Crank the Teddy Geiger and the Dashboard Confessional, cause you’ve got it bad. Crushing, like fangirling, takes a lot of commitment as well as a good deal self-deception. I think I used to be one of those people who thought that I “needed” to have a crush on someone and continually convinced myself of my … Continue reading »
My name’s Mike. I’m twenty years old, bearded, tall, robust, generally afraid of animals. I’m looking for a non-committal, total one night stand of the first season of a tv show. I’d really prefer it to be an established show in the recent history of television; I’m thinking drama. I’m particularly looking for a show … Continue reading »
In this week’s installment of Surfin’ the Instant Queue I present you with some options you should watch now before you go back to school and actually have to leave your room/ interact with live people. Gossip Girl – Season One [TV Series]: I’ll be honest and tell you that I stopped watching Gossip Girl regularly when … Continue reading »
In this day and age, we strive for things like gender and racial equality (yay!). I’d like to think that audiences would have the same worldly approach to the television programs that air on various networks. However, there are times that a show, despite its immense potential and rich story lines, is discriminated against because of … Continue reading »
[Me, scowling at math homework.] – Okay, so I’ll be 20-years-old by the end of this week, which means that I am now an Official Old Person. This also means that I get to give you advice, and you have to listen to it because I Know What’s Best and yada yada. A lot of … Continue reading »
Netflix is a beautiful thing. It provides us with endless hours of procrastination and entertainment. So in each installment of “Surfin’ the Instant Queue,” I will be sharing with you some of my favorite finds on Netflix Instant: the good, the bad, and the so bad it’s gone past bad and back to good again. 1. Breaking … Continue reading »
[omg more like 500 summers on a bus] At first I was like, “what a sweet cute indie movie!” And then I was like, “ew, no, Zooey Deschanel is the worst.” But then I thought, “wait a second, this movie is literally perfect.” And everyone who left the theater thinking, “Summer sure was a bitch to … Continue reading »
The problem with talking about “Strong Female Characters” (in quotes) is that they are often lumped together into one amorphous blob of strength, power, intelligence, beauty, and ruthlessness. People talk about them as if they are all the same – there are “strong” women and “weak” women. Really, though, our favorite ladies come in all shapes, … Continue reading »
Hey, first world countries! It’s hotter than Nick Lachey right now. So do yourself a favor, just go back inside, sit in a cool, dark corner, maybe a nice coffee shop with free WiFi if your power is out (sorry, mid-Atlantic). And check out all of this cool stuff I love on the internet! 1. … Continue reading »
[Foster’s Michelle and Bishop’s Fanny. At a bar.] In case you pirate literally everything and you haven’t seen any of the ads for it yet, Amy Sherman-Palladino has a new show. No, another new show (sorry, Jezebel James). I’ll skip the part about Gilmore Girls and how much I love it and get right to the goods. … Continue reading »
