Take Me Home Tonight!

As I’ve said, I’ll watch just about any movie regardless of genre. Last night, the hubby and I ventured into a raunchy world of 80’s nostalgia with Take Me Home Tonight. Even with the formulaic plot and characters, the movie was completely likable. The main character, Matt Franklin, is going through a classic existential quandary and post-college limbo so many feel, but often times, are afraid to admit. Perhaps that’s why I connected with his character. Why are we expected to know exactly what we want to do with our lives by 25? I’ll freely admit to anyone that I have no idea what I want to do with my “life,” as they say. During undergraduate I didn’t know, so I majored in Anthropology because the classes were interesting. What do you do with an anthropology degree my friends and family asked? WHY, you go to graduate school, of course. However, an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction doesn’t put you on a set-in-stone path either. So, I find myself, once again, floating around in my own limbo just like Matt Franklin. And guess what, that’s okay. Pulling from classic movies like American Graffiti and the slew of John Hughes films, Take Me Home Tonight, isn’t too bad.  

The Nine Lives of Chloe King

There is a surplus of supernatural and urban fantasy shows out in TV land right now. The ones I'm watching range from The Vampire Diaries to True Blood. Summertime means HBO rules. However, I stumbled upon a show on ABC Family called, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, and was intrigued. The show is based on a young adult series that, remarkably, I hadn't read. Though many of the storylines are clichéd, coming-of-age plots, the mythology within the story stands out. Chloe discovers in the pilot episode that she is part of an ancient race called the Mai. The Mai have been hunted by a secret organization for hundreds of years. To sum it up, Chloe is a super-human, cat hybrid with heightened senses, claws, and amazing agility. She is the Uniter, a prophesized leader of the Mai who has nine lives, whereas the others do not. It makes for suspenseful moments, because the audience realizes Chloe could die at any moment during each episode. The show is far from perfect, but it is refreshing to watch a show with a unique mythological base, and though I never thought I’d say it, no vampires! Tune in to ABC Family on Tuesday nights at 8 PM Central to watch The Nine Lives of Chloe King.