no news Saturday

watched WandaVision (the two episodes that are available) and found it to be well-made but not my cuppa. the reason is the period sitcom situations are all about embarrassment and social awkwardness, normally something I would check out of, but the show requires close viewing so there's no way to escape it. I want to know what happens next but ugh.

tried the new All Creatures Great and Small based on some favorable reviews. having read the books and watched the previous adaptation, this changed stuff for no clear reason and lacked the wry humor of the source material. did not finish the first episode, may watch ye olde show with baby Peter Davidson later.

then what with one thing and another I found and watched all of A Stitch in Time and it was mostly delightful. they recreate a historical outfit from period art with period techniques, one per half hour episode. too short! not enough detail! but still fascinating and I'm sorry there's only one series. it sent me down a bit of a Dido Elizabeth Belle rabbit hole. I recommend it for both history nerds and costume nerds, there's a lot of interacting with primary sources and examining museum pieces.