Movies Sci-fi: “Snowpiercer” After an attempt to cool the Earth’s atmosphere results in an ice age, all remaining humans are all put on a train, separated by class, that runs across the world. When the downtrodden low- class begins a revolution to overthrow the upper class, the entire train systemContinue Reading
God Eater is not an optimistic, utopian anime, but instead is one that shows humanity struggling vigorously to stay alive. Despite the plot and theme being extremely cliché, the anime has unique characteristics that reflect in its amazing ratings and number of viewers. The anime opens up with Lenka UtsugiContinue Reading
ABC’s new family sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” based on a book written by chef and Food Star personality Eddie Huang, garnered over eight million viewers with its pilot episode on February 4. The show is centered on an Asian-American family, the first of its kind in a decade sinceContinue Reading
“One Big Happy” is a new television show with a unique premise: Lizzy, a lesbian, is impregnated by Luke, her heterosexual male best friend, since she wants to have a baby. Luke falls in love with Prudence, a British woman he recently met at the bar, and he marries her.Continue Reading
A common trend in our generation involves taking pictures of ourselves known as “taking a selfie.” Our world is now overrun with new social media, which causes us to forget how to have face to face communication with others. In the new ABC TV show “Selfie,” the main characters ElizaContinue Reading
Be the leaf. And I was. I waited patiently by the fireplace, sipping whiskey and reading Tolstoy for six weeks until “The Legend of Korra” premiered online for its fourth “book” (i.e., “season”). “The Legend of Korra” is the sequel to Nickelodeon’s original series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” In a world where “benders” are able to control one of the four elements. The protagonist, Aang, struggled to embrace his turbulent role as “Avatar,” the spirit of light incarnate and sole master of all four elements. “Avatar” was acclaimed for its dynamic characters, tackling of moral issues, and fascinating blend of Eastern culture, philosophy, and martial arts in aContinue Reading
FX Network’s successful TV series “American Horror Story”, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, ended its third season, “Coven”, on Jan.29th with a finale that has enough plot twists to turn any audience member insane. “Coven” is about a school of witches run by Cordelia Foxx, the daughter ofContinue Reading
“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU)” is a spin-off of producer Dick Wolf’s “Law and Order”. Originally airing in 1999, SVU is currently in its 15th season. SVU is a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department that investigates and prosecutes sexually basedContinue Reading