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Dermot Mulroney To Play
ROCKFORD In New NBC Pilot!!
I am – Hercules!!
Dermot Mulroney, 46, has now been tapped to play iconic private investigator Jim Rockford in NBC's new "Rockford Files" pilot.
Mulroney played Gavin on three 2003 episodes of "Friends" but has never been a TV series regular. His feature credits include "Young Guns," "Career Opportunities," "Point of No Return," "The Thing Called Love," "Silent Tongue," "Bad Girls," "There Goes My Baby," "How to Make an American Quilt," "Copycat," "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Goodbye Lover," "Where the Money Is," "About Schmidt," "Zodiac" and "Burn After Reading."
The new "Rockford" is being masterminded by David Shore, best known for creating Fox's "House."
Shore's version of the character apparently retains his ex-con background but this new Rockford will also have a history as a cop, which as far as I remember was not the case with the 1970s Rockford.
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Feb. 27, 2010, 4:51 p.m. CST
by Olsen Twins_Fan
Dirty Steve rules!!!
Feb. 27, 2010, 5:30 p.m. CST
kevin spacey was a regular on wiseguy?
by Bouncy X
i did not know that.
Feb. 27, 2010, 5:38 p.m. CST
The countdown to cancellation
by Xiphos_2
Has already begin. who want's to take the over/under on 3 episodes?
Feb. 27, 2010, 5:41 p.m. CST
And the bullshit continues...
by jimmy rabbitte
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:02 p.m. CST
Nothing against Dermot Mulroney but no no no no no
by aversiontherapy2
Really? Recast one of the most charismatic and unique characters to ever hit tv? Lightning struck when Garner and Rockford got together. It's not going to happen again.
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:02 p.m. CST
Kevin Spacey
by Hercules
recurred as nutcase criminal mastermind Mel Profit during the latter half of Wiseguy's first season. Great episodes of a great series.
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:12 p.m. CST
Josh Holloway
by ThrowMeTheIdol
He is in his 40s, and can play a little older if necessary. Has that slight low rent side that Rockford did - Rockford lived in a trailer. Has the necessary charisma and has that cowboy swagger that Garner had. He'd have been the right choice.
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:23 p.m. CST
Tom Jane would have made a good Rockford...
by The_Floating_Skull_of_Robert_Loggia
Dermot Mulroney is pretty dour and doesn't exactly SCREAM fun like Garner did. Jane has a quirky, rough likability that is more in keeping with the character.
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:25 p.m. CST
Dermot Mulroney
by alan_poon
is about as interesting as a four day old glass of water. James Garner would be rolling in his grave were he not still alive.
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:29 p.m. CST
You guys need to (re)watch About Schmidt.
by CoursinLarry
Dermot Mulroney was so, so fantastic in that. There's something new to appreciate about his performance upon each viewing. Anybody capable of what he did in that movie deserves your respect.
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:30 p.m. CST
by Master Bruce
that's a perfect choice...Holloway has just the right blend of swagger, toughness and sensitivty necessary for the character. And he's as close as today's Hollywood is ever gonna get to the great James Garner. Also wouldn't hurt to bring along his LOST fan following either...what the hell were they thinking?
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:42 p.m. CST
Does the world need another Rockford Files??
by TheBitchuation
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:46 p.m. CST
how about someone with talent???
by j2talk
Feb. 27, 2010, 6:47 p.m. CST
how white bread is that casting choice?
by j2talk
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:36 p.m. CST
Wait...Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney?
by Greggers
Because if it's the guy from BOSTON LEGAL, I can almost see it.
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:37 p.m. CST
NBC's unnecessary retread trend
by sangwyn
This does not work for me. No one on the planet is going to please everyone as the "new" Jim Rockford, but this choice is on the low end of pleasing *anyone*.
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:40 p.m. CST
David Boreanaz.
by rabidfnark
That's right, you heard me. I always thought he had a bit of James Garner to him (I think it's the swagger and the shape of his head), more than Mulroney anyway. Besides, I can't stand Bones.
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:42 p.m. CST
It should have been Ron Livingston
by starbucksjunkie
The only name that should've been on that list.
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:48 p.m. CST
I have oficially been on this site too long.
by rabidfnark
I read starbucksjunkie's name and only thought of Battlestar Galactica. Check please!
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:50 p.m. CST
they only way I would watch a Rockford without
by FamousEccles
James Garner is if Bill Paxton took the role. he would be the only actor who get close to Garner perfection. I'll stock up on the DVDs of the real Rockford and let this fail like Knight Rider.
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:50 p.m. CST
and I have trouble spelling 'officially'
by rabidfnark
apparently. Again, I blame this site.
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:57 p.m. CST
Best opening theme song ever?
by fiester
It's got to be a toss-up between the Rockford Files theme or the Hawaii 5-0 theme. Curious both are getting reboots. What other 1970s properties can they recycle?
Feb. 27, 2010, 7:59 p.m. CST
somebody suggested Josh Holloway. his got a fair
by FamousEccles
bit of Garner about him too. Plus he would have brought a ready made fan base. Whoever picked this Muldooigan guy made one serious fuck up. it will be shite.
Feb. 27, 2010, 8:03 p.m. CST
If James Garner did it first...
by rabidfnark
What the hell makes Shore think he can do it better? It's like remaking 'True Grit' with Jeff Bridges instead of John Way....wait a minute.
Feb. 27, 2010, 8:15 p.m. CST
99% of TV remakes fail
by IndyCollector
Seriously. Don't these TV executives learn from past mistakes? What remake of an older TV show has been successful? I can think of two, Battlestar Galactica and The Outer Limits. Maybe V but it's too early to tell. 90210 and Melrose Place are technically sequels to the original series. Failures have included The Fugitive, Family Affair, Knight Rider, The Bionic Woman, The Prisoner, The Twilight Zone (twice), Dragnet (the one with Ed O'Neill).
Feb. 27, 2010, 8:22 p.m. CST
Just stop. It's the 70's again. Hawaii Five-0
by SID 8.0
now this shit, just stop. You should have left Life, Journeyman, and The Unit on instead.
Feb. 27, 2010, 8:55 p.m. CST
Mulroney? I don't see it
by bravogolfhotel
I'm eager to give the show a chance, though, because I assume a certain amount of professional rigor went into the choice (i.e. multiple auditions in which he totally killed it). Either way, it costs me nothing to give him a shot.
Feb. 27, 2010, 9:02 p.m. CST
If the latest trend is classic show remakes...
by Shermdawg
I'd love a retro remake of Lost in Space. Infuse cg with the slightly upgraded original costumes and cheesy sets. Keep it campy. Have John Lithgow as Dr.Smith, and Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler as the Robinsons. And Alan Kalter as the voice of Robot. It'd be gold I tell ya. GOLD.
Feb. 27, 2010, 9:05 p.m. CST
by Shermdawg
...maybe not quite as campy as the original.
Feb. 27, 2010, 9:10 p.m. CST
Jim Rockford? Val Kilmer!
by palimpsest
Feb. 27, 2010, 9:33 p.m. CST
the ww2 gen wasnt the greatest gen....mine was
by brabon300
for it seems, all the good ideas came out during the 70s and 80s
Feb. 27, 2010, 9:41 p.m. CST
I don't want to sound like an old fuck
by Darth Busey
but James Garner was the man. Dermot Mulroney is a black hole of charisma. I'm not opposed to the idea of a new Rockford, but at least put somebody in there who can carry a series.
Feb. 27, 2010, 9:45 p.m. CST
Who the fuck is going to play BARNABY JONES?
by Darth Busey
Or QUINCY?
Feb. 27, 2010, 10:23 p.m. CST
by Hint_of_Smegma
Garner is Rockford. This is a reboot too far man, too far. Certain things are untouchable and this is one of them. I for one will not be contributing to the viewing figures. And when they get around to remaking Magnum PI, I'm gonna start hurting people.
Feb. 27, 2010, 11:42 p.m. CST
Mark Ruffalo as Columbo- casting perfection
by Carl's hat
You know it's true. Peter Falk- giant shoes to fill and I always thought Columbo could never be played by anybody else, but if they do it ( and they will) this guy is the man to call.
 Rockford played by Mulroney...hmm. I like Mulroney but he'd better harden up a bit if he wants to play our James Rockford.
Feb. 27, 2010, 11:53 p.m. CST
BSG and Outer Limits remakes
by paulloch
were successful because they relied on concepts close to the originals. Rockford, and Fugitive, prisoner, and Tzone had a central character or figure that was so tied to the series, it was unimaginable without them. Rockford without Garner is like Colombo without Falk
Feb. 28, 2010, 12:07 a.m. CST
Jesus Christ...
by Triple_J_72
...First "Hawaii Five-O," now this.
Feb. 28, 2010, 12:08 a.m. CST
by The Funketeer
It's totally Hawaii 5-0 for the theme song but Rockford's kicked some ass as well. Hopefully both will make good use of the original tunes.
Feb. 28, 2010, 12:15 a.m. CST
Xander Crews as Barnaby Jones
by MacReady452
Feb. 28, 2010, 3:04 a.m. CST
Mark Valley
by RockMSockM
From Human Target... better choice, but perhaps too young. Dermot Mulroney has the charisma of a trash bin.
Feb. 28, 2010, 4:27 a.m. CST
WHAT'S THE FUCKING POINT? Someone tell me!
by Big Dumb Ape
Seriously, someone will have to clue me in on this one because apparently I went to sleep and woke up in Bizarro World. WHAT THE FUCK is Hollywood even thinking anymore?
Up above, AversionTherapy2 nailed it when he said: "Really? Recast one of the most charismatic and unique characters to ever hit TV? Lightning struck when Garner and Rockford got together. It's not going to happen again."
He's right, it's NOT going to happen again because it was a true case of an actor making a role his, a perfect melding that made the show a classic hit that's stood up all these years. So WHY even bother to remake it? Older people/fans who remember ROCKFORD will be pissed off by the recasting of a truly personable actor like Garner... meanwhile the younger generation has no recollection of the show at all, SO WHY NOT SIMPLY CREATE SOMETHING NEW?
What, it's TOO FUCKING HARD for writers in Hollywood to come up with a new detective show? What, the idea of an easy going guy who lives out of a trailer at the beach and solves crimes was TOO HARD of a concept to emulate in an all-new way? For crying out loud, I knew Hollywood was creatively bankrupt, but this is just flat out ridiculous.
And then just to top it off, these stupid cunts in suits at the networks actually sit around and wonder why TV ratings keep sinking lower and lower...
Feb. 28, 2010, 4:28 a.m. CST
P.S.: Tom Selleck IS Magnum P.I.
by Big Dumb Ape
So don't you network fucks go screwing up that one either!
Feb. 28, 2010, 4:32 a.m. CST
I like Dermot Mulroney...
by Stegman84
...and he was great in flicks like Where The Day Takes You, but he just doesn't have the charisma that it takes to play a character like Jim Rockford, or to carry a show week to week as the lead. As part of an ensemble, sure, he's capable of good work, but with everything on his shoulders, I just don't see it. Also it doesn't help matters that James Garner, with whom Mulroney will be obviously compared against, had such an excess of easy going screen charisma that you could remove 90% of it and he'd still be more charismatic than most of modern hollywood. I'll give Mulroney a shot, but he's facing one hell of an uphill battle...
Oh, and they should get James Garner in to play his pops, Rocky.
Feb. 28, 2010, 5:10 a.m. CST
I can never get my Dermots straight either
by The McPoyle Clan
is this In the Line of Fire Dermot or Point of No Return Dermot?

Don't remember much about RF, other than he lived in a trailer, and drove a Pontiac Fire Chicken. Oh, and didn't each episode start out with one of those new-fangled answering machines?

Considering how societal norms have changed, it would be interesting to see what a modern remake of Three's Company would be like...on cable.
Feb. 28, 2010, 6:56 a.m. CST
Theme song to the original show was great!!
by BoyNamedSue
Just infectious!
Feb. 28, 2010, 7:36 a.m. CST
Josh Holloway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by snowpuff
ThrowMeTheIdol is correct. Nice choice. Dermot Mulroney is a weak choice. Oh well.
Feb. 28, 2010, 10:18 a.m. CST
Dear God,
by SmokingRobot
make it stop.
Feb. 28, 2010, 10:37 a.m. CST
I've been waiting forever...
by Kirsan
...for them to remake The Rockford Files without James Garner.
I'm sure millions of other people have been saying "boy, the Rockford Files would be great if they just did it without James Garner"
Yeah, that's exactly what's needed.
Feb. 28, 2010, 10:59 a.m. CST
by Himbo
I too confuse them. Is it the man-whore from Wedding Date or the guy from "The Practice" that I just hear women refer to as 'mmmmm Bobby." I just merge them in my mind into Dylon McDermott Mulrooney.
 Much the same as I merge two actresses to become one mighty Mary Louise Parker Posey.
 Been watching Rockford on RetroTV. Very much enjoying.
Feb. 28, 2010, 11 a.m. CST
Dermot deadened that Blue whatever it was.
by kabong
Hard Blue. Cold Blue. Blue Crap. Whatever it was.
 Dermot needs to stop posing and take some acting lessons.
Feb. 28, 2010, 11:02 a.m. CST
Aw, crap. Thanks, Greggers, for reminding me.
by kabong
I was thinking of DYLAN McDoozy.
 I got no beef (yet) with DERMOT.
 Cancel my previous rant.
Feb. 28, 2010, 11:05 a.m. CST
Wow, not only did I mix up my Dermots...
by Greggers
but in my post I confused BOSTON LEGAL with THE PRACTICE. What the f, is there a carbon monoxide leak in here?
Feb. 28, 2010, 11:19 a.m. CST
Magnum P.I.
by Darth Busey
Can McConaughey grow a mindbendingly awesome STACHE?
Feb. 28, 2010, 11:23 a.m. CST
there is only one new Rockford...
by werewolfbynight
Feb. 28, 2010, 11:30 a.m. CST
There is only one new Rockford...
by werewolfbynight
And the actors name is Michael Madsen. Or maybe Adam Baldwin. Mulroney is so wrong for this role. Sure, he has the charisma but he lacks the machismo.
Feb. 28, 2010, 11:57 a.m. CST
The only way I would even think about this...
by django_il_bastardo
would be if Mulroney was Rockford's son thus making James Garner the new "Rocky"...
Feb. 28, 2010, 12:01 p.m. CST
Of course Rockford's derelict trailer home
by kabong
will be a posh Malibu fuckpad.
Feb. 28, 2010, 1:30 p.m. CST
by CoffeeShopThirtysix
Bad casting kills another classic. No one can replace James Garner - sexiest PI ever.
Feb. 28, 2010, 1:38 p.m. CST
Annnd... Faceplant. Right on their faces.
by JT Kirk
What a shit choice. Nothing against Dermot Mulroney as an actor, but Rockford was about the charisma of the star first and foremost, and this guy is no Jim Garner. Rockford was a falsely-convicted private dick whose father was LAPD, making him a former cop suggests they're removing the father role which was pretty important to the original. This is just all wrong. And odd, why remake Rockford when House was an original concept? (House being a medical, modern day Sherlock Holmes.) Then they could fit the main character to the actor, where here it's rewriting a character that worked totally differently. Just another show that won't have enough freedom to be alive so it'll get quashed.
Feb. 28, 2010, 2:17 p.m. CST
It will end up like the Night Stalker remake.
by BurnedNotice_Dude
Remember that one.
Feb. 28, 2010, 2:22 p.m. CST
by bob_loblaw 77
VINCE VAUGHAN! He could have pulled it off. The movie career is kinda stale right now anyway.
Feb. 28, 2010, 4 p.m. CST
Danny DeVito
by damned-dirty-ape
Should be Angel
Feb. 28, 2010, 4:04 p.m. CST
Kevin Spacey
by NudeandAroused
Was the second season I believe. Still, it was a great season. The very hot Joan Severance was in that. If memory serves, Joan and Kevin were brother and sister and had an incestuous relationship. Ray Sharkey was the baddie in the first season, wasn't he?
Feb. 28, 2010, 5:23 p.m. CST
At the sound of the tone, leave a message.
by kabong
Hey, Rockford, I want to find Mannix.
 Joe Mannix's daughter Josephine.
 Forget about looking for Cannon.
Feb. 28, 2010, 5:24 p.m. CST
Angel? Luis Guzman.
by palimpsest
Vaughn's not a bad call for Rockford, though. Seeing as we're doing fantasy casting, just get Pierce Brosnan and have done with it.
Feb. 28, 2010, 5:58 p.m. CST
DERMOT is WOOD 'n' STONE.
by TheBLIGHT
What a bore he is, so very wooden. No thanks. Needs more snark.
Feb. 28, 2010, 6:29 p.m. CST
by Joe Mannix Jr.
Leave my sister out of this!
Feb. 28, 2010, 6:30 p.m. CST
by Joe Mannix Jr.
And this is a VERY bad idea that needs to go away.
Feb. 28, 2010, 6:30 p.m. CST
by Joe Mannix Jr.
And this is a VERY bad idea that needs to go away.
Feb. 28, 2010, 6:31 p.m. CST
finger twitch
by Joe Mannix Jr.
Feb. 28, 2010, 7:46 p.m. CST
bob loblaw nails it
by Boxcutter
I really don't want it to happen at all but if it has to be anyone - Big Vince. And encouraging to see the lurve here for Wiseguy. Really good, solid show. Wasn't Ray Sharkey in this, too. Another career that should a been...Oh, and best TV theme ever: still Hill St. Blues. Please God, no remake...
Feb. 28, 2010, 8:07 p.m. CST
You know how bad an idea Dermot Mul whatsey is?
by MacFaux
As bad an idea as re-booting Alex Haley's Roots..

 With Gary Busey as Kunta Kinte

 Seriously. This ain't a gag? Someone is actually gonna try and redo the Rockford Files with the guy who has irreversible cheek twitch?

 Welp. way of the road..Some dumb suit wanted to put on a show that would fail..faster ..and farther.. than the Hawaii 5-0 reboot. The only other pilot with a more ridiculous casting as the lead..I mean really. The 3 rivers guy as Steve McGarrett? Dermot Mul whatsey as Jim Rockford? Really? C'MON MAN!

 Faaaaaaahk!

 I'm just gonna put it out there and you can yank on it as you see fit..while we are remaking classic TV shows with folk fully un-capable of coming close to pullin it off..

 Can we get that unfunny fat kid from SuperBad as the new 'Cannon'? ..maybe get his wimpy wussy friend.. as the new 'Baretta'? I'd like Adam Samberg as the new Thomas Magnum....Gooood God!

 What is wrong with Hollywood.
Feb. 28, 2010, 8:37 p.m. CST
Best thing that could happen to hollywood?
by TampaBayLightning
A stray ICBM strike.
Feb. 28, 2010, 10:44 p.m. CST
Joe Mannix Jr must be serious. He said it twice.
by kabong
Remember when Gary Busey was supposed to get the McGarrett role?
 We've moved a long way up the Banzai Pipeline.
 Oh, that reminds me. Anybody into the 60s and 70s vibe might enjoy Thomas Pynchon's new novel "Inherent Vice." That's if you care which version of "Wipeout" by the Surfaris has the laugh.
Feb. 28, 2010, 11:24 p.m. CST
And you think Rockford Files is cool
by jocutus
But there are some things that you would change
 If it were up to you
 So think about your masterpiece
 Watch the Rockford Files
 Call to see if Paul can score some weed

Feb. 28, 2010, 11:27 p.m. CST
Actually you know who I'd cast? Jeff Fahey
by Stegman84
The guy is the right kinda age, the right kinda attitude, the right level of charisma and 'low rent' style look and charm, and he's been great on Lost these past couple of years in what is, let's face it, a pretty thankless role really for the most part. In fact I'd even say that if most anyone else had played that role the character would likely be dead by now, it's only the fact that folks like Fahey that has kept him around so long.
March 1, 2010, 2:07 a.m. CST
Hollywood's Creativity Disease Spreads?
by HongKongCavalier
Can't wait for the remakes of:

 "McMillan & Wife"

 "McCloud"

 "Cannon"

 "Barnaby Jones"

 "Rhoda"

 "Bonanza"

 "Little House on the Prairie"

 ... need I continue?

 oh wait!!

 How about a "Happy Days" movie??!!?? ... but with an all Black cast! (Tyler Perry can write & direct)

 Same with "Laverne & Shirley"! Cast Meagan Good and Vivica Fox (they're no brainers since they're in every other Black movie not made by Tyler Perry ... yet)

 Thank God for the Original Series' on Cable!
March 1, 2010, 2:28 a.m. CST
And while we're at it...
by palimpsest
Eric Roberts for PETROCELLI. If only to see that dude get his house finished off.
March 1, 2010, 2:58 a.m. CST
Josh Duhamel IS... Columbo
by JT Kirk
"Eh, just one more thing, dude."
March 1, 2010, 5:17 a.m. CST
When Liam Neeson is done with CLASH OF THE TITANS...
by Big Dumb Ape
...He can continue his George Peppard riff and become BANACEK.
March 1, 2010, 8:16 a.m. CST
Reboots Ad Infinitum
by mara69
Check out the reboot on Hawaii 5-O. Daniel Dae Kim yeah! Alex O'Loughlin????
March 1, 2010, 8:54 a.m. CST
Stegman hit it right on the head
by jtp8000
Fahey would have been perfect. Lapidus is Rockford as a pilot. I am still convined Dylan McDermott and Dermott Mulroney are the same person. And both of them are going to Suck as Rockford
March 1, 2010, 11:27 a.m. CST
Is it still possible to live in a trailer by the side of the roa
by Royston Lodge
In California, is this still legal?
March 1, 2010, 11:30 a.m. CST
Reboot "Mrs. Columbo"
by Royston Lodge
Kate Mulgrew's gotta eat!
March 1, 2010, 11:48 a.m. CST
Daaaaaaaamn, Mrs. Columbo was fine yo
by BumLove
She was the lady who humped the gardener in THrow Momma From the Train, and then she went into outer space in Battle of the Network Stars and shit. She's got a real sophisticated vibe...I'd love to dine on her clam.
March 1, 2010, 12:39 p.m. CST
Chris Bruno should be Rockford
by KazamaSmokers
He's perfect for the role. Robb Wells would be great as Angel. And RDA would be perfect for Rocky. Now - who should play Beth Davenport?
March 1, 2010, 1:08 p.m. CST
Well, the Golden Age is Over
by _Maltheus_
While movies have been unwatchable through most of the 21st century (and getting exponentially worse every year), television has been in a golden age. But now it looks like the uninspired hacks who destroyed the movie industry have set their sites on TV. I agree with the previous poster, Hollywood needs a stray nuke to hit them so we can start from scratch. With all the unemployed, in this country, they can't find someone with a single new idea??? Ugh, I don't mind movies sucking, but I depend on TV.
March 1, 2010, 2:06 p.m. CST
Was it just brilliant casting
by thompur
or was "The Rockford Files" created specifically for James Garner? in any case, I agree. A remake is ill advised, and will most likely fail. By the way, it's grat to see some 'Wiseguy' luv here. One of my all time faves!
March 1, 2010, 2:14 p.m. CST
by thompur
if you're saying that they should remake 'Angel' with Danny DeVito as Angel....that ould be very interesting. If you want Bavid Boreanaz as Jim Rockford then no. I am a huge 'Angel' fan and a big 'Bones' fan, but Boreanaz isn't a good enough actor to carry a show by himself. He needs a really strong supporting cast to carry him. Jim Rockford is a role that requires him to be in virtually every scene.
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The New York Islanders are finding ways to win instead of finding ways to lose. The Isles were never trailing in this one, although they did blow a 2-0 lead, a 3-2 lead, and a 4-3 lead. Regardless, the Islanders pulled through, saving the masses from tossing their remotes at their televisions, and taking to the Internet to voice their frustration.
An overtime goal by Brad Boyes sealed it for the Islanders, who improved to 4-2-1-0, good for a first place tie in the Atlantic with the New Jersey Devils. For the fifth time in seven games, the Islanders found a way to score at least four goals, this time against legendary goaltender Martin Brodeur, who coughed the puck up in overtime, ultimately leading to the game-deciding goal.
The Devils, who have not lost in regulation this season, made it tough for the Islanders, but like many of the Isles opponents this year, New Jersey was killed by a hot special teams unit. Yes, the Islanders continued their success on the power-play and the penalty-kill, resulting in another two points for the Islanders, and seven of a possible ten points on this five-game road trip.
Remember how frustrated you would get when the Islanders were given a man-advantage? I mean, even last season when the Islanders were 8th in the league, it felt like this team could not convert when up a man. This year's different, though. The Islanders power-play is a power-house, and it doesn't seem like anyone has a true answer to it.
The Islanders scored three power-play goals last night, including the overtime winner. John Tavares, Keith Aucoin, and Brad Boyes each found the back of the net on the special teams unit, as the Islanders are, seemingly, building a chemistry that is matched to none. John Tavares and the rest of the power-play unit went scored three times on four chances, giving the Isles at least 50% conversion for the third straight game, each on the road. That's enough to take the wind right out of any home team's sails.
Our Islanders power-play ranks first in the league through the first seven games of the season, operating at an astonishing 37.5%. They don't seem to be letting up, either.
With that being said, none of our success would be where it is right now without the special teams units' other half – the penalty-kill.
Featuring forwards Frans Nielsen, Michael Grabner, Matt Martin, and yes, Marty Reasoner, the Islanders power-play is second best in the NHL, working at 96%. To this point, the Islanders penalty-kill unit has allowed only one goal, and is only behind Chicago (96.3%).
Michael Grabner has tallied a shorthanded goal, and had a breakaway chance lat night, which he slammed off the post.
On the defensive side, Travis Hamonic and Andrew MacDonald get the biggest workload, while Mark Streit and Brian Strait have grown into the unit's second pairing. What's impressive to me is how well this team is doing at taking away opposing shooting lanes.
A-Mac has blocked 20 shots through seven games, while Travis Hamonic has blocked 11 shots. Even Michael Grabner, who has done a wonderful job at interfering with passes at the top of the zone, has 10 blocked shots. Mark Streit and Brian Strait have 7 and 6 blocked shots, respectively. Even Mat Martin has gotten in the way of two shots this season, including an extremely hard slap shot from Evgeni Malkin. This team has only allowed 34 shots against on the penalty-kill, or 1.36 shots per kill.
This penalty-kill is one of the best I've seen, and as crucial, if not more so, to the Islanders than it is to any other team. I mean, if they hadn't killed that penalty in the last two minutes last night, carrying into overtime, we wouldn't even be talking about the Islanders winning in overtime last night. They only got the opportunity after the penalty-kill unit did their job for the 24th time on 25 chances.
Before the season started, I predicted the Islanders to make the playoffs as a 7th seed, mostly due to an improved power-play unit (top-5) and an improved penalty-kill unit (top-10). There is no understating the importance of the Islanders special teams units, as the Islanders only have two wins by more than one goal this season.
The Islanders have allowed the most goals on 5-on-5 play this season (21), so if the team wants to make the leap, their success on special teams will help paint that picture.
A few observations from the 5-4 win in Jersey:
-Marty Reasoner looks to be finding a role on this team. He had a couple of nice diving clears on the penalty-kill, and did you see that dangle in the second period? Marty intercepted the puck in front of Brodeur, and basically did a lap around the net with it. Shocked him as much as it shocked us, but he looked great.
-That's the way you win a game in overtime against the greatest NHL goalie of all time. Beat him at his own game. Brodeur went behind his own net, and the Islanders forecheck forced him to be sloppy.
-That game tying 4th goal for the Devils was a tale of two defensemen. Brian Strai looked positionally sound, while Mark Streit looked like a chicken without a head. He lost his man, and it resulted in a goal.
-With that being said, Mark Streit was a +1, as was Brian Strait.
-Michael Grabner was a -3.
-The Islanders took a really bad penalty at the end of this one. Too-many-men, which has haunted the Isles since the Scott Gordon days, found it's way to the game. Luckily, they killed it off, but man. Bad time for that.
-Over 31 minutes of ice time for Andrew MacDonald last night. Over 28 minutes of ice time for Travis Hamonic. Yes, they are our top pair.
-Eric Boulton fought Krys Barch in the first. I was happy. If we're going to have Boulton in the line-up, that's why.
-Thomas Hickey played 8:20. Matt Carkner played 7:20.
-My only concern with the minutes-gap this year is that, off a lock-out, I don't want them to burn their top players,
-Only four hits for the Islanders last night.
-Keith Aucoin won 80% of his face-offs last night.
-Evgeni Nabokov had his second assist of the season last night. That gives him more points than Matt Martin, Marty Reasoner, Andrew MacDonald, Brian Strait, Matt Carkner, and Thomas Hickey.
-John Tavares can really take over games. 11 points in 7 games.
-Frans Nielsen has 7 assists on the season.
-Only Marty Reasoner and Frans Nielsen have yet to score goals this season for the Islanders forwards. Both are still contributing. Great to see.
The Islanders are 4-2-1 and play for first against the Devils on Sunday.
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Has Little Good To Say About Showtime's HOUSE OF LIES!!
A new Showtime sitcom about management consultants, "House of Lies" comes to us from Matthew Carnahan, who earlier created the short-lived Courtney Cox hourlong "Dirt."
It stars Don Cheadle ("Iron Man 2"), Kristen Bell ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall"), Ben Schwartz (Jean Ralphio on "Parks and Recreation"), Dawn Oliveri (Lydia the tattooed lady on "Heroes"), Griffin Dunne ("Damages"), Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal"), Richard Schiff ("The West Wing") and Glynn Turman ("The Wire").
A lot of swell actors in a poor show, I say. Its characters are unconvincing, often behaving in ways inconsistent with any reality I find familiar. This would be forgivable were the show as funny as, say, "Veronica Mars" or "Picket Fences" or prime "Ally McBeal," but I laughed at the "House of Lies" pilot not once. There is, however, loads of pay-cable sex and nudity (for Cheadle, not Bell), which could come in handy in the event YouPorn ceases to exist.
... To make those engaged in such cynical transactions appealing, or merely interesting, a show's writing would have to be very, very smart and its characters would have to be extraordinarily charismatic indeed. Despite an insanely talented cast, "House of Lies" fails on those counts. ...
... while it's more entertaining than "Dirt" - thanks primarily to the chemistry of a cast headed by Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell - it suffers from the same wobbly sense of tone and direction. ...
... This Good Marty/Bad Marty dynamic may prove more fruitful for the show in the long run than the well-worn punching bag that is corporate America. ...
... Well-crafted and a little — sometimes more than a little — unpleasant ...
... slimy and almost pointlessly sordid …
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says:
... not a revolutionary show, but it is a fun study of men behaving badly. …
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
... so pervasively cynical - and, by the way, brilliantly funny - it has the potential of making any viewer feel his or her life isn't so bad after all. …
... I didn't laugh much. I did, however, check my watch, still secure on my wrist, to determine when the show would be ending... .
… [Cheadle] might overplay the smarmier side of Kaan … but he also parcels out precise emotional moments as well …
... The show's crucial weakness is its dead language: The lines have no comic lilt; no exchange between any two characters gives off sparks. When you have an actor with a tongue as adroit as Cheadle, this seems nearly cruel. ...
... There is much to admire here, from the snap in the dialogue to the show's willingness to tackle issues of race in the workplace — but there might be even more if creator Matthew Carnahan (Dirt) could learn when to stop pushing. He takes Marty too far, relying on Cheadle's skill and presence to keep us attached to the character despite Marty's behavior and the show's mannered approach. The trick works for now, but it's a bad strategy for the long run. …
... aggressively raunchy and audaciously funny …
... Although ["Lies"] isn't as smart as it might have been -- falling well short of the movie "Up in the Air," to which it bears a thematic resemblance -- the program is moderately entertaining …
10 p.m. Sunday. Showtime.
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Jan. 8, 2012, 9:10 a.m. CST
Cheadle just cannot do comedy and comes off stiff!
by HollywoodHellraiser
He's a good actor but no amount of writing can help when its time for him to be funny or just chill. Thats why he was terrible in IM2. And Kristen Bell on SHO is just a waste! She not getting naked like that chick on Shameless!
Jan. 8, 2012, 10:04 a.m. CST
If This Lasts Long Enough to Get Bell Naked, I'm In
by Crow3711
But I don't see it going that long. Maybe if it makes through a full season she'll have to show her tits for the finale, but I would guess it won't happen until season 2 if its a success, so I'll wait. Also, I'd rather have it get cancelled, because then Ben Schwartz can go play the character he was literally born to....Jean-Ralphio.
Jan. 8, 2012, 10:52 a.m. CST
by Michael Lunney
I fucked her.
Jan. 8, 2012, 11:37 a.m. CST
This show would have worked if it was stop-animation.
by MST3KPIMP
Jan. 8, 2012, 11:43 a.m. CST
we see this same show?!?!?
by j2talk
of course some of these same "critics" found that POS "The New Girl" funny......
Jan. 8, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
Nothing with Kristen Bell in it is anything less than Must-See TV.
by Paul Hanlin Jr
Not yet, anyway. I'm getting Showtime for the first time ever and that's in large part to KB's return. Give HoL a chance. I've still not seen the pilot yet; I've exercised a great deal of self-control :)
Jan. 8, 2012, 12:37 p.m. CST
Does that include "Gossip Girl"?
by Toe Jam
She narrates that show, but doesn't actually appear in it. I'd hardly call it "must-see TV," though my wife begs to differ.
Jan. 8, 2012, 12:46 p.m. CST
As a consultant...
by Judge Briggs
No way I am watching this show ... it's like watching my colleagues be douche-bags on television... no, thank you!
Jan. 8, 2012, 12:55 p.m. CST
re: "which could come in handy in the event YouPorn ceases to exist."
by jim
reminds me of a joke from Scrubs. Dr Cox says "If they took all the porn off the internet, the most popular site would be www.bringbacktheporn.com" The cast of this show is enough to get me to watch Even if it is bad as those above claim it to be, I'll watch a few more episodes in the hopes the cast can salvage the show.
Jan. 8, 2012, 1:52 p.m. CST
The pilot wasn't funny.
by Prof. Pop-Cult
Only thing going for this show is Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell, both of whom I really like watching. But this show concept manages to make their characters unlikable. I think the funniest thing is Cheadle's character's sexually ambiguous son.
Jan. 8, 2012, 2:35 p.m. CST
who even uses youporn, get up with the times old man
by Daniel
Jan. 8, 2012, 3:04 p.m. CST
But, are the sex scenes GOOD?
by TopHat
Example: The scenes between Thomas Jane and the blonde girl who used to be his student in HBO's HUNG this past season. THAT'S how to do sex in a premium cable show.
Jan. 8, 2012, 3:53 p.m. CST
Kristen Bell
by adml_shake
No nude...no view.
Jan. 8, 2012, 3:54 p.m. CST
count on pennsy to creep up the place
by mrgray
"Look, why don't I just *give* you my panty drawer?" - MST3K
Jan. 8, 2012, 4:07 p.m. CST
by BadMrWonka
You must have missed Out of Sight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P8CFPYXGkA#t=03m54s Or him as Captain Planet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwJaELXadKo&ob=av3e Or his hilarious turn as Fredrick Douglass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipV2u-MxlFc
Jan. 8, 2012, 4:19 p.m. CST
Wasn't terrible
by Bass Ackwards
But if it weren't for Cheadle, I wouldn't bother giving it the show chance after such a flat, obvious opener.
Jan. 8, 2012, 4:24 p.m. CST
Don Cheadle only has one facial expression
by smackfu
and it's a weird combination of sadness and terror. It's hard to watch someone in a comedy when the whole time you just want someone to give them a reassuring hug.
Jan. 8, 2012, 5:16 p.m. CST
Emmy Rossum on Shameless
by Extr3m1st
Jan. 8, 2012, 5:37 p.m. CST
Jean-Ralphio, dance up on me!
by Ribbons
Jan. 8, 2012, 6:47 p.m. CST
Pilot was great
by VoiceOfSaruman
Veronica Mars? Picket Fences? Yeah I guess if you like those shows, this one is not for you. I thought the pilot was clever, hilarous, outrageous, over-the-top, cynical, sexy, good times, and very timely topic-wise. Cheadle can do clever comedy brilliantly, like anyone who respects him would suspect. I'm not sure if Greg Germann will be recurring but he was hilarious also. Oh yeah, and Up In The Air was a piece of over-hyped shit. Thankfully this show is the opposite.
Jan. 8, 2012, 6:58 p.m. CST
by Truxton Spangler
Not horrible, but not great, either. But, it's way too soon to pass judgement on the series. Bell's probably not gonna get nekkid, but the chick from the 4400 is no slouch.
Jan. 9, 2012, 12:43 a.m. CST
Better than....
by mackmm
Up all night Whitney Free Agents Terra Nova Hell on wheels Franklin & Bash The increasingly bad decisions of Todd Margaret Tyler Perry's_____ __ _______ Raising Hope Alan Gregory Torchwood: Miracle Day Which means it won't last
Jan. 9, 2012, 12:50 a.m. CST
On the other hand
by mackmm
noticing a trend with the pay cable male dramadies 1. Middle aged over sexed male leads 2. Are divorced but maintain a relationship with ex wife...why... 3. They have a quirky child or children Examples: Californication Hung House of Lies Spartacus
Jan. 9, 2012, 3:41 a.m. CST
This show is the WORST one of the season...
by TopHat
...only for how incredibly SHORT that sex scene was between Cheadle and the mother in the van at the school play. That had to be one of the hottest set ups to a sex scene I've seen in YEARS on premium cable, including the weak crap Cinemax is offering as "softcore" now... AND-IT-ONLY-LASTED-THREE-SECONDS! Her bent over, tits out, cursing, all while her and his kids are acting in Grease? Jesus. Its almost as infuriating as AMERICAN HORROR STORY never putting Alexandra Beckinridge in a decent sex scene wearing that maid outfit. Fucking fascists.
Jan. 9, 2012, 9:56 p.m. CST
Christ you guys need to get laid
by VoiceOfSaruman
Jan. 10, 2012, 3:48 p.m. CST
i didn't like it. i'm trying to, but all signs point to fail
by rakesh patel
i work with with these kind of masters of their universe, do really need to see this on tv, and doing a show about corporate america at this time? no, not good. cheadle comes of as an asshole, not even a likable asshole, crazy ex wife, kid, dad ugh.. fast smart dialogue is great if your sorkin, here it just falls flat. I like bell, i liked her in veronica mars, her part here, nothing special. and the ending? the corporate guys win? well it's true in real life, and if the art imitates life, why bother watching the substitute? No fucking CEO hugs.
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The joys of the weather.
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Linkin Park announced details surrounding their new album "The Hunting Party" this week. It'll be available throughout the Hudson Valley and worldwide on June 17th
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For this week's Collective, we wanted to hear about what you use to express yourself creatively. Today's featured submitter uses drawing not only for creative expression but also for comfort.
Drawing/Doodling is just something I do, no matter what mood I'm in. It's a way for me to feel free and to have complete control. Rules do not exist, so I draw whatever is on my mind. Sometimes I love it, hate it, or am just completely confused by it. Well, whatever is, having a pen in my hand puts me in a place of comfort.
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This week's Here We Collide Collective asked: What tools do you use you express yourself? Tell about your creative process.
I tend to use two different tools of expression equally. First, is my acoustic guitar. I love using my guitar to express my emotions because nothing can really compare to hearing your emotions. Writing what you're feeling can be therapeutic, but hearing your emotions is beautiful.
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So, this is my camera. Well, my former baby to be exact. Since then we've grown up a bit, upgraded. It seems that a camera is one of the best ways I can find to express myself, you may do it differently though. I like to take photos though, show them off to others and share what memories I have. I express myself through photos, through editing them and putting them up for everyone to see. I don't really think there is a greater, nor more fun, way of expressing yourself. It's good too, you can hide yourself behind this giant black object and behind the computer to edit them. But since then I've come out of my shell a lot. I'm not afraid to jump out from behind the camera and say "yes, this is me, and this is my work". I wouldn't trade the way I express myself..
A flickr user's Reflections of Amsterdam album features pictures of the city's reflections in puddles. How can you see your home in a different way?
Today's featured Collective submission shows how something as simple as string can be used to express one's creativity.
I have some time on my hands so I thought I would submit to the Here We Collide Collective this week.
Lately I've been finding myself expressing my thoughts through string art. This started as a simple craft found on Pinterest (see the Ohio String Art I made over the summer) but, I just found so much joy in turning a simple piece of string into something incredible that I became addicted.
I was inspired to do a heart for my mom for her birthday. It didn't turn out exactly right so I used a piece of string to form the word "love" next to the heart. This sort of became my own creation from the blog instructions I was following.
Then I wanted to challenge myself. So I decided to make an elephant for my sister. And more hearts. And more love.
Sometimes I find myself looking at a blank slate (whether that's a piece of wood or a wall) and dreaming how I could make it different or beautiful. String Art has been my answer to that. I found the white walls in my apartment to be boring and empty, so I built a few string art designs on the walls to make them more creative. I used the word "adventure" in my living room because it's my favorite word and reminds me of all the great adventures I've had lately.
Honestly, this is exactly how I think. I'm a writer and an entrepreneur. I draw sometimes and I carry around a writing pad to sketch out designs or simply just spit out words onto paper. But string art gives me the opportunity to just put nails on something and use string to connect the different points. There's no real rhyme or reason to it, but sometimes I just like to turn the music up and make something beautiful.
It's just string to some people. And it looks easy to most people. But it's a way to express myself and take those lingering thoughts and ideas to create something tangible.
And that's how I express myself.
I sell these and do custom designs through etsy.
Today's featured Collective submission shows us that creativity doesn't always have to spring from huge and elaborate setups. Sometimes it can be as simple as music and a pen.
I don't know if you can see it but my notebook which is one of many, my computer showing itunes because of music and a pen because i love to write.
My creative process i have to have a pen a paper by me at all times because just this random thought for a great story or a poem comes to me during random times. I literally have 6 different notebooks full of random stories and ideas.
Music helps me write it puts me in a mood I want my character t be in or my song. It's something that blocks things out so I can just write for fun.
Photographer Joel Robison creates a magical fantasyland through his photos, taken in the nature and scenery of his quiet hometown nestled away among the Rocky Mountains.
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For last week's Collective, we had you photographing your shadow and sharing the result.
This week, we want to know what tools you use to express yourself—a pen? A computer? A camera? A guitar? Send us a photo of your artistic instrument of choice and tell us about your creative process.
Don't forget to use the tag "Here We Collide Collective" on your submissions!
Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day, and the start of Self-Injury Awareness Month. We offer you some encouragement and inspiration through this picture sent in by our friend, Corrie.
It's amazing how our face can help tell our stories, where we've been and where we hope to go. This week's Collective is asking for your creative shadow self-portrait. How can you express yourself through just a shadow?


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Serve this slow cooker roast with mashed potatoes and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs, if desired.
- Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 4 ounces turkey and about 1/3 cup onion mixture)
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- 2 cups chopped onion (about 1 large)
- 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 1/2 cup julienne-cut drained oil-packed sun-dried tomato halves
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Greek seasoning mix (such as McCormick's)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (4-pound) boneless turkey breast, trimmed
- 1/2 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Thyme sprigs (optional)
- Combine first 9 ingredients in an electric slow cooker. Add 1/4 cup chicken broth. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.
- Combine remaining 1/4 cup broth and flour in a small bowl; stir with a whisk until smooth. Add broth mixture to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes. Cut turkey into slices.
This recipe has been retested for Cooking Light Slow Cooker Tonight, 2012
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- Calories: 314
- Fat: 4.9g
- Saturated fat: 0.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.8g
- Protein: 57g
- Carbohydrate: 7g
- Fiber: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 141mg
- Iron: 3.1mg
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Apple says a manufacturing problem is affecting the battery life of a small number of new iPhone 5S models. The company will replace affected phones.
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In a world where everyone is taking and sharing smartphone photos, black and white images often stand out for their starkness, contrast, and classic look. A local photographer offers tips on shooting in black and white.
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Shortly after unveiling its new products, Apple quietly released an update to its iOS 7 operating system, which has been scrutinized and criticized by many who found their mobile devices performing poorly.
Turning a broken iPhone into something creative
With just over a week until Halloween, here's a how-to on putting together a tech-related costume: a broken iPhone.
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The world's largest association of digital journalists are working on new ways to transform the news industry, at the Online News Association annual conference in Atlanta.
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A Twitter chat is a real-time, informal conversation between people interested in a topic. It can be difficult to understand how to be part of a Twitter chat, so here are a few basics.
Shower, shave, smartphone: How we use our phones in the morning
A new study shows 84 percent of smartphone owners use at least one app first thing in the morning. Tasks accomplished before leaving in the house range from checking the weather to checking-in on dating sites.
Twitter update allows direct messages from any follower
Twitter is changing one of the ways users communicate. In the past two users had to follow each other before sending a direct message - now you can get a DM from any follower.
New app saves supposed-to-disappear Snapchat pics
One of the reasons people share photos on Snapchat is because they know they disappear after viewing for 10 seconds or less -- a new app lets the recipient permanently save the Snapchats, without the sender's knowledge.
Pay someone to mail thank-you cards, but not to D.C.
A new iOS app that mimics handwriting offers a solution if you hate the tedium of writing thank-you cards, but it comes with an embarrassing glitch.
Students learn digital mapping skills, target jobs
Participants in 4-H National Youth Science Day have hands-on experience in one of the fastest growing occupational fields in the country - spatial technologies, including GIS and GPS mapping.
Twitter makes profits, but not just for itself
Twitter is making millions selling information about what's being tweeted about.
Happy birthday, Instagram! Photo sharing app turns 3
Washington Capitals player stuck in bathroom takes to Twitter
Most people seek privacy in the restroom, but one Washington Capitals star wanted anything but alone time when he got locked in a bathroom stall, turning to Twitter for help.
Hate figuring how to split bill? Google offers answer
Trying to figure out how to split a restaurant bill often puts math skills and friendships to a test. Google has applied for a patent of a system that helps groups calculate and pay for joint expenses.
Site uses social media to track illness
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5 Stocks to Keep on Your M&A Deal Radar in April
Our final drama-filled deal to watch comes from MetroPCS (PCS), the mid-cap mobile phone carrier that specializes in prepaid plans in major metropolitan areas across the U.S. In October, T-Mobile announced a merger deal that would combine the Deutche Telecom subsidiary and PCS into a single business -- not long after the failed merger attempt between T-Mobile and AT&T (T) fell through.
MetroPCS spent the last several years in growth mode, buoyed by consumers' resistance to high-cost post-paid plans. For more than a few reasons, PCS offered a very appealing acquisition target to larger carriers (in fact, PCS was a position that I recommended to my firm's clients as a buy last summer for those very reasons -- we sold out in the mid $11 range a month before the merger, though). In the case of T-Mobile, that attractiveness of MetroPCS could be the deal's undoing.PCS' biggest shareholders have been balking at the deal, specifically the 74% control of the combined firm that Deutsche Telecom gets after the deal closes. The relatively limited arena of potential suitors does pose a problem, but I think that more value could certainly get unlocked from this deal in 2013. To see these M&A plays in action, check out the M&A portfolio on Stockpickr. -- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
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Friday 'Idol'-isms
Even after being hospitalized due to complications from diabetes, MamaSox not only brought the house down on "Idol" this week, she stole the show!
momlogic's Vivian: This week's "American Idol" got off to a tumultuous start on Tuesday, but it wasn't due to any kind of nutty scandal. Our fave single-mom contestant, Crystal Bowersox, was hospitalized due to complications from diabetes -- forcing the enterprise to shift performance-schedules for the week.
So instead of leading off with the ladies as planned, producers made it a testosterone Tuesday. New daddy "Big Mike" Lynche started things off. He did strong justice to James Brown's, "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World," and the judges responded warmly.
Randy said, "I gotta give it to you! Crazy! R and B star right there!" Ellen appreciated his song choices and called him "the one to beat." Kara said she didn't know what he'd eaten that day or if it was because he had a baby to support, but he "went from being a singer to a great artist." Simon capped it off by saying Big Mike went from being a "pussycat to a lion in one week" and that it was "the best performance [he'd] given in the competition so far."
America listened, and "Big Mike" will be back to entertain us again next week.
By Wednesday, MamaSox had been sprung from her scrubs and was ready to take the stage. In her opening montage, she revealed that she has a twin brother who's a "square" and that she loves him. She also said that whenever she performs, she carries a little talisman: a packet full of trinket gifts from loved ones. Well, that shizz must really work, because girlfriend brought the house DOWN in her gospel-ish rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "As Long As I Can See the Light," belting out passages that made an arm hair or two stand on end.
Randy appreciated Crystal's staunch authenticity. "You are the truth," he said. "I just love that you are not trying to be anybody else, and every week, I don't care if it's 50 weeks from now, you're still going to be that girl and I love that girl! That girl is hot!" Ellen gave kudos to her "pure, raw, natural talent" and was "so glad to see" her, considering the gravity of MamaSox's health scare. "We need you here," said Ellen. "You are amazing!" Kara continued the MamaSox love by saying, "You are that Americana rock. And when you come out here, it's effortless. You're just centered. You're focused the way that the greats are. And it's coming from your heart, and you can feel it. Tonight, you've actually hit a new level. And I have to congratulate you, because that's hard to do in the early days."
But it was Simon's Kelly-Clarkson comparison that sealed the deal. "I know how sick you've been over these last 24 hours," he said. "It wasn't just like you were catching a cold or something. You really were ill and I didn't know whether you were going to be back here this week. What's great about you is that you didn't play the whole sympathy thing. You chose a great song. I completely underestimated you last week. For you to come back with that song and that performance -- the vocal was incredible and I promise you, this was the moment we realized with Kelly Clarkson that we have a serious artist here. And I think we've got a serious artist with you. Congratulations."
So who bit it this week? After enduring a brutal round of critiques, spritely young teen Haeley Vaughn didn't have a prayer. But much to my surprise, Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" was Michelle Delamor's swan song. (Personally, I liked that she had the guts to go somewhere different stylistically.) As for the boys, John Park got voted off (much to my kid's disappointment) for his mild version of John Mayer's "Gravity." Jermaine Sellers also said buh-bye -- but not before insisting, "Where I sing from -- you can't be taught how to riff and run and sing high notes. I'm a church singer. That's where I come from."
Will our sweet MamaSox ride her "truth" to the win? Do you guys agree with these eliminations? Speak up below!
|Vivian Manning-Schaffel serves as momlogic's East Coast Editor. She has written for Babble, Parenting, The Advocate, The New York Post, Business Week and a variety of other publications and lives and works in the heart of breeder Brooklyn with her husband and two kids. She authors two pop culture blogs: The Mad Mom and A Hag Supreme, and is on the web at vivianmanningschaffel.com.
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Oh, Sherlock, you are so very, very pretty. Yes, a reference was used for this picture, but in the spirit of true forgetfulness, I can't even remember what part of which episode I got it from. I think it might be the later half of The Hounds of Baskerville?
I feel rather proud of this painting. Done in photoshop, total time: about 4 hours altogether (15mins + 30mins + 3hrs15mins). Yes, I do keep track of exactly how long each of my paintings take, just so that I know when I'm improving. This was a bit of a surprise. It came out far, far better than I'd expected, and quite a bit faster too. I'm taking this as a sign that my mad photoshop skills are getting better. :D
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Daisy (6) and Georgie Keddie in the Swaffham Community Orchard during the 'Spring into the Great Outdoors' event. Picture: Matthew Usher.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Hundreds of people enjoyed the spring sunshine at the unveiling of an interpretative notice board that marked the completion of phase one of Swaffham's community orchard.
The project was inspired by six-year-old Georgie Keddie, who decided on a family walk in 2009 that the area would look wonderful lined with fruit trees.
The idea was included in the Advance Swaffham town plan, and received a £9,700 Big Lottery Fund grant.
Swaffham mayor Shirley Matthews unveiled the notice board, outlining the history of the orchard and explaining the trees and wildlife on the site, at the event on Saturday March 24.
Children enjoyed a nature trail and free bouncy castle, while Active Norfolk encouraged people to try archery and local musician Pete Allison and friends provided folk music.
Mark Keddie, the volunteer project manager whose daughter first had the idea for the orchard, said: "The community orchard has been helped tremendously by the King's Lynn Community Payback team, and is always looking for more volunteers to help with a range of activities."
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Have I been asleep, where is this ???? I live in Swaffham, never heard of it
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It's the old railway line, between the duck pond and the allotments at the top of Tumbler Hill.
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Five ugly extremes of inequality in America
1. $2.13 per hour vs. $3,000,000.00 per hour
A comparison of top and bottom salaries within large corporations is much less severe, but a lot more common. For CEOs and minimum-wage workers, the difference is $5,000.00 per hour vs. $7.25 per hour.
2. A single top income could buy housing for every homeless person in the U.S.
On a winter day in 2012 over 633,000 people were homeless in the United States. Based on an annual single room occupancy (SRO) cost of $558 per month, any ONE of the ten richest Americans would have enough with his 2012 income to pay for a room for every homeless person in the U.S. for the entire year. These ten rich men together made more than our entire housing budget.
For anyone still believing "they earned it," it should be noted that most of the Forbes 400 earnings came from minimally-taxed, non-job-creating capital gains.
3. The poorest 47% of Americans have no wealth
In 1983 the poorest 47% of America had $15,000 per family, 2.5 percent of the nation's wealth.
In 2009 the poorest 47% of America owned ZERO PERCENT of the nation's wealth (their debt exceeded their assets).
At the other extreme, the 400 wealthiest Americans own as much wealth as 80 million families — 62% of America. The reason, once again, is the stock market. Since 1980 the American GDP has approximately doubled. Inflation-adjusted wages have gone down. But the stock market has increased by over ten times, and the richest quintile of Americans owns 93% of it.
4. The U.S. is nearly the most wealth-unequal country in the entire world
Out of 141 countries, the U.S. has the 4th-highest degree of wealth inequality in the world, trailing only Russia, Ukraine, and Lebanon.
Yet the financial industry keeps creating new wealth for its millionaires. According to the authors of the Global Wealth Report, the world's wealth has doubled in ten years, from $113 trillion to $223 trillion, and is expected to reach $330 trillion by 2017.
5. A can of soup for a black or Hispanic woman, a mansion and yacht for the businessman
That's literally true. For every one dollar of assets owned by a single black or Hispanic woman, a member of the Forbes 400 has over forty million dollars.
Minority families once had substantial equity in their homes, but after Wall Street caused the housing crash, median wealth fell 66% for Hispanic households and 53% for black households. Now the average single black or Hispanic woman has about $100 in net worth.


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Top ten complaints of Danielle Davies, a 39-year-old New Jersey woman who is dating a life-size cardboard cutout of Bradley Cooper
10. "The police still won't let me use the car pool lane."
9. "Every time we go to dinner, it always winds up being my treat!"
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Flappy Bird has flapped its way to your PC
If you want to play Flappy Bird and have no access to a smart phone for some reason, don't worry, as you can now play Flappy Bird on your browser. Yes, the tapping sensation that invaded smart phones like a storm over the weekend is now available to play on your PC's browser any time.
So what's the difference? Nothing, really. Other than clicking your mouse instead of tapping the screen, it's basically the same game —frustrations and all. You can also play the game via Facebook in case you —I don't know —want to have the Facebook chat bar accessible while you flap through pipes?
More on somewhat flying birds:
Flappy Bird review: it's frustrating, dumb, and ridiculously addictive
Flappy Bird is a mobile game that entails being a pixellated bird, flapping, and trying not to hit pipes. It's stupid, frustrating, impossible, and addictive as all hell.
Ballsy Bird review: just what we needed, more birds
Yet another bird games, but what makes Ballsy Bird stand out?
How to play on PC: Keep smashing your head.
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oh no you dont you little bastard
Garbage rehash game.
Nice game, great review, regards.
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The drama behind the business of getting elected and staying that way has inspired many a movie where the politicians are better looking and the scandals are extreme. Test your knowledge of 15 political films from the past 60-plus years where the politicians are played by everyone from Chris Rock to John Travolta to Jimmy Stewart.
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Over-rated Bonjour Brioche
I went to Bonjour Brioche for the first time this weekend for brunch. Friends have raved about it so I was very excited but it was one of the worst dining experiences I have had in a while. The service was disorganized, slow and unapologetic but worst of all the food was not good. Hard, unripe fruit in the fruit salad, undercooked eggs, a strange addition of cooked celery to the eggs benedict. Why is this place so popular?
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Odd with the food. I do agree that the service can be disorganized, but I've found the food good. I used to go fairly regularly (a long time ago when they were newly open) but then it got way too busy. However, I had lunch there in July and all of us were really pleased with our choices.
I had brunch there last month and found that the place was way too hyped up for me. While I enjoyed the food, I did not find that it was anything mind-blowing. The croissant was soft and flaky, the crepes savoury, and pastries I've got from take out in the past were good too but nothing to write home about. Fun place, but to me overrated.
For a little context, when they first opened, they were one of the only good brunch/lunch spots or bakeries in the area. In fact, I think they preceeded quite a few of the current crop of French bakeries around town. Now of course there is quite a bit of competition both locally and in other areas. The service you got is fairly typical although I have also had lovely service there. I like it when I'm in the area.
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It may have been one of the first bakeries in the area, however there are a lot of good French bakeries in the north of the city that have been around for longer. Maybe the service and food quality is uneven, but I would prefer to go somewhere where I am guaranteed a good experience. Why risk it!
I'm totally with you. The first and only time I was there, the eggs were also completely undercooked and the "grilled cheese" was just a toasted sandwich with cheese in it (and it didn't even taste that good). Overrated.
I've always been a fan. Just don't go that often because of the lineups. Never had bad service there. I suppose when a place is that busy, it's not the place to do things like be very demanding or make substitutions, but I usually respect that when I'm there and haven't had any issues over the years. Still the best baguette and quiche in town as far as I'm concerned.
I think it's a "love it or hate it" kind of place. I have friends that love the BB French Toast, who insisted that I try it. Not my thing, and not my idea of what I want to eat for brunch. My friends who love BB often don't like the restaurants I think are neat.
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Hamburg boss mulls options after losing five consecutive matches
Hamburg's head coach Bert van Marwijk gestures on the sidelines during the Bundesliga scocer match between 1899 Hoffenheim and Hamburger SV at Rhine-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim, Germany, 01 February 2014 - by Uwe Anspach
Hamburg's 3-0 defeat at Hoffenheim on Saturday left them third from bottom in the Bundesliga.
The 61-year-old, who steered Holland to the 2010 World Cup final, took charge in September, but after an initial improvement, Hamburg have slipped back into the relegation zone.
Van Marwijk has lost seven of his 13 league games, with three draws and three wins.
After Saturday's debacle in Hoffenheim, he has said anyone who thinks they can do better should come forward -- with ex-Bayern Munich coach Felix Magath having expressed interest.
Mid-table Hoffenheim opened the scoring after only four minutes through Roberto Firmino, then defender Niklas Suele made it 2-0 just before half-time with a header.
Hoffenheim captain Andreas Beck added the third with an hour gone, leaving van Marwijk to lament the performance.
"I've given no thought to my position, but if someone thinks that he can do it better, then he should tell me," said Van Marwijk.
"A fifth defeat in a row - this is the first time in my career that this has happened.
"Nevertheless I saw signs in the first-half that the team wanted to give an answer to our recent bad performances.
"Our biggest problem is that we concede goals too easily.
"The 2-0 was the turning point, we behaved like amateurs.
"We have to be able to get through a game without conceding a goal and shooting ourselves in the foot."
Sky pundit and Norway's ex-Bundesliga player Jan Aage Fjortoft has said Magath, who won Bundesliga titles with Bayern and Wolfsburg, could rescue Hamburg.
The 60-year-old, a notoriously disciplinarian coach, has said he agrees.
"If Jan Aage Fjortoft says I would save Hamburg, he is certainly right, but whether it will happen, no one knows," Magath, who last coached Wolfsburg in 2012, told Sky Sports.
Hamburg captain Rafael van der Vaart, part of the Dutch side that reached the World Cup final but then performed disastrously at Euro 2012 which led to Van Marwijk leaving his post, said the responsibility to turn things around lies with the players.
"It was a disaster, playing football like that is no fun," said Van der Vaart.
"I would also like to take three points home from away matches and win a few home games.
"This season is a disaster, we must turn things around quickly.
"The players produced a disaster which the coach can't do much about."
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