Review: The Almighty Johnsons
The Almighty Johnsons wound up this year in their third season, and so the series are now all nicely packaged and tied up for your viewing pleasure. This means you can follow the quest of the Johnson...
View ArticleSeeing Yourself on Television
C J Cregg got me through my break up. C J Cregg, if you weren’t aware, is the Press Secretary to the White House in Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing. She is bad ass. She’s a strong, single, female...
View ArticleBuffy the Vampire Slayer and Mental Illness
It wasn’t until I re-watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer after I finished high school that I really found an appreciation for the cult TV show. My carefree nine-year-old eyes weren’t tuned into the...
View ArticleThe Ladies of Game of Thrones
I remember the first time I watched Game Of Thrones. My flatmate at the time was watching it, and lets just say I was not impressed. The rule was that if he wished to watch it in the future he could at...
View ArticleWhy We’re Loving Brooklyn Nine-Nine
So, How I Met Your Mother just ended. It premiered almost a decade ago, and back then, we thought it was the Best Thing Ever. Looking at it now, it’s more uncomfortable than anything else. Maybe it...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games and Social Change
Recently I found myself watching the second Hunger Games movie, Catching Fire. If you aren’t aware of The Hunger Games trilogy then feel free to go back to your hole in the ground because I’m not going...
View ArticleGirls, Flat3, and How I Need More Lesbians On TV.
I’d like to talk about Girls. Lena Dunham had been sold to me as the ~big girl~ on television, and Girls as a ~feminist revolution~. Neither of these things are true. It’s a relief to see someone...
View ArticleGaining a realistic perspective of action heroes
I went to the premiere of Mockingjay Part I a while ago. Even though I had read the books (and fangirled over them for years), something struck me as I sat in the theatre. The film depicts Katniss...
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