[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABo_u9P_3wQ There is literally nothing I love more than to watch actors in full period regalia amidst the greenest, lushest English countryside, arguing about entailment and alliances and status. Literally nothing. I wish I were exaggerating, but I’m not. Which is why I love Masterpiece on PBS. When it comes to a good period piece, Masterpiece…
A new TV show has started to be aired here recently: Being Erica. So far, there have only been two episodes, but I liked those very much and have entered the show on my to-be-watched-regularly list for the time being.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cszCAE6YfBY&feature=related Many of us are just now coming down off a sugar-high. The combination of lots of Christmas cookies, and saccharine sweet holiday movies can eventually get to be just a bit too much.
My husband recently got a DVD box of the first season of The Muppet Show, and that’s what we’re watching together right now. And my, isn’t it wonderful! The very first episodes show the show still hitting its stride, but a lot of the elements are already there.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxCnJVbuFwE You might have heard about E!’s new show Bridalplasty. It’s a show in which 12 brides-to-be compete to win plastic surgeries off their “wish list” before their wedding. The last girl standing wins a celebrity dream wedding, and when the groom lifts her veil, he sees the “new” her for the first time. Horrifying,…
I recently re-watched Julie and Julia, and it’s got me thinking fondly of the old days of television cooking shows. Before the Food Network and the Cooking Channel existed, the main venue for cooking shows on TV was PBS. I adored Julia Child, but was also captivated by a number of the early TV cooking…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSQq_bC5kIw I first discovered Sherlock Holmes when I was in the 8th grade, and a friend gave me a copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles. I stayed up late reading it, completely scared myself, but was hooked. In college, when my roommate and I were particularly stressed — and wanted to avoid work —…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtQsqmOsf5w Just like comfort reads, I have comfort shows. When I’m sick, exhausted, or in a generally grumpy mood, there are certain shows I like to watch, again and again; they offer comfort, and sometimes actually help me feel better.
Well over a year ago I read a post by Jane here about Bones. I’ll admit I thought the show sounded interesting, but I just wasn’t ready to commit to another TV show, especially one that had been on for quite a few years. I should also admit to another reason for passing on the…
So, the fall TV season has begun. Most shows have premiered, and people are beginning to set their TiVos accordingly. Now, I don’t have much time to find new TV by trial-and-error. I’ve read some reviews and seen some very contradictory “What to Watch” articles, and in all honesty it hasn’t helped that much. So…
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