friends on DVD

Awwww… thanks to everyone for all the wonderful compliments on the new look around here. I have such a huge smile on my face now! :D
YES! Today I bought Season 1 of Friends on DVD — you know what I’m going to be doing this weekend! Watching 22 episodes of non-stop Friends with nifty behind the scenes extras, of course. *lol*

Hmm… ’tis now May and I finally changed my calendar to the right page and guess who should be gracing my room with his charming good looks? None other than Josh Jackson! ::sigh:: Random, I know — just felt like sharing.

version 4 coming soon

I’ve been working on a new layout (well, not really — more like new graphics :P ) for the past few days so expect to see a brand new look soon. :)
Hmm, aside from that, I haven’t really been doing much of anything — Tuesday Night TV tired me out. I found Roswell to be really good — I can’t believe that there’s only 2 more episodes left. *sniff* And is it just me or did that Connie girl look a lot like Tess? Weird stuff. I also managed to catch Smallville (another freak of the week episode), which grossed me out a bit. I detest bugs so watching a swarm of bees attack people was not fun at all. But did anybody see those promos for the Smallville episode that airs on May 21? I think that’s probably the season finale. Anyway, the tagline was “The Storm is Coming.” I wonder what that’s all about — I guess I should read spoilers, huh? Oh! Speaking of spoilers, I saw some *very* spoilerish pics for the season finale of Buffy on the spoiler board at Fan Forum. Interesting stuff indeed.

sleeeeepeeee

Aww damn, I’m supposed to be cleaning my apartment for my best friend’s visit this weekend and what do I do? I fall asleep! Gah! I really need to vacuum but now that it’s 11:30pm, I don’t think the people who live below me will appreciate that too much. But what *really* sucks is that I missed so much great TV (yes, I realize I need to get my priorities straightened out) — I missed Friends, the season finale of The Bachelor AND the *N Sync concert special. ::makes mad face::

I found this portion of an article by TV Gal (a P/Joer!) at Project Nookie — hee!

“For me, there are some shows that transcend cancellation. “Dawson’s Creek” shows signs of approaching this special category by the sheer ridiculousness of its plot lines. I had to love that even though the 100th episode was a complete love letter to the Dawson and Joey relationship, Katie Holmes picked a Pacey moment as her personal favorite (Go Katie, Go Katie.). At least Katie remembers that Joey used to love Pacey. But I cannot call for the cancellation of “Dawson’s Creek” because hello I’m not crazy, I want to see Joshua Jackson every week.

Damn, she can read my mind! I couldn’t have said it better myself. I heart TV Gal.

freak of the week

I was watching Smallville earlier and I’m starting to get annoyed with the “freak of the week” storylines. I wish they would start developing the characters more — like with Pete, we saw a glimpse of what goes through his head in Nicodemus but nothing since. The whole thing is getting seriously tired.

DC’s 100th episode

Talk about disappointment — that’s all I felt while watching Dawson’s Creek’s 100th episode. For an episode that is *supposed* to celebrate what the show has been and where it is going, it truly broke my heart. While the episode itself was fun and cute (although all the MTV cameos drove me crazy), it really was nothing more than a “filler” episode — setting up what can only be D/Jo reunion #56418754.

Once upon a time, this show was about friendships — about Dawson, Joey, Pacey, Jen, Jack and Andie (I kinda missed her). But watching “100 Light Years From Home” made me realize that Dawson and Joey are the only characters that matter. Everyone else is relegated to secondary storyline status. Ugh. I mean, where were all the flashbacks celebrating the 5 years these characters have spent as friends — growing up and learning from each other? Where were Gail, Bessie, Alex, Grams, etc? Why wasn’t this episode in Capeside? Instead, we’re treated to flashbacks of Dawson and Joey — you know, those two crazy kids who can never seem to get their timing right. ::screams::

More ranting –
Jen- My favorite character got shafted – AGAIN! Grr. Do the writers hate Jen or something? The poor girl had like 2 minutes of screen time. Plus, she was sick. What is that about? Michelle Williams is the best actress on this show and they can’t even recognize that and give her a real storyline.

Dawson/Pacey- How in the world did Pacey get so comfortable with Dawson? Don’t get me wrong, I love (and really miss) the friendship between these two — but honestly, I wish their relationship had been developed on screen. That would have been risky story-telling — maybe too risky considering it would have meant acknowledgement of the P/Jo relationship. But it would also have been hopeful, angsty and ultimately satisfying for these two and their fans.

I still love DC, though — it’s like a bad addiction that I can’t get over. lol.

One thing I really loved (and it wasn’t even part of the episode) was Katie Holmes’s pick for her brightest DC moment — the scene in Season 3 when Pacey gave Joey her wall. ::sigh:: I was so happy she chose that one — it’s a P/Jo scene for one but ultimately it’s about friendship and going the extra mile to support your friends. :) Go Katie!

I know, I know — too much DC ranting. ::blush:: Sorry guys. :P

smallville shippery goodness

One thing I really love about Smallville is that the writers really know how to cater to all shipper fanbases (unlike DC writers who like to insult fans with the soulmate anvils they throw around). Like in tonight’s episode “Stray,” fans of Clark/Chloe, Clark/Lana, Clark/Lex, even Lex/Lionel could all leave the episode feeling that the relationship (romantic or otherwise) between their chosen pairing had been hinted at and acknowledged.

My favorite quote of the episode was from Lex to Lionel — “I’ve waited to hear other things from you for a lot longer.” ::sob:: I also loved all the interaction between Clark and Chloe — I may not be a shipper of these two but I have to admit that her infatuation and his oblivion is rather endearing.

And yay (or maybe not), Dawson’s Creek’s 100th episode is tomorrow. :)

once and again

omg, I wasn’t even a regular viewer of Once and Again but geesh, I was totally crying while watching the series finale. The entire episode was an emotional roller coaster — but I really started to lose it when Eli (Shane West – yum!) looked at his mom with those puppy dog eyes of his and told her he loves her. ::sobs:: And the end — after the director said “Cut!” — seeing Sela Ward and Billy Campbell reminisce about the first time they met to Evan Rachel Wood, Susanna Thompson and Shane West choking up while talking about how much the show and the people have meant to them — oh man. Flood gates. Plus, these last few minutes were shot in black and white so it made it all the more sad. I keep reading rumors that Lifetime is going to be airing reruns — I hope so. I’d really like to watch what I missed.

highway to hell is right

What happened to my favorite show?!?

I hate that the DC writers have had so many opportunities to take these characters into new and fresh directions but instead they waste potential and recycle tired storylines. It’s exasperating, really.

Pacey and Audrey – Were cute but not anymore. Can they please do something else besides have sex? And can someone explain to me why Joey (Joey! the same girl who had a long, intense and romantic relationship with Pacey last season) can be so indifferent towards all the groping and kissing that P/A do in front of her? I mean, ugh. You’d think that the three of them would be a *little* uncomfortable in that situation.

Pacey and Joey – Of course, the one scene these two had together had to be ruined when Joey said that if she wanted to, she could break Charlie’s heart into a million pieces. I just, I don’t know, found that to be in bad taste, especially since she said it to Pacey.

Dawson and Jen – Now *this* is the wasted potential that I’m talking about. These two could have been great — but they ended before they really got a chance to become something. And after witnessing several loving scenes between these two, the writers want me to believe that they had no passion?!? That it was all about comfort sex?!? It’s just lazy writing! Or maybe it’s just the build up towards Dawson and Joey getting back together at the end of the season. Blah blah. (That’s not a spoiler — that’s my speculation).

But really, the thing that incenses (is that too harsh?) me the most is Joey and Charlie. The whole “Joey can change him but Jen can’t” storyline. It’s all Joey, all the time.

The one thing I did like about “Highway to Hell” was that Jack and Jen seem to be getting their friendship back on track. I love these two together — more!

Ok, I know you’re reading this and thinking, “Wow, Kel is really insane. Or obsessed. Probably both.” I know. lol. DC brings out those qualities in me. ;)

D/P interactive fanfic

Lookee what I found! :)

Dawson and Pacey Interactive Fanfic

See, I post at Fan Forum on the Dawson and Pacey thread (no, it’s not a slashy thread – we support their *friendship*) of the Dawson’s Creek board. And last summer (2001) when we reached our 10th anniversary thread, we wrote an interactive fanfic. lol. It was never completed though — we got to the end of thread too quickly and our poor fic was forgotten. But fortunately, it was archived for all the world to enjoy. hee. I just read the part I wrote (the very beginning) — gah! I just can’t read my own work.

shoe covers, hee!

I *loved* tonight’s episode of Felicity, which is something I haven’t been able to say in a long time. There were 3 scenes in particular that I enjoyed:

1. the Feli/Noel scene in the kitchen. Even though I wish there was something more between these two crazy kids, I love that they have a close friendship. They were so easygoing with each other. ::sigh::

2. the other Feli/Noel scene at the bar. When Feli was telling him about how awkward it was when Adam (an architecture student-Felicity helped him on his project) tried to kiss her, I loved when Noel said “Who could blame Adam?” Aww.

3. Sean and Meghan’s last scene in bed. They were completely adorable when they apologized to each other — and shoe covers! I love that idea. hee.
The only bad thing I have to say is — Why was Elena onscreen for only half a second? It was the same way last week!