TV-Movies-US

Watching TV and movies are some of America's favorite pastimes. There are many different genres such as adventure, horror, action, drama, etc. In America, we go with friends to theaters to watch newer movies and we can order the older movies from home. Some classic movies are //Titanic, Young Frankenstein, Legally Blonde, The Iliad,// and //Schindler's list.//

Everyone has different actors and actresses that they like, but there are a few who are especially popular right now. Some of these actors are Ryan Gosling, Josh Hutcherson, Johnny Depp, and Daniel Radcliffe. Popular actresses include Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Jennifer Lawrence, and Katherine Heigl. Many actors and actresses have been popular for decades, and continue to make popular movies today, such as Meryl Streep, George Clooney, and Harrison Ford. Locally, some actors have become famous for appearing in movies and television shows shown nationally. Joe Manganiello, Zachary Quinto, Billy Gardell are actors on television today. Older actors include Jimmy Stewart, Michael Keaton, Sharon Stone, and Gene Kelly. A very popular movie about to come out is the first Hunger Games movie. It is based off of a book series beloved by many in the U.S.

Americans love television. We love channels like ABC Family, Lifetime, CW, USA, etc. ABC family is a channel with many family oriented shows about teenage drama. It has shows like "Switched at Birth", "Make it or Break it", "Pretty Little Liars". Lifetime has shows known as "reality television". These shows are about peoples' actual daily lives. One of these shows, called "Dance Moms", is filmed right here in Pittsburgh and many of us know the stars of this show. On the CW, there are shows mostly of fiction, like the "Vampire Diaries" and the "Secret Circle". The USA channel contains shows that are humorous and action-packed like the shows "Burn Notice" and "White Collar".