Because we're in Australia we get TV seasons a little bit later than other places which means that I've been doing some catching up in the last few weeks. I have some questions:1. Has Modern Family always been this funny? Sure I knew Ed O'Neill was funny but I'd heard that MF was a rip off of Arrested Development and wasn't any good. That was a lie. It is good. Maybe a little schmaltzy in the last two minutes but generally funny throughout. The dog butler episode had me rolling in the aisles (especially the seemingly improvised doggy dialogue at the end) and the one with the clown...Seinfeldian.
2. How in the name of all that's holy did Mondo lose Project Runway Season 8? Yes Gretchen Jones is a talented designer, but talent hits the target that others miss while genius hits the target others can't even see. Gretchen's designs came from Portland while Mondo's from some kind of alternative gay-Mexican-gothic universe. Michael Kors complained that Mondo's clothes were too young while all season long he was telling the designers not to be frumpy and matronly. What gives?
3. They cancelled Caprica already? I didn't even get to see one episode. Was it that bad?
4. And speaking of BSG alumni, Grace Park is really in Hawaii Five O? I watched nearly ten minutes of one of those and didn't see her at all but she is on the giant posters Channel 10 have hung up all over town. I would have watched more of H5O but I think I may have slipped into a boredom induced coma or something.
5. Top Gear went to Iraq? When? How? Did Clarkson say something offensive about camel jockeys?
6. Ok so I watched episode 1 of Boardwalk Empire. The one that was directed by Martin Scorsese. My question is this: is this the same Martin Scorsese that directed the Copacabana sequence and the helicopter/guns/pasta sauce climax in Goodfellas? If so what the hell happened to that guy?
7. Has the new season of Breaking Bad started? If not why not? What do chemistry teachers watch when Breaking Bad isn't on? You can't watch Mythbusters all the time can you?
8. Has anyone seen that Jason Schwartzman detective show on HBO? Am I wrong or are they aiming squarely at the wanker/hipster/asshole market with that one?
9. Glenn Beck? A) Crazy B) Crazy like a fox C) Crazy like someone who listened to the Mormon missionaries at his front door and thought, yeah, sure, that sounds reasonable, the Archangel Gabriel appeared in upstate New York with some golden tablets written in hyroglyphics and warned Joseph Smith about the dangers of drinking tea and having only one wife and then after he told a bunch of people the tablets went missing, yeah, I buy that.
9. Glenn Beck? A) Crazy B) Crazy like a fox C) Crazy like someone who listened to the Mormon missionaries at his front door and thought, yeah, sure, that sounds reasonable, the Archangel Gabriel appeared in upstate New York with some golden tablets written in hyroglyphics and warned Joseph Smith about the dangers of drinking tea and having only one wife and then after he told a bunch of people the tablets went missing, yeah, I buy that.
10. No, really, Mondo lost? But he was from Denver, probably from Federal BVD by the looks of his house. Jessica Simpson liked his stuff better. Heidi liked his stuff better (and she wore HIS dress to the Black Swan premiere). At one point Nina suggested they make it a tie. Thats 3 to 1 in favour of the kid. Giving it to Gretchen is madder than having a World Cup Final in Qatar! So what happened?!!
23 comments:
If you can tear yourself away from Project Runway Season 8- Six Nations Rugby starts on friday. Horah!
How do you keep up with everything? I'm going to begin to wonder if you're really human pretty soon.
Caprica. What can I say? In the beginning, it was intriguing. It develped through the plot point of terrorism in the name of religion. A dangerous virtual world was created where our "assasinated" heroine dwelled, fought and plotted revenge against her parents among others. All good.
Ultimately, it became dense with plots and subplots involving the ancestors of BSG heroes and villains. Perhaps some humor would have helped. It did develop a world that might in 200 episodes result in the beings that took on Battlestar Galatica. That was simply too long for television. War and Peace made for TV would suffer the same fate.
My DH enjoyed the series despite it being slow moving and ponderous. You may as well when it reaches Australia.
We hadn't heard that it was canceled.
Frankie
I've been thinking a lot about that. Ireland always does well in the year that the Six Nations and the World Cup are on at the same time. This time I hope they are very conservative and save it all for the World Cup. We'll see.
Glenna
Yup and a human who wastes a lot of time on pretty silly TV.
Michelle
I like Eric Stoltz and I like Vancouver so I was looking forward to this. And yes the premise sounded good. Its a pity its gone.
Mondo disclosed his HIV positive status and thus began getting negative comments. But don't quote me on that. But he *did* use the same dress twice, a total nanoo nanoo. Gretchen Jones starting getting all kinds of sympathetic footage towards the end. It seemed like a harbinger. She was insufferable and I wished her many a goodriddance. Mondo should have won by a longshot.
Sheiler
Yeah but he won the challenge where he admitted his HIV + status (but how could he not with those fabulous trousers).
No I'll tell you my theory. I think Kors was jealous, actually jealous and threatened by Mondo and swayed the rest of the judges.
Adrian, didn't Nina Garcia though back Kors in the final? She called Gretchen something like the Now Girl. Unlike anything that anyone else was doing (hint: because it was so limp and uninspired).
But I think you might be right. Because Mondo was/is definitely from another weird and awesome planet.
Also, Glenn Beck. Are you not able to see the Daily Show with John Stewart in Oz?
have you tried something like this to view US TV shows online:
http://www.witopia.net/index.php/products/#matrix
I'm thinking of trying it myself up North...
Sheiler
Yes Nina became a Kors disciple but it took some persuading. Remember she said that she thought they "both deserved to win" so at that point in the judging it was 3 to 1 or if you like 2 and a half to one and a half for Mondo. Gretchen's the now girl? She got most of her ideas from Carole King's and Stevie Nicks's outfits circa 1973.
I havent seen the Daily Show in a while. I am just not willing to pay to see it on iTunes, but yes I suppose I could watch it on Project Free TV or something.
right. that's right. Nina had to be convinced, but then made an elaborate display of convince-i-tude about why she was going to vote for gretchen. She really gave it hard to Heidi.
It was weird that the two big celebrities could not use their star power, and their fashion-wearing force of nature to combat the other two. Do you think at least Heidi succumbed out of friendship to Kors and Garcia? Peer pressure? Does she consider herself somewhere deep inside her to be a vacant model? Hm, stay tuned for the new television series called Never Ending Neurosis.
I find i enjoy rugby tournaments that don't involve southern hemisphere teams-there's a chance of winning. I'm going to watch England's women, their really good. I don't know anybody who watches rugby, think that why i like it.
Sheiler
...she really gave it hard to Heidi...
Now thats a show right there.
Frankie
I really think Ireland have a chance this world cup.
Six Nations is on bloody satellite and not on normal telly but at least the Wales beating England starts at a reasonable hour.
The best thing on telly recently has been The Trip with Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan and, if you can get it, everyone should check out the new BBC version of MR James' Whistle and I'll Come to You.
As for men liking women's telly New Zealand's Next Top Model is bloody brilliant. The show is very good at being exactly the same, no matter which country its in.
Next Top Model and Project Runway is way too bitchy for me. I cant believe men watch that stuff. Although I watch the movies 4 men channel, all about wars, tanks and important things.
Rugby games can be too swayed by the ref and his interpretation of the rules. I find it frustrating.
I think England are looking a bit tasty. Are New Zealand the favorites to win the world cup?
New Zealand are always favourites but they seem to choke every time
Frankie, Rob
I reckon S Africa, England, France, NZ are the semi finalists but I think Ireland have an outside chance of taking the whole thing.
Yes, Modern Family is very funny. Will have to find episodes I've missed.
Agree on Glenn Beck, who totally nuts, but clearing quite a huge salary on his bigoted, maniacal craziness. And, worse to think so many believe watch his show and believe him.
What is this world coming to? Are science and logic nonexistent for millions? I shudder to think.
Weird - my partner just put on the tv in canada and what was on? Project Runway rerun. Tim Gunn chewing out, indirectly, Gretchen for manipulating another designer. I forgot all about this. gretchen plus (aj?) the other guy were on the bottom rung and one was going to be eliminated. I'd never seen Tim lose his temper before like that.
Sheiler
Yeah he was furious wasnt he?
I'll bet he was shocked when Mondo lost the big one.
Modern Family is the funniest show on television. Well, second only to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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