alcohol + TV = genius.

I do not watch Gossip Girl. I do, however, enjoy drinking games. In the true spirit of Thirsty Thursdays (and of the premiere on Monday), I will now share with you the Gossip Girl drinking game.

Drink whenever...
-Text is sent received or discussed
-Serena alludes to her sordid past
-Blair uses an invented word to skirt profanity (”motherchucker”, “fustercluck”)
-Someone takes a jab at Brooklyn
-Dan and Nate share a homoerotic moment
-Chuck shows a hint of humanity
-Chuck shows zero humanity
-Anyone gets it on in a limo
-Blair wears a headband, cardigan, or colored tights

Yep, that'll do it. Have a nice morning.

No more Gossip... please

So I already declared that I was officially giving up on Gossip Girl (here is the proof), but everyone came up to me this week and said, "Danielle, before you give up on it, you have got to watch the newest episode!" 

So I did. 

And I was not impressed. 

I do not like Serena being a bitchy, queen bee. I just don't believe that a person can go from being a really nice person to such a bitch in one night. And I don't buy that her and Dan are done. They obviously still like each other and are just acting like stupid children playing games with each other. You know that eventually they will get back together. And, oh surprise surprise, Nate is mad at Vanessa again (big departure from the Vanessa being mad at Nate storyline). And Blair and Chuck's bantering is getting old. 

Oh and speaking of old, Rufus and Lilly? Please...

I'm done. 

Giving up on Gossip

And I am not the only one. For some reason, I just do not care what Gossip Girl has to say anymore, and I know a lot of other people who feel the same way. Yes, I love the sassy comments. Yes, I love the steamy scenes. Yes, I love the clothes. But the storylines? Not so much. 

How many times will Serena and Dan break up and get back together over the same stupid fight. She's rich. He's not. You like each other. End of story. Who cares! And Blair and Chuck? Ick. The only way for them to have some original stories is for them to introduce random characters that will create some drama and peace out (cough cough Georgina). 

I give up. Who's with me?

Fall TV is BAAACK! soon....

So I was out of town with NO TV (can you believe it?) for the last week, and I come back to them airing fall previews! Sweet surprise! 

Here are some dates-

The Hills, MTV, Thursday, August 18th, 9pm

Greek, ABC Family, Tuesday, August 26th, 8pm

Gossip Girl, CW, Monday, September 1st, 7pm

One Tree Hill, CW, Monday, September 1st, 8pm

90210, CW, Tuesday, September 2nd, 7pm

Dancing with the Stars, ABC, Monday, September 22nd, 7pm

Grey's Anatomy, ABC, Thursday, September 25th, 8pm

Desperate Housewives, ABC, Sunday, September 28th, 8pm

Dexter, Showtime, Sunday, September 28th, 8pm

Brothers & Sisters, ABC, Sunday, September 28th, 9pm

Pushing Daisies, ABC, Wednesday, October 1st, 7pm

Lost, ABC, Early 2009

Mondays, Sundays, Thursdays...my week is a blur.

Thoughts on my fave shows from last week…

Greek: This show seriously keeps getting better and better! I haven’t written about it in a couple weeks (mainly because I can never watch it until the weekend), but it has been great! The last two weeks have been really great. I loved the flashbacks in the episode from two weeks ago. It seriously changed my opinion of the Cappie/Casey/Evan triangle. I have always been a Cappie lover, but after the last two weeks, I’ll admit it, I am rooting for Casey and Evan to get back together!

DWTS: So happy that Shannon Elizabeth got kicked off. Who’s next? Probably Marisa or Christian. And this week is the 100th episode two-night event- meaning that tomorrow a ton of DWTS alums will be back!

Gossip Girl: I’m having trouble getting back into it since the break… maybe I’m just sick of the same old stories- Chuck is a jerk, Blaire fights to keep her spot, Jenny wants to be cool, Serena did something one time and got in trouble… I’m bored.

Grey’s Anatomy: I was telling someone, “Yeah, this week’s episode was actually really good,” and their response was, “duh- Addison was back.” And that’s when it hit me. I haven’t really liked the show since she left. Here’s hoping Private Practice gets cancelled and she returns to Seattle Grace where she belongs. Favorite scene of the night- Mark’s reaction to seeing Derek, Addison, Rose, and Meredith all in the elevator. Oh, McSteamy, you make me laugh.
Lost: Loved this week’s episode. Actually, at first, I hated it. Kate and Jack’s future bliss made me sick. But then, you find out that Sawyer is still complicating things. Yes! The scene at the end totally made it for me. There is nothing Jack can do- it doesn’t matter that he is there now, or that he saved her- Kate loves Sawyer, and no matter where Sawyer is (or even if he is still alive), that won’t change. It almost made me feel sorry for Jack. Almost. And how ‘bout that scene when Jack picks up Kate in the hallway? Looks a lot like Sawyer picking her up in the cages if you ask me….

Brothers & Sisters: Awesome episode. I know next week is supposed to be amazing, so I cannot wait! My thoughts from last night- poor Saul, poor Rebecca, poor Justin, poor Sarah, poor Graham, and Holly is such a bitch taking over the company when it isn’t rightfully hers. Oh, and yeah for Scotty and Kevin! That scene was adorable!

Word on the street...

Brother and Sisters
This spring's season finale may be the best episode of the season. There's an outing, a wedding, an arrest, a big kiss, a corporate shakeup and a reveal that will leave one Walker in stunned. It has been called 'the kind of TV that will give you chills.'

Desperate Housewives
Mike needs to keep his mouth shut. He recently spilled that a few actors shot their final scenes already. Only the big four are safe.

Gossip Girl
So I missed Monday's episode...but, word is Blair and Chuck keep dancing around each other; Lily will walk down the aisle with Bart, even though things may not be finished with Rufus; Serena struggles and who comes to her aid? Dan? No- Nate, Chuck, and B; Little Eric van der Woodsen hooks up with Jenny's new BF (yes, that's boyfriend, not best friend)

One Tree Hill
Do we care that Dan is dying? How many times has he almost died? Seriously- we need a bigger shocker. How 'bout Leyton news? There may be a tiny glimmer of hope when Peyton reads Lucas' book. But what about Brucas? That little family picture looked nice didn't it...

Lost
Our super-sized finale features a supersecret Sawyer scene ('bout time! If he dies I will kill someone!). It is supposedly the 'game changer.' Also, Charlotte has an interesting scene coming up soon, so watch for that...

Grey's Anatomy
Meredith's bear-attack brain-tumor guy will bring her closer to Derek, as expected.

Gossip Girl returns- OMFG?

Pardon my French, but were was the 'F' in this episode?

For all their risque marketing, I didn't really think the episode was very scandalous. Jenny steals a dress to try and fit in with her rich friends? Saw that coming. Asking Nate for money and running away to his house? Weird, but not OMFG-worthy. And so what, Serena has a mean friend 'G' coming. Do I care? And Michelle Trachtenberg, really? The Ice Princess? Harriet the Spy? Not who I would have wanted. 

Come on Gossip Girl! I miss all the scandals! The lies! The cheating! The romance! give me something!

Another reason to hate Mondays

We all hate Mondays. That is pretty much a given. Back to school, back to class, back to meetings, no more fun. At least there is good TV though, right? RIGHT! Problem is- there is too much good TV on Mondays!

Greek (7pm, ABC Family)

Gossip Girl (7pm, CW)

Dancing with the Stars (7pm, ABC)

One Tree Hill (8pm, CW)

The Hills (9pm, MTV)

Who wants to buy me TiVo?

Get out your calendars!

Get ready for all your favorite shows to start flooding back, starting this week. Yipee!

Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to report to you on all of your faves, so I just do mine (haha, evil laugh). No really, if I could watch every show on TV, I probably would, but right now I have to focus on the select few. And I don't feel like waiving my spoiler flag, so I will try not to reveal anything huge, just hints as to what we can expect for the remainder of the seasons...

Desperate Housewives (returns THIS Sunday, April 13 at 8pm on ABC): Drugs in Gabrielle's house! Kayla causing trouble! Susan's 'studly' cousin Tim!

One Tree Hill (returns Monday, April 14 at 8pm on CW): A baby for Brooke? Love for Peyton and Lucas? Naley reunion? Wouldn't you like to know...

Real World (PREMIERES Wednesday, April 16 at 9pm on MTV): 20 seasons, can you believe it? To be honest, the previews for this season scare the hell out of me. 

Brothers and Sisters (returns Sunday, April 20 at 9pm on ABC): DNA tests! Presidential primaries! Bachelor parties!

Gossip Girl (returns Monday, April 21 at 7pm on CW): Boy, it's been a long time since we checked in with the Upper East-siders.

Grey’s Anatomy (returns Thursday, April 24 at 8pm on ABC): What's new with Mere and Dere? Izzie and George? Do we care? Undecided.

Lost (returns Thursday, April 24 at 9pm on ABC- right after Grey's): A dead body in the first episode back! A 'spectacular' kiss in the finale! Oops, maybe that was too specific. 

Rotten Eggs!

Spoilers. Rotten eggs spoil. Get it? Get it?

Lost

As if it isn’t bad enough that I can’t watch Lost on Thursdays like everyone else (I just now caught last week’s), I’m hearing that this week will be a doozey! Cynthia Watros (aka Libby) and Harold Perrineau (aka “Where’s my boy” Michael) return, and according to Sun herself, this week is when we find out who the other Oceanic Six members are.  Also hearing rumors of a funeral…

One Tree Hill

I know a lot of rumors are going around as to the fate of the Peyton-Lucas-Lindsey triangle, but it isn’t looking good for all the Peyton lovers out there. Although Lucas and Lindsey hit a snag, rumor is his feelings for her go deeper than we (Peyton lovers, at least) hoped. Interesting twist though- I hear that Brooke is the one urging Peyton to stop the wedding. What’s scarier than a Peyton-Lindsey showdown? Dan making his way to the church and nanny Carrie deciding Jamie is better off with her…uh oh spaghetti-oh.

Gossip Girl

When we left of beloved Upper East siders, Blair was at the bottom of the social ladder, and I hear she will be climbing her way back up. But first, she is ditched by five former friends for a little din-din outing. Any guesses on who the five are? Gossip Girl is returning to the CW on April 21^st.

Greek

The new season of Greek starts on March 24^th on ABC Family. Casey and the other ZBZ girls are still feeling the drama of the Jen K crisis. Even better? They have a consultant from their nationals ‘helping’ them through the transition. And as if it wasn’t stressful enough being president of the sorority that ‘ruined’ greek life, Casey has Rebecca and Frannie to deal with still. But what about the relationships? Rebecca and Cappie? Casey and Evan? Rusty and Jen K? I'm dying to see...

So... funny story

Yesterday one of my friends says to me, "Danielle, I was watching this stupid show today and even though I turned it off after like 2 minutes, I knew it was probably something you liked."

"Oh, really," I reply. "What show was it?"

"I don't know," they answered. 'Girl Gossip' or something?"

Ha ha. Yes it is true, Gossip Girl on the CW is one of my guiltiest pleasures. I cannot get enough of these rich high schoolers running around NYC partying like rockstars. Is it realistic? No way. But is it entertaining? Hell yeah!

(photo courtesy of cchiao at flickr.com)