Hey everyone thanks so much for joining me for today’s Hello Monday post where I am linking up with Holly and Sarah. I hope that you guys had a great weekend! I had a super low-key one and spent all of it watching a variety of random shows and movies. It was one of those weekends where that’s about all I got up to!
Shows And Movies For The Weekend!
Jack Ryan
I started watching the first season of Jack Ryan months and months ago and I really enjoyed the few episodes that I watched. It’s a great political action thriller and I always meant to go back to finish it but never got around to it. Well, this was the weekend to pick it up again and I finished seasons 1 and 2.
I love John Krasinski and I think he makes a great Jack Ryan. It’s definitely a show worth watching and I really loved all the action scenes and tense plot lines.
Homes Under The Hammer
I had forgotten all about this show and then I saw it on BritBox. This was one of my favourite shows way back in the early 2000s. I love home renovation shows and I like that this show has multiple before and after home renovation stories in one episode. It was also good to watch this show in between episodes of Jack Ryan just to get a bit of a break from so many tense moments.
Manifest
This show is about a plane full of passengers that disappears mid-flight for five years and then miraculously reappears and lands. All the people on board haven’t aged and they have no clue that so many years have passed. I watched about seven episodes and then I stopped. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy it because I did. It’s just that I couldn’t stand the suspense. There were more and more questions at the end of every episode and it reminded me of the show ‘Lost’.
I used to love watching Lost, I was totally obsessed with trying to work out all the possible theories. Then I thought that the later seasons got silly and the finale was such a huge disappointment! I have to confess that I may have googled the ending of Manifest and ruined it for myself (or saved my sanity). So I doubt that I will go back to watching it.
Let The Sun Shine In
I found this French movie when I was flicking through SBS on demand. Pretty much the only thing that I enjoyed about this movie was listening to the lovely French accents. It stars Juliette Binoche and it’s about a divorced woman trying to find the love of her life. Throughout the whole movie she hooks up with losers and then in the end it’s implied that she finds “the one”. I wasn’t feeling well when I watched it and maybe that’s why I couldn’t be bothered changing channels or pressing stop.
Father Of The Bride
I was feeling so disappointed after the French movie that I was desperate for a feel-good pick-me-up. I probably know Father Of The Bride off by heart. But it’s such a sweet movie and the characters Franck and his assistant always have me in hysterics.
Doc Martin
The lovable but grumpy Doc Martin is back for its final season (insert sad face). If you haven’t seen this show then you need to ASAP!! It’s about a gifted surgeon who develops a phobia of blood and ends up practising as a GP in the sleepy town of Port Wenn.
The show is full of quirky funny characters and the humour is always spot-on! Because season ten has only just been released they are airing one episode weekly. This feels so weird now that I am used to binge-watching everything. I watched one episode and the second one came out the other day. I’m taking my time watching them because I want to savour every minute. That’s how great this show is!
Monk
Do you remember Monk?? Hahaha, what a brilliant show about a detective who suffers from anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. I remember watching some seasons way back when it was first aired on television. I never saw all of them and so now I have started season one and I am thoroughly enjoying it! I love how this show is a perfect mix of drama and humour.
That’s about it! My whole weekend of TV viewing and now my eyes are probably going to go square! Thanks so much for stopping by to have a read, I always appreciate each and every one of you! I hope that you have the best week.
Happy Monday
Father Of The Bride is one of my absolute favorites!
Ahh! I haven’t seen Homes Under The Hammer for years. I didn’t even realise there was still new episodes going out until you mentioned it.
I am going to start watching Manifest. On Netflix here it’s always in the top 10 most watched shows.
Whenever I have seen Doc Martin advertised I think of you. lol I think the last episode has just been shown over her. x
Nice round-up of shows – I like that they are different genres. I started Manifest but quit after a season. They were doing too many obvious ploys and instead of a suspense show, I thought it turned into a not great soap opera. I love Doc Martin and am sad it’s the final season. I’ve never heard of Homes Under Hammer. I’ll look for it on Brit Box (one of my fav channels BTW. I also watch Acorn.)
Father of the Bride!! I love that movie so much, it always makes me cry. Martin Short as Franck is just the best!
I often Google and read the ending of shows too! LOL I did enjoy Manifest though but we watched it as it was coming out so there was no Googling spoilers with that one.
What a fun weekend! Other than a bit or gardening, mine was about the same.
-Soma
Fab round-up. I am always on the lookout for new things to watch. We have just watched the last series of Doc Martin. I’m really going to miss watching that. xx
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