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CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.12 Finale Promo & Sneak Peeks @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Cali

 

Callum Keith Rennie as 'Lew'

CALIFORNICATION Episode 12 Season Finale: Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be:

EDIT/ April 2:

That was pretty intense!

It was sweet for about 5 minutes with Marcy and Charlie  being thrown back together due to their significances' cheating on them with each other plus the long-anticipated reunion of Hank and  Karen before Hank's 'one drink' with psycho ex-girlfrind, firestarter "Carrie' (Nataliee Zea) threw a HUGE monkeywrench into things.

Californication: Marry Him [VIDEO]:

Becca tells Hank that Tyler proposed.

In the Season 5 finale, Hank discovers the bartender at a local watering hole is his late friend Lew Ashby and wonders if he's in Hell. Richard makes a startling announcement about Hank and Karen. Hank tries to make things right with Becca, but her news about Tyler leaves him stunned. On the set of "Santa Monica Cop," Sam's jealousy and fondness for firearms give Charlie an opportunity to show how much he loves his best friend and number-one client; Hank's arsonist ex-girlfriend surprises him with a way for them to be together forever. (SHOWTIME)

Would Hank's staying with Karen be the death of her?

Just who is going to take a bullet in CALIFORNICATION episode 12? Could Hank's dream be a prophecy?

Next on CALIFRONICATION Episode 12:

Richard makes a startling announcement; Hank tries to make things right with Becca.

Californication Episode 5.12: "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" Synopsis:

In the fifth-season finale, Hank walks into a bar filled with shadowy figures and a bartender who is a long-departed friend. He begins to suspect this isn't California anymore, but one helluva place to kill some time. After he snaps out of it, Hank heads over to Becca's, where he gets some unsettling news. Later, he goes to the movie set, where Charlie proves how much of a friend he is by almost taking a bullet for him, literally.

Original Air Date: Apr 1, 2012 Guest Cast Jason Beghe: Richard Bates Natalie Zea: Carrie Jonathan Kasdan: Director Ana Rey: Irma (TVGuide.com)

Californication: End of Time [VIDEO]:

Bates reveals his feelings to Karen.

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Official CALIFORNICATION Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/californication/home.sho

CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.05 'The Ride-Along' - Promo & Sneak Peeks VIDEO @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Cali

David Duchovny as Hank Moody in 'Californication' on Showtime:

Next on CALIFORNICATON Episode 5 PROMO:

Hank and Charlie go on a ride-along with the Santa Monica police department.

(What could go wrong?)

David Duchovny, Evan Handler and RZA in Californicaton Episode 5.05 (SHO) 2012

CALIFORNICATON - Episode 5: The Ride-Along (Synopsis):

Charlie's boyhood dream is realized and Hank's worst nightmare comes true when Samurai Apocalypse invites the boys on a ride-along with the Santa Monica Police Department and takes them on a joyride that goes sexually awry for Charlie; Richard hits the bottle at a crowded Venice restaurant but Hank and the boys arrive to save the day for Karen and Becca, and Tyler realizes he's seen Sam somewhere before.

Californication Episode 5.05, 'The Ride-Along' Sneek Peeks:

"Warm and Cuddly" http://youtu.be/prmRfBS-Lxg

 

"The Moral Thing" http://youtu.be/sXasd8myOmQ

 

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NEW! CALIFORNICATION Season 5 - Fan Q's - BTS - Sneak Peeks #californication [VIDEO] @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Cali

Despite Hank Moody's proclivity for sexual encounters with young ladies his daughter's age and his inability to indulge in a relationship any more complicated than a hook-up, he is indeed back for more.

Though he may have gone away to the big house for 3 years to serve his sentence for child molestation, Hank appears on the brink of either a precipice for his final hurdle over or...could it be--a comeback?

Remember to check out the SHOWTIME Free Preview of CALIFORNICATION - Watch for free during the SHOWTIME Free Preview Weekend from Jan 6th-8th -- right here!

 

(Nov 22, 2011)

 

  Californication – SEASON 5 Synopsis: Premiere: Sunday, January 8th at 10:30 PM ET/PT

Californication stars David Duchovny in his Golden Globe®-winning role as hedonistic novelist Hank Moody who struggles to raise his teenage daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend Karen (Natascha McElhone).

The new season will answer questions from last season’s cliff-hanging season finale, including whether Hank, Karen and Becca will finally be able to live together as a family, if Charlie (Evan Handler) and Marcy’s (Pamela Adlon) new baby will help reunite the now-divorced couple and, especially, to where, exactly, Hank was driving off into the sunset. Music icon, producer, actor and director RZA (American Gangster, Derailed) will guest star in multiple episodes as Samurai Apocalypse, an extreme-living, mega-rich hip-hop mogul who hires Hank to write a screenplay for his hot new film property. Sultry film and television siren Meagan Good (“The Game,” Jumping the Broom) guest stars as Kali, a smoking hot singer who is Samurai Apocalypse’s protégé, but who also sparks a flame in Hank. Californication is created by Tom Kapinos with Kapinos and Duchovny serving as executive producers.

Source: Showtime

 

And CALIFORNICATION's latest behind-the-scenes video provides an in-depth look at the upcoming season as well as input from the cast: http://youtu.be/Bb4xaL6LsbA

 

   

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AFTER the jump: MORE Californicaton season 5 Sneak Peek VIDEOS!: 

True Blood Season 4: Look Up! Up in the Sky! It's 2 Vampires, a Werewolf & a Faery-Telepath! #trueblood #tbwithdrawal

 

Look up high, specifically on the side of the 9000 building along Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California and you will see a quartet of sexy supernaturals including vampires 'Eric' (Alexander Skarsgård) and 'Bill' (Stephen Moyer), werewolf 'Alcide' ( Joe Manganiello) and faery-telepath 'Sookie' (Anna Paquin).

It is pretty apparent that all three guys are into Ms. Stackhouse but which of the potential/former suitor(s) will she choose? You'll have to tune in to HBO's True Blood on June 26 to begin to get the answer. Until then, keep looking around!

SOURCE: Daily Billboard

Be sure to check out the season three, season two and first season billboards for True Blood at the Daily Billboard, too!

EDIT/ If you want to gaze upon a HQ version of this image, it is a copy of (one of) the previously-released True Blood HBO Promo Poster Art I shared here.

Johnny Depp Pays Tribute to 'Pirates 4' Co-Star Penélope Cruz On the Walk of Fame

Pirates' 'Angelica' Get Starred: 

She may be in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides this summer, but Penélope Cruz  was on familiar ground last week.

 

Johnny Depp 'Co- Stars':

The Oscar winner was celebrated with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—the 2,436th to be precise—in a ceremony attended by costar Johnny Depp, husband Javier Bardem and Pirates producer Rob Marshall.

"A relatively long time ago, we did Blow together," Johnny joked, referring to their 2001 drug drama, before lavishing praise on the 36-year-old Spanish actress, not only for her skills as an actress but as a (new) mother and for the solidity of their friendship.

Source: E! Online - 'Johnny Depp Cracks Drug Jokes as Penélope Cruz Gets Starred'

Watch the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 

Previously: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' (4) Extended Super Bowl Trailer - Promo Photos HQ - Plot Reveals

 

After the jump: 'Angelica's Pirates' poster!

Update! Sons of Anarchy - Recap Videos S2xE9 - S2xE10 - 'Blood Rite' - Best of Season 1 - GREAT Double Fan Video

Sons of Anarchy 'Recap: Balm' Recap S2xE10|03:55

3 Minute Replay: The repo business proves more fruitful than the club ever imagined. The tension between Jax and Clay forces Gemma to make a tough decision.

Sons of Anarchy 'Fa Guan' Recap S2xE9|03:30

3 Minute Replay: When SAMCRO's adult-film business becomes a hindrance to the club, Clay seizes the opportunity to revive the gun-running cartel.

Crank up the volume!

To Celebrate the  DVD and Blu-Ray release this fan video was created from the 2 best SOA compilations on the net. The soundtrack is' from NightPorter, 'Blood Rite,' www.myspace.com/thelaboratoryobscure Sons of Anarchy Season 1 DVD box set became available 18 Aug 2009.

Thanks to samhain66

I remember when The Sopranos was on HBO before it became a massive hit--in other words as it was building it's following to unprecedented-for-HBO audience numbers. Some potential viewers were resistant to watching it because it was 'about gangsters' or 'the mob', it was ''too violent and there were no big stars in the cast, to mention a few commonly cited reasons for never having watched the show but still offering an opinion that it was bad in some way.

Once many people actually started watching the premium cable 'The Sopranos' and came to appreciate all the rest of the show which subtracting 'the violence' and the overly-simplistic summery that it was 'about the mob,' you still have 80% of the story being about the characters and the story with story setting really crucial--perhaps serving as a as core characteristic--but not the only one.

Sons of Anarchy on FX (Fox Network - 'without the box'), now finishing up it's sophomore season is exactly like the Sopranos--and nothing like them. Very different setting and tone and distinctly unique, well-drawn characters. You have to jump back to Season 1, Episode 8, I'm told if you want to 'get' SOA but don't have time to watch Season One SOA in its entirety. I still must catch up on much of Season 1 of SOA myself. I'm inclined to lean toward feeling that one should I watch all of Season 2 before going into three, eight months from now.

The season finale of  2 --surprisingly to me, felt a bit anti-climatic--and even a bit forced in places. Not true of 99% of the show that I've seen. Also, its  pretty much a certainty that it  will come together in a mind-blowing way when we finally reach the beginning of S3 of SOA. For now, a long, dry period. Time for me to catch up on Sons of Anarchy, Season One!

Cross post to primary blog, Forever A Fangirl.

 

Sons Of Anarchy - S2xE09 - 'Fa Guan' - Jax Gets Wet, Shows Off Tat *SPOILERS*

Source: E!

I had no idea until today what big fans of Sons Of Anarchy the E! folks are but they have been giving the show some serious love since the beginning for which I must give them kudos as well as thanks for sharing some very hot spoilers about tonight's episode entitled "Fa Guan," and  some awesome spoilers that will carry you right through the rest of the season. Phew! Here's some excerpts. Click through the link to read much more. Enjoy!

Q: Can you tell us when the second shower scene is happening on Sons of Anarchy!

A:The next shower scene happens tonight! We'll see Charlie Hunnam's oh-so-attractive backside again in tonight's all-new episode called "Fa Guan." Earlier this season we asked Charlie how he feels about all his nude scenes this year, and he told us, "I'm very glad that I made the choice to have the back patch tattooed on me. Me and Opie (Ryan Hurst) both have it. I'm very glad, because it's always exciting to see that piece of artwork, because otherwise it would just be me standing there, totally gratuitous."

Q: Is SOA going (to suffer) due to Luann's murder, or do they rally... to take revenge on porn king played by Tom Arnold? And what about Chibs' wife, Fiona?.... Is she one of the high-profile IRA members... coming stateside this season?

A: Luann's (Dendrie Taylor) death isn't the only terrible thing that happens to Caracara this season. Expect SAMCRO's porn operation to come under major fire over the next couple of weeks.

In re: Chibs' (Tommy Flanagan) wife, Fiona, we learn she's third-generation IRA, but that doesn't mean she's bulletproof.... she and Chibs are about to get caught in some major crossfire between the SOA, the IRA and the ATF.

Q: Any spoilers about the Irish coming to Sons of Anarchy? They look like they could be the next big threat for SAMCRO (and one Scottish member in particular).

A: You guys know that Deadwood star Titus Welliver is coming on board for multiple episodes as Irish gun kingpin Jimmy O, right? ...he's going to be a huge part of the end of the season. And if you Lost fans remember Welliver's appearance as the man in black in the season-five finale of Lost, you'll giggle when a Sons character says of him: "We both know that he's the devil."

Q: Does Sons of Anarchy have any good news coming this season?... I need a little hope for SAMCRO.

A: Opie is your beacon of hope then, because he soon starts crawling out of the hole he's been living in since Donna's death. You'll like some of the choices he makes, and you'll hate some of the choices involving porn stars, but the good news is that any way you look at it, Opie's getting back in the game in a major way.

Q: What I want to know is, will SOA be renewed for a full 22-episode season?!
A:... If creator Kurt Sutter gets to deliver on his seven-season plan for the show, expect Sons of Anarchy to continue to happen in doses of 13 episodes each.

Sons of Anarchy airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on FX. (If you've never seen the show and want to give it a shot, rent the season-one DVDs and start with episode eight, "The Pull.")

Source: E!

Sons of Anarchy - Recap - S2xE5 'Smite' - Promo - S2xE6 'Falx Cerebri'

UPDATE: BE SURE TO READ MY CURRENT COVERAGE OF SONS OF ANARCHY on  my sister blog

The Love You Make!

Incited by Zobelle, Clay sets a course for retaliation, forcing Jax to turn to an unlikely source to save the club from destruction. Gemma shows Tara how an old lady handles her anger

Charming and its small-town appeal become vulnerable to The League, which finds new ways to provoke SOA members.

'Falx Cerebri' Recap

'Falx Cerebri' FULL Episode

It's hard not to want to see Zobelle get his due. Adam Arkin  has nailed "smarmy" perfectly.

Tara's question to Jax,"Are you in danger?" sounds pretty darn naive considering that in fact, Jax is always in danger--though she seems to smarten up within the same breathe continuing, "Am I?"

UPDATE: BE SURE TO READ MY CURRENT COVERAGE OF SONS OF ANARCHY on  my sister blog

The Love You Make!

True Blood - Bill Does A Full Frontal *PHOTO* NEW Cast Photos

Beneath the masthead of Friday print editions of the Los Angeles Times is a full front-page ad for the HBO's series "True Blood." A black-and-white close-up of star Stephen Moyer with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth dominates the page.
In news boxes around town, all that's visible is the close-up of actor's menacing gaze and the paper's banner splayed across the top. No other stories or photos appear on the cover, which is actually a separate four-page broadsheet touting Sunday's premiere of the show's second season.
Readers remove the wrap to find the regular front page, anchored by the Lakers' NBA Finals win over the Magic on Thursday night in Orlando. Times spokeswoman Nancy Sullivan says it's the first time the newspaper put its masthead above an advertisement wrapping the paper.
"One of the things for us is that innovation is pretty crucial in both a challenged and cluttered marketplace," Sullivan said. "HBO came to the Times to break through that clutter, and the result is what you see today."
Zach Enterlin, HBO's vice president of advertising and promotions, said HBO had placed front-page ads with Hollywood trade publications in the past, but jumped at the chance to do the same with the Times.
"We saw it as a fantastic opportunity to speak to a consumer audience in an innovative way," he said.

Source: Huff Post

Below: More cast photos, some that are new (to me).

Disneyland and Laguna Beach Family Vacation 04/09- Part 1

Last big family trip until the youngest is done with uni. Thank the powers that we have Maple Lake. I'll put up a few more after I go through them. There are some interesting ones of the open-in-2012 "Cars" section of the park. Nifty models and colour plans.

My new favourite Disneyland (California Adventure) ride- "Pixar's Toy Story Midway Madness." <exhale>
Mr. Potato Head is animatronic and interactive. Keeps you company in the line--which we found later can be bypassed by riding single rider--no line at all. I sucked at this paintball shooting game but it was big fun. Lots of people said they liked it more than Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters in Disneyland but they are really different.

I love Disney but I could have stayed here for a week, just chillin'. It's south Laguna Beach at sunset.

I have a ton of Disneyland shots but this too is in Disney's California Adventure whcih they are in the process of a near-complete makeover after only 8 years(!).There were flowers everywhere and after the long Chicago winter everything looked so _alive_.

Labour Day Forecast : Awesome!

Spouse and I will be driving north tomorrow and will be at Lake on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. If I didn't have responsibilities you could not pry me away to come back home. However, from the perspective of being home my biggest responsibility--my family--is also the one that I get the most joy from.

I have a feeling that September at Maple Lake Ontario is going to rock!

At least spouse and I get to enjoy 3 days of it! Woot!

Wait 'till you see the Moocards I ordered today-almost all have Haliburton cottage country scenes that I photographed. They are beautiful and now are updated since my sample pack--which I don't want to give away the last of, is really outdated and the contact information is outdated as well (one of ways to customize Moocards is as mini-business cards).

NOT A PAID POST~

Huntington Beach/H.B. Pier~ 11.13.07

This is my alone time. Even the dog has been put to bed for the night.

I am a little emotional. Also I'm thinking with ♥ about several Vox friends having some particularly tough days right now.

I'm glad though, for those that sound like they are having a good time of it. (Anyone for some Spicy Guacamole Pringles?)

Below: Took remote webcam pics today of where I used to live. Where my heart is. Still. I had such fun (back then, too)!

I :heart: being in and on the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii was the best (So far. I have much more of the world to see.). In H.B., once of the places I lived was on a corner-floor apartment on 2nd street--walking distance from this shot.

There are no fires in Huntington Beach or big hills that slide into the ocean. There is Disneyland just a bit about 25 miles inland. Not too close or far. Just right at the time. :)

Yes I know, I've been back--"it's changed." Bummer is some steps on which I used to sit when I lived on 14th St.late at night and enjoy the surf and sky are now gone.

There's way too much asphalt. :/ And not just in CA.

Ruby's At Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach Pier near shore~11.13.07

I admit that there was a big storm a number of years ago but I'd already moved to Illinois by then. It did sort of take down the wooden pier which was pretty rustic-looking. (I took a walk on the Pier every night when I lived on 2nd St. ) Actually, the storm-when-I-didn't-live-there took off just the end of the Pier; Other piers, like the one in Malibu (if I remember correctly) were completely demolished. But that's not going to happen again as you can see below. The whole thing is like this--concrete, including the benches--much less charm but safer. For the next hugetastic storm! :p

Clean Beaches. Sparse tourists, hardcore surfers and tanners. beach people.

Hb23

Conditions were considered "clear." today. To me, the sky has smokey hue. Also the camera has, to put it delicately, bird and other residue on it, mucking with the otherwise nice view.

Last one, I promise.

Huntington Beach, Pacific Ocean

I will pay them to clean the lens!