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This weeks episode just keeps getting better and better.
Now that S has no one but her brother "E" to talk to, she begins spending more and more time with him. Too bad that the biggest week of the groups life is right now ... Ivy Week.
That's right, this is the whole reason that these kids are even AT this school, including the not very well of D & J. Their parents sacrificed everything to get them into a school that could get them into the ivy league of their choice.
But, we all know that money means everything.
N's father wants him to follow in his footsteps and go to Dartmouth, however N doesn't feel like it's his first choice. D SERIOUSLY wants to get into Dartmouth, C originally wanted Yale until he saw the super hot Princeton rep, and B also wants Yale ... mainly because of her lovely father.
Where does S want to go? Brown ... and Brown alone. She's tired of all of this crap and wants to move away to a state where no one knows her ... too bad she's still got two more years of hell, AKA B.
The girls are at each others throats ... both of them fighting with their claws out, although B's claws are much sharper. She's looking for a way to get back at S and gets C to follow her. And where does S spend her after noons? With her brother in the rehab center of course. C & B hatch a plan ... and poor little S has no idea.
At the ivy league mixer, each member of this drama fest tries their best to get the attention of school of their choice. S has brought her brother, E, along as her date, since she doesn't really have any one else! J, D's sister, I think has a big crush on E ... and while they are at the party he confides in J what really happened to him. Unfortunately, B doesn't hear all of this.
She stands in front of the crowd to announce the facility that her group will do their charity work with this year and low and behold if it isn't the rehab center. Getting her story wrong however, she fingers S as the addict and forces her on stage in front of all of the Ivy League reps and other hopefuls.
S gives a touching speech about forgiveness that B snubs, naturally. The good news? It seems like D & S might be on speaking terms again after J tells D that it's S's brother E in rehab and not S.
E corners B and tells her what is REALLY going on, and it immediately makes B upset. Utoh, did she get over her head? I guess we'll have to find out next time ... on Gossip Girl.
I'm so behind, but I think that I might have gotten in a little over my head. Who decides to make something that is as fun as watching television into some kind of a job?
Whatever, that's beside the point ... let me say that whomever isn't watching Gossip Girl is seriously missing out! I'm loving me some of this drama!!
In last wednesday's episode (Somewhere back in September .. not yesterday) we find S & D in a pretty decent little relationship, S needs to find someone that she can talk to during her time of strife and D has been in love with S since he was in diapers.
Unfortunately, C is very hurt by his encounter with D's fist after the kiss on the lips party with J, N is supposed to never speak to S again (on B's orders), and B is seriously after some of S's blood once she found out that S & N slept together.
What better way to get the drama going? Head out to the annual brunch that C's family puts together for all of the local "legacies".
Before all of this goes down however, S goes to try and make it right with B (not knowing that B found out about her slutty past). B let's her know that it's on for sure ... and NO one sleeps with B's boyfriend and gets away with it.
At the brunch N corners S and makes her meet him upstairs in C's suite, while C gives B the keys to his suite so that she can finally lose her big "V" with N. Naturally, they all meet in his suite with disaster in the cards. B runs down stairs and blurts out all of S & N's dirty laundry, and poor D takes a serious heart hit. I'm unsure if he is disappointed, or if he thought that S was little miss Perfect.
Either way, score one for B and S is back down to ZERO friends.
Well, besides her brother ... who is still in that facility for people with addiction and suicidal behavior ... you guessed it ... that's what S came back ... and no one knows ... not even D.
In today’s episode of How I Met Your Mother Barney is certain that Robin will get tired of her new hot man at any moment. He claims that no one in their right mind can enjoy a never ending vacation once they get back to the real world. Poor Ted is maintaining that as long is Robin is happy so is he. In other news: Lily Pad & Marshmellow are getting their things together just incase one of them dies. Lily says that she has all kinds of information written down and that she wrote a letter to Marshall and put it in her folder to be given to the lawyers. Marshall didn’t realize that they were supposed to write letters to each other, so he goes back and writes this hilarious good bye letter before realizing that Lily’s is only her atm number and taking care of last minute affairs. Barney’s great idea for the episode: Pretend to be tourists to get laid!! Unfortunately they find “two of the dullest New Yorkers in the state” Robin’s annoyingly hot boyfriend ends up letting random people stay in her apartment, much to her dismay. Barney’s plan backfires: Robbed and beaten, Barney & Ted give their report to the police, then finds out that the hot girls that claimed they lived in New York actually live in New Jersey, and Ted “Will do a lot to get laid … but he will NOT go to New Jersey”. Robin continues to struggle with her “inner vacationer” before realizing that it was all about getting over her breakup. Finally breaking up with Gael (Thank the good lord) and turned back into regular Robin. This one wasn’t as laugh out loud funny as the one’s before … I’m hoping that they haven’t started losing their touch or anything. Normally, I’m laughing the entire time … but maybe today I’m just really tired and worn out. Thoughts?
Cry count: 0
Laugh count: 50,000,000
First let me scream from the top of my lungs how excited that I am about the Office finally being back!!
This is seriously extremely amazing television!! The writing is superb, every one can relate to it, and it's just damn hilarious!!!
Basically, for those that have been living under a rock for the past few years ... the premise of the show is "The life of people who work in an Office", it's filmed with a documentary type flair ... including interviews with the office members through out the day. They all work in a paper factory and I wouldn't think that paper workers would be this freaking hilarious ... but they SO are!!
From last season: The Temp got the job at Corporate ... leaving Michael still in charge of the Scranton crew, Jim broke up with Karen and asked Pam to dinner (Double YAY to this), Dwight and crazy weird cat lady blonde chick still hiding their "togetherness", Stanley still hates his job, Old white guy is still weird, Temp broke up with what's her name that talks to much, etc etc etc.
This season begins with the same type of excitedness ... except that Michael runs over one of the members of the office, breaking her pelvis, and putting her in the hospital.
Pam & Jim are secretly dating (L.O.V.E.)
Weird cat lady's cat is sick so she gets Dwight to go and feed it during lunch.
Dwight puts the dying cat in the freezer and kills it.
Michael gets the idea to start a Rabies 5k run because the lady that he hit gets a rabies shot since she was bit by a bat ...
Andy's nipples chafe so bad they bleed during the 5k run.
Stanley, Weird White guy, and the Gay guy take a taxi for drinks, which ends up dropping them off at the finish line around the time that they should be finishing.
Pam & Jim completely disregard the run and go out to a yard sale on the way.
Michael eats an entire Fet Alfredo meal before the race ... refuses to drink water because of the whole Rabies thing ... ends up dehydrated and in the hospital with the woman that he hit by the end of the show.
All of this sounds crazy I know ...
Sounds really hard to follow right?
But it's not ... it's awesome ...
Those that aren't watching ... start now.
Cry Count: 0
Another new show ... But this one is actually good. I hope that it lasts! It seems to have a pretty good premise:
Normal Guy somehow gets a hold of some government secrets ... every one wants to kill him.
It was actually a really funny episode ... things seemed to flow nicely ... nothing was awkward (can't say the same for that stupid Big Bang Theory show) ... all and all it had a nice flow ...
Something to check out :)
I'll put some more effort in the next review about it ... Yeah ... that's it.
Cry Count: 2
Oh Grey's Anatomy. How I've loved you from the beginning.
I remember watching the very first episode of this show ... over at Aaron's old apartment ... on the little tv ... with it on subtitles since I couldn't turn it on loud because the boys were all playing games ...
Anyway, fond memories.
This show has really gotten me through a lot. It's kind of cathartic. Actually ... it's really effing cathartic. When I need a really good cry ... pretty much every episode can get me there. ESPECIALLY the ones with Denny Duquette ... because, I love him. Seriously. Love him.
But on to this new season:
We've got a new Grey (So, if they DO kill of Meredith this season ... they can still call the show Grey's Anatomy), Poor George is still an intern, Christina actually showed a bit of emotion, Cally doesn't like being Chief Resident, Izzy saves a deer, Alex misses Rebecca (Me too Alex, Me too), Bailey is pissed, and the Chief is still Chief. ((Did I miss something?? Is he not giving up Chief?))
I do enjoy this whole "Old interns being new residents" thing ... and am very much looking forward to how this whole new intern thing works out.
I like Lexy Grey ... I don't care if any one else does ... I do. But she better not go for McDreamy ... she only needs to focus on giving Meredith some family or something. Seriously.
Oh, and how sucky is it that McDreamy and Mer broke up ... my DvR kicked off just as it looked as if he was leaning in for a kiss ... was he?? WAS HE???
I'm going to have to start watching Grey's and taping The Office ... :( But now Aaron and I won't be watching tv together on Thursday nights. Bleh!
P.S. I love the Decapitation. Very Very Touching ... Very.
Cry Count: 1
Okay, so House is basically my favorite show of all time. I usually really like doctor shows a lot but this one is great because all of the illnesses are so freaking random! I did however really like House's team from the last three seasons and sad to say ... they aren't coming back like I had hoped they would.
This episode began with a building exploding and a woman getting trapped in the rubble. Cut to House jamming out on a nice looking guitar (can they MAKE him any hotter? I don't think so!!) refusing to do work, like he always is!!
Cuddy needs him on the case of the girl because she is running an extremely high fever and they can't figure out what is wrong with her. She also says that he desperately needs a team which he quickly refuses. They make a deal: If he can solve the case before the end of the day then he doesn't need a team.
Oh but he does need one!
He begins bouncing ideas off of a janitor, even making him pretend to be a doctor so that he can deal with the patients instead of House. Pretty damn funny idea if you ask me.
Some problems that I began to have with the episode did not involve the story but the camera views ... during a car scene it looked as if they were filming an MTV documentary. Maybe they gave the "new guy" the camera this episode or something ... who knows.
I won't give away the ending ... unless you people just pull it out of me ... but I thought it was a good one!! One that they haven't done before (they've done parasites three or four times now) so it was pretty nice.
He obviously doesn't solve the case in the first day because he always solves the case in the last 43 minutes of the show ... so now he has to hire a team ...
40 people starting out ... I wonder if this is going to be a little like an American Idol type thing. Will we start getting attached to all of the interns and be saddened when he lets them go ... or will we only get attached to a few and realize that these will be his "team" by the end of the season??
All we can do is watch and wait ...
I'm not watching this show.
Not only do I barely understand the jokes.
But I have no faith that it will last through the season.
I'm not getting attached.
That is all.
Cry count: 0
Laugh count: 1,000,000 +First off, let me say ... THANK GOD FOR FALL LINE UP! I've been so freaking tired of bad television for the past four freaking months.
But back to the review:
HIMYM is back with a vengeance! It was freaking hilarious!! And those of you that missed it ... I'm almost certain that CBS puts them on the internet ... so watch, you won't be disappointed.
Today's episode had a few special guests, E. Inglesis, & M. Moore (Not a fan of bad girl Mandy, B the W) as well as the promise of finding out who the "mother" is!! (See: Yellow Umbrella) and of course great one, two, and three liners to keep me wanting hour long shows as opposed to the teasing thirty minutes!
We open where we left off last season ... "Dairy!!!" and then begin the rite of passage that anyone going through a break up most go through. Ted grows out a beard, repaints the apartment, and basically looks super scuzzy while Robin runs off to Argentina (Or something of the like). When she returns with Inglesis in tow, however, Ted immediately shaves off the beard and suits up for a night out on the town!
Rebounds happen fast ... and before Barney can get out a "Havvve you met Ted", Ted's already playing tonsil hockey with the bad girl Mandy Moore. Barney is pissed ... and as the night continues it gets worse!
Meanwhile, back at the apartment ... Marshal & Lilly invite over Robin and Enrique for dinner, even though Marshal is very weary of this new guy because Ted is his best friend. Push comes to massage and before the nights over with Everyone has a crush on Mr. Spanish himself!
Back to Ted, he's ditched Barney for a tattoo with the naughty Moore and then wakes up not remembering the night before! He looks at his arms and anything else visible and is relieved to find no tattoo. Upon closer inspection by his dear friends ... they realize that not only has he gotten a tattoo after all ... but it's a tramp stamp or hoe-tag ... but it's ALSO a butterfly! Barney nearly shits himself with the excitement of the new line of jokes that he is able to produce from here on out!
Ted, remembering the night before, runs over to Robin's house for a good yell ... but ends up finding GREAT NEWS.
Ted's "bigger" than Enrique ... therefore ... Ted wins the breakup!!!!
Commercial break ... credits rolling ... Marshall calls Barney at work ... and tells him to go to "this site"
What do you think about that??
Apparently I got my dates wrong ... Family Guy was going to be starting on the CW or some crap like that two Sunday's ago. But I'm guessing that this new Star Wars episode was the season premiere of the new Family Guy ... and it's back with some definite humor and satire.
At the opening of the show, the family is all sitting around watching television when the lights go out. This causes Peter to tell them a story ... all about Star Wars. They started with episode IV - A New Hope ... and I can only figure that they will continue to do these Star War episodes ... if not through out this season ... somewhere down the line at least.
I have to say I really enjoyed this retelling of Star Wars ... they got the main parts of the story told in an hour show, making fun of the scenes that seemed to be way to dramatic for my taste in the original. If you missed this episode, I strongly suggest finding some way to watch it!
They even made fun of the fact that they did a Star Wars episode after Robot Chicken did one. (Which was also really funny ... but with less of a story line)
I'm assuming that everyone seems to be doing these Star War spoofs because of the 30thLotR and Star Wars!! (WOOHOO FOR HP)
This review isn't as good as the others ... because it's kind of hard for me to review a cartoon ... ;-/ Plus, after my weekend with the "Ya Ya's" ... I'm pretty damn tired.
I also need to rest up for Premier week!! I have three tests this week ... AND all these new shows ... AND my birthday! I'm going to be crazy busy!!
Have a good week everyone ... keep checking back :)
anniversary of the movies being this year ... so hopefully thirty years from now we'll be seeing Harry Potter spoofs ... especially since the Harry Potter phenomenon just surpassed
Cry count: 0Okay ... so this show was not on my "Fall line-up", but I didn't know any thing about this coming on until about four days ago. I ended up reading the series (or some of it) Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar, it held my attention for a bit, I really like the actress Blake Lively who plays the lead good girl/bad girl(??) Serena Van de Woodsen, and it's written or directed or produced or something by the guy that did the O.C. (which I loved pre Marisa death)
It seems like the premise of the show is like any high school meets rich people show. Private school students ... doing way more stuff than I ever did in high school ... and getting away with everything. Just another one of those "oh poor me ... I'm rich but I still have problems" type affairs. However, it held my attention for the hour long broadcast ... and I plan on coming back for more next Wednesday. ((This means that my Wednesday schedule is going to be even MORE packed))
Serena (Or S as we will refer to her in true Gossip Girl form) is back from boarding school, much to the surprise of her old friends ... and everyone else in the town. S left in a hurry, telling no one where she was going or why (including her best friend Blair) and came back in the same fashion. She was the typical bad girl ... underage drinking, affairs with her friend B's boyfriend, and other dirt that hasn't quite been dug up yet. Surprise Surprise ... she comes back completely different, trying not to get wasted drunk, trying to re-patch the damage that her leaving caused her friends, and even making new (cuter) friends in the process.
One big mistake ... she never told B that she slept with her boyfriend (Nathan, or N).
B is shocked, and not very excited about seeing S come back into their lives ... she had always had a huge suspicion that S & N had a thing for each other and after N denies her sex attempt and spills the beans ... it's a war path.
As for the cute new friends ... there's Jenny & Dan (J & D) who seem to be something like the out casts that get a second chance. J did the invitations for B's party, therefore got invited ... and D just happened to be in the right place at the right time and ended up with a date with the coveted S. (The girl that he has crushed on since probably kindergarten)
There wouldn't be a show by the creator's of the O.C. without a sex scandal ... and besides N cheating on B with S ... N's friend Chuck (C) is the ultimate snake ... and tries to get with J during the Kiss on the Lips Party. Bad move, C.
J & D have a very close relationship for brothers and sisters that are that close in age ... and D comes to her rescue just as soon as his phone dings from the emergency text. Cutting the date short, S & D rush off to the party to save J from the evil C. Finding J & C on the roof, with C ignoring the poor J's protests ... D punches the guy in the face and S, D, & J head off in a cab.
But not before the ominous plot by C & B ... with a saddened N looking on.
I sure hope that they don't end up having two characters with the same first letter ... or this might get even more confusing!!
Like I mentioned, this seems like it's going to be a good show. The cast seems good, the story line is decently solid, and the plot line is just sinful enough to keep my attention.
Check it out if you haven't already ... and if you have ... well, you know what to do.
Cry count: 3There has been a lot of controversy behind CBS's new show "Kid Nation" that I feel was unwarranted. It's pretty obvious that television producers are not going to leave children out in the middle of the Arizona desert without some kind of adult supervision. The children range from ages 8 to 15 ... of course there are going to be some tears, of course some kids are going to get hurt ... kids get hurt every day falling off their bikes or stubbing their toes!
The show plays out like a decent psychology experiment. Can we get forty kids to work together and run a town? And from the way that the first episode seems to pan out ... it looks like it.
Four kids were picked (by producers) to be the town counsel ... however, if other kids think that they are not doing a good job, they are able to vote new town counsel members. Also, the kids are broken up into four teams, that the town counsel picked themselves. And of course ... it wouldn't be a reality show without a cash prize. Each town meeting (which happens every few days) the town counsel has the opportunity to pick one member of the town to get a "gold star." This isn't the paper sticker that "A" students get on their test papers back when I was younger .. this star is worth it's weight in Gold, which just happens to round out to exactly $20,000. The winner of the star gets to use it towards their future (hopefully the parents are smart enough to start a college fund) as well as getting the key to the only place with a phone so that they can call their parents! Also, the kids are able to leave during any of the town meetings, if they feel that they are home sick and they do not want to stay any more. One eight year old boy left tonight, he was such a little sweet heart and claimed "I'm only eight years old, I don't think that I'm ready for this!" Everyone tried to talk him into staying but they were also supportive of his decision to leave.
The "host" hosted the first team activity which ended up putting the kids into different levels. The Upper Class, The Merchants, The Cooks, & The Workers. Each of the groups: red, blue, green, and yellow had to pump their colored water from a geyser into a bucket and then carry the bucket to a group of three bottles and fill them. Sounds easy, but they also had a map that they had to look at, had to move their geyser to their colored pump, and once the pump ran dry had to move it again. The Red team won, followed by blue, then yellow (the youngest group), and finally the green team. They all get paid for each of the jobs that they do now, a dollar for the upper class, fifty cents for the merchants, twenty-five cents for the cooks, and only a nickel for the workers. Immediately, the workers complained that they had worked so hard every day and only got a nickel for it. This definitely gives the children a look on how difficult life can really be.
Most of the kids are very smart and mature ... in fact, the kids that are the most immature are the oldest, a fifteen year old and a fourteen year old. The first night that they were picked for their groups ... they went to the other teams bunks and wrote "blue" all over the signs that claimed their color. Annoying.
Overall, this show looks like it's going to very interesting. I really enjoyed watching it. Each time one of the kids started crying, I started tearing up as well ... but I'm a big sap as it is.
Did any one else watch? What'd you guys think!?
This weeks episode just keeps getting better and better.
