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Everyone has to watch Hot Properties! It is like my new (almost) favourite show! Always LOL funny, which is rare nowadays for a comedy. I don't even LOL for Will and Grace anymore so that's saying something.

Also, I finally watched Ghost Whisperer last night with JLH (Jennifer Love Hewitt). And well.. it sorta reminded me of Touched by an Angel, only with a prettier main character. Still undecided about that show...
posted by Tim at 7:05 PM

 
Most boring night of WB shows ever.

Smallville has something to do with vampires and Lana being possessed again and then Chloe was writing this zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Sorry, it was really hard to sit through it without rolling my eyes.

Everwood had some good one-liners in there, courtesy of Bright and Hannah as usual, but other than the sappy ending there also wasn't a lot to talk about. I totally thought Jake was gonna pull out the drugs or something after Edna told him he was stressing himself out and stuff. I mean, he's just a guest star so you know something has to happen to him right?

Azadeh asked me if Reid is gay or not. I think he's neither gay nor straight. He's a player that's what he is. He's like leading Amy on and then ditching her and then kissing her? Way to make a girl confused!

But enough about Everwood... because I really want to talk about ONE TREE HILL!!

Now b/c I'm BFF with Tyler Hilton, I knew that his first appearance this season would be in the Halloween episode. So I was totally waiting for his reappearance throughout the show. When the mysterious Batman kissed Hayley I was like "that's him!" And of course at the end, I was right. Some posters over at the wb message boards think Nathan kissed Hayley and that the writers were just screwing with our minds, but mestillthinks it's Chris. BTW, who else hates his new hairdo? It's so... weird!

The thing about One Tree Hill is that no matter how uneven the first 40 minutes of the episode are, they always wrap it up with a sentimental/sappy/serious final scene. And this week's show was no exception. I loved how Peyton's real mom told her that she couldn't draw for her life and then at the end she's sketching in her notebook! That was definitely an "aww" moment for me and by that I mean I let out a loud "AWWWW!!" promptly waking up my roommate and the neighbors upstairs.

I also "AWW"ed when Dan said he was running for mayor and blackmailed Deb, but it was more of a disgusted "aw!" then a sweet "awwww." Does that make sense to you?

The whole interplay b/w Dan and Deb was funny, although at the end, Dan went too far! I mean, I laughed when the phone was stuck to Deb's ears but it's so elementary school y'know? And really, there is nothing remotely redeeming about Dan's character. If Deb ends up falling in love with Dan again I am going to be so mad!

Back to the WB message boards for a second. I must address something that the posters brought up: What if Peyton's real dad was Dan? Eww. and Eww.

It's totally gross right? But knowing the OTH writers we may just get what we don't want....
posted by Tim at 1:35 AM

 
Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling (going shopping and NOT holding a baby like I thought she was...)

I love this coupling. They are young, good looking AND Canadian! Plus they're really down to earth and not caught up in the Hollywood mentality y'know? Apparently Rachel still lives in T.O. and doesn't even own a home anywhere else.

In related news, there have been reports that Rachel and Tina Fey are signing up for "Mean Girls 2!" That is soooo fetch. I can't wait!
posted by Tim at 5:44 PM

 
Wow. HUGE news today in the entertainment world.

It says HERE that Janet Jackson has an 18-year-old daughter!! What makes this kinda maybe believeable is because her reps didn't deny the story but simply said "no comment."

Also, I bought the new Details Magazine over the weekend and they were featuring their list of Top 50 people under 39. Guess who was #2? Maddox Jolie!! He was listed as "top homewrecker" for luring "daddy" Brad away from Jennifer. I don't care about that. I'm just glad an Asian made it onto a top 50 list in Hollywood!
(Maddox says, "And what?! Yeah I know I'm hot!")

Sadly, Kevin Federline also made the list but I couldn't see what his title was. After wiping off my vomit, the page was barely in tact and the title had rubbed off.

posted by Tim at 5:26 PM

 
I grabbed one of those free magazines at a restaurant tonight and they were already on their holiday issue! Wow. They had a wish-list and everything!

Sadly, it turned out to be a gay magazine (It was called HX, which I thought was like a cool name until I found out it stood for "Homo Xtra." Not kidding. Shut up.) but still, I was inspired to put together my own "wish-list" for a few celebs that have been in the news lately.

For Lindsay Lohan: A car gps navigation system to help her learn to drive safely and without crashing into paparazzi all the time!

For Jessica Simpson: women's diamond watches to prove that she is still loved and cherished. Note: Gift must be from Nick Lachey and not Johnny Knoxville or the other guy, what's his name from Jackass.

For Paris Latsis (formerly of Paris and Paris): Mortgage rates to help him finance the house he bought in anticipation of living happily ever after with Paris Hilton. He could probably also use a reality check because he actually believed Paris Hilton would want to settle down with him. Pssh.

And finally, for my good friend Azadeh, accutane side effects haha. only she would get that one.
posted by Tim at 11:19 PM

 
I have a new crush. And it's not who you think it'd be.

I cannot stop crushing on Sarah Drew, who plays Hannah on Everwood! This seasion of Everwood has been really well put together, with just the right amount of humor, drama, real-life issues and emotions. Hannah manages to incorporate all of that into her character! The way she was shy, then assertive then shy again when talking to Jake reminded me of myself... and I liked that. Plus she could be pretty in a different sorta kinda way... right?

Of course with all the *drama* about Rose and cancer and stuff, it's nice that we've still got Bright. I loved his "Delia is like Dakota Fanning" line. SO funny! And I love how Ephram's new kid is just like he was when he moved into Everwood. One question though: Why did Ephram say he was Julliard-trained? He didn't even go to the audition. Am I missing something? Cuz I doubt his one summer of camp Julliard or whatever counts... meh.

One Tree Hill was really good this week. I mean, aside from all of Dan's scenes and stuff, but I'm just used to blocking him out now.

First of all, Hilary Burton gave a great performance and it was really believable when she got mad at her parents and Lucas. And that scene where she was talking to her father and then the light changed red just as the music stopped?! Ohh. I live for those TV moments y'know? The tiny details in filming or directing that make a great impression.

On a more superficial note, Brooke is totally my favorite character! She is funny, ditzy, sweet and hot, which is basically everything I've ever wanted in a TV character... and girlfriend. But enough about my failed dating article that I wrote for class.

Since DAY ONE I have said that Hailey on One Tree Hill looks like Kelly Clarkson. So I laughed out loud when she got called that on this week's episode. Also funny was when Whitey called her Avril Lavigne.

Speaking of Avril..
She's all grown-up and stuff now.. awww... She looks really pretty and put together. Thank god she got rid of her skulls and black nail polish look!


And I had to post this pic of my forever crush Jennie Garth, a.k.a. Kelly Taylor from 90210. The pic is a bit air-brushed je pense but still, she's so hot!


Finally, click HERE to read the sad story behind Blink 182's breakup. I thought they were just on a "break" but from the sounds of the article it looks like it is definitely a breakup.
posted by Tim at 1:44 PM

 
I cannot believe I have the same A&F vest as Miss Jay Alexander from America's Next Top Model.

I cannot believe Miss Jay is wearing it almost a YEAR after Jack first wore it on Will & Grace. And to think he's on a show about cutting edge fashion! Pssh.

Whatever, I am totally wearing my vest to school tomorrow.
posted by Tim at 9:05 PM

 
Okay.. so apparently Rachel Bilson hooked up with Zach Braff while they were filming a movie in Montreal this summer!

Rachel Bilson was in Montreal this summer and I didn't know about it?! I am a little upset right now that my sources in the MTL failed to mention this. And by "sources in MTL" I mean Micah and Joelle. Get to work kids!
posted by Tim at 11:40 AM

 

How embarrassed was I this afternoon buying the new Ashlee Simpson CD? Very. Very. Embarrassed.

It's called "I Am Me" and as a journalism grad student I should have rejected the disc simply for its gramatically nonsensicle title. Or I should have rejected it because I am a grad student. Anyway, I ended up throwing the new Stevie Wonder CD into my pile just so I could reclaim SOME degree of face. And then I totally looked down at the floor when the woman scanned in my Ashlee CD. Sigh.. the things I go to in supporting non-talented overdyed-blond-haired phony fakes...

The verdict? The CD is sadly not as good as her first one. I don't foresee any car sing-alongs to this disc Joelle and Micah. Sorry.

There are a couple of good tracks though: Boyfriend (the first single), Who Will Catch me When I Fall? (the rumored second single), L.O.V.E., Burning Up and that's about it. Granted, I've only listened to the whole thing once but I don't think it's hard to tell good from bad when you're listening to an Ashlee Simpson CD. It's more than likely to be bad.
posted by Tim at 6:35 PM

 
Worst Mischa Barton picture EVER. Everything about this pic is so wrong - her pose, her outfit, her facial expressions... wow.

posted by Tim at 4:03 PM

 
Things I noticed from Desperate Housewives last night:

1. Is Gabrielle pregnant or not? How is that she is still not showing? I mean, gawd, Katie (oops I mean "Kate") Holmes announced she was pregnant like a week ago and she's already got a huge bulge! Right now Gabrielle is the hottest, skinniest pregnant woman I have ever seen in my life.

2. If Gabrielle is pregnant, why was she DRINKING in the scene with Bree and Susan? They were holding brandy glasses and it did not look like water in there.

3. Is Andrew gay or not? How did that whole storyline totally drop off the gaydar.. I mean, radar?
3b. And what about that whole issue with Andrew telling the priest that he's going to ruin his mom's life? I can't tell if Andrew is just upset over his father's death and genuinely trying to protect his mom or if it's all part of an act. That being said, George is creepy and gross so I sorta wish he'd been sent away instead of Andrew.

4. Susan's klutziness used to be endearing and funny. Now it's just so predictable and UNfunny. How many people totally saw the ice-cream on shirt thing coming? Please. Give that woman a better character development!

5. I noticed the Black family was not on the show at all last night. Not that I'm complaining... I'm not interested in that storyline at all. Interestingly, I read on a website that the Blacks were left off b/c last night's ep was about "fathers" and how in the end, fathers always care or something like that. But the Black family has a bad father who's locked up so perhaps the producers couldn't find a way to tie them in to the theme of the night?


And now for something completely different.... I have two new shows that I've started to watch: Freddie and Hot Properties. The former stars Freddie Prinze Jr. and Brian Austin Green from 90210(!!) and is pretty good. The funniest character though is Freddie's grandma who only speaks in Spanish and has her phrases subtitled hilariously.

"Hot Properties," meanwhile is about a group of women in real estate but it's not as boring as it sounds. It stars Nicole Sullivan, who did the Ashlee Simpson impersonations on MadTV and she is really funny!

Those are my two plugs for the day. And no, I still haven't watched Ghost Whisperer yet but I'm getting to it I promise...
posted by Tim at 11:24 PM

 
Is it mean that I wish Dan had died on One Tree Hill? He is so bad!!!

Also bad: Playing Bethany Joy Lenz's "When the stars go blue" for like the umpteenth time on the show! Enough already! We get it, we'll buy the damn soundtrack! I feel like Hayley and Nathan will eventually get back together and then I bet Chris Keller will come back to stir things up. I'll call Tyler Hilton up and ask him about it. Cuz you know, I met Tyler and all... we're practically BFF.
posted by Tim at 10:43 PM

 
So I'm watching a rerun of Sex and the City last night and I'm thinking to myself, "Cynthia Nixon isn't THAT bad. So even if she is a lesbian, I'm sure she got herself a hot girlfriend." I was wrong.



I was so so so so so so wrong.
posted by Tim at 3:16 PM

 
You know what? I'm inspired. I'm inspired by people who have turned blog side-projects into a full time thing.

Some of my favourite sites to check out have been personal blogs that attracted a large following and are now developing into their own "business."

So seriously, if anyone reading this wants to help me pretty this baby up so we can grow its audience and get our stuff out there, contact me! I am so serious.

timmybopper@yahoo.com

(In the meantime, click on the ads up top cuz apparently I can also make some moolah from that)
posted by Tim at 2:49 PM

 
Good for you Ashlee Simpson! That was a great performance tonight on SNL! The guitar hook in "Boyfriend" is SO catchy and I loved the song about SNL "Who will catch me when I fall?" I knew she wouldn't lip-sync but I didn't know she would SING so well! (Okay fine, she's no Mariah or Celine, but for Ashlee, she did a good job)

Finnnne, I'll buy the new Ashlee Simpson CD next week...!
posted by Tim at 1:00 AM

 
New discoveries after reading this week's US:

* Paris Hilton has called off her engagement and is not dating Mary Kate Olsen's boyfriend! Bitch! (Mary Kate obviously has now since broken up with him)
* Paris Hilton was seen "canoodling" with Stephen from Laguna Beach: The Real OC! This is hard for me to believe b/c he's just a regular boring guy who was in a reality show! She's a hotel heiress! But there's photographic evidence so I guess it's true (Smart move on his part btw getting into a picture with Paris)
* Chad Michael Murray apparently cheated on Sophia Bush with... omg you won't believe this.... PARIS HILTON!! Are there NO limits to who Paris will hook up with?! Gawd!

As for the Nick and Jess thing, I totally believe US when they say that Joe Simpson was the major point of conflict b/w the two. I mean, if you see all the pictures of Nick and Jess, Joe is ALWAYS there with them! Geez. Learn to let go man... your daughter's married!

The mag also stated the usual stuff about Jess' career taking off, how she's into partying now, how she's a diva and - this was funny - how she thinks of herself as a huge movie star b/c Dukes of Hazzard opened at #1 at the box office. Calm it Jess, it was ONE movie. I mean Alicia Silverstone had ONE movie hit and where is she now? I'm clueless.

Finally, the Laguna Bitches (oops I mean Laguna Beach girls) are featured in a spread about make-up. They have Jessica, Kristen and (my fav) Alex H. They all look really good. Apparently MTV is having trouble signing them for another season of LB b/c they are getting paid way more to do these magazine shoots... say it ain't so! I love me some soapy teen reality shows!
posted by Tim at 10:12 PM

 
How good was Smallville last night?

Not only did Clana finally "do it," Clark also laid a smacking to Lex. About time! (for both of those things). I loved how Lex punched Clark and Clark started bleeding. HA! This is dramatic irony at its best. Even though the viewers know Clark's bleeding b/c he temporarily lost his powers, Lex now gets all confused again about Clark being superhuman.

As for Clana, it was sorta romantic and all except a) Clark is so huge he looked like he was gonna crush poor Lana and b) Why does everyone's first time have to be to a Coldplay song? (Note to self: Buy all the Coldplay CDs and have them ready by CD player just in case...)

And then there's poor Chloe, who not only is still stuck with her bad haircut, she also found out that Clark told Pete his secret before her and was called "a miserable third wheel" by Lex. I mean, it's true that she's a miserable third wheel, but still, I feel bad for her. Can someone get her a love interest already? And not some krypto-freak-of-the-week/boyfriend of the week either.

Ohh, I forgot to blog about ANTM the other night. It also was good, although they were totally teasing us with the lesbian previews. The night cam didn't even capture anything! boo! Rustling sheets does not equal lesbian encounter if we can't see what's happening under the sheets. boo! Anyway, I'm glad Sarah's out because she was seriously awkward. Between her bad posing and baaaaad walking, she was all lips and nothing else. Sorta like a worse off Angelina Jolie. I do like Kim though and I hope that she will find some other innocent straight girl to corrupt on the show.

I love reading Television Without Pity's recaps of the show and they managed to describe Cassandra's little "I don't want to cut my hair" outbust quite funnily.
"She interviews that the issue wasn't just cutting an inch and a half of hair, but rather the last straw in the show's effort to try to completely change her. Well, the original her sucked, and she needs to deal with that."

So funny right? Good riddance, as if she left the show just because of ONE INCH of hair! I mean, they changed Coryn from a man into a woman and you don't see her walking out do you? Pssh.
posted by Tim at 7:17 PM

 
"At this moment there are 6,470,818,671 people in the world.

Some are running scared, some are coming home; some tell lies to make it through the day; others are just now facing the truth.

Some are evil men at war with good, and some are good struggling with evil.

Six billion people in the world. Six billion souls and sometimes, all you need is one."

Cue sappy soundtrack song ("Street Map" by Athlete). Cue exaggerated sniffles and big "awww" from Tim's mouth. Welcome back One Tree Hill. Welcome back.
posted by Tim at 1:57 PM

 
Yikes! What is going on with celeb news today?! No really, what is going on?

US Magazine reports that Nick and Jessica are officially dunzo. US is usually the mag that defends the splitsville rumors and so when they print a huge headline saying SPLIT! you have to think that it might be true. I honestly didn't think these two would break up.. I mean, sure Jess has changed a lot since the marriage (former preacher's daughter turned wild child sexy vixen) but Nick is so patient and understanding that I thought they'd work it out. I feel bad for Nick here. Not only did he have to put up with his whiny wife, he's been going through the same thing but has not received nearly as much press as Jess has. Nick's solo career has pretty much tanked while Jess has taken off... sigh... poor Nick. You'd at least think this divorce would boost his popularity or something, but I doubt it.

In other news, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are having a baby!! Okay, Katie was a virgin and saving herself for marriage! So we all know THAT didn't happen. Damn you Tom Cruise! First luring her with your charm, then proposing to her and thus effecting your control on her life, then sucking her into scientology and now this?! It's one thing to rename her "kate" but to take her virginity and get her preggers?! Damn you Tom Cruise!

I shall do my civic duty and buy a copy of US and then report back with the juicy details of both stories. You're welcome.
posted by Tim at 4:59 PM

 
Guess who this is?


It's Charlotte Church!! The one-time child opera singer!

She took a break from music and is now back and refashioning her career as a rock chick. She's trying to be like a sluttier and angrier Avril but sadly it's not working out too hot. Apparently she's also trying to bring back pleather which also, is not working out for her.
posted by Tim at 11:13 PM

 
Speaking of Superman... it says HERE that Nicolas Cage and his 20-year-old wife named their new baby Kal-el. Yeah... No word on whether or not Nic's middle name is Jor-El or if the baby has a strong reaction to green meteor rocks...
posted by Tim at 5:51 PM

 
How is it that Micah and Azadeh have posted more on this blog than I have?

This trend shall surely continue seeing as that a) I am getting increasingly busy with school and b) I have to share a television with a roommate obssessed with watching college football and ESPN every single night of the week.

I have lots to write about but I just finished the Smallville premiere (downloaded) and I have to mention something that was SO cool in my opinion: Clark's wardrobe.

Loyal Smallville viewers know that Clark always wears a combination of red and blue, usually in some sort of plaid flannel. This is b/c red and blue are Superman's colours (duh!) and so the symbolism is a clever bit of "wink wink nudge nudge" foreshadowing by the writers of the show. However, Clark lost his powers at the end of the season premiere. And if you look at the scene immediately afterwards, he is wearing WHITE and blue!! You get it? Cuz he's no longer a superhero?! I thought that was SUCH a smart (yet subtle) bit put together by the show and I wanted to blog that before I forgot.

Other things worth mentioning from this week's TV lineup:
- How Lex is totally freaking me out now on Smallville (I was two goosebumps away from getting the shivers after watching him on screen)
- How I lol-ed big time when Hannah came out with braids (and "hair that makes a sound") on Everwood's premiere
- How I lol-ed (but slightly less than the first example) when Amy's crush turned out to be gay Everwood
- How The OC's new public school scenes seemed like bad acting from a public school play... I mean, the whole bit when Marissa started crying by the friends cuz she had no friends? Oh.. my... gawd... lamest piece of acting ever!
- How UNsurprised I was that Taylor was "getting disciplined" by Dean Hess on The OC if you know what I mean... (baby girl likes it rough!) hehe
- How I actually felt sad for Julie Cooper when she curled up in the fetal position and started crying because she was broke on The OC (at least she had her Louis Vutton purse to cry on)
- How Will and Grace met my high expectations for their LIVE season premiere - it was actually funny (esp. when Debra Messing and Sean Hayes cracked up during Jack's shaved eyebrow scene)
- How sad I am that this is W&G's last season
- How sad I am that Smallville, OC and W&G are all on at the same time on Thursday nights
- How sad I am that I haven't found time to watch Jennifer Love Hewitt's new show "Ghost Whisperer"... I mean... no... that's overdoing it a little right? Who honestly in their right mind still likes JLH?! Pssh...


(I love you Jen!)
posted by Tim at 11:19 PM