To Get Away With Murder, Sleepy Hollow, And The Walking Dead

I still remember watching the final episode of The Wire, feeling that it was a unique show that wouldn't possibly have a match in the field. I reasearched on similar shows and I finally found out about The Shield. It's another cop/crime show, and you can see that the world is almost the same. Yes, characters are not identical and there are more numbered in The Wire, but there's still that feeling- the feeling of watching real life going on in front of you.

Washington Irving, is the author of the tale “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” that was written in the nineteenth century (Baym 25). Irving was born in New York City on April 3rd, 1783 and was the last of eleven children. At home, Irving read a wide range of English literature and delighted in many other writers, including Shakespeare, Oliver Goldsmith, and Laurence Sterne. In 1830 Irving bought and began refurbishing a house along the Hudson River near Tarrytown (Baym 25). The beginning of Irving’s tale opens up with the description of the charming Hudson Valley region of Sleepy Hollow near Tarrytown. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” represents a popular tale in Irving’s book, The Sketch Book (Baym 25). It’s ghostly tale that talks about a mysterious Headless Horseman that is said to be a Hessian trooper who lost his head by a cannon ball during battle. It is said that every night the Headless Horseman roams the countryside in search of his head. There is an unlikely hero in this tale named Ichabod Crane, but to the people of Sleepy Hollow the real hero is Brom Bones.

FOX: On Monday nights at 9:00pm on FOX an hour-long show called The Following comes on, it is not a comedy but it does appeal to some of the same target audience. The show that comes on right before The Following is Bones, which is another crime show. Research shows that our target audience finds interest in the crime shows, therefore although Bones does not come on at the same time, it is possible that the target audience will decide to watch one show over the other.

The good news is that many of the other original cast members are coming back as regulars or just for cameos.

The requirement for the second paper in this Understanding Films course was focused in on a film selection based on films from 1970 to 2000. The film I choose this week was obviously True Grit, a film released in 2010 and directed by the Coen brothers Ethan and Joel. This film was a phenomenal time piece set in the mid to late 1800’s starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Hailee Steinfeld. The choice for this film came because of the impact the Coen brothers have had on Hollywood for the better of three decades. They are renowned for several films including The Big Lebowski, Fargo, and No Country for Old Men. Several of these films made by the Coen brothers have been nominated for Academy Awards for best screenplay as well winning best screenplay for Fargo and No Country for Old Men.

BLOOD SISTERS: The Osage Murders is a proposed new limited TV series. This series has a very strong

d “The Devil and Tom Walker” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” by Washington Irving, there are a lot of characteristics of Romantic literature. These three short stories are exemplary of the literature produced during a time referred to as the Romantic Period in American Literature. I’ll be pointing out these characteristics and relating them to these stories. These characteristics include poetic experimentation, rebellion, and emotion.

It will feature some of the show's most memorable moments, great music and the lasting love story to an entirely new generation.

Societal standards today push for a stereotypical American dream. In reality, dreams are not restricted to only one type. In regards to No Country for Old Men, American Beauty, and The Shawshank Redemption, the characters uphold their own interpretations of what they want from life. Llewelyn Moss and Anton Chigurh strive for money and the mission. Lester Burnham seeks out revitalization. Andy Dufresne always kept hope that freedom would come to him. These characters display a general overview of what humans truly want out of life and not the false dreams established by the unrealistic standards of society. There is no universal want that applies to all humans. Only happiness can be considered universal; all of the

The Following is a drama TV shows written by Kevin Williamson and was run on Fox network. The first season starts with a pilot first episode. Former FBI agent Ryan Hardy is called out of retirement and on board as a consultant when a serial killer he arrested many years before, Joe Carroll, escapes from prison killing several guards in the process. Even though agent Hardy caught Carroll, he paid a high price. He was stabbed in the heart and after that he had to live with a pacemaker, which lead to his retirement. He's also on a disability pension. Carroll was an English professor with an obsession for the works of Edgar Allen Poe. Now that he's out, Hardy is certain he will go after Sarah Fuller, his last victim who managed to survive the attack. FBI agents realized too late that Carroll spent much of his time in prison on the library and using the Internet and was able to contact a great numbers of his admirers through letters, dedicated websites, blogs, chat room, and online forums. Having access to a source of communication with his fans, Carroll was able to develop a cult-like following of people that not only worships him, but willing to carry on

Fun fact, more than 98 percent of Americans in the world watch television in the comfort of their own homes. Television happens to to be the number one pacifier that has America’s eyes glued when their favorite television show comes on at 9 o’clock. When people’s favorite television shows come on television all eyes are staggered and lips are shut. The most popular drama television shows in America today are Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, and Empire. Every week the demand for these television shows hits the roof. Viewers love to see what happens next in each season, each week and every second it comes on television. The characters seem so real and everybody that watches these shows try to find ways to connect with the characters.

Finally! The Walking Dead has returned and so have my recaps. I know most of my blog lately has been recaps and I'm really sorry for that! I have been feeling unmotivated lately when it comes to photographing things and writing but I'm trying to work on some things so that I can create more varying content for you all.

The Hunger Game series: As you’ve probably heard, read, and/or seen by now, there’s a new blockbuster franchise on the block, and in the last ten days it’s already made $362 million. It’s headed easily north of $500 million and probably above $700 million, plus another nine-figure haul on DVD and Blu-ray, not to mention merchandising. The sequel, entitled Catching Fire, is already scheduled for a November 2013 release, and will likely build on the mega-success of the first film. There’s also talk of turning the third and

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Many people know the heart wrenching feeling of finishing a spectacular television series. After binge watching every single episode for months on end, there are no more episodes left to obsess over. So the question becomes, "what happens now?" For television viewers searching for a new horror show filled with drama, The Duffer Brothers created the perfect television series entitled Stranger Things. Will Byers, an average middle schooler, encounters a gigantic, faceless creature on his way home from his friend's house. Discovering he disappeared the next morning, his family and friends struggle to understand the peculiar situation, stumbling upon strange occurrences and strange children along the way. It is important for a horror