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April 2017 Moms
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GTKY: Netflix suggestions
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Between being in the middle of winter and having less energy/motivation overall, I figured a thread about our favorite binge worthy Netflix shows could come in handy. I'm certainly looking for a new show to get hooked on until LO arrives to help pass the time!
So, what is your favorite show to watch?
So, what is your favorite show to watch?
Re: GTKY: Netflix suggestions
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
If you like comedies, definitely parks and recreation and arrested development. I binge watched all of those 2 when I was too sick to do anything but lay on the couch during the first (and beginning of the second) trimester lol. Other good options are Master of None (although there's only one season, but they are making a second), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (this show makes me literally laugh out loud), and How I Met Your Mother. Orange is the New Black is also really good but it's very intense, I can't really watch too much of it at once. If you like crime shows, I would suggest Bones or NCIS. Everything but the most recent season is on Netflix I believe. Oh, and Sherlock - so so good. House is another good one, definitely recommend it if you haven't seen it (technically a medical show but reads more like a detective show to me).
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My faves are currently on Hulu, but on Netflix I've enjoyed the Office, Parks and Recreation, Supernatural (not comedy--but not overly dramatic either--I have to take it in spurts), Scrubs, and honestly, BBC documentaries like Planet Earth and Frozen Planet and Blue Planet have been awesome. I also love Call the Midwife. Again though, gotta take that in spurts because it's about babies!! Lots of crying. Oh and Friends. 30 rock is ok. How I Met Your Mother was so-so. I LOVED The Crown and Stranger Things, but both only have one season. Sherlock is totally fantastic. I also enjoyed Agents of Shield a lot. Pretty Little Liars is my guilty pleasure in the rare moments I do feel like drama. Firefly also only has one season but I love it. And Jim Gaffigan has three or four comedy specials on Netflix and he is amazing. Another one with one season is Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Kind of a weird one. I also like NCIS for a crime drama fix.
That sounds like I watch a ton of tv but it's been over the course of four or five years I swear.
@HGRich Pretty Little Liars is my guilty pleasure as well. I am SO glad it is ending soon because I'm just tired of trying to figure out and understand all of the connections, but I'm really excited to see the final set of episodes when LO is here.
I think The Crown and Call the Midwife are good ones. I also recommend Daredevil and Grey's Anatomy. I need to start compiling a list as well! I think I'm going to watch Charmed if I get bored, even though I've seen it all, but I love it and it has multiple seasons so should last me awhile. I was looking for Desperate Housewives the other day but looks like they took it down from Netflix. If you have HBO Go/Amazon Prime/Hulu, start looking into the shows they make themselves: Game of Thrones, Westworld and Sex and the City (HBO), The Man in the High Castle and Transparent (Amazon), and I really loved 11.22.63 on Hulu.
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@doozenberg I've heard really good things about black mirror, I keep forgetting to add it to my list!
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As an aside, The Fall's (seriously dark - so dark that everything happens at night) villain (Jamie Doran) looks exactly like my neighbor. SO he's basically very hot but also possibly a serial killer (or really into BDSM).
As for dramas, I LOVE Parenthood. My favorite show of all time and it's on Netflix (This is Us is becoming a close second). DH and I both enjoyed Stranger Things. I also gave Once Upon A Time a try thinking I would not be in to it, but its actually been pretty good and there are tons of seasons.
I watch a LOT of TV while DH is away for work so I'm sure I'll think of a few more haha. Awesome thread! I have been starting to think about saving shows to watch for all those long days with baby.
On the list i have a lot of what you ladies have listed. There are a lot of really good shows I'm excited to watch. I'm also really excited Golden Girls is coming to Hulu. When I was a kid I used to fall asleep watching Cheers so I have a Pavlovian response to the theme song where it makes me sleepy. I'm hoping to start Bean on that train too. I only like the Diane seasons though.
I forgot to mention Jane the Virgin. I think it's on Netflix, and it's pretty cute. I feel like mindless fluff shows are just what I will be in the mood for while nursing/rocking etc in those first few weeks.
Many great shows have been mentioned! I love having Netflix to rewatch shows I've already seen several times. Gilmore Girls (The original ones) are currently what I watch right now but also going back and watching Scrubs and HIMYM.
The Blacklist and Daredevil are both good too. They are definitely more action based.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
Fair warning though, you will probably lose a few brain cells.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
ETA: FFFC (please don't hate me) I'm obsessed with the Duggar family.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
My favorite TLC reality TV show was My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. I don't know if it airs anymore, but if you can find it some where online, that show is a hot hot mess.
Making a Murderer, Mad Men, Arrested Development, Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Parenthood, and Stranger Things are fresh on my mind. DH has been watching Peaky Blinders, Narcos, and Hell on Wheels. I'm going to try to get into them while I'm on maternity leave.