DWTS
Did everyone see it? That's right, I called it at the beginning, Jennifer Grey has won. Seriously, are you surprised as all? I mean, it's pretty obvious from the beginning who is going to win and who is going to get booted off.
Bristol Palin making it all the way to the finals, well someone has a shitload of luck on their side; also an entire state/political party voting for you. But then again, even I succumbed to the charms of the underdog, rooting and wanting to actually vote for her, but I had to stand by my girl, Jennifer. Yup, we're on a first name basis now.
While I'm not totally convinced that voting even makes the slightest bit of difference in the outcome, I still found myself voting week after week for Jennifer because I didn't want her to go home, even though watching her complain week after week was difficult to justify. However, her dancing always made up for it.
So this is what I've concluded. The show is a production. They edit and cut out moments to make people see certain elements to everything. The show edited and put all these crazy scenes of Jennifer bitching and complaining about her body and how it's giving out on her. But should we forget that she is fifty years old and looks freaking amazing! Plus, she has a metal rod in her neck. Ok, so maybe she bitched. But maybe she was positive too and we never saw what really happened. And we'll never know.
Bristol was shown as a really sweet and still innocent girl, even though she is the poster girl for pre-marital sex, she hasn't lost that youthful and innocent spirit. However, in the midst of this whole show, her family went through some drama and the good girl next door through down with some hateful and angry speech. So maybe the good girl is not so good and ABC edited her to look better? Perhaps.
That's the problem with reality television. An audience member will never know if the producer has decided to edit someone in a way that doesn't really capture them as a person. And they'll never know if the star has a contract stipulation saying they must be shown in a certain light. So. Who really knows what's going to happen.
For a show such as this, they have put on celebrities. Celebrities get to where they are by working incredibly hard. Even if they have no talent, they do work hard. I'll give them that, so it's difficult, I think, to explain to someone why people on the show complain about a near flawless performance, or struggle to get through something that looks perfect on the outside. And until we're on the show, we'll never know what really happens.
And now the show is over to make room for Skating with the Stars. For real? I give it one season. And are these people really stars? Sean Young? Getting ready for the second coming of Tanya Harding because that bitch has a TEMPER!
GLEE
Just when this show was sucking me in again, it's pushing me right back away. The wedding episode.
Did anyone else find it odd that the engagement was announced, and immediately Kurt suggests the Glee club to sing at the wedding. Ok, that part was fine,but then the wedding happens basically the weekend after it's announced, and then Kurt didn't even get a solo in the song at his own father's wedding? Um, I think James Levine definitely dropped the ball on that one. And Ryan Murphy, how dare you let that happen? Success of a tv show is in the details!!!
Sue's character is finally showing some balls by expelling Karafsky, the guy who's bullying Kurt. BUt then the school board let's him back into school. So Sue steps down as principal and Kurt's parents decide to use their honeymoon money to send Kurt to the all boys school. Ok let's stop again. Bad choice for his character. Instead of utilizing an opportunity to show kids who are bullied how to stand up for themselves and get people involved, they show that it's just easier to run away. So Kurt's
parents are able to send him to private school to avoid his bully. But what about the millions of kids who can't afford to do that. The ones that have to endure several years of torture. Kurt already lives a really great life for having a father who immediately accepted his homosexuality, so now he even gets the private school too? This is every gay kids dream. However, it's not real. So, I sincerely hope that this show takes a turn and shows people how to get people involved when a bully is around.And yes, I said it's not real. I know the show isn't real, because let's be honest, no one runs around and sings all the time. But the show is so popular with the youth of today and no one is forcing them to take advantage of the power they have right now. SHow people how to stand up for themselves. Show them how to make their world better.
I'll keep watching, but they have a huge responsibility to live up to.
BETTER WITH YOU
Ok, this show really needs to decide what it wants to be. It cant' have conventions one week and then not do it again the following week. The comedy is solid, and the acting is good, but it's just not getting over the line into great. It's settled into cute and cute doesn't last in TV. However, who doesn't love watching Debra Jo Rupp
push down a twenty-something and scream obscenities at him when winning something so stupid as a puzzle contest?And kudo's to the really awesome dance sequence/wedding proposal.
Pretty much, I like this show. Even when it's bad, I find something redeemable about it, but come on, step it up a notch. Give us a little bit more so you can stay on the air!!!
MODERN FAMILY
Seriously, it's so fun to watch this show because you never know what's going to happen next!
Instead of picking the show apart, let's go trough and just hit some highlights. Celia Watson as Cam's mom was sheer genius. Touchy, handsy and just delightfully awkward in
every scene. Comign into the bathroom while MItchel was in the tub to take a picture with him, for real?
Phil Dunfy. Oh Phil. I think every family has one. Or should. More upset over his daughter's break up with Dylan than she was, he ends up hanging out with him to get
his fix. And then, because his hoodie is actually a girls hoodie, makes his daughter think that Dylan has a new girlfriend. Genius. And brilliant tag at the end with Phil on the phone and throwing his hoodie out because he sees a girl wearing it too. He's just so wonderfully clueless and funny!
This show is just amazing!!! I can't handle it.
COUGAR TOWN
This show was just what I needed. I love Andy!!! The entire episode Ellie and Laurie try to break his optimism and just can't do it. Seriously, he sang reggae music. It was genius. BUt he found something in everything that was good and the reason he was supposed to be there.
Jules told Grayson she loved him and then freaked out when he didn't say it back. But accidentally poisoned him too. In the end it was so cute when he thanked her for giving him time to do things on his own time.
The dynamic of everyone on this show is brilliant. They've really been able to stretch out the relationship of Jules and Grayson better than i expected. I really thought it
would be done by the end of season 1. It felt too soon to introduce that story line, but it's working. And then her friends are just brilliant. And fun. And I love the tagline at the beginning of the show each week. This is the "cute" show that works and will be around for awhile.
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