The Bachelorette Season 7 Episode 8 Week 8 (Season 7) ABC 18th July 2011

The Bachelorette Season 7 Episode 8 Week 8 (Season 7) ABC 18th July 2011

The Bachelorette
Season 7 Episode 8
Week 8 (Season 7)
ABC Network
Air date:7/18/2011
Release date:8 January 2003 (USA)
Genre:Game-Show, Reality-TV, Romance
Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Chris Harrison, Jerry Ferris, Ali Fedotowsky
Creator: Mike Fleiss

Series Plot Summary:
Ashley Hebert couldn't admit she was in love with "Bachelor" Brad Womack - and it might have cost her the final rose - but that's all in the past. The energetic and vivacious Hebert, is ready to start a new life with a soul mate she might soon meet in the seventh edition of "The Bachelorette.


Series Storyline:
A spin-off series from ABC's hit reality show, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette follows one woman in the search for her own Mr. Right from a pool of 25 eligible young men. After several weeks of meeting different men, going on amazing dates, and learning about their home lives, The Bachelorette will have the opportunity to continue dating one bachelor in the real world by presenting them with a single, red rose. Before this can happen, The Bachelorette must follow a gradual process of elimination, as her initial 25 bachelors are narrowed down week by week

Reviews:
Always a guilty pleasure among reality TV shows
by jlewis77-1 (United States)
Some people take this stuff wwwaaayyy too seriously, which is why there are some silly low ratings on this site. The best way to view this is as a latter day "Dating Game" with a bigger budget and a lot of ceremonial pomp (those ridiculous roses). It is all-too easy to scold the participants (Why can't you find love the "normal way"? Why expose your romantic life on TV?,etc.), but I always respect those willing to take risks in life (with a hopeful ending)... even in front of millions of viewers. Conservatives have their own opinions as well, although less sexual activity happens here than on "Big Brother". In fairness, at least one marriage and two long-term engagements came from the Bachelor/ette franchise, so the TV environment is not THAT much worse than the "real world". If you fall in love, you fall in love... if not, enjoy the ride.
There is only one thing more entertaining than 25+ women battling over a desirable Bachelor... and that is 25+ "dudes" battling over a Bachelorette. Here gender and society expectations play a key role: Guys may have fist fights and hot arguments, but are quick to get it out of their system; by the time the "Men Tell All" special is broadcast, they're often all buddies. In contrast, "The Bachelor" shows have ladies who bottle up their anger and act catty. Although the "ette" early episodes supply plenty of "beefcake" for female viewers, it is interesting to note that the Final 1 selected is either the shy/sensitive jock or the Average Joe.

Surprisingly, these shows hold up better than you'd expect with repeated viewing, thanks to all of the high emotion involved and a less structured format. Only the rose ceremonies are a drag. (By comparison, "Survivor" may be a much better show when seen weekly, but its VERY structured format makes it a bit tedious viewing reruns back-to-back.) The Trista/Ryan season still entertains after a couple years (even if the wedding that followed went on too long), as does Meredith's. Jen (the controversial one: she dumped both of her final 2) and Deanna had slightly duller runs. The best episodes, as in "The Bachelor", are the "hometown dates" (& the colorful families), the erotically charged Fantasy Dates in exotic locales... and, of course, the finale with the final 2 runner-up leaving in a limo "broken-hearted".

Jillian Harris' season is arguably the best season, but also the most difficult to sit through: The Classic Emotional Train Wreck. It starts with the usual share of high comedy and scripted drama with a foot-fetish suitor (Tanner) and a "bad boy" country singer (Wes), who delivers the theme of "They say love don't come easy". (*Spoiler alert*) In episode #4, Jake, the "perfect" pilot states the ominous line that it is inevitable that Jillian will fall for two guys and have to send one away brokenhearted. At first, the storyline focuses on Kiptyn as a key player, but eventually the saga boils down to Reid and Ed. One falls hard and fast for her, while she falls harder for the other when he takes a two week leave of absence. When she dumps Reid at the #3 spot in Maui, she fails to explain her changing affections to him and he attempts a return in the finale to verbally express his feelings for her... only to be dumped again. This is not a show for the faint at heart.

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My Babysitter's a Vampire Season 1 Episode 12 3 Geeks & a Demon Disney Channel 18th July 2011

My Babysitter's a Vampire Season 1 Episode 12 3 Geeks & a Demon Disney Channel 18th July 2011

My Babysitter's a Vampire
Season 1 Episode 12
3 Geeks & a Demon
Disney Channel
Air date:7/18/2011
Release date:10 June 2011 (USA)
Genre:Action, Comedy
Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Atticus Dean Mitchell, Cameron Kennedy and Matthew Knight,Vanessa Morgan, Ari Cohen,Kate Todd,Ella Jonas Farlinger
Series Directed by: Paul Fox (4 episodes, 2011)
Tibor Takács (4 episodes, 2011)
Brian K. Roberts (2 episodes, 2011)
Series Writing credits: Mike Kiss (2 episodes, 2011)
Alice Prodanou (2 episodes, 2011)
Series Produced by:Brian Irving.... executive producer / producer (13 episodes, 2011)
Production Co: Fresh TV
Country: Canada
Release Date: 2011 (Canada)

Series Plot Summary:
A comedic spin on pop culture vampires and scary movies in general, tells the story of three teens who believe their new babysitter is a real bloodsucking creature of the night -- and it's now up to them to rid their sleepy little town of the menace.

Reviews:
Good show
by rockerhalloween (United States) 13 July 2011
It's a fun show about two boys and their vampire babysitter who hunt the supernatural at their school. The story lines are simple, but keep you entertain like a t.v show is suppose to. The characters are likable and not annoying. Plus it has two hot girl characters for the boy fans and two nice looking boys for the girl fans. It does give the scares and the effects are great. The lines can be cheesy at times, but makes up for it in stunts. Also, its great to see them making fun of twilight which is a sucky movie series and its funny. Also nice to see some old acts from degrassi returning to the tube. I'm loving this show and recommend it to everyone who is tired of the watering down of both Disney and Nick. I was a fan of the 90s Disney and its great to be remembered again.

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The Closer Season 7 Episode 2 Repeat Offender TNT 18th July 2011

The Closer Season 7 Episode 2 Repeat Offender TNT 18th July 2011

The Closer
Season 7 Episode 2
Repeat Offender
TNT Network
Release date:13 June 2005 (USA)
Genre:Crime, Drama, Mystery
Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons,Corey Reynolds
Creator: James Duff
Production Co: Shephard/Robin Company, The, Warner Bros. Television
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 13 June 2005 (USA)
Also Known As: A főnök
Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA

Series Plot Summary:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson (Sedgwick) runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.

Reviews:
by MacLovesMoon (Orlando, Florida)
Sure, this could fall into the category with the other Law and Orders and CSI's but something about this show really stands out probably because its aired on TNT and you'd expect there to be some cheesy movie of the week quality about it. Like Law and Order the show puts more focus on the cases themselves rather than the personal lives of the characters, but The Closer opens the door a little more. Kyra is really what draws in people to this show, it's something about her character's charm despite the fact the character is from the often ridiculed south. The writers were also keen to make Brenda Johnson a real person, not some super-hero who always wins and always knows the every move of the bad guy; sometimes Brenda makes mistakes and pays for them and sometimes she is insecure about her looks or being freshly relocated to the big city of Los Angelos. The show just started this summer and I wish it the best of luck, I hope it can become as acclaimed as all the other crime dramas we've got on the airwaves today

News For:
The Closer's Dark Twist: Mary McDonnell Dishes on What's Next and Brenda/Raydor Bonding
July 18, 2011 10:52 AM PDT
TNT’s The Closer (Mondays at 9/8c) closed its seventh season opener with a jaw-dropper, capping an already intense hour by having Chief Delk (played by Courtney B. Vance) suddenly gasp, twitch and collapse to the squad room floor. While devastating in its own right, the downed officer also came on the heels of an announced LAPD reorg which promised to send Pope packing and put Taylor again in charge of Brenda’s division.

So, is said overhauled hierarchy now up in the air? “It’s safe to say it’s gone kablooey,” Mary McDonnell, who just last week netted an Emmy nomination for playing wave-maker Capt. Sharon Raydor, confirms for TVLine.

Raydor, though, is not one to be left flustered by this most unexpected wrinkle in the LAPD shuffle. “No,” McDonnell reports, “she can snap to any situation.”

Closure for The Closer: Will Brenda’s Boys Have a Home on the Spin-Off?

With her right-hand man, Delk, out of the mix, Raydor will remain as squarely as ever in Brenda’s grill, especially as Internal Affairs expands its investigation into a pattern of behavior which earned the Deputy Chief and the LAPD as a whole a major lawsuit.

McDonnell, though, does not see Raydor as Brenda’s adversary – not by a stretch.

“Here’s the thing about Raydor that’s emerging and is so amazing: When she talks about her commit to the LAPD, she means it,” professes the actress. “She is perceived from the inside as the enemy, because she’s Internal Affairs and they’re always the people we don’t like. But she also has a strong, protective passion for the LAPD, and the more she gets to know Brenda, she [realizes] she does not want to see anything bad happen to her. She’s the best detective we’ve got!”

The curious dichotomy that Raydor represents – ball-busting, yet one wanting to have your back, if merited – delights McDonnell, who looks forward to seeing her character’s layers further peeled away as The Closer‘s final, 20-episode season unspools. (A spin-off titled Major Crimes and revolving around Raydor will premiere sometime thereafter, in summer/fall 2012.)

“Right from the very get-go, when I started to interact with [series crator] James Duff and I realized the way his minds works and the openness and ‘daring’ that he had with Raydor, I knew the potential for her to be quite special was there,” McDonnell shares. “But I think that it was probably at the beginning of last year, when they did the arc of five [episodes], where they started to give her such an interesting way of communicating ideas. When I realized that she would go out on a limb as a woman in power, that’s when I went, ‘This is a blast!’ She could be truly, truly interesting, and flawed, and wonderful.”

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Basketball Wives Season 3 Episode 7 VH1 18th July 2011

Basketball Wives Season 3 Episode 7 VH1 18th July 2011

Basketball Wives
Season 3 Episode 7
Season 3, Episode 7
VH1 Network
Air date:7/18/2011
Release date:11 April 2010 (USA)
Genre:Reality-TV
Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Evelyn Lozada, Shaunie O'Neal and Royce Reed,Tami Roman,Suzie Ketcham,Gloria Govan, Jennifer Williams
Series Directed by: Mark Perez
Series Produced by: Alex Demyanenko.... executive producer (31 episodes, 2010-2011)
Troy DeVolld.... supervising producer (28 episodes, 2010-2011)
Tom Huffman .... consulting producer (20 episodes, 2010-2011)
Mollie Rose .... segment producer (20 episodes, 2010-2011)
Nick Emmerson .... executive producer (18 episodes, 2010-2011)
Jill Holmes .... executive producer (18 episodes, 2010-2011)
Noah Pollack .... executive producer (18 episodes, 2010-2011)
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 11 April 2010 (USA)
Filming Locations: Miami, Florida, USA

Series Plot Summary:
It's not easy being the wife or girlfriend of a basketball player. In this reality tv series, the lifestyle of basketball players and their relationships are revealed. From large homes to designer wear, and even questioning fidelity while on the road, this is the life on Basketball wives.

News For:
‘Basketball Wives’ star Jennifer Williams is blogging for HollywoodLife.com, sharing her thoughts about each episode! Read what she says below!
BY Lindsey DiMattina10.49 AM EDT 07.12.2011

Coming out of a marriage can be difficult, I definitely needed time to heal and process my feelings. Once I came to grips with everything, I decided to celebrate and plan a divorce party. Evelyn and I take a trip to Pleasure Emporium which is a staple on South Beach. This store is huge with all types of sex toys, which I am clueless about! Evelyn specializes in this department. I quickly got a full lesson about vibrators, bullets, and rocket pockets. Hoping maybe the girls will surprise me with a gift from Pleasure Emporium at my divorce party … hmmm!

I just want to clear the air about this whole Evelyn and Chad engagement. Evelyn did not call and tell me that she got engaged, she tweeted something and people starting asking me. So I was waiting for her to call me and tell me the news, and she didn’t tell me for quite some time. When I did speak to her, I expressed my concerns because she had just gotten out of a bad relationship and I didn’t want to see her hurt again. For her and Noe to imply that I was jealous was a little shocking. I have no need to be jealous, I have been married and I know what it is like to be a wife. Evelyn and I were friends’ way before this show. I have watched her and helped her through two breakups with Antoine Walker just as she has watched me get married and helped me cope with my divorce.

And yes I may be going through a divorce, but it is a decision that I made and I am very happy with my life at the moment.

“Ciao Bella” woohoo! I was so excited to get the word about the girl’s trip to Rome, Italy. It is always good to escape Miami for a bit. The issue is who is in and who is out? I don’t have any issues with Meeka so I was cool with her going. She can be a bit chatty but I think she is just trying to fit in with all of us because she is new to the group. I was definitely cool with Royce not going to Italy because I have my issues with her plus neither Evelyn or Shaunie really care for Royce at this point. As Evelyn would say, she is “a non-factor!” Tami on the other hand, is not happy Royce won’t be going to Italy with us. She definitely would prefer Royce going instead of Meeka because they have had their differences in the past. Tami feels like there is going to be drama, I am hoping they can kiss and makeup. Stay tuned for that update!

Just as Suzie and I thought we would be finding some Italian Stallions in Italy, here comes the drama! So much for a fun relaxing girls trip, this trip definitely goes down in the memory books … So much more to come in the beautiful city of Rome!

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Switched at Birth Season 1 Episode 7 The Stag Hunt ABC Family 18th July 2011

Switched at Birth Season 1 Episode 7 The Stag Hunt ABC Family 18th July 2011


Switched at Birth
Season 1 Episode 7
The Stag Hunt
ABC Family Network
Air date:7/18/2011
Release date:6 June 2011 (USA)
Genre:Drama, Family
Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano and Lucas Grabeel,Sean Berdy,Constance Marie,D.W. Moffett,Lea Thompson,Blair Redford,Ivonne Coll
Creator: Lizzy Weiss
Production Co: ABC Studios
Country: USA
Language: English

Series Plot Summary:
Tells the story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

Reviews:
Better than most ABCFamily shows
by specklescit (United States) 23 June 2011
When I saw the first commercial for this show, my interest was piqued. I admit it, I've always been interested in this type of storyline. not exactly "feel good" subjects, but fascinating nonetheless. But then I remembered the network this show is on. It's not bad in and of itself, but when I look at The Secret Life of the American Teenager -- another show I thought had an intriguing plot but was ruined quickly with horrible acting and unrealistic story lines -- and I got a little bit leery.

I was mistaken, and I'm glad I was.

This series shows promise, like a previous reviewer said. The cast is great (I love Vanessa Marano and Lea Thompson, so right there I was sold). The premise is fascinating, and the acting is GOOD. I'm actually really surprised this wasn't pitched at a network/that a network didn't pick it up, because it has a lot of potential. I hope it stays this good.

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Eureka Season 4 Episode 12 Reprise Syfy 18th July 2011

Eureka Season 4 Episode 12 Reprise Syfy 18th July 2011

Eureka
Season 4 Episode 12
Reprise
On Syfy Net Work
Air date:7/18/2011
Release date:18 July 2006 (USA)
Genre:Comedy, Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery
Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Erica Cerra,Joe Morton,Neil Grayston,Jordan Hinson,Niall Matter
Creators: Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia
Production Co: NBC Universal Television, Universal Cable Productions
Country: USA
Language: English
Also Known As: A Town Called Eureka
Filming Locations: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Runtime: 60 min

Storyline:
The best minds in the US are tucked away in a remote town where they build futuristic inventions for the government's benefit.

Series Plot Summary:
For years, the government has been secretly relocating the world's geniuses (and their families) to the idyllic Pacific Northwest town of Eureka, where daily life straddles the line between unprecedented innovation and total chaos. When U.S. Marshal Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) wrecks his car and becomes stranded in Eureka, he quickly realizes that all is not what it seems. After the town's eccentric inhabitants unleash a brainchild with a catastrophic aftermath, Carter steps in to restore order and consequently is let in on one of our country's best-kept secrets.

Reviews:
One the most well-written shows in the history of sci-fi
by ApolloBoy109 (United States)
As a science-fiction fan, long time lover of B-grade fun and a playwright who loves the idea of a small town with big secrets -- this is right up my alley. The characters either make or break a show like this, and in this case, the actors and their characters bring the entire story up. For example, the kid math-savant, a tough female DOD agent, Henry the quasi-mechanic, the tough deputy Lupo and an all-American US Marshall, who is the normal guy and now the Sheriff of Eureka. There are others of course and I am hoping the show hangs on long enough to develop a following. The setting is perfect. The writer's foreshadowing worked like a charm. Many things I assume will be happening. As I was watching, I kept saying, where's the villain?? And at the end of the first episode, a sweet villain was revealed, and in such a way -- you had to go --- Whoa -- very nice. The actor playing Jack Carter was perfectly chosen to act as us in this strange little story. Briefly, a small town hosts the world's most shining minds as they experiment and tinker with science and it's up to the normal people to keep the brains on the right path. I am so looking forward to the next installment. My hats off to the creative team -- this is just what I needed. Let's all hope we don't lose this show in the most important early stages. Ratings are King and just because it's good doesn't mean it will last. So fan boys gravitate to this show on Tuesdays on the best channel on the planet -- sci-fi!!

Addition: Just saw the sixth episode. This is a show that keeps topping itself, introducing new and deeper sub-plots and literally has a dream cast. You will fall in love with Eureka.

Here we are at the third season and it has only gotten better and better. This season everything's been kicked up a notch, I cannot believe the storyline of Nathan. I stand in awe of the writers, and as always one of the best TV casts in history.

Fourth Season opener: While most shows hit a slump in their 4th outing, Eureka raises the bar. The time-traveling theme reveals just how inspiring the creators, actors, crew and writers can be. I am so impressed. You will be too.

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Weeds Season 7 Episode 4 A Hole In Her Niqab Showtime 18th July 2011

Weeds Season 7 Episode 4 A Hole In Her Niqab Showtime 18th July 2011

Weeds
Season 7 Episode 4
A Hole In Her Niqab
Showtime
Air date:7/18/2011
Release date:7 August 2005 (USA)
Genre:Comedy, Crime, Drama
Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish. Alexander Gould,Kevin Nealon,Justin Kirk
Creator: Jenji Kohan
Production Co: Lions Gate Television, Tilted Productions, Weeds Productions
Runtime: 30 min
Country: USA
Language: English | Spanish
Also Known As: Ierburi
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Storyline:
Comedy about a suburban mother turned marijuana dealer.
After her husband's unexpected death and subsequent financial woes, suburban mom Nancy Botwin (Parker) embraces a new profession: the neighborhood pot dealer. As it seems like everyone secretly wants what she's selling -- even city councilman Doug Wilson (Nealon) -- Nancy is faced with keeping her family life in check and her enterprise a secret from her neighbor/pseudo-friend/PTA president, Celia Hodes (Perkins).

Series Plot Summary:
This series is a single-camera comedy about a single mother who makes ends meet by selling marijuana in the fictional suburb of Agrestic, California. The series exposes the dirty little secrets that lie behind the pristine lawns and shiny closed doors of homes in the of this gated community. Mary Louise Parker stars as the suburban mom who resorts to selling weed to support her family after her husband unexpectedly dies.

Reviews:
by martinbear (Cayman Islands)
I haven't been a dedicated fan of a TV series since Moonlighting back in the 80's but I'm totally hooked on Weeds. Mary-Louise Parker plays the role of Nancy Botwin perfectly! As a widowed housewife trying to maintain an upper class lifestyle for herself and her two sons by selling weed, she obviously encounters problems maintaining her two roles....mother and drug dealer. Parker really emphasizes this "dual role" and she does it brilliantly....you'll find yourself really feeling for the character and cheering for her all the way. Elizabeth Perkins in the role of Celia, Nancy's close friend, is phenomenal. Watch her carefully in this show, her brilliant acting and her characters dry sarcastic nature provides much of the shows' comedic value but it is sometimes very subtle. I personally think Perkins deserves a supporting Emmy for this one. In short, Jenji Kohan has scored big-time with Weeds and I hope it enjoys a good long run on Showtime....I'm definitely a dedicated fan! My only suggestion....episodes should be an hour long!

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The Secret Life of the American Teenager Season 4 Episode 6 Don't Go In There! ABC Family 18th July 2011

The Secret Life of the American Teenager Season 4 Episode 6 Don't Go In There! ABC Family 18th July 2011

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Season 4 Episode 6
Don't Go In There!
On ABC FamilyNetwork
Air date:7/18/2011
Release date: 2008 (USA)
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Main Casr And Crew
Stars: Shailene Woodley, India Eisley and Ken Baumann
Creator: Brenda Hampton
Series Directed by: Keith Truesdell (36 episodes, 2008-2011)
Anson Williams (23 episodes, 2008-2011)
Gail Bradley (6 episodes, 2009-2011)
Country: USA
Language: English
Also Known As: A Vida Secreta de uma Adolescente Americana
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Storyline:
A look at the relationship between teenagers.

Drama Plot Summary:
A look at how teens at a Midwestern high school struggle with decisions about sex and relationships. One model student and daughter succumbs to the charms of the school Romeo and finds herself knocked up; another good girl, a popular, ambitious virgin, doesn't realize her boyfriend's stamina for abstinence is not as strong as hers; and one good boy determined to become a bad boy finds that pursuing the object of his affection only brings out the good in him.

News For Drama:
The ABC Family drama series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is one of the cable network’s biggest hits. While the series is considered a night time soap, it is extremely realistic. We spoke to stars Ken Baumann and Francia Raisa, who told us that they have been approached by teenagers who have been or are going through what is portrayed on the series. (Click on the audio player to hear Ken Baumann & Francia Raisa)

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Teen Wolf Season 1 Episode 8 Lunatic 18th July 2011

Teen Wolf Season 1 Episode 8 Lunatic 18th July 2011

Teen Wolf
Season 1 Episode 8
Lunatic
8pm on MTV
Main Cast And Crew:
Stars: Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed and Dylan O'Brien,Holland Roden,Colton Haynes,Tyler Hoechlin,JR Bourne,Linden Ashby
Series Directed by: Russell Mulcahy (6 episodes, 2011)
Tim Andrew (3 episodes, 2011)
Toby Wilkins(3 episodes, 2011)
Genre:Comedy, Drama,Horror
Production Co: MGM Television, Music Television (MTV)
Filming Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

 Summary:
Based on the 1985 Michael J. Fox film, the MTV series stars Tyler Posey as a high school student who gets superpowers, including the ability to woo girls, after a wolf attack. "Teen Wolf" is the story of Scott as he tries to walk the line between what he wants and what he can't help from wanting. Will the bite end up being a gift? Or will it be a curse? And what will it all mean for his relationship with Allison - the girl he can't get enough of? Only time will tell if he should embrace his newfound powers, or if he should fear them.

Though there is some satisfaction in being reminded that supernatural curses were being used as metaphors for adolescence long before "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer was born (the original "Teen Wolf" was a homage/rip-off of the classic 1957 "I Was a Teenage Werewolf"), that may be all the satisfaction a viewer can derive from "Teen Wolf." Pick-pocketing from not just every werewolf-related drama you can think of (including but not restricted to "An American Werewolf in London," the "Twilight" series and the BBC's "Being Human"), creator Jeff Davis also helps himself to the most obvious conceits of the high school drama: Look, there's the big mean jock and his vicious Miss Popular girlfriend making fun of the nerds. Add a few musical numbers and you'd have "Glee" meets "The Vampire Diaries," although that actually sounds like a much better show."Teen Wolf" opens with Scott McCall (Tyler Posey) lashing the net to his lacrosse stick, which turns out to be the most original scene in the pilot. (As a Maryland native, I applaud any attempt to bring lacrosse to national attention.) Things quickly, which is to say instantly, devolve. Scott's best friend, Stiles (Dylan O'Brien), lures him into a nearby bare and ominous wood where police are searching for the other half of a young woman's body and also whatever killed her. Now, boys will be boys, but honestly. While Stiles cracks jokes about murder and contaminates a police scene, Scott drags on his inhaler and dreams of being a lacrosse star, which anyone can see is Simply Impossible.

 Teen Wolf Series Reviews:
What!? I'm Shocked! MTV... Has A Solid TV Series?
by Tristan Phoenix (Canada) 8 July 2011
The advertisements of Teen Wolf aired on MTV, or from my location, MuchMusic and I was skeptical of the show, thinking it was slated to be another Twilight. I am no fan of that film franchise that everyone seems to overrate, thus, I thought it would not appeal to me and grew annoyed with MTV about to feature another lackluster show, because the network doesn't have much interesting to offer in my opinion.

The show is loosely based on the 1985 comedy-drama film, Teen Wolf, where a young teen, wanting to be more than an average kid, has to cope with bearing the heredity of werewolf genes that derived from his father, and with the extraordinary abilities that accompany his life as a werewolf, makes him popular at school. I haven't watched the film factually, I only actually managed to seek out the trailer, and it looked pretty cheesy to me anyway so I couldn't care less about it or if the series followed its plot and characteristics bit for bit.

MTV's Teen Wolf surely has a darker, suspenseful and edgier premise, and being an avid horror fan, is the reason why I really dig this show. One recurring factor about this show is that it has a great, well-balanced amount of horror, suspense and comedy. It maintains an fun thrill ride and by every commercial and by every end of an episode, there is always an event building up. A lot of potential is definitely going for the series.

This show is about a teenage social outcast at Beacon Hills High School, and a lacrosse player at the school that spends more time on the bench than playing. One night, he is bitten in the middle of the woods by a werewolf while in search of a dead body he hears about. After discovering his unwanted inner werewolf, and the remarkable abilities he gains from it that help his normal life out, he is forced to balance two lives (hiding the werewolf one) and protect those meaningful to him.

Tyler Posey plays the aforementioned character known as Scott McCall and does a pretty good job acting the role. He has quite the charm in his on-screen presence and has nice chemistry with Crystal Reed, who plays his high school dream girl, Allison Argent. Dylan O'Brien is his genuine best friend on the show playing Stiles Stilinski, and by far, he signed up for a very colorful character that contributes so heavily. Stiles is practically the comic relief guy, who is there to help Scott keep himself collected from harming people during periods of werewolf rage. He's nerdy and suffers from ADD, but that doesn't stop him from being witty, intelligent and sarcastic which leads to some hilarious moments that Dylan executes splendidly. His lines and delivery are certainly top notch. With certainty, Stiles is my favorite character in the show.

Tyler Hoechlin is Derek Hale, a survivor of a fire that took out his family, is a mysterious werewolf in town seeking out his sister, Laura and allies and mentors Scott to help him master and control his werewolf abilities. A decent character so far in the show, the role is acted fairly. You also got Holland Roden as Lydia Martin, the mean-girl type and Jackson Whittemore, the lacrosse team captain played by Colton Haynes, both roles of which are being played pretty good.

Speaking from a post-teen perspective, Teen Wolf is a superb supernatural teenage series right now on cable television. I have to compliment Jeff Davis on this project as well as Russell Mulcahy, who added the horror element. It brings me back to the days of enjoying shows like Big Wolf on Campus, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. My only pet peeve is how there is only 12 episodes in the first season, I mean in my opinion, seasons should have at least 20 or more episodes.

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Sleeping Beauty 2011 Movie watch Trailer Reviews Cast And Crew

Australian Movie Sleeping Beauty (2011)

Storyline:
A haunting portrait of Lucy, a young university student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of unspoken desires.

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Author: Biggest_Loser from Australia
Lucy (Emily Browning) is a student working on a number of jobs. She's a waitress, she works in an office and she's involved with a science experiment at her university too. She's not co-operating with her housemates though and the rent is overdue. When she sees an ad in the paper she applies for it. She's driven to a manor house where she meets Clara (Rachael Blake). Clara describes the job, which involves Lucy being sedated in a bed and allowing men to watch her sleep. Lucy is assured that she will not be penetrated. Her first task with several other women is to serve a group of old men dinner at the manor house. After this she is put in a deep sleep and studied individually by three different men. Outside her job, one of Lucy's few relationships is with an old friend of hers called Birdmann (Ewen Leslie), a recovering alcoholic.

Sleeping Beauty, the directional debut of Julia Leigh, is a film strictly for those seeking a more challenging and ambiguous brand of cinema. Its minimalism and utter restraint works mostly for rather than against its purpose. The film is richly successful in creating a world that's entirely consuming and isolating for its protagonist. Leigh relies on desaturation, like white colour palettes, to visualise this alienation. The majority of the film is also elegantly photographed at a distance using a wide angle shot to represent the isolation as Lucy becomes an individual, overwhelmed by her surroundings. Save for a misplaced phone box, it was pleasing to see a familiar location, with numerous scenes being shot at the University of Sydney. Leigh has an equally skillful understanding of the power of silence too. Music is almost nonexistent and the dialogue is sparing so we rely entirely on our vision here; making the film compelling and tense for its entirety. And it's extremely leisurely paced too, holding scenes for a very long time, with particular still framing, from a near-invisible camera. These formal aspects work to produce a dream-like state of slow, concentrated and delicate movements. As each scene fades to black, like the shutting of an eyelid, it becomes increasingly apparent that Lucy is almost sleeping walking through her life, with no prince to wake her up.

Rather mistakenly, a lot will be made about the film's morally ambiguous view of sexuality. The film does not include any sex scenes. It is a strict rule of the organisation that there is no penetration. As suggested by the composition, the film is more fascinatingly occupied by voyeuristic tendencies but also the desire to awaken our deepest fantasies. This is visualised through a number of scenes at the manor house. The first is the most confronting, where topless women, covered in thin, revealing straps, cater for old men as they poor them drinks and serve them dinner. It's gratuitous but that's precisely the point because its one geezers bizarre fantasy to another. There are three additional encounters in the bedroom itself: one man who is lightly physically, moving his hands across Lucy's back; another who is intensely aggressive and the third is someone who simply mishandles her. The contrast to this is Lucy who as the sleeping beauty can only realise her fantasies through words. The dialogue drifts between outright coarse and maddeningly cryptic. Lucy asks her friend Birdmann if he'll marry her, not as a proposal, but as self-assurance. This suggests again that the characters in Leigh's world need to hear what they want to hear to be satisfied. The film falters with these side characters like Birdmann because we don't know enough about them and they tend to fade in and out of the film for lengthy stretches of time. And some will lament Emily Browning's subdued performance for its lack of personality but given the dream-like state of her character it actually suits the film. Her slender frame too makes her a particularly diminutive outcast. The film's ambiguity, isolation and peculiarity, will be detrimental for a lot of viewers. It's unlikely to attract big audiences because it is a slow, unnerving experience. But it's difficult to fault the film's artistry and its originality. Some people at the screening I went to left early. More fool them. I kept watching.

Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie,Peter Carroll,
Chris Haywood,Hugh Keays-Byrne,Bridgette Barrett,Hannah Bella Bowden
Director: Julia Leigh
Writer: Julia Leigh (screenplay)
Production Co: Screen Australia
Country: Australia
Language: English
Release Date: 07/29/2011 USA
Also Known As: Спящая красавица
Filming Locations: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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French Movie Rapt (2011)

Main Cast And Crew
Cast: Yvan Attal, Anne Consigny, André Marcon, Françoise Fabian
Director: Lucas Belvaux
Writer: Lucas Belvaux
Production Co: Agat Films & Cie, Entre Chien et Loup, France 3 Cinéma
Release Date: 07/22/2011
Rating: NR
Runtime: 2 hr 5 mins
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France | Belgium
Language: French
Also Known As: Apagogi

Storyline:
Stanislaff Graff, a rich industrialist with a wife and a lover, is kidnapped brutally from his limousine on the eve of his visit to China as part of the entourage of the French president. The kidnappers demand a fifty million euro ransom. In order to prove they are serious, they cut off one of his fingers. What follows is a terrifying sparring match between kidnappers, police and the board of the company of which Graff is the director. The main question for the board: is a human life worth more than fifty million euros? Will they be able to get that amount of money together in time anyway? While they decide this he degenerates physically and mentally in imprisonment. In the meantime, the press dredges up the businessman's past with revelations that are especially painful for his wife.

Movie Plot Summary:
A rich industrialist is brutally kidnapped. While he physically and mentally degenerates in imprisonment, the kidnappers, police and the board of the company of which he is director negotiate about the ransom of 50 million euro.

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by Ralph Ignacio Litardo (lancaster@fibertel.com.ar) (Capital, Buenos Aires, Argentina) 4 June 2011
Stanislas is a man born with luck: rich in a rich country, beautiful wife and family, CEO of his family company, chauffeur, lives in a Parisian Palace. And yet, just one false step and he ends up kidnapped, humiliated, one finger cut off, beaten, starved, and most important, devoid of all power. We learn he led a double life, lovers from different countries, an apartment he used frequently, hunting trips and... game debts. Big debts. Does the kidnapping owe to his debtors? Or is it somebody from his own circle, wanting his post? Was it a self-kidnapping, as a means to erase his debts? As hypothesis multiply, doubts flourish in his own company and family circle, and issues start to come up to the surface.

Well filmed, the contrast between "civilized" rich man's life and the gritty and humiliating treatment of the kidnappers is what stroke me most of this film. How easy it is to slip from one world to the next. It happens in the best of families, in the first world too.

My favourite character is S.'s politically incorrect mum, Marjorie (elegant Françoise Fabian), usually saying what everybody thinks. Maître Walser is also fine. Françoise and her grouchy daughters are correctly hateful. You may like red setters (his dog's breed) a bit more now :).

Fellow IMDb reviewer "JRlock" wrote it well: "is not easy to capture both the sympathy and contempt of the viewer in the same movie, but he did here". And Chris Knipp's insights, like how Stanislas' freedom may be illusory, how this may be a film about solitude, or what the French title sounds like, have to be read from his own bright review to be enjoyed.

Not easy watching, as you probably know already, but enlightening.

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Hollywood movie Inside 2011

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Starring: Emmy Rossum,
Director:D.J. Caruso
Genre: Short, Thriller
Release Date: July 25th, 2011
Studio: Intel Corporation and Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.
Rating:NR

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Starring Emmy Rossum (Shameless, Phantom of the Opera), Inside is a blockbuster-class experiment in social entertainment, brought to life by leading minds in Hollywood, technology and social media. The film aims to bring a new genre of interactive, social entertainment and is directed by D.J Caruso (Disturbia, I Am Number Four, Eagle Eye) and Oscar-winning cinematographer Mauro Fiore (Avatar, Training Day).

In the film, Rossum plays the role of Christina, a 20-something woman trapped in a room with only a 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor-powered Toshiba Satellite® P775 series laptop and an untraceable Internet connection. Unable to determine where she is being held or what her fate might be, Christina uses the laptop to mobilize her social network, reaching out to friends, family and anyone else who can help her figure out where she's being held and how to escape.

What is Inside?
Inside is a Social Film experience brought to you by Intel and Toshiba, directed by DJ Caruso, starring Emmy Rossum, and possibly you.

This is a completely new genre of Hollywood-class entertainment where the audience can play as much of a role as the A-list talent and actors. Using social media you can interact with characters in real time, affect the plot, and possibly earn a featured cameo alongside Emmy Rossum in the final film.

It's the first of its kind, but it won't be the last.


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Social film is a live entertainment experience, blending film and social media. Go Inside 7.25.11

When the story begins,
you won't want to miss a minute.

Inside is a LIVE entertainment experience, blending film and social media. You can play a part in this thriller through Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. So, stay connected.

There will be many twists and turns, and you can keep up with them IN REAL TIME by subscribing to YouTube or following on Twitter and Facebook.

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