About the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot

Okay, all Buffy fans are upset about Fran Rubel Kuzui, and her husband Kaz Kuzui wanting to reboot Buffy the Vampire Slayer without Joss Whedon. I was not going to say anything but with Entertainment Weekly (big Buffy fans there) confirming it might be a go, I just want to say that no fan of the TV show should go see this travesty. The first Buffy movie did not succeed because it did not go with Whedon's vision. It was directed by Kuzui and she didn't want violence and it sucked. Some people like the movie but it made no money. Fans of the movie are only maybe 25% of the Buffy TV show fans. Whedon doesn't control the rights to Buffy. Kuzui plan to make a new movie with a new story and new actress but they don't have the rights to Willow, Angel, Xander, Giles, Cordelia, Spike and any other character from the show. Even Buffy's mom Joyce didn't have that name in the movie. The only characters they could use are from the movie--Merrick and Pike (Luke Perry's character). But why make a movie out of a bad movie with the very people who made it bad and not use the person who made it popular? With no Whedon, there would be no Buffy popularity.

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Make Me a Supermodel Season Two: Who Will Win?

I know I spoke a lot about the first season of Make Me a Supermodel and haven't said much about season 2 but I have been watching season 2 intently. Last Wednesday, Montahahahana was kicked out and I think she did a good effort and evolved and didn't need to be kicked out. Anyhoo, it is interesting that there is only three guys left. Branden is cute and young and naive and sweet, I think they are giving him more credit that he deserves. Maybe they should have kicked him out for him to learn harsh realities. Clearly he is not going to win. This has always been and will be in the end a competition between Sandhurst and Johnathan. Oh my god do I love Johnathan! He is a loving father, sexy, versatile, fun, and a thinking model. I didn't like how he lost his confidence two weeks ago. I think the runway last week hurt Sandhurst, they want Johnathan to bring it, I think he can. But it is still 50/50 between the two.

Alberto Cutié on no English-Speaking News Channel except for CNN

My mom called my dad and said Father Alberto Cutié, the priest who had an affair with a woman and not a little boy, was having an apology news confrence on TV. She claimed that all the English-speaking channels were broadcasting it, not only the Spanish ones that have been running crazy with them. So, my dad had me check the channels and no local English-speaking channel had it, only Telemundo, Universal, Telefutura, and CNN. CNN? Well, because Ricky Sanchez was reporting it! Sanchez was even translating it! So my dad was not surprised, that only the Spanish-speaking channels or channels with a Cuban cared about this.

The longevity of Sesame Street

I read this real good article from Newsweek Magazine about Sesame Street and how it has changed the world. I grew up with it and love how they had a deaf character at that time and my sister was deaf and I identified with her. The article speaks on their pro-multi-cultural stuff but also on how many groups gotten upset for a number of things, like the lack of a Latino character in the early times and Bert and Ernie being allegedly gay. They now make 26 new episodes a year (which used to be a lot more decades ago) and have cut down in the crew because of the economy. On November 10th, the series will be around 40, but the article also says how it is up against Dora the Explorer, Spongebob, etc. and if it can stay on the air. I do honestly believe Sesame Street has changed the world in a way and does infulence me and it kids inspiring children. It is an institution, I think it will survive.

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Religious School teacher sexually active with 15 year-old Student

The latest news on the religious school teacher, Maria Guzman Hernandez (32 years old) who had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student in Hialeah, Florida is that she is out of jail on bond. If convicted on her charges, she could face up to 30 years behind bars. Hernandez has two children and was estranged from her husband. On the TV news but not on article, it says he is an 8th grader. No one has mentioned the fact that he is a 15 year-old in Middle School. Wouldn't that rings some bells too? Instead of a blurred picture, we get video of the boy but no face of course. I did not know how old he was when I saw it on the news but his body looked way too old to be a 13 year-old, which is the oldest age you can be in middle school without flunking. Well, news is that the boy's mother is from Cuba, so maybe he is from Cuba too, explaining his age. That he is behind because maybe he just arrived to this country. According to police reports, a detective on the case wrote, "The victim stated he and the defendant have been sexually active since March and that Hernandez confessed." DCF officials are also working to make sure the victim and his mother get counseling.


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Glee Pilot Sneak Preview Review

I did not see Glee last night because I was busy. I watched it on the FOX website. Some insiders say that the pilot that aired was not the full pilot. Many people are raving about this show. It is from Ryan Murphy, the openly gay and crazy creator of "Nip/Tuck." The show starts out like a indie movie (doesn't help that Jane Lynch is in nit, when I first saw the promo--I thought it was a movie!), with its outspoken cartoon-ish flawed characters but it sucks you in. The stand-out characters are Rachael (Lee Michele)--the obnoxious overachiever (who happens to have two gay fathers); Kurt (Chris Colfer), the out and gay talented singer; Arty (boybander Kevin McHale), the boy in the wheelchair; Mercedes (Amber Riley) is the sassy Black girl; and of course the football player who really can sing Finn (Kyle XY's Cory Monteith). One of the lines I like is when Rachael says, "I can feel the clock ticking away, I don't want to leave High School with nothing to show for it." and Finn says "When we fought the Osama Bin Laden for the first time."

I can really feel for the teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), mainly because I am a teacher too, well a substitute teacher. I am still hopeful. And Murphy was smart to hire Jessalyn Gilsig (who played Gina in "Nip/Tuck" and Meredith in "Heroes"). She is not a bad girl here, she is just overbearing and an interesting character. She has a craft room where Will is not let in there and she doesn't want him to be a teacher but an accountant. Some great casting, characters are a little overbearing, and I hope they tone them down. Jane Lynch is just at her best really, not too overbearing and she is to what everyone expects her for now, even if everyone know their name. If you think it is just like another underdog story... then yes, it is. But you want to cheer for these freaks. The most brilliant part of the plot is when Schuester, Morrison's character plopped marijuana on him to get him in the Glee club because he is a good singer.

Also, could the pilot have a reference to "Kyle XY"? Finn mentions "Sour Patch Kids." "Kyle XY" had sour patch kids product placement all the time. Finn also has a celibate girlfriend who is into celibacy. One interesting sequence was when Will takes the Glee kids to check out the 'competition' and the camera sticks to them in a long shot when they enter the auditorium. Very rare for a TV show. Justin Gaston, current boyfriend to Miley Cyrus and Nashville Star contestant, plays one of Finn's teammates that pelts him with paint from his paint gun. Lee Michele looks familar but she hasn't been in anything else. But in that finale, seriously, was everyone in that auditorium and how freaking big is that freaking auditorium???!

"Re-capturing the Golden Days"
Terri Schuester thinks Will is trying to recapture the glory days by being a teacher, I resent that. As a teacher, I do not believe I am trying to recapture the glory days. There was no glory days. My high school days suck. I do want the kids to succeed in school, but it's because I've been there and I want the best for them. I only substitute for Elementary school students and in many of these classes, I see kids that remind me of the kids I went to school with. In fact, I am teaching at the schools I went to as a kid, so same neighborhood I grew up in and my former classmates are either in jail, dead, or in debt. So, I don't want that for them. It's a vicious cycle. Also, I stuttered as a kid, I like that Tina is Asian and stutters.