TV SERIES FOR STUDENTS
So you have a summative assessment due in next week? One that will probably help you with your final grade? One that you really should be focusing all your time and energy on?
Time to get addicted to a brand new TV Show then.
With a collective eighteen months-worth of student experience, I now have a back catalogue of classic student-friendly TV shows. A catalogue you can whack out when the inevitable surges of procrastination begin to surface. Here are nine of the most painstakingly-addictive, moorish, confusing, compelling and unanimously entertaining TV Shows there are:
American Horror Story:
Interesting premise, fantastic cast and good balance of the aesthetically pleasing and downright disturbing. Don't let 'from-the-makers-of-Glee' put you off. Each series of AHS takes place in an entirely new 'world', timeframe and with new characters (same actors though - try not to confuse yourself). This drama-horror-thriller is a classic example of how a TV show can be so addictive you start having withdrawal symptoms. Students... AHS is a good place to start.
Breaking Bad:
Oh... that show again? Yes. It took me a while (three attempts) to get properly into it and I couldn't understand the hype - until I got half way through season 2. Most people have already seen this show and worship it like the Bible so if you are within the 5% of students who haven't ... get ON IT!
Dexter:
My first. If you had approached my dorm room in the early hours of the morning anytime during first semester Fresher's.. you would find me fetal position... still awake... watching Dexter. It was the first TV Show I became obsessed with and since finishing the entire series over a year ago, I have revisited the life of ginger-haired serial killer Dexter Morgan and re-watched every episode... twice.
House:
Not as easy-watching than the previous two: the doctor-lingo is more intense than Holby City, the illnesses more bizarre than Casualty, and the acting FAR better than either. Hugh Laurie is a genius and Dr. House is one of my favourite characters in anything, ever.
Orange is the New Black:
Funny, emotional, rude, serious, entertaining... there aren't many things OITNB isn't (aside from shit). This prison drama provides a refreshing portrayal of females in the media and insight into the complexities of human relationships.
Pretty Little Liars:
Possibly the TV Series I was the most shocked to discover I really really like. Prior to watching I couldn't see how I could relate to it in anyway. Four American, teenage girls with perfect hair and make-up at all times and who wear four inch heels to school?! ALAS, from the pilot alone I was hooked. Cleverly written, unpredictable, constantly surprising the audience ... it got to the point where I though Aria's mum could be A (she's not). They are pretty, they are little, and my god they are liars.
Prison Break:
After a stressful day at Uni lectures, seminars... scouring the library for books to help you write that essay you haven't even started. You come home, pop on the kettle and open up Netflix to relaaaaaaaaax. On comes Prison Break and your whole life is ruined. The most stressful but exhilarating thing I have ever watched - every episode is like an intense thriller movie. PB is also potentially the most addictive of all the TV Shows. Once you start you better kiss your social life goodbye.
Suits:
Sharp, sophisticated and shot in lots of grayscale, Suits is very much like the type of attire it suggests. (I know... it means 'suits' as in 'law suits' but still). Sit back, try not to keep up with all the lawyer/attorney/judge/paralegal (etc..) lingo and welcome Harvey Specter and Mike Ross (a.k.a Peng Sr. and Peng Jr.) into your life.
Weeds:
Very weedy, very sexy ... so very student-ty.
Take your pick.
See you on the other side.
