Six Streaming Recommendations

 I am still not sure about that title... But I got nothing else right now so I'm gonna go with it for now.

I stream a lot of stuff. I have access to a satellite but I mostly just watch Schitt's Creek repeats on it when our internet goes out. I also have a massive amount of DVDs and blu-rays. But honestly, I stream more than anything because it is more convenient. 

I thought about doing a post for every cool show, movie, and YouTube channel I come across, but I wasn't sure I could stretch me rambling about one thing into a long enough post. So! A list post!

Here's how it's going to work. I will list six things, what platforms you can stream them on, and then I will ramble a bit about them. Hope you enjoy it and maybe find something new to watch.

CJUGames (Linky Link! )

Available on: YouTube

Warnings: He plays a lot of horror games. So, any warnings you think those might have, apply.

CJU (I think his name is Chris, but there are already too many Chrises in my head so it will always be CJU to me) does video game playthroughs. Mostly horror games. His earliest videos don't have commentary, but I much prefer the ones with commentary. He's a funny guy. He has the same sort of sense of humor as me, so it's almost like watching a friend play the game. He does entire playthroughs from beginning to end. And most of the time he reads all the notes and such that you come across in games, which I like. I especially like his videos because I DO NOT like playing horror games for the most part. Too scary. But I love the plots and such for so many of those games. So, I want to see what happens, but my pansy ass will never get far enough in the games to actually know what happens. I enjoy all of his playthroughs, even if the game is shit or something I'm really not interested in. I highly recommend checking out his channel. He is funny, well-spoken, and has a nice voice. And it is fucking hilarious watching him slowly lose his mind during some games. Mother is a good example of this.

Hawkeye

Available on: Disney+

Warnings: Violence. Previous major character death

I thought about starting off with something else from Disney+. There are so many great options on there and I wasn't sure if I wanted to start with something from the MCU. But fuck it. Y'all are gonna have to deal with me gushing about Hawkeye.

Clint Barton became one of my favorite comic book characters around the time that the first Avengers movie came out. Before that, I barely knew he existed. Now the boy is in my top five comic book characters. 

I started reading the Matt Fraction Hawkeye run and was gone for the dumpster fire that is Clinton Francis Barton. And the more I watched the MCU the more I was sad that they weren't utilizing him at all. Much less showing off his character and abilities.

And then the show came out.

Oh. My. Gods.

There was just so much good with the show. Katie Kate and Lucky and the Tracksuit Mafia and the trick arrows. There was humor and heartbreaking moments that were both well done and not overused. 

And Laura Barton! Oh, that woman deserves so much love. She is so awesome and the show lets that awesomeness shine with little screen time.

The show gave me the Hawkeyes I have been wanting for years. And I was very happy during every episode. Even while I was crying at a few spots.

Harley Quinn

Available On: HBOMax

Warnings: A lot of profanity. Mentions of bestiality (Batman fucks bats, yo). So much violence. Temporary character death.

This show is one of the best things I've seen in a while. It has two seasons as of this writing and both are fucking great. Animation is great. Voice acting is spot on. Plot, characters and all of that is fantastic. And the lack of Joker is just the best. I mean, he's there, but not often enough that I got annoyed. I am so tired of seeing Joker in fucking everything...

The show is hilarious and fun. Not "too dark" as people say a lot of DC stuff is. Though, it is very, very, very Not For Children. Unless you want your kid to know that Batman fucks bats...

Only Murders in the Building

Available On: Hulu

Warnings: Murder. It is in the title, guys.

This show is about a murder. A murder in a building. Shocking, I know.

But seriously, this show is about Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) who live in an apartment building where a murder happens one evening. For various reasons, the trio of true crime podcast fans decide to do a podcast about the murder. Hilarity and mystery follow.

I was worried at first that Selena Gomez wouldn't be able to shine next to the legends that are Steve Martin and Martin Short. I enjoyed her immensely in Wizards of Waverly Place years ago and didn't want her to fade into the background of this show. Which she did not. 

The show is a comedy and murder mystery and it blended both together fabulously.

Inside Job

(sorry, no trailer for this one, have a picture of my kiddo with their stuffed Mothman, for reasons. Mothman reasons.)

Available On: Netflix

Warnings: Drug use. Some violence. Some death of minor characters.

I'm not gonna lie, I watched this show for Mothman. I'm a weirdo from West Virginia that is obsessed with cryptids. I saw a trailer and thought it looked fun and planned to watch it at some point. Then I saw that the Mothman was going to be in it and I went from "I'll watch that at some point" to watching the entire series within a week.

The show is an animated workplace comedy. The workplace just happens to be a government agency that keeps all those wild conspiracy theories (which happen to be true) under wraps.

the show is a delight. Well written and quite amusing. Characters are fun and not annoying. 

Downside is that Mothman only shows up for, like, one episode. Need more of him.

Murder, She Wrote

Available On: Peacock

Warnings: Murder. Lots of murder.

I never really watched Murder, She Wrote when I was younger. But, then I started watching Pushing Up Roses talk about the show and I just had to watch it. Got the Peacock app just so I could watch it. Though, I do use the free version. I can deal with ads for Jessica Fletcher outsmarting everyone.

For those that are unaware, this show is about Jessica Fletcher, a murder mystery writer, who just keeps stumbling across murders that she, for some reason, helps solve.

The show is surprisingly wholesome considering at least one murder takes place per episode. Jessica has various nieces and nephews and friends and former students that she visits. And she is a kindly aunt type of person to damn near everyone. 

Some parts of the show aren't super believable, but c'mon, it's a fun little show. Also, I adore the friendship trio of Jessica, Seth, and Amos. Was sad when Amos left. But his replacement is pretty good as well. 

That's all I got this week. Let me know if you liked this format or if I should just ramble about one thing at a time. 

Demon From the Dark by Kresley Cole

Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole

10th (sort of) book of the Immortals After Dark series

Book Warnings

Non-con elements

mentions of child prostitution

mentions of rape

Other Tags

Fated Mates

Language barrier

Straight Paranormal Romance

Carrow is a super awesome witch who is taken by The Order (asshole humans). They force her to trick a Venom (demon vampire hybrid) by holding Carrow's young cousin hostage. Carrow agrees to protect Ruby (the young cousin who The Order made an orphan). But... When Carrow meets Malkom, the venom, she realizes she is his fated mate and shit gets complicated. Because of course, it does.

As always, I really enjoyed this book. There are some problematic elements, I won't lie. So if any of the warnings are an issue for you, skip this one. 

As always with these books, loved the characters. Carrow is awesome. Ruby is a great kid. Loved seeing Lanthe again. Malkom was oddly adorable. Villains were assholes. Lothaire is causing trouble.

Great book.

Though...

Not enough Nix...

 

Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

11th book (well, sort of) of the Immortals After Dark series

Book Warnings

Torture

Graphic Depictions of Violence

Other Tags

Enemies-to-lovers

Straight Paranormal Romance

Reincarnation

So, a bunch of Lorekind are being kidnapped by Asshole Humans, because Asshole Humans always gotta show up and ruin a good time. 

Aidan the Fierce, a berserker, meets and falls in love with Regin the Radiant, a Valkyrie and the last of the Radiant Ones. Immediately after they have sex, he is killed. Years (decades) later, he is reincarnated. And after they have sex, he is killed again. Rinse, repeat, Regin is done with this nonsense.

Time passes and Regin is taken captive by Declan Chase. The newest reincarnation of Aidan. Declan is the almost leader of The Order, which is that bunch of Asshole Humans I mentioned earlier. Regin knows that if she can get Declan to remember that he is Aidan, he'll die. And after some torture, she decides maybe she should do just that.

Spoiler Alert: She doesn't.

 This book was a bit dark. Though I'm not sure if it could really be said it was darker than the other books in the series.

Also, loved the "Lothaire betrayed us. Again." bit. Seriously, if you gotta say that someone betrayed you again, it's really on you, dude. "Oh no, the Enemy of Old betrayed us. Again." No shit. It seems to be what he does.

I recommend this book to anyone who is already a fan of the series. Cause why skip it? Regin is awesome. Why not read more about her?

 

In The Prince's Bed by Sabrina Jeffries

 

This book includes:

Straight Historical Romance

Background relationships

Mentions of infidelity (not main couple)

Internalized homophobia

Slight spoilers ahead.

Katherine is an heiress in need of a husband. Sydney is her childhood friend who she assumes will be that husband. Alec is an Earl in need of an heiress.

For the first few chapters I assumed this book was going to be another love triangle book and I was not looking forward to that. So tired of love triangles. But. Oh. My. Gods. Someone threw a gay into the triangle! 😮😱

So, this is less of a love triangle book and more of a book where the female lead realizes the man she thought she would marry is not the man she should marry. With a couple of gay poets. Who are really the important part of all of this. 

I really enjoyed this book and as soon as I realized there wasn't really a love triangle, I tore through it in a day. I'm not a fan of love triangles, but I am a fan of gay poets.

Now, there is no "Katherine, I'm gay" revelation from Sydney. He spends pretty much all his time panicking because he has feelings for his fellow poet, Julian. And with that name I immediately was picturing Joey Batey as Jaskier as that character. But I wish there was that moment. And, while this took place in a time when being gay was Not Cool, I wanted Katherine to accept her friend and be happy for him.

I enjoyed all the characters. Didn't really love any of them, but I didn't outright hate any of them, so that's a good thing. Trust me.

Katherine had misgivings about most men aside from Sydney due to her father's cheating on her mother and gambling most of their money away. But she grew to realize that perhaps not all men were pieces of shit. Just most of them, really.

Alec did not have the best of intentions involving Katherine, since he at first just wanted to marry her for her money, but he grew to have feelings for her and really just wanted the money to help his people.

Katherine's mother was... a woman of her times, really. I didn't dislike her but I could understand Katherine's annoyance at the woman.

Sydney. Oh, Sydney. I need a whole book about Sydney and Julian.

All in all, a fun read. I recommend it to anyone that enjoys historical romances with sassy ladies and brutish seeming men who are really cinnamon rolls.

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

 

 

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

Book 2 of the Immortals After Dark series

Book warning

 Non-con elements 

graphic depictions of violence

Other Tags

enemies-to-lovers 

straight paranormal romance

fated mates

Lachlain MacRieve is the leader (king?) of the Lykae clan. He was taken by vampires and imprisoned for about 150 years. During his imprisonment, he was periodically burned almost to death, and then brought back thanks to the whole being an immortal thing. Then one day he smells his fated mate. Cause Lykae have those. So he escapes (rips off his leg in the process) to find her.

His mate ends up being Emmaline Troy, half-Valkyrie/half-vampire. Oh, this should end well.

Lachlain finds Emma, and kidnaps her. Because that is what men in the Lore do?

In the end, they do end up falling in love. And Emma proves herself to be more of a badass than anyone expected.

Lovely book as usual from this series. Yes, some bits are problematic, but a lot of romance books are. It is a problem of the genre. And this post isn't about the issues that romance novels have. This is about a book I enjoyed. Which I did enjoy this book. Probably not my favorite of the series, but still a great book.