Rowan Atkinson is a true genius, and Tony Robinson was the perfect sidekick. Throughout the show, Jimmy McGill has to put his cellphone in his brother Chuck’s mailbox before entering his home to avoid upsetting Chuck’s electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) if I had to put my phone away before watching the show, I don’t know if I’d make it through an episode. During almost every Mike scene this year, there could have been a flashing message at the bottom that just said NOW IS THE TIME TO LOOK AT YOUR PHONE- NOW IS THE TIME TO LOOK AT YOUR PHONE. Each episode has 20 minutes that are compelling and memorable, and 32 minutes that are more boring than an actual law school seminar. Don’t get me wrong, I love the show, but Breaking Bad was a roller coaster and sometimes Better Call Saul moves at the pace of the line to the roller coaster. I think Season 3 of Better Call Saul was Peak Background TV. Whenever you catch Ina saying her catchphrase “how easy is that,” I always feel like I should probably start sweeping. Having Barefoot Contessa on it the background is basically instant hygge and also perhaps will inspire some house cleaning because every room of Ina’s Hampton’s home is aspirational. ![]() There’s no real story line to follow, just beautiful images of food being cooked and her gaggle of gentleman friends helping her either set a table or create a festive garland. ![]() The jazzy music and the soft focus lighting are super soothing and Ina’s voice is like a chenille blanket. I used to love to have this on in the background while I was in college, post-class, eating lunch and about to take a mid-day nap (remember those?!). I’ve cooked several of her dishes, which always involve all the butter, but would never actually cook her food while watching the show, which makes it perfect background TV. Like Ina Garten’s food, this show is pure comfort. In short, there is an unlimited amount of it to play in the background, it is mostly visually pleasing, you are really not missing anything if you are not paying attention and if you are, are often good for a middle of the day ridiculousness pick-me up. All action in all the episodes takes place in approx 40% of the time, the rest is dramatic recaps, dramatic testimonials, dramatic revisits of the episodes past, dramatic foreshadowing of episodes to come, dramatic he-said-she-said-he-said-she-said drama, and trying to figure out which girl named Lauren are we really talking about here Every episode in the 800 season arc is as long as a Lord of the Rings movie (again, approx)Ĥ. All 800 seasons of it are more of less interchangeable but often happen in quite pretty locationsģ. The genius of The Bachelor franchise as background TV is multi-fold:Ģ. All of the episodes are fantastic, but my 2 favorites are the episodes on Paula Scher and Es Devlin. It doesn’t demand your active attention, and it’s definitely my go-to when I want to look at something pretty. It’s insanely visually appealing, and it’s easy to just check in every couple of minutes to see what’s on screen. As someone with no design know how, it’s very cool to watch these people work, and the format of the series means that each episode gets surprisingly deep into each person’s creative process. I found it on Netflix after watching Chef’s Table, and it’s essentially a low commitment documentary series that profiles some of the world’s foremost designers and design-based thinkers. One of my favorite background shows right now is Abstract. This will most likely be the only time we say positive things about Modern Family. Sometimes you just want something on in the background that isn’t garbage. Inclusion in this list is not a knock on any of these programs. We didn’t include The Simpsons or The Office or Friends or Seinfeld or late night television since most everyone has seen too many episodes of The Simpsons or The Office or Friends or Seinfeld or fallen asleep to late night television. The following is a list of some of our favorite TV you can sort of ignore. ![]() Is there a TV on in the background? Are you working from home, reading this when you’re supposed to be doing work, with a TV on in the background? Are you ignoring your better half, reading stuff on your phone while they’re watching prestige TV? Do you find yourself scrolling through Netflix and Hulu options for 5, 10, 15 minutes, never settling on something you’re going to ignore anyway? Evergreen Guides Featured Film & TV Guides Staying In 0 20 min read
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