Hello beautiful people!
Welcome to mid-year break! Finally we have time to unwind a little and not feel guilty about spending all day watching Netflix (or what ever method you use to watch hours upon hours of the one tv show). To help you out with this, and basically encourage your binge-watching efforts, we, with the help of a few of our friends, are here to provide you with our top picks. All of these shows are available on Netflix Australia. Even if you don't have an account yet, the introductory free month is probably sounding pretty good right now. Enjoy watching! And don't forget to exercise every once in a while.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
"If are in the mood for a feel good comedy and love Andy Samberg, then 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' is the tv show for you! Set in the 99th NYPD Precinct in Brooklyn, the show focuses around the antics of the detectives and their precinct's captain.
I had only heard a small amount about B99 before Netflix landed in Australia. However, I did catch one episode on SBS 2 while channel surfing one night and I was hooked. I have already watched all of the episodes twice over! Not only does this show feature a diverse cast, it is genuinely funny. With the multitude of political dramas around and the 'dramedy' genre becoming a thing, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is refreshing. It definitely fills the sit-com void we have been needing to fill with the end of 'How I Met Your Mother', and the realisation that we have watched the complete series of 'Friends' 10 times. I am recommending this show to every one I talk to. It is just too, too good." -Grace
Friday Night Lights
"Originally a movie from 2004, the drama show follows the town of Dillon, Texas, their high school football team the Dillon Panthers and their coach, Coach Eric Taylor. Quaterbacks, game-plays, Boosters, pressure to get to State, relationships, college, scholarships, life. It's all here.
'Friday Night Lights' might be about Texas high school football, but it is one of the most earnest shows I have ever seen. No character is perfect. All are flawed and complex and have their ups and downs, but it is so realistic. You can see a piece of yourself in everyone. The soundtrack is perf, and while I'm new to the world of American football, the game scenes were some of my favourites. This earnest show about a small southern town obsessed with it's football is, in a word, beautiful. 10/10, would recommend." -Claire
"If you are still not convinced, check out this video. It makes both of us want to start from the Pilot again." -Grace
The IT Crowd
"I've been a bit late to the party with 'The IT Crowd', but nevertheless, I do not regret watching all four seasons in an entire weekend. This British comedy revolves around three workers in the IT department of a large business who are all very different people.
First there's Jen, the head of IT, who hasn't got a clue about computers. Then there's Roy, the laid-back and lazy Irishman who will do anything to get out of work. Finally there's Moss (my personal fave), the socially-inept geek who lives with his mother. The three get up to lots of mischief and there are many memorable moments and one-liners which have made me chuckle in public just by only thinking about them. This show is the perfect pick-me-up and at only 24 episodes, it is very easy to consume. Also, Noel Fielding makes several appearances, so how can you not?" -Cecilia
Orange is the New Black
"OITNB is very funny so you’ll laugh very hard at it but it can also be very sad and reflective, and you’ll probably cry. You so rarely see a television show where the female characters’ central plotlines, development and personality don’t revolve around a romance with the main guy so it’s very refreshing to watch. It can take a few episodes to really get into it but once you do, you’ll be binge-watching whole seasons with the rest of us." -Emily
The Office (UK)
"The original series of 'The Office' from the UK unfortunately seems to be lesser known than the American version, but it's just as delightful. Thankfully Netflix is going to change this.
The show has the same premise as the American version; a camera crew records life at Wernham Hogg Paper Company and the antics the staff and manager David get up to. You'll find yourself cringing constantly at Ricky Gervais' character David, but it's that wonderfully dry British humour that makes the show so special." -Miriam
Sense8
"'Sense8' has by far been my favourite show of the season. It’s a new Netflix original, which is great, as it means you can binge watch it! Less great, however, is the fact that there’s only one season at the moment, and it ends on kind of a cliffhanger.
Orange is the New Black
"OITNB is very funny so you’ll laugh very hard at it but it can also be very sad and reflective, and you’ll probably cry. You so rarely see a television show where the female characters’ central plotlines, development and personality don’t revolve around a romance with the main guy so it’s very refreshing to watch. It can take a few episodes to really get into it but once you do, you’ll be binge-watching whole seasons with the rest of us." -Emily
The Office (UK)
"The original series of 'The Office' from the UK unfortunately seems to be lesser known than the American version, but it's just as delightful. Thankfully Netflix is going to change this.
The show has the same premise as the American version; a camera crew records life at Wernham Hogg Paper Company and the antics the staff and manager David get up to. You'll find yourself cringing constantly at Ricky Gervais' character David, but it's that wonderfully dry British humour that makes the show so special." -Miriam
Sense8
"'Sense8' has by far been my favourite show of the season. It’s a new Netflix original, which is great, as it means you can binge watch it! Less great, however, is the fact that there’s only one season at the moment, and it ends on kind of a cliffhanger.
Sense8 is, in a nutshell, about eight people from around the world who suddenly become able to share senses and communicate with each other. The show is made by the Wachowskis, who you’ll recognise from 'The Matrix', 'V for Vendetta' and 'Cloud Atlas', so naturally, it’s filled with lots of action and plot twists, while still being quite intellectual. What is also amazing about Sense8 is it is super diverse! Among the main characters are a gay Mexican actor, a transgender woman in a relationship with another woman, a Korean businesswoman, an Icelandic DJ, an Indian pharmacist and a young bus driver from Nairobi, none of whom are vilified.
Sense8 is an amazingly diverse ensemble show, and all the actors really step up to plate to deliver amazing performances, leaving you loving every single character and desperately wanting more." - Alice
"I watched all 12 episodes in two days, and then I immediately started re-watching them. It's that good." - Claire
"I watched all 12 episodes in two days, and then I immediately started re-watching them. It's that good." - Claire
"What I really love about Netflix is all the comedy specials available! I absolutely love stand-up comedy, and Jen Kirkman is one of my favourite comedians. In her special 'I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)' she talks about her divorce, single life, her friends having kids and growing older. What I love about her is the energy and vivacity in the way she tells her stories; she really throws herself into her show. Throughout the special, Kirkman is able to cut through stereotypes of a forty-year-old divorced woman to expose the societal demands on people to perform certain roles. She uses long-form stories in vivid details to really entertain and illustrate to the audience her points, in many comedic angles. She is hilarious and I cannot recommend her stand-up enough, as well as her podcast 'I Seem Fun'." - Stephanie
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We hope you enjoyed our 30th Post! We have also passed 5,000 page-views, which, for a blog jsut starting out, is a pretty good number. So thank you all for your support and interest. It means the world to us.
Stay gold,
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We hope you enjoyed our 30th Post! We have also passed 5,000 page-views, which, for a blog jsut starting out, is a pretty good number. So thank you all for your support and interest. It means the world to us.
Stay gold,
Grace and Claire.
DISCLAIMER: We have not in anyway been approached by Netflix or any of these shows for promotion. This is all out of our own personal recommendations and experiences. we aren't getting paid for this.
Graceful and Claire also do not own any of the images used in this post.
DISCLAIMER: We have not in anyway been approached by Netflix or any of these shows for promotion. This is all out of our own personal recommendations and experiences. we aren't getting paid for this.
Graceful and Claire also do not own any of the images used in this post.
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