A new season!
I wasn't thrilled that they did yet another American Idol parody. A first for them, sure. But you'd think after six years, people would get tired of the original so much so that they wouldn't feel the need to parody it. Especially with the nasty "Simon" and the drugged up "Paula."
At least they kind of made fun of themselves doing it, too. "See that guy? He's not black, he's Latino. THAT'S different!"
The best line actually came from Lassiter. I don't even remember the entire line, but "rabbit-punched me in the sternum" was in the middle of it, and I didn't hear the rest over my own laughter.
Someone once commented that Dule Hill reminded her of the Tigers' Curtis Granderson. I so see it!
Friday, July 13, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Before I get to the Sopranos, let me just say this: Canada's version of "Candid Camera," "Just For Laughs," is so weird. There is no audio other than music and a laugh track. So the people in on it seem to make a lot more movements with their arms and facial expressions, and it almost seems like the targets do, too.
I'm waiting for the NHL Awards to come on. According to Versus website and my cable guide, it started at 7. But no. According to NHL.com, it's scheduled at 7:30 on CBC and Versus. But no. If they had a red carpet special at 7:30, it's obviously not being aired. Instead we get this weird gag show with no audio and a bunch of guys with tattoos doing I don't know what.
I'm waiting for the NHL Awards to come on. According to Versus website and my cable guide, it started at 7. But no. According to NHL.com, it's scheduled at 7:30 on CBC and Versus. But no. If they had a red carpet special at 7:30, it's obviously not being aired. Instead we get this weird gag show with no audio and a bunch of guys with tattoos doing I don't know what.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Tonight, on a Very Special 24
Josh is reunited with his mother. Jack says goodbye to his true love, after watching his own father die. The third or fourth one he's had after his wife was killed - by a former lover. Bill and Karen are pardoned. Tom's going to miss Karen. Cheng is taken into custody, but remains loyal to his people. VP Daniels gets out of a bases loaded jam unscathed after making bad decision after bad decision. Chloe and Morris are pregnant. Nadia is relieved to know that Doyle will be ok. Everyone is happy. Except for that other President, who we never heard from after he was stabbed by his wife.
And we fade to black, with Jack watching the sunrise. Yes, that's... exciting TV right there.
And we fade to black, with Jack watching the sunrise. Yes, that's... exciting TV right there.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Finales and such
Well, maybe I won't have to decide if I'm going to be watching American Idol on Tuesdays next season. Gilmore Girls AND Veronica Mars will not be returning, opening up 8-10 on Tuesday nights. Beauty and the Geek will be on Tuesday at 8 sometime, though they only have about 8 episodes per season and I doubt it would coincide with Idol's season. Actually, it did this past season, but during auditions. But with no GG/VM, maybe they will move it around so they won't have to compete.
Smallville's season finale was strange. The rumors said someone might die. Well, it appears as though Lana, Lois and Chloe all died. Chloe's tears healed Lois, but now Chloe looks unconscious or dead. Lois's car blew up, but we didn't actually SEE her get in it. Nor do we know who planted the bomb, as Lex seemed surprised to hear the news. And I think they introduced Bizarro. I'm not big on the history of the comics so I don't know what the story might be there.
Monday will be 24 and Heroes. I'll probably watch the first hour of 24, then Heroes. I'll catch the last hour of 24 online somewhere. VM will end Tuesday. Also, I need to catch up on the Scrubs hour finale I missed tonight.
I need to catch up with about 5 episodes of Boston Legal. I never remember those shows that start at 10PM.
Smallville's season finale was strange. The rumors said someone might die. Well, it appears as though Lana, Lois and Chloe all died. Chloe's tears healed Lois, but now Chloe looks unconscious or dead. Lois's car blew up, but we didn't actually SEE her get in it. Nor do we know who planted the bomb, as Lex seemed surprised to hear the news. And I think they introduced Bizarro. I'm not big on the history of the comics so I don't know what the story might be there.
Monday will be 24 and Heroes. I'll probably watch the first hour of 24, then Heroes. I'll catch the last hour of 24 online somewhere. VM will end Tuesday. Also, I need to catch up on the Scrubs hour finale I missed tonight.
I need to catch up with about 5 episodes of Boston Legal. I never remember those shows that start at 10PM.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Miscellaneous Musings, Friends Edition
Thanks to the city library and their insane practice of lending out DVDs (good thing I don't have a burner), I've been watching a lot of Friends lately. In early Season 10, I've noticed a lot of guest stars that have gone on to play pretty prominent supporting roles on other shows. Obviously the show had many guest stars, some of whom were already pretty well known. But these caught my eye.
Aisha Tyler - 24
Ellen Pompeo - Grey's Anatomy
Gregory Itzin - 24
Cristine Rose - Heroes
Ok, so there aren't THAT many so far. But when I saw the last two sitting side by side, knowing they are now on opposing shows on Mondays at 9:00 (Although I don't know if Itzin will be back on 24), it made me chuckle.
Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to say that How I Met Your Mother better come back next season, because I'm "waiting for it."
Aisha Tyler - 24
Ellen Pompeo - Grey's Anatomy
Gregory Itzin - 24
Cristine Rose - Heroes
Ok, so there aren't THAT many so far. But when I saw the last two sitting side by side, knowing they are now on opposing shows on Mondays at 9:00 (Although I don't know if Itzin will be back on 24), it made me chuckle.
Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to say that How I Met Your Mother better come back next season, because I'm "waiting for it."
Monday, May 7, 2007
Miscellaneous Musings, Pt. III
Hey there fans, it's been awhile. Nice of you to stop by.
Gilmore Girls is seeing a late cancellation, and the seventh season finale on May 15 will in fact be a series finale. I got hooked on this show about 4 or 5 years into it, when I finally rented the first disc of the first season. I think I've seen them all, and as good as I think it was, I'm not devastated that it's ending. I feel a little bad for them though, because they didn't get to have their celebration as they finished filming the last episode. Even though it came down to the actors not wanting to commit, and not the network shutting it down. it'll be interesting to see what takes it's place on Tuesday. CW needs to find a gem because they lost the OC recently, too.
Speaking of shows ending, Lost knows where it's headed. They are going to have three more 16-episode seasons, and they are picking up the hot trend of waiting until January to start the seasons non-stop. I stopped watching back when it went on hiatus in February, and I wonder how many more people did the same. Seems strange for a show that popular to announce "shortened" seasons, although the 48 episodes would have made for two normal TV seasons had they not stretched it to three.
Scrubs is again on bubble, apparently. This is another show I really like, but it's starting to have that Friends feel, where every few months another question pops up if the show will end. I read that a promo for Scrubs said "only four episodes left," but they said the same thing for Heroes. Zach Braff already signed or at least agreed to an extension, but I guess they're still not sure if the show will stay on, or if it will move to another network, or what. You know, in today's TV world, where lasting one whole season is a positive thing, you'd think a network like NBC would want to keep a show that has lasted six. Maybe if they stopped moving it, it would find an audience to keep.
I stopped watching American Idol. A lot of it has to do with Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars on Tuesdays. But also, The Worst Top 12 Ever turned into An Even Worse Top 6, and so on. While it wasn't as predictable as I made it seem (heh), I do have the final 4 correct.
My picks revisited (and who really left):
March 14 - Haley Scarnato (Brandon)
March 21 - Sanjaya Malakar (Stephanie)
March 28 - Phil Stacey (Sligh)
April 4 - Brandon Rogers (Gina)
April 11 - Stephanie Edwards (Haley)
April 18 - Chris Richardson (Sanjaya)
April 25 - Gina Glocksen (none)
May 2 - Chris Sligh (Richardson and Phil)
FINAL FOUR
May 9 - Jordin Sparks
May 16 - Melinda Doolittle
May 22 Finale - Blake Lewis vs. Lakisha
I think I'm out for now. Tune in next.... oh, whenever I feel like updating.
Gilmore Girls is seeing a late cancellation, and the seventh season finale on May 15 will in fact be a series finale. I got hooked on this show about 4 or 5 years into it, when I finally rented the first disc of the first season. I think I've seen them all, and as good as I think it was, I'm not devastated that it's ending. I feel a little bad for them though, because they didn't get to have their celebration as they finished filming the last episode. Even though it came down to the actors not wanting to commit, and not the network shutting it down. it'll be interesting to see what takes it's place on Tuesday. CW needs to find a gem because they lost the OC recently, too.
Speaking of shows ending, Lost knows where it's headed. They are going to have three more 16-episode seasons, and they are picking up the hot trend of waiting until January to start the seasons non-stop. I stopped watching back when it went on hiatus in February, and I wonder how many more people did the same. Seems strange for a show that popular to announce "shortened" seasons, although the 48 episodes would have made for two normal TV seasons had they not stretched it to three.
Scrubs is again on bubble, apparently. This is another show I really like, but it's starting to have that Friends feel, where every few months another question pops up if the show will end. I read that a promo for Scrubs said "only four episodes left," but they said the same thing for Heroes. Zach Braff already signed or at least agreed to an extension, but I guess they're still not sure if the show will stay on, or if it will move to another network, or what. You know, in today's TV world, where lasting one whole season is a positive thing, you'd think a network like NBC would want to keep a show that has lasted six. Maybe if they stopped moving it, it would find an audience to keep.
I stopped watching American Idol. A lot of it has to do with Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars on Tuesdays. But also, The Worst Top 12 Ever turned into An Even Worse Top 6, and so on. While it wasn't as predictable as I made it seem (heh), I do have the final 4 correct.
My picks revisited (and who really left):
March 14 - Haley Scarnato (Brandon)
March 21 - Sanjaya Malakar (Stephanie)
March 28 - Phil Stacey (Sligh)
April 4 - Brandon Rogers (Gina)
April 11 - Stephanie Edwards (Haley)
April 18 - Chris Richardson (Sanjaya)
April 25 - Gina Glocksen (none)
May 2 - Chris Sligh (Richardson and Phil)
FINAL FOUR
May 9 - Jordin Sparks
May 16 - Melinda Doolittle
May 22 Finale - Blake Lewis vs. Lakisha
I think I'm out for now. Tune in next.... oh, whenever I feel like updating.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Nothing Special
toothpastefordinner.com
I know, I know. I'm just not feelin' it right now. 24 doesn't even seem to be worth blogging about.
I downloaded the series premieres of Raines and Andy Barker, PI. so, maybe I'll write about those sometime.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Wednesday... American Idol.... Top 12 Results Show
Diana Ross sounds weird, and I think she took a few sips out of Paula's glass.
I tuned in late. I think I saw Phil in the bottom 3, and the last spot in the bottom 3 will be either Sanjaya, who should leave, or Haley, who I picked to leave last week in my ultimate week-by-week predictions.
Won't be surprised if Phil goes home though. Ooh, Brandon is the other one in the bottom 3. Heck, I'm not gonna be shocked or sad if any of these people leave.
Sanjaya is in the bottom 3! I love being wrong.
Phil is safe. It's GOTTA be Sanjaya that leaves. Come on.
Sanjaya is safe. Brandon is gone. What the heck is going on?
I had Brandon leaving on April 4 - after Haley, Sanjaya and Phil. So, the bottom 3 are in my top 4 to leave. So maybe I'll get them all out of order, but the top 8 should be about right.
I tuned in late. I think I saw Phil in the bottom 3, and the last spot in the bottom 3 will be either Sanjaya, who should leave, or Haley, who I picked to leave last week in my ultimate week-by-week predictions.
Won't be surprised if Phil goes home though. Ooh, Brandon is the other one in the bottom 3. Heck, I'm not gonna be shocked or sad if any of these people leave.
Sanjaya is in the bottom 3! I love being wrong.
Phil is safe. It's GOTTA be Sanjaya that leaves. Come on.
Sanjaya is safe. Brandon is gone. What the heck is going on?
I had Brandon leaving on April 4 - after Haley, Sanjaya and Phil. So, the bottom 3 are in my top 4 to leave. So maybe I'll get them all out of order, but the top 8 should be about right.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Monday... 24... Ep. 6-13... "6:00 PM-7:00 PM"
CTU is watching as Logan is being brought in. Milo makes a brief half-second appearance for the first time since he got shot. Logan asks Chloe who she is, then what's going on with Bauer. She can't talk now. She says he has the security camera to keep him company, and to stay put in holding.
Buchanan calls a meeting and introduces everyone to Mike Doyle and tells all of them Bauer is being held captive. Milo plays dumb so the new guy can puff out his chest and tell everyone that their primary goal is to capture Markov, then get Jack out. Milo continues to argue, not being able to do much else with his right arm in a sling. Ooh, apparenty Milo has issues with Doyle and says he is a jerk, just like John Denver. Wait, that was IN Denver.
Chloe comes back in after missing the whole meeting and asks Morris for the summary. He tells her that the goal is to get Markov, not Jack. This does not make Chloe very happy.
Speaking of Jack, he sees his friend who tried to help him a week ago (five minutes ago?) and he's lying on the floor. A guard kicks Jack and tosses him down the stairs. He then calls Markov asking if he should kill the American. Jack plays unconscious, and somehow knows just exactly when the guard is raising his gun. He lassos his belt around the gun (!) and tosses the guard to the ground! Jack worms his way to the gun while the guard grabs a small cuticle knife. No contest. Markov watches as the guard gets shot. He tells his men to find him in the basement, as if he would just stick around. No one can find him behind that one suitcase! Markov instructs everyone to turn off everything everywhere. Jack gets to the phone and calls CTU but can't finish his call! "Damn it!" So, he moves some fuse wires around and turns out the lights.
Milo tells Buchanan that Jack just called and Bill tells Milo to continue messanger duties, and to tell Doyle that Jack is not dispensable.
Buchanan tells Logan his plan to attack, and Logan doesn't agree. Logan tells Bill that he knows a way to convince President Subaru-ov to act against Markov. His insane ex-wife, Martha.
Doyle walks from computer to computer pointing out things that are wrong. Nobody likes him. He grabs Morris by the neck because Morris takes 2 extra seconds! Then he makes a big speech about him being in charge, and he don't want no lip. Milo tells Doyle not to manhandle the nice bald guy, and to come to him with any problems.
Lennox meets with VP and says he will look the other way, for now. But the truth will prevail! But VP wants Lennox to flat out lie and say he SAW Assad plant the bomb. Lennox doesn't like it, and VP spits on him. VP convinces Lennox to go along with it, because we're mad as hell!
Gredenko, still way out in plain sight where nobody is looking, is getting the bombs ready. Hey CTU, why not hover around and look for people surrounded by airplanes and drones?
Buchanan tells VP his thoughts about Martha and attacking the consulate and VP tells CTU to plan as if they're going to attack the consulate.
Aaron is taking care of Martha Logan, giving her fruit and magazines. Logan calls. Aaron answers "Martha Logan's Bungalow!" Logan gives him the skinny while Martha gets angry. Aaron continues to argue that she does not want to speak with him, but Logan mentions the Suvarovs. Martha jumps and gets on the phone. Luckily they're only minutes away from CTU so Logan is going to come see them.
Bill tells Logan they are going to attack, and if he doesn't like it, he has to get Martha's cooperation, Suvarov's wife's attention and Suvarov's demand to make Markov surrender before it's too late. It's a long shot.
Jack finds two Russians loving it up in a back room and asks them how they contact the outside world. Jack threatens them and asks for a phone, or he will kill them. The guy leaves and he tells the girl she'll be fine. Unless of course CTU attacks the consulate, which is very possible.
Logan arrives at the bungalow and Aaron refuses to shake hands. Aaron says Martha changed her mind, and she doesn't want to see him. Don't remember her ever agreeing to see him. But she pops out of her room when she notices how thin he is. He tells her the season's recap but doesn't want to go into any more detail. Martha will not dance like a monkey, and doesn't think Logan's "prison" is all that bad. Martha asks Aaron what to do, and he tells her to do it. She dances for him now.
VP and Lennox sits down with the Ambassador. VP threatens that he will attack his country unless they help him find the rest of the bombs.
Mrs. Suvarov is giving a speech and cannot be bothered yet. Logan apologizes for upsetting Martha and she starts getting frisky with Aaron in front of him. She starts getting very angry and takes it out on some kiwi. Logan says a few nice words to Aaron and Martha loses it again. She gets up with her fruit and stops short. She takes a knife and stabs Logan! She hits an artery! Good aim Martha! Logan is bleeding bad.
Bill wants to know if Martha can still talk to Suvarov. Aaron doesn't know. She says of course, she's not crazy! Anya doesn't know much. She tells Anya that details are very important, except apparently for Logan. Anya asks for more information...
...Seconds later, Suvarov commands Markov to surrender and to give up Jack unharmed. Markov disobeys and hangs up. Suvarov tells Bill that Markov won't give up, and agrees to the attack on the consulate.
Jack finally gets the phone from the lovebirds. (Chloe could've gotten it in seconds.) A couple of guards come in and start shooting. Man lovebird is hit!
CTU attacks the consulate. Guards down! Jack and the woman are ok.
Markov calls Gredenko and tells him they are under attack and to launch the drones immediately.
Doyle introduces himself to Jack.
The drone is ready to launch.
Bill tells CTU to focus on Shadow Valley.
Logan wakes up, says "Martha" and flatlines.
Buchanan calls a meeting and introduces everyone to Mike Doyle and tells all of them Bauer is being held captive. Milo plays dumb so the new guy can puff out his chest and tell everyone that their primary goal is to capture Markov, then get Jack out. Milo continues to argue, not being able to do much else with his right arm in a sling. Ooh, apparenty Milo has issues with Doyle and says he is a jerk, just like John Denver. Wait, that was IN Denver.
Chloe comes back in after missing the whole meeting and asks Morris for the summary. He tells her that the goal is to get Markov, not Jack. This does not make Chloe very happy.
Speaking of Jack, he sees his friend who tried to help him a week ago (five minutes ago?) and he's lying on the floor. A guard kicks Jack and tosses him down the stairs. He then calls Markov asking if he should kill the American. Jack plays unconscious, and somehow knows just exactly when the guard is raising his gun. He lassos his belt around the gun (!) and tosses the guard to the ground! Jack worms his way to the gun while the guard grabs a small cuticle knife. No contest. Markov watches as the guard gets shot. He tells his men to find him in the basement, as if he would just stick around. No one can find him behind that one suitcase! Markov instructs everyone to turn off everything everywhere. Jack gets to the phone and calls CTU but can't finish his call! "Damn it!" So, he moves some fuse wires around and turns out the lights.
Milo tells Buchanan that Jack just called and Bill tells Milo to continue messanger duties, and to tell Doyle that Jack is not dispensable.
Buchanan tells Logan his plan to attack, and Logan doesn't agree. Logan tells Bill that he knows a way to convince President Subaru-ov to act against Markov. His insane ex-wife, Martha.
Doyle walks from computer to computer pointing out things that are wrong. Nobody likes him. He grabs Morris by the neck because Morris takes 2 extra seconds! Then he makes a big speech about him being in charge, and he don't want no lip. Milo tells Doyle not to manhandle the nice bald guy, and to come to him with any problems.
Lennox meets with VP and says he will look the other way, for now. But the truth will prevail! But VP wants Lennox to flat out lie and say he SAW Assad plant the bomb. Lennox doesn't like it, and VP spits on him. VP convinces Lennox to go along with it, because we're mad as hell!
Gredenko, still way out in plain sight where nobody is looking, is getting the bombs ready. Hey CTU, why not hover around and look for people surrounded by airplanes and drones?
Buchanan tells VP his thoughts about Martha and attacking the consulate and VP tells CTU to plan as if they're going to attack the consulate.
Aaron is taking care of Martha Logan, giving her fruit and magazines. Logan calls. Aaron answers "Martha Logan's Bungalow!" Logan gives him the skinny while Martha gets angry. Aaron continues to argue that she does not want to speak with him, but Logan mentions the Suvarovs. Martha jumps and gets on the phone. Luckily they're only minutes away from CTU so Logan is going to come see them.
Bill tells Logan they are going to attack, and if he doesn't like it, he has to get Martha's cooperation, Suvarov's wife's attention and Suvarov's demand to make Markov surrender before it's too late. It's a long shot.
Jack finds two Russians loving it up in a back room and asks them how they contact the outside world. Jack threatens them and asks for a phone, or he will kill them. The guy leaves and he tells the girl she'll be fine. Unless of course CTU attacks the consulate, which is very possible.
Logan arrives at the bungalow and Aaron refuses to shake hands. Aaron says Martha changed her mind, and she doesn't want to see him. Don't remember her ever agreeing to see him. But she pops out of her room when she notices how thin he is. He tells her the season's recap but doesn't want to go into any more detail. Martha will not dance like a monkey, and doesn't think Logan's "prison" is all that bad. Martha asks Aaron what to do, and he tells her to do it. She dances for him now.
VP and Lennox sits down with the Ambassador. VP threatens that he will attack his country unless they help him find the rest of the bombs.
Mrs. Suvarov is giving a speech and cannot be bothered yet. Logan apologizes for upsetting Martha and she starts getting frisky with Aaron in front of him. She starts getting very angry and takes it out on some kiwi. Logan says a few nice words to Aaron and Martha loses it again. She gets up with her fruit and stops short. She takes a knife and stabs Logan! She hits an artery! Good aim Martha! Logan is bleeding bad.
Bill wants to know if Martha can still talk to Suvarov. Aaron doesn't know. She says of course, she's not crazy! Anya doesn't know much. She tells Anya that details are very important, except apparently for Logan. Anya asks for more information...
...Seconds later, Suvarov commands Markov to surrender and to give up Jack unharmed. Markov disobeys and hangs up. Suvarov tells Bill that Markov won't give up, and agrees to the attack on the consulate.
Jack finally gets the phone from the lovebirds. (Chloe could've gotten it in seconds.) A couple of guards come in and start shooting. Man lovebird is hit!
CTU attacks the consulate. Guards down! Jack and the woman are ok.
Markov calls Gredenko and tells him they are under attack and to launch the drones immediately.
Doyle introduces himself to Jack.
The drone is ready to launch.
Bill tells CTU to focus on Shadow Valley.
Logan wakes up, says "Martha" and flatlines.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Miscellaneous Musings, Buffy Edition
Not much to muse about today, but a very special Happy Anniversary to Joss Whedon and his Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which aired it's first episode on March 10, 1997.
July 31 will be the 15th year anniversary of the movie release, but the TV show definitely had better reviews and probably more viewers. Some people are still surprised when they found out there was a movie.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, lasted seven seasons on the WB and UPN. It also led to the spin-off series Angel, which started after season three of Buffy and lasted five seasons, going on one year after Buffy ended. Angel (David Boreanaz) made apperances on Buffy's final episodes, but Gellar only appeared on a handful of Angel episodes, and none after Buffy ended. Whedon had originally planned for only five seasons of Buffy, according to a Q&A with TVGuide.com in December.
Buffy has been sort of a measuring stick for some of the newer TV shows, with studios knowing that a strong cast and storytelling is needed to make shows, especially genre-strong ones, work.
Egged on to have the series make a comeback or at least have some TV-movies with some of the favorite characters (Spike comes to mind), Whedon will be writing some comic books now. Rather than comics and novels that stood by themselves, Buffy: Season 8 will be a graphic continuation of the television show. The series should be 20-30 issues and will be written by Whedon along with some comic book pro writers and some former Buffy writers.
Whedon also had a comic series called Fray, which was about another Slayer in the future, but I can't seem to find anything that leads me to believe there were more than eight of those, but sold over 200,000 copies combined. "One issue of Fray was a year late," says Whedon.
Obviously due to his success with strong female characters, Joss was writing and re-writing the anticipated and probably required if-it's-a-comic-it-has-to-be-a-movie Wonder Woman film, but is no longer attached. Rumor has it the front-runner to play the lead was How I Met Your Mother's Cobie Smulders, who I think would have been awesome.
A little where are they now for ya:
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) starred in both The Grudge movies (2004, 2006). She voiced April O'Neil in the new animated TMNT movie, due out in March. She also has three movies coming out: Alice, Addicted and Suburban Girl.
Nicholas Brendon (Xander) starred in a couple of TV shows, Kitchen Confidential and a voice in the Disney Channel's American Dragon: Jake Long. He has a horror movie coming out in 2008 called Unholy.
Alyson Hannigan (Willow) currently stars in How I Met Your Mother, which has been a show for a few Buffy alums to guest-star on. She has regular roles in parody movies, including Date Movie and Farce of the Penguins. She also had a recurring role on the TV cult-hit Veronica Mars, another show centered by a strong female character.
Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) will be appearing in the 2007 film Sweeney Todd, based on the Broadway musical. It stars Johnny Depp as the lead character. He also played Duncan in a modern retelling of Macbeth, which is in post-production.
James Marsters (Spike) had a recurring role on Smallville for eight episodes. He had a role in the 2006 horror film Shadow Puppets, which according to some seems to be a blatant rip-off of a Buffy episode where the gang lose their memories.
Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) also had a story arc on Veronica Mars. She has also been in a few TV movies and posed for Playboy magazine in June 2004.
David Boreanaz (Angel) stars in the Fox drama Bones, which was recently renewed for a third season.
Eliza Dushku (Faith) starred as Tru Davies on the Fox drama Tru Calling, a low-rated show which also saw good DVD sales, like Whedon's Firefly. According to IMDb.com, she's in production on numerous projects.
and D.B. Woodside (Principal Wood) is the President of the Unites States on 24!
July 31 will be the 15th year anniversary of the movie release, but the TV show definitely had better reviews and probably more viewers. Some people are still surprised when they found out there was a movie.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, lasted seven seasons on the WB and UPN. It also led to the spin-off series Angel, which started after season three of Buffy and lasted five seasons, going on one year after Buffy ended. Angel (David Boreanaz) made apperances on Buffy's final episodes, but Gellar only appeared on a handful of Angel episodes, and none after Buffy ended. Whedon had originally planned for only five seasons of Buffy, according to a Q&A with TVGuide.com in December.
Buffy has been sort of a measuring stick for some of the newer TV shows, with studios knowing that a strong cast and storytelling is needed to make shows, especially genre-strong ones, work.
Egged on to have the series make a comeback or at least have some TV-movies with some of the favorite characters (Spike comes to mind), Whedon will be writing some comic books now. Rather than comics and novels that stood by themselves, Buffy: Season 8 will be a graphic continuation of the television show. The series should be 20-30 issues and will be written by Whedon along with some comic book pro writers and some former Buffy writers.
Whedon also had a comic series called Fray, which was about another Slayer in the future, but I can't seem to find anything that leads me to believe there were more than eight of those, but sold over 200,000 copies combined. "One issue of Fray was a year late," says Whedon.
Obviously due to his success with strong female characters, Joss was writing and re-writing the anticipated and probably required if-it's-a-comic-it-has-to-be-a-movie Wonder Woman film, but is no longer attached. Rumor has it the front-runner to play the lead was How I Met Your Mother's Cobie Smulders, who I think would have been awesome.
A little where are they now for ya:
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) starred in both The Grudge movies (2004, 2006). She voiced April O'Neil in the new animated TMNT movie, due out in March. She also has three movies coming out: Alice, Addicted and Suburban Girl.
Nicholas Brendon (Xander) starred in a couple of TV shows, Kitchen Confidential and a voice in the Disney Channel's American Dragon: Jake Long. He has a horror movie coming out in 2008 called Unholy.
Alyson Hannigan (Willow) currently stars in How I Met Your Mother, which has been a show for a few Buffy alums to guest-star on. She has regular roles in parody movies, including Date Movie and Farce of the Penguins. She also had a recurring role on the TV cult-hit Veronica Mars, another show centered by a strong female character.
Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) will be appearing in the 2007 film Sweeney Todd, based on the Broadway musical. It stars Johnny Depp as the lead character. He also played Duncan in a modern retelling of Macbeth, which is in post-production.
James Marsters (Spike) had a recurring role on Smallville for eight episodes. He had a role in the 2006 horror film Shadow Puppets, which according to some seems to be a blatant rip-off of a Buffy episode where the gang lose their memories.
Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) also had a story arc on Veronica Mars. She has also been in a few TV movies and posed for Playboy magazine in June 2004.
David Boreanaz (Angel) stars in the Fox drama Bones, which was recently renewed for a third season.
Eliza Dushku (Faith) starred as Tru Davies on the Fox drama Tru Calling, a low-rated show which also saw good DVD sales, like Whedon's Firefly. According to IMDb.com, she's in production on numerous projects.
and D.B. Woodside (Principal Wood) is the President of the Unites States on 24!
Friday, March 9, 2007
Miscellaneous Musings, Idol Edition
Not only is this shaping up to be the worst crop of talent in American Idol history, but it seems to be the most talked about season to date.
Thursday morning I was driving to work when the WDVD Morning Show began by talking about Wednesday night's performances. Apparently "Blaine" loves to tease the girls about how much he loves Antonella. Well, I got out of work just a couple hours later, and as soon as I got in the car, they were still or again talking about the show!
This morning I went to Denny's, and all of a sudden, as if it were the first season of Survivor, I overheard "Did you hear who got kicked off?!?!" They talked about it for about ten minutes. Now, since I do watch it and blog about it, obviously I'm kinda guilty. And I do talk about it with people. It's just insane that I don't remember people talking about the better artists more.
The Morning Show is now playing an interview from Lakisha. They did pause for a few minutes earlier to talk about Tom Brady and Britney, but thank goodness they're back to Idol!! Right? I now get back to hypocrisy by continuing to post my thoughts on Idol.
Hahaha, did Frenchie really use a coke bottle?! Ew.
Anyway, I promised my predictions. I reserve the right to make predictions based on performances on the spot, but I wanted to take a stab at the order in which they will leave now.
March 14 - Haley Scarnato
March 21 - Sanjaya Malakar
March 28 - Phil Stacey
April 4 - Brandon Rogers
April 11 - Stephanie Edwards
April 18 - Chris Richardson
April 25 - Gina Glocksen
May 2 - Chris Sligh
May 9 - Jordin Sparks
May 16 - Melinda Doolittle
May 22 Finale - Blake Lewis vs. Lakisha
Lakisha wins.
This is tough. I really don't even see Blake lasting that long, but... I don't know who else can. Like I said, it's a strange season. That would be an interesting finale though, with two really different singers. Blake could possibly make one of those horrible exclusive Idol songs entertaining. I'm not thrilled over anyone really. Everyone is saying Melinda is going to win right now. Well, I should say that Simon said that and everyone wants to agree with him to make it sound like they know what's going on. I actually wouldn't be surprised if she left much earlier, the way this season has gone.
We'll see.
Thursday morning I was driving to work when the WDVD Morning Show began by talking about Wednesday night's performances. Apparently "Blaine" loves to tease the girls about how much he loves Antonella. Well, I got out of work just a couple hours later, and as soon as I got in the car, they were still or again talking about the show!
This morning I went to Denny's, and all of a sudden, as if it were the first season of Survivor, I overheard "Did you hear who got kicked off?!?!" They talked about it for about ten minutes. Now, since I do watch it and blog about it, obviously I'm kinda guilty. And I do talk about it with people. It's just insane that I don't remember people talking about the better artists more.
The Morning Show is now playing an interview from Lakisha. They did pause for a few minutes earlier to talk about Tom Brady and Britney, but thank goodness they're back to Idol!! Right? I now get back to hypocrisy by continuing to post my thoughts on Idol.
Hahaha, did Frenchie really use a coke bottle?! Ew.
Anyway, I promised my predictions. I reserve the right to make predictions based on performances on the spot, but I wanted to take a stab at the order in which they will leave now.
March 14 - Haley Scarnato
March 21 - Sanjaya Malakar
March 28 - Phil Stacey
April 4 - Brandon Rogers
April 11 - Stephanie Edwards
April 18 - Chris Richardson
April 25 - Gina Glocksen
May 2 - Chris Sligh
May 9 - Jordin Sparks
May 16 - Melinda Doolittle
May 22 Finale - Blake Lewis vs. Lakisha
Lakisha wins.
This is tough. I really don't even see Blake lasting that long, but... I don't know who else can. Like I said, it's a strange season. That would be an interesting finale though, with two really different singers. Blake could possibly make one of those horrible exclusive Idol songs entertaining. I'm not thrilled over anyone really. Everyone is saying Melinda is going to win right now. Well, I should say that Simon said that and everyone wants to agree with him to make it sound like they know what's going on. I actually wouldn't be surprised if she left much earlier, the way this season has gone.
We'll see.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Thursday... American Idol... The Top 12 Revealed
This.... is American Idol.
To recap, my picks to leave were Sundance, Phil, Antonella and Haley. Even though I hope I'm wrong and Sanjaya leaves.
Group song. Man, this season is so boring! Hopefully Carrie Underwood can save it tonight.
I wonder how comfortable those upside down salon hair bowl seats are.
With as many viewers as they have, do they really need these recaps? I know they have to stretch the show to fill an hour, but come on.
Girls and guys together? Hmm. Let's go.
Lakisha and Blake are first, and they're obviously going to be in the top 12.
Chris Sligh is not.... going to find out until after the break. Oh geez.
I think Ryan feels like Howie stole his thunder with the whole commercial cliffhanger thing, he's bringing it back.
Bones is new next week? American Idol moves to 9:00. Woah!
And now, Chris Sligh can finally sit down.
Jordin "Zap" Sparks is young and safe. The youngest ones always seem to last.
Phil needs to go. Damn, he's safe. But maybe there's hope for Sanajaya leaving now.
Jared could be gone though. I didn't think to pick him, but he hasn't been that great.
I know one girl who is happy to see him go! I don't think he sounds as bad as some of them, though. His song is kind of ironic.
Slippin! 0 for 1 tonight, 5 for 9 so far, I think. I'll have to go back and check. After tonight I'll be making a post and picking the Top 12 and how they will go home in order. Idol's website had a game like that last year. I'll try to find and post my picks.
Melinda and Brandon are both safe.
Gina Glocksen! and Chris Richardson should both be safe. Yup.
Aw, here comes Carrie. I can't describe in words how upset I would have been if Bob Ice beat her. Yeah, I call him Bob Ice. I want to find that picture of her with the Grammys. It was adorable. It's gotta be a little surreal for her, and the others that come back. She was just one of however many people trying to win that year, and she comes back being one of the biggest names in her genre. That's a pretty big leap.
Antonella, Haley and Sundance are all still vulnerable. Sanjaya is over there too, as is Stephanie and Sabrina Sloan. Wow, that's a lot of S.
Antonella and Stephanie. I can't see them both going home. Antonella is out, about three weeks too late for some. I don't think she is surprised. Maybe she'll compare herself to Jennifer Hudson again!
Haley and Sabrina up. I don't think they'd send two home back to back, so they should both be safe. Or, maybe not. Haley is safe! I'm about to throw something. Gina better win this whole damn thing now. I've never had a favorite leave this early.
So, two I picked to leave are already safe. One left, and the other is Sundance. And just to mess with my picks more, I bet Sanjaya will finally leave. Those are the only two left. I'd rather have Sundance stay one more week, but I want my percentage to go up!
Let's see what this announcement is. Oh, 200 episodes. And they're going to end poverty? Hey, that kid is better than Sanjaya! So, they're going to donate money for every vote cast on a certain Tuesday (I missed the date) and then people can donate themselves on Wednesday. BORAT is going to be on! That's funny. I assume he'll be in character then. Which seems a little weird when they're trying to make people aware of how bad things really are. If you've seen Borat, you weren't treated to a history lesson.
'Til Death is still on the air? Wow.
Sanjaya is still on this show? Wow.
VTFW even told people to vote for Sundance. Ok, I didn't like his performance, but Sanjaya hasn't even been average yet! This is an INSANE top 12. I can't believe one of these people is going to sell millions of records (because people WILL buy whoever the heck wins, regardless.)
2 for 4 tonight. 3 for 4 in Week 1, 2 for 4 in Week 2. Which makes me 7 for 12.
To recap, my picks to leave were Sundance, Phil, Antonella and Haley. Even though I hope I'm wrong and Sanjaya leaves.
Group song. Man, this season is so boring! Hopefully Carrie Underwood can save it tonight.
I wonder how comfortable those upside down salon hair bowl seats are.
With as many viewers as they have, do they really need these recaps? I know they have to stretch the show to fill an hour, but come on.
Girls and guys together? Hmm. Let's go.
Lakisha and Blake are first, and they're obviously going to be in the top 12.
Chris Sligh is not.... going to find out until after the break. Oh geez.
I think Ryan feels like Howie stole his thunder with the whole commercial cliffhanger thing, he's bringing it back.
Bones is new next week? American Idol moves to 9:00. Woah!
And now, Chris Sligh can finally sit down.
Jordin "Zap" Sparks is young and safe. The youngest ones always seem to last.
Phil needs to go. Damn, he's safe. But maybe there's hope for Sanajaya leaving now.
Jared could be gone though. I didn't think to pick him, but he hasn't been that great.
I know one girl who is happy to see him go! I don't think he sounds as bad as some of them, though. His song is kind of ironic.
Slippin! 0 for 1 tonight, 5 for 9 so far, I think. I'll have to go back and check. After tonight I'll be making a post and picking the Top 12 and how they will go home in order. Idol's website had a game like that last year. I'll try to find and post my picks.
Melinda and Brandon are both safe.
Gina Glocksen! and Chris Richardson should both be safe. Yup.
Aw, here comes Carrie. I can't describe in words how upset I would have been if Bob Ice beat her. Yeah, I call him Bob Ice. I want to find that picture of her with the Grammys. It was adorable. It's gotta be a little surreal for her, and the others that come back. She was just one of however many people trying to win that year, and she comes back being one of the biggest names in her genre. That's a pretty big leap.
Antonella, Haley and Sundance are all still vulnerable. Sanjaya is over there too, as is Stephanie and Sabrina Sloan. Wow, that's a lot of S.
Antonella and Stephanie. I can't see them both going home. Antonella is out, about three weeks too late for some. I don't think she is surprised. Maybe she'll compare herself to Jennifer Hudson again!
Haley and Sabrina up. I don't think they'd send two home back to back, so they should both be safe. Or, maybe not. Haley is safe! I'm about to throw something. Gina better win this whole damn thing now. I've never had a favorite leave this early.
So, two I picked to leave are already safe. One left, and the other is Sundance. And just to mess with my picks more, I bet Sanjaya will finally leave. Those are the only two left. I'd rather have Sundance stay one more week, but I want my percentage to go up!
Let's see what this announcement is. Oh, 200 episodes. And they're going to end poverty? Hey, that kid is better than Sanjaya! So, they're going to donate money for every vote cast on a certain Tuesday (I missed the date) and then people can donate themselves on Wednesday. BORAT is going to be on! That's funny. I assume he'll be in character then. Which seems a little weird when they're trying to make people aware of how bad things really are. If you've seen Borat, you weren't treated to a history lesson.
'Til Death is still on the air? Wow.
Sanjaya is still on this show? Wow.
VTFW even told people to vote for Sundance. Ok, I didn't like his performance, but Sanjaya hasn't even been average yet! This is an INSANE top 12. I can't believe one of these people is going to sell millions of records (because people WILL buy whoever the heck wins, regardless.)
2 for 4 tonight. 3 for 4 in Week 1, 2 for 4 in Week 2. Which makes me 7 for 12.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Wednesday... American Idol.... Top 8 Girls
Top 8 Girls. I wish the top 12 could include 7 of them (minus Antonella), because the guys were suckin'.
Here we go.
"Our most groundbreaking Idol project"? Ten bucks says it's the Idol Camp they already advertise on their website.
I missed what Randy just said. It's a live show.
Jordin starts it out. She sounds better without the backup singers. She kinda blends in when they're going so you can't really tell how she is doing. Randy thinks it's hot and dope. Paula likes her zzzzzzzzz, and Simon is once again not thrilled, but she will 100% be here next week. I think the judges now pick comments out of a hat from the past five seasons.
Sabrina is better than Christina, haha. Oooh, except for that note. Wait, this isn't a Christina song. Oops. En Vogue. I think she's kinda losing it and trying to do too much. Still better than the guys. Randy isn't thrilled, Paula thinks she can sing (wow, great insight) and Simon thinks it lacks emotion and it sounds like a hotel performance. But without hesitation she deserves a Top 12 spot.
Here comes Antonella. I actually hope she does great and everyone has to re-think their position on her. Haha, position. Oh no, Corrine? Gonna be tough to compare. It's weird when people try to do songs that are currently on the charts. She actually sounds pretty good though. Randy thinks it's ok, Paula is tripping over her politeness, and Simon says goodbye to her in so many words. She always looks confused when Simon says something bad. Randy thinks she can sing better than she shows; it seems like she thinks she IS better than anyone. I like her singing better than her attitude.
Haha, American Idol lottery tickets. Man, they can sell anything.
I've never heard this song Haley is doing. For some reason, it has the sound of a Christmas song. Eh, not much better or much worse than what we've heard so far. It ended a bit abruptly. Randy wants more "Wow" and "Yo!". Paula regurgitates Randy's comments. Simon thinks it's horrible. Woah, he hasn't used such a big insult like that since the auditions. Ryan is trying to make her feel better and give her some pity. Simon backs off a tad, but thinks it may be her last performance.
Stephanie is wearing an American Idol t-shirt in her interview. Haha. She should make the Top 3 girls easily. But if she has a bad night, people will remember it more. She did seem "pitchy" as Randy might say. And there it is. "Chaka done sung it. It not gon' be sung like that no'mo'." It's amazing that Randy can say all these neutral-to-negative comments and Paula says nearly flawless. Simon thinks she is one of the best but is copycat.
Lakisha (or LaKisha?) wants a hug from Ryan. Hmmm, who should he choose between her and Chris Sligh?
Oh boy. Randy goes on and on about these popular artists and now Lakisha is doing a Whitney song. He's either gonna say it's hot, or start another rant about how anyone he's worked with shouldn't be copied on the show. Or, "another great performance." I wasn't thrilled. Simon says she brought passion and believability. Didn't mentioned "charismar," though.
I think Fox really wants me to watch Wedding Bells. Ok, they talked me into it.
Gina Glocksen! Still my favorite name. She's only wanted this for the past four years? Hmm. Another chart topper here. I think this is her kind of song though, even though I'm not a big fan of it. It's hard to like it now when I don't even like it that much with Amy Lee singing it. She'll make it to the top 12, though. Randy agrees with me, and so does Paula, and so does Simon, but they all think she might have oversang it a tad.
First shoutout to the band in weeks!
Why does Melinda bore me so much? She just looks stiff and plain. I don't know. Except now she's all over the place. I think it's the first time someone has walked off the main stage while singing. She's closing the show and it was definitely memorable, so she'll make it. Randy thinks she could make a record right now. Paula pours on the compliments. Simon calls her a tiger.
They better hurry with the recaps so they can show Wedding Bells on time! They've only shown commercials every three minutes.
I'm going to vote for the first time this year. Once for Gina and once for Sabrina.
Top 3 girls could easily be Lakisha, Stephanie and maybe Sabrina. Jordin and Gina could be the dark horses.
Should be an easy pick this week, with Antonella and Haley leaving. Vote For The Worst wants people to vote for Antonella and Sundance, two of my picks to leave. So, we'll see if they screw me over.
Here we go.
"Our most groundbreaking Idol project"? Ten bucks says it's the Idol Camp they already advertise on their website.
I missed what Randy just said. It's a live show.
Jordin starts it out. She sounds better without the backup singers. She kinda blends in when they're going so you can't really tell how she is doing. Randy thinks it's hot and dope. Paula likes her zzzzzzzzz, and Simon is once again not thrilled, but she will 100% be here next week. I think the judges now pick comments out of a hat from the past five seasons.
Sabrina is better than Christina, haha. Oooh, except for that note. Wait, this isn't a Christina song. Oops. En Vogue. I think she's kinda losing it and trying to do too much. Still better than the guys. Randy isn't thrilled, Paula thinks she can sing (wow, great insight) and Simon thinks it lacks emotion and it sounds like a hotel performance. But without hesitation she deserves a Top 12 spot.
Here comes Antonella. I actually hope she does great and everyone has to re-think their position on her. Haha, position. Oh no, Corrine? Gonna be tough to compare. It's weird when people try to do songs that are currently on the charts. She actually sounds pretty good though. Randy thinks it's ok, Paula is tripping over her politeness, and Simon says goodbye to her in so many words. She always looks confused when Simon says something bad. Randy thinks she can sing better than she shows; it seems like she thinks she IS better than anyone. I like her singing better than her attitude.
Haha, American Idol lottery tickets. Man, they can sell anything.
I've never heard this song Haley is doing. For some reason, it has the sound of a Christmas song. Eh, not much better or much worse than what we've heard so far. It ended a bit abruptly. Randy wants more "Wow" and "Yo!". Paula regurgitates Randy's comments. Simon thinks it's horrible. Woah, he hasn't used such a big insult like that since the auditions. Ryan is trying to make her feel better and give her some pity. Simon backs off a tad, but thinks it may be her last performance.
Stephanie is wearing an American Idol t-shirt in her interview. Haha. She should make the Top 3 girls easily. But if she has a bad night, people will remember it more. She did seem "pitchy" as Randy might say. And there it is. "Chaka done sung it. It not gon' be sung like that no'mo'." It's amazing that Randy can say all these neutral-to-negative comments and Paula says nearly flawless. Simon thinks she is one of the best but is copycat.
Lakisha (or LaKisha?) wants a hug from Ryan. Hmmm, who should he choose between her and Chris Sligh?
Oh boy. Randy goes on and on about these popular artists and now Lakisha is doing a Whitney song. He's either gonna say it's hot, or start another rant about how anyone he's worked with shouldn't be copied on the show. Or, "another great performance." I wasn't thrilled. Simon says she brought passion and believability. Didn't mentioned "charismar," though.
I think Fox really wants me to watch Wedding Bells. Ok, they talked me into it.
Gina Glocksen! Still my favorite name. She's only wanted this for the past four years? Hmm. Another chart topper here. I think this is her kind of song though, even though I'm not a big fan of it. It's hard to like it now when I don't even like it that much with Amy Lee singing it. She'll make it to the top 12, though. Randy agrees with me, and so does Paula, and so does Simon, but they all think she might have oversang it a tad.
First shoutout to the band in weeks!
Why does Melinda bore me so much? She just looks stiff and plain. I don't know. Except now she's all over the place. I think it's the first time someone has walked off the main stage while singing. She's closing the show and it was definitely memorable, so she'll make it. Randy thinks she could make a record right now. Paula pours on the compliments. Simon calls her a tiger.
They better hurry with the recaps so they can show Wedding Bells on time! They've only shown commercials every three minutes.
I'm going to vote for the first time this year. Once for Gina and once for Sabrina.
Top 3 girls could easily be Lakisha, Stephanie and maybe Sabrina. Jordin and Gina could be the dark horses.
Should be an easy pick this week, with Antonella and Haley leaving. Vote For The Worst wants people to vote for Antonella and Sundance, two of my picks to leave. So, we'll see if they screw me over.
Tuesday... American Idol... Top 8 Guys
Quick thoughts this time:
Blake is fun, but dude, stop with the beatbox stuff.
Sanjaya needs to go. NOW. The only way he can possibly make it is if that vote for the worst website bombarded the phone lines for the full two hours. That song is boring enough and he made it worse.
Sundance made the Pearl Jam sound kind of boring too. I don't agree that he screamed it.
Chris Richardson usually does the hip-hop stuff, but his country sounded pretty good, although awkward at times.
Jared was boring too. If he makes the top 12, I don't think it'll take long for him to go.
Brandon - again, boring. The song was upbeat, he should've been all over that stage. He looked stiff.
Phil's song was one of the worst I've ever heard, even on the bad audition episodes. I can't believe how nice the judges were. Wow.
And I'm surprised the judges didn't like Chirs Sligh more. He entertained more than the others and sounded better than most.
Apparently 4 of 10 deserve to make it in. I can't believe Paul didn't say "aww, all of them!" I don't even remember the judges telling 4 people good things. I know Randy liked Sundance though.
Right now, after tonight, I'd get rid of Sanjaya and Phil.
BUT, I have a bad feeling. My predictions are actually going to be Sundance and Phil. Sanjaya will be this year's dirty penny.
Blake is fun, but dude, stop with the beatbox stuff.
Sanjaya needs to go. NOW. The only way he can possibly make it is if that vote for the worst website bombarded the phone lines for the full two hours. That song is boring enough and he made it worse.
Sundance made the Pearl Jam sound kind of boring too. I don't agree that he screamed it.
Chris Richardson usually does the hip-hop stuff, but his country sounded pretty good, although awkward at times.
Jared was boring too. If he makes the top 12, I don't think it'll take long for him to go.
Brandon - again, boring. The song was upbeat, he should've been all over that stage. He looked stiff.
Phil's song was one of the worst I've ever heard, even on the bad audition episodes. I can't believe how nice the judges were. Wow.
And I'm surprised the judges didn't like Chirs Sligh more. He entertained more than the others and sounded better than most.
Apparently 4 of 10 deserve to make it in. I can't believe Paul didn't say "aww, all of them!" I don't even remember the judges telling 4 people good things. I know Randy liked Sundance though.
Right now, after tonight, I'd get rid of Sanjaya and Phil.
BUT, I have a bad feeling. My predictions are actually going to be Sundance and Phil. Sanjaya will be this year's dirty penny.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Monday... 24... Ep. 6-12... "5:00 PM-6:00 PM"
So, President Palmer is on a stretcher headeed to surgery. Considering that due to the time-delay of this show, and it's about 30 seconds after the bomb went off, that's really fast.
Speaking of fast, I remember Jack being in his suit, but was Logan? He's dressed to the nines now and they're getting in a motorcade already. Logan is going on about hearing voices in the silence, reminiscing of how he was locked behind the cold bars of the gate to his nice house for a year. Buchanan tells jack about the assassination attempt on Palmer, and he acts surprised. Come on, Jack. Every President you know is in danger with you around.
Palmer is in surgery? THAT was fast.
"Lennox is occupied." Why is everyone so concered with him? Oh, right, because he's literally tied up at the moment. And it's fun to watch Reid Lowe squirm.
Sec. of Defense says that they don't know if and when Palmer will recover. This being 24, it'll take at least 3 hours! VP asks for who else but Tom Lennox! Reid must be peeing his pants trying to cover his tracks. The Sec. of Defense asks about Tom Lennox! Reid says he saw him somewhere, but SoD says he already checked there. Boy, that hasn't happened before. They go back and Reid puts his foot down, once again telling Bomb-Maker that they are not murderers! He unties Tom with a stern "You know the situation, right?" and "I know you'll do the right thing." They exit the room to a quick "Tom!" We've all been looking for you for hours! For he's a jolly good fellow! Then, Tom tells them to arrest Reid and Bomb-maker!
VP arrives to the White House calls Buchanan and asks about why Logan was released. Duh, because they all do what Jack Bauer wants. VP says ok, but he wants him back under House arrest immediately!
Logan tells Jack he needs to talk to Markov alone. Huhthewha? Jack doesn't like that idea. But Logan uses the power of "quick, this is 24" persuasion to convince him. Jack tells him not to go beyond 20 feet of him, he's under Jack arrest now. Jack walks the opposite way and somehow stays less than 20 feet away. Logan doesn't smoke anymore, but he looks high. Logan interrogates Markov very calmly. Markov claims over and over again that he doesn't know where Gredenko is. Logan backs down, says he is sorry, and that he believes him. Of course he first threatens to ruin him by calling Russia and telling them about his involvement in the gas scare two years ago, even though he promised not to. But his promise is null and void in Los Angeles. Markov will make calls. Logan leaves with no info. He tells Jack he is an expert in lying, so he knows that Markov knows more.
Markov immediately calls Gredenko, who isn't happy. "We want Arabs blamed, now we exposed, Russia exposed!"
Jack calls Chloe with an idea! Chloe always looks at her phone with such a questionable stare. She is to turn off all the power, distract the stupid guards who would immediately leave Markov exposed, and go after Markov himself. She has to work under the radar. Hopefully she doesn't have to take her eyes off Morris.
Karen Hayes-Buchanan watches a pretty damn clear video of live news coverage on her Sprint phone, then gets a call from Buchanan. She is more shocked than Jack was hearing about the assassination attempt, and decides she has to go back and help out, probably knowing that Tom's ideas will go through as the VP takes over.
VP talks to blonde girl in the elevator about putting Tom's plans into motion. Sec of defense tells VP that Tom has remanded himself into custody, and says nothing about Reid and Carson. VP goes in to talk to Lennox, who says he was just pretending to go along with Reid. He tries to explain but VP wants to put all the blame on Assad. Lennox claims it doesn't make any sense. They get heated. "That's what they want you to think, dummy!" Tom keeps calling him Noah. I guess he doesn't respect the title. VP quickly switches gears and tells Tom to just be quiet and go with the plans.
Jack sneaks up to the consulate and is spotted! But he quickly learns Russian and tells the guard he is going to the back door. The guard accepts this without any question whatoever. Fine job those guys do. Jack has 60 seconds until the power goes back on. His plan works, and all the guards run away. Jack gets into Markov's office and the 60 seconds quickly turns into about 15. He is spotted again! He decides to be very frank with the guards and tells them not to enter or he will kill Markov. Jack calls CTU and tells Buchanan what's going on. Bill tells Jack to get out, but this is Jack's show. He hangs up.
Bill calls VP and tells him Markov is a hostage, just FYI. Blonde from the elevator tells VP that the office rumor was that Karen quit because of Tom. Russia is on the phone and in addition to being pissed off that Palmer is unavailable, they want Jack stopped. Or else. Russia tells VP they must go through the appropriate diplomatic channels!
Jack stars getting violent. Markov slips up and mentions that he knows Gredenko is in the US. Jack wants to know why Gredenko is working with Fayed. Jack cuts off his pinky! Antony reacts as if he stubbed his toe, but he gives up some information, laughing and smiling like a little schoolboy. Jack walks away and they blow the door, taking Jack down. Antony punches him in the gut and they take him away!
VP gets on the tele and poorly reads a very poor statement. He tells people he will be pushing forward with new plans that will cost people some of their freedoms. Such is the price of war.
Morris talks about how difficult it is to bypass diplomatic traffic, but does it in about 15 seconds when it's convenient for him. Apparently he can read Russian as well as Jack can speak it. He finds out they have Jack in custody. Buchanan plans to wait a little while, then give VP the option to take the consulate by force.
Jack is tied to a chair. Some guard with a bluetooth is not allowed to talk. Jack tells him what's happened in the last 12 episodes. Bluetooth guard tells Jack to use the appropriate channels againb to try and take down Markov. Jack once again easily convinces someone to believe his word, and Guy leaves to call CTU.
Bluetooth guard tries to call CTU, but gets shot! That's what happens when you try to help Bauer.
Speaking of fast, I remember Jack being in his suit, but was Logan? He's dressed to the nines now and they're getting in a motorcade already. Logan is going on about hearing voices in the silence, reminiscing of how he was locked behind the cold bars of the gate to his nice house for a year. Buchanan tells jack about the assassination attempt on Palmer, and he acts surprised. Come on, Jack. Every President you know is in danger with you around.
Palmer is in surgery? THAT was fast.
"Lennox is occupied." Why is everyone so concered with him? Oh, right, because he's literally tied up at the moment. And it's fun to watch Reid Lowe squirm.
Sec. of Defense says that they don't know if and when Palmer will recover. This being 24, it'll take at least 3 hours! VP asks for who else but Tom Lennox! Reid must be peeing his pants trying to cover his tracks. The Sec. of Defense asks about Tom Lennox! Reid says he saw him somewhere, but SoD says he already checked there. Boy, that hasn't happened before. They go back and Reid puts his foot down, once again telling Bomb-Maker that they are not murderers! He unties Tom with a stern "You know the situation, right?" and "I know you'll do the right thing." They exit the room to a quick "Tom!" We've all been looking for you for hours! For he's a jolly good fellow! Then, Tom tells them to arrest Reid and Bomb-maker!
VP arrives to the White House calls Buchanan and asks about why Logan was released. Duh, because they all do what Jack Bauer wants. VP says ok, but he wants him back under House arrest immediately!
Logan tells Jack he needs to talk to Markov alone. Huhthewha? Jack doesn't like that idea. But Logan uses the power of "quick, this is 24" persuasion to convince him. Jack tells him not to go beyond 20 feet of him, he's under Jack arrest now. Jack walks the opposite way and somehow stays less than 20 feet away. Logan doesn't smoke anymore, but he looks high. Logan interrogates Markov very calmly. Markov claims over and over again that he doesn't know where Gredenko is. Logan backs down, says he is sorry, and that he believes him. Of course he first threatens to ruin him by calling Russia and telling them about his involvement in the gas scare two years ago, even though he promised not to. But his promise is null and void in Los Angeles. Markov will make calls. Logan leaves with no info. He tells Jack he is an expert in lying, so he knows that Markov knows more.
Markov immediately calls Gredenko, who isn't happy. "We want Arabs blamed, now we exposed, Russia exposed!"
Jack calls Chloe with an idea! Chloe always looks at her phone with such a questionable stare. She is to turn off all the power, distract the stupid guards who would immediately leave Markov exposed, and go after Markov himself. She has to work under the radar. Hopefully she doesn't have to take her eyes off Morris.
Karen Hayes-Buchanan watches a pretty damn clear video of live news coverage on her Sprint phone, then gets a call from Buchanan. She is more shocked than Jack was hearing about the assassination attempt, and decides she has to go back and help out, probably knowing that Tom's ideas will go through as the VP takes over.
VP talks to blonde girl in the elevator about putting Tom's plans into motion. Sec of defense tells VP that Tom has remanded himself into custody, and says nothing about Reid and Carson. VP goes in to talk to Lennox, who says he was just pretending to go along with Reid. He tries to explain but VP wants to put all the blame on Assad. Lennox claims it doesn't make any sense. They get heated. "That's what they want you to think, dummy!" Tom keeps calling him Noah. I guess he doesn't respect the title. VP quickly switches gears and tells Tom to just be quiet and go with the plans.
Jack sneaks up to the consulate and is spotted! But he quickly learns Russian and tells the guard he is going to the back door. The guard accepts this without any question whatoever. Fine job those guys do. Jack has 60 seconds until the power goes back on. His plan works, and all the guards run away. Jack gets into Markov's office and the 60 seconds quickly turns into about 15. He is spotted again! He decides to be very frank with the guards and tells them not to enter or he will kill Markov. Jack calls CTU and tells Buchanan what's going on. Bill tells Jack to get out, but this is Jack's show. He hangs up.
Bill calls VP and tells him Markov is a hostage, just FYI. Blonde from the elevator tells VP that the office rumor was that Karen quit because of Tom. Russia is on the phone and in addition to being pissed off that Palmer is unavailable, they want Jack stopped. Or else. Russia tells VP they must go through the appropriate diplomatic channels!
Jack stars getting violent. Markov slips up and mentions that he knows Gredenko is in the US. Jack wants to know why Gredenko is working with Fayed. Jack cuts off his pinky! Antony reacts as if he stubbed his toe, but he gives up some information, laughing and smiling like a little schoolboy. Jack walks away and they blow the door, taking Jack down. Antony punches him in the gut and they take him away!
VP gets on the tele and poorly reads a very poor statement. He tells people he will be pushing forward with new plans that will cost people some of their freedoms. Such is the price of war.
Morris talks about how difficult it is to bypass diplomatic traffic, but does it in about 15 seconds when it's convenient for him. Apparently he can read Russian as well as Jack can speak it. He finds out they have Jack in custody. Buchanan plans to wait a little while, then give VP the option to take the consulate by force.
Jack is tied to a chair. Some guard with a bluetooth is not allowed to talk. Jack tells him what's happened in the last 12 episodes. Bluetooth guard tells Jack to use the appropriate channels againb to try and take down Markov. Jack once again easily convinces someone to believe his word, and Guy leaves to call CTU.
Bluetooth guard tries to call CTU, but gets shot! That's what happens when you try to help Bauer.
Miscellaneous Musings, Pt. II
I'm starting to think that Deal or No Deal is planned out. Or at least edited a lot. It used to be like Millionaire, where they would just have the contestant go until he lost, then pick another one until the show ended. Now it seems like they pick a new contestant at the beginning, and they play until about 8:56, then take the deal. The show ends promptly in time for Heroes to begin. These people are crazy. I'd like to think I'd take a guaranteed $175,000 but this game is insane. This woman can not stop crying. $264,000? TAKE THE MONEY, GEEZ. Ok, now I hope she ends up with $400.
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Jeff Goldblum has a show coming up on NBC called Raines. I guess he sees hallucinations of the victims and it helps him solve cases. People are calling it a rip-off of shows like Medium, Psych, Monk, etc., where a detective/cop solves cases in an unusual manner. But TV does this all the time. I'm sure House is like some other doctor shows from the past, but people still watch it. And he wins Emmys and whatnot. I think Jeff Goldblum is funny. And that's what separates it from Medium - that show isn't a comedy.
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It's hiatus time in TV-land. I miss the days when shows would just run episodes. Now they have to switch it all around and take breaks that can last up to a month. Actually, Psych is still on Season 1. The pilot aired on July 7, 2006. Episode 8 aired August 25, and Episode 9 didn't air until January 19 of this year. Well, I guess all this off-time will give me plenty of chances to update my blog!
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$402,000? TAKE THE MONEY YOU SELFISH HO! The crowd is chanting "Deal! Deal! Deal!"
Three minutes until 9:00. She better take it. Sheesh, about time. Haha, her case had $400.
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Speaking of possible rip-off ideas, Kevin Smith is going to direct the CW pilot Reapers. What makes this different from Dead Like Me, I guess, is that Sam has to capture the souls have escaped from hell, while George had to take souls from people who were about to die so that they didn't suffer. They say Reapers is a comedic drama. I haven't heard much else about it. Plus, this is on CW so it'll have less vulgarity than Showtime's Dead Like Me. Which will be weird for something directed by Smith.
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Tuesday will be the premiere of The Search for the Next (Pussycat) Doll. This is like American Idol/Dancing with the Stars for 15 year old boys. And maybe 50 year old men. The first episode's summary says something about a mysterious stomach flu, which I thought was called bulimia. And what is Li'l Kim doing being a judge? And Mark McGrath hosting? Wow, this will totally beat Idol in the ratings. *chuckle*
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Apparently there is going to be a show about the (fictional) wives of (fictional) NFL players. The only good thing I can think about this show is that they are likely to cast some prettygood actresses.
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Jeff Goldblum has a show coming up on NBC called Raines. I guess he sees hallucinations of the victims and it helps him solve cases. People are calling it a rip-off of shows like Medium, Psych, Monk, etc., where a detective/cop solves cases in an unusual manner. But TV does this all the time. I'm sure House is like some other doctor shows from the past, but people still watch it. And he wins Emmys and whatnot. I think Jeff Goldblum is funny. And that's what separates it from Medium - that show isn't a comedy.
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It's hiatus time in TV-land. I miss the days when shows would just run episodes. Now they have to switch it all around and take breaks that can last up to a month. Actually, Psych is still on Season 1. The pilot aired on July 7, 2006. Episode 8 aired August 25, and Episode 9 didn't air until January 19 of this year. Well, I guess all this off-time will give me plenty of chances to update my blog!
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$402,000? TAKE THE MONEY YOU SELFISH HO! The crowd is chanting "Deal! Deal! Deal!"
Three minutes until 9:00. She better take it. Sheesh, about time. Haha, her case had $400.
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Speaking of possible rip-off ideas, Kevin Smith is going to direct the CW pilot Reapers. What makes this different from Dead Like Me, I guess, is that Sam has to capture the souls have escaped from hell, while George had to take souls from people who were about to die so that they didn't suffer. They say Reapers is a comedic drama. I haven't heard much else about it. Plus, this is on CW so it'll have less vulgarity than Showtime's Dead Like Me. Which will be weird for something directed by Smith.
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Tuesday will be the premiere of The Search for the Next (Pussycat) Doll. This is like American Idol/Dancing with the Stars for 15 year old boys. And maybe 50 year old men. The first episode's summary says something about a mysterious stomach flu, which I thought was called bulimia. And what is Li'l Kim doing being a judge? And Mark McGrath hosting? Wow, this will totally beat Idol in the ratings. *chuckle*
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Apparently there is going to be a show about the (fictional) wives of (fictional) NFL players. The only good thing I can think about this show is that they are likely to cast some pretty
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Thursday, March 1, 2007
Thursday... American Idol... Results Show II
Birthdays, dedications, puppies and porn. Interesting week of Idol. Let's get to it.
(Unfortunately, while taping the show I did see one of the girls who gets eliminated. I'll just pretend I didn't and act surprised.)
Group song! I think they did this same song during Season 1. And it's down to business. Guys are first.
Phil is first, which means he will be safe, and he is.
Chris Sligh is Slafe.
Sundance Head is Sundance Safe.
Blake Lewis is safe.
Jarrod has to come down to the podium! Doesn't look good. But he's safe. Tricky Ryan.
Nick (who I almost picked to go home) is going home. NUTS. 0 for 1 tonight. and 3 for 5 this season.
Wow, Sundance is crying. I guess those guys were tight. Girls' turn.
Stephanie is first. She'll be safe. They need to figure out a better way to do this so it's not so obvious.
Gina Glocksen! Safe!
Sabrina. Come on, Gonzo. Safe. Whew.
Okay, Doolittle. Let's do it. She is comin' back.
Alaina is going home? Wow. First mini-shocker of the season. 0 for 2, 3 for 6
And no, she wasn't the one I saw. I'm not pretending to be surprised here.
What's this playing in the background? It must be a recording... would the backup singers even be there for a results show? aw, Sundance is still crying. He's not going to have a fun year if he makes it far.
Whoops, something fell down and the sound went out. Darn, we missed Paula talking.
Pickler coming up, and trivia. I wonder if it'll be as easy as last weeks. Yep, I think it's pretty obvious. I doubt Taylor won any Grammys and does anyone remember Ruben?
Woah, Kellie has some curls. And some BOOBS. They made her up to look older, I think. She's still very stiff on the stage though. Zzzzzzzzzzz... I wish they would have made her follow the 90 second rule.
More results? Ok. AJ and Sanjaya are both in the front row one of them has to go!
Chris is safe.
Brandon is safe. Jordin is all nervous.
Yup, it comes down to Sanjaya and AJ. It better be Sanjaya. And WTF? I mean, I'm 1 for 2 on the guys but I would have picked Sanjaya to leave over AJ. 1 for 3 on the show, 4 for 7 on the season.
They're gonna show Sundance after every elimination, aren't they?
Well, I already know the last girl going home. (Hint: Sarah Paulson.) but let's go through the motions.
Lakisha and Antonella are quickly safe. the other three stand.
Jordin will be safe, and Antonella is surprisingly also safe. Gina is bawling. Jordin starts crying too as Leslie is gone. So.
I guarantee though, if they gave people a chance to vote for only Antonella or Alaina, Antonella would be gone. But the voting is weird sometimes.
Show Sundance!! Gina's still crying, Sabrina looks like she is holding back. D'oh. The tape stopped before Sundance. Jordin couldn't even look up. Aw.
Tonight: 2 for 4.
Season: 5 for 8.
(Unfortunately, while taping the show I did see one of the girls who gets eliminated. I'll just pretend I didn't and act surprised.)
Group song! I think they did this same song during Season 1. And it's down to business. Guys are first.
Phil is first, which means he will be safe, and he is.
Chris Sligh is Slafe.
Sundance Head is Sundance Safe.
Blake Lewis is safe.
Jarrod has to come down to the podium! Doesn't look good. But he's safe. Tricky Ryan.
Nick (who I almost picked to go home) is going home. NUTS. 0 for 1 tonight. and 3 for 5 this season.
Wow, Sundance is crying. I guess those guys were tight. Girls' turn.
Stephanie is first. She'll be safe. They need to figure out a better way to do this so it's not so obvious.
Gina Glocksen! Safe!
Sabrina. Come on, Gonzo. Safe. Whew.
Okay, Doolittle. Let's do it. She is comin' back.
Alaina is going home? Wow. First mini-shocker of the season. 0 for 2, 3 for 6
And no, she wasn't the one I saw. I'm not pretending to be surprised here.
What's this playing in the background? It must be a recording... would the backup singers even be there for a results show? aw, Sundance is still crying. He's not going to have a fun year if he makes it far.
Whoops, something fell down and the sound went out. Darn, we missed Paula talking.
Pickler coming up, and trivia. I wonder if it'll be as easy as last weeks. Yep, I think it's pretty obvious. I doubt Taylor won any Grammys and does anyone remember Ruben?
Woah, Kellie has some curls. And some BOOBS. They made her up to look older, I think. She's still very stiff on the stage though. Zzzzzzzzzzz... I wish they would have made her follow the 90 second rule.
More results? Ok. AJ and Sanjaya are both in the front row one of them has to go!
Chris is safe.
Brandon is safe. Jordin is all nervous.
Yup, it comes down to Sanjaya and AJ. It better be Sanjaya. And WTF? I mean, I'm 1 for 2 on the guys but I would have picked Sanjaya to leave over AJ. 1 for 3 on the show, 4 for 7 on the season.
They're gonna show Sundance after every elimination, aren't they?
Well, I already know the last girl going home. (Hint: Sarah Paulson.) but let's go through the motions.
Lakisha and Antonella are quickly safe. the other three stand.
Jordin will be safe, and Antonella is surprisingly also safe. Gina is bawling. Jordin starts crying too as Leslie is gone. So.
I guarantee though, if they gave people a chance to vote for only Antonella or Alaina, Antonella would be gone. But the voting is weird sometimes.
Show Sundance!! Gina's still crying, Sabrina looks like she is holding back. D'oh. The tape stopped before Sundance. Jordin couldn't even look up. Aw.
Tonight: 2 for 4.
Season: 5 for 8.
Wednesday... American Idol... Top 10 Girls
First off, is Antonella a porn star? No. Did she pose for those pictures? It's hard to say. Some look like her, some don't. Let's not dwell on it and instead remember The O'Donahues. Ahhh, incestuous lesbianism. It's gonna be huge!
On with the show. The judges seem hyper tonight.
"Ten superlative performers." That's funny.
More dedications! Woo, this should be fun. Let's make this a little more organized tonight, shall we? First up is:
Gina "Say it with me!" Glockson : Dedication - to her boyfriend. She's singing "Alone." NO ONE will ever match Carrie Underwood singing that song. It sounds like she is singing a different verse though, and she does sound pretty good. I'd like her to stick around. Simon doesn't think she is edgy enough, but they all seem to like the song. I like that she asked her boyfriend to vote for her. Haha. Vote 1 for Gina.
Dixie Chicks and Gladys Knight from Alaina and Lakisha! I wonder which is which....
Ryan is looking at Lakisha's legs. Or maybe he really wants some Coke. I like how she talks - not a lot. Ryan is asking her these questions and she's like "No. Yes. Good!" Some people just talk too much.
Alaina "AAA" Alexander: Dedication - to her mom. Let's see if Paula mentions her range, because she seems to be showing that off. It's supposed to be a well-known song but I don't know it. I like it, but she sounds like she is rushing it a little bit. She's got some legs going on, too. She looks like Mariah Carey meets Jennifer Aniston meets Lori Loughlin. Not well-liked by the judges, Simon thinks she ran out of steam which is kinda what I was getting at. Vote 2 for Alaina.
Lakisha "Flint, MI" Jones: Dedication - to her gramma. Not much to say. She's a really good singer. I just don't think the votes are going to swing her way to the end. Yep, everyone likes her, but Simon nicely told her she looks like a big orange (or salmon?) with legs and to tone it down some. No fingers from Lakisha, good girl.
Melinda "Dr." Doolittle: - Dedication - to her "Gails." Or maybe it's "Gales." Man, I hate when people sing this song. I know it's a supposed classic, but I'm not a fan. She does sound good though and the judges agree. Simon says "incredible." Eh, it wasn't leaving me with chills or anything. I think I still like the previous three girls better. No four finger salute from Melinda, but Antonella is showing hers ahead of time.
Antonella "That's Not Me!" Barba: Dedication - to her brother. Eew, she is totally off beat, and I don't know anything about beats and rhythms. Ouch, the whole thing was "rough for me," to pull out a Randy-ism. Well, perhaps she can go back to not doing amateur porn. I don't think she'll be back. Randy mentions pitch again. Antonella rolls her eyes! That's ballsy. She then in so many words compares herself to Jennifer Hudson! Oh boy.
After the break, Jordin Sparks takes on Christina Aguilera? Hey, I thought Antonella was the porn star!
Jordin "Zap" Sparks: Dedication - to her brother. Apparently the guys were more appreciate of their parents! Woah, Jordin's dentist probably has the easiest job in the world. I always thought this song should be in a Disney movie. Ok, she sounds good. I predict a "big voice" comment coming from one of the judges. Ending is a little rough, though. Aw, she's crying. At least she got through the song first. I don't know if she's as good as some of the past 16-17 year olds, but she seems older. Vote 6! She puts 7 fingers up. Ryan gives a pretty funny "That would really suck!" I wonder if Stephanie is insulted.
Speaking of... I wonder if Ryan will say anything about her cleavage. Which is the only good nickname I can come up with right now.
Stephanie "Cleavage" Edwards: Dedication - to her parents. She's really trying hard, she lost her pitch a little I think and she's out of breath. Ends it with a big WOO! She sang her face off according to Randy. Odd metaphor. She is pretty but I can't get over that Fantasia-like hair. She could use a better 'do. Vote seven.
Leslie "Sarah Paulson" Hunt looks a lot like Sarah Paulson!. Dedication - Late Grampa Bob. Who looks like Mr Rogers. NO WAY! She's doing the same stripper song that AJ's-A-Baldo did! I gotta say, it sounds better coming from a girl. Still not a good song though and doing a duplicate song could hurt her. And so could that doopedeedodowp stuff she just attempted to do. Simon just compared that to Paula talking and that might surpass the puppy comment from last night. 8 for Awkward!
Haley "Holy" Scarnato!: Dedication - to her fiance. Now here's an upbeat song! I haven't heard this song in years. She's rockin the cleavage too. "I don't really care?" Geez, damn censors. Doesn't even make the lyrics rhyme! Ouch, she didn't take Simon's comments well. She's crying! Not good... and she's too busy crying to hold up nine fingers. She's gonna blot later.
Saving my fave for last, Sabrina "Gonzo" Sloan: Dedication - to her granny. She's "like 86 years old." "He's all the man that I need." Not quite the song for granny, but oh well. I wanted her to blow me away tonight but I think she was just good. Little shaky on the ending. Vote ten! I would have if I would have watched the show when it actually aired.
Long recap videos. They must have gotten through the show quicker than they had anticipated.
Like the guys last night, there's three girls I want to pick from to go home. those would be Antonella, Leslie and Haley. But, I think Haley will be safe. So, it's Leslie and Antonella for the girls, and Sanjaya and A.J. for the guys. If Nick and Haley both go home, I'm going to scream for not picking them.
On with the show. The judges seem hyper tonight.
"Ten superlative performers." That's funny.
More dedications! Woo, this should be fun. Let's make this a little more organized tonight, shall we? First up is:
Gina "Say it with me!" Glockson : Dedication - to her boyfriend. She's singing "Alone." NO ONE will ever match Carrie Underwood singing that song. It sounds like she is singing a different verse though, and she does sound pretty good. I'd like her to stick around. Simon doesn't think she is edgy enough, but they all seem to like the song. I like that she asked her boyfriend to vote for her. Haha. Vote 1 for Gina.
Dixie Chicks and Gladys Knight from Alaina and Lakisha! I wonder which is which....
Ryan is looking at Lakisha's legs. Or maybe he really wants some Coke. I like how she talks - not a lot. Ryan is asking her these questions and she's like "No. Yes. Good!" Some people just talk too much.
Alaina "AAA" Alexander: Dedication - to her mom. Let's see if Paula mentions her range, because she seems to be showing that off. It's supposed to be a well-known song but I don't know it. I like it, but she sounds like she is rushing it a little bit. She's got some legs going on, too. She looks like Mariah Carey meets Jennifer Aniston meets Lori Loughlin. Not well-liked by the judges, Simon thinks she ran out of steam which is kinda what I was getting at. Vote 2 for Alaina.
Lakisha "Flint, MI" Jones: Dedication - to her gramma. Not much to say. She's a really good singer. I just don't think the votes are going to swing her way to the end. Yep, everyone likes her, but Simon nicely told her she looks like a big orange (or salmon?) with legs and to tone it down some. No fingers from Lakisha, good girl.
Melinda "Dr." Doolittle: - Dedication - to her "Gails." Or maybe it's "Gales." Man, I hate when people sing this song. I know it's a supposed classic, but I'm not a fan. She does sound good though and the judges agree. Simon says "incredible." Eh, it wasn't leaving me with chills or anything. I think I still like the previous three girls better. No four finger salute from Melinda, but Antonella is showing hers ahead of time.
Antonella "That's Not Me!" Barba: Dedication - to her brother. Eew, she is totally off beat, and I don't know anything about beats and rhythms. Ouch, the whole thing was "rough for me," to pull out a Randy-ism. Well, perhaps she can go back to not doing amateur porn. I don't think she'll be back. Randy mentions pitch again. Antonella rolls her eyes! That's ballsy. She then in so many words compares herself to Jennifer Hudson! Oh boy.
After the break, Jordin Sparks takes on Christina Aguilera? Hey, I thought Antonella was the porn star!
Jordin "Zap" Sparks: Dedication - to her brother. Apparently the guys were more appreciate of their parents! Woah, Jordin's dentist probably has the easiest job in the world. I always thought this song should be in a Disney movie. Ok, she sounds good. I predict a "big voice" comment coming from one of the judges. Ending is a little rough, though. Aw, she's crying. At least she got through the song first. I don't know if she's as good as some of the past 16-17 year olds, but she seems older. Vote 6! She puts 7 fingers up. Ryan gives a pretty funny "That would really suck!" I wonder if Stephanie is insulted.
Speaking of... I wonder if Ryan will say anything about her cleavage. Which is the only good nickname I can come up with right now.
Stephanie "Cleavage" Edwards: Dedication - to her parents. She's really trying hard, she lost her pitch a little I think and she's out of breath. Ends it with a big WOO! She sang her face off according to Randy. Odd metaphor. She is pretty but I can't get over that Fantasia-like hair. She could use a better 'do. Vote seven.
Leslie "Sarah Paulson" Hunt looks a lot like Sarah Paulson!. Dedication - Late Grampa Bob. Who looks like Mr Rogers. NO WAY! She's doing the same stripper song that AJ's-A-Baldo did! I gotta say, it sounds better coming from a girl. Still not a good song though and doing a duplicate song could hurt her. And so could that doopedeedodowp stuff she just attempted to do. Simon just compared that to Paula talking and that might surpass the puppy comment from last night. 8 for Awkward!
Haley "Holy" Scarnato!: Dedication - to her fiance. Now here's an upbeat song! I haven't heard this song in years. She's rockin the cleavage too. "I don't really care?" Geez, damn censors. Doesn't even make the lyrics rhyme! Ouch, she didn't take Simon's comments well. She's crying! Not good... and she's too busy crying to hold up nine fingers. She's gonna blot later.
Saving my fave for last, Sabrina "Gonzo" Sloan: Dedication - to her granny. She's "like 86 years old." "He's all the man that I need." Not quite the song for granny, but oh well. I wanted her to blow me away tonight but I think she was just good. Little shaky on the ending. Vote ten! I would have if I would have watched the show when it actually aired.
Long recap videos. They must have gotten through the show quicker than they had anticipated.
Like the guys last night, there's three girls I want to pick from to go home. those would be Antonella, Leslie and Haley. But, I think Haley will be safe. So, it's Leslie and Antonella for the girls, and Sanjaya and A.J. for the guys. If Nick and Haley both go home, I'm going to scream for not picking them.
Tuesday... American Idol... Top 10 Guys
As average as the top guys seem to be so far, at least we don't have a Scott Savol in the mix.
Ok here we go. Count how many times they dedicate a performance to their parents.
First up is Phil Stacey. First impression: Tight pants. Did he steal Amy's when she went home? Will that give him bad luck? He sounds better than he looks though. I could probably hear him on the radio already. And I swear to you, Paula just stole my line. She must be reading my blog from the future, live as I type it.
Why do the contestants keep putting up as many fingers as their vote number? If we're deaf and blind or illiterate, I doubt we're watching American Idol.
Jarrod is dedicating his performance to his parents. That's one!
$15,000 says Randy will make some comment about the song being too big for him or not being able to do something with a song from a guy like Marvin Gaye.
Ok, I lose. I'll be paying myself that money slowly, in small increments.
Paula makes a joke at Randy, a sexual joke, and she's drinking her vodka through a pink straw.
Fingers!
AJ's A Baldo makes us 2 for 3 on parent dedications. And he's whispering. why do I think someone should be stripping to this song?
Randy seems easily pleased tonight. I'm not impressed. Don't forget, he's #3.
Please tell me that is NOT Sanjaya as a kid. He was in the top 4 last week. Wow, I wonder if he can fall that far because he looks and sounds ridiculous. He looks like he is reading the lyrics off a teleprompter. BRING HIS SISTER BACK, NO ONE WILL EVEN KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!
Simon: Did you like him or not?
Paula: I don't like you.
Chris said "crapshoot". I think he meant "sometimes Sanjaya sounds like crap, shoot!"
25:55 I'm surprised I haven't heard a Justin Guarini reference yet...
I'm not really digging the song, digging the song, digging the song. It's repetitive. But I still like Chris.
Haha, Simon said he was too saved by a woman. I can't believe Ryan hasn't gotten a gay joke in there. "You sure it was a woman, Simon? Hyuk Huk!"
Chris kept his hands behind his back! Good job, buddy. Don't wave that hand around showing me what five looks like!
Nick has been with his girlfriend for "quite awhile now." I can just hear her saying "HOW LONG?" This song could put me to sleep, and not in the good way. Simon is snapping his fingers? Hmm. He never does anything! But apparently, Nick lacks charismar.
Charismar this!. And he said Vote for Pedro. Ugh. I knew that wouldn't take long.
Blake dedicates the performance to his parents. That's 4 if you count Sanjaya's grandfather. I'm not really liking it. But hey, he brought the beatbox back. Maybe he knew his singing was rough. Randy likes everyone but Simon feels me. Lucky Number Slevin.
It's a little funny to me that Chris is going to sing "geek in the pink" and Brandon is sitting there wearing a pink shirt. Brandon looks EXACTLY like his grandmother. Weird. Man, he looks like he is reading the words, too. And it's like they took the original song and slowed it down to 1/3 speed.
Simon is going off into a rant about his mom's birthday and puppies. Funniest part of the season so far.
Brandon showed the fingers, but it was covered up by the phone number graphic. Oh no wait. he did it again.
Another grandmother from Chris R! What's that, 6 of 9 I think? I lost count. Hmm, I'm actually liking this one. I'm surprised. I have a feeling Simon is going to ask "what the heck was that song?" Nope, but he thinks his grandmother was thinking that! I feel so psychic today. He thinks Chris was the best by a mile. Not sure about that one, but i haven't been thrilled with many of them tonight.
Hey, there's a switch from Sundance Head. A dedication to a kid! I know this is mean, but remember Scott Savol? The kid kinda looks like him!
Oh no. Not one of the most popular karaoke songs in the world! At least he isn't bombing it. And the backup singers are waxing on and off pretty nicely. Holy crap, that was a high note!
Ok, I'm not as confident in my picks as I was last week, but here goes...
Sanjaya and A.J. will be going home. I was really tempted to pick Nick instead of AJ, but we'll see.
I wish Jeff Foxworthy would go home. Who are all these young girls around him? If ya have five wives under the age of 30, you might be a redneck. Did you know he has his own line of beef jerky? Me neither, but it's on Wikipedia.
Ok here we go. Count how many times they dedicate a performance to their parents.
First up is Phil Stacey. First impression: Tight pants. Did he steal Amy's when she went home? Will that give him bad luck? He sounds better than he looks though. I could probably hear him on the radio already. And I swear to you, Paula just stole my line. She must be reading my blog from the future, live as I type it.
Why do the contestants keep putting up as many fingers as their vote number? If we're deaf and blind or illiterate, I doubt we're watching American Idol.
Jarrod is dedicating his performance to his parents. That's one!
$15,000 says Randy will make some comment about the song being too big for him or not being able to do something with a song from a guy like Marvin Gaye.
Ok, I lose. I'll be paying myself that money slowly, in small increments.
Paula makes a joke at Randy, a sexual joke, and she's drinking her vodka through a pink straw.
Fingers!
AJ's A Baldo makes us 2 for 3 on parent dedications. And he's whispering. why do I think someone should be stripping to this song?
Randy seems easily pleased tonight. I'm not impressed. Don't forget, he's #3.
Please tell me that is NOT Sanjaya as a kid. He was in the top 4 last week. Wow, I wonder if he can fall that far because he looks and sounds ridiculous. He looks like he is reading the lyrics off a teleprompter. BRING HIS SISTER BACK, NO ONE WILL EVEN KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!
Simon: Did you like him or not?
Paula: I don't like you.
Chris said "crapshoot". I think he meant "sometimes Sanjaya sounds like crap, shoot!"
25:55 I'm surprised I haven't heard a Justin Guarini reference yet...
I'm not really digging the song, digging the song, digging the song. It's repetitive. But I still like Chris.
Haha, Simon said he was too saved by a woman. I can't believe Ryan hasn't gotten a gay joke in there. "You sure it was a woman, Simon? Hyuk Huk!"
Chris kept his hands behind his back! Good job, buddy. Don't wave that hand around showing me what five looks like!
Nick has been with his girlfriend for "quite awhile now." I can just hear her saying "HOW LONG?" This song could put me to sleep, and not in the good way. Simon is snapping his fingers? Hmm. He never does anything! But apparently, Nick lacks charismar.
Charismar this!. And he said Vote for Pedro. Ugh. I knew that wouldn't take long.
Blake dedicates the performance to his parents. That's 4 if you count Sanjaya's grandfather. I'm not really liking it. But hey, he brought the beatbox back. Maybe he knew his singing was rough. Randy likes everyone but Simon feels me. Lucky Number Slevin.
It's a little funny to me that Chris is going to sing "geek in the pink" and Brandon is sitting there wearing a pink shirt. Brandon looks EXACTLY like his grandmother. Weird. Man, he looks like he is reading the words, too. And it's like they took the original song and slowed it down to 1/3 speed.
Simon is going off into a rant about his mom's birthday and puppies. Funniest part of the season so far.
Brandon showed the fingers, but it was covered up by the phone number graphic. Oh no wait. he did it again.
Another grandmother from Chris R! What's that, 6 of 9 I think? I lost count. Hmm, I'm actually liking this one. I'm surprised. I have a feeling Simon is going to ask "what the heck was that song?" Nope, but he thinks his grandmother was thinking that! I feel so psychic today. He thinks Chris was the best by a mile. Not sure about that one, but i haven't been thrilled with many of them tonight.
Hey, there's a switch from Sundance Head. A dedication to a kid! I know this is mean, but remember Scott Savol? The kid kinda looks like him!
Oh no. Not one of the most popular karaoke songs in the world! At least he isn't bombing it. And the backup singers are waxing on and off pretty nicely. Holy crap, that was a high note!
Ok, I'm not as confident in my picks as I was last week, but here goes...
Sanjaya and A.J. will be going home. I was really tempted to pick Nick instead of AJ, but we'll see.
I wish Jeff Foxworthy would go home. Who are all these young girls around him? If ya have five wives under the age of 30, you might be a redneck. Did you know he has his own line of beef jerky? Me neither, but it's on Wikipedia.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Monday... Heroes... Ep. 1-17... "Company Man"
Wow. Brilliant episode.
They were able to focus on only a few characters, but tie them in with a few others during really well-done flashbacks. We find out that Mr. Bennett was indeed trying to protect Claire, and sacrificies himself (or at least the memory of her) to try and continue to do so. It was a little hard to follow for awhile, why he was "thinking" to Matt and why Matt was so quick to trust and go along with him.
I'll try to jot down more later. As good as the episode was, I'm having trouble remembering parts I want to write about.
They were able to focus on only a few characters, but tie them in with a few others during really well-done flashbacks. We find out that Mr. Bennett was indeed trying to protect Claire, and sacrificies himself (or at least the memory of her) to try and continue to do so. It was a little hard to follow for awhile, why he was "thinking" to Matt and why Matt was so quick to trust and go along with him.
I'll try to jot down more later. As good as the episode was, I'm having trouble remembering parts I want to write about.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday... 24... Ep. 6-11... "4:00 PM-5:00 PM"
Gredenko and Fayed are talking in length about how long it will take to do all this bomb stuff. Which is funny because when they say two hours, it's almost like they're saying "in two episodes, this will happen."
Buchanan is shocked to hear that Jack has a lead, and it's Logan. Jack is shocked to hear that Logan is under house arrest, pleading guilty to "obstruction of justice" instead of being involved in the whole plot to kill David Palmer. So, I guess he got off light. I bet he has a nice house to be held up in.
Jack is making lovey eyes at Marilyn again, and stroking her face with his mutant hands. I guess all these years, Terry was his second choice, eh? He was pretty sad when she got killed, though. He says Josh reminds him or her, which is weird because I bet he reminds her of Jack. Or maybe Jack's father. Probably not Graem, though.
Morris can't trace any use of the phone line to the address Gredenko was supposed to be using. He tries and tries, so he deserves some props. Nadia thinks they did a spic-n-span on the place if they indeed were there, but things look grim.
Rob Lowe's brother, which I spell Reid, meets up with the guy who is going to assemble the bomb to kill President Principal Robin Wood Palmer. Reid's friend wants to kill Tom Lennox, but Rob Lowe's brother says they'll think about it. Bomb guy starts his work and Reid takes off. When some lady (Melinda, we learn) asks where Tom is, he hurries to make an excuse about a conference room - but she just came from the room he said Tom was in! Oh snap.
Chloe notices Morris made an obvious mistake which only Chloe would notice after a 2-second comb-through, and starts drilling him (ooh, bad choice of words) about him calling his sponsor. Which makes a lot of sense because he's only working with the Counter Terrorist Unit to stop the detonation of nuclear bombs, so he obviously has some free time to call someone and chat about wanting a drink. He leaves, Chloe peeps onto his electro-notepad and jots down the number of his sponsor. Nadia tells Chloe she doesn't think Morris is ok, and she's keeping an eye on him. That's now three eyes, including Nadia, Milo and Chloe. Thankfully, Milo is apparently still getting bandaged up and can't use his eyes on Morris quite yet.
Buchanan updates Nadia on Jack's arrival at Logan's Roadhouse. He hopes Jack can get something, but looks pretty pessimistic for a Director of CTU on a crucial, crucial day like today.
Jack jogs gingerly up to the house. Logan claims he's changed; he isn't the same man he was two years ago, just like Jack isn't the same man who was dragged and thrown into a Chinese prison (I bet there, they just call it "prison.") He gives up some information about a man (Markov) working with Gredenko, asking nothing in return. Jack doesn't trust him, but "maybe he should start!"
He must have taken Logan's advice because, minutes later, Jack tells President Palmer that he thinks they can trust him! Palmer doesn't like the dirty rat that killed his brother. Palmer and Logan speak on the phone, Logan calls Palmer needy, and Palmer decides they have to take the chance. But, no forgivenesss!
Buchanan decides to give Morris's workload to Chloe. Apparently all the eyes on him were distracting, and Bill finally had enough. Morris stands as if he were in an AA meeting, apologizes for giving the programming device to Fayed and for not having a time machine, and says he can do his job. With no fight whatsoever, Buchanan draws back. Nadia objects, but his decision is final. Smackdown.
Reid's bomb-maker friend starts taunting Lennox with "you're wasting your energy" and "the President is going to die." At least he doesn't use silly metaphors and wordplay like "I have the ball now, Johnny." The bomb will be ready in 30 minutes, with only about 26 left in the show. Reid has second thoughts as it finally hits him, and he reminds all of us that they are going to kill the President... of the United States! Bomb-maker assures him that they're only trying to save their country, and he should run along like a good little terrorist.
Chloe once again confronts Morris, who has more eyes on him than a potato. She asks if he was drinking, he says "a couple of beers," she accuses him of being sarcastic. This coming from Chloe O'Brien. Morris seems pretty stable and has a good excuse for not completing the missing sectors, which sounds more logical than the lie Chloe told Nadia. Morris hurries out of frame, and Chloe gets a call from the lady in Morris's phone and - wait for it - she hasn't been a sponsor in three years! Chloe can't find Morris in the two rooms she looks in, or the man on the phone, so she deduces that he probably had to pee out all the liquor he "hasn't metabolized". But when she gets there, he's trying to find out who Number Two works for. Ever the confronter, Chloe accuses Morris of lying to her. Morris claims that he's not lying and that Ted (with the hair!) is his new sponsor. Chloe leaves a little speechless, has no objection to Morris having saved a woman's phone number for three years, and he pours about 2 ounces of alcohol down the sink.
Reid attends to Lennox, finally working on a cut he gave him about an hour and a half ago. He wants to know if Tom was "playing them from the beginning." Lennox tells Reid that he was "against him from the start," which was really only about three hours ago. Reid puts the tape back on Tom's mouth and takes a call from a pesky Melinda, and tells her that he will notify Tom that Palmer wants to see him. Bomberman finishes his work and tells Reid how to detonate it. He says he is the only one that can get close enough and not attract attention. Everyone looks at him as he walks down the hall.
Tom makes a latch ditch effort to sweat Bomb-maker to death, and bomb-maker has to go turn it off. At this point, Tom lacks the Jack Bauer-like knowhow to kick him behind the knee to take him down. I suppose with the duct tape, he can't do the Bauer Bite.
Assad begins "rehearsing" his speech after Reid plants the bomb under the podium. Reid leaves and begrudgingly sets the timer, with Assad standing right there and Palmer way off to the side. Nice assassination there. The bomb goes off, Assad appears to be dead or really hurt, and the Palmer is lying unconscious. But is he dead?!@?!!?
Buchanan is shocked to hear that Jack has a lead, and it's Logan. Jack is shocked to hear that Logan is under house arrest, pleading guilty to "obstruction of justice" instead of being involved in the whole plot to kill David Palmer. So, I guess he got off light. I bet he has a nice house to be held up in.
Jack is making lovey eyes at Marilyn again, and stroking her face with his mutant hands. I guess all these years, Terry was his second choice, eh? He was pretty sad when she got killed, though. He says Josh reminds him or her, which is weird because I bet he reminds her of Jack. Or maybe Jack's father. Probably not Graem, though.
Morris can't trace any use of the phone line to the address Gredenko was supposed to be using. He tries and tries, so he deserves some props. Nadia thinks they did a spic-n-span on the place if they indeed were there, but things look grim.
Rob Lowe's brother, which I spell Reid, meets up with the guy who is going to assemble the bomb to kill President Principal Robin Wood Palmer. Reid's friend wants to kill Tom Lennox, but Rob Lowe's brother says they'll think about it. Bomb guy starts his work and Reid takes off. When some lady (Melinda, we learn) asks where Tom is, he hurries to make an excuse about a conference room - but she just came from the room he said Tom was in! Oh snap.
Chloe notices Morris made an obvious mistake which only Chloe would notice after a 2-second comb-through, and starts drilling him (ooh, bad choice of words) about him calling his sponsor. Which makes a lot of sense because he's only working with the Counter Terrorist Unit to stop the detonation of nuclear bombs, so he obviously has some free time to call someone and chat about wanting a drink. He leaves, Chloe peeps onto his electro-notepad and jots down the number of his sponsor. Nadia tells Chloe she doesn't think Morris is ok, and she's keeping an eye on him. That's now three eyes, including Nadia, Milo and Chloe. Thankfully, Milo is apparently still getting bandaged up and can't use his eyes on Morris quite yet.
Buchanan updates Nadia on Jack's arrival at Logan's Roadhouse. He hopes Jack can get something, but looks pretty pessimistic for a Director of CTU on a crucial, crucial day like today.
Jack jogs gingerly up to the house. Logan claims he's changed; he isn't the same man he was two years ago, just like Jack isn't the same man who was dragged and thrown into a Chinese prison (I bet there, they just call it "prison.") He gives up some information about a man (Markov) working with Gredenko, asking nothing in return. Jack doesn't trust him, but "maybe he should start!"
He must have taken Logan's advice because, minutes later, Jack tells President Palmer that he thinks they can trust him! Palmer doesn't like the dirty rat that killed his brother. Palmer and Logan speak on the phone, Logan calls Palmer needy, and Palmer decides they have to take the chance. But, no forgivenesss!
Buchanan decides to give Morris's workload to Chloe. Apparently all the eyes on him were distracting, and Bill finally had enough. Morris stands as if he were in an AA meeting, apologizes for giving the programming device to Fayed and for not having a time machine, and says he can do his job. With no fight whatsoever, Buchanan draws back. Nadia objects, but his decision is final. Smackdown.
Reid's bomb-maker friend starts taunting Lennox with "you're wasting your energy" and "the President is going to die." At least he doesn't use silly metaphors and wordplay like "I have the ball now, Johnny." The bomb will be ready in 30 minutes, with only about 26 left in the show. Reid has second thoughts as it finally hits him, and he reminds all of us that they are going to kill the President... of the United States! Bomb-maker assures him that they're only trying to save their country, and he should run along like a good little terrorist.
Chloe once again confronts Morris, who has more eyes on him than a potato. She asks if he was drinking, he says "a couple of beers," she accuses him of being sarcastic. This coming from Chloe O'Brien. Morris seems pretty stable and has a good excuse for not completing the missing sectors, which sounds more logical than the lie Chloe told Nadia. Morris hurries out of frame, and Chloe gets a call from the lady in Morris's phone and - wait for it - she hasn't been a sponsor in three years! Chloe can't find Morris in the two rooms she looks in, or the man on the phone, so she deduces that he probably had to pee out all the liquor he "hasn't metabolized". But when she gets there, he's trying to find out who Number Two works for. Ever the confronter, Chloe accuses Morris of lying to her. Morris claims that he's not lying and that Ted (with the hair!) is his new sponsor. Chloe leaves a little speechless, has no objection to Morris having saved a woman's phone number for three years, and he pours about 2 ounces of alcohol down the sink.
Reid attends to Lennox, finally working on a cut he gave him about an hour and a half ago. He wants to know if Tom was "playing them from the beginning." Lennox tells Reid that he was "against him from the start," which was really only about three hours ago. Reid puts the tape back on Tom's mouth and takes a call from a pesky Melinda, and tells her that he will notify Tom that Palmer wants to see him. Bomberman finishes his work and tells Reid how to detonate it. He says he is the only one that can get close enough and not attract attention. Everyone looks at him as he walks down the hall.
Tom makes a latch ditch effort to sweat Bomb-maker to death, and bomb-maker has to go turn it off. At this point, Tom lacks the Jack Bauer-like knowhow to kick him behind the knee to take him down. I suppose with the duct tape, he can't do the Bauer Bite.
Assad begins "rehearsing" his speech after Reid plants the bomb under the podium. Reid leaves and begrudgingly sets the timer, with Assad standing right there and Palmer way off to the side. Nice assassination there. The bomb goes off, Assad appears to be dead or really hurt, and the Palmer is lying unconscious. But is he dead?!@?!!?
Monday, February 26, 2007
Miscellaneous Musings, Pt. I
The Sarah Silverman Program is actually pretty funny. Part of that has to do with most of the cast being comedians. I almost think it'll get enough complaints to get canceled, but as far as South Park and shows on Comedy Central go these days, probably not. And for the umpteenth straight week, Missi Pyle shows up. I swear that woman is everywhere now. She'll be on that new David E. Kelley show Wedding Bells, plus she's been on Heroes the last two weeks. She was on Boston Legal back in November, too.
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When I can afford to go back to Bluckbuster Online, I think I might start watching House from the beginning. I saw a few episodes during a marathon. I know it's probably on USA all the time but I'm not sure when they would be starting over with the first episode.
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Going back to South Park, I saw this advertisement on TV.com. I'm not sure if it's a joke, if they're going to be doing some kind of anime parody, or if someone just completely messed up and chose the wrong picture to go with the link. I never did click on the link, but it's gone now. So, as a wise man once said, "I guess you'll have to tune in to find out what that weird looking guy is doing on a South Park ad."
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Big TV night tonight, with 24, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, and to a lesser extent, Everybody Hates Chris and Deal or No Deal. I haven't watched Chris in over a month. I work tonight so I'll have to tape something and watch the rest later.
The Black Donnellys also starts tonight, which may mean the end for one of my shows, Studio 60. Not a huge letdown though, as that show has kind of been going downhill. Let's have less plotlines on TV about pining for a lost love, shall we? Thanks. I can't decide if I want to watch Donnellys, but since it's on at 10 and everything else is 8 or 9, maybe I'll tape Heroes and just leave it on NBC to tape that too.
***
There's apparently a new comedy "coming out," untitled as of yet, from the writers of Will & Grace. "The untitled CBS project, from David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, is about two friends and writing partners, one straight and one gay (Green), and the women working with them (Jessica Capshaw, Vanessa Lengies). The project is loosely based on Kohan and Mutchnick's friendship."
Vanessa Lengies - good. Jessica Capshaw - good. This idea? Hey Kohan/Mutchnick, I know your old gay show lasted like 15 years, but do you not remember Joey? This may not be a spin-off, but why do they think it's going to work? Let's have less sitcoms with similar setups loosely based on old shows, shall we? Thanks.
***
I only watched about an hour or so of the 79th Annual Academy Awards, heretoforewenth known as The Oscars. The Departed won Best Picture. This movie was released in October,
getting us back to the pattern of Best Picture winners that were released in the last quarter of a calendar year. Crash ruined that by being released in May, since it beat out September's Brokeback Mountain and Capote. While Million Dollar Baby was released most places in January of 2005, it won for 2004 and had a limited release in December 2004. Return of the King came out in December, as the entire LOTR trilogy did. Chicago and A Beautiful Mind came out in December... and you get my point. Just seems like a strange pattern to me. At any rate, this isn't The DB-Movie Blog, so I'll stop now.
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Not sure how often I'll make these kind of posts. I'd like to refrain from making short posts just to remember when I think of something, but then I might forget to jot them down, or I might forget to compile them if I do make a bunch of short posts. Perhaps I'll try to make some short hidden posts and make this a Monday thing. Kind of my weekly reminder. In any case, I'm sure you'll all support my decision (all two of you).
***
When I can afford to go back to Bluckbuster Online, I think I might start watching House from the beginning. I saw a few episodes during a marathon. I know it's probably on USA all the time but I'm not sure when they would be starting over with the first episode.
***
Going back to South Park, I saw this advertisement on TV.com. I'm not sure if it's a joke, if they're going to be doing some kind of anime parody, or if someone just completely messed up and chose the wrong picture to go with the link. I never did click on the link, but it's gone now. So, as a wise man once said, "I guess you'll have to tune in to find out what that weird looking guy is doing on a South Park ad."
***
Big TV night tonight, with 24, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, and to a lesser extent, Everybody Hates Chris and Deal or No Deal. I haven't watched Chris in over a month. I work tonight so I'll have to tape something and watch the rest later.
The Black Donnellys also starts tonight, which may mean the end for one of my shows, Studio 60. Not a huge letdown though, as that show has kind of been going downhill. Let's have less plotlines on TV about pining for a lost love, shall we? Thanks. I can't decide if I want to watch Donnellys, but since it's on at 10 and everything else is 8 or 9, maybe I'll tape Heroes and just leave it on NBC to tape that too.
***
There's apparently a new comedy "coming out," untitled as of yet, from the writers of Will & Grace. "The untitled CBS project, from David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, is about two friends and writing partners, one straight and one gay (Green), and the women working with them (Jessica Capshaw, Vanessa Lengies). The project is loosely based on Kohan and Mutchnick's friendship."
Vanessa Lengies - good. Jessica Capshaw - good. This idea? Hey Kohan/Mutchnick, I know your old gay show lasted like 15 years, but do you not remember Joey? This may not be a spin-off, but why do they think it's going to work? Let's have less sitcoms with similar setups loosely based on old shows, shall we? Thanks.
***
I only watched about an hour or so of the 79th Annual Academy Awards, heretoforewenth known as The Oscars. The Departed won Best Picture. This movie was released in October,
getting us back to the pattern of Best Picture winners that were released in the last quarter of a calendar year. Crash ruined that by being released in May, since it beat out September's Brokeback Mountain and Capote. While Million Dollar Baby was released most places in January of 2005, it won for 2004 and had a limited release in December 2004. Return of the King came out in December, as the entire LOTR trilogy did. Chicago and A Beautiful Mind came out in December... and you get my point. Just seems like a strange pattern to me. At any rate, this isn't The DB-Movie Blog, so I'll stop now.
***
Not sure how often I'll make these kind of posts. I'd like to refrain from making short posts just to remember when I think of something, but then I might forget to jot them down, or I might forget to compile them if I do make a bunch of short posts. Perhaps I'll try to make some short hidden posts and make this a Monday thing. Kind of my weekly reminder. In any case, I'm sure you'll all support my decision (all two of you).
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Monday... How I Met Your Mother... Ep. 2-16... "Stuff"
From TV.com: Lily gets asked to be in a play. Robin discovers the source of a lot of Ted's stuff and Ted discovers the source of Robin's dogs. They have a fight and ask the rest of the gang to rule on the matter.
Ted: Oh my god, Van Helsing is on. Remember when we went to see it? We sat in the back row...
Robin: I've never seen Van Helsing.
Ted: Oh that's right, I saw it with my sister.
Robin: My boss just got back from Maui, he said it was really romantic.
Ted: Oh, it's so romantic.
Robin: When were you in Maui?
Ted: I went... with... Robin (joining in): my sister!
Robin: Why do you always say that?
Lily: Hot off the presses!
Barney: I don't take flyers.
Marshall: You took one two seconds before you walked in here!
Barney: That's different, it was for a strip club. Two bucks off wings! How much is your flyer gonna save me on wings?
Ted: Really? You can't look at a pillow without seeing my ex girlfriend? A pillow!?
Robin: Yes, Ted, the fact that you still have that pillow is creepy and gross!
Ted: You're creepy and gross!
Robin: Your mom is creepy and gross!
Lily: Order! Order!
Barney: I side with Robin. Ted, your place is too cluttered. It's like you're living in a Bennigan's.
Ted, 2023 (Narration): New York is famous for its theatre. But there's many different levels. There's Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off Broadway, homeless people screaming in the park, and below that, the play Aunt Lily was in.
Actor 1: I am rage!
Actor 2: I am greed!
Lily: I am rage - ENVY!
Lily: If you were in a play, I'd sit through the whole thing and I'd compliment you on it afterward.
Barney: Oh really, you would?
Lily: Yes!
Barney: Bad move, Aldrin. Bad move.
Robin: Oh my God, you've been robbed!
Ted: Nope.
Robin (pauses): All that stuff was from old girlfriends? Don't you buy anything for yourself?
Ted: What can I say? Papa gets swag.
Lily: He's really having trouble dealing with this, huh?
Robin: Yeah, he really is. It's got me thinking maybe I should get rid of my dogs. Might be time to send them to the farm.
Lily: You're going to kill your dogs?!
Robin: No! there really is a farm! My aunt has a farm upstate.
Robin: My aunt is awfully lonely up there, it's just her and her lover Betty.
Lily: Oh that's perfect, they love dogs!
Robin: "They," what do you mean by "they?"
Lily: Uh... people upstate - Oh look it's starting! Shh!
Barney: Moist. Moist. Moist. Moist.
Ted 2023 (Narration): That was the first 40 minutes of Barney's show. Then we endured about 20 minutes of this.
[Barney shoots Lily with a water gun]
Barney: I have to go refill. I'll be back in a moment - play's not over!
Marshall: I never get picked for audience participation.
Ted: Oh my god, Van Helsing is on. Remember when we went to see it? We sat in the back row...
Robin: I've never seen Van Helsing.
Ted: Oh that's right, I saw it with my sister.
Robin: My boss just got back from Maui, he said it was really romantic.
Ted: Oh, it's so romantic.
Robin: When were you in Maui?
Ted: I went... with... Robin (joining in): my sister!
Robin: Why do you always say that?
Lily: Hot off the presses!
Barney: I don't take flyers.
Marshall: You took one two seconds before you walked in here!
Barney: That's different, it was for a strip club. Two bucks off wings! How much is your flyer gonna save me on wings?
Ted: Really? You can't look at a pillow without seeing my ex girlfriend? A pillow!?
Robin: Yes, Ted, the fact that you still have that pillow is creepy and gross!
Ted: You're creepy and gross!
Robin: Your mom is creepy and gross!
Lily: Order! Order!
Barney: I side with Robin. Ted, your place is too cluttered. It's like you're living in a Bennigan's.
Ted, 2023 (Narration): New York is famous for its theatre. But there's many different levels. There's Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off Broadway, homeless people screaming in the park, and below that, the play Aunt Lily was in.
Actor 1: I am rage!
Actor 2: I am greed!
Lily: I am rage - ENVY!
Lily: If you were in a play, I'd sit through the whole thing and I'd compliment you on it afterward.
Barney: Oh really, you would?
Lily: Yes!
Barney: Bad move, Aldrin. Bad move.
Robin: Oh my God, you've been robbed!
Ted: Nope.
Robin (pauses): All that stuff was from old girlfriends? Don't you buy anything for yourself?
Ted: What can I say? Papa gets swag.
Lily: He's really having trouble dealing with this, huh?
Robin: Yeah, he really is. It's got me thinking maybe I should get rid of my dogs. Might be time to send them to the farm.
Lily: You're going to kill your dogs?!
Robin: No! there really is a farm! My aunt has a farm upstate.
Robin: My aunt is awfully lonely up there, it's just her and her lover Betty.
Lily: Oh that's perfect, they love dogs!
Robin: "They," what do you mean by "they?"
Lily: Uh... people upstate - Oh look it's starting! Shh!
Barney: Moist. Moist. Moist. Moist.
Ted 2023 (Narration): That was the first 40 minutes of Barney's show. Then we endured about 20 minutes of this.
[Barney shoots Lily with a water gun]
Barney: I have to go refill. I'll be back in a moment - play's not over!
Marshall: I never get picked for audience participation.
Sunday... The Simpsons... Ep. 18-13... "Springfield Up"
Quotes.
Young Homer: I will be rich! I'll own a football team and a basketball team and I'll make them play baseball!
Wiggum: And here we are in now-times! As you can see, I've gotten everything i've ever wanted.
Lou (quietly): Except pants that fit.
Wiggum: I told you that if I let you in this movie, you couldn't make fun of me.
Lou: I'm not makin fun of you, I'm makin fun of your pants!
Wiggum: How'd you like if it I made fun of your pants?
Lou: Go ahead.
Wiggum: they're a little uh, th-they..Oh, they're perfect.
Desmond: Don't look at me, look at the camera.
Young Homer: Got it.
Desmond: I said look at the camera.
Young Homer: No problem. (looks down)
Desmond: Now you're looking at a mud puddle. That's your hand. That's the production accountant, that's your other hand! Do you even know what a camera is?
Young Homer: Gah, of cour-No.
Desmond: Are you two considering children?
20s Homer: Puh, kids? No way. You'll never see a couple of rugrats tying me down!
Homer (8 years later): You better not put this shot after the one where I said I won't have kids. That would be a devastating edit.
Desmond: You win, Homer. I guess there's no way I can embarrass you any further.
Caption: Barely literate, Smells like feet.
Young Moe: Oh crap, my first kiss.
Young Comic Book Guy: You could do a lot worse, my friend.
Desmond: Homer Jay Simpson, your fabulous millionaire lifestyle is all a lie!
Lisa (coming in the room): Oh, Father. My pony Buttercup can jump ever so high! -- Ooh boy, it's Mr. Burns!
Burns: I've heard enough. Release the hounds.
Smithers: Uh sir, your hounds are still at the winter house.
Burns: Well, bring them over in that Du-rango.
Homer: All these years I was dreaming of other things, I was actually doing what I really wanted! Hanging out with my family, drinking with my friends, making friends with my family and hanging with my drinking.
Young Homer: I will be rich! I'll own a football team and a basketball team and I'll make them play baseball!
Wiggum: And here we are in now-times! As you can see, I've gotten everything i've ever wanted.
Lou (quietly): Except pants that fit.
Wiggum: I told you that if I let you in this movie, you couldn't make fun of me.
Lou: I'm not makin fun of you, I'm makin fun of your pants!
Wiggum: How'd you like if it I made fun of your pants?
Lou: Go ahead.
Wiggum: they're a little uh, th-they..Oh, they're perfect.
Desmond: Don't look at me, look at the camera.
Young Homer: Got it.
Desmond: I said look at the camera.
Young Homer: No problem. (looks down)
Desmond: Now you're looking at a mud puddle. That's your hand. That's the production accountant, that's your other hand! Do you even know what a camera is?
Young Homer: Gah, of cour-No.
Desmond: Are you two considering children?
20s Homer: Puh, kids? No way. You'll never see a couple of rugrats tying me down!
Homer (8 years later): You better not put this shot after the one where I said I won't have kids. That would be a devastating edit.
Desmond: You win, Homer. I guess there's no way I can embarrass you any further.
Caption: Barely literate, Smells like feet.
Young Moe: Oh crap, my first kiss.
Young Comic Book Guy: You could do a lot worse, my friend.
Desmond: Homer Jay Simpson, your fabulous millionaire lifestyle is all a lie!
Lisa (coming in the room): Oh, Father. My pony Buttercup can jump ever so high! -- Ooh boy, it's Mr. Burns!
Burns: I've heard enough. Release the hounds.
Smithers: Uh sir, your hounds are still at the winter house.
Burns: Well, bring them over in that Du-rango.
Homer: All these years I was dreaming of other things, I was actually doing what I really wanted! Hanging out with my family, drinking with my friends, making friends with my family and hanging with my drinking.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Thursday... American Idol... Season 6, Results Show I
Before it begins, I'd like to re-visit my predictions. I actually don't think that Phil Stacey will be voted out. He did finish well and closed out the show, so I think he may get more votes because of that. I'm allowing myself to change my elimination vote from Phil to Rudy Cardenas.
More to come... LIVE!
Aaaand here comes another way-too-long recap. Haley wasn't great either. I won't be shocked if she goes tonight.
Why would Simon accuse Seacrest of trying to date Alaina if he is so gay?
Group song! Tears For Fears - The Seeds of Love
More to come...
The votes are in! But we have another 45 minutes or so to sit through.
Chris loves Simon. Paula almost vomits in disgust.
And here we go...
Oh yeah, I forgot the eliminated get to sing again. What if all reality shows did this? "Mike, you've been voted off Survivor Island. Before you go, please complete all your challenges again. We'll wait."
Here come the girls in the back row...
Ooh, Amy comes up alone and goes home. I am possibly now 2 for 2. But I doubt they'd call Antonella back out there, so I'm probably 2 for 3.
Did she just ask the band if she should start now, or am I hearing things?
More to come...
Paul and Amy are gone, so I'm calling myself 2 for 2 right now, since there is the slight possibility Antonella was only safe from the first elimination.
Wow, the easiest trivia in history. I'll go enter for free online. BRB.
Fantasia is performing. Jebus her mouth is HUGE. Don't swallow the microphone, Fanny! My eyes and ears hurt. I think I'll go do something else.
More to come...
More girls...
You know, I almost picked her, but I think she is very similar looks-wise to Amy and I didn't expect them both to go home. Plus, I thought she was better than at least four girls. So I went with Antonella. Hey, if you consider Leslie a redhead, we're now out of blonde girls! That was quick. Wow, I wrote that whole paragraph mistakingly thinking Alaina left.
Aw, who is going to watch the series finale of the OC? Me neither.
Time is tight, Ryan Let's go!
I love when Paula gets all lovey, saying Rudy has one of the best vocals and Simon is just like "No." Obviously he's right lady, he is leaving. She wants to go give rudy some huggles and kissies.
Is this a Daughtry song in the background? Let's all cheer for no more "Bad Day"!
In summary -
My picks: Paul, Amy, Rudy, Antonella
Who left?: Paul, Amy, Rudy, Nicole.
More to come... LIVE!
- Randy - "It's a girl's race to lose."
- Paula looks "not drunk" again.
- Simon agrees, the guys didn't stand out.
- Bunch of guest judges or performers this year, including J-Lo, G-Stef and T-Ben.
Aaaand here comes another way-too-long recap. Haley wasn't great either. I won't be shocked if she goes tonight.
Why would Simon accuse Seacrest of trying to date Alaina if he is so gay?
Group song! Tears For Fears - The Seeds of Love
- Fix your hat, Phil. Doolittle looks like she just threw some clothes on after rolling out of bed.
- Not bad overall. I'd download that version.
More to come...
The votes are in! But we have another 45 minutes or so to sit through.
Chris loves Simon. Paula almost vomits in disgust.
And here we go...
- Brandon (one of my top guys) is safe.
- Sundance is safe.
- Chris Richardson is safe (ugh).
- Vote for (Nick) Pedro is safe.
- Blake (my #1 guy) is safe.
- Paul Kim is out. I am 1 for 1.
Oh yeah, I forgot the eliminated get to sing again. What if all reality shows did this? "Mike, you've been voted off Survivor Island. Before you go, please complete all your challenges again. We'll wait."
Here come the girls in the back row...
- Jordin Sparks is safe.
- Stephanie (my #2) is safe.
- Sabrina (my #1) is "the one to beat" and safe.
- Leslie Hunt is safe.
- Doolittle is safe.
- Antonella (who I picked to leave) is safe. I'm 1 for 2.
Ooh, Amy comes up alone and goes home. I am possibly now 2 for 2. But I doubt they'd call Antonella back out there, so I'm probably 2 for 3.
Did she just ask the band if she should start now, or am I hearing things?
More to come...
Paul and Amy are gone, so I'm calling myself 2 for 2 right now, since there is the slight possibility Antonella was only safe from the first elimination.
Wow, the easiest trivia in history. I'll go enter for free online. BRB.
Fantasia is performing. Jebus her mouth is HUGE. Don't swallow the microphone, Fanny! My eyes and ears hurt. I think I'll go do something else.
More to come...
More girls...
- Someone was safe and I didn't hear who. Haley, I think. Yeah, her.
- Lakisha is safe. (duh)
- Gina Glocksen is safe. Simon almost looked nervous with his face in his hands. Or maybe he's bored.
- Alaina and Nicole are left, neither of whom got good feedback.
- Alaina is.... safe. Nicole is out, and I'm officially at best 2 for 3.
Aw, who is going to watch the series finale of the OC? Me neither.
Time is tight, Ryan Let's go!
- Chris Sligh is funny, and safe.
- Phil is second, so he won't leave. Good thing I changed my vote. He's safe.
- Jared is safe, and not the Subway guy.
- Simon still looks bored, or sick.
- AJ is safe.
- Sanjaya or Rudy will be leaving. One is in the top 4. Wow. I bet the girls like Sanjaya.
- Rudy is going home! What a good trade-up I did. This makes me 3 for 4 overall on the week.
I love when Paula gets all lovey, saying Rudy has one of the best vocals and Simon is just like "No." Obviously he's right lady, he is leaving. She wants to go give rudy some huggles and kissies.
Is this a Daughtry song in the background? Let's all cheer for no more "Bad Day"!
In summary -
My picks: Paul, Amy, Rudy, Antonella
Who left?: Paul, Amy, Rudy, Nicole.
Monday... Heroes... Ep. 1-16... "Unexpected"
You know what was "Unexpected?" Stan Lee only getting about 3 seconds of TV-time.
Anyway, it's begun: Just as I thought, Sylar is going to just follow Suresh around and kill all these people, then act like "oh man, that sucks, let's go." Suresh is a smart guy, doesn't it come off the least bit strange to him that all of a sudden Sylar (Zane) is getting these bad headaches when they find the woman dead? And when he mentiones Sylar, he's really curious to learn more.
Well, I thought Ando was going to be the one to die, as I figured it would be one of the "Heroes." Plus, I thought I read something about Hiro losing someone he cares for. But I guess they just meant since Ando was kidnapped by Missi Pyle, or when Hiro tells Ando to go home. Turns out it's just Simone who dies. Interesting way to do it though, having Isaac do it while trying to shoot Peter. I read that Simone does in fact die, so Peter must not have contracted any kind of healing power. She never really brought anything to the table for me anyway, so I'm not crying over it.
I had to look up why people keep referring to Claire's dad as "HRG." I guess it means Horn-Rimmed Glasses. Boy, that's really lame. I don't think it's one of those fan-made names though because I've seen it mentioned in more official recaps and episode previews. They are doing a good job with him, though. I actually am on the fence on if I believe he is trying to protect his family. I think he might be, but he's just so obsessed with learning about the people with powers that he's making a lot of mistakes. But considering they knew Sylar was the bad guy, I guess I can believe HRG (I can't believe I'm typing that...) is probably more good than evil. But he may have his own motives.
We might find out, since now Matt and the two newest Heroes are in his house and have guns pointed at him and his family. I thought Matt tried to read his mind before and failed, so I'm not sure how they're going to figure anything out...
Anyway, it's begun: Just as I thought, Sylar is going to just follow Suresh around and kill all these people, then act like "oh man, that sucks, let's go." Suresh is a smart guy, doesn't it come off the least bit strange to him that all of a sudden Sylar (Zane) is getting these bad headaches when they find the woman dead? And when he mentiones Sylar, he's really curious to learn more.
Well, I thought Ando was going to be the one to die, as I figured it would be one of the "Heroes." Plus, I thought I read something about Hiro losing someone he cares for. But I guess they just meant since Ando was kidnapped by Missi Pyle, or when Hiro tells Ando to go home. Turns out it's just Simone who dies. Interesting way to do it though, having Isaac do it while trying to shoot Peter. I read that Simone does in fact die, so Peter must not have contracted any kind of healing power. She never really brought anything to the table for me anyway, so I'm not crying over it.
I had to look up why people keep referring to Claire's dad as "HRG." I guess it means Horn-Rimmed Glasses. Boy, that's really lame. I don't think it's one of those fan-made names though because I've seen it mentioned in more official recaps and episode previews. They are doing a good job with him, though. I actually am on the fence on if I believe he is trying to protect his family. I think he might be, but he's just so obsessed with learning about the people with powers that he's making a lot of mistakes. But considering they knew Sylar was the bad guy, I guess I can believe HRG (I can't believe I'm typing that...) is probably more good than evil. But he may have his own motives.
We might find out, since now Matt and the two newest Heroes are in his house and have guns pointed at him and his family. I thought Matt tried to read his mind before and failed, so I'm not sure how they're going to figure anything out...
Tuesday/Wednesday... American Idol... Top 24 Perform
I think we Idol watchers were spoiled in the first season with the runaway favorites. Kelly and Tamyra were just that good. I think if this were the first season and this was the same 24, the viewing audience might be closer to that of Dancing with the Stars. The guys weren't good and the girls were only better by comparison. As I was watching Stephanie start out the show on Wednesday, I made a comment to my girlfriend predicting Randy would say something like "The girls are ON TONIGHT!" As the show went on, it was clear they really weren't. Although at the end, in comparison to the guys, I believe Randy might have said they did have it "going on," or "brought it down" or something like that.
Ryan accused Simon of being more negative Tuesday night, but was he? Randy called a lot of the performances rough, and Paula was more often making comments about picking the right song or taking/not taking risks. Simon just happens to be more blunt about it, and makes more references to weddings/theme parks/ etc.
Speaking of Ryan and Simon, their bickering used to be fun. Now, it's just painful. It's as if Ryan wants to have more of it and Simon, rightfully so, is bored with it. And Ryan is becoming RUDE. "Thanks to Randy and Paula, the band, and you, America." Wow, we get it. I actually hope that GLAAD finally makes a formal complaint because of all the gay-bashing they joke around with.
If I gotta pick my top three favorite girls and guys right now, I guess I will.
1. Sabrina Sloan
2. Stephanie Edwards
3. No clue. Lakisha was good, but we've kind of already seen a variation of her a few times, and she never seems to win. She is from Michigan though. So, represent.
I wish I thought Leslie Hunt was a better singer. Gina Glocksen, the funnest name to say this year, might become my #3 if she does well next week.
1. Blake Lewis
2. Chris Sligh (he looked a little awkward on stage though)
3. Brandon Rogers
Sabrina was right, there are too many ballads and hopefully some of the guys will do something different next week, and maybe I'll update my list.
I don't think I'll make my season-long predictions until they narrow it down to the Final 12. But this is probably going to be one of the worst final 12 they've had. I fear it may come down to "who I can stand" between the final 2, kind of like how I was rooting for Diana DeGarmo in Season 3 (Fantasia went on to make such hits as .... her life story in a TV movie). Wow... looking back, I don't see a lot back then either. I was a Jasmine fan.
My picks for the elimination... Simon warned me that the performances wouldn't be memorable, so I'm having a hard time remembering who was bad enough to go. So I guess I'll have to make my picks more on the random side.
Guys to be eliminated: Paul Kim, Phil Stacey. Although, Rudy and Sundance may have been worse than those two. Chris Richardson might have been my least favorite performance, though.
Girls to be eliminated: Antonella Barba, Amy Krebs. I guess. I don't have the highlights to wath back right now. So, there you have it.
Ryan accused Simon of being more negative Tuesday night, but was he? Randy called a lot of the performances rough, and Paula was more often making comments about picking the right song or taking/not taking risks. Simon just happens to be more blunt about it, and makes more references to weddings/theme parks/ etc.
Speaking of Ryan and Simon, their bickering used to be fun. Now, it's just painful. It's as if Ryan wants to have more of it and Simon, rightfully so, is bored with it. And Ryan is becoming RUDE. "Thanks to Randy and Paula, the band, and you, America." Wow, we get it. I actually hope that GLAAD finally makes a formal complaint because of all the gay-bashing they joke around with.
If I gotta pick my top three favorite girls and guys right now, I guess I will.
1. Sabrina Sloan
2. Stephanie Edwards
3. No clue. Lakisha was good, but we've kind of already seen a variation of her a few times, and she never seems to win. She is from Michigan though. So, represent.
I wish I thought Leslie Hunt was a better singer. Gina Glocksen, the funnest name to say this year, might become my #3 if she does well next week.
1. Blake Lewis
2. Chris Sligh (he looked a little awkward on stage though)
3. Brandon Rogers
Sabrina was right, there are too many ballads and hopefully some of the guys will do something different next week, and maybe I'll update my list.
I don't think I'll make my season-long predictions until they narrow it down to the Final 12. But this is probably going to be one of the worst final 12 they've had. I fear it may come down to "who I can stand" between the final 2, kind of like how I was rooting for Diana DeGarmo in Season 3 (Fantasia went on to make such hits as .... her life story in a TV movie). Wow... looking back, I don't see a lot back then either. I was a Jasmine fan.
My picks for the elimination... Simon warned me that the performances wouldn't be memorable, so I'm having a hard time remembering who was bad enough to go. So I guess I'll have to make my picks more on the random side.
Guys to be eliminated: Paul Kim, Phil Stacey. Although, Rudy and Sundance may have been worse than those two. Chris Richardson might have been my least favorite performance, though.
Girls to be eliminated: Antonella Barba, Amy Krebs. I guess. I don't have the highlights to wath back right now. So, there you have it.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Monday... 24... Ep. 6-10... "3:00 PM-4:00 PM"
Family members are just so easy.
Jack's dad, "Dad" has who is possibly Jack's son "Josh", but is also Marilyn's son and maybe Graem's son, who is Jack's brother and of course, Jack's father's son. Jack's mom is nowhere to be found. I wonder what Jack's father's mother thinks of all this; She didn't raise no fool.
Usually kids act really calm or really scared. Josh is somewhere in between. It's as if his notes were "act as if you don't know what's going on, but you just want to go play video games."
Meanwhile, Morris goes from wanting to do his job to freaking out about being the cause of more bombs to binge "drinking" (I didn't metabolize!). Then all of a sudden. he's completely fine. Let him go back to work, it's the best medicine. I wonder where his Red Bull went. Combine those with Altoids? Oh boy. Good thing Chloe will keep her eye on him. As will Milo. You can count on some interesting banter from those two!
Milo (CTU is full of cat-like names) got shot and looks almost worse than Morris, and he got a drill through the arm plus a bit of water torture. Plus, Morris has that cool bald head and you can see the big bruise. I think it's obvious who the bigger man is. Damn right, it's Chloe.
President Principal Robin Wood is about to be kiiiilllled! Where's Buffy when you need her?
John Cage (I mean Tom Lennox!) took a nasty gun to the head and doesn't look any worse for wear, besides being passed out cold, of course. Should have seen it coming, Rob Lowe's brother should never be trusted. But if that area was so safe for those two to talk in, how come he was able to hear Lennox make that phone call? It's not like he was across an open room like Josh was when he heard Daddy threaten Marilyn. Which is rule number one in holding a hostage, always go at least two rooms away! I guess he could have kept the door open, although I thought I saw Tom open it.
I like how they give Jack a nice long speech and zoom the camera in rreeeeaaallly close, and we're NOT supposed to expect Daddy to run away. I'm surprised that phone Jack found wasn't accompanied by a "I love you, son" note.
Ok, so who left the phone? Was it Logan himself? No, couldn't be. I don't know if Daddy would have left it, he could have just told him. At least Marilyn got away with Josh, but not before a nice moment with Jack that could have used some harp music. Aw, she touches his face, and he touches her hand with HIS MUTANT HAND! It's nice she is so quick to forgive him throwing her against the wall and choking her. He's got the balls (and the smarts) Graem never had. Love is in the air.
Jack's dad, "Dad" has who is possibly Jack's son "Josh", but is also Marilyn's son and maybe Graem's son, who is Jack's brother and of course, Jack's father's son. Jack's mom is nowhere to be found. I wonder what Jack's father's mother thinks of all this; She didn't raise no fool.
Usually kids act really calm or really scared. Josh is somewhere in between. It's as if his notes were "act as if you don't know what's going on, but you just want to go play video games."
Meanwhile, Morris goes from wanting to do his job to freaking out about being the cause of more bombs to binge "drinking" (I didn't metabolize!). Then all of a sudden. he's completely fine. Let him go back to work, it's the best medicine. I wonder where his Red Bull went. Combine those with Altoids? Oh boy. Good thing Chloe will keep her eye on him. As will Milo. You can count on some interesting banter from those two!
Milo (CTU is full of cat-like names) got shot and looks almost worse than Morris, and he got a drill through the arm plus a bit of water torture. Plus, Morris has that cool bald head and you can see the big bruise. I think it's obvious who the bigger man is. Damn right, it's Chloe.
President Principal Robin Wood is about to be kiiiilllled! Where's Buffy when you need her?
John Cage (I mean Tom Lennox!) took a nasty gun to the head and doesn't look any worse for wear, besides being passed out cold, of course. Should have seen it coming, Rob Lowe's brother should never be trusted. But if that area was so safe for those two to talk in, how come he was able to hear Lennox make that phone call? It's not like he was across an open room like Josh was when he heard Daddy threaten Marilyn. Which is rule number one in holding a hostage, always go at least two rooms away! I guess he could have kept the door open, although I thought I saw Tom open it.
I like how they give Jack a nice long speech and zoom the camera in rreeeeaaallly close, and we're NOT supposed to expect Daddy to run away. I'm surprised that phone Jack found wasn't accompanied by a "I love you, son" note.
Ok, so who left the phone? Was it Logan himself? No, couldn't be. I don't know if Daddy would have left it, he could have just told him. At least Marilyn got away with Josh, but not before a nice moment with Jack that could have used some harp music. Aw, she touches his face, and he touches her hand with HIS MUTANT HAND! It's nice she is so quick to forgive him throwing her against the wall and choking her. He's got the balls (and the smarts) Graem never had. Love is in the air.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Thursday... My Name Is Earl... Ep. 2-16... "The Birthday Party"
I think for half-hour sitcoms, I may just write down quotes instead of trying to blog, since a lot of times there isn't a linear story to follow.
Randy: It's an ice cream cake. That's your favorite kind of cake because it's got ice cream in the middle. Just like your favorite kind of truck does. You know, an ice cream truck.
Earl (Narration): A few years ago I was into some show where guys acted like jackasses. I think it was called "Dumbass."
Earl: Hey, Nescobar A-loplop, how's the English comin'?
Nescobar: I speak better than you, bitch!
Earl (interrupting Crabman): Yeah, yeah. I know, I've done some bad things, I'm aware of that. I've written them down. But I've done some good things too - I raised your son for five years, let's not forget about that!
Donny Jones: I listened to a whole Phish album! And it sucked!
Neighbor: He saw Jill doin' it with Doug, He saw Karen doin' it with clamps on her nubbies.
Karen: Hey!
Neighbor: It's ok, he saw me doin' it with clamps on my nubbies too! Thanks for lettin me borrow your nubbie clamps.
Joy (yelling out the window): We're gonna do stuff from the Kama Sutra, where i sit cross-legged and wiggle while you hold it for two hours like Sting does!
Joy (yelling out the window): It's time for spankings! But not for our kids, we're good parents. We use timeouts. It's time for momma spanking, cause I've been a bad girl!
Earl: How many G's in pregnant?
Joy: What do I look like, a professor of spellin'? Just put it on there, and do it soon.
Earl: You got great boobs, Peggy.
Deedee: My name's Deedee.
Earl: You got great boobs, Deedee.
Deedee (sincerely): Your momma sure raised a sweet talker.
[Earl finds Deedee's wooden leg in the bed]
Earl (jumping up frantically): Oh my God, oh my god!
Deedee (offscreen): You want me to whip up some eggs?
Earl (shouting): Shut up, I'm thinking! I mean, sure.
Deedee (offscreen): Earl, can you come in here and give me a hand?
Earl (to himself): A hand? there's a hand?
Randy: We thought tricking you would be funny. Like when you tied that rope to my foot? But instead of rope, it was mean words about things you've done that made you wanna hate yourself!
Crabman: Hey Earl, can I give you your cake now? The wind from the bullet hole in the wall keeps blowing out the candle.
Randy: It's an ice cream cake. That's your favorite kind of cake because it's got ice cream in the middle. Just like your favorite kind of truck does. You know, an ice cream truck.
Earl (Narration): A few years ago I was into some show where guys acted like jackasses. I think it was called "Dumbass."
Earl: Hey, Nescobar A-loplop, how's the English comin'?
Nescobar: I speak better than you, bitch!
Earl (interrupting Crabman): Yeah, yeah. I know, I've done some bad things, I'm aware of that. I've written them down. But I've done some good things too - I raised your son for five years, let's not forget about that!
Donny Jones: I listened to a whole Phish album! And it sucked!
Neighbor: He saw Jill doin' it with Doug, He saw Karen doin' it with clamps on her nubbies.
Karen: Hey!
Neighbor: It's ok, he saw me doin' it with clamps on my nubbies too! Thanks for lettin me borrow your nubbie clamps.
Joy (yelling out the window): We're gonna do stuff from the Kama Sutra, where i sit cross-legged and wiggle while you hold it for two hours like Sting does!
Joy (yelling out the window): It's time for spankings! But not for our kids, we're good parents. We use timeouts. It's time for momma spanking, cause I've been a bad girl!
Earl: How many G's in pregnant?
Joy: What do I look like, a professor of spellin'? Just put it on there, and do it soon.
Earl: You got great boobs, Peggy.
Deedee: My name's Deedee.
Earl: You got great boobs, Deedee.
Deedee (sincerely): Your momma sure raised a sweet talker.
[Earl finds Deedee's wooden leg in the bed]
Earl (jumping up frantically): Oh my God, oh my god!
Deedee (offscreen): You want me to whip up some eggs?
Earl (shouting): Shut up, I'm thinking! I mean, sure.
Deedee (offscreen): Earl, can you come in here and give me a hand?
Earl (to himself): A hand? there's a hand?
Randy: We thought tricking you would be funny. Like when you tied that rope to my foot? But instead of rope, it was mean words about things you've done that made you wanna hate yourself!
Crabman: Hey Earl, can I give you your cake now? The wind from the bullet hole in the wall keeps blowing out the candle.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Thursday... Smallville... Ep. 6-16... "Freak"
Bare with me, I'm blogging this as I watch it, instead of trying to remember details.
How big is Smallville exactly? I thought it was just farm land, but now they even have a bowling alley. I'm actually surprised it's not in the Luthor mansion. I guess it can't be though, as some new dude with the ability to see meteor affected people shows up. He spots one and gets picked up by some thugs. Which of course will lead Chloe to call for Clark.
Hmm, he doesn't remember anything. And Lex is behind the mission to seek out the meteor "freaks." Some guy, whose wife was murdered, seems to care about this blind meteor-seer.
Clark and Chloe visit him, his sunglasses fall off and it doesn't show what he sees, but he looks shocked. And by the trailer we know that Chloe gets abducted. He uses superhearing to find out that he "found another one." Clark and Chloe were so close to him that he may have only saw one blur, and assumed it was Chloe. I guess I'll find out soon.
Lana seems very interested to find out more about Tobias (the blind kid). I wonder if she knows something about the blind kid that Lex is trying "to help," but obviously Chloe would be filling her in on details Lex would not. She's also hinting that she knows some meteor infectees could be helping people. Maybe she's finally zoned in on Clark.
Hahaha Clark took the good doctor's computer from right under his nose using super speed and stands there like "what? me?" Excellent.
So, I was right and Chloe was mistakenly identified. I was kinda hoping that she was infected in some way. But wouldn't the Dr. have assumed it was Clark? I mean, Clark acted dumb about the computer being taken, but Dr. Bethany (?) knows people have abilities and could easily assume that Clark used his to take the computer. So, maybe he IS just trying to lure Clark in, while Tobias thinks she is infected.
Woohoo, naked Chloe! Damn, I'm surprised they got the giant needle into her belly before Clark found her. DNA extraction, sounds fun.
I'm shocked at how direct Lana is being with Lex. Of course he plays smug and dumb, but I thought Lana would have tip-toes around it a little. I guess she's getting to the point where if something is going on, she needs to know now before the wedding/baby.
Chloe is back, safe and somewhat sound. She experienced the same type of memory loss that the Asian kid did, but she has to remember something because she said "Why would they take me?" Perhaps she was infected, they took it from her, and we'll never know... (Man, this is unraveling like Heroes. Let's take all the powers! Lex = 33.1 = Sylar!)
Oooh. Dr. Bethany tells Lex his laptop was stolen and there might be a mention of Luthercorp in there. This makes Lex very angry! He wants Tobias brought to him unharmed, but Lana gets to him first.
WOAH! So Lana DOES suspect, nay, KNOW Clark is infected. Or heavily assumes it, thinking Tobias will just crack and tell her everything if she pretends to already know. But he says Clark is "the most normal guy" he's ever met. Lana seems shocked. "Wrong? Me? Never!" I'm starting to think Lana isn't planning to even marry Lex, and is trying to find out everything she can from him. But she seemed pretty happy at the bowling alley "bachelorette party," so I can't be sure.
Maybe Chloe was infected by something that helps her crack all this computer stuff, because they're in. It's a map of Smallville! (thanks Clark.) and they're tracking and killing meteor freaks. I wish Chloe would stop using that word. She knows better than anyone that some of them are nice. DAYUMN! Chloe tells Clark to X-ray her, then BURN her! I don't get why he doesn't like, numb her with the cold breath first. Although I guess that could cause frostbite or something. And actually, he may not have figured that one out yet. I can't recall. Jimmy Olsen gets rather upset that Clark used a "pocketknife" to get the tracker out. Heh Heh.
Lana appears to have talked Tobias into going with her somewhere safe. The Dr. comes in and is all like, we're gonna get you your eyes! So Toby turns off the power and grabs a gun. Chaos ensues, Toby shoots Dr once, Dr. tackles Toby, Clark shows up just as Lana is shooting Dr. and Dr. is shooting Toby. Clark deflects both shots, then Lana finds the bullet hole, and the bullet with a big imprint in it.
Wow. Insane ending. Toby tells Clark Lana thinks he is infected. Lana confronts Clark and he says he's not infected. (Lana is very ballsy tonight!) And she's still skeptical. Lana says that if Clark WAS infected, it wouldn't matter. Don't know why Clark wouldn't just tell come clean then. Probably to protect her. She's also very hesitant to believe anything Lex says. He swears on the soul of his unborn child that he wasn't involved with Dr. in any plot to kill anyone. So, maybe this mystery baby has no soul? Oooh, vampire?!
So, Chloe IS infected. It makes sense now. Clark isn't infected by Kryptonite, it hurts him. He's the only one from Krypton itself, so Tobias really didn't suspect him at all. She's scared poopless. She probably has to die eventually. Lex tells someone off-screen to keep an eye on Chloe. Then he looks into the camera. Oooooh.
How big is Smallville exactly? I thought it was just farm land, but now they even have a bowling alley. I'm actually surprised it's not in the Luthor mansion. I guess it can't be though, as some new dude with the ability to see meteor affected people shows up. He spots one and gets picked up by some thugs. Which of course will lead Chloe to call for Clark.
Hmm, he doesn't remember anything. And Lex is behind the mission to seek out the meteor "freaks." Some guy, whose wife was murdered, seems to care about this blind meteor-seer.
Clark and Chloe visit him, his sunglasses fall off and it doesn't show what he sees, but he looks shocked. And by the trailer we know that Chloe gets abducted. He uses superhearing to find out that he "found another one." Clark and Chloe were so close to him that he may have only saw one blur, and assumed it was Chloe. I guess I'll find out soon.
Lana seems very interested to find out more about Tobias (the blind kid). I wonder if she knows something about the blind kid that Lex is trying "to help," but obviously Chloe would be filling her in on details Lex would not. She's also hinting that she knows some meteor infectees could be helping people. Maybe she's finally zoned in on Clark.
Hahaha Clark took the good doctor's computer from right under his nose using super speed and stands there like "what? me?" Excellent.
So, I was right and Chloe was mistakenly identified. I was kinda hoping that she was infected in some way. But wouldn't the Dr. have assumed it was Clark? I mean, Clark acted dumb about the computer being taken, but Dr. Bethany (?) knows people have abilities and could easily assume that Clark used his to take the computer. So, maybe he IS just trying to lure Clark in, while Tobias thinks she is infected.
Woohoo, naked Chloe! Damn, I'm surprised they got the giant needle into her belly before Clark found her. DNA extraction, sounds fun.
I'm shocked at how direct Lana is being with Lex. Of course he plays smug and dumb, but I thought Lana would have tip-toes around it a little. I guess she's getting to the point where if something is going on, she needs to know now before the wedding/baby.
Chloe is back, safe and somewhat sound. She experienced the same type of memory loss that the Asian kid did, but she has to remember something because she said "Why would they take me?" Perhaps she was infected, they took it from her, and we'll never know... (Man, this is unraveling like Heroes. Let's take all the powers! Lex = 33.1 = Sylar!)
Oooh. Dr. Bethany tells Lex his laptop was stolen and there might be a mention of Luthercorp in there. This makes Lex very angry! He wants Tobias brought to him unharmed, but Lana gets to him first.
WOAH! So Lana DOES suspect, nay, KNOW Clark is infected. Or heavily assumes it, thinking Tobias will just crack and tell her everything if she pretends to already know. But he says Clark is "the most normal guy" he's ever met. Lana seems shocked. "Wrong? Me? Never!" I'm starting to think Lana isn't planning to even marry Lex, and is trying to find out everything she can from him. But she seemed pretty happy at the bowling alley "bachelorette party," so I can't be sure.
Maybe Chloe was infected by something that helps her crack all this computer stuff, because they're in. It's a map of Smallville! (thanks Clark.) and they're tracking and killing meteor freaks. I wish Chloe would stop using that word. She knows better than anyone that some of them are nice. DAYUMN! Chloe tells Clark to X-ray her, then BURN her! I don't get why he doesn't like, numb her with the cold breath first. Although I guess that could cause frostbite or something. And actually, he may not have figured that one out yet. I can't recall. Jimmy Olsen gets rather upset that Clark used a "pocketknife" to get the tracker out. Heh Heh.
Lana appears to have talked Tobias into going with her somewhere safe. The Dr. comes in and is all like, we're gonna get you your eyes! So Toby turns off the power and grabs a gun. Chaos ensues, Toby shoots Dr once, Dr. tackles Toby, Clark shows up just as Lana is shooting Dr. and Dr. is shooting Toby. Clark deflects both shots, then Lana finds the bullet hole, and the bullet with a big imprint in it.
Wow. Insane ending. Toby tells Clark Lana thinks he is infected. Lana confronts Clark and he says he's not infected. (Lana is very ballsy tonight!) And she's still skeptical. Lana says that if Clark WAS infected, it wouldn't matter. Don't know why Clark wouldn't just tell come clean then. Probably to protect her. She's also very hesitant to believe anything Lex says. He swears on the soul of his unborn child that he wasn't involved with Dr. in any plot to kill anyone. So, maybe this mystery baby has no soul? Oooh, vampire?!
So, Chloe IS infected. It makes sense now. Clark isn't infected by Kryptonite, it hurts him. He's the only one from Krypton itself, so Tobias really didn't suspect him at all. She's scared poopless. She probably has to die eventually. Lex tells someone off-screen to keep an eye on Chloe. Then he looks into the camera. Oooooh.
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