KMIA Season 2!

Season 2 of Kiss My Incoming Abs is back!

We have a new opening sequence for you all. Also please welcome our new nutritionalist Ainslie Grieg who will be hosting our product segments with Nicole. Don't worry we are definitely keeping the sexiness and the pink.

Take a look at the episode below on Youtube or tune in nightly on Novus at 11:30pm. Season 2 is going to be epic.

Midseason Reviews Pt. 2

Banshee airs on Cinemax at 11PM

From the creator of True Blood comes a new action packed show fit for Cinemax. The series follows a con-artist just out of prison and hiding from a mobster named Rabbit. His first task is to find the love of his life, who has a new life and family. In the process he assumes the identity of the new sheriff in Banshee, PA after an unfortunate incident. But the man who really runs the town and the local slaughter house Kai Proctor may be worse than Rabbit. With any Alan Ball creation I always have to give it a few episodes before I decide but for now if you like sex, violence and bad people you'll like Banshee.


The Carrie Diaries airs on The CW at 8PM

This is a "prequel" to one of my favourite shows Sex in the City. This show airs on the CW which can't mean it's going to be good. I mean the only reason I even watch Arrow is because Stephen Amiel is effing hot and has his shirt off more than once. But I guess now that Gossip Girl the network needs a replacement; Carrie Bradshaw in the 80's. This is coming of age story follows 16 year old Carrie the virgin, who just lost her mother to cancer and keeping within the Sex and the City niche, Carrie narrates, has best friends who discuss boys and sex and is interested in the new kid at school.  She even gets a chance to intern in Manhattan which leads to her meeting a style editor at a fashion magazine. And where Carrie makes a new identity for her Manhattan self. There is a reason this is on the CW because it fits perfectly for it's demographic, which I am not.

Midseason TV Reviews

1600 Penn

A sitcom about the first family. Bill Pullman is the president and is newly married to Jenna Elfman; his younger, pretty wife who just wants to get along with her step kids. Stepson Skip played by Josh Gad steals the show with his slacker attitude and rightfully so as the Tony Award Nominee is the co-creater behind this show. But this show just doesn't do anything for me. After all the political satires we've seen this year, 1600 Penn is far from it. I will hand it to NBC for trying to find the next Modern Family. So those of you out there who enjoy This type of humour might find this show enjoyable, for me this is a NO.


Deception

Starring Meagan Good as Joanna, an undercover cop who returns to investigate the death of her once best friend and heiress, whom she grew up with - as a maid's daughter. Joanna moves in with the Bowers. Every member of the high privileged family is flawed and hard to care about. The only one you are routing for is Joanna, especially since Good doesn't over act. But the best part of this show is the flashbacks between the deceased and young Joanna. I won't be watching.

Mocking Bird Lane

Mocking Bird Lane

A cheery blend of 60s and present day remake of The Munsters form Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies).  Jerry O’Connell’s Herman a Frankenstein-like dad, wife Lily played by Portia de Rossi is a sexy spidery vamp; Eddie Izzard is the Dracula-esque Grandpa, son Eddie played by Mason Cook who has just discovered he's a ware-wolf and wants to be a vegetarian and then there's cousin Marilyn played by Charity Wakefield who is the “normal” one.

It's too bad this series didn't get green lit as it is charming, has the right amount of comic moments from Eddie Izzard and enough modern flare; like when Grandpa is drinking Eddie's scout leader to appeal to the Once Upon A Time audience.

New FALL shows in review part 6

Emily Owens, M.D. 9PM The CW 
This is a bit Grey's Anatomy but with more Bridget Jonse-y voiceovers from Mamie Gummer (Meryl Streep's daughter) who plays Emily. Emily Owens is an intern at a big hospital and is realizing that she never left high school. In fact her high school bully is there to greet her on her first day. Emily is a competent doctor who even has feelings, which is where her new boss (Emily's idol) doesn't. I thought this was an average show not something we haven't seen before but I couldn't handle all of the internal voice overs from Emily, it was a bit much. It's on a perfect network for a light and fluffy show.  NO for me but if there is nothing on i can see myself watching.

World Without End, 9PM Reelz
King Edward II is dead and his son Edward III has now been made King of England. Based on the book by Ken Follett and the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth. I'm not a big fan of this genre and time period, nor was I a fan of The Pillars of the Earth. NO for me.

Hunted BBC & Cinemax
A UK version of Covert Affairs but more gritty, cinematic and less political. We start in the middle of a spy operation with Sam a spy who works for a private sector spy ring, played by the talented Melissa George. Sam is eventually shot at a little cafe, cut to a year later, Sam is back training at her childhood home on the English countryside. She now has to try to figure out how she got shot? Who sent out the kill? Sam moves into an apartment in the city and asks for her job back. The flashbacks of her mother being killed not sure where it's going yet. I like the false scenes they create to convince their targets. For most of the pilot there is no dialogue, there's something I really like about that in all films, which is probably why I like silent films. Because I love spy shows and the British really did make great spy films, and Melissa George is pretty talented this is a YES for me.

KMIA podcast on TheAlliB Show

So it turns out we are getting pretty popular in the fitness world. Nicole was interviewed on TheAlliB. Inspiration Podcast Show. Alli is a Pilates Expert / JNL Fusion Master Trainer in North America. Nicole answers a Alli's questions about how determined Nicole is to have the best health of her life and about her web series show "Kiss My Incoming Abs" making the impossible possible right in front of the viewer’s eyes. Just want to give a big thank you to Alli and TheAlliB Show for having Nicole on the show.

Here is the link to the podcast.

New FALL shows in review part 5

Arrow, 8PM The CW
Arrow is based on the comic book character the Green Arrow I think this is the CW's Batman. Oliver the "Arrow" was marooned on an island for 5 years and has just come back to the city his father built. He is back with a secret and a vengeance. His vengeance is to ruin the white collar criminals of the city. This fictional world was shot in Vancouver and it's kind of funny watching it because I recognize every location. But Stephen Amell is pretty hot so YES for me.

Beauty and the Beast, 9PM The CW
Stars Kristen Keruk from Smallville as the beauty Catherine. Years later after her mother was killed and she was saved by "the beast" she becomes a NYPD detective. Her latest case is linked to her mothers murder that is "the beast". Cat figures out who "the beast" is the first episode and now wants to protect him. For a modern day adaptation it's pretty predictable, a government secret experiment. I'm not a big Keruk fan and I'm a big Disney Beauty and the Beast fan so it's a NO for me.

Chicago Fire, 10PM NBC
This reminds me a lot of ABC's Rookie Blue except it's about firefighters and paramedics. It's executive produced by Dick Wolf who created the Law & Order franchise. Unlike Dick Wolf's crime driven shows where each story wraps up neatly at the end of each episode, Chicago Fire has a continuos storyline, like the aftermath of a fellow firefighter dying. This is a more character driven show. I think I'm going to watch another episode before I decide, I mean who doesn't like firefighters.  YES for now.

Nashville, 10PM ABC
Starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere as country singers. Rayna Jaymes the household name who's fading is asked by her record label to co-headline with Juliette Barnes, the young country pop singer. Does anyone remember the film Country Strong with Gwyneth Paltrow and Leighton Meester? Rayna's scheming weasel of a father played by Powers Booth, has gotten Rayna's husband to run for mayor behind her back. The best part of the show is it's filmed on location in Nashville, Tennessee where landmark sites like the Ryman Auditorium, the Grand Ole Opry, the Bluebird Cafe, highlight the episode. I'm going to give it one more episode before I choose. 

New FALL shows in review part 4

666 Park Avenue: A couple who move to the Big Apple apply to be the live in caretakers at a rental on Park Avenue. It is a TV version of Devil's Advocate where Terry O'Quinn from Lost is the devil. Nothing can beat American Horror Story as far as I'm concerned. NO for me.

Vegas: After watching the second episode, I'm going to stop watching, there just wasn't anything exciting to watch. This attempt to be the new 1960's show just doesn't cut it. To have the young cop coincidentally stop a hit on the led in the casino case; I mean really? As much as I like Quaid, Chiklis and Moss I wont' be watching.  NO for me.

More reviews to come in the next couple of weeks.

American Horror Story: Asylum

I am so excited to watch the second anthology from Ryan Murphy. I was addicted to AHS last year I even bought the first season on Bluray.

At first I was hesitant about the show but keeping my rule of watching new shows I watched the pilot episode and fell in love. Being a big fan of Jessica Lange's, a horror fan and also a fan of Nip Tuck I continued to watch the show. Now my only concern is that Ryan will start to neglect the story because he has a record of moving onto other projects and screwing up his other ones for example the last couple of seasons of Nip Tuck and Glee. I'm hoping that working with a great cast and the continued accolades he will stay focused on this coming season.

The second season is said to have aliens, mutants, nazis and is set in 1964 Boston where Jessica Lange plays Sister Jude who runs the asylum with an iron fist. Also starring Sarah Paulson as “Lana Winters”, James Cromwell as “Dr. Arthur Arden,” Evan Peters as “Kit Walker,” Lily Rabe as “Sister Mary Eunice,” Lizzie Brocheré as “Grace,” Zachary Quinto as “Dr. Oliver Thredson,” and Joseph Fiennes as “Monsignor Timothy Howard.”

Here are a couple teasers to keep all of us fans guessing. For more got to http://www.fxnetworks.com/ahs or www.facebook.com/americanhorrorstory

The Mentalist Season 5

Franco Biciochi/HBO

Ever since I watched HBO's Rome I have been following Polly Walker's career. She played Atia the niece of Ceaser and mother to Octavian. She's a great untapped British actress. She starred in the highly acclaimed miniseries State of Play and was recently in BBC's Prisoner's Wives. So I was happy to here an American show brought her on for a stint on The Mentalist. The Mentalist is about an infamous 'psychic' abandons his public persona, outing himself as a fake, to focus on his work as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation in order to find "Red John," the madman who killed his wife and daughter. *Spoilers* Here is the synopsis of the season premiere while Jane tries to decipher Lorelei’s connection to Red John, the CBI team is forced to partner with the FBI to solve the murder of a hotel employee, airs on Sunday, Sept. 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS. Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage”) returns as Lorelei Martins, Polly Walker (“Rome”) guest stars as Senior FBI Agent Alexa Schultz and Ivan Sergei guest stars as FBI Agent Gabe Mancini.

CBS

New FALL shows in review part three

Here is part three more to come.

Last Resort 
Navy show. Just as the sub crosses the equator they get a coded authenticated fire message from Antarctica. Is it a coincidence the sub had just picked up a crew of US Army Seals I think not. The captain calls America to confirm the message. The captain gets relieved of his duty on board and Scott Speedman is given command, he asks for conformation and the lines goes dead. They are then targeted by a missile. The crew decide to take cover on an island and stand up against the lies the US government is putting on the news back home. This seems more like a movie then a show to me, plus I'm not big into the war thing so this is a NO for me.

Elementary
Present day Sherlock Holmes. They have Lucy Liu as a female Watson who is sent to keep Holmes sober. Holmes is as usual, a know it all. There is no chemistry between them which if you are going to even think of putting a female Watson in the mix there should be. NO for me.

Made in Jersey

This is a fish out of water story. A Jersey girl gets a job in the big apple as a 1st year lawyer who gets the chance to prove herself and be third chair on a murder case. She uses her detective skills to prove her client is innocent and gets the case dismissed. this just feels like CBS is trying to remake their own Ugly Betty and I just can't handle the Jersey accent. NO for me.

New FALL shows in review part two

As I mentioned before here are some more reviews of the new fall shows. This post contains spoilers.

Partners
Part of CBS' new laugh track comedy this season from the creators of Will & Grace. It's about two best friends one is straight and one is gay and they both work together as architects. I'm not sure if this is CBS' version of every best friend show except no one cares about these characters they are annoying and insult each other. The straight one is unsure of whether to get married or not and the gay one insults his fiancé who nether relationships have chemistry. They also have a cliche hispanic secretary. I really enjoyed watching Michael Urie on Ugly Betty and David Krumholtz on Numb3rs but this is definitely not a platform for either of them. And the clapping in between segments is annoying as hell. It also proves that being gay on TV isn't anything to be excited about anymore. NO for me.

Ben and Kate
Brother and sister Ben and Kate are completely different. Ben is crazy and carefree. Kate is a single mom and is by the book. Ben comes back to town to stop a wedding. It;s a classic case of a reckless guy you hate but deep down he cares and thats why you love him. I found the characters boring even the crazy brother was too tame for me. NO for me.

The Mindy Project
Mindy is a OBGYN who's talkative, candid, dramatic and very Brigit Jones Diary. A girl who has watched every romantic comedy and has just had her heart broken. There's the hot English doctor and the tell it like it is doctor and of course the hot one is not right for her.  YES for me.

Vegas
1960 Las Vegas. Stars Denis Quaid, Michael Chicklis and Carrie Anne Moss, I quite enjoy watching all three. Denis Quiad an ex cop is brought in to investigate the murder of the mayor's daughter in exchange for not having planes fly over his ranch. Michael Chicklis is the mob owner of the Savoy. Carrie Anne Moss is the Assistant to the DA. I'll give it another episode before I make up my mind. MAYBE

Animal Practice
Stars Justin Kirk from Weeds, Tyler Labine from Breaker High and JoAnna Garcia Swisher who played Reba's daughter on Reba. There's also Crystal the monkey, who I've come to learn is richer than anyone. Kirk's character is asked to perform surgery on Labine's dog. JoAnna's character tries to fi in the with the staff and ends up drunk adopting a pig. It's animal loving to the extreme. NO for me.

Guys with Kids
It's funny because I worked on a demo for a Canadian version of this. I guess after the movie came out about the same thing fathers and kids everyone jumped at the chance to make this a TV show. Created by Jimmy Fallon as a live audeince comedy show. It's about 3 best friends who have kids, 2 have wives, while the oner one has and ex wife and girlfriend. The only story line that was interesting was Anthony Anderson and Tempestt Bledsoe's where the Tempestt forgets their anniversary and Anthony holds it over her. But if this is what NBC can come up with having Jimmy Fallon as an exec. than my answer is NO.

The Neighbours
This is straight out of a time capsule, think of Bewitched and I Dream of Jennie. The Neighbours is about a family form the city how move to the suburbs and into an alien community. That's right aliens. Everything here is cliche. The aliens named themselves after famous athletes like Dick Butkus, really does that still get people laughing? NO for me.

My Emmy Score

So here is how my predictions faired. I was surprised by the votes this year usually I'm pretty good about guessing these things.

   = My Prediction
   = Emmy Winner

Best Comedy Series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Curb Your Enthusiasm"

"Girls"

"Modern Family"

"30 Rock"

"Veep"

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"

Lena Dunham, "Girls"

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"

Tina Fey, "30 Rock"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly"

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"

Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"

Louis C.K., "Louie"

Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"

Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series

Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"

Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet

Max Greenfield, "New Girl"

Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"

Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives"

Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"

Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie"

Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"

Best Drama Series

"Boardwalk Empire"

"Breaking Bad"

"Downton Abbey"

"Game of Thrones"

"Homeland"

"Mad Men"

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"

Glenn Close, "Damages"

Claire Danes, "Homeland"

Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey"

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Damian Lewis, "Homeland"

Supporting Actor, Drama Series

Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"

Giancarlo Esposito, "Breaking Bad"

Brendan Coyle, "Downton Abbey"

Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"

Jared Harris, "Mad Men"

Supporting Actress, Drama Series

Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"

Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"

Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"

Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"

Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"
Christine Baranski "The Good Wife"

Best Miniseries or Movie

"American Horror Story"

"Game Change"

"Hatfields & McCoys"

"Hemingway & Gellhorn"

"Luther"

"Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Best Actress Miniseries or Movie

Connie Britton, "American Horror Story"

Ashey Judd, "Missing"

Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Julianne Moore, "Game Change"

Emma Thompson, "The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece)"

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"

Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Idris Elba, "Luther"

Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"

Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys"

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie

Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story"

Ed Harris, "Game Change"

Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys"

David Strathairn, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie

Frances Conroy, "American Horror Story"

Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"

Sarah Paulson, "Game Change"

Mare Winningham, "Hatfields & McCoys"

Judy Davis, "Page Eight (Masterpiece)"

6/15

Emmys 2012 Predictions

Here are my predictions.

Best Comedy Series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Curb Your Enthusiasm"

"Girls"

"Modern Family"

"30 Rock"

"Veep"

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"

Lena Dunham, "Girls"

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"

Tina Fey, "30 Rock"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly"

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"

Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"

Louis C.K., "Louie"

Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"

Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series

Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"

Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"

Max Greenfield, "New Girl"

Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"

Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives"

Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"

Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie"

Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"

Best Drama Series

"Boardwalk Empire"

"Breaking Bad"

"Downton Abbey"

"Game of Thrones"

"Homeland"

"Mad Men"

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"

Glenn Close, "Damages"

Claire Danes, "Homeland"

Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey"

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Damian Lewis, "Homeland"

Supporting Actor, Drama Series

Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"

Giancarlo Esposito, "Breaking Bad"

Brendan Coyle, "Downton Abbey"

Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"

Jared Harris, "Mad Men"

Supporting Actress, Drama Series

Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"

Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"

Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"

Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"

Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"

Best Miniseries or Movie

"American Horror Story"

"Game Change"

"Hatfields & McCoys"

"Hemingway & Gellhorn"

"Luther"

"Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Best Actress Miniseries or Movie

Connie Britton, "American Horror Story"

Ashey Judd, "Missing"

Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Julianne Moore, "Game Change"

Emma Thompson, "The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece)"

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"

Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Idris Elba, "Luther"

Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"

Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys"

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie

Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story"

Ed Harris, "Game Change"

Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys"

David Strathairn, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie

Frances Conroy, "American Horror Story"

Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"

Sarah Paulson, "Game Change"

Mare Winningham, "Hatfields & McCoys"

Judy Davis, "Page Eight (Masterpiece)"

Research Grant

Did you know that there are research grants fro artists? I thought research was only for scientists. But it turns out that you can apply for grants to do research for your script or treatment and thats what we intend to do. Jessie and I are planning to do a documentary about the LGBTQ community's biggest party and non violent protest, World Pride in Toronto 2014!

We met this morning to go over our proposal which is due October 1st. We have written a one page about our goals, how we've planned it so far, what we are researching and so on. We have a budget on what the money would be used on. We also have a schedule with deadlines like when the first draft of the treatment is due and so on. Lastly we have to include two pieces of work to submit to the judges so they could see what we've done in the past.

We have a couple of things to fine tune and then it's off to the Canada Council.

New FALL shows in review part one

Here is the first batch of new shows I've seen. Keep in mind there maybe some spoilers.

The New Normal
I quite enjoy this show, this is Ryan Murphy's latest. Justin Bartha still plays the nice guy except he's gay. The show centres on a single mom who decides to become a surrogate to a typical gay couple. The one exception is her grandmother played by Ellen Barkin who is a witch. I've watched 2 episodes now and I got to say I'll continue watching, the plus was in episode 2 it references Grey Gardens. YES for me.

Go On
This is Matthew Perry's newest show where he plays this kind of House-esque character who just grates on my nerves. The pilot episode has him holding a group therapy session where he's completely oblivious to people's problems. He also trets his assistant like crap. Granted by the end of the episode he promises to change. But I just found his character irritating. NO for me.

Revolution
JJ Abrams' latest show. It takes place 15 years after all electronics stop working. The series focuses on the Matheson family, who hold the key to reversing the blackout. When the head of one of the republics Monroe, send militia after Ben (the dad) he ends up dead and son Danny is kidnapped. Daughter Charlie must find her uncle Myles who is the only one who can save her brother. The village doctor Maggie and friend of Ben's Arron go along with Charlie where they find her uncle in a Chicago Hotel. A sword fight takes place in the hotel and Myles agrees to go with them. This show has every apocalyptic cliche, the characters are boring and in true Abrams fashion the pilot ends on a cliff hanger and a very boring one at that. NO for me.

Mob Doctor
The title says it all. A pretty doctor Grace, who is all about her patients gets caught up in the mob by making a deal to save her brother's life. The current mob boss Moretti asks Grace to kill a witness for the prosecution but she can't do it. When Moretti comes knocking on Grace's mother's door she is able to get him to chase her to family friend Constantine's house. He shoots Moretti and now Grace has to decide if she stays in Chicago or continues to work for the mob but under Constantine's rule. This is your run of the mill show strong female character, who has to balance being a doctor for good and a doctor for the mob. Fox has had a show like this before except it was about a female cop called The Chicago Code and it only lasted 13 episodes we'll see how long this will last but it's a NO for me.

TV shows I watch

As we approach the new fall TV line up here is my list of TV shows I currently follow.  I blame growing up in the '90s for all my TV watching.  But to be honest most of the time I am multitasking when I watch TV or watching an episode or two before bed. But there are those "few" shows that you just have to make time for. That being said here is my list:


FALL
American Horror Story (FX)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Dexter (Showtime)
Downton Abbey (ITV / PBS)
The Good Wife (CBS)
How I Met Your Mother (NBC)
Parenthood (NBC)


MID SEASON
The Big C (Showtime)
Californiacation (Showtime)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Mrs. Brown's Boys (BBC)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Prisoners' Wives (BBC)
Smash (NBC)
Veep (HBO)


SUMMER
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Newsroom (HBO)
Rookie Blue (ABC)
True Blood (HBO)


GUILTY PLEASURES
Covert Affairs
Drop Dead Diva
Gossip Girl
Hart of Dixie
Spartacus


I will be writing a post of the upcoming new series and my thoughts.

Downton Abbey

I am in love with pretty much all things British, especially TV. Downton Abbey returned in Britain this Sunday!

*Spoilers* This will be the third season for Downton Abbey and what makes me even more excited to watch this season is Shirley Maclaine makes an appearance as Cora's mother. I  just adore Ms. MacLaine. And who can't forget that Christmas episode with Lady Mary and Matthew, finally getting together and this episode featured their wedding!

Festival show prep

Met with co-director Jessie today to discuss plans / strategies on our development for a one show focusing on the pride festival. Our plan is to shoot the international pride festival in 2014 which will be held in Toronto. This is going to be the biggest production I have ever tried to put together so far. Jessie is actually taking some documentary classes to help get first hand experience on how we can approach this size of a project. I'm talking a multi cam shoot of a parade shot on an independent budget. We are currently in the process of writing grant letters to help raise funds. We will be needing a lot more in the form of in kind donations and such later.

Our plan is to showcase one of the funniest and historical parties of this century. We both have been to the Vancouver Pride Festival for the past 4 years and not only are we "Allies" in the community I know I want to support everyone. We not only want to showcase the big party but also the history behind the festival. Our grant is due on October 1st and I still need to make a budget and buff up my resume.Wish us luck.

Damages

I just watched the series finale of Damages. Damages stars Glen Close and Rose Byrne who both play opposing lawyers. Glen Close is true to form as Patty Hewes a nasty, high powered lawyer who doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. Rose Byrne plays Ellen Parsons the the naive lawyer who is Patty's protégée. The first few seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates  a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Patty and begins to concentrate on her independent career.

I love this show because of the format it's told in: a puzzle. Each episode is broken up into different pieces of time and the viewer is guessing what each clue means. A few of my friends have tried to watch the show but haven't gotten hooked I think it's mainly because they were trying to watch it one sitting and that's not the point. It is probably one of the few shows that have to be watched week by week. So if your up for a 5 season puzzle you should check it out on Netflix.