What are you watching 2026?

[iris lilies]

My kids always accuse me of saying, "YOU never HEARD OF [fill in the blank]???" so I won't be obnoxious about it but I'm surprised that the three of you didn't know of Savannah Guthrie. I guess if you never watch the Today Show there's no reason to. Since this happened, DH has commented how amazing it is, how much news coverage this is getting. I think it's the kind of human interest story that people like to follow. Like the Jessica McClure story.

i have to laugh, of course I don’t watch The Today Show. We just do not turn on tv until after 7 pm.

Would you believe I did not know what Tucker Carlson even looks like until he got off Fox News. Those network talking heads must be on strict contractural lockdown, forbidden to show their faces on the podcasts I consume.

I only heard of the Morning Joe show because my friend mentioned it once or twice. Later I watched a video clip where Russell Brand decimated the hosts of that show but there was no man name “Joe” on it so I was confused because I thought there was supposed to be a Joe there hence the double entendre of the name of the show. So I was puzzled by that but apparently that Joe talking head guy was just absent that day. Later I learned his wife is that short haired blonde woman and my, she is dumb.

[catherine]

i have to laugh, of course I don’t watch The Today Show. We just do not turn on tv until after 7 pm.

What a great practice! Yesterday I had quick-turnaround report, so I got up at 3AM and worked until 11AM. After I sent it to the client, I just chilled, no TV, just read and relaxed and took a nap. It was late before DH and I turned on the TV. It was a day that I would describe as "gentle" without all that noise in the background (we do watch too much CNN, and DH likes to watch cooking shows).

[iris lilies]

I am watching a three part documentary about ice dancing on Netflix. It’s high drama because Ice dancing at the Olympics is going on right now, or perhaps it just concluded. But I didn’t follow it so I don’t know who won and now I’m going to finish this documentary which highlights the leading contenders for 2026 Olympic gold before I watch results.

I learned an important fact about ice dancing: when the elite teams are developing their routines for Olympics and other important competitions, judges sit in on their practice sessions and offer constructive criticism about moves, music, overall choreography, etc. That is interesting insider information.

also, so many skaters in ice dancing, and presumably pairs competition don’t really live in the country they represent in the Olympics because it is so difficult to find an appropriate partner. Sometimes two partners have to move to a immigration friendly country to be together as a team for Olympic purposes. Sometimes only one of the pair moves to the other person’s home country and gets citizenship.

I remember some drama about Tanith Beltran back in the early 200o’s moving from
Canada to the u.S and there being some consternation about her getting US citizenship in time to compete. That’s the last ice dance pair I paid attention to and they were stunning

[iris lilies]

…I think it's the kind of human interest story that people like to follow. Like the Jessica McClure story.

You never know what the media is going to pick up and even some podcasters are obsessed with this story.

I think it is a little bit more interesting than the usual story about young blonde girls getting killed/disappeared. I mean, it’s a kidnapping. a little old lady. Her daughter is famous.


So it’s a little bit out of the mold. I’ll tell you when the Gabby Petipo (or whatever her name was ) story went on and on I thought for heavens sake who cares. She’s just another victim of domestic abuse and it’s pretty obvious so why must we be obsessed about this one story when there’s 100 stories like that right now across the country.

[Tybee]

I am watching a Canadian show, Family Law, and really enjoying it. Lots of creative plots with interesting family dynamics.

[hana]

Finished the One Dollar Lawyer a Kdrama on Disney+. Cheon Jihon is a lawyer who only charges a retainer of 1,000 South Korean Won approx $.74 regardless of the case. How and they why he does this explained in the story. The main plot is Baek Mira finished her internship in the Prosecutor's office and expects to work as an attorney in her grandfather's firm. He surprises everyone by offering her a position on the condition she work for Cheon for two months. Hilarity ensues.

Also saw the new Muppet Show, wasn't impressed. Seeing humans in the audience was off putting and it seemed like a bunch of celebrities created a self insert Muppets fan fic. Worst part was Statler and Waldorf were tame with their insults.

[rosarugosa]

We watched the first two episodes of 11/22/63 last night. So far, so good!

[rosarugosa]

i’ve never heard of Savanna Guthrie either. I don’t know the Talking Heads on network news because I haven’t watched network news in 40-50 years.

but you wouldn’t really want your mother kidnapped because then you’d have so much worry about her, like when your cat gets out and disappears and you don’t know where he is. That is the worst thing, not knowing where they are. The JD Vance option is better.

You are right of course, the JD Vance option would offer closure that the Guthrie option would lack.

[littlebittybobby]

okay----i think i'm gonna sit-n-watch an old(1977) moo-vee that i've never seen, called "Oh God" . But yeah, just about every actor in it is now deceased. The moo-vee was direcred by Meatheads' Dad, and they are both gone, too. So anyway, the film(moo--vvee) was well-received back in the day; they even made a sequel to cash in on the popularity. Yup. Wish me luck.

[rosarugosa]

okay----i think i'm gonna sit-n-watch an old(1977) moo-vee that i've never seen, called "Oh God" . But yeah, just about every actor in it is now deceased. The moo-vee was direcred by Meatheads' Dad, and they are both gone, too. So anyway, the film(moo--vvee) was well-received back in the day; they even made a sequel to cash in on the popularity. Yup. Wish me luck.

Enjoy!