Media that I'm excited about:

1. AVENGERS. I want to see this movie so much. This is the #1 piece of media that I'm excited for this year. AVENGERS!

2. After the casting news that came out a couple of days ago, I'm actually now interested in the American Sherlock Holmes series that's being planned (Elementary, I think it's being called). Is that a show being planned for fall 2012?

3. The Hobbit - I'm rewatching The Lord of the Rings movies right now. I don't have much free time in a row, so it's going slowly. I started two weeks ago and finally made it into The Two Towers this last weekend.

4. The Vampire Diaries - which is the only scripted show that I'm watching at this point. I've tried taking on various others but as my time slipped away, so did my ability to watch a lot of TV. So, TVD is it for me at the moment. I'm hooked on that one. Elena is my girl, even if some of her romantic inclinations baffle me - but, hey, never got why Joey remained so attached to Dawson either.

5. Is the Star Trek movie supposed to come out this year? I know it's being filmed right now, so maybe it's being planned for winter 2012? Anyway, excited for Star Trek 2. The first reboot movie was so much fun.

6. I did watch the performances from Idol last night. ( spoilers )

American Idol: Top 24 Women (also: Kris Allen's new single!)

I have considerably more thoughts about them than I did about the guys.
( spoilers )

Another Idol-related thing that I'm excited about is that Kris Allen's NEW SINGLE, "The Vision of Love", has been released to radio. Really hope my local stations add it soon. The radio version is just infectiously charming. I adore it.