I have five kids, so going to The Video Store for me is a huge event... a very unpleasant huge event.
I rent videos for myself, and someone gets sick, or the girls have a lot of homework, or Yum Yum is up crying all night, and I never seem to get a chance to sit down and watch my movie. Also, I can never seem to make it to return my videos on time.
After Yum Yum was born, I had to spent a lot of late nights feeding him, and comforting him, so I decided to subscribe to Netflix. I have Frontier Fios internet (read: super duper high speed fiber optic internet). I also have a Mac Mini that is connected to our television, so we can surf the internet from our tv.
For me, Netflix was a godsend. I could watch whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. If someone turned off the computer, or needed me Netflix would save my spot on my movie, and I could pick up where I left off. If I didn't like the show I clicked on, I could just find something else. And best of all I didn't have to make the trek to The Video Store, with The Whole Crew. And I only have to pay $7.99 a month, and I pay it automatically with my PayPal.
So for my blog post today, I thought I would do a list of our current favorite tv shows and movies on Netflix.
My Current Favorite Shows and Movies
- Clean House (funny show about cluttered homes, fine to watch with the kids)
- The Tudors (I watch this like three hours after my kids are asleep, definitely not family friendly, but I love it sooo much!)
- Top O' The Morning (Bing Crosby, awesome, family friendly, everyone should see this movie)
- Forgive Me, Father (British comedy set in 1950s England about Catholic priests' daily life in a small parish, too funny. family friendly)
- Destination Truth (pretty family friendly, some episodes can be a little scary. a group investigates real life reports of mythical creatures, pretty funny, they never really find much)
- Dirty Jobs (family friendly, the kids like it, I think it's boring, and don't watch this while you are eating)
- How It's Made (family friendly, educational, nice quiet show)
- Ax Men (it's about loggers, so not quite so family friendly with the language and whatnot, the husband likes it, but I usually facebook while this is on)
- Myth Busters (family friendly, semi-kind-sorta-educational in theory, or so my husband claims... they pretty much like to build things to test out urban myths, and then blow whatever they made up... maybe not such a good idea to watch if you have a curious, resourceful child)
- Pawn Stars (I must admit that I love this show, it is like Antique's Road show, only with a little swearing, family bickering, and stranger items, something to watch after the kids are asleep)
- Being Human (watch this after the kids are in bed, British show about a ghost, vampire, and a werewolf that live together in England amidst all the humans. I am not a Twilight, or Ann Rice lover, but I do love this show)
- All Creatures Great and Small (this is my favorite show ever, British show about vets in England in the 1950s, family friendly and awesome, based on a book series by James Herriot)
- The Walking Dead (it is about a group of survivors in a post apocalyptic zombie world, so scary it gives me nightmares, but I can't stop watching it. definitely not one for the kids)
- Burn Notice (about an ex-spy and his friends, they help people with their troubles in creative spy-esque ways. no foul language, mild violence, some adult themes. sometimes we watch this with the kids, but only if we have seen the episode first)
- Warehouse 13 (about a secret government agency that protects the world from "historical artifacts" that cause mayhem. no coarse language, occasional mild violence, occasionally some episodes are a little scary. we let our kids watch this, but only if we have previously viewed the episode)
- Angelina Ballerina (about a little mouse who goes to ballet school, very cute, and a quiet show)
- Eloise Cartoons (based on the books by Kay Thompson, about a little, mischievous girl who lives at The Plaza with her nanny, turtle, and her pug)
- Madeline Cartoons (based on the books by Ludwig Bemelmans, about a little french orphan at a catholic boarding school, very cute, one of my favorites from my childhood)
- The Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (okay everyone knows what this is, and it is AWESOME, my girls must have watched this about 15 times this holiday season, it is beautifully done)
- Hello Kitty's Furry Tail Theater (this is one of my least favorite shows, very irritating... Hello Kitty characters acting out classic fairy tales. No content objections, but I could think of less irritating ways to spend 30 minutes).