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Movie reviews: I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry – Part 1
What to do on a Sunday afternoon in Oskaloosa, Iowa but to hit the town’s cinema which gave me the choices of viewing either I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I chose wrong, but at least my diet Mountain Dew wasn’t as flat as the movie.
It’s a sad day in movie history when the best part of this bomb was the ending (credits rolling), but Im getting ahead of myself. Chuck Levine (Sandler) is an over-sexed stud who beds any female that crosses his path, already we know this is not based on actual events and Larry Valentine (James), gives us a grisly performance as he tries to juggle fatherhood Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsMovie reviews: The Number 23 – Part 7
Joel Schumacher has directed many films (BATMAN FOREVER, THE LOST BOYS, FLATLINERS, A TIME TO KILL, PHONE BOOTH, etc.) and its good to see him return to the horror genre with the Jim Carrey starring THE NUMBER 23. Less a horror film and more a suspense thriller in the vein of FLATLINERS, THE NUMBER 23 finds Walter Sparrow (CARREY) in the mist of paranoia and fantasy when he receives a book from his wife Agatha (Virginia Madson) titled The Number 23, which is about a private detective Fingerling who gets wrapped up in a noir-mystery with dark consequences.
The film switches perspectives between that of Sparrow’s descent into paranoia to that of the fantasy of the literary world of Fingerling Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsHumor: Signs that you are obsessed
Obsessions! What would we do without them? There are all kinds of obsessions in the world to become attached to, but we know we aren’t truly addicted, right? Don’t you just hate it when people tell you that you’re so obsessed that you fail to see just how obsessed you are?
What are the signs, how can you tell if you are obsessed? You might reconsider whether or not you’re obsessed when . . .
*You log into your Helium account 57 times a day to see what’s going on in the community boards. Since you’re logged in anyway, you stop and check your ratings and earnings too. Then you excitedly leap with glee when you learn you earned .02 since last Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsTV show reviews: Gossip Girl – Part 4
Gossip Girl is adapted from a series of books by Cecily Von Ziegesar and was brought to the screens by one of the creators of THE OC, Josh Schwartz. As a result this is a show aimed at the teen audience but like most of these shows, anyone above the age of 19 tend to get sucked in to these shows too!
It follows the lives of those Elite teenagers in Manhattans Upper East Side and students at the most prestigious school in New York follow the scandal and gossip through the texts and blogging of “Gossip Girl”, a girl who is never named but narrates all the way through the first Season of this series at least. Various scandals happen Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsTV show reviews: Venture Bros.
The Venture Brothers are a huge success if you poll the select group of young teens and adults from this select area of California where I reside. However, is it “all that?”
The show follows Hank and Dean Venture, with their father Doctor Venture and faithful bodyguard Brock Samson as they embark on “adventures” that lead them to all sorts of trouble and random acts of silliness. The show is more or less a spoof sort of take on the old series Johnny Quest and sampling some flavor from The Hardy Boys. Patrick Warburton, best known as Elaine’s off and on main boyfriend from Seinfeld, voices the Brock character.
The show consist of very good and solid animation as you move further Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsA new Hope: Assessing the standard practice of using different actors for recurring soap opera characters
Soap opera fans become attached to the show, the characters and inevitably – the actors. It takes a very strong actor to take over a role of a beloved character, keep the integrity of that character, respect the previous actor, yet still make the role his own. Fans can be fickle and unforgiving.
There are two types of soap character recasts: the kind that replace a long-loved character because the show simply doesn’t want to get rid of this character, and the replacement of a more minor character to get the storyline over with. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Particularly quirky characters are hard to replace. Lackluster characters can Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsTop ten television characters, and what makes them so good – Part 5
When I saw this topic, I didn’t know if I knew that much about TV characters to make a really good top ten list. But after some thought about the subject, I’m game. So here it goes!
1. Boss Hogg – Those of you who don’t know who he is, he was the ever present cheating and swindling Commissioner of Hazzard County of the TV show “Dukes of Hazzard”. The actor who played the character “Sorrell Booke” was one of a kind. He really loved playing that character. He was an all around nice guy and nothing like his character. He was very educated and could speak several different languages. It was Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsHow a create a pilot episode that will get picked up by a network
Creating a pilot episode can be a bit tricky. Ahem, let me be more upfront. You would have better odds of opening a successful restaurant then getting your show picked up by a major television network. Keeping that in mind, here are some words of advice that may help you. Whether you are developing a pilot, or you already have an idea ready to go, you need to be “in the know.” There are three important factors of being “in the know.” You need to know the right people, know your target audience, and know how to sell.
Know the right people. Most importantly, you have to have Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsTV show reviews: Nip/Tuck
A little nip & tuck!”Nip/Tuck” is not a little show after all! A hit show series that delivers thrills & excitement to the masses!A hit show where egoistic & low self-esteem men hailed & pictured themselves as one of the main character of the show!”Nip/tuck” is one hell of a show!
Although many has criticized,sponsors and fans stand behind the grotesque yet wonderfully sculpted hit show that FX delivered!”Nip/Tuck” is also known as real life-basis drama!
“Nip/Tuck” was first aired on July 22, 2003. A grand slam hit show that made viewers craved for more! The show is about the lives of the 2 Miami Plastic Surgeons and the people around them. Although showered with good looks and skills, their lives Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsTV show reviews: Flavor of Love – Part 1
In the latest installment of Flavor of Love, Flav has declared this to be his final shot at finding true love. In this season, the most charismatic hypeman for Public Enemy cements his throne as the king of low brow television. While this season offers more of the sexuality and attitude that made it famous, it’s hard to believe that fans haven’t grown weary of the tired premise. The first was cute or at least unique. Flav, fresh from heartbreak on another reality show, tried to find love by issuing an open casting call. Sadly, the girl of his dreams deceived him, so he embarked on a second season with an emphasis on sincerity and Read the rest of this entry »
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