Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Alright Gang! Ready to Win Tix to The Spy Next Door?!

Gen n is giving away tickets to the Lionsgate’s family action comedy THE SPY NEXT DOOR for our viewers and readers in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston and Chicago - there'll be a showing on Sat morning January 9th at 10:00AM and the film stars Jackie Chan as Bob Ho, an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids.
You can check out the website here: www.thespynextdoorfilm.com/

Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan is joined by an talented supporting cast featuring Amber Valletta (PREMONITION, TRANSPORTER 2, HITCH), George Lopez (BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, SWING VOTE, "George Lopez"), Billy Ray Cyrus ("Hannah Montana"), Magnus Scheving (LAZYTOWN), Madeline Carroll (SWING VOTE), Will Shadley ("Dirty Sexy Money"), and Alina Foley. THE SPY NEXT DOOR is directed by Brian Levent (ARE WE THERE YET?, SNOW DOGS, THE FLINTSTONES) from a screenplay by Greg Poirier (NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS). The film is produced by Robert Simonds and Ryan Kavanaugh.

Just drop us an email with your
Name:
Email:
Mailing Address:
Phone #:
to contest@generation-n.com
and if you're among the first to send it in, we'll send you tix to our screenings.
Good Luck ñ Peeps - and start emailing!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Lower, Lighter - ñ's new Favorite Shoe



Kobe, we like your style man. Your Soccer inspired style . "I watch a lot of soccer and have seen how the best footballers in the world make sharp cuts at top speed in lightweight, low-cut footwear,” Bryant said. “The demands they make on their feet and ankles aren’t that different from what I’m doing on the court, yet nobody assumes they should play in high tops.”

With Bryant’s observation as inspiration, the gang at Nike Sports Research Lab conducted hundreds of hours of testing to create a low-profile shoe that did not compromise stability or lockdown. Nike researchers created a shoe with exceptional performance that moves with the foot and allows for multi-directional cutting. and Kobe Bryant today announced the debut of the Nike Zoom Kobe V, the brand’s lowest-profile and lightest basketball shoe to date. Bryant challenged Nike to make his signature shoe even lighter and lower than the Nike Zoom Kobe IV he debuted during his 2008-2009 championship season. Nike responded with the Nike Zoom Kobe V, and we're glad they did. The Nike Zoom Kobe V will be available first online with a unique Nike iD retail campaign launching December 26, 2009. A broader brick and mortar retail launch will occur January 16, 2010 throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. ¡Dale!

Monday, December 7, 2009

This Makes Us Happy -

NY Times sales Turntable and Vinyl Sales are UP. Sweet. Rock on 45 RPM. Scratch & Mix it up. Pic by Andrea Mohin, Story by Patrick McGeehan. Click on the pic you jazzy studs.

If you have a blog....


For the fourth time since his arrest in July, physician/human rights activist/independent journalist Dr. Darsi Ferrer Ramírez is Uncommon Sense's Cuban Political Prisoner of the Week.

The latest designation comes as the world prepares to commemorate International Human Rights Day on Thursday, Dec. 10. In prior years, Ferrer has led peaceful protests in Havana, but since he is likely to still be in jail, it falls on the rest of us to pick up his banner and demand that human rights be restored and respected in Cuba, and that Dr. Ferrer be immediately released from prison.

You can do that by joining a blogburst/blogaccíon being planned for his behalf.

So writes Marc R. Masferrer - read more at his blog Uncommon Sense

Don't miss out


If you wanna be aware of any other Que Pasa Style Fun waiting in the wings or be in the know everyweek when we upload new episodes - then click on this link and become a fan of the show on Facebook. Dale, ponte a facebookiar.

Bringing It All Back Home



Hiya Fans - Gracias from the bottom of our achey breaky ñ hearts for making the Que Pasa Thon such a resounding success. And it was an extraordinary success. Thank you and Many Muchas Gracias - also thanks to all the good folks at Channel 2 who worked so hard to make it such a home run. Thanks from everyone at Team ñ! Above are a few pics of me, mel and pal Victor bringing it all back home from the Stage at Studio A at Miami's WPBT - where Que Pasa was filmed many years back. Thanks to all who voted, all our friends from around the country who watched on the webcast and to all who love this great show - now lets get back to work!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Fins Game Moved to 1pm - after the game tune in to ¿Que Pasa USA? Marathon on Channel 2 starting at 4:30




The Results Are in!!!

The Results are in, the ñ voices have spoken and the stage is set. Tune in to Channel 2 for the ¿Que Pasa USA? Marathon - starting at 430 pm today on trusty Channel 2! It's hosted by Melissa Hernandez and myself (bill teck) and lets get ready to reminisce and ROTFL. Ready? We'll be airing, in this order: GET READY MI Gente - it's Que Pasa USA Sunday!
TV Interview
Joe Goes to Heaven
Joe Goes to the Hospital
Spring Cleaning/Limpieza General
Super Chaperone
Mi Abuelo Driving School
Citizenship

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Vote for Pepe!

You can program channel 2's Que Pasa USA Marathon! Take the Poll!

WPBT Channel 2 (2HD) and generation ñ are teaming up to bring you the greatest episodes of ¿Que Pasa USA? in a 7 episode ¿Que Pasa USA? Marathon - and generation ñ's viewers and facebook fans will be programing it and choosing the episodes! On December 6th generation ñ' (THIS MEANS YOU!) will take over programing on channel 2 WPBT by taking the poll to your right and voting for your faves. We're kicking off a yearlong celebration of the 30th anniversary of the last episode of ¿Que Pasa USA? , and we'll be filming Que Pasa Viewing Parties around town, (as Channel 2 starts to air episodes again in honor of this special anniversary) plus Channel 2 and gen ñ will be creating a special website with all kinds of Peña style goodness - and we'll even be broadcasting live from the studio where Que Pasa was originally filmed!

Below we've narrowed it down to 10 episodes - and, according to your votes on the poll, we'll have the top 7 episodes airing Dec 6th, as we kick off our celebration of ¿Que Pasa USA? at the ground breaking television station where it got it was originally filmed. So go to the poll to your right , pick your Que Pasa Top 7 and click! ¡Vota pa' que te respeten!

Season 1, Episode 7
Super Chaperone

Carmen wants to go to the prom, without a chaperone. Pepe and Juana will not hear of it. Adela complains that chaperoning has become too much for her so the Peña's decide to higher "Super Chaperone". Super Chaperone, a lady who runs a chaperoning agency, is known for her fox like skills at detecting hanky-panky among teenagers. But when prom night roles around Super Chaperone has problems of her own.

Season 1, Episode 3
Los Novios

Worried that Carmen spends too much time studying and ignoring her social life not to mention her lack of desire to marry, her family and friends set out to find her a boyfriend. But, be careful what you wish for, most of the prospects leave a lot to be desired. Meanwhile Joe has problems of his own when he asks a Cuban girl out for a date and her parents start talking marriage.

Season 2, Episode 2
TV Interview

A local TV reporter goes to Joe's school to interview kids whose parents are Cuban immigrants. The interview goes bad for Joe when he says that his parents and grandparents complain about how things are in this country (USA). To clear they air the reporter offers the Peña's a chance to clear things up, live on TV. Just when they thought it couldn't get worse, it does.

Season 3, Episode 3
Joe Goes To Heaven

Joe is doing an article for the school newspaper on homosexuality. Things get hairy when Juana finds books on homosexuality in Joe's room. The whole family jumps to the conclusion that Joe is gay. A family trip is planned when they find out Joe has gone to a Gay club.

Season 2, Episode 4
Joe Goes To The Hospital

Carmen and Sharon become candy striper's just in time for Joe's appendicitis operation.

Season 3, Episode 5
Farewell Party

A couple of Adela's girlfriends come to the Pena house to pay their respects because they read in the paper that Adela has died. Thankfully it was not "our" Adela but another woman with the same name. During the visit one of Adela's friends feels dizzy so she lays down to rest but dies in her sleep. Later on we get to see what a Cuban wake can be like, gossip, gossip and more gossip not to mention a pickup place for the teenagers.

Season 4, Episode 4
Mi Abuelo Driving School

When Pepe and Antonio crash into Carmen and Adela - in this ode to the classic Mi Tio driving school's, wackiness and a court date ensue. Pepe: "I had the brainstorm to call Cheito!"

Season 2, Episode 6
Citizenship

Joe, Juana, Adela and Antonio decide to become U.S. citizens. Pepe is against the idea. Pepe feels that becoming a citizen somehow betrays Cuba. "Esta... esta es para Cuba".

Season 3, Episode 2
Limpieza General

A run of bad luck makes the family think that they have a "hex" on them. While the kids consult a "medium" abuela gets the Priest to visit. It gets really interesting when the Medium and the Priest are over at the same time.

Season 2, Episode 8
Dream

The abuelos (grandparents) are trying to learn how to speak English but Joe have very little patience or faith that they will ever learn. During a nap Joe dreams that he speaks no English and that his grandparents speak perfect English. In his dream Joe gets a visit from his fairly godmother and the devilish Pepe who teach him about the difficulties of learning a new language.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Vote for Pepe!



Our usual Monday blog updates are below the Que Pasa USA? Episode Info - Don't forget to Vote on the poll to your left - So we can use your info to program Channel 2 when we takeover on Dec 6th for the Que Pasa USA marathon - ¡VOTA pa' que te Respeten!



Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Thank You.