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.:What I'm Watching:.

Battlestar Galactica, Season 4. [New characters and old secrets are revealed in the fourth season of this critically acclaimed Sci Fi Channel breakout hit, an update of the classic 1970s television series by the same name. A mentally imbalanced officer from the now-destroyed Battlestar Pegasus joins the crew of the Battlestar Galactica, and more details about Adm. Adama's (Edward James Olmos) past are brought to life via flashback. ~netflix] FINALLY season 4 has started. i am happy because it's back on the air... but sad because it's the final season... that first episode was awesome. i just hear the music and i get chills. hehe. if you haven't started watching BSG, you should.. just get it from the beginning and enjoy the ride. :)

Doctor Who, Season 4. yay! season 4 of doctor who! omg. i almost cried at the end of the first episode... if you've watched it, you totally know what part i'm talking about. hehe. i actually really liked catherine tate as his new companion. and i love love love david tennant still. :D

For the Bible Tells Me So. [In this Sundance documentary, director Daniel Karslake goes to the Bible to examine the ways in which conservative Christian groups have used -- and sometimes exploited -- holy Scripture to deny basic human rights to gays and lesbians around the world. Highlights include interviews with V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Communion, and Chrissy Gephardt, the lesbian daughter of former U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt. ~netflix] it's amazing to see how much ignorance is in the US. i don't know a whole lot about much, so i usually try to keep quiet about stuff that requires any sort of knowledge. heh. but it's interesting to see how people talk so much about things they have absolutely no knowledge about. people are stupid.

• The Good Night. [Gwyneth Paltrow's brother Jake directs his sister and Martin Freeman ("The Office") in this romantic comedy he also wrote about a former pop star turned jingle writer who's going through a midlife crisis. A supporting cast of big names from both sides of the pond includes Penelope Cruz, Danny DeVito, Michael Gambon and Simon Pegg. ~netflix] interesting. not a great movie by any means. and it was a waste of simon pegg, but i love martin freeman (Tim from the The Office - BBC). would love to see him get more and more work.

The Life of Mammals, Vol. 2. [Naturalist David Attenborough hosts this fascinating documentary about the earth's most diverse species, from the tiny pygmy shrew to the gargantuan blue whale. Humans -- who are mammals, of course -- also come under scrutiny in this series, which may be Attenborough's finest. ~netflix] this second volume was even better than the first! david attenborough is kinda like the crocodile hunter... but not annoying. anyway, i really liked the rodent episode. what? i have a soft spot for rodents. hehe.

The Pink Panther Strikes Again. [Driven mad by Inspector Clouseau's (Peter Sellers) incompetence, Former Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) commandeers a doomsday device and threatens global destruction. His only demand? Clouseau's death. But Clouseau's dumb luck serves him so well that the 26 assassins hired to kill him can't manage to get the job done -- though Clouseau may very well do the trick himself by tripping over his own two feet! ~netflix]  crazy hijinks and shenanigans! there were times when it was just too much, but it was good fun and i still really liked it.

There Will Be Blood. [At the turn of the 20th century, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis, in an Oscar-winning role) becomes a tycoon when he buys the oil rights to a Texas family's ranch. Meanwhile, as the simple village becomes a boomtown, a charismatic young preacher (Paul Dano) fights his community's growing greed. Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds and Russell Harvard co-star in writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's Oscar-nominated adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel Oil! ~netflix] wow. daniel day-lewis was ... awesome. even if it wasn't a good movie (which it is) it would still be worth watching just to HIM.

Torchwood, Season 2. OMG. the season finale just about killed me. gosh. what a great effin' show.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. [John C. Reilly stars as fictional pop star Dewey Cox in this parody of the increasingly predictable rags-to-riches music biopic. On his hard-knocks journey toward stardom, Dewey crosses paths with the likes of Elvis, Buddy Holly and the Beatles. Before long, Dewey is writing hits, making women swoon and doing food endorsements -- in between over-the-top moments of silliness, which producers Jake Kasdan and Judd Apatow are so adept at creating. ~netflix] better than i thought it would be. but ... kinda painfully bad at times. there were some funny parts. also, i love jenna fischer.

A Walk To Beautiful. [In Ethiopia, a country with few hospitals and even fewer roads that lead to them, five women are on a journey to rebuild their lives after suffering devastating losses in childbirth. When the women survive but their babies do not, they are summarily shunned by their families. Now, they must make their way to a hospital in Addis Ababa, where they hope to receive treatment for fistula, a condition caused by obstructed labor during childbirth. ~netflix]  it was a great documentary. i know that the synopsis sounds kinda... well, depressing and grim. but the documentary wasn't that way at all. here's steve's review.

.:What Mia's Watching:.

Hamtaro: Hamtaro and the Ham-Hams. [Move over, Pikachu, here comes Hamtaro! In this Japanese cartoon series, the titular hamster must make new friends when his 10-year-old owner, Laura, moves to another town. After settling in, the adorable Hamtaro sets off on a string of zany exploits with his new hamster pals, the Ham-Hams, while Laura is away at school. The U.S. version of the hit show originally aired on the Cartoon Network. ~netflix] sooooo cute. i love hamtaro. i mean, MIA loves hamtaro! hehe.

Percy the Park Keeper. [percy is a kind-hearted park keeper who has many animal friends.] how can you not love it? there are little animated animals. and they're all so cute! the stories are child-friendly without being juvenile. good for all ages. :)

.:What I'm Listening To:.

Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple. really good sophomore effort. i don't think i love it as much as the first album, but i really do like it a lot.

.:What Mia's Reading:.

We have way too many books for me to list out what Mia's reading (we read all day long every day) but I did want to point out one magazine that she is subscribed to. It's called "Wild Animal Baby." and it's by the national wildlife federation and it's just oh, so cute. the magazine pages are sturdier than typical magazine pages and the size is just perfect for toddler hands to hold.