On My List: July 11th

Happy Thursday!

I just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing? I thought I would post a mini On My List.

Reading:

I forgot to post that I finished my 30 Day Reading Challenge on Saturday (July 6th). During those 30 days I not only read From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon but also five reference books (that I need to have read). I finished one of the reference books and I'm nearly finished with From Twinkle, With Love (I'll have the review up soon).

One of the reasons, why I wanted to do the challenge was to help with my reading. It had become so bad and I was constantly getting reader's block. I think the challenge helped because I was reading daily. I'm trying to continue that but I'm okay taking a break for a day or two as long as I continue with my almost daily reading. My reading is still not like it used to be but it's better than it was. And I at least like where it's currently at.

Aside from my daily reading, I did buy two new Young Adult books: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney and A Novel Idea by Aimee Friedman. I'll post those at another time.


Watching:

TV

For some of my regular Book Girl readers, this might be a surprise...I finally started watching Bones. I know can you believe it. I've had the complete series sitting on my shelf so long that I don't even remember when I bought it. And for so long, I kept saying I was going to watch Bones but I had never seemed to get around to watching it. That is until now. I'm on the first season and so far, I've watched the first eight episodes. Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth are an interesting duo and so are the cases they investigate. Along with Dr. "Bones" Brennan, I think the other scientists are just so quirky and weird and smart but I like them all. I can't wait to continue watching this series, I'm really enjoying it. I'm not mad, I didn't start watching it earlier but I am happy I'm watching it now.

Another show that I've been watching is the classic 1980's series Cagney & Lacey. I'm on the second season and I've been really enjoying this show. It follows NYC Police Detectives Mary Beth Lacey and Christine "Chris" Cagney as they investigate various cases and deal with their personal lives. What I found interesting about this show is that the first season had actress Meg Foster playing Cagney. The role was recast with actress Sharon Gless for the second season. Both actresses portrayed the character as sort of tough, rough around the edges and tomboyish, so at least that was kept that the same despite the change.

Well, I just wanted to post a mini On My List to let you know what I've been reading and watching. What are you reading and watching?

Buried Alive (9-1-1, Bones and The Rookie)

A fan created this really amazing gif set of characters Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz and Evan "Buck" Buckley from 9-1-1, Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and Seeley Booth from Bones and Lucy Chen and Timothy "Tim" Bradford from The Rookie. It highlights the classic romantic trope of a character buried alive and the love interest (or potential love interest) digging by hand trying to get to them.

Out of the three shows, I've only watched 9-1-1 (completely) and The Rookie (partially, I'm still a few seasons behind) but I do have the Bones complete series sitting on my shelf. And for a while now I have been planning to watch it but so far I haven't. However, over the years I've gleaned enough information that I have a general understanding of the show and characters. Anyway, I think the similarities or parallels between these scenes and the characters are interesting. Because Buck, Booth and Tim were so desperate to get to their partners that they were digging by hand. And not to mention how scared Eddie, Bones and Lucy felt being buried alive and desperately wanting to get out. Which made the relief after everyone was safe and reunited so palpable (albeit a little later for Buck and Eddie).

I also found it interesting that unlike Tim and Booth, Buck wasn't able to free Eddie by digging for him since Eddie was trapped 40 feet underground. However, Eddie did find a way to save himself and was eventually reunited with Buck (and the other firefighters). So far, two out of the three couples are canon. I'm still hoping for that to happen for Buck and Eddie because why use a classic romantic trope if not to eventually make them canon.

Episodes:

- 9-1-1 season 3 episode 15: Eddie Begins
- Bones season 2 episode 9: Aliens in a Spaceship
- The Rookie season 2 episode 11: Day of Death

(gif source: Olya/Lily (ilianitta))

Five shows I want to start watching in June

I wish I had more time in the day to watch TV because I'm always finding so many shows that are new or new to me that I really want to watch. I'm starting to think as weird as it might sound, I may have to scheduled time for it. If you have a lot shows to watch, how do you find the time to watch them?

Below are five shows that I want to start watching next month (which I will find the time for).


1. Bones (DVD)

Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley and more

Description:

Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and cocky F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth build a team to investigate murders. Quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones.