Thursday, September 13, 2018

Teer, Abby (TTh) Girls Incarcerated 100

Girls Incarcerated is a series covering teen girls who have made poor decisions throughout their young life. They are sent to specific institutions where they have the opportunity to get themselves back on track, finish school, and work their way up to getting out earlier than their assigned release date. This series exposes all of the tribulations some of the girls go through, but also shows the praises they get for the good choices they make. 
Check out "Girls Incarcerated" on Netflix

https://www.netflix.com/title/80185178?s=i&trkid=13752289

Limas, Arturo (TTh) Hamilton's Pharmacopeia 100

Hamilton's Pharmacopeia follows Hamilton Morris as he explores the world, culture, and science behind psychoactive drugs. Hamilton traces the drug to it's roots and shows how rich the culture behind psychoactive drugs can be. Once he discusses the history, he breakdown the chemicals and the chemistry. Hamilton immerses himself in their culture by meeting with spiritual shamans of the natives or chemist behind the production. Hamilton gives the viewer a first hand experience and history of the psychoactive drugs that America hears about on the news.
https://vimeo.com/201775258

Travers, Drew (TTh) Paradise PD 100

Animated series about bad cops. Not bad as in corrupt, bad as in under-performing. They aren't first responders, they are the worst responders. It appears to be very similar to another show that i know of, Brickleberry. I am curious to see what other similarities there are to be found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWSIOBbzuSE

Martinez, Melody (TTh): How Did This Get Made? 100

Have you ever seen a movie that was so bad you had to ask yourself, your friends, or even your TV what it is you just watched? If so, then Earwolf's "How Did This Get Made?" is the podcast series for you. Starring comedians Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, June DIane Raphael, and featuring many guest stars, this series gives in-depth reactions, factoids, and even second opinion reviews about movies that were poorly received by critics and movie goers alike. Critiquing titles that include, but are not limited to, The Room, Sharknado, and most recently, The Meg, the hosts give their honest opinions often in front of a live audience. If you've ever been interested in comedy, film, and/or Nicolas Cage movies, I highly recommend this podcast series. You can find many of the episodes for free on Apple Podcasts, Youtube, Earwolf, and Stitcher. Unfortunately, if you want to listen to any other episodes not included in the free episodes, you may want to subscribe to Stitcher premium.

Link: https://youtu.be/hYMawEkqnKY

Ramos, Brianna (TTh) The First 100

The First is a Hulu original series set in a near-future timeline starring Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone. This sci-fi drama surrounds a crew of astronauts on a mission to be the first humans to set foot on Mars. As they make their way to undertaking one of the most monumental feats in human history, they face peril and personal sacrifices and other struggles along the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngl2W_VLp1o

De La Paz, Raul (TTh) Snapped: She Made Me Do It 100

Snapped: She Made Me Do It is a True crime series that focuses on Women who have committed or been accused of murder. The Story of these female killers is done by using dramatic reenactments, witness testimonies and interviews with the case researchers. This show is a spin off show from the original show, Snapped, except this one focuses on female killers. Most episodes have a common theme of romance that goes bad, leading to murder. By the end of the show we find out if the accused killer is convicted on the crime or if they get away scot-free.
 
Preview:
https://youtu.be/BbNHnMr8jYM

Bauman, Bella (TTH) Scarlet Heart: Ryeo 100

Scarlet Heart: Ryeo is a Korean TV show in which Hae Soo (female protagonist) travels back in time to the year 941 after drowning in a river. While her transition to this new era was difficult it is there that she falls in love with 4th Prince Wang So whom also later falls in love with her. They didn't always have it easy as living in the palace meant certain sacrifices, and regulations had to be met keeping them apart. We see their story unfold as the palace/empire itself is being threatened.
The main actors in this show are Lee Joon-gi as 4th Prince Wang So, Lee Ji-eun as Hae Soo, Kang Ha-neul as 8th Prince Wang Wook, Hong Jong-hyun as 3rd Prince Wang Yo, while the executive producers are Jo Jung-ho, Yang Min-suk (ko), Kim Kyu-tae. This show aired on SBS a Korean TV station, but can be watched now on site such as Dramafever.com, Amazon, iflix (App).

Link: https://youtu.be/Rd2IbHgcd0A

Clipson, Nina (MW) Very British Problems 10

Comedians and other celebrities offer sardonic observations of Britain's peculiar, self-deprecating and often preposterous social customs. They share how they struggle against the endless capacity for social awkwardness which comes with being British. You can find the two seasons on Netflix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VWc3Tj-udM

Cavender, Micah (MW) Hinamatsuri 100

Hinamatsuri is an anime produced by studio Feel.   It is a Comedy/Slice of Life about Nitta Yoshifumi, a young, intellectual yakuza, lived surrounded by his beloved pots in his turf in Ashigawa. But one day a girl named Hina arrives in metal capsule and uses her telekinetic powers to force Nitta to allow her to live with him, putting an end to his leisurely lifestyle. Hina tends to lose control of herself, wreaking havoc both at school and in Nitta's organization. It's a 12 episode series that can be found on Crunchyroll.  100% recommend if you have an afternoon to kill and are in the mood for a feel good comedy.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87TXoCvRspc

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Spencer, Madeline (TTh) Explained 100

"Explained" is a weekly docuseries from Vox paired with Netflix that debuted May 23rd, 2018 with one season containing 18 episodes and counting. The show opens by giving the title of the topic, a comma and finally the title of the show, for example, (The racial wealth gap, Explained) They are short episodes that touch on popular topics such as monogamy, tattoos, diets, marijuana, and women's pay. "Explained" offers an interesting explanation in a digestible form on topics that are most talked about nowadays. The description of the show is right there in the title, "Explained " really does explain popular topics by experts in a tasteful, understandable form. The show really opens the viewer's mind and asks questions that would have never have been asked or thought of before.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0krSvAQuw

Santos, Rebeca (MW) Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo 100

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo is a Korean drama about a group of college athletes who are fighting for their dreams, experiencing and finding love in the process, and growing every step of the way. It is available to watch on Drama Fever and Viki, which are both streaming websites.

https://youtu.be/-gMNRGCiCzk

Kotzur, Rylee (TTH) The Arrangement 10

The Arrangement is a scripted E! television series in which a young aspiring actress auditions for a show with a huge movie star. They soon begin a relationship that's concealed by a contract and ten million dollars. The movie star is apart of an institute of the "higher mind" which is basically a reference toward scientology. The institution takes people against their will to make them a "better person". This causes many problems within their relationship and makes the audience question whether they're faking it or actually love each other. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4941288/videoplayer/vi2977347353

Reagan, Chris (MW) Letterkenny 100

Letterkenny is the story of a small town Canada that perfectly encapsulates what it's like to grow up and never leave your hometown. It began in 2016 and is already in its fifth season. It has been nominated for numerous awards and has taken home five of them in their home country. It's down home, country charm lies in the dialogue between the characters including their exaggerated "hick sayings." It is a show you can watch again and again and still find new jokes to laugh at. Written and starred in by Jared Keeso (Wayne) in addition to, Nathan Dales (Darry) and K Trevor Wilson (Squirrely Dan), they make up a trio of small-town hicks and the problems that arise when different factions, including the skids, the nativesm and the out of towners, in their community bump heads. The first two seasons of the show are on Hulu while the rest runs on CraveTV, a Canadian streaming service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UySfw9ZiXaU

Vazquez, Thomas (TTh) Robotech 100

My golden show is Robotech, which is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. It follows a Robotech Pilot, Rick Hunter, who gets dragged into an interstellar war between a spacefaring war mongering race and the Earth government. Rick and his squad of crack pilots make a name for themselves in the space fortress that is the STF-1 as their squadron becomes one of the best. But getting to the top doesn't come easy as Rick soon learns. At the time of me writing this you are able to watch the entire show on Netflix, but if taken down there are several sites that can stream the show.
 
My trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9_Xjs3iAeo

Castillo, Trista (TTH) Liza on Demand 100

"Liza On Demand" is a comedy on YouTube Premium that follows the misadventures of Liza, a young woman in Los Angeles who is in the gig economy for example Uber and Postmates. She starts working for an app called (Task it) and the premise is that is that in each episode Liza will take an odd job in order to achieve "Elite Status" to make a living for herself. The comedy is unique, because it stars YouTuber, Liza Koshy who has over 15 million subscribers, and it is one of the first YouTube Premium shows to do so. 
 
https://youtu.be/qgYvfE5PkQI

Weaver, Micah (MW) Great Tastes by All Def 100

"Great Taste" is one of about forty different goofy YouTube series created and curated by All Def. The series is centered around typically a topic of debate, "The best seafood", " The best video game character", "The best BBQ meat" etc. Typically 6 cast members comprised of both online comedians and social media influencers make their case as to why the thing they picked to represent is "the best".
 
The best Seafood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1CnxMkSwLs&list=PLrOFuU2nlQyVB8HmN_mYZ1Xu4J3ylEZMX
(Play from the Beginning)
 

Vargas, Odalys (TTh) El Internado-The Boarding School 100

El Internado is a Spanish show produced by Antena 3 that is based on a group of around 5 teenagers at a boarding school that is secluded out in the forest. The group encounters paranormal activity, missing students, and weird hiding places that all eventually end up leading back to Nazis and the war. The show also has many sub-plots including student-teacher relationship, and family turmoil, since the school also houses young children. While the show is currently not on Netflix anymore, it will most likely be back on within this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTsZ4QHewg

Aguillon, Natalie (TTh) Generation War 100

Generation War, a German Tv show all about the lives of four young adults during World War II. Not only does it tug on your emotions, making you cry one moment and frustrated the next, it also gives you an insight on each of the friends and their unique hardships. Will the German-Jew friend be sent to the concentration camp? Will the German soldier find it in his heart to do what's right? Will the volunteer nurse make a difference? and lastly, will the young lady finally get the stardom she so desperately wants? With over 7 million views per show, it is safe to say that this 2013 German drama is worth the binge watch. 

https://youtu.be/TmyGPX23px4

Eiland, Hailey (TTH) On My Block 10

This Netflix original came out in 2018. It is about 4 kids that all live in the inner city of south central LA. They are all dealing with how to navigate though high school as well as the dangers of their friend being in a gang. this show is full of romance & drama.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7879820/videoplayer/vi2651633689?ref_=tt_ov_vi

Cole, Kinsey (MW) My ID is Gangnam Beauty 100

My ID is Gangnam Beauty is a South Korean drama that showcases the pressure of a young girl dealing with the harsh beauty standards in Korea. Im Soo-hyang went through relentless bullying her whole life due to her unique appearance. When losing weight wasn't enough, she opts for plastic surgery to completely reconstruct her face. Now she is called a "Gangnam beauty", which isn't seen as a compliment. She may look like a movie star now, but she finds that she still deals with bullying when she moves to college for a fresh start. My ID is Gangnam Beauty explores the concept that one must learn to accept themselves inside and out to be happy. Beauty is more than skin deep.

https://youtu.be/KXY-yY5tsW8

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Helm, Arian (MW) One on One 100

One on One is a show about a teenage girl named Briana who moves in with her handsome,TV broadcasting single dad. Her dad, Flex, is a bit of a player so getting use to having his daughter in the house helps Flex develop as a man. The showed aired on UPN. Fans can now watch all episodes for free on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeWoZJ1SYy4

Weiss, Forrest (TTh) Manhunt 100

'Manhunt' on Netflix is all-in-all captivating. The series walks through the FBI's investigation of the UNA-Bomber and centers itself on the profiler and the UNA-Bomber. Showing how the bombs were made, how they were shipped, and just how incredibly smart the UNA-Bomber was. It almost makes you feel bad for the UNA-Bomber (yes even though he is insane) as you begin to learn about the UNA-Bombers upbringing and his college years. I find interest in psychological shows and this one had everything I needed to enjoy my genre. I highly recommend taking a weekend to watch this 1 season, series as I do not think you will regret it. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsd_LMDlzhI

Davids, Corey (TTh) Benders 100

This TV series is a goofy comedy that follows a group of friends who have a love for the sport of hockey. The only problem is they aren't very good at it. While the group has fun playing in an amateur hockey league, the show is based around the problems the group faces in every day life and the way they go about solving these problems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhARu_SZuHw

Mora, Anne-Charlotte (TTh) The Bureau 100

The Bureau created by Eric Rochant, is a French TV show following the life of agents at the DGSE (General Directorate of External Security) which is France's external security service. The Bureau is a political thriller and it is inspired upon real French political interest, therefore the agents spy in area such as North Africa and Middle east. Living under false identities, the agents have to search for good intelligence source. Guillaume Debailly is the hero, his codename is "Malotru" and throughout the story he gets confused between his real identity and who he really is. It is a very intriguing shows and very realistic. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFsBFcu8cOs

Curtis, Chandler (MW) The OA 100

The OA is a series that takes place in a small in the U.S. It starts out with a woman reuniting with her family after she had been missing since high school. She was believed to be kidnapped but there is a lot more to it than that. The show essentially deals with her adjusting back into normal life and finding out where she had gone and what she had been doing. The OA delves into dealing with near-death experiences and has a fun sci-fi element to it. There a many times when the story surprises you and you don't really expect it to go a certain way and I really enjoyed the aspect of not being able to predict what would happen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvHJtez2IlY

Campbell, Kori (TTh) Siesta Key 100

Siesta Key is a reality show on MTV. It is a coming of age show about young adults trying to find a place in the world. They are faced with decisions on what they want to do with their lives. They also go through issues regarding love, friendship, betrayal, and much more when they spend the summer together in Siesta Key, Florida. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_EW9JM2u3A

Dunn, Jameson (TTh) Marching Orders 100

This show follows one of the best college marching bands in the country  through their daily rehearsal and the drama that comes with it. Marching orders focuses on some key students and their struggles between balancing their rigorous practice schedule with their personal lives.

https://youtu.be/HF01HWUksbg

Johnson,Vanity (MW) Deadly Women 100

Deadly Women is a crime series describing the deadly tendencies of women in our society based off of true stories. It's available on Discovery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimUVGcv8GE

Monday, September 10, 2018

Thompson, Reagan (MW) The Vampire Diaries 100

A young teen struggles to make a decision between two vampire brothers and their supernatural lives. Soon after she discovers the truth about them, her entire world turns upside down, along with others around her.  This is a two minute trailer for season 1, and I think it captures the epitome of what the show is about, or at least season 1. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmVmhjjkN4E

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Crowder, Scott (TTh) Mighty Ships 100

Billion-dollar cruise ships, secret submarines, high-tech ocean dredgers, floating state-of-the-art hospitals -- all are part of the cutting-edge vessels featured in this series, which reveals everything from the mechanics of modern sea-going to the human drama seafarers face. Produced by Discovery's in-house production unit, Exploration Production Inc. (EPI), and seen in more than 150 countries around the world, the long-running Canadian series sets sail on a new high-stakes voyage, taking viewers on the journey and below the surface to explore places and technologies that are usually off-limits to land lovers.

https://cdn-b-east.streamable.com/video/mp4/c08wr.mp4?token=yvabgz5qJnE1vjfpFoX-PQ&expires=1536538797

https://streamable.com/c08wr

https://cdn-b-east.streamable.com/image/c08wr.jpg?token=682LLj57iKBzPXqjRmSORQ&expires=1536538914

Aycock, Phillip (TTh) A Football Life 100

A Football Life is a documentary series on the NFL network, that aired its first episode on September 15, 2011. This series is narrated by Josh Charles and documents only certain former NFL coaches, players, owners, and certain older teams. So far, there have been eight seasons with 111 episodes aired, and the ninth season airing soon. 

https://youtu.be/m_6ddR3QFrw

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Henley, Mikal (TTH) Courage The Cowardly Dog 100

Courage The Cowardly Dog is a cartoon series, horror comedy that had four seasons and aired in November 12, 1999 to November 22, 2002, on Cartoon Network. The show is about a pink dog, who is name Courage and was abandon since he was a puppy, and rescue by a married elderly couple that live in the middle of nowhere. The married elderly couple became his owner, which was Muriel and Eustace Bagge . Courage has a dad but don't know his mom, but as he live with his owners in the middle of nowhere he soon see that is not normal living as he go on bizarre crazy adventures. Courage will do anything to keep his owners safe, well most of the time because Muriel is the nice one out of the owners, so Courage most likely save Muriel a lot more than Eustace.   

Link: https://youtu.be/kKnC674-ZDU

Friday, September 7, 2018

Dalehite, Jacqueline (TTh) Chef's Table 100

Chef's Table is a Netflix documentary series that shows the audience the lives and kitchens of the world's most renowned international chefs. Each episode of this series profiles one chef and lets you in on their personal lives and shows you how they run their kitchens along with a story of how they became world renowned chefs. This show was created by David Gelb and released worldwide on April 26, 2015 on Netflix. There are four seasons so far with twenty two episodes all together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKqj85oo2wI

O'Neal, Pearce (TTh), Huang's World 100

Huang's World follows chef Eddie Huang as he travels across the globe learning about new cultures and identities through food.  Huang's World is so much more than a cooking show, exploring many different cultures around the world, really diving into all the amazing things that make us different and human.  Originally on Viceland, you can also watch this shoe on Hulu as well as YouTube.   

https://youtu.be/0bNRxqOS_-o

Balvuena, Brenda (TTH) The House Of Flowers 100

The House Of Flowers is a Netflix original. Directed by Manolo Caro who is from Guadalajara, Mexico he originally was a Film Director before directing this show. This series is a International show that is in Spanish but translated in English. The show is a dark comedy, it is about a wealthy martriarch who tries to maintain her family's facade of perfection after her husband's mistress kills herself and leaves a letter filled with all their dirty secrets. The shows setting takes place in Mexico City with an American twist. The show is one that intrigues you from the first episode and one that deals with topics as to the ones we deal with now such as LGBT community, drugs, sex, and lots of lies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7PcXQLmcI

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Perryman, Mary (TTH) Follow This 100

Follow This is a documentary journalism series produced and written by BuzzFeed journalists. The episodes are released weekly, each focuses on underground pop culture with topics ranging from ASMR whisperers to the controversial topic of men's rights. This series is one of Netflix's first forays into experimenting with weekly distribution and short format strategy, which makes this show a quick watch for viewers to delve into new and unanticipated topics. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nutd-ofrzZQ&t=5s

Sanders, Mallorie (TTh) Afflicted 100

The Netflix Original documentary series Afflicted, follows seven individuals with baffling symptoms of chronic illnesses. The show showcases the struggles they go through everyday and shows how their way of life has started to impact their family members. The rare unexplained symptoms have crippled their lives and isolated them as they avoid anything that sets off their illness. The individuals hope to find a cure to their illness by finally finding doctors that are willing to help them, which is the journey Afflicted follows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BziMMOKPyiY&t=30s

Murray, Joshua (MW) I Am a Killer 100

I Am a Killer is a Netflix original series that debuted August 3rd, 2018 with 10 episodes, each about an hour long. The point behind the show is to share the stories of death row inmates about the event/tragedy that got them there. The show does a great job depicting the story through every angle of event. They start with the inmate on death row's story and allow them to explain how they believe it took place. Then they usually show you the district attorneys' angle with all the evidence and the account that's on record. Finally, they bring in anyone else who was involved that can help build the story: a first-hand witness, family members effected, the family member of the inmate. The show does an amazing job of letting the viewer make his or her own personal view just like if they were a juror on the stand.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8300324/videoplayer/vi4012292889?ref_=tt_pv_vi_aiv_1

Ellington, Kasey (TTh) Slasher 100

Slasher is an exciting horror anthology premiering in 2016. The first season centers around a women who returns to her home town where her parents were murdered to find out that a new series of murders has begun. The second season is about a group of camp counselors who cover up a murder at the camp who return to the camp years later due to changing circumstances.

https://youtu.be/Qp600g9OeUw

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Johnson, Whitney (TTh) Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 100

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is an Amazon Prime Original action based series. Jack Ryan, played by John Krasinski, works for the Central Intelligence Unit(CIA) as an unassuming analyst assigned to monitor foreign affairs. He is thrust into the field and out of his cubicle after uncovering a pattern in terrorist communication. In a lot of aspects, the show parallels tragic events of terrorism that are happening in the world today. It is an intriguing new series with a vast amount of interest. So much so, that it was approved for its second season before Season 1 aired.

https://youtu.be/1KsyZF590NM  

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07DLDLD8F/ref=atv_dp_wn_sign_in?ie=UTF8&autoplay=1&

Monday, September 3, 2018

Wehring, Megan (MW) The Paradise 100

The Paradise is a British television series that is based around a young woman from Peebles, Scotland, who moves in with her uncle to help him with his struggling dress shop. She soon takes another job across the street at the massive department store, the Paradise, where she becomes the rising star in sales. The show focuses on the classic rags to riches storyline, but with a nineteenth century twist with the role of women in the workplace. Also, a relationship between employer and employee is present. The young woman, Denise, is portrayed by Joanna Vanderham and Emun Elliott plays the owner of the store, John Moray. The series is co-produced by BBC Studios and Masterpiece; it can be viewed on Netflix. I think the show is worth the time as it shows a woman's ability to rise in the work industry and it's interesting to compare our time period with history. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9etSsUgCnw

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Ho, Kristy (MW) The Investigator: A British Crime Story 100

The Investigator: A British Crime Story is a British TV series first released in 2016. The series it self is played on ITV, which is a British documentary program. The 4 episode series talks about the major crimes that dates back to the 1980's. Mark William Thomas the investigator, focuses re-visits a case on the murder of Carole Packman. He is the main speaker of the series and attempts to unravel the disappearance of Packman by conducting multiple interviews with family and friends. Each episode goes in chronological order of the life of Carole leading up to her disappearance. Carole mysteriously disappeared in 1985 and a body was never found to determined her cause of death. There was enough evidence, however to prove that her husband, Russell Packman had something to do with it. He was sentenced a lifetime in jail for the disappearance of Carole Packman. Throughout the series you start discovering the truth of the death of Carole Packman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIp90BrXWZw