What I do most days

Every day, first I read my blogs, living vicariously through them, then I watch TV on my computer on Tubeplus or on 1channel. Often, this way I see programs that have not yet been aired on American TV;  therefore, I have already seen all of Downton Abbey and Mr. Selfridge. And I anxiously await the return of both.

Mr. Selfridge is about an American entrepreneur living in London in 1908 who starts up the very first department store, Selfridge. Main character is played by Jeremy Piven, who I love, and the cast and music are indulgent. [Note to Muff, you will love it - every bit as much as Downton Abbey! Same time period, I believe; Edwardian England.]




So, I am coming clean, I have to admit it: I am a TV junkie.

Don't judge me.




The rest of TV that takes up my time is a mix between BBC, Australian, and American TV shows. I must admit that many American TV series pale in comparison to the English, but not all. For instance, I LOVE Grey's Anatomy(ABC); still going after all these years. It has had its growing pains, but I think it is back on top this season.

Another I like is Castle (ABC). It is endearingly watchable as only a murder mystery can be. I like Body of Proof (ABC), and The Good Wife (NBC). I have missed a few episodes of the last two, but am back to watching them regularly.

I also like Project Runway (Bravo); it is a guilty pleasure, and I admit to having missed several seasons before this current one. I have no clear favorite, and only one cast member stays in my memory: Santino. Season three?  He cracked me up. He was a finalist, but no, he didn't win. That show has made Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn household names.

Another reality show that I like is The Biggest Loser (NBC). I usually sit and watch, sometimes while eating potato chips, knowing I can't POSSIBLY do the exercise that go along with the healthy eating that gets the results that I see on the show - - but still I watch, and root for the contestants.

Other shows that I watch are dramas or mysteries, typically. I just finished a five-part production of Lightfields ( ITV-UK). which I enjoyed very much. It tied up most of the loose ends, except what happens next with the main characters. Another series, I suppose.

I like Shetland (BBC). a Scottish murder mystery, and Broadchurch, an English murder mystery, and Top of the Lake (New Zealand), the disappearance of a daughter of a local drug lord. Similarities? Sure. Most of the "victims" are 12. Was it suicide? Murder? An accident?  I'll have to wait and see.

I also like Bomb Girls (CTV), a Canadian program that tells the story of the women who worked in a bomb factory during WWII. Call the Midwife (PBS) set in London in the 1950's about a woman who becomes a midwife and works alongside nuns in Londen's East end.

I guess the latest that I am caught up in is Touch (FOX), starring Kiefer Sutherland. It is a riveting drama that focuses on "The 36" of which his autistic son is one; individuals with special gifts that could potentially save the world, and the corporation that would like to harness their powers. In many ways it has a "24" feel to it: a sense of urgency, of desperation. Still it is interesting, and I admit that I am hooked.

So that's about it for my TV viewing. I'm almost embarrassed that I watch so much, but in my defense, I haven't been able to download books from the library because I needed to go in to renew my card. Now that I have done so, and Summer is on its way, I suspect I will be reading more than watching. Once this last TV season has ended, of course.

Good Night, TTYL, and Be Well,

Oh yeah, and there is Mr and Mrs Murder (ch. 10 Australia), about a married couple who are crime scene clean-up crew, and who solve the murders on the side. It hsas a real comedic flair to it.