I tried to watch Bates Motel but that was a no-go for me. Though I love Vera Farmiga and she was excellent in it, her manner and affect reminded me too much of my own mother’s cold, calculating, manipulative nature. (Which, you know, figures, given what the show is about.)

So that’s a “no thanks.” I already lived that life. And I didn’t even have a creepy-cool old house to do it in.