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Thursday, October 28, 2004
I blame Indigo. Having spent time at Indigo yesterday buying the new Paris Hilton: Confessions on an Heiress book for a friend (I swear!) I went to bed last night and had the strangest dream... *(cue harp-playing dream sequence music here)* I was at Indigo, hanging out for some reason by the CD section on the second floor. All of a sudden two girls rushed past me screaming in excitement. I turned around to see what the fuss was about and to my surprise, I discovered that Paris Hilton was signing copies of her new book just down the aisle from me. Unfortunately for Paris, there weren't that many people waiting to get her autograph, so after a few minutes of silent debate, I mustered up the courage to go meet Paris. "H-H-HI!" I said quivering. "C-Can you sign this piece of paper for me?" (I didn't have a book for her to sign, but seeing as there was no one there, she was more than happy to sign my napkin). "And uh... can we get a picture together?" (I just happened to have my camera with me). "Aww," she replied with a smile, "you're so cute!" I was totally blushing. And a big smile covered the entire diameter of my face. "I-I.." I stumbled for a reply and the only thing I could manage was "I-I think you're cute too!" Shoot. That was embarrassing. I cringed. "Awwwww," giggled Paris. "You're so sweet honey!" 'Omigod', I thought to myself. Paris Hilton called me cute AND sweet? (Wait a sec... what kind of dream was this...?) Anyway, Paris and I proceeded to chat for a bit and I told her that I was really into writing and that I wanted to write for magazines in the future, like Entertainment Weekly and stuff. What happened next I'm not quite sure how to explain. All I know if that Paris gave me this "ohh.. o-kay..." look after I mentioned Entertainment Weekly and then started looking around like she was getting bored. Sensing that I probably wasn't her type anyway (I'm REALLY camera-shy... hehe) I gave her a big hug to say goodbye, but she kept her arm around my shoulders while introducing me to some guys that were around her signing table (For some reason, Joe "Ashlee and Jessica's owner, I mean, father" Simpson was one of those guys... I wonder if he was giving Paris lip-syching tips?). I smiled at the guys and then back at Paris, but for some reason, she was no longer beside me anymore... I looked around for her but the only look that came back was a creepy smile from Joe "Ashlee and Jessica's slave-driver, I mean, father" Simpson... sigh... And just like that my dream was over and the next thing I know I was awake in my bed to the sounds of my early 10:30am wake-up alarm call. harsh. What do you think this dream means?! (Probably, as I have suspected for a while now, it simply means that I need to get a life... pronto!) Sunday, October 24, 2004
Omigod shut up! Seth and Summer are engaged in real life!! Awwwww.... Check out the details HERE First Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray and now this? I love it when TV show couples get together in real life! In other OC news, they have officially taken an annoying catchphrase too far. There is now an official Chrismukkah webpage for all "inter faith couples" out there. And I thought it was annoying enough to hear it repeated ten thousand times on The OC. Oy vay! Yikes... how embarrassing! So I was watching Ashlee Simpson on SNL last night and after hearing her sing "Pieces of Me" for like the umpteeth time the EXACT SAME WAY, I decided that I was getting a little tired of her. "I'm getting tired of Ashlee Simpson," I told Micah at church. "I'm getting tired of Ashlee Simpson," I told Azadeh at home. "I mean, she doesn't do anything different!" Well... it turns out I was right in more ways than one. Apparently she was LIP SYNCHING last night of SNL, which would explain why her performance was so boring and so well... similar. BUT, even more embarrassing... well... read THIS. And then watch what happened by downloading THIS (I can't believe I fell asleep before seeing this live! But man...) See.. if she just like walked off the stage when her backing track came on, then fine. But did she HAVE to do that stupid dance bit? And then she blamed her band?! Not cool... At least Britney's lip synch tape matches what she's singing y'know? I'm so curious to see how Papa Simpson's gonna handle this one... I smell controversy! Thursday, October 21, 2004
Gayest moment of Smallville EVER! The Flash: Clark, I'm leaving Smallville... for good. Clark: Isn't there any way I can convince you to stay... for me? The Flash: Sorry Clark, I can't. Clark: But what about us? (insert puppy dog face here) The Flash: You're right Clark. Our love is worth saving! (insert passionate make-out session here) Okay fine, they didn't make out. But the rest of the lines DID happen. And the look on Clark's face when he was pleading for The Flash to stay was priceless. Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Wow. Speaking of "overexposed blonds," why can't the paparazzi just leave Britney Spears alone for like one minute eh? EVERY SINGLE THING she does makes the news. "Britney throws away a kleenex!" or "Britney sings to her IPOD!" or "Britney touches her hair!" Like seriously... I feel sorry for her sometimes because every little thing she does becomes such a big deal. Like THIS for example... Why are so many people fascinated by such a normal, everyday gesture? Monday, October 18, 2004
So it has come to my attention that my humble TV blogspot now shows up as one of the top 3 results for a search for "Erika Durance." On google, yahoo, altavista AND msn searches for Erika Durance, my blogspot is either the 2nd or 3rd result listed. Cool eh? I bet if I keep writing about Erika Durance or just write Erika Durance randomly in my postings, the hits will go up and my blog can be listed as search result #1! So uh... Erika Durance, Erika Durance and Erika Durance! =p PS> Erika Durance Sunday, October 17, 2004
Sunday night is fast becoming my favourite night of TV! The writing on desperate Housewives is so sharp and clever and funny! Yet it somehow remains so subtle, not having to rely on gimmicky actions and plotlines for laughs. Oh and before all the relationships in this show go all psych-ward crazy on us, thank god for Lynette's husband (a.k.a. gay Matt from Melrose Place) putting in some effort to make their marriage work. Because between the pretty wife caught cheating by annoying neighbour girl and the whole father-son drugged up on meds bit, I was desperately (haha, like that?) hoping for at least ONE more-normal family dynamic! As for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, I always watch it with a cynical mind and try to catch the family at a moment where I can be like "Ah ha! You're totally faking those tears and exaggerating your sob story!" But my cynicism is always overcome by real tears... from the family... and fine, a couple from me. I mean, how perfect was Leann Womack singing "I Hope You Dance" while the family slow-danced in their new Arizona-style backyard?! That is like THE theme song for them y'know? As for Ty, he turned 39 this week eh? Yeah.. he's ALMOST FORTY YEARS OLD! Usually I think it's pathetically sad for 40 year old men to be acting like they're 4 years old.. but Ty is just really fun to watch so we'll forgive him for being a kid sometimes. =) In other news... I'm so sick of seeing the New York Yankees win every year... and I'm sick of baseball coverage delaying my WB shows on FOX! Saturday, October 16, 2004
To the person who found this site searching for "Casting a spell on Carmendy from What Not to Wear" - WTF? Yo, you are some freaky deaky dude... To the person who came here searching for "Build toy boat" - I don't know how that led you to my TV blogspot. I don't even know when I've ever used the words "toy" and/or "boat" in my blogs. To the people (notice, more than one person) who searched for "Devon Soltendieck shirtless" - eww. This is NOT that kind of site... To the people who searced for "pics of slutty girls" - double eww. This is DEFINITELY NOT that kind of site... Try Micah's blog. ;) Britney Spears has been getting a lot of flak lately from fans, critics, the media... this blog... But I'm glad to know that she's still got some sanity in her and that she seems to taking everything thrown at her with a grain of salt. She wrote a letter to her fans last night and you can read it HERE. People on the message boards have been quick to dismiss the letter as lame, too short, a cheap publicity stunt with bad grammar, stupid sayings, etc. But I honestly think it's a really good letter - personal, funny and sweet; the three things we love about Britney. I guess people will immediately make fun of anything Britney does nowadays, but I just wanna say that this letter was a good first step for Britney to re-connect with her fans and for her to fill us in on what's been up with her these past few months. Besides, what did people expect? A full-length essay on her prerogative? Pleeease. The letter seemed natural and not forced, which is a big deal when you're Britney Spears. It seemed genuine and casual, like a note she'd write to her friends. Without overanalyzing a pop star's two paragraphs, I just want to say that everyone expects everything Brit Brit does to be perfect and to meet THEIR standards and expectations. We forget that it's HER life, y'know? [As a sidenote, this letter was apparently 'spose to be posted on her Fan Club's website first, which meant people would have to pay to read it. Lots of people spoke out against this and Britney decided to put it up on her free, personal website which I think is a much better idea! But now people are complaining that they paid $25 to join the fan club only to have the letter posted for free... oi vai... Quit the whining! Who DOES that? Paying $25 to read a two paragraph letter? If there's anyone these "fans" should be mad at, it's themselves... just my 2cents] Friday, October 15, 2004
I forgot to mention what I did in my popular culture class today... we watched What Not to Wear! I almost let out a huge "YESSS!" when the girl in my class announced that she was showing clips of the show as part of her fashion presentation. Fortunately, I was able to contain my excitement.. but just barely, because I was breaking out into a huge grin the entire time. And when the class started dissing the show for "forcing two people's opinions on someone" and "stealing people's identities," why I almost felt like getting up and declaring something shocking like "THIS SHOW CHANGED MY LIFE!" Or something else... Fortunately I kept my emotions (and reputation) in check and just quietly disagreed. I really had no reason to get worked up about that. What did my class know about fashion anyway? I, on the other hand, purposely wore my "Suits make you look important" t-shirt to class, knowing full well that we were discussing fashion and its effects on society. I come prepared... in style. ;) I think I've given up on Jack and Bobby. I've missed it three weeks in a row and haven't even felt bad once! I had to watch last night's Smallville on tape today and felt so incredibly guilty for not staying up to catch it live. That being said, the Smallville writers continued the new direction of "shirtless guys and slutty girls" that has been on every episode of Smallville this season. The weird thing was, one of the "slutty girls" was former Much VJ Amanda Walsh! *shiver* I mean, she's pretty and all, but in a girl-best-friend kinda way and not a hot cheerleader way. (Amanda left MuchMusic to pursue an acting career by the way and man, what a great first role she snagged eh? A full 5 minutes of making out with Tom Welling on the hottest show on The WB! Good for her!) So question, was that the last show Lois (Erika Durance) will be on this year? Cuz Clark appeared to give her the ol' goodbye at the end of the episode. That's a shame if she leaves because she brought a whole new dynamic to the show. Gone were the serious, tense, awkward moments with Clark. In its place were funny, mischievous, awkward moments with Lois and Clark. I liked that. Chloe trying to act sexy, by the way? I did NOT like that. Sunday, October 10, 2004
Weekend Update SNL was so unfunny last night. Like I don't think I laughed once. The "Hair-gro" commercial for uh.. pubic hair, was more gross than funny. And even the usually hilarious Smigel cartoon ("Saturday TV Funhouse") of the X-Presidents well.. was not.. hilarious. Maybe it was because she was pulling double duty as host and musical guest, but Queen Latifah did a royally BAD job. She seemed so inspired and so played out... sorta like the Prince and Beyonce sketch the SNL writers keep wanting to re-tread. Prince and Beyonce sang together ONE TIME and it was LAST YEAR, get over it already! Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on the other hand? Somebody get to Costco and buy me a jumbo box of tissues because this boy (yours truly) cannot contain himself... at all. Put a bucket under my eyes and you could irrigate a small African town for a week by the time the show's over. Man... gotta keep it together! =p Saturday, October 09, 2004
Finnnne, I want short hair again! I've been totally trying to grow out my hair this month, but after hearing Nick Arrojo declare that "the new look for men is short hair" tonight on What Not to Wear, I'm starting to reconsider. Now mind you, Nick's buzzcut is not the most attractive (nor is Carmendy's new model-bangs do) but I trust that show with my life... I mean, my looks... I mean... my looks. So if Nick says short is in, then short hair it is! More importantly, tonight episode was the second week in a row that they showed a Lacoste polo over a long sleeve tee, which just serves to confirm my desire for a green Lacoste polo! Clinton wore a green one last week and the guy getting made over tonight wore a pea-coloured one. (Come to think of it, the guy tonight was dressed EXACTLY like Clinton dresses... except that he was black... I mean, taller... I mean... black). Hmm... Lacoste polos are like $95... *Tim checks wallet*... how depressed so I feel tonight? Enough to warrant a $95 pick me upper tomorrow? Stay tuned!... Friday, October 08, 2004
So I totally tried watching "life as we know it" tonight on ABC to support my friend Emily (You see, the Kelly Osbourne-led teen drama filmed scenes at Emm's house in Vancouver) but alas, the DRONING BOREDOM of the show got to me and I had to switch channels! Sorry Emm! I dunno what was worse about the show - Seeing Kelly Osbourne pretend to put on an American accent or seeing Kelly Osbourne pretend she can act. No, it was definitely the three (unimpressive and forgetable) male characters repeatedly talking about sex and being "horny" and well, more sex. Ewww! People can fake orgasms but there's no way anyone can fake liking this show. Sorry Emm! Anyway, I ended up catching like a few minutes of The Apprentice (Hello Anna Kournikova!) but decided that Donald Trump is just plain scary. And not scary like he wants to be when he's firing people in the boardroom. Just, like, creepy scary. I also saw the MuchMusic ON SET special with Lindsay Lohan and aaagrgaglkdlskfjsl! Holy crap she is hot! Her video for her new single, "Rumours" is 'spose to address how people make up stuff about her and how the negative publicity directly impacts -... oh who cares, holy crap she is hot! Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Wow. Smallville. So many things to say about tonight's episode, so little time (to waste). In no particular order: - Same sex kiss? Girls in bras? The WB promos are SO misleading! (Don't even get me started on last night's fake Nathan-cheats-on-Hayley promo for One Tree Hill!) I nearly choked on my water tonight when they showed Lana leaning in for a kiss with another girl! (And by "choke," I mean a little bit of it dripped out the corners of my mouth... or was that drool? Hmmm...) Turns out it was the other girl kissing Lana for like all of one second, but still, do NOT mess with my hormon-.. I mean, emotions, like that WB! But the "Kryp-Tuck" title - very clever! - Fine. I admit it. I like Lois. And I like Erika Durance. The fun and flirty interplay b/w her and Clark is cute and she's not as annoying as I thought she'd be. Plus, she totally was wearing a tight white tank top during that plastic surgery scene so that's like a hundred bonus point in my book! - Did you SEE the look on Chloe's face at the end of the episode? It was literally the last second of the ep, so if you missed it, let's just say she wasn't happy seeing Lana.. (oops, 3 years of endless Clark-pining-for-Lana storylines have done that to me).. I mean, seeing Lois with Clark. Methinks I smell triangle! - Is it just me or is there something going on between Lana, Jason and Lex?! Yes I said Lex. I dunno if Michael Rosenblaum was merely squinting, but I thought I saw a moment there during the hospital scene with Lana... Methinks I smell triangle! - Thank you Smallville writers for NOT putting Lionel Luther in this week's ep. He is soooo boring! And soooo old! Keep it young guys, keep it young! - Stop being so damn young Smallville! Avril Lavigne song? Really?... Again? Was it not bad enough that Avril's "I'm With You" ruined Clark and Lana's first kiss last year? Did you really have to play "Happy Ending" tonight and ruin what was up to then a great episode? Grow up guys, grow up! For more on Smallville, check out THIS great site.. (warning: spoiler alert!) Jack and Karen (on Will and Grace) say: "While everyone was going to school, getting an education, finding a job, saving the environment and marching for apartheid, what were YOU doing?" "Watching TV..." "Exactly! So who better to head up a TV network than you?!" Tim (on this blog) says: "Yes! I just knew my slacking off would take me places!" Monday, October 04, 2004
It's Sunday night! 1. The tears cannot be stopped whenever I watch Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I swear to god, the producers of that show are so good at milking your tears and emotions! And a dinosaur room? I want a dinosaur room! And I'm like, the most obvious Chinese person ever, but I totally want the Mexican theme room too! Yeah rural Mexican artifacts! 2. And how good was the premiere of Desparate Housewives? It was so well made that I thought I was watching a movie or mini-series. Very "Pleasantville" meets "Stepford Wives" meets "Melrose Place" y'know? (Speaking of Melrose Place, as if we're 'spose to believe that evil bitch Kimberley Mancini is now a prim and proper wife? And super gay Matt (Doug Savant) is a sex-starved hetero husband? Puh-leeze!) No one remembers Melrose Place? Just me? Okay, never mind. One more thing: I know she's like pushing forty and like permanantly anorexic looking, but I still have a hard spot for Teri Hatcher! (No you read that right... heh... heh). I mean, she's Lois Lane! Screw this new Erika Durance girl on Smallville, Teri Hatcher will always be the only Lois for me! Her new character on Desparate Housewives was perfect for her and I'm so excited to see her back on television! 3. Damn it! Forgot to watch Jack and Bobby! Whatever, I bet it was boring and like, boring and uh... boring. Zzzzzzz! (Interesting Jack and Bobby fact: Jessica Pare is from Montreal and her father is some important person thingy at McGill! Cool eh?) Sunday, October 03, 2004
Yeahhh! SNL brought back the Debbie Downer skit! Granted, it wasn't AS hilarious as the first time they did it (with Lindsay Lohan and cast all cracking up) but Rachel Dratch is still so funny! And the "wah wah wahhh" music makes me laugh every time! But Amy Poehler as weekend update co-anchor? Booo! She is so un-natural reading those lines that it doesn't come across as effective as say, when Tina or Jimmy did it. And while it's cool in the year 2004 to have two female anchors, I totally thought they were giving Jimmy's old chair to Seth Meyers. Amy is just... not that cool... And Ben Affleck, I have to say, can make Gigli 2 and I would still think he's one of the coolest "Hollywood" guys out there. The fact that he can laugh at himself and crack sarcastic jokes and still maintain this likable charm makes him very real y'know? Okay, so maybe he shouldn't make Gigli 2 but still... Saturday, October 02, 2004
J-Jasmine? Whoa. Remember sweet, innocent Jasmine from American Idol? And little Camille Velasco? Well now they're cage dancers at a club. Not even kidding. Check out the pics and videos HERE. (Tim's note: Whatever, Jasmine's still hot! I still like her! And the flower's back in her hair.. hmm....) |