Friday This n That

I got the new issues of EW and People in today’s mail. I was a bit surprised to see all of the raving over the new movie, Super 8. I’ve seen the previews and was a bit intrigued by it. I had to chuckle at the comparison to a mix of Goonies/ET/Jaws.




Another movie that intrigues me is Beginners with Christopher Plummer.



As for TV shows – I’m looking forward to the new Noah Wylie scifi series, Falling Skies. I think the best part is that Colin Cunningham is in it!



Other new ones that caught my eye include Ally Walker in the Protector on Lifetime. Alphas on SyFy, and a new one that I just noticed, which is called Combat Hospital.

The first thing I thought of when I heard the title is China Beach. Maybe this is an updated version of CB? I wonder if Combat Hospital also has a hooker as a main character! It seems that Elias Koteas is the only name I recognize from the main cast.

As for returning shows: Jane & Maura will be back (can it be sooner?) and of course I need my Betty White fix with Hot In Cleveland (although I think I’m still a few episodes behind on this from last season)


Catching up with a few celebs, including Mary McCormack and Kevin Bacon.


People had a look back at Top Gun 25 years later.

Why do I always feel like breaking out into an off-key version of “You’ve lost that loving feeling” every time I think about this movie?

On a final note: remembrances for James Arness and Jeff Conaway.

James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon was such a tv icon. Gunsmoke was amongst my favorite old tv shows.

Friday This N That

It seems that a little bit of sunshine goes a long way – especially in terms of brightening my mood. Now, if I could only get it to stay out more than a day or two at a time.

Strangely enough, it was a small article on Queen Elizabeth II in the new issue of In Touch that brightened my mood today. Usually I get a bit of a “stuffy” feeling when I think about the British royal family. (why do they always have to be so prim & proper?) However, I was delighted to see the, “move over Marg Helgenberger” comment in regards to the Queen overseeing a mock murder scene.

Yes, when it comes to a mention of CSI, the first thing that always comes to mind is Marg. Now I know that every time I hear mention of the Queen, I’ll think about Marg & CSI. I’m just hoping the reverse isn’t true!

I was very saddened to hear of the death of Jeff Conaway last week. His role in “Grease” will always be a classic in my eyes. I liked Kenicke & Rizzo together.


On a final note – let’s talk about celebs & their kids. Or rather, let’s just take a look.

It’s been a while since I’d seen Dermot. I didn’t realize he had the gray hair thing going. He was so great in “thing called love” with Sandra Bullock. I really should get out his Low & Sweet Orchestra album & play it again one of these days. Yes, you may not know, he’s a very good cello & guitar player.