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Saturday, April 11, 2015

DareDevil On Netflix. Let Us Binge!

Nubia 7:44:00 PM

The Real Question Is Who Hasn't Been Binging On Marvel Comics DareDevil This Weekend?!

Ok guys so I'm only on like episode 5 right now but so far so great! Am I right? I don't want to give too much away but I'm really enjoying the way the story is unravelling and I love how detailed the fight scenes. They're doing a great job at showing how DareDevil's other senses (besides sight obviously) are so heightened. The way he could tell when a weapon is about to hit him or when someones out in the hallway before they even enter (he could smell them)... so many small details are making this show fantastic to me.

I'm very much enjoying it. Charlie Cox is doing a stellar job and I'm enjoying the rest of the cast too. Honestly, I didn't know what to expect when I heard about this show at first... I was never huge on DareDevil. Needless to say I am very pleasantly surprised.

What do you guys think about the show so far? Drop a comment.

Xx Nubia

Saturday, March 28, 2015

weather forecast

Pop Goes The Nubia Review: The Flash, Arrow, The Goldbergs and More.

Nubia Mejia 9:48:00 PM

Hey Everyone!

Check out my weekly forecast/reviews from some of my favorite shows I watched this past week. The Flash, Arrow, The Goldbergs, Chasing Life and Pretty Little Liars.

Be warned if you didn't watch the shows last week there are spoiler alerts!

Subscribe to my YouTube Channel too!

Xx Nubia

Thursday, March 26, 2015

xfiles

X Files Returns On Fox!

Nubia Mejia 11:21:00 AM

Who Else Thinks Scully is Hot?

Mulder + Scully + UFO = FUCK YEAH!

X-Files was an epic show that ended over 13 years ago. We've all been graced with the news that it's coming back to Fox as a six-episode limited series starring original cast members David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. The show won 16 Emmy Awards and was nominated 62 times over nine seasons. It also had a spin-off, comics book, and who can forget the movie?! It also has an 8.8 rating on IMDB which for a show that ran that long ain't too shabby.

I think we can thank Netflix's for all these revivals in a way. As I mentioned in an post I wrote a while back, people miss old TV shows and Netflix certainly capitalizes on that. I almost feel like Fox said "Meh, Why Not?". Personally, I think it's going to be a hit!

I always loved shows about aliens/UFOs. Though my teeny bopper soul prefers the nicer aliens sometimes like the ones from the series Roswell (still can't get that Dido theme song out of my head!)... any alien is better than no alien I suppose. Plus, X-Files had so much suspense.

Fox had great success in ratings with 24: Live Another Day, so this power move their making with the X-Files doesn't really surprise me much.

Anyways, it'll be fun to see how they pick this story up again. All you binge watchers out there (myself included) should pat yourselves on the back... Keep bringing the good stuff back! Binge watch FOREVER!

Xx Nubia

Monday, December 29, 2014

Man Crush Monday: Oliver Queen. Arrow.

Nubia Mejia 10:15:00 PM

Here on Pop Goes The Nubia I'm going to start a segment called "Man Crush Monday" but it's not what you think.

Women are always talking about how men are disappointing them and blah, blah, blah, life sucks right? Anyway, I will rant about the men (whether they're real or fictionally) who have disappointed me or in other words CRUSHED ME. I'm not here to talk about how hot you may or may not be.

I'm going to start with one of my latest heartbreaks... Oliver Queen.

Who's a fan of the CW's amazing TV show Arrow? You Know the one based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow? I'm a BIG one. But then...

WTF IS THIS?

In case you're having a hard time processing it, here's a better look. THIS.

MotherF@#%&!*

Oliver Queen, you have officially CRUSHED me and failed this... whatever!

Did you not train hard enough Oliver? Huh? I mean c'mon! I need answers.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

Exhibit D

It's safe to say Oliver Queen went from a snobbish boy to well... having a pretty tough life. But he's been trained well and has overcome so much. I put all my faith, hope, and confidence in his triumph.

The Arrow midseason finale “The Climb” was a nightmare come to life when I saw THIS.

(Yes, there it is again.)

(If you'd like to see the fight, click HERE and watch the episode on CWtv.)

The moment Ra’s al Ghul kicked your ass I felt my heart crumble. I mean, Ra's basically toyed with you and toyed with my emotions at the same time (he's good). It was hard to watch to say the least.

You weren't mentally there, I know Oliver... I know. Finding out your sister Thea Queen killed Sara Lance AKA Black Canary, AKA your ex-girlfriend, AKA Sister of your other ex-girlfriend Laurel Lance, AKA soon to be new Black Canary... You following me here? I'm kind of dizzy.

Anyway, Thea killing Sara without her even having any recollection of it because of Malcolm Merlyn's smooth criminal moves and the use of a plant called votura didn't sit well with you, ~~total mind fuck.~~ You got too emotional man. YOU BROKE MY HEART.

There can't be an Arrow without the freaken Arrow right? Him in all his emerald archer glory (I'm sure Stephen Amell still has a job folks) but the visual alone was devastating.

Who will save you Oliver? Perhaps Diggle? Maseo? Meryln? Will you be able to mend my mutilated heart Ollie?

Hopefully someone will body slam you into the "Fountain of Essence" #JustSayin.

Xx Nubia

P.S. Who shares my sorrow?

P.P.S. Still love you

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

shows

OMG! Netflix Will Be Producing "A Series of Unfortunate Events" Lemony Snicket Books Into A Show!

Nubia Mejia 2:40:00 PM

I was very excited today when I heard that Netflix has purchased the rights to produce a series based off of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” by Lemony Snicket. I fell in love with the movie starring Jim Carey in 2004. I was so smitten with the movie that my brother gifted me with all the books!

The series will be a Netflix production in association with Paramount Television. While some people are overly excited about the news, some think it's a risk and a bad idea for Netflix... but you know what I say?

No Risk, No Reward!

If you haven't read the books, I recommend you get familiar with them (more than 65 million copies sold worldwide!). You can find some awesome deals on the whole collection on Amazon like this one HERE or if you get the books on Kindle it's crazy affordable too.

The books revolve around the story of the orphaned Baudelaire children (Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire) who often face off with the evil Count Olaf. The children's main mission is to discover the secret of their parents death. You really do fall in love with the children and their individual characteristics... It's endearing, funny, magical, and dark. You just don't find those qualities in many books the way you do in this series.

“On the search for fantastic material that appeals to both parents and kids, the first stop for generations of readers is ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events,'” said Cindy Holland, VP of original content for Netflix. “The world created by Lemony Snicket is unique, darkly funny, and relatable. We can’t wait to bring it to life for Netflix members.”

“I can’t believe it,” Mr. Snicket said, from an undisclosed location. “After years of providing top-quality entertainment on demand, Netflix is risking its reputation and its success by associating itself with my dismaying and upsetting books.

*Snicket is the pen name of author Daniel Handler*

So what do you all think? Will it be a hit or miss? I personally think it will be a nice, new and refreshing series for Netflix, different than anything they have. A breath of fresh air! It will be great for drawing in families and I also believe many adults will be enticed by the show too because of the classic books.

Xx Nubia