Watching

We watch four streaming services: Netflix, Amazon, PBS and Acorn.  Lynn has a tendency to go for nature shows.   I can often enjoy what she picks but I am highly partial to "Call the Midwife".  That show was once only available on PBS but now it is on Netflix.  It seems authentic and it certainly makes clear that women in the right time of life can and do grow new humans.

My professor friends have made clear that plays were a means of public education in the ancient world and I have learned a little of the influence of films on the people of the world, not just in the US.  Since I have seen many movies and read many books, I am a bit jaded by "mysteries" and too much gore, danger, cruelty is not what I want to watch these days.  The show I keep mentioning, "Call the Midwife" is filled with drama, excitement, pathos and genuine cheer.

On some of my web pages, I state the names of two movies I have watched and enjoyed many times: "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians are Coming!" and "In the Spirit".  Two for Lynn are "Strangers in Good Company" and "Enchanted April".  Both Netflix and Amazon are good sources for an older movie that isn't being advertised but pays off.  So is the app called "Just Watch".