The Walking Dead

Let's just get one thing out of the way I do not like zombie crap. ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE is not my thing.

Having said that my friends were badgering me to watch. "Trust me it's not all about Zombies." Rolling my eyes I watched the first episode.

"The Walking Dead" is created/produced by Frank Darabont whom wrote/directed "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile." A-MA-ZING!

Yes it's gross the zombie stuff, but this is the first time I've ever yelled at my TV.
Scene: Guy gets out of his car at a campground and girl immediately runs up asking him questions. I yell at my tv WITH MY HANDS UP IN FRONT OF ME "CALM DOWN!" I then realize I'm not at the campground but at home watching it. End scene.

This happened SEVERAL times where I was talking to characters as if I was there. Why's that significant? Am I crazy? Well of course I'm crazy, but it's significant because what happens on screen feels so real I feel like I'm present. This is amazing. And I can't stop it from happening.

Best part is there are no stars. All character actors. Highly recommend this if you want to be entertained and grossed out :)

Ps. It's been on for 3 seasons. Season 1 was 6 episodes. Season 2 for 13. Season 3 premiered last sunday to a record breaking 20 million views. ON cable that's unheard of. Just saying.

Sons of Anarchy

My coworkers have been telling me to watch Sons of Anarchy for months. A TV series following the lives of men in a motorcycle club. How could this be interesting?

WOW is all I can say. SO MUCH DRAMA! These guys have more drama than a soap opera. Just when you think the show couldn't get any more dramatic it does. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the strong female roles. Katey Segal aka Peg Bundy is the mother from hell. Her heart is in the right place but it always hurts the ones she loves.

I'm about to begin season 4, but love it.

Interesting fact: the man that plays Otto (the blind prisoner) is the creator/writer/executive producer Kurt Sutter WHOM is married to Katey Segal.

Alex Cross

Tyler Perry as "Alex Cross?" Matthew Fox as a villian? Already my mind was made up to hate it. Critics panned it. Box office was down. Yet another start out of the gate with a limp horse.

Alex Cross is one of those movies where you don't give it a chance, but when you watch it you are like "Wow this is amazing." Because it truly was.

I chuckled like everyone else when I heard about Tyler's casting. But Tyler Perry brings so much pathos to the role. My thinking was he approached it like his character Brian from the Madea movies with a different job. So much happens to "Alex Cross" that tears at the heart strings. And Matthew Fox? The guy from Lost & Party of Five villianious? Lemme tell you WOW! His first order of business was he lost 35 lbs and his character The Butcher is RUTHLESS! I'm gonna say one of the most evil characters in movie history.

There's one scene he does something so spiteful and mean I think only Heath Ledger's Joker could be as cruel.

You want a good action movie? See "Alex Cross." Critics and box office be damned this is a great movie.

BTW at the end of the movie everyone in the theater applauded. Just saying.

Here Comes the Boom

I saw "Here Comes the Boom" primarily to see myself. Before going I read reviews that panned it and the box office wasn't great. Still I pressed on.

As with "Ted" I caught a quick "don't-blink" glimpse of myself. The movie was ACTUALLY pretty funny. I dare say I loved it. Was it a lil unrealistic? Sure. But I liked the message alot and the action scenes were spot-on.

The best part is you KNOW how it'll end up, it's just how you get there is what sets it apart.

Cheaper by the Dozen 1&2

I had never seen Cheaper by the Dozen and one day wanted to. I Netflixed them and watched them both. LOVED THEM!!!!

Pretty sure the appeal is simple: family. These movies were about a large family that is crazy. HELLO KARDASHIANS! It was funny to see the actors like Taylor Lautner, Ashton Kutcher, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling. Even the girl from Missy Elliott's "Work It" video. (I LOVE Missy)

The story in the first about a large family was very believable. Cliched yes, but believable. The story in the second was annoying to me. The part where Steve plays overprotective, tyrannical father just annoyed me to no end. And he doesn't learn HIS lesson in the second like he did in the first which aggrivated me further. I've definitely seen worse, but these were good.

Take a watch. You won't be disappointed.

666 Park Avenue

Since "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" became a hit back in the 90s following the success of "The Hardy Boys," "Twilight Zone," and "Twin Peaks" there has been much success in creepy TV shows. "American Horror Story" has become the latest sensation of the creepy TV show category. Now comes "666 Park Avenue." This show about a young couple that moves into a prestigious apartment building 999 Park Avenue in New York and strange things happen is a mild success in my eyes.

Reason I say mild is "Once Upon A Time" for me is the ultimate in "creepy" shows. I can't really put it as creepy because it's more just dark. But the thing I love about "Once.." is from the season premiere it grabs you by the collar, punches you in the gut, then stabs you to finish you off. With "666" so far it kinda just slaps you. I understand building momentum, but in the age where instant gratification is key you NEED to get my attention sooner rather than later or I will simply stop watching and wait for it come out on Netflix.

The premise that the Devil lives on Earth and makes people's dreams come true at a cost to their soul is interesting, but give me drama and danger upfront. I don't feel scared just kinda bored. I've seen some of this stuff before.

Hopefully it gets better because I really wanna like this show.

Revolution

I was so excited for "Revolution" because it sounded like a cross between "Lost" & "The Hunger Games." The result has been lackluster.

It's good don't get me wrong, but a little bit weak. It reminds me of "Arrow" as it gets to the point of dramatic peak and flounders. It doesn't give me the feeling of "don't trust" everyone. The good people are clearly drawn, and the bad people are too. I like my grey characters.

Definitely worth continuing to watch as it did just begin and can improve, but so far C-.

Arrow

Last night was the premiere of my celebcrush Stephen Amell (sorry Matt Damon) and it didn't disappoint!

I follow Stephen on both Twitter & his Facebook page, but I have been a fan of his since last year. He was in the 2009-2010 season of "The Vampire Diaries" as werewolf Brady whom I have nicknamed "Bad Boy Brady" because he was pure evil. No redeeming quality just evil. And I was sooooooo drawn to his performance. Was SO HAPPY when he was on "Hung" as hooker Jason. Then I decided to dig a little deeper and watched his performance as Jordan Van Soot in the Natalee Holloway movie. I became hooked. I didn't see him on "New Girl" or "Grey's Anatomy" though (someplaces you just don't follow your crush too; like to the bathroom). I did however catch up on "90210" and he was there for two episodes. I found out he won the Canadian equivalent to the Primetime Emmy while starting his acting career in Canada which gave me more respect for him.

Now back to "Arrow." I was first shocked that his voice was different. Of course he was ripped and looked amazing, but I thought "How amazing that he feels this is such a different character that he changed his damn voice." The storyline and acting was pretty awesome for a CW show. It is basically a TV version of Christopher Nolan's Batman series as far as tone. Dark stuff happening which is HIGHLY different from say "Smallville" and the "Lois & Clark." I think TV audiences have been waiting for a show like this.

It's hilarious because I read the reviews and the critics said the acting and dialogue were bad. DID WE WATCH THE SAME SHOW? I've watched soaps for 20 years. I can spot bad acting from a mile away. This show was awesome and the acting was great. I can definitely see Golden Globe awards in Stephen's future. I do wish they went a little further.

So the pilot you find out Oliver Queen was the typical playboy billionaire. He had a girlfriend Dinah Laurel Lance aka Laurel that he liked but cheated on WITH HER SISTER. While boating with his dad, the crew, and her sister the boat ran into a storm, capsized and the sister died at sea. His dad and a few crew survived but then the dad pulled out a gun and killed the remaining crew member THEN himself telling Oliver "it's up to you now." Five years later he's rescued by a fishing boat off the coast of the North China Sea. He has changed DRASTICALLY as he knows martial arts, how to use a bow & arrow, as well as the type of person he is.

The reason I explain all this is my ONLY complaint with this episode is he sees Laurel whom swallows her pride and goes to him. She hates him for cheating AND being indirectly responsible for her sister's death but still reaches out. He says HORRIBLE things to her (to protect her as he has grown to understand his father's words and is on a mission to avenge his death by taking down his father's enemies) and she says some semi-mean things and leaves. This is a DARK drama. She shoulda slapped the sh*t outta him. I feel like the show goes to the edge but doesn't jump dramatically and I want it to! I want it to be a GREAT superhero TV show unlike anything else. The stunts are jaw dropping! At one point I yelled at my screen "STEPHEN YOU ARE A FRIGGIN MONKEY!"

All in all I think this is right up CW's alley. It will draw the guys to action and the girls to Stephen LOL I love love love this show. Favorite new show of the season.