Since the advent of Netflix we have been binge watching a lot of British series and movies we never got around to viewing. So, when dear husband is on the road I don't want to watch the series we are in the middle of because then I would have to watch them all over again on the weekend.... therefore, instead of watching "drivel" on tv I have started watching 'drivel' on Netflix.
I kid you not. I first started out with "girlie" movies - or chickflicks, romcoms, well you get the idea. I soon ran out of those....and realized they are all the same!!! Just insert Jennifer Aniston or some other type like that and hang them out there on a loose plot with a happy ending. Then I got the idea that I would watch some series that dear husband would not be interested in.
Bring on The Almighty Johnsons. Made in New Zealand with four main actors I have never laid eyes on. It's corny, it's quirky and has a somewhat believable plot line...if you believe in Gods - as in mythical Gods who somehow found themselves colonising in New Zealand. See - drivel, but it passes the time and was somewhat amusing. I actually watched the entire series just to see how they wrapped it all up. Happy ending - they became mortal and would grow old and die just like the rest of us.
Next I started watching Being Human - the British version, because apparently their is an American version...who knew? But I like the accents so that is how I got hooked on that one. Again a somewhat believable plot line...if you believe in vampires, werewolves and ghosts all co-habiting in an apartment. As the series popularity grew the main actors got offered better parts and well...departed in various way - hence Main Vampire killed by Main Werewolf. Main Werewolf wife just got written out of the show and was explained away as "being beaten to death in an alleyway by Vampires." Main Werewolf accidentally does himself in by 'tricking' his body to turning into a werewolf but only half of it does it and when he transforms back goes into heart, kidney and liver failure. SEE - I told you it had a plot!!
The original Main Vampire, with a lovely Irish accent, looked really familiar (and very handsome) so I Googled the actor and sure enough he was the best looking dwarf in the Lord of the Rings series.....except he looks much taller in Being Human.So that is where HE went when he left the show.
Werewolf, Vampire and Ghost - the plot thickens
The Main Werewolf did not look familiar at all but has gone on to another series or two. One being about a group of gay men. Apparently, in real life his is a gay male. He states that he came out to himself at around 15 years old and told his parents at 18 years old. His dad said "had he known earlier he would have done something to fix it." Seriously? Needless to say, they aren't talking anymore.
The female ghost went off to the afterlife, in the show, not in real life....after turning down 'death' about three times during the first three seasons. I guess after Vamp and Were left she figured she should go on to greener acting pastures as well. You can only GROW so much in these series and then they get rather soap opera. Happily they all ended up in the afterlife together - yes, even after decades of ripping people with claws and tearing necks out and drinking blood. Insert three new characters- amazingly a Vampire, a Werewolf and a Ghost who all live together in a B & B (No, I am serious - a B & B that has a 'no vacancy' sign permanently in the window). So, the series is back to square one with even more bizarre plots to follow.
What I had not anticipated with either of these two series is the SEX and Nudity! Really. I have never seen so many guy arses in my life! Apparently Gods and Vampires, Werewolves and Ghosts are very sexual and free and the U.K. and New Zealand are extremely open to showing all that matters on their series.But I still gave up after season four of Being Human when the good guys left the show....the replacements just weren't as cute - naked butts or not.
Things I have learned this week:
THEY are now saying that rats did not cause the plague. Which I have been saying for years. Apparently due to weather conditions there was a major rise in the population of giant gerbils at the time and they are the culprits. My dear ratty friends - you have been vindicated!
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Rod Stewart has eight children. The eldest is 52 and the youngest is 4. I guess it's true - old rockers never die...they just find younger women.
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There is a product out there that is simply...brilliant. Under the 'why didn't I think of that' category:
they come in different colours and can be used as a desk, table, flowerbox or even a cat perch.......
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