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heathershaped) wrote2008-11-18 10:18 am
heathershaped) wrote2008-11-18 10:18 am
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Adventures in Blogging #18
In which I hope LJ doesn't drop away before I get a chance to finish this post. According to LJ, I have 40 minutes, so I should be good. I'm suspecting that the outage might be longer than four hours, so it was either post now or do today's entry over on IJ. :P
And since it's early and I haven't got much to really say, let's talk about TV. Two shows today: Gossip Girl (shut up), and Grey's Anatomy. Yes, I watch too much television.
Spoilers ahoy.
Gossip Girl (shut up)
I haven't talked much about this one here, but yeah, I watch every week. It's a guilty pleasure of mine, and lately, I don't even feel that guilty about it. It's the most fun you can have on TV on Monday nights, ya'll. The last couple episodes have been a bit weak, but still highly entertaining. Blair owns my soul, and Chuck always brings the lulz.
I'm a little annoyed (and amused) by Aaron. He's pretty, but what a douche! The thing is, it's entirely typical. Who among us didn't know at least one asshole like him back in the day, to some degree or other? The manwhoring, the not really acting like he's into Serena at all, and somehow making it her fault that he's a manwhore.
I mean, come on: "Well, I'm seeing lots of people. I don't know how it works in high school, but I like to date more than one person at a time."
Or this classic: "I could explain who Tamara is and why she was at my apartment last night, but the fact is, you feel something or you don't. If you're looking for an excuse to keep us apart, that's fine."
See? DOUCHE. And of course Serena falls for it. She did fall for Dan, after all. Let's just hope that she listens to Blair and dumps him before she contracts something.
And that's all I have to say about that. (Also, if you are not reading New York Magazine's weekly recaps, you are missing an integral part of the viewing experience.
Grey's Anatomy
I've been behind on Grey's, but I finally caught up last night, and OMG. It's awesome again. They had me worried for a while, there.
Firstly, JEFFERY DEAN MORGAN IS BACK!!!11!!! For at least five episodes even though he's DEAD. And yes, I think it might be because Izzie herself will turn out to be dying, but I can't contain my squee. God, I love that man.
I continue to only tolerate Meredith because her friendship with Christina is so epic. I love how Christina gets all jealous of old BFF Sadie, too.
Speaking of Christina ... OWEN. OMG. You know, Isaiah Washington might have been an asshole, but I really felt like the show suffered without Burke and Burke/Christina. Now, I feel like it's back. Owen is wonderful, my god. And I swear, he's Charlie Weasley in the flesh, man. Not just because he's Jason McKidd with the red hair and Charlie-like build, but personality-wise, man. All tough and gruff and surprisingly caretakey, and so much sweeter than he seems at first. And I love the angle of the trauma he's still dealing with from being in Iraq. Subtle and well-played so far.
I was going to talk about Dexter and True Blood as well, my totally non-guilty pleasures because they are two of the best things on TV at the moment, but with ten minutes to spare before LJ goes away for the day, I'll save those for tomorrow.
♥
And since it's early and I haven't got much to really say, let's talk about TV. Two shows today: Gossip Girl (shut up), and Grey's Anatomy. Yes, I watch too much television.
Spoilers ahoy.
Gossip Girl (shut up)
I haven't talked much about this one here, but yeah, I watch every week. It's a guilty pleasure of mine, and lately, I don't even feel that guilty about it. It's the most fun you can have on TV on Monday nights, ya'll. The last couple episodes have been a bit weak, but still highly entertaining. Blair owns my soul, and Chuck always brings the lulz.
I'm a little annoyed (and amused) by Aaron. He's pretty, but what a douche! The thing is, it's entirely typical. Who among us didn't know at least one asshole like him back in the day, to some degree or other? The manwhoring, the not really acting like he's into Serena at all, and somehow making it her fault that he's a manwhore.
I mean, come on: "Well, I'm seeing lots of people. I don't know how it works in high school, but I like to date more than one person at a time."
Or this classic: "I could explain who Tamara is and why she was at my apartment last night, but the fact is, you feel something or you don't. If you're looking for an excuse to keep us apart, that's fine."
See? DOUCHE. And of course Serena falls for it. She did fall for Dan, after all. Let's just hope that she listens to Blair and dumps him before she contracts something.
And that's all I have to say about that. (Also, if you are not reading New York Magazine's weekly recaps, you are missing an integral part of the viewing experience.
Grey's Anatomy
I've been behind on Grey's, but I finally caught up last night, and OMG. It's awesome again. They had me worried for a while, there.
Firstly, JEFFERY DEAN MORGAN IS BACK!!!11!!! For at least five episodes even though he's DEAD. And yes, I think it might be because Izzie herself will turn out to be dying, but I can't contain my squee. God, I love that man.
I continue to only tolerate Meredith because her friendship with Christina is so epic. I love how Christina gets all jealous of old BFF Sadie, too.
Speaking of Christina ... OWEN. OMG. You know, Isaiah Washington might have been an asshole, but I really felt like the show suffered without Burke and Burke/Christina. Now, I feel like it's back. Owen is wonderful, my god. And I swear, he's Charlie Weasley in the flesh, man. Not just because he's Jason McKidd with the red hair and Charlie-like build, but personality-wise, man. All tough and gruff and surprisingly caretakey, and so much sweeter than he seems at first. And I love the angle of the trauma he's still dealing with from being in Iraq. Subtle and well-played so far.
I was going to talk about Dexter and True Blood as well, my totally non-guilty pleasures because they are two of the best things on TV at the moment, but with ten minutes to spare before LJ goes away for the day, I'll save those for tomorrow.
♥
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I'm not sure if I'm rooting for Sam or Bill (leaning towards Bill), but I'm so curious what's going to happen to poor Tara, and Jason and Lafayette and and and...
;)
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I think Sam is really sweet, and I totally pegged him as being the dog, but Sookie's chemistry with Bill is just so...wow. I guess it's that forbidden love angle that got me hooked on the pair. And Bill is just so intense. I felt so bad for him when he had to turn that girl, and then she turned out to be so awful. I hope they don't take forever to get season 2 out.
And have you read any of the books that the series is based off of? I saw them last night in Borders, and some of the characters names are different. Like Sam the shape-shifter is known as Quinn in the books. I might start to read them soon, that'll fill the void between seasons of True Blood.
Oh, and I found this video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvniEPfmQU&feature=related . It's from the unaired pilot of True Blood, and has the first Tara they cast. I definitely like the Tara they have now, she has the attitude down to perfection, where the first one kind of falls flat.
Sorry to ramble on, lol! I just love finding new shows that are this interesting, and so far you're the only one of my friends list that's watching it too. :)
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Yeah, I feel sorry for Jason. But he's so stupid, he always ends up in trouble! :P I was kind of hoping Lafayette would tear him a new one for getting tangled up with the V when he told him not to.
I haven't read the books! Weirdly, I didn't want to get spoiled for the show (I had never heard of the books when the show came out). But I think I'm definitely going to check them out.
I watched the unaired pilot before the first episode, with the other Tara, so I was really surprised when they changed her! But the Tara they went with is definitely the better one. I sure hope she catches a break soon. LOL.