Remember when the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air series changed Aunt Vivian’s? That sucked.Apparently, it sucked more for the first Aunt Vivian, as the move wasn’t voluntary. Janet Hubert-Whitten played Vivian Banks from seasons 1 -3, a total of 70 episodes. Daphne Maxwell Reid took over the role for the last 3 seasons, a total of 57 episodes.  The stronger performer of the two was no doubt, the first Aunt Vi, Hubert-Whitten, and she was obviously the more upset of the two regarding the switch, and blames Will Smith for the whole switch.

“There will never be a reunion as I will never do anything with an asshole like Will Smith. This constant reunion thing will never ever happen in my lifetime unless there is an apology, which he doesn’t know the word.”

My word. What would little Nicky think of that language?

So, what happened exactly? Well,  Hubert-Whitten, the first Vi, got pregnant, which was worked into the storyline, and she subsequently demanded more money, which was based on a seniority level – the more episodes you star in, the more seniority you get. With Hubert-Whitten being pregnant, the story lines weren’t constructed in such a way  to give her so many episodes, which she thought was unfair, and raised a bit of a stink. At that point, Will Smith went ‘Uncle Phil on DJ Jazzy Jeff’, and threw her out. Check out this compilation of some classic Season One clips from the show.

It’s pretty mind blowing that No Doubt released their self titled debut  album back in 1992, a full twenty years ago. However, it wasn’t until 1996, and their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom, that they received real commercial success. That’s when they released the track, ‘Don’t Speak’, an instant hit. That track catapulted them to commercial and critical acclaim, and they followed it up with a number of hits singles, and records, not to mention countless awards, including Grammys for Best New Artist, and Best Rock Album.

Lead singer Gwen Stefani, took on a side solo project, and achieved massive success, with two absolute smash hit records, she has since returned to the studio with No Doubt, and No Doubt’s sixth album is expected to be released sometime this year, and have said to have collaborated with Diplo and Switch. Check out this stellar performance of ‘Don’t Speak’ in Bangkok, Thailand.

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The coin itself is a cool aerial perspective of the beast looking up at you, he was said to be about 10ft tall, and weighing over 500 pounds, so it’s no wonder the coin barely contains his frame. Pretty frickin’ cool.

The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

Remember Stelios from 300? The guy who had the clutch line of fighting in the shade? Yeah, that was Mikey F. Here’s a reminder of how utterly awesome 300 was.

Now, fast forward to one of the other bigger guy movies of the last couple of years, Inglorious Basterds. Faasbender played the Churchill picked out English soldier Lt. Archie Hicox. Remember, the guy who signalled the number three the wrong way?

Still not convinced? He played young Magneto in X-Men First Class, he played Sgt. Burton ‘Pat’ Christensen in the classic, ‘Band of Brothers’, he played Lt. Harry Coleburn in A Bear Named Winnie…nevermind. This year he’s starring in the Ridley Scott Alien prequel, ‘Prometheus’, and after that? He stars alongside Brad Pitt in 12 Years a Slave, the story of a man living in New York during the mid-1800s is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south. Aw damn, shit just got real. Even you’re convinced he’s going to win one now, and he should, he’s a damn good actor. Hell, he might even win this year!

There are two Snow White inspired movies this year, and the first, while having a top notch cast, isn’t expected to win the fight between the two. Mirror, Mirror, has Julie Roberts as the witch, and is joined by Armmie Hammer, Sean Bean, and is directed by Tarsem Singh. Lucky for them, it’s going to be released before the other Snow White movie (featured in a future post). Instead of finding PG laughs, opt in for another Channing Tatum movie, co-starring Jonah Hill, and both of them reliving your childhood, with 21 Jumpstreet.

If you’re into comedy, and like being let down, Will Ferrell is also out with a movie, Casa De Mi Padre, but I’m not going to recommend that because a naked Will Ferrell screaming at the top of his lungs isn’t funny anymore, even if it’s in Spanish, and stars Gael Garcia Bernal. Instead, watch a sequel for a movie that you probably didn’t watch to begin with. The trailer for ‘Wrath of the Titan’s', backed by a remix of Marilyn Manson’s ‘Sweet Dreams’, looks absolutely epic. Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, and some bad ass special effects return to make this movie look pretty friggin’ cool.

If you’re wondering what series or franchise is going to replace the Harry Potter, Dark Knight, Bourne, LOTR, look no further than The Hunger Games. A book with a strong following, will likely compete with the ‘Girl with the…’ trilogy over the next few years. The series starts how many good ones do, not too many recognizable faces, a cheaper alternative to loading up with big name stars spread over franchise.