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Lawyer. Writer. Columnist. Geek. Eternal optimist. Fangirl since the dawn of time. Hates the color yellow, olives and cigarettes. Has a recurring nightmare where she’s forced to choose between sports and books. Falls in love with fictional characters.

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Re-watch Roundtable: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Boss”

We love Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist around here. A whole lot. And, well, we are in the middle of a quarantine, with very few new content coming till 2021. So, yes, we are doing a re-watch of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, and…

Summer 2020 TV: Here Are All the Premiere Dates

At some point we’ll get new TV. We’re just not sure when that’ll be, or what form it will take when we do get it. But we do know that some things were already filmed before the coronavirus pandemic shut…

‘Fringe’ Check in: Season 3 (3×08)

It seemed a bit silly to stop and write this anywhere before Fringe 3×08, as the first eight episodes were part of a mini-arc: The tale of Fauxlivia and the dumb people around her, featuring real Olivia in trouble. Does…

New on Netflix This Week

Another week down, who knows how many more to go? And yes, you are not the only one who feels like they might have watched every show to ever exist. It’s just unlikely that you actually have. But it’s okay,…

Renewal Checklist: Cancelled, Renewed or Still in the Bubble?

With TV upfronts taking a very different look this year and networks holding off on making all the decisions, it’s become harder to keep track of which shows are coming back, which shows have been cancelled and what’s still awaiting…

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Debuts Trailer

We aren’t exactly getting many new movies these days, so anything new is kind of a big deal. Enter Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Nolan’s a generally well-liked, if niche director in that his movies aren’t exactly mainstream (which doesn’t mean he…

Three Reasons to Watch ‘Pitch’ Right Now

The one-season wonder Pitch, a show we here at Fangirlish adore and have championed since it came out, is now on Hulu, and though we might not be getting more episodes (yet …never say never, right?), that doesn’t mean you…

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ OTP Series: Missed Opportunities in “Zoey’s Extraordinary Best Friend”

When it comes to OTP moments between our favorite characters and ships, let’s be honest. We shippers can never get enough. So as we go through our weekly rewatch of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (not for the first time), Fangirlish author…

EXCLUSIVE ‘Emma’ Clip: Get To Know the New Emma

We are suckers for Jane Austen around here, and we’ll take any and all adaptations of her books. And yes, of course, we have our favorites (there’s a good discussion to be had as to which version of Pride and…

I watched Season 2 of ‘Fringe’, Here are My Thoughts

It feels like not so long ago that I started on this Fringe journey, and I had many hopes when I did. I hoped to love it, of course, why else would you start watching a show, especially in the…

What to Binge on Netflix this Weekend

It’s the weekend! Except the weekend just looks like, well, any other day. It’s not like we’re leaving our houses anyway. But hey, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some new content on Netflix to watch, because there is. Here is…

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Re-watch Roundtable: “Pilot”

We love Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist around here. A whole lot. And, well, we are in the middle of a quarantine, with very few new content coming till 2021. So, yes, we are doing a re-watch of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, and…

‘9-1-1’ to Incorporate Coronavirus into Season 4

We’re all living this collective nightmare together, and when we come out of it, we’ll go on with the new normal together. It’s the same for TV shows. Most of them, however, won’t have to deal with the coronavirus. It…

Fringe Check In: Season 2 (2×16)

Well, that’s what I call progress. Or TV progress, I guess, as things took a step forward and then, seemingly, two steps back (at least when it comes to Peter and Olivia). But hey, Fringe gave us a bunch of…

Hamilton Movie to Debut in July on Disney+

Disney+ really, really likes us. Or it really, really wants us to get their service, which hey, means they’re doing things to make us like them, which we’re not really complaining about, because Hamilton. The movie! Or, you know, the…

Stream ‘Alias’ Today on Amazon Prime

Look, we own the Alias DVDs. That isn’t the thing. We’re just lazy, and we don’t want to have to get up every few episodes. Streaming is where it’s at right now, and Alias wasn’t on any streaming service. Until…

‘Outlander’ 5×12 Review: “Never My Love”

Outlander 5×12 “Never My Love” is, sadly, the episode we expected it to be. There’s nothing surprising about what happens, and there really shouldn’t be, all things considered. The books are there, and the show has never really deviated from…

‘Fringe’ Check-in: Season 2 (2×10)

The beginning of season 2 of Fringe has been a weird thing, for me. On the one hand I like season 2 so much more than season 1. On the other hand, it’s only now, after episode 10, that it…

Here’s What the Spring/Summer TV Schedule looks like

It feels like absolutely everything has been postponed. And well, most things have been postponed, that’s true. And we don’t even know when productions can resume and if Fall TV will even look anything like Fall TV. But we do…

‘The Mandalorian’: Boba Fett to Appear in Season 2

The original bounty hunter is coming to The Mandalorian season 2. Yes, that’s right, Boba Fett will appear in season two of the Disney+ series. The news was first reported by THR. But that’s not all. For fans of the…

New on Netflix This Week

If, like us, you’re consuming a hell of a lot more Netflix than you normally do, then you probably want to know what’s next on the service this week. Not that we’re saying that you, somehow, managed to watch the…