Supernatural - Season 7 Episode 7 "The Mentalists" Review

It's completely time that Dean put Sam in his place and told him basically to man up and stop being a bitch.  I love Sam, I'm devoted to Sam, and I will forever defend Sam against anything that anyone ever says about him... but GROW.  UP.

While there was way more that happened in Friday's episode of Supernatural, Dean's speech to Sam was the best bit.  You can read more about "The Mentalists" in my review on www.welovecult.com!

Hart of Dixie Review - Episode 6

Hart of Dixie has been my favorite show of the new fall shows.  While I realize that sentence is sort of redundant, I've had a long day... cut me some slack.

In this sixth episode of the first season, Wade is shirtless.  This statement alone should be a review, but as my editors require 300 + words, and I couldn't just type "Wade is shirtless" 100 times, there's more to be read over on www.daemonstv.com.

Read my review of Hart of Dixie right here!

And for your viewing pleasure:

I'm angry he's dressed.

That is all.

October!!

It’s October! And October means that it’s my favorite time of year – Halloween! I start planning my Halloween costume on November 1st, and look forward to October 31st the entire year. While Halloween is my favorite, the entire month of October is special to me. Everything turns crisp, the leaves change colors, and the Pagan New Year draws closer.

Oh, and everything turns just a little spooky.

The travel channel, food network, SyFy, EVERY channel has “most haunted places”, “ghost stories”, and other haunted stuff… and these are the shows that I live for. I also set a challenge for myself – to watch 31 horror movies in the month of October – one horror movie a day.

I blatantly ripped off this idea from the blog Horror Movie a Day (if you don’t read this, you should. It’s brilliant and hilarious), and it’s not as easy as it looks.

Even though this is October 6th, I will post my reviews for the first five days and five movies that I’ve watched ASAP. Most of the movies that I end up watching are horrid, but they’re fun. So be sure to check back on my thoughts and to see what I’ve watched that day!

Also, you can keep up to date by following me on Facebook or Twitter!

I'm currently reading "The Exorcist"...

In honor of Banned Books Week, I decided to ready "The Exorcist" for two reasons. One - I've wanted to read it for a while. The movie STILL scares the beejesus out of me, so I figured I could give the book a shot. Two - I figure if people ban Harry Potter, The Exorcist was banned SOMEWHERE. Why am I sharing thing? Well, I'm not even to anything scary in the book yet (I'm currently in chapter three - Chris' dinner party) and I'm afraid every time I turn the page. It's not like I haven't seen the movie a billion times; I know what's coming... but I think that's almost worse. But it's almost October, so I needed to read something scary! Since it IS almost October that means that Kate and I will launch into our "horror movie a day" month. I'm planning on posting reviews of all the movies that we watch. Hopefully I'll actually stick with it.

Banned Books Week Is Back!

Okay, everyone!  Here is one cause that I am really, REALLY adamant about.  It's Banned Books week (started yesterday) and runs all the way though October 1st.  What does this mean?  Well, it means that you should pick up a banned book and read it with pride!

Also, make other people aware of this.  Banning books still happens; there was an instance in Missouri back in August where two books were removed from High School curriculum.  Click on the link to take a look at the story.

Banning books is ridiculous; everyone should have the option to read what they want to read and make their own opinions.  NO ONE should have the power to take that away from ANYONE; so spread the word.  Read a banned book (I've included a link to the list of banned books in this post), read a banned book to your kids (Harry Potter, The Golden Compass, etc.), or just link this on your Facebook/Twitter page to make people aware that this week exists.

Here are some helpful links that will give you more information.  Please pass this on and make more people aware of this issue!

American Library Association: Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week Proclamation

Banned and Challenged Classics

Frequently Challenged Books By Year

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. -- James Michener

For those of you that don’t know, I’m a freelance writer for a group of websites. I write book, movie, and TV reviews, and occasionally spout off about different movie and TV topics. I co-write a column every Thursday for Supernatural, and well… I love it.

When I initially started writing about Supernatural, it was when the show was on their famous “hellatius” (a term used by the fandom to describe the MANY, MANY weeks between episodes. Supernatural will go on hiatus about twice a season.), and I’m pretty sure the fandom was looking for a way to fill their Supernatural void.

I wrote a TV chat piece on www.daemonstv.com called “Six Reasons to Watch Supernatural” (click on that link to read it), published it, and didn’t really think much of it. The piece was A LOT of fun to write, it was easy for me, and I had to do VERY little research on the topic. (I’m slightly obsessed with the show, so pulling out obscure references is nothing for me)

I figured I’d get a few comments just like the rest of my articles do… until my email was BOMBARDED with notifications of comments. I seriously don’t know how many people read and replied to the article, but it took off in a way that I had never expected (had I known, I probably would have done another draft), and I have met a LOT of new fans that are now my friends on twitter.

It was an amazing experience, and one that I feel needed to be documented. Too bad it’s taken me this long to do it. In addition to the fan response, Supernatural’s official Twitter account tweeted the article to all of THEIR followers, which is where I’m assuming all of my newfound friends came from.

That tweet (as dramatic as it sounds) was a CRAZY thing to see. While I understand how social media works, I never ONCE thought that my little article (I would have also listed more than 6 reasons had I know!) would hit the network in anyway. I may have flailed, taken a picture of the tweet on my computer screen, and also posted on Facebook. I was excited, okay?!

Not only did that experience really open my eyes to the fact that people read what I wrote, it also made me realize that I pretty much know what I’m talking about when it comes to TV shows or movies that I’m passionate about! It also gave me a little boost of confidence in my writing abilities….lol

Since then, I co-write “Supernatural Thursdays” on www.daemonstv.com, and just have so much fun with the column that I cannot even express it in words. To be able to write about a subject that I’m passionate about, and to have like minded people respond is a GREAT feeling.

In addition to Supernatural, I’m a Joss Whedon addict. I have yet to see Dollhouse (It’s streaming, I’m going to watch it, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet!!), but anything else that has Joss’ name on it I will watch, and I will probably fall in love with.

Last week, I wrote a “Top 5 Male Characters of the Whedonverse”, and this article took off as well. Not as huge as the Supernatural article, but I gained a few more twitter followers, and a Whedon website also tweeted the article.

There were more negative comments to the Whedon piece… apparently I don’t hold the same opinions as most of the fandom does. (I’m SORRY, but Wesley was NOT one of my favorite characters! If I were to add another, it would’ve been Jayne!)

Regardless, I wanted to get the experience down and share it with the four people that read my blog. I’m a lucky girl that I get to do something that I love, even if it isn’t my full time job. I have to keep that thought in the front of my head.

Be sure to take a look at the things I’ve written, and let me know what you think!