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5/27/2005

CNN Headline News' Nancy Grace & Co.


CNN Headline News' Nancy Grace
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I love this Nancy Grace woman � she�s a feisty, opinionated, loud mouth, trash-talkin� Southern gal who became a lawyer after her fianc� was murdered. According to Jon, she was on (or is still on) Court TV and he began watching her during his summer breaks. She�s passionate but not emotional and can belittle a guest or brow-beat a commentator with the blink of an eye. She�s damn good television and I love listening to her speak (especially when she�s all fired up about something)!

CNNHN is becoming the best channel to watch. I�ve always enjoyed Robin Meade in the morning (though hate the British entertainment reporter) and with the addition of good old MTV/VH1 icons Karen Bryant and AJ Hammer (who�s now skeletal thin) and their show �Showbiz Tonight� I just can�t get enough!

Lost - Season 1 Finale


Lost - Season 1 Finale
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�Dude you�ve got some Arnzt on ya�� I fucking love Hurley. His flashback was amazing; I�m surprised Jorge (the actor) didn�t have a real heart attack with all that running about. The best moment of his airport scurry was when he ran by the girl�s football team and each jersey had one of �the numbers� on the back. I was howling! Those numbers were EVERWHERE in this finale and even though I still can�t quite wrap my hands around their significance, (or what a KPM is 15,8,4) I love that they are and have been in the background and in the design of this show since Day 1.

Arntz/Arzt whatever his name is went BOOM and I was so not ready for that; came as a complete surprise to me (though it shouldn�t have with the spastic way he was waving his hands around). Kudos on that! Who knew Dynamite sweat nitroglycerine or that gun powder can cauterize a wound? See, this show is educational as well as entertaining. Can I confess that there was a part of me that thought the actor playing Arzt was Francis from Pee-Wee�s Big Adventure. I looked, he�s not, but there was a moment before he was scattered across the Black Rock that I thought he may have been. All together now �I know you are but what am I?�

Please tell me that this whole WATCH thing never came up before. I like to think that I am an astute viewer, I try to be active instead of passive but for the life of me I do not remember that watch being a part of the whole Jin/Sun storyline. And if they were not stranded, I would say that Jin just signed Michael�s death warrant by handing that watch over to him but what does it really matter? Papa Crazy is a far ways away and I am sure that watch has some other power that may be useful to �The Others.�

As for �The Others,� I think I saw that gangly group in a southern snuff film once or maybe in Deliverance. I�m not trying to make comparisons here, but Walt was kinda squealing like a little piggy as they dragged his psychic ass away. And to what extent does that boy have powers? Could he not see that they were going to be bad? Could he not dream up a gun or another raft as he did with the Polar Bear (notice the Polar Bear on Hurley�s comic in the flashback � nice reminder)? Walt, what good are ya? And did Jin pussy out after Sawyer was shot by diving in? Sawyer�s a big strapping hot boy he can handle himself. One can only assume that the girl that threw the grenade onto the raft is none other than Alex, Rousseau�s daughter that �The Others� took 16 years prior.

Jack, Hi�um, Kate is not your ex-wife you don�t need to be protecting or saving her. That girl has done more than you can imagine and is way tougher than you�ll ever be. Quit with the chivalrous �you-can�t-hold-the-dynamite� bit. It�s not hot and for the record she may kick and/or kill your ass. That being said, my Salinger boys are having a banner year (Charlie Salinger on �Lost� and Bay on �Everwood�)! As for Kate, they need to give her more vulnerable situations. Remember how much depth she had in that first episode when she had to sew up Jack�s back? She showcased that talent again tonight when she had her little �Are you okay� chat with Hurley after Arzt fell to pieces. Evangeline Lily has turned out to be quite the find for a girl stranded on an island.

Charlie Charlie Charlie, why must ya do it? On the same day Bobby Brown announces that Whitney has once again whacked the crack you go and take her spot! I expected more from the lead guitarist of Drive-Thru, er�Shaft. Let�s just hope that there is no after-school special where Charlie hallucinates purple elephants instead of black floaty stuff in the trees � we all know that wouldn�t end well.

And speaking of our friendly security system of Vick�s Vapor Rub proportions what�s with the chain-wench and pulley sound as Locke was being dragged through the woods? If it can uproot trees vertically instead of horizontally this thing must be humongous! What the hell is it? Don�t tell me; because in all honesty that is one secret that the Island can keep for as long as it wants too. I love that they are being stalked by something we�ve never seen.

And speaking of things I didn�t see� Where the hell is Michelle �Girlfight� Rodriguez, Rose�s husband and the rest of the survivors from the back of the plane? I thought for sure they would have been discovered last night. Better yet, where the hell was Rose? Didn�t the conversation between her and Jack on the beach way back when also revolve around faith and destiny? Do she and Locke have a connection? I can�t stand it. At least 4 months until we get more questions and possibly an answer or two; they�re killing me! Squeal little piggy squeal!

American Idol - Season 4 Finale


American Idol - Season 4 Finale
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When I flipped over from �Lost� to this overbloated borefest I did happen to catch a couple shining moments. The True Hollywood Story-esque segment on Simon was hysterical! Those mini-shirts were the funniest things I�ve seen on this show since Crazy Mary at the beginning of the season. Yes they can laugh at themselves, they have to otherwise Paula would go comatose. Is it me or when you watched the flashbacks to auditions, was she not a completely different person? Lively, fresh looking, HAPPY maybe? Honey use the summer to detox and recover from another facelift� you need it.
Oh yeah, Carrie won. Shocker. �Inside Your Heaven� honey I know some men that would wanna be inside your something, if you call it heaven down there on the farm so be it.

5/26/2005

Alias - Season 4 Finale


Alias - Season 4 Finale
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"My name is not Michael Vaughn"

BAM!

I jumped halfway across my livingroom and I'm still peeling my cat off the ceiling.

Ya�ll know I love me some Alias and ya�ll know I love me some 28 Days Later. Combine the two into an action packed hour of Rimbaldi/Zombie chaos and its pure red ball bliss! I need more, more, more, more. More Russian Zombies (poor Richard from �Felicity�), more sibling rivalry (I don�t believe Syd would be so weak as to not know she has to take Nadia out and watching Irina put a hole through Elena�s head was a bonus), more romance (Marshall calling Carrie broke my heart and made me laugh � �No I haven�t been drinking� / more Jack and Irina / more Syd and Not-So Vaughn), more blackmail (Dixon for one / Weiss and Marshall for another), just more Alias.

I feel like we were cheated out of some major storylines and emotional beats because they did their �one-off� episodes for the first half of the season. Granted, I enjoyed those as well and at times more so than the Rimbaldi crazed past (ie. Stepford episode and the return of Sark and Anna Espinosa) but knowing now that they had such an amazing second half of a season I expected more from the first. I understand it was done to draw new viewers in � to ease them into loving these characters and then nail them with the 4 years of complex prophetic brouhaha. A brotha can feel slighted.

Now the big questions, who the hell is Not-So Vaughn? Why does Irina know his true past? Did she really kill his father? Is there a real Michael Vaughn or a dead Father? Why didn�t they kill Nadia when I�ve begged and requested this for a whole year now? And can someone tell me how to get shit stains out of a couch? Damn truck.

5/25/2005

Rob & Ambuh Get Married


Rob & Ambuh Get Married
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No I didn�t subject myself to the whole two hours; I merely flipped back and forth. Some quick thoughts:
- I love them more than I already did. They really put to bed any nay-sayers of their relationship. I thought they worked incredibly well together on The Amazing Race and this �Get Married� special reflected that they are a loving and fun couple.
- Rob gets pissy when he can�t master something or find a loophole in a plan. The dancing lessons pissed him off beyond belief and it had me cracking up. And where did they take these dance lessons? I live in Boston and that was not �Boston.�
- Amber would look good in a satchel. Her hometown gown was phenomenal and she was unbelievably stunning to look at.
- Veil�s and sea shell trellises do not mix well. When her veil got caught on that archway I almost pissed myself. Her head came whipping back around. It�s sooooo something that would happen to me (see PJ & Eric�s Vegas wedding when I almost took a header on the slick floor as I started down the aisle).

House - Season 1 Finale


House - Season 1 Finale
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�I didn�t think you were capable of loving someone but I realize you just weren�t capable of loving me�� Poor little girl with a crush; honey you are hot business but you are no match for Ms. Sela Ward�s �You�re the one, you always were��
Hands down one of the most incredible hours of television this season, and one of the most compelling high standard shows on television, period! Not only did we see House at his lowest emotional point, but we also got to see what a team he and Sela Ward can be. Together they are a mesmerizing force and I for one cannot wait until the season premiere to see how her working with House will ruin everyone�s lives.
Can someone tell me how he gets away with the racial slurs and sexual innuendos he does? Last night alone he called Omar Epps �Mandingo� and �the dark one� where�s the NAACP when you need �em? Oh and what about his yelling in front of the whole hospital that he wouldn�t sleep with Cuttie? Oh my god he is out of control and I love it.

American Idol - The Final 2


American Idol - The Final 2
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz� Sorry I was waking from my �original� song induced coma. This was hands down the worst hour of American Idol EVER! Incredibly boring and disconnected from each other and their performances Bo and Carrie were. Sorry I was watching Fox and it�s littered with Star Wars bullshit as well as �original� songs. Who wrote those songs? Soldiers� wives? Crap Crap Crap. Bo better hope he loses just so he doesn�t have to be attached to that piece of shit sentiment. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

5/24/2005

Everwood - Season 3 Finale


Everwood - Season 3 Finale
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For every bit that the Brown boys are selfish (Ephram left for Europe when the going got tough after selling thousands of dollars worth of gifted musical equipment to fund his escapades and Dr. Brown confessed his love for Nina who just happened to be helping Dr. Dimples move into her house-finally a happy woman) the Abbot�s are the exact opposite. Harold began the emotional episode by praying not to the porcelain god (he was in a bathroom stall afterall) but to the God-God to save his wife and to let her live. He made no promises of reform or change to this God but asked for something selfish which in itself was an unselfish act. He just wanted his wife to survive, nothing more, nothing less. It was a moment that made me reach for the tissue box and hope the remaining 55 minutes didn�t deliver the same heart-tugging bits. Luckily, the episode took a turn for the lighter as Delia was able to showcase her increasing talents as a budding tween on the verge of summer camp romance and Hanna and Bright were able to finally share the magical kiss we�ve all been waiting for since he took her to the movies back in the beginning of the season. I don�t know if it made her all sweaty but Bright often makes me wet. Doh! My worst moment tear-wise was when Rose was wheeled into the Andy Brown intervention to once and for all end his dalliance with moving to Chicago. �You�re not going anywhere� she proclaimed with cancer head-wrap, pale skin and teary eyes. Forget about it � I was a mess.
Everwood�s most self-aware moment of the season: Amy rationalizing why she needs to defer her Princeton acceptance for a year to her father. �I�ve had the worst high school experience�� Honey I�ve been saying it for months, Amy�s lucky to have survived it at all � Zoloft or not� She�s the strongest person on this show and this Ephram free episode proved the true star of Everwood.

Still Standing - Season 3 Finale

Why isn�t this show bigger than it is? How many finale�s have a rock and roll wedding called �Linda and Perry Screaming into Marriage� which includes the bride coming out in a ball of silver flash with a glowstick bouquet? We finally got the wedding of Linda and Perry and it was well worth the wait. Perry confessed his endless love for Linda and Bill got called Meatloaf while trying on his wedding outfit. I laughed and laughed. This show touches on sappy for about one second and then rips any emotion and sentimentality away always going for the laugh and I appreciate that. There is never a �special� Still Standing episode or a gushy tear-jerker of an ending like so many sitcoms pull (ie. Every season of �Friends�).
The second episode of one hour finale proved the stronger of the two and a real nail in the coffin that is parenting by Bill and Judy. I had tears streaming down my face at Linda�s desperately chipper recollection of her summer abroad which was filled with stolen luggage, disease, illegal prescriptions, and bouts of homelessness. That woman makes me laugh and laugh and laugh (I still wet myself thinking of Nathanial Pawthorne). Funniest moment of the night: Lauren looking at etiquette camp brochures to send her sister Tina to for the summer so she doesn�t have to waste her summer babysitting. Judy tells Lauren that Tina doesn�t need etiquette camp mere seconds before Tina lets out a belch so loud it rivaled John Belushi in Animal House. To prove her point Judy asks Tina what to say after burping and Tina comes out with this zinger: �Better coming out the front door than the back door!�. I almost pissed myself. This is an underdog show and I root for it each week. It gets nastier and funnier with every season and the whole cast is excellent at comedy. I�ll miss the Miller�s over the summer but can�t wait to see what they come up with for a 4th Fall.

5/23/2005

Grey's Anatomy - Season 1 Finale

Tonight George solidified his standing as this show�s greatest ASSet. Was I the only one turned on by the sight of Alex bent down in George�s crotch?
There were plenty of quirky antics on deck for this finale � a syphilis outbreak, manvaries, stealing dead bodies, fist fights, and awkward glances between forbidden lovers and they all worked until the grossly over hyped last 5 minutes when we discover that Dr. Shepard has a Mrs. Dr. Shepherd he�s been hiding from Meredith. Booooooooring. That�s what we had to wait for? I mean, Alex losing a girl to gawky George is one shocker worth raving about, but the oldest soap opera cliff hanger invented � The Unknown Wife? Not worth the hype and a sour aftertaste to an otherwise delicious serial.

Desperate Housewives - Season 1 Finale

Damn Alfre Woodard�s TV son is hot business. Good God! Nothing sketchier than a family that buys a house sight-unseen, moves into that house in the middle of the night AND refuses to let their realtor inside. Is the gimp chained up in there? Sex slaves? Alfrie, you running a gay brothel? Go girl.
The Mary Alice/Paul/Dierdre storyline was excellent and much needed. It was great to see Ephram�s dead mother get some screen time on this show as well. I really like Brenda Strong and think she got screwed in the voice over only gig. Thanks Marc Cherry for allowing her to be resurrected if only for a few short moments.
Susan, Susan, Susan� you�re a bad mouth whisperer and a bad mother! Do we care at all that she�s being held hostage inside Mike�s house by Mike�s kid who used to be Paul�s kid who used to be Dierdre�s kid before Angela who�s now Mary Alice stole him? Not really, it was a weak cliff hanger if you�re asking me. I don�t care who this pot smoking psychopath belongs to�kid deserves a nice white coat with long arms that wrap around his waist and latch in the back. For real.
Gabby all of this drama could be solved with one quick visit to your local clinic. While you�re there see if they can grow John some balls and some acting skills. A nice set of abs and a tan a thespian not make. Kudos to the writers of Gabriel these past few weeks; the zingers that come out of her mouth like last night�s breast feeding comment are priceless and redeem her otherwise drab personality.
Lynette, step aside, tonight was all about your husband Tom. Doug Savant was not only hysterical in his arcade escapades but showed a complete sex appeal as the confident and pissed off spouse. I liked. Break out those leather undies� why not!
Bree�s table grabbin� meltdown was the best moment of the night. It hurt because moments earlier she had really given herself completely to the love she had for Rex and was planning on a better tomorrow. Little did she know that seconds before Rex bit it he assumed she had been killing him with potassium for the last couple months of his life. He had forgiven her actions and I for one cannot wait to see the devastation his note has on her and how she�ll stop at no end to make sure George pays. Let�s hope he lives in a two story Beverly Hills dwelling with a pool in the middle and a sexpot landlord named Amanda. I�ve been waiting years to see that scar again!

Cold Case - Season 2 Finale


Cold Case - Season 2 Finale
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I love me a crazy serial killer and I love me some Lily Rush! Combine the two in a Tim Burton-esque hand drawn forest for a final showdown with more secrets and back-story than the Michael Jackson Trial on E! and it�s a golden hour of television. This show proved once and for all that parents do not always know best nor do they have the ability to always protect their children. Lily�s alcoholic Mother sent her out for more booze in the dark and she was attacked. It revealed why Lily is such a fighter and why she doesn�t always trust. Her emotional unraveling and then revitalization was inspired to watch. Katherine Morris is mesmerizing when she kicks in with the emotional highs and lows her character goes through.
And just for the record, I too would become a serial killer if my Mother lied about being blind for my whole childhood and called me the �darkness� my entire life. I too would be killing whomever if this same Mother sold me out to save herself from being attacked which resulted in my being ass raped by some intruder. Yeah, everyone will feel my wrath!

The Group (1966)


The Group (1966)
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Sunday afternoon I took a nap. I never take naps but obviously I needed it. I awoke to see the final act of the Linda Blair classic �Roller Boogie� on Flix which then led into a gem of a film from the sixties titled �The Group.� Centered on the lives of 8 college friends post-graduation (set in the 30�s), �The Group� is a catty study of female bonds and the stages of friendship, career, and direction as each goes their separate ways. From lesbian revelations, housewife hysterics, and overachieving socialites to the awe of the theatre and the threat of war these women�s lives unfold over numerous years and entertained me for hours.
Jessica Walters (Lucille 1 on �Arrested Development�) is delicious to watch as the gossip-monger of the group while Shirley Knight�s subtle and torn portrayal of a mousy nurse rips your heart out. Incredible performances from some famous women and some unknowns I was happy to discover.

5/20/2005

The OC - Season 2 Finale


The OC - Season 2 Finale
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Last night the finale of The OC stood for Oh Crap! Kirsten mistook a Vodka bottle for a tumbler at her Father�s funeral. Jimmy Cooper returned looking hotter than ever with comments about the �North Shore� that had me rolling. Hayley was hot business with her long hair and much needed emotional backup. Julie Cooper showed almost Sybil like goodness and concern for Kirsten. The Cohen�s staged an intervention on par with the Salingers from Po5. Skanky Jess let out a racial slur the likes you aint heard this side of a KKK Rally (�Rice Mobile�) before engaging in a shoot out leaving our fabulous 4 in the crossfire. Marissa confessed Trey�s attack to Summer. Summer broke the news to Seth. Seth broke the news to Ryan. Ryan broke Trey�s face. Trey broke Ryan�s jaw and Marissa put a bullet through Trey�s chest! It was unfucking real! Oh yeah and Princess Sparkle left her abode to comfort Captain Oats. God Damn The OC!

The Apprentice 3 - Finale


The Apprentice 3 - Finale
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Cue Ben Folds because this showdown was the Battle for Who Could Care Less. Trump couldn�t remember who had which team, which camera to look at or when to go to commercial break. Tana went further into a Mary K-hole with her wild mood swings and Kendra was named winner. I�m done. This show is so irrelevant.

Alias 5.18.05


Alias 5.18.05
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Two hours was not enough time for me to adjust and catch a breath! Lena Olin may be hard to pin down and commit to this show but if they had to sell someone�s kid to ensure she returned it would have been worth it. She adds such class and weight to this show you didn�t realize you missed her until she reappeared. Wow with the past this chick has and the crimes she still needs to atone for. When she walked up and smacked Jack it was the perfect moment. He knew she would do it and he expected nothing less from her. For a man who was so blind-sided and clueless to Irina�s true self, he knows her all too well. One of the best moments between them was when she apologized for her indiscretion with Sloan and he shoots back with a smirk: �For all the things you�ve done to me, that�s what you apologize for?� Brilliant. You truly believe there is still a love and an unspoken connection between them and it just brings Jack�s cardboard personality to life!
The only thing worse than a woman scorned is a woman scorned who�s just freed the Mother she never knew and must protect. Damn Nadia with some ultra-violent kill Bill action. Snapping a bamboo tree with a man�s neck is hardcore and I loved every second of it. Too bad she must die next week to fulfill a prophecy. If she survives this finale I will not be pleased. Is there a chance that she was in with Aunt Evil the whole time and that she too wishes to see Rimbaldi�s vision play out? Huh?

5/19/2005

Lost 5.18.05


Lost 5.18.05
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I swear I must get male PMS because as I was watching this episode this morning I was in tears through most of it. At one point there was a little of the convulse-snivel-convulse happening. Even one of my cats looked at me funny. I don�t care. I�m proud of my ability to cry at dramatic events, there�s no shame and my tears were warranted. This by far has been the most in touch with character episode of this series to date. For anyone that was on the fence about the non-linear narrative this show takes with its flashback, they were sold with this episode. We had more information and character development in these six flashbacks last night than most shows muster in a year.
We had the return of the French woman, we discovered that the Black Rock is a pirate ship, and we saw that Michelle Rodriquez actually can be soft and sweet under her tough Latina exterior! Now if only we can find where her and the others in the back of the plane have been stranded.
Best line of the night � Hurley: �Leslie is a bitchin� name�

Idol - Bye Bye Baby V


Idol - Bye Bye Baby V
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Cue the Bay City Rollers: �Bye Bye Baby Baby Bye Bye� It wasn�t a decision we wanted to make but it had to be done.

House 5.17.05


House 5.17.05
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The big news of this episode was not that Sela Ward was guest starring, it was that House was once a vulnerable guy! Quite the non-linear storyline tonight proved a challenging view but one that paid off in so many ways. One of those ways being that Whitney from �Bring It On� was one of the Med Students! Sorry, back to Sela Ward! Now we know why House limps like he does and why he is so cut off from emotions. If my ex-girlfriend went against my wishes and forever maimed me in the process I too would be a little soiled on the whole �trust� issue. We also now understand why he is so close but yet so critical of Cuttie � she saved him but in the process broke his trust as well. It was a three-story House and I wanted to sleep in every bed before I left. Incredible! Each week this show gets better and better. Loves it.

American Idol - The Final 3


American Idol - The Final 3
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Baby V, I hate to say it but honey you�ve got to go! Neither sleet, nor rain can change the outcome of this episode! After the 41 dates you�ll play this summer, get those harsh blue shorts and polo shirt ready because there is a stack of mail the size of Scott Savol in need of deliverin�.

I�ve grown to love Vonzell for the risks she takes and the growth she�s shown over the course of this competition but if we�re being honest (wink-Simon-wink) this competition would not be the same if the final showdown was not Carrie vs. Bo! I�ll be sad and it will be an awkward half hour tonight but if we�re lucky she�ll sing �Don�t Leave Me This Way� again as her swan song.

Let the battle begin! This season�s finale will be an unreal power house of pipes. Its Clay vs. Ruben but neither one is effeminately gay or 400 lbs. overweight so its actually nothing like Clay vs. Ruben. May the best hick win!

Desperate Housewives 5.15.05


Desperate Housewives 5.15.05
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As funny (I guess) as it was for Bree to withhold taking Rex to the hospital as he�s having a heart attack I also thought it was not completely warranted. Yes she was upset but she has fought for this marriage and it didn�t seem to me that she was wanting him dead for his actions. Punishment may have been a motive, but I still think as crazed as Bree gets, this was out of character.

Lynette, you�re a meddling fool that just cost Tom his job. Women are stupid.

Speaking of stupid� Susan decides to move in with Mike? If it wasn�t bad enough to make your daughter look at police records of the man you love or to ride shotgun as you stalk the man you love � make a decision to bring a mysterious possibly murdering man into your house without even asking your daughters opinion. Call child welfare on all these Housewives. Damn.

Gabby, girl your actions brought out the best lines of the night. After Carlos steals the uber-busty Edie Britts car and is in custody for among other things, beats the hell out of your gay gardener this ditty came out.
Carlos: �They think I�m some sort of Serial Gay Basher��
Gabby: �Well, you kinda are!�

Zach honey, a little less destruction and a little more reflection is in order. You�re a guest in someone�s house for Christ sake. Granted that woman is a trouble making secret keepin� blackmailing freak herself!

Is anyone else worried at the drama about to unfold with the midnight arrival of Alfrie Woodard? It was a creepy entrance to what I hope will be another creepy family! Felicia, watch your ass� there may be a new queen bee in town.

5/17/2005

Veronica Mars (Coming Soon well to my blog at least)

Pretty soon I will be able to comment on the one show I can�t believe I didn�t watch this season� �Veronica Mars.� I�m currently in the process of �acquiring� them (my brother is an FBI agent so I can�t divulge my methods of acquisition) and cannot wait to watch them all. Kristen Bell is just so damn cute. That and the fact that these kids actually look like High Schoolers! No 90210 syndrome for these Cali Kids!

Network Upfronts


Network Upfronts
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FOX RENEWED �ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT�!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ABC just made Another Bad Change. They are moving the veteran �Alias� to the death slot � 8pm on Thursdays. They have shown nothing but contempt and disdain for this show two years running. I honestly believe the only reason this show was renewed for this past season and for next season is to appease their prodigal son, JJ Abrams. It wouldn�t be unheard of for Abrams to say no more development deals without �Alias� but what price do the fans pay? These swticheroos the networks pull each season just make us fans crazy. It doesn�t make us happy to compromise one show for another. Choosing to essentially kill one of your favorites to save another is not a nice thing to do. Why do you think there are living wills folks? So we don�t have to choose which loved one lives or dies. Bastard Networks. Whores all of them.

NBC announced their lineup on Monday and somehow renewed �Joey�? Well, that makes one less choice I have to make at 8pm on Thursdays, now its down to �Alias�, �Survivor� and �The OC�.

CBS has ordered a pilot for a show I could just scream and die for but I don�t know if they ordered it for the fall or midseason? It�s called �The Unit� and it stars Noel from �Felicity� (Scott Foley), Regina King (Jerry Maguire/Ray/227!), and my favorite girl, Amy Acker (Fred from �Angel�). This show has great star power and is co-created by the ever amazing David Mamet! If they don�t pick it up, they are retarded.

Everwood 5.16.05


Everwood 5.16.05
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This was Ephram�s swan song for Season 3 and I will tell you all this much� If next week�s Season Finale is anything like tonight�s departure of Ephram I am going to be a puddle of tears from 9-10pm EST. Let�s recap my moments of emotional wreckage:
1. Delia discovers that Ephram is leaving for London in a couple days and may not be returning. Did no one bother to include this girl in on the plan? Come on, she lives in the same house - give the girl some info. Poor little Delia, her only brother/confidant is skipping town.
2. Seconds later � Ephram discovers that Rose Abbott, mother to his soul mate, Amy Abbott was diagnosed with Cancer three weeks prior and neither Amy nor his other best friend Bright bothered to mention it.
3. Ephram appears at Amy�s door to see if he can help. Stone Cold Amy Abbott blankly tells him she doesn�t need him anymore and to go to London. It was completely uncharacteristic of Amy and I think she�s on the verge of another breakdown. Amy�s complete lack of emotion and disconnect killed me to watch because I think she�s just at her wits end. She can�t be bothered with Ephram because she has to for once focus all of her energy on herself and her family. This girl has spent three years caring for other people and ignoring herself. If it wasn�t Colin it was Tommy. If it wasn�t Tommy it was Ephram. Girl, take a breath, high school is over!
4. Dr. Brown and Ephram actually have a civil moment together as Doc gives Ephram a graduation present from his deceased Mother (played by another dead character on another show � Mary Alice Young). It was nice to see that even though Ephram hates his Father for his actions, he still understands his Father�s role and importance in his life.
5. Delia and Ephram say good-bye. Damn that little girl is good with the tears. When she asked Ephram to tell her what happened and to not sugar-coat it because she�s still a kid I was mesmerized by her strength. She�s about to lose her brother because she knows their Father did something and she wants reasons not to hate him. Ephram has a moment of truth in saying that he needs her to look out for their Dad and to listen to him as he is trying to do what�s best for them. Incredible scene only to be overshadowed by this puppy�
6. Amy�s all dressed up a moment of happiness � Graduation! With her cap and gown sheltering her body she discovers that her Mother is too sick to get out of bed and attend Graduation and that Bright will be staying home as well. Dr. Abbott tries to stay strong for his daughter but cracks in the best scene since Madison telling Ephram he has a baby. Finally the two stoic Abbott�s take a moment to stop being the strong ones and melt away. You were crushed for Dr. Abbott because his wife is sick and his a childs milestone will be missed. You were crushed for Amy because it�s her graduation and noone can go. You were crushed for their family because they are good people and bad things just continue to plague them.

Everwood is incredible television. Entertainment Weekly tells me so!

Grey's Anatomy 5.15.05


Grey's Anatomy 5.15.05
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Could I love George more? He�s the medical worlds Marshall Flinkman (�Alias�) with his oddball behavior, unrequited obsessions, and penchant for nervous dialogue. The kid is great! Red-Haired Nurse is a cutie-patootie as well, so I am glad he�s moved on from Prune-Face II-Meredith (Prune Face I being Renee Zellwegger) and will have some old fashioned Good Times at Seattle General.
Is it wrong to not see Dr. Shepard in Patrick Dempsey�s performance? I really like to believe that my beloved Ronald Miller from �Can�t Buy Me Love� is now a hot doctor and he did buy himself some love, in the form of Med School and a Silverline Trailer!

Survivor Palau Finale


Survivor Palau Finale
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Ian, Ian, Ian. Why my friend must you be so good and honest all the time? If you could have just sucked it up, realized that you already have plenty of friends at home and that this is a game � you would have been able to make your way to the final two. Instead the Jolly Green Giant had to try and maintain friendships and integrity, bowing out at the last minute. You�re an ass. I love ya kid, but you are an ass. This is bigger than Colby picking Tina in Season 2, this was blatant Saint-like behavior and I want nothing to do with it. I was so disappointed in his goodness.
And could we be more clich�d in wanting Tom to win? I was rooting for everyone BUT Tom to win this thing. I�m so over the NYC Firefighter God-Complex we�ve slapped upon these average Joe�s. Why didn�t his label just say Firefighter? Because then America wouldn�t be as emotionally invested in his survival on that island. By adding NYC to his title, we automatically assume he was at Ground Zero on 9/11 and that he deserves to win. Bullshit, Katie deserved to win because she did outwit and outlast that damn group of Kororans. Am I too jaded with typical America to want Tom to win? I guess I just liked the idea of Lanky McLanksalot or Katie Talksalot winning. They�re more my people.
And Coby naming his cousins baby that�s now supposedly his baby after �Diana Ross Does Vegas�-Janu can only lead to teen years of anorexia, psychosis, and bad hair. Good luck with that one.

5/13/2005

Without a Trace 5.12.05


Without a Trace 5.12.05
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Was I the only person in America watching this show that was unable to accept the drama and personal turmoil because the old man makeup on Jack was soooo distracting and gross? It just didn't work for me. I understand what they were going for, I do. It's just that a surrealist WoaT is not true to this show.
That being said, some very revealing Jack insight tonight. When he forced himself onto Sam, I thought for sure that there was going to be an Aussie throwdown, but it didn't come.
Did y'all notice the original Carly from General Hospital was one of the daughters? I love that girl. All I'm sayin' is that next week's finale better be fucking spectacular.

The Apprentice - Final Pt. 1


The Apprentice - Final Pt. 1
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I wanted Tana to win this thing from way back in like week 2. That was until last night. She went insane all the sudden. All those promises of Pink Cadillacs and fake smiles must have melted her brain because she done gone crazy at the NY2012 event. She was a mess, her team was a mess, and the event although it did not self-destruct could have been 1000 times better.
I was never a big Kendra fan, but she nailed that EA Gaming event and the job offer by an EA Exec. was a clue that this girl should and will win The Apprentice.

The OC - Die Caleb Die!


The OC - Die Caleb Die!
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Someone please introduce Paula Abdul to the writer behind Summer�s zingers? Last night�s �Nerd Boy and Ass Clown� line had me in stitches. She�s the new and improved Seth Cohen and I think I would date her. She can have a strap-on, right? Lil Miss Vixen probably already has one, so the semantics are less than I thought!
For all the genius The OC was last year, this year has been way off the mark. Don�t get fooled though; I still love my Orange County kids and their parents but the show has taken some interesting and at times wrong turns into Soapville. For as soapy as The OC has become its core values, wit, and character still survive. Case(s) in point, last night�s extreme episode still made me tear up as Kirsten battled the bottle, her demons (her father), and Sandy. This story arc is especially devastating because the Cohen parental unit was once the beacon of hope in this hopeless town. When she lit into her father I had chills down my spine. Caleb is an ass, or should I say WAS an ass? He kicked it poolside last night to the surprise of my second favorite OC parent, Julie Cooper-Nichol. Did anyone actually think Julie could go through with the poisoning? I knew she wouldn�t because deep down she did love the old coot and the magnitude of that love was never more present than when the horror crossed her face as Caleb lay belly up. What are the odds that somehow this gets pinned on the lovely red-head?
Ryan�s distrust of everyone nearly drove Marissa away but was brought back around surprisingly by his ex Teresa and her newborn baby. Shocking was not the reveal of Baby Atwood but Teresa�s selfless heart-to-heart with her baby daddy about Marissa�s loyalty and love. You knew it was killing her inside but that once again, Ryan belongs in Newport and she had to let him go. Will he ever know the truth of his offspring? I hope not, let�s bury that secret along with Caleb next week!
Zach and Seth, for real let�s get over this comic book storyline. So over it. It was fun and cute in the beginning but has now reached epic proportions. When even George Lucas is pimpin� himself for press, there is something wrong in Geekdom. And did anyone else find it horrifying yet realistic that poor Seth had to accept the verbal abuse he did (�Seth Cohen is a tool� specifically) at Prom? Even Duckie made it out with less tongue lashings. Poor Emo Seth, I love him so.
Bring on the drama, bring on the rehab, bring on Jimmy Cooper, bring on Haley �I thought I had a shot on the North Shore� Nichol, and for gods sake let Ryan beat the living shit out of his brother Trey!

5/11/2005

The Amazing Race 7 - The Finale


The Amazing Race 7 - The Finale
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Uchenna and Joyce are the most deserving but I have to say that I honestly wished Rob and Amber pulled it out in the end. It was an incredibly Amazing Race this season and those two while possibly soiling the sanctity of The Amazing Race were its best competitors yet.

If this show was on year round I would need blood pressure pills because I just can't stand the tension. TAR7, you will be missed.

Now all I can wait for is the Rob and Amber WEDDING! Bring it.

American Idol - The Final Four


American Idol - The Final Four
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Trach, see ya! After Bo's flawless numbers, Carrie's better than ya'lls country cracklin', and Baby V's I will kick your ass then Fuck It rendition of "Don't Leave Me This Way" there is not a snowballs chance in Romania that you will stay in this game.

Our Final Three may be the best finale yet! With Bo and Carrie effortlessly singing each week, I can only imagine that my Star In Training - Vonzell will be our third place contestant. But I'm not kidding you folks, this girl may deserve it more than Carrie. Each week she comes out and challenges herself and usually nails it! After a slow start and a possible Paula sized meltdown it was amazing to see her come back with a Disco classic and work it like it's never been worked before!

My prediction for this year's American Idol? BO!

5/09/2005

Everwood 5.9.05


Everwood 5.9.05
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Quote of the Night - Hannah responding to Bright's comment about her prom dress...
Hannah: "Pour myself in? Pour myself in? What is that... like batter into a pastry SLUT bag or something?"

Ephram sold his soul this week. All of his musical possessions were hocked so he can get as far away from Everwood, CO as possible. Next week he leaves for London, possibly to never return. I will make a prediction. I WILL BE A BLUBBERING MESS during next week's episode. As he prepares to leave, he finds out about Amy's mother having cancer which I am sure will rip both of them apart if he has to leave. But as he is not in the finale on the 23rd, this means he does somehow manage to leave Everwood (at least until Season 4 in the fall).

5/08/2005

Desperate Housewives 5.8.05


Desperate Housewives 5.8.05
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Can someone please sign her contract for next year. If Harriet Sansom Harris (Felicia Tilman) does not get full time status next year, this show is doing a disservice to quality casting. She is hands down the best thing to hit this show. Her unwavering naughty meddling makes her sister, Martha look like an amatuer and raises the bar in bitches that rock. As she refuses all sanity and dictates to the murdering Paul Young how he will not only exit Wisteria Lane but hand over custody of his stolen child, Harris rules the screen with calm, calculated coolness... until that is Paul Young walks out and she nervously pulls the knife from her lap. The tough as nails bitch was actually afraid for her life, it was surprising and incredibly gifted in acting. Emmy, where's her Emmy?

5/04/2005

American Idol - The Final 5


American Idol - The Final 5
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See now after the votefortheworst.com scandal hit the airwaves I vowed to vote for John Wayne Savol in hopes of him winning and ruining this competition but after last night, I'm happy to say that I just couldn't. Baby V gets my vote as she was incredible tonight. Each week this girl brings it!

Federov is gone.

The Amazing Race 7 5.03.05


The Amazing Race 7 5.03.05
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Rob and Amber you better win this shit!

Mira Sorvino 2x in 3days


Mira Sorvino 2x in 3days
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Saturday night Jon and I happened across one of my favorites� �Romy and Michelle�s High School Reunion� on one of the 700 Encore channels. �R&M� like others before it combined the �Reunion� film (which I love) with comedy. Where �R&M� one ups the typical reunion film is in the addition of the �Valley Girl/Clueless� sensibility. I am a sucker for movies that create new lingo, adding to the ever growing lexicon of film slang. �Fast Time�, �Valley Girl�, �Heathers�, �Clueless�, �Party Girl�, �Clerks��

In an already elevated Sorvino state, I was delighted yesterday afternoon to see that while flipping though channels her �Will & Grace� episode was on. Everything came to a stand-still. If my memory served me, this episode was one of the funniest �W&G� eps ever. Must See TV. Her turn as Diane, Leo�s Ex and Will�s only female sexual partner that shows up for dinner and sends Grace into insecure fits of rage is beyond funny. From her proclamation that sex with Will spun her � �round, right �round baby like a record� to Karen�s comment on her Ka-tits this is what �W&G� should have always remained; witty, neurotic, ensemblic (I know its not a word), and funny.

Sunday, May 1st Viewings


Sunday, May 1st Viewings
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Desperate Housewives � It�s about time this show returned with a new fucking episode. Come on already. After having seen this most recent hour I am happy to say that the wait was well worth it. Jump starting the finale engine, DH set up some major speed bumps along Wisteria Lane!
-Paul and Zach Young seem one second from major meltdowns.
-Felicia Huber is poised to outwit, outlast, and outsmart her dead sister and all of this town�s residents. Major props to this ditty: �Martha don�t look so surprised, it makes your face look fat.�
-Gabrielle was finally bearable to watch and may have come up with the second funniest moment of the night: �Son of a Bitch!� echoed from the pharmacy bathroom almost made me piss myself as did the fact that she never paid for that pregnancy test. Amazingly, the third best moment of the night also goes to Gabrielle. The conversation held with her Priest was inspired; whether his �Oh God what did you do this time� or her �I don�t have time for this crap� it was sacrilege at its finest and a welcomed treat for this otherwise cardboard character.
-Susan kitchen blew up! Was it really her Mother�s negligence or the handy work of a Young man? I�m still out on whether or not I care if she and Mike reconcile. I don�t really know that I care about him at all. At least when he was the deceptive killing machine on a witch hunt he was intriguing but that story seems to have lapsed for the moment. It can�t go too far because as we all know, one of those Young men killed Mike�s true love, sawed her into tiny parts, and buried her in a toy chest. But rest well friends, Shaft is back on the case!
-Lynette�s storyline is becoming a little too real. The show is so over the top that her storyline finally seems forced with its �could happen� traits. But, Felicity Huffman is amazing and classes up the shows otherwise B-list cast.
-Which leads me to Nicolette Sheridon�s Edie. Edie is great fun and I love her ethics. She has none. When pushed, she sells Susan up the river without a moments hesitation given Paul Young�s propensity for violence. �If I liked her more I�d warn her� Genius.
-Bree honey, we all know they mentioned the fact that you and George both love handguns and are card-carrying members of the NRA. A final showdown may be in order and your perfectly coiffed red locks may get a muster as you take that apothecary down Baz Luhrman style. Here�s to another cover up!

Bring on Alfre Woodard and her son!

Grey�s Anatomy � I�m so glad that both of my childhood crushes are working. Jon Crier is apparently funny and successful with �Two and a Half Men� though my hatred for Charlie Sheen (well, minus �Lucas� and �The Wraith�) does not allow me to watch and Patrick Dempsey has surprised us all with his hotness in Grey�s.
This show has turned into a very funny and moving dramedy without being borish and trite. It maintains its ensemble status and builds week to week on each character like only a good show can. It�s ER without the pretentiousness and Ally McBeal without the dancing baby. It�s turning into a must see. Every actor brings their A-game to the show to showcase their flawed, insecure, and actually believable characters. And isn�t it about time that Katherine Heigl landed on a show that actually has a chance. Isabelle Evans, the alien teen from �Roswell� is now Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens and finally has a shot at stardom.