I was watching MSNBC tonight and decided I'm done

[Green Line]

For the next 3 days I’ll be watching Netflix or Prime Video. They’re driving me nuts with their predictions.

[Stand and Fight]

1. Wise perhaps. It's "their" -- the possessive form -- by the way...

[Jeebo]

10. I was a copy editor for a newspaper for 45 years.

I'm retired now, but old habits die hard. It drives me crazy when people don't seem to understand the difference between their, there and they're. Also between your and you're. And its and it's. I suspect spellcheckers in word-processing software programs don't understand these distinctions and often are the culprit. Whatever the reason, it's like fingernails screeching across chalkboard to my copy editor sensibilities whenever somebody makes these kinds of mistakes.

And I just noticed that, while I was posting this, the original poster made the correction.

-- Ron

[Stand and Fight]

31. I write a great deal and was an editor in a former life myself.

I can well understand why it drives you up the wall. I had hoped that once texting would lead to better command of our tongue in written form, but that’s not materialized. Nonetheless, I salute the original poster for making the updates. In other forums — such as Reddit — a short and idiotic retort would be the likely response. I’m glad civility still counts here.

[ornotna]

19. Just one more change needed

Their driving me nuts with their predictions.

[ornotna]

23. Nevermind

I see you got it

[Green Line]

21. They are driving me nuts

[dawg day]

2. Great British Baking Show is pretty restful-

Except when they have to use marzipan. Then things get tense.

[csziggy]

26. Their music makes me tense

I know they do it to build suspense, but after a while it gets annoying. It also does not help that I have watched every episode available on streaming sources twice.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. all TV wants to do is keep you watching

head for movies - you will be happier!

[betsuni]

20. I agree.

I started watching "How to Get Away with Murder" on Netflix and it went on and on, the plot getting more convoluted and ridiculous, dead bodies piling up, lots of close-ups of the actors furiously emoting. Finally I just skimmed through episodes trying to get to the end and found there are more seasons not available yet so I don't even know how the damn thing ends. Some of the other Netflix series were pretty much only people fucking and texting. Movies are best.

[Phoenix61]

4. Check out Acorn if you like British/Australian/New Zealand tv

The first year its $5 a month. I watch it more than Net Flix.

[Dem2theMax]

37. I keep saying I'm going to join Acorn and I never do.

Thanks for the reminder. I love British, Australian and New Zealand shows.

Have you checked out britbox? And if so, any difference between the two?

[avebury]

41. I try like the Agatha Raisin mysteries show. Nt

[Phoenix61]

42. I haven't checked britbox. nt

[Flaleftist]

5. "The 100" on Netflix and "The Boys" on Amazon are two good shows I am currently watching.

[Turbineguy]

6. My Doctor suggested the same to me.

[babylonsister]

7. I'm watching The Queen's Gambit on Netflix.

It centers around chess, but it's good, holding my interest.

[Green Line]

11. I just finished that series, I really enjoyed it

[Thekaspervote]

17. It's killer... right up to the end!

[Kaleva]

38. Recently added that to my watch list. My wife and I enjoy binge watching.

[doc03]

8. I am with you they have to make a point, the black vote down here, the

young vote down there, more Republicans are voting than Democrats. I wish all we had was a 1/2 hour nightly news like
in the old days. The 24/7 365 media has done nothing but divide the country and if Trump somehow wins it will destroy
Democracy.

[Luz]

39. I dumped cable years ago. I only get the big 3 news in a

30 minute broadcast. I'm glad these days that I don't have 24/7 news coverage.

[lettucebe]

9. I agree -- it's actually upsetting to listen to this constant, what if ...

We all know it'll be a crap show day of and after. We have to actually wait until Jan 20, so I cannot let myself get caught up in this frenzy. They do try so hard to get us to look, but no, I've seen enough. We are going to win, bigly.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. I'm sticking to PBS for the weekend. No political ads. I think I'll tune out the news

and Sunday morning lineup, as well.

I've voted, I've donated as much as I can afford to various Democratic campaigns. I'm on pins and needles right now and can't wait for this to be over.

[WSHazel]

14. Queen's Gambit on Netflix

Excellent through 3 episodes

Fargo Season 4 is really good. Not quite as cerebral as the first three seasons, but still very good.

[Green Line]

18. Yes, I just finished that series, loved it

[grantcart]

28. On episode 7

[Cha]

15. Welcome to my World.. only I started in

November 2002.

[unc70]

16. They're

[Green Line]

24. It seems that we have conflicting opinions on this

Is they’re..they are or their, possessive,

[unc70]

25. They are

[Thekaspervote]

22. I can t stand steve kornacki..he make me nuts

I’ll be sticking with PBS election night

The NYT has a good no firewall update..at least they did in 16

[qazplm135]

32. Incognito tab usually still works

With the NY Times

[al bupp]

27. Good idea, fwiw here are my Netflix recs

Pose
Rectify
Bordertown
Hannah Gadsby (Nanette & Douglas)
Hinterland
Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Rake
Stateless
IT Crowd
and, of course, Queen's Gambit

[grantcart]

29. Loved Rake and QG of course

[al bupp]

30. Here's an analysis of the final game in the show (spoiler alert!)

If you're inot this sort of thing, it'sby one my favorite chess mavens, Agadamator:

Turns out it was based on an actual game, to a point.

[Dem2theMax]

36. How did you get my list?

You have quite a few of my favorites on your list!
Rectify has to be my all-time favorite, followed by Bordertown.

Here's a few more suggestions.
Wanted
Bodyguard (not The Bodyguard)
Lilyhammer, which will only be funny if you have watched The Sopranos.
Secret City
Versailles

And for total fun and some good laughs,
What's Phil Eating?

[Green Line]

48. Some other good ones

Alias Grace
The Spy
After Life
The Trial of the Chicago Seven

If you have Hulu 11/23/63

[Dem2theMax]

50. Thanks for the suggestions!

I'm going to add them to my viewing list.

[JCMach1]

33. Football 🏈 all the way through til Monday evening

+my son's game Saturday night...

Done all I can at this point... Even increased donations because I can't physically help this year.

And the media is not helping at this point

[sarcasmo]

34. I'm watching Foyle's War on Acorn through Amazon. Great WWII series.

[Dem2theMax]

35. Same here. But I've been doing that for weeks because I couldn't take the stress anymore.

I'm even saving special shows to watch on Election Day. Every time I start getting nervous, I'll put on one of my specially chosen programs that I know will calm me down.

That, and some adult beverages.

[ananda]

40. That's what I've been doing!

I just can’t take the news right now.

[mercuryblues]

43. I have been watching

"Bewitched" on Imdb. It's one of their free shows. Which means it has commercials, usually only 3 at a time and no political ads, so they're not so bad.

It is interesting to see how the gender rolls were portrayed and sometimes smashed. It originally aired from 1964-72.

[Vinca]

44. I can't decide who drives me crazier - Kornacki on MSNBC or John King on CNN.

If they win this it will be that. If they win that it will be this. If a flaming pie comes out of the sky loaded with gold bars I'll be out of this country if Trump steals another election.

[AwakeAtLast]

45. I'm watching Outlander again

I should be done with Season 5 on Tuesday, right on time!

[Raine]

46. I quit watching them

I want to see real news of what's going on in the world, they never have actual news.

[Elwood P Dowd]

47. I'm watching college football.

Weekend cable news is full of 3d stringers and bullshit trying to create a horse race out of thin air.

[hunter]

49. I quit television news and opinion shortly after September 11, 2001.

Quit "traditional" cable-satellite-broadcast television more than a decade ago.

Mostly our television plays DVDs and Netflix.

First television makes you anxious, then they try to sell you something to make you less anxious.

I'm glad I got off that crazy train.