TV Shows I Binge On
If you follow my blog, you know I love watching movies and
television. Never ask me to name my favorite book, movie, or TV show. I can’t. My
favorites change like Michigan weather. Binge watching takes favorites to an
extreme. Let me tell you about some shows I’ve binged on.
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Firefly: science
fiction adventure. Long gone, but not forgotten. After watching the movie
Serenity, I found a DVD with all fourteen episodes. Watched them all the way
through and then over again several times. What’s not to like about Captain
Reynolds (Nathan Fillion)?
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Stargate SG-1:
action/adventure. I missed all ten seasons when they were on originally. I’d catch one here and there, but
not faithfully until we got Amazon Prime. Binged on all of them, just not all
at once. Interesting premise (traveling via a portal to different planets) and
a great cast.
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Farscape: science
fiction, action/adventure/romance. Totally missed this series during its four-season
run. Besides the sci-fi aspect, I loved the creatures designed by Jim Henson’s
Creature Shop. The romance started slow and built. I just hated the way the series ended.
The above were shows I binge-watched because they were no
longer on. But I have other favs besides science fiction. Here are my current
ones. Thank goodness, we’re getting the Ovation Channel now on cable.
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Murdoch Mysteries
(aka The Artful Detective): mystery. My sister gave us the 1st season on DVD for Christmas one year. She is so lucky to live near Detroit because she gets a Canadian channel and watches new episodes as they're released. For
ten years, Detective Murdoch, with the Toronto Constabulary, solves crimes in the 1890s using unusual at the time (but commonplace now) scientific
methods. Meanwhile, he and Medical Coroner Dr. Julia Ogden danced around
each other in a will-they/won’t-they romance. Based on books by Maureen
Jennings. Before Ovation came to our cable network, I went to the library and borrowed the DVDs.
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Miss Fisher’s Murder
Mysteries: mystery. Another recommendation from my sister. Phryne Fisher of Melbourne solves mysteries in the late
1920s in this Australian three-season series. Based on the books by Kerry
Greenwood. I'd read the first book, Cocaine Blues, first in the series before watching the TV series. Love the period costumes, Phryne’s battles over injustice, and her
banter with Detective Jack Robinson. I haven't seen all the episodes but, sheesh, would they just kiss!
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Father Brown: mysteries on PBS. You might recognize the actor who plays the sleuth-priest in a 1950s English village from Doctor Who (Rory's dad) and Harry Potter (Ron Weasley's dad), Mark Williams. He's accomplishes are a hoot. As I've said with regard to most of my favorite shows, it's the cast that makes the show.
See what I mean about not being able to choose one?
