Told H last night that our next binge will be The Crown as we have only watched a bit of it.
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I really enjoyed it. I found it helpful, though, to find a Google search after each episode to see what pars were true.
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Do you know if itās based on John Krakauerās book with the same title and is it on a streaming service or cable?
Yes, it is based on John Krakauerās book and is streaming on Hulu - it was on our short list to watch, but H chose Black Bird instead, which was very good.
It is based on the book but does not follow it entirely. I enjoyed it.
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Will try McDonald&Dodds!
Am watching Shetland - I remember watching it during lockdown, the sea, the sad music, the lonely cloth in the wind on the fence. Itās a peaceful and sad experience at the same time.
Not sure why, not as invested in it as before, but still watching to see if Jimmy will have a happy exit or what + Tosh (Iād been so disappointed to see she doesnāt exist in the novels when I read them!)
Rewatched all of Happy Valley in preparation for S3 arriving this Fall. What a dark show, but I appreciate how morality is portrayed. I also like that the main character is a great leader, excellent at her job, a good person, and isnāt a mess in her private life (sheās sad, sheās conflicted, sheās pig headed, but sheās not a caricature). I also appreciate how various classes are presented with nuance and care. I did notice there were a few threads left dangling at the end of S2.
Ryan will be 17 now? I wonder if heāll be finishing GCSEās or what will have become of him. Ryan as a 7-yo was a terror, I wonder what heād be like as a teenager, still on the same path or changed or worse. I canāt think of another show where the child character is such a realistic problem child that is also lovable even as you want to wash your hands of him 
Does anyone have anything less dark than Happy Valley to recommend?
Weāll find out soon. The season finale airs on BBC tomorrow.
I have to agree though; this has been a disappointing season.
Yep, tomorrowā¦ end of Shetland as we know it (though, as RadioTimes says, Silent Witness managed to switch leads and have 20-odd seasonsā¦) 
JK: I donāt see it at all!
And not the same quality, but Death in Paradise has switched leads twice and has endured for 11 seasons.
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I am really enjoying Sex Education (Netflix).
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Great series. Iām looking forward to season 4
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Happy Valley has a season 3 coming out? I watched that show when the series originally came out years ago! Thatās quite a long break between seasons. I guess I assumed it hadnāt been renewed. Iām going to have to rewatch Season 1 and 2 since I donāt remember any of it other than I liked it!
Iāve become a fan of Sarah Lancashire from Happy Valley. She was so believable in the character.
Iād like you to try Brokenwood Murder Mysteries on Roku channel and Acorn TV. It is very good Kiwi murder mystery. It is light-hearted and well done. .
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Finished up re-watching the original Gossip Girl series. I forgot how silly and fun this show was and just how much it showcased NYC. They used to film regularly by D1ās dorm on the UES and I would often get pictures and videos from her.
Now I am watching Gilmore Girls again. This was the show D2 and I always watched together. D2 has recently decided to make a change and is moving from San Diego to Los Angeles so I am feeling a bit nostalgic and this is a show that gives me all the great feels.
Shetland has ended, long live Shetland! A season 8 has been announced 
and itāll be without Jimmy - not giving away anything.
This season did feel āpaint by the numbersā though, they must have wanted to get done and move on to sth else.
Saw an announcement for Crossfire I think, Keeley Hawes, dream vacation with family, then what looks like a terrorist attack at the resort.
Exactly the way I suspected it would. Iām ok with this finale.
DH and I are 6 episodes into Extraordinary Attorney Woo on Netflix. We are enjoying its quirkiness. Itās a great change of pace from the superhero, historical fiction and dystopian shows weāve been watching.
The Korean names and subtitles can be challenging at times (they talk fast!) and the episodes are longer than our usual lunchtime viewing, but we like it a lot. If subtitles arenāt your thing I believe theyāre working on an English-dubbed version.
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Where did you find the final season of Shetland - Britbox is only showing us the first episode of Season 7 ???
Enjoyed Extraordinary Attorney Woo, quite quirky, liked that the court cases move along quickly, often challenging to follow the details, but this show grew on me. I have a special fondness now for whales 
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Sounds good. Think Iāll have to watch this!
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