Wrap on Glee

          The Fox TV series, Glee just wrapped up their last episode ever, finishing it with their 6^th season.  I, like many others, have fallen under its spell.   The shows starts off with a bunch of kids from completely different social backgrounds who all come together for one musical and dancing group, called the Glee Club.  Each person is affected in a different way and there are some obstacles they each face, but still together.  I think this show is really inspiring and sends so many messages to adolescences.  The show teaches you self and social difference, finding yourself and others, acceptance, morals, and so much more.  It’s really eye opening from my experience and opinion.

          

         

          After season 4, the show lost an important character, friend, and love.  Cory Monteith died on July 13^th, 2013 from a toxic mix of heroin and alcohol.  Cory had been struggling with drugs before and would check into rehab and stay clean for a while, but it never lasted long.  Other Glee cast members knew of his struggling addiction and tried to help, including his girlfriend, Lea Michelle.  Lea and Cory met through Glee and became quite the pair.  They were planning their futures together and then he was gone.  Through everything, Lea has been SO STRONG.  There are many interviews and articles she addressed her situation in and she’s so powerful to push through something like that.     

(Lea Michelle finished up with Glee and takes the jersey Cory wore on the show)

          

           I know the hardest episode for me to ever watch was “the Quarterback”.  It’s a tribute episode to Cory and his character Finn Hudson.  They do not address what happened to Cory, but I think anyone who has watched or was watching knew and was deeply shaken.  The death was really hard and I remember watching the Teen Choice Awards that followed his death to have some of the members of Glee come out and remember Cory.  Lea Michelle spoke and I think everyone there was shaken.  She had a “Cory” necklace on and I remember feeling so sad. 

          The show must go on, but Cory will never be forgotten.  Before Cory died, the show had already planned out its ending with “Finn” and Lea’s character “Rachel”.  But since then, things had to change and they’ve continued on.  Even without “Finn Hudson”, the show has so many likeable characters.   

          

          With the show ending, I want to recommend it to anyone who loves comedy-drama shows might love this like I do.  I think it’s really captivating and worth a watch.

Zeddlena!!

          Relationships are nothing if not complicated…  I previously addressed the issues between Selena Gomez and the on again off again relationship with bad boy Bieber.  I mentioned how I thought Selena should get the heck out of that unstable relationship and look where she is now!  She and the music producer seem to have a nice chemistry about them.  Finally a chance for Selena to break free!

          

         As we all probably remember Selena’s heartbreaking performance of “The Heart Wants What It Wants” at the America Music Awards (AMA’s), we kind of got a taste of what Selena saw through her eyes when she was with Justin Bieber and the relationship they had.  Her performance was emotional and empowering.  For what I could tell, there was a lot to get through and performing that song probably was NOT easy on her!  We’ve seen stories about Selena that almost always seem to be linked to the Biebs and it never seems good.

          

         In recent news however, Selena and Zedd seem to be quite cozy and comfortable with each other!   Go Zeddlena!  If what I gather is true, then this relationship is probably going to benefit not only Selena and Zedd, but perhaps Bieber!  Maybe he will see her happy and he’ll finally realize (but probably not) that he needs to mature and move on instead of dragging her (Selena) around like a dog.

          

          The new couple has been most recently seen together at the Oscar after party, also the Vanity Fair party, together!  In some pictures, it looks like Zedd never left Selena’s side for too long or was too far away.  How cute.  I’ve also seen stories about people in Selena’s life like Jennifer Aniston who thinks Zedd is a good guy and will be good for Selena, so it’s great to see so many people supporting Zeddlena.  There were some questions about why Selena wasn’t with Zedd on the red carpet, or why she wasn’t there with him at all, but seeing as they seem to live up the after party together, we shouldn’t read too far into it. 

          

          Selena and Zedd also just created a song together called “I Want You To Know” that was leaked early!  The lyrics are all adorable and almost saying “I love you” without actually speaking the three words and eight letters.  The two seem to be facing big news together, and all positive! 

The Oscars

                I know I always blog about the award shows that go on, but basically everyone is there and they all look so good!  The 87^th annual Oscars were last night (2/22/15).  Neil Patrick Harris was this year’s host, following behind Ellen DeGeneres who hosted the award show last year.

The nominees were all great and I was really happy about a lot of the wins.  I do wish The Theory of Everything would’ve won for “Best Picture”, but from what I understand, Birdman was really good.  I really thought Julianne Moore deserved her win.  The movie was okay, but her acting stood out to me.

          I’m always really impressed with the looks of the award show and red carpet.  I like how much effort they put into them.  The lights, camera, and action are so vital and everything looked perfect and very manicured.  The awards, however, are not the only perfect looking thing.  So many people just looked like they walked out of a magazine (perhaps with more clothing).  I love looking at all the dresses (mostly dresses) on the women and their hairstyles, even though I can’t fathom how much their look adds up to be, or how much they get for wearing certain designs by people.  I was really impressed with the presentation of the whole event. 

          

          When the award show actually started, I personally found them kind of boring.  They weren’t bad, but I really thought Ellen did a fantastic job last year keeping the audience alive.  She ordered pizza and took one fantastic selfie for crying out loud.  Don’t get me wrong, I like Neil Patrick Harris, but I thought Ellen did a great, especially because she is so used to talking in front of a big group, or live audience.

         

           If I had to rate this year’s Oscars, I’d give it a solid 7/10.  The show was alright, but again I thought the overall look was really what drew me in.

          What did you think?  Are you a big fan of award shows? What’s your favorite?

Beauty and the Beast

            I can officially count this as the 3^rd blog post I’ve written about or mentioned Emma Watson.  I can’t find any reason not to!  She’s like my woman crush every day.  If any of you don’t know, Disney has been creating and remaking live action versions of their Princess movies!  Malificent was a recreation of Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella is coming out in March, and Beauty and the Beast has been confirmed with Emma Watson playing the famous and quirky Belle! I LOVE Beauty and the Beast and I just went to Disney this past Christmas Break and I’ve been obsessing over Disney more than usual.  Belle is a huge deal to Disney and I’m really excited for this movie.  You all probably know how much I love Emma Watson and I told you of my love for Disney, so her playing Belle is the cherry on top.  Disney’s original Beauty and the Beast (1991) made $424,967,620 worldwide in grosses. The movie has been nominated for six Academy Awards and won two.  I’d say that’s very successful.

            The release date hasn’t been set yet, but the director Bill Condon plans to begin the production this year (2015).  Emma has released this information on her Facebook page and seems to be really excited to play Belle.  I think the role is a good fit for Emma.  She’s a well-known feminist and very intellectual, as is Belle.  Belle also reminds me a lot of the character Emma portrayed in the Harry Potter series, Hermione Granger.  Hermione loved to read, had a strong and leader-like personality, and was charming.  Many know how well Emma played Hermione and with such a similar role, Belle should be very easy to channel. 

                    

Beauty and the Beast is a tale as old as time (ha ha).  A unique girl lives in a place where she sticks out and wants to be more adventurous.  She finds her way to an enchanted castle after her father gets lost in the woods and finds herself in a fairytale much like the books she reads.  If that’s not a story that draws you in, I don’t know where your loyalties lie.

            I think the story is inspiring, much like Watson, and it’s really cute.  It’ll teach you to look past the outside and look inside a person.  It also teaches kindness, intelligence, and obviously love.  Where would Disney be without its love stories?  I would be lost as I grew up watching these movies and still do.  I’m really interested in how Disney will make this live action movie, like bringing characters like Lumiere and Cogsworth to life.  If anyone can do it, you can count on Disney to be successful.

Bruce Jenner's Big Change

There's a lot of talk about the former Olympian, Bruce Jenner, making the transition to turn into a female.  Knowing the world of course means you know EVERYONE has an opinion, including me.  Theses opinions however (including mine), should not be saying, "Bruce made a mistake" or "please say it isn't true" because regardless of these opinions, it's happening so don't waste your breath and conserve oxygen.  It's got to be really hard to go through something like this and have it be so public.  Tabloids everywhere, reliable or not, are documenting his decision. There is some question about how the information has become public.  There are stories making assumptions that his daughters, Kendal, Kylie, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney have been leaking information to outside sources.  Kris, his ex, has also been accused for revealing Bruce’s decision.  InTouch magazine created a false cover of Bruce that is a photo of actress Stephanie Beacham with Bruce’s face

The guy has basically been in the lime light since he was young and an Olympic athlete and winner.  He married Kris Kardashian and has been on many seasons of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.  He and Kris are now split and he's making his own life choices, such as becoming a female.  A lot of stories say it’s been something he’s hidden since he was five years old.  Being 65, that’s a long time to stay hidden and burry the emotions he felt.  From what I’ve seen, he’s been making the transition slowly, almost as if he is making the transition slow and adaptable. 

If Bruce doesn’t have enough to deal with, he was just involved in a car wreck and could be facing time.  One of the drivers was left dead and there is surveillance footage showing Bruce hit to cars, leading one of the cars into the opposing lane and hitting another car head-on.  The surveillance footage can’t be accessed at this time but there IS a recreation video.

Poor Bruce!  So much talk all at once!  Things aren’t going very well for him, and I honestly hope he can get through with his decision without too much trouble.