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Hello! I decided to interview myself. (Yes, you read that right.) That’s just the kind of wacky thing I do. That’s how I got my nickname ‘wacky-doer-of-things-Jessica’.

Sofachip: So, Jessica, what is it that you’ve been watching these days - besides what you’ve mentioned on Sofachip already?

Jessica: A crazy amount of goodness that fills me up with all the angst, joy, and vitamins I need.

SC: But you didn’t answer - What exactly have you been watching, though? What did you watch today?

Jessica: Fine, fine. I’ll speak. I currently have Supernatural season one on DVD which I’ve been watching and just flat-out adoring. I just watched the Bloody Mary episode about an hour ago. See, I had seen most of the first half of the season, but not the rest. I saw the majority of season two, and all of season three. So I wanted to go back - it’s very rewarding to have seen the recent episodes and then go back to the initial ones and see how it all started. Also, these DVDs are honestly possibly the best DVDs I’ve ever seen in terms of TV shows on DVD.

SC: Why is that?

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Do you remember when I urged you guys to watch Saving Grace (Holly Hunter) on TNT? I think some of you listened! Er…I mean read! Although, I certainly can’t take credit for the entire 5.2 million viewers that tuned in for the season two premiere. That would just be cocky of me! (Source: TNT, btw, I’m not just making up numbers.)

Fans of Saving Grace are excited about EmbraceYourGrace.com, a social networking website. When I first heard that, my instinct was to cringe. Another one? I thought with dim hopes. I went to the site expecting to be less than thrilled - despite my love for the show. But the thing is, I’m already placing this site in my bookmarks with the full intention of visiting it often. So, read below to see how I went from indifferent to interested.

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Fans of Benjamin Bratt have reason to be excited. Bratt will be starring in the new A&E Network drama The Cleaner. This original scripted show premieres on Tuesday July 15th at 10 p.m. EST.

What is the show about? Very good question. I do indeed have the answer! The Cleaner is based on the true story of a man who is an “extreme interventionist”. Benjamin Bratt portrays him as William ‘The Cleaner’ Banks. Once his daughter is born, Banks finds himself at the lowest point he can imagine, the kind of desolate hell you like to imagine can’t be real. Choosing to believe in hope, he decides to tackle reinvention by making a deal with God. We all like to believe in second chances. He gets his. Turns out, that might be the easy part.

Banks has promised himself, and God, to turn away completly from his former addictions. As if that weren’t enough to deal with, he decides that he will aid others in doing the same. Fighting your own personal demons isn’t easy. As someone who has been in the same sort of shoes (maybe a different size - sure), Banks (and some newfound friends) work as agents of hope in a world that leaves too many people believing the concept of hope doesn’t figure into their lives.

Bratt has said this about the show:

“I am always looking for good material to work with and The Cleaner is one of the best scripts I’ve read in a long time. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to portray such a complex and multidimensional character. A&E is the perfect home for The Cleaner and I’m proud to be working with them on bringing this emotionally compelling drama to life.”

Two more official pictures for The Cleaner are below the jump:

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Holly Hunter is a Ferocious Femme in TNT’s Saving Grace

When you’re an avid TV watcher, you won’t make time for something that isn’t good. So first, let me make something clear - I am an avid TV watcher. Next, let me tell you what I just watched: Saving Grace (season two, episode one: Have a Seat, Earl). You can all watch this episode premiere on Monday July 14th, on TNT (10/9 C).

But, unless you are already a fan (and I know there are plenty of you!) maybe you’d like to know why I’d recommend watching. I mean, unless you’re here for advice on changing the oil in your car? Since my knowledge of cars extends only slightly past how to maneuver a bumper car for maximum bumping efficiency, let’s talk about the show. I’ve gotten to preview the first episode, courtesy of TNT. The pictures are also courtesy of them.

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I’m finding it frustrating to find a way to write this post, so all I can do is first tell you that. The frustration is eating my soul! And if I was still a teenager, I’d probably be ‘eating’ (biting) my fingernails. Trying to focus…trying to focus…*spins around in chair* What is my point here? Well, I’ve discovered a musical artist (maybe you know him, chances are decent that you don’t yet) that I’m so happy to have found that I want to share him with you guys. A name might be helpful, and lucky for me he does have one: Mason Jennings.

If you ask me, that’s a wonderful name. Then again, after Callum Blue (another great name) played ‘Mason’ on Showtime’s Dead Like Me, I’ve always loved the name. (Oh! Need a good TV show to watch for summer cause reality TV is (generally) so devoutly suck-worthy? I highly recommend Dead Like Me - The Complete First Season)

I’m listening to Mason Jennings MySpace right now, and have been for the past three-ish days, so let me link you there so you can listen now. Mason Jennings MySpace

Ever hear a song on the radio (some of us still listen to that) and rush to copy down some lyrics so you can google the song and artist later? I do that. That’s how this particular discovery happened.

I guess the word I want to use here is, impressed. I’m so wholly impressed by ‘the entire package’ as they say. The music, the lyrics in the music, what he updates his MySpace with, how he speaks and what he says (i.e. his mind) in interviews… I can firmly say that this is who I believe to be a musician of gratifying substance.

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