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1/30/2006

Grey's Anatomy - 1.29.06


Katherine Heigl is finally getting the material she deserves both comedic and dramatic. Last night�s episode was an Izzie Orgasm! She had a baby girl named Sarah at age 16 that she gave up for adoption in order to have some sort of hope in getting out of her trailer park and creating a life for not only herself but her child. It showcased her versatility as an actress and her characters depth and complexity. Incredible! Oh and her comedic line of the night came within the first two minutes as she crossed the picket line and was victim to Olivia�s angry Scab comments. Instead of getting flustered she turns the situation into comedy with this zinger: �How the Syphilis Olivia?� I near died!

Meredith and the Shephards had their best night this season as well! The writers have found an incredibly uncomfortable yet believable balance between Meredith and Addison Shephard; their incredible to watch onscreen because you�re always waiting for the tension to explode. They respect each other as doctors yet both vying for the affections of the same man, Dr. McDreamy who couldn�t be more wishy-washy in his feelings. Meredith�s tear-jerking breakdown in the closet was the best moment of the night and I�m so damn glad they didn�t kiss � I know they eventually will, but I�m glad they haven�t yet.

Christina and Burke continue to shine in finding a balance between coworkers and lovers. And could their new resident have been funnier? I loved her on �Buffy� but had no idea she could pull off such a quirky yet firm and engrossing �cheerleader� of a surgeon. She even pulled an ARI when she asked Christina to �Hug it Out!�

Next week�s Super Bowl episode is going to be unreal! Code Black (someone that�s strapped a bomb to themselves enters the hospital) and Christina Ricci! Bring it on!

SAG Awards 2006?

Brokeback was shut out. Shut Out! How is that so? Heath especially deserved to win and when I saw Brokeback I didn�t think it was even a possibility that he wouldn�t. Yet here we are time after time again watching either Joaquin Pheonix or Philip Seymour Hoffman win.

Here is my main gripe with these wins as well as Reese Witherspoon�s honor. I�m sure they were all good performances but in each case these actors were playing an actual person. The biopic continues to shine with critics and audiences yet somehow in my mind they�re getting more tiresome with each new release and award show win. I�m man enough to admit that I get more turned off when the people I want to win don�t win- so I�m a biased commentator. Watching, studying, and then mimicking a person is an art and I commend these actors for their craft but in what world is mimicking a living person more incredible than say Felicity Huffman abandoning her gender identity to become a pre-op transsexual?

The biopic ban that�s been in effect for a number of years may reign supreme again this year as more and more of my bans are revealed. This is Year 3 of my not feeling the biopic. When will it all end?

Oh, kudos to Sean Hayes for his satirical acceptance speech which consisted of his not so subtle digs at critics and the public for honoring the �courage� Heath and Jake found to play gay when he and Eric McCormack have been doing it for 8 years.

1/27/2006

Veronica Mars - "Donut Run"



So I finally finished watching this week's 11pm broadcast (which was actually 11:07pm) of Veronica Mars! After a seven week break it was nice to see the super slueth back in action though I do have some comments to make...

This should have been the episode they ended with before the seven week break as it in many ways an episode of closure. We finally were able to end the whole Duncan & Veronica saga (if not for good, at least for a really long time). Meg's baby is out of the picture - teen pregnancy doesn't only ruin the lives of the teen involved, it ruins the show for the viewers. Good ridiance Baby Lily. Baby Lily, did anyone find it frighteningly gross that Duncan named the baby after his dead sister? It had shadows of Boone and Shannon written all over it - sicka! It makes some sense though, in that he's honoring his dead sister. The only other obvious name would have been Meg, but if he truly and always will love Veronica, he would never have named the baby after Meg. Tangent much?

The end brought upon in this episode is the relationship as we knew it for Papa Mars and Baby V! She finally crossed the very thin line between friend and parent, protector and protected, father and daughter. She lied, decieved, and misled not only the Neptune police, Lucy Lawless' ballbusting FBI agent, but she fucked with her Dad in the process. It was reckless and thoughtless on Veronica's part - something we rarely get to see from this beyond her years teen... she acted her age for once.

Can I just mention how much I love Lamb and his "I speak a little Mexican" comment? Not only that but the payoff later with the Mexican hotel that had the sign "American Also Spoken" brilliance.

This episode also marked the end of the innocence for Wallace! This ep should have been called "I Know What You Did Late November In Chicago" as he and his Chi-town crew ran over a homeless person while drunk. If Anne Heche shows up all crazy-like, there's bound to be some hooks to grind. See, an episode of endings that could have geared us up for the second half of this already incredible season. I'm not saying I didn't like the episode or that it didn't have it's merits (Weevil and Logan together are incredible - and someone got thee to Jenni Craig because his tattoo'd body finally looked trim again - all together now: "Thank You Jenni") it was just weak placement in the lineup and timing with that whole seven week hiatus and all. I'm just sayin'...

1/25/2006

Veronica Mars - Society of Gays For More Shirtless Lamb (SoGFMSL)

Screencap: UPN

Welcome to the Society of Gays For More Shirtless Lamb!


It has taken me quite a while to warm up to the glory that is Sheriff Don Lamb on televisions greatest teen noir (and I guess only) Veronica Mars but I've finally fallen head over heals for this snarky and incredibly hot man of the law. Sure he's an asshole beyond compare, sure he's got an ego the size of California, and sure he's got 'tude but when you're busting the likes of Logan and Veronica on a weekly basis, you're attitude and wit have to stay in check and so do those abs! Good god!

In Mars' most homoerotic scene of the series to date, Sheriff Lamb takes off his wife beater to flex some literal and figurative muscle in front of Papa Mars and it is HOT BUSINESS!

Who knew that lurking underneath that spaghetti limp faux bravado was a hulking hunk of tender juicy white meat? Seriously, a Lamb/Deputy Leo sandwhich would stop my pacemaker, you know... if I had one or if I was like 90.
Attn: Rob Thomas... More Shirtless Lamb (The Other Other Other White Meat)!

WARNING: VERONICA MARS (in Boston) DELAYED!

VERONICA MARS will air at 11pm tonight (hopefully) instead of 9pm.

Thanks to my friend Donna, I was able to find out early that UPN 38 here in Boston has postponed tonights regularly scheduled 9pm airing of Veronica Mars because of a Boston College basketball game. Are you kidding me? UPN does this all the time. Back when Buffy moved to UPN, they did it like 15 times over the 2 year run. Its obnoxious because they give you no warning. Nationally it will still air at 9, we're just the lucky ones to have a local D-list network override scheduling.

I popped on over to upn38.com and filed a complaint:

As a longtime fan of fan-geek like shows, Veronica Mars and Buffy I can say that UPN38 is willing to just dump the national UPN programming times for local sportscasts on a whim. This is why it is nearly impossible to build and maintain a loyal fanbase with shows on UPN. There are two different airing times on this site alone (sidebar says 9) and you don't find out its not really on until 11 tonight (its first time back since Xmas) until you go to the Program Guide. This is ridiculous. You did the same thing with Buffy back in its final 2 seasons and basically it blows.

1/24/2006

Yes, Oh Wait... (The Office)


So NBC announced yesterday that The Office has been renewed for next season (its 3rd) and I was so damned exciting! Then this has to happen (I'm with ya Pam, its upsetting):

Per Matt Webb Mitovich on TVGuide.com
EARL, OFFICE SIDELINED: You knew there had to be a catch, right? NBC recently announced that it had renewed both My Name Is Earl and The Office for another season. The latter laffer, however, will wrap up its current run in March, says the New York Post, as Golden Globe winner Steve Carell takes time off to shoot the film sequel Evan Almighty.

1/22/2006

Current Faves and Raves

American Idol though only having aired 2 audition episodes is kicking major ass so far. That tan girl is just plain retarded and I loved every second of her Paris Hilton wannabe attitude and 'coon makeup. Simon is beyond evil and impatient this go-round and I couldn't be happier watching it. And... "I Shot The Sherrif But I Did Not Shoot The Depute" is on par with one of the funniest auditions in all 5 years of this show. Good god, this is funny stuff.

Project Runway contines to be great television as well. Santino is a fucking fruitcake and is in major need of a strapped down straight-razor cutting. Nick is my favorite and I hope he kicks Santino's ass all the way to the end! If only we had a microphone in the house as Jon tried tirelessly to get me to properly say Heidi Klum's farewell "Auf Wiedersehen"

Why haven't we seen "Veronica Mars" in like a hundred years? I miss my sluethella!

Pre: Veronica Mars - "Donut Run"






All photos "courtesy UPN/Warner Bros."


Somehow I was contacted by a rep for MPRM Public Relations about my blog because I've covered Veronica Mars a good amount of times and as part of the Mars campaign they are reaching out to bloggers to help promote. Nothing wrong with that! So, I will now be getting Press Releases (episode summaries and photos) ahead of time and will share them with you my friends.

I actually received this one way back on January 6th but haven't sat down and posted it. So here goes including special pics of Lucy "Xena" Lawless' guest spot.



THE FBI IS CALLED IN TO PURSUE DUNCAN AFTER HE BREAKS UP WITH VERONICA AND KIDNAPS MEG'S BABY, ON "VERONICA MARS,"
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 ON UPN


Lucy Lawless ("Xena") Guest Stars as FBI Agent,
Charisma Carpenter ("Angel") Guest Stars as Kendall Casablancas and

Lisa Thornhill ("CSI: Miami") Returns as Celeste Kane


"Donut Run" -- An FBI team, headed up by tough, seasoned Agent Morris (guest star Lucy Lawless), is called in to pursue Duncan after he breaks up with Veronica and flees with Meg's baby, on VERONICA MARS, Wednesday, Jan. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on UPN. Executive producer and creator Rob Thomas wrote and directed the episode. Charisma Carpenter guest stars as Kendall Casablancas and Lisa Thornhill returns as Celeste Kane.

Meanwhile, Wallace reveals the tragic reason why he returned to Neptune. Later, Logan asks his buddy Dick to help in a scheme to weed out which one of Weevil's P.C.H. Biker Boyz framed him for murder.



Veronica Mars............................... Kristen Bell
Keith Mars............................. Enrico Colantoni
Wallace Fennel........................ Percy Daggs III
Duncan Kane................................ Teddy Dunn
Logan Echolls............................ Jason Dohring
Eli "Weevil" Navarro.................. Francis Capra
Jackie Cook.......................... Tessa Thompson
Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas...... Kyle Gallner
Dick Casablancas........................ Ryan Hansen
Sheriff Lamb.......................... Michael Muhney
Kendall Casablancas......... Charisma Carpenter
Vinnie Van Lowe.......................... Ken Marino
Celeste Kane.............................. Lisa Thornhill
Deputy Sachs......................... Brandon Hillock
Cliff McCormack........................ Daran Norris
Coach Preppernau.......................... Carl Bresk
Agent Morris.............................. Lucy Lawless
Agent Willis..................................... C.S. Keys
Border Patrol Official................. Chris Salcedo
Thumper..................................... James Molina
Super Huge Deputy............. Marcello Thedford
Sean........................................ Kevin Sheridan
Astrid............................................ Christie Fite
Hector........................................ Patrick Wolff
Ernie Sayers............................ D. Elliot Woods
Motel Clerk............. Pedro Rodman Rodriguez
Tattoo Artist.............................. Bob Nanninga
Surfer............................................. Jeff Barnett

1/17/2006

Veronica Mars - The Golden Globe Snub?


Photo: Jeff Vespa, WireImage.com

Did anyone even see if anyone from Veronica Mars was at the Golden Globes or not? I mean, cutie patootie Kristen Bell was able to get her "Fame" on while at the Emmy's but was surprisingly absent from the Globes telecast. Someone please tell me that she was at least invited. She will after all win one of these damn awards next year. How can she not? She's incredible in this role but alas these young incredible actresses on the so-called lesser networks are always snubbed (ie. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lauren Graham). Damn UPN and WB get no love. I know she was at the 2005 Globe parties but I've yet to see a press photo from this years ceremony. The search wages on.

Why can't Kristen Bell go all Paris Hilton and have her face on every rag in town - you know without the sex-tape scandal, skanky look, and cunty demeanor? My gay man crush continues to rage on...