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