Must watch fall movies and TV shows
By Amanda Sinofsky
October 2, 2024
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As the temperature cools down, the popularity of fall movies and TV shows starts to rise. With fall upon us, it is time to ditch the sunscreen and shorts and pick up the blankets and comfy sweats. University of Maryland students shared their favorite things to watch when the leaves begin to turn brown and autumn approaches.
Sophia Sinberg, a sophomore biology major, said she is “super into ‘Gilmore Girls’ in the fall.”
“[With] the [‘Gilmore Girls’] color palette especially, everything is always autumn colors no matter what,” Sinberg said.
Sinberg is an out-of-state student from Florida, and shared that her family starts watching Christmas movies very early in the fall season. “‘Love Actually’ is a good fall, holiday time of year movie for my family.”
She added that she sees fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas as all one time of the year, so she thinks that Christmas movies like “Love Actually” are perfect to watch as fall begins.
Jillian Ceritelli, a sophomore criminology and criminal justice and psychology major, shared a similar point of view with Sinberg. She also likes watching “Gilmore Girls” in the fall because it is a long show that can be watched through the entire season.
Ceritelli added that her favorite movie to watch in the fall is “The Parent Trap.”
“It's a feel good movie when it starts to get a little gloomy,” Ceritelli said.
Brooke Ensminger, a sophomore cinema and media studies and journalism major, loves a classic rom-com like “When Harry Met Sally,” which she said is “one of the most fall movies of them all.”
“A lot of what we learn in class is… how the atmosphere can affect the viewing experience,” Ensminger said. “And in [‘When Harry Met Sally,] the film's color palette is very in tune with autumn, and the clothing has a lot of dark shades of colors… the director definitely made an emphasis to make sure it was a fall movie.”
As for TV shows, Ensminger said she feels like she has to watch “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” every fall, especially since fall is the beginning of spooky season and excitement around Halloween.
“It has a similar ambiance [to ‘When Harry Met Sally’]... it makes me think of fall,” Ensminger said.
Sophia Sinberg, a sophomore biology major, said she is “super into ‘Gilmore Girls’ in the fall.”
“[With] the [‘Gilmore Girls’] color palette especially, everything is always autumn colors no matter what,” Sinberg said.
Sinberg is an out-of-state student from Florida, and shared that her family starts watching Christmas movies very early in the fall season. “‘Love Actually’ is a good fall, holiday time of year movie for my family.”
She added that she sees fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas as all one time of the year, so she thinks that Christmas movies like “Love Actually” are perfect to watch as fall begins.
Jillian Ceritelli, a sophomore criminology and criminal justice and psychology major, shared a similar point of view with Sinberg. She also likes watching “Gilmore Girls” in the fall because it is a long show that can be watched through the entire season.
Ceritelli added that her favorite movie to watch in the fall is “The Parent Trap.”
“It's a feel good movie when it starts to get a little gloomy,” Ceritelli said.
Brooke Ensminger, a sophomore cinema and media studies and journalism major, loves a classic rom-com like “When Harry Met Sally,” which she said is “one of the most fall movies of them all.”
“A lot of what we learn in class is… how the atmosphere can affect the viewing experience,” Ensminger said. “And in [‘When Harry Met Sally,] the film's color palette is very in tune with autumn, and the clothing has a lot of dark shades of colors… the director definitely made an emphasis to make sure it was a fall movie.”
As for TV shows, Ensminger said she feels like she has to watch “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” every fall, especially since fall is the beginning of spooky season and excitement around Halloween.
“It has a similar ambiance [to ‘When Harry Met Sally’]... it makes me think of fall,” Ensminger said.