found an old pbs fave on amazon- lovejoy.

[mopinko]

hubs and i loved that show, and it was shut up kids, our show is on teevee.
bumped into it on prime, just watched the 1st episode, and who is the very attractive supportive character, lady jane?
phyllis logan, aka mrs hughes.
she is so damn cute here. eccentric rich lady designer and antiques buff to ian mcshane's shady genius.

this will be fun.

[Tomconroy]

1. Lovejoy was great!

[mopinko]

2. phyllis logan was hot.

very hot.

[Lulu KC]

3. Yes!

We watched it last year. Great fun.

[PSPS]

4. Great series. Ian McShane was 44 back then, will turn 80 next year. Still working!

[Polly Hennessey]

5. Decided to take your advice. Started watching first episode.

I am already hooked. So easy, so likable, so uncomplicated. Nice to hear Ian McShane is still working. Thanks again for making my day better.

[mopinko]

8. it's just so clever and fun.

nothing mean or ugly about it, rly.

[marble falls]

6. Now if I could only find the old PBS "Connections" series from BBC by James Burke

https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/james-burke-connections/

[mopinko]

7. omg that was so good. you know who rly loved it?

my homeschoolers. esp my son.
we went to the library weekly and they could get tapes watch that were 'homechool tv'
he took every one in that series out at least 3 times.

i still remember the one about 'town gas' and the chemistry of color.
that's the same stuff as coal ash. but we dont bother to use it. f'ing pet peeve.

[marble falls]

9. He made it so interesting by tying things together, good for your son!

[mopinko]

10. just showing that things dont move in straight lines...

when every history class ever was about drawing straight lines.
i swear it made the kid smarter.

[marble falls]

11. It made him open to the possibilities, that things do not happen in a vacuum. Good stuff ...

... most adults don't get.

[mopinko]

12. yeah, he still kinda hates me for it,

but he has no idea how different it would have been for him. pretty sure he is aspie. there was nothing for him back then.
he is pretty typical of homeschoolers, tho. steps up to the plate, gobbles up information, thinks w/o thinking.

phd in theoretical math. he thinks public school would have gotten his weird ass there....

[highplainsdem]

13. One of my favorite TV series for decades. Wish Amazon Prime had more than just the 1st season.

You have to get the later seasons from Acorn TV, but they do have a week-long free trial.