Thursday, May 18, 2017

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone was a show produced by Rod Sterling from 1959-64. It's a very old show but it was actually amazing, considering it's time. The show was shot in black and white for five whole seasons. It introduced a lot of people to the ideas of science fiction. The show also made to talk about a lot of topics that held a lot of stigma and were commonly steered away from in that time. These were topics such as politics, racism, war, and society. It played for of the idea of another dimension where something is changed and causes something supernatural. In many episodes a lot of characters would experience an "ah-ha" moment when realizing something supernatural or weird was happening. There is no distinct way to define the show but it was extremely different and almost a little revolutionary for its time. The one really iconic episode was probably Eye Of The Beholder which was about a woman who was in hospital getting surgery to "look normal" in society's eye and it didn't work leaving her looking different (like a normal person in the viewer's eyes). But everyone else has swollen lips and huge nostrils and many features we as the audience would typically find unattractive. The episode is trying to show how everyone in society is judged based on their outward appearance. The show was mazing and though it's old it really out does a lot of today's media.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Dodie Clark

Dodie

Dodie or (doddleoddle/doddlevloggle on youtube) is a music artist (and of course youtuber) who discusses mental health, relationships, and self confidence in her music and videos. She has written a lot of her own songs and has an EP out right now. She has an amazing voice and lives in London and has shared her life on the internet for over 3 (maybe 4 or 5?) years. Her lyrics are beautiful and she has a unique style and amazing ability to play guitar, ukulele, and piano very well. My favorite song of hers are probably When, 6/10, and One For The Road. She also has a really kind of silly sounding song that's pretty shortcut really catchy called I Have a Hole in My Tooth and My Dentist is Shut.