When my parents were here last weekend, we piled onto the couches, ate coconut cake, and watched their favorite show, BBC's 'Call the Midwife.' Now, Flavio and I are really into it -- we've been watching it on Netflix each night since they left. I don't know anyone else that's watching it, and I had barely heard of it, but now I'm obsessed.
Call the Midwife follows the adventures of a group of middle-class midwives who tend to poor East Enders, and six episodes in, I've laughed and cried at each one. As this LA Times reviewer wrote, "You will laugh, you will cry and if it seems a bit treacly, it is. But as another very famous British caregiver once observed, a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down."I love its heartwarming sentimentality and I find the midwifery so fascinating.
There was a TV dry spell after House of Cards ended, but we'll be catching up to the last season of Mad Men soon, and friends of ours are hooked on a French TV show called The Returned, so we might check that out, too. What shows are you watching these days?
I'm loving Game of Thrones and Scandal. I'll have to watch Call the Midwife. I can no longer recommend The Goodwife. ;) Kel X
ReplyDeleteHa! I know your feelings on The Good Wife. Scandal seems too...scandalous and you know I don't do Game of Thrones. If you watch Call the Midwife, let's dish! xoxo
DeleteGame of Thrones, Hannibal, The Americans, Homeland, and Fargo to name a few. I would recommend all of these shows if you can get your hands on them.
ReplyDeleteHomeland is sooooo good! I haven't heard of most of the others, so I'll have to check them out. Thanks for the suggestions. :)
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