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While the tenth episode of Head of the Class  (2021) may be titled "Three More Years," that is more than this series will get, that was canceled following this episode. In the series finale of this revival, Ms. Alicia Gomez is debating on whether she will sign a teaching contract from the superintendent to remain with her debate team, under the condition that it will be for three years at Meadows Creek High. Throughout scenes in this episode, we see Alicia debate the pros and cons of remaining with the job, with her not wanting to leave the profession, though not quite willing to make it a permanent arrangement. Meanwhile, Miles is practicing asking out his crush to the prom with a promposal, Griffin, though gets consistently interrupted by his loving yet cumbersome classmates. Within this episode, it appears that someone beat Miles to asking out Griffin, causing him to lash out as his friends. This overall disappoints Alicia, who gives up on her students, in term causing fel...

Personal Note from the Writer: Almost two years ago in August 2021, I made my initial post to this blog, announcing new blogs focusing on television shows and movies that interest me. Despite this, I have only published a handful of these articles, thus far touching on  Diary of a Future President , The Facts of Life , Jeopardy! , and Lopez vs. Lopez . Starting today, I hope to try again with this foray into blogging. Let's begin! Article: Produced by CBS Studios, Diary of a Future President  first released January 2020 on a weekly schedule on the relatively new platform Disney Plus. Though, on the release date of the premiere season's penultimate episode, the world changed forever when the incoming COVID-19 pandemic closed down society. Over a year after the first season completed, a second was released to the platform on August 18, 2021, which was ultimately its last. While fanfare was provided to promote the season's release, I personally could not help but wonder if the...

     As we begin to close out the primary part of the 2022-23 television season, I believe that I should use this time to highlight the broadcast television shows that I have watched and enjoyed in primetime prior to the completion of network decisions to cancel or renew. ABC: When it comes to a fun family comedy, I would have never thought The Conners   is exactly what we need. Though it had an admittedly painful few seasons to watch, this season has made it a must-watch show. Despite my hope for the series for the series to end after its fourth season, this season has made me hopefully for a potential sixth and final season to make this Roseanne  continuation come to a proper conclusion. Though I hate to say it, Abbott Elementary   has grown on me. This fan-favorite series personally is not my favorite, but the cast chemistry is undeniable. The storylines this season really made me feel for these characters, and I believe this series will have a long life...

 Throughout my life, from the early days to now, television has always had a major role, and has greatly helped shape who I am today. While these past several years have primarily been spent watching network sitcoms from both the past and present, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my viewing habit evolution. Before I begin, it is important to note that while I have done my best to recall many of the past events a part of my life, these dates and information are relative to how I remember them, and should not be taken as exact points in time. From the earliest days of my childhood, I was viewing children television shows such as  Sesame Street . By the time that I was four, I was already in love with the Nickelodeon preschool show Blue's Clues , mostly favoring the host at that time, Joe (Donovan Patton). [No worries, I liked the previous host, Steve (Steve Burns), too!] While I was not necessarily watching the shows at the time, some of my earliest memories are of m...

 Remember when streaming services were an alternative to traditional broadcast television? A safe haven from commercials, gimmicks, limitations. Well, the idealistic world that sites such as Netflix has accustomed many of us to has now gone to the wayside before the new year hit, ending the fantasy that streaming companies were vastly different from their predecessor companies within the field. Up until almost a year ago, streaming giants such as Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max were defined by the concept of having no commercials, an ever-growing library of content, and would be home to bundles of original content, both past in present. Furthermore, these sites, primarily Netflix, stood out as ones that would save content from its death on linear television, ensuring each story is told to its fullest extent and is given a proper conclusion. However, these concepts met its end within the past couple months, with HBO Max and Disney+ launching ad-friendly versions of their platforms, cu...

 Jumping a season from my previous review of the season, I go to the second season premiere of The Facts of Life . Unlike the first season, the series now focuses on only four young girls at the Eastland School as opposed to the large ensemble of yesteryear, three of which are returning cast members, alongside Mrs. Edna Garrett. Starting off the season, we once again find ourselves with exposition, with Tootie (Kim Fields) and Natalie (Mindy Cohn) explaining to each other and Blair that Mrs. Garrett got a new job as the school dietitian, as opposed to being a housemother. Surprisingly, we also see Arnold Jackson (the late Gary Coleman) return from Diff'rent Strokes  in one of the final scenes the two shows crossover. Minutes into the show, we see the motorcycle driving Jo Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon) enter, moving in from The Bronx, New York as Blair's latest foil, transferring from public education to start a new life. While they do not necessarily see eye to eye, they at least ...