The Veronica Mars Movie Is Happening! But It Needs You To Help Make It Happen!

Veronica Mars fans!!  It's happening!!!!!!  That's right.  The much talked about and hoped for Veronica Mars movie.  However, they need your help to make it happen.  After being canceled six years ago, fans along with the cast and crew have all talked about a movie.  Would it happen?  Could it happen?  Of course, the problem with anything is going to be funding.  That is where all of us fans come in.  A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to fund the $2 million budget that is needed to make this movie happen.  Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell are pushing this campaign and are ready to make this thing happen.  There are all sorts of money options on backing this movie.  The more you spend, the more you get of course.  The top price tag is already gone which was for a speaking role in the movie with a price tag of $10,000.  It is already gone and was gone within an hour of when EW posted the article about this Kickstarter campaign!  That is incredible.  There are a lot of good things available to fans with their support.  So, this is it Veronica Mars fans!  We have all talked about wanting this movie for all of these years.  This is the chance.  Get behind this project and support it.  Let's make this movie happen!  It's happening!  The deadline to get this thing funded is at 11pm EST on Friday, April 12th. Here is the link to the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter project.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project

As I type this, the project just went over the quarter to the goal mark topping $500,000 in just three hours of EW's article going up.  This is amazing!!!!

Homecoming Friday Night at The Grand Ole Opry - Carrie Underwood, Gloriana, Sarah Darling, & Many More - February 1, 2013

Homecoming weekend was a big hit at the Grand Ole Opry this past weekend in Nashville.  I was blessed to get to attend Friday night which was the first night for the Opry to be back in the Opry House for 2013.  The Opry has been over in its winter home for the season at the Ryman Auditorium.  So, this was the big return to the Grand Ole Opry House for 2013.  The night was a big one with talent including Carrie Underwood, Gloriana, Sarah Darling, Charles Esten, Bill Anderson, John Conlee, Jeannie Seely, and more.  It was a packed house on Friday night.

Of course I was there to see Carrie Underwood.  She never disappoints and put on a great show.  She performed four songs which ended up being one song from each of her four albums.  Carrie opened with "Undo It" which was a flashback for me as one of my first Carrie concerts to attend was when that song was really breaking out.  Next was a flashback for many back to her Opry induction as she sang "I Told You So".  You may remember that this was the song that she was singing when Randy Travis came out to surprise her by asking her to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.  It sounded great.  Next was the song that is always a crowd pleaser, "Jesus Take The Wheel".  Lots of fans singing along with her.  She closed with what a song that she called "a love story, a love gone wrong story" which was her latest single, "Two Black Cadillacs".  The Opry roared as the song started.  A great finale for her performance and she belted the finish of it.  Carrie is a superstar for sure and it is always a blessing to get to see her perform in person.   I always say that I could listen to her sing the phone book.  Funny moment when she was not far off from taking the stage, fans swarmed the front of the stage to get into position for picture taking for Carrie.  It sounded like a stampede as people lined the front of the stage.  LOL.

My third time to see Gloriana perform in person and I always enjoy them.  Mike, Tom, and Rachel went through two songs which was their two latest hits "Kissed You Good Night" and also "Can't Shake You".  I did break my streak of meet and greets with them.  I've gotten to take part in a meet and greet the other two times I had seen them so it was kind of an expected bummer knowing that my meet and greet streak would end.  They are always great with their fans and they did a great job on Friday night.

Sarah Darling won me over big time on Friday night.  I have been hearing her music off and on in the last several months on country radio and TV.  She performed a classic song with "Walking After Midnight" that sounded great.  She finished with her latest hit, "Feels Like Home".  I loved the touch of having the music video up in the background as she performed.  She has a beautiful voice and I left there a fan of hers for sure.

The new ABC show, Nashville was represented big time at the Opry.  Fun that they were playing promos for Nashville on the big screens during the pre-show along with that ever addicting song "Telescope" by Hayden Panettiere.  On stage at the Opry was a familiar face to Nashville fans and that was Charles Esten.  He plays the role of "Deacon" on the show.  The crowd loved him and he rocked the Opry.  He was excited to play for his first time in the Opry House.

Along with all these acts, we had so many more performers that are too many to name including John Conlee, The Whites, Jeannie Seely, Blue Sky Riders, and more.  Bill Anderson is someone that I always enjoy at the Opry.  Such a nice guy and really fun to have on stage at the Opry.  Blue Sky Riders is a newly formed band which includes Kenny Loggins among others.  They sounded really good as well especially with them talking about how they were still getting going.  They are off to a really good start.

There is so much to say about this Opry show.  There is so much entertainment even before the show including the Minnie Pearle impersonator.  The history of the Opry video that plays is always interesting to watch and I was very happy to see it playing with Carrie Underwood hosting it.  Always such a fun and laid back atmosphere at the Opry and I'm looking forward to being there again in the future.  That is it for this recap of the Opry night.  Take care and God bless!!

Grand Ole Opry Homecoming Weekend On February 1-2, 2013

The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN is set for its Homecoming weekend.  The Opry returns to the Opry House this weekend of February 1-2, 2013.  Things will start big on Friday night with a lineup including Carrie Underwood, Gloriana, Sarah Darling, Charles Easton, Bill Anderson, and more.  Saturday night will see another big lineup including Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry, Kristen Kelly, Bill Anderson, and more.  It should be a great Homecoming weekend at the Opry.  Others set to appear in future weeks include Kellie Pickler, Lorrie Morgan, Craig Morgan, Josh Turner, Lauren Alaina, and plenty more.  Check out the Opry website for more info on these and many other shows.  Click here for more info.

TV Guide Polls Fans On Which Canceled Show They Would Bring Back - January 31, 2013

TV Guide has a poll up on their site that is really worth checking out.  Yet another one of those battle of the fandom kind of setups.  Which canceled show would you bring back?  Here are the choices: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Chuck, CSI: Miami, Deadwood, Firefly, Freaks and Geeks, Ghost Whisperer, Heroes, Jericho, Leverage, Moonlight, My So-Called Life, Pushing Daisies, Ringer, Roswell, Terra Nova, Twin Peaks, V, Veronica Mars, and Wonderfalls. 

I know I have my five picks and all of them are among some of my favorite shows ever.  So I thought I would just have some fun and go over them.  These are in no particular order.  Keep in mind, this is just a poll and we're likely never seeing any of these shows coming back.  Just something fun they are doing.  Although you just never know with Firefly.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer.  Without a doubt, I would bring this back.  Joss Whedon would have many more stories to tell.  In fact they are still being told in comic form as they are currently into season nine there.  Season seven wrapped up really nicely on TV.  Of course, the Buffy verse was able to continue on with Angel running one last season after Buffy finished.  That saw several characters jumping over to Angel making for a great season there.  Angel, of course, left us on a big cliffhanger but you can continue the story there in comic form as well. 

Chuck.  I just love this show.  Still do.  It was fun participating in the Chuckiversary Twitter view this past weekend.  Those writers, cast, and crew are so talented that there would be many more stories to tell.  The way that the show left off would leave plenty of ways for the show to go if they ever decided to bring it back in whatever form.  This would be a big pick of mine to continue on.  Just one of those shows that has everything and a great support of fans behind it.  So many amazing fan campaigns involving Subway and more.  These fans fought hard and I was right in there with them trying to help get word out to save the show.  Miss this show terribly. 

Veronica Mars.  That talk of a movie has just never went away.  And when you ask those involved with the show about a movie, so many have said that they would be in for it.  That annoying word of "funding" always comes into play next.  Veronica Mars still is a great show and I watch reruns of it often on TV.  This was the "show that could" with a big fan base that continued to fight for the show even across networks.  Kristen Bell was an absolute star on this show.  How many memorable lines did she have on that show?  Too many to count.  So many great story mysteries written that you just never knew where the show was going to go.  Every time you thought you had a mystery figured out, it went a completely different direction.  I always hold out hope that we'll see something Veronica Mars related in the future but you just never know.

Firefly.  Well, no kidding.  If there was ever a show that had way more stories to tell, it was this one.  The fandom of this show is still so huge ten years later and it was only around for half a season and one movie.  The cast is still very tight.  They all want to do more with the show.  This is Joss Whedon's baby.  I don't know where Joss would find time with all that he has on his plate now.  I still feel like we'll eventually see Firefly return in some form.  It is just too strong of a force among fans to just leave it alone.  All of us fans will just have to hold out hope for something in the future.

Roswell.  This was a favorite show of mine as well back in the day.  Yeah, that third season that we got of the show wasn't near as strong as the first two but I still loved this show.  The first season of the show was great with all the story twists and learning about the background of these characters and them trying to survive with drawing attention on themselves.  This was one of the shows that really put the spark into what save a show fan campaigns need to be as this show fought for survival every year.  This crossed networks too with going from the WB to UPN.  Roswell fans all remember the stress of that up front week when the WB dropped the show leaving all eyes on UPN on whether they were going to bring it over with Buffy The Vampire Slayer.  Too much time has passed with this show but I put it in here out of complete loyalty. 

So, those are my five picks.  I enjoy these kind of fan polls just to see who gets picked and who is still fighting for their shows all these years later.  Want to check out the poll and vote for your favorites?  Here is the link.
http://www.tvguide.com/special/winter-preview/shows-bring-back.aspx

Chuck - One Year Later - January 26, 2013

It has been a year now since Chuck left us with its series finale.  It is still one of my favorite series finales ever.  I still am very happy with how the show wrapped up.  A year later, the fans of the show are still all banded together talking about the show they love and the cast and crew they love.  In fact, a plan has been made for what to do with this Chuckiversary.  A global viewing party which you can find out more about at this link.
http://geekfurious.blogspot.com/2013/01/global-chuck-party-26-january-2013.html?m=1

I thought it would be fun to also post my thoughts and farewell to Chuck that I typed up a year ago so here is a flashback to last year.

Originally written on January 27, 2012.

Thank you Chuck. A little over five years ago, I got to watch a sneak preview of the pilot episode of Chuck. I loved it immediately. All these years later, I was sitting glued to tonight's series finale. This episode had everything that I've always loved about the show especially the last twenty minutes. We really went full circle with this finale. Sarah losing her memories thanks to the intersect. Chuck having to try and win her back. We really saw a lot of what Sarah was like at the beginning of the show where it was just a job for Sarah. No emotional connection. Yet, they would show us every so often tonight that maybe those memories and the person that she became was still in there. Not only were we seeing retro Sarah but we got a lot of retro Chuck too. Seeing a lot of what he was like in the beginning but yet seeing the person that he grew into. Lots of fun retro moments with the locations that they ended up at. They were able to prevail after saving Beckman from the bomb with a little help from Jeffster who saved the day. Ellie's plan for using the intersect glasses one more time had a change of plans. It could either be used for the intersect or for it to be a way to put memories back in Sarah's head to see if it would help her out. However, the bomb had to be stopped so Chuck had to take the intersect to make the save so he could stop the bomb. Sarah's suggestion on the virus to stop the bomb again gave us a clue that maybe those memories of hers were coming back. Linda Hamilton returning for the finale as Chuck's mom was great. When I saw the scene with Jeff and Lester saying that they were going to help and then cut to the orchestra, I was thinking this has to be a Jeffster farewell for us. It was awesome and I now have yet another 80's song that I will always associate to this show which is "Take On Me". LOL. And, that is a good thing for sure. So, what happened with everyone? Well, Casey had his farewell which included a hug for Chuck. I definitely teared up on that one cause that was a big moment after the rollercoaster ride those two have had for the full series. Casey was off to find his love from all indications with Gertrude. Morgan and Alex told Casey that they were moving in together. That was no surprise to Casey as he already figured it out. Jeffster were picked up by an international recording company. I guess Big Mike stays at the Buy More cause that is really all we saw there. However, we did see that Subway was coming in which was fitting. Subway has been a huge part of this show's history and were a big help. Awesome and Ellie were recruited for new jobs in Chicago. So, what about Chuck and Sarah? Well, we got left on a cliffhanger there of sorts. They met on the beach at the end which was a retro moment. Sarah knew it was a special place for them which shows that she still is getting some of her memories back. She asked Chuck to tell her their story which he did including a lot of clips thrown in. The series ended with Chuck mentioning Morgan's idea. A kiss would bring all her memories back. Sarah said to kiss her which he did. The kiss was how it ended. So, did it bring her memories back? Will he have to win her all over again? I guess we won't find that out but it was a great ending. I'm thankful that we got to have a farewell season as it was a lot of fun. This season had a little bit of everything and we got to see a lot of twists with the intersect. So, we say goodbye to Chuck after five seasons. One of the most fan friendly cast and crews I've ever seen. This show is so great to its fans whether it is online, Comic Con, Chuckfest, or whatever else. They care about their fans and go out of their way to interact with them. I wish more shows would look at this show and take notes of that. The fans have been a huge part of this show. Fan campaigns to keep it going. The Subway campaigns. Down to the wire on being renewed while the fans fight, fight, and fight to keep it going. All these years later of fighting, we got five great seasons. Tonight's finale did what the show has always done. It gave us every emotion. All of us Chuck fans loved this show. Loved these characters. Loved this cast. Loved this crew. To that, all of us Chuck fans say thank you to everyone involved in this great show. Thank you for the great ride over the last five years. We're going to miss this show badly. Thank You Chuck. Here is a video that fans put together and showed to the cast and crew at Chuckfest. Amazing tribute from fans all around the world!

Carrie Underwood's "Two Black Cadillacs" Video Debuts To Rave Reviews - January 25, 2013

There has been a lot of anticipation for the debut of Carrie Underwood's new video, "Two Black Cadillacs".  The video finally premiered this week and has been a big hit among fans.  With the song, you knew there had to be a good storyline for this video.  It delivered.  Lots of mystery and discussion about the happenings in the video.  Who did what?  What about the car which channels the movie "Christine" big time?  It is an awesome video and all I could think when I watched it the first time is what a cool and eerie video this is.  LOL.  This song has already became one of my favorite Carrie songs ever and I said this the day that her newest album, "Blown Away", was released.  It is just a cool song that gets in your head quickly.  I've said this previously but it was so great to hear the reaction that the song got at the Opry back in June of last year as she started to sing it.  The album was still very new at that point and I thought 'well, I am definitely not the only person that really likes this song a lot'.  If you haven't seen the video for "Two Black Cadillacs", here is the link to it.  Enjoy it!

Firefly Celebrates Ten Years - Brown Coats Unite

Has it really been ten years since Firefly premiered?  Sadly to go with that statement is has it really been ten years since Firefly was canceled?  Has there ever been a show that lasted three months that has meant more to fans?  That is my question.  This Joss Whedon juggernaut of a show premiered on Fox in 2002.  The show built such a big following in that time and the release of the DVD not long after took the show to another level.  With Firefly being canceled, I guess I shouldn't be surprised because it is Fox.  I have had that network cancel too many shows early on.  I grew tired long ago of new shows being pushed to the moon, getting me interested, and then leaving me hanging after just a few episodes.  I actually don't want anything new on Fox.  It's like TV watching strategy 101 with me.  Thankfully all of us fans got that amazing box set of episodes that did get finished.  Then, the push for the movie, Serenity, that wrapped it all up nicely for us.  The Whedonverse is a powerful force and Firefly fandom still continues to this day and it is strong as ever.  This year's Comic Con hosted a panel looking back at ten years.  The Science Channel has been airing Firefly shows and usually in a marathon style format.  From the addictive theme song to the great stories, dialogue, and action, Firefly continues to fly with the fans.  The Science Channel also recently aired a ten year retrospective with most of the cast taking part in a roundtable discussion.  Several that weren't able to participate in the roundtable due to scheduling conflicts were interviewed separately and included in the special.  From what I understand, Joss Whedon was not available at the time to be included in the roundtable discussion.  The roundtable was a lot of fun and they took us inside the story of the show being launched, what the show has meant to them, and how it has continued on.  The talk of the cancellation was brought up and it just brought that group even closer together when it happened.  Make no mistake, that is a family right there.  You can see it every time that they are together.  One of the most frustrating things of the special was the story pitches that were discussed by several in the roundtable.  Stories of episodes that never got made.  As I'm hearing these stories, I can see these episodes in my head and they would absolutely work.  Ugh!!!  I tend to agree with what the rest said with the fact that they don't think Firefly is done.  Most of the cast and crew seems to be on board for any future project that might come up.  When Arrested Development got the big return in that tie in with Netflix, many suggested that Firefly be the next show to get that kind of a deal.  You never know but there are so many ways to get this show out there now regardless or what route.  I think Firefly will return in some sort of form in the future outside of the comic book realm.  It means too much to too many people to just sit dormant.  I, for one, hope it happens.  The show still remains one of my favorites of all time.  Ten years later, people still talk about this great show and want more.  If you weren't able to catch the ten year anniversary special, be on the lookout for repeats of it cause it is absolutely worth watching.  If you did see it, how about some deleted scenes?  Here you go.

Nashville Brings the Music and the Drama on ABC

Nashville has been one of the most promoted new shows of the season.  Critically acclaimed and building a big fan following as well.  I have become a big fan of the show as well.  Nashville follows the story of several different characters in the music industry.  There are a lot of stories.  The country legend battling executives and fighting to continue doing what she wants to do with her music.  The young up and comer with the attitude.  The song writers who are looking to get their songs out there.  The fresh faces just seeing if there is a start for them in the business.  The main focus of the show from the beginning was the battle between the country legend, Rayna James and the young up and comer, Juliette Barnes.  The two not liking each other at all and showing the division between them.  This while also battling their executives trying to get them to work together.  The focus has kind of faded a bit as far as the two of them against each other but that looks to be changing with next week's episode.  Lately, the focus of the story for Juliette has been her troubled mom and also the shoplifting incident that put her career into a tail spin.  Rayna has been battling to try and get her music her way.  She is also dealing with her dad and husband who is getting into a very ugly mayoral fight.  Then, we have the song writer, Deacon.  He has been caught in the middle of the Rayna and Juliette feud while also battling troubles of his past.  The fresh faces of Scarlett and Gunnar who have a magical chemistry together while singing.  It turned somewhat into a love triangle but is basically a love square at this point.  Scarlett having a boyfriend in Avery who has been a struggling musician.  Their relationship is way past rocky now while Gunnar has a romance starting of his own.  I have really enjoyed this show.  The production is really good and just the locations that they have chosen to do scenes at has been great and shows off the beauty of the city.  Nashville has become one of my two favorite new shows of the season.  The cast has been all over the place including the Grand Ole Opry making their debuts there.  Some debuts have happened and some are upcoming very shortly.  Hayden Panettiere has a breakout song already from the show that is now getting airplay.  Here is her video for "Telescope".  Good luck on getting this song out of your head when you hear it!  Catchy as can be.

"Do You Think About Me" Brings A Wedding Proposal At The Atlantic City Stop On Carrie Underwood's Blown Away Tour

It has been quite the tour for Carrie Underwood so far.  The Blown Away tour has been a huge hit across the country.  Several videos went viral over the first kiss moment for Chase several weeks back.  A huge random American Idol audition that included an appearance by Randy Jackson and a girl that brought it with her surprise audition performance. That was a big buzz from the tour early on.  However, I loved this video of a tour stop last week in Atlantic City on November 9th.  During her performance of "Do You Think About Me?", Carrie looked down and noticed a guy proposing to his girlfriend in the crowd.  It looks like Carrie had the best view of it of everyone and put the attention on the moment.  She got emotional watching it as well.  Carrie is a sweetheart for sure!  Congrats to the newly engaged couple! 



Here is another video showing a better shot of how happy Carrie was by the moment. 

TV Guide Asks - Who Has The Best TV Fans?

TV Guide has a poll up at the moment that is worth checking out.  Definitely worth checking out if you want to get in there and support your favorites of what fan base that you are in.  This is a strong poll of choices too with big campaign pushing favorites in it.  Glad that they let you choose five cause picking one would be even tougher.  Picking five isn't the easiest of choices either.  I obviously have the five that I will get behind because I am or have been a part of them.  I have to even pick and choose among my favorites and leave some out.  However, I look at this list and I see just the strong fan bases outside of the shows that I support.  Knowing what they have done to keep their shows going.  It is almost kind of unfair to make you pick between Buffy and Firefly. It's like you just need to group those together.  Let's face it.  The Whedonverse is going to support their own.  I say this as a part of the fandom of the Whedonverse.  Where Joss Whedon goes, the fan base goes.  Period. Firefly also just had their ten year anniversary celebration.  Yes, ten year celebration for a show that was on for three months before being canceled.  The fan base of the show is still huge after such a short run.  I love that brown coats!  Arrested Development just got resurrected from a fan base that has stayed with that show and had a craving for more.  Chuck set a huge bar with the Subway campaign and more with keeping that show going.  That fan base has been die hard since it launched at Comic Con several years ago.  Roswell is a nice one to see included with all the big time fan campaigns launched that had to go snail mail and relied on fan sites and message boards mostly which is different to the social media age of today.  Jericho was a show that I did not watch but I know the fan base it had and the support it had.  Smallville has the built in fan base that still continues to push in the comic world after a ten year run on TV.  Star Trek has a built in fan base going back decades.  I haven't mentioned all of my favorites in this post and where my votes are going but it is one of the more fun polls I have seen in a while.  I definitely have my favorites that I am voting for keeping in mind that I was a part of several of these fan campaigns over the years.  What are you waiting for?  Go vote for your favorites!

http://www.tvguide.com/special/fall-preview/best-tv-fans.aspx

The Big Bang Theory Flash Mob

Needing something to make you smile this morning?  How about this great video!!  Kaley Cuoco has been teasing a fun surprise video this morning on her Twitter account.  The link finally went up and it is a flash mob video done by the cast and crew of The Big Bang Theory.  The studio audience got a real treat that day for sure.  So fun and made me smile today!