Archive for March, 2008
An early Happy Easter to everyone. Just planted some Trees to save my beloved show Men in Trees on ABC and to give it the third season it deserves. This brilliant idea came from the the community of the Men in Trees Message board on www.ABC.go.com. Details on how to support the show and the same time to help children in need can be found here. I followed Sally’s call and so should everybody who enjoys watching this fabulous and heart-warming show. I’ve always complained about how underrated shows get cancelled and I’ve mourned the loss but I’ve never done anything about it. I think it’s great that fans are actually getting up and fighting for their shows to stay on the air and thinking about great initiatives to to get their messages to the studios. And by planting trees you’re not only trying to save the show but are also helping children in need in Third World countries. I really hope that all the efforts are worth it. I must say as a person who watches a considerable amount of tv that there are quite a few shows on TV that are not able to hold a candle to Men in Trees but have a better and more permanent air spot, get way more elaborate advertising and all in all more attention from the studios. It is my opinion that Men in Trees deserves at least the same treatment. I hope that all the initiatives will help to open the studio executive’s eyes and to make them give the show another chance. I found a really good article on the Washington Post a couple of weeks ago and made a note to myself that I would post the link on my blog. Click here to read it. It especially gives those of you who aren’t watching yet a good insight on the show.
Apart from planting trees there’s nothing really exciting going on around the Easter Holidays but since I was rather sick the last days I found the idea of going on a “Friends” Marathon quite appealing. At least some marathon activities going on in my life this week - I wasn’t even able to walk a few steps mid illness. My brother is on a “Sex and the City” Marathon. He’s so lucky - I know all the episodes by heart and will not rewatch them before the big SATC movie in May. Oh before I forget it: Saw the season finale of “Lipstick Jungle” on NBC today and must say that in contrast to what I said abut the show in an earlier post it has managed to create some depth in the relationships of the main characters. Some of the storylines are really quite interesting and the emotions that are displayed are increasingly convincing. Let’s see whether the show gets a second season. I haven’t followed the news on it and am not sure whether anything has been released just yet.
Ok will continue to watch “Friends” now. Wouldn’t want to get behind! Take care and plant some trees!!!
M.
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TV Shows, Men in Trees | March 22nd, 2008 by admin | 1 Comment
Tell me one thing. Why do so many men feel threatened by strong women? I ask myself this question every day. I consider myself a strong women - I stand up for myself, I know what I want and when I’m treated badly I deal with it openly and I confront people. This applies to my everyday life - be it at work or in private. I think that in order to develop a strong character it takes a lot of strength, courage and determination. I think that for a women to become so strong she must have gone through some tough times. But this is only my view. The problem is while strong women admire each other for these traits men feel threatened and often attacked. I’m confronted with these situations on a regular basis. Especially insecure men behave very generously when it comes to critizising their opponent. They can’t stop dishing out and afterwards they feel much better about themselves. But shame on you should you dare to reciprocate. Then you’re considered an unstable and hysterical bitch. The ironical thing is that these kind of men take themselves way too serious since they think that we really want to spend our time dealing with them. No, we don’t - I can just talk for myself here. We’re just smarter than to let them boost their self confidence on our account. I would like to quote Mr Adrian Monk here: “It’s a gift and a curse.” Once you’ve stood up for yourselve you can’t back off the next time you get attacked and let me tell you my friends, it’s pretty tough sometimes. Alright, just had to get that off my chest before the weekend.
Now to the important things: A belated congratulations to Hillary Clinton for winning Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island. She so much deserved to win after this horrible last month. I admired her on Saturday Night Life doing that scene with Amy Poehler and also laughed at her humor in the Daily Show on Monday when Jon Stewart asked her what she was doing going on an interview with him on the evening before the primaries. Her response “It’s pathetic” was just hilarious. I admire her strength and really hope that she can turn the dynamic of the race to her favour. It seems like it won’t go without the delegates of Michigan and Florida though so lets see with what kind of a solution the Democratic National Committee comes up with. Bill Clinton said something during a speech he held at the University of Wyoming yesterday and it corresponds well with with what I’ve been writing about in this post: “There is an indefinable quality you also need in a president, it goes beyond the ability to speak, to inspire, to think, to be smart, to come up with the right policies. You need somebody that you know is rock solid. (NY Times, Julie Bosman, 03.07.2008)”
Yes! Just read on www.tv.com that Friday Night Lights is saved - at least for now and will get its third season. Apparently the satellite-television provider DirecTV will support the show and add it to its game plan. I’m not sure whether this information is confirmed by either NBC or DirecTV but I do hope so. It gives me hope that for a change studios do care about their shows and make an effort to save them even if their ratings suck and nobody seems to watch them. People do have to start watching them though. Same goes for Men in Trees on ABC. There’s still no news on the renewal of the show for a third season and instead of getting slightly panicky I command everyone out there to watch the last two episodes of the show! I have watched every episode at least twice. I had nothing else to watch and Men in Trees is one of the few shows you can easily rewatch and still be entertained. Especially in the last episode I felt very involved: I cried when Marin did and I wanted to toss things when she did, I was overcome with joy when she saw Jack walking down the peer and I would have also wanted to have sex with him in that pickup truck. He’s just so gorgeous. Men in Trees is one of those shows where you become attached to every single character and where the town itself counts as a character as well. It reminds me of Twin Peaks where I wanted to move to during and after having seen the show and also of Gilmore Girls. I think every Gilmore Girls fan wanted to move to Stars Hollow and live with the Gilmores at least once. One of my favorite episodes was where Marin and Jane were visited by a bear and Jack had to rescue them (so sexy!) There’s just no annoying factor in Men in Trees so far. Not even Lynn disturbed me that much. I mean I was glad when we got to see her leave the town but while she was still there the episodes were written in a way that the viewers didn’t have to hate her. Not like Oliver in The O.C. man was he awful. And so far I must say David Rosenthal whom I found listed in the shows credits is doing a much better job here than he had done in Gilmore Girls. To his defence - stepping into the Palladino’s shoes was a “Mission Impossible” to begin with.
Later M.
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TV Shows, life, Monk, Friday Night Lights, Men in Trees, Politics | March 7th, 2008 by admin | No Comments
So the strike is over and the returning dates of most of the shows have been announced as you can see in the TV Guide’s Strike update by Michael Ausiello. But since most of the shows won’t return until April/May 2008 the waiting doesn’t stop just yet. While I’m very much hoping that Men in Trees will be renewed by ABC I have picked up “Lipstick Jungle” which airs Thursday nights on NBC. After having watched the first four episodes I haven’t quite made up my mind whether I’ll continue to watch it once the other shows return. The show describes the ups and downs in the lives of three of New York’s most powerful women. They are played by Brooke Shields (Wendy), Kim Raver (Nico) and Lindsay Price (Victory). I’m not really a fan of any of these actresses and the show hasn’t turned me into one so far. The storyline isn’t very innovative but keeps you just interested enough to tune in for the next episode. Viewers who expect to find witty dialogues, demonstrations of deep friendship or true interpersonal drama that occurs when one must balance career and private life will have to keep looking - for now. I think the whole concept has potential and the writers are definitely exploring the right issues but for now they are merely scratching on the surface and the plots seem somewhat superficial. Each character is facing very individual problems and emotions but somehow I can’t feel it. I absolutely couldn’t relate to Victory and her relationship with the billionaire. Is she so impressed by his money that she has to put up with his attitude? He doesn’t want to be a part of her life enough to be interested in her friends but merely wants alone time with her. His romantic gestures are almost always of materialistic nature like flying her around in his jet and showering her with gifts that used to belong to famous designers. It seems to me like a healthy und longlasting relationship… I’ll stop criticizing for now. It has only been four episodes-Let’s give the show a real chance to take off before we crush it-
What else is new? I had the most exhausting run ever on Sunday with my Marathon training group. It’s one thing to brag about running the marathon and another to actually follow through and prepare for it. There was a storm hovering over my city, airplanes nearly crashed while landing (not kidding!), people where asked to stay inside of their houses during the weekend and what did we do? We went running throught the woods. Like crazy people. For almost 3 hours through the mud up and down the hills. Mid-run I got these bad stitches in my side which emerged right after I hid behind a tree to follow nature’s call and the remainder of the run I really had to bite my teeth together in order to get rid of them. I at least made it through the run - something I wouldn’t have managed if it weren’t for my friend who motivated me through the painful period and stayed by my side until we caught up with the group.
Hillary Clinton visited this weekend’s Saturday Night Life as well as yesterday’s Daily Show but I haven’t seen the shows yet. Will catch up on them tonight.
So long!
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TV Shows, life, Men in Trees | March 4th, 2008 by admin | No Comments