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Like some words of wisdom from Dwight

Kris Allen's New Single "Live Like We're Dying"

What? You didn't think I was going to post about this? Do you even know me?



*FLAIL* I think you might be able to guess how I feel about it.
What do you think?

Yo Bryan Cranston. I'm really happy for you and Imma let you finish...

But Jon Hamm is the greatest actor of all time.

OF ALL TIME


(yay yay yay to Kristen Chenoweth and Michael Emerson though)

They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!

Jenni, if you don't watch this, I am going to be so disappointed in you

I declare today....Office Day!

It's here



9:00 NBC

No words right now. No words

Mad Men and True Blood: Bizarro world

In what alternate reality am I living in that Mad Men has a crazier episode than True Blood?!

Ok, ok, so Sam turning into a giant white bull and stabbing a Maenad with his horn, thus removing her heart and killing her is crazier than anything that happened on Mad Men, but I was certainly more surprised while watching the 4th episode of Mad Men, "The Fog", than watching the finale of True Blood.

I really did enjoy both episodes immensely though. Some thoughts:

True Blood

• The first half hour of this episode was awesome! It was crazy and scary and freaky and exactly what I want True Blood to be. The second half however...I understand wanting to have resolution, but there was a little too much resolution for my tastes. And some cliffhangers I didn't really care about.

• Some cliffhangers I do care about: Sam and his quest to find his real parents. I love Sam so much it's kind of ridiculous. I love that he's getting his own storyline again. Very intriguing. Also, Jessica/Hoyt. I do love them together. And the fact that they are having problems now makes me sad. Hoyt's mom is stupid, btw.

• Cliffhangers I don't care about: Bill. IDK, It's not just that I don't really like Bill, I just didn't really like the way the episode ended. Bill was gone and I kind of just sat there and went, "Oh...Ok". It was kind of anticlimactic or something. IDK it's hard to explain. I know he'll be fine next season anyways.

• There was about 1 minute there where I thought the show killed off Sam and I screamed and despaired and vowed to never watch again. I never thought I would say this, but thank you Bill Compton!

• There was a disturbing lack of Eric in this episode.
  

• I thought Jason shooting Eggs was kind of...dumb. The way that scene was shot was not good. LOL at me totally forgetting that Tara used to be in love with Jason though. According to this interview with Alan Ball done after the finale, this could potentially bring them back together.

• Yep, still in love with Michelle Forbes.

• And...yeah, still in love with Jason Stackhouse :D

Mad Men

• FUCK YEAH, DREAM SEQUENCES! I mean....what? That was some heavy stuff going on right there...and I loved it. I don't pretend to know what the hell I'm talking about when it comes to this show, but I felt like a lot of it was setting up Betty to accept her role in life. Betty is so unhappy all the time because she can't get what she wants. But this episode did seem to imply that Betty believed that the new baby was going to make everything better. She could accept her role as a housewife and take care of the baby and everything was going to be OK. Of course, by the end of the episode, we see that's probably not the case.
  

• "I left my lunch pail on the bus and I'm having a baby." Best line on this show ever yes/yes?

• LOVED the scene with Peggy and Don in his office. That little scene said so much about both of them and where the show might be headed and both of those actors are so good and...this show is the greatest show on television right now. Fo real.
  

• I enjoyed Duck's turtleneck.

• Let's talk about Pete. No, I cannot talk about Pete. Because to talk about Pete would be to flail around and keysmash incoherently. That is how great my love for him is. I just...Just...No, can't do it. My love for him cannot be textually rendered.
  

• And once again, Alan Sepinwall says it way better than I ever could.

I will miss you True Blood, but YAY more Mad Men! I think this might have been the best episode of the season so far.

True Blood finale tonight!

Apologies for not writing about the last episode. I did enjoy it. It was suitably trashy for my tastes :)

Finale tonight! And yes, I am excited. Do you know why? Because I have discovered watching the second season, that you really can't take this show seriously. It's cheesy, it's campy, it's trashy, but most importantly, it's fun! I had such a problem with the first season, because I kept looking at all it's flaws and going "No! Look! The writing on this show is so clunky! Why does everyone keep fawning over it?!" But you just have to let that all go when you watch this show. Drool over Eric, laugh at Jason, flail around at the gore, make fun of Bill's accent...just don't think you're going to get anything too profound out of it.

Mo Ryan from the Chicago Tribune pretty much said the exact same thing I was thinking in her review of the second season. Especially this:

"True Blood" works best a suspenseful beach read come to vivid, southern Gothic life. It's not about vampires as metaphors, it's about calling your friends and exclaiming, "Oh man, how are they going to top that scene where the possessed minions of the Maryann the Maenad ate the human heart that had been chopped up and put inside a souffle?"

"True Blood" is a show that mostly defies analysis, intellectual probing and the search for subtext. As Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) put it, "The time for thinking is over." Exactly.

Every Sunday night, it's a chance to turn off your brain and enjoy a show that jams four or five episodes' worth of incident, plot and jaw-dropping moments into 50 minutes.

Yes. Just...yes. That. (LOL at the comments on that article though. No, I'm sorry, there is nothing about True Blood that could be described as "subtle writing").

So, True Blood. Tonight. 9 o'clock. HBO. Get excited.

Supernatural Season 5

It's really here y'all! Season 5 premiers tonight at 9 on the CW!

Kick-ass promo. No seriously, watch this promo. It's amazing:


IS THIS REAL LIFE?! Season 4 was really really good and ended on one hell of a cliffhanger. I keep telling you how good this show is. Why not try it out tonight? I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

This is a Kris Allen Post

You know what? We haven't had one of these in a while. No really, we haven't. What do you mean I bring him up in every post anyways? I don't know what you're talking about.

I know a while back I was going to write up a big post about Kris and what he means to me, etc. etc., but that would take me forever now, so let's just do an all encompassing, fun, 'I Love Kris Allen Post', yeah!

Hey guess what? I went to the tour! Me and Zozizzle turned into a couple of crazy Idol fanatics and went to the goddamn tour. And it was amazing. Matt Giraud touched me OMG, Anoop Desai impregnated me with his sexy, Allison Iraheta proved why she's the next Janis Joplin, I had a religious experience watching Adam Lambert do "Whole Lotta Love", and then Kris Allen came out and I died. I had to be brought back to life in order to write this post. I am now a zombie. Braaaaiiinnnss....

Do you want to see Kris Allen doing his thing in concert? Of course you do. Let me share:

Heartless
Different than he did on the show and in the studio. Totally rocking (and jeez louis could he hold that note on "soul" any longer?). I would post the video Zozizzle took at our concert, but all you can hear is me screaming and crying next to her. Also, link to his "unplugged" version he did on a radio station. So. Good. OMG.



All These Things That I've Done
I actually found a video from our show! Auburn Hills. This song replaced the masterclass of melody and lyrics, "No Boundaries". This was my favorite song from his set, and maybe of the whole night.



Bright Lights
This is actually a professional video from tour that you can buy off of iTunes, which means you should go buy it off of iTunes RIGHT NOW. Anyhoo, if this doesn't prove how talented his is, then I don't know what will. Piano and a kick-ass electric guitar solo? I love him.


And now, let's talk about November 17th. What's on November 17th you ask? What the hell is wrong with you, dumb bitch?! It's only the day that Kris Motherfucking Allen's album comes out! Gosh.

To say I'm excited about his album would probably be an understatement. You can pre-order it on Amazon if you want! I have. I have also pre-ordered it on iTunes. And I'm going to buy 5 copies of it when it's actually released. What? That's totally normal. His single actually should be released pretty soon and I'm shaking and crying with anticipation.

Want a little more info about his album? Well that's too bad because I'm too lazy to look up stuff right now, but trust me when I say he's been working with some pretty cool people (Mat Kearney and Joe King being the first to come to mind). Instead, I'm going link you to some of his pre-Idol stuff. He self-produced an album called "Brand New Shoes" when he was like 22 and it is FANTASTIC. For being that young and for self-producing, it's really really good. I listen to it all the damn time. Kris thinks the CD is "immature", and if this is what he considers immature, than hot damn, I can't wait to listen to his new CD. Download for ya, if you like.

My favorites:

Lovely
Beautiful. Gorgeous. Waltz-like. Just...OMG



I Was Played
Fun and upbeat and catchy


On Our Way
Inspirational. Yeah.


Wipe It Away
Kris's favorite song on the album. He said if he could rerecord one song for his new album, it would be this one (and OMG that would be amazing if he did)


So yeah, there you go. Maybe someone will find this post, watch the videos and become a fan! Or maybe someone will find this post, see how crazy I am, and back away slowly from this blog. Either way, I had fun putting this together.

And to be serious for a bit, it's been a long time since I've been this invested in someone before. Not only did Kris make me care about music again, but I really do look up to him as a human being. He's one of the nicest, most generous, talented people I've ever seen, and I'm really really proud to be his fan. I want him to be successful, but more than that, I want him to be happy, because he deserves it. I don't know if this is weird to say, but he means a lot to me. He made my depressing and boring summer a lot more fun. I can't wait until his album comes out and he has his own solo tour and I can follow his career, because I know I'll be a fan of his for a very very long time. /sappy

Oh, one more thing: Follow Kris on twitter! @KrisAllen4Real. You will not be disappointed.

This is a Pete Campbell Post

I wish I was smart. Mad Men is smart. Alan Sepinwall is smart.

So, instead of talking about the latest episode of Mad Men, "The Arrangements" (except to say: Hold your child, Betty! Jeez!), I'm going to post these:





Pete :D

Here ya go, TV heads

Fall TV Cheat Sheet: Find out what's premiering when!

Dates of interest:

Wednesday, September 9:
America’s Next Top Model, 8 p.m. (The CW)
Glee, 9 p.m. (Fox)
So You Think You Can Dance, 8 p.m. (Fox)

Thursday, September 10:
Supernatural, 9 p.m. (The CW)
The Vampire Diaries, 8 p.m. (The CW)

Monday, September 14:
Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke, 10 p.m. (VH1)
Gossip Girl, 9 p.m. (The CW)
The Jay Leno Show, 10 p.m. (NBC)
Lincoln Heights, 8 p.m. (ABC Family)
One Tree Hill, 8 p.m. (The CW)

Thursday, September 17:
Bones, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Community, 9:30 p.m. (NBC)
Fringe, 9 p.m. (Fox)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 10 p.m. (FX)
The Office, 9 p.m. (NBC)
Parks and Recreation, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Survivor: Samoa, 8 p.m. (CBS)

Monday, September 21:
Accidentally on Purpose, 8:30 p.m. (CBS)
The Big Bang Theory, 9:30 p.m. (CBS)
Castle, 10 p.m. (ABC)
CSI: Miami, 10 p.m. (CBS)
Dancing with the Stars, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Heroes, 8 p.m. (NBC)
House, 8 p.m. (Fox)
How I Met Your Mother, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Two and a Half Men, 9 p.m. (CBS)

Thursday, September 24:
CSI, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Flash Forward, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Grey’s Anatomy, 9 p.m. (ABC)
The Mentalist, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Friday, September 25:
Dollhouse, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Ghost Whisperer, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Law & Order, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Medium, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Numb3rs, 10 p.m. (CBS)
Smallville, 8 p.m. (The CW)

Thursday, October 15:
30 Rock, 9:30 p.m. (NBC)

Tuesday, November 3:
V, 8 p.m. (ABC)


Supernatural, The Office, Fringe, and Grey's Anatomy all on Thursdays at 9? I both love and hate Thursdays

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Exclusive: 'Smallville' heroine Kristin Kreuk joins 'Chuck'


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One word: TIM!!!!!

How have I not talked about Project Runway yet? This is very surprising. Because I love Project Runway and I'm so happy it's back. A bit of time has already passed since the episode, so I won't go into it too in-depth, except to say that I enjoyed it, loved the winner, disagreed with the auf-ing, and was confused by the Lohan.

Let me just tell you though, the fact that Tim Gunn is in my life right now makes me a happier person. I want a Tim Gunn that I can just carry around in my pocket and take out whenever I'm feeling down so he can give me inspirational advice and make me feel better.

TIM!





Also, I guess I can't be mad at bitter Glamberts for still being upset that Adam lost American Idol, because guess what? Apparently, I was STILL bitter that Daniel Vosovic lost his season of Project Runway. I don't think his line was my favorite out of all of the All Star collections, but when he was announced the winner, I jumped up and down and screamed and felt so ridiculously happy. Season 2 was my absolute favorite season of this show, and Daniel V was my absolute favorite contestant that season and only rivals Christian Siriano as my favorite PR contestant of all time. I was so so upset when he lost his season, but it's all OK now! I only had to wait 4 years! GO DANIEL!




Also, can I just say? I am so happy I get to read the opinions of these guys again. I love them.

True Blood 2.10 "New World In My View"

How is True Blood good now? I don't...understand. Because I am genuinely enjoying every single episode this season, and this one was no exception. It was really funny and creepy and brought forth a ton of new mysteries and...I'm excited. Only two more episodes left!

For this post however, let's all bask in the wonderfulness that is Jason Stackhouse. My love for him...my undying love. It is...undying. He is so amazing in every way. Not only is the boy GORGEOUS, but he's consistently one of the funniest characters on this show, AND he's adorable, AND he saved my other favorite character, Sam. I want to love you, pretty young thing (it's 3 in the morning...I don't know what I'm saying anymore).

Jason!

incoherent ramblings for a sunday night of television

maybe I'll write coherently tomorrow, but today is not that day

True Blood 2.09 "I Will Rise Up"-
What is with the boring tonight, True Blood? Nothing happened in this episode until the very end. Except Eric. Eric happened. Oh, how Eric happened. I've always really liked the guy, but now? Now...I am full blown obsessively in love with him. He's hot, he's way better with Sookie than Bill, and he cried! He fucking cried at the end. He was in love with Godric! It was so strange to see him so vulnerable at the end. The man was bull blown weeping, and I was getting super emotional over the whole thing. I'll miss Godric too. Miss him A LOT (note to The Derelict, Godric is the potential actor playing Robb or Theon. He was killed off of True Blood this episode, which means his schedule is now open!). That was the only thing worthwhile this episode, since I'm choosing to ignore the creepy Sookie/Jason incestual conversation. What was up with that? Also, Sam needs to be in the episodes more.

Mad Men 3.01 "Out of Town"-
SAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! SAL! OMG SAL *cries* Poor poor Sal. He has always been one of my favorite characters. I cried for him in that season 2 episode when he realized he had a crush on Ken (and who doesn't? He was fantastic this episode), and I was so so happy when that (extremely forward) bellman started kissing him. At that moment, I didn't care that Sal was married, I want him to be happy SO badly...and then it was all taken away. He breaks my heart. Best part of the episode for sure. As far as the rest goes, Don...just, why? And Pete. Oh Pete....I was watching this episode with 3 people who had never seen the show before and they all couldn't STAND Pete. When I told them I adored Pete, they were so confused, heh. I'm still pretty confused as to why I like him so much, but he's always been one of my favorites. Even when he was acting like a little whiny bitch this episode, I still loved him. Pete! Also, get down with your bad self, Peggy!