Dancing with who?

In recent years "Dancing with the Stars" has really stretched the limits of the who can be called a star. It also has become predictable, as it fills certain roles every season.

With the announcement of this year's cast, the show has once again cast a cornucopia of reality stars, Hollywood has beens and athletes.

Just in case you missed it, here's this season's cast.

• The Athletes-former Laker Rick Fox, former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner
• The Showman-David Hasselhoff
• The Comeback Kids-Brandy, Michael Bolton
• The Reality Stars-"The Hills'" Audrina Patridge, "Jersey Shore's" Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
• The Sentimental Favorites-Jennifer "Nobody puts baby in a corner" Grey, "Brady Bunch" mom Florence Henderson
• The Wildcards-Disney star Kyle Massey, comedianne Margaret Cho
• The WTF?-Bristol Palin

While it sounds like an interesting cast, there's only two or three people that I genuinely want to see. So if those people don't make it to the later rounds, I'll probably stop watching.

Of course the inevitable cheesy trainwreck that is Hasselhoff will be awesome to watch.

Emmys welcome newcomers

Because of the nature of television, the Emmys are the only award show where repeat nominees and winners become the norm.

Last night's ceremony broke that mold, with the television academy awarding a lot of first timers.

Surprising first time winners included:

• Archie Panjabi "The Good Wife"-Supporting Actress Drama
• Aaron Paul "Breaking Bad"-Supporting Actor Drama
• Eric Stonestreet "Modern Family"-Supporting Actor Comedy
• Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"-Lead Actor Comedy

This marked the first year that so many rookies took home trophies.

There were also wins for Emmy favorites Edie Falco and Kyra Sedgwick. Falco was a surprising winner for Lead Actress in a Comedy for "Nurse Jackie," which is the most serious, unfunny comedy on TV.

Sedgwick had been nominated five times for her role on "The Closer," finally taking home the trophy for Lead Actress in a Drama last night.

The night's biggest upset came when "Top Chef" won for Reality Competition Program. "The Amazing Race" had won this award seven years in a row, and everyone figured it would be "American Idol" or "Survivor" to finally take it down, but "Top Chef," no one saw that coming.

New show "Modern Family" won for Best Comedy, but that had been predicted by several TV experts so that wasn't really a surprise.

Like the Super Bowl, the Emmys rotate networks and with the show on NBC this year, Jimmy Fallon hosted.

For the most part he was funny doing unusual introductions and fun comedy bits, but his crowning moment was the opening number. Fallon and the cast of "Glee" got together a group TV stars to perform the Bruce Springsteen classic "Born to Run."

It really set the tone for a laidback, fun show.

While all the surprises did throw a wrench into our predictions, it was nice to see the Emmys honor a new crop of shows and welcome some newcomers into the fold.

Candace's Emmy 2010 Recap

I will try not to rant, because there was too much that I didn't agree with on the Emmy's tonight, however, there were a couple fabulous parts tonight, and I will stick to those!

I have to say, I think this is the best opening the Emmy's has ever had. Honestly, I can't remember any of the other openings now that I think about it. But this one will never fade. A musical performance with Jimmy Fallon, the cast of Glee, Nina Dobrev, and Jorge Garcia. Having been reading spoilers for the event for the last few days, I knew it would start with a musical performance. I was bouncing up and down, clapping like a Gleek when Nina Dobrev, the star of "The Vampire Diaries" hopped in, but I "LOST" it when Jorge Garcia joined in! Then he and Nina got to bust out a verse together! I was falling out of my chair! It was fabulous!

Let me tell you, I have never been so happy with the Emmy's in my life until Jim Parsons won Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance of Sheldon Cooper in "The Big Bang Theory". I wanted him to grab it, but I honestly thought Steve Carrell would grab it instead. I am BEYOND happy for Jim. I was so shocked, that I gasped at the top of my lungs and almost fell from my chair. I bet I'm not the only one cheering and possibly crying for their favorite TV nerd! And in true Sheldon Cooper fashion, with that Emmy in his hand he couldn't sit still and couldn't slow down, but that's why we love him.

For me, the ceremony went down hill after that, which both of these previous moments happened in the first thirty minutes. There was only one other performance that I enjoyed, and that was Jimmy Fallon's tribute to "LOST", "24" and "Law & Order". It was hilarious and had me falling out of my chair once again. Fallon's Green Day rendition for "LOST" was classic! Once I find a good quality video of it, I will post it, but there isn't one quite yet. All in all, I think Jimmy Fallon was a fantastic host, and I would love to see him host the Academy Awards very soon.Just as a quick little tid bit for the red carpet, I think hands down the best dressed was Nina Dobrev. She was a goddess! There were plenty of gorgeous and beautiful gowns, but once we finally saw her on screen, my jaw just dropped. I'm not sure Nina will ever end up on a worst dressed list, and I always want to steal her shoes. Running a close second is Claire Danes,who won Outstanding Actress in a TV or Miniseries for "Temple Grandin".

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Losing faith in the Weez

I think it is common knowledge around the world of Inscaped that Weezer is my favorite band.

I don't know what it is but the music has always connected with me.

No one can argue that "Pinkerton" is incredible stuff.

And if you try, then you'll lose that argument.

Heck, I even loved "Maladroit." I remember taking off early from work to go to Circuit City to get that on its release day.

I loved the "Red Album" and the fact that other members of the group wrote and sang some of the songs (those songs were some of my favorites on the CD.)

Then something happened.

"Raditude."

Don't get me wrong, I love a lot of the songs on that CD.

Especially the ones co-written outside of the group ("Put Me Back Together" and "Let It All Hang Out.")

But, lead singer Rivers Cuomo did something different around that time.

He put down the guitar and went solo in front with just a microphone.

And disaster struck.

Cuomo without a guitar is like a kid with ADHD out of control. He's flailing around and acting crazy.

It was obvious to me that Cuomo without his guitar is like Samson without his hair.

Bible reference FTW!

The geek power of Weezer was flowing through Cuomo and his guitar.

Now it's power run amok.

Recklessly pushing people over and kissing hands and shaking babies... somethings not right.

Then it was announced the new record would be called "Hurley" and the cover would be a close up photo of actor Jorge Garcia's face, the actor from "Lost."

Now I love "Lost" but come on... really?

I swear people turned around to look at me when I read the news because my eyes made this really scary sound when they started rolling out of control.

And to make matters worse? The first single.

Here it is... "Memories."



It sounds like Bad Religion started writing a Christmas song, then handed it off to New Order and they re-wrote it with breakup poetry.

I'll still buy "Hurley," because I won't totally give up on them yet.

Here are some recent performances that are giving me some glimmer of hope.





The above one works so well because of Pat Wilson on the keyboard.

'Lost' auction makes fans Dharma crazy

Over the weekend the memorabilia company Profiles in History partnered with ABC studios to sell props from the TV show "Lost." Among the items for sell were costumes, scripts and setpieces from all six seasons of the popular program.

While the show always caused a certain level of hysteria among die hard fans, no one expected the prices to be as high as they ultimately were.

The highest selling item was the blue Dharma van, which went for an astounding $47,500. While it's no secret that we're huge "Lost" fans, the ridiculous numbers that the memorabilia went for was a complete shock.

Second on the list was the dial mechanism and mirror array from the lighthouse which went for $27,500, while third place was the frozen donkey wheel at $22,500.

Really, the frozen donkey wheel, where in the world are they going to put the frozen donkey wheel? It's not like you can just sit on a shelf someplace?

Below is a list of highlights from the sell.

• DHARMA Van: $47,500
• Dial mechanism & mirror array from the Lighthouse: $27,500
• Island time-shifting frozen wheel: $22,500·
• DHARMA Jeep: $20,000
• Hurley's Camaro: $20,000
• Daniel Faraday's journal w/extensive handwritten notes: $20,000
• Swan Station Computer: $16,000
• "Pilot" script signed by J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof $15,000
• Season Six production artwork: $15,000
• Season One production artwork: $14,000
• Desmond's fail-safe key with "Joe Inman" dog tag; $11,000
• Jack's death costume from the series finale, "The End": $9,000
• Large section of Oceanic Flight 815 wreckage: $9,000
• Charlie's "DS" ring: $9,000
• Locke's Compass: $8,000
• Baby Aaron's crib: $8,000
• Fragment of Jacob's tapestry: $6,500
• Hurley's winning Mega Lotto Jackpot ticket: $5,500
• Jack's Pilot episode costume" $3,000
• Sawyer's paperback copy of "Watership Down": $2,750
• Sawyer's improvised reading glasses from Season Three: $2,250
• Set chair for Matthew Fox "Jack": $1,200

Since my all time favorite "Lost" episode is "Greatest Hits" I have a special affinity for Charlie's Drive Shaft ring, but seriously $9,000. I'm sure not even Dominic Monaghan would spend $9,000 for what's probably a very inexpensive ring.

I get it, I'm a fan, but some of these items went for crazy amounts of money, so I have to wonder if this is just the last gasp of a television classic or the start of a pop culture legend?

Of course I'm writing this while sitting in a row of Oceanic 815 seats so it's not like I can judge what makes people happy.

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Teaser Trailer for Season 2 of "The Vampire Diaries"

Thank you the CW Network!! Waking up to a fantastic teaser trailer to "The Return", the first episode of the second season, means it's going to be a good day. A great day even. Not only will this mean that I'm going to watch this teaser and freak out about it all day, then hopefully again once they broadcast it with the rerun of episode 20 "Blood Brothers" tonight at 8pm, but it will also include a very epic Skype conversation with all my closest twitter TVD pals with us dissecting every single frame, look and kiss in it's one minute and thirty seconds.

This is the moment that fans have been waiting for all summer. Now the official countdown begins. Only 21 days to go my friends. Let's hope it goes by with the blink of an eye!!

"Expendables" sequel cast wish list

And by the way, this is the 500th post for Inscaped. Go team!

 

 

Saw "The Expendables" this weekend, full review during the next show, and one of the biggest thoughts to come to me was "Ideas for the sequel!"

 

Without spoiling much, Bruce Willis' character offers the big job to Stallone's team and Arnold Schwarzenegger's "team."

Arnold turns him down saying "he's busy."

Well, he'll be done with his term as governor very soon so maybe he can make a return appearance and bring his "team" along.

So I would love to see his team comprised of: 

• The Rock
• Chow Yun Fat
• Milla Jovovich (she could hold her own with the guys)
• Vin Diesel

And then the bad guys would be played by Wesley Snipes and John Cena.

Boom, automatic No. 1 movie again at the box office.

'The Closer' never disappoints

As one of the most consistently successful shows on television, "The Closer" can sometimes go unnoticed. However, this is one of those programs that will go down in history as one of the best ensembles on TV.

This season has so far featured episodes that highlight the functionally dysfunctional methods of the Major Crimes Unit. From Sanchez adopting a suspect's son to Taylor's increased presence within the team to the always hilarious Flynn and Provenza team, every aspect of the show has fired all cylinders this season.

Of course, on a show like this it all starts at the top and on "The Closer" it starts with Kyra Sedgwick. Her Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is one of the best leads on TV and the versatility that Sedgwick brings to the role makes her feel more real than some of the other cops on television. I'm looking at you David Caruso.

One of this season's major highlights has been the battle between Brenda and Pope to become the new Chief of Police. Pope thought he had it in the bag until Brenda's name was mentioned. At first it seemed as though she wasn't interested and only applied as a formality, but every episode she becomes more critical of what kind of job Pope would do.

While ultimately Brenda probably won't get the job because it would change the premise of the show, the drama surrounding the selection process will definitely change their relationship.

One of the most important things "The Closer" does is show the healthy, loving marriage of Brenda and her husband FBI Agent Fritz Howard. A lot of procedurals have the characters have these awful personal lives so they seem better investigators.

In Brenda's case, it's her happy life that makes her so good at what she does and once again that makes her far more interesting.

While TNT is giving all the press to the predictable "Rizzoli and Isles," "The Closer" is the show the network should be pushing.

A Fangirl's Top 10: Best Screen Vampires

Say hello to the first volume of a blog series that I will be posting every week, with a new list and a new top 10!

Being the vampire fan that I am, I couldn't help myself and made a list of my absolute favorite screen vampires from film and television. For me, this wasn't an exactly easy list to make, especially picking between my top three.

10. Stefan Salvatore (played by Paul Wesley)

Other fans of "The Vampire Diaries" may hate me for putting Stefan at the bottom of my list, but he still makes it. A vampire struggling to keep the monster inside of him at bay, Stefan is the definition of a dark and mysterious brooder, trying to come to terms with his existence. The second season of this new hit series is going to be wild and unpredictable, with Stefan running this way and that trying to keep Elena safe, taming his older "bad boy" big brother, and battling against Katherine, his first love and sire.


9. Claudia (played by Kirsten Dunst)

One of the most brilliant things about "Interview with the Vampire" is the character of Claudia. A vampire that lives an abnormally long life while trapped in the body of a child. The love between Claudia and Louis is deep and endless. Yet, despite the long years they spend together, the facade of her youth will always stand between them. This character and her struggles is also played remarkably well by then child actor, Kirtsen Dunst.


8. Mick St. John (played by Alex O'Loughlin)

Although "Moonlight" was canceled before we could really get to know Mick, he was still intriguing. A vampire that has now been working as a detective for two lifetimes, must contend with the faces from his past and his love for human reporter, Beth Turner. I have yet to watch the whole series since borrowing the DVDs from Stephanie, but from what I have seen, Mick is a vampire taken from the legacy of one of my all time favorites, Angel. A vampire with a dark background, yet takes it upon himself to fight the good fight.

7. Katherine Pierce (played by Nina Dobrev)

Who doesn't like a Head Bitch in Charge?? Or so what we the TVD Twitter Family have been calling Katherine all summer. She is evil, coniving, hot as hell, and ingenious. What's not the love? In fact, I love her so much, that I can't wait until the bitch is dead! In all honesty though, Katherine is one of those characters you can't wait to see on screen and can't wait to see her get what she deserves. Acted flawlessly by Nina Dobrev, who has way too much fun playing two faces on "The Vampire Diaries", I'm sure Katherine will make it onto my favorite villains list in no time!

6. Dracula (played by Gary Oldman)

Yes, the Gary Oldman Dracula. The only man that could ever play Dracula in Francis Ford Coppola's "Bram Stoker's Dracula". Ladies, let's be honest here. No one can be better than Gary Oldman in any role he portrays. Being perhaps my favorite all time actor, there is no way that he would not make it on this list. He gives a fantastic and exquisite performance as Dracula, reminding us about the elegance and sophistication that is the Dracula Bram Stoker brought to life and started the international fascination with the vampire love story. I'm not sure anyone can ever do it better. Stoker and Oldman.

5. Louis de Pointe du Lac (played by Brad Pitt)

Back in the '90s when Brad Pitt chose roles in still some of the best drama films I own like "Legends of the Fall" and "A River Runs Through It", his portrayal of vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac is timeless. About a vampire struggling to accept his existence and immortal lifestyle "Interview with a Vampire" is one of my very first favorite movies. It contained a certain acting elegance that I feel Brad needs to get back. I don't think he has been as good since his drama run in the 90's. Louis stands as my very first experience with vampires, so deserves a high place on this list. It was only shortly after seeing this movie for the first time that I started to watch the WB series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". In short, Louis is responsible for destroying my life. He was the beginning of my love affair with vampires.

4. Angelus (played by David Boreanaz)

I'm not sure I know exactly how to sum up Angelus in only a few sentences. I originally didn't have him on the list, since Angel has yet to make his appearance. (scroll down a bit more...) However, seeing as he is a completely different beast compared to his soul, he needs a spot of his own. The evil doppelganger of Angel, Angelus may be the best vampire mastermind of them all. Although, he might eventually be outplayed by Katherine Pierce of "The Vampire Diaries" after this sophomore season of the series, at the moment, no one is more fun, or more of a bad boy, or more evil all at the same time than Angelus.


3. Spike (played by James Marsters)

Spike, also from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is the other perfect half of the Angel/Spike bromance. A vampire that does not regret his existence even an ounce, also ends up being more human that he'd like. A bad ass hunter who falls in love with a slayer ends up saving the world from the Hellmouth, and haunting Wolfram & Hart as a ghost in the fifth and final season of "Angel". The perfect accent, sexy bad boy looks, and witty dialogue, thanks to Joss Whedon and company, gives Spike and James Marsters the number three spot on my list.

1. Damon Salvatore (played by Ian Somerhalder)

I'm not sure that there can be any tougher choice than having to pick between Angel and "The Vampire Diaries" Damon Salvatore as the best screen vampires ever. So as far as this list is concerned, they are tied at No. 1. When I consider my long relationship with the character of Angel, perhaps only he should be put at the top. However, then I feel like I am not taking the fantastic character of Damon Salvatore into consideration. I think it's obvious to say that he just might be the sexiest vampire to date, with a tendency to take his shirt off and his witty bad boy persona. However, in the opinion of this fangirl writer, he is also one of the best written vampires to date. Played with a rough around the edges elegance by former Lostie Ian Somerhalder, he may seem like a bad boy villain, but Damon is the bad boy that is scared of being a hero. He spends so much time making people hate him so they won't bother looking for the loyal hero beneath. Katherine's betrayal woke so many human emotions in him at once, that its as if he is learning all over again what it means to be human. A question that we always have to consider with Damon is who does he do the things he does for? Himself, or someone else? And according to Julie Plec, writer and executive producer on "The Vampire Diaries", being a hero is always something that Damon will struggle with. I for one can't wait too see what happens next.

1. Angel (played by David Boreanaz)

Angel holds such a close spot to my heart, being one of the greatest characters ever to grace television in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", and played so perfectly by David Boreanaz. It's still a wonder to me that he was never nominated for an Emmy, despite his extraordinary performance. A vampire who struggles everyday with what he is and his purpose in the world, can be defined as nothing less than the hero we all want to have at our side. Loyal, smart, compassionate and capable, a man who has been destroyed by love time and time again, is willing to sacrifice his very soul (which is the highest price to be paid in Whedon's universe) for the good of humanity. For eight years, I was part of his life and death, mistakes and victories, love and loss, and have cried and laughed so much over those years, that those are some moments as an audience member that I will never forget. Angel's despair over the loss of Doyle, his weakness when Darla returned, the joys and pains of fatherhood, his love for Cordy, and the endless laughs over the Angel/Spike bromance in season five. I still, everyday, miss watching this series every week. And despite the horrid cliffhanger at the end of the series finale, there is no other way for it to end than in the middle of a storm, in the alley behind the hotel, prepared to fight Hell's best and ugliest.

Honorable Mention: all the vamps from True Blood. I'm sure some of them would make my list, but I have never watched the show, being one of the sad people that doesn't have HBO.

New project: Complete fall TV coverage

Or as I like to call it "We are insane."

Here at Inscaped, we have covered television with great gusto and enthusiasm. Our original show "Viewpoints On..." was built on "Lost" and "Heroes" coverage.

Television was our bread and butter.

So, using that thinking we have decided to cover television in a more comprehensive way.

Every new show to come out will be covered in some way.

It might not be a full on addiction like "Lost," but each show will be reviewed once and given a pass or fail decision.

In some ways we are also looking for that next big show to obsess over.

But, we decided to mix it up a bit. Instead of fighting over who gets to cover "Undercovers" or "Nikta," we thought some random fun would be interesting.

I found an online program called "The Hat" and we entered 28 new shows into it. Then the program shuffled the shows into a random order.

One by one we had the program "pull a show out of the hat" and we would cover that show. We did this for two shows each.

Here are the random picks:

Tim - "Hellcats" and "Raising Hope"
Stephanie - "Outlaw" and "Bleep my Dad Says"
Candace - "Hawaii 5-0" and "The Defenders"

We then picked shows ala elementary school picking dodgeball team.

Here is the end result:

Tim - "Blood Dolphins," "Blue Bloods," "Body of Proof," "Law and Order: LA," "No Ordinary Family," "Teach: Tony Danza," "The Event" and "The Whole Truth."

Stephanie - "Chase," "Detroit 1-8-7," "Outsourced," "School Pride," "Top Gear USA," "Top Chef: Just Desserts" and "Undercovers."

Candace - "Lonestar," "Mike and Molly," "My Generation," "Nikita," "Running Wilde" and "Terriers."

Insane? Yes.

Doable? Perhaps.

Fun? Totally.

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My final thoughts on "LOST"

Sitting in line for Hall H on Saturday morning, I finally finished watching "LOST", after just shy of two months after I started my marathon of the entire series. And my final thought is this: There is no better written show in the history of television than "LOST". Honestly, there are endless things that I could write and talk about with this series. I will only say one thing, and save you readers the trouble of reading another review of "LOST": There are two series that I believe are not only the two best series of all time, but also the best written series of all time. "LOST" and "Battlestar Galactica" (the new one).

Instead of giving you a long review, I decided to just give you guys a list of my favorite episodes and moments over the entire series.

Favorite Episodes:

1. Ab Aeterno
2. Do No Harm
3. The Constant
4. Through the Looking Glass
5. Greatest Hits
6. Exodus
7. Stranger in a Strange Land
8. Tricia Tanaka is Dead
9. The End
10. Some Like it Hoth
11. I Do

Favorite Moments:

Hurley helps Richard talk to this wife
Sawyer and Jack in "Exodus"
Sawyer and Juliet remember the Island in the finale
Jack to Desmond in the finale: "See you in another life, Brother."
Jin and Sun's death
Hurley and Ben become partners
Desmond and Penny phone call
Desmond and Penny reunited
Miles and Hurley discuss time travel
Charlie and Claire remember the Island in the finale
Boone's death
Mr. Eko: "Do not mistake coincidence for fate."
Jack: "Live together, Die Alone"
Jack trying to save Boone.
Jack reunited with his father in the finale.

Best WTF Moments:

Season 3 finale, Jack and Kate got off the island.
Locke hears Jacob say "Help Me"
Richard hasn't aged in a long time
Flash sideways Sawyer and Miles are detectives
there were survivors in the tail section of the plane
Artz blows up
Locke and Jack looking down the Hatch.
Michael kills Ana Lucia and Libby
Revealing of The Others
How Locke ended up in a wheelchair
the passengers of flight 815 were put together by Jacob


Honestly, there are so many big WTF moments in this series, there is no way I can remember them all. This is a very small list of ones that got an INSANE reaction from me!

All in all, this series is nothing short of extraordinary, and part of me wishes I had been part of it since the beginning. Yet, another part is glad that I didn't watch it until now because I'm sure the anxiety would have killed me at some point during that last six years. Now I, like many others, am excited to watch it all over again when the series collection is released on DVD. I'm sure I will be one of the first people in line.

Namaste.

New 'Thor' photo

Saw this clip during the trailer they showed at Comic-Con.

It looks beyond great.

Getting excited for this movie.

Best 'Castle' episodes

And no this isn't because of my interview with Stana Katic.

I was bored yesterday and was watching some On-Demand cable. I saw they put the first of the two parter with Dana Delany and I thought to myself "Man, I love this show."

So I started thinking about what my top 5 favorite episodes were (even though I could do a top 10 or 15).

5. The first episode "Flowers for your Grave." It sets up the world of "Castle" perfectly and makes you want to watch more of it.

4. Second season episode "When the Bough Breaks." Not only does it have a great story, about a murdered Russian woman and babies switched at birth, it has a great subplot involving Castle being offered the James Bond franchise. I really thought this episode could have served as a great series finale.

3. "The Double Down" or as some call it "The Wager episode." Two separate murders happen so the two teams bet each other who can solve theirs first. Not only is there a lot of funny moments in the show, but the cases will keep you guessing until the very end.

2. "Vampire Weekend" Nathan Fillion dressed as Capt. Mal from "Firefly" and a funny "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" reference. Plus, the case is really good (a "vampire" and a "werewolf" both murdered).



1. "Sucker Punch" Talk about a great episode. We finally learn who killed Beckett's mother, but she still doesn't know why. Every single actor on the show gets a chance to shine and pull off some great acting. Why this wasn't nominated? I'll never know. The end to this episode is almost pitch perfect with Pearl Jam's "The End." Spoiler alert!

Great wrestling promo

Not much to watch on television Saturday nights.

I noticed that they were airing a special on this year's "Wrestlemania" on NBC at 9 p.m.

So I taped it, because "Inscaped" airs at the same time.

And the first thing they showed was this amazing promo for the Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels match.

One thing I will give WWE credit for is that they make some kick butt promos. They find the perfect music to go with the story and the action.

Stephanie raved about this match and the promo really makes me want to see it now.

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