Welcome to a joint review of The Expanse Season Four. HeatherT is the person who first got me hooked on the show. Over the last few seasons we’ve had many differences over how we interpret characters and plots and which are our favorites but we remain united in our love of Amos and of Chrisjen Avarasala’s fashion choices. If you are new to the Expanse, we suggest starting at the beginning. While we both found … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: The Expanse, Season Four→
This post is not so much about the series, well, it is about the series, but it is also about how I use foreign language shows as one tool in my mental health toolkit. So, please bear with me during the preamble… Reading is my usual method of escapism, but sometimes my brain won’t be still long enough to get into a book. I’ll be pulled out of it with thoughts and reflections I’d rather … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Her Private Life→
We have a guest Stuff You Should Be Watching from Diana Kirk, who wants to talk about a new Netflix show. Diana Kirk is the author of Licking Flames: Tales of a Half-Assed Hussy, owner of a 92 year old bar called Workers Tavern in Oregon and a five continent world traveler. She enjoys Kozy Shack’s chocolate pudding more than ice cream and talking about girls and politics with her three teenaged boys and hubby … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Sex Education→
Oh, you lucky people, Amazon has given you a present this holiday season. Amazon has given you an uncensored Amy Sherman Palladino, a heroine who just wants to be funny, a female friendship that is touching and hilarious, amazing coats, a complex family dynamic, and a show that is centered around being Jewish in New York City. Did I mention the coats? Season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, winner of a multiple Emmys and … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel→
It’s been too damn hot to cook, so I thought I would give you my thoughts on something you can do, sitting in the air conditioning, drinking a cool beverage of your choice. A few weeks ago, I discovered a new show on Netflix, and it was clearly perfectly aligned to my interests that I have to assume that Raidió Teilifís Éireann and Mind the Gap Films created a show just for me. Lords and … Continue reading RedHeadedGirl’s Historical Kitchen: Lords and Ladles→
When The Expanse first aired on the SyFy Channel (spell it correctly, you reprobates) Mr. Elyse was super excited because he was a fan of the books the show was based on. It took me a few episodes to get there, but this is now one of my favorite TV shows and I’m so excited for Season 3 to drop in April. The Expanse is a richly developed sci-fi world where political tensions have run high. … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: The Expanse→
We’re always on the hunt for awesome TV shows we should be watching. This guest Stuff You Should Be Watching is brought to us by Rhoda Baxter. Rhoda writes contemporary romance with a hint of British cynicism. She likes to write about smart women and nice men. She lives in East Yorkshire, England. Her latest book is Girl In Trouble . Rhoda can be found wittering on about science, comedy and cake on her website … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Project MC²→
Netflix dropped Anne with an E, a gritty variation on Anne of Green Gables (which aired in Canada in March of this year) on May 12th. It caused a lot of stir, and I asked Cleolinda Jones (you may know her from Tumblr, or from her blog) to join me in a discussion on what we thought worked, what did not, and what was just kind of random. Spoilers abound, and yeah, there are some significant detours from … Continue reading Stuff You Should (Maybe?) Be Watching: Anne with an E→
One of the really great things to come out of this age of Peak TV is the Anthology series: self contained seasons of a show that don’t rely on continuing storylines, and sometimes don’t even rely on a consistent cast. It means that Big Name actors will sign onto a really great show, knowing it doesn’t mean being stuck in a 7 year contract. Ryan Murphy is a showrunner who is…. I was going to say … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Feud – Bette and Joan→
So what happens when the first woman is called up to a Major League Baseball team? This is the story of Ginny Baker, a 23 year old phenom pitcher who is called up by the San Diego Padres as a starting pitcher. She’s good, she’s beautiful, and she’s got the expectations of millions of women and girls on her shoulders. In addition, this is the story of the team around her – Mike Lawson (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Pitch→
There’s a lot of interesting things coming to television this fall, but the thing I was looking forward to the MOST was Queen Sugar, Ava DuVerney’s (the director of Selma) series about a set of siblings played by Rutina Wesley (True Blood, Hannibal), Dawn-Lyen Gardner (A number of character roles in shows like ER, Castle, and Heroes, along with many stage credits), and Kofi Siriboe (Awkward, Straight Outta Compton) coping with their inheritance of 800 acres … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Queen Sugar→
