TV MOVIE BLOG

The Undateables is a TV series run by Channel 4 in the UK and surrounds the difficulties with finding love for people with disabilities and other potential life-threatening conditions. It is a light-hearted show meant to entertain yet allows the viewer to sympathise in some cases with the individuals shown within each episode as they battle the complications that dating brings to the table. Disabilities such as Tourettes Syndrome, Autism and Asperges are showcased within different episodes, and these disabilities are presented in a multitude of different ways which communicates the concept that everyone is unique and different, even if they are labelled to act or perform in a certain stereotypical way. Some have argued that the series creates entertainment and comedic value from people's disabilities as they may not conform to what is seen as 'normal' by other peoples standards. According to the Daily Mail's post (which is linked below), doctors have foun...

The Parent Trap! The parent trap is one of the best movies released in the 90’s, and just about every girl has seen it. Featuring a young Lindsey Lohan, the film follows two identical twin sisters, who were both raised by one of their parents after they split when the girls were babies. After a chance meeting at summer camp, the girls plot a daring plan to bring their parents back together – switch places! At the end of summer camp, Halley takes Annie’s place and goes to London to meet her mother (Natasha Richardson), and Annie flies to California to meet her father (Dennis Quaid). After perfectly faking being the fake child, the twins realise that Nick (the father) is getting married, and hasten to bring their parents to San Francisco to finally reunite, although things don’t go as planned when they find out Nick’s pretentious fiancée (played by Elaine Hendrix) is only marrying Nick for his money. With the whole family converged at a hotel in San Fran, the twins plan ...

How I met your mother is an American comedy television show that is guaranteed to make you lose track of the day. The 20 minute episodes and the hilarity of the storyline make it a show that can be eagerly binge-watched, or alternatively, something you can put on to pass the time. The show follows Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), a hopeful young architect trying to succeed in his career and his love life in the beloved city of New York. The show is told with a voiceover narrator, as Ted recounts the story to his kids of “How I met your mother”. It begins after Teds best friend Marshall (Jason Segel) proposes to his girlfriend Lily (Alyson Hannigan), and Ted makes it his quest to find “the one” and is convinced she is somewhere in New York. Accompanied by his friend Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) who has endlessly hilarious jokes, a fetish for suits, and a playbook that is full of the best lies to pick up women, Ted embarks on his journey to find love. Though it sounds sexist, its possibly...

If you haven't seen Josh Thomas's TV series, Please Like Me , you're missing out. An original drama but with added comedic value; the show illustrates realistic issues that many young people face on a daily basis, such as deep, personal family issues and coming out as gay. Featured on the ABC and now available to watch on Netflix, Thomas' series is aimed towards teenagers and young adults in particular due to the nature of the subjects that are featured within the series. In the very first episode, the viewer is confronted with Thomas' mother trying to commit suicide as she struggles with the idea that her ex-husband has left her. Thomas' charismatic disposition gives a light-hearted feel to the show as he continuously deals with complications whether it comes to his roommate, his family life or his love life as he experiments with his sexuality when his girlfriend breaks up with him because she thinks that he's gay. Thomas is also seen living w...

This week's Quick Profile is on the singer/actress, Rashida Jones. You may know her as, Ann Perkins form the hilarious T.V. series, Parks and Recreation . Here's some facts about Jones you probably didn't know. 😲 BIRTHDAY: 25th February 1967 BIRTHPLACE: LA, California AGE: 41 BEST KNOWN T.V. ROLES: - Parks and Recreation as 'Ann Perkins' - The Office as 'Karen Filippelli' - The Awesomes as 'Hotwire'  INTERESTING FACTS: - Jones has written her own comic, Frenemy of the State . The main character kind of looks like Jones. I wonder if that was intentional. 🤔 - She was a voice actress on The Awesomes with Amy Poehler and Emily Spivey who have all appeared on Parks and Recreation . Rashida Jones as 'Hotwire' in The Awesomes (another great cartoon but for adults). The video below is to introduce the new cast members of The Awesomes , season 2 such as Amy Poehler as 'Jaclyn Stone'. SPOILERS if yo...

So unfortunately our smoulder faces didn't work and Tangled didn’t get a sequel.  But it did get its own series in early 2017 which (go figure) is called, “Tangled: The series”! Check out the teaser trailer below! Why did Rapunzel's mum not correct Punzie's French? Here’s my thoughts after watching the first episode. So the first issue is that the show doesn’t clearly address where the series is meant to take place in the Tangled world. As per the movie released in 2010, we know that Rapunzel is 18 and Flynn is like 26 (an 8 year age gap). In the approximately 7 minute short released in 2012 titled “Tangled Ever After”, we know that Flynn and Rapunzel get married. But when does the series take place? We would have to assume before the wedding since Rapunzel refers to Flynn as her boyfriend and perhaps after the film since Mother Gothel is not around (sorta?). Upon research I found out my hypothesis was right but it was really annoying having to ...

A must see show for young people.  Brooklyn nine-nine is an American sitcom based on the fictional 99th police precinct based in Brooklyn, especially revolving around the main character, Jake Peralta played by the amazingly funny, Andy Samberg. This show was renewed for a fifth season which premiered on the 26th  September 2017. It is a satire comedy type show perfect for teenagers/young adults to watch on a night in.  The show focuses mainly on one cop, the young and lovable Jake Peralta, whos dream is to live out the Die Hard movies and will definitely win you over with his childish charm. He is seen as one of the best detectives in the precinct as he never takes life or his job too seriously. He cares deeply for his friends and is willing to do anything for them.  The precinct also includes detectives;  Amy Santiago, the book nerd who lives to impress her captain. Rosa Diaz, the bad-ass cop who rides a motorbike and doesn't let anyone bothe...

Actually a spin-off of the popular cartoon series at the time, Beavis and Butthead , Daria  is a five season series (a total of 65 episodes) starring Daria Morgendorffer (A.K.A The Queen of Sarcasm) who despises high school and believes that any aspect of life can be improved with pizza , making her indeed a relatable character . Daria  was MTV’s longest-running animated series which commenced in 1997 to 2001. The series has two animated films, “Is It Fall Yet?” and “Is It College Yet?” The screenwriters did an outstanding job at giving Daria the most brilliant comebacks and sarcastic lines adding to the series element of dark humor. The series also had an amazingly versatile cast as some cast members played more than one character such as Wendy Hoopes who played Jane Lane, Quinn and Helen Morgendorffer and Marc Thompson who played Mr. Timothy O’Neil, Mr. Anthony DeMartino and Kevin Thompson (L ol. Same last name) .   It's currently rerunnin...