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First Faye Dunaway vs. Hilary Duff, now Etta James vs. Beyonce Knowles. Video comparisons.

Fox gets its grindhouse on with retro combo ad for Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse.
It would be awesome if ABC did a similar thing for Lost...

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speaking of Lost, Entertainment Weekly's "Digging Inside Season 5"
spoilerish, but more of the hinty variety, which I'm okay with.
Particularly of note are comments about the show from the cast - especially: Jorge Garcia talking about the Hurley-centric “The Lie,” Matthew Fox giving some very interesting thoughts about the triangle business, and Jeremy Davies talking about how the Faraday role has helped him deal with recent tragedy.

Also, for those who think the show's new Latin detail is out of nowhere, take a look at the Blast Door Map from season 2. Got the tip from a TWOP poster, I think.

Lost party costumes!
aww the little kid dressed as The Island

Nestor Carbonell talks about Richard and eyelashes.
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via cleolinda:
Christian Bale: "I make no excuses for it, it is inexcusable. And I hope that that is absolutely clear,"
other quotes:
"I also appreciate you making fun of it," he says. "You know, I had it coming. Feel free to make fun of me."
also: “Please, Michael Phelps, swim in the next Olympics,” Bale said.
via lilychick: The inevitable Newsies mashup.


last item in this article: Anna Friel gets three pilot offers
Interview with Adam Baldwin (Firefly, Chuck)

more Dollhouse: an article about the beautiful set, and
promo shots of Matt Keeslar (The Middleman!) from the second episode. Mark Sheppard will also be in a recurring role on the show.
Interview with Joss Whedon.


I was looking for more info on the Fables TV pilot, and I found this article from a while back.
Comments of interest:
It would be sweet if they put the Fables borders around the screen. changing them depending what was happening.
I like when they do the fake HD splitscreen thing for music videos, but other people don't like it, so whatever.

But the big problem is I REALLY want to see Snow White empty a gun into Shere Khan while screaming "Die you sick mother fucker!" I just don't see that happening in this version.
yes, that did happen in the comic. Why aren't you reading Fables yet?



Finally, Zombie Hello Kitty cake.

I give up I give up…I couldn’t do it…I can’t watch any more TV episodes…internet or otherwise. I give up!

I FAIL AT TV

My rules were pretty strict, though. I had to have seen the episode from the very beginning, with permission made for bathroom breaks and stuff during the episode. So that’s why there’s so few Brothers and Sisters episodes and other shows - I watch them in bits, but I rarely catch the whole thing. Also, news/late night shows like Late Night With Conan O'Brien were not counted.

You see later on that I started to include sports events I watched on TV. This was inspired by padfootie’s monthly recap posts. I wanted to keep a record of them somehow. I didn't write down the Olympics, though, because that would be too much.

Sometimes I would comment on an episode. No comment doesn’t mean no reaction.

via canadian_turtle: the 500 television episode
Episodes in 2008

( My list )

So, for next year...shows to finish/start/try out, in no order
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Little Mosque on the Prairie
Mad Men
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Sons of Anarchy
Extras and Office (UK) series finale
Arrested Development
Green Wing
Mighty Boosh
Avatar
Band of Brothers

and some others

I didn't feel the earthquake.


My brother was standing next to the bed I was watching TV on, and he thought it was just me shifting in the bed, causing it to shake.


Only the TV told us the truth. :0

It was centered 2 miles east of Alamo (CALIFORNIA MIND YOU), which is far, so that probably why the TV station in San Francisco felt it more sharply than we did in Fremont. Although they did feel it in Berkeley.


Only 4.0, though. Might be some wiring or piping thrown off, but that's probably it. I have a feeling there won't be any significant aftershocks.


okay. Now, I'm catching up with The Middleman - very cute, fun show - and I just finished Episode 9. But, can someone tell me I'm not crazy on this tiny little point:

Doesn't the guy who plays Pip (landlord's wannabe-artist son) looks like Robert Pattinson? Just a bit?
lol rpattz doing Pip's spoken word performance

via chaodai:
The Bechdel Rule and more

Twenty-three years ago, cartoonist Alison Bechdel had one of her female characters cite a simple rule: She'd only go to see a movie if it had:

1. At least two female characters, who ...
2. talk to each other about...
3. something besides a man.

It became known as The Bechdel Rule. It seemed like such a simple idea -- and it still resonates, because it articulates something often missing in popular culture.

I left a comment there about people hating on the Morales rule.

These are important guidelines to keep in mind while viewing, but for one thing I wouldn't be able to watch all the old gangster movies I enjoy if I held 100% to it.

It should be called the Ripley rule!

My music teacher called me "awesome" today.
It had to do with remembering to remind her about something the class needs to know.
And she remembered my name.
:D
The workload looks a bit tougher this semester, but I have a feeling iI'll still like these classes.

Watch Gankutsuou, the anime version of The Count of Monte Cristo. Not only are the visuals dazzling, but the characters are great and the classic story is delivered brilliantly, elegantly working the French Rococo in Photoshop Texture Future setting into the tale. Beautiful in nearly all aspects. I need to get Vol 5 soon.

and I so want Eugenie's jacket. It's in the icon. It looks prettier and more natural in the show.





yes, she is wearing a stained glass pattern dress.




This screencap isn't much, but the scene it's from was so so brilliant

Someone used the Gankutsuou coloring technique on this picture of Supergirl.

via yaiyah: dancing bear!



now I really need to start watching The Middleman...