Notable Links: Celebrities speak out on Trayvon Martin, YouTube reaction to “The Lone Ranger,” “Doc McStuffins” joins Disney Junior, “Elementary” photos, Amandla Stenberg on “The Hunger Games”, and Octavia Spencer honored in Montgomery

March 24, 2012
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Notable Links: Celebrities speak out on Trayvon Martin, YouTube reaction to “The Lone Ranger,” “Doc McStuffins” joins Disney Junior, “Elementary” photos, Amandla Stenberg on “The Hunger Games”, and Octavia Spencer honored in Montgomery

Cast ofDoc McStuffins. Official description:  DOC MCSTUFFINS – “A Bad Case of the Pricklethorns” – When blow-up toy Boppy springs a leak, Doc and her pals bandage him up and show him how to avoid it happening again. This episode of Disney Junior’s “Doc McStuffins” airs FRIDAY, MARCH 23 (10:30-11:00 a.m., ET/PT) on Disney...

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Check out Niecy Nash’s new reality show, “Leave it to Niecy” on TLC!

March 23, 2012
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Check out Niecy Nash’s new reality show, “Leave it to Niecy” on TLC!

Credit: Discovery Want a new reality show to watch? Well, TLC has a new show that will be coming on soon that stars Reno 911 and Dancing with the Stars’  Niecy Nash! Nash will star in an all-new “docu-sitcom” called Leave it to Niecy, which premieres this Sunday, March 25 at 10/9c on TLC. LEAVE IT TO NIECY introduces...

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What does the world of “Mad Men” cost? Credit Sesame has the answer

March 23, 2012
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What does the world of “Mad Men” cost? Credit Sesame has the answer

I’m a late bloomer when it comes to the hit AMC show Mad Men, but I’ve just now finished watching the first season (yes, I know), and I’m a huge fan of the show. Will I talk about it at some point on Moniqueblog? More than likely. But until then, Credit Sesame has sent...

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GUEST POST: How will Matthew Crawley and the Dowager Countess be written off? 4 predictions

March 22, 2012
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GUEST POST: How will Matthew Crawley and the Dowager Countess be written off? 4 predictions

Matthew with his mother Isobel, back when he was a fresh, likable character in Season 1. Credit: ITV/PBS Masterpiece (Screencap: me) If you are a Downton Abbey fan, you’ve likely heard the terribly sad news that both Maggie Smith, who plays the sassy senior Dowager Countess of Grantham, and Dan Stevens, who stars as...

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Eva Mendes stars in “Girl in Progress”

March 20, 2012
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Eva Mendes stars in “Girl in Progress”

(L-R) Cierra Ramirez and Eva Mendes. Credit: Lionsgate/Pantelion (screencap: me) Eva Mendes is starring in Lionsgate and Pantelion Films’ Girl in Progress, directed by Patricia Riggen. The film also stars Matthew Modine and Cierra Ramirez. The film follows a girl who wants to grow up too soon combined with a mother who has yet...

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DowntonCast, Ep. 4–Recap of 2.6 (or–We are feeling people. We’re not calloused)

March 20, 2012
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DowntonCast, Ep. 4–Recap of 2.6 (or–We are feeling people. We’re not calloused)

We go hard on Patrick, Matthew, Ethel, Carson, and, once again, Bates and O’Brien’s curls. We (well, I) sound cruel in this episode; we aren’t cruel people. We also get into a discussion about how to pronounce “buries” in America. DowntonNews: ‘Downton Abbey’ invades the White House Shirley MacLaine: ‘I’m still not sure why...

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“Smash” analysis: Do the right thing, part two–Better gay characters

March 18, 2012
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“Smash” analysis: Do the right thing, part two–Better gay characters

Julia and Tom out at dinner in “Callbacks”: Credit NBC (official Smash Facebook page) The pilot of Smash now available in the Moniqueblog Amazon Store! I’m back with another “Do the right thing”! I’ll say one thing that Smash did wrong last episode, and what was the creepy Julia/Michael (Debra Messing/Will Chase) subplot. How many...

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Notable Links–”Shahs of Sunset” edition

March 18, 2012
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Notable Links–”Shahs of Sunset” edition

Credit: Bravo/Shahs of Sunset official Facebook page I am not completely sure why I haven’t heard about the new reality show Shahs of Sunset. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I don’t keep up with as much reality television as the next person–as far as reality TV goes, I only...

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GUEST POST: The three most annoying characters on “Downton Abbey”

March 17, 2012
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GUEST POST: The three most annoying characters on “Downton Abbey”

Mr. Bates, one character that quickly went from fan favorite to most despised. Screencap: me Guest post by Nadia Jones You can’t deny the persistent addictive, juicy drama on PBS’s unsuspecting smash hit Downton Abbey. I’m guessing the vast majority of people who initially tuned into the show did not expect to be on...

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Sherlock and Watson: Anatomy of a relationship, pt. 8–Asperger’s Syndrome and the Highly Sensitive Person

March 16, 2012
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Sherlock and Watson: Anatomy of a relationship, pt. 8–Asperger’s Syndrome and the Highly Sensitive Person

Sherlock in his classic coat and scarf. Credit: BBC/Hartswood Films, Ltd. I have a theory on Sherlock’s mental makeup, and it’s not the one that most people readily agree with. The prevailing thought by most fans is that he’s an up-and-down case of someone with Asperger’s syndrome, especially since Lestrade mentioned it in the...

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Anoop Desai’s “OoWee” available for download on Playsongster!

March 14, 2012
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Anoop Desai’s “OoWee” available for download on Playsongster!

Credit: Anoopdesai.com Earlier, I wrote about Anoop Desai’s performance at SXSW, and now, his latest single, “OoWee,” is available for download! Here’s the official rundown: Today marks the debut of “OoWee” on Facebook’s first and only interactive music collaboration game Songster! Head over to Playsongster.com to hear the exciting new sound of “OoWee”, remix...

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DowntonCast: We’re back on iTunes!

March 12, 2012
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DowntonCast: We’re back on iTunes!

Well, one step toward normalcy has been achieved! The DowntonCast is back on iTunes! If you subscribed to the last iTunes page, here’s the new one so you can update your records: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-downtoncast/id509777146 The link will also be to the right of the site in its own button as well as in the banner...

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Enter to win a chance to win a vacation to the official “Jersey Shore” house!

March 12, 2012
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Enter to win a chance to win a vacation to the official “Jersey Shore” house!

Do you want to have the ultimate party this summer? Maybe you and four of your friends might be able to have the party of the century in the official Jersey Shore house. Check out the official details below: With summer on the way, XFINITY & MTV want to send 1 lucky winner and...

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DowntonCast Episode 3–Podcast housekeeping, Mary, and a discussion about Branson/Sybil

March 11, 2012
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DowntonCast Episode 3–Podcast housekeeping, Mary, and a discussion about Branson/Sybil

The next episode of The DowntonCast is here! The new address for The DowntonCast is http://downtoncast.libsyn.com/frontpage. Make sure to bookmark it! You can also get to the page through the “Downton Abbey S1 and S2 recaps/DowntonCast” tab at the top of the site. As I mentioned in the podcast, there is some housekeeping to take...

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Anoop Desai to perform at SXSW!

March 11, 2012
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Anoop Desai to perform at SXSW!

Credit: Anoopdesai.com Guess what? Friend to the site Anoop Desai is going to be performing at South By Southwest! WHOO! Here’s the official rundown from Anoop: As my core supporters you are very important to me and I wanted to make this special announcement to you first! To kick things off, I’m going to release the...

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Notable Links: “GCB”, Viola Davis’ bid to play Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, and the top 8 Native American films to see

March 9, 2012
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Notable Links: “GCB”, Viola Davis’ bid to play Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, and the top 8 Native American films to see

Marisol Nichols as Heather Cruz in GCB. Credit: ABC CGB: I watched the season premiere of ABC’s GCB, and I think it’s got a lot of guilty pleasure potential if only the mean girls were ramped up and given some kind of weight behind their characters (perhaps the controversy concerning Kristen Chenoweth’s character will...

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First image from “The Lone Ranger” starring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp

March 9, 2012
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First image from “The Lone Ranger” starring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp

Here’s the first image from the upcoming film The Lone Ranger, which was tweeted out by the film’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The film has been on the watchlist for several people because of Johnny Depp playing Tonto. I’ve written about this before, so you can read about it here as well as in this...

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“American Idol” introduces some new R&B up-and-comers

March 8, 2012
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“American Idol” introduces some new R&B up-and-comers

(L-R) Jessica Sanchez and Heejun Han Last night was a good night on American Idol. Granted, there might have been some other good nights, but Wednesday was the first day I started re-watching this season. What a good day to start watching it again! I actually didn’t expect “Stevie Wonder/Whitney Houston” night to give...

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Rihanna makes a racist tweet, erases all the upper ground she had from the Jackie magazine fiasco

March 8, 2012
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Rihanna makes a racist tweet, erases all the upper ground she had from the Jackie magazine fiasco

Rihanna’s  album Loud. Come on, Rihanna. Seriously? You guys might recall how Rihanna went HAM on the editor of Dutch magazine Jackie for the editor calling Rihanna “the Ultimate Nigga Bitch” and how she also took some hotel guest in Portugal to task for spewing racism. Bravo and well-played, Rihanna. You defended yourself well...

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“Smash” analysis: Do the right thing, part one–interracial relationship insecurity

March 7, 2012
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“Smash” analysis: Do the right thing, part one–interracial relationship insecurity

The awkward triangle. (L-R) R.J., Dev and Karen. Screencap: me (NBC) You might have noticed that I haven’t been recapping Smash lately. The show is a great show, but I just don’t think I have enough time to devote to recapping every week. If you want to read some really good recaps of the show,...

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