Campfire Chat Recap | February 26, 2022

Today we discussed our favorite shows to binge watch. FlixPatrol.com is a website full of information on the top movies and shows on streaming services around the globe. I narrowed it down to the top 10 movies and shows in the US in 2021 on Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. It was interesting to see the difference in the US and world statistics. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or bad thing but the top movies and shows in the US are children’s programming. If you like statistics, then you will enjoy poking around on this site. 

 2021 Netflix Top 10 

2021 Amazon Top 10 

2021 Hulu Top 10 


Call the Midwife is one of my favorite shows. They have dealt with stroke in several episodes and have done a beautiful job explaining what happens and how survivors can find meaning and ability again. Here are links to two of the episodes. 

Series 5, Episode 7 

Series 7, Episode 2

When we were talking about foreign programs with subtitles, we were reminded that some people with aphasia, vision problems, or cognitive issues might not be able to read subtitles so the new technology that dubs videos in English without that mismatch between mouth movement and sound can allow more people to enjoy movies and shows. For others, closed captioning can be a way to promote understanding of onscreen dialog. Netflix has so many new accessibility options! When you start a video, click on the speech bubble at the bottom of the screen to open the language menu. (I circled it in red in the image.) 

Netflix:

  • Bonus Family 

  • The Unforgivable 

  • Maid 

  • Bridgerton 

  • Ginny & Georgia 

  • The Circle 

  • All American 

  • The Great British Baking Show 

  • Grace and Frankie 

  • Sweet Magnolias 

  • Emily in Paris 

Netflix Foreign Films:

  • Je Suis Karl

  • Who Killed Sara?

  • Beckett

  • YARA

  • Hit & Run

  • Lupin

  • Framed! A Sicilian Murder

  • The Serpent

  • Capitani 

Amazon:

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 

  • Gardeners' World 

  • The Waltons 

  • RV 

  • The Love Boat 

  • The Golden Girls 

Apple TV:

  • Ted Lasso

Peacock:

  • King of Queens

HBO:

  • The Gilded Age

  • My Brilliant Friend — This was a group favorite and a new season debuts Monday. 

Cinematic Releases:

  • Cyrano

  • Belfast

Broadcast TV:

  • Finding Your Roots – PBS 

  • Law & Order: SVU – NBC 

  • This Is Us – NBC 

  • Abbott Elementary – ABC 

  • The Neighborhood – CBS 

  • Bob Hearts Abishola – CBS 

  • The Equalizer – CBS 

  • S.W.A.T. – CBS 

  • CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley – CBS 

  • The Amazing Race – CBS I have enjoyed watching Penn and Kim Holderness on this season’s show. They are a North Carolina couple who rose to YouTube stardom in 2013 with their family Christmas card video, “Christmas Jammies”. 

Today our #5MinuteMovement featured Meg Stickl of A.I.M. Fitness – Activities in Motion. She adds new content every week targeted to adults 50+. If you enjoyed this video, she has hundreds of videos on her channel and you can subscribe to get notifications when she uploads new content. 

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