Postcard of the Day

[fflo]

Oh, I'm so behind on things.  I'd rather make sentences here in front of you than do the work I need to do this evening.  I'd also rather watch more episodes of The Detectorists, who are worth the effort to get at, via Prime Video and thence IMDbTV, with its commercial inserts you can't skip over.

While I'm glad that TV has gotten so good in places as I've gotten older, the version of à la carte we're getting SUCKS.  Not only do you have to pay for lots of streaming services, but it becomes hard to remember what show is available where, and sharing exciting finds with others is tempered by their not having the same paid services you do (not to mention that it can be hard to remember which of yours is the one carrying the show you wanna tell about).

The Detectorists is charming me.  Or its characters are, and so it is.  I love the little theme song (which plays over the non-word not-really-action, sometimes).  I even kind of want a metal detector now.  (Maybe the library lends one???)  (Yes, it does!  And the page for it has a code for the Summer Game, t'boot.  :D )

The Detectorists was on the BBC, if you're interested and that gives you a hint to where you might get a look at it.  Its quirkiness doesn't go the predictable ways.  Oh, and hey, the library has the DVDs of it too!  OMG the library feels like a miracle sometimes.

I think of the DVD player as old tech, but yesterday I brought home a VCR from the free table at work.  Down the road a little, should I last so long, and if I think my heart can take it, I might pull out old videotapes, and see the film I made in high school (and much later crudely transferred from 8mm and cassette), and see rise from the dead, a little, at least to look at me and speak, my already very old grandmother (briefly, as I recall), and my mother, one day, irritated to be being filmed, yet, nonetheless, alive.

It's seeing her again (after now 24[!] years) that I'm not sure I can take.  Just imagining watching that little snippet is bringing tears to my eyes.  Everything was complicated, yeah, but I loved her so much.

 

Comments

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

I totally agree about the streaming services. It’s weird talking about shows with friends these days.

Detectorists had become my go-to favorite “feel good” show. I’ve watched it six times. (For real.) The singer is Johnny Flynn, he makes an appearance in the show too, and his music is worth checking out just on its own. Also, he stars in another good series, called “Lovesick.” (I’ve only watched that one two times.)

[maju01.livejournal.com]

The fragmentation of movies, tv shows, etc between streaming services is really annoying. I've just discovered a new-to-me Australian show I'd like to watch, and I'm tempted to just shell out the $100 to buy all the seasons on DVD rather than scramble to find it elsewhere.