thread: 2011-06-01 : TV Roundup
On 2011-06-04, Julia wrote:
We have this fancy schmancy new 42" screen "smart tv" and all we ever do is watch Netflix. Bea and I watch Oprah and Cool tv (music videos) together, but we're entertaining each other more than anything. So I offer this caveat in my recommendations. I'm not trying to be pretentious or anything. I don't get into tv shows very often. I like True Blood and Spartacus for the wrong reasons (handsome Swedish actors, and bad ass black people). I look forward to the Walking Dead because I'm bored with vampires. I like the simple, graphic novel/comic book approach to story telling in these aforementioned shows, because I have a hard time just watching tv (like reading or writing—I get that from my mom!)
That said, while I am not a fan of anime, I actually sat and watched and re-watched the whole Mushi-shi series without a book in my lap, and loved it. I'd watch it again, too.
Other than that, I love PBS' Independent Lens, Frontline, and American Experience. They aren't glitzy or media-buzzy, but the story telling is solid, and there's something new and interesting every episode. That's all I got.
Mr. E liked the Tudors.
