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Holiday Movies

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The December holiday season is pure gold for the entertainment industry.

From Christmas music, which I love,  to TV specials and holiday themed episodes of TV series, some of which are good like the Eureka episode I mentioned in my last post and Glee’s funny homage to Christmas specials past.

Let’s not forget the holiday movies, whether on TV or in the theater, brand new or holiday classics like Holiday Inn, filled with wonderful Irving Berlin songs, and one very questionable number, see if you can figure it out in the clip:

and Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland, and featuring the now-holiday classic Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

And films of more recent vintage like Elf, The Polar Express and this year’s blockbuster installment of the chipmunks.

Not to mention the big films released in December to capture the holiday audience. This year, we had updates of the Mission Impossible and Sherlock Holmes franchises. BTW Sherlock is good, but it really drags in places, and Douglas fell asleep at the end. Do with that information what you will.

But for me going forward, my holiday movie of choice will have to be Paul. We rented it on Christmas Day, and I loved it so much I bought a copy the very next day, braving Best Buy on Boxing Day no less.

Have a Happy New Year!

Glee, Chuck and Mothers of Intention

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Within the next few weeks, most of the TV shows I watch regularly will air their season finales. Chuck already has, and boy was it a doozy. I won’t spoil it for you if you haven’t seen it, but you can read the rundown here. Castle wrapped up as well, and I’ve heard it was AMAZING, but I haven’t watched it yet. Thank goodness for DVRs.[Update 5/19: We watched Castle last night. All I can say is OMG.]

Glee aired the next-to-last ep last night, Funeral, and it was definitely a tearjerker. I pretty much agree with everything E! Online’s Kristin writes in her wrap-up,  but my favorite moments were the two Finn and Kurt scenes with Sue Sylvester, Lea Michele‘s solo of My Man and the incredible cast performance of Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). To hear both songs as well as two of the original songs from the season finale, head on over to AOL Music, which has the full Glee The Music Volume 6 album a week early.[Update 5/19: Just listened to the audio of Chris Colfer and Lea Michele singing For Good from Wicked from next week’s season finale. Reminded me of another highlight from Tuesday’s ep that I really loved — when Kurt couldn’t help but applaud Rachel’s solo, even though he was competing with her. Reminded me of Rachel’s enthusiastic applause for Kurt at Regionals, and how far those two characters have come on this show when most of the others just seem stuck.]

For a taste of next week’s episode, here’s the promo that aired last night.  My guess for the “unscripted moment” referred to at the end is a Finchel kiss. What do you think?

It’s a good thing, though, that my tv shows are drawing to a close. It will leave me more time to read Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America by my good friend Joanne Bamberger (PunditMom). A combination of original research and essays originally published on blogs, Mothers of Intention examines how women, empowered by social media,  have become a larger presence in political activism.

I’m honored that one of my posts Has Dooce become the modern day June Cleaver? is included in the book, and look forward to reading all the others. Publication date is June 1, but it is available for pre-order on Amazon now.

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Glee-full, or how I finally crossed over to the Gleek-side

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I’d heard about Glee, but I’d resisted watching. I really don’t know why, because it is exactly the sort if show I *would* like. Then one night last January I was looking for something to watch and found it on “On Demand.”

The Rocky Horror episode.

I was hooked. I watched all the other eps available on demand and online. I watched the Super Bowl “Zombies” ep. I bought the Season 1 DVDs so I could catch up.

I fell in love. With Rachel and Finn and Finchel. And Kurt. And, yes, Puck. Because bad boys….

Yeah, you know.

And Sue Sylvester. There are no words for how evil the character is. Or how talented her portrayer Jane Lynch is.

So now I am waiting for Prom and Nationals, like all the other Gleeks.

And reading spoilers, because I am a spoiler whore.

So, here’s a prediction. According to multiple sources, a beloved female character dies in the episode Funeral (week after next.) I think it will be Becky — she’s the only character (except for the Cheerios) that I can think of that would get both Sue and Will at the funeral as well as all the Glee kids.

We’ll see in 2 weeks.

Oh… and Finchel all the way. Dianna Agron is a lovely actress but I’ve fallen for the Finn and Rachel chemistry. Not to mention Lea Michele’s voice. Watch any of her clips on the official Glee site to see (and hear) what I mean. And much as I like watching Michele duet with Cory Monteith (Finn), my absolute favorite so far was a duet she did with Chris Colfer (Kurt) in the episode “Duets,” a mashup of  “Get Happy” & “Happy Days Are Here Again” that was actually an homage to Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland, who did it first in 1960. Wish I could show you the Glee version, as it is just amazing, but enjoy the originals instead:

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On another note, the $100 VISA card giveaway on my Chow Hounds post is over, and   I will announce the winner in my next post. However, there is a second group of reviews in the BlogHer sponsored conversation campaign for Purina Pro Plan Selects, each of which offers an opportunity to win a gift card. Check it out!

 

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