What I'm watching...from TV

When I was a kid I rarely watched TV. My favorite series were Moomins, Alfred J. Kwak, Barbapapa, Doctor Snuggles, Tao Tao and so on. After moving out from my parents place I have never really had the need for a tv and even now I only have one to use as a screen for GameCube. But then came the wonderful world of internet and tv-watching boyfriends. This is a list of some tv series I have enjoyed in no particular order.



Twin Peaks

Have I known there was something so great I would have watched this years ago. Loved it, couldn't stop watching it, was inspired by it.

"The body of a young girl (Laura Palmer) is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul." (Imdb)

New Girl

I don't usually enjoy comedies but this one really makes me laugh. "Jess - a bubbly offbeat teacher who is known to burst into spontaneous song - catches her boyfriend with another woman, and needs a new place to live. She moves into a loft with three single guys she's never met before. Nick is a jaded law-school dropout, who usually just wants to be left alone. Schmidt is an flashy businessman, who believes he is a gift to women. Winston is a former athlete who doesn't know what to do, but really needs to win whatever it is" (Imdb)



Star Trek

From The Next Generation to Enterprise it's all about adventure and sci-fi a girl can enjoy too.
I didn't really like the very first Star Trek with Kirk as a captain, but after that I have enjoyed every series and movies several times. There is battles, romance, danger, new worlds and weird looking aliens.




Hart of Dixie

This is all about cheesy romance and giggly girly stuff. If not counting pet alligator on the right is a picture of the main reason I keep watching this one. Because, you know, hot men are nice and this one shows up often without a shirt. And is nice and plays guitar. What more there is to want? (Imdb)


Shameless

The USA version that aired 2011. SO good. Makes me laugh to things you know you shouldn't laugh, but it's fun sometimes. This is what Imdb says about the series: "Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together. Eldest son Philip (Lip) trades his physics tutoring skills for sexual favors from neighborhood girls. Middle son Ian is gay. Youngest daughter Debbie is stealing money from her UNICEF collection. Ten-year-old Carl is a budding sociopath and an arsonist, and toddler Liam is - well, he might actually be black, but nobody has a clue how" (Imdb)


Sons of Anarchy

One of the best series I have ever seen. Don't watch this if you like happy, funny, fluffy things. It's all about bad relationships, violence, betrayal and so on. "Sons of Anarchy, aka SAMCRO, is a motorcycle club that operates both illegal and legal businesses in the small town of Charming. They combine gun-running and a garage, plus involvement in porn film. Clay, the president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are, based on his dead father's journal. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationships." (Imdb)

Also worth watching: Walking Dead, True Blood, Jericho, Game of Thrones and Modern Family

Imdb.com says new seasons from Hart of Dixie and Sons of Anarchy are airing 11.9.2012, so I can't wait! 

Goodfellas

Goodfellas (1990) is an old style gangster movie with wonderful actors and lots of violence, fancy suits and swearing. The movie is based on a book written by Nicholas Pileggi, who started his career as a journalist specially interested of mafia. Characters are based on real people and it is said that actors had real life mafia guys helping out with scenes all the time during filming. Many of the scenes were improvised and the movie itself seems easy going, perhaps because of real expressions of surprise or anger while filming. Goodfellas is number 17 at Imdbs list. ****/*****

Let the right one in

A vampire movie without shirtless men, sex, vampires who sparkle or lure people in to their beds? Oh yes. Apparently they made an american version of this movie too, "Let me in" which I haven't seen and kind of hope I won't. Let the right one in is sad, cruel and scary movie that left me feeling a bit empty. Not wanting to spoil the movie I suggest you watch it. ****/*****

The Apartment

The Apartment (1960) is comedy-drama about C.C. Baxter, and office worker who has ended up loaning his apartment for several company managers to be used as a secret love nest with their lovers. Eventually Baxter is tired of spending his time waiting his home to be free for his own use and then something unexpected happens...Number 98. in imdb's top 250. ***½/*****

Rebecca

Rebecca (1940) is a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
With the words "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again" begins a strange story about love and death. I usually don't enjoy much movies this dramatic, but there was something very disturbing going on all the time and it kept my interest. Rebecca is number 99. in imdb's top 250 ***/*****

The Sting

The Sting, crime comedy that first was published in 1973
was fun, clever and very entertaining. It tells a story
of con-artists that team up to steal banker's fortune.
The Sting is number 100 in imdb's top 250 list. ****/*****

Watching a movie or two

So, today I'm going to start a new project which will
introduce me to new worlds, adventures and interesting people...
I will start watching the movies from imdb's top 100.
Luckily I have seen almost half of them (54, to be exact)
so this won't take that long. Today's movie is The Sting
and I will write about it later.

The Runaways

Katsoin eilen The Runaways-bändistä kertovan samannimisen
elokuvan. Bändi ei ollut ennestään minulle tuttu,
enkä oikein tiennyt mitä odottaa,mutta yllätyin
positiivisesti. Traileri. ****/*****

I saw The Runaways yesterday and enjoyed it a lot.
The band itself wasn't familiar to me, so I didn't
really know what to expect. This was a pleasant surprise.
Watch the trailer here. ****/*****