Castiel is the Angel of Thursday

Supernatural is on another mini-hiatus until March.  Tonight is a repeat of Yellow Fever ... which gave us the "Dean is a dick" debate, road hauling a ghost (*shudder*), and of course, Eye of the Tiger.

Also, this



While we wait for new epis, please enjoy Misha Collins as he answers  burning fan questions.

Put first, spoilers and speculation ...

From io9 (via EW): The Sam-Dean tension reaches a boiling point in the season finale, leading to a smackdown that makes last week's blowup look like a kindergarten tiff by comparison.

Squeeee!!! Can. Not. Wait. And I have a new theory.  Sam goes dark-side by the end of the season. Clearly. And then next season will be all about his redemption arc and Dean trying to save him. Again. Some more.  

But! BUT! 

I think Sam is Lucifer. 

Here's where the idle speculation comes in.  I think the whole idea of Lilith breaking the seals to release Lucifer is a metaphor. "Lucifer" isn't a being per se. He's a concept. Or he is an entity of some description, but he needs a vessel.  And once Sam embraces the dark side, its game over, man.  Game over.

You may now remove your tin foil caps.  Also, what's up with Sam's giant Pimp Hand of Ipecac (tm Area Woman) on the poster over MC's shoulder?

My favorite bit is when he expresses doubt that Supernatural fans are as avid (or, rabid) as people say.  Oh, Misha.  Silly, silly, sweet Misha.  

Believe, yo.  FACT.

And here's a fascinating fact about Misha Collins.  He was an intern during the Clinton administration.  So hey, Obama folks?  There's your template.  Let's get some more hot ass Democrats up in here, 'kay?  Thanks!

It sounds like we'll be seeing a good bit more of Castiel (yay!) when the current hiatus ends on March 5.  And he'll be around for Season 5 - as soon as they get the pick up.

via The Watcher

In other CW genre news, Variety is reporting that the network has picked up a vampire pilot.

... from Alloy Entertainment ["Gossip Girl"] ... "Vampire Diaries" revolves around a young woman who's torn between two vampire brothers -- one good, one evil -- who are battling for her soul, and the souls of her pals, family and the small town where they live.

The CW has reunited with Kevin Williamson ["Dawson's Creek"] to exec produce and write. Julie Plec ("Kyle XY") is also on board to write and exec produce.

io9 - Vampire Diaries: Twilight Lite Gets Smallville Treatment At The CW

Well that sounds promising and fun.  So CW, do the right thing.  Renew Supernatural and pair it with this bit of fluff.  Keep Smallville or don't, who cares.  But seriously, take my advice.  Ratings Gold.

I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight

When did Joaquin Phoenix and Vincent Gallo become the same person? It's too bad Fametracker isn't still around - this calls for a 2 Stars 1 Slot battle of the Hairy Hipsters.

It's okay Dave. The interview may have been like pulling teeth, but at least he didn't take a shot at your head.

I was wrong. Can't we just move on and let the healing begin?

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Diane, I make too much money to smoke crack!

I got sucked into another Facebook meme today, this one where I had to google my name and "needs".  Thanks to this:

I got these:

1. Jesus 
2. Some historical perspective
3. To read Kennedy
4. A ride
5. Help
6. Her chair to sat down in
7. Money
8a. To learn to love herself, that is the greatest love of all
9. To clean up before her voice crumbles
10. Rehab?

And thanks to Bobby, I got this!

My beautiful, my beautiful BAH-LOOOOOOOOOOOON!

Coming of age, blah blah who cares! Pixar!

Who Watches the Watchmen?

Everything is better with bacon

I don't wanna wait ... oops, wrong team drama

So, even though I've blogged about it before ... and I pretty much know all the characters and salient plots points ... I don't watch One Tree Hill.

I don't.

BUT. When one happens to be in Wilmington, NC anyway visiting dear friends, and the opportunity presents itself to take the EUE Screen Gems studio tour and see where the show is filmed .. well.   One goes.

Sadly, this was the only shot I could take on the tour, as the CW doesn't want fans giving anything away.

But we did get to see the high school set including Haley's classroom and the locker room (with poor dead Q's locker *sniff*), Brooke's house (which included a tutorial on product placement from our tour guide), Peyton's office and recording studio, and Nathan and Haley's house. As to the last one, seriously y'all. Nevermind the fact of what 22 year old couple with a 5 year old kid has a house with a pool (and a crazy stalker nanny), what 22 year old couple with a 5 year old kid has a house that nicely decorated? There wasn't a futon or stick of Ikea furniture to be seen. Way to help me suspend my disbelief, SHOW.

Not that I watch. Or have started watching again, so that I can say to myself, "Hey! I was there!"  Because that hasn't happened.

And when one is already in Wilmington, and has a friend who's willing to humour one, one might drive around to see the exterior locations.  Places such as:

Clothes over Bros, formerly Brooke's clothing boutique, before she was attacked and the store trashed, and she decided that maybe her mom, Victoria, had a hand in it and decided to hell with it and gave control of the company back to Mommy Dearest so she could raise a teenage runaway and learn valuable life lessons.

It appears to have also once been Karen's Cafe, the business run by Lucas' mom (toe pick!) before she married Andy the hot Kiwi college professor and had poor dead Keith's baby and they moved away and left the show because parents - when they're not evol Dan - just get in the way in these teen-ish dramas.

UPDATED TO ADD: One thing that we really, truly didn't do was knock on the door of "Peyton's House" and bother the nice family that lives there.


And then we cruised over to the Battleship North Carolina ... and the River Courts.  Scene of many a brooding, dramatic moment where someone, usually Lucas or Nathan, learn an important life lesson.

And we may have also driven over to this warehouse where my friend Dan's ship has a storage space ... but more importantly, it's the exterior of Tric, the all ages nightclub that Karen and Peyton opened and out of which Peyton now runs her music label Red Bedroom Records.

This last picture has nothing to do with One Tree Hill, but it is a delicacy to which I do look forward when I'm in NC. Mmmm ... Cheerwine. Or, as my brother likes to call it, god's own sweat.

 

Hello? Hello?

Valentine's is but a week away, and Yahoo!Music would like to help you set the mood.  Or help you not set the wrong mood by playing one of these individually wrapped slices of goodness.

The Cheesiest Love Songs EVER! - Yahoo!Music: 

I mostly agree agree with list - you've got the usual offenders ... Lionel Ritchie, Air Supply, Extreme.

But Kenny Roger's 'Lady'?  Aww hell to the no!  You best step off the Gambler, yo.

Action Stations! Actions Stations! Launch the Alert Vipers!

File this under "Things I need right the frak now!"

io9 - Trylon Viper: Launch The Alert Vipers, With Your Very Own Battlestar Car

Well, Sun and Me

Link and Tip o'the hat to T.

British Friday - Walking through your scene edition

NSFW F*ckin Newsies! @ Yahoo! Video

Do Not Step to Etta James

Because she will cut a bitch.  Cut you HARD

Also, apparently not an Obama supporter.  But she reserves the bulk of her ire for Miss Sasha Fierce.

Say again?

Sully is the man. That is all.

Although I do have to give props to the air traffic controllers. Totally chill, just doing their job, trying to get the plane on the ground safely.

Supernatural - 4.14 Sex and Violence

Tonight's episode appears to take place mostly in a strip club.  And it's not even Dean's birthday.

Lost - The Little Prince

A sneak peak of tonight's episode and interview with Evangeline Lilly.

A couple things:

•  More props for Gregg Nations.  He's now number one with a bullet in my list of celebrities I'd like to meet.
• You can really hear her Canadian accent, eh?  I never notice it on the show.
• She talks about the Sawyer-Kate-Jack-Juliet love triangle, but according to Joss Whedon, you need five people for a love triangle.

And this issue has come up so many times in the last two seasons, I think the writers have to address it this year.  

Batmanuel.  Does he or doesn't he?

Jezebel: Richard From Lost Is Not Your "Maybelline Man"

Show us your Blog Spot - the Winona meme

Winona of Daddy Likey is starting a meme - Show Us Your Blog Spot!

The rules:

1. Once you are tagged, post a picture of where you blog. This might mean a picture of your cozy bed, or your office at work (you naughty employee, you!), or a boring ol' desk like me [Not me.  Winona]. Feel free to be creative, but be honest--if your desk is usually covered in Ritz crackers and love letters to Rahm Emanuel, then show us!

2. Feel free to tell us a little about your space, or explain certain items in more detail. Or not.

3. Link back to this post. 

4. Tag five other bloggers to show their blog spots.

5. If you are tagged and do not participate, you will become allergic to cabbage.

Alright - CandyBuffet, NoShowMo, Duchess Jane, Apocalypstick Now, and Miss B, you've all been tagged.  You don't want to become allergic to cabbage, now do you?? Hmm?  Sweetie?  Hmm?

I'm strong. I can KICK!

22 years. TWENTY-TWO. And it's still funny. Painful to watch, but still funny.

GIRAFFES MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!

Wow. So I guess that SNL bit wasn't so far off after all



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It's all just happy little clouds ...



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