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  • The Bond Songs you Didn’t hear

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    This is some great stuff! I found an awesome article about the James Bond/007 movies and their theme music selection. After reading, I found out that some big name celebrities have recorded theme music for several movies in the Bond series over the past 40 years, and that many of those themes went unheard.

    The best part about the information is that you can actually listen to the music! (With the exception of two missing tracks.) There really were some great variations here that surprisingly didn’t make the cut.

    Here’s a condensed list:

    • Goldfinger (1964); Originally recorded by Anthony Newley.
      Click to hear
    • Thunderball (1965); Originally recorded by Johnny Cash(!)
      Click to hear
    • You Only Live Twice (1967); Originally recorded by Lorraine Chandler.
      Click to hear
    • The Man With the Golden Gun (1974); Originally recorded by Alice Cooper.
      Click to hear
    • For Your Eyes Only (1981); Originally recorded by Blondie.
      Click to hear
    • Never Say Never Again (1983); Originally recorded by Phyllis Hyman.
      Click to hear
    • The Living Daylights (1987); Originally recorded by The Pet Shop Boys.
      Click to hear
    • License to Kill (1989); Originally recorded by Vic Flick & Eric Clapton.
      No Audio! =(
    • Goldeneye (1995); Originally recorded by Ace of Base.
      Click to hear
    • Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); Originally recorded by Saint Etienne.
      Click to hear
    • The World is Not Enough (1999); Originally recorded by Straw.
      Click to hear
    • Quantum of Solace (2008); Originally recorded by Amy Winehouse.
      No Audio! =(

    See more details on the original article!

  • Fox won’t renew ‘King of the Hill’

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    After 13 seasons, long time comedy ‘King of the Hill’. written by Greg Daniels and Mike Judge, will not air another season for FOX.

    This is very disappointing to me. I have been a fan for the series for almost 5 years now, and I watch it whenever it’s on. It just goes to show how much power the production company has – to axe a popular comedy with hardly any hint of doing so beforehand made this news shocking to many. Looks to me like Fox wants to get the old shows out of the way so some new (and very likely to fail) shows can take their places.

    But Greg Daniels and Mike Judge are working on bigger and better things, and had been for some time now. Daniels works with The Office, which is a great comedy and a VERY popular show at this time. Judge is also working on a new animated series of his own, The Goode Family, and will premiere on ABC.

    There have been 13 final episodes purchased by Fox, and they will be shown in the 2009-2010 season.

    Perhaps Fox will reconsider the decision, but that’s really unlikely. but I guess we’ll have to just wait and see.

  • The Office returns for Season 5

    Hit comedy series, The Office, starring Steve Carell, is going to be coming back to NBC on September 25 for another hilarious season, which is the shows fifth. Just last year, during the massive Hollywood Writer’s Strike, the forth season of The Office was cut from 25 episodes to just 14. However, the entire company really worked hard to make those 14 episodes really great, and finished the season out with some awesome (and wacky) cliffhangers for the next season to answer.

    Hope you’re ready – I have had this date on my calendar for some time now! (You should know that since it is obvious that I love this show! 🙂 )

    I even found an awesome web site that has an interactive countdown until the premiere:
    http://www.theofficecountdown.erikkerr.com/

    See previous episodes and short clips of The Office for free:
    http://www.hulu.com
    http://www.hulu.com/videos/search?query=the+office

    See the homepage of The Office:
    http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/

    Are you ready? Then say so below! 🙂

  • Comedy returns after long break

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    As you all know, the Hollywood writers’ strike affected many shows that were both on the air and yet to come. Probably the hardest hit was NBC, but a prime example of a hit show from ABC that had its future season cut short was Lost; only 8 of the original 16 planned episodes were completed for this season.

    Other shows, like The Office, had their new season premieres delayed by several weeks. This is a very positive post, however, because a smattering of NBC comedies are returning on April 10! I personally can’t wait because my favorite TV show, which is The Office, will be returning with a brand new season!

    I hope that you are excited too! =)

  • TV Show Premieres Alert

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    A new category of SquidFlicks is the TVSPA, or TV Show Premieres Alert. This category is for the announcement of the premieres of new and continuations of popular TV shows on National Television.

    Without further ado, here are the first announcements:

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