I had sort of planned to talk about the debates tonight - however, whenever I start to discuss them, I get myself all worked up. Trump just makes my blood boil! Anyway, due to the snow and while trying to save myself the stress, I'm choosing to talk about something more fun - television. Thanks to the snow storm, I've gotten quite a lot of extra time to watch this week. These are my top 5.
1. Suits: I was so darn happy to have this back on my television this week. The show could have been ridiculous thanks to a so-so premise, but each season it seems to get better and better. I love the characters. I love the humor. I love the stories. I love everything about it. Not to mention, Harvey Specter is fairly dreamy : ) 2. American Crime: Honestly, I tried to watch it last season but just couldn't get into it. This year, I tried again, mostly because I'm a big Tim Hutton fan. And I'm so glad I did. It's just so, so good. The one single storyline from different perspectives has been done before, but the chosen story this year - an attack on a boy at an elite private school - is too real to look away from. It's scary in a way that could actually happen, which is what makes it so compelling. Also, every single actor is completely perfect in their role, particularly Felicity Huffman and Regina King. 3. Legends of Tomorrow: It's good, but it's not as good as I want it to be. I'm mostly watching because Rory from Doctor Who is the main character, and Jesus from Godspell is in it as well (Victor Garber.) Both are wonderful! But time travel with the added confusion of comic book lore, completely loses me sometimes. Love the humor, though their time machine is nowhere near as cool as the TARDIS. 4. Face Off & Top Chef: I'm not a reality show fan, but I'm partial to crafty and food. That's why these 2 are my favorites. Both shows have really strong casts this year, and I'm completely torn as to who I want to win. The creativity that all the contestants show always astounds me. If all reality shows were this good, I'd watch a lot more of them! 5. Galavant: I was completely in love with this show last season and was very excited to see it get a second season. Though since it came back after Christmas, it's been good but not as good as last year. That is, until this week. This week it was particularly hilarious. From the healer Neo of the town of Sporin, to King Richard's new love, every line was perfect. Unfortunately, it now only has one week left in the season. Hopefully, we'll all get another surprise and get to see it again next season - fingers crossed!
11 Days ago, I had 11 whole days ahead of me to relax and have fun with friends and family. There were Christmas festivities, and New Year's fun to look forward to. Now it's all over. Can I just say Ugh! I can't believe I have to go to work tomorrow. I'm so not happy about this. The only thing that's keeping me from moping around the entire day being grumpy about tomorrow, is: The Something Rotten Soundtrack on Repeat The Season Premiere of Galavant
And Felicia Day's new book
And while I'm much happier than I was this morning, I'm still bummed. How much longer 'til Summer vacation?
First Thumbs Up: "The Imitation Game" When you work with computer geeks, you learn a lot about other computer geeks; most especially Alan Turing. The man was brilliant, and is known as the most important man in computer science. If it weren't for Turing, World War II would have gone on much longer than it did. His ideas were ground-breaking at the time. The movie itself was beautiful and heartbreaking. It managed to explain the work that went into Turing's team breaking the Enigma machine but it also dealt with his personal life and strife beautifully. In the 50s when being gay brought a prison sentence, he was tragically found out. Unfortunately, the strain was too much for someone like Turing and he killed himself in 1954. Surprisingly it took 60 years for the monarchy to pardon him for his "sin" and recognize him for the genius he was. And of course, Benedict Cumberbatch played the part fantastically. Actually, the whole cast was wonderful. When the "Fifth Estate" flopped, the director said there was no way for movies to make screens of code "interesting". Obviously, he didn't have the expertise of the crew behind "The Imitation Game". Second Thumbs Up: Galavant On the opposite side of the spectrum, after a heartbreaker like "The Imitation Game", Galavant, is just what I needed. It's a hard sell: a musical fairy tale in prime time. Oh but it's also genius! In truth, I've been hooked since I saw the first teaser 2 months ago. But now that I'm seeing it all, I'm even more in love. I've already got the songs stuck in my head and I'm counting down the minutes until next week's episodes. Also, the cast live-tweeting? They may be funnier than the whole episode : )
