There is news that Fox is bringing back In Living Color for two half-hour specials midseason, and if it does well there's an option for a series pickup.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/28/in-living-color/
I used to love In Living Color, although to be honest at the time I didn't understand a lot of their raunchier humor. But the Fly Girls were cool and most of their sketches, especially in the early days, were hilarious. When you think about it, In Living Color has really launched the careers of a lot of people, like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Damon Wayans, etc. Jennifer Lopez and Carrie Ann Inaba were part of the Fly Girls.
Keenan Ivory Wayans is the executive producer of this one, too, which is promising since the show was not the same when he left. Hopefully this new incarnation will still push the envelope and will launch the careers of the next generation of funny men and women. Bring back the famous cameos, too!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The X Factor Live Show
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
Tonight was the first live show of the X-Factor. The judges are supposed to eliminate one act from their group , with Simon eliminating two because he has a total of five. Next week is the start of America's vote.
Simon Cowell finally did something right and eliminated Tiah Tolliver and Simone Battle! He is left with Drew, Rachel, and Melanie, who did totally awesome. So yay!
Nicole eliminated Dexter, which should have happened last week anyway. I'm convinced Nicole put him through so that she would have an easy choice this week. L.A. Reid eliminated Philip Lomax, who was terrible. It didn't help that he got stuck with a song that sounds all wrong to him.
Paula eliminated the Brewer Boys, which I thought was totally the wrong decision. Lakoda Rayne or Intensity should have gone. But the judges are probably trying to justify putting the groups together. Eh, none of the groups will probably win this competition anyway.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth performed Maybe This Time from Cabaret and I Could've Danced All Night from The King and I on Dancing with the Stars tonight. It was such a fun performance, accompanied by the DWTS pros. It still amazes me how such a big voice came come from such a small person. They had this bit where Kristin was walking on chairs with the male pros on both sides of her, and she was only less than a head taller than them, even standing on chairs and wearing heels!
She'll be back tomorrow night with a song from her current country album - it would be interesting to see how she does with country, because her voice seems so Broadway to me.
She'll be back tomorrow night with a song from her current country album - it would be interesting to see how she does with country, because her voice seems so Broadway to me.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
The Cutting Edge Comes to Life
In Canada there's a reality show called the Battle of the Blades where former professional hockey players team up with Olympic-level figure skaters to compete in a figure skating reality show - just like the movie the Cutting Edge! Here's more information on the third season of this show:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Atlmmf9d_fF_Lb3e9Nnd6q97vLYF?slug=cbc-arts_battle_ofthe_blades-2000452366
This can only happen in Canada. American televisions have twice tried to do figure skating-type show (Skating with Celebrities and Skating with the Stars), but both failed spectacularly. The winner in the first season is Craig Simpson, a retired NHL player who played for 10 seasons in the NHL. He was paired with Olympic gold medalist Jamie Sale, who won the gold medal in pairs with her partner, David Pelletier, in 2002 Winter Olympics after the scoring scandal involving the French judge. In the second season, the winner was Valerie Bure, another 10-year veteran of the NHL and husband of former Full House star Candace Cameron Bure. His partner was Ekaterina Gordeeva, who won gold in 1988 and 1994 with her husband and pairs partner, Sergei Grinkov. Grinkov passed away suddenly at the age of 28 in 1995, and Ekaterina continued to skate as a singles skater. She's currently married to another Olympic gold medalist in singles, Ilya Kulik.
What amuses me the most about the Battle of the Blades is that Jeremy Roenick is a judge. He's an American hockey player who played for 18 years in the NHL before retiring in 2009. He's one of Mr. Y's favorite players. I'll let him explain why Roenick is one of his favorites: "I got interested in hockey in the late 80s/early 90s when Roenick was in his prime. He was one of the premier American-born players (which was a big deal to me at the time) and represented to me the perfect hockey player. He could both shoot and pass (being one of the few 100-point scorers that was evenly split between goals and assists) and was absolutely tough as nails. The classic Roenick story was in his rookie year, he got cross-checked in the mouth. The player that cross-checked him (Glen Featherstone) was originally only given a 2-minute minor by the referee. Roenick skated up to the referee to complain why Featherstone wasn't given a more severe penalty and the referee replied that there was no injury from the play. In rebuttal, Roenick opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue showing that his front two teeth were knocked out and now lying on his tongue. The ref upgraded the penalty to a 5-minute major."
Roenick is also extremely opinionated and his mouth has gotten him into trouble many times. I don't know if he knows anything about figure skating, but he is probably entertaining as a judge. I wish I can watch this show in the United States. Why isn't there a CBC America channel? :)
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Atlmmf9d_fF_Lb3e9Nnd6q97vLYF?slug=cbc-arts_battle_ofthe_blades-2000452366
This can only happen in Canada. American televisions have twice tried to do figure skating-type show (Skating with Celebrities and Skating with the Stars), but both failed spectacularly. The winner in the first season is Craig Simpson, a retired NHL player who played for 10 seasons in the NHL. He was paired with Olympic gold medalist Jamie Sale, who won the gold medal in pairs with her partner, David Pelletier, in 2002 Winter Olympics after the scoring scandal involving the French judge. In the second season, the winner was Valerie Bure, another 10-year veteran of the NHL and husband of former Full House star Candace Cameron Bure. His partner was Ekaterina Gordeeva, who won gold in 1988 and 1994 with her husband and pairs partner, Sergei Grinkov. Grinkov passed away suddenly at the age of 28 in 1995, and Ekaterina continued to skate as a singles skater. She's currently married to another Olympic gold medalist in singles, Ilya Kulik.
What amuses me the most about the Battle of the Blades is that Jeremy Roenick is a judge. He's an American hockey player who played for 18 years in the NHL before retiring in 2009. He's one of Mr. Y's favorite players. I'll let him explain why Roenick is one of his favorites: "I got interested in hockey in the late 80s/early 90s when Roenick was in his prime. He was one of the premier American-born players (which was a big deal to me at the time) and represented to me the perfect hockey player. He could both shoot and pass (being one of the few 100-point scorers that was evenly split between goals and assists) and was absolutely tough as nails. The classic Roenick story was in his rookie year, he got cross-checked in the mouth. The player that cross-checked him (Glen Featherstone) was originally only given a 2-minute minor by the referee. Roenick skated up to the referee to complain why Featherstone wasn't given a more severe penalty and the referee replied that there was no injury from the play. In rebuttal, Roenick opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue showing that his front two teeth were knocked out and now lying on his tongue. The ref upgraded the penalty to a 5-minute major."
Roenick is also extremely opinionated and his mouth has gotten him into trouble many times. I don't know if he knows anything about figure skating, but he is probably entertaining as a judge. I wish I can watch this show in the United States. Why isn't there a CBC America channel? :)
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Next Iron Chef
Mr. Y and I haven't watched The Next Iron Chef since the first season when Michael Symon won, but this season looks pretty intriguing because the cast consists of mostly familiar Food Network and Top Chef chefs. (Note: Mr. Y provided a lot of the content below.)
Anne Burrell - former sous chef of Mario Batali and therefore familiar with the Iron Chef kitchen. She has been hosting a few shows on the Food Network, including the competition show The Worst Cooks in America where she is undefeated, beating fellow The Next Iron Chef contestants Robert Irvine and Beau MacMillan. She has also competed in Chopped All-Stars (beating Irvine again!), but getting knocked out in the Finals.
Michael Chiarello - former Food Network chef of Easy Entertaining, before returning back to Napa Valley and being a restaurant chef. He competed in the first season of Top Chef Masters, placing 2nd (behind winner Rick Bayless).
Elizabeth Falkner - mainly known as a pastry chef, but did compete in the first season of Top Chef Masters, but never made it past the preliminary round. Mr. Y and I remember her best as the chef on Top Chef Masters that spontaneously whipped up chocolate chip cookies from scratch while waiting for the judges' decision. She might be the dark horse.
Alex Guarnaschelli - judge on Chopped and Food Network Challenge, as well as host of a couple of Food Network shows. She's also competed on Iron Chef America, but lost to Cat Cora. Her restaurant Butter, in NYC, is awesome.
Chuck Hughes - Montreal-based chef and host of a show on Food Network Canada (that was then later ported to the Cooking Channel). He's also competed on Iron Chef America and beat Bobby Flay. His food looks pretty good, but never tried any of his recipes.
Robert Irvine - the infamous Dinner: Impossible chef who was fired for lying about his resume, then brought back because he was so popular on the show. Totally abrasive, but used to working under time pressures. He competed (and lost) on a special Iron Chef America where he was partnered with Tyler Florence against Paula Deen and Cat Cora. He's also winless against fellow cheftestant Anne Burrell in both Chopped and The Worst Cooks in America.
Beau MacMillan - Don't know too much about him other than he owns a highly-regarded restaurant in Arizona and was the original co-host of The Worst Cooks in America (losing to co-host Anne Burrell).
Spike Mendelsohn - the infamous chef from Top Chef. Seems a bit young for this group of chefs, but he's certainly a personality. Plus, since he's now been through both Top Chef (Season 4) and Top Chef All-Stars, he's got as much as experience as anyone competing in a season-long cooking competition.
Marcus Samuelsson - won the second season of Top Chef Masters and is highly talented. He's competed twice on Iron Chef (once on the very short-lived Iron Chef USA, where he lost to Alessandro Stratta and once on Iron Chef America, where he lost to Bobby Flay). He has also been a judge on Chopped.
Geoffrey Zakarian - another Chopped judge. I don't know if he's still cooking full time because my impression was that he's more of a businessman nowadays, but he can certainly cook as he did compete in Chopped All-Stars, losing to Aaron Sanchez in their preliminary round.
My early pick to win is Marcus Samuelsson. He's very competitive, talented, and experienced. If you can win Top Chef Masters, you can certainly win this competition.
Anne Burrell - former sous chef of Mario Batali and therefore familiar with the Iron Chef kitchen. She has been hosting a few shows on the Food Network, including the competition show The Worst Cooks in America where she is undefeated, beating fellow The Next Iron Chef contestants Robert Irvine and Beau MacMillan. She has also competed in Chopped All-Stars (beating Irvine again!), but getting knocked out in the Finals.
Michael Chiarello - former Food Network chef of Easy Entertaining, before returning back to Napa Valley and being a restaurant chef. He competed in the first season of Top Chef Masters, placing 2nd (behind winner Rick Bayless).
Elizabeth Falkner - mainly known as a pastry chef, but did compete in the first season of Top Chef Masters, but never made it past the preliminary round. Mr. Y and I remember her best as the chef on Top Chef Masters that spontaneously whipped up chocolate chip cookies from scratch while waiting for the judges' decision. She might be the dark horse.
Alex Guarnaschelli - judge on Chopped and Food Network Challenge, as well as host of a couple of Food Network shows. She's also competed on Iron Chef America, but lost to Cat Cora. Her restaurant Butter, in NYC, is awesome.
Chuck Hughes - Montreal-based chef and host of a show on Food Network Canada (that was then later ported to the Cooking Channel). He's also competed on Iron Chef America and beat Bobby Flay. His food looks pretty good, but never tried any of his recipes.
Robert Irvine - the infamous Dinner: Impossible chef who was fired for lying about his resume, then brought back because he was so popular on the show. Totally abrasive, but used to working under time pressures. He competed (and lost) on a special Iron Chef America where he was partnered with Tyler Florence against Paula Deen and Cat Cora. He's also winless against fellow cheftestant Anne Burrell in both Chopped and The Worst Cooks in America.
Beau MacMillan - Don't know too much about him other than he owns a highly-regarded restaurant in Arizona and was the original co-host of The Worst Cooks in America (losing to co-host Anne Burrell).
Spike Mendelsohn - the infamous chef from Top Chef. Seems a bit young for this group of chefs, but he's certainly a personality. Plus, since he's now been through both Top Chef (Season 4) and Top Chef All-Stars, he's got as much as experience as anyone competing in a season-long cooking competition.
Marcus Samuelsson - won the second season of Top Chef Masters and is highly talented. He's competed twice on Iron Chef (once on the very short-lived Iron Chef USA, where he lost to Alessandro Stratta and once on Iron Chef America, where he lost to Bobby Flay). He has also been a judge on Chopped.
Geoffrey Zakarian - another Chopped judge. I don't know if he's still cooking full time because my impression was that he's more of a businessman nowadays, but he can certainly cook as he did compete in Chopped All-Stars, losing to Aaron Sanchez in their preliminary round.
My early pick to win is Marcus Samuelsson. He's very competitive, talented, and experienced. If you can win Top Chef Masters, you can certainly win this competition.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Very Funny Picture
I found this on the website Etiquette Hell today. It is very funny.
http://www.etiquettehell.com/?p=2827
http://www.etiquettehell.com/?p=2827
More Lost Connections
Two more Lost connections showed up this week.
This week's Hawaii-Five-O episode has Tania Raymonde as a guest star. She played Alex, Ben Linus's daughter on Lost. She showed up briefly in the Hawaii-Five-O episode as a volleyball player and student at the University of Hawaii, who was a suspect in a murder investigation of her coach. Unfortunately she only showed up in one scene, which was kinda odd considering that they really hyped her guest starring role. Plus she had no interaction with Daniel Dae Kim or Terry O'Quinn, so it was not a true Lost reunion.
The other Lost reunion occurred on Person of Interest. We were catching up on the second episode, Ghosts. Brett Cullen, who played Goodwin on Lost. He played Finch's partner in creating the machine. Ben Linus and Goodwin together again! I hope we will see more interactions between them.
This week's Hawaii-Five-O episode has Tania Raymonde as a guest star. She played Alex, Ben Linus's daughter on Lost. She showed up briefly in the Hawaii-Five-O episode as a volleyball player and student at the University of Hawaii, who was a suspect in a murder investigation of her coach. Unfortunately she only showed up in one scene, which was kinda odd considering that they really hyped her guest starring role. Plus she had no interaction with Daniel Dae Kim or Terry O'Quinn, so it was not a true Lost reunion.
The other Lost reunion occurred on Person of Interest. We were catching up on the second episode, Ghosts. Brett Cullen, who played Goodwin on Lost. He played Finch's partner in creating the machine. Ben Linus and Goodwin together again! I hope we will see more interactions between them.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The Raiders
I'm a Raiders fan. Sometimes it's tough to admit that, especially in recent years, but yes, I love my black and silver.
Al Davis, the owner of the Raiders, passed away recently. Al Davis is a true eccentric - he does what he wants and heck to everyone else. His personality really looms large over the Raiders and over the league. Now that he is gone, it's an open question how his son, Mark Davis, will manage the team.
Here's an interesting article I found on Mark Davis:
The article said that Mark Davis appears to be very different from his dad, and will probably hire someone to manage the team. I think this might be a good change for the Raiders, although of course it's sad that it happened because of Al Davis's death. Then again, it might not be that big of a change. The first move the Raiders made after Al Davis's death was classic Al Davis - trading two first round picks (pretty hefty price) for a 32-year-old quarterback who may or may not be able to play at an elite level anymore. But since Jason Campbell is out for the season, and Kyle Boller is definitely not the answer, I am hoping Carson Palmer will work out better. The Raiders have the pieces to make the playoffs this year, especially considering the sorry state of the AFC West, and hopefully Carson will take them them.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Harry Potter Tribute on Scream Awards
The Scream Awards aired on Spike TV last night. It is as you would expect - a lot of screaming, oddly-dressed people and tons of fantasy, sci-fi, horror, adventure stars.
I only DVRed the show because there was a tribute to Harry Potter, which was pretty fun. It consisted of clips from all the Harry Potter movies, an introduction by Samuel L. Jackson in front of screaming fans at Lincoln Center, and Daniel Radcliffe accepting the awards.
Here's part of the tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgxA8E_eH68
I haven't seen the second Harry Potter movie, but I'm really looking forward to it. Everyone really likes it. It's sad that the series are ending, but it's awesome that the series had gone so well and all three leads seem well-adjusted and have bright careers ahead of them.
I only DVRed the show because there was a tribute to Harry Potter, which was pretty fun. It consisted of clips from all the Harry Potter movies, an introduction by Samuel L. Jackson in front of screaming fans at Lincoln Center, and Daniel Radcliffe accepting the awards.
Here's part of the tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgxA8E_eH68
I haven't seen the second Harry Potter movie, but I'm really looking forward to it. Everyone really likes it. It's sad that the series are ending, but it's awesome that the series had gone so well and all three leads seem well-adjusted and have bright careers ahead of them.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The X-Factor Top 16
The X-Factor revealed its top 16 tonight. These are the people who will be performing at the live show.
SPOILER ALERT!
I agreed with some of the picks, but I was ready to throw things at the TV when Simon did not originally put Melanie through. But he righted the wrong and flew to her house to invite her back. Now I am cynical enough to believe that this was totally planned, but whatever got Melanie back into the competition is OK with me.
GIRLS
Simone Battle - really, Simon? I think he was more dazzled by the way she looks than her actual talent. Especially over Caitlin Koch.
Drew Ryniewicz - I really like her, so this is a good choice for me.
Tiah Tolliver - I knew she was going to go through. Simon really likes her, although I don't understand why.
Rachel Crow - she's OK. Young, but she's not as annoying as Simone or Tiah.
Melanie Amaro - awesome.
BOYS
Brian Bradley - I think the kid has talent, but he's so arrogant and annoying that I can't like him.
Chris Rene - this was a given. TV loves redemption stories. I do like the guy, even though his voice isn't the best. I hope he does well.
Phillip Lomax - didn't understand this one. He's a poor man's Bruno Mars to me.
Marcus Canty - this was a good choice. He killed it at the Judges' House performance.
OVER 30s
This category has two of my favorite singers: Josh and Leroy.
Josh Krajcik - love him. Glad he went through.
Dexter Haygood - I don't understand this pick. He wasn't very good. I would've preferred James or Elaine over Dexter.
Leroy Bell - he's totally awesome. I can't wait to see how he does live.
Stacey Francis - pretty much a given considering how much they've pimped her out.
GROUPS
The Brewer Boys - I like these brothers, so I'm glad they went through.
Lakota Rayne - I don't understand why Paula put them through. They weren't very good, and they were boring. Maybe to justify putting the groups together?
Intensity - this was the one I thought was more likely to go through than Lakota Rayne.
Stereo Hogzz - the best among the seemingly interchangeable all-boys groups. Plus one of the singers has the cutest baby.
We'll see what happens at the live shows! I'll be cheering for Melanie, Josh, and Leroy the most.
SPOILER ALERT!
I agreed with some of the picks, but I was ready to throw things at the TV when Simon did not originally put Melanie through. But he righted the wrong and flew to her house to invite her back. Now I am cynical enough to believe that this was totally planned, but whatever got Melanie back into the competition is OK with me.
GIRLS
Simone Battle - really, Simon? I think he was more dazzled by the way she looks than her actual talent. Especially over Caitlin Koch.
Drew Ryniewicz - I really like her, so this is a good choice for me.
Tiah Tolliver - I knew she was going to go through. Simon really likes her, although I don't understand why.
Rachel Crow - she's OK. Young, but she's not as annoying as Simone or Tiah.
Melanie Amaro - awesome.
BOYS
Brian Bradley - I think the kid has talent, but he's so arrogant and annoying that I can't like him.
Chris Rene - this was a given. TV loves redemption stories. I do like the guy, even though his voice isn't the best. I hope he does well.
Phillip Lomax - didn't understand this one. He's a poor man's Bruno Mars to me.
Marcus Canty - this was a good choice. He killed it at the Judges' House performance.
OVER 30s
This category has two of my favorite singers: Josh and Leroy.
Josh Krajcik - love him. Glad he went through.
Dexter Haygood - I don't understand this pick. He wasn't very good. I would've preferred James or Elaine over Dexter.
Leroy Bell - he's totally awesome. I can't wait to see how he does live.
Stacey Francis - pretty much a given considering how much they've pimped her out.
GROUPS
The Brewer Boys - I like these brothers, so I'm glad they went through.
Lakota Rayne - I don't understand why Paula put them through. They weren't very good, and they were boring. Maybe to justify putting the groups together?
Intensity - this was the one I thought was more likely to go through than Lakota Rayne.
Stereo Hogzz - the best among the seemingly interchangeable all-boys groups. Plus one of the singers has the cutest baby.
We'll see what happens at the live shows! I'll be cheering for Melanie, Josh, and Leroy the most.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
History Detectives HDlab
While watching the latest episode of History Detectives, we saw a promotion for a new classroom game from the History Detectives called HDlab. The idea is to log on, select a mystery, search archives for missing evidence, interview witnesses, and solve the investigation. One example they provided was a teenage guy who was investigating a letter about the San Francisco Giants signing Willie Mays. The clip showed that he got to meet Willie Mays himself and asked him questions about signing for the Giants and his experiences.
Now the geek in me thinks this is very cool. I would've loved to do something like this when I was a teenager. Heck, I would love to do it now. It's my liberal arts education rearing up again.
Now the geek in me thinks this is very cool. I would've loved to do something like this when I was a teenager. Heck, I would love to do it now. It's my liberal arts education rearing up again.
Bert Kreischer and the Russian Mob
We first heard of Bert Kreischer as the host of the show Bert the Conqueror on the Travel Channel. On that show, he travels across the United States to do crazy amusement park rides or unusual sports. He's a comedian by trade, and very boisterous. He was featured in a Rolling Stone magazine article in 1997 as the top partier in Florida State, which was the top party school, and this article became the basis for Van Wilder. So it's safe to say that this guy is insane.
One of the craziest experiences he ever did was when he ran with the Russian mob. The following link has him talking about it on the Joe Rogan podcast, with South Park-style animation. It is crazy and hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
As Mr. Y said, and I concurred, Bert is the most unintentionally smart and lucky, dumb frat boy in the world. Seriously... anyone else that gets into half the stuff he's been through would be dead by now (let alone wealthy, having a movie based on his life and having his own TV show).
One of the craziest experiences he ever did was when he ran with the Russian mob. The following link has him talking about it on the Joe Rogan podcast, with South Park-style animation. It is crazy and hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
As Mr. Y said, and I concurred, Bert is the most unintentionally smart and lucky, dumb frat boy in the world. Seriously... anyone else that gets into half the stuff he's been through would be dead by now (let alone wealthy, having a movie based on his life and having his own TV show).
Friday, October 14, 2011
The Avengers Trailer
The new trailer for the movie the Avengers came out a couple of days ago, and it's totally awesome.
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/11/the-avengers-trailer/
As a quick background, the Avengers in this movie consist of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the Hulk. There are other characters involve in the Avengers in the comic books and TV shows, but I'm guessing it would be too much to include all of them. That is a lot of beefcake in one movie: Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey, Jr., and Mark Ruffalo, plus Scarlett Johanssen.
I don't know how the actual movie is going to be, but based on the trailer, it looks really good. Robert Downey, Jr. gets all the funny lines, and it's nice to see that they aren't going to be all buddy-buddy. Best exchange from the trailer:
Captain America (Chris Evans): "Big man in a suit of armor, take that away – what are you?"
Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.): "Uh... genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist."
The director is Joss Whedon, and I usually like his work, so I do have high expectations. I hope it will be good!
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/11/the-avengers-trailer/
As a quick background, the Avengers in this movie consist of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the Hulk. There are other characters involve in the Avengers in the comic books and TV shows, but I'm guessing it would be too much to include all of them. That is a lot of beefcake in one movie: Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey, Jr., and Mark Ruffalo, plus Scarlett Johanssen.
I don't know how the actual movie is going to be, but based on the trailer, it looks really good. Robert Downey, Jr. gets all the funny lines, and it's nice to see that they aren't going to be all buddy-buddy. Best exchange from the trailer:
Captain America (Chris Evans): "Big man in a suit of armor, take that away – what are you?"
Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.): "Uh... genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist."
The director is Joss Whedon, and I usually like his work, so I do have high expectations. I hope it will be good!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Wedding of King of Bhutan
As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, the Kong of Bhutan got married today.
You can see pictures and more details here:
http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201110136319/bhutan-purification-marriage-ceremony/
The outfits were so beautiful, and they look very happy. She looks more nervous than he does, which is definitely understandable. I love all the colors - so bright and vibrant. The party is supposed to last three days, which is awesome.
You can see pictures and more details here:
http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201110136319/bhutan-purification-marriage-ceremony/
The outfits were so beautiful, and they look very happy. She looks more nervous than he does, which is definitely understandable. I love all the colors - so bright and vibrant. The party is supposed to last three days, which is awesome.
Philly Fans Booed Anti-Cancer PSA
Apparently fans of the Philadelphia Flyers booed an anti-cancer PSA that featured rival players such as Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, and Ryan Miller. Now they're most likely booing the players and not the cause, but what bad timing.
http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/msn/philadelphia_flyers_fans_boo_anti_cancer_ad_featuring_rival_players_during_game/7391497?GT1=39002%27%20rel=%27nofollow
Philly fans already have a reputation for being the worst fans in sports, because of incidents like throwing snowballs at Santa Claus, cheering injured players, and intentionally vomiting on an 11-year-old girl.
This newest incident doesn't help. For kicks, here's a gallery of more bad moments from Philly fans.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/galleries/philly_sports_fans_worst_moments/philly_sports_fans_worst_moments.html
http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/msn/philadelphia_flyers_fans_boo_anti_cancer_ad_featuring_rival_players_during_game/7391497?GT1=39002%27%20rel=%27nofollow
Philly fans already have a reputation for being the worst fans in sports, because of incidents like throwing snowballs at Santa Claus, cheering injured players, and intentionally vomiting on an 11-year-old girl.
This newest incident doesn't help. For kicks, here's a gallery of more bad moments from Philly fans.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/galleries/philly_sports_fans_worst_moments/philly_sports_fans_worst_moments.html
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
King of Bhutan Gets Married
The King of Bhutan is getting married on Thursday. Did you know Bhutan has a king? Did you know there's a country named Bhutan? I only knew that it's a small country in Asia. It turns out that it's located between China and India in the eastern end of the Himalayas.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is 31 years old and was crowned in 2008. He studied abroad in the US and UK, eventually graduating from Oxford. According to news reports, he is widely popular not just in Bhutan, but all over Asia.
He is engaged to a woman 10 years his junior, Jetsun Pema, who is a pilot's daughter. She was educated at elite schools in India and the UK. She is fluent in the native language of Bhutan, Hindi, and English. She's also very beautiful. Publish Post
See pictures here:
http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201110116298/king-of-bhutan-wedding/
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is 31 years old and was crowned in 2008. He studied abroad in the US and UK, eventually graduating from Oxford. According to news reports, he is widely popular not just in Bhutan, but all over Asia.
He is engaged to a woman 10 years his junior, Jetsun Pema, who is a pilot's daughter. She was educated at elite schools in India and the UK. She is fluent in the native language of Bhutan, Hindi, and English. She's also very beautiful. Publish Post
See pictures here:
http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201110116298/king-of-bhutan-wedding/
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Update on Cayetana
I had written before about Cayetana, the 85-year-old Duchess of Alba, who was getting married to a man 24 years her junior, Alfonso Diez.
The wedding was today, and here are some links to the stories and pictures.
http://www.hellomagazine.com/
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20534495,00.html
Her dress was very pretty, but her face still looks so odd. They do look happy, though. She even danced flamenco barefoot when she and her groom walked out of the ceremony.
The wedding was today, and here are some links to the stories and pictures.
http://www.hellomagazine.com/
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20534495,00.html
Her dress was very pretty, but her face still looks so odd. They do look happy, though. She even danced flamenco barefoot when she and her groom walked out of the ceremony.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Sesame Street Meets The Office, The Big Bang Theory, and More
This is hilarious:
http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/09/23/elmo-cookie-monster-sesame-street/?ew_packageID=20302134
I especially love the Elmo's perfect impersonation of Jim from the office and the multiple sunglasses on Elmo's head a la David Caruso.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/09/23/elmo-cookie-monster-sesame-street/?ew_packageID=20302134
I especially love the Elmo's perfect impersonation of Jim from the office and the multiple sunglasses on Elmo's head a la David Caruso.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Celebrity Autograph
There was a crowd of people in front of the stage entrance to the David Letterman show, and when a large Escalade pulled out, suddenly a surge of people started chasing the car. Unfortunately the light at the corner turned red, so the crowd surrounded the car and started banging on the windows demanding autographs. No one rolled down the window, and thankfully when the light turned green, the car was able to go forward without hitting anyone.
As the crowd was dispersing, I noticed that a lot of them were young men in their teens or 20s, and a lot of them were carrying the same pictures of the celebrity. Plus they seemed to know each other well and were complaining about the stingy celebrity and comparing notes about who the "nice" celebrities are. It makes me think that these guys are not typical fans, but professional autograph seekers who try to get celebrities' autographs and then turn out and sell them. Their technique was very dangerous and someone could easily have gotten hurt.
I had asked someone who the celebrity was when I saw the crowd chasing after the car. It turned out that the celebrity was Sting. It must have been pretty scary for him inside the car, with this mob of guys banging on the windows and screaming at him.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Layover - Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain has a new show on the Travel Channel called the Layover. The idea is that he does things around a city in 24 to 48 hours. There's a preview here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/anthony-bourdain-the-layover-sneak-peek_n_978285.html
Bourdain acknowledged that he is essentially copying Samantha Brown's show, but then snarked on Twitter that his show would actually be good. This is again my biggest problem with Bourdain and why watching his show can be so painful. He's snarky and doesn't take BS well, but then he turns around and just be outright mean.
Was it necessary to call out Samantha Brown? I happen to like Samantha Brown. I'm pretty sure his biggest problem with Samantha is that she is happy and friendly with everyone, and he thinks it's fake. You know, Bourdain, it's actually OK not to be snarky all the time. Samantha has her place on the Travel Channel and you have yours, and believe it or not, both can be good. Samantha gets to do a lot of amazing stuff and it's nice to see someone who is happy about it and actually appreciates it. Bourdain takes such great pride in not doing the typical tourist thing, which is great, but there is no way he can ever be part of the local, especially with a camera crew following him around. In his own way, his shows are just as manufactured as Samantha's.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/anthony-bourdain-the-layover-sneak-peek_n_978285.html
Bourdain acknowledged that he is essentially copying Samantha Brown's show, but then snarked on Twitter that his show would actually be good. This is again my biggest problem with Bourdain and why watching his show can be so painful. He's snarky and doesn't take BS well, but then he turns around and just be outright mean.
Was it necessary to call out Samantha Brown? I happen to like Samantha Brown. I'm pretty sure his biggest problem with Samantha is that she is happy and friendly with everyone, and he thinks it's fake. You know, Bourdain, it's actually OK not to be snarky all the time. Samantha has her place on the Travel Channel and you have yours, and believe it or not, both can be good. Samantha gets to do a lot of amazing stuff and it's nice to see someone who is happy about it and actually appreciates it. Bourdain takes such great pride in not doing the typical tourist thing, which is great, but there is no way he can ever be part of the local, especially with a camera crew following him around. In his own way, his shows are just as manufactured as Samantha's.
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