What We're Watching
We don't have cable, and since our move we don't even have an antenna hooked up to the TV (it's around here somewhere, but I'm in no hurry to find it). But that doesn't stop us from watching a lot of great shows on TV. Since joining Netflix, I've found some outstanding programs, like Popular Mechanics For Kids, which covers a wide range of topics in a quick and humorous format. My son is crazy about these shows. Our favorite was when Elisha went down into the sewer and followed a flushed ping-pong ball from toilet to water treatment center.
Another great series of DVDs that we all loved is David Attenborough's The Blue Planet. I wouldn't be surprised if my son grows up to be a marine biologist ("The sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.")... The first episode of this amazing series had a sad, but stunning, scene where a baby humpback whale gets attacked and partially eaten by a group of orcas. My daughter got scared and ran into the other room, but my son yelled after her, "Hey, killer whales gotta eat!!" His favorite episode of all is about the deepest depths of the ocean, and he constantly asks me when we can go down into the Mariana Trench. Maybe when we're on that Disney Cruise, son, we can take the optional excursion to the bottom of the 7-mile abyss.
We've also rented some classic 70's Disney films, like No Deposit, No Return and The Apple Dumpling Gang (my son is a big Don Knotts fan), as well as PBS programs like Sagwa and Arthur.
Mom and Dad recently finished watching the entire first season of Lost and are now completely hooked by that show. After the last episode, I told my wife, "You realize we have to wait about ten months to find out what happens?" That's when the second season would be released on DVD. She was heartbroken. But, the very next day, Apple announced that it is now selling TV shows through the iTunes Music Store. Including current episodes of Lost, a mere day after they first air on ABC. I've already downloaded the first four, at $1.99 a pop. Not a bad price for a weekly fix. I haven't told the wife yet... I'll save them for the next time I forget to clean the kitchen and need to distract her.
Another great series of DVDs that we all loved is David Attenborough's The Blue Planet. I wouldn't be surprised if my son grows up to be a marine biologist ("The sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.")... The first episode of this amazing series had a sad, but stunning, scene where a baby humpback whale gets attacked and partially eaten by a group of orcas. My daughter got scared and ran into the other room, but my son yelled after her, "Hey, killer whales gotta eat!!" His favorite episode of all is about the deepest depths of the ocean, and he constantly asks me when we can go down into the Mariana Trench. Maybe when we're on that Disney Cruise, son, we can take the optional excursion to the bottom of the 7-mile abyss.
We've also rented some classic 70's Disney films, like No Deposit, No Return and The Apple Dumpling Gang (my son is a big Don Knotts fan), as well as PBS programs like Sagwa and Arthur.
Mom and Dad recently finished watching the entire first season of Lost and are now completely hooked by that show. After the last episode, I told my wife, "You realize we have to wait about ten months to find out what happens?" That's when the second season would be released on DVD. She was heartbroken. But, the very next day, Apple announced that it is now selling TV shows through the iTunes Music Store. Including current episodes of Lost, a mere day after they first air on ABC. I've already downloaded the first four, at $1.99 a pop. Not a bad price for a weekly fix. I haven't told the wife yet... I'll save them for the next time I forget to clean the kitchen and need to distract her.
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5 Comments:
Wait, what's that I see flying by the window--oh no, there goes the TV DVD market!
Is there anything I won't end up downloading?
PMK is the best show. Years after the show as gone off air, I still reference it when explaining something to the boys. (by the way, Elisha plays Kim on the show "24" and Jay is currently working on a law show with Don Johnson) Thanks for letting us know about other great shows on Netflicks. Sounds like a good reason to join....
We have netflix too, I love it. Not only for the movies, but for the TV series as well.
I might have to consider Netflix.
My three boys love PMK, too. Another good show: "How It's Made" (http://www.howitismade.net/html/anglais/index2.html). We've also been enjoying the old "Space: 1999" TV series, which is available on DVD from Blockbuster by Mail.
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