There are three things that have contributed to an improved physical condition for me, despite being a member of a … cough … cough … older demographic.
- My FitBit
- My treadmill
- Netflix on my iPad
Binging on television shows is a phenomenon that really came of age once streaming arrived on our mobile devices. It’s not a healthy activity if you are spending an entire day on the sofa watching episode after episode (while munching on potato chips), but it can be a great way to keep you walking while viewing an episode or two on the treadmill. The better the show, the longer I’ll walk. The more I walk, the faster I make my way through seasons of television shows.
We had dinner with neighbors a couple of weeks ago, and one of the husbands mentioned Death in Paradise. It was a show in my Netflix queue (two of four seasons are there), but I hadn’t watched it yet. But I’ve watched them all now, and I can credit those episodes with getting my weekly average up to over 70,000 steps for the first time in much too long. I love the show and am eager for the next seasons to arrive on Netflix.
I confess that the BBC is the creator of many of my favorite shows, especially murder mysteries and costume dramas. I just wish their seasons were longer. Earlier this year I watched Broadchurch and now I am indulging in Midsomer Murders. I’m still in the first season (out of 15 on Netflix). The first season aired in 1997. How did that become 18 years ago!!??!! Amazing how quaint some of it seems.
Do you have any favorite shows to binge upon? Please share, especially if they’re on Netflix and I haven’t found them yet.
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Longmire a series about a present day sheriff in Wyoming. Very good!!!!
Love Longmire. Even own a season. So delighted it will be coming back on a cable station, although I’ve forgotten which one picked it up.
Thank you for recommending these shows, Robin. I’m always on the lookout for new series to watch.
Lynn, I didn’t even share my more complete list. Have you seen Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries? It is set in Australia in the 1920’s and Miss Fisher is a wealthy single woman who becomes a private detective. So fun!
I love Warehouse 13 and Hart of Dixie.
I think I have Hart of Dixie in my queue, but I have not heard of Warehouse 13. I will definitely check it out.
I do the same thing, Robin. Watch while I walk on the treadmill. Only, I don’t have a tablet, so I watch on my phone. Much smaller screen, but it still works. I’m watching When Calls the Heart right now. I also catch up on TV shows not on Netflix. Like, I’ve been watching Rizzoli & Isles on TNT and Master Chef on Fox through their apps. Makes for a nice variety. 🙂
I have the TNT app but hadn’t thought to watch any of my favorite TNT shows on it. Thanks for that tip!
I am watching Castle. Never heard of it until reading a FB post on Avid Readers of Christian Fiction and ordered seasons 1-6 for a good price on eBay. Now am working my way ($2 a show, unfortunately) thru season 7. Also love many PBS shows. Thanks for the recommendations from one and all!
Oh my goodness. I am a HUGE fan of Castle and have been since its debut. And if you have ever seen the Firefly series plus the movie Serenity, you’ll know why so many fans of Firefly were there to see the first show. If you haven’t seen Firefly (it is a very brief series), you should see it. It’s the Old West in space and so, so good!!!
Thanks for the recommendations, Robin. I will have to put Death In Paradise in my queue. Broadchurch is great! I enjoy BBC shows. Foyle’s War is also a good one.
Some viewers were very upset about Season 2 of Broadchurch, and I admit I wasn’t real happy when the second season was still about the murder, only in a different way. But it grew on me, and now I’m looking forward to the third season whenever it arrives. I’ll have to check out Foyle’s War. Death in Paradise is delightful. Murder on a Caribbean Island with a stuffy British detective in charge.
I don’t know what all Netflix has but I love watching Mike and Molly, Celebrity Name Game, Hot in Cleveland and One Day at a Time.
Thanks, Kim. Not sure if any of those are on Netflix, but they may be available through apps for those networks. Thanks.
Love PBS shows too, especially mysteries (Foyle’s War, Inspector Lewis, Poirot) and historical dramas (Call the Midwife, Wolf Hall). Once Upon a Time is my other binge fav’. My adult “kids” love to watch Psych and Merlyn on Netflix. Anything with David Tennant is good. 🙂 Have you seen The Escape Artist? Intense!
No, I haven’t seen The Escape Artist. I will add to the queue (I have a VERY long queue; may not live long enough to see them all). Wasn’t Wolf Hall to die for? I watched Once Upon a Time for the first season, maybe for two seasons. But I got sort of burned out. It might be better when I can watch one show right after the other.
I enjoyed Bomb Girls, Bletchley Circle
Loved Bomb Girls and Bletchley Circle and hope there will be more episodes added soon.
Robin, I like to watch what my DIRECRTV calls The Artful Detective and I believe Netflix calls The Murdoch Mysteries. It is about a Canadian, specifically Toronto Canada, police detective in the late 1880’s, early 1900’s. He has a unique way of investigating the murders. He seems to invent some mid to late 20th century crime fighting techniques like fingerprints (fingermarks) , ultra violet light and infrared lights, and so many more you will need to watch the series. It was made up until 2015 but, I’m not sure it will continue. I know it was around in 2011.That means there are a few seasons to catch up on. I am a sci-fi fan and like Farscape, Stargate and it’s spin offs, and Firefly as well as the Star Treks in all versions. Just a little to keep you occupied.
I was just raving about Firefly to somebody else. So good. Stargate is a DVD I watch over again. I’ll have to check out The Murdoch Mysteries. Thanks!