Friday, February 22, 2013

Duck Dynasty


Whether you love nature and the outdoors or prefer sidewalks and skyscrapers,  you are pretty much guaranteed to love Duck Dynasty. If you are anything like me, and just the thought of being in the woods or a marsh makes your skin crawl, then Duck Dynasty will give you a taste of what it would be like to be a true outdoorsman. The show focuses on the Robertson family, who became wealthy through their family-operated business, Duck Commander, which makes products for duck hunters. Since airing on A&E, Duck Dynasty has become extremely popular among even the least-experienced hunters.
The cast of the show includes the Robertson men, Phil and Si, and Phil’s sons Jase, Willie and Jep. All have long flowing beards and wild untamed hair, which has become part of their image. The show follows them as they make duck calls, go hunting and usually get themselves into a sticky situation.
My favourite character is arguably Uncle Si. He always has something hilarious to add to the conversation, and his comments usually come out of nowhere. Besides his crazy hair and beard, he’s know for drinking hot tea from a plastic cup and telling outlandish war stories. My favourite Uncle Si moment has to be when he went to the kid’s school dressed as an elf at Christmas, and explained to the kindergarten kids that Santa and the elves had to eat a reindeer to survive after the sleigh crashed one year.
Duck Dynasty earns a solid 8.5/10 on the entertainment scale. If you haven’t seen it yet, you are bound to come across a Duck Dynasty Marathon one day soon.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Welcome to the Bad Girls Club

Possibly my number one reality TV obsession, Bad Girls Club has just started its 10th season. I would just like to start off by saying, this show is NOT for everyone… if you didn’t enjoy Jersey Shore, I can almost guarantee you won’t like BGC either. Picture a beautiful mansion full of 7 or 8 way more violent versions of Snooki: that is basically the Bad Girls Club. The show consists of partying, drama, girl time and so many different (questionable) outfits, I don’t know where to look first.

This season the Bad Girls are in Atlanta, and they wasted no time poppin’ bottles and poppin’ off. The drama started on the first night with a whiny girl named Janae, and she kept it coming for the few first episodes. It didn’t take long for Alicia and Valentina (self-proclaimed bosses of the house) to send her home. It’s only the fourth episode and two girls have gone home already. Nicki left after she couldn’t bond with the girls, as her drinking and their stubborn attitudes tore them apart. She didn’t waste any time getting into it with Valentina before she left though.
 
All in all, this season looks pretty promising. If you have never seen the show, I would recommend starting off with the early seasons because you will be hooked. Season four with Natalie Nunn is by far the best. She is the most famous Bad Girl of all... and in her very own words, “I run L.A.” And possibly all of BGC if you ask me.
Bad Girls Club Atlanta