Big Brother 13 Cast Has Been Announced (Well, part of them) - June 30, 2011

Big Brother fans! It's almost July and you know what that means, it's time for the summer TV obsession to begin. Not just TV obviously cause of the live feeds and that is a whole different level of obsession there. Speaking from experience as a long time feed watcher. LOL. There is a lot of rumors abuzz on what is to come this season. The theme for this year's show is "double trouble". Today, eight cast members were announced which are brand new people. However, the talk turned quickly to the tease of that "three of the most dynamic duos would be back to play the game". Very interesting. CBS put up some teases of duos over the years with some being met with cheers and others ready to go on a rant. Who knows if any of the duos posted will be reality for cast members or if they are just teasing us? CBS put these duos up as a poll asking who we'd like to see return to the house. Will and Boogie, Rachel and Brendon, Jessie and Natalie, Hayden and Enzo, Dick and Daniele, and Jeff and Jordan. Some interesting names and all of them are going to get a reaction. Some more than others obviously. Just thought I'd give my thoughts on each one of them for fun.

Will and Boogie - One could only hope. I would absolutely love to have Chilltown back in the Big Brother house.

Rachel and Brendon - Of all the choices, this is the one that I really think the producers will go with. The producers loved Rachel last year and if there is any sure bet of who could go back in, this would be my guess.

Jessie and Natalie - Those producers love Jessie. They bring him back every year and it always gets a reaction from BB fans. It got a reaction from Britney last year. Ok, not a good one but a reaction.

Hayden and Enzo - This is a borderline one for me. I could see this one either way. Producers seemed to like Enzo and he was funny TV last year. Hayden was a previous winner so could they do doing back to back summers in the BB house?

Dick and Daniele - Ok, this is one that I just don't know about. Daniele recently has started hosting a show on the BB live feeds with Ragan. Of all the duos, this is the one that puts up a flag to me on probably not happening unless the plan is to throw us all for a loop. Talk about a reaction of those two ended up in the house from fans.

Jeff and Jordan - Not sure about this one either. They were very loved on their season and I liked them too. Would they want to do another season or not?

If we're getting three duos this summer, this list has potential to make the Big Brother house an interesting one. This will likely force the new houseguests to start aligning early to even up the house. Could be yet another number split right down the house. Speaking of the new houseguests, let's go with what we do know. The new cast members are.

Kalia Booker, 30 years old, writer from Los Angeles, CA.

Cassi Colvin, 26, model from Nashville, TN

Dominic Briones, 25, college student from San Mateo, CA

Shelly Moore, 41, outdoors industry executive from Prairieville, LA

Lawon Exum, 39, legal file clerk from Inglewood, CA

Porsche Briggs, 23, cocktail waitress from Miami Beach, FL

Keith Henderson, 32, human resources manager from Bolingbrook, IL

Adam Poch, 39, music inventory manager from Hoboken, NJ

We're one week away from Big Brother 13 and there is no shortage of rumors and talking going on with Big Brother fans. Who is still tweeting? Who has disappeared? Who is returning?

2011 Superman Celebration - Celebrity Q&A Session Recap - Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, & Alaina Huffman - June 11, 2011

Metropolis, Illinois was once again filled up with Superman fans from all around the world. If you wanted proof of that, the visual was in the "where are you from" map in the middle of the street. That is always impressive to check out. There was the usual. The heat, pop up storms in the area, and great fun. One thing that I love about the Celebration is seeing a lot of the same fans every year. There are people that I don't even know personally but know their faces. It is just a great community of fans that attend every year and you can see the friendships and bonds that have been formed over the years with ties to this event. Saturday was the usual big day with the big crowd. Celebrities in attendance. A big Superman Returns feel to the Celebration this year with Brandon Routh (Superman) and Sam Huntington (Jimmy Olsen) being there. We also had a tie to Smallville with Alaina Huffman (Black Canary) in attendance. Over in Artist Alley was Mark Pillow (Nuclear Man from Superman IV) and Tracey Roberts Lewis (Darla from Superboy). I attended several of the events over the weekend.

Saturday had the big packed tent of fans waiting for the Celebrity Q&A session which included Routh, Huntington, and Huffman. The Q&A session had to be cut down a bit due to the autograph sessions running long. What we got though was a lot of fun. They were having a lot of fun up on the stage including Sam getting a shot of the crowd on his phone with a big smile on his face. Routh also got a shot with his phone too. It must be a wild visual from up there to see that many fans crammed in that tent. It's quite a visual being in it. So, I'll get to the highlights of the Q&A. Sam was having a tough time getting into town and was running a little late. Happy that he got to join in on the Q&A. This is not a full recap but portions of it.

Each were asked about their getting the roles. Alaina was asked specifically, did you have any prior knowledge of the character of Black Canary before you got the role?

Alaina: "No, in fact when I auditioned, it was like any other audition. You just sort of go in with a little bit of knowledge. They called me and said that I had the job but wouldn't tell me what the character was because it was top secret. They finally told me and I didn't know who Black Canary was. I googled her and was like 'I have to wear that'. They custom made the costume. It was awesome. I love her. It's a great character."

For Sam: Did you look back at the others that played the role of Jimmy?
"Yes, I was very familiar with Marc McClure's portrayal. We met Jack Larson and just a sweet, sweet man. I just tried to take as much of myself into the role. I felt like I was made to play it. I lucked out and got the job which rarely happens."

For Brandon:
(on getting the role) "Took six or seven months. First initial inkling of the movie, I had just auditioned for another TV show. Producer saw me and thought I had a good look for Superman which he was doing. Finally, I got the role. I screen tested once for McG along with five other guys. When news came along that he was no longer on the project, it seemed like it was falling away and for it to be that close was heartbreaking. A month later it was resurrected by Bryan Singer thankfully and here we are. A lot of people were rooting for me and my family and such and you don't want to disappoint anybody with that buildup. I was in the producer's office waiting on that call to finalize it. I called my mom and told her and she screamed."

What was it like putting the suit on for the first time?
Brandon: "I wore another version of the suit before the Superman Returns suit. I wore the McG suit. So, that was really my first time in the Superman suit. That was bizarre because it was a very plasticly prototype and they really rushed it. I just put it on and they left me. I'm just left standing in a room thinking 'ok' what do we do now? So, I sat down and picked up a magazine. Sitting there with my legs crossed reading thinking this is the strangest thing in the world. So, it was a little shocking."

Differences in the suit?
Brandon: "They were dramatic. That suit was just really a prototype. Material didn't really move and was crunchy and weird. What I ended up in was spandex and much more breathable. The flying was really challenging cause I had a harness on. The harness and everything else made the suit kind of a whole rubber band. Flying horizontal and having to raise your arm and having all the full weight of the suit stretched against you was a bit of a challenge but all part of the job."

Challenge of Alaina's costume:
Alaina: "The challenge of my costume is that my heels always get stuck in my fish nets when I fight. It's very odd cause you're in the middle of a spin kick and say, umm, we've got to cut. My heel's caught. They didn't do the bustier. They did a tank top so it was a lot more comfortable for me. We shoot in Canada and it's very cold in the winter in fish nets."

Stunt work for Alaina:
Alaina: "With Smallville, they do tons of stunts, tons of wire work, tons of effects and it's built into the schedule every week. The stunt team is very great about trying to get you to do stuff. They'll walk up to you in the middle of rehearsal and say 'hey do you want to learn how to throw knives' and you're like 'yeah!' . We're going to do some flips and wire work. You'll just go into the corner and get hooked up to some harnesses and wires and be thrown around by about five guys. It's a lot of fun. It's a little challenging. I do have a stunt double. So, all the fancy stuff is usually not me. I usually initiate a lot of it and then they go in with my stunt double and make it all look really pretty."

Not leaving Sam out of the conversation. Costume trouble for the tie for Sam?
Sam: "They tied it for me or it would have looked like spaghetti on my face and it would have looked terrible. It was so interesting though cause they were so anal about it. Bryan was very specific about it wanting it to be an actual bow tie. It's actually the one thing that I kept from the movie.....I stole it......stay in school. Not much restriction. It was very breathable. My fighting was minimal. (laughs)."

What was your most challenging role and why?
Alaina: "Challenging as far as character. Black Canary cause of all the physical aspects. In Smallville, she was never really introduced and there was no mythology and it was sort of hinted at that she was part of the Justice League and that she and Ollie had this relationship. It never really filtered through. So, we had to play on that but not. And then Stargate. Just because it was my longest run on a TV show. The challenge in that was getting the Atlantis fans to like us. (laughs). It's still challenging."
Brandon: "Superman. Absolutely hands down. Not only did I have to learn to fake fly and all the process of that but to look like I was actually flying. And to uphold an amazing legacy."
Sam: "I'm on a TV show right now called Being Human. It's really hard. It's awesome because at the end of the day I love the show. I think that all the hard work is warranted. Grueling makeup. Really long hours. The role itself is very dynamic and different, awkward, and at the same time extremely fun. I'm being challenged right now in that role and having a blast doing it."

Brandon talks about a tough scene where he was getting beaten down in Superman Returns.
Brandon: "What hurt about that scene was that we did that and I'm sloshing around in the water. That water was so cold. It was a traumatic scene cause I'm getting my butt whooped and we had to do it about eight times. Being submerged in water and choking and acting like I'm getting killed. So, that was a tough scene. That was one of the hardest scenes."

Was there a learning curve on the wire?
Brandon: "Yeah, I had a great movement coach. Terry Notary. He worked with Cirque Du Soleil and did the previous Planet of the Apes and other movies that involved specific movement. We worked a long time on creating the choreography for different moves and giving them names and using my swimming background cause I really felt it added a fluent motion to the flight. Once we did that, I could feel when I was in the right position and my body was straight."

Brandon talks about likeness of wax in Madame Tussauds.
Brandon: "That was a strange process. I went to this hotel and you stand on this circular thing and they take these minute measurements. It was about six months after the movie and after I had got done with the movie, I didn't really want to work out. I was kind of embarrassed that they're measuring me and I'm thinking this is not really as good as the movie but that was all right. It was cool."

Sam talks about seeing Brandon in the Superman suit for the first time.
Sam: "It was terrible. It was like seeing Santa Clause. Except cooler and thinner. (joking). We had adjoining dressing rooms. His actual room that he got in the suit in was a separate room that he had. It was like right next to my room. I was totally geeking out about wanting to see him in the suit. One day I was sitting in there and he just walks in and I literally teared up and choked up. I just couldn't breathe. It was pretty amazing in all seriousness. Also when he put the suit on, it was like he became Superman. He's Brandon but when he put the suit on, he became almost regal, spiritual, it's bizarre. You were God like. (looking at Brandon)."
Alaina: "I can relate. The first episode that I did in season seven and there was this big fight in the Luthor mansion. It was Lex, Green Arrow, and Me and Clark. I was thinking this is awesome. It was a like a comic book and I'm not a traditional comic book fan."

What are your next projects?
Alaina: "I just got an offer to do Alpha, the new SyFy show. I've actually passed on almost everything that has passed my way this year and I've been beginning to regret it and thinking what did I do? I'm looking for the next right show or project, not just the next one. Yeah, they just called me yesterday when I was on my layover in Chicago. It looks like I'll be going on Monday to shoot an episode of that."
Sam: "With any show, they lock you in for seven years if you're lucky to get seven years of a show. We're just about to start shooting again in July. I have a month to get skinny. You can all see me naked again. Most of you are not wanting to see that. (laughs)"
Brandon: "I like to take a break. I have a new movie called Miss Nobody on Netflix right now that I filmed a long time ago. It's a dark comedy and not necessarily a family movie but it's not that bad. I am doing this film called Crooked Arrows in the Boston area and it's kind of like the Mighty Ducks except with Lacrosse. I don't play Lacrosse so I'm getting a crash course. I play the coach. I'm excited to bring it to America."

When asked about doing theater, Sam really pushed for doing it and I loved what he had to say about it:
Sam: "I think it is the most important thing that you can do as a young aspiring actor to throw yourself on stage. It is literally conquering every fear that you could possibly have and get knowledge on whether you are are good at it or not. (laughs). Cause you live or die. You learn so much. Still one of my most favorite things that I've ever done. I would love to get back into theater. Everyone should do it."

The Q&A ended with a fan really pushing Brandon Routh as the heart of Superman Returns movie. It was a great finish to the Q&A and got a big ovation from the crowd.

A really fun Q&A and they had a lot of fun up there. Tracey Roberts Lewis was signing autographs along with Mark Pillow over in Artist's Alley and Writer's Way. Big crowd over there and a lot of great things going on over there. I highly recommend checking it out and seeing the great and talented people over there. I got to meet and talk to Jeffrey Breslauer last year and it was great to see him back. A really talented guy and a pleasure to talk to.

It was a fun Superman Celebration. It looks like everyone had a great time as usual. How long till next year??

CMA Week Kicks Off With The Grand Ole Opry and The Carrie Underwood Fan Club Party - June 8, 2011

Business is back to normal for the combination of CMA Week and The Grand Ole Opry. Last year, the Opry events were moved to other locations due to the terrible flooding in Nashville. After a major effort, the Opry reopened months later. This year, CMA Week and the Opry house are one again. Tuesday, June 7 was a kickoff day for CMA Week at the Opry and I was happy to be in attendance.

This was my first visit to actually the Grand Ole Opry house. I went last year during CMA Week for the same events that I attended this year but they were moved to the Municipal Auditorium due to the flooding. I was excited to check it out and was not disappointed. I really enjoyed my day at the Opry. The inside is just amazing. Just feels so comfortable. After the morning events, I enjoyed the atmosphere outside the Opry. Just a really relaxing area to just sit outside and enjoy the weather. The day started out with the Carrie Underwood Fan Club Party which I attended. Great way to start the morning out. Carrie got right into singing and sang songs that were voted on by fan club members. She performed a good variety of songs including many that she doesn't perform live as much. She did a Q&A of questions from fans which was hosted by Storme Warren of GAC. This was a lot of fun. Carrie's great personality really shows through during these Q&A sessions. After that, a new Fan Club game debuted which was a play off of the Family Feud. Fans would compete with the winner getting a grand prize of trip of being flown to a concert along with meet and greet passes. Some other notes from the Fan Club party. There were several tour outfits out in the front of the Opry that you could check out along with pictures of Carrie wearing them. Outside was the blue truck from the Play On tour which had many fans getting their picture taken with it. Carrie's husband and Nashville Predators star, Mike Fisher, was there as well. He gave a wave to the crowd from the back of the stage. Great way to kick off the day's events.

That moves us on to the next Opry event and that was the Grand Ole Opry show for the night. This was a great show from top to bottom. I absolutely loved it. Carrie performed to close the night out for the 7:00 show. She brought the house down with her rendition of "Jesus Take The Wheel" and going into "How Great Thou Art". The notes that she hits to end it just always send chills through you. I'm a Carrie fan so I was extremely happy to get to see two shows in day from her. Along with the excitement for Carrie, I was excited to see Lady Antebellum. They are one of my favorite groups and I had not seen them live. They rocked the house with three songs including "Our Kind Of Love". Martina McBride got the house praising with her song "Anyway". She just belted it and it sounded awesome. Martina finished with her new single "Teenage Daughters". The Oak Ridge Boys got the crowd up and on their feet singing such classic hits as "Elvira" They joked of the age of the song and it is a song that I remember as a kid. The crowd absolutely ate it up. Darius Rucker was one of the first acts on the stage last night. There were segments taped last night for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon which will air later this year. Darius shared the stage with Abbey Umali who battles muscular dystrophy. The two of them did a great duet and it was just a lot of fun to watch. Jerrod Niemann was a busy man as not only did he perform on the Opry stage last night but also performed an outdoor concert for the fans at 5:00. Fans got a double dose from him. Long time Opry member, Bill Anderson joked about his positioning on the lineup having to be between Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood. Just extremely likable and really liked listening to him. Little Jimmy Dickens was the opener for the Opry show and it just isn't the Opry without him on the lineup. Such a fun way to open the show. Songs and jokes from him. Really enjoyed him. I enjoyed everyone as you can see. There was also a surprise moment during the show as Carrie brought out American Idol finalists Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina. The fans got up on their feet for that. They will be getting their Opry experience later in the week. I had my favorites obviously going into it but I loved every second of the Opry show. On a side note, the Opry history video that airs before the show that is hosted by Carrie Underwood was amazing to watch. There is such history there and it's great to be a part of it.

What I do with my drive home? Turned on that the Opry radio station and listened to the 9:30 show. Loved every minute of listening to it just as I did with being there live for the 7:00 show. I joke about this being my annual Carrie day. It was a great day of music at the Opry and I loved it.

2011 Superman Celebration Announced For Metropolis, IL

The 2011 Superman Celebration is fast approaching from Metropolis, IL. If you don't know, Metropolis has been hit hard with massive flooding over the last month. The city is moving forward with the Celebration. Keep everyone in your prayers there as it has been a lot of sandbagging efforts going on fighting back what has been near record high flooding in the area. The lineup has been announced for the 2011 Superman Celebration and here it is. Brandon Routh who of course played Superman in the recent Superman Returns movie will be making his first appearance to Metropolis. He isn't the only one from the movie who will be in attendance as Sam Huntington who played Jimmy Olsen in the movie will be attending. Other celebrities on the lineup include Alaina Huffman (Black Canary on Smallville), Mark Pillow (Nuclear Man from Superman IV), and Tracey Roberts Lewis (Darla on Superboy). The Celebration runs from June 9-12, 2011.

Smallville Ends Its Ten Year Run With An Exciting Finale - May 13, 2011

I haven't been doing a lot with the website lately obviously but there was one thing that got me to have to type up something. That is tonight's series finale of Smallville. Ten years in the making. Clark's trials and tribulations that he had been through. All to get him to his next step. Becoming Superman. This finale had it all. It had closure, returns, action, romance, and just a lot of great, great stuff. The battle against the apocalypse which turned out to be more than the Smallville gang counted on, a whole planet. It got rolling just as the wedding between Clark and Lois was about to begin. Add into the problem that Oliver had the darkness in him and he made for one cranky member of the wedding party for Clark and Lois. I loved that Chloe was the one that realized that Clark was being set up as it goes back to the whole thing of how she has been his strongest ally. I loved the deal of how Clark was trying to balance between both of his families. That was great closure with having Jonathan back in play here with Clark able to finally see him. That allowed for him to be a part of the wedding and also the final battle as Clark was finally able to move on with allowing Jor-El to continue him on to the next level that he needs to get to. I loved their scenes in this episode. Having the scene with Jonathan, Martha, and Clark in the barn was a perfect setting. Back where we all started with seeing Clark all grown up and ready to accept his role and remembering where he came from as a young kid in that barn trying to figure out why he was different. Michael Rosenbaum, oh, how you've been missed. How awesome was he in this episode??!! It was like he had never left. Lex was given another chance after Lionel was taken out with a gunshot from Tess. Darkseid gave Lionel's heart to Lex and Lex was reborn. Tess and Lex had a nice scene that really tied their story up with him killing her but she got the big finish by using his own experimentation on him making him lose his memories of everything to that point. That wasn't the only tie up to a story as we got the scene with Clark and Lex where Lex basically said that he knew that this all was going to happen and that Clark was going to save the world. It was this really fun balance of knowing what their future was going to be but also playing off of their history to this point. Great to have Rosenbaum back for the finale! The finish had me literally cheering and applauding multiple times. The second that it got rolling was when Clark showed up and said he was there to work with Jor-El now while seeing his trials from over the years in a series of flashbacks for us. There is the cape and it is handed to him by Jonathan. Just an incredible moment and just teared you up watching it. It couldn't have been more of a fitting moment. We then see him take off in the suit and we're flying folks. That was a definite cheering moment. Lois looks out the window of Air Force One to see Clark in his super moment. Loved them looking at each other. Lois gets her big moment by interviewing the president as Clark saves the world and takes out the evil planet. All while wearing the red and blue cape. I wasn't sure we'd ever see Tom Welling in that cape but what a thrill that it was. I always thought the final scene would just have him taking off in it as the show closes. So, the fact that we got the big final battle underway with him in the Superman suit just made it all the better.

Just some other random comments to close this out. Thank you Smallville for taking the drama off of me for a change and allowing me to not have to worry on the fate of Chloe. LOL. The show kicked off with her reading the story of the finale to her son. I breathed a sigh of relief knowing that she obviously survives. We also saw the arrows which makes us know that Oliver is still around. I loved the addition of Aaron Ashmore playing the next generation of Jimmy Olsen and working under Lois at the Daily Planet. Perfect to have him in that scene. The whole Daily Planet scene at the end was well done. It just felt like these characters went to the next level. Having so many players from the ten year run in play in this finale just added so much to it. I did watch the pilot episode tonight before I watched the finale and it still holds up big time. Seeing those moments from the pilot and the big moments through the series really brought me back to reflecting back on this ten years.

It was just a great finale and the last fifteen minutes were as exciting as it could be. I loved it. It gave us closure and set up what will go on to happen in the Superman series that everyone knows. I know the depression of Smallville ending will set in tomorrow but for tonight, I'm excited. The cast and crew stepped up huge. Tom Welling and Erica Durance have been at a whole different level in the last several episodes. They have worked hard as has the rest of the cast. Big kudos to the writers and crew that have worked so hard. When this show started, everyone was so young and we've watched everyone grow and mature on this show over the last ten years. Tonight's finale showed just how far we've come. Thank you Smallville. You're going to be missed. Thanks for all the memories and thank you for giving us ten years of hard work. God bless you all!!

Jana Kramer Single Launches On One Tree Hill - February 17, 2011

Jana Kramer can act. We knew that. However, we saw something on this week's One Tree Hill that added more to acting. Jana Kramer can sing. Ok, if you're familiar with Jana Kramer, you already know that she has been singing and getting some buzz coming out of Nashville for her performances. A couple of weeks ago saw the announcement that she has signed with Warner Music Nashville. Not long after that was the announcement that she would have her song "I Won't Give Up" premiere on this week's One Tree Hill. The song premiered on her website before the episode aired and my first thought was what an addicting little song this is. I love it and looked forward to hearing it used in that night's episode. I liked the tie in of her character, Alex, being brought in and it was a type of closure for her and Mia with their problems in the past. You can download Jana's song on iTunes where you have a choice of the original cut or an acoustic cut. If you just buy the whole album, you get both for a cheaper price. I love the song and look forward to hearing more out of her. Check out her website at: http://www.janakramer.com

One Tree Hill - The Wedding of Brooke and Julian - February 2, 2011

Weddings can go well in Tree Hill. Hmm, who knew? Last night was the big One Tree Hill wedding for Brooke and Julian. There was no drama whatsoever. Weddings have not well at Tree Hill in the past. We've seen people leave others at the altar, kidnappings, and whatever else you can think of. This wedding went smooth and it was nice. I really did like the nice touch of Skillz taking it upon himself to stand guard. His standing up and making sure nobody objected to the wedding was a very funny touch. I really liked the speeches by Haley and Jamie during the reception. The episode did a really good job of tying together stories from both Brooke and Julian's youth. Brooke was shown as a little girl catching the veil as a just married couple went by. She kept it but of course got gloomed and doomed by her mom but what else is new? Julian's story that he told Jamie was nice where he had a token from his childhood. His first crush as a youngster and he and the girl split the token in half. It was that symbol that their other half was out there. He gave it to Jamie and said that he didn't need it anymore cause he had found his other half. One Tree Hill has always been great about backstories like this to throw into an episode. The episode also tied up some other moments such as Quinn coming clean to Clay about how she had probably been the cause for the sequel of the Sarah deal. Then, Alex was able to move on in that love triangle while also making a friend out of Quinn. It was a bummer that we didn't get Lucas and Peyton but that's ok. The show did a great job of tying this current group together and I loved Haley being asked to be the maid of honor. On a side note, I missed last week's episode based on my DVR needing space to record something else. So, it deleted One Tree Hill. Yep, I sat down, had my food, fired up the DVR, and....nothing. To say that I was annoyed would be an understatement. So, I watched last week's episode before the wedding episode last night. Really funny. Just really, really well done. I can't really add anything more to it other than that. ha ha. So, we escaped a Tree Hill wedding without a major catastrophe and it was a lot of fun.

One Tree Hill Brings A Storm - December 7, 2010

One Tree Hill went into its hiatus with a huge episode. Thank you for not leaving me on a cliffhanger tonight. What an episode!! The episode had a central problem of a huge storm which caused chaos all around. It was drama filled from start to finish and was one of the biggest cheer at the TV kind of episodes that they've done. That scene where Quinn showed back up at the door after the fall into the pool was just awesome. I was cheering big time when she reappeared. If you missed it, Katie returned to finish off Quinn so she could have Clay to herself. It turned into a fight to the finish. Quinn ended up shooting Katie in the same spot where the previous shooting had happened at. Katie was taken out of there by the paramedics and was alive. That was Quinn's point of view on it was that she was going to have more dignity than to leave somebody laying there suffering for over ten hours. The other drama of the episode centered around Brooke. Lauren took the kids home from the spelling bee which included Jamie. An accident happened on the bridge and Brooke come up on the vehicle laying on its side. Why was Brooke on the road? She had a fight with Julian after he wanted them to move back to LA. She needed to get away and into the storm she went. Brooke was able to clear the vehicle of everyone except for Jamie. She was unable to cut him free. Julian showed up on the scene after he was cut off from Brooke on the phone. Another vehicle came along and struck Lauren's vehicle knocking it from the bridge. Note that this was a hit and run as the driver took off. It ended up with Julian fighting under water to get Jamie and now Brooke free. Then, of course the levee breaks sending water flying into them. Jamie is freed and Julian is finally able to free Brooke after she loses consciousness. The finish of this was an intense moment with Haley and Nathan coming up on the accident and seeing Julian trying to save Brooke. She eventually comes back but it was another cheer at your TV type moment wanting Brooke to breathe. Just an amazing episode tonight and I'm just thankful that we didn't get left on a cliffhanger until the end of January. One Tree Hill definitely knows how to do these really intense episodes and get you on the edge of your seat. They've done it for many years with the show. So, now that this episode is over, I think I'll leave the TV and see if I can go and try to breathe now. LOL.

American Country Awards Winners, Survivor Sees Two Leave The Game, One Tree Hill, 90210 - December 7, 2010

The first ever American Country Awards were held last night from Las Vegas and airing on Fox. Carrie Underwood was the big winner taking home all six awards that she was nominated for including Artist Of The Year, Female Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Female Single Of The Year, Touring Headline Package Of The Year, and Female Music Video for "Cowboy Casanova". Lady Antebellum was the next with the most wins taking home four awards including Duo or Group Of The Year, Single Of The Year, Group Single Of The Year, and also Duo or Group Music Video all for "Need You Now". Brad Paisley won the honor for Male Artist Of The Year.

One thing was made very clear with the tickets that did go on sale for Taylor Swift's upcoming tour. If you want tickets for upcoming dates, you had better be waiting to buy when they go on sale. Even then, you aren't guaranteed to get them. She reportedly sold out two shows at Staples Center in Los Angeles in two minutes and sold out another huge venue in five minutes.

Tonight's One Tree Hill will be the last before the show goes on its annual hiatus. This looks like an intense episode coming up tonight which will see Quinn getting a return visit from Katie. The previews look like something straight out of a horror movie. Things aren't looking good for Brooke in this episode either. I have a feeling that I will be yelling nooooo at the end of this episode when I realize we're left with some major cliffhangers.

Since I'm on the topic of shows leaving us with cliffhangers, let's get to 90210. This season has been more enjoyable for me. Do I like everything? No, but I like more than I don't like and the show has settled down. I'm enjoying the Adrianna storyline with how it has turned out. She has went from victim to flying high with the deal of becoming a pop star and how she went about it. Interesting to see how they have turned the tide on her with us almost having sympathy for her manager now. She has basically chased off Navid and sent him right to Silver which I've been enjoying watching cause I like those two characters with how they play off of one another. When I saw Liam arrive hurt at Annie's house, I thought, uh oh, it's Dylan and Brenda all over again. Fresh off the break up, he's hurt and arrives at Brenda's house hurt. Then, the two start getting back together. Granted that Liam and Annie haven't been a couple obviously but the teases have been there. They have really worked hard on making Ivey a central character this season as well and we're really seen a lot in building her character up.

Survivor has been a hot topic for the last week due to having two people quit the game. NaOnka and Kelly quit the game with only eleven days left. I don't know if I was surprised or not by them quitting. I was not surprised at NaOnka cause she has been threatening to quit for a while now. Wow, she sure did get that last shot in at her cast mates for taking the reward despite the fact that she was going to get to eat later in the night after quitting. Kelly has been laying back more in the background. The two just couldn't take anymore and Kelly has talked about just how sick that she was while doing her post show interviews. With people quitting, you're going to make jury members furious who could still be in the game and want to be in the game. Jeff Probst did a blog last week talking about how he would like to see the rule changed where if you quit the game, you give up your right to sit on the jury. It was an interesting read which you can check out here: http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/12/02/jeff-probst-blogs-survivor-nicaragua-episode-12/

We'reGoingBack.Com's Back To The Future Celebration Is A Big Hit, A Preview Of The New Back To The Future Video Game - December 3, 2010

I love that it is 2010 and there is so much Back To The Future stuff to talk about this week. Here are a couple of Back To The Future items besides my Blu-ray review. I've been following the happenings of We'reGoingBack.com's Back To The Future event that recently took place in California. I wasn't even there and I can see how fun and impressive that it was. I'm thankful for all the people that have posted pictures and video from the event. The event kicked off with the screening of the movie at the mall that was known as Twin Pines Mall in the movie. They had a lot of fun which was complete with a reenactment of the mall chase scene. I loved seeing all the film tour locations. It's hard to pick a favorite cause they're all so great but it is so hard to go against seeing them putting a Delorean on the railroad track used at the end of BTTF 3 which was the scene where Marty returned to 1985 and had the Delorean destroyed. Seeing it back on that track was just incredible even just seeing videos and pictures of it. How great to see the Delorean shut down traffic at the railroad crossing. Just awesome. They also had a hoverboard event which looked like a lot of fun. The event ended with the Enchantment Under The Sea Dance which took place in the same location as the movie. Keep in mind that there were a lot of the stars from the trilogy in attendance at several of the events through the week. I wish I could have made it to this event as it looked incredible. Kudos to everyone who was in charge of this event and did such a great job. The fan reaction has been big time positive and it looks like a great time was had by all. Here are some of my favorite videos that I've seen from the event:

The Delorean Returns To The Tracks:

The Mall Chase Scene Reenactment:

Hoverboarding 101:

Johnny B Good:

Go check out http://www.weregoingback.com to see more pictures, videos, and all sorts of information on their great 25th anniversary celebration!

So, what is the next Back To The Future related release? We're now waiting on the Telltale video game which will be released in December. For those wondering, this does have official approval as Bob Gale is involved in the project. Christopher Lloyd does the voice of Doc. The story of this game will take place just a few months after the events of BTTF 3. The game will be released on Mac and PC. Not long after that, PS3 and iPad users will have the game available to them as well. For more info including how to pre-order the game, check out this link:

http://www.telltalegames.com/bttf

Several screenshots have been released of the game and now the trailer has been released. It looks like Doc is in trouble in 1931 and 1986. With Doc's absence from 1986, the bank is selling his estate while Doc also needs Marty's help in 1931. Enter the returning Delorean being sent to Marty. Here is the trailer for the game.

Back To The Future 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Review - December 1, 2010

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. Back To The Future was recently released on Blu-ray and has been a hit among the BTTF fans. I am including myself in that as well because I love this set. As far as the movies themselves, it is no secret that I've been a fanatic of these movies all of my life. If I see them on TV, I will stop often and watch at least some of them. You know that you love a movie when you can watch it over and over but yet never get tired of them. Case and point even goes to this box set. I watched BTTF 3 the other night and was glued the whole time. Afterwards, I thought that I needed to listen to the audio commentary sometime soon. I decided to just listen to a bit of it to see what it sounded like. I ended up listening to the whole thing so basically I watched the movie twice in a row and loved it. Back To The Future is such a perfectly written movie. It has a great story, cast, and just every sort of emotion in it that you could ask for. You get invested in these characters and their stories.

As far as the Blu-ray presentation, you won't be disappointed. Part one looks incredible! I found myself in awe just so many times while watching it with how good it looked. Parts two and three don't have the crispness of picture that the first does but the presentation is still great. I really found myself paying attention to how good a lot of the Hill Valley 1885 scenes looked especially the train scene at the end.

With the extras, there is no shortage of them. If you've been buying these DVD releases over the years, a lot of these extras aren't new to you. They've carried over most of them while adding some new ones as well. The big new addition is the Tales From The Future documentary that runs over a couple of hours long and is spread throughout the box set. It includes new interviews with a lot of the cast and crew including Bob Gale, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, and more. I really enjoyed this behind the scenes look at it including the hard work to get the movie even off the ground, how they shot it, different ideas that they had planned for the movies but didn't do, casting, and plenty more. It is really good. I was afraid that they might focus most of their attention on the first movie and not have a lot on the sequels. Yes, most of the attention does go rightfully on the first movie but there is plenty of behind the scenes stuff on the sequels which I loved. There are stories on why Crispin Glover and Claudia Wells did not return for the sequels. Glover's was a contract problem while Wells was taking care of her mother who was very sick. It is amazing to hear how much work Michael J. Fox did to take part in this movie while also doing Family Ties. He says that there is a lot of shooting the first movie that he doesn't remember because he was so tired. They do show some stuff of Eric Stoltz who was set to play the role of Marty after they couldn't get Michael originally. Just seeing what was shown, he just didn't feel right for the role and that was how they felt too. They worked things out however they had to to get Michael in the role. There is a look at what the original idea was to close out the first movie and send Marty back to 1985 but everyone was much happier with the way it turned out. I know I am!! We learned that there was a push from high up in the company to call the movie "Space Man From Pluto" instead of Back To The Future. They all saw how bad that name was and had a clever way of getting the Back To The Future title instead. Mary Steenburgen is also interviewed and is a great interview talking about how much fun she had with the movie. Like I said, they carried a lot of the extras over from the other sets which is great including the deleted scenes, commentaries, Q&A's, music videos, Back To The Future: The Ride, trailers, and plenty more. There is a nice FAQ that is on the set as well. I love how they explained the alternate realities of Clara and the transition of Clayton Ravine and Shonash Ravine. Really well done.

The only negative with this set. The packaging. I'm not talking artwork. The artwork looks great. I'm talking about the actual disc holder. It is so hard to get the discs in and out of place so be careful with them.

If you're a fan of the trilogy, I can't recommend this Blu-ray set enough. The movies look great especially the first one. Tons of extras that will keep you watching for hours. I see this set getting a lot of repeated play in my future. The future? Oh, I can tell you about the future......