So, I know I haven't posted in awhile...  I guess I haven't been feeling the fandom thing lately.  That and I think the last two months of awesome pop culture stuff has probably put that part of my brain into overload.

Seriously - Mad Men and GOT running at the same time is NOT FAIR.  And both on Sunday.  Why, TV EXECUTIVE must you put everything on Sunday.  You are killing me.  Tuesdays would be great, Thanks.

The TVD and SC finales were very good.  But I'm *extremely* unhappy about the cancellation of Secret Circle.  It was just getting good.  How many times has a great genre show started with a weak first season *most of them*.  I'm feeling a little miffed.

Then KORRA.  OMG.  It may actually be the best show on right now.  Yes, possibly better than MM and GOT.  There.  I said it.  In short, to summarize my feelings about this show.   BOLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally - Two great movies.  I saw Avengers this weekend and it is OMGGOOD.  I'm totally in lust with Hawkeye.  And RDJr. is so awesome as Tony Stark.  (Plus Mark Ruffallo howeverthatisspelled was by far the best Bruce Banner I've ever seen.)  And the great lines!  "And Hulk...  Smash."  A+.  It deserves the money it is racking in.  And this on top of the already awesome HUNGER GAMES.

So, yes.  I'm on pop culture overload.

The gray lining to this silver cloud is that before the end of June all of these will end and the TV will have only chirping cricket on it until Sept.  :::bummer:::

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So, in other news I found the perfect condo on Saturday, made an offer, and got it accepted yesterday.   I BOUGHT A CONDO YESTERDAY.   EIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIE.

Hilariously, the deal closed while I was watching the Survivor finale last night.   Of course now I have to close out the financial part of getting a mortgage this week, which is the scary part but assuming all goes well, I will get the keys July 9.

I feel like March is a Pop Media extravaganza.  Two shows that have been on what seems like endless Hiatus finally come back...

Fairly Legal & Mad Men.  Though I'm not too keen on Fairly Legal setting up a Love Triangle, I guess it was inevitable. 

I'm soooo excited for Mad Men!!  I can't wait for some new promo pics to start popping up.  All we have so far are some trailers with footage from a year and a half ago!!  Where's the new stuff??

And I know it actually starts April 1, but GAME OF THRONES IS ALMOST HERE.   And not only with Sansa & Robb & Catelyn & Jon & Cersie & Jamie & Tyrion, but now we get STANNIS & MELISANDRE & JEYNE WESTERLING & BRIENNE & more too!  OMG.  My fannish self is so excited.

Then also, Hunger Games.  And it may set the opening weekend record.  That's how big this thing is setting up to be.  Bring it on!

In sum:  Yay March.

I enjoy Secret Circle.   A Lot.  I am also under the impression that is an unpopular opinion.  So have some commentary...

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Lookee!  Some Longmire promo pics.  Here are two with Katee.





Yay!

So, as a Chicagoan, I would not usually ever, under any circumstances root for the Packers to win a game.  Yesterday I was rooting for the Packers for one reason only...  I thought they would have a better chance of beating the 49ers this week than the Giants.  (And for reasons that I won't go into, my 49ers hate is much, much older and greater than my standard issue Chicagoan Packer hate.)  I have absolutely nothing against the Giants, but I have my priorities!  So of course, the Packers lose the one time I root for them.  Oh the pain, the pain.  

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While discussing with family members what to do for Super Bowl Sunday, it was discovered that because I will not watch the game if the 49ers are in it, and Scott will not watch the game if the Patriots are in it, and Jenny would not watch the game if the Packers are in it... That we can not watch the Super Bowl this year, unless it ends up being the Giants and Ravens.

Such a conundrum.  We decided we may go to movies instead.

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The Sherlock Holmes movie is the only film I ended up seeing from this batch of Christmas movies.  I give it a C+ at best.  I got really bored by the preposterous action sequences.

I've also seen The Artist.  Blah.  All.About.Man.Pain.  Though I liked the final reveal at the end, there was a long stretch in the middle of the movie that just wallowed and wallowed in the fraking man pain.  I will say that the actor and actress were both very charming and had a lot of charisma and that the dog is adorable and steals many, many scenes.  B-.

My two favorite Oscar movies are Hugo and Moneyball.  They are awesome, go see them.

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There are many more movies that I'm looking forward to in '12 than there were in '11.

Hunger Games
Snow White & the Huntsman
Mirror Mirror
The Lorax
The Raven
Dark Shadows
Jack the Giant Killer
Brave
THE HOBBIT

(Notice the lack of Dark Knight and Avengers?  Yup.  They're not there.   But I might be convinced to see Spiderman.  ;)

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Downton Abbey is still fabulous.  I love Edith.  She's my girl.  Go Edith!

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Once Upon A Time is still charming.  :)  I am intrigued by the Mysterious Stranger, though, I can't imagine that I'll like him as well as I liked Graham.  I could, however, ship Emma with Hansel & Gretel's papa.  :)  I'm not sure losing Graham will really pay off. 

I also believe this show is all about Emma and Regina, and that they are the leads over Snow & Charming, Rumple, et al.

It's about Emma & Regina.

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Today is Mid-January Blah-day at work, mostly because we won't get our site list to really start 2012 work until tomorrow.  Perhaps then I won't be so blah as is reflected in this post!

I hope that everyone had a fantastic new year.  Me, I finally got a vacation!  First time in two years that I actually went somewhere.

I'm just going to say that Disney World is an incredible place to be on New Years Eve, despite the massive crowd.  (And I do mean massive, the park was at capacity by 10 am. - and nobody left early because everyone wanted to be there for the fireworks.)

And the fireworks?  I have never seen the like before.  After the clock struck midnight there was a veritable explosion in the sky.   And not just in front of the park, behind the castle, but in every direction circling the park.  There were twelve simultaneous firework displays going off in a circle around the park.

It was wowsa!