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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:30:00 -0800

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! In Pretty Woman, Edward has a phobia. What is he afraid of?

The Results Are In: Recast Pretty Woman

BuzzSugar — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:27:21 -0700

Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week's recast challenge of Pretty Woman was extremely difficult, and surely no one recast list will please everyone. It was very funny to see some of the actors that continuously popped up in the recast lists, though, like the popular choices of Jeremy Piven to play the slimy lawyer Philip, Brittany Murphy in the role of Vivian's friend Kit, and Stanley Tucci to play Bernard.

I got a kick out of niqua230's variations on the cast, including one that places the Pretty Woman story in Compton. Daniel Craig is a beautiful choice to play Edward, as suggested by Cymone, though Michael Vartan would fill the role well, too, like sumnboutme posited.

Some of the ideas for Vivian were great, too, like leeluvfasion's idea of Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Tink Again's suggestion of Bryce Dallas Howard (that big, bright smile is hard to emulate!). Finally, one of my favorite ideas for Bernard is izzi_smith's suggestion of Alan Rickman.

After much hand-wringing, however, I decided my favorite recast list this week comes from laneylaney! To see who laneylaney picked along with a new cast photo, read more

laneylaney's cast:
Vivian - Isla Fisher
Edward - Patrick Dempsey
Kit - Drea de Matteo
Phillip - Paul Giamatti
Bernard - Hugh Laurie

Rewind: This Week's Buzz

BuzzSugar — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:30:00 -0700

If you could recast Pretty Woman with new actors, who would you pick?
This video for Tegan and Sara's "The Con" is pretty awesome.
Hey Heroes fans: There are so many characters this season! Which ones would you most like to focus on, and which could you do without?
Need some spooky movies to watch this weekend? Check out my Frightful Friday posts for some scary suggestions!
Here you go 24 fans: The first look at Day 7.
Have you always wanted to get into Belle and Sebastian but didn't know where to start? You're in luck! Check out my post on getting into Belle and Sebastian.
Dumbledore is gay. Discuss.
Big movie news this week: Ryan Gosling drops out of The Lovely Bones, replaced by Mark Wahlberg. Meanwhile, both Fanning sisters have joined Cameron Diaz in the film adaptation of My Sister's Keeper.
Finally: Log in, take a quiz, and enter my iPod Shuffle giveaway!

Recast Pretty Woman and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:15:57 -0700

Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I've memorized nearly every line from this 1990 hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold story, so it's hard to imagine other people bringing these roles to life. But I'd love to hear some suggestions!

If you could recast Pretty Woman with new actors today, who would you pick to play the sassy Vivian? What about Vivian's dashing john, Edward? Let's also find new actors to play Edward's sleazy lawyer Philip and Vivian's loyal girlfriend Kit. Finally, who could play Bernard, the hotel manager who helps Vivian become more "ladylike"?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, October 30, complete with a "new" cast photo.

To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more

Characters to recast:
Vivian (Julia Roberts)
Edward (Richard Gere)
Kit (Laura San Giacomo)
Philip (Jason Alexander)
Bernard (Hector Elizondo)

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Reminder: Buzzworthy Romantic Comedies

BuzzSugar — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:37:13 -0800

Wednesday is Valentine's Day, which means that - like it or not - we're going to be inundated with sappiness this week. In the spirit of going with the flow, I devoted last week's Buzzworthy challenge to romantic comedies. This can be a groan-inducing genre, to be sure, but if done well, these movies can make you laugh, squirm, and "awww!" before you can stop yourself. (Two of my favorite romantic comedies are Singles and Pretty Woman.)

So, don't forget tell me what yours are using BuzzSugar's cool Buzzworthy bookmarking tool. Just find the movies on the Web, bookmark them as Buzzworthy, and tag or title your choices with the phrase "Romantic Comedies." Then, I'll post the readers' favorites on Wednesday.

To find out how to create a Buzzworthy bookmark, read more

Don't worry: TeamSugar makes it easy to bookmark and capture anything on the Web that you consider "Buzzworthy." If you already have a "That's Fab" button on your browser's tool bar, you can use that to bookmark your Buzzworthy items. If you don't have the TeamSugar bookmarking button on your toolbar, you can learn how to get it by watching this video.

What's Buzzworthy? Romantic Comedies

BuzzSugar — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:47:15 -0800

Valentine's Day is near, which means that - like it or not - we're going to be inundated with sappiness over the next week. In the spirit of going with the flow, I've decided to devote this week's Buzzworthy challenge to romantic comedies. This can be a groan-inducing genre, to be sure, but if done well, these movies can make you laugh, squirm, and "awww!" before you can stop yourself.

Two of my favorites romantic comedies are Singles and Pretty Woman. Now, tell me what yours are using BuzzSugar's cool Buzzworthy bookmarking tool Just find the movies on the Web, bookmark them as Buzzworthy, and tag or title your choices with the phrase "Romantic Comedies." Then, I'll post the readers' favorites next Wednesday.

To find out how to create a Buzzworthy bookmark, read more

Movie Preview: Amanda Seyfried in Letters to Juliet

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:33 -0800

Amanda Seyfried's latest film Letters to Juliet looks like a mash up of her other work. First off, her character's name is Sophie, which brings Mamma Mia to mind, as does the romantic foreign locale. But even the title itself made me do a double-take - wait, isn't she already doing a book-turned-film about letters called Dear John?! Still, I'm not writing it off just yet. (No pun intended). I can be a sucker for a love story, even if it's a bit sappy.

The film follows Seyfried as an American tourist who discovers an unanswered "letter to Juliet" while on a trip in Verona, Italy. (The notes are left by visitors asking for help from Shakespeare's famous heroine.) She responds to the plea, and then sets off to find its author (Vanessa Redgrave) and reunite her with the man she left decades before. Of course, there's a triangle in there too, as Sophie begins to question her own relationship with her fiance (Gael Garcia Bernal) and falls for the woman's grandson (Christopher Egan).

The trailer pretty much gives away the whole movie, but this sort of storyline is usually predictable so I'll forgive the studio for it. Bonus for Taylor Swift fans: her "Love Story" is the theme song. The film doesn't arrive in theaters until May, but check it out and tell me what you think when you read more.

FlashForward Breakdown, "Believe"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:32 -0800

The most central characters of FlashForward take a backseat this week, letting Bryce and Aaron take the spotlight. It's a nice relief from Mark and Demetri's constant agonizing over their own fates (though we still get a dose of that, too).

We learn that Bryce has been keeping a big secret, and Aaron's reunion with his daughter isn't all he had expected it to be. Ready to get into it? Just read more.

I want to believe: We finally get some insight into why Bryce tried to kill himself: he has stage four cancer and has been keeping it a secret from everyone but his therapist. We also get to see his saving grace - in his flashforward, Bryce is laughing and smiling in a restaurant with a pretty Asian woman. Determined to make his fate come true, Bryce takes up Japanese (with Nicole's help) and even heads to Asia when he's supposed to be in Houston testing out a wonder drug. Here's what confuses me: in Bryce's vision, he sees himself saying "you're really here" and he knows it's months into the future. Why does he try to rush fate? I wasn't surprised at all when he and Keiko don't make the connection in Japan (though I did feel a bit disappointed for him). Side note: Nicole is totally falling for Bryce.

Across the pond: Bryce isn't the only one who is featured this week; we get some background info on the (literal) woman of his dreams. Keiko is a young, bright woman living with her parents and working for a robotics firm. Though her life looks perfect on paper, Keiko is bored at work and with her personal life, longing to play her guitar and find her soulmate. She gets a shiny new outlook on life when she sees Bryce in her vision, and we realize that their meeting doesn't take place in Japan after all, but in LA.

Family ties: Aaron is having a hard time adjusting to life with Tracy. Her continual drinking habit causes a fight between them; Aaron can't be around alcohol, and Tracy feels entitled to drink after all she's been through. Tracy storms out and Aaron blames himself for her addiction and her post-war transformation. Mark only makes matters worse when he accuses Aaron of telling Olivia that he was drinking in his flashforward, and Aaron tells Mark he shouldn't be his sponsor anymore. Losing his sponsor can't be good for Mark and his vision.

Other major plot points:

Demetri finally makes strides on figuring out who called him about his murder. The call is traced back to Hong Kong, and though Stan doesn't want Demetri heading overseas, Mark offers to go with him in secret.
The FBI agents discover that suspect zero wears a ring with an alpha symbol on it but aren't sure what to make of it.

Did you like this week's episode, or were you longing for more action? Will Nicole get in the way of Bryce and Keiko?

Buzz-Worthy Video: New Jersey Real Housewives on Mercy!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:10 -0800

Medical drama Mercy isn't on the top of my TiVo lineup, but the show did well enough to score a full season, and it landed squarely on my radar when it was announced that the ladies of The Real Housewives of New Jersey (a highly guilty pleasure of mine) were going to guest on an episode.

So without further ado, here's a clip from tonight's episode, "Not That Kind of Girl." Theresa and Jacqueline play the meddling BFFs to a woman who's confronting Chloe about sleeping with her husband. The Jersey stereotypes that made the reality show a hit are here in full force - there's plenty of name-calling, spray tan references, and a little fun made of the housewives' non-working lives. It's pretty entertaining, even if you've seen neither show.

Check it out when you read more.

Photo and videos courtesy of NBC

FlashForward Breakdown, "Playing Cards With Coyote"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:30:30 -0800

After Al's tragic suicide on last week's episode of FlashForward, this week shows how the idea of "changing the game" has affected all the characters. Mark and Olivia start to find new hope for their relationship, Lloyd teaches Simon a lesson, and Aaron learns more about where his daughter has been for the past two years.

Ready to get into all the details? Just read more.

"The future can be changed": Al's death makes headline news when Celia gets her letter in the mail, instilling hope in Mark and Demetri - for a bit. Mark whisks Olivia off on a romantic getaway and things seem to be much happier between the two. But once they're back to regular life, they both get a reality check: Mark gifts her the lingerie she's wearing in her flash forward, and Aaron's reunion with Tracy makes Mark go back to believing that the visions may be set in stone.

The stars are aligned: Mark thinks he has a big lead when some footage shows up of a man he recognizes from his vision - a woman named Ingrid reports a crime and her phone images reveal a man with a tattoo of three stars on his arm. Thinking it's the same pern who breaks into his office in the future, Mark immediately dedicates himself to finding the guy. Using Ingrid as bait, Mark manages to take kill him, and rushes home to Olivia to tell her that they're going to have a second chance because he changed the game. But then - surprise! There's a whole crew of dudes with that tattoo. Um, seriously Mark? This never occurred to you? It's not like the guy has an unmistakable tattoo of Edward Cullen on his arm.

That was a crazy game of poker: Feeling guilty about that whole deadly experiment thing, Lloyd sends out an email to a few colleagues saying "We have to take responsibility." Of course, Simon isn't pleased about Lloyd's plans to go public and wants to settle their argument over a game of Texas hold 'em. There's plenty of trash talking from Simon, who thinks that he and Lloyd are gods for the impact they've had on the planet. He tosses around ideas of fate (was anyone else thinking about Lost's Charlie and his fate finger tape?) and just when Simon thinks he's sitting pretty, Lloyd turns the tables with a sleight of hand. (Some U2 lyrics come to mind here). Somehow I still don't think Simon is going to make it easy for Lloyd to publicize what they've done.

Reunited and it feels so good? Tracy is back at home with Aaron, but she's not exactly the same girl that went off to war. She's lost her leg in combat and suffering from PTSD, which she's reluctant to discuss with her dad at first. Feeling confident from his flash forward, Aaron encourages Tracy to open up about what happened overseas. She finally reveals that her near-death experience was an ambush from Jericho, a group of military contractors that she ratted out after seeing something she shouldn't. Tracy is paranoid after living a life on the run for two years (and is not at all pleased when Aaron talks to Mark about her situation). Though keeping track of all the different characters and their separate story lines is getting confusing, I'm liking this new development in Aaron's story.

Other plot points:

Janice tries to quit but Stan won't let her. As she continues to contemplate Al's death and her vision, she starts looking into sperm donation - does this mean those are tears of joy in her flash forward?

Ingrid says that she remembers one of the shooters saying "QED," which is also brought up during Simon and Lloyd's poker game.

Ingrid and her bird collection can be added to the list that already includes the crows and the bird crashing into Fiona's window.

So, is that Simon strangling Nicole in her vision? Creepy. I'm wondering if she finds out his secret and tries to intervene.

How'd you feel about this week's episode? Any new theories on what's going to happen over the next few months? Let's get the conversation going!