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Post by peanutterbutter on Feb 17, 2016 3:20:09 GMT
My mother is 77- tv reception is poor at her house, and she won't get cable. Need to buy her shows on DVD, and having a mental block. No Netflix- no internet.
Shows she has recently enjoyed - JAG (she also liked it when it was actually on TV), White Collar, In Plain Sight. She did not enjoy Covert Affairs.
She does not enjoy lots of gratuitous sex/violence. Any thoughts - I am just drawing a huge blank here..... Thanks |
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Post by Megan on Feb 17, 2016 3:22:13 GMT
West Wing
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Post by Megan on Feb 17, 2016 3:22:24 GMT
NCIS (wasn't it a spin off from JAG?)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 3:28:35 GMT
Castle
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Post by scrapsuzy on Feb 17, 2016 3:29:22 GMT
The original CSI and also CSI:New York
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Post by Sassenach on Feb 17, 2016 3:31:43 GMT
BBCShop.com has lots of DVDs series that can be ordered
Anne of green gables
All Creatures Great and Small
Poldark
Army Wives (has Catherine Bell from JAG)
Magnum PI
Blue Bloods
Hawaii Five O (the current series on CBS)
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Post by ellen on Feb 17, 2016 3:32:15 GMT
I think Castle is a great suggestion. I love that show. Downton Abbey would be my other suggestion.
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Post by tincin on Feb 17, 2016 3:35:11 GMT
Lie to Me, the entire series comes on 3 DVDs.
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Post by ntsf on Feb 17, 2016 3:36:07 GMT
lark rise to candleford
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Post by leannec on Feb 17, 2016 3:46:30 GMT
Mad Men is my suggestion  |
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Post by worrywart on Feb 17, 2016 3:48:31 GMT
Downton Abbey
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Post by gorgeouskid on Feb 17, 2016 3:51:51 GMT
Totally Lark Rise to Candleford
Alias is pretty good as well.
Bones
Eureka
Warehouse 13
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Post by Nanner on Feb 17, 2016 3:54:04 GMT
My parents love Coronation Street
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Post by Belle on Feb 17, 2016 4:01:09 GMT
Little House on the Prairie! My DD was gifted the dvd's and I love watching them and imagining living back then.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 4:03:02 GMT
House of Cards
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Post by Basket1lady on Feb 17, 2016 4:08:45 GMT
Call the Midwife
Downtown Abbey
The Good Wife
The Little Couple
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 17, 2016 4:14:41 GMT
Based on White Collar and In Plain Sight, what about Burn Notice? I love all those shows and also disliked Covert Affairs. I also agree,about Alias and NCIS. Would Psych be to silly for her? And considering I apparently have the same taste as a woman 30+ years my senior, what about my favorite-Matlock?
Madmen may be too much sex, even though it isn't seen a whole lot is implied.
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 17, 2016 4:17:09 GMT
House of Cards The first season was pretty racy, wasn't it? Granted, the stuff doesn't bother me, but the op did say her mom doesn't like gratuitous nudity. |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Feb 17, 2016 4:19:00 GMT
Burn Notice
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Post by magenta on Feb 17, 2016 5:04:50 GMT
How about some classics?
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners
My Three Sons
Peyton Place
That Girl
MacGyver
Magnum PI
Hart to Hart
Remington Steele
Sliders
Quantum Leap
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Post by angie3dpea on Feb 17, 2016 5:07:02 GMT
I've been going retro with my mom lately.
I've gotten her:
Perry Mason
Magnum PI
Emergency
MASh
Hawaii 50
No worries about crazy violence or gratitous sex in the oldies! lol
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Post by chaosisapony on Feb 17, 2016 6:02:54 GMT
My first suggestion was Castle but I like the ideas of Alias and Burn Notice too. What about Leverage?
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 17, 2016 6:37:59 GMT
West wing, hands down. There are 8 seasons, so that's a lot of tv
I've recently started binging Castle.
Leverage is good
My dad loves Elementary
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Post by wellway on Feb 17, 2016 9:21:14 GMT
Doc Martin
Gilmore Girls
The Darling Buds of May
This was a series on UK tv back in the 90s and stars a very young Catherine Zeta Jones. Not sure if you can get a format that plays in the US but if you can it is enjoyable.
Amazon
The Darling Buds Of May is a family drama series which presents the Larkin family as they celebrate love, romance and family life in the idyllic British countryside. Despite never paying their bills, the Larkins manage to live in considerable comfort and affluence on their 22-acre property in Kent.
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Post by disneypal on Feb 17, 2016 9:59:22 GMT
All these suggestions are great. Another to consider....Monk
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Post by llinin on Feb 17, 2016 11:17:47 GMT
I know you said no Netflix-no internet. Just throwing it out there that you can still do the DVD option on Netflix, no streaming plan needed. We have done this for several years for my MIL. I have the account set up in my name and I manage her queue. She has never touched a computer and has no idea how it works, but she can put the dvd in the mailbox, lol. She keeps a handwritten list of any movies or shows she hears of and we update her queue with them. We also add shows and movie we think she would like with pretty good feedback usually. After 5 years, it is still the best gift we have ever given her, she loves it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 11:34:35 GMT
Drop Dead Diva
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Post by purplebee on Feb 17, 2016 12:38:25 GMT
My 90 yo Mom loves Downton and Doc Martin, as do I.
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Post by maryland on Feb 17, 2016 12:44:37 GMT
Does she like the 30 min. shows. We love The Middle! But I can only find the dvds on Amazon.
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Post by myboysnme on Feb 17, 2016 12:58:40 GMT
My mom is 81 and she LOVED this show when it was on! |
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