Pick 4 TV shows you like (I'm going with shows that are currently airing)

1. Community
2. Being Human (UK version, please and thank you)
3. V
4. Pretty Little Liars

( Q and A time )

SO I spoiled myself for My Princess episode 7 and I want to watch it SO BAD. I NEED TO WATCH IT.

But...but Thursday night TV! D:

Went on a bit of a movie watching extravaganza this weekend and saw The King's Speech and True Grit, both of which are wonderful movies and I can't recommend them nearly enough. First up: The King's Speech!



I saw this just in time, considering I randomly watched The Golden Globes last night. Normally I steer clear of awards shows because they tend to be a million hours long and never that entertaining. But I was working from home last night and wanted some background noise. I'd read that Colin Firth pretty much had the Lead Actor in a Drama category wrapped up and I couldn't agree more. He was fantastic as King George VI, and what a part to play! He had the perfect mixture of stoic (we're talking British royalty here), strength, and vulnerability. He was so human in his faults (temper, frustration, etc) and even knowing the outcome of the movie didn't detract from his speech at the in the least. Plus, I just loved the look of the whole movie. I read one review (Ebert?) that talked about how a lot of the sets were these long, narrow spaces that served as a sort of mirror to Bertie's struggle to get words up and out his throat. As a bonus, Helena Bonham Carter was a treat as his wife Elizabeth.

I guess it was rated 'R' because of the use of 'fuck'? It's not even used in a sexual context. Bertie blurts it out in a fabulous tirade during a speech therapy session. It's a shame if the rating is what keeps people from seeing this movie.

Next Up: True Grit!



After I saw this movie I turned to my sister and asked her which she liked better: The King's Speech or True Grit. She couldn't decide. I'm not entirely sure of my opinion, because while I think The King's Speech is technically the better movie, I found True Grit slightly more entertaining. It's the one I thought more about when I decided to write this entry. Maybe simply because as a western there is more straight up adventure? I also think it's in large part due to Mattie Ross, the 14 year old girl dead-set on avenging her father's murder.

Mattie Ross is my hero. ( Here be spoilers )

Now, for some Golden Globes bitching. We'll move past the fact that True Grit got shut out, which I think is a shame. All three main parts were played to perfection, the dialogue was great (a much truer adaption to the book than the first movie, from what I've read) and the scenery and camera work was A+. Maybe it wouldn't have won, but it surely deserved some nominations.

Hate that Glee won Best Comedy. Not only should Community have been nominated, at the very least Modern Family should have gotten the win over freaking Glee. Ugh. Though, oddly enough, I'm fine with the Supporting Actor/Actress nods that Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch got (especially because they had some of the best speeches of the night).

Even more than that - I can't accept that Mad Men didn't win for Best Drama. Now, I'm pretty biased here because I've never seen Boardwalk Empire, but Mad Men was AMAZING this season. Jon Hamm was incredible as Don Draper and had some of the meatiest material he's ever had on the show.

UGH, THIS IS WHY I DON'T WATCH AWARD SHOWS.

I haven't been sicksick in years. The last time I was bed-ridden sick was back during my freshman year of college. I got some kind of gastrointestinal bug and had to be hospitalized for a few days. That was the time I went to the ER and they were trying to figure out what was wrong with me so not only did I get a Surprise!Papsmear they also snuck a pregnancy test on me. The doctor was all "You're not pregnant" and I was all "DUH".

And then they made me drink some disgusting iodine beverage that would dye my insides for an MRI. I downed the entire big gulp because I hadn't been able to eat or drink anything up until that point without throwing up. Then I was hooked up to an IV which made things really difficult. And... the story gets super gross from this point on so I'm just going to stop. :x

But that was... *counts fingers*... QUITE SOME TIME AGO. And since then, I haven't missed school or work for illness. But every winter I get some mild-ass cold that just holds on to me for dear life. Doesn't keep me from doing anything, it's just enough to be annoying. But now I've self-diagnosed myself with winter allergies. It explains a lot, the headaches, watery eyes, sneezing, and runny nose, so I've decided I'm right.

It probably doesn't help that my rental is super old. I just turned on the furnace yesterday to discover it wasn't working. It's been pretty warm here, so in the interest of saving money I sucked it up and just put on some layers. But then it snowed and I decided I should probably go ahead and turn the heater on so my pipes don't burst.

It then proceeded to blow cold air out WHICH DIDN'T HELP. But I'm getting a new one tomorrow. So it's all good.

PLUS, NEW COMMUNITY TONIGHT.


Oh how I love you, show ♥

SO, Community started up again last night!



Which means that The Vampire Diaries is on the back-burner until I can download it. Because obviously, the two network shows I MUST watch are on at the same time. I'm so happy this show is back even though I didn't think this episode was the best ever.

Actually, I thought the "twittersode" was funnier. But that was mainly due to Shirley's tweet:

Shirley_GCC: .@AnnieEdisonGCC No one has heard from Britta? I just saw “Girl Interrupted” and I’m worried about intense white girls. // #NBCCommunity

I guess a spoiler cutis in order...( SPOILERS! )

I ended up watching the rest of NBC's comedy line-up, since I couldn't very well just watch the last half of TVD. I'm also currently crocheting a monkey for my cousin's new baby, which means I can't watch dramas. Crocheting and subtitles don't really mix.

30 Rock and The Office were both funny. People on TWOP's The Office message board are such negative nancies. If you're going to whine about how the show sucks and should be canceled EVERY WEEK maybe you should consider stop watching the show. It's annoying. I agree, The Office has fallen off in terms of quality, but it can still be funny. 30 Rock is better (and Community better than that). Both shows make me laugh, but I don't HAVE to watch them. And I'm certainly not going to complain about them unless they are actively UNfunny...

...Like the last show in the line-up: Outsourced. Seriously, how did this show get greenlit? It's mildly offensive to all parties involved, but the main issue I have is it's horrendously unfunny. I didn't laugh once. Mostly I spent the entire 30 minutes marveling at how huge a jackass the main guy was.

He was shocked (SHOCKED!) that his new employees didn't know who the Bad News Bears were. Dude, I didn't know that until the remake came out a few years ago. Isn't it funny how they thought he was talking about real bears? NO.

It would be one thing if we were supposed to see him as the arrogant American, but I don't think we are. I think we're supposed to sympathize with him. I did, for the first 30 seconds when we learned he had some serious student loan issues. Then he spoke and all that goodwill went out the window.

BTW, his love interest is the only white woman in the building, of course.

Every single character of every nationality seemed to be a caricature, from the hick Americans on the phone to the Indian man amazed at the concept of dating without getting married. It was all just so tired.

The only part that made me smile was when the assistant manager talked about how American's eat hamburgers morning, noon, and night. And that was only because it reminded me of j-dramas, namely Hana Kimi and Yamada Taro Monogatari where they talk about American-style hamburgers that are the size of your head. WE AMERICANS LOVE HAMBURGERS.

ETA: Watched the first two episodes of Merlin. And honestly? I'm not sure why I watch this show. I forget everything that's happened 5 minutes after the credits roll. I really have no idea what happened the last two seasons. I watched it and yet, when I search my memory: NOTHING. Two thoughts though:

1. Arthur is such a tool. We're supposed to believe he's going to be a great kind? Try being a decent human being.


2. Why don't they just give Morgana a Snidely Whiplash moustache and be done with it?

Day 14 - Favorite male character

TROY BARNES - COMMUNITY



Questions like these are a bitch and a half because I'm always changing my mind. To make things easier, I decided to just choose from this most recent television season. Then it was a matter of picking between Troy and Damon from The Vampire Diaries, because they are both great in very very VERY different ways. But Damon gets enough love, and Troy is often overshadowed by Abed and his pop culture references and Joel McHale and his body on Community, so Troy it is!

As I mentioned in my Community post a while back, Troy was on the rode to a football scholarship before an ill-advised keg stand landed him at Greendale Community College. He's... not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, but Donald Glover plays him with such an easy-going, silly charm it's hard not to love him. I, personally, think he's hilarious.



( 30 Days of Television )