Dr Pepper, DDS

Is the snake on the way in or on the way out?

This was the best episode of Glee in a long time. Heather Morris is delightful to watch.

I have no appreciation for Britney Spears, but Brittany S. Pierce is another thing altogether....

He's Alliiiiiiiiiivvve!

Eric.

iz not ded.

fyi.





(I think he is bringing Pat Sharpe hair back from the dead, though)

All Change

I am in a bad mood.

So, if I seem more snappy than usual, that is why. I am having trouble finding anything nice to say, which is why I have avoided discussion of the Boardwalk Empire episode. I wouldn't even want to sully Fringe with this monster of a mood.

But, talking of pilots, there are still things to discuss.  A lot, in fact. It's all change this season. I've lost a lot of shows over the last couple of years. As previously discussed, I dropped Brothers & Sisters, Private Practice and Smallville at some point in the last season. I just couldn't take any more. At some point before that, ANTM went, as did Bones, Chuck and One Tree Hill. So it was starting to feel a little roomy in my television. I assumed that I would be picking up Boardwalk Empire, and also in the line up we have.....

 The Whole Truth. With Maura doing her Abby-face. Or maybe that's just her face. I suspect that with the marvellous Good Wife to keep me happy on the legal side of things, this one might not make it.

Plus, I've watched the first 6 minutes and they were rubbish. And that's all we need to make a decision, yes? It seemed to involve a lot of cheesy legal drama chatter, they say things like "I will do everything in my power to get you off/punish that man/resurrect Rainbow Brite".....and I'm not sure I can take that. But hey, I've watched worse!

 <adopts deep voice> The Event

The first 5 minutes of this (I had to watch the first 5 minutes of everything so my husband could confirm that he didn't actually want to watch any of them) play out like the start of a cheesy disaster movie.
I love cheesy disaster movies. Volcano, Deep Impact, I have seen them all. It also contains Zeljko, so I may have to watch this regardless.

Even when Alias went all wobbly at the end there, I still watched it. I'm not sure that I want to see it done all over again though. And I really don't want to look at that beard for weeks at a time.

I shall try, as it is JJ. And he seems to know what he is doing. But if anyone mentions Rambaldi, I'm gone. K?

So, hopefully these new offerings will fill my time. But if it turns out that they are rubbish, well...I'm not sure what I will be doing with myself. Something useful, maybe....

SGMWZOMGWTF?

Welcome back to Seattle! Where doctors who previously were drunkards and thought nothing of performing surgery whilst wasted can be chief again without anyone being concerned. Where unrequited love is retconned into a friendship gone awry. Where women turn into weak, speech spouting, crying ninnies at the drop of a hat.

Really. What happened to Bailey? She was hardcore. Not any more.

But the biggest wtf moment is reserved for Cristina and Owen. Who in a moment of love stupidity, decide to get married. Excellent. Because I want to watch that fall apart for the next 20 weeks. And yet, I will.

Give The Child a Hug!

Kiernan Shipka is truly marvellous as Sally Draper. The way that she adopts the speech and mannerisms of Betty is amazing. I can't remember the last time I actually enjoyed watching a child actor. 

Poor Sally. She needs her own show. One based on her struggle with her psychological issues arising from her terrible upbringing. Where she was shown no affection or guidance. Or as we all know it, the 60's.

If I were her, I'd probably be masturbating in public as well.

Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Bass

Chuck Bass, just like everything in the show, is back to normal.

Gossip Girl starts this week with Serena. She has a dilemma. And it's not whether she should wear the blue or the pink circus pants. (Blue, der!) Does she choose Nate or Dan? The loveable scamp with little brain (currently schlepping around with a young Heather Locklear), or the step-brother with a baby? Tough choice. What other teen show has one of the main protagonists umming and ahhing between her boyfriend and her step-BROTHER? Come on people, you don't find this shit anywhere else! Well, unless you happen to be reading Virginia Andrews right now. In which case, you should be ashamed.

On the other sides of this faux-triangle, Nate is busy scheming to win Serena from Dan, who in turn is not that bothered about Serena. He is too busy doing what every young man, recently shocked by a surprise baby with a woman with whom you always wore a condom should be doing. That is, jumping into bed with someone else. A new, shiny, snarky!Vanessa.

Chuck is dead. Or he's not. And when he's not, he's charming Fleur Delacour out of her wizarding robes in the continuously ridonkulous Paris subplot. When your attempt at pretending to be dead and starting a new life with a new name can be uncovered by Serena Van de Woodsen in about a week, you know you need to rethink. Not exactly the devious mastermind that we all know and love, I hope Chuck doesn't plan on being this ineffective all season.

So basically, nothing happens. This show is rapidly stagnanting. Events happen, disasters, tragedies, exposes...but nothing ever results in any character development. Chuck and Blair split up again, never to be reunited. Only for them to immediately start working towards Chuck and Blair being together again. As for the incest love train, don't get me started.

And someone take Milo's hat off. Nate is wearing shorts. The child is going to overheat.

Spite is The New Black

I am considering the possibility that the creators of Project Runway got so exasperated with the lack of genuine drama and vile bitchery happening amongst the competitors in the show that they let the judges do it instead. With Mondo stepping off the Michael hate train and Gretchen opting to close her miserable mouth rather than spew the bile she usually does, I would imagine the producers are pretty strapped for "entertaining" moments.

So this week, Heidi gallantly stepped up and did her bit for spite and making designers almost-cry. I accept that  there was a lot of poor work this week. I thought that there would be a Top 1 rather than 3, as Mondo was the only one to make anything appealing. But they were vicious! This is Andy, trying not to cry:

His design was atrocious, but to laugh at him? In front of everyone? January Jones could hardly keep a straight face. Someone needs to lock that woman on the set of Mad Men and keep her there. Forever. I'd rather suffer Betty every single week than have to see January in anything involving her personality ever again.

<sigh>