Monday, August 29, 2011

Guys of TV: Salling vs. Hall

After Saturday's amazing turnout, I guess I got my hopes up for Sunday as well. But, we hit another lull in voters.

With just five votes, Sendhil Ramamurthy inches past Andrew Lincoln for the victory. Hopefully, you all return today. Just two more days of the first round. Second round gets under way on Wednesday.

Enjoy!

(4) Mark Salling


Salling has really only been on why he lands on this list, FOX's Glee. He stars as Noah 'Puck" Puckerman.

(5) Michael C. Hall


Hall is relatively new to the acting world, but he already has two hits series under his belt. Not too shabby. He first starred in HBO's Six Feet Under as David Fisher before transitioning into his new and current role on Showtime's Dexter as Dexter Morgan.


Sunday, August 28, 2011

Guys of TV: Lincoln vs. Ramamurthy

Matthew Morrison knocks out John Krasinski to get the No. 4's off to a good start.

The first round begins to wrap up - keep voting. Enjoy!

(4) Andrew Lincoln

Lincoln's been acting since the early '90s in both film and television - a few series he has been attached to were Teachers, Afterlife and Strike Back. But, he lands on this list for his new role as Rick Grimes on AMC's The Walking Dead.

(5) Sendhil Ramamurthy


Ramamurthy burst on to the scene in NBC's hit television series Heroes as Mohinder Suresh. After Heroes faded out, Ramamurthy resurfaced on USA's hit show, Covert Affairs, as Jai Wilcox.


Saturday, August 27, 2011

Guys of TV: Morrison vs. Krasinski

Timothy Olyphant takes out Adrian Grenier to finish up the No. 3 seeds.

Today begins the revealing of the No. 4 seeds - I expect some minor upsets during these rounds, but we shall see. Still only one lower seed has moved on thus far.

Anyway, keep voting. Enjoy!

(4) Matthew Morrison


Morrison is another guy who spent a lot of time in the world of soap operas, starring as Adam Munson on As the World Turns. He can now be seen on FOX's hit show, Glee, as Will Schuester.

(5) John Krasinski


Krasinski's main claim to fame is the reason he exists on this list, portraying Jim Halpert on NBC's The Office. He has since branched out to film, starring in Leatherheads, Away We Go and Something Borrowed to name a few.



Friday, August 26, 2011

Quick Shots 12

Title: No Strings Attached

Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman, Kevin Kline, Lake Bell, Ludacris, Mindy Kaling, Cary Elwes.

Brief Synopsis: Adam (Kutcher) and Emma (Portman) seem to keep bumping into each other. They first met at summer camp as teenagers, then again at a party where Adam attended college. Finally they meet at a farmer's marker where they both now live, LA. Eventually they become really good friends - but Adam wants more. Emma, however, doesn't believe that two people are meant to be together forever - so she just wants casual sex. Nothing can go wrong with that, right?

Opinion: Pretty basic premise - almost the same sort of premise of Love and Other Drugs, where the female of the relationship wants to keep things casual, except the male wants more. I have to admit that I'd watch Portman read the phone book, but I can take or leave Kuthcher. This was a decent film, but nothing ground breaking.

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Title: Hall Pass

Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Nicky Whelan, Alexandra Daddario, Joy Behar.

Brief Synopsis: Rick (Wilson) is married to Maggie (Fischer), who are also best friends with another couple, Fred (Sudeikis) and Grace (Applegate). Like most men, despite having a great wife, Rick and Fred both love to look at the ladies and fantasize that they are still great catches. After Rick and Fred embarrass their significant others with their potty mouths - Maggie gives Rick a hall pass (or a week off from marriage to do whatever he likes). After finding out, Fred encourages Grace into giving him one as well - and the two 'bachelors' now have a week to do anything and anyone that they want.

Opinion: I have to admit, I laughed pretty darn hard at a lot of this movie. The one-liners and some of the scenarios that the two of them get themselves into are pretty hilarious. Plus, for the most part, this is what guys do. They think they are still hot shit and look at all the pretty ladies around them - despite finally realizing they have a pretty amazing lady right by their side.

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Title: The Adjustment Bureau

Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Terence Stamp.

Brief Synopsis: There is a company, known as the Adjustment Bureau, that keeps track of us and makes sure that we stay on the correct path. They do this by doing small things, like untying a shoe or spilling coffee, so we don't have chance meetings. What happens if an agent messes up? David Norris (Damon) is a politician, who is supposed to go onto great things - perhaps even being the president. The Bureau has entrusted Harry Mitchell (Mackie) to keep him on his path - but Mitchell makes a mistake and Norris gets on a bus with Elise (Blunt), a woman from his past that if the two are kept together will ruin Norris' and her path. So, the Bureau does everything in their power to split the pair up.

Opinion: I was pretty mesmerized by this film, honestly. They got some pretty top-notch actors to portray all of the main roles - and they did a great job. It was so interesting to see and to think that perhaps our lives are already mapped out for us - and all the random things that happen to us occur so we stay on our current path and not get sidetracked. But, we also could be missing out on a lot of great things.

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Guys of TV: Olyphant vs. Grenier

We have our first upset.

Jesse Williams narrowly defeated Zachary Levi as the first lower seed moves into the second round.

Will it be two in a row? Enjoy!

(3) Timothy Olyphant


Olyphant has been both a movie and television star. He was a star in Gone in 60 Seconds, Scream 2 and Live Free or Die Hard. Not to mention he starred in one of the best HBO series' Deadwood. He is now starring as Raylan Givens on FX's Justified.

(6) Adrian Grenier


Grenier has been in a handful of movies to start his career, including Drive Me Crazy, Hart's War and Celebrity. He is best known for, however, as Vincent Chase on HBO's hit series' Entourage.