Alexandrea Callaghan
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Certified nerd, super geek and very proud fangirl.
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Avatar the Last Airbender
There are many things flying around the internet about Netflix’s live action Avatar the Last Airbender series. Fans of the original animated series have been holding out cautious hope for a while now and we have expectations. This is one of the most definitively perfect shows of all time and the choice to turn it into a live action after the execution of the film was a bold one. The series releases on the 22nd and fans are already pointing out the horrendous choices that the creatives have made. Perhaps the first mistake is the creatives opening their mouths about the unnecessary changes that they have decided to make. Perhaps the problem was choosing to make the series in the first place, either way we have things that NEED to happen in this show. Without them the show will fail and the fans will do everything in their power to make sure that it never gets a chance at a second season.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Behind the Trend
Occasionally a streaming service (mostly Netflix) will drop a short series that takes over the internet for a few weeks and sometimes months. They are mostly flash in the pan type things, the internet has no attention span. And I mostly try to avoid them until the hype dies down. Because like it or not we are all moldable and I'd like to avoid group think. So I wait until the internet is over it before watching anything that generates that much attention. I like to see if the hype was worth it. So here we go with our first behind the trend watch: Inventing Anna.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
The Best of Buffy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the greatest shows of all time. It perfected the monster of the week format while still running a greater storyline underneath. It has some great characters and character development. And of course it has some big gaping flaws because Joss Whedon’s personality did in fact seep into the show. So I will be discussing all of it season by season in the simplest way possible. I am trying this thing where I talk about the things that I love but not in such an in depth way that they become homework for me. So in a very broad strokes way this is my Best of Buffy article for season 1.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
The Most Skippable Episodes of Buffy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an incredible show. Hell, it's the show that made me want to be a writer. That said it was a network show. Now that just means that they needed a minimum number of episodes which also means that not every episode was gold. So this is my list of skippable Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes. We are going season by season.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
How the Oscars Work
As we are nearing the end of awards season with the Oscar’s approaching I am still seeing just so much wrong information being given out and I hate it. So I am going to clarify a few things here. It seems the general public has 0 idea how film eligibility for awards works (which would be harmless and fine if everyone didn’t act like they knew everything). This information that I am about to distill comes directly from the very free and accessible academy rules available on their website, so there should be no debate or question.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Top 20 TV Shows of All Time
My husband and I were looking at IMDBs list of the 150 greatest shows of all time, which is entirely based off of their IMDB rating. Some of the list was excellent and some was rather questionable so I decided to go ahead and rank my top 20 shows of all time. I say rank but really these are in the order in which they popped into my head and they were not sorted beyond that.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Oscar Nominations
So the Oscar nominations were released and there was not a single category in which all of the nominations were earned. There was a lot of internet outrage and discussion about the lack of certain Barbie nominations but quite frankly that was the least of the academy’s problems this year. So instead of picking apart everything that was wrong I am simply going to put forth what each category's nominations should have been. This is what the Oscar nominations would look like if the academy wasn’t sexist and racist and stupid.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Best Christopher Eccelston Episodes
The first of the New Who Doctors only got 1 season. That remains one of the saddest things in the Doctor Who universe because Christopher Eccelston was a seriously incredible Doctor. And he was the perfect bridge between the old and the new. The reality here is that there is only 1 episode of this season that you could possibly skip. Because it is British television the seasons are so much shorter so when I say we did not get enough time with Christopher Eccelston I really really mean it. I’m gonna go ahead and say that you should absolutely watch the entire season because it is so beautifully written. That said, here is my list of the best Eccelston episodes.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Ranking Doctors
Before we go into Ncuti’s run as the Doctor and before I make my first journey to Gallifrey One I wanted to go ahead and make a ranking list of the Doctors. Now obviously this is entirely based on my preferences and what I have seen. I haven’t watched all of everyone’s seasons because the writing just didn’t connect with me as well and that's okay. I am excited for the new season and I can’t wait to see Ncuti really step into the role. We will go from most awesome to least awesome.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Killers of the Flower Moon
Lily Gladwell just became the first native woman to ever win a Golden Globe and though I do not put too much stock in the Golden Globes it was still a great moment. That said, as happy as I am for her, I didn’t see Killers of the Flower Moon in theaters. And as it is inevitably going to be an Oscar contender I needed to see it before nominations came out. I will say that I resisted this movie because I really don’t like Scorsese. His movies are boring and repetitive and I take issue with anyone who appoints themselves the end all, be all of film. That said, I am going into this movie a little bit biased against him. So here we go with my official review of Killers of the Flower Moon.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Mean Girls
Mean Girls is finally released in theaters and I have some thoughts. The first of them being that the internet's top complaint is that they didn’t know that it was a musical. I am going to say this is the nicest way possible, if you didn’t know that this movie was a musical you are stupid. There was a teaser trailer and 2 longer trailers. In the teaser Renee Rapp SINGS “I am Regina George”. In both longer trailers there are AT LEAST 4 scenes of dancing. On the poster there is a treble clef in the A of Mean Girls and there is a music note ring on Regina’s finger. The only way you walked into the movie not knowing it was a musical was if you are completely brain dead.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Ranking the Films of 2023
I saw right around 50 films last year, I wanted to make sure when Oscar time came I had the most thorough picture of what could be nominated for awards as well as having a well informed opinion on what I think should win. I saw most of the Oscar nominees last year and it really made it more enjoyable to watch the award show. So here we go a full ranking of all the films I have seen this year.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
