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hp4 review

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First off… HAPPY BIRTHDAY Christie! Hope you have a fantastic day! 🙂

Second… YaY CAL for winning the Big Game this past weekend. It was the first time I’d ever been to a Big Game and it was lots of fun. My ears are still ringing, though, from sitting in the student section with all the screaming fans.

Too bad I also got sick and had to stay home from work all day yesterday. I’ve been pretty miserable for the past few days but at least I caught up on TV. 🙂 There’s always a bright side.

And now… random HP GoF thoughts.

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hp4 first look

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I caught HBO’s First Look on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire tonight.
SQUEE.

It was only about 10 minutes long but there were quite a few new and/or extended scenes… Mad-Eye Moody teaching a Dark Arts class, Dumbledore looking into the pensieve, the chaos at the Quidditch World Cup, Harry in the tub with Myrtle and the Golden Egg, Harry asking Cho to the Yule Ball… OMG, there was more and IT’S JUST SO EXCITING. You can download the clip from HPANA.

Awww.

I should go buy my movie tickets this week. I love watching HP on opening day. 😀

american dreams finale

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I’m listening to Christmas music right now. LOL. I’m so ready for the holiday season… it’s definitely my most favorite time of the year. I’ve even started my Christmas shopping. HEE!

I downloaded all 13 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire clips from The Leaky Cauldron and NONE of them had sound for me. Grrr. I guess I’m not meant to spoil myself for the movie, hee. (And Sarah, you’re totally right — the movie comes out on Nov 18. I’m just too excited! I can’t wait any longer, lol).

I think I have a new favorite celebrity couple — Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. I had absolutely NO CLUE that they were dating until I saw the cute pictures of them grocery shopping. Aww. It’s like Noah and Allie come to life!

An entry wouldn’t be complete without some TV stuff (possible spoilers ahead)…

Am I totally out of the loop? Has Kitchen Confidential been cancelled?

Prison Break is getting another 2 hour Monday event tomorrow so it has me wondering…

Everwood 4.05, Connect Four
This episode made me so happy. I am totally back on the Amy/Ephram train. Not that I ever really stopped loving them… it’s just that after the end of last season, I haven’t actually liked Ephram, which makes it pretty hard to ‘ship them. But as soon as he revealed to Andy that he came back because he’s still in love with Amy, I just melted. That said, I also like Reid/Amy. I was smiling so big during their first kiss. It was so sweet. I’m still not sold on Bright/Hannah but I am beginning to like them. Is that weird? Like, I still feel like they have nothing in common but I can appreciate their scenes now, particularly the one at the end of the episode when Hannah looked so happy to see Bright and he gazed down at her with such a sweet look (aww). Or maybe I’m starting to like them because I foresee a painful break-up? I do love angst, you know. Anyway, my favorite scene of the episode was when Bright was talking to Ephram about breaking up with Hannah. Those two have come so far since last season. I’m so proud. Plus, I just love the way Tom Amandes directed that scene…. with the camera looking up at B/E and the gorgeous mountain backdrop. Soooo pretty.

Grey’s Anatomy
I thought I was all about Derek/Meredith but I’ve learned… it’s ALL about Burke/Cristina. At the end of episode 2.04, when Burke got into bed with Cristina and held her, I think I might have swooned. That was one of the sweetest and most romantic scenes ever. I’m serious. I want those two crazy kids to work out.

One Tree Hill
Haley better not have kissed Chris at the Halloween party. How could he have known Nathan was going as Batman anyway? UGH. So I downloaded Peyton’s podcasts from iTunes out of curiosity and they’re okay. Nothing exciting, especially since Hilarie Burton has kind of a monotone voice. It’s actually an interesting way of tying the show to real life. In the first one, she talks through her feelings about her current storyline with Ellie and in the second one, she talks about music as a part of her life. If you’re not a Peyton fan, I’d skip it.

And for American Dreams fans, there was a good update on the extended finale on Ask Ausiello this week (Thanks to Robyn for the head’s up!)…

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dan & emma

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OMG. Look!

They are SO. CUTE. Aww. On a totally shallow note, I LOVE Emma’s necklaces and the way she’s layered them. So stylish.

And Dan finally cut his hair! Thank goodness. I did not care for the shaggy look at all. He looks much better with shorter hair. Too bad he didn’t cut his hair *before* filming Goblet of Fire. Oh well.

So… Is it November 16 yet?!? 😀

no death cab for me

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I woke up this morning to find out that the Death Cab for Cutie concert on 11/13 is sold out. WTF. The tickets went on sale at 10am and I logged on to Ticketmaster at 11:30. This sucks. I was looking forward to it — I haven’t been to a concert since Justin Timberlake and Matchbox 20 in 2003 (!!!). *sigh*

Oh well, at least there are other things to be happy about, like…

The new Harry Potter trailers!!! They are here and here. The Yule Ball and Triwizard Tournament scenes just make me incredibly happy. And I can’t help but fall in love with Viktor/Hermione. I adore the way he kisses her hand and twirls her around at the Yule Ball. SOCUTE. And seeing Harry all stutter-y and nervous as he’s talking to Cho Chang… SQUEE. I am SO. EXCITED.

The audio section of the official RENT site has been updated with clips of the entire soundtrack. YAY. I’ve been anxious to hear some of Rosario Dawson’s solos and I’m pleasantly surprised. Listening to the clips makes me want to pre-order the soundtrack. November’s going to be a great month for movies. 🙂

In TV news, I watched the series premiere of Everybody Hates Chris. There was a preview DVD in last week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly so I thought I would check it out. It is freaking HILARIOUS. The father is already my favorite character (he has the BEST lines) and the kid that plays Chris is a total natural. I hope the show does well — I would love to have a sitcom on my TV schedule again. Anyway, it premieres this coming Thursday so check it out!

I spent most of my Saturday watching my Popular season 1 DVDs. I think I watched maybe 2 episodes when the show was originally airing and I didn’t really care for it. But I got the DVDs as part of a free promotion almost a year ago so I thought it was time to finally take them out of the packaging. I popped the first disc into the DVD player and ended up watching 9 episodes… straight. It is *much* better than I remember. It’s funny, though, while I like the show, I don’t really love any of the characters. Well, maybe Harrison — he’s awesome. The girls are just so difficult to empathize with. Especially Sam (Carly Pope). I want to be on her side but then she does something so petty, I just want to smack her. She drives me crazy. Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels) and Mary Cherry (Leslie Grossman) are so awesomely bad, though. I can’t stand them but I can’t help but laugh at their antics. I read that the second season was a huge disappointment compared to season 1 (something about network involvement — stupid WB!). It’s such a great, campy show… it’s too bad.

Anyway, I’m excited for the Emmys tonight. I want to see Kristen Bell perform! Aww. 🙂

Forgot to mention that I added a few new wallpapers to Sour-Lemon.org last weekend. I finished those wallpapers *months* ago and recently found them on my hard drive. I really wish I had the motivation to make fanart. I haven’t made anything in ages. I miss it.

fall TV schedule

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My fall TV schedule kinda sucks. It’s so heavily weighted on Thursdays. I guess the Tivo and VCR are going to get lots of exercise this year…

Sunday
09:00: Desperate Housewives (premieres 9/25)
I’m looking forward to the addition of Alfre Woodard. Not to mention her hottie son, played by Mehcad Brooks. He seriously made me do a double take in the finale last season. YUM.
10:00: Grey’s Anatomy (premieres 9/25)
I was going to put The West Wing on the schedule but I haven’t seen the last season and a half so it’ll probably be difficult for me to figure out what’s what. I follow TWW much better on DVD anyway.

Monday
08:30: Kitchen Confidential (premieres 9/19)
I’m not really a fan of sitcoms but I’ll make an exception for Bradley Cooper. *sigh* I’m a little worried about Bonnie Sommerville, though. She annoyed me to no end on both Friends and The O.C.. :/ Let’s hope she doesn’t make me want to claw my eyes out on this show.
09:00: Prison Break
So far, so good. If it doesn’t work out, I’m only watching for Wentworth Miller anyway.

Tuesday
08:00: Gilmore Girls (premieres 9/13)
Last season really turned this show around for me. I didn’t have high expectations for it considering the disappointment of season 4 (barring the Rory/Dean affair). But I found it to be one of the more engaging seasons. I can’t wait for Luke’s response to Lorelai’s proposal and despite the fact that I dislike Logan, I want to know if his relationship with Rory has continued and how it may be heightening her estrangement from Lorelai. It definitely looks to be a promising season.
08:00: America’s Next Top Model
My Wednesdays are overloaded so I’ll be watching/recording the Tuesday reruns. I hope this cycle isn’t as predictable as the last.
09:00: Supernatural (premieres 9/13)
Jensen Ackles. Should there be any other reason?!

Wednesday
08:00: One Tree Hill (premieres 10/5)
This one’s not definite yet. I still have to watch the finale (which has been sitting on my hard drive since May — that’s how motivated I am to watch it) and then I’ll decide. Last season really killed all the characters for me. Damn you, Mark Schwann.
08:00: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (premieres 9/21)
So I like Martha Stewart.
09:00: Lost (premieres 9/21)
What happened to Walt? What’s inside the hatch? What do the numbers mean? I need answers.

Thursday
THURSDAYS SUCK. TOO MANY SHOWS, TOO LITTLE TIME.
08:00: Alias (premieres 9/29)
Vaughn better not be a double agent. Or I will be so pissed.
08:00: Smallville (premieres 9/29)
08:00: The O.C. (premieres 9/8)
I love this show so much. Please, please, please tell me it’s recovered from its sophomore slump.
08:00: Everybody Hates Chris (premieres 9/22)
Holy cow. This show looks freaking hilarious. I’ve seen the same promo many, many times this summer and it never fails to make me laugh.
09:00: CSI (premieres 9/22)
09:00: Everwood (premieres 9/29)
Ephram cut his hair!!!
09:00: Reunion (premieres 9/8)
The concept intrigues me. I’ll definitely be giving it a try.

Friday
I still don’t watch TV on Fridays. Not that there’s anything to watch anyway. I mean, Ghost Whisperer? No thanks.

Saturday
See above.
Huh. I just looked over my TV schedule. There’s a lot of shows… I may have to cut back. Damn.

OMG. I want this Harry Potter iPod. I would totally buy it if it wasn’t bundled with the audio books. GRR.

summer movies

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Squee! New pictures from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are here and here. I especially adore all the pics of Harry (my Dan love is resurfacing). Aww. And I finally got my first look at an official WB photo of Cho Chang. Katie Leung (I think that’s the actress’s name) is totally cute but she’s just not what I envisioned Cho to look like. Maybe it’s just me…

In other movie news, I’ve seen a few in recent weeks (all of which are probably old news to everyone else, lol)…

Batman Begins
The best movie I’ve seen all year. Actually, the best movie I’ve seen in a LONG time. It was amazing. The talented cast (especially Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman — and yes, including Katie Holmes), the darker storyline, the gritty sets — everything just fell into place for this movie. A definite improvement from the cheesefest that was Batman and Robin (please no one let Arnold Schwarzenegger appear in another Batman movie). Can’t wait for the sequel!

Fantastic Four
Entertaining but not much else. The Fantastic Four aren’t developed at all as characters which made it hard for me to care. I definitely had trouble with Johnny Storm (Chris Evans’s character) — he was such a hothead and I never understood why. There was also some cringe-worthy acting (*cough*JessicaAlba*cough*) but I’ll overlook that because I adored Julian McMahon. Heh.

Wedding Crashers
Everyone needs to go see this movie! Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are freaking hilarious. Rachel McAdams is rocking (as usual) plus, you get to see Bradley Cooper (yum!) play a decidedly non-Will character. Good times.

I also saw a trailer for Dukes of Hazzard. WOW. Jessica Simpson absolutely cannot act. I was so embarrassed for her. EEK.

And last but not least, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Emma! Hope you have a great day! 🙂