Dancing With The Stars hits hard with the NFL!

I love sports and especially football season. As a Steelers fan the off season has been gut wrenching after the lose in the Superbowl, but at least I can get my Hines Ward fix on Dancing With The Stars.

However, I'm not the only one missing the NFL in the off season. Baltimore reporters and Raven fans have united to vote for any one on Dancing With The Stars, but Hines Ward. So I am urging the opposite from all Pittsburgh reporters and all Steelers fans out there. Let's unite together as Steelers Nation and send Hines Ward to the show finale for the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. If you've watched past season then you won't be surprised that once again a football player is close to doing his celebration end zone dance on DWTS again. As much as it pains me to say how good he was, but Emit Smith is a former DWTS champion and I'm looking to Hines to continue that NFL reign. Now the city of Baltimore can vote for everybody else all that they want too, because that will be their undoing. If they are dividing their votes amongst the other contestants and all the Steelers fans vote for Hines Ward then we will win the votes. We can send him all the way together.

So keep that back straight, shoulders up, and stay light on your feet, Hines, and dance circles around your competition. Steelers Nation has your back.

Oh, and no surprise that wrestler Jericho is also tearing it up. Props to you too big guy.

For you men out there! It's okay to sit down and watch some Dancing With The Stars. That's why they put awesome athletes on the show and it's loaded with beautiful women. To get your attention. The professional dancers are amazingly skilled and are extremely athletic pros. I dare you to pick your beer belly self up off the couch and try what these pros are doing on Dancing With The Stars. Don't give yourself a heart attack ,though; and fair warning that regular dancing will make you more fit and may improve your relationship with your significant other. Those are just a few side effects. It may also cause a surge of self esteem.

So sit and enjoy Dancing With The Stars with your lady or fellow. The NFL is right around the corner, but until then vote for Hines Ward, Steelers Nation. Maybe, Hines, can do what Chad Ochocinco could not do.

Down the Road Show
K.C. Murdock
CEO Murdock Worldwide Entertainment Corporation
Executive Producer/Co-Host
www.downtheroadshow.com

Wizard World has got it going Con!

There are lots of Cons across the country for many reasons and there are a bunch of Comic Cons put on by many companies out there, but my Heroes of Comic Con are Wizard World!



Anaheim Wizard World is not even close to one of the big Cons they put on in other cities, but it's not small by any means and they have what a lot of the giant Comic Cons are lacking... Comics, Comic Artists and Creators, and a good sized artist alley with plenty of walking room.

Oh yes, they have the major corporate sponsors and great celebrities to meet and geek out about; but they have not forgotten the reason that Comic Cons rose up like a pheonix all over the United States. You can have all the actors, directors, producers, and studio executives in the world at your Con to promote their Comic based movie; but that seems a little insulting to the original creators, artists, and publishers, stuffed away in a small corner of artist alley, that worked hard to get those published in the first place. I understand that the Cons are another business that needs to show a profit, but now the Cons are acting like the suits by screwing over the little guys and squashing their creative spirits. The world needs more Tony Stark types with the corporate power and the will to stand up for what's right. The starving artists!



What happened to protecting the arts and feeding the creative spirit in this society? I am not content with the usual remaking of old tv shows, comic books, and old movies into revamped pieces of crap. It's so easy for them to put out these movies and they know that all the fans will run out to see it... no matter what. Most go because they are fans of the original work and then their are the bloggers, podcasters, and streamers that need something to talk about and bash. Well most of them are so fanatical that they will never be happy and only pick it apart, because they wrote their own version of it. However, that doesn't mean the rest of the fans aren't out their paying attention too. We don't want you destroying the purity of what a real Comic Book provided all of us as kids. As adults we still need that fantasy world and an escape from the realities of our real lives even more then we did as children. Did the suits forget that kid inside? Stop counting your money and look up to count smiles instead, and the more smiles you see the more money you will be able to count in the end. Happiness is it's own currency and it is much more satisfying to know that you have made something that people enjoy and want to feel like they are apart of. In my opinion.

Marvel is excluded from my rant, because they have turned a corner in their film making, in the recent years, and representation of the original materials that they are trying to honor and pay homage too.



Well you too can be a part of Wizard World. They have not forgotten about the little people that are struggling to make ends meat or trying to get noticed by one of the top three... Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse. Their Artist Alley was very large and had nice big aisles for walking and stopping to talk with any artist that catches your eye or an artist that worked on your boy hood/girl hood hero. I ran into friends, well known artists, and some familiar artists I've met at other Cons; but at Wizard World Anaheim they were not cramped together like herded cattle. Many artists told me that it was a very refreshing experience and that they felt that it provided better opportunity to talk with fans and reach out to make new fans. I have become a fan of a few new artists because of their set up in Anaheim, but I will talk about them on the podcast instead of the blog.

You want your celebrity fix?




Wizard World still has some great actors, actresses, directors, and producers that are amazingly accessible; which was another topic that I heard many people talking about, besides my crew. It's true too! Not only were they very accessible, but they were happy to be there and extremely kind, nice, friendly, and patient as hell with my obnoxious ass. Not to mention they were good to my merry band of misfits...my crew! I can't change me; though many have tried and lost that war. Of course their are still lines for your favorites and you will get your chances to have a nerd melt down in front of them before their publicist calls over security to remove you and your overly excited freaky ways. That may or may not have almost happened to me when I met John Schneider! Bring your wallet though, because nothing in life is free. Which Charles Fleischer was good enough to remind me every time I walked by... followed by a don't forget FU! UStream.com/FU is his show every Tuesday night, and no I'm not sure if he was reminding me to plug his show or just F-ing with me. I suspect it was both! Ernie Hudson was there in full on Ghostbusters garb and was genuinely jealous of some proton packs that some fans had made. I too am bummed that Stargate Universe was canceled, but what isn't a bummer is being able to meet Alaina Huffman from the show and also from Smallville. She has a series currently on MTV.com called Agent Mom that you should check out. If you only watch the SyFy channel and that's not good enough then how about Cylon 6? That's right Battle Star Galactica's Tricia Helfer was signing photos from GSG. She also has a great project coming up that you can hear about on our YouTube interview with her and see clips from her panel. http://actingoutlaws.com/

That is just a few personal favorite celebrities,of mine, that are there; but yours might be there too. You have to go to find out.

"Down the Road Show" has exclusive footage from Anaheim Wizard World panels and candid interviews with some of our favorite celebrities,that other crews were unable to get, and we will be adding it our site real soon; plus some interesting clubs, fans, and worthy causes. There is a variety of activity at Wizard World and don't forget to pick up some souvenirs from any of the vendors; and find that comic book you have been missing from your collection.



Check out Wizard World's website to find out which cities "Down the Road Show" will be representing at.

http://WizardWorld.com

This is Entertainment that's all up in your face!



K.C. Murdock
CEO Murdock Worldwide Entertainment Corp.
Executive Producer/Co-Creator/Co-Host
"Down the Road Show"
http://downtheroadshow.com

Major thanks to Bob MacKay, http://pitpasstv.com, for stepping in last second and shooting the awesome footage we got on Friday and Saturday at Wizard World Anaheim. He truly saved me in a pinch.

Thank you John O'Toole for riding down the road from Utah with complete strangers to help this weekend. You were invaluable. Thanks buddy.

Thank you to Mike Granch, aka Mayhem, for doing anything asked of you including camera work on Sunday. You were a big help.

Thank you to Joseph Coleman and Miguel Espinoza for taking still photos of our weekend for us and capturing the spirit of DTRShow behind the scenes. You guys rock and made the weekend that much more fun.

Thank you Kyle Burlington for sitting in the booth for the majority of, his first ever, the Comic Con and editing together the videos that our fans will be enjoying soon.

Thank you partner, J.C. Tregarthen, for being their to ask the questions along side of me and to moderate the costume contest on Saturday night. That was a ton of fun. See you soon fellow podcast host.

And a special thanks to our sponsor who made the entire weekend possible. Thank you Byron and Suzanne Davis of Oggi's Anaheim/Costa Mesa and thank you Patty Young.

Oggi's Pizza and Brewery - Anaheim
12362 Chapman Ave.
Garden Grove, CA, 92840
714-534-3599

Location:Anaheim, California

Thanx Wizard World

Wizard World is no small Con!

Wizard World opened up there doors for "Down the Road Show" and myself with arms wide open; and I would like to publicly thank them now.

Thank You Wizard World!

Your my new favorite Con!

K.C. Murdock
CEO Murdock Worldwide Entertainment Corp.
Executive Producer/Co-Creator/Co-Host
"Down the Road Show"

Smallville turns Clark into Superman

That was good stuff. I laughed so hard at Booster Gold. A Super Hero with sponsors all over his suit. That is funny and brilliant. Why aren't more Super Heroes going after major corporate sponsors these days? Aquaman is now sponsored by Sea World and PETA. Wolverine is now sponsored by Happy Nails Salon and Spandex. Batman is sponsored by Gotham Sky Divers Association and Gotham Pest Control. The Flash is now sponsored by Fed Ex and G3 Flash Drives. Hawk Man is sponsored by Southwest. I personally find the entire concept hilarious. Could Booster Gold be more of a cheesy character? I think not. They even added the extra twinkle from the teeth when he smiled, cheesy lines, and overly acted poses for the paparazzi. Booster Gold is the quasi super hero you love to hate.

Super Awesomeness at it's best! Smallville has been very clever in it's writing not to use any Superman tag lines and Superman traditions directly, but rather sneaky and round about ways.

Clark Kent has finally embraced his alter ego as the bumbling fool that clumsily follows Lois Lane around like a lost puppy. I like how they have set it up as a plan to do so. It's a nice twist from the Superman movies and a flash back to season one when Clark was like that around Lana; and didn't understand why and now it's intentional. I'm loving the direction Smallville is taking with Clark turning into Superman.

If their is any doubt in your mind that Tom Welling is the new Superman then you need to watch the last episode. Maybe it was just me, but when Clark ran into the phone booth for the Super speedy change; I about died of happiness. Way to fit that in Smallville and the end of the episode with the traditional shirt ripping open was good too. What I next from Smallville? I don't know, but I can't wait to watch.

Thank you for giving us Superman back, Smallville!

Down the Road Show's K.C.

Fringe on FOX

The Last Episode of Fringe was Awesome!

Friday's episode of Fringe could not have tried any harder to satisfy the geek inside of me and they did. I'm a big advocate of this show and have enjoyed the dual universe dilemma that has been on going. Plus, it never hurts to have Spock, Leonard Nemoy, as a guest staring genius friend of Walter's, John Noble, and how how much fun must it be for, Anna Torv, Olivia Dunham, to channel his character and impersonate his speech patterns. I am fascinated by dual personalities and split time on characters by actors. Playing the same person, but in two different ways can not be an easy task for any actor/actress. Creating a believable character is a difficult process that a lot of film actors/actresses don't get to see until it has been releases on the big screen. It is the director and editor that actually take the best takes from the actor/actress and create from those the actual character and their traits. With such a short tuen around process on TV it becomes more important to capture the essence of the character before they say action. Their is no room for error and not enough time create that feeling in the editing room. I believe. I thought Anna Torv did a great job interpreting the mannerisms and voice of Leonard Nemoy. Great job, Anna.

I also have a fondness for comics and cartoons. This last episode of Fringe went total cartoon on me. Awesome! They looked cool as cartoons and it was an inventive way to use it in the story line. It kind of had an early 90's or late 80's cartoon look and feel about it, and they could easily put out the entire show in that format and I would still watch it.

Of course to get to this magical cartoon world they would have to do LSD, which Walter is very familiar with, and enter into Olivia's mind; which is full of pit falls. I had a good laugh when Agent Phillip Broyles, Lance Reddick, accidentally got dosed with acid and started tripping balls. Lance was very convincing and funny yet sad at the same time. Good job.

I am very excited to see how the rest of the season plays out. Will one of the universes be destroyed? Can peace be made or is the machine be used for destruction?

Tune in to find out.

Down the Road Show' K.C.


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Recent Guests On The "Down The Road" Show...

Greet's everyone ~

We have been quite busy setting up some great interviews with special guests for our upcoming shows, kicking things off back in November, 2010 with members of the the Dub / Reggae / Roots music band "All Night Pressure" joining us in the room here at Arzola Studios.  Musicians Ryan Byrne (Vocals), Chris Ellis (Guitar, Vocals) and José Camacho (Bass) came in and performed live during our interview and premiered their latest track exclusively on our show, and we plan to have them join us again in the near future.


March, 2011 had proven to be very busy for us as well, as we were fortunate to have Hip-Hop / R & B artist and actor J'Wai Davis come in for an interview and live music performance.  J'wai discussed his upcoming projects and music plans, and also performed an exclusive track for the show as well.


A few weeks later, The "Down The Road Show" was proud to welcome actor and comedian Mark Christopher Lawrence ("Big Mike" on NBC's series "Chuck") to join us for our entire DTR broadcast.  Mark was very fun and easy going with our usual antics that day, and he talked in detail about his current and upcoming acting and comedic stand-up projects that we will be sure to discuss and share more in the coming months with you all.


For various photos and video selections / links from these appearances mentioned above and more, be sure to check out our fan page on Facebook soon!  Be sure to join us as a "fan" on our page there, as well... we like the company and enjoy the comments that you all share with us. 


We look forward to having these special guests / celebrities come back on our DTR show again in the near future especially for YOU - our loyal listeners ~ we have many upcoming interviews with more special guest musicians, comedians and celebrities soon to join us and share their wit, talents, future appearances and projects ~ many are sure to be exclusives ~ with us here in the room... and with you all whenever and wherever you tune in to our show!  


Sound good so far?  Hope so.


As always, be sure to tune in often to our ever-growing podcast show archives on iTUNES, where you can subscribe for FREE - nada - zilch - zip... you get the idea.  Our show now also has a *new* phone application that you can download and use to listen to our podcasts archives anytime by using this link on Magmito:   http://m.magmito.com/104584/dtrshow .  


All good stuff... and all for you - our fans.  Let us know what you think, okay?


Thanks everyone for tuning in to our podcast and allowing us to (hopefully) inform / entertain you and share a laugh or three to help make your day, evening or commute go by a little better ~ and kudos to you for helping to spread the word, re-posting our links and sharing the DTR show with your friends, family and connections, too.  It means much, and stay tuned... it only gets better from here.


Be good humans ~ and we'll see you...


"Down The Road".


Peace.




~ J.C.

To Superman or not to Superman?

Smallville is back and it's got a double dose of Tom Welling, as Clark Kent/The Blur/Smallville/Evil Clark or what ever other nickname you prefer and I like that they are playing with dual universes. It's very Fringe of them. It must be cool to be able to play, in one episode, the good Clark Kent and the bad Clark Kent from the other universe. This is a great episode to begin the ending of the series and it is completed by a Kent vs Kent, Clark vs Clark, Good vs Evil battle of the Super kind; that is over before you can blink.

It was good to see John Schneider again in the episode.

I missed that good ole Duke boy!

Don't get too excited though if you are watching it on your dvr and fast forward through the little teasers coming back from the commercials you will miss some great stuff. Like a great shot of Tom Welling standing still, very stoic, and the shadow that he casts wears the cape flapping from his shoulders behind him in the wind.

Leaving the question all Smallville fans are debating!

When do you show Clark Kent as Superman?

I've listened to a lot of podcasts and read a number of Blogs, Twitters, and Facebook discussions about it; and there are a number of opinions out there.

Show him in full Superman costume saving the day or just a glimpse of him flying off? Just barely show the emblem or a shadow of the cape? Don't show anything or show it all? To Superman or not too Superman? That is the question?

There is no way to please every geek and nerd out there with the ending of WB's Smallville saga, but you can give us a few alternate endings on the DVD release.

I'm just saying?! "That would be cool"

So.......

My opinion is simple. I have not been watching this show, religiously, for ten seasons to get a crap ending with a lame teaser of what he will become. Tom Welling is every bit Superman to me as Christopher Reeves was and always will be.


I would have no problem seeing Tom Welling in the last ten minutes of the series turn from Clark Kent into Superman and save Metropolis and Lois Lane or at least have him flying of, through the clouds, in the suit. I think that Tom Welling has put so much time and development into this character that it would fall flat and feel awkward if he didn't wear the suit. Don't you? It would be another LOST ending!$&@?! It is an honor to wear the Superman suit and I think Tom Welling has earned the right to end an era and great television show as Superman.


DTRShow's - K.C. - "Positivity Breeds Positivity"

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Location:Smallville on WB