Those of you who have followed my classes know how many times I have said that doing something we like in the language we want to learn is the best way to learn quickly and effortlessly. In my case, watching series proved to be very efficient as you get entertained at the same time as you train your brain. So here are the 12 series, according to Entertainment Weekly, that can't be missed this summer. Note that if you decide to watch them, you should watch them with English subtitles, as your brain will magically pick up new words, expressions, spellings, and, most importantly, develop your listening skills. For that matter, don't hesitate reading the article while listening the its audio version below.
The vocabulary and questions are available here.
1. Pretty Little Liars
Here is an American teen drama mystery-thriller series based on the novels by Sara Shepard. The story is about the lives of four girls whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee: Alison DiLaurentis. A year later, they start receiving messages from a mysterious person using the name 'A'. This 'A' threatens to expose their secrets. At first, they think it's Alison herself, until her body is found. Because of the major success of the 10 first episodes of the TV show, the book series was extended beyond the initial eight novels. The 4th season premiered on June 11th, 2013 on ABC Family.
2. True Blood
This one is also an American television drama series and it was created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels written by Charlaine Harries. The story is about the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a small town in northwestern Louisiana. The main character is Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress. The show has been broadcast on HBO since September 7, 2008 and the first 5 seasons received mainly favorable reviews. They also won several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
3. Franklin & Bash
This is more of a drama-comedy television series, with the two main characters, Jared Franklin and Peter Bash portrayed as unconventional lawyers and longtime friends. In the UK, it was compared to Allie McBeal, but "with balls". It premiered in June 2011 on TNT. After defeating Damien Karp of the prestigious law firm Infeld & Daniels, Jared and Peter are recruited by Stanton Infeld, where they work with their assistant Carmen Phillips, an ex-convict out on parole, and Pindar Singh, a brilliant but agoraphobic attorney and classmate of theirs. The third season began on June 19, 2013.
Under the Dome is an American science fiction horror television series based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. The series premiered on June 24, 2013 on CBS. Set in the near future, Under the Dome tells the story of all the residents of the small town of Chester’s Mill, who suddenly find themselves cut off from the rest of the world by a mysterious, impenetrable barrier that surrounds the town. As the town begins to tear itself apart through panic, a small group of people try to keep peace and order, while also trying to find the truth about the barrier and how to escape from it.
5. Dexter
Is it Dexter’s turn to die? For the show’s 8th and final season, all bets are off. Dexter is an Ameican television drama series which debuted on October 1, 2006 on CBS. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for Miami Metro Police Department, who also leads a secret life as a serial killer. The show’s first season was largely based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter, the first of the Dexter series novels by Jeff Lindsay. However, the subsequent seasons have evolved independantly of Lindsay’s work. For this last season, we can expect Miami Metro’s killer to fight with his siter Debra, the arrival of a psychiatrist from his past, the return of his poisonous lover Hanna McKay, and a new Big Bad who steals pieces of victim’s brains. All that leads Dexter to a finale that the producers promise will deliver. «We want to go out as strongly as we came in. It will be scary and thrilling and very touching all at the same time.»
6. Ray Donovan
This one is a new American television drama series, created by Ann Biderman and its twelve-episode first season is going to debut on June 30, 2013. The story takes place in Los Angeles, California, where Ray Donovan is a «fixer» for the rich and famous. However, he experiences his own problems when his father is unexpectedly released from prison.
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8. The Bridge
A Texas detective and a charming Mexican detective team up when a dead body is dropped on the bridge connecting El Paso (Tex.) to Juares (Mexico). But the producers promise the series will be about more than just the hunt for a killer. It’s an American police drama that will debut on FX on July 10th, 2013.
9. Orange is the new black
Based on Piper Kerman’s memoir Orange is The New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, the original comedy-drama series will premiere on July 11, 2013. It revolves around Piper Chapman, a New York woman, who is sent to a women’s federal prison for possessing a suitcase full of drug money for Alex Vause, an international drug smuggler and a previous lover. She has to serve a 15-month sentence and she must survive the hardships of prison life.
This series is set at the law firm Pearson Hardman in New York City. Specter is looking for an associate and interviews Ross, who is the best candidate for the position and obtains it without having a law degree, and being on the run from a drug deal gone bad... The third season is about to premiere on July 16, 2013
11. The White Queen
Based on a series of best-selling historical novels by Philippa Gregory, this War of the Roses drama centers around King Edward who disobeyed his advisers to marry Elizabeth in 1464 and the rebellion that follows. It focuses on 3 ladies who want the throne. «It’s about how they plot and they maneuver, not on the battlefield but in their homes.» It is a British television drama and it was launched on BBC One on June 16th, 2013.
12. Breaking Bad
Set and produced in Abluquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer at the beginning of the series. He turns to a life of crime, producing and selling methamphetamine with a former student, Jesse Pinkman, in order to secure his family’s financial future before he dies. In this third and last season it’s time to find out if Walter will pay for all the sins he has committed over five dark seasons. It will be aired starting August 11th, 2013.
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