Must See: The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

Not feeling like watching anything in particular, I decided to peruse the selections stagnating in our Netflix instant queue and stumbled upon The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. The description: "This sardonic sitcom focuses on Todd Margaret, a clueless American manager sent to London to promote sales of an energy drink called Thunder Muscle." I thought "Well this could be bad," remembering that awful show about the guy who gets sent to India to manage a telemarketing center. But I decided to try it anyway. After watching an episode of Babar where his mother is killed and he loses his way from the herd, anything would do.

The first actor to pop on screen was someone who looked exactly like David Cross (Tobias). Then Will Arnett (G.O.B) appeared and I knew David Cross was really David Cross, but how in the world had I not heard about a show with these two powerhouses? Maybe it was a flop?

Nope. It was a win. The perfect mixture of slap stick and wit! We've only watched one and a half episodes, but there were laughs enough for days. Poppy laughed so hard we were unsure at first whether she was crying or laughing.

- Megan Leigh

Must See: Sherlock

After hearing rumors that PBS is trying to capture the young audience with shows like Downton Abbey, I stumbled upon an article that said yes, indeed, that is the goal. The article informed me that the other program they were using to bait the young was Sherlock. Still refusing to believe that I'm an old fogey, I thought this will be a perfect show for this young, hip gal! Although I don't see how Downton Abbey is different than other Masterpiece Classics, except that it is a series, I do see why Sherlock is a different type of TV show. Now, Sherlock is no stranger to PBS it is true. But a YOUNG, creepy eyed Sherlock definitely puts a new spin on it. I've never been drawn into the other series when sitting around, but this one got me instantly. I like the actors (Watson will be a familiar face to most), and I like that there is a good amount of humor as well. One thing that you should be warned about beforehand: There are only three episodes. Sucks to your mother, BBC.

- Megan Leigh

Must See: Downton Abbey

New to me, anyway! I read somewhere about how PBS had this new show called Downton Abbey that was supposed to be really good... and when I mentioned it to Megan, it turned out she had not only heard of it, she had watched the whole first season. Luckily, all the episodes from Season 1 were on Netflix, so we watched them in one marathon week. Even Ben was a fan! Then last night we got to see the first episode of Season 2. Which was also very good... but we had to watch online, and the people moved really jerkily, and that was distracting.

Is everybody else watching? I am so jealous of their clothes.

-Kristin