When The Expanse first aired on the SyFy Channel (spell it correctly, you reprobates) Mr. Elyse was super excited because he was a fan of the books the show was based on. It took me a few episodes to get there, but this is now one of my favorite TV shows and I’m so excited for Season 3 to drop in April. The Expanse is a richly developed sci-fi world where political tensions have run high. … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: The Expanse
I made the mistake of putting on Nailed It (now streaming on Netflix) in the hopes of being able to read with some background noise, but it was a giant fail. Instead, I wound up watching all six episodes in one sitting, with tears streaming down my face. It’s seriously the most fun and entertaining show I’ve ever watched. Period. As a fan of cooking shows, I often have a sweet spot for dessert challenges … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Nailed It
We’re always on the hunt for awesome TV shows we should be watching. This guest Stuff You Should Be Watching is brought to us by Rhoda Baxter. Rhoda writes contemporary romance with a hint of British cynicism. She likes to write about smart women and nice men. She lives in East Yorkshire, England. Her latest book is Girl In Trouble . Rhoda can be found wittering on about science, comedy and cake on her website … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Project MC²
I have a few movies that I have on my laptop for watching on plane purposes. They are PG13 and generally inoffensive because I don’t know what kind of person will be sitting an inch to my left, so I don’t want to make anyone uncomfortable with anything that had nudity or a lot of violence in it. One of those movies is The Devil Wears Prada – which is, in general, a better movie than … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: The Bold Type
So what happens when the first woman is called up to a Major League Baseball team? This is the story of Ginny Baker, a 23 year old phenom pitcher who is called up by the San Diego Padres as a starting pitcher. She’s good, she’s beautiful, and she’s got the expectations of millions of women and girls on her shoulders. In addition, this is the story of the team around her – Mike Lawson (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Pitch
There’s a lot of interesting things coming to television this fall, but the thing I was looking forward to the MOST was Queen Sugar, Ava DuVerney’s (the director of Selma) series about a set of siblings played by Rutina Wesley (True Blood, Hannibal), Dawn-Lyen Gardner (A number of character roles in shows like ER, Castle, and Heroes, along with many stage credits), and Kofi Siriboe (Awkward, Straight Outta Compton) coping with their inheritance of 800 acres … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Queen Sugar
The Kettering Incident is an eight episode mini-series full of gothic creepiness and X-Files-y appeal available for binge watching on Amazon (it’s free with Prime!). It’s the perfect show to watch while basking in late-summer early-fall AC and knitting a bunch of Conversationalist hats by Plucky Knitter. Not that I did that (I totally did that). This mini series originally premiered in Australia on Foxtel. It’s set in Tasmania, in the beautiful, dark, primeval Kettering Forest. … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: The Kettering Incident
As we face the 2016 Circus/Election Cycle on Meth, we’re in a place we haven’t been since 1996: a presidential election without Jon Stewart. Change is hard. Change is scary. Thankfully, a number of Daily Show Alums have stepped up to that job, but there’s one very specific alumna that’s a beacon of Canadian light and snark. She’s the only woman on late-night. She’s Samantha Bee. Full Frontal is a late night talk show that … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
The internet to me is like the Matrix to Neo. I am plugged in at all times. However, even if you concern yourself with the goings on of the internet only 10% of the time in the last two months, odds are you’ve seen something about Amy Schumer. Because that girl is killing it right now. Season four of Inside Amy Schumer premiered this week and you can catch it on Thursdays at 10pm EST. She already … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Inside Amy Schumer
We like to recap and talk about shows that we think romance readers might like, and that we want to help attain a wider audience. Last year we recapped The Librarians episode by episode, and it’s back this year for season 2 on TNT in the US. (Yay!) We’re not recapping it since we’ve got other shows on the schedule – but I would feel terrible if y’all missed out on seeing the Seriously Smoking Hot Bad Guy. Now, … Continue reading SYSBW: Hot Villain Alert on The Librarians, Season 2
Episode two of crazysauce ballet drama opens with Claire’s broken phone on the sidewalk. Cut to a shot of her brother (the one that was previously jerking off while talking to her) trying to reach her and getting a message that the number has been disconnected. He’s in Claire’s room and sees a NYC poster and AHA! He’s figured out where she is. Meanwhile Claire is trying unsuccessfully to wash the lipstick stain out of … Continue reading Flesh and Bone Episode Two: Cannon Fodder
