1. A little gem called Tiger King was trending #1 in the U.S. yesterday. Don’t ask me to explain this. I’ve heard it described as “some straight-up white people sh*t” and I’m guessing that’s not far off the mark.
2. Something called Ozark rolls in at #2. I dunno, man, I haven’t seen this either but I don’t know that now’s the time since it’s labeled as both “dark” and “ominous” by Netflix.
3. And I just realized my plan to run down the Netflix top ten trending is trashed because I’ve only seen one of these shows. One. Clearly I’m not Netflix trendy. Okey-dokey, new plan!
4. Gilmore Girls is one of my comfort series. I started rewatching it when we went into lockdown, and I think the fact that it took me three weeks to finish speaks to my impressive self-control. Granted, there are seven seasons, but still.
5. After no less than a dozen glowing recommendations I finally watched the first episode of Schitt$ Creek and It Is Hysterical. Seriously, guys, check it out.
6. In the mood for costumes and choreography with some pretty snazzy singing to boot? Glee can’t be beat when it comes to toe tapping episodes. I mean yeah, there were a few tearjerkers but don’t ask me ‘cuz I’m not dishing out spoilers.
7. Ooh, and The Good Place is sooooo awesome!! Sharp and funny, quick witted and absolutely brilliant. I highly recommend.
8. We’re currently in a Flash marathon. It’s flashy fun if you’ll forgive the pun, the only downside being the writers completely suck at writing dialogue for villains. Seriously, man, I cringe every time one of them opens their mouth. Ugh. [Disclaimer: I’m not a lifelong fan of the comic and I understand the folks who are can be intense. If you’re a hardcore DC Comics fan just know that I have absolutely no idea what you’ll think of this show.]
9. Atypical serves up family, parenting, teens, first loves, school, dating, marriage, and being different with a quirky sense of humor that keeps you coming back for more.
10. Now for a quick look at the nope, can’t do it crowd. Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak because that’s hitting just a little too close to home right now, You because the last thing I need is terrifying dreams about being hunted down by an obsessive crazy guy, and American Horror Story because absolutely positively not.
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Got something great you’re watching on Netflix or Amazon Prime right now? Drop it in the comments – I have a feeling I’ll need a lot more viewing material in the months ahead. Happy Monday!
Love Gimore Girls! It’s also my go to comfort show. Newborn stage for both the girls and every major surgery I’ve had has me watching the series all over again. We love Atypical here too. I need to rewatch The Good place as I started it when it first came out and then forgot about it. I’ve just started watching Madam Secretary on Netflix and I’m liking it and my favorite trash TV is Married at First Sight and Love is Blind.
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My daughter is all in on Love is Blind but I haven’t watched yet. Sounds like something to bond over to me!
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Our daughter really enjoys DeGrassi and Riverdale. For us all to watch together, we are watching Siren, Frank and Gracie, Lucifer, The Umbrella Academy, On My Block, The 100. For movies: Trolls, Rio, Rio 2, Reality High, To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before (+ Sequel)
We adults watch Tiger King (haven’t finished the series) and it cracks me up. As a white lesbian, watching a white gay polygamist try to get famous with big cats is really hysterical and almost stereotypical of poor white queer folks. From the hair and tattoos to eating the meat meant for the big cats, it’s like a train-wreck that I couldn’t look away from!
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So many great suggestions!! Thank you thank you thank you! 🙂
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as a white man I will say it. Tiger king is white people shit. But it is the best and my Latina wife enjoyed the hell out of it as well. We both like Ozark and are on season 3 of Atypical. I am very similar to the main character in atypical as I am autistic. I wanted to introduce myself as I am making my way back to the wordpress community. My blog contains excepts from my book The Driveway Rules. You may like gentefied by the way. On Netflix. My book covers a lot about relationship struggles, thoughts on sobriety and navigating the world with undiagnosed autism.
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I may have to bite the bullet and see if it’s funny. Too many folks are cracking up for it not to have potential. Thanks for the suggestions and good luck with returning to blogging!
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I have several things on my list at Netflix and Amazon, but lately I’ve been reading. Almost a book a day. Easy reading things from Kindle Unlimited.
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Ah…I’ve been taking my time with “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle and have “Little Fires Everywhere” waiting. LFE is a show on Hulu with Reese Witherspoon and I’ve heard it’s awesome! (Too bad we don’t have Hulu.)
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LFE is one I have on my mental list. Maybe I’ll check it out tonight.
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Oh Gilmore Girls. Brings back memories of the daughter and I getting together to watch it. We don’t watch a lot on Netflix but one of our favourite series is “The Ranch”. It has lots of big names in it, dry sassy humour, and a story line that progresses with each season, so it meets our likes.
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Hmm, that’s one I haven’t heard of. Thanks, Kathy, I’ll check it out!
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We are watching “ Nailed it” it’s a funny baking show.
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I think I caught a few episodes of that on vacation once. I remember it being really funny!
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It is though after a few episodes, you have seen it all. But still fun.
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i love schitt’s creek, one of my all-time favorite shows, and only 2 more episodes to air before it is done forever. (. you might also like ‘i’m sorry’ which has only had 2 seasons, so it’s easy to binge. about a woman who is a comedian (in real life, too), and has a family, trying to balance it all, but hilariously funny with very funny characters and circumstances. i could see you liking it.
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Thanks, Beth! Something fun and light is just what I need right now. 🙂
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Beautiful picture. We are working through Disney Plus. Yesterday it was the Hunchback films. Then we are starting the Marvel Universe marathon – in order.
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Ooh, Marvel! Good series! I’ve heard great things about Disney Plus.
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It’s really good. So many Disney movies which we had completely forgotten about. Not even had time to look at the Star Wars and Marvel stuff yet.
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Great picture. I need to watch some “light” Netflix choices to get my mind on happier thoughts.
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Thanks! I’ve done this, too. I like a drama or a good crime mystery but not right now…
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