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True Blood: What Is Sookie Stackhouse?

Anna Paquin may be a regular human being in real life, but what is Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood? Sure, we all know her as a telepath – able to read the minds of humans, vampires and other mytical creatures — but, is there more than meets the eye? I ask that because I’m completely perplexed at her light-out-of-the-hand power that moves people away. The other characters in the show seem to be drawn by it as well.

So what’s my conclusion? Besides being a telepath, I have the feeling Sookie may be a witch. It fits in perfectly with the other creatures seen in True Blood. There’s vampires, warewolves, daemons; so, why not a witch?

Now, I haven’t read the books mind you. Of course, many other people have read Charlaine Harris Southern Vampire Novels. So, without knowing the true story, I’ve got to go with Sookie Stackhouse being a witch. What do you think?

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Season 1) Begins Taping

Bravo TV’s hit series, The Real Housewives, has yet another series it has begun taping. So what high-end local did they choose? Oh yeah, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

The cast has been revealed, according to reports from Radar Online. Among the housewives of Beverly Hills are Adrienne Maloof-Nassif,  Taylor Armstrong, Lisa Vanderpump-Todd, Camille Grammer (Kelsey Grammer’s wife), and finally Kyle and Kim Richards — one of Paris Hilton’s two aunts.

I have no doubts Bravo won’t be bringing the drama; however, it will be really interesting to see how Camille acts when all the drama starts flying. I’m not sure Kelsey will want the image of his wife to be skewed.

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Download Planet Earth For Free On April 12-26, 2010

Yes, you heard right: you can download Planet Earth for free starting April 12th, 2010 . BBC, the network who who brought us Planet Earth, is offering up an episode of the award-winning show for free in celebration of the Earth Day’s 40th anniversary.

The episode which you’ll be able to download here is called “From Pole to Pole“, iTunes’ third most popular Planet Earth episode.

Planet Earth is one of the most incredible shows I’ve had the privilege of watching since I can’t remember when. I remember my friends, family, and I, all gathering around the television just waiting for the show to come on. If you didn’t get the chance to see the series, or was one of the 65 million people who tuned in to watch the show, come April 12th you’re going to be one happy little camper.

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Season Finale Of The Real Housweives of OC (Season 5)

Wow. This season of The Real Housewives of Orange County was crazy. Bravo really brought the drama, if I do say so myself. But it’s the season 5 finale that left us hanging; so, lets break it down.

Like every other season finale, everything was over the top. The girls had an “end of summer bash” to celebrate the incredible year they spent together. Everyone showed up, even some past housewives (Jeana and Lauri). But, like every party the girls flock to, drama always ends up finding its way too. Read more

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Pedigree Commercial Does Cuteness At 1000 Frames-Per-Second

This is the epitome of a great dog food commercial. It’s cute, cuddly, dogs in slow-motion. Albeit a bit long, but who can’t resist the soft flowing fur at 1,000 frames-per-second? Not I. I dare you to not smile. Koodos goes out to Pedigree for an awesome commercial.

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Life: The Successor Of ‘Planet Earth’

Love Planet Earth? I have little doubt you don’t. In fact, 65 million people enjoyed the Discovery Channel series. On Sunday, March 21st, Discovery is making us fall in love with “her” all over again with Life.

Like its predecessor, Life will take us deep into the wondrous world we live in. And like the new name, it comes with a brand new narrator: Oprah Winfrey.

Some (like me) question why they chose Oprah. Personally, I would have preferred the voice of Sigourney Weaver. Perhaps it was Oprah’s undying passion for the series which she raved about on her own show. Either way, watching animal attacks in slow motion never looked so good.

For those of you who can’t wait the extra month, Discovery has a slew of online videos from the television series which you can watch at your leisure.

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Everything You See On TV Really Is Fake

This video will blow your mind. You thought all those city shots in your favorite TV shows were real? Well, you’re wrong. I was shocked to see what they were able to put in place of the “green screen.”

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Bethenny Frankel Not Returning To Housewives of New York

There’s been a lot of talks about season 3 of The Real Housewives of New York. We know the show follows the franchise of being drama filled, but it turns out Bethenny Frankel just isn’t into it.

In a recent interview with Radar Online, Bethenny said the show has become “completely toxic and completely psychotic.” With that said, she did confirm that it will be the best housewives of New York season ever. Read more

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Real Housewives: Tamara And Simon Officially File For Divorce

Some interesting news has come to light regarding the relationship of Simon and Tamara Barney. Last Wednesday marked the official day Simon Barney filed for divorce against his soon-to-be ex-wife, Tamara Barney. What did he say his reason was? Oh, just “charging his wife with infidelity.” How in-te-resting.

Their less-than-perfect relationship is now being talked about publicly on Bravo TV’s blogs by not only Gretchen Rossi, Tamara’s long-time enemy Read more

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Rejoice: Congress Is Trying To Silence Loud Commercials

Have you ever been sitting on your couch, watching your favorite show, then all of a sudden a commercial comes on that literally scares the shit out of you because it’s so loud? Well, we feel you, and so does Congress. A bill is being voted on tomorrow that aims at stopping these spikes in volume for commercials.

The bill was drafted by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo who said, “I not only dive for the mute button, but I end up having to close my windows so that the blast doesn’t affect by neighbors. I live on a cul-de-sac, and so the sound resonates.” Read more

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