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What Have I Been Watching?

What have you been watching lately? Well, I have a few things I have binged watched, and thoroughly enjoyed. Below is a list of shows in no particular order.

In this post are 12 shows to binge-watch – I hope you enjoy them as much as I did

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4

I have watched all the other seasons of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and was keen to see what would happen in the fourth installment.

What is the 4th season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel About?

“The fourth season finds Midge enraged and humiliated after being fired. She struggles to restart her career and vows to only do headliner gigs, not opening acts. Complicating matters, a Daily News reporter continually disparages Midge’s performances in print. Meanwhile, a jealous Sophie Lennon again thwarts Midge’s career. Joel’s landlords are unhappy that his successful club draws attention to their illegal activities. Joel also copes with girlfriend Mei’s unexpected pregnancy, his mother’s meddling, and his father’s heart attack. Midge becomes the comic emcee at a strip club, seemingly content to languish there until police raid the place. Lenny Bruce gets Midge out in time, then helps reboot her career.” Wikipedia.

Severance

Severance is a very mysterious show that only reveals little bits of the story and makes you question everything. It always ends with you learning a little bit more but in fact still not knowing mostly everything and yes leaves you with more unanswered questions. Even though the show makes you want more it is intriguing, and engaging and has you wonder what is going to happen next.

What is Severance About?

“From Ben Stiller and creator Dan Erickson, Severance centres around Mark Scout (Adam Scott), a leader of a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

This experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself at the centre of an unravelling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.

Severance features Adam Scott, who stars alongside Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette, Emmy-winner John Turturro, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus, and Academy Award winner Christopher Walken.”

The last episode ends with you learning more about Hellie R and I had no idea about her real life (referenced as her outie). I am sure you will be shocked when you see this too… and no I will not give you any spoilers.

Russian Doll

I was wondering what to watch and found Russian Doll on Netflix, and yes I am late to the party to have suddenly discovered season 1. This late discovery has an upside, season 2 comes out April 20th, and looks very interesting. The show has taken a turn that I had not thought of. In season 2 it appears that it is playing with time travel. At the time of posting this post, I have only watched 2 episodes of the second series and so far it is very good and not the way I thought the time travel would occur.

What is Russian Doll About?

Nadia Vulvokov who is played by Natasha Lyonne dies in horrible accidents and also silly accidents that you think couldn’t kill you but they do kill Nadia. She always comes back to life and relives the same night of her birthday. Nadia ends up in the bathroom every time she comes back to life and then wonders why she is there and no one else is going through what she is. No one knows that she is living the same day. Although she lives the same day over and over again (yes a little like groundhog day) Nadia manages to have a few things change, but she keeps on dying and yes ending up back in the bathroom at her birthday party yet again.

During a freak meeting, Nadia meets Alan Charlie Barnett who is going through the same thing as Nadia. Alan keeps on dying and reliving the same day soon. Nadia and Alan work on a plan to try and break the cycle and finally live a different day and of course not die.

It is a clever and funny show that also has dramatic and touching moments. Be prepared for a lot of swearing and Nadia smoking what appears to be boxes and boxes of cigarettes (as a nonsmoker I find this harder than the drinking in the show). Even with the smoking, it is a fun and addictive show that is a refreshing take on reliving the same moment over and over again.

The Chestnut Man

What is Chestnut Man About?

The Chestnut Man is a Danish drama. It starts in 1987 with a horrible murder of a whole family but with only two survivors, kids from the family were the only people to live after a terrible violent event.
” More than thirty years later, in present-day Copenhagen, a young woman is found murdered in a playground with one of her hands missing. Detective Naia Thulin is assigned to the case. With her reluctant new partner, Mark Hess, they notice a tiny figurine made of chestnuts lying next to the body. A mysterious piece of evidence is soon discovered on the chestnut man—the fingerprint of a missing girl, the daughter of politician Rosa Hartung.”

I was hooked on this show and needed to find out who the Chestnut Man was and more about the 30-year mystery. It is not a show for kids and is just for adults only. Many of the images are quite grizzly and would give kids nightmares. I for one love murder mysteries and a show that has good suspense as well as a story gets me hooked, and that is what the Chestnut Man did for me.

Safe

What is Safe about?

Tom Delaney played by Michael C. Hall is a widowed surgeon. During the first episode Tom’s teenage daughter goes missing and during his search to find her he begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him.

I quite liked this show as it was a thriller and a who done it and one that had you guessing what would happen next. However, due to Michael C. Hall’s English accent, I was rather curious about that due to the fact that he is indeed American and has never to my knowledge played anyone that is not American. It took me a while to see him as an English father, and mind you he did a good job but for me, it was his accent. I felt that he could have been an American father in England and that would have made his role much more convincing.

Bridgerton Season 2

I watched series 1 of Bridgerton and thought it was very entertaining, mainly the very good-looking men, and the scenes where they are naked were a nice touch to the story. I was not only taken by the good-looking cast but also by the pomp and pageantry of costumes, decor and so much more of the show.

What is Bridgerton Season 2 About?

Did you know?
“Bridgerton‘s second season is the most-watched English-language television series on Netflix with 627.11 million hours viewed since its March 25, 2022 launch.”

Grey’s Anatomy Series 18

I have watched Grey’s Anatomy since it started 18 years ago…wow it has been running a long time. In one episode in Series 18, they did flashbacks of when some characters started at the hospital and gosh they looked so young. If you have never watched an episode you have 18 years of shows to catch up on, I have been totally involved in the characters’ lives.

“Grey’s Anatomy is an American medical drama television series. The show “focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into seasoned doctors while balancing personal and professional relationships.” Wikipedia

I have now started watching the following:

Better Call Saul – Season 6 (last season)
The Flight Attendant – Season 2
Barry – Season 3
Outer Range – Season 1
The Man that Fell to Earth – Season 1

I am keen to watch the following:

Stranger Things – Season 4 (May 27th 2022)

Dead to Me – Season 3 (Final season – hopefully this year)

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TV Shows I’ve Been Watching

Television is great escapism and a fantastic distraction from your every day. Also as a busy mum having some fun being immersed in a fun new world that is just my escape is wonderful.

Are you into binge-watching TV? If you are a fan of Netflix or Hulu, you would know that they have all episodes available at

I love watching a few episodes of my favourite shows when the kids are at school and hubby is at work. This quiet time means that I can finally do my own thing and enjoy my own shows. Currently due to watching them all, I am now in waiting mode for the next season, however, this will most likely be next year before this happens.

Below is a list of shows I have loved and of course binge watched due to the fact that it was so good, and I had to find out what will happen next. I hope that they all have new seasons so that we can enjoy more fun from these great shows and creators.

Don’t worry NO SPOILERS SWEETIE

Dead to Me

I was on Instagram and saw Alyssa Milano’s post about Christina Applegate’s new show, “Dead to Me”. I like Christina’s previous work so thought why not give the new show a go. (Yes I follow Alyssa Milano and no she’s not following me.)

Alyssa was right Dead to Me is fantastic and so addictive. I watched it in record time as I was keen to find out what happens.

So what is Dead to Me About?

“A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn’t quite what she seems.” Netflix

Christina Applegate plays Jen Harding who is a real estate agent. Her husband was killed in a hit and run accident and she is grieving his loss.

Harding (Applegate) attends a grief group run by the church to help her deal with her feelings. While there she meets Judy Hale who is played by Linda Cardellini. Hale appears to be a very nice and endearing woman who is grieving too until you learn about her dark secret. (I won’t spoil it for you, but it is a HUGE AND BIG SECRET!!!)

Jen doesn’t deal well with touchy feeling and woo woo stuff to make her feel good. She is all about saying FUCK and listening to loud rock/heavy metal music to deal with her feelings and grief. A glass of wine and a few joints are also in the mix as she is having a hard time working, dealing with her two kids, and the aftermath of losing her husband suddenly to a hit and run.

Anytime she sees a car that looks like it could be the one that hit her hubby she stops, takes pictures and writes down the number plate, and of course, reports it to the local police. The police that are tasked with her husband’s case have nothing to go on, so are finding it hard to impossible to track down who it could have been that killed her husband.

During Jen’s search she uncovers information about her husband that is upsetting and troubling, she then questions the marriage before the accident and herself.

The show is a drama but also a dark comedy as there are some moments that are hilarious and you will find yourself laughing out loud.

According to Wikipedia, “On June 3, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season”

Yippeeee more Dead to Me to come soon.

If you haven’t seen this show, download it today and binge watch it when you have some time for you.

Good Girls

Good Girls stars Christina Hendricks from Mad Men and she is a mother to four kids who discovers that her husband has invested badly and they don’t have any money, oh and not to mention that he has been cheating on her with a young thing from his car dealership.

Her sister and bestie are also struggling financially and to help everyone they all decide to rob the supermarket that Hendricks sister works at. All three of them end up with more money than they bargained on and this, in turn, leads to a visit by a gang who wants their money back.

Due to spending some of this money, they find creative ways to try and pay it back, and during this period get sucked into doing more and more for this gang. The three friends end up money laundering for the gang.

Beth who is played by Hendricks realises that she is good at crime and actually loves it. It is different from being a stay at home mum, exciting, challenging and interesting, and of course dangerous and scary.

There have been two series of Good Girls and as I was new to it binge watched them.

The show is a drama and at times a comedy. I am sure you will love it as much as I do and now hanging for the next instalment for all the characters.

Who plays who:

Christina Hendricks – Beth Boland
Retta – Ruby Hill (best friend to Beth and Annie)
Mae Whitman – Annie Marks (Beth’s sister)

Good news, according to Variety Good Girls has been renewed for Season 3! Happy days, and now to wait until the new shows are out.

Catch 22

Catch 22 is based on the novel written by Joseph Heller.

“The novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944. It mainly follows the life of Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air ForcesB-25 bombardier. Most of the events in the book occur while the fictional 256th Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Italy. The novel looks into the experiences of Yossarian and the other airmen in the camp, who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements so that they may return home.” Wikipedia.

Yossarian who is played by Christoper Abbott is keen to get out of flying his missions as he believes that the next one might be his last. Every time he gets close to the end of his missions, the number of missions get raised. Yes, he thought he was close to done and then has to do more!

Yossarian or otherwise known as Yo Yo tries to see if he can be classified as crazy to get out of missions but then finds out due to the Catch 22 issue this is not possible.

The show is a comedy-drama about World War II and the life of the bombers and the reality of the missions they were involved with. After watching this series it is a wonder that anyone survived being a bomber in the war. It would have been so stressful, scary and if you didn’t get hit by enemy fire you would be super lucky.

During the show, many of the characters die and the impact it has on Yo Yo and the other men of the squadron.

Hugh Laurie and George Clooney are in the show too and they play interesting characters. Clooney is one of the producers of the series.

I’m not sure there will be any more of Catch 22, but if there isn’t another season this one is a must see.

Daniel David Stewart who plays Milo is a fabulous wheeler and dealer and I’m sure this happened a lot during the war. Lewis Pullman who plays Major Major is great too, and the play on his name is so funny.

If you haven’t seen this series yet, download it now and you will love it as much as I do.

Killing Eve

Killing Eve is a spy thriller that is based on the Codename Villanelle novella series by Luke Jennings.

“Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a desk-bound British intelligence officer, begins to track down talented psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer), while both women become obsessed with each other.”

The show is based in the UK and the relationship between Polastri and Villanelle and it is interesting to see how the relationship develop.

Killing Eve has just recently finished its third season. Hopefully, there will be a fourth season.

I love Villanelle’s playfulness and her comedy with Eve, although she is a killer there are times that are very funny.

Villanelle also has killer style in fashion…yes I used killer to describe her style, even the Sydney Morning Herald wrote about how Villanelle is a style icon.

Watch it now to get up to speed on all three seasons. I’m really hoping there is more to come.

Barry is a dark comedy about a hitman who is sent to LA to kill someone but ends up joining a theatre group and wanting to become an actor.

The theatre group is run by Gene Cousineau which is played by Henry Winkler. Winkler is superb as Gene guiding his acting students in the right way to do scenes, rehearse and audition for parts. He is larger than life character that makes you laugh out loud.

Barry is played by Bill Hader who co-created the series with Alec Berg. Hader plays Barry Birkman who is searching for more meaning rather than being a hitman and being at the beck and call of others. He would like to simplify his life and be normal like everyone else.

Barry is constantly dealing with a gang that draws him into killing people, his manager that sets up the hits and his newfound friendships with the other actors and a new relationship with Sally Reed who is played by Sarah Goldberg.

It is very funny and an interesting twist of events for a career-changing hitman. If you haven’t seen this show yet, I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I do.

I hope this gives you a few choices for what to watch now that Game of Thrones (GoT) has ended.

I’ve left out a few others that I have been watching but will write on those later.

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