Once Upon A Time - So Great!!!

I have always said that I admire true talent.  I have no talent (not in the artistic sense) and I enjoy watching and admiring people who do.  So after finally catching up on my back episodes of Once Upon a Time I must give a shout out to the writers of this amazing show.  The back stories that have been created in the past few weeks for the Story Brook characters take a wonderful imagination and have been handled so well.  Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast especially.

I am not sure where the murder storyline is taking me but I am along for the ride for sure.  Really, really enjoy this hour of television and again kudos to the writers and creators.  Yes the actors are good but the ideas and stories are true artistry!

*UPDATE Once Upon a Time cocreator Adam Horowitz revealed on Twitter that the title of the season finale, airing May 13, “A Land Without Magic.” What does this mean??????

Project Runway Finale - Are you freaking kidding me?

With all that drama and all that crap about her collection, Anya wins.  God this season has not been great.  No disrespect to Anya because I love what she creates but I am amazed that she won.  Should have been Viktor in my mind.  But at least they picked this...

over this...

Thank goodness the sniveling bitch did not win (and by this I mean Mr. Spray Tan himself Josh M.).  Yep, PR is still smarting from the Gretchen fiasco last season.  They had to pick someone likable.  Anyway, the season is done and I am looking forward to the all-stars.  Later all.

Goodbye to Entourage....

I have been meaning to do this all week and I am just getting around to it.  Sunday night was the series finale of the HBO show Entourage.  For those of you who don't know the show, this is HBO's version of a male Sex and the City but loosely based on Marky Mark's life.  Now I have watched Entourage from the beginning.  Good seasons, bad seasons and depressing seasons have all happened and the show has only been on for 7 or 8 Seasons.  For this last year (or 8 episodes) the boys have all been getting their lives together and winding down (or up for a movie).  Here are some things I liked (and hated) about the finale:

•  Loved, loved, loved that Turtle is now a millionaire.  We have watched Turtle try his best to get out of Vince's shadow and do his own thing for years, only to be shot down or pushed down every time.  It was nice to see him actually end on a high note (even with a little help from Vince).

• Love that Drama has a career now and it has nothing to do with his face or who his brother is.  Although Drama cashes in on Vince constantly, it has nice to see his resurgence careerwise.  
• Hated that E and Sloan are pregnant.  I know, I know the writers wanted them to end up together but (and this is a huge but) could you ever forgive your ex for sleeping with your step-mother?  Yeah its not going to happen.  Thought this was a little too neat and tidy.
• I actually appreciated the fact the Vince is getting married (to a girl he just met and one who rejected him).  This just fits his personality and it is sooooo Hollywood.  You know that they will be divorced in a few months but it still felt real in the world they all live in.
• I actually liked the fact that Scott stayed behind when everyone was leaving to go to Paris.  He stated that it was a family affair and he was not part of the original family.
• As for Ari...I am on the fence.  I am glad that he and the wife got back together but him quitting work was the only part that did not believe.  Ari is his job!  End of story.  But it came back around at the end with the job offer that you just know he is going to accept.  

The whole idea that Vince is the fairy Godmother to all of his friends did feel right.  This has always been the show.  Vince, E, Turtle, Drama (and even Ari) have lived off Vince and his fame for so long and it never seemed to bother Vince.  He had his friends and he wanted to help them and keep them around.  And this is how it ended, with Vince doing his things to make his people happy.  

Now...stay tuned for the movie.  Because there will be one.  I have no doubt. 

The Bachelor Pad Finale - Part 1

Have you ever looked at a group of people and felt that not one of them deserves to win?  Yep that is how I feel about the finale of the Bachelor Pad.  Although I would be less sad if anyone but Kasey and Vienna were to win.   So the final four couples head to Vegas to perform a routine for Ciirque de Soleil...because this is what we all should be able to do to win $250,000.  I felt as if Chris Harrison may have been smirking at the scared shitless couples...just saying.  The winner (of whatever it is that they have to do) gets to go straight to the finals.  The losers go home immediately. 

Of course Kasey makes the statement that he and Vienna are going to win because they are the "best" couple in the house.  Yep because being suspended 100 feet in the air and performing well is all about being the "best" couple.

Quick question...what do 3 former Bachelor/Bachelorette people know about performing in a Cirque De Soleil routine?  How did they get to be judges?  They did pick Holly and Michael to win the challenge so they go immediately to the finale so at least they got something right.  Plus how fake was that kiss from Vienna and Kasey?  

So sad that Kirk and Ella had to go home.  Ella was devestated and blamed herself.   I liked her and I wanted her to get some of the money.  So yeah, I am pulling for Michael and Holly to win.  Even if they are not a couple; even if Holly dissed Michael for Blake, even if Kasey really does have a sick grandmother (yeah right)...Holly and Michael are the only choice to win. 

OK here is the kicker...Holly and Michael get to choose who is in the final with them.  If they choose Vienna and Kasey then they will win (who would vote for Vienna/Kasey over Holly/Michael), if they choose Graham/Michelle then the decision is up in the air.  And the decision is....Michelle and Graham.  Holly and Michael are the bigger people and stuck to their word. 

Suck it Kasey and Vienna!!!!!! 

Who will win..stay tuned...

Idol Musings...

I really do not have that many musings about American Idol this season (thought it looked better in the title). I just wanted to make a comment about the results last night. I could have gone either way. I liked both Crystal and Lee and hope that both will have wonderful careers. I fully expected Crystal to win; and truth be told she probably should have. But Lee was good and he seemed to get more and more comfortable as the season went on. Although the season was lackluster and honestly I watched very little of the finale last night, some talent should come from this year. I will not watch the show again, I did learn my lesson about trying to revisit a show that I had given up. So long Idol. Lee and Crystal (and maybe Casey too) I will be looking for you.

Can't Bitch if You Don't Vote

Last night I watched the season finale of So You Think You Can Dance. I have watched all season just have not recapped due to time constraints. So here is my opinion (whether you want it or not). I am pissed that Ashleigh and Ryan are in the final 6 (and don't get me started about the fact that it is not the final 4). Legacy should have been in the finale as should have Mollee (surprisingly). As I was complaining about this fact my husband (the sage that he is) interrupted and asked how many times I voted this season. "Well none" I said, "but still" and he announced "you can't bitch if you don't vote". As much as I hate to admit it, he is correct. So after watching the performances last night; I voted (more than once). And I voted for....yep you guessed it..Russell. The smile, the style and the dance won me over. Honestly I would not be devastated if Kathryn won but I really want Russell to come out of this victorious. As for favorite dances this season, very few jump out and grab me. Noelle and Russell's painting number was good, Jakob and Mollee's waltz was beautiful. Any others that were great? Anyway, go Russell. Looking forward to tonight.

The Bachelorette - Final Thoughts

Just so everyone knows...I was never a huge Ed fan. I was a Michael fan and was devastated when he was sent home. Once Michael left I was pulling for Reid (I like the goofy, funny guys). I truly thought that after Ed was "unable to perform" (which by the way how embarrassing on national television) Jillian would come to her senses and finally get rid of him. But once again this season I gave Jillian too much credit because she kept Ed around and ended up choosing him in the end (at this point I would have gone with the Kipper). Do I think that the two will be "happily ever after"? Who knows, stranger things have happened. I started out liking Jillian and toward the end I found myself no longer caring what she did. I think it was a combination of Wes staying longer than anyone thought he would, and the fact that any nice non-cheesy guy was given the shaft. Once again with a reality couple, only time will tell. This was posted recently on People.com Jillian Harris: I Am Not Worried About Claims of Infidelity.

Does this make you wonder about the new couple?

Gossip Girl Spoiler (sort of)

Every Thursday I read Ask Ausiello (here) on EW.com. This is his latest on Monday's finale of Gossip Girl.

Ausiello: One of the cliffhangers involves Georgina ... and Dan, and another Blair and Chuck. Actually, the latter is less a cliffhanger and more a itisaboutfreakingtime. (Real word. No lie. Look it up if you don't believe me!)

Does this mean that Chuck and Blair will finally get together? Does Dan hook up with Georgina? Or does Georgina know who the long-lost sibling of Dan and Serena is? Or does Georgina know that Dan is Gossip Girl (hey he is a writer)? I don't know if I can wait three more days (OK that was dramatic). XOXO

Quick Update

I am still wading through my shows after a week of no television (I know it is amazing that I went that long). Last night the husband and I watched the finale of Friday Night Lights. I have said this before and I will say this again (and again and again); this is the BEST show on television. I laugh, I cry, I get pissed off etc and that is just in the first ten minutes. I am very interested to see what happens next year when half of the cast goes off to college but the final moments when the coach was fired and it showed him checking out his new school were very promising. I hate that we have to wait for so long to watch the show (I don't get DirectTV so I cannot see it until next Spring) but I will be waiting with bated breath no matter what. I hope that the award show people recognize how truly great this show is and if you are not watching I beg you, get the DVDs and have a marathon. It is so worth it. Plus you get a little eye candy as a bonus...


Now I am off to the pool (its 85 degrees outside) with the children. Later all.