I was lucky enough to score a ARC of
I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears... from Random House & I'm having entirely too much fun with it. :D
May a pine tree grow out of your butt! (curse; Portuguese)
To pull up one's kimono to reveal buttocks is a Japanese idiom that translates to maintaining a defiant attitude. Obviously.
The Italian version of 'curiosity killed the cat' is 'the cat goes to the lard so much that she loses her paw'.
Not only will this little book help me with my Japanese studies, learning all the various idioms, but it's going to make my everyday language very interesting. XD
Vampire Diaries has been officially picked up. (I owe a big thanks to
windiain for first pointing out
this out!)
Samantha Who? has been cancelled.
Joss Whedon talked to the Live Feed about the Dollhouse renewal; he's optimistic but cynical, so it's basically typical Joss. :P
More FOX news: Fringe is moving to Thursday, Lie to Me will form a programming block with House on Monday, Til Death has been renewed (again).
ABC has passed on the American version of No Heroics.
NTV will air a MW prologue special on June 30th; the movie will be released on July 4th. The SP will star Sato Takeru & feature Tamaki Hiroshi reprising his character from the movie.
TBS is adapting Teoi into a summer drama, with Tsukamoto Takashi as the main character who becomes a host to challenge the man who stole his girlfiend. It starts July 15th.