Little House On The Prairie Marathon TODAY on INSP~!!

Life on the prairie can be a little unforgiving. Weathering blizzards, horrible plagues, and even runaway trains. And the secret to surviving all of life’s hardships? Remember to keep your sense of humor! 

Sunday, May 26th starting at 12p ET!

Apple TV Giveaway ~ Open to US Only ~ Ends June 5th~!!

Mad Moose Mama is very pleased to bring you another groovy giveaway...have fun and goodly lucks to you all~!!

Welcome to the Apple TV Giveaway Event hosted by Famous Free Samples! We're looking to give away an Apple TV, in the form of a $100 Apple gift card, to one lucky winner!

A little about the Apple TV:

"Apple TV gives you access to the best 1080p HD content - including blockbuster movies, your music and photos, and more - right on your widescreen TV. You can even play content from your iOS devices on your TV using AirPlay."

This giveaway begins on May 22nd and will run through June 5th at 11:59pm EST. 

Open to residents of the US only, 18+.

Use the PromoSimple form below to enter the giveaway. Be sure to come back daily for more chances to win. Best of luck to all!

Win an Apple TV

#Dreamworks ~ Dragons: Riders of Berk ~ Comes to Cartoon Network this September~!!

Dreamworks ~ Dragons:  Riders of Berk, based on the hit movie, "How To Train Your Dragon", will be coming to regular television viewing this September 4th on the Cartoon Network.  

This new weekly animated television series will continue the adventures with Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel), his dragon Toothless, his Viking friends, Astrid (voice of America Ferrera), Fishlegs (voice of Christopher Mintz~Plasse) and Alvin the Treacherous (voice of Mark Hamill).  Each of the friends now have Dragons of their own and through their training, they develop special bonds with their dragons.  Each of the children learn their Dragons unique and special abilities while discovering new species and battling against evil as they explore new worlds none of them even dreamed existed.

Co~Executive Producers include Sandra Rabins with Art Brown and Douglas Sloan as show runners.

"How To Train Your Dragon" debuted in 2010 and went on to gross $500 million US, picked up a couple of Academy Award nominations and currently planning to release the sequel in June, 2014.

Funny Anti-Drunk Driving Videos from Around the World

Some serious issues need a little humor to appeal to people and get the point across. In an advertisement, one can smile or chuckle without losing the message the ad intends to convey.

Drunk driving campaigns is no stranger to using playful and humorous commercials in telling people it’s seriously not okay to not be sober and drive. Anti-drunk driving advocates have used traditional and creative channels and strategies to address the problem. Whether through counseling, education, and/or media intervention, statistics show there’s an improvement on drunk driving in the United States.

Based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s statistics, drunk driving fatalities decreased from 15,827 deaths in 1991 to 10,228 in 2010. Both numbers are even lower when the agency started tracking alcohol-impaired driving in 1982 that had 21,113 fatalities. (Sources: Century Council & NHTSA)

But enough with the serious stuff. Anti-drunk driving campaigns range from blood and gore to plain text. Here I will show you some don’t-drink-and-drive commercials and PSAs from around the world that humorously and wittingly tell us that getting behind the wheel while boozed out is the just the stupidest thing to do.

“The Assassination” – Denmark



This is a Danish drunk driving commercial that was banned perhaps for its violence and dirty language. But hey, it’s sure is hilarious. If you’ve got a boss like that, maybe I’d never even attempt to touch a glass. Take note, the Danish are pretty serious about their forsikring or auto insurance costs so the poor guy’s got to learn a thing or two.

“Now You See, Now You Don’t” – Brazil


No, the cyclist didn’t fall in a man-hole of beer. It is (infra)structurally unlikely. The ad is quite straightforward. We’re not sure if it was highly effective, but it can be given credit for its creativity.

“Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk” – USA


This one’s an oldie featuring the Star Wars Cantina produced for the Department of Transportation in 1979. Star Wars geeks love this.

“Legend” – New Zealand



“Want a chip?”
“You know I can’t eat your ghost chip.”
Genius.

“Black Thai” – Thailand



First, they were so drunk to even identify where the door is. Then, they carry their car home. I don’t know if you could (or should even) carry your car home when utterly drunk, but you shouldn’t drive, for sure.

Roan Manguera writes about comprehensive auto insurance guides and all things Danish for international readers.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Explode Into Action~!!

The new CG~animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is set to premiere in October and Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products have secured over 30 UK licensees as well as, launching a new website for the upcoming show.

In what is being considered the largest number of licensing deals for any Nickelodeon property in the UK before a series has even debuted, Nick has acquired many companies to help promote the new TMNT series.

Action figures are set to be shipped for December by Flair on behalf of Playmate Toys, bedroom and outdoor play ranges from Worlds Apart, wheeled goods and arts & crafts from Sambro, outerwear from TV Mania, nightwear by Cooneen Misirli, accessories and gifts being marketed by VMC, William Lamb and Zeon, food licensing by Lightbody and Copywrite Designs, Hallmark, moonpig.com and Amscan will be distributing the stationery and back to school merchandise.  Also included as part of the deal are Charcter World and Vogue who have signed on for homewares, Egmont for annuals books and Parragon for publishing, making this an extra~ordinary promotional launch.

To further promote TMNT brands, Nick will also be launching "an immersive website", turtles.nick.co.uk and will be shared across 13 regions and 10 languages.  The new site will feature sneak previews of the series, games, quizzes and more and is set to launch on July 19th~!!

Sales will begin in the United States and will eventually trickle out to International sales by Fall.

#Disney & Marvel to Cross~Over~!!

The first crossover animated television special will see Marvel and Disney partnering to bring Spider~Man and The Avengers (Thor, The Hulk and Ironman) into the adventurous world of Phineas and Ferb.  The episode is currently in production and is slate to air some time in the Summer of 2013.

Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Phineas and Ferb creators, have partnered with the creative team of Marvel to create the much talked about episode, "Phineas and Ferb:  Mission Marvel", which will feature not only Marvel's Super Heroes but also Super Villians, including Red Skull, Whiplash, M.O.D.O.K and Venom.

After Dr. Doofenshmirtz uses his power~draining technology and accidently removes their powers, Phineas and Ferb and the Marvel gang must team up in order to take down Dr. Doofenshmirtz who has partnered himself with the Marvel Super Villians.  The residents of Danville won't know what hit them~!!

AMC's "The Walking Dead" ~ Season 3 Premieres....

AMC ~ The Walking Dead

AMC just announced that Season 3 of "The Walking Dead" will air on Sunday, October 14th at 9/8c.  The third season will consist of 16 episodes being aired in two~parts, the second will return in February, 2013.

TWD will return to audiences in 120 plus FOX International Channels internationally during the week of October 15th as part of the FIC's continued commitment to broadcast the series.

The series premiere will coincide with AMC's 16th Fearfest marathon which will feature 19 consecutive days of themed programming and more than 70 films which will air from Saturday, October 13th through to Wednesday, October 31st.

Splatalot Gains Nickelodeon US Air Time~!!

Splatalot, Canada's obstacle course reality series has been picked up by Nickelodeon US bringing it to American viewers for its first season.  

The series airs on YTV and Teletoon French and will debut its first 24 half~hours episodes which features children attempting to make their way upon an extreme obstacle course while avoiding the pitfalls that would throw them into the water with a medieval twist.

Distribution 360 has sold Splatalot in a deal that will allow Americans to enjoy the off~the~wall reality show for kids.  The show is currently seen in over 100 countries worldwide, as it was originally commissioned as an international production involving YTV, the BBC and Australia's ABC.

#Hasbro & Shout! Factory Have Sealed a New Deal~!!

Hasbro and L.A~based Shout! Factory have just signed a new multi~year home entertainment distribution deal based on the animated series Kaijudo:  Rise of the Duel Masters and Transformers Rescue Bots in both Canada and the Us.

Kaijduo:  Rise of the Duel Masters is an action~adventure animated fantasy series that follows the character, Raiden "Ray" Pierce~Okamato, a 14 year~old creature tamer, "whisperer" and duelist.  Ray, along with his friend Allie and Gabe, battle evil forces coming through the "Veil" into our world to wreck chaos and havoc.

Transformers Battle Bots is set in Griffen Rock, Maine where a group of Autobots named Heatwave, Chase and Blades answer to Optimus Prime's message to activate any Autbots to head to Earth.  Partnered with the Burns family after coming out of stasis, the group realize they are only a Rescuebot team and together they learn heroism and teamwork as they avert disasters.

The agreement between the two companies with give Shout! Factory exclusive DVD rights for both series.

Hasbro Studio's Kaijudo:  Rise of the Duel Masters premieres on The Hub sometime this summer and will follow the voice talents of Scott Wolf (Party of Five), Freddy Rodriguez (Ugly Betty), John DiMaggio (Futurama and Pound Puppies) and Phil LaMarr (Mad TV).  

Greg Nicotero ~ The Walking Dead's F/X Genius~!!

Greg Nicotero, Co~Executive Producer and Special F/X Make~up Designer is always finding new and innovative way to bring the dead to life.  Season 3 of The Walking Dead is sure to be jam~packed with undead ghouls as Nicotero puts his magic to the test.

In this behind~the~scenes video, we watch as Nicotero tours his KNB EFX studio while showing off some of his more memorable zombies from the series as well as revealing a few tricks he has come up with to "bash, crush, smash, just destroy some of our walkers" from the upcoming season.

Inside The Walking Dead's Barn Scene ~ Season 2 Episode 7

"It's not easy creating a zombie massacre~!!"  

The cast and crew of The Walking Dead discuss the creation of the biggest climax to date in Season 2.

Visual FX Inside "The Walking Dead"~!!

Did you know that many of the effects we see on The Walking Dead are actually created by the wonders at Stargate Studios.  No, I am not kidding~!!  All those massive walker herds, the CDC building exploding, the prison that looms in the background, they all add to the overall creative process that we have come to know and love.

In this behind~the~scenes video, Visual FX Supervisor, Victor Scalise, will walk you through the 3D effects that have been added to the apocalyptic world of "The Walking Dead."  

"As we hope with most of our work", he says, "You don't know they're computer generated."

And don't miss The Walking Dead ~ Season 3 Preview Weekend on July 7~8 on AMC.

PBS to Launch ~ Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood

All Aboard and take the trolley to a Neighbourhood of Make Believe~!!

This fall, PBS KIDS is launching an all new animated series for preschoolers, Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood, and we here at the Marsh and the fine folks from PBS want to invite you and your children to climb aboard~!!

Starting this September, the legacy of Fred Rogers, will have preschoolers and families experiencing his magic as never seen before with Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood.  The very first television series to be produced from The Fred Roger's Company since the iconic Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood.

This new series stars the instantly~irresistible 4~year~old Daniel Tiger, son of the original program's Daniel Striped Tiger.  In each of the episodes, Daniel invites young viewers into his neighbourhood, giving them a window into his world, while being entertaining, fun and educational with easily~implementable musical strategies that reinforce the skills necessary for growing up ~ and help today's parents nurture everyday challenges with their preschoolers~!!

Why don't you stop by and introduce yourselves on Daniel Tiger's Facebook and Twitter pages.

There you will find all of the latest in news, sneak peeks, fun freebies, engaging activities, parenting tips and much, much more.  You are encouraged to "like", "follow" ~ and make frequent visits to their BRAND~NEW "Neighbourhood"~!

And many groovy thanks in advance for being a wonderful neighbour~!! 

Ben 10 ~ New Merchandise Out This Fall

Ben 10:  Omniverse will be launching an all~new series this fall including toys from Bandai, apparel from Freeze and an interactive game from D3Publisher.

The brand~new animated series from Cartoon Network Studios, will have Ben with an all new character design and a new batch of aliens to subdue.

CNE has had a long~standing partnership with Bandai, including rights to action figures, playsets, role play items and more.  Joining them is the interactive company D3Publisher, where fans can play in single and two~player co~op modes and will feature an action~brawler gameplay featuring an all new art style inspired from the show.  The new game will be released on the upcoming Wii U system from Nintendo, Wii, Xbox 360, Microsoft, PS3, Nintendo 3DS and DS hand~held games.

Ben 10 spans four animated series, one animated movie, two live~action movies, a CG~movie  as well as, a feature film currently in development.  Ben 10 products originally launched in the US in July 2006 and has generated more than $3 billion in worldwide sales.

Disney Junior Canada ~ Doc McStuffins Marathon

DOC McSTUFFINS is a magically animated series about a six~year~old girl who is the Dr. Doolittle of the toy world.  She can talk and heal stuffed animals and toys~!!

With the help of STUFFY, an overly proud little stuffed Dragon; LAMBIE, who loves to cuddle; HALLIE, a jolly hippo receptionist; CHILLY, a hypochondriace snowman.  Doc runs a doctor's clinic for toys out of her playhouse and the kids in the neighbourhood aren't quite sure how she does it, but they do believe in her ability to heal their beloved toys.

The series has been designed to give children a strong sense of community and how important it is to lend a helping hand, or paw, when people and stuffed animals need it the most.

Watch the DOC McSTUFFINS Marathon on Disney Junior ~ featuring four new episodes ~

Saturday June, 9th ~ 3 - 6 pm EST

Or watch it Weekdays at 7:30 pm EST

AMC's The Walking Dead ~ Season 3 Updates

The Walking Dead's Season 3 Location Manager chats with AMCtv.com about what makes the South well suited for horror and where he would go if the world ended.

Dispatches From the Set ~ Location Manager Mike Riley

AMC Announces The Walking Dead Season 3 Preview Weekend ~ July 7 & 8

AMC The Walking Dead Marathon

Mind Control Simplified and Applied to the Masses

The human brain is a complex maze of learned or inherited behavior patterns. Despite the vast array of mystery still unlocked within the brain, people like Genghis Khan, Hitler, and Jim Morrison and have all used the easily influenced human mindset to their advantage.

Hitler – The First Mass Media Mind Control
In today's world, the media is a popular method of mind control, and can be used by almost anyone. Television is the primary way to reach a vast audience and influence them, and Adolf Hitler used this method of influence quite effectively. Unbeknownst to Hitler, he was utilizing a change in the alpha waves of the brain. During television viewing, the electrical activity in the brain creates waves, indicating activity and alertness. When people are meditating, are under hypnosis, are watching television for long periods of time, or are being subjected to mind control, their brain remains in the alpha wave state. Thus, when Hitler aired his speech on television, he created a very suggestible audience who latched onto his propaganda with fervor.

Hypnotherapy and Alpha Waves
Although behavior therapy may have its value for those with psychological disturbances, many therapists turn to hypnosis or relaxation techniques for treatment, which allows a greater amount of alpha waves, rather than delta waves, in the brain. This creates a dilemma, as the alpha waves may certainly allow greater relaxation in a person, but can also make them very suggestible and receptive to outside influences. Brain Washing and Alpha Waves For many years, brainwashing techniques have been discussed with horror by the media. Brain washing, or the intense coercion and change of an individual's thoughts, concepts and feelings, has been the subject of controversy since the Korean War. Interestingly, brain washing is thought to rely heavily upon alpha wave induced acceptance for particularly emphasised modes of thought and behavior.

Ironic Parallels in Mind Control

• Sleep deprivation and constant verbal and pictographic and audio messages are the techniques typically used to create mind control on prisoners.  
• Watching television also creates sleep deprivation, and pictographic and audio messages are also bombarding the brain. 
• Brainwashing creates higher concentrations of alpha waves.
• Television watching also creates higher concentrations of alpha waves.
• Brainwashing removes the ability to think independently, logically and with analysis.
• Television, by inducing an alpha wave state, also removes the ability to process information independently and logically. Sadly, despite this wealth of research and information on the chain of evidence connecting television to mind control, more people than ever before are using television as their only source of entertainment, and ultimately, paying the price with lessened creativity and independent thinking.

Mark Stein is a blogger that is passionate about mind control, self improvement, spirituality, metaphysics and other relevant topics. He currently writes about Mind Control Techniques on his blog. 

Disney XD's Extreme Sports Wear Giveaway~!!

To enter this contest, go to www.disneyxd.ca and click on the Disney Drop-In Icon to access the contest~!!  NO purchase necessary!!    

Fill out the entry form, one entry per person and it runs from December 20, 2011 to May 31, 2012.  Bonus entries are available.

Open to Canadians excluding Quebec, 13 years of age or older.  Those younger require parental permission to enter. 

Top 10 Chick Fight Movies - Women in Action

On Seinfeld, they said that the appeal of two women fighting was the hope that in all the scuffle, they might kiss. I don’t buy that. If you want to see that, there are plenty of video series to fulfill your fantasy. I believe we like to see women be strong. We like to see that women can hold their own in any situation. Action movies provide situations that normal people just wouldn’t survive.

1) Kill Bill: Volume 1

For sheer girl on girl aggression per minute, I don’t think there’s anything tougher than the first volume of Kill Bill. Between The Bride Vs. Vernita Green, The Bride Vs. Oren Ishii and The Bride Vs. Gogo Yubari, I think this film represents the toughest, most brutal women in cinema history.

2) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

If you want truly artful chick fighting, you’ve got to love the two bouts between Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. One ballet takes them from rooftops to courtyards and the other is a free for all with all the weapons they can find in a dojo.

3) Charlie's Angels

This movie displays the excellence of women fighting together as a unit, rather than against other women. Though there’s one fight between Cameron Diaz and Kelly Lynch, but it’s the team-up against Crispin Glover in the alley that’s a beautiful display of cooperation. You may wonder why I don’t have Angels’ predecessor The Matrix on this list. As cool as it was, it just didn’t glorify the woman the way Angels knowingly fetishizes them.

4) Total Recall

Sharon Stone Vs. Rachel Ticotin is a classic knock out brawl. Each of them get some nice shots in against Arnold Schwarzenegger too. When I saw that, it blew my mind.



5) From Russia With Love

Remember when Bond was in the gypsy camp and those two women started fighting? Then there was some big attack and all the gypsy chicks started fighting? That was awesome. And in the early ‘60s too, how forward thinking.

6) Aliens

This counts because the queen is apparently a “bitch.” Probably the only interspecies chick fight I can think of, original action heroine Sigourney Weaver uses a space aged robosuit to become an even match for the acid blooded killing machine. All over the protection of a daughter figure too, if you like the maternal undertones.

7) Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Alias

Some of the best chick fighting is on TV these days. Whether it’s Buffy Vs. Faith or Sydney Vs. Evil Francie, these shows empower both their heroines and villainesses, and employ some of the most exciting American choreography ever.

8) Million Dollar Baby

Want a realistic chick fight? How about the wonderful world of women’s boxing. Hilary Swank clobbers most of her opponents instantly, and the fights that do go on for a time show the nuance of cinema’s best boxing films.

9) The Heroic Trio

This Hong Kong film is a good mix of female fighters banding together and fighting each other. Full of insane wirework in the comic book vein, you’ll rarely see women get tougher or crazier than here.

10) The Big Doll House

Probably interchangeable with any ‘70s women in prison movie, or any Pam Grier action movie, but as good a one to single out as any. Somehow when they lock women up, it just brings out the worst in them. I can’t figure out why.

Samet Bilir a freelance writer who writes about online shopping products. You can read more about his work at azframes.com, a website for digital picture frame reviews.

Top 3 Retro Game Shows

There is strong evidence to suggest that I developed elderly entertainment habits at a young age. I've always found pure joy in shuffleboard and bingo, and I suspect I might genuinely get into bird-watching if I gave it a go. There's also my deep desire to hang out on my porch, read a book and yell at the neighborhood hooligans. Not to mention, if I knew how to work DVR (cough*more evidence*cough), I'd likely be recording episodes of Antiques Roadshow. It gets me every time.

But rather than delving into the joys of televised antiquing, let's chat about another old-timer passion of mine: retro game shows. While there are plenty to choose from, I've narrowed it down to my top 3 favorite retro game shows:

The Price is Right
Seriously, who hasn't dreamed of making an appearance on this show? I have to admit that my zeal faded a bit when Bob Barker left the air, but it still holds a special place in my heart. Every summer morning from elementary school through high school, my 9am hour was dedicated to the excitement of Plinko, Cliff Hangers and Line 'em Up. I may not have garnered any legitimate pricing knowledge from all those viewing hours, but the theme music still blares in my head whenever a friend announces that they bought "A BRAND NEW CAR!" I'd call that a lasting impression.

Wheel of Fortune
I'm not sure what I love most about this one -- watching the actual show or playing the old-school computer-game version. Whether I'm mentally solving the word puzzles or analyzing the magic of the letter board (seriously, were these early version of touch screens?), this show sucks me in. From the angst of buying vowels to the despairs of spinning bankruptcy, there is never a dull moment with this addictive word game. (Well, except for the occasional contestant who delays solving when the answer is clear as day. Though, I suppose even that is entertaining in its own this-guy-is-a-moron kind of way.)

Family Feud
I can't say it in big enough letters -- I LOVE FAMILY FEUD. Besides being proud of the fact that I can actually spell feud correctly (really, what language rule is that? E before U?), this show fills me with all kinds of joy. From the overzealous families to the intrigue of the answers, I enjoy every minute of watching this entertainment go down. I won't lie, my favorite parts of the show are when contestants give idiotic answers and their entire family pauses, visibly bites their tongues, and offer a half-hearted "Good answer..." while unenthusastically clapping. Let's be honest, all the thinly veiled eye-rolling is undeniably entertaining.

So there you have it -- my top 3 favorite retro game shows. What are yours?

Katie Hawkes is a freelance blogger for JacksonWhite Attorneys at Law. JacksonWhite's Phoenix AZ bankruptcy attorneys help individuals in Arizona file for bankruptcy under the bankruptcy code.