NHL All-Star Game Mock Draft (Reilly vs. Reilly)

Mandy Reilly's Captains
Center Eric Stall (Carolina)
Center Ryan Kesler (Vancouver)
Defenseman Mike Green (Washington)

Blake Reilly's Captains
Defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit)
Right Wing Patrick Kane (Chicago)
Right Wing Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay)

The Draft

M. Reilly Pick #1: Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)
B. Reilly Pick #1: Jonathan Toews (Chicago)

M. Reilly Pick #2: Patrik Elias (New Jersey)
B. Reilly Pick #2: Danny Briere (Philadelphia)

M. Reilly Pick #3: Kris Letang (Pittsburgh)
B. Reilly Pick #3: Dustin Byfuglien (Atlanta)

M. Reilly Pick #4: Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles)
B. Reilly Pick #4: Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay)

M. Reilly Pick #5: Shea Weber (Nashville)
B. Reilly Pick #5: Zdeno Chara (Boston)

M. Reilly Pick #6: Duncan Keith (Chicago)
B. Reilly Pick #6: Daniel Sedin (Vancouver)

M. Reilly Pick #6:Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh)
B. Reilly Pick #6:Tim Thomas (Boston)

M. Reilly Pick #7:Dan Boyle (San Jose)
B. Reilly Pick #7:Brad Richards (Dallas)

M. Reilly Pick #8:Marc Stall (New York Rangers)
B. Reilly Pick #8:Erik Karlsson (Ottawa)

M. Reilly Pick #9:Rick Nash (Columbus)
B. Reilly Pick #9:Phil Kessel (Toronto)

M. Reilly Pick #10:Patrick Sharp (Chicago)
B. Reilly Pick #10:Matt Duchene (Colorado)

M. Reilly Pick #11:Cam Ward (Carolina)
B. Reilly Pick #11:Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)

M. Reilly Pick #12:Carey Price (Montreal)
B. Reilly Pick #12:Jonas Hiller (Anaheim)

M. Reilly Pick #13:Loui Eriksson (Dallas)

B. Reilly Pick #13:David Backes (St. Louis)

M. Reilly Pick #14:Claude Grioux (Philadelphia)
B. Reilly Pick #14:Jeff Skinner (Carolina)

M. Reilly Pick #15:Henrik Sedin (Vancouver)
B. Reilly Pick #15:Keith Yandle (Phoenix)

M. Reilly Pick #16:Paul Stastny (Colorado)
B. Reilly Pick #16:Brent Burns (Minnesota)

M. Reilly Pick #17:Corey Perry (Anaheim)
B. Reilly Pick #17:Martin Havlat (Minnesota)

The Final Lineups

M. Reilly
Forwards:
1. Stall
2. Kesler
3. Ovechkin
4. Elias
5. Kopitar
6. Nash
7. Sharp
8. Eriksson
9. Grioux
10. H. Sedin
11. Stastny
12. Perry
 
Defensemen:
1. Green
2. Letang
3. Weber
4. Keith
5. Boyle
6. M. Stall
 
Goalies:
1.  Fleury
2. Ward
3. Price

B. Reilly Forwards:
1. Kane
2. St. Louis
3. Toews
4. Briere
5. Stamkos
6. D. Sedin
7. Richards
8. Kessel
9. Duchene
10. Backes
11. Skinner
12. Havlat
 
Defensemen:
1. Lidstrom
2. Byfuglien
3. Chara
4. Karlsson
5. Yandle
6. Burns
 
Goalies:
1. Thomas
2. Lundqvist
3. Hiller

NHL "Second Half" Predictions

In October, I posted up what I thought the playoff race would look like come the end of the season. The obvious real surprise has been my Devils who have had one of the worst first halves in over a a decade. That being said, I'm going to put down what the top eight looks like as of today and then my prediciations on what I think the stadings will looks in April when the season comes to an end.

Official Standings (as of 1/28/11)

Eastern Conference

1. Philadelphia (Atlantic)
2. Tampa Bay (Southeast)
3. Boston (Northeast)
4. Pittsburgh
5. Washington
6. New York Rangers
7. Montreal
8. Atlanta

Western Conference

1. Vancouver (Northwest)
2. Detroit (Central)
3. Dallas (Pacific)
4. Nashville
5. Anaheim
6. Phoenix
7. Chicago
8. San Jose

My Prediciations

Eastern Conference

1. Philadelphia (Atlantic)
2. Washington (Southeast)
3. Boston (Northeast)
4. Pittsburgh
5. New York Rangers
6. Tampa Bay
7. Atlanta
8. Carolina

Western Conference

1. Vancouver (Northwest)
2. Detroit (Central)
3. Dallas (Pacific)
4. Chicago
5. San Jose
6. Los Angeles
7. Minnesota
8. Nashville

Super Bowl XLV Picks

Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Score: Green Bay 21-Pittsburgh 14

WWE Royal Rumble Picks

The Royal Rumble Match
Winner: John Morrison
Final Four:

1. John Morrison
2. Alberto Del Rio
3. Wade Barrett
4. Triple H

WWE Championship
The Miz (c) vs. Randy Orton
Winner: The Miz

World Heavyweight Championship
Edge (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
Winner: Edge

WWE Divas Championship
Natalya (c) vs. Lay-Cool
Winner: Natalya

NFL Championship Weekend

Championship Weekend:1-1
Overall Playoffs:7-3

New York Jets/Pittsburgh

Green Bay/Chicago

American Idol-Auditions (Winds of Change)

After nine years on FOX, I always said that Idol would go off the air when Simon Cowell left. It just wouldn't be the same. Now it's season 10. This week I started watching, with an open mind and hope that with all the changes that were announced over the summer wouldn't completely destroy one of my favorite shows. That being said, two shows I have a few thoughts.

The Show Reset
On Wednesday night, the show opened with literally a recap of 2010 from when Lee won and Simon left the show and all the aftermath that followed. It felt like a brand new show. It felt more like a series premiere then a season premiere, especially with the new computer graphics at the beginning that I've wanting to see for years. It showed they didn't forget their past while concentrating on the present. Plus I have to say that the show wouldn't be the same without Ryan hosting the show.

The Judges
First of all, it was awesome to see Randy back. He's the only surviving judge after the show reset over the summer. Seeing him in the "Simon seat" was like he grew up and matured into the big time judge. It was nice. Steven Tyler, it's going to take some getting used to him but damn at times he can be hysterical and also plain out mean .That's the kind of mix you need on this show at times. Jennifer Lopez was the one question mark I had going in, but damn she fits in so well. And damn, she has to be the most beautiful female judge they have ever had on this show and that helps. The key was watching the chemistry of the three of them come together as the shows went on. They get along so well, there's no drama, no fighting, no bullshit. It's nice refreshing change.

The Auditions
I might be in the minority on this thought, but I love the LACK of bad performances. The one MAJOR complaint I had in the past couple of years is the fact that instead of concentrating on the good auditions and the heartfelt storylines going in, it was mostly hype for the next bad performance people are going to be talking about for the rest of the season. (I was a fan of Pants on the Ground like everyone else was, but it did get annoying.) This year it felt like the first couple of seasons, in a given hour (and there were three hours of auditions this week) the ratio good to bad was about 70/30 which is perfect for this show. If they keep that pace for all the auditions for the rest of the month, then it will be perfect. They might lose some ratings because of it at first, but people like most, loyalits, will come to appreciate this.

NHL All-Star Game Mock Draft (Reilly vs. Donovan)

NOTE:This draft list has been updated due to injuries on 1/27/11

Blake Reilly's Captains
Center Eric Stall (Carolina)
Center Ryan Kesler (Vancouver)
Defenseman Mike Green (Washington)

Gary Donovan's Captains
Defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit)
Right Wing Patrick Kane (Chicago)
Right Wing Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay)

The Draft

Reilly Pick #1:Center Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay)
Donovan Pick #1:Left Wing Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)

Reilly Pick #2:Center Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh)
*Replacement Player: Jeff Skinner (Carolina)*
Donovan Pick #2:Right Wing Rick Nash (Columbus)

Reilly Pick #3:Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien (Atlanta)
Donovan Pick #3:Center Henrik Sedin (Vancouver)

Reilly Pick #4:Left Wing Daniel Sedin (Vancouver)
Donovan Pick #4:Goalie Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)

Reilly Pick #5:Goalie Tim Thomas (Boston)
Donovan Pick #5:Defenseman Zdeno Chara (Boston)

Reilly Pick #6:Left Wing Patrick Sharp (Chicago)
Donovan Pick #6:Center Sindey Crosby (Pittsburgh)
*Replacement Player: Danny Biere (Philadelphia)*

Reilly Pick #7:Left Wing Patrik Elias (New Jersey)
Donovan Pick #7:Center Jonathan Toews (Chicago)

Reilly Pick #8:Defenseman Shea Weber (Nashville)
Donovan Pick #8:Defenseman Ducan Keith (Chicago)

Reilly Pick #9:Defenseman Marc Stall (New York Rangers)
Donovan Pick #9:Right Wing Danny Briere (Philadelphia)

Reilly Pick #10:Defenseman Kris Letang (Pittsburgh)
Donovan Pick #10: Goalie Carey Price (Montreal)

Reilly Pick #11: Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh)
Donovan Pick #11: Defenseman Dan Boyle (San Jose)

Reilly Pick #12: Center Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles)
Donovan Pick #12: Center Brad Richards (Tampa Bay)

Reilly Pick #13: Defenseman Erik Karlsson (Ottawa)
Donovan Pick #13: Defenseman Tobias Enstrom (Atlanta)
*Replacement Player: Keith Yandle (Phoenix)*

Reilly Pick #14: Right Wing Claude Giroux (Philadelphia)
Donovan Pick #14: Goalie Jonas Hiller (Anaheim)

Reilly Pick #15: Right Wing Corey Perry (Anaheim)
Donovan Pick #15: Right Wing Phil Kessel (Toronto)

Reilly Pick #16: Right Wing Ales Hemsky (Edmonton)
*Replacement Player: Paul Stastny (Colorado)*
Donovan Pick #16: Center Matt Duchene (Colorado)

Reilly Pick #17: Right Wing David Backes (St. Louis)
Donovan Pick #17: Left Wing Loui Eriksson (Dallas)

Reilly Pick #18: Goalie Cam Ward (Carolina)
Donovan Pick #18: Defenseman Brent Bruns (Minnesota)

The Final Lineups

Reilly
Forwards:
1. Stall 
2. Kesler
3. Stamkos
4. Skinner
5. H. Sedin
6. Sharp
7. Elias
8. Kopitar
9. Giroux
10. Perry
11. Stastny
12. Backes
 
Defensemen:
1. Green
2. Byfuglien
3. Weber
4. Stall
5. Letang
6. Karlsson
 
Goalies:
1. Thomas
2. Fleury
3. Ward
 
Donovan
Forwards:
1. Kane
2. St. Louis
3. Ovechkin
4. Malkin
5. D. Sedin
6. Biere
7. Toews
8. Briere
9. Richards
10. Kessel
11. Duchene
12. Eriksson

Defensemen:
1. Lidstrom
2. Chara
3. Keith
4. Boyle
5. Yandle
6. Bruns

Goalies:
1. Lundqvist
2. Price
3. Hiller

2011 Golden Globes Awards Results

Best Motion Picture, Drama

• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The King’s Speech
• The Social Network-My Pick/Winner

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

• Alice in Wonderland-My Pick
• Burlesque
• The Kids Are All Right-Winner
• Red
• The Tourist

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
• David Fincher (The Social Network)-My Pick/Winner
• Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
• Christopher Nolan (Inception)
• David O. Russell (The Fighter)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)-My Pick
• Colin Firth (The King's Speech)-Winner
• James Franco (127 Hours)
• Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
• Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Halle Berry (Frankie and Alice)
• Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
• Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
• Natalie Portman (Black Swan)-Winner
• Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)-My Pick

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy

• Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland)-My Pick
• Johnny Depp (The Tourist)
• Paul Giamatti (Barney's Version)-Winner
• Jake Gyllenhaal (Love and Other Drugs)
• Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy

• Anne Hathaway (Love and Other Drugs)
• Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)
• Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)-My Pick/Winner
• Emma Stone (Easy A)
• Angelina Jolie (The Tourist)

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Christian Bale (The Fighter)-Winner
• Michael Douglas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps)
• Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)-My Pick
• Jeremy Renner (The Town)
• Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Amy Adams (The Fighter)
• Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
• Mila Kunis (Black Swan)
• Melissa Leo (The Fighter)-My Pick/Winner
• Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• 127 Hours
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King's Speech
• The Social Network-My Pick/Winner
• Inception

Best Animated Feature Film

• Despicable Me
• How to Train Your Dragon
• The Illusionist
• Toy Story 3-My Pick/Winner
• Tangled

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• Bound to You (Burlesque)
• Coming Home (Country Strong)-My Pick
• I See the Light (Tangled)
• There's a Place for Us (Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
• You Haven't Seen the Last of Me (Burlesque)-Winner

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Alexandre Desplot (The King's Speech)
• Danny Elfman (Alice in Wonderland)-My Pick
• A.R. Rahmin (127 Hours)
• Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (The Social Network)-Winner
• Hans Zimmer (Inception)

Best Television Series, Drama

• Boardwalk Empire-Winner
• Dexter
• The Good Wife
• Mad Men-My Pick
• The Walking Dead

Best Televison Series, Comedy or Musical

• 30 Rock
• The Big Bang Theory-My Pick
• The Big C
• Glee-Winner
• Modern Family
• Nurse Jackie

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama

• Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)-Winner
• Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
• Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
• Jon Hamm (Mad Men)-My Pick
• Hugh Laurie (House)

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama

• Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
• Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)-My Pick
• Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs)
• Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy)-Winner
• Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

• Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
• Steve Carell (The Office)
• Thomas Jane (Hung)
• Matthew Morrison (Glee)
• Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory)-My Pick/Winner

Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

• Toni Collette (United States of Tara)
• Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
• Tina Fey (30 Rock)
• Laura Linney (The Big C)-Winner
• Lea Michelle (Glee)-My Pick

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Hope Davis (Special Relationship)
• Jane Lynch (Glee)-My Pick/Winner
• Kelly McDonald (Boardwalk Empire)
• Julia Stiles (Dexter)
• Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-0)
• Chris Noth (The Good Wife)
• David Straithairn (Temple Grandin)
• Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
• Chris Colfer (Glee)-My Pick/Winner

NFL Championship Weekend Picks

New York Jets/Pittsburgh

Green Bay/Chicago

NFL Divisional Weekend *Perfect Picks!*

Divisional Weekend:4-0
Overall Playoffs:6-2

Baltimore/Pittsburgh
New York Jets/New England

Green Bay/Atlanta
Seattle/Chicago

NFL Divisional Round Picks

Baltimore/Pittsburgh
New York Jets/New England

Green Bay/Atlanta
Seattle/Chicago

NFL Wild Card Weekend

Wild Card Weekend:2-2
Overall Playoffs:2-2

New Orleans/Seattle
New York Jets/Indianapolis

Baltimore/Kansas City
Green Bay/Philadelphia

Random Stuff (Catching Up)

As I mentioned over the last couple of weeks, I've been pretty MIA on this blog updating, even though there's been alot going on. So I figured, in bulletpoint fashion, I'll catch up.

• NHL Winter Classic

I have to admit this was a fun experience to watch. The game itself was really good. The fact that it got moved to nighttime made it more intriging. The only gripe I had was the NBC coverage. While I enjoyed the coverage, and the different angles, at times it really felt like it was like playing an NHL game on the computer and you would switch the camera angles rapidly just to mess with your friend who you were playing against. I mean it was even hard to see one of the Washington goals. But overall, a fun time. I did get a laugh during the end of the game when the rain really started coming down and the puck started hydro-planing on the ice.

• HBO 24/7

I wanted to wait till the end of the series to truly talk about this show. This might have been the best hockey presentation I've ever seen. It showed people who don't know the sport what the game is about, inside and out, and it showed hardcore fans like myself everything we wanted to see, behind the scenes and on the ice. If you didn't get a chance to watch this series, I suggest you fight it on your HBO network or on demand and watch it straight through. It will definately change your opinion and prespective of the great game of hockey and give you some major respect for the NHL.

• World Juniors

What am I doing watching a World Juniors hockey tournament over the Christmas and New Years week? I watch because I know one day these kids will be in the NHL showing their stuff and I want to get to know them now. Plus any chance to root on USA hockey is good for me. To just recap the week, Canada beat the USA to advance to the Gold medal game against Russia, in turn USA went on to the bronze medal game against Sweden. The USA ended up winning the bronze in a come from behind victory which was awesome. Then on Wednesday night, Canada took a 3-0 lead into the third period against Russia, I then turned off the game and went out for the night. I should have at least DVRed it because Russia scored 5 straight goals to completely stun the Canadians and win the tournament. It was a complete surprise and actually really enjoyable to watch, especially watching the Russian kids just yelling and screaming into the camera excited. It was great to see kids actually like kids. It showed winning for their country meant everything to them.

• New Jersey Devils in December

What can I say? This is becoming painful. Normally I would make an entry with stats and everything that's gone on, but it's way too depressing. With a record of 10-28-2, a coaching change, a goalie controversy between Brodeur and Hedberg, the $100 millon man having his worse season as a pro and your other young buck, Parise, still being out, it has become really sad. There's not much else I can really.

• People's Choice Awards

Wednesday night was the People's Choice Awards. I honestly completely forgot about the show and didn't cover it in here for that very reason. The winners were really no surprise to me at all. Maybe next year I'll actually pay attention and not miss this show. I actually love these awards.

• WWE Tough Enough

This was a breaking wrestling story this week. For those who don't remember the original MTV Tough Enough, it basicly was a show where people trained to become the next big wrestling star. Keyword is TRAINED. This is not like NXT where you have "rookies" coming on tv, wrestling bad matches and no one seems to care unless it's presented correctly like Season 1 and 2 were. This is a reality show, at the time it was an original concept, nowadays I hope it's done right. I will be covering the show, really to no one's surprise, it should be fun, hopefully.

• Kevin Smith-My Boring Ass Life

Normally I don't review books but I have to mention this one. This is one of the best reads I've ever read. It's in diary form, like his online diary, and to some that might be a total turn off. There is cursing and sexual references and alot of wild stuff. But in it's core, it's a great read about filmmaking, dealing with drug abuse, family life, celebrities and just all out honesty. For anyone who wants an education, read this book or his website, even if you aren't a fan of his or his movies.

That's that. I think I'm all caught up for now. I'll get back on the ball soon with regular updates. This is a new year so that means more fun reads.

2011 Golden Globes Awards Picks

Best Motion Picture, Drama

• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The King’s Speech
• The Social Network-My Pick

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

• Alice in Wonderland-My Pick
• Burlesque
• The Kids Are All Right
• Red
• The Tourist

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
• David Fincher (The Social Network)-My Pick
• Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
• Christopher Nolan (Inception)
• David O. Russell (The Fighter)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)-My Pick
• Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
• James Franco (127 Hours)
• Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
• Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Halle Berry (Frankie and Alice)
• Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
• Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
• Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
• Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)-My Pick

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy

• Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland)-My Pick
• Johnny Depp (The Tourist)
• Paul Giamatti (Barney's Version)
• Jake Gyllenhaal (Love and Other Drugs)
• Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy

• Anne Hathaway (Love and Other Drugs)
• Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)
• Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)-My Pick
• Emma Stone (Easy A)
• Angelina Jolie (The Tourist)

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Christian Bale (The Fighter)
• Michael Douglas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps)
• Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)-My Pick
• Jeremy Renner (The Town)
• Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Amy Adams (The Fighter)
• Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech)
• Mila Kunis (Black Swan)
• Melissa Leo (The Fighter)-My Pick
• Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• 127 Hours
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King's Speech
• The Social Network-My Pick
• Inception

Best Animated Feature Film

• Despicable Me
• How to Train Your Dragon
• The Illusionist
• Toy Story 3-My Pick
• Tangled

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• Bound to You (Burlesque)
• Coming Home (Country Strong)-My Pick
• I See the Light (Tangled)
• There's a Place for Us (Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
• You Haven't Seen the Last of Me (Burlesque)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Alexandre Desplot (The King's Speech)
• Danny Elfman (Alice in Wonderland)-My Pick
• A.R. Rahmin (127 Hours)
• Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (The Social Network)
• Hans Zimmer (Inception)

Best Television Series, Drama

• Boardwalk Empire
• Dexter
• The Good Wife
• Mad Men-My Pick
• The Walking Dead

Best Televison Series, Comedy or Musical

• 30 Rock
• The Big Bang Theory-My Pick
• The Big C
• Glee
• Modern Family
• Nurse Jackie

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama

• Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)
• Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
• Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
• Jon Hamm (Mad Men)-My Pick
• Hugh Laurie (House)

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama

• Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
• Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)-My Pick
• Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs)
• Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy)
• Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

• Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
• Steve Carell (The Office)
• Thomas Jane (Hung)
• Matthew Morrison (Glee)
• Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory)-My Pick

Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

• Toni Collette (United States of Tara)
• Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
• Tina Fey (30 Rock)
• Laura Linney (The Big C)
• Lea Michelle (Glee)-My Pick

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Hope Davis (Special Relationship)
• Jane Lynch (Glee)-My Pick
• Kelly McDonald (Boardwalk Empire)
• Julia Stiles (Dexter)
• Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-0)
• Chris Noth (The Good Wife)
• David Straithairn (Temple Grandin)
• Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
• Chris Colfer (Glee)-My Pick

2011 Breakdown

Hello loyal readers (however many there are of you),

I'm well aware that over the last month this blog hasn't been updated a whole lot, aside from football picks. After Sing Off went off the air there seemed to be a lack of anything to talk about pop culture wise as far as TV is concerned. I've spent most of my time the last week watching year end music countdowns and just relaxing.

Now the winter season is upon us. This blog will alive and well again as the months go on. Here's a rundown on what will definately be covered in here during the upcoming months:

1. American Idol's Return
2. Glee
3. My thoughts on the new show Live to Dance
4. My thoughts on shows like HBO 24/7 and Oil Change
5. The NHL All Star Game
6. WWE Royal Rumble/Wrestlemania
7. NFL Playoffs/Super Bowl
8. Celebrity Apprentice

Plus award shows and much more.

Hope you enjoy the winter months into the spring.
Feel free to comment and give your thoughts like always.

NFL Playoffs-Wild Card Weekend Picks

New Orleans/Seattle
New York Jets/Indianapolis

Baltimore/Kansas City
Green Bay/Philadelphia

NFL Week 17

Week 17 Results:11-5
Full Season:149-105 (Final Results)

 Miami/New England
Buffalo/New York Jets
Cincinnati/Baltimore
Pittsburgh/Cleveland
Oakland/Kansas City
Minnesota/Detroit
Carolina/Atlanta
Tampa Bay/New Orleans
Jacksonville/Houston
Dallas/Philadelphia
New York Giants/Washington
San Diego/Denver
Arizona/San Francisico
Chicago/Green Bay
Tennessee/Indianapolis
St. Louis/Seattle