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Best of 2013: Series

Morning 🙂

Welcome to my first post of the Best of 2013 Series. Today’s post contains the best series I watched this year. Some of them were produced before 2013.

Sons of Anarchy Season 1 and 2 (2008 and 2008-2009 respectively)

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The Sons of Anarchy is an outlaw motorcycle club who makes their cash in dealing in illegal arms. Jax Teller, the son of the now deceased founder, starts questioning the club’s directions when he finds documents his father had written. Season one and two follows the drama and violence that surrounds Jax Teller (played by Charlie Hunnam) and the rest of the crew.

I really had no idea I would love this series so much. I perceive it as a MAN Show, meaning guys find it awesome to watch and ladies suffer through it (okay, watching Charlie Hunnam isn’t suffering, I mean the storyline). There is some pretty intense drama in here, and I was appalled at the amount of violence. That said; the show is extremely captivating.  I really went straight into the second season just so I could know what happened. I am planning on starting the third season pretty soon, and I really hope the drama continues.

The Carrie Diaries Season 1 2013

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This is the frothiest show on my list. It is really cute and fluffy, and I know for a fact some people will chew off their wrists if they were forced to watch this. I enjoyed it though. It is senseless fun, and it is nice seeing the iconic Carrie Bradshaw suffer through high school. The show needs to develop a more intense storyline if it wants to survive another season though. They aren’t using Carrie’s acting ability to her full potential, and the story sadly flattens out sometimes.

Suits Season 1 and 2 2011, 2012-2013 respectively

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I LOVE THIS SHOW. I heard rumors about its amazing entertainment value from many people, but only when my friend Zoë started raving I knew I would have to try it out.

Suits tells the tale of how a genius kid, Mike, manages to convince the excellent Harvey Specter to hire him as attorney at the law firm he works for, Pearson Hardman. Harvey teaches Mike to be a cutthroat lawyer like himself, while fielding attacks from all sides.

I don’t often watch law-drama. It isn’t a bad field, but I’m not able to say that it is my favourite avenue to explore. That is why this show is so refreshing to watch. It manages to bring all the lawyers to a glamorous stage, while showing how sneaky and underhand they really are. Harvey Specter is one of my favorite characters to watch in television – he is brilliant, hardworking, and brutally honest and looks great in a suit. His secretary Donna is a prime example of what a secretary should be – sarcastic, efficient and protective to whom she serves.

I can’t wait for season three!

Supernatural Season 5 2009-2010

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Season 4 should have been called “The season where Sam shows what a selfish brat he is”. I didn’t enjoy it too much, really. I am so glad season 5 is back to a place where Sam is a little less selfish and thus a little less annoying. The inclusion of Castiel is brilliant, and he is well portrayed. I have been warned that season six is really not good, so I guys this will be the last of the Winchester brothers for me. It better end well!

The Mentalist Season 4 2011-2012

Patrick Jane continues his hunt for Red John, a brilliant serial killer who murdered his family. Every time Patrick thinks he is close to finding him, Red John eludes once again, and most of the time someone dies. The Mentalist is a brilliant series, and Simon Baker is at his best here. He is the embodiment of Patrick Jane is like Robert Downey Jnr is the embodiment of Tony Stark. I really have to watch season 5 to see whether he finally captures Red John – this series is on a knife point of becoming repetitive.

What shows did you enjoy this year?

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5 Things Friday: 5 shows to watch

Happy Friday the 13th!

This week was horrible. Imagine everything going wrong, and then going wrong again. We have had our generator fail at work (a big problem when the lab’s freezers can’t keep samples frozen), pipes had burst, birds attacked people by flying through the shaft, which held the bursting pipe – it was that kind of week.

Watching series always makes me feel better. It is so much easier dealing with other people’s problems than our own, even if they are fictional. Here are 5 of the best shows I have watched this year.

The Mentalist Season Four

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At the end of season three, Patrick shoots and kills the man he suspects of being Red John. Season Four starts with his arrest, and his quest to become free again. How will Patrick get out of trouble this time?

It wouldn’t be on my list if I didn’t think the show was good, but I really enjoyed this one. It is fantastically intelligent and entertaining, and they even manage to keep the cases fresh. I enjoyed the inclusion of Luther Wainwright. Finally a person on Patrick’s intellectual level! Speaking of Patrick, how phenomenal is Simon Baker in his portrayal?

Without giving away too much, I just want to say I hope Season Five brings some closure to many parts of the storyline. The show is in danger of becoming very stretched out if some plots don’t close down.

The Carrie Diaries Season One

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The only new series on this list, The Carrie Diaries was much more enjoyable than I would have expected. Truly, it is extremely frivolous, so it is great to watch on a day where you just don’t want to think.

The show revolves around the teenager Carrie Bradshaw, the main character in the very successful Sex and the City franchise.

The second season needs to have a more structured sequence of events, and a real storyline. A little more originality wouldn’t hurt as well.

The Carrie Diaries is a good, entertaining and short series, but if you seek something more complex, I wouldn’t recommend it.

Sons of Anarchy Season One and Two (I freaked out it is so good)

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Read reviews here and here.

I made the huge mistake of watching episode one of season three while on my stationery bike at home. I nearly fell off. I am not capable of being emotionally detached from it. It is shocking, amoral and violent, but the suspense keeps me going back for more each time. Every episode is jam packed with drama, and you simply can’t stop.

Obviously, I love it. Go watch it.

Supernatural Season Three

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The favorite Winchester boys return and they desperately search for a way to save Dean’s soul. On the way they hunt and kill demons, vampires, werewolves and pretty much every supernatural creature they can find.

I have only watched until season three so far, and I am still impressed with how the show is created and presented. Even though the show is relatively serious, the team still manages to bring humor to it.

I am perpetually irritated with Sam, but his character is an essential part of the show, and Dean has lost too much to lose his brother as well.

Season three is a short season, so it can be a quick watch. The series ended as I expected it would, but the end made it possible for season four to start with a bang (I hope)

Pretty Little Liars Season Three

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It is the one show I never expected to like, but I devoured season one and two. They were both brilliant, but season three struck me as mediocre. It is one of those shows that needs to reach a conclusion, but never does. It seems silly to take the girls to university with A still stalking them, but it would seem if they don’t find him/her by season Four, the show is going to go down the drain.

The show is entertaining and suspenseful, but it seems to follow the structure of season one and two, and they only add in a few more villains.

This is definitely a girl show, so if you are one, you will enjoy some of it.

Have you watched any of these shows? Which other ones would you recommend?

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