Film and TV

Unknown said:

We (ie since then) have a household TV but I've never figured out even how to turn it on.

I would ask someone who uses it to show you the basics - power on/off, volume control, finding the menus to choose a channel etc.

Most TVs have a main TV menu where you can choose any ubscription services that have been setup on it (Netfix, Apple TC, Amazon, Disney HBO etc), freeview (which includes all the old terrestrial channels and other free variants), iPlayer or other inputs (DVD player etc).

This can be a lot to take in so take time to practice with it.

What you can actually watch will depend on what subscriptions you have. I found Freeview to be very limited and in the past have used subscriptions like Netflix a lot (especially during Covid).

These days I have patchy interent access so any streaming services are a bit limited for me so I tend to download episodes / films form peer-to-peer networking and watch them at my leisure. I don't suggest anyone else do such a naughty thing but for me it is one of the few ways I can keep relatively up to date with the shows I prefer to watch.

Unknown said:

The novels I like most and read most of are detective, thrillers, murder mysteries.

I don't know if you have seen the series Dexter (about a serial killer working in a crime lab) - this was good and there is an origins spin off called Dexter Original Sin out now that also looks promising.

The Rookie is quite entertaining, following an older police cadet, starting over after a life altering incident and the issues / experiences he encounters as a rookie in the police force.

White Lotus is a murder mystery serie based around a chain of luxury resort hotels and is a great observation of human character, especially amongst the priveledged and has some great twists.

I hope some of these are on your subscription services.

Unknown said:

We (ie since then) have a household TV but I've never figured out even how to turn it on.

I would ask someone who uses it to show you the basics - power on/off, volume control, finding the menus to choose a channel etc.

Most TVs have a main TV menu where you can choose any ubscription services that have been setup on it (Netfix, Apple TC, Amazon, Disney HBO etc), freeview (which includes all the old terrestrial channels and other free variants), iPlayer or other inputs (DVD player etc).

This can be a lot to take in so take time to practice with it.

What you can actually watch will depend on what subscriptions you have. I found Freeview to be very limited and in the past have used subscriptions like Netflix a lot (especially during Covid).

These days I have patchy interent access so any streaming services are a bit limited for me so I tend to download episodes / films form peer-to-peer networking and watch them at my leisure. I don't suggest anyone else do such a naughty thing but for me it is one of the few ways I can keep relatively up to date with the shows I prefer to watch.

Unknown said:

The novels I like most and read most of are detective, thrillers, murder mysteries.

I don't know if you have seen the series Dexter (about a serial killer working in a crime lab) - this was good and there is an origins spin off called Dexter Original Sin out now that also looks promising.

The Rookie is quite entertaining, following an older police cadet, starting over after a life altering incident and the issues / experiences he encounters as a rookie in the police force.

White Lotus is a murder mystery serie based around a chain of luxury resort hotels and is a great observation of human character, especially amongst the priveledged and has some great twists.

I hope some of these are on your subscription services.

Thank you.

Thank you for those recommendations - the main thing I dislike is violence so I had to give up on Jo Nesbo books.

At the moment I think I have what's available on Freeview + BBCi Player + ITV something or other but I can watch films on a DVD player.