2013 April | Fandom Obsessed

Now we can walk all over the Backstreet Boys

Yesterday, Monday April 22nd, the Backstreet Boys received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!!! I'm so excited!!! This is like a huge deal. Not only for them, but for us fans too! At least for me. Looking back, I have a lot of memories that include them. Getting their first CD as a Christmas present from my…

Celebrating 20 years of KTBSPA

I can't believe it's been 20 years!!! Well, for me it'll be 16 years come this December. 16 years of fandom. Wow! I'm old. If you are not a fan, you probably haven't understand the title or have no clue of what I'm talking about. Well, let me illustrate you. "KTBSPA" stands for "Keep the Backstreet Pride Alive". If you…

When sequels are (bad) remakes in disguise

We know Hollywood has a thing for sequels and squeezing every penny out of a "franchise" that they can. Of course, when the story supports and reasonably allows for a sequel or more than one, it's perfectly understandable and even, at some level, desirable for us, the fans. But what happens when sequels are done to movies that are pretty…

“Man of Steel”: is it June yet?

I've had a crush on Henry Cavill for years now. Serious crush. And now every single person will know him too and he will no longer be mine. That ain't fair. We had such a nice and intimate relationship, he and I. I've liked him since before Stardust were he looked horrible, with a blond wig and a mustache. Ew. But…

Being Carrie Bradshaw: Jamie Fraser

I have a group of crazy friends, who I met through a forum dedicated to the then unkown actor, Gerard Butler. Thing is, the dude’s Scottish, and as he unleashed his fan’s baser passions, he also dragged us all to a frenzy for all things Scottish, celtic music and the indiscriminated reading of any novel that includes a character playing…