Fun TV Shows

I've been watching Robin Hood (the BBC show that ran from 2006 to 2009) on Netflix, and I enjoy it tremendously.  The acting is good, and I like the interaction between the characters.  It's interesting to watch the various interpretations of the Robin Hood story.  This show has a more "contemporary" feel for lack of a better way to put it, but the basic idea of the good guy becoming an outlaw and helping the oppressed is still evident.

I especially like the interaction between Robin (Jonas Armstrong) and Marian (Lucy Griffiths).

I hate the Sheriff of Nottingham's (Keith Allen) and Guy of Gisborne's (Richard Armitage) characters, and that is an indication of good acting on their part in my opinion.  It's amusing how Robin and his friends seem to always outsmart these villains and they end up looking like idiots. Robin Hood is worth watching.

I'm watching the ninth season of Dr. Who, so I'm nearly caught up.  I like the 12th Doctor (Peter Capaldi) a lot, and I love Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman).  However, I would have to say David Tennant as the 10th Doctor is my favorite.  The various actors have all contributed to the Doctor role in their own way; it's just a matter of preference.

Happy New Year

What I've been watching

I watched the first season of Jessica Jones a while back.  The idea of people with super powers not fitting in with the superhero types (i.e. Batman and Superman) is interesting.  It's a little darker than what I normally watch, but the acting is good, and I love David Tennant.  His performance as Kilgrave is excellent, although the rest of the cast is good.  David's time with the show is done so I probably won't continue watching it.

I finished the first season of Hercules:  The Lengendary Journeys.  Admittedly the show can be a little cheesy, but that isn't unusual for shows from the 80s and early 90s, and Kevin Sorbo is likable.  I like Greek and Roman mythology, so the concept of a Greek demi-god helping people is interesting.

I'm almost finished rewatching the first season of Murder, She Wrote.  This is a favorite show from the 80s.  Angela Lansbury has a lot of class.  The show was filmed in Northern California coastal area (Mendocino), which is not too far from San Francisco, and the setting is pretty.

Debbie Reynolds

I was saddened to hear about Debbie Reynolds passing, and so soon after her daughter passed away.

I especially love Singin' in the Rain.

I enjoy Tammy and the Bachelor tremendously also; the song Tammy is pretty.  RIP.

Carrie Fisher

I was saddened to hear of Carrie Fisher's passing.  I loved her in her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies.

Carrie Fisher

Christmas wishes

The Holidays

The Christmas season is here, and I did some Christmasy-type stuff last weekend.

I went to the annual Christmas play at Anaheim Baptist Fellowship on December 3.  This is the second year I have gone to this production and I enjoy it tremendously.

I went to the Banning House's annual Victorian Christmas on December 4.  I hadn't been to the Banning House in a while, so this was fun.  I didn't stand in any lines, I just walked around looking.

 

I love the gardens.

And the park next to the house is pretty.