Posted by Adrienne on May 26, 2010 under Photos, TV & Movies | 
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The bright colors of the fresh produce at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia really catch the eye:
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| From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Part of the film National Treasure (one of Adrienne’s favorites!) was filmed at the Market, although it was in one of the meat stalls, and not a produce one.
Posted by Adrienne on March 7, 2010 under TV & Movies | No Comments
Have you ever visited the places where a favorite movie or TV show of yours was shot? It can be a lot of fun to see what a place that you’ve only seen on TV looks like in real life. A lot of TV shows are being filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia nowadays, which makes it easy for us to see some of these show locations, since Vancouver is only a few hours away from Seattle.
One of our favorite shows currently on TV is Psych, a cop “dramedy.” It’s on USA network on Wednesday nights if you want to check it out. While the show is set in Santa Barbara, CA, the filming is done in Vancouver, and one of the main outdoor shoot locations is in the town of White Rock, just across the US-Canadian border. On our way to visit Vancouver for the day, we stopped off in White Rock to see where the shooting happens.
Posted by Adrienne on November 18, 2009 under Photos, TV & Movies | No Comments
It’s like an alien space ship has landed in the Cream City:
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| From Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
This is the new wing of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Quadracci Pavilion, and it was completed in 2001. We didn’t get to go too far inside (time constraints) but we did spend a good amount of time examining the interesting design of this outer part, and we walked on the pedestrian bridge (in the foreground) that connects the museum to downtown Milwaukee.
And, actually, I’m not the only person to think “alien space ship” upon seeing the distinctive design. In the new ABC sci-fi/drama/remake V, the design of the inside of the aliens’ space ship was inspired by the inside of this very museum. Find out more here.
Posted by Adrienne on August 12, 2008 under Random Thought, TV & Movies | No Comments
The Games of the 29th Olympiad are being played in Beijing, and I’ve been watching several events each night after work, and sometimes a few events during the work day, too, because we’re showing it on one of the TVs in the library (yeah, it’s pretty awesome).
I was thinking about the Olympics while flipping between softball, beach volleyball and women’s gymnastics, and in particular about what I like and dislike about the Games. Here’s what I came up with:
I like all the colors and pagentry in the Opening Ceremonies and in the different uniforms and flags in the events
I really like watching the many different sports that you don’t often get to see, like water polo, equestrian, field hockey, archery, badminton, synchronized diving, and shooting (yes, shooting. With guns. Like the clay pigeon part of Duck Hunt)
I like seeing amazing comebacks like that men’s swimming relay and dominating performances, like the USA softball team’s no-hitter against Venezuela
I don’t like commentators who either don’t really know much about the sport they are covering or won’t shut up and let me watch the event
I don’t like hearing about an athlete with an amazing story, or from a country who has never won a medal and feeling bad for them and wanting to root for them, but I can’t, because there are others that I was rooting for first (that’s kind of convoluted, but that’s how I feel)
I really don’t like having access to six channels that are carrying the Games and having half of them in commercial and the other half showing regular programming when they could be showing kayking or something cool like that. Get with it, NBC!
Posted by Adrienne on June 20, 2008 under Gaming, TV & Movies | 2 Comments
Another Wii game I’ve been playing a lot recently is Lego Star Wars, which is quite a fun game. You might think that with it being Legos, it would be cheesy, and it kind of is, but it’s mostly a good time, especially when playing with someone else. The levels are fun, with lots of secrets to find, and there are lots of different characters, vehicles and superpowers to unlock. The little Lego characters act out the iconic scenes from the movies in between levels, but without talking, and it’s better than the movies! So that got me thinking about the real Star Wars movies.