ANTM Cycle 11 continues to entertain with the makeover episode. And I was on board with almost all of the end results (I even warmed up to Elina’s transformation into Tori Amos…eventually).
But McKey’s (Mmmmkay?) never worked for me. The black hair is nice, and probably more versatile than her bright red hair but why [...]
September 18, 2008
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As per usual, I sat down with a group of friends to watch the new cycle of America’s Next Top Model. I expected Tyra take the crazy up another notch. I expected a bunch of dumb little strips of bacon to embarrass themselves in front of a panel of judges. I even expected the tranny [...]
September 4, 2008
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More like 9021-Oh my god what did I just watch?
Yes, I watched the original and I know it wasn’t exactly high drama, but damn was it entertaining. The clothes! The hair! David Silver’s white rapping and b-boy dancing! Very special episodes! It earnestly campy and that’s why it worked.
But the two hour pilot [...]
September 3, 2008
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The brilliant food acting of Jensen Ackles is pretty much the best reason to watch Supernatural.
Also sometimes people die bloody deaths. But mostly it’s the food acting.
June 20, 2008
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Questions brought up by TV’s Moonlight whilst watching the series finale.
1. Why are vampires brought into an orgasmic state and vamp out when they drink blood from humans, but can drink blood from a glass like it’s a fine Cabernet?
2. Why are the human lady friends so appalled by the fact that [...]
May 23, 2008
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I never got into viewer-decided competition programming. I have still never seen an episode of American Idol though I’m still well averse in the vocabulary. I know all about Simon, Paula, Ryan Seacrest, William Hung, etc. I couldn’t ignore it if I tried. And believe me, I have tried.
Consequently, I was never interested in Dancing [...]
May 2, 2008
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Pilfered from the great Maura_F.
Empire Magazine's list of the “50 Greatest TV Shows” ever.
1. Bold the shows you've watched every episode of
2. Italic the shows you've seen at least one episode of
3. Post your answers
50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex & The City (This show offends me.) [...]
April 1, 2008
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Jesus Christ. How many Twin Peaks alums did Dawson's Creek employ anyway? So far I count 3:
January 24, 2008
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December 21, 2007
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I'm going to ignore how terrible and “Dark Angely” this sounds and just be happy that Whedon and Co. are returning to television. For now.
November 1, 2007
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