Dom and I have several streaming channels that we watch. Our current roster of primary channels are Netflix, Hulu, HBOMax, Prime, Peacock, and Disney with an occasional honorable mention of Tubi and Pluto. The honorable ones are actually free of charge while I pay monthly or annual in Prime's case fees to be able to watch. Prime has become annoying because now they force you to watch Ads (unless you pay a higher fee). I may need to talk to Dom about dropping that one...LOL.
On our paid channels Dom and I have our own accounts. This is because our TV styles tend to be different. I gear more towards reality TV/Competition shows, horror, and shows that can be violent. Dom is more into history, documentaries, and comedy.
When we eat dinner together, 99% of the time Dom controls what we watch. Yeah I'm always the one compromising. In his defense he'll ask me what I want to watch. But I tend to stick to what I know he'll want to see. This is good karma anyway as it should be something we both enjoy so a lot of times it'll wind up being a comedy. I introduced him to my favorite series Half & Half for example which he wound up enjoying as well.
We do have plenty of shows that we watch together. But one thing that irks me about Dom is that a lot of times we'll start watching a series and then he'll lose interest and eventually we stop watching. I tend to be a completist so it frustrates me when this happens. Eventually if I do want to continue a show he no longer likes, I switch it to my account and finish watching it there.
For example, he was the one that introduced me to Prime's series The Boys. He was drawn into the series because of the potential of a Marvel-like show with action. We made it all the way to maybe half of Season 3 before Dom decided to call it quits. The show became more graphic with the violence (villains entering people through urethras to blow them up, villains that can explode people's heads). It got to be too much for Dom and he declared that he was done.
I eventually forgot about the series but almost two years later I wondered how it progressed. So I wound up adding it to my Prime account. I will say the show is now a satirical take on our current Administration that hits almost too close to home. The violence has become quite disgusting and sometimes silly. I do understand why Dom was turned off but nonetheless it was nice to see the series again. I'm currently on the last season with 3 more episodes to go. Hopefully Highlander (who is almost like Agent Orange in personality not physicality...LOL) gets what's coming to him in the series finale. Then maybe real life can do the same thing.
Another series Dom lost interest in was another Prime show called Clean Slate. The series itself was historical in being the first Primetime series to cast a transgender character as the main actor. Laverne Cox, who got her big break to fame in Netflix's original series Orange is the New Black. Cox is an executive producer of the show as well. The series itself is cute though honestly not the best. It was cool seeing one of my favorite TV Moms from the previously mentioned Half & Half (and also Gimme A Break and Family Matters) Telma Hopkins play as always the Mom character of the closeted preacher who is best friends with Cox's character. The show while not great definitely is something that is needed in these times. We made it all the way to Episode 6 before it fell out of Dom's radar. I just finished the last two episodes earlier this morning on my own. They tried to make a cliffhanger by bringing Cox's abusive New York boyfriend (who they hilariously hid his face ala Alexis Colby in the Season 1 finale of Dynasty) back to wreck havoc assuming it was renewed for Season 2. But alas Prime chose to cancel the series, which was Norman Lear's (of All in the Family and The Jefferson's fame) last series before he died at 101 years old.
There are times when I watch something that Dom will listen from the next room (or basement). For example I was the one that introduced him to Schitt's Creek when it first appeared on Netflix. Dom kept hearing the flugelhorn in the opening and closing credits and was wondering what the heck I was watching. Once I showed him the series, he immediately got hooked. In fact that series along with Big Bang Theory (which Dom introduced to me) are ones that we've both watched on repeat several times. I believe I watched the series at least five to six times to date.
I also introduced him to a few reality game shows that he now insists on watching on his account. That's the other annoying thing. The game shows in particular (The Floor, The Quiz With Balls, and The 1% Club) were originally on my Hulu account. But since they're on his account I have to remind myself when going to my account not to watch it since I've already seen them on his account. I know, first world problems. Nonetheless it shows another interesting dynamic we navigate in our relationship which is going on 12 years together, 4 years married.
This also marks my 250th post. Woo hoo!
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