What would you do...to MAKE IT?

What's your dream?  Everyone's got one.  Some dreams, like mine, are quite simple.  I dream about a nice house in the mountains next to my own pond and a vehicle that is dependable.  But some dreams are much, much bigger!  Some like my sister (who is AMAZING) have dreams of record deals and stardom.  Now...what would you do to make that dream come true?  This week's Late Night Stream takes a look at people trying to make their dreams of being a star reality.

All the TV show streams will be available free on their networks website, and the movies will be available from Netflix streaming. I do not endorse or advocate illegal streams or downloads. 

Television Spotlight

The Voice - NBC

It's been over a decade since Simon, Paula, and Randy first brought us a whole new type of reality show.  American Idol has made stars of many of it's winners and even a few of those not lucky to be voted number 1 by the fans.  Well just as Idol revolutionized reality shows, The Voice has revolutionized the music reality TV show...at least in my opinion.  The entire focus of this show is...wait for it...THE MUSIC!  The contestants have blind auditions in front of four celebrity judges/coaches...although I really should say they sing "BEHIND" the coaches.  The coaches don't get to see the contestants at all until after they have heard them sing.  If the coaches like what they hear - then and only then do they get to see who they've chosen. 

Netflix Streaming Spotlight

Who doesn't like a little mindless fun sometimes?  Airheads isn't necessarily the best written or best acted movie of all time...but if a movie with Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi portraying a wannabe hair metal band that takes a radio station hostage just to get some airtime for their demo tape sounds like your cup of tea...then welcome to my mind!

Netflix streaming services are only $7.99 per month and you receive so much programming between Movies and TV shows it's a great bang for your buck.  (It works out to .26 cents a day)  If you don't already subscribe you can sign up

Disc Rental Spotlight

What's the first movie you think of when you hear the name Ralph Macchio?  Karate Kid probably.  Well not me...The only Ralph Macchio movie that matters in my opinion is Crossroads.  Classically trained guitarist decides to leave Julliard and follow his dream of becoming a blues guitarist.  Along the way he breaks an over this harmonica player out of jail and hitchhikes his way down to Mississippi.  Oh and a phenomenal guitar duel climax featuring Steve Vai!

Netflix has many different plans available from streaming only ($7.99/month), up to 8 discs at a time + streaming (DVD $51.98/month or Blu-Ray $60.98/month).  I personally get 1 blu-ray at a time + streaming which is $17.98/month).  Keep in mind that I don't get cable or dish and due to where I live am unable to receive any local channels via antenna.  I find that one disc is plenty for my needs, but you may want more or none at all. 

Time to go...Undercover!

In the last 15 years Reality shows have become almost a dime a dozen.  From Survivor and The Bachelor to Celebrity Rehab there's pretty much a show for everyone's taste or lack thereof.  Recently my wife and I have been enjoying watching past seasons of The Biggest Loser on Netflix.  Tonight's Late Night Stream starts out with a show that's inspirational as well as entertaining.

All the TV show streams will be available free on their networks website, and the movies will be available from Netflix streaming. I do not endorse or advocate illegal streams or downloads.



Television Spotlight


Undercover Boss - CBS

CEO's and Presidents of large companies go undercover in their own companies to see what really happens behind the scenes.   It's a great idea in my opinion.  How often do we complain that the boss or "corporate" doesn't understand what life is like for the low man on the totem pole?  This show attempts to answer some of those concerns and questions.

Netflix Streaming Spotlight

Sticking with the idea of "going undercover" this week we're looking at Mrs. Doubtfire.  One of my favorite Robin Williams movies (after Good Morning Vietnam) this story follows a voice actor who has lost his job and is going through a divorce as he fights to see his children.  After family court decides he will only have a small amount of time with his kids Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) decides the only way to get more time with them is to become their Nanny, but of course Mom won't have that so he takes on the personage of "Mrs. Doubtfire" and the hijinks ensue.

Netflix streaming services are only $7.99 per month and you receive so much programming between Movies and TV shows it's a great bang for your buck.  (It works out to .26 cents a day)  If you don't already subscribe you can sign up HERE.

Disc Rental Spotlight

And what would an undercover week be without a good "Undercover Cop" movie!  One of my personal favorites The Fast and the Furious!  Paul Walker goes undercover in the high speed world of street racing.  It's all action all the time and the role of Dominic Toretto made Vin Diesel a household name.  With 4 sequels so far and another announced for 2013, the original is still the best in my opinion.

Netflix has many different plans available from streaming only ($7.99/month), up to 8 discs at a time + streaming (DVD $51.98/month or Blu-Ray $60.98/month).  I personally get 1 blu-ray at a time + streaming which is $17.98/month).  Keep in mind that I don't get cable or dish and due to where I live am unable to receive any local channels via antenna.  I find that one disc is plenty for my needs, but you may want more or none at all. 

Hope in Chaos

Sometimes it seems that inspirational shows or movies are few and far between.  Network and Cable TV is riddled with crime dramas and prime time soap operas that feature a lot of sex and violence.  Trying to find something good and wholesome to watch can be a challenge.  And we can't watch Food Network all day! (Well, I could)

All the TV show streams will be available free on their networks website, and the movies will be available from Netflix streaming. I do not endorse or advocate illegal streams or downloads.

Television Spotlight

A few years ago a show came out on NBC that reinvented the idea of superheroes.  Tim Kring's Heroes for me was one of the most phenomenal TV shows of the last decade, maybe even the last 50 years.  I was quite saddened when it wasn't renewed after it's fourth season.

Well Tim Kring has a new show out on Fox, and it has the potential to be just as phenomenal.  Touch stars Kiefer Sutherland as a father of a mute, autistic boy who sees patterns in the chaos of everyday life, and how those patterns interweave throughout our lives.  As I was watching it for the first time I began thinking to myself "This would make a great movie, but I'm not sure how the writers will be able to sustain a series with it."  All that changed in the last 15 minutes.  I don't want to ruin the show for you, but man...it blew me away.  Find the full pilot of the show HERE.

Netflix  Streaming Spotlight

Normally I would offer a movie along the same themes as our television spotlight, but this week I think we'll watch Heroes.  If you haven't seen it before, all four seasons are available to stream on Netflix.  The basic premise is that mankind is on the edge of an evolutionary shift where some of us are blessed with superhuman abilities.  There's good guys and bad guys, but I haven't really enjoyed a bad guy like Zachary Quinto's portrayal of Sylar since Anthony Hopkin's performance as Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.

Netflix streaming services are only $7.99 per month and you receive so much programming between Movies and TV shows it's a great bang for your buck.  (It works out to .26 cents a day)  If you don't already subscribe you can sign up HERE.

Disc Rental Spotlight

The story that started it all, sort of.  In the 1960's Stan Lee created one of his most successful comic book franchises of all time:  X-Men.  Over the years they've seen their ups and downs.  Characters have joined and some have fallen, but at it's core it's a nerd's view of the struggle for civil rights.  Whether you have super powers or are just an ordinary friendly neighborhood guy like myself we can all sympathize with the idea that there's something inside us that makes us different.

Netflix has many different plans available from streaming only ($7.99/month), up to 8 discs at a time + streaming (DVD $51.98/month or Blu-Ray $60.98/month).  I personally get 1 blu-ray at a time + streaming which is $17.98/month).  Keep in mind that I don't get cable or dish and due to where I live am unable to receive any local channels via antenna.  I find that one disc is plenty for my needs, but you may want more or none at all.