Streaming this weekend? Check my guides!

Fourth of July weekend in the USA…fireworks! Parades! Barbecues! Staring at screens! 😉

It is something people do, both in movie theatres and at home or outside on devices. The Twilight Zone is one traditional marathon (or binge, to use the more modern terminology), although some people associate that more with New Year’s (really, though, when wouldn’t be a good time to watch The Twilight Zone?). Others watch “patriotic” movies, like John Wayne or military Jimmy Stewart.

One of the things into which I’ve put a lot of effort recently is streaming guides. I label them as TMC (The Measured Circle…this blog) streaming guides. They’re designed to help you find things to watch (and you could also learn things just by reading them). I link to where you can get to where you can watch the TV show or movie either free (typically, ad-supported) or NAC (No Additional Cost…included with a subser, a subscription service). I only list on demand: works you can watch when you want to watch, not on their schedule. I do stick to the USA for this (it’s just easier for me to do), but because I link to the

https://www.justwatch.com/

listing when there is one, you can use that to search within in your own market.

Additionally, you can leapfrog from there to the actual content to watch it.

I’ve gotten more ambitious with these over time! My latest one talks about what happened before and after the series, for example, although not consistently, and also lists some other resources (websites, books…), and I think importantly, ones where I didn’t find listings. That will help if people are using it for research: I could see these being useful for classes, for example.

I have four of these guides so far:

I would think this weekend that either TV sitcoms or Geek-Friendly TV series would be best, but why not Betty White?

The “geek-friendly” one is the most recent and the one with the most information about the entries. Geek-friendly is a term I use to mean stories that happen outside of current consensus reality. Defining these genres is contentious, but broadly, science fiction/fantasy/supernatural horror (but not strictly psychological horror, like Psycho or Silence of the Lambs). That one currently goes from Lights Out in 1949 to Miracles in 2003 (I may be ambitious, but trying to list recent shows would be super difficult!). I figured I’d go back about 20 years, but stretched it to include Miracles, which I think should get more exposure.

I’m not trying to review or rate these shows…it’s not about what I think about them, but just to be a resource for you.

I do keep adding! If you have a show you’d like me to check, if you have a resource (a fansite, a book, a blog, a podcast…) for one of them, or if you were IMDb credited on one and want to say something to potential streamers about it, feel free to let me know! You can do that by commenting on this post, or reaching out to me on Twitter:

Regardless, I hope whatever you do, you have a great weekend!

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