Super Bowl Ads Were Top Notch… For A While

by Bruce Simmons on February 8, 2010

Last night’s big football game, the Super Bowl delivered the underdog win off a brilliant interception that sealed the fate of the game, at least for one team.  Congrats to New Orleans.

But the real stress of the game, unlike normal football games, is that you can’t take a bathroom break during the ads.  And this year, it was well worth it.

I felt that the last 2 years were pretty off as far as ads went and I came away being bored to death by them, but through the first quarter and up to 1/2 time, we got hit with some pretty decent stuff.

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CBS Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Cast Announced

by Bruce Simmons on February 8, 2010

CBS taunted us with the next chapter of Survivor, titled Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains at the finale of the last season when Natalie took the pot of money.

Survivor - Heroes vs Villians

Survivor - Heroes vs Villians

Now we have 20 former castaways from previous seasons of Survivor gathered for yet another seasoned survivor vs survivor season.

Having 20 contestants seems poetic, being that this is the 20th season of Survivor, that will debut on Thursday, February 11th for a 2-hour opener.

THIS IS AN 11 MINUTE VID from CBS

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Survivor heads back to Samoa, here’s a partial list of some of the cast:

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Danica Starts 12th in NASCAR ARCA Race [updated]

February 7, 2010

This is the update on my earlier article talking about the ladies in the ARCA race.
Saturday’s ARCA event, the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 with 55 drivers attempting to qualify for the event.
James Buescher and Mikey Kile obtained the front row, with Buescher on the pole.

Nelson Piquet is starting 7th; FINISHED: 27th
Bobby Gerhart 8th; FINISHED: [...]

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Smallville Absolute Justice Review… You be the Judge

February 5, 2010

Many are looking forward to this fantasy TV series Smallville episode for many months, and rightfully so.  It has a lot of heroes and it’s written by Geoff Johns.  In theory, it should be pretty kick-ass. (It was!)
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Remember the pitch poster for Smallville, season 9?

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In what feels to be one of the best Smallville episodes [...]

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Kyle Busch Proposes!

February 5, 2010

Well Whad’ya know!  Last Thursday Kyle Busch broke in his brand new motor coach for the 2010 season by proposing to his girlfriend, Sarcinella.
Yep, Rowdy, The Shrub, Kyle and what ever other names we call him will now have a new one for the list:  Honeeeeeeey!  … and whatever other names she might call him [...]

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Scott Lagasse Jr. To Driver for Baker Curb Racing [NASCAR]

February 5, 2010

Baker Curb Racing signed on Scott Lagasse Jr. to drive their No. 43 Ford in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.  He’ll be driving the Ford with Greg Biffle and his first stint behind the wheel will be at Daytona in the DRIVE4COPD 300.  The primary sponsor for this and a few other races for the No. [...]

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Syfy Gets Both Seasons of Merlin

February 5, 2010

Syfy Channel acquired the rights to seasons 1 and 2 of Merlin, starring Colin Morgan.
Merlin first aired in the U.S. on NBC and is called an imaginative twist to the mythos of Merlin, as a young man.
Below is a snippet of the Syfy press release:
NEW YORK - February 3, 2010 – Syfy has acquired the basic [...]

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Smallville's Newest Bad Guy… Er Bad Girl

February 5, 2010

Odessa Rae (Leverage) is joining Smallville to play the evil Silver Banshee!
Banshee will show up in the 16th episode of Smallville, called “Escape.”  In “Escape” the Silver Banshee escapes from the underworld and shows up at a bed and breakfast to start exacting some vengeance.  It will just so happen that Clark and Lois will [...]

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Erica Durance TV Guide Interview

February 5, 2010

TV Guide’s Natalie Abrams got a hold of Erica Durance, who plays Lois Lane on Smallville.
I usually find it trite to repeat interviews when I have nothing new to add from my own swelling brain of thoughts… but I saw something interesting in the bit so I thought I’d toss some highlights out there:
Erica likes [...]

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So You Think You Can Dance Mid-2010 Premiere Date

February 5, 2010

In case you’re wondering, auditions are going on for So You Think You Can Dance in

Dallas on March 10,
Nashville on March 14,
Chicago on March 18 and
Los Angeles on March 26.

The show itself will be premiering on May 27th.
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source: TV Guide.

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