Spy x Family is an anime following Agent Twilight, also known as Loid Forger, who is a spy on an undercover mission, "Operation Strix" for the nation of Westalias. Loid has to build a family to infiltrate an elite private school to get to the recluse National Unity Party Leader, Donovan Desmond, to prevent him from tampering with the peace between two nations. With the fake profession of a psychiatrist, Loid acquires a wife and a daughter. Little does he know he isn't the only one living a double life. His wife, Yor, is a skilled assassin and his daughter Anya is a telepath. Spy x Family follows the family as they put on the show of a normal family while hiding their true identities from one another. The comedic family drama is available to stream on Hulu and Cruncyroll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sosTNRw_uQ
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Garcia, Alyssa (TTH) Tell Me Lies 50
Tell Me Lies is based off of the 2018 novel of the same name and follows the main character, Lucy Albright in 2007 as she navigates her first year of college. She and her roommate Macy hit it off and she soon takes Lucy her under her wing, introducing her to her friend group. The next day after waking up from a party, it is revealed that a member of the friend group has died in a drunk driving accident. As the school year continues, the lives of these friends take many twists and turns, one building onto the next ultimately uncovering the events leading up to the fateful accident. Season 1 is available to stream on Hulu.
Coder, Patrick (TTh) The Makanai 50
In the show The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, two friends Kiyo and Sumire move to Kyoto to become maikos. (apprentice geishas). While studying to be a maiko Kiyo finds out that she does not share the same passion or talent as Sumire to become a maiko and is forced with the hard decision of moving away or becoming a Makanai (a cook) for the geisha house. Kiyo decides to become the Makanai which leads to both Kiyo and Sumire discovering their own passions and interests in different ways while trying to maintain their friendship in the same house. This show is focused on friendship and the problems an unexpected situation can cause for two friends. The show's casual storytelling and realistic situations lead to an enjoyable binge-worthy show.
https://youtu.be/uTQ1oCVR74o
https://youtu.be/uTQ1oCVR74o
Neumann, Madison (TTh) Obi-Wan Kenobi 50
The series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, is a continuation of the Star Wars saga, exclusively found on Disney+. Original actors, Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Hayden Christensen (Darth Vader) return to continue the stories of their characters from the prequels. The 6-part series tells the story of Obi-Wan Kenobi 10 years after Episode lll - Revenge of the Sith. The former Jedi master lives on the desolate planet of Tatooine, protecting himself and young Luke Skywalker from the Inquisitors. He is forced to come out of hiding when young Princess Leia gets kidnapped and needs saving. Obi-Wan Kenobi must face the wrath of the Empire, and his old Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, now known as Darth Vader.
Fills, Brittney (TTh) Daybreak 50
Daybreak follows Josh Wheeler who's an outcast at his Highschool, he wants everything that Highschool offers including the girl. That goes to ruins when he finds himself in the middle of an apocalypse. A zombie apocalypse.
Miller, McKenzie (TTh) OutDaughtered 50
OutDaughtered is a reality television series on the TLC network. The program showcases the lives of the married couple Danielle and Adam Busby, and their family of 8 which includes their oldest daughter Blayke, followed by Ava, Olivia, Hazel, Riley, and Parker, they make up the first ever all female quintuplets that were born in the U.S., living right here in the state of Texas. The show follows the family from the delivery of the babies, and how their life has instantly changed overnight. From finances, to caring and raising the girls, watchers get to see an insight into how much effort it really takes to raise that many children in one household. From life's struggles and the beauty of family, the show is candid throughout it all.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Pulgar, Carlota (TTh) Special Forces: World's Toughest Test 50
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test stars 16 celebrities of different industries from Jamie Lynn Spears, to Mel B, to Kate Gosselin, to Mike Piazza, who are taken through ten days of special forces training and challenges. This is a new show airing on FOX since the start of 2023, and the whole season is still not out yet, just a couple episodes. Through the show the celebrities are directed what to do by a staff of individuals who have worked for various special forces groups. The celebrities are taken out of their comfort zone mentally, physically and emotionally through the tasks they have to do which at times can even be deadly. Needless to say, there is not elimination, the contestants have an arm band with their assigned number, 1 through 16, and the moment they decide to take off the armband is when they leave on their accord or by situations like injury or illness. The goal of the show is to make it through the ten days, but the deeper goal is to change, or have a different outlook on life because of the experience.
Salas, Jordan (TTh) The Bear 10
The Bear is a comedy-drama series directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud about a young fine dining chef, Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto, who inherits his family sandwich shop in Chicago. Carmy moves back to his hometown of Chicago to find the shop in rough shape and works to turn the business around. While adjusting to his new life as a business owner and longing his comfortable life as a fine dining chef in New York City, Carmy tackles financial issues and personal conflict over his brother's death. The show features notable actors including Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Ayo Edebiri.
Narro, Andrea (TTh) Our Only Chance 50
Our Only Chance (La última) is a Spanish Tv show that was released in 2022. It's about a guy named Diego who dreams to become a professional and very famous boxer, and a girl named Candela who dreams to become a successful singer. These two characters have known each other since they were in middle school but never cared about getting to know each other. Years later they crashed into each other after Candela was presenting a song for a very famous producer. Diego struggles with money leading him to fight on the streets illegally in order for him to gain money. Candela and Diego start dating, but they're different lifestyles gets in between.
Vasquez, Celine (TTh) The Amazing World of Gumball 50
The Amazing World of Gumball is an animated series that began in may of 2011, lasted six seasons, and ultimately ended in 2019. TAWOG follows the lives of 12 year old Gumball Waterson, his siblings Darwin and Anais, their parents, classmates and neighbors in the city of Elmore. The show incorporates many different mediums (CGI, traditional animation, puppets, etc.) to create the final and iconic look. The show incorporates different methods of humor and themes that are relatable not only to children, but to their parents watching out of the corner of their eye.
Budde, Mark (TTh) Keep Sweet Pray and Obey 50
Keep Sweet Pray and Obey (2022) is a four episode Netflix documentary series that follows Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). The documentary takes place in the 1990's and 2000's in Utah. The FLDS cult was founded 1920 after splitting from the Mormon church in order to maintain the practice of polygamy. Survivors of this cult tell about their experience with the church and its leader, Jeffs, which includes gruesome accounts of sexual abuse, manipulation and pedophilia.
Voigt, Bonnie (TTh) Wednesday 50
Wednesday follows the life of Wednesday Addams as a teenage girl who has just been sent to Nevermore Academy: the boarding school where her parents met. She is resentful of this and wants nothing to do with her parents or with Nevermore. However, Wednesday finds that the academy is full of mysteries, secrets, murders, and an old evil that has placed the "outcasts" of the academy and the "normies" of the town at odds. The show stars Jenna Ortega and is directed by Tim Burton. The show gives a modern twist to the classic Addams Family and is both funny and intriguing as the mystery comes to a head over the course of the first season. There is currently only one season of the show that was just released on Netflix in November of 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di310WS8zLk&ab_channel=Netflix
Martinez, Christian (TTh) The Last of Us 50
The Last of Us is from a very popular video game back in its release in 2014 that was created into a TV show this year 2023. It is about a global pandemic of fungus that turns most of humanity into zombies, and no they are not your typical 'Walking Dead' zombies. The main character Joel is given to a 14-year-old girl to be taken to a facility across the U.S, and she is humanity's last hope of survival against the viral fungus.
Martinez, James (TTh) Inside Combat Rescue 50
Inside Combat Rescue is a 2 season series on National Geographic that gives you a firsthand look at the PJs or Pararescue Jumpers of the United States Airforce. While deployed in Afghanistan these medics risk their own lives without question to save others. From soldiers to civilians, they answer the call. They are the first to be called when casualties occur on the battlefield, and in many situations are the difference between life and death. While landing under enemy fire, and battling tough terrain, you get a firsthand account of their intense missions. This is a great show and as a veteran myself, I truly appreciate what they do, so it's cool to highlight what these guys do. This show can be seen on Paramount plus.
Ybarra, Michael (TTh) Single's Inferno 2 50
Set in South Korea, Single's Inferno 2 is the second season of a dating show in which contestants do not know their counterparts' age or occupations. The only way to discover these aspects is to win a challenge, match with someone, and take them to Paradise, a fancy resort with gourmet room service, expansive suites, and pools on every balcony. If contestants are not as fortunate, they are to remain on a beach called Inferno where they sleep in tents, make their own food, and politely wait for their ideal match to be available for a chat. Filled with drama, heart-wrenching, honest communication, and plenty of attractive people, Single's Inferno 2 makes viewers root for their favorites, cower at complete honesty, and reevaluate how they wish to navigate their own dating experience.
Zane, Forsberg (TTh) Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 50
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an episodic animated comedy series about the mediocre work life of Dr. Katz, interrupted with moments of Dr. Katz's son, Ben, and Dr. Katz's receptionist, Laura. The show features a main voice cast of Johnathan Katz, Laura Silverman, and H. Jon Benjamin of Bob's Burgers and Archer. The series is produced by Johnathan Katz, namesake and voice actor of the main character, and Tom Snyder, who went on to produce the similarly styled early 2000s Adult Swim series, Home Movies. The show relies on a unique style of comedy based on retro scripting, the process in which a scene is only given a start and ending, and the voice actors must improv their dialogue in between those two points. To complement this, the animation is very low budget in order to be made to fit with the actors' improv, and a technique known as squigglevision is used to reduce the feeling of a static frame. What Dr. Katz lacks in production value and audio quality, it makes up for with its unique style of comedy seldom replicated since the series' creation in 1995.
Alvarado Amber (TTh) SpongeBob SquarePants 50
SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated comedy Tv series that most children around the early 2000s would grow up and watch. It is originally aired on Nickelodeon and animated by the king himself, Stephen Hillenburg. The show centers on the main character, SpongeBob SquarePants, and his array of land and sea friends in their town of Bikin Bottom. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail Gary and has a good gig at the most popular place in Bikini Bottom, The Krusty Krab. This series is known for SpongeBobs' bright and witty personality alongside his uneducated best friend, Patrick the Star. Patrick and SpongeBob are neighbors but have one obstacle between them, their arrogant and grumpy neighbor Squidward. The many episodes of this series speak for themselves when it comes to creativity and comical show, there is always a new plot in every episode along with uncontrollable laughter.
Montoya, Harrison (TTh) National Treasure: Edge of History 50
National Treasure: Edge of History is an adventure mystery spin off of the early 2000's movies National Treasure and National Treasure: Book of Secrets. The protagonists (Jess) and her friends inherit and find pieces of a treasure map that has been hidden by a group of women that were from the Aztec, Inacan, and Mayan tribes. Along the way they have to fend off the antagonist (Billy), crypto queen and billionaire, and her associates who are also on the hunt. The cast doesn't include many famous actors and actresses but does have cameos of the original movie stars including Justin Bartha (Riley Poole), Harvey Keitel (Peter Sudusky), and Armando Riesco ( Agent Hendricks). The story is full of twists and turns keeping the story interesting.
Green, Baylee (TTh) The Traitors 50
The Traitors is a reality tv show set in a castle in the Scottish Islands. The group starts out at 20, but then 3 people are quickly set apart from the rest of the group and named, "The Traitors." The watcher knows who the traitors are, but the other players don't. The traitors' mission is to go undetected from the rest of the group, also known as the "faithfuls." The group goes on crazy, challenging missions to win money and hopefully find suspicious behavior that will point them in the direction of the traitors. Every night there is a round table where the group gets to discuss who they think are the traitors and cast a vote.
Woojin, Seo (TTh) You Quiz on the Block 50
This program is a kind of variety talk show on tvN, a paid channel in Korea. It is mainly hosted by Yoo Jae-suk, the most famous MC in Korea. And there is also a secondary host, Jo Se-ho who is a comedian. As of January 25,2023 the show has total 178 episodes.The show is about Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them about their lives, and give them surprise quizzes. And If the guest (ordinary people) answers the quiz correctly , the guest might get prize money. The talk and quiz show program spotlights these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day.
Williams, Tianna (TTh) The Hype 50
The Hype is a reality competition show on HBO Max. It features famous designers and celebrities on each episode and takes place in Los Angeles. This is a show all about fashion and finding the next upcoming street wear designer. It gives these designers a chance to showcase their talent for the world to see and gain experience from people in the industry. While also going through different fashion challenges till there is only one designer left standing.
Flannel, Chelsie (TTh) 7 Lives of Lea 10
The 7 Lives of Lea is an originally French show (Les 7 vies de Leo Balami) which has the option to be voiceover in English. The shows follow Lea after stumbling upon the remains of a young man, she instantly connects with the idea of who those remains could belong to. After finding these remains Lea wakes up in the 90s and body swaps seven times as she tries to solve the mystery of the remains while also attempting to prevent it.
Bernard, Harriet (TTh) Freaks And Geeks 50
Freaks And Geeks (1999-2000), created by Paul Feig and executive-produced by Judd Apatow is a teenage comedy-drama set in an American high school near Detroit, Michigan in 1980. The plot surrounds two friend groups in high school stemming from one 'typical' suburban family, the Weirs, starring older sister Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) and younger brother Sam (John Francis Daley). They both experience bonding together as siblings, as well as navigating their 'not so typical' friend groups, while also experiencing the difficulty of being in high school. The cast also features popular comedian actors Seth Rogen, James Franco and Jason Segel. It consists if one season with 18 episodes and can currently be watched on Hulu, Paramount+ and Prime Video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyK8kVEhXZ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyK8kVEhXZ0
Jacobson, Cassie (TTh) Ginny & Georgia 50
Ginny & Georgia is an American romantic drama-comedy series. The show centers on Ginny, a 15-year-old who is more responsible than her 30-year-old mother, Georgia Miller, in a New England community where Georgia chose to make a home with her young son Austin and teenage daughter Ginny. Throughout the course of the series, Ginny learns about her mother's unusual past and has to find ways to cope with it while at the same time going through several relationship and friendship shifts.
Shin, Jeongyoon (TTh) The Glory 50
This is a Netflix drama series about school bullying and revenge.
The main character, Dongeun, gets bullied by her classmates, who are rich. The leader was a girl named Yeonjin, the richest one in the group. Not only getting hit, but she gets burnt all over by a curling iron, and being sexually harassed was also included. She tries to drop out of school by accusing those classmates but they get away easily. Dongeun, who is a daughter to a one-parent and is poor, gets no help from her homeroom teacher, nor from her mother. She tries to kill herself but determines to get revenge on them. She works and studies day and night, and becomes an elementary school teacher.
The main character, Dongeun, gets bullied by her classmates, who are rich. The leader was a girl named Yeonjin, the richest one in the group. Not only getting hit, but she gets burnt all over by a curling iron, and being sexually harassed was also included. She tries to drop out of school by accusing those classmates but they get away easily. Dongeun, who is a daughter to a one-parent and is poor, gets no help from her homeroom teacher, nor from her mother. She tries to kill herself but determines to get revenge on them. She works and studies day and night, and becomes an elementary school teacher.
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