If I didn't have DVR, I wouldn't watch nearly the amount of TV that I do. It really changed my habits. Also, I can hardly bear to watch anything unless I have taped it because I want to be able to FF through the commercials.

I love Victoria! That is one of my shows that is in its last season. PBS doesn't seem to rerun anything anymore. They are determined to make people pay to get access, the way you do for AMC. So I try to keep an eye on anything new on PBS, since I won't be able to go back and get earlier episodes if I find something in progress. It's infuriating.

Besides Victoria, I am in the last season of Poldark, The Durrells in Corfu, and The Affair. Maybe you caught glimpses of Poldark before or after a Victoria episode? That one really does require commitment to be properly savored. Swoon.

So my 14 traditionally scripted shows that will still be with me are, TWD, FTWD, Better Call Saul (wait--another last season show?), NOS4A2, Lodge 49, Outlander, Westworld (maybe also a last season?), Law and Order: SVU, Criminal Minds (FF through anything POV of the criminal), Vera, Younger, Young Sheldon, Sherlock on Masterpiece (never can tell if it's over), and Doc Martin (heard a rumor there would be a bonus show eventually so I keep it on DVR out of hope).

Urf to Picard. That was the Star Trek series I could not watch. My eyes could not rest comfortably on a single character in that show! But my first fangirl crush was Bat Masterson (Gene Barry), and now I think, Really??? lol "Dressed-up dandy (derby and cane), gambler and lawman roams the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit (and cane) rather than his gun." Guess I haven't changed much as to type, though. lol I never let on how much I liked Bat Masterson. It was a secret.

 

YAYAYAY. I had no idea Victoria would be coming back! That's the thing with British series. They take breaks and then return out of the blue. I hesitate to delete any of them from my DVR.

I don't know how I missed The Young Victoria. I went to youtube and I love it.



I did see Victoria and Abdul and loved it. Also adored the one with Mr. Brown. See? No idea how I missed The Young Victoria!

Younger is my most peripheral show. It's a breezy 1/2 hour frolic. That and Young Sheldon are my only two comedies, and they are the only two network shows I have in common with my good friend who is always up for a road trip adventure to a museum exhibit or whatever. We both love the PBS shows. She doesn't like shows with dark scary notes.

If Nico Tortorella leaves Younger, maybe that will be the end of the show. I suspected the main character, Liza, would wind up with him, the tattoo artist, instead of the well-off, established business owner who is age-appropriate. (Liza aged 40 couldn't get a job, so she faked being a Millennial. Hi-jinks ensued.)

 

Will Jenna Coleman be re-cast?

• Jenna Coleman says it will be “hard” to leave Victoria – but reveals who she wants to replace her

“I’ve currently got seven children in the show, so there’s definitely a point where it becomes not realistic anymore,” Coleman told Graham Norton. “I’ve just caught up with her age and my age.”

The actress had previously considered the question, saying: “There’s going to come a point where I have to [to be recast]. The idea I’ll be playing Victoria meeting Abdul is not really possible.

“But it’s going to be a hard thing to give over, especially as she gets older. She’s becoming much more like everything that she’s kind of known for – her impatience and straightness and inability to hide how she feels.

“[Recasting] brings a lot of challenges and it’s hard as an actor – when you’ve taken it so far it’s hard to give it up.”


Writer Daisy Goodwin has told RadioTimes.com that she already knows what she would like to cover in series four, adding that she would not to re-cast Coleman and co-star Tom Hughes just yet.


“I know where the series is going, it’s all there,” she said. “I think series four is going to be amazing. At some point we will have to recast, but hopefully not yet.”

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/...ast-trailer-itv-pbs-jenna-coleman-tom-hughes/

 

Well I finally watched the last 3 episodes (really because I just wanted to watch the awkwardness on Talking Dead).....

Here's my gripes.

I literally yelled at Dwight calling him a dumbass outloud when he threw the walkie talkie. REALLY? After searching for Sherry for MONTHS (years?) when you finally get her on the walkie you throw it because there is a bad connection? REALLY???

The dumb wild west whistling music and tumbleweeds.

I CANNOT stand Annie Oakley/Tarzan Jane. They praised the actress on Talking Dead and I was thinking, they MUST just be paying her lip service. She was such a caricature and such a DUMB character at that and the actress was horrible.

Speaking of which, I still don't understand her plan. Why does she help people just to kill them? She mentioned she only tried to kill what's his face because he wasn't useful. Is that her whole thing? She weeds off the lame ducks? Because there were a lot of people that didn't have very nice things to say about her so, I'mmmmmm still scratching my head on her plan. But I also don't really care to think about it for more than 0.5 seconds.

COME ONNNNN SUNDAY!!!

 

That's a particular peeve of mine, too. They don't even explain this villain's motivation. All of this time and we still don't know what she is up to.

And I can't imagine how bad other actors must have been to make her look good to them. I actually do like the look of her costume, although it makes no realistic sense, but I can't stand looking at the woman herself. Maybe if I had a clue about her motivation I could tolerate her existence, but I just viscerally don't like her face. Dumb grin. She's the sister of Mad magazine's guy.

And what's with Al not instantly coming up with an answer to the helicopter questions: I saw a helicopter!! I have no idea how that's possible. I thought you might know, with all your bragging. Have you seen it?!?

 

I despise Talking Dead so much. What a lame excuse for a "talk show". I understand that TWD is the only cow they can milk, but that's way too much.