I didn't get a flu shot this year and I have spent the past two weeks doing the flu 'cha cha' a few hours of lucidity where I try to get everything done and then totally wiped out again. In fact the other day I took a shower thinking I was doing great, and my fever spiked so high I thought surely I would pass out. Then the thought of the EMT's finding me butt naked in my bathroom made me muster my energy to get my PJ's on and get back to bed.
The only great thing about the Flu is TV. Whether it's Cheese TV, Binge Watching, or catching new shows, the flu makes you a captive audience.
Two new shows on my radar are Empire and The Slap.
EMPIRE:
This show centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company called Empire Enterprises, and the drama amidst the members of the founding family of the company who are fighting for control, and stars Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon and Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon. Lucious is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and CEO of Empire Entertainment who has been diagnosed with ALS and now needs to figure out who his successor will be. Cookie, is Lucious' ex-wife, mother of his three sons and she took a 17 year stretch in prison instead of Lucious for drug dealing. So far this one is keeping me riveted, and I haven't been able to say that about a non cable series in AGES. I can't wait to see this story unfold and it is one of the best TV gifts that has come out of me having the flu and forcing myself to rest! Empire airs Wednesday's at 9pm on Fox! Taraji is truly tearing it up as Cookie!
The Slap
"The Slap" is a miniseries based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas and Australian Television Series and centers on what occurs during the 40th birthday party of Hector played by Peter Sarsaard. His wife Aisha played by Thandie Newton plans a birthday barbecue for Hector that includes his boisterous Greek family. The party comes to a screeching halt when his cousin slaps another couple's mis-behaving child. The series stars Peter Sarsaard, Thandie Newton, Zachary Quinto, Uma Thurman, Melissa George, Thomas Sadoski and Brian Cox. It airs Thursdays at 8pm on NBC.
My Take:
I am normally a fan of cable series shows like Game of Thrones, American Horror Story, Nurse Jackie, Boardwalk Empire and the little time I even allot for TV would normally go to a cable series, however these two network series do hold potential and I have greatly enjoyed what I am seeing so far!
Have you seen Empire or The Slap yet butterflies? If so what do you think of them? If not, what is your favorite Television series right now?
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"The Slap" is a miniseries based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas and Australian Television Series and centers on what occurs during the 40th birthday party of Hector played by Peter Sarsaard. His wife Aisha played by Thandie Newton plans a birthday barbecue for Hector that includes his boisterous Greek family. The party comes to a screeching halt when his cousin slaps another couple's mis-behaving child. The series stars Peter Sarsaard, Thandie Newton, Zachary Quinto, Uma Thurman, Melissa George, Thomas Sadoski and Brian Cox. It airs Thursdays at 8pm on NBC.
My Take:
I am normally a fan of cable series shows like Game of Thrones, American Horror Story, Nurse Jackie, Boardwalk Empire and the little time I even allot for TV would normally go to a cable series, however these two network series do hold potential and I have greatly enjoyed what I am seeing so far!
Have you seen Empire or The Slap yet butterflies? If so what do you think of them? If not, what is your favorite Television series right now?
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I haven't seen either of those shows. We spend a lot of time watching my husband's projects like Satisfaction, Reckless and Sleepy Hollow.
ReplyDeleteThe slap looks interesting, but I am not sure how they are going to make a whole season out of it. I might watch it, though.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen or heard of either of these shows. The Slap sounds pretty interesting though.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen either of these. We are currently watching The Blacklist and The 100.
ReplyDeleteOh I am riveted by Empire and The Have and Have Not's.you know the show your watching is really good when you don't want it to end.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen either of these. However, the slap sounds interesting. Sheesh, I would flip out if someone slapped my kid.
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched either of these yet. Terrence Howard is a good actor, though. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen or heard of these. We don't have cable anymore so I'm always missing out unless it's on Netflix! I will have to try to see these!
ReplyDeleteI have been hearing the buzz about Empire. I may have to check it out
ReplyDeleteThis is the first year in a while that i did not get a flu shot. I have had the flu twice this winter already. Next year i am getting my shot for sure. I love to watch my favorite shows when i am sick.
ReplyDeleteI have Empire on my DVR but I haven't watched it yet. The Slap looks interesting, I would like to watch it and see how it goes.
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched much of them yet. I watched a little bit of Empire.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen either show, although I'm considering catching up thanks to on demand.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of either of these shows, but The Slap looks like it has potential to be pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen either of these, but think the preview for Empire always look intriguing. Right now we are just finishing up Sons of Anarchy on Netflix.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen or heard of them. It's fun to hear about what's on though!
ReplyDeleteEmpire = yes, yes, and yes!!! I totally love that show!
ReplyDeleteI totally forgot that Empire had started! I need to tivo it for this week!
ReplyDeleteI'm not really interested in Empire at all. I'm not into hip hop. The Slap, however, is really interesting to me. I'm definitely going to be giving that one a shot.
ReplyDeleteI have been meaning to watch Empire, but haven't gotten to it yet. I have heard so many good things about it.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen these yet. Hope to soon.
ReplyDeleteI love Empire!! I love the storyline and they even have a soundtrack so yay to that exciting!
ReplyDeleteThe Slap looks incredibly controversial and I cant wait to see what people are saying about it.
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