Favorite Show : The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

"Can I ask why a fine woman like yourself wants to become a detective?" a man inquires of Precious Ramotswe, the heroine of HBO's delightful new mystery series, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."

"Because I love my country Botswana, and I love Africa, and I want to do good with the time God has given me,"

I love this show.  I really, really LOVE this show.  Brent and I watched the whole series a few months ago and fell in love with it - the location, the colors, the characters, the heart . . . all of it.  We are actually planning to watch it again now that we own it (thanks Carol!).  You should definitely consider checking it out. 


Here are some reviews:
"There is nothing like it I have ever seen on TV that is so engaging and fun, and at the same time able to bring to light some serious issues, such as the AIDS epidemic.  The whole family can watch.   I would say 10 years old and up is okay.  A great way to spend a rainy day."  - (Blog Review)


"There are so many reasons to watch "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," that it's hard to choose which one to lead with.  
Into a world dominated by sociopaths, depressives, addicts and other broken heroes comes Precious, an earth mother in brightly colored batik, with her abiding belief in the basic goodness of life.

But this is Botswana, a land unexplored by many Americans, with its dizzying scenery, oddly formal syntax, open-aired schools, bush tea and, of course, colorful native garb. It's easy to predict that the wide headbands Precious wears will soon become a must-have and Grace, though at first dowdy, turns out to have one of the most interesting wardrobes since "Sex and the City."

Most important, however, is the purpose of the show. Here is a slow and careful exploration of the dark and sunny rivers that run through the human soul, the ever-teetering balance between good and evil that keeps the world spinning. Scenes unspool, lives unwind, wicked acts are done, but so is justice, and under the lovely and indifferent African sun, it seems there is all the time in the world. It's hard to imagine a better place to be." (LA Times Review)