Saturday, December 15, 2012

With Hulu and Netflix, who needs an actual television... or a life?

So here's a little bit about me: I'm a college sophmore, so trust me I know how to watch TV. I've actually take four Television/Film classes during a phase when I considered being a Radio-Television-Film major. I've come to realize that's not for me, but that doesn't mean TV isn't.

I've come to terms with my television addiction. Really who can blame me? With constant access to literally countless numbers of shows through Hulu and Netflix, I didn't stand a chance.

So here's what I'm into: Full disclosure, as much as I want to hate certain shows like CW's  Gossip Girl and Beauty and the Beast, I don't. I love them. My redeeming quality is that I like a lot of shows.The shows that will always have my heart are comedies. My current favorites are NBC's Community, FOX's New Girl and Comedy Central's Colbert Report. Also, I'm into drama. I follow the previously mentioned along with Downton Abbey and loosely follow Revenge and Once Upon a Time. I'd like to jump on board with the HBO show that are now on Netflix, but I'll wait until finals are over to tackle any of them. Additionally I like foreign stuff too. British shows have this authenticity to them that Hollywood just can match. I need to catch up on the new seasons of Mistfits and Spy. I also can't stay away from Korean Dramas. Obviously they're a gem if Hulu dedicated a genre page to them. I basically watch anything starring the guys from Boys Over Flowers.

My queue's are always overflowing and I can't help but drop what I'm doing and devour ever last episode, which can really be a problem when i come across a full series available online. Needless to say my personal life suffers.

For now, I plan on sharing my reactions and predictions to what I'm watching, with the occasional complaint for the dramas. We'll see what happens.