so, what are you watching?

[z_badfaith]

For some reason I can't point out, I feel like I'm late to post - even though it's only 11am around here... but I've been up since 8ish because (a) it's the time I'm usually up and (b) since quarantine started, my University decided to go for live classes and mine go all morning (why, yes, I am writing this while I listen to my professor). But I digress, my classes are not my main subject here (but it could be - I study Translation, if anybody's interested :P).

I'm here to talk about what's most important during quarantines & lockdowns: entertainment!

Because, let's face it, following up on the news all the time can be depressing. Very depressing depending on where you are and what your country's doing about it - I'm from Brasil, and if you are a person who reads up on news a lot you might understand why I'm talking about the need for entertainment. From my perspective, we either do that and try to tune the world off for a bit or we don't and we might become alienated and even extremely scared, if we're not scared already. As someone who's dealt with anxiety and agoraphobia for years, I've found out that creating my comfortable bubble can help a lot.

Creating my comfortable bubble ended up creating a coughbit of a problemcough and I ended up getting attached to a lot of TV shows and watching movies whenever I have the time (last year I watched more than 200 movies, I think)... and I'm always looking out for MORE :D So here's a list of what I'm currently watching:

9-1-1: Lone Star
9-1-1
Castle Rock
Criminal Minds (I haven't watched the last season yet because I refuse to see this magnificent show end)
FBI: Most Wanted
Harrow
His Dark Materials
Into the Dark
Law & Order: SVU
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Miracle Workers
Nancy Drew
New Amsterdam
RuPaul's Drag Race

And my current obsession... Chicago Fire

I don't know what is it about the fire and the drama, but I've been loving it so far - I'm currently watching season 5 of 8. Maybe I'm a bit obsessed with firepeople series and medical series... and dramas in general - because then I don't have to focus on my own ha! And now here's what I want to know: what do YOU watch for entertainment? Be it movies, TV shows, miniseries, documentaries or if maybe you play video games instead of watching things... what's your entertainment? Tell me about and rec me new things as well!

Comments

[angelofthenorth]

I listen to the radio and/or podcasts.

[light_of_summer]

Are there any podcasts you'd particularly recommend?

I tend to listen to audiobooks (or podfic!)—most TV and movies make me too tense to be very enjoyable, and I like being able to use my eyes and hands for something else, while I listen.

The podcast I listen to the most is 99% Invisible, about all kinds of Design.

[angelofthenorth]

The podcasts I listen to tend to be factual - Talking Politics, News in Slow French, Slimming World (which is hilarious at times).

I don't have a TV, and I don't stream anything visual.

[magnetic_pole]

News in Slow French!

I'd never heard of this! How fantastic! M.

[z_badfaith]

I was going to ask the exact same thing!

I have a bit of difficulty listening to podcasts - apparently I can't listen to one thing while I do other things? - but I've been meaning to change that because I know that there's very good content, a bunch of my friends listen and talk about it all the time.

That one looks like it's fun! A very dear friend of mine recced me Welcome to Night Vale, it's a mysterious one, apparently, and it has a huge fanbase.

[light_of_summer]

For me, listening while doing something else works best if what I'm "doing" is something that doesn't require much brainpower.

Like washing dishes. Or cooking something I've made a gazillion times.

Very plain knitting also works for me, but I'm pretty experienced at that. I wouldn't try listening to anything new while doing complicated knitting.