Good box sets - any recommendations?

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Hi, I'm about to have my baby and am thinking of stocking up on good box sets for the marathon feeding sessions. any recommnedations?

I have: Scrubs, Jonathan Creek, Hornblower (don't fancy that - is DHs), the godfather (don't fancy that either).

What d'you think?

Friends
Only Fools and Horses
Merlin (my DH has this and I physically leave the room when its on though)
Lost

I liked Studio 60
Dr Who? Buffy?

Mad Men first two seasons.

In Treatment? They are only half an hour each so goodish for broken attention / dozing off etc.

Actually if it were me having a baby again I think I'd get something really looong like I, Claudius but it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. Last time I was on the sofa feeding for hours on end the Olympics were on, blessing!

Good luck with your new baby!

Oh good. Lost, and that has made me think of heroes. Merlin - bugs me too 5in thebed. Think I have seen practically every friends there is now over hte years. will talek to my dad who has Only fools & horses - and black adder.

Thanks girls, has got me thinking now

The Wire?

Ooh, I love boxsets. Dexter is brilliant - very dark comedy about a serial killer who works for the crime lab, it's really engaging. 30 Rock (with Tina Fey) is hilarious - although this is starting to be shown on E4 now as well. Arrested Development is also good - it has Michael Cera in it (of Youth in Revolt, Juno, Superbad) - very funny but gets a bit samey after a couple of series.

Buffy and Angel obviously!

House is fabulous.

Have you thought of joining LoveFilm? We watch series that we enjoy but aren't bothered about owning that way - we currently have Bones on the go and are thinking of watching Mad Men this way too.

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OOh Bloss just beat me to it. Cant beat the west wing. Although tv will never be good enough for you again once you reach the end of the 7 seasons.

Greys anatomy. Vicar of Dibley if you like the humour of it. Glee ditto, your new baby would probably enjoy the background noise of it.

Cant really picture your babay drifting off to sleep after a feed to the sound of any police shows imo - i would avoid anything with loud sudden noises to be honest!

Remember the Neighbours study? How babies of mothers who watched neighbours during pregnancy became animated and relaxed and showed recognition of the tune after birth? I would start practising your boxset viewing now!

If you like your comedy, go for Black Books. Stars Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey. Classic!

Fab ideas. will get asking around as I know lots of people who have some of these I could borrow. Quite looking forward to it now!

Dont forget your local library - often better than youd think for boxsets. Trick is to check the online catalouge and reserve as they wont be on the shelf

Bones

Can I add Prison Break and second Dexter and MadMen

House
Dads Army

Mad men and Blackadder!

Blackadder
friends
father ted
Battlestar Galactica
Audrey Hepburn movie boxset
Doris Day movie boxset

Congratulations and good luck

I remember being obsessed with any babyrelated TV on SKY so you may not need the box sets if you have satellite/cable. Would watch all the gory programmes showing births (to reassure myself I wasn't such a wimp after all) and even remember being glued to a show called Baby's Room which was a house makeover show where they made over a nursery.

During the night it was too much effort to go downstairs and watch TV so just stuck the radio on and grabbed a trashy magazine.

Cold Feet

My boxsets:
All creatures great and small
The Waltons
Little house on the prarie
Grange Hill

I have an 70s80s thing going on..........

Buffy
Angel
House
West Wing (seriously - its amazing)
My So Called Life (if you're about 30)
Battlestar Galactica
Studio 60 on the sunset strip
South Park (does anybody on here actually like that?)

Not friends - you'll constantly be watching in on the mad'o'clock watch until DP gets home

You need Love Film or your local library. Did you know you can reserve DVD's on your local library site? (google your town/city plus library and it should come up)

Firefly - watched this when feeding DD2

yes - definitely Firefly! If you watch that, get serenity (the film) to watch after.

(will be back later with more, hopefully!)

Ooh yes, I third Firefly.

A good book that you can dip in and out of is better for night feeds though imo.