tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63040509074421417802023-11-16T03:49:24.771-08:00Movies / Televisionjazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-52350104182015506462014-01-18T12:12:00.004-08:002014-01-18T12:12:37.857-08:00HelloWe have some of the best on the planet. Wouldn't you agree? We'd appreciate your vote!jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-19107681466079595882013-10-21T16:48:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:55:17.022-08:00Television's Amusements of the Week (10/13-10/19)Most weeks, a handful of amusing moments from TV shows stick out at me. Sometimes these moments are intentional; many times they're not. Regardless of their intent, here are five that caught my eye last week.<br /><br /><h3>1) Silas Goes Greek (<i>The Vampire Diaries</i>) </h3><h3></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAglq9IHDZEVrxd4Lrm8E8o9yCnQkyQO0eUY_GdNkMWvfFQv2cuOeYSqV54OuVLYyixX7wcpFyo9dkXcW_VmA5UP_wg_5v9-cMrmx4iCKc350Y1usPeFVZr1-iw2d5ge-aAtA-Pqk8YmU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-21+at+5.33.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ancient Greece Silas Two Thousand Years Ago from Vampire Diaries" border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAglq9IHDZEVrxd4Lrm8E8o9yCnQkyQO0eUY_GdNkMWvfFQv2cuOeYSqV54OuVLYyixX7wcpFyo9dkXcW_VmA5UP_wg_5v9-cMrmx4iCKc350Y1usPeFVZr1-iw2d5ge-aAtA-Pqk8YmU/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-10-21+at+5.33.31+PM.png" title="Ancient Greece Silas Two Thousand Years Ago from Vampire Diaries" width="400" /></a></div>The flashback styling on<i> The Vampire Diaries</i> never fail to amuse me, but Silas's ancient Greek style might take the cake for funniest costuming yet. Forget the outfit; the curls alone would have earned this moment a spot on the list.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h3>2) Mellie's Drunken Monologue (<i>Scandal</i>)</h3><h3> </h3><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="315" width="420"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/JayqEU5_G7I?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/JayqEU5_G7I?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> </div>I love Mellie in just about any form, but drunk Mellie might take the cake. With just one scene in which she celebrates her continued ability to make her "puppet husband dance," the bouffanted first lady stole the show.<br /><br /><br /><h3>3) Julia's Nightmarishly Hideous Vest (<i>Parenthood</i>)</h3><h3> </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy-NoIoeZxJ92LKP9UgRQvAHR1KgAp89DhkNT-SQwkH96Drq8x9Cgehqw26MWOU27RP1yja4HEgnLaxYCGmSwKfT1-VWz_3lblO_DSK7IEzoSJP7-IGIziii4M8c1eWs3j4rAc4ZUih4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-19+at+1.43.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Erika Christensen as Julia Graham wearing an ugly vest on Parenthood" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy-NoIoeZxJ92LKP9UgRQvAHR1KgAp89DhkNT-SQwkH96Drq8x9Cgehqw26MWOU27RP1yja4HEgnLaxYCGmSwKfT1-VWz_3lblO_DSK7IEzoSJP7-IGIziii4M8c1eWs3j4rAc4ZUih4/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-10-19+at+1.43.16+AM.png" title="Erika Christensen as Julia Graham wearing an ugly vest on Parenthood" width="400" /></a></div>Sometimes when I'm cold, I'll wrap a blanket around myself as a makeshift poncho. It's not a good look, and yet it's still 10 times more fashionable than this sartorial monstrosity. I know Julia's supposed to be in a rough place on the show, but this vest needs to be burned with fire.<br /><br /><br /><h3>4) Sarah's Gummy Bear Scheming (<i>MasterChef Junior</i>)</h3><h3> </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPaxP1z6D5E_YSsUR5B01q0vRRBnSzJv64pNrg_jMwaTffERlIK9q60fF0et1PX1fArY93Wsb4DXU8FgN-UNIkW2LhvxSn5762UqZPx2eDLKXNchLVG1P18-MlcW95_oN0MDap_WI7Pk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-19+at+8.34.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sarah with Gummy Bears on MasterChef Junior" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPaxP1z6D5E_YSsUR5B01q0vRRBnSzJv64pNrg_jMwaTffERlIK9q60fF0et1PX1fArY93Wsb4DXU8FgN-UNIkW2LhvxSn5762UqZPx2eDLKXNchLVG1P18-MlcW95_oN0MDap_WI7Pk/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-10-19+at+8.34.03+PM.png" title="Sarah with Gummy Bears on MasterChef Junior" width="400" /></a></div>Don't be fooled by the cute exterior of <i>MasterChef Junior's</i> youngest competitor Sarah. As she enjoyed the perks of a challenge win, safety and a massive container of gummy bears, she explained to Gordon Ramsay her plan to make Jack think she's his friend so it will be "that much easier to wipe him out." She then called Jack over so she could drop a gummy bear from above as a sign of good will.<br /><h3> </h3><h3> </h3><h3> 5) The Return of Jessie Spano (<i>Dancing with the Stars</i>)</h3><h3> </h3><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="315" width="420"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/sdWAHx6MoRA?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/sdWAHx6MoRA?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> </div>I'm so excited. I'm so excited. I'm so ... happy that this actually happened. Last week Elizabeth Berkley reenacted her iconic caffeine addiction scene from <i>Saved by the Bell </i>on <i>Dancing with the Stars, </i>and it was everything I wanted it to be.<br /><br /><br /><br /><i>What television moments amused you last week? Chime in with a comment below. </i>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-49113879634342488502013-09-03T17:26:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:55:17.033-08:00Early Previews of Fall 2013 TV PilotsFor the past several television seasons, a number of shows have released their pilots online prior to the shows' actual premiere dates. These pilots tend to sporadically pop up over a period of weeks. So to make things easier for you, I'll be keeping a running list of the 2013 fall pilots you can preview before their television premieres.<br /><br /><b>Early Pilot Previews</b><br /><ul><li>Trophy Wife</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/528229" target="_blank">Watch on Hulu </a></li><li><a href="http://watchabc.go.com/trophy-wife/SH55300833/VDKA0_mrqohhn3/pilot" target="_blank">Watch on ABC</a></li></ul><li>Back in the Game</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/528235" target="_blank">Watch on Hulu</a></li><li><a href="http://watchabc.go.com/back-in-the-game/SH55300835/VDKA0_rof2x1fb/pilot" target="_blank">Watch on ABC</a></li></ul><li>The Goldbergs</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/489985" target="_blank">Watch on Hulu</a></li><li><a href="http://watchabc.go.com/the-goldbergs/SH55300819/VDKA0_30pa1zhh/pilot" target="_blank">Watch on ABC </a></li></ul><li>Welcome to the Family</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/530998#i0,p0,d0#i0,p0,d0" target="_blank">Watch on Hulu</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nbc.com/welcome-to-the-family/" target="_blank">Watch on NBC </a></li></ul><li>Ironside</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/530916" target="_blank">Watch on Hulu</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nbc.com/ironside/video/pilot/n40076/" target="_blank">Watch on NBC</a></li></ul><li>We Are Men</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/we-are-men/video/36YkZb_4MZd2iF4A8zJQ7MpnfCnMLnPb/we-are-men-pilot/" target="_blank">Watch on CBS</a> </li></ul></ul><b>Bonus</b><br /><br />You can also watch The Mindy Project's second season opener a week before its premiere date Tuesday September 17th.<br /><ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/530242#i0,p21,d0" target="_blank">Watch on Hulu</a></li><li><a href="http://www.fox.com/the-mindy-project/full-episodes/47017027744" target="_blank">Watch on Fox</a></li></ul></ul><ul><ul></ul><ul></ul></ul>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-30064973241008870362013-08-14T12:56:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.805-08:00"Breakfast at Tiffany's"<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Trailer </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/urQVzgEO_w8" width="560"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Opening Scene</b></span><br /><br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1JfS90u-1g8" width="420"></iframe><br /><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Closing Scene</b><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YnOfomPgETs" width="420"></iframe><br />jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-32260512337960983472013-08-13T17:46:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.812-08:00Transmedia Storytelling ArticleFor those who are interested, here is a link to Henry Jenkins' "Transmedia Storytelling" article he penned for <i>MIT Technology Review. </i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/news/401760/transmedia-storytelling/">http://www.technologyreview.com/news/401760/transmedia-storytelling/</a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-60344537113025352362013-08-13T17:44:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.819-08:00"YMCA" as performed by the Lord of the Rings charactersWhoever edited this video must have had a lot of time on their hands!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVx6_5J7Ymw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVx6_5J7Ymw</a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-63204282488214989122013-08-13T12:25:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.825-08:00More Br BaSince the focus seems to be on <em>Breaking Bad</em>, I though that I would toss <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/how-breaking-bad-broke-free-of-the-clockworkuniver,101278/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=Default:Week1:Default">this</a> out for everyone. <em>Breaking Bad </em>just feels right in so many ways - maybe it is due to the five-act structure.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-1121885643977517652013-08-13T06:00:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.831-08:00The West Wing: NBC's Cavalcade of StarsI am reviewing Janet McCabe's book on <i>The West Wing</i> for my final paper, as well as finishing watching the final episodes of the series on Netflix. Even before Sorkin and others left the show, it has been remarkable to see who has appeared over the years in regular or guest appearances, beyond the ensemble cast of Bradley Whitford, Dule Hill, John Spencer, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Joshua Malina, and Martin Sheen.<br /><br />Some of the Hollywood heavyweights and welterweights I have spotted:<br />Stockard Channing<br />Elisabeth Moss<br />Mary-Louise Parker<br />Gary Cole<br />Marlee Matlin<br /><br />Lily Tomlin <br />John Goodman<br />James Cromwell<br />Adam Arkin <br />Alan Alda<br />Jimmy Smits<br />Kristen Chenoweth<br />Glenn Close<br />Matthew Perry<br />Christian Slater <br />Timothy Busfield<br />Milo O'Shea<br />William Fichtner <br />Teri Polo<br />Oliver Platt<br />Mary Kay Place <br />Clark Gregg <br />Mark Harmon<br />Connie Britton<br />Terry O'Quinn <br />Ed O'Neill<br />Ted McGinley<br />Hal Holbrook<br />James Brolin<br />Taye Diggs<br />Edward James Olmos<br />Jane Lynch<br /><br />O.K., so maybe I had to consult IMDb to confirm/learn the names of "What's his face?". Playing "Name That Actor" can become maddening while watching the show itself. My point is that there is so much triangulation happening of really smart, savvy actors with other movies and television programs on <i>The West Wing.</i> This show must have been quite a draw for actors working a decade ago in Tinsel Town. A corollary can be found with <i>Grey's Anatomy.</i> When the curtain slides back on the patient <i>du jour</i> in the exam room, the audience never knows which famous or vaguely familiar face will appear (replete with makeup to look like they have a goiter protruding from their necks). Speaking of <i>Grey's,</i> Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.), the chief of surgery, shows up on <i>The West Wing</i> as the mayor of Washington, D.C., arguing for school vouchers--as a Democrat.<br /><br />Who said the variety show with the parade of famous faces is over in this era of television? Seeing multiple Oscar nominees and winners on the list, I have to think of Amy Poehler's joke as host of the <i>Golden Globes Award Show </i>(along with Tina Fey):<br /><br />"Only at the Golden Globes do the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people of television."<br /><br />Apparently she is not a fan of <i>The West Wing, </i>where it happens weekly.<br /><br />jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-90489532204746154922013-08-12T18:33:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.838-08:00Best to Worst 'Trek' Films According to FansFans polled at (I think?) the country's biggest <i>Trek</i> con<i> </i>vote <i>Kahn </i>#1, <i>Into Darkness</i> #13, and <i>Galaxy Quest</i> #7...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L72Gx6VWm_8/UgmLw1L5GpI/AAAAAAAAAEw/UBdGCWRHqmo/s1600/F-OTM-Best-Movie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L72Gx6VWm_8/UgmLw1L5GpI/AAAAAAAAAEw/UBdGCWRHqmo/s400/F-OTM-Best-Movie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Can't argue much with the top 7, though I'd shuffle them around just a bit. IGN's full coverage<span id="goog_92000142"></span><span id="goog_92000143"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a> <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/12/diehard-star-trek-fans-rank-the-best-and-worst-movies">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-27474566512015503422013-08-12T17:11:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.845-08:00"Breaking Bad's" "Star Trek" Scene Animated<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_867084506"></span>Read all about how the scene came about <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/breaking-bad-badger-star-trek-story-animated.html">here</a> (on <i>Vulture</i>).</span><br /><span id="goog_867084507"></span><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="322" scrolling="no" src="http://video.vulture.com/video/Breaking-Bad-Star-Trek-Scene-An/player?layout=compact&read_more=1" width="416"></iframe><br />jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-58760588262927991392013-08-12T17:04:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.851-08:00"'Breaking Bad' Returns to Its Biggest Ratings Ever"<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read it <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/breaking-bad-returns-to-its-biggest-ratings-ever.html">on </a><i><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/breaking-bad-returns-to-its-biggest-ratings-ever.html">Vulture</a>.</i></span>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-69490393715305715232013-08-12T14:53:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:55:17.040-08:00Who's laughing now?: The use of laugh tracks on broadcast television last seasonLaugh tracks have their fair share of critics. They're often derided as outdated, obnoxious and even insulting to the audience's intelligence. Yet it's hard to argue that they're a relic of the past when <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/news/most-watched-tv-shows-top-25-2012-2013-1066503.aspx" target="_blank">the highest rated comedy this past season</a>, <i>The Big Bang Theory</i>, heavily features one. Given these conflicting sentiments, I thought it would be interesting to examine the use of laugh tracks on television last season.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Before I get to the laugh track breakdown, I'd like to make a few clarifications about the data I used. First of all, I only examined live action comedies on the big five U.S. broadcast networks. Second, the shows used are from the past 2012-2013 TV season (including mid-season shows that aired at least one episode), not from the upcoming 2013-2014 season. Finally, by using the term "laugh track" I'm referring to both canned and audience laughter.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a chart demonstrating the split between comedies with laugh tracks and those without them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J2qarF9m0_p7Dhe4KrMgSMOSIRlJ7mka9N7t3JrVIeOcmSJ29aOI-Yn6UB_RvrfArNlr2vcy9vapJm0PIOoa6S9yQ2YksemvVOktsZ0Ax5-1Q0v_Vtpc1Ue6Zax-rn4lQtGp-KrjovQ/s1600/LiveActionComediesonBig5LTvsNon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pie Chart of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J2qarF9m0_p7Dhe4KrMgSMOSIRlJ7mka9N7t3JrVIeOcmSJ29aOI-Yn6UB_RvrfArNlr2vcy9vapJm0PIOoa6S9yQ2YksemvVOktsZ0Ax5-1Q0v_Vtpc1Ue6Zax-rn4lQtGp-KrjovQ/s1600/LiveActionComediesonBig5LTvsNon.jpg" title="Pie Chart of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br />Next, here's a separate graph for each network's breakdown of comedies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFB67DNyiOQQ1N7a2qBTUDf1-Q618D5PXEOP6pMdtnQwwaWVJQv36g92pZJgwgUnVQmiY0T6vu7pM79kEQRU4-wpvNRj9FyCrJDIosCJSyBHJsKkhwE84FXlUeKYaZBCbe7JGeQHIZ8w/s1600/CBS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Pie Chart of CBS Network's Use of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFB67DNyiOQQ1N7a2qBTUDf1-Q618D5PXEOP6pMdtnQwwaWVJQv36g92pZJgwgUnVQmiY0T6vu7pM79kEQRU4-wpvNRj9FyCrJDIosCJSyBHJsKkhwE84FXlUeKYaZBCbe7JGeQHIZ8w/s1600/CBS1.jpg" title="Pie Chart of CBS Network's Use of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tDncufyz3Zkc23M4t19gI_Gqi7lKON5-RuLs-6fulIlWl7opRrFreJKPsvBqB8iwlgFgRsOLjq93zxwOG6SxTpcSuB-kltm9JLtP3G0UUdTZfO897KUPmgvTCMkGc5BUeVwj0alPocc/s1600/ABC+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pie Chart of ABC Network's Use of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tDncufyz3Zkc23M4t19gI_Gqi7lKON5-RuLs-6fulIlWl7opRrFreJKPsvBqB8iwlgFgRsOLjq93zxwOG6SxTpcSuB-kltm9JLtP3G0UUdTZfO897KUPmgvTCMkGc5BUeVwj0alPocc/s1600/ABC+copy.jpg" title="Pie Chart of ABC Network's Use of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMQP56_L1-5HzuzrJl4d7BBhe-rygpEdEpLOaWZLjWQusRssXbX-fkffjOnc8KyA40A_zWqhcA4GOp4dqGn4nLjTDTQEA96lmBNQvFyAE8IgBh4sZ6cukpgImcRtV8FDrwLMa1hcx5w4/s1600/NBC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Pie Chart of NBC Network's Use of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMQP56_L1-5HzuzrJl4d7BBhe-rygpEdEpLOaWZLjWQusRssXbX-fkffjOnc8KyA40A_zWqhcA4GOp4dqGn4nLjTDTQEA96lmBNQvFyAE8IgBh4sZ6cukpgImcRtV8FDrwLMa1hcx5w4/s1600/NBC.jpg" title="Pie Chart of NBC Network's Use of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5VV4AB_kjRGGy5NHEu0WA2I0nyu4jF8dgFtKh-8wYshWMfDUa1J_OOO3aY5w37MMewSM_ckuaFHrbHsxGCaTvIoqvgUEonBrtWDaWTB_HOd-nAn4zu-xHBcqz_pB46a9gF2Q4Dpcup0/s1600/FOX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pie Chart of FOX Network's Use of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5VV4AB_kjRGGy5NHEu0WA2I0nyu4jF8dgFtKh-8wYshWMfDUa1J_OOO3aY5w37MMewSM_ckuaFHrbHsxGCaTvIoqvgUEonBrtWDaWTB_HOd-nAn4zu-xHBcqz_pB46a9gF2Q4Dpcup0/s1600/FOX.jpg" title="Pie Chart of FOX Network's Use of Laugh Tracks in Comedies in 2012-2013" /></a> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here you can see the number of each type of comedy each network has.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6W2dhx5xLyHoYiW0CybU8nRa3NkRaquweWC6LKoF1mvc7N9JUZk2zKg6IOGOR4e0UgANoMQsMVZsMF7d0ob4U3MW1uQJYcGniIqH6aL1IJNpMzywgwlQ8rL4a9mJ7_em_qdXBspaBuo/s1600/ComediesByNetwork_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Number of comedies with and without laugh tracks by network in 2012-2013" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6W2dhx5xLyHoYiW0CybU8nRa3NkRaquweWC6LKoF1mvc7N9JUZk2zKg6IOGOR4e0UgANoMQsMVZsMF7d0ob4U3MW1uQJYcGniIqH6aL1IJNpMzywgwlQ8rL4a9mJ7_em_qdXBspaBuo/s320/ComediesByNetwork_edited-1.jpg" title="Number of comedies with and without laugh tracks by network in 2012-2013" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is a representation of how the 11 shows with laugh tracks add up by network.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5gEQ2zxsLArmc1A-Kq8PNd627feicV2sOCnp_5ZNVOb2rEIIIQE4ZtPur_ztJfjv_sRotnWtgdbc-y5FSS_F9eCqk5L9x42zQFJNmR_31-oBQ2RqG6WBiUoZmNrUbAwP5YZkngztRJs/s1600/LaughTracksByNetwork_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Network Comedies with Laugh Tracks by Network 2012-2013" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5gEQ2zxsLArmc1A-Kq8PNd627feicV2sOCnp_5ZNVOb2rEIIIQE4ZtPur_ztJfjv_sRotnWtgdbc-y5FSS_F9eCqk5L9x42zQFJNmR_31-oBQ2RqG6WBiUoZmNrUbAwP5YZkngztRJs/s320/LaughTracksByNetwork_edited-1.jpg" title="Network Comedies with Laugh Tracks by Network 2012-2013" width="320" /></a></div><br />Finally, here's the list complete list of comedies used for data. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FF4BwDXTdDIFN-PYImRzxSNSplNleeEr1SlVNZDeb24eoNsZuT70xOYRQymwKRR8AnvK9UhfRAxyDT9flvZXGRH4cob0X3pjOUzhfXTeWBNqL6cIHs25rwDalADT1Oef6Wvwi0LtyBw/s1600/List.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="List of Network Television Comedies 2012-2013 " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FF4BwDXTdDIFN-PYImRzxSNSplNleeEr1SlVNZDeb24eoNsZuT70xOYRQymwKRR8AnvK9UhfRAxyDT9flvZXGRH4cob0X3pjOUzhfXTeWBNqL6cIHs25rwDalADT1Oef6Wvwi0LtyBw/s1600/List.jpg" title="List of Live Action Network Comedies in 2012-2013" /></a></div><h3 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Some Observations:</span> </h3><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With 11 laugh track shows and 23 non-laugh track shows, just under a third of the comedies had laugh tracks. If anything, I'd probably have expected a slightly higher number of laugh tracks. I'd just assumed that several of the shows I haven't watched, such as <i>Animal Practice</i> or <i>The Family Tools</i>, had them.</div></li></ul><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CBS is known for its use of laugh tracks, but I hadn't realized that all of their comedies last season used them. </div></li></ul><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In fact, both FOX and CBS are in the extremes when it comes to laugh tracks. CBS used a laugh track in all of its comedies, and FOX didn't use one in any of theirs. NBC and ABC are more mixed, leaning towards no laugh tracks.</div></li></ul><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was surprised to see that The CW had no comedies, either with or without a laugh track, on its line up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></li></ul>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-59857454430144881212013-08-12T14:06:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:29.938-08:00Lost Jerry Lewis film resurfaces Apparently rare footage of Jerry Lewis' unreleased film <i>The Day the Clown Cried</i> has surfaced on YouTube. Considering that Lewis has publicly stated his utter disdain for the film on numerous occasions and has vowed to never let it see the light of day, the clip will most likely be taken down, so you might want to check it out now while it's available! The footage and article can be viewed at <a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/watch-long-lost-footage-jerry-lewis-infamous-day-170821965.html">http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/watch-long-lost-footage-jerry-lewis-infamous-day-170821965.html </a>. jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-83417668815876689882013-08-12T07:53:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.026-08:00Zen Pencils on Roger EbertFor those of you unaware, Zen Pencils is a website that takes famous quotes, poems, and blurbs and creates a story around them in the form of a comic. I recently came across this one and have been meaning to share it. Enjoy.<br /><a href="http://zenpencils.com/comic/118-roger-ebert-on-kindness/">Zen Pencils on Ebert</a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-50976697624740050522013-08-12T07:19:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.113-08:00<br /><h1 property="dc.title" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="entry-title"><span style="font-size: large;">After the show is the after-show — TV networks look to capitalize on biggest hits--<i>Washington Post.com</i></span></span></h1><div>http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/after-the-show-is-the-after-show--tv-networks-look-to-capitalize-on-biggest-hits/2013/08/08/bf5b5674-febe-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html</div><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><i><b>Below is a snippet from this article. Social media strikes again!!--Margaret</b></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">“‘Breaking Bad’ has been blowing up in terms of social media for the last couple of seasons, and as we roll to the last date, we had a goal to make it as big of an event as possible,” said Joel Stillerman, AMC’s executive vice president of original programming, production and digital content, who added that the half-hour show will follow a similar format to “Talking Dead.” “This seemed like a great way to do it.”</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">After all, when people watch a TV show, “they don’t want to go and watch anything else — they want to talk to their friends and the social media world about what just happened,” said Michael Davies, whose Embassy Row productions is behind both AMC companion shows, as well as “Shark After Dark.”</div>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-3023738295766007762013-08-12T04:20:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.202-08:00Happy Birthday, Erwin Schrodinger!Google's doodle today celebrates Schrodinger and his cat. Many happy returns on his 126th birthday....jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-60284145380126507362013-08-11T07:50:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.288-08:00Sunday silliness from my Despair.com daily calendar:<br /><br />"It's up to us to produce better-quality movies."---Lloyd Kaufman, Producer of <i>Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator </i>and <i>Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead</i>.<br /><br />For more wonderful demotivational sayings, go to Despair.com!jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-33557706461443522502013-08-10T05:34:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.374-08:00Lost Orson Welles Film Discovered<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGobSbS9kNy1u28IKtaefaUY2Qv-h1VpBl3Vb-SLKd9hwMH9QWobH91MPQIRhsepZ6tAJ4E35uZEtwfmlh6TX6OdoKpMqoN-V2TOlXLjDHlsrj1xN7KSBXJFB-Hq8c1Hg8FLRxssGGWUud/s1600/YoungOrsonWelles.photoblog500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGobSbS9kNy1u28IKtaefaUY2Qv-h1VpBl3Vb-SLKd9hwMH9QWobH91MPQIRhsepZ6tAJ4E35uZEtwfmlh6TX6OdoKpMqoN-V2TOlXLjDHlsrj1xN7KSBXJFB-Hq8c1Hg8FLRxssGGWUud/s1600/YoungOrsonWelles.photoblog500.jpg" width="155" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="photo_credit" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #aaaaaa; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19.1875px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;">Courtesy of © A.M.P.A.S.</div><div class="photo_credit_container" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.1875px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It has been reported that a long-lost but now recovered Orson Welles film has been discovered in a warehouse in Italy. The movie, <i>Too Much Johnson</i>, was Welles' last film he directed just before <i>Citizen Kane</i>. The film is now nearly completely restored for viewing. For the full story go <a href="http://dailynightly.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/10/19950301-long-lost-orson-welles-film-found-in-italy?lite">here</a>.</div>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-21558753393575386072013-08-09T20:41:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.468-08:00Lower Your ExpectationsEarlier this evening our family headed to the Carmike Cinemas to catch a flick since both of our kids happen to be staying with us (a rarity). Tomorrow we move our daughter back to school. She just realized she will be a junior in college (actually a second-semester junior), so the future angst has kicked in. Our son was called about a job interview in Ohio on Tuesday, so it seemed like tonight was our last chance to catch a movie together.<br /><br />Admittedly, at the end of her first full week of teaching, my wife was more keen on the popcorn than my choice of movie. I had glanced at a review, but only knew Rob Corddry was in the picture, an actor whose name I knew but I couldn't recall why. I also saw Maya Rudolph's name, so off we went.<br /><br />The film, <i>The Way, Way Back, </i>was a delight. I had no idea who shared top billing in the film. Allison Janney is terrific, channeling her inner Kathie Lee Gifford. Steve Carrell plays against type. Annasophia Robb is understated (for once). Toni Collette <i>(The United States of Tara)</i> shows the vulnerability and codependency of failed relationships. The main character, a gawky fourteen-year-old boy named Duncan (Liam James, who just turned 17), undergoes a transformation--but one still fraught with nuance. He doesn't become an entirely different personality, as in many a teen movie. He is inherently believable. The greatest cameo is by the actor Jim Rash (the obnoxious dean on <i>Community</i>) as a loser named Lewis who mans the Lost and Found booth. He is quirky without being over the top (for once).<br /><br />The outstanding performance is by Sam Rockwell as Owen, a washed-up entrepreneur running the kind of 1980s-era trashy water park that kids hang out at in places I have grown up. His banter is witty. In many ways, he transforms scenes into screwball comedy, delivering bits at breakneck speed. We laughed out loud at him several times. His character is endearing as well. In many ways, he was a male Lorelei Gilmore in this role.<br /><br />O.K., now that I have talked up the film, you won't go into the movie with zero expectations as I did, but I hope you'll still see it. The overall vibe is affirming and honest. And, surprisingly, we all left smiling. As my previous posts have proven, it is rare for us to find a movie we all can enjoy. Maybe we should lower our expectations more often.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-84942421542527593032013-08-09T19:19:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.554-08:00The Era of the TV Anti-Herohttp://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2013/08/09/lead-dnt-breaking-bad-mad-men-anti-hero.cnn#/video/bestoftv/2013/08/09/lead-dnt-breaking-bad-mad-men-anti-hero.cnn I saw this video today on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper. Why do we root for the bad guy? Please copy and past if you would like to view.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-38210768883162180912013-08-09T18:02:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.641-08:00The Shot Not Heard Round the Galaxy Far, Far Away<div class="MsoNormal">Y’all can keep your twin suns. This is the greatest shot in all of <i>Star Wars</i>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6v37ajXc8tk/UgWQaMbEEpI/AAAAAAAAAEY/s7AWlKOPNqo/s1600/Empire_ImportantShot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6v37ajXc8tk/UgWQaMbEEpI/AAAAAAAAAEY/s7AWlKOPNqo/s400/Empire_ImportantShot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><!--[endif]--></div><div class="MsoNormal">For the longest time, I didn’t realize that the entirety of <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i> builds up to this single moment, nor did I respect the sophistication with which the characters were handled in this sequence. Naturally, this silent two-shot gets drowned out by Harrison Ford’s ad-libbed “I know” and Vader’s iconic “I am your father,” but it shouldn’t, and here’s why…</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">For those who don’t recall, this is the part in <i>Empire</i> just before Han Solo is frozen in “carbonite.” His sidekick, Chewie, voices his displeasure by violently throwing a couple of storm troopers to their deaths, and if Han hadn’t calmed him down, he probably would have done a lot more damage. Chewie’s rebellious act is, of course, ultimately futile – two of the galaxy’s most lethal, cold-blooded killers stand a mere ten feet away. Yet as Boba Fett raises his blaster, Darth Vader prevents him from shooting. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">WTF!? If l33t speak had been around “a long time ago,” that’s what Fett might’ve said in response to Vader’s action. Even through the mask, his double take clearly expresses puzzlement. Why has Darth Vader – a man we’ve watched kill hundreds of his own men through both wanton disregard for their safety and outright execution – saved some random wookie’s life? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Leia’s the only other one to notice in <i>Empire</i>’s second greatest shot…</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MuwdRohQSvY/UgWQlfMt7_I/AAAAAAAAAEg/jwggXetMmd8/s1600/Empire_Leia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MuwdRohQSvY/UgWQlfMt7_I/AAAAAAAAAEg/jwggXetMmd8/s400/Empire_Leia.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><!--[endif]--></div><div class="MsoNormal">The whole sequence is a remarkably subtle example of the power of montage. Because I’m in a <i>Breaking Bad</i> mood, we kind of see a similar thing (but in reverse) with Walter White and the lily of the valley. A few simple juxtapositions completely alter the nature of these characters we thought we knew. Suddenly, up is down and right is left. It’s hard to imagine any of the other arts coming close to this kind of effect. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m curious to know who had the greater influence on this shot sequence: George Lucas or director Irvin Kershner. In either case, here’s hoping it survives Lucas’s revisionist tendencies.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-AmHZ17gWM">Check it out in action for yourself.</a></div>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-41702889145773393032013-08-09T16:03:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.729-08:00Speaking of Must See TVThis article popped up today and got me thinking: Would FRIENDS have been as big a success if this had happened? Here's the link (Can't get it to link correctly. Sorry): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/09/friends-jennifer-aniston-replaced-as-rachel_n_3733395.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl16%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D356149jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-79489641841722738102013-08-09T10:43:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.815-08:00I had no idea Netflix had so much power.I found this to be really interesting. Netflix has some pretty specific categories sometimes, so I suppose clicking that you love documentaries is tempting if the last few things you watched were National Lampoon direct-to-video movies and E! network shows. (Neither of those apply to my Netflix account, but I will confess that the last thing I watched online was <i>Pretty Little Liars</i>. I'm not even a little bit ashamed.)<br /><br />I also feel a little dumb for not realizing that they knew we all shared passwords. Whoops.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/netflix-knows-youve-been-lying-about-all-those-for,101336/" target="_blank">http://www.avclub.com/articles/netflix-knows-youve-been-lying-about-all-those-for,101336/</a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-58104809457504071332013-08-09T07:00:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.901-08:00The Sopranos...on Pax?This popped into my head a week or so ago, but I only now had the time to hunt the clip down. For those of us that remember, PAX was a network that specialized in family friendly programing. I remember when I was younger seeing a bit on the MadTV called "Sopranos on PAX" I managed to find the clip. My favorite part is at the end when the announcer asks us to join them next week from 9:00-9:03. Enjoy!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/qqE7ZxH7BJE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304050907442141780.post-76214562656278130492013-08-08T09:18:00.000-07:002014-01-19T07:49:30.989-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;">Today we travel back in time to 1951, the year that "I Love Lucy" debuted! </span><a href="http://huff.to/16x6XKC" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://huff.to/16x6XKC</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"> </span><a class="_58cn" data-pub="{"type":"hashtag","id":479669878749254,"source":null}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/tbt" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span class="_58cl" style="color: #6d84b4;">#</span><span class="_58cm">tbt</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"> </span><a class="_58cn" data-pub="{"type":"hashtag","id":469725343080664,"source":null}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/throwbackthursday" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span class="_58cl" style="background-color: white; color: #6d84b4; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">ThrowbackThursday</span></a><br /><br />A true classic!--Margaretjazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637364182913384477noreply@blogger.com0