Top 50 TV Characters

50. Robert McCallister- Brothers and Sisters (above)
49. Dr. Christopher Turk- Scrubs
48. Russell- Rules of Engagement
47. Samantha Marquez- Las Vegas
46. Brian Darling- Dirty, Sexy, Money
45. The Haitian- Heroes (right)
44. Dr. Alex Karev- Grey's Anatomy
43. Morgan Grimes- Chuck
42. Frank Rossitano- 30 Rock
41. Kevin Malone- The Office (below)


40. Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes- Lost
39. Marsh McGinley- Back to You
38. Cappie- Greek
37. Chloe O'Brian- 24
36. Alex Vega- Cane
35. Randy Hickey- My Name Is Earl (right)
34. Jim Halpert- The Office
33. Peter Petrelli- Heroes
32. Dan Vasser- Journeyman
31. Liz Lemon- 30 Rock (below)


30. Captain Awesome- Chuck
29. Dr. Kutner- House, M.D.
28. Chuck Darling- Back to You
27. Earl Hickey- My Name Is Earl
26. Andy Bernard- The Office
25. Matt Saracen- Friday Night Lights (right)
24. Bill Buchannon- 24
23. Gabriel Sylar- Heroes
22. Jeff- Rules of Engagement
21. Ari Gold- Entourage (below)


20. John Locke- Lost
19. Tim Riggins- Friday Night Lights
18. Dr. Derek Shephard- Grey's Anatomy
17. Jack Bauer- 24 (right)
16. Hiro Nakamura- Heroes
15. Michael Scott- The Office
14. Dr. Gregory House- House, M.D.
13. Johnny 'Drama' Chase- Entourage
12. Larry David- Curb Your Enthusiasm
11. Chuck Bartkowski- Chuck (below)


10. Creed Bratton- The Office
9. Noah Bennett- Heroes
8. Nathan Petrelli- Heroes
7. Jack Donaghy- 30 Rock
6. Mike Cannon- Las Vegas
5. Dr. Mark Sloan- Grey's Anatomy (right)
4. Dwight Schrute- The Office
3. Tracy Jordan- 30 Rock
2. James 'Sawyer' Ford- Lost
1. Danny McCoy- Las Vegas (below)

I'm Not There

I'm not there is an interesting biography of Bod Dylan's life portrayed through six different characters. The first aspect of Dylan's life is shown through the character "Woody Guthrie." Woody is a young boy who is in and out of different situations, telling plenty of lies, and trying to find himself. The next Dylan is "Jack Rollins." This is Dylan's early folk stage when he gains all of his fans and records his early records. Now woven in between folk Dylan and Rock 'n Roll Dylan is Family Man Dylan. "Robbie Clark" is an actor who meets a girl and falls in love only to have his marriage come crumbling down during the peak of the Vietnam War. "Jude Quinn" is Dylan once he goes electric. This portrayal is almost spot on with the clips you see in the "No Direction Home" documentary. After Rock 'n Roll Dylan breaks down both physically and mentally we meet Outlaw Dylan. "Billy the Kid" shows how Dylan felt after he stopped touring in the late sixties, as an outlaw. Throughout the film, the sixth Dylan, "Arthur Rimbaud," is brought back answering questions in a cynical fashion. Although sometimes confusing to me, it was a very enjoyable watch for a Dylan fan. I wish only that I enjoyed Rock 'n Roll Dylan more because I loved that part of "No Direction Home."

Favorite Dylans

1. Jack Rollins (Folk Dylan)- Christian Bale
Christian never ceases to amaze me. He is without a doubt the best voice actor I have ever seen. He uses a completely different accent in every movie he does and it is breathtaking. I kind of wish he could have been Dylan throughout the entire film.

2. Robbie Clark (Family Dylan)-
Heath Ledger
Had some great times in this film, especially the double date scene. His anti-women comments were incredible.

3. Woody Guthrie (Child Dylan)- Marcus Carl Franklin
This kid was a great free spirited character with some great story telling ability.

4. Bill the Kid (Outlaw Dylan)- Richard Gere
Although I enjoyed his presence, it was just too somber to love.

5. Arthur Rimbaud (Poet Dylan)- Ben Whishaw
Nothing to him really, wasn't a developed character.

6. Jude Quinn (Rock 'n Roll Dylan)- Cate Blanchett
I wanted to slap her in the face all the time. This part was so well written but every time she opened her mouth I wanted to shut it. Watching Dylan in real clips and then watching her butcher it was not that sweet.

Petrelli's Eleven

If you are a fan of Heroes or the Ocean's movies, I am pretty sure you will enjoy these. I thought all of them except Petrelli's Twelve were great.

Petrelli's Eleven
Petrelli's Twelve
Petrelli's Thirteen
Shephard's Eleven

August Rush

I did not have high expectations going into this movie. Boy was I surprised when I loved it. August Rush stars Freddie Highmore as an orphaned child who ends up being a music prodigy. Keri Russell, Robin Williams, Terrence Howard, and Jonathon Rhys Meyers also have major roles. Although the romance story and the story of a lost boy trying to get back to his parents were both wonderful, it was the role music played that made this film great. There was so much great musicianship from not only Rush, but everywhere. I had never seen Robin Williams play such a mean and dark character and I think I enjoyed it more than his sometimes not funny and annoying comedy roles. I absolutely recommend this movie, especially to those who love music.

12/8 Rankings and Performers

Peformers of the Week

1. Nathan Petrelli- Heroes (12)
2. Mike Cannon- Las Vegas (27)
3. Gabriel Sylar- Heroes (16)
4. Tracy Jordan- 30 Rock (34)
5. Earl Hickey- My Name is Earl (11)
6. Tim Riggins- Friday Night Lights (11)
7. Chuck Bartowski- Chuck (21)
8. Hiro Nakamura- Heroes (22)
9. Danny McCoy- Las Vegas (53)
10. Brian Darling- Dirty, Sexy, Money (8)

Power Rankings

1. Heroes (1)
2. Lost (2)
3. Las Vegas (3)
4. The Office (4)
5. 30 Rock (5)
6. 24 (6)
7. Friday Night Lights (7)
8. Curb Your Enthusiasm (8)
9. Grey's Anatomy (9)
10. House (11)
11. Chuck (10)
12. Entourage (12)
13. Journeyman (13)
14. American Idol (15)
15. Dirty, Sexy, Money (14)
16. My Name Is Earl (17)
17. Cane (16)
18. Family Guy (19)
19. Brothers and Sisters (18)
20. Scrubs (20)

Rush Hour 3

It's been a while since I have seen Rush Hour or Rush Hour 2 so I forgot how much I enjoy Chris Tucker. I can understand how he can get annoying to people but I really love his humor. My favorite part of Rush Hour 3 was definitely Carter's (Tucker) antics but I also enjoyed the action aside from the drawn out finale fight scene. The fight scenes in the beginning had a few sweet moves that were quite enjoyable. The fact that this movie has been in the making for ten years left me disappointed, but overall it was a delightful watch. Inspector Lee is no Chon Wang, from the Shanghai movies, but Jackie Chan's performance in this movie was good.

Now that Rush Hour 3 is finally out I was wondering how I felt about the Rush Hour trilogy in comparison to the other great trilogies. Here is my list of my favorite movie trilogies. Keep in mind that Star Wars has six movies so I didn't count them and Indiana Jones is about to come out with the fourth so that's out as well.

Top Twelve Trilogies

1. Ocean's
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. The Mighty Ducks
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5. Austin Powers
6. The Godfather
7. Back to the Future
8. Rush Hour
9. Naked Gun
10. Shrek
11. Beverly Hills Cop
12. Lord of the Rings

12/1 Rankings and Performers

Performers of the Week

1. Alex Vega- Cane (14)
2. Frank Rossitano- 30 Rock (9)
3. Gabriel Sylar- Heroes (8)
4. Jack Donaghy- 30 Rock (31)
5. Tim Riggins- Friday Night Lights (6)
6. Chris Turk- Scrubs (5)
7. The Warden- My Name Is Earl (4)
8. Ramon- Cane (3)
9. Gregory House- House (30)
10. Captain Awesome- Chuck (5)

Power Rankings

1. Heroes (1)
2. Lost (2)
3. Las Vegas (3)
4. The Office (4)
5. 30 Rock (5)
6. 24 (6)
7. Friday Night Lights (7)
8. Curb Your Enthusiasm (9)
9. Grey's Anatomy (8)
10. Chuck (10)
11. House (12)
12. Entourage (11)
13. Journeyman (13)
14. Dirty, Sexy, Money (15)
15. American Idol (14)
16. Cane (17)
17. My Name Is Earl (16)
18. Brothers and Sisters (18)
19. Family Guy (20)
20. Scrubs (-)

Enchanted

This combination of Romantic Comedy and Disney Animated fused together quite well. I thought that there was going to be more animation than simply the first ten to fifteen minutes of the film.

I loved the comedy of the animated characters acting in fairy tale ways while in New York City. Amy Adams' princess character, Giselle, was absolutely ridiculous for the entire movie. Sometimes this was annoying but most of the time it was charming. Although I enjoyed Patrick Dempsey (Maine native) in this film it was a bit disappointing if you were to compare it to his performance as Dr. McDreamy.

What I think made Enchanted a good movie instead of a ho-hum movie was the music. The songs were great and the score was fantastic. Who was the man behind the curtain? Alan Menken, music genius who composed Disney classics like Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid.

Best Music by Alan Menken

1. Newsies
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Aladdin
5. Hercules
6. Enchanted
7. Pocahontas
8. Hunchback of Notre Dame