Sunday, January 29, 2017

Caka-Rucker, Bambi (MW) The Good Place

The Good Place is a comedy about good vs. evil, morals and ethics and how your choices will affect your afterlife. This theme is applicable to everyone regardless of gender, age, religion or race. The humor and character banter lightens the seriousness of the theme and delivers the message on point. The plot follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor (Ted Danson) and her new neighbors she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within. Executive Producers include: Michael Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett and Drew Goddard. This series was produced by Universal Television, Fremulon, and 3Arts Entertainment. This series first aired this fall on NBC and can now be watched online

http://www.nbc.com/the-good-place/episodes.

Garcia, Nicolas (TTH) Sun Records

Sun Records is a new series that is going to be on CMT beginning February 23rd. It will depict the early stars of rock and roll who recorded at the Sun Records studio in Memphis: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkM3aDIdmlQ

Garcia, Adrian (MW) The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast

The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast is a weekly talk show series that talks about many issues and ideas that pertain to society, entertainment, martial arts, comedy and much more. With a large, wide variety of guests speakers, the JRE is a podcast that is quick to latch on.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psEcI7s2MRA&feature=share

Stephens, Bae (MW) Terriers

Terriers is about an ex-cop and his best friend that are engaged in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series shows some of the crazy adventures they go one and they stuff they'll put themselves through just for money. The show also portrays their personal lives. The ex-cop (Hank Dalworth) is divorced and a recovering alcohol. His best friend (Britt Pollack) lives with his girl friend and used to be a criminal. Terriers is shown on FX, but can also be found on Netflix. There is currently only one season out. The show was created by Ted Griffin, and stars Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, and Laura Allen. I think this show is worth watching because it shows an interesting perspective of a group of "detectives" that aren't exactly the most fit people for the job. They don't go about things in the most professional manner, and it presents a new twist to your typical cop show.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkb8h5P3-zw

Friday, January 27, 2017

Escovar, Eladio (MW) SoCosmo

SoCosmo is an American reality TV series on the E! Network. The show goes into the lives of the people behind Cosmopolitan Magazine. It's all glitz and glam until people start to not do their jobs, and/or when they start to bring their personal lives into the workspace. The stars struggle to be the best Brand Coordinators, Executive Beauty Directors, Fashion Editors and more to compete in the fast pace city of New York.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA8MCcM8fkE&list=PLzZHwi1aXgPoMStCf0EhbNPUjXEuknoqi&index=10

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Flores, Dylan (TTh) The Magicians

The Magicians, a series produced by the SciFi network is a fantasy fiction that is a creative mix of Harry Potter and Narnia. Unlike the titles previously mentioned this series features an American cast based in New York. The main character is a graduate student by the name of Quentin Coldwater who find out he has been gifted with Magical powers, acceptance to this school comes with more than weird outfits, the expectations are heavy and the danger is real and quite like the actual college experience drug filled. As Q learns not only is magic real but the fantasy world in his favorite books "Fillory" is just as real.
The series can be found on Netflix and on the SciFi network website. Here is a link to a short trailer of the series: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CPCoqF1F0U

Wisenbaker, Madison (TTh) You're The Worst

My show is called "You're the worst" It is aired on FXX and it is about a Girl named Gretchen who basically does not believe in relationships and is scared to let people in and then there is Jimmy who is a narcissist that believes firmly that all relationships fail and has a different girl every other night. But they both meet and later on develop feelings for each other and despite what they believe they attempt a casual relationship and see how things turn out. It is sort of on the rated R side but it is also has a lot of comedy and romance. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdj9cw1qTYI

Hernandez, Ray (TTh) The New Normal

The New Normal -  The New Normal was a sitcom created and principally written by Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler. The story line follows a wealthy gay couple Bryan (Andrew Rannells) and David (Justin Bartha) who are living in Los Angeles. Just as they start to worry that they will never be blessed with parenthood, they meet Goldie (Georgia King), a waitress who has just moved to California with her daughter to escape from her closed-minded grandmother and a life without a future. The guys quickly work out a deal with Goldie to become their surrogate, and in the process, the little group forms a unique family unit of its own.

https://youtu.be/g81TGbisua8

Reeb, Brianna, MW, The Carbonaro Effect

The Carbonaro Effect is a hidden camera magic TV series that involves Michael Carbonaro, an actor/magician/prankster who goes out into real world settings and preforms magic tricks on civilians when they are least expecting it. This hilarious series is entertaining because it's always something completely different with new tricks and people. This show will leave you laughing out loud and make you look forward to the next episode.
 
 The Carbonaro Effect debuted on May 15th, 2014, and is currently airing on true TV.
  
https://youtu.be/jXDlprHFvZc

Venable, Lilly (MW) Make it Or Break It

Make It Or Break It is a three season television series on ABC Family, re branded as Freeform. It ran from 2009-2012. It stars Josie Loren, Cassie Scerbo, and Ayla Kell. It was created and produced by Holly Sorenson. The show follows three elite gymnasts on their quest to the 2012 Olympics, and the drama of their lives. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qOaLI9MGK8

Mandel, Mariah (TTH) The Killing

Based partly on a popular Danish TV series, "The Killing" is a moody, character-driven detective procedural that weaves a murder mystery of a 17-year-old girl, whose body is found in the trunk of a submerged car. The stories unfold through the eyes of Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos), a detective with the Seattle PD and who, at first, must mentor Detective Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman), a former narcotics cop. While their backgrounds produce investigative styles that clash, they manage to make things work and get through the case. 

https://youtu.be/OkbfvPeH3G0

Pruitt Jessica (TTh) Tattoo Nightmares

Tattoo Nightmares is a show about outrageous tattoo cover ups from real people with real tattoos that include reenactments of the origin of the horrible tattoo and finished products of the work. 

http://www.spike.com/video-clips/p9g6lv/tattoo-nightmares-unlucky-fate

Davis, Friedman (TTh) Lucifer

Tom Ellis plays Lucifer Morningstar, most formally known as the devil. He is bored and unhappy reigning over the pits of hell, and decides that it is time for hime to retire the throne and make way for Los Angeles. It is there he meets a police detective named Chloe Decker (Lauren German) and uses his supernatural ability to influence people and assist her on cases This show embodies the spirit of LA very well. Each episode is usually about a new case while still following along and developing a good story for its main characters. If you like mystery and comedy combined, then I highly suggest you check this show out. I would find myself deep into the story trying to figure out who the killer or culprit is, meanwhile Lucifer is doing a great job in providing comic relief. 

There are two main stars of the show, Tom Ellis and Lauren German, but there are also two main co-stars. The first being Lucifers follower Mazikeen (Lesley-Ann Brandt) Lucifer being the devil is basically her master, she must obey him no matter cost, yet by being on earth it is starting to change her and allow her to have free will. The second co- star is  Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) who plays an angel and Lucifers brother. By including an actual figure from the bible, it allows the show to go more in depth than just police detective cases. It makes for interesting thoughts about God and the Devil as well.

There are is a long list of executive producers,  Tom Kapinos (pilot)
Ildy Modrovich
Len Wiseman
Jonathan Littman
Jerry Bruckheimer
Joe Henderson

but the show was created and developed by Tom Kapinos, who has a major say in what goes on. The show is on a break right now but will begin airing season 3 on FOX Network (Channel 6 for most people) at 9:00/8:00 Central time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4bF_quwNtw

Diegel, Mary (MW) Shadowhunters

Clary Fray's (Katherine McNamara) whole world changes on her eighteenth birthday. She discovers she is a Shadowhunter, a human born with angelic blood who protects humans from demons. Her mother, Jocelyn (Maxim Roy), is taken by a group of rogue Shadowhunters called the Circle. Clary is forced to rely on a stranger named Jace (Dominic Sherwood) and his allies Isabelle (Emeraude Toubia) and Alec (Matthew Daddario) to help guide her through the dark world. Clary's best friend Simon (Alberto Rosende) helps her reveal answers that could help her uncover the location of her mother. During the journey Clary also discovers some secrets of her own. This Freeform series is based off of the young adult books by Cassandra Clare. The executive producers for this show are Don Carmody and David Cormican.

https://youtu.be/nA6nGwUwLt4

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Killion, Matthew (MW) Channel Zero: Candle Cove

Channel Zero is host to a TV show named "Candle Cove," but not everyone is able to see it. Mike Painter (Paul Schneider) must revisit his home town as the show with such a grim past re-enters his life. He is plagued by mysterious and horrific visions of the TV show and his past with his deceased identical twin brother Eddie (Luca Villacis). But, things may not be as serene as they seem in his hometown... As he takes some time to revisit his hometown he soon finds out that there is a sinister plot that seems all too familiar with his past in action, and he must find a way to stop it before it is too late. (The show has a sick 70s-80s meets modern day vibe to it. If you liked the show "Stranger Things" or the movie "Super 8", you more than likely will enjoy this show. This show is definitely for Sci-Fi and Horror lovers.)
Executive Producers: Nick Antosca, Craig Macneill, & Max Landis.
SyFy Network (Cable & Internet availability) 

http://www.syfy.com/channelzero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0t9pCnRW4o

Garza, Atkyn (TTh) Raising Hope

Background Information: Raising Hope is a 20th Century Fox television series that shows the life of Jimmy Chance, who becomes a single parent to an infant after the biological mother he had an one-night stand with ends up on death row. Jimmy must welcome this infant to his dysfunctional family which includes his mother, father and grandma. The Executive Producer of Raising Hope is Greg Garcia, he has produced several other long-running sitcoms such as "Yes, Dear" and "My Name Is Earl." I would say this show is a hidden gem when it comes to being a comedy, its hilarious. The shows' characters are simple and very relatable when it comes to family life and how you were raised. The distributor of this comedy is 20th Century Fox, but can now be mainly displayed on Netflix. 

Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLZQlVqMNos

Moore, Ashlyn (MW) Divorce

Divorce is a comedy series on HBO starring Sarah Jessica Parker who plays as a woman named Frances, that suddenly begins to reassess her marriage and life. From the looks of it all, it seems she has it all together, yet she is still unhappy. Quickly one sees the marriage between Frances and her husband played by Thomas Haden Church fall apart. She soon realizes that the fresh start she was looking for is a lot harder than she had anticipated. 

A)Executive produced by Horga, Paul Simms, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alison Benson and Aaron Kaplan.
B)It is on a subscription paid network - HBO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxlK6yQugY

Smith, Matthew (MW) Rhett and Link's Buddy System

Rhett and Link's Buddy System is a Youtube Red original series that finished it's first season just last year.  Rhett and Link's Buddy System follows the life of Youtube stars Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal as they come up with new video ideas for their Youtube channel.  Their co-ex-girlfriend steals Link's phone and plans on using the Youtube channel to post infomercials to advertise her strange product line.  The duo must then go through trials and tribulations, while meeting up with other viral stars, to take back their Youtube channel.  This show provides comedy, suspense, musicals, and other strange elements to showcase the imagination of the  series.  The executive producers of this series are John Cohen, Rhett McLaughlin, and Link Neal.  The first season is on Youtube Red.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdD2BOO3Ons

Garrett, Kaila (MW) Star

The new drama series on FOX, Star, follows three young women as they try to make a name for themselves as a singing trio in Atlanta. Star, also the name of the center character, is a strong willed girl who grows up in foster care, finds her sister and flees to Atlanta with her Instagram friend in hopes of becoming superstars. The executive producers are Lee Daniels - creator and EP of Empire - and Tom Donaghy. 

link: http://www.fox.com/star/article/about-the-show

Vita, Troy (MW) Riverdale

Riverdale is a murder-mystery drama set in the universe of the Archie comics. It's created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Greg Berlanti. It takes classic well-known characters and puts them in a dark and dramatic situation. It's set for a 16 episode first season weekly run on The CW.

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

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Johnson, Briana, (MW) The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People is an American television series; a remake of the UK series of the same name that aired during the 1970s. The remake of this series aired on October 9, 2013 on the CW network. The executive producers are Phil Klemmer, Greg Berlanti, Julie Plec, Danny Cannon, and Thom Beers. The show centers around a young man named Stephen Jameson who starts hearing voices and teleports in his sleep. Fearing that he might be going insane, Stephen listens to one of the voices and is led to several young people who possess special abilities like himself. By working together, they try and defeat the paramilitary group of scientists called Ultra who are trying to rid them of the world. You can find the series on Amazon Video, Hulu, and Netflix.

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

Square, Kache (TTh) Greenleaf

The new drama series Greenleaf follows the life's of the Greenleaf family and their Memphis mega church. Greenleaf highlights on how corrupt the mega church is. The series uncovers the numerous scandalous secrets and lies including greed, adultery, and sibling rivalry. 

http://www.greenleafown.tv/video/trailer-greenleaf-season-1

Monday, January 23, 2017

Martin, Jacob (MW) Angry Boys

It's a collection of characters played by one actor Chris lilley. He plays men and women, even twins. This is one of the first shows of his characters, his later shows are a branch off of these characters. 

https://youtu.be/eXpd4aClVmM

Blanco, Victor (MW) Reaper

Reaper is an American comedy television series that focuses on Sam Oliver, on his 21st birthday, Sam discovers his parents sold his soul to the devil before birth and he must now be a "reaper" who retrieves souls that have escaped from Hell for the devil until he dies. The series only ran for two seasons on The CW from September 25, 2007 to May 26, 2009. Produced by ABC Studios and The Mark Gordon Company, Reaper aired on The CW however, the rights for the show have been given to Fox for its broadcast in Asia. You can watch the entire series on Amazon video with the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCLm7_rAWy4

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Galindo, Kayla (MW) Glitch

Glitch is an Australian television series which takes place in the small country town of Yoorana, Victoria. Six people, all of which are from very different backgrounds and eras, mysteriously rise from the dead in perfect health. James Hayes, the local police officer, is called out to the cemetery because of a noise complaint. When he arrives on the scene he immediately recognizes one of the risen. Extremely confused, but determined to solve this mystery, Officer Hayes sets out on a mission to solve the secret of out how the six newly awakened people were brought back from the dead and how their very different lives are linked together. With Tony Ayres serving as the executive producer, Glitch was made available to stream on Netflix globally on October 15, 2016 after only airing on Australia's, Africa's, and New Zealand's ABC network. A second season is currently in filming and is being co-produced by Netflix. The second season will also be available worldwide. International Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYub7xwhWYg

Cavender, Nicole (MW) Easy

"Easy" is a Netflix original series that had its very first season last year. It is about a group of intertwined friends that explore the all the topics of sex, love, technology, and culture. There is not one single star of the series because there are many different actors who star in the series, for example, Orlando Bloom. They all live in Chicago and each episode focuses on a different person/relationship. 
- Executive Producers:  Joe Swanberg, Andy Weil, Kristen Zolner, Jane Wiseman


link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okI68Ar5qF8

Connor, Lily (TTh) Supernatural

a) executive producer: Eric Kripke and Robert Singer 
b) broadcast on television and also have episodes available on Netflix and Hulu 

Currently on its twelfth season. Originally aired in 2005. 

The show follows two brothers who travel around the United States hunting and killing supernatural beings. 

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGnddlsjA9c 

Friday, January 20, 2017

Adix, Jacob (MW) Borderline

Here's a promo video for Borderline, Channel 5's mockumentary comedy series about the staff working at a border security office in an airport. This clip gues... Borderline is a mockumentary series about the United Kingdom border force at the fictional Northend Airport. We follow the lives of 5 agents working to keep the border safe. It is very similar in style to the NBC show, The Office. A boss who can be somewhat clueless to social cues and workers who spend many hours of the day goofing off, yet still manage to do their jobs. It was produced by Michael Orton-Toliver, Chris Gau with Direction by Matt Jones. Matt Jones also played Dwight's brother Zeke on The Office. Borderline was first run in August of 2016 on the British TV station Channel 5 for 28 minutes. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diW5qOe-Fc

Rodriguez, Raquel (MW) Shades Of Blue

Shades Of Blue is a crime drama that airs on NBC. Starring Jennifer Lopez as the main character Harlee Santos, Harlee is a New York Detective and single mother who after being caught in some illegal activity is approached by the FBI and is faced with the difficult decision of either becoming an informant for the FBI and ratting out her close-knit group of detectives who feel like family or not giving information to the FBI which would lead to her imprisonment and separate her from her teenage daughter. Created by Executive Producer Barry Levinson, Shades Of Blue is currently on their second season which premieres on March 5th on NBC. The full first season can be seen on the official NBC website.

Season 1 Promo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsytUX5cvCw

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Sanders, Erika (MW) South Beach Tow

South Beach Tow is a reality television show on Tru TV centered around Tremont Towing in Miami. This over the top show highlights Tremont staff who are always running into trouble with furious people getting their car towed. The staff are always getting something done to them because of angry customers parking in tow away zones. The show is centered on South Beach and the towing that takes place there every day. The shows main character Bernice is not the one to mess with and brings the comedic relief to the show because she is always crossing the line and getting into fights with people she tows. This show is jam packed with action and will have you laughing the entire episode. Surprisingly enough Jennifer Lopez is the executive producer of the show along with her colleague Simon Fields who got the idea of the show when Tremont towing towed his car a few years ago. The show is under the production companies Nuyorican Productions and Bodega pictures.



https://youtu.be/8aE3ulGCIbo

Mancha, Giselle (TTh) Life Unexpected

Life Unexpected was a drama television series that premiered on The CW from 2010-2011. This series only had two seasons. Life Unexpected was about a fifteen year old, Lux Cassidy, from foster care applying to become a emancipated minor. Lux finds out that her mother is a radio host, and her father, a bartender. While in court, a judge gives temporary custody to her biological parents. The show elaborates her journey as a teenager finding her biological parents. Throughout the show, Lux Cassidy struggles to know her parents, her new life, and ends up trusting them along with her new family. The series executive producers were Liz Tigelaar, Janet Leahy, and Gary Fleder. Both of the seasons are now on Netflix.


https://youtu.be/dhHDjFuN0II

Ayala, Debora (TTh) Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce appears on the cable channel, Bravo. The show follows Abby McCarthy, a self-help book author, who is trying to figure out how to raise her kids, balance her career, and dating all the while trying to save her reputation after her divorce goes public. 


http://www.bravotv.com/girlfriends-guide-to-divorce

Herrera, Daniel (MW) Erased

Erased is a psychological, time-traveling thriller produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex. Atsuhiro Iwakami and Kiyoko Matsuzaki are chief producers on the show. Erased is about a man, Satoru, who, at seemingly random times, is reverted back in time a few moments in order to prevent a tragedy from occurring. This plays into the fact that he constantly dwells and feels guilty about a specific instance in his childhood when three of his classmates were murdered, and feels as though he could have made a difference if he just reached out to one of them. After a particularly traumatic experience (no spoilers), his power takes him back to his childhood and with the knowledge of the future, plans how he is going to save the lives of his classmates. I find this series, specifically as an anime, to be refreshing because it doesn't over-emphasize nor over-explain Satoru's time-traveling ability. It simply uses it as a storytelling mechanic to amazing effect.

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

Ewing, Dilynn-Paige (TTh) Pitch

Pitch is a Fox television series created by Dan Fogelman and Rick Singer. It's about a young female pitcher named Ginny Baker who becomes the first woman to play in Major League Baseball. Being the rookie on the team Ginny must prove herself to her teammates and the world watching her. Despite the hardships Ginnys had to face in the past, she continues to play hard and inspire young girls. She shows throughout the show that you can achieve anything with hard work and dedication. 


https://youtu.be/k0wLCGwYZ3g

Truksa, Joshua (MW) Only Fools and Horses

                Only Fools and Horses ran on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, and 1-1.5 hour long Christmas Specials continued to be produced until 2003, after the end of the original run of the show.
                The series follows the lives of Derek "Del Boy" Trotter (David Jason) and his brother Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), who run an unlicensed (i.e. illegal) resale business, and their constant quest for money. Derek is constantly acquiring material to flog through numerous shady bulk purchases of defective, "hooky" (stolen), or cheap foreign merchandise. They live in a council flat in Peckham, London with their aging grandfather (Lennard Pearce), and later their great-uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield), after Pearce died and his character's death was written into the series.
                The series was both created and all episodes written by John Sullivan, a king in British comedy television writing who also wrote Citizen Smith, and was a sketch contributor for The Two Ronnies. Sixty-four episodes of Only Fools and Horses, not including Christmas Specials, were produced.
               
 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b3xllushbmfn548/AABc--3fKvcL76YTVxFFLzW0a?dl=0
 
 

Martinez, Iliana (MW) American Dad

American dad is a cartoon series created by Seth Macfarlane. Macfarlane is also the show's executive producer. The show plays on the format of family guy but has some major differences. The family setup is almost as eccentric as those on Spooner St, but the show is not the same. When Family Guy began their jokes were mostly fart humor with some clever cut always. While American Dad has always had a much darker sense of humor. The slight underhanded jokes that the alien character, Roger, throws out are very intellectual. Roger might reference a little known poet and joke about prostitutes all under the same breath. And my final argument against any that dare say American Dad is less than Family Guy is that Werner Herzog actually directed an episode! The amazingly talented directed who brought us Fitzcarraldo directed a whole episode of this supposedly inferior show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR5qybydEzY

Bloom, Victoria (MW) King of the Road

King of the Road is a show that follows three skateboarding teams through Thrasher magazines annual King of the Road scavenger hunt. At the beginning Thrasher gives them a booklet that has tricks the teams must accomplish to gain a certain amount of points for their teams. It takes place in three cities and over the time of a few weeks. It's great to watch pro skatboarders land amazing tricks and do a lot of crazy stuff along the way.  The show airs on Viceland and the executive producer is Michael Burnett. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GhW1sZbuZA&feature=share

Ramos, Vanessa (TTh) Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies is a 2 season show that aired from 2007 to 2009. It is a show about a man named Ned who possesses a rare gift, the ability to restore life to the dead just by touching them. He decides to put his power to good use by helping an investigator solve murder mysteries by going to the morgue, waking the deceased, and asking them a series of questions to find their killer. However, Ned is faced with a huge complication when he brings back his childhood love interest back to life with the intention of keeping her alive. The problem is, Ned's power comes with a few drawbacks, although he can touch the dead and bring them to life, if he touches them once more, they're gone forever.

a) Executive producer: Bryan Fuller
b) The show was aired on ABC, so it was an advertiser-based network. It can now be found on www.cwseed.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRC_zw0q58Q


Johnson, Allison (MW) Taboo

Taboo is an 8 part series that was created by Tom Hardy, and his father, Edward Hardy. The show is aired on BBC One in the U.K. and on FX in the United States. It premiered on January 10th at 9pm in the U.S. The show Stars Tom Hardy. His character James Delaney is back in Britain after spending the last 14 years in Africa. He returns for his fathers funeral. The entire town is in disbelief when they see him because they all assumed he was dead after being gone for over ten years. James Delaney runs into his half sister at his father's funeral. There is some kind of romantic connection between the two. James has problems. Besides having an incestuous, sexual tension with his half sister, he has weird hallucinations throughout the show. We're only two episodes into the series. The show may have some kind of supernatural elements to it like American Horror Story. Tom Hardy explains he doesn't want everyone to exactly know what's going on yet, because once we watch all eight episodes all of our questions will be answered. It has been compared to Peaky Blinders. Both shows are set after wars. James Delaney is in hopes of running his father's shipping company now that he is home, but this won't be easy considering the War of 1812 is just coming to an end. 


https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=taboo+trailer+fx#id=1&vid=db4220da6a7e9342bc8a4971eaa1a619&action=clic

French, Rachel (TTH) This Is Us

This Is Us is a new series that just finished its first season and is being renewed for two more. The show stars actress Mandy Moore as the mom of triplets married to a business man aspiring to open his own home building company. The show goes back and forth from the triplets current lives in 2017, at age 36, to when they were kids. The point is to show what makes them the way they are. The show is a extreme tear jerker that hits every emotion in all the right ways. The show connects with mothers, people struggling with their weight, people who feel abandoned by loved ones, and how unique every family is. The show has something for everyone no matter who you are. 

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

Burks, Alaiya (TTh) Insecure.

Insecure is a one of HBO's newest hit shows.It stars Issa Rae who is known for her YouTube series Awkward Black Girl. One of my favorite parts of this show is that it gives representation to woman of color. In addition, Insecure doesn't feed into the stereotypes that many shows have when portraying women of color. I absolutely love this show and I believe it is one of HBO's most diverse sitcoms so far.

http://www.hbo.com/insecure/about/video/trailer

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Aston, Jacob (MW) Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders,  produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions, is a Netflix Original Series based out of England and set in post-WWI Birmingham, England. The producer, Caryn Mandabach, has funded the show with the help of The Weinstein Company who has given Netflix exclusive distribution right in the United States. Based on the Peaky Blinders gang of the early 1900s, the Shelby Family uses corruption, money, and ruthless killings to take over the city of Birmingham and control the entire monetary flow of the region. Their leader, Thomas Shelby, is a master manipulator and con-artist, who uses his dealings in horse race betting to gain control of Birmingham and eventually, London. Along the way, he is opposed by a private investigator sent by Winston Churchill, the Communist Party of England, the Irish Republican Army, and an assortment of powerful rival gangs. The empire that the Shelby family establishes, however, begins to collapse under the weight of past corruption and scandals which eventually leads to their demise.


 https://youtu.be/5zqmu0KBYK0

Esani, Suhel (MW) Episodes.

British writer-producers Beverly and Sean Lincoln (Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan), have a wonderful marriage and a hit TV series to their credit. Things couldn't be better. Until Merc Lapidus (John Pankow), a Hollywood network executive gushes over their series at a gala. Merc is sure that a remake of the show will go over well with an American audience. After making the Lincolns a lucrative offer, they pack up and ship out to the States. It doesn't take long for them to figure out that Hollywood is a place where deals are made and broken in the same breath. They soon find themselves holding on tight as creative control of their show starts to slip away from their hands.
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4yH0mI-yJs

Seay, Alexia (MW) The Man In The High Castle

The Man In The High Castle is a novel written in 1962 by Philip Dick that Ridley Scott and  Frank Spotnitz has turned into a TV series with the help of Amazon Productions. The series tells the tale of an alternate history where the Axis Powers won World War II, thus subdividing the world. The United States would be split into two , the Greater Nazi Reich and the Japanese Pacific States. The series will show you two different characters' stories from either sides of the United States that will eventually meet one another. This story line of an alternate history makes it standout from any other TV series and keeps its viewers captivated. 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzayf9GpXCI

Murphy, Thomas (MW) The Rundown

Barstool Sports is a satirical sports and men lifestyle blog that was founded by Dave Portnoy. Barstool started as a blog out of Portnoys basement that was recently bought by the Chernin Group for around 15 million. Barstool is extremely popular in the Northeast and is not as well known down south. "The Rundown" is a 30 minute series where they talk about topics from sports to politics to the Kardashians. "The Rundown" is making its national debut on Comedy Central January 30.
Below I have 2 links that are for 2 different rundown episodes. I'm showing you this just so you can see how far the company and show has come in the past few years. The top is to an episode in 2014, the bottom is a link of a recent episode.
http://tv.barstoolsports.com/?episode=1_s1xcyyr6
http://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/barstool-rundown-january-18-2017/?utm_campaign=desktop&utm

Hall, Megan (MW) Guilt

Guilt is a mystery and drama tv series that first aired on Freeform (formally known as ABC Family) back in June of 2016. Guilt was created by Kathryn Price and Nicole Millard, and then produced by Freeform Original Productions and Lionsgate Television. This television series tells the story of an American student named Molly Ryan who studying in London. After a night on the town with her best friend Grace Atwood, Molly is found murdered in their apartment. Having been Molly's best friend and her roommate, Grace is immediately targeted as a suspect for the murder of Molly. Grace's sister, Natalie flies to London from Boston in efforts to defend her sister in the ongoing murder case along side a questionable lawyer named Stan. As new information regarding Molly's murder comes out, Grace faces cyberbullying on social media, and constant harassment from the press. Throughout the series, viewers learn secrets and ugly truths that are not only between the main characters, but also the royal family.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHJOIUlPQHE

Hefner, Jordaan (MW) Voltron: Legendary Defender

Voltron: Legendary Defender is an American animated web television series produced by DreamWorks and animated by Studio Mir (The creators of Avatar: The Last Air Bender) . It is a reboot of the old cartoon Voltron and its animation is a mix of anime-influenced animation as well as CGI. The first season premiered on Netflix on June 10, 2016 and consisted of 11 episodes. Season 2 is set to begin on January 20, 2017. The basic premise of the show is a group of teenagers transported from Earth become pilots to robotic lions who are able to form the legendary weapon Voltron which is needed to win the intergalactic war. This show really breaches out from being a simple cartoon for children as it deals with kidnapping, PTSD and physical disabilities as well as having a relatable character for each and every type of person. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lna8HTK3Fg0

Armijo, Bronson (MW) HarmonQuest

On the new online comedy network called Seeso (NBC) is a show called HarmonQuest. It was created and produced by Dan Harmon, creator of shows like Community, Rick and Morty, and also host of the podcast Harmontown.  It is part live, part animated improvisational comedy show.  The audiences watches Dan Harmon, Jeff Davis, Erin McGathy, and different special guest play a campaign of Dungeons and Dragons from episode to episode.  The real star of the show is the Dungeon Master, Spencer Crittenden, who comes up with the storyline of each episode.  The game is animated into a cartoon in-post, making for hilarious depictions of the improv done onset.

https://youtu.be/SkRwtQ5Y-T0

Brown, Mark (MW) Video Game High School

The story is about a down on his luck, young aspiring gamer. He has no friends. His cat hates him. His name is Brian. He loves playing video games. One day during a public match the number one gamer the "Law" arrives to do a little bit of showing off. Out of no where Brian manages to kill the "Law". It's like the shot heard around the world. Because of it and all the hype Brian gets invited to Video Game High School. It's about a kid and all the troubles of high school but in a very different way. It's a competitive gaming school. While attending VGHS Brian tries to make it to his dream of playing at the highest level of gaming. Along the way he develops a crush on Jenny Matrix, the JV FPS Captain. 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ScNjBd118

Badu, Ernest (MW) F*ck That's Delicious

So the show is based around a now rapper from New York who was before a Chef and and has claimed to work almost every position in a kitchen. This is a web series and is now being Televised on cable Tv.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4M4MJsohyY

Guerrero, Eric (MW) Boy Meets World

Boy Meets World is a 7 season, 7 year long show that portrays the coming of age of Corey Matthews , the main protagonist played by Ben Savage. Ben Savage ( as well as the character played) literally grows up showing life lessons learned from elementary school to college life . The executive producer is Micheal Jacobs throughout the whole show. This show was on network television from 1993-2000 on ABC and occasionally reruns are shown on Disney channel . 


https://youtu.be/xJ7M69wwDsY

Brian Hall (MW) Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack is an American animated cartoon series originally aired on Cartoon network . The series follows Jack, a time-displaced samurai, in his singular quest to travel back in time and defeat the evil demon Aku. The animation is simplistic but elegant. The series premiered in 2001 and ended on September 2004, after airing a total of 52 episodes. Samurai Jack has since gathered high critical acclaim. It won four Emmy Awards, six Annie Awards, as well as eight additional nominations. This series had one of the most confusing ending which has prompted a reboot season airing fall 2017. This cartoon series is a hidden gem with huge underground fandom. 

Original trailer.https://youtu.be/sBlh6g0X5wA
Reboot trailer. https://youtu.be/FT6yhhfiUh8

Camacho, Nestor (MW) Cyberchase

Cyberchase is an educational broadcast based show that aired on PBS for 15 years. The show began in 2000 and continued to have new episodes up until late this past year. Three kids were the protagonists of this show and they made their way into another dimensional world where they solved problems through mathematical skills. The show allowed young kids to be entertained by education in a fun way and taught them anything from simple addition to complicated geometry and algebra. The show aired around 3 p.m central time and came out every weekday. https://youtu.be/9wfQ2KnCMJY

Gonzalez, Nadia (MW) Club de Cuervos

Club de Cuervos is a Netflix-Original comedy and drama series in Spanish, starring executive producer, co-creator, and director Gary Alazraki. The show is based off when the patriarch of a prominent family dies, his/heirs battle to determine who will gain control of his beloved soccer team: The Cuervos of Nuevo Toledo. This show is a great way to try to branch off towards a different type of entertainment, especially the Spanish language which they do include subtitles for you. The programming wasn't just to target the Spanish speaking audiences, but to any viewer who enjoys a comedy series. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3c8P3ooik link trailer of the show

Parks, Michael (MW) Marvel's Luke Cage

Luke Cage, is a Netflix-original series by Cheo Coker, based on the Marvel Comic character Luke Cage. It is set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with Marvel movies and is the third in a line up of shows that will lead up to 'The Defenders' crossover miniseries. Mike Colter stars as Luke Cage, a former convict with superhuman strength and unbreakable skin who now fights crime. Mahershala Ali, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Erik LaRay, Rosario Dawson, Alfre Woodard in season one. Colter was cast as Cage, to appear in Jessica Jones first. The story is about Luke Cage trying to rebuild his life in Harlem and must soon confront his past and fight for his city. I believe it's worth watching because it has a lot of hidden messages that relate to the world we live in today. Luke Cage is the first comicbook show to star a Black hero, which I think is important because representation matters. Overall the series is great and is one of Netflix's best original shows. 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytkjQvSk2VA
My personal Review of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b8jnCIr6RM&t=1s

Rodriguez, Michael (TTh) Wilfred

Wilfred is a series that originally aired on FX, following the character Ryan. In a failed attempt to kill himself, Ryan wakes up the next day to imaginations of his neighbor's dog. The only thing is that Ryan sees a man in a dog suit, while everyone else sees the dog just as a normal dog—Wilfred. Wilfred puts Ryan in some difficult situations with the purpose of forcing Ryan to not take life to seriously. Each episode starts off with a quote that is related to the plot of the respective episode, in order to give the viewer some sort of direction of where the episode will take them. The show is four seasons long, with roughly 13 episodes each running about 30 minutes long, and the final episode aired on August 13th, 2014; however, all four seasons can be seen on Netflix.
Wilfred
https://youtu.be/GBmf43IacZY

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Thomison, Isaac (TTh) Haters Back Off

Haters Back Off is a Netflix-original comedy series, starring Executive Producer Colleen Ballinger as the lead character "Miranda Sings." The show is based off of Ballinger's very successful character "Miranda Sings" from her YouTube channel, that has amassed millions of subscribers. The story centers around the day to day life of Miranda, an overly confident, self-absorbed, sheltered, and untalented young "performer." Each episode focuses on her road to fame, as well as the crazy adventures that she goes on with her weird uncle, timid mother, and overly responsible sister. Miranda also learns that there is a price to pay along the way for not caring about the feelings of others. I believe that this show is worth the watch due to the simple fact that it is hilarious. The amount of insane things that Miranda and her uncle execute just in order for Miranda to become famous is ridiculous, and that doesn't even include the rest of the stellar cast with their own sets of personal issues. It's good programming because they knew who their target audience was (young people--primarily millennials who watch Ballinger's YouTube channels), and they knew how to reach them (many younger viewers primarily use subscription based services such as Netflix or Hulu).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDDAClMibkM

Fourzan, Hector (TTH) Chasing Cameron

With social media becoming a part of our everyday life, people are constantly using their platforms to make a name and a career for themselves. Cameron Dallas has used his platform from Vine and Instagram to build a multi-million dollar empire for himself and has quickly become one of today's biggest social media influencers. Chasing Cameron gives viewers and inside on Cameron Dallas' everyday life and the struggles it took to become an entrepreneur and one of the most influential personalities of his generation. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPzmR8MLYB4 

Talamas, Aranza (TTH) The Mick

A hard-living aunt is forced to take care of her wealthy sister's spoiled kids after the mom flees the country to avoid criminal charges. Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy, an irresponsible drifter relocates from Warwick, Rhode Island to Greenwich, Connecticut. She becomes the parental guardian for her niece and nephews because her very wealthy – and estranged – sister Poodle and her husband Christopher have been arrested on federal fraud charges and tax evasion. After a day watching the three children, Mickey continues to watch them when Poodle calls to tell her that she and Christopher are leaving the country. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2260841497?playlistId=tt5638056&ref_=tt_ov_vi

Pickett, Mitchell (TTh) Westworld

Westworld isn't your typical amusement park. Intended for rich vacationers, the futuristic park -- which is looked after by robotic "hosts" -- allows its visitors to live out their fantasies through artificial consciousness. No matter how illicit the fantasy may be, there are no consequences for the park's guests, allowing for any wish to be indulged. "Westworld" https://youtu.be/eX3u0IlBBO4

Friday, September 9, 2016

Bogle, Paige (MW), Dragon Tales 100

Dragon Tales is a show that I used to love and still occasionally watch on PBS. The show originally came out in 1999 and continued to have new episodes until 2005. Two young children find a magical scale in their new room and figure out if they wish upon it they can go to a land of dragons. Once there they are often faced with difficulties among friends or even themselves that they must figure out. Full episode but focused on the theme song: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JG2qoKLNvgI

Martinez, John (MW) We Bare Bears 100

"We Bare Bears" is an American animated show which started off as a webcomic called "The Three Bare Bears created by Daniel Chong. The show centers around three bears named Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear who are trying to fit into human society. Living just outside of San Francisco the bears come into contact with plenty of humans which leads the bears to mimc the things the humans do; they get smart phones, dabble in online dating, open up a food truck, and watch cute cat videos on their version of Youtube. Though the bears get some into some awkward and funny situations while trying to fit in the show will have flash back episodes to when they were cubs that offer up both cute and emotional moments for the viewer to enjoy. The show was pitched by Daniel Chong and is now the executive producer of the show itself. The Show is still running and in it's second season on Cartoon Network but it can also be viewed on Hulu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJZohz0Zy0

Kalbitz, Kathryn (TTH) Mercy Street 10

Mercy Street is a PBS show based on the civil war-era that is centered around a hospital and the rise of alliances and their inevitable failures. This "hospital" is actually a hotel in Alexandria, Va. that has been converted into a hospital by the Union Army. The main character is a volunteer abolitionist nurse named, Mary. It is a show centered around loyalty and the lack there of in this hotel turned hospital during an extremely controversial time in American history. I think this show is extremely diverse due to its "history channel" type feel and alluring dramatic twists. This is why I'd like to share it with the class.
https://youtu.be/6dcFGBk1INg

Edwards, Robert (TTh) It's a Mann's World 10

This is a show about David and Tamela Mann. A married couple who have gained notoriety for many films and plays that they've done. This show goes behind the scenes of there life and talks about the many different things that they face as a marrie couple in the television world. I believe if I can talk about appeal of shows like this it could tie into the class very nicely. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVp8he5AUIk

Ross, Tamara (TTh), Shannara Chronicles 100

Shannara Chronicles is a weird, pumped up science fiction show on Netflix, and really of the first one of its kind. Netflix was the first to become this massive streaming entity that took over our lives, and I feel that way about this show, as well. In an era of digital media, the technology they used to develop the monsters and demons in this show is beyond its time. I'm pitching it to you because despite the shows you've seen, this is in a different realm, in the world of elves and demons, and a magical tree that holds the essence to life. It brings out the inner dork in all of us. https://youtu.be/rCr3z_sTSNU

Schmidt, Shaeleigh (TTh) Difficult People 10

Difficult people is about two best friends, Julie and Billy, who live in New York City and are aspiring comedians. The pair of friends are bitter and lack common courtesy to the people around them. It appears that they've become this way because majority of their friends have outgrown the stage of life that they are currently in- less than ideal careers, unmarried, no children, and basically unsuccessful in life thus far. The stars real names are actually the same first names of their characters- Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein. The executive producers are Amy Poehler, Dave Becky, and Michele Armor. Since this series is a Hulu original- it's paid for through subscription to Hulu as well as advertising. There are currently two seasons.

Season one trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWcEktio9Is

Beltran, Elliott (TTH) The Path 100

The Path is an American Drama that released this year in the summer. The show is based on the people in a cult or ministry group and one man who had a vision. Eddie Lane, who is acted out by Aaron Paul, struggles in his beliefs after his vision in a retreat in a foreign country. From what he experienced, he doesn't want to reveal his beliefs and disappoint his family nor his group. Other than his beliefs, he dislikes the regulations after his friend took charge of the group that sound more a lot like a vague cult. He is forced to make choices between his beliefs and his family. The show began production in 2015 titled The Way but was soon changed to The Path. In 2016, Hulu debuted the show. Hulu renewed the show for a second season. The executive producers are Jason Katims, Michelle Lee, and Jessica Goldberg. The Path teaser trailer: https://youtu.be/WgtCSfOED6w

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Thompson, Essence (TTh) The #Westbrooks 100

Five beautiful social media sisters that are very popular on Instagram have their own reality television show that reveals to the world what they do on their professional and personal side. You get to see what these Instagram model sisters do in real life and see how they interact with one another and others outside their circle on TV. Each sister has their own unique story share and all play a big part in their TV show The #Westbrook. Some say these sisters are rivalries with the Kardashians because they both are gorgeous, popular, and stylish sisters.

http://www.bet.com/shows/the-westbrooks.html
https://youtu.be/HNmuRWmFuZg

Riley, Michael (MW) The Strain 100

The Strain is a tv series on FX started in 2014. It is based on a novel written by Guillermo del Toro who also serves as the show's primary executive producer. Just as in the novel the story revolves around certain characters as New York City begins to be taken over by vampires. The show even uses flashbacks to the Holocaust to show how the epidemic started. The show has been nominated for 13 various awards and won 2 of those. You can also watch seasons 1 and 2 on Hulu right now.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiN8Edb4X2whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiN8Edb4X2w

Idahosa, Andrew (TTh) Flaked 100

In today's society, alcoholism has plagued many people. Chip, played by Will Arnett, is an AA Sponsor helping others quit their addiction with stories of his experience. Chip, who tells his clients he's been sober for quite sometime, preaches that it's never too late to make that change, and that he has taken the life of another human being while drinking and driving. Things get interesting when years later, the victims sister, London, moves to town and falls in love with Chip before know who he truly is. Seems like Chip is now the one who needs a bit of help with his past. This new series is produced by Will Arnett, Mitchell Hurwitz, Kathy O'Connell, Tiffany Sipantzi Moore, and Peter Principato. Wally Pfister, Tom DiCillo, Josh Gordon, and Will Speck each help out in directing the TV show. The full first season of this 'dramedy' can be watched all at once on Netflix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKOpvm7BcOo

Casey, Corbin (MW) Black Sails 100

Black Sails takes place on the island of New providence, the former British colony. Now Pirates rule the Island and the Queen Smuggler Eleanor Guthrie has the ways to turn the pirates prizes from the high seas of the Caribbean to gold and silver. There are many twists and turns in the series but the show focuses on the journey of Captain Flint, a former British Royal Navy officer turner pirate and his struggle to survive being hunted by the British and his quest for the massive treasure held in the Spanish treasure galleon the Urca De Lima. The executive producer of black sails is Michael Bay. Black sails appears on the American Premium cable and satellite television network which is a flagship property of Starz Inc. So cable subscribers pay for the show.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FPRzH7Nrg4

Schatte, Jacob (MW) RuPaul's Drag Race 100


RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition tv-series on the network Logo. It is a way for gay men who are Drag Queens, men who do female impersonation, to compete in different areas of drag such as: lip-syncing, look, and performance. They do all of this in hopes for fame, glory, and to win the cash prize of $100,000. The show is hosted by RuPaul Charles, the most recognizable drag queen alive today. It is aired on a LGBT+ network, which focuses their main demographic on the LGBT+ community. The show is currently in its 8th season, already renewed for season 9, and has 2 seasons of a spin-off series 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'.

Season 8 Trailer
https://youtu.be/IZtIXDy1kz4


Cambron, Nicholas (TTH) Limitless 100

Limitless, a TV series stars your average post college screw up, a 28 year old by the name of Brian Finch (Jake McDorman) who hasn't accomplished a lot in life yet. Until he discovers the brain enhancing drug, NZT-48. The drug gives one the ability to unlock the full potential of your brain which is used for good as long as good people have it that is. Brian falls into the hands of the FBI as a consultant. He must keep the drug a secret from just about everybody though, at least about some things and that includes the FBI. The senator, Eddward Morra (Bradley Cooper) holds the occasional shot that keeps Brian alive from the deadly side effects. The FBI find him so valuable because they believe he is immune to the side effects. The series is a direct sequel based on the 2011 film with the same name. Limitless was picked up by CBS on October 23,2015 for a full season of 22 episodes. The series turns into a maze of plot twist and turns with all the secrets.

Limitless - First Look

Singletary, Alicia (MW) Merlin 100

This BBC series shows the dramatic outcomes of living in a land of myth and a time of magic, putting a new spin on the story of the famous sorcerer Merlin (Colin Morgan). Set in the Kingdom of Camelot, the story follows young Merlin's dangerous journey as he, a young prince Arthur (Bradley James) and other characters come face to face with legendary and fantastical foes and forces. In this show it is set during the time of the renaissance time period and see how they lived then. This show has a different aspect of reality Merlin's shows let ones mind venture into fancy and you can be creative also. This show is a way you can escape and relax to get away from reality. There isn't a dull moment you will see romance, Merlin's troubles he gets himself into and comedy.

Producers: Julian Murphy, Johnny Capps, Dyson Lovell
Executive Producer: Johnny Capps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01rxgwVmxx0

Johnson,Tonenisha (TTH) Young and Hungry 100

We all loved High School Musical for it quirkiness and the power to bring out the teenager in us. Well Young and Hungry will bring you right back to the feeling. Executive Producer and former High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale created a one of a kind show starring Emily Osment as Gabi, who is a young chef in big city trying to figure out a way of income with her best friend Sofia. She unexpectedly lands a job for one of the biggest technology/app inventors of the world and is quickly spun into a number of situations that she brings upon her self. She is smart, funny, clumsy and sometimes an airhead but the audience learns to love her. She soon begins to fall in love with her boss and we all know that situations like that quickly complicate things. Young and Hungry has three other executive producers excluding Ms.Tisdale; David Holden, Kim Tannenbaum, and Jessica Horowitz. Young and Hungry is funded by CBS Television Studios and it premiered on June 2014 on Freeform (formally named ABC Family) but you can watch all of the current up to date seasons on Netflix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dli6gNtd23Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmUQKpbG8B4

Seibert, Nathan (TTh) Tokyo Ghoul 100

Tokyo Ghoul is an anime television series by Studio Pierrot aired between July and September of 2014 followed by a second season that aired from January 8, 2015, to March 26, 2015. The executive producer is Gen Fukunaga. Tokyo Ghoul follows Ken Kaneki, a shy, bookish college student, who is instantly drawn to Rize Kamishiro, an avid reader like himself. However, Rize is not exactly who she seems, and this unfortunate meeting pushes Kaneki into the dark depths of the ghouls' inhuman world. In a twist of fate, Kaneki is saved by the enigmatic waitress Touka Kirishima, and thus begins his new, secret life as a half-ghoul/half-human who must find a way to integrate into both societies. Tokyo Ghoul is a completed series but it can still be viewed on Hulu.

Season 1 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGuQeQsoRgU

Mims, Delishia (TTh) Atlanta 100

Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families. Donald Glover serves as Executive Producer, along with Paul Simms and Dianne McGunigle. Atlanta is produced by FX Productions.

http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/atlanta/about

Harris, Logan (TTh) Vice Principals 100

I think Vice Principles is a good television program for many reasons. One of those reasons is the great cast the show features, including Danny Mcbride. Also the creators of the show feature some of the same creators of 'Eastbound and Down', which is , to me personally, one of the funniest shows I've come across.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyEYiTxN6Fg


Hlozek, Michael (TTh) Hannibal 100

Hannibal is an American psychological horror show created by Bryan Fuller. It originally aired from 2013-15 on NBC. The series is based on a collection of novels by Thomas Harris, including Red Dragon, Hannibal, and Hannibal Rising. The show follows FBI special investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and his ever-evolving relationship with renowned psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen.) Also along for the ride are Will's boss Jack Crawford (Lawrence Fishburne) and the rest of his team in the FBI's Behavioral Sciences unit. The events of Hannibal are a prequel to the well known film (and another Harris novel) The Silence of the Lambs. Initially recruited to investigate a serial killer in Minnesota, Will is put under psychological supervision by Dr. Lecter, who is fascinated by Will's ability to fully empathize with killers. Lecter, who is secretly a cannibalistic serial killer in his own right, starts to manipulate the FBI from within, all the while driving Will to potentially become a killer himself.
Trailer 1 - https://youtu.be/Sx9bjEfzV_s
Trailer 2 - https://youtu.be/j58uZzmNsU4

Morrison,Joel (TTH) Last Chance U 100

Last Chance U is a 2016 documentary series produced by Netflix showcasing the 2015 American football season for east Mississippi community college. The series was released worldwide on July 29, 2016. Netflix has renewed for a second season the EMCC Lions, coach Buddy Stephens, and academic advisor Brittany Wagner.
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt5863126/

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Johnson, Molly (TTH) Sense8 100

Sense8 is an American science fiction series created by Lilly and Lana Wachowski. The show explores subjects such as politics, identity, sexuality, gender and religion which are not normally emphasized in most science fiction shows. Sense8 tells the story of eight strangers who are each from a different culture from all around the world. The eight strangers are connected when they all experience a vision of a violent death of a woman named Angelica. The strangers then realize that they are connected by a mental and emotional link, allowing them to communicate and sense each other, as well as share their language, skills and knowledge. The first season of Sense8 became available to Netflix streamers on June 5, 2015, and was renewed for a second season in August of 2015. Sense8 won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2431438/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt 

Anguiano, Chelsie (MW) Basketball Wives LA 75

Basketball Wives LA has been a television series since 2011. The show consists of women who are the wives of some of the greatest basketball players in the NBA. In this show, you will see drama, friendship, and love all come together with this group of women.
http://www.vh1.com/shows/basketball-wives-la

Herrera, Sydney (MW) Misfits 100

Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television show, on E4, about a group of young offenders sentenced to work in a community service program, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. The show premiered in November 2009 and ended in December 2013 in its fifth season. The first series started broadcasting in the U.K. on 12 November 2009 on E4, and was produced by Clerkenwell Films. The show aired in Australia in 2010 on ABC2, and in New Zealand, it screens on FOUR, where its fourth series is currently running. In June 2011, it was made available online in the United States via Hulu,[2] where it became one of the service's most-watched series. Series one trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8AJDaAW7c full series trailer:

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Montelongo, Adrian (TTH) Ink Master 10

Ink Master is an American reality competition consisting of some of the best tattoo artists competing for the title of Ink Master and $100,000. Contestants have flash challenges and an elimination tattoo every week until one is left standing. The judge's consist of tattoo legends Oliver peck, and Chris Nunez. As well as Guitarist Dave Navarro who is also the host. America also has a say throughout the show and in the live finale. The show aired for the first time in 2012 on spike, and is now currently on its 8th season. With the success of the show, Ink master has a spin off series called Ink master Redemption. The executive producers are Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh, and Andrea Richter. season 3 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t87vs703n10

Acosta, Leslie (MW) Ghost Adventures 100

From a show that started as independent film, Ghost Adventures is now an American television show on Travel Channel. Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin document themselves exploring the most haunted places around the world from sundown to sunrise. While using their preferred technology, it allows them to capture some of the strange things that are claimed to have happened there. Traveling to and from different countries such as the UK, Ireland, and France these three men are willing to draw out any "spirits" that have been known to haunt the location. The executive producers of the show are Daniel A. Schwartz, Joe Townley, Michael Yudin, Nick Groff (Seasons 1-10), and Zak Bagans. While still being aired on the Travel Channel , you can also find episodes of the suspenseful show on Netflix.

http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/video/ghost-adventures-full-episodes

Roebuck, Kayla (TTh) Day 5 100

Day 5 is Rooster Teeth Production's (based in Austin, TX) first drama series the studio has produced. The show is set in the immediate aftermath of a fatal sleep epidemic. After a drug bender saves his life, an addict named Jake ventures out into the quiet streets unaware that most of the world already died in their beds. Battling fatigue and encountering delirium, Jake teams up with a teenager, doctor, and a red-eye pilot to search for answers and hopefully a way to sleep again. Set in a world of insomniacs, late-shift workers, and psychotics, Day 5 presents a unique vision of the apocalypse that brings together drama and thriller around a story of survival and redemption.
A) Day 5 is a drama web-series produced by Rooster Teeth. The series is written by executive producers Matt Hullum, Burnie Burns (whom you may have saw on the latest season of "The Amazing Race" alongside his girlfriend Ashley), and Joel Heyman with assistance from Miles Luna and Chris Demarais. Day 5 is directed by Josh Flanagan.
B) Day 5 is able to be watched through a subscription based service called "Rooster Teeth First", which you can subscribe to starting at $3.33/month, on Rooster Teeth's website. The first episode is also available to watch for free via YouTube.

Clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkm2qdUuXcA

Shol, Rheisha (MW) Almost Royal 100

Almost Royal is a BBC comedy that follows the lives of two clueless British aristocrats, Georgie and Poppy Carlton, granting their father's dying wish that his children visit the country he loved so dearly. The Carlton siblings leave their home of England and hit the road documenting every step of their journey across the United States. I enjoy watching this show because it's funny and it takes you on their adventure where they interact with real-life, unsuspecting everyday Americans.

Trailer 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHeWLEWcHzo
Trailer 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edJefJ1IIE4

King, Brandon (TR) Resident Advisors 10

Resident Advisors is a hilarious Hulu original series that I first discovered a year ago. It follows a group of resident advisors in a newly constructed dorm as well as all of the mostly freshman who stay in the dorm. It deals with real life issues that many new college kids moving away from home go through while also being outrageously funny and inappropriate at times. It's clear why the show is something that we as students can relate to and while it is a comedy I believe it does help deal or better understand issues dealt with in college.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVFS1m41FZ4

Harris, Taelor (TTh) Outlander 100

Outlander is a television drama series on Starz. It premiered on August 9, 2014. The show follows a British Army nurse in World War 2, 1945, who travels back in time to Scotland in the year 1743. Claire, the protagonist, desperately tries to go back to her time to reunite with her husband. However, to ensure her survival, she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser. Throughout the show, Jamie and Claire fall in love with each other, which leaves Claire caught between two men, one from the future and the other from the past. The Executive Producer is Ronald D. Moore. In 2012, Sony Pictures Television secured the rights to the show, with Moore developing the project and Jim Kohlberg Co-producing. Outlander is based off of the popular books written by Diana Gabaldon. The reason why Outlander is such an amazing show is because it grabs the audience attention by having a great story and is perfect for people who are hopeless romantic. Also, the show has outstanding visuals and dialogue and will always keep you guessing on whats going to happen next. Outlander is currently in production for season 3 that will premiere on April 1, 2017.

Season 1 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAS01FFj1fQ
Season 2 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3VtNOjrqeQ

Monday, September 5, 2016

Billue, Bryant (TTH) The Librarians 100

The Librarians is a show on the TNT network through cable. It is about these librarians who work in the Metropolitan Library, but under the library is where the real magic happens. It premiered December 7, 2014. Season 3 will premiere in November 2016. It is a great show for people who love myths in general. It is sort of the American version of the Doctor Who series. It has a lot of interesting adventures with a lot of comedic relief. The executive producers are Dean Devlin, Noah Wyle and John Rogers. Season 1 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmZ8oDL63mY Season 2 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqlU2Irw1U

Hunter, Jovon (TTh) 60 Days In 10

60 Days In is a docuseries on A&E. It premiered on March 10, 2016. It is known as The Jail: 60 Days In internationally and airs in over 100 other territories. The series follows seven individuals as they volunteer to go undercover, spending 60 days as inmates in the Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Their goal is to obtain evidence of questionable or illegal activities within the jail that might be missed by the Correctional Officers and surveillance systems. The existence of the undercover program is kept secret from the inmates, the guards, and most of the jail officials. Prior to entering the jail, the volunteers receive instruction on how to act around other inmates, and they are each given a pseudonym and a cover story, including details of the (fake) criminal charges on which they were arrested. The executive producers are Gregory Henry,
Kimberly Woodard, & Jeff Grogan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL6ZUpMxMGs

Dietrich, Lara (TTh) Between 100

Between is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which debuted on May 21, 2015, on City. Created by Michael McGowan the series stars Jennete McCurdy as Wiley Day, a pregnant teenage daughter of a minister living in the small town of Pretty Lake, which is coping with a mysterious disease that has killed everybody over age 21. Outside of Canada the show is distributed as a "Netflix Original Series." There are currently two seasons available on Netflix. Featurette for Between: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcuETTRIBnI

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Garcia Lauren (TTH) Zoo 10

Zoo is based on the #1 bestselling novel by James Patterson. This exciting and suspenseful series takes you along with Jackson Oz and his team as they investigate violent animal attacks that are happening around the world. As these attacks become more frequent, vicious, and coordinated, Oz and his team must find out what is causing the animals to act this way and how to stop them. Zoo was produced by Scott Rosenberg, Andre Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, and Jeff Pinkner. You can watch the first season on Netflix, and the second season is currently being aired on CBS.

Season 1 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAOfZfNXMP4

Friday, September 2, 2016

Jackson,Tynisha (MW) Rosewood 100

Rosewood is a FOX network TV drama series about a top notch private pathologist working in law enforcement, helping a woman police detective solve cases in Miami,Florida.The show has comedic, playful elements so its not a stuffy, serious detective show, making it more interesting to watch. The executive producer is Todd Harthan, Richard Shepard,Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfey. Rosewood is being paid for on an advertiser-based broadcast network. Temple hill Entertainment, Nickels productions and 20th century fox television pays for the shows production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhhYJXV508A

Perner, Katelyn (TTh) Master of None 100

Master of None is not your conventional television show, instead of having Hollywood sprinkle is glamour all over life's bumpy places, the producer, and star of the show, Aziz Ansari tells life like it really is for Dan, a 30 year old actor finding his way through life in New York City. Ansari, known for his comedy, does a phenomenal job at scripting the realities of life right from the beginning. The Pilot episode shows his character Dev, and Dev's hook up for the night, Rachel, having some bedroom fun- but things go awry and they both end up at the local drug store to purchase Plan B. The show is raw, interesting, and shines a light on what it's like for those who are trying to make it in the business who may not be your typical lead criteria. The show is a Netflix Original and is scheduled to release season two in 2017.

Season 1 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bFvb3WKISk

Lange, Sara (TTh) The Bletchley Circle 100

The 1950's were a incredibly controversial time in wartime Great Britain. The beginning of The Bletchley circle highlights the lives and work of four women largely responsible for breaking down German codes for The United Kingdom's Military during WWII. The basis of the plot consists of the women 7 years in the future working secretively on a string of murders in the London area. This is a period movie and accurately depicts lives of British women during this time. This miniseries was produced for ITV but then cut and so it was moved to The United States PBS. The series was written by Guy Bert and directed by Sarah Harding, Any De Emmony and Jaime Payne. It is easily avaliable on Netflix for two seasons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4UqVWVFm3g

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Chestnut, Reily (TTh) Angie Tribeca 100

This comedic show starring Rashida Jones of Parks and Recreation takes satire to entirely new levels of hilarity. The premise of the show is police show focused around the efforts of LAPD detective Angie Tribeca (Jones) as she navigates through each new with a whole new take police procedural comedy based shows. This satirical comedy series was created and executive produced by famed actor/comedians Steve & his wife Nancy Walls Carell. TBS currently airs it and pays for it through advertisement and cable subscription while Warner Bros. Television Distribution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKivuQ4HpF4

Gonzalez, Jonathan (TTh) F is for Family 100

In "F is for Family, viewers follow the lives of the Murphy family in an animated sitcom placed during the 1970's. A big part about the show uses a nostalgia factor to appeal to older audiences that are old enough to remember the time period, and appreciate the satirical look at the 70's the show's creators are going for. Even viewers that aren't old enough to remember the 70's will be able to enjoy the raunchy, ridiculous comedy of the show that tends to follow something close to what animated shows like Family Guy and American Dad go for. It's thanks to a partnership between Netflix, Gaumont International Television, and Wild West Television that the show's creation came about. The show's executive producers include Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley, and Bill Burr, who's standup comedy provided the the basis for much of the show's material. Burr's idea for the show, in his own words, revolved around going back to a "time when you could smack your kid, smoke inside, and bring a gun to an airport." The show's available to anyone subscribed to Netflix, the online streaming service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFzrvMS6P8g

Levario, Emilio (T/TH) Political Animals 100

This political comedy/drama chronicles the all too familiar quest of a presidential hopeful, whom happens to also be a former First Lady and the Governor of Illinois, Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver). Barrish loses in the primary's to a younger and reinvigorating candidate, and later assumes the role of Secretary of State in the new administration. The mini series follows the Secretary and her dysfunctional family through political scandals, diplomacy issues, and butting family dynamics. The series was produced by Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark and the production company Warner Horizon Television. The show aired on the USA network in 2012 as a mini series and had plans to renew as a series, but was not renewed by the network.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2YrfdtzIKpk

Trevino,Victoria (TTh) Scream Queens 100

Scream Queens is a terrifying, yet funny murder mystery show. The series was created by executive producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, both creators of Glee and American Horror Story. The horror-comedy is set in a college at the fictional Wallace University. One of the popular sororities, Kappa Kappa Tau, becomes the top target for serial killings by someone who seeks revenge for past events that happened 20 years ago. As a disguise, the killer uses the university's Red Devil mascot. The sorority is led by the top bitch, Chanel Oberlin whose constantly threatened by Dean Munsch. The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuck Teley-vision and Prospect Films. You can usually find watchings through Fox TV or by having a Hulu subscription. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_LwI-hUms