Shows I've Been Watching

[ptyx]

When I'm not working or studying, I'm watching TV.

I'm watching The Borgias and liking it. (I'm two eps behind: I just watched ep 6.)

I've started watching Game of Thrones. (I've only watched the first two eps.) I haven't been hooked yet.

I'm still watching House MD. I'm almost up to date with it. I still like it :-)

I'm still watching White

Comments

[luthien]

The first two episodes of Game of Thrones are pretty much all set-up. They have to be, because they're laying the groundwork for a huge story. It's hard for me to judge, because I can't disconnect from my knowledge of what happens in the books when I watch any of the episodes, but I think people new to the story start to get into it more once Ned reaches King's Landing (in episode 3

[ptyx]

Yes, it wasn't easy to follow the first two eps of Game of Thrones. Too many characters, too many things to absorb. But it looks promising :-)

Oh, you're not the first person to compare Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs. I haven't watched Upstairs, Downstairs, so I think I should take a look at it, too! Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to watch more eps. When I finish Season 1 I'll let you know my opinion.

[tekalynn]

There are actually two versions of Upstairs Downstairs: the original which ran from the late 60s to the early 70s and covered approximately 1900 to 1930, and the 2010 three-episode version which takes place in a much narrower range of time in the 1930s. So be sure to know which you're watching!

Personally, I'm a big Downton Abbey fan, a bigger Upstairs Downstairs fan, and a HUGE Game of Thrones fan. I'm also rereading the books.

[ptyx]

Oops! Which of the versions do you recommend?

:-)

[isiscolo]

Downton Abbey is next on our Netflix queue! We have just finished watching another BBC costume drama (set in ~1870), The Way We Live Now, which was really excellent.

[ptyx]

Oh, I haven't watched this one! *adds to queue*