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What are you watching? Readers recommend 'Treme,' 'The Expanse'

Monitor TV and movie fans share what they've been watching lately.

My favorite sitcom is HBO鈥檚 Treme. It was smart, real, didn鈥檛 feel like a waste of time, and had great music. I was invested. It either brought me to tears or left me dancing.

鈥 Anita Bromfield, Frederick, Md.

The film Muscle Shoals is the story of a small town in Alabama where a musician built an iconic recording studio starting in the 1950s. It features original footage of greats like a young Aretha Franklin as well as interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Steve Winwood, and many others. If you like music history and learning about the roots of some of the biggest acts in music, this is a movie for you.

鈥 Christopher Bowers,聽Victoria, British Columbia

I have been enjoying The Expanse, which aired on Syfy and will now air on Amazon. It has amazing production values with movie-level effects, fantastic writing, and unparalleled actors.

鈥 Jan Shelton, Fort Worth, Texas

For my favorite sitcom, NBC鈥檚 Golden Girls forever. It is timeless and accessible.

鈥 Margaret Bogenrief, Chicago

My favorite sitcom is CBS鈥檚 WKRP in Cincinnati. It has great characters, great writing, and it was funny from the first episode to the last. The Thanksgiving turkey drop is still one of the funniest moments in American television. 鈥 Joseph N. Cappitelli II,聽

Clearwater, Fla.

I am watching PBS鈥檚 Poetry In America, which is created and hosted by Harvard University English professor Elisa New. These programs are profound; poets mentioned on the show include Emily Dickinson, Carl Sandburg, Langston Hughes, and many more. Each week I continue to be astounded at the way these poems are brought to life.

鈥 Betsy Green, Chicago

My favorite sitcom is NBC鈥檚 Community. When it was good, it was brilliant.

鈥 Amy Rosenberg, Walla Walla, Wash.

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'All in the Family'

Here are some of my favorite sitcoms over the years: CBS鈥檚 The Dick Van Dyke Show and NBC鈥檚 Get Smart for the 1960s; ABC鈥檚 Happy Days, CBS鈥檚 The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and CBS鈥檚 All in the Family for the 1970s; and NBC鈥檚 Friends and Frasier for the 1990s. But NBC鈥檚 Seinfeld is the show I quote most often.

鈥 Tim McCutcheon, Richardson, Texas

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