Hiatus Watch: The Last House

Happy Wednesday!

The trailer for The Last House looks really interesting because what's preventing people from leaving their home? Is it supernatural, alien or man-made? And was that lady who was at their window already outside before what ever sealed everyone inside? Or was somehow able to leave her home and tried to find help? I'm really intrigued. I want to know what's happening and what caused it to happen.


The Last House (Netflix)

Starring: Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Riley Chung, Noah Alexander Sosnowski, Emma Ho, Gabriel Barbosa, Arden Cho, Audrey Anderson, Sid Edwards and more

Director: Louis Leterrier

Writer: Matthew Robinson

Description:

A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.

Hiatus Watch: Human Vapor

This hiatus I've been finding a lot of different shows to watch and another one I want to watch is the sci-fi thriller Human Vapor. I don't know if this is a miniseries or series but the first season (or miniseries) has eight episodes. Looking at the trailer, it makes me think of the classic story The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells. Because is the vapor guy in this show originally a bad guy or did he become one after turning into the human vapor? There seems to be an investigative story to this to because it looks like a reporter is trying to uncover the truth. Because the human vapor is killing people but why? Are they the ones responsible for his condition or is it about something else? It just seems really interesting.


Human Vapor (Netflix)

Starring: Shun Oguri, Yu Aoi, Suzu Hirose, Kento Hayashi, UTA, Haruka Imou, Kuu Izima, Motoki Kobayashi, Kanji Furutachi, Yota Kawase and more

Creator: Yeon Sang-ho

Based On: The Human Vapor movie by Ishirō Honda and Takeshi Kimura

Description:

A man gains the ability to transform into a gaseous state, uses his powers in a dangerous way.

Hiatus Watch: Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2

I can't believe I forgot the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender was premiereing this month. I loved the first season and I can't wait to watch this new one. Yes, I already know what's going to happen, since this is an adaptation of the animated series but I'm interested in seeing what scenes they choose to include as well as see if they added anything new. For instance, the first season added Azula instead of waiting to bring her in for the second season as with the original series.

I will be adding this to my already growing list of shows to watch during hiatus. What shows are you watching during this hiatus?


Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix)

Starring: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Matthew Yang King, Elizabeth Yu, Daniel Dae Kim, Miyako and more

Creator: Albert Kim

Based On: The Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

General Description:

A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save the world, and fight against an enemy bent on stopping him.

Hiatus Watch: Heartstopper Forever Trailer

I have still not read any of the Heartstopper books by Alice Oseman but I have really enjoyed watching the show. I'm a little sad that it's ending with this upcoming movie Heartstopper Forever. But at some point everything does, the movie will premiere on Friday, July 17th on Netflix. I was disappointed when it was first announced that Heartstopper wasn't getting a third season but instead a movie. But looking at the trailer, it looks like it's going to be good.

I do wonder how this is going to end, I hope there is a happy ending for everyone and especially no bittersweet ending. And I really hope that Nick and Charlie are together at the end. I'm really looking forward to seeing this.


Heartstopper Forever (Netflix)

Starring: Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Olivia Colman, Rhea Norwood, Sebastian Croft, Corinna Brown and more

Director: Wash Westmoreland

Writer: Alice Oseman

Based On: The Heartstopper books by Alice Oseman

Description:

Nick and Charlie are in love, but new challenges lay ahead with Nick getting ready to leave for university and Charlie taking on new responsibilities at school.

Hiatus Watch: The Boroughs

The Boroughs looks really interesting because what is going on at this retirement community. Are those things attacking them monsters or aliens? Does it have something to do with someone trying to stay young? What's going on? I guess I'll have to watch to get my answers. After watching the trailer, it made me think about the Ben 10 episode Permanent Retirement (season 1 episode 4) when Ben, Gwen and Grandpa Max went to visit Max's sister Vera at a retirement community. It's been a while since I've watched that episode but I do remember it being centered around strange things happening and that aliens were abducting people and replacing them. And it was up to the Tennyson family to save the day.

The first season which premiered yesterday (May 21st) only has eight episodes, so I'll probably start watching it over the weekend. I really want to know what's going to happen.


The Boroughs (Netflix)

Starring: Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Denis O'Hare, Clarke Peters, Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Jena Malone, Carlos Miranda and more

Creators: Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews

Description:

In a seemingly picturesque retirement community, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have - time.

Trailer: Big Mistakes TV Series

I love finding random shows and Big Mistakes looks like it's going to be a fun and ridiculous show about two hapless siblings somehow becoming criminals. How did they get themselves involved in this? From watching the trailer it looks like the sister Morgan is most likely the one that brought all this trouble to them.

Since it's the first season, I'm sure they won't be able to get themselves out of this mess. But hopefully if the series continues (and is not cancelled by Netflix after one season), they will find a way out. There's eight episodes in this first season of Big Mistakes which premiered earlier this month on April 9th. During this hiatus, I've been trying to find different shows to watch and this crime comedy just looks like a fun watch.


Big Mistakes (Netflix)

Starring: Dan Levy, Taylor Ortega, Laurie Metcalf, Boran Kuzum, Abby Quinn, Jack Innanen, Jacob Gutierrez and more

Creators: Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott

Description:

Blackmailed into working for gangsters, two deeply incapable siblings become the most disorganized duo in organized crime.

On My List: Boyfriend on Demand Miniseries

I was looking for something new to watch when I saw the trailer for Boyfriend on Demand, a miniseries that premiered earlier this month on March 6th on Netflix. This 10 episode miniseries looks like a fun, cute and romantic show. I find the concept very creative. With the way the world just feels like you don't have a lot of time for anything let alone dating, I guess Seo would rather try to experience romance through virtual reality. But it looks like she also might find it in the real world too. It will be interesting to see which world she would rather put more time and focus on, will it be Boyfriend on Demand or the real world? With Boyfriend on Demand giving her the perfect romantic experience will she be willing to give romance in the real world a chance? I can't wait to watch this.


Boyfriend on Demand (Netflix)

Starring: Kim Jisoo, Seo In-guk, Ryu Sun-young, Gong Min-jung, Kim Sung-cheol, Seo Hyo-Rim, Ha-young and more

Creators: Kim Jung-sik and Namgung Do-young

Description:

Seo Mi-rae is worn out by work. Love? It's the last thing on her mind. But a virtual dating service sparks feelings — and maybe a real shot at romance.

Trailer: Stranger Things season 5 vol. 2

I really enjoyed watching the first half of the fifth season of Stranger Things. And for this second half it looks like things are going to get even worse before they can hopefully get rid of Vecna for good. Steve and Dustin saying "You die, I die", I hope that doesn't mean that either one will die. I just hope none of the main characters will die. But someone might, I just hope they don't. Stranger Things season 5 volume 2 premieres on December 25th on Netflix.

Trailer: Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 teaser

This teaser trailer for the second season of the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender looks fantastic. I've been patiently waiting for a trailer to be released and it was worth the wait seeing Toph Beifong being introduced. And not to jump ahead but I can't wait for the third season. Because I really hope that they will adapt the episode The Runaway (Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series season 3 episode 7). It's where Toph, Sokka and Avatar Aang were conning a bunch of con artists. I just thought that was so funny.

Anyway, as for the second season of the live action version, I'm interested in seeing how much of the Ba Sing Se storyline will be shown. Along with Aang learning Earthbending from Toph, there was so much that happened in the second season in the animated series I just wonder what will be included in the live action. So far, no release date has been given but it will premiere sometime next year.

Trailer: Stranger Things season 5

I'm so excited to see the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, the trailer looks really good. However, as much as I can't wait to see this, I don't remember much from the last season or the show in general. It's been so long since I've watched the show that I'm just going to rewatch it before I watch the final season. At this point, I have no theories or expectations about what's going to happen. Well, at least until I can rewatch the show. The first half of the final season will premiere on Wednesday November 26th and the second half will premiere on Thursday, December 25th and the finale premiering on Wednesday, December 31st.

On My List: October 20th

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a good weekend. It's been a while since I've posted an On My List and I have so many things that I want to post. But here is just a small list of what I want to read and watch.

Book on my TBR (To Be Read) List that I Want to Read Soon:

I'm slowly but surely making my way through my TBR List but there are just so many books on it. And one that I plan to read soon is The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas. The description immediately drew me in because it's a supernatural/sci-fi mystery with the possibility that a dinosaur or the ghost of one is behind the mystery. Or is it something much more human? It seems like an interesting story and one that I can't wait to read.

Book: The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas

Description:

A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is faced with a terrifying and murderous spirit in this chilling novel.

Curator of paleontology Dr. Simon Nealy never expected to return to his Pennsylvania hometown, let alone the Hawthorne Museum of Natural History. He was just a boy when his six-year-old sister, Morgan, was abducted from the museum under his watch, and the guilt has haunted Simon ever since. After a recent breakup and the death of the aunt who raised him, Simon feels drawn back to the place where Morgan vanished, in search of the bones they never found.

But from the moment he arrives, things aren’t what he expected. The Hawthorne is a crumbling ruin, still closed amid the ongoing pandemic, and plummeting toward financial catastrophe. Worse, Simon begins seeing and hearing things he can’t explain. Strange animal sounds. Bloody footprints that no living creature could have left. A prehistoric killer looming in the shadows of the museum. Terrified he’s losing his grasp on reality, Simon turns to the handwritten research diaries of his predecessor and uncovers a blood-soaked mystery 150 million years in the making that could be the answer to everything.

Hiatus Watch: Haunted Hotel

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is doing well and taking care of themselves and I hope you are having the most amazing fun filled and relaxing day!

With that being said, I found a show that seems really interesting, the animated series, Haunted Hotel. And just in time for Fall too. The first season which premiered on Friday (September 19th) includes all 10 episodes. Haunted Hotel looks like it's fun, weird and ridiculous show. It kind of reminds me of the Ghosts TV series. Since both shows are set in a hotel/inn and have ghosts causing chaos and trouble. However, from looking at the trailer, I think the Haunted Hotel ghosts just might be even more chaotic. I probably won't get around to watching this today but I will start watching it sometime this week.


Haunted Hotel (Netflix)

Starring: Will Forte, Eliza Coupe, Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides, Jimmi Simpson
Additional voices: Fred Tatasciore, Diedrich Bader, Riki Lindhome, Phil LaMarr, Kari Wahlgren, Cedric Yarbrough, Sunita Mani, Jennifer Lewis, Kumail Nanjiani and more

Creator: Matt Roller

Description:

A single mom with two kids operates a haunted hotel, aided by her late brother's ghost who believes they can have ingenious ideas despite his ethereal state.

Hiatus Watch: With Love, Meghan season 2

The second season of the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle's lifestyle TV series With Love, Meghan, premiered today on Netflix. I found the first season to be interesting. And since it's a lifestyle show, there's tips and tricks for creating various food and drinks as well as home and garden projects. This second season looks good, it looks like there are more guests, more food and more home and garden projects. I'm going to go make some popcorn and then get comfy on the couch and watch the first two episodes tonight. And then I'll watch the rest of the episodes (there's eight in total) throughout the week.


With Love, Meghan (Netflix)

Description:

Meghan Markle invites friends and famous guests to a beautiful California estate, where she shares cooking, gardening and hosting tips.

Hiatus Watch: Forever

A romantic trope that's always popular is friends-to-lovers which seems to be the focus for this TV series, Forever. It's based on the book of the same name by Judy Blume (which I plan to read) and the show looks like it has an interesting story of young love and how the two characters are dealing with it.

And since they were friends first, how will adding love and romance change that? And if their romantic relationship doesn't work, can they go back to being friend? And since they're teens still trying to figure out life as well as themselves, is this first love simply that or is it something much more long lasting? Maybe I'll get the answers to some of my questions when I watch it. By the way, Forever has already been renewed for a second season, that's fantastic to hear.


Forever (Netflix)

Starring: Michael Cooper Jr., Lovie Simone, Xosha Roquemore, Marvin L. Winans III, Wood Harris, Karen Pittman and more

Creator: Mara Brock Akil

Based On: The book Forever by Judy Blume

Description:

Reunited as teens, two childhood friends fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance that will change their lives forever.

Hiatus Watch: The Worst Witch TV Series

Yesterday, I was looking for something new or at least new to me to watch when I found The Worst Witch (2017) TV series. This is the third adaption from The Worst Witch book series written by Jill Murphy and stayed on for four seasons. Surprisingly, I've never read the books which are very beloved by fans but I'm interested in reading them. So far I've watched the first four episodes of the first season and I really enjoyed watching them.

The show is delightfully whimsical and magical yet suspenseful as it follow unbeknown witch Mildred Hubble who discovered the world of magic after Maude Spellbody (who lost her glasses while she was flying on her broom) accidentally crashed onto the balcony of Mildred's apartment. Mildred ended up helping her new friend Maude get to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches and also ended up getting enrolled there as well.

And since she knows very little of being a witch, Mildred truly is the worst witch but she's learning. She also got another new friend Enid Nightshade. Despite of all the new experiences, Mildred's school experience also entails dealing with Ethel Hallow, a bossy and slightly mean overachiever who will stop at nothing to be the best. I can't wait to watch more episodes and see if Mildred improves as a witch or continues to be the worst.


The Worst Witch (2017) Netflix

Description:

Mildred Hubble, a normal girl from a world outside of magic, finds herself at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches.

Trailer: Wednesday season 2

Now that Wednesday Addams is back at school for another year, things seem like they are only going to get darker but also fun as well in this second season of Wednesday. I love this little enchanting series that follows the ghoulish Wednesday who always seems to find an interesting mystery. And from looking at the trailer, it looks like her family maybe getting more screen time. I adore Enid, she just so bubbly and cheerful which is the perfect counterbalance to Wednesday's broody dry wit.

As much as I love this series and can't wait to see the second season, my only pet peeve is still that they changed the birth order for Pugsley and Wednesday. They made Wednesday the older sibling instead of Pugsley, which makes absolutely no sense. The show would still be the same if he was the older sibling, since the show is all about Wednesday. It's just the only thing that annoys me.

Anyway, the first half of the second season of Wednesday premieres on Wednesday, August 6th on Netflix. And the second half will premiere on Wednesday, September 3rd.

On My List: The Residence

There are so many shows On My List that I want to watch which includes The Residence. It's a mystery dramedy that centers on a murder at the White House. I can't wait to see the mystery unfold and play out while trying to figure out who is the murderer. And since it's set in the White House is the murder politically motivated? Or is it perhaps personal?

As soon as I finish watching The Z-Suite (which I'm so loving) and I will start watching The Residence.

The Residence (Netflix)

Starring: Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Molly Griggs, Susan Kelechi Watson, Ken Marino, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jason Lee, Al Mitchell and more

Creator: Paul William Davies

Based On: The book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower

Description:

132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous state dinner. The Residence is a screwball whodunit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world's most famous mansion. Amid all the twists and turns, detective Cordelia Cupp partners with skeptical FBI special agent Edwin Park to untangle an intriguing murder mystery.

What's On Tonight (Tuesday 3/4): With Love, Meghan

Since my usual Tuesday shows are not on tonight, I was going to watch the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle's new Netflix lifestyle TV series, With Love, Meghan. The show premiered today and all eight episodes are available to watch now. I think it will be interesting to see what some of her lifestyle tips are.


With Love, Meghan (Netflix)

Description:

Meghan Markle invites friends and famous guests to a beautiful California estate, where she shares cooking, gardening and hosting tips.

Trailer: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

How am I just now finding out that there is a new Wallace & Gromit movie. Apparently, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl premiered on Friday, January 3rd on Netflix and I'm just now finding out about it. Anyway, I can't wait to watch this, it's a sequel to the animated short Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers which is where Wallace & Gromit first met that penguin Feathers McGraw who turned out to be a thief. And it looks like he's back to seek his revenge against them. Okay, why does that scene at the end of the trailer remind me of The Penguin and his lair from the Batman Returns movie.


Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)

Description:

Top dog Gromit springs into action to save his master when Wallace's high-tech invention goes rogue and he's framed for a series of suspicious crimes.

On My List: October 7th: Books and Heartstopper

It's been a while since I've posted an On My List, especially since there are so many things on my list. Anyway, here is a small list of some the books and a TV show that I'm really interested in reading and watching.

Books I Want to Read:

From a dark supernatural fantasy to a foodie cozy mystery to a cozy witchy supernatural romantic comedy, I so want to read these three books. They each seem like such good reads. The first book has magic that's seems like it's haunting and life changing. While the second book has small town murder mystery with the new resident as the prime suspect. And finally, a witch is looking for a new love but is her former love helping or hindering the processes.

Book: The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods book #1) by Gabriela Romero Lacruz

Description:

Two women embark on a unforgettable quest into a world of dark gods and ancient magic in this sweeping fantasy debut inspired by the history and folklore of colonial South America.

Reina is desperate.

Stuck on the edges of society, Reina’s only hope lies in an invitation from a grandmother she’s never met. But the journey to her is dangerous, and prayer can’t always avert disaster.

Attacked by creatures that stalk the mountains, Reina is on the verge of death until her grandmother, a dark sorceress, intervenes. Now dependent on the Doña’s magic for her life, Reina will do anything to earn—and keep—her favor. Even the bidding of an ancient god who whispers to her at night.

Eva Kesaré is unwanted.

Illegitimate and of mixed heritage, Eva is her family’s shame. She tries to be the perfect daughter, but Eva is hiding a secret: Magic calls to her.

Eva knows she should fight the temptation. Magic is the sign of the dark god, and using it is punishable by death. Yet it’s hard to ignore power when it has always been denied you. Eva is walking a dangerous path. And in the end, she’ll become something she never imagined.