My Media Fix
May 16, 2008
Lots of finales this week and we just watched the last of ER for the season. What an ending! It’s one show that rarely disappoints.
Of course I love Abby and Luka together, happily reuniting it would appear. But have her legs been blown off? I loved his line comparing their relationship to a rowboat on choppy water. He completely convinced me that cheating can be overcome. I mean, he knew Abby was totally unstable when he married her, then left for Africa.
For the entire hour I was nervous to see Greg so happy, a set up for eventual catastrophe. Unfortunately I can catch myself thinking this way in real life, which is nearly debilitating. Would they really kill Sam or Greg? Looks like a definite maybe.
I am LOVING the new show Farmer Wants A Wife. My entire goal for the season is to see Christa from New York City voted off. It was a big mistake to let Josie go so soon. She was fantastic in every way. This may be the first time I’ve ever found myself rooting for virgins.
As for The Office finale, there’s just so much in an hour episode it’s hard to focus. The ultimate ending ever! If your video recorder cut out the last 90 seconds you missed the high point of the show.
The hour-long prank where new girl Holly believes Kevin is retarded — brilliant!
I can’t say I’m pleased that Andy Bernard jumped in on Jim’s fireworks and screwed it all up. This engagement is becoming too complicated for my taste. I was, however, very pleased to see Jim’s nemesis hauled away to jail!
On America’s Next Top Model I was not thrilled with any of the finalists. First, where did Anya get that accent from, because it wasn’t Hawaiian, and did they purposely make her look like she had no pigment left in either her skin or hair?
Paulina Porizkova is my favorite judge of all time, even better than Janice Dickinson and I never thought I’d say such a thing. I can’t help it, I revel in brutal comments. Paulina has absolutely no tact, as evidenced by her telling Anya she looked “stupid.”
I think I am so regularly choked by the fear of hurting anyone’s feelings that I vicariously jump for joy when someone says whatever the hell they’re really thinking. The running joke about Dominique’s resemblance to a transvestite was my favorite part of the entire year.
Fatima’s picture for the Cover Girl ad was the best she looked the entire season, but her emaciation factor was just too much to bear. And Whitney had an attitude & smirk that didn’t turn me on. Everybody knew that Tyra wanted a plus-size winner, end of story.
I read in the paper today that prior winner Caridee is dating Tyson Beckford. WOW! That piece of information was more exciting than the entire finale.
As for Survivor, God, was I ever disappointed when the winner was announced. Of course, it’s not the first time I’ve felt this way. I liked absolutely nothing about Parvati, particularly that she played games with my guy James. Fortunately he won the extra $100,000, which took away some of the sting. I just hate that the weakest people often are able to vote out the strongest players and win it all. Unfathomable.
Amanda was adorable the entire time she was on the island, dirty and tired. So what in the hell happened once she had her hair done and make-up in place? It looked like she’d gained 30 pounds since the end of the show. Ozzy was so completely earnest & adorable, professing his love for her. His statement was my finale highlight. He must want to get her back to the island as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, I no longer can support Amanda whatsoever because she took Parvati to the finals and left Cirie behind. How do you choose the obnoxious bi-sexual flirt with no personality, but willingness to use her body, over the nurse mom of three, to potentially win a million? Duh.
Natalie, the last standing fan, was my least favorite player. She seemed to relish her wickedness. Then she asked Parvati the question about flirting, perhaps the most confusing final question ever, and I wondered what parts of Survivor never make it to the air.
As an aside, how do 28 days of Survivor get a 3 hour finale and 3 months of Big Brother only a single hour? They’re both CBS shows. It makes no sense whatsoever.
Finally, the American Idol show last night was really more touching than I’d like to admit. Each time any of the three contestants began to cry, I did too. It was the first time I really didn’t want anyone voted off. If I’d had to pick, David Archuleta would have gone home instead of Syesha Mercado. Yet in some ways he has the best voice of all.
As much as I dislike David Cook’s dirty looking hairstyle, I’m hoping he wins. He’s won me over. It’s really interesting to see how your thoughts can change as the season progresses.
P.S. Does anyone else dislike Hell’s Kitchen as much as I do?
May 16, 2008 at 12:45 am
Sometimes I really feel like I’m from another planet…
Who ARE these people? oh yeah, tv, I saw that at someone’s house last year
I’m still waiting for another installment of Cleveland’s Next Top Model.
You know, as I was writing this I was bemoaning the fact that my interests are kind of mundane, pedestrian and ridiculous. What could I create in my life without television taking up so much time? I don’t know how I would zone out without out . . .
And my daughter tells me Cleveland’s Next Top Model has been decided, which she discovered on Youtube. I have yet to look into it. Waiting for Reverend Ramona’s update.
May 16, 2008 at 6:24 am
I love Hell’s Kitchen! Ha ha, I think that’s the only one you mentioned that I actually watch! I do, however, really dislike this year’s contestants. But I like watching them squirm.
The only other shows I watch on a regular basis are Top Chef and Groomer Has It.
We also watch Top Chef. There are so many contestants I kind of get them confused. I did not want to see crazy Andrew leave last week, but was glad it wasn’t Spike. I didn’t like him in the beginning, but he’s wearing me down. I can’t wait to see Dale go home. Not crazy about the angry redhead — Lisa? It’s really a very entertaining program.
We tried one show of Groomer Has It — the poodles were walking the runway? It did not grab me!
May 16, 2008 at 8:38 am
I just have to say, the “star” of “Hell’s Kitchen” is an absolute ass. Why would anyone want to endure several weeks (although they probably tape the show over several days) of that baboon’s put-on behavior to win… what? A job working for him?
Perhaps my culinary tastes aren’t quite so, uh, refined… but I think most of the stuff they present (that he vomits back out) seems very pretentious. I mean, if it was me, I’d make his ass a Big Mac and throw the plate down like a Frisbee and say, “If I see you spit that out, I’m going to break each and every one of your fingers. CHEF.”
The contestants remind me of abused children lapping up any praise Daddy will give them. He’s just too mean, it goes too far. No joy at all.
I keep imagining, also, how badly all their fingers must smell of nicotine, as they touch the food. Where did they get these people? They can’t even identify the taste of pineapple or meat loaf?
I watch it only because my husband is sadistic in his TV viewing pleasures.
May 16, 2008 at 9:46 am
I was sitting on the edge of my seat watching The Office lastnight - literally. I almost fell off when I thought Jim was going to propose. Before the show, I thought no way something will come up but then they set it up so perfectly I dared to hope. Damn you Andy! And I agree, the last 90 seconds were definitely the hight point of the show.
I’m rooting for David Cook but with all those 14 year old girls voting, I have a feeling Archuleta will win in the end.
I agree with you. I was imagining what kind of networks the hometowns have for their favorite people and I think David Archuleta must have some incredible voter base.
May 16, 2008 at 10:12 am
RE: Cleveland’s Next Top Model… I’m beginning to think they only have 3 episodes of that sucker.
The creators have started posting a new series (”Sex, Drugs and Bedpans”), the first ep of which I put on my blog.
If and when they post a CNTM conclusion, I’ll be the first one to post it.
May 16, 2008 at 11:20 am
I don’t get to watch much television, but I do catch American Idol some . . .
But what fascinates me more than the singers is train wreck, Paula Abdul.
The woman is a nut! I never understand a single thing that she says, and yet she says it with complete and total confidence as if she is actually making sense?
Huh??
I often speed right through her and Randy’s comments, since I can’t bear either and we record the show. However, I am truly fascinated by how great Paula looks each and every night. I can’t decide if I’d be willing to be that wacked out to look that good. Hmm . . . probably
I’m already halfway there.
May 17, 2008 at 12:33 pm
My favorite Paulina quote from ANTM was directed towards Lauren: She’s cute in a Frankenstein kind of way. Just of freakishly awkward.
One can only DREAM to be insulted like that. And I hated Anya with her fake accent. If she had been Polynesian, I think I could have excused it but she resembled Casper the Friendly Ghost. I think she’s an illegal from Eastern Europe who hoped the judges would buy her story. Sadly, they did. Who’s stupid now?
Lauren was my favorite! And she was totally awkward, a bit spaced out. I think she wigged out during one show, got angry, and it was like she was a completely different person. Your quote is magnifico.
May 21, 2008 at 6:57 am
I loved the slow Kevin scheme on The Office…especially when he was telling her about keeping M&M’s on his desk….oh, and how he thought he was going to “bang” her.