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Finale weeks have started. While it’s still relatively cold for May and summer still seems quite a bit away the sommer break for most of our network shows is just around the corner. I watched the season finales of House and Brothers and Sisters yesterday and both were quite good whereas I thought the House episode was definately more finale worthy than Brothers & Sisters.
After last weeks episode were House detoxes with the help of Cuddy and Amber finally disappears Cuddy and House make out. This week’s finale begins with House being all happy and vicodine-free which actually made me happy and apparently that was way too much happiness for the show so viewers knew something bad was going to happen or as NY Times’ Ginia Bellafante names it “Never give a sucker a happy ending” (awesome artivle btw). During a complicated scene towards the end of the episode Cuddy mentions House’s behaviour the night before but doesn’t mention her going home with him to help him detox. They argue and somehow House realizes he’s had one big drug-induced hallucination about detoxing and making out with Cuddy all done within 12 hours. With this realization comes Amber who is back as well since he never quit the vicodine. This all results in a big breakdown. There was a big “Ahaaaaaaaa” in the room when I finally understood what was happening. That his mind is playing these kind of games with him and the fact that Amber is annoying him once again makes House finally do the step and with Wilson’s help get’s himself institutionalized. This is fine by me - fits perfectly into the schedule - he can stay there for the next four months since we won’t be seeing him anyway.
I loved the last three episodes of Gossip Girl. Blair und Nate’s relationship didn’t last much longer and in this week’s Prom episode Blair realized that Nate would always stay her High-School boyfriend which apparently was something she wasn’t happy with. Chuck in the meantime was determined to turn Blair’s Prom into an unforgettable experience while it first seemed as if he were boycotting her. I’m with Tim Stack on www.ew.com that while it was sort of cute that Chuck was all for making Blair the Prom Queen the evil and tortured Chuck should always shine through and he should not turn all mushy over his love for Blair. Don’t get me wrong - I love their spark and I totally want them to get together already. This episode named “Valley Girls”also served as the pilot of the much discussed Gossip Girl spin-off and in several flashbacks we were introduced into the world of Lily Rhodes (Now Lily Bass). Brittany Snow totally reminds me of the actress who plays Arizona on Greys Anatomy don’t you think so? Furthermore I was both glad and sad to see Ryan Hansen and Krysten Ritter of Veronica Mars appear as Lily’s sister Carol and her boyfriend Shep. I’m still in mourning for Veronica Mars. Loved the soundtrack of the pilot also.
I also loved the previous episodes with the return of Georgina Sparks and Chuck and Blair combining forces in order to first save Serena from Gabriel and then to make Poppy responsible for her criminal actions. My favorite part was when Nate tried to make Blair ride the subway and her reaction to it. I could totally relate. I just prefer my car and don’t get me started on all the germs and the smells… During the two episodes Trachtenberg transforms from hilariously saved back to bad girl Georgina. Where did she go in this week’s episode? Did I miss something? Last week there was a Gossip Girl party at a night club here in the city and I really wanted to go but then I thought that probably I would be the only one over 20 to be there and apart from that I really couldn’t mobilize any of my friends to go out after 11 pm on a week night. So too bad but what are you going to do? Well watch the show. Can’t wait for next week’s finale!
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Greys Anatomy, TV Shows, Veronica Mars, House, Brothers & Sisters, Gossip Girl | May 13th, 2009 by admin | No Comments
Tonight I got to watch “Seder Everything” - the newest episode of Gossip Girl and my personal highlight came right a
round the beginning when Cyrus is preparing food for the Sedar in his totally fabulous apron that says “Schmutz happens” I love Cyrus and I think he is the coolest Stepdad and that he should have way more screentime. Him standing there with that Apron made my day. And I apparently wasn’t the only one thinking that way. Anyway the apron got me really excited considering that I spend most of my hours in the kitchen and I googled it trying to order it somewhere online. I then discovered that there were already several posts and reviews about this episode named “Schmutz happens”. And I thought I was being original. BTW I found this awesome GG website. There’s so much information on there that I know exactly what I’ll be reading tomorrow at work.
Well.. back to the episode apart from Cyrus I was also very much attracted to Gabriel who supposedly broke up with Poppy while they and Serena were in Spain and then in the spur of the moment got married to Serena when Poppy had left. Now that they’re all back in NY Gabriel then came for Serena who was attending the Seder and confronted her about why she had left him so suddenly. Dan who was trying to earn the money for his Yale tuition was catering at the Waldorf residence naturally was all in the middle of this. Long story short. Rufus found out what Dan was doing, sold a painting and decided to sell the Gallery since he doesn’t want to work there anymore - I guess this takes care of Dan’s tuition problem. Serena after having denied that there was anything going on with Gabriel in front of her mother eventually started to get real feelings for Gabriel (He is definately hotter than Dan) who later met up with Poppy again…let’s see where this will be going next week.
Blair broke up with Nate and made up with him at the end of the episode. It all had to do with his Grandfather being responsible for his father’s arrest and Blair wanting to be a bridesmaid etc.Is it just me or is anybody else missing Chuck and Blair? It was funny, when Nate mentioned to Blair that he was so proud that he got into Columbia by himself, my first thought was ” yeah right, because Name and background doesn’t play a role to the admissions board at Columbia.” Seems like Em had the same thoughts that I had :-) I agree with her that I was overall very happy to have Gossip Girl back and can’t wait for next week when hopefully Dorota will be back as well!!
One other show I would like to mention was this week’s episode of Brothers & Sisters. S3X (strange title)was in my opinion the best episode of this season and is up there among the best episodes of all seasons so far. I loved the scene where Kevin and Sarah go shopping and he convinces her to buy that eye-catchng dress so that she can seduce some men at work because she is so ready to get back on the horse and find herself a nice man. When they notice Chad across the street they both are so hilariously funny. Kevin getting all confused and Sarah getting all hot for Chad and eating him up in her mind. I was laughing out loud all through this scene especially when Chad came over to them and introduced himself and asked Kevin how he was doing and he answered “I’m married”. So funny”
Sarah was incredibly hilarious at the Ojai Office. She saw Cal the accountant and knew exactly what she wanted and went for it. I loved her messed up hair when she stood at Kevin and Scotty’s door eager to report her office sex to to her brother. Kevin was dealing with his own share of sexual drama. Chad had suggested that Kevin and Scotty and him go out for drinks and since Scotty turned out to be a fan of Chad’s “work” he was all for the idea and surprised Kevin with his enthusiasm. During drinks the conversation somehow turned into an interesting direction where Chad invited the married couple home to play. I think they went home to him but I’m not sure. When they got back home they somehow had a three-way with Chad on their mind. That whole scene was awfully funny especially when Sarah turned up at their doorstep.
Nora trying to take her mind off of Tommy and his return was replanting and rearranging her garden all through the night. She was wearing this lamp around her head which looked just so funny. My mom bought me one which she wanted me to wear when running in the dark but up till now I’ve been too embarassed to wear it because it looks so stupid. Anyway Richard shows up and informs Nora that he divorced his wife and loves her and wants to be with her. They decide to give their relationship another shot. Them being together was so romantic and Nora being all happy the next day when sharing the news with Kitty was so cute that I really hope that nothing gets in between those two and that she gets to have her new romance at last. Especially now that Tommy seems to not be coming back for the time being.
While Rebecca and Ryan seem to get closer and are apparently now roomies Kitty and Robert are distancing themselves from each other. While Robert has acknowledged that something’s wrong (Kitty doesn’t want to have sex and he does) Kitty isn’t ready to talk and is still avoiding confrontation.
There was so much in this episode that I haven’t mentioned but if I were to mention all the great scenes I could just post a script of the entire episode in this blog since all 42 minutes were excellent. This is a great review that’s more detailed than mine. I love this show and the acters and can’t wait for next week.
I just found this great video on youtube. I wanted to write something about the second season of Damages this week. I’ve been wondering what the name of the song was that is played during the opening credits. It is called “When I am through with you” and the band is VLA. This song is absolutely awesome!!!
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Tags: Seder Everything, Gossip Girl, Serena Gossip Girl, Nate and Blair, Chuck and Blair, Brothers and Sisters, abc Brothers and sisters, When I am through with you, VLA when I am through with you, Damages FX
TV Shows, life, Brothers & Sisters, Gossip Girl | April 21st, 2009 by admin | 1 Comment
Finally Friday. A short week is coming to an end. I had the best dream. I was hanging out with my friends and there was this castle and we were all dancing somewhere inside of it when the sister of my friend just picked up this guy for me. He was totally perfect and we spent the whole day together and I’ve never seen his face before. It was sort of magical. But at least now I know how he looks like when I see him… And no I’ve not seen another episode of The Tudors and therefore am dreaming of castles and I also do not see any connection between my dream and the novels of The Black Dagger Brotherhood I am presently reading. This was purely coincidental and a premonition so to speak. I saw on the Specials part of the Twilight DVD that Stephenie Meyer had a dream of the characters that later turned out to be Edward and Bella lying on the meadow and that was what gave her the impulse to write Twilight. Quoting her on her homepage: ” I woke up (on that June 2nd) from a very vivid dream. In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire…” She began writing the chapter where they spend the day on the meadow and then wrote the first part about how they got there and then the second part about what happened then. And look how it turned out: Four successful books (with Midnight Sun hopefully five) and one Blockbuster Movie with New Moon on the way. This just to clarify what meanings a dream can have. I will now keep my eyes open especially in the proximity of castles or similar buildings which so numerously can be found in my city. Just kidding of course but it sure is incredible how real some dreams can seem.
Back to Twilight. With New Moon now fully in the works I checked out Chris Weitz’s profile on www.imdb.com. Check it out here. I must say I consider myself relatively open when it comes to new directors that direct one movie out of a series. I liked some of the Harry Potter movies more and some less. You could always clearly recognise the handprint of the director behind the movie. I liked the fifth movie the best by the way.I know there are a lot of people that criticize Catherine Hardwicke’s adaptation of the movie but then again criticizing is always easy. I think she did a great job and after having seen the extras on the DVD I must say that she seemed very committed to the story and wanted to get it right and also it didn’t seem as if she expected not to be doing New Moon afterwards. I hear and I am not certain that this was the real reason she’s not doing New Moon that she wanted more time for pre production i.e. adjusting the screenplay and for the challenges particularly connected to this second part of the saga for example the long absence of Edward. She said she did not want to jeopardise the balance of the movie since the story of Edward and Bella with all its chemistry was so vital to the movie’s success. Apparently she and the studio had different schedules and they wanted the movie to be released in November 2009 and she wouldn’t have been finished by then.
But what I was originally getting at was whether I liked Chris Weitz’s work so far and I don’t. “About a Boy” was one of the few movies I could hardly watch until the end and I do watch most movies until the end. Most recently the highly disturbing movie with Kim Basinger called “While she was Out”. But About a Boy I just didn’t like. “American Pie” was a funny movie and when we were teenagers definitely quite entertaining. But I think it takes a little bit more than that to transform the second Twilight book into a successful movie. But who am I to criticize his work before it’s even finished. From what I’ve heard they’re shooting scenes with Patterson where Edward will appear in Bella’s thoughts everytime she plans to do something dangerous. So that seems to be a good idea to avoid keeping Edward out of the picture for too long. We’ll just have to be patient until November. Such a long time… But since the date has been set for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince just this week for July 15th we have something to look forward to for this sommer and it’s been too long since The Order of the Phoenix so I really can’t wait. I don’t even remember how everybody looks like!
What I also wanted to talk about before I release myself into the weekend is how great House has become during the last weeks and not only because most of the other shows have yet again inexplicably disappeared into another hiatus and therefore left me with no other choice than to focus my whole anticipation towards House. No, the show has improved. I must say that I was getting a little tired of the repetitive storylines last season and even fell behind in watching the episodes which normally NEVER happens. But ever since that great episode House’s Head (or something like that) at the end of last season I was again totally into the happenings at Princeton - Plainsborough. So Kutner has committed suicide since Kal Penn got a job offer from D.C. he just couldn’t resist and therefore had to be written out of the show. The docters and especially House have to deal with the aftermath of Kutner’s death and some deal with it differently than others. House questions his mojo since he didn’t see Kutner’s death coming and he normally sees everything coming, Wilson starts over and puts Amber’s death behind him which suddenly makes her appear in House’s mind…but that’s another story and finally Chase proposes to Cameron. Oh and I almost forgot, we see Taub crying in the hall which was so heartbraking that I joined in and cryed as well. That’s what I do. The last episode ended with Amber appearing leaning on House’s piano while he’s playing and while most of us are certainly happy to have Anne Dudek back the Greys Anatomy viewers of us surely hope this won’t turn into a Denny/Izzie Ghost sex sequel. I must say I couldn’t take it. But according to the producers it won’t so let’s just stay tuned to what they have planned for us. And by the way it wouldn’t do any harm if the other shows came back right about now. Yes Greys, Housewives, Gossip Girl, Brothers & Sisters - It’s you I’m talking about 
C-ya
P.S. I just read on Twilighters.org that when asked on his homepage whether he will be making the music for New Moon Carter Burwell commented that Chris Weitz has hired somebody else to compose the music for the Twilight sequels. Without having listened to the previous works of this Alexandre Desplat I am quite disappointed. I love the Score by Carter Burwell and actually am presently listening to it.
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Uncategorized, Greys Anatomy, TV Shows, life, Movies, House, Brothers & Sisters, Books, Gossip Girl, twilight | April 17th, 2009 by admin | No Comments
I watched the first three episodes of “Monk” season 7 the other day. I think it’s comforting to know that you can always depend on this show being entertaining. It’s really sad and I hadn’t heard until then that Stanley Kamel playing Dr. Charles Kroger had died of a heart attack in April of this year. They dedicated the season’s premiere episode to him. Actually I wondered afterwards that they must have started filming the new episodes before April and that when Kamel passed they had to re-shoot the sequences when Monk’s in therapy. Dr Bell played by Hector Elizondo (Hotel Manager in Pretty Woman) was introduced and I think he is an excellent successor to Kamel. I guess they just changed the setting of his office and sat him in the chair and replaced the scenes. Well, they had no choice did they? Other interesting factor in “Mr Monk buys a House” was the guest appearance of Brad Garrett (Robert Barone in Everybody loves Raymond) as Jake Phillips a.k.a. Honest Jake who turns out to be “The Guy”. I mentioned recently that I was rewatching the whole ELR series so it was a surprise seeing “Robert” as the murderer. But it was fun to watch nevertheless. The following two episodes were great as well especially the one with the check player who kills his wife (Mr Monk and the Genius) and always seems to be one step ahead of Mr Monk but of course in the end Mr Monk gets him.
I love this time of the year. Finally the weather is so great that you can go to the beach and sit outside late into the evening, have barbecues and not have to wear 800 coats before you leave the house. What makes everything even better is that one after one the first shows are coming back on the air. For me Monk and Weeds were the shows that kicked of my TV season 2008/2009. It’s all very exciting and at this point I do appreciate every new episode just a little bit more than during mid season but really we’re just talking about a little bit here.
Last week was a good week. I celebrated my birthday and had some friends over. Apart from the getting older part the weekend was a blast and I love when all your friends come together. I also spent the first night ever in a camper. For someone like me a big deal. Usually when I travel I prefer not to share my bathroom with fellow travellers and I do not mean to sound spoiled but I really do like hotels and hotel restaurants for that matter. I was prepared for the worst though and I was coming along voluntarily so I intended to live like a real camper and not to complain..out loud… for that matter. I think it might have been different had it rained those couple of days but we were blessed with the best summer weather and after a while I really enjoyed it (the nature). Then on the other hand after two and a half days I was glad I was to see my own bathroom again and refrigerated food but while we were “out there” I was totally in the spirit of things. I must say though that the bathroom concept on those campers needs work. I definitely can’t befriend the idea that you have to dispose of what is in the toilet at the end of the trip. I think pipes are a wonderful invention. I therefore preferred to just follow the call of nature outside which wasn’t that easy given the fact that we were parked on the parking lot of a well-frequented sports club. But what’s life without the risk of being discovered while peeing?! It is also strange how loud trees can be at night when there’s a little wind blowing and you’re so close by i.e. no real walls separating you from the wildness. It can actually keep you from sleeping at least during your first night in a camper…Anyway when I was exclaiming that I was pretty proud I was holding up so well and in fact had hardly complained the whole stay my sister informed me that what we were doing was hardly camping but some luxurious version of camping. The real camping does not include a camper but a tent and there isn’t even a toilet but it can get as bad as that you have to do your business into a urin container. And can you believe it camping isn’t even that inexpensive. Well I draw the line at having to pee in a container… and I need a bed… and a door…
The first spoilers for the fall tv season are coming out and it’s really hard to elude oneselve from all the information. I’m really excited about a lot of established shows and where the producers will take them this season. For one there’s Desperate Housewives. I think the leap in time was a smart move and probably the next season will spend most of it’s time demonstrating to the viewers on how the characters landed were they did in last season’s finale. Greys Anatomy should also become interesting with the relationship between Callie and Hahn as well as Izzie and Alex. I hope that all these rumors about Katherine Heigl leaving the show will finally come to an end. I swear that her leaving the show would seriously damage it. She belongs to the key characters and you can’t just cut them out one by one. And apart from some annoying scenes last season I do like her character and consider her a vital cast member. I hope that they get rid of Ava or Rebecca or whatever her name is. She’s been in the show long enough and she’s starting to really annoy me. Of course I can’t wait for Brothers & Sisters. All this gossip about Balthazar Getty and Sienna Miller just reminded me of how much I really miss the show. I hope the story won’t repeat itself too much and the plot evolving around the mysterious sibling “Ryan” will be something new and not the “Rebecca” story all over again. “Entourage” is scheduled for some time this fall and I must say: it’s about time. It’ll be almost a year since we last saw Vince and his entourage in Cannes. Oh yes and I can’t wait to see Ari (Jeremy Piven) again. Will cross thumbs for the Emmys.
Ok am suddenly too tired to continue writing. Will rest and be back.
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Greys Anatomy, TV Shows, life, Brothers & Sisters, Monk, Entourage, weeds | August 3rd, 2008 by admin | No Comments
With anticipation I checked the Emmy nominations a few days ago and I must say that I was quite disappointed. It seems as if the jury merely has the time to watch 5 to 6 shows since the same names keep showing up in almost every category. Don’t get me wrong - I love many of the shows that are nominated this year and I think it is absolutely justified that Tony Shalhoub and Hugh Laurie are yet again nominated for “Best actor” but can’t they just nominate some other shows for a change ? I watched the first few episodes of “Samantha Who” last season and while I generally enjoy Christina Applegate in her movies I quickly grew bored and stopped tuning in. On the other hand “Men in Trees” - which has been wrongfully cancelled - hasn’t been mentioned once. There was much more depth and character there than I could observe in SW. Shows I really hope will be successful in their categories are ”Friday Night Lights” “Brothers & Sisters” and “The Tudors”. I found this clip on www.ew.com - from the Ausiello Files. Adrianne Palicki and Connie Britton are so fantastic - I can’t wait for the show to go on the air. I enjoyed “Damages” but I wasn’t sad when the season ended so can’t understand all the nominations on that end. But maybe I’m wrong and the shows that appear on the nomination lists every year - the ones I haven’t seen - really are that good. Maybe I should check some of them out and then continue with this discussion (with myself). What surprised me a little was the amount of nominations “30 Rock” received. I love both Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin and I watch the show every week but 17 nominations? Even I must admit that this might be a bit too much. And how fabulous must “Pushing Daisies” be with a total of 12 nominations? That is definately a show I will take a look at and report back. Ok, stopping now with the Emmy talk.
Very recently I have started to rewatch all “Everybody loves Raymond” seasons. What shall I say- it’s been a rainy summer so far. Even watching the episodes for the second or third time is still hilarious. I would even say that this show is one of the funniest shows that have ever aired. And it’s not as exhausting as “Curb your Enthusiasm” which I also very much enjoy. I regularly need a break from Larry David’s “Faux pas” and can’t watch too many epis in a row whereas I can definately manage to watch a whole season of ELR in one day. During the weekend of course. Ok, maybe in two days. I love the whole cast and am very thrilled to see Ray Romano in “Men of a certain Age” on TNT this fall. I really can’t wait and hope that the show is going to be as successful as ELR was. There are so many excellent episodes of “Everybody loves Raymond”. Last night I very much enjoyed the one where Robert’s date eats a fly and Raymond watches her. I really laughed hard there. Romano is just the funniest man out there!
Ok, there’s so much more very important stuff I want to talk about here but the urge to go home and eat is momentarily stronger and I will therefore be back as soon as I’m saturated.
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Tags: Emmys 2008, emmys, Men In Trees, Samantha Who, Christina Applegate, The Tudors, Damages, Friday Night Lights, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Men of a certain age, Ray romano, Connie britton, Adrianne Palicki
TV Shows, 30 Rock, Movies, House, Brothers & Sisters, Monk, Friday Night Lights, Entourage, Men in Trees | July 22nd, 2008 by admin | No Comments
What can I say? Moving sucks! I have just completed a major Office/Home moving ordeal which I wouldn’t have managed without my entourage who have helped me where they could. Thanks again to y’all! The worst part was that my internet and telephones were temporarily offline which made me feel like an alien. Oh pardon me, there was an even worse part: I wasn’t able to watch my shows for about a week and am still catching up on the recordings. There was just no time. I’m still really exhausted so that I will merely make a few comments that have been flying around in my head during the last days:
First of all: There is a lot of Brooke Smith to be seen on TV nowadays. Which answers my questions from a previous post regarding the wherabouts of Dr. Erica Hahn - Brooke’s character on Greys Anatomy. I think she’s brilliant. I was watching “the silence of the lambs” the other day where she plays Buffalo Bill’s latest victim which gets rescued by Jodie Foster. In the last episode of Greys Hahn was offered the post of Chief of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery by Webber so fortunately we will see more of her in the future. Loved her scenes with Sandra Oh. Another memorable character of hers is in Weeds where she plays the first wife of Peter Scottson and a short-time friend of Nancy.
Friday Night Lights is clearly one of the best shows I have seen lately. It stands right up there next to Brothers & Sisters at the top of my personal TV rankings. I think one of the things that make these shows so unique is the great acting and chemistry of the acters. The other shows can definately learn a thing or two from these two.
The news about the WGA leaders calling for a strike is pretty shocking and while I strongly believe that one should fight for what they believe I hope they will find an agreement rather soon and that the effects will not be that drastic. Read the full report here.
Guys you have to watch Gossip Girl. It’s perfect - sometimes they overdo it a bit - like with the masked ball (which I totally loved) but all in all it’s what we needed on TV. It seems like Desperate Housewives has finally understood what makes it lovable and the fourth season has exceeded expectations so far. Obviously the choice to put Dana Delaney a.k.a Katherine Mayfair as well as the gay couple (forgot their names-will follow up on that) on the cast of the show was one of the best decisions the directors have ever made. Right from the beginning the new characters have been well integrated into the show’s storylines and in my opinion have already become indispensable.
I am still so damn tired that I will leave it at this and promise to share my undying wisdom with you guys in a couple of days. Tata
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Greys Anatomy, TV Shows, life, Brothers & Sisters, Friday Night Lights, Gossip Girl | November 2nd, 2007 by admin | No Comments
Good Morning! To all of you who haven’t watched the season premiere of House or Greys Anatomy or Gossip Girl this post might be a little spoilerish. After having watched Greys 3 times, House twice and Gossip Girl like 4 times I am now ready to share my thoughts (or some of them) with you guys.
Greys “A Change is gonna Come“: I think Isaiah Washington and Kate Walsh are missing very much. I think in the case of 
IW we will have to get used to the fact that he won’t be coming back and I’m asking myself whether they will replace him somehow. In my opinion there was always a good balance in Seattle Grace. There was the Cardiologist/Surgeon = Preston Burke and then there was the Neurosurgeon=Derek Shepherd. Now there’s only Derek und Mark - who’s hot - but somehow Burke always gave the whole craziness a certain balance. After having seen the series premiere of Private Practice it might be a little early for Seattle Grace to say farewell to Addison for good. We will have to wait that one out. To the episode: How often did they have to show that severed arm and the shoulder of Nancy - a pregnant car accident victim? I loved the part where the dear jumps up after having received reanimation from Izzy. The scene with Izzy and George in the staircase then again was too much weirdness even for me. Especially when Izzy claims that she is now Bambi and that her mother has been shot and that she is now alone in the woods. Normally I understand metaphors pretty well but even for me this was just a bit too much. I think her mother is still alive btw. But that Bambi remark of hers as well as Lexi’s speech at the newborn station (”Cute Festival”) seem to push George into visiting Izzy at the end of the day - and episode and to confess that he is also in love with her. Totally spoilerfree I can’t wait to see what happens next. I like Lexi’s character (Played by Chyler Leigh). She is as she says herself quite awesome. She brings a fresh wind into the whole lot and I think there is a good friendship evolving between George and her. I think the whole new setup that our interns are now residents and that they now have their own interns to take care of will bring a new dynamic into the show. I appreciated the numerous Miranda Bailey scenes. All in all this season starter was just good old Greys Anatomy like we know and love it.
House “Alone”: No big surpises here either. House is without team and seems to make no effort to find himself a new team and as Wilson wisely recounts this can be explained with House’s fear of abandonment and fear of commitment. “When you hire a team or find yourself a girl-friend you risk that they might leave you”. This says Wilson is what House wants to avoid since he is obviously not over the fact that his team has left him. Although it was funny to see House brainstorm with the Janitor and dressing him up to act like a real doctor infront of the confused relatives of this weeks patient I missed his former team consisting of Chase, Foreman and Cameron. Hopefully they will be back in the next episode although we had to love how Wilson and Cuddy filled in the voids. I loved the whole storyline with the kidnapping of House’s guitar between House and Wilson. Hopefully things will freshen up a little in the next episodes. All is good the way it is but I would appreciate a few new storylines. Judging from the end of this season’s first episode we might not have to wait too long for that to happen.
Gossip Girl: I might be sick in my head or plain stupid but everytime I hear Kristen Bell’s voice narrating I get so sad and happy at the same time. I think even if Gossip Girl was to turn out really really bad I would still watch it only to hear Kristen’s voice. I really miss Veronica Mars and I think out of all the shows that have been cancelled this year VM was the one that least deserved it and that had so much more potential for at least 3 more seasons. Anyway Gossip Girl so far is so much fun to watch. I could even imagine Kristen Bell getting a real part as the person behind Gossip Girl sometime in the future. The part would fit her well. Please anyone living in Manhattan - are there people running around in clothes like Blair and the others did during the brunch? It felt like in Cruel Intentions or in Dangerous Liasons - the movie on which Cruel intentations was based upon. I loved the living statues - do people really have living statues at their parties? Amazing. The one thing I couldn’t quite understand was Dan’s disappointment when he found out that his crush Serena had actually had a sexual life before meeting him. What was he thinking? That Serena was saving herself - for him?Please! The way he left Serena at the Hotel was simply childish. One other character I like is Kelly Rutherford playing Darla van der Woodsen - Serena’s mom. I remembered her from Melrose Place but haven’t seen any show she was in ever since. She seems to have a past with Dan’s father and judging from the witty banter between the two of them they seem to have been more than just friends. Also she seems to be having an affair with Chuck’s father who owns the Palace Hotel she and her daughter are presently living in.
So far so good - just watched an amazing season premiere of Brothers & Sisters and am still processing it. Will watch it again with my friend shortly who can’t wait to watch it either and will therefore wait to report on it. Wouldn’t want to spoil anything so fantastic like the Walkers coming back on our TV screen! Here’s a good summary on”Home Front” for those who can’t wait
So Long!
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Tags: Greys Anatomy ABC, Greys Anatomy, Kate Walsh, Kate Walsh Private Practice, Private Practice, Isaiah Washington, Katherine Heigl, Izzy and George, Kristen Bell Veronica Mars, Kristen Bell Gossip Girl, Brothers and Sisters, Kelly Rutherford, Hugh Laurie House, Cuddy House, Lexi Grey, Lexi and George, Calista Flockhart, Sally Field, Rob Lowe
Greys Anatomy, TV Shows, Veronica Mars, House, Brothers & Sisters, Gossip Girl | October 1st, 2007 by admin | 3 Comments
First of all - a new object has been brought to my attention. It seems that French Fries vending machines are popping up everywhere nowadays. My friend who is presently living on a university campus in the UK discovered one of those magic machines right in her cafeteria. I was suspicious in the beginning since I couldn’t figure out how one from human hand invented machine could store the fries in a freezer-like atmosphere - then deep fry them and then put them in a box, put salt and the optional ketchup and mayonnaise on them and the fries would actually taste like fries. But as I’ve heard from several sources now the fries aren’t supposed to be that disgusting - they can actually be eaten. I’ve also read that quite a few schools and colleges are putting these portable deep fryers in their cafeterias obviously to the dismay of quite a few supporters of healthy nutrition but anyway I applaud this trend and would like to put one up in my kitchen. Don’t get me wrong - I wouldn’t eat the fries all the time (yeah right) I would merely enjoy the presence of this heavenly object which is obviously the result of a highly intelligent technical revolution. I’m not really into fast food that much right now. It slows you down and is totally counter productive when you try to keep up a regular running schedule. But who doesn’t love the occasional basket of fries? OK I’m stopping now. I sound like a crazy person.
Back to TV: This is like the best week ever. Almost all the shows are coming back or have come back already and a lot of promising pilots are also premiering this week. I’m so busy all of a sudden and somehow I underestimated how many shows I have come to watch regularly. When someone comments on my love for the shows I respond that it is necessary for me to watch them so that I can write my blog, otherwise I wouldn’t watch that much of course… For some reason I’m especially anticipating the season premiere of ABC’s Brothers and Sisters on Sunday. It’s so refereshing and funny and they really had a fantastic first season. Didn’t miss this weeks episode of “Californication” and I think I should revise my original statement that it in some ways reminded me of Sex and the City (Shooting of the movie has begun last week btw) and that at least some scenes had this certain vibe. Apart from the fact that the numerous sex scenes which we were able to witness during the first 4 to 5 episodes seem to have been replaced by scenes of the everyday life of a writer who is desperately trying to figure out where his life is headed, the storyline has become less shallow and more serious. Maybe they just put the sex scenes in to get as much viewers hooked up in the beginning as possible. Hank is really trying to get back together with Karen, faces some trouble with his daughter Rebecca who seems disappointed in him for what - leaving her with the Cheese spectacle? I didn’t get that one and ultimately gets the perspective to make more out of his blog AND helps Karen get a new assignment. Well let’s keep observing and see how and whether this show will eventually establish itself.
“How I Met your Mother” is finally back and I had some good laughs. Loved gorgeous Mandy Moore and of course Barney was legendary as always. I especially liked the scene where Barney arrives back at the appartment after his and Ted’s night out together and Lily and Marshall have just noticed the butterfly-shaped tattoo onTed’s back. They mention this to Barney and he gets to tell Ted. The scene is really hilarious. To all my friends who aren’t watching HIMYM yet: Start watching the show already! The TV addict posted a Youtube link which will hopefully convince you.
Have to defrost myself now. I feel like in medieval times. There is no warm water in my appartment and the heating doesn’t work either. Gotta love the winter or what comes with it. Thank you mom for that beautiful und warm pink winter coat with fur which I didn’t intend to wear until perhaps November. Will be back to report on the fourth season premiere of House M.D. shortly.
See ya
Tags: How I Met Your Mother, Californication, Brothers and Sisters ABC, Sex and the city movie, David Duchovny, french fries
TV Shows, Brothers & Sisters, Californication | September 26th, 2007 by admin | No Comments
Oh my oh my, was I excited to watch this year’s ”green” Emmys. It was sooo good to see all of the casts of our favorite shows back again after what seemed like an endless summer. I caught myself jumping up and down the sofa several times during the show, sobbing, laughing out loud, even clapping. My father must have looked at me a little irritated once or twice but who cares- I was in heaven!!!
The show was a blast and I loved the appearance of Ray Romano. I just mentioned to my brother a few days ago that it’s a shame that Mr Romano has had no TV appearances since “Everybody loves Raymond” went off the air. His speech was so hilarious and I was really confused when Fox pulled its first of three censors and interrupted Ray while he was 
commenting on Kelsey Grammar a.k.a Frasier screwing his ELR wife Patricia Heaton on the new Fox comedy “Back to You”. I think I knew all relevant nominations by heart and there were some categories such as “Best supporting actress in a drama series” where I absolutely had no idea who I would vote for. I would have been happy for every nominee.
I must say that Jeremy Piven playing Ari Gold on “Entourage” is the most amusing and fabulous supporting actor on TV nowadays. I would like to quote an aquaintant by saying “Ari is the character that holds this show together.” It is my opinion that the show wouldn’t be the hit it is without Piven. Therefore I was filled with satisfaction when he was awarded the Emmy for “Best supporting Actor in a Comedy Series” Unfortunately the rest of the cast and the show itself missed out this year. Well there’s always next year and it’s like they say: “It’s really all about getting nominated”
The singing and dancing tribute honoring “The Sopranos” by the Jersey Boys was moving but then again also strange, seeing Adriana getting whacked again while listening to ” You’re just to good to be true” I was somewhat disturbed. When the whole cast was called on to the stage I cried and felt really sad that the Sopranos era was really over. As long as we’re with the Sopranos - Outstanding writing and directing went to both Chase and Tylor for their episodes “Made in America” (Don’t stop believing has been on my Ipod ever since) and “Kennedy and Heidi”. Of course not to forget the Oustanding Drama Series award in the end. I think everyone will agree with me that this award went to the right show. The cast came on stage again and I cried - again.
I was really looking forward to the announcements for Best Actor/Actress in both a Drama and a Comedy series. As for Sally Field getting the Emmy for B&S- she very much deserved that award since I love the show and the acting in it. Her acceptance speech was memorable and I loved how Fox censored Mrs Field when she said “If the mothers ruled this world there would be no god damned war” Everybody knew what she was saying anyway.
The big upset was the Best Actor in a Drama as well as in a Comedy Series. The Drama award: I was prepared for Hugh Laurie to receive it, I hoped that Gandolfini would get it, even would have granted it to Sutherland but for James Spader to finally get it- hm I didn’t know what to say. But the Boston Legal star knew. He claimed that he felt like he had just stolen a pile of money from the mob and indeed the scene was funny since the whole black suited cast of the Sopranos sat behind him looking at him. I hoped the comedy award would have gone to Shalhoub or to Baldwin but instead it went to Ricky Gervais for “Extras”.
My ultimate moment of happiness came when 30 Rock received the “Outstanding Comedy Series award. I loved Tina Fey’s speech and I hope this award gives the show a push in viewer numbers. I also heard Edie Falco say on the recycled red carpet that she will star on 30 Rock. That’s spectacular!
There were many more fantastic moments. I will definitely watch the show again. Next week the Hiatus is over and all will be good!
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Tags: 59th Emmy Awards, The Emmys, Entourage, Entourage Jeremy, Piven, Ari Gold, Ray Romano, Back to you Fox, 30 Rock, 30 Rock Tina Fey, Tina Fey, Edie Falco 30 Rock, Boston Legal, James Gandolfini, Sally Field, Brothers Sisters, Jersey Boys
Greys Anatomy, TV Shows, 30 Rock, House, Brothers & Sisters, Monk, Entourage | September 18th, 2007 by admin | No Comments
So whats new? Nothing really except that my feet are bleeding from running. This is not a figure of speech- they are literally bleeding. I’m not a psycho who doesn’t know when to stop but halfway through my run I get these blisters and this is really annoying because I’m not even exhausted und far far away from home so I bite my teeth together and keep on running. Now I’m being punished with at least 5 days no running. Watched “Damages” “Tastes like a Ho-ho” yesterday and I’m liking it mainly because of Glenn Close. I haven’t read that many reviews on the show so I wasn’t sure in the beginning whether her character was good or bad. After 4 episodes I still can’t tell. I would say she’s mostly evil (I keep visualising Fatal Attraction) and cold-hearted and this is probably how she’s supposed to be perceived by the audience. But then the writers occasionally throw in scenes with her and her loving husband when they deal with their disturbed son (who how it seems would like to kill his Mother with granates!!!) or when Patty is suffering under sleep deprivation because memories of a previous attempt on her life keep haunting her. During these scenes she is vulnerable and scared for her life (because she’s not yet aware that it’s her son with his twisted mind who would like to kill her…). Well anyway, “Damages consists of 13 episodes of which 4 have been aired. I haven’t done the maths but I guess there will be a more or less clean transition of this show’s finale and the beginning of all the other shows starting in the fall.
I was glad to see two former characters from The O.C., Marissa’s dad Tate Donovan and Summer’s dad Michael Nouri who I also noticed on Brother’s & Sisters during the last episodes. He is playing a friend of Saul - Milo Peterman -who has just left his wife and “come out” and the scene were they meet on Kitty’s engagement party after many years somehow gives the impression that Saul might share that vibe. Don’t you think? I just checked Nouri’s account on IMDB and noticed that he’s starred in several shows but he’s no regular anywhere. I like him and his acting and I’m not biased from his role as Dr. Roberts, no, no, but I wonder whether it’s satisfying for an actor to jump from show to show. On the one hand you have the challenge to get to know new characters and storylines regularly and it definately rarely gets boring but on the other hand you never get to work on one show intensively and get to know your character more in depth. I ask myself whether this is something the acters chose for themselves or whether they are possibly just not famous and popular enough to stay on one show for a longer period. I just read somewhere that he’s also a Broadway actor. This might explain it - he might be working on musicals and in the theatre and might only have the time to appear on TV shows occasionally. I don’t know him well enough to say for sure.
I recently watched the movie “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants” which I loved!! I’m fond of these girl friendship movies. Another one I watched over and over again was ”Now and Then”. Well, “The Sisterhood” stars “Alexis Bledel” aka Lena (It was strange to see her outside of Gilmore Girls- but not in a bad way), “Amber Tamblyn” -Tibby- who is just totally hot (in a completely unlesbian way for me to say), “America Ferrera” - Carmen and “Blake Lively” as Bridget (Of whom I’ve never heard before until now) It’s about four girls who have been childhood girlfriends forever and are spending their first summer apart. Just short before their departure they find a pair of jeans which fits them all despite the fact that they all have different sizes. They decide to share the pants amongst them over the summer. Each one of them gets to keep it for a few days and then has to send it to the next one, and so on. Every girl experiences a totally different summer and we practically watch them while the pants travel around the world with us. I really liked it and was happy to see that they have already begun to film the sequel.
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Tags: Alexis Bledel, Damages FX, Glenn Close FX, Tate Donovan, Michael Nouri, The Sisterhood of the traveling pants, Amber Tamblyn, Gilmore girls, travelling pants
Gilmore Girls, TV Shows, life, Movies, Brothers & Sisters | August 19th, 2007 by admin | No Comments