In Praise of: Meg Cabot

I just reorganized my book shelf and I found that I own a grand total of 22 of Meg Cabot's books, and that doesn't include the Avalon High Mangas, the multiple copies of Nicola and The Viscount and one of the mini Princess Diaries books that I own, that's just full length novels.

Needless to say, I'm a big fan of Meg's. I started reading her stuff when I was eleven, before the first Princess Diaries movie came out. I love her style. I love her wit, and her stories, even though most of them basically arrive at the same thing:

An average girl daydreams about being more than average, and obviously about some SUPER CUTE boy. Something happens to her that turns out she's not just some average girl! (She's a princess, she saves the president's life, she's a reincarnation of the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian Legend) and her life changes forever! Then super cute boy notices her and they share chaste high school love.

They're very fun to read, I highly recomend them. My favorites are: The Princess Diaries series, but specifically I love Princess Mia, and Princess in The Spotlight, Avalon High, How To Be Popular and Teen Idol.

In Praise of: That 70's Show

Like I said, this summer things are going to be a little different since there's not a whole lot of new TV to watch, so in addition to Summer Reading posts, I'll be posting "In Praise Of" posts.

So tonight, In Praise Of: That 70's Show

Some shows just capture the magic of friendship so perfectly and That 70's Show is one of them. The kids of Point Place treated each other like crap most of the time, but they didn't really treat each other like crap they just talked a lot of crap, when it came down to it they were there for each other.

And it intoduced us to the joy that is Mila Kunis. She's an unstoppable comic force.

Also Ashton.

Get Bent!

My Top 10 Season Finale Moments Part 2

Told you part 2 was coming! Here we are.

5. Fringe: There's More Than One of Everything

I wrote a lot about it when it aired, but I'm still getting over the Fringe season finale, and Olivia ending up in the alternate universe, with Leonard Nimoy and in the Twin Towers. It was so chilling and well done.

4. Lost: The Incident

There were so many moments to pick from in this episode, but I have to say the winner came when Ben stabbed Jacob and we all realized that Jacob and that guy he was talking to on the beach before were actually playing a big fat game of Highlander, and that Evil Locke (or Locke 2, as my brother calls him) is the guy on the beach. It was pretty sweet.

3. Dollhouse: Epitaph One

When Echo beat the living shit out of Alpha was an up point, but the real moment of truth came when Ballard got to choose one doll to set free and instead of Echo, he chose Melly. Pretty nuts, right?

2. How I Met Your Mother: The Leap

Barney told Robin he loved her, and she admitted she had feelings for him, and they made out! I don't know what else is going to happen with that relationship, but I think it's going to be good! I was super excited.

1. Gossip Girl: The Goodbye Gossip Girl

Like any of you expected me to pick something else! When Blair walked up to her apartment building, and Chuck was standing there, holding all of her favorite things from Europe. He told her he loved her, over and over and over again. I nearly cried. It was perfect.

So there they are, my favorite moments from this years crop of season finales.

My Top 10 Season Finale Moments! Part 1

I told you guys I would get into season finales eventually! So here they are, the twists, turns and joys of this TV season's finales, my favorite moments from them.

10. Brothers And Sisters: Mexico

One of the first season finales of the year, and also one of the best. The Walker clan (and Rebecca) trekked down to Mexico to find Tommy. Really this only gets a spot because of the very ending, Tommy standing by a fountain while James Taylor's "Mexico" played in the background. I love that song, so there you go.

9. Heroes: An Invisible Thread

The Heroes finale, was a bit clunky, but definitely worth getting through the heft. If only for again, that final moment, when Sylar/Nathan notices that the clock in his office was running slow and fixed it. It gave me chills. My only worry is that with his reacent box office explosion Zachary Quinto will realize that he's so much better than this show and jump ship, since they don't really need him anymore, what with the birth of Sylar/Nathan and all.

8. The Office: Company Picnic

Pam is pregnant! I know! Really there's nothing else to say. I was so excited I could have peed myself.

7. One Tree Hill: Remember me as a time of day

The epitome of all OTH moments came in this episode, when Nathan came home and told Haley that he was now in the NBA. It was so beautiful and touching and happy, in an episode full of beautiful, touching, happy moments. Of course something is going to go horribly wrong in the fall, but we can hope for the best.

6. My Boys: Spring Training

It just aired two nights ago, but this episode was full of great moments, but I have to say that my favorite came when Brendan gave PJ a long a meaningful look when she told him he needed to start finding non crazy girls to date. Maybe I'm reaching, I don't know.

Numbers 5 to 1 coming later in the day!

Wasting away again.

I spent tonight drinking margaritas and watching the Yankees with my bff Katherine. We sort of winged it on the drinks but we came up with a pretty nifty combo, so here's our version:

Reenie and Katherine's Frozen Margarita's:

3/4 Cup of Tequila

1/2 Cup of Lime Juice

1/4 Cup of Cointreau (or some other Triple Sec)

3 oz Frozen Limeaide

Splash of Orange Juice (something I learned in Florida)

Place ingredients in blender with as much ice as desired. (We used about half the blender, but then they were too thick so we had to add water to smooth them out)

Circle the rim of your glass with a lime wedge and rub in salt. Serve.

For us this gave us two, but like I said, they were thick, and strong, but yummy. The orange juice is key. It cuts the lime and tequila tastes well.

Summer Reading: The Host

All praise to Stephenie Meyer, for once again gathering me into her web of riduclous plots that make you feel like an idiot when you say them out loud but characters that you can't help but fall in love with.

Unlike Twilight, The Host is not written for teenagers, that's not to say that teenagers couldn't read it, although it is a bit thicker and psychologically complex. It deals with the same themes as Twilight, including what exactly defines a person as "human."

The Host takes place in the not so distant future, a world where a race of altruistic aliens calling themselves "souls" have invaded earth and taken up residence in our bodies. They believe that they are doing right, settling our beautiful and rich planet with their ideas of perfect harmony and balance will erase human war and destruction. However The Souls find themselves overhelmed by human emotions and desires.

Meyer takes similar characters to Twilight and inserts them in this different scenario and of course, this is the woman who gave us one of the best love triangles of the past ten years, she doesn't disappoint on that end.

Wanderer, our narrator is currently possesing twenty year old Melanie, who before she was captured was on the run with her thirteen year old brother Jamie and the love of her life, Jared. Wanderer has lived on eight planets before earth and is highly admired by the others in her community. Melanie is strong willed and determined to reunite with her brother and lover, and refusing to surrender her consciousness to Wanderer. Without giving away too much, they form an unlikely partnership and find a small pocket of human resistance where Jared and Jaime have been hiding out. Although the humans of this compound have a policy to kill any souls who come to them, Jared and Jaime refuse to let anyone kill Melanie, even though they believe her to be dead. Over time the community grows attached to Wanderer, especially one of the men Ian, who falls for her, much to Mel's objections. This twisted love square between four people in three bodies, grounds the story emotionally.

The story is slow to get started and the book is very long, over 600 pages, and for the first hundred I had a lot of trouble getting invested. But the pay off is absolutely there, especially when Wanderer starts to realize her feelings for Ian. The relationship between Melanie and Wanderer is extremely interesting, Wanderer acting as the Ego and Melanie as the Id. (See, I got something from Intro to Psych) until they start to come together. Meyer's requisite happy ending is there, and as usual there are incredible smaller characters to pepper the landscape and make the story something more than just some kind of science fiction melodrama.

Once again, I recomend it, but just be ready for the first 150 pages of introduction before the real story starts.

Summer Reading: Pretty in Plaid

Since it's summer and new TV that I actually like is restricted to HBO, the general focus of the blog is going to switch to summer related topics, books and movies.

First book I read this summer was Jen Lancaster's fourth, and to my opinion funniest memoir, so far. I've read all of Jen's books...and I follow her on Twitter and read her blog Jennsylvania. She's hilariously funny, and I always feel like we're on the same wavelength.

Pretty in Plaid chronicles the first thirty years of Jen's life as she remembers them, through her clothes. We see her life in her girl scout uniform, in her prom dress, in her sorority lavalier, in the first suit she bought before embarking on her journey through coporate life in Chicago. This is all punctuated by her razor sharp wit, her funny footnotes, and her pop culture references.

It ends on a lengthy epilogue where Jen espouses the philosophy that she put forth originally in her third book, Such a Pretty Fat. That as great as taking care of the outside is, it means nothing if you don't like the inside. In the end for all of her bitchiness, all of her whining, Jen is our friend. She's the best of us, and that's why I keep reading her stuff. And why you should all start.

SHARK

Shawn and Mark won DWTS. I'm happy. They were adorable, and Mark was practically crying.

Look how cute they are? It was a good finale, caused me to get behind on My Boys, but I enjoyed it.

New Moon Poster!

Another New Moon Poster posted on IMDB today. I really like this one

The triangle is shown perfectly as it is developed in New Moon...Bella isn't between Edward and Jacob yet, she isn't until Eclipse. Jacob is with Bella, Edward is there but not really. Of course I do resent the way Edward is in front. New Moon is Team Jacob's turn to shine, and we're still getting pushed into the backround. On November 2oth we will have our day!

Also Taylor looks great...I kind of hate myself because he's only 17.

I'm a perv.

Summer Music

I should be writing about season finales, I know, and I will, I promise, but with my final papers due this week, I don't have a lot of time to watch analyze and write. I'll get to it on Thursday, when I'm done with school (AH!)

Anyway, have you ever noticed that there's certain songs that are just better in the summer? I mean, music that you love all year long but is just better when complimented by sweaty beer bottles, meat on the grill, tequila or rum drinks and no classes to get to or homework to do?

Here's my Summer playlist:

1. Bruce Springsteen - Out In The Street
2. Jimmy Buffett - Cheeseburger in Paradise
3. Journey - Don't Stop Believing
4. The Eagles - Take It Easy
5. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
6. The Beach Boys - Do You Wanna Dance
7. Bruce Springsteen - Sherry Darlin (The River is an extremely Summery Album)
8. Billy Joel - Only The Good Die Young
9. Dispatch - Flying Horses
10. Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body
11. Kenny Loggins - Playing With The Boys (OK, so this song is really only good in the summer, or if you're me, my sister, or our friend Chris)
12. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
13. Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
14. Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker - When The Sun Goes Down
15. Jimmy Buffet - Fins
16. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
17. Backstreet Boys - The One
18. Janis Joplin - Summertime (This is my favorite version choose your own)
19. It Ain't Me Babe - Johnny Cash and June Carter (Again my favorite version, although Reese and Joaquin's is good too)
20. Tim McGraw - My Next Thirty Years

So those are mine, what about you? Any music that just says summer to you!

I did it my way

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0785058/

OMG Yay! So, if you're too lazy to click the link, this is the official word that Martin Scorcese will direct a Frank Sinatra biopic. I think Scorcese is the perfect choice to tell Ol' Blue Eyes story. I'm not sure about Leo in the role, but I guess I could see it.

There is definitely a resemblence, and lord knows Leo has the talent and since this is the official family sanctioned bio pic, we get the real voice lip synched so Leo's vocal ability (which I have no idea if its good or not) is not a issue.

This is absolutely my favorite Sinatra:

Enjoy!

Finally!

At last, people are being rational...

A vatican paper has come out after seeing a screening of Angels and Demons (which thanks to Dan Brown's ridiculous blustering has been given controversial status) deemed the film, "inaccurate but harmless."

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! That's what I've been saying about Brown's work since I was fifteen. And if a fifteen year old can pick up on that, why the hell has it taken The Vatican almost ten years to come around to it?

Brown's books are interesting engaging thrillers. Their formulaic and a little bit stupid, like Nancy Drew or The Hardy Boys, but for adults. There's something rewarding about reading a Brown book because you feel really smart when you figured out the ending ten pages before the protagonist. Granted, when I read The DaVinci Code, the first Brown book I picked up, I didn't do this, but all of the ones I've read since, I've done OK on. You get to throw the book down into the sand (the beach is where Brown's books should be read) and say "Haha! I am not a Harvard Professor of Symbology (or whatever) but I figured out that the priest was the bad guy before you Robert Langdon! I am smart, and perceptive, where as you are a fool!"

I have to tell you, my crisis of faith a few years ago, had nothing to do with Dan Brown. In fact the whole Dan Brown, the Church is evil stuff just made me cling harder to being Catholic because I wanted to defend my beliefs. Anyway, I'm just happy that finally we're seeing some sense out of the Vatican when it comes to commenting on these things. And I get to do the "I told you so" dance.

JJ I apologize: 2

Seriously, I have to give JJ Abrams so much respect after watching the season finale of Fringe this week I thought about how hard he's worked, and how much he's done to get to the point where he can really do what he wants to do, that is create a solid, tradition Science Fiction world, like the one he's doing with Fringe, if you look at the trajectory of his career, he's earned it.

His first series was Felicity. I love Felicity, I thought the show was fantastic. I was also an eleven year old girl. He bizarrely ended it with Felicity traveling back in time to warn his younger self of the troubles ahead. (In JJ's time travel rules you're allowed to do that)

Then came Alias...a show I dropped after its third season, but loved for those three seasons. More action than Sci-Fi, it still had the elements of good Sci-Fi, including conspiracies and all powerful infrastructures that couldn't be trusted but for the individuals in them.

Lost, oh Lost, its Sci-Fi that isn't really Sci-Fi, but it's accesible Sci-Fi, because the focus isn't as much on the bizarre, although its there always in the backfround, but instead the focus falls to the incredibly deep and well developed characters. With Lost's explosion, it gave him the chance to spread his wings and do some much more genre specific stuff.

Cloverfield and Star Trek are well formed fully flushed out sci-fi films. One an original creature destruction story, another a well tailored revamp of a classic space opera. Both are important to the genre and well executed by him.

Then came Fringe. I doubted the show's power many times. It was slow to get going, seemed burdened by its X-Files ripoff structure, and its strange runtime. After the return from the far too long hiatus I actually stopped watching for a while, and one slow Sunday watched four episodes in a row. I was stunned. The show had turned some kind of corner, and it took off and flew in this weeks' season finale.

[Spoiler Alert]

Walter and Peter resolved a great deal, when Peter made a speech about good memories and making pancakes (Lord, can Josh Jackson, give an agnst ridden speech. I personally feel like this traces back a while. To about here. Emilio taught him very well) which triggered something in Walter to remember the past, and what he and William Bell had always intended to do.

But it was the last five minutes that got me. Olivia heads to New York to meet with Nina Sharp and learn the location of William Bell. When Sharp stands her up she goes to return to her car. While in the car she receives a few flashes, indicating a switch to the paralell universe. The doors open and she is lead to an office my a woman in a black dress. She stands looking around trying to figure out what happened. Then out of the shadows comes...SPOCK...OK, no, its Leonard Nimoy, and they participate in this exchange.

Spock: Agent Dunham, I've been waiting for you.
Olivia: Where am I? Who are you?
Spock: The answer to your first question is (Shatneresque pause) complicated. As for your second question. I am William Bell.

Olivia stumbles back and turns looking out the window. There is a slow pull back and it is revealed that Olivia and Bell are in the World Trade Center. IN ALTERNATE REALITY THERE WAS NO SEPTEMBER 11!!!!! Or something.

Anyway, I said I apologized for my doubt last Friday, but Good God, if you orchestrate that kind of a twist, all is forgiven. And, is Nimoy the new Greg Grunberg? Just always in everything JJ does in some capacity? (BTW, he is in fact in Star Trek, he's the voice of Kirk's step father.) Anyway, JJ, I will burn the list of reasons why I hate JJ Abrams. I even forgive you for killing Charlie...and not telling us what the numbers mean yet.

New New Moon Poster!

Seriously, how do you not pick the werewolves? Look at them. They're so cool and SHIRTLESS.

The one in the back looks kinda like a Native American JTT...I seriously can't wait for this movie.

Monday Recap

Monday, the most crowded night on TV. We'll just dive right in!

So, last night's Gossip Girl was the intended backdoor pilot for the spin off about Lily growing up in LA, the spin off plans have been canceled, and I'm pretty grateful now, after seeing it.

As much as I love Brittany Snow, she was completely ineffective as Lily. She was either just doing an impression of Kelly Rutherford, or being Meg Pryor but in The 80s in LA. The rest of the cast was OK, although we did meet Serena's dad, who looked like the smarmy blond guy in a teen comedy but sleazier and was a music video director? (EW) and it was probably the biggest let down ever. However Owen, obviously meant to be Lily's love interest until Rufus came around was pretty good. He was equal parts all of the GG boys, plus a little bit of And the fact that the episode ended with Young Lily staring out a bus window the same way Serena did the train window coming into Grand Central in the pilot was fantastic.

The B-Story of the episode was much better. St Jude/Constance prom, where Chuck made sure that Blair got her perfect prom night...behind the scenes, and Blair and Nate broke up, realizing that their relationship, while defining high school to them, didn't have a future. Serena and Dan went to prom together and were adorable and fun. I like them as friends, like a lot. Oh and the Blair drones looked really ridiculous in their prom dresses.

OTH was cute, with Lucas and Peyton's wedding, but the whole Lucas and Peyton get this close to happiness and then it gets torn away thing is getting SUPER old. And as much as I love Julian and Mia as characters, I really want Brooke and Chase to get back together. I love them as a couple. And I really like Skills's new girlfriend. I love that they've given him such a clear type.

Castle also upped the cuteness, with Alexis going to the prom and having her first kiss. I love the character of Alexis Castle. Like a lot. Anyway, the mystery was about a plastic surgeon murdered by the mob, basically it amounted to Castle and Beckett flirting a lot (I know shocking!)

Greek: Which I finally got caught up on...I'm really enjoying the direction this season is going, with the focus much more on the group dynamics of the houses than on the individual characters, especially on KT where we're getting more Beaver, Wade and Ben Bennet action than ever. And I like Jesse McCartney's character quite a bit. The Evan Cappie conflict is better than its been in a while, because without Casey between them, they're starting to see there's not much of a conflict. Including last night's episode where the stash of stolen goods from past KT regimes was found and decided to be return to their proper places. Evan was given the opportunity to have KT officialy disbanded and all its members expelled, and didn't take it. After all, there cannot be one without the other.

How I Met Your Mother was a substandard episode. It was funny, not particularly memorable. Even Sarah Chalke's return was kind of eh. I've never particularly liked Stella's character anyway.

The Big Bang Theory send the guys to the North Pole for the summer, with Penny and Leonard saying good bye. Leonard realizes that perhaps Penny missing him will further their relationship. Season 3 is about the right time for them to really give the relationship a go, so we'll see how that works out next year.

Season finales abound this week, both NBC and ABC have theirs. CBS and CW's are next week. And the summer seasons are at midpoint, plus the HBO season starts in a few weeks. TRUE BLOOD AND ENTOURAGE! YAYS!

Top Ten Moms

I haven't done a top ten in a while, and it's mother's day! So, Happy Mother's Day to all Moms. As usual a qualifier, these are my favorite moms, not necessarily the best moms. And they aren't really in any order, just how I thought of them.

10. Kirsten Cohen The OCKirsten wrangles the Cohen Clan with unbelievable ability. She's Supermom, but she isn't perfect (except she really is) she has a drinking problem, and she's a bit of a work-a-holic, but she'd really do anything for her husband Sandy, and her boys Seth and Ryan, and then in the end for her baby daughter. Bonus points: She looks even better next to Julie Cooper, one of the worst moms ever on TV!

9. Esma Cullen The Twilight Saga
Did you really think I'd leave her out? Esme is the foster mother to a brood of teenage vampires, and Bella Swan. She's infinitely patient and compassionate because Stephenie Meyer's version of vampires are amplified versions of their human selves (huh? It makes sense if you read Eclipse) and she was this sweet motherly person apparently. Anyway, she's always up for protecting her "children" and even other peoples, like in Breaking Dawn when she offers to feed Leah and then Leah is a total bitch and refuses to eat vampire food. Yeah, like that. Bonus Points: She's a vampire Grandma...again Breaking Dawn

8. Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond
Yes, Marie is overbearing, passive aggressive and manipulative, but its all out of love. This is a mother who loves her family far too much, and also you know is just a little bit nuts. Bonus Points: Food! Marie cooks all the time. All the time. And this is a good thing.

7. Maria VonTrapp The Sound of Music
Maria is another one who just wins the mom contest because she voluntarily becomes a step mom to seven children. She also teaches them how to sing, and makes them play clothes out of curtains. Didn't you always want your mom to do that? Also, when Leisel finds out her boyfreind is a Nazi they sing a lovely little duet where she gives excellent advice. Bonus Points: She apparently has advanced marionette skills. Lei oodle lei oddle lei eeh hoo! (That's a yoddle, if you couldn't tell.)

6/5. Lorelai and Emily Gilmore Gilmore Girls
They share a write up, two very different moms in the same family. Emily is a traditional rich WASP mother, but she really just wants the best for Lorelai which in her mind means, marrying a nice man and wearing Chanel (I never quite got what Lorelai's problem with this definition of happiness was, it sounds fine to me). And Lorelai herself was a fantastic mom to her daughter Rory, and their mother daughter bond is unbelievably important and kind of the point of the show. Bonus Points: They talk fast, really fast, and I talk fast, so I love that.

4/3/2. Juno McGuff/Brenda McGuff/Vanessa Loring Juno
Juno is a little different, she gets her spot for doing what's best for her baby, that is, giving him up, to Vanessa, who wants a baby more than she wants anything, and Brenda, Juno's stepmother (Played by the even more amazing Allison Janney) is the support and bridge between the two other women. Together they bring about one of the most touching mother stories out there. Really, Juno is not expected to be this lovely little movie, and yet that's exactly what it is. Bonus Points: Brenda sews a rubber band into all of Juno's pants so she can still dress like a 16 year old. Vanessa paints the baby's bedroom "cheesecake" and Juno doesn't abort the baby.

1. Irene Nayden: My mom!
Why is my mom number one? Because she's the best mom ever! I love her so much.

Happy mother's day everyone!

Screaming infidelities

I have this thing about my hair. I love it.

Its around this time of year that I start to really appreciate it.

I have bad skin and a curvy body that I'm just beginning to really accept as anything other than fat. I know have a strong featured face, because its the same as my mother's and she's beautiful, but the acne has always gotten in the way of me really feeling like my face is beautiful.

But my hair, is all my own. The color leaves a lot to be desired naturally but it's easily highlighted without looking fake. My hair is thick without being frizzy, straight without being thin and can be styled into anything with enough hair spray and patience.

My hair is the one feature I have always loved. I have lots of good hair days at this time of year because there's just enough humidity for my hair to have body and look all movie star-ish and flippy.

About a year ago I cut all of my hair off. I'm not doing that again this summer.

JJ, I apologize

I've made no secret of my personal antagonism towards JJ Abrams (I mean as antagonistic as you can be to a writer director whose work you consistently enjoy and yet continues to frustrate the living hell out of you!) but all is forgiven.

I just got back from Star Trek, and I've gotta say, this was a really really good movie. Like I said, I'm not a big fan of Star Trek, I don't dislike it, I just came to it far too late for it to really take hold, but even I had high expectations, after all as a pop culture historian and a person who encourages others to embrace the cheese, I appreciate what Trek has to offer.

I went to the movie with two of my good friends who are big big Star Trek fans, they aren't quite Trekkies, especially since one of them only counts the first series as being real. (I don't know.) One of them is Jen, a frequent commenter and I'm sure she'll give her opinion.

I don't want to ruin the plot, since as it reveals itself its very very good and surprise is half of that. So I'll stick to the stuff that I enjoy analyzing anyway, performances and characters.

We'll start with Chris Pine as James Kirk. Pine's performance sort of takes Kirk back, a character that has become a bit of a charicature. Pine resists pregnant pauses and long lingering looks and yet is still Kirk, its very very good.

Then Zoe Saldana as Uhura...Uhura's a character that I really like, even in my limited Star Trek knowledge. For a woman who's job is basically to talk to a computer and wear a miniskirt she's pretty badass. Saldana brings just the right about of edge to her and definitely rocks the mini.

Karl Urban is perfect as McCoy...I regret that there was no "He's dead Jim" but that's not Urban's fault, its just something to add to my list of reasons why I hate JJ Abrams.

Simon Pegg, John Cho and Anton Yelchin are great as Scottie, Sulu and Chekov respectively, especially Yelchin, who I just wanted to hug everytime he was on screen.

And save the best for last...Zachary Quinto, now I'm a Heroes fan, so obviously I love Quinto, but this just cemented my admiration for this guy's acting ability. He was Spock without simply imitating Leonard Nimoy, who was also awesome, but like biiig shock there. There is a particularly fun scene where he basically tells the Vulcan council to go ef themselves with four little words, "Live long and prosper." Oh right, and you want to see Spock get pissed, insult his Mommy, go ahead, I dare you.

Oh right, and at the bar where Captain Pike convinces Kirk to join up with Star Fleet, Uhura orders a Slusho...SAWEET!

I know that I'm no....superman

Last night was season and probably series finale of Scrubs. At any rate if it's brought back again, I won't watch it. Scrubs without JD? No way!

It was one of those great finales that really captured the show, I cried, just a little, it doesn't equal the bawl fest I had for ER, but there were tears.

The episode centered around JD's last day at Sacred Heart, and it was pretty nice...it ended with him walking down the hallway and seeing all the people he's helped throughout the years, starting with a hug from Dan (his brother, played by Tom Cavanaugh) and then staring at a screen where he sees his whole life ahead of him projected, marrying Elliot, having a baby with her, Christmas with Turk, Carla, Dr. Cox and Jordan. Sam and Izzie getting engaged. And then it ended exactly how it began, JD, by himself, in front of the hospital.

Oh, and the Janitor's name is Carl Matthews. And JD did put the penny in the door. I know shocking!

I love the uh, air...

Last night on My Boys they dealt with a mid winter heat wave (Wait like the early spring heat wave we just had?) and it was a pretty good episode. Brendon continued to be wholly irresponsible about the bar, Bobby asked PJ to move in with him, which totally spooked her, Mike bought a Jeep in the middle of the winter (wait, I know a Mike who did that!) and most especially Kenny went to do his laundry and met a beautiful redhead on his way to the laundromat. She was played by Felicia Day, better known as Penny from Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog.

Let me remind you, Kenny met her at the laundromat....of course it turned out she was a cat lady who loves Renaissance Fairs (totally wrong for Kenny, and since he and Steph belong together this is not an issue) but it was a wonderful little connection nonetheless.

The bitch is back!

Gossip Girl was amazing tonight.

Favorite parts:

Georgina talking about downloading Kirk Cameron movies during her Jesuslicious makeover, and then her turn back to herself.

Chuck letting Blair go so that she can be happy with Nate (we all know she won't be)

Recementing of Blair, Serena, Nate and Chuck as the core 4...sorry Dan, you're out.

Jenny explaining Twilight to Lilly.

Erik moment. We haven't had nearly enough Erik recently.

Preview for the backdoor pilot next week! Brittany in 80s garb is almost as fabulous as Brittany in 60s garb, plus NO DOUBT! This is going to be awesome

Ketchup Part I: Heroes

I spent this weekend catching up on all of the stuff I missed in the past week, being busy with you know, school and crap. But some things caught me more than others...and I think it's just me getting geared up for movie season (which began on Friday with Wolverine, which I didn't get a chance to see, you will hear from me when I do, never fear) that my attention was drawn to big block bustery shows this week...I don't have time to do them all at once, so one post at a time it is.

First, we have the Heroes season finale, which was, without a doubt one of the best episodes in a while. It really reminded me of the late season 1 episodes. You remember, when everyone started to find their way to each other in New York, and Peter and Claire realized that they needed to be a team to save the world. Yeah...except this time, ground zero was Washington. Hiro and Ando saved all of the special people from Building 26, but Hiro has begun getting nosebleeds and headaches. Mohinder reminds him that even though they have special abilities, they are still only human.

Sylar continues to pretend to be Nathan, and even knocks out the real Nathan when he confronts him. Shortly after this, Claire shows up, and immediately senses that something is wrong. She knows that this isn't her father. They go to a hotel where the president is speaking. Sylar knows that once he shakes the president's hand he'll be able to immitate him, and as a result take over the world. Claire and Sylar are in a hotel room when the real Nathan calls her, Sylar, apparently aware that the girl knows something is up, immediately immitates Claire while forcing her to stay still and quiet with the puppet master powers. He later taunts her, reminding her that one day every one she loves will be dead, and he'll be the only one left for her. "Surely after a few hundred years it'll get boring, trying to kill me?" He then does what the evil villain must always do to the scrappy damsel in distress...he offers to make her his "queen" of sorts. This pathetic cliche is even terrifying and chill inducing when it comes from Zachary Quinto. The guy is just good. (Friday, people, its Friday!)

Peter and Nathan show up at the hotel and go to the room and fight Sylar...once again we're gyped out of the Sylar and Peter fight sequence, we only see Claire looking through a crack in the door and a lot of blue light. (I know, I know, we're going to see them fight eventually...probably in the series finale...it's just highly frustrating.) Peter emerges, and Claire asks if its really him and he looks at her like this is a stupid question. Sylar then murders Nathan by slitting his throat. It's pretty gruesome and shocking. We all knew that Nathan was doomed (so far in every version of the future there are two constants, Claire has brown hair and Nathan is dead) but I didn't expect it to come here. Sylar goes down to the President's speech as Nathan and waits in a limo for him. He finally shakes his hand, and the President immediately changes. To Peter.

After capturing him, Angela and Noah convince Parkman to enter Sylar's mind and convince him that he's not Sylar at all but Nathan.

Volume 4 ends with all of the Heroes around a fire burning Sylar's body. This Star Warsian scene is kind of touching. Peter and Claire, obviously don't know that Nathan is in fact the one who fell, not Sylar, because they speak briefly to each other about how "its over now, he's gone." Noah and Angela then discuss with Sylar/Nathan what their next move should be. They ultimately decide to restart the company. Don't they ever learn?

Volume 5: Redemption begins in the apartment of one of the agents from Nathan's failed concentration camp, he is returning, and it's partially flooded. He is baffled, but slowly out of the water a woman emerges. It's Ali Larter! The third triplet. She says simply, "You must be number four!" Before becoming liquid again and drowning him. Then we see Sylar/Nathan sitting in his office reading about the drowning. Angela comes in and reminds him that he has a meeting with the president that he's their hope. He's distracted staring at a clock and remarks that it's running fast. He fixes it and walks outside.

I really enjoyed this episode and I think they've set up some great stuff for next season (which we still don't know for sure if we're getting) Nathan's death is still pretty baffling to me, only because its only season 3. But I can't wait to see the whole ticking time bomb element of Sylar's character. We'll see how it goes. Really, I just hope we get back to Peter centered storylines. I mean, I liked shifting the focus to Parkman this season, don't get me wrong, but it seemed like Peter was simply a minor character. This isn't just my Milo-love talking, he's the GD chosen one, he needs to be more important.