Some Things That Scare Me

 LaToya Jackson. I don’t know what worries me more… the vacant stare, the plastic breasts, the gawdy yellow brooch, or the fact that her brother is a child molester.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey . It’s not that I don’t love a good bizarre quickie celebrity wedding every now and then. I mean, how fun were Pam Anderson & Rick Salomon? And Pam Anderson and Kid Rock? Oh, and we can’t forget Renee “Puffy Coke Whore” Zellweger and Kenny Chesney. (Um, Renee? Getting the courts to annul your marriage by calling it “fraud” doesn’t fool anyone. We still think you’re a squinty idiot). I think what scares me about MC & NC 4eva! is the fact that Nick Cannon looks FREAKISH when he smiles. And he has a back tattoo. Double whammy. Also, anyone remember “Glitter”?

 

“Mad Money” comes out on DVD Tuesday. Enough said.

 

 

 

 

Happy Saturday!

-Jennie

Magic Bullet and Scrubs and Dwangela, Oh My!

I fell asleep last night as soon as “Lost” was over… and woke up at 6am with all my clothes on, the lights on, and a commercial for “The Magic Bullet” playing on TV.  If you haven’t seen the infomercial for this wondrous kitchen appliance, you are totally missing out. It’s like a Super Infomercial…It has characters, plot developments, and sassy hosts that engage in witty repartee. This morning was probably the 56th time I’ve seen it, and every time I find something new to enjoy. I think my new dream in life is to make infomercials. And my second new dream is to create an Academy Awards equivalent for infomercials. And my third new dream to win “Best Infomercial”. And my forth dream is probably to end racism. But I digress. Anyway, I’ve had a couple people tell me that the Magic Bullet is actually a giant piece of crap. But that’s OK. At least they still have a kick-ass infomercial.

So Thursday night TV. I’ll give a quick breakdown of my initial reactions (and then I have a 20 page and a 10 page paper due Tuesday…so I should probably get started on those? I’m Ron Burgendy?) I loved Scrubs. I thought it was a solid episode, despite a few continuity problems (um… Kelso left the hospital like 3 weeks ago, Bill Lawrence. What the frak?). The sets were awesome, the acting (especially by John C. McGinley) was great, and the actual plot was the right balance of silly and serious (At its finest, “Scrubs” can mix silly and serious like no other show on television). I admit to getting a little choked up with that last shot of the “maiden” having her happily ever after and Cox telling Jordan, “Let’s just say… that’s the way I’m telling it”. The music that accompanied that scene was also great. And as for JD and Elliot? Well, if this was the series finale I’d be disappointed, but seeing as how the show’s moving to ABC next year (and thank God, because I’m not sure I could bear to watch NBC shit on it anymore), I’m reserving judgement.

Oh, “The Office”. What shall I do with you? I don’t think I laughed once before the first commercial break, and I remember my roommate and I wondering when “The Office” became “The Office: We Hate Jim and Pam”. Thankfully, the second part of the episode was better…not good enough to make it one of my favorites, but there were some great moments, like when Creed declared “Pumpkin’s out!” (I seriously love Creed), Jim and Pam kissed (I swooned a little, I’ll admit it), and when Dwight and Angela were alone in the office together. In fact, I think my favorite parts of this episode were the subtle, quiet scenes between Dwight and Angela. One of the things I miss most about the “Dwangela” romance is that we got to see a whole different side of Dwight K. Shrute: a more sensitive, emotional, heart-felt side of our favorite Assistant to theRegional Manager. While I wouldn’t trade Dwight’s “work” personality for a million Shrute Bucks (or 10 million Stanley Nickles), I miss seeing Dwight smile as Angela opens her Valentine’s Day gift (“And my animal deserves a lot of loving”) or when he told Angela at Phyllis’s wedding that she looked “as lovely as the Queen of England” (or later in the episode when they slow danced outside the reception hall). However delightfully quirky these two might be, there’s no doubt in my mind that Dwight and Angela go together like Angelina Jolie and the Third World. I hope this week was foreshadowing of a reunion for these two… I mean, come on- when Dwight sneezed and Angela said “bless you”, I’m pretty sure that was the writer’s way of telling us they’re meant to be.

And as for “Lost”… well I can’t quite wrap my brain around what happened just yet. Maybe Jill will want to talk about this episode. I’m off to write my papers… and to try to move the island. Thank for the advice, Jack’s not-quite-so-dead daddy:)

Also, a new Battlestar Galactica tonight! Big decisions ahead for Roslin and Starbuck!

-Jennie

Flash way back!

A Locke epi….

you know Lost is going to be great tonight.

-Jill

Dear Executive Producers of “The Office”,

I love your show. I love that Dwight owns a beet farm, I love that Angela has a thing for babies dressed like adults, I love that Kevin has anal fissures. I love that Stanley grew up “on the ghetto”, that Michael grilled his foot on a George Foreman grill, and that Oscar’s mexicanity is what defines him, not his gayness. I love Bob Vance (Vance Refrigeration), Threat Level Midnight, and Creed Bratton.

And I love Jim and Pam. Not to wax poetically here, but in my mind, they are the heart and soul of the show. As much as I love Michael’s antics, Andy’s songs, and Meredith’s alcoholism, Jim and Pam are what make “The Office” so addicting. They’re real people: emotional, awkward, funny, desperate, and about a million things in between. They’re subtle, brilliant, honest…and would never smoke a clove cigarette at an Alicia Keys concert.

So after three years of Jim’s unrequited love, Pam’s reluctance to admit her true feelings, a season 2 finale that left me with as much hope as Eddie Murphy before the 2007 Oscars, a season 3 premiere that left me with as much disappointment as Eddie Murphy after the 2007 Oscars (still think “Norbit” was a good idea?), a Jim-Karen romance, a Pam-Roy engagement/break-up/reunion/break-up/macing, and a season 3 finale that had me dreaming about those three little words (“It’s a date”) for four months, we FINALLY get to see Jim and Pam together. As a couple. A loving couple. Together. Jim and Pam. A couple. For real. And although season 4 has been a little off (we’ll place some of the blame on the writer’s strike), I have delighted in seeing Jim and Pam together. As a couple. A loving couple. An ordinary, run-of-the-mill couple. No cinematic swoons, no sloppy kisses as the sun sets, no obligatory nudity. No dramatic fights with high-pitched screeching. No contrived plot twists where they actually turn out to be related (I’m looking at you, “Brothers and Sisters”). And I love it. I every every small acknowledgement of their growing relationship, every time they joke with each other, every time Jim admits he’s “in love” with italian food.

So PLEASE, writers and producers of “The Office”, LET JIM AND PAM BE. Let their romance unfold realistically. I’m not saying you can’t throw in a speed bump every now and then, but please don’t make them so high that it damages the muffler. Because I like the muffler the way it is. Too many TV shows are OBSESSED with getting people together/breaking people up/almost getting them back together/making them fight/getting them in unhappy realtionships with others/making each other jealous/and finally bringing them back together…at which point the spark has dimmed and the reunion seems contrived and is ultimately unfulfilling (I’m looking at you, “Friends”).

Believe me, I’m interested in Jim and Pam as a couple. I will ALWAYS be interested in Jim and Pam as a couple. I have faith in your writing abilities, and know you can come up with storylines that deal with their realtionship in a realistic and funny way. If I want over-dramatic, I’ll watch “Grey’s Anatomy”. But I don’t want over-dramatic. I want Jim and Pam. PB & J. Please don’t break my heart.

Sincerely,

Jennie

We were just talking about this last night!

When I was either setting up this blog or the email address I had to type in the code at least three times.

Also, I would like to take this time to reveal something to you.

Jennie….

…is a cylon.

(The Last Cylon to be exact.)

-all has been revealed…i beat sci-fi to it!

-Jill

The Greatest Idea Ever!

Well not really, but probably pretty close.

Its funny that Jennie mentioned feeling guilty for skipping class that she is taking pass/fail.

Guess what I did today? …

Well usually I would feel a little guilty but I got something out of it. In my dream I was at a restaurant and I had to pick up an apron that was on the floor. So I thought I would make an apron for my class project!!

I know that this really has nothing to do with anything we should be talking about except I think my dream continued on with my involvement in solving a mystery surrounding the people in a British stage version of High School Musical.

Also, I woke up at 11. I turned on the TV and Gilmore Girls was on.

Sebastian Bach+Gilmore Girls= Genius.

Some Thursday morning thoughts…

• Why are Proactive commercials always so loud? Seriously… no matter what channel they’re on, they’re always 10 times louder than the show and the other commercials.
• I’m waiting for my 11:15am class to start, and even though I’m taking it Pass/Fail, I feel guilty if I skip a class. However, I think the main reason I go is so I can sit and do the Sudoku puzzle in the Daily Collegian each morning. I am seriously obsessed. I usually don’t even read the rest of the paper. If you need a Sudoku fix, http://www.websudoku.com/ is a great website.
• Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey got married. To each other. Out of all the weird celebrity news I’ve heard lately, this disturbes me the most. I have no idea why it seems SO WRONG… perhaps it’s because Nick Cannon looks freakish when he smiles.
• If you’re looking for a good movie, try out the documentary “This Film Is Not Yet Rated”. I saw it the other day for the second time, and it’s a really great look at the hypocrisy of the MPAA (the group that gives out movie ratings)
• Only 78 more days until “X-Files: I Want To Believe” hits theaters!! I’m probably more excited about this movie than graduating from college. And I’m ok with that.
• There’s a new “30 Rock”, “Scrubs”, “The Office”, and “Lost” tonight! I’m so excited. I wonder who will leaving “The Office” to star in their own spin-off? My money’s on Andy. He could probably carry his own show… plus, I’m really pulling for a Dwangela reunion.

“Andy and Angela seem very happy… I hope nothing horrible ever happens to them” –Dwight

-Jennie

Give It A Try! No. 1

http://www.apple.com/trailers/

Some of my favorite things to watch online are movie trailers (and to be honest, in the movie theater too). Two to three-minute movies give you all you need without paying money for a movie that just isn’t worth it.

This site is great because you want watch tons of trailers just in one place. Usually at the movie theater the trailers are all similar to movie you are going to see. That makes some sense..but who wants to see the same movie over and over again? While some people think thats true (I’m looking at you writers, directors, producers who keep making paint-by-number rom coms), but I want variety. Thank you very much.

And you can even check out trailers of movies that you wouldn’t be caught dead going to see at the theater!

-Jill

Geek City revisited

Ok, so I know it may not be cool to be a “geek” in our society, but since I don’t own a North Face or Ugg boots (with the fur!) or have a messy bun, I suppose ”cool” is something that eludes me for the time being (Actually, I’m pretty sure I haven’t been “cool” since I wore stretchy pants every day in 5th grade). But I’m all right with that. I embrace the fact that I watched Star Trek when I was younger (and perhaps every now and then on Spike?), that I love Battlestar Galactica and The X-Files, and that I think it would be SO AMAZING to go to Comic Con in San Diego this summer. But unfortunately, there’s a stigma against geeks in this world. You know, we don’t all go around wearing elf ears… I mean, I keep mine in my pocket.  

So, I’m a nerd. But it’s ok. I kind of like it.

-Jennie

Geek City Population: 2

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