I remember when this video premiered on MTV - it was a huge moment. My entire family gathered together in front of the TV, and the next morning EVERYONE was talking about it.
MJ will be missed!!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1983) [Motown 25 Live]
This was such a seminal moment in modern music history.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson RIP
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-hospitalized/?hp
For all of his pecularities, the man was a musical GENIUS.
For all of his pecularities, the man was a musical GENIUS.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Friggin' Bella!
OK, I actually didn't think I would blog any more b/c I feel like I hardly ever have time for it and when's the last time I blogged about anything other than TV?
But, I'm so annoyed I had to blog about it.
My hubby took the audiobook of "Twilight" out of the library and we listened to it during a road trip, and by the time we got home I was into the plot enough to want to hear what happens next.
BUT!
Bella is driving me friggin' crazy! She sooo fragile and she has to be protected and she's depressed anytime Edward isn't in school (seriously? You're hanging your entire happiness on whether a boy is in school?) and it feels like practically the only word she knows is "Um..." and OMG she is friggin' annoying me!!! I don't know how anyone makes it through 4 books (I've already decided not to read the other 3)! Oh yeah, also Bella is not very nice to boys-who-are-not-Edward. I don't see what's so great about her that Edward would take such a risk to be with her.
Of course Edward isn't exactly such great shakes, either. He stalks her "for her protection" and compels her to do and say what he wants with his eyes and voice. Yikes!
Honestly, my favorite bits are the little high-schooly things and from what I've heard there's substantially less of that as the series progresses, so, yeah.
Oh, and also all of this "I'm dangerous!" "But I trust you!" "Don't say that!" "But I love you!" stuff is super-annoying.
So, yeah, like 4 years later I've finally realized why so many people hated the Twilight series.
But, I'm so annoyed I had to blog about it.
My hubby took the audiobook of "Twilight" out of the library and we listened to it during a road trip, and by the time we got home I was into the plot enough to want to hear what happens next.
BUT!
Bella is driving me friggin' crazy! She sooo fragile and she has to be protected and she's depressed anytime Edward isn't in school (seriously? You're hanging your entire happiness on whether a boy is in school?) and it feels like practically the only word she knows is "Um..." and OMG she is friggin' annoying me!!! I don't know how anyone makes it through 4 books (I've already decided not to read the other 3)! Oh yeah, also Bella is not very nice to boys-who-are-not-Edward. I don't see what's so great about her that Edward would take such a risk to be with her.
Of course Edward isn't exactly such great shakes, either. He stalks her "for her protection" and compels her to do and say what he wants with his eyes and voice. Yikes!
Honestly, my favorite bits are the little high-schooly things and from what I've heard there's substantially less of that as the series progresses, so, yeah.
Oh, and also all of this "I'm dangerous!" "But I trust you!" "Don't say that!" "But I love you!" stuff is super-annoying.
So, yeah, like 4 years later I've finally realized why so many people hated the Twilight series.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
"Glee"!
Hey, "Glee" was really good! My husband DVR'ed it for me, but I thought it would just be making fun of musical theater people, but actually it was very "Election"-ish. Only thing is, I don't think that guy (the one who's supposed to be such a great singer) was such a great singer. That girl was obviously singing circles around him.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Oh yeah, also, "Lost" finale
Confusing but eventful. I really had to go on Lostpedia for a couple of hours afterwards to make sense of it all.
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S (but only to the season finale ep that aired last week - not to next season)
A lot of people are theorizing that Jacob's Enemy is the smoke monster. It makes sense to me. Anyway, it was cool seeing Jacob and how he visited everybody off-island - I'm assuming the fact that he touched each of the Losties is going to be significant? Ilana (is that her name?) is intriguing. And sadness over Juliet's death, but I already heard that she wasn't going to be on next season, so not so surprising.
Actually, the whole nuke-the-island-in-the-past-so-we-can-change-the-future/past was not much a surprise at all, since they basically explained that that was what they were going to do like 2 or 3 eps ago. It was interesting though, and I'm with Miles - until we actually see the Losties alive and in LA having never crashed on the Island, I'm still not completely convinced that what they did wasn't actually The Incident. We'll see.
Next season should be interesting!!
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S (but only to the season finale ep that aired last week - not to next season)
A lot of people are theorizing that Jacob's Enemy is the smoke monster. It makes sense to me. Anyway, it was cool seeing Jacob and how he visited everybody off-island - I'm assuming the fact that he touched each of the Losties is going to be significant? Ilana (is that her name?) is intriguing. And sadness over Juliet's death, but I already heard that she wasn't going to be on next season, so not so surprising.
Actually, the whole nuke-the-island-in-the-past-so-we-can-change-the-future/past was not much a surprise at all, since they basically explained that that was what they were going to do like 2 or 3 eps ago. It was interesting though, and I'm with Miles - until we actually see the Losties alive and in LA having never crashed on the Island, I'm still not completely convinced that what they did wasn't actually The Incident. We'll see.
Next season should be interesting!!
HIMYM Season Finale
OMG, the goat, yay!
Also, of course, Robin telling Barney she's in love with him! No big surprise that Barney immediately got over her. Well, maybe a bit of a surprise if he actually means it, but so far I'm not believing him.
I loved Lily's "I'm pregnant" psych-out.
Aww, Robin saw Barney telling Ted! Ooh, and her telling him she thinks she's in love with him was a ploy! "The Mosby"!
Loved the epic goat battle. Worth waitng for!
OK, I loved Robin Mosby-ing him over and over (maybe or maybe not on purpose), and the leaked scene ("I love you" "Let's be friends", etc.) played out much better than expected. And yay BROTP makin' out!!!
Ooh, this is awesome!
Oh, and also Sven! And Marshall's "I am never! Eating ribs! Again!" spazz-out!
Aw, Barney planned on being a violinist! That was a weird quick shot to him after Lily said "Don't tell me things" - like he was originally supposed to say something and it got cut out but not entirely.
Nice everybody leaping scene. Even though I was fully expecting Ted to fall. How frustrated is my husband that they still haven't shown the Mother yet? He is really, really frustrated.
BTW, IIRC, that "teaching job" is at Columbia. So why the hell was Ted referring to it at the beginning of this ep as a "crummy teaching job"? Way to have unrealistically high standards, Ted!
Also, of course, Robin telling Barney she's in love with him! No big surprise that Barney immediately got over her. Well, maybe a bit of a surprise if he actually means it, but so far I'm not believing him.
I loved Lily's "I'm pregnant" psych-out.
Aww, Robin saw Barney telling Ted! Ooh, and her telling him she thinks she's in love with him was a ploy! "The Mosby"!
Loved the epic goat battle. Worth waitng for!
OK, I loved Robin Mosby-ing him over and over (maybe or maybe not on purpose), and the leaked scene ("I love you" "Let's be friends", etc.) played out much better than expected. And yay BROTP makin' out!!!
Ooh, this is awesome!
Oh, and also Sven! And Marshall's "I am never! Eating ribs! Again!" spazz-out!
Aw, Barney planned on being a violinist! That was a weird quick shot to him after Lily said "Don't tell me things" - like he was originally supposed to say something and it got cut out but not entirely.
Nice everybody leaping scene. Even though I was fully expecting Ted to fall. How frustrated is my husband that they still haven't shown the Mother yet? He is really, really frustrated.
BTW, IIRC, that "teaching job" is at Columbia. So why the hell was Ted referring to it at the beginning of this ep as a "crummy teaching job"? Way to have unrealistically high standards, Ted!
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Yay, "Lost"!
Dang, for a second when Ben was like (re: Richard Alpert) "He's a sort of..." I was like "Immortal? What? Tell me!" and then of course it was "...advisor." Oh well, save that mystery for another ep.
Yeah, Hugo! You steal that Dharma food!
Ooh, Pierre Chang came to meet his adult son! <3
I love how quickly Hurley gave up that they're from the future. Also "Who fought in the Korean War?" "There's no such thing"
Also, I totally love Richard scenes in both the past and the "present". Ooh, Richard Alpert is so dreamy! :-)
OK, but how did Locke know that this was the moment he would come out of the jungle? The first time he didn't know when it was! Also, is the compass going to keep getting older and older as Richard gives it to Locke in 2007, Locke gives it to Richard in 1950-whatever, Richard gives it to Locke in 2007, etc.? Oh, wait, "the island told" Locke when to be there.
Hey, why does Beardy McWeirdy get to decide he's in charge just b/c he wants to be in charge? Jerk.
Ooh, I had kinda forgotten Sayid was in 1977! Yay Sayid! (Also, Sayid = dreamy)
Aw, Miles and his mommy always thought his daddy abandoned them, but he did it to protect them! Aw!
I like how Hurley's all "Sawyer always has a plan" and Sawyer's plan is to get off the island before either The Incident or the nuke, and to get rich off of his knowledge of the future.
Everyone's going to meet Jacob? Wicked awesome! I feel like they should all sing a song.
My hubby when Juliet said "What will we do when we get to Ann Arbor?": "You can go to the Big House and sing 'Hail to the Victors', and you can chill on Main Street..."
Kate. Always messing things up and getting in the way. Boo Kate!
Ooh, that submarine diving looked pretty fake.
Yay, finale next week!!!
Yeah, Hugo! You steal that Dharma food!
Ooh, Pierre Chang came to meet his adult son! <3
I love how quickly Hurley gave up that they're from the future. Also "Who fought in the Korean War?" "There's no such thing"
Also, I totally love Richard scenes in both the past and the "present". Ooh, Richard Alpert is so dreamy! :-)
OK, but how did Locke know that this was the moment he would come out of the jungle? The first time he didn't know when it was! Also, is the compass going to keep getting older and older as Richard gives it to Locke in 2007, Locke gives it to Richard in 1950-whatever, Richard gives it to Locke in 2007, etc.? Oh, wait, "the island told" Locke when to be there.
Hey, why does Beardy McWeirdy get to decide he's in charge just b/c he wants to be in charge? Jerk.
Ooh, I had kinda forgotten Sayid was in 1977! Yay Sayid! (Also, Sayid = dreamy)
Aw, Miles and his mommy always thought his daddy abandoned them, but he did it to protect them! Aw!
I like how Hurley's all "Sawyer always has a plan" and Sawyer's plan is to get off the island before either The Incident or the nuke, and to get rich off of his knowledge of the future.
Everyone's going to meet Jacob? Wicked awesome! I feel like they should all sing a song.
My hubby when Juliet said "What will we do when we get to Ann Arbor?": "You can go to the Big House and sing 'Hail to the Victors', and you can chill on Main Street..."
Kate. Always messing things up and getting in the way. Boo Kate!
Ooh, that submarine diving looked pretty fake.
Yay, finale next week!!!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
OMG, is tonight the night of The Incident?
Yeaaaah!
BTW, now that they're standing next to each other, I really think Miles and Pierre Chang do resemble each other. They both have similar under-eye bags, only Miles's are smaller.
OK, but considering the lengths they go to with flashback wigs, you'd think they'd put a little temporary dye on the grey hairs in Faraday's beard when he's playing his 20-something self. Unless it's intentional, like "His mother put so much pressure on him that he had grey hair in his beard when he was in his 20s!"
Gah, why am I paying so much attention to "Lost" cast members' grey hairs lately?
Oh, I so love Sawyer's nicknames. "He still crazy?" "It's on a whole new level, man." LOL! To be honest, though, I'm not sure how he appeared to Miles to be extra-crazy. I mean, telling Pierre Chang that he's from the future and Miles is his son was, well, not the most obviously-logical thing to do, but I don't think it was on a whole new level of craziness. Still, I'm excited to see his young mom again.
Is it just me, or did we previously see a flashback of Faraday watching the footage of Oceanic Flight 815 and crying uncontrollably?
Awww, li'l Charlotte!!
"Do you have something for a beginner"! I love that! And yeah, not necessarily everyone on the island is a seasoned user of ginormous guns.
Aww, poor brain-afflicted Daniel, asking his moms to be proud of him! This is almost making me cry!
Yeah Faraday for once again having to explain the whole we-are-in-the-past-but-this-is-our-present thing. Jack thinks he's so smart but he can't even understand that!
Aw, don't be pissed at Sawyer, Juliet! I so hope they're the ones who get married, like the rumors are suggesting.
Aw, snap, it's really goin' down now! "It sounded like it's from outside" - nice attempt at a save, Sawyer, when it's clearly coming from YOUR CLOSET!
Seriously, tho, how did it never occur to Sawyer et al., in 3 YEARS OF LIVING THERE, that The Incident was going to happen (and so will The Purge, but judging by li'l Ben's age, that's still a few years off) and maybe they should get off the island before it does? I don't blame Juliet and definitely not Miles, but Sawyer and Jin should've known about The Incident for sure! Or did Jack, Kate and Locke keep that as some kind of executive secret? I can't remember.
OK, so is Faraday going to actually prevent The Incident? I'm not actually believing it right now, although he's right about the whole "This is our present, not the past", so maybe? That would really really cause major time-fuckery in the final season (and the remainder of this one). Which. Would. Be. AWESOME! From my standpoint. And probably really annoying from everyone else's standpoint.
Aw yeah! OMG I almost forgot about the H-bomb (yes, despite their having referenced that ep earlier in this ep)! OMG this is going to be AWESOME!!
WHAAAT? Charles Widmore is Daniel's father? OK, where the heck did the last name Faraday come from? Father - Charles Widmore; Mother - Eloise Hawking? Unless her maiden name was Faraday and she remarried at some point? Not important, but still. These things bug me.
Oh yeah, and it's looking like my sweetie Faraday's gonna die in this ep. :-( But more Richard, so that's always awesome!
Nooooo, killed by his own mommy! Noooooo!
OK, so maybe they're saving The Incident for the season finale. Still, awesome ep!!
BTW, now that they're standing next to each other, I really think Miles and Pierre Chang do resemble each other. They both have similar under-eye bags, only Miles's are smaller.
OK, but considering the lengths they go to with flashback wigs, you'd think they'd put a little temporary dye on the grey hairs in Faraday's beard when he's playing his 20-something self. Unless it's intentional, like "His mother put so much pressure on him that he had grey hair in his beard when he was in his 20s!"
Gah, why am I paying so much attention to "Lost" cast members' grey hairs lately?
Oh, I so love Sawyer's nicknames. "He still crazy?" "It's on a whole new level, man." LOL! To be honest, though, I'm not sure how he appeared to Miles to be extra-crazy. I mean, telling Pierre Chang that he's from the future and Miles is his son was, well, not the most obviously-logical thing to do, but I don't think it was on a whole new level of craziness. Still, I'm excited to see his young mom again.
Is it just me, or did we previously see a flashback of Faraday watching the footage of Oceanic Flight 815 and crying uncontrollably?
Awww, li'l Charlotte!!
"Do you have something for a beginner"! I love that! And yeah, not necessarily everyone on the island is a seasoned user of ginormous guns.
Aww, poor brain-afflicted Daniel, asking his moms to be proud of him! This is almost making me cry!
Yeah Faraday for once again having to explain the whole we-are-in-the-past-but-this-is-our-present thing. Jack thinks he's so smart but he can't even understand that!
Aw, don't be pissed at Sawyer, Juliet! I so hope they're the ones who get married, like the rumors are suggesting.
Aw, snap, it's really goin' down now! "It sounded like it's from outside" - nice attempt at a save, Sawyer, when it's clearly coming from YOUR CLOSET!
Seriously, tho, how did it never occur to Sawyer et al., in 3 YEARS OF LIVING THERE, that The Incident was going to happen (and so will The Purge, but judging by li'l Ben's age, that's still a few years off) and maybe they should get off the island before it does? I don't blame Juliet and definitely not Miles, but Sawyer and Jin should've known about The Incident for sure! Or did Jack, Kate and Locke keep that as some kind of executive secret? I can't remember.
OK, so is Faraday going to actually prevent The Incident? I'm not actually believing it right now, although he's right about the whole "This is our present, not the past", so maybe? That would really really cause major time-fuckery in the final season (and the remainder of this one). Which. Would. Be. AWESOME! From my standpoint. And probably really annoying from everyone else's standpoint.
Aw yeah! OMG I almost forgot about the H-bomb (yes, despite their having referenced that ep earlier in this ep)! OMG this is going to be AWESOME!!
WHAAAT? Charles Widmore is Daniel's father? OK, where the heck did the last name Faraday come from? Father - Charles Widmore; Mother - Eloise Hawking? Unless her maiden name was Faraday and she remarried at some point? Not important, but still. These things bug me.
Oh yeah, and it's looking like my sweetie Faraday's gonna die in this ep. :-( But more Richard, so that's always awesome!
Nooooo, killed by his own mommy! Noooooo!
OK, so maybe they're saving The Incident for the season finale. Still, awesome ep!!
A convo with my hubbie last night
Hubbie: I think I'll tell your mother all about The Facebooks and The Twittering, so she can follow your every post!
Me: "The Facebooks"? "The Twittering"? When did you turn into an old man??
Me: "The Facebooks"? "The Twittering"? When did you turn into an old man??
Monday, April 27, 2009
BTW
Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur,
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr!
I so love continuity! The reappearances of both "Soft Kitty" and Ted's red cowboy boots tonight made me so ridiculously happy!
I so love continuity! The reappearances of both "Soft Kitty" and Ted's red cowboy boots tonight made me so ridiculously happy!
CBS Monday Night Sitcoms, aw-yeah!
TBBT was awesome! As soon as Sheldon said that he didn't want to go to Vegas, I was like "Sheldon-Penny interactions!!" That ep was like a shipper's dream.
And HIMYM! How much did I love Barney's "Jesus invented the 3-day rule"? Also, how Barney keeps looking at Robin every time he delivers a good punch line! And Ted's naked lady noise! And how Barney and Marshall are really bad liars (to Robin). And Ted imagining Barney and Marshall snuggling in cheerleader uniforms!
And HIMYM! How much did I love Barney's "Jesus invented the 3-day rule"? Also, how Barney keeps looking at Robin every time he delivers a good punch line! And Ted's naked lady noise! And how Barney and Marshall are really bad liars (to Robin). And Ted imagining Barney and Marshall snuggling in cheerleader uniforms!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Apparently Sylar is incredibly easy to manipulate
Just tell him "you're special" and he'll do whatever you ask him to do. ;-)
Also, so when Sylar was having the "conversations" with his mother, he was actually shapeshifting back and forth between his form and her form? Awesome!
The very very first time we saw Sylar go all angsty, way back in the 1st season in the ep when he killed his mom, I was meh about it, but now? Emo Sylar = love!
And, Hiro = Superman and Ando = Batman? Yeah!
See, this is why we need more Hiro/Ando/Sylar-centric episodes!!
Oh God, and then Nathan Petrelli had to come in and really over-act that scene. Gag me. Apologies to Nathan Petrelli fans, but I was really unimpressed with that scene there.
NO HE DID NOT just stab Sylar in the base of the skull! Oh wait, never mind, apparently Sylar's developed the ability to survive even being stabbed in the base of the skull. Yaysers!!
Also, so when Sylar was having the "conversations" with his mother, he was actually shapeshifting back and forth between his form and her form? Awesome!
The very very first time we saw Sylar go all angsty, way back in the 1st season in the ep when he killed his mom, I was meh about it, but now? Emo Sylar = love!
And, Hiro = Superman and Ando = Batman? Yeah!
See, this is why we need more Hiro/Ando/Sylar-centric episodes!!
Oh God, and then Nathan Petrelli had to come in and really over-act that scene. Gag me. Apologies to Nathan Petrelli fans, but I was really unimpressed with that scene there.
NO HE DID NOT just stab Sylar in the base of the skull! Oh wait, never mind, apparently Sylar's developed the ability to survive even being stabbed in the base of the skull. Yaysers!!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Yay for a Miles-centric "Lost" ep!
Love young punk Miles!
I can't believe how long it took to have a Miles-centric ep! I love that crazy Ghostbuster!
OK, OT, my hubbie just figured out that guy in the "Star Trek" movie is young Kirk, you know, despite him saying "I'm Jim Kirk". Now he won't stop saying "That guy doesn't look anything like Shatner!" Dude, I've been saying that for weeks!
OK, the show's back. I think I love Miles-Hurley interactions almost as much as I love Sawyer-Hurley interactions!
Ooh, Naomi! And just like every other cast member, she sure looked a lot better when she had access to a comb! OK, that sounded mean. I just mean that every time I see a Lostie off-island, even one I already think is attractive, I'm always struck by how much more attractive they are when they're, you know, clean and well-kempt.
Intriguing that the way Miles communicates with ghosts is different from the way Hurley talks with ghosts. Of course, I'm still not convinced that Hurley's ghost conversations aren't just hallucinations.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anybody about the body" - nice one, Hurley!
OK, love that Hydra Island is a canon term. I thought it was just the fan term for that island! Maybe Lindelof and Cuse liked the term and decided to adopt it!
OK, this was me just now: "WHAAAAT???" Yeah, Pierre Chang was Miles's father! So was Straume his mother's maiden name? Or an assumed name? Well, it doesn't matter.
Ooh, and finally an explanation for why they would need a guy who speaks to dead people on the Freighter mission!
Huh, wait, is young Miles on the island in 1977? Or has he not been born yet? B/c if he hasn't been born yet then he's younger than me! But he's gray at his temples! I don't have gray hair! He looks more like Jack's age than my age! I am very upset about this.
Oh snap! Miles was 3 months old in 1977? He's my age!!! Oh, OK, relief. Ken Leung was born in 1970. His character might be my age, but the gray-templed actor who portrays him is 7 years older than me. OK, phew, I have 7 years before I get gray temples (of course I know this is not necessarily true - a friend of mine got gray hairs when we were in college, and my mom didn't get any gray hairs until she was well into her 50s)
"Do you know what lies in the shadow of the statue?" Oh yeah, I like this new mystery. What the hell is this other team, though???
OH YEAH! Hurley is writing "The Empire Strikes Back"! I totally want to hear his improvements. Although - how can you improve upon perfection? :-) Interesting perspective about Luke's reaction to finding out Darth Vader was his father. I guess that's one of his improvements. But if Luke and DV became friends in Empire, there never would've been a "Return of the Jedi"! And as much as some people (not me, sorry!) hate the Ewoks, RotJ still rocked.
OMG, Pierre Chang reading a bedtime story to baby Miles, too cuuuuuuute!!! I lurved Miles fighting back tears when Pierre said he needed him.
And it's Daniel!!! And I squeed out loud AND did my lame-clappy-hands thing when I saw him. I wonder if I'm the only adult who spontaneously bursts into hand clapping when I'm happy. Surely someone else must do it too?
Anyway, good ep. I'm kind-of suspecting next week's "special" is another clip show. Still, I like where things are going, leading up to the finale!
I can't believe how long it took to have a Miles-centric ep! I love that crazy Ghostbuster!
OK, OT, my hubbie just figured out that guy in the "Star Trek" movie is young Kirk, you know, despite him saying "I'm Jim Kirk". Now he won't stop saying "That guy doesn't look anything like Shatner!" Dude, I've been saying that for weeks!
OK, the show's back. I think I love Miles-Hurley interactions almost as much as I love Sawyer-Hurley interactions!
Ooh, Naomi! And just like every other cast member, she sure looked a lot better when she had access to a comb! OK, that sounded mean. I just mean that every time I see a Lostie off-island, even one I already think is attractive, I'm always struck by how much more attractive they are when they're, you know, clean and well-kempt.
Intriguing that the way Miles communicates with ghosts is different from the way Hurley talks with ghosts. Of course, I'm still not convinced that Hurley's ghost conversations aren't just hallucinations.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anybody about the body" - nice one, Hurley!
OK, love that Hydra Island is a canon term. I thought it was just the fan term for that island! Maybe Lindelof and Cuse liked the term and decided to adopt it!
OK, this was me just now: "WHAAAAT???" Yeah, Pierre Chang was Miles's father! So was Straume his mother's maiden name? Or an assumed name? Well, it doesn't matter.
Ooh, and finally an explanation for why they would need a guy who speaks to dead people on the Freighter mission!
Huh, wait, is young Miles on the island in 1977? Or has he not been born yet? B/c if he hasn't been born yet then he's younger than me! But he's gray at his temples! I don't have gray hair! He looks more like Jack's age than my age! I am very upset about this.
Oh snap! Miles was 3 months old in 1977? He's my age!!! Oh, OK, relief. Ken Leung was born in 1970. His character might be my age, but the gray-templed actor who portrays him is 7 years older than me. OK, phew, I have 7 years before I get gray temples (of course I know this is not necessarily true - a friend of mine got gray hairs when we were in college, and my mom didn't get any gray hairs until she was well into her 50s)
"Do you know what lies in the shadow of the statue?" Oh yeah, I like this new mystery. What the hell is this other team, though???
OH YEAH! Hurley is writing "The Empire Strikes Back"! I totally want to hear his improvements. Although - how can you improve upon perfection? :-) Interesting perspective about Luke's reaction to finding out Darth Vader was his father. I guess that's one of his improvements. But if Luke and DV became friends in Empire, there never would've been a "Return of the Jedi"! And as much as some people (not me, sorry!) hate the Ewoks, RotJ still rocked.
OMG, Pierre Chang reading a bedtime story to baby Miles, too cuuuuuuute!!! I lurved Miles fighting back tears when Pierre said he needed him.
And it's Daniel!!! And I squeed out loud AND did my lame-clappy-hands thing when I saw him. I wonder if I'm the only adult who spontaneously bursts into hand clapping when I'm happy. Surely someone else must do it too?
Anyway, good ep. I'm kind-of suspecting next week's "special" is another clip show. Still, I like where things are going, leading up to the finale!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Yeah TBBT, Yeah HIMYM!
OK, can't watch "Heroes" tonite b/c I have some reading to do.
But, TBBT was pretty wicked awesome tonight, no? I can't believe whatshisface thought Jason Todd deserves to be the next Batman (and BTW, he's not Batman 2.0, he's like Batman 4.0, right? Bruce Wayne, AzBats, Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne again [but he's still Batman 1.0], then whoever's the next Batman)! He was pretty cute, tho. Seriously, Leonard, that guy's not at all the same guy as you!
Oh, HIMYM! I bet I know who would've liked that Peanut Butter and Jam joke? Robin Scherbatzky (sp?)! Also, awesome cute Barney moments! But seriously, was this ep sponsored by X-Men Origins: Wolverine? The playing-with-Wolverine-claws thing was funny, but they even snuck in a movie poster in the background when Marshall was walking down the street! OK, back to awesome BROTP plotline, yay that Marshall knows! I luuuuuuurve that he and Lily think that Barney and Robin are perfect for each other, and that they try to sit on the same side of the booth so that Barney and Robin have to sit next to each other!!! <3!!! This show is so awesome! :-)
But, TBBT was pretty wicked awesome tonight, no? I can't believe whatshisface thought Jason Todd deserves to be the next Batman (and BTW, he's not Batman 2.0, he's like Batman 4.0, right? Bruce Wayne, AzBats, Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne again [but he's still Batman 1.0], then whoever's the next Batman)! He was pretty cute, tho. Seriously, Leonard, that guy's not at all the same guy as you!
Oh, HIMYM! I bet I know who would've liked that Peanut Butter and Jam joke? Robin Scherbatzky (sp?)! Also, awesome cute Barney moments! But seriously, was this ep sponsored by X-Men Origins: Wolverine? The playing-with-Wolverine-claws thing was funny, but they even snuck in a movie poster in the background when Marshall was walking down the street! OK, back to awesome BROTP plotline, yay that Marshall knows! I luuuuuuurve that he and Lily think that Barney and Robin are perfect for each other, and that they try to sit on the same side of the booth so that Barney and Robin have to sit next to each other!!! <3!!! This show is so awesome! :-)
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Ooh, "Drumline"
When I 1st saw a commercial for "Drumline" I was like "What's so interesting about marching bands?" Suffice it to say that the marching band at my college was nowhere near as interesting.
So what's so interesting about marching bands? One word: Drum-off! My favorite part of the movie. Even if the rest of the movie was boring, it'd be worth it for that alone. But, fortunately, the rest of the movie is fun too.
Yeah, "Drumline" showed on TNT tonight.
So what's so interesting about marching bands? One word: Drum-off! My favorite part of the movie. Even if the rest of the movie was boring, it'd be worth it for that alone. But, fortunately, the rest of the movie is fun too.
Yeah, "Drumline" showed on TNT tonight.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Ooh, "Lost" is sweet
Of course, I'd enjoy any Ben-centric ep. I love him so.
I loved "What's about to come out of that jungle is something I can't control" 0 and it was Locke :-)
And how cool was the temple? Does the island have an Egyptian connection? I mean, I know we saw hieroglyphics on the numbers countdown thing back in season 2, but is it an Egyptian connection?
And how cool was the monster? And also Alex? Wow she is gorg. It's too bad he couldn't have a nice moment with her, a hug or something, but I guess it wouldn't be "Lost" if Ben got to hug his daughter.
Yeah, Miles-centric ep next week! Also featuring Pierre Chang, right on!!
I loved "What's about to come out of that jungle is something I can't control" 0 and it was Locke :-)
And how cool was the temple? Does the island have an Egyptian connection? I mean, I know we saw hieroglyphics on the numbers countdown thing back in season 2, but is it an Egyptian connection?
And how cool was the monster? And also Alex? Wow she is gorg. It's too bad he couldn't have a nice moment with her, a hug or something, but I guess it wouldn't be "Lost" if Ben got to hug his daughter.
Yeah, Miles-centric ep next week! Also featuring Pierre Chang, right on!!
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
This.
Normally "Gil Thorp" isn't one of my favorite comics - although clearly it's had some awesome moments - but today's installment was cracktastically awesome.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
"House" - OMG NOOOOOO! (Spoilers)
OK, so I haven't watched "House" pretty much at all this season, and so I neither watched nor TiVo'ed it last night, b/c why would I? And then my husband came home from work tonight and told me what I missed.
Kutner is dead? My favorite? He killed himself? OMG, I am so upset!
BTW, they have a really nice memorial to him up on the Fox website.
Kutner is dead? My favorite? He killed himself? OMG, I am so upset!
BTW, they have a really nice memorial to him up on the Fox website.
Monday, April 06, 2009
"Heroes" and other TV
Ooh, ouch, Sylar is one mean MF, breaking up HRG's marriage like that.
Hiro and Ando with Baby Matt Parkman continues to be cute and fun - loved Ando's funny face!
And then... audio went out. Or just the speaking part, the music and sound effects continued, but for the last 10-15 minutes or so of the show, there was no speaking audio. Was that only in my area? It was weird and annoying. As a consequence, I did not really understand what was going on with the gravedigging at the end. I think I followed the rest of the non-audio parts, though (HRG shooting Sylar-in-disguise and then going on the run, Hiro introducing Matt Parkman to Baby Matt Parkman, etc)
Reruns, of course, of "The Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother". I wonder, though (I haven't read the description of next week's ep on the TiVo yet), if the rerun of "The Goat" this week means that next week will be the actual goat episode/Ted's 31st birthday party. I mean, we know it'll air this season (unless they pull another "Oh, I forgot the goat was at my next birthday" this year), I just wonder if it's next week or not 'til May sweeps. Guess I'll find out next week (or, you know, next time I check the description on my TiVo).
Hiro and Ando with Baby Matt Parkman continues to be cute and fun - loved Ando's funny face!
And then... audio went out. Or just the speaking part, the music and sound effects continued, but for the last 10-15 minutes or so of the show, there was no speaking audio. Was that only in my area? It was weird and annoying. As a consequence, I did not really understand what was going on with the gravedigging at the end. I think I followed the rest of the non-audio parts, though (HRG shooting Sylar-in-disguise and then going on the run, Hiro introducing Matt Parkman to Baby Matt Parkman, etc)
Reruns, of course, of "The Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother". I wonder, though (I haven't read the description of next week's ep on the TiVo yet), if the rerun of "The Goat" this week means that next week will be the actual goat episode/Ted's 31st birthday party. I mean, we know it'll air this season (unless they pull another "Oh, I forgot the goat was at my next birthday" this year), I just wonder if it's next week or not 'til May sweeps. Guess I'll find out next week (or, you know, next time I check the description on my TiVo).
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