There was a lot to love on TV this year, and it wasn't easy narrowing my choices to 5 (so I didn't).
5 Reasons I Loved My TV This Year
1. The best new show on television, Pushing Daisies, had many memorable moments, but this sublime scene of a lovesick Olive Snook was by far my favorite:
2. The last 4 episodes of season 3 of Battlestar Galactica and the revelation of four of the Final Five:
3. Desmond. (and that show he's on)
4. Reruns of Futurama on Cartoon Network. Without them I would never have known that Nibblonians poop little balls of rocket fuel, or that Al Gore becomes Emperor of the Moon, or even that robots run on beer.
4.5. Nathan Petrelli is still my favorite character on Heroes, even if we didn't get to see very much of him during this shortened season (or maybe because we didn't, considering how the show's been struggling). I love it when he flies, but not when he dies. He had better NOT DIE.
5. Bad Girls on Logo. A British drama about a women's prison that airs on the "gay" channel and which features a lesbian love story as one of its main storylines does not sound like it's something for everyone, I know. And that's too bad, because it's good. A bit soapy and occasionally campy, but mostly it's just good (at least the first three seasons are). Here's a sampling:
The quality of the video isn't that great, but it gives you a good idea of what the show is about.
So, that's it. May 2008 bring you and me more to love than hate on our TVs!
12.29.2007
Bill Maher's D*ckheads of the Year
"My picks for the biggest assholes of 2007 by Bill Maher"From what I've heard, Maher's no prince himself, but he sure is funny. And I agree with him almost 100% of the time.
Anyone you would like to add to the list?
12.28.2007
I love and hate my TV.
You know what you never see enough of at this time of the year? Lists!
Inspired by this blog post at afterellen.com, I have decided to list my "5 reasons I loved and/or hated my TV" this year.
We're going to start with the bad stuff because I hate to end things on a sour note.
5 Reasons I Hated My TV This Year
1. The cancellation of Veronica Mars was bad enough. Did they have to replace it with that Pussycat Dolls show?
2. The WGA Strike and what it's doing to my favorite shows. May it end soon.
3. The View, Sherri Shepherd specifically. And I don't even watch the show! She made me hate my TV because she's allowed to sit there at that table and say ignorant things like this:
4. The unending coverage of the death of Anna Nicole Smith and the paternity of her baby. Twenty-four hour channels are probably the worst thing that ever happened to television news. The need to fill those 24 hours and the ratings battle between the different news networks have seriously, and I think irretrievably damaged television news. The lines between opinion and fact and entertainment and news have been crossed so many times, they barely exist anymore. And don't even get me started on the likes of Nancy Grace and Bill O'Reilly...
5. Bionic Woman, quite possibly the biggest disappointment of my entire TV life. I don't think there was anything done right on this show - not the acting, not the writing, not the effects. It's a spectacular failure because it had so much potential, and hopefully its future is in doubt. This show is so dumb it deserves to be cancelled. So dumb, in fact, that I'm going to post a bloopers clip from the original show instead.
Alright, that's enough negativity. Coming up in another post, 5 things that made me love my TV.
I hope I can limit it to 5.
Inspired by this blog post at afterellen.com, I have decided to list my "5 reasons I loved and/or hated my TV" this year.
We're going to start with the bad stuff because I hate to end things on a sour note.
5 Reasons I Hated My TV This Year
1. The cancellation of Veronica Mars was bad enough. Did they have to replace it with that Pussycat Dolls show?
2. The WGA Strike and what it's doing to my favorite shows. May it end soon.
3. The View, Sherri Shepherd specifically. And I don't even watch the show! She made me hate my TV because she's allowed to sit there at that table and say ignorant things like this:
4. The unending coverage of the death of Anna Nicole Smith and the paternity of her baby. Twenty-four hour channels are probably the worst thing that ever happened to television news. The need to fill those 24 hours and the ratings battle between the different news networks have seriously, and I think irretrievably damaged television news. The lines between opinion and fact and entertainment and news have been crossed so many times, they barely exist anymore. And don't even get me started on the likes of Nancy Grace and Bill O'Reilly...
5. Bionic Woman, quite possibly the biggest disappointment of my entire TV life. I don't think there was anything done right on this show - not the acting, not the writing, not the effects. It's a spectacular failure because it had so much potential, and hopefully its future is in doubt. This show is so dumb it deserves to be cancelled. So dumb, in fact, that I'm going to post a bloopers clip from the original show instead.
Alright, that's enough negativity. Coming up in another post, 5 things that made me love my TV.
I hope I can limit it to 5.
12.27.2007
Benazir Bhutto assassinated.
Benazir Bhutto assassinated: "While Bhutto appeared to have died from bullet wounds, it was not immediately clear if she was shot or if her wounds were caused by bomb shrapnel.
President Pervez Musharraf held an emergency meeting in the hours after the death, according to state media.
Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan ambassador to the United States, said Musharraf will be 'announcing something' soon, likely to include a declaration of national mourning for Bhutto. He said that when he briefly spoke with Musharraf, the president 'condemned these attacks.'"
Not entirely unexpected, but horrible nonetheless.
Has anyone claimed responsibility yet? I know that Al Qaeda is the likely perpetrator, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Musharraf had something to do with it.
President Pervez Musharraf held an emergency meeting in the hours after the death, according to state media.
Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan ambassador to the United States, said Musharraf will be 'announcing something' soon, likely to include a declaration of national mourning for Bhutto. He said that when he briefly spoke with Musharraf, the president 'condemned these attacks.'"
Not entirely unexpected, but horrible nonetheless.
Has anyone claimed responsibility yet? I know that Al Qaeda is the likely perpetrator, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Musharraf had something to do with it.
12.24.2007
Merry Christmas, Everyone :-)
I wish you all, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, all the warmth and joy of the season as well as a happy and healthy new year.
Thisisgina will return after Christmas. Have a good one!
Another Christmas Movie Update
I'm still working on this list (so far this season I've seen the movies in red):
White Christmas
A Christmas Story
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas in Connecticut
Scrooge
Christmas Vacation
The Ref
Love, Actually
Die Hard
Bad Santa
The Family Stone
Elf
There's not much time left...
White Christmas
A Christmas Story
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas in Connecticut
Scrooge
Christmas Vacation
The Ref
Love, Actually
Die Hard
Bad Santa
The Family Stone
Elf
There's not much time left...
12.21.2007
"I just beat up Santa Claus"
God that's such a great movie.
Things are really starting to get busy around here, so I'll probably be pretty scarce over the coming days. But I'll be peeking in, now and again!
12.20.2007
TV Talk
There hasn't been much going on in the land of TV, at least not in my house. With the lack of new scripted content, we have been watching a lot of holiday programming - old movies and specials - and that's been kind of nice.
I've also been watching some reality TV.
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - I know, I know! To be fair (to myself), I didn't really watch this one religiously and what I missed I would catch up on at MTV's website. The entire thing - premise, participants, content - was really slutty, and outside of I Love New York and Flava of Love, this show has to be one of the least "real" reality competitions. So why did I watch? Dani. A self-proclaimed "futch" (femme/butch) lesbian who is an adorable firefighter from Florida, week after week Dani kept getting asked back by Tila, until it came down to Tila choosing between Dani and some generic boy named Bobby. This week Tila chose Bobby, of course, and all of Dani's fans across the Internets wept.
The Biggest Loser - The finale was this week, everyone looked amazing, and the twins went home with both prizes. Go Team Bill!!
I've also been watching some reality TV.
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - I know, I know! To be fair (to myself), I didn't really watch this one religiously and what I missed I would catch up on at MTV's website. The entire thing - premise, participants, content - was really slutty, and outside of I Love New York and Flava of Love, this show has to be one of the least "real" reality competitions. So why did I watch? Dani. A self-proclaimed "futch" (femme/butch) lesbian who is an adorable firefighter from Florida, week after week Dani kept getting asked back by Tila, until it came down to Tila choosing between Dani and some generic boy named Bobby. This week Tila chose Bobby, of course, and all of Dani's fans across the Internets wept.
The Biggest Loser - The finale was this week, everyone looked amazing, and the twins went home with both prizes. Go Team Bill!!
KBR Rape Charge
KBR, Halliburton hit by ex-worker's rape charges
I saw the ABC News report on this last night and, assuming her allegations are true, I am appalled. (as is anyone else who hears about it, I'm sure)
Does anyone know where or if there is more information on this? The particulars seem sketchy and I'd like to more about the circumstances surrounding the attack and why the hell she was locked up afterward.
I saw the ABC News report on this last night and, assuming her allegations are true, I am appalled. (as is anyone else who hears about it, I'm sure)
Does anyone know where or if there is more information on this? The particulars seem sketchy and I'd like to more about the circumstances surrounding the attack and why the hell she was locked up afterward.
Kenya's sex trade has a new customer.
Older white women:
Emerging alongside this black market trade -- and obvious in the bars and on the sand once the sun goes down -- are thousands of elderly white women hoping for romantic, and legal, encounters with much younger Kenyan men.
They go dining at fine restaurants, then dancing, and back to expensive hotel rooms overlooking the coast.
"One type of sex tourist attracted the other," said one manager at a shorefront bar on Mombasa's Bamburi beach.
"Old white guys have always come for the younger girls and boys, preying on their poverty ... But these old women followed ... they never push the legal age limits, they seem happy just doing what is sneered at in their countries."
Emerging alongside this black market trade -- and obvious in the bars and on the sand once the sun goes down -- are thousands of elderly white women hoping for romantic, and legal, encounters with much younger Kenyan men.
They go dining at fine restaurants, then dancing, and back to expensive hotel rooms overlooking the coast.
"One type of sex tourist attracted the other," said one manager at a shorefront bar on Mombasa's Bamburi beach.
"Old white guys have always come for the younger girls and boys, preying on their poverty ... But these old women followed ... they never push the legal age limits, they seem happy just doing what is sneered at in their countries."
12.19.2007
The Slurm Queen
Substitute Diet Coke for Slurm and me for Fry. I'd like to think that I would stop drinking it if I found out that the secret ingredient of Diet Coke came from a giant worm queen's butt...but who's to say?
What will he rub now?
Whether through hard work and exercise, or the knife of a skilled cosmetic surgeon, Simon Cowell has shed his moobs and, dare I say, he is rockin' the new bod!
That's just not right.
(BTW, nice waxing line, Simon)
That's just not right.
(BTW, nice waxing line, Simon)
12.18.2007
"Rescuing people — can't really say it's our primary objective."
Oh, wow. I just watched the new official trailer for season 4 of LOST and oh my GOD!You have GOT to go watch it. NOW.
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