About six months ago, I finally buckled and we got Netflix.
Previously to that, our local carrier offered us some movie channels for only
$6 a month. Sounded good so we got them and watched a few movies and then
suddenly all of the movies on those channels became really lame. Like the
Hallmark movies the W channel plays at Christmas kind of lame. I’m not sure
what happened there, but I’m guessing it had to do with licensing and other
legal-sounding things. But lame is lame so I cancelled them and got Netflix.
I’m a TV watcher. So are my kids. I will never be one of
those people standing up there on my soapbox talking about how I rarely watch
TV or how I don’t even own a TV. Cause I do own (more than) one and I watch them.
Particularly in the evening when I’m settling in and decompressing from my day.
Netflix has been the greatest thing to ever happen to our
TV. I’m discovering shows I’ve never even heard of and others that I’ve always
thought I might like but didn’t watch from the beginning so it was too late to
start.
Right now, because the boys are now on summer holidays, they
are watching Top Gear. It’s a British show with these guys that like cars. And
they drive them around. I may not be selling this show very well but only
because I think it’s stupid. Some shows are just boy shows.
My favourite show so far has been The United States of Tara.
It’s about this lady living in the suburbs with her husband and kids…but she
has multiple personalities. It is fascinating, not just because she is
different than the rest of us but because the actress that plays her plays all
these personalities really well. I definitely recommend this one.
Lately I have been watching Being Erica. I started watching
this one weekly on TV when it first came out and really enjoyed it, but for
some reason didn’t watch the second season. Boy, did I miss out. Yet another
recommendation.
The boys and I have been watching Arrested Development together.
I’ve seen the first three seasons but it was a while ago and I’m enjoying
sharing it with the boys. I cannot wait to get to the new season. And so I
leave you with:
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