As it’s pouring with rain today, and sadly the glorious summer seems to have ended, I thought I’d share my top tv show recommendations because y’know, what else you gonna do on a rainy day other than snuggle up infront of the tv?!
Ok I confess, maybe I do spend too much time watching tv but when the programming is this good can you blame me?
Dark
It’s not often I get fanatical about a programme but Dark was SO GOOD. It’s a Netflix Original sci-fi thriller and I have been recommending it to everyone. It’s a German language series but we just watched the dubbed version as we find subtitles too distracting (and the only German I know is how to order a small chocolate milkshake! ha!). The story begins in the year 2019 and starts with a young boy who goes missing. It then centres around four families and their connections to each other in the fictional German town of Winden. The show is a little reminiscent of Stranger Things (which I also love) but takes on a much different twist several episodes in. I can’t say much more without major plot spoilers but if there is one show to watch on Netflix right now it is Dark.
Dark Tourist
Sticking with the dark theme, we happened across a series called Dark Tourist. It is presented by David Farrier, a journalist from New Zealand, who explores the phenomenon of dark tourism. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, it is basically defined as tourism to a place of death and tragedy. Farrier travels the world and satisfies the morbid curiosity in all of us. One of the most notable things he does is take a bus tour to the area of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan – where eventually the radiation levels read so high on the geiger counters that the tour is then halted. He also meets drug lord Pablo Escobar’s number 1 hitman in Colombia and takes part in an Indonesian funeral ritual involving digging up a corpse, among many other things. Some of the viewing is not for the faint-hearted but it is an intriguing watch.
Lee Daniels’ Star
I’m currently in the middle of watching season 2 of this drama about a girl band trying to make it big in Atlanta, USA. This show tackles almost every issue under the sun from violence, drug abuse, transgender identity and toxic relationships, all of which are intertwined with the highs and lows of trying to make it in the music industry. It features some relatively fresh faces to acting who hold their own alongside some big names such as Queen Latifah and Benjamin Bratt. Oh and the soundtrack is pretty fab too!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
I am very late to the party but I can’t get enough of RuPaul’s Drag Race. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s a competition hosted by iconic drag queen RuPaul, to find America’s next drag superstar and has had 10 seasons already. The programme is the perfect mix of funny, sassy, creative and touching, I feel more sparkly just by watching it. I’ve only managed to watch the 3 most recent seasons as that’s all Netflix have got now, so if anyone knows where I can watch the older series please let me know! If I can find it on an android tv box or something I will be very happy.
What are you watching on tv at the moment? Leave me your recommendations below.
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