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...

A show that shone a light on topics that were unspoken of. Earlier this year, the world was introduced to a new show called 13 Reasons Why. Everybody was intrigued with this program as it had a different sense to other programs on tv. It spoke about, depicted situations and addressed topics such as suicide, rape, self harm and mental health issues. The show is about a teenage girl who commits suicide and leaves behind 13 tapes that detail why she decided to end her life. Each tape was addressed to a particular person, having recordings explaining how they all contributed to her suicide in some way. Although the show has a dark background, it was still loved by many as it dared to discuss topics that other shows and people in real life shy away from. Although it is somewhat good that these topics were depicted and discussed, there is the underlying question whether the show was more helpful or harmful especially to its young audience. It was shown that the average...

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...

It's time to wake up Australia. As we come to a day and age where large countries such as Australia are becoming more multicultural, you have to ask yourself whether Australian tv is behind on the times. Of course these days they are more open about showing contestants on reality shows of a more diverse background, but still Australian made dramas such as Home and Away and Neighbours have yet to catch up with the rest of the world and the current Australia. Home and Away and Neighbours have been Australian soap opera favourites bringing the sense of drama into households since the early 80's. As Australia is transforming and becoming more diverse and multicultural, its weird to see that two Australian classics have yet to catch up in the sense of multiculturalism. Most if not all actors and actresses on the show are potentially  originally light skinned (without those tans from being a show set on the beach) and come from an Austra...

The long awaited return of Riverdale has just hit our computer screens (available to watch on Netflix, obviously.)  If you haven't seen season 1, you're definitely missing out. The show surrounds the mysterious death of Jason Blossom and the small town of Riverdale's reaction to this occurrence. It focuses on a cast of senior high schoolers and how they try to uncover this mystery that has shaken Riverdale to its core.   The series has 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.8 on IMDb and 8.2 on TV.com, showing its popularity within its realm. The Netflix original describes itself as emotional and offbeat, and that is exactly what it is. The cast members include Cole Sprouse, who is largely known for playing the role of Cody Martin in the Suite Life of Zack and Cody. His loveable nature (although he is portrayed as dark and mysterious within the TV show) as the outcast within Riverdale as the character of Jughead Jones contrasted to the character of Cheryl Blossom (played by ac...

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...

Hi everybody!!  Here's an introduction to our team: We're a bunch of students from Macquarie University studying a unit called IT and Society. We all do different degrees including Education, Media and Business and have come together to create this very blog.  We all love watching TV and movies and so we decided to base our blog around this as we find it enjoyable and to be honest, what's better than doing something you love?  We can't wait to share our thoughts and opinions with you all on our favourite TV shows and movies and we hope you enjoy what we have to offer :) - Isobel, Maddie, Jasmin and Sarah