I feel like the epicness of this latest Harry Potter trailer deserves its own post (no offense, Em). I don't know if I can do it justice but I am going to try to highlight some of the more spectacular, hitherto unseen moments. So here goes, complete with pictures:

1.

Could this be our first look at the lost diadum? Not exactly how I imagined it but way cooler!

2.

Okay, now this has to be from Snape's memory, where Lily is using magic to make a flower bloom to show off for Petunia. Straight out of the book! I love that they are paying attention to little details like that.

3.

Whose hands are these? Voldy and Bella? Snape and Lily? Tonks and Lupin? Someone else completely?

4.

When does this happen? I don't remember Snape visiting Godrics Hollow. Unless it is in his memory right after Lily and James are killed and he finds out about it. Maybe?

5.

So after an almost complete and total absence from the previous movies, they are finally going to acknowledge the Tonks and Lupin love story. Just in time for them both to be killed. Better late than never, I suppose.

6.

I just thought this shot was awesome. Very Bednobs and Broomsticks.

7.

Fred!

8.

So happy that this moment makes it into the movie, cuss word and all!

9.

This is the part where Voldy and Harry fall into the black lake to finish their fight. When did that happen in the book? IT DIDN'T! I am still really skeptical about this. We'll have to see how it works, I guess.

Other notable moments include the dragon escaping from Gringotts - which looks really cool - and the burning of the room of requirement - which also looks amazing- and the Lord of the Rings-esque war at Hogwarts - which looks way bigger than it was in the book.

Hopefully that captures most of the highlights. Let me know what y'all think.

The three things that made my day!

Ok so there is no NCIS this week so instead I thought I'd give a few things that just made my day today!

1) I'm sitting at the computer watching an episode of Better With You (Brown Puppy) and I flip over to my facebook. I catch a glimpse of something that made me put down my fruit by the foot. I see "Cote De Pablo signed on." I quickly stopped the TV show and clicked the link. Yes Folks it happened!! Cote De Pablo did renew her contract for another season at NCIS! This completely put my stressed mind at ease.

Cote De Pablo Signed!

2) A few minutes later after I was done for the Better With You-ness I once again had Facebook open when I see something else that I quickly clicked on . . . A new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Trailer. Now I think I have basically refused to hate this movie and am therefore accepting everything they do. But it did have some awesomeness in it such as 1) fight between Bellatrix and Molly, 2) Super wide shot of the battle of Hogwarts, 3) Glimpse of Narcissa's face (you know what part this has to be). Things I was hesitant to accept 1) Harry and Voldemort falling off edge together, 2) Snape walking in Godric's Hollow (when did this happen? and 3) special effects on that last shot, I could totally tell it was CGI.

The New Trailer

3) Lastly I watched the newest X-men trailer!!! So so good!!! I really think this movie is going to rock socks!!! Now I haven't watched this one a million times but I really like Mystique and I am super excited to see Jennifer Lawrence's acting as she is playing Mystique!

Yellow Spandex Rules!

Ok and the last little snippet is . . . THE FIRST AVENGERS PIC IS OUT!!!! I am so so excited! Joss Whedon is back! Check it out here

Community Update

For those of you who haven't yet seen the final line up for Community here is the rest of the episodes for the season

Paradigms of Human Memory
Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts
A Fist Full of Paintballs: Part 1
A Fist Full of Paintballs: Part 2

Oh and the Paintball episodes are referencing a Clint Eastwood classic A Fist Full of Dollars. Therefore we can confirm that the Paintball episodes will have a western theme and Sayer from lost will guest star. Oh and Joel Mchale really does look like Ryan Seacrest. Oh and Community rocks!!! Be excited, be very Excited.

The King's Post

So I went and saw the King's Speech on Friday. Wow. It is the most successful independent film of all time and won 4 Academy Awards and deserves every single one. The entire thing was shot in a way that highlights heads and faces. They will have a shot of a head where usually it would be composed with the eyes on the upper third of the screen and the head on either the right or left third of the screen but the way that they chose to compose the shot was with the head in the lower left corner with most of the shot showing the wall. As you watch they focus on heads and faces because that is what the story is about a man who is constantly in the public view and can't speak. The cast is incredible. Colin Firth, Geoffery Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pierce (who was the bad guy in the Count of Monte Cristo), Jennifer Ehle (who was Elizabeth in the Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice), Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), and Timothy Spall (Wormtail). The fact that the film had the budget of 10 Million gives all the more credit to the film. I enjoyed it immensely and am going to see it again tomorrow. (it's at the cheep theatre)

In your extra time

Chanae came home from work and said that sometime we need to try out a tv series called The West Wing. Her boss had said that it would be something that I would enjoy. Saturday night Chanae gave me the choice to watch that or country strong. (We couldn't watch Alias because our friends have to watch it with us and they were out of town) So I started watching it. Cuddy was in the first episode, Vance was in the second, Burton Guster was in the third and is now a regular on the series, there is also the voice of Nala from Lion King, the principle from 10 Things I hate about You is also a regular, not to mention Martin Sheen. It was made by Democrats and they only mention abortion once and haven't even brought up gay marriage so it gives you more of a perspective on the beliefs of Democrats. The interesting thing is that the first season was made in 2000 which is pre-9/11. It won some emmys for camera work and I can see why. They will have entire scenes without any cuts. Just a steady-cam following the actors. The dialogue is fast and pretty good. Kind of like a political Gilmore Girls. You also get some education about how the government works. Anyway if you have some spare time give it a shot.

And in response to Emily's inquiry about if it has a love story. It most definitely does. One character's old girlfriend who he incessantly fights with joins the white house staff. There is also a story between the speech writer and his bosses daughter though he also might have something with Cuddy. Now I have only watched 8 episodes and I am starting to see these relationships form. There also might be a thing with Guss and the president's daughter. Anyway, watch it and tell me who is supposed to belong together.

NCIS: Being a dad is hard.

Alrighty! So this is late, I know I should be on top of this but it's here. This week on NCIS the P2P killer was not in the picture. Well ok he/she was BUT Gibbs and his team were kicked off the case and put on another case. I really liked the case of this episode because of its obvious Mission Impossible feel to it! The masks were legit! I really liked that they showed what they were and how they were made. I felt like the writers didn't over complicate things in the case. I followed it pretty easy. Sidenote: David, how did you feel about the camera work. There was this one shot where Gibbs was talking to someone and they had a shot on the guy then tilted up to a helicopter then fell on Gibbs. Personally I felt like they were trying a little too hard to be creative on the shooting. Then again later when Ziva was searching for the killer I thought the shots had a lot of suspense! So kinda fun show in the shots.

So we have this new team in the NCIS squadroom. Berret's team. They seem well enough off. The big guy, Agent Kade is smart but there is just something about him that I don't like. Hm . . . . what is it? Oh yea it's the fact that he's going after McGee's girl! Yea he should know that is not his territory. Oh Abby you will see the light someday! Other than that they seem like a decent team. Except EJ I hate her! Which brings us to the subject of the post.

Dear Tony, don't ever ever ever ever ever ever ever EVER do anything that would go against what Gibbs thinks is right. I PROMISE it won't work out. In this episode Tony decides to finally confront Gibbs about EJ. Gibbs tells him rule #12. Tony rebels, he says it's his life and Gibbs can't tell him what to do. Tony, dear young Tony . . . no. Just no. Someday you are going to understand that Gibbs is ALWAYS right. If EJ has to die in order for you to realize that then so be it. Now dear siblings and other readers I do realize that if Gibbs is always right and rule #12 does ring true that Tony and Ziva can never be together. But here is what you must realize, Gibbs makes the rules. He knows what should be and he knows that when the time is right Tiva will have his blessing. Ok well maybe not but he will be better with Tiva than EJ and Tony. I mean really! You can't even make a couple name out of that! TJ? Uh no. Eony? I don't think so.

Tiva moment of the episode: The stake out. let me take this opportunity to quote another book written by Thom E. Gemcity:

Tony: Stakeouts. Long, endless hours fueled by cheap food and even cheaper coffee, but tonight Moussad Officer Lisa didn't seem to mind, because she was getting to spend it with Agent Tomm... You're right behind me aren't you.

Ziva: Lucky guess. You know, I think McGee is right.

Tony: He was, was he.

Ziva: It takes all of my will to resist the urges I have when I'm around you, Tony. Maybe, it's about time I give in.

Tony: And by "give in", you mean...

Ziva: Do the thing that comes naturally to me, but my father would not approve.

Tony: Because I'm not Jewish?

Ziva: (Laughing) Because he doesn't like it when I kill my co-workers.

Tony: (Laughing) like I believed you for even a second.

This stake out was very good indeed. They talked about EJ a little and Gibbs. Good time. Follow-up later. EJ asks Tony if he was out with Ziva on stake-out and he changes the subject. Hm . . . why would he do that?

Alright but all in all very fun good episode. What did everyone else think?

No storyline dropped

The genius of Community's writing is that a 5 second moment can turn into a major plot line in an episode. They don't drop a storyline. They drop a hint and just when you think that they aren't going to do anything with it they bring it back and do something with it. Let us go back to Apollo 13 episode when Annie is driving the KFC 11 Herbs and Space Experience back to Greendale and she takes a sharp corner and Troy and Britta had a moment.

I've been doing a Community Season 2 marathon these past two days and it is amazing how good the writers are at bringing things back. They also had Professor Professorson back. Pierce may have found wife number 8 and apparently Angela is the boss. I don't really understand that because I never watched who's the boss. Anyway it was a good episode and I felt that they were doing some build up to the finale. Next week is the flashback episode "Paradigms of Human Memory" I really hope that we get to see Annie running through a plate glass door yelling "everyone's a robot."

The Hobbit added to the list yes?

Ok so we've all seen this but I think that The Hobbit should officially be added to the blog. No it's not TV, no it's not even a finished movie but as Peter Jackson will be adding videos over the

next few years I really think we should be on top of it. All in favor say I!

J.J. Abrams's Potential

Ok team us. JJ Abrams is one of those hit and miss kind of directors. He starts out with the (so far) amazing Alias. He nailed the pilot, romance, mystery, 3 plot twists, Action, he does a great job. Now if it goes the direction of Lost warn me now so I don't waste my time. Next he goes onto the biggest disappointment of my life known as Lost. Best first season ever and then the Audience predicted what was going to happen so they had to change what they were going to do and Ruined the whole Series. (just my theory). Next comes Star Trek. I watched the Film Maker's Commentary today. Awesome. One of the best commentaries out there. Next came Undercovers his half season NBC show and I can only hope that he doesn't do anything else until the release of Star Trek 2 (or 8 depending on how you count) because it seems to me that JJ learns from his mistakes and makes a masterpiece after a train wreck (Oh back to Trains. Woooo Wooooo)

Anyway I am loving Alias, we have our friends addicted as well. The nice thing is that she beats the heck out of the bad guy instead of seducing him. Prevents a lot of awkward moments. However I have come to know that it doesn't last forever. I do wish that Jack Bristow could be redeemed for a full 2 episodes or be a bad guy for a full 2 episodes. It seems like every other episode you switch from loving to hating him or visa versa. (by the way Chanae actually knew how to spell "visa versa") New Community this week "Competitive Wine Tasting" I'm very excited.

Oh and as a last note I believe Emily Should take the review on Castle this week. And 13 is Back. I can't wait to see her and Masters clash next week.

Sheldon Cooper is a Smelly Pooper

Only Sheldon Cooper (aka Smelly Pooper) and Amy Farrah Fowler could come up with something as ridiculous as looking for correlation between the speed at which gossip spreads and the tantalizing-ness of the gossip. Unfortunately tons of innuendos in this episode, but I guess that is only to be expected. Still, innuendos aside, there were tons of hilarious moments in this episode.

(FYI - Scientifically speaking, Amy's account of typical monkey behavior is pretty accurate, in case anyone was wondering.)

Top 10 quotes from tonight episode:

10. Sheldon: I think the nation's tuna cans are safe.

9. Amy: I just stopped by to let you know I'm getting orthodics. Also I'm also carrying Sheldon's baby. Mum's the word.

8. Sheldon: I'm no stranger to Memetic Epidemiology. At Johnson Elementary School the phrase "Sheldon Cooper is a Smelly Pooper" spread like wildfire.

7. Leonard: Perfect

Sheldon: I know . . . What and elf I would have made.

6. Leonard: It's complicated but as I remember it the essentials are: get chosen last, get hit by the ball, cry, go home.

5. Amy: Sheldon and I engaged in sexual intercourse. In other news I'm thinking of starting an herb garden. Mum's the word.

4. Amy: We need to fabricate a tantalizing piece of gossip.

Sheldon: And a second non-tantalizing piece to use as a control!

Amy: Then we'll track its progress through our social group and interpret the results through the competing academic prisms of Memetic Theory, Algebraic Gossip and Epidemiology!

3. Pria: What's that piece of tape?

Leonard: Oh, that one doesn't apply to you. You sit.

2. Sheldon: What do you think your doing?

Leonard: Shooting at a target.

Sheldon: With what?

Leonard: An arrow.

Sheldon: Really? I didn't see you draw an arrow from your quiver.

1. Sheldon: I've been thinking about Dr. Green's efforts to make science palatable for the masses.

Leonard: What about it?

Sheldon: Nothing. I've just been thinking about it. Now I'm thinking about fractal equations. Now I'm thinking about the origins of the phrase 'train of thought'. Now I'm thinking about trains.

Sheldon: Now I'm thinking about Jello. . . . Oh! Back to trains. Whoo whooooo!

Anyway, great episode! I hope we get to find out how people react to Amy's announcement that she is carrying Sheldon's baby. In other news: Howard and Bernadette. Those two are perfect for each other, but what will this mean for Howard's mom? Did Amy's account of Sheldon's fake love-making expertise renew Bernadette's faith in love? So many questions.

NCIS: Tiva action just not with eachother

So NCIS this week began the season finale stretch with the Port to Port (or P2P killer as Abby calls him). This guy is quite the creeper. He wraps up his victims in plastic wrap and slits their neck very carefully. But as we all know by the fact that you have lived with me for so very long the case is only half the episode. So let's venture on.

For the last season Ziva has begun dating this guy. We learned about him piece by piece. First he was just a friend. Then he was known as Ray. Then via Abby we hear that she is seeing someone. Finally in this episode we meet Ray. First of all ew! For a beautiful brown man they sure geeked him up! Second: Introductions. Ziva: "This is Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Special Agent Timothy Mcgee, and (quick breath and a pause) Tony Dinozzo. Dinozzo interupts: "Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo." Yea ok here is sexual tension moment numero uno. Did anyone pick up on the uncomfortable atmosphere that entered as Ziva introduced Tony. Ok ok moving on.

For the past couple episodes Tony has also been dating someone though I think there is less dating and more sleeping going on. Actually there is less sleeping and well you know what I mean. This girl I am not a fan of (no worries Abby is on my side). She is trying to put rank on Gibbs! Ok NO ONE pulls rank on Gibbs, not even Vance! Then she tries to completely take-over the Port to Port case and be all bad cop in interrogation. WHAT!? Ok sweety I think Gibbs is a tad older than you and knows how to find a killer. It's Gibbs. Then there is when her and Tony were almost making out in the elevator and it opens to none other than Ziva and Ray. Now at first Ziva just smiles and you think it's just a little awkward. Then as they get out of the elevator Ziva gives EJ the look. The look that is like "What you doin mackin on my man!?" Yea hon you are starting to realize you're with the wrong man.

This brings me to the final climatic two moments of the episode. First: Bathroom scene. Tony is releasing waste as Ray walks out of a stall and they begin to talk. Ray: "I want to get along with Ziva's friends. Ziva's told me all about you." Tony laughing: "I doubt that." Ray: "She said you were like a brother." Tony's face: like someone punched him in the gut! It was a moment of sadness yet almost joy to me because I know Tony was thinking, "Why would she say that? Why does that bother me? Should it bother me? Do I love her?" Ok a little far on that last one. Still.

Ok Finally the end scene. Tony FINDS Ziva upset over her fight with Ray (watch the episode if you want background on that one). He sits down to have a drink with her. She gets up to leave and he grabs her arm and tells her to stay. She looks at his hand clutching her arm and he quickly lets go. Then he starts defending Ray which is lame. Then she asks him about EJ and he explains his feelings. Just as the tension is rising he gets an extra drink. He asks the bartender who it's from and the bartender says the man in the back. He looks at it and it has a human eyeball in it! They look back and the man is gone! Ok GET A DESCRIPTION FROM THE BARTENDER! Oh well I guess we'll have to wait till next week! According to Pauley Perrette (Spoiler) we know who the human eyeball is from.

I apologize for the love interest emphasis but this was a really good Tiva ep. I will focus on story more in the future. What did you think siblings. Is this the end for Tiva? Was the Human eyeball from EJ? Ray? Eli? Who knows!?

~Emily

Connect the dots

Ok team us. Here is a connect the actors. Here are the two and lets see what you can come up with.

Hugh Jackman and Angela Lansbury

GO!!

Oh and the shorter the connection the better

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