Once upon a time

For those of you out there that love tv shows about fantasy like characters look no further than Once Upon a Time.  The show premiered I  2011on the ABC network because thats the disney network. I love Disney and disney movies I'm a nineties kid through and through and us ninties kids love our cartoons. So Once Upon a time was right up my alley.

The show is about what happens when the characters of our favorite fairytale are forced to live in the real world. The idea of the stories are esentially the same but there's twists and the interweaving between the fairytales is pretty good too.

The characters are stuck in our modern world and the only one who can save them is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. 

Now that I have seen all 3 seasons I can honestly say that even though I'm a little over the revealing numerous backstabbing family members I'm so  glad that my favourite character is no longer evil. Well not as evil as she used to be.

The show stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Lana Parilla, Josh Dallas  and Jennifer Morrison  as the heroes and one villan that are most important to the plot. Ginnifer sometimes gets on my nerves but thats just because I dont like her face. I just dont think she is pretty enough to be Snow White or a main character.  Plus everytime I see her I think of "hes just not that into you." 

Verdict:  Watch this show if you enjoyed Disney movies as a kid and if you ever wondered about what happens after the end.  Sometimes the show can get a little corny and a tad repetetive but belive me that its like wine and it just gets better with time. Do not watch if you hate magical realism or vengeful people.

House of cards

This show was one of the few political shows to grab my attention. Hearlded by Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright its just a tour de force that literally hooks you in.

The show is about Frank Underwood and his ascension up the political echelon to the most loftiest and powerful  place in the world. The Presidency.  He is the house whip, which if your like me and had to google, is the person who gets the houses to agree by whiping the votes through deals and agreements.

I dare anyone to watch this show and stop at just one episode. Its just so good and the second season is even better than the first.

Now Frank Underwood was a good house whip but he had loftier ambitions and when the current president fucked him over he decided to make his own way up.  Helped by his equally conniving and beautiful wife Claire he uses bribery, blackmail, and sheer ruthlessness to get what he believes is best.

I love Kevin Spacey.  Look up the Jimmy Fallon  " Talk Dirty to me" and you will love him to. On this show I just cant see anyone being  any better than him. I mean Frank is almsot sociopathic in his quest for presidency. And I love him for that. I love the way he breaks the wall and talks  to the camera. I love that the show always surprises me. I just love this show.

There was one character in the first season that I didnt like, mainly because I dont like the actress, hated her in AHS:Murderhouse too, but happily she is not in season 2 for very long. Also for a show that isnt on HBO or USA or NBC its a great show. Its spectacularly written and brilliantly executed. Netflix has a big hit. I was very upset that they did not win any Emmys. But there is always next year.

My verdict is: Take a weekend and BINGE WATCH BOTH SEASONS!!!

Charmed

This is the first show I watched from beginning to end. I watched the season finale my first episode. I got into it a little late.  When I got Netflix back in 2010 I decided to start fresh. 
The show is about three sisters who discover that they are witches. But not just witches but the chosen ones. Meaning they are the ones chosen to defeat all evil *insert dramatic music here* they had a minor cast change in season 4 but overall the show was pretty awesome.  I love magical realism and even though some of the writing, ok most of it, wasn't to original I still loved it.

My favorite sister had to be Piper. She was the middle sister at first and then became the eldest. I loved her power.  

The show is also a really geeat way to hear some forgotten but decent songs from the late 90's early '00's . Orgy, Blue Oyster Cult, Blue October and  a shitton of others played at P3 the club that Piper owned. And lets not forget the amazing theme song! A remake of the smiths , "how soon is now" .

The show lasted 7 seasons and if you ask me it was one season to much.  I think it lasted so long because of the shows premise it was like nothing else on air. I was not a fan of the seventh season at all. I hated HATED the character Billie, played by Kaley Cuoco. She was supposed to be a witch who wad looking for a sister but ughh she just managed to be extra annoying.

The first three seasons were the best. I loved Prue and her powet I loved the dynamic between the sisters.  However Shannon Doherty was a bitch to everyone so she got killed off. Enter Rose McGowan remember her? The one with the see through dress who briefly dated Marilyn Manson? Yeah she was as pointless then as that dress and relationship. 

Verdict: watch the first 3 seasons and maybe the fourth if you want to get to know Paige but then skip immediately to the shows finale episode.