By Christie Gleason Back in the 90's, shows like All That and The Amanda Show were staples for a kid's prime time entertainment. I have always been a fan of Amanda Bynes, from her Nickelodeon days to What a Girl Wants (a classic film) to She's the Man and Easy A. I think she's a talented comedic actress and it saddens me that she's been having such a hard time in her personal life. (Still rooting for you, girl!) With that being said, I scoured the 'net for some of my favorite Amanda Show skits. I was chuckling as I watched them, so I hope they bring back some memories for you too! We'll start with "Courtney", a family favorite at the Gleason house. (I apologize for the low quality video!) You'll see a young Josh Peck as well! ANGELS.
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By Faina Matveeva I don't usually read a lot or watch television because I'm too busy studying. Last semester, however, I interned two hours away from home with no classes or exams to worry about (hurray!) and no internet (yikes!) So I booked it--get it?--to my local public library. As soon as I started sifting through the nonfiction, I realized that there has been a wave of publication by female celebrities and comedians in the last two years. I'm sure you've heard of them: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Malala Yousafzai--okay the latter is not a celebrity, she's more of a Nobel-Peace-prize-winning-feminist-hero-powerhouse-hope-healer. Anyway, these books describe the journey of these authors to their own successes or offer advice that their readers could apply in day-to-day life. I call this phenomena the Femi-Memoir. I made it a goal for myself to read as many femi-memoirs as I could before the new year. Now that I've made it through four of them, I'm ready to apply all that advice and inspiration to 2015. This past semester, these books really pushed me to start thinking about what I wanted--not just as a woman, but as a student, an employee, and a friend. I loved them all and I hope you'll take the time to read them and apply them to your lives! However, if you're short on time, I would go straight to numbers 3 and 4--life changing, I swear! By Amanda Paschal If you know me at all, you know I am a huge fan of SNL. You can argue all you want that the show has gone down the drain over the past few years, but I find it just as funny as I did when I first started watching. I love the history behind it and the traditions that have been carried out over the years. And lets be real, where would this world be without Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Kristin Wiig, Eddie Murphy, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Chevy Chase, Andy Samberg ... okay, you get the point- this list could go on and on and on. SNL has been the starting gate for so many comedians who have brought us so many laughs over the years. In honor of it's 40th season, Girl-ish would like to bring you a can't miss highlight from each week's episode. To kick off Live from New York! enjoy this week's cold open where Taran Killam absolutely kills it as Tom Brady ("And I just want to address the elephant in the room....this is a vintage hat."), Keenan Thompson plays Greg Gumbo ("I'm Greg Gumbo. The human microphone."), and Bobby Moynihan is well, classic Bobby Moynihan. And Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! By Amanda Paschal Every Thursday, we’d like to pause and take a moment to remember one of the finer moments in pop culture’s past... The best weeknights were spent with Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, and Even Stevens. Am I right? Thank you, Disney Channel.
Now onto a few of the best moments of That's So Raven. It's totally worth watching...I literally laughed out loud! By Lyndsay Rogers Approaching this piece, I found it difficult to find a starting point. To say television (in any form) has changed any aspect of my life is drastic—I’m the girl who has the ‘Kill your T.V.!’ button attached to her backpack. Religion changes lives. Love changes lives. Art. Children. Traveling. Money. Surely a television show couldn’t change my life? Yet, I continue to write, surprised at myself because there is one television show that has influenced me since girlhood. Even now, when people ask me what television shows I like, I often retort common answers like Game of Thrones or Once Upon a Time, but I continue to surprise with my ultimate number one, The Golden Girls. With the ability to continuously manipulate and transform my perception, this show has always transfixed me. Coming on right as I was settling in for sleep, The Golden Girls became my night-cap, making me tingly with laughter, coating my heart in comfort, and soothing my soul with reassurance. As I’ve grown, I’ve discovered that it is this feeling of reassurance that has not just impacted me, but has transformed the fiber of both my head and my heart.
Review From an Outsider By Hannah Henriques WARNING : This review contains spoilers. Proceed with caution. It’s sometimes difficult to find things to do with a sibling who is a whole eleven years younger than you are. But my thirteen-year-old brother Michael and I found a common love in superhero films. We love them. We discuss them, we analyze them, we obsess over the trailers, and we plan our lives around movie theatre showings and stuff ourselves with over-carbonated soda and greasy popcorn. This past Thanksgiving weekend we added another movie to our repertoire: Big Hero 6. Now this was a different kind of superhero movie for us. Typically, we don’t go see cartoons together--I suppose it’s part of the allure of hanging out with his 24-year-old sister--but we never miss a Marvel movie. And I mean never. So the fact that Big Hero 6 was not only Marvel, but was also an animated Disney film, intrigued us. After watching the hilarious trailer, which you can see here, we were hooked.
By Haley Mefford Last night kicked off award season in Hollywood! Tina Fey and Amy Pohler hosted the Golden Globes for the third year in a row, and it’s easy to understand why. Their quick wit and clever banter earned lots of laughs at the start of the show. They poked fun at Emma Stone’s huge eyes, Into the Woods, and George Clooney. But before we get to the awards, can we please talk about the RED CARPET? In my opinion, the red carpet is equally important to the actual awards show itself. In fact, it is a show in itself (hello E!). So, let’s take a look at some of the fabulous (and not so fabulous) looks from last night: On the whole, there was a lot of shine and sparkle. From glitter to sequins, the red carpet was bling-ed OUT. As usual, (almost) everyone looked stunning. It was so hard to choose just a couple best-dressed, so, in my humble opinion, these five glamazons brought it last night : By Janessa Berlanga One thing many people don’t know about Taylor Swift is that she’s actually fluent in Japanese. She learned her near perfect language skills by watching countless hours of anime (Japanese cartoons), and can frequently be seen reading manga (comic books) during her downtime on tour and while filming music videos. They don’t know this because it’s not true. I’m totally shitting you right now. Sorry, but that just goes to show that you can’t believe everything you read on the internets.You can, however, believe this next statement: Taylor Swift does NOT know Japanese; in fact, she and I have that in common. I know this because I recently saw her on an entertainment news show one morning here in Japan. She performed her hit single, "Shake It Off", and then joined the hosts and an interpreter to talk about everything from Halloween in Tokyo to seasonal Japanese foods to what Taylor Swift fans in Japan call themselves (hint: it’s not “Swifties”). It was truly delightful to watch, mostly because I couldn’t help but relate to Taylor.
By Jesse Powell My favorite sitcom is Friends. I didn't even start following the show until it was in its final season but by that point I had seen so many re-runs that I knew what was up. I didn't need to see every episode or even every season to know that Rachel and Ross were each other's lobsters.
I laughed so hard watching Friends that there were times I paused it just to keep from missing parts. I'm so glad I got to binge watch ten seasons instead of waiting for TEN YEARS to find out what happened. How did people do it? The 90s seem so long ago. I even had to binge watch it in what would now be considered an archaic way, I'm sure. I had all ten seasons in one collector's box and I took it with me every time I traveled for three years until it was destroyed by a dog who will not be named. (Charlie, you smelly scoundrel. I love you though.) I watched it on my laptop which I of course had to charge on every (re: nearly zero) available plug in the airport. |
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