Watchlist

Death in Paradise - UK

A formulaic detective show set in the Caribbean that's lasted through four leads. Each detective inspector (or DI) often breaks the case based on something odd in the crime scene. I don't really know why I love it. I just do. 

I look forward to new episodes every year. As far as I know this is also the only detective show on TV that, when the first show-lead, wanted to exit the show, they killed him (!) and made his murder the first case for his successor to solve. Brilliant writing.

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out - UK

Susan travels all over the UK and finds interesting and challenging things (for her) to do and show us. She's cheeky at worst and downright funny at best. I'll never see the UK like this, so going along, is always a pleasure for a serious anglophile like me.

The Amazing Race - US

My hus-bear and I watch this show religiously, though I think we often have a different take on it at times. Either way, we both do seem to enjoy our dialogs about any particular couple's struggling through a task or detour. We especially love to make fun when one of a pair gets weepy and whiney and the lead in to the commercial break is a teary, bratty scream of, "I can't do it!". 

Maybe we're just mean.

The Secret Life of Our Pets - UK

I've always had cats. I love most all animals. We currently have two male ginger tabby's we simply dote on constantly (named Sirrus and Achenar, of course). This show has some fun facts and interesting things. When a dog tells their "mommie"  she has a thorn in her paw by pressing "paw" - "hurt" buttons on the floor I was astounded. It really speaks to what animals are thinking and how complicated their thoughts might be. Acky? Do you want a snackie?

The Gilded Age - US

I am watching this show, but I am constantly saying out loud in my empty TV room, to myself -- Why? Why Julian is it sooooooo boring? Why does it have to be so bad? I want to like it but I just can't. I am going to finish it though. I have to be able to say that I watched (all of) it. 

Cindy Nixon and Christine Baranski talking about nothing ... is a waste of my life.

I just wish that a writer, who is now also a producer, could make something worthy of his talents and not this milk-toast, emotionally dead, bullsh--.

The Yorkshire Auction House - UK

Welcome to the small village of Kirkbymoorside and meet Angus Ashworth. An auctioneer with a gift and... he's so pleasing on the eyes. He's just a big bearded handsome teddy-bear of a man, that I am sure is 100% heterosexual but, that I'd love to give a hug to. Or see naked! Oops, did I type that out loud? 

It's mostly about when someone has recently passed and their loved ones want to clean out their house. The things they find and the prices they fetch. It's totally fluff TV, but, for me at least, it's fun.