Where are they now?: Top Ten Late 90's and Early 00's Teen Idols

Thad Luckinbill

Teen Idol Status: He got his start on MTV's "Undressed" as Kyle in 1999 and JT on the "Young and the Restless" from 1999-2010. 

Now: He played Nathan in Nikita, but that was canceled. He has been in The Good Lie and Rizzoli & Isles. He has been married to Amelia Heinle since 2007.

 Ryan Merriman

Teen Idol Status: Even though he was a kid actor (Young Jarod in The Pretender), he became a teen idol with Disney Channel movie Luck of the Irish, Nikko in Veritas: The Quest and Final Destination 3. 

Now: He recently married Kristen McMullen, his first marriage lasted seven years. He recently played Ian on "Pretty Little Liars." He is now 31 years old.

 Erik Von Detten

Teen Idol Status: He played the voice of Sid in Toy Story and Toy Story 3. He played Karl in Dinotopia, Chris in Complete Savages and Josh in The Princess Dairies.

Now: He has kids. But hasn't done much acting gigs, his recent were Toy Story 3, Family Guy and Bones in 2008.

 Riley Smith

Teen Idol Status: Disney Channel film Motocrossed and Not Another Teen Movie. He played Jared on Bob Saget's WB sitcom "Raising Dad," Kyle Singer in "24" and Andy in "Joan of Arcadia."

Now: Mark on "The Messengers", Keith on "True Blood" and "True Detective." He was also on "90210."

 Devon Sawa

Teen Idol Status: Played Human Casper in Casper, Mark in Wild America, and has been in Now and Then, SLC Punk!, Idle Hands and Little Giants.

Now: He is married to Dawni Shanaovitch and has a daughter. He played Sam in "Nikita." Next up for him is Punk's Dead and Life on The Line.

 Shane West

Teen Idol Status: Rocker Eli in "Once and Again," Bentley in "Get Over It," Ryan in "Whatever It Takes" with James Franco and Landon in "A Walk to Remember."

Now: He was on ER, Nikita and now John Alden on Salem.

 Sean Faris

Teen Idol Status: He got his start as Darren on MTV's "Undressed" in 2001 He was in "Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks," Dino in "Life As We Know It" and Craig in "Reunion."

Now: He has been on "Supernatural," "Vampire Dairies" and Gabriel in "Pretty Little Liars." He was in Never Back Down with Cam Gigandet.

 Jason Behr

Teen Idol Status: As Max on "Roswell." He also played Chris in "Dawson's Creek" and Dempsey in the canceled ABC drama "Push."

Now: Unfortunately he hasn't gotten a lot of gigs. In the years after Roswell, he was in plenty of films (like Tattoo and Skinwalkers) but they never took off. Recently in 2012 he played Damien in "Breakout Kings"

 Bryce Johnson

Teen Idol Status: He also got his start as Cliff in "Undressed" in 1999. Since he played Josh in Ryan Murphy's "Popular," Ryan had him on his other shows like "Nip/Tuck" and "Glee."

Now: Bryce has been in the gay brothers flick Max + Harry and he has been on Dating Rules from My Future Self, Death Valley and played Darren on "Pretty Little Liars."

 Kevin Zegers
Teen Idol Status: As a kid, he got fame for the Air Bud movies but he got in teen idol status with a gig on "So Weird" and "Smallville" and also the NBC soap "Titans." He is Canadian.
Now: In 2005, he played gay hustler Toby traveling his father who has transitioned into a woman (Felicity Huffman) in Transamerica and played Damian in "Gossip Girl." He is married and has a kid. Recently he was in "Gracepoint."



Could Skating Arena attendance be increasing by Disney's Frozen?

My nephew went to a little girl's birthday party at a skating rink yesterday and all the girl parties were Frozen related. Frozen was released in 2013, most little girl parties have been Frozen.

 

I didn't find an article about Frozen influencing increase but attendance is up:

http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/west-knoxville-farragut/2014/02/14/knoxville-skating-rink-sees-increase-during-olympics/5501927/

http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20140228/News/402280326

 

Ice Skating Rinks with Frozen themes or contests:

http://newsok.com/skaters-enjoy-frozen-theme-at-devon-ice-rink-in-oklahoma-city/article/5385989

 

Birthday themes most popular:

http://www.bnd.com/2015/02/01/3636299/popular-decorated-cakes-does-anything.html

Disney has always cut corners

People have complained that female characters of Tangled and Frozen look a like and that minor characters in Frozen are the same people in different dresses but this isn't the first time Disney has cut corners. Disney has always recycled models and animation.

Beauty and the Beast

At the beginning we see a forest, the forest animals were recycled from Bambi. At the end, the dancing animation cycle of Beauty and her prince was recycled from Sleeping Beauty, you can tell by the Prince's sudden body change. This was done because they ran out of money.

 

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland used animation from Pinocchio (fish underwater) and Bambi (blue bird on branch).

 

 101 Dalmatians

They reused animation of the cat from Cinderella, a woman walking from a short and an outdoor building from Peter Pan.

 

 Sword in the Stone

They reused a dummy getting hit on the head from 101 Dalmatians, animals from Bambi, a boulder from a short, a man on a sword with shield from Sleeping Beauty, Jousters from a short called The Truth about Mother Goose and the tiger from short Tiger Trouble.

 

 Robin Hood

They reused a lot of animation like Mary clapping to dancing was taken from Snow White, Baloo dancing in Jungle Book became the bear Little John dancing in Robin Hood and the Aristocats dancing was also used for the Merry Men dancing.

 

 Pocahontas

Pocahontas as under production during the same time as the Lion King. Pocahontas was released after Lion King. The staff thought Pocahontas would do better. These feathers and things flying in the air were reused, it is hard to tell which came first.

 Princess and the Frog

Believe it or not, maybe it was a homage and not the original animation but the alligator did a similar move as the witch in Sword in the Stone.

 

For much much more, check the link below!

Source:

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_recycled_animation_in_Disney_movies

 



RIP Greg Plitt

 Greg Plitt was a fitness model/bodybuilder/trainer/reality show star/stunt actor/actor. Greg Plitt was 37 years old, he was hit by a train in Burbank, California while filming a promo. He appeared on Bravo's Work Out and new show Friends to Lovers. He was in the movie Terminator Salvation and the show Days of Our Lives. He provided the body for Dr. Manhattan in Watchmen. May he rest in peace.

 

 



 

http://www.justjared.com/2015/01/18/bravo-star-greg-plitt-struck-killed-by-train-at-age-37/

Annoying Camel Geico Commericals

It is not enough Geico has ten million spokespeople like the gecko, dollars with google-y eyes, but a year ago there was a camel that said "Hump Day." But now they have added a new commercial.

 

It is where idiotic people at a zoo imitate the commercial to 'real' camels. Of course, in this commercial they talk, but I am just hoping people aren't really doing this at zoos. Or even trying to do it now that they have the idea from this commercial.



Giving another chance to Blackish

ABC has a new sitcom with Anthony Anderson called "Blackish," when I first heard of it, I thought it had an offensive title. I just didn't like the title. I am Guatemalan-American but grew up in urban Allapattah and grew up with the African-American community. Blackish wasn't meant to be an offensive title but it sounded garish to me. And the promos for the show didn't look funny, just looked like a smug guy, silly wife and obnoxious children. But watching already a couple episodes, the show revels in the obnoxious children. It is not only a funny show, it is smart too. Last episode had to do with Martin Lurther King Jr day and the disconnect children have these days with the legend. Reminds me of my nephew who came home yesterday telling me he learned at school that the President King died in a book. Anyway, I do find Anderson's voice in the narration annoying at times and the wife is a pushover, I wish she was a stronger character. Even though the show promoted Lawrence Fishbourne, he is only in a  couple episodes.