TV Talk Rec Fest: Romances

[yourlibrarian]

Welcome to day 6 of Rec Fest! Today please recommend shows which could be considered romances. These would be shows that focus on a couple or romance theme, even if they cross into other genres

Please include in your recs the following information:

Show Title:
Audience Rating: Young Children/All Ages/Teen and Up/Mature Content
Warnings: (Could include gory content, raunchy situations, explicit sex, offensive content, etc.)
Length of Episodes: (30 minutes/1 hour/Other)
Length of Series: (Number of seasons or number of episodes)
Why you recommend it: (What draws you to it? What niche does it fill/mood is it good for?)

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<strong>Show Title:</strong> <strong>Audience Rating:</strong> <strong>Warnings:</strong> <strong>Length of Episodes:</strong> <strong>Length of Series:</strong> <strong>Why you recommend it:</strong>

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Comments

My Lady Jane

[tinny]

Show Title: My Lady Jane
Audience Rating: Teen/Adult
Warnings: explicit sex scenes (but not as much nudity as Bridgerton)
Length of Episodes: 1h
Length of Series: 8 eps
Why you recommend it:

Another book adaptation, but there's only one book about Lady Jane, so there's only one season. It's a fantastical retelling of the story of Jane Grey, but with pretty much a guarantee of historical inaccuracy, and featuring people who can turn into animals. :D

The other two genres this show would have fit into are comedy and fantasy, but for me the love story is at the heart of it. The two leads have amazing chemistry with each other, and the supporting cast are brilliant. The writing is very funny, and the modern music score of this show is its own attraction - very unlike Bridgerton, but just as great.

Re: My Lady Jane

[shadowkat]

It's also very much a comedy or satire - reminds me a little of Galvante (without the music). Very witty.

I just started watching it. Lots more male nudity than female nudity so far. Also, it's hard to fault a show where folks turn into bears, horses, dogs, hawks, and cats.

Shame it didn't get a second season - apparently they only adapted half the book. It was intended to be a series with at least two seasons. But was cancelled because it didn't get high enough of a viewership. (not sure if it would have done better elsewhere or not - feels more like a Netflix series than Amazon).