Happy New Year, 2014 in review

Happy New Year everyone from fib0112358. I hope all the best for everyone in 2015!

If you know anyone who is down I suggest you try to lift them up. It is good for them and you. We are all this together so if we all resolve to open our eyes and hearts to those with problems we can make a good world even better. This is in my mind because of the Leela Alcorn incident brought to my attention by my kid today. I dream of a world with no more Leela Alcorn situations! We need to support each other without any form of prejudice and bring back Unconditional Love.  That’s the kind of Love a good parent has for their child unlike Leela’s parents! Link here.

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 980 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 16 trips to carry that many people.

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Castle (TV Series)

Castle is an ABC police procedural comedy drama. It is about a top selling novel author who has killed off his main charactor and is looking for inspiration for a new novel and character. With his rich-guy author popularity Richard Castle(Nathan Fillion) is able to get into the NYPD to shadow some detectives. There he hooks up with detective Kate Beckett(Stana Katic) and begins his observations where he tries not to interfere but…

This is a very fun long running show.You know it is popular when it makes it to daytime TV reruns while it is still filming new shows for prime time! I like all the actors in this but I confess I originally watched because of Nathan Fillion and my Browncoat affiliation but continued watching on this shows merits which are many. If you like Nathan Fillion in this try clicking here.

Cast includes: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Molly Quinn, Jon Huertas, Tamala Jones, Seamus Dever, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Penny Johnson Jerald

Available on: ShareTV, Google Play, VUDU

Coldplay – Ghost Stories Review

As a fan of their previous work, I wouldn’t say this is their best work so far, but that isn’t to say it isn’t good. It’s amazing. Also, anyone who updated to IOS 8 got one of their newer albums as well, but this is probably because Apple and Coldplay have a relationship. When this album released Itunes radio had a station devoted to Coldplay only.

It was interesting to find out that Chris Martin (lead singer) got the idea to create this album, by discovering the concept that your previous actions affect your present life.

The idea of Ghost Stories, for me, was “how do you let the things that happen to you in the past – your ghosts – how do you let them affect your present and your future?” Because there was a time when I was feeling like they were going to drag me down and ruin my life, and the lives of those around me. I was very lucky to meet a very good sufi teacher who started to introduce the idea of “if you sit with your experiences and the things you’ve been through, they alchemize.” At the time he said that, I didn’t really know what that meant, but I trusted that it would work, and the more that I was learning about that, the more music just started flowing through.

– Wikipedia

If you loved their previous work you’ll love this.

Available on: Google Play and iTunes.

Bones (TV Series)

Bones is about the foresic anthropology department of the Jeffersonian Institute(Based on the Smithsonian Institution). The main character, Dr. Temperance Brennan, is loosly based on forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. The scientists help the FBI solve criminal cases(usually murder naturally) using forensic science to search for clues. The characters and their personalities and relationships are a big reason for the show’s success. The show has plenty of action, and emotion but is usually upbeat and fun. I really like the episodes with Bi*** Gi***** from Z* **p as a **an**a a few seasons in!

At nine years and counting if you haven’t followed this show you’d have a lot of catching up to do! This is one of the best shows Fox has ever presented. The characters have gone through a lot of changes and the actors have done a fantastic job. The attention to detail forensically and with the sets and props is nothing short of amazing. I get a huge amount of enjoyment out of Bones and that is good because it is on a lot where I live. I am however bound to say the scenes in cars with the characters touting the car company break the flow of the episodes although they are likely quite lucrative. Bones is a great show.

Cast includes: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Eric Millegan, T. J. Thyne, Jonathan Adams, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, John Boyd

Available on: Netflix, Hulu, FOX

The Family

An Italian-American mobster in witness protection is relocated to Normandy, France with his wife daughter and son.  As they attempt to assimilate each family member finds challenges. Prejudice against them as Americans, School difficulties, and romantic difficulties are some of their problems. Being a mob family they take care of themselves old school. They have determined enemies though and…no more spoilers. Have fun!

The pros in any field can show you how to do a job right. That is what this movie is pros with some talented support doin’ it right. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tommy Lee Jones show that experience is king. Dianna Agron and John D’Leo were really good too along with everyone else in the cast. I really like this movie.

Directed by Luc Besson

Cast includes: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo

Available on: Netflix, Google Play, VUDU

Terra Nova TV Series

Terra Nova is about one families’ choice to join other colonists and go 85 million years back in time and begin the human race over again. The world they left was dying and the scientists hope is that doing so will create a parallel time stream where the human race does a better job taking care of the Earth. The Shannon family have to try secretly joining the colonists due to the fact they have a third child and the legal limit is two.

I like good science fiction and this is good science fiction. Excellent sets, acting, camara work, effects, and stories. This show has it all. Fox dropped it after the first season but Netflix may pick up their fumble and get a touchdown with a second season!

Cast includes: Jason O’Mara, Shelley Conn, Christine Adams, Allison Miller, Landon Liboiron, Naomi Scott, Rod Hallett, Alana Mansour, Stephen Lang

Available on: Netflix, Amazon

Bleachers – Strange Desire

This has to be the best album of 2014. I’ve struggled looking for a pop artist that wasn’t the typical crude and overly stereotypical. I’m not to artists that continue to perpetuate disappointing stereotypes of wannabe quality artists. This album, even though it probably didn’t have the usual amount of songs, was quality was spot on.

Seriously, they debuted this year and they were better then Beyonce in the love song department. What girl or boy wouldn’t want to hear: “I didn’t know I was lonely ’til I saw your face”. Such simple words but they’re not trashy or overused.

My favorite songs from the album are: Wild Hearts and I Wanna Get Better.

This album is available on: Google play, iTunes, Amazon

Primeval TV Series

Holes in time begin opening and the wildlife and atmosphere from those times are being released into the present. Few people know about the situation and protect our world from the dangers from the past and the future. When the holes open the heroic group races to evaluate the situation and eliminate any danger and to try to keep people from finding out and panicking or going through. The group also searches for a reason for the problem and a way of controlling or eliminating the threat.

Primeval is a BBC science fiction series. This show has a lot of special effects that do a great job of telling the story. The effects are as good as those on the Jurassic Park movies in my opinion. I appreciate the level of character development that allows the viewer to know the characters. This show is on my list of all time favorites! Check it out!

Cast includes: Douglas Henshall, James Murray, Andrew-Lee Potts, Lucy Brown, Hannah Spearritt, Juliet Aubrey, Ben Miller, Laila Rouass, Jason Flemyng, Ben Mansfield, Ciarán McMenamin, Ruth Kearney, Alexander Siddig

Available on: Netflix, VUDU, Amazon, Google Play

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is a British film based on a true story, about the inheritor of a small family-owned shoe factory trying desperately to save the company from an unfortunate demise which would cost the workers their jobs. The boots were as symbol of the struggle to keep the workers in their jobs, and the merging of vanilla society with the less conventional culture of crossdressing.

The company is able to discover a new group of people that they are able to advertise their products towards, and the company is able to stay afloat with their new line of ‘kinky’ boots. They become a very popular company with crossdressers across the world. The company still exists today selling products online. To visit the ‘Kinky Boots’ website please click here.

This is an amazing film and I would suggest it to about anyone. Great fun! There is also a Broadway show based on the companies’ story that is supposed to be fabulous as well as other live performances nationwide.

Cast includes: Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Nick Frost

Available on: Google Play, Amazon, VUDU, Netflix

Lady Gaga and the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular

Lady Gaga and co-stars along with the Muppets celebrate the holidays. Lady Gaga performs musically with everyone and also in some skits with the Muppets. Especially Kermit causing Mrs. Piggy to get jealous. Mrs. Piggy is the jealous type anyway and considering Lady Gaga’s outfits, especially the first one, I understand. A guy might watch that frame by frame to get the full…never-mind! The whole family can enjoy this as part of your holiday.

Cast includes: Lady Gaga, Kristen Bell, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elton John, RuPaul, Youthful Praise,

Also performing: Steve Whitmire assisting Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, and Statler;  Eric Jacobson assisting Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle;  Dave Goelz assisting The Great Gonzo, Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot, and Albert the Rabbit; Bill Barretta assisting Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, and Big Mean Carl; David Rudman assisting Scooter and Janice; Matt Vogel assisting Camilla the Chicken, Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, and Norman the Sheep; Peter Linz assisting Walter

Available on: Netflix, YouTube