Ha. Lost! DH and I watched an episode in the next-to-last season and that was all it took. Next-door neighbors lent us all the previous seasons and we binge-watched, 2-3 episodes a night, took a couple of weeks. Loved it! But at that time no one was talking about "binge-watching", and we were embarrassed! That scene from Olychick's Portlandia where they reach the end of the series is just how we felt. :>) Yes, I love House of Cards; DH does not, so I watched it alone (bought both seasons). Took my time with Season One, but took a Saturday off and watched Season Two straight through. Pound pound on the desk! Terrific! Can't wait for the next season. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright are riveting.

Saw this thread and thought of DD#1's recent review published in her college paper: (Not) Movie Review: “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” I’ve been forced to review a television series that isn’t even on TV due to the crappy quality of the movies that have come out recently. There is no way I’m going to see “Get Hard” or “Home,” the two newest movies in theater. So instead, I’m going to take a look at the Netflix original series, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” this week. The new series, launched in March, stars the ridiculously adorable Ellie Kemper, best known for her time playing Erin on “The Office,” as Kimmy Schmidt, a woman who lived in an underground bunker for 15 years because of a crazy preacher. Now she’s out, living in New York and discovering she doesn’t know much about the way the world works. The show, written by Tina Fey, brings Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess from Fey’s previous project, “30 Rock.” The cast as a general whole are over the top, but ridiculous enough to be funny and not induce headaches. The show’s premise is simple enough. Each episode follows Kimmy as she tries to get a job, a boyfriend and forget about her past as a “mole woman.” This was the first Netflix series I had seen, and I was impressed by the quality of the show. For the most part the editing and script was well executed, and the comedic timing was on point. There were a few times when I thought the comedy went for lower blows. It’s not an overly intelligent comedy, but it kept a good medium level, hovering somewhere between gags and full on racism. The show’s greatest downfall comes in the times when it stoops for the easy laughs and gets a little too close to insulting. That being said, I appreciate that the show is aimed for an adult audience, but it doesn’t constantly rely on awkward sex jokes that seem to be the go-to for current TV comedies. Another comedy staple of recent years, the poorly executed flash-back, was abundant in this show, but I didn’t dislike it. Each flashback revealed a part of Kimmy’s life in the bunker, which proved to be material that could be spread throughout the remainder of the season, and not just used as a one-time bit joke. The characters are an interesting mix of clichés and new ideas. I really enjoyed the landlady role of Lillian. She was an interesting take on a crazy New Yorker who commonly referenced her shady and backward past. The show relies on secondary characters to play the role of the straight man who isn’t in on the jokes. While this works sometimes, it would be nice to have a more constant role of non-ridiculousness to compare the rest of the cast to. Overall, it’s a great show to fill in your hours of boredom, but it’s not a piece of art. You’re not going to fall in love with the characters like you do in “The Office” or “Parks and Recreation,” but you will thoroughly enjoy their quirky personalities and antics. 3.5/5

After watching Justified (I am nearly finished) I am on to Deadwood. I never thought I would like it but it is a period show and has Timothy Olyphant playing a similar character as he does in Justified. I adore his character on Justified... plus just looking at him! lol So, I think I will really like Deadwood. Will keep you posted!!

No cable and no subscriptions for us, other than Amazon Prime, which we get because we already have Prime. In our living rooms, we have Samsung TVs and get Samsung channels in addition to the hundreds of local channels (of which we only watch about 40) we get through the air via antenna. I am not averse to turning the TV on during the day, and there are certain afternoon shows that I like to watch from time to time, including Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb on DABL (I think). I think Amanda Lamb is an extremely obnoxious person and a horrible designer, but I like to watch her because she is so bad. I love it when her clients refuse to take her bad advice (generally regarding hideous wallpaper that she tries to force on them) and feel sorry for them when they allow her to steamroll over them. I used to watch CBS This Morning years ago, but it's really gone downhill - ever since they booted Charlie Rose, and now I can only stand to watch the first 20 minutes of it - after that it is a lot of fluff and way too much time wasted on commercials. On occasion, I will watch Perry Mason at 9 AM while I am waiting for the effects of my morning BP medication to mellow out. I would love to watch German and Italian shows, but we don't get any of those. I probably watch Youtube more than I do TV. In the afternoon, we often watch To Tell The Truth at 5 PM with Gary Moore as host, and Kitty Carlyle and Peggy Cass as permanent panel members. Unfortunately, the panel usually also includes Bill Cullen, who is extremely incompetent at asking questions of the guests. On weeknights, Just Shoot Me reruns come on after TTTT, and we usually watch that also. I can sort of watch these shows while I am making dinner. We get quite a few British "Home" shows on Samsung channels, and I watch some of those in the evening. Sometimes we watch Dateline or Unsolved Mysteries in the evening, but we generally do not watch movies except on weekends.