Tonight I find myself alone in the house. My husband and kids are away. I could be out on the town, at the movies, at a play. I could go dancing and stay up all night (yeah, right, I haven’t done that in YEARS!).
But the truth is all I want to do is sit on the couch with my Netflix remote, go into my list of saved features and watch TV all night long.
I didn’t realize it before today but I think I fell in love with Netflix. Well, my husband realized it before I did. Every night I swoon at the offerings as I slowly put one another into my list. As I view one, I scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on recommended features and add them. Then I take note of the actors and go into their listings and slowly add their old films. I’m literally amazed by the quantity of films I’ve never seen before – I thought I was a film buff! Little did I know.
Right now I have on Top of the Lake with Mad Men’s Elizabeth Moss doing a seriously better than I thought New Zealand accent and the one and only Holly Hunter (I hardly recognized her!). I have to admit, I knew very little about this show before turning on. I’m a lifelong fan of Jane Campion and I was so eager to see her back in action, in a show made for the Sundance Channel. Right now I’m on the second episode. In the first one, a young girl left her home, wound her way along a forest road to the shore of a lake, and waded in, fully dressed, up to her neck. We soon find out she’s 12 and pregnant only she won’t reveal who impregnated her. In steps Moss, who plays a detective. So far it’s kind of confusing, but the family’s not here so I can stay up late binging.
I’ve got movies like Broadcast News, Thelma & Louise, Lovers on a Bridge, The Concert, The Nasty Girl, Children of a Lesser God, East is East, Swimming Pool, Brassed Off, Up on the Villa, The Dead, Camilla, Sweet Revenge, Gentleman’s Agreement and so many other fabulous movies and obscure films that I just can’t wait to watch.
Then there’s House of Cards. I’m only one episode into season two but all I can say is REALLY? If you’ve seen it, you know what I mean. That Kevin Spacey is one mean bastard. And I can’t wait to see what happens next.
So, here’s the thing. I really don’t sit in front of Netflix all the time. I’m a mom, I have responsibilities. By the time the kids go to bed, it’s later than it used to be. It’s usually 10pm and I’m zonked. But I’ve got this amazing list of movies and TV shows waiting for me, and given the opportunity to go out on the town tonight, I chose Netflix.
Okay, now I’m worried.
Disclosure: I’m a member of the #Netflix #Streamteam and write one post a month about my experience with Netflix but I choose my own topics and all opinions are my own.
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