Media week... month... day?: quarantine edition #2 (and non-media)

[thistlechaser]

Still haven't read more than a couple pages of my book. Every time I pick it up, I do enjoy it, but somehow reading isn't happening now.

Happily I'm doing much much better with shows! (Small blessings?)

I'm on season 2 of Castlevania, but I'm really, really not enjoying it. It feels like a whole different show than season 1. I haven't closed the tab yet, which means I haven't given up on it, but I pretty much hated the first two eps of the season, which isn't a good sign for me to continue. I heard season 3 is better, but not sure if I'll make it that far.

The Amazing Stories remake is very very hit and miss. The first ep was horrible, the second better, the third worse, and this week's was pretty darned good. Since it's only an hour a week, I guess it's worth sticking with, but it's nothing like the original series was. (Or maybe my memories of it are colored by me having been a kid when I saw it...)

Based on a Stephen King story, The Outsider is not really my cup of tea and isn't hooking me at all. A small town murder mystery with a heaping helping of supernatural. Not sure why, but the story just doesn't interest me at all. Wow, I've only watched three eps of it, feels like I've spent 20 hours watching. Not a good sign! The season is only 10 eps, but I think I'll likely drop it (again, I already dropped it once).

I've been watching to rewatch one of my favorite series, but I couldn't decide which. I narrowed it down to West Wing or Battlestar Galactica. I thought maybe West Wing would make me even more grumpy over idiot Trump, so I went with Battlestar Galactica. Holy cow, it's so so so good. Everything about it! The acting, the character, the music is amazing, and the camera work is like no other show. I watched eight eps in a couple days. I only wish I didn't remember the story so well, I know all the twists and what happened in each ep.

Major Crimes is another rewatch, by chance with the same star as in BSG. Mary McDonnell. Surprisingly, she plays almost the same character in both: A very intelligent, very kind woman who takes no shit from anyone. In both shows she's tossed into a position of leadership in a new area to her, and she learns the ropes and quickly becomes a good leader. I love her to death.

And lastly, a slow rewatch of Community. Talk about a show with humor and heart!

I wish I could spend this time watching new stuff, but I can't find any show I want to marathon. Luckily I'm enjoying these three rewatches.

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And in the non-media end of my life: I'm very very VERY much enjoying working from home. I have to be better about not going out though. I went almost two weeks without going out (except once to drop off masks and gloves I had to a hospital), but now suddenly I want to go out for any reason. I went out and bought a sandwich today. My apartment is full of food, I have no need to go out!

Luckily I have a lot of toilet paper (by chance I had gone to Costco right before all this started, so I have a 30 roll pack I haven't even opened yet), but still just reading about it makes me want to go buy more. (Which I know is exactly why the "shortage" is happening -- there isn't one, everyone is just buying it up because they think there is one...)

We have an all hands (video) meeting at work tomorrow. Hopefully it will just be to touch base with everyone and to extend us working from home. I'm in California, so it's pretty bad here.

Stay safe and healthy, all!

Comments

[hamsterwoman]

I did not enjoy season 2 of Castlevania, but I did enjoy season 3 a lot. If you're OK with skipping things, you might try skipping forward to that? The things you need to know from season 2 can be summed up in 2 sentences.

Is Community on Netflix? Or where are you watching it? I've seen a couple of episodes here and there and liked them, and that might be one for me to queue up once I'm done with my current sitcom binge..

so I have a 30 roll pack I haven't even opened yet),

Ha, lucky! I finally spotted some individual rolls at the corner store, but getting TP in any quantity seems completely impossible still XD

Stay safe! I keep eyeing the Santa Clara county numbers and being really glad that I stopped going to the office when I did... (I mean, SF is not great either, especially considering the population size, but that's one less pool of possible community transmission.)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard better things about season 3, so I might just skip. Glad to know I wouldn't miss much!

I yo ho ho most of my show watching. I actually have basic cable now (Comcast had a special, for a year it's basically free with my Internet). It's a lifesaver, I don't think I could have gotten through the last couple weeks without access to the news. But for anything beyond 12 or so channels, I go here: https://www1.swatchseries.to/ (Community: https://www1.swatchseries.to/serie/community ) My money is really tight, so Netflix and such aren't really accessible to me.

Costco has said that they have enough toilet paper at most times, so if you have a membership, you might try there. Only one per person, but those packs are really big.

Thanks! You stay safe, too!

[hamsterwoman]

I yo ho ho most of my show watching.

Gotcha! :) (I don't judge, though I stay away from yo ho ho myself after some annoying experience with computer viruses, and, honestly, the only reason we have Netflix is that it came free with our cell phone contract. So kind of like your basic cable situation :)

Oh good to know re: Costco. We're not members, but my parents are, and hopefully they picked up some TP to share with us as we discussed that with them the other day.

And thanks!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Last I heard, it's one TP pack per person (membership card) per day, but one pack is 30 rolls, so that should help!

Good luck! :)

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

I hadn't really thought about it, but yeah, s2 of Castlevania is less interesting. I think that (for me, at least) it's because I care about the trio and I don't care about Dracula's goons. (I liked the implied arc of Lisa turning Dracula into a more nuanced person with an understanding of humans, but the reverse is less interesting!)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's exactly my issue, too. I really liked Dracula being redeemed (sort of?), but those two humans just don't work for me. With Dracula it had been subtle changing, but the two humans were just so completely not subtle at all. I think that one of them who whipped himself endlessly was the last straw. Well that and the line about "Don't you dare ever say the word Love again!!" or something like that. The opposite of subtle.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

We haven't gotten to watch anymore Castlevania since the lockdown because my stepdaughter is here so we've been binging Brooklyn 99 but we stopped right at season 2 so now I'm really curious to watch and see why you don't like it LOL.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oooh I hope it works for you better than it did for me! And if it doesn't, another comment said we could just skip it and move on to season 3 without missing much at all.

Can't want for you to have a chance to see it! I want to know what you think!