out of episodes.
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"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Something new and pretty original. Shadow and Bone is based on a series of YA novels, but I'm told its been shifted in tone to a more adult feel. I haven't read the books so I can't speak to that, but it doesn't feel kiddie (although there are still the young protagonists you'd expect from a YA novel). Its refreshingly different though, with a Russian feel rather than the usual medieval England type setting. It also has that Jonathan Strange vibe by mixing magic with traditional weaponry. I'm thoroughly enjoying it!
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YES T.V. is rerunning episodes of 'Call the Midwife' every weekday in the late afternoon. I can't tell you just how much I LOVE this series!! The acting is uniformly excellent, the characters seem so real, and great attention is taken to detail to make sure the stories and people accurately reflect the times and location (late 50's - early 60's in the east end of London.)
Keep a box of tissues handy if you are going to watch it. YMMV, but gosh, does it tug at my heart-strings!
One of the reasons I love it so much is what the nurses and nursing Sisters are doing is very close to the work I did as a visiting nurse (except I never delivered babies). The organization I worked for (St. Elizabeth) also started off with nuns doing the work, though they were from the Catholic church, not the Anglican.
Usually nurses have a hard time watching medical shows, because of the many inaccuracies we see on the screen. My only complaint about this one is that Dr. Turner is always just around the corner when the nurses need a doctor. That was sooo not the case when I was working in the community!
Keep a box of tissues handy if you are going to watch it. YMMV, but gosh, does it tug at my heart-strings!
One of the reasons I love it so much is what the nurses and nursing Sisters are doing is very close to the work I did as a visiting nurse (except I never delivered babies). The organization I worked for (St. Elizabeth) also started off with nuns doing the work, though they were from the Catholic church, not the Anglican.
Usually nurses have a hard time watching medical shows, because of the many inaccuracies we see on the screen. My only complaint about this one is that Dr. Turner is always just around the corner when the nurses need a doctor. That was sooo not the case when I was working in the community!
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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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Okay so after that first series I find I'm absolutely enamored with these Chinese historical fantasy dramas. I have enjoyed quite a few of the movies in that vein, so I'm not really surprised, I'm more surprised I never realized how prolific Chinese productions were! I kinda fell victim to only noticing the ones big enough to get marketed in the US.
But the TV shows have really sucked me in!!
After finishing General's Lady, which was an absolutely adorable cute romance/drama, I've moved on to what appears to be a much more serious series called Nirvana in Fire.
(Still holding out hope for General's Lady season 2, though!)
But the TV shows have really sucked me in!!
After finishing General's Lady, which was an absolutely adorable cute romance/drama, I've moved on to what appears to be a much more serious series called Nirvana in Fire.
(Still holding out hope for General's Lady season 2, though!)
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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I go to my TV with the full intention of watching something y'all are talking about, and end up with baseball, Chopped, and the dog shows.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Pretty much the same, Frelga. I do like Call the Midwife, though. I thought about Vikings, but I check the website doesthedogdie.com because I can't watch rape stuff (or animal torture and a few other things). Unfortunately, Vikings looked to be too much.
So I'm rewatching Modern Family or watching Drunk History.
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Shadow and Bone on Netflix Lali!
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Have you read the books, Al?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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I've added Shadow and Bone to my list. Netflix doesn't seem to have Call the Midwife, though. At least not Canadian Netflix.
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Not yet. But loving the series.Inanna wrote:Have you read the books, Al?
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My husband found some soulful European movie, watched it for 45 seconds, and then we landed on Masked Singer, and I am torn between hoping it will start making sense at some point and being terrified that it will.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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I've added Shadow and Bone to my Netflix list.
Before I get to it I still have to get through Le Bureau (highly recommend! Although there is ISIS-style torture and violence so maybe not, Lali, and if you're not French-speaking, subtitles) and Shtisel, and Star Trek Discovery (which I'm finding heavy going tbh) and Queen's Gambit.
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Before I get to it I still have to get through Le Bureau (highly recommend! Although there is ISIS-style torture and violence so maybe not, Lali, and if you're not French-speaking, subtitles) and Shtisel, and Star Trek Discovery (which I'm finding heavy going tbh) and Queen's Gambit.
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Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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I'll check it out, Al! It keeps coming across my queue.
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Have You read the books, Lali/Imp?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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I'm behind on all the shows, but today I watched a bit of 1950s Superman series, with the middle aged, chubby George Reeves as Superman.
(I still think Dean Cain was the best looking Superman)
(I still think Dean Cain was the best looking Superman)
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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I haven't, Inanna.
Frelga, I agree, though Henry Cavill is also devastatingly handsome.
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Well, get to it then. The Shadow & Bone series - a prequel to six of crows - is quite YA. And a bit boring. All that YA angst and drama & brooding men. Jeez.Lalaith wrote:I haven't, Inanna.
But Six of Crows is great. I’ve heard the TV series is mixing the two, but leaning more towards YA drama.
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No argument from me, but I am not sold on him as a straight up heroic type. He does best when he is slightly villainous as in Misison Impossible or slightly comical, as in Man from UNCLE.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Jude, when I first signed up for Netflix last year, it DID have Call the Midwife. But they are constantly juggling and changing things around.
I have Rogers cable, and the series is being broadcast on one of their channels. It's on the Toronto CBC channel. Previously I said it was on YES T.V. Must have confused it with Heartland, which I am also recording!
Edit: I cancelled Netflix a couple of months ago, because of the expense.
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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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Shadow and Bone? I didn't know it was a book adaptation. Should I look fir it?Inanna wrote:Have You read the books, Lali/Imp?
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Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.