Something for Saturdays (9/365)

[white_hart]

The trouble with trying to keep up daily posting is that on Saturdays, I spend very little time at my computer, and writing long posts on my phone is much more difficult. So I think I might make Saturdays a discussion post instead.

To start with, how about a recommendation post? What have you been enjoying lately? What do you think deserves a wider audience? Books, films, TV, anything.

Comments

[antisoppist]

I would watch Winter Walks. I accidentally watched Susan Calman driving a camper van round Devon the other night on channel 5 and found that cheerful.

I'm halfway through Queen's Gambit and Schitt's Creek (my inability to binge watch is a downside with streaming) but both are excellent. We all enjoyed Ghosts and the Christmas episode of Upstart Crow and Taskmaster. Looking forward to Pottery Throwdown coming back and need to watch Staged 2. Will probably try the thing about Catherine the Great and Bridgerton.

For Christmas I said to my sister that I wanted some more crime writers that weren't horrifically violent and that I'd wondered about Anne Cleeves having seen brief bits of Vera stomping about on moors in passing. Turns out little sister is a fan and she bought me the first 8 Vera books for Christmas. Fortunately I am enjoying them.

[white_hart]

Susan Calman driving a camper van round Devon definitely sounds like a cheerful thing to watch. Channel 5 do sometimes have really nice travel-type programmes, if you can cope with all the adverts and competition promos. We rather enjoyed one recently about walking along disused railways.

I'm slightly unsure about Bridgerton - it looks as though it should be fun but I've heard a few things about both the author and the adaptation that make me a little wary. Though I suspect it would be a fun thing to watch when T is quizzing.

[girlyswot]

I started watching Bridgerton expecting to loathe it but was won over within the first couple of episodes. But there is one scene that is really not handled well. And it is straightforward romance, which I don’t think is normally your thing, which is why I didn’t recommend it. I liked it a lot more than I had expected, though.

[white_hart]

I don't think I necessarily think this post should just be recommendations of things I'd like - I'd like people to feel free to recommend anything they're enjoying!

[girlyswot]

Well, in that case, I recommend Bridgerton!

[white_hart]

I have actually just watched the first episode and quite enjoyed it, though I'm amused by the way you could immediately tell who the romantic leads were because they look attractive by 2021 standards and everyone else looks like a period caricature. And Anthony is clearly an arse because he threw over his mistress without making a settlement on her.