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I'm currently watching Lost and Grey's Anatomy! Aarrggh! I need to get a life! Seriously!

Anyway, I was lurking again in TWoP and I found these thread descriptions really funny!

Woody Goodman: Wow, Do You Work Out!
Weevil: I'm Crusing Your Head! I'm Crushing Your Head!
Dick Casablancas: I Find Your Quick Wit Enchanting
Duncan Kane: Error 404 -- File Not Found
Jason Dohring: Yes, He's Married.
She Used To Be A Laker Girl: Kendall Casablancas
Sheriff Don Lamb: Who DO Birds Suddenly Appear?
Gia Goodman: What Do You Think of Me? REALLY?
Meg Manning: Sniff.

Hahaha!!! Amazing! The Duncan Kane and Gia Goodman descriptions really made me laugh! And Jason D... Eeek! Yes, he really IS married. Sniff.

Grey's Anatomy (here are some..)

Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd: So Dreamy!
Dr. Alex Karev: Frat Boy Bitch
"You don't get to call me a whore" The Anti-McDreamy/Meh League
11 Years: Addison/Derek

Eleven years!! Haha! I love Addison.. really bitchy but so real, edgy and smart. And she's got the spunk! I hate Meredith Grey! I know this is her show but I thought the character is kind of disappointing.. boring.. i don't know! I'm not sure if it has something to do with the actress (Ellen Pompeo) and her acting. I am so into the Anti-McDreamy/Meh League! Go Team Addison! Hee!

Jewel

I got to listen to her new song (Goodbye Alice in Wonderland) from her new album. I LOVE it! The lyrics, as they say, are so confessional and honest. I was sort of disappointed when she turned pop and changed her image.. This song reminds me of Pieces of You and Spirit.. I'm glad she's back to her old music.

I know posting lyrics in blogs is the corniest! I don't care.. These lines need to be posted here!

So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye yellow brick road
There is a difference between dreaming and pretending
I did not find paradise
It was only a reflection of my lonely mind wanting
what’s been missing in my life

And growing up is not an absence of dreaming
Its being able to understand the difference between
The ones you can hold and the ones that you've been sold
But dreaming is a good thing
Cause it brings new things to life
Pretending is an ending
That perpetuates a lie
Forgetting what you are
Seeing for what you've been told

Lost! I'm still on Ep. 4 of Season 1. Nothing much to talk about yet. JJ Abrams is a genius! Felicity, Alias and Lost.. wow!

Veronica Mars!

I read very good reviews about this show and that’s the main reason why I bought the DVDs. (Two seasons for only P200. Why not?! It’s pirated by the way. Haha! Yay! Sorry). I knew from the start that it didn’t do that well in the US, ratings-wise. It was up against two heavyweight shows – Lost and American Idol. (Why on earth did they try to compete with these shows? America, we know, is obsessed with Idol. I….was too.. Hee! Okay, probably not “obsessed” but I religiously followed it.) So as expected, the ratings flunked. But I read that it had re-runs and that drew new viewers/followers. In the internet and critics’ world, however, VM is hugely popular. I was talking about TWoP in my previous post and VM is surprisingly a favorite there. I am not sure if the number of posts reflects the number of fans. They might be few but are just chatty, you know. But anyway, I recently “lurked” there and I did enjoy their smarty conversations. New York Times applauded it. Time Magazine calls it “one of the best dramas on TV” and as for Joss Whedon (Buffy), it is the “Best. Show. Ever.” (Thanks Wiki). Okay enough already!

The last time I was glued into television for watching a teen drama was like…ages ago. Lol! Obviously, I did not follow The O.C., One Tree Hill, Laguna Beach and other teen shows today. It’s probably because I have matured *coughagedcough* and I lost interest in watching this kind of stuff. (Or simply because I can’t watch them! Haha!) I definitely did not belong in BH 90210-era. I watched that show but I was a kid then. Dawson’s Creek! That I can relate. Hehe. And Felicity too! This was not a teen show but rather a college-life drama which I absolutely loved. I remembered this show..umm.. My So-Called Life. I saw few episodes but then I loathed Claire Danes, so I didn’t work for me.

I’m too lazy to create my own description so here’s what Amazon said:

The smartest high school drama since Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars is The O.C. as penned by Raymond Chandler. Veronica (Kristen Bell, Deadwood) is Nancy Drew by way of Lauren Bacall, while Neptune makes Peyton Place look like Mayberry. The first season begins in the aftermath of a dizzying array of cataclysmic events: Her best friend, Lilly (Amanda Seyfried), was murdered, her sheriff father was fired over his handling of the case, she was sexually assaulted, and her mother left. Since then, Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni, Just Shoot Me) has become a private eye and drafted Veronica as his assistant. She may lack Buffy's physical prowess, but the "tiny blonde one" turns out to have a special talent for sleuthing. In the wake of her sophomore year, the popular crowd abandoned Veronica--even boyfriend Duncan (Teddy Dunn), Lilly's brother. (Hence the theme song: "We Used to Be Friends.") Veronica is on her own until she meets Wallace (Percy Daggs III), the only student unfamiliar with her past, unlike Duncan's sarcastic pal, Logan (Jason Dohring), one of her more ardent foes. He was Lilly's boyfriend and his father is movie star Aaron Echolls (Harry Hamlin). By the end of her junior year, Veronica and Logan will make their peace, but it won't be so easy to win over the school--let alone the town. Throughout the season, Veronica will solve several mysteries both big and small--including the murder of Lilly Kane. But a few questions remain. For instance, at the end of the season finale, Veronica opens the door to greet an unseen visitor with "I was hoping it would be you." So who was it? Fortunately, UPN renewed the critically acclaimed (if ratings challenged) teen noir and that tantalizing question will be answered in the second season premiere. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Veronica Mars is a Wonder Woman! She’s always on-the-go to rescue her friends, schoolmates and clients whether for a “fee’ ($250 a day I remembered) or for charity. I am just wondering though why she still excelled in school when she didn’t seem to have the time to study or do her homework. She’s busier than a career woman! And Neptune seemed to be the most notorious and dramatic high school on earth. Well, I know I shouldn’t dig on those things too much. This is just a TV show and without those conflicts, issues and dramas, we wouldn’t have VM now!

The Casts!

I love Kristen Bell. She’s truly perfect for the role. She looked like any other blondes but it’s different when you get to follow the show and watch her. She handled the smart and witty Veronica character really well. Oh and let me mention the clothes! I lurve her outfits on the show!

Daddy Keith Mars is great too. Wallace the sidekick..erm he’s okay. I find the girlfriend (Jackie) cute. Duncan, at first, I thought was played by Shane West. Haha! Some said he’s boring and lacks the acting chops but hey, I love that confrontation scene with Veronica when he revealed to her that they’re siblings. Ouch! He had a “moment” there. Weevil/Eli… I wub him too. And I felt sorry for him during that “Let me graduate!” outburst in the last episode.

Tina Majorino! I love this girl in Andre, Corrina Corrina and When A Man Loves A Woman. She is no longer that cute but I’m glad seeing her making a comeback!

Tina in When A Man Loves A Woman (1994)

The “obligatory psychotic jackass” Logan is played by Jason Dohring. Rowr! I heart him! Bad boy rich kid – we all love this character (I do! Jung Jae-Min… Dao Ming Si… ayan napunta na naman sa Asianovela. Hahaha!)

Logan, at first, seemed like just one of the high school student characters in VM. I didn’t know that in the end, he’ll turn out to be one of the main leads – surpassing the sidekick Wallace and he-used-to-be-my-boyfriend Duncan.

The Epic that is Logan and Veronica.....

One. Two. Three. Squeeee!!!

I’m always in a lalalalala-mood everytime I watch these two. I know I always have this shipper-heart and fangirl thingy in me. What’s so interesting about the tandem is the undeniable chemistry that they have. I don’t know what “chemistry” is supposed to be but I know it’s there! I had a lot of time googling JD last night and here’s what he has to say about LoVe… (source)

Q: You and Kristen Bell having amazing on screen chemistry. Do you prefer when Veronica and Logan are more snarky towards each other, or when they are involved romantically

I like both, but for different reasons. It’s always great to play, as you call it, the snarky role with her because she’s so wonderful an actress, it’s just so fun. It’s like a game, you know, who can one up each other. So I like that. But then it’s also great when a moment of real honesty hits you during a scene. All of a sudden you’re like holy shit, your really seeing something about that person that is so real and I love that, especially with Kristin because she responds so well to everything. Any time you make a little change, she changes, and you’re like man, that’s incredible. When you get involved in a real emotional scene, it hits her and then it hits you, and you can’t help but feel like man, I’m there, I’m doing this and it’s so great.

Let me point out that Logan also has something Pacey-ish in him and I effing hate it. Pacey dated/slept with his teacher. Logan had an affair (and fuc*ked several times his friend’s sexy stepmother. Eew!) In real life, I wouldn’t want an asshole called Logan, but this is just a show. And I can always instill in my mind that those sex scenes are fake. Bwahaha! In Season 2, I was like damn! Why did the writers ruin Logan? I know he’s a “badboy” but still, I find it.. too much already!

The important thing is the ending right? LoVe-wise…season 2 sucks except for the first and last few episodes. I think the EPIC lines are downright true! I don’t find it cheesy at all! The BEST romantic dialogue. Ever!

Logan: Come on, you know I'm not talking about Hannah. I thought our story was epic, you know? You and me.
Veronica: Epic how?
Logan: Spanning years and continents. Lives ruined, bloodshed, epic. But summer's almost here. And we won't see each other at all. Then you'll leave town then...it's over.
Veronica: Logan...
Logan: I'm sorry. About last summer. You know, if I could do it over. Veronica: Come on. Ruined lives, bloodshed? You really think a relationship should be that hard?
Logan: No one writes songs about the ones that come easy.

We rarely see Logan and Veronica talking about their “relationship” since the show wasn’t really made to delve into that stuff (Watch DC instead. They talk about relationships there 24-7! Hehe!). And I think that’s nice. It didn’t look forced and cheesy. That scene is truly a treasure in a 21-episode series!

spread the LoVe!

An absolutely "Aww" moment..




Tubey Awards

I got this list from televisionwithoutpity.com (TWoP) - the most intelligent TV forum I've ever been to (the funniest and craziest forum is survivorsucks!) . I discovered it during AI days. I am not a member but I go there once in a while when I'm bored. The discussion, analyses, debates, reviews and comments of the posters are so in-depth, informative, 'enlightening' and smart. (which means I can't post there because I'm shallow and slow. lol. i'm forever a lurker!)

TWoP lurves Veronica Mars. I was actually surprised that this "ratings-challenged" show got the highest number of posts (whopping 330,000+ posts). Next to VM are Gilmore Girls and the heavyweight reality show American Idol with 250,000+ posts each. Hee! Blame it to VM obsessed fans!

Anyway, the results are quite interesting. You won't see The Sopranos, The West Wing and other Emmy-recognized shows here:

Best Sidekick

And the winner is...
House - Wilson

Runners-up
Office, The - Dwight Schrute
Veronica Mars - Wallace Fennel

Best Fictional President

And the winner is...
West Wing, The - Josiah Bartlet

Runners-up
Battlestar Galactica - Laura Roslin
24 - Charles Logan

Worst Stunt Casting

And the winner is...
Will & Grace - Britney Spears (bwahaha!)

Runners-up
Veronica Mars - Kristin Cavallari (bwahaha! 2)
Deal or No Deal - Celine Dion

Best Guest Star

And the winner is...
Veronica Mars - Tina Majorino (woot!)

Runners-up
Alias - Lena Olin
Gilmore Girls - Sebastian Bach

Most Redemptive Character in an Otherwise Sucky Show

And the winner is...
Desperate Housewives - Bree Van De Kamp

Runners-up
Will & Grace - Karen
O.C., The - Summer Roberts

Most Unwelcome New Character

And the winner is...
Lost - Ana Lucia

Runners-up
Gilmore Girls - April
O.C., The - Johnny

Most Appalling Reality Show Star

And the winner is...
Amazing Race: Family Edition - Ma Weaver (i totally agree!)

Runners-up
America's Next Top Model - Jade
American Idol - Taylor Hicks

Most Appealing Reality Show Star

And the winner is...
Project Runway - Tim Gunn

Runners-up
American Idol - Elliott Yamin (TWop loves yamin!)
Amazing Race: Family Edition - Carissa Gaghan (LOVE her!)

Best Bad Ass

And the winner is...
Alias - Jack Bristow (I wonder what happened to Alias *confused*)

Runners-up
Grey's Anatomy - Miranda Bailey (I love her!)
24 - Jack Bauer

Worst Chemistry

And the winner is...
Veronica Mars - Kristen Bell & Teddy Dunn (Worst? Ah ok.. voted by LoVers... My seatmate, officemate, former classmate will not like this..she likes duncan for veronica)

Runners-up
Smallville - Tom Welling & Kristin Kreuk (WHY?? Whatever! Clana is still a pretty couple.)
Gilmore Girls - Lauren Graham & Scott Patterson

Best Chemistry

And the winner is...
Veronica Mars - Jason Dohring & Kristen Bell (*faints* it's just......epic! yay!)

Runners-up
Office, The - Jenna Fischer & John Krasinski
Arrested Development - Jason Bateman & Will Arnett

Best Cast

And the winner is...
Arrested Development

Runners-up
Veronica Mars
Office, The

Least Favourite Actor / Actress

And the winner is...
O.C., The - Mischa Barton (the reason i didn't watch the o.c. is... mischa, i not like her that much. and i don't know why i don't like her.. but still, i don't hate her. am i making sense? lol)

Runners-up
CSI: Miami - David Caruso
Lost - Michelle Rodriguez

Favourite Actress

And the winner is...
Veronica Mars - Kristen Bell (voted by VM obsessed fans..haha!)

Runners-up
Gilmore Girls - Lauren Graham
Battlestar Galactica - Mary McDonnell

Favourite Actor

And the winner is...
House - Hugh Laurie

Runners-up
Veronica Mars - Jason Dohring (Awww!)
Alias - Victor Garber

Worst Relationship

And the winner is...
Amazing Race - The Weaver family (absolutely totally 100% agree)

Runners-up
O.C., The - Ryan & Marissa
Grey's Anatomy - Meredith & Derek (Wahahah! Go Team Addison!)

Best Relationship

And the winner is...
Office, The - Jim Halpert & Pam Beesly

Runners-up
Scrubs - J.D. & Turk
Veronica Mars - Keith & Veronica

Least Favourite Character

And the winner is...
O.C., The - Marissa Cooper (I told yah..)

Runners-up
Lost - Ana-Lucia
Grey's Anatomy - Meredith Grey (I hate the character and the acting is lousy! Meh!)

Favourite Character (the underrated shows won! TWoP loves underdogs.. yamin anyone?)

And the winner is...
House - Gregory House

Runners-up
Veronica Mars - Veronica Mars
Arrested Development - GOB

My next post will be all about Veronica Mars!

(Edited: 8.27.06 for Grey's Anatomy)

Lo.Ve.

haha! cute!

Logan + Veronica = LoVe!