Born in the Tundra of Minnesota, I have since become a bit of a Gypsy. Currently calling home base the hot sands of Arizona, I do still travel often. Whether the journey is a physical one, or one taken by reading a fantastic book it doesn't matter, the fun is always in the adventure. As always I am an eclectic person that likes a wide array of things and has many passions. Creating, advocating for animals and Mothering just to name a few.


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Dec
05
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Nothing is so classic in people’s minds as the sound of music both for the stage production and the film. So I like many was excited when I heard there would be a live musical done of this. I however proceeded to cringe some when I heard Carrie Underwood would be playing Maria. Do not get me wrong I enjoy her music in her genre, but I just could not picture her as Maria. I was a little happier with some of the other casting, Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Christian Borle as Max and Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess all good choices. So why did that pick Carrie Underwood for Maria? She is just not a Broadway singer her voice has far too much twang to it. Still I thought okay, breath I will give it a try and see if I like it.

Well that was a mistake. In the big opening song for Maria, The hills are alive with the sound of music! It should have been a triumph and set the tone for all of it. Well the song did set the tone alright, lackluster. To me her delivery was just wooden and not as big of an impact as it should have been. The twang in her voice is indeed mostly gone, so that helps but overall it was just flat as were all her other songs. Now let us touch on the part that made me flinch from the get go the acting. I am going to be harsh here but in my opinion Carrie Underwood cannot act her way out of a paper bag. If you are going to take on a role that Julie Andrews did you really need to bring you’re a game and I am not sure she brought any game at all.

Again I enjoyed the rest of the cast for the most part in this. At times Moyer seemed a little to wooden but for the most part I liked his portrayal of the stiff proper Austrian Von Trapp. The moment when he sang with his children and hugged them was perhaps my favorite of the whole piece. Borle plays the perfect Max and you can really tell he has put in his time and chops on the Broadway stage because he delivered it just like you would expect to see in a stage production.

So my overall thought was if you did not see it you weren’t missing anything really. It was a bit mediocre and honestly I have seen better productions on High School stages.


Nov
17
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Set in the near future of 2048 crime rates have skyrocketed and now all cops are required to ride with an android partner. Det. John Kennex lived through a fire fight that killed everyone else that was involved including his human partner and took down the MX units too (watch the show you won’t feel so bad about that.) two years previous to the events we see unfolding in the premier. After chucking his required MX unit out of the car (I laughed, a lot) Det. Kennex gets paired with an older more human model called a DRN, or Dorian.

Those who know me know I love a good Sci-Fi and there is no secret either about the Karl Urban love (winky wink nudge nudge) so combine the two PLUS a cop show you have hit the trifecta for me. Fox does have a history of not giving Sci-Fi shows a chance to get traction, but it does seem they are in full swing support of this one if you go by the advertising. So how was the first episode?

For me it was fantastic. You get a jaded angry human cop paired with what is supposed to be an android who turns out in these moments to have more emotion then the human. The banter between the two of them is fast paced and funny there are really some fantastic quips including talking about being turned off (in the computer sense) and some interesting information about olive oil.

The pacing of the show itself is good, you have some big action shots and you get the logic of crime solving as well. There are some big bads that are being hashed out and targeted I can not wait to get some more information on the bad guys, including Detective Kennex’s ex-girlfriend. Judging by this first episode this one to keep watching and should be a fantastic hit Karl Urban and Michael Ealy are a great duo.


Oct
01
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Okay so between Time Warner having a fight with Showtime, and just plain old being busy doing work stuff. I was way behind on Dexter the final Season. I caught up now..and all I can say is WTF?! I have been a loyal fan of Dexter since Season 1, I love the books as well and Michael C Hall brought a dangerous charm to Americas favorite serial killer. So why couldn’t the producers and screen writers etc find their way back to that for the final season? I mean really. I kept watching hoping it would get better and it just didn’t. So here come the spoilers

 

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Ya know in case you have not seen it.

Beside the fact that Dexter flopped around all season and just seemed not very clever and overall a bit of an emotional mess. I simply can not forgive them for the finale. First off, how did Dexter manage to unplug Deb’s life support without the nurses station being alerted? Yes they would have been lots of alarms go off when someone codes folks. Then of course he goes past all of them with her body and no one sees?! REALLY? Right fine whatever.

The Hurricane. I mean really? Right into a Hurricane..and then oh and then he does not die…no no he washes ashore and becomes a LUMBERJACK?? Seriously Dexter the LumberJack? REALLY? Personally I feel the whole lot of it betrayed the characters and the fans and was just a really bad way to say goodbye to someone we have grown to love.

 

Bah Humbug.

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Apr
10
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Alright I stopped watching voice talent styled shows after David Cook was on American Idol well I caught one or two shows of the Voice when it was on and I did not really give it much thought. That was until this year. I decided I was curious to see why everyone loved it so much, and I admit it I like Shakira and I like Usher. I love Blake. Adam well I wish he would say the Moves like Pasha instead of Jagger but that is a whole new blog post.

I have to say the first thing I love about the voice is watching Blake and Adam squabble like two married bitties. They are relentless on each other. Case in point what just took place now I am watching on Demand, and Adam turned for a country artist that Blake did not turn for. Odd because he usually does. That said..the first thing Adam does is stand up and say “First off..” he points directly at Blake and proclaims, “Stupid!”. This is just one example of the bickering.

What I find myself truly enjoying about the voice is that it is based truly on the vocal talent. I remember when some of the “larger” or not “standard” looking people on Idol were told by Simon they wouldn’t make it because they did not have the right look. Yet many of them went on to have a really good career. I think it is sad that music talent is so over auto tuned these days to make someone who “looks the part” appear better and the person who truly has the epic vocal talent does not get so far. I mean look at the housewives..yeesh okay a whole nother post there but seriously how many of them have released TERRIBLE auto tuned songs. I love that the judges purely have to decide to turn around on what they think of the voice period.

My favorite example of that from what I am watching this year is a gentleman with a fantastic falsetto. I think the only one who turned around was Shakira and when the boys turned around Blake proclaims “Your a DUDE?!” “Your not supposed to be a dude!” the others concurred that they could have “spoken into the mic” or something before he talked, lol. They all agree that his voice is not something you usually find with a man and they loved it. Did I mention he sung a Whitney Houston song? He killed it in the good way too.

I hope that this show stays like it is and does not end up being one I will stop watching because I think it is rigged like idol. For now the Voice has made a fan out of me. Although after seeing some pictures today I think Adam should take his shirt off when he wants a lovely lady to join his team and he is going toe to toe..Just saying he would win, lol


Jan
29
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That smirk should say it all. The following opens up for “Chapter 2” as they say or week 2 for us and turns us right back into the twisted world. The biggest question you have to ask yourself when watching this week is who is friend and who is foe? With last weeks revelation that the nanny was indeed one of the followers you just have no idea who is going to show up to be part of Joe’s cult next.

There is so much action that goes on in this show it is hard to keep up at times if you are not paying attention. Kevin Bacon is really hitting a stride with his portrayal of Ryan Hardy, and this week he had to make a choice. One of Joe’s followers not only kills two girls and uses the creepy Nevermore art, but takes Joe’s ex-wife hostage. The choice then becomes, let her be killed or kill the killer. What choice does Ryan make? Well I am not prone to giving away spoilers so I won’t say but lets just say while I was shouting at the TV I did not think he would make the choice he did. Not to mention he certainly ruined some of Joe’s fun while he was at it.

For James Purefoy another stellar week as the creepy and yet somehow charming killer. I could not help but see some shades of Mark Antony this week, if Mark Antony had gone off the way deep end. But it is there that subtle danger even when he is sitting there looking at you and then like a coiled snake he lunges. This was proven in vivid expression when Joe manages to get his ex wife by the throat in a strong grasp. She of course survives (she has to be taken hostage later) but the point is made. Even in cuffs with one broken hand you can not trust Joe.

The end of chapter 2 leaves us with as many questions as the end of Chapter 1 therefor assuring you will watch another week. What did that new FBI Lady give to Joe in the Poe book? Is she also a follower? He sure did not seem to upset to see her, not with that little smirk that played on his lips. Who else is going to be working with him? Is Ryan going to be able to keep Joe’s ex wife safe? Is he going to be able to keep himself safe? Fox has hit on a good one with The Following.


Jan
21
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Within the first minute we have a body count of 5, on top of the bodies that were counted to put Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) in jail. Any show that opens with a large body count promises to either be really good or really bad. I have to say that The Following is both. It is really bad because Joe Carroll really is a BAD guy. He is not a serial killer with some kind of code like Dexter. No he is a killer plain and simple. He kills for the joy of it, he kills for his “art” and he kills because he is good at it. That is not to say he does not have charm. Oh he has lots of charm for sure, but don’t many people who end up being the worst of the killers?

Kevin Bacon was good in his role as Hardy the retired FBI agent who originally catches Joe Carroll. However for me I felt that Purefoy eclipsed him in the Series pilot. I am a fan of Purefoy to begin with, however there is just something about him in this role that draws you in. He is a bad guy, you know he is a bad guy and yet you want to know more about him. You find yourself charmed and curious to see what else he is going to do next even though you know it will be bad. It is not hard to see how he managed to get a Following, I found myself asking would I be one that he could have recruited? Maybe so.

The idea that a serial killer could go online and gather followers. Not only gather followers but turn people into killers, is a fantastic plot idea. We all know how the internet is. How easy it is to do things you might not normally do. We have also seen the mob mentality in full force. Anyone who has spent any kind of time on forums, or social media has seen this. One person takes a dislike to another and let the flame war begin. Carroll uses his charm and this mob mentality to his advantage. Within the first episode we see he already had a league of people willing to kill themselves, kill others, kidnap and who knows what else for him.

Fox has the formula right on this show. It is going to be one to watch as the series matures. I know I will be ready with the remote and pulling my covers up to my nose next Monday.


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