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#TheRoundUp By Enzer - No. 72
HOT ON TV
Created by Marc Cherry, Paramount Plus’ Why Women Kill (USA) introduces us to a set of married women from different walks of life that allow their emotions, desires, lusts, and imaginations to bring out the worst (and sometimes the best) in them.
Okay…,
Still, I feel like the opening description above is not fully convincing, and you’re probably still wondering why it’s worth it.
Well, believing that you’ve given Marc Cherry credit for his other titles, namely Desperate Housewives (USA) and Lifetime’s Devious Maids (USA), this new addition is assuredly well developed and arguably one for the television history books (too).
The first season focused on infidelity and how that incites women to seek revenge, through murder, with a plot that not only dramatizes the subject but also cleverly incorporates humor.
Unexpectedly, the second season took a different angle, focusing on a woman’s quest for notoriety in her community through a social club. The leads, Alma played by Allison Tolman and her nemesis, Rita played by Lana Parrilla, turned a tiff into a murder case – all making for unmissable television.
It might take a while before a better series is commissioned. #TotallyObsessed
*Why Women Kill is Enzer’s World (E.W.)’s Outstanding Fictional Television Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
Another one for the television history books is the groundbreaking FX series simply titled, Pose (USA).
Well, the HIV/AIDS epidemic isn’t really central to the plot.
The series mainly focuses on the trans community (transgender, transexual, etc.), by presenting a more normalized scenario, with the ball culture scenes highlighted throughout.
Sadly the show’s current and third season released a few months ago is the last one in the series.
*Pose is E.W. Queer’s Outstanding Fictional Television Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
Now in its fourth season, Netflix’s Elite (Spain) caught my full attention a few months ago. The story revolves around a group of students at a posh high school where the happenings are nowhere close to ordinary. The series was one of those I usually passed on, but after watching the latest and fourth season, I am certain that this teen drama is #totally HOT ON TV.
*Elite is E.W.’s Outstanding Fictional Drama Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021, and E.W. Steam’s Outstanding Fictional Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
*Netflix (USA) is E.W.’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform for Fictional Series, E.W. Steam’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform, E.W. Queer’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform – all for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
HOTTER:
I am just glad the show was not prerecorded.
Anyways, I got to live-tweet during much of the ceremony.
To find all of the tweets (and probably watch/re-watch along) type in...
#EWLiveTweet #BRITs
The telecast was passable but quite refreshing, proving, once again, that such a show has to be a live event (and not a prerecorded Zoom-cast). #LOL
Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots (USA) on OWN wrapped up a few weeks ago with a murder-ridden series finale, a pre-finale special, and a post-finale cast reunion.
What a great salute it was to the creative genius that is Tyler Perry and Madam Oprah Winfrey who are both credited numerous times for conceiving the show.
Please ask me in a few years, if a show comparable to The Haves and the Have Nots will be on the air..., #IHighlyDoubtIt
Did you know that fans of NBC’s Good Girls (USA) rallied for the show to be saved/renewed via some of the E.W. Recognitions Twitter posts, sent out during the 9th E.W. Recognitions Period?
I was #totally caught off-guard because I wasn’t aware (initially) that petitions were doing the rounds… #LOL
But anyways...
Multiple Twitter accounts bearing the show’s name and branding flooded E.W.’s Twitter page trying to petition against the show’s cancellation after a four season-long run on NBC. Some users even claimed that NBC just hated WOMEN.
*Good Girls is E.W.’s Outstanding Fictional Dramedy Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021, and E.W.’s Outstanding Fictional Crime Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
*NBC (USA) is E.W.’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform for Televised Events for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
CBS (USA) originals Love Island (USA) and Big Brother (USA) premiered their latest seasons with casts comprised of at least fifty percent of individuals belonging to U.S. racial minority groups (as per their updated policy on diversity).
I am #totally interested in finding out how that is going to influence the final results, and if that math will correct the previously identified distortion.
*Love Island is E.W. Steam’s Outstanding Reality Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
*CBS is E.W.’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform for Televised Events for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
New seasons of the Netflix series, Dear White People (USA) and You (USA) will be streaming soon.
Dear White People will close with its fourth season that will reportedly focus on two of the leads Lionel (played by DeRon Horton) and Samantha (played by Logan Browning). #Expectant
You’s highly anticipated third season will take viewers on another one of Joe (played by Penn Badgley)’s journeys with his newly formed family and a set of new characters for him to stalk, I guess.
*You is E.W.’s Favorite Off-The-Air Fictional Show for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
Other series to catch on TV:
- Riverdale (USA, The CW)
- Dynasty (USA, The CW)
- Gossip Girl (USA)
- High School Musical:... (USA, Disney Plus)
- Love Victor (USA, Hulu)
- Superman & Lois (USA)
- The Bachelorette (USA)
- The Chase (USA, ABC)
- Pictionary (USA, Fox)
- Too Hot To Handle (USA, UK, Netflix)
- Idols (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- Survivor (South Africa, M-Net)
- The Summer Olympics (Japan)
- Love Island (UK, ITV2)
- DC’s Stargirl (USA, The CW)
- In The Dark (USA)
- Calls (USA)
- Jupiter’s Legacy (USA, Netflix)
- Walker (USA)
WEB TV:
The series follows the life of musicians Selmor Mtukudzi and her hubby Tendai Manatsa as they raise their three adorable kids and work on completing their dream home, all while striving to maximize their careers in entertainment amidst the constraints imposed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
A glimpse into the life of this young power couple is more than I had bargained. But, hey, who’s complaining?
#CatchItIfYouCan
*Selmor Mtukudzi & Tendai Manatsa are E.W. Global’s Top Celeb Couple for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
*KUNTERGRAU (Germany, Youtube) is E.W.’s Outstanding Fictional Web Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
*Youtube (USA) is E.W.’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform for Web Channels & Pages, and E.W.’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform for the U.S. - all for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
Don’t miss out on E.W.’s T.V. Moments on Blogger, Twitter, and Facebook! Use the hashtag #EWTVMoments to find all of the selected videos.
A.I. UPDATE:
Chayce Beckham won the nineteenth/fourth season of American Idol (USA), as predicted.
The season finale was one of the best since the show’s inception, and a great lead in to the historic twentieth season, which has already set tongues wagging.
I cannot wait to find out what Idol has in store, next.
#EnzerLovesIdol
E.W. GLOBAL:
Two reality singing competitions returned to our small screens a few months ago, and you better believe that I paid close attention to both.TV returnee Nigerian Idol (Nigeria, Africa Magic) went head-to-head for prime-time viewers against another TV returnee, The Voice (Nigeria) in a battle that is rare on African television with the exception (of course) of competing prime-time South African soapies. #Yep #Aha
Nigerian Idol’s rejigged version premiered the sixth season of the franchise’s production which was way better than the previous editions, but a little deficient in key areas nonetheless.
Similarly, The Voice maintained its passable standard, but lacked attention to detail, as witnessed from comparisons with some of The Voice’s other country-specific versions.
Regardless of the above-stated, both series were watchable.
Moving on...,
A new soapie, titled House of Zwide (South Africa, e) debuted in July, replacing the close to lifeless Rhythm City (South Africa, e) that had ended a somewhat unexpected run a weekend before.
The new soap is set in the world of high fashion. It features a wealthy man and his family, that get caught up in all sorts of secrets from the past resulting in loads of on-screen drama. The whole concept is still new to me so... I’ll give it time. But hopefully, the show is not an imitation of The Bold and the Beautiful (USA).
I was sad to see Rhythm City go off-the-air, but I gotta admit, the show was just no longer the same. I’m not sure if it was the unchanging set designs, the writers’ detachment (seems so), or the ratings (which are impressive).
#Sighs
Love Island (Nigeria) is reportedly in the works with fans of the show (highly) anticipating the debut of an all-Nigerian cast later this year. I am a (huge) fan of the Love Island franchise, and I am (definitely) excited about this development, but I will not let the news get my hopes up. These types of reality shows have disappointed and hurt so many people such that I’ve learned to wait with bated breath... #EnoughSaid
*Creamerie (New Zealand, TVNZ) is E.W. Global’s Outstanding Fictional Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
*Thunder In My Heart (Sweden, Viaplay) is E.W. Global Plus’ Outstanding Fictional Series for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
Other series to catch:
- Rockville (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- Love Eternal Chandra (Thailand, Channel 3)
- #ICanWithAbsaDrive Show (South Africa, eTV)
- 60 Minutes (Australia, Nine Network)
- Big Brother (Australia, Seven Network)
- Big Brother Naija (Nigeria, Syndicated)
- Ezomgido (Zimbabwe, Syndicated)
- Diep City (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- Scandal! (South Africa, e)
THROWBACK:
I remember when I first watched the show and realized that Eve was playing the lead...
I thought to myself, “A rapper? Doing a sitcom? As a lead?”
...it turns out rappers can be funny too.
‘Coz all three seasons are #TotallyBingeworthy.
DAILY INSPIRATION
Time is a treasure not to be wasted, not to be lived without its morsel of growth.Minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months weave the fabric of our lives.
Our attitude towards time - whether we value it or squander it or any point between the two, can, like any other attitude, be changed.
The passage from present to past, the conversion of present experience to memory – from which we can learn – is a process that goes on as long as life itself continues.
The saying, ‘And if not now, when?’ has been echoed through the ages by discerning thinkers. William Congreve wrote, ‘Defer not to tomorrow to be wise; tomorrow’s sun to thee may never rise!’
Edward Young advised, ‘Be wise today, ‘tis madness to defer...procrastination is the thief of time.’
How often do we lose sight of the present and its golden opportunities for a rich living? In our early years, we fritter away so much of our time in trivial activities with very little lasting meaning. And as we age, in the rush and hurry of our overly ambitious lives, we seem to have lost our sense of perspective. Endlessly we worry and strive, watching the passage of time with dread, suddenly awakening to the truth that life somehow is passing us.
In truth, all that we possess is ‘now.’
Ibn Ezra said: ‘The past is here no more, the future is not yet; the present lasts an eye-blink – so whence the worry and fret?’
If indeed we live only in the present, we would do well to seek our achievements here and now.
Time is that fleeting moment when the future passes into the past.
Grasp it; embrace it; make it your own.
SPEAK OUT
#QUOTES:
“The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.” – GEORGE SAND“Success demands singleness of purpose.” - VINCE LOMBARDI
“The world is like a mirror, if you face it smiling, it will definitely smile right back.” - UNKNOWN
“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” - VINCE LOMBARDI
“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.” - HUGH DOWNS
“Every good thought you think is contributing its share to the ultimate result of your life.” - GRENVILLE KLEISER
“Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.” - KEN BLANCHARD
“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” - EMILY DICKINSON
“In this world, there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.” - GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
“Dependent people need others to get what they want. Independent people can get what they want through their own efforts. Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.” - STEPHEN COVEY
MUSIC SPOT
He has done it all: RnB, Pop, Dance, Crossover Music, Collabos – and even Television Hosting.
His repertoire of international chart-topping hits and albums is a testament to how unique a talent he is, with songs (both old and new) still playing on your radio, twenty years after his mainstream breakthrough.
#UsherIsKing
Songs we like by Usher as lead act:
- You Make Me Wanna…
- U Remind Me
- Yeah! (ft. Lil Jon, Ludacris)
- Burn
- Confessions Part II
- My Boo (with Alicia Keys)
- Caught Up
- Same Girl (with R. Kelly)
- Love in This Club (ft. Young Jeezy)
- Moving Mountains
- Trading Places
- Hey Daddy “Daddy’s Home”
- OMG (ft. will.i.am)
- There Goes My Baby
- DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love (ft. Pitbull)
- Climax
- Scream
- Numb
- Good Kisser
- She Came II Give It II You (ft. Nicki Minaj)
- No Limit (ft. Young Thug)
- LaLaLa (with Black Coffee)
- Come Thru (with Summer Walker)
- Bad Habits
- Confessions Part I
- Bad Girl
- U Got It Bad
- Nice & Slow
Ava Max, E.W.’s Best Pop Act for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021, could be the next best thing in pop music circles. Her big break catapulted her to the top of the charts, making her the sound of 2021.
If all continues to go well, she might be trending for a longer time to come.
Songs we like by Ava Max as lead act:
- Sweet but Psycho
- So Am I
- Alone, Pt. II (with Alan Walker)
- Kings & Queens
- Who’s Laughing Now
- My Head & My Heart
- EveryTime I Cry
- Naked
THESE ALBUMS ROCK!:
Better Mistakes (Bebe Rexha)
SONGS WE LIKE: Break My Heart Myself (ft. Travis Barker); Sabotage; Better Mistakes; Sacrifice; My Dear Love (ft. Ty Dolla $ign, Trevor Daniel); Baby, I’m Jealous (ft. Doja Cat);
ALBUM NAME: Okay...
ALBUM COVER ART: 2/5.
ALBUM NAME: Okay...
ALBUM COVER ART: 2/5.
All Over the Place (KSI)
SONGS WE LIKE: Patience (ft. Yungblud, Polo G); Don’t Play (with Anne-Marie, Digital Farm Animals); Really Love (ft. Craig David, Digital Farm Animals).
ALBUM NAME: Uhm...
ALBUM COVER ART: 4/5.
ALBUM NAME: Uhm...
ALBUM COVER ART: 4/5.
Jordi (Maroon 5)
SONGS WE LIKE: Beautiful Mistakes (ft. Megan Thee Stallion); Lost; Nobody’s Love.
ALBUM NAME: Uhmm...okay.
ALBUM COVER ART: 2/5.
ALBUM NAME: Uhmm...okay.
ALBUM COVER ART: 2/5.
Not in Chronological Order (Julia Michaels)
SONGS WE LIKE: All Your Exes; Little Did I Know; History.
ALBUM NAME: Ha!
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5.
ALBUM NAME: Ha!
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5.
Khaled Khaled (DJ Khaled)
ALBUM NAME: Khaled Khaled!
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5.
Good News (Megan Thee Stallion)
ALBUM NAME: Yes to Good News.
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5.
Pink Noise (Laura Mvula)
ALBUM NAME: Ah!
ALBUM COVER ART: 4/5.
Sour (Olivia Rodrigo)
ALBUM NAME: Ooh.
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5
Californian Soil (London Grammar)
ALBUM NAME: Woo.
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5
BUZZING MUSIC VIDEOS OF NOW:
- Impossible (David Guetta, MORTEN ft. John Martin)- Outlaws (Issa ft. Serayah)
- Worship You (Kane Brown)
- Underdog "Remix" (Alicia Keys ft. Chronixx, Protoje)
- Lost (Maroon 5)
- Rain (Yemi Alade ft. Mzansi Youth Choir)
- Talkin' Bout (Loui ft. Saweetie)
- HIT IT (Black Eyed Peas, Saweetie, Lele Pons)
- Don't Go Yet (Camila Cabello)
- Dip (Stefflon Don, Ms Banks)
- Don't Be Shy (Tiesto, Karol G)
- Movin' (David Archuleta)
- Everything "Amen" (Timi Dakolo)
- Biblical (Calum Scott)
View all of E.W.’s top music videos right now by simply typing in:
‘MUSIC SPOT #SongOfTheDay’
…into your Twitter and/or Facebook Search Bar(s) (and then click ‘Search’) and all of the tweets and/or posts will appear on your screen.
For new music videos, cover versions, classics, lyric videos, acoustic versions or live performances type in:
‘MUSIC SPOT #FreshVideo’
Or
‘MUSIC SPOT #CoverSongOfTheDay’
Or
‘MUSIC SPOT #Classic’
Or
‘MUSIC SPOT #LyricVideo’
Or
‘MUSIC SPOT #Live’
‘MUSIC SPOT #SongOfTheDay’
…into your Twitter and/or Facebook Search Bar(s) (and then click ‘Search’) and all of the tweets and/or posts will appear on your screen.
For new music videos, cover versions, classics, lyric videos, acoustic versions or live performances type in:
‘MUSIC SPOT #FreshVideo’
Or
‘MUSIC SPOT #CoverSongOfTheDay’
Or
‘MUSIC SPOT #Classic’
Or
‘MUSIC SPOT #LyricVideo’
Or
‘MUSIC SPOT #Live’
Listen to all of the recently shared songs, songs trending on E.W., some of the E.W. Recognitions’ winning songs, and many more E.W. playlists on E.W. Radio’s Spotify page, right now, at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Q2NDCXKS68Nvf0QnTI2BQ
#EWRadio #ListenWhile
FLICK PICK
The film introduces us to a young Cruella de Vil (played by Emma Stone), fascinatingly depicting the time before her innocent self was corrupted, to when she eventually built a career in fashion and adopted the name Cruella.
Yea, the movie also puts an end to the mystery surrounding her hate for Dalmations, all in just over two hours of drama-filled comedic scenes.
Can the sequel load already?
*Cruella is E.W.’s Favorite Movie for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
The Kissing Booth 3 (USA, Netflix) was such a huge disappointment.
I know that the third release was the last of the series and was supposed to end the story, which it did, but not in the way I expected.
I mean, it just seems like the writers left room for a fourth movie.
Who knows?
SOCIAL MEDIA
WHO'S TAGGING E.W. ON TWITTER?:
NEW ON E.W.
Sample some of E.W.’s Spotify and Youtube Playlists, right now! Find it all on the right-hand side of the Blogger site (where you are right now).*spotify.com is E.W.’s Best Website for Podcasts for the 9th E.W. Year, 2021.
E.W. RECOGNITIONS
In TELEVISION, Netflix won the most Recognitions (3 in total):
- E.W.’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform – Fictional;
- E.W. Steam’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform;
- E.W. Queer’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform.
Under the WEBSITES & APPS Subject, the U.K.’s Capital FM won two:
- E.W.’s Best Radio Station;
- Best News & Current Affairs Shows.
In MUSIC, Demi Lovato scooped four Recognitions:
- E.W.’s Best Act – Adult Contemporary;
- E.W.’s Best Song – Strong Message for Commander In Chief;
- E.W. Queer’s Best Act;
- E.W. Queer’s Best Album for Dancing With The Devil...The Art Of Starting Over (Island Records).
The following CELEBRITIES scored two each:
- Asa Akira (E.W.’s Top Eye Candy – Female; E.W.’s Top Celeb – Female);
- Sadi Dikgaka (E.W. Global’s Top Eye Candy – Female; E.W. Global’s Top Celeb – Female);
- Freeman HKD (E.W. Global’s Top Celeb – Male; E.W. ZIM’s Top Celeb – Male);
- Tinashe (E.W. Queer’s Top Celeb; E.W. ZIM’s Top Celeb – Female);
- Soul Jah Love (E.W. Global’s Special Recognition; E.W. ZIM’s Special Recognition).
And for TRAVEL, each listed received two:
- Yokosuka, Japan (E.W.’s Top Destination; E.W.’s Top City);
- Zimbabwe (E.W.’s Top Country; E.W. Global’s Top Country);
- Paris Charles De Gaulle International, France (E.W.’s Top Airport; E.W. Global Plus’ Top Destination);
- London, UK (E.W. Global Plus’ Top Destination; E.W. Global Plus’ Top City).
View the SELECT WINNERS VIDEO PRESENTATION below, or click on the link provided further down to find out who the other Winners were.
Link to The 9th E.W. Recognitions FULL LIST OF WINNERS Page: https://enzerworld.blogspot.com/p/9th-annual-ew-independent-online_22.html
E.W.’s 10TH ANNIVERSARY
As part of the celebrations, E.W. is curating online playlists featuring content, brands, and personalities that have truly made it all worthwhile over the last decade, as well as music and performances that will get us into the partying mood.
And guess what? It’s going to be a year-long activity!
Yes, you gotta agree that our countdown to the 10th E.W. Day deserves a special year-long feast for the eyes.
So, to stay in the loop about what will be playlisted, visit E.W.’s Youtube Channel, where you’ll find the Youtube 10th Anniversary Playlists and many other playlists. Find the link below:
All additions and subtractions will stop on the 22nd of June 2022, where-after the playlists will be officially released.
Also, don’t miss out on the release of additional celebratory playlists featuring E.W. Recognitions Winning music from each previous E.W. Year.
That and much more are coming up this 10th E.W. Year, beginning this August.
So sit back, relax and click away.
Here’s to a momentous 10th E.W. Year!
#EW10thAnniversary #TotallyTEN
‘til Next Time
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