Sunday Recommendation Post

As usual, my recommendations for blog posts I think you should check out and follow:

A Man, His Sports, and The Third Wheel

 This post just really touched me, and reminded me of my own boyfriend, whom I often end up watching sports with. It was a really cute Valentine's day post.

February Fashion Inspiration: Michelle Williams

This is just because I love Michelle Williams and her style.

Would You Hire a Hooker for Job?

This post, by one of my old journalism professors about a journalist who may be going to far for a story.

Why don't you...?

A list of cute, although girly things to do. I love every post she writes.

What other posts did you find memorable this week?

How do you view this blog? Please leave your input!

If you have a second, please answer the poll on the right. I'm considering moving this blog to wordpress because I checked it out and it has so many more cool features, and since I really don't feel like I've really made a niche for myself here yet, I figured it would be the best time to move.

I think there's a way I can keep it so my posts still appear here though, and I would most likely try to figure that out.

So how do you feel about the move? Should I do it, or should I not? Does anyone have any experience with wordpress vs blogger?

EDIT: Also, I'm looking to find some guest posters for this blog to help cover TV shows I don't watch including American Idol/if you just have an awesome idea for a post you'd like to write relating to TV, I'd be glad to have you. Just leave a comment here or email me at atvandagirl@gmail.com!

Guilty Pleasure Snow Days

Last week I had the pleasure of having not one, but two days off from college. Tthe weekend before that we were trapped inside of our dorm because of the 28.5 inches of snow Philadelphia got. Being trapped inside because of the snow is the perfect excuse to watch a ton of TV.

Lately, I've taken to watching "The Secret Life of an American Teenager" after we discussed it in my Tweens and Teens class. I had seen a couple episodes before that, but it reminded me that it was out there and almost all of it is on the internet (on ABCfamily's website as well as Hulu). Given that I now had plenty of time to watch TV, I decided to do some catching up.

It's not that it's the worst television show out there acting-wise, but it's pretty bad. Ashley (Amy's sister) always makes me laugh. As my roommate pointed out, she hardly ever blinks. Sometimes the story lines are just awful as well.

One of my favorite lines from Ashley is, "Why can't you be like normal parents and just get addicted to internet porn or something?"

So what's your TV guilty pleasure?

(Image courtesy of ABCfamily)

Favorite Posts Of The Week

How was everybody else's week? I've been dealing with the stomach flu for most of it so I'm just looking forward to when it's over.

Every Sunday, I'm going to try and post my favorite blog posts of the week. Here they are, in no particular order:

1.Sealed with a Mixed Tape

2. Polaroid Scarves

3. Sleep Talking Man

4.Fudge Brownies

I had another one to share, but it appears the blog has disappeared... :(

Feel free to link me to your favorite blogs! I love finding new ones to read!

The Evil, Evil Snow

In light of ruined plans from the snow storm, I've been watching Gilmore girls to try and lighten my mood. I'm starting with "Women Of Questionable Morals" where Lorelai throws a fit about the snow because it's ruining everything for her.

I think later maybe I'll make my way into watching some of the earlier episodes, including "Love, War & Snow." Maybe it'll help cheer me up from this snow funk.

So what TV/Movies are you watching if your stuck in the snow like I am?

Why, sometimes, I really love college courses

Because they let me watch cool TV shows. As I've mentioned before I have this cool class this semester called "Teens and Tweens" where we discuss that age group, how they're portrayed in movies and TV as well as how movies and TV affect them. This week's assignment involves watching a PBS special entitled "The Merchants of Cool" and "My So-called Life" and a little bit of "Dawson's Creek." I've already saw all of "My so-called life last semester and really enjoyed it. I'm a little sad though that I left my Dawson's Creek DVDs at home and therefore I can't watch all of an episode (my teacher was only able to find parts of an episode online.

I really miss Dawson's Creek. Watching it made me want to go out and buy the other seasons. I really miss it. I also really love My so-called Life. I just liked that none of these people really seemed to have their lives 100 % together and nobody was perfect. Although I didn't really like her from the start, I ended up really Sharon's character in the second half of the season. I was really glad that Angela ended up spending some time with her.

What's your favorite TV show from the 90's?


Also, thanks to everyone who voted in the poll. I'll definitely be working in including some more Glee (especially once it goes back on TV), Veronica Mars, and HIMYM of course.

Procrastination Strikes Again: Office Style

Although I'm at the library and supposed to be working on my Newsworthiness paper, I thought I'd take some time to blog about the next TV show I've decided to tackle: The Office (US version, although I do plan on at least testing out the UK version).

For the longest time, I couldn't stand The Office. I didn't see what other people saw in it and I just didn't find it funny. Then, over winter break (during which I apparently was nothing but bored--see my HIMYM obsession) I caught some of Season 2 on TBS with my boyfriend. It must have been a really funny episode, because I kind of fell in love with it.

When I came back to college, my roommate told me that all of the Office was available on Netflix's Instant Watch. So last night, I finally got to watching some of the episodes. I even rewatched the episode that originally made me fall in love with it: "The Fire".

This is the episode that first made me love Dwight's character. I just found the image of him exaggerating how bad the fire was by crawling on the floor with the fire extinguisher very funny because there was only a tiny bit of smoke coming from the office's kitchen. Also, his attempts to win back Michael's affections were very amusing. Dwight (the boss's "pet") only loses his affection after Michael learns that the temp, Ryan Howard (I always think Phillies when I hear his name--I can't help it) went to business school. He begins to admire him on such a creepy level that only he could. What I love most about this episode is at the end, when Dwight discovers Ryan is responsible for the fire, and then Michael and Dwight sing "Ryan started the fire" (to the tune of Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire") for the rest of the episode. Once again, Dwight is the boss's "pet" he always aspires to be.

It also surprised me to learn that the guy who plays the temp, BJ Novak, wrote this episode. I think he did an excellent job, and it definitely makes him respect him more. I'm definitely going to be watching much more of the office in the future.

What episode(s) made you fall in love with your favorite TV show?

(also, please vote in the poll so I know what TV shows I should be posting about more often!)