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If you read my previous post, I was raving about the return of Heroes & also listed a bunch of TV shows that I was looking forward to returning to our screens!!

Well, I accidently missed one out & that was Fringe, which should be back on our screens soon – poss March. Anyway, this post isn’t to rave about how good Fringe is….see my initial post of the show for that!!

No, this post has a far more exciting agenda – you see it seems the lead female star of Fringe has gone and posed for a sexy photoshot. Yes – Anna Torv, who plays Olivia Dunham, has posed for ‘Esquire’ magazine & taken her clothes off!! Unfortunately, you don’t get to see everything, but what she does show is pretty sweet….Infact, I was always a little unsure if I liked Miss Dunham, but these pics have helped me make up my mind – here’s to more in the future!!

Check out the pics after the jump – Matt, I hope you actually view this post…..

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Well, well, well – what is this?? A post from me on my blog?? It can’t be – surely I’ve got some DIY to be getting on with?? Well, actually I do, but sometimes you just gotta take some time out…..

First of all – I’m glad that my avid readers have stayed with me – all 4 of you!! You are still there aren’t ya? Secondly, I hope you all had a great Festive season & I bet you’re glad its all over with for another year!! Thirdly, what can I have for you on this post?

Well – you’ll be sad to know that I haven’t been to the cinema for a while…in fact the last film I went to see was the brilliant Avatar. I’m sure you’ve all read the hype, so I wont bother reviewing it (plus its been a while!!), but be sure to check out Chris’ review here.

I thought I’d write a quick post on the return of a TV show that I nearly missed was back on – I’m talking about Heroes. After the disapointing 3rd season, the 4th season is back on our screens & I must admit I’m really enjoying it!! They seem to have taken a slightly different line on the story & I’m pretty hooked at the mo – lets hope that continues!!

Plus, there’s a few new characters to cast our eyes on!! Namely – Lydia, a girl who can draw tatoos on herself – usually something important!!

Lydia is played by Dawn Oliveria – check out her pics after the jump!!

Also, there is the introduction of Gretchen, played by none other than Madeline Zima….last seen as a sex made teenager in Califonication, I for one am glad Madeline is back on our screens!! Plus, she seems to be the college roomate of cheerleader Hayden Panettiere & looks like they might get pretty close!! Sweet….

What with Heroes, the return of 24, the finale of Lost, the continuation of Burn Notice, the conclusion of Dollhouse & the expected return of Lie to Me – seems my TV viewing is sorted for the coming months!!

I hope to blog more about it all & more very soon, keep your eyes peeled!!

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DON’T WORRY!! I’m not planning on giving anything away in this review of the first 2 hours of 24 Day 7!! Infact, I’m not really going to review it too much at all, as we’re way too early into the series to even have a clue what the day ahead is going to turn out like for Jack Bauer!!

The reason, for this post is to just let you all now that 24 Day 7 is now showing on Sky 1 on Monday nights (why a Monday?? Probably coz Lost is back on a Sunday soon!!) @ 9pm & this week we were treated to a 2 hour special. Now, I’m a fan of 24, but I agree that both season 5 & 6, were noth disappointing…just too unrealistic & it Jack had become superhuman!! So far, Day 7 looks to be a whole lot better…back to the gritty action of the early series & Jack isn’t SuperJack – yet!!

With a new look, new cast, Jack having to answer a lot of awkward questions & some early suprises….Day 7 really does look like its set to be a good one, especially with the introduction of FBI Agnet Renee Walker….I just hope that Jack dithces that Columbo style coat soon!!

Hopefully this post will bring attention to you all about an up & coming TV programme that I have read about….Some of you may have heard about it (Namely you American TV show buffs – Mr Cooke & Mr Dart!!), most of you wont until now!!

To be completely honest, I haven’t a clue if this show is actually any good, but what I do know is that there are plenty of boobies in it, so its alright by me!! The show is called: True Blood & will be showing on our screens on the FX channel next summer – so make sure you keep your eyes peeled…. The basic premise of the show follows Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in Louisiana who can read people’s minds, and how her life is turned upside down when the Vampire Bill, walks into her place of employment two years after vampires ‘came out of the coffin’ on national television….and we all know how much we love girls & vampires…..remember Buffy anyone??

The show stars Anna Paquin, a name who may not be overly familar to you, but she starred in The Piano many years ago & more recently played Rogue in the X Men movies!! Well, it seems Miss Paquin, has grown up quite a bit & isn’t shy in showing us her lovely pert breasts in her latest role…..marvelous!! If that wasn’t enough another star of the show likes to get her boobies out too. Introducing, Lizzy Caplan, another name you may not be familar with, but she starred in hit movie Cloverfield earlier this year & let me tell you she has an absolutely lovely pair of funbags…..If you don’t believe me, you know that I wouldn’t be so unkind not to show you!! Just click here to few the pics of these two lovley ladies assests….(Miss Paquin is blonde & Miss Caplan the brunette!!). As you can see, they don’t just show us a quick glimpse of the goodies, it seems to be quite a regular occurance in various episodes!!

Personally, this is one American TV show that I’ll be tuning into next year, how about you??

So there we were our usual cinema group at a loose end last night, so one of us suggested watching a couple of episodes of the new & upcoming series of Knight Rider!! After a successful pilot episode last year, this remake has been given a full season…. There were a few small questons we all had after seeing the pilot…like was the ‘Michael Knight’ actor/character strong enough? But most importantly was K.I.T.T as a Ford Mustang ever gonna cut it?? Surely nothing beats the Trans Am!!

Anyway, we all sat down to watch the show – hot off the press from America, via the wonders of the internet!! The first thing we all thought was that we must have missed the first 10mins of the first episode as it was straight into a storyline that we had no background knowledge of…no build up at all. Then there was the over the top ‘secret headquarters’ of Knight Industries’. An underground lair full of gadgets, computer screens & all sorts of complicated stuff…all below an old dis-used warehouse. I know the headquarters have to be secret but something just seemed all a bit too far fetched etc!!

Then actually came the storyline….oh my word, what a load of over complicated, cheesey rubbish. Again, I know the original series was never gonna win an Oscar for its script etc but this new series just seemed so far fetched & in places just didn’t make sense!! I’m not going to go into detail, but those of you that saw it with me will know what I mean…perhaps you can add a comment to help explain!!

Finally, perhaps the most important thing is the car….Was K.I.T.T any good as a Mustang? Well apart from the looks & sound of the car itself – NO, not really!! You see, the producers of this current remake have decided to take K.I.T.T into the 21st Century. The turbo boost is still present – but now seems to take about 30secs to engage, what with all the thrusters & mixing of boosters etc to create the jump!! ‘Super Pursuit mode’ is back as ‘combat’ (or something) mode….it looks just as bad too!! There are a few cool things that you would expect from the ultimate of all cars – like an on board i pod & dvd player!! Oh yes….

Ok – so perhaps its not all that bad, as I’m sure I’d be moaning just as much if the car hadn’t changed at all in the past 20years, but some of the stuff has been done sooo tackily its just laughable & the use of 2nd rate CGI didn’t really help…you could see that some of the stuff was too obviously blue screen!! However, one of the biggest mistakes/out of place added gadgets to the car is the fact that now K.I.T.T is also a Transformer – you see he can now change into a 4×4 for the rough terrain…it just isn’t Knight Rider if the car can’t do it all & work its way out of every situation & I’m sure he’ll changed into a helicopter or boat in the future!! Also, it seems that K.I.T.T also can’t keep pace with a normal sports car (even in ‘Super Pursuit mode’) & stuggles to eventually chase them down!!

So guys, who watched these 2 episodes please add a comment to what you thought & whether you agree with me or not? Last & by no means least…the series does have one good thing going for it!! The amount of lovely looking ladies in the show. Firstly, Michaels assistant & daughter of K.I.T.T designer Sarah Graiman (played by Deanna Russo) looks mighty hot in episode1 – quite literally as she ends up in a burning K.I.T.T in just her undies!! Then there’s a baddie called Kellie played by Paula Garces who is just a hottie, finally office temptress Zoe (Smith Cho) also looks good!! Not forgetting to mention episode2 which is mainly based around fast cars & hot women in bikinis sitting by the pool, whilst the blokes race the cars!! Perhaps, then, the producers of this remake are actually geniuses, as they realise that all the fans of the orginal are now nearly 30 & love nothing more than hot girls & cool cars with gadgets!!!

Oh – I nearly forgot, to check out pics of the lovely ladies of the show, click here…..its the only reason to watch!!

If it wasn’t for my very good friend Andrew, I would have nearly missed this exciting TV event…the return of the Sarah Connor Chronicles!! Back on a Tuesday night on Virgin1 @ 9pm this show really does float my boat – so to speak….After only one episode of the 2nd season – I’m totally hooked & very much looking forward to the next episode. If you haven’t seen the 1st season, I don’t think you will have too much difficulty in picking up whats going on!! Basically, all you need to know is that, Sarah & John Connor are still trying to stop the creation of Skynet & the future John has sent back a Female Terminator in the form of Cameron to protect them from whatever Cyberdyne/Skynet can throw at them….

The second season, continues exactly where season one finished, with Cameron laying in the aftermath of a burnt out jeep…..Is she ok? Does she survive? – Well yes, without spoiling it too much, the explosion screws up her objectives & she tries to kill John!! (Ok, so that is kinda what the whole episode is about, so I guess I did spoil it!!) I just thought, that this was a brilliant way to kick off the new season & I’m really looking forward to see what develops next, especially with the introduction of new evil character Catherine Weaver – played by Ex-Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson!! Plus she has a rather cool dark secret….

I highly suggest you watch this series if you get chance, especially now that its been secured a full second season…I just hope it continues to be as good in the forth coming episodes as I think it is now!! Which I’m sure it will, especially as reading what might be on the cards in future episodes…..

Oh by the way, to read my season one review click here & to see some rather cool pics of the leading ladies in the show, click here.

So yet again no cinema review for a few weeks….again all due to Call out weeks falling in the wrong place & not a decent film to watch, oh and a spot of illness on my part!! Surely next week we’ll be going to see the latest James Bond film??

Anyway, until then how about a cheeky review of the latest American TV show I’ve been drawn to watching….I’m talking about Burn Notice currently showing on FX. So what’s the show about I hear you cry?? Well basically it follows Michael Western an ex spy who is trying to discover who ‘burned’ him….you see a spy doesn’t get fired, they get burned!!’ The hour long episodes follow Michael who finds himself in Miami solving local/small crimes for little money, whilst trying to get to the bottom of why is was ‘burned’ & by who!!

I’m only 3 episodes into season one but already the show is easy to watch, with light hearted comedy, the entriguing ongoing storyline ref ‘burned’ & some interesting insights into the minds/workings & tricks of a spy. I think that this series could be a nice little easy watching, fun long running series…so far something that you don’t have to think about too much when watching!! Unlike some of the others on offer – like Heroes, Fringe etc etc…..

Oh, I nearly forgot – the cast….not only does the show feature the great Bruce Campbell (he of Evil Dead fame!!), but the star of the show must be the odd but strangely beautiful girfriend of Michael, Fiona, played by British actress Gabrielle Anwar…who by luck would have it has some rather nice pics on the web…as usual click HERE to take a look!!

Have an opinion on ‘Burn Notice’? Why not leave me a comment?….Go on, I dare ya!!

You may have noticed that there’s been no film review for the past couple of weeks, that’s because we just haven’t been to the cinema!! Basically, there hasn’t been a film that we’ve all decided is a must see…plus the fact that one of our group became a Dad & I’ve been on call, so the cinema had to put on the back burner!!

Having said that, it doesn’t mean that I’ve been sitting in twiddling my thumbs (as if with a little one!!)…nope their have been a few new TV shows starting in the past few weeks, one if which being the latest offering from Lost creator J.J Abrams called Fringe. I’ve also started watching Burn Notice - more about that in a later post!!

Anyway, back to Fringe - What do you think? I have to be honest & say I’m not sure if I’m enjoying as much as I thought I would!! I love the idea/concept of it, its a bit like X-Files, but it really sounds quite interesting….A female FBI agent who is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena, which has been named ‘The Pattern.’ In the 1st pilot episode, FBI Agent Olivia Dunham finds herself caught up in an investigation that thrusts her into the path of weird goings on. To begin with, a plane lands on auto-pilot with all passengers & crew dead from some unexplained reaction that causes the victims organs etc to solidify. She enlists the only man that she thinks can help her – an old Scientist called Walter Bishop, who was locked away for going a bit mad, to get him released she needs the help of his son – Peter Bishop (played by Joshua Jackson). They then work out what the cause is & find the cure..which she needs to save her partner who is also infected with the disease!! This is all fine, especially when at the end we find out the her partner is infact involved in somehow spreading the disease!! We learn about the possible corrupt major company behind these weird goings on called – ‘Massive Corp’ or something!! Again, this is all fine, even the 2nd episode is pretty good, touching on the types of experimental science Walter Bishop carried out for the Government back in the day….trying to breed humans that they ‘grow’ to their peak age ready for war etc!! This experiment has been recreated today, but cannot be stopped and they are killing innocent people in order to purlong/cure the victims premature ageing!!

Again, nothig wron with all the above, in fact I found it all very interesting – will they, wont they figure out what’s going on etc before its too late!! The parts I have a problem with, is it seems they are goingto throw in weird/odd ball experiments in the middle of the episode to assist them solve the mystery!! In the 1st episode Walter convinces the FBI Agent to be drugged up high on LSD, submerged in a water tank in order to communicate with her partner through brian waves, whilst he lies in a coma!! This weeks episode, they try to figure out where the killers are holding their victims, by removing the eye of one of them getting hold of a special imaging camera (from ‘Massive Corp??), plugging the camera into a monitor & by taking pictures of the eye they can see her final images….a bridge, which they put into the FBI database, loctae & even figure out what building it was viewed from just by the angle!! WOW

I suppose, this is all possible, but I get the feeling that is just shoe-horned in, done really quickly…a bit like: Quick I’ve had an idea, if we do this, then we’ll find out this & hey presto there’s the answer we were all looking for…..plus its seems when this happens everyone seems to know exactly what to do & even understand the science behind it!!

Maybe I’m just being picky & you may not agree, but I’d be interested to know your thoughts……It’s definately no Lost, but I’ll continue to watch it as I’m sure there’s some twist involved – like its all the Police/Governments doing….’You don’t know what you’re getting into’ kinda thing!!

Overall mark for 2 episodes – 7/10 so far!!

Oh by the way – anyone else notice that the incidental/dramatic music sounds exactly the same as that used in Lost?? No – just me again then…..

UPDATE: After watching this weeks episode, I think Mr Abrams must have read my website & agreed with me that the ‘science experiments’ in the middle if the episodes were a little rushed & pointless…..This week, I felt, the idea of ‘re-wiring’ the chaps brain, so that the signals he were receiving were transferred to words rather than pictures, was a good one!! Ok, so the concept may be a little out there, but I honestly thought that this week the whole scenerio was better explained, with more time & care to involve the other characters…rather than rushing through it!! In fact it was rather clever & actually quite pivotal to the episode & in my opinion made this the best episode so far….so much so I’m really rather looking forward to next weeks!!

So there I was last week, relaxing at home on the last Bank Holiday Monday of the year…watching a bit of early evening TV, when I stumbled across a true Bank Holiday treat!!

What TV show am I talking about??…..well it describes itself as ‘ A family version of The Real Hustle!!’ Featuring, Kate Thornton as presenter, this programme took a light hearted look & way of explaining possible scams….just like its older sister show: THE REAL HUSTLE. Infact, the programme was pretty entertaining & kept me viewing for the full hour!!

Then again, maybe it wasn’t just the shows content that kept me watching…..you see this programme, entitled: DON’T MISS A TRICK, featured the full Real Hustle team, including the Luverly JESSICA JANE CLEMENT….who looked absolutely stunning!!

So, what did I do that night?? Yep, you’ve guessed it….what we all do when we see a famous lady we like the look of? That’s right – I Googled her!! My, oh my, was I in for a shock!! Not only has the gorgeous Jess appeared in the usual lads mags in just her smalls…..but this little minx has also posed nude for Playboy!!

That left me with only one thing to do….gather a load of her best pics & post them on here for your viewing pleasure!! So click HERE to view said pics…but be warned some of them are NSFW!!

All the better eh? Enjoy!!

Yes, yes….I know….This isn’t a new show or something that I’ve just started watching, but it’s no good, I can’t go on any longer without writing this post!! You see MY NAME IS EARL is now in its 3rd season & it follows Earl Hickey as he crosses off all the bad things he’s done from his list in order to find Karma. If you haven’t seen this programme, where have you been, it really is a great laugh & full of comedy characters!!

However, the reason for my post is because one of the show’s characters part has somewhat developed….of course I’m talking about Earl’s motel appartment cleaner – Catalina……played by the marvelous NADINE VELAZQUEZ, you see, she has taken up pole dancing for extra cash!! Cue lots of shots of Catalina in bikinis/short skirts & her underwear…..this truely is an inspired role change by the creators as the viewing figures must have shot up!! The fact that a 4th series is on the way must be testament to that…..

Anyway, enough of my dribble, just watch the show – Fridays 10pm, CH4 to see what I mean, or just click HERE for the pics!! Enjoy….

Hey why not watch a cheeky clip of her below…..