Super Hero Challenge Day 5

Day 5-Favorite Male Superhero

For this my initial pick is Batman, but at second glance I have to go to the X-Men (of course). I go with Gambit. There is just something about this character that I like. A contributing factor is definitely
his relationship with Rogue, who is amazing herself.

Super(hero) March Day 4

Day 4- Favorite Superhero Universe
So today I had to do some research just to be sure that I was answering the question correctly, I don't want to lie to you guys now. So a Superhero universe is, what I thought it was, the world that the characters live in. Meaning that Marvel has it's story lines/ universe while DC has a completely different story line set/universe. This probably won't come as a surprise to you guys, but my favorite superhero universe is Marvel. The majority of my favorite characters live within this world, so I  just can't say no to this universe. For those people that very specific as to which universe I pick, whether it be movie, comic book or a TV series; I don't have an answer for you quite yet as to my favorite.  However, I can tell you that Brian Singer's X-Men movies, while I adore the team do not top my list, neither does X-Men Evolution, for the simple fact that you CANNOT make Wolverine and Jean Grey completely different ages and take out such a key aspect of the story line.  Let me know what you think.

Superhero Month- Day 3

Day 3-Favorite Superhero Movie
Today is kinda tricky for me, but it might have to be Batman Forever. While I do love the X-men, for whatever reason this movie has a special place in my heart. It's by far my favorite out of the 90's series of Batman movies and I just couldn't "geek out" enough for the Christopher Nolan set. I urge you to give Batman Forever a second look or first if you haven't seen it yet.

Declaring March "The Month of the Superhero"

Since it is a new month, I have decided to attempt to do the 30 day Superhero challenge, wish me luck and hopefully there won't be too much doubling up in posts. Here it goes.

DAY 1- Very First Superhero You Ever Saw.

Wow! Starting it off really hard, I think the first Superhero I ever saw might have been Batman. I grew up around the time that Batman  Spider-man and The X-men all had there own cartoons, so it's tough to say which show I saw first, but I think it was Batman, specifically, the Batman from Batman: the animated series.


DAY 2- Favorite Superhero Show.
Definitely an easier question to answer. The X-men animated series it by far my favorite hands down. Love this show and watched some episodes of it in college when I was bored. Fair warning you will probably hear more about this team in future posts.





Til next time.

MTV's(not so) hilarious train wreck

MTV will never be know for it's wonderfully acted programming or it's ground-breaking reality shows for this generation. However, one of the new shows for this season is a train wreck every episode. This show is Are You the One?. It follows 20 single people (10 women and 10 men), who are horrible at dating as they try to find their "perfect match" amongst the group.

 Very few people on this show seem to actually want to find love, instead they're more interested in hooking up and  having fun. While there is nothing wrong with this attitude with the show pitched as people finding love in paradise, you might want to clue your cast in on that fact. I try to watch this show every week, almost due to the fact that I feel the need to finish out the show and see if they will win the million dollars. Ah yes I forgot to mention that they are competing to split the million dollar prize with the group if they can get 10 perfect matches in 10 weeks. Some of the cast are trying to  mastermind strategies as to how they can figure out who the perfect matches are.  I don't understand how you can mastermind a strategy for this game, unless it's be open for everything.

You know that there is 1 person in that house for you and when you are told by the "Truth Booth" that the 2 of you are not a perfect match during week 1, move on. Come on you've known each other for like 7 days if that. REALLY, you're so in love with person that you just met. REALLY!!! If you are not a match, then be open to the other people in the house, but maybe continue to have a friendship with the first person.

I guess that I just don't fully understand the appeal of this show and really just want it to be over. I don't really have a couple to root for, since the ones feature on screen are full of drama and nothing else. I kinda expect the group to fail in there quest for the million, just due to not everyone really getting the goal of being there. Since this show has morphed it's self from a dating show to find love to a competition to win money. As soon as money is involved everyone is in everyone's business about the relationships. This involvement ends up in fights and train wrecks of episodes. The fights also aren't that entertaining which makes it a disappointing.  Sorry MTV maybe the next dating show done will surge full speed ahead.

"Little Kid" Shows

To follow up on my post from before about guilty pleasure shows, today I feel the need to rant about those shows from your childhood that society says you should no longer watch but still do. One such show that I actually watching right now is Power Rangers. As a kid I watched this show with my brother every week and loved it, now it's just so funny. This show is just too corny to not laugh at. While it does have some good moments where it actually is serious, they are very few and far between.  This is when you remember that the show was created for children and take it with a grain of salt. However, the show still does what it is designed to do, entertain or more specifically make me laugh. It also does bring back good childhood memories.  I should also mention that in college on bad days I would watch clips or episodes online, so it hasn't been that long since I watched the show. At some point I have plans to do some sort of  Power Rangers top 10 list, whenever I develop one that I like. 

To continue with my rant, I just question why certain shows are frowned upon for adults to watch and it's almost assumed that at a certain point you should no longer watch these shows.  I still watch some of these shows from my childhood, and still find new and exciting things to enjoy about the shows. Digimon, Yu-gi-oh, and Pokemon are on this list along with Power Rangers. These shows bring back wonderful memories from my childhood and in the case of Digimon and Yu-gi-oh are some of my favorite shows.  I believe that shows and movies really don't have an "age limit"or a certain age in which you should no longer be watching a specific show or movie.  This concept is purely socially engineered and not an accurate statement or conclusion. So if you need me, I'll be sitting here watching Power Rangers today and maybe another day it will be Yu-gi-oh.

Til next time. 

The Guilty Pleasure confessions

Everyone has those 1 or 2 (or 5) shows that they watch but don't tell anybody about because they are somewhat embarrassed to admit that they watch these shows actively. Many guilty please shows fall under the reality TV category or are the target audience is teen girls and they involve a lot of high school drama.  For this blog I would like to reveal my guilty pleasure shows with you guys,  so i guess the secret will be out. when this blog is published.

sean & catherine, des & chris, and trista & ryan

The first guilty pleasure show is The Bachelor.  This show is so ridiculous, I watch it and I cringe at the majority of what the people say. However, I will admit that this show is what will coax me into buying the gossip magazines at the stores. The Bachelor and Bachelorette are just really fun shows to watch and kinda look at as an outsider, especially when people say, "This is my last chance for love" or words to that effect.   While you might not have found lasting love before, chances are there is someone out there for you, you just haven't met them yet. I find this very funny when the people who say this are in their early 20's.  I just think, "Really, this is your last chance for love and you're only 22? Really, did it cross your mind that you haven't lived much of your life yet? Did it?"  While I would like to point out that it has been proven that the process an work, see Trista & Ryan, Ashley & JP, Jason & Molly, Sean & Catherine,and most recently Des &Chris it seems that you have to be open and honest with yourself and the other people on the show. Though, I do have to admit that the most fun of watching this show is seeing the train wrecks and the happily ever afters that form.

collin- too damn good looking for his own good

 A similar show to The Bachelor/ Bacherloette is my next guilty pleasure show is actually a recent discovery for me and this show is Sweet Home Alabama. This show follows a Southern belle as she has to make a choice city or country, meaning will she find love with a country boy or a city guy.  This show is pretty funny just for the simple fact that the guys fight among each other so much.  I haven't seen season two in which it was girls fighting for a guy's love, but the guys fighting for a girl is so funny.  I do have to admit that the biggest draw that show has for me, is that I'm a country girl so I know a lot of guys like the ones on the show.  While The Bachelor does give more one liners than this show, it's still good for an amazing laugh.  Since, I just discovered this show I don't have as much to rant about except how good looking Collin is.

mash up

The next guilty pleasure shows are mainly from my childhood and shows that I continue to watch, because they are just too much fun not too. These shows are Yu-gi-oh and Power Rangers, while I fully admit that I shouldn't be watching these shows anymore, I really just can't help myself and would like to take this moment to let you know that I very much a nerd and very proud of this fact. These shows bring out the inner nerd in me and just make me feel like a kid again. These shows are dumb and just kinda fun to watch when you are having a lazy day or want some background noise.

yu-gi, kaiba, noah

What about you, what are your favorite guilty pleasure shows?