By Hannah Henriques For those of you who know me, I’m sure you’re well aware of my obsession with 90's film culture. I love the transition from early 90's--the deep stares, glossy eyes, twangy organ music, and padded shoulders--into the late 90's--halter/crop tops, chunky highlights, corn rows, and bad pattern combos. But most importantly, I love finding gems among the over-sized suit jackets, awkward sex scenes, and painfully slow car chases. The West Wing is one of those gems.
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By Claire FitzSimmonds The last season of Parks and Recreation has recently come to an end and as an act of mourning, I thought we could ruminate a little on the best bits from each season. So here they are. My favorite moments. Except for, you know, all the others.
Season 1: When Andy, with his two broken legs, asks Ann if, since she’s going into the kitchen anyway, she ‘could just make pancakes real quick.’ I know there are other more obvious funny moments, but this one kills me every time. By Hannah Bennett I began watching Will and Grace in 2002, during its fourth season. Not sure how I stumbled across this gem of a series, but I am forever grateful I did. I was quickly obsessed with the show and am now the proud owner of eight very worn Will and Grace seasons on DVD, unashamedly admitting that I have probably watched every episode at least five times. Throughout this continual obsession, there was one woman who forever stole my heart: Karen Walker. In high school I idolized Karen Walker; I even stated on multiple occasions that I wanted to be Karen when I grew up. She drew me in with her lavish lifestyle, hilarious antics, quick-witted quips, love of all things alcohol, and her inappropriately wonderful relationship with Jack. Granted, I understood that Karen was not the world’s greatest role model, but not gonna lie, there’s still a part of me that hopes I resemble Karen in some way, shape, or form someday. So, in no particular order, here are 13 reasons why I not only love, but am in love with, Karen Walker, my favorite female TV character:
By Christie Gleason When I was a little girl, my family and I would spend a few weeks of summer at my late great uncle’s lake house in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. The house was beautiful, the lake was secluded and as an eight-year-old, I especially loved driving the speed boat and pretending I was in an action movie. (Thanks, Dad!) Throughout the years we spent vacationing there, we made many memories, such as the time my sister, Courtney, my friend, Jordan, and I ate so much candy that I literally had a candy hangover the next morning, complete with vomiting. On that same trip, Jordan introduced me to a little television show called Law & Order: SVU and clearly, eight seasons on DVD later, that was a life-changing moment for me. (ELLIOT AND OLIVIA FOREVER…..sorry.) I can remember one morning when Courtney and I were still young baby angels (probably ages six and eight, respectively) when fate intervened and led us to the cabinet under the VCR. As we dug through the collection of dusty movies hidden there, we found something that would change our lives forever: a VHS copy of an 80’s movie called Girls Just Want to Have Fun. The worn case displayed a teenage Sarah Jessica Parker jumping joyfully in the air, a teen Helen Hunt wearing a hat with a huge ass grasshopper on it and a young Shannen Doherty flipping her hair. I turned the case over and began to read the synopsis. I stopped when my eyes landed on the word “dance”. I knew in that moment that this movie was going to be EVERYTHING.
By Amanda Paschal I have been a fan of Jimmy Fallon since his SNL days. If you're a friend of mine, you know I am completely and unashamedly obsessed with him. There's just something so precious and lovable about this talented guy. It's no wonder when he took on the late night game that he quickly excelled. Sure, he struggled a bit to find his voice, but once he did, he nailed it every show. Jimmy Fallon has changed the late night game forever and set himself apart from the pack. Here's a few ways he's done just that:
By Janessa Berlanga Before the movie Blackfish came along and blew the lid off the unsafe and inhumane practices of SeaWorld and others like it, the cast of Free Willy- with the help of a soulful Michael Jackson song- taught 90's kids that the happenings at sea parks were, well, fishy (sorry, I couldn’t resist!). This Thursday, I’m throwing it back to one of my childhood favorites, maybe it’s one of yours too. The movie opens with a pod of orcas blithely swimming about when along comes a band of fishermen to wrangle up a catch, and we are left to watch, horrified, as they manage to isolate and catch a young whale, whom we will later come to know as Willy. Willy is then taken and sold to a nearby marina and placed in a tiny, cramped tank where various trainers attempt in vain to make him performance ready for the crowds of families and visitors to the sea park.
Meanwhile, Jesse, a misunderstood hoodlum has a run-in with the law when he is caught vandalizing that very same marina. Jesse’s social worker cuts him deal with the authorities, and he is let off the hook (guys, these jokes are writing themselves) as long as he cleans up the graffiti and does some community service at the marina. As Jesse spends more time at the sea park, and consequently more time with Willy, the two form an unlikely bond; watch the following clip to see the timeless magic of interspecies friendship. By Claire FitzSimmonds My boyfriend and I thought going to see 50 Shades of Grey would be a funny thing to do on Valentine’s Day. He had a gift card to the movie theater, making it a free thing as well. My two favorite things: funny and free. I should get this out of the way first: Every single sexual act in 50 Shades is consensual, and it bothers me A LOT when people say the movie is promoting rape culture. Anastasia may not like everything she and Christian do, but she agrees to every bit of it. Equating or even comparing this movie to actual horrific rapes is another offensive rabbit trail I won’t go too far down right now.
Well, so why was I offended, then? By Amanda Paschal Taylor Swift is at the top of the game right now, but who remembers when she was just starting out? SHE WAS JUST A BABY! Props to her for aging with class. Enjoy her first ever single, "Tim McGraw".
By Elizabeth Purvis Anyone who knows me also knows that I watch countless hours of television. If you name a show, I've probably already seen it. During the regular season I have at least ten different shows that I'm keeping up-to-date on. I watch online at my own convenience which makes this much easier. If an actor or screenwriter is a part of the show, then I will give it a chance because I like to follow their careers. On the offseason (after midseason finales/ season finales), I use the extra time to binge on other shows that have been recommended to me by other people. Last year, I binge-watched Once Upon A Time, Revenge, and Grey's Anatomy, all of which made it onto my regular watching schedule in the new year. So this year, I continued my Winter Season of TV with some new shows. These include the brilliant gangster drama Peaky Blinders, with Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow in Batman Begins) and Helen McCrory (Narcissa in Harry Potter); a dark, melancholic murder-mystery, Broadchurch, with David Tenant (The Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who) and Olivia Colman (Sophie in Peep Show); Looking, a modern look at gay relationships, with Jonathan Groff (Lea Michele's bestie and Kristoff in Frozen) in the lead; and finally the show I've been told for three years to watch by almost everyone in my life, Happy Endings. All four of these shows were phenomenal in their own way and I love them for different reasons.
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