It's Time to Get Hulu: Where Else Can I See Mindy???

     Fox has sold The Mindy Project down the river, cancelling it bet keeping Brooklyn 99 and all of the guy-dominated animated show. Go figure about that choice. But have no fear, Hulu is now premiering the new season of  Mindy Kaling's show this week!

When we left, Mindy was pregnant and alone at friend Peter's wedding in Texas and her boyfriend Danny  jumped on a plane. Would they finally work out their problems once and for all? Not likely, as it looks like Danny has flown to India to see Mindy's parents. Other unanswered questions include:

• What will Mindy name her baby? 
• Who will replace Peter at Schumann and associates?
• Will the practice finally settle their grudge with the doula brothers?
• And will morgan ever do anythign right, like get back together with "cooler than thou" nurse Tamera?

Stay tuned!

TV FALL PREMIERES!

I watched over 5 hours of new TV shows from the Big Networks at the Paley Center for Media and I'll be giving updates and reports as the season rolls on. Here's the lowdown on the shows.

ABC
Quantico (DRAMA) Review t/c.
Blood and Oil (DRAMA) Review t/c.
Dr. Ken (COMEDY) Review here.

NBC:
The Player (DRAMA) Review here. There were 9 episodes and more cancellation info is here.
The Blindspot (DRAMA) Review here.
Truth Be Told (COMEDY) Review here.

CW
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (DRAMA) Review here.
Containment (DRAMA)
Review: A zombie apocalypse situation envelops Atlanta as a virus begins to effect the city. Follow the CDC, police, a pregnant girl, and a school class trapped in a hospital as things get seriously infected. This show was pushed to an April 2016 release and ran 13 episodes.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (DRAMA)
     Review: This is part of the CW's Arrow and The Flash expansion. I only saw a 7-minute preview but I feel we should just call it Victor Garber's time jumping superhero misfits.

Old Girl, New Girl

     I am at the height of summer TV desperation. As a rule, I normally don't watch repeats of shows during the summer. I stick to limited runs and summer-only shows, just to freshen my mind and leave more time for fun.


It's time for more New Girl. I  fully understand the writers and show creates do not want to write Zooey Deschanel's pregnancy into the show. But I am seriously missing Jess, Nick, Cece, Schmidt, Winston, and Coach, who will  not be back until Winter 2016. I think the hardest thing about the new season will be the departure of Coach, played by Damon Wayans, Jr. The weirdest thing it that he was in the first episode, and due to Happy Endings (another really quirky and fun show) getting renewed, he didn't come back until season 3. Although a lot of formative episodes were pre-coach, I can't imagine life without him now. He has grown for a totally emotional cripple to Jess's close friend and co-worker. While Jess bonds closely with Winston over important things (getting a bathtub, lying about Cece's feelings for Schmidt), she and coach have a delightful discourse where she keeps wearing away at his tough outer shell, much the same way she did with Nick. The difference between Coach and Nick is that Nick fell for Jess, and Coach just learned to appreciate life more.

     I have been going back and binging the last few episodes left on Hulu, and watching the first and second seasons on DVD again. My Tuesday nights will not be the same now that The Mindy Project is moving to Hulu.

Mission Awesome

I was pleased and privileged to attend the NY premiere screening of Mission Impossible:  Rogue Nation on Monday night. The mvie was great! I'm usually more of a comedy fan, but I really enjoy a good chasing thrilling action movie, and this does not disappoint. There are some amazingly shot chase scenes through the streets of Morocco with motorcycles and a very hearty BMW, a sneaky escape from the Vienna Opera House, and my personal favorite, an underwater slide ride into a nuclear reactor's computer storage system. Tom Cruise himself and the movie's director Christopher McQuarrie popped into our theater (from the totally exclusive screening in the theater above us) to welcome us to the movie and thank us for coming! From 6 rows away, Tom looks pretty good at 53 and was very humbled to be there at the screening. The truly amazing part of the night, free popcorn and sodas at the theater.

13 Reasons I Love "13 Going on 30"

Eleven years ago, Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo starred in a romantic comedy* (kids this is a dying movie genre so you might not recognize it) called 13 Going on 30. For this movie, a young 13 year old Jenna Rink (in 1987) is having a tough time with a clique of frenemies that make the West Beverly girls look tame. They want her to turn her back on her best guy friend, Matty. With some magic glitter and a wish, she wakes up "thirty, flirty, and fabulous," and she is co-editor of a top women;s magazine with the same girl that she was trying to be friends with in middle school. Her life is pretty empty, and she heads home and reconnects with grown-up Matty... and so on. An important lesson is taught here that every choice you make as a kid can change your adult future.

Here are the 13 best things about the movie:

13. Razzles Candy
Razzles are basically pop rocks, something that gets into your mouth and makes a big sugary mess when combined with liquid. Jenna insists on getting some Razzles when she and Matty reunite as adults.

12. Bad Bestie (YOUNG) ALEXANDRA KYLE
Jenna's mean friend Tom-Tom (real name Lucy), also known in my circle of friends as "the girl that looks like little Helen Hunt", and Jenna herself (Christa B. Allen from Revenge), who is a dead ringer for Jennifer Garner. 



11. Bad Bestie (OLD) JUDY GREER
This girl has gotten so famous as playing the best friend, she wrote a book about it! (And I love her for it).  As a constant best friend/pain in other movies like (The Wedding Planner, 27 Dresses, Love and Other Drugs). Judy looks like she has resting-Beyotch face in almost every scene, even when she's happy.  She plays older Tom-Tom and says such memorable gems like: "Jenna, if you're gonna start lying about your age, I'd go with 27."


10. BRITISH BOSS
Jenna's boss is played by Gollum for Lord of the Rings. He is snippy, antsy, British, and you still can't stay mad at him. He's on the left!

9. THE THRILLER DANCE!
Naturally at an office party. Watch it here!

8. TINY DOLLHOUSE
Matty gives Jenna a home-built dollhouse with all the coolest things- MTV on the television, and that rough rockstar Rick Springfield.

7. Thirty, Flirty and Thriving
Jenna chants this phrase when she gets her magical transformation.


6. The Dude: MARK RUFFALO
I'm not sure I can even justify Ruffalo well enough. He plays the every man and the reluctant leading man to a T every time.

5. NY RANGERS
Jenna wakes up to find out she is dating a very sexy NY rangers player.

4. SLUMBER PARTY
Jenna invites a bunch of 13 year old girls over to her apartment to hang out and sing Pat Benatar songs. Their parents find no trouble with this arrangement.

3. FANTASY MAGAZINE PHOTO SHOOT
Jenna creates a fun non-model driven photo shoot for her magazine, securing a promotion some someone... (no spoilers).

2. The CLOSET
There will come a day when i can display all of my beautiful shoes on selves in a walk-in closet.

1. The Girl: JENNIFER GARNER
Because without her, this movie wouldn't be THIS movie. Her bubbly personality and innocent wonder make me long for the days when Ben Affleck was seeing another Jen.



* A romantic comedy is a story where two people (who usually don't know each other) meet in an embarrassing or cute way, fall in love (or deny it for a while until something changes their mind), fight, break up, and end up happily ever after (usually with some wedded bliss in sight). To see a more modern version of this, you can view Amy Schumer's Trainwreck as a rom-com in today's day and age.