Covert Affairs

Is there anyone who hasn't seen the new "summer" series on the cable network USA Covert Affairs ?  If you haven't seen it yet ---- get your butt in gear the season finale is this coming Tuesday at 9PM.  Now just to make myself perfectly clear ............ I WILL be glued to the TV at this time for 2 hours watching - so nobody, and I mean nobody, had better disrupt this viewing time.  (Are you listening honey??  That means you too. - Love You)

I want to tell you I am IN LOVE with this series, it had better be back for at least a second (or more) season.  Ok it is official - USA Network DID pick up Covert Affairs for a second Season YEAHHHHH.    I love the fact that, if you miss a week (or just want to watch it again) you can stream it through USA Network and see full episodes.  Now I think they only keep the last 5 episodes so if you missed the beginning - you need to find it elsewhere, although I've only seen the last 5 episodes on HULU too.

I do love the fact that Annie becomes a CIA "recruit" after things in her love life seem to take a HUGE U-turn and yet her "love" seems to be closer than she ever thought, and then becomes part of the story in bits and pieces throughout the season.  I wonder if next season will have her put his memory and the "possibilities" of a future with him away and move on to a "better" relationship with either Auggie or Jai?  Now that could have some interesting story lines.

You can view the  Character Profiles for

Annie
or  
Auggie

or Jai, 

as well as Joan and Arthur Campbell (the "bosses") and Danielle Brooks (Annie's sister).  You can also read about the actor in the bio section of that page.  I think that both Auggie and Jai are so darned sexy in their own way - I know control myself.  Ok ladies did I just hear a sigh?  Come on you know I did, and it wasn't just from me!



Now IF they needed some background people for the show ..... I could see Jenn doing this one IN A HEARTBEAT!  And if it could be something more than just background ......

Now couldn't you just see this face

this person on TV?  Yes I could definitely see her doing something for this and really enjoying it, that would just be the best!

Oh wait, its probably filmed outside of the US - you know like maybe Canada ..... and now we need that little thing neither of us has ... you know a passport!  I know neglectful on my part (I will take the blame for that one, since at 20 she still allows me to be "mother" and take care of those important things) but hey we can't let a little thing like details derail the daydream can we? 

Ok sorry I incorporated some rah rah for my daughter in my review of this great show.  But I'm a proud mom - so that's my excuse story  and I'm sticking to it.

Favor to Ask ..... Please

If you could take 5 minutes of your time and vote for Jenn as the 2010 Face of e.l.f. both she and I would be so grateful. Modeling is something that she thinks she would really like to do. She has done some background work on a yet to be released movie with Meryl Streep and had fun doing it. (The movie is suppose to be released Christmas Day, so of course we have to watch closely to see if we can catch her.) You can vote once a day until New Year's Eve. Please take those few short seconds/minutes to cast your vote for Jenn.

When we saw this, we thought it would be great to take a chance and do this too. Who knows? Every college kid needs something to keep them out of trouble right?

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Face of ELF_2010 Jennifer_

Now I know ....

why it takes sooooo long to make a movie.

Monday Jenn got to be part of a movie that is yet to be titled - a Nancy Meyers project. Now she was in 1 scene - and that is all they shot all day.

We had to be there by 7:30 (and with the traffic around here and NYC that meant leave our house by 5:30).

We arrived at check in before 7am, where we were hoping it would warm up soon if we had to be outside all day. After getting her "wardrobe" for the day - we moved over to holding where she could also get breakfast. At 7:30 she was on set, and being "advised" as to what they would be doing for that part of the scene. Now there were quite a few background actors involved but seriously how many times do they have to walk through the scene before the director felt he (or was it they) had "gotten" it. I counted 5 times! seriously they had to walk in a graduation procession ....... and most of these kids had done this very same thing within the past 12 months for themselves. They got a break for lunch at 12:10 - where they were told they had to be ready to be back on set at 1.

Now they didn't actually get back on set until almost 2:30 - not exactly sure WHAT they were shooting from 1 to 2:30 - where it was more of the graduation scene. No not diplomas handed out or anything like that - it was more sitting, waving, standing - cheering on others. As well as one smaller group that did more "walking". This went on until they called it a "wrap" at 5:30., then she had to return her wardrobe and get all her paperwork filled out (they get ya there - all the forms not there or not signed - no pay). This was the only picture I could get with my cellphone (I just knew I should have brought my little digital - darn) - but this is the "afternoon part of the scene. As you can see they didn't really overwork them. Jenn's in there somewhere but God only knows from this picture.

Now she did get to see Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski while they did their part of the scene - so it wasn't a total nothing day and she had a good time with the kids she was with for the scene. They did tell everyone that they could NOT absolutely could NOT take any pictures when the actors were doing their scene, but it didn't keep some of the kids from going up close to watch - no pictures but they could watch up close and personal.

But holy moses 10 hours to do 1 scene? How many scenes are in a movie? I'm thinking months and months of work just to get all the things they want after they cut hours of work and leave it on the floor. No wonder it costs so much to make a movie ..... no wonder it costs so much to see a movie - those movie ticket prices have to pay for all this.

I will say that even though she was exhausted (up at 4am leaving the set around 6:45pm to get home at 8pm), she said she'd do it again......she just wishes it wouldn't be quite so cold the next time. And she did admit she was glad I made her wear the heavier sweater instead of just her leather jacket.

Look at this face - couldn't you just see her doing something in print? So if you know of anyone that is in need of a background actor - or wants to give a young adult a break ....... tell them you know of someone - she'd love it.