2014 Vampire Academy was based on a best-selling young adult novel series and about to launch the next successful YA film franchise, but Vampire Academy 2 never happened. Directed by Mean Girls’Mark Waters, the Vampire Academy The film adapts the first book in the series by Richelle Mead. Follows best friends Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch), a Dhampir (human-vampire hybrid), and Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry), a Moroi (a race of peaceful vampires), who run away from their boarding school, St. to be captured and forced to return. The first Vampire Academy The novel was published in 2007, a time when young…
Author: Liz Hersey
This article contains discussions of rape. Sam Neill’s Inspector Chester Campbell was a major villain in Peaky Blinders seasons 1 and 2, and since Neill is a renowned actor, it’s surprising that he left the series so soon. Peaky Blinders is a British crime drama series that follows the post-World War I events of the titular street gang in Birmingham, England. Over the course of six seasons, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and the Peaky Blinders battle various antagonists, both legal and criminal, as they seek to expand their empire. One such antagonist on the right side of the law is…
While Sarah Jessica Parker plays the fictional Sarah Sanderson in the Disney film Hocus Pocus franchise, the actress has a real-life connection to the Salem witch trials. Debuting in July 1993, Hocus Pocus was a notorious bomb upon release – likely due to the dubious decision to release a Halloween film in the summer. However, thanks to home videos and repeated TV viewings, young millennials have fallen in love with Hocus Pocusand the film became a cult classic. In 2022, a sequel, titled Hocus Pocus 2 was released for streaming on Disney+. Hocus Pocus 2 saw the return of the…
Fred Buckle (Cliff Parisi) has been a Call the midwife mainstay since the show’s first season, but season 13 saw Fred experience his worst health, leading many to question whether he would even make it to season 14. Call the midwife is a British period drama series that follows the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House, a nursing convent serving the lower-class English town of Poplar in the East End in the 1950s. Fred Buckle is the house’s constant handyman. Nonnatus House, and although he has had some rather unscrupulous jobs in the past, he has a heart of gold.…
Many know Anna Osceola as John Hamm’s wife, and while the couple met on the Crazy people Set, many were surprised to learn who Osceola played. The acclaimed AMC series centers around Hamm’s Don Draper, an advertising executive in 1960s New York who is a chronic womanizer. Don is repeatedly unfaithful throughout both of his marriages, finding sexual conquests in the office, swanky Manhattan cocktail bars, and even California, a place near and dear to Don’s heart that he visits often during the show. It is California where Don finds himself in the series finale, and the Crazy people Finally…
While Sarah Jessica Parker plays the fictional Sarah Sanderson in Disney Hocus Pocus franchise, the actress has a real-life connection to the Salem witch trials. Premiered in July 1993, Hocus Pocus was a notorious bomb on release – likely due to the dubious decision to release a Halloween movie in the summer. However, thanks to home video and repeat viewings on television, young millennials fell in love with Hocus PocusAnd the movie became a cult classic. In 2022, a sequel, titled Hocus Pocus 2 is released for streaming on Disney+. Hocus Pocus 2 See the return of the notorious Sanderson…
While Imogen Heaney’s early storylines in Heartstopper Centered on her romantic involvement with boys, a season 3 interaction with Sahar made Imogen’s sexuality less clear. Based on the beloved webcomic series by Alice Oseman, Heartstopper is a beloved coming-of-age British Netflix series centered around the romance between schoolmates Charlie and Nick. Support them in the Heartstopper Cast is an ensemble of LGBTQ+ teen characters. Imogen stands out as one of the only “straight” characters Among the heart teens. Much of season 1 revolves around her crush on Nick, though she’s understanding when he breaks the news that he’s not attracted…
2014s Vampire Academy was based on a bestselling young adult novel series, and set to launch the next hit YA movie franchise, but Vampire Academy 2 Never happened. Directed by Mean GirlsMark Water, The Vampire Academy Movie adaptation of the first book in the series by Richelle Mead. It follows best friends Rose Hathaway (Zoe Deutch), a Dhampir (human-vampire hybrid), and Lisa Dragomir (Lucy Frey), a Moroi (a breed of peaceful vampires), who run away from their boarding school, St. Vladimir’s Academy. , only to be caught and forced to return. The first Vampire Academy Novel was published in 2007,…
This article contains discussions about rape. Sam Neill’s Inspector Chester Campbell was a major villain in Peaky Blinders Seasons 1 and 2, and because Neil is a big-name actor, it’s surprising that he left the show so soon. Peaky Blinders is a British crime drama series that follows the post-WW1 events of the titular street gang in Birmingham, England. Over six seasons, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and the Peaky Blinders battle a number of antagonists, both legal and criminal, as they seek to expand their empire. One of the antagonists on the right side of the law is Inspector Campbell.…
Fred Buckle (Cliff Parisi) was a Call the midwife Mainstay since the show’s first season, but in season 13 Fred experiences his worst health yet, leading many to question if he’ll make it to season 14. Premiering in 2012, Call the midwife is a British period drama series that follows the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House, a nursing convent catering to the lower-class East End English town of Poplar in the 1950s. Fred Buckle is Nonnatus House’s stalwart handyman, and although he has had some unscrupulous jobs in the past, he has a heart of gold. Fred began the…