Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, or if you celebrated it had a Happy Hanukkah. For fun I’m posting a holiday classic from yesteryear that you can’t find on TV anymore. I posted it on my personal blog a week or so ago , but saved till now it for here. I’ll see what other goodies I can dig up 
- Family Circus Christmas –
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Part 3
While there is no foul language in this, it is adult oriented, so it may not be totally safe to watch at the work place or around young kids!
This video features select scenes from “Frost The Snowman” and “Frosty Returns” mixed in with comments from Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) of “How I Met Your Mother.”
I thought it was a fan made video till I got to the end . . . CBS did this! They did it as an online advert for both “HIMYM” and the “Frosty” specials. Hilarious, but I can see some people getting bent out of shape over this honestly. Then again, it was online and I would never have learned about it unless a friend forwarded it to me.
BTW, “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland” is always shown on ABC family channel, CBS for some reason doesn’t have the rights to show that one. That’s the one where he marries Crystal.
This post is somewhat of a mindless ramble, but I really wanna make this movie known to those who have no idea about it. If you are a “Glee” fan, this is a movie that you’ll probably love and will touch your heart. I know it didn’t invent the genre, “Fame” did that. But if you love “Glee,” do your self a favor and rent the movie “Camp.” It’s an amazing musical with a lot of talented kids and is sure to make you shed a tear before the finale.
Oh and if that doesn’t do it, Kristin Chenowith (April Rhodes on Glee) is signed to star in a Broadway reprise of “Promises Promises” with Jack from “Will and Grace!” The big number from this musical is featured in this movie!
Now enjoy a preview of a song from “Camp” (cause I couldn’t find the trailer on YouTube).
Spoiler release for the October 26th episode “Strange Attractors” follows . . .
The CW had their upfronts today and are picking up three new shows, “Vampire Diaries,” “Melrose Place” and “The Beautiful Life.”
Visit The CWTV.com for several previews of their new fall shows.
Their schedule is as follows:
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM – GOSSIP GIRL
9:00-10:00 PM – ONE TREE HILL
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM – 90210
9:00-10:00 PM – MELROSE PLACE (New Series)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM – AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL
9:00-10:00 PM – THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE (New Series)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM – THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (New Series)
9:00-10:00 PM – SUPERNATURAL
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM – SMALLVILLE (New night)
New Show Descriptions:
“MELROSE PLACE”
In an elegant Spanish-style apartment building in the trendy Melrose neighborhood of Los Angeles, a diverse group of 20-somethings have formed a close-knit surrogate family. Sydney Andrews (Laura Leighton, the original “Melrose Place”) is the landlady, still beautiful at 40, and a central figure in the lives of all her tenants, especially handsome and rebellious David Breck (Shaun Sipos, “Shark”). Sydney started an affair with David despite her turbulent history with his estranged father, Dr. Michael Mancini (Thomas Calabro, the original “Melrose Place”). Both father and son learned through experience that Sydney was not above using blackmail to control people. Another tenant, high-powered publicist Ella Simms (Katie Cassidy, “Supernatural”), once considered Sydney her mentor, but their friendship was destroyed by betrayal, and Sydney threatened to evict Ella and ruin her career. Sydney also played a pivotal role in the career of Auggie Kirkpatrick (Colin Egglesfield, “All My Children”). After they met at an AA meeting, she became Auggie’s sponsor and encouraged his dream to become a chef. Now a successful sous chef at the trendy restaurant Coal, Auggie has been avoiding Sydney since she began drinking again. The other tenants include Lauren Yung (Stephanie Jacobsen, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), a medical student in desperate need of money to pay her student loans, and Jonah Miller (Michael Rady, “Swingtown”), an aspiring filmmaker who has just proposed to his live-in girlfriend Riley Richmond (Jessica Lucas, “Cloverfield”), a first-grade teacher. The newest tenant, 18-year-old Violet Foster (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, “7th Heaven”), has just arrived in LA with her own secret connection to Sydney. When a bloody body is found floating in the courtyard pool, David is the leading suspect. However, as the police are soon to discover, almost everyone living at Melrose Place had a reason to want the deceased out of the way. An updated version of the popular 1990s series, MELROSE PLACE is from CBS Television Studios with executive producers Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer (“Smallville”). Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim (“An Inconvenient Truth”) is the director and executive producer of the pilot.
“THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE”
The life of a high-fashion model appears glamorous and sexy, but as every new model quickly learns, behind the beautiful façade is a world of insecurity and cutthroat competition. Two teenage models who are about to discover this world for themselves are Raina Collins (Sara Paxton, “Last House on the Left”), a stunning beauty with a secret past, and Chris Andrews (Benjamin Hollingsworth, “The Line”), a strikingly handsome Iowa farm boy. When Raina makes an unforgettable impression at a show introducing the new line from designer Zac Posen (appearing in a cameo role), she steals the spotlight from her friend Sonja (Mischa Barton, “The O.C.”). Sonja has been out of the country for mysterious reasons and is now desperate to reclaim her standing as the reigning supermodel. While Raina and Sonja live at the top of the fashion food chain, Chris is starting at the bottom, having just been discovered by agent Simon Lockridge (newcomer Dusan Dukic) of the Covet Modeling Agency, which is owned by former supermodel Claudia Foster (Elle Macpherson, “Friends”). At his first photo shoot, Chris’ inexperience almost derails his career until Raina comes to his rescue, showing him how to relax and work the camera. That afternoon, Raina brings Chris to the “models’ residence” where she lives along with other young hopefuls, including Marissa Delfina (Ashley Madekwe, “Secret Diary of a Call Girl”), Egan (Jordan Woolley, “As The World Turns”), Issac (Corbin Bleu, “High School Musical 2”) and the current alpha-male-model known as Kai (Nico Tortorella, “Twelve”). At an exclusive industry party that night, Chris is again impressed by Raina’s generosity when she steps aside to make sure Sonja lands a job that will resurrect her career. However, after an ugly scene with Simon, Chris is left to question whether he can survive in this world of dangerous excess and fleeting fame. THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE is from Katalyst Films in association with CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television with executive producers Ashton Kutcher & Jason Goldberg (“True Beauty,” “Punk’d”), Karey Burke (“True Beauty”), Mike Kelley (“Swingtown,” “Jericho”) and Carol Barbee (“Swingtown,” “Jericho”). Christian Duguay (“Coco Chanel”) directed the pilot.
“THE VAMPIRE DIARIES”
Four months after the tragic car accident that killed their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, “DeGrassi: The Next Generation”) and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen, “Everwood”) are still trying to cope with their grief and move on with their lives. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her sadness from the world. As the school year begins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley, “Army Wives”). Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, and Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire, struggling to live peacefully among humans, while his brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”) is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality. Now these two vampire brothers, one good, one evil, are at war for Elena’s soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. Based on the series of books by L. J. Smith, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is from Alloy Entertainment and Bonanza Productions Inc in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Kevin Williamson (“Dawson’s Creek,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer”), Julie Plec (“Kyle XY,” “Wasteland”), Leslie Morgenstein (“Gossip Girl,” “Privileged”) and Bob Levy (“Gossip Girl,” “Privileged”). Marcos Siega (“Dexter”) directed the pilot.
SECRETS ARE REVEALED BETWEEN FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS, AND THE WEDDING REHEARSAL TAKES A SURPRISING TURN, ON “HARPER’S ISLAND,” SATURDAY, MAY 9
“Thwack” – A father/daughter bike ride in the woods leads to a startling revelation. Abby uncovers the Sheriff’s secret obsession as Trish and Henry’s wedding rehearsal takes an unexpected turn, on HARPER’S ISLAND, Saturday, May 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The cast (and death) list after the jump . . .
MELINDA TAKES AN INTEREST IN A GIRL’S DOLLHOUSE THAT APPEARS TO BE INHABITED BY GHOSTS, ON “GHOST WHISPERER,” FRIDAY, MAY 1
“Cursed” – Melinda grows fond of a girl’s dollhouse that appears to be full of ghosts in need, on GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, May 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
A quick spoiler blurb for “Ghost Whisperer” follows, which includes the introduction of Terri Polo playing Sam/Jim’s girlfriend he was going to propose to . . . .
MELINDA AND SAM GO ON A ROAD TRIP INTO HIS PAST AND END UP IN ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE, FROM BAR FIGHTS TO DISRUPTIVE GHOSTS, ON “GHOST WHISPERER,” FRIDAY, JAN. 16
Terri Polo (“Meet the Parent’s”) and Dan Castellenata (“The Simpsons”) Guest Star
“This Joint’s Haunted” – Melinda and Sam go on a road trip into his past and end up in trouble, from bar fights to disruptive ghosts, and Melinda comes face to face with the biggest threat yet to her romantic hopes, on GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, Jan. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Two weeks of show thoughts mostly in this post. As usual I’m so far behind that to try and recap everything would put me further behind.
Last week Owen had all the residents and their interns work to save the lives of pigs, which he mercilessly stabbed in front of them all. OMG! This just made me completely ill and was enough to turn me off him and Christina. Fortunately at the end of the program Izzie was the one who stood up to him and told him how horrible what he did was, and that they had come to the point in medicine where they didn’t need to test on animals or use them as guinea pigs. Even Christina, after working to save every one, was appalled when Owen turned around and told her to terminate them. She did though as Lexie pointed out they would live in such pain. Frankly I think Owen should have been the one to do that job. This whole story made me sick.
The other major story last week was The Chief asking Miranda to do his job, assemble a team to operate on a little girl who essentially had an inoperable tumor. The Chief was on the team by default, she picked Hahn and Meredith as well. Meredith had found an old toy of hers, Anatomy Jane, that she was play in with. Using it she came up with the idea to take all the girls organs out and put them back in one at a time to get rid of the tumor. It was the only shot they had. Hahn thought it was pointless, and nagged through the entire operation and procedure. Well it worked, and afterwards Baily told Erica Hahn off, saying while she was a brilliant surgeon; it was she and Meredith who saved that girl today as all Erica did was tell them they were going to fail. I just love Baily and I love seeing her tell off anyone, cause she’s usually pretty much right!
Speaking of Erica, she finally realized she was in fact a lesbian in this episode. She wasn’t bi, she wasn’t straight, she was “so very gay” as she put it. That freaked Callie out, as Callie wasn’t having any homo-revelations herself. She of course ran to mark to test out, was she straight, gay or bi? In the end she realized she liked both basically, but wanted to be with Erica.
This past week The Chief announced one of the 2nd year residents would get a solo surgery. He asked Owen to evaluate them as he was the one without a real relationship with them and could be objective. He however soon found himself disgusted with how the residents fought over patients as if they weren’t human beings with feelings and families and lives. I found this somewhat a giant turn-around from the Owen of last week who was sacrificing pigs in the OR. Owen seems to be all over the place emotionally, which I am guessing is supposed to be a reflection of his field work during the war? Christina however put him in his place and good with her speech back to him about how watching her father die in a car accident is why she became a doctor and why she is determined to be the best.
The other major story was the resurfacing of an old patient of Hahn’s. It turned out he was waiting for a heart, but to buy him time they had to perform a radical procedure on him. Izzie was selected by Hahn to be on the team as she needed her to be compassionate and caring, which is what she was known for. However Izzie freaked out when she realize this was the man she stole a heart from when she did what she did illegally to get Denny’s his heart. Denny haunted her throughout this episode, which weirded her out. When Hahn learned of Izzie’s stunt, she was furious. She wanted her fired, investigated, brought up on ethic charges. The Chief told Hahn that Izzie was punished and it had been dealt with, that she was a good doctor and they couldn’t lose her. Hahn was sicked by this.
Later when Callie defended Izzie, Hahn was sickened by her. She thought there was no grey here, it was black and white. She launched into Callie saying Izzie was wrong, she can’t believe Callie would take her side, that she never knew her. She also told Callie that you can’t kinda be a lesbian, you either are or you aren’t. Erica walked off, and that is the end of her story for now.
I thought it was a crummy end for her and Callie, as well as her character. But Erica always was a hard-ass bitch, she came into the show that way and she left that way.
Izzie meanwhile is in a world of trouble! Erica could follow through with her threat to report Izzie. This could be how they do away with her. Likewise Izzie seems to really be seeing Denny, so they could say she does have something wrong; a tumor or imbalance causing her to hallucinate.
Official NBC listings for the November 7th episode “It’s Coming” follow . . .
Week before classes begin, ahhh! I still don't know how they'd make it a full show (or if it's officially been picked up or not). Will work on a post on it and Army Wives, also need to do a Gates Post
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