A few months ago, I lost my patience and Pete found me attacking the upstairs TV remote with a sharpened paper clip. I couldn’t take it apart and fix the stuck buttons, so the TV became a statue of a TV until we bought and hooked up a DVR player; we didn’t bother buying a universal remote because antenna service is like watching radio stuck between stations. Anyhoo, DVDs of Red Dwarf proved too tough to hear clearly over the stationary bike or the rowing machine, so I resorted to watching exercise videos until Pete told me the sound of Denise Austin’s voice was putting a permanent wave in his EEG. It turned out episodes of Nero Wolfe form a box set Siobhan gave me a zillion years ago in 2005 made exercise time fly by, and for months, I’ve been working my way through the series, which is now at an end. With just a couple of bonus features to watch, I’m asking for advice. What should I pick up?
Movies are no good. I spend about 20-30 minutes on the machines at a time, then stretch, so I need eight or nine DVDs of something smart, funny and stylish because I’m shallow that way. The series should also be complete, since I don’t need a new hobby. Siobhan recommended Pushing Daisies and I’ll give that a try, but the series didn’t last long and I’m thinking ahead. Whaddya think?
Poor Impulse Control 
Damages.
Rent it if you haven’t seen it already.
Best thing on TV.
Will blow your mind.
Didn’t that just start?
They’ve completed, I think, three seasons. Season 2 was awesome, and I don’t like to use that word unless it’s true.
For contemporary: a film called The International. Stylish thriller with many current overtones (the villian is a multinational bank). Great location filming. The Guggenheim scene is astounding, don’t go for a popcorn break once the action hits NYC.
For nostalgia: Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends. Such wordplay, such wit. It was a revelation to me as a grade-school kid.
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