*Editor's Note: Sorry for not posting this sooner, but I was in New Jersey since Thursday morning. Now I'm here to recap the saga of Lost. Games of the Boardwalk info coming on Tues! Happy Easter! :)
Dead is Dead. Or is it? As we have seen, John Locke was resurected. What a coincidence that I'm dicussing this on Easter, the day Jesus rose from the dead. But anyway, back to Lost...
Ben claims he knew this would happen. Then why was he scared as hell when he woke up next to a very much alive Locke? I'll tell you why. En is a liying manipulator, out to help one person- himself. I wish the smoke monster- whoops, getting ahead of myself.
Anyway, Ben came back to be judged. Really??? As we saw in flashbacks, Charles Widmore was kicked out because he "broke the rules". What are the rules exactly? Was he not supposed to have a daughter? We found out that wierd haired Ben from the 90s was supposed to kill Danielle, but stole her daughter instead. Why? Charles said the island wanted her dead. And lo and behold, Alex was killed... inversely by Widmore.
Then, he tries to get back at Widmore by attempting to kill Penelope. That failed, thank God. Ben got beat up by Desmond, but he tried to kill Penny, but stopped after seeing Charlie. What is his deal with kids? Anyway, Ben was beat, which brought us to his appearance on Ajira Air Flight 316.
Back on the Island, Locke and Ben teamed up with Sun and went to the temple, where Ben was to be judged. But what did the smoke monster do? Let him relive painful memories and live. But then, Alex (dead or alive?) appeared and said that if Ben doesn't listen to Locke, she would kill him. That's interesting.
Top 3 Questions I want Answered:
1). What is Ben planning?
2). What do the survivors of Ajira have to do with the plot?
3). Is Alex really dead, or are ghosts able to kill people?
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Disneyland Update and News: New Arrivals at DLR
Since my last update, many new things have opened throughout the Disneyland Resort. Since then, a new restaurant, new store, and the brand news Games of the Boardwalk have opened. Even the maps are new, showcasing all the new stuff in the resort. In this update, you'll hear all the news, plus a review of Disneyland's Celebrate: A Street Parade. On the sadder side, Yamabuki is closing. Let's go! (Please note that all photos in this update are found on MintCrocodile's SmugMug account.
Bibbidy Bobbidy Botique
This may not be that exciting, but still it's new. This store is more or less like Club Libby Lu. More info and pics will follow in a future update. Stay tuned!
The Celebration Ranch Roundup and BBQ
From what I hear, this place's food is excelent. But, the price is very expensive. The new retaurant offers a limited buffet which features BBQ foods. Charcter entertainment, as well as singing from non-chacter people keep the diners entertained during thier meal. Over all, it sounds really great. But is the price just too expenisive? Will this be around for only a little bit of time? Time will only tell...
Celebrate: A Street Party
Now I know Al Lutz and his followers may have scared you about the new parade/show at DL, stating it was horrible and not worth while. Many people are saying it's a cobination between Block Party Bash and the PartyGras stuff DL had years ago. In my opinion, it is some laid back entertainment that DL sorely needs. I mean let's face it, DL is all about the hustle and bustle. It can sometimes be overwhelming, with so many rides and whatnot. It's more stiff then DCA, if you get what I'm saying. The show brings energy to DL, and it's just plain fun! If you haven't seen it go to YouTube. You might be pleasantly surprised!
DCA: Paradise Pier's New Offerings
The photos speak for themselves. Work being done in the pier:
Also, the Paradise Pier sign (beautiful!) and the Sunburst where Mickey's head use to be have climbed up to the roller coaster. (This picture is old: Most of the sunburst has been painted.)
Meanwhile, the wheel is painted, the gondalas are up, and Micjey will start appearing in sections until it the Fun Wheel opens next month. (It got delayed due to rain).New lighting is also neing tested.
Games of the Boardwalk: NOW OPEN!!!
Another thing to add to the list of new at DCA: the Games of the Boardwalk have open for business. A full article about this will follow later this week.
Also, for future reference, all new rides at DLR will get an update onto themsleves. So you can expect next month a full update to be devoted to Mickey's Fun Wheel, as well as the regularly schedualed update. Until then, this is PirateGuy 815 with the Disneyland News!
Bibbidy Bobbidy Botique
This may not be that exciting, but still it's new. This store is more or less like Club Libby Lu. More info and pics will follow in a future update. Stay tuned!
The Celebration Ranch Roundup and BBQ
From what I hear, this place's food is excelent. But, the price is very expensive. The new retaurant offers a limited buffet which features BBQ foods. Charcter entertainment, as well as singing from non-chacter people keep the diners entertained during thier meal. Over all, it sounds really great. But is the price just too expenisive? Will this be around for only a little bit of time? Time will only tell...
Celebrate: A Street Party
Now I know Al Lutz and his followers may have scared you about the new parade/show at DL, stating it was horrible and not worth while. Many people are saying it's a cobination between Block Party Bash and the PartyGras stuff DL had years ago. In my opinion, it is some laid back entertainment that DL sorely needs. I mean let's face it, DL is all about the hustle and bustle. It can sometimes be overwhelming, with so many rides and whatnot. It's more stiff then DCA, if you get what I'm saying. The show brings energy to DL, and it's just plain fun! If you haven't seen it go to YouTube. You might be pleasantly surprised!
DCA: Paradise Pier's New Offerings
The photos speak for themselves. Work being done in the pier:
Also, the Paradise Pier sign (beautiful!) and the Sunburst where Mickey's head use to be have climbed up to the roller coaster. (This picture is old: Most of the sunburst has been painted.)
Meanwhile, the wheel is painted, the gondalas are up, and Micjey will start appearing in sections until it the Fun Wheel opens next month. (It got delayed due to rain).New lighting is also neing tested.
Games of the Boardwalk: NOW OPEN!!!
Another thing to add to the list of new at DCA: the Games of the Boardwalk have open for business. A full article about this will follow later this week.
Also, for future reference, all new rides at DLR will get an update onto themsleves. So you can expect next month a full update to be devoted to Mickey's Fun Wheel, as well as the regularly schedualed update. Until then, this is PirateGuy 815 with the Disneyland News!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
GH Weekly Roundup: Week of March 30
*Editor's Note: I've been good about it recently, but between the end of the quater at school, me working my ass off, and Spring Break just around the coner, I've been distracted. So, the GH column appears today and the DLR Update will appear tomorrow.
I begin this week's update with breaking news. I have just found out this info, so it's a good thing I did procrastinate. It was rumored for a long time that Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing)'s days on GH were numbered. Seeming as I don't like him, I thought this was good. But in light of the current sitch with Cluadia and Micheal, this may pose a threat to Cluaduia's life. But anyway it's now official: Ric is taken off. But it may not be so bad: he's now on as a recurring role. So is Megan Ward (Kate Howard).
So, with the current Claudia problem, she has decided to become pregnant to svae herself, even after Sonny said he didn't want another kid. Does she look like a good mother? This kid, if born, will need a whole lot of therapy.
And the Micheal scenes (or the hand scenes) were great. I really feel for everyone, I can't imagine what they're going through. When Micheal's hand moved, I gasped with Carly. I really can;t wait for him to wake up.If GH keeps this up, I predict that it will slowly get better.
Now let's go to a storyline that I haven't talked about much. The younger actors on GH are interacting which brings me bakc to the days with Dillon, Georgie, Sage, and the rest. Though I don't like Johnny and Maxie together, and this new Ethan guy (who may be Holly's son. I hear she's also returning to town. Hmmm...) really bugs me, I can't help but reminisce about the days when I first started watching GH.
So, in short, I'm getting this feeling that GH is moving toward something big. I don't know what it is, but I;m getting this feeling. Are we moving out of this bubble of despair and failure the writers have set? Let's hope next week is better.
I begin this week's update with breaking news. I have just found out this info, so it's a good thing I did procrastinate. It was rumored for a long time that Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing)'s days on GH were numbered. Seeming as I don't like him, I thought this was good. But in light of the current sitch with Cluadia and Micheal, this may pose a threat to Cluaduia's life. But anyway it's now official: Ric is taken off. But it may not be so bad: he's now on as a recurring role. So is Megan Ward (Kate Howard).
So, with the current Claudia problem, she has decided to become pregnant to svae herself, even after Sonny said he didn't want another kid. Does she look like a good mother? This kid, if born, will need a whole lot of therapy.
And the Micheal scenes (or the hand scenes) were great. I really feel for everyone, I can't imagine what they're going through. When Micheal's hand moved, I gasped with Carly. I really can;t wait for him to wake up.If GH keeps this up, I predict that it will slowly get better.
Now let's go to a storyline that I haven't talked about much. The younger actors on GH are interacting which brings me bakc to the days with Dillon, Georgie, Sage, and the rest. Though I don't like Johnny and Maxie together, and this new Ethan guy (who may be Holly's son. I hear she's also returning to town. Hmmm...) really bugs me, I can't help but reminisce about the days when I first started watching GH.
So, in short, I'm getting this feeling that GH is moving toward something big. I don't know what it is, but I;m getting this feeling. Are we moving out of this bubble of despair and failure the writers have set? Let's hope next week is better.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
"Whatever Happened, Happened"
What a suiting title for yet another great episode of Lost. The title relates to 2 things: we learned that nothing can change the future, and that all along these people were back in the 70s. I think. Wait... oh forget it, my head hurts.
Second, we learn about what happened with Kate. Did anyone else find that this was the saddest episode since the death of Charlie? Anyway, she met Sawyers daughter, and the kid's mom who we already know she knew. Kate then had an epiphany that SHE needed Aaron, and that Aaron did not need her, he needed is Grandma and his GRandma needed him. Is this making sense?
Back on the island, little Ben is alive, but barely. So, what do they do? Kate brings him to the Others, with Sawyers help. But Sawyer is doing this for Juiliette. Excuse me? How could you talk like that to the woman you use to sleep with? It's not even like you had a viscious brake-up. Maybe he suspects somehting went on between Jack and Kate off the island. Which brings me to this question: Could Kate be pregnant???
Anyways, Richard Alpert brought Ben into the temple, but we didn't see anything inside. Perhaps we will next week we will, considering it's pretty much a Ben-centric episode. It's like back in the old days. I think we'll also get to see what happened to Sun and Hurley, as well as Ben (maybe even Desmond?) in the coming weeks, which will probably bring us to the season finale.
And the best scene from the night: Old Ben waking up, and finding a very much alive Locke welcoming him to "the land of the living". I just wish that he could have shot Ben at that moment. But the first thing I learned about TV- never kill off the people you hate, the show may get bland without them.
Top 3 Questions I want Answered:
1). What will Ben "be judged for"?
2). What is inside that temple?
3). Where the hell are Bernard, Rose, Vincent the dog, and all the other survivors, or are they dead?
Second, we learn about what happened with Kate. Did anyone else find that this was the saddest episode since the death of Charlie? Anyway, she met Sawyers daughter, and the kid's mom who we already know she knew. Kate then had an epiphany that SHE needed Aaron, and that Aaron did not need her, he needed is Grandma and his GRandma needed him. Is this making sense?
Back on the island, little Ben is alive, but barely. So, what do they do? Kate brings him to the Others, with Sawyers help. But Sawyer is doing this for Juiliette. Excuse me? How could you talk like that to the woman you use to sleep with? It's not even like you had a viscious brake-up. Maybe he suspects somehting went on between Jack and Kate off the island. Which brings me to this question: Could Kate be pregnant???
Anyways, Richard Alpert brought Ben into the temple, but we didn't see anything inside. Perhaps we will next week we will, considering it's pretty much a Ben-centric episode. It's like back in the old days. I think we'll also get to see what happened to Sun and Hurley, as well as Ben (maybe even Desmond?) in the coming weeks, which will probably bring us to the season finale.
And the best scene from the night: Old Ben waking up, and finding a very much alive Locke welcoming him to "the land of the living". I just wish that he could have shot Ben at that moment. But the first thing I learned about TV- never kill off the people you hate, the show may get bland without them.
Top 3 Questions I want Answered:
1). What will Ben "be judged for"?
2). What is inside that temple?
3). Where the hell are Bernard, Rose, Vincent the dog, and all the other survivors, or are they dead?
Monday, March 30, 2009
General Hospital Weekly Roundup: Week of March 23
I'd like to start this column in a different way (that means no complaining about the bia-tch we all know as Robin). I will speak about the rumors swirling around casting cuts. It's RUMORED that Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Weber), Rick Heart (Ric Lansing), Greg Vaughn (Lucky Spencer), Megan Ward (Kate Howard), and Leslie Charleson (Monica Quartermaine) maybe getting pink slips. WTF???
GH has done a fine job of screwing up. We get new, crappy charcters (Kate, Olivia, and especially Winifred, just to name a few) while they kill off important charcters like Alan and Emily, and get rid of Laura, Anna, and Bobbie. It's a sad day in daytime, and if they go through with this, I fear for the rest of the show. The inevitable question is if GH will remain in a few years?
Now on to happier things... wait a tick, there are none. We have Ric who's blackmailing Claudia. Wait, actually, Ric can get fired. I'm sick of him already. Does it even bother him that she's married to his brother. Probably not, just look at all the other women he's screwed that had previous relations with Sonny. Not only is that terribly disgusting, but I'm sure that's not the healthiest choice either.
Now Claudia wants to kill Ric, but she's hit a small roadblock: if he dies, a DVD will be sent to Sonny. What's a woman to do: I'm hearing pregnacy is her only option. Not to mention that Jax is currently liying to Carly about this. I hope all this ends when Micheal wakes up in a few weeks. Yay!
Speaking of amrriage, it's back to Robin. This week, I actually thought she was going to get help for her PPD. HA! I was wrong. I'd really like to replace this storyline with an HIV angled storyline. You know, a mom living with HIV would be much better then this crap we get. It would also teach people, too.
Biggest story of the week: Rebecca has something on her breast. OMG! I don't mean to be rude or offensive to anyone out there who has breast cancer- it's a terrible disease and I don't wish it upon anyone. But this may be a huge step forward in revealing that Rebecca is actually Emily! Let's hope she is! GH would finally get something right. (Along with Helena's Return!!)
Let's hope next week is better.
GH has done a fine job of screwing up. We get new, crappy charcters (Kate, Olivia, and especially Winifred, just to name a few) while they kill off important charcters like Alan and Emily, and get rid of Laura, Anna, and Bobbie. It's a sad day in daytime, and if they go through with this, I fear for the rest of the show. The inevitable question is if GH will remain in a few years?
Now on to happier things... wait a tick, there are none. We have Ric who's blackmailing Claudia. Wait, actually, Ric can get fired. I'm sick of him already. Does it even bother him that she's married to his brother. Probably not, just look at all the other women he's screwed that had previous relations with Sonny. Not only is that terribly disgusting, but I'm sure that's not the healthiest choice either.
Now Claudia wants to kill Ric, but she's hit a small roadblock: if he dies, a DVD will be sent to Sonny. What's a woman to do: I'm hearing pregnacy is her only option. Not to mention that Jax is currently liying to Carly about this. I hope all this ends when Micheal wakes up in a few weeks. Yay!
Speaking of amrriage, it's back to Robin. This week, I actually thought she was going to get help for her PPD. HA! I was wrong. I'd really like to replace this storyline with an HIV angled storyline. You know, a mom living with HIV would be much better then this crap we get. It would also teach people, too.
Biggest story of the week: Rebecca has something on her breast. OMG! I don't mean to be rude or offensive to anyone out there who has breast cancer- it's a terrible disease and I don't wish it upon anyone. But this may be a huge step forward in revealing that Rebecca is actually Emily! Let's hope she is! GH would finally get something right. (Along with Helena's Return!!)
Let's hope next week is better.
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