TV Shows......

[DianaB]

I'm curious about what TV shows that all of you watch. My viewing has changed a lot lately because the movies on LMN and Lifetime are mostly reruns. I've really gotten into the Storage Wars and that type of programs. I have my DVR set to record most of them.

They also have some new ones......like Abandoned, Junk Gypsies, Toy Hunter, and America's Lost Treasures. They are all similiar in that they are looking at people's "stuff". Junk Gypsies transform things into other more usable things. It's very interesting!

I've also been recording Rizzoli & Isles. It's pretty interesting to watch.

Does anyone watch anythng that's good?

[Janet]

Great topic Diana!!!

I watch Storage Wars, Pawn Stars, Auction Kings, American Pickers and of course all the Real Housewives. I also like Haunted Collector, Ghost Hunters and there is another one, but can't remember the name right now. Of course the only ones I watch faithfully are the Real Housewives, and then it just depends which I'm in the mood for with the other ones. Remember one I watch every Wednesday....Dallas.

Also...only one daytime show I'm interested in and watch everyday is Days Of Our Lives. Sounds like I watch TV all the time doesn't it? LOL...but really, one hour during the day, Real Housewives on Sunday night and Monday night and the others I watch just before I fall asleep or on a boring Sunday afternoon.

[Lindsey]

We watch Storage Wars, Shipping Wars, stuff like that whenever it is on. Oh and HGTV shows like House Hunters and Property Virgins. We don't record them though.

The ones we do record are Big Brother, Bachelor/Bachelorette/Bachelor Pad (haha even Scott watches these), and then the sitcoms: Mike and Molly, Happy Endings, Up All Night, Modern Family, The Middle, The Office, 30 Rock.... I can't think of any others right now. I am so excited for all of the sitcoms to come back this fall :)

Lol Janet, it doesn't sound like YOU watch too much tv! :D I know this will change when we have a family, but right now we always watch tv while we eat. And since most of it is recorded, we can fast-forward through commercials and watch two shows during a meal lol.

[2tiredmom]

I lead a very boring life. I love Lucy in the Morning before work and the news. Colvert Affairs, Suits and Royal Pains. Can't wait for Greys to come back on this fall. Also Big Bang and NCIS. LOL

[gja1000]

Lol! My TV viewing is very different from most of you. I mostly watch basketball and football when in season. Otherwise I watch Antiques Roadshow on Mondays. This summer I watched Bunheads which was an odd breezy little show. In the winter I watched the series, Game of Thrones and the Borgias.

There is a fabulous show on Masterpiece theater that will start the third season in January called Downton Abbey. It's set in the UK and is a story about British aristocracy and their servants. Fabulous show with parallel stories involving the servants and also the rich family who employs them. This summer I watched season 1 and 2 on Netflix. I think you can rent the first two seasons in Redbox. I can hardly wait for the third season to start.

Otherwise,mI watch reruns of Friends (my fave show) and Reba. I also watch House Hunter and How It's Made sometimes.

[DianaB]

Reba is sooo funny!! I love her show but don't watch it much any more. And Glen likes to watch How It's Made.

Gayle, I've never heard of some of the shows you mentioned. Are you on Cable?

It's funny because several of us like watching the same shows!!

[Blueyes]

Mike watches the auction/pawn/storage shows, but I really don't. I record most of the shows I watch so I can skip commercials. The weekly shows I like are Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Blue Bloods (gotta love Tom Selleck!), Modern Family, and Dance Moms (I LOVE to see those little girls dance!) The daily shows I watch are House Hunters, HGTV, Say Yes to the Dress, Hoarders:p, Toddlers and Tiaras, etc. I just watch these shows at random since I have them recorded. They are absolute no-brainers, which I seem to need at this time in my life, lol! I had MUCH rather read!

[DianaB]

I watch Hoarders sometimes too but it reminds me so much of my MIL. She had such a problem and it was so hard on the family. I can relate so much to what goes on.

I like Tom Selleck so I'm going to have to look for that show! I really like the Rizzoli & Isles! It's a detective show. Rizzoli is played by Angie Harmon and I think that she's a really good actress. I think that it's a new series.

Betsi, I have a lot of my shows recorded too.....plus a LOT of cartoons for the kids!! It's so nice to be able to zip through the commercials!!

[gja1000]

I forgot Say Yes to the Dress, Randy to the Rescue, and what Not to Wear. I don't watch these regularly, but if I'm watching TV and they are on, I will watch them.

[gja1000]

Oops I forgot, Diana yes I have cable. Game of Thrones is a series on HBO and The Borgias is on Showtime.

[Marilyn]

My viewing habits are a little different. I don't get to watch much, but when I'm home on Saturdays doing cleaning and laundry, I always try to have HGTV on. I skim watch House Hunters, House Hunters International and any other shows they broadcast. Love to see decorating ideas & inside other peoples homes, especially in exotic locations.

Regular shows when they are on... True Blood (this shocks some folks, but I like vampires and werewolves), The Newsroom both on HBO. Grimm on NBC, Big Bang Theory on CBS. I may watch Boardwalk Empire on HBO this season, not sure yet. Wasn't too keen on last season.

That's about it. We have some kind of premium package on Direct TV, a huge TV with surround sound system and I barely know how to turn it all on. You have to turn on three things and have the correct source selected. If its already on and I just have to change the channel I'm okay. My family makes fun of my ignorance on this being an engineer they think I should catch on better.

[DianaB]

I go through spurts of watching HGTV. It seems like I'll start watching and then after a while I get tired of it. I enjoy the decorating and remodeling that they show. I sure wish my husband was handly with wood and a hammer!! It would make watchng the shows more interesting!!!

[Janet]

I like watching all the home improvement shows too. If I sat down and watched everything I liked whenever it was on.....I'd get little else done. I honestly don't watch that much, but if I'm in bed, I'll watch whatever is on before I fall asleep. There are only 5 that I try not to miss.

[DianaB]

I'm really liking the Rizoli and Isles show!! I think that it's one of my favorites!!

There are also some new shows that I enjoy.....One is Abandoned where some guys go through abandoned businesses and pick things to resell......of course, they have permission. Another is Toy Collector about a guy who goes through other people's toys and then auctions them off. I enjoy any kind of show that has collectibles.

[Janet]

I saw the Toy Collector once, but it didn't hold my attention much. I've not heard of Rizoli and Isles, what is that about? I haven't seen Abondoned either...what station is it on? Sounds like something interesting.

[DianaB]

Rizzoli and Istles is about two girls.....one a police officer and the other a medical examiner. They're pretty much detective shows but it has a bit of humor in it.

I enjoy the Toy Collector because I love to collect things!!

Abandoned is about a guy and his crew that go into abandoned buildings and get out things that they can sell or refurbish. It's interesting. One was an old church that was about to be demolished......another was an old cotton mill.

[Janet]

Saw Abandoned the other night and it is good. I found another that I haven't seen for quite some time and it's just starting again...Breaking Amish about kids that reach a certain age and go out on their own to find out if they want to stay with the Amish community or go out on their own. It's really interesting to see and learn how they live. A bit of a hard life at times.

[DianaB]

I've seen that one on but I haven't watched it.

[Lindsey]

I have been watching Breaking Amish too. There was a show years ago, I think it was called Amish in the City. It was sort of the same premise, but the Amish people lived in a big house with "regular" people as roommates, and at one point they took them back to see how the Amish lived as well. I find it really interesting! She don't have Amish here, but we have Hutterites who basically live the same way. We have bought a lot of meat and vegetables from them but don't really know much about how they live.

[Janet]

It is really interesting learning their beliefs and how they live. I saw a little bit of this show the last time it was on, but didn't get to watch it all. I think I remember the other one you've mentioned. There are so many unless you write them all down it's hard to remember from year to year or season to season what was one.

[judy]

Real TV is back this week! Hurray!

I watch NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, Criminal Minda, The Mentalist, CSI, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, and the Office. I DVR those, and DVR Dr. Phil and Anderson Live during the day. I love all of the shows you all mentioned, like Pawn Stars, and all the collectors and antique pickers. They are such fun! I love Hoarders, and on HGTV there is a show "Million Dollar Rooms" that makes me so happy! The extravagance is amazing!

Then, there are my guilty pleasures, which consists of Investigation Discovery, etc. All these shows about murders, serial killers, and Who the **** Did I Marry?
Give me a good serial killer, and I'm happy! I don't know why I enjoy these shows, but I find them fascinating. The crazier, the better. Go figure that one out!

[gja1000]

I watched Upstairs/Downstairs on PBS last night. The 1st season aired in 2010. They showed 3 episodes of season 1 last night and I think 3 episodes next Sunday night, proabaly until seasons 1 & 2 are aired. I think they must be rerunning seasons 1 and 2, getting ready for a new season 3 soon, although I'm not sure. It was good though. It is much like Downton Abbey - which is a fabulous PBS series on British aristocracy and their servants. I like Downton better, but Upstairs/Downstairs is good too.

There's a new PBS series that started last night, Call the Midwife. It was really good. It's about 4 midwives in London (I think it's London, maybe not) in the 1950's. I really liked it.

I've also been watching Land Girls on PBS, and it is good, but I've missed some episodes, I need to get caught up. I have Hulu and can usually get caught up on some things that way.

[judy]

The Midwives sounds interesting! There is a book by Chris Bohjalian that is supposed to be really great called Midwives. I wonder if the TV show is similar.

http://www.amazon.com/Chris-Bohjalian/e/B001H9VY80

I watched 666 Park Avenue last night. It is really good...evil on Park Avenue!

Linds, there is a show about the Hutterites on TV here. The girls do not seem to be so happy, I have to say.

[DianaB]

I read somewhere that the Hutterites were not happy with how the show was turning out.

I do have to say that we watch a LOT of Mickey Mouse!!!! Not my choice!!!!

[Janet]

M i c....k e y....M..o..u..s..e...Micky Mouse!! You know...there are times I will admit, when I'm in one of my goofy moods cleaning or somthing and will start singing the Mickey Mouse Club song. Oh the memories!

[gja1000]

I have been watching a PBS series called, Call the Midwife. It is REALLY good, no it's GREAT! Episode 2 was just spectacular. It comes on at 7:00PM central time on Sunday nights.

Upstairs Downstairs is starting season 2 or 3 (can't remember). This was a series in the 70's that was remade in 2010, so I guess this is now season 3. I saw part of season 1, but need to watch the rest of season 1 and then season 2. I'm watching season 3 now, I think it's on Monday nights, and it is really good.

[judy]

Daytime TV is pretty bad. I watch The View if I have time. I DVR Dr. Phil and Anderson Live. I cannot be bothered watching the news shows. I don't believe that most of what they have to say is not biased one way or the other with the election coming up. I catch CNN but I don't really believe them anymore. Actually, I read the top articles on the NY Times app on my Ipad to see what is going on in the world.

I love to lay on the couch and watch TV at night, with the dogs all cuddled around me. Lately, I have been enjoying reading more thn TV though. I love my kindle!!!

[DianaB]

We have DirecTV with sooo many channels but lately I've noticed that sooo many of them are selling stuff. I've looked for a way to block them but without going through each channel I don't think that it can be done. If you take them out then there's really not much to watch. I'm really getting tired of it.......plus with it being close to Halloween the shows are really scary and I don't enjoy being scared. I hate the movies that are out around this time. It's a good thing that I have some movies DVR'd or I'd be going crazy!!

Speaking of Dr. Phil.....which I don't hardly ever watch.......but I caught a program where there was a husband that was obsessed with his wife......calling her all the time.....always checking on her......and all other kinds of behavior. I guess that he was on a few weeks before and Dr. Phil sent him to counseling for 30 days. Anyway.....that man would scare me half to death if I were married to him!!! I sure hope that poor woman can get out of her marriage salely and live a happy life. I think that everyone was concerned about what this man could do. Scary!

[Lindsey]

Diana, I hate scary movies too! I used to love them. I used to love scary books too. Now I just get scared too easily lol! In the last few years that I did still enjoy them, I started having some really bad realistic nightmares and I would wake up covered in sweat and crying. So I just stopped watching scary things all together. I think it would be even worse now living in our old house lol! There are a lot of creaks and random weird things that happen here so I don't want to put ideas in my head! It's easier to just ignore :)

I am loving all the sitcoms that are back on tv now :) I think we had about 10 shows recorded this week, because we were away last weekend. We had a relaxing night last night cuddled on the couch in front of the tv lol :D

[Janet]

We have the dish network and have lots of channels too. I watch it more then regular TV. I mostly watch the local news out of Indianapolis and Days of Our Lives and then the ones I mentioned above on Satellite.

Okay so tell me more about this DVR stuff.....is it the same as VCR ? I have a VCR player/ recorder, a DVD player, but just what is this DVR and what exactly does it do differently?

[gja1000]

A DVR is the same as a VCR except there are no tapes. The recorded shows are just stored in the box and you just push a button to record them and then push a button to watch them. A DVR is in the dish box hooked up to the TV, but a box with a DVR usually costs a little more per month than a regular box.

[Lindsey]

We have just a regular receiver box, but Scott had an external hard drive laying around (because he's a nerd like that) and we found out if we hook that up to the box we already had, it would act as a DVR and it was recognized as one. The only difference is if we are recording something, we can only watch that show or something else that has already been recorded on the DVR. We can't watch live tv of another show while one is recording, and I think that would be possible if we would have shelled out the money for a DVR with the box.

[gja1000]

Y'all, I'm just raving about Call the Midwife on PBS. The episode tonight was one of the most touching TV episodes I have ever seen. The portrayal of nurses on this show are just exactly what nurses SHOULD be. I absolutely love this series!

[DianaB]

Sounds good. I wish that we got that channel.

Janet, we love our DVR!! It's like a VCR except it's so much easier to use! You can go to your channel guide and just push the record button and it will record for you. You can even go ahead several days and record stuff you might want to watch sometime. It will hold hours and hours of movies and shows. You can even set it to record a series of shows for you so you don't have to remember to program it every week. So easy!!!

[Janet]

I am gonna have to check into this DVR. Can you get them at Wal Mart? I'm gonna google and see what I come up with.

[Lindsey]

Janet, I'm not sure how it works for you guys, but I think all of our cable/satellite companies here just sell the DVR as a part of a reciever. I don't think I have seen any that you can just add on later (except in our case with an external hard drive - you can check if that will work for the box you already have!). I could be wrong though!

We have ours set to record every NEW episode of each show we watch. So when they skip a week and just put a rerun of that show in the same timeslot, it won't record it. That's pretty neat I think!

Last night we watched the movie, Catch Me If You Can. We recorded it back in May!!! It came on tv just as we were going to bed, and we had both never seen it before. So it's been sitting there for months and we finally got around to watching it!

Oh, and with ours (I'd guess this would be with most) you can even rewind live tv. If you are watching something (not recorded), and step out of the room and miss some of it, or if someone starts talking in the middle of it (that's Scott in our house :rolleyes:) you can just hit rewind and watch what you missed. I think ours normally goes about 10 minutes back.

[Janet]

A friend told me that it comes in the receiver. Since ours is an older one we'd have to get a newer one. She also told me there is a monthly charge. I don't think it's something I'd really want if I have a monthly charge.

[DianaB]

Ours had a monthly charge too but they took it off for us. You just need to talk to them. I think that they had it free for new customers and we complained because we weren't NEW customers. It ended up that they sent us a new system that had the DVR. Just give them a call and check.

[gja1000]

Hey everyone, tonight is the night for Call the Midwife. It comes on the channel that shows Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and all those kid shows everyday. Someone mentioned that they didn't get the PBS channel, but it is one of the channels you can pick up with just an antennae, you don't even need cable/satellite to get it, so I would think that everyone has it. I called it PBS which stands for Public Television Station, and it would have a different "call" name on your channel lineup. It's KLUR for me.

Anyway, if you have a guide on your TV, look for it at 7:00PM central or 8:00 eastern time. It's really worth watching.

[Blueyes]

Gayle, I've seen the last 4 episodes of The Midwife. It's so good! Tonight's episode made me cry.. for you and the love you have lost. Oh my, what a show!!

[judy]

I think of you ever time I see that show is on TV, Gayle.

TV today is all about the storm. Very boring!!!

[gja1000]

Gayle, I've seen the last 4 episodes of The Midwife. It's so good! Tonight's episode made me cry.. for you and the love you have lost. Oh my, what a show!!

It makes me cry every week, but in a good way. The episode that just about killed me though was when Jenny was caring for the elderly man who got evicted from his house. Oh dear, that episode about did me in. Very powerful stories every week.

[Blueyes]

I think that was the first one I saw. It's so realistic!

[Janet]

I've gone so long without a VCR or any recording device that I think I don't really need one. I watch too much TV the way it is without recording to watch more...lol. Two of the Real Housewife shows have ended their season and two more have started theirs and I really have gotten into them. Wish I hadn't, but too late now.

[DianaB]

I found a new show called "Bid and Destroy".........it's interesting to me. It's where guys bid to take down houses and they also go in and salvage things out of it. They then take things that they've found to an appraiser to find out what they're worth. I would love to have that kind of job. I am such a scavanget!!!

I'm so glad that Halloween is over......I'm fed up with horror shows. They are just not my favorite! I like a good drama movie but not one that scares the pea-waddins out of me!!!

I think that Rizzoli and Isles is getting some new episodes soon. I really like that show!!

[Lindsey]

We added a couple more shows to our PVR schedule lol! We watch Malibu Country, with Reba, which is followed by Last Man Standing. I really like Reba and I really like Tim Allen :)

[Blueyes]

I just added those, too! Also Nashville.

[DianaB]

Christmas movies have started!!!! :cheer:

[Janet]

My goodness, I think that last movie I saw was Marley and Me....lol. I don't care for movies much...some, but it's been awhile. I don't usually like Christmas shows either. Guess I'll just stick with my usuals.

[DianaB]

After Halloween and all of the horror movies I'm so ready for some heartwarming movies!! Christmas movies are usually so uplifting!!

[gja1000]

I like Christmas movies too, Diana. We always watch Christmas Vacation on Christmas day. I like the corny movie White Christmas too - the music is so pretty.

[DianaB]

My son and his family like to watch Christmas Story!! I think that they can repeat it word for word!!

I think that I have White Christmas somewhere. I should get it out and watch it!! I have a Feature Family Films movie that I can't recall the name of but I always watch it at Christmas time. It reminds me of what Christmas is all about.

Does anyone else have a favorite Christmas movie or show?

[Lindsey]

Janet - BAH HUMBUG!!! :)

My favorite Christmas movie is Elf. I watch it every year and it just makes me giggle every time.

My dad loves A Christmas Story. After a few rum & egg nogs, he will start reminiscing about parts of the movie lol! He loves the part with the leg lamp, and when the dogs eat the turkey, and the Chinese restaurant. Lol he is so funny when he starts talking about it and he's laughing so hard he can hardly get the words out. Oh and the National Lampoon movie is one of his other favourites. I just love watching Christmas movies with my dad! My mom just sits back and rolls her eyes.

My dad said they should have named me Holly or Eve because I love Christmas so much. I even watch kids' Christmas shows every year! Especially the classics like the Charlie Brown ones. I almost need to have kids so I have a real excuse for it.

I haven't seen any Christmas movies on tv yet!

[DianaB]

Elf is a good movie. I think that it's one of Dae Lynn's favorites too.

The movie that I couldn't remember is called Seasons of the Heart. It's set in pioneer days and is where a family is heading west in a covered wagon when their two daughters fall sick and die. In the movie the Mom is having a hard time with her loss......and a minister brings out a little boy who has lost his parents. The Mom keeps comparing him to her little girls who were sweet and cuddly......while the boy is ALL boy! She finally tells her husband to take the boy back to the minister but on the way to town he changes his mind and takes him back home. The boy sneaks some of the girls toys out of the house to the barn and sets up a nativity scene......and she overhears him talking about the baby Jesus. She realizes that he had been some other mother's child and needs a family and she then realizes that he needs her and she needs him. It's a very touching ending. I used to get movies from Feature Family Films which is from the Mormon church. They made some of their own movies and they were very good family movies. Several of them are still our family favorites.

[Janet]

I forgot that I really do like White Christmas. I don't think I've heard of the Christmas Story movie.

[DianaB]

Oh Janet!! Everyone should watch Christmas Story at least once!!! You're going to have to rent it!! It's got some pretty hilarious parts!!!

[gja1000]

Did anyone watch Ken Burns' The Dust Bowl documentary on PBS? My grandparents owned a farm in northwestern Oklahoma not far from the epicenter of the dust bowl. I swear I don't know how they made it through all that. Thankfully, they did not pull up and move to CA. We still own the farm my grandparents managed to save. I've heard all the stories from my grandma and mom, but to see all the pictures and stories in the documentary is very enlightening. My life has been so very very easy!

[Janet]

Not heard about that one. I saw a documentary many years ago, but only remember bits and pieces. I love history so I would find it interesting.

[JJJ]

I remember reading it in History. Here's the PBS link

http://video.pbs.org/video/1311363860/

[Janet]

I still like watching Miracle on 34th Street, (the original with Natalie Woods.)

Thanks for the link Jess, I'll try to watch it this weekend.

[judy]

The Christmas Story is my personal fav. Jessie used to put it on her VCR every night to fall asleep to! It is a classic!

I also love Miracle on 34th Street and White Christmas. Bing Crosby singing, and the scenery and beautiful outfits are such fun, and bring back great memories. Those were the movies I watched as a little girl.

I never watch heart wrenching movies or TV shows, especially if they have children suffering. I don't know why, but I have never been able to watch suffering, even with happy endings. Jessie used to warn me if she was watching a sad movie about a kid, and I wouldn't go in the room. I couldn't even see Marley and Me, because he died at the end. It is very limiting to be such a sap!

I didn't watch the documentary, Gayle. I remember The Grapes of Wrath though, and it was a fascinating part of history.

[DianaB]

Gayle, I can imagine that the documentary on the dust bowl days was interesting especially since you know that your family lived through it. I've never heard much of it affecting the people who lived here so I don't know if my family had to deal with the dust bowl. I'm sure that they had to deal with the depression since it affected everyone but I've never heard the stories of it......and my grandparents are all gone so there's no one to even ask about it. I guess I could ask my Mom if she ever heard any stories.....or maybe some of my aunts. They seem to remember things like that better than my Mom. Interesting!!!

[gja1000]

All my series are over for now but a great one called Downton Abbey starts Jan. 6th (I think). It is on PBS and it won several Emmys this summer. It's a really great show!

Right now I'm mainly watching football and basketball on TV. I'm such a sports nerd! LOL!

[DianaB]

You DO like your sports, Gayle!!

I'm still enjoying the Christmas movies!! I can't remember what all I have recorded and have gotten several of them recorded twice!! It seems like there's not really been much of anything else on that sounds very good.

[gja1000]

I watched White Christmas and part of the Radio City Christmas (on Netflix) Sunday night. I enjoyed both shows!

[Janet]

I'm still watching my usual shows so far. Haven't really seen anything 'pop out' that I'd like to watch as far as Christmas shows yet. Still not quite in a Christmas mood, we had 70 degree temp Monday so even the weather doesn't know it's Dec...lol.

[gja1000]

Had anyone watched any newer Christmas shows or specials this year? Any good ones?

[DianaB]

I've watched so many but I can't remember any of the names. The ones that are Mrs. Miracle are really good. The are based off of Debbie Macomber's books. There are several of them and they're mostly on the Hallmark channel.

I've seen so many Christmas movies that I'm ready for them to be done!! I'm ready for some good dramas!!

[gja1000]

I watched Christmas vacation last night. It is soooooo funny!

[judy]

I love those Chevy Chase vacation movies!


I caught the last hour of "It's a Wonderful Life," and loved it! Such a charming movie. Jimmy Stewart was so mean to his family in the beginning, but that was acceptable in those days.

Did anyone catch the Sandy concert a couple of days ago? I can't believe I missed it!

[Lindsey]

Judy, every year I watch It's A Wonderful Life when I am at my parents' house. Every year, my dad comes in to watch the end and every year he says "You know, I have never watched tihs whole movie before, just parts of it!" Sometimes when it is at the start, I tell him to come watch so he can see it all. He always ends up finding something else to do. I think it's just so he can keep saying he's nver watched it all :rolleyes:

I watched the National Lampoon movie on Sunday as I was wrapping gifts! Last night we watched The Santa Clause 3. I saw that A Christmas Story will be on Friday night so I hope I have time to watch that!

[Janet]

I went through the whole Christmas holiday without watching one Christmas themed show. I wasn't trying not to watch, it just didn't work out for me to. I did watch a show that I hadn't watched since it was on TV the very first time and that show was Roots. Such an intense show that I am so glad I watched again plus, it was the first time Ricky had seen it so it was sooo worth it. It was like 6 hours, I can't really remember...but long...and over two days.

[Lindsey]

I just started watching a new show last night (as if I need another to watch!) called Bomb Girls. It is a Canadian show so I don't think it's available on American networks. It is about girls working in ammunition plants during WWII. It follows 4 main girls, their relationships and affairs (with their significant others at war!) and the whole movement of women being involved in the war effort. I will try to keep watching! It's the start of the second season so I have missed a lot of character development but I'm sure I'll catch on!

[judy]

Everyone is watching Downtown Abbey! I have to see it. I can get it on Amazon and watch on my ipad.

There is nothing good on TV right now! I guess the regular programs come back in a month or so???

I watched "Beasts of the Southern Wild," an amazing movie that was On Demand. I just loved it, and recommend it. The little girl who is the star is something to see!

Then, I watched "The Words," which was wonderful. But, I had to Google what the ending was all about. After I read a couple of opinions, I realized that I liked the ending after all. The movie is awesome, until the end, which is confusing. Google straightened it out though, so I will put this on my excellent movie list.

[gja1000]

Oh Gosh Judy! Watch season 1 and 2 of Downton Abbey before Sunday, if you can. Season 3 premiers this sunday the 6th. It is SUCH a great show!!!

Of course I watched the Christmas special of Call The Midwife - it was stunningly great, just like the series! But I've been mostly watching football and basketball and will continue with basketball for several more weeks.

[judy]

That's a lot of episodes! I will give it a shot though. You are such a sports fan! Have fun watching the games!

[DianaB]

Yes, Gayle, we all know that you love your sports!!! I wish that I enjoyed them like you do!!

There really isn't much on tv right now. I still have some Christmas movies recorded on my DVR but I'm so bored with them. I'm ready for some good dramas!!

[judy]

Do you have Netflix, Diana? I do not have it, but I hear it is wonderful.

[DianaB]

No, I don't have it. I try to keep movies and shows recorded so I have something to watch when I'm ready. My TV is on almost all of the time. I like the noise of it. Mostly it's on cartoons!!! Imagine that!!!

[judy]

I also record movies, even if I pay for them through pay per view. I just found out that, if you have Amazon Prime, you can rent a lot of movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant movies, and watch on your computer or your ipad. In fact, you can hook up your computer up to your TV if if has an HDMI port, and watch on your TV screen. I never tried it.

[judy]

Which movies, if any, have we seen from the Oscar nominees? Critiques please!!

I saw Wild Beasts, and absolutely loved it! What an interesting, odd little movie. The little girl is just unbelievable. I fell in love with her!

That's it for me....

I want to see Lincoln, Argo, Silver Linings Playbook, Life of Pi and Zero Dark Thirty. Les Mis will wait until I can see it for free. It sounds so dreary to me. Never heard of Amour.

[gja1000]

Haven't been to the movie this year so I'm clueless. Lol!

Downton Abbey premier of season 3 was Sunday. Fabulous show. I think it's one of the best series ever, right up there with Call the Midwife! Lol!

[judy]

I will try an episode!!

[Gina]

Which movies, if any, have we seen from the Oscar nominees? Critiques please!!

I saw Wild Beasts, and absolutely loved it! What an interesting, odd little movie. The little girl is just unbelievable. I fell in love with her!

That's it for me....

I want to see Lincoln, Argo, Silver Linings Playbook, Life of Pi and Zero Dark Thirty. Les Mis will wait until I can see it for free. It sounds so dreary to me. Never heard of Amour.

Judy I went to see Lincoln and thought that it was excellent .I am a big history buff and thought that Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Field did a wonderful job. I know others who have seen it and said they fell asleep at the beginning. I agree it was a little to long and Speilberg should have left a chapter or two out. I want to go see Les Mis I hear that it is a tear jerker.

[Janet]

I loved Lincoln...haven't seen any other movies.

[judy]

I love Abraham Lincoln, so I know I will love the movie!

[DianaB]

We hardly ever go to the movies so I don't have a clue!! I would like to see Lincoln. I may wait until it comes out and buy it though.

[2tiredmom]

WOuld love to see lincoln but will wait for it to come out on dvd. We did go see parental guidance. It was pretty good. Made you think.

[gja1000]

Season 3 of Masterpiece Theater, Downton Abby, is really good. I'd encourage anyone to watch it. You can watch season 1 (and probably 2 really soon) on Netflix.