Top 10 TV Shows of 2013

Hey hey!!! I'm back with my top ten favorite tv shows of 2013!! Now these are all opinions so if you don't agree with them, sound off in the comments below. This may contain spoilers!!!

Coming in at number 10 is.... Ravenswood!!!

Ravenswood is a new tv show that has just come out in the Fall of 2013. It's a show that I really didn't think I would check out but it premiered after the fall Pretty Little Liars special so I figured I'd check it out. Honestly I like the show but it's not one of my favorites. I watch it on Hulu when I have time. Obviously I love Caleb and I really like Miranda. The others... I'm not a huge fan of them. I think Luke is super annoying and he's one of those characters that wants to ignore everything that's going on. Olivia just rubs me the wrong way and Remy is alright sometimes but she lets Luke control too much of her life. The only reason I'm still watching this show is because I am interested in the whole curse and I want to see how Miranda and Caleb end up together now that Miranda is dead.

Number 9 is.... Twisted!!!

When Twisted trailers first played on ABC Family, I was intrigued. The storyline seemed very interesting and I knew Avan Jogia from Victorious so I checked it out. The show was very interesting in the beginning. I loved Danny and Jo from the first episode and Lacey and Rico grew on me. All the characters were interesting people to get to know including the parents who in teen shows are usually barely in it or are the antagonists but in Twisted had just the same amount of secrets as the kids. As the season progressed, though, nothing new happened. Every episode consisted of the same problems and nothing was solved so I slowly began to lose interest. I originally shipped Danny and Jo but as the season progressed I didn't really care too much. The midseason finale however was really good and it recaptured my attention which is why Twisted comes in at number 9! Click here to see all my Twisted posts!

Number 8 is .... Melissa and Joey!!!

Melissa and Joey is a show that is completely different from all of the other shows I enjoy. Normally I'm a huge drama and supernatural tv show lover and comedies sometimes get boring. I enjoy when a show has a storyline that continues in each episode and comedies usually hint at the same storyline but most of the time, each episode is a standalone. However, once in a while a comedy catches my attention and Melissa and Joey is that comedy. The characters are fun to watch and the one-liners are hilarious. The show is not cheesy or over-the-top but just perfect. I really got hooked after the season finale when Melissa and Joey finally hooked-up and I want to see where this storyline goes!

Number 7 is ... Witches of East End

I talked about this show during my fall 2013 tv line-up and at that time I said that Witches of East End would slowly grow on me and let me say, that is completely true!!! I love this show!!! I love every character on this show except for the villains of course and Dash. I love the story-lines! The spells! The drama! I had been waiting since episode one for Freya to chose Killian and she finally did in the season finale! I can't wait until the new season arrives! I loved the season finale with the door to Asgard opening and the twist where Dash and Killian get their magic back and Dash hurts Killian!! I'm excited to see where this goes. Click here for all my Witches of East End posts.

Number 6 is ... The Vampire Diaries

I bet you're surprised to see this show so low on the list of my favorite shows. After all I did a raving post at the end of summer on how much I was addicted to TVD. The truth is.... after the Originals left the cast, the show just dropped for me. Not only were my favorite characters gone, but the storyline just got a lot more boring. I mean I really enjoyed the Silas angle but this new Augustine society thing just got a little boring. Elena, for some reason, is driving me up a wall and she is the main focus of every episode. The show is reverting back to season 1 for me. Like the entire focus is on the love triangle. Matt is barely there. Jeremy and Bonnie are only in a few episodes. Caroline doesn't even appear in half the episodes and if she does, it's only to throw a party. She wasn't even on the mid-season finale!!! But it's still high up on my list because I binge-watched every episode of TVD and I really enjoyed it up to this fall. Click here to see all my Vampire Diaries posts.

Number 5 is ... Pretty Little Liars!!!

When this show first came out, I was in love with it! It was super interesting and I had never seen anything like this. I even tried to read the books but that was a joke and I regretted it. Season 1 and 2 were incredible, season 3 was good but season 4 is kind of dragging. I didn't really like the story lines that were being used. Soon enough it was replaced with some new shows that seemed better to me. Just recently though, it started to get more interesting. Ali is still alive and Ezra is A? They suddenly got my attention again! 

Number 4 is .... The Fosters!!!

This is another new show that came out this summer and I'm sure you expected it to be on my list! I loved the idea of the Fosters and although the show started out slow, it got much much better! I love Callie and Brandon and Stef and Lena and Jesus and Wyatt! The characters have so many layers and the story-lines are full of drama but fun to watch. At one point in the season, Stef was shot by Jesus and Mariana's biological mom and was in the hospital. I was on the edge of my seat!!! The midseason finale ended with Callie and Brandon finally kissing and Callie running away with Wyatt. The show's incredible! The drama! The suspense! The family! The romance! It has everything I like in a show! Click here to see all my Fosters posts.

Number 3 is.... Agents of Shield!!!

I love love love this show as you all probs know. I seriously love this show. I was hesitant at first because I didn't know how much I would love these new agents after getting to know some of them in the Avengers but Marvel definitely knows how to make a great show. The show is full of drama yet is funny to watch. All of the characters are all multi-dimensional and lovable. The most recent episode was incredible and kept me on the edge of my seat! I couldn't believe the ending! The story-lines are interesting and although each episode has a separate story, there is still an overarching story-line and they still mention what happened in previous episodes! Click here to see all my Agents of SHIELD posts!

Coming in at number 2 is.... Reign!!!

Sigh. What can I say about Reign that describes exactly how much I loooove this show? The characters! The idea of the show! The creativity! The CHARACTERS! The show is super creative. I love period pieces so when I heard of this show, I was super pumped for it. And when I watched it, I was not disappointed. The first episode was kind of dull but it picked up and flew off!!!! From seeing how royals act to the romance between Francis and Mary to the friendship between Mary and ladies to the affair Kenna is having with the king. I love every bit of it. It is having trouble with ratings but I don't know why! In just the midseason finale, one of Mary's ladies died, Diane and Bash were run out of the castle and Mary learns of the prophecy!!! If you don't watch this show, you're missing so much! Click here to see all my Reign posts!

And as probably expected, number 1 is... The Originals!!!

Sorry. This is a copout. There was no competition as to who was number one!!! I've already ranted and raved at how much I love this show and Klaus. So here we go again! I love the theme of this show. I love that the show is not all about the romance yet still is interesting. I love Klaus and Rebekah and Marcel!! The bromance between Marcel and Klaus is seriously epic. I also love seeing the different sides of Klaus. But another thing I love is the fighting and scheming in this show. When Klaus was trying to overthrow Marcel, his plans were so in depth and multi-staged that it was awesome! I love seeing the relationships grow in this show and can't wait for the next half of the season. Click here to see all my Originals posts!


And that's all for today's post!! Hope you enjoyed my list but if you don't agree with the placement of a show, sound off in the comments!! Thanks so much.

xoxo Allie

Top 10 Movies of 2013

Hi my lovelies!!! I hope you've all had a wonderful holidays! The new year is approaching and as 2013 is coming to a close, I've decided that I will have three back-to-back posts on my favorites books, movies and tv shows of 2013!!!! Today I will rank my top ten favorite movies of the year!!!!! This may contain spoilers so you are forewarned!!

Up first are honorable mentions aka the movies I enjoyed but not enough to make the list.

Frozen

I enjoyed this movie and I loooved Elsa, the snow queen. I really felt for her in this movie and I swear I've listened to Let It Go about a hundred times already. I thought Olaf, the snowman, was hilarious and had some of the best one-liners of the movie and Kristoff, the man who sells ice, and his reindeer were funny. The reason this didn't make the top 10 was simply due to the fact that I didn't like Anna, the main character (or so I believe). She seemed really spoiled and her "problems" were just childish compared to Elsa's actual problems controlling her powers.

Monsters University

While this movie was good and I really enjoyed it, it wasn't one of my favorites. The characters were all fun and I loved all the frat monsters!! The challenges were not only fun to watch but interesting as well. I thought the plot was creative and I really liked how the voice actors came back for this and much of the movie hinted at scenes in Monsters Inc. But I don't know.... This isn't really a movie I would go back and watch again and again which is one of the reason it's an honorable mention.

Grown Ups 2

I did really enjoy this movie. It was funny in the same way that the Grown Ups were and the story and characters continued to be as I loved them in the first movie. There really was no plot but there was plenty of funny one-liners and comedic scenes to hold you to the end. It wasn't as good as Grown Ups though and there were many much better movies out there this year.

Beautiful Creatures

This movie was one I was hesitant to go see. I hadn't read the books and the trailers didn't really look good to me. But eventually enough of my friends recommended it to me and I bit the bullet. Truth be told, I did enjoy the movie for what it was. I liked the characters and the idea of the movie. I didn't enjoy the ending but I know its a series so it has end on a cliffhanger. The special effects were weird though and a lot of the movie dragged until the end.


NOW onto my top ten favorite movies. Now remember, these are my top favorites so if you disagree, that's fine and I'd love to hear your opinions!!

Number 10 is.... Epic!!!

I was expecting to go to this movie and watch a fun little hour long movie. And I was not disappointed! The characters were all three-dimensional and had many layers to fall in love with and the plot although not new was interesting to watch. Basically I fell in love with the leafy kingdom. Seriously, I was not bored at any point throughout this movie! The villains were totally hateable and though the final battle scene went on for a while, I still liked most of it. I did however find it kind of sad that MK grew to normal size and couldn't really be friends with Nod anymore. Overall this movie was seriously EPIC (pun-intended).

Number 9 is.... Oz: The Great and Powerful!!!

Now I really liked this take on the Wizard of Oz and when I first heard of it, I was on the fence as to whether or not to check it out because I never really liked the story of Dorothy and Oz. When I checked out the trailer, I was blown away! I thought it was super fun that the movie was about the Wizard when he first came. The special effects were incredible and I loved the twist in the movie that Glenda was the good witch and Evanora was actually the evil witch. The ending battle was epic and it was definitely my favorite part of the movie. There were negatives however which is why it's at number 9. I did not enjoy how Oscar broke Theodora's heart and then all of a sudden, she's the bad guy because he played her. The movie also began to drag right after he meets Glenda and before the preparations for the battle. But all-in-all, this movie was fun to watch!

Number 8 is .... Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters!!!

Can I just say: I loved this movie more than I should have. It was funny, sarcastic and soooo creative! I loved this take on the classic Grimm brothers' fairytale! It seems totally likely that after almost being eaten by a witch, the siblings would become witch hunters! I was surprised to hear Gemma curse in this movie because I've only ever seen her in Prince of Persia! I loved all the characters including the villain: Famke Janssen aka Jean Grey from X-Men. No seriously, Muriel was a great villain and the end fight scene was sooo cool! It kept you on the edge of your seats! There really wasn't much of a plot other than having to stop the witches but that's enough for this movie-goer!!

Number 7 is... The Wolverine!!!

As you all probably know, the X-Men franchise has a small place in my heart right behind the Star Wars trilogy (the originals because who the hell liked the prequels?) so it's no surprise that this movie is on the list! I really debated where on the list this movie would go because as you knew from my review... there was a lot I loved at the time but thinking back, the movie was not as epic as I thought it was right after seeing it. Finally I settled on 7 because it wasn't too high and it wasn't too low. The plot of this movie made perfect sense to me, the ending was totally not predictable and the amount of Jean dream scenes were just right! I did not enjoy Mariko's romance with Wolverine because I didn't see any chemistry there and Viper wasn't enough of a villain for me to properly enjoy her. Thus, number 7 it is. [Check out my Wolverine Thoughts post if you want more details]

Number 6 is.... Iron Man 3!!!

You knew this was coming! You had to! Now I loved Iron Man because of its creativity and I liked the second movie because of the Black Widow but this movie, it was just amazing! The emotion! The action! Pepper finally kicking ass! Now as most of you know, I really like when a hero shows emotion behind his character. I think that makes the character even more lovable and the fact that Tony Stark was having trouble sleeping and going through stress after the Avengers made me love him more. It makes total sense that he was worried. I also loved the fact that the Mandarin was just an actor! It was a totally unexpected twist and although I would have enjoyed seeing the actual super powered villain, this one was fun to watch. I thought the final battle scene was a little longer than needed and the scenes with that little kid were a little Disney-esque. Normally there's nothing wrong with that but in a superhero movie, I don't need a little kid getting the superhero pumped up again.

Number 5 is.... Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters!!!

This is probably a movie that wasn't on most people's radars let alone their top ten but the truth is, I loved this movie. It was fun and although didn't really follow the book to a tee, it was enjoyable. After watching the first movie, I kind of separated the books from the movies so when I went in to watch this movie, I wasn't expecting it to be accurate and it really wasn't. There was a bunch of stuff that made so sense to me but overall the characters were lovable, the battle scenes were fun to watch and the comedic one-liners made me die. Seriously, when Percy and Annabeth were singing it's a small world after all and Clarisse told them to shut up, I died. [Check out my Sea of Monsters post for more details]

Number 4 is... The Hunger Games: Catching Fire!!!

I have never read the books. There. I figured I should get that out of the way. But I have watched the first movie and I really loved this one. It was funny to see how much more of a budget this movie had compared to the first. I love Katniss and Peeta and Haymitch although Gale I could live without. I loved the acting in this movie! I loved the Quarter Quell! I loved that Katniss slowly fell in love with Peeta! President Snow was so cunning and awesome and I totally knew that Plutarch Heavensbee was on their side from the beginning but I loved how cunning he was with Snow! I'm not sure how I feel about Finnick or any of the new characters yet. I've heard everyone who's read the books rant and rave about Finnick and how excited they were to see him but he was alright in the movie. I didn't hate him but I didn't love him either. Maybe I just have to wait for the next one... Speaking of, I can't wait for the next one!

Number 3 is.... The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones!!!

Oh TMI.. where do I begin? How do I count the ways I love you? I only just read the books in the beginning of 2013 so I didn't really need to wait too long for the movie to come out but to me, it felt like forever and you all knew that. I loooooooved this movie. Seriously. I watched this three times in theaters. I loved the way the characters came to life. I loved Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower! I loved that they mostly stuck closely to the books (except for the ending which I can rant and rave about forever but it won't change anything). The chemistry between Lily and Jamie was fantastic and I loved all of the scenery and the fight scenes! I loved Jamie's one-liners and their emotional scene when they realized that they were siblings! CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE! [Check out my TMI post for a more detailed review]

Number 2 is... The Great Gatsby!!!

Bet you didn't expect this one to be on my list! But it is! Shows how much of a nerd I am!!!! I seriously can't praise this movie enough. Like there are not enough words. I loved this book and I love this movie. Leonardo DiCaprio was beyond perfect and I can't picture anyone else in his place. In fact, all of the castings were perfect and every actor played their roles perfectly. The scenery was just flamboyant enough to show off the 20s and the costumes were gorgeous. I loved the influx of modern music in different scenes and I literally started CRYING when Gatsby was shot. I knew it was coming. I did. But when it happened I gasped anyway! I've watched this once in theaters and like five times on DVD!!!

AND the moment you've allllll been waiting for (not really but let me have my fun). Number 1 is.... THOR: THE DARK WORLD!!!

That was expected. Don't you think? Haha honestly I went back and forth on whether this should be one or two.... I just couldn't decide. When I thought of the Great Gatsby I feel warm and tingly inside but I finally realized that it was probably more to do with all my nostalgic feelings about reading the book four years ago and thus, this movie came out on top! I LOVED IT! I did not really enjoy Thor but this movie went above and beyond! The acting was fantastic! The plot was amazing! CHRIS EVANS HAD A CAMEO! Loki was incredible and I almost cried when I thought he died and I was soooo relieved when he didn't. I loved the battles and it was so sad to see Thor's mother die! I did not really like the ending but I figure they need a way for Thor to stay on Earth so he could be an Avenger. BUT I loved this movie and I can't gush enough about it!


Well that's all for today! Thanks for tuning in! Check back in tomorrow to see my top 10 favorite tv shows of 2013!!

xoxo Allie

Random Confessions (Not WWE Related)

Hey guys!!! So I was internet stalking today and I decided that it was time for me to lay down some confessions. I already did one of WWE so I figure I'd do one on random other shit. Now children this may get uncomfortable so you are forewarned.... LOL doubt it though.

1. I am a huge nerd. Like you all probs know this but it's so funny. Get me started on anything Marvel, Batman, X-Men or one of my favorite books, I will go on and on for days!

2. Spiderman bores me. Like I've seen the original Spiderman movies and I saw the most recent Amazing Spiderman, but it just doesn't do it for me. Like I enjoyed the Amazing Spiderman simply because of Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and all the humor. The character of Spiderman never interested me.






3. I do not understand how girls/guys find asses attractive... Like I just don't get it. They are not attractive to me and in actuality, they're kind of gross. Like anytime I see a naked ass, I'm slightly disgusted. #IsThatWeird?

4. When I get into a TV show, I GET INTO IT. Like seriously, I dive in head-first! I will cry and scream at the TV and I'm stalk literally everything about the show from the cast to spoilers to reviews on episodes. It's creepy.

5. I love sleep. Like seriously I will sleep for days and still want to sleep more!!!

6. I have this undying love for Klaus from TVD/TO. Like when he cries on screen, I cry. As in, I hate everyone on the Originals except for Rebekah, Marcel and Klaus. I mean look at his face. His smirk will make you melt! How could anyone not love him? And his voice! Shit. It's like velvet. And his character, christ. The badness flowing from him. I swear to you, I sooooo want a poster of him for my dorm room. Santa, are you listening?








7. I love with Captain America. Like I don't know what it is about him but I do. Maybe it was how awesome sauce the movie was. Or maybe it's Chris Evans: both his acting and him in general. And it's soooo weird. Like I always like the bad boys on TV, movies, books but something about Cap just... I can't explain it.





8. I love Disney movies. Like seriously, I'm nineteen but I will make my way to the movies to watch practically every Disney (animated) movie. But this only works for animated movies because seriously a lot of other Disney movies sucked like The Lone Ranger. Gag me with a spoon.

9. If a show/book/movie has one cast, I CANNOT stand it when they're replaced with another for a sequel. Like I just can't. I fell in love with the original characters so why would I need new ones? Maybe that's partially why I hated the Star Wars prequels... or the fact that the plots just sucked.






10. I have this obsession for coffee. I don't drink it to stay awake, I drink it because it tastes good. I seriously just had the tastiest Wawa coffee ever the other day. You would not believe! It's called a Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha and I seriously died drinking it.








11. When I was a kid, I was obsessed for the PowerPuff girls. I used to write stories about them, had their dolls, VHS tapes and even my bedspread was PowerPuff girls.










12. When I used to watch Pokemon, the Advanced generation was my favorite because I loved May. I thought she was the best female companion Ash had (who did not suck at everything like Dawn or well I actually loved Misty but I hated that she really didn't do anything other than walk around with Ash). I also loved her rival Drew and thought he was the most awesome guy on the show and I BELIEVED that May and Drew were meant to be together forever.











13. I was in love with Aladdin. Yes the Disney movie animated guy. Every little girl had a crush on one of the Disney "princes" and mine was Aladdin. I loved the way he talked, looked and acted. I loved his story and I loved the characters in this movie!






14. When I like a guy, most of the time it's not because he's attractive. For me, if the guy's personality is amazing, he automatically becomes "hot" to me. Like I'm not being cliche or anything but a hot guy without a personality becomes less hot to me. For example, that new show Reign on CW, I love Francis. Now Toby Regbo is not the most traditionally attractive actor but his character on the show is so awesome, that now I find him super attractive.

15. Speaking of Reign, I was watching episode 4 of Reign again because I loved it so much and I realized something creepy. I find it really attractive when a man wears a ring on his index finger. Like wtf? The hell does that mean? What does that say about me? #I'veLostIt

16. I'm not really a shoes person. Most girls are but I'm really not. I just need one basic color for each pair of shoes so that it can match every outfit. Like heels-wise, I have a pair of silver, black and gold shoes and that can go with everything. I have three pairs of boots: grey, black and brown.

17. I hate sneakers. I think they're clunky and big and don't look good with anything unless you're working out. I will never wear a pair of sneakers when I'm going to class or the mall or anything. The worst is when someone wears them to amusement parks or abroad. Ugh. Shivers.

18. I love dystopian romance novels. I can't get enough of them. I love the plots, the characters, the wars, everything.

19. I HATE Twilight with a passion. Like not just because the story and plot and characters sucked but because they ruined vampires. Anytime I tell anyone that I like the Vampire Diaries or tell someone about a book I just read, they ALWAYS say "Ew, vampires. So like Edward Cullen/Robert Pattinson?" or "Ugh. So that book is like Twilight but with __enter whatever "difference" book has__" KLAUS MIKAELSON IS NOTHING LIKE EDWARD CULLEN!!!! Okay. I'm done.

20. I love recommending books and movies to people and I will explain plots but my BIGGEST pet peeve is when that person's response is "Oh so it's like Twilight but better" or "Oh so it's like the Hunger Games but lamer". Like please people, open up your smallish minds and realize that not every book with a romance is like Twilight or every book set in a dystopian future is like Hunger Games.

Okay so I think that's enough. I hope you enjoyed my random confessions!!!!

xoxo Allie

Random WWE Childhood Facts

Hey all!!! So I was feeling very reminiscent today and I was thinking about how much I enjoyed WWE when I was younger and that led me to want to share with you some random facts/embarrassing wrestling fangirl moments from my childhood!!!

1. The first time I ever watched wrestling was in 2007 and it was a match against Mickie James v. Melina for the WWE championship.

2. I was in love with Edge. Seriously. I wanted to marry him and I hated Vickie for begin with him.

3. La Familia was the best thing I ever watched. And the Edgeheads! Christ. My feels.

4. I never watched RAW because I wasn't allowed to stay up late to watch it.

5. Maria was my favorite diva... Until Eve came around.

6. When Kelly was on Smackdown and was "fired" by Vickie, I cried because I thought it was real.

7. My dad walked in on a divas match once and he thought I was watching strippers.

8. I was distraught when Nexus destroyed ringside.

9. Randy Orton scared the shit out of me.

10. I thought Drew McIntyre chasing after Kelly was the cutest thing I had ever seen.

11. When I was younger, I was embarrassed to tell anyone that I liked wrestling.

12. I thought Miz and Morrison were the most badass tag team in WWE.

13. I thought Morrison was one of the sexiest men alive.

14. I gasped when Miz turned on Morrison.

15. I was never into John Cena.

16. I loved CM Punk from the first time I saw him.

17. DX was the funniest shit I ever saw on WWE.

18. My brother Kyle and I would wrestle all the time on my bed and I almost accidentally hurt myself once.

19. I thought AJ was weird the first time I saw her on NXT.

20. I thought Dolph and Kaitlyn belonged together.

21. Micheal Cole was the most annoying piece of shit.

22. I thought the Randy Orton v. the McMahon family was the best non-Edge feud ever.

So there you are. 22 things I thought when I was a little child!!! I hope you enjoyed it!

xoxo Allie