Daily Helen

Things to do during loadshedding power cuts: watch Sean Bean in another episode of Sharpe on my laptop. ~ A year ago today we also had ...

Day five of no internet at home. Sigh. To make myself feel better I have been watching Miranda . She is ridiculous, but so, so funny! ~...

They were filming  Homeland in my neighbourhood today. A fleet of trucks and gazillions of extras - and pouring rain.  ~ A year ago to...

I really like this show (including its title sequence). Tatiana Maslany is terrific in all her roles. ~ A year ago today I went for a w...

When I'm stressed I like watching reality shows. Usually it's cooking competitions, but now I've started  Project Runway . It...

I finally finished Deadwood yesterday, so time to pick a new drama series. More of this I think. ~ A year ago today I was enjoying cli...

I'm thoroughly enjoying The Great British Sewing Bee. I have zero sewing skills myself so I'm fascinated by the techniques and cr...

My new favourite show! I'm loving everything about it but particularly this character, Molly. Allison Tolman is awesome. ~ A year a...

I quickly gave up on that other nonsense and for the last week have been watching Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries . These two... the ...

Now watching (or more accurately, what's on the background while I potter around): this show. I was reminded about it on the weekend,...

This week I've watched a few episodes of Laura Dern's show Enlightened . I'm intrigued... it's sort of funny, sad, uncomf...

This week I've been watching a few episodes of The Big Bang Theory . I'm not finding it nearly as funny as I used to. The charact...

I'm now watching Vikings . It's violent but very watchable. ~ A year ago today I was working at my colleague's desk ~ 

I'm currently hooked on Hannibal . It's so creepy!  ~ A year ago today I was driving home ~ 

I finally started watching this sitcom. I began to find it really funny about a third of the way into the first season. Abed is a deligh...

My brother recommended this show to me, and I love it!  ~ A year ago today I was at a concert in the park ~ 

There's been lots going on in the world the last few days so I watched the local news tonight to learn more. They covered all the po...

My colleague decided to dismantle a broken TV today. It was interesting to see what's inside the box. ~ A year ago today one of my ...

I've been watching a few episodes of Grand Designs . It's really interesting! ~ A year ago today it was my little cat's bir...

I've been watching The Killing . It's super-intense. Good acting too, particularly from Peter Sarsgaard. ~ A year ago today one ...