New Year's Resolution and Eye Candy

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A few days late on the resolution, but....

Made mine New Year's Day (forgot about it the Eve before). And it is the same one I make every year ... and I have never broken it!

And it is -- "I resolve to only make one resolution for the New Year."

And I just did.

And because these posts seem so drab and plain, I have decided to add a picture of some young woman I find particularly attractive. And today's photo is of  Meaghan Rath.

Meaghan played Sally Malik  on the TV show "Being Human" (the American version) until it ended its run in 2014 after 4 seasons.

She was born in 1986 in Montreal. Her father is Austrian and her mother is from India.

"Sorry for your loss" - Part Two

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In my last blog I wrote about how phony that sounds.

Recently my mother passed away and I got a card from the company I work for, signed by about a dozen coworkers, and at least half had written that.

And while I appreciate the card, it seems like they could have written something a bit more original.

Also, my dad died ten years ago, and I had forgotten that everyone has a "when my [insert relative here] died" story.

That's it. Short and sweet.
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"I'm Sorry For Your Loss"

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That phrase used to mean something - you found out someone's friend or relative died and you were genuinely  sorry for their pain.

But now, it is so overused it is just like "have a nice day" or "call me" or "how are you?".  It is said but not really meant for anything but making conversation.

If it is going to be used, why can't it sound more like, "I'm sorry for the loss of your [mother, father, wife, son, etc.]?

Just saying.
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TV shows ... Bits and Pieces

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As usual, haven't written in a long time.

The new TV season is starting up so I thought I'd write a few lines, or more, about some of them -- new and coming back. (In no particular order.)

     NCIS -- I've been watching this one from the beginning. I think I watched it when the characters were introduced on JAG (another show I followed). And for the most part I have liked it. I hated it when Kate (Sasha Alexander) was killed off. But after a few episodes I really began to like Ziva David (Cote de Pablo). And I hated IT when she left the show. And it just hasn't been the same without her.
    The one character I never cared for (and still don't) is Anthony diNozzo (Michael Weatherly).  He was/is nasty, mean-spirited, sarcastic, misogynistic, and rather unlikable. And if this had been real life, he wouldn't have lasted two weeks with his attitude!

    Selfie -- This is a new show starring the delightful Karen Gillan (Amy Pond of Dr. Who) and John Cho. Only one episode has aired so far. And while I pretty much hate sitcoms  (not funny, boring, stupid and not funny) I kind of like this one. The only reason I watched was because of Karen. But the one thing I don't like is her American accent.
    Karen is Scottish, and I love hearing a woman with a Scottish accent (even more so than one with and Irish accent). Her voice sounds the same, but I want the Scottish back.
    The pilot episode was actually funny in spots, so I may watch a few more just to see how it turns out.

     Longmire -- This is (WAS)  modern western set in Wyoming near an Indian reservation. It starred Robert Taylor (who I never heard of) and Katee Sackoff (from the new Battlestar Galactica). I only started watching because of Katee. It was a good show but after three seasons it was canceled even though is got good ratings (for A&E) , but the audience was not the 18 - 40 demographic. So that sucks.
     I hear it is being shopped around for another network. USA or FX or TNT would be good homes for it.

    The Witches of East End -- This one is starting its third season on the Lifetime channel. I started watching since I was a big fan of Charmed. And like Charmed, the witches are all gorgeous women. But the only one I ever heard of was Julia Ormond, --Joanna, the mother.
    One of the daughters, Ingrid, is played by Rachel Boston. She looked familiar but I couldn't place her.
   The other daughter, Freya is played by Jenna Dewan Tatum. I had never heard of her, but she IS gorgeous. The other witch is an aunt, Wendy, played by Mädchen Amick, who I never heard of, but also is a real looker.
     The show has cool and clever magic, and interesting story lines, so I'll stay with this one.

{getting rather long, so just one more}
   
      Haven -- This is a show similar to The X-Files -- odd goings on and the investigators. I really don't like shows like this (couldn't stay with The X-Files or Supernatural), but for some reason I started watching this one and really like it.
    It is set in the small town of Haven, Maine. The town is plagued with the "Troubles."  Bad things happen because certain people of the town have supernatural powers, they sometimes don't realize they have, that causes other people to die, or buildings to burn or collapse, things like that.
     The star of the show is oh-so-attractive Emily Rose, who I had never heard of until I started watching.  Her character has lived in Haven as a different person many times in the past.
     For most of the first four seasons, her name was Audrey, and she was immune to the Troubles, so she could investigate and solve (with the local sheriff/love interest) all the chaos and mayhem. But in the current season she is now Mara, and she is evil.
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And AGAIN, Shows That Were NOT Nominated for an Emmy!

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Every year I say I am not going to get pissed about the shows I like that are not nominated for an Emmy while shows I hate, I think everyone on them should fall over and DIE!

But when not only shows I like are ignored, but the ones that millions of other people like as well, then I have to write something about it.

Those who should be nominated (as the Christians put it: "If there was a God." Or maybe that's the Agnostics who say that.) --
(Not an all inclusive list, many have been left off, but these are the ones I'm most pissed off about.)

Tatiana Maslany for "Orphan Black" - Best Actress

Juliana Margulies for "The Good Wife" - Best Actress

Archie Panjabi for "The Good Wife" - Best Actress

Of course, there are those in the past that deserved Emmys but never were even nominated - Lauren Graham, "Gilmore Girls", Kristen Bell, "Veronica Mars", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

And while I'm on this rant, I don't think ANY shows on channel you have to pay for (HBO, Showtime, Starz, etc.) should be nominated since not everyone can afford  to buy these channels.

That's All.
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Under the Dome

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Just watched he first episode of the second season. I had heard two people were going to be killed off in this episode. And they were.

The first was Linda, the deputy sheriff. That sucked.

But the second person to be killed was at the end of the show. and it was Angie ( Britt Robertson )!  And THAT pissed me off!

If she, somehow doesn't come back to life in the next couple of episodes, I'm going to stop watching!

Britt was one of the reasons I started watching it in the first place.

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DVD Commentaries

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I have tons of DVDs, as I'm sure many people do. Some are movies and some are TV series. And sometimes I like to watch them with audio commentaries running.

But what I don't like are the commentaries by the writers, directors, producers, etc.

One of the reasons I want to watch a movie, and end up buying it, is because of the actors and/or actresses in the movie, and if there is a commentary track, they are the ones I want to listen to.

And this goes double for a TV series DVD.  When I follow a TV series I get invested in the characters and when there is a commentary track THEY are the ones I want to listen to, not the people I don't know or care about - the aforementioned directors, producers, writers.

With two exceptions -- Joss Whedon, creator, writer and director of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel series, and Rob Tapert, creator, writer and director of Xena: Warrior Princess.

And one other thing -- why can't the Blu-ray DVDs include the option to watch the movies or episodes with the deleted scenes included? Sometimes they add important or needed scenes that were taken out for whatever reason (usually for running long on TV episodes).

And that is all
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