Top Ten Tuesdays

In the evenings, I usually retire to my room by 9pm. Unfortunately I don’t go there to sleep, not at first anyway. I have a hard time falling asleep, especially with all these crickets in my head (severe tinnitus). I am now in the habit of watching Netflix on my NOOK just about every night. I like to watch benign shows, no murder/mayhem for me, and I don’t particularly enjoy watching movies. I like to watch TV series shows, and I have watched way more in the last two years than I have in the last twenty.  Along with some American series’, I also quite enjoy Australian run’s as well as British shows. So, here’s my list for today’s Top Ten Tuesdays in no particular order:

List of TV Series Shows I Enjoy Watching When I Cannot Sleep:

1. Monarch of the Glen: “Summoned back to his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, London restaurateur Archie (Alastair Mackenzie) assumes his role as the Laird of Glenbogle and sets out to restore the financially troubled estate back to prominence with help from his family and loyal staff. The final two series of this British drama shift the focus onto Archie's half-brother Paul (Lloyd Owen) and his struggles to modernize the 40,000-acre property.” And...who doesn't want to see a man in a skirt...er, um kilt!! It kills my husband every time I jokingly/lovingly say "skirt" instead of "kilt" because his heritage is Scottish. Now that I think of it, Big Handsome would look fabulous in a skirt...I mean kilt!

2. McLeod’s Daughters: “This empowering hit Australian drama series reunites a pair of long-lost half-sisters who inherit their father's financially troubled farm and hire a staff of hardworking women to help bring it back to life. Although it's been 20 years since Claire (Lisa Chappell) and Tess (Bridie Carter) have seen each other, their reunion is less than rosy. But as the siblings mend fences around the ranch, they repair lingering wounds in each other's hearts.”

3. Dance Academy: “Fifteen-year-old farm-girl Tara Webster has always dreamt of dancing. When she makes it into the best school in the country, her dreams come true but she is far behind in her training, and there's more to surviving the Academy than just dancing.”

4. Brothers and Sisters: “This ABC drama series finds Nora Walker (Sally Field) and her diverse children struggling to deal with long-hidden family skeletons, numerous crises and intriguing secrets after the death of patriarch William Walker (Tom Skerritt). The kids include a conservative talk-show host (Calista Flockhart), two siblings (Rachel Griffiths and Balthazar Getty) running the family business, a war veteran (Dave Annable) and a gay lawyer (Matthew Rhys).”

5. Switched at Birth: ”In this ABC Family drama series, a pair of unsuspecting teens discover they were accidentally switched at birth, setting off a chain reaction of life-altering changes to the families they've always known.”

6. The Secret Life of the American Teenager: “Tackling thorny issues, this TV drama centers on Amy Juergens, whose unplanned pregnancy at age 15 transforms her life. But Amy continues to take her education seriously after the baby is born and pursues a turbulent romance with a classmate.”

7. Grey’s Anatomy: “Ellen Pompeo stars in this Emmy-winning medical drama as Dr. Meredith Grey, a young surgical intern (and eventual resident) who's caught up in a swirl of personal and professional passions with fellow doctors at Seattle Grace Hospital. Patrick Dempsey co-stars as Grey's initial object of obsession, Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd, who doesn't let his marital status stop him from romancing the hospital staff.”

8. Private Practice: “Kate Walsh reprises her "Grey's Anatomy" role as Dr. Addison Montgomery, now practicing at an alternative medicine clinic. Dealing with the clinic's many competing personalities becomes a full-time job as she navigates the world of holistic medicine.”

9. Rosemary and Thyme: “Former constable Laura Thyme and plant pathologist Rosemary Boxer find common ground in catching criminals in this British mystery series. Together, the two investigate a singer's death, a political dispute and more.”

10. How I Met Your Mother: “This sitcom details desperate bachelor Ted's epic search for his soul mate, told through flashbacks as an adult Ted recounts to his kids how he met their mom. As Ted bounces from one red herring to another, his best friends help keep him grounded.”

So many shows…so little time.