Greek.

Here's a little something on an old favorite of mine: Greek.

Today, I decided I wanted to write about the college show Greek, which is streaming right now over at Netflix.  Greek originally aired on ABC Family in 2007 and ran for four seasons.  I watched it every week when it originally aired and remembered really liking it.  So, when I saw it recently on Netflix I decided to give it another shot.  I discovered that my memory is terrible and I remembered almost none of the plot and details that happened, so it was almost like watching it for the first time.  It was just as great as I thought!!!

The show is semi-immature, as far as television for a 23 year old goes.  However, it isn't a high school romp so at least that's something!  The show follows a Freshman named Rusty Cartwright who starts college at CRU, where his older cool sister, Casey goes. Over the course of the show you watch their sibling relationship grow as they mature and school comes to a close.

The show's focus is on fraternity's and sororities, which is not a topic I care about, but it puts a nice spin on them I think. It shows the party and hazing side, but also shows the brother/sisterhood/friendships and I think that's pretty darn cool.

The stars Jacob Zachar as Rusty and Spencer Grammer as Casey. Neither have had many roles, however Spencer is the daughter of Kelsey Grammer! You might recognize Clark Duke, though! He plays the dorky, God-loving best friend of Rusty, Dale. Clark Duke is in both Hot Tub Time Machine and Kick-Ass movies. Good for you, Clark! The rest of the cast is not well-known but I think they all do a great job and I just love this show, guys.

Basically all you need to know is that this a college drama/comedy (dramedy? I think that's a real thing but I'm not sure how to spell it...) about a group of misfits who all have a love/hate relationship but in the end find a way to become friends. I think there are many aspects of this show that are realistic and give a good view of college life. Plus, while it's likely more of a girls show, my husband did chuckle quite a few times while I binge watched Greek!

Just check it out, please! You might be disappointed or you might just love it! I think the show ran the perfect amount of time and it is good it ended when it did. In fact, I didn't even realize I was on the final episode until everyone started saying goodbye and I was tearing up.

Here's a little trailer, to show you what the show is like. Oh! Also the first season features a lot of music and performances by The Plain White T's! They even appeared in an episode as frat brothers. So if you like them, than that's a plus!

Safe Haven.

I'm not always into romance movies but I have a soft spot for Nicholas Sparks movie adaptations.  I mean, who doesn't right?  Sparks is known for writing some intensely romantic and dramatic novels and many of his books have been turned into movies like A Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, and The Last Song.  I will admit I've never actually read one of his books and admitting that somehow feels wrong.  The emotions I feel when watching any of his movies are pretty strong so I can't even imagine what it is like to read his books.

I recently watched Safe Haven on Netflix while I was browsing the "recently released" section.  Let me tell you, that was a damn good movie.  I was hooked pretty immediately from beginning to end.  And just to warn you, I was a crying mess at the end so come prepared with tissues!

Safe Haven stars Julianne Hough as a woman running from her past to a little seaside town where she meets a man she never expected to fall in love with, who is played by Josh Duhamel.  You probably remember Julianne Hough from Dancing with the Stars!  She is a talented dancer, country music singer, and now actress.  I was a tad unsure of her casting for this role but I think she was outstanding.  I was also unsure about Josh Duhamel because I always think of him as playing jerks.  Luckily, I was wrong, he was great, and the pair had wonderful chemistry.

Sometimes Nicholas Sparks gives his work such a surprise ending that I hate it.  It's either stupid or just too sad to even comprehend.  A Walk to Remember and Nights in Rodanthe are two of my favorite endings.  I know A Walk to Remember probably seems like a weird choice because she dies at the end but you know the whole time that she's sick so you shouldn't be surprised.  And if you haven't seen that movie, then sorry for spoiling the ending.  But don't worry, while it may be sad it's also very sweet and satisfying.  I love movies with a satisfying ending!

Dear John has the worst ending ever out of all the Nicholas Sparks movies I've ever seen.  It is so terrible.  It ruined the rest of the movie.  That makes me sad because I love Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum.

The Lucky One is maybe the steamiest Sparks film.  I mean, Zac Efron hunkyhunk and Taylor Schilling from Orange Is The New Black?  Hello! Steamy love scene!

Anyway, now that I'm semi off track let's get back to Safe Haven.  It's really great guys!  I highly recommend it.  It is a romance/drama, it will make you cry, but it has a wonderfully satisfying ending.