Alexandrea Callaghan
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Certified nerd, super geek and very proud fangirl.
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Gen V
We are rounding to a close on the first season of Gen V and it has been a well paced rollercoaster. I am very invested in this show. The younger characters are written very well and are easy to connect to. I like seeing the younger generation get a handle on their powers and struggle with their morality before they are grown up and Vought pushes them into the spotlight. When we last left off in episode 6 with our group now popped back into the real world and out of Cate’s mind. Our latest plot development is that the virus that The Woods has been producing and testing on Supes isn’t really about controlling them or even making them sick, it's about killing them. Dean Sheddy is hoping this virus can be made contagious to theoretically eradicate the Supes from the world. I don’t think I’m reaching in saying that we can probably expect another death before the end of the season.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
November Rewatches
In addition to all the wonderful new TV that is being released on streaming there is a comfort in rewatching things you’ve already seen. I, for example, am in a constant state of rewatching One Tree Hill, Grey’s Anatomy and Gilmore Girls and this fall is no different. But there are some shows that are just meant to be rewatched in the fall. So here are the shows that we are in the middle of rewatching and ones we saved specifically for the cold days.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
The Haunting of Bly Manor
The Haunting of Bly Manor is the second Mike Flanagan project we watched after absolutely loving the Haunting of Hill House. This series is slightly shorter than Hill House at 9 episodes all an hour long. Bly Manor took what we loved from Hill House and put it on steroids from the lighting to the camera work. Flanagan's directorial style makes the horror genre something incredible.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Why We Hate Rachel Greene
Friends is one of the most watched shows of all time and as such sparks a lot of debate among both casual watchers and fans. One of the ongoing commentaries is just how much the internet hates Ross Geller. I come to bring a very controversial stance. Ross Geller was a terrible partner, to every woman he ever dated. But he was a good person. He leant Monica money when she needed it, he bought Phoebe her first bike and taught her how to ride it and he gave up a career changing opportunity to help Rachel when he didn’t have to. That said Rachel was a bad partner and a bad person. I am here with an entire article on why Rachel was actually the worst Friend.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Ranking the Halloweentown Films
Okay I am fully aware that this is going to be my most controversial ranking article yet. Those of us that grew up with the Halloweentown movies feel very strongly about them. And that strong sense of nostalgia is what led to this list. I would also like to add that I did not come to these conclusions alone. I brought the perspective of nostalgia and many repeated watches, whereas my husband brings fresh eyes, logic and reason. That said, we agree on this list so no matter what your favorite Halloweentown movie is, this list does its best to be impartial. This list is from best to worst in the most relative way possible because honestly all of the Halloweentown movies are magic and there isn’t really a “bad” one.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Elemental
Elemental is a movie that I have been looking forward to for a while. I thought the trailer looked really cute and honestly Pixar has yet to let me down. I know there was a lot of talk about the animation style when it was first released but I think it really fits the story that the movie is trying to tell.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Haunting of Hill House
Okay so we know that I love scary movies and I watch a lot of them. But there has been this trend, specifically on Netflix lately of scary TV shows. None of which I have ever really gotten into. I just never sat down long enough to get through one of them. I would argue that this trend started with the release of the Haunting of Hill House. I remember living with girls at the time that absolutely loved it and I had only seen glimpses but never the whole show. Well we recently started watching it and I have to say I understand the fixation.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Gen V
Okay so last week in Gen V we dealt with our main characters being mind wiped and not knowing what was going on. They also just found out that Cate is the one behind their memory lapses. Andre is very hurt (as he should be) and Cate seems to have switched sides so that she stands with her friends now.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Ranking the Fast and Furious Movies
We are now at 10 Fast and Furious movies and now that we have seen all of them, let's make a list. I am ranking these movies from worst to best. Now a smart person would expect these to just countdown but there are some seemingly random placements here. Because let’s be honest there is absolutely no consistency, rhyme or reason to these movies whatsoever.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Fast and Furious
I feel like I’ve been watching these movies for 10 years trying to get to the first one. So we are about to rapid fire these last four. Keeping the chronology straight, or trying to, has been some batshit insane shit to try and do because absolutely nothing about these movies makes sense.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Most Bat-Shit Fast and Furious Moments
In my covering every Fast and Furious movie we have of course learned that they abandoned physics long ago. The Fast and Furious movies seem to operate more like comic books than action movies, with very similar rules to its characters. And since so many of its characters have done some truly superhuman things I think that it's time we talk about it. These movies have truly done some insane things so I thought I would list out the top most insane things that these films have ever done.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks
Dating Shows
Netflix has exploded with the amount of reality content that they have been cranking out and none of it is good. However a lot of it is super messy and isn’t that what we all want from our reality tv? Reality takes no brain cells to consume or produce and that is why there is so much of it. Netflix and other streaming services can produce reality tv for basically nothing and they always find people who need just the most therapy making the season of whatever it is very entertaining for those of us that have done the therapy. So here we go, the worst (but best) reality tv shows from Netflix.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 months ago in Geeks