Would you pay to keep your favorite shows on the air?

As the new year begins we find ourselves reaching that point in the TV year known as Mid Season. For some shows that started late, this is the time they will be airing the rest of their initial pickup. That is if they are still around. This year has seen several shows flame out in only a handful of episodes (Playboy Club, Charlie's Angels etc) . And some that have aired their full 13 episode first run weren't picked up for a 'back 9' and have no real clue if they will get a second season (Terra Nova for example).

Once Upon A Time "Pilot"

Once Upon A Time
"Pilot" (100)
Emma Swan's birthday brings a surprising visitor with an unbelievable story about who she is and where she comes from.
Air Date: Oct 23, 2011

Apple Releases Final Cut Pro X and Studio Apps

Anyone that knows me know that the Fan Girl is a gadget geek. And a photographer and a videographer. So I was excited to see April's preview of the new Final Cut Pro. FCPX was rewritten from the ground up to take advantage of the 64 bit architecture in Snow Leopard along with things like Grand Central etc. Today the new software was released.

Now you can get your Miramax Online

Today was the launch of two deals for watching Miramax titles online through Hulu and Netflix. So in honor of these deals, I figured it was time to revisit some of my favorite Miramax films.

Miramax is probably best known for films like Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare in Love not to mention distributing many other films produced by smaller indie companies (like the works of Kevin Smith). And while I love both of these films, my favorite films are actually from their Australian/Kiwi era.

A Beastly Mess of a Movie

Beastly

A cinematic of train wreck of bad dialogue, predictable storytelling and thin 'acting' that assumes that the teenage female audience it is targeting is too concerned with pretty things to care about substance. And unfortunately is probably correct.

It was announced earlier today that Jamie Campbell Bower, star of Camelot (with roles in Harry Potter, Twilight and Sweeney Todd also under his belt) has been picked as the male lead in the adaptation of the Mortal Instruments young adult book series. Thousands of tween girls and their mothers have cried out in anguish at this news because it means that their precious Alex Pettyfer has once again been 'robbed' of a role he is, in their questionable opinions, 'perfect for' (the first being the romantic lead in the Hunger Games films).