By: Meg Humphrey and Terra Clarke Olsen From Meg: I have to admit that when My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was announced, I was skeptical. I grew up with the original My Little Ponies and I still love them fiercely (yes, I have them on DVD). I mean, their best human friend was named […]
Tag Archives: TV
November 06
Badger and Skinny Pete Talk Star Trek, Yo
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Badger and Skinny Pete Talk Star Trek, Yo By: Virginia Eader I’m having Breaking Bad withdrawals. Seriously. What a thrill-ride of a story. If any of you out there are feeling the same way and would like to talk about it over tea sometime, that would be lovely. (Chamomile with Stevia, anyone?) For now, I […]
November 04
Old Crimes Feel New: BBC’s Ripper Street
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Old Crimes Feel New: BBC’s Ripper Street by Meg Humphrey I was really upset when I stumbled upon Ripper Street (2012) on Netflix and had heard nothing about it. I figured with how crazy the population of Tumblr is over anything BBC that I would at least have seen one or two gif sets or […]
October 07
Necessary Evil: The Awkward Dinner Plot Device
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Necessary Evil: The Awkward Dinner Plot Device By: Meg Humphrey I don’t often find myself bothered by tropes and predictable story lines. When you watch and read a ton of crime or sci-fi story lines you get used to it – there’s going to be time travel to fix mistakes, the killer turns out to […]
September 23
What to Watch Now that Breaking Bad is Ending
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What to Watch Now that Breaking Bad is Ending By: Jen Richards With Breaking Bad coming to a close, and Game of Thrones still months away, many of us are seeking new shows to immerse ourselves in. Even if you are not a BrBa fan, fall is a perfect time of year to check out […]
August 09
The Five Best (but Worst) Things About AMC’s The Killing
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The Five Best (but Worst) Things About AMC’s The Killing By: Meg Humphrey With AMC’s The Killing most of the way through a third season, I’d like to take my time to express my feelings about the first two seasons of the show. Don’t worry – no plot spoilers! 1. Rosie Larsen’s murder takes two […]
July 15
Freaks and Geeks: 15 years later
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Freaks and Geeks: 15 years later By: Virginia Eader When the show first aired, I was in 7th grade. I went to a small school in Kalama, Washington- where the elementary, middle and high school were all on the same campus. It was 1998, the year our high school football team won the state championship […]
June 10
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The Doctor’s Newest Companion: Mary Sue By: Brit McGinnis CAUTION: Contains major spoilers, including those from past episodes. Like many Doctor Who fans, I was extremely impressed by “The Name of the Doctor.” It wrapped up the Impossible Girl plot very neatly, and had plenty of action and new monsters to delight. The return […]
May 24
Doing Werewolves Right: Netflix’s Hemlock Grove
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Doing Werewolves Right: Netflix’s Hemlock Grove By: Meg Humphrey Curse you Netflix and your original series! Of course I’m excited for Arrested Development to come back, but I didn’t bat an eyelash when the exclusive series House of Cards popped up. While browsing for something to throw on in the background while sewing one early […]
April 22
Bob’s Burgers: The Underappreciated American Family
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Bob’s Burgers: The Underappreciated American Family By: Terra Clarke Olsen I’ve never been an avid TV viewer. I like to think I have discerning taste (or maybe I’m just picky). But when I do find a show that I think is worth following, I tend to be its biggest cheerleader. Granted, my access to available […]
March 11
Healthy Nerd: Couch Potato No More
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Healthy Nerd: Couch Potato No More By: Andrea Cole Have you ever done a marathon of your favorite TV show only to be told, by a person or the streaming service of your choice, that you’ve been watching for a while and maybe it’s time for a break? This is often their way of saying […]
January 07
WTF Did I Just Watch? American Horror Story
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WTF Did I Just Watch? American Horror Story Season 1 By: Meg Humphrey Neither my boyfriend nor I have TV, so when Netflix started streaming American Horror Story, I was pretty excited. I heard some of the ladies talking about it at work and being a murder/gore whore I figured it was right up my […]