I am currently binge-watching season two of Ozark and season one of Castle Rock.
I loved the first season of Ozark. Castle Rock is really well done. You don't have to have read any of Stephen King's books to enjoy it. If you have, you will pick up on all the little easter eggs within each episode.
Not sure yet where they are going with the show but it has been picked up for another season. If you like mystery, thriller, nonlinear time plots and intrigue you'll like Castle Rock.
It isn't on yet but I am eagerly awaiting this one. I love the book and the first movie made based on it. I hope this series lives up to the advanced praise it has gotten.
I'm rewatching Bates Motel. I loved this series. They did a great job with it and I was sorry to see it end. Vera Farmiga is fantastic as Norman's mother.
Quote by gillianleeza I'm rewatching Bates Motel. I loved this series. They did a great job with it and I was sorry to see it end. Vera Farmiga is fantastic as Norman's mother.
It isn't on yet but I am eagerly awaiting this one. I love the book and the first movie made based on it. I hope this series lives up to the advanced praise it has gotten.
As a big fan of Shirley Jackson I'm cautious about this one. Like you, I love the book and the 1963 version. I avoided the 1999 just on the basis of the word of mouth I heard. There's been good word on the show but I've also heard it diverges pretty wildly from Jackson's story. It is up as of today, I believe.
In the end, I don't have a lot TV time but am itching to see if I can manage some of the short season shows (like The Haunting...) that are out on cable and streaming nowadays.
Halloween looms and my annual story is here. Is it a trick? Or a treat? Let me know.
Quote by gypsy Nothing, no television, so don't watch or know of any series or programmes.
What a fascinating post!
I have only ever met one family without a tv. I had a friend at school who took me home one Easter and I was astonished to find not one tv anywhere in their house. They seemed to be reading all the time, even when they were all together. I remember she had an elder brother who was a fantastic pianist. Listening to him play was the best substitute for the goggle box ever!
Most of my tv comes via the internet; Big Bang Theory and Dr Who on demand. Most goggle box viewing is to catch the news.
If anyone reading this ever gets to visit New Zealand, turn on the tv and ignore the programmes. Just watch the ads. I don't knows what it is about that country but they make awesomely funny ads that are way better than any programmes! (Excepting Big Bang and Dr Who that is )
I watched the first episode of the Doctor Who with the new doctor and thoroughly enjoyed it. Must catch the 2nd episode now!
I also was really engrossed by the recent adaptation of Vanity Fair. I'm not a huge fan of Thackeray for one, but also expected it to 'modernised' to the point where the story didn't make. Very pleased to be proved wrong. And the costumes were fantastic!
The buzz around Thirteen's first couple episodes has been quite positive. I am woefully behind on the new series (seen Eccleston and Tennant up to Martha Jones arrival plus a couple of the Tennant movies) but it sounds like her series is going to be fairly standalone so maybe I can get into it again.
Currently eyeing Haunting of Hill House. The reviews have been excellent. Alas, my battery is dying and I left my laptop power supply at home (I'm in Phoenix, AZ at a conference) so it will have to await my return.
Halloween looms and my annual story is here. Is it a trick? Or a treat? Let me know.
Finally have access to Netflix ..completed the following:
- The Haunting On Hill House
- The Sinner
- Riverdale
- The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina
- Stranger Things
..explains why I have not been on 😂😂 ..oh, and nursery rhymes on YouTube