Premiere Week!

A letter to Mark

Dear Mark Schwahn and other OTH masterminds,

• Please do not kill off Clay and Quinn. That would totally suck. Reasons why:
• I like them.
• They are stronger regulars than Mia and Chase and Milli and Brooke's mom and Alexander and...
• Haley would go in to super depressed mode if her mom died AND her sister died. 
• Nathan wouldn't have a manager.
• The only 'hot' guys left would be Nathan and Julien.... and then you'll have to introduce a new love interest for Quinn if she lives and then you'll have more characters. Why not just stick with the ones we have?
• If they both die, no one will understand why the bitch killed them because they don't know she looks like his dead wife. (or do they? I can't remember?).
• His house on the beach deserves to be occupied.
• I can only listen to Brooke's voice and Haley's whiny optimism for so long. I need Quinn. 
• Quinn has pretty hair and cute clothes.
• Clay has pretty hair and cute clothes. 
• They actually provide some comic relief because they are funny together.
• I want to see a couple being boyfriend and girlfriend and not in a love triangle or married/engaged.
• Again, because I like them. 

Either way, I hate where this storyline went because if they live, they will either be depressed or angry or, possibly worse, more in love and appreciative of life than ever better. Remember how annoying Peyton was in the end when she thought she was going to die? Ugh.

Just when you thought you've seen it all...

"Just when you thought you've seen it all on TV, E! has ordered a new reality show that combines weddings and plastic surgery.

Bridalplasty will feature 12 brides-to-be competing in wedding-themed challenges to win the surgical procedure of her choice, the network announced Thursday."

VMAs... or Kanye and Taylor show?

"No, no, no, don't applaud They're the reason MTV doesn't play your videos." 

-Chelsea Handler announcing the cast of Jersey Shore

This is embarrassing to admit, considering I was up for a job at MTV, but I never thought I really liked the MTV VMAs (and then I backtracked and realized I've watched it religiously at the Deeg the last four years). In fact, I didn't even see Kanye-gate live last year (I just heard abou it via Twitter and then changed the channel to MTV). I don't know why the VMAs never really appealed to me- maybe I get bored watching performances, maybe I don't keep up on new music enough to care.... maybe it's a good thing I didn't get that job at MTV.....

But this year, I watched. And so did more than 11 million other people. And I will admit, I was entertained. Yes, even during performances I didn't really care about (I'm looking at you, Eminem).

The Good:

• The stage. It was sick.
• Lady Gaga was... well, a lady. Last year, she was kind of crazy (remember that blood everywhere? Kermit on her shoulder on the red carpet?), but despite a dress made out of meat, she actually seemed down to earth while accepting her (numerous) awards. Plus, I'm super happy she swept the competition. Let's face it, her stuff was the best.
• Cher coming out just proved that some performers are legends for a reason. She was so at ease on stage
• Florence and the Machine's performance was my favorite of the night. Awesome vocals, awesome stage, awesome dancers.
• Linkin Park's stage - the Griffith Observatory - was a-maz-ing. 
• Kanye.... see below. 

The Bad:

• Not getting to see Gabi on the red carpet! I missed the pre-show :(
• The host..... not Chelsea Handler in particular, but really, do we even need a host? What is the point to have someone introduce the people who are introducing musical acts? Can't it just be a voice over? Does the host serve any purpose except to give an opening monologue and do dumb gags on stage?
• A note to Justin Bieber. You failed. This was your chance to prove to me you actually had talent, and you decided to lip sync. Not cool, man boy.
• Taylor Swift.... See below. 

My opinion on Kanye vs. Taylor Swift:

Kanye wins. Kanye always wins. Say what you will, but Kanye took the high road here. Last week, he apologized via Twitter and you know what Taylor said? That she thinks he was just doing it to sell records and that she wishes he would stop talking about it and stop 'using her name' to make money. And then how does she open her performance at the VMAs? By showing footage from that night!! WTF. She then proceeds to sing a sappy song about how Kanye needs to grow up....

Who you are is not what you did

32 is still growing up now ... you're still an innocent

Everyone of us has messed up, too

I hope you remember today is never too late to be brand new

If she would have sang the song alone, people would have just assumed it was an answer to Kanye, but by showing the footage before, she made it clear who/what she was singing about. Kanye, on the other hand, sang a song about the douchebags, the assholes, and the scumbags.... aka himself. Maybe if Taylor's song had been about her, about her struggle, about her pain, instead of about someone else, I would have felt better about it. 

Plus, Kanye looked gooooood. 

Squint

Fall TV is Coming Back.... Quick!

As premiere dates roll in, I've been feeling a little overwhelmed and decided it was high time I make my calendar. It's gonna be a busy fall (luckily, Greek and Pretty Little Liars don't come back til January):

Monday: 

Sept 20: Dancing With the Stars (it might switch to a regular night of Tuesdays though... I never know with this show)

Tuesday:

Sept 14: One Tree Hill

Sept 21: Glee

Wednesday:

Oct 6 (rumored): RW/RR Challenge: Cut Throat

Thursday:

Sept 23: Fringe

Sept 23: Grey's Anatomy

Sunday

Sept 26: Desperate Housewives

Sept 26: Brothers and Sisters

Sept 26: Dexter

Trouble nights will for sure be on Tuesdays and Sundays when there are so many good shows on and I can only DVR/watch two. And this list doesn't even include any new shows to check out.... wish me luck. 

Let the Healing Begin

Grey's is leveraging their Facebook page to let fans vote for this season's promotional poster... I picked this one. Head over and vote by liking a picture...

Let's Hear it for... Glee

See No Evil

MTV Shows

Emmy 2010 Recap. Success.

Okay, I know that the Emmy's was like forever ago (really, only a few days, cut me some slack people!) but I'm finally pulling together my thoughts/reactions from the show (that I actually had to DVR and watch on Monday since I was jammin out to She and Him at Loufest on Sunday instead...).

To help me recap.... check out my tweets:

Emmy opening number. Omg, I die: Anything that involves Jon Hamm backing it up is fine by me. This was just brilliant.
 

Dear Jim Parsons, I adore you. #bigbang #emmys: So happy he won. Isn't he just adorable?

Oh and NPH. you're freakin perfect. #emmys: That zing to Jimmy Fallon? "I'd like the thank the academy for allowing a gay man to host two years in a row." Followed by the snarkiest little smile. Like I said, freakin perfect. 

What a great year in drama... #emmys #ilovemontages: I love montages. That is the truth. However, I was about to tweet that this year's were a little lacking.... until I saw the drama one. What a fantastic year in drama! Not only did we see the end of heavy-hitters like Lost and 24, but we got stellar performances from Dexter, Mad Men and Grey's Anatomy (which, by the way, when they showed that clip of the shooting in the montage, I stopped breathing. Again). 

Is it bad I wanted every guy in the lead actor in a drama to win... except Hugh Laurie #emmys: (Sidennote: I'm sure he's a great guy, but I've never watched House, nor do I intend to. No matter how great it is, there are enough procedural hospital dramas on TV.) Bryan Cranston. Jon Hamm. Matthew Fox. Kyle Chandler. Michael C. Hall. I seriously would have taken any of these guys for the win. 

The island, it was mythical and in the end they died. I didn't understand it but I tried. #lost #emmys: (with a correction from my pal @AmbikaBehal)

Ricky Gervais kills it every time.#emmys: Beers for the audience? Thank you very much. Can he host the Globes again please?

TV is makin a comeback. Lead actor in miniseries/movie = movie stars. #emmys: For such a long time, TV has been considered the ugly stepchild to film. Movie stars > TV stars, right? Wrong. Take a look at these nominees: Ian McKellen, Jeff Bridges, Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, and (winner) Al Pacino. All bonafide movie stars who took time out to come do telelvision. Thanks to cable, it looks like the ugly stepchild is getting a makeover.

Other random musings:

• Jimmy Fallon, you did a decent job. You let the shows and the stars shine. Way to go, kiddo. 
• Do I think Lost got snubbed? Nah. I would have loved to see Terry O'Quinn pick up a prize for his John Locke/MIB portrayal though. I only wish his performance could be judged based on series instead of just season. Seeing the character transformations he went through..... man, that guy is just awesome. 
• This may be morbid, but I thought more important people died this year? That memorium was kinda dull. 
• The girl from The Good Wife? No way, Jose. She should not have won Best Supporting. Every time I watch that show, I think of what a bad actress and annoying character she is.... Lame. 

Overall, Emmy's 2010 = Success.