dimarts, de juliol 26, 2016

My Favorite TV Show Intros

¡Hola! Here is a selection of my favorite openings

Sailor Moon
This is the opening for the first season, from the 90's animé. It's in Spanish, as I used to watch it when I was a kid. This opening always gives me goosebumps and teary eyes, because it reminds me of my childhood :)


Pita Ten
I watched this animé while I was in high school. Even though I have no idea what the song says, the tune is super catchy and puts me always in a very good mood

Paradise Kiss
Another animé from my high school years. I watched this one with my friends, and we all read the manga. We were obsessed with it. I even learned the lyrics in Japanese. Sadly, I don't remember them very well. The song is performed by the Japanese singer Tommy february6, and the name of the song is Lonely in gorgeous.



Game of Thrones
Ahhhh this must be the best opening in history!! It is so entertaining to watch, and the music is amazing! This is for the first season, when only four locations are shown. As long as the story advances, more cities are introduced and they have their moment in the opening. You can see here how much of it is changed at the beginning of the sixth season

Outlander
I remember this opening annoyed me a little when I first started to watch the show, but I grew fond of it at the end, even singing along. One of the things I like the most is, as you can see in this video,  when they show the episode's title, with a little hint of something related to it. This opening is for the first episode, Sassenach. For the second season, some images changed, and part of the lyrics where in French, because the main characters had moved to France. You can watch it here

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Ahh how much I love this show, and how much I miss it! I can't wait for the second season! I love musical comedies, and the TV format of it is perfect. This opening is super catchy, and I sometimes find myself singing it randomly. There was one episode where they didn't put it, and I was totally outraged, but then they slip the lyrics in a dialogue and it was glorious!

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Females are strong as hell! Another catchy song, another great comedy that, without being a musical comedy, had a lot of great tunes. Does anyone know if there's going to be a third season?

Downton Abbey
It saddens me to know I won't hear this song before a new episode anymore.

Narcos
This series had me with its opening, both the song and the visual are awesome. Counting down for the second season!

Vikings
Ahh another song that gives me goosebumps, and it really sets me in the mood for the show. More, give me more, give me more!!

BONUS TRACK
Galavant
Another great musical comedy for TV and I can't get enough of it (sadly, I've just found out that there won't be a third season). It doesn't really have an opening song, but this is the "Galavant theme".




divendres, de juliol 15, 2016

Random mentions III


Esta vez no es un texto, sino un pañuelo (un text-il) de tela que perteneció a mi madre y ahora es MÍO. 

dimecres, de juliol 13, 2016

Random mentions II


Philippe Jullian, La Belle Epoque. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982, p. 14

Por cierto que es un ensayo muy interesante que pueden bajarse de la página del Met. 

dimarts, de juliol 05, 2016

ESG: My favorite picture(s) of the month June

¡Hola! For a change, this month there won't be any picture of cats or dolls. I took some pretty pictures from the garden, so here they are:


The last ginkgo leaf (long gone by now)

I love cactus and succulents, because they're evergreen and they can even blossom in winter. I have a little collection and here are some of the -currently- prettiest