Tuesday, May 20, 2008
You never know what the day will bring....
Not only have I been home with a sick child for the last two days but today my power was out for over two hours. I have been unable to watch Gossip Girl from last night as well as How I Met Your Mother and The Paper. Bear with me as I try to make sense of my crazy life right now. Gotta go and get more Sprite for my child and try to get the laundry done. I will return.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Top Chef - Chicago
Not only was last nights episode a true test of my patience (I hate Lisa, I hate Lisa, I hate Lisa) it was also the first time in the history of me blogging that I actually wrote down items to remember. I don't usually take notes but the quotes in last nights Top Chef episode were too good to pass up. Here are just a few that struck my fancy;
"Dale is a little bitch." Spike as he reminisces about Dale's little meltdown in last weeks challenge.
"There is a fire inside my stomach like I am going to stab somebody or make some amazing food." Andrew with his wild eyed shaky look heading to the Top Chef kitchen.
"Put sexy back into salad" or "bring salad's sexy back" Padma and Sam (season 2 finalist) describing the Quickfire Challenge.
"There are people here who don't deserve to be here. They're not that great of chefs and their personalities suck ass." Lisa describing her fellow cheftestants. Really Lisa?
"I have one question for you..do you like burritos?" Richard for the 15th time trying to get the police officers to try his food. Richard shut up!
"Somebody f**ked with my rice." Lisa explaining to the judges that she was sabotaged and that is why her food was so bad.
I just could not resist. These people (especially Lisa) just open themselves up to ridicule. So anyway, last night basically went like this. The Quickfire Challenge was to reinvent the salad (and make it sexy, whatever). Surprisingly Spike won and his prize was that he could chose four items that all of the other cheftestants would be unable to use on the Elimination Challenge.
With Spike grinning and rubbing his hands together like the evil manipulator he is, Padma explained the Elimination Challenge. The challenge was to create a healthy (gourmet) boxed lunch for the Chicago Police Academy Cadets. Each meal had to consist of at least 1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 1 whole grain and 1 lean protein. Spike chose chicken, bread (asshole), lettuce (asshole again) and tomatoes for his dish which meant that no other chef could use these items.
Most of the meals went over OK with the police cadets. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that in the kitchen for preparation "someone" apparently messed with the burner on Lisa's stove and her rice was not cooked correctly (sabotage of course, never user error). The top two of the week were Stephanie and Dale with Dale pulling out another victory. He and Richard are neck and neck at this point. The bottom three were Spike (karma sucks), Andrew and Lisa. At this point I get excited, is it finally time for the bitch to leave. Oh hell no, she stabs Andrew in the back (all the judges knew he had forgotten his whole grain but she had to point it out) and Andrew leaves, a little crazy eyed but with his "honor" intact.
Just a small note (this recap is much longer than I anticipated). Lisa (bitch) made a big deal about Andrew not following the rules and not using an item in the required list. With that said, does anyone remember polish sausage? Yeah take that Lisa you bitch. Please do not let this he-woman make it to the finals. Restaurant wars next week!
"Dale is a little bitch." Spike as he reminisces about Dale's little meltdown in last weeks challenge.
"There is a fire inside my stomach like I am going to stab somebody or make some amazing food." Andrew with his wild eyed shaky look heading to the Top Chef kitchen.
"Put sexy back into salad" or "bring salad's sexy back" Padma and Sam (season 2 finalist) describing the Quickfire Challenge.
"There are people here who don't deserve to be here. They're not that great of chefs and their personalities suck ass." Lisa describing her fellow cheftestants. Really Lisa?
"I have one question for you..do you like burritos?" Richard for the 15th time trying to get the police officers to try his food. Richard shut up!
"Somebody f**ked with my rice." Lisa explaining to the judges that she was sabotaged and that is why her food was so bad.
I just could not resist. These people (especially Lisa) just open themselves up to ridicule. So anyway, last night basically went like this. The Quickfire Challenge was to reinvent the salad (and make it sexy, whatever). Surprisingly Spike won and his prize was that he could chose four items that all of the other cheftestants would be unable to use on the Elimination Challenge.
With Spike grinning and rubbing his hands together like the evil manipulator he is, Padma explained the Elimination Challenge. The challenge was to create a healthy (gourmet) boxed lunch for the Chicago Police Academy Cadets. Each meal had to consist of at least 1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 1 whole grain and 1 lean protein. Spike chose chicken, bread (asshole), lettuce (asshole again) and tomatoes for his dish which meant that no other chef could use these items.
Most of the meals went over OK with the police cadets. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that in the kitchen for preparation "someone" apparently messed with the burner on Lisa's stove and her rice was not cooked correctly (sabotage of course, never user error). The top two of the week were Stephanie and Dale with Dale pulling out another victory. He and Richard are neck and neck at this point. The bottom three were Spike (karma sucks), Andrew and Lisa. At this point I get excited, is it finally time for the bitch to leave. Oh hell no, she stabs Andrew in the back (all the judges knew he had forgotten his whole grain but she had to point it out) and Andrew leaves, a little crazy eyed but with his "honor" intact.
Just a small note (this recap is much longer than I anticipated). Lisa (bitch) made a big deal about Andrew not following the rules and not using an item in the required list. With that said, does anyone remember polish sausage? Yeah take that Lisa you bitch. Please do not let this he-woman make it to the finals. Restaurant wars next week!
America's Next Top Model - Cycle 10
Thank you Tyra! I thought I was going to have to boycott the show (especially after Fatima left) but the judges pulled through and made Whitney (instead of Anya) the new America's Next Top Model!
I must say it is a good day for normal sized girls and I am happy for Whitney. However, this season of the show was flat. I was bored. Maybe I have been watching too long and I am cynical abut these girls, or maybe the girls had very little personality. Whatever the case I was not excited about the finale last night at all. Now don't get me wrong, I am glad that Whitney won and was hoping it would be either her or Fatima but just watching the commercials for Cover Girl made me cringe. Not one of these girls nailed it and made me say yeah she has the stuff to go far. Plus neither Anya nor Whitney, on the runway for Versace, was all that impressive.
I am not sure what needs to be done for the next cycle but something has to. the same old format is not working anymore. The cheesiness has gotten old and the excitement has worn off.
But kudos to Whitney and her real size body. I hope that her winning was not a publicity stunt because Tyra knew the season was ho hum. And goodbye to Anya. I have to say thank God I never have to hear her speak again.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Paper on MTV
I have finally watched Monday night's episode in its entirety. My Tivo/DVR malfunctioned (or maybe the damn Hills did not cut off when it should have) and I missed the last few minutes of the Paper. But lucky for me MTV.com allows you (me) to watch full episodes so I have caught up and can dish about the kids at Cypress Bay High School.
Monday night the kids were all excited about distributing the first issue of the Circuit. Amanda woke up raring to go and during the day of distribution alternated between being proud, being condescending (someone pointed out a typo oh no) and just in general letting the school know that she was the editor.
Of course nothing is ever easy and Amanda decides (with Alex's help?) that she wants to write Dan's humor column for the next issue. As you can imagine this does not go over well with the back row (Gianna, Trevor, Adam and Dan) and there is mutiny a brewing. Poor Mrs. Weiss (the advisor) decides to have a meeting in which nothing gets accomplished and all hell breaks loose. To make a bad situation worse, Alex is playing both sides and Amanda talks to her peers as if they are two.
Now I have read some of the comments about Trevor and Gianna and I must say that I disagree. Yes they are sarcastic and make little snide comments but who can blame them when Amanda steps on to her pedestal. Plus Trevor is hilarious when he does his Amanda impersonation and nothing that he says behind her back is anything that this boy will not say to her face.
Gianna seems to be a little bitter towards Amanda but she pulls no punches when Amanda steps on toes. I just love the infighting. At this point the one causing the most problems is Alex. Yes he deserved to be Editor and yes he is upset but he cannot feed Amanda one thing and feed his other friends something else. It just does not work and it makes him look like a little shit (which he may be but I don't think so).
OK, I saved the best for last...Adam (who won a superlative for Most Dramatic) has an all out Diva meltdown in the middle of the class and goes running down the hall crying. This from the boy who cannot understand why he was voted "Most Dramatic". The whole scene was something right out of a gay fight and I could not decide if Adam was really crying or about to laugh (always with the questions on "reality" television).
Next week Adam is up for homecoming king and he is actually soliciting votes. oh and Amanda is talking to her dog again. One last thought, in the preview for next week Amanda talks about how the events at school (like homecoming) are not her thing. Why is it that the kids least likely to get a date always say that? Not to be mean but seriously if you had a date it would be your thing. Think about that.
Monday night the kids were all excited about distributing the first issue of the Circuit. Amanda woke up raring to go and during the day of distribution alternated between being proud, being condescending (someone pointed out a typo oh no) and just in general letting the school know that she was the editor.
Of course nothing is ever easy and Amanda decides (with Alex's help?) that she wants to write Dan's humor column for the next issue. As you can imagine this does not go over well with the back row (Gianna, Trevor, Adam and Dan) and there is mutiny a brewing. Poor Mrs. Weiss (the advisor) decides to have a meeting in which nothing gets accomplished and all hell breaks loose. To make a bad situation worse, Alex is playing both sides and Amanda talks to her peers as if they are two.
Now I have read some of the comments about Trevor and Gianna and I must say that I disagree. Yes they are sarcastic and make little snide comments but who can blame them when Amanda steps on to her pedestal. Plus Trevor is hilarious when he does his Amanda impersonation and nothing that he says behind her back is anything that this boy will not say to her face.
Gianna seems to be a little bitter towards Amanda but she pulls no punches when Amanda steps on toes. I just love the infighting. At this point the one causing the most problems is Alex. Yes he deserved to be Editor and yes he is upset but he cannot feed Amanda one thing and feed his other friends something else. It just does not work and it makes him look like a little shit (which he may be but I don't think so).
OK, I saved the best for last...Adam (who won a superlative for Most Dramatic) has an all out Diva meltdown in the middle of the class and goes running down the hall crying. This from the boy who cannot understand why he was voted "Most Dramatic". The whole scene was something right out of a gay fight and I could not decide if Adam was really crying or about to laugh (always with the questions on "reality" television).
Next week Adam is up for homecoming king and he is actually soliciting votes. oh and Amanda is talking to her dog again. One last thought, in the preview for next week Amanda talks about how the events at school (like homecoming) are not her thing. Why is it that the kids least likely to get a date always say that? Not to be mean but seriously if you had a date it would be your thing. Think about that.
She Did It!!!
Finally Britney Spears has done something to contribute to the world. She has made the world a better place. Britney has saved How I Met Your Mother (to see full story click here) thus guaranteeing the wonderful (yet underrated) sitcom a spot on CBS's fall lineup. Although Britney's last appearance was less than stellar, people still tuned in to watch and Doogie and friends are coming back. So thank you Miss Spears for saving a show that I love but please do not return as a guest star!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Gossip Girl
How did this happen? I bitched and moaned about Dan and Serena being too boring (which they were) and now the evil Georgina has swooped in and stolen Dan away. And for some reason this bothers me (My God I am way too involved).
Last night on our favorite "tween soap" Serena finally admits to her crime. By the way there was no real crime. She was basically in a room when some random guy overdosed and she and the evil one (Georgina) did not call 911 or stick around to make sure the guy was alright. He died (so he was not OK) and Serena felt guilty. As Serena is trying to tell the story, Blair has called in Nate and Chuck to help. The most hilarious aspect of this whole scenario is when each member of the group discusses how bad he or she has been. All Chuck had to say was "I'm Chuck Bass" and I lost it. Funny stuff. Oh and Serena lies to Dan and tells him that she cheated on him to make him leave her alone because he is so judgemental (and she does not want him to look at her like a criminal...barf). Dan runs to Sarah (Georgina) who gives Dan some sob story about a stalker (which Dan believes, really?). The way Georgina figures it, if she can't blackmail Serena anymore than she will sleep with Dan.
On the old people front, Rufus's band played, Lily watched and all of her groupie tendencies came back. The night ended with a kiss between the two. By the way, Lily is supposed to marry Bart tomorrow (in TV land that is next Monday) so how will Rufus handle that?
Next week the wedding. Question is will it actually happen? Can Lily marry a man that she does not love (and do we care)? What did Dan do with Georgina and can this be taken back? Are Blair and Chuck ever going to get together again?
Till next week. XOXO
Last night on our favorite "tween soap" Serena finally admits to her crime. By the way there was no real crime. She was basically in a room when some random guy overdosed and she and the evil one (Georgina) did not call 911 or stick around to make sure the guy was alright. He died (so he was not OK) and Serena felt guilty. As Serena is trying to tell the story, Blair has called in Nate and Chuck to help. The most hilarious aspect of this whole scenario is when each member of the group discusses how bad he or she has been. All Chuck had to say was "I'm Chuck Bass" and I lost it. Funny stuff. Oh and Serena lies to Dan and tells him that she cheated on him to make him leave her alone because he is so judgemental (and she does not want him to look at her like a criminal...barf). Dan runs to Sarah (Georgina) who gives Dan some sob story about a stalker (which Dan believes, really?). The way Georgina figures it, if she can't blackmail Serena anymore than she will sleep with Dan.
On the old people front, Rufus's band played, Lily watched and all of her groupie tendencies came back. The night ended with a kiss between the two. By the way, Lily is supposed to marry Bart tomorrow (in TV land that is next Monday) so how will Rufus handle that?
Next week the wedding. Question is will it actually happen? Can Lily marry a man that she does not love (and do we care)? What did Dan do with Georgina and can this be taken back? Are Blair and Chuck ever going to get together again?
Till next week. XOXO
How I Met Your Mother
So I was a little disappointed last night with the entire episode. Not only am I writing letters to save this show but I made a plea yesterday on the blog and then last night's episode happened. I don't know if it was the Britney Spears return or if the cast was just not cohesive but I had very few laughs as I watched last night.
The basic premise of the episode was that Barney is still trying to get "back together" with Ted. He finally finds Abby (Spears) who has been bad mouthing him all over town and decides to pretend that they are married so Ted can see how not "awesome" it is to be in a relationship.
Once again Spears was passable but not great. She looked a little dazed and confused and seemed to be very unsure of what she was supposed to be doing. There were some funny moments (how could there not be with Neil Patrick Harris) but overall the entire guest role for her was a big disappointment.
Over in Marshall and Lily world, Lily has to sell her clothes to make enough money to fix their new apartment. She decides that she is going to try to sell her paintings instead but alas she is not that talented of a painter. Marshall discovers that her paintings do well in a Vet's office and that is how the two make the money they need to fix their floors.
At the end of the broadcast Marshall and Lily came back on to plug their website LilyandMarshallselltheirstuff.com to benefit the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
It looks as if they are selling a bunch of stuff from the show. Does this mean that it may not come back? Next week is the season finale, how will it end?
The basic premise of the episode was that Barney is still trying to get "back together" with Ted. He finally finds Abby (Spears) who has been bad mouthing him all over town and decides to pretend that they are married so Ted can see how not "awesome" it is to be in a relationship.
Once again Spears was passable but not great. She looked a little dazed and confused and seemed to be very unsure of what she was supposed to be doing. There were some funny moments (how could there not be with Neil Patrick Harris) but overall the entire guest role for her was a big disappointment.
Over in Marshall and Lily world, Lily has to sell her clothes to make enough money to fix their new apartment. She decides that she is going to try to sell her paintings instead but alas she is not that talented of a painter. Marshall discovers that her paintings do well in a Vet's office and that is how the two make the money they need to fix their floors.
At the end of the broadcast Marshall and Lily came back on to plug their website LilyandMarshallselltheirstuff.com to benefit the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
It looks as if they are selling a bunch of stuff from the show. Does this mean that it may not come back? Next week is the season finale, how will it end?
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