Katherine Heigl Not Feeling Grey's Love?
Izzie, in the span of just a few episodes went from being one of my three favorite characters on Grey's (along with Bailey and Cristina) to being bat-shit crazy. I literally say aloud at least once per episode some variation of, "Shonda, please kill off Izzie. Stop the insanity!" Please oh please let the contract negotiations continue to go south.
I am also excited about the other recent Grey's news about the possibility of a spin-off centering around Addison (and possibly co-starring Taye Diggs).
ETA: Multiple sources, including Kristin at E! Online, are reporting that Heigl is definitely not leaving Grey's. Apparently, she has a six-year contract. Sad face.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
I am obsessed with television.
So, last night, I hit up the DVR. I caught up on the last two weeks of Heroes, this week's The Class, and the premiere of The Black Donnellys. (An aside: I apologize to my many friends who are fans of correct grammar for italicizing all titles-it's a lazy habit I developed out of desperation after I took two drama classes, a poetry class, and a novel class in two semesters after I went back to school.)
Today's the day I'm going to try to learn how to do a cut in Blogger, because I have lots of TV-related thoughts to share...Okay, a help search didn't really work out for me. I am not too sure what keywords I should enter. Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
I'm going to start with The Class, because my thoughts are limited. That's the beauty of sitcoms: no thinking! I love this show, though. Along with How I Met Your Mother, it fills the television void left in my life by the end of Friends. I'm pissed that Nicole and Duncan's reunion is going to be delayed. Boo to that. But, yay to finding a way to keep Yonk on the show a little longer--he's hilarious. And his name is Yonk. I love all of the male characters on this show. They literally make me laugh aloud. Not an easy thing to do.
Heroes...wow, where to begin? Last week's episode, Unexpected, seemed kind of slow and uneventful (although I do enjoy the scenes with Peter and Claude), but the last five minutes more than made up for it. I loved the final scene with Isaac, Peter, and Simone. I'm going to be a total geek here, but how awesome was it that Isaac painted Peter in his own studio and turned around to see him there? I loved the "fight scene" where Peter is invisible and taunting Isaac and the paintings are flying, and then the moment where Peter becomes visible again right under Simone, cradling her as she falls...totally cool. I'm interested to find out why Simone is up and walking around with blood all over her shirt in the previews for next week's episode. Love this show. Even a so-so episode can be great. Hiro and Ando disappointed me a bit this episode, though, and I'm sorry to see them part ways.
Company Man was a whole different story--I loved every minute of this episode and I cried at the end when the Haitian erased HRG's memory of his daughter for her own protection. How awful that we've spent the last two weeks seeing just how much Claire loves her adopted family and now she has to leave them (especially after her bio-parents turned out to be such a disappointment). Also, how freaking creepy is Eric Roberts? Great casting. Can't wait to see Malcolm McDowell next week as Linderman. And speaking of casting, the woman at the very end, in the lab with Eric Roberts, HRG, and Parkman, was the lead character in Stick It. That movie was awful. Not good-awful like Bring It On. Just awful.
It was good to get some more insight about what HRG's real work is and how he is connected to Claude and to learn that the Haitian really works for the "good guys." I'm still interested to understand more clearly how Sulu is involved. And, I'm not going to lie, I'm still a little fuzzy on what HRG's organization does exactly. I get that HRG originally felt he was helping the "greater good," and that, at heart, he's a good guy. But, is the organization just trying to track the heroes? Or eradicate them?
My inner geeky fangirl's favorite part of this episode? Parkman, HRG, and Claire all communicating telepathically. But, what happened to his and Ted's sidekick, "Wireless?"
Thoughts on The Black Donnellys coming later.
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Today's the day I'm going to try to learn how to do a cut in Blogger, because I have lots of TV-related thoughts to share...Okay, a help search didn't really work out for me. I am not too sure what keywords I should enter. Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
I'm going to start with The Class, because my thoughts are limited. That's the beauty of sitcoms: no thinking! I love this show, though. Along with How I Met Your Mother, it fills the television void left in my life by the end of Friends. I'm pissed that Nicole and Duncan's reunion is going to be delayed. Boo to that. But, yay to finding a way to keep Yonk on the show a little longer--he's hilarious. And his name is Yonk. I love all of the male characters on this show. They literally make me laugh aloud. Not an easy thing to do.
Heroes...wow, where to begin? Last week's episode, Unexpected, seemed kind of slow and uneventful (although I do enjoy the scenes with Peter and Claude), but the last five minutes more than made up for it. I loved the final scene with Isaac, Peter, and Simone. I'm going to be a total geek here, but how awesome was it that Isaac painted Peter in his own studio and turned around to see him there? I loved the "fight scene" where Peter is invisible and taunting Isaac and the paintings are flying, and then the moment where Peter becomes visible again right under Simone, cradling her as she falls...totally cool. I'm interested to find out why Simone is up and walking around with blood all over her shirt in the previews for next week's episode. Love this show. Even a so-so episode can be great. Hiro and Ando disappointed me a bit this episode, though, and I'm sorry to see them part ways.
Company Man was a whole different story--I loved every minute of this episode and I cried at the end when the Haitian erased HRG's memory of his daughter for her own protection. How awful that we've spent the last two weeks seeing just how much Claire loves her adopted family and now she has to leave them (especially after her bio-parents turned out to be such a disappointment). Also, how freaking creepy is Eric Roberts? Great casting. Can't wait to see Malcolm McDowell next week as Linderman. And speaking of casting, the woman at the very end, in the lab with Eric Roberts, HRG, and Parkman, was the lead character in Stick It. That movie was awful. Not good-awful like Bring It On. Just awful.
It was good to get some more insight about what HRG's real work is and how he is connected to Claude and to learn that the Haitian really works for the "good guys." I'm still interested to understand more clearly how Sulu is involved. And, I'm not going to lie, I'm still a little fuzzy on what HRG's organization does exactly. I get that HRG originally felt he was helping the "greater good," and that, at heart, he's a good guy. But, is the organization just trying to track the heroes? Or eradicate them?
My inner geeky fangirl's favorite part of this episode? Parkman, HRG, and Claire all communicating telepathically. But, what happened to his and Ted's sidekick, "Wireless?"
Thoughts on The Black Donnellys coming later.
Read More...
Monday, February 26, 2007
book reviews
So, one of the things I'm hoping to do in this blog is share my thoughts on books I've read lately (we'll see if I keep up with it after this first post). Mostly, I just want an outlet for my post-reading thoughts, but perhaps you'll find your way to a book or two you enjoy, too. As a bonus, perhaps I'll even pick up a few recommendations.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
I finished this one over a week ago and I still can't quite get my thoughts into words (though, I'm going to try). In short, though: I loved it. I estimate that I cried through the last 100 or so pages, but it could have been more, could've been less. I cried for well over an hour. But, it was a good cathartic cry.
First of all, this is just a creative, original plot. It's about a time traveler, sure, but it's not at all a fantasy novel. Aside from the fact that the protagonist jumps around in time, it takes place in real time(s) and real places. Even the time travel is explained scientifically (genetic disorder). I didn't question this story at all, I just accepted that Henry time travels. It made it very easy for me to get absorbed in the book.
However, the creative approach to time travel is really not why I loved this The Time Traveler's Wife. Without good writing and great characters, even a creative idea can fall flat. But, Clare and Henry are great and true-to-life characters and this book is a great love story. It's kind of embarrassing to admit that's what really got me, but there it is. I was really moved by the relationship that Clare and Henry have.
Yeah, I still haven't found the words. This post has definitely not done it justice. On to the next book.
The Princess Bride by William Goldberg
This one was kind of a let-down. First of all, the story-outside-the-story wasn't as good as the one with Columbo and Fred Savage in the movie. That may seem like a minor detail if you've only seen the movie, but the story-outside-the-story takes up a lot more time in the novel. Secondly, and I'm wary of listing this as a fault, the movie, as it turns out, is a pretty literal adaptation of the novel (there are pages of dialog that are lifted word-for-word, guess that's what you get when the author does the screenplay). Generally, I like it when movies don't veer from the novel, but when you see the movie first, it tends to ruin the book (I say this and I'm someone who often reads the end of a novel first!). The characters that Mandy Patinkin, Christopher Guest, and Wallace Shawn bring to life on the big screen don't work as well on the page.
I'm not sure if I'd feel differently if I'd first read the book then saw the movie. My recommendation: skip the novel. The movie is a classic, and it's all you need to enjoy this story.
Miscellaneous musing: What is Cary Elwes up to these days? How did he go from playing Westley and Robin Hood (come on, admit it: you love Robin Hood: Men in Tights.) to starring in a bunch of movies I've never heard of? Is he just a really bad actor that got lucky with those two movies, or what? Help me out here.
Read More...
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
I finished this one over a week ago and I still can't quite get my thoughts into words (though, I'm going to try). In short, though: I loved it. I estimate that I cried through the last 100 or so pages, but it could have been more, could've been less. I cried for well over an hour. But, it was a good cathartic cry.
First of all, this is just a creative, original plot. It's about a time traveler, sure, but it's not at all a fantasy novel. Aside from the fact that the protagonist jumps around in time, it takes place in real time(s) and real places. Even the time travel is explained scientifically (genetic disorder). I didn't question this story at all, I just accepted that Henry time travels. It made it very easy for me to get absorbed in the book.
However, the creative approach to time travel is really not why I loved this The Time Traveler's Wife. Without good writing and great characters, even a creative idea can fall flat. But, Clare and Henry are great and true-to-life characters and this book is a great love story. It's kind of embarrassing to admit that's what really got me, but there it is. I was really moved by the relationship that Clare and Henry have.
Yeah, I still haven't found the words. This post has definitely not done it justice. On to the next book.
The Princess Bride by William Goldberg
This one was kind of a let-down. First of all, the story-outside-the-story wasn't as good as the one with Columbo and Fred Savage in the movie. That may seem like a minor detail if you've only seen the movie, but the story-outside-the-story takes up a lot more time in the novel. Secondly, and I'm wary of listing this as a fault, the movie, as it turns out, is a pretty literal adaptation of the novel (there are pages of dialog that are lifted word-for-word, guess that's what you get when the author does the screenplay). Generally, I like it when movies don't veer from the novel, but when you see the movie first, it tends to ruin the book (I say this and I'm someone who often reads the end of a novel first!). The characters that Mandy Patinkin, Christopher Guest, and Wallace Shawn bring to life on the big screen don't work as well on the page.
I'm not sure if I'd feel differently if I'd first read the book then saw the movie. My recommendation: skip the novel. The movie is a classic, and it's all you need to enjoy this story.
Miscellaneous musing: What is Cary Elwes up to these days? How did he go from playing Westley and Robin Hood (come on, admit it: you love Robin Hood: Men in Tights.) to starring in a bunch of movies I've never heard of? Is he just a really bad actor that got lucky with those two movies, or what? Help me out here.
Read More...
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Interjections
Interesting article on interjections from Slate.com, including a couple paragraphs on my personal fave: "meh."
Pardon the Interjection
Pardon the Interjection
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