tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post8104594250104825791..comments2024-03-28T05:32:56.893-07:00Comments on Swiss Lark: Self-Care When Caretaking and TV LatelyLindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-28473622257703819372017-05-04T06:30:56.887-07:002017-05-04T06:30:56.887-07:00I loved The Fall! The intensity of the acting has ...I loved The Fall! The intensity of the acting has stayed with me even months after we finished the final season. So creepy.<br /><br />We are currently kicking it old school and watching The Wire - we're in Season 2 now. Neither of us ever saw it back in the day and everyone has spent the last decade and a half talking about how great it was etc so we figured, why not? <br /><br />Speaking of old shows, one of my absolute favorite shows of all time is Friday Night Lights, which is available on Netflix. I actually watched it weekly when it aired back in pre-Netflix days, and was so stunned to fall in love with it, given that it focuses primarily on some things I do not really count among my interests, namely 1) high school 2) football in 3) small-town Texas. But oh my goodness, I loved that show. Everything about it (save for the misguided second-season ratings grab plots when they were trying to avoid cancellation). Plus, absolutely fantastic musical direction. A few years ago I told my husband that he had to see it, so we watched it together and I did not mind seeing it all again, not even a tiny bit. It felt like going home. We both cried regularly together watching the show through all its seasons. One of my greatest (and most secret) wishes in my life is that Coach Taylor (and Tami) were real. <br /><br />We watched The OA recently on Netflix and found it odd, but moving. I loved the musical direction in that show, too. Prior to that we went through Black Mirror, which was super depressing but intriguing and which led to lots of cool jumping-off discussions. <br /><br />I love watching TV to wind down and bond/open up random conversations. For years, when I lived alone, I didn’t have a TV, and I admit I felt a bit smug about it. But while I don’t really enjoy watching TV alone – I struggle to maintain the attention span, which is mortifying :/ - I have found that delving into an alternate world with my husband is such a nice way to spark discussion or bring up random old childhood stories or things like that, and it’s nice to be able to sit on the couch together and just chill out. <br /><br />When my son was a newborn, I watched the first four seasons of Downton Abbey in those bleary early weeks. I definitely get misty-eyed when I hear the theme song now! I’ve actually been saving the final season to watch when the new baby is born. Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185057687419404656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-25758233754394578112017-05-03T22:24:35.278-07:002017-05-03T22:24:35.278-07:00I LOVED Call the Midwife. I'll search the othe...I LOVED Call the Midwife. I'll search the others. Hooray for good TV!!!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-35963943863178876812017-05-03T22:24:07.920-07:002017-05-03T22:24:07.920-07:00Brilliant, Orla! Thanks for the second. Can't ...Brilliant, Orla! Thanks for the second. Can't wait to watch even more now. :) xxLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-84998997702405432017-05-03T22:23:33.272-07:002017-05-03T22:23:33.272-07:00HOORAY! Thanks for this. Can't wait. :)HOORAY! Thanks for this. Can't wait. :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-89194397229471290552017-05-03T22:23:15.424-07:002017-05-03T22:23:15.424-07:00We devoured The Crown. SO GOOD!! Will check out Ca...We devoured The Crown. SO GOOD!! Will check out Carnivale. Thanks! xoLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-53238679757012791152017-05-03T18:16:45.961-07:002017-05-03T18:16:45.961-07:00Some shows I love are:
- Versailles
- Vikings
- S...Some shows I love are:<br />- Versailles <br />- Vikings<br />- Suits<br />- Call the midwife (more light hearted)<br />- This is us (light hearted)<br />- Crown<br />- Outlander (there was an extremely twisted scene I had to fast forward in season one though!)<br /><br />I haven't watched it yet but i've heard 'The Handmaid's Tale' is good too :)Rhiannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-31637348944116675122017-05-03T14:42:29.688-07:002017-05-03T14:42:29.688-07:00Sorry fat fingers! Also from a few years ago The B...Sorry fat fingers! Also from a few years ago The Bridge (the Swedishsh/Danish version) is the best TV I have seen since the Wire ended. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055933067531932715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-67695360199600830492017-05-03T14:41:21.290-07:002017-05-03T14:41:21.290-07:00Can you get UK shows on Netflix? I'm afraid my...Can you get UK shows on Netflix? I'm afraid my recommendations are very English as I adore Poldark and also have enjoyed Call the Midwife very much. Poldark has my heart though, I loved the novels and while Aidan Turner is easy on the eye the landscape is really the star.<br /><br />AlsoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055933067531932715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-20512332879269737262017-05-03T14:12:48.928-07:002017-05-03T14:12:48.928-07:00I second that - Catastrophe is hilarious! Correcti...I second that - Catastrophe is hilarious! Correction though from above comment- mother is Irish, played by Sharon Horgan. She is fabulous. You will appreciate the humour having lived in Ireland for a while. Enjoy! <br /><br />(Orla, Ireland)Orlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247340818656425931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-14992400204059631682017-05-03T09:14:44.510-07:002017-05-03T09:14:44.510-07:00Oh my goodness, you HAVE to watch Catastrophe - al...Oh my goodness, you HAVE to watch Catastrophe - all of the seasons - on Amazon. They just started a new one. It is truly hilarious. A couple starts a family based on a one night stand (dad is American, mother is English) You will love! I second the Crown as well...Amanda McNutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999348553189886521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-59235923449752704232017-05-03T04:52:33.252-07:002017-05-03T04:52:33.252-07:00The Crown and if you didnt watch it when it came o...The Crown and if you didnt watch it when it came out, Carnivale. Happy vegging!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599778830910021344noreply@blogger.com