Ohh England :)

Last night I was out with some friends at a birthday party and I met 5 girls from England who are part of the study abroad program. After talking with them for hours I thought I would blog about it because it was a lot of fun. We talked about language and how it's different, the drinking age of course ;), and many other things. One thing specifically is the idea of Kings and Queens. We talked about how it stays in the royal family and I asked there opinion of the Queen. They had mixed reviews about it and one said she was selfish and the other said she was a very strong woman. My friend then asked a very interesting question; what did you think about the Princess Diana thing? Was it a conspiracy and what do you think? This reminded me of when Princess Diana died and how it was all over the news and it became such a huge part of our lives even though it was an internal problem in England. They didn't say much about the conspiracy or what not but we chatted about the gossip that had spread because of the media being everywhere. Some said she was pregnant with that other mans child and some say it was intentional. I also remember watching on the TV a computer generated re-enactment of the crash and it showed that if she was wearing her seat belt she would have survived the crash. Who knows what the truth is now that she is gone, but I think that even years down the road this death will still be talked about. It hit the heart of millions and continues to impact people today.

Bill, Bill, Bill!

While watching "OutFoxed," I decided that I wanted to also blog about it. More specifically I want to blog about Bill O'Reilley because the other day my friend showed me a couple youtube clips of him. He is a very unique character and personally I despise him. I think he is extremely rude and doesn't allow both sides to speak equally. I did find a clip where he was actually "verbally" slapped in the face by a young kid. I attached the clip below because I find it humorous and it shows his true colors.

Bill is owned by a kid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beJ9yJpR_DA&feature=related
Bill's flipout video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tJjNVVwRCY

I also enjoy Stephen Colbert and he did an interview with Bill O'Reilley and so I attached that one as well because it's funny and hopefully someone will agree with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QquTUR9nbC4

BSC Students Making it in the Real World

On ABC a couple years ago a show called "October Road" aired for a while and then unfortunately went off the air. The reason I bring this up is because my previous post is about women in the media. One of the characters on the show's name is Rebecca Field. Rebecca is not your typical movie star who look like skin and bones. She is a women who won't change her image for the media and prides herself on her size. The best part about her is that she went to Bridgewater. She went here and was a theatre major who graduated and now has been on many shows since.

I give her a lot of credit for being on film and staying true to herself. She's from Lenox MA and has been on ER, Private Practice, etc. She is one of my favorite actresses because she stays true to herself. http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2007/12/15/shes_made_it_big/

Also, another cool fact is that Jeffrey Donovan aka Michael is also a graduate from Bridgewater State College and he lived in Massachusetts :)

Lucky Number 4?

The other day I was sitting in my class and we were discussing how the female role is portrayed nowadays in the media. I found it really interesting that a lot of movies and television shows that were released recently have 4 main females. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Sex in the City and Desperate Housewives are just three examples of shows where their are 4 main female leads. I think the most interesting part is that each female expresses a different "type" or women so to speak. I think nowadays women are seen as a more dominant and independent force. Whereas, in the past they were overshadowed by the male actor. I like that these women are the main characters but I'm not sure if they really provoke the right idea? You always have a "dumb blonde", an unattractive "geek," the quiet one, etc. Does every blonde actress have to fall under the "dumb blonde" category? I don't know maybe I'm being to picky but I was just intrigued to see how these main roles usually come in 4's and each character has very different characteristics.

First Post

This is the first time I have used a Blog since I was 12. I used to blog a lot but I lost interest or got distracted. I'm actually very happy to be blogging for COMM 229 class. I'm not quite sure if I'm doing this right but hopefully with trial and error I will accomplish it.

I recently have been really intrigued by the Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Conan O'Brien issues with the Late Night Show. The new buzz is that Jimmy Fallon may be able to take over in a few years and I honestly think that might be the best move they can make. I don't have a favorite out of these four men because I think they all offer unique aspects to television. What I do think is that this whole issue is ridiculous. Personally I don't like how much we focus on this scandal. There are more important things in the world like the destruction in Haiti, rather than listening to Jay Leno complain. I like Jay Leno but I feel like he's a big baby. He left the show and then gets mad because he can't have his show back. I think the sooner Jay Leno gets replaced NBC will see a better reaction from their viewers. Jimmy Fallon is young and understands how to appeal to a younger crowd.

Maybe I'm wrong but sometimes change is good...