With UNC offering its students a small break from the stressful semester in the form of wellness days, many students are seizing the opportunity to catch up on new TV shows and movies, as well as old favorites.
Senior Kenya Allison spent the weekend watching two popular series: “New Girl" and “Mad Men."
“New Girl,” which is available on Netflix, is a show Allison keeps coming back to.
“This is my third time rewatching the series," Allison said. "You don’t have to think about it — it’s just funny."
Allison said that since she is a senior underloading classes, her school experience is less structured than usual. To help reduce the stress brought on by an unusual semester, she feels television can create an entertaining and relaxing opportunity to unwind. At the same time, it can ensure that breaks aren’t too long and unproductive.
“It lets me say, ‘All right, I can watch two episodes and that’s my break.’ If I were on social media, I would just keep scrolling,” Allison said.
In addition to TV, some students watched movies over the break. Sophomore Fletcher Williams watched two new films: “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which is available on HBO Max, and “Minari.”
Williams appreciated “Minari” for its optimistic, uplifting story, and enjoyed learning about American history through “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Williams chose to watch these films because he heard good feedback about them from friends and film festivals.
“I love movies, and I wanted to see these stories and how they were told and put on the screen,” Williams said.
