Binge watching has become one of my favorite habits. Instead of actually watching the shows when they first come on I end up waiting until the season is over and depending on what people think I will check it out. I just hate to waste my time watching a show if I am not going to like it and since I have the same taste as a few of my friends their opinion on a show guide me in what to watch. It’s also nice to have something to do in the evening.
Lately, I have been on a royalty kick. Not that should shock everyone that knows me but I do have a great love of all things royal. (That is for another posting) The Crown was amazing which led me to Victoria then to The White Queen then its sequel The White Princess. Now I am almost finished with Reign. While I know they are not all historically accurate but they are so much fun. Intrigue, romance, swords, and backstabbing. It’s like a romance novel that I can watch and not read. What is not to like?
My husband loves to binge watch shows after they have stopped so he knows that it will have a real ending and not just be canceled with no type of ending. Breaking Bad is his current one and I have to say I don’t like it. It’s just not something I like. So how do I handle it? I sit on the couch glancing at it occasionally while either reading or playing on my iPad. I try to pretend to like it but wow it is just too much. I think because it is more “real” than the other stuff I watch so it just upsets me more. The acting is good, but the storyline and scenes just freak me out.
Now it is almost time for the fall TV season to start and while I do watch some shows when they are on most of the time I spend my weekend mornings catching up through the on-demand. I used to be so much better because I could fast-forward through the commercials but as usual, the networks decided to take that one perk from me. Why is it that we pay to watch these shows via our cable bill and yet I can’t watch them without having to watch a bunch of commercials that are just irritating or are peddling something nobody wants or needs? Plus sometimes the products are embarrassing which is so wonderful when you are sitting on the couch with your family.
(A recent example was the one for vaginal itching. I think everyone in the room was uncomfortable. Plus the questions from my daughter that came after were even worse. Why do they do this to me? I’m just a woman trying to deal with everything happening in my life so the last thing I want to talk or hear about is someone’s privates itching them.) Ughh!!
So what is everyone’s favorite show? Anything I should binge watch? I do love recommendations, especially from strangers because who knows I might find others that have my same love of royalty, comedy or sci-fi. Plus if I am watching TV that means that I am not mopping!
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