TV: Weekend Bingewatching Options

 

By Nicole Manning

Hey MCSM what have you all been been binge-watching lately? Here are ten of my favorites already available from streaming giant Netflix.

 

1. The Office

        “The Office” is a Comedy series originally developed in England, but remade for the U.S.  it follows a befuddled  Michael Scott and his colleagues through thick and thin. Critics have called this show a satire of dysfunctional corporate life. What do you think?


2. Grey’s Anatomy

        If you like drama and medical innovations,  Grey’s Anatomy may be the show for you. created by one of television’s few black female television writers, it has one of the most diverse casts put together for a popular nighttime drama.  Complicated relationships between doctors, patients, nurses, and administrators drive the plots.  Memorable Grey’s Anatomy cast members include Alex Karav, Meridith Grey, Amelia Shepard, and Miranda Bailey to name a few.

3. Stranger Things

        A group of friends, Mike, Caleb, Dustin, and Will, discover and navigate  a terrifying parallel world, named New World or the “Upside Down” with the help of a new female friend named  Eleven. Their small rural  town of Hawkins, Indiana holds so many unexpected secrets, that each episode draws viewers deeper into the mystery of this action/adventure horror series. 


4. The Flash

        A man named Barry Allen develops super powers after a freak lab accident. His obsession with a particle accelerator, heralded as a world-changing invention, leads to an explosion t leads to an explosion and further accidents which endow Allen with the power of super speed. Using this secret power he strives to protects the innocent from evil.

5. “Scream”  the TV Series

    Always it is the small town that seemingly has the biggest secrets and issues. Scream is an adaptationtion of the series of movies from the 1990s about a  group of teenagers who try  to figure out who is trying to kill them—and if they are even being truthful to one another.

6. Always Be My Maybe

    This story concerns lifelong childhood friends who start dating but eventually break up due to wanting different things.  A few years later they meet again, and suddenly realize what they have been missing.

7. The Perfect Date

     Sometimes being someone else, or pretending to be someone you are not, doesn’t always end well for you. Follow Brooks Rattigan, in creating an App and eventually finding a love interest.

8. Gilmore Girls

        A mother and daughter combo that is tight,  timeless, and sometimes troubled. Follow Loreli and daughter Rory along their journey from high school days through college with a wacky assortment of  friends, family members, and relationships.

 

9. American Horror Story

        Nine seasons of different plot twists and turns help you confront your biggest fears during each of these horrific episodes.

 

10. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before 

    Based on a best selling novel, To All The Boy’s I’ve Loved Before is about a girl named Lara Jean who loves books and creativity, but also has a lot of secret crushes.  So to deal with her unfulfilled crushes, she writes but holds onto some very private letters. But what happens if these letters ever get out?

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Hey, so what have I missed that you have been watching? Send me your recommendations for a future column at: mcsmrampage@gmail.com.

 

 

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