We have a TV, but we do not have cable. Thus, we tend to watch a plethora a movies. However, there have always been three significant problems with movies: (1) We used up our personal selection a long time ago so getting a new movie now requires time and money; (2) The selection at Mexican movie rentals is rather limited (i.e., they don't have anything good); (3) Even when they do have a movie we're interested in, 93% percent of the time it's from wrong region! [What's a region?, you ask. We also wondered that the first time we popped in a rental and saw nothing but a blue screen of death! I guess the world is divided up into 4 or 5 regions to somehow limit piracy (obviously a very effective system). Our DVD player plays region 1 movies while most Mexican movies are region 4. Incidentally, make sure to check the region next time you order a movie on eBay. We recently bought a copy of Disney's Mulan that only plays in Asia!]; (4) We usually only have about an hour if we want to get a decent amount of sleep.
A few weeks ago we were introduced to Monk, and he has solved all of the above problems. (The money problem [see above] is taken care of because our friends lend us seasons at a time.) He also solves his own problems in every episode. For those who don't know, he is a genius detective who has OCD. To give an example scene, he could be chasing the antagonist and suddenly stop to fix a crooked sign for no reason.It's also quite a wholesome show, which is unusualy these days (sure, they're murders, but they're "wholesome" murders.) So now, when we get an urge to watch a movie at bedtime, we choose Monk instead. You can too.
5 comments:
I am glad you guys finally found some good entertainment! I have heard that The Monk is quite funny. Which is always a plus, to watch something that puts a smile on your face as well.
you know you can probably change your dvd player to multi-region. i did it to jon's dvd player. you just have to search for the code on the internet. you can't do this on computers, but on regular dvd players you can.
i'd also like to suggest the tv shows arrested development and the office. and law and order. also, www.hulu.com has some free movies (legal) and tv episodes. check it out.
If you REALLY want to pass the time and laugh SO hard you will not remember the last time you laughed so hard, you MUST, HAVE TOO... take a 2nd mortgage out if you need too, watch the season series of "The Office". Oh my gosh! You guys will have a blast watching that show. I hope everything is going well with everything!
Mark, are you comfortable doing the baby blessing in Spanish yet? ;)
Yes, you have now learned about tv-shows. :) There are several good ones, and they're often funner to watch than movies because they're shorter and hence more action-packed. And I never, EVER, watch tv shows on tv, only on DVDs, I cannot handle commercials. My favorites are The Office, Seinfeld, The X-files, and I'm just starting to watch "House" which I also like.
If you like Monk, you'll love Psych. It's a USA network show too.
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