The Mock Turtle

With P moving to days, we have more couple/family TV time and would welcome recommendations for box sets that are included in our current subscriptions. We have access to Disney and Amazon Prime and also have apps for ITV, C4 and BBC.

Things we've liked or not to follow:

Me & Girls - currently watching Nashville. Previously watched Heroes, Gilmore Girls and Once Upon a Time. (I lose interest and wander off before we finish the whole set, as I did the first time round, but they stick with them!) Poirot was a winner, as as Miss Marple, Vera and Shetland and that Christie-adjacent Hjerson one (though Elvis can get a bit bored of them and dips in and out). I'm fairly sure P would have sat through Hereos and the detective stuff, not so much the rest.

Me & P - currently watching Only Murders in the Building. Previously enjoyed Fargo, Schitts Creek, The Sinner and Ted Lasso together. We started Detectorists (girls weren't interested and stopped before the swearing really started :lol: ) and will go back to it at some point, I think. We're generally not interested in GoT, zombies or American dramas about drugs or powerful families. :))

I liked Mad Men, The Good Place and Severance and just started Good Omens, which I'm thoroughly enjoying, but he wouldn't be keen on any of them. I did not enjoy The Boys.

Family - Marvel is yes, Star Wars is no (annoying, what with having Disney films and series on hand!). They liked Friends and Blackadder (minus the dodgy stuff ) and we're currently watching Outnumbered.

Disney have a show called Bunheads (dance studio related), that is from the makers of Gilmore Girls and has a bunch of ex-GG actors in it.

If you liked Outnumbered, you might like Breeders, but that would be for just you and P.

I always recommend Superstore, it's easy to watch, funny but also sweet, in a way thats similar to Schitts Creek. There are 6 series, episodes are only 25/30 minutes long.

Has anyone watched Brassic?

We don’t have Sky/Now or Netflix, and we don’t seem to have Bunheads on Disney here in the Uk. Thank you though!

Marth wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:03 pm Has anyone watched Brassic?

P watches that but it’s on Sky, so he’ll have to wait for the next £1 deal that Now offers us for the latest series. :lol:

wendy james wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:08 pm

Marth wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:03 pm Has anyone watched Brassic?

P watches that but it’s on Sky, so he’ll have to wait for the next £1 deal that Now offers us for the latest series. :lol:

I've been watching it with my brother (he's watched it)

wendy james wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:06 pm We don’t have Sky/Now or Netflix, and we don’t seem to have Bunheads on Disney here in the Uk. Thank you though!

Superstore is on ITV2, they do it on a loop like E4 used to do with Friends

If/when you get Now, Stella is well worth a watch if you haven't seen it. Bits of it are not really suitable for children - mainly her sister's 'adventurous' self life involving hilarious role play. Otherwise it's a family show, really.

Ah cool, thanks! It says “contains adult humour” so I’m guessing that’s for the adults? Or is it pretty tame?

Mrs Maisel is good (on Amazon) but I’m not really sure if it’s suitable for children. I think it’s probably ok but I’m not a parent :))

Colin From Accounts was brilliant. As was Five Bedrooms - both Aussie series, both on BBC iPlayer.

wendy james wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:37 pm Ah cool, thanks! It says “contains adult humour” so I’m guessing that’s for the adults? Or is it pretty tame?

If you mean Stella - I don't think I'd want young children watching, but it's pretty harmless - as I say the SIL and her husband enjoy dressing up for sex, and that features in a few plots in the first couple of series, but otherwise it's about on a par with Gavin and Stacey for suitablility. A quick watch of the first couple of episodes will show you the worst, I think. I can't remember at what age I'd have been ok with it.

Dandelion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:05 am Colin From Accounts was brilliant. As was Five Bedrooms - both Aussie series, both on BBC iPlayer.

I full on adored Colin!

Absolutely not what I was exepecting.

Topcat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:55 pm
I full on adored Colin!

Absolutely not what I was exepecting.

Have you watched Stath Lets Flats yet?

Morganna wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:40 pm

wendy james wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:37 pm Ah cool, thanks! It says “contains adult humour” so I’m guessing that’s for the adults? Or is it pretty tame?

If you mean Stella - I don't think I'd want young children watching, but it's pretty harmless - as I say the SIL and her husband enjoy dressing up for sex, and that features in a few plots in the first couple of series, but otherwise it's about on a par with Gavin and Stacey for suitablility. A quick watch of the first couple of episodes will show you the worst, I think. I can't remember at what age I'd have been ok with it.

No, I was thanking Sal for helping me find Superstore on one of the apps I have. I think I watched a bit of Stella back in the day and wouldn't watch it with the girls (nor Gavin and Stacey).

We didn't get past the first episode of Colin but will look up the other one, dande! I don't think Mrs Maisel would be P's kind of thing, but we can have a look.

Thanks folks!

Disco wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:11 am

Topcat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:55 pm
I full on adored Colin!

Absolutely not what I was exepecting.

Have you watched Stath Lets Flats yet?

I did try but he pissed me right off so had to turn it off!

Well, I feel sad for you.

You're really missing out. Stath is amazing.