Some good stuff to watch
I really don't like watching the latest Hollywood blockbuster, whilst other people enjoy the newest super hero movie I would much prefer to be watching a documentary or TV series. So I thought I'd share with you a couple of things I've watched recently that have knocked my socks off!
Les Revenants
Caleb and I started watching Les Revenants (The Returned) this week and we're totally hooked! It's an incredibly beautiful French TV show about people who have died years earlier returning to their homes...it's exciting, mysterious and a little bit spooky. Also don't worry if the whole subtitle thing scares you away, A&E have announced that they're making an english version.
The Thorson’s Winter Watching
Sometimes winter TV can be hard...it's summertime in the USA so most of the good shows are on hold and don't start again until September. So today I thought I would share with you what Caleb and I are watching this winter.
Enlightened
Two seasons was way to short for this television gem.
Geek Love
In 2011 TLC aired the amazing show Geek Love, which was about speed dating at Comic Con....but unfortunately the show was only a few episodes long. But I found out this week that it's now become a web series...Caleb and I may or may not have watched the whole thing on Sunday night.
House of Cards
I haven't blogged about TV for a while because I haven't found anything new I've liked...until now. House of Cards is the new Netflix exclusive series staring Kevin Spacey & Robin Wright and it's so, so good. It's pretty much a show about American politics, sounds boring right? Trust me it isn't!
Dear Adam Scott
Recently on our trip to the states I saw Adam Scott at LAX and I didn't say anything...I've regretted this decision for the months following this almost encounter. So I've decided to write him a letter on my blog, I'm positive he's going to see it cause world famous movie stars come to my website all the time. Dear Adam Scott, I saw you in a hallway at LAX on Tuesday 14th August at about 7:00pm and you walked straight past me with your eyes firmly trained on the floor. I know that if you had looked up and seen me you would have been blown away by my good looks (I'd been awake for almost 24 hours by that point) and the creepy "oh my goodness it's Adam Scott" smile on my face and you would have wanted to meet me! But none of that happened, you walked past, I was a chicken and didn't say…
SPOILER ALERT!!! Downton Abbey
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE FIRST EPISODE OF DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3 TURN BACK NOW! I DON'T WANT YOU ALL TO HATE ME.
Six Feet Under
Last week we finished watching Six Feet Under and even now I'm struggling to put into words just how good this show was. As soon as it ended I walked out of the room and had a big cry fest which lasted for at least an hour. Caleb and I talked for ages afterwards (in-between my tears) about how it may be the best television show ever made, it was truly incredible. I don't want to give anything else away, just watch it. (Image By Gregory Crewdson)
The Newsroom
I've really been enjoying HBO's The Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin's newest project. It only started a few weeks ago but already I'm hooked...more than anything I love the music! Have a listen.
Game of Thrones – Wedding Vows
How long do think it will take for all the nerds out there to start using the Game of Thrones wedding vows? I give it a couple of weeks.
Goodbye Kristen Wiig
I love watching Saturday Night Live and one of my favourite cast members is Kristen Wiig. Unfortunately last week was Kristen's last show, I can only assume she is leaving to make movies...she's in everything at the moment! So I thought I'd share one of her sketches, below is a link to a parody of Zoey Deschanel (Abby Elliot), Fran Drescher (Sofia Vergara), Michael Cera (Taran Killam cracks me up in this role!) and Drew Barrymore who is played by Kristen Wiig. Enjoy.
Top 5 Half Hour TV Shows
Many of you by now would know that I love watching TV (more than movies) and so today I thought I'd share my top 5 favourite half hour TV shows, these are in no particular order.
Girls
So I watched the pilot of Girls last night, a new HBO original series. This was weird viewing experience for me, it was like watching my friends on TV...the 'girls' were just average girls. It was refreshing to watch normal looking people on TV, instead of the usual stick thin girls who spend 5 hours a day at the gym and only consume lettuce and diet coke so they can maintain their 'naturally skinny physique'.
The Walking Dead Intro
I love the TV show The Walking Dead! It's about zombies and it's just a little bit scary...actually for me it's a lot scary but I'm a wimp. One of the things I love about the show besides the excitement, moral dilemmas and zombie guts is the intro. I'm a huge sucker for good TV show intros...fitting music with some great pictures can really set the scene for a show. In The Walking Dead's case the intro spooks me out before the show has even begun...are there any TV show intros you like?
Portlandia – Dream of the 90’s
I'm so excited. Portlandia season two has begun and it's just as good as the first season! Some of you may remember Put a bird on it which I've shared with you on the blog before, well today I'm going to share another Portlandia favourite with you - Dream of the 90's. This is also from the first season, I remember the first time I watched this thinking to myself "this is truly the best thing ever".