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applegrove

(118,642 posts)
2. I think so. Trever Noah videos don't render in Canada so i can't double check. It
Sun May 31, 2020, 08:09 PM
May 2020

did render on facebook. Thanks for putting it up. "Dominos..." yup that is it.

fierywoman

(7,683 posts)
7. IMHO he's really worth watching -- VERY smart, articulate, a real mensch. And can be funny under
Sun May 31, 2020, 08:56 PM
May 2020

other circumstances.

applegrove

(118,642 posts)
8. Yes I read his auto-biography. I'm just in the mood for home decor shows by
Sun May 31, 2020, 09:17 PM
May 2020

the time i finished watching the news every night.

fierywoman

(7,683 posts)
9. (You're "preaching to the choir" -- I'm totally addicted to shows where Brits buy
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:36 PM
May 2020

old french chateaus and fix them up!) I know the feeling of not being able to bear any more info.

fierywoman

(7,683 posts)
11. Sorry! My bad! It's YouTube:
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 12:41 AM
Jun 2020

Escape to the Chateau
Escape to the Chateau DIY
The Chateau diaries:



You'll find more links as (if) you watch them. The quality gets a lot better quickly.

applegrove

(118,642 posts)
14. Is it about decor? Or re-inacting. I saw the one you posted. I'm more interested
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 03:50 AM
Jun 2020

in transformations and decor. I just read James A. Mitcheners "Caribbean" and i'm a wary of how the fortunes that built the chateaux were made. No more Downton Abbies for me.

fierywoman

(7,683 posts)
15. Depends on the episode. Maybe start w/ Escape to the Chateau for more decorating
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 04:21 AM
Jun 2020

(very creative, imaginative.) Some are more dec oriented, some life-at-the-chateau, some practical functional stuff that needs fixing. These guys are def not Downton Abbey -- far from it!

ancianita

(36,053 posts)
5. His noting how events knock into other events with a dominoe effect is really good.
Sun May 31, 2020, 08:19 PM
May 2020

His idea that the coronavirus condition of the country has actually revealed the evils of current racist power structures is important, from seeing how the racist cooper motivation backfired and failed to trigger fear, but only triggered anger toward those who harbor intentional harm to black people.

How events reveal no moment of justice, and the common public drive to see justice done.

I love his voice and mannerisms.



HAB911

(8,891 posts)
17. IMO, his show have been better since the Covid
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 11:01 AM
Jun 2020

I wouldn't mind if it didn't change back to the original format

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