Most Improved Survivor Players

With Survivor Game Changers currently airing, I've been thinking about previous Survivor players that improved their game play on their 2nd time around. I am only limiting it to a player's 2nd season and the emphasis is on game play and not position. Therefore a player can do better than their first season, however their game play may not have been better, at least from a viewer's perspective.

• Boston Rob-Survivor All- Stars. If you re-watch Survivor Marquesas Rob tries to rally his troops to vote along with him, much like he did in All-Stars. The key difference between the two seasons is not only the effectiveness, but the ruthlessness that he showed. Players were willing to go to end with him and Amber, with nothing really being shown of people trying to take either one out. This is a credit to his strategy and game play of convincing people to do what he wanted, see Jerri's vote out, and keep himself out of the cross-hairs. I firmly believe that All-Stars made Rob's Survivor and reality show career. Without this season, Rob and Amber potentially don't fall in love and I don't think Rob comes back for future seasons of Survivor. Rob should count his blessings that All-Stars was filmed when it was, or there is a good chance he is not on the cast list.
• Amber- Survivor All-Stars. Amber is in a similar situation as Boston Rob. She appeared to play a similar game as her first season, however her partner, Boston Rob, was much better at navigating the other players. Jerri was Amber's partner in Australian Outback and the other players didn't seem to like her. These players also had power and were willing to vote her out at the right time. While some people might not have like Rob, players never had enough power to vote Rob out. Some tried to get rid of Amber, however that was not successful. 
• Parvati-Micronesia. Parvati, herself says that her only role in Cook Islands was being a flirt. In Micronesia, she pulled together a women's alliance and got credit for getting Ozzy out. It is debatable who actually put together the move, her or Cirie, but she got the credit. Parvati had a similar game surface level, however she turned her devious nature up and worked every angle she could. She might have tried this in Cook Islands, however as viewers, we were not able to see it. Parvati's story is similar to Boston Rob's without a returning season close to her original, I don't know if she is brought back. 
• Stephenie-Guatemala. Stephenie's whole play in Palau was being physical. Guatemala allowed her to show off her strategic skills. She did receive a villainous edit in Guatemala, however that was just a foil to her over the top heroic edit in Palau. Being strong in challenges is a strategy one that relies a lot on some luck in order to work. While Stephenie was still strong in challenges in Guatemala, her main focus was on strategy and using to her alliance to move forward. 
• Kelley Wentworth-Second Chances. Kelley wasn't shown too much on San Juan Del Sur, therefore getting a chance to return would only help her game reputation. Kelley played from the bottom of the tribe a lot during her returning season, however she was always playing. Kelley kept trying to make things work and trying to get things going. She had strategy and some physical game play, which helped her be considered as a winner contender in the finale. 
• Andrea- Caramoan. Andrea had the unfortunate luck to play with Boston Rob and his cult tribe the first time around. Being apart of the cult tribe, she saw that they all listened to Rob and didn't want to get rid of him. These blinders ensured that Rob would win Redemption Island. In Caramoan, Andrea didn't try to play Rob's game and instead tried to play her own game. While it ultimately wasn't successful, she did show that she was willing to play and wanted to make moves. She wanted to be aggressive her second time, she just couldn't she where the aggression was going to get her.  
• Jeremy- Send Chances. Jeremy was shown a lot in San Juan Del Sur and he corrected the mistakes that he made in that game. He name his strategy of using meat shields. I won't say that he started it, since I know it's been used before. He did however use the strategy on a larger scale, using both physical and mental meat shields. Jeremy used this chance to change his game and not just make small adjustments based on his previous experience. 
• Sierra-Worlds Apart. Sierra was a cast member on Game Changers that made me scratch my head. While I am still not convinced that she was the best choice for the theme, she is playing. She is considered to be in a power position and appears to be running the show a little. While I am not completely convinced that she will win, I think she will make a strong showing. Keep in mind, that her strong showing is in comparison to a very poor showing in Worlds Apart. 

There are so many other people that I want to put on this list, but I feel like these players truly changed their games. What do you think? 

words I want to describe other than pretty

I stumbled across a couple of posts today that got me thinking. These posts talk about words that women would rather be described as other than pretty. Society has put so much emphasis on looks, that people forget all of the other amazing words that languages have. These words can be used in a variety of ways, and language is ever expanding. However, when I hear people talk about another person the same words keep popping up, nice, pretty, and The Bachelor favorite, amazing. While I liked the post, some of the words didn't connect with me, as I am not that way. So I decided to make my own list of words that I would want used to describe myself, other than pretty, nice or amazing.

1. Quirky - This word has become "cool" and almost everyone considers themselves quirky. I like being a little different and I like it when people notice that. It takes time for me to warm up to most people, so those that see that side of me really get to see me in all my quirkiness.
2. Determined-I've had rough times like most people, but I pushed through. I had help from other people and media, but I made it. Someone recognizing this and my desire to complete my goals is touching. This shows that you saw the fight and the struggle not just the result. 
3. Raw- No not, uncooked. Raw in this sense is akin to vulnerable, but not that extreme. Raw shows that I allow people to see my emotions and feelings in a way that I want them to. This takes real strength and courage to show people this side of you. 
4. Erudite- Fans of Divergent might not like this word, but remember it was the corruption of being Erudite that is bad and not the word. Erudite brings to light a thirst for knowledge that was only quenched by develing further. This thirst led to either reading more or more schooling. 
5. Curious- To be Erudite is to be curious. I really just want to know. I don't like sports, but I want to know what is happening. I have to watch shows as they are airing to avoid spoiling them for myself. I really just want to know. 
6. Understanding- This is a hard one for me to show. I would like people to know that I understand what is happening. I might not agree with your approach but I understand.
7. Loyal- This is why I choose Hufflepuff for my house. Who does not what to be thought of as loyal? I am loyal to those that I choose, while some may not like who I choose I am loyal to them. 
8. Hopeful- To touch on my notes from Determined, I want people to recognize that I do think the future will be better. I sometimes think that hope is the best and worst characteristic to have. It can help you move forward or make you sad when things don't change as quickly.

Along with these words, I of course what the usual, funny, smart and kind; but as everyone wants these I chose not to include them in this post. What words do you want to be used to describe you? 

Those who do not learn from the past....

After 2 episodes it seems that a major theme this season is how the person played on their last season. This theme seems to come up more and more from any other previous returning player season. On All Stars it was new and exciting and there really wasn't any talk of how the players were going to correct the mistakes from last time. This also held true for Heroes vs. Villains, as this season mainly focused on Russell Hantz and his horrible social game play. The first player that I can recall stating what they needed to change for Parvati in Fans vs. Favorites, when she stated that she was the flirt on Cook Islands and there was no other dimension to her. She voiced that she knew what she needed to change about her game play in order to be successful at this game. However, this season it seems to be talked about all the time, even at tribal. With everyone talking about what they did wrong last time, I am very surprised that Shirin did not comfort Abi. Even if this comfort is just for game play, as soon as you see Terry go down there, walk down there too and talk to her or talk to her the next morning and ask for her side. Mike came to Shirin's defense, even when it was against his alliance and Shirin could have made a similar move. Or at least had a pow wow saying, "guys let's suck it up and deal with Abi until she can get cut loose", anything but letting the other alliance bond with her. Abi for all her faults is very loyal to the people who show her kindness. She was very loyal to Pete an Artis as soon as they solidified their bonds with her. She was even loyal to Malcolm until he betrayed her. So how Abi some kindness and she will be yours forever and be a bigger target than you almost any day. As for Spencer, I'm kinda surprised he didn't make the bonds needed sooner, as that's what he talked about needing to do on day 1 and apparently he failed to do this.  I do have to say that my stand out so far is Kelly Wentworth. As she has an idol, that she grabbed at a challenge in front of her tribe, she's seems to be good with everyone and is playing a low key, somewhat Sandra game. She definitely comes off of having the attitude "as long as it ain't me". This worked very well for Sandra and it might get Kelly very far.  There really hasn't been any strategy talk shown at the Bayon camp after the first episode where an alliance was shown. Really the only thing from Bayon we get is the Stephen is not well received and Savage wants him out. Oh, and everyone loves Joe. I'm kinda indifferent on Joe and find Spencer and Stephen to be more interesting. I will say that the only thing the only place Stephen can go from here is up and the 3-way tribe divide is going to be great from him. However, 1 tribe will be screwed and have to make a new camp, with only 6 people on day 7. Sorry to those people. I am very excited for the 3 way tribe divide and kinda want to see things go south for Monica or Abi. I can dream at least.

Til next week.

Thoughts on Survivor Second Chance premiere

Abi being Abi

It's that time again, Survivor is back!! For this season the producers gave fans "control" of who was going to be cast. I use the term control loosely as I'm not 100% convinced that the producers didn't put some people in that the fans didn't vote in. While these people probably got close to the top 10, I don't think they actually made it in, but more on those people later. The show premiered last night and since I got my wires crossed, I missed the first 30 minutes or so, which I just watched and I got to say I still have the same reaction, who picks Abi over anyone else! This woman is horrible and just plain mean, she isn't even funny and doesn't understand anything and was basically useless in challenges in her first season. Arg!! Why?! I'm somewhat surprised she got back in, but at least you remembered her and she made an impact on her season. I just hope that people kept Abi as either a shield or the other person was a bigger threat to their game, and if that is the case then please leave soon. Before the Abi lovers get on me about her, I also don't like Woo either. However Woo is for a completely different set of reasons. I mainly don't like him, since I think he took Shane Powers spot and I would have liked to see him play again, which probably will never happen. Shane has since gone on to say that he will never go through the Survivor  process again, so I guess I just have to watch Exile Island over and over again. Woo didn't really do anything in his season, he was just kind there and I know nothing about him. I'd rather have almost anyone else there than Woo. I can't even say that at least he plays the game, even Abi had that going for her, Woo just seems to be out there having fun. This is fine for your first season, however on your second try I want to see some sort of awareness on your part and some sort of knowledge about the game, Woo showed none of that. I just looked on CBS's website to see what he was known for and it's "vibrant attitude". Really?! I will say Woo is true to himself and that's nice to know, still doesn't make me want to watch him anymore. I will say that it appears that Jeff Varner is most willing to adapt of the "Old School" players. He seems willing to have the conversation and run off, but we were shown a bigger portion of Takeo camp than the Bayon camp. Speaking of Bayon,I really like the people on this tribe, they seem aware and wanting to play. While I am not a big fan of Kass or Monica I really want this tribe to go far. Go Bayon! However, my all-time favorite to win would be Kelly Wiglesworth. I was 9 or 10 when her season aired and it never occurred to me that a girl could beat a boy in a physical competition, she did- a lot. I loved it and rooted for her so hard, looking back Rich was the better player, but Kelly's impact still stays with me.

Til next week.

BB17's Bumpy Start

Clay and Shelli being Clay and Shelli

While I am a bigger Survivor fan than Big Brother fan, after last season I was really excited to watch Big Brother 17 play out and I have to say that I am very disappointed. I gave it 4 weeks to wait for something good to happen and I got nothing. Nothing at all. Instead I got people who don't understand the game and in general not a lot of people that I can or even want to root for. While I am a sucker for a good romance, Clay and Shelli have just bored me and even made me angry from Day 1. I'm sure that they are nice, good people but they are just so blah, both together and apart. Like there is nothing to them except for how good looking they are. Austin and Liz aren't even a real thing and I don't get Austin at all. He says he will sacrifice his game for her or words to that effect and she doesn't even really like him. If it's really meant to be then, she will be there after the game and y'all will live happily ever after, if it's not then you might have $50,000 cause I really don't see him winning the $500,000. I actually really don't want anyone to win the money or at least really don't care who does win at this point. I think last season must have been the funny season, cause the people on this season are just boring on the show. I will admit that I do not watch the live feeds and I have heard that they are good, but I just don't care enough about the people to buy the feeds. A contributing reason why I don't like this season is how the "Battle of the Block" or "BOB" is being played out this year. I'm trying to compare the BOB from this season to last season to find out why I don't like it and I think has to do with how last season there were some twists but it wasn't as calculated as this season.  This season the HOHs or Heads of Household decide who will stay in power and then convince someone to throw BOB. Why would you throw a competition that means you'll stay on the block?! Why? I am glad the BOB has ended earlier than last season, with it only going for 5 weeks, but please retire this twist, please. We don't want to see it again, it was cool and different last season but we don't want to see it every season. Another factor into my dislike for this season is the "BB Takeover", where a random person outside the house takes over the game for a week and then random powers are introduced in the house. This twist seems to have died out but it just didn't seem good to start with, with there being too much of a chance that production was going to mess with the game. However, everything goes back to the people, because all the good twists in the world won't save your show unless there are people that the viewers want to watch and want to see play. Well here's hoping the either the season gets better or Survivor Second Chances is amazing.

Yeah, cause who wants America to hate them?

Hollywood's spin on "The Duff"

Before I start off I want to let you know that I know that the movie and book are almost never the same. It just doesn't happen as the director and write use the source material and spin it for the movie or TV show in some cases. Sometimes the changes or things that they leave out aren't noticeable and sometimes they are. There are are a few cases where the movie is better than the book, see Legally Blonde, and there are more cases were the book is better than the movie, see The Princess Bride.  More often than not Hollywood will take the name of a book and keep a couple of the character's names but then they will have completely different characteristics and the plot will have gone through the cookie cutter plot maker for Hollywood. This is wanted happened to The Duff

I read the book The Duff for the first time when the movie first came out in theaters and I really enjoyed it. The story was different and featured a strong female who didn't really make excuses but instead analyzed her actions at the end. However, based on the previews I had a feeling that the movie wasn't going to be anything like the book that I had read. I recently saw the movie for the first time and I was right. The movie keeps lets some characters keep their names, however all of the backstories are different.

You can change a character's name all you want, but keep at least a portion of their backstory, please! How do you have the same protagonist if she isn't taking care of her father or hiding from one of her best friends that she dated his brother? You don't. Instead you get a cookie cutter nerd protagonist who is kinda flat, which makes the story kinda boring. For the best friends they kept them somewhat the same, but they more or less combined them into a mish-mosh. In the book, each girl in the group gets a distinctive personality, and in the movie only Bianca has a distinctive personality.  Jessica and Casey are boring and almost a non-factor in the story. The best thing they do is shut down a website and make a dress.

Wesley's character gets the worst treatment, as in the book he explains that he is basically shunned from guys for competition reasons and his family shuns him due to other reasons. In the movie, he gets the, what has become cliche, fighting parents for sympathy points. You stripped this character of EVERYTHING that made him different and instead made him a typical teen character movie. A fraction of his character could have been kept for the movie, just a fraction. Toby gets transformed from a seemingly perfect guy in the book, to just a guy in the film. There is nothing interesting about him in the movie, other than Bianca likes him. His look probably gets the biggest change, as in the book is described as being straight laced and preppy; while the movie sees him as a rocker.

What makes me most disappointed about the film is that it takes out one of the original messages that I got out of the book. That if you start using a word that someone means negatively and give it a positive spin, then the power the word had is gone. At the end of the book the girls start using DUFF to comment on themselves, which means the power of the word is gone. That makes me saddest about this jump from page to screen, but I understand why this change was made. As everyone gets something different out of a book and with mainstream release, especially for teens, studios want everyone to get the same thing out of the movie going experience.

Should you chose to experience The Duff,  I obviously recommend reading the book and skipping the movie. As really the only thing it's good for it watching Robbie Amell, who you can catch on The Flash on TV.

Positive Attitude on Project Runway

While catching up on some older seasons of Project Runway, I have come across a very unwelcome conclusion. The majority of the seasons feature a challenge called the "every day woman" challenge where the designers make clothes for "real woman" sometimes with unconventional fabric.  The women or models that the show brings in always feature a mixture of full figure woman and women who tend toward "model size"; sometimes the designers get to pick their model via random draw and sometimes they are randomly assigned. In the majority of the seasons a designer who receives a full figured model complains and gripes about how to make clothes for women of this size. I find this attitude to be insulting. Who are you designing for it not women?! If you aren't thinking about women who are wearing your clothes then all you're doing is making art from fabric! In season 8, 1 designer stated that they wanted to make something that his client loved and didn't utter a horrible word about the client or her figure.  While in season 10, a designer constantly made jabs at his clients size and figure, while complaining about it was unfair that he had a full figured model and others didn't.  While both contestants had the same result, bottom 2, the experience was most likely much better for the season 8 designer. I just think that that's how you should tackle challenges, with a positive attitude and being practical. Like Tim says, "Make it work." Complaining about your client isn't going to do you any favors and might get you a bad rap, but wanting to help them and handling the challenge with grace will only make the experience better. Actually arguing with your client can make you end up in the bottom 2, as it did for a season 3 contestant. This also just might be the legacy that you leave behind in reality TV and this legacy almost never goes away, so be wary of how you approach the challenge. 

The Discovery of OZ

Hello Again! Over the past couple of weeks I have been thinking of new blog ideas and this was put on the back burner due to me binge watching OZ. OZ was on HBO during the later '90s and early '00s, therefore I came into this show somewhat blind. As I wouldn't have read about this show when it was airing or if I had, none of it stuck with me. I am currently watching season 5 and I have to say what I like most about the show is that they cast mostly unknown people, at that time, so that you can believe that these people are in OZ. While the warden is played by Ernie Hudson from Ghostbusters, the time period between the two projects, helps him remain grounded, as well as the difference between the two characters. The show is very gritty and not polished so it feels authentic and makes it that much more enjoyable to watch.

Not only is the show set up to look gritty, the stories that it tells are also gritty. This is not a happy-go- lucky prison, this is a prison where you hope you make it from day to day and you really don't know who you can trust. While it does have some funny moments, for the most part OZ is a dramatic show about life in prison. The character interactions drive the show and make you keep watching and hoping that someone will change or someone will die, it might happen or it might not,  but you keep watching. I do admit that the first season is very painful to get through but the rest of the series makes up for that and I've flown threw the past couple of seasons. I give you a little taste of the show, with one of my favorite stills. Hope you look into OZ and enjoy the ride.

Fantasia 2000 Flamingo

So this week I finally got around to watching Fantasia 2000 and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by how funny some of the segments were, in particular The Carnival of the Animals.  This segment is what I will refer to as the Flamingos with yoyos.  I love this segment because it is so absolutely and completely ridiculous. Who honestly asks the question what happens when Flamingos get a Yoyo. Who asks that question? Disney does. This segment is the result. While it is short compared to the other segments it is just the right length for the concept and it is not drawn out too much. I am also convinced that the Flamingo with the yoyo is male, just based on the other Flamingos reactions. This makes the segment even better in my mind. I highly encourage you to take a couple minutes out of your day to watch the segment and until that time here are some pictures of it.

007 Binge

After a conversation I had at work this past week I have gone on a 007 binge. Well as much of a binge as I could go on, considering the fact that we have 3 Bond movies and the only on Netflix is Skyfall.  However it was a binge, in my mind, and I have to say that so of the first Bond movies don't have the elements, that are now considered essential Bond. Such as the explosions and the nonstop action. Yes there is intrigue aplenty in the early movies, however some of that focus leads to a slightly less compelling film. Don't get me wrong I love Sean Connery as Bond and he is Bond to me, however my favorite Bond film is Goldeneye and as I had not seen Skyfall before this weekend I was pleasantly surprised by the movie and loved. I was against Daniel Craig as Bond and I am glad to say that I was wrong, very, very wrong. I can't wait to watch Casino Royale  and Quantum of Solace just to see what Daniel Craig does. Who's your favorite Bond and your favorite Bond film. Let me know.

Superhero Challenge Day 23

Day 23- Superhero Whose Story You Wished had Continued
Another easy one! I definitely wished Jean Grey's story had continued, if only for the fact that the Phoenix is just such a powerful force and it would have been amazing to see the story last a little longer.  Also with her being one of my favorite characters I would have like to see more of here and not just the love triangle stuff.

Yet another 30 day challenge catch-up day

So, this week also got away from me (again) and here is another catch-up day for you all.

Day 17- most epic fight scene
This is another easy one for me, it has to be the fight in New York in the Avengers movie.  It was ans amazing fight sequence and very entertaining to watch especially considering the ups and downs that the movie took on with the team, it was a great end to see them working together to save Earth.

day 18 favorite non-super male supporting character
Alfred all the way is the best non-super male supporting character and more specifically, Michael Caine's version of Alfred. The perfect combination of mentor, father, and friend. He just makes the Christopher Nolan trilogy that much better. Love this character.

day 19 favorite non-super female supporting character
For this one I am very conflicted, since most of the non-super female supporting characters are relegated to being "just the girlfriend" of the superhero, which makes them not all that interesting to watch since being just the girlfriend isn't a role anyone wants to celebrate of be apart of, but I guess the girlfriend that I like the best and the one that seems to have the most to her character is Lois Lane.

day 20 favorite villain team
Due to my love of the X-men it should be no surprise that the Brotherhood of mutants is my favorite villain team. I love the concept of mutants and the way that X-men deals with prejudice and all of those issues. Just as the X-men is my favorite super hero team the Brotherhood is my favorite super villain team.  I also love how these teams are constantly changing and evolving, just as people change and evolve.
day 21 favorite weapon, armor or gear
I am slightly unsure as to how to answer this questions due to the fact that my favorite superheros are mutants and therefore really don't have any weapons or armor or gear so my answer for this is sort of like armor. The helmet Magneto wears is a form of armor that protects him from Xavier's telepathy,giving him a distinctive advantage in battle against the X-men and all other foes in general.
day 22 most shocking super hero moment
The most shocking superhero moment is another question that is hard to answer, but it might be the idea that Jason Todd became the Red Hood in Batman, as he was supposedly killed by the Joker and the Joker was thought to have been the Red Hood at some point in time.

Hopefully see you in a day or 2.

Super hero catch up day part 2

So this week really got away from me, so I have another catch-up day to do. Here it goes.

Day 11 Saddest Superhero Scene
Probably the saddest scene would have to be when Bruce Wayne's parents die, because it's so random. They just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and paid the price, which makes this very sad.

Day 12 Superhero you are most similar to
The Superhero I relate to most is Rogue, due to her being pulled in many different directions. As ultimately, Rogue's power is changes based on who she is around, at least in the beginning.

Day 13 Favorite Super Villain Power
My favorite super power belonging to a villain has got to the Scarlet Witch's power, considering that from what I remember she can essentially do anything she can think of which makes her limited only be her imagination. Which is a very powerful and dangerous idea.

Day 14 Favorite Superhero Sidekick
For this I have to go with probably the most famous sidekick, Robin. While I don't have a particular interest in Robin he is the first sidekick I think of when I think of superheros, which makes him my favorite by default.

Day 15 Favorite Superpower
In case you haven't guessed, my favorite power would have to be telepathy. I think the mind is the most important part of you, so a power based purely on the power of the mind is very appealing to me. Nothing can limit the power of the mind so this power makes the owner virtually all powerful.

Day 16 Favorite Superhero Team
Another answer that I'm sure you could guess already. My favorite team would have to be the X-men, by far. I love the concept of them and that the majority of the powers seem to be unique and all of the characters very different. Which brings an appeal for everyone for this team.  

Super Hero catch up day

So I wanted to make a promise for Lent to go on everyday and the day I tried to make that I promise started my slump, go figure. So today is the catch up day bear with me and we'll get through it together.

Day 6- Favorite Female Super Hero
I like that this starts off easy. Jean Grey hands down is my favorite female superhero. Growing up, there weren't that many characters with red hair and Jean was one of few and she kicked ass. Love Jean as Jean and as Dark Phoenix. She just makes for a great character.

Day 7- Favorite Super Hero Comic
So confession that might get me yelled at, I don't read the comics. Eek!! go easy on me, please. So now that we got that out of the way I guess today's entry is nothing. As the closest thing to comics I read is manga.

Day 8- Superhero Crush
Ah another pretty easy one, Gambit. Gambit is just awesome, before he became a horseman. But still all round just an awesome character and pretty cute. Hey! you can definitely have crushes on cartoon characters, at least I hope so.
Day 9- Best Supervillian
Apocalypse hands down is the best supervillian. The X-men, Brotherhood and Sentinels couldn't take him take down. I think this definitely proves that X-men is my favorite by far.  Apocalypse is woven into every major event in history in some way.Whether it is creating Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) or creating Minister Sinister. Apocalypse has a master plan, one that takes a long time to uncover and delve into.




Day 10- Favorite Superhero Couple
This is a tough one between Jean Grey and Scott Summers and Gambit and Rouge. So I will give it a tie. I like these couples too much, not only cause they feature my favorite heroes. Also the significant others stand on their own. It's not just Gambit's love or Jean's love they are their own fleshed out character which makes for a most interesting couple

















Here's hoping that there won't be another slump, til next time.

Super Hero Challenge Day 5

Day 5-Favorite Male Superhero

For this my initial pick is Batman, but at second glance I have to go to the X-Men (of course). I go with Gambit. There is just something about this character that I like. A contributing factor is definitely
his relationship with Rogue, who is amazing herself.

Super(hero) March Day 4

Day 4- Favorite Superhero Universe
So today I had to do some research just to be sure that I was answering the question correctly, I don't want to lie to you guys now. So a Superhero universe is, what I thought it was, the world that the characters live in. Meaning that Marvel has it's story lines/ universe while DC has a completely different story line set/universe. This probably won't come as a surprise to you guys, but my favorite superhero universe is Marvel. The majority of my favorite characters live within this world, so I  just can't say no to this universe. For those people that very specific as to which universe I pick, whether it be movie, comic book or a TV series; I don't have an answer for you quite yet as to my favorite.  However, I can tell you that Brian Singer's X-Men movies, while I adore the team do not top my list, neither does X-Men Evolution, for the simple fact that you CANNOT make Wolverine and Jean Grey completely different ages and take out such a key aspect of the story line.  Let me know what you think.

Superhero Month- Day 3

Day 3-Favorite Superhero Movie
Today is kinda tricky for me, but it might have to be Batman Forever. While I do love the X-men, for whatever reason this movie has a special place in my heart. It's by far my favorite out of the 90's series of Batman movies and I just couldn't "geek out" enough for the Christopher Nolan set. I urge you to give Batman Forever a second look or first if you haven't seen it yet.

Declaring March "The Month of the Superhero"

Since it is a new month, I have decided to attempt to do the 30 day Superhero challenge, wish me luck and hopefully there won't be too much doubling up in posts. Here it goes.

DAY 1- Very First Superhero You Ever Saw.

Wow! Starting it off really hard, I think the first Superhero I ever saw might have been Batman. I grew up around the time that Batman  Spider-man and The X-men all had there own cartoons, so it's tough to say which show I saw first, but I think it was Batman, specifically, the Batman from Batman: the animated series.


DAY 2- Favorite Superhero Show.
Definitely an easier question to answer. The X-men animated series it by far my favorite hands down. Love this show and watched some episodes of it in college when I was bored. Fair warning you will probably hear more about this team in future posts.





Til next time.

MTV's(not so) hilarious train wreck

MTV will never be know for it's wonderfully acted programming or it's ground-breaking reality shows for this generation. However, one of the new shows for this season is a train wreck every episode. This show is Are You the One?. It follows 20 single people (10 women and 10 men), who are horrible at dating as they try to find their "perfect match" amongst the group.

 Very few people on this show seem to actually want to find love, instead they're more interested in hooking up and  having fun. While there is nothing wrong with this attitude with the show pitched as people finding love in paradise, you might want to clue your cast in on that fact. I try to watch this show every week, almost due to the fact that I feel the need to finish out the show and see if they will win the million dollars. Ah yes I forgot to mention that they are competing to split the million dollar prize with the group if they can get 10 perfect matches in 10 weeks. Some of the cast are trying to  mastermind strategies as to how they can figure out who the perfect matches are.  I don't understand how you can mastermind a strategy for this game, unless it's be open for everything.

You know that there is 1 person in that house for you and when you are told by the "Truth Booth" that the 2 of you are not a perfect match during week 1, move on. Come on you've known each other for like 7 days if that. REALLY, you're so in love with person that you just met. REALLY!!! If you are not a match, then be open to the other people in the house, but maybe continue to have a friendship with the first person.

I guess that I just don't fully understand the appeal of this show and really just want it to be over. I don't really have a couple to root for, since the ones feature on screen are full of drama and nothing else. I kinda expect the group to fail in there quest for the million, just due to not everyone really getting the goal of being there. Since this show has morphed it's self from a dating show to find love to a competition to win money. As soon as money is involved everyone is in everyone's business about the relationships. This involvement ends up in fights and train wrecks of episodes. The fights also aren't that entertaining which makes it a disappointing.  Sorry MTV maybe the next dating show done will surge full speed ahead.

"Little Kid" Shows

To follow up on my post from before about guilty pleasure shows, today I feel the need to rant about those shows from your childhood that society says you should no longer watch but still do. One such show that I actually watching right now is Power Rangers. As a kid I watched this show with my brother every week and loved it, now it's just so funny. This show is just too corny to not laugh at. While it does have some good moments where it actually is serious, they are very few and far between.  This is when you remember that the show was created for children and take it with a grain of salt. However, the show still does what it is designed to do, entertain or more specifically make me laugh. It also does bring back good childhood memories.  I should also mention that in college on bad days I would watch clips or episodes online, so it hasn't been that long since I watched the show. At some point I have plans to do some sort of  Power Rangers top 10 list, whenever I develop one that I like. 

To continue with my rant, I just question why certain shows are frowned upon for adults to watch and it's almost assumed that at a certain point you should no longer watch these shows.  I still watch some of these shows from my childhood, and still find new and exciting things to enjoy about the shows. Digimon, Yu-gi-oh, and Pokemon are on this list along with Power Rangers. These shows bring back wonderful memories from my childhood and in the case of Digimon and Yu-gi-oh are some of my favorite shows.  I believe that shows and movies really don't have an "age limit"or a certain age in which you should no longer be watching a specific show or movie.  This concept is purely socially engineered and not an accurate statement or conclusion. So if you need me, I'll be sitting here watching Power Rangers today and maybe another day it will be Yu-gi-oh.

Til next time.