Watching The CW

I’m so sorry I haven’t been around much, but I’m still sans my laptop and its difficult to get use of a computer to update. Hopefully, this won’t go on much longer. I guess the timing isn’t bad, since the season is pretty much over.

Speaking of the season, the CW posted their Fall Schedule, and as predicted, (more…)

This week on America’s Next Top Model the girls start out at a dance hall to learn the samba. I wanted to get up and dance right along with them. The samba looks like fun. The only one of the girls that really seemed to have any natural rhythym was Aminat. Also, Paulina Porizkova told Celia that she was old and that desperation wasn’t sexy. I find it humorous that someone is considered old at 25. In my book, girls at that age have barely finished cooking.

The challenge is (more…)

The final six chicks of America’s Next Top Model start out in Brazil this week. They are teamed up and they go right into a challenge. They have to find the favorite flower of The Girl from Ipanema (birds of paradise), and then they have to find the Girl from Ipanema (in some park). Apparently, a real person inspired the song and they met her, but she looked way too young. The winners were Natalie and Fo. Their prize in a basket of flip flops with crystals in them. I do not (more…)

This week on America’s Next Top Model the girls start out with the challenge to be a creative director of a photo shoot. They will be judged by Jay Manuel and Anne Shoket of Seventeen Magazine. They have to direct the hair style, make up and shoot, then they have to edit the film and pick the shot they want.

The winner was Teyona, who will be in Seventeen Magazine’s June issue and gets to pick two friends. She chooses Celia and Aminat.

The girls then get set up for a photo shoot and are joined by Ciara, who apparently (more…)

If you’re anything like me, you just ate way too much Easter dinner. I’m just stuffed. Which has started me thinking.

Now that the warmer weather is getting here, too, I know we all need to drop a few pounds. I’ve put one more than a few over the winter and its definitely time to pull out my exercise DVDs and get started! Of course, along with exercise, a good eating plan is essential. I’m not sure if I ever mentioned this or not, but I’m actually an Herbalife distributor and right now, many of my customers are ordering products to take off those extra pounds. Since I have to put a big order in anyway, I thought I’d throw my email address out there for anyone who is interested in getting some products shipped directly to them.

Probably, for someone just starting out, or who is looking to lose 5-10 lbs in the next month, (more…)

This week on America’s Next Top Model they start out with another one of those random chick battles that somehow always seem to spring up when you leave a bunch of little girls alone together. Who even knows why these things happen?

Their first lesson is with Paulina Porizkova who has them say a line in a certain way, pitifully, threateningly, arrogantly, etc. They pretty much all (more…)

This week on America’s Next Top Model, things are all still in a tizzy over Celia’s throwing Tahlia under the bus last week. I hate it when people can’t just mind their own business and want to cause trouble for others. Celia says she doesn’t regret what she did, but I just don’t get how she doesn’t feel like an idiot. In any case, it starts up a whole thing in the house, with everyone in everyone else’s face. Another reason why I think these little girls should have a house mother.

The girls are then tutored by Beth Stern (wife of Howard Stern, who is (more…)

I’m feeling pretty sick today. The doc says I have pneumonia. So my traditional recap of America’s Next Top Model is going to be a little less, um, recappy.

The ep starts out with all the girls complaining about how Sandra’s pic was not the best. Then they are visited by Toccara from Cycle 3. I really liked her. Toccara brings them some clothes as presents and then they have a sleepover while she talks to the models about personality and confidence.

Then they meet with Benny Ninja who talks to the chicks about posing and confidence. Their challenge is then to have a pose off with a live audience. Celia was the winner and she really did look great.

Next they have a photo shoot (more…)

This morning I was reading the blog at Buffyfest and they have something to say about Joss Whedon’s new show, Dollhouse, which airs on Friday nights at 9 pm ET on FOX. I’ve also been giving my opinion of Dollhouse over at FanaticSpace. (To make sense of all I’m saying here, you should go read both those blogs.)

Anyway, I started to post a comment at Buffyfest, but it got so long winded, I thought I’d post it here and just post the link over there, cause not everyone may care. So here is my response:

Well, as part of the starry-eyed optimists, I can only say that for me, there was no struggle. That’s not to say that there couldn’t have been. I’ve certainly had my moments when I thought, and thought, and thought Joss-related stuff through again and again.

But in the case of Dollhouse, this is how I chose to view it. First of all, I was excited cause Joss was coming back to my TV in a weekly kind of way. Second, I chose to read nothing, and I mean nothing, about what was happening beforehand. (While I did hear about, and slightly freak about, the pilot re-writes, I moved on and chose to forget about it.) So I have stayed relatively spoiler free and, therefore, upbeat about the show.

Third, I trust Joss. He has never let me down, in the end result (although I have doubted at times), and I knew that if he had his own way with this show, he would not let me down this time either. I don’t trust the networks, but I do trust Joss.

In summation, I choose to believe that Dollhouse is a great show, has always been a great show and always will be a great show. Ad infinitum.

This week on America’s Next Top Model, we start out with a little bit of introspection from the girls, as they consider what they were told in panel.

First off, they meet up with Miss J., who has they change into matching outfits, cardigan sweaters and khaki colored capris, black patent pumps and short strands of pearls. It was like they tried to give Mrs. Cleaver a modern make over. Then they walk for him and he brings out two girls from Cycle 9, Bianca and Chantal, to show them how it’s done.

Next up is a Jill Stuart fashion show where they are walking the runway carrying full shopping bags. I was actually surprised that (more…)

I recently saw a list that someone made about actors who should have their own shows. I’m sorry that I don’t remember where I saw it or who wrote it, cause I’d give them the credit for giving me the idea to do the same thing.

One show that seems to have a lot of people I’d like to see again was Veronica Mars, which the powers that be at the CW saw fit to cancel after only three seasons. That was one great show.

The first person I’d bring back is Veronica herself, Kristen Bell. I know we saw her for a while as Elle on Heroes, but it wasn’t enough. Not only is she adorable, she’s talented. She should have another show. I keep holding on to that one faint hope that someone might bring the show back with Veronica a little older, a little wiser and in the FBI. (I saw the videos of that pilot that were floating around a while ago.) It can still happen. OK, maybe I’m a little delusional. But still, it could happen.

I’d also like to see more of Jason Dohring (Logan), who had a part as Josef on the short-lived Moonlight last year. (Don’t even get me started about Moonlight being cancelled. No wonder I’m afraid to fall in love, I’ve been crushed so many times.) Jason is charasmatic and fun, with his boyish looks and the hint of evil in his smile. I just heard that there might be something in the works where he is a secondary character, but that’s not good enough. He should be the star.

Then there’s Sheriff Don Lamb, played by Michael Muhney. Look, I’m not just saying this cause I’m on Twitter with the guy and he often laments his lack of work. I’m saying it cause he was awesome on the show. I remember hating him cause he was such a jerk, but then loving his interaction with Veronica. (If you haven’t seen Veronica Mars, there will be a spoiler in the next sentence.) Sheriff Lamb’s sudden death was a complete and sad surprise to me, since it felt lke he was just coming into his own. But like always, when I’m falling in love, they rip my heart out.

Two more people who deserve honorable mention are Ken Marino (Vinnie Van Lowe) and Tina Majorino (Mac). Both were very able secondary characters who often stole their scenes. Ken did have a short part on Reaper last season and he was awesome. Basically, I’d tune in to watch anything that either of them would choose to star in.

I’m not saying that none of the others deserve a show, I’m just saying these are the people I’d like to see. Hopefully, someone out there in a suit will agree with me.

A couple of weeks ago I started a post about the start of the 13-week second season for Reaper. I got sidetracked and never finished it. Now I’m reading that the show has been, very quietly, cancelled.

I’m not surprised, really. One of the things I said in my original, unfinished post was that we haven’t seen this show since May of 2008, and honestly, even with the little “previously on” recap that starts off that episode, I still needed a minute to try to remember where we left everyone at the end of last season. Apparently, things happened that I didn’t even remember, like Sam’s father died? He did? I don’t recall (more…)

I’m very excited. I’ve been compliling a list of actors who I’d like to see have their own shows. And right off the top, I thought of Nathan Fillion.

All Whedon fans will recognize Fillion from Serenity, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. But he’s definitely been seen in many more shows and movies, including recent stints on Desperate Housewives and One Life To Live. Fillion also had a role in the sitcom, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, and he starred in the recent movie, Waitress with Keri Russell.

He’s really an incredible actor and manages to throw himself into each and every role and redefine who is he. So much so, in fact, that even though I have seen him in many different guises, I’m not ever thinking he’s the same guy every time. You know how that goes, you see someone play a certain part for a while and then every time you see them in something else, you can’t help but think of them as the other character they used to play.

After all that, I have some good news. Nathan Fillion does have a new show coming out, Castle, which premieres on Monday, March 9, 2009, at 10 pm on ABC.

Here’s a sneak peak (more…)

Here we are already starting off a new cycle of America’s Next Top Model. I really do love this show.

At this point, I usually don’t try too hard to actually learn any of their names, since most of them will be gone within the next two hours. I did notice that there was one chick with a ‘tude named Angelea who was from Buffalo, NY, which is my home, too. Somehow, I doubt she’ll do too well, cause ‘tudes usually don’t.

The girls, who range in age from 18 to 25, start out all dressed in cute litte white Grecian-inspired dresses with gold sandals that had straps up their legs. After an initial photo shoot of their profiles and little display of their walking ability for Miss J., the girls are gathered for Tyra’s appearance. They went wild when they saw her. It reminded me of those girls you see in old videos getting all hysterical over The Beatles.

As I said, I don’t plan on getting too attached to any of these chicks, so I’m not saying anything about the intial interviews they have with the panel. Once they get through the panel, a portion of the girls are eliminated. There are boxes set up on pedastals, each with a girl’s name on it. If the box with their name on it has a golden wreath in it, they get to go forward to the next round.

The remaining girls have a photo shoot, where they each portray a different goddess, justice, strength, success, modesty, etc. At the shoot, Angelea and another chick, Sandra, get into an argument. Angelea’s bad attitude and Sandra’s superiority complex are not a good mix. I feel a little sorry for Angelea, cause she is just coming across as so ghetto and I’m positive she wants to protray the exact opposite.

After another elimination, where Tyra choses the final group of 13 girls who are going forward, we are left with Aminat, Natalie, Fo, Allison, Tahlia, Celia, Nijah, London, Teyona, Kortnie, Isabella, Jessica and Sandra.

The ANTM house in (more…)

In case you’re all wondering, I’m loving Dollhouse, Joss Whedon’s new series on Fox. I reviewed the first episode on this blog, and I really liked it. We’re up to the third episode now and I’m falling in love.

It’s a little scary, but then love always is, since you never know how it’s all going to turn out. In any case, I’ve moved my Dollhouse reviews over to my FanaticSpace blog, since that is about all things Whedon and this blog is supposed to be about all things CW. I know I often blur those lines, but I do sometimes think about it and try to change. *giggle*

So, here are links to the other blogs I’ve done about Dollhouse on FanaticSpace: Whedon’s Back on Fox, Targeting the Dollhouse, Dollhouse Ratings and Spoilers, and Falling In Love Again.

Please read them. Feel free to comment on them here or over there, but please, read them, share them with others, and watch the show.

Before I forget, here’s a link to GeekMadness. It’s down to the final four matchups and it’s looking like a Whedon/Wheaton finish. This’ll be a very hard choice for most people, although since I love Joss Whedon more than anything in the world (no, really), for me it’s a piece of cake.

One more Whedon March Madness vote is at Buffyfest. This one was really hard for me, cause it forced me to choose between people I love and other people I love. Be sure to check it out, too.