Before I start this post, I just wanna point out that although I'm not super active in updating this blog (I'll try to be! So come back often!) , I've hopped onto the Twitter-wagon quite some time ago, and i tweet ALL THE TIME.
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(Btw when hyperlinks are aligned with my Twitter feed on the right ----->
they don't work and can't be highlighted, so you have to type it into your browser. Still trying to fix this problem :S)
OKK. I am so happy and excited that TV season is back!! Most of the TV shows have been on a hiatus after their seasons all ended some months ago. And now, THEY ARE ALL BACK.
Just a quick rundown of the shows that I watch.. as well as a pretty long write up on Glee S2E1 which I just watched. :) (it was awesome btw)
Psych
This came back couple of weeks ago, and the newest season is really good! I would say Shaun and Gus have the BEST chemistry between actors in any show I know. They look totally natural delivering their lines, they are really funny, their lines seem too-funny-to-be-not-impromptu, and the latest season just has been reaaally good.
A must-watch!
Survivor Nicaragua
Survivor just came back last week, and being the diehard Survivor fan I am, I naturally watch and will follow it. It looks pretty meh so far, with a 'Young vs Old' concept of tribe division, can't see the challenges being very interesting (like last season.. who can forget, the VERY FIRST challenge, we already have a dislocated shoulder (stephanie), broken toe.. etc. awesome! haha.)
since they obviously can't have very physical challenges.
They have a saving grace in :
BRENDA
Haha ok there are alot of chio photos of her but I'm lazy to find more. She's this really hot asian-looking chick.. soo pretty can. BUT BUT. She's NOT asian, but in fact she's SPANISH. yes.
Ok besides the hot girl of the season ( I hope she stays for a long time!!) , I found Jeff Probst's blog.
http://popwatch.ew.com/category/tv-shows/survivor/
He is a VERY entertaining blogger, he makes an entry after every episode on Thursday so must go read! And MUST watch the videos that are at the end of each entry!
If you check out this entry
http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/09/13/survivor-nicaragua-jeff-probst-season-preview/
The video at the bottom with 3 parts.. Jeff is REALLY funny in these videos.
How I Met Your Mother
What is Robin looking at in this photo...
ok anyway, new season of HIMYM returned on Tuesday, and... I can't say I really enjoyed it? The jokes seem to have become very predictable ( i found myself guessing correctly the coming punchline over 50% of the time) though some running jokes are still quite funny
Marshall: "My Dad is my best friend..."
Ted and Barney : "HEY!"
Haha ok you won't really get that if you haven't watched it before. But.. it's still a good series! ( hope) so do check it out.
Chuck
Airs on the same day as HIMYM (tuesdays!), the latest season (4) also just came back.
I can't say i REALLY enjoyed it.. it wasn't funny or anything. Just some basic plot development I guess? And although I was totally for Chuck & Sarah.. Am i the only one getting tired of them? It seems like the going-to-be-together-but-not-quite feeling was much more entertaining than them kissing at every chance.
And the topless scenes of Chuck are just getting disturbing. I don't need to see more hairy flabby Chuck thank you.
The 'sex-ting' thing in the premiere episode was funny as hell tho ;)
Glee
Wow, I just watched the season premiere...
AND SINCE WHEN IS GLEE SO FUNNY?!?!
There were SO many funny lines in this opening episode.. i hope they didn't pia all their funny lines in this premiere episode then have nothing left in the subsequent ones.. This section may be potentially spoilerish so skip it to the next show (Modern Family) if you haven't watched the episode and don't want to be spoilt.
There were so many funny lines... where do i start?
The new football coach Beiste ("spelt B - E - I, S - T - E", pronounced 'beast'. lolol) with her odd lines like:
"You're all coffee and no omelette!" and
"That's a steer(?) with six tits and no oink!"
which, as Sue Sylvester epicly mumbles with her blank face "that... does not make any sense" for both those lines.
What really disappointed me, however, was how this potentially awesome new character who could be an opponent to Sue with her fierceness and odd lines just.. suddenly collapses? It was like somebody popped a balloon, deflated the blimp, -poof-. Maybe the writer for her lines quit his job? What happened?!?! I really want to know :@
Whatever happened, she suddenly becomes sensitive and loses the battle with Sue with not a single good line after that. I mean, if this happened 10 episodes down the road, ok, fine. But in the very same episode? :(
They should have milked this character and developed her more, and let her be Sue's rival throughout this season. I mean, we need someone who can actually come up with a comeback to Sue's ruthless scathing comments like
"I'm sure you're used to hillbilly parents yelping adulation at you as they attempt to impregnate tailpipes of various off-road vehicles"LOLOLOL. DAMN BLOODY FUNNY!
I had to replay that scene to catch what Sue was saying lol just damn hilarious.
I'm sure we can remember the countless ridiculously funny comments she had in S1 with Will Schuster.. wtb more.
Even the new guy who looks like Justin Bieber with blonde hair had a really funny exchange with Puck if you didn't catch it:
Puck: "Dude your mouth is huuuuge. How many tennis balls can you fit in there?"
(this was already funny enough to get me chuckling.. then comes .. )
Sam: "I don't know.. I've never had any balls in my mouth. Have you?"
-FALLS OFF THE CHAIR LAUGHING SOOO HARD.
HAHAHAHAHHAA. BEST. COMEBACK. EVER.
This line was so unexpected that I just kept laughing and had to replay it several times to keep laughing more at it. Even Puck just grins and concedes, it's too awesome a line to respond to.
And Finn with his look of LOL and whispers "I like this kid" to Arty.
And I did not know the new girl until just moments ago when I was doing some research to make this blog post.
Charice Pempengco AKA Sunshine!
Sunshine ( as she is called on the show) came out wearing those huge geeky glasses looking all adorkable, and holding her ground against Rachel in that toilet singing scene.
But it was the scene in the auditorium that got it for me..
Who else had CHILLS when she reached the chorus of "Listen" from Dreamgirls? Her voice is SO awesome. I mean, I'm sure we're all sick of Rachel's pitch-perfect voice and want some POWER which she lacks! And Sunshine clearly delivers with her powerful delivery of the chorus! Belt it out girl!
I was disappointed when she immediately gets poached by Vocal Adrenaline.. I was counting on her to be a regular face in the show! bye bye rachel :p
And if you are like me stuck under a rock and totally oblivious to Youtube stars.. Sunshine is Charice Pempengco, who is actually quite famous already ! She's apparently some Youtube sensation and has already been signed by some recording company and is.. well, famous.
In fact, her top video is a song "Pyramid" which has 21 million views -_- I won't embed it here, because it's already so damn famous. Go search yourself!
I TOTALLY enjoyed almost the whole episode, though it feels like they're trying to do too much at once and should slow it down for more character development. I can't wait till the next episode, hope for more funny lines and good songs! More Sunshine please!
(btw does anyone know where I can get the songs for S1 2nd half of the season? I have Glee Mix 1 and Mix 2 but I think it only covers the first part of the season. I want the rest of the songs!)
Modern Family
Modern Family is coming back tomorrow!!
This show is not as popular as TBBT /HIMYM/Glee yet but IT SHOULD BE. The cast is very dynamic and funny, and PHIL DUMPHY YO. He is THE Sheldon of Modern Family. I won't say he singlehandedly carries the show like Sheldon does for TBBT as the rest of the cast are funny, but he definitely has the funniest lines.
And it's only in its second season!! Not like HIMYM in its SIXTH and TBBT in its FOURTH. Very easy to catch up! Just watch S1, and .. you are there! Haha. There isn't much continuity in the episodes though so you can always just start watching from S2.
The Big Bang Theory
I'm too lazy to crop out leonard's face to properly define the show, but I should I guess, as that is what really defines the show.
Well, 1st season was really good, then it got less funny as I'm-afraid-of-women-Raj and I'm-a-pervert-who-makes-bad-pickuplines-on-women-Howard got stale and a little boring over the next 2 seasons.
And Leonard who?
Does anyone else think Leonard is a totally useless character in the show? He is not funny at all, he is not funny at all, and he is not funny at all. What purpose does he serve? Besides chasing Penny and providing a small storyline there. I'm sorry, but he is just not funny at all.
And of course comes the STAR(s) of the show- Penny AND SHELDON. Omg ok Sheldon is the funniest thing ever. They should add him in the thesaurus under 'funny'. You never tire of his blind arrogance and lack of social awareness coupled with his many many funny lines, very expertly delivered by actor Jim Parsons.
And Penny byherself isn't exactly very funny, but the best scenes in the show have been those with her AND Sheldon. Their classic 'Soft Kitty' duet is very well known now, and the 'knock knock knock, Penny' thing is quite famous too.
These two characters have so much subtle chemistry that they literally carry the show. Well, Sheldon carries the show, with Penny on his back.
Well, the new season returns on FRIDAY (wth is with the new timeslots? first Survivor on Thursdays, now this) can't wait to see what the show writers have for us. :)
okkk that's a wrap i believe! I don't think I left out any shows. I hope not. And, NBA season is starting soon! In October! Woo. can't wait to watch Miami Heat and see if the Lebron-Wade-Bosh combi flops or ... flaps? what's the opposite of flop. 'works' doesn't quite cut it. hmm.
OK I should be sleeping soon, so i can be fresh tomorrow to hopefully study more for my mid term exams next week :) Have a great TV week!!!
