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Yup, you read it right. MOVIE. For you fans of Dead Like Me out there you can head on over to your Netflix "Instant View" and check out the movie, right now!

Dead Like Me picks up five years after the 2nd season ended. The group of reapers are standing outside of the burnt down waffle house. A limo driver calls out their names and drives them to a fancy hotel for breakfast. They find out Rube has been called to the light and their new leader is a slick businessman who doesn't care how the job gets done, as long as it's done.

So, out with the signature yellow Post-It's and in with the new palm pilots. For awhile it seems everyone is reaping on the benefits of their flashy new boss, but George. After a glitch in her palm pilot, that gave her the wrong time for the reap, she reconnects with her younger sister. In the end the crew realizes the importance of Rube and his views on how to do their job, while learning the balance of their job and living.

Meh. I liked where it was going with George's storyline, but with everyone else it fell kind of flat, and then completely ridiculous. Didn't feel it was true to the essence of the way the show was. And I HATE the new Daisy Adair (Sarah Wynter). The original Daisy (played by Laura Harris) was really dainty and very romantically dramatic. But the Sarah's version is nowhere close to it. She's loud, and drunk and a big mess and.. you just don't like her.

Again, George's storyline was interesting. I won't get too much into detail about it, but she connects with her younger sister again and helps the sister deal with her death and someone elses. But I am confused about the ending.

SPOILER ALERT!!!
The ending shows George waving to her sister and then asking the open-ended question "Who's going to be our new head reaper?" or something like. Then from the sky she gets rained by Post-It's. Does that mean George is the new leader?

It's worth checking out but dont' expect anything fantastic and jaw-droppingly good.

Two strangers through mutual friends spend the whole night in various unfortunate, hilarious and awkward situations to hunt down the elusive and very popular band, Where's Bunny. Nick (Michael Cera) was dumped by Tris (Alexis Dziena) an egotistical man eater, and to win her back he's been making mixed CD's for her, which her friend Norah (Kat Dennings) has been listening to.

After his performance with his two gay bandmates, he meets Norah and finds out she's friends with his ex. Hoping that Nick would get out of his slump, his loyal friends encourage the two to hang out for the night in search of "Where's Bunny" secret location performance. The two come to discover they have a lot more in common aside from their deep passion for music.

First off, I absolutely LOVE movies that take place in short spans of time (events all take place in one night. Some great examples are Clerks I & II, Can't Hardly Wait, Collateral, Jurassic Park, Superbad... you get the picture.

Back to the movie... How can you NOT love any movie Michael Cera (Arrested Development, Superbad) is in? Although I do wonder how many more movies he can pull off the really innocent, awkward role in? Kat Dannings is fantastic as the bitter yet hopeful Norah who is trying to make her own place, and be her own character while being in her dad's shadow, the owner of a very famous music studio.

What I love besides the main characters are the friends. Caroline (Ari Graynor), Norah's best friend is a comedic genius as the drunk girl who gets lost in the city, while Nick's friends Thom (Aaron Yoo) and Dev (Rafi Gavron) aid this poor drunk girl to get home, so that their friend has a chance to get out of his slump. In one scene Caroline is passed out drunk in the back of their van, on their way to drop her off, and she comes unconscious. She can't remember where she is and immediately assumes she got kidnapped.

It's an absolutely fun movie to watch when you're in the mood for something funny and cute to watch. The soundtrack is absolutely fantastic, but Garden State is still by far my favorite.

Tin Man, originally aired on the SciFi Channel in 2007 as a 3 part mini series. It follows DG (Zooey Deschanel) as she is whisked off to the O.Z. (Outer Zone) by a... you guessed it, a tornado. But the story is not what you think. It's not so much a remake of the original Oz, but more of a spin-off.

The costumes, and overall tone of the movie is so entertaining and just enjoyable to watch. It's a more modern and mature view of things in the O.Z. For example the "Tin Man" is an ex-cop who spent much of his life imprisoned in a metallic suit watching a hologram of his wife and son being captured.

Zooey Deschanel is adorable as D.G., who goes through the O.Z. trying to figure out who the woman with the purple eyes in her dreams is and why the O.Z. looks so familiar. As her memory starts to slowly comes back she learns of her own family secret that could save the strangely familiar world from the grasp of the evil witch, who is looking for the green emerald.

Alan Cumming plays "Glitch", the former advisor to the Queen who had his brain removed when he refused to give up the plans for a very powerful machine. Neal McDonough plays the "Tin Man", an ex-cop out for revenge, who helps the group find their way while he finds the compassion for others again. Raoul Trujillo plays "Raw" a special group of species that is being hunted by the evil sorceress for their mystical powers of reading the emotions of whoever they are in contact with.

This is so entertaining and short. You won't waste any time getting through this series.

Well slap me silly and call me an ass. They actually won. I really really thought that Beat Freaks would win.

Well CONGRATULATIONS to the boys! Totally deserving.