This show is set to premier this week and I gotta admit, I'm more than a little bit interested (although maybe it's my brain's way of telling me to stop watching reruns, the episode won't be a new one this week either!)
Anyway, Jonny Lee Miller stars as a lawyer who may be a prophet. Sounds weird, I know- but then I saw the commercial- and it gets even weirder- George Michael (yes, from Wham!) is on the show too!!! I KNOW- how did this happen?!? Not that I mind, it's just, well, WEIRD.
To me, the funny part (beside seeing George Michael singing all his hit songs on TV 10 years later!!!) is that Jonny Lee Miller is that guy. You know, the guy you have seen in a film before but have no idea which one or even when. Well, he's the guy from 'Hackers' (ahhhhhh) and starred with Angelina Jolie (and then ended up marrying her and then getting divorced...) makes it a lot more interesting doesn't it?
So there is a short preview you can watch on http://www.abc.com/ and I am about to check it out.
Ok, the first five minutes are interesting. Eli is a lawyer and he walks around his office all day hearing this organ playing a few notes ( no one else can hear it) then that night when he is being intimate with his fiancee (played by the lovely Natasha Henstridge- the girl from Species) he hears it again, realizes it is the song 'Faith' by George Michale and gets up- and runs into the living room where he sees GEORGE MICHAEL singing on his coffee table!!!
That's it.
Gotta wait till the episode airs this week!!! I told you, I'm curious, intrigued, and yes, it's all a bit weird!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Ugly Betty 1.2.4.08
Last week left off with a cliffhanger- actually a few!
This week, the episode starts with Betty sitting in Hilda's beauty chair getting her hair done- she's letting Hilda practice on her before she gets real customers. Betty is getting ready to go see Henry's band- The IRS (Internal Rhythm Service).
Christina is staying in Wilhelmina's house for the pregnancy- or at least until they know if the embryo implant was successful.
Betty sees the show is tanking, and suggests Henry sing instead of the absolutely tone deaf singer- but Henry doesn't want to. Daniel shows up to support Betty and Henry- and suddenly (randomly) Gabrielle Union walks up to Daniel and gets him to dance (she's on this show?). Yup, she's on the show- her name is Rene and she picks up Daniel by asking him to dance to make her boyfriend jealous- but when her 'bf' starts kissing another guy, the gig is up. She was lying to just hit on him.
Amanda and Marc are being, well, Amanda and Marc and talking about how Gene Simmons is her dad- Marc suggests she write a song, record it and post it on YouTube for Gene Simmons to see. Betty gets Daniel to let her interview Phillip Roth and write an article for the magazine, and then the scene flashes to Daniel and Rene kissing in his apartment- and as they are kissing in the dark, Daniel's mother speaks up- she is on the bed waiting for Daniel... Rene isn't fazed, but she leaves and says she'll be in touch.
Meanwhile, Betty is excited to get her big article written. Turns out it wasn't the guy she thought it was (Phillip Roth) instead it's Phil Roth... but she perks up and introduces herself to him. His new book is called "Tap That- How to Score With Hot Bitches". ASS- Approach, Subdue, Score. EK- Esteem Killer. These are terms the slimy Phil starts throwing at Betty about how to pick up chicks! She stumbles on trying to interview him professionally, but he's so crude. Amanda walks in and he demonstrates by using the 'EK' (of course it wokrs) and Betty wraps up FAST, but not before he autographs a copy of his book for her.
Daniel's mom has no one to talk to so she starts bugging Daniel. And she's cleaning his apartment- found the dirty mags... Daniel asks Betty to find something for his mom to do... a cruise maybe.
Betty gives Daniel an article about Hilda's new business because she didn't want to write about Phil Roth. Daniel fights back and tells Betty she is 'literally judging a book by its cover' (the woman has an apple in her mouth and is on a platter). Daniel says she doesn't have to do the article, because Phil called anyway and asked for a different writer because he thought Betty was too closed minded- which makes her determined to read the book and actually do to article.
Cut to Daniel and Rene making out in her apartment... after he sees her figure in the shower and goes to join her- only to find WILHELMINA!!! Rene is her sister!!! She didn't tell Daniel because he was afraid it wold scare her off, and he says she was right and leaves. Wilhelmina confronts her and tells her off for bringing Daniel to her apartment when she gave her a place to stay. They argue about it, so you know there will be trouble... turned out Christina was sitting in the kitchen and heard it all.
When Daniel talks to Betty about it, he admits he really liked her... but she's Wilhelmina's sister...
Amanda and Henry figure out that they need each other- he is looking for a lead singer and she is looking for a and (its really funny how the scene plays out actually).
Henry and Betty are reading 'Tap That' and she keeps harrumphing about how awful the guy is... Henry is intrigued and they decide to try his methods and see if they work- except Betty wants to ask Geo to do it (because he's a dog) even though Henry offered...
And when Betty and Geo are sitting in the bar discussing the girl Geo is going to try it on- they see her give her number to another guy- HENRY! Showdown between Henry and Geo people! They make a bet- whoever gets the most phone numbers wins. Henry starts out really sweet with a girl "You have an amazing face" and she starts to walk away and he goes on, "Your doctor did an amazing job!" Ouch
But it totally works- as does Geo's line about some girls slutty outfit...
They continue trading horrendous barbs with the girls in the club, getting phone numbers, and giving them to Betty to hold.
Daniel and Alexis argue between each other about who their mom should stay with, but Claire hears them and huffs away- so Alexis loses at Rock,paper,scissors and goes to talk to their mom.
Rene shows up at Daniels office and tells him she knew who he was and walked up to him at first to make Wilhelmina mad, but then actually liked him. Daniel holds out and says they should forget it ever happened (good move, she's trouble!)
And the phone numbers are in- Henry wins! (Geo takes all the numbers though...) Betty is testy- mostly because Henry proved the stuff in Phil's book worked. Hilda tells Betty its not a bad book, it gives guys confidence to talk to girls...
Daniel shows up randomly at Betty's house to talk about Rene. Betty tells him if he can't stop thinking about her, maybe he should go for her, give Rene a chance.
Wilhelmina walks into the kitchen the next morning and sees Daniel poking through the fridge- and he tells her all the places he and Rene had sex in Wilhelmina's apartment. She warns him that he'll regret it, because of Rene, that he should be careful.
Amanda and Marc are working on her song for Gene Simmons- so far she has "Gene Simmons, fire breather, blood spitter, I am your little gi-ir-l!"
But they aren't feeling it. They freestyle a little and it's SO FUNNY!
Claire decides to start a magazine called 'Hot Flash' for all the women like her who don't know what to do with themselves anymore...
Betty meets with Phil Roth again and admits (begrudgingly) that it works on some girls... turns out he never told Daniel that he felt Betty was closed minded- Daniel made it up to get her to writ the article.
The elevator opens and Daniel is immediately confronted by an upset Betty. He explains that he did it to get her to step outside of her comfort zone and write about things she doesn't always know about or feel comfortable with. He also tells her that her article is great, and that he really liked it, but then he tells her it won't get published because Alexis pulled the story. Poor Betty.
Henry explains to Betty that he hates when Geo is around because it makes him jealous, not that he doesn't trust her, he doesn't trust Geo though. She tells him she won't see Geo anymore.... no biggie.
Amanda is getting ready to sing with Henry's band... she actually starts with "It's Mandy bitch!!!" (She pulled a Britney!) She goes into an awesome song- and Marc is recording it- Marc asks the guy in front of him to move and the guy turns around- AND ITS GENE SIMMONS!!! Marc tries to tell her, but she just dances more and more- and ends with Gene's famous tongue/fingers thing. After the song, Gene talks to Amanda and they hug it out (awww)... then they go to get a drink and talk it out.
Henry freaks a little because Amanda left and the band has no singer- now who is going to sing? Betty makes Henry go up to cover for Amanda- and he says he's too scared- but does it with Betty... they sing "It Takes Two to Make the Thing Go Right..." a pretty bad cover but the bar gets hopping!
Rene passes Wilhelmina on her way out to meet Daniel and tells her she better tell Daniel the truth (about what???)if she really wants it to work out... and of course Christina overhears...
That's all folks- see ya' next week!
This week, the episode starts with Betty sitting in Hilda's beauty chair getting her hair done- she's letting Hilda practice on her before she gets real customers. Betty is getting ready to go see Henry's band- The IRS (Internal Rhythm Service).
Christina is staying in Wilhelmina's house for the pregnancy- or at least until they know if the embryo implant was successful.
Betty sees the show is tanking, and suggests Henry sing instead of the absolutely tone deaf singer- but Henry doesn't want to. Daniel shows up to support Betty and Henry- and suddenly (randomly) Gabrielle Union walks up to Daniel and gets him to dance (she's on this show?). Yup, she's on the show- her name is Rene and she picks up Daniel by asking him to dance to make her boyfriend jealous- but when her 'bf' starts kissing another guy, the gig is up. She was lying to just hit on him.
Amanda and Marc are being, well, Amanda and Marc and talking about how Gene Simmons is her dad- Marc suggests she write a song, record it and post it on YouTube for Gene Simmons to see. Betty gets Daniel to let her interview Phillip Roth and write an article for the magazine, and then the scene flashes to Daniel and Rene kissing in his apartment- and as they are kissing in the dark, Daniel's mother speaks up- she is on the bed waiting for Daniel... Rene isn't fazed, but she leaves and says she'll be in touch.
Meanwhile, Betty is excited to get her big article written. Turns out it wasn't the guy she thought it was (Phillip Roth) instead it's Phil Roth... but she perks up and introduces herself to him. His new book is called "Tap That- How to Score With Hot Bitches". ASS- Approach, Subdue, Score. EK- Esteem Killer. These are terms the slimy Phil starts throwing at Betty about how to pick up chicks! She stumbles on trying to interview him professionally, but he's so crude. Amanda walks in and he demonstrates by using the 'EK' (of course it wokrs) and Betty wraps up FAST, but not before he autographs a copy of his book for her.
Daniel's mom has no one to talk to so she starts bugging Daniel. And she's cleaning his apartment- found the dirty mags... Daniel asks Betty to find something for his mom to do... a cruise maybe.
Betty gives Daniel an article about Hilda's new business because she didn't want to write about Phil Roth. Daniel fights back and tells Betty she is 'literally judging a book by its cover' (the woman has an apple in her mouth and is on a platter). Daniel says she doesn't have to do the article, because Phil called anyway and asked for a different writer because he thought Betty was too closed minded- which makes her determined to read the book and actually do to article.
Cut to Daniel and Rene making out in her apartment... after he sees her figure in the shower and goes to join her- only to find WILHELMINA!!! Rene is her sister!!! She didn't tell Daniel because he was afraid it wold scare her off, and he says she was right and leaves. Wilhelmina confronts her and tells her off for bringing Daniel to her apartment when she gave her a place to stay. They argue about it, so you know there will be trouble... turned out Christina was sitting in the kitchen and heard it all.
When Daniel talks to Betty about it, he admits he really liked her... but she's Wilhelmina's sister...
Amanda and Henry figure out that they need each other- he is looking for a lead singer and she is looking for a and (its really funny how the scene plays out actually).
Henry and Betty are reading 'Tap That' and she keeps harrumphing about how awful the guy is... Henry is intrigued and they decide to try his methods and see if they work- except Betty wants to ask Geo to do it (because he's a dog) even though Henry offered...
And when Betty and Geo are sitting in the bar discussing the girl Geo is going to try it on- they see her give her number to another guy- HENRY! Showdown between Henry and Geo people! They make a bet- whoever gets the most phone numbers wins. Henry starts out really sweet with a girl "You have an amazing face" and she starts to walk away and he goes on, "Your doctor did an amazing job!" Ouch
But it totally works- as does Geo's line about some girls slutty outfit...
They continue trading horrendous barbs with the girls in the club, getting phone numbers, and giving them to Betty to hold.
Daniel and Alexis argue between each other about who their mom should stay with, but Claire hears them and huffs away- so Alexis loses at Rock,paper,scissors and goes to talk to their mom.
Rene shows up at Daniels office and tells him she knew who he was and walked up to him at first to make Wilhelmina mad, but then actually liked him. Daniel holds out and says they should forget it ever happened (good move, she's trouble!)
And the phone numbers are in- Henry wins! (Geo takes all the numbers though...) Betty is testy- mostly because Henry proved the stuff in Phil's book worked. Hilda tells Betty its not a bad book, it gives guys confidence to talk to girls...
Daniel shows up randomly at Betty's house to talk about Rene. Betty tells him if he can't stop thinking about her, maybe he should go for her, give Rene a chance.
Wilhelmina walks into the kitchen the next morning and sees Daniel poking through the fridge- and he tells her all the places he and Rene had sex in Wilhelmina's apartment. She warns him that he'll regret it, because of Rene, that he should be careful.
Amanda and Marc are working on her song for Gene Simmons- so far she has "Gene Simmons, fire breather, blood spitter, I am your little gi-ir-l!"
But they aren't feeling it. They freestyle a little and it's SO FUNNY!
Claire decides to start a magazine called 'Hot Flash' for all the women like her who don't know what to do with themselves anymore...
Betty meets with Phil Roth again and admits (begrudgingly) that it works on some girls... turns out he never told Daniel that he felt Betty was closed minded- Daniel made it up to get her to writ the article.
The elevator opens and Daniel is immediately confronted by an upset Betty. He explains that he did it to get her to step outside of her comfort zone and write about things she doesn't always know about or feel comfortable with. He also tells her that her article is great, and that he really liked it, but then he tells her it won't get published because Alexis pulled the story. Poor Betty.
Henry explains to Betty that he hates when Geo is around because it makes him jealous, not that he doesn't trust her, he doesn't trust Geo though. She tells him she won't see Geo anymore.... no biggie.
Amanda is getting ready to sing with Henry's band... she actually starts with "It's Mandy bitch!!!" (She pulled a Britney!) She goes into an awesome song- and Marc is recording it- Marc asks the guy in front of him to move and the guy turns around- AND ITS GENE SIMMONS!!! Marc tries to tell her, but she just dances more and more- and ends with Gene's famous tongue/fingers thing. After the song, Gene talks to Amanda and they hug it out (awww)... then they go to get a drink and talk it out.
Henry freaks a little because Amanda left and the band has no singer- now who is going to sing? Betty makes Henry go up to cover for Amanda- and he says he's too scared- but does it with Betty... they sing "It Takes Two to Make the Thing Go Right..." a pretty bad cover but the bar gets hopping!
Rene passes Wilhelmina on her way out to meet Daniel and tells her she better tell Daniel the truth (about what???)if she really wants it to work out... and of course Christina overhears...
That's all folks- see ya' next week!
My So Called Life
I never watched this show when it was on TV, but now www.abc.com has it on their site- they add a new episode each week and I am finally learning all about Angela Chase and Jordan Catalano...
It's a nice series- I like seeing the teen angst, the grunge clothes- and especially Mr. Jared Leto (pre eyeliner though).
Check it out...
It's a nice series- I like seeing the teen angst, the grunge clothes- and especially Mr. Jared Leto (pre eyeliner though).
Check it out...
Friday, January 25, 2008
Big Shots 1.24.05
Terrence is dead! I really assumed he'd have a few episodes in the hospital and then make a comeback. Good plot twist! Unfortunately, Duncan can be blamed now for hiring Zack to shoot Terrence...but it gets even worse when Duncan realizes he once slept with Terrence's sister a long time ago- and it ended badly!
Brody brings the guys to his 'special place' - a man's playground with video games and all kind of entertainment housed in an apartment because his wife won't let him have all the stuff!
Unfortunately for Brody, Janelle finds the place and surprises him there...and says she doesn't mind if he does 'Brody stuff' but he needs to do it together with her. She tries video game football, but sucks at it and it gives her a headache, so she suggest basketball. Brody tried to show her how to play, and misses every time (He's never missed before) and then Janelle makes every shot! She also beats him at Foosball!
She was playing him all along though, by winning at everything she takes the fun out of it and Brody decides to give up the apartment... as the movers are packing it up, Janelle slips him a tip and tells him he can 'lose some of the oxes' she's a sly little minx!
But Brody isn't that dumb, the next day the mover comes to Brody with a key and says its all back in place- and Brody pays him- maybe Brody knows more about Janelle than she realizes!!
Duncan finds out that Terrence was major stockholder at Reveal- therefore Elizabeth is now his new boss... and now his corporate card doesn't work! Victoria (Terrence's sister) confronts Duncan and Elizabeth and tells Elizabeth she won't get a cent, that she thinks she just married her brother for the money...
Brody brings the guys to his 'special place' - a man's playground with video games and all kind of entertainment housed in an apartment because his wife won't let him have all the stuff!
Unfortunately for Brody, Janelle finds the place and surprises him there...and says she doesn't mind if he does 'Brody stuff' but he needs to do it together with her. She tries video game football, but sucks at it and it gives her a headache, so she suggest basketball. Brody tried to show her how to play, and misses every time (He's never missed before) and then Janelle makes every shot! She also beats him at Foosball!
She was playing him all along though, by winning at everything she takes the fun out of it and Brody decides to give up the apartment... as the movers are packing it up, Janelle slips him a tip and tells him he can 'lose some of the oxes' she's a sly little minx!
But Brody isn't that dumb, the next day the mover comes to Brody with a key and says its all back in place- and Brody pays him- maybe Brody knows more about Janelle than she realizes!!
Duncan finds out that Terrence was major stockholder at Reveal- therefore Elizabeth is now his new boss... and now his corporate card doesn't work! Victoria (Terrence's sister) confronts Duncan and Elizabeth and tells Elizabeth she won't get a cent, that she thinks she just married her brother for the money...
In another twist (writer's are on fire this week) Marla is the one begging Carl not to tell his wife about their affair and that her baby is his! She doesn't want their friendship ruined- then in a predictable turn of events, Wendy walks in and Marla blurts it all out- and then Wendy throws them both out of the house. Carl tried to make up by buying her jewellery, but that doesn't work. Marla tried next, by asking Wendy to raise the baby with Carl- and Wendy relents and let's Marla back in (but not Carl...).
Katie is fed up with all the whispers and stares about her brief fling with James so she goes on an interview thinking if she doesn't work at the same company then they can date in peace- but in the end decides she can handle it. They come out publicly at work that they are dating.
Duncan meets with Victoria to get her to back off of Elizabeth, but he is too late- Elizabeth had already met with Victoria and signed over Terrence's entire estate to her.
Carl confronts Wendy and reads his wedding vows aloud to her- and as soon as he finishes she runs away and throws up in the bathroom. Turns out... Wendy is pregnant too! Happy happy joy joy (Poor Carl).
Victoria comes in to the board meeting at Reveal- she now owns Duncan just like her brother did... as Duncan ;eaves the meeting,he finds an envelope with a news article about Terrence's death- and a message "Are you proud of me now Dad? - Zack"
Celebrity Apprentice 1.24.08
Yeesh, so my pick for winner, Gene Simmons, got canned last week, and now I really am annoyed at Omarosa- she should have been first to go!!!
I don't have a new pick yet for winner- maybe this week's episode will help me figure it out. Maybe Carol Alt, maybe Tito...
The PM's this week are Marilu and Vinny... without knowing anything about the task (except is has something to do with Broadway plays) I think maybe just maybe the girls will win, unless the boys carry Vinny through, he seems like a weaker player to me (although I adored him on HBO... sorry Vinny!)
I was right, it was a weak episode- they had to sell Broadway tickets and I actually think the women won...
oh well, I was wrong- by just under $2,000 the men beat the women.
PLEASE send home Omarosa!!!
Cop out, unless Marilu opens her mouth, Jennie will be sent home.
called it- Jennie is out! PLEASE FIRE OMAROSA NEXT WEEK!!!
I don't have a new pick yet for winner- maybe this week's episode will help me figure it out. Maybe Carol Alt, maybe Tito...
The PM's this week are Marilu and Vinny... without knowing anything about the task (except is has something to do with Broadway plays) I think maybe just maybe the girls will win, unless the boys carry Vinny through, he seems like a weaker player to me (although I adored him on HBO... sorry Vinny!)
I was right, it was a weak episode- they had to sell Broadway tickets and I actually think the women won...
oh well, I was wrong- by just under $2,000 the men beat the women.
PLEASE send home Omarosa!!!
Cop out, unless Marilu opens her mouth, Jennie will be sent home.
called it- Jennie is out! PLEASE FIRE OMAROSA NEXT WEEK!!!
Cashmere Mafia 1.23.08
I didn't blog this week's episode out of pure laziness- that and the episodes are starting to get a little bit boring, basically the same thing each week (although sometimes in not so flattering outfits! Did you see Mia's white jacquard jacket thing???? And what's with her statement earrings- every time she wears earrings...).
Losing interest...
Losing interest...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Heath Ledger R.I.P.
It has not been a good year for actors struggling with substance issues- it is only January 22 and another actor has died. 
Heath and Sienna Miller in 'Casanova'
Heath Ledger was found dead in a New York apartment on Broome Street this afternoon. No one is sure exactly what happened yet, but they believe it might have been a drug overdose. He had a massage appointment and when the housekeeper came to get him, she couldn't wake him up.
'The Dark Knight' as The Joker
I am completely blown away by this. To begin with, he has so much going on for him right now- he has a 2 year old daughter Matilda with actress Michelle Williams, although they broke up recently. He has a lot of movies that are about to come out as well- the Batman film 'The Dark Knight' and he was filming "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" in New York. Just this past week there were photos of him on set.
I am more and more saddened, he was in so many wonderful movies and was so young- only 28. Just a few days ago I saw 'The Four Feathers' for the first time and was blown away by just how talented he was- I am having a hard time believing that he is dead.
With Kate Hudson in 'The Four Feathers'
Heath and Sienna Miller in 'Casanova'
'A Knights Tales'
scene from "The Brothers Grimm'
'10 Things I Hate About You'
Below are articles and posts I have found online regarding his life, the movies he made.
Jan 22, 4:54 PM (ET)By TOM HAYS
NEW YORK (AP) - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.
The Australian-born actor was an Oscar nominee for his role in "Brokeback Mountain" and has numerous other screen credits.
NEW YORK (AP) - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.
The Australian-born actor was an Oscar nominee for his role in "Brokeback Mountain" and has numerous other screen credits.
http://perezhilton.com/2008-01-22-heath-battled-drugs - includes a video of an interview he gave
'Brokeback Mountain'
Here is a list of the some of the movies he made:
The Dark Knight
I'm Not There
Candy
Casanova
Brokeback Mountain
The Brothers Grimm
Lords of Dogtown
The Order
Ned Kelly
The Four Feathers
Monster's Ball
A Knight's Tale
The Patriot
Two Hands
10 Things I Hate About You
I am saddened that a man with so much talent and so much life yet unlived is gone too soon. He was one of those people who affected others without realizing it- how many of those movies listed above have you seen and loved (and remembered he was in? I was surprised by a few of the titles myself). My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. He will be missed.
Monday, January 21, 2008
MI:5 (Season 2)
Netflix has a huge range of shows- and we stumbled across this one from England this weekend. It's called MI:5 and it's basically a CIA-type of office with spies and espionage- it's brilliantly written and the cast is really great.
I started in Season 2, and am up the the finale, but there are 6 season to watch and I am looking forward to them (I will even go back and watch season 1 when I finish this episode).
From looking it up online, this show is called 'Spooks' in the UK and it aired on A&E for a while but then it got banned (I think the episode where Bush visits Britain may have been a contributing factor...).
It's worth a look- and if you're only going to watch one episode- watch the last episode of season 2- 'Pit of Secrets' then tell me I'm wrong.
We should hire British writers, forget the American ones!!!
I started in Season 2, and am up the the finale, but there are 6 season to watch and I am looking forward to them (I will even go back and watch season 1 when I finish this episode).
From looking it up online, this show is called 'Spooks' in the UK and it aired on A&E for a while but then it got banned (I think the episode where Bush visits Britain may have been a contributing factor...).
It's worth a look- and if you're only going to watch one episode- watch the last episode of season 2- 'Pit of Secrets' then tell me I'm wrong.
We should hire British writers, forget the American ones!!!
Friday, January 18, 2008
The L Word (second episode, second season)
Once again, I reiterate my amazement that a show this good swooped below my radar for as long as his has.
I have a new pet project- now I am hooked and will have to watch this entire thing through till the end (that means hours and hours of episodes that are just waiting for me to find the time to watch them all!)
I still maintain that Shane is the one to watch, the epicenter of the entire show- and I that when I her on the screen for five seconds- before I had seen how her character really is!
I guarantee I will be spending a lot of time this weekend on Netflix, thanks again Tammy!
I have a new pet project- now I am hooked and will have to watch this entire thing through till the end (that means hours and hours of episodes that are just waiting for me to find the time to watch them all!)
I still maintain that Shane is the one to watch, the epicenter of the entire show- and I that when I her on the screen for five seconds- before I had seen how her character really is!
I guarantee I will be spending a lot of time this weekend on Netflix, thanks again Tammy!
The L Word
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I just recently got into watching 'The L Word' on Netflix- well, to be honest, I watched the recap of season 1 because my free viewing starts with season 2... but anyway, as I am watching the recap and figuring out the show is basically a lot of lesbians, kissing, some jealousy and kissing some more, I realize that
A) Daniel Meade from Ugly Betty is on this show! I know he has a name (Eric Mabius) and isn't really Daniel Meade but AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH how did I miss all of this???? How did he get on a tv show and I not have seen it till 3-4 years LATER????
(I know the answer- we cancelled our cable when we started travelling all over the place and this scrumptious nugget of tv gold literally passed me by, that's how I missed it!)
B) Rosanna Arquette does not age. At all.
Seriously- watch her in "The Whole 9 Yards" or that movie she made with Madonna (Searching for Susan maybe?) Woman hasn't changed a day in the last 25 years- kudos, I want the name of her doctor, for when I start, not changing, and all that...
C) I am not a lesbian- maybe I could have been in a different life, but I am not one- although I do admit that if Angelina Jolie ever propositioned me I'd be extremely hard pressed to refuse her but that is neither here not there- point is- there is a character on this show that makes me want to bite her lips. Not in the I-love-you-and-will-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-with-you way more of the your-lips-look-biteable-come-here-so-I-can-see-for-myself way. I cannot explain it further than that, but her name is Katherine Moennig (Shane on the show) and seriously, I did not think this would ever happen but I may have found my 2nd place femme crush...
This show may have been a Pandora's box I cannot afford to deal with right now... I'll let you know how it goes, I begin...
I just recently got into watching 'The L Word' on Netflix- well, to be honest, I watched the recap of season 1 because my free viewing starts with season 2... but anyway, as I am watching the recap and figuring out the show is basically a lot of lesbians, kissing, some jealousy and kissing some more, I realize that
A) Daniel Meade from Ugly Betty is on this show! I know he has a name (Eric Mabius) and isn't really Daniel Meade but AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH how did I miss all of this???? How did he get on a tv show and I not have seen it till 3-4 years LATER????
(I know the answer- we cancelled our cable when we started travelling all over the place and this scrumptious nugget of tv gold literally passed me by, that's how I missed it!)
B) Rosanna Arquette does not age. At all.
Seriously- watch her in "The Whole 9 Yards" or that movie she made with Madonna (Searching for Susan maybe?) Woman hasn't changed a day in the last 25 years- kudos, I want the name of her doctor, for when I start, not changing, and all that...
C) I am not a lesbian- maybe I could have been in a different life, but I am not one- although I do admit that if Angelina Jolie ever propositioned me I'd be extremely hard pressed to refuse her but that is neither here not there- point is- there is a character on this show that makes me want to bite her lips. Not in the I-love-you-and-will-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-with-you way more of the your-lips-look-biteable-come-here-so-I-can-see-for-myself way. I cannot explain it further than that, but her name is Katherine Moennig (Shane on the show) and seriously, I did not think this would ever happen but I may have found my 2nd place femme crush...
This show may have been a Pandora's box I cannot afford to deal with right now... I'll let you know how it goes, I begin...
Big Shots 1.17.08
I am happy- a new episode! (and yes, I'm watching it live)
James and Katie are in bed together (finally, we knew it was going to happen).
Later at the club, the guys warn him that office romances are dangerous, and Duncan updates them that Zack is recovering from his attempted suicide. Brody reminds him that he's not really Zack's dad, but Duncan says Zack has no one else...
Brody gets this sports guy out of a parking ticket, and then the guy hires him (didn't catch his name). Irony being, when Brody gets back to his car, HE has a parking ticket!
James asks Katie to go public with their relationship and sign company release of liability paperwork so they can date in the office publicly, mostly to protect them from the Board, but she convinces him they should keep it private.
Duncan meets Elizabeth during lunch and finds out she is selling her business. Duncan says she is being predictable, and bending over too far for Terrence.
Jump to Duncan in bed with a random pretty girl... she asks him to come out partying with her, and he says no, "Once I get into bed, I don't get out" and she calls him a loser, but then he gets a call and he says he'll be right there.
Karl walks in and sees his wife holding a positive pregnancy test- belonging to Marla (his ex-mistress). Marla hasn't confirmed whose baby it is- in fact she didn't give his wife the test, his wife found it...
Duncan gets to the office and sees Terrence- turns out women are having allergic reactions on the East coast to a certain product. Duncan starts talking about preempting the negative publicity by putting out positive press, but Terrence wants to keep silent.
(Sorry, this episode is starting out a bit boring...)
Brody gets a call from the new sports guy he's repping- Gary. Gary is drunk at 5:30 pm (2:30pm west coast time) and asks Brody for a ride- when Brody tells him to take a cab, Gary points out how bad it will look if the press catches on, so Brody cancels his plans with his wife and goes to pick up Gary and drive him home. Gary is at a bar, still partying, and tries to get Brody to start drinking with him, and tries to get Brody to be his wing man with a hot chic he is trying to score with by talking to the chic's very cute, drunk friend... nuff said.
Duncan is visiting Zack, and starts telling him about the issue with the company and Terrence's threat to fire him if the stock drops... as they are talking it ends up on the news about the allergic reactions- because a prom had to get cancelled when all the girls got sick from the makeup!
Karl confronts Marla about being pregnant- and she reassures him that the baby is Tom's (her ex) not Karl's.
Duncan meets with one of the mother's whose daughter got sick from the make up. She plays hard ball and Duncan writes down a dollar amount on a piece of paper, and she agrees to the settlement amount. Duncan then does a press conference, with all the girls from the prom behind him, and he announces that they will all go to a replacement prom, at his country club and get gift baskets too. (Nice recovery Duncan!)
James and Katie kiss in the office after a meeting, and the disgruntled co-worker who complained to James about Katie sees them kissing... dum dum dum
(Yeesh- every time I get into it and start writing it cuts to commercial!!!)
James meets with Kevin (disgruntled co-worker), and the he tells James he saw James and Katie kissing- and that he wants a higher salary or he'll tell. James counters that the board will care a lot more about the missing $2 million than some office romance- SNAP!
The prom girl's mom stops by to see Duncan and invite him to some event, and they start flirting. She sees the young hottie waiting for Duncan and kind of teases him about it...
James tells Katie about Kevin's threat to tell, and they agree to fill out the office paperwork that will allow them to date.
Brody is wrecked after partying with Gary the athlete and new client- and when he meets with Duncan and James they discuss all their issues. Karl joins them late, and informs them that Marla is moving out, and that the baby isn't his. They realize that she probably lied, its probably Karl's anyway...
Duncan gets a call, and runs to see Zack- who broke into the pharmacy at the hospital where he is recovering. I missed what it was all about, but I think Zack might be crazy.
Back at the office, Duncan gets a call from Terrence about how the stock fell a little bit, even though Duncan managed the crisis. He warns Duncan that the next time it happens, he'd better listen to him, or Duncan would be fired. Another guy at the company overhears and tells Duncan he thinks it was Terrence who made the stock drop, so he could buy it all up and also fire Duncan... later Duncan sees Elizabeth and is mean to her and tells her he knows about Terrence's plan to buy all the stock and ruin his life... she doesn't believe him, but he didn't think she would anyway.
Later that night, Duncan is trying to have a romantic night in with his hot young fling and she says she's not into wine- that's something her dad would be more into... ouch.
Elizabeth confronts Terrence and asks him to promise to never sell Reveal. He says he didn't intend to, but now he has a buyer, and could double his money on it. Terrence gets pissed and is nasty to Elizabeth (scary nasty, mean). She walks out.
The re-prom is going on and Duncan surprises the prom-mom he was flirting with by showing up. They bail on it together and go to his place and get drunk and, well, you know... and then they get back to the prom. She tells him it was fun for one night, but it won't work between them long term, they just live different lives.
Brody is at a fancy restaurant getting ready to wine and dine his wife, he ignored his cell when it rings- Gary is on the id... the next day Brody has to look at photos of Gary drunk and crazy, that Gary bought from the photographer with the money he should have paid Brody...but now won't...
Katie tells James she can't do this with him at work- she has worked too hard and come too far on her own to let it get diminished by her relationship with him. They agree it wasn't a mistake, they just need to focus on their careers, and they will just be friends. (which I can already tell you won't work out long term so why bother? She should just go work at another company). Then James goes and fires Kevin... who threatens to go tell the board, but James just wishes him luck and has security escort him out.
Karl confronts Marla again- and tells her he knows the baby is his, and they need to tell Wendy.
Duncan gets a call from the hospital- and finds out Zack is missing...
Elizabeth drives up to pick up Terrence and make nice with him,and as he approaches the car, a gun fires- and we see that Zack shot Terrence... and then Zack runs away...
Whew- it took the entire episode but the last few seconds are finally worth it!!!
James and Katie are in bed together (finally, we knew it was going to happen).
Later at the club, the guys warn him that office romances are dangerous, and Duncan updates them that Zack is recovering from his attempted suicide. Brody reminds him that he's not really Zack's dad, but Duncan says Zack has no one else...
Brody gets this sports guy out of a parking ticket, and then the guy hires him (didn't catch his name). Irony being, when Brody gets back to his car, HE has a parking ticket!
James asks Katie to go public with their relationship and sign company release of liability paperwork so they can date in the office publicly, mostly to protect them from the Board, but she convinces him they should keep it private.
Duncan meets Elizabeth during lunch and finds out she is selling her business. Duncan says she is being predictable, and bending over too far for Terrence.
Jump to Duncan in bed with a random pretty girl... she asks him to come out partying with her, and he says no, "Once I get into bed, I don't get out" and she calls him a loser, but then he gets a call and he says he'll be right there.
Karl walks in and sees his wife holding a positive pregnancy test- belonging to Marla (his ex-mistress). Marla hasn't confirmed whose baby it is- in fact she didn't give his wife the test, his wife found it...
Duncan gets to the office and sees Terrence- turns out women are having allergic reactions on the East coast to a certain product. Duncan starts talking about preempting the negative publicity by putting out positive press, but Terrence wants to keep silent.
(Sorry, this episode is starting out a bit boring...)
Brody gets a call from the new sports guy he's repping- Gary. Gary is drunk at 5:30 pm (2:30pm west coast time) and asks Brody for a ride- when Brody tells him to take a cab, Gary points out how bad it will look if the press catches on, so Brody cancels his plans with his wife and goes to pick up Gary and drive him home. Gary is at a bar, still partying, and tries to get Brody to start drinking with him, and tries to get Brody to be his wing man with a hot chic he is trying to score with by talking to the chic's very cute, drunk friend... nuff said.
Duncan is visiting Zack, and starts telling him about the issue with the company and Terrence's threat to fire him if the stock drops... as they are talking it ends up on the news about the allergic reactions- because a prom had to get cancelled when all the girls got sick from the makeup!
Karl confronts Marla about being pregnant- and she reassures him that the baby is Tom's (her ex) not Karl's.
Duncan meets with one of the mother's whose daughter got sick from the make up. She plays hard ball and Duncan writes down a dollar amount on a piece of paper, and she agrees to the settlement amount. Duncan then does a press conference, with all the girls from the prom behind him, and he announces that they will all go to a replacement prom, at his country club and get gift baskets too. (Nice recovery Duncan!)
James and Katie kiss in the office after a meeting, and the disgruntled co-worker who complained to James about Katie sees them kissing... dum dum dum
(Yeesh- every time I get into it and start writing it cuts to commercial!!!)
James meets with Kevin (disgruntled co-worker), and the he tells James he saw James and Katie kissing- and that he wants a higher salary or he'll tell. James counters that the board will care a lot more about the missing $2 million than some office romance- SNAP!
The prom girl's mom stops by to see Duncan and invite him to some event, and they start flirting. She sees the young hottie waiting for Duncan and kind of teases him about it...
James tells Katie about Kevin's threat to tell, and they agree to fill out the office paperwork that will allow them to date.
Brody is wrecked after partying with Gary the athlete and new client- and when he meets with Duncan and James they discuss all their issues. Karl joins them late, and informs them that Marla is moving out, and that the baby isn't his. They realize that she probably lied, its probably Karl's anyway...
Duncan gets a call, and runs to see Zack- who broke into the pharmacy at the hospital where he is recovering. I missed what it was all about, but I think Zack might be crazy.
Back at the office, Duncan gets a call from Terrence about how the stock fell a little bit, even though Duncan managed the crisis. He warns Duncan that the next time it happens, he'd better listen to him, or Duncan would be fired. Another guy at the company overhears and tells Duncan he thinks it was Terrence who made the stock drop, so he could buy it all up and also fire Duncan... later Duncan sees Elizabeth and is mean to her and tells her he knows about Terrence's plan to buy all the stock and ruin his life... she doesn't believe him, but he didn't think she would anyway.
Later that night, Duncan is trying to have a romantic night in with his hot young fling and she says she's not into wine- that's something her dad would be more into... ouch.
Elizabeth confronts Terrence and asks him to promise to never sell Reveal. He says he didn't intend to, but now he has a buyer, and could double his money on it. Terrence gets pissed and is nasty to Elizabeth (scary nasty, mean). She walks out.
The re-prom is going on and Duncan surprises the prom-mom he was flirting with by showing up. They bail on it together and go to his place and get drunk and, well, you know... and then they get back to the prom. She tells him it was fun for one night, but it won't work between them long term, they just live different lives.
Brody is at a fancy restaurant getting ready to wine and dine his wife, he ignored his cell when it rings- Gary is on the id... the next day Brody has to look at photos of Gary drunk and crazy, that Gary bought from the photographer with the money he should have paid Brody...but now won't...
Katie tells James she can't do this with him at work- she has worked too hard and come too far on her own to let it get diminished by her relationship with him. They agree it wasn't a mistake, they just need to focus on their careers, and they will just be friends. (which I can already tell you won't work out long term so why bother? She should just go work at another company). Then James goes and fires Kevin... who threatens to go tell the board, but James just wishes him luck and has security escort him out.
Karl confronts Marla again- and tells her he knows the baby is his, and they need to tell Wendy.
Duncan gets a call from the hospital- and finds out Zack is missing...
Elizabeth drives up to pick up Terrence and make nice with him,and as he approaches the car, a gun fires- and we see that Zack shot Terrence... and then Zack runs away...
Whew- it took the entire episode but the last few seconds are finally worth it!!!
Celebrity Apprentice 1.17.08
I missed the first minute, but here's the rest of it, live.
Nely and Carol walk back in, so everyone knows Nadia was fired. Omarosa does this pep talk thing saying they just need one win and then it will be a domino effect and the girls will win it all- um, ok. They might stand a chance if Omarosa gets fired, otherwise no matter who she works with, they'll lose!
Alright, because the women are getting beat so badly, Trump asks one of the men to switch over- and of course, Gene Simmons switches to the women's team. The task is something about Kodak, printers and ink (I wasn't really listening, it was boring) and Nely over talks everyone during the meeting with the executives. Later, Gene points out that the Kodak execs are wrong about what they told Nely, and that the women need to focus on more than just the ink...
Stephen Baldwin really enunciates words, over and over again. Tito Ortiz is the PM this week, but it seems like Stephen is taking over- he just keeps blabbering... Piers Morgan suggests a 'knock down' between Tito and Lennox Lewis, then Stephen says "Kodak is going to knock you out!". Trace Adkins (a country singer) is also on the men's team- I feel like he could be the underdog who wins it all if Gene falls through on me. Vinny Pastore (from The Sopranos) is also on the team- and he is hilarious!
Unfortunately for the men, just as they finish taking pics of Lennox and Tito (shirtless, "knocked out" by the Kodak printer...) Stephen knocks over a drink and it goes all over the one laptop they had all their stuff on... they don't know if the laptop will work or if they lost all their stuff, so they come up with a plan B just in case- which they ended up needing- so their presentation is a bunch of sloppy poster's, and their sales skills will matter most!
Gene, as PM for the women, makes everyone do all the work, and as much as you want to criticize him you can't cuz he wins, and is usually right! He gets all the women to sell the printer's, and really just watches as it all happens. Jim Kramer (Mad Money) stops by... I hate his show, he is loud and a blowhard...and he looks much smaller on this show than on his usual show.
The women's presentation is really professional, as opposed to the men's. The men start gaining momentum by really promoting the inexpensive ink, but I think the women are gonna win this one.
Yay! My favorite TV fake CEO- Alec Baldwin showed up to lend his brother support!!! He's funny on 30 Rock, so his appearance definitely lent a lot to the men's team. He buys a lot of printer/ink just to donate to charity, but it was nice of him to show up and help out his lil brother.
So, we are in the board room- and Gene immediately is in the hot seat with Trump over his skipping the executive meeting... but then it slips over the sloppy men's team presentation and Tito explains about the coffee spill... Jim Kramer weighs in and says the men's team had a sloppy presentation, but got the message across better- and Hydra wins! (I am surprised, thought Empresario would take it home) If Gene had gone to the meeting and understood the message Kodak was trying to promote, they would have won- but even in dollar dales, the men beat the women too!
Bad feeling now- Gene is gonna get blamed, but I think he will wiggle his way out and Nely will be out cuz even though he wasn't at the meeting, she was and it will land on her. Yup- I was right- the Kodak execs told Trump that Nely talked wayyyy too much at the meeting. Carol kind of squirms when he confronts her, and the Omarosa attacks Gene in the boardroom by saying he doesn't even know the product (which he doesn't know, even though it's written on his hand).
Trump asks Carol who she would fire, and she says herself or Nely. Omarosa says Gene. Jenny says Gene. Marilu says Gene. Nely says Jenny (huh?) and explains that it is because she isn't a good leader (which makes no sense because she wasn't even PM!). Gene brings Omarosa into the boardroom (but he should have brought Nely too, and now he will be fired). Sucks when ego gets in the way of a smart decision.
Trump tells Gene he needs to bring someone else in, even though Gene asked if he could only bring one and Trump agreed he could! He should bring Nely, she'll be fired EASILY! (Of course, its commercial break!)
So, Gene decides to bring Jenny Finch back in to the board room too (she won a gold medal for something, no idea what). Gene is going home- I am so annoyed at him. Jim Kramer is so pissed he stutters! (I really don't like the guy, sorry). Omarosa immediately defends herself, and Trump asks Gene what he should do, he even says that if he tells Gene to do one thing Gene will go do the exact opposite (Trump wants to say because he's stubborn, but he says because Gene is a strong thinker) and then Trump fires Gene.
Blargh! Such a stupid show today, I may have to stop watching at this point. It was just dumb.
Nely and Carol walk back in, so everyone knows Nadia was fired. Omarosa does this pep talk thing saying they just need one win and then it will be a domino effect and the girls will win it all- um, ok. They might stand a chance if Omarosa gets fired, otherwise no matter who she works with, they'll lose!
Alright, because the women are getting beat so badly, Trump asks one of the men to switch over- and of course, Gene Simmons switches to the women's team. The task is something about Kodak, printers and ink (I wasn't really listening, it was boring) and Nely over talks everyone during the meeting with the executives. Later, Gene points out that the Kodak execs are wrong about what they told Nely, and that the women need to focus on more than just the ink...
Stephen Baldwin really enunciates words, over and over again. Tito Ortiz is the PM this week, but it seems like Stephen is taking over- he just keeps blabbering... Piers Morgan suggests a 'knock down' between Tito and Lennox Lewis, then Stephen says "Kodak is going to knock you out!". Trace Adkins (a country singer) is also on the men's team- I feel like he could be the underdog who wins it all if Gene falls through on me. Vinny Pastore (from The Sopranos) is also on the team- and he is hilarious!
Unfortunately for the men, just as they finish taking pics of Lennox and Tito (shirtless, "knocked out" by the Kodak printer...) Stephen knocks over a drink and it goes all over the one laptop they had all their stuff on... they don't know if the laptop will work or if they lost all their stuff, so they come up with a plan B just in case- which they ended up needing- so their presentation is a bunch of sloppy poster's, and their sales skills will matter most!
Gene, as PM for the women, makes everyone do all the work, and as much as you want to criticize him you can't cuz he wins, and is usually right! He gets all the women to sell the printer's, and really just watches as it all happens. Jim Kramer (Mad Money) stops by... I hate his show, he is loud and a blowhard...and he looks much smaller on this show than on his usual show.
The women's presentation is really professional, as opposed to the men's. The men start gaining momentum by really promoting the inexpensive ink, but I think the women are gonna win this one.
Yay! My favorite TV fake CEO- Alec Baldwin showed up to lend his brother support!!! He's funny on 30 Rock, so his appearance definitely lent a lot to the men's team. He buys a lot of printer/ink just to donate to charity, but it was nice of him to show up and help out his lil brother.
So, we are in the board room- and Gene immediately is in the hot seat with Trump over his skipping the executive meeting... but then it slips over the sloppy men's team presentation and Tito explains about the coffee spill... Jim Kramer weighs in and says the men's team had a sloppy presentation, but got the message across better- and Hydra wins! (I am surprised, thought Empresario would take it home) If Gene had gone to the meeting and understood the message Kodak was trying to promote, they would have won- but even in dollar dales, the men beat the women too!
Bad feeling now- Gene is gonna get blamed, but I think he will wiggle his way out and Nely will be out cuz even though he wasn't at the meeting, she was and it will land on her. Yup- I was right- the Kodak execs told Trump that Nely talked wayyyy too much at the meeting. Carol kind of squirms when he confronts her, and the Omarosa attacks Gene in the boardroom by saying he doesn't even know the product (which he doesn't know, even though it's written on his hand).
Trump asks Carol who she would fire, and she says herself or Nely. Omarosa says Gene. Jenny says Gene. Marilu says Gene. Nely says Jenny (huh?) and explains that it is because she isn't a good leader (which makes no sense because she wasn't even PM!). Gene brings Omarosa into the boardroom (but he should have brought Nely too, and now he will be fired). Sucks when ego gets in the way of a smart decision.
Trump tells Gene he needs to bring someone else in, even though Gene asked if he could only bring one and Trump agreed he could! He should bring Nely, she'll be fired EASILY! (Of course, its commercial break!)
So, Gene decides to bring Jenny Finch back in to the board room too (she won a gold medal for something, no idea what). Gene is going home- I am so annoyed at him. Jim Kramer is so pissed he stutters! (I really don't like the guy, sorry). Omarosa immediately defends herself, and Trump asks Gene what he should do, he even says that if he tells Gene to do one thing Gene will go do the exact opposite (Trump wants to say because he's stubborn, but he says because Gene is a strong thinker) and then Trump fires Gene.
Blargh! Such a stupid show today, I may have to stop watching at this point. It was just dumb.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Ugly Betty 1.17.08
I know, I never post on the same night it airs on TV, but today I am actually watching the show as it airs on TV... believe me, I won't be making a habit of this- I much prefer watching shows a day later, online, with the ability to pause and rewind... anyway, on to the show
Betty wakes up in Gino's store with handcuffs on and the huge window broken and a police officer writing a report... flash back to three days earlier... Daniel is preparing to testify at the trial for Fay Summer's murder, in defense of his mother. Betty gives him and Alexis the usual pep talk...
Wilhemina and Marc ask Christina to be the surrogate of her baby, but doesn't tell her that it's from Bradford Meade's sperm. They know Christina needs the money for her husband's experimental surgery to save his life, and offer her $100,000- but she refuses. Christina tells Betty, and also tells her that she has another way to get the money- from an old dress that Jacki Kennedy wore to a white house dinner that Christina found in the closet at Mode. (But neither of them see Marc hiding in the corner, listening)
Amanda goes into her mother's secret-sex-room and finds that all the other Mode employees know about it and use it for their breaks- so Amanda decides to take all of her mother;s things out of it- and sees a bunch of diary pages taped to the back of one of her paintings. (Then a voice narrates some of the words on the page- I can't place the voice...)
Daniel, Alexis, Betty and Claire are all sitting in a pre-trial meeting discussing what will happen. Claire gives Betty her favorite perfume bottle, but Betty refuses to accept it, only says she'll keep it safe till Claire gets out of prison.
Alexis testifies, and since she was 'dead' at the time it happened (really in hiding getting a sex-change operation without her family's knowledge), her testimony isn't really so helpful.
Amanda continues reading her mother's diary- and the narration tells us that the perfume bottle was a gift that Bradford gave Claire- but it was a poisoned bottle of perfume that Fay Summers suggested Bradford giver her to convince her he wasn't having an affair and Fay swapped the real perfume with the poison so it would kill Claire- and now Betty has it- AND IS WEARING IT!
Henry smells Betty and tells her she smells fantastic- and Betty is acting like she is on speed- she has done everything in the office and is on accomplishment overdrive (obviously an effect of the poisoned perfume).
During a break during the trial, Daniel breaks change at the courthouse food court, only to get caught looking as though he is bribing the judge from his mom's case- cuz he is the one who needed the change, and the judge has to recuse herself.
Betty keeps spraying the perfume on herself- she is addicted to it. Gio brings her a sandwich she orders and Betty says the sandwich tastes like purple and sunshine... she also orders another sandwich to pack for Henry to take on his trip to Tucson to see Charlie get her sonogram... Gio tells Betty she smells really good...
Back to the trial- even though the Judge had to get recused, the lawyer says he only lost one case ever- and of course the new Judge is the one he lost to. Not good... and I can't place the actor who plays the lawyer but I recognize him and he's funny.
Betty is still acting crazy... she gets all excited about the colors some of the models are wearing... Henry notices but he has to go and asks Betty for the care package- and she runs into him and kisses him in front of everyone in the office...
Amanda and Marc are reading more of the diary and she tells him about the poisoned perfume that was meant to kill Claire but drove her crazy so she killed Fay first- and realize that the pages are evidence that would free Claire Meade- so Amanda decides to burn them, but Halston runs away, so she tells Marc to do it, even though he stutters that they should turn the pages over to someone...
Wow, commercial break- um, it moves a lot faster when I watch it on TV for some reason, even if the commercials are longer, and much more annoying!
And we're back! Betty is singing and dancing around her house talking a mile a minute... even eating a bottle of whipped cream for breakfast... and surreptitiously scratching at her neck...
Daniel's testimony in court begins and the lawyer makes mince meat out of Daniel (plus the new Judge is absolutely not in his favor).
Betty is sitting in the office waiting for Henry to call and being a little crazy... she sprays more perfume on herself... Gio comes to see her and apologize for saying that Henry would cheat on her while he was in Tucson. She works herself into a tizzy about him not calling and starts attacking Gio (while yelling that Henry must be with Charlie)... it gets out of hand and she yells at him to leave (cue ominous music) and sprays herself with more poison perfume.
Marc tells Wilhemina about Christina's plan to sell the vintage Jackie O dress, and they plan to take the dress so Christina needs to accept her offer and carry her baby.
Betty makes change for Amanda, while sweating and ranting about Gio and Henry, and Amanda sees Betty spray the perfume on herself... and it clicks... yup, the perfume must be the poisoned one... Betty writes Gio and note about how she doesn't like him and marches down to his shop and throws a garbage can through the store window and then passes out... (so basically we are exactly where we were when the show started tonight, just now we know about the poisoned perfume).
Betty is at the doctor, Gio came with her, and Hilda comes running in, with her dad and Justin right behind her. The doctor sees Betty, and makes everyone leave the room- so he can ask her if she is using drugs! She denies it, and he tells her if she's not doing drugs, then someone is drugging her!
Christina brings the auctioneer in to see the dress, only to find that it has been shredded! She confronts Wilhemina and Marc, and they don't admit they ruined the dress, but re-offer the money if she'll carry the baby.
The blood work comes back and they find out that Betty has been poisoned, drugged- and could have died from the toxins!!! She realizes that the perfume must have been what has been poisoning her, and runs back to the office to get it- but it's gone! She realizes Amanda took it- and confronts her. Amanda tells Betty the truth about the diary, the perfume and Fay... but refuses to go to court to free Claire. Betty guilt's her into returning the perfume by asking her if she really wants to take away Daniel's mother from him...
When Betty tells Daniel, Alexis, Claire and the lawyer, they don't really believe it at first, but call Betty as a witness anyway. She testifies how the perfume made her crazy even though she's only been using it for a day- and points out that Claire was using it for six months. The Prosecutor asks Betty why Bradford would poison his wife, and since Betty can't produce the diary pages he makes it look like she's lying to protect Daniel. The Prosecutor walks forward and takes a huge swallow of the perfume- and pretends to be sick for a moment- and then is fine, because there is only water in the bottle...
cut to Amanda and Marc in the secret-sex-room- Amanda is holding a vial of liquid and says, "I didn't give her the perfume, say goodbye Mrs. Meade."
cue more ominous music, and fade to black (and commercial).
(Have I said yet today how much I enjoy this show? So refreshingly different... and funny)
Marc doesn't want to dispose of the perfume for Amanda, and gives her back the diary pages because he doesn't want to destroy them- he also tells her Claire is Innocent and the reason Amanda makes Marc do all the dirty work is because she can't admit to herself that her mother was the one who did wrong. She slaps Marc, but then they hug it out.
Claire is testifying and it's not going well, and Betty gets a text from Amanda to meet her in the hallway- she gives Betty the diary pages and the poisoned perfume- and Betty rushes in and gives the evidence to the Judge- and then the Jury finds Claire not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. She's a free woman!
Back at the office, there is a celebratory party, and Daniel hugs Betty... side bar- I love Claire Meade's outfit... Betty apologizes to Gio, for the window and the note and they hug it out too... and then Betty goes to hug Claire, and we see Gio watching Betty with adoring eyes.
Christina, Wilhemina and Marc are at the doctor's office getting Christina pregnant and Betty opens the door- Christina invited her to help her through the procedure- and the next nine months...
Betty wakes up in Gino's store with handcuffs on and the huge window broken and a police officer writing a report... flash back to three days earlier... Daniel is preparing to testify at the trial for Fay Summer's murder, in defense of his mother. Betty gives him and Alexis the usual pep talk...
Wilhemina and Marc ask Christina to be the surrogate of her baby, but doesn't tell her that it's from Bradford Meade's sperm. They know Christina needs the money for her husband's experimental surgery to save his life, and offer her $100,000- but she refuses. Christina tells Betty, and also tells her that she has another way to get the money- from an old dress that Jacki Kennedy wore to a white house dinner that Christina found in the closet at Mode. (But neither of them see Marc hiding in the corner, listening)
Amanda goes into her mother's secret-sex-room and finds that all the other Mode employees know about it and use it for their breaks- so Amanda decides to take all of her mother;s things out of it- and sees a bunch of diary pages taped to the back of one of her paintings. (Then a voice narrates some of the words on the page- I can't place the voice...)
Daniel, Alexis, Betty and Claire are all sitting in a pre-trial meeting discussing what will happen. Claire gives Betty her favorite perfume bottle, but Betty refuses to accept it, only says she'll keep it safe till Claire gets out of prison.
Alexis testifies, and since she was 'dead' at the time it happened (really in hiding getting a sex-change operation without her family's knowledge), her testimony isn't really so helpful.
Amanda continues reading her mother's diary- and the narration tells us that the perfume bottle was a gift that Bradford gave Claire- but it was a poisoned bottle of perfume that Fay Summers suggested Bradford giver her to convince her he wasn't having an affair and Fay swapped the real perfume with the poison so it would kill Claire- and now Betty has it- AND IS WEARING IT!
Henry smells Betty and tells her she smells fantastic- and Betty is acting like she is on speed- she has done everything in the office and is on accomplishment overdrive (obviously an effect of the poisoned perfume).
During a break during the trial, Daniel breaks change at the courthouse food court, only to get caught looking as though he is bribing the judge from his mom's case- cuz he is the one who needed the change, and the judge has to recuse herself.
Betty keeps spraying the perfume on herself- she is addicted to it. Gio brings her a sandwich she orders and Betty says the sandwich tastes like purple and sunshine... she also orders another sandwich to pack for Henry to take on his trip to Tucson to see Charlie get her sonogram... Gio tells Betty she smells really good...
Back to the trial- even though the Judge had to get recused, the lawyer says he only lost one case ever- and of course the new Judge is the one he lost to. Not good... and I can't place the actor who plays the lawyer but I recognize him and he's funny.
Betty is still acting crazy... she gets all excited about the colors some of the models are wearing... Henry notices but he has to go and asks Betty for the care package- and she runs into him and kisses him in front of everyone in the office...
Amanda and Marc are reading more of the diary and she tells him about the poisoned perfume that was meant to kill Claire but drove her crazy so she killed Fay first- and realize that the pages are evidence that would free Claire Meade- so Amanda decides to burn them, but Halston runs away, so she tells Marc to do it, even though he stutters that they should turn the pages over to someone...
Wow, commercial break- um, it moves a lot faster when I watch it on TV for some reason, even if the commercials are longer, and much more annoying!
And we're back! Betty is singing and dancing around her house talking a mile a minute... even eating a bottle of whipped cream for breakfast... and surreptitiously scratching at her neck...
Daniel's testimony in court begins and the lawyer makes mince meat out of Daniel (plus the new Judge is absolutely not in his favor).
Betty is sitting in the office waiting for Henry to call and being a little crazy... she sprays more perfume on herself... Gio comes to see her and apologize for saying that Henry would cheat on her while he was in Tucson. She works herself into a tizzy about him not calling and starts attacking Gio (while yelling that Henry must be with Charlie)... it gets out of hand and she yells at him to leave (cue ominous music) and sprays herself with more poison perfume.
Marc tells Wilhemina about Christina's plan to sell the vintage Jackie O dress, and they plan to take the dress so Christina needs to accept her offer and carry her baby.
Betty makes change for Amanda, while sweating and ranting about Gio and Henry, and Amanda sees Betty spray the perfume on herself... and it clicks... yup, the perfume must be the poisoned one... Betty writes Gio and note about how she doesn't like him and marches down to his shop and throws a garbage can through the store window and then passes out... (so basically we are exactly where we were when the show started tonight, just now we know about the poisoned perfume).
Betty is at the doctor, Gio came with her, and Hilda comes running in, with her dad and Justin right behind her. The doctor sees Betty, and makes everyone leave the room- so he can ask her if she is using drugs! She denies it, and he tells her if she's not doing drugs, then someone is drugging her!
Christina brings the auctioneer in to see the dress, only to find that it has been shredded! She confronts Wilhemina and Marc, and they don't admit they ruined the dress, but re-offer the money if she'll carry the baby.
The blood work comes back and they find out that Betty has been poisoned, drugged- and could have died from the toxins!!! She realizes that the perfume must have been what has been poisoning her, and runs back to the office to get it- but it's gone! She realizes Amanda took it- and confronts her. Amanda tells Betty the truth about the diary, the perfume and Fay... but refuses to go to court to free Claire. Betty guilt's her into returning the perfume by asking her if she really wants to take away Daniel's mother from him...
When Betty tells Daniel, Alexis, Claire and the lawyer, they don't really believe it at first, but call Betty as a witness anyway. She testifies how the perfume made her crazy even though she's only been using it for a day- and points out that Claire was using it for six months. The Prosecutor asks Betty why Bradford would poison his wife, and since Betty can't produce the diary pages he makes it look like she's lying to protect Daniel. The Prosecutor walks forward and takes a huge swallow of the perfume- and pretends to be sick for a moment- and then is fine, because there is only water in the bottle...
cut to Amanda and Marc in the secret-sex-room- Amanda is holding a vial of liquid and says, "I didn't give her the perfume, say goodbye Mrs. Meade."
cue more ominous music, and fade to black (and commercial).
(Have I said yet today how much I enjoy this show? So refreshingly different... and funny)
Marc doesn't want to dispose of the perfume for Amanda, and gives her back the diary pages because he doesn't want to destroy them- he also tells her Claire is Innocent and the reason Amanda makes Marc do all the dirty work is because she can't admit to herself that her mother was the one who did wrong. She slaps Marc, but then they hug it out.
Claire is testifying and it's not going well, and Betty gets a text from Amanda to meet her in the hallway- she gives Betty the diary pages and the poisoned perfume- and Betty rushes in and gives the evidence to the Judge- and then the Jury finds Claire not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. She's a free woman!
Back at the office, there is a celebratory party, and Daniel hugs Betty... side bar- I love Claire Meade's outfit... Betty apologizes to Gio, for the window and the note and they hug it out too... and then Betty goes to hug Claire, and we see Gio watching Betty with adoring eyes.
Christina, Wilhemina and Marc are at the doctor's office getting Christina pregnant and Betty opens the door- Christina invited her to help her through the procedure- and the next nine months...
Cashmere Mafia 1.16.08
I know this is a series that will grab all the languishing Sex and the City fans who have nothing to watch anymore, but I like it. It's not rocket science, it's four strong women who have great taste in clothes and wonderful shoes.... blah blah blah.... I still like it.
Juliet is obviously going to have some sort of affair with Bobby Walsh. Mia is handling her new status at work- but still has to tell her mother that the wedding is off. How fun- Caitlin gets outed in a blogger's rant about powerful women in the NY business world! The author of the blog is Silla Grey (I have no idea how to spell this woman's name- I thought it was Stella, but they keep saying 'Silla' so...)
Zoe hates her assistant Catherine, but unfortunately has to let her tag along on a business trip. Catherine shows up late for the meeting (with two young facebook-type guys) and although she gives away part of the profit of the deal, the deal gets closed! Later that night, Zoe sees Catherine and her (married) boss Clayton going into his hotel room together- oh. Zoe gives Catherine a speech about sleeping with men in the office, but gets nowhere with it. She later meets with Clayton and tells him she knows about it and that he needs to stop sleeping with Catherine. After he breaks off the affair, Catherine calls Zoe to cry on her shoulder and mentions that she might sue over the whole thing- uh oh- so Zoe meets with Clayton and tells him he needs to fix it.
As Catherine is packing her desk up, Zoe walks over to wish her good luck, and finds out that instead of getting fired, Catherine was advanced to associate! This way, Clayton doesn't have to deal with her anymore and she won't sue the company. Instead of learning that sleeping with the boss will hurt you, Catherine got a promotion! (And what the hell is Zoe wearing? She looks like, I can't even describer her frumpy skirt and ill fitted jacket ensemble- why? This is supposed to be cutting edge fashion here, and this is one of the first missteps I have seen so far in this area).
Poor Caitlin- her boss sees the blog, wants to know who the lesbian is in the office, and then rips on Caitlin for having a zit on her forehead (she does work at a cosmetics company though- come on!) She also hasn't spoken to her girl-crush in a while, but finally just gives in and calls her- and they arrange to meet later. After kissing and settling their issues, Caitlin's awful zit magically disappears. (I would like to mention, she has this random harsh NY accent that keeps making an appearance, then suddenly is gone, then comes back- huh?)
Davis is trying to make Juliet forgive him so badly, but she just won't let it go. Then, she asks him for Silla's number so she can call her about her gossip blog... cute twist. She calls Silla and they set up a meeting, should be fun!
Bad acting- but Bobby Walsh flies in to see Juliet even though they agreed they'd see each other in a few weeks- and he stays at her hotel so they can both come and go as they please without issue (smart!).
It's truce between Silla and Juliet- until her daughter shows her the new post on the gossip blog (authored by Silla herself) really tearing into Juliet... anonymously naturally. She had made plans to meet Bobby later that night, but realizes she wants to work on her family and calls him to thank him, but cancels and says she need to focus on the life she has. But later that night, she gets upset because she realizes her husband wasn't being romantic- he saw the matchbook from their honeymoon and suggested a trip there to try to appease her. I think she's being annoying- she has the right to be pissed, but either get even or go home, none of this back and forthing business! Anyway, Juliet meets with Silla and after agreeing to get her approved by the co-op board for an apartment she wants in exchange for stopping with the blog, Juliet asks if David ever to Silla to Cap Jaluca (same place as the matchbook) and when Silla doesn't give a direct no, Juliet marches off.... and knocks on the hotel room door of Bobby Walsh, naturally.
As they are kissing and taking off clothes on the bed, Juliet bursts into tears... huh... poor Bobby! She says she can't do it, the past means too much for her, and she gets up and goes. (Not that I advocate cheating in any way shape or form, but this guy has been built up and let down at least three times- that's just cruelty!) That night as Juliet is getting ready for bed, she asks Davis to bring her a glass of wine, kisses him, and then says "We're even". Even though she didn't sleep with Bobby, Davis doesn't know that- and the look on his face, wow.
Mia has to chew out a guy at her magazine because he put a photo of a man being eaten by a woman on the cover of her magazine (conveying the image that corporate women are eating the corporate men alive). The cover was the last thing Jack (her ex-fiancee) authorized before he was fired. Ouch. Instead of pulling the cover, she writes an editor's letter to accompany it, stating that since she and Jack aren't talking to one another, they'll have to talk through the magazine. Her letter is sweet, well written and surprisingly mature. She packs all of Jack's things in a box, closes it, then picks up the phone to tell her mom the truth.
This episode ended with me feeling like it hadn't really gone very far. Still like the show, a little confused by Caitlin, but she's a little confused too so we're even, and like most of the clothing- although not all of it. (Really liked Mia's outfit with the fur as she walked through the park with Caitlin though- I would wear that for sure!)
Till next week.
Juliet is obviously going to have some sort of affair with Bobby Walsh. Mia is handling her new status at work- but still has to tell her mother that the wedding is off. How fun- Caitlin gets outed in a blogger's rant about powerful women in the NY business world! The author of the blog is Silla Grey (I have no idea how to spell this woman's name- I thought it was Stella, but they keep saying 'Silla' so...)
Zoe hates her assistant Catherine, but unfortunately has to let her tag along on a business trip. Catherine shows up late for the meeting (with two young facebook-type guys) and although she gives away part of the profit of the deal, the deal gets closed! Later that night, Zoe sees Catherine and her (married) boss Clayton going into his hotel room together- oh. Zoe gives Catherine a speech about sleeping with men in the office, but gets nowhere with it. She later meets with Clayton and tells him she knows about it and that he needs to stop sleeping with Catherine. After he breaks off the affair, Catherine calls Zoe to cry on her shoulder and mentions that she might sue over the whole thing- uh oh- so Zoe meets with Clayton and tells him he needs to fix it.
As Catherine is packing her desk up, Zoe walks over to wish her good luck, and finds out that instead of getting fired, Catherine was advanced to associate! This way, Clayton doesn't have to deal with her anymore and she won't sue the company. Instead of learning that sleeping with the boss will hurt you, Catherine got a promotion! (And what the hell is Zoe wearing? She looks like, I can't even describer her frumpy skirt and ill fitted jacket ensemble- why? This is supposed to be cutting edge fashion here, and this is one of the first missteps I have seen so far in this area).
Poor Caitlin- her boss sees the blog, wants to know who the lesbian is in the office, and then rips on Caitlin for having a zit on her forehead (she does work at a cosmetics company though- come on!) She also hasn't spoken to her girl-crush in a while, but finally just gives in and calls her- and they arrange to meet later. After kissing and settling their issues, Caitlin's awful zit magically disappears. (I would like to mention, she has this random harsh NY accent that keeps making an appearance, then suddenly is gone, then comes back- huh?)
Davis is trying to make Juliet forgive him so badly, but she just won't let it go. Then, she asks him for Silla's number so she can call her about her gossip blog... cute twist. She calls Silla and they set up a meeting, should be fun!
Bad acting- but Bobby Walsh flies in to see Juliet even though they agreed they'd see each other in a few weeks- and he stays at her hotel so they can both come and go as they please without issue (smart!).
It's truce between Silla and Juliet- until her daughter shows her the new post on the gossip blog (authored by Silla herself) really tearing into Juliet... anonymously naturally. She had made plans to meet Bobby later that night, but realizes she wants to work on her family and calls him to thank him, but cancels and says she need to focus on the life she has. But later that night, she gets upset because she realizes her husband wasn't being romantic- he saw the matchbook from their honeymoon and suggested a trip there to try to appease her. I think she's being annoying- she has the right to be pissed, but either get even or go home, none of this back and forthing business! Anyway, Juliet meets with Silla and after agreeing to get her approved by the co-op board for an apartment she wants in exchange for stopping with the blog, Juliet asks if David ever to Silla to Cap Jaluca (same place as the matchbook) and when Silla doesn't give a direct no, Juliet marches off.... and knocks on the hotel room door of Bobby Walsh, naturally.
As they are kissing and taking off clothes on the bed, Juliet bursts into tears... huh... poor Bobby! She says she can't do it, the past means too much for her, and she gets up and goes. (Not that I advocate cheating in any way shape or form, but this guy has been built up and let down at least three times- that's just cruelty!) That night as Juliet is getting ready for bed, she asks Davis to bring her a glass of wine, kisses him, and then says "We're even". Even though she didn't sleep with Bobby, Davis doesn't know that- and the look on his face, wow.
Mia has to chew out a guy at her magazine because he put a photo of a man being eaten by a woman on the cover of her magazine (conveying the image that corporate women are eating the corporate men alive). The cover was the last thing Jack (her ex-fiancee) authorized before he was fired. Ouch. Instead of pulling the cover, she writes an editor's letter to accompany it, stating that since she and Jack aren't talking to one another, they'll have to talk through the magazine. Her letter is sweet, well written and surprisingly mature. She packs all of Jack's things in a box, closes it, then picks up the phone to tell her mom the truth.
This episode ended with me feeling like it hadn't really gone very far. Still like the show, a little confused by Caitlin, but she's a little confused too so we're even, and like most of the clothing- although not all of it. (Really liked Mia's outfit with the fur as she walked through the park with Caitlin though- I would wear that for sure!)
Till next week.
Converse Ads
I like to think that I am not overly sensitive when it comes to expressing yourself and being creative and creativityin general- I will laugh at jokes that border on being un-pc and while being very very careful to never offend anyone else, see the humor in many things others find offensive.
Now, below is the link to a number of short Converse ads (yes, the shoes).
http://www.converse.com/disruption/index.asp?csid=249
Across the top of the website it says:
"These short films are about being original. Feel free to share them, question them, or better them. Just don't do nothing."
In particular, the ad called 'Pageant' really sets me on edge.
I happened to see it for the first time as a family member lay dying in the hospital, and it jarred me so badly I started crying. The reason I share this very personal event is that while I understand the message they are trying to share, I also cannot shake the feeling that they are mocking me, and my choices to watch TV and particularly what I watch. I reiterate, I never felt particularly sensitive about stuff like this, but in this case, I feel like the advertiser went a little far.
Also, the 'Pageant' ad (http://www.converse.com/disruption/index.asp?csid=249/#/pageant/) played out of the blue while I was innocently watching a show online on www.cwtv.com -so any kid who watches stuff on their website is also exposed to this harsh, cynical type of advertising. I just think in this case they pushed this particular envelope too far-off the edge of the table and then stepped all over it with muddy shoes- and would appreciate just a hint of sensitivity.
There should be a way to receive online ads that reflect content you wish to see- and also a way to choose the type of ads minors can see as well. I don't want any of my younger siblings to ever see that ad and feel like what they are watching is wrong, or bad (unless of course, what they are watching IS actually wrong or bad in which case please, go right ahead and send me an email alerting me as well so I can block the site and track their every moves online... see I have a sense of humor...)
My point is, while I get the message loud and clear, it hurt just a bit, and I wanted to put it out there.
Now, below is the link to a number of short Converse ads (yes, the shoes).
http://www.converse.com/disruption/index.asp?csid=249
Across the top of the website it says:
"These short films are about being original. Feel free to share them, question them, or better them. Just don't do nothing."
In particular, the ad called 'Pageant' really sets me on edge.
I happened to see it for the first time as a family member lay dying in the hospital, and it jarred me so badly I started crying. The reason I share this very personal event is that while I understand the message they are trying to share, I also cannot shake the feeling that they are mocking me, and my choices to watch TV and particularly what I watch. I reiterate, I never felt particularly sensitive about stuff like this, but in this case, I feel like the advertiser went a little far.
Also, the 'Pageant' ad (http://www.converse.com/disruption/index.asp?csid=249/#/pageant/) played out of the blue while I was innocently watching a show online on www.cwtv.com -so any kid who watches stuff on their website is also exposed to this harsh, cynical type of advertising. I just think in this case they pushed this particular envelope too far-off the edge of the table and then stepped all over it with muddy shoes- and would appreciate just a hint of sensitivity.
There should be a way to receive online ads that reflect content you wish to see- and also a way to choose the type of ads minors can see as well. I don't want any of my younger siblings to ever see that ad and feel like what they are watching is wrong, or bad (unless of course, what they are watching IS actually wrong or bad in which case please, go right ahead and send me an email alerting me as well so I can block the site and track their every moves online... see I have a sense of humor...)
My point is, while I get the message loud and clear, it hurt just a bit, and I wanted to put it out there.
Celebrity Apprentice -Episode 702
Ok, I am late in watching the show, but I saw the first episode and reiterate that Gene Simmons should win, according to me. Now, I have the next episode to watch, during which I will update this blog- so keep reading- here is episode 702 (week 2).
Slight recap- women lost the first task, and Tiffany Fallon (the Playboy playmate) was fired- and wrongly- I think Omarosa shoulda been canned.
I'd like to start with Piers Morgan. He has an English accent, I am unsure what he's been on before, except I think he was a judge for something like "How Badly Can You Sing on National TV" or something like that... he and Omarosa had a brawl (just with words though, hoped he would smack her, but he didn't) in the last board room, and now they are at it immediately when she walks back in. He's not wrong, she is a nobody and not a celebrity and obnoxious- but by saying it aloud, he is also being obnoxious....
On to Stephen Baldwin (who I ADORED in Bio Dome with Pauly Shore- ADORED!). He is doing this for the Carol Baldwin Cancer Research charity- in honor of his mom, Carol Baldwin, and although I don't think he'll win, I am glad to see him sober and on TV, he's just a sweetheart (so far anyway).
I am embarrassed to admit it, but although I can recognize a lot of the people on the show, I really have no idea who many of them are. Lennox Lewis- knew his name but not his face, I recognized Carol Alt (who looks great for her age, but I couldn't remember her name right away) Marilu Henner... and now the Project Manager for the women this week- Nely Galan- who??? It says under her name that she's a TV Executive, and I recognize her face, but have no idea from where. Of course, my favorite Gene Simmons is the PM for the men (naturally, I should have bet money that he would be the next PM- and probably the PM for most of the season unless he leaves or is a complete ass this episode).
So, I'm at the first commercial and kinda annoyed at my fave Gene... he was rude to Ivanka Trump and he's acting like a blowhard. I know that is his way, but still. Now, the men's team has made tactical errors by sending most of the team home with only Gene and Stephen making the commercial and asking everyone else to leave. (Tito Ortiz gets mad about that... naturally... saying "I run a multi million dollar company and I want to know that everything is ok"). The women are kind of petty and not so coordinated either, but I think the men are gonna win this one too- they once again used the 'celebrity' ticket while the women relied on making a 'good' product.
Gene quotes 'Sun Tzu' from 'The Art of War' and its a little bit hilarious actually. I am losing faith in my first pick here.
Oooh, Nadia (the gold medal winner I never heard of) says it right out loud to her teammates- if they lose, it's because they didn't put 6 celebs into a 30 second spot- and she is spot on!!! (FYI- I thought Tito Ortiz was Lennox Lewis, so the executive from Macy's was absolutely right about not everyone recognizing him). As i predicted- the men won- AGAIN.
Also, I hate the team names- 'Hydra' and 'Empresario' - blech.
Bull- all the women saying he should fire Nadia? She even called the whole lack of celebrity thing before they aired the ad- honestly, Nely should be out for sucking at producing a decent ad even if it is her specialty- ESPECIALLY because it's her specialty! However, since Nadia isn't sticking up for herself in the boardroom, I think she may be sunk... and she is fired. (I looked her up- she won all kinds of Olympic gold medals for gymnastics...)
Hmmm. This season is just not getting me excited- I keep waiting for it to start....
Slight recap- women lost the first task, and Tiffany Fallon (the Playboy playmate) was fired- and wrongly- I think Omarosa shoulda been canned.
I'd like to start with Piers Morgan. He has an English accent, I am unsure what he's been on before, except I think he was a judge for something like "How Badly Can You Sing on National TV" or something like that... he and Omarosa had a brawl (just with words though, hoped he would smack her, but he didn't) in the last board room, and now they are at it immediately when she walks back in. He's not wrong, she is a nobody and not a celebrity and obnoxious- but by saying it aloud, he is also being obnoxious....
On to Stephen Baldwin (who I ADORED in Bio Dome with Pauly Shore- ADORED!). He is doing this for the Carol Baldwin Cancer Research charity- in honor of his mom, Carol Baldwin, and although I don't think he'll win, I am glad to see him sober and on TV, he's just a sweetheart (so far anyway).
I am embarrassed to admit it, but although I can recognize a lot of the people on the show, I really have no idea who many of them are. Lennox Lewis- knew his name but not his face, I recognized Carol Alt (who looks great for her age, but I couldn't remember her name right away) Marilu Henner... and now the Project Manager for the women this week- Nely Galan- who??? It says under her name that she's a TV Executive, and I recognize her face, but have no idea from where. Of course, my favorite Gene Simmons is the PM for the men (naturally, I should have bet money that he would be the next PM- and probably the PM for most of the season unless he leaves or is a complete ass this episode).
So, I'm at the first commercial and kinda annoyed at my fave Gene... he was rude to Ivanka Trump and he's acting like a blowhard. I know that is his way, but still. Now, the men's team has made tactical errors by sending most of the team home with only Gene and Stephen making the commercial and asking everyone else to leave. (Tito Ortiz gets mad about that... naturally... saying "I run a multi million dollar company and I want to know that everything is ok"). The women are kind of petty and not so coordinated either, but I think the men are gonna win this one too- they once again used the 'celebrity' ticket while the women relied on making a 'good' product.
Gene quotes 'Sun Tzu' from 'The Art of War' and its a little bit hilarious actually. I am losing faith in my first pick here.
Oooh, Nadia (the gold medal winner I never heard of) says it right out loud to her teammates- if they lose, it's because they didn't put 6 celebs into a 30 second spot- and she is spot on!!! (FYI- I thought Tito Ortiz was Lennox Lewis, so the executive from Macy's was absolutely right about not everyone recognizing him). As i predicted- the men won- AGAIN.
Also, I hate the team names- 'Hydra' and 'Empresario' - blech.
Bull- all the women saying he should fire Nadia? She even called the whole lack of celebrity thing before they aired the ad- honestly, Nely should be out for sucking at producing a decent ad even if it is her specialty- ESPECIALLY because it's her specialty! However, since Nadia isn't sticking up for herself in the boardroom, I think she may be sunk... and she is fired. (I looked her up- she won all kinds of Olympic gold medals for gymnastics...)
Hmmm. This season is just not getting me excited- I keep waiting for it to start....
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Single White Female (Bridget Fonda)
OK, I know, this movie came out in 1992- practically ancient history in movie-land, but I wasn't all that into TV and movies when I was younger (actually, I wasn't allowed to go to movies and we didn't have a TV in my house when I was a kid- believe me, I would have been addicted back then if that had been an option!). We recently signed up for Netflix, actually, we signed up this past weekend and I have made very good use of it thus far!
Last night I watched 'Single White Female' starring one of my only female crushes (besides my Angelina Jolie crush- pre kids of course!) Bridget Fonda.
I hope this movie was decently rated back when it came out, but if it didn't do so well, it's OK because I may start a revival- I thought it was HILARIOUS! Not in the we-intentionally-made-this-movie-funny way, more in the this-is-supposed-to-be-scary-so-why-can't-I-stop-laughing way. And I believe Jessica Biel may have stolen Bridget Fonda's nose, but that is for someone else to blog about entirely!
Another awesome discovery from this film is the adorable Stephen Weber. Who? Ahh, I will enlighten you- the douche executive on the now cancelled Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip! Yes- he has a decent role- and one that required some partial nudity I might add! He had a very cute behind back in the day..... but I digress.
The untold star of the movie is Jennifer Jason Leigh (I know- surprisingly well known cast wouldn't you say???) She plays the scary new roommate who ends up taking over Bridget's life and basically killing or almost killing all of her friends! There is a lot of nakedness in this movie, so beware, don't watch it at work or in front of anyone!
Another random actor is Stephen Tobolowsky (who?) aka Bob from Heroes- and he actually looks EXACTLY the same, just a bit thinner...
I have pasted the very short synopsis of the movie from http://www.imdb.com/ you should watch this movie when you have a long boring night and can't sleep- it's one of those campy bad classics you'll find funny and thoroughly horrible at the same time....
"Allie's new roommate is about to borrow a few things without asking. Her clothes. Her boyfriend. Her life.
Living with a roommate can be murder."
Living with a roommate can be murder."
Notes From the Underbelly 1.15.08
Have you ever stumbled across a well written, funny sitcom that ordinarily would never catch your attention yet somehow got you hooked because you were stuck in bed sick for a week and ran out of things to watch? That;s what happened with this show, and I am so glad!
It is a relatively unknown (at least to me) cast with funny, quick, sarcastic lines and a lot of under-humor (you know, under the radar, look away and you'll miss it...)
Oh- and the Glad bag lady (you know, with the funny voice- don't get mad, get Glad) is in it, and she's kinda funny too.
It's on ABC and they finally put up a new episode, so I suggest you head on over and check it out.
FYI, yes, Cooper reminds me of me. Not exactly, I am much nicer than her and since I don't work in a corporate office I obviously can't relate to her career issues, but the things she says are actually things I think (but somehow never dare to say aloud) and her zero-tolerance for so many things cracks me up!!!
It is a relatively unknown (at least to me) cast with funny, quick, sarcastic lines and a lot of under-humor (you know, under the radar, look away and you'll miss it...)
Oh- and the Glad bag lady (you know, with the funny voice- don't get mad, get Glad) is in it, and she's kinda funny too.
It's on ABC and they finally put up a new episode, so I suggest you head on over and check it out.
FYI, yes, Cooper reminds me of me. Not exactly, I am much nicer than her and since I don't work in a corporate office I obviously can't relate to her career issues, but the things she says are actually things I think (but somehow never dare to say aloud) and her zero-tolerance for so many things cracks me up!!!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Brad Renfro R.I.P.
I get these emails from celebritydeathbeeper.com and yes, it alerts me when anyone remotely famous passes away- well earlier today I received this one:
http://deathbeeper.com/0446822.html
Troubled Actor Brad Renfro Dies at 25
Jan 15, 8:13 PM (ET)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brad Renfro, the troubled young actor whose film career began at age 12 with "The Client," has died. He was 25.
His body was found in his Los Angeles home early Tuesday, his lawyer Richard Kaplan said.
Renfro served 10 days in jail in May 2006 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated and pleading guilty to attempted possession of heroin.
I know he has been out of the spotlight for a while, but I also remember back when he was THE hottie- you know, him and Devon Sawa and JTT (Jonathan Taylor Thomas for all you who didn't get to read issues of Teen Beat snuck into school and frantically passed around so you could rip the biggest cutest pictures out before anyone else and put them in some sort of collage.... but I am off track)
Anyway, he was in a bunch of stuff back in the day, and it made me sad to hear that he passed away so young, under sad circumstances. After researching it a bit further, I only found a little more info- http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/16/2139715.htm?section=entertainment
RIP: Former child star Brad Renfro
Actor Brad Renfro - former child star of such films as The Client and Tom and Huck, who battled drug abuse in recent years - has been found dead in Los Angeles.
He was 25.
A Los Angeles County Coroner's spokesman says Renfro's cause of death is under investigation.
"I can confirm that Brad Barron Renfro is deceased," spokesman Ed Winter told Reuters.
"He was found unresponsive in a residence ... Paramedics responded and he was pronounced dead at 9:00am (local time)."
Celebrity website TMZ.com reports that Renfro - who pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges of trying to buy heroin, just months after a picture of his arrest ran on the front page of the Los Angeles Times - had just finished filming a movie with Winona Ryder and Billy Bob Thornton.
Renfro made his film debut at the age of 12 as a young boy who knew too much in the 1994 John Grisham thriller The Client, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon.
The following year he earned notice for his role in The Cure.
After entering his guilty plea in February 2006, Renfro - who had a string of run-ins with the law - was ordered into a drug treatment program and placed on three years' probation.
- Reuters
In a scene from 'Deuces Wild'
As I said, I am sure there will be more information as they investigate, but it is still sad.
My condolences to his family, friends and fans.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Grey's Anatomy 1.11.08
I feel like there is air in my lungs, color in the world and feelings in my fingertips- Grey's Anatomy is back!
I could do a rundown of the entire episode and spoil it but you could also just go to http://www.abc.com/ and watch the episode for yourself- and trust me, I'm only five minutes in but it's worth it!!!
I will say this though. Meredith can't cook, George still hasn't told his family that he and Callie have split up (because his mom surprises her at the hospital with a yellow baby sweater she knit herself...) and Christina is still a kiss ass.
Also, Miranda has been having a hard time balancing home and work- but in this episode, her home comes to work when her baby has been in an accident and is brought to the ER... that's all I'm saying. (Note- I am not saying it's an easy episode- just that it's a must see)
Wow- I have really missed this show- I didn't realize how much until I got to see this new episode!
I could do a rundown of the entire episode and spoil it but you could also just go to http://www.abc.com/ and watch the episode for yourself- and trust me, I'm only five minutes in but it's worth it!!!
I will say this though. Meredith can't cook, George still hasn't told his family that he and Callie have split up (because his mom surprises her at the hospital with a yellow baby sweater she knit herself...) and Christina is still a kiss ass.
Also, Miranda has been having a hard time balancing home and work- but in this episode, her home comes to work when her baby has been in an accident and is brought to the ER... that's all I'm saying. (Note- I am not saying it's an easy episode- just that it's a must see)
Wow- I have really missed this show- I didn't realize how much until I got to see this new episode!
Ugly Betty 1.11.08
How I have missed this show!
It is fashion week in Mode World (attention NY- Fashion Week actually does kick off on Friday,Feb 1 this year- beware, the city will be in chaos the entire week) and there are gorgeous models all over the Mode offices... Betty gives Justin's class a tour and she sees that the kids are all really affected by how the models are sooo skinny, and they all throw out their lunches per the order of their snobby leader (and peer-pressure the only normal girl in the class to do the same) and she gets motivated to make Daniel change Mode so it gives a better message to kids.
She asks Daniel to have 'healthy models' as his theme, and that in turn will support Betty's idea of role models the kids can look up to. However, Alexis shoots down Daniel's suggestions at the meeting... and when he confronts her about it afterwords, she pulls rank and still says no.
Wilhemina is 'Hormonistic' (her term , not mine) and Mark gives her hormone shots so she can go ahead and use the stolen Bradford Meade sperm to get pregnant and claim some of his money and hopefully gain ownership of Mode too. She hits a speed bump in her plan when the doctor tells her she'll be lucky if they can get one viable egg from her to fertilize- and that she'll need to find a surrogate because she can't carry a baby due to her 'hostile womb'.
(I get that this is a funny story line because of her character, but it is a bit insensitive to women who actually need to use IVF in order to have children- it is in reality an emotional, painful process and while the humor here is appreciated, it shouldn't overshadow how serious the procedures are in real life).
Anyway, Wilhemina and Mark brainstorm to think of a good surrogate- and she looks at her manicurist Brandy who has five kids with a look in her eyes.... and cut to a scene where Wilhemina is offering Brandy any of her fur coats to convince her to carry her baby and Brandy accepts...
Mark tries to help Amanda get over her sadness over not knowing which star her mother slept with at Studio 51 is her real father- and so he brings her a psychic to help her. She's played by someone I recognize, but not enough to bother looking her up on IMDB, you're on your own there. Said psychic tells Amanda she will rescue a black dog, that's it.
Celebrity sighting! After Daniel lies to Betty and tells her that Alexis is on board for the healthy models issue, Betty runs into Bow Wow (formerly but no longer 'Lil') as he gets onto the elevator- and they get stuck. As Amanda sits at her desk listening to the alarm from the elevator, Bow Wow hits on Betty and she (politely) turns him down. Eventually the alarm bothers Amanda and she gets the elevator fixed- thereby rescuing a BLACK DOG per the psychic's forecast! (it sounds racist as I reread the sentence, I'm sorry- can't think of a nicer way to say what happened). Amanda goes back to the psychic, who tells her to find a B who will lead her to a kiss who will lead her to her father. Cryptic. Her B is of course, Betty...
Christina gets the bad news that the experimental treatments her used-to-be-secret husband came to America to get won't be covered by the company's health plan, and Mark overhears in the fashion closet and tries to be nice...
Alexis rigs the scales for the healthy model weigh in (it automatically adds 20 pounds) and Betty finds out. Betty confronts Alexis, only to find out that it was Daniel's idea in the first place. He tells her he lied because Alexis said no to the whole idea, and he didn't know how to tell her. To make up for it, Daniel shows up at Betty's door with invitations to an alternative fashion show hosted by both him and Betty showcasing real women...
Mark and his boyfriend (Chad, Craig? I forgot his name) are looking for a movie too rent and go into the 'back room' to find something they will both enjoy- and (ready for this twist folks?) find a raunchy video starring none other than Brandy, manicurist-mother-of-five-soon-to-be-surrogate-for-Wilhemina!!! As Mark says "If she can do that with a ping-pong ball imagine what she can do with a baby!" Ewwwww. After firing Brandy, Mark suggests desperate for money Christina as the surrogate... hmmmm
Amanda corners Betty and takes her to the secret sex room and tells her what the psychic said- and alludes to needing to kiss Betty to find out who her father is- Betty refuses and starts to leave but somehow they bond over the fact that both of them lost there mothers... and then as Betty is leaving she picks up a photo that has fallen of Amanda's 'Who's My Daddy' wall- and it is Gene Simmons from KISS!!!!
Betty's alternative fashion show rocks- and Bow Wow sings live with Omarion! Betty even takes a stroll down the runway herself... glad to have one of my favorite shows back! It can only get better...
It is fashion week in Mode World (attention NY- Fashion Week actually does kick off on Friday,Feb 1 this year- beware, the city will be in chaos the entire week) and there are gorgeous models all over the Mode offices... Betty gives Justin's class a tour and she sees that the kids are all really affected by how the models are sooo skinny, and they all throw out their lunches per the order of their snobby leader (and peer-pressure the only normal girl in the class to do the same) and she gets motivated to make Daniel change Mode so it gives a better message to kids.
She asks Daniel to have 'healthy models' as his theme, and that in turn will support Betty's idea of role models the kids can look up to. However, Alexis shoots down Daniel's suggestions at the meeting... and when he confronts her about it afterwords, she pulls rank and still says no.
Wilhemina is 'Hormonistic' (her term , not mine) and Mark gives her hormone shots so she can go ahead and use the stolen Bradford Meade sperm to get pregnant and claim some of his money and hopefully gain ownership of Mode too. She hits a speed bump in her plan when the doctor tells her she'll be lucky if they can get one viable egg from her to fertilize- and that she'll need to find a surrogate because she can't carry a baby due to her 'hostile womb'.
(I get that this is a funny story line because of her character, but it is a bit insensitive to women who actually need to use IVF in order to have children- it is in reality an emotional, painful process and while the humor here is appreciated, it shouldn't overshadow how serious the procedures are in real life).
Anyway, Wilhemina and Mark brainstorm to think of a good surrogate- and she looks at her manicurist Brandy who has five kids with a look in her eyes.... and cut to a scene where Wilhemina is offering Brandy any of her fur coats to convince her to carry her baby and Brandy accepts...
Mark tries to help Amanda get over her sadness over not knowing which star her mother slept with at Studio 51 is her real father- and so he brings her a psychic to help her. She's played by someone I recognize, but not enough to bother looking her up on IMDB, you're on your own there. Said psychic tells Amanda she will rescue a black dog, that's it.
Celebrity sighting! After Daniel lies to Betty and tells her that Alexis is on board for the healthy models issue, Betty runs into Bow Wow (formerly but no longer 'Lil') as he gets onto the elevator- and they get stuck. As Amanda sits at her desk listening to the alarm from the elevator, Bow Wow hits on Betty and she (politely) turns him down. Eventually the alarm bothers Amanda and she gets the elevator fixed- thereby rescuing a BLACK DOG per the psychic's forecast! (it sounds racist as I reread the sentence, I'm sorry- can't think of a nicer way to say what happened). Amanda goes back to the psychic, who tells her to find a B who will lead her to a kiss who will lead her to her father. Cryptic. Her B is of course, Betty...
Christina gets the bad news that the experimental treatments her used-to-be-secret husband came to America to get won't be covered by the company's health plan, and Mark overhears in the fashion closet and tries to be nice...
Alexis rigs the scales for the healthy model weigh in (it automatically adds 20 pounds) and Betty finds out. Betty confronts Alexis, only to find out that it was Daniel's idea in the first place. He tells her he lied because Alexis said no to the whole idea, and he didn't know how to tell her. To make up for it, Daniel shows up at Betty's door with invitations to an alternative fashion show hosted by both him and Betty showcasing real women...
Mark and his boyfriend (Chad, Craig? I forgot his name) are looking for a movie too rent and go into the 'back room' to find something they will both enjoy- and (ready for this twist folks?) find a raunchy video starring none other than Brandy, manicurist-mother-of-five-soon-to-be-surrogate-for-Wilhemina!!! As Mark says "If she can do that with a ping-pong ball imagine what she can do with a baby!" Ewwwww. After firing Brandy, Mark suggests desperate for money Christina as the surrogate... hmmmm
Amanda corners Betty and takes her to the secret sex room and tells her what the psychic said- and alludes to needing to kiss Betty to find out who her father is- Betty refuses and starts to leave but somehow they bond over the fact that both of them lost there mothers... and then as Betty is leaving she picks up a photo that has fallen of Amanda's 'Who's My Daddy' wall- and it is Gene Simmons from KISS!!!!
Betty's alternative fashion show rocks- and Bow Wow sings live with Omarion! Betty even takes a stroll down the runway herself... glad to have one of my favorite shows back! It can only get better...
Big Shots 1.11.08
FINALLY a new episode- this stupid writer's strike is getting old, fast.
There is the usual crazy shenanigans... although not a record making episode it had a few perks- like Brody.
This week he pulled over to help a gorgeous woman, who we learn is called Heather, with a flat tire (played by Charisma Carpenter who I last saw on Buffy -or was it Angel?- and possibly starred in a few episodes of Law & Order or something along those lines) anyhoo, she hits on him, hard, and he resists... for a while... eventually meeting up with her for lunch, where she hits on him again and more than suggests that she wants to go further... while he still resists and doesn't give in, until his bossy wife keeps calling and he finally snaps and goes to meet the lovely Heather and after steamy hotel sex it turns out that she's his wife and they are role playing for their anniversary. Steamy. I'm kidding- it kinda sucked once we find out he isn't actually standing up to his ball and chain wife.
In other randomness, Zack isn't really Duncan's son and when Duncan finds out he cuts him off completely, so while Duncan is at his ex wife Elizabeth's wedding (to the back-stabbing Terrence who now owns majority shares of Reveal, therefore becoming Duncan's boss too) Zach supposedly od's on pain meds in a tux in Duncan's apartment.
That's pretty much the highlight of the new episode... but at least a good show had a new episode!!!
There is the usual crazy shenanigans... although not a record making episode it had a few perks- like Brody.
This week he pulled over to help a gorgeous woman, who we learn is called Heather, with a flat tire (played by Charisma Carpenter who I last saw on Buffy -or was it Angel?- and possibly starred in a few episodes of Law & Order or something along those lines) anyhoo, she hits on him, hard, and he resists... for a while... eventually meeting up with her for lunch, where she hits on him again and more than suggests that she wants to go further... while he still resists and doesn't give in, until his bossy wife keeps calling and he finally snaps and goes to meet the lovely Heather and after steamy hotel sex it turns out that
In other randomness, Zack isn't really Duncan's son and when Duncan finds out he cuts him off completely, so while Duncan is at his ex wife Elizabeth's wedding (to the back-stabbing Terrence who now owns majority shares of Reveal, therefore becoming Duncan's boss too) Zach supposedly od's on pain meds in a tux in Duncan's apartment.
That's pretty much the highlight of the new episode... but at least a good show had a new episode!!!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Cashmere Mafia 1.9.08
After the fun pilot, I hope the show makes it's second episode just as good- obviously, I haven't seen it yet- I blog as I watch, so here goes:
Woot!!! 5 seconds in and Mia has the most wonderful red Gucci bag- I WANT IT! (Although don't love her sleeves so much).
YAY! Krista Allen finagled her way onto the show as a soccer mom... losing my enthusiasm... still dropping... gone. Why is she playing a soccer mom? It's Krista Allen! I predict her having an affair with Zoe's husband....
I'm finding Caitlin's romance a little forced- she doesn't strike me as a natural lesbian, can't figure out why.
Juliet and Davis are in therapy and he is whining about how she reacted to his cheating by stating she will take a lover and he won't know when or where... then he whines about how they don't talk any more... the therapist says Davis cheated to get her attention- sounds a bit weak to me.
Cute, the girls go through a 'revenge sex spreadsheet' to pick a lover for Juliet. They have such sheets? How funny is that? This show has good ideas, although its kinda promoting promiscuity and cheating, but its just fiction right???
Caitlin just broke the news that she has a date with a woman... and the girls are kinda surprised.
I am really starting to dislike Mia's boss- he just makes me want to grind my teeth. Anyway, he tells Mia she has to fire her good friend Grant... that sucks for her.
Zoe gets a 'working mommy bear' that her kid made with Krista Allen's kid. Mean
Caitlin gets Juliet a makeover, although I think she looked better before (red one shouldered shirt?) but anyway... now Juliet has a date with Bobby Walsh (chosen from their spreadsheet naturally) and she tells him the whole story- and they have drinks and then kiss goodnight.
Krista isn't pretty any more. She looks old. She manages to get Zoe's husband alone at dinner (Zoe is running late and Krista's husband is in Boston) and she asks Zoe's husband to have an affair with her, because the only safe affair is one between two people who are married and want to stay that way. I don't really like her in my new show. Get off please. (and her hair is bothering me). When Zoe shows, Krista goes on to ask her husband to design her kitchen, and says it will appear in architectural digest- Zoe tries to say he's too busy, but he accepts it. (Later when they discuss it at home, she asks him not to take it and he fights back to do it anyway)
Caitlin sees an old boyfriend while out on her date with her 'lesbian lover' and when he comments that she's the third ex to go gay on him, she denies she's gay-and her 'girlfriend' storms off- to Mia's fiasco art-show where she is trying to convince her client to sign the deal- except Grant (her mentor and now employee thanks to the new promotion) is screwing it up by offering to do the new book 'the size of a coffee table' so Mia does what she should have already done and fires Grant- who reacts by cat fighting it out with her in front of everyone. Meow!!!
Fallout- it's all over the Internet that Mia is a bitch- but who cares? Zoe gets even with Krista by hiring a double decker tour bus and bringing all the parents to go on the class trip- snap! (Although as the bus drives away you will note the street is almost completely empty- have you ever been on a Manhattan side street? That is just not possible- they had to shut the street down to film, obviously!)
Till next week, loving Cashmere Mafia!
Woot!!! 5 seconds in and Mia has the most wonderful red Gucci bag- I WANT IT! (Although don't love her sleeves so much).
YAY! Krista Allen finagled her way onto the show as a soccer mom... losing my enthusiasm... still dropping... gone. Why is she playing a soccer mom? It's Krista Allen! I predict her having an affair with Zoe's husband....
I'm finding Caitlin's romance a little forced- she doesn't strike me as a natural lesbian, can't figure out why.
Juliet and Davis are in therapy and he is whining about how she reacted to his cheating by stating she will take a lover and he won't know when or where... then he whines about how they don't talk any more... the therapist says Davis cheated to get her attention- sounds a bit weak to me.
Cute, the girls go through a 'revenge sex spreadsheet' to pick a lover for Juliet. They have such sheets? How funny is that? This show has good ideas, although its kinda promoting promiscuity and cheating, but its just fiction right???
Caitlin just broke the news that she has a date with a woman... and the girls are kinda surprised.
I am really starting to dislike Mia's boss- he just makes me want to grind my teeth. Anyway, he tells Mia she has to fire her good friend Grant... that sucks for her.
Zoe gets a 'working mommy bear' that her kid made with Krista Allen's kid. Mean
Caitlin gets Juliet a makeover, although I think she looked better before (red one shouldered shirt?) but anyway... now Juliet has a date with Bobby Walsh (chosen from their spreadsheet naturally) and she tells him the whole story- and they have drinks and then kiss goodnight.
Krista isn't pretty any more. She looks old. She manages to get Zoe's husband alone at dinner (Zoe is running late and Krista's husband is in Boston) and she asks Zoe's husband to have an affair with her, because the only safe affair is one between two people who are married and want to stay that way. I don't really like her in my new show. Get off please. (and her hair is bothering me). When Zoe shows, Krista goes on to ask her husband to design her kitchen, and says it will appear in architectural digest- Zoe tries to say he's too busy, but he accepts it. (Later when they discuss it at home, she asks him not to take it and he fights back to do it anyway)
Caitlin sees an old boyfriend while out on her date with her 'lesbian lover' and when he comments that she's the third ex to go gay on him, she denies she's gay-and her 'girlfriend' storms off- to Mia's fiasco art-show where she is trying to convince her client to sign the deal- except Grant (her mentor and now employee thanks to the new promotion) is screwing it up by offering to do the new book 'the size of a coffee table' so Mia does what she should have already done and fires Grant- who reacts by cat fighting it out with her in front of everyone. Meow!!!
Fallout- it's all over the Internet that Mia is a bitch- but who cares? Zoe gets even with Krista by hiring a double decker tour bus and bringing all the parents to go on the class trip- snap! (Although as the bus drives away you will note the street is almost completely empty- have you ever been on a Manhattan side street? That is just not possible- they had to shut the street down to film, obviously!)
Till next week, loving Cashmere Mafia!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Bones
I'll admit it, every once in a while I miss a good show. Take this one- Bones. It has been around for about a year I think, and never caught my interest- but since there has been a shortage of good stuff to watch lately, I have started trolling websites for shows- and stumbled onto this hidden gem.
I watch old episodes on www.fox.com and have slowly been going through the entire season. They add a new episode every week (I am assuming reruns...writer's strike and all) and really have come to enjoy the smartness and humor in the show.
I suggest you watch an episode or two before you make a decision, but its a pretty great series.
I watch old episodes on www.fox.com and have slowly been going through the entire season. They add a new episode every week (I am assuming reruns...writer's strike and all) and really have come to enjoy the smartness and humor in the show.
I suggest you watch an episode or two before you make a decision, but its a pretty great series.
Celebrity Apprentice
I watched the premier episode last week when it aired on TV (usually I watch all my TV online at 2am when I am awake) and while completely underwhelmed by it- and annoyed that Omarosa wasn't fired right away, its going to capture my attention this season. Mostly, because it's funny to see celebrities sweat it out when we've already seen regular people do so- but also because their personalities are already developed for the public eye, so there is definitely going to be major head butting and ego bashing!
I predict Gene Simmons in the final two as of right now. He is way savvy and was hilarious- calling rich friends to buy $5000 hot dogs for charity!
I'll write a better post about this weeks episode after it airs.
I predict Gene Simmons in the final two as of right now. He is way savvy and was hilarious- calling rich friends to buy $5000 hot dogs for charity!
I'll write a better post about this weeks episode after it airs.
Cashmere Mafia 1.6.08
I am excited about this show! It is a direct competitor for another show I am psyched about- Lipstick Jungle (yes, based on the book with the same name) and I think given the lack of programing these days, both shows will do really well if they start airing them now!
Mia (Lucy Liu) gets engaged in the first three seconds of the show to Jack, her co-worker and boyfriend played by Tom Everett Scott, who is also now in direct competition with her for a promotion. They are in advertising and whichever sells the most gets to be publisher, the other gets fired!
Frances O'Connor plays Zoe an overworked mom and executive who debuts talking on her cell phone hiding in the closet from the kids before she goes to the office.
Miranda Ott0 is Juliet- a shark of a COO of a big company (we last saw her in 'The Starter Wife' with Debra Messing over the summer)
Bonnie Sommerville plays Caitlin, and she just got dumped by her boyfriend. I think she does PR or something- she has a client come into her office and there is definitely a lesbian-ish moment when their eye's meet... hmmm
In true chic-lit fashion, after we see a bit about each woman, they all meet for lunch and discuss Mia's engagement and now dog-fight promotion issue (it's all very reminiscent of Sex and the City). They immediately agree to throw Mia an engagement party and we cut to a fancy party out in Manhattan with the three friends toasting Mia and Jack. Jack gets warned by the other guys that the girls all stick together, he can never come between that.
(side bar- Zoe's assistant mentions drinks at The Spotted Pig- don't go- it's a dump, cheap-ish drinks but unless you work near there and can't get a cab, go somewhere else! I hope the next name they drop is actually a decent place- like Johnny Fox's on 81st and 2nd!)
Let the bloodbath begin- Jack calls one of Mia's clients and sets a date to take him out, so Mia sets another date to impress the client even more, with the help of Juliet who tells her where to take the client to blow his socks off. Juliet leaves a message for her husband telling him she'll meet him in Miami on his business trip- but the next scene is her husband flat on his back in bed with the woman who approached the girls during their lunch (Stella Grey- the 'great' divorcee as they called her).
Unfortunately for cheating husband, Zoe sees him kissing Lady Divorcee outside the Gansevoort Hotel (another name drop people) as her car passes him on her way to the office! (So obviously the business trip he told Juliet he was going on is a lie and she will be flying down to meet him- only he is up in NY). Zoe meets Mia and Caitlin for drinks to tell them and ask if she should tell Juliet. They agree they'll all three tell her at her house tomorrow before the benefit they are all attending.
Woot! At 24:09 minutes in, Caitlin leaves the bar where she had drinks with her client- and they share a lesbian kiss on the sidewalk- so now we know it's mutual!
So, the three meet up at Juliet's apartment (all wearing black, accidentally, but hey it's NY) and then they tell Juliet and she takes it VERY well- not really reacting at all actually. They follow her into the kitchen, and then she lets them know she knew he cheated- not this particular time, but in general. They talk, drink, laugh- all is fine.
Cut to the four of them walking up a red carpet for the benefit (staged by the way outside the 59th Street bridge in front of the Gristede's! How funny is that? They blurred out the name, but it's still the supermarket under the bridge!)
As revenge, as she is sitting at the table with her husband, she tells hims she knows about his affair, and that he should look around the room at all of their friends, then she says he won't know when or who, but she is going to take one of them as a lover, do thing with them that would curl his toes, and then leave them- and then they can start over with a clean slate. Then her name is called to go up and make a speech. Drama!
Zoe is at the dinner, but she also has to go to her daughter's dance recital, and when she is late getting there, the woman at the door tells her she has to wait until intermission- you see her suddenly on the side of the stage, trying to edge to her seat- just as she sits down, her husband tells her he got the job (one that would require him to travel a lot- and since their nanny just quit it will be even more hectic than usual).
Mia gets the publishing job. Jack shows up at her office with champagne and says he is fine with it. He says he can't do it, and that he thought he'd win- now that it's reversed he can't handle it. And then he leaves...
The four girls are having lunch discussing Mia's job and Jack leaving her because of it, and Caitlin is about to tell them she kissed another woman- but Stella Grey walks in with her broker (she got turned down for a co-op she was looking at, how suspicious...) and then she is told there is no table for her- because Juliet and Co. AKA the Cashmere Mafia are sitting at her usual table.
All in all a good pilot episode! I hope it catches on and does really well.
Mia (Lucy Liu) gets engaged in the first three seconds of the show to Jack, her co-worker and boyfriend played by Tom Everett Scott, who is also now in direct competition with her for a promotion. They are in advertising and whichever sells the most gets to be publisher, the other gets fired!
Frances O'Connor plays Zoe an overworked mom and executive who debuts talking on her cell phone hiding in the closet from the kids before she goes to the office.
Miranda Ott0 is Juliet- a shark of a COO of a big company (we last saw her in 'The Starter Wife' with Debra Messing over the summer)
Bonnie Sommerville plays Caitlin, and she just got dumped by her boyfriend. I think she does PR or something- she has a client come into her office and there is definitely a lesbian-ish moment when their eye's meet... hmmm
In true chic-lit fashion, after we see a bit about each woman, they all meet for lunch and discuss Mia's engagement and now dog-fight promotion issue (it's all very reminiscent of Sex and the City). They immediately agree to throw Mia an engagement party and we cut to a fancy party out in Manhattan with the three friends toasting Mia and Jack. Jack gets warned by the other guys that the girls all stick together, he can never come between that.
(side bar- Zoe's assistant mentions drinks at The Spotted Pig- don't go- it's a dump, cheap-ish drinks but unless you work near there and can't get a cab, go somewhere else! I hope the next name they drop is actually a decent place- like Johnny Fox's on 81st and 2nd!)
Let the bloodbath begin- Jack calls one of Mia's clients and sets a date to take him out, so Mia sets another date to impress the client even more, with the help of Juliet who tells her where to take the client to blow his socks off. Juliet leaves a message for her husband telling him she'll meet him in Miami on his business trip- but the next scene is her husband flat on his back in bed with the woman who approached the girls during their lunch (Stella Grey- the 'great' divorcee as they called her).
Unfortunately for cheating husband, Zoe sees him kissing Lady Divorcee outside the Gansevoort Hotel (another name drop people) as her car passes him on her way to the office! (So obviously the business trip he told Juliet he was going on is a lie and she will be flying down to meet him- only he is up in NY). Zoe meets Mia and Caitlin for drinks to tell them and ask if she should tell Juliet. They agree they'll all three tell her at her house tomorrow before the benefit they are all attending.
Woot! At 24:09 minutes in, Caitlin leaves the bar where she had drinks with her client- and they share a lesbian kiss on the sidewalk- so now we know it's mutual!
So, the three meet up at Juliet's apartment (all wearing black, accidentally, but hey it's NY) and then they tell Juliet and she takes it VERY well- not really reacting at all actually. They follow her into the kitchen, and then she lets them know she knew he cheated- not this particular time, but in general. They talk, drink, laugh- all is fine.
Cut to the four of them walking up a red carpet for the benefit (staged by the way outside the 59th Street bridge in front of the Gristede's! How funny is that? They blurred out the name, but it's still the supermarket under the bridge!)
As revenge, as she is sitting at the table with her husband, she tells hims she knows about his affair, and that he should look around the room at all of their friends, then she says he won't know when or who, but she is going to take one of them as a lover, do thing with them that would curl his toes, and then leave them- and then they can start over with a clean slate. Then her name is called to go up and make a speech. Drama!
Zoe is at the dinner, but she also has to go to her daughter's dance recital, and when she is late getting there, the woman at the door tells her she has to wait until intermission- you see her suddenly on the side of the stage, trying to edge to her seat- just as she sits down, her husband tells her he got the job (one that would require him to travel a lot- and since their nanny just quit it will be even more hectic than usual).
Mia gets the publishing job. Jack shows up at her office with champagne and says he is fine with it. He says he can't do it, and that he thought he'd win- now that it's reversed he can't handle it. And then he leaves...
The four girls are having lunch discussing Mia's job and Jack leaving her because of it, and Caitlin is about to tell them she kissed another woman- but Stella Grey walks in with her broker (she got turned down for a co-op she was looking at, how suspicious...) and then she is told there is no table for her- because Juliet and Co. AKA the Cashmere Mafia are sitting at her usual table.
All in all a good pilot episode! I hope it catches on and does really well.
Desperate Housewives 1.6.08
FINALLY a new episode!!! I am so sick of this stupid strike, it is ruining everything- award shows, season finales...they need to just go back to work or the networks need to find new writers from Britain or something, it's getting out of hand.
We left off with Lynette standing in front of Mrs. McLusky's house- entirely demolished- from the freak tornado that blew through town... and Lynette's entire family inside in the basement, possibly all dead.
There was also the small issue of a dead Victor (you'll recall the fence post through his back) and a possibly very badly hurt Carlos as well. Edie intercepted the guy with the secret bank account in the Cayman Islands paperwork, and then they blew away when Gabby fought with her to get them back. Bree dealt with the craziness that is Catherine and her husband and the stalker who claims she slept with him (and then got blown away in the storm) plus a new baby.
Mike and Susan were fighting because he is hooked on prescription meds and she is pregnant and freaking out. Now he's in rehab.
Now that we're all caught up, Lynette watches as emergency crews slowly pull away rubble from the house, looking for her family (and Ida). The scene is actually very well done- and very dramatic as one by one her kids are pulled out safe and sound, and then finally Tom... but not Ida. She didn't make it.
Lynette and Mrs. McLusky are cleaning up Ida's house- and Lynette is surprised to discover that Ida was a pro baseball player back in the day. Then, her son Parker tells them that Ida was the one who made them all get under the stairs during the storm while she sat in a corner because there wasn't enough room- so she saved their lives and lost her own.
Ida's niece shows up to grab her stuff and she's totally a bitch- she makes Mrs. McLusky give back the pearls Ida promised her (unfortunately not in writing) and then tells Lynette they don't have time to scatter her ashes in Greenville Field (where Ida played pro baseball) so they will just put her ashes in the family plot in Omaha. Lynette runs into the house and switches Ida's ashes for vacuum cleaner dust (good one Lynette) and then Mrs. McLusky tells the niece she is staying in Ida's house because her own was demolished- and the niece tells her she has one week! Later that night Lynette and Mrs. McLusky sneak to the baseball field to scatter Ida's ashes- and as they are scattering the lights come on and they get taken out by security- but not before Lynette manages to run and scatter Ida in the process! (They get let off with a warning).
Gabrielle has a run-in with Milton (Victor's father) right before Victor's funeral begins, and he informs her that he saw the photos of her and Carlos and that she won't be inheriting a dime- since everything Victor had was in his father's name. He also tells her to leave the funeral, or he'll expose her for what she did to Victor- so Gabrielle has to walk out of the church in front of everyone.
Gabby goes to see Carlos in the hospital (who has bandages over his eyes) and tells him the news about Victor's money- and Carlos says not to worry because he is still a rich guy. She tells him about how the paperwork for his offshore accounts blew away, and he starts freaking out because that was the only copy and there is no other way into the accounts (which makes very little sense- I know a bit about banking, and this just doesn't seem realistic but I'll disregard for the story line's sake) anyway, Gabby starts clicking on his pain med button and he slowly goes back to sleep.
Gabby goes to see Al (the guy who brought over the papers) only to find out he died- and she is at his wake. She says hello to his wife and finds out all his old files are in the garage. She makes a huge mess off all the papers and accidentally opens the garage door- just as they are taking out the coffin- and pretends to be devastated screaming "Why god why" and throwing papers around. Gabby finds out and tells Carlos that Al's wife shredded any offshore paperwork to protect Al, and they realize they are broke. Gabby goes to the cafeteria and while she is out the doctor asks Carlos why he hasn't told Gabby that he is BLIND.
Sylvia Green- the stalker- is found dead from the storm, but Catherine is still pissed that her husband had an affair with her and tells him to move out. While he is packing, Dylan walks in and gets mad that he's leaving her alone with Catherine- and as he bends down to pick up the sock she threw at him, he finds the note that Catherine's aunt dropped when she died. (We still don't know what it says- but it's important).
He confronts Catherine- and tells her he's leaving because he's leaving her- not because she told him too. He hands her the note (WHAT DOES IT SAY ALREADY!?!) and walks out the door. Catherine reads it, then starts crying, tears it up and throws it into the fireplace. After she leaves the room, Dylan comes down the steps... and takes the burning pieces out- reads them- and starts to cry too!
End of episode- cliffhanger!
I am so curious to know what that note says- it better be good, I will be very disappointed if its something stupid.
Also, I am glad they gave Ida a back story even though her character is dead now- and I am sad that Carlos is blind, but maybe they'll have a miracle episode and he'll regain his sight?
We left off with Lynette standing in front of Mrs. McLusky's house- entirely demolished- from the freak tornado that blew through town... and Lynette's entire family inside in the basement, possibly all dead.
There was also the small issue of a dead Victor (you'll recall the fence post through his back) and a possibly very badly hurt Carlos as well. Edie intercepted the guy with the secret bank account in the Cayman Islands paperwork, and then they blew away when Gabby fought with her to get them back. Bree dealt with the craziness that is Catherine and her husband and the stalker who claims she slept with him (and then got blown away in the storm) plus a new baby.
Mike and Susan were fighting because he is hooked on prescription meds and she is pregnant and freaking out. Now he's in rehab.
Now that we're all caught up, Lynette watches as emergency crews slowly pull away rubble from the house, looking for her family (and Ida). The scene is actually very well done- and very dramatic as one by one her kids are pulled out safe and sound, and then finally Tom... but not Ida. She didn't make it.
Lynette and Mrs. McLusky are cleaning up Ida's house- and Lynette is surprised to discover that Ida was a pro baseball player back in the day. Then, her son Parker tells them that Ida was the one who made them all get under the stairs during the storm while she sat in a corner because there wasn't enough room- so she saved their lives and lost her own.
Ida's niece shows up to grab her stuff and she's totally a bitch- she makes Mrs. McLusky give back the pearls Ida promised her (unfortunately not in writing) and then tells Lynette they don't have time to scatter her ashes in Greenville Field (where Ida played pro baseball) so they will just put her ashes in the family plot in Omaha. Lynette runs into the house and switches Ida's ashes for vacuum cleaner dust (good one Lynette) and then Mrs. McLusky tells the niece she is staying in Ida's house because her own was demolished- and the niece tells her she has one week! Later that night Lynette and Mrs. McLusky sneak to the baseball field to scatter Ida's ashes- and as they are scattering the lights come on and they get taken out by security- but not before Lynette manages to run and scatter Ida in the process! (They get let off with a warning).
Gabrielle has a run-in with Milton (Victor's father) right before Victor's funeral begins, and he informs her that he saw the photos of her and Carlos and that she won't be inheriting a dime- since everything Victor had was in his father's name. He also tells her to leave the funeral, or he'll expose her for what she did to Victor- so Gabrielle has to walk out of the church in front of everyone.
Gabby goes to see Carlos in the hospital (who has bandages over his eyes) and tells him the news about Victor's money- and Carlos says not to worry because he is still a rich guy. She tells him about how the paperwork for his offshore accounts blew away, and he starts freaking out because that was the only copy and there is no other way into the accounts (which makes very little sense- I know a bit about banking, and this just doesn't seem realistic but I'll disregard for the story line's sake) anyway, Gabby starts clicking on his pain med button and he slowly goes back to sleep.
Gabby goes to see Al (the guy who brought over the papers) only to find out he died- and she is at his wake. She says hello to his wife and finds out all his old files are in the garage. She makes a huge mess off all the papers and accidentally opens the garage door- just as they are taking out the coffin- and pretends to be devastated screaming "Why god why" and throwing papers around. Gabby finds out and tells Carlos that Al's wife shredded any offshore paperwork to protect Al, and they realize they are broke. Gabby goes to the cafeteria and while she is out the doctor asks Carlos why he hasn't told Gabby that he is BLIND.
Bree, Orson and the baby move in with Susan, Mike and Julie- who are nervous because they think Bree will take over running the house and generally drive them crazy.
Bree's contractor Walter quits because his significant other left him- and the gay neighbors (sorry can't recall their names) who introduced him to Bree tell her what happened and she tells them to fix him up with one of their friends- so they explain that in the gay world, Walter is a 3, and all their friends are 9's- and 'in the gay world, three doesn't go into nine" (Very cute pun!) Cuter still is Bree's response "Well, then we'll have to find him someone who isn't good at gay math!"
Susan walks into her house crying (because Mike is in rehab and she is lonely) only to find that Bree has transformed her home into something from a magazine- complete with dinner ready in the oven and clean laundry! Bree hosts dinner and invites Walter, to try to convince him to finish the house for them. Bree, has invited Andrew to dinner- presumably to set him up with Walter so he can get back to work!!! Andrew figures it out and confronts Bree in the kitchen. Andrew agrees to do it for a 60" Flat screen TV and Bree says if it comes in on time and under budget, she'll throw in surround sound. (Susan meanwhile now doesn't want Bree to ever leave, so she is trying to figure out how to keep Walter miserable so he never finishes Bree's roof). Susan invades their desert and starts messing it all up for Bree. It works because Walter leaves- and Bree is pissed! She confronts Susan and they talk about how Susan is glad to have Bree there because she is lonely without Mike and Bree makes it feel like home.
Sylvia Green- the stalker- is found dead from the storm, but Catherine is still pissed that her husband had an affair with her and tells him to move out. While he is packing, Dylan walks in and gets mad that he's leaving her alone with Catherine- and as he bends down to pick up the sock she threw at him, he finds the note that Catherine's aunt dropped when she died. (We still don't know what it says- but it's important).
He confronts Catherine- and tells her he's leaving because he's leaving her- not because she told him too. He hands her the note (WHAT DOES IT SAY ALREADY!?!) and walks out the door. Catherine reads it, then starts crying, tears it up and throws it into the fireplace. After she leaves the room, Dylan comes down the steps... and takes the burning pieces out- reads them- and starts to cry too!
End of episode- cliffhanger!
I am so curious to know what that note says- it better be good, I will be very disappointed if its something stupid.
Also, I am glad they gave Ida a back story even though her character is dead now- and I am sad that Carlos is blind, but maybe they'll have a miracle episode and he'll regain his sight?
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