Tina Part II

So sorry that I haven't been much of a critic lately. I need to catch up. I went to ACL again (Austin City Limits Fest) and will catch up soon with a full report.

I hope y'all caught Tina coming back as Palin on SNL. Tina is the only good thing about SNL right now. I'm thankful to Sarah Palin only for that, that she has given a breath of fresh air to a stalemate comedy skit series. Anyway, here's her reprisal and this time we get Amy Poehler as my favorite newswoman Katie Couric. I love that pink coat on Tina. And the recreation of the interview points breaks me. I laugh and then cry because it's so sad that most Americans value the charisma Palin has to offer over expertise and wisdom.

Enjoy!

Emmy Plight

It feels like just the other day that the Emmy nods came out and I predicted big wins for my favorites. Let's see if I'm right!

I suppose I could watch the Emmys before I tune into Mad Men tonight but... I can't because I guess everyone needs to stop down to watch the awards show! I hope it's not too boring, this year they are having reality show hosts host the award show. Blah, blah, blah.

I guess we'll have to wait a whole week to see if Don will stick it to Betty or the other way around? And will Peggy crack? And what's with the priest? Too much fun!

Tina Wants Her Glasses Back!

Tina,

You are genius. Can't wait for new 30 Rock episodes. And glad to see you'll be Palin for about 60 days!

THE DL ON FALL TV

So the fall 2008 TV season started out slowly but it’ll be building some steam by late September.

Mad Men on AMC has been so dreamy. Of course this is not technically a fall TV season show but I can’t help but mention this beauty. I can’t believe we are 8 episodes in already, only one (Maidenform) was a bit dry. I’m completely mystified at the loveliness of this show, the writing, the set design, costumes, characters…I can’t get enough. I want to know more about Don and Pete is a maniac, really much more going on there than we think. And oh Betty is going to prove us wrong.


I digress, on to FALL TV…I caught the season 2 premiere of Gossip Girl on The CW. Oh, yes, I’m addicted to this glorious wonderful teen (but yet so adult) soap opera. It’s what happens when you’re in a Midwest hotel for a weekend with nothing better to do. You watch the entire 1st season of Gossip girl. I was floored by how complex (seriously) and frivolous (seriously) this show is. Now I’m chopping at the bit on Monday nights to get my next fix.


I watched and shook my head at the new 90210 on CW. What a terrible thing! Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty are really making a go of it but it’s not enough to keep me around.


I missed Entourage on HBO, I’ve really got to make a decision on which premiere channel to get on Comcast. Thus I missed one of my favorite shows premiering. I’m really going to wait this one out. Not enough shows on HBO yet to make me pay the extra money.

I was half way interested in the J.J. Abrams new TV show, Fringe on Fox. Really not bad, except for the Lost music cues embedded everywhere. Makes me miss LOST big time, that won’t hit airwaves until top of ’09.

Ok, here’s what to look forward to in the coming weeks:

Heroes (NBC) on Monday, September 22nd. I did drown this show from my watching habits but I’ve decided to at least tune into the premiere.

Desperate Housewives (ABC) on Sunday, September 28th. We’re starting 5 years later, which I think will spice things up. I hope! And Gabby is fat now so that’s awesome ;)

Chuck (NBC) on Monday, September 29th. I really have a little thing for this show. I think it’s pretty clever and ambitious. I mean it’s literally a spy-thriller-comedy. Pretty hard to do and I think they pull it off almost 75% of the time.

My Own Worst Enemy (NBC) on Monday September 29th. Christian Slater is in this bad boy and it’s a must see.

Pushing Daisies (ABC) on Wednesday, October 1st. I hope they keep up the strange and don’t cow tow to the cute this season.

Alaskan Front

Ok, so this is the best rumor ever! Shall we see Tina on SNL tonight? I hope so. She'll be so darn good at Palin I might just bust a gut.

We shall see!

CHO SHOW RAD!

I'm currently watching the Cho Show on VH1 and it's so awesome that I'm going to marry it and have it's babies. Okay, I'm being silly but so is Margaret Cho.

Double Standard on the Daily Show

The Daily Show is really at its finest during election season.

Here's some evidence!

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Confessions of a Trash Collector

Ok, so I tend to pick up a lot of trash on the TV. Actually I like to pick it up, scrunch up my nose and take a whiff. Why must I?!

90210 was lame. Really lame. And it's not because I'm old and I remember the very first episode of the real 90210. Or where Brenda and Brandon were from (answer= Minnesota NOT Kansas). Or when Luke Perry's eyebrow first made the scene. Or...well you get it...

So the new one just moved way too fast, I couldn't keep up. It was a bit embarrassing that it slowed down only for the Kelly and Brenda scenes where they're musing over their lives in the slow lane. Which must mean that they know that the "old" people are watching and they have to take it down a notch so we'll get it.

I read that some old writers from Freaks and Geeks were on assignment for the season but I couldn't really find their "'Freaks''-style quirky comedy"? I mean if you are a a former F&G writer why would you ever talk about it in that way? Weird and worrisome.

Makes me want to watch some Freaks and Geeks or just find old episodes of 90210 on VHS.