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Not a lot of news that I can find this week.
Not a lot of news that I can find this week.
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We at Supernatural Sisters wish all of our fellow fans in the United States (and other Thanksgiving-celebrating regions!) a happy holiday!
Tune in next week for more news, commentary, and show discussion!
Posted by Natalie J. Damschroder at 12:01 AM 0 comments
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After his tremendous performance in "Changing Channels," I contacted Richard Speight, Jr.'s manager to ask for an interview. A fan favorite and definitely my favorite Supernatural guest star, Richard is gracious, intelligent and funny. So without further ado...
Richard, thank you for agreeing to do this interview for the Supernatural Sisters! First, let me join the cacophony of praise for your performance in "Changing Channels." The show keeps telling us angels don't feel emotion, but Gabriel's pretty torn up over his family's situation, and you portrayed it beautifully.
Thanks a lot. That's nice of you to say.
So, what was it like going back to the show? What did you think when they asked you back, and when you saw the script? Did you have any inkling at the time of your past appearances that there would be a revelation of such magnitude about your character?
I was thrilled to be asked back. I had no idea I'd be a part of such a big revelation until I read the script. I was blown away. I thought the "Changing Channels" script was outstanding. And it gave me some fantastic turns to make as an actor – which is rare when you're guesting on a show.
This revelation seems to open up greater possibilities for a return, maybe for the expected big showdown at the end of the season. Is there anything you can say about that, or any thoughts you might have?
Here is some fascinating inside information: I have no idea. Seems I'm always the last to know if/when I'm going to be on the show and what exactly I'll be doing. Even some of the fans find out before I do. I need to get a better agent. (Just kidding, Sheree).
What have you been working on between your Supernatural appearances? What can we look forward to seeing you in? (Especially, do you have any pending TV appearances?)
I just completed shooting what should be a funny scene in an otherwise very dark film called "Crave." And I am a recurring character in the upcoming Showtime series "Look" set to air in early 2010.
I had the great pleasure of meeting you at the Salute to Supernatural in New Jersey earlier this year. If my memory is correct, you said that of all the things you do (writing, acting, music), you like writing best. Does writing take a back seat because you've been so successful with acting? What are you writing now (if you don't mind telling us)?
I do write a lot and I love it. I have a few projects in development right now. I don't like to discuss them in detail because so much can go wrong before a project goes into full production. I don't want to jinx it, nor do I want to look like a goon by talking about something like it's a sure thing only to have it collapse. As of now, acting is what pays the bills. Eventually, I hope acting and writing split that duty.
You've talked about how you got your start in show business as a dancer. Do you still do any tap or ballet? How about performing with the/a band?
Good news for the dancing community – I don't dance anymore. I stopped tapping when I was around 13. Truth is I wish I'd stuck with it. I love to watch great dancers, especially tap. If I had stayed with it, I'd probably be pretty decent by now.
I don't perform with a band regularly anymore. I don't want my weekends taken up playing music and not playing with my kids. I still play guitar for them all the time, though. There are the rare occasions when I get to play with a band. For example, the TV show "Life" had a band made up of Damian Lewis (the lead actor and an old friend from "Band of Brothers") and some crew folks. They were playing a few songs in a bar in Culver City and needed someone to sit in on lead guitar, so Damian asked me. That was a blast. I was hoping to play with them again, but "Life" got canceled and Damian moved back to England. So much for rock stardom.
Preference: Movies or TV? Why?
Movies – although TV has gotten significantly better over the last ten years. Why Movies? I like watching one story – from beginning to end – in one sitting. I don't watch enough TV to be able to enjoy shows with long arcs. It means I miss out on some good stuff, but that kind of TV just doesn't fit my lifestyle right now.
For your (arguably) three highest-profile roles (Trickster/Gabriel on Supernatural, Bill on Jericho, Skip on Band of Brothers), what is the biggest element each has brought to your life and career?
"Supernatural" has brought me a relationship with fans unlike anything I've ever experienced. The cons, on line… even this interview – all things completely foreign to me until I worked on "Supernatural." I love the reception my characters get. Actors work in a bubble. You shoot, you go home, you watch it or not, you go on to the next gig. The ongoing experience my role on this show is creating for me is amazing. I love it.
"Band of Brothers" brought me some of my closest friends in LA. More importantly, it instilled in me a greater appreciation of what it means to be free, to be an American, and to be a man. I hope I can impart a fraction of what I've learned from "Band of Brothers" to my sons.
"Jericho" made me realize that no matter how hard I try, I look like crap in a tan Deputy Sheriff's uniform.
You do regular updates on your Facebook page, and get tons of comments on your Wall there. Social networking gives fans unprecedented access to our favorite celebrities--we see that as a good thing. What's it like from a celebrity/working actor perspective, and do you think it's good, bad, or a mix?
I think it is awesome. For years, I had a website where fans could check out my stuff and post comments. But it wasn't like Facebook. On my Fan Page, I can chat with folks, comment on stuff – I feel like I am a part of the dialogue. And I'm able to answer fan questions in a timely fashion. I really enjoy being able to do that. The fact that I have "fans" trips me out. I feel like if someone takes the time to join my page and post something, then I need to read it/look at it/answer it. It is the least I can do.
By the way, anyone wishing to visit my Facebook Fan Page, it is listed as Richard Speight Jr.
Before last week's episode, your appearances on Supernatural were limited in terms of screen time. Yet the impact is pretty powerful, considering it's drawn you to live appearances all over the country well after the episodes originally aired. Is this insane, or gratifying?
Insanely gratifying.
Speaking of conventions...can we hope to see you at any over the next year? Like, say, oh, maybe Parsippany, New Jersey, in July?
I certainly hope so. I had great time in New Jersey last year. If I am invited and it works out with scheduling, etc., I'll be there.
And for a touch of silliness:
Would you survive the Zombpocalypse? Why or why not?
Yes I would. I'm pretty pale, so they'd think I was already dead and leave me alone.
Soda or pop?
Neither. I'm from the South. We call everything "Coke."
Typical conversation heard at a restaurant in the South:
You thirsty?
Wanna Coke?
What kind?
Got it.
Y'all or you guys?
"You guys." Not all Southerners say "Y'all." But we do all say "Coke."
Favorite NFL team? (In anticipation of your answer, this Patriots fan would like to offer an apology for 10/18. If I'm anticipating incorrectly...never mind.)
No apology necessary. I don't really care about the NFL. If I had to answer, I'd say the New Orleans Saints because of Reggie Bush. Truth is, I only watch college ball. I'm a big fan of the USC Trojans – and a proud alumnus. Fight on!
Chips or fries?
Broccoli or Brussels sprouts?
Both – diced up and crammed into a casserole.
Most recent book you read:
I'm just about done with Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey. Great book.
Most recent TV show that you got hooked on:
Ironically, "Supernatural." I watched a bunch of recent episodes on DVD to prepare for "Changing Channels." It's a damn good show! Now I TiVo it. I'm a little behind, but I've got 'em saved.
Most fervent hope for the future (that you're willing to share with strangers):
A strong health care plan with a public option that covers all Americans and doesn't add to the deficit.
Thank you so much, Richard, for doing this interview! I hope it wasn't torturous, and we look forward to seeing you on our screens for a long, long time to come.
Are you kidding? It was my pleasure!
Posted by Natalie J. Damschroder at 12:01 AM 6 comments
Labels: Celebrity Interview, guest stars, Natalie Damschroder, Richard Speight Jr.
I know, I know, this post should have been up hours ago. But, knowing there will be no new eps until January, I have sunk into a lethargic depression and am moving at half my normal speed... With no new episodes for weeks on end--and Nat announcing Jensen's engagement last week--I found that this was a slightly slower week. Almost everything I saw tended to focus on the 100th episode. (And the controversy over a possibly premature rumor that Jensen is directing it.)
Here's a quick summary of the 100th episode (with, I suppose, vague spoilers) from Ausiello over at EW: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/11/23/supernatural-scoop-100th-episode/#more-4288
Also from EW, this apology for scooping that Jensen was directing said episode and takeback that maybe he's not, as no one from CW as confirmed: http://huntersaddict.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/is-jensen-ackles-directing-the-100th-episode-yes-or-no/
Honestly, my best announcement today is that you will not want to miss Natalie's post on Wednesday! I won't steal her thunder, but little birdies report that she has an actual interview with someone who's appeared in a few SPN episodes. (Said someone, IMO, is awesome, as I'm sure her interview will be!)
See you here Wednesday...
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ABANDON ALL HOPE opens at a metropolis cross roads where rich Mr. Pendleton eagerly awaits a beautiful demon to kiss so he can seal the deal to get his bank bailed out. Unfortunately, for the extremely homophobic geezer, Crowley has decided to land this big fish himself. The pucker takes place and Pendleton is left disgusted, but debt free. Lurking in the background is Castiel. The celestial spy, code named "Huggy Bear," has tracked down the demon with the colt. Cas follows him to an impenetrable house and calls in reinforcements.
Later that night a beautiful and distraught woman—it's Jo Harvelle!—rings the house for help after her car breaks down. The guards let her in and just as they're ready to pounce, Dean and Sam swoop in.
"The Hardy Boys finally found me." Crowley
It seems Crowley has been waiting for the Winchesters, but instead of putting up a fight he does the damndest thing…he kills his own guards and hands over the Colt. Er, surely it's not that easy?
"Take this to Lucifer and empty it into his face." Crowley
Then again. Seems Crowley believes it's just a matter of time before Lucifer turns on his own. First the humans, then his minions. If Lucifer is dead, Crowley will survive. The boys reluctantly believe he's on the up and up and taking their strange luck a step further Sam asks, "You wouldn't happen to know where the devil is perchance, wouldja." Crowley tells them he's got an appointment in Carthage, Missouri.
"I think I'm starting to feel something." Cas
Ellen is trying her hardest to get Cas drunk, while Jo watches in amazement and Sam and Dean argue about splitting up. Dean doesn't want Sam to go to Carthage because he fears they'd be handing over the vessel. Sam insists they have to stay together. Dean finally agrees but calls it a stupid freakin' idea. Then he goes and hits on Jo with a last night on Earth speech. Just as it looks like she'll capitulate she laughingly denies him, saying she'd rather die with her dignity. (Stupid woman!) Out of nowhere Bobby demands they all take a picture together, but their reckless silliness morphs to an "oh, shit" moment when Cas says, "This is our last night on earth."
The boys, Ellen, Jo and Cas arrive in Carthage to find an empty town and no cell phone signal. The brothers decide to check out the PD and leave the other three to look around. Cas quickly discovers the town isn't empty, but completely over run with reapers. He goes off to investigate and finds himself imprisoned in a fire circle by Lucifer.
"You're not taking Sam Winchester. I won't let you." Cas
Satan's skin is growing thin, his vessel isn't strong enough to contain him. Cas tells him he'll never allow him to get to Sam. Lucifer doesn't understand why Cas won't side with him, but the angel said he'd die before letting that happen.
Meanwhile Meg has shown up and unleashed a pack of hellhounds on the Scooby gang. Dean pulls a horror movie heroine move and trips. Before he can be devoured Jo fights off the mutt but is disemboweled. The Winchesters and the Harvelles hole up in a store and everyone comes to the realization that Jo is not going to survive her injuries. Contacting Bobby by CB Dean learns that Lucifer is intending to unleash the Angel of Death. The reapers are waiting for their big boss to show up at midnight.
"Can we be realistic about this, please? My guts are being held in by an ace bandage." Jo
The boys need to get out and use the colt to kill Lucifer. Jo suggests building a bomb, which she'll trigger, while her mom and the boys escape through the roof. She's not going to make it anyhow, and if they don't do something the hellhounds will never stop hunting them. The boys and Ellen are horrified by her suggestion, but come to the sad reality that it's their only option. They cobble together explosives from propane tanks, lanterns, nails, salt, wire and a doorbell and then fold Jo's hand around the trigger.
"I'll see you on the otherside. Probably sooner rather than later." Dean
"Make it later." Jo
Dean gives Jo a tender kiss goodbye and then Ellen announces that she's staying with her daughter. Someone has to open the door and she will not leave her little girl alone. She tells Dean to kick it in the ass. The boys leave and Ellen unchains the door and goes to sit next to her child. She tells Jo, "I will always love you, baby" and then realizes Jo has passed away. Ellen starts to cry and then the doors open. She can hear the scrabbling of invisible dogs coming her way. One arm tight around her daughter she poses her finger over the trigger and waits until she feels a hellhound's breath on her face.
"You can go straight back to hell you ugly bitch." Ellen
Kaboom! The Harvelle's and hellhounds are no more.
The Winchesters find Lucifer shoveling dirt onto something while an audience of townsmen (who are actually demons) watch. The boys forego any last words and tricking Lucifer manage to shoot him in the head. Yesss! Nooooo, he gets back up again. Seems there's only five things in creation the colt won't kill and he's one of them. He knocks Dean out and asks Sam if he'd just give himself up now. Sam says never, but Lucifer says he's pretty sure he'll surrender in the next six months in Detroit. Then he reveals that he's covering a mass grave, women and children first, and he offers their lives, blood and souls, along with some demons to complete his tribute.
While he calls the Angel of Death forth, Cas manages to get the best of Meg and break out of his circle. But it's too little, too late.
"Oh, hello, death." Lucifer
That right there would've been a helluva cliffhanger for this hiatus, but the show inexplicably ends with the Winchesters back at Bobby's place where he morosely takes the last keepsake of the Harvelle's, the pic they all took, and throws it in the fire.
The End.
I have mixed feelings on this episode. Hated the ending. Why burn that picture? And Lucifer's line gave a stronger, punchier finale. I also didn't like that the boys, when faced with what they genuinely thought might be their last moments, had no final words for each other. I loved the emotional farewell for the Harvelle girls. It was tender and kick ass at the same time. They were the best part of this episode for me and I think this is just the beginning of the self sacrifice we're going to see. Loved how Pellegrino played Lucifer as smarmy and petulant, but unyieldingly confident. And I look forward to seeing what happens next. Too bad we have to wait so long. So what did you think? Was it a mixed bag for you too?
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Labels: abandon all hope, Bobby Singer, Dean Winchester, ellen harvelle, Episode Review, jo harvelle, Sam Winchester, Supernatural, tv review
I've made some adjustments to my all-time favorite episodes this season. I couldn't QUITE get it down to a top ten (good, right?) See if any of yours match.
1) Changing Channels
2) I Believe the Children Are Our Future
3) Croatoan
4) The Monster at the End of this Book
5) Monster Movie
6) Jus in Bello
7) What Is and What Should Never Be
8) A Very Supernatural Christmas
9) Bad Day at Black Rock
10) Hell House
11) Hookman
12) Faith
13) Scarecrow
14) The Pilot
However, I also have some episodes I'd happily never watch again.
1) Metamorphosis
2) Bugs
3) Red Sky at Morning (and I was SO looking forward to this one)
4) The Usual Suspects
5) Everybody Loves a Clown (except for the last scene)
6) Route 666 (except for the love scene)
What about you? Are you a bigger fan than I am? Will you watch an episode over no matter what?
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TV Guide's Hot List for 2009 is out, and Misha Collins as Castiel made the list as Hot Wings. :) Have to say I agree.
And Supernatural is one of TV Guide's favorite shows of 2009.
TV.com has a sneak peek at next week's episode, "Abandon All Hope," which it is also reporting is the last new episode until Jan. 14. (However, IMDB.com has an episode titled "Sam, Interrupted" listed for Nov. 26, but that's Thanksgiving, right? And then another episode titled "Back to the Future II" without a run date.) The clip from next week is also available on the CW's site.
This one isn't a news item, but MJ found this Supernatural animation story on YouTube. Worth a view if you have about 3 minutes. It's the first installment of what appears will be a series.
Posted by Trish Milburn at 12:01 AM 3 comments
Labels: Castiel, Dean Winchester, Misha Collins, Sam Winchester, Supernatural News
Unless you were 100% capable of avoiding spoilers of any type, you knew tonight's episode was going to take place at a Supernatural convention. I thought it was super-cool that rotation put me in charge of the recap for this ep, since I've been to a Supernatural convention! So I can honestly say...this was nothing like the real thing.
I could feel much of fandom (i.e. the people who love the show) holding their collective breath at how Kripke and Co. were going to handle this. I caught a glimpse, via Google alert, of a question posed on a blog, about whether Kripke knows that not all fans are super crazy. Well, yeah, of course he does, but we're not very good TV fodder. And come on. Honestly, who doesn't have an inner Becky?
The show opens with the Impala racing...somewhere. Screeching up to an old-fashioned hotel a la "Playthings." Sam and Dean hurry out of the car and go charging across the parking lot, except Dean is brought up short by...three more Impalas! They find Chuck pacing in front of the hotel, all nervous and stuff, and surprised to see them even though Sam says he texted them an emergency call and they drove all night. Without actually talking to Chuck to find out what was wrong. Hm. That's pretty strong loyalty, boys.
Turns out Becky borrowed Chuck's phone. From his pants. I don't know why she thought it was so important to get the guys there, since she doesn't rush to out them or anything, but...oh, wait. Super-mega-crush on Sam. Delusions fed when he remembers her name and she believes she's been in his every waking thought, the way he's been in hers. Okay, that's pretty powerful motivation.
Sam and Dean follow Chuck and Becky into the building, and we see more signs (after the Impalas) that this convention is really patterned more on the general sci-fi/fan conventions than the Supernatural-centric ones. There were no Impalas in New Jersey. Besides the guests, there were maybe 5 men in attendance, but on the show, it was mostly men. In real life, a few people dress up, some amazingly well, but on the show, everyone was someone. I think poor Fritz-the-hookman was my favorite. He questioned details of the show, and Becky scolded him with the real-life wank-builder, "If you don't like it, don't read the books!"
Sam and Dean watch for a few minutes, long enough for me to wonder why they bother, but I guess there's a car-crash quality to lingering. They're ready to bail when the real ghosts show up, and I have to say, I think most of the mystery was handled well.
Instead of coincidence, there's logic built into what happens. The convention people want authenticity, so they pick a hotel that is rumored to be haunted. Because Supernatural is real, the haunting is, too. (Did anyone else have moments of surreality during all this? Fake under fake real under real real and I lost track of what made sense and what didn't!) The haunting is pretty basic, with a couple of twists. Crazy woman killed kids, now they all haunt the place, they salt and burn the crazy woman's bones, but it turns out the kids were the real problem, so they have to dig them up, too. You always know there's going to be a twist when they're burning skeletons at 9:27 p.m.
The kids were creepy/scary, the mother/orphanage director wild/scary, the ghost effects gave the willies. But threaded through it was a lot of poignancy. We've got Barnes and Demian, Sam and Dean wannabes, comical with their lowered voices and struggles to stay in character (did anyone else imagine the actors going "Score! Conventions, here we come!" when they got the parts?). Dean at first disdains them, Sam feels sorry for them, and they irritate Dean so much, acting out his real life, that he kind of blows up at them. Sam and Dean's lives suck, he tells them, and they're nuts for glamorizing or romanticizing it. Later, Demian points out to Dean that he gets to wake up every day knowing he makes a difference. It's a reminder Dean needs every so often, because his life does suck, but he has a brother who'd die for him, and that's more than a lot of people have.
Dean and Sam also discover that these regular people, these dorks with sad lives, have a lot more to them. They're brave. Even after faced with deadly reality, they're willing to help because all those people are in danger, and they end up saving the boys' asses. That perspective is valuable when facing the apocalypse, too. Dean's able to stand so firm against accepting Michael into him because he's on humanity's side, but it's got to be easy to lose sight of what that means when you're surrounded by a) angels and demons who disdain humanity, and b) examples worthy of that disdain. Barnes and Demian and the Hooters waitress and even crazy Becky help ground the boys in their purpose.
The humor in this episode wound up being a lot more subtle, I thought, than it could have been. They made Barnes and Demian partners, tweaking the whole Wincest thing in a new, sweet way. They gave Chuck a crush on Becky, and when Chuck went all manly and swept the (iron?) microphone stand (or was it a hat rack?) through the ghost, he caught Becky's attention. Sam's response to her "easy" let-down was probably a lot nicer than Jared would like to be to some real-life fans.
And then, as the episode closes, it launches us back toward the apocalypse. Becky, avid reader that she is, knows what Bella did with the Colt back in "Time is on my Side." The boys must not have read that far into the series, and Chuck didn't remember. But now they have a lead, a true lead on the one weapon they think can kill Lucifer.
Next week, we get Mark Sheppard, aka Badger from Firefly! Lucifer is back, and it looks like so is the darkness in which we dwelled in the beginning of the season. Given that we're going to be just shy of halfway through, I'm guessing the Colt's not gonna work. Thoughts?
Photo credits The CW. I wish they'd stop teasing us with rehearsal footage. Sam in a T-shirt...mmmmmmm.
Recap written without the influence of much-needed cold meds, aka fuzzy brain, so please don't hesitate to comment with corrections or clarifications or additional thoughts that I feel are swimming elusively somewhere in my head but didn't make it out.
Posted by Natalie J. Damschroder at 9:09 PM 7 comments
Misha tells the Huffington Post that Castiel has a dubious skill he'll be showing off, along with an upcoming showdown with Lucifer. If you don't mind mild spoilers, read the interview here.
Buddy TV wonders if there's more to Dean's question "Would your Mother and Father still be alive if your brother was never born?" than just allowing him to avoid the nutcracker.
According to this poll, Supernatural is the #1 favorite imported show in Japan.
Tom Surette of TV.com calls Supernatural "the best show on television that nobody watches" and says it's "one of the most daring and entertaining shows on television."
Casting News: (Slightly spoilerish) Producers are looking for an actor to guest star as a 17-year-old Gary in episode 12 "Swap Meat". The character is described as being "Puny, gawky, bespectacled, smart and geeky, he's a naive, amateur Satanist who works at a fast food joint and longs to break free from his wealthy, stifling parents". [SpoilerTV]
Finally, news that will thrill some and make others weep, Jensen is engaged! That's right, he and longtime girlfriend, Danneel Harris, will be tying the knot. Here's a pic of them at this weekend's Breeder's Cup. And you can read more about the official announcement here.
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Labels: Castiel, danneel harris, engaged, jensen ackles, lucifer, Misha Collins, Supernatural, Supernatural News
Tonight's episode opened with a voice-over from Dean: "Supernatural is filmed before a live studio audience." LOL! "Supernatural: The Sit-Com" had Dean mugging and Sam making exaggerated movements and the bitch-face. I have to say, the theme song was fun—two hunting bros, when demons come out to play—LOL. Also, the bicycle built for two!
Two days earlier, Sam and Dean are investigating a man killed by the Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno, not Bana or Norton. I loved Dean's matter-of-factness following this line of questioning). Sam is pretty quick to identify the Trickster as the baddy, based on the punishment fitting the crime (the vic was a hot-head, you wouldn't like him when he was angry) and candy wrappers at the crime scene. Sam wants to recruit the Trickster's help, thinking the Trickster isn't going to want the world to end, and will work against the demons and angels. Funny that Dean didn't know MySpace a couple of seasons ago and now asks Sam why he wants to be Facebook Friends with the Trickster.
A fake call on the police radio sends them to an abandoned warehouse. When they walk through the door, they're suddenly wearing doctor coats and are in the halls of Seattle Mercy Hospital, the setting of "Dr. Sexy, M.D." Sam is accosted by a female doctor who slaps his face and says "seriously" a lot. Dean points out the characters, including Johnny Drake, who's a ghost in the mind of the sexy-but-neurotic female doctor. The brothers riff about why the show has ghosts, and then Dean goes all fan-boy when Dr. Sexy himself approaches. Dean knocks him off for wearing tennis shoes instead of Dr. Sexy's cowboy boots, and Dr. Sexy morphs into the Trickster.
Sam tries to talk to the Trickster, who says if they survive the next 24 hours, they'll talk. He disappears and Dean and Sam try to escape. When Dean tells a patient at the fake hospital that none of it is real, he shoots Dean in the back. Dean ends up on the operating table with Sam as the surgeon, who asks for a penknife, dental floss and a fifth of whiskey to operate.
The brothers then appear—as in, suddenly—on a Japanese game show called "Nutcracker." They're standing, legs spread, while the host asks questions in Japanese. Sam can't answer, so he gets smacked in the groin by a giant spring-loaded ball. When Castiel appears to save them, he disappears. The host chides them, saying he doesn't want pretty boy angels. Dean decides to play the role and gets the answer right—in Japanese.
Their next appearance is in a commercial for genital herpes. Sam doesn't want to, but the boys realize they have to play their roles to survive. He says his lines, then does a nice lay-up in the basketball game his character is playing.
Back to the sit-com. The Trickster shows up and wants the brothers to take their roles (ahhh) as Lucifer and Michael to get the show on the road, to accept the roles destiny has chosen. If they don't, they'll stay in TV Land.
Next is a procedural cop show, a la CSI. The brothers are dressed hot as hell, in suits, blue shirts and shades. At night. They adopt gravelly voices and toy with the glasses. They joke over the body with a CSI tech who's eating a lollipop, and stab him with a stick. Turned out to be the wrong guy, but when the Trickster shows himself, Sam is there to stab him and the brothers return to reality.
Or….not. Suddenly Sam is the voice of Metallicar, in a Knight Rider take-off. Sam-as-the-car and Dean discuss whether or not the stake didn't work because their nemesis is something else, not a Trickster after all. The Trickster shows up and Sam and Dean light a circle of flames around him. Turns out he's the archangel Gabriel who had left heaven and was happy until the apocalypse began. He blames the brothers for HIS brothers killing each other. He says there's not stopping this, that this war is about 2 brothers who loved each other and betrayed each other.
He says the brothers were born to be the vessels: the big brother, loyal to an absent father, the little brother, rebellious, and that one has to kill the other. Heaven has always known it would come to Sam and Dean.
Gabriel tells them he wished this was a TV show with easy answers, but it's going to end bloody. Oh, dear, not a good sign for the end of the season!
Dean is defiant, but Sam looks worried. Dean does get Castiel back, and accuses Gabriel of being too afraid to stand up to his family of angels. He puts out the fire and the brothers and Cas leave. The ending was a little weak, with the brothers climbing in the car asking what they were going to do and not having an answer.
I really wanted to like this show more. Maybe on a second viewing. What did you think?
Posted by MJFredrick at 1:10 AM 7 comments
Labels: Episode Review, MJ Fredrick
All of us here at Supernatural Sisters love Supernatural, sing its praises, and wish more people were watching. So when I stumbled onto some fan-made promo clips on YouTube tonight while trying to come up with a topic for today's blog (I'm doing about 10 things and have a big case of brain fry), I was intrigued by them and started watching. What fun! They all are tied together under the theme "Are You Watching?" and each gives great clips, reasons for watching the show.
This is the one I saw first, which led me to the others. Great combination of clips, music and just general awesomeness.
You can click through on YouTube and find them, or you can go to their site and click either on the "download" or "youtube" links for each of the 61 different promos to view them. The one linked above is the 61st one, called "The Famous Winchester Boys." I haven't watched them all, but a couple of others I liked were:
No. 10 -- "Sharp-Dressed Men"
No. 41 -- "Dean's Geek Brother"
And for more fun on YouTube...
If you haven't seen the gag reel from last season, here it is in its entirety.
But I honestly think these clips from it, shot at ComicCon, are funnier because of the crowd's reactions.
So, seen any good Supernatural-related vids lately that we haven't already discussed here before?
Posted by Trish Milburn at 12:01 AM 4 comments
Labels: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Supernatural
I don't know if it's the time of year, or just me, but there's a dearth of good news that doesn't involve spoilers for upcoming episodes or recaps of past ones.
I've got an interview with Misha Collins that's been all over the Internet already.
Some episode stills including next week's, which WARNING are SPOILERY.
Oh, here's something! There's an announcement that Jensen Ackles will be attending the Jus in Bello convention next year. Shortly after that announcement, Creation announced he's attending the LA (in March) and Vancouver (August) cons. Jim Beaver was added to LA, too.
Buddy TV asks when SPN became a comedy, a question that boggles my mind since the show has never not had comedic lines and episodes, starting with the pilot!
So. That's all I got.
*looks around*
*whistles a little*
Okay, let me troll around a little. *trolls*
Fangirl Says got to see this week's episode early. Her post is only spoilery if you didn't see the preview at the end of last week's episode. She's definitely got me intrigued!
Let's see...
Nothing on TV Addict... (unless you count stills for an upcoming episode I won't even name or describe because the very idea fills me with enough squee to make me glow, but will probably disappoint and piss off so many people...)
The CW Source hasn't done their recap yet...
Let's look up some guest stars, see what else they're doing. Gattlin Griffith, aka The AntiChrist, has three movies in post-production: The River Why, The New Daughter, and Blood Done Sign My Name. Chad Everett, "Older Dean," has Death Keeps Coming on his IMDb page, listed as in pre-production. That looks like a Western. Hal Ozsan (the ambiguously moraled male witch) has Groupie coming out apparently this week, again according to IMDb. This looks like a thriller. Heee. I love seeing this obscure stuff "up in popularity 15% this week" and knowing it may be due to Supernatural. Silly rabid fans. :)
Well, okay, I think that fills us up for this week! Oh, wait, one more thing. Let me check Ask Ausiello, see if his column has anything on the show...
(Please note, if you decide to find out what at Ask Ausiello threw Natalie into a tailspin, it is a very short, very mind-blowing spoiler for episode 12. You've been warned.)
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Tim Stickney recalls his first encounter with Alvin Ailey as being at Spectrum of the Performing Arts summer camp in North Carolina. Upon moving to Milford, Stickney dove into the Boston dance school scene, refining his artistry at the Gold School in Brockton under the direction of Rennie Gold, and taking classes at the Boston Ballet and the Dance Complex in Cambridge. "� I feel as though the professional network I have developed and am continuing to nurture on a day-to-day basis as a BFA student, particularly as a student in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program, will help me to successfully pursue my professional artistic aspirations more completely and more intelligently than I possibly could have without my BFA degree." Stickney�s future plans include concert work, Broadway, choreography, and perhaps his own repertory dance company.
Danielle Reinstein, Sudbury
Danielle Reinstein first heard about the prestigious dance theater group through her family�s raves. She became familiar with the company when visiting New York, which she described as "a special treat." Trained by the Massachusetts Ballet Theater, Danielle�s ballet based training prepared her for a career in dance.�After graduating from The Ailey School/Fordham University BFA program, Reinstein plans to dance professionally and utilize her business minor: �I ultimately hope to merge my passion for dance and the arts with the skills I am gaining in business administration into a fulfilling career that may help spread the importance and joy of dance to all people.�
Maria Lloyd Paspe, Bellingham
Upon moving to Bellingham from Ontario, Canada at age 6, Maria Lloyd Paspe began her dance training at the Ballet Workshop of New England in Hopkinton and Waltham under the tutelage of Jessica Wilson and Jacqueline Cronsberg. After the school�s closing, Paspe followed Wilson to her newly founded school, MetroWest Ballet in Marlborough. This small studio gave Paspe exactly what she needed � "individual attention, an encouraging and nurturing atmosphere, a challenging but friendly environment, many performing opportunities, and most importantly, a perceptive teacher and great training." She attended the BFA program at Fordham University/The Ailey School.�At Fordham, she's also minoring in business administration, equipping her for a wide variety of career options post-graduation. Paspe hopes to become a professional dancer in a New York City based contemporary dance company, or possibly a dancer on Broadway in musicals. She also�hopes to�pursue a career in dance therapy, working with autistic children.
Surya Bedinger: Cambridge
Surya Bedinger was first introduced to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by her mother, who passed down her love of the company to her young daughter. Inspired by years of watching Alvin Ailey performances, Bedinger began her dance career at OrigiNation Inc. in Boston, where she learned a variety of styles, such as jazz, tap, modern, hip-hop and African. Her studies continued to Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre in Cambridge, where she improved her technique, and to Cambridge Rindge and Latin high school�s Modern Dance Company, where she explored choreographing. "All of these experiences that I�ve had in the Boston area have made me a more versatile, well-rounded dancer and have certainly helped prepare me for a career in dance," Bedinger recalls.
Local students training with Alvin Ailey School
Tim Stickney, Milford

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Coming this October, the PBS Arts Fall Festival electrifies Friday nights with full-length performances, artist and performer profiles, behind-the-scenes documentaries and mini-films about the art scenes from around the country.
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The PBS Arts Fall Festival kicks off October 14 from Minneapolis with The Guthrie Theater presents H.M.S. Pinafore.
Delight in this spectacular new production of the beloved Gilbert and Sullivan classic from the Guthrie Theater, directed by the theater's Artistic Director, Joe Dowling. Infused with fresh musical arrangements of Sullivan's memorable melodies — ranging from big band swing to classic pop — HMS Pinafore is pure joy and sensational entertainment for everyone.
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Australian television icon Bert Newton is recovering in intensive care after undergoing a successful quadruple heart bypass operation.
The five-and-a-half-hour surgery went "according to plan", Melbourne's Epworth Hospital has confirmed.
"Bert Newton's heart surgery has been completed. His surgeon said everything proceeded according to plan and he is very happy with how things went," Epworth said in a statement.
"Bert is now resting comfortably in intensive care (ICU).
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Newton, 74, went under the knife at 6am (AEDT) today.
Outside the hospital Patti, his wife of 38 years, told reporters Newton would remain in intensive care for at least three days.
"I just went in and saw him for a second and ... he's not a pretty sight at the moment," she said.
"Hopefully that will get better but it's early days yet ... but at least he got through the operation, that's the main thing."
The television and stage veteran had a heart scare earlier this year in Singapore, where he was performing eight shows a week in the musical Wicked.
He spent a week in hospital. Doctors cleared a blockage in his heart.
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He soon made regular appearances on In Melbourne Tonight as he struck up a partnership with Graham Kennedy and has been a fixture on Australian television and stage ever since.
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Academics' Day 2020: Checklist of Bollywood Songs That Present True College students-Academics Bond – India.com
Academics' Day 2020: On September 5, the nation celebrates Academics' Day which additionally marks the beginning anniversary of former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Faculties and different academic establishments throughout India have over time, celebrated and appreciated the contribution executed by the lecturers, gurus, and mentors. The Hindi movie fraternity has additionally, over the course of a few years, paid homage to the lecturers by creating songs or renditions on teachers-students bond. Additionally Learn – NCB Probes Drug Nexus in Bollywood: Rhea Chakraborty Names 25 Celebrities Associated to Drug Cartel, Company to Ship Summons
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Masterji Ki Aa Gayi Chitthi from Kitaab Additionally Learn – Academics' Day 2020: Time to Recognize Our Academics As a result of Adapting to New Know-how is Not Straightforward
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This track from the 1977 movie Kitaab will depart an enormous smile in your lecturers' faces. This track sees youngster actor Grasp Raju sitting like a boss singing with all. Sung by Shivangi Kolhapure, the track, and the portrayal will make all of you bear in mind your rising up days in class.
Ruk Jana Nahi from Imtihaan
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Sung by legendary Kishore Kumar, the track is about by no means giving up, nonetheless testing instances a person could face. It's from 1974 movie that follows the journey of an idealistic school professor (Vinod Khanna) educating a gang of the rowdy and extremely undisciplined younger crowd.
Aao Bachcho Tumhe Dikhaye from Jagriti
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Rising up, all of us heard this track, carried out to it and chances are high that this track should be enjoying behind your head whereas studying this. Sung by Pradeep, it's from the 1954 movie, Jagriti. The monitor is likely one of the hottest patriotic songs during which the singer is speaking concerning the nice land of India. This track is a should within the Academics' Day songs playlist.
Khol De Par from Hichki
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This 2018 film starring Rani Mukerji exhibits how a trainer may give wings to a scholar's goals and ambitions. This track really exhibits how a trainer tries totally different strategies to raise a scholar's spirit. This track is sung by Arijit Singh and Jasleen Royal.
Aye Khuda from Paathshaala
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That includes Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, and Nana Patekar, the movie focuses on the commercialisation of the trendy training system and several other ideologies. The track relies on the lifetime of a trainer which is performed by Shahid Kapoor within the film. It's an fascinating track within the voice of Salim Service provider.
Kholo Kholo Darwaaje from the film Taare Zameen Par
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Taare Zameen Par was a cult film, it targeted on how a trainer modified the lifetime of an eight-year-old scholar having dyslexia. Whereas the movie had many songs that stroked chord with the viewers, the track 'Kholo Kholo Darwaze', is a track that motivates the scholars to observe their goals and determine their abilities.
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DAMASCUS, Md. (MarketWatch) — If there's a better way to start a picture-perfect day than carving up twisting roads through the mountains of a national park, I haven't discovered it.
McLaren's new supercar grabbed with such precision and so much positive feedback, that you could push at ever-increasing speed on a road that you had never driven before. It was a snap to get around a slow-moving truck and then a slower-moving car without engaging the lightning-fast steering-wheel paddle shifts.
Such is the case when a legendary name in racing decides to build a new GT car for the public from the ground up. McLaren is the only brand to have captured Indy, Can-Am, Le Mans and Formula One championships. That includes 15 of 16 wins in 1988 Grand Prix racing, a record that stands today.
Nearly five years in development, the MP4-12C achieves its performance goals thanks to a super-light skeletal frame and center tub, and an engine that weighs less than 500 pounds, to produce a finished product that tips the scale at around 3,000 pounds. McLaren, which never has built a car with a metal frame, used a magnesium beam and carbon monocell structure in the MP4-12C.
Power comes from a McLaren-designed V-8 and totals 592 horsepower at 7,000 rpm with 443 pound-feet of torque at 3,000 to 7,000 rpm. Zero to 60 should appear in just 3 seconds, and the quarter-mile disappears in 10.9 seconds at 135 mph. Top speed is 205 mph.
Using a McLaren race driver and launch control, we consistently hit "about 140 mph" from a standing start in track testing. I thought the handling was spectacular until he said, "Now I'm going to put it in 'track mode.'" That stiffens the suspension from "sport mode" and hastens shifts still further from the seven-speed transmission that can complete shifts in just 70 milliseconds. Handling was flat and confidence-building, meaning that McLarens are just a push-button away from weekend racing success. In addition to race-ready brakes, there is an air dam that opens at speed to help keep the rear end glued in place for improved handling and braking.
But here is the surprising factor. Dial the setting back to normal, and you have a car that is perfectly happy making the weekday commute without a bone-crushing ride. In fact, it was amazing how the McLaren simply rolled over road imperfections with its fat Pirelli P Zero 235/35R19 tires up front and 305/30R20s on the rear.
"Tonight Show" and car buff Jay Leno, no surprise, got the first MP4-12C sold in the U.S., where there are just nine dealers, all in metropolitan areas. They will divide just 1,000 cars a year from the total worldwide output of 3,000 from the plant in Woking, Surrey, England.
Two scissor doors that open out and then up control access to a very nicely appointed cabin. The driver settles in a very comfortable leather seat that will keep bodies glued in place. In true racing fashion, the driver is faced with a huge tach and digital speedometer.
Ventilation and audio controls are easy to figure out, while space is plentiful for a 6-foot-tall driver. A big red, start/stop engine button also lives on the center stack just above the transmission controls. Hallelujah, there are no buttons on the fully adjustable steering wheel to complicate things.
My lone major gripe comes when I attempt to get out of the car. You have to raise up to clear the tub rail, much like the current Lotus. Buyers might want to take up limbering-up exercises while awaiting delivery. The doors only offer a somewhat narrow passageway. The car also likes to creep forward at red lights, so keep a firm footing on the brake.
U.S prices for this largely handmade super car aren't cheap, starting at $229,000. But what you get is a super-powered, great-handling GT that is ready for the driver's every whim, whether a weekday commute in heavy traffic or a weekend at the track.
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Seattle University's new Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons— scheduled to open in September 2010—transforms the original 1966 building into a 21st century, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold-certified masterpiece. The new structure includes 37,000 square feet of new construction and an extensive renovation of the original structure. The result is a sparkling new, environmentally friendly 125,000-square-foot learning center for students and faculty.
The new Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, a LEED Gold certified complex, opens in September 2010.
Spearheading the structural steel work is Apex Steel of Redmond, Washington. The company is experienced in LEED-certified construction and specializes in structural steel, steel reinforcement and tower crane erection. Apex Steel uses equipment that lowers its cost of operation and helps reduce the overall carbon footprint required to put up a steel building. To that end, the company used Miller Electric Mfg. Co.'s new Trailblazer 302®, a 300-amp welder generator with 25 HP Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) gas engine from Kohler. EFI welder generators reduce harmful hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and have lowered Apex Steel's welder generator fuel use by 20 percent.
"It's important for Apex to be an active member of the LEED process and find ways that our processes help contractors/projects meet certification requirements," says Jill Johnson, vice president of operations, Apex Steel. "Operating machines that produce fewer emissions is one way we've identified to do that."
Kevin Koester founded Apex Steel in 1996 as a one-truck operation and has grown the company into the Northwest's largest structural steel and rebar contractor. Apex recently launched a tower crane division and has employed as many as 250 ironworkers throughout the Pacific Northwest. Some of the company's larger projects in Washington include the 29-story Lincoln Square building in Bellevue, the Green River bridge in Kent and Bellevue's Overlake Hospital.
"There is no aspect of the trade that we don't do," says Kevin Callahan, project manager, Apex Steel. "One week I'm in a house putting in a moment frame, and the next week I'm riding a lift thirty stories up a high-rise. There's a wide variety, and it is very rewarding."
The green construction movement has taken hold in the Pacific Northwest and Apex Steel takes its role in the process quite seriously.
"Our goal is to integrate sustainable practices and social responsibility into all aspects of our business," says Johnson. "In doing so, we will provide a better working environment for our employees, reduce our impact on the environment and become an active partner with each contractor to meet LEED requirements."
LEED is a green building certification system that provides third-party verification through the U.S. Green Building Council that a building or community was designed and built in a way that lowers its environmental impact. Certifications are awarded on four levels: certified, silver, gold and platinum. For Apex Steel, this means monitoring everything they put into the building and what they do with the leftover materials once the job is finished.
"It's determined by a points system that includes materials used, finishes and the buildings' emissions," says Callahan. "A lot of it has to do with the air and water handling equipment and the buildings' CO2 output. We track the recycled content of the steel and metal decking that we use, and the sustainability and usability of the building and how they intend to use recycled products all plays into it. It's a system that examines a building from groundbreaking through occupancy."
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Floor deck is welded to the steel structure by laying a ¾-in. diameter puddle weld (or burnthrough spot weld) with an 1/8-in. E6022 Stick electrode, which requires between 150-180 amps. Amperage demands increase significantly when switching over to flux cored welding for the brace frames. These welds are laid on ¾-in. A36 structural steel plate and ASTM 572 grade-50 tube steel (1/2-in. wall) and all welds meet AWS D1.1 codes. Apex Steel matches the Trailblazer 302 with a SuitCase® X-TREME™ 12VS wire feeder for flux cored welding.
"It's a maintenance-free wire feeder," says Callahan. "Our guys like the trigger lock so they don't have to hold the trigger the whole time, and they like the digital readouts on the machine. It's a good, steady machine."
The flux cored Fabshield® XLR-8™ (E71T-8JD H8) is a self shielded, all-position wire and produces a stable arc through a wide range of parameters. Common settings for the 5/64-in. wire are 280 amps with a 200 inch-per-minute wire feed speed.
"We need a 300-amp machine to run the 5/64-in. wire that gets us to production speeds and allows us to be competitive," says Callahan. "A 200-amp machine isn't going to do it. This is a good machine for the loads that we require.Another bonus for contractors is the power generation capabilities of the Trailblazer 302 EFI. The machine features two generators—one for welding and one for power generation—so that tools run without interfering with the strength and quality of the welding arc. This particular welder generator offers 12,000 watts of power.
"More and more now it seems that we are getting into sites where there is no power available because of neighborhood restrictions. When you are required to provide your own power, it becomes a huge benefit to only have one piece of equipment for it. As a company, we don't have any generators. We use a welder generator in that application. We'll use it to power up our 4-1/2-in. angle grinders or rotor hammers."
"If you've got a guy welding, and another crafter comes along and plugs in a vacuum or something, it will mess with his arc," he adds, regarding older machines with a single generator. "It's an advantage not having to worry about that."
Electronic fuel injection (EFI) reduces fuel use by as much as 27 percent, produces 33 percent lower HC+Nox levels and 27 percent lower CO (EPA 1,000 Hour Certification).
With traditional carburetion (the technology used by all other common gasoline engine-driven welding generators), engines can only be tuned for an optimal air-fuel mixtures at one speed and at one load. Engine manufacturers never wanted the mixture to be too lean because it could damage the engine, so they erred on the side of being too rich when it doesn't need to be much of the time. The EFI engine corrects this situation. EFI technology provides the engine with an optimal air-fuel mixture at all speeds and all loads, whether at idle, running a 1/8-in. Stick electrode, a 9-in. grinder or larger diameter wires at maximum output. As an added benefit, EFI eliminates the need for a choke (choke issues are one of the top five customer complaints).
Apex Steel reports that switching to a welder generator with EFI has reduced its fuel use by 20 percent. This offers three key advantages: lower operating costs, fewer emissions, and less time wasted by Callahan and site superintendents fetching gas throughout the day. State law in Washington prohibits contractors from storing gasoline on site—whenever they need gas, someone takes a trip off site.
"It's not just the price of the fuel," says Callahan. "It's the time it takes to get it. It's a killer. It could easily be an hour for my superintendent to take the cans and go to the gas station and fill them up. If we can improve the fuel economy of our machines, the less time we'll spend filling them up. It's a huge time savings."
The fuel savings mean that Apex Steel gets almost 15 gallons of performance out of a 12-gallon tank compared to carburetor models. Over the course of the year, this produces significant cost savings. Tests have also shown that an EFI machine produces 33-percent lower hydrocarbon (HC) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels and 27-percent lower carbon monoxide (CO) output (EPA 1,000 Hour Certification).
(From L-R) Barry Neal, welder; and Kevin Callahan, project manager, Apex Steel; John Powers, TEC Welding Supply.
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Any TiVo subscriber will tell you that the TiVo is a fantastic product that will change the way you watch TV. TiVo also is a company whose major partner has soured on them and whose growth prospects are weak. TiVo's outlook is suddenly a lot brighter (its share price is currently up over 50% in today's trading), as the DVR pioneers have announced that they will be partner with Comcast to adapt its software to work on the cable giant's existing DVRs while providing interactive video advertisements in its menus. Comcast customers will be able to get TiVos directly from the cable company at some point in 2006.
Many of you will remember that TiVo and Comcast were in talks during the summer of 2004 for a similar partnership. However, TiVo got a case of cold feet and former CEO Mike Ramsey walked over concerns that the company would be making less per unit in monthly fees than its current deals. The problem with that strategy is that TiVo really didn't have much in the way of prospects for similar deals with other companies. Most other cable companies were rolling their own DVR solutions -- a direction in which TiVo's biggest client, DirecTV was moving.
In the past several months, TiVo has tried to reenergize the brand with a number of initiatives. Last fall, they announced a joint broadband movies-on-demand service with Netflix. At the beginning of the year, they launched TiVoToGo, a software update for Series 2 players that would allow users to move TiVo content to PCs and some portable media players. Later in January, they decided the TiVo was now a platform, creating a Home Media Engine software development kit that would allow developers to build hopefully-cool add-ons for the device.
New initiatives are great, but growth is what matters. When TiVo told investors that lower-than-expected growth was in the offing for the upcoming year, it was hard for fans of the company to remain optimistic about its prospects. Today's news should change all that. It is no doubt a major shot in the arm for the company. While financials of the deal were not disclosed, it does mean that TiVo will now be a more viable option for millions of consumers. It also might cause DirecTV to rethink its current strategy vis-à-vis TiVo. Either way, with the deal running for seven years, it provides some long-term security both for the DVR pioneers and for those of us who cannot conceive of TV without TiVo.


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We took some time out of our crazy rehearsal schedule today to take a bike ride along the river and the pond and I thought I would share some of the pics I took with you. It was so peaceful and quiet, we rode along at a relaxed pace and just enjoyed the scenery.


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Skunks live primarially in the borders of the United States, although some can be found as far north as Canada and as far south as South America. Different species are omnivores, insectivores, and scavengers in varying proportions.
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In the fandom, they are viewed with higher regard than in society as a whole. Skunks are often considered to be playful and affectionate, as is true for real life; some even make it to sex symbol. Sabrina Online is a well-known webcomic with such a skunk main character. Another skunk of furry popularity is the Warner Brothers cartoon skunk Pepé Le Pew. Pepe's infamous amorous adventures have gained him the status of a furry sex symbol, inspiring numerous yiff art featuring himself and/or his younger female counterpart Fifi La Fume.
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AT&T activates 4.3 million iPhones in Q1 as churn hits its lowest level in five quarters
AT&T revealed today in its first-quarter earnings report that it activated 4.3 million iPhones, 21% of them accounting for new customers as the US operator saw its lowest level of iPhone churn in five quarters.
The company saw a yearly increase in iPhone activations, up from 3.6 million in the first quarter last year, reaching 4.3 million units between January and March. However, this was down from its record 7.6 million activations in the fourth-quarter of 2011, where it welcomed the launch of the iPhone 4S.
AT&T posted revenues of $32.5 billion, up $575 million (1.8%) year on year, with $0.60 diluted EPS compared to $0.57 diluted in its previous three quarters. Wireless data accounted for 42% of AT&T's total service revenues, with the company's data growth remaining strong following a boost of $1 billion year over year.
Overall, it sold 5.5 million smartphones (matching sales from 2011), exceeding last year's sales to post a new first-quarter record. This also meant that the iPhone accounted for 78% of AT&T's total smartphone sales.
Last week, US mobile operator Verizon revealed that it activated 3.2 million iPhones in its first financial quarter, contributing towards a strong period where it posted $3.91 billion in net income compared to $3.26 billion a year previous.
Apple is set to announce its second-quarter earnings later today, with the company expected to post a slight dip in sales following a record first-quarter. Whilst demand for the iPhone 4S has died down in the west, the company recently launched the device in China, which it sees as one of its biggest markets.
AT&T heavily subsidizes devices to onboard users, then makes up its outlay over time as those users continue to pay their contract fees. With a boom in iPhone sales in the fourth quarter, the company is beginning to recoup the cost of the initial handset cost, with profits likely improving over time.
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The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) has selected 175 pilot projects to test a national rating system for sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture, New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward Sustainable Infrastructure Project and the Indianapolis Super Bowl Village join others that include educational centers, transportation corridors, industrial complexes and private residences in employing cutting-edge guidelines and performance benchmarks outlined in the SITES Rating System.
Launched in 2005, SITES represents a partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the United States Botanic Garden to fill a critical gap in green design, construction and maintenance by creating voluntary guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable landscapes of all kinds, with or without buildings. The pilot program marks the next phase of SITES – putting to the test a rating system created by dozens of the country's leading sustainability experts, scientists and design professionals, with public input from hundreds of individuals and dozens of organizations.
"We received hundreds of applications from an impressive array of federal agencies, international companies, major universities and non-profit organizations among many others to participate in the pilot program," said ASLA Executive Vice President and CEO Nancy Somerville, Hon. ASLA. "The selected projects represent an elite group covering a diverse range of size, project type and geographic location."
Located in 34 states along with Canada, Iceland and Spain, the pilot projects include corporate headquarters, botanic gardens, streetscapes, federal buildings and public parks that vary in scope from several thousand dollar budgets on less than one acre to multimillion dollar efforts affecting hundreds of acres. These projects will restore habitats, rehabilitate landfills, clean and store stormwater, lower the urban heat island effect, create outdoor educational opportunities at schools and reconnect neighborhoods to parks and public transportation.
"It's exciting that many of these pilot projects – eight in every ten – will revitalize previously built landscapes," said Susan Rieff, executive director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. "We can address the serious environmental challenges the world faces in its existing communities by consciously redeveloping these spaces for ecological health as well as beauty."
"Testing the rating system is critical to ensuring the validity and breadth of these guidelines and performance benchmarks, which have undergone four years of rigorous development," said Holly H. Shimizu, executive director of the United States Botanic Garden. "The true value of this endeavor is that it offers improved landscape development practices so that we can maximize the essential benefits supplied by the natural world."
The SITES Rating System includes 15 prerequisites and 51 different credits covering areas such as the initial site selection, water, soil, vegetation, materials, human health and well-being, construction and maintenance – adding up to a 250 point scale. The rating system recognizes levels of achievement by obtaining 40, 50, 60 or 80 percent of available points with one through four stars, respectively.
SITES will receive feedback from the pilot projects until June 2012 and revise the final rating system and reference guide for release in 2013.
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Penn State Police Deny Witness Mike McQueary Alerted Them
Penn State cops challenge claim by coach Mike McQueary.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Nov. 16, 2011 -- Police are baffled by Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary's claim that he told them about witnessing an alleged rape of a boy by another coach, Jerry Sandusky, in 2002.
McQueary has been at the center of the furor over the sex abuse scandal at the university, in part because the grand jury report states that after seeing Sandusky sexually assault a boy about 10, McQueary left without doing anything.
The report said McQueary reported the incident to former head coach Joe Paterno the next day. It also stated that no one at the school alerted police to the incident.
McQueary, who is now on administrative leave as a coach on the team, sent emails to friends and players this week saying that he did stop the alleged sex assault, and that he did speak to police about the incident.
"I did stop it, not physically ... but made sure it was stopped when I left that locker room," he wrote.
Penn State Police Challenge Account That They Were Told of Alleged Rape
McQueary also wrote in one of the emails, "I did have discussions with police and with the official at the university in charge of police.... no one can imagine my thoughts or wants to be in my shoes for those 30-45 seconds ... trust me."
It wasn't clear whether McQueary was referring to the campus police force or the force of the town of State College.
Neither department has a record of McQueary bringing the rape accusation to them.
"Right now, we have no record of any police report filed by Mike McQueary," said Lisa Powers, spokesperson for the university, in an email sent to ABC News today. "This is the first we have heard of it."
The town's police force also has no record of McQueary's allegation.
"He didn't come to State College police," State College Police Chief Thomas King told ABC News. "The crime happened on campus and we don't have jurisdiction on campus."
"We've had no reports (of Sandusky sexually abusing someone) from anybody," he added.
McQueary's testimony to the grand jury that he witnessed the rape is central to the criminal allegations against Sandusky and two university officials. In the grand jury presentment released Nov. 4, McQueary witnessed the rape, left the locker room immediately, and then proceeded to tell his father and head coach Joe Paterno about what he saw.
Paterno told his supervisor, athletic director Tim Curley, who told Vice President of Finance and Business Gary Schultz. None of the officials ever reported the incident to police, which for Curley and Schultz constitutes the crime of failure to report the sexual abuse of a child to authorities.
Curley and Schultz also testified to the grand jury that they were not told a rape occurred, but rather that "something of a sexual nature" or fondling occurred.
If McQueary did go to the police following the incident, questions remain about why a police investigation was not launched and criminal charges were never pressed against Sandusky. If true, it would have been the second time police were notified of Sandusky inappropriately showering with a boy on campus.
Sandusky was previously investigated for showering with a boy on campus in 1998. Then-District Attorney Ray Gricar never pressed charges.


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I imagine the members of your relentlessshred.com site are more influenced by the neoclassical genre than the blues. Has the playing of any of the members knocked you out?
Not so far. The thing with this site is that I'm not trying to make people play like me. If you spend that much time to achieve that level of technical ability, that's a sign of dedication right there. But I believe in individuality, too. You can make something so close, and it's great and everything, but there's already one like it.
It seems that what separates you from your countless clones, even the really famous ones, is that while you grew up listening to classical music those guys mainly came about classical music secondhand through you.
That's a very good observation, my friend. I think so, too. When I was 11 or 12, I was into Deep Purple and the blues. I broke away from that and got into things like harmonic minor, Phrygian, diminished, counterpoint, pedal tones, and arpeggios. It's like when a blues player naturally improvises the blues, I do the same thing but in a neoclassical way. Bach, Vivaldi, and Paganini became my influences and have been for such a long time now that I don't even have to think about it.
Do you ever check out modern composers like Arnold Schoenberg?
No, I'm very purist in my tastes. Anything that is atonal or dissonant, I don't dig it. To quote Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, "Melody is music, music is melody." Whether the melody is played at 220 bpms or it's sad like a requiem, if it doesn't have a melody, then it's not appealing to me.
Let's talk gear now. I know you have your signature Marshall YJM amps but have you checked out any of the new modeling devices like the Axe-Fx?
No. I have a motto in life: Always trade up. If you have the best, don't go downwards.
I'm guessing you used your signature Strat on the album?
Yeah, except I used a '59 Strat for some of the Brian May-like layering type things here and there. I had the pickups re-wired so they're out of phase. I also played a Les Paul on the rhythm track for "Spellbound" but the solos and everything were done on a Malmsteen Stratocaster.
It's interesting that you used a Les Paul because throughout your career you've been known almost exclusively as a single-coil-type player.
Well, it's a technological thing really. If you look at how a pickup works. It's a row of magnets that picks up the exact position of the string. Even with the same pickup, if it's near the bridge it's going to be bright, if it's near the neck it's going to be round. If you have one row of magnets you'll get a distinct interpretation of the string. If you have two rows of magnets, all of a sudden, you're picking up a wider part of the string at once. What happens is that it's smoother and covers up a lot of mistakes but the drawback of that is you don't get the same distinction and clarity. I could play a 335 and sound like myself but single-coil pickups are my weapon of choice.
Which pickup positions do you prefer for your lead and rhythm playing?
I switch back and forth like a million times in one solo. Most of the 5– and 6-string arpeggios are done on the neck pickup.
Because you are improvising in real time and also mostly playing very fast throughout, how do you plan on pickup switches? Like is it worked out where you're on the neck for some arpeggios then you flip it to the bridge for bends?
It's not necessarily that cut and dry. It's a second nature thing. I'd say all the arpeggios are done with the rhythm pickup but it really all depends on the sound I'm looking for. If it's a bend, it doesn't necessarily have to be on the treble pickup. Also if you switch pickups in the middle of a bend, it sounds really cool [makes Bugs Bunny-like noise].
Your guitars now sport the Seymour Duncan YJM Fury pickups. How are they different from the DiMarzios you used to use?
In Sweden, where I grew up, the electricity there is a little different. Like 50-cycle or something. The hum wasn't that bad, but when I came to America it was horrendous. I was using a DiMarzio pickup called the FS-1, which is really hot. I went to DiMarzio and said, "I have an idea. Why don't you put the two pickups on top of each other instead of side-by-side, you'll get hum cancelling but the same magnetic window." They made the HS-1 and it was too thin, didn't have any harmonics. They made two others and I kept the HS-3, but I said, "Listen, this doesn't have any power." They said, "Oh no, that's what you get. What you have is half the pickup because the other half is only for the hum cancelling." I lived with that for like 25 years. One day Seymour Duncan approached me and, at first, I was skeptical. But let me tell you something, these guys are literally geniuses. We did 21 prototypes. They would send it to me and I would put it in a guitar and listen to it and talk to them on the phone. I tell you right now, and anybody reading this who knows anything about me knows that I don't promote anything unless it's [expletive] amazing. I took all the pickguards from all my guitars—literally hundreds of them—and put them in one thing and use it as a boat anchor now.
You could have made a fortune selling them on eBay.
Listen to me. If you play a Strat, buy these pickups and you'll go to heaven. It's got every harmonic response you can dream of. It's got beef but it's not muddy, and it's dead quiet.
Malmsteen's boat of signature Strats
Yngwie Malmsteen's Gear
Fender Yngwie Malmsteen signature Strats with Seymour Duncan YJM Fury pickups and Seymour Duncan 250K YJM pots, nylon-string Ovation Viper
Marshall YJM100 head, Marshall cabinets loaded with Celestion 75-watt speakers
Boss NS-2, Boss CE-5, Roland Analog Echo, Cry Baby Wah, Moog Taurus bass pedals, DOD Yngwie Malmsteen YJM308 Preamp Overdrive, RJM MasterMind MIDI Foot Controller, Fuzz Face
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Welcome to deadline day, the MLB non waiver deadline is 3:00 PM CST, so we have just about three and a half hours to go. Rumors today are that Nate Schierholtz and or David DeJesus could be moved, we will be tracking everything here so keep check back!
11:40 AM – The Pirates were breathing down the White Sox necks to get Alex Rios, well he fouled a ball off his foot last night and is now day-to-day. That has some people thinking that the Pirates are now going to go hard after Nate Schierholtz or David DeJesus. The Pirates are also looking for bullpen help and James Russell and or Kevin Gregg would fit nicely there.
11:46 AM – Per Ken Rosenthal, the Rangers are listening to offers for everyone, including recently acquired Matt Garza, wait, what?
11:57 AM – Ken Rosenthal reports that David DeJesus has the best chance to get traded today, even better than Schierholtz.
12:03 PM – The Cubs have been linked to Ian Kennedy of the Diamondbacks, sounds like Arizona is looking for relief help and have their eye on Luke Gregerson of the Padres. Cubs still a possible destination, but looking less likely.
12:10 PM – Sounds more and more like Yadier Molina will end up on the DL with a knee injury so the Cardinals are looking for catching help, Dioner Navarro would be a solid fit there.
12:13 PM – There is an awful lot of chatter surrounding Jeff Samardzija being dealt. I don't see this happening but where there is smoke there is fire, I know Jed and Theo are listening to offers for him, and it would have to be a whopper of a return. That said, the Pirates are in play on this, and have the prospects to get something done, doubt they go as high as the Cubs want them to.
12:26 PM – Buster Olney is reporting that the Cubs could wait to deal Gregg, as in before the August waiver deadline. Says that the Cubs might want to hang on to him and see if a team develops a need for a guy like Gregg later in the season.
12:58 PM – Multiple sources reporting that deal between the D-Backs and Padres is close, the Diamondbacks would be sending Ian Kennedy to the Padres for Joe Thatcher, Matt Stites, and another player.
1:11 PM – TRADE: San Diego Padres acquire Ian Kennedy, Arizona Diamondbacks acquire Joe Thatcher, Matt Stites, and a COMP B draft pick per Corey Brock.
1:24 PM – Gordon Wittenmeyer confirms that Navarro could be a target of the Cardinals. Also confirmed that trading within the division is not a concern.
1:37 PM – Jayson Stark says that a Navarro to the Cardinals deal is possible but "not close" … seems to be gaining some steam.
2:06 PM – Per Nick Cafardo it sounds like Nate Schierholtz will be staying with the Cubs, kind of surprising.
2:37 PM – TRADE: Sounds like the Baltimore Orioles have acquired Bud Norris, the Astros are getting L.J. Hoes and another piece.


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ABC's "The Oscars" Cross-Platform Wrap-Up
ABC Delivers Increasing Cross-Platform Numbers for its 2013 Oscar Content
Viewers Consume 10.8 Billion Total Minutes of ABC's Oscars-themed
Programming Since the Nominations on "GMA," Rising 20% Year to Year
ABC's Oscar Sunday Programming Reaches Nearly
85 Million Unique Television Viewers Across the United States
Audience for Network's Oscar Multiplatform Experience Surges 32%
Over Last Year, Pulling in 20.0 Million Visitors to Oscar.com and the Oscar App
Social Activity Surrounding Oscar Sunday Spikes 68% Year Over Year
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars" Special Generates
Over 2.1 Million Video Views via ABC.com, YouTube, Hulu and HuluPlus
· Across TV and digital platforms, audiences consumed 10.81 billion minutes of ABC's Oscar-themed programming - cumulative number of minutes viewed across platforms of ABC's Oscar programming since the nominations announcements on "Good Morning America." That represented a +20% increase year to year (10.81b vs. 9.02b).
· With the "Oscars Red Carpet Live" pre-show, the "The Oscars" telecast and "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars," ABC's Oscar programming on Sunday reached 84.745 million unique television viewers across the U.S. (unduplicated Viewers 2+ watching 1-minute or more during the broadcasts), up over last year by +5% (84.745 million vs. 80.770 million).
· Oscar.com and the Oscar App generated substantial year-over-year growth. The number of visitors to Oscar.com since the nominations announcement surged 32% over 2012 (20.0 million vs. 15.1 million), and the Oscar App has been downloaded 451,000 times, representing a +19% jump over last year (451k vs. 379k).
· Through the Oscar.com and the Oscar App, the digital audience consumed 53.6 million cumulative minutes on Sunday (33.4 million on 2/24/13) and Monday (20.2 million on 2/25/13), gaining +7% year over year (53.6 million vs. 50.1 million).
· Across ABC.com, YouTube, Hulu and HuluPlus, ABC's "JKL: After the Oscars" special has garnered over 2.3 million online video views, with "Movie: The Movie Twovie" delivering over 1.7 million views alone.
· According to Social Guide, there were 6.4 million tweets with 1.6 million unique users, as overall Oscar activity outpaced last year by +68% (6.4 million vs. 3.8 million).
· "The Oscars" became available after the telecast via On Demand platforms and has delivered over 1.7 million views.
TV Source: The Nielsen Company (National Program Ratings), 1/10-2/24/13. 2013 Site statistics based on Omniture data, 1/06-2/25/13, app downloads provided by iOS/Google, unique users for site and apps are not unduplicated due to limitations in the data. JKL Oscar Special clip views across ABC.com/Youtube/Hulu/HuluPlus, data partially full through 2/27/13.SocialGuide total number of tweets (Red Carpet combined total of Red Carpet Live & On the Red Carpet) 2/24/13 vs. 2/26/12. On Demand based on Online (ABC.com/iPad/iPhone/Hulu)/STB VOD based on preliminary episode viewing data.