Saturday, August 31, 2019

Forrest, Mycah (TTh) I Love You, Now Die 100

I Love You, Now Die is a two-part documentary series following the trail case of Michelle Carter vs. Commonwealth. In July 2014, 18-year-old Conrad Roy III committed suicide in his car by carbon-monoxide intoxication. What seemed like an ordinary suicide case quickly took a turn for the worse when police officers found disturbing text messages from his girlfriend, 17-year-old Michelle Carter. The text messages showed that Michelle was encouraging Conrad to commit suicide. In July of 2017, a trial was set to determine if Michelle Carter could be held responsible for the suicide of Conrad Roy. This docuseries follows the trial by unveiling thousands of text messages over their two-year relationship together while bringing up deep-rooted questions about technology, young love, and free speech.
https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/i-love-you-now-die-the-commonwealth-v-michelle-carter

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Bayoumi, Nabil (TTh) Wayne 100

Wayne is a dark comedy-action series created by Shawn Simmons that premiered on January 16, 2019, on YouTube Premium. The series stars Mark McKenna and Ciara Bravo. Wayne is a socially awkward, bully of bullies, 16 year old kid from Brockton, Massachusetts. At a young age, Wayne's mother up and left with his father's prized '78 Trans Am. After his father's death, Wayne decides to track down the car with a two-stroke road bike knowing only a suspected city. On this redemptive mission to Florida, Wayne brings along his new friend Del, another rebellious-teen. Filled with a graphic high level of violence, it is Wayne and Del against the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFOtvHtyW8s

Rivera, Pedro (TTh) Legends of Chamberlain Heights 100

Legends of Chamberlain Heights is an animated, satirical comedy that focuses on the lives of three teenage basketball players who attend Michael Clarke Duncan High School. The characters Grover, Jamal, and Milk want to become legendary basketball players, but are not actually talented enough to do so. Throughout their quest to become legends, the characters encounter many hilarious situations that come along with being young teens who are focused on proving themselves to everyone around them. Although the show is a comedy, it touches on some serious topics such as the U.S. Civil War and racism, colorism, and gentrification. The show only ran for two seasons and is available to stream on Comedy Central
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKpyUDuBlvI

Jaimes, Guillermo (TTh) HyperDrive 100

"HYPER DRIVE" is a Netflix original series that brings Fast & Furious, to life. Released on Aug 21st 2019.  The show is based in the United States & features all types of professional car drivers from around the world. In a competition to prove who is the best all around racer. The show features a strong celebrity panel of hosts, featuring UFC's Micheal Bisping, Top Gear's Rutledge Wood, Fox's Sports Mike Hill & last But not least Nascar's Lindsay Czarniak. Season one can be found on Netflix
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=saXM2VOBI0M

Alcocer, Hunter (TTh) Code Geass 100

The show takes place in the future where the the Holy Britannian Empire has taken over most of the world. Lelouch Lamperouge is a Britannian high school student in the Britannian conquered territory known as Area-11, formerly known as Japan. One day he gets caught in the crossfire of a skirmish between Britannian forces and a local resistance group. He sees the harm his country causes and gets the power that he feels will help him make the world a better place.
https://youtu.be/DR1d_Pm729o

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Garcia, Pablo(TTh) KonoSuba 100

KonoSuba follows the adventure of a teen that has chosen to go to a rpg like world instead of heaven or reincarnation. He is accompanied by a goddess that is more looks then brains . Throughout his adventure he soon realizes this world isn't what he thought out to be. Instead of fantasy adventures he is currently working labor jobs to afford the basic need. His Goddess partner Aqua is also useless as she can't really seem to do much useful task. He then sets out to find himself a group to help in doing difficult task for rewards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1AO7k2o78g

Neff, Victoria (TTh) Workin’ Moms 100

Workin' Moms is a show on Netflix about moms who join a mommy and me class and become quick friends. All the moms have jobs and their maternity leaves and coming to an end. The stress and challenges of returning to their jobs as new moms creates a hilarious bond between the mothers and follows them as they get their lives together.
https://youtu.be/gk1vKFcUxyU

Caballero, Victoria (MW) Love Island 100

Love Island is a UK based show with dramatic and comedy filled reality-show like series of hot young singles who come to look for love during the summer in Spain. The singles couple up after the week is over and must challenge each other to see with who they can seem themselves 'cracking on' with, and who they best get along with. During the week there are challenges that test the couples strength and commitment to one another as people get eliminate and more people join the show during the series. The couples destiny is relied on the vote of the viewers and the couples in the island with them. At the end, the winning couple will leave the island with 50,000 pounds.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4770018/videoplayer/vi2962013209?ref_=vp_pl_2

Fontenot, Brandon (MW) Snowfall 100

Snowfall is a series that takes place in Los Angeles in 1983 when the cocaine epidemic began to take over the city. The show is broken up into 3 story lines. First, begins the life of a teenager named Franklin Saint who is a local drug dealer. Second, being a CIA operative named Teddy McDonald who works alongside a soldier named Alejandro Usteves. Third, is the work of a cocaine business within a crime family consisted of Lucia Villanueva, Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata (who was once a Mexican luchador) and lastly Pedro Nava who is Lucia's cousin. All 3 of these stories tie into each other somehow, but the overview is just how cocaine took over Los Angeles in the early 1980s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yCoLNmhJWM

Wright, DeJanee (TTh) The Society 100

The Society is an American mystery teen drama web television series created by Christopher Keyser. The show follows the story of a group of teenagers who must learn to run their town after all the adults mysteriously disappear. It transpires in a place called West Ham, Connecticut. The mystery begins when the students of the local high school return from a canceled field trip and find that everyone is gone. A forest appears surrounding the town and communication no longer works, making any attempt to leave or contact the outside world impossible. The teenagers must come up with their own rules to survive with limited resources.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJzU-b5EU9c

Land, Sidnee (MW) No1 Ladies Detective Agency 100

The No1 Ladies Detective Agency is about a woman who opens her own detective agency in Botswana. After her father's death, sensible and cheerful, Mma Precious Ramotswe sells her inherited cattle and opens the country's only female-owned detective agency.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZxHoQOmYps

Ramirez, Matthew (MW) Fairy Tail 100

The world of Earth-land is home to numerous guilds where wizards apply their magic for paid job requests. Natsu Dragneel a dragon slayer wizard from the Fairy Tail guild, explores the Kingdom of Fiore in search of his missing adoptive father, the dragon Igneel. During his journey, he befriends a young celestial wizard named Lucy Heartfilia and invites her to join Fairy Tail. Lucy forms a team with Natsu and his cat-like Exceed partner, Happy which is joined by other guild members: Gray Fullbuster, an ice wizard; Erza Scarlet, a magical knight; and Wendy Marvell and Carla, another dragon slayer and Exceed duo. The team embark on numerous missions together, which include subduing criminals, illegal dark guilds, and ancient Etherious demons created by Zeref an
immortal dark wizard.
https://youtu.be/BaIWwk-sAlw
https://youtu.be/TQ682O66340

Turney, Morgan (TTh) Roswell New Mexico 100

"Roswell New Mexico" is a science fiction drama series on the CW, which first aired on January 15, 2019. This show follows Liz Ortecho (Jeanine Mason) as she returns to her hometown, Roswell, to work in her family's diner where she reunites with her high school crush Max Evans (Nathan Parsons). Liz soon discovers that Max, along with his sister Isobel Evans-Bracken (Lily Cowles) and life-long friend Michael Guerin (Michael Vlamis), is an alien with supernatural powers. This show is full of romance, drama, mystery, and sci-fi. Relationships are rekindled. The truth behind Liz's sister's death is solved. Government conspiracies and cover-ups about the 1947 alien UFO crash are uncovered. Season 1 can be found on Netflix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLCFPc90Ryg

Balfour, Sophia (TTh) Love Alarm 100

This new Netflix series just finished it's first season. It is a Koren drama that explores what a world would be like if everyone wore their heart on their sleeves, or on their phone. An app called "Love Alarm" connects to the user's heart, and if you get within10 meters of your crush then their phone will alarm. If your alarm goes off then someone has a crush on you. What starts off as an innocent way to connect people and tell someone you like them takes a turn for the worse. In Love Alarm we follow the story of
a girl named JoJo and learn of her past and her troubles in a complicated love triangle between her and two guys that are best friends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sXTfzaLmiQ

Garica, Yvette (TTh) The Righteous Gemstones 100

Danny McBride has done it again! You may know him best for his role in "East Bound and Down," or as the guy who ruins everything in "This Is the End." McBride not only produced the series but also created it with pal David Green. The show follows the "Gemstones" as they lead a multitude of people to salvation. The HBO series follows the similarities to super churches that we see in large venues such as arenas. McBride is from the south and comes from a family that works in the ministry. In a recent podcast with Dax Shepard, McBride speaks of how he wanted to make something that would relate to those family members. Some have been hesitant to watch because of fear that it's mocking religion. McBride would beg to differ. He insists that he is in no way making fun of the religion, only shedding light on the hypocrisy that can come with money and fame. By the end of episode 1, the series takes a dark turn and by episode 2, you will think to yourself, "NO FREAKING WAY!" As of right now, there are only 2 episodes. You can stream on HBO GO, NOW, or standard HBO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS89h7P_nZ8

Johnson, Berkli (MW) Love, Death and Robots 100

Created by Tim Miller, Love, Death and Robots is an animated series of short stories. The series is a Netflix original that premiered in March 2019 and features stories in genres like horror, comedy, and fantasy. Love, Death and Robots has shocking twists, terrifying creatures and some NSFW scenes. The episodes are fast-paced and short but action packed all centered around the themes of love, death, and robots.
https://youtu.be/wUFwunMKa4E

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Shi, Tiger (MW) If You Are the One 100

"If You Are the One" is a Chinese dating game show series based in Nanjing, China. Airing since 2010 on Jiangsu Television, and revised in 2017, the show gained popularity alongside a movie of the same title. The goal of this show is to help 24 single women find their match by standing behind a podium with blue lights with one man who will appear as the main star. It is similar to The Bachelor but the contestants might get a match with the single man on-site and not through rose ceremonies. If a woman declines the man, she will hit a button that will turn her light red, signaling a rejection. If all 24 women rejected him, he will leave without a date. The bachelor will communicate with 24 contestants and three hosts through three autobiography videos he submitted beforehand. There are no seasons for this show but it produced over 600 episodes so far. The current main host is Meng Fei with two hosts currently hiring. If a couple do match, there is a reward given by the hosts; usually a vacation package or luxurious items.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vmz-zydQ7o

Fleming, Meagan (TTh) H2O, Just Add Water 100

This show first premiered in July 2006. It ended up having three seasons with a total or 78 episodes. It starred three teenage Australian girls, Rikki Chadwick, Emma Gilbert, and Cleo Sertori who find themselves stranded on Mako Island. They end up wandering into a mysterious pool of water just as the full moon passes over. They all stare into the moon and without them knowing, magical things happen. They soon are rescued and return to their normal lives, but soon figure out that their lives are completely changed. They soon discover that ten second after coming into contact with water, they turn into mermaids! The show covers them figuring out how to live with their new lives, while also keeping it a secret from everyone. Exciting and interesting times are in store for these three! 
You can find all of these episodes on Netflix. 

Dugdale, Samantha (TTH) Shrill 100

Shrill follows Annie, described as an overweight young woman who wants
to change her life — but not her body. Annie is trying to make it as a journalist while juggling bad boyfriends, sick parents and a perfectionist boss, while the world around her deems her not good enough because of her weight. She starts to realize that she's as good as anyone else, and acts on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyUr_-jxWZA

Beller, Madilyn (MW) The Widow 100

The Widow follows the life of Georgia Wells (played by Kate Beckinsale) after she learns that her husband, Will (Matthew Le Nevez), has died in a plane crash on the way to the Congo three years prior. After secluding herself in Wales, she discovers who she believes is Will in the background of a news report taking place in the Congo. Determined to prove that Will is still alive, she travels to the Congo despite the dangers she could possibly face. After her arrival, the mystery of what happened to Will begins
to unravel.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=90-Ze-ZHnU0

Bradley, Skylar (MW) Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 100

Miss. Fisher's Murder Mysteries takes place in Melbourne, Australia in the year 1929. Driven by the desire to find and convict her sister's murder, Miss. Fisher finds herself embroiled in the fast paced social enterprises of the elite, dealing with murders ranging from poison, to spies and intrigue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US_mEtOS8bE

Rodriguez, Gabriella (MW) Dawson's Creek 100

 "Dawson's Creek" is an American teen drama series that aired from 1998-2003. The show is based on a group of friends, adolescents who go through teen drama with high school, love, and friendship. Living in small town Capeside Dawson Leery who is played by James Van Der Beek is a wannabe filmmaker who lives at the creek, and has two best friends Joey Potter who has been in love with him since childhood played by Katie Holmes and Pacey Witter who is known for being a slacker played by Joshua Jackson. The new girl next door is Jen Lindley played by Michelle Williams comes from the big apple (New York City) who is mysterious, intriguing, and experienced. They all go through hardships in their lives, but at the end of the day their bond of everlasting friendships helps overcome all the obstacles. The creator of "Dawson's Creek" is by Kevin Williamson and the executive producers are Tom Kapinos, Greg Prange, Paul Stupin, Greg Berlanti. The show can be found on Hulu with a total of six seasons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntxG68WJzuA

Walpole-Molinar, Savannah (TTh) Better Than Us 100

"Better than us" is a Russian television series on Netflix that tells the story of a broken family and a robot. It is the year 2029; robots live to serve humans by helping them with daily tasks, raising children, and even replacing jobs humans used to perform. Arisa, a robot purchased by a large tech company named CRONOS, was programmed to be a wife adopt children to mother them, with disregard to Asimov's 3 laws of robotics. These laws prevent robots from turning hostile on their human creators. Without being programmed with these laws, Arisa kills an employee of CRONOS due to his attempted molestation of her. The huge tech company CRONOS now has a murder bot on the loose and are desperate to find Arisa. After escaping, Arisa stumbled across the child of an estranged husband and wife, Sonya. As the story progresses, Arisa's programming evolves and she develops the capability to learn how to be a good parent while evading her own capture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er3pGyLwesQ

Ollis, Chris (TTh) Jean Claude van Johnson 100

Jean Claude van Johnson can be found on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube. Jean Claude Van Damme is known for his action movies back in the 90's but what if that was all just being used as a cover? This hilarious comedy series shows how an seasoned Van Damme, aka Van Johnson, uses his past actor credentials to help keep his current cover while conducting black ops missions.  I found the series hilarious and imaginative as Van Damme inadvertently makes fun of his own past to help secure his unforeseen future.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQ72f-jjx4

Northcutt, Cade (TTh) The Terror 100

 The Terror (Season 1) is a thrilling drama series based on the real-life event of the Royal Naval expedition into the Arctic during 1847. The two warships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, become stranded out in the ice during their voyage to find the Northwest Passage. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, the crew is faced with numerous challenges from extreme temperatures to dangerous predators in the wild. Freezing, paranoid, and in desperation, the crew is pushed to the brink of survival from the terrors faced in the unknown territory of the Arctic. The first season can be found on Hulu.
https://youtu.be/OPuYei9cbaw

Moore, Alexis (TTH) The Umbrella Academy 100

The Umbrella Academy is a Netflix original centered around 6 adopted children who have powers such as teleporting- even through time, speaking to the dead, mind control and more impressive and entertaining powers. The children were raised to save the world but as they grew up, the group separated until something brought them all back together. There is now a race against time to actually save the world from something the children never expected. This show is filled with action, drama, humor, amazing production and a great story line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DAmWHxeoKw

Tindal, Cydney (TTh) 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way 100

90 Day Fiance: The Other Way is a television series based on the original series 90 Day Fiance on the TLC channel network. The reality show stars six Americans who leave their lives in America behind to move to a foreign country to marry and be with their partner. Some of the couples have never met, some have only talked online or via text. The Americans traveling abroad to be with their partner must decide if they want to get married in a 90 day span due to being on a fiance K-1 visa. If the couples do not get married within the 90 days, the American must move back to America as their visa has expired. The reality show is full of drama, surprises and major culture shocks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7XU9IoHFh0

Emmott, Kyle (TTh) What We Do In The Shadows 100

"What We Do in the Shadows" is a documentary-style look into the daily (nightly) lives of four vampires who've "lived" together for hundreds of years in Staten Island. After an unexpected visit from their dark lord and leader, the vampires are reminded of what they were initially tasked with upon their arrival in New York City over a century ago -- total and complete domination of the New World. But what exactly is the best way to go about achieving said domination? A camera crew follows along as the vampires set out to answer this query.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGQChk9zGyQ

Monday, August 26, 2019

Trahan, Meliah (MW) Lunatics 100

Australian comedian, Chris Lilley, stars as six characters in a mockumentary series that he also created and wrote. It explores the lives of six extraordinary individuals who may not be what they seem at first. The intriguing subjects are observed over a period of months through documentary-style interviews and a combination of self-recorded and fly-on-the-wall footage. While they are eccentric and odd, they are also scarily recognizable, and they teach us that it's ok just to be you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FapFfOZ64cE

Foley, Carl (MW) Rapture 100

Rapture, is a docuseries on Netflix, that sits down and follows some of the biggest and most prominent figures in the hip hop community. From established artists such as, Nas. T.I, and Just Blaze, to new upcoming acts such as Dave East, and A Boogie, we get an inside look at their perspective on life and the state of hip hop culture. A true insight on the culture that has impacted and influenced the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRbYanDBpD0

McKeel, Brooke (MW) Seven Seconds 100

Seven Seconds is an American based show taking place in Jersey City. A young boy gets hit while riding his bicycle and the person who hit him was a cop. The Jersey City police department is very corrupt and experiencing a time of racism. The mother of the boy who was hit is determined to figure out who killed her son. The other African American detective K.J uses all her might to help and uncover the fact it was done by a fellow cop. The show can be found on Netflix and it has aired 1 season so far.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWCdG8IBDPU

Shevlin, Erin (MW) Kiss Me First 100

Kiss Me First is a show found on Netflix that moves between the real world and virtual reality. Inside of a VR game, the main character, Leila, finds a secret paradise where she meets and forms special bonds with other players. When one of the players meets Leila in the real world and another player goes missing, her life begins to get complicated. Between the aesthetically pleasing animated art and the sense of fantasy, it is a show that will draw you in immediately.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L5_BhggEpzw&feature=youtu.be#dialog

Jones, Cristela (MW) La Reina del Sur 100

La Reina del Sur is an enticing, action-packed, and overall addicting television show that will leave you captivated after every episode. The show tells the story of a woman named Teresa Mendoza, from Sinaloa Mexico who lost her boyfriend because of the violent drug cartels, and is forced to flea in order to escape the Mexican cartel that killed her boyfriend known as "El Wero". As the show continues, Teresa meets more and more people who give way to the rise of her own empire and she eventually becomes Spain's most powerful drug trafficker. However, her past always seems to come back to haunt her despite how famous and dangerous she becomes. The show airs on Telemundo, but it can be watched anytime, anywhere on the well-known streaming platform known as Netflix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydrONRQp5XA

Hill Lauryn (MW) Euphoria 100

Synopsis: The drama based is based on the life of 17-year-old Rue, drug addict straight from rehab, trying to navigate her addictions and her school life. Euphoria follows the troubled life of 17-year-old Rue, a drug addict fresh from rehab with no plans to stay clean. Circling in Rue's orbit are Jules, a transgender girl searching for where she belongs; Nate, a jock whose anger issues mask sexual insecurities; Chris, a football star who finds the adjustment from high school to college harder than expected; Cassie, whose sexual history continues to dog her; and Kat, a body-conscious teen exploring her sexuality.
Video Clip: https://youtu.be/2-tTff7hqaQ

Bledsoe, Sara (MW) Jasper and Errol's First Time 100

Jasper and Errol's first time is about 2 friends from LA step out of their comfort zone and try new and bizarre things. Jasper Dolphin and Errol Chatham come from the rap group 'Odd Future' and were on the show 'Loiter Squad'. Executive produced by Jeff Tremaine, who made the Jackass movies and Bad Grandpa.

New episodes of Jasper and Errol's First Time is on Viceland on cable every Wednesday at 10:30pm and can also be viewed on Viceland.com and Youtube. Watching someone try something for the first time brings out a curious kind of joy and Jasper and Errol's hilarious reactions make the show worth watching again and again. The things they do ranges from harmless (like synchronized swimming, getting hypnotized and cuddling with strangers) to dangerous (bull riding, operating megabots and walking on fire). The show will make you have feelings of excitement, pity and terror.
Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwt-396xySI
Promo:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CFWD1KXhMc

Hodson, Megan (MW) Patriot Act w. Hassan Minhaj 100

The Netflix show, Patriot Act with Hassan Minhaj is a web series that uses comedy to inform. The host Hassan uses, comedy, graphics, and information to inform viewer. Think of the show as a mixture of Adam Ruins Everything and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; a funny recap of what is happening  in the world that you may not be aware of.  With jokes on 90's basket ball to pleas to think about how a simple word could impact a entire population, Patriot Act will make you laugh, gasp, and keep you entertained.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW9G-edFuBI

Brooks, Zachary (MW) QB1 100

QB1 follows three star high school quarterbacks as they play their final season before moving on to Division I college football. With the release of Season 3 Netflix offers a closer look at Spencer Rattler, now a freshman at Oklahoma, who played his high school years at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix.

https://youtu.be/3Dj_Hg6CHSA

Kelley, Clayton (MW) Russian Doll 100

Russian Doll stars Natasha Lyonne and is created by Amy Poehler. It is about a girl celebrating her 30th birthday, and dies unexpectedly. Much like Groundhog Day, She wakes up repeating the same day over and over. She is on a quest to figure out why this is happening to her, in the midst of it all, she falls for a guy who is experiencing the same thing happening to him
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GER6akzxZ9Q

Kretz-Adams, Jordan (MW) The Boys 100

The Boys is a show based on super hero's who act proper and good in the public spot light. However, once out of the public light they do not have the same moral or ethical values they portray. The show specifically follows the story of Hughie who's girlfriend was murdered by one of "the seven" a group of famous superheroes and how he is trying to get his revenge for the justice his girlfriend never got.
"The Boys" on amazon prime.
https://youtu.be/tcrNsIaQkb4