Saturday night TV

I'm watching "U" atm... It's free to view.
We like the Chelsea Detective, The one with Emily Fox in, Outrageous was brilliant, all easy viewing.
And just finishing Department Q on Netflix that was a total binge! Loved that, hope they do a follow up.

Yes thank goodness for Netflix. I can easily spend the whole evening scrolling through hundreds of offerings which are compartmentalised in my brain as -

-don't fancy that
-that might be ok but I'll just see if there's anything better
-seen that
-think I've seen that
-not sure if I've seen that, so I'll try and it and find, yes, I have seen it
-think I'll try the one I noticed earlier but can't now find it
-remind myself to put things on my list if I'm not sure

then it's time for bed!

I know Wimbledon is every year for two weeks and I can accept this, but women's football and some football tournament from America at the same time, smacks of overkill and I thought the season ended in May.
OK I was born 9 miles from Newcastle and should have a strong opinion about Newcastle or Sunderland, but I've never liked football. I couldn't play it as a kid, couldn't stand a lot of the yobbish, boring fans who couldn't talk about anything else, and the whole overkill with it in the last 30 years.

Bluebelle Oh I know what you meant. We go through the Radio Times, when it comes, and circle anything we might like to see. There are very often quite a few circle free pages lately. So we watch, iplayer and Netflix and the occasional news .

Well of course there’s plenty to choose from if you have paid tv
JanesandJohn I was having a right Iold moan about mainstream tv
But it’s a new day today onwards and upwards, grump over

Just been watching North Shore on Netflix… now ELO, which is DH's favourite.

GrannyGravy13

We are watching ELO on BBC2, not my favourite band but thoroughly enjoying it.

You know, I’ve never like ELO ( feel bad about that being a Brummie). But it was on in the background while I was pottering away in different rooms and I thought to myself ‘ I rather like this’. I was pleased to find it was on the BBC as I want to rewatch it properly ( I’m always wanting to rewatch music stuff on Sky Arts but have to wait till it’s eventually repeated). It’s his really well known songs that I’ve never liked but the others sound great. What a lovely, self effacing chap he is as well. Especially as his dad worked for Birmingham Council as did I ( I wonder if I ever met him? his dad, that is..). There was a night of Blondie stuff last night: I think that was BBC. What I found disconcerting was that, when they reformed I thought how old Debbie Harry looked. But, watching them years later with me being much older, she didn’t look old at all back then .I did struggle to watch it, though, because they interviewed Clem Burke a lot and I’m still really upset that he’s died .

Think of the too much sport on TV and noisy happy/clappy Saturday offerings as the supreme deity’s way of getting us to read more or listen to radio/podcasts.

Saturday Tv imo (Casualty included I’m afraid) has been one long yawn fest for at least twenty years now. But I really appreciate catchup for variety especially BBC iplayer.

Haha Georgesgran how often do we sit through something and think why oh why
I like good dramas or a decent documentaries casualty and a couple of soaps not a lot to ask for !!
Never mind I m in bed now with no sleep in me 🤣🤣🤣

I’ve just watched a dire (in my opinion) adaptation of Rebecca on Netflix - no idea why I didn’t just switch it off!

Calendargirl

Also like Miss Marple, but have watched them so often I feel like one of the cast!

I feel the same about Foyles War and Grantchester.

I have spent the evening watching Mary Beard 'meeting the Romans' (?) followed by Miss Marple, 'The Body in the Library.'
Perfect.

I hope tomorrow is a happier day for you BlueBell, and better TV. All this sport is overwhelmingly too much

But I haven’t got Netflix Henetha
Allira🤣🤣🤣
Just had a few ups and downs this weekend and felt grumpy rarely happens, I m usually fairly even
Anyway hopefully a better day tomorrow

Thank goodness for Netflix!

Back to Jeff Lynne.
Can’t be doing with Oasis!

Calendargirl

Also like Miss Marple, but have watched them so often I feel like one of the cast!

Well, I've done a Spelling Bee ......

I know how to live!

Even though I love footie I would agree that there is far too much of it on Tv and don't start me on the cricket. I honestly can't see why the tennis has to be on 2 channels at once.

Also like Miss Marple, but have watched them so often I feel like one of the cast!

I watched a programme about the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh which I’ve seen before, then switched off and watched a documentary about Frank Sinatra on I Player, also seen before. What a voice, worth a rewatch.

Agree about Wimbledon, cricket, football…..

Turned over to Miss Marple!

BlueBelle

But your husband doesn’t need all the main channels on a Saturday night Jane does he ? Surely if they have to put sport on all the main channels on a Saturday night they could put our drivel on another channel? ( of course better still if they put the bluddy sport on another channel) but surely we could have both
Why take them off completely ?

No he doesn’t need all the main channels Bluebelle, if I asked him to he would go and watch sport on the other tv but I’m
happy watching Endeavour on it.

Me too, GG13. They are one of my favourite bands.
I’m enjoying a good singalong.

We are watching ELO on BBC2, not my favourite band but thoroughly enjoying it.

Allira that’s what I m was thinking of doing but it’s still light outside and if I nod off then I ll muck the night s sleep up
I just think it’s so unfair