Don Keefer Appreciation- Newsroom (Monocle Wasp)

Ok, back in season 1 of Newroom I never thought I would be creating a Don Keefer appreciation post. But here we are in Season 2 and I believe that along with Sloan and Neal he is one of my favourite characters.

 What caused this miraculous change of heart? Weren't you all over Jim Harper like gum in hair?

Why yes, yes I was and as to what caused this change of heart, let me go through my...

Top 5 Don Keefer Moments From

Season 2

5. Reindeer

Yeah I just love the cry out of "Rudolf" from Don. Skip to 1:00 to get full reindeer appreciation!

 

4. Don breaks up with Maggie

This was brilliantly done by him, no overreacting, no hostility just a mature parting of ways with him taking the higher ground. Well. Bloody. Done.

3. Helping Sloan Out With Her Rage Phase

I can't seem to put the video in her properly so I will put a link instead. But Don is just brilliant because like the breakup scene with Maggie he doesn't act like an arrogant, dominating bastard, he just let's things happen as they should. Sloan gets to take care of her situation and he doesn't act like he knows best, he just makes sure that she is left alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37nCcvToKCM

2. Don Being Brought In To Fix A Situation

Don gets brought in after several failed attempts to appease one of the people involved in Occupy Wall Street. Just the beginning with him talking about him being the only man for the job was brilliant.

1. Sloans Book

This is the whole lead up to when we find out who bid on Sloans book. It is not hard to figure out who at this point considering what countdown you're reading. All I can say is  YEAH DON AND SLOAN!

Anyway this is a list of my favourite Don moments this season and why he has changed from one of my least favourite to favourite characters in Newsroom.

My New Obsession (Monocle Wasp)

Ok readers I have to share my latest obsession

THE LIZZIE BENNET DIARIES YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Click the link below to start your newest obsession:

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Playlist

So basically this web series is based on the very popular story of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and is a modern adaptation. It takes the form of a web diary maintained by Lizzie Bennet and her friend Charlotte Lu and follows the events that take place after the arrival of Bing Lee and Will Darcy into the neighbourhood. It also follows Lizzies two sisters Jane and Lydia who have cameo appearances on the webseries and strong influences throughout the storyline.

While some of you may be hesitant to give a modern adaptation of a much loved period drama a go I cannot express how enjoyable it is in its own right. Not to mention there is a lot of inside jokes for those who have watched and read the original Pride and Prejudice and it adds an extra level of enjoyment with it.

There are 100 episodes total and for those of you who want to know for the sake of it, we don't meet Darcy until episode 60 but it is worth working your way up to it for full enjoyment :)

With the perfect blend of comedy, drama and great writing it is easy to get caught up in the world of Lizzie and her family and friends.

Discovering Night Vale (Monocle Wasp)

Hey guys!

So one of the main aims of this little ol blog of ours is to discuss things we discover and love and this will be my first non-TV related discovery (shock! horror!). It is a podcast called Night Vale and it is certainly different to anything else I have encountered and the only podcast I have persevered with. 

Here is the link to the site that created and hosts it:

http://commonplacebooks.com/welcome-to-night-vale/

I don't want to spoil it so I won't detail it but it is a radio broadcast from a fictional (or not depending on how you feel about conspiracies) desert town called Night Vale and details all the occurrences that happen within the town and it's inhabitants.

Just to give a hint here are some of my favourite quotes:

• "Hello, radio audience. I come to you live from under my desk, where I have dragged my microphone and am currently in the fetal position."
•  "It has been several weeks since anyone in Night Vale has seen the “Apache Tracker”, that white guy who wears the inaccurate and horribly offensive Indian headdress everywhere."
• "And now, traffic. Crews from the Department of Public Safety will be repainting highway lane markers this week. The common white dashes and double yellow lane dividers will be replaced with colorful ceramic mosaics depicting disgruntled South American workers rising en masse against an abusive capitalist hegemony."
• "All hail the glow cloud"

The episodes are chock full of awesome quotes so that really is a TINY sampler of the genius that you are about to experience. Also I challenge you to listen and not have an irrational dislike for someone called Steve Carlsburg.

Favourite Episodes Part III (Monocle Wasp)

Since I am on a mini-roll with posting about my favourite episodes I might as well continue with the next one.

Show: Doctor Who

Episode: 3x10 Blink

Ranking: #2 Episode Of All Time So Far

How do I even begin to describe how absolutely brilliant this episode is?

Maybe first off with the cast which includes: David Tennant (goes without saying), Carey Mulligan (who is superb in anything she is in), Michael Obiora (amazing in Hotel Babylon) and Finlay Robertson (from Persusion- one of my favourite Austins).

This episode is also brilliant because you can watch it as a stand alone without needing to watch any other Doctor Who episodes (but you should watch it anyway because it is an amazing show). It contains also one of the greatest "monsters" that Doctor Who has ever shown known as the Weeping Angels who are so much more terrifying than the name probably suggests.

Essentially they appear to be normal angel statues but when you aren't looking or blink they come for you and if they get you they send you to a random period in time, which, isn't the worse fate but it's not ideal.

It also manages to mix in a little romance in with all the horror of the situation with a wonderfully cheeky  cameo from Michael Obiora.

"Because life is short and you are hot"

And we get this wonderful scene from The Doctor:

Just trust me, this is not an episode to miss. You will certainly thank me for it!

Favourite Episodes Part II (Monocle Wasp)

So it has been a while since I discussed one of my other favourite episodes of a show (Supernatural- Changing Channels) so I thought it was about time to cover another one.

Show: Luther

Episode: 1x06 

Ranking: #3 Of All Time So Far

So technically this episode is Part 2 in the season 1 finale of Luther. It was one of the most thrilling episodes of anything I have ever watched, I was literally holding my breathe and scrunching my hands into fists of anticipation.

Irdis Alba is beyond brilliant in his portrayal of a cop (John Luther) who is teetering on the border of justice and moral ambiguity. He doesn't play by the rules all the time but he gets results and in some ways reminds me of Dexter but Luther doesn't actually kill anyone himself.

This episode sees Luther on the run after being framed for a murder (I won't tell you who was killed and who did the framing as that would be major spoiler but you have to watch part 1). Between finding evidence to clear himself while avoiding the police (also his work colleagues) and deciding who to trust it is a race against time and manipulation by real killer. I defy anyone who says they watched this episode and did not hold their breathe during it!

And I LOVED Alice in this episode (played brilliantly by Ruth Wilson who some of you may have seen in the Jane Eyre miniseries). The dynamic of her relationship with Luther makes this series different and intriguing with the meeting of two intellects that find themselves having more in common than they probably imagined they ever would.

Best scene? Definitely the showdown at the end, I love a good standoff and this one was exceptional, the whole episode leads up to this adrenaline fueled meeting.

In conclusion, WATCH LUTHER it is a phenomenal show that was so much better than I had expected!

Unconventionally Attractive Men

This particular post was a good excuse to look up gorgeous men and post them here, i'm not going to justify it, i'm just saying appreciate the unconventional man candy that is before you!

There are sometimes when we'll watch a show or a movie and think "Damn that guys is attractive, not in a conventional way, but daaaaaaaaaamn". This post is dedicated to the men that makes us utter that statement.

Evan Peters

Evan Peters grabbed our attention in the fantastic show American Horror Story when he played Tate whose character, despite having many horrible moments, was so damn gorgeous and had so many sweet moments with the character Violet that you just overlooked them.

  John Simm

John Simm is brilliant in any role he tackles but his best roles have to be in Life On Mars and Doctor Who.
The two images included are from his role as the Master in Doctor Who, I mean seriously how sexy is his lip bite photo, it just gets better the more you look at it! Not to mention his ability to pull of bleached hair and guyliner as well.

Some of you may recognize him from one of our previous posts about Villains!Villains!Villains! with his dance and sing-a-long to I Can't Decide, also damn sexy!

Damian Lewis

Oh Damian Lewis, you gorgeous man you!

 

   I became a big fan of Damian Lewis in the 

series Life where he played a cop who was wrongfully imprisoned for about 12 years and then evidence comes to light that exonerates him. However to deal with being a cop in prison and the horrors that come with that he becomes very zen, sound weird but it is fantastic and Damian Lewis is damn sexy while portraying it! I also enjoyed him in what little I have seen of him in Homeland (something I will have to remedy!)

 

 

 Norman Reedus

Two words: Walking. Dead.

Norman Reedus has one of the most attractive redneck characters of ALL TIME. He plays Darryl in The Walking Dead and he is just the most sexy and sensible character in that show. A no nonsense approach with super sweet moments is an amazing combination. I honestly don't know if I would continue to watch the show if he wasn't in it.

If you haven't seen the show, change that!

Matt Smith

Matt Smith is amazing in any role he is in,

in my opinion (but lets be honest he really is).

I first saw him in the Sally Lockhart movies: The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North where he played Jim Taylor (the best character in the show and books IMO).

He then got to show his immense gorgeousness as The Doctor in.... you guessed in Doctor Who.

I am a huge fan of his quirky, cute, nerdy,

charming take on this very complex and multifaceted character.

Andrew Lee Potts

Andrew Lee Potts is perhaps one of the most gorgeous men I have ever seen, he is just absolutely sexy as hell, ESPECIALLY as Hatter in the SyFy miniseries Alice (which was such an underrated series). I thought he was so gorgeous and amazing in it that I looked up what else he was in which included Primeval and I proceeded to buy the first season just to see more of him!

 

 Josh Homme

Josh Homme is the lead singer of Queens of the Stone Age (an awesome band which everyone should check out) and he is one of those men that initially isn't very attractive. Then you hear the voice, check out his attitude and see his Elvis Presley-esque snarl face and you have found yourself captivated by one damn sexy beast.