TV shows I've recently watched

Derry Girls: I'm not sure this is what it was like for teenagers coming of age during "The Troubles," but it is a first-rate show. Funny almost all the time, with some very somber interludes. I guarantee that once you start you'll binge-watch the series and fall absolutely in love with all the characters.

Bad Sisters: Five sisters, very close, Dublin. (Apparently its inspiration was a Belgian series, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.) One sister is married to absolutely despicable man. So the other four sisters plan to kill him (there's a lot more, of course, and this is not a spoiler). So, the despicable husband is dead, and the insurance agent doesn't want to pay the claim because he doesn't have the money (again, that's a story point from the start, so not a spoiler), and he's intent on proving that he was murdered. It's a comedy with some dark moments - remember, the late husband was despicable - and fun to watch. It is probably two episodes too long, though.

The Gray Man: Okay, a movie, not a tv show. You know how when you see Ryan Gosling in the credits you think you can't go wrong. You can. Of course, Gosling is a hoot, but the movie is a dud. Car chases, bombs, crashing airplanes, firefights on the streets of Europe, corruption, murder, etc. All of that, and still a ho hum movie. Maybe there will be more in the franchise, though, because the bad guys definitely do not get their comeuppance.

In the Dark: Self-obsessed blind woman, guide dog training business, drug dealers, money launderers, a seemingly endless supply of corrupt cops and snitching bad guys. Not really a bingeing kind of show, since there are a lot of cringe-worthy people and scenes, so you need to take a break. Definitely not in my top-ten list of shows, but diverting and just enough weirdness to keep going with it.

Miss Scarlet and the Duke: Mystery series based in 1882 London. Daughter takes over her late father's private detective business. Her childhood friend is a London detective. Very predictable, but nice to watch (No one does period tv shows like the British, imho).