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With Spring Fever looming and the end of the semester nearing, I have begun to spend a little more time multi-tasking… That is, doing my school work while answering ‘yes’ to the “Are you still watching?” pop-up on my TV every so often. One of my most recent watches has been Modern Family.
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I recently finished binge-watching 30 Rock, and in search of more of this random humor, I wanted to rewatch Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix.
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When I was in elementary school, I had my fair share of book series that I enjoyed, one of which was the Little House on the Prairie collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I found her accounts of her life to be quite fascinating, and with the suggestion from my mom, I grew fond of its television series adaptation. I watched it, of course, when binging a show on Netflix meant getting three episodes on a DVD in the mail and waiting patiently each week for the next bunch. So, when I arrived at that nostalgic point of quarantine and really had nothing else to do, I wanted to watch Little House on the Prairie again.
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Early on in the days of COVID, my family decided to watch Downton Abbey together. We loved it and binged the series (and movie to follow) relatively quickly. Afterward, we had a hole that needed filled by more British drama. Per the recommendation of a friend, we decided to start watching Call the Midwife.
Instead of scandal and meaningful glances, we were met with something far more wholesome, and no less entertaining.
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I am so excited to be back to blogging! Last semester, I wrote all about my favorite movies and the positive messages that they contain. This semester, with some inspiration from my many Netflix binges as of late, I am going to do something similar. This time – with television shows.
One of my favorite shows I have watched with a more obvious moral schema is The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
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Time has somehow flown by and dragged on over the past few months. For my last of these blogs, I think it is fitting to talk about one of my favorite movies ever. I put it on when I need a pick-me-up or when I can’t decide on something else to watch. It is 10 Things I Hate About You.
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I definitely feel strange, sitting down to write about my favorite movies while I watch the nail-biting presidential election results roll in. We are living through a time where the most hateful sides of humans are out in the open. We are divided to a point that is beyond political belief but is about moral code. This week I have seen a lot of arguments stating that no matter who you vote for, it’s okay! We can all be friends! Yay differing beliefs! While it is true that respect is at the foundation of a strong nation, there is a point where this acceptance ends. This idea that the 2020 election is no more than a simple vote highlights one very important issue:
Privilege.
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During this period of staying at home, I think we’ve all been confronted with boredom and constant choices of how we can be spending our time. We are all looking for little ways to find joy and entertainment when things seem bleak.
In one of those moments that seems to say, “why the heck not,” my family recently watched Trolls World Tour.
After seeing the first one, I fully expected no more than a cute movie with more fun Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake duets.
What I actually found, was that it has all of the loveable qualities of the first, but with a really important lesson sprinkled in.
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Ah, Miss Congeniality. The film that brought us a new significance to April 25. It’s iconic, and one of my all-time favorites.
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I am certainly a sucker for a good rom-com, and despite erring more on the side of comedy, one that has stuck with me for years is 50 First Dates.
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