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From: Jhana5/8/2024 2:26:02 PM
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We tried to watch season 3 of "Guilt" on PBS after enjoying the first two seasons, but all I saw in part of the first episode was weird, miserable people all likely to continue a weird, miserable existence. Pass.

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From: S. maltophilia5/10/2024 1:35:27 PM
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garrisonkeillor.com

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From: Jhana5/11/2024 10:03:11 AM
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If you like "Miss Fisher" but not the camp, try "Mystery of a Hansom Cab" for an evening in Victorian Melbourne with a decent mystery plot. Movie available on APV.

On the list to try:

Ipcress File (new Acorn series not the old movie)
Bodkin (Netflix coming up)
After the Flood (Britbox coming up)
Harry Wild (Acorn season 3 coming up)
Bridgerton (Netflix coming up)

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To: Jhana who wrote (51295)5/13/2024 3:39:51 PM
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We loved Bodkin! LOVED it (the Obama's production company helped finance it!) We all thought the setting, story and acting were superb. It's just excellent entertainment- and Ireland is always a star for a setting.

Harry Wild is a favorite of ours. We have enjoyed every season.

Bridgerton is weird and anachronistic and I don't enjoy it as much.
I can also recommend the Portable Door and Dead Boy Detectives.

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From: LoneClone5/17/2024 2:37:58 PM
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I watched the latest season of Vera, only three episodes, one good, one very good, and one routine. I continue to appreciate how firmly the show is rooted in its physical setting Mind you, there was one brief shot at the ned of one of the episodes that was priceless. I won't specify.

I also watched the latest Macdonald and Doods, another show for which I appreciate how it uses its setting. Again, there are only three episodes, but they actually got a bit experimental this time around in ways that I enjoyed.

One of the things to appreciate about both these series is the quality of the actors they bring in to guest star in each episode.

LC

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From: Sultan5/19/2024 8:47:00 PM
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Picked up "The Land of Lost Things "
Let's see how good it is. I have read "The Book of Lost Things" which was excellent.

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To: LoneClone who wrote (51297)5/19/2024 10:46:12 PM
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We finally finished Ted Lasso and moved on to Gentleman Jack, Dead Boy Detective, Evil, A Man in Full, and a few other series I can't remember :-) Also, we rewatched all the Jurassic Park movies as well as The Zero Effect.

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To: epicure who wrote (51299)5/20/2024 9:05:06 AM
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We liked Gentleman Jack to start but gave up later when the story seemed to get very repetitive. Watching Suranne Jones now in "MaryLand" with part 3 queued up for tonight.

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From: Jhana5/20/2024 12:51:16 PM
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I was looking for movies about negotiations to show to a middle school class; they have seen "Fail Safe" now, but it was hard to find more. The "Missiles of October" from the 70s was quite good but hard to find. I then came across "Oslo" made for HBO, which tells the story of back channel talks between Israel and the PLO that paralleled the official US-sponsored talks at the time.

It's a gripping tale with excellent casting and performances. I didn't know the story, so I learned a lot too.

On MAX.

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To: Jhana who wrote (51300)5/20/2024 5:13:58 PM
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We will try that!

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