Boy Meets World - The Feeney Call

Hope you enjoyed the Feeney Call.

The past couple of days, I've been watching my seasons of Boy Meets World; one of my all-time favorite TV shows. It brought back so many memories from my childhood. I used to watch this on TGIF and when it was on Disney Channel all the time. I really miss those days.

What's funny is that I was watching season four one night and I watched 17 episodes in row and I cried seven times during that marathon. So many happy memories. I wish this show continued… :'(

Cover Art for Hilary Duff's Devoted

Check out the cover art for Hilary Duff's new book!

Love it!

Devoted is the sequel to Elixir which came out last year (which I still have to finish, sadly).

It will be on shelves on October 11th, 2011!

Mark Your Calendar - Titanic 3D gets a release date!

Mark your calendars! James Cameron's 3D-re-release of his groundbreaking, Oscar-winning film Titanic will be on April 6th, 2012 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking. Yes, technically, the ship sank early in the morning on April 15th, but I'll deal.

Why am I so excited! This is my all-time favorite movie and I have never had the privilege of seeing it in the theaters. I was 8 at the time of its original release. I'm not so much excited for the 3D since I hate 3D, but it's James Cameron and he can do no wrong!

ABC's new Charlie's Angels series looks good!

Check out the above video which is an extended promo of ABC's newest and highly anticipated series, Charlie's Angels!

It looks good, right? I'm hoping that it survives its first season. The first and second seasons of a series is crucial to its survival.

If you didn't notice Drew Barrymore is producing it. So it has a lot of potential. Drew Barrymore also produced the 2 movies. What would you choose? A third movie or a television series? Personally, I'm all for the third movie. I've actually been praying to the movie god for one, but I guess a television series will temporarily fill that empty angel-less hole in my heart.

It looks good, I hope it survives.

Samantha Mumba's "Baby, Come On Over" - Remember This?

Remember Samantha Mumba? I loved her songs "Gotta Tell You" and "Baby, Come On Over."

She was supposed to have a new album out by 2010, but it never came and she announced that she's retired her music career to focus on her acting career. Interesting… I haven't seen her in anything worth watching… Hmm…

Samantha, please make more music! :)

The Greatest AT&T Commercial - Samsung Infuse 4G "Spider"

R.I.P. Brothers & Sisters

We all thought it could happen and sadly it has. Last week, ABC pulled the plug on Brothers & Sisters after just finishing its fifth season.

I've been hooked on the show since the middle of the second season so am I upset about this cancellation? Yes. I'm borderline weeping. But was I one of those viewers that saw that the end was near? That would also be a yes.

So why did they actually end it?

Several things. Budget cuts is probably the biggest reason. Budget cuts led to Emily Van Camp's (Rebecca) random departure at the very beginning of season five and Patricia Wettig's (Holly) unnecessary departure a couple of episodes later. Budget cuts and storyline issues also led to the demotion of Balthazar Getty from main cast to minor recurring character beginning in season 4. What was stupid was that his character, Tommy, was one of the 5 children in the family and the show is called Brothers & Sisters.

Another reason, in my opinion, was season five's uninteresting storylines that only seemed to last a span of four episodes. Season one dealt with William's death, his mistress, and her daughter, and Ojai problems; season two had Justin's addiction problems, Kitty and Roberts's wedding, Sarah's divorce, Tommy's affair, and Ojai problems; season three featured Justin and Rebecca's relationship, Ryan, Kitty and Robert trying to have/adopt a baby, Kevin and Scotty's wedding, and Tommy trying to take back the company from Holly aka Ojai problems; and finally season four had Ryan causing trouble, Sarah landing herself a French guy, Kitty getting cancer, Kevin and Scotty trying to have a baby, Justin in medical school, Rebecca being pregnant, and - you guessed it - Ojai problems.

What did season five have? Hmm… well Nora opened the season with getting a job at a radio station but that lasted for like 5 episodes, then they stopped talking about it. Robert died and Kitty was sad for a while. Sarah and Luc's wedding storyline lasted like 2 episodes. Scotty had an affair in one episode, then, apparently, everybody forgot about it. Kevin and Scotty adopt Olivia who I didn't particularly care for. Holly lost her memory, which you'd think could last a while to try and get her memory back, but no, she left. Robert died so Kitty became alone, but then found some (who I actually really liked). Saul is HIV positive, then lands himself a boyfriend who looks like a pedophile (and is the same guy who gave him HIV). Turns out Michelle actually did have Kevin and Scotty's baby after telling them that she miscarried. That lasted like 2 episodes. Justin goes through like 3 girlfriends but they only last like 2 episodes. Then, spoiler alert, for 5 or so episodes, we question whether Sarah is actually William's child. Turns out, she's not. Major blow to fans. Then in the series season series finale, Kitty becomes pregnant.

To be completely honest, it wasn't a very drama-filled for me. There were high hopes though, particularly with Kevin and Scotty's baby, Scotty's affair, and Sarah's paternity. But I feel like they went about them all wrong.

I think what ruined the season the most for me was that Calista Flockhart aka Kitty aka my favorite character decreased her screen time at her request before the season's production even began. It was partially because Rob Lowe thought he was funny and wanted to be on Parks & Recreation (which I don't think he's a comedic actor whatsoever) so he left which gave Calista the opportunity to decreased her screen time since her storyline was a blank slate. Basically, this season was about 2 brothers and a sister since Tommy was gone. Kitty kept "going to D.C." and then when they write her in, they made stupid excuses for her. I guess I'm gonna have to watch Ally McBeal to get my Calista fix.

When season five started, I honestly knew the end was near. With Tommy, Holly, Julia, and Rebecca gone, there wasn't much for them to work with. But every series has bad seasons. *cough* This season of Family Guy *cough*. I hoped that since the show was still getting a decent amount of viewers, ABC would pick it up for one last season so they could end it properly and respectfully. No. The now-final episode could be interpreted as a series finale to someone who watches the show un-religiously. It ended on a positive note and Nora gave one of her season-finale-family-bonding speeches, but the show didn't tie up loose ends which is why I hoped for one last season. Naturally, my favorite character Kitty announces that she's pregnant with my favorite of her boyfriends Seth's child that he doesn't want and then they pull the plug. There was also Saul and Jonathan's wedding to look forward too…not really, for me though. I'm also disappointed that Sally Field's character Nora never got re-married. Yes, they ended the season with her and Beau Bridges happily together with their daughter Sarah's approval, but it was never final.

Now we need a new ABC drama that is family-friendly, gay-friendly, and busting at the seams with drama. That'll take a while. And I'm picky.

Brothers & Sisters had a great run. It was a great show that was drama-filled with sex, divorce, death, cheating, politics, family, and, of course, wine. I'm extremely disappointed to see it go and I wish it had a proper send-off. I will miss it dearly and will look back on it fondly.

Rest in Peace, Brothers & Sisters.

Zooey Deschanel in Failure to Launch!

Failure to Launch was just an okay, cookie-cutter romcom (romantic comedy), but the best part was the subplot with Katy Perry's twin Zooey Deschanel where her character deals with an annoying mockingbird. You can check out the scenes featuring her above. I love Zooey. One of my favorite actresses.

Political Stereotypes

Let me introduce Joe Republican and Joe Democrat!

Joe Republican is an uneducated clueless brainwashed Limbaugh listening Bud drinking Nascar fan. His idea of religious feedom is that everyone should be free to practice thier religion just as long as it's the same as his. He thinks that the answer to any international problem is more bombs and guns. He believes most of the lies he hears on Fox News. He thinks Democrats are communists but does't even know what a communist really is. Watches lots of TV. He doesn't let reality cloud his judgment. He hasn't actually read a book since 8th grade. The only class he did well at in school was gym. Burns most of his trash in a barrel in the back yard. He has an old 1974 Chevy van out back filled with empty beer cans he is planning to tow to the return place and get his deposit back. He just needs to fix the flat tires on the van. He is anti-union since he makes $2 above minimum wage. He has no health insurance.

Joe Democrat is a college educated wine sipping NPR listening folk music fan. He knows the difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims and respects other relgions even if he doesn't believe in any organized religion. He believes in global warming and evolution because he actually passed his science classes in high school and college. He realizes that war is not usually the right answer for international problems. Watches PBS for news and Keith Olbermann, John Stewart and Colbert for entertainment. He has "liberal" bumper stickers on his Prius. He recycles everything and has a compost pile. Most of his light bulbs are low energy and he is thinking about installing solar panels on his roof.

Source. (check out other descriptions of Joe and Joe there).

JUDAS!

Does anybody else notice the similarities between this song and Bad Romance? I've noticed a lot of them and their probably why I like this song so much.

"WHOOOooooOOOaaaa OOOOooOOOOO…Caught in a bad romance…"
"ooooOOOOOOOOoooooo I'm in love with Juda-as Juda-as…"

"Ra, ra, ra-a-a, rama, rrrama-ma, Gaga, ooo lala, want your bad romance…"
"Judas, Juda-a-a, Judas, Juda-a-a…"

Maybe I'm just weird.

For those who care, her new single "The Edge of Glory" comes out tomorrow afternoon.

Tina Fey's Palin Never Gets Old

Tina Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin never gets old. It's just that good. And Trump in this is hilarious. I also never get tired of a good ole' fashion Trump-bashing. Fucking idiot.

Disney, make Roger Rabbit 2 already!

I wonder… If you were in Walt Disney World with your children and you said "ooh, look, it's Roger Rabbit!" how would they respond? Back up, let's clarify that this is totally hypothetical, since the chances of you actually seeing Roger Rabbit in costume anymore is extremely rare. In my hypothetical world, children would obviously today respond, "who?"

Roger Rabbit made his debut in 1988 in Disney and Amblin's Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Following the films critical and financial success, Roger Rabbit appeared in a few animated shorts which usually also starred Baby Herman (you know, the baby with the low voice and smokes cigars). But, apart from his movie, short cartoons, and other small appearances, Roger Rabbit has been one of Disney low-key toon-celebrities. But why? His movie was a hit and it made him big enough to be one of Disney's most iconic characters of that time.

Following the original movie, Disney and Steven Spielberg (co-founder of Amblin) had planned a prequel titled Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon. In the movie, we meet Roger as he searches for his mother. He meets his future wife, Jessica, and she is kidnapped and forced to make pro-Nazi broadcasts in Germany. Roger and his human companion would then travel to Nazi-occupied Europe to save her. They'd save her and Roger would finally be reunited with his mother and his father, Bugs Bunny…. somehow. Sadly, this movie would've gone direct-to-video.

After this failed, they changed the title to Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? and had it tossed around for rewrites. Spielberg dropped out after "deciding he could not satirize Nazis after directing Schindler's List." In 1998 (shortly after the release of Space Jam, conveniently), test footage for 'Who Discovered' was shot at a Disney animation unit in Disney World. This test footage was a combination of live-action, animation, and CGI that Disney did not care for. A second test featured the Toons completely in CGI. When the estimated budget escalated $100 million, then-CEO Michael Eisner cancelled production. What I don't understand is the first film had a budget of $70 million ten years earlier and became a record-breaking production budget at the time. It was also a financial success. You'd think they'd splurge a little on the sequel if they knew it would be a sure-fire hit.

It seemed as though all hope for Roger Rabbit 2 was lost. But then…

In 2007, producer of the original, Frank Marshall, said he was "open" to the idea of a sequel and in 2009, original director Robert Zemeckis said he was still interested. Then in 2010, original associate producer Don Hahn confirmed the sequel's production. Yay. According to Wikipedia (yes, I at times trust Wiki), a new script is being developed and the movie will be shot traditionally like the original using only 2D animation. Bob Hoskins claims he's too old to return. I say, whatever. Cameo?

Well, now it's 2011 and still no word. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2" does have it's own page on IMDb.com which is slightly promising, but so did Jurassic Park 4 and it no longer has one.

My personal belief is that sequels that come out long after the original, tend to make a big impression. Examples, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (I stand by that), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Terminator 2, 3, & 4, SCRE4M, Tron: Legacy, Batman Begins, Superman Returns, Toy Story 3, etc. Whether or not you actually care for any of those movies doesn't matter. You cannot deny that, at the time of their release, the studios made a BIG spectacle of their release.

If you haven't picked up on it yet, I really want a second Roger Rabbit film to be made. The original was a classic Disney film and still is for me. It was based off the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf set in the 1940s and featured traditional animation on top of live-action. It's not the typical cookie-cutter Disney movie and that's what I like about it. Disney, let's get this done!