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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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Christina is my all-time favorite character, and she and Owen are really well-suited. I thought we'd never get a dynamic back that would match Christina/Burke, so I'm hoping this is it.
You know, I've not read the True Blood books, so I'm mostly unspoiled for whatever parts actually are like canon. I didn't know Tara wasn't in the books! I kind of like her though; I hope she gets a break next season. (Also, I heard something about Lafayette that I'm hoping the books just completely throw out altogether. Seriously. Canon be damned.)
Also, how much do I love Eric? It's hard to explain, when I first saw him I expected him to be all girly and broody and typical, but then he turned out to be a total badass.
And why don't I have any True Blood icons?
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Eric is one of my favourite characters both in the books and on the show actually. I hope he slowly becomes more 'used' in the show as well (*stays vague as hell*)
As for why you don't have True Blood icons, I have no idea :-P I haven't found that many good ones yet despite having joined the comms. The three I have will have to suffice for now.
*sigh* Now you've inspired me to go dig out my Grey's DVDs. I miss the days of Christina/Burke. Damn the actor's horrible homophobia and early departure from the show. I suppose it helped to shake things up, but still. I'm not ready for the show to end either. Earlier this season (stupid ep with the 'future' flashes) and later last year I thought it was kind of petering out, but it's picked up again (at least for me).