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The Walking Dead-Michonne has lost it!

2/26/2015

Warning! Spoilers!

Am I the only one who thought Michonne lost it in this past episode of The Walking Dead? Right now I'm speaking of the previous episode, as of this post-S5E11 "The Distance". Michonne sounded just like her best friend in the Apocalypse, Andrea. When Michonne and Andrea came across the people of Woodbury, Michonne felt that something wasn't right. She tried her hardest to talk Andrea out of staying with the people of Woodbury and The Governor. Michonne couldn't stop Andrea and eventually that led to Andrea's death by the hands of The Governor. During that time, as Michonne was trying her best to talk Andrea out of staying in Woodbury, Andrea was trying to convince her that the people of Woodbury were okay, they were safe and it was worth giving them a chance. Now that same conversation Andrea had with Michonne-which led to them going their separate ways-Michonne is having this same conversation with Rick who doesn't trust anyone; can you blame him? After the Governor and after Terminus, Rick is all grouped out and the rest of the group should be also. Bob's (from Rick's group) leg was amputated and eaten by the Terminus group before his demise. Right now the whole group has been together so long that they understand and know each other but they can't trust outsiders; after all, they were almost food for another group (Terminus). Michonne has lost her edge. I think the hunger and the constant searching for a stable place to lay low has gotten the best of her. She's afraid and she's looking for any little light of hope. I do understand but having been through all that they have been through, staying alive also includes being wise and watching each other's back and not just accepting every complete stranger with a smiling face. Is the group safe with Aaron and his community in Alexandria? If it wasn't The Walking Dead I'd say YES, but because it's The Walking Dead I have to side with Rick and Carol who seemed to be the only one understanding Rick's stance against mindlessly joining another group. -Monica/TVandPopcorn

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER-REBECCA SUTTER GUILTY OR NOT?

2/21/2015

Warning! Spoilers!

The plot has definitely thickened this week on 'How To Get Away With Murder' S1E13 "Momma's Here Now". Wes Gibbins is now drawing closer to the harsh reality that Rebecca Sutter may be guilty of killing Lila after all. With HTGAWM'S two hour season finale just a week away we won't have to wait long to know if Rebecca is truly guilty or not. What's going to happen in the two hour HTGAWM season finale that will blow our minds? Two hours is a healthy screen time for the plot to thicken and change all the more. I have a feeling it's going to be a seat gripper! What are your thoughts about the season finale? Do you have any predictions? Let's talk about it! Leave me a comment on your thoughts.

in trouble:

In the previous episode S1E12 "She's a Murderer" Annalise framed boy toy Nate Lahey for the murder of her husband Sam Keating. By now, if you're reading this, you already know that Annalise's students-Wes in particular- played a role in her husband's murder/death; their roles in the murder are self-defense and Annalise knows the truth and has vowed to protect them-apparently at any cost, even the cost of a innocent man.

S1E13 "Momma's Here Now": Annalise calls Mom in the final scene of S1E12 after framing Nate. "Momma I need you" Annalise states as she cries seemingly out of guilt of what she'd just done. Annalise called and Momma (Ophelia) came right on in, literally! The role of Annalise's mom Ophelia was cast to Cicely Tyson. Ophelia added more back story to Annalise. Just in this one episode we got to see a little deeper into Annalise's past and that was done without any flash back scenes but just testimony in conversation between her and her mother. Ophelia charged in the door (because the door was unlocked) and as Bonnie and Frank, Annalise's employees and fellow lawyers greet her, she asks "You always leave the door open for folks to walk in off the streets?" Her quotes throughout this episode were simply amazing, truthful and funny. I feel the writers did a great job setting the tone for Ophelia. She wasn't too over the top but really gave you a since of a true mother and daughter relationship.

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What did we find out from Ophelia during this weeks episode?

(1). She never approved of Annalise marrying Sam.
(2). Sam was Annalise's therapist prior to their relationship and marriage.
(3). Annalise's name before she changed it was Anna Mae.
(4). Ophelia had never been invited to Annalise's home before now.
(5). Annalise had a problem with her hand-me-downs as a child.
(6). Annalise suffered child abuse at the hands of her Uncle Clyde.
(7). Ophelia, Annalise's mom got away with murder. How? Who? She killed Uncle Clyde.

It was apparent as we watched the back and forth anger and aggression of Annalise against mother Ophelia that they hadn't spoken in quite some time. It was also apparent that Annalise was angered by her past child abuse which was never discussed between her and her mother. Annalise suffered up until this episode, thinking that her mother either didn't know about the abuse or knew but refused to do anything about it. We find out more details about the abuse when Annalise asked her mother straight forward if she knew. Ophelia is one sharp cookie and we shouldn't doubt it for a minute! She addressed Annalise's questions with some knowledge filled words and a confession. Uncle Clyde came to stay with Ophelia and the kids claiming that he had no money and needed a place to say. Ophelia stated that she walked down the hall to check on Annalise (Anna Mae at the time) and she saw Clyde leaving Annalise's room. She told Annalise that at that moment she knew what he'd done. Clyde smoked three packs of cigarettes a day and he was also a heavy drinker. Ophelia used her knowledge of his habits to get rid of him for good! He would fall asleep on the couch with cigarettes in his mouth and Ophelia confessed she would go and put them out but one night, shortly after she understood what he'd done to Annalise she decided not to put that cigarette out but instead let it burn. Ophelia states as she combs Annalise's hair and consoles her “Sometimes you got to do what you got to do even if all you've got is a long match and a very flammable hooch." Ophelia doesn't know any of the details of Annalise's situation but trusts that Annalise is also doing what she has to do and in her own way she uses the reveal about Uncle Clyde as a way of showing Annalise that she also had to make and live with tough decisions.

Wes and rebecca

While Annalise is being consoled by her mother and going through some long overdue healing Wes is conducting his own investigation of another individual's past-Rebecca's past. Wes strongly feels that Rebecca is lying to him, especially about the guy (Rudy Walters) who use to live in his current dorm-room at college. During Wes' investigation he finds out that Rudy was not in jail but in a mental facility. Wes and Laurel pose as a couple as Laurel also poses as the sister of Rudy so that they could see and speak with him. Their plan works and the nurse allows them into Rudy's room where Rudy is sitting on his bed, with his head down, not speaking, even after he's spoken to. The nurse informed them that he was traumatized by something and drugs could have also played a role in putting him in his current condition. Rudy did lift his head up to acknowledge them but didn't speak until Wes put a picture of Rebecca (on his phone) in front of Rudy's face. It was then that Rudy utters the word "wet". Wes has gathered from that one word and from Rudy's reaction that there is definitely more to Rebecca's story and Lila's death than what she's told him. Now we have to wait for the conclusion of Wes and his worries of Rebecca and her lies. Did she kill Lila? In one week we will definitely find out! -Monica/TVandPopcorn

MARGAUX lEMARCHAL VS. AMANDA CLARKE- TVANDPOPCORN

1/20/2015

WARNING! SPOILERS!

Yes the title of this article is correct! In the new direction of Revenge as of Season 4 Episode 13 "Abduction" Margaux LeMarchal is raising war on Amanda Clarke aka alias Emily Throne. Margaux is still fuming over the death of Daniel. Daniel died saving Emily from Kate a corrupt FBI Agent and the daughter of Malcom Black. Malcom Black was coming after David trying to settle old, bad, twisted debt. David has claimed that Malcom Black made him do some terrible things after he saved him from what was supposed to be a staged death in prison by Conrad. Supposedly, Victory finally broke down and told Margaux the truth about Daniels death. This is after Amanda, David and Jack fabricated a story about what really happened at Amanda's home the night Daniel was killed.

THE FABRICATED STORY: Amanda told police that Daniel had come into her home to harm her. He was very angry about the things she'd done to him in their past and had not let it go. Amanda's story was that she had to kill Daniel in self-defense.

THE TRUTH: Daniel heard loud noises as he was on the beach. This noise was coming from the home of Amanda as she was fighting with corrupt FBI Agent, Kate. Daniel went running up to Amanda's home and as he entered he saw Emily laying in the floor of her foyer. Daniel ran to Amanda's aid and as he did Kate- after getting herself together from the tussle with Amanda-pick up her gun and in an attempt to shoot Amanda, Daniel shielded Amanda and took the bullets instead.

MARGAUX VENGEANCE: Margaux was made to believe the same fabricated story as everyone else but didn't believe it since she was the last person to actually speak to Daniel. In her last conversation with Daniel she asked him to come home so that they could be a family. Margaux had just revealed to Daniel just hours prior to his death that she was pregnant. Margaux had been upset with Daniel after finding out he slept with Louis. Margaux felt she couldn't trust Daniel but after considering the improvements he'd been working hard to make she was willing to give him another chance.

OH VICTORIA: Victoria after seeing how the stress of the issue with Daniel was affecting Margaux and her pregnancy, while Margaux was in the hospital from a breakdown, Victoria supposedly told her the truth. Of course we can't expect the real truth to come out of the mouth of Victoria Grayson. As of Episode 13 "Abduction" it appears that Victoria only gave Margaux the side of the story that excludes Victoria herself from any wrong doing. Even after Margaux found out Amanda had nothing to do with the death of Daniel in the sense of her killing him, Margaux still will not let it go and now she believes Amanda had something to do with her father's death also and of course Victoria didn't reveal to her that Conrad actually killed her father.

WHAT NOW: Victoria seems to be tired and ready to give up the life of Revenge. She stated in "Abduction" that she was ready to move on and she acknowledged that David and Amanda deserved a life together. Later on as the show drew to a close we see Margaux speaking with Victoria about her plans for Amanda. Her plans are to find evidence against the things she has been doing. Once she has the evidence that she needs she plans to send Amanda to jail for a very long time. Victoria warned Margaux that revenge was a very dangerous game but Margaux is determined-but to what end? I hope that Margaux doesn't succeed in her plans for Amanda and that she comes to her senses before taking things too far! After all Amanda has been through Margaux can't be the end of her! -Monica/TVandPopcorn

UFC 182 Jon Jones vs. Daniel cormier- Review-TV and Popcorn

1/4/2015

Happy New Year TV and Popcorn fans, followers and readers!

Tonight I watched the UFC182 fight event. This is one fight that has been well advertised and pumped up-UFC Light Heavy Weight Champion JON JONES vs. DANIEL CORMIER! This was said to be one of the biggest fights of the year especially because these two champions, in their own right, don't like each other at all. Daniel Cormier has said in several interviews that Jon Jones is prideful and that the people deserve a new champion.

After tonight Jon Jones has defended his title eight times. Jones came out tonight to "It's Getting Hot in Here" by Nelly and also a mix of other songs including "The Champ Is Here" by Jay Z. Something came across as odd about Jones tonight but maybe we can chalk it up to him just automatically assuming he was going to win. Round one between Jones and Cormier seemed to start off slow, surprisingly. To me Cormier seemed to be ready but already exhausted and rightfully so; the hype of this event I'm sure weighed down on both fighters. As the rounds continue, both fighters eventually going all five rounds with no knock out, Jones and Cormier both got each other down to the floor a few times with the intent to achieve TAKE DOWN.

MY OPINION: I was really disappointed in this fight. I felt that it was too much holding, especially on Jones' part. I was rooting for Cormier for the win but regardless I'm willing to give props where props are due. I felt this fight was boring and underwhelming. My initial reaction was that neither fighter should be happy with their performance. I do understand that Cormier had to defend himself with all the holds with Jones trying to get him on the TAKE DOWN/SUBMISSION earlier on in the first three rounds. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fighter and have no idea the discipline and level of energy it takes to fight on any level but I can only image so there is no disrespect towards either fighter but I watched the preliminary fights and I felt many of those fights where better. Several preliminary fights were intense and a lot of the guys had more to prove especially among the fighters competing in UFC for the first time. To me I felt like Jones didn't go out with the heart to give his all but with the strategy to gain points and drain the clock with holding. For the most part I was disappointed.

POST PRESS CONFERENCE: Jones took the win with the score 49 to Cormier's 46. Cormier took the high ground and admitted his loss. He also stated that he didn't know how to judge a fight after being asked if he felt the points should have been closer. Cormier admitted that some rounds for him were strong but there were others that he didn't win over Jones. -Monica/TVandPopcorn

Get up close and personal-moment by moment account of the fight blogged here: http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/1/4/7481963/ufc-182-live-blog-jon-jones-vs-daniel-cormier

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MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM TV AND POPCORN

12/23/2014

Here we are drawing near to a New Year and celebrating one of the biggest holidays in the United States. I remember as a kid the holidays would come and go and you watch the adults prepare for each of them, especially Christmas, not really realizing that you too would become an adult one day and there is no going back. This is what makes the holidays special to me; now that I'm an adult and life has gotten so busy and I have the responsibilities I didn't have to worry about as a child, I know the holidays are a time that I can wind down for just a moment and enjoy even the smaller things in life that I use to enjoy as a kid.

GOOD MOVIES, GOOD FUN, FAMILY & FRIENDS + LOVE: To jump start the holiday season I've spent time helping my family put up a Christmas tree. I've had a slumber party and I was able to have some fun with family members I get the opportunity to see a few times a year. Over the weekend I went to the movies with my Dad and sisters to go see John Wick, which I felt was a good movie but didn't feel his reason for vengeance was justifiable; John Wick was playing at what use to be a dollar theater but is now up to $2.50. We had such a wonderful time and my Dad is one of the people in my life that filled my childhood with such wonderful memories.

WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT: There is a lot of Gift giving going on during Christmas which is also, I feel, a gesture of love from many but I also don't forget what Christmas is all about. I am a believer in God and a believer in Jesus and although I know this Holiday set aside for the Birth of Christ or Jesus' Birthday may or may not be accurate I still feel it's a great opportunity, if you're a believer in Christ, to share His story around the table during the holidays. During my childhood my mom wasn't big on celebrating Christmas only because it just really wasn't her thing and she saw it more so as the reason many went out and got into even more debt but she never let myself, bother nor my cousins forget about Christ, even when we went to go celebrate with other family members and friends.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS & MOVIES: This wouldn't be TV and Popcorn without throwing some movie suggestions your way just in time for the holidays. When you're gathering around the fire place with your warm hot coco, eggnog, mint tea and maybe even some popcorn, this is the perfect time to pull out those great Christmas and holiday favorites and here is our top 5 picks available for instant play through AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO:

#1 "The Nativity Story"
Regardless of the organs of the Christmas holiday and whether or not it is the true birthday of Christ the Nativity story is a great way for those who believe in Christ Jesus to share the story of his birth, especially with the children.

#2 "Home Alone"
"HOME ALONE" is a Christmas classic. I'd be surprised to hear that this movie isn't in every home in America right now but I also know that anything is possible lol.

#3 "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas"
What's Christmas without mentioning the Grinch or referencing to a Grinch personality at least once?

#4 "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"
I have some family members who reference NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION as their all time favorites and it is super funny! I have been privileged not to have any vacation or Christmas go so wrong. Have you ever had one that came close?

#5 "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
Such good laughs as we watch Charlie Brown fight to celebrate Christmas. A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree is usually a reference to very small Christmas trees, true story!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. It is my hope that you have a wonderful, safe and peaceful holiday season! -Monica/TV and Popcorn

XBOX TAKEN DOWN BY HACKERS-TV AND POPCORN

12/6/2014

My XBOX LIVE hasn't been working for hours and hackers by the name LIZARD SQUAD is taking claim for the service outage. "What a lovely night to kick back and watch some Netflix on the Xbox" I thought to myself as I pulled my perfectly baked and crisp chicken wings out of the oven. I sat down with my plate of wings, broccoli, a few french fries and a glass of crystal light-pink lemonade. I grabbed the remotes-the TV remote and the Xbox remote-got everything powered on and began to watch a few episodes of 'CRIMINAL MINDS'.

'Criminal Minds' has been my favorite show on Netflix to watch these past two weeks. I play a few games on my Xbox but I mainly use it for streaming Netflix and others such as Hulu Plus, Crackle and Amazon Instant Video. I even purchase a movie every now and then from Xbox video.

Lately my Xbox has been tripping. I haven't been able to stay connected for more than 30mins or so at a time, especially at night. I kept saying that Xbox was taking down our service because they wanted us to purchase the Xbox One during the holidays; so they want us to think something is wrong with our boxes. Unfortunately at the time I didn't think to get online to see if anyone else was having this issue. I just assumed it was our internet connection because we kept getting an error saying we had no network connection at all, although no other devices in my home were having connection issue.

In order to fix the problem after several days of researching and almost 4 weeks of service here and there we come across instructions for network connection issues on the Xbox website. The instructions said that we needed to delete our profile and our profile only and then clear our cache a minimum of three times. We did this and for the rest of the night we couldn't play our apps or download them. It wasn't until the next day that our services started working again.

Woo Hoo! I'm happy again because the next day after resetting my Xbox profile and reloading it my services seem to work and now my apps are downloading; that is until tonight December 05, 2014. In the middle of 'Criminal Minds' S3E2 my Xbox dropped Xbox Live with no warning or lag. After several attempts-logging in and logging out-Xbox would not connect. I jumped on the computer to go to the www.xbox.com/networkhelp to see what was going on. Xbox did have an alert that stated "Xbox Live Core Services Limited". This alert was specific to logging into profiles, downloading apps, launching apps and certain games.

After seeing Xbox's alerts I went straight to Goolge to search for terms such as Xbox down now or not working. As soon as I pressed enter I saw articles referencing to hackers who have taken the credit for taking down Xbox Live. The group taking the credit for this outage of thousands and thousands of users call themselves LIZARD SQUAD. It is said that the LIZARD SQUAD has put Xbox under DDOS, a distributed denial of service attack. They also took to twitter on December 2, 2014 taking claims for the DDOS against Microsoft that day also. I don't know how much of this they have been doing even before Thanksgiving but I've been having sign in problems and connection issues for weeks and it simply got worse and worse.

Tonight services came back up for about 30 minutes after being down for over an hour and went right back out again; as of this post we still can't access our Xbox Live. What will Xbox do about these hackers? The way the service is acting it definitely seems like an attack, especially with the amount of users not able to log on tonight. I jumped on twitter (#xboxlive) after checking out the status of Xbox on http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/live.xbox.com.html. On both twitter and isitdownrightnow.com comments were flying in about the outage. But there were others who thought the same thing I've been thinking for weeks. Maybe, just maybe, Xbox simply wants me to purchase a new Xbox One. Humm...

Revenge-Season 4 Episode 9 "INTEL" -Review -TV AND POPCORN

12/3/2014

Warning! Spoilers!

Revenge has been one of my all time favorite shows to review this past year. While watching the latest episode "Intel" of Revenge Season 4 Episode 9 I felt, for the first time in the middle of watching, that I wanted to just turn it off completely. Revenge had a great reputation of getting things done throughout each episode. From one episode to the next you knew something was going down and you didn't have to wait a long period of time for it to happen. Now, since the great reveal that David Clark is alive, we have been waiting on him and Emily to meet; now that that has happened I don't really know what we're waiting on. To me the show feels like a soap opera. There are different characters in play now and after "Intel" we even find there is a pregnancy along with relationships that seem rushed and not well thought out. With all that said I'm still rooting for Revenge to get back on track. Listen to my latest review here below as I give my review on Revenge and where I think it's heading now. -Monica/TVandPopcorn

THE WALKING DEAD PAST AND PRESENT RICK VS. SHANE- TV AND POPCORN

12/3/2014

Warning! Spoilers!

THE WALKING DEAD'S mid-season finale of Season 5 started off with cop Bob on the run after he manipulated Sasha into feeling sympathy for him and a friend, then he knocks her out cold. I was happy to see that he didn't get too far as Rick pursued him to stop him before he landed back at the hospital. Rick chased Bob down in his car telling him to stop on the police P.A. system. Bob wouldn't stop which prompted Rick to hit him with the police car. He didn't run over him but he knocked him to the pavement pretty hard. Rick didn't spend too much time talking to Bob before shooting him dead.

RICK VS. SHANE: Many people are saying-because of the scene in the mid-season finale with Bob-that Rick is now the new Shane. Shane was Rick's partner and friend before turning enemy in Season 2 of THE WALKING DEAD. Shane also had a relationship with Lori, Ricks wife, as they both assumed Rick died in a hospital S1 that was overrun by walkers. In my opinion I don't feel that Rick is anything like Shane. Yes, I do feel Rick is prong to go off and do what he feels he needs to do but Rick's loyalty to the group and to others is what separates him from Shane. Shane was power hungry and didn't care about what anyone else had to say; he was always looking to take actions into his own hands and at the end of the day he didn't care about what anyone else had to say. Rick on the other hand listens to the others in the group when they offer up suggestions; sometimes he even listens when he probably should simply take control of the situation. Even in the mid-season finale of Season 5 we see Rick consult with Daryl after killing Bob. Although Rick was ready to kill the other cops and then go into the hospital guns blazing Daryl convinced him that there may be another way and to give the other cops a chance. Rick listened and for the most part the exchange for Carol and Beth went smoothly until...

Before the exchange between Dawn, those at the hospital, and Rick's group, we seen Dawn peacefully and respectfully speaking with Beth. Beth and Dawn didn't start off on the best note with one another. When Beth first started to get to know the others at the hospital she found Dawn to be harsh along with the other cops that followed her. Beth has to work for them because they saved her; if she decided to eat or use any clean supplies she would have to pay that back with labor at the hospital. She changed patient's sheets, gave them the proper medication and cleaned up other areas of the hospital in order to return payment. Dawn, the cop in charge, beat Beth up on occasions when she thought she had to prove her authority and keep the trust of those following her, including fellow cops. During the mid-season finale we see a different more compassionate Dawn. She carries decent conversations with Beth which makes the ending even more sad and questionable.

THE CONCLUSION: By the end we see that Rick has followed Daryl's advice; he's ready to the exchange, the two captured cops for Beth and Carol. The exchange goes well and without bloodshed until Dawn asks Rick and the group to hand over Noah. Noah was also in the hospital amongst those saved by the cops patrolling the streets and picking up those who are surviving but are sick or injured. Noah recently escaped the hospital and attempted to escape with Beth but she was recaptured before she could get beyond their gates. Noah was willing to remain with those at the hospital and as he moved along to cross over to their side Beth stops him and hugs him. As she's hugging Noah, Dawn says "I told you you'd come home, they always come home."; as Dawn stated this Beth gave her a look and says "I get it now" and she then attempts to stab Dawn with the scissors she's hiding in her arm cast. At this point Dawn shoots her in the head but you can tell that Dawn is in shock. Daryl draws his weapon and he then kills Dawn also shooting her in the head. It was a bloody mess but the others at the hospital didn't want it to go any further. They allowed Rick and the group to leave. The mid-season finale ended with Daryl carrying Beth's body out amongst the others who were just arriving including Maggie, Beth's sister. -Monica/TVandPopcorn

Listen to my Review of THE WALKING DEAD'S MID-SEASON FINALE below.

"X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST"-NOW AVAILABLE IN REDBOX-ON DVD-TV AND POPCORN

11/29/2014

HOT ON DVD right now and available in the Redbox is "X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST"! X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST takes place after "The Wolverine" where both Charles Xavier (The Professor) and Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) come together to ask Logan (Wolverine) to travel back in time to change history so that their enemy-the enemy of all mutants good or bad-would never come into existence. Wolverine is asked to travel back to the year 1973 where he has to pursue Raven (Mystique) before she kills Bolivar Trask the creator of their enemy the Sentinels.

Before Wolverine travels back in time he learns of Mystique's past success in killing Bolivar. Once she killed him she herself was captured and her DNA, because of her ability to adapt and change into anyone, was used in the final creation of the Sentinels, making them harder for the mutants to fight, which eventually lead to the end of all mutants and human who helped aid them.

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Wolverine is asked, as he travels back in time, to find Charles Xavier (The Professor) and Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) because he would need their help to stop Mystique and change the course of events. This would not be an easy task for Wolverine because he's stepping into the middle of a fight between The Professor and Magneto who is locked away-away from any metal-and is suppose to remain there for the rest of his life. Wolverine has to convince them to work together for the common cause of saving the entire mutant race.

MY REVIEW: I found X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST to be very humorous. There are a lot of funny moments between Logan, Charles and Magneto. Over all, the action was consistent and I was very entertained and I thought they executed the story very well. At the end of this particular installment it did leave me with a question. Will Logan now be able to alter the future of those he love and change their outcome now that he's lived in both the future and the past? Because he was able to go back in time and keep his memory, just that journey alone did change much of the future as he knew it but he still holds memory of the past before it was changed. I guess only time will tell how they choose to bring that full circle. For all you comic book readers, you all rock! I haven't read any of the X-MEN comics although I'm a huge fan of the movie serious, so I know that you may already have the answers to my questions lol. Over all I give the movie a 4 star out of 5. It is well worth the rental or even purchasing it on DVD! -Monica/TVandPopcorn

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Revenge Season 4 Episode 8 "contact"- Emily Makes A Promise

11/25/2014

By the end of Revenge Season 4 Episode 8 "Contact" we fans where gripping our seats and screaming at the TV saying "DAVID YOU BETTER TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER" or maybe it was just me! 'Contact' brought us the engagement between Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke and her father David Clarke that we all have been waiting for but it wasn't exactly how we expected it all to go down.

THE STRUGGLE: At first it was very hard for Emily to understand her father; where has he been all of this time and why didn't he save her since he was actually alive but presumed dead? Another thing that really threw Emily off as she was speaking with her father is the fact that he would want to protect Victoria Grayson not knowing her part in his incarceration and Emily's childhood.

THE PHOTO: The initial photo that sent Emily off in a rage, that made her want to tell her father the truth was a photo of the posed Amanda Clarke. She thought that her father had been following the posed Emily all this time and wanted to know why he never reached out if he was so close, so close that he could take such pictures. David made Emily aware that he didn't take the photos of the posed Amanda. By the end of this episode Emily finally got her answer of where her father has been all of this time.

WHO AM I? WHERE AM I?: David informed Emily that someone else staged his death in the prison but it wasn't Conrad Grayson. He stated that some really bad people wanted to make him do some really bad things but he refused. When they threatened Amanda he did what he had to do to keep her safe. He didn't escape them until he found out Amanda-the posed Amanda-died. Once he found out about her death he escaped and went off the grid.

WHAT NOW?: Now, in the up and coming episodes I'm sure it will be revealed who's really after David. At this point I do understand why David has been acting funny all of this time. I do feel that he's been going by miss information and he really thought that the posed Amanda was his daughter. I don't believe that he wouldn't ever expect in a million years that his daughter would fake her identity in order to bring down all those who wronged him. After watching 'Contact' I feel we've been dealing with a father who doesn't know anything about his daughter and hasn't followed her life since she was seven and the same with a daughter who hasn't seen her father since she was seven. Where will their relationship go from here? Will they get closer now that he knows who she is? Will others find out who she is? Will those coming after David now pursue her if they find out who she is? What does Victoria have planned next for Emily now that the secrets out to David? I liked it better when Victoria was knocked out cold; she was quieter and unable to lie and plan her next moves.

THE PROMISE: At the end of 'Contact' Emily promised her father that she would stay out of his affairs and allow him to handle those who are coming after him. This was all said after two men tried to kidnap David from the hospital room of Victoria Grayson who suffered an electric shock in the previous episode. Emily saved David once again and at that moment he realized that in some way he does need her and he recognized how strong she'd become. He told Emily that he couldn't be her father because he needed to protect her from those who are after him. Emily promised that she would allow him to take care of it himself but she didn't have any intention on keeping her promise. In the last scene of 'Contact' we see Emily questioning a man for answers as to who he is and why he's after David. This man was one of the two men in the hospital attempting to kidnap David slightly earlier in the episode. No one knows Emily has captured this man not even Nolan. Will she get the answers she's looking for? Let's hope she does on the up and coming episode-Season 4 Episode 9 "Intel" airing 11/30/2014

SHONDALAND'S WINTER FINALES-PLOTS-REVIEW

11/24/2014

WARNING! SPOILERS!

I have to give huge kudos to Shonda Rhimes for being able to wrap up three shows with very different plots and on very different paths for their winter finales which all aired on the same day. 'Gray's Anatomy', 'Scandal' and 'How To Get Away With Murder' all had their share of drama and shocking conclusions.

GREY'S ANATOMY: Now in its 11th season Grey's Anatomy is still going strong and shockingly with NEW DRAMA across the board. They have work drama and of course what's Grey's Anatomy without its share of relationship drama? As Grey's winter finale drew near we see characters having to make decisions about their relationships and careers. Here is a breakdown of the shockers of the Grey's Anatomy winter finale:

Dr. Stephanie Edwards did a sonogram on Dr. April Kepner who is the wife of Dr. Jackson Avery. In doing so Stephanie finds out that the baby is having a problem with development including bone structure and it appears that the baby, although alive, hasn't moved from his position in a while. While doing the sonogram Stephanie also revealed to April the babies sex, which is A BOY! By the end of the episode the consulting Doctors all agree that there is nothing that can be done and if not sooner, shortly after birth the baby will only have hours to live. Jackson walks out of the elevator over hearing the discussion about a baby, his baby but he doesn't know until they refer to the babies sitting position inside the womb. The scene ends with Jackson asking Edwards what he was hearing.

Meredeth and Derek might be calling it quits after they challenged each other on a case where the patient needed two types of surgeries for two different issues, both needing to be done as soon as possible. Dr. Meredeth Grey was the consult for her half sister Dr. Maggie Pierce who felt that her surgery was most important and needed to be done first while Dr. Derek Shepherd consulted with Dr. Richard Weber who both felt his surgery should be first. In the mist of all of that Meredeth begin to question if she was just challenging Derek because she resents him for his decision to not take the job offered to him by the President of The United States. Derek was trying his hardest to let her know that he really was concerned about his patient and that this wasn't about their relationship or him challenging her. By the end of the episode Derek was walking away from Meredeth after accepting the Job offer from the President by phone in front of Meredeth. Meredeth told him to go in a way as if she never wanted to see him again and he walked away without looking back. Meredeth and Maggie ended up doing their surgery first.

SCANDAL: There is so much going on with Scandal, I don't know where to begin lol. I guess I'll start with none other than OLIVIA POPE who now knows that her mother has been kept alive and in a hole by Poppa Pope aka Rowan aka Command. So now not only does Olivia have to worry about her father she also has to worry about her mother who is a terrorist and an assassin.

RECAP: Olivia and President Fitzgerald Grant haven't been kicking it like usual especially after last season when she ran off to a secluded island and told absolutely no one where she was going. To make matters worse she wasn't on that secluded island along but took Jake Ballard with her. Every since she made her way back to the States, Fitz is feeling some kind of way. Olivia told him there was hope that she would be with him only if he takes care of Jake after they arrested him for the murder of Fitz's son, which he didn't commit but is being framed by Olivia's father.

NOW: Olivia has been told by her father that she will miss him when he's gone. This is after she attempted to shot him but didn't know that the gun wasn't loaded. What's Scandal without all the relationship drama right? Here is a break down:

Mellie finds out that the VP is also sleeping with Lizzie Bear. Mellie and the VP started a little fling last season that was quickly shut down by Fitz and Olivia due to Fitz's re-election campaigning and run.

Olivia tells Jake that she wants Vermont with Fitz and to stand in the Sun with him but she refuses to choose so she tells him that she chooses herself. She states all of this before Jake comes out of the room from grabbing pillows and a blanket to find that Olivia is MIA. This was the ending scene. It appears as if she's been kidnapped.

Fitz and the VP are exchanging words in the Oval office. Fitz is being told by the VP that he should have raised war but he didn't. He threatened what Fitz-quote on quote- loves the most, which is Olivia and at the moment Fitz was telling the VP that he better not touch her, hurt her. The gladiators also found out that the VP staged his own assassination attempt to get the war started.

Momma Pope is in jail and Poppa Pope is moving on and cleaning house. Will he come back to save Olivia if she's been kidnapped? Will Olivia go through torture? How will Momma Pope get out of jail? So many questions, I guess we'll find out after the winter break!

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER: HTGAWM has revealed the killer of Annalise's husband, Professor Sam Keating and that left us with an even more griping twist at the end that Annalise knows.

A LITTLE HISTORY: About two episodes prior to the Winter Finale, Annalise finds out that Sam may have gotten the student-who has been found murdered-pregnant. With knowledge of this information Annalise has assumed that Sam did kill the student because he found out she was pregnant and it was an attempt to cover his relationship with the student. Since the student's body has been found they have had several suspects including Rebecca Sutter. Rebecca for now seems to be innocent and she's one of the reasons why Sam ended up being murdered out of what seems to be self defense.

WHAT HAPPENED: Rebecca who was initially accused of the murder of the dead college student has become the love interest of Annalise's student Wes Gibbins. Wes will push the limits and will do what it takes to prove Rebecca's innocence and keep her out of Jail. Wes at one point blackmailed Annalise in order to get her to bring Rebecca back home from out of hiding. Wes warned Rebecca to lay low telling her that he will take care of everything but instead Rebecca along with ex cop Nate Lahey decided to take matters into their own hands. Nate has recruited Rebecca to go into Annalise's home and retrieve information off of his computer; Rebecca agrees. Sam is at home alone when Annalise's student Michaela Pratt comes knocking on the door. The only reason why she's there is because she wants to discuss the prize trophy with Annalise. Sam makes Michaela aware that Annalise isn't home. At this point Rebecca comes creeping in to walk up stairs and get information off Sam computer. Sam catches her she runs up starts, Michaela freaks out and calls Wes for Rebecca. Wes is on his way to Annalise's house with two other students, Connor Walsh and Laurel Castillo. Wes and the other student arrive to find Rebecca locked in the bathroom; she has Sam's computer and she's saving information onto her hard drive. Wes calms Sam down because at this point he's beating on the door trying to get her to come out. Once Rebecca had all the information saved she walks out the bathroom only for Sam to jump her on her way out. The other students are hysterical and Wes is trying to defend Rebecca. The fight moves into the hallway and Michaela pushes Sam off the star balcony while defending Rebecca. They all rush down stars assuming he's dead only for him to start choking Rebecca as they were discussing what to do in their current situation. Wes then clocks Sam upside the head with the prize trophy that each student works so hard to get in their possession.

THE TWIST: While the other students are waiting on Wes to return from helping Rebecca, Wes returns back to the scene of the crime. The other students are gathered in the woods to discuss their next moves. Wes goes back to get the murder weapon, the trophy. As he's there he picks up the trophy and looks over Sam's dead body and says "I'm sorry" only for the scene to later flash to a voice saying "Don't Be." That voice is the voice of Annalise herself; she's sitting at her desk in the dark looking down at Sam's dead body. She knows throughout this episode she's been covering her tracks preparing for a full on Murder cover up!

The winter finale ended with Annalise calling the cops and reporting Sam as missing or ON THE RUN because she confronted him about the murder of the student he was having an affair with. She is going to make the cops aware that she knows he slept with the students and that she believes he got her pregnant. Annalise and Wes are in this thing together but something tells me that their partnership is going to be full of drama and that when it comes to his loyalty to Rebecca and Annalise, Rebecca will always win until she's proven guilty of something! -TVandPopcorn

Revenge Season 4 Episode 8 "Contact"-Review

11/24/2014

Warning!Spoilers!

Emily makes a promise.
Nolan teams up with Margo.
Daniel stands up to Mommy.
Victoria is still recovering from electric shock.
Daddy tells daughter to let him protect her.
Louise is having Momma issues.
Margo is out for blood.
Nolan can't have a normal friend.
Nolan has to find away to regain his reputation.
Charlotte is in rehab.
Jack is playing super cop and snuggling with FBI.
Ben, Jack's partner is jealous of Jack's opportunities and connections.

Listen to my latest Review of Revenge for Season 4 Episode 8 below.-Monica/TVandPopcorn

Shows "Scandal" and "How To Get Away With Murder" Should Switch Titles!

11/14/2014

Warning! Spoilers!

It's official! After last night's Shondaland line up I feel that "Scandal" and "How To Get Away With Murder" should switch titles! I sat up and watched all three of Shonda Rhimes' ABC shows which also included "Grey's Anatomy" and all three were off the chain!

Here is the question of the moment right... Why do I feel 'Scandal' and 'How To Get Away With Murder' could switch titles and neither show would be affected? Let's examine the facts shall we?

SCANDAL: Scandal is now in its fourth season. Right now Olivia is stuck in the love triangle of two men, one who is the President of the Unite States and the other a Captain, who use to be Command for a brief moment. Here is the kicker, both men have committed murders and in both cases either A. the bodies will not be recovered or B. it was done so discreetly and at the right time that no one would ever know.

Sally Langston, the former Vice President who served alongside President Fitzgerald Grant his first term in office, killed her husband after finding out he slept with a man. Sally always knew he had issues and couldn't keep to himself but once she saw the proof she completely lost it. Only a few people knew she killed her husband and they staged it to make it look like he had a heart attack in his sleep. She went on to run against Fitz during his second term run for President.

Moving up to speed in Scandal's S4E8 "The Last Super" Poppa Pope aka Command aka Olivia's father is sitting in a restaurant with Olivia who is setting him up to be arrested; at this point they have snipers on the roof and surrounding the restaurant and as Poppa Pope is giving his speech to Olivia about how she's betrayed him, he makes her aware that he's taking out the snipers who are waiting to take him out if he doesn't cooperate. The bodies of the snipers start hitting the ground; Poppa Pope doesn't flinch; he finishes his speech, walks out the door and gets in his nice Government vehicle and rides off. Like nothing every happened. The whole time Jake, The President and his staff are all watching and listening as this is taking place. Not the mention Olivia's mother who has also done her share of killing including blowing up an aircraft that killed 300 plus people; the public doesn't know she exist.

Annalise's students from HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER could learn a thing or two from the Scandal characters. They commit murders, cover them up, bury bodies where they can never by found and if they are found they pin it on the next, worthless, jobless Joe or stage it to look like something else completely, continue living their lives, and on to the next one. This is why I jokingly say Scandal could take on the title of HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER with no problem!

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER: How To Get Away With Murder is in its first season. At first I had my doubts about the show because I really didn't understand where they were taking it. As of S1E8 "He Has A Wife" I'm now sitting on the edge of my seat because the plot has definitely thickened.

Where we are right now; we have a defense attorney (Annalise) who is married to a professor who slept with a student who has been found murdered and now they just discovered she was 6 weeks pregnant and it's suspected that it's the baby of Sam, Annalise's husband.

I found myself laughing as I watched both 'Scandal' and 'How To Get Away With Murder' back to back. In one show, 'Scandal' everyone is getting away with murder and in the other show 'How To Get Away With Murder' evidence is flying everywhere, people are scrambling and bodies are being found and the plot behind it all is so Scandalous!

Not only does Annalise have a cheating husband but she has also been caught slipping it to another man by one of her students. Annalise's husband Sam has also had a relationship with Annalise's assistant Bonnie. Bonnie found out everything from Sam about his relationship with the student that has been found dead. Bonnie also found out that he knew she was pregnant. As she received this information Sam went on to kiss her! WHAT? Yes this is a mad house, literally! Not only that we now have the lives of the students who are working for Annalise coming to the light and there is nothing but Drama.

ANNALISE'S COURT CASE S1E8: The case Annalise worked on in "He Has A Wife" was about a women who has a condition of sleep walking. She woke up to assume that she killed the nanny in her sleep. They have the accused on video outside with the nanny's dead body trying to wash away the evidence. By the end of the episode Annalise has discovered, with the help of a student that the husband of the accused was sleeping with the nanny. He caught a sexually transmitted disease from her and then the son came to him with the same sexually transmitted disease, which made the father aware that the nanny was also sleeping with the son. The husband of the accused then set up his wife, making sure she would have an episode of sleeping walking the night he decided to murder the nanny. Annalise called him out on this on the stand and he was arrested by the end of the episode. To my point, no one is really getting away with murder on 'How To Get Away With Murder' as they are on 'Scandal' therefore I jokingly say, with my proof on the table that the shows should definitely have a title swap. What do you think? - Monica/TVandPopcorn

Shows on netflix to watch-Educational-off limits with don wildman

11/11/2014

Netflix has, since day one, been a brilliant idea and service. They have brought new meaning to watching TV. I stream Netflix mostly on Xbox Live so I'm able to watch TV on my big screen and in HD. Lately they have added so many shows and movies that it will make your head spin. I have sat for 15mins just looking through shows, documentaries and movies trying to decide what I wanted to watch. There was a brief moment in time where the choices weren't as great but now there is definitely something for everyone.

WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? I love Netflix because I'm able to stream what I want and as of now it's commercial free. Netflix gives you the choice of watching exactly what you want, when you want and in some cases as much as you want. If you stream Netflix you can't tell me you don't splurge or binge watch shows that you've gotten into-lol! Lately there is one show that I've been hooked on that I absolutely love-"Off Limits" with host Don Wildman! This show is amazing and it originally airs on the Travel Channel. Usually when I sit to watch TV it's a suspense movie or fast pace thriller that gets my attention and when it comes down to comedies and I'm settling down for the day I'll stream 'THE OFFICE' also available on Netflix.

Browse and shop top rated documentaries on DVD here!

EDUCATIONAL: What I love about 'OFF LIMITS' is how educational it is; also Don Wildman makes it very easy to watch, you can tell his reactions to things and the knowledge he's receiving is intriguing to him as well. Don travels across America and he explores and discuss history and how things are/were made. I haven't seen one episode that I didn't find interesting and full of information. Some of my favorite episodes are when he travels to old industrial plants and discuss the history of the working class decades and centuries ago. Another interesting thing I've learned from Don's exploring was how Gold is found and how men work the Gold mines. I watched the full first season on Netflix and have been very impressed with how far Don will go to show you the truth behind the history and give you some knowledge nuggets. Education is good and you can also sit around with the kiddos and they can learn things that they may not get the opportunity to learn in school. I call this a ONE UP!

So if you're on the prow for what's HOT ON NETFLIX and you don't mind some education in the mist of your entertainment 'OFF LIMITS' is one show I highly recommend!-Monica/Admin/TVandPopcorn

Revenge Season 4 Episode 7 "Ambush"- "You Could Have Come For Me But You Didn't!"

11/11/2014

"Victoria, GET THE HELL OUT", Emily Thorne demanded as she walked through the door of her childhood beachfront home she shared with her father David Clarke. This was the reunion we fans have been waiting for! So much happened in those last few seconds, mainly us all having a sigh of relief that he finally knows that Amanda is still alive! Of course this is not the end of their reunion and things will pick up where they left off in Sunday's up and coming episode "Contact". What's interesting in the Promo of "Contact" is the fact that Emily is the one with all of the questions, with all of the anger and pain. I've watched the ending of "Ambush" several times and David's reaction to Emily and the reveal of her being Amanda seems shocking to David but still his level of calm, having just discovered his daughter is alive is questionable.

WHAT NEXT?: I've read many of the Fan comments especially on Facebook and many can't believe that David would run to Victoria's aid even after what he'd just discovered. What happened to Victoria? It seems as if she was struck by lightning during a very bad storm as she was fleeing the beachfront home of David Clarke as Emily was confronting him. It does not appear that this was at all a part of Victoria's plan, although I do believe she would go as far as intentionally putting herself in harm's way just to keep David under her thumbs. After the explosion of sorts, David ran outside to assist Victoria who had been knocked out cold. Emily is standing in amazement that even at the very moment when she's having a heart to heart with her father Victoria still has a way of interrupting. This is where next week's episode "Contact" will pick up. Victoria is in the hospital which gives Emily more time with her Father to tell her side of the story. How much will Emily reveal to him? Will she put all the evidence against Victoria out on the table? Will David believe her? The fact that Victoria is out cold does give a sense of calm that might be just a little too easy so I think we should all embrace ourselves for what's coming!
PLAY DOE: There are several character plots in play right now which will definitely make the remainder of season 4 of Revenge very interesting and cutting edge. At the end of Revenge's "Ambush" we see that Louise, the chick from the mental institution, ran into Nolan before leaving the club Nolan purchased from the owner at the end of the episode. Nolan seemed to have a moment of Awe and fondness of Louise-that's kind of scary. Hopefully she doesn't become an issue for Nolan and Emily in the long run. In my opinion she needs to keep with the dealings of Daniel, Margaux and Victoria. YIKES!!!

Charlotte is out of the picture for the moment. When we last saw Charlotte she stated that she was checking herself into rehab and was leaving her mother to her devilish ways. Charlotte was in the backseat of a cab rolling along when she opened a letter that was addressed to her, that seemed to be from Emily, but was it really? I guess we'll have to wait to find out. Charlotte didn't leave town quietly. Before she left town in "Damage" she told Daniel Emily's little secret.

Daniel is dealing with women drama, as usual. It appears after this episode that he wants nothing to do with Emily/Amanda or Victoria's bitter feud, which was a relief. That seemed a little too easy though didn't it? If Daniel doesn't start thinking clearly and running the straight and narrow he's going to be ripped to shreds by women for the rest of his life. Margaux and Louise have their feud brewing as well which want turn out good no matter which way they spin it. If Daniel continues to work for Louise, who is clearly setting him up, he will surly regret it.

Jack and his partner Ben is investigating the death of Conrad Grayson. In this last episode they found the body of the guy with the half moon tattooed on his hands. This guy tried to kill David Clarke and kidnap Charlotte. In the room where his body was found was a knife that matched the brand or style of the knife that killed Conrad. Jack already assumes that Emily has something to do with the convenience of the body and the knife being discovered. It seems as if he's assuming she's trying to cover for her father. Jack is only investigating this to keep Ben at bay because Ben refuses to let this go and is trying to make Detective off of this case. Jack called Emily to question her about the details; she missed his call.

With so many plots into play and different characters with their share of issues and secrets the writers of Revenge must be having so much fun! I can only image. So who's going to come after whom? Who will get the upper hand in the up and coming episode "Contact"? The plot has definitely thickened so hold on to your seats and breathe easy that David finally knows! -TVandPopcorn