Television Recommendations
TED - is a website and a source of many choices of presentations on different topics (science, business, design, enterainment or technology). Everyone can find an interesting presentation of speakers who present their ideas on a specific subject. TED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to help many people to present a deeper understanding of the world. This sentence represents the essential of the mission of TED : "We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. "
Comedy
Friends - It's a sitcom, good characters, available on DVD, the song is fun to sing and Jennifer Aniston is in the show !
Workaholics -Three friends who work together from 9 to 5, live together from 5 to 9 and party together 24/7. Dress codes, deadlines and waking up before noon are not things these guys are used to. Fun guaranteed!
Fresh Prince of Bel Air - ''Best jokes'' of the popular TV show : Sure I don't understand all the jokes, but I can understand part of them. I choose this because it's funny TV show and pleasant to watch, and Will Smith makes me laugh! :)
The Simpsons - This introduction is very cool because it was made with Lego Simpsons caracters !
GLEE - TV series that takes place in a high school, where student life is followed with the up and downs they have. This universe is enhanced by song hits often heard regularly on the radio whose words go with the topic of discussion. I love their interpretations. What a great series! Discover it on Fox Tuesdays at 20h.
Mixology - it can be watched on CTV Saturday night. The story is about 10 strangers one night in a bar. The whole series happens in the same night. They are trying to find love. We can follow the good and bad moves to seduce. I find it interesting because it is comic and realistic. Enjoy!
How I met your mother - It's the story of five young adults named Ted (main character), Marshall, Lily, Barney and Robin. They are all friends. I like this series because it's a comedy and the characters talk very clearly. They are all lovable, but I particularly like Barney because he's really funny and makes me laugh all the time. I heard that the last season (ninth) is finished since this spring, but we can follow this series every friday on NBC, at 9h30 P.M. I decided to buy the DVD of the seasons so Q would not miss any episode. You will enjoy this series.
The Big Bang Theory - It's a comedy show. This is available on CTV (Thursday at 8 PM), FOX (Monday at 11 PM), CBS (Thursday at 8 PM) and streaming on the Internet. It’s also available on DVD.
Science
Daily planet - It is a daily news, discussion and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events and discoveries. It airs on Discovery Channel Canada, Monday through Friday at 7:00 p.m, and also on CTV two, Monday through Friday at 12:00 p.m. Daily Planet is a science show.
You are in your lounge, on your sofa, in front of your TV with a seltzer bottle and some pretzels. Are you already asking how all these objects are manufactured? If yes or simply if this introduction has tickled your curiosity you can watch How It's Made to find the answers. The title says a lot, so this documentary series explains and demonstrates the manufacturing of everyday objects; coffee, makeup mirror, engines and aircraft wings ... Each episode is twenty minutes long, broadcasted on Discovery Channel every Saturday at 6pm and presents four different objects.
Nova - Nova is a popular science television series . It includes interviews with scientists doing research in the subject areas covered and occasionally includes footage of a specific discovery. Some episodes have focused on the history of science. Nova is broadcast on PBS in the U.S., and in more than 100 other countries. It airs Wednesday nights at 9PM on PBS station.
Dicovery presents with Jay Ingram - The science developed 2 new instruments for voyage in the body . The first one is a small camera similar to a pill with an approximative dimension of 15 millimeters and it can do different exams. For example it can look at a patient's stomac without anestesis. The second one is the 360 degree magnetics scanner. That new intrument can offer the three dimensional pictures from a lot of different parts of the body in only 40 second . It can take a picture of the toracik cage , neck and head with only one movement .
Those two new revolutionary instruments offer to the medecal groups a lot of possibility for the treatment of their patients .
Sports
Hockey night in Canada (on cbc) - I am a very big fan of Montreal Canadians and it's very interesting for me to watch it because they play very well since the beginning of the playoffs. I hope they will play until the beginning of June for the Stanley Cup Final. Go Habs Go!
Drama
Chuck - action-comedy, spy-drama television series. 5 seasons, available on DVD. Very funny, unrealistic, and a bit stupid, featuring endearing characters. A good cocktail to make you laugh.
Saving Hope - Let me recommend you a Canadian supernatural medical drama, presented on CTV (since 2012) every Thursday, at 8 p.m. This TV show is called "Saving Hope" and it takes place in a hospital inToronto. The two main characters are Dr. Alex Reid, a surgeon who is engaged to Dr. Charles Harris who is in a coma after a car accident. Alex and a medical team try to save the life of Charles, but meanwhile, he is able to move in the hospital in a spirit form. The show follows the life of those two persons: Charles with his coma state, and Alex in her "day to day" life.
Grey's Anatomy - Medical drama about young surgeons, who have to face to different medical situations, and who try to make their place as renowned surgeons in Seattle Grace Hospital. A mix of medical stories and of their private life, with a touch a humour. Presently airing season 10 (I think it's 10...) on CTV , Thursday at 9PM. Can also follow the previous seasons by renting the DVD.
Nashville - Nashville is a serie based on a day to day lifestyle's stars of country music in Texas. Of course, country music is not my favorite... But, the point is that this serie is based on the music industry, personal life of stars and challenges of characters in their careers. Also, because I like fashion, it's fun to look at the star's looks. Finally, I love their expression, like ''Hey'' means ''Hello'' or '' You killed me?'' or ''What is the point?''... Because english is our second langage, I recommend you watch NASHVILLE!
Orange is the new black - Orange is the new Black - is a prison dramedy (a drama and a comedy at the same time) series you can watch on Netflix. It's a picture of the daily routine of women inmates with some clips about their past. It shows us, with a caustic humour, the behaviours of inmates who feel happy, frightened, possionate, angry, depressed and more, as anybody else who lives free.
Mistresses - It's an american TV series classified in "Drama" , but with little humour. It talks about the life of four very close friends with four really different kinds of lifestyle. They try to understand and help each other in the various events and issues happening in their life. Presented on CTV on Monday 10 PM. (I think only during spring and summer ; but you can watch it online on the CTV website.)
Outlander - Outlander is a British-American television drama series based on the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. In 1945, married World War II nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall finds herself transported back to Scotland in 1743, where she encounters civil war and the dashing Highland warrior Jamie Fraser. We can watch it on Showcase.
Police drama
Dexter - is a police drama in Florida, the actor is a blood specialist of homicide crime. And he is a serial killer. He searches a bad guy who's not caught by the police.
Criminal Minds - an American police television program that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. The show differs from many dramas by focusing on profiling the criminal rather than the crime itself. On March 13, 2014, CBS renewed the series for a tenth season. My favourite characters are Dr. Spencer Reid (portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler) and Penelope Garcia (portrayed by Kirsten Vangsness). She is the team's Technical Analyst.
We can watch this program on CBS on Wednesday evenings at 9 pm.
Miami Vice - If you like the 80's (music, fashion, cars, etc), this is the TV show to watch. Miami Vice is an American drama series starring Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs. You will follow the adventures of two detectives working undercover in Miami.
Bones - is an American crime comedy-drama television series. A forensic anthropologist and a cocky FBI agent build a team to investigate death causes. And quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones. When the standard methods of identifying a body are useless, Authorities call on Dr.Brennan for her unusual ability to read clues in the victim's bones. Follow the 9th season of this funny series on Fox on Monday at 8:00 pm (from March to May 2014). Previous seasons are available on DVD. If your TV package doesn't include this major network, it can be watched on Fox.com (Episodes unlock 8 days after airdate and 7 episodes of this show are available online) but note that it's available to US residents only...or for those who know how to enjoy an open and unrestricted Internet !
Hawaii Five-O - This show is a very good drama. Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett leads an elite crime-figthing force in Hawaï and he has in his team three good detectives. He works with Danny '' Danno'' Williams, Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakawa. They have a lot of tough cases to resolve. Throughout each episode, we learn to know each character in their professional and personal life. These characters are very lovable. As an extra, we can see a lot of beautiful Hawaiian landscapes. You can watch this TV show on the Global Channel, every Friday evening, at 9:00 pm or you can buy the DVD.
Gotham - Gotham is a series that takes place in Gotham City before Bruce Wayne became Batman. We can follow a young James Gordon and his corrupted partner trying to solve the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents. This series can be watched on FOX and CTV. It is a new series which has just started on the 22 of September.
Scandal - The first episode begins with Quinn Perkins a young lawyer who integrates the office of Olivia Pope. Olivia is a team specialist in the management of crisis designated to protect and defend the people. Olivia Pope is a wife who wants to win her cases. At each episode, there is a new scandal. Also, Olivia has a relation with the president of the United States, this doesn’t help her in is work relationship.
Blue blood - You can watch this Police Drama on CTV channel every Friday at 10 o'clock. This series presents a family who works for the Police Department of New York City. Frank Reagan is the Police Commissioner of New York City. His son Danny is a detective, his daughter Erin is an attorney (prosecutor) and his youngest son is a cop. There is also Henry who is Frank's father and he was Commissionner before Frank. Now he is retired. Every week, there is a crime. You can see the whole family in their work and in their private life. It's a very interesting series.
Castle - Castle is an American police-comedy drama that traces the life of Richard Castle, a writer of mystery and police novels. The writer has been authorized to work as a consultant with a team of the New York Police department. The detective Kate Beckett is in charge of the team that includes two other detectives, Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan. Castle joined the detective’s team after being questioned regarding a murder that was similar of one of his novel. As he “killed” is major character in a novel, he wishes to use the detective Becket as a model for the new hero of a book series. Castle has an amazing imagination and sets up crazy scenarios to explain the murders that the team has to investigate. If, at first, the theories of Castle seem to be absurd and eccentric, it obligates the detectives to think out of the box and finally it helps to resolve complicated crimes.
NCIS - NCIS is a TV series about the murders of military people killed in a strange way. This episode was about an old man killed by a bazooka in his car. The person who was killed was the best friend of one of the investigator of the serie (the person who does the autopsies of the dead bodies). The other investigators went to England to make an investigation for this murder and they visited his apartment. We saw some images of the past of the two men with images of the investigation itself. In the end, we discover that the Russian mafia was under this murder and the killer was an employee of the person killed. They arrested this person for the murder.
Action series and science fiction
Chicago Fire - If you like action series, you will probably like to follow the series Chicago Fire. You can watch it on Global every Tuesday at 10 pm.
It's about firemans who work for the fire station 51 and receive some different calls about emergency situations. We can also follow their personal lives.
24 - Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration. Each episode typically follows Bauer, officials in the U.S. government, and the conspirators behind the events of the day, often simultaneously. Season one begins at 12:00 am on the day of the California presidential primary. The season 9 will have 12 episodes and will be called "Live another day". The plot is partially held in London four years after the event of season 8. Fox TV announced the "Live another day" debut on May 5, 2014. Every Monday from 9 to 10 pm.
The walking dead - The story begins when Sheriff Rick Grimes was shooting in a car pursuit and he slipping into a coma. When he got out of his coma, he realizes he's in an abandoned hospital and finds a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by zombies. With difficulty he returns home but his wife and son are missing. He goes in search of his family and hope they are alive.
Homeland - Carrie Mathison is a CIA agent who has psychological disorder (bipolar). She is convinced that Nicholas Brody, an American Navy released during a commando operation in 2011 after eight years in prison by Al-Qaeda, has been converted and became a risk to national security.
Supernatural - Supernatural is an American Sci-Fi series, filmed mostly in Vancouver B.C. Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester, two brothers that were raised by their father John Wincester. They were trained to fight against supernatural creatures. The whole story really started with the death of the mother of the two boys. She was killed by the yellow eyes demon. Sam was six months old when it happened. The action takes place mainly on Earth, but occasionally in Hell, Heaven and in Purgatory. Sam and Dean are the main characters of the story. Few friends are helping them all along the trail. Sometimes, they are fighting, arguing or partnering with Angels, Demons and other creatures to keep the world a safe place. On October 7, 2014, this serie will reach ten years. Unfortunately we will have to wait a few months to watch it in Canada due to TV channel regulation. Some people will be able to download it on internet. But in the meantime, all the other seasons are availablein DVD.
Once upon a time - My TV recommandation for the next season is Once upon a time. I already watched two seasons and I like the way than the author revisits these Classic Stories. The story is very simple: All the people in the town of Storybrooke are coming from our fairy tales. A witch has cast a spell on the magic world. All Fairy tales are transported in the real world. But nobody in the village remembered the past into magic world. The life seems “normal”. A day, a little boy goes out the village and retrieves his natural mother. She moves toStorybrooke and starts to discover the reality. It’s very interesting to discover with an adult point of view our childhood characters. Every episode tells a specific fairy tale to explain a new character. After 4-5 episodes, we begin to understand the relationship between characters. Some characters are not like as our kid memories!
Lost - After an airplane crash, survivors wake up on a mysterious island. Throughout the adventure, we get to know the survivors and their past. Many mysterious or paranormal events happen to them... Are we gonna know the truth about this island?
Reality
The Bachelor or the female version, The Bachelorette. These series are American reality television dating game shows debuting in 2002 on ABC.
The series starts with around 25 participants destined to win the heart of the Bachelor. During the season, he eliminates candidates and at the end, he can propose marriage to his last choice. On the show, the candidates travel for their romantic adventures thus, we have the chance to see beautiful landscapes. Also, this is so amusing and enriching to see people in real life who have different emotional reactions and behaviors. All these interactions are part of everyday life so it is a good way to learn vocabulary and it may help to repeat what I hear in my personal or working life. Furthermore, it's accessible on the web and in magazines and easy to integrate into converastion with others. For my part, this show has helped me to improve my English.
Love it or list it - '' Love it or List it'' is a reality show about renovation and estate. One of the two presenters, Hilary Farr is one of Toronto's top home designers. Her great sensitivity for her clients helps her to obtain the best result for them and undoubtedly, leads to her success. Then, the second animator, David Visentin is a famous agent who helps many families to find their dream house. When Hilary's work is finished and David's visits are done, it is the time for families to make a choice between keeping their renovated home or sale it and buy one of the visited houses. You can watch all the episodes on W Networth channel at 7 pm, or over the internet on their website.
Masterchief Australia - The first season of this competitive cooking game show have been aired in 2009. The producer had confirmed that the seventh season of this show will air in 2015 on Network Ten. In addition to help us to learn about the basics of cooking, we can practice our understanding of other English accents.
Eat street - This program talks about food that we can buy on the side of the roads across North America. It's called "Street Food" (for example Thaï Zone or Shack 79 in RDL). We can watch this programme on Saturday at 7:00 PM on Food Network.
Diners, Dives-ins and Dives - This show is about a guy who is travelling in all America to eat in some classics "greasy spomm". We can watch this show on Fridays at 10:00 pm on Food Network.
Outrageous 911 - Available on TLC channel, this tv show presents different calls made to 911 emergency call center. Further, every call are weird, ridiculous or strange, but every of those calls really happened. It is nice to watch this tv show to see how people have sometimes incredible ideas.
Movies
Hunger Games Part 2 - I had high expectations after the part 1 which was very good. Although the part 1 was better, Part 2 was good and exciting and I loved the end. It left us curious and impatient for the next part. If you liked the first part, go watch the second one!
Music
Nashville - This spring, I discovered the TV Show Nashville on NETFLIX... It's amazing! I recommend this series to everyone because it's ''up to date'' on the fashion and the music universe. And, ''Deacon ''is so cute... Hahahah!
Nature Documentary
The National Geographic - I like this TV show , it's very interesting about the world, the different continent, life, and the animals. They are very good pictures.
News
CNN News - is information English Tv for all contries. It's very good for the information in the world, it gives financial and economic information and news in others contries of the world and is good for my English learning.
CBC News - My choice is CBC News Montreal, and the reason is very simple. Usually the people watch the news every day, why not watch it in English. The narrator speaks very clearly and very slowly. If you have a difficulty to watch TV in English, I think you could begin with this type of TV show. Also you can learn many new words. What is very interesting with this type of TV show, it’s not only the presentator who present the news, often the narrator speaks with others collaborator.
Comedy
Friends - It's a sitcom, good characters, available on DVD, the song is fun to sing and Jennifer Aniston is in the show !
Workaholics -Three friends who work together from 9 to 5, live together from 5 to 9 and party together 24/7. Dress codes, deadlines and waking up before noon are not things these guys are used to. Fun guaranteed!
Fresh Prince of Bel Air - ''Best jokes'' of the popular TV show : Sure I don't understand all the jokes, but I can understand part of them. I choose this because it's funny TV show and pleasant to watch, and Will Smith makes me laugh! :)
The Simpsons - This introduction is very cool because it was made with Lego Simpsons caracters !
GLEE - TV series that takes place in a high school, where student life is followed with the up and downs they have. This universe is enhanced by song hits often heard regularly on the radio whose words go with the topic of discussion. I love their interpretations. What a great series! Discover it on Fox Tuesdays at 20h.
Mixology - it can be watched on CTV Saturday night. The story is about 10 strangers one night in a bar. The whole series happens in the same night. They are trying to find love. We can follow the good and bad moves to seduce. I find it interesting because it is comic and realistic. Enjoy!
How I met your mother - It's the story of five young adults named Ted (main character), Marshall, Lily, Barney and Robin. They are all friends. I like this series because it's a comedy and the characters talk very clearly. They are all lovable, but I particularly like Barney because he's really funny and makes me laugh all the time. I heard that the last season (ninth) is finished since this spring, but we can follow this series every friday on NBC, at 9h30 P.M. I decided to buy the DVD of the seasons so Q would not miss any episode. You will enjoy this series.
The Big Bang Theory - It's a comedy show. This is available on CTV (Thursday at 8 PM), FOX (Monday at 11 PM), CBS (Thursday at 8 PM) and streaming on the Internet. It’s also available on DVD.
Science
Daily planet - It is a daily news, discussion and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events and discoveries. It airs on Discovery Channel Canada, Monday through Friday at 7:00 p.m, and also on CTV two, Monday through Friday at 12:00 p.m. Daily Planet is a science show.
You are in your lounge, on your sofa, in front of your TV with a seltzer bottle and some pretzels. Are you already asking how all these objects are manufactured? If yes or simply if this introduction has tickled your curiosity you can watch How It's Made to find the answers. The title says a lot, so this documentary series explains and demonstrates the manufacturing of everyday objects; coffee, makeup mirror, engines and aircraft wings ... Each episode is twenty minutes long, broadcasted on Discovery Channel every Saturday at 6pm and presents four different objects.
Nova - Nova is a popular science television series . It includes interviews with scientists doing research in the subject areas covered and occasionally includes footage of a specific discovery. Some episodes have focused on the history of science. Nova is broadcast on PBS in the U.S., and in more than 100 other countries. It airs Wednesday nights at 9PM on PBS station.
Dicovery presents with Jay Ingram - The science developed 2 new instruments for voyage in the body . The first one is a small camera similar to a pill with an approximative dimension of 15 millimeters and it can do different exams. For example it can look at a patient's stomac without anestesis. The second one is the 360 degree magnetics scanner. That new intrument can offer the three dimensional pictures from a lot of different parts of the body in only 40 second . It can take a picture of the toracik cage , neck and head with only one movement .
Those two new revolutionary instruments offer to the medecal groups a lot of possibility for the treatment of their patients .
Sports
Hockey night in Canada (on cbc) - I am a very big fan of Montreal Canadians and it's very interesting for me to watch it because they play very well since the beginning of the playoffs. I hope they will play until the beginning of June for the Stanley Cup Final. Go Habs Go!
Drama
Chuck - action-comedy, spy-drama television series. 5 seasons, available on DVD. Very funny, unrealistic, and a bit stupid, featuring endearing characters. A good cocktail to make you laugh.
Saving Hope - Let me recommend you a Canadian supernatural medical drama, presented on CTV (since 2012) every Thursday, at 8 p.m. This TV show is called "Saving Hope" and it takes place in a hospital inToronto. The two main characters are Dr. Alex Reid, a surgeon who is engaged to Dr. Charles Harris who is in a coma after a car accident. Alex and a medical team try to save the life of Charles, but meanwhile, he is able to move in the hospital in a spirit form. The show follows the life of those two persons: Charles with his coma state, and Alex in her "day to day" life.
Grey's Anatomy - Medical drama about young surgeons, who have to face to different medical situations, and who try to make their place as renowned surgeons in Seattle Grace Hospital. A mix of medical stories and of their private life, with a touch a humour. Presently airing season 10 (I think it's 10...) on CTV , Thursday at 9PM. Can also follow the previous seasons by renting the DVD.
Nashville - Nashville is a serie based on a day to day lifestyle's stars of country music in Texas. Of course, country music is not my favorite... But, the point is that this serie is based on the music industry, personal life of stars and challenges of characters in their careers. Also, because I like fashion, it's fun to look at the star's looks. Finally, I love their expression, like ''Hey'' means ''Hello'' or '' You killed me?'' or ''What is the point?''... Because english is our second langage, I recommend you watch NASHVILLE!
Orange is the new black - Orange is the new Black - is a prison dramedy (a drama and a comedy at the same time) series you can watch on Netflix. It's a picture of the daily routine of women inmates with some clips about their past. It shows us, with a caustic humour, the behaviours of inmates who feel happy, frightened, possionate, angry, depressed and more, as anybody else who lives free.
Mistresses - It's an american TV series classified in "Drama" , but with little humour. It talks about the life of four very close friends with four really different kinds of lifestyle. They try to understand and help each other in the various events and issues happening in their life. Presented on CTV on Monday 10 PM. (I think only during spring and summer ; but you can watch it online on the CTV website.)
Outlander - Outlander is a British-American television drama series based on the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. In 1945, married World War II nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall finds herself transported back to Scotland in 1743, where she encounters civil war and the dashing Highland warrior Jamie Fraser. We can watch it on Showcase.
Police drama
Dexter - is a police drama in Florida, the actor is a blood specialist of homicide crime. And he is a serial killer. He searches a bad guy who's not caught by the police.
Criminal Minds - an American police television program that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. The show differs from many dramas by focusing on profiling the criminal rather than the crime itself. On March 13, 2014, CBS renewed the series for a tenth season. My favourite characters are Dr. Spencer Reid (portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler) and Penelope Garcia (portrayed by Kirsten Vangsness). She is the team's Technical Analyst.
We can watch this program on CBS on Wednesday evenings at 9 pm.
Miami Vice - If you like the 80's (music, fashion, cars, etc), this is the TV show to watch. Miami Vice is an American drama series starring Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs. You will follow the adventures of two detectives working undercover in Miami.
Bones - is an American crime comedy-drama television series. A forensic anthropologist and a cocky FBI agent build a team to investigate death causes. And quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones. When the standard methods of identifying a body are useless, Authorities call on Dr.Brennan for her unusual ability to read clues in the victim's bones. Follow the 9th season of this funny series on Fox on Monday at 8:00 pm (from March to May 2014). Previous seasons are available on DVD. If your TV package doesn't include this major network, it can be watched on Fox.com (Episodes unlock 8 days after airdate and 7 episodes of this show are available online) but note that it's available to US residents only...or for those who know how to enjoy an open and unrestricted Internet !
Hawaii Five-O - This show is a very good drama. Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett leads an elite crime-figthing force in Hawaï and he has in his team three good detectives. He works with Danny '' Danno'' Williams, Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakawa. They have a lot of tough cases to resolve. Throughout each episode, we learn to know each character in their professional and personal life. These characters are very lovable. As an extra, we can see a lot of beautiful Hawaiian landscapes. You can watch this TV show on the Global Channel, every Friday evening, at 9:00 pm or you can buy the DVD.
Gotham - Gotham is a series that takes place in Gotham City before Bruce Wayne became Batman. We can follow a young James Gordon and his corrupted partner trying to solve the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents. This series can be watched on FOX and CTV. It is a new series which has just started on the 22 of September.
Scandal - The first episode begins with Quinn Perkins a young lawyer who integrates the office of Olivia Pope. Olivia is a team specialist in the management of crisis designated to protect and defend the people. Olivia Pope is a wife who wants to win her cases. At each episode, there is a new scandal. Also, Olivia has a relation with the president of the United States, this doesn’t help her in is work relationship.
Blue blood - You can watch this Police Drama on CTV channel every Friday at 10 o'clock. This series presents a family who works for the Police Department of New York City. Frank Reagan is the Police Commissioner of New York City. His son Danny is a detective, his daughter Erin is an attorney (prosecutor) and his youngest son is a cop. There is also Henry who is Frank's father and he was Commissionner before Frank. Now he is retired. Every week, there is a crime. You can see the whole family in their work and in their private life. It's a very interesting series.
Castle - Castle is an American police-comedy drama that traces the life of Richard Castle, a writer of mystery and police novels. The writer has been authorized to work as a consultant with a team of the New York Police department. The detective Kate Beckett is in charge of the team that includes two other detectives, Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan. Castle joined the detective’s team after being questioned regarding a murder that was similar of one of his novel. As he “killed” is major character in a novel, he wishes to use the detective Becket as a model for the new hero of a book series. Castle has an amazing imagination and sets up crazy scenarios to explain the murders that the team has to investigate. If, at first, the theories of Castle seem to be absurd and eccentric, it obligates the detectives to think out of the box and finally it helps to resolve complicated crimes.
NCIS - NCIS is a TV series about the murders of military people killed in a strange way. This episode was about an old man killed by a bazooka in his car. The person who was killed was the best friend of one of the investigator of the serie (the person who does the autopsies of the dead bodies). The other investigators went to England to make an investigation for this murder and they visited his apartment. We saw some images of the past of the two men with images of the investigation itself. In the end, we discover that the Russian mafia was under this murder and the killer was an employee of the person killed. They arrested this person for the murder.
Action series and science fiction
Chicago Fire - If you like action series, you will probably like to follow the series Chicago Fire. You can watch it on Global every Tuesday at 10 pm.
It's about firemans who work for the fire station 51 and receive some different calls about emergency situations. We can also follow their personal lives.
24 - Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration. Each episode typically follows Bauer, officials in the U.S. government, and the conspirators behind the events of the day, often simultaneously. Season one begins at 12:00 am on the day of the California presidential primary. The season 9 will have 12 episodes and will be called "Live another day". The plot is partially held in London four years after the event of season 8. Fox TV announced the "Live another day" debut on May 5, 2014. Every Monday from 9 to 10 pm.
The walking dead - The story begins when Sheriff Rick Grimes was shooting in a car pursuit and he slipping into a coma. When he got out of his coma, he realizes he's in an abandoned hospital and finds a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by zombies. With difficulty he returns home but his wife and son are missing. He goes in search of his family and hope they are alive.
Homeland - Carrie Mathison is a CIA agent who has psychological disorder (bipolar). She is convinced that Nicholas Brody, an American Navy released during a commando operation in 2011 after eight years in prison by Al-Qaeda, has been converted and became a risk to national security.
Supernatural - Supernatural is an American Sci-Fi series, filmed mostly in Vancouver B.C. Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester, two brothers that were raised by their father John Wincester. They were trained to fight against supernatural creatures. The whole story really started with the death of the mother of the two boys. She was killed by the yellow eyes demon. Sam was six months old when it happened. The action takes place mainly on Earth, but occasionally in Hell, Heaven and in Purgatory. Sam and Dean are the main characters of the story. Few friends are helping them all along the trail. Sometimes, they are fighting, arguing or partnering with Angels, Demons and other creatures to keep the world a safe place. On October 7, 2014, this serie will reach ten years. Unfortunately we will have to wait a few months to watch it in Canada due to TV channel regulation. Some people will be able to download it on internet. But in the meantime, all the other seasons are availablein DVD.
Once upon a time - My TV recommandation for the next season is Once upon a time. I already watched two seasons and I like the way than the author revisits these Classic Stories. The story is very simple: All the people in the town of Storybrooke are coming from our fairy tales. A witch has cast a spell on the magic world. All Fairy tales are transported in the real world. But nobody in the village remembered the past into magic world. The life seems “normal”. A day, a little boy goes out the village and retrieves his natural mother. She moves toStorybrooke and starts to discover the reality. It’s very interesting to discover with an adult point of view our childhood characters. Every episode tells a specific fairy tale to explain a new character. After 4-5 episodes, we begin to understand the relationship between characters. Some characters are not like as our kid memories!
Lost - After an airplane crash, survivors wake up on a mysterious island. Throughout the adventure, we get to know the survivors and their past. Many mysterious or paranormal events happen to them... Are we gonna know the truth about this island?
Reality
The Bachelor or the female version, The Bachelorette. These series are American reality television dating game shows debuting in 2002 on ABC.
The series starts with around 25 participants destined to win the heart of the Bachelor. During the season, he eliminates candidates and at the end, he can propose marriage to his last choice. On the show, the candidates travel for their romantic adventures thus, we have the chance to see beautiful landscapes. Also, this is so amusing and enriching to see people in real life who have different emotional reactions and behaviors. All these interactions are part of everyday life so it is a good way to learn vocabulary and it may help to repeat what I hear in my personal or working life. Furthermore, it's accessible on the web and in magazines and easy to integrate into converastion with others. For my part, this show has helped me to improve my English.
Love it or list it - '' Love it or List it'' is a reality show about renovation and estate. One of the two presenters, Hilary Farr is one of Toronto's top home designers. Her great sensitivity for her clients helps her to obtain the best result for them and undoubtedly, leads to her success. Then, the second animator, David Visentin is a famous agent who helps many families to find their dream house. When Hilary's work is finished and David's visits are done, it is the time for families to make a choice between keeping their renovated home or sale it and buy one of the visited houses. You can watch all the episodes on W Networth channel at 7 pm, or over the internet on their website.
Masterchief Australia - The first season of this competitive cooking game show have been aired in 2009. The producer had confirmed that the seventh season of this show will air in 2015 on Network Ten. In addition to help us to learn about the basics of cooking, we can practice our understanding of other English accents.
Eat street - This program talks about food that we can buy on the side of the roads across North America. It's called "Street Food" (for example Thaï Zone or Shack 79 in RDL). We can watch this programme on Saturday at 7:00 PM on Food Network.
Diners, Dives-ins and Dives - This show is about a guy who is travelling in all America to eat in some classics "greasy spomm". We can watch this show on Fridays at 10:00 pm on Food Network.
Outrageous 911 - Available on TLC channel, this tv show presents different calls made to 911 emergency call center. Further, every call are weird, ridiculous or strange, but every of those calls really happened. It is nice to watch this tv show to see how people have sometimes incredible ideas.
Movies
Hunger Games Part 2 - I had high expectations after the part 1 which was very good. Although the part 1 was better, Part 2 was good and exciting and I loved the end. It left us curious and impatient for the next part. If you liked the first part, go watch the second one!
Music
Nashville - This spring, I discovered the TV Show Nashville on NETFLIX... It's amazing! I recommend this series to everyone because it's ''up to date'' on the fashion and the music universe. And, ''Deacon ''is so cute... Hahahah!
Nature Documentary
The National Geographic - I like this TV show , it's very interesting about the world, the different continent, life, and the animals. They are very good pictures.
News
CNN News - is information English Tv for all contries. It's very good for the information in the world, it gives financial and economic information and news in others contries of the world and is good for my English learning.
CBC News - My choice is CBC News Montreal, and the reason is very simple. Usually the people watch the news every day, why not watch it in English. The narrator speaks very clearly and very slowly. If you have a difficulty to watch TV in English, I think you could begin with this type of TV show. Also you can learn many new words. What is very interesting with this type of TV show, it’s not only the presentator who present the news, often the narrator speaks with others collaborator.