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rose_griffes) wrote2022-08-17 06:51 pm
rose_griffes) wrote2022-08-17 06:51 pm
Murder Times Two!
Books! The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley would probably be classified as "chick-lit" - which is to say, there's a romance but there's other stuff. But the romance is a key piece to the tale, which is why the denouement of the romance failing for me meant that the book itself... kinda failed, too. Still enjoyable for the most part, but I wish that element had been handled differently.
Perhaps if Kearsley had stayed with the part of the story set in the 1700s, rather than flitting back and forth from then to now. The characters and storyline in the past were stronger than in the present.
Didn't finish Anne Lee Huber's This Side of Murder. The beginning had so many descriptions of the luxury items that the first two characters wore and drove that I was eventually forced out of the narrative. If you've read it: does that part improve? Should I try again?
TV: I had planned to subscribe to Apple TV+ for a month, but when I read that Only Murders in the Building was already airing season two on Hulu, I chose that instead. First episode of season 2: enjoyable! If a bit... superfluous in feeling. But since the show's main reason for existing seems to be giving Steve Martin and Martin Short an opportunity to act together (with bonus Selena Gomez), I'm just going to enjoy the ride.
I also watched episodes 1 and 2 of Abbott Elementary, a sitcom done mockumentary style. I don't have much patience for most shows set in American public school classrooms, but I'm charmed by this one so far. Perhaps it's the age difference (it's an elementary classroom and I deal with teenagers) that makes this more palatable. And it's easier to be forgiving of a sitcom's missteps than a drama's. But they've also avoided some of the most egregious errors of other shows and films set in public schools. So we'll see.
Got any recs for Hulu? I have just under four weeks left to watch... whatever else.
Perhaps if Kearsley had stayed with the part of the story set in the 1700s, rather than flitting back and forth from then to now. The characters and storyline in the past were stronger than in the present.
Didn't finish Anne Lee Huber's This Side of Murder. The beginning had so many descriptions of the luxury items that the first two characters wore and drove that I was eventually forced out of the narrative. If you've read it: does that part improve? Should I try again?
TV: I had planned to subscribe to Apple TV+ for a month, but when I read that Only Murders in the Building was already airing season two on Hulu, I chose that instead. First episode of season 2: enjoyable! If a bit... superfluous in feeling. But since the show's main reason for existing seems to be giving Steve Martin and Martin Short an opportunity to act together (with bonus Selena Gomez), I'm just going to enjoy the ride.
I also watched episodes 1 and 2 of Abbott Elementary, a sitcom done mockumentary style. I don't have much patience for most shows set in American public school classrooms, but I'm charmed by this one so far. Perhaps it's the age difference (it's an elementary classroom and I deal with teenagers) that makes this more palatable. And it's easier to be forgiving of a sitcom's missteps than a drama's. But they've also avoided some of the most egregious errors of other shows and films set in public schools. So we'll see.
Got any recs for Hulu? I have just under four weeks left to watch... whatever else.
Hulu recs!
For drama: Black Sails, if you haven't already seen it. The first season is rough but genuinely one of the most interesting shows out there. Atlanta is also really excellent & worth checking out.
Elementary is probably too long to watch in 4 weeks, but it's worth checking out at least a little.
They also have a pretty good film selection iirc. I think I saw Histlers, Beach Rats, & Portrait de la jeune fille en feu on there. Looks like they also have Fire Island, which is a fun, gay Jane Austen reboot... oh and looks like they got Ammonite, which I haven't seen and apparently it's maybe not very good but it's one that's been on my list for a while. and also Babyteeth which idk, I've seen some screenshots of & it looks interesting.
and finally, if you like sports, I think they have all the 30 for 30s. even if you don't, they're all pretty great. a particular favorite of mine is the one about John Spano trying to buy the NY Islanders.
Re: Hulu recs!
Re: Hulu recs!
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Mrs. America
The Split
The Great
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Rewrite
Documentary on The Dana Carvey Show (forget what it was called)
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For Hulu, I’ve watched What We Do in the Shadows, which is still pretty funny.
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That does sound worth watching. I've only seen an icon of it so far. :D
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