#TheRoundUp By Enzer - No. 6

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HOT ON TV

I’m happy! 

Why am I happy? 

I am happy because The Voice USA on NBC had a freaking AWESOME Season Seven finale! 

The show was spectacular! The show was out of this world - OMG! I haven’t been entertained that much since the American Idol Season Thirteen finale back in May. 

The performances by some of the top artists of the year were off the hook. Jessie J (J’adore Jessie J), Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Jennifer Hudson and Meghan Trainor all contributed to making the finale a night to remember and probably the best episode in the history of The Voice USA (trust me, I’ve been watching the show since its inception). 

The people at American Idol on FOX have a lot of work to do this year because The Voice impressed, big time. Overall, I’m glad the level of excitement was sky high because that is what The Voice lacked. 

Yes, American Idol has the very successful winners, but it’s also exciting or excites viewers. I also hope that all the four finalists (Craig Wayne Boyd, Matt McAndrew, Chris Jamison and Damien) get to release full length albums not only because they were contestants on The Voice but because they are all special (i.e I think they would sell millions of copies LOL). 

Oh, and if you haven’t listened to their new singles which they performed this week on night one of the finale, what are you waiting for? The singles (accompanied by four new music videos) are to die for! Enzer’s World will definitely be sharing the music videos in the near future.

Still on The Voice Finale, one moment that surprisingly stood out for most people was Bruno Mars’s “bad hair day” LOL. I don’t get the hype around all of this. Why is it a headline? I thought whatever he had on was cool, trendy and went well with his performance, nothing special, so why are we still talking about it? 

What we should be focusing on is Team Blake Shelton’s victory. Did you see Adam Levine’s face when Craig Wayne Boyd was crowned The Voice of America? I really thought Adam had this in the bag, heck even math was on Adam’s side! 

Anyway, congratulations to Team Blake’s Craig Wayne Boyd and to The Voice for an astounding season. I’m looking forward to another round of fun in 2015 and I hope you won’t disappoint.

Moving on, in case you haven’t heard, the new Miss World 2014 is Rolene Strauss! The medical student from South Africa was crowned in London and unexpectedly beat out more than a hundred girls from around the world, good for her. Enzer’s World truly believes that these beauty pageants are relevant in our day and

deserve a place on TV. I am totally against anyone who thinks that Beauty Pageants are a waste of time and superficial because they change lives. These beauty queens are a source of inspiration to not only the communities they come from but also to the communities they are able to reach through organizations like Miss World. For instance, the Beauty with A Purpose charity program (amongst other programs) that The Miss World Organization holds has donated millions of dollars that have assisted in alleviating global poverty. Just like sport, beauty pageants have made a huge impact in many lives and deserve to be in the spotlight. In fact, I think Beauty Pageant Organizations give out way more than they receive when compared to the world of sports. So please, if you’re anti-beauty pageants #GetYourFactsRight before you ignorantly destroy lives!

On a lighter note, the live telecast of the Miss World 2014 final was obviously better than last year’s edition which was broadcast live from Indonesia. The stage and lighting was on point, the gowns worn by the girls would definitely fly off the shelves and the line-up had me glued to my screen. I wasn’t surprised because whenever the finals are hosted by London City the show is always up to scratch. I also envy the people of London because they had two sets of exceptionally gorgeous women on the London catwalks for major events (Miss World Finals and The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show), twice in one year! Lucky you are Londoners!

Do you watch Grey’s Anatomy on ABC? If you don’t then you’re missing out on a lot of DRAMA. I am happy to say that after eleven seasons (and a bevy of characters LOL) the series still has a large following (I’m one of those people) and captivating storylines that make me wish Grey’s Anatomy was a daily drama, airing even on weekends! Yes, that’s how much I like it. On the other hand, The Queen Latifah Show got cancelled a few weeks ago! Well, if you didn’t see that one coming then you are probably carrying dead brain cells. Question is: Is Queen Latifah going to do another talk show in the near future? I’ll give that one a MAYBE because (clearly) she doesn’t give up easily.  

Enzer’s World (E.W.) has this week decided to shine the light on one of TV’s most celebrated personalities – Giuliana Rancic. The Italian born mother of one and wife to Bill Rancic is not only a pretty face (with an amazing figure) that anchors E! News on E! (she is one of the managers too) but she also co- hosts E! Live from the Red Carpet, has in-depth conversations with some of our favorite celebs on her half hour talk show called Beyond Candid with Giuliana and she stars in her own reality show with hubby Bill titled Giuliana & Bill all on E! 
In addition, she is also recognized by the E.W. Board as the Outstanding Hostess for a Reality TV Lifestyle Magazine Series 2013/14. If that is not a busy woman then I’m a sad camel in some desert near Egypt. Kudos to Giuliana for the hard work and dedication! She is undoubtedly the First Lady of E!

DAILY INSPIRATION

Happiness comes in relaxed simplicity, living in present awareness, and contentment with each precious moment of this life that is granted. Awakened awareness is not dependent on any particular circumstance. We are each endowed with clear perception that becomes dormant or obscured through the conditioning of fear, loss and belief. When we deeply relax in silence, our awareness effortlessly shines with a transforming brilliance. We live with passion, with a twinkle in our eyes, aware that we are living in a grand mystery; feeling the radiance of its presence everywhere, energizing us to take care of the tasks at hand in a sensible and practical fashion.

SPEAK OUT

Quotes:-

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” – ALBERT EINSTEIN

“A childlike man is not a man whose development has been arrested. On the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle aged habit and convention.” – ALDOUS HUXLEY

NEW ON ENZER’S WORLD

Enzer’s Worlds’ first Blog-Drama is launching in January! Find out more at: http://enzerworld.blogspot.com/p/carrensdale.html were you will also find the names of some of the characters. Please note that the series is not suitable for visitors under 18. Carrensdale is not a video series; the drama will be presented in a script format.

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#TheRoundUp By Enzer - No. 1

Hello Guys! Thank you for visiting the blog and I hope you are having a good week. So much has been happening giving me enough to blog about today. So without further ado here’s #TheRoundUp:

HOT ON TV

It hit me this week that Glee on FOX is ending next year. I am a Gleek but I am also on the fence. On one side I feel like the world is going to end because Glee was a messiah to millions of people around the world. The storylines made us happy and gave us hope, but on the other hand the show was beginning to get lost. 

Cory’s death really affected Ryan Murphy’s camp, the show had a not so amazing fourth season and the new characters were not really marrying well with the rest of the cast. So I guess us Gleeks are left with no option but to move on. It’s not going to be easy but I’m sure Ryan Murphy and his team made a smart decision. I’m excited to watch his new series which he describes as a horror/musical. Kind of like a Glee meets American Horror Story.

American Horror Story on FX disappointed me. I enjoyed Coven (Season 3) so much that I expected Freak Show (Season 4) to be bigger than Miley’s twerking at the 2013 VMAs. However, the characters are FREAKING awesome! The creators are geniuses and deserve all the awards in the world.

Other fictional series worth mentioning are Stalker on CBS and A to Z on NBC. These shows are on fire! #ABreathOfFreshAir. Gotham on FOX is a mess if you ask me. I enjoyed the first episode and then BOOM they had me confused. The only good thing there is Jada Pinkett-Smith’s character. The Flash on The CW is sadly rowing in the same boat. I am simply failing to focus on the storylines. The cast is good looking though.

The Queen Latifah Show is slowly becoming a nightmare. There are even times when Queen Latifah will crack a joke and no one in the studio audience laughs. If that’s not the worst that could happen to a talk show host then a Zebra has no stripes. I loved her first season but at the same time I felt like she was trying too hard to be the next Ellen DeGeneres. I hope the show improves because it undoubtedly carries something special.

Ellen is doing well. Her show is addictive and makes my day. I am just a little worried about the nudity and naughty stuff that goes on there. The producers or whoever is in charge should either tone it down or move the show to late night. Wendy has a big mouth! I love her hosting style because she makes me interested in the person she’s talking about (no other host does it well) but sometimes she takes it too far ( e.g . the mean stuff she says about Kris Jenner). If she’s saying all those things to entertain then well done but if she’s being real then that might be a problem.

Steve Harvey is awesome but it seems like the show is only for women. He focuses a lot on women’s issues such that I’m beginning to think he’s GAY. LOL. The Talk on CBS is still the king of the roundtable. The View, The Real and others (no offence) can learn a thing or two from the ladies of The Talk. First lesson: Be Friends! Or at least pretend to like each other. What happened to faking it ‘til you make it?

A few shows have already been cancelled. My favorite: Manhattan Love Story on ABC. All I can say is GONE TOO SOON. Witches of East End on Lifetime (one of Enzer’s top shows) also got cancelled this week. Someone has to do something about all these cancellations! SERIOUSLY, this is no joke. Some of these shows are really good and deserve to be on-the-air for at least three years! The executive producers shouldn’t just give up; they should make a plan, look for another channel or something. I wish they all could learn from The Game on BET. Those guys made a plan and it worked out.

Moving on, The Voice on NBC is getting better. Hallelujah! The new coaches have added so much value and they’ve rejuvenated the show. I’m not so sure about the contestants but then again The Voice is not really known for producing people like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. Yes, I like The Voice but it seems like it’s more about the coaches and their new releases, just saying. I’m sad that Gwen Stefani is not returning for the next season. I was hoping Pharrell would skip a season and make way for Usher who I heard isn’t having a good year.

MUSIC SPOT

Can we please move on from Taylor Swift’s #ShakeItOff. It’s a good song, I loved it when it was fresh but it’s getting old. I also hope that #ShakeItOff will not be the only hit on Taylor’s 1989 album. Please, God.

There’s so much good music circulating this fall/winter. Nick Jonas is flying solo and I think he will make it. I love his new songs. They are so funky and I can tell he took his time. George Ezra is also freaking amazing. He has this unique voice that I have never heard before and his music is deep.

 Jessie J is  (of course) worth mentioning. J’adore Jessie J. Besides the fact that the songs on her new album are too racy, I like the sound. They are definitely club bangers and she will obviously be successful this year because (in case you haven’t heard) SEX SALES.

IN THE NEWS

The Canadian Government has decided to stop issuing visas to citizens from some parts of the world. I think it’s a dumb idea. Most of the people that are travelling to The Americas from the Ebola affected countries are American/Canadian health care workers. Some of them even refuse to be quarantined. So if they really want to stop the spread of Ebola to North America they need to wake up and stop acting as if they issue out visas like they are Halloween candy because we all know they don’t. How is it even possible that other parts of Africa are Ebola free and yet North America is battling with the disease? There must be some kind of magnet in North America that pulls in all that West Africa has to offer.

In other news the Democrats lost the U.S. mid-term elections. Experts are saying that these results will make Obama’s last two years in office an unbearable hell. There really isn’t anything new.  What America needs is a new party. The Democrats and Republicans have failed. The Americans are not happy about anything: healthcare is a mess, the economy is not up to standard and THE TERORRIST ATTACKS just won’t stop. What does a population do? Sponsor a new party. Done.

Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, is threatening to kick the UK out of the EU if they change their immigration laws. Before I comment on anything else, I didn’t even know that Germany had that much power in the EU. The reason why I’m excited about this is because I never thought that Germany had the guts to tell the UK where to kiss. LOL. For me it’s not news it’s entertainment.

Okay, so back to UK Immigration. What’s interesting about this whole issue is that the UK is getting fed up of EU to UK migration. It’s weird because most people including myself would expect Non-EU to UK migration to be the problem. I don’t blame the British though because one of the reasons why you open up borders or integrate with neighboring countries is so that you progress as a bloc: economically, militarily, etc. If “smaller” countries or states in the bloc begin to switch to dependent mode then there’s no point in working together because you are no longer equal. Right? On the other hand important sectors like the NHS might be in jeopardy if they decide to cut down on immigration. I guess this is similar to what happened during the colonial era when the British had to let go of their colonies in order to save their economy. Good Luck David Cameron.

NEW ON Enzer’s World

Be on the lookout for the hashtag #EnzerLovesGlee as Enzer’s World shares some of our favorite moments from Glee.

EW Xtra has a new Facebook page. This will give all the Multi-Lingual stuff and lesser known celebs (beautiful people that is) a space to be showcased like the A-Listers. A special #TheRoundUp EW Xtra version will be up online soon.

A new feature is going to be added to the blog site. You’ll be the first to know when it’s ready.

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‘Til next time J