Since we don't have TV channels in our house (yes, on purpose), everything we see is via DVD. Netflix is good to us. The only down side is that we are a season behind on everything. (Please don't tell me what happened on Lost!!)
Here's some stuff we have seen lately and liked:
The John Adams HBO miniseries on DVD. It was good, based on the McCullough biography that I always meant to read. Well acted, kind of refreshing to see a founding father who was really kind of a schlub. I mean definitely not the whole package like Jefferson or Washington - this guy was brilliant and passionate but also unpopular and had many public failures. But a smart wife.
Also really liked "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly". It's a true story of a man who is paralyzed everywhere but his left eye. Sounds boring, but it is not. A very good film.
We're also on the third season of The Wire (thanks Judy, Paul & Amanda for getting us hooked!) which is sooo good... complicated and intricate and rewards close viewing. Well written and acted, those HBO shows continue to spoil us... (common refrain in our house: "well, it's no 'Rome', but...")
Also like Weeds, the theme song makes a good lullabye for the little one. Plus we feel like good parents when we watch it, just by comparison.
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We don't have TV either and are big Netflix fans. However we are also big TV online fans. If you go to ABC online you can watch the current season of Lost if you don't want to wait. I find TV online fills in the gaps between Netflix. Enjoy! Kim
Wish Jer could have gotten more into Weeds (we watched two episodes)- I liked it, but wasn't going to watch it by myself. Love that song- what exactly is "ticky tack"? Yes, we need to get together soon!
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! If you haven't seen it yet, you must rent Deadwood. Enjoy it while Stella's too young to pick up words from T.V. ;)
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