Gonna take a break from news. What should I binge watch?

[Binkie The Clown]

Considering these just off the top of my head:

Lord of the Rings
Dexter (all seasons)
Game of Thrones (haven't watched the whole thing in a while)
Hunger Games (all 4 chapters)
Harry Potter (complete series)

Other suggestions?

[Harker]

1. Birds.

Always refreshing.

[Binkie The Clown]

31. I should put a bird feeder on my front porch. nt

[Harker]

45. It will change your life for the better, I think.

There are 50 lbs. of sunflower seeds in the trunk of my car.

I hope you'll have fun!

[randr]

2. Do you enjoy reading?

Many great books are out currently

[Binkie The Clown]

16. Love to read. Mostly non-fiction though. Lots of SciFi too. nt

[csziggy]

51. If you do ebooks check out the Mega Pack books on Amazon

Dozens of different authors in collections, some going back to the early 20th century. Some collections are by authors, some just sort of random. $0.99 each for most.

I bought a bunch to put on my tablet to take to read last year while in the UK. They've kept me in reading material for the last year and a half for under $30 total.

[Binkie The Clown]

52. Thanks. I use Kindle a lot. nt

[csziggy]

53. The Mega Pack books have a lot of classic Sci Fi

But also other genre such as mystery. They are a great bargain if you like the old stuff.

[Polly Hennessey]

3. Hunger Games seems appropriate

for the present.

[Binkie The Clown]

17. It does. I have them on DVD. nt

[Zoonart]

4. Dexter.

Just finished re watching. With the exception of season 8, early well written and acted.

[hlthe2b]

13. Yes.. Watch Dexter (but skip the last season, IMO)

[Binkie The Clown]

15. Agreed. The last season was a bust. nt

[Cirque du So-What]

5. I just finished watching The Outsider on HBOMax

Based on a Stephen King novel. If you’re into that sort of thing.

[Binkie The Clown]

18. Don't have HBO. SOunds good, though. nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. If you have Amazon Prime, Line of Duty. 4 seasons, 6 episodes each

superb crime drama

[Binkie The Clown]

20. I do. I'll take a look. Thanks. nt

[C_U_L8R]

7. Breaking Bad

Get Shorty (the series)

[Binkie The Clown]

33. Never was able to get into the rbeaking bad series. nt

[C_U_L8R]

38. I wasn't either until now

Tried a few times over the years. And never got into it.
But for some reason, maybe current culture and events,
I've taken to it now and have plowed halfway through the seasons.
Totally enjoyable. I love the way the characters develop.

[Binkie The Clown]

40. I guess I should give it a second chance then. Thanks. nt

[C_U_L8R]

42. And if you haven't seen Get Shorty (on Epix)

Great ensemble. Hollywood and hoodlums. What's not to love.

[Binkie The Clown]

43. Saw that a while back. Thanks for the reminder. nt

[dchill]

8. My go-to is Hogan's Heroes...

For more gritty realism and more political correctness!

[Binkie The Clown]

22. Right up there with Gilligan's Island. for sure. :) nt

[steampunk]

9. Great feel good movie

I recently watched Morgan Feeman in The Magic of Belle Isle. Free on YouTube.

[Binkie The Clown]

23. Haven't seen it. He was great in Invictus. re-watched that last week. nt

[pnwest]

10. Or if you want funny, "Veep".

Breathlessly hilarious.

[mr_lebowski]

11. Sherlock (with Benedict and Martin)

The Man in the High Castle
Counterpart (with JK Simmons)
Orphan Black

[genxlib]

48. Second the recommendation for Orphan Black

Awesome series. Tatiana Maslany is incredible in that

[Zorro]

12. Justified

The law vs. redneck assholes.

[Binkie The Clown]

27. Sounds promissing. I'm also waiting for Promising Young Woman to come to DVD. nt

[Alacritous Crier]

14. The Manhunt series...

on Netflix are very well made. There are two so far, Unibomber and Centennial Park Bomber.

[secondwind]

19. I've been binging Game of Thrones

Am on Season 8.

A 74-yr-old woman watching GoT, imagine that!!

[Binkie The Clown]

24. Haha. I get it. I'm 75 and I love it. nt

[mr_lebowski]

54. Let me know what you thought of Season 8

It's been roundly panned for all manner of reasons as you've likely heard.

Other than Seasons 7 and 8 being what I felt was rushed overall, I thought the ending was pretty decent.

This is an unpopular opinion though.

[CottonBear]

21. The Americans and The Mandalorian.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is excellent too!

[Binkie The Clown]

25. I got kinda burned out on the Star Wars franchise. I'll check out the others. thanks. nt

[Sanity Claws]

26. Trees, birds alighting on the trees, windblown leaves

Get outside! The air will do you wonders

[Binkie The Clown]

29. This is Oregon. It's pouring rain! We have laws against going outside in the winter.

That said, many years ago I was an avid birder and member of the Audubon Society. Harder for me to get out in my decrepit old age.

[Sanity Claws]

35. I understand rain

I used to live in Seattle.

[Binkie The Clown]

39. A lot of people don't know that the Pacific NW is a "temperate rain forest". nt

[ailsagirl]

56. Can you send some rain to us?

Here in SF Bay Area we’re in desperate need.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

28. Your Honor.

A new series on Showtime, if you have it.

[Binkie The Clown]

30. Don't have Showtime. Just Prime, Netflix, Roku. No cable. Huge DVD collection. nt

[Buckeye_Democrat]

34. Okay. Breaking Bad?

Same lead actor in both series.

[Binkie The Clown]

37. I tried watching Breaking Bad. Just didn't grab me for some unknown reason. nt

[Buckeye_Democrat]

44. You might want something more uplifting right now anyway.

If you have any science interests, then maybe something like "Cosmos" or the "Planet Earth" shows?

Oh! And if you download the "Kanopy" app (Roku), it should have all kinds of free and interesting presentations from your local library.

Edit: I just had to type in my library card number initially (one time). Pretty easy.

[cayugafalls]

32. If you have Netflix, Warrior Nun or The Umbrella Academy

[Binkie The Clown]

36. Have been watching Umbrella Academy. nt

[TrogL]

41. Daria

[RainCaster]

46. Read a book, or...

If you want to hear about a functional government, read "A Band of Rivals".
Otherwise, stay away from politics. That means avoid John Grisham, Tom Clancy, etc. as well.

Other ideas--
Plan your garden. It's too early to go out there and start planting, but you can do the planning. That's why seed catalogs are mailed out this time of year. Although many popular seed/bulb companies are running low on inventory.

Learn a new song. If you are a guitarist, try "Classical Gas". Pianists should try a Gershwin piece.

Redecorate a room in your house. New paint, some different furniture, and a rearranging things will help your mindset after being trapped inside by this pandemic.

[Binkie The Clown]

47. Now that you mention it...

I have a book of Fields' piano nocturnes I've been meaning to try to tackle,
AND
My Territorial Seed Company catalog arrived in the mail a few days ago.

Both excellent alternatives.

[zanana1]

49. I binged "Into the Wild" on Netflix last night.

Wow. Based on a true story of a young man who gave up a life of entitlement to wander, penniless, across the country and into Alaska. The people he meets along the way are a little weird and inspiring. I won't give away the ending. This is a hidden gem.

[Binkie The Clown]

50. I watched that several years ago. I remember that ending.

I read somewhere that Alaska removed his bus because it was attracting too many nuisance tourists.

[diva77]

55. Martin Scorcese lists 30 films he'd like you to watch here

https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/martin-scorsese-favorite-films-movies/2001-a-space-odyssey-1968-48/

some are dark but you can see how they’ve had an impact on is style

[Binkie The Clown]

57. I've only ever seen 7 of those. I'd better copy down the list and get busy. hehe. nt

[Betty88]

58. Read Game of Thrones

What a wonderful series of books. I loved the show but so much of the tale is missing.

[Binkie The Clown]

59. I have read it. In fact I almost always read the book before watching any movie.

Going all the way back to Seven Days in May and To Kill a Mockingbird.
The book is usually better. For example, the movie "The Circle" had a totally different ending from the book.
Red Sparrow made a far better book than a movie.
Of course I don't yet know the ending of the Game of Thrones books.

[area51]

60. How about

Firefly? Best gorram series in the 'Verse.

[Binkie The Clown]

61. "Shiny" I never forgave Joss Whedon for letting it go away. nt

[left-of-center2012]

62. Bosch on Prime

Cop show, about 4 seasons of shows.

[mpcamb]

63. "Sneaky Pete" is long on plot and intrigue with limited violence.

"Justified", also a favorite, with plenty of all three.