Posted in Holidays, Messages on December 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Merry Christmas 2015!!!
I want to to wish all of you a very blessed and wonderful Christmas Day!
Regardless of how you celebrate this most precious of holidays, I hope it is a truly terrific day spent with your families and friends.
Be well, drive safely and have a spectacular Christmas!!
Thank you SO VERY MUCH for spending the past five and half years visiting my site and I hope you will continue to visit as often as you can!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Posted in Music, Year End Round Up on December 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »
In my world, I couldn’t live without music. In fact, I wake up to music rather than an alarm. I go to bed with music on. I always have the radio on in my car and there is always music playing in my home if the TV isn’t on. That may not be the case for everyone, but – like I said – I can’t live without music.
With that thought in mind here are some of the special music and video moments from this past year in my opinion:
Queen of the Music World: Adele
Here is the video for “Hello” from Adele’s new album “25”:
Theme Song of the Year: “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten
Here is the video:
Best Parody Video (that created a movement within the fandom): “Shake It Off” Supernatural Parody by The Hillywood Show
Here is the video:
Best Country Music Video: “A Girl In A Country Song” by Maddie and Tae
Here is the video:
Best New Singer (Female): Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s”
Best Rock Song [TIE]: “Centuries” by Fall Out Boy and “Renegades” by XAmbassadors
Centuries:
Renegades (Audio Version):
Best New Teen Singer: Shawn Mendes “Stitches”
Best New Song for Karaoke: “Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weeknd
Best Dance Tune of the Year: “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
See the following video of 66 old dance movie scenes mashed up with the above song:
Best Singers on the Planet: Pentatonix
Here is a video of them singing the Star Wars theme at the American Music Awards and the Christian song “Mary, Did You Know”
Star Wars performance:
Mary, Did You Know:
Best Way to End the Year:
Jimmy Fallon and the Roots with Star Wars cast singing movie theme music acapella:
Which artists stood out for you over this past year? What was your favorite song? Which songs did you get sick of hearing on the radio? What song could you listen to over and over again? What was the top album in your opinion? Please share your thoughts below.
TOMORROW: Movies
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
6:30 PM:
Pride & Prejudice movie on Oxygen
7 PM:
A Prince for Christmas movie on ION (Encore)
Doctor Who on BBC America (Reair)
8 PM:
The Flight Before Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
It’s a Wonderful Life (classic) movie on NBC
NCIS on USA Network
Legally Blonde movie on Bravo
8:20 PM:
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor on BBC America (Reair)
8:30 PM:
Titanic movie on HBO2
9 PM:
NCIS on USA Network
9:30 PM:
Pride & Prejudice movie on Oxygen
9:45 PM:
Doctor Who on BBC America (Reair)
10 PM:
Christmas Melody movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
NCIS on USA Network
Legally Blonde movie on Bravo
The Fault in Our Stars movie on HBO
Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie on Starz
10:02 PM:
All About Christmas Eve movie on Lifetime (Reair)
Enjoy!
Posted in Television, Year End Round Up on December 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Every TV season viewers never know what to expect from their favorite shows because the powers that be behind those shows are sneaky, they like to freak us out, make us laugh, make us cheer and sigh in relief. There is always so much going on each TV season that sometimes it’s hard to point out all of the best (and worst) that TV gives us each year, but the following list, which is featured in no particular order, is what really stood out for me:
Best New Drama – Blindspot (NBC)
Best Battle – Peggy Carter’s massive fight in the diner on Agent Carter, Matt Murdock’s hallway fight in Daredevil and the White Walkers attack on Game of Thrones
Best Use of Clones – The Clone Dinner Party at Allison’s house on Orphan Black
Most Upsetting Deaths on TV – Charlie on Supernatural, Leo on Chasing Life, Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy and Clara on Doctor Who
Shocking Death (That Hopefully Isn’t Really Real) – Jon Snow on Game of Thrones
Coolest Gadget on TV – Doctor Who’s new sonic screwdriver, his sonic sunglasses
One of the Most Moving Scenes – The Christening Speech of baby Mateo on Jane the Virgin
Nicest Way to End a Season – Oliver and Felicity driving off together and Oliver being happy in Arrow
Best Actor in a TV Show – Sam Heughan, Outlander
Best Online Series – Daredevil and The Man in the High Castle
Best Villains – David Tennant in Marvel’s Jessica Jones and Vincent D’Onofrio in Marvel’s Daredevil
Best Mini-Series (to Fill the Time During Droughtlander) – Poldark (PBS)
Best Actress in a TV Series – Italia Ricci, Chasing Life
Best Guilty Pleasure Shows – The Royals (E!) and Unreal (Lifetime)
Prettiest Newcomer – Priyanka Chopra on Quantico
Former Fan Favorites That Maybe Need To Come To An End – Once Upon a Time and Scandal (both on ABC) and Sleepy Hollow (FOX)
Only Reason to Watch Extant This Summer – Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Best TV Episodes – The Ghost In You” (the scavenger hunt Leo sent April on after his death) on Chasing Life and “If-Then-Else” (the multi-simulations played out by the Machine) on Person of Interest
Best New Addition to a TV Show – Toks Olagundoye as Hayley Vargas on Castle
Most Anticipated Shows for the Upcoming Mid-Season – Shadowhunters on FreeForm (formerly ABC Family) and The Shannara Chronicles on MTV
Best Male Newcomer – Rhys Matthew Bond on Ties That Bind and Good Witch
Worst Cancellation (After the Fact) – Hindsight on VH1
Coolest New Sci-Fi Series – Killjoys (Syfy)
The Show That Totally “Jumped the Shark” the Most This Year – Reign (The CW)
Most Over-Rated Fall Drama – Scream Queens (FOX)
Most Unexpected Cancellations – Graceland (USA Network), Atlantis (BBC America) and Forever (ABC)
Most Disappointing Split – Castle and Kate being separated on Castle
Christmas Movie Overkill – Hallmark Channel airing too many holiday movies from Halloween to Christmas
The Most Surprising Story Twist – Five year time jump on Pretty Little Liars
Most Hoped For Renewal – Cedar Cove (Hallmark)
The Most Overlooked New Drama of the Fall Season – The Player (NBC)
Dumbest Name Change for a Network – ABC Family changing to FreeForm in January 2016
Best Ending to a Long-Running Drama – Falling Skies (TNT)
Favorite New Cable Drama – Good Witch (Hallmark)
It’s About Damn Time – Fitz and Simmons kiss on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on what you liked the most and the least on television throughout 2015. Please share.
TOMORROW: Movies
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
6:45 PM:
X-Men: Days of Future Past movie on HBO
7 PM:
The Mummy Returns movie on Spike
8 PM:
Arrow on The CW (Reair)
Doctor Who on BBC America (Reair)
A Bride for Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Crazy for Christmas movie on Lifetime (Reair)
The Longest Ride movie on HBO2
9 PM:
Supernatural on The CW (Reair)
Rosewood on FOX (Reair)
Adele Live in New York City on NBC (Encore)
Doctor Who on BBC America (Reair)
Insurgent movie on HBO
Point Break movie on POP
10 PM:
Matchmaker Santa movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie on Spike
10:02 PM:
Wish Upon a Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
10:10 PM:
Meet Joe Black movie on TMC
10:20 PM:
Doctor Who on BBC America (Reair)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
6:30 PM:
Ghost movie on Oxygen
The Italian Job movie on Sundance
8 PM:
Christmas Land movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
The Flash on The CW (Reair)
Star Trek Into Darkness movie on FX
The Maze Runner movie on HBO
9 PM:
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (Reair)
Chicago Med on NBC (Reair)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
10 PM:
The Expanse mini-series on Syfy (DEBUT – Part 3 of 10)
Christmas Land movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
10:02 PM:
Dear Santa movie on Lifetime (Reair)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Here is the short list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming holiday week:
The Doctor Who Christmas episode The Husbands of River Song will air on BBC America on December 25 at 9 PM.
Special Synopsis: It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy.
And on December 26, the Hallmark Channel will air the two-hour When Calls the Heart holiday special at 8 PM
NOTE: The show will be back for its third season in February.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
7 PM:
Insurgent movie on HBO2
8 PM:
12 Gifts of Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Becoming Santa movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Gotham on FOX (Reair)
Major Crimes on TNT (Reair)
Miracle on 34th Street (classic) movie on AMC
9 PM:
Major Crimes on TNT (NEW – Mid-Season Finale)
Supergirl on CBS (Reair)
The Italian Job movie on Sundance
10 PM:
The Expanse mini-series on Syfy (DEBUT – Part 3 of 10)
Legends on TNT (NEW)
Scorpion on CBS (Reair)
A Very Merry Mix-Up movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
10:02 PM:
The Christmas Gift movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Enjoy!
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