1. DEADLIEST CATCH. I've watched this show for several years and I can't explain why I like it, but I do. I do feel sorry for the crab, but it is fascinating to see the kind of work these guys do. And of course, there are a lot of the same workers on the boats from season to season and you get to know who they are and some of their back story. The captains are an interesting bunch of guys, who seem to survive on no sleep, cigarettes and coffee for marathon hours at the helm. And the workers on deck dealing with horrific weather at times for hours and hours on end. I have to say my favorites on the captains of the Time Bandit, the Hillstrandt brothers, they are funny and the captain and deck boss, Sig and Edgar Hansen, who are brothers, on the Northwestern.
2. TRUE BLOOD. I love, love, love this show. It's on HBO and it's a campy, funny, scarey, improbable story of vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters, voodoo, fairies, love, sex and dead bodies. It's too good!! There's Bill, a vampire, who falls in love with Sookie, who just found out last year that she is a fairy and that's why she can hear people's thoughts and all the vampires want her blood because fairy blood is the best. There's Sam, Sookie's boss, who is a shape-shifter and he is in love with a new girl, who just happens to be a werewolf. There is Erik who was the sheriff of the a vampire county in Louisiana, and he is also in love with Sookie, and he is hot, hot, hot!! Sook's brother, Jason, who is a normal human and a former high school football star who has bedded many a lady in their town. But now he is in love with Jessica, a young girl whom Bill turned into a vampire as a punishment. I could go on and on with all the twists and turns of the show but you need to just tune it, sit back, and enjoy the ride.
3. ICE ROAD TRUCKERS. This is another show, like Deadliest Catch, that I can't quite figure out why I like it, but I just do. It follows a group of truckers who work in Alaska and Canada and deliver food, fuel, supplies to areas of the country that can be cut off during the summer, but when the water freezes over in the winter, they can haul supplies over the "ice" roads to these remote communities. And of course there is the usual arguments, rivalries and headaches that make a reality show a reality show. We have to have some drama. There are near misses, accidents and the possibilities of accidents. Trust me, I wouldn't want to drive on some of these roads that are shown on here, hilly, icy, curvey. Maybe I like it because it is on during the summer and when it is 90+ outside it's kind of refreshing to see some snow and ice. Who knows why, but I like it.
4. SONS OF ANARCHY. Oh I know exactly why I like this show.....hot guys, motorcycles, sex, drugs and rock and roll. Well, maybe not so much the rock and roll part, but the rest, definitely. This is the stroy of a MC in California, who pretty much run the town of Charming, but unlike most MC's they want to keep their town a sleepy little place and they help the people in the town. Now, of course, they have their dark side. They run guns, deal in porn, have connections to the IRA, kill and maime their enemies, lie, steal and cheat, all the while taking care of their families and running a business. I know it sounds like there would be no redeeming qualities to any of these people, but you would be surprised. Jax (oh my goodness, he is so HOT) whose father was the leader of the SOA until he was killed, but by whom??? Jax's mother, Gemma, is married to the current leader, Clay (who had a hand in killing Jax's father). Jax has wanted out of the MC for a while now, especially since his high school sweetheart came back to town and now they are back together. He has always wanted to take the club in a new direction, but Clay is taking them down an even darker road than they are currently on, with lots of bodies in their wake. At the end of last season, Jax finds out about Clay's role in is father's death and oust him as leader of the MC. Jax had planned to leave town, but instead he takes the helm of the club. Will he make changes or will the history of the club be to big of a pull to change around. I do believe the you would like it if you watched it. It is on FX which shows some pretty edgy programming.
5. DOC MARTIN. This is a British series on PBS. I guess you could call it a "dramedy", partly drama and part comedy. It's about a surgeon who has a phobia about blood, so he is sent to a small town on the coast of Cornwall, Port Wenn, where he takes over as the GP of the town. He really doesn't like it there but as a
child spent the summers there on his aunt's farm. He is difficult to work for, rude, standoffish, has trouble showing emotion, and is just not always nice. But, he is in love with the local schoolteacher but has trouble letting her know. She is also in love with him, but can't seem to get through to him because he is emotionally distant. The townspeople are a quirky, funny, odd bunch of people and they do seem to come down with the oddest ailments, which makes it all the more fun to watch. At the end of last season, Doc and Louise, the schoolteacher, finally get together and he finally admits that he wants to be with her and live in this crazy town. I love a good British TV series and this is one of the best.
KATHY
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