TV, Gossip Girl, College and NYC
I'm so happy the fall TV season is finally starting! With the premiere of Gossip Girls and Prison Break yesterday, it's finally begun. I can hardly believe it's September already. I'm still working on catching up with Prison Break so Gossip Girl is my first show of the night. In an effort to not procrastinate and wait to write things until they're perfect thereby never getting to writing them at all, I'm going to try to start posting my first reactions to all the TV I'm watching with some shows getting longer thoughts later or at first. So to begin it, my fun, pretty, melodramatic soap opera is back:
Blair/Chuck OMG! They utterly killed me. I love so much about them from the banter to the bitchy to the snarky and badness and hotness and evil plans and jealousy and angst. I love how they take the classic good girl and bad boy cliche story and make it into the bad boy and bad girl (who wants to be good) story. And the thing is, it's not about her being bad or anything because yeah she can be a bitch (and I love it!), it's that they both have a similar perspective of a world and they're not goodie two shoes about anything. I just love how they click together and no matter how they try to change whether it's Blair to good or Chuck trying to be badder than he is (oh we all know he does kind of have a heart of gold ;)), they can't help being who they are. And it's all part of the journey I know but ARGH Chuck why didn't you just say it!! I had given up on Blair taking him back and going back to her pretty boy but then...WOW. That was some kind of heat and chemistry they had going for them. It was so satisfying to see Chuck stop being all jealous and pretending to just be "Chuck Bass" and finally admit why he didn't go with Blair, that he was scared. Oh, Chuck.
That being said, I love all the games they play with each other and that everyone can see that they really like each other no matter what they say. Their jealousy is just so obvious. And they're so pretty together! Most of all, I'm so glad Blair is back with her awesomeness. It just drives me crazy that she's always trying to date guys that are so blah and perfect. I really wanted her and Chuck to get a chance to really date and have fun together but hopefully later in the season. The good thing about them is they don't need contrived plotlines to bring angst and interest onto them, they just banter and get all the best lines and it's much better. The show does try though. I'm all UGH about Serena and Dan being back together so easily continuing on their boring trajectory. At least Dan got knocked down from his self-righteous high horse (if there's one thing I hate, it's self-righteous) with the two girls he dated. I'm kind of intrigued by Nate/Serena, the after effects of their kiss was cute and I feel like they need to date for once and see if there's any hope for them. The married woman story just seems like a Luke/Julie knockoff from The OC and Jenny still annoys the crap out of me. Eric is still super cute though and I hope he gets a good gay love interest this season. Also good to see Blair and Serena back together again!
Also, the Hamptons=SO PRETTY. I loved that show of Chuck and Blair standing in the center of a grassy green yard or whatever it was. And wish the CW would take it's new advertising to women policy and use it to give us lots of shots of half-naked boys in the poll and not just women. I'm just saying. Chuck/Blair and their respective characters are still the biggest reason I'm enjoying the show but so far it's helping a lot and hopefully that'll continue this season.
At the moment I'm most excited for House because House/Wilson OMG. Sant Doris Egan proved once again why she is our saint with this AMAZING interview. Mild spoilers for the season but worth it for me. I seriously could not be more excited about this season. Everytime I think, how can it get any more slashier, more canon? And then it does! I mean, look: "I feel like House and Wilson, they deserve mythology. They're larger-than-life characters. YES YES YES. ILU Doris. And when I read that I was like, House and Wilson, they're the stuff of legends. And THEN I remember that Doris wrote two great episodes of Smallville, Hourglass and Hug and in the latter, that's what Lex says to Clark. Clearly, she's awesome. ICONIC MOMENT OMG! I can't even imagine. Although I do wonder if it'll fit with any of my greatest H/W wishes, a hug, Wilson telling House he loves him, a kiss (I'd die of happiness for that but I do think it's possible as House loves to shock people) or something of equal magnititude. I just love how Wilson resigning goes back to Babies and Bathwater and I keep telling Wilson, IT MATTERS. But I can't wait to see how House proves his love. I love that Doris mentioned the thing with House risking his life for Wilson because it was such a beautiful parallel to House risking his life for curiosity when he told Wilson he loved him. But in that moment, he PROVED his love to Wilson.
"I don't think it's a shock that the lovers are reunited," YES! She so sees it our way. And I really can't wait to watch her episode (which I am SO requesting off from work to see live) because it sounds really interesting and of course sure to bring on the slash canon. And I love the "metaphysical journey" (oh god I can't wait) and how she doesn't see House ending up with anyone in the end because in the end, I'm sure he'll still have Wilson and they're walk off into the sunset together...well House will probably be alone in the final shot but metaphorically speaking. "I like their rhythm. I like a relationship with rhythm. I like Tracy and Hepburn. I like some of the old TV shows of the golden age that had rhythm, like Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, I Spy, The Wild Wild West, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. OMG YES! I love all her comparisons, the Man from UNCLE one is so cool! And they totally do have chemistry. "It would be a sin and a shame if anything took away from House and Wilson HELL YES. But I'm glad she won't leave them no matter who comes along. I love that she supports fanfic (and reads X-Files!) and it's model and would like to see it reflected on TV. I am SO watching Egan Network Two!
Funny enough, I just got into Dark Angel and I'm loving it. It's so cool that Doris was a writer on it! The show is definitely appealing to me with kickass Max and the whole character backstory and the world and I LOVE the plotline. Lots of intrigue, great action and suspense. I wish we could get rid of the loser dude but I love her friends. Not into the Logan/Max thing which feels like they're shoving down our throats which I hate but as friends, they're nice and Logan is very hot. Can't wait til Alec shows up though. I'm only on 105 but I can't wait to watch as much as I can! Wish I had the time to marathon it completely. I love that feeling though between this and Slings and Arrows (SO MUCH LOVE), it reminds me why I love TV. But I will say between Dark Angel, the sickening events in Minnesota and a bad experience with a police officer (no ticket though thank god), I'm feeling very anti-police. Way too much power and it freaks me out. On the new TV front, I'm starting to watch Bones and I enjoyed the pilot so at least there's that. Not sure if I'll ship Brennan/Booth but that one wall scene was HOT. I am easy with walls.
I went to the Great NY State Fair for the first time yesterday since I was a kid (which I don't remember) and it was fun! I rode the roller coaster there and the ferris wheel, tried to climb this rock climbing wall (it was HARD), saw a seal lion show which was super cute, petted and saw goats, ponies, llamas (VVC mascot love!), sheep, pigs, chickens and the cutest rabbits ever, saw some fireworks and walked around and saw everything. It was great to finally see everything. At the sea lion show there was the cutest moment when the trainer through a ring for them to catch too far and the other sea lion picked it up and put it on the other sea lion. Awww.
So tomorrow I start college again. I'm taking four classes at the local community college to make sure I'm ready for classes again before I go back to Chapman (plus it's cheaper). I'm really nervous and I know I need to do well after I crashed a nd burned a year ago during spring semester. I'm taking:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9-10 Logic, 10-11 History of American Women (although I may change this if I can find something I like better)
Monday: 6-9 PM History of Ancient Philosophy
Thursday: 6-8:45 PM (can make it back home in time for The Office!) Intro to Microeconomics
I'm much more motivated to do the work and study for them after my time off in the last year so hopefully that will help. Mostly I'm just scared of failing though *worries* I just want to get back to trying to do well in school like I did back in say, seventh grade.
So on Sunday I'm going to NYC to go see the US Open final but I'm going to leave on Saturday so I can do some sightseeing and such (I miss the city!). Does anyone have any recommendations of things to do? I've already seen the Empire State building, Statue of Liberty, Chinatown, Little Italy, Rockerfeller Center, Times Square and probably some other famous attraction I'm forgetting but it was only one week so I probably missed out on a lot. Also, does anyone who lives in the NYC area want to hang out and either come with me or just watch TV/vids? I miss being with other fans! And if anyone has an extra bed or floor space that I could crash on Saturday night, I'd really appreciate it.
I totally forgot about The Office S4 DVD coming out today *facepalm* I've just had a lot on my mind and I didn't see any reminders about it so I totally forgot. Hopefully Target will still have the DVDs with the extra footage on them because I really, really want one.
Okay, time for some 90120! New TV YAY *happiness*
Blair/Chuck OMG! They utterly killed me. I love so much about them from the banter to the bitchy to the snarky and badness and hotness and evil plans and jealousy and angst. I love how they take the classic good girl and bad boy cliche story and make it into the bad boy and bad girl (who wants to be good) story. And the thing is, it's not about her being bad or anything because yeah she can be a bitch (and I love it!), it's that they both have a similar perspective of a world and they're not goodie two shoes about anything. I just love how they click together and no matter how they try to change whether it's Blair to good or Chuck trying to be badder than he is (oh we all know he does kind of have a heart of gold ;)), they can't help being who they are. And it's all part of the journey I know but ARGH Chuck why didn't you just say it!! I had given up on Blair taking him back and going back to her pretty boy but then...WOW. That was some kind of heat and chemistry they had going for them. It was so satisfying to see Chuck stop being all jealous and pretending to just be "Chuck Bass" and finally admit why he didn't go with Blair, that he was scared. Oh, Chuck.
That being said, I love all the games they play with each other and that everyone can see that they really like each other no matter what they say. Their jealousy is just so obvious. And they're so pretty together! Most of all, I'm so glad Blair is back with her awesomeness. It just drives me crazy that she's always trying to date guys that are so blah and perfect. I really wanted her and Chuck to get a chance to really date and have fun together but hopefully later in the season. The good thing about them is they don't need contrived plotlines to bring angst and interest onto them, they just banter and get all the best lines and it's much better. The show does try though. I'm all UGH about Serena and Dan being back together so easily continuing on their boring trajectory. At least Dan got knocked down from his self-righteous high horse (if there's one thing I hate, it's self-righteous) with the two girls he dated. I'm kind of intrigued by Nate/Serena, the after effects of their kiss was cute and I feel like they need to date for once and see if there's any hope for them. The married woman story just seems like a Luke/Julie knockoff from The OC and Jenny still annoys the crap out of me. Eric is still super cute though and I hope he gets a good gay love interest this season. Also good to see Blair and Serena back together again!
Also, the Hamptons=SO PRETTY. I loved that show of Chuck and Blair standing in the center of a grassy green yard or whatever it was. And wish the CW would take it's new advertising to women policy and use it to give us lots of shots of half-naked boys in the poll and not just women. I'm just saying. Chuck/Blair and their respective characters are still the biggest reason I'm enjoying the show but so far it's helping a lot and hopefully that'll continue this season.
At the moment I'm most excited for House because House/Wilson OMG. Sant Doris Egan proved once again why she is our saint with this AMAZING interview. Mild spoilers for the season but worth it for me. I seriously could not be more excited about this season. Everytime I think, how can it get any more slashier, more canon? And then it does! I mean, look: "I feel like House and Wilson, they deserve mythology. They're larger-than-life characters. YES YES YES. ILU Doris. And when I read that I was like, House and Wilson, they're the stuff of legends. And THEN I remember that Doris wrote two great episodes of Smallville, Hourglass and Hug and in the latter, that's what Lex says to Clark. Clearly, she's awesome. ICONIC MOMENT OMG! I can't even imagine. Although I do wonder if it'll fit with any of my greatest H/W wishes, a hug, Wilson telling House he loves him, a kiss (I'd die of happiness for that but I do think it's possible as House loves to shock people) or something of equal magnititude. I just love how Wilson resigning goes back to Babies and Bathwater and I keep telling Wilson, IT MATTERS. But I can't wait to see how House proves his love. I love that Doris mentioned the thing with House risking his life for Wilson because it was such a beautiful parallel to House risking his life for curiosity when he told Wilson he loved him. But in that moment, he PROVED his love to Wilson.
"I don't think it's a shock that the lovers are reunited," YES! She so sees it our way. And I really can't wait to watch her episode (which I am SO requesting off from work to see live) because it sounds really interesting and of course sure to bring on the slash canon. And I love the "metaphysical journey" (oh god I can't wait) and how she doesn't see House ending up with anyone in the end because in the end, I'm sure he'll still have Wilson and they're walk off into the sunset together...well House will probably be alone in the final shot but metaphorically speaking. "I like their rhythm. I like a relationship with rhythm. I like Tracy and Hepburn. I like some of the old TV shows of the golden age that had rhythm, like Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, I Spy, The Wild Wild West, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. OMG YES! I love all her comparisons, the Man from UNCLE one is so cool! And they totally do have chemistry. "It would be a sin and a shame if anything took away from House and Wilson HELL YES. But I'm glad she won't leave them no matter who comes along. I love that she supports fanfic (and reads X-Files!) and it's model and would like to see it reflected on TV. I am SO watching Egan Network Two!
Funny enough, I just got into Dark Angel and I'm loving it. It's so cool that Doris was a writer on it! The show is definitely appealing to me with kickass Max and the whole character backstory and the world and I LOVE the plotline. Lots of intrigue, great action and suspense. I wish we could get rid of the loser dude but I love her friends. Not into the Logan/Max thing which feels like they're shoving down our throats which I hate but as friends, they're nice and Logan is very hot. Can't wait til Alec shows up though. I'm only on 105 but I can't wait to watch as much as I can! Wish I had the time to marathon it completely. I love that feeling though between this and Slings and Arrows (SO MUCH LOVE), it reminds me why I love TV. But I will say between Dark Angel, the sickening events in Minnesota and a bad experience with a police officer (no ticket though thank god), I'm feeling very anti-police. Way too much power and it freaks me out. On the new TV front, I'm starting to watch Bones and I enjoyed the pilot so at least there's that. Not sure if I'll ship Brennan/Booth but that one wall scene was HOT. I am easy with walls.
I went to the Great NY State Fair for the first time yesterday since I was a kid (which I don't remember) and it was fun! I rode the roller coaster there and the ferris wheel, tried to climb this rock climbing wall (it was HARD), saw a seal lion show which was super cute, petted and saw goats, ponies, llamas (VVC mascot love!), sheep, pigs, chickens and the cutest rabbits ever, saw some fireworks and walked around and saw everything. It was great to finally see everything. At the sea lion show there was the cutest moment when the trainer through a ring for them to catch too far and the other sea lion picked it up and put it on the other sea lion. Awww.
So tomorrow I start college again. I'm taking four classes at the local community college to make sure I'm ready for classes again before I go back to Chapman (plus it's cheaper). I'm really nervous and I know I need to do well after I crashed a nd burned a year ago during spring semester. I'm taking:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9-10 Logic, 10-11 History of American Women (although I may change this if I can find something I like better)
Monday: 6-9 PM History of Ancient Philosophy
Thursday: 6-8:45 PM (can make it back home in time for The Office!) Intro to Microeconomics
I'm much more motivated to do the work and study for them after my time off in the last year so hopefully that will help. Mostly I'm just scared of failing though *worries* I just want to get back to trying to do well in school like I did back in say, seventh grade.
So on Sunday I'm going to NYC to go see the US Open final but I'm going to leave on Saturday so I can do some sightseeing and such (I miss the city!). Does anyone have any recommendations of things to do? I've already seen the Empire State building, Statue of Liberty, Chinatown, Little Italy, Rockerfeller Center, Times Square and probably some other famous attraction I'm forgetting but it was only one week so I probably missed out on a lot. Also, does anyone who lives in the NYC area want to hang out and either come with me or just watch TV/vids? I miss being with other fans! And if anyone has an extra bed or floor space that I could crash on Saturday night, I'd really appreciate it.
I totally forgot about The Office S4 DVD coming out today *facepalm* I've just had a lot on my mind and I didn't see any reminders about it so I totally forgot. Hopefully Target will still have the DVDs with the extra footage on them because I really, really want one.
Okay, time for some 90120! New TV YAY *happiness*