TV Run-Down

Due to utter laziness, and an guilty feeling about not posting, here's my thoughts of the shows I've been watching lately instead of, y'know, school and what not. TV watching has taken a hit lately, due to work, but I do what I can :)

So, thoughts on shows I've seen. Note, my opinions as given are hereby declared definitive, canonical, and authoritative. Feel free to cite as needed

Desperate Housewives: Teri Hatcher, a Redhead MILF, and a hot Latina? Meh to the blonde. It's going to have to take one hell of a shitty plot/script to get me to stop watching when I have nothing else to do. It could happen though.

The OC: Sandy, Seth, Summer, and the mothers are the only reason I really watch this show. Cohen Senior and Junior are friggin hilarious. As this is a soap opera, I think we're about due for a character-in-a-coma/death storyline. I nominate Marissa. Now, either the actress playing her is really, really good at portraying an utterly vapid, selfish character with the emotional range and depth of a howler monkey, or she really IS an utterly vapid, selfish person with the emotional range of a howler monkey, and the writers are just playing to her strengths. I mean, that tantrum she threw pool side the other week was terrible! A pathetic attempt at an anguished scream, and pushing a chaise lounge into a pool. That's it? A chaise lounge? Jesus Christ Marissa, I'd hate to see what happened if you got REALLY mad. What are you going to do next, start throwing feces? Probably the worst example of teenage "I'm spoiled and rich, but no one understands me" pseudo-angst since Candice Cameron on Full House.

Las Vegas: Jimmy Caan, 4 hot women, and a pretty funny buddy act. SOLD!!! Best Showset in Vegas. Yes, better than CSI. Get over it.

Train 48: Worst Non-Reality Show Ever.To be honest, I'm basing this on about 15 minutes total viewing time this season (if that). I tried to watch it last season when it first started, thinking this might be the next Beachcombers for Canadian TV. That lasted about 30 seconds. How Global is able to continue extending this series, based on a gimmicky premise, out this long, with so many shows per week is beyond me. Maybe it's because I've never been on a Toronto commuter train, but really, enough is enough. Show me more Simpsons Global, stick to what you know.

Law & Order - Criminal Intent: Gomer Pyle as a detective who is so smart it hurts? Goddman, Vincent D'Onofrio is now on my Top 5 Favourite Actors list. Although I don't like him as much as some do



Making The Cut: Now, I've only really watched fragments of this show, and it's rather interesting. But I really think the CBC dropped the ball on this one by allowing ex-CHL players, let alone those that WERE ALREADY DRAFTED AND ATTENDED CAMP! I fail to see how any of those players can say that they missed their shot at getting a look. No player goes through the CHL wholly unnoticed by Central Scouting, and no team brings anyone to camp with the intent of not giving them a look. This show would be a lot more compelling if it had guys who played no higher than Junior A or CIS/ACAA

Overhaulin' : Monster Garage was all right, but Jesse James really, really pisses me off. Chip Foose pulls off some amazing work in this without having a 1000 lb chip o his shoulder. Only part I don't like is the impersonation of Law enforcement, and the "story" they try to sell the guy. Screw that, fix the damn car already. Also, some of the winners are dicks, like the guy last night, with the '65 Mustang fastback. What a cock.

Corner Gas: best thing to come out of Saskatchewan since Dief the Chief. IF you don't watch it, you should. And, if you get a chance, see The Delicate Art of Parking, which features Brett Butt's sidekicks form the gas station as Vancouver parking attendants, and the funniest Quebecois Cowboy tow-truck driver you've ever seen on film. Possibly the only one.

The Gilmore Girls: I know, I know, but hey, Lauren Graham is hot, and now that Alexis Bledel can dress more her age, 23 (4 days older than me, for those that care) rather than like a 15 year old, she doesn't look half bad. No Amanda Walsh, but really, who is? AS for the show itself, it has the second best dialogue out there. I wonder how much credit goes to the writers, and how much is improvised? This show makes me want to go to Yale and join a club where everyone dresses up in 1920's formal wear and pith helmets.

and finally.........

SCRUBS!! Yes, this is the funniest show on North American TV ( I don't say all of television as I haven't seen The Office yet). I was heartbroken when Heather Graham left. Here's hoping for a special appearance. Otherwise, this show kicks ass. Zach Braff is also now in my Favourite Actors list, although I'm holding off on Top 5 status until I see Garden State (which is playing in this town, finally. Gonna try for a Napolean Dynamite/Garden State double feature this weekend). Also, if you don't read his blog, you should. I don't think 30 seconds goes by where I am not laughing, either uproariously, or at least school-girlish giggling. There's no point in talking about it anymore, either you like it or you don't, and if you don't, then you're likely not the type of person who reads this blog anyways.

I'd write more, but unlike some, I try and attend class

Finally

The voting scandal you've all been waiting for. It was only a matter of time really. And Jones, this might be an explanation for your question about the exit polls.

I figured it would onbly be a matter of time before something ike this broke, as reading Slashdot has made me sufficiently paranoid about e-voting, Diebold, and the buggy nature of the american voting system in general.

And from that some source, another story about how data-mining is Big Brother's favourite tool for world domination ;-)

PS apologies for the nultiple posts. Blogger was acting up on me, screwd things up. Fixed now though.

Apparel

While one can hope for this, this is flat out wrong. This is probably the most accurate, sadly. Just replace "Pureblood" with evangelical pseudo-Christian neocon theocrats. Is it a coincidence that R O V E are four of the letter's needed to spell Voldemort? Methinks not ;-)