Netflix

(Alright, so it's been a while. I'm going to try to post a little more often during this semester, but- like always- I can't promise anything.)

Just a few movie-type things
Over the Christmas break, I signed up for a free months trial on Netflix. I'm not going to lie, it's kind of awesome. Not only does it have a pretty solid collection of TV shows, but it's got a massive selection of movies that, while it doesn't include many big blockbuster type movies, by adjusting your (incredibly specific) taste profile, can find and suggest movies that you might enjoy. It's a great way to find new movies that you might not have heard of otherwise. An example of the type of movies that my taste profile suggests for me? Visually-Striking Quirky Independent Movies. So yeah, it gets pretty specific.

Also in my wildly productive Christmas break, I watched every single episode of Community (there are only 2 1/2 seasons, but still). I watched the first season on Netflix in 4 days, and was hooked. I burned through the next season and a half almost as quickly. Holy shit, that show is amazing. It's consistently funny (although the first season was definitely the best one overall), the cast is great, and the writing is smart, unique, and, like I said, hilarious (I'm kind of glad I got into the show after the mid-season hiatus was announced. Otherwise, I probably would have been a lot more upset). Abed quickly became one of my favorite TV show characters ever. Danny Pudi is a near genius.

Finally, in movie news, I actually completed my goal of keeping track of/doing a (admittedly, sometimes incredibly brief) review of every single movie I watched in 2011. You can check them all out in the upper left hand corner, under the "Pages" tab. In case you're wondering, I watched 107 movies in 2011. Hmmm. I'll probably be doing a post in the next week or so about my favorites, least favorites, funniest, etc. I actually quite enjoyed doing this. While I got lazier about it in the end, and a few times had movies backed up for almost a month before I got around to writing about them, it was kind of cool to have them all neatly listed, sort of like a weird time capsule of my 2011 (but then again, maybe that's just my OCD/nerd side coming out). I might do something similar for 2012, but in separate blog post forms, rather than having them in a list on different blog pages. So if you like watching movies, keep an eye out for movie posts (coming soon to a computer screen near you)! The first one should be coming soon. I watch a lot of movies.

Anyways, Happy New Years! I hope you all had a lovely one. I'm back to school tomorrow, and I've finally reached that point in my life where this is no longer a dreaded thing. Yay for being all mature and stuff.

Also, if you have any movies you would recommend to movie-type people in general, let me know in the comments. Thanks!