I'm a weird viewer when it comes to movies and television. I feel it very intensely when a movie has wasted my time, less so with shows, but it takes a lot for a show to keep me choosing to watch episode after episode, plus when I watch a show I want to be compelled by the characters and be highly entertained. I tend to go for humor (okay maybe even a little corniness too) as well. And let's face it: for a lot of us 2016 was a rough year, but you know what's always there for us (besides Jesus, loved ones, and books of course)– Netflix and movies, here's what I'm most looking forward to in movies and television in 2017.

New Shows on Netflix

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Friday January 13) I cannot even fully put into words how excited I am for this. I can tell you that Friday after work, I'm going to make some popcorn, get a warm drink, and settle in for the night and watch at least the first two episodes (they're 50 mins each). Based on the book series by Lemony Snicket and starring Neil Patrick Harris as Olaf, it's sure to be a hit.

Bill Nye Saves the World (Spring 2017) For us 90s kids Bill Nye is a cult hero he's partnering with Netflix to create a new series with him and other hosts that will investigate the connections between science and culture/politics.

Dear White People (2017) Based off the movie with the same name, it looks at what it's like living in our "post racial" society. As of this writing not much is known about the show, but it's promising since it's made by the same people who made Orange is the New Black

New Season releases

New Girl (January 3) Besides The Office, New Girl is probably one of my absolute favorite shows. I'm looking forward to seeing how life in the Loft will continue, plus it's fun to see an eclectic group of people all doing life together, much like my own life. And since I know you're curious out all of them I would be best friends with Winston.

Big Bang Theory (January 5) I have to admit I didn't keep up with this show last season (much like I've fallen hopelessly behind with Once Upon a Time), but it's band of characters and all things nerd have made this a hit show year after year, I'm looking forward to catching up with it.

Saturday Night Live (January 14) SNL killed it last season, while I didn't always stay up late to watch every episode, I caught some and I watched so many skits that nailed it. I'm looking forward to more hilarious social commentary, like Black Jeporady.

Movies in Theaters

Power Rangers (March 24) I grew up watching the Power Rangers. I actually don't have huge confidence this is going to be a particularly good movie, but it's going to feed that nostalgic part of me. I'm looking forward to seeing all the different rangers kick some butt, and their costumes look really cool.

Beauty and the Beast (March 17) This is my husbands favorite Disney movie. I'm not always a fan of live action remakes, but I think this one will be a lot of fun. Plus Emma Watson is playing Belle, which I think is reason enough to see this in theaters.

The Lego Batman Movie (February 10) The Lego Movie was a surprising hit for me (this and Elf being the only Will Ferrell movie I've truly enjoyed). Batman has always been my favorite superhero movie and I loved him in the Lego Movie, looking forward to a new hit song and hilarious Lego action.