Movies and TV to distract us while we wait...

[JustPoesieAlong]

Greetings, all!

I've been quite the lurker on this site and decided to say hello. I'm an early modernist applying to English PhD programs (got my MA a few years back).

Now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel with these applications, I am dreaming longingly of all the TV shows and movies I've been putting off while working on this stuff. I thought it might be fun to get a thread going about what we plan on doing to distract ourselves while we wait. Since I'm applying for English PhD programs, I'd like to tell you I have lots of books in mind to read, but frankly I just wanna chill out and binge watch stuff for a bit. So, here's my list:

• The Good Place
• The Wire (seasons 2+)
• Lady Bird
• Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri
• One Mississippi (season 2)
• Transparent (latest season)
• Olive Kitterage
• Chewing Gum
• The Hollow Crown (embarrassed not to have seen this yet, considering my field)
• Any Cohen Bros movies (actually planning a marathon and rewatching of the ones I've already seen)

I know I'll never have time to get to all of this, but hey, a girl can dream right? Also, I work a 9-5 job, so my evenings are pretty much my own--a luxury I know I will miss when/if I get into a program. 

 

Edited December 7, 2017 by JustPoesieAlong
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[RichardSFord]

I have seen Lady Bird. It is a comedy show and a story about a high school girl and her relationship with her mother. You can go for this. I am sure that you will enjoy this series .Sorry but  I don't have any idea about the other TV show you mentioned.

[kayemeh]

I have a deposit down, but on waitlist for my dream school. 

I've started re-watching The X-Files and will probably re-watch the The West Wing over the summer too. (I mean, I am applying to MPP programs after all )