What are you watching these days?

[JayneWonders]

@Carolla -- and anyone else, if you have britbox, watch Riot Women.

This is what I said about it on Facebook:

If you have BritBox or access to the BBC, do not miss Riot Women.
It’s a fabulous series — and it’s already been renewed for a second season.

This is classic BBC quality: layered, intelligent writing by Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax), and a cast who bring real nuance and depth to every role.

On the surface, it’s about a group of women who form a band for a charity event. But that description barely scratches the surface. The stories weave through so many aspects of women’s lives that it’s impossible to pin it down to just one theme.

It’s angry.
It’s beautiful.

One small example of the brilliance:
In an early episode, they’re writing a song and include the insult “You’re just like your mother.” The line gets cleverly flipped. Then later in the series, it’s turned again — deepening the meaning and giving it emotional weight you didn’t expect.
The show is gritty, hilarious, clever, funny, rocking, and sad — often all at once.
Highly recommend.

 

[Luce NDs]

I watch out ... having being compacted and driven in ... compacts are like sects!

 

[Mendalla]

I used to love British television back in the day, mostly via PBS. Monty Python and Dr. Who were two of my formative shows. Now I rarely watch any scripted television.

 

[Luce NDs]

There were those lookers ... also on the spy shows ...

 

[KayTheCurler]

I used to love British television back in the day, mostly via PBS. Monty Python and Dr. Who were two of my formative shows. Now I rarely watch any scripted television.

We have been watching Everwood. on Netflix. My guy is starting to sound addicted. It is a bit like Grey's Anatomy that way. Sone gripping storyline and a repeating range of characters. Totally unrealistic too..

 

[paradox3]

We have been watching Everwood. on Netflix. My guy is starting to sound addicted. It is a bit like Grey's Anatomy that way. Sone gripping storyline and a repeating range of characters. Totally unrealistic too..

We are watching Everwood as well. We are almost to the end of the first season. Enjoying it even if some of the plotlines are a bit far-fetched.

We didn't make all the way through Grey's. Liked it at first but it started to wear thin. Heartland was the same.

 

[KayTheCurler]

We are watching Everwood as well. We are almost to the end of the first season. Enjoying it even if some of the plotlines are a bit far-fetched.

We didn't make all the way through Grey's. Liked it at first but it started to wear thin. Heartland was the same.

I'm feeling close to Done with Everwood too. Watching it because my guy is still loving it. After a while these series things get pretty predictable.

 

[paradox3]

Sometimes they just seem to go on too long. Younger was like that although we stuck it out until the very end.

 

[Mendalla]

Mostly Olympics.

 

[chansen]

Very much looking forward to the new Taylor Tomlinson Netflix special.

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[Mendalla]

I have watched a lot of Shorts of Taylor and quite like her. Not sure I'm enough of a standup fan to sit through a whole show, though. I've always preferred sketch comedy to standup.

 

[KayTheCurler]

Last night we watched the LAST episode of Everwood. My guy was sad to realise that his addictive substance has been removed.. Tonight we watch something else for a pleasant change. My guess is he will pick something heavy with blood and gore or ludicrous explosions.

 

[BetteTheRed]

Olympics. As much as possible on Gem, because no commercials.

 

[Waterfall]

Last night we watched the LAST episode of Everwood. My guy was sad to realise that his addictive substance has been removed.. Tonight we watch something else for a pleasant change. My guess is he will pick something heavy with blood and gore or ludicrous explosions.

Sounds like a familiar scenario.

 

[paradox3]

Sounds like a familiar scenario.

I dislike blood, gore and explosions very much. Ditto for gunfire and car chases.

 

[Mendalla]

I kind of split the difference. I won't watch something just for blood, gore, etc. but I am not necessarily put off by them either. If they are the sole reason for the movie to exist, I probably am, but there's many excellent movies where those are elements of a bigger whole. Robocop comes to mind. Social satire that is getting somewhat scarily real nowadays and the blood, gore, and gunfire fit what it is trying to say.

 

[Waterfall]

I dislike blood, gore and explosions very much. Ditto for gunfire and car chases.

I don't like it much either but my other half does sometimes, thankfully not often.

 

[WhyCzar]

I am on season 8 of


Shetland, streaming on BritBox, spans 10 seasons of 6-episode mysteries set in Scotland's remote Shetland Islands, drawing from Ann Cleeves' novels and praised for its atmospheric cinematography and psychological depth in unraveling small-community crimes.

 

[KayTheCurler]

I don't like it much either but my other half does sometimes, thankfully not often.

I tolerate the man's movie choices sometimes. He rarely wants to watch my choices but always enjoys them! when he does.

 

[Waterfall]

I tolerate the man's movie choices sometimes. He rarely wants to watch my choices but always enjoys them! when he does.

Same here