Some things come along with the ultimate wow factor.  Lost is one of those things.  Not only is the acting great, the writing is beyond excellent.  Writers of shows today need to take note so that they figure out what great television writing actually entails.

So many shows and dramas from daytime and prime time television want to use shock value to get people interested   Once the shock wears off, the show is seen for what it actually is: empty and without substance.  Lost, on the other hand, has great content and doesn’t aim to shock ,but to captivate the audience with true suspense and mystery.

Lost is one of those shows that people will love 100 years from now.  Great writing never loses it value. 

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I watched the finale last season, but I definitely wanted to catch-up with a rerun of the episode. There were little notes at the bottom of the screen to help catch-up on the story and understand the dialogue between the characters. There is so much to understand when it comes to Lost. The ticker at the bottom of the screen always reveals so much more than I remember or picked up from watching the show.

I have high expectations for the new season of Lost and I believe it will deliver. Every season brings more mystery and more drama. Some television programs fizzle as the years go by, but Lost is not among them.

Watching last season’s finale makes me wonder what the series finale will be like. The writers put a lot of research and effort into what they do so it is going to be great. But I wonder if it will leave viewers hoping for more and in a season finale that is fine, but that in a series finale makes me crazy.

Jennifer Aniston’s comedy, “Marley & Me”, co-starring Owen Wilson beat out Brad Pitt’s drama “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” on Christmas day.

The dog story “Marley & Me” was No. 1 at the Christmas Day box office in the United States, taking in about $14.6 million, BoxOfficeMojo.com reported Friday.

Coming in at No. 2 on the popular movie-going day was the aging fable “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” with $11.7 million

Earlier this year Jennifer Aniston said that she wanted her movie to tie with Brad’s at the box office because she wanted them to both come out as winners. This is pretty generous for one ex to feel about another and I just have to say more power to her.

This was just the Christmas day results and we will have to see what happens with box office after this weekend. “Marley & Me” has gotten mixed reviews from the critics ranging from an A- from Entertainment Weekly and a D+ from Rolling Stone. It has also received a Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award.

Critics have been more favorable toward the “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, but we know that critics do not make box office hits-ticket sales do. So we will have see how it will go down with the box office battle of the exes.

Sources: UPI

Wall-E received 2 Golden Globe nominations this week. One for best animated Film in which its competitors will be Kung-Fu Panda, and Bolt. Its second nomination is for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for “Down to Earth”

The animated world is taking over the big screen. Wall-E earned closed to half a billion dollars worldwide in the theaters. Now Wall-E is on DVD and we see the life of Wall-E at home in our living rooms.

After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, the curious and lovable WALL-E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. Join them and a hilarious cast of characters on a fantastic journey across the universe.

Heath Ledger has been honored with a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Joker in The Dark Knight. This nomination for best supporting actor has him going against Tom Cruise, Robert Downey, Jr., Ralph Fiennes, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Ledger had a previous nomination for Best Actor in a Drama category for Broke Back Mountain.

Jennifer Aniston can see a baby in her future. The former friends star says that she would like to be a mom someday, but she would like it if magazines would stop announcing to the world that she is pregnant when she isn’t. She is not pregnant now, but when the time comes she wants to be the one to make the big announcement and not have the tabloids or other media outlets stealing her thunder. Aniston is set to release her new movie Marly and Me.

Source: omg.yahoo.com

The Tinker Bell movie is one movie that is heavy rotation among the kids.  Tinker Bell was a character that we were first introduced to in the Peter Pan series and have come to enjoy.  We will not be seeing Peter Pan or the Lost Boys in this new Tinker Bell movie, but we will be getting a little glimpse of Wendy. Tinker Bell comes to realize her true value and that leads her to deliver a special item to Wendy on the mainland. 

In this movie the relationships of Tinker Bell and her fairy friends are introduced to us.  We also get to see the beginning of Tinker Bell and how fairies are actually created.

Kung Fu Panda was a ball of laughs in the theater and will be a hilarious on DVD as well.  That funny Panda with his hijinks will give children and adults something to laugh about.  This is one of those again-again movies that are kid friendly , but have material that will also grab an adult’s attention.  That is great because if you do have to watch a movie over and over again with your kid it might as well be an entertaining movie for you as well.

Madagascar 2 is now in theaters and gave the movie industry a much needed boost during it opening weekend, when it was number one in theaters.

DreamWorks’ latest animation fest, “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” surpassed all expectations for its opening weekend, bringing in $63.5 million and helping the industry deliver a resounding 29% increase in overall box-office take compared with a year earlier.

Source: latimes.com

Scrubs was supposed to have aired its last season on NBC, but the sitcom has been breathed new life.  In 2009 Scrubs will air a new season on ABC.   Scrubs is not the first show that we thought was going off the air and would only be seen in syndication.   7th Heaven had a great season finale and then was picked up for another year.  We will have to see what actually happens to the show when it comes back and if it willl be there to stay on ABC.