I don't watch much tv-- but bf and I follow at least one show a season so we can watch "together" while he is still a number of states away. Here are some we've enjoyed this way-- or binge watching when together. OH.. and we are similar.. dramas or GOOD comedies. Dexter Homeland Detroit 187 The Killing Orange is the New Black (netflix only) Sherlock (BBC) Downton Abbey (he likes it too) West Wing Homicide Prime Suspect (BBC) Pushing Daisies Scandal (this one is just mine-- but it started jumping the shark last season) Parenthood A few oldies but goodies.. Northern Exposure Homicide Six Feet Under Any BBC show with Robson Green

My internet is really too slow for YouTube except at times like 5 am Sunday morning when other traffic is low. I end up watching a lot of buffering, even set at the lowest quality level. Most folks measure their internet connection in tens of kbps whereas mine does not reach 1 kbps even at the best of times. It is DSL rather than satellite because satellite was worse and expensive. I am a firm believer that internet connectivity needs to be treated like electric connectivity was back in the thirties. The farm I live on didn’t get electricity until then, and I don’t expect a decent internet connection until someone besides a for-profit company does it. I had to bring my work computer home because I can’t work remotely from home. And I literally live 15 minutes from the state capitol building. :-/

I admit watching good TV is one of my favorite hobbies, and I look forward to checking out these recommendations. I second Episodes with Matt Lablanc. I also loved Enlightened on HBO with Laura Dern, quirky character and heartwarming. I also enjoyed Jimmy Carter Rock n Roll President on Netflix (I'm a Georgian) and the documentary Crip Camp, a great story about birth of disability rights movement.

No, but for the irregular TV watching we do, we really like MHz. It offers European TV productions/series from various countries, with subtitles. French and Italian shows are well represented but there are others too. Most of the series are mysteries and/or crime related in some way but not all. The writing and acting are always superb and seem to be of a much higher quality than typical American fare. Amazon Prime also offers some European series productions, I recommend those too, for the same reasons.