My Nighttime Companion.

Scene from the movie : My Fair Lady. Pixabay image.
@Kandae11 (53679)
February 6, 2018 12:08pm CST
Lately I have been looking forward to getting into bed at night - not because I am a sleepyhead - but because of my night time companion - YouTube movies. At first I was interested in YouTube mainly for the music - now that I have discovered the movies - they are a perfect relaxation aid after a busy day. I can choose whatever genre I like - whether comedy, suspense, action or religious - its all there at my fingertips. Every night I select one movie to watch before falling asleep - and so far I have watched four movies based on novels by Catherine Cookson. I simply love novels and movies about life in the 18th and 19th centuries. How do you relax at the end of a busy day? Any YouTube movies fans out there?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111163)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb 18
Oh wow, I didn't know YouTube had full length movies to watch. I'll have to check that out. I watch shows on streaming TV sites like Netflix which helps me get to sleep.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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6 Feb 18
I wasn't aware until my sister mentioned it - now I just type in what I want and there it is. Then there would be a list of additional movies of the same genre to the one chosen , for you to select to watch whenever you are ready..
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111163)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb 18
Well, it looks like I have a new toy to play with @Kandae11 Thanks for the suggestion.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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6 Feb 18
@rebelann I have already watched Catherine Cookson's "The Dwelling Place", "The Glass Virgin", and "The Secret". Tonight I plan to watch another one based on her novels titled - "The Black Velvet Gown". Picture is from "The Glass Virgin"
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PLETHOS
@Plethos (13560)
• United States
6 Feb 18
i like to play the radio in the background, either music or talk.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
10 Feb 18
@Plethos Do you own one of the white noise generators? I've got a clock that has different sounds recorded on it that you can play in loops from 5 minutes to 1 hour. 'White noise' is one of the recorded sounds... Other sounds on the clock are 'Ocean waves', 'Summer rain', 'Tropical forest' and 'Whale songs'.
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PLETHOS
@Plethos (13560)
• United States
6 Feb 18
@Kandae11 - ive been know to play some sort of soundscape or white noise to fall asleep.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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6 Feb 18
Depending on the type of music you can fall asleep very quickly.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (71664)
• United States
7 Feb 18
Are these YouTube videos full length free ones? I relax by reading!
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (71664)
• United States
8 Feb 18
Hmm I will try that for Steel Magnolias thanks!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
8 Feb 18
@shaggin You're welcome!
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
Full length and free. I am not sure about those that are very current.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 Feb 18
I sleep well without any props (lol)
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130066)
• India
7 Feb 18
@Kandae11 I too wind up with a snack early in the evening.
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Toni
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
7 Feb 18
Youtube puts me to sleep but I don't watch the movies there. I watch makeup tutorial videos and reviews. Somehow that lulls me to sleep. If I watch a movie that won't put me to sleep at all.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
I always sleep very well. I just relax with a movie before going to sleep.
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paigea
@paigea (35678)
• Canada
7 Feb 18
I watch tv to fall asleep. The TV has a timer.
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vanny
@vandana7 (98823)
• India
19 Feb 18
Oh wow..that is great...
Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
Good that there is a timer.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
8 Feb 18
Oh, wow! I thought I was going to have to warn you that this is a PG-13 site, Kandase! Yeah, sometimes I watch YouTube movies but most of the time I finish off whatever novel I started the previous morning... I like watching the scientific movies mostly, although I do like the children's cartoons on YouTube.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
8 Feb 18
@Kandae11 Yeah, your title caught my attention, all right! (grinning at you!) But I was already heading your way since we were talking on another discussion.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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8 Feb 18
Because of my title night time companion? - well at least it brought you to my post.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 18
I watch quite a few movies on YouTube but I also have my old videos and a video player so I also watch some of my old favorites among then horror movies, romance and musicals.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 18
@Kandae11 after all that has happened to me and winding up completely alone nothing scares me. If I feel like it I even watch horror movies at night.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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6 Feb 18
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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6 Feb 18
You don't watch the horror movies at night?
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
8 Feb 18
I enjoy watching television before going to bed or reading. Then it's lights out and I'm fast asleep I never watched a movie on YouTube
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
8 Feb 18
@Kandae11 you've gotten me curious about YouTube movies. Definitely have to see what they have
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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8 Feb 18
I take my laptop into bed with me and watch a movie before going to sleep. It is very convenient for me.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306108)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Feb 18
I haven't watched any movies yet on YouTube. Maybe one day. Right now, I usually work on the computer until time for bed.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306108)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Feb 18
@Kandae11 Novelties usually do.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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10 Feb 18
it is so convenient to take my laptop in bed with me and choose a movie. However, the novelty will soon wear off.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 18
I read quite a few Catherine Cookson books for a while but found they were a bit too sad in places. I'd probably be okay with them now.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb 18
@Kandae11 The books end nicely too and the drama is fine really. I guess sometimes I'm a bit too sensitive. I think too she writes so well you get too involved with the characters and forget that it is all 'just a story'.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
I have never read one of her books. I know of her only through the movies based on her books on Youtube. The movies I saw all ended nicely despite the drama along the way - perhaps the stories are changed a bit in the movies.
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ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
7 Feb 18
i play with my phone when i am in bed to sleep. it tires my eyes. i cannot read a book because the letters are so small for me to read.
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ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Feb 18
@Kandae11 but surely you have a table lamp, right?
Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
I do not read in bed either, because I I do not like the light on - especially during the summer when it is very hot.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Feb 18
A good old paper book.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
That's nice too.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
That's nice too.
eli
@pitsipeahie (4277)
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7 Feb 18
Well not movies, but videos that's my relaxation, I just watch any videos of any topic in YouTube that I find interesting. I seldom watch movies in YouTube. But lately I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's I missed Audrey Hepburn when I saw her resurrected in a recent chocolate commercial in YouTube, so I ended up re-watching her movie
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
I think she was great in that classic movie - My Fair Lady.
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eli
@pitsipeahie (4277)
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7 Feb 18
allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
7 Feb 18
I read a book at night.
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allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
10 Feb 18
@Kandae11 it is.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
A good way to relax.
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
7 Feb 18
I watch YouTube all the time but usually British documentaries or Off to the Country or Bargain Hunt.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
The documentaries would be interesting too.
Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
7 Feb 18
I like to watch lots of different things on YouTube.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
At first my only interest was music and how to do certain things - then I was told about the movies.
Joanie
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
6 Feb 18
I do that as well. I look for something on youtube that is relaxing and fun and lighthearted to watch before falling asleep
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Joanie
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
8 Feb 18
@Marty1 I just search for things I like. There are a lot of lifetime movies there and I also like court shows like Judge Judy.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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6 Feb 18
It is so very convenient.
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Gitara
@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
7 Feb 18
I unwind for the day by doing 'Aloha Solitaire' which is just a glorify way of 'matching pairs'. I find it most soothing.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
Sounds like a nice way to unwind.
The Bullshark
@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
7 Feb 18
Like you, I spend time on Youtube watching videos, but I don't watch movies there. I use Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to watch movies and TV shows... :)
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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7 Feb 18
That's cool.
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