Six Netflix Shows to Help You Survive Finals Week
‘Tis the season, but not the season you’re thinking of. Finals week is almost upon us once again and we need to do everything in our power to be ready to embark on an academic battle, but what kind of soldiers would we be without a proper care package. That’s right, folks. For my final film feature Friday, I will be sending you off with a care package fit for finals week of TV shows to binge in between those finals week tears. Here are six shows to help you survive the plague otherwise known as finals week!
Arrested Development
Michael Bluth, played by Jason Bateman, has it rough. His father has just been imprisoned and his spoiled, dysfunctional family are almost impossible to deal with. This wacky show (with executive producer and narrator Ron Howard!) will have you in such a place of pity and laughs that it’ll be almost impossible to remember that 500 page paper that’s looming over you like a gray cloud. “I like Arrested Development because the absurd stupidity and and simplicity is a lovely form of escapism when I’m stressed,” says Florida State junior Tori Lutz.
Bojack Horseman
Don’t let the anthropomorphic animals throw you off and make you think this is a childish show. Bojack Horseman is anything but. Bojack is a humanoid horse (clearly) who was once the star of a popular sitcom. Since its cancellation, Bojack has become a depressed, washed out has-been who has finally decided that it’s time for a comeback. Bojack Horseman is Netflix’s first animated original series and its beautiful, yet tragic humor will be enough to make a study break more than enjoyable. “If you haven’t watched it, the show is literally one of the best things to come out of adult cartoons in decades,” says Florida State student Matthew Damante.
Orange is the New Black
Based on a true story, Orange is the New Black tells the tale of Piper Kerman (in the show, she’s known as Piper Chapman), a young woman who has it all: a pampered life among the upper middle class and an engagement to the love of her life. However, the past comes back with a vengeance when she is sentenced to fifteen years in a women’s federal prison for transporting a suitcase full of drug money for an ex-girlfriend. As if things couldn’t get any worse, Piper ends up imprisoned in the same place as her ex. And you thought running into your Tinder date was bad!
Black Mirror
Think of a modernized century version of The Twilight Zone and you’ve got Black Mirror. Each episode is a warped, suspenseful and satirical view on 21st century society and play on the disturbing facets of our modern world. Each individual story introduces a new cast of characters, a new setting of events, and a new creepy story to enjoy. So if you thought your Algebra final was scary enough, take a study break and settle in for a marathon of Black Mirror.
Scrubs
Those of you who are pursuing a medical course of study, Scrubs might be a show after your own heart. A new employee of Sacred Heart Hospital, J.D. is trying to learn the way of the medical world with a team of quirky characters at his side: his best friend Turk, a menacing figure simply known as “The Janitor”, and his eccentric boss Dr. Kelso. While you’re trying to remember that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, tune in to Scrubs for an hour (or seven) for some clinical hilarity.
Family Guy
It seems today that all you see is violence in movies and sex on TV… Oh, we all know the words. In case you’re new to the world of Adult Swim and late night animated comedies, Family Guy is the brainchild of filmmaker Seth MacFarlane. It revolves around the fictional city of Quahog and the Griffins, a lovable yet completely dysfunctional lower middle class family. Each character is hilarious and relatable in their own twisted way and each episode is full of hilarious cutaways and some epic shock humor. This show is definitely meant to be offensive, even more offensive than that 7:30am final.