When I think of “inspiration” I usually think of a positive example (a model you wish to follow) and there are so many great blogs for me to aspire to that review movies and television shows. Morgan on Media looks all aspects of the entertainment industry along with reviewing shows. What’s Alan Watching was my favorite TV show review blog before its author moved on to a different format. Television Without Pity has a ton of content, written by a variety of authors who all seem to have a snarky, sarcastic streak – which I love.
Recently though I came across a newly started blog (first post was on March 1st 2013), with a very similar theme to mine (recommending what to watch on Netflix), but with a style that inspires me to be its opposite. Brady Wahl’s blog, or What to watch on netflix tonight, created 18 posts in three days (which I envy), but has no original content. Each post consists of four movies, their plot summaries and that’s it. There is no reasoning given for why those movies were chosen which I think is a key component to any recommendation. With no commentary the posts are just smaller versions of the computerized lists provided by Netflix and Amazon.
So what Brady Wahl’s blog has inspired me to do is keep writing. It may take me months to accumulate 18 posts, but I’ll be proud of them and hopefully they will help people find something good to watch.
UPDATE: 4-1-13 Tonight I visited the blog that I referenced originally (Brady Wahl’s blog) and not only does it have a new name, it has a new format. Now there is a specified theme for each day’s set of movies, which is better. Context is always good 🙂
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