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#Carrensdale
The Drama Continues. The Drama Unfolds.
NEWSFLASH: Chapter 3 is COMING SOON!
Find out more about #Carrensdale, and catch-up with the story at: Carrensdale
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#TheRoundUp By Enzer - No. 76
HOT ON TV
The cast is led by Hilary Duff as Sophie, a New Yorker who is central to the story.
The story is narrated by her (older) future self (played by Kim Cattrall), who provides accounts of the events leading to her (Sophie) crossing paths with the father of her son.
Yep, the series sorta serves as a continuation of the hit sitcom, CBS’ How I Met Your Mother (USA, Syndicated) - a sitcom with multiple Enzer’s World (E.W.) Recognitions.
And yes, I have no problem with the writers tapping into the viewer’s nostalgic nature (I heard a critic had a problem with that).
Oh, and the cast, is just great.
The release of the second season shall not be missed. #Totally
*How I Met Your Father is E.W.’s Outstanding Series – Sitcom (Fictional) for the 10th E.W. Year, 2022. The series also won the Recognition for Outstanding Couple (Fictional Series) for the coupled characters Charlie (played by Tom Ainsley) and Valentina (played by Francia Raisa).
That may give off the impression that this is a sad story, right?
Nope, it’s a comedy.
And yes, you guessed it: Neil Patrick Harris plays the lead, Michael.
Queer. As. Folk. Is. Back!
Peacock (USA) picked up the series for a reboot over a year ago. It initially seemed like that decision had occurred centuries ago until the release of the trailer redeemed the franchise. The trailer didn’t give off much, so most of us waited for the release of the official episodes.
I love how everything has been rejigged. We have new characters (that are a far cry from the original British version), the homage to the original story arcs (of course), the modern touch on the QUEER lifestyle, and the highlight of the season – the odd pairings that we never saw coming.
Nifty you are TV execs. Just don’t forget to renew the series for a second season, please.
*Queer as Folk is E.W. Queer’s Outstanding Fictional Television Series for the 10th E.W. Year, 2022 (a well-deserved mention).
The Book of Queer (USA, Discovery Plus) is a well-produced series that delves into the past by highlighting QUEER (or those rumored to be QUEER) people that left an indelible mark on society.
That should be enticing enough, right?
*The Book of Queer is the 10th E.W. Recognitions’ Outstanding Series – Informative/Educational (Reality). The category had two winners this year: the wildlife series, Serengeti (UK, BBC One) won the Recognition too.
Starring Sarah Shahi (Billie), Mike Vogel (Cooper), Adam Demos (Brad), and Margaret Odette (Sasha), this new series has some of the most daring plot lines/writing imaginable.
*The Game is the 10th E.W. Recognitions’ Outstanding Series – Dramedy (Fictional).
The character development side of things, the amazing cast, the setting: I mean, what more can be reiterated?
*You (USA, Netflix) is the 10th E.W. Recognitions’ Outstanding Fictional Series.
HOTTER:
*Netflix is the 10th E.W. Recognitions’ Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – Overall, Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform for Fictional Series, Reality Series, and the U.S.A. The platform is also E.W. Steam and E.W. Queer’s Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform.
Other shows to catch and/or watch on TV:
- The MTV VMAs 2022 (USA, Syndicated)
- The MTV VMAs Pre-Show 2022 (USA, Syndicated)
- The BET Awards 2022 (USA, Syndicated)
- The White House Correspondent’s Dinner 2022 (USA, Syndicated)
- All The Queen’s Men (USA, BET Plus)
- American Horror Stories (USA, FX on Hulu)
- Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem (USA, Peacock)
- High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (USA, Disney Plus)
- Love Victor (USA, Syndicated)
- Roswell, New Mexico (USA, The CW)
- NBC’s This Is Us (USA, Syndicated)
- The River (South Africa, 1 Magic)
- HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant (USA, Syndicated)
- The Time Traveler’s Wife (USA, HBO)
- NBC’s Weakest Link (USA, Syndicated)
- Tom Swift (USA, The CW)
- CBS’ The Late Late Show (USA, Syndicated)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (USA, Syndicated)
- CBS’ United States of Al (USA, Syndicated)
- Upload (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
- HBO Max’s Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (USA, Syndicated)
- Blood Sisters (Nigeria, Netflix)
- Elite (Spain, Netflix)
- NBC’s Days of our Lives (USA, Syndicated)
- NBC’s America’s Got Talent (USA, Syndicated)
- The Daytime Emmys 2022 (USA, Syndicated)
- ABC’s Claim to Fame (USA, Syndicated)
- Entertainment Tonight (USA, Syndicated)
- Ex On The Beach (USA, MTV)
- Help! I’m in a Secret Relationship (USA, MTV)
- Love Island (USA, Peacock)
- The Anarchists (USA, HBO)
- ABC’s The Bachelorette (USA, Syndicated)
- The Circle (USA, Netflix)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (USA, Syndicated)
- Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Dubai (USA, Syndicated)
- The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (USA, Peacock)
- The Wendy Williams Show (USA, Syndicated)
- Eurovision Song Contest (Italy, Syndicated)
- S3’s Expresso (South Africa, Syndicated)
- Idols (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- Love Island (UK, ITV2)
- HBO Max’s Minx (USA, Syndicated)
- CBS’ Big Brother (USA, Syndicated)
- CBS’ The Challenge: USA (USA, Syndicated)
WEB TV:
Shows to watch online:
- Stupid Wife (Brazil, Youtube)
- The Official SA Chart Show (South Africa, Youtube)
- Wireless Festival 2022 (UK, Online)
- Chicken Shop Date (UK, Youtube)
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:
I say his win was unexpected because he wasn’t one of the contenders I had predicted to win. But, I must admit that towards the end of the 20th Season, he was becoming a top contender for the title.
I’m guessing he’ll be an Idol Late Bloomer, like Season 19 Winner Chayce Beckham?
*Jimmie Allen is the 10th E.W. Recognitions’ Best Music Act – American Idol.
E.W. GLOBAL:
The splendid shots of the scenery (not sure if it was artificial or not) and the dramatic scenes are the show's best aspects. #Totally
Kitz is E.W. Global’s Outstanding Fictional Television Series for the 10th E.W. Year, 2022.
*E.W. Global’s Best TV Channel/Network/Station/Platform is Showmax (South Africa).
*A Discovery of Witches (UK, Sky Max) is E.W. Global Plus’ Outstanding Fictional Series for the 10th E.W. Year, 2022.
Shows to catch and/or watch:
- Miss Supranational 2022 (Poland, Syndicated)
- Mister Supranational 2022 (Poland, Syndicated)
- The DSTV Mzansi Viewers Choice Aw... (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- The Comedy Central Africa Roast 2022 (South Africa, Syndicated)
- Miss Namibia 2022 (Namibia, Syndicated)
- Miss Namibia Preliminary Show 2022 (Namibia, Syndicated)
- Short & Scary (India, Eros Now)
- Ayeye (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- UBettina Wethu (South Africa, Viu)
- Big Brother Naija (Nigeria, Africa Magic)
- Canada’s Drag Race (Canada, Syndicated)
- Living The Dream With Somizi (South Africa, Showmax)
- Pastor Wants a Wife (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- The Bachelor (Greece, Alpha TV)
- The Commonwealth Games (UK, Syndicated)
- The Real Housewives of Cape Town (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- The Real Housewives of Lagos (Nigeria, Showmax)
- The World Today (Nigeria, Channels TV)
- 24 Podcast (Slovakia, TV JOJ)
- Diamond League (Switzerland, Syndicated)
- House of Zwide (South Africa, eTV)
- The Queen (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
- The Wife (South Africa, Showmax)
- Apoy Sa Lingit (Thailand, Syndicated)
- Drag Race France (France, Syndicated)
- The Masked Singer (Australia, Network 10)
- Hollyoaks (UK, E4)
- Letterkenny (Canada, Crave)
THROWBACK:
After averaging around four million viewers in its first season, the series was tipped to be a long stay on television. I guess that can be attributed to the fact that the original CBS (USA) version of Dallas was a huge hit back in the 80s.
Therefore, binge-watching this series with a leading cast including Josh Henderson (John) and the original Dallas’ most loved stars, is a no-brainer.
#TotallyBingeWorthy
DAILY INSPIRATION
We look at what we imagine to be a strong reason for inertia and allow it to become our reality before we attempt it.
We maintain our fear by believing the illusion that it is possible to fail, and that failure means that we are worthless.
It is far better to have acted and produced results that you will grow from than to ignore your inherent qualities and live in fear.
SPEAK OUT
#QUOTES:
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” - MARK TWAIN
“See yourself as a factory. The purpose of time management skills is to enable you to increase the quality and quantity of your production.” - BRIAN TRACY
“It takes many inches to make a mile. We can only move by inches, one inch at a time.” - RICK BENETEAU
“Life, like a cathedral, is not so much to be admired for its external appearance and majesty. Life, like a cathedral, is more meaningful because of what goes on in the sanctity within. Seek patiently and persistently to discover true life by looking forward.” - UNKNOWN
“Every man among us is more fit to meet the duties and responsibilities of citizenship because of the perils over which, in the past, the nation has triumphed.” - THEODORE ROOSEVELT
“Success is not a place at which one arrives. But rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.” - ALEX NOBLE
“There is no future; there is no past. I live each moment as my last. Forget regret or life is yours to miss. No other road; no other way. No day but today.” - JONATHAN LARSON
“The temptation when the path to success gets too bumpy is to leap back into comfort zone. Don’t. Keep pushing forward, always forward. The comfort zone is the land of dreams and wishes. Success is the land of results, where all those dreams come true.” - MARK BURNETT
“Life is an action and passion. Therefore, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of the time. At peril of being judged not to have lived.” - OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
#CELEBS:
MUSIC SPOT
Her global success on the charts speaks for itself.
With timeless hits under her belt and multiple remixed versions of her songs (by trending artists), it's safe to declare that the Whitney pazazz has caught on to younger generations of music lovers.
Songs we like by Whitney Houston as a lead act:
- Greatest Love Of All
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- I’m Your Baby Tonight
- I Will Always Love You
- I’m Every Woman
- I Have Nothing
- Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
- When You Believe (with Mariah Carey)
- It’s Not Right but It’s Okay
- My Love Is Your Love
- Could I Have This Kiss Forever (with Enrique Iglesias)
- If I Told You That (with George Michael)
- Million Dollar Bill
- Celebrate (with Jordin Sparks)
- Higher Love (with Kygo)
- How Will I Know (with Clean Bandit)
THIS ALBUM ROCKS!:
ALBUM NAME: I guess so.
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5.
BUZZING MUSIC VIDEOS OF NOW:
1) Shine Your Light (Master KG, David Guetta ft. Akon)
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.
To find 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’
#EWRadio #ListenWhile
FLICK PICK
Movies to watch (soon) include:
- Fire Island (USA, Hulu). The movie is based on the popular queer television series of the same name about the happenings at a gay-friendly resort island (called Fire Island).
- Cinderella (USA, Syndicated). This 2020s remake with Camila Cabello as Cinderella is a fun-to-watch musical, reimagining this classic story.
- A Madea Homecoming (USA, Netflix). The college graduation of Madea’s nephew ignites conflicts, emotions, and a whole lot of dramatic comedy. A serving of that Tyler Perry humor (via Madea) is always a highlight (oh but of course).
- Days of our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas (USA, Peacock). The Days cast as you’ve never seen them before – in a Christmas Movie!
- Exploited (USA, Syndicated). E.W. Global Plus’ Favorite Movie for the 10th E.W. Year, 2022 is recommended to all lovers of the mystery and thriller genres.
- My Fake Boyfriend (Canada, Amazon Prime Video). Hilarious is all I can say. The movie stars Keynan Lonsdale (Andrew), Marcus Rosner (Nico), Dylan Sprouse (Jake), Sarah Hyland (Kelly) and Samer Salem (Rafi). The film is E.W. Queer’s Favorite Movie for the 10th E.W. Year, 2022.
- Single All The Way (USA, Netflix). This movie received a lot of buzz before its release. Thankfully it wasn’t a MISS.
*Scream (USA, Syndicated) is the 10th E.W. Recognitions’ Favorite Movie.
IN THE NEWS
Outbreaks that continue to disrupt daily routines. The diplomatic wars that have shaken continents. Inflation and the fall of currencies and how that is slowly becoming the norm. The continued allegations of electoral fraud (DEMOCRACY: ARE YOU A FARCE?). Another (New) Prime Minister, and King for the U.K. And a rattled China after Nancy Pelosi touches down in Taiwan.
Ah, this crazy world.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Who’s Tagging E.W. on Twitter?:
THE 10TH E.W. RECOGNITIONS 2022
The July affair recognized what we believe were the best Brands, Content, and Personalities of the 10th E.W. Year in six subjects namely: Television, Websites & Apps, Music, Celebrities, Travel, and E.W.’s Audience.
In TELEVISION, Netflix won 6 Recognitions in total:
- Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – Overall;
- Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – Fictional Series;
- Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – Reality Series;
- Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – USA;
- Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – E.W. Steam;
- Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – E.W. Queer.
Under WEBSITES & APPS, each Winner scored 1 Recognition.
For MUSIC, the 2022 Belgian sensation, Stromae topped with 4 WINS:
- Best Work (for L’enfer);
- Best Act;
- Best Song – World Hip-Hop/Rap (for Fils de joie);
- E.W. Global’s Best Song in French (for Fils de joie).
Camila Cabello also topped with 4 WINS:
- Best Act – Live;
- Best Act – Pop;
- Best Song – Latin-Pop/Rock (for Hasta Los Dientes with Maria Becerra);
- E.W. Steam’s Best Act.
Under CELEBRITIES, 3 each got 2:
- Tinashe (E.W. Queer’s Top Celeb; E.W. ZIM’s Top Celeb – Female);
- Freeman HKD (E.W. Global’s Top Celeb - Male; E.W. ZIM’s Top Celeb – Male);
- Tinopona ‘Tin Tin’ Katsande (E.W. Global’s Top Eye Candy – Female; E.W. ZIM’s Top Eye Candy).
And lastly, in TRAVEL, Dubai International Airport scooped 4 Recognitions this year: Top Destination; Top Airport; E.W. Global’s Top Destination; E.W. Global’s Top Airport.
Before the close of the 10th E.W. Recognitions Period the Brands, Content, and Personalities with the most E.W. Recognitions (WINS) and Nominations (NOMS) after a decade of E.W. Recognitions, received honorary mentions.
The FULL LIST OF WINNERS including the 1st Decade Honorees is available at: 10th E.W. Recognitions WINNERS
Watch The 10th E.W. Year in Music: The Playlist at: The 10th E.W. Year in Music: The Playlist
Listen to The 10th E.W. Year in Music: The Playlist at: The 10th E.W. Year in Music: The Playlist
E.W.’s 10TH ANNIVERSARY
#EW10thAnniversary #TotallyTEN
E.W. DAY 2022
The song was picked from a shortlist featuring 16 songs.
Watch the official music video below: