Film Fridays: Top 2020 Film and TV
(12/19/20 3:46am)
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Approximately a year after graduating from the University of Richmond in 2005, alum Matt Landau purchased a vacation rental company in Panama. Seven years later, he is the founder and brain behind Vacation Rental Marketing Blog (VRMB), a company dedicated to helping vacation renters and property managers build successful and sustainable businesses, according to its website.
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers. The views and opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of The Collegian.
Just like most other college students who are missing their friends, social activities and busy calendars, I have had to look for alternative forms of entertainment during quarantine.
Nowadays too many programs focus on the same cliche topics. You have your run-of-the-mill comedy about dysfunctional families. You have all too realistic sci-fi shows. Come on, the point is to make an unbelievable world, that is the intriguing part of the genre. Then there is the simplistic drama which has one simple goal that almost never comes to a quick resolution. "Lost," anyone? The producers milked a couple of seasons out of a show that could have been resolved in one. I am not indicting these shows because frankly some of them are my favorites; however, I do want to see some more variety occasionally.
Senior Zhivko Illeieff came back from Spring Break this semester and noticed that there was something different about the University of Richmond. As he walked through the commons, through the library, through the dining hall and through academic buildings, Illeieff saw televisions.
"Spartacus" is a new, awesome take on pornography. I suppose it could be categorized as a historical time-period fetish series -- nothing gets me going like the Third Servile War!
Just as some shows overstay their welcome, others are cut down in their prime. Here are some shows that should not have been canceled:
All good TV shows must come to an end lest they become tiresome and repetitive. Series that can last as long as say, "Seinfeld," are very few and of a very specific breed. These are some shows that have overstayed their welcome:
In the spirit of the New Year I have decided to give some shows a chance that I normally wouldn't consider watching. What did I learn from this? Be less open-minded.
NBC's "30 Rock" and "Community" returned last week to continue their 6th and 2nd seasons, respectively (my Thursdays just got a lot better). Both shows returned in prime form.
This past fall was an especially good season in television.
Avid fans of the hit MTV reality series, "The Real World," — a show where strangers become roommates for five months while working together — probably know that Season 22 in Cancun has come to an end and a new season in Washington, D.C., is about to premiere. Richmonders who want to be a part of Season 24 do not have to venture far from campus to do so. Bunim/Murray Productions casting directors will be holding an open call this Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Capital Ale House, 623 East Main Street, Richmond, Va., 23219.
Ron George spoke Wednesday night at the Jepson Alumni Center about his daughter's battle with anorexia and bulimia, which led to her death. George's speech was part of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
"The Skin of Our Teeth," a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Thornton Wilder, will be presented by the University of Richmond's department of theatre and dance starting Nov. 19.
The Olympics are finished and you're feeling lost in a sea of "Lifetime" movies and reality TV. It's time to stop watching "Brooke Knows Best" and get ready for the official fall TV season to begin. Here is a preview of returning favorites and promising premieres:
The surprisingly nice weather last week has taken my mind away from finals and has got me looking forward to the imminent days of summer. You know what that means, don't you? Three of my favorite annual television traditions are almost here.