"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"

On Monday, my family, as well as the producer of the show, Melissa, were invited to attend the premiere of the new movie, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs." We saw it in 3D Imax. My 6 year old daughter as well as her 9 year old cousin attended with us. Let me tell you my unprofessional opinion .......

It was Fabulous!!!

We loved it. It is one of the funniest, most family friendly movies that I have seen in a long time. I was laughing out loud through the majority of the movie. My daughter and I have been fans of the book for a long time, so it was really exciting to see it come to life with such extraordinary imagination. The story is well written and thought out. The humor is both adult and kid friendly. And the overall message of the movie is one of love, forgiveness and the power of believing in oneself. And above all else, who wouldn't want to imerse themselves in a world where it can snow ice cream..... even if just for a little while.

I hope that you will make a date with your kids and take them to see this wonderful film.

In the meantime, Stay Curious :)

~Joel

Enjoying the Summer!

Curiosity Quest has been on hiatus for most of the summer as we prepare for a new season.  During this break, we have enjoyed some quality family time.  We left the cameras behind and took the kids on a road trip that first led us to Mammoth Mountain. Mammoth is so beautiful.  We stayed very busy with day trips to Yosemite and Bodie State Park. I also rented an off road vehicle and climbed the very steep, but beautiful mountain.  We even entered a Ben and Jerry's ice cream eating contest :)  From there we headed to Lake Tahoe where we visited Virginia City and, best of all, floated down the Truckee River.  Our last stop brought us to Sequoia National Park to stand in awe of the majestic trees. We had an amazing time.

Work for Curiosity Quest never ends, though.  We are continuing to prepare for our upcoming season and are always looking for new ideas.  Don't stop sending your letters.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Hope you are enjoying your summer as well!  

Stay Curious

~Joel

Facebook and Twitter

Well, I am trying desperately to keep up with technology :)  It is not an easy task.  Thanks to my wonderful staff, I am now on Facebook and Twitter.  Check out recent photos and send me posts and receive notifications of what I am up to.  

I look forward to being able to hear from you.  Tell me what your curious about, what is your favorite quest, or what do you think of my latest haircut :)  

With all of these options (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace) there should be no reason that you can't have your voice heard.   In the meantime, Stay Curious.

~Joel

Winner of two 2009 Telly's

Curiosity Quest is proud to announce that we have just been honored with two 2009 Telly Awards!  We won for the Steinway and Sons Piano episode as well as for our Sanitary Landfill episode.  This makes a total of 9 Telly's for Curiosity Quest.  We are so excited.  You can check out excerpts of both of these episodes on YouTube.  Our link is:

http://www.youtube.com/user/curiosityquest

Thank you for your continued support. 

Stay Curious

~Joel

Gearing Up for Summer

Hello All,

Curiosity Quest is gearing up to begin shooting our new season this summer. We need your help. We are looking for creative, fun, exciting ideas for our new shows. Tell us what you are curious about. We cannot do it with out you, so get writing! Click on the link to "Send Us On A Quest," on our website. We look forward to hearing your ideas. In the meantime, Stay Curious.

~Joel

Joel Celebrates Earth Day!

Hello Loyal Curiosity Quest Fans :)  

Thank you for continuing to watch and support the show.  

This past weekend I had the honor of Emceeing the Earth Day Celebration at Dos Lagos in Corona, California. It was a great day that brought awareness to an important cause as well as showcased the talents of the local community.  I had a blast and felt very proud to be a part of it.  

Our new Curiosity Quest Goes Green shows are still going strong.  Look for our show this week highlighting one of the "greenest" companies in the USA, Patagonia.  Learn how they make eco-friendly clothing as well as how they "tread lightly on the environment".  We are very proud to highlight such a great company.

Today we want to say thanks to all of you who continue to write to us.  We read  and appreciate every letter that we receive.  We wanted to highlight one of our funniest letters of the week. It comes from Edward in Los Angeles, California.  He wrote, 

"Dear Joel,  Is there a real Godzilla?"    :)   Well Edward,  somehow I doubt that there is a real Godzilla, however I think it could be fun to find out how the story of Godzilla came to be.  

Could be an awesome adventure.  Thank you for your letter and sparking our curiosity ( as well as making us laugh ).  Keep the letters coming everyone!  We look forward to hearing from you. In the meantime, Stay Curious!

~Joel

Have You Gone Green?

Hello Curiosity Quest Fans!!

Happy Spring!

Our Curiosity Quest Goes Green series is in full swing.  These are fantastic shows and we couldn't be prouder.  I hope that you caught our episodes on the Eco Station and Food Rescue. These are some of my favorite shows yet.  Each one with a very different message, but each so important. Make sure that you don't miss any of the new episodes.  They air Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. and Friday nights at 6:30 p.m.  You have one more chance to catch the food rescue show this Friday.  It will touch your heart and remind you that there is always someone in need.  Maybe you could be the one to help.  

Thank you for your ongoing letters of Curiosity. You are the ones that continue to guide us on our adventures.  We couldn't do it without you.   We will soon be gearing up to begin pre-production for a new season of our regular Curiosity Quest shows.  Please continue to send us your ideas.  Be creative and think big.  In the meantime,  Stay Curious!

- Joel