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In the Eye of the Storm (2024)
No Gimmicks - No Teasers (Thoughtful & Riveting)
I had a little to know faith that the show would be different from any other crockpot show that just repeats the same thing over and over again with three seconds of footage they tease you with, then you come to find out that's all they have.
I'm not sure how it took so long to get a show about whether like this, but they nailed it. From all appearances it's respectful to the people who lost everything and the people who were lost. It also shows many different perspectives and different storms in one episode, but it's nicely tied together.
There is no part you need to fast forward, and there is no repeated footage. It gets to the point while covering a great deal more than any other series has been able to do this far in the tv era.
The footage is captured by the people who actually experienced the storm their cameos are enlightening and gutwrenching. The stories that come from the victims serve the purpose to hopefully help others stay safe in this storm.
Dress My Tour (2024)
I do love drama, I do hate scripts - noteworthy
As a novice in fashion, this was perfect to draw me into a world i had no idea could not only capture my attention but draw me in to a world where i'm rethinking what i want to do with my future.
At many times i was devastated by outcomes and that's about the time i usualy bop off of reality tv, this is just game everyone is looking for their next reality show.
The passion and the struggles that came out really made me change my mind about certain perceptions I had. I respected the decision-making process and, again with a lack of any experience in fashion, I felt like the testimony of a reality show was actually backed up with integrity. In reality TV it's a known fact all manipulated into certain things, the edits to make us hate a certain character etc., I found these a little bit more genuine because at the end you were left knowing that this had all transpired of course, I had to it's a reality show, but at the very core the industry they were representing was respected. Or at least to someone who had little to no respect for the industry now house respect for it and has learned that giving people time to step into their element is crucial and we all behave to stress us in different ways. I would love to see going forward a little bit more behind the critiques and why the critiques were made. At the same time I don't wanna lose any of the emotional connections that I made with the protagonists that actually, at least came across authentic.
Y'all don't know me so I can feel confident in seeing this won't give away any spoilers but in the beginning I was very put off by some choices that were made and by the end of the show I had a newfound respect of why those choices were made and I think that they were actually made in favor of the industry the show claims to represent.
Those of you who have watched the show now that one judge stood out, two judges didn't really add anything. I would love to see that judge have a little more autonomy although I feel like maybe they took the reigns too much as well. Oh wow that last sentence was super contradictory. I don't know maybe that's part of the factor that got me hooked.
In the end, I'm surprised that I left the show with more respect for the (ended up) leads, it was almost up by bipartisanship between the hokey reality TV were all served in a little bit stay on, in the authenticity we originally craved that got us to the point we're at now as far as reality TV goes.
I also love that the people who cast the show or chose the contestants didn't just represent what we always see, the diversity was understated and elegant. To me that's the closest you can get to an authentic group of matching talents, instead of a career driven group of like-minded individuals just trying to screw each other.
And of course, the lack of virtuous signaling, with regards to contestants or what have you, is a smart move by the marketing team because you won't have all these dogs waiting on hindquarters for trigger words they were bred to attack.
Bewitched: The Magic Cabin (1965)
darrin hates magic but in a magical setting
Love the change in background and setting for the episode. They're away from the office. Yes darrin still hates magic and yet gives in when it serves to help him out (yawn). I love the ambiance, the storm, the change in scenerary, the transformation.
It gives a peak into how people handled being stranded in a tole so different, e.g., having to call for road information - knowing to call for road information.
Beautiful scenery and forest and background. Nice fireplace. Cabin getaway decor. It's - a comforting episode where sam and Darren get to get away. Kinda.
The episode is broken up nicely when it cuts back to the story line of his boss. Unexpected guests adds much needed suspense in an otherwise uneventful episode.
The juxtaposition of horrid travel vs perfect travel is met perfectly.
Bewitched: My Boss, the Teddy Bear (1965)
unimportant low brow classic misunderstanding episode
Granted this show may have been one the first to capture and bring to light the classic "misunderstanding" situation we see in every sitcom ever, it's so predictable. Had i watched it when it originally aired it may have been amusing but there is nothing more boring than watching an episode of a sitcom where the characters all misunderstand the situation/each other/an experience. It all ends up being resolved. They all end up forgiving each other. They all look like and feel like asses. Binging this series and this tbe first episode i didn't complete watching.
Perhaos there is character development but it seemed to play off the already done-to-death traits of esch character. The boss is kinda sleezy. Darrin doesn't trust endora. Endora disproves of and messed with darrin. Samantha keeps the peace and solves the problems but can't be everywhere at once.
Hope this doesn't end up being a fall back for the writers. There are eight seasons and the misunderstanding situations are already relied on enough.
Platonic (2023)
Slept on Gem
An incredible feel-good drama compiled with comedic undertones and dramatic intrigue. Think of Platonic as a coming-of-age/feel-good show and blossoms into a pleasantly surprising mix of honesty, dialog, cultural references, and affirmation of the millennial and Gen Z struggle to stay young.
Initial turnoffs:
-Had I'd been privy to the notion that this was (barely) marketed as a comedy series that series starred Seth Rogan, I may have thrown in the towel episode one. Allowing myself to not invest in the first episode gave way to an appreciation of the development (plot and character) of the show while also letting me enjoy the comedic highlights of the dialog without demanding a laugh every scene, as I have in the past with Seth's work.
-Seth Rogan's yelling through out the first two epiy bothered me but he earns total absolution by illuminating the hilarious absurdity we've come to love and by his ability portray real crisis as if he were experiencing it himself.
-Rose Bryne has always had an uncanny ability to cameo herself onto my all time favorite comedies. Now I know why, she's proven herself. I was a bit perturbed by her accent and couldn't quite grasp her role initially. After some research, I found that her accent serves to thoroughly validate the show's premise. It's real - her gaps and fluctuation emulate what this series brings forth, in way that no other other series of it's time has been able to capture.
The Simple Life (2003)
Before its time. avg viewer rating = a miss
Edit/ pretty wild was better
There really isn't a show better than this. Just like arrested development and always sunny, the show was before it's time. It's cinematic genius couples with amazing storytelling through pure character portraits. Proximate to its premiere date, the rating average really make sense. If America wouod have been proposed this masterpiece prior to dubbed reality tv i.e., flavor of love, bachelor, laguna beach, richie would have Have the upper hand and received the credit she deserved which would have played a big part in longevity with regard to the narrative of season one which clearly was the best season. Better than breaking bad? Yes as it's been proven many times before and will continue to hold up to scrutiny in the future - simple life is the best show of all time. Slept on. Yes.
Unsolved Mysteries: 13 Minutes (2020)
slow
A stark contrast from episode one.
maybe it picks up but i'm half way through and all it's been is reel after reel of how the disappearance affects the family (a before & after) - which is sad but not mysterious or interesting in anyway.
Last Ounce of Courage (2012)
great movie for privileged martyrs
This is what happens when a film's key theme is to illustrate the hardship middle class majority families endure due to the existence of non profit civil liberty advocacy groups. /s
it's unbearable if you go in thinking it's a corny christmas movie to enjoy with the family. however, if you watch this w/ a group of semi-informed reasonable adult humans, it can be pretty entertaining, kind of like how The Room is now an enjoyable experience for most viewers.
Ernie & Joe (2019)
A Chronicle of Groundbreaking & Necessary Measures
Interesting to a watch a film that documents one of the first units in law enforcement to recognize and treat mental illness. If others follow suite, we may just have a viable means to countering senseless gun violence. Quite the leap but it starts here. I hope this gathers the attention and demand it's worthy of.
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018)
BAD: not funny GOOD: riviting
This show gets on my nerves bc it feels condescending at times. but then i remember it's an information news type show. normally that wouldn't negate the aforementioned but thee content on this show is so informative and non repetitive. most important the content is relevant a.f. and interesting bc it's topical but also well researched.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
I'd rather watch lead paint dry
I love psychological movies. Even if they're bad they still keep me entertained, constantly thinking and engaged. this is the ONLY psychological movie that took me three tries and five years to finally finish (ick not worth it). & it wasn't that i wanted to keep putting myself through that boring hell over and over, but i thought if i could just make it past the first 30m... maybe it woukd start to develope and i could find reason & purpose. nope.
next try, i made it just over the half way marker and found myself starin at the wall thinking about how certain cracks had formed on my wall. just couldn't keep going. gave up again.
third time, i again read another raving review from a source i trust, and i sat through it. i swear i can find the good in anything i have had interest in watching but wth is this? how are the rating so high? Was there like a book or something you were supposed to read before hand? Maybe that would make sense. I would sit through three hours of boring if I had read this feeling book and had something to give a boring movie meaning. i am mad i even am putting more effort in to this nightmare wanting to scour the ten star reviews to find an answer that makes sense. I don't have the stamina to do it today. I guess I'll try back in a couple years. Gross
Schitt$ Creek (2015)
Shows That Make Me LOL:
Always sunny, nathan for you, flight of the conchords, the office, parks & rec, modern family, arrested development, tpb, reno 911, chappelle show, mr show, summer heights high, curb your enthusiasm, wkuk & def a few more that i'll only recall once i press submit.
if you feel the same, you'll probably be pleased w/ schitt's creek, despite its insufferable trailers & promos.