A friend and a blogger (different people) have called Sarah & Duck very Zen, which may explain some of its relaxing qualities. If you try, I hope you enjoy.
Timeless too. I've only seen the pilot, but come to think of it, it seemed there was a tiiiiiiny bit of Peggy Carter to the historian protagonist, so that was enjoyable. The episode head-on addressed some of the risks of sending a black character back in time in American history, and Paterson Joseph as the one who sent him was a delight. Of course the logic of the time travel plots quickly unravels, but it doesn't strike me so far as a show that particularly minds.
In Pacific Rim I did like the Mako-Pentecost stuff but the general testosterone and summer-blockbuster structure didn't intrigue. I do very much grok why fandom was attracted to the concept of drift compatibility, though!
ETA: I am sorry to report that things are going downhill for Timeless - ex. in 1x2 a white woman's feelings about the historical repercussions of the assassination of Lincoln are more important than a black man's, and in 1x3 it's becoming clear that some of my least favorite tropes are in play, including concocting elaborate lies to cover for something that should have been shared up front, and repeatedly delaying an explanation/motivation for the purposes of "tension."
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Timeless too. I've only seen the pilot, but come to think of it, it seemed there was a tiiiiiiny bit of Peggy Carter to the historian protagonist, so that was enjoyable. The episode head-on addressed some of the risks of sending a black character back in time in American history, and Paterson Joseph as the one who sent him was a delight. Of course the logic of the time travel plots quickly unravels, but it doesn't strike me so far as a show that particularly minds.
In Pacific Rim I did like the Mako-Pentecost stuff but the general testosterone and summer-blockbuster structure didn't intrigue. I do very much grok why fandom was attracted to the concept of drift compatibility, though!
ETA: I am sorry to report that things are going downhill for Timeless - ex. in 1x2 a white woman's feelings about the historical repercussions of the assassination of Lincoln are more important than a black man's, and in 1x3 it's becoming clear that some of my least favorite tropes are in play, including concocting elaborate lies to cover for something that should have been shared up front, and repeatedly delaying an explanation/motivation for the purposes of "tension."