Month: April 2020

Album Anne-alysis, Music Thoughts

Album Anne-alysis: Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa

Genre: Pop  Year: 2020 Runtime: 37:17 Total Number of Tracks: 11 Songs you might know: – “Don’t Start Now” – “Physical” – “Break My Heart” My prior relationship with the album and artist: I remember really liking Dua Lipa’s self-titled debut, though I have trouble remembering specific songs from it. While she makes relatively generic pop music capitalizing on all the same trends as the … Continue reading Album Anne-alysis: Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa

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Album Anne-alysis, Music Thoughts

Album Anne-alysis: C A L M by 5 Seconds of Summer

Genre: Pop  Year: 2020 Runtime: 39:30 Total Number of Tracks: 13 Songs you might know: – “No Shame” – “Old Me” – “Easier” – “Teeth” – “Wildflower” My prior relationship with the album and artist: Like most people, 5 Seconds of Summer first became a blip on my radar when they started opening for One Direction. (Have I mentioned that I LOoooOOOOve One Direction lately? Because … Continue reading Album Anne-alysis: C A L M by 5 Seconds of Summer

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100 Pilots in 100 Days, TV Thoughts

I Watched 100 TV Pilots So You Don’t Have To

Over the first 100 days of 2020, I watched and reviewed a television pilot each day. They came from all over the television stratosphere. ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, FX, CW, Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and more. Yes, the gang’s all here. I’ve taken the time to break them down into a few categories to help you determine which of these shows might be worth watching next. … Continue reading I Watched 100 TV Pilots So You Don’t Have To

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100 Pilots in 100 Days: Sons of Anarchy

When it was originally on: 2008-2014 Original network: FX Where you can stream it now: Hulu Had I seen it before: No. What IMDb says: A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club. Why I picked it: Sons of Anarchy is one of those shows that I feel like I heard a lot about, but never actually knew anyone who watched it. … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: Sons of Anarchy

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Movie Thoughts

Onward is a Return to Form for Pixar

I love Pixar. As a child born in the early ’90s, Pixar was just hitting their stride right as I was hitting the target age to enjoy such movies. They had this impeccable way of humanizing things that weren’t human, be it monsters, fish, or toys. They knew how to be fun and imaginative without clinging to the predictable formulas of mainstream Disney, which as … Continue reading Onward is a Return to Form for Pixar

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100 Pilots in 100 Days: Modern Family

When it was originally on: 2009-2020 Original network: ABC Where you can stream it now: The current season is streamable on Hulu, but otherwise you can purchases individual episodes on platforms like Amazon, Apple TV+, etc. Had I seen it before: No. What IMDb says: Three different but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways. Why I picked it: Modern Family is arguably the only non-NBC … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: Modern Family

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100 Pilots in 100 Days: Casual

When it was originally on: 2015-2018 Original Network: Hulu Where you can stream it now: Hulu Had I seen it before: Yes! I’d seen the first 3ish seasons and previously blogged about them in my Streaming Exclusive series. I don’t really remember any overarching plots, but according to Hulu, that’s what I’ve seen. What IMDb says: A comedy series about a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister living … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: Casual

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100 Pilots in 100 Days: Downton Abbey

When it was originally on: 2010-2015, with a movie that came out in 2019 Original network: ITV (UK) or PBS (US) Where you can stream it now: Amazon Prime Had I seen it before: I feel like I had seen this first episode before, but never dove any deeper into the series. And don’t even remember much of this first episode. What IMDb says: A chronicle of … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: Downton Abbey

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100 Pilots in 100 Days: Empire

When it was originally on: 2015-2020 Original network: Fox Where you can stream it now: Hulu Had I seen it before: I’ve seen one episode from a later season because a cousin’s girlfriend was in it. I was not able to make sense of the plot though, so it barely counts really. What IMDb says: A hip-hop mogul must choose a successor among his three sons who are battling … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: Empire

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100 Pilots in 100 Days: The Leftovers

When it was originally on: 2014-2017 Original network: HBO Where you can stream it now: HBO (or Amazon with an HBO extension). Had I seen it before: No. What IMDb says: Three years after the disappearance of two percent of the global population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: The Leftovers

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