10 Questions for 2012

So I decided to do something I don't normally do yesterday morning: read the paper.  The Entertainment section of my local paper had a list of twenty questions they hope will be answered in 2012.  The writer was highly opinionated in his offerings and I was stunned by a few.  Honestly I don’t care if the Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries 72-day marriage was a scam.  I do not follow Hollywood couples because I associate them with falling into one of these categories: 1. A scam – either for publicity, promotion, or just plain vain.  2.  Love – and if so good for them.  3. Rebound – which could be classified as a scam I suppose, but not in my book, and again this could be for publicity reasons as well.  4. Movie Chemistry – this would be a couple that plays as a couple on a tv show or in a film and become attracted to one another as a result of the roles they have played.  Thus I do not care who marries whom.  Chances are it will be over soon enough.  If not, great, but really not my business.

So I decided to make my own list, but mine will only have ten points because I would like to keep this brief:

1.   Will they really make a “Mass Effect” movie?  We’ve been hearing talk about this for years but still little is known.  First the debates were on whether there would be a female or a male Shepard, a reasonable question with the choice the game gives you (and believe me, it makes a difference).  But now with the new plot line setting the film back when humans first discovered the mass relays there is no worry about the Commander Shepard gender issue.  Still IMDB has no more information past a small blurb about the plot and the name of the screenwriter.

2.     Will this be the year that a show about super humans/super heroes makes it past the first season?  With recent shows in this category falling victim to the first year cuts (like “The Cape” or “No Ordinary Family”) will “Alphas” be the show to break the losing streak?  Tune in this summer on SyFy for the outcome.  (Note: IMDB has a listing for the first episode of Season 2 in July – Good news?  I think so!)

3.     Will the “Avengers” movie be all that it promises to be?  Come on – with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, AND Mark Ruffalo how could it not?

4.     Who will end up as Kelly’s new host in place of Regis Philbin?  I would like to cast my vote for Neil Patrick Harris now please.

5.     Who will be the next President of the United States?  Come on – this is probably the most important thing for the most people that I’m going to put on this list – yet my local paper didn’t think this was a worthy question?  The election should count in Entertainment. 

6.     How many movies will be deemed the “Best Film of the Year” before we actually find one deserving of the honor?  I mean, how many times can they get it wrong?  You know what really bothers me?  When I see ads for the first movie of the year saying it is the best of the year.  If they mean the best so far well then duh!  It’s the only movie of the year so it has to be the best by default – which would also make it the worst by default if you follow that line of logic.  If they mean the best of the whole year to come then those reviewers are either psychic, hopeful, or just plain stupid.  I’m sorry, but rarely does the best movie of the year come out in the first week of the year.  It’s just plain fact.  Don’t believe me?  Go find the release dates for the last 20 Best Picture winners from the Golden Globes.

7.    Who will be the best J. Pierrepont Finch:  Daniel Radcliffe, Darren Criss, or Nick Jonas?  I’m just sorry I won’t be able to answer this one myself – but it is far too expensive and time consuming to go see the same play three times.  I’ll settle for one, and I’m hoping to see Darren – no offense to the other two, but Daniel is leaving soon and I love Darren’s voice (as well as thinking he is a good actor) so it was an easy pick for me.

8.     Who will win the most medals in the 2012 Olympic Games?  GO USA!!

9.      How many movies will we see in theatres based on books?  I can already name a few.  This trend seems to get more popular every year….maybe it is because I’m just more well read every year…but I doubt it.  Do you think this trend is because people love to see their favorite books visually acted out for that extra dimension, or is it because people would rather watch moving pictures than actual read a story?  My hope is that it is the first, but my practicality says it is a little of both.

10.   How many celebrities will be arrested this year?  Okay, I don’t really care about this one, but I figured I should throw in a gossip note for all you people who just love to creep on celebs.

Well there you have it - My top ten questions to be answered this year.  Or, more accurately, the first ten questions I thought up.  Enjoy your pondering!