10 Graychase-approved TV shows you may not have discovered yet
My favorite modern inventions include the remote control, broadband wireless, and streaming video. If you, like me, love a good story and can enjoy compulsively streaming an entire season (or even series) of a great TV show, even when you're not sick; if you miss the characters in a truly compelling TV show (or book) when you're finished; if you often find yourself out to dinner, but wishing you were home watching your current favorite TV show, then you know how satisfying it is to discover something truly watchable that you haven't seen yet.
My particular tastes run the gamut from sci-fi and crime dramas to cozy British mysteries. As my sweetheart says, if it stars "Inspector So-and-So," I'll watch it. My favorite stories are character-driven, not too dark, and beautifully well-written, but I also like shows with a gentle vibe and a slow pace, especially if they are smart and funny. I won't watch rape or child abuse or anything that includes the slaughter, torture, or suffering of animals. And I avoid shows that depict torture, although I can tolerate a certain amount of that if it's done in a certain way. All of the shows on this list meet this standard, which means they are rated PG--"Pretty Graychase"--and are Graychase-approved.
1. Battlestar Galactica
This gets my vote for best TV series ever.
2. Wonderfalls
A quirky, but lovable, story based in Niagara Falls; it ended all too soon.
3. Futurama
Smart, funny and eminently watchable, if it resonates with you, this animated show will be your new catchphrase creator.
4. Seinfeld
A touchstone for cultural references from the 90s. If you're so young you don't know a world without DVRs, it's time to find out how we all spent our Thursday nights for ten years.
5. Dirk Gently
Stephen Mangan runs a holistic detective agency.
6. Burn Notice
The A-Team meets the Bourne Identity. The last season is the only one that sort of misses, but not so much that you shouldn't watch.
7. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Cozy mysteries a la Agatha Christie, only set in Australia with a heroine who is as smart and sexy as she is generous and well-dressed. Come for the costumes, stay for the stories. Five bucks to Acorn TV will get you the first two seasons right now.
8. Continuum
Totally watchable time travel series from SyFy. You can stream season 1 and catch season 2 on air now.
9. Scandal
Surprisingly addictive experience of tailored white pantsuits, murder, corruption, and self-righteous speeches. If you're sensitive to torture scenes, you may take a pass on this one.
10. The Bletchley Circle--Thank you PBS. Historically accurate, compelling, exceedingly well-written mysteries with a single story arc that lasts the whole season. The acting by the four brilliant and brave heroines (five in the second season) is fantastic. I cannot get enough of this show. I wish each series was 23 episodes long.
My particular tastes run the gamut from sci-fi and crime dramas to cozy British mysteries. As my sweetheart says, if it stars "Inspector So-and-So," I'll watch it. My favorite stories are character-driven, not too dark, and beautifully well-written, but I also like shows with a gentle vibe and a slow pace, especially if they are smart and funny. I won't watch rape or child abuse or anything that includes the slaughter, torture, or suffering of animals. And I avoid shows that depict torture, although I can tolerate a certain amount of that if it's done in a certain way. All of the shows on this list meet this standard, which means they are rated PG--"Pretty Graychase"--and are Graychase-approved.
1. Battlestar Galactica
This gets my vote for best TV series ever.
2. Wonderfalls
A quirky, but lovable, story based in Niagara Falls; it ended all too soon.
3. Futurama
Smart, funny and eminently watchable, if it resonates with you, this animated show will be your new catchphrase creator.
4. Seinfeld
A touchstone for cultural references from the 90s. If you're so young you don't know a world without DVRs, it's time to find out how we all spent our Thursday nights for ten years.
5. Dirk Gently
Stephen Mangan runs a holistic detective agency.
6. Burn Notice
The A-Team meets the Bourne Identity. The last season is the only one that sort of misses, but not so much that you shouldn't watch.
7. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Cozy mysteries a la Agatha Christie, only set in Australia with a heroine who is as smart and sexy as she is generous and well-dressed. Come for the costumes, stay for the stories. Five bucks to Acorn TV will get you the first two seasons right now.
8. Continuum
Totally watchable time travel series from SyFy. You can stream season 1 and catch season 2 on air now.
9. Scandal
Surprisingly addictive experience of tailored white pantsuits, murder, corruption, and self-righteous speeches. If you're sensitive to torture scenes, you may take a pass on this one.
10. The Bletchley Circle--Thank you PBS. Historically accurate, compelling, exceedingly well-written mysteries with a single story arc that lasts the whole season. The acting by the four brilliant and brave heroines (five in the second season) is fantastic. I cannot get enough of this show. I wish each series was 23 episodes long.
Labels: staying in, TV
posted by Naomi at 10:07 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home