tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post3304998516518052395..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: I'm Officially an Old GrumpBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-83218511919529963132015-03-05T18:13:55.960-08:002015-03-05T18:13:55.960-08:00I'm pretty particular about the TV that I watc...I'm pretty particular about the TV that I watch. Mostly it's either British, based on British stuff, or something I'd like to study. Occasionally a student will recommend something and I'll get hooked (The Blacklist, for instance), but I don't really have much time for TV, unfortunately(?). I mainly wish I could have more down time, I think. Although, I think Shakespeare would be writing for TV were he still around. :) Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-50046958837238192202015-03-05T17:12:17.218-08:002015-03-05T17:12:17.218-08:00I loved Bletchley Park! I like being able to get ...I loved Bletchley Park! I like being able to get British TV just for gems like that. Call the Midwives was also very good.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-77079208003337540802015-03-05T11:31:26.809-08:002015-03-05T11:31:26.809-08:00I find I have much less patience for stupidity and...I find I have much less patience for stupidity and the assumption of low intelligence on regular TV, so I don't end up watching much. I do find some of the British shows compelling; the BBC 'Sherlock', for example, and some of the other BBC shows like 'Bletchley Park' are really well done. We end up watching through Netflix, and not through regular TV at all.Beckett Gladneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14765803410377364069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-73710485608243220542015-03-05T10:50:22.465-08:002015-03-05T10:50:22.465-08:00I like the proliferation of sites like Netflix, Hu...I like the proliferation of sites like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Streaming, which disconnect us from US Network TV. If we don't like what being offered to us here (and I don't, mostly, though I have been enjoying Elementary and Justified) we can -- to some extent -- have a look at world television (and film).<br /><br />Or, yes, doing something else. So many books, after all, and so little time.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-92199930726304681632015-03-05T07:11:14.083-08:002015-03-05T07:11:14.083-08:00It's a good era for comics fans due to the wea...It's a good era for comics fans due to the wealth of TV adaptations. Personally, I'm only watching <em>Agent Carter</em> and, since that's over with no news of renewal, that's it for me in that genre. I find that I'm much happier searching out the occasional old, odd and overseas shows. Teaching inspired me to get watching <em>City of Vice</em> about the Fielding brothers. I'm going to catch up on the current season of <em>Elementary</em> once I'm through the worst of this mound of marking.<br /><br />So I understand your "grump" status but I'd say that, despite your lack of interest in current TV, it's hardly a sign that you're a grump. You're not spending your time complaining about all of it, for example. You're just finding better ways to spend your time!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093558563358431804noreply@blogger.com