Fun
The Ultimate Lazy Sunday Compendium
Dear Kay,
As a new year arrives, we continue to have the opportunity to watch a ton of movies and TV in the comfort of our homes. (That’s possibly the only positive way to view the continuing pandemic constraints.)
Knitters, Lazy Sunday is here for you.
I’d like to point everybody to the very particular place here at MDK where they can find every single post we’ve written for Lazy Sunday.
All the Lazy Sundays can be found right here.
That’s 205 recommendations for you, ranging from the sublime to the hilarious. Movies new and classic, binges both sacred and profane. Our takes on all sorts of shows. Plenty of British crime dramas, but also plenty of the latest in Netflix releases.
Most recently, DG Strong has joined us to tell us what he’s watching. At this point, I have become a devoted consumer of anything DG suggests. See his posts right here.
There is so much good stuff in here!
And, as always, please let us know what you’re watching and loving these days. We’re always on the prowl for the next great thing.
Love,
Ann
This is just brilliant! Thank you so much for all you do to inject a little sanity and calm into our lives. I’m the knitter, but my husband also enjoys sharing in your wonderful, inspirational listening and viewing ideas. Keep ‘em coming into 2021 please!
I can’t get these to open!
A big reccomendation for the very funny British game show Taskmaster available on YouTube. Don’t let the phrase game show dissuade you. 5 comedians have been filmed performing ridiculous tasks. They then come on stage as a panel and are judged by the Taskmaster who is an imperious, 6′ 8″ former high school teacher whose judgement is personal, swift and final.If you watch British shows, you’ll recognize some of the comedians. An arc of a story forms over the season as personalities develop and relationships form. The sweet, clever and much maligned sidekick to the Taskmaster is actually the show’s producer. Very funny, very human, very oddball British. 10 seasons!
Hard second! Yes, this is hilarious. We’ve been watching a few episodes an evening, my partner a genius at downloading things from the internet, because some of the seasons are hard to find. A great binge.
Won’t open for me either
Hail to great curators. Your lists remind me that I want/need to rewatch so many. The zillions more … I have a plan. I will book reservations to watch specifics on my calendar. I‘ll never get to all of them, so there will plenty of random left for spur of the moments. Just finished “Peaky Blinders.” I found the music addicting. Very best of “appointment television.” Not sure how much good it did my soul. I didn’t fast forward. Now a few episodes in on “Your Honor.” Tell all your lies before you start this one. Cause you’re gonna have some trouble with that after you see what can happen.
Hove the laziest Sunday, all. HNY
I’ve just started down the Peaky Blinders rabbit hole and it’s so good!
There are actually too many great shows to watch now! Add to that the need for closed captioning for all British shows and less knitting is getting done, alas.
Thanks for all of the ideas! We are always looking for someone good!
Just finished Bridgerton and almost done with The Durrells in Corfu. Both good. Also, started watching the old “Mad About You” TV series. We watch 2 of those before bed as they are funny and light. The best series we’ve watched in this quarantine was Mr. Selfridge. Sooo good. And yes, we watched Schitt’s Creek twice, it’s just so bizarre and funny and warm in its own way.
I opened it with np. Great idea, going to share with a cousin who listens while knitting.
Btw, I have a great AT & T android phone that I need to update. MDK a Fyi: if you use Apple tech, Apple does Not play with other phones. Vice versa for knitters trying to open Non Apple transmissions. For example emojis I send to Apple phones are seen as question marks. Apple wants to take over, gobble, gobble
Food for thought, my phone cost less than $100
What is np?
When I first found the Helen Mirren version of Prime Suspect I was blown away by her acting because she was so human, warts and all ! I will try the new version but she doesn’t have the warts yet
It’s fascinating to see Jane Tennison as a dewy young woman, though, isn’t it? I found it plausible that she started out as she did—innocent but determined to forge ahead with eyes open, heedless of the consequences of her choices—and became the fuller character she was by the time Helen Mirren played her.
I also loved the music they played with Tennison.