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I don't watch Good Trouble but I loved The Fosters. It was great to see Stef and Lena again and to see Corey. Thrilled that they are taking in his sister. I would watch a Mamas spinoff in a heartbeat.

It's interesting why neither Hana nor Clinton have been shown in awhile - especially Clinton. Are the actors unavailable or is the production trying to save money by not having all of the actors in each episode? If that is the case, why would they bring in the new guy? Are there COVID restrictions why one or both of the actors cannot appear? The actor who plays Clinton is Canadian - perhaps there were border issues due to the pandemic?

Have to admit that I teared up at the last scene.

How did Flora end up killing Travis and getting him into the trunk? He was ready to bash her head in with the glass orb.

I am finishing a binge of My Life is Murder. I had previously watched the first episode and decided that I had zero interest. This weekend, I decided to give it a second chance and found that the next episodes are quite better. I am now up to the last episode in Season 1 and have definitely enjoyed it. Looking forward to Season 2. ETA: Just watched first episode of Season 3 of Balthazar. So glad that this show is back!

I am finally about to finish my binge of Murdoch Mysteries on Acorn. I've been mostly staying away from the Murdoch forum so that I am not accidentally spoiled and the posts about earlier episodes were unfortunately lost. I've really enjoyed it and watching the episodes back to back has really helped in terms of continuity. I'm just about finished with Season 13. Season 14 is starting to be released with individual episodes on Ovation. Looking forward to watching Balthazar Season 3 next. Thrilled to hear the news about Brokenwood Mysteries. These are two of my top shows. I also saw a trailer for Season 2 of The Mallorca Files which I believe is dropping on Britbox on March 1.

I am in the middle of Season 13 on Acorn - and have basically been avoiding the Forum so that I would not be spoiled. I definitely miss Dr. Grace. I thought that she was the best of all of the coroners and had very interesting and independent storylines. Her departure left a gaping void.

I just finished Season 12 in my binge (nice to be able to respond to some posts). I didn't get the sense that Miss Hart stole the paperweight or killed the inspector - I thought she only planted the bullet? I'm hoping that there is a "cat and mouse" game between Murdoch and Miss Hart in Season 13; she is a worthy adversary for him. It still surprises me that a non-doctor can be the coroner. John Brackenreid really grew on me during his time as a constable. I am going to miss him on the show. Glad that he survived and is going to pursue a less dangerous profession. I liked seeing Julia and Detective Watts bonding in the bar. My other main takeaway from Season 12 is that I can't believe I like Ruth! It was a brilliant idea to have her start working in the hospital (and be a published star author!) due to her family's recent loss of fortune. They make her likeable!

Hana mentioned that she is going home to her parents. I seem to recall a prior episode where she remarked having issues with her parents?

Season 2 of the Mallorca Files on Britbox on March 1. Fun, light-hearted show.

I started a binge of Murdoch Mysteries a month ago and am now starting Season 8. I wish that the old thread here had not been lost in the upgrade. I'd love to see discussion of those episodes. I'm up to the part where Julia and William are finally able to marry - Dr. Grace and Crabtree are estranged - and Brackenreid has been beaten senseless by the thugs at the docks. It's been fun to watch these episodes in rapid succession; you pick up a lot that might have been missed otherwise. Also fun to see the actors from Frankie Drake Mysteries show up in a few episodes. That show also films in Canada with the same production company.

I thought that Sheldon's misadventures were too much over the top. I cringed for him and had to FF. Loved George and the Pastor -- and especially the continuity with Sheldon's former college classmate running into Mary at the bookstore.

Monday, February 3 - Balthazar Season 3 on Acorn. Acorn February

No Offence is my favorite of all of the shows on Acorn and Britbox. The character of DI Deering is one for the ages. Unfortunately, some of the cast announced via Twitter that it was canceled after Season 3. Still makes no sense to me at all because there was so much more story to tell.

While I liked seeing Guillermo from my favorite, What we do in the Shadows, -- and I liked his speech to Zoey thanking her for sticking up for the bullied - I thought there was too much emphasis on him. I thought the dogs, standing desks and foosball were too much of a cliche. I lost my mother over the summer -- and have been overwhelmed at times dealing with the post-death paperwork; IMO Maggie's reactions were perfect. The most mundane issues - an email password and the security questions for a lost one - can become huge impediments to getting anything done. They really nailed that. Loved Hello Dolly and Mo waking Zoey on her first day back. Will miss Lauren Graham. I found this show because of her and liked her relationship with Zoey. The videos that Mitch left for his family killed me. When my dad died, the very first thing I did was to search my phone to see if I had a voice mail message so that I could hear his voice again.

I tried to edit my last post but was unable to so apologies for the double post. I watched an interesting series on Acorn yesterday: Winter and its predecessor movie, The Killing Field. Set in Australia, it follows a female Detective Sergeant and her task force who investigate a serial killer in the movie and the death of a young woman in the series. It was good and held my attention - unlike some of the other shows I have started and stopped recently. Now watching a four-part series called Chasing Shadows, which starred Alex Kingston (from ER) as a missing person investigator working with a brilliant DS who appears to be on the autism spectrum. Not sure why they only made 2 two-part episodes because it is not bad.

I hope that this is the end of Dale. Meemaw deserves better. Where is Veronica? I really hoped that she and Georgie would get together. Mary can definitely be overbearing but I felt she deserved better from George regarding the trip. He obviously did not want her to come - and then deliberately did not mention that she should bring a bathing suit - while packing one for himself.

Sheldon's speech was great - the callout to Missy was wonderful. I hope that we continue to see the teachers in Sheldon's school. They crack me up - especially the two exasperated women.

This is one of my favorite episodes. Missy was so terrific; I was sure that she was going to hit a home run but rushing the pitcher and beating the crap out of him was even better! Loved Meemaw encouraging her to kick him in the nuts. Craig Nelson is another great guest star. This show has really picked some classic former tv stars as recurring guests: Billy Gardell, Melissa Peterman, Richard Kind, Vernee Watson, and now Coach.

The George/Missy scenes were incredibly sweet. I could watch a whole episode of them playing catch.

Started watching Professor T today on PBS Masterpiece (through Amazon Prime). So far, interesting. I finally finished all of New Tricks. Started Season 1 of Rebecka Martinsson on Acorn. It's okay - nothing special IMO.

Cracked up at Sheldon in the nurse's office - and the history of his visits.

I loved that Meemaw was able to parrot back some of what Sheldon had told her. That was great.

I would think that moving from being a high school coach to a college coach is a big step up so I was surprised that Mary didn't even consider how to overcome the obstacles: having George move himself, having Connie move with them, etc... Not very realistic for a family where the main breadwinner had previously lost his job forcing a move home. Cracked up at John's newly found athletic skill.

I've been binge watching for the past few days. This was the first episode which I did not like. Too much Jason Alexander and too little Missy and Sheldon.