PAULA NEAL MOONEY

The other night I blogged about 3 Lbs , a new CBS medical drama starring Stanley Tucci that premieres today on CBS.com and Tuesday, November 14, for those still watching TV shows on TV. I was kind of under the gun to get that related piece published, but whilst writing it I emailed Nancy Eichenbaum , the lovely lady listed as my photo contact on the official CBS documentation I received. So nice Nancy emailed me this pic of the 3 Lbs . crew lickedty split, but just after I posted my other blog post. Anyway, here it is, a living color 3 Lbs cast photo. They look good, especially that Tucci , I must say again. And since I don't have Photoshop yet (I'm reliant upon the lovely ACDSee photo editor, which provides tons of blessed free trials to me) I can't find the "File info" credit Nancy pointed me to. I guess "Photo Courtesy of CBS" must do for now. From left to right we have: Armando Riesco , the pretty British-sounding Indira Varma , Stan the Man ...

It's official. I am a real live journalist! Yay! Praise the Lord and pass the DVDs, please... Yesterday I received a FedEx package (Yes, for me! Not Cavs tickets for my hubby for once!) from my cool-as-beans editor Mike from Associated Content . "The People's Media Company," my husband, Chris, repeated as he checked out my booty -- of media stuff, this time. The huge envelope contained not only a big Associated Content cup that'll ensure I'm up on my water intake, but also a small squishy stress ball-type brain and an advanced DVD copy of 3 Lbs , a new medical drama -- the title refers to the weight of the adult brain -- from CBS starring Stanley Tucci as a hot neurosurgeon. Since 3 Lbs doesn't premiere on CBS until a week from today -- with a full preview on CBS.com this Thursday -- I felt a surge of genuine reporter glee getting a chance to check out this intriguing drama well before the rest of the world. I got the sense that Mike needed this reviewed...