I bet this past weekend a ton of folks took Monday (and the past Friday) off and were just traveling. Why not? The only people doing business really are retailers and I hope they are busy as well because the economy needs the flow. But other than that, it has been freaking cold at night. I know it is night time and winter but being in SoCali, we haven't had these kinds of temps in a long time. Usually not to this extreme and where the day it is the 70's and drops to the 40's. Usually you see maybe a 15 degree gap but not 30 and 30 plus. I would like the rain to come in soon, that we really need!
Kind of a busy week but the nights were very light. However, each night I did stay late because the holiday traffic was CRAZY. I left once at 6, got home around 830. I left at 730 instead, got home about 830 so that was the trick I suppose. But it was amazing how heavy the roads where and we do not have snow! There was some light rain but at night it was clear or just overcast ... what is wrong with LA driver's? I think it is the inability to merge properly and that over half of the drivers are jerks. We have 5 lane highways and yet all can be completely backed up for miles and when you get to the point where traffic is moving again, there is nothing that would have caused the slowness in the first place. It just doesn't make any sense ... we are a senseless state.
A little crazy at the box office with some according to expectations and others, not so much. Holding on to the #1 spot is "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" with another 36.7 million and now with a cume of just barely shy of 150 mil (149.9 to be exact). New at #2 is the Tom Cruise action film Jack Reacher earns a decent 15.6 mil. New at #3 is the comedy This is 40 with an OK 12 mil. Holding on to #4 is the family film "Rise of the Guardians" with 5.9 mil more as it struggles to reach 100 mil cume. Rounding off the top 5 is "Lincoln" with 5.6 as it continues to go with award season around the corner.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
A couple this week as another comedy Guilt Trip comes in at #6 with only 7.4 mil for its 5-day debut (opened on a Wednesday). Re-releasing at #7 is "Monsters, Inc. 3D" which proves to be disastrous for Disney with a 5 mil opening. Just goes to show you, 3D is not working folks so stop doing it!!! New at #11 is Cirque du Soleil: World's Away with only 2.1 mil. Again, 3D is not happening plus the best way to see a Cirque show is live!
Quote of the week:
"The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities." - Sophocles
A couple of weeks ago I posted a list of the 20 actors we want to see back on TV right now. Here is a list of the top 20 actresses ... in no particular order; #20) Kandyse McClure, Battlestar Galatica: She was good on the show so I would agree. #19) Lizzy Caplan, Party Down: I believe she has gone onto other shows and movies now. #18) Billie Piper, Doctor Who: No clue but she is cute. #17) Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seems she has gone to be a regular person but who knows. #16) Leslie Grossman, Popular: another one who I have no clue. #15) Elaine Cassidy, Harper's Island: Never heard of her and the show. #14) Liza Weil, Gilmore Girls: no clue. #13) Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show: One of the greatest TV moms! #12) Robin Weigert, Deadwood: more I never heard of or seen. #11) Paget Brewster, Criminal Minds: seen before but not really sure. #10) Majandra Delfino, Roswell: Never show the show or her. #9) Jennifer Beals, The L Word: Who are all these people?! #8) Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Eureka: ??? #7) Ali Larter, Heroes: Finally someone and she would be good to see again. #6) Jessalyn Gilsig, Glee: No thank you. #5) Evangeline Lilly, Lost: Not really. #4) Linda Cardellini, Freaks and Geeks: Next! #3) Alia Shawkat, Arrested Development: zzzz #2) Gillian Anderson (pictured), The X Files: Wonder how she looks after all these years. #1) Janel Moloney, The West Wing: not even familiar.
Facts & Tips:
New Jersey is home to the world's first drive-in movie theater.
"Boy, Beaver, wait'll the guys find out you were hanging around with a girl. They'll really give you the business." - Tony Dow as Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver in the TV series "Leave it to Beaver."
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