The Hunger Games - What Now?

I saw the first 'Hunger Games' about a dozen times and have seen Catching Fire 3 times so far.  I never read the books and quite honestly I have no interest in reading them either.  I can honestly say that when I first saw Catching Fire I definitely didn't see that ending coming.  In my opinion though, it was by far way better than the first Hunger Games.

Anyone who is a fan of The Hunger Games has to be wondering what Lions Gate plans to do with Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2 since the tragic death of Philip Seymour, who played the Head Gamemaker (Plutarch Heavensbee) in Catching Fire.  Like I said, I have never read the books and I don't intend to but I have to believe, after seeing Catching Fire, that his character plays a pivotal role in the remaining 2 sequels.  From everything I have read Part 1 was wrapped up but there were 7 remaining days of filming left for Part 2 and one major, emotional scene left to film.  I guess I have to wait til November 2015 to find out how they plan to work around the issue of his absence. Sigh.

Thoughts About the "Biggest Loser" Winner

I'm sure by now you have heard all the controversy surrounding the most recent "Biggest Loser" winner, Rachel Frederickson.  I'm still in shock over how she looks and I believe she went way too far in her weight lose journey.  All for 250k! Ummm, really?  No amount of money is worth risking your health over.

I love the show and have been watching for a few seasons now but am disappointed that NBC is not concerned at all.

When Rachel first walked out on the stage, I thought "You have got to be kidding.  She looks borderline anorexic".   It's like she went from one extreme to another extreme.  She went from being too fat to being too skinny.  I understand that being obese is unhealthy but so is being underweight.

My disbelief of what I was seeing quickly turned to sadness because my seventeen year old daughter was also watching with me and what was the message being sent by NBC to her and all the young girls out there watching who could be struggling with their weight?  My biggest concern is that we are telling young girls that you can be rewarded with 250k for being too thin.  Are you serious???  That is certainly not the message I want my daughter to hear. 

Yes, I am still SMH.