Johnny really has a love of older time periods, especially the 30's or so.  On top of that, he was born in Kentucky and has some of that Southern influence from his relatives. He's a very modern guy (rock guitar player, lots of tattoos, ripped jeans) but often sneaks in certain slang words that we don't really hear any more.  He has called Elizabeth Taylor a "broad", and he often greets a woman as "doll".  Maybe it's just because I'm used to it from being a fan and hearing him speak a lot, but I don't take these words as insults-- I think they're his way of using an endearment.  I really don't think he means any harm.

Other than the materialism of how much that ring must've cost     I'm kinda tickled that he'd wear something like that. His relationship with Amber is still pretty new to me, and he's usually so private that I am surprised (and kind of happy, actually) that he was so open about it during his China visit.

MB, maybe Amber will get that Barnabas ring, yet!     (Or possibly one of his many skull rings that he wears).

Thanks MB!  I can't wait for next season!

Awesome news- I love both, and am especially happy to see John Noble as a regular after loving him for so many years on Fringe.  This season ended way too soon- can't wait for next year!!

Yayyy, congrats to ichy, very well deserved as this is my favorite new show of the year!  (Also love Tatiana Maslany and James Spader in their respective new roles)   

So, now that the year is nearly over, Forbes has made a list of the 10 worst performing films of 2013, and of course, The Lone Ranger is nowhere to be found.  In fact, according to this Advocate article, the film made the studio a "modest profit" after all.

Forbes worst performing films of 2013

But it's too late to change the public perception of how the film did, and I'm sure that most folks will always just keep assuming it was a huge flop.  Just like DS and The Tourist before it 

I enjoyed the film, though I do think it could've been more, and I think I'm actually a bit more bothered by a few of my pet peeves now than when I first saw the film.  But at the end of the day, I liked it and am glad for its existence. 

I definitely respect the opinions of those who didn't like it, or even those who hated it, AS LONG AS they respect my opinion, too.  In other words, I don't want to feel bullied or put down because my opinion might differ from theirs, and when I heard that this happened on Facebook and other places, I just had to wonder why some people have to be so childish.  I am so very grateful for this forum, that the folks here have been so civil and willing to let everyone express their own views.  But I'm sorry if people left this place because it was more accommodating toward the film than they wanted.  It seems a silly reason to leave.  Can't we all just get along?

I've only seen a couple of the reviews (and I haven't seen the film), but the ones I saw thought that Chloe and Julianne Moore were both good, but that the movie was bland.  'Course, lately, I have been a little suspicious of movie reviews in general, so who knows if the reviewers are correct or not.  But I think that's what I've seen.  On the bright side, if they did like her performance, at least that might help her with future roles.

MGM did something that movie studios haven't done for decades:  use a "stunt" to promote a movie.  This was not untypical, especially during the fifties.  I think it's great that MGM decided to have some fun promoting Carrie and it's gone "viral."  If you haven't seen it yet, because it's at the top of the list of "trendy" on newsites from Yahoo to MSN, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlOxlSOr3_M

Yikes, I would've had a heart attack, lol.  I hope nobody did.  It's fun to look from afar, though.  Thanks Gerard, I'm not trendy so I hadn't seen this!