Show Updates: Big Brother, Entourage, Hell’s Kitchen, etc.

Sorry it has been so long since I’ve updated this blog. I’ve been spending so much time watching the shows that I haven’t had time to write about them! Here’s my latest opinions and analyses:

Big Brother: Go, Meow Meow! Yes, I’m an Enzo fan, although I think some others are playing a better game. As much as I hate to say it, Brittany and Rachel probably have the best game play thus far. Brittany is managing to remain a floater while also forging alliances with some; or at least giving the impression that she is. Rachel, while riding a wave of luck that is soon going to run out, is making some smart decisions. But would she stop with the constant talking as if she’s auditioning to become a game show host or something! “Behind door #3, we haaaaave, a newwww carrrr!” And what’s up with her lap dog, Brendan? He’s hot hot hot, but wow, if he doesn’t stop following her around like a lost puppy, I’m going to pound him. And I don’t mean in the good way. She is clearly using him, is clearly a first-class bitch, yet he is sticking himself to her. So sad and such a waste of a hot body. Matt, he seemed to be left out of this episode. I think he’s playing a good game, minus the whole lying about his wife’s illness. I guess I can see past it if he donates money to the disease. But still, joking about stuff like that is like playing with karma, toying with it, just asking for it to come get you. Kristen: wow, she went from no voice on the show to the biggest mouth! Girl is a fighter, but she’s playing stupidly, and deserves to go home tonight. I’m pretty sure she will. My prediction for the top 4: Lane, because the “juice head” always makes it through. Either Brittany or Kathy, because a floater always makes it through. Ragan, because the gay guy always makes it through (not meant to be stereotypical here, just going by the last few seasons) and Matt or maybe even Enzo. Let’s see how it plays out.

Bachelorette: Done, and done. My faithful Reality Steve was wrong right up until the final day. But who cares, really? Ali and Roberto seem generally happy. But wouldn’t you be if you were holed up in a hotel room for 4 days every two weeks for the past two months with nothing to do but screw like bunnies? Let’s wait until the novelty wears off. Chris, I’d forget Bachelor unless they’re paying you six figures. Head back to MA now, and you’ll be getting girls like nobody’s business. You could have your own line up of 25 along the beach of your beautiful family home.

Entourage: OK, so maybe the show is finding its flavour again. Although Vince really bugs me. Both his character, and the way he plays it. Maybe that’s the point. But I just don’t think he was the right actor for that role. Drama’s storyline is just stale at this point. I think they could easily drop him from the show and make him a recurring guest star; like the publicist chick. But the story with Lizzie and Ari (really, the good stories always revolve around Ari) is juicy. And E’s perfect relationship is starting to make me gag. Something has to happen soon to shake that up. Heartbreak always makes for good TV!

Hell’s Kitchen: Wow, Holly really showed Ben who’s boss. And deservedly so. The guy has an ego inflated so big, he could fly a family of four across the country in an air balloon. But what makes it worse is that he was ready to pack it all in and give up. if your back hurts so bad, at least still try to work and let Chef Ramsay see. Let HIM tell you to go home. the fact that he was ready to give it all up…argh, I really think he just knew he’d get his walking papers and wanted to avoid the embarassment. Well, good on you. You got to work like a champ with your “bad back” and still get sent home. Sucker. Now you not only look like a puss, but also a liar.

Hung: Boring me. And what’s with the incestuous, brother/sister relationship? It’s really starting to creep me out to the point of being uncomfortable.

Last Comic Standing: Myq? Who spells his name Myq? It’s MIKE, douchebag!

Mad Men: Wow, wow, and wow. Still as great as ever. Wonder if we’ll see Sal come back now that they see what a jerk the Lucky Strike guy is. Mind you, it wouldn’t matter. With that account representing such a huge percentage of their business, if they told him to send Sal back to Italy even if he wasn’t working for them anymore, they’d find a way to do it.

So You Think You Can Dance: Boring, boring. It has come to a point when I can predict the top 2 after the first 2 shows. I mean, the rest in the middle is just entertainment. you can dance your face off, but if you aren’t an audience fav, it doesn’t matter. Lauren and Kent, we’ll see you guys next week.

Jersey Shore: A new addition to my roster. I caught all of Season 1 on demand. And all I can say is WTF? It’s like a train wreck, but one you simply can’t look away from. I have learned so many new terms from that show. All i can say is if i hear a guy call me a grenade, I know it’s not good.

Thank Gosh for PVRs

So I just found out that Mad Men, which I only just started watching on DVD, will be on on Sundays at 10 p.m. Eek! That means it will overlap with Hung and Entourage. And it will be led in nicely by Big Brother. Whatever will I do?

Thank God for the PVR, is all I have to say. Well, that and on-demand TV. Although on-demand tends to only include standard-definition quality, and I like to watch everything in full HD glory. What’s more, these are all good shows back to back that don’t have commercials! Usually, I use the PVR to fast forward through that and get to the good stuff. Nevertheless, I think my schedule will be as such: watch Big Brother live (yikes, who would have thought to ever do such a dastardly thing?) Then watch Mad Men. If I’m not extremely tired, I’ll then watch Entourage, and save Hung for Monday. The Bachelorette will be done by then, right? And if I’m really tired, I’ll watch both Entourage and Hung on Monday. But Mad Men? That’s the kind of show where the plot changes episode to episode. With Entourage, it’s just a few laughs that can wait until the next day. And I don’t know as many people who watch Hung, so I wouldn’t be able to talk to anyone about it the next day anyway, so there’s no rush. Plus I’m still not 100% sold on the show. It seems to be moving turtle slow.

Speaking of turtle, man, did he lose a ton of weight! I mean, the guy is slimmed down this season. Good for him. I guess a relationship and subsequent breakup both on screen and off with a Soprano can do that to ya. It’s kind of like a girl changing her hair colour or dressing more provocatively. “I’ll show you and no longer be the short, chubby dude of the ‘entourage.'” Now Drama is officially the loser of the group. Poor guy. His brother Matt got all the looks in the family, it seems.

Anyway, Sunday has always been the ideal “TV night.” You don’t want to go out. It’s typically a lazy, relaxing day. So when it’s chocked full of good TV, it’s a perfect end, er, rather, start, to a new week. I can’t wait until the end of July!

Mad Men Disturbs Me

By now, you’ve probably figured out that I’m a female. Recently, I caught up on all three seasons of Mad Men via DVD. Yes, there was actually a popular show I HADN’T been watching on TV! While I love the show and find it very entertaining and intriguing, it scares me a bit.

One, I wonder: how is it possible that, if this is the way business was conducted in the ’60s, people ever went home sober? My gosh, not only every meeting, but it seems that any time one guy walks into another’s office, they pour a drink. “Hey, how’s it going? Good morning. Oh, let me just grab a scotch before I leave.” “Hey, I forgot to give you those reports. We’re about to head to lunch, but why don’t we start it off with a quick cocktail?” Jesus, these guys must have had alcohol tolerance comparable to a bull! Then, there’s the smoking. I mean, people cry about every little thing these days and how it might affect a baby or a child or their own health. Yet it seems like smoking, and drinking, while pregnant, was a common occurence in the ’60s. How did the Baby Boomer generation survive? Clearly, it wasn’t out of stupidity; people didn’t know back them about the effects of smoking. But it’s still interesting to think about nonetheless.

So I started off the seasons loving Peggy more and more as the episodes progressed. But by the end of Season 3, I have a newfound respect for Betty Draper. Mind you, you know she’s going to get screwed over in some fashion by this politician dude. But I still give credit where it’s due for her kicking Don to the curb and standing her ground.

Sterling. Ah, good ol’ Sterling. What will happen with his ditzy trophy wife? So sad to see that some things haven’t changed since the ’60s. Heck, then it seems that if you weren’t cheating on your wife, something was wrong with you. And if your wife didn’t pretend not to know, something was wrong with her. Sad, sad.

Peter Campbell is a little s&*%, but clearly that’s the character they were going for, so kudos to the actor who plays him for doing a good job. God, I hope he’s acting. Because if he isn’t, there’s a problem. Ditto for the gal who plays his wife. Her character annoys the crap out of me; if I could throw my fist through the TV screen every time she’s on, I would. And the only reason I don’t do it now is because TVs are expensive. But that one scene with them dancing at the wedding? Holy cow, I almost puked out my dinner. In the styles of Chandler Bing, can you GET any cornier?

What I find most disturbing, however, is that most guys I talk to who watch the show think Don Draper is the bees knees. Um, sorry, what’s so great about him? So let’s see: the man has everything in life – a fantastic job, beautiful and loving and caring wife and home, two kids, friends, his health, and yet he finds the need to purposely screw it up. Because he had a horrible past. Oh boo hoo, suck it up. What is so endearing about that? I think guys see “guys gets lots of a**” and that’s all they need to know: automatically, he’s awesome. The same goes for Hank Moody in Californication: he’s, as the Dean told him in one of the last episodes, the “girl whisperer.” Somehow guys look up to that, choosing to ignore the fact that both men have issues beyond repair.

Come to think of it, there are a lot of similarities between Don Draper and Hank Moody. They should do a show together. Call it Two Half Men. haha. Get it? Because neither is whole?

Anyway, I’m looking forward to this season, although every time I watch it, it disturbs me even more. But I guess that’s what makes for good TV.