Sunday Night

Desperate Housewives.

Ok, season 7. Wow. I can't believe I'm still watching this show. I remember the end of season 4 and I was about done with the show, then the jumped forward 5 years. So I'm still around now. Sometimes, unfortunately, but for the most part, I enjoy it.

First off, we now find Susan and Mike leaving Wisteria Lane to rent out their house to someone so they can save money. That tenant turns out to be Paul Young from season 1. He's been in jail for ten years and blah blah blah. Susan ends up turning to her new landlord for a new job so she can bring in extra money, telling Mike that the money is coming from her jewelry business. She hasn't told him this yet, but obviously she will. Does anyone else smell the boring subplot of this? Oh Susan is so naive and stupid and blah blah blah, lied about something and gets caught. They do this every season with her and I would love to see her not be stupid, naive or neurotic for once. Just one time, I'd love to see her character actually have a spine.


Bree is debating a change of her life because she's lost her business and her husband. Obviously she's going to start up a relationship with her new handyman, Brian Austin Green, who, I never thought I'd say this, looks better with his clothes on. Reused plot line from some previous season when Susan started dating Mike. Boring again. We see Bree whimper through a few scenes where she's sad Orson is leaving, but I don't get it. She never loved him. And if she did, she's a shitty actress. That story line last season was tired and needed more than her botox to revive it. I mean, come on, she's more frozen than Nicole Kidman. But I have hopes that she'll come out of her shell this season and be a feisty bitch and take over the whole Nicolette role.

Gabby and Carlos are having issues of their own, after Bree tells Gabby that it was Andrew who killed her mother-in-law, and Gabby doesn't want to tell Carlos because she thinks he so sentimental towards Juanita because they named her after his mother. Then Carlos finds out that Juanita might not even be their child. So he doesn't want to tell Gabby about it because he thinks she so attached to Juanita. So their in a bind. This was an interesting plot line, but they aged her daughter wrong. Do the math. Season 5 they jumped forward 5 years and Juanita was four years old. we're now in season season seven, just two years later and she's 8. Really? Who the hell is the script supervisor, I mean for real.

Then, the only reason I watch the show, Felicity Huffman and Doug Savant, as Lynette and Tom, have the only somewhat imaginable life possible. A struggling couple who truly love each other and have too many kids and too many bills. Their lives are disrupted by the visit of her college roommate, Renee, played by Vanessa Williams. And the two of them LOVE to zing each other. But it goes a little too far and we find out that Renee’s rich husband is leaving her. So, not at all the route I thought it was gonna go, but we can all see where it’s going to go now, right? She’s gonna make a play for every man single and taken on Wisteria lane starting with Tom. There’s gonna be a big fight and all of that.

Also, you find out that Paul’s old house is for sale and he’s signed a lease for one year on Susan’s house. So guess what? I guarantee that Paul buy’s his new house and Renee rents Susan’s place. Shocker I’m sure.

I’m just really tired of how everything is anticipated on this show. Not much happens that is unexpected. Maybe that’s why I stick around so long to watch something that feels like home. Or maybe I’ve just been watching from the beginning and I have some weird need to see how things end. So we’ll see next week if I’m right.



Brothers and Sisters


This show is incredible. I really can’t get enough of a show that makes me laugh and cry and then sob in the course of an hour.

We meet up with the Walkers one year after last season where a devastating car accident has left the family in ruins. Justin has gone off to war, his wife Rebecca has left him, Tommy is gone again, Scotty and Kevin had two miscarriages and are not dealing with it very well, Kitty is dealing with Robert being on life support, and Sarah is about to sell Narrow Lake to make enough money to set the family up financially for the rest of their lives so she can run off to France. And Norah is just watching it all happen.

The best part about this episode is that it takes the youngest member of the family to come home and call people out. In his absence, the family has all become a hollow shell of who they are. He, being at war, hasn’t forgotten what his family is like and, in a way, his life in California was on a stand still while he was gone. So he returns to what feels like an alternate universe and he has to se things right again.

He begins with Kitty and calls her out and tries to help her move on from Robert’s death. In a heart-wrenching scene with her mother, she admits that she just can’t say good bye. It almost seems to be the whole problem with everyone.

Scotty and Kevin can’t seem to get past their own problems with trying to have a kid and Kevin has just shut down. He’s become a lawyer again and pouring himself into his work helping problem kids instead of trying to become a parent again. Introduce a needy teenager and we have our solution; most likely they will adopt him and all will be ok for them.

Finally he calls out Sarah for taking the money and paying people off so she can run away to France. It’s like she just wants to forget anything happened at all. Wheels turning wheels turning, and now it’s pretty obvious that she’s going to set up some sort of company at Narrow Lake so the family can have a business again. Something to hold them all together.


It almost feels like they are trying to have Justin take over Robert's voice on the show. He's becoming the voice of reason on the show. Somehow being at war has made him come back a republican. Which wouldn't be surprising if he joins up to Kitty's side.

In the end, it seems as if the writers of the show wanted to reset the characters. They all end up back to zero and starting fresh with a whole new set of baggage to deal with. It’s probably what’s so great about the show, the writing is so spectacular. Yes, it’s a little far fetched at times, but it always seems real. It’s always relatable and it’s so great to have a week of laughing my ass off, then the following week I’ll be crying hysterically.

Out of all of the shows this week, this was one I wasn’t looking forward to at all, and it’s turned out, I’m gonna have to stick around because it was just INCREDIBLE!

DWTS: Week 2

So the second week. We're definitely looking for people to step it up this week and hopefully more sucky people will go home!

First up, Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke did the Jive. I think they were cute. Nothing spectacular, but it was ok. I think he's incredibly cheesey in the face. That whole musical theatre thing that I just could never do. The judges loved him, because his a big guy who has an injury and can move quick. So 7's across the board for a 21.


Next Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas doing the Quick Step. She is beautiful. She's 76 and she dances so well. She's elegant, graceful, and just stunning. I love her so much. I thought she was gonna be a huge snooze this week, but she was so awesome. Corky is annoying and added such a stupid ending to the dance and just pissed me off. Overall I thought she was great. She ended up with a 7, 6, 6 for a total of 19 which is disappointing, but let's hope she sticks around.

Then Brandy and Maks did the Jive. I can't stand Brandy. She's just a bitch. She was calling out Maks in rehearsal for teaching her how to dance. Well, sorry sweetie, it's dance, and you're not an expert and he is. So just the F up and listen to what he's telling you. Because you got out on the dance floor and sucked balls. There was nothing clean about what you did. You moved slow and were just overall boring. The judges thought she was cute but were technically bad. Ugh and then you call out Maks during the judges crap. Who cares what he choreographed. You're job is to get out there and sell it. Why are you on this show again? Oh yeah, because you're career is in the toilet, stop being a bitch so you can get it back! And you're lucky the judges all gave you 7's so you're not in the bottom. No one vote for this stuck up snob.


Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower doing the Jive. Ok this was just plain bad. I'm not sure if he was still sick, but halfway through he looked like he was going to pass out. It was a lot of miserable movements and just halfassed. I'm not sure what was going on, he missed everything basic and just barely got through it. I'm not gonna lie, I think he might be going home this week.
The judges didn't like it either. They thought he was sloppy and Bruno actually said it was the worst in 11 seasons. Carrie Ann is the best at critiquing. She gives a nice preface of how she knows what they are going through, but then delivers a shattering judgement of the performance. After a 4, 5, and a 3, for a total of 12, I think it's pretty obvious he's going home. I've never seen a score so low. I'm shocked!

Audrina Patridge and Tony Donolovesomethingican'tsay doing the Quick Step. Wow! Ok, she did great last week, and this week just KILLED it! I can't stand her, but she brings it on the dance floor. She doesn't hold back and just nails her steps, giving it an extra flair. I wouldn't be surprised if she had a little bit of dance training before this. The judges obviously liked it too. Liked her movement, her posture, and technique. I mean, for real, this girl is HOT, her body is sexy and just gorgeous. She got an 8, 8, and a 7 for a total of 23 and by far the highest score of the night.

Next up is Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough doing the Jive. Obviously they are my favorites and I was hoping for greatness. OMG!!! She delievered. She is so amazing. I know that she was in Dirty Dancing and whatever, but that bitch is 50 and so stunning! Her footwork was awesome and super high energy. The judges loved her and gave her the highest scores so far; 8, 8, and 8 and once again they are the high scorers of the evening. Please please please vote for her!!!


Margaret Cho and Louis up doing the Quick Step. Last week she did some bad comedy in her routine, and luckily she kept it clean and simple. Not a great performance, but it was a solid performance, high energy and just fun. I am so glad she didn't do campy comedy. She was pretty and fun. The judges liked her, but I don't think they loved it. It was kind of blah. I think she'll be safe, but not the high of the week, but not the lowest either. A 6, 6, and a 6 for 18 total, and let's hope she sticks around.

Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer with the Jive were just boring. I mean, technically it was good, but I just don't get much out of this guy. last week he was awesome and this week it was just kinda blah for me. He's funny and energetic, but I don't get the appeal of this guy. The judges love him, which I guess I get because he dances well, but I just don't like him. The judges gave him an 8, 7, and a 7 for a 22. I'm glad he didn't score high. Vote for Jennifer Grey!!!


Kurt Warner and Anna doing the Jive. I wasn't very hopeful because last week was such a bummer. But, I know that Anna is someone who works hard and makes people better. This week was better...for her. Kurt was just a little bit better. Nothing special, but not totally bad. I think he lacks a lot of technique, but he makes up for it with his effort. He tries so hard and is really, overall, not bad. He's fun to watch and just entertaining. The judges liked him a lot more this week, so he'll be around for a little bit. 7, 7, 7 for a 21, so yeah, he'll be around.


Mike Sorrentino and Karina doing the Quick Step. First off, I will always think he's a moron. That being said, he did alright. I was surprised. I didn't think he was gonna be amazing, and he wasn't, but he held his own. I think he lucked out with the partner he has because she kicks his ass hard. And like she said, "not many women get to do that." It was fun. I'm sure he'll be around because we all know he has HUGE following. The judges thought he did well, but not amazing. They think it was obvious that he was trying, but he has no musicality at all. None at all. HAHA, that would totally explain why all he does is fist pump. He got all 6's and is now tied with Margaret Cho at 18. I hope he's gone soon. I just can't stand him.


Bristol Palin and Mark Balls with Mama Palin watching this week doing the Quick Step. She was, in a word, BORING. I still think she'll stay on for a couple of more weeks, but it wasn't anything special. I think she's just afraid to really put herself out there. I want to see some fight that she really wants to be there. I want aggression and passion and fun. The judges liked her a lot and so because of that, she'll be there for a bit. Plus she has an entire state voting for her. Her scores were shocking!!! WHAT?? She got a 22! I am stunned! I can't believe it.

Overall, I still think Michael Bolton will go this week. Brandy should be going soon, don't worry about that!

And the singing. Have we discussed this yet? I wish they didn't have to have someone else singing the songs. I wish they could get the actual stars to sing them. It sounds so corny and chesseball each week. I was actually hoping last season while Nicole Scherzinger was on that someone would do a Pussy Cat Dolls song . Enough said.

Anywho, Jennifer Grey all the way!!! Do it up!

Wednesday NIgth Roundup

Wednesday night will find me camping out with ABC's line up. Why? You might ask. Because it's the best night of comedy of the week.


To start it off is The Middle. I watch this show, but I can take it or leave it. And right now, I'll leave it because I don't really want to write about it.

But the next show is Better with You. Surprisingly very cute. I had very low expectations going in, but it really proved me wrong.

The show follows three couples during various stages of their relationships. The lead is Joanna Garcia as Mia, and her boyfriend Casey, played by Jake Lacy. They have been dating for two months and are engaged/pregnant. It's a huge surprise and has disaster written all over it, butfor whatever reason it works. They are cute and funny and I wouldn't be surprised if Jake Lacy breaks out in a huge way.

The next couple is Mia's sister Maddie and her boyfriend of nine years, Ben. They've decided not to get married and constantly remind people that it's a "valid life choice." Obviously neither believe it, but it's funny to watch them try to defend it.

And finally Mia and Maddie's parents, who have been married for thirty something years. Obviously they are the funniest of the pairings and really bring the comedy home in one really fantastic scene.

In the first episode they bring out that the parents secretly hate their daughter's "valid life choice" and are super excited about the other daughter's marriage and pregnancy which sends everyone into a tizzy about what they are doing with their lives.

Pretty simple stuff and it's funny. I doubt the show will last longer than two seasons, but it's fun for now.


Modern Family.


OK, this is my show. My favorite on television and I felt it was a pretty weak opener for their second season.

The show opens on Mitchell and Cameron trying to be all handy, but we find out that Mitchell is clumsier than Michael J. Fox on a good day, and Cameron is terrified of home project, so he invites Mitchell's dad over to help build their daughter a princess castle in the back yard. Mitchell eventually finds out about the plot and vows to make a go of it on his own and gets himself stuck inside the castle.

Gloria struggles with the fact that Manny has a new crush on the girl coming over to do school work with him. They get into a hilarious fight over chocolate milk and salt and decide to let Manny choose between them. He obviously chooses that which will crush his mother's heart. Obviously he doesn't realize at the time. By the end of the scenario, he chooses to leave the girl because she orders for him, and when Gloria thinks her baby has come back to him, he calls another girl sending Gloria into another fit of rage and jealousy.

Phil and the gang are trying to sell an old car that just sits in their garage. They set out to reclaim old memories and end up sick, fighting and eventually the car is sent down the side of a cliff. The entire family ends up walking home and having a sentimental trip down memory lane.

Overall, I thought this show could have been a little bit stronger. I thought it was a little too sentimental for this show. Season one had so few moments of sentimentality that when they happened, they really punched. I think since they ended season one on such a sweet note, they should have focused on the comedy and really brought it up a notch. However, it was still the funniest show of the week.


(Still) Cougar Town

Does anyone else love that they named the show (still) Cougar Town? I think it's genius. There was so much debate over what to name the show and they kept it. Brilliant

The show opened it's season with a wonderful cameo by Jennifer Anniston and the season's lowest ratings ever. Do the two relate? Who knows? Who cares? It was still funny as shit!

They all try out this new drinking game where they give descriptions of two different movies and then someone has to guess the title. And the title is a before and after kinda thing. I actually want a group of people to play this with. Travis is about to head off to college and gets in a game with Laurie and they compete in who can stay awake the longest. Of course Laurie cheats, but Travis has no idea and it's hilarious of course. Ellie is jealous of Jules' new therapist, Jennifer Anniston, and they have to prove her basically insane for Jules to come back. Grayson needs a day off from jules and once he gets it, he realizes he needs her more than he thought.

Overall, I thought this episode was the most clever of the week. It continued on with the expectations of the show and actually made fun of itself a little. It's light hearted and doesn't take itself too seriously. I think the entire cast make the show amazing. Yes, Courtney Cox's Jules is a little bit too much like an alcoholic Monica, but the rest of the cast makes up for it. They bring her up a notch. And if you need any reason other than that to watch this show, two people shoudl be enough; Ian Gomez and Christa Miller. They are freaking genius.

Love and keep watching!!!

Glee

GLEE

Ok, so I know we all need a little bit of a guilty pleasure show, and I have PLENTY, but I have to wonder why I watch this show.

So if you missed the show, you would know that the best part of the show is when they sing. Aside from that, the writing is, at best, mediocre, plot lines are ridiculous and the only person worth really digging into, character-wise, is Sue, played by the always incredible Jane Lynch.


The season opened with the Glee kids back as the underdogs, once again, and nerdier than ever. I don't get how they ever thought they would be the "cool" kids in the first place. You're in Glee. I don't care how many times you win, it's very rare to go from nerd to cool in one year. So, now they are on the prowl for some new recruits and, as per usual, Rachel (played by Lea Michelle) is scary jealous of someone stealing her thunder. This is horribly masked throughout the episode as "her love" for the other students and how she doesn't want someone to steal the already few solos they get. Get new story lines. This is insanely tired and leads to a random duet between her and the foreign exchange student played by Charice, in the bathroom. Which is ended by the one and only true comedic moment of the show.

However, that moment is near the beginning of the episode. So there's more.

Matthew Morrison, their teacher gets into cahoots with Sue to bring down the new football coach, who is a woman, and has stolen their budget because she's awesome. But they make her feel like an outcast and you find out she actually is more sensitive than they originally thought. Pretty basic story line. Nothing too impressive.

Then, wheelchair boy is mad because his asian girlfriend is now dating the asian guy who can dance. Well, from the looks of his body with his shirt off, can we blame her? Blonde girl who had a baby last season is now back on top of the cheerios and bitchier than ever. And oh yeah, the gay kid and black girl are hardly in the episode.

And we can't forget Cheyenne Jackson's random cameo at the end, and the revelation that Charice's character is going over to their rival school because they got her mom and house and a greencard. I'm sorry, I didn't realize we were in Texas and the high school activity in question was football. Because that's the only time I've heard of a high school program having even half the money to pull something like that off. But I guess in Ohio, it's the glee club that has all the money.

Overall, season two's beginning leads me to believe that it will be a lot of back and forth like last year; we're cool, we're not cool. We're in, we're out. We're up we're down. We're a katy perry song, we're a katy perry song. I'm sorry that's just how it plays out. And from what I understand, most people hate Katy Perry so I'm curious why we all love this show. The writing is mediocre, the acting is lackluster, except for Jane Lynch and Heather Morris (Brittany the dumb cheerleader)

I am excited for the Britney episode coming up. But a show shouldn't need a musical theme to get people excited. The writing and story should do that. But I'm now convinced, more than ever that this show is exceptionally bad. And I also know taht most people can't get enough of it. Call me crazy, but I'm into it.

Dancing WIth the Stars

I know, I know. I shouldn't watch, but I do! So there. I got hooked last season because someone who will remain nameless, records this show, so I just had to watch. Well, it didn't take much for ABC to twist my arms and get my hooked on the show.

However, this current cast is bull shit. Does anyone even care who these people are anymore? That's why the show has so many performances by non contestants and tricks to get people watching. Essentially, the best parts of the show are when the professional dancers let lose and just do a dance on their own. It's always energetic and beyond entertaining. But let's break down the cast.

David Hasselhoff and his partner Kym Johnson- Ok, I don't know who she is, but in the beginning opener before they actually danced, I didn't like her. Am I the only one? From the Australian accent to the fake blonde hair AND fake tan, I just thought she was dumb. And "the Hoff," who according to Kym, doesn't like being called that, as she barked at the judges when they used the moniker. He danced like crap, he's annoying and always has been. I might be the only one who hated Knight Rider and Baywatch. He's as cheesey as it gets. Oh well, they got voted off on week one.

Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower- I LOVE HER!!! She's, by far, one of the best dancers on the show. And she's adorable. She got stuck last year with chinsy bachelor Jake Pavelka, and now she's got Michael Bolton. How can you not love him? He has a raspy sexy voice and he was engaged to Nicolette Sheridan. Seriously! My god. Yes his music his lame, but the fact he got a bombshell like her is hot and I think he'll do well. His performance this week, I though was kinda lame, but, maybe Chelsie will help him kick it up a notch!

Margaret Cho and Louis von Amstel- I don't like him. I didn't like him last season and I don't like him now. But, I LOVE Margaret Cho. I did get to meet her in Provincetown a few times and she's super sweet. She danced the Vienese Waltz and did it well, but WAY too much comedy. Lay off. Niecy Nash did that last year and ya know what? She didn't win. You're in the same slot; the comedic bigger girl who doesn't think she's pretty. Well, get over it and BE the pretty lady dancer that you know you want to be. You're a beautiful woman with an incredible comedic voice, so be you. Comedy will happen naturally, but don't force it, just live it.

Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke- I don't know much about him. I feel embarrassed to say that. He was on tv. I don't recall much of his performance, but I think because he's paired up one of the worst dancers on the show. I know girls that dance like her from college and they are, in a word, ANNOYING! She dances like it's competition dance. While, yes it is, dancers know what I'm talking about. High school competitive dance. It's the funniest thing to watch. There's little artistry, but it's literally just technique, which is fine, but when you're an adult, there needs to be more than great technique and a vaseline plastered smile on your face. And Rick, you're boring, I hope you go home soon.

Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough-This is my favorite. Who doesn't love Jennifer Grey??? OR Derek Hough. Hello amazing from last season and, oh yeah, the winner! Huh! Well, I think they could easily take it this year. Her performance was beautiful, but well, she had ballroom training back in the 80's when she filmed that little movie with Patrick Swayze, oh yeah, Dirty Dancing. So she definitely has a leg up on everyone. And this week her break down about Patrick was super sad. I almost started crying while she flipped out. VOTE FOR HER EVERYONE!!!

Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas- This is a joke. For real. At least the former "old person" slot was someone funny. Do we really have to sit through another fragile 80 year old walking around on the stage? I don't care if she is TV's favorite mom, she's annoying and needs to be voted off. Her partner, I have no idea who you are, your son in a million times the dancer you are. And you're name is Corky. BOOOOO

Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer- Ok! This couple I hated when they were introduced, but DAMN that kid can MOVE. I mean, what? WHo saw this coming. He owned the stage and his partner, who I have no idea who she is, but they did a fantastic job on the first show. So let's hope he's someone who will make the show interesting.

Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas- No, not quite the joke I expected. She's better than Kate Gosselin was last year and her mom has yet to show up. I was really impressed with how freeing dancing seemed to be for her. Must be all those repressed years living under a strict Alaskan political mom's rules. But hey, she is a rebel and we'll see where she goes. Plus, she has a super talented partner who can make anyone a fantastic dancer!

Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani- Really? My god she's annoying. Killer body though. ANd she can dance her face off. I just think she's really boring. At least Tony has something good to work with this year because let's face it, last year he had the hardest job of all, working with Kate Gosselin. I expect nothing from her because well, I think she's boring.


Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya-Alright, last year's runner up dancer with a pro football player. Well, he pretty much sucks, but Anna is fantastic at making men impressive on the dance floor. She's smokin' hot and insanely exciting when she dances, so this could be a wild card for that mirror ball trophy, but we'll see.

The Situation and Karina Smirnoff-I"m done. Jersey Shore fist pumping, or finger pumping. I don't know what he was doing. He did well for only having 5 days of rehearsal, but I'm so annoyed with his celebrated fame, that I just hate him. I hope he's voted off fast and furious so I don't have to write about him ever again.

And finally

Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovsky- She's a murderer and he's the bad boy hottie on the show. You'd think that would at least be interesting, however they were a total snoozefest. At least last year, when Maks was having sex with his partner there was some interesting dynamic to the two of them. This year, he even admits he's going to try to be the good boy. Really? Really. I can't believe it.


Overall, people danced really well or really bad. I'm glad "the hoff" is gone. Good riddance. Get the weak dancers out so I can actually enjoy what I watch on Monday nights. But, I'm putting it out there now, Jennifer Grey, keep working your ass off because I'll actually vote for you every week and I think you're gonna win!!!

Monday Night

The Event
There is a new show on Monday nights that I HAVE to watch, because one of my best friends (Scott Starrett www.scottstarrett.com )writes the show's music. But, after watching the show Monday night, I WANT to watch it.

The show is "The Event," and it's pretty much LOST meets 24. Being a non fan of both of those shows, I find myself surprised that I even like this show.

The show centers around one "event" and through a series of twists, it leads you to believe one thing is the event, when it is, most definitely, something else. It unfolds like the show, 24, in that wonderful time jumping storytelling to go from the current day, back eleven months, or jump forward thirteen days, or go back seven days previous. So, if you're someone who can't keep up, bring a notepad while watching.

For a new show, I'm not surprised by the Monday night time slot. It's a pretty dead night as far as tv goes, unless you're a bachelor/bachelorette/DWTS fanatic, then there's nothing else on. So, kudos to NBC for scheduling. Good job!

As for the opening of a new show, I think it delivers. Creator Nick Wauters (who wrote for such shows as Medium and Eureka) has some obvious experience unfolding an complicated story. The characters are, so it seems, fully developed before the actors even appear. There are twists every few seconds, and enough plot to keep you wanting more, and enough suspense to keep you guessing. Nevermind, the all-star cast of Blair Underwood(super hottie), Jason Ritter (who looks creepily like his father's twin instead of his son), and Laura Innes (from ER), just to name a few. After one episode, it's difficult to tell if the casting is appropriate or just star attached to get the project off the ground.

I do enjoy the acting of the show, mostly due to the fact that the actors are all recognizable and feel comfortable to me. However, I think Jason Ritter is out to prove something and I'm not sure he'll succeed. I think he has many talents, but is still trying to come out from the shadow of his father, and while it was a smart move to sign on to a drama as opposed to a comedy, I think this type of project might be too big for him. I hope he proves me wrong.

And I can't talk about this show without talking about the music. Good lord it's beautiful. It helps the show go from the typical show on tv, to the level of a mini-series, or better yet, a full length feature film. Every scene is gloriously scored so carefully, and yes, having an inside connection does play a factor because it's my friend. And if I didn't adore the music, I would just say nothing. Scott Starrett is definitely one of the industry's "top 5 to look out for."

The last person I have to mention is Jeffrey Reiner, the show's director. I think the entire production are in very capable hands of someone who has been around and dealt with sci-fi and also time-jumping stories. So, let's hope he can steer this ship into the right direction.


Overall, I found myself delighted by the show. I had many misgivings because of the amount of advertising I've seen all around NYC; subways, billboards, magazines, countless TV spots. It just seemed that the network didn't have enough faith in the show to just let it happen. I think it could be a good show. I doubt it will be a great show, but it's fantastic for people who miss LOST. I suspsect it will be a suitable substitute for them. I'm not sure I enjoyed the sci-fi twist at the end of the episode, but only future episodes will let me know if I'm right or not. So, let's hope the show catches on and we'll be able to talk more about the plot and direction the show takes!

VMA's, what?

So, the VMA's taught me a few things.

Katy Perry- I like your music, but you are SUPER annoying. And where is the skating rink?

Justin Beiber- You're not fooling anyone, so don't say you sang live! That whole thing was as fake as a Jersey shore tan. I still love you, but learn to be a master of performance and you'll be around a LOT longer.






Usher-Never been a huge fan before, but very respectful of your talent. You are quite impressive and delivered an incredible performance!
Taylor Swift- I've defended you for far too long. You write great songs. No you don't have the best voice, but usually you, at least, look gorgeous when you're performing and give a lot of heart. After your performance this year, I never want to see or hear you sing live again! Did anything come out of your mouth in the form of a word? Kudos to the strangest, and worst performance of the year. Oh yeah, you look like Evan Rachel Wood on True Blood. Are you trying to get a cameo on season 4?
Eminem- I never thought I would say this, but I LOVE your new album. It's creative, hip, and accessible. Drop Rhianna because that live bit of hers was atrocious. Your solo shit was crazy good!

Linkin' Park- KILLED IT! Enough said.
Lady Gaga- I don't always get what you do, but you are, always, DIVINE! Omnivores, relax! PETA, calm down. Let's not everyone get our shit up in a tizzy. Shouldn't people be thought provoking and different?

Cher- You fuckin' always turn back time, bitch! WERK!


Overall, the VMA's sucked ass. Very few people brought it this year. WHo are you people? OH yeah, fetuses who are untrained, in which music execs just pumped out to make a quick buck. None of you have the staying power of people like Celine, or Cher (bust out a number one hit in 6 consecutive decades and we'll talk, she's FIERCE!) and countless others who came before you. So, before you celebrate Nicki Minaj (whoever the hell you are?) Get your shit together and BRING IT! Don't lip synch to music written by other people. Be your own person and write/sing your own shit. THEN call yourself an artist.