Have you heard of Hulu.com? It is a joint venture between NBC, Universal and a few other players. The site is now free and open to anyone in the US. But what is it? Hulu.com is a site that has many of your favorite shows from NBC, USA, FOX and more. There is Chuck, My Name is Earl, Bionic Woman and many more. Not all shows have the full season but there are some episodes I missed of certain shows that it is nice to catch them online. For Fox they have Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and New Amsterdam (which is great because the media center pc up and died on us.).
From now on my entertainment posts and TV and movie reviews are also going to appear on this blog. I was keeping BenSpark 2 alive to help me earn some more money but I have since decided to quit posting for a certain company that Pays U 2 blog. I felt I was writing just to write and not because I really wanted to. So things change today. I’m adding an entertainment aspect to this blog with reviews as well as embedded videos of the shows that I review. That is another feature of Hulu.com which is very cool.
Here is the pilot episode of The A-Team. Oh yeah, there are some classic shows online as well.
I watched the intro and there was a different guy instead of the real Face. Did you know that the real Face wasn’t in the pilot?
Based on his song Jolly Mon, Jimmy Buffett and his daughter Savannah Jane Buffett weave a wonderful island tale. The book that we have is the hardcover version and it included a CD of Jimmy Buffett and Savannah Jane Buffett reading the story. The CD is wonderful as Jimmy reads with such passion and the readings by Savannah Jane are endearing. There is also a wonderful accompaniment of Caribbean music in the background. I wish it had come with the actual Jolly Mon song on it as well.
The story is a nice one with a varied amount of words. The illustrations by Lambert Davis are incredible. I loved the colors used and the characters as well. Both Allison and I love reading this story to Eva. She is now getting old enough to be interested in the beautiful pictures and she holds still for the story as well.
The story is about The Jolly Mon, a wonderful singer, who find a magic guitar that allows him to play without ever having known how to play before. Then Jolly Mon leaves his small island and travels all over the Caribbean sea. He is ambushed by pirates and saved by a magical dolphin.
The overall message is one of conviction and selflessly giving of your talents to help others and bring them joy. Because of Jolly Mon’s selflessness he is rewarded time and again.
At the end of the CD there is a story by Jimmy Buffett about how the book came about. The book comes from legends, Jimmy’s sailing and the life that he has lived.
Read to Me Dad Ratings
Story – Excellent
Re-Read-Play-ability – Excellent
Illustrations – Excellent – So colorful and fun.
Message – Excellent – Using your talents selflessly for the enjoyment of others.
Plot – Good
Characters – Excellent, One eyed Rosy and Jolly Mon are my favorites.
Does Eva Like It – She loves hearing the voices that we use to read this story.
