In the US the networks seem to go mostly on hiatus from December through
January. So there is new stuff starting up this month. Since I booted
my welfare recipient: Comcast, I can't just "tune in" to "anything"
anymore. Most good series were one either HBO or Showtime and neither of
those have the balls yet to start at least their own streaming service
that you can subscribe two without having a cable or satellite account.
However that may change when these companies need to renew with those
services.
So the hiatus meant that I caught up on some additional shows and I also
gave "The Following" a second chance since they added that to Netflix
WI. The new season which just started is available no Hulu so I can
watch it that way if I like.
I'm still watching "Helix" just to see where it goes and catching as can
the final season of the Syfy version of "Being Human". The first couple
episodes were available as a subscriber hook after they were shown on
the network but now it is back to a month wait.
Mainly I look for movies though and supplement Netflix and the few good
movies on Hulu with Redbox rentals. There is where I get the films that
won't be on Netflix for quite awhile if ever.
On 02/03/2014 06:33 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
*/Just for the heck of it, because I've got the day off today and I'm
sitting in a cafe right now taking advantage of the relatively clement
weather and the sun, but I've gotta write about *something* for it to
qualify as a "cafe writing" break, so I guess TV is it.
I don't know about anyone else, but TABB (Time After Breaking Bad) has
been a real bitch. That series was so consistently excellent that it
really gave you something to look forward to every week. About the
only mainstream shows that have managed to fill that "I'll watch them
every week no matter what" void are "Justified," "True Detective,"
"Person Of Interest," and "Lost Girl." I still give "Agents Of Shield"
a try from time to time, hoping it will get better, but so far it
hasn't. Sigh.
Among new shows that I've stumbled upon, I'm giving a UK series called
"The Musketeers" a shot, but I doubt I'll continue. I'm also watching
a series about pirates called "Black Sails." This one I may continue
watching. It's a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure
Island," showing the origins of Captain Flint and John Silver. Think
the period authenticity, violence, sex, nudity, good actors, and
production values that "Spartacus" brought to gladiators, only done
with pirates. Sexy, fun, and so far replete with good performances
from the actors. Go figure.
What I'll be delving into soon, however, is a new set of great TV from
Scandinavia and other places around the world uploaded by a guy who
has become one of my "trusted resources" in the pirate 'verse. I'll
download anything he puts up, because so far *everything* he's ever
posted has been great. He turned me on to the original "The Killing"
and "Borgen" and "Bron-Broen." So when he uploads a batch of new
stuff, at this point I just download it and look forward to watching it.
The first of these new potential gems I'll watch later today is from
Wales, and all dialog was actually filmed twice, because they had to
do it first in Welsh, then in English. It's called "Hinterlands" and
I've only seen the first few minutes of it, but so far it'll be
watchable just for the cinematography alone.
There's the full set of "Bron-Broen 2" with BBC subtitles, of course,
which I'll watch again to compare it with the fan-subbed version I had
earlier. There's a well-reviewed series from Israel called "Prisoners
Of War (Hatufim)" that I look forward to, and a series of mini-series
specials called "Arne Dahl." Not to mention a few movies I'd never
heard of, but will watch simply because he uploaded them. When you
find someone with excellent taste, you've really gotta appreciate that.
Anyone out there watching anything interesting?
/*
