What have you watched that you weren't looking forward to yet enjoyed?

[TellyLass]

Mine recently was Project hail Mary. Fantastic film. I went to keep ds2 company as he fancied it. It's long but I was engrossed.

I'm sure there's a series too but I can't think atm.

Babies on BBC. I thought the acting was brilliant. I really wanted to talk about it after but I don’t know anyone else that has watched it!

When my daughters were younger In The Night Garden.

I now have an addiction.

They of course no longer watch it being too old (8 and 10) but if I see it on the channel guide I can't help but look.

I mean whilst this show exists why would anyone need to take mind altering drugs.

I used to think that about the Magic Roundabout. Dylan was always stoned 🤣

@getearnow I'll check that out.

@getearnow there was a thread on it.
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5507550-babies-montue9pm-bbc-1-tv-pace-no-spoilers?page=1

Landman

I might give that a go. Me and dh are looking for a series to watch. Just rewatching game of thrones and it's series 8.

Agree. DP put it on and I thought it was going to be dull and Not My Thing.

I bloody LOVED it. See also Tulsa King and The Boys. (Except season 5 which is shite).

I am also enjoying Peaky Blinders (bit late to the party, never watched it as I thought I wouldn’t like it but I really do.

Call the Midwife.

I’ve read the book but I didn’t watch it at all as it didn’t appeal. I’m now watching it every evening on i -player and thoroughly enjoying it. I’m on season 4.

I might give Downton Abbey a go. Never watched it. I’m often really late with these things ( about a decade ! )

House of the dragon. I’m not a fantasy person at all but somehow got sucked into it. It’s amazing.

Not a fantasy/dragons fan at all but LOVED Game of Thrones. Also, not a period drama fan but also loved Downton Abbey!

@getearnow- I watched it and loved it.

Im not a fan of violent films but lived the 2 Kill Bill films.

Poldark. Wasn’t interested when it came out but my adult son got me in to it & we completely binged it (and enjoyed talking to each other in the dialect).

Traitors

Game of Thrones (bar the last two seasons)

Very old now but Car Share. Never liked Peter Kay, but this series was the only tv show that helped me through a traumatic bereavement when I couldn’t face anything else.

Me too. They're quite funny though.

I met someone recently and said to dh her voice is exactly like someone. It was Kayleigh.

Car share was brilliant and I’m also not a big fan of Peter Kay.

GOT is an excellent example, I tried to watch the first episode three times before I got into it.

My DH has told me to watch Landman, he said I’ll like it but it doesn’t really look like my sort of thing!

I thought Better Call Saul would be boring but I was very wrong.

Landman is excellent. I miss it.

Game of Thrones- not my usual thing but DH persuaded me and I became a bit obsessed!

Traitors for me. I thought it sounded boring and I was put off by how often trailers for it were being shown.
Caught a couple of episodes of the celebrity series, then watched all of the last series and loved it. It was also nice to have something to chat about at work.

Celebrity traitors. Not usually my sort of thing, but I loved it.

Beef (season 2)

Traitors
Dept. Q on netflix
not a fan of Bridgerton but loved Queen Charlotte
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