PUBLIC MARKS from vacelts

With the Writer’s Guild of America on strike and all our favorite television shows going dark, the place to be this holiday season for a little entertainment is the theater. The holiday season on the big screen is fairing up pretty nicely as an option for family outings to include not only some holiday-themed movies, but some other fun family films.

After seeing me on one of my little chocolate binges (we won’t talk about how often these happen), my husband has asked me if there’s such a thing as too much chocolate. I emphatically declared no one. That’s before I read about Chocolate Show going on in New York this week.

I watch too much TV. I’m the first to admit it (the first step for conquering any addiction is admitting you have a problem). That said, I don’t actually see myself giving up one of my favorite past times. At least until this strike hit. But as my favorite TV shows go dark one by one, I find myself in quite a quandary. So I’ve come up with my own 10-step (I know it really should’ve been 12) plan to avoid the withdrawal symptoms and help me survive the strike.

An article in the New York Times yesterday, upset me and got me all fired up. It was an article discussing the Surge Seen in Number of Homeless Veternans. These are veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, wars that are not even over yet. How can the "home of the brave" leave its brave homeless?

I’ll be honest with you. As the talks of a possible strike emerged and then became a reality, I was a little miffed. Why? Because it was affecting me and not very positively. One of my favorite past times has come to a screeching halt. The fates of my favorite characters have been left in limbo and my weeknights will soon be filled with reruns.

Last week, “The Line” left us wondering who Adam Monroe was. This week’s episode of Heroes not only revealed Adam’s identity, it also gave us a bit of his history. But even with these new revelations “Out of Time” left us with more questions than it gave us answers.

Does Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie live up to the buzz that he and NBC have been generating for what seems like months? This Queen Bee decided to leave the hive and take my little bees to their first premiere to see just how sweet Bee Movie really was?

Halloween is here. And now it’s a countdown to the witching hour - the hour when all the little goblins and ghouls will hit the street in search of their favorite treat - candy. But everyone has their favorite variety of candy that they will be on the look out for.

I just read an article about a grocery store that is refusing to sell eggs to minors this week. Call me naive, but I didn’t realize that egging had become such a huge issue.

It seems like all the favorite horror films have the same ingredients — creepy bad guy that just won’t die, particular objects that give you the creeps, moments designed to make you jump out of your seat and the poor schmoo that doesn’t even know he’s going to die first. But even knowing the standard formula, could you survive a horror movie?

After the sixth episode of Heroes, fans everywhere are asking who is Adam Monroe? But Adam’s identity isn’t the only new question fans are left with after watching “The Line.” There’s the state of New York on June 14, 2008 and the contents of Isaac’s paintings to debate too.

It’s that time again — for all things creepy and spooky to come out and play. But the real question is what will you snuggle up with on your couch in the darkest corner of your living room for a spine-tingling night of the best of the best in hair-raising Halloween films?

Do your children sometimes sleep in your bed with you? Did they when they were smaller? Would you admit it if they did? According to the New York Times, an increasing number of parents are letting their infants and small children sleep with them. But the really interesting fact is that most of these parents won’t admit it.

The Fall TV Season is well under way and November sweeps are just around the corner. But how did all the new offerings this season fair up? Here's my look at the best new shows. Tell me what is your favorite new show of the season and why.

In the fifth installment of Heroes, Matt saw his father for the first time since he was 13 and we finally got to meet Molly’s Nightmare Man. But we learn that family connections are anything but easy in “Fight or Flight.”

During last night’s Heroes, we got a glimpse of this season’s big bad — finally. “The Kindness of Strangers” not only revealed the identity (sort of) of the man giving Molly such vicious nightmares, but we also learn that he has a special tie to one of our heroes.

Sylar, the big evil from last season returns in last night’s episode of Heroes. In “Kindred” we learned the fates of the last of the heroes from last season’s finale and of a fate to come.

In the second episode of Chuck, we got a peek at some of the government secrets inside Chuck’s head. And apparently he holds the answer to one of the biggest Lost mysteries.

The premiere of the third season of Supernatural is less than a week awhile. While I can’t wait for the return of the Winchester boys, I am equally excited about this season’s guest stars. At the top of the list is an Angel/Buffy alumnus Mercedes McNabb. *** The following might contain some spoilers***

The second episode of Heroes reveals the powers of lizards and more. In, “Lizards,” we learn the about the powers of at least three of our new heroes and a few more interesting facts.

The entire first episode of CSI’s eighth season premiere was dedicated to the fate of one of its own and Grissom’s (William Petersen) love interest — Sarah Sidle (Jorja Fox). Sara, the latest and last victim of the miniature killer, was kidnapped and left for dead pinned under a car in the desert.

The Season 6 premiere of Smallville felt like the tally of who lives and who dies as the fates of several characters were left in the balance during the season finale last spring. However, fans had to wait to the final minutes to discover the fate of Lana Lang Luthor (Kristin Kreuk). *** The following might contain some spoilers***

I’m a drama kind of girl. Don’t get me wrong, they don’t all have to be serious. I like comedy/dramas. But I’m a fan of the hour long show. In fact, I currently only watch one sitcom — How I Met Your Mother. However, I’ve been on the lookout for a partner to round out my 8 o’clock hour on Mondays. And I think I found it in The Big Bang Theory if the rest of the season is as funny as the pilot.

After a season finale last spring full of surprises, Bones opens its third season with a nail biter — or should I say bone biter — of a mystery.

I watched my first premiere of a new fall series last night and I have to say if the rest of the offerings are as good as Chuck, we are in for a great season. I mean what else can you say about a show where the hero saves the day with porn of all things.