CoronaLITE!

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Thinking about other ways to occupy isolation time as we are social distancing and can't get out and about. Let's start a positive and useful thread to that end!

Please post your Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime recommendations as well as any books you've read lately, so I can compile a list to work through.

Also any favorite recipes!

Or plans to tackle declutter/closet cleanout / other projects around the house?

5 years ago

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Toban

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I highly recommend the series Outlander on Netflix. Based on a series of books by Diana Galbadon. I recommend the books, too.

5 years ago

Sal

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We enjoyed the following (not sure where they will be available internationally)

The Capture (UK thriller)
The Witcher (Netflix fantasy)
The Morning Show (Apple TV)

I watched but didn't especially rate The Stranger (Netflix).

I just started Mrs Wilson (British Drama) which is slow but appealing to me!!

5 years ago

Runcarla

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DH and I are working our way through a murder mystery series called ‘Shetland’ based on the novels by Ann Cleeves.

I’m also re-reading a very light series of books by Georgette Heyer. Historical romance, but not of the ‘bodice ripping’ variety. Witty, humorous, escapist stuff.

I’m polishing all my boots and shoes, washing sneakers and shoe laces. Wiping down bags and gloves with disinfectant wipes. Also washing and putting away some heavier winter items, and taking out spring coats.

5 years ago

JAileen

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I loved Shetland! Also Midsomer Murders. And Inspector Morse. And Inspector Lynley. And especially Vera. Can you tell I love murder mysteries? Now we’re watching a three episode mini series Quirke.

5 years ago

rachylou

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I’ve just finished The Expanse on Prime and am starting Altered Carbon on Netflix. Both are very good! They’re both sci-fi, so you have to like that. Altered Carbon is particularly interesting, because three actors play the same character and it’s a whole treatise on the effect of the body on the mind. I suppose it should be said that the first season of Altered Carbon has some cheesy sex scenes... you have to look away and ignore that.

5 years ago

Cardiff girl

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Am very much enjoying Hilary Mantel s new release,The mirror and the light ,and it’s good and thick too!Telly wise Good Omens,enjoyable and suitably apocalyptic!

5 years ago

Brooklyn

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Great idea, we could all use a diversion.
I am watching the series “Succession”, which is great. Dark, funny, riveting.
I also recently watched the third series of True Detective. It was clever and intriguing. Better than the second series, but not quite as good as the first. Lots of jumping around between different timelines. A bit like the movie Memento.
I’m currently reading the latest Kate Atkinson book “Big Sky”. It’s in the crime/detective fiction genre. It’s funny, even though the themes are dark. JAileen, you might like it. It’s part of a series featuring the same lead character.

5 years ago

jasmine

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I am loving the South Korean TV show "Crash Landing on You":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Landing_on_You

It's available on Netflix in Japan (and according to the Wikipedia article in other countries as well).

Also, this 6-second "catwalk" video is really helping to reduce my stress level!

https://twitter.com/animalIife.....7297670144

5 years ago

nemosmom

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Great thread!

DH and I have been binging on The Goldbergs and Schooled. Next, I need to find something that will occupy the kids for many weeks!

I've started spring cleaning early, as well. I washed and stored heavy boots and parkas last weekend, and conditioned leather jackets and shoes (Oakwood leather conditioner is great, btw!)

5 years ago

Janet

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- Schitt’s Creek if you’re not already a fan
- The Morning Show on Apple TV. Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, Jennifer Anniston, Billy Crudup - drama in the
#metoo era
- Picard - great especially for us old school Star Trek fans
- Better Call Saul - the follow up/prequel to Breaking Bad is outstanding
- The Good Place - I’m not a sitcom fan but this is smart and funny and heartwarming
- The Outsider - HBO based on Stephen King. Ben Mendelssohn is always great, and Cynthia Eviro!
- if you’re not already watching, the reboot of Project Runway on Bravo, with Christian Siriano and Karlie Kloss, is quite good. The season just finished and I haven’t watched the finale yet, but I really enjoyed it.

5 years ago

slim cat

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- Babylon Berlin on Netflix in third season now
- Witcher
Re-watched some old James Bond movies for fun. Not sure I can do books now. Love Georgette Heyer - jealous of your collection Carla .

My daughter and friends are watching Forged in fire on Hulu.

5 years ago

Anonymous

Amazon Audiobooks has a historical mystery series that I am enjoying by Peter Tremayne. The sleuth is a nun and sister to a Celtish king in Ireland.
On TV there are some light British mysteries roughly based on books Agatha Raisen ( Small English village) and Hamish Macbeth (small village in Scotland). The books are better.
Call friends and relatives. Write letters and greeting cards. Edit the closet. That is my plan for today. I always enjoy rewatching movies based on Jane Austen books.

5 years ago

Gail

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Definitely second the The Outsider and Schitts Creek.
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Ozark, Nurse Jackie, Hinterland, Escape to the Country.

5 years ago

JAileen

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I plan to spend time in the garden, and practicing my uke and guitar. Last week I made a startling discovery: practice really helps!

5 years ago

celia

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I am watching some series I didn't follow the first time around like Mad Men and Parks & Recs.
Binge watching " Death in Paradise" after watching all Midsummer Murders seasons.
Other series I enjoyed were The Man in the High Castle , Agatha Raisin, Father Brown.
I always have a special place in my heart for reruns of Murder She Wrote and Golden Girls.

5 years ago

Angie

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Jennifer, GREAT idea. Thanks for starting this thread

We are big on TV shows, and I have a LOT to recommend. I'll start with the most recent ones we enjoyed, and shan't overwhelm you:

The Loudest Voice (BEST TV show of the year, Russel Crowe is SUBLIME and the show is very deserving of its Golden Globes)
Sex Education
The Durrells in Corfu

I second these shows suggested in the comments:

Shetland
Altered Carbon
Hinterland
Schitts Creek
True Detective
Mad Men
Parks & Recreation

There are a whole slew of Nordic Noir shows I can suggest too - Scandi and subtitled. AND lots of older tv show that are better than most.

I cook up a storm almost daily, so we need a separate thread on recipes

Also, I'll start a closet edit, review and de-clutter thread on the forum next week. Some challenges too.

Let the games begin !

5 years ago

anchie

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I need some distraction definitely! Will take note of recommendations. Hope most is available on Netflix, don’t have any other streaming service.
celia - what a coincidence - binge watching Death in Paradise too.

5 years ago

Runcarla

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Another ‘Death in Paradise’ fan!

5 years ago

annagybe

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5 years ago

celia

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Runcarla and Anchie I guess it must be the island life

Angie, where can you stream the Durrells in Corfu? We watched on PBS and really enjoyed it. It would be nice to watch it again if available.

5 years ago

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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I've been working my way through Craig Johnson's Longmire book series - I just got Depth of Winter from the library. Highly recommended if you like modern westerns or mystery, and the TV show is great too, if a bit dark. And I'm re-listening to Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! on audiobook; very thematically appropriate (some folks summon a dragon but then can't control it as it decides to rule the city, and our reluctant heroes have to bumble around finding a solution). I recently watched the first season of the American Gods TV series, and although I didn't like it as much as the book I'll still watch the second season when I get a chance.

I don't currently have any streaming subscriptions for budget reasons, but might start one back up again. I think I get Apple+ free with my Verizon phone but haven't investigated that either. My niece and brother strongly recommend The Mandalorian, but I'm much more of a Trek person than a Wars person.

On 'real TV' I've been watching the new Lego Masters show, which is fun, and Brooklyn 99.

5 years ago

Christina F.

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Wasn't Death in Paradise dropped from Netflix? Or has it come back.

I currently love Succession, Outlander, the Mandalorian, and some of the reality shows on Disney+ (the one about guide dogs, for instance). I also love the new One Day at a Time, which has less recognition but is a show that's both feel-good but dealing with real life issues. There are three seasons on Netflix, and a new season coming up on Pop TV.

The Miss Fisher Mysteries are also very binge-able, but I think no longer on Netflix (maybe on Acorn TV now?)

5 years ago

anchie

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I found Death in Paradise on UK Netflix. But it must be in Canada too, judging by responses, have to check. It is not in US though.

5 years ago

Jane

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So good to have so many recommendations. I love Inspector Montalbano especially. They are very close to the books and I’m learning Italian so kind of good for my ear.

On BBC, Luther is back on soon too and that’s a good watch. Line of Duty is good. On a different channel (4) is Who Dares Wins (hosted by Ant Middleton) is a big thing in our house as DS wants to be a royal marine.

At Christmas we watched The Crown (sorry if it has been mentioned).

5 years ago

rachylou

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Death in Paradise is on PBS air in my area states side...

5 years ago

JAileen

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Same here. In spite of my love of murder mysteries, I don’t care for it. It’s not bleak enough. In fact it’s not bleak at all. Too sunny and warm.

5 years ago

celia

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Death in Paradise is on Acorn TV now, at least for us in Canada.

5 years ago

Brooklyn

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I second Line of Duty. Sophisticated police drama. Also Bodyguard, another excellent Jed Mercurio show. Gripping and unexpected.
I also recommend Halt and Catch Fire, especially for tech heads and people who love the 80s and 90s (it’s about the rise of the home computer industry in the 80s and 90s). I have a huge crush on Joe MacMillan - the ultra charismatic main character. He’s a lot like Don in Mad Men if you liked that show. He steals every scene.
And if you haven’t seen the original Scandi version of the Bridge, it’s also excellent and much better than the English speaking versions, IMO.

5 years ago

Angie

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LOVED Halt and Catch Fire! A fave

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