YES!!! I got Movable Type installed! Now I just need to figure out how to customize the templates… *wibble*
smvl preview
Did anyone catch the preview for next week’s Smallville? What WAS that?! It’s like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon — Lana Style. OMG. I’m usually a Lana apologist but… there are no words. *shakes head* I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch it.
And WOOHOO!!! Sark FINALLY appears on next week’s Alias! Squee! It’s about time.
the perfect day
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My brief (and very very late) comments on The Perfect Day…
I’m going to forget that the Andy/Amanda storyline exists, because the rest of the episode was pretty much perfect (the foursome ditching school to play in the snow — so cute!, Dr. Abbott and Edna getting drunk). This episode definitely reflected “the calm before the [Madison] storm.”
By far my favorite part of the episode was getting to see Bright at work!!! Aww.
Oh, and Bright/Hannah were incredibly cute as well. I’ve been a bit unsure about a romantic relationship for these two but I’m starting to think they could work…
Quotes:
Amy: We’re outlaws, baby. You wanna be Butch or Sundance?
Ephram: Did you just call me baby?
Amy: Yeah, that doesn’t really work for us, does it?
Hannah: I’m uncomfortable.
Hannah: But I never got to pee!
Hannah: I feel like I should just go to church and like throw down some Hail Marys or something.
Hannah: You have nothing to be jealous about since Ephram is your boyfriend and is totally in love with you.
Amy: Yeah, that’s why we spent half the day fighting.
Hannah: Ok, no offense but you are like 50% of the problem when it comes to that.
Amy: Hannah, even if that’s true, you’re not supposed to say it.
BWAH!!!
Ephram: It’s like tragedy’s the only thing we have in common. It’s practically the reason we’re friends.
Bright: At least we all found each other.
I still have 2 (!!!) episodes to catch up on so slowly but surely I’ll be posting my thoughts…
another fandom meme
Because I am incredibly behind on TV (I have 3 weeks worth of Everwood episodes to watch — craziness!), a fandom meme…
Snagged from Jessica —
Everwood
1. The first character you first fell in love with: Colin. Loved him from the very first second of We Hold These Truths. He remains my most favorite Everwood character.
2. The character you never expected to love as much as you do now: Ephram. *hides* His constant bad attitude and cynicism got on my nerves in the beginning. But I’ve really enjoyed watching him grow and come into his own… he’s had a great journey.
3. The character everyone else loves that you don’t: Dr. Abbott. I have a soft spot for the guy but I really, really, really dislike the way he treats Bright (especially compared to Amy).
4. The character you love that everyone else hates: Amy. Well, the fandom doesn’t hate Amy as much as I get the feeling that people just like to criticize her. Sure, she can be very self-centered but what teenager isn’t?
5. The character you used to love but don’t any longer: Dr. Brown. His treatment of Madison and now his affair with Amanda have completely soured the character for me.
The OC
1. The first character you first fell in love with: Ryan.
2. The character you never expected to love as much as you do now: Summer. I never expected that the writers would actually give the character some depth. I’m glad they did.
3. The character everyone else loves that you don’t: Lindsay. She makes me yawn.
4. The character you love that everyone else hates: Marissa. I don’t know what it is but she intrigues me… alcohol and lesbian storylines included.
5. The character you used to love but don’t any longer: Seth. He’s become a bit too shrill and self-absorbed. Not to mention that he doesn’t seem to have much respect for his relationships with his friends (case in point: Summer and Zach).
24
1. The first character you first fell in love with: Tony. (Or maybe I’m just getting the character and the actor confused? lol)
2. The character you never expected to love as much as you do now: Chloe.
3. The character everyone else loves that you don’t: Sherry Palmer. UGH. She was always doing or saying something stupid. I don’t understand why she’s such a popular character within the fandom.
4. The character you love that everyone else hates: Kim.
5. The character you used to love but don’t any longer: Michelle. How could she leave Tony?! Especially after he risked everything to save her life. I’m hoping that she’ll make an appearance this season to explain herself.
CSI
1. The first character you first fell in love with: Nick. His innocence is so endearing.
2. The character you never expected to love as much as you do now: Warrick and Brass.
3. The character everyone else loves that you don’t: Sara. She acts so smug sometimes.
4. The character you love that everyone else hates: Catherine. Although I’m not sure I like that she’s actually getting along with Ecklie now. Yuck.
5. The character you used to love but don’t any longer: Sara.
Alias
1. The first character you first fell in love with: Sydney.
2. The character you never expected to love as much as you do now: Jack. He’s always been kinda morally ambiguous but I know that he would do anything to protect Syd.
3. The character everyone else loves that you don’t: Sloane. He was a bad guy! He was head of SD-6! I can’t let go of his past just because he’s somehow landed himself a leadership role in a Black Ops division of the CIA.
4. The character you love that everyone else hates: Vaughn. I just… I don’t know. I keep remembering s1/2 Syd and Vaughn and I fall in love with them all over again.
5. The character you used to love but don’t any longer: I don’t know… maybe Dixon? But that’s only because the writers haven’t given him a real storyline in awhile so it’s hard to care when he’s not doing anything.
Dawson’s Creek
1. The first character you first fell in love with: Pacey. All his insecurities hiding beneath the bravado. Awww.
2. The character you never expected to love as much as you do now: Jen. I have to admit that I was a Dawson/Joey fan when the show started, so I naturally disliked Jen for “getting in the way.” She’s since become my favorite character on the show.
3. The character everyone else loves that you don’t: Andie. OMG, she drove me crazy.
4. The character you love that everyone else hates: Gretchen and Drue. Two great additions to season 4. I really wish they had kept Drue on for season 5 — it would have been really interesting to see a relationship develop between him and Jen. The writers really dropped the ball.
5. The character you used to love but don’t any longer: Audrey.
Time for bed…
my stupidity
OMG. I AM SO PISSED AT MYSELF. I just spent pretty much ALL DAY making a layout and writing the html pages for a new fanlisting. And somehow as I’m transferring the files from my desktop (where I use PhotoShop) to my laptop (where I actually store my files and do all my uploading), the entire folder gets deleted. I have no idea how the hell I managed that but all my images and php files are gone. AN ENTIRE DAY WASTED. Part of me wants to cry and the other part wants to kick and scream. What a horrible way to start the week. *grumbles*
tony has a girlfriend
*sigh* Just got my 24 fix. This show always makes my day feel complete. Hee.
Comments (and possible spoilers) for the 2-3:00 episode…
Thumbs Down:
1. Tony’s girlfriend. I can’t believe he even *has* a girlfriend. I think I went into shock while watching the episode.
2. Mr. Araz. I hope the guy from The Mummy (does he have a name on the show yet?) “takes care” of him. He was creepy in the beginning but now he just seems like a coward.
3. Bitter Tony. I love you but what’s with the attitude? And you drove Michelle away?! My poor little shipper heart.
Thumbs Up:
1. Marianne finally getting caught (And by Edgar! I may have to rethink my annoyance with him). She was such a tedious character.
2. Tony watching soccer in Spanish.
3. Tony drinking a beer in the middle of the day.
4. Tony drinking his beer out of a Cubs mug.
Can you tell I’m a little obsessed with Tony? But my most favorite part of the episode was…
5. JACK AND TONY! IN THE FIELD! TOGETHER AGAIN!
Awesome quotes:
Tony: “Jack, don’t you think I’ve missed enough TV because of you today?”
Jack: “She seems real nice.” (referring to Tony’s girlfriend) BWAH!
Audrey: “I can have him killed.”
Tony: “Actually, I’m currently unemployed.” Heh.
sandy and kirsten
NOT SANDY AND KIRSTEN!!! Is NOTHING sacred anymore?!? *sniff*
oth ships
I’m sick. Work sucked. And I think my One Tree Hill ‘ships exploded.
*sigh*
Lucas/Peyton. So much potential. And it’s wasted in favor of Lucas/Brooke. I feel like the writers are totally backtracking and rewriting history. There was nothing in the season 1 L/B storyline that made me think they had a meaningful relationship. Just cause CMM and Sophia Bush are engaged doesn’t mean their characters need to be involved too…
I’m kinda warming to the idea of Jake/Peyton, though. Begrudgingly.
And Haley is dead to me. She left Nathan! And her marriage! And her bracelet! UGH. She better come crawling back.
I can’t believe I’m this worked up over a show, lol. I need an aspirin.
west wing s2
Spent the entire weekend watching my West Wing s2 DVDs. I forgot how much I loved this season. In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, 18th and Potomac and Two Cathedrals… incredible. Plus, all the great Charlie/POTUS scenes! *hearts Charlie* I’ve just ordered season 3 and I can’t wait to have another weekend marathon. I haven’t seen these episodes since they first aired so everything is new again.
And in lieu of a “what I did this weekend” entry (since all I did was watch DVDs, heh), a meme…
Name 5 movies you thought you would hate, but didn’t.
1. Saved!
2. Gangs of New York
3. School of Rock (not a Jack Black fan)
4. The Rules of Attraction
5. Maid In Manhattan
Have a good week everyone!
even more TV comments…
Rob and I just got a “Save the Date” postcard for our friends’ wedding in July. In Hawaii! Squee! I can’t wait to be on vacation… now I just have to get in shape so I can wear a bathing suit. Crap.
Anyway, so much TV to process (spoilers for the past week’s new episodes)…
The OC
I’m totally loving the development in Seth and Summer’s relationship. I think Zach is a great guy and I was just starting to really like him and Summer together. But that flew out the window when Summer saw Seth’s comic drawings of her — I got reeled back in. As for everything else, I’m not too crazy with what’s going on. Alex and Marissa are totally forgettable (what are the writers doing to poor Marissa anyway? I actually like the character and they can’t seem to figure out what the heck to do with her), Ryan and Lindsay are boring me (I’m sorry, I tried), and Kirsten and Sandy are stressing me out (I already have massive hate for this new Rebecca character — get away from Sandy!).
Jack and Bobby
MIKE ERWIN. !!! YaY. I’m so happy to have him back on my TV again. I thought I’d be giving up this show (4 shows on Wednesday nights is overkill) but between Mike and Bradley Cooper, this show will be staying on my schedule for as long as they are. Heh. Plus, I’m liking Courtney tons better now that they’ve paired her up with Mike Erwin. She’s so much more laidback and likable now. Don’t have much to say about the Jack and Missy break-up other than it was inevitable. Thank goodness — Missy’s breathy voice drove me crazy. Still don’t like Grace. Or Bobby. Especially Bobby.
One Tree Hill
Where was Peyton? And Jake? Was it mentioned that they were still picking up Jenny and I missed it? I hope the actors were unavailable for filming because I cannot believe that Brooke’s crazy crab storyline was more important. And I actually *like* Brooke. I don’t know if I can say the same for Haley right now. Her continued correspondence with Chris is so aggravating. GRR. Nathan is right there! And he loves you! And he’s so cute! I can’t believe this episode made me like Taylor more than Haley. I didn’t think it was possible.
Smallville
No Lex until 38 minutes into the episode?! Humph. Well, at least I was treated to a Lex/Jason scene. Hee. And Lois returned! I missed her! This episode was probably one of the better ones in recent memory. I didn’t like Alicia in her previous episodes but I warmed to her in this one (though I still don’t quite *get* her relationship with Clark). Too bad they had to kill her off. I also really liked Chloe discovering Clark’s secret. Allison Mack did a great job at conveying both confusion and shock — I wonder if the writers are going anywhere with this reveal? I kinda thought that Chloe might be more concerned with the fact that Lionel’s out of jail. Anyway, Chris Carmack (welcome to the OC bitch! heh) is on next week! But with horribly long and tangled hair. Huh.
And a fandom meme I snagged from Rachel…
The fandom(s) that own your soul: Dawson’s Creek, Everwood, 24, Alias, The OC, CSI, American Dreams
The backup fandom(s): Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill|
The fandom(s) you’re just getting into: Desperate Housewives, Lost, Jack & Bobby
The fandom(s) you ran from, screaming: Charmed
The fandom(s) you’ve lost interest in but might still dabble in: American Idol, Las Vegas, The West Wing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The fandom(s) you’re curious about but never got into: Joan of Arcadia (I don’t watch TV on Friday nights), Veronica Mars
The fandom(s) you think need more love: American Dreams, 24, Felicity (back in the day)
The fandom(s) that make you want to claw your eyes out: Smallville, 7th Heaven (I always see the previews before Everwood and they never fail to make me roll my eyes)
I have 50 GMail invites — anyone want one?