We are just days away from the Presidential Election and Lifetime wants you to be prepared to watch all the coverage of it on Tuesday after you have voted. So they teamed with Seriously? OMG! WTF? for a giveaway of an Election Night Party Kit! All you have to do is email me the answer to “Who are the two main candidates running for President of the USA on November 6th?” at [email protected] by November 2nd with your name and address! One winners will chosen by random for the prizing below.
First launched in 1992 and continuing through every subsequent presidential election cycle, Lifetime’s Your Life. Your Time. Your Vote. campaign, formerly titled Every Woman Counts, is a nonpartisan effort dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in the political process, encouraging them to register to vote, speak out on the issues they care about and run for office. By partnering with non-profit coalitions, the campaign activates women across the country while providing a forum to highlight the issues women care about most. The campaign includes extensive information online, original polling, women’s events at national conventions, public service announcements, candidate trainings and events that highlight women running for office nationwide.
Lifetime has created a Discussion Guide for you to download to use while you enjoy your Election Night Party Kit.
One Election Night Party Kit Includes:
• Your Life. Your Time. Your Vote blue and red nail polish to create festive nails.
• A cocktail shaker for the hostess to use over and over again while watching her favorite Lifetime movies
• Cocktail glasses (4) and red cocktail mix to celebrate with your three closest friends
• Fun party coasters (4)
• Popcorn to enjoy while you watch the election results
• Artichoke Spinach dip mix to compliment your favorite chips and crackers
• A Discussion Guide with questions to talk about with your friends and information on getting involved in the political process
• One red and blue colored pencil to use to track the evenings election results
When I heard that Lifetime was remaking Steel Magnolias, I have to admit that wasn’t pleased about it. I was like why mess with a good thing. Well when I watched Lifetime’s revival of the Oscar nominated movie, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised that tonight’s version that debuts at 9p is better than the original one. While the 1989 decided to add more comedy to the Dramedy, the new one focuses more on the heart. Because of that I really believe this version is even better and more emotional than the original.
The Lifetime movie has a cast that is just as stellar as the original. Queen Latifah plays M’Lynn and Condola Rashad plays her daughter Shelby. Even though Queen is playing her TV mom her real mom Phylicia Rashad is starring as Clairee. Clairee’s best friend Ouiser is played by the perfectly cast Alfre Woodward. Jill Scott stars as the heart of the movie Truvy and Adepero Oduye is her assistant Annelle. Together these women, who shot the movie in just 18 days, make it seem like they have been lifelong friends and because of that you want to be in on their circle of friendship.
Recently I was on a conference call with the telemovie’s producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and they told why the adapted this play for the small screen. Here is what Zadan said about it:
We approached it as though it was a new piece of writing and we’re not doing anything to copy the original production because the original play was amazing and the original movie was amazing.
And we wanted to do something that was brand new and we wanted to do something that would be done our way with our cast and our production. And it’s using the material as the basis of that. And the same way as if you work in the theater, you do what they call revivals.
And, you know, it may have been done originally the play earlier, you know, on and then it’s done later on with other casts. And each production is relevant because they’re done with different directors, different producers, different actors.
So we feel like what we’ve done is fresh and different from the original and yet as relevant as the original.
When you watch the movie on Lifetime tonight at 9p, you will see it is as relevant as the first one if not more so!
Some behind-the-scenes footage was released by Lifetime for Liz & Dick and I think Grant Bowler deserves the Emmy for what he said about his co-star Lindsay Lohan. I actually believe he meant everything he said when we hear him say, “Lindsay is excellent to work with. She’s pretty much Elizabeth Taylor reincarnated.” Now even though he sounds like he is being truthful, was anyone else wondering if they were holding a gun to his head to make him say those words. Either that or he is the greatest actor out there. I am sure it is the latter, but I enjoy thinking it is the first.
BTW I can’t wait to get the screener for this movie. I haven’t been this excited since Jersey Shore Shark Attack and I am sure this movie will be equally as awesomely bad! November can’t come soon enough!
Lifetime announced today that Army Wives will be back for a 13-episode 7th season that will launch sometime 2013. After that season finale ending, I am so happy that the network renewed the show. Could you imagine if they left us fans hanging without knowing who did and did not survive the plane crash. On that note the network did not say who will be back and who won’t be back for another tour of duty, but I am hoping there is a way that Roxy will be back at Fort Marshall.
Thank you Lifetime for believing in Army Wives as much as the fans! Now can you please pick up Dance Moms for another season too.
The first trailer is out for the much anticipated Liz & Dick and I can’t wait to see this Lifetime telemovie that is airing in November. It just looks so awful and because of that it makes it look wonderful fun. I mean Lindsay Lohan looks and sounds like Lindsay Lohan and is nothing like Elizabeth Taylor. In fact when I watched the trailer, I thought I felt a little quake. I am assuming it was Dame Elizabeth turning over in her grave.
I am sure there will be drinking games galore for this movie and once I watch it, I will let you know the ones I come up with. But I recommend that we drink something with barely any alcohol content because it will be very easy to sh!tfaced before the movie’s first commercial.
