For a little levity… what I do to get a non-copyrighted picture..

The new Sam Spade series with Clive Owen looks great, he did Bogie proud. Since I am a Europhil, (and currently there), I get my fixes from these series when off continent. I secretly watch all the rom coms set in the EU on Netflix, and during the Christmas season there are a wealth of them. While I could write the script, the visions of European castles and streets, enlighten and intrigue me. As I fast forward through the kisses/sex scenes to get to the grandeur of the silly characters dating sites I am totally absorbed and thoughts of my trips to Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands.. abound. And please don’t tell my daughter I watch these awful things as I’ll never live it down. OR .. worse yet she’ll send me all the updates on rom-coms to torture me.. 

That said I am unable to see Sam Spade as it is on ACORN? and AMC+. Who can afford all these sites? I “share” Netflix and Parmount Plus with my daughter and in exchange receive HBO/Max from her. I simply can’t live without the Gilded Age – finally Larry and Marion kissed in the last episode so I no longer need to watch. That script I could have written as well, but will continue to watch if only for the decor and costumes.

Astor House Newport, RI  Owner of Oracle to use for his art museum in 2025.

How did I go down this path??? Back to the cost of all these streaming services with so much to watch, and so little time.. 

Who ever heard of ACORN? and how much is that one?, and can I afford not to see Sam Spade? All these questions, no easy answers. But one good thing the plummeting Paramount Plus Stock is to be bought by Warner Brothers, in April, if not earlier, so perhaps many of the other streaming services will take the hint.

Only last question: ”Wonder what the cost for that will be?” 

Well, you only live once and then there’s Europe……

Windsor Castle