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3/30/2006

Veronica Mars - "The Rapes of Graff"



I will begin this week's commentary with the best line of the night:

Keith Mars to Cliff while watching video surveillance of Cliff with his head between a hookers breasts: "Is that what the kids call motor boating?"
Brilliance!

Wow, a lot happening with this here Rape episode.

- There's an essay contest for a high school student to help demolish the old stadium. Is that even legal? Scary how Neptune treats their children.

- Dick can't write so good. HA! Is anyone surprised? Was there some sexual tension between Dick and Logan or was my picture on picture showing porn again?

- Logan's case has been dismissed! Amazing! Wait, what to do about that cutie patootie Hannah? It was great to see that Logan really actually felt something for this girl. She wasn't just a pawn...anymore. It was the whole "She's All That" scenario without the makeover and cheesy Freddie Prince Jr. stale dialogue. He actually cared for her in the end. Jason Dohring was just heartbreaking in his acting style... unreal! You wanted to hug him and just shelter him from doing anymore harm.

- Hey look, George Michael Bluth! God I miss you! HeHe, he's kinda quirky and goofy again... amkes me miss him even more. Was he not just hysterical as the outsider giving outsiders the insiders tour? Dean the Tour Guide. We can only pray he comes back next Season as Veronica's RA or something!

- Troy Vandergraff, for being such a bad boy you've never looked so good! Now, I will admit that I have a soft spot for the Ashmore boys. They are both adorable and Canadian which makes me dream of Degrassi and anytime you dream of Degrassi that's adorable and their twins so they are double adorable and I'm a 13 year old mental girl - so I'll stop now.

- Veronica was a lot more angry that I thought she would be to see Troy again. She was really harboring some nasty ass angst and it surprised me a little. But, Veronica when she's pissed is damn good Veronica! No? Come on, she had this line: "Duplicitous Evil Water..." aaahahahahaha!

- Yet another sizeable Dick - line... "Are we hanging this weekend or does that chick have your sack in an easy bake oven?" In related news: I had an easy bake oven... I know - shocker - he's gay!

- The whole 210 points, two beers in the face and then a stun gun to the solar plexis was laugh out loud black comedy! Sometimes these writers are dark dark dark!

- Sweet Jesus, Cliff is hand cuffed to a bed after having been scammed by a hooker posing as a OBGYN! Too bad she stole the Logan Echolls Murder Files!

- Veronica's over the top melodramatic breakdown (with accompanying sting orchestra) in the wig shop was inspired and just plain wrong. God the Hawaiian girl reveal was almost as good as the teary eyed build up. That wig lady behind the register has spunk. I like spunk - no comments you filthy pigs...

- Hey they are promoting the show on Tuesdays! Thank God!

- Madison is messing around with Lamb! In the Neptune Grand elevator nonetheless! She's so dirrrty - TAN do you still think Scooters wrong for wanting to hit that? Even Lamb can't resist her whory allure.

- 18! It's Legal!

- Bird Dog... I wonder if he wet himself when she tazzered him?

- Ice Man - oh the homoerotic undertones of Top Gun!

- Danny Boyd works at the demo site and had access to C4 and more than likely is setting up Terrence Cook. Why does Danny Boyd look like an ape? He scares me and Veronica better watch her ass. Those Fighting Fitzpatricks do not mess around. I seem to remember Veronica pinned down on a pool table...


Okay, so now I have a couple questions:
Rob Thomas said that in this episode we should be to point out the hint at next seasons mystery. After having watched the episode I can honestly say I don't know that I've pin-pointed it.

- Does it deal with Troy?

- Will it involve Lamb and Madison "Tap-able" Sinclair?

- Does it have to just generally deal with Hearst?

- Does it have to anything to do with Ice Man bagging 300 (CCC) points for sleeping with the Dean's wife?

- Does it have anything to do with Pi Sigma and that scary scoreboard?

- Does it have anything to do with the fact that Veronica found a picture of herself on that scoreboard that looked like it was not taken the night before because you know, she kinda looked passed out and had longer hair? (why did she not even question this picture - suspicious - she's better than that)

- Did I completely miss it?

Talk to me...

American Idol Eliminations
photo from katharine-mcphee.org (where they got it I have no clue)


There is not a chance in hell that Katharine McPhee was in the bottom three this week! I refuse to believe that the producers of Idol didn't take certain liberties with the bottom three for dramatic effect. I refuse.

Is someone seriously trying to convince us that Bucky Sleeps With Goats Covington scored more votes than McPheever? I actually screamed outloud "WHAT?" when Seacrest (in a tie from the Sears collection circa 1978) said Bucky could stay on the bleachers leaving our bottom three to be Lisa Tucker (duh), Ace (double duh) and poor McPheever.

"WHAT?" came out even louder and with more disbelief when Ryan told Ace to have a seat leaving the bottom two to be Lisa Tucker and McPheever. Did you see how nervous McPhee got when Ace sat down? She could barely concentrate - shocked in disbelief! As we all were. I guess it just goes to show that too many people assume that the really good singers are safe so why bother dialing in. Betcha that won't happen again.

ANTM - "The Girl With a Head Like A Lightbulb!"


When Furonda said she had a head shaped like a lightbulb I damn near peed myself. She is too much and I am really starting to like her. Not her face or toothpick stature - but there is something I kinda enjoy.

I guess its not surprise that timid Gina got the boot last night. Sure she had high cheek bones, sure she could be made up to look pretty but that girl had about as much confidence as a red-headed stepchild at a family reunion. She was just so damned weak that no matter how good her photos were, there was just no chance in hell she was making it.

And what about Janice, who I love, screwing Gina like that? We've all seen Janice enough to know that if Gina didn't rat out Jade she would have ripped her a new ass - so Gina sells out Jade and what happens? "You're dead to me bitch!" was Janice's response. Are you kidding me? You just got done witnessing her vulnerability in the competition and within herself so why push it any further? That was wrong.

What was right folks? Danielle! That girl is slowly becoming this incredibly funny and insighful commentator in the house. When Tyra took 10 minutes out of her busy schedule to talk with the girls (please bitch, you got more time to talk to them individually so just do it - quit putting us on) about their future goals and Jade spouts out how she wants to be a kindergarden teacher and they cut to Danielle saying how she would home school her kids if Jade was a teacher - I bout damn near died! It was brilliance! She is growing on me every week and I don't even mind the Grand Canyon gap between her teeth anymore!

Let's discuss the preview for next week. On ANTM they barely show you the corner of who passes out. She looks blonde - is it possibly Joanie? I must know. Then on Veronica Mars, they show you that its fake ass Tyra passing out in front of the girls. They all rush over to her aid - all except Mollie Sue who is sitting over in the corner chewing on her nail like "I ain't helping her crazy ass" I'm right there with ya honey 'cause you know its a trick. Next weeks challenge is all about "acting" and we all know Tyra's on a short list of women in Hollywood who are due for an Oscar. Bitch please. If she really passed out while filming you don't think that would have made front page of every gossip rag in this country? Uh-huh - don't be duped.

3/29/2006

Why Do I Have A Job?

Why must I miss things like this - why do jobs ruin all the fun in the world? I hate hate HATE Star Jones, her new fake boobs, and her gay husband. From WENN.com:

'The View' Co-Hosts in Phone Fight
American TV presenter Star Jones called her The View co-host Joy Behar "a bitch" live on air yesterday after Behar told Jones to stop talking about her recent breast life operation. Jones called the show yesterday to address rumors she was near death after receiving a blood transfusion following breast enhancement surgery in Los Angeles. Behar appeared to grow increasingly irritated as Jones kept going on and on about her surgery. She then grabbed a pen and furiously scribbled a note, gesturing to co-host Meredith Vieira to read what she had written, tapping on the paper for emphasis. After Jones remarked, "Last Friday was my 44th birthday, but my boobs still think they're 20", Behar decided she had heard enough, snapping, "Ok, Star. That's enough about you. On to us. Bye!" TV censors bleeped out Behar when she added, "Keep your (breasts) perky!" in a mock-cheerful voice. Jones shot back, "I'm glad to see you haven't changed. Even today, you are still a bitch." Producers abruptly ended the call before the fight could escalate. A spokesman for the show tells the New York Post, "If you watch The View regularly, Star and Joy enjoy teasing each other. No harm done. There's not reason to read any more into it than what was on-air."

VERONICA MARS HAS NOT BEEN CANCELLED...
...and it better stay that way!

My spies at mPRm are saying that some internet db's are out there spouting rumors that Veronica Mars has been cancelled. Straight from the horses mouth, Rob Thomas - they are very much not cancelled and very much knee deep in planning Season 3.

Point out the 4th graders writing shit on the bathroom stall? I've got some paint for the walls not to mentioin a .45 and a shovel for you - I don't anyone will miss you dweebs.

3/28/2006

Rob Thomas Is A God... and I talked to him - again!

*for those of you not quite sure what "The Shocker" is or what it references - I offer this picture found online.

Just got off of the Veronica Mars Online Press Conference and had to quickly say that he is hands down the most generous man in television! Not only did he field calls (some good some bad and some from you-know-who--who i can't stand) but he also let a couple thing slip again.

Can you imagine what he would say if you got a couple drinks in him? Good lord!

Click here for my audio question!

Rob also is looking for what the fans think of possibly changing up the mystery arcs for Season 3. Instead of following Seasons 1 and 2 with basically 2 mysteries playing out over the entire season - which he admits intimidates some new viewers who may not be up to speed and possibly feel they cannot catch up - Veronica Mars would do 3 mysteries played out in episode sections of 7-7-8. So the first 7 are one mystery, the second, then the third. Please let me know your thoughts or head on over to GMMR because she has already begun a forum for posting your ideas.

Personally I am not a fan of that idea. I think tinkering with an already great formula is very risky. I love having a mystery that you have to be involved in - that you actually have to sit back and trust the writers with. Something that given time will become more and more apparent and will eventually give you the greatest satisfaction! To remedy the intimidation factor, The CW will need to jump on the iTunes bandwagon and get those episodes out there. It has worked wonders for Lost - it can do the same for our favorite girl, VM!

More to come...

American Idol - The Terrible Ten!

THE TERRIBLE TEN!

Everyone was sooooo off tonight that it was almost an unbearable hour of television. Can you imagine if this dreck was stretched out in typical Idol fashion to their two hour antics of recent? God, I would have used one of Paris' hair extensions to strangle myself with. Gawd Awful!

No one tonight is winning the Lil Jenn Musicians Magic Award this week... I can tell you that much!

Lisa Tucker - Gone this week. Easy out. You do not tackle the flawless Kelly Clarkson. Lisa, just "Walk Away"

Pickle - "Suds in a bucket" On what planet do country stars live? Who is supposed to identify with this? 1812 Colonists? The laundromat owners of the world? Were millions of dry cleaners waving steam irons in the air praising this ridiculous song? It was so trashy and twangy - it was like watching a lifeless "Real Doll" for 3 minutes. Yuck.

Ace - I wish somone would drop you from Jupiter crushing your stupid rehearsed phony face into the ground. You cannot match Pat from Train's power or range so why even try. And the showing of that scar - sicka! Is that from a nail file accident in a Gay Gang Fight from "West Hollywood Story?"

Taylor Hicks once again was a bore. He was better than last week but there was still really nothing there to sink my teeth into. Though his segment did give the best line of the night:

"If this is Clay Aiken, that is very Kelly Clarkson"

Gotta love making fun of Simon's young shirts that show his manboobs.

Mandisa - honey you lost me at "God"

Chris - "What If" we don't vote for you based soley on the fact that not only did you claim to like Creed but you also chose to perform it. No, some things are better kept secret. Like the fact that Paula is in love with you or that you have two adopted kids. Is it possible to switch the recent Scott Stapp sex tape with one of Chris Daughtry? Now that I would watch AND listen to over and over and over and...

McPheever - a little tepid tonight. I couldn't tell where on earth the judges got off thinking the arrangement was just like Christina's. It so wasn't. It was okay but she seemed really lost and drowned out in the beginning. I wasn't feeling it dawg.

Bucky Covington - How is it possible that you were one of the best toni - wait a minute did they just show his "wife" those southerners do love to marry young. If you're doing Tim McGraw you should at least pack the front of your tight ass jeans to show off that bulge like he does!

Paris - "Work it out" indeed! She was even busting out some bootylicious moves! NICE!

Elliott - am I wrong in thinking that he forgot the words once toward the beginning but noone called him out on it? He seemed to me to be having trouble keeping up with the pacing of the song though he did have fun and compared to the rest of the idols tonight he's a winner.

I talk, They Listen... well maybe vice-versa!

duckyxdale and Veronica Mars by phone!

Tonight is a conversation with Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas and uber-cutie Jason Dohring who plays Logan.



I'm excited beyond compare. I'm throwning down the gauntlet with GMMR (KS-if you act all chummy and lovey like you've blown Jason or something I will find you at your house and physically bring the pain - and jealousy). Damn you and that interview... Loves ya!

I don't quite know what to expect and to tell you the truth I've been sooooooo busy lately that I really can't say that I've prepared for the event tonight. I'm kicking myself that at the moment I have 3 jobs. Regardless, I will ask the questions that need to be asked and you will love it.

Toodles.

3/23/2006

BIG VERONICA MARS NEWS!!!

VERONICA MARS MOVES BACK TO TUESDAY'S

Per Zap2it.com:


New Orbit for 'Veronica Mars'
Show moves to Tuesdays, away from 'Idol'
Zap2It.com
March 23 2006Last Modified March 23 2006, 10:07 AM PST -->

LOS ANGELES -- UPN is sending "Veronica Mars" back to her old home for the remainder of the season, which may be both good and bad news for the series.Starting *edit* APRIL 11th, "Veronica" will air at 9 p.m. ET Tuesdays -- the same timeslot it held last season. Repeats are scheduled to air on Wednesdays for at least the next two weeks; plans for after that "will be announced shortly," the network says.

With the move, "Veronica Mars" will lose its strong lead-in, "America's Next Top Model," which helped boost the critically loved high-school noir's ratings in the fall. "Veronica's" ratings have suffered in recent airings, however, partly due to the absence of "Top Model" and partly due to the return of "American Idol." For the season, it's averaging about 2.4 million viewers per week, just about even with its numbers this time last year.

Moving the show to Tuesdays does get it out of "Idol's" path, as well as that of ABC's "Lost" and CBS' "Criminal Minds." It will, however, have to go up against FOX's "House" and CBS' emerging hit "The Unit."What the change means for "Veronica's" chances to make the jump to The CW next season remains to be seen. UPN President Dawn Ostroff, who will run the new network, is a fan of the show. Still, its marginal ratings make a pickup for The CW, which will feature programs from both UPN and The WB, less than certain.

Furonda... FuREAL?

OOOOOOHHHHHH NOOOOOOO! I just reread the press release for "Plan B" the next upcoming Veronica Mars episode and noticed this...

Molly FitzPatrick..................... Annie Campbell
Danny Boyd............................ Tayler Sheridan
Beverly................................. Furonda Brasfield



So I google Furonda knowing that there is no other in the world and sure as shit... Furonda Brasfield, the Alien in the wig, the smooshed insect in the petri dish must have won some contest in next weeks ANTM!

If Rob Thomas was annoyed with KCav guest starring on UPN's demand he must have pissed himself when this freakshow entered to film her cross-over guest appearance!

Veronica Mars "The Quick and the Wed"

"The Quick and the Wed"
photo courtesy of neptunesite.com

I want to reach out an hug Rob Thomas and especially writer Jon Serge who if I'm not mistaken wrote this weeks episode. There were so many lines this week I'm just going to run through some of my faves:

Vinnie: "You didn't get it from me..."
Veronica: "Exactly how many times have you had to say that in your life?"

I Heart Dick: "Dude, your Dad really leaned down in the big house... probably all that tossed salad huh?" (for real how did that pass the censors)

Logan to Veronica: "You're cute when you're jealous"

Beaver: "What did I tell you about thinking?
Kendall in little girl voice: "That it makes my breasts grow smaller"

Cliff: "If it will help decide on your wardrobe, I'll be wearing an "I'm With Stupid" Tee.

And the sweetest moment in the world...
Jane: "Guess you never know where true love will find you"
Veronica: "If it comes looking for me, I'll be over by the espresso machine"
*Logan walks up to Veronica*
Logan: "Hey..."

Now on to the surprise of the week: Stacy Edwards is alive and well and acting as the frigid Mother of Hannah Griffith! If you don't remember Stacy, think back 10 years to a little indie film called "In The Company of Men," which was Neil Labute's first film and quite an amazing one at that! She played the def woman and she was amazing!

Question of the week: What did Kendall put into the shower drain? Was it a listening device? Was it a piece of hair from someone in an attempt to screw Logan over? I'm not quite sure. If you'll recall my Veronica Mars Bloggers Press Day recap, Rob Thomas told us as we stood almost in said shower that it would play an important role in an upcoming episode. I'll inquire further this Tuesday when we have our chat with Mr. Thomas.

Remember how last week I was hoping they did an hour long recap before airing "Versatile Toppings"? Well we got one tonight - almost - was tonight's amazing "previously on Veronica Mars" not the best thing ever? It was wild to see how much has happened this year! Thank you Powers That Be!

A big shout out to the art department at Veronica Mars for pulling a picture of Harry Hamlin in Clash of the Titans out of their asses! That's Hot! The Tinseltown Diaries was high-sterical! There should be an episode of that each week. Not to mention it gave us one of Dick's greatest lines to day (see above).

I effin love this show!

American Idol - I Do Not Feel Like Chicken Tonight




NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


For real, take a moment folks... the sexiest thing since Wentworth Miller will be leaving our weekly viewing schedule for good. Sure, he was a ladies man... noone's proved he Fathered Fantasia's children; sure he's got millions screaming for him and magazines picking up on his diabetes but does that mean we shouldn' love the little philanderer? Ladies and Gentlemen a moment of silence for Kevin Covais!

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... who I cannot fucking believe got kicked out over Bucky A Little Less Sarah Jessica Simpson A Little More Trailer Park But I'm Secure Enough In My Manhood to Kiss Another Man on Stage Covington tonight! I was actually really sad for Little! I for some reason have this really strange love for his parents. Like this was their only shot at a normal teenage son so I wanted them to cherish this as long as they could before he goes back to ripping apart Apple IIe computers and pretending to be a hobbit. I will miss this kid - and we didn't even get to see him sing something like Air Supply which hands down would have been amazing! God I love me some Air Supply... hey, I'm a man of the 80s.

A woman at work cannot deal with Chris Daughtry's "S"burns and she's going to be so upset when we talk tomorrow because she was positive they were gone last night! Nope, still there on that crazy, sexy, cool face of his.

Jon has this theory that for a good 30 years Barry Manilow has been blind and its just never been leaked. Now, I highly doubt it but I did notice both last night and especially tonight during his performance that there is this very stare through you look going on - almost like he's not looking at anyone or anything so there may be something to this! Investigate.

Barry, YOU CAN SANG! I have always loved me some Barry... and yes, I am a Fanilow! Not as big of a Fanilow as my cousin Kelly who seriously has seem him almost 30 times in her 32 years on this earth but still a fan nonetheless! Good god that man is a singer! You know who else was in gay heaven watching Barry perform? Weeble Wobble himself, Bobby Bennet who apparently will be in Vegas seeing Barry on April 12th! That was fun-E!

ANTM - "You're leading with your nose"

I'm not gonna lie, I do not have much to say about this week other than to say that Keri was robbed. Sure she's a little bland but she is so damn pretty its a shame they let her go over BlandGina who was so unprofessional and psychotic during her bejewled cockroach challenge that she should have been packing her bags and catching the crazy train back to Florida. She blows.

Um, can we mention how insane that Vivian Westwood shoe challenge was? Um, painful much? Poor Keri, Poor Mollie Sue, and Poor Danielle! Damn when she took that spill it hurt me to just watch. OUCH!

Furanda "E.T." with a Wig just gets uglier and uglier each week. This week when she busted out in those Westwood shoes and had to compose herself a couple times I (not kidding) thought she looked like a drag queen version of MS. J (is that even possible - would that be a drag king?) Poor Furanda! She's Fuganda!

3/22/2006

Talladega Nights Preview of Brilliance!


"Help me Jesus... Help me Jewish God... Help me Tom Cruise!"


Seriously, there were two parts of this preview that had me in tears. Like laughing so hard I had to stop the preview and watch those scenes again.

1. Blindfolded Ricky Bobby trying to "feel" the road

2. "Help me Jesus... Help me Jewish God... Help me Tom Cruise!"


Click here to see the preview in all its glory. God I love these guys!

American Idol - Final 11!

The Final 11 Perform!


Lil Jenn's Musician's Magic Award #2 goes to the diva herself Mandisa who's powerhouse rendition of "I Don't Hurt Anymore" honey, you made some asses and smiles hurt last night! She was amazing! Her best to date! And girl, I know she's 28 how does she not know Manilow? Come on now!

Bucky A Little Less Sarah Jessica Simpson A Little More Trailer Park Covington did what for the first time this season I would actually classify as an Amusement Park Cover Song! It was, "if I'm being honest here" the worst song I've ever heard sung on Idol. "Oh Boy," you're in the Bottom 3 tonight.

Paris pulled out an incredibly sultry and powerful version of "Fever" - this really is what made me love her back in the auditions process where she weasled her way in with her famous granmama. Her best in weeks!

Chris Daughtry, where is the iTunes weekly sampler because I'm beyond ready to buy! Hot damn, lock me up and make me your prison bitch, I will walk the line for you my friend. Wow, he is just... wow! Oh god, then they show jacked up toothy Constantine from last season like there is any comparison. And did anyone else think that Ryan Cabrara looked like he went through a rainstorm? His hair was almost normal. I hate him. But CHRIS, I LOVES YA!

Katharine McFEVER! Good god what double stick tape can pull off! She just exudes sex and not in a stripper slutty kinda way - in this super classy lounge singer fuck me eyes kinda way. Sweet Jesus the girl is hot business and ya, she can sing too! Love her.

Taylor Hicks, "Not Fade Away" boy watch yourself that quirky energy was fun to watch and you sounded fine but the whole time I thought my tv was skipping. You couldn't find a song with more lyrics? For real? There was like 1 verse and 1 chorus line repeated for 8 minutes. Not the best song choice and you know I love your silver haired self!

Lisa Tucker, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" honey I've got a better song for ya "Hit The Road Jack and don't ya come back no more no more no more no no!" Gets ta gettin' already! She is so week and lame I can barely look at her anymore. She's got less moves on stage than Carrie Underwood's rocking back and forth fetal position stance from last season. Bottom 3 easily.

Kevin Covais
, Chicken Little no more! I actually really appreciated his soft and very controlled version of "When I Fall in Love" which not to be like Randy, is one of my favorite songs! He actually for the first time this whole competition pulled out a true performance where I didn't want to laugh and vote just to keep his dumb ass there! Incredible - ya know for him.

Elliot Yamin, did Star Magazine just tell me he's suffering from Leukemia? Add that to the list of other issues going on and this boy is a medical marvel. I will go the Paula route this week and say he actually looked like a normal human being this week. His ears weren't as elfish, his mouth seemed not as open and the fake and bake has subsided! I could watch him for the first time all season without throwing up a little in my mouth. Good job.

Kelly Pickle Pickler just needs to go home - though I will say she did one of her best performances to date! Not that that says much, huh? I want to say bottom three, but I really need to reserve that for the rosey one.

Ace Young, just knowing that some snot-faced toehead 8 year old from California loves you makes me hate you even more. Come on Seacrest with that little JonBenet! Sicka! Bottom 3 and 3.5 for her.


3/21/2006

Veronica Mars "I Heart Beaver" Shirts Available!



I HEART BEAVER!

So I finally put my money where my mouth was and fulfilled Scooters dream of an "I HEART BEAVER" shirt to counteract his poor mug being framed in my favorite "I HEART DICK" shirt from our Veronica Mars Bloggers Press Day visit!

Head on over to my shop and buy a hot t-shirt or button today!

Veronica Mars "Plan B"

"PLAN B"

Sounds like a home pregnancy test, no? Anyway, here is my UPN press release for this weeks Veronica Mars episode airing Wednesday night at 9pm! This is also the week where we are graced with the cameo by Michael Ausiello as "Blushing Guy." Look for Michael's red faced turn in Java Hut!

VERONICA AND WEEVIL WORK TOGETHER TO BRING FELIX�S MURDERER TO JUSTICE, ON "VERONICA MARS," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 ON UPN


"Plan B" -- Weevil enlists Veronica's help to finally prove who killed Felix and bring that person to justice, on VERONICA MARS, Wednesday, April 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on UPN. John Kretchmer directed the episode from a script written by Dayna Lynne North. Meanwhile, Logan wins an essay contest and gets to intern with Mayor Woody Goodman (guest star Steve Guttenberg) as his Honorary Deputy. Also, love is in the air at the Sadie Hawkins dance as sparks fly between former couples.


Veronica Mars............................... Kristen Bell
Keith Mars............................. Enrico Colantoni
Wallace Fennel........................ Percy Daggs III
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
Thumper..................................... James Molina
Woody Goodman................. Steve Guttenberg
Mac........................................... Tina Majorino
Molly FitzPatrick..................... Annie Campbell
Danny Boyd............................ Tayler Sheridan
Beverly................................. Furonda Brasfield
Liam FitzPatrick......................... Rod Rowland
Curly...................................... Adam Bitterman
Gia............................................. Krysten Ritter
Charlie.................................. Caleb Steinmeyer

Neptunians Get Your Pens Ready!


photo courtesy of RobThomasProductions.com

Calling all Veronica Mars fans!

Get your heads in check and your fingers limber! Please submit me any questions (in the comment section) you may have for Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas or star Jason Dohring (Logan) by Tuesday, March 28th. I've been invited along with (I assume) my fellow Blogger Press Day comrades to participate in the first ever Veronica Mars Telepressconference!

Send one, send all and I will do my best to beat down my fellow bloggers to get your questions answered!

More on all this as the date approaches!

duckyxdale

Prison Break - "The Rat"



I will start by saying how much I truly enjoyed the first half of the Prison Break season. I�m smart enough to understand the implausibility of the whole situation but breaking the reality barrier and accepting the joyride that Prison Break takes you on was part of the fun. Then Fox had the bright idea of removing Prison Break from the schedule for 4 months. I love me some Wentworth and the other inmates but 4 months is a longtime folks. I have to admit that coming into Monday I was still not one hundred percent sure I was going to step back behind the walls of Fox River Penitentiary�

Boy am I effin glad I did! I never in a million years expected to be so moved and so emotionally invested in Prison Break as was I with this first amazing episode back! I�m man enough to admit that on two separate occasions I became teary-eyed. I also have to admit that I think the actors are now finally feeling comfortable in the emotional skin of their characters� For how great Wentworth is to watch, y�all have to admit he was a little cardboard for a lot of the first half. Very serious, deadpan� even when the scene called for high emotion. And Robin Tunney, every blogger, message boarder, and critic has ripped her to shreds so for any hint of authenticity in her performance it would be an improvement. I officially declare that both Wentworth and Tunney improved and stepped up to the plate when the emotions ran high in this crucial episode leading to Lincoln�s dead man walking final shot!

First, Wentworth goes to the infirmary and asks Sara to speak with his brother to no avail. Then he makes a very emotional plea for her to talk with her now corrupt Governor Father about getting a stay of execution. For the first time this season I felt the pain and the desperation in Michael and it was perfectly acted. I had tears dripping down my face. Incredible scene!

Second, from LJ�s call to his soon to be dead Father all the way through last hugs and finally Lincoln seeing the chair I was a blubbering mess! Everyone had their acting A-Game on and it is exactly what Prison Break needed to come back with! An emotionally engaging but still high tension episode that was no holds barred!

John Heard as the Governor� god he�s a scumbag of serious proportions! As the 11th hour call comes in as Lincoln�s heading down the hall to his doom you actually think for a minute that Sara pulled off the impossible � that her rigid plea to her Father actually did something only to find out the Vice President (the amazingly bitchy and brilliant Patricia Wettig) was in his office forcing his hand in making sure no pardon was extended! I WAS PISSED � It was so incredible!

I�m back. I�m hooked and I�m even more turned on by Sucre� is that wrong? Where is all the man on man prison action already? A Sucre/Scofield sandwich would be mighty tasty don�t ya think?

3/20/2006

Veronica Mars "Versatile Toppings"



What's better than watching pizza boys get jumped for their iPods and random cash? That would be watching the look on Veronica's face when she realizes that Logan's new girlywhirly's Father is a the man fingering Logan in Felix's death... sounds dirtier than it is unfortch!

This was the first VMars episode to air since my set visit last month for the Veronica Mars Bloggers Press Day! I loved finally having a reference to where they are shooting, the angles, and the orientation of the school and other sets. Like Lamb's office looked much more welcoming in this episode than it did in real life. The lighting director must be amazing!

And I know some of my friends are going to scream but I have to say that I actually was not taken out of the scene or disturbed by Laguna Beach reject Kristin Cavallari's turn as a decieving high school lesbo with a heart of coal. When she proclaimed: "Because I'm a cold bitch!" to Veronica... I believed it and I actually chuckled. Its a testament to the writers for fleshing out her character if you really want to know.

I really enjoyed watching Jason Dohring in this episode, not because he's so damned cute but because seeing him turn on and off the charm with Hannah at the drop of a hat was pretty great viewing! It really speaks to his acting abilities, esp after having met him and knowing how shy he is in person. And I'm not even going to get into the fact that last night I had a dream about him where Veronica was in the bathroom and Logan and I made out for a while. Yes, in reality I could go to jail for such underage acts but in my dream it was hot business... and hey, he's 24 in real life so all is fair in love. To dream again!

Now the critical part... I really wish they had done one of those 1 hour reality show recaps before airing this episode. It has been 7 weeks or something since we last saw our favorite sleuth and that is a long time to be THAT removed from the bus crash mystery and all the little clues that have been dropped here and there over the course of the season. I am a die hard fan and needed a refresher! Sad but true. I just felt like there was so much crash development in this episode buried in the pizza/gay storyline that I may have missed some special intel. I hope not! It was crash crazy and overall a great episode (even though Rob had told us this was one of his least favorite of the season - citing poor casting as a show breaker - *cough* Laguna *cough*)

Did I mention that I was making out with Jason Dohring last night? I'm so 12 years old.

3/17/2006

Arrested Development Season 3 DVDs

tvshowsondvd.com is reporting that "Arrested Development" Season 3 will be released on June 13th! Rejoice as this may be the last dvd we ever purchase from our friends at AD.

The Office - "Take Your Daughter to Work Day"



Michael Scott's the saddest human being on earth Moment #212: The video of his appearance on that kids show "Fundle Bundle." His little 12 year old suited up self proclaiming to a soon to be speechless sock puppet his adulthood wish is to get married and have 100 kids so he can have 100 friends and noone will be able to say they don't want to be his friend. Oh god my heart sank. You knew it surprised him, he had remembered it much differently and his sitting alone in his office afterward (supposedly) crying was almost too much to handle. Did you catch the look on Pam's face, like she just wanted to hug him or reverse time when he said that to the sock-puppet? So sad... but amazing! I abso have fallen in love with Jenna Fischer! Call me...

I need to rewatch it this weekend because I'd like to quote Stanley as he rips Ryan a new ass in the kitchenette! Frighteningly funny!

Angela's subtle hint about what traits she wishes for in her mate and Dwight's subsequent belittling of that bastard boy was one of my favorite moments this season. The smile and joy on Angela's face after Dwight ruins that kid is sickeningly brilliant! God I love her!

Oh god I almost forgot... "Are you Mother Goose?" Aahahahahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahaahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahaahahahhaahaaaahhahah

More later (Stanley's screaming fit)...

Give Me My Remote's Veronica Mars' Jason Dohring Interview

My good friend over at Give Me My Remote has a hotdoggedy good interview with Jason Dohring, "Veronica Mars'" resident troubled but wounded badbody Logan Echolls! In case you forgot about my hot man on man action with Jason Dohring, click here!

3/16/2006

ANTM - "She looks like E.T. with a Wig!"



Furonda... it is all I can do to not just laugh when she is on screen. She not only looked like E.T. with a wig, she hands down looks like a Cracked Out Welfare Momma. And that skin? I feel like Pizza tonight. Does she have the measles? What is going on? The power of model touch-up huh? Damn. What about her Furonda Rules? Was one of them "Do not come to me for anything unless it is an emergency?" This girl is whack and I love every second of it.

Jade is a nightmare. Did she leave her meds "in the belly of the beast" back in NYC? It's like multiple personalities with her and not in a fun way, this is more Michael Keaton Multiplicity and wach episode the new Jade is a little dumber and defective? If she stays on for a couple weeks, we'll see barely upright and drooling Jade and I'm all for that!

Mollie Sue is still my favorite. They complained that she was giving the same look in each photo... yeah that look is called fierce and model-like! My girl rocks.

Sara or whatever her name is that got that 80's bleach blonde do and cried all the way to her boyfriend about it needs to go next! I don't see what the judges still claim to see and we all know that when a model resists the makeover, they are short for Tyra's world!

Nnenna rocked that bald head and I love how she said it made her feel empowered! I also love that she is truly the nicest contestant in Top Model history. She picked Jade and Gina to get in on her win in hopes of them finding common ground and becoming friends. That didn't last because the first thing out of Gina's drunk mouth at that boutique was "I don't care for Jade... I did my thing then she did hers..." If Nnenna doesn't win (which she won't) at least give her the Nobel Peace Prize of Modelling.

Is it still me or do the rest of these girls not surprise you everytime they show them? They started to critique girls like Joanie, Leslie, and Danielle and I wondered when they got new contestants. Some of these girls just do not stick out in my mind yet, and that is sad because I'm usually pretty good at remembering these names and faces.

Now I also cannot be the only one out there that thought Kari looked exactly like Frederique Van Der Wal back in her heyday of lingerie modelling?

Okay now lets get down to business... Naima? For real? She is buttass ugly and I almost couldn't look at or worse LISTEN to her! She sounds and looks like she should be floating on a cloud and not like an angel but in some qualude haze. Her makeup looked like a blind 4 year old did it with the huge rosey cheeks! She is so bland she just faded away. She might as well have been wallpaper because she made that little of an impression on my television. And the sideburns? Who the hell thought her big Italian sideburns looked good? She's not a Soprano, she's supposed to be a model. Covergirl must hate her! Oh I can't deal if they drag her out one more time.

And in the most disappointing development of the night... Tyra's lashes and bangs barely touched. I WAS PISSED! The minute I spark notice, she'll never do it again. Keep a trained eye on those bangs though because for a brief moment they did connect and lift so this week, we're raising the tally by a half.


ANTM Cycle 6 Trya Lash/Bang Annoyance Tally:
I 1/2

3/15/2006

American Idiot Leroy Wells...



Remember that toothless Crunker from Idol audtions? I didn't think so. If interested, here's a nice new tidbit on his jailbird self.

The Amazing Race 9



I'm not really going to comment, I'm just going to state that with almost as much fiery passion as I hated Jonathan a couple seasons back I hate Lake this season. Notice the hillbilly twang in his voice. Notice his domineering behavior. Notice how when he tells his abused wife Michelle to "shut up" it's always with his open palm toward her or his fist in the air. Hi, Abuser Much?

I will leave this weeks commentary to my friend Peter (from an email chain)...

Maybe after Moscow they can fly to Alabama or Arkansas where Lake will feel at home.

They can have a road block burn a church or deliver hate mail. "The contestant that can burn the church can finish faster but they need to have an understanding of pyrotechnics on the other hand delivering hate mail is not physically challenging but the contestant may get lost on back roads with no markings and possibly shot be a redneck thinking they are a bill collector or repo man.

Lake on the other hand could be the first contestant to finish both roadblocks and still come in first place.

3/14/2006

American Idol - Final 12!



American Idol's Top 12!


I'll start with the TOP performances of the evening:

1. Chris Daughtry
2. Katharine McPhee
3. Taylor Hicks
4. Paris Bennett
5. Mandisa

Chris Daughtry is one smokin' hot sex god when he gets on that stage! Normally if I passed him on the street I wouldn't give a second look (though I do have a thing for the sexy bald man) but sweet jesus when that man hits the stage there is this glow of electric hot sex coming through my flat-screen and I'm butter in his hands. That bumpkin mother of two wife of his needs to be one worried woman. PEOPLE ARE IN LOVE WITH CHRIS DAUGHTRY! So far, if American Idol released an album of his weekly cover songs, I would buy it. He hands down each week nails it and sounds professional and polished. He's my new American Idol, Kelly Clarkson honey I love ya but you've never done to my loins what this man has done!

Chris wins the first ever Lil Jenn "He's Got What We Call MUSICIANS MAGIC" Award! When she said that phrase to me on the phone in all seriousness like she was a trained musician or vocal judge or something I almost died! In her honor, an award has been created and will be given out each week! Tell us what you think of the Lil Jenn Musicians Magic Award in the comment section!

I'm also man enough to admit that I've got McFEVER! Katharine McPhee is this silent storm of a performer. She looks so shy and innocent but when she hits that stage its all sexy confidence and stares that bore a whole in your heart! She was incredible tonight and looked even more amazing! I was actually turned on by her performance and sex appeal. Was I the only one thinking that at any second Katharine's McBags were going to be exposed? Amen, sister is on fire and I'm turning straight!

My strange man Taylor once again effortlessly rocked the house with his ever so random stylings - proving once and for all that he deserves to be in this competition. Paris got some of her jump-jive-and-whale back tonight and my girl Mandisa banged out another power house performance! I love that big girl but will say this... you wouldn't buy mesh netting to hide the titanic would ya? The outfit did not flatter my girl in the least. Oh no! Rose Jack Rose Jack Jack Rose...

The rest of the bunch were so lackluster, weren't they? Ace again for a second week showed that he is a one trick pony that for some reason likes to hold his final stance for a couple beats WAY too long! Honey, the song ended at 8:15 and at 8:19 you're still holding that stare into the camera. Give it up Rosatia!

Chin Strap Elliot seemed so nervous and out of his element, it honestly didn't even seem like the same guy up there. His fake-and-bake is not as harsh this week and for some reason neither are the teeth. Am I easing into his looks or is that Caesar haircut distracting me?

Bucky Sarah Jessica Simpson Parker Covington
did his best Pantene Pro V Garnier Nutrisse Infomercial tonight! Who the fuck cut his hair and put that much conditioner in it without screen testing that do? Wow, that was some chick hair if I ever saw it. I could have kissed Simon because all I could talk about during the performance was that hair and I was so glad someone else made a joke (as I'm still not mic'd live into the Idol studio).

Melissa McGee, there is something soothing to her voice. It reminds me of being in a crack den when I was 10 surrounded by stoned out gypsies doing Kim Carnes covers. Hows about remembering the words next time genius!

Lisa Tucker
, I am just not with you anymore. Somehow the judges were favorable to her rendition of "Signed Sealed Delivered" but I just couldn't get there. Jon summed it up best when he replied: "You know what I say to that? RETURN TO SENDER" Oh the comedy of that man.

Pickler... go home already with those tarantula eyes. Is she for real already? "They're not really tarantulas" No shit.

Oh and finally my sweet Chicken Little, Kevin Covais! His cocky attituden of recent is beyond amazing to witness. He just cracks me up from beginning to end! I loved his version of "Part-Time Lover." Sure he's a joke but isn't he better TV than say Ace or Kellie? Come on!!!

Again, congrats to Chris Daughtry and the first ever Lil Jenn Musicians Magic Award!


Talkback y'all...

Veronica Mars "Versatile Toppings"







She looks sweet and innocent, too bad she's the reality tv devil.
I for one am so over Cavallari's navel.

All photos courtesy of UPN/Warner Bros.

Kellie "A What?" Pickler's Prison Poppa Speaks Out!

Jailed father�s proud of �Idol� daughter
By Jim Lisk, Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 �

Clyde �Bo� Pickler, Jr. - jailed father of �American Idol� contestant and Stanly County native Kellie Pickler - is proud of his daughter and all she has overcome in life.

Pickler, 41, writing from his Florida prison cell where he is incarerated for felony battery and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer/firefighter /EMT, thanks all the residents of Stanly County for their support of his daughter during her run for the title of American Idol 2006.

�Kellie has really touched my life with all she has overcome,� he wrote. �I can take no credit for anything she has accomplished in her 19 years of life. I�m only regretting the fact that I�m not there to support her in person.

�However, despite what some people may think, Kellie and I are very close.

�No, I�ve not been the father (by far) that I should have been. But, our love for each other is what it is. I�m her daddy and she�s my little girl, just like anyone else.�

Admitting that his life has been full of bad choices, the elder Pickler - who is serving a 45-month sentence and slated for release May 12 - said there�s one major difference in Kellie and him.

�She learned from my mistakes and I didn�t.�

As for Bo�s changing his own life, he points to Jan. 15, 2003 as the day he accepted Jesus Christ as his saviour and the day change in his life began.

�Since then, a lot has happened. I�ve studied God�s word and allowed Him to have rule in my heart. Today, I am working for the chaplain here at Florida State Penitentiary,� he wrote. �I�m learning to listen to what God has planned in my life, instead of going my own way.

�The point I�m trying to get to is this. �I am soon to be released and I�m planing to come back to Albemarle, find a church that preaches the gospel and not an itching ear message, and to make amends to those I�ve hurt over the years. I�m praying they will accept me.��

While he realizes skeptics abound, he only asks people give him a chance.

�As (the SNAP�s) B.J. Drye said, �don�t judge someone unless you�ve walked in his/her shoes.� It�s a living hell to look at yourself in the mirror and hate what you see,� he wrote in an exclusive letter to the SNAP.

�I�ve done this for 25 years, but today, I can look and say, �God has blessed you with another day and wonderful children who I�m looking forward to coming home to in the near future.��

And when he gets home, he has a new plan for his life.

�I�m looking forward getting involved as a productive member of Stanly County instead of a menace,� he said. �I hope that I can reach out to others who have walked or are walking in the shoes I�ve been. I want to tell them that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (our over-comer.)

�Again, I want to thank the SNAP and Stanly County for all their support for Kellie. Please pray for me to continue to follow the Lord Jesus Christ in everything. You are all in my prayers.

�God bless Stanly County.�

article courtesy of: The Stanley News & Press

Blogger's Working My Nerve Today!

First it's not updating my template and actually fucking it up.

Second, the pictures function has been down all day (I've tried on 3 computers, 2 operating systems, and 4 web browers)

Third, only half the time does it actually update and post a post for me.

I'm gonna kill someone before the day is out - I've got exclusive Veronica Mars pics to post muthaf'ers!

Grey's Anatomy - March 12th

Am I really that much of a sucker for the music induced emotional montage? Apparently I am folks as I once again got teary eyed during the last few moments of this past episode. How can I be that gay? God.

This week�s Grey highlights:

- The return of that fiery female doc with the hots for George!

- George giving himself quite possibly the worst television haircut this side of the The Utah Mothering Mullet.

- George being so adorably short that he can�t even reach the top shelf of a kitchen cabinet.

- Izzie�s obsession with tooth-ache cute in need of a heart Denny.

- Alex pointing out the inappropriateness of Izzie�s obsession.

- Alex�s jealousy and inappropriate bravado with tooth-ache cute in need of a heart Denny.

- Christina�s utter disgust and inability to adapt to babysitting.

- Christina�s utter disgust and inability to adapt to George and Burke�s puppy dog friendship.

- The not selling out of Christina�s true character while forced to babysit or go home to her now changed home.

- Meredith�s ability to keep boundaries with McDreamy though he�s more than willing to forgive them.

- McDreamy�s ability to do the �friend� thing though it emotionally ruined him to hear of Meredith�s dirty little George secret.

- Addison�s need for attention and affirmation.

- The consistent roller coaster that is McDreamy and Addison�s relationship.

- The use of music, voice-over, and montage to emotionally manipulate the viewer on a week to week basis.


Now, my one and only complaint of the week:

- The complete lack of gratitude Bailey had after Christina gave up her day and her true passion to babysit the boss� child. It pissed me off and I understand Bailey didn�t say thank you or I�m sorry because she herself was pissed at her situation, but it was wrong and gave me a reason to question Bailey�s character for the first time in 2 seasons.

Does Anyone Else Wonder�



...If this whole Kellie �A What?� Pickler act is one big rouse? Is it possible that she�s really that corn fed stupid? With a drunk of an absentee Mother and a jailbird Father how is it possible she doesn�t know what a �naughty little minx� reference might mean? She�s Southern not Retarded! Kellie Pickler, I�ve got your number and I�m making damn sure I don�t call it this week. It�s time for you to head back to the hills of North Cackalackie and your parentless home.

Ramblings from my sickbed... a weeks worth of television!

I will start off by saying that I didn�t leave my bed for almost 5 days so my television viewing was somewhat random and blurred by fever and death. My faux-vo�d viewings came late and quick and the recap here will be much the same. Let it begin:

American Idol (Last Week)
Though I cannot recall much of what the girls sang or what they were wearing I will say this� I took some sick pleasure in seeing All American Girl Ayla Brown get the boot! You just had this sense that Thursday night was the first time she ever lost ANYTHING in her life. As she had previously conquered all areas and with great expertise (basketball, football, academics, etc.) I loved watching her lose all control of her emotions. Sure she had lost a basketball game before but it was as a team, she�d never been judged and lost something on her merits alone and I LOVED WATCHING HER GO DOWN! Suck on that Gayle Huff (her Boston news casting Mom) and �State� Senator Brown. Is he a Massachusetts Senator? I live her and could swear he�s not � I�m so political.

Kinnick Sky� guess this Sky just found her limit! She was such a non-entity that really how could she stay? Will �Peter Brady� Makar had to have known he was short for this competition. But if VH1 ever decides to do another season of their Partridge Family talent search, we�ve got the has-been-television-family for the new season and their Peter Brady!

Gedeon McKinney�s out and first thought is to Thank GOD! Who knew this gay boy was actually just uber-religious? Not me! Imagine the teeth marks in the pillow he�ll be biting once he hits college�


America�s Next Top Model (Premiere)
Mollie Sue is my pick to win this season. In the �fairy� print ads and online she is the one that sticks out most as having a �model� look to her. Having said that, I am sure that she�ll be the first one gone. Some of these chicks, I just don�t see it. Think back to the last recent heyday of models, the 90�s and none of these girls really stick out as being capable of landing a modeling contract.

I know they�ve got their eye out for that special look, or that certain quality but I�ve got my gay eye out too and not many of these girls have it. Sure, the big lipped country looking girl will go far, Mollie Sue looks most versatile, and this seasons Lisa id the waaaay too confident and surely too old Jade, but are any of these girls really top model material? Doubtful.

The bigger question this season is actually a repeat question I had last season� when on earth is someone going to do something about Tyra�s bangs getting stuck in her eyelashes? If I have to suffer through another �I have 12 beautiful girls before me but only 11 pictures�� with Ms. Tyra�s right eyelid super-glued to her bangs I will die. It looks painful and it�s beyond noticeable - so why hasn�t a producer looked at the tape and forced a stylist onto the set with a pair of scissors already? Watch for it, it happened numerous times last season and already in the premiere it�s happened again. I�m starting a running tally.

ANTM Cycle 6 Trya Lash/Bang Annoyance Tally:
I



Project Runway (Season 2 Finale)
I know I�m sick and seeing pink elephants floating around my room but did Heidi Klum just say that Chloe Dao is the winner of Project Runway Season 2? Never in a million years would I have predicted that. Hell, I was more sure I�d win Project Runway before she would. Don�t get me wrong, I enjoyed Chloe and I thought she was a nice designer, but she was not a risk-taker or a shocking designer by any means! Wow, good for her.

Daniel, you either got cocky or you finally showed your age and how green you truly are because brother, you bombed � suicide bombed. And that Ikea pressed-board looking handbag was simply bad. I loved watching Tim Gunn�s facial expressions as he studied Daniel�s collection. I felt bad for Daniel but greatful for what good television his misfortune was making!

Santino, I lost you at �My Mother�s The Shit Y�all!� Um, profound. Hey, that�s Beth O. next to Santino�s Mom! Beth O. is big enough to get front row seats to Project Runway, Howard Stern must have been proud.

Chloe� Wow.


Black.White.
That white man has been waiting his whole life to say �Nigger� and tonight he�s said it more than most of the white race in all of history.


Survivor Exile Island

I love when teams intentionally screw with another tribe�s dynamic. When Casaya chose to send Sally to Exile Island (saving her ass and ensuring a break up amongst the men) I was a happy camper. I hate how it always comes down to gender politics. Like keeping that string bean no-energy astronaut would have been a better choice than keeping Sally? That�s crap. Thank goodness Jeff threw that twist into the combined reward/immunity challenge! Finally some spice in this game.

Oh and seriously if cracked out Shane makes it another week on this show I�m going to need a Silkwood shower to cleanse myself. Gross.


Without a Trace
Look how happy Jack is! How great is it to finally see Anthony Lapaglia looking young and happy again? Not that I don�t enjoy throwing chairs through glass walls Jack too, it�s just that a sleeping with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Jack is a refreshing change of pace.

Will we ever find out what Danny and Elena�s past is? This week Elena was able to get far under Danny�s skin and I want details of their history�


16 Kids and Moving In (TLC)
This freakshow family has 16 kids, they�re from Utah, and are using child-labor to build their new 7,000 sq.ft. �dream� home and I was glued to that television set like never before. After five minutes, my first words as the Mother of the clan is talking to the camera were: �These people are assholes� but you know what, assholes make for good television. I later discovered that this is a follow up special to �14 Children and Pregnant Again!� in which assholes Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar exploited their fertility the first time.

For three years these 14 plus kids basically build this house. As Jon and I wondered when they went to school, sure as shit the special told us that all 16 kids were being home schooled. Someone call Child Welfare Services because unless these kids plan on being General Contractors, there is a crime a happenin� in Utah and TLC has documented every tragic detail.

If you get the chance, please check this freakshow out! It�s amazing television and an amazing family of amazingly bad hairstyles. All the girls are straight out of colonial times with their bone straight blonde hair and hand-made prairie dresses. At one point one of the little bastard girls looks into the camera and says how she loves the �Little House on the Prairie� books� because you look and dress like Laura Ingles Wilder honey, for no other reason but that! Someone get these people some contraception and a pair of scissors. The Utah Mothering Mullet that Michelle Duggar sports is a one of a kind! Check it before its gone, you will not be disappointed.

A Whammy Did It!

It�s being reported that one of my favorite game show hosts, Peter Tomarken, has died in a personal plane accident. You�ll remember him as the jovial host of �Press Your Luck� which was always a favorite of mine for the evil ways in which a Whammy would take your money. They�d hoola off with your greenbacks, they�d blow up your dough, or often a Tranny Whammy would stick your moolah down his skirt� always inventive and always enjoyable. Are we not to think that one of those little red devil�s wasn�t thinkering with Tomarken�s plane? Big money, No Whammy�s� STOP and the engine did, plummeting the aircraft into the waters off the Santa Monica pier.

3/13/2006

Veronica Mars in 2 Days!

Veronica Mars returns this Wednesday, March 15th at 9pm on UPN following the always incredible and always scandalous ANTM with 9 NEW EPISODES!

As usual, I'm here to bring you some semi-spoiler news fresh from UPN! As you know, I'm sooo their go-to-gay so here it is... you've been warned:


- Veronica is on the case when someone tries to blackmail the gay students of Neptune High

- Dr. Griffith tells Logan to stay away from his daughter Hannah after he walks in on the two of them cuddling on the couch

- Veronica tries to track down a runaway bride, who happens to be Wallace's new girlfriend's sister

- Aaron Echolls meets with Kendall Casablancas and asks if she can get into Logan's hotel suite

- Veronica runs into her ex-boyfriend, Troy (guest star Aaron Ashmore), when taking a college tour with Wallace.

- In an upcoming episode, Michael Cera and Alia Shawkat of "Arrested Development" guest star!


*Remember you can always find my Veronica Mars Bloggers Press Day recap here!

3/10/2006

Gay & Lesbian Times "Veronica Mars" Article


So my friend Anthony works in San Diego for the Gay & Lesbian Times and he was lucky enough to score an interview with Rob Thomas, creator of "Veronica Mars" just days after I was out there for the Veronica Mars Bloggers Press Day. Our event was mentioned (shout out) but the article is a great read. Click here for the full article!

Thanks Anthony!

Also, he happened to catch them filming this past Wednesday night near a friends house and had this to say:

Also on Wed night I was at my friend Linda's - she
said that she got a notice that Veronica Mars would be
filming on her street from 7pm to 1AM. So I went over
there to watch Idol and eat and there they were. The
entire street was blocked off. I actually walked RIGHT
PAST Veronica's LeBaron convertible with her
in it. I was 5 feet away. I had to walk by to get to
Linda's house. Basically I was right on the set! Then
later in the night they wet the street and filmed
Weevil's car going fast up and down the street. It was
so cool!! They let people watch the car scene with
Veronica from the corner so I got a really good view.
They had this 100 foot high crane with a gigantic
light shining on the street.

3/06/2006

Jon Stewart in bed with George Clooney... That's Hot!

So the Oscars were pretty predictible this year but at least they were all socially conscious semi-indie films winning everything! Geisha somehow scored a Best Cinematography trophy which is shit because as we all know, the movie was filmed in Ventura, California not Japan and as it was at the Coolidge for a brief stint, I saw that they filmed it in a very tight manner always cheating the scenery and locales. How that beats out something like Brokeback with its sprawling scenery and gritty stock or Good Night, and Good Luck's fucking brilliant black and white period style is beyond me. In a positive Geisha note, "MadTV" reaired their spoof of Geisha starring Bobby Lee Saturday night and I again almost died laughing. It's all just so ludacris.

Also ludacris is Reese Witherspoon beating out Felicity Huffman! Sure I love me some Reese, how can you not... but her imitating a real life person, June Carter Cash, cannot and is not comparable to Felicity Huffman's shocking gender bending turn in TransAmerica! I refuse to believe she still won. Though inside I'm happy as I've loved her since Man on the Moon! Do we still think their marriage can last? I hope so, those kids are cuties.

The most horrifying moment of the night came not from putting bow-ties on Oscar but from watching the still glamorous Lauren Bacall. First off she obviously has some walking issues in her now golden years. She also now has theshakes and at one point had to hold onto the side of the podium to steady herself while she fumbled her way through a ridiculously long script that she obviously didn't memorize and plainly couldn't read off the teleprompter and it was painful to watch. You felt horrible for her and you felt pissed at the producers for doing that to her... Oh, my heart sank.

The homoerotic cowboy montage was spit-take worthy! The "paid for by..." campaign ads too made me giggle like a school girl. Jon Stewart was charming and disarming as he ripped through some Hollywood stereotypes and class issues while still embracing the celebrity of the event.

Random thoughts:
Charlize, um there's something on your shoulder.

Kiera, when are you going to let those eyes breathe honey? So dark! Oh, the eyes... what about Steve Carell's lashes? I died.

You can dress Maggie Gyllenhaal up but she still looks like a rumpled brown bag lunch. Jake got all the looks in that family huh?

Wait, Jennifer Garner almost flattened those baby bags when she came out onstage. I laughed so hard as she went flying forward!

Michelle Williams looked amazing! Her handbag looked an awful lot like Busy Phillips though, did you notice?

Jessica Alba was at the Oscars because...

Jennifer Aniston was at the Oscars because...

Does anyone know where Dolly left her ribs? Rumor has it they were succulent and tasty.




Overall, somewhat boring and safe. Some faves didn't score statues but I can deal. I have a couple quotes in my I HEARD section and also you can check out my reviews of some of these films over at my REVIEWS page.

1 Week Without You... VERONICA!

A week ago today I was hobnobbing with Veronica Mars while you were schlepping around your day jobs. Sad but true. Here's another pic of me on set courtesy of TVWhore! As I was Vegan for a really really long time I wanted to send a shout-out to all my friends that still are! Veronica loves Vegans!



For a full recap of my set visit and chat with Rob Thomas click here.

3/03/2006

The Office - "Dwight's Speech"



We almost wore out our Replay button last night! Which moment you ask? When Angela shoots up to robotically say: "The best of luck to you Dwight." He shoots back a just as rushed and robotic thank you and then Pam gives one of the best looks she's ever given to the camera! The more I watched it the more I laughed. I was sweating because I had worked myself up so much with laughter. Then after like the 15th replay I noticed the babies poster behind her and it made me laugh even harder! Sheer Brilliance!

Jim's booking his non-refundable vacation to Australia the weekend of Pam and Roy's wedding was heartbreaking. When Pam finds out, notice how her eyes gloss over and get teary but she never lets it show as she passes it off like no big deal. KILLS ME! They are amazing.

Kelly's psychotic obsession with Ryan continues to be a shining moment. "I know what I said" was one of the nastiest moments in this shows history and I love it! Ryan has a real mean spirit and contempt for these people and its funny how he masks it so well at times.

"Heisman!"

"Cancel the wallpaper..."


The Dunder Mifflin Newsletter hanging up in Michael's cabinet with the huge picture of Jan!

Do you think Jim was trying to sabotage Dwight or do you think he knew this was the only thing Dwight would connect to? Part of me thinks both.

Angela's disguise!

"A vagina"

Dwight tackling Ryan, Creed, and Stanley!

It's all just so good and watching Michael bomb onstage and then have to witness Dwight (whom he's always regarded as an "idiot") conquer the room was painful... but great!

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Here is a fun link to Jenna Fischer (Pam) on the Today Show.

American Idol Losers Pt. 2


Will we really miss thee...

Heather "Sucks" Cox was a given... the only people beyond her family voting for her were either too busy in real strip clubs or only had one hand free for holding the phone and dialing - a multi-tasking nightmare.

Brennatude
do you really think Clive Davis is going to call you? Doubtful. If anything you'll get a guest spot on "Moesha," oh wait that's off the air... Good Bye To You!

I've said it before and I'll say it again... There was No Sway he was making the Top 10! Though I will give it to America, I thought for sure he was in for at least another week. An early treat!

Poor David Radford he really was not that bad. Granted, if I had to keep him or Kevin Covais, I would keep Kevin because it's just a joke among jokes that he survives - though I'm glad he does! David, I'll miss your cute little smile and crooner ways. And PS-could his Mom be cuter? I don't think so. She's the hip Mom and all the kids love her. Did you notice that all the girls came rushing down when David got the boot? They were nowhere in sight when Sway was sent packin'! Where is the love?

Now can we talk Paula? Someone upped her lithium again! She was OOC last night. I couldn't tell if Simon really was making fun of these kids or if Paula was just off her rocker. Regardless, I never thought I would side with Seacrest, but I felt terrible for these kids as they just had their hopes and dreams ripped from them and there's botox Paula over there barely able to focus or complete a sentence without laughing hysterically. Wait, was that really any different from the other weeks? Well, that's another theory shot to hell.

3/02/2006

American Idol - The Top 20



Alrighty tonight four more losers are going home and I finally have a second to recap before the show!

The Top 10 Ladies:
They all blew so I'm not even going to bother mentioning any of their performances. It was quite possibly the worst showing of female contestants since Diana Degarmo hit the stage. Any of them are at risk tonight but I will say that more than likely the second stripper of the group, Heather "Sucks" Cox is out along with Kinnik or Brennatude. Everyone was just so off and I swear a couple of them completely missed their musical intros, causing them to be off for the rest of the song. Hell didn't two of them even miss the first line of the song? Breena? Uh-huh.

The Top 10 Guys:
Taylor Hicks should be checked out by a physician because I am almost positive he's got progeria (with that aged gray hair) or tourettes (with his uncontrollable ticks and "whoas". Regardless, he is still one of my favorites to watch and call me a softie or a Mommas Boy but I love me that song! Apparently I am easy like a Sunday morning!

Elliott Yamin I guess he's got a good voice, but I honestly cannot look at him on screen. From those ears to those teeth all the way to that Rocky Dennis from Mask face... I just can't.

Ace is loooking ragged and strung out, no? His eyes were all bulging out and he looked as if sleep was two years ago. He was just so boring and flat to my untrained ears. He's so contrived with his movements and looks but it comes across as constipation.

Giddeon tamed that white picket fence of a smile down this week and rocked the house! He just really picks fun songs that showcase his personality and voice. He's a smart contestant and it shows!

Kevin Covais - again I have to say I love this kid. From his ladies man mockery to the Chicken Little comparison that almost made me pee... this kid is brilliance!

No Sway

Peter Brady, er... Will Makar was 12 when Kelly Clarkson crowned her victory and he looks up to Justin Guarini? 12? Kevin Covais was a fetus.

Bucky Bennett can we not shave and get a hair cut? You may not know what Spicy Tuna Roll is but I know they make razors and soap in those backwoods you grew up in. Besides the matching set of Elliott Yamin chompers this kid continues to impress me with his Contry Rock stylings. He's got a real shot.

Poor David, "stick to what you know" they told him last week - so he does. This week they just "weren't feeling it dawg." Well cut the kid some slack, he actually knows who he is and what he does best and I for one thought it was a really good vocal selection for him. Sure he's still a little green up there, but you beating him down each week isn't helping SIMON!

Ahhhhhh, Chris Daughtry you are on fire! Not only is he the sexiest contestant Idol's ever had - he's the most passionate and sincere with his performance. He really does sound like he could be on the radio today... he is the one to beat in '06!

Who's going out of the men? Realistically it must be David and Will, right? Your thoughts please!

The Sweetest "Office"

Zap2it has a quite good article on the unrequited love between Jim and Pam. Jenna Fisher teases with this...

"There's this whole other life that they have together that makes everything very complicated for Pam," she says. "I think up until she met Jim she would never have questioned being with Roy. So, her story is she had just gotten engaged, and Roy convinced her to take a job at Dunder-Mifflin so that she could save money for the wedding. So she came into meeting Jim as a newly engaged woman, and so whatever chemistry they had, she also had the joy of finally settling down with who she thought was the man of her dreams. So I think that it's only after these three years of Roy really dragging his feet and [Pam] continuing to be around a guy who they're so clearly meant to be together."

Lost - March 1, 2006

I�ve heard a couple people already complaining that this was a boring episode. Were they watching the same show? We got so much information on The Others this week that it was amazing!

Alex, Rousseau�s daughter, is alive and seems to know right from wrong!

The Others are actually squeaky clean and have �stage� wardrobe and makeup to get that been on a deserted island for 16 years look. Creepy.

We�ve now seen a third hatch (Dharma symbol is the medical snakes). This hatch had a baby nursery (obv originally for Alex because look how there were clean stains on the wall behind where pictures and those animal prints were � those were not put up as decoration for Claire�s baby, those were waaaay old), a medical clinic, an escape hatch (the short door across from the nursery), and apparently The Others have a prop department!

We learned that there is one figure head for The Others (referred to as �HIM� in conversation with Ethan).

The Others have a wicked sense of baby comfort � did you catch that creepy toy airplane mobile? Morbid much?

Also great was Claire�s assertivness with Rousseau and also with Libby! She was a take charge kind of girl for once and it was hot.

The look on Kate�s face when Claire uncovered the third Hatch was incredible! It was a mix of shock and horror.

Eko�s time with Henry Gale was one of the most intense scenes this season. As you think Eko is about to slice the guy with that huge ass knife he take it to his own throat! Eko�s a cutter! Oh, no he�s just going to cut off those two ponytails on his beard. One for each Other he killed when they first crashed on the island. He kept them as reminders of his sin and by confessing his sins to Gale, he was absolved. Does anyone else think this only means that Eko couldn�t do more bad things until he was absolved? Let�s hope so, that man is fierce and I expect a good killing or two out of him!

What about James� glasses? High-sterical!

3/01/2006

Veronica Mars Bloggers Press Day RECAP



Please click on links within text for pictures!




Let me start by saying that being one out of nine chosen to attend the first ever Bloggers Press Day was frakking incredible! We were all flown to San Diego, put up in a hotel near the set and even given a per diem for our expenses. Top notch treatment all in an effort to create more buzz around the show and to give back to those of us obsessed enough to study every clue and write about each episode, actor, and creator extensively. Some of us were smaller scale bloggers (like myself wondering how the hell he managed to be there) and some of us have a high readership. It was an amazing gesture to treat the ones helping spread the word about "Veronica Mars."



We met in the lobby of the Marriott - seven women and two guys (one straight and one not so much). We had two mPRm escorts (Sienna and Chelsea) and one from Warner Bros. (Holly). To add to the excitement of the day we were also followed by Karla Peterson of the San Diego Union-Tribune and a Warner Bros. photographer for an article on television blogging and our event as well (which when published in a few weeks I will link to). We were given the "on set" rundown of common sense things to do/not to do. Turn off cell phones, quiet on set, don't ask Kristen Bell to sit on your lap, don't try to climb into Jason Dohring's pocket, and don't scream fire in a room of crowded extras... you know the usual.



A ridiculously large and almost embarrassingly big SUV Limo came and picked us up. We were told it was a five minute drive so we piled in bling and all. We took the 10 seconds ride to the set to further acquaint with each other... quickly GiveMeMyRemote and I were BFF's and ready to take the set by storm.



We arrived at Stu Segall Studios and the first thing we all noticed was Logan's Yellow Xterra in the parking lot and then I noticed a PCH'er bike right next to the gate. Why didn't they just pick us up in the Xterra? A few of us could have ridden on the roof!



We were met and taken to the exterior Cafeteria set where they were rehearsing Scene #42 from Episode 18 "I AM GOD" (tentatively scheduled for April 12th). Two stand-in's were at a table while the crew busily prepared for a talent rehearsal with Kristen Bell (Veronica) and Kyle Gallner (Beaver). While we took in the cafeteria set and the entrance to Neptune High School chairs were set up for us next to the Video Tent (where the producers and director watch each take on monitors). We were given a headset to hear the dialogue and they began rehearsing. Like a shining beam of light Kristen Bell appeared (see a trailer here) in a quirky Veronica get up and began harassing the Beav who was in a particularly solemn mood. Under Martha Mitchell's direction the scene was ready to go. The extras were filed out one by one each with a tray of prop lunch and we began the many takes and set ups to finish off this scene of Veronica and Cassidy. Though I cannot give away the dialogue in this short scene I will say that there is a great Dick references within - the double entendre is amazing!



New to the Neptune High Entrance is a Lilly Kane Memorial Fountain which has to be the funniest and ugliest thing I've ever seen. Something that a High School would sooooo do in reality. Funny aside from Rob Thomas: The poem dedication on the fountain is the poem from the "Freaks & Geeks" episode "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers" - I don't know if the poem is in the episode or just in the Yearbook edition of the DVDs but that is where they got the poem and the idea. A little shout out to F&G!



Mid-filming Ryan Hansen (Dick) came over and introduced himself. Quickly GiveMeMyRemote developed quite the crush and I have to say I too hopped on the Dick Bandwagon! The kid is sooooo California and Bad Boy but its way hot! He kept trying to get GimeMeMyRemote to just walk into the scene with him where he was "background" while Beav and Veronica chatted it up. When you see the episode we are a half inch out of frame on the right hand side. Sad but true, we were not asked to be extras! Wanna see Dick's ass over my shoulder? Nice.



Rob Thomas, series creator came out and introduced himself, telling us how excited he was we were all there and how cool this bloggers day was for everyone. We were the first group set visit in the history of "Veronica Mars"... yeah us!



As they changed camera set ups Kristen Bell finally had a chance to come on over and introduce herself. As a gay man I will say that she is HOT BUSINESS! Basically she's cuter than puppies and kittens combined. Unfortch she only had like 15 minutes before she had to pop back on set because they were ready for her close-up. But, we did get a little face time and she wanted to know where we were all from (she was amazed we were from all over the country, not California). The Attractive Nuisance realized that both of them went to NYU at the same time and that she had seen Kristen topless in a production of HAIR. God to be a camera on that night! She was also asked about her MAXIM shoot. Basically she dished that she was TOLD she was doing it. She had previously been asked 4 times to do the cover and turned them down each time. Then with Pulse coming out Joel Silver and the film studio basically gave her no choice. Though she was reluctant she is pretty happy with the pics. She thinks they're more pin-up than slutty and she's pretty sure she's the most clothed covergirl to appear in Maxim. Gotta love dirty film producers and a horny male demographic! She talked for a few seconds about "Punk'd" and how pissed she really was and about the dog she rescued from Hurricane Katrina. PS-where's her PETA ad? We so need one!



After they wrapped outside, the last scene for Kyle that day we were treated to some Kyle and Ryan antics. They act like brothers with their comedic actions, hamming, and big brother little brother bravados. I got my pic with them and at one point Ryan slipped and his mouth touched my neck. The gay jokes began and notice how his leg is lifted smitten style in my pic! That's Hot!



Inside we saw a pic that must remain under wraps until next month because it gives away some plot information that even I wish I hadn't seen. I was trying as hard as I could to be spoiler free... I haven't even read most of the "Sides" pages we were given (the script pages being filmed that day).



We hit the Girls Bathroom for some playtime and pics. We saw the stall from the last new episode aired where someone *cough* Madison Sinclair wrote "Jackie Cook is a..." high-sterical! We almost signed the bathroom wall but decided against being arrested or thrown off the set within our first two hours. Funny Madison story: She was cast because she's the real-life Shelly Pomroy's niece or was it cousin? Who can tell, all I will say is that that girl is genius!



The Neptune High floor was all scuffed up but looked better than any floor design my high school came up with! Go Warriors! Come out and playaaaaaa!



Next we made our way through the high school set which is housed in the bigger warehouse studio space where most of the VMars sets are built and shot. We basically had free reign of the sets. Sure Holly, Chelsea, and Sienna were there but a couple girls were in Veronica's bed, in the Mars fridge; I checked out the dirty dishes (a gross but shockingly realistic touch) and scoured Veronica's bedroom looking at all the incredible candid and staged shots of Veronica and Lilly, Veronica and her lush of a loser Mom and even one of local Boston band, The Dresden Dolls. Her cd collection aint half bad either (I think Scooter got a shot - check his blog just in case).



We hit Mars Investigations! I sat in Keith's chair and screamed for Veronica to bring me the Lilly Kane file. Can I just say that they've done an incredible job with the set. The stained glass looks amazing, don't you think?



As we were in the kitchen, Rob walked in sipping a Diet Squirt - there were the to be guessed "Who's at the door" comments. Rob was asked if he knew who was at the door in the finale and he honestly said "No." When Kristen asked who it was for visual reference he told her to fake it, both Teddy and Jason were about the same height. The man didn't have a clue... and I appreciate his honesty. After a couple questions, he took us over to the Sherrif's station.



What? LAMB'S NOT ON SET TODAY? This is crap! Y'all know I love me some shirtless Lamb. When I asked Rob if there would be more Shirtless Lamb he laughed and told us that basically Michael Mulvaney who plays Lamb was begging to be shirtless since the series premiere! Who's complaining and why did it take so long, that's the burning question here... enough who crashed the bus; who was stopping Michael from fulfilling his desires and mine? Damn you!



Some brilliant and hidden easter egg items in the station set. On one of the desks there is a prom picture of Chris Carmack (Luke from "The OC") and some random girl. I was cracking up, what the hell is that doing there? The back wall with all the "Wanted" posters and what not had a couple pictures of what must have been a crew member passed out drunk or playing dead. I almost expected to see a rubber chicken in one, I don't know... that's just me. On another desk there was this file folder for Osama! Up on Olga's counter near her computer (notice the green folder behind Rob) there was a file just labeled "PEDOPHILES." Like Neptune's newest resident is Wacko Jacko or something.



We headed on over to the Java Hut, Veronica's place of employment and karaoke adoration. It actually looked like a coffee shop I'd like to frequent. Not that I'm giving up my Starbucks but if we lived in TVLand, I'd be all over the Hut. Rob told us how the current karaoke sign is the second to make the air. The first looked (according to him) like a high school cafeteria sign so the art department came up with this new sign instead. He likes this one much better. Right now was "Rob feels awkward" time... that photographer stopped Rob mid-story and asked all of us to gather around him (closely to cheat the shot) while Rob "stage gestured" to the sign and we "staged interest." It was brilliant, he basically pointed, we gawked and giggled as pretended to tell the same story over again for the cameras. By the end of the day though, Rob and the rest of us could give some Top Models a run for their money in the Spokesmodel category.



Someone asked if we could see the Penthouse set where Duncan and Logan lived which is now the current and future residence of Logan - all by his cute lonesome. Rob said it was in another building and that he wasn't really sure where it was, but he'd find it. Off we went through the studio, out by the loading area where Rob asked how to get to that set and people ran to accommodate (this happens at my job too, don't be fooled). I guess when you're the creator, showrunner, and writer, people tend to get you what you need... not a bad gig!



On our way to the Penthouse, we passed multiple Veronica cars ***spoiler alert***


including one that was all smashed up. who's she pissed off this time?




We also passed quite possibly the oddest sight of the day. A little something I like to call Little Fallujah! When asked, Rob told us that Stu Segall was an odd bird who over the years has had his hands in many different operations for his studio lot. Including a military training ground with watch tower and burned out helicopter. Interesting set fact: The recent place of Weevil torture, that big shipping crane looking area is actually right next to the Penthouse set and used to be used for some kind of chemical business. If in 10 years Kristen Bell has a third eye or hair babies, we know why. Mark my words!



The Penthouse is actually much like my Boston apartment in that its nothing like my Boston apartment. The only similarities are that we both have flat-screen tv's and a shower. Set Fact: The Penthouse only has 1 bedroom. Each time we saw Kendall and Logan enter the second bedroom, they just walked off set. To switch up the bedrooms which were actually the same one, a simple bedding change was enough to fool us all. I find that this works well if you're teasing alzheimer patients as well!



Rob told us that the bathroom shower will figure prominently in an upcoming episode and that it does not revolve around the bathers inside. By the shower, we chatted for a long time with Rob. We talked about the third season, recurring and perm characters, and Michael Ausiello.


Yes, they have the third season mystery already worked out.

Yes, it will be introduced slightly this season so keep your eyes open.

Yes, Veronica is going to college.

No, Rob is not worried about the leap to the College years as "Veronica Mars" has never been this coming of age high school drama - he truly believes it will survive and grow as Veronica heads off to college.

No, not all of the title sequence characters will make it to Season Three.

No, Charisma Carpentar will not be in the Third Season.

Yes, there is a strong possibility that Mac (Tina Majorino) will become a permanent cast member.

No, he was not surprised at the instant fan addiction to the Beaver/Mac romance.

Yes, he was genuinely surprised at the Jackie backlash. He wrote her thinking people would sympathize with her, instead people turned on her character. In Rob's mind, Jackie and Wallace have only gone on one date - there was no commitment. Sure Veronica got pissy but she was being protective when Jackie went on another date like any high schooler would. We were never to have taken it as Wallace and Jackie sitting in a tree...

As for Ausiello, Rob laughed and admitted that Michael has a way of making Rob talk waaaay too much, revealing all the dirt! Holly told us that when Michael was on set a couple weeks ago, he told the extras it was pretty good being one of them. Apparently the extras reminded him that most extras do not have their own trailer with their name on the door! Leave it to Ausiello to get the star treatment, god he's good!




The BUS! I almost forgot to tell you about the bus! Seriously, it looks like they actually dropped it off a cliff or rammed it with Veronica's car or something. It's like a bomb hit that puppy. Notice Rob "motioning" for the photographer. **spoiler alert**



The big hole in the side of the bus was for some crash flashback scenes coming up in a couple episodes. Rob told us that we will get glimpses into each of the crash victims pre-death life before the end of the season.




Lunchtime with Rob!!! Guess who sat next to Rob at lunch... that would be me! No I didn't kick anyone out of their seat. Who do you think I am... okay well I would do that, but in this case he sat down next to me. While noshing on free salad, potatoes, broccoli, carrots, and cake I tried not to look like a fool as we continued to grill Rob for about the third hour.



Percy Daggs III (Wallace) showed up with his real-life trip of a Mother and his super hot bindi wearing sister. I thought it was his girlfriend, turns out he wasn't pulling a Boone/Shannon afterall... just his sister. He was very cordial and seems to have quite the amazing relationship with his Mother (who also seems like a set favorite). Kristen came in and got some lunch, but headed right back out because she had more scenes to prepare for. Oh, at one point Rob pulled Percy out of the tent and talked to him, then they both reappeared. WHAT DID HE SAY? Was it, "Get out while you can Man... these folks are vultures?" We'll never know!



It began to rain...



We moved under better cover as Rob was in mid-story and we were quite the captive audience. For real at this point I'm dying because he's been with us FOREVER and none of us expected this much access to Rob Frakkin Thomas! I asked him about the March 15th episode "Versatile Toppings" which is the episode where Veronica must investigate who's been outing Neptunians on a website. I always knew Veronica would come to the gays rescue! Oh, my question... "With this new episode being about closeted gays, will any of them happen to return as recurring characters because I always thought Veronica was the kind of girl that loves the gays. She needs a gay sidekick - like how she goes to Mac for techie questions, she could go to a gay for something else if a case calls for it!" Though he laughed, he did answer that yes, this episode opens the arena of gays in Veronica's life (esp. with her going to college next season, you never know who she'll meet). Works for me! Funny title story: One of the writers had always talked about Negotiable Tops/Bottoms (in a sexual reference) and somehow Rob always thought it was "Versatile Top/Bottom" so when the episode was written, it was given this title as an inside joke. EDIT: I had originally posted that this would be the first of 4 episodes that cutie Aaron Ashmore will return for but Rob did not confirm that - I had read that on another site and was just passing along the good word. I know you know, but just in case, Aaron played Veronica's sketchy boytoy in the first couple episodes of Season 1.



We made our way back to the set but first a pop into the wardrobe trailer. Could Veronica have more clothes? Damn, girl likes some Nordstroms and she is one petite girly. Sal from Wardrobe was amaaaaaazing! He joked about a wardrobe malfunction that made it to film when he went to the mall one day. Funny! He showed us the best shirt on earth and talked about how the network complained about the sexual reference so they added "Casablancas" in small letters to one of the shirts (the one making to air) to appease them. Damn censors!



Rob sadly had to leave us. He in all honesty was an incredibly charming, welcoming, enthusiastic, geeky fanboy himself! He wanted to know where we were in solving the mystery, he wanted to know what we thought of certain characters, he was genuinely interested in our love of and involvement in promoting the show. He said when this Bloggers Press Day was presented to him, he jumped at it! He was an amazing host who took way more time than he needed to in order to ensure we had a killer time, and we did! Thank you so much (like he's reading this - ha!) it was unreal and with luck one day I'll write for a show of yours. I could only dream of being a showrunner like Rob!



It was now like 2pm and the girls were starting to FREAK because we'd yet to see Jason Dohring (Logan) and we were getting ready to leave within the next hour. He had a 2:30 make-up call for the day so it was 50/50 that we'd see his pretty face.



As we filed into the makeup trailer (which btw is filled with the funniest candid photos of the cast and crew - that we were not allowed to photograph) I knew he'd be coming shortly. I just knew. And as luck would have it, tadaaaaaa! Jason Dohring. In a near stampede of claws a scratching and hair being pulled we ran out to see him. Get this, he actually took GetMeMyRemote's hand as she descended the staircase! Quite the first impression. As each of us came out, he shook our hand and introduced himself. TVGirl was like 5th out and the first words out of her little cute mouth: "Can I have a picture?" She soooo didn't care that 4 people were now stuck on the stairs and trapped inside the makeup trailer being held hostage from seeing their crush - she was getting her picture toot-sweet! Atta Girl!



We had Jason for about 15 minutes. He is very shy in person. Very calm and almost calculating in his delivery and answers. Very guarded and cautious. We knew he was already expected in makeup or on set but he took the extra time to ask us questions and let us know anything was fine to ask. I asked what some of his favorite one-liners were and though he didn't give one specific favorite he said that any 1st season scene with Weevil would top his list because there was just so much tension and sarcasm in each line. He also said that working with Harry Hamlin was incredible from an acting standpoint because obviously Hamlin has tons of experience to pass on. We got some pics and I will say that up close that kid is flawless and not afraid of holding another man tightly for a pic. All together now... That's Hot!



We loaded into two production vans and made that long 4 second trip back to the hotel... a car full of incredibly elated fans! We grabbed our bags and the vans took us to the airport. We were to part, us 9, to our separate parts of the country to help spread the gospel to the Martians and beyond! Please check out my fellow bloggers recaps (links are to the right under the "other blogs" link) as everyone was a blast and everyone of us was lucky as hell to participate!



If you're a fan, please pass this link on to other fans and bloggers. Help spread the good and generous word.



Thanks again to UPN, Warner Bros., mPRm, Rob Thomas, Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Ryan Hansen, Percy Daggs III, and Kyle Gallner for their time and enthusiasm. This was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity... well until 2007 when I demand a reunion.

UPDATE:
Click Here to read my exclusive interview with Tessa Thompson (Jackie Cook)
Click Here to read my Season 2 Recap and Thoughts!