How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

‘Under the Vines’
When to watch: Now, on Acorn TV.

If you like the fish-out-of-water setups of “Schitt’s Creek” and a good chunk of made-for-TV Christmas movies, but you want something more substantial, try this warm ensemble dramedy. Lewis and Daisy (Charles Edwards and Rebecca Gibney) both think they’re the sole heir to a lush New Zealand vineyard — bequeathed by his uncle, her stepfather — only to discover that they are instead the shared “soul heirs,” and the vineyard might not be as lucrative as they thought. Sun-soaked high jinks ensue. The six-episode first season makes for a happy binge, and the first two episodes of Season 2 are available now, with new episodes arriving on Mondays.

‘The Baby-Sitters Club’
When to watch: Now, on Roku, Tubi or Freevee.

In recent years, Netflix aired two seasons of a well-liked modern adaptation of the “Baby-Sitters Club” books by Ann M. Martin, but if you thrive on the low-definition, high-earnestness children’s programming of yesteryear, watch this earlier version from 1990. Everything is as you would expect: Our young heroines spend their days supporting one another’s passions, agonizing over crushes and familial strife, eating pizza and indeed occasionally babysitting. Prepare to experience profound phantom scrunchie syndrome while reveling in the show’s surprisingly jazzy theme song. There are 13 episodes, and different platforms have them in different orders.

‘Corner Gas’
When to watch: Now, on Freevee.

There are 107 episodes of this fantastic Canadian comedy, which debuted in 2004, as well as a movie and a 48-episode animated spinoff — enough happily dorky banter to carry you through until summer. Brent Butt created and stars as the owner of a small-town Saskatchewan gas station, which also serves as the central gathering place for all the local oddballs; nothing ever happens, but everyone is glad to be there. The plot is secondary to the marvelous patter-y dialogue, as if “Gilmore Girls,” “Letterkenny” and “Sports Night” joined forces. If you are filled with rage every time you remember “Northern Exposure” is not available to stream, watch this.

Margaret Lyons

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