Day 3 - 30 days of TV challenge.

Day 3 - Your favourite new show.

This is definitely a toss up between Mindhunter and The Haunting of Hill House, but given that Mindhunter has been out for quite a while now, and might not even be considered "new" anymore, it would have to be The Haunting of Hill House.
The Haunting of Hill House was so terrifying and gripping, I honestly wanted to watch it again straight after finishing the season. I still cannot get over how insanely well made it was! From the hidden ghosts, gripping storyline, and the cinematography.

Episode 6 HAS to be my favourite, mainly just from how it was shot. I felt like the episode was the longest one yet, until I realised that up until that point, it had all been filmed in one shot. I was amazed by the camera work and how smoothly everything transitioned. It did turn out that it wasn't entirely one long shot for the entire episode, but some takes were around 20 minutes long, and the editing was done so seamlessly it was hard to even tell if the shots had changed.

The spirits in this were so creatively terrifying as well. After binge watching the first 6 episodes one evening until 3am, we soon realised we were going to have to sleep with the light on. But if you're queasy, like I am, there really wasn't much, if anything, that made me cringe at all. It was so well made, that it was the tension and intensity of the acting that made it so scary.

I don't want to ramble on too much, as I do plan to do a whole other blog post about this show, but it definitely has to be my favourite new show right now.

Day 2 - 30 day TV show challenge.

Day 2 - A show you wish more people were watching.

I watch a crazy variety of TV shows, so I know there's a lot that many people would think aren't worth watching so this will be really hard.
It definitely depends on the genre, because I could easily say that not a lot of people I know watch The Vampire Diaries, and I think its great, but I know there's an insane amount of other people that do watch it, hence the spin offs. In terms of underappreciated shows though, I would say that The Good Place is a bit of a hidden gem.
The only reason I decided to watch The Good Place on Netflix is because my younger brother talked me into it, saying that it's nowhere near as cringey as the description on Netflix made it sound.
I gave it the benefit of the doubt and ended up watching the first season 3 times, and the second twice!
I honestly think it's hilarious, and it's really managed to keep going, despite at first I thought there could only be one season made out of the plot.
The third season is currently streaming weekly on Netflix, and although I might be a few weeks behind, it hasn't disappointed me yet.
I would definitely recommend it, because it really is so entertaining.

Day 1 - 30 Day TV show challenge.

Day 1 - A show that should never have been cancelled.

This is such a hard question for me, because honestly there's a lot of shows I started watching and gave up on when i found out they'd been cancelled, because I hate getting emotionally invested in a TV show just for it to be cancelled!
However, I think Arrested Development wins this one for me.
Ignoring the awful "revival" seasons made by Netflix, the original seasons done by Fox I really loved.
It was just one of those shows that's an easy watch, and really funny too, and even though it did get a revival, I'd still consider this a cancelled TV show.

30 days of TV challenge.

I have had this saved in my drafts for what seems like forever! So to help me get back into the swing of things I'm going to do the 30 days of television challenge (see below).
I'm going to do the first 7 days over the next couple of days to catch up, then do it day by day! As a running blog post a day throughout December.

I'm back!

So I've not posted for a very long time, but I've decided to get back into it. I've had an incredibly difficult year, and I now intend to focus on the more positive things, and I have always loved film, media and television, so I really want to get back into watching things in depth and reviewing or analysing them on here, and even just sharing my thoughts!

Lack of posts.

Sorry for the lack of posts after the lasts few months, been super busy with university but back on it now hopefully!

Favourite uplifting movie quotes.

Favourite uplifting movie quotes.

Just a quick and short post, whilst I have the time! I feel like I've been in a bit of a slump lately, so I thought I'd do this post that could possibly help out anyone In a similar mood, and in need of a bit of cheering up.

"You is kind, you is smart, you is important." - The Help.

Even though this isn't really grammatically correct, this is actual quote, and I love it because it's so up lifting and refreshing, especially when you need it. The film itself is a tearjerker, but this is just a little feel good quote if you're feeling a little down yourself! You need to remember that you are the most important person in your life, and you need to be your main focus sometimes!!

"Destruction is a form of creation." - Donnie Darko. 

This is from one of my all time favourite films, and this is also a feel good quote in my eyes, be used to me it says that no matter how down you are, or how much you could hate yourself in that time, whatever happens, just makes you a better person in the future. Anything you overcome eventually creates the person that you are today, so by destroying that old self, you're only creating a better you.

"You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love." - The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 

This one is really true, because it isn't love, and it isn't good for you. By putting everyone in front of yourself you're just going to get taken advantage of, and I've come to realise lately that sometimes you have to put yourself first, or you have to stand up for yourself, and there's nothing wrong with that. You can get through life letting people walk all over you, just to fuel your need to feel loved, because that's not love, nor friendship.  

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you can miss it." - Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 

Sometimes life does feel very manic, and I did feel so overwhelmed with exams and work, but after exams had finished and I started to wait anxiously for my results, I did realise this; you cant spend the entirety of your life worrying about something that is out of your control. You also can't spend every minute feeling anxious or down, when you have time to go outside and do something, you really need to embrace it while you can, because we're not young forever.