Attorney by Day, Nerd by Night

I first posted this on my Facebook page last December. Now that I have this blog, I thought I might repost it and expand on it a little more. I’ve been watching ER since I was like 11. I loved it because the show was good and groundbreaking with its themes, storytelling, and talented staff of directors, producers, and actors.  I felt super grown up watching these doctors on TV do cool things, and for a brief period of time, I thought about becoming a doctor. Recently, I re-watched almost the entire series with my mom, and a few things about the show's revolutionary representation struck me. One of my favorite characters, if not the favorite in a cast full of amazing characters, has long been Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield). In my opinion, Susan Lewis and Peter Benton (Eriq LaSalle) are the most important characters of ER's original cast. For the most part, this character holds up in 2018 with the only caveat being that it would also be nice to see this experience th...

In September 2008, I saw a really cool promo for this new show that aired after Bones . When I decided to check it out because I had nothing better to do, little did I know that I’d still be talking about this little show called Fringe ten years later and calling it the best sci-fi show this side of season 5 of The X-Files . Going into the show, I had no idea what to expect. Soon, I would tell friends that it was like a modern-day The X-Files . I’ve been a fan of The X-Files since I was brave enough to sit through it at age 11. I conceptualized the show to be like The X-Files because of the leads, Olivia Dunham and Peter Bishop (Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson), and because of its overall sci-fi themes. The show had a little something for everyone: sci-fi, comedy (the LSD references lol), action, and romance. After re-watching the series earlier this year, immediately on the heels of The X-Files , I had a startling revelation. The X-Files made Fringe possible through its revol...