11 years ago
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Ahh, the good old days...
2 hours to get a whole copy of the paper! I wish I could say this was long before my time, but I remember when I used to have to wait an hour to download one tiny, very grainy picture of the Enterprise D.
Kyle, what big electrified hands you have...
My reaction to Kyle XY this week can best be summed up with "Ugh". Everything I predicted would happen two weeks ago went ahead and happened this week. Kyle got all crazy-pants on Amanda without actually explaining his secret, and she understandably freaked. But what annoys me about this storyline is not that she freaked, because while I didn't like it I knew it was coming from a mile away. What annoys me is that the situations the characters kept finding themselves in were utterly RIDICULOUS and impossible to believe. I now present examples:
A) Josh's general horniness: I don't mind that the boy was horny. He's a teenager who just had sex for the first time, and really just saying "Teenager" should have been a good enough qualifier. But looking at porn without locking his door? It's not like he hit puberty last week, he should know to lock his door by this point. And watching porn in the middle of the family room in the middle of primetime? REALLY?! Everyone gets pent-up, but that doesn't mean you abandon all sense just to get off whenever possible. And the resolution to his storyline was SO STUPID. "I realized I just really miss talking to her". Ugh. Poorly written. Although the shit you can get away with on ABC Family these days is incredible: Holding a pillow over your lap when you stand up after watching porn? Wow. Also, I was taken out of the scene of Josh looking at the magazine in his room, because the point Jessie walked in on was just awkward. Who stands next to the bed with his jeans around his ankles and his boxers still on and yet not excited? Just weird. And who the hell extends their vacation by 3 weeks? Apparently lesbians. And what hte hell season is it supposed to be? I guess summer now that I think about it, but it's kind of disorienting.
B) Jessie being hated: I thought Jessie was actually the high point of this episode, which is why I was so annoyed that everyone had a problem with her. Yes, she has super hearing and no social skills to speak of. So PLAN AHEAD. It was one thing with Kyle because they didn't know him going in, but they should know by now what to expect. If I was her I would have slit my wrists in Kyle's tub and written "You should have loved me" on the floor in my own blood. And Nicole and Stephen were so weak in their "remember Kyle" shit. I'm still foggy why Jessie got the room and Kyle had to move in with Josh. Nicole hasn't done any serious psychology work in years, can't she just move into the family room or something?
C) Kyle, in general: This is the most upsetting thing for me, because I always liked Kyle. Sure he was painfully self-righteous at times, but you could attribute a lot to his naivete at first, and then a bit to his earnestness to learn about his past. But after all this time, he's been around too long to still be 'naive', and he's still earnest to save Amanda, but he's going about it ridiculously backwards. First, I appreciate he loves Amanda, but is he dead from the neck down? I don't think Jessie is overly attractive but a boy looking at a real life naked girl for the first time should illicit SOME kind of response. Like "Oh that's where the penis goes". And then he's determined to help Amanda, which I think is great, but KISSING JESSIE seems like a good plan? Come on Kyle, you're not this stupid. And again, LOCK THE GOD DAMNED DOOR. And then he's like "I can explain" and Amanda is all "No you can't" and he's like "oh, ok". Uhm, what? Shake her and say "LISTEN BITCH. See this belly button that I don't have? See what happens to the lights when I close my eyes and put on my "thinking" face? Maybe, just maybe, you don't understand what's going on." This is exactly what I knew would happen, and it pisses me off that, if the writers were really going to go there, they had to go there in such an unimaginative way. And WTF was with Amanda not going "Uhm, why the fuck are your hands sparking?" If I saw electricity arcing off of my boyfriends fingers, I'd have some questions. The only upside I can see to this whole stupid storyline is that I hear Kyle goes to a bar next week to drown his sorrows. Except he goes with Josh and Declan, so yuck.
Other minor things that annoyed me: Why is Declan just the "girls don't make sense" guy now? Hasn't he earned a better spot than 'Dude, don't ask me, look at my situation. I make out with my ex-girlfriend's best friend and they both flip. Bitches are CRAZY'? How the hell does Lori know where to find nerd-boy in a giant college campus? And how does she just magically wind up there right as he's leaving? I went to college, and I couldn't run into people I was trying to find. Can they find a better villian than this creepy british guy with the longish hair? He's just kind of stupid. And can Jessi get over her Kyle crush quickly? Because I'm done with that shit.
It's all just frustrating. This show was never perfect TV, but now it's just disappointing, which really annoys me. Especially because I really enjoyed the season premeire. As with anything else (Heroes, Grey's Anatomy) I'll probably keep watching with hopes that it gets better.
A) Josh's general horniness: I don't mind that the boy was horny. He's a teenager who just had sex for the first time, and really just saying "Teenager" should have been a good enough qualifier. But looking at porn without locking his door? It's not like he hit puberty last week, he should know to lock his door by this point. And watching porn in the middle of the family room in the middle of primetime? REALLY?! Everyone gets pent-up, but that doesn't mean you abandon all sense just to get off whenever possible. And the resolution to his storyline was SO STUPID. "I realized I just really miss talking to her". Ugh. Poorly written. Although the shit you can get away with on ABC Family these days is incredible: Holding a pillow over your lap when you stand up after watching porn? Wow. Also, I was taken out of the scene of Josh looking at the magazine in his room, because the point Jessie walked in on was just awkward. Who stands next to the bed with his jeans around his ankles and his boxers still on and yet not excited? Just weird. And who the hell extends their vacation by 3 weeks? Apparently lesbians. And what hte hell season is it supposed to be? I guess summer now that I think about it, but it's kind of disorienting.
B) Jessie being hated: I thought Jessie was actually the high point of this episode, which is why I was so annoyed that everyone had a problem with her. Yes, she has super hearing and no social skills to speak of. So PLAN AHEAD. It was one thing with Kyle because they didn't know him going in, but they should know by now what to expect. If I was her I would have slit my wrists in Kyle's tub and written "You should have loved me" on the floor in my own blood. And Nicole and Stephen were so weak in their "remember Kyle" shit. I'm still foggy why Jessie got the room and Kyle had to move in with Josh. Nicole hasn't done any serious psychology work in years, can't she just move into the family room or something?
C) Kyle, in general: This is the most upsetting thing for me, because I always liked Kyle. Sure he was painfully self-righteous at times, but you could attribute a lot to his naivete at first, and then a bit to his earnestness to learn about his past. But after all this time, he's been around too long to still be 'naive', and he's still earnest to save Amanda, but he's going about it ridiculously backwards. First, I appreciate he loves Amanda, but is he dead from the neck down? I don't think Jessie is overly attractive but a boy looking at a real life naked girl for the first time should illicit SOME kind of response. Like "Oh that's where the penis goes". And then he's determined to help Amanda, which I think is great, but KISSING JESSIE seems like a good plan? Come on Kyle, you're not this stupid. And again, LOCK THE GOD DAMNED DOOR. And then he's like "I can explain" and Amanda is all "No you can't" and he's like "oh, ok". Uhm, what? Shake her and say "LISTEN BITCH. See this belly button that I don't have? See what happens to the lights when I close my eyes and put on my "thinking" face? Maybe, just maybe, you don't understand what's going on." This is exactly what I knew would happen, and it pisses me off that, if the writers were really going to go there, they had to go there in such an unimaginative way. And WTF was with Amanda not going "Uhm, why the fuck are your hands sparking?" If I saw electricity arcing off of my boyfriends fingers, I'd have some questions. The only upside I can see to this whole stupid storyline is that I hear Kyle goes to a bar next week to drown his sorrows. Except he goes with Josh and Declan, so yuck.
Other minor things that annoyed me: Why is Declan just the "girls don't make sense" guy now? Hasn't he earned a better spot than 'Dude, don't ask me, look at my situation. I make out with my ex-girlfriend's best friend and they both flip. Bitches are CRAZY'? How the hell does Lori know where to find nerd-boy in a giant college campus? And how does she just magically wind up there right as he's leaving? I went to college, and I couldn't run into people I was trying to find. Can they find a better villian than this creepy british guy with the longish hair? He's just kind of stupid. And can Jessi get over her Kyle crush quickly? Because I'm done with that shit.
It's all just frustrating. This show was never perfect TV, but now it's just disappointing, which really annoys me. Especially because I really enjoyed the season premeire. As with anything else (Heroes, Grey's Anatomy) I'll probably keep watching with hopes that it gets better.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Oh the 90s
What is most sad is that I used to have a copy of this VHS.
This was a vital part of my formative years. I still hear the mother saying "Share, share" in my head. This is the only video of it I could find on YouTube, but I wish there was one without the opening underwater scene of Land Before Time. Though I do love that movie so, so, so much.
A book review. Several, in fact.
First let me point out this is my 93rd post on this blog, and I will probably forget about 100 until I'm at 102 and the magic has passed. I realize that I'm the only one who really cares if I get to 100 posts, but it is a milestone that should be noted. Second, let me say that I'm six kinds of exhausted ;) and this may not be as witty as I'd like it to be. Instead I'll go for heartfelt.
So, even though I watch TV like it's my job, I do read occasionally. Never anything that could ever be classified as "great" or "classic", but still pages with words and no pictures do pass my line of sight. I recently finished Brisingr, which was the third book in the Inheritance Used-to-be-trilogy-but-thanks-to-bad-writing-is-now-Cycle, by Christopher Paolini. It was alright, which is the same way I'd describe all of his books. The plot is kind of easy to predict, mainly because it's unoriginal. It's an enjoyable read, and not too difficult. I like the dragons and the way magic works. My biggest problem is I find the Eragon character to be just like every other young male farmboy-turned-warrior character out there. It's just sort of disappointing. So to sum up: Enjoyable read, but nothing earth-shattering.
The next book I read is called Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan. He was also a co-author on Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, if you were curious. This is my new favorite book EVER. It's just a 'Young Adult' novel, so there's nothing too deep in it, but I really, really enjoy the story. It's so...whimsical, for lack of a better term. Not like it's set in the land of Faerie or anything, but listening to the main character's views on the world so echo what I want my views on the world to be. And reading it helped me to understand my motivations for some shit in high school. That sounds kind of ridiculous when I read it back. I loved it so much I read it a second time right after I finished it, which I've never done that before. And I also went out and bought a copy. To sum up: Cute, awesome, happy. Good times.
Most recently I read Someday this pain will be useful to you by Peter Cameron. I don't really understand the gay Young Adult fiction kick I've been on the past few weeks (I also read Geography Club by Brent Hartinger, but don't feel like reviewing it out of laziness rather than it being bad. It was decent enough), but it will pass in time. Anyway, if Boy Meets Boy is who I want to be, Someday... is who I'm afraid that I am. The kid has a horrible time dealing with the world around him, and as a result just doesn't want to. It has shades of Catcher in the Rye, although sometimes i got the impression he was trying to hard to achieve those shades. I can relate to the main character, although he's a bit more emotionally isolated than I ever have been. To sum up: Interesting read with enjoyable, if slightly depressing, observations.
I'm such a sap for teen drama. I'm really a sap for any kind of romantic-type drama. I'm such a freaking girl. but everyone already knew that.
So, even though I watch TV like it's my job, I do read occasionally. Never anything that could ever be classified as "great" or "classic", but still pages with words and no pictures do pass my line of sight. I recently finished Brisingr, which was the third book in the Inheritance Used-to-be-trilogy-but-thanks-to-bad-writing-is-now-Cycle, by Christopher Paolini. It was alright, which is the same way I'd describe all of his books. The plot is kind of easy to predict, mainly because it's unoriginal. It's an enjoyable read, and not too difficult. I like the dragons and the way magic works. My biggest problem is I find the Eragon character to be just like every other young male farmboy-turned-warrior character out there. It's just sort of disappointing. So to sum up: Enjoyable read, but nothing earth-shattering.
The next book I read is called Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan. He was also a co-author on Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, if you were curious. This is my new favorite book EVER. It's just a 'Young Adult' novel, so there's nothing too deep in it, but I really, really enjoy the story. It's so...whimsical, for lack of a better term. Not like it's set in the land of Faerie or anything, but listening to the main character's views on the world so echo what I want my views on the world to be. And reading it helped me to understand my motivations for some shit in high school. That sounds kind of ridiculous when I read it back. I loved it so much I read it a second time right after I finished it, which I've never done that before. And I also went out and bought a copy. To sum up: Cute, awesome, happy. Good times.
Most recently I read Someday this pain will be useful to you by Peter Cameron. I don't really understand the gay Young Adult fiction kick I've been on the past few weeks (I also read Geography Club by Brent Hartinger, but don't feel like reviewing it out of laziness rather than it being bad. It was decent enough), but it will pass in time. Anyway, if Boy Meets Boy is who I want to be, Someday... is who I'm afraid that I am. The kid has a horrible time dealing with the world around him, and as a result just doesn't want to. It has shades of Catcher in the Rye, although sometimes i got the impression he was trying to hard to achieve those shades. I can relate to the main character, although he's a bit more emotionally isolated than I ever have been. To sum up: Interesting read with enjoyable, if slightly depressing, observations.
I'm such a sap for teen drama. I'm really a sap for any kind of romantic-type drama. I'm such a freaking girl. but everyone already knew that.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Kyle XY: Neither that psychic or the writers of this episode are your friends
I hate it when I'm right. Well, ok, that's a whole load of shit. I enjoy it oodles. But I hate when I see shit coming from a mile away and then it actually happens. see: Amanda getting angry at Kyle for being so fucking secretive. Did he really expect her to be OK with the idea that she's apparently an ambulatory narcoleptic? "I found you some ways from the dance. You were asleep." Uhm, what? "Oh, OK Kyle. Thanks for finding me. The last time this happened I wound up in a biker bar. You should see the tattoo I have on my thigh to prove it. Oh wait, you won't". He's clearly being ridiculously overprotective, which makes sense since she has a habit of getting randomly abducted. But the problem is she doesn't know that happened. And keeping your powers a secret makes sense when the worst thing you have to explain is your lack of a belly button. Doesn't so much work when you become this decade's Lindberg baby. I never really liked Amanda, and always thought Kyle could do better, but he is acting like a complete dipshit. I did take a small hint of glee with how the psychic's prediction turned out (even though I saw it coming from the minute the bitch said it. In fact I saw the entire twist with the psychic coming the whole time. BAD WRITING)
But that wasn't the end of my annoyance, don't you worry. I was mightily annoyed at the Josh/Andi story. Why did he not call her on "If you're embarrassed you had sex with me, how about you say it rather than coming up with some bad pop culture reference about Juno?" I understand that losing your virginity is a big thing, but it's high school, and it happens. It really seemed like she completely regretted having sex. Or maybe it's just sex with Josh. Maybe he didn't push her buttons properly. I bet Kyle could do it properly. I in fact have a list of things I think Kyle could do properly. Or at least a list of things I'd like to see him give a try. Side-tracked.
And then there's the poorly-constructed Lori-Declan-Hillary triangle. I say poorly constructed when I should say Obviously-constructed. At least Hilary admitted to enjoying herself at the time. And what the fuck is Declan so confused by? You kissed your ex-girlfriend's best friend. You may think that she has no right to be upset, but don't be so surprised that she is upset. And I don't like Lori's new love interest near enough, because I think he's boring. I could care less that he's on the Latenock JV squad. They clearly keep him around because he fits a demographic that Lori would fall on her back for.
The whole thing was just kind of boring. There were no powers (outside of Jessie summoning all the knives and throwing them, which I enjoyed.) The only character I could really stand watching was Jessie, because she played her hurt well. Her mother left her, which is just the latest in the long list of disappointments that is her life. And then the boy she loves (The fact that it's kyle is boring and unimaginative on her part. She should mind-frak someone into loving her. It's just her speed) asks her to watch his girlfriend. How dense is he? There's naive, and then there's Kyle's density. I'll of course keep watching because TV.com told me that Kyle winds up in a bar in a couple weeks, which I can only see as being awesome. Any hope of it being a gay bar? Or that there might be a gay character on this show? I keep forgetting Andi's parents (who we've never seen) are lesbians. I want Kyle to get a gay sidekick that is desperately in love with him but knows it won't come to anything (unlike Amanda, who loves him but doens't know him, and Jessie who loves him and thinks it might come to something). And this isn't out of some desire to get a gay on every TV show I watch. Well, it sort of is, but only because gay visibility is so lacking. But to be honest the fan base that would follow from such a move would be INSANE. All these teen girls love a good same-sex crush, and as long as it isn't expressly seen the wingnuts can only be so offended. And if they're going to boycott ABC they have plenty more reasons than this. Oh well, it will probably never come to pass. As long as the writing improves I won't argue.
But that wasn't the end of my annoyance, don't you worry. I was mightily annoyed at the Josh/Andi story. Why did he not call her on "If you're embarrassed you had sex with me, how about you say it rather than coming up with some bad pop culture reference about Juno?" I understand that losing your virginity is a big thing, but it's high school, and it happens. It really seemed like she completely regretted having sex. Or maybe it's just sex with Josh. Maybe he didn't push her buttons properly. I bet Kyle could do it properly. I in fact have a list of things I think Kyle could do properly. Or at least a list of things I'd like to see him give a try. Side-tracked.
And then there's the poorly-constructed Lori-Declan-Hillary triangle. I say poorly constructed when I should say Obviously-constructed. At least Hilary admitted to enjoying herself at the time. And what the fuck is Declan so confused by? You kissed your ex-girlfriend's best friend. You may think that she has no right to be upset, but don't be so surprised that she is upset. And I don't like Lori's new love interest near enough, because I think he's boring. I could care less that he's on the Latenock JV squad. They clearly keep him around because he fits a demographic that Lori would fall on her back for.
The whole thing was just kind of boring. There were no powers (outside of Jessie summoning all the knives and throwing them, which I enjoyed.) The only character I could really stand watching was Jessie, because she played her hurt well. Her mother left her, which is just the latest in the long list of disappointments that is her life. And then the boy she loves (The fact that it's kyle is boring and unimaginative on her part. She should mind-frak someone into loving her. It's just her speed) asks her to watch his girlfriend. How dense is he? There's naive, and then there's Kyle's density. I'll of course keep watching because TV.com told me that Kyle winds up in a bar in a couple weeks, which I can only see as being awesome. Any hope of it being a gay bar? Or that there might be a gay character on this show? I keep forgetting Andi's parents (who we've never seen) are lesbians. I want Kyle to get a gay sidekick that is desperately in love with him but knows it won't come to anything (unlike Amanda, who loves him but doens't know him, and Jessie who loves him and thinks it might come to something). And this isn't out of some desire to get a gay on every TV show I watch. Well, it sort of is, but only because gay visibility is so lacking. But to be honest the fan base that would follow from such a move would be INSANE. All these teen girls love a good same-sex crush, and as long as it isn't expressly seen the wingnuts can only be so offended. And if they're going to boycott ABC they have plenty more reasons than this. Oh well, it will probably never come to pass. As long as the writing improves I won't argue.
Friday Night Lights Season 3
I should be preparing a bid for a Sony laptop, but instead I'm writing a blog about the awesomeness that is Friday Night Lights season 3. I just finished it over the weekend, and I have to say I still love this show. Granted I had some problems with some of the choices the characters make (well, really just one character in particular, although I understand why he did it. I just think it was immensely stupid). In fact, I think season 3 was the best season so far. It's been a long time since I saw season 1, so I'll have to refresh myself on it at some point, but I remember season 2 pretty clearly, and I remember how much I did not enjoy it. The Landry-Tyra storyline was so stupid, if for no other reason that it should have been Julie that got beaten with the pipe. Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton were of course fantastic, since they always are, but the other characters I found to be lacking.
All of that went away in Season 3. Every actor in this show was on fire the entire season, and since I'm all into acting now, I found it amazing that they all seem so real. Even in the cliche storylines of getting into college, you really sold the drama. And the show actually made me cry once!! I can count on one hand the number of times I've cried during a TV episode or a movie, it almost never happens. But Jason Street's farewell was so sweet and emotional. I even liked Riggins and Tyra this season, and I never did before.
And of course Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton were absolutely wonderful to watch. I always looked forward to their scenes together, and you knew they would always get through things together. Simple things like looking at a house, or figuring out what to do about Julie's sex life, were handled perfectly. Its times like these that I worry that I'm becoming one of those stupid melodramatic actors. And probably I am, but they were still fantastic.
Now if only this shit would get awards nods, because everyone on this show can act the pants off of anyone on House (except maybe Hugh Laurie. Although I would put that on an episode by episode basis).
All of that went away in Season 3. Every actor in this show was on fire the entire season, and since I'm all into acting now, I found it amazing that they all seem so real. Even in the cliche storylines of getting into college, you really sold the drama. And the show actually made me cry once!! I can count on one hand the number of times I've cried during a TV episode or a movie, it almost never happens. But Jason Street's farewell was so sweet and emotional. I even liked Riggins and Tyra this season, and I never did before.
And of course Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton were absolutely wonderful to watch. I always looked forward to their scenes together, and you knew they would always get through things together. Simple things like looking at a house, or figuring out what to do about Julie's sex life, were handled perfectly. Its times like these that I worry that I'm becoming one of those stupid melodramatic actors. And probably I am, but they were still fantastic.
Now if only this shit would get awards nods, because everyone on this show can act the pants off of anyone on House (except maybe Hugh Laurie. Although I would put that on an episode by episode basis).
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Kyle XY is back!!
And let me just say 'Woot' to that. I watched the first episode this morning, and I remembered why I love this show. The basic plot is Amanda has been kidnapped, and Kyle chases after her. What I enjoyed most about this episode is that Kyle is not fucking around, and as such uses his powers a hell of a lot more. The shit that boy can do with water is amazing. Speaking of amazing:
How hot is that? And how LOW. Jesus Matt Dallas, you have to do some heavy-duty trimming to wear your pants that low. I was seriously just intending on talking about the episode, but I went searching for pictures to make the blog more interesting and this is what I found. Totally side-tracked me. I know he gets asked to show his belly button ALL the damned time, so I kind of feel bad for him. But then I look at him and I feel a lot less bad, and a bit more "Why hello!". I cannot get over how low his pants are, especially because that's all I can see of the picture as I type this.
Ok. I need to stop talking about Matt Dallas being hot. The episode as a whole, like I said, was good. Favorite line of the whole night:
How hot is that? And how LOW. Jesus Matt Dallas, you have to do some heavy-duty trimming to wear your pants that low. I was seriously just intending on talking about the episode, but I went searching for pictures to make the blog more interesting and this is what I found. Totally side-tracked me. I know he gets asked to show his belly button ALL the damned time, so I kind of feel bad for him. But then I look at him and I feel a lot less bad, and a bit more "Why hello!". I cannot get over how low his pants are, especially because that's all I can see of the picture as I type this.
Ok. I need to stop talking about Matt Dallas being hot. The episode as a whole, like I said, was good. Favorite line of the whole night:
Lori: Wow.
Hilary: Oh, no, Lori, you don't understand! He was drunk, and I got wet, and ...
Lori: Ok, you can stop there.
Hilary: Oh, no, Lori, you don't understand! He was drunk, and I got wet, and ...
Lori: Ok, you can stop there.
AHHHH. You can't say that on ABC Family! If I had been drinking something I would have done a spit-take. Amanda's mom was cracking me up (partly because I love me some Teryl Rothery), and the scenes with Josh and Andy were sweet. I like Josh so much more now that he's with her. The parents were kind of forgettable, but they always are.
I legitimately feel bad for Jessie. Bitch just cannot catch a break. Do people forget that she grew up in a tube and has no social skills? Or parents. Or friends. I'm not saying she's not a bit of a bitch at times, but she has her reasons. I like it when her and Kyle are on the same team. You get the impression he makes her a better person, and she makes him less perfect. I enjoy not-perfect Kyle. And I enjoy Kyle leaping buildings and levitating. And I enjoy Matt Dallas naked.
The only thing I really want to happen this season is for Amanda to find out about Kyle. I can see how she's been sheltered from it up until now, but as Latenok (sp?) starts chasing after him, I can't believe she doesn't catch him doing something. Given her character she shouldn't have a problem with it. Or better yet she's like "Pssh, I already knew". Just like when I came out to my friends.
I've decided to be a lot more confident in my life. I'm not sure why this was a sudden revelation, but I'm just tired of being insecure and scared and as a result boring. I worry a little bit that I'll come off as a dick, but then I realize I can't be bothered so much. Especially if it makes me funnier. Anyway, I'm off to kill time before I'm released from work.
I legitimately feel bad for Jessie. Bitch just cannot catch a break. Do people forget that she grew up in a tube and has no social skills? Or parents. Or friends. I'm not saying she's not a bit of a bitch at times, but she has her reasons. I like it when her and Kyle are on the same team. You get the impression he makes her a better person, and she makes him less perfect. I enjoy not-perfect Kyle. And I enjoy Kyle leaping buildings and levitating. And I enjoy Matt Dallas naked.
The only thing I really want to happen this season is for Amanda to find out about Kyle. I can see how she's been sheltered from it up until now, but as Latenok (sp?) starts chasing after him, I can't believe she doesn't catch him doing something. Given her character she shouldn't have a problem with it. Or better yet she's like "Pssh, I already knew". Just like when I came out to my friends.
I've decided to be a lot more confident in my life. I'm not sure why this was a sudden revelation, but I'm just tired of being insecure and scared and as a result boring. I worry a little bit that I'll come off as a dick, but then I realize I can't be bothered so much. Especially if it makes me funnier. Anyway, I'm off to kill time before I'm released from work.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
g0ys
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I need people's thoughts on this. I know what my thoughts are, or at least I think I do, but before I share them I want to know how some other people think. All 2.5 of you that read this.
I need people's thoughts on this. I know what my thoughts are, or at least I think I do, but before I share them I want to know how some other people think. All 2.5 of you that read this.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Real World: Brooklyn
Yes, I fail as a person. I had heard from various sources that this season of Real World was making an attempt to be a real show, as opposed to the drunken, sex-filled disasters that have characterized the last 13 or so seasons. So I watched the first episode, and I have to say already there was much less drunkenness than normal. Of course you know the producers put only what they want on screen, making it impossible to get any gauge of these people. But I can honestly say I didn't hate it. Maybe the rest of the series will stay this way, and I may or may not watch it long enough to find out. But if you can find the first episode, it will be plenty interesting.
In other news, I have a callback! On Wednesday. The problem is the play is in September and I'm not even remotely sure of what my conflicts will be that far in advance. I can't believe anyone would be. I will obviously prioritize this play over most other things, but family events take precedence over this. We will see if I even get the part, though. I think I can do it but it requires a bit of practice. But that whole thing makes me so excited I can't even tell you. I'm so excited to look at the character as it is on paper and imagine how he would be in real life, and then figure out how I can put that on stage without making it seem phony. God I love acting.
In other news, I have a callback! On Wednesday. The problem is the play is in September and I'm not even remotely sure of what my conflicts will be that far in advance. I can't believe anyone would be. I will obviously prioritize this play over most other things, but family events take precedence over this. We will see if I even get the part, though. I think I can do it but it requires a bit of practice. But that whole thing makes me so excited I can't even tell you. I'm so excited to look at the character as it is on paper and imagine how he would be in real life, and then figure out how I can put that on stage without making it seem phony. God I love acting.
A rosetta stone of sorts
Where was this three years ago before I went to Japan?
And more to the point why do Americans insist on their broken system that makes no sense?
And more to the point why do Americans insist on their broken system that makes no sense?
Friday, January 9, 2009
Golden Globes Part 2: TV
Since work is going nowhere fast, time to finish what I started.
Best Television Series - Drama: I have not seen In Treatment, but I have not heard enough critical acclaim to make it worth my time when there's so much else to watch. And I have to say I don't quite understand why House is on this list. House is an entertaining show, and the acting is good, but it's not AMAZING the way Mad Men or Friday Night Lights is, or even as engaging as Dexter or Damages. As for True Blood, I couldn't quite get into it, although I've heard later episodes are better. That being said my vote goes to Mad Men, which is just amazing (even though I haven't seen season 2 yet, I trust it's amazing). My vote would go to Friday Night Lights if the idiots ever made a proper decision and nominated it.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Law and Order should not be in an awards show, that's just my feeling about that. I love Sally Field, but I don't think she deserves this either. My vote goes to January Jones, who manages to portray the hopelessness of the housewife in the 1960s perfectly. All this Mad Men talk is making me want to watch the second season. Connie Britton would take my vote if she had been nominated. FNL gets cheated every fucking year.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: Why the hell is Jonathon Rhys Myers on this list? Tudors season 2 was crap, and all he did was play batshit crazy, which I think he might be. And again, I enjoy House but I don't think he really needs to win this award when compared with John Hamm or Michael C Hall or, had he been nominated, Kyle Chandler. Again with the FNL love. And I normally hate football.
Best Television Show - Musical or Comedy: 30 Rock by default. Weeds is entertaining, but hardly "Best Comedy". I hate the Office simply because I hate Steve Carrell. I know I'm in the minority on this. Californication and Entourage I don't watch. But 30 Rock is just so funny, with Tina Fey's deadpans and pretty much everything Alec Baldwin says.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: I love Christina Applegate in Samantha Who?, but I'm going to go with Tina Fey, for the reasons mentioned above. America Ferrera does a good job, but the highlight of Betty is the under-appreciated supporting cast. Without Marc and Amanda and Hilda and Justin, that show would be about one-eighth as good. Vanessa Williams is fantastic, but she gets attention. I have no idea why Debra Messing was even nominated other than her name, and Mary Louise Parker I think is an amazing actress, but I don't think she deserves the award over Tina Fey in a comedy category.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin for reasons mentioned above. He is hysterical in 30 Rock. And what the fuck is Tony Shaloub doing being nominated for anything? Monk is so 2003. That shit needs to end, and he needs to stop taking nominations from people that really deserve them. I can't think of who that might be, but certainly not him.
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: I never watch these but usually wish I did. John Adams gets my vote simply because I've seen it. And I'm done with election drama a la Recount.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: What a long category name. Laura Linney because I like her, and have heard nothing about Judi Dench's performance. And frankly Dame Judi probably won't even bother goign to the awards because she literally has better things to do. Like being a Dame.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Definitely NOT Keifer. What the fuck was the 24 movie doing getting him nominated for this? Hmm. I guess Paul Giamatti. This is a dartboard category. Meaning I could hang the list on a wall, throw darts at it, and do almost as well as I'm doing now.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: This category seems horribly unfair for all of the supporting actresses and actors on TV. Comedy against Drama against miniseries? Ridiculous. While I love Sarah, I don't think Rachel Griffiths deserves this. She barely did anything last year. I can't imagine Melissa George did anything fantastic, so I'll go with Diane Wiest, because I think she's a terrific actress. Not to hate on Ms.George, she was in Alias, but I hate her current arc on Grey's Anatomy, so I'm holding that against her.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Here is my problem. I desperately want Neil Patrick Harris to win, not only because I have a huge crush on him, but also because I think he makes "How I Met Your Mother." I enjoy the show, but he is far and away the best thing about it. I'm also really, really fucking tired of Jeremy Piven winning, because I've seen a fair bit of Entourage and I just don't like it. But apparently I need to give In Treatment a try because it's all over this shit.
It's so weird choosing some of these categories, because they were included in the Emmys back in September. Like Recount. I will probably get most of these wrong, although I'm damned good with the Emmys. Unlike the Oscars, where Brian's choices always kick my ass. But we shall see! May the best (hah! Right, like that's how this shit works) contender win!
Best Television Series - Drama: I have not seen In Treatment, but I have not heard enough critical acclaim to make it worth my time when there's so much else to watch. And I have to say I don't quite understand why House is on this list. House is an entertaining show, and the acting is good, but it's not AMAZING the way Mad Men or Friday Night Lights is, or even as engaging as Dexter or Damages. As for True Blood, I couldn't quite get into it, although I've heard later episodes are better. That being said my vote goes to Mad Men, which is just amazing (even though I haven't seen season 2 yet, I trust it's amazing). My vote would go to Friday Night Lights if the idiots ever made a proper decision and nominated it.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Law and Order should not be in an awards show, that's just my feeling about that. I love Sally Field, but I don't think she deserves this either. My vote goes to January Jones, who manages to portray the hopelessness of the housewife in the 1960s perfectly. All this Mad Men talk is making me want to watch the second season. Connie Britton would take my vote if she had been nominated. FNL gets cheated every fucking year.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: Why the hell is Jonathon Rhys Myers on this list? Tudors season 2 was crap, and all he did was play batshit crazy, which I think he might be. And again, I enjoy House but I don't think he really needs to win this award when compared with John Hamm or Michael C Hall or, had he been nominated, Kyle Chandler. Again with the FNL love. And I normally hate football.
Best Television Show - Musical or Comedy: 30 Rock by default. Weeds is entertaining, but hardly "Best Comedy". I hate the Office simply because I hate Steve Carrell. I know I'm in the minority on this. Californication and Entourage I don't watch. But 30 Rock is just so funny, with Tina Fey's deadpans and pretty much everything Alec Baldwin says.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: I love Christina Applegate in Samantha Who?, but I'm going to go with Tina Fey, for the reasons mentioned above. America Ferrera does a good job, but the highlight of Betty is the under-appreciated supporting cast. Without Marc and Amanda and Hilda and Justin, that show would be about one-eighth as good. Vanessa Williams is fantastic, but she gets attention. I have no idea why Debra Messing was even nominated other than her name, and Mary Louise Parker I think is an amazing actress, but I don't think she deserves the award over Tina Fey in a comedy category.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin for reasons mentioned above. He is hysterical in 30 Rock. And what the fuck is Tony Shaloub doing being nominated for anything? Monk is so 2003. That shit needs to end, and he needs to stop taking nominations from people that really deserve them. I can't think of who that might be, but certainly not him.
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: I never watch these but usually wish I did. John Adams gets my vote simply because I've seen it. And I'm done with election drama a la Recount.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: What a long category name. Laura Linney because I like her, and have heard nothing about Judi Dench's performance. And frankly Dame Judi probably won't even bother goign to the awards because she literally has better things to do. Like being a Dame.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Definitely NOT Keifer. What the fuck was the 24 movie doing getting him nominated for this? Hmm. I guess Paul Giamatti. This is a dartboard category. Meaning I could hang the list on a wall, throw darts at it, and do almost as well as I'm doing now.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: This category seems horribly unfair for all of the supporting actresses and actors on TV. Comedy against Drama against miniseries? Ridiculous. While I love Sarah, I don't think Rachel Griffiths deserves this. She barely did anything last year. I can't imagine Melissa George did anything fantastic, so I'll go with Diane Wiest, because I think she's a terrific actress. Not to hate on Ms.George, she was in Alias, but I hate her current arc on Grey's Anatomy, so I'm holding that against her.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Here is my problem. I desperately want Neil Patrick Harris to win, not only because I have a huge crush on him, but also because I think he makes "How I Met Your Mother." I enjoy the show, but he is far and away the best thing about it. I'm also really, really fucking tired of Jeremy Piven winning, because I've seen a fair bit of Entourage and I just don't like it. But apparently I need to give In Treatment a try because it's all over this shit.
It's so weird choosing some of these categories, because they were included in the Emmys back in September. Like Recount. I will probably get most of these wrong, although I'm damned good with the Emmys. Unlike the Oscars, where Brian's choices always kick my ass. But we shall see! May the best (hah! Right, like that's how this shit works) contender win!
Golden Globes Part 1: Movies
I don't know if anyone knows this or not, but I love awards shows. I make a big to-do about the Emmy's and the Oscars, and I even enjoy they're less important sidekick the Golden Globes. In fact part of me almost likes it more because you can see the celebrities all getting a little tipsy, and it's fun to see TV and Movie stars in the same place. Sometimes I think the Oscars takes itself too seriously. Anyway, in honor of the Globes show this weekend, I'm going to write down my votes for all the categories. If you want the nominees, look here.
Best Motion Picture - Drama: I've only seen Benjamin Button, and I know I don't want that to win. I get the feeling from what I've heard that Slumdog should win. I really hate all of these overly thinky movies, like Revolutionary Road, and it amuses me that the lead in Slumdog was on Skins.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Meryl Streep. Because she's Meryl Streep. If not her, then Anne Hathaway cause I also like her. I wouldn't be disappointed if Kate Winslet won, but as I said I hate the kind of movie that she was in.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Again, definitely not Brad Pitt. He was chewing far too much scenery. From all accounts Sean Penn is excellent, but I have yet to watch the damned movie. All of these choices may change as I find more screeners (or more to the point watch the ones I have). Oh, also, I do not want Mickey Rourke to win at all.
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Burn After Reading was simply not funny. You could see where they were trying to go for a satire, but it missed the mark. I blame the crap acting of Brad Pitt and George Clooney. The cast of that movie should have done better. In Bruges was amusing, although very dark. Mamma Mia I thought was excellent but I would be surprised if it won, as it's a bit silly.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep or Emma Thompson, purely because of who they are. Meryl I thought did a fantastic job in Mamma Mia. Frances Mcdormand was horrible. I haven't seen the other two, so who am I to judge.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: I loved James Franco in Pineapple Express. It was so different from his usual brooding self and I really enjoyed it. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson did alright, but they were better as a team than individually. I don't like Javier Bardem after he creeped me out in No Country for Old Men, and I'm over Dustin Hoffman in a general sense.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: I have no idea whatsoever in this category, so I'm going to pick Amy Adams because I like her a lot, and Doubt seems interesting. In general I'm also voting against Vicky Christina Barcelona and The Wrestler just because.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Tropic Thunder was amusing because it was so crazy, but Robert Downey Jr. doesn't really deserve it. Tom Cruise was really amusing, but only becasue he was crass and wore a fat suit, neither of which require a great deal of acting. Heath Ledger was really good in his role, I do have to say, so I would probably like it to go to him.
Best Animated Feature Film: I've not seen Bolt, but I can't imagine it being better than Wall-E, which was one of my favorite films from 2008. Kung Fu Panda was enjoyable, but Wall-E by far is my favorite.
Best Foreign Language Film: I think this is a stupid category, so I'm refraining from choosing. Of all the films in the entire rest of the world, these 5 were deemed the best? It's stupid.
Best Director - Motion Picture: Meh. I have no idea. I love movies and TV like nobodies business, but I hardly ever think "The direction here is fantastic". Lets go with Danny Boyle, just cause. I liked the cinematography of Benjamin Button more than the direction, which I felt allowed Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett to over-act. And the set-up scenes through the years felt obvious and forced. And I feel like the other three movies, I could envision how most of the scenes are set up, which automatically makes the director replaceable.
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Not to rail on it again, but Benjamin Button was far too long. That's a sign of sloppy writing. And what the hell was with Katrina in the background? I never understood. I'll split my vote between Doubt and Slumdog Millionaire until I've watched them.
Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Eh? Again, no clue. Lets give this one to Benjamin Button as a consolation prize for being an over-rated film.
Best Original Song: No idea about any of these songs, other than I didnt' like the one from Wall-E. Lets go with "Once in a Lifetime" because Beyonce has gotten all crazy and she might stab me if I don't.
Those are all the movie categories. I'll tackle TV, which I know a hell of a lot more about, at a later date.
Best Motion Picture - Drama: I've only seen Benjamin Button, and I know I don't want that to win. I get the feeling from what I've heard that Slumdog should win. I really hate all of these overly thinky movies, like Revolutionary Road, and it amuses me that the lead in Slumdog was on Skins.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Meryl Streep. Because she's Meryl Streep. If not her, then Anne Hathaway cause I also like her. I wouldn't be disappointed if Kate Winslet won, but as I said I hate the kind of movie that she was in.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Again, definitely not Brad Pitt. He was chewing far too much scenery. From all accounts Sean Penn is excellent, but I have yet to watch the damned movie. All of these choices may change as I find more screeners (or more to the point watch the ones I have). Oh, also, I do not want Mickey Rourke to win at all.
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Burn After Reading was simply not funny. You could see where they were trying to go for a satire, but it missed the mark. I blame the crap acting of Brad Pitt and George Clooney. The cast of that movie should have done better. In Bruges was amusing, although very dark. Mamma Mia I thought was excellent but I would be surprised if it won, as it's a bit silly.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep or Emma Thompson, purely because of who they are. Meryl I thought did a fantastic job in Mamma Mia. Frances Mcdormand was horrible. I haven't seen the other two, so who am I to judge.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: I loved James Franco in Pineapple Express. It was so different from his usual brooding self and I really enjoyed it. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson did alright, but they were better as a team than individually. I don't like Javier Bardem after he creeped me out in No Country for Old Men, and I'm over Dustin Hoffman in a general sense.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: I have no idea whatsoever in this category, so I'm going to pick Amy Adams because I like her a lot, and Doubt seems interesting. In general I'm also voting against Vicky Christina Barcelona and The Wrestler just because.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Tropic Thunder was amusing because it was so crazy, but Robert Downey Jr. doesn't really deserve it. Tom Cruise was really amusing, but only becasue he was crass and wore a fat suit, neither of which require a great deal of acting. Heath Ledger was really good in his role, I do have to say, so I would probably like it to go to him.
Best Animated Feature Film: I've not seen Bolt, but I can't imagine it being better than Wall-E, which was one of my favorite films from 2008. Kung Fu Panda was enjoyable, but Wall-E by far is my favorite.
Best Foreign Language Film: I think this is a stupid category, so I'm refraining from choosing. Of all the films in the entire rest of the world, these 5 were deemed the best? It's stupid.
Best Director - Motion Picture: Meh. I have no idea. I love movies and TV like nobodies business, but I hardly ever think "The direction here is fantastic". Lets go with Danny Boyle, just cause. I liked the cinematography of Benjamin Button more than the direction, which I felt allowed Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett to over-act. And the set-up scenes through the years felt obvious and forced. And I feel like the other three movies, I could envision how most of the scenes are set up, which automatically makes the director replaceable.
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Not to rail on it again, but Benjamin Button was far too long. That's a sign of sloppy writing. And what the hell was with Katrina in the background? I never understood. I'll split my vote between Doubt and Slumdog Millionaire until I've watched them.
Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Eh? Again, no clue. Lets give this one to Benjamin Button as a consolation prize for being an over-rated film.
Best Original Song: No idea about any of these songs, other than I didnt' like the one from Wall-E. Lets go with "Once in a Lifetime" because Beyonce has gotten all crazy and she might stab me if I don't.
Those are all the movie categories. I'll tackle TV, which I know a hell of a lot more about, at a later date.
I don't think of myself as an extrovert...
| I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm an Organized Traveling Extrovert   |
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Auditions
It's been about a month and a half since Joseph ended, and I'm already missing the performing and singing. I guess after not doing it for a certain amount of time it's easy to forget how much fun the whole thing is. So I've started looking at auditions in the area, and now I'm six kinds of overwhelmed. Aside: Why is "six kinds of" my new go-to phrase for "very"? I have an audition tomorrow night at the Venus Theater in Laurel, which seems to be a very pro-feminism theater group. I'm excited, but I've never had to memorize a monologue before, and lately every time I read the thing to myself I sound awkward and stupid. And then later in the month there are two auditions, one for "Getting Married" and one for "Honk". It's more a situation where I'm hoping to get one of those because rehearsals would overlap if I got both. But the fact of the matter is these are respectively my fourth, fifth, and sixth auditions EVER, and frankly the most professional ones I've ever gone on. And I'm going to walk in with my almost-blank resume and cheap headshot. It's like a bad Hallmark movie. Hopefully everything will work out for the best, though, I am sure. The real question is if I want to also audition for this video part where I would have to simulate receiving oral sex. Decisions decisions.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Merlin
This is my official plug for Merlin, the BBC series. The first series of 13 episodes just ended, and if you're resourceful they're easy to find out and about. The story basically is about, obviously, Merlin coming to Camelot and befriending Arthur. This series changes the original myth and has Merlin a young man about the same age as Prince Arthur, and basically tells of their adventures growing into the legends they become. Supporting players include Gwenivere (Sp?) and Morgana, who I really enjoy outside of Morgana's crazy streak at the end of the last episode.
Colin Morgan looking adorable.
I really enjoy this series because it's a fun fantasy tale, but also because of the ridiculous homo-erotic overtones. It actually cracks me up a bit how BLATANT they are about it. It's one drunken night away from being context rather than subtext. Just youtube "Merlin arthur" and see how many slash fan-videos you get. The whole series isn't anything serious, but Colin Morgan is a cutie. Highly recommended if you have a few hours and want a break from the shit that is 90% of TV.
Colin Morgan looking adorable."Wounded soldier and male nurse in a french cathedral" is a new fantasy of mine
I've got a much bigger "TV IN REVIEW" post somewhere inside of me, but it has been slow getting out. So for now I'll just review the two new shows I watched last night.
First up Housewives, which I really enjoyed. It goes without saying the show wasn't perfect, as Housewives is never, ever perfect. But there were some actual laugh out loud moments, and oddly enough Susan was in one of them. My favorite scene of the whole night was when Susan was telling Gaby about her potential one-night-stand with Lee, but being vague about who the guy was, and Bob walks in. Gaby figures it out straight away and starts literally guffawing in the middle of the kitchen, and it had me cracking up, especially "Lee will sleep with anything with a pulse and facial hair". I'm giggling in the middle of the office now just thinking about it. The rest of Susan's scenes were stupid though, thinking she had actually slept with the caricature that is Lee. The dinner with Gaby and Carlos and the job prospect I also thought was hysterical, although I was a little disappointed in Gaby for pushing Carlos so hard. I think she'll come around at the end of the season and realize what a toll this is taking on everyone. Bree I thought did a good job, but she always does a good job. However all the scenes between Andrew and Alex feel fake, and it's beginning to piss me off. I don't get the impression when I look at these two characters that they're head-over-heels for each other, and it annoys me. They don't even appear to be particularly good friends. It seems Andrew went from being an evil sociopath to having a lobotomy. The whole gay in this show is lackluster. Especially when you look at the househusbands who are ridiculous. Did you see their house? And the Kimono? Is Lee a colorblind retard? Is this what Marc Cherry is like at home? Because I know there are lots of gays involved in this show and I can't believe any of them think this is a good idea. I guess I expect more from such a gay-friendly show on such a gay-friendly network. I would be fine if they didn't include gays, but if you're going to include them do it properly.
Brothers and Sisters does a better job of handling it's gay characters, although something felt like it was missing this week. I couldn't put my finger on it, but it felt a bit like Scotty was phoning it in. I did like when he stood up to Nora, and Nora's drunken apology phone call. I think I didn't like Kevin's issues so much, and I really hated Tommy's issues. But then again I really hate Tommy, and I'm counting the days until they write him out of the show. I miss Sarah being around, cause I really like Rachel Griffiths. Kitty was less annoying, too, maybe because she wasn't obsessing over the stupid baby I never care if she has. Justin did a respectable job dealing with moving out, but it's nothing particularly noteworthy. I don't know. I guess I think everyone should have been better prepared for the father drama then they were. Yes you're just jerking off into a cup, but that has repurcussions and you have to consider them beforehand. Sometimes these adults seriously annoy me.
I'm not entirely sure which new shows are starting soon and which aren't. I was hoping to have a few more weeks to catch up on certain things, but I'm not sure I'll get the chance. Anyway, I will probably post again later today since work is so damnably slow.
First up Housewives, which I really enjoyed. It goes without saying the show wasn't perfect, as Housewives is never, ever perfect. But there were some actual laugh out loud moments, and oddly enough Susan was in one of them. My favorite scene of the whole night was when Susan was telling Gaby about her potential one-night-stand with Lee, but being vague about who the guy was, and Bob walks in. Gaby figures it out straight away and starts literally guffawing in the middle of the kitchen, and it had me cracking up, especially "Lee will sleep with anything with a pulse and facial hair". I'm giggling in the middle of the office now just thinking about it. The rest of Susan's scenes were stupid though, thinking she had actually slept with the caricature that is Lee. The dinner with Gaby and Carlos and the job prospect I also thought was hysterical, although I was a little disappointed in Gaby for pushing Carlos so hard. I think she'll come around at the end of the season and realize what a toll this is taking on everyone. Bree I thought did a good job, but she always does a good job. However all the scenes between Andrew and Alex feel fake, and it's beginning to piss me off. I don't get the impression when I look at these two characters that they're head-over-heels for each other, and it annoys me. They don't even appear to be particularly good friends. It seems Andrew went from being an evil sociopath to having a lobotomy. The whole gay in this show is lackluster. Especially when you look at the househusbands who are ridiculous. Did you see their house? And the Kimono? Is Lee a colorblind retard? Is this what Marc Cherry is like at home? Because I know there are lots of gays involved in this show and I can't believe any of them think this is a good idea. I guess I expect more from such a gay-friendly show on such a gay-friendly network. I would be fine if they didn't include gays, but if you're going to include them do it properly.
Brothers and Sisters does a better job of handling it's gay characters, although something felt like it was missing this week. I couldn't put my finger on it, but it felt a bit like Scotty was phoning it in. I did like when he stood up to Nora, and Nora's drunken apology phone call. I think I didn't like Kevin's issues so much, and I really hated Tommy's issues. But then again I really hate Tommy, and I'm counting the days until they write him out of the show. I miss Sarah being around, cause I really like Rachel Griffiths. Kitty was less annoying, too, maybe because she wasn't obsessing over the stupid baby I never care if she has. Justin did a respectable job dealing with moving out, but it's nothing particularly noteworthy. I don't know. I guess I think everyone should have been better prepared for the father drama then they were. Yes you're just jerking off into a cup, but that has repurcussions and you have to consider them beforehand. Sometimes these adults seriously annoy me.
I'm not entirely sure which new shows are starting soon and which aren't. I was hoping to have a few more weeks to catch up on certain things, but I'm not sure I'll get the chance. Anyway, I will probably post again later today since work is so damnably slow.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Thoughts
My first and only thought is, "Why don't they just call it 'X-Men Fanboy: Wetdreams' and get it over with?"
Wolverine is automatically crack for fanboys, so fine, I was expecting some of that. But Gambit? Do they REALLY need to put Gambit in a Wolverine movie? God. My only real knowledge of Gambit comes from the X-Men Animated Series, and I didn't hate him in that, but I do not understand the massive hard-on that all these fanboys have for things. Where is the X-Men: Phoenix movie? That would be AWESOME. That would actually be what X-Men 3 should have been. Damn you Brian Singer and your desire to do that shit Superman movie with the kid. You could have done something absolutely AMAZING. I used to enjoy his movies but the more I think about it the angrier I get at him for not doing X-Men 3 properly.
God knows I'll probably go see the wolverine movie. If for no other reason than Ryan Reynolds is amazing hot, especially when he's weilding swords. And while I'm not quite the obsessed, ridiculous fanboy most of these people are, I am indeed a fanboy.
For the curious but uninformed.
Wolverine is automatically crack for fanboys, so fine, I was expecting some of that. But Gambit? Do they REALLY need to put Gambit in a Wolverine movie? God. My only real knowledge of Gambit comes from the X-Men Animated Series, and I didn't hate him in that, but I do not understand the massive hard-on that all these fanboys have for things. Where is the X-Men: Phoenix movie? That would be AWESOME. That would actually be what X-Men 3 should have been. Damn you Brian Singer and your desire to do that shit Superman movie with the kid. You could have done something absolutely AMAZING. I used to enjoy his movies but the more I think about it the angrier I get at him for not doing X-Men 3 properly.
God knows I'll probably go see the wolverine movie. If for no other reason than Ryan Reynolds is amazing hot, especially when he's weilding swords. And while I'm not quite the obsessed, ridiculous fanboy most of these people are, I am indeed a fanboy.
For the curious but uninformed.
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