I walked in on her watching this show Grace and Frankie on Netflix. I sat down for a minute. I try to keep an open mind about what my children do.
I'm .....old fashioned.
Yeah, that's the correct terminology, I believe. I don't agree with much of what is on offer for entertainment, but like I said, I try to keep an open mind. Some of the things everyone else likes, I just can't see eye to eye with. I'm trying to put this this in a way that won't run people off, trying to be diplomatic. I could spend the next hour beating around the bush, but I think that would be dishonest to you and more importantly to myself. So, I'll just say what I'm thinking. Cutting to the chase.
I'm a die hard conservative. I don't like what actors have done to the country and to their profession. There are a lot of things I disagree with. Jane Fonda is one. That being said, I found myself enjoying watching her work. I enjoyed her in "9 to 5", I enjoyed her in "Barbarella" and annoyingly enough I am enjoying her in "Grace and Frankie". I can separate the conflicting ideals in my mind, her politics and her acting, but that's just something I have to deal with on my own.
Now, to the meat. Grace and Frankie is funny, it's unusual, it's really well written and highly recommend it, if someone is like me. Someone who can have two conflicting ideas in their head at the same time and still be okay. I would not pay to see this show, I am but I'm not. I'm paying Netflix for access to other shows, this was just something they added to the lineup. My daughter found it, we started watching it together, then my wife started watching it with us. It's a rarity for us all to be sitting in on the same show at the same time.
It's a dramady, comedy/sitcom about two elderly gentlemen who fell in love, got divorced from their wives and got married. Their wives started hanging out together and now there's situations where the two couples are interacting regularly. They have kids/adults and grandchildren involved from time to time. I've missed a lot of episodes. My daughter kept watching after I went to bed and got busy doing other things.
Now, this coming from a die-hard conservative, Christian, married man with children should be quite the recommendation for anyone. Like I said, though, I try to keep an open mind on things. I found myself inexorably pulled into the story. I'm not binging on it..yet, but I may still do that. I've seen enough to know that this show is something quite special, thus the post/recommendation. So, if you're like me and you've been avoiding watching it, give it a chance. That's pretty much all I have to say on the subject.
Much love and light,
X
P.S.
The open mind is because with it I have become a better person. Life works in mysterious ways and it's best not to miss out on any of it, even if it contradicts your personal values at times.
