@w00d’s nerdtainment

I fell upon this website and it made me chuckle.  Jam3 Media is a Toronto based Flash web design company.  I have never used them so I am in no way endorsing their services but I like their site.  The guys who run this biz clearly have a sense of humor, check out their bios.  But, most importantly, the site allowed me the joy of playing my all time fav video game, T3TRiS!

When it comes to winning a Super Bowl, the quarterback’s hotness is what counts, right? Team Tiger Awesome shows us ladies that even the guys want a piece of the hunky Tom Brady. Check out their funtabulous video!

A video has been posted to NKOTB.com that alludes to an upcoming reunion. I’m stoked!

When I was 11, I went to my first ever concert. I had the coveted tickets for New Kids on the Block at the Tallahassee Civic Center. I owned all their tapes, knew all their songs. I was in love with Joey McIntyre and had his posters plastered on my walls (next to Kirk Cameron and Chad Allen). I carried a blue jean purse covered in NKOTB buttons and slept under a blanket with all five of their faces on it.

I have met 2 of the 5 infamous boy band members, a fact I proudly state whenever I can fit it in. I cherish that Donnie apologized to me for the dirty joke he told in my presence and the snapshot I have with my childhood crush.

These guys and their music were a fun part of my younger years and for nostalgic reasons I look forward to a reunion.

Finally, an awards show!!!

When I realized awards season was gonna be affected by this writer’s strike I had a mild heart attack. I love turning television and movies into a competition. I spend most of my time being moved by, frustrated with, sucked into, transported to, falling in love with and hating these alternate realities that are created for us and they should be judged. I especially love to critique my fellow actors. I worked hard to get into the Screen Actors Guild (and by hard I mean spent 3 days as a body double on the series Boomtown) and I take my role as voter seriously. One year I was even on the nominating committee…it was one of the best years of my life.

Yippee kay ya, everyone got dressed up, hit the red carpet and announced the best actors without any picket line chaos. The Sopranos swept their categories: best dramatic actor, actress and ensemble. I have no opinion on this. I’ve never seen an episode. I know, I know…I’ll get it on DVD one of these days…stop yelling at me. Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won for 30 Rock, which I strongly agree with!!! However, The Office won for comedic ensemble. I would have been happier if 30 Rock had taken ensemble but I do like The Office, so I’m okay with that. Javier Bardem won for his role as the creepy, psychopathic killer in No Country for Old Men, which also won for best cast in a movie. A full list of winners is here.

The highlight of the evening for me was Daniel Day-Lewis’ acceptance speech. He said, for as long as he could remember, the thing that gave him a sense of wonderment and renewal was the work of other actors. Those words spoke to my heart. DDL mentioned, for him in particular, being affected and motivated by the work of Heath Ledger, even bringing up specific examples of Heath’s onscreen moments that touched him. I can’t imagine a greater tribute than that. It’s a shame Heath didn’t get to hear it.

Let’s all cross our fingers for a kick-ass Oscar telecast!

Here’s something new for us entertainment lovers…the mashup of a web series and novel.

Supposedly, a web series based on the characters of the upcoming book “Foreign Body,” by Robin Cook, will begin airing May 27 for 10 weeks, with the finale premiering the day before the book hits the shelves. Vuguru, Michael Eisner’s web based production company, and publisher G.P. Putnam’s Sons want to build an audience through new media and see if it will translate to archaic media. Uhm, I think most people call them books…remember those?

Vuguru has once again teamed up with Big Fantastic to create the web series. This is where I get excited. These guys first caught my attention when they produced Sam Has 7 Friends. Next, with the backing of Eisner, they released Prom Queen. These four guys have outstanding production values and a knack for dramatic suspense.

I see a few problems with this project but I’m jazzed about the new concept and eager to see how it turns out.