Missy Peregrym returns to duty!

We're a bit behind in our television viewing here at Shades of Gray, so we just noticed that Missy Peregrym is back from maternity leave and has returned to playing Maggie Bell on CBS's "FBI".

Here's a small gallery of pictures in celebration!

 
 
 

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Musical Monday with Beyonce

Here's a music video that seems to embody the historical and stylistic mishmash that is the content of this blog!


Dance For You (2011)
Starring: Beyonce Knowles and Brett G. Smith

Directors: Alan Ferguson and Beyonce Knowles

Rating: Eight of Ten Stars

It's night in the city, and a private eye receives an unexpected visit...

This video would have gotten a rating of Ten Out of Ten Stars if it had ended with the Private Eye saying, "That's great, doll. But it's still twenty dollars a day, plus expenses."

Happy birthday, Jenna Dewan!

Pocket-sized actress Jenna Dewan--who has long been a staple on US TV dramatic series' and who is currently a main cast-member on ABC's "The Rookie"--turns 42 years old today! We are happy to present a few pictures in celebration!

What are the dancers up to?

On International Dance Day 2022, the ballerinas ran off into the wild. We're trying to keep track of them, and we'll try to bring you updates on the last Wednesday of each month until International Dance Day 2023.

It's cold and rainy. How are the dancers doing? Well, they generally aren't letting the weather get to them...

... but some have sought temporary shelter.

 

But wherever the ballerinas are as Autumn turns to Winter, you can be sure they're dancing!

It's a Mohammed Monday!

THIS WEEK WITH JESUS & MO

A Bad Reading of Good Poetry: November Rain

 

Over on his YouTube Channel, Steve Miller Talks, Shades of Gray proprietor Steve Miller does Bad Readings of Good Poetry two or three times a week. Today's poem fits the format here, so we're presenting it for your... enjoyment? Click here to watch Steve perform "November Rain" by Ellen Allerton.

 

And if you want more... well, there is. So much more. All the Bad Readings of Good Poetry can be found and experienced here:

Welcome to Black Cat Friday!

It's the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S., and it's nicknamed Black Friday because it's the day when many merchants turn their balance sheets from red to black (turing a profit for the year) and customers are out looking for deals/steals.

A friend of Shades of Gray recently pointed out something we had not considered, despite it being obvious: Felicia Hardy aka The Black Cat, expert sneakthief and Spider-Man's long-time frenemy, it a great spokesperson for all that Black Friday is about!

We hope you find deals that make you feel like you're the Black Cat while shopping today. And we offer a few more portraits of Ms. Hardy, who may well be the patron saint of Black Friday (from a consumer's perspective at least).

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

We here at Shades of Gray hope everyone who is celebrating Thanksgiving--whether they are at home in the U.S. or away in another country--are together with family or friends and enjoying some good food!

The festivities here have derailed a bit. First, Joan Blondell crashed the plane carrying the after-dinner treats, then Leila Hyams decided to adopt the turkey we were going to butcher and cook. While we'll have lots of side dishes brought by guests, the main course will be a couple frozen lasagnas, fresh from the microwave.

(Actually, in all seriousness... we're going to have a nice Thanksgiving with plenty of good food. We may have to work, but we are thankful for our friends, our jobs, and all of you who visit this blog to check out the reviews and silliness!)

Joan Blondell is stranded...

... on a desert island, after conducting a forced landing of her plane due to mechanical failure. She won't be making it to this year's Shades of Gray Thanksgiving party.

That makes us sad. We're even furthered saddened that she's stranded there with a bale of high-grade ganja and 500 packs of rolling papers that she was brining to the party. 

So while we're sad, she's very happy, and she'll stay that way until rescued.

Musical Monday with slenderbodies

California-based musical duo slenderbodies says that they are hoping to inspire change in the world through their dreamy, poppy tunes. Check out the "official visualizer" for their single "smilin'" and let us know if you think they might succeed! (We enjoyed the curious peppiness of the song and weirdness of the video... and we hope you will, too!)


smilin' (2022)
Starring: Alyssa Rose
Directors: Max Vehuni and Benji Cormack

Rating: Eight of Ten Stars