While the rest of the world slept, we watched TV. Or maybe
it’s the other way around. In any event, here’s our watch list for the last few
days:
Tiger King: Let’s be honest. This is trash TV. In the end,
none of the characters are particularly appealing or redeemable. Nevertheless,
we did watch to the bitter end. And apparently there's one more episode coming soon, back by popular demand. Cute cats.
Freud: Managed to get through four episodes of this costume
horror series, each one bloodier and crazier than the one before. It had all
the clichés, with the benefit of a few lines in Hungarian spoken with a German
accent that even I could understand. But it also had the ages-old trope about
Hungarians being closer to the dark side due to … something in their blood. I
find that irritating but maybe true, given the politics right now of that
country.
Bosch, Season 6: Based on the Michael Conelly novels, this
is a well-written series about an idiosyncratic LA cop who wins some, loses some,
and tries to keep victims from falling through the cracks.
Sour Grapes: A 2016 documentary about wine fraud, the film is
really a story about the vulnerability of hedge fund managers and others with too
much money. If you enjoy drinking Burgundy, it’s worth watching.
Nothing much else has happened. We have not bought gas since
March 14 and still have about 90 percent of that tankful. New chairs that we
ordered in the fall finally arrived. The delivery and setup crew wore masks and
gloves. My Minneapolis son decided he could safely visit the old folks without
infecting them, so he showed up with mask and gloves and we sat in lawn chairs on the
driveway six feet apart. It was wonderful to see him in person, but I wish I
could have hugged him.
Stay safe and keep watching!
