It seems like in the quarantined days, we get to either stare out the window, watch TV or movies at home, or work at our computers. I don’t really want to write about work today. I also don’t want to write about the coronavirus or our idiot president. Although, it’s funny that when I typed “idiot” my predictive text suggested “president” as the next word. Apparently, “idiot president” is a common phrase with Apple users. Anyway, with all of those topics out of the question, there isn’t much left to talk about.
I guess I could discuss Star Trek: Picard, but I realize not everyone has seen it, and I don’t want to be the one who spoils it for anyone. I will say that I enjoyed it. In other TV news, RuPaul’s Drag Race has been interesting, especially since Sherry Pie was disqualified after the season had been taped and will not be in the finale. If you don’t know, Sherry Pie, whose legal name is Joey Gugliemelli, is accused by former classmates at SUNY Cortland and actors he worked with at a theater company in Nebraska of posing as a casting director to get the young men to send him videos of them saying and doing degrading things on camera in various states of undress. VH1 has done what they can to minimized some of her screen time. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens in the rest of the season.
The other show that I’ve watched recently is Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker staring Octavia Spencer. It chronicles the life of Madam C. J. Walker who was America’s first female millionaire, who happened to also be African American. It’s a remarkable story. I’ve watched half the series and look forward to finishing it. I have watched a few documentaries while stuck at home. The first was Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary about the making of the movie Galaxy Quest, which was a fun and uplifting approach to spoofing Star Trek. I really enjoyed it, and I always enjoyed the original movie. The other one I watched was Life is a Banquet a documentary on the life and work of one of my favorite actresses Rosalind Russell. Auntie Mame ranks as one of my all time favorite movies, and quite honestly, I’ve never seen a Rosalind Russell movie I didn’t like.
So what are y’all watching in this time of quarantine?
Well, as a all time Star Trek fan, for sure I enjoyed all the episodes of it.
ReplyDeleteThe last one seems to open for some more adventures to come.
Soon Discovery new season will be there and I'm eager to see where it'll be going on.
I was a bit not sure about the first season but the other seasons were very interesting and uplifting too.
So, my 4K recorder is set so I cannot miss one episode.
I am following «Roswell», «The Prodigal Son», «This is Us» and more Quebecois French series too.
I also like to see the re aired the 2017 CNN reportage on the world pandemics that was Ebola and Zika and to see the conclusions made in 2017 to warn USA about a future deadly virus pandemic is freaking. Your politicians and intel guys knew it was a big possibility and did put it under the carpet.
I like many informational shows on the two History Channels too.
Hope you're in good health and Isabella too.
Friendly yours from Montréal.
PS. I've put this link to a French news where this American student in Montréal who said that he wants to remains here as a refugie because he doesn't want to go back in USA.
He feels more in security here than in USA as he sees what is happening in USA.
https://www.msn.com/fr-ca/actualites/faits-divers/un-américain-se-réfugie-au-canada-à-cause-de-la-covid-19/ar-BB1208Bk?ocid=spartandhp