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Originally Posted by boomer
i admit it. The confines of the covid era got us hooked on watching a lot more television in the evenings. The habit seems to be here to stay, so now i want to know if totvers have any new recommendations.
I have a few:
The best thing i have found lately is julia — about julia child’s life and how her show took off. The actress playing julia is wonderful — you gotta love her — just like the real julia child. It is worth subscribing to hbo just to watch this. (they are dropping the episodes weekly and i think there are maybe two left in the queue.)
ken burns ben franklin (pbs)
i recently stumbled across abbott elementary. It is about teachers and other staff at a school in philly. It concentrates on the teachers. It has a nice, sweet touch and some likable characters in funny situations. . .
abbott elementary is just a happy little show about a year-in-the-life of a school staff, on the job. (i figured it would get canceled because it is neither raunchy nor is it heavy handed or just plain stupid. But i just read that it will be back. I guess “rotten tomatoes” loved it. I did.)
. . .and as a bonus, it does not have a laugh track. (i hate laugh tracks. Who doesn’t though.)
that’s all i’ve got for now. Anybody else?
Boomer
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i enjoyed the gilded age which is an unofficial prequel to downton abbey.
You have to google the main characters after you view the series to see the connection by julian fellowes who wrote both screenplays
bon appetit