Reel Thursday: Drop Dead Diva.

Now, now. I will be writing about an American series on Reel Thursday like what I did back then for How I Met Your Mother. I got no new movies to ramble about so I'm pushing this. Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama series that's still airing and now in its fifth season. I'm still on season one though and will be talking about what I think based from what I've already watched, which is the first episode.

Drop Dead Diva is about a girl, Deb, who ends up inhabiting Jane's (a lawyer) body after they both got into separate accidents. Both girls should already be dead, but Deb, upon entering the pearly gates, presses the "return" button and ends up returning to Earth and in Jane's body. Now, Deb's soul is in Jane's body but Jane's mind (with a high IQ) is still the same, so Deb now is not only back in Earth in a different body, but also became somehow smarter than she was.

Deb in her original body.

Jane before the accident.

Jane, now inhabited by Deb's soul.

Now, Deb's boyfriend is a new employee at Jane's workplace, and so Deb will be able to still interact with his boyfriend, but only in Jane's body. The sad thing is that Deb (while in Jane's body) found out that his boyfriend was already planning to propose to her but sadly, she died before that happened.

What I like about this series is that Jane's character, a lawyer who's deemed as insecure, was given the chance to live her life (albeit not really "her") differently. With Deb in her body, her life will change and everyone around her might eventually change what they think about her. Deb will be able to prove that Jane is not just a boring lawyer who's easily bullied but her good points, her selflessness and intelligence, will be able to shine. 

Since I'm only in the first episode, questions like "Where's Jane's soul now?" is still bugging me. I hope that in the future episodes, Jane's soul will make an appearance. I also have some ideas as to what might happen to Jane's soul, but I'll just keep it to myself and when my guess is right, I'll be able to say, "That's what I thought would happen!"

Finally, I'd like to thank my student for sharing me this wonderful series that I will definitely watch until the end. When she shared to me the synopsis of this series, I was really interested and it is, without a doubt, worth watching.

Reel Thursday: How I Met Your Mother

(This post is so text heavy that I decided to put random screen captures of my favorite scenes from How I Met Your Mother between paragraphs)

I know, I know. How I Met Your Mother is not a movie, and I dedicate Thursdays for movies. Sometimes you just got to change the rules in accordance to time and changes of generations because believe it or not (believe it!!), dinosaurs do not exist anymore and guess what, Jose Rizal is not alive anymore! Do you realize that people? Our ancient rules have got to change because what's unusual then is not that unusual anymore at this day. If we keep on clinging to the past, there wouldn't be a chance for us to develop and look forward to many many years of discovery and innovation. 

Let's go to the mall by Robin Sparkles

I got off topic didn't I? I was just pointing out how rules CAN be changed must there be a NEED for it and so Reel Thursday would still be called Reel Thursday but with Western series included and not just movies. For those of you who aren't aware of what How I Met Your Mother is, well, I know you google a lot and within seconds you'll be able to find out what that LEGEN - wait for it - DARY series is all about. On the other hand, die hard fangirls and boys like me already knew what that legendary joke was all about. Or do you want to slap bet on it? Hah.

The Scuba Diver, a hidden play in Barney's Playbook.

I see these kinds of series, by these kinds of series I meant those like How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM), Friends, The Big Bang Theory, and New Girl, as a companion. I see them as friends who accompany me through my lonely nights or even make me laugh when I'm feeling very down. They're all friends in the series, a part of a group; and watching them makes me feel like I'm one of them too. Another thing that I love about series like these is the realizations that it can bring people. I may not be their age but seeing them struggling with it while having other people to turn to with the same problems is really touching and I get very inspired by them. 

When they finally found the Best Burger in New York.

How I Met Your Mother is special to me because it is the first American sitcom that I watched and totally loved. Now that it's almost coming to an end, season 9 being the last season, and the mere fact that the Mother was finally revealed to the public even before Ted met her, is a huge leap from the otherwise long yet fun ride the HIMYM team took us in. I will definitely miss this series and will make lots and lots of posts about it (like I did when I finished Friends, I ranted out on Twitter and Tumblr) in this blog. For the mean time, I'll enjoy some of the old episodes while sipping hot tea and being all snuggly inside my comforter.

Check this out. Ted's kids ranting out to their father about him telling all sorts of (inappropriate) stories to his children and not letting them go anywhere for eight long years until he finishes the story of how he met their mother.

Girls just want to have fun.

I come home in the morning light,
My mother says "When you gonna live your life right?"
Oh, mother, dear,
We're not the fortunate ones,
And girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh, girls,
Just wanna have fun.

The phone rings in the middle of the night,
My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?"
Oh, daddy, dear,
You know you're still number one,
But girls,
They wanna have fu-un,
Oh, girls, just wanna have..
That's all they really want...
Some fun...

Cyndi Lauper's song Girls just want to have fun not only is pleasing to hear, but also tells a truthful story.

As I am entering my 20's, I am slowly realizing how life is not always easy to fathom. Like in Ms. Lauper's song, her parents keep asking her what she plans to do with her life. I, admittedly, am also bombarded with that question. I said earlier that life itself is not easy to understand. I say that because there's so many things that I want to do and yes, one of them is to have fun like what Ms. Lauper continuously informed the public with her song. Girls just want to have fun, but that doesn't mean that people will leave us girls alone and let us have all the fun. Unfortunately, not all we want will be understood by many. Nevertheless, the main thing that this song imparts me is that people could (badly!) judge our decisions but it is up to us to have fun, to just not care about what they think and move forward with our lives.

On a slightly different yet related note, I have finished the first season of the HBO series Girls. Lena Dunham, the creator, writer and star of Girls, once mentioned in an interview that Girls is not like Gossip Girl or Sex in the City. The series itself is unique because the story that it tells is what happens between Gossip Girl (teenage years) and Sex in the City (adult-ready-to-get-married-years). The series tackles the "quarter-life crisis" which many young adults go through especially after graduating from college and starting their careers. Girls (the series) communicates to its audience the crisis these young adults (especially women) like me go through and how they cope with it. It portrayed the issues in a hilarious way yet you can feel its weight on the characters. 

My thoughts: Not all of us has their own future planned. Some might do so, but it is not guaranteed that it would push through. There is no guarantee that what we want ourselves to be would be there in just a snap. There is no guarantee that what we planned to do next will be what we really do next. Sometimes the world just plays with us just a bit to shake us, to temporarily prevent us from looking forward to our goals. However, it is up to us to be strong and not let the world have its fun of ruining our plans and permanently erasing our real intentions from our hearts and minds. To end this entry, I present to you a photo of us Girls, having fun.

Don't open, dead inside. (A "The Walking Dead" Post!)

I recently finished all three seasons of The Walking Dead. Reasons for getting into the bandwagon? My  parents watch it and my sister was also curious. It's too creepy for me to watch alone on my computer so it's much better watching it on TV with my family. My parents won't also argue with what I watch because they also watch it! Haha. So, I finished it for a week and I am hooked. What sort of woman would not want Daryl Dixon? And may I add that he's wonderful archer? You see, I have a thing for people/characters who holds them bow and arrows. 

Would you look at that? Mm-hmm. (Photo from Wikipedia)

What I love about the series is how it depicts the modern society using the "post-apocalyptic" life. Even though the way of life has changed dramatically, the issues that we are facing currently are quite the same as what they're going through, except for the walkers. Another thing that made me hooked is the zombies/walkers/biters. I am not much of a fan of zombies although I found Zombieland and Warm Bodies awesome. I kind of find the idea of zombies intriguing. In The Walking Dead, zombies die completely when something pierces through their semi-dead brains. These types of ideas get me more and more curious. Many ideas or information about walkers were tackled in the show and I got more into them. And well, basically, Daryl. (Kidding! But really..)

Finally, one question that is lingering on my mind after watching The Walking Dead is how the hell did it start? What the fugg happened while Rick was in a coma? I hope I can find out on the next episode/season of The Walking Dead!