Apparently, American movie producers made a bet they could remake every single horror film from the 70s and 80s in the next ten years, as a remake of the 1983 not-so-classic The House On Sorority Row will start shotting next month in Pittsburgh.

Retitled simply Sorority Row, the film will star Rumer Willis (The House Bunny), daughter of Bruce Willis (the Die Hard films) and Demi Moore (Mr. Brooks), Jamie Chung (ABC Family's Samurai Girl), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2 The Streets), Audrina Patridge (MTV's The Hills) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia in Star Wars).

In the original film, seven sorority sisters accidentally kill their house mother while playing a prank on her, but decide to hide the body in the pool because they want to have a graduation party before dealing with it. Naturally someone at the party starts killing the girls one by one.

Adapted by screenwriting duo Pete Goldfinger & Josh Stolberg (2 episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender), Sorority Row will change the initial accidental death to one of the sorority sisters rather than the house mother. The film is expected to be rated R in the US and will be directed by Stewart Handler (Whisper).

From the looks of the first film's trailer (above), and its reputation, this remake doesn't have much to live up to and could easily surpass the original. But then again, so could Prom Night and we all know how that turned out.

Fun Fact: The first film's writer/director, Mark Rosman, went to direct 11 episodes of Lizzie McGuire and several Hilary Duff movies...WTF?

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What's surprising is that it doesn't have to just be in the final moments of a show. I was watching "Family" from Buffy's season five--one of my favorite episodes. In the end, Tara's cousin Beth turns to her and says, "Well, are you happy now?" All you see is Tara's smile. Imagine other shows...other writers... A spiteful yes. An elaborate speech. None of these would nearly have the effect of this smile.

Or there's the more sinister side. Think Neil Patrick Harris' smile as he realizes he should kill Captain Hammer in Dr. Horrible. The realization reads all over his face with no words. Then the song starts. I LOVE that expression. You could see the importance of this moment without hearing a word of it.

Anyway, I just love the smaller details. The slight choices that some of the more brilliant writers--and actors--can do. Really, it just warms my heart sometimes. (Or in Dr. Horrible's case, maybe makes it cold.) Just watch "Family." You'll see.

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Below is the full lenth video. It's pretty cool.

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Como sé que es un jaleo estar pendiente del comienzo de cada una de las series que seguimos. Me he tomado la libertad de ordenarlo un poco para hacer más fácil su lectura.

Los nombres de las series están escritos en inglés, así que tenedlo en cuenta a la hora de buscar una serie determinada. Recomiendo utilizar el buscador del navegador para encontrar la que buscas (Pulsando Control + F). También he puesto en negrita aquellas series que me llaman más o menos la atención, como Perdidos, Héroes, Galáctica, etc. A continuación tenéis el listado completo con las fechas de las series.

Septiembre

• Martes 1
  • Prison Break (FOX - Temporada 4)
  • Gossip Girl (CW - Temporada 2)
  • One Tree Hill (CW - Temporada 6)
  • Rising the bar (TNT - Estreno)
• Martes 2
  • The Shield (FX - Temporada 7 y final)
  • 90210 (CW - Estreno)
  • Priviliged (CW - Estreno)
• Miércoles 3
  • Bones (FOX - Temporada 4)
  • Sons of Anarchy (FX - Estreno)
  • Samurai Girl (ABC Family - Estreno)

Viernes 5

• Domingo 7
  • Entourage (HBO - Temporada 5)
  • True Blood (HBO - Estreno)
  • Army Wives (ABC - Temporada 2)
• Lunes 8
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX - Temporada 2)
• Martes 9
  • Fringe (FOX - Estreno)
  • Privileged (CW- Estreno)
• Miércoles 10
  • Do not Disturb (FOX - Estreno)
  • Til Death (FOX -Temporada 3)
• Martes 16
  • House M.D. (FOX - Temporada 5)
• Jueves 18
  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX - Temporada 4)
  • Smallville (CW - Temporada 8 )
  • Supernatural (CW - Temporada 4)
• Lunes 22
  • Heroes (NBC – Temporada 3)
  • CSI: Miami (CBS - Temporada 7)
  • Worth Week (CBS - Estreno)
  • Boston Legal (ABC - Temporada 4)
  • Two and a half men (CBS - Temporada 6)
  • The Big Bang Theory (CBS- Temporada 2)
  • How I meet your mother (CBS - Temporada 4)
• Martes 23
  • Law and Orden: SVU (NBC - Temporada 10)
  • NCIS (CBS - Temporada 6)
  • The Mentalist (CBS - Estreno)
  • Without a trace (CBS - Temporada 7)
  • Opportunity Knocks (ABC - Estreno)
• Miércoles 24
  • Knight Rider (NBC - Estreno como serie)
  • Lipstick Jungle (NBC - Temporada 2)
  • The new adventures of the old Christine (CBS - Temporada 4)
  • Gary Unmarried (CBS - Estreno)
  • CSI: New York (CBS - Temporada 5)
  • Criminal Minds (CBS - Temporada 5)
• Jueves 25
  • My name is Earl (NBC - Temporada 4)
  • The Office (NBC - Temporada 5)
  • ER (NBC - Temporada 15)
  • Grey´s Anatomy (ABC - Temporada 5)
  • Ugly Betty (ABC - Temporada 3)
• Domingo 28
  • The Simpsons (FOX - Temporada 20)
  • King of the Hill (FOX - Temporada 13)
  • Family Guy (FOX - Temporada 7)
  • American Dad (FOX - Temporada 4)
  • Brothers & Sisters (ABC - Temporada 3)
  • Desperate Housewives (ABC - Temporada 5)
  • Dexter (Showtime - Temporada 3)
  • Cold Case (CBS - Temporada 6)
  • The Unit (CBS - Temporada 4)
  • Californication (Showtime - Temporada 2)
• Lunes 29
  • Chuck (NBC - Temporada 2)

Octubre

• Miércoles 1
  • Dirty Sexy Money (ABC - Temporada 2)
  • Friday Night Lights (DirecTV 101- Temporada 3)
  • Pushing Daisies (ABC - Temporada 2)
  • Private Practice (ABC - Temporada 2)
• Viernes 3
  • Ghost Whisperer (CBS - Temporada 4)
  • The Ex-List (CBS - Estreno)
  • Numb3rs (CBS - Temporada 5)
  • Everybody hates Chris (CW - Temporada 4)
  • Life (NBC - Temporada 2)
• Lunes 6
  • Samantha Who? (ABC - Temporada 2)
• Miércoles 8
  • South Park (Comedy Central - Mitad Temporada 12)
• Jueves 9
  • Kath & Kim (NBC - Estreno)
  • CSI (CBS - Temporada 9)
  • Eleventh hour (CBS - Estreno)
  • Life on Mars (ABC - Estreno)
• Viernes
  • The starter wife (USA Network- Estreno)
• Lunes 13
  • My worst enemy (NBC - Estreno)
• Martes 14
  • Eli Stone (ABC - Temporada 2)
• Viernes 17
  • Crusoe (NBC - Estreno)
• Jueves 30
  • 30 Rock (NBC - Temporada 3)

Noviembre

• Domingo 23
  • 24 (FOX - Telefilm)

Para 2009

• LOST (ABC - Temporada 5) : Enero o Febrero.
• Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi - Temporada 5): Enero

8 min 9 sec. Heaven pleure son bien aimé dans la dernière partie de Samurai Girl, la minisérie ABC Family, pas très originale, ni très captivante, mais qui se laisse voir sans trop de difficulté, la diffusion rapprochée y étant pour beaucoup. Si cela avait été étalé, je ne suis pas sûre que j'aurais passé la première partie.

• 09-09 : The Children

Série ITV du moment, en trois parties, sur l'histoire d'une gamine retrouvée morte, et que plus on avance, plus on se demande ce qui lui est arrivée, car il faut bien le dire, il y a des tas de coupables possibles, mais des tas d'accidents aussi. La mioche, ce n'est pas un ange, loin de là!

• 10-09 : Carole ailleurs!

Je suis dans les choux, je ne fais pas gaffe, et hop! Pas de screenshot pour ce jour! Pourtant, je vous assure, j'ai allumé mon poste (existe-il un jour où ce phénomène ne se produit pas? Avant, oui... Maintenant?)

• 11-09 : Lost in Austen

Série ITV, punaise, ils sont bons en ce moment sur la chaine indépendante britannique! Ce n'est pas toujours le cas, mais les nouvelles directives leur réussissent à mon goût, c'est dommage que le public ne soit pas forcément au rendez-vous, surtout que les critiques les soutiennent là (pour The Children aussi). A 11 min 09, la cariolle dérape, et nous allons bientôt rencontrer ce cher Wickham!

• 12-09 : The Secret diary of a call-girl

Mince alors! Encore du ITV. C'est une semaine très british, je n'avais pas fait gaffe. Ah il est temps que la BBC se mette au travail. Donc, c'était le retour de Belle/Hannah, en discussion avec Ben à 12 min et 06 sec. Une reprise réussie, avec l'ajout bienvenue de Callum Blue au casting.

• 13-09 : Psych

Shawn apporte des pizzas à un preneur d'otages à 13 min 09 sec, et c'est la fin de la première partie de la saison 3 de Psych, de retour en janvier sur USA Network. Punaise, c'est passé vite, pour Psych et pour Monk. Par contre, Stargate Atlantis, ça passe lentement, mais la saison n'est pas coupée par contre.

Wait, no, not Post-its -- non-brand-name sticky notes (though 3M did provide the actual Post-its used for the experiment: 280,951 in total). No matter what you call them, though, the same thing happens when you tip a pad of connected notes (designed for pop-up dispensers) over like a Slinky -- neon-colored magic.

The appeal of the Diet Coke and Mentos experiments was all in the sheer joy of watching soda go "WHOOSH" -- not much was required in terms of execution. Sticky notes are, by design, a simpler medium, but to counterbalance that simplicity this video's production values add a new sophistication to the proceedings. Spectacular Sticky Note Experiment is a triumph of production -- ribbons of color descending from every possible angle, the effect orchestrated beyond performance art by the dynamic cinematography, which utilizes impressive tracking shots and deeply saturated color to create something visually striking, even beautiful.

And it's not just a pretty video -- it's a sponsorship feat. This is the first Eepybird video to indicate explicitly who's holding the purse strings: Samurai Girl stars Jamie Chung and Brendan Fehr participate in the action, and OfficeMax branding provides a not-so-subtle clue as to where you might acquire some sticky notes of your own with which to experiment. The blog Techdirt describes it as "a very entertaining video that doesn't 'trick' anyone, isn't intrusive and still helps 'advertise' a whole variety of different things without being annoying about it." Coca-Cola is also a sponsor, despite none of their products being used -- you can't blame them for wanting to join in on the fun.

Spectacular Sticky Note Experiment is oddly reminiscent of those music videos for songs from movie soundtracks, in which the actors appear along with the band to make the cross-promotion at work clear. But how did Samurai Girl, the 6-hour miniseries during which Spectacular Sticky Notes Experiment premiered (marking the first time a online video has premiered first on television), get involved?

According to Eepybird founder Fritz Grobe, it comes down to synergy: The ads were produced by DigiSynd, a Disney-owned company that made the hook-up between Eepybird and ABC Family. "ABC Family was looking to do something innovative to promote Samurai Girl," Grobe said via email, "and when they saw our test footage of the sticky note experiments, they liked it!" Simple enough. It's still not clear what connection we are supposed to draw between the experiment and Samurai Girl's tale of an adopted heiress training in martial arts to fight the Yakuza and fulfill an ancient prophecy. But Chung and Fehr's enthusiastic aping of the traditional Eepybird post-experiment stance is delightful all the same.

Eepybird assures viewers that whatever sticky notes can be reused are, but let's just hope the notes being used are at least 50 percent post-consumer recycled. Artists should suffer for their art, but trees shouldn't.

Spectacular Sticky-Note Experiment .

Stumbled with this really fun ad in a blog post from Marshable.Three Minutes and Nineteen seconds of colorful and joyfun, that actually made me curious about the product, and wonder whether we have them here in Brazil. It worked. And they did include websites in some moments of the ad, so we can follow through, which I've yet to do.

OK, most of times, advertisers only get 30-seconds to send in their message, but the message is mostly empty if you can't reach your intended audience. But in the era of Tivo, DVRs, or even the old VHS from years ago and other things of such, allow people to skip those ads, but what if you can make someone who`s fart forwarding through the commercial break, stop and rewind, and then rewind again. Think about it.

Oh, the guys from EepyBird must be credited for the experiment. http://eepybird.com/

In other related news. Booy do I hate windows Vista. I must hand it to Gates. I think he single handedly sold more macs and linux boxes than any commercial ever can. My mom got a new laptop. It takes 3 bloody gigs of ram to even power that thing, and it's sluggish and retarded. I wanted to throw it out the window...really I wanted to wipe it clean and put my XP pro on it. But, laziness got the better of me. That would require me to take it offline, blah blah blah...and she just got it, so I don't want to mess with it at the moment. But I refuse to by another machine with Vista for myself. I think I'd rather get my spleen taken out. So useless...

Today I went to my parents place, and my dad and I took a trip to Costco. Well he drove, and we picked up an air conditioning unit for him. Ahh..the Asian Gene. See, he already collects air conditioners. As a matter of fact, their place has central air, plus he has a few window units. However, since costco has a 'SALE' on this one AC unit for 59.99 he just couldn't resist. It's like every cell in his body compelled him to go to Costco to purchase yet another air conditioning unit. I oblige and went to buy it for him. I mean, who can resist an old man who just wants a few more toys. I asked myself that very same question...gee, I already have 4 cameras, why on earth would I need another one? Alas, with that line of reasoning I decided not to question the insanity of my dad's purchase.

Na última semana a TV americana nos presenteou (e nos presenteará) com um pacote de estréias das novas temporadas das tão badaladas séries, que, aqui no Brasil, são mais conhecidas como “enlatados do Tio Sam”. Se você, assim como eu, é aficionado por uma alienante dose diária desse tipo de entretenimento, acompanhe o calendário deste segundo semestre:

1 de Setembro - Segunda-Feira
Gossip Girl (CW, 2ª Temporada)
Prison Break (Fox, 4ª Temporada - Episódio Duplo)
Raising the Bar (TNT, Nova)
One Tree Hill (CW, 6ª Temporada)

2 de Setembro - Terça-Feira
The Shield (FX, 7ª e última Temporada)
90210/Barrados no Baile (CW, Nova)
Privileged (CW, Nova)

3 de Setembro - Quarta-Feira
Bones (Fox, 4ª Temporada)

5 de Setembro - Sexta- Feira
Samurai Girl (ABC Family, Nova)
The Lair (Here Tv, 2ª Temporada)

7 de Setembro - Domingo
True Blood (HBO, Nova)
Entourage (HBO, 5ª Temporada)

8 de Setembro - Segunda-Feira
The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox, 2ª Temporada)

9 de Setembro - Terça-Feira
Fringe (Fox, Nova - Episódio de 2 Horas)

10 de Setembro - Quarta-Feira
'Til Death (Fox, 3ª Temporada)
Do Not Disturb (Fox, Nova)

16 de Setembro - Terça-Feira
House (Fox, 5ª Temporada)

18 de Setembro - Quinta-Feira
Survivor: Gabão (CBS, 17ª Temporada)
Smallville (CW, 8ª Temporada)
Supernatural (CW, 4ª Temporada)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX, 4ª Temporada)

22 de Setembro - Segunda-Feira
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 2ª Temporada)
CSI: Miami (CBS, 7ª Temporada)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 4ª Temporada)
Two and a Half Men (CBS, 6ª Temporada)
Worst Week (CBS, Nova)
Boston Legal (ABC, 5ª Temporada)
Heroes (NBC, 3ª Temporada)

23 de Setembro - Terça-Feira
Law and Order: SVU (NBC, 10ª Temporada)
NCIS (CBS, 6ª Temporada)
The Mentalist (CBS, Nova Série)
Without a Trace (CBS, 7ª Temporada)

24 de Setembro - Quarta-Feira
Knight Rider/Supermáquina (NBC, Nova)
Lipstick Jungle (NBC, 2ª Temporada)
Criminal Minds (CBS, 4ª Temporada)
CSI: NY (CBS, 5ª Temporada)
Gary Unmarried (CBS, Nova Série)
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 4ª Temporada)

25 de Setembro - Quinta-Feira
My Name is Earl (NBC, 4ª Temporada)
The Office (NBC, 5ª Temporada)
ER (NBC, 15ª e Última Temporada)
Grey´s Anatomy (ABC, 5ª Temporada)
Ugly Betty (ABC, 3ª Temporada)
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (ITV, 2ª Temporada)

28 de Setembro - Domingo
Dexter (Showtime, 3ª Temporada)
Simpsons (Fox, 20ª Temporada)
King of the Hill (Fox, 13ª e Última Temporada)
Family Guy (Fox, 7ª Temporada)
American Dad (Fox, 4ª e Última Temporada)
Desperate Housewives (ABC, 5ª Temporada)
Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 3ª Temporada)
Cold Case (CBS, 6ª Temporada)
The Unit (CBS, 4ª Temporada)
Little Britain (HBO, Nova)
Californication (Showtime, 2ª Temporada)

29 de Setembro - Segunda-Feira
Chuck (NBC, 2ª Temporada)

1 de Outubro - Quarta-Feira
Pushing Daisies (ABC, 2ª Temporada)
Private Practice (ABC, 2ª Temporada)
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC, 2ª Temporada)
South Park (Comedy Central, continuação 12º Temporada)
Friday Night Lights (DirecTv, 3ª Temporada)

3 de Outubro - Sexta-Feira
Ghost Whisperer (CBS, 4ª Temporada)
Numb3rs (CBS, 5ª Temporada)
The Ex List (CBS, Nova Série)
Life (NBC, 2ª Temporada)
Everybody Hates Chris (CW, 4ª Temporada)
South Of Nowhere (The-N, continuação 3ª Temporada)

6 de Outubro - Segunda-Feira
Samantha Who? (ABC, 2ª Temporada)

9 de Outubro - Quinta-Feira
Kath & Kim (NBC, Nova)
CSI (CBS, 9ª Temporada)
Eleventh Hour (CBS, Nova Série)
Life on Mars (ABC, Nova - Versão USA)

10 de Outubro - Sexta-Feira
The Starter Wife (USA, 2ª Temporada)

13 de Outubro - Segunda-Feira
My Own Worst Enemy (NBC, Nova)

14 de Outubro - Terça-Feira
Eli Stone (ABC, 2ª Temporada)

17 de Outubro - Sexta-Feira
Crusoe (NBC, Nova)

29 de Outubro - Quarta-Feira
Stylista (CW, Nova)

30 de Outubro - Quinta-Feira
30 Rock (NBC, 3ª Temporada)

23 de Novembro - Domingo
24 Horas (FOX, Promocional da 7ª Temporada)

01 de Dezembro - Sexta-Feira
Crash (Starz, Nova)
(Série Baseada no Filme Vencedor do Oscar de Melhor Filme em 2006)

02 de Dezembro - Sábado
Dante´s Cove (Here Tv, 4ª Temporada)

25 de Dezembro - Quinta-Feira
Doctor Who (BBC, Especial de Natal)

Das que acompanho eis os comentários:

Gossip Girl – Retrata a vida dos jovens da elite nova-iorquina sob o prisma de uma blogueira (fofoqueira). Uma espécie de Malhação de luxo com tramas mais complexas. Você começa a assistir despretensiosamente e acaba se envolvendo com a estória e, conseqüentemente, acompanhando a todos os outros episódios.

Prison Break – Uma das séries mais densas do cardápio. Narra a epopéia dos irmãos Michael Scofield e Lincoln Burrows na tentativa de fugirem das armadilhas que o Estado americano coloca em seus caminhos e escaparem do presídio de segurança máxima. Um dos melhores roteiros que já acompanhei, repleto de mínimos detalhes que contribuem para entusiasmantes cenas de ação e suspense. Contudo, a série perdeu um pouco do fôlego após as duas primeiras temporadas, por conta do enredo que reúne apenas fugitivos, policia e conspirações, o que o torna meio restrito.

One Tree Hil – Essa sim é a Malhação americana. Dramalhão mexicano de marca maior. Serve como ultima opção de entretenimento.

House – Envolvente e impactante. A estória do dr. e milagreiro House, interpretado pelo brilhante ator britânico Hugh Laurie, que já faturou diversos Globos de Ouro e Emmys por encarnar o polêmico medico de conduta ética duvidosa, é intrigante do inicio ao fim. As bem amarradíssimas tramas nos prende de forma inexplicável.

Smallville – Nunca fui fã do Super Homem, entretanto, essa série me fisgou de tal maneira que beirei o fanatismo. Infelizmente, ao chegar a sua oitava temporada, as aventuras do homem de aço durante a juventude é o retrato fiel de uma série que já deveria ter posto um fim em sua trajetória. Receio que essa seja uma temporada catastrófica, a derradeira para a derrocada. A sétima se arrastou e, aos trancos e barrancos, conseguiu finalizar com alguma emoção. Mas, a que esta próxima de iniciar tem tudo para ser um verdadeiro fiasco, principalmente pela saída dos roteiristas titulares e da debandada de dois dos principais personagens da trama: Kristin Kreuk – a Lana, e Michael Rosenbaum – o Lex. Qual o propósito de acompanhar Smallville se fomos logrados da sensação de torcida para o final feliz entre Clark e Lana e, por conseqüência, o embate do Super Man com o vilão Lex Luthor?

How I Met Your Mother - Comédia marota e sagaz. Para os saudosistas de Friends, as confusões de Ted, que tenta contar aos filhos como conheceu a mãe deles, é um ótimo aperitivo, além de abordar a temática de amigos juntos, em uma casa especifica, em um bar em comum...

Two and a Half Men – Comédia de maior sucesso entre os norte-americanos. Particularmente, prefiro outras, mas, essa também é uma boa pedida quando as opções para o divertimento estiverem um tanto restritas.

Heroes – Foi interrompida abruptamente pela greve dos roteiristas hollywoodianos. Em principio, isso poderia significar um aspecto negativo, mas, para Heroes, não foi. A segunda temporada estava deprimente. Conseguiram descaracterizar e tornar chato o Peter Petrelli e, ademais, acrescentaram novos personagens de forma forçada, sem contextualizá-los com a trama. Enfim, a terceira temporada de Heroes é uma chance única para uma das séries de maior sucesso nos últimos tempos dar a volta por cima.

Simpsons – Faço parte do grupo e engrosso o discurso dos que defendem a vitaliciedade dessa fantástica série. Simpsons para todo o sempre.

American Dad e Family Guy – Cópias fajutas e de mau gosto dos Simpsons. Mas apresentam boas sacadas do estilo de vida americano e nos proporcionam algumas boas risadas.

Desperate Housewives – Uma das minhas favoritas. Envolvente, intrigante, impactante e emocionante. Em uma série, extraordinários roteiristas conseguem reunir comédia, suspense, drama e romance com uma genial sutileza. E, claro, não posso deixar de exaltar os excepcionais trabalhos de Teri Hatcher (a amorosa e maluca Susan Meyer), Felicity Huffman (a incrível mãe de cinco filhos Lynette Scavo), Marcia Cross (interpreta com maestria a purista, perfeccionista e inteligente Bree Van De Camp) e Eva Longoria (a sensual e sagaz latina Gabriele Soliz). A cada temporada a série se renova e nos presenteia com uma estória mais incrível que a outra.

Cold Case – Roteiro bem amarrado. Nos reserva ótimas estórias de suspense, e, de quebra, nos contempla com uma seleta trilha sonora.

Californication - De todas listadas acima, sem duvida alguma, a mais inovadora. David Duchovny dá um show na pele do sedutor, promíscuo e perspicaz escritor Hank Moody, que é apaixonado pela ex-mulher e faz de tudo para não decepcionar a filha adolescente. Série para adultos, com fortes cenas de erotismo. Bastante envolvente e engraçada.

Chuck – Excelente série de comédia, suspense e, até mesmo, ficção cientifica. As digressões do carismático Zachary Levi, como o nerd que tem em sua cabeça todas as informações confidencias da SIA, Chuck Bartowski, são simplesmente encantadoras e interessantes. Com personagens marcantes e únicos, é garantia de diversão e de fidelidade aos demais episódios.

Everybody Hates Chris – Atualmente, em minha opinião, a melhor série de comédia. De forma inteligente e absolutamente descontraída, a atração narra a injusta e recheada de confusões juventude de Chris Rock no Brooklyn, em Nova York, em meados da década de 80. Os personagens que compõem a família do garoto dão um show à parte, sobretudo Tichina Arnold, que interpreta a mãe.

Samantha Who? – Boa comédia. Vale mais pela ótima interpretação de Christina Applegate, como a desmemoriada “Sam”.

30 Rock – Muito boa comédia. Nos oferece um humor bastante refinado que requer certa bagagem histórica e conhecimento do noticiário referente aos EUA, como terrorismo e crises econômicas. Interpretações irretocáveis de todos os atores, principalmente de Tina Fey, de Alec Baldwin e de Tracy Jordan .

O calendário acima não mostra duas importantes séries: Greek, que há duas semanas teve a estréia de sua segunda temporada – envolve comédia e lições de moral, ambientada nas tão conhecidas fraternidades das universidades americanas; e Nip Tuck, que tem a estréia de sua sexta temporada ainda indefinida – série bastante intensa, com estórias inovadoras, polêmicas e, por vezes, bizarras; ainda assim, é uma das minhas prediletas; a exemplo de Californication, busca ilustrar a contemporaneidade de roteiros que derrubam paradigmas da conservadora TV americana.

so i'm watching Samurai Girl on ABC Family (yes, go ahead and laugh) and there was this scene that totally made me say "wow, i've heard that before". it was a part where the guy is like "you could always choose me" or something (he likes the girl) and she just responds "you're nice *pats his cheek*". she leaves and he mutter under his breath "just a nice guy..." in a melancholy tone that absolutely make me wonder.

do nice guys never get girls?

which is totally the topic of a mini-movie that the amazing wong fu productions made. if you haven't seen it, here's the first part.

what the hell is wrong with nice guys? i mean, they're better than the jackass narcissists that some girls end up with. the first thought that popped into my head as that nice guys are cowards. they're nice and because of that, their spineless and let themselves get pushed around.

but since when has being nice a turnoff? it's so puzzling. guys would want a nice girl because the opposite of a nice girl would be a bitch. but when you reverse it, it goes against the age old traditional gender roles right? girls are suppose to be nice and whatnot while guys who are nice, end up being considered wussies.

now ain't that weird.

you know, no matter how much you want a bad boy. he might not be there when you need him the mos. but the nice guy will. it's just noticing that the nice guy really like you and is not just being nice to you that's the hard part. er... i guess the nice guy should be the one to assert his feelings.

but...nice guys...don't get assertive..

& we're back to square one.

[oh yea, it's chemistry.]

Ok, the name need some work.  But the show is based on Carrie Asai Samurai Girl series of books.  The books them selves do have better titles, such as, The Book of the Shadow and The Book of the Heart etc.

ABC Family seems to have been doing something right this past year.  They have the summers highest rated show in The Secret Life of an American Teenager, they have another rating grabbing show in Greek coming back, they have the highly acclaimed Lincoln Heights, and other notable shows like The Middleman, and Kyle XY.  And now they have Samurai Girl.

Samurai Girl is a six part TV mini series airing on ABC Family this weekend.  It is about a nineteen year old girl, who at four was the sole survivor of a plane crash and was nickname Heaven by the media and then was later adopted by a wealthy and powerful Japanese family.  The story start with Heaven (Jamie Chung, Dragonball) on her way to San Francisco for an arranged marriage to her fathers' business partners son.  Heaven is hesitant to marry someone she does not love, but before she can go through the whole process, ninjas attack the wedding reception in an attempt to abduct Her.  That's right, ninjas!  Lucky for Heaven, her brother Hiko who had run away from home a year ago and was not invited to the wedding shows up out of no where and rescues her, but not before loosing his life.  This is where the adventure of revenge, curiosity, and love begins, as Heaven must now learn how to become a Samurai to avenge her brother's death by finding his killer and why he died.

I know it sounds a bit cheesy, but believe me when I say that once you get past the first 15 minutes, you'll get sucked in the story.  If you are looking for an all out kung fu movie, then this might not be your cup of tea.  This is still ABC Family.  The action is decent, but it is a little toned down for its' viewer.  The plot and story line are good, you'll want to know what happen next and why things are happening the way they are.  The show also does a good job at pacing the story along, so you won't get bored.  The love story however need some work, but then again, I don't think that is why people are going to be watching this series.

I'll be looking forward to watching the last part of this series on Sunday.  If you haven't watched any of episodes yet, don't worry.  ABC Family will be airing all the previous episode before they show the final two episode and you can always catch them on their web site.

I had no idea.

I watched the first two episodes (of 3?) today and here's the plotline so far. Be warned; it makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.

This is the story of a girl named Heaven. No, she's not a prostitute. Apparently "it sounds different in Japanese."

Yyyyeaaah.

Anyway, Heaven is the beloved adopted daughter of a Yakuza boss, named so because as an infant she was the sole survivor of a plane crash. I dunno, maybe she fell out of the sky when the plan exploded, hence "Heaven." Heaven's older brother leaves Japan for San Francisco and, a year later, she goes to SanFran to be married to the son of her father's business rival, whose name is inexplicable Teddy. Man, those invites must have looked really strange: We request your presence at the blessed nuptials of Heaven and Teddy. YES. Well, it's an arranged marriage, she feels trapped, she runs away to join the Chinese army, whatever. Well, not to worry, she won't have to marry Teddy after all, because her wedding is broken up by NINJAS. That's right, ninjas. Her brother saves her life, only to be tragically stabbed in the frozen food pantry of a San Francisco hotel. BY A NINJA. The brother tells Heaven to find Jake, his best friend, which she does. Naturally, she's in some great danger- I wasn't paying attention because Jake's a Hottie McHottHott. He is also a blonde-haired, blue-eyed sensei. Jake trains Heaven in the ways of the samurai in a series of inspiring training montages on a beach.

Alls I'm saying is that I'd paint the fence for him any day of the week. Wax on, wax off, please.

After finding her inner samurai, Heaven meets a British spy in the grocery store who has been stalking watching her for the last few weeks, because her dead brother was one of his informants on the Yakuza. Secret Agent Man recruits her to take down her father's crime gang from the inside, with quirky sidekicks Cheryl and Otto and a host of gadgets. Radio-transmitter cufflinks, computer Rolex, the whole nine yards. Otto loves Heaven, but Heaven loves Jake. Cheryl is there for comic relief and says very snarky things.

Oh yeah, and Heaven is also the fulfillment of a centuries-old prophecy involving mystical artifacts, Indiana Jones, and the wrath of the Nazis gods. She's got telekinetic powers too. And a truckload of unresolved sexual tension with her sensei/dead brother's best friend Jake, whose ex-fianceé Stacy Keibler may or may not be working for the Yakuza, the Nazis, or the Antichrist.

The second episode ended with Heaven rappelling up a mountain somewhere in the Sierra Madre to find one of the magical...Japanese...artifacts. Silence, logical people. She's accompanied by her not-lover Jake and the creepy British spy, who really has no reason to be there. Anyway, cliff hangar! Hanging from a cliff!

AMAZING. It's like ABC Family wanted to make three different miniseries but only had funding for one. If there are no aliens, time travel, or cowboys in Part Three, I will be very, very disappointed.

Sayonara,

Katie Rose-san

Samurai Girl

House

Cold Case

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (FOX) 8pm
The FOX game show returns tonight with a two hour episode featuring model Kathy Ireland testing her smarts against the precocious middle-schoolers.

Samurai Girl (ABC Family) 8pm
The mini-series is based on a series of young adult novels by Carrie Asai. The story follows Heaven Kogo, the adopted daughter of a Japanese crime boss, who tries to find her brother's murderer while uncovering the mysteries of her own past. Parts 1 & 2 of the six part series airs tonight and stars Jamie Chung (Greek, Days of Our Lives) and Brendan Fehr (CSI: Miami, Roswell).

Monk (USA) 9pm
Monk airs its milestone 100th episode tonight. The episode will see the return of a number criminals and characters that Monk has encountered during his career. Guest stars include: Sarah Silverman as Marci Maven, Monk's obsessive #1 fan, Jon Tuturro as Monk's severely agoraphobic brother Ambrose Monk, Howie Mandel as former cult leader "Father" Ralph Roberts, and Sharon Lawrence as Capt. Stottlemeyer's ex-girlfriend Linda Fusco. The latter two are convicted murders that Monk helped capture.

Psych (USA) 10pm
Detective series Psych also returns from its Olympic-induced hiatus tonight. Faux-psychic Shawn and his partner-in-crime solving Gus assist in a case involving a string of robberies connected to a local roller derby.

Stargate Atlantis (SCIFI) 10pm
The SG-1 spinoff keeps trucking along tonight with more intergalactic adventuring. Sorry, this show's just not my bag, baby. I'm at a loss to explain it's longevity. But this is the network that saw fit to make us suffer through an entire season of Flash Boredom, er, I mean, Gordon.

Out of Cashmere Mafia, Jack Yang is....

well, this.

Samurai's didn't fly. Does Chinese Warrior Girl not have the same ring? And maybe it's strictly just a numbers thing, but getting Chinese/Korean people playing Japanese roles is probably the first sign the show is going to mix and match cultures. Yay for an educational entertaining (?) family time.

[fuck yea, Jezebel ]

I'm not sure about the whole being trained by a reject from Beverly Hills 90210 (yes I know he was the dude in Roswell but the  Beverly Hills thing was funnier). There best be some old wise master in there some where to train here or ABC Family will be getting a few harsh words from me (and maybe some Ninjas).

GS Reporter: The Nuge

It's always refreshing to see Asian/Asian-American actors on TV: Sandra Oh on Grey's Anatomy; B.D. Wong on Law & Order: SVU; the Korean couple in Lost; Lucy Liu in, um, lots of things. (And no, that random Asian girl on Gossip Girl doesn't count because all she does is give scornful looks in time with Blair Waldorf/Leighton Meester). Margaret Cho had a show in 1994 (“All American Girl”) about her Korean-American family but it was cancelled early on.

I’m all for Asians becoming more visible on screen (more AZN celebs/role models, plz!), though it’s a bit annoying that the “Samurai Girl” storyline has to involve ancient prophesies and a martial arts/samurai theme. Also, did I mention Heaven’s sensei is a white guy (her brother’s friend) who she more than likely falls in love with? That makes sense, though, considering there are plenty of white male/Asian female couples these days (um, guilty). But as long as there isn’t another “wax on, wax off” scene, I’d much rather see “Samurai Girl” kicking ass on screen than the usual “Happy Ending Girl” fulfilling creepy men’s fantasies.

I have a new interview with Stacy Keibler at The Trades in which she discusses her role in the upcoming ABC Family mini-series, Samurai Girl (airing Sept. 5-7).

With the NFL pre-season starting, I thought it would be interesting to share a portion of my chat with Stacy that didn’t make it into the article in which she talked about being a Ravens fan. As many of you may know, Stacy is a Baltimore native and a former Ravens cheerleader. "The first season that I knew I wasn’t going to be a cheerleader, I bought season tickets," she told me. "I own my seats, and I go home for at least one game, if not more, every year."

As a die-hard Steelers fan, I don’t usually give much love to division rivals, but for someone as genuinely nice as Stacy Keibler I can make an exception!

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StacyMarieKeibler.com

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