Showing posts with label tv watching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tv watching. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Lost on Netflix

1.5 seasons through Lost and ... I'm feeling done.
I was hooked at first.
The idea that everyone has some big, intense back story was interesting.
My back story is not that interesting.
No one has conned me into donating one of my organs.
I haven't actually donated an organ at all - conned or not.
I haven't murdered anyone.
No alcoholic parent.
No drug issues.

I've always loved the story of Swiss Family Robinson.
So it's interesting to watch a group of individuals trying to form a society that is better than Lord of the Flies with some hope of being rescued (the time spent hoping fervently in the beginning of the series I found frustrating - it's seven or so seasons long - surely they don't just get rescued ... get on with making a life on the island!).

Lost lost me when it started getting to confusingly (that's a word, right?) far fetched.

My favorite Netflix love right now is How I met your mother. Can't get enough! Haha! I just discovered that Barney actually has a blog! And I thought this show was fiction!

And this is the update on my Netflix journey ... and the underlying demise of my writing/blogging/life.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Netflix suggestions

I was madly addicted to Glee on Netflix at Ren Man's parents.
Sadly netflix's glee availability ran out before my interest but I did not get on the Glee bandwagon fast enough to catch up with the currently airing season 3.
So I wait.

For Christmas, having witnessed my netflix love my mother-in-law got us a 3 month membership.
So I thought I'd catch up on all the shows people have raved about over the last 5 years or so and that I haven't watched.
We do watch Grey's Anatomy faithfully.
I was interested in Big Love. Not streamed on netflix so a no-go.

I started with Lost (half way through season 2, currently)
Tried United States of Tara but didn't care for it - too much silly drama
Started watching 'Til Death to lighten things up when I needed a Lost break. I like Everybody Loves Raymond so 'Til Death is fun because I think it's similar humor.
I also started Switched at Birth when I reasoned that most people watch episodes weekly and not whole seasons in a weekend. I like Lost but needed/wanted something based a little bit more in reality.
I also attempted The Office and found it too stupid to even finish one episode.
Sorry! I know there are HUGE Office fans, I'm not one of them.

I've shoved a bunch of shows into my Instant Queue:

Heroes
24
Weeds
Brothers & Sisters
Bones
Numb3rs
White Collar
Friday Night Lights
Mad Men
How I Met Your Mother
Life Unexpected
30 Rock
Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey
Arrested Development
Kramer vs. Kramer
Being Human (U.S.)
My Name Is Earl

So after Lost (as the main anchor to my netflix watching) what should I watch next?

As an interesting side note: not only did I not drink in my younger days, I also did not have a television. For this very reason. Now I'm addicted.

Also, I think I have more watching time here than my 3 month membership allows. What to do, what to do?