The computer gremlins struck again. I assume all will be OK after I rebuild the hard disk. My dreaming storyline was bizarre. There were tsunamis. Normally such water volume is my bladder trying to push me out of bed but that wasn't the case here. I don't really know where the subconscious has been going with recent dreams.
I watched "On The Lot" for its first elimination show. Wow, I thought I'd packed filler into its results programs but this was beyond Secrest's work. They did, of course, retain his trick of getting down to two people and announcing results will come after yet another ad break.
The season finale of "House" was more interesting for unanswered questions about potential cast changes in the new season (if any) than the case itself. Tonight's "The Shield" took my loathing of Shane to new depths. He's such a fool. Next week's preview of the season finale suggests Shane threatens Vic's wife with a gun. A compromising camera photo of the (now) councilman has just fallen into Vic's hands. Now the question comes, does he use it to save his job or does he keep looking into the mysterious Mexican businessman financing the councilman's exploratory committee for L.A. mayor?
Mail brought an expected bill. I'm tired but sure kitty is up to something evil. She's being too quiet. I must investigate!
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Seasons And Series Endings
"Veronica Mars" had its "Season Finale" last night. It was two new episodes back-to-back. "The CW" hasn't official announced cancellation but I suspect that's cowardice more than anything. The finale was a cliff-hanger. What happens to Veronica and the gang? Who wins the election? It left all manner of questions wide-open. As good as it was, I couldn't believe that's how it's left. The network technically has until June 15th to make a decision but no one is expecting a reprieve.
I've read "Chris Lowell," Piz, is already on the "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off for the fall so he probably couldn't be a regular on "Veronica Mars" in the fall anyway. Although he'll be playing a receptionist it's a major career move to a top network and a "hot" property.
Kristin Bell is providing narration voice overs for a new fall show on "The CW" from the creator of "The OC."
I watched "The Shield" which was pretty good and has another two shows left of its season. I still hate Shane. I haven't a clue how Vic is going to deal with him. I still want Vic killed in the line of duty rather than prosecuted. I'll need to wait and see how things go before knowing if the did jump the shark this year.
I already mentioned the "Heroes" finale on Monday but that's a show which is definitely on my "jump the shark" watch list over the fates of certain characters.
The ending of SVU suggested someone might be leaving the cast but I don't recall reading anything about that. "House" wraps up next week. It was preempted for the premier of a reality show called "On The Lot." Amateur film-makers compete for a chance to make a real film. I watched bits of it because Carrie Fischer is one of the judges. Another episode airs on Thursday. Maybe I'll check it out. I flipped between that and bits of the latest Jesse Stone novel-turned-telefilm starring Tom Selleck.
Speaking of Tom Selleck, there's a film reimagining of "Magnum P.I." in the works. The putrid Matt McConaughey is cast as Thomas Magnum. To add insult to injury another of my last favorite actors, William H Macy, has been cast as Higgins!
I didn't get my ice cream. I baked cookies and ate the whole batch. I didn't really eat much else. Kitty's been pestering me for hours to get to bed. Time for me to go have another weird dream. Maybe it'll be about grocery shopping in L.A. again. Duckie was in that dream but he wouldn't want to know details--it's probably a banned topic.
I've read "Chris Lowell," Piz, is already on the "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off for the fall so he probably couldn't be a regular on "Veronica Mars" in the fall anyway. Although he'll be playing a receptionist it's a major career move to a top network and a "hot" property.
Kristin Bell is providing narration voice overs for a new fall show on "The CW" from the creator of "The OC."
I watched "The Shield" which was pretty good and has another two shows left of its season. I still hate Shane. I haven't a clue how Vic is going to deal with him. I still want Vic killed in the line of duty rather than prosecuted. I'll need to wait and see how things go before knowing if the did jump the shark this year.
I already mentioned the "Heroes" finale on Monday but that's a show which is definitely on my "jump the shark" watch list over the fates of certain characters.
The ending of SVU suggested someone might be leaving the cast but I don't recall reading anything about that. "House" wraps up next week. It was preempted for the premier of a reality show called "On The Lot." Amateur film-makers compete for a chance to make a real film. I watched bits of it because Carrie Fischer is one of the judges. Another episode airs on Thursday. Maybe I'll check it out. I flipped between that and bits of the latest Jesse Stone novel-turned-telefilm starring Tom Selleck.
Speaking of Tom Selleck, there's a film reimagining of "Magnum P.I." in the works. The putrid Matt McConaughey is cast as Thomas Magnum. To add insult to injury another of my last favorite actors, William H Macy, has been cast as Higgins!
I didn't get my ice cream. I baked cookies and ate the whole batch. I didn't really eat much else. Kitty's been pestering me for hours to get to bed. Time for me to go have another weird dream. Maybe it'll be about grocery shopping in L.A. again. Duckie was in that dream but he wouldn't want to know details--it's probably a banned topic.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Tuesday TV Wrap-Up
I might be done with "The Shield" now that Vick has confronted Shane about Lem's murder. "House" seemed to have an off night. Nothing can match Idol though.
It was "Barry Gibb" (of the "Bee Gees") night. Two songs each for a total of eight performances.
Simon told Lakisha she and Blake are at risk for elimination. Jordin (OMG SHE'S SEVENTEEN!!!) was not that impressive. One day she might be but she just isn't there now and I was again sorry she is being pushed into the finals. Some time back, Simon predicted Melinda vs. Jordin (17!). That's a terrible outcome. Even after all these weeks Melinda hasn't embraced "stardom" and tonight Simon said her first performance was like that of a background singer.
LaKisha really had a good range and is a little better grip on herself but has problems with consistency. By the time she hit the last note on her second song her voice was worn out.
I will assume Blake will be sent home on Wednesday and I can ignore Idol next week. Why? He's a guy, he's from the Pacific Northwest and there's no way he can compete in a shouting match with the Three Divas. His performances were not his best work which was a let down. Maybe he set the bar a little too high for himself with last week's performance.
Hoping for a break after a hot day, it was a dreary night of TV. Bah humbug.
Edit: DialIdol.com, the site which measures busy signal frequency to predict Idol results has Blake at the top followed by Jordin (predicting both to be safe) with Melinda and LaKisha on the bubble for tomorrow night. Fascinating.
It was "Barry Gibb" (of the "Bee Gees") night. Two songs each for a total of eight performances.
Simon told Lakisha she and Blake are at risk for elimination. Jordin (OMG SHE'S SEVENTEEN!!!) was not that impressive. One day she might be but she just isn't there now and I was again sorry she is being pushed into the finals. Some time back, Simon predicted Melinda vs. Jordin (17!). That's a terrible outcome. Even after all these weeks Melinda hasn't embraced "stardom" and tonight Simon said her first performance was like that of a background singer.
LaKisha really had a good range and is a little better grip on herself but has problems with consistency. By the time she hit the last note on her second song her voice was worn out.
I will assume Blake will be sent home on Wednesday and I can ignore Idol next week. Why? He's a guy, he's from the Pacific Northwest and there's no way he can compete in a shouting match with the Three Divas. His performances were not his best work which was a let down. Maybe he set the bar a little too high for himself with last week's performance.
Hoping for a break after a hot day, it was a dreary night of TV. Bah humbug.
Edit: DialIdol.com, the site which measures busy signal frequency to predict Idol results has Blake at the top followed by Jordin (predicting both to be safe) with Melinda and LaKisha on the bubble for tomorrow night. Fascinating.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Idol Final Four and More
Rumors say Blake chose "This Is Where I Came In" (from the 2001 album of the same name) and "You Should Be Dancing" as his two Bee Gee songs. Rumor mill also says Barry Gibb was surprised he didn't pick "Jive Talking." I'm glad he didn't.
For Blake, "Jive Talking" would be clichè. In fact he avoided all the songs *NSYNC performed in their a capella Bee Gee medley which had Timberlake beat-boxing on "Jive Talking." Blake beat-boxed over that same song during the Hollywood group performance.
I'm a little worried about all the falsettos in Bee Gee songs. So we don't have a triopoly of style with the "Three Divas" I hope Blake can make it back to the Top 3.
From the previews, tonight on the Shield it looks like Vick becomes suspicious of Shane being involved in Lem's murder.
Last night I caught up on "The Black Donnellys" which is now only viewable online. I don't have a lot to say. Tommy gives up his dream of becoming a painter for a life of organized crime to protect his neighborhood. We find out who killed their dad and why he was in a place to be killed.
Heroes was OK last night. It's the first of the final three episodes. It wasted too much time on Jessica and DL. Hiro confronted Sylar and survived. His sword did not but he has two days before New York is nuked. Mohinder was conceived in hopes he might provide a cure for his sister. Yawn.
For Blake, "Jive Talking" would be clichè. In fact he avoided all the songs *NSYNC performed in their a capella Bee Gee medley which had Timberlake beat-boxing on "Jive Talking." Blake beat-boxed over that same song during the Hollywood group performance.
I'm a little worried about all the falsettos in Bee Gee songs. So we don't have a triopoly of style with the "Three Divas" I hope Blake can make it back to the Top 3.
From the previews, tonight on the Shield it looks like Vick becomes suspicious of Shane being involved in Lem's murder.
Last night I caught up on "The Black Donnellys" which is now only viewable online. I don't have a lot to say. Tommy gives up his dream of becoming a painter for a life of organized crime to protect his neighborhood. We find out who killed their dad and why he was in a place to be killed.
Heroes was OK last night. It's the first of the final three episodes. It wasted too much time on Jessica and DL. Hiro confronted Sylar and survived. His sword did not but he has two days before New York is nuked. Mohinder was conceived in hopes he might provide a cure for his sister. Yawn.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
TV Snoozeworthy
Idol stayed more or less the same when seeing it as when hearing it alone. Chris looked very uncomfortable on stage trying to rock out.
I was pleased the judges didn't sugarcoat some of the vocal problems. Randy tried to drum up sympathy votes for Jordin when her vocals veered well off their mark. Chris was told he did as much as he could with his song but maybe not enough to be back next week. Simon even literally kissed Lakisha for her return to form and told Blake his risk-taking is why he would be back next week! From Simon's mouth to voters' phones? We'll know soon enough. He was clearly the live audience favorite.
"House" was... *snore* although Hugh Laurie had some good lines. I hope Foreman leaves and this isn't just a fake two-weeks notice for ratings purposes.
"The Shield" didn't give me much to care about. Shane told the wife what he did, however. The preview for next week suggests Vick gets suspicious and starts to catch on. I still hope they end up killing Vick in the line of duty.
I may have missed VMars' return. I saw bits while flipped and the episode didn't look familiar but there was an on-screen teaser telling me "One Tree Hill" is new on Wednesday. I caught up with the "Shear Genius" from last week where Theodore goes home. He made the mistake of playing it safe. I love Tabitha for not equivocating. I can't imagine cutting hair with safety scissors. Somehow she did it and made the top 3. Maybe I'll check the next show.
Speaking of ratings earlier, it's May which means shows crawl back from reruns because it's the final ratings period of the season.
I was pleased the judges didn't sugarcoat some of the vocal problems. Randy tried to drum up sympathy votes for Jordin when her vocals veered well off their mark. Chris was told he did as much as he could with his song but maybe not enough to be back next week. Simon even literally kissed Lakisha for her return to form and told Blake his risk-taking is why he would be back next week! From Simon's mouth to voters' phones? We'll know soon enough. He was clearly the live audience favorite.
"House" was... *snore* although Hugh Laurie had some good lines. I hope Foreman leaves and this isn't just a fake two-weeks notice for ratings purposes.
"The Shield" didn't give me much to care about. Shane told the wife what he did, however. The preview for next week suggests Vick gets suspicious and starts to catch on. I still hope they end up killing Vick in the line of duty.
I may have missed VMars' return. I saw bits while flipped and the episode didn't look familiar but there was an on-screen teaser telling me "One Tree Hill" is new on Wednesday. I caught up with the "Shear Genius" from last week where Theodore goes home. He made the mistake of playing it safe. I love Tabitha for not equivocating. I can't imagine cutting hair with safety scissors. Somehow she did it and made the top 3. Maybe I'll check the next show.
Speaking of ratings earlier, it's May which means shows crawl back from reruns because it's the final ratings period of the season.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
TV Zzz
I was a TV whore tonight. Lots of flipping tells me interest just wasn't there. Bits of SVU, CI, Idol, House, Shield, Dancing with the Stars...
I listened to the Idol performances online. Wow was it dreary. I tuned in anyway.
Covering a Clapton song, Chris sounded out of tune to me but he got ample praise while Blake was criticized although praised for sincerity on "Imagine." Blake had a voice 'squeak' on the first falsetto point but he looked great and sounded sincere in a way he didn't on "Love Song" or even "Somewhere Only We Know." I thought it well done although I thought him seated on a high chair next to the piano looked odd.
That said, I think Blake is at great risk for elimination. I'm not sure what was more dreary tonight, the songs or the Secrest-as-poverty pimp. LaKisha got dissed for yelling on Fantasia's first single "Believe." The show was pre-taped on Monday.
At this point I've lost interested in who wins Idol. When Blake leaves, so will I, and even he's not doing a lot to excite me.
House was even more dreary with the patient actually dying because of a simple infection because of a misdiagnosis. I guess it reminded me of Mother on some level.
The Shield did nothing for me tonight. I'm hoping Vick is killed in the line of duty. Next week it looks like Shane admits to what he did but who is he telling?
I got my meds called in. They still have my old phone number on file so I had to call more than once to deal with the automated system. My headache is getting fierce. I don't know if it's a lack of calories or eye strain. Aussies had a holiday today. Duckie refused to admit he misses work. :D
I listened to the Idol performances online. Wow was it dreary. I tuned in anyway.
Covering a Clapton song, Chris sounded out of tune to me but he got ample praise while Blake was criticized although praised for sincerity on "Imagine." Blake had a voice 'squeak' on the first falsetto point but he looked great and sounded sincere in a way he didn't on "Love Song" or even "Somewhere Only We Know." I thought it well done although I thought him seated on a high chair next to the piano looked odd.
That said, I think Blake is at great risk for elimination. I'm not sure what was more dreary tonight, the songs or the Secrest-as-poverty pimp. LaKisha got dissed for yelling on Fantasia's first single "Believe." The show was pre-taped on Monday.
At this point I've lost interested in who wins Idol. When Blake leaves, so will I, and even he's not doing a lot to excite me.
House was even more dreary with the patient actually dying because of a simple infection because of a misdiagnosis. I guess it reminded me of Mother on some level.
The Shield did nothing for me tonight. I'm hoping Vick is killed in the line of duty. Next week it looks like Shane admits to what he did but who is he telling?
I got my meds called in. They still have my old phone number on file so I had to call more than once to deal with the automated system. My headache is getting fierce. I don't know if it's a lack of calories or eye strain. Aussies had a holiday today. Duckie refused to admit he misses work. :D
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
TV Tuesday
Starting late, I caught five of the Idol performances on country night. Sanjaya was bad enough to make me sound good. It was his turn when I put the show on.
Blake got the "pimp spot" at the end of the show. It wasn't fantastic *but* he "raised his game" (gotta use those cliches!) on his vocal power. Good work on that, Blake. I've seen some say online he was off pitch but I really didn't take note of that. I was looking at other things in her performance. I suspect he'll be back next week.
Chris may have stepped in it. He talked back to Simon when he was criticized as being "nasally" he defended it as being a style of singing. While that kind of interaction with the judges is usually bad he pulled the Virginia Tech sympathy card out so it might be a wash. Still, I won't be surprised to see him in the bottom 3 with Phil but who will be the third? Could it be Blake or will we finally get rid of Sanjaya?
Melinda had a nice performance. I hated the outfit. It looked like an old curtain worn as a bath towel. Inexplicably Simon thought she looked better than last week. I'm overjoyed to see he called her out on the tiresome "surprise" at getting praise from the judges. She was probably best of the five I saw. Lakisha left me cold and judges agreed.
It'll probably one of those result shows where they split the seven into two groups of three and the middle person has to decide with which group to stand. Two years ago a shrewd Bo Bice refused to budge.
The Shield was a good episode but it did not leave my jaw on the floor this week. I was a little disappointed in the Abu Ghraib overtones of Vic's interrogation of Eduardo. For me the new House was only note worthy for what he did to his friend Dr. Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard).
I did plenty of flipping and caught bits of Cold Case, SVU, Pussy Cat Dolls, CSI: Miami, Criminal Intent and a Mythbusters which showed it's possible to put a fire out with sound. Lance Bass was cheering Joey Fatone on again on "Dancing with the Stars." He seems to be a permanent fixture with nothing better to do or he's hot for one of the dancers.
Blake got the "pimp spot" at the end of the show. It wasn't fantastic *but* he "raised his game" (gotta use those cliches!) on his vocal power. Good work on that, Blake. I've seen some say online he was off pitch but I really didn't take note of that. I was looking at other things in her performance. I suspect he'll be back next week.
Chris may have stepped in it. He talked back to Simon when he was criticized as being "nasally" he defended it as being a style of singing. While that kind of interaction with the judges is usually bad he pulled the Virginia Tech sympathy card out so it might be a wash. Still, I won't be surprised to see him in the bottom 3 with Phil but who will be the third? Could it be Blake or will we finally get rid of Sanjaya?
Melinda had a nice performance. I hated the outfit. It looked like an old curtain worn as a bath towel. Inexplicably Simon thought she looked better than last week. I'm overjoyed to see he called her out on the tiresome "surprise" at getting praise from the judges. She was probably best of the five I saw. Lakisha left me cold and judges agreed.
It'll probably one of those result shows where they split the seven into two groups of three and the middle person has to decide with which group to stand. Two years ago a shrewd Bo Bice refused to budge.
The Shield was a good episode but it did not leave my jaw on the floor this week. I was a little disappointed in the Abu Ghraib overtones of Vic's interrogation of Eduardo. For me the new House was only note worthy for what he did to his friend Dr. Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard).
I did plenty of flipping and caught bits of Cold Case, SVU, Pussy Cat Dolls, CSI: Miami, Criminal Intent and a Mythbusters which showed it's possible to put a fire out with sound. Lance Bass was cheering Joey Fatone on again on "Dancing with the Stars." He seems to be a permanent fixture with nothing better to do or he's hot for one of the dancers.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Mailing Morons and TV
We got mail today. There's a bill, not necessarily unusual. It isn't mine, not necessarily unusual either. It was originally addressed to the SIL.
The post office put the forwarding address sticker for her on the envelope then put another, this time for me, on top of that one. I pulled one sticker off and dropped it back in the mail. We'll see what happens. I could've been "nice" and walked it up (2 mile round trip) but I'm a lazy bastard who wants to avoid the crabby SIL.
From the forwarding sticker, it could be her fault anyway. It only lists family name, not a first name. Either she didn't do one for each of her and Brother or someone at the post office was especially lazy. Who really knows anymore?
I had a very hard time sleeping. There's nothing in particular bothering me. I did binge eat yesterday. It wasn't that I over-indulged across the whole day just that I compacted more food into a shorted time period. Clearly a part of me wanted to feel physically bad and bloated for over-eating. This is annoying to be sure.
The Shield started up again last night. I haven't finished watching season 5 so I'm a bit behind, however a channel has been running a pair of shows a night so I'll be caught up to the new season quickly. I noted these syndicated episodes are only rated TV-14, not TV-MA. Since I haven't seen them before, I don't know if these are edited for content vs. their originally aired version. Why would cable channel which claims to be "television for men" need to edit a show for content?
Top Design is the final three tonight. I hope the right royal country cow gets eliminated. She has some skill, sure, but her attitude is out of control. Of the other two, I'm not sure whose work I prefer.
I'm hungry. I wish the cat would cook for me. Tisk.
It's now Thursday. Top Design cut the architect. When I saw her room I knew she was in trouble. It wasn't finished enough. Unfortunately the pain in the butt is in the finals. I'm not surprised because it gives the final showdown a sharp contrast. At least I'm not alone in loathing her, the viewer "vote" wanted to send her home something like 69%. Gay, straight or... oops, wrong show, Matt better win this thing. Starting after the Top Design final is a new show. I might watch this hair stylist challenge but only because Jacklyn Smith is the hostess. I'll tune in for the premier.
I saw the last few shows of the Shield season 5 last night. Wow. Unfortunately it backs up my sense the show may have jumped the shark. I don't believe there's any way Kavenaugh would be getting so many shots at taking down Vick & co. in the real world.
The post office put the forwarding address sticker for her on the envelope then put another, this time for me, on top of that one. I pulled one sticker off and dropped it back in the mail. We'll see what happens. I could've been "nice" and walked it up (2 mile round trip) but I'm a lazy bastard who wants to avoid the crabby SIL.
From the forwarding sticker, it could be her fault anyway. It only lists family name, not a first name. Either she didn't do one for each of her and Brother or someone at the post office was especially lazy. Who really knows anymore?
I had a very hard time sleeping. There's nothing in particular bothering me. I did binge eat yesterday. It wasn't that I over-indulged across the whole day just that I compacted more food into a shorted time period. Clearly a part of me wanted to feel physically bad and bloated for over-eating. This is annoying to be sure.
The Shield started up again last night. I haven't finished watching season 5 so I'm a bit behind, however a channel has been running a pair of shows a night so I'll be caught up to the new season quickly. I noted these syndicated episodes are only rated TV-14, not TV-MA. Since I haven't seen them before, I don't know if these are edited for content vs. their originally aired version. Why would cable channel which claims to be "television for men" need to edit a show for content?
Top Design is the final three tonight. I hope the right royal country cow gets eliminated. She has some skill, sure, but her attitude is out of control. Of the other two, I'm not sure whose work I prefer.
I'm hungry. I wish the cat would cook for me. Tisk.
It's now Thursday. Top Design cut the architect. When I saw her room I knew she was in trouble. It wasn't finished enough. Unfortunately the pain in the butt is in the finals. I'm not surprised because it gives the final showdown a sharp contrast. At least I'm not alone in loathing her, the viewer "vote" wanted to send her home something like 69%. Gay, straight or... oops, wrong show, Matt better win this thing. Starting after the Top Design final is a new show. I might watch this hair stylist challenge but only because Jacklyn Smith is the hostess. I'll tune in for the premier.
I saw the last few shows of the Shield season 5 last night. Wow. Unfortunately it backs up my sense the show may have jumped the shark. I don't believe there's any way Kavenaugh would be getting so many shots at taking down Vick & co. in the real world.
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