He was the best Holmes of any generation. Very overlooked series. The upside is that they made a ton of those before he died so there is a nice library just a click away.
Are you ready?
I adore Netflix because it has “different’ stuff.
For Anglophiles and documentary lovers:
Pride and Prejudice - an old BBC version. The Mr Darcy is not good (lets face it, Colin Firth defined it) but the Elizabeth is very nice and I really like the rest.
Ken Burns “The Shakers”.
Expiring very soon - Dolley Madison, the American Experience.
The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Series. If you’ve never tried it, and love mystery, this is the place. Start with “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”
The Joan Hickson Miss Marples. Perfection.
Blithe Spirit
MacBeth (with Picard set in a avantgarde USSR). My kids actually watched this with me.
Old Movies You May Not Have Seen:
Tin Pan Alley (I LOVE Alice Faye and Betty Grable) Fun singing here with John Payne and Jack Oakie also.
My Man Godfrey (William Powell was the man)
Walk Don’t Run (hopelessly out of date but I love it.)
Movies Most People have Seen but it’s fun to watch again:
Apollo 13
The Right Stuff
Arsenic and Old Lace (give an extra star if it’s Halloween. Can a movie have 6 stars?)
Tora Tora Tora
Chariots of Fire - extra star if you like Vangelis
Weird things that are really good:
Tin Man (SciFi retelling of the Wizard of Oz)
Dead Like Me -R rated! And Weird. Really weird. But strangely reflective and really, really good with great writing. And the coolest music.
He was the best Holmes of any generation. Very overlooked series. The upside is that they made a ton of those before he died so there is a nice library just a click away.