man crush monday

#MCM. We've all seen it on Instagram, Twitter, etc. Whether it's our friends with boyfriends who post every week- we get it you're in love, whatever. Or, it's the single ladies {thanks Bey for making this cool} like myself who may or may not post a picture of shirtless Zac Efron or a scruffy Jimmy Fallon every once in a while. Either way it's a post dedicated to that special person whose caught your eye whether they know you exist or not. 

So I've decided to dedicate a weekly post to my favorite on-screen fellas and their actor counter parts. From leading men, to adorable side kicks, they've all greatly raised the expectations for my future love interests to inevitably fail to meet.

My first choice is a no-brainer.

Daniel Castellano.

Starting off as a lovable jerk, he's turned into a smoking hot kermudgen who has some sick dance moves and wears adorable red reading glasses. His relationship with Mindy this season has been hilarious to watch-- here's to hoping there isn't another breakup in the near future.

But let's just let Danny speak for himself.

Thank you Mindy Kaling. Just thank you.

Everyone should watch The Mindy Project Tuesdays at 9:30 on Fox. Do it and thank me later. 

-Jess 

ps- Chris Messina isn't so bad himself-- check him out in some awesome indies, Celeste and Jesse Forever, The Giant Mechanical Man, and Ira & Abby. 

its jess

When it comes to television shows I have a lot of opinions.  They are characters I like, and some I don't like.  I am especially opinionated when it comes to premiere time.  I am overly skeptical of new pilots because I watch way too many shows to begin with, so it must be something spectacular to fit into my overpopulated TV week.  Along with being very strongly opinionated, I also admit when I am wrong.

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After a post graduation induced summer hiatus, unemployment has forced me back blogging to talk about my favorite shows and to discuss everything and anything television.  My first post being back is to admit that I was wrong about The New Girl.  Many of my friends and family urged me to watch this show but as per usual I wanted to wait until season one was over. Then I could just catch up during the summer without having to wait in between episodes.  I stand by my decision to wait because it allows me to watch them faster but I do want to share my LOVE for this show and, in turn, urge everyone to get on board. 

Not only does this show provide me with my own personal theme song but it also provides audiences with side splitting laughter.  Zooey Deschanel, while being slightly quirky in real life, was made for this part.  She absolutely murders it as Jess Day, the slightly awkward yet hilarious teacher with an always sunny disposition.  The antics of her 3 roommates, Schmidt, Nick and Winston only add to the constant hilarity of this show, which earned 5 Emmy nominations.  If you don't watch this show, seriously consider catching up on last season and season 2 during the holiday season!

Stay tuned for more on this years fall television season!

-Jessie

the good, the bad, and the really bad

Along with being unnaturally obsessed with television shows, I also love love love movies.  Other than some actors being in both movies and TV, the only time the worlds collide is on talk shows. Now the dedication I give to my favorite TV shows, I give to my favorite movies and actors. Therefore, I always try and watch them when they are on various talk shows.

If you've read my previous blog posts, you could have probably already guessed that I have a strong opinions about these talk show hosts, since I tend to have a strong opinion about everything.  There is nothing I hate more than an awkward interview and I think that has a lot to do with the interviewer. Although audiences love for all their burning questions to be answered, it does not help to make the actor/actress feel uncomfortable. That, in turn, makes the audience feel uncomfortable.

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He may have been on air for about a quarter of a century but my least favorite interviewer of all time is Regis Philbin.  He is a talk show veteran and I've only seen him do interviews in recent years but I think he is so incredibly awkward.  Kelly Ripa is so bright and bubbly that she often outshines his dull and clueless questions.  Being a Harry Potter Fan, I watched him interview the same trio over and over again. He asked the same questions every time and as a viewer it was monotonous and boring.  Even one time Emma Watson actually said to Regis, "You ask me this every time I come here."  The only redeeming quality of Regis Philbin is the Live with Regis and Kelly SNL skit; Darrell Hammond and Amy Poehler are dead on.

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I like an interviewer that asks off beat questions and keeps it interesting.  I mentioned this fine gentlemen in my first blog post alluding to the fact that I would love to be married to him.  As he transitioned from Saturday Night Live to late night he blossomed into one of my favorite late night talk show hosts.  Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is the definition of entertainment.  Not only is he hilariously funny but he is so personable.  Even some of the most shy and interview uncomfortable actor/actresses open up and can have fun when on his show.  With every guest he has some random game prepared that requires little skill but it is always amusing and funny!  The other great thing about Jimmy as a talk show host is that when he has guests that have come on before he actually remembers what they talked about previously and often references the last time they were on.  This makes it seem like the guests really matter to him and that makes the show so much more enjoyable.

Honorable Mention for the Worst Interviewer:  David Letterman- ugh he can be such a jackass sometimes.

Honorable Mentions for the Best Interviewers: Conan O Brien and Jay Leno.  Both are very funny and great at keeping the guests on their toes without making them feel awkward.