Happily Ever After & Monique’s Celeb Top 5

August 10, 2012 in Celebrity, Children, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, Lifestyle, Money, News, Parenting

It’s been another big week in the celebrity world and this week we’re doing a celeb post tag team as our usual host, the lovely Monique, has fallen ill but the media stops for no man! So I’ll do my best to fill her shoes and, as always, you can read ‘the low down according to mon’ for this week here. To try to be a bit less confusing, I will put all the bits I’ve written in italics. – T. 1. Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes arrested ‘Hey Dad!’ star Robert Hughes has been arrested after a 2 year [...]

The Sort-Of Sequel

May 1, 2012 in Comedy, Entertainment, Film & TV

Not too long ago, we were talking about sequels and how they seem to be everywhere. Since then, the “sort-of sequel” has made an appearance. What’s a “sort-of sequel”? I hear you ask. Well, now that you’ve brought it up, a “sort-of sequel” is where characters or storylines from a previous film are used to make a new film without being a proper sequel (can also be called a spin-off, but I think “sort-of sequel” sounds better, more original). Example: Evan Almighty.  Making the rounds at the box office this weekend, superhero film The Avengers became the most recent “sort-of sequel”. [...]