Swingtown

CBS has a new show on this summer called Swingtown. It takes place in the 70's when things like bell bottoms and mood rings were a bit hit.

I will admit that I was not interested in this show at first. Mainly because I am not a swinger. Although a friend of mine talked me into watching it. And I suppose you don't have to be a swinger to enjoy a show like this. Despite the fact that almost everyone seems to be couple swapping, there is more of a storyline to it than that.



And everyone is so darn good looking. Although I guess that's pretty much the norm for any tv show nowadays. But in this one we have Grant Show, formerly of Melrose Place. And also Jack Davenport who I first saw in The Wedding Date and who is also on that BBC show Coupling. I guess it's no big thing to go from a show like Coupling to a show like Swingtown.

They have aired 4 episodes so far and if you've missed them and want to play catch up you can view them at CBS.com. Give it a try, I think you might like it. The show that is, not actual swinging. (although hey, whatever floats your boat)

Good thing there weren't three Coreys

Sunday night, after Babboo fell asleep, The King and I sat down to watch some mindless television.

Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about.

We stumbled upon a show neither of us had seen before. And, pretty much, this is all I have to say about it:

Corey Haim should not be broadcast in HD on my new flat screen TV.

He also shouldn’t take drugs.

But while Corey Haim shouldn’t be seen in Hi-Def, Corey Feldman shouldn’t be wearing so much bling. Dude, I get it…you were hott in the 80’s. Heck, I thought you were hott back then. But now? Yeah, you’re a dad. And a husband. And a grown-up. How’s about you start acting like one. Take off the bejeweled sunglasses and the rhinestone encrusted jacket and be real.

Once we got a little more into the meat of The Two Coreys we realized it’s pretty intense. And sort of sad. It’s like “Intervention”, but with washed up teen actors who aren’t so hott anymore.

Will I watch it again? Probably. But I’ll only be watching it throw the gaps in my fingers. Because you know I totally have to cover my eyes when the Hi-Def is at its best!

So, anybody else out there watching this show? What do you think?

jon & kate plus 9?

Ok so it took me awhile, but I finally got into watching Jon & Kate + 8. And I'm totally glad that I did. Those little buggers have totally won my heart. I don't know how Kate does it. I can't keep my house clean and organized for two people, let alone ten. I think I need her to adopt me so that I can be taken under her wing and shown how to do it. I think making pancakes for ten would send me over the edge, yet she makes three meals a day for 10 people. I want to like give her a medal or something.

And I know that these people get a lot of bad press along with the good press. I guess I am just choosing to ignore the bad stuff. First off, when you hear something from someone who heard it from someone... well things get lost in translation. And in all honesty? Do I even care if in real life Kate is a rude horrible person? No. I enjoy watching the show and I enjoy watching her interact with her kids and her husband. I do not watch the show for parenting tips. I watch it for enjoyment.

And I don't care who you are, there's no denying the ridiculous amounts of love they have for those kids. Even I'm in love with their kids. Especially Aaden whom I want to snatch up in my arms and run away with.

No really, what about the goat?

I'm a huge fan of "How I Met Your Mother" (HIMYM)and I truly believe that you should be too. I mean, dude, it's just a good show. There are so many things about the show that lead to speculation. You know like who is the freakin' mother they keep referring to? or how did Ted end up in bed with a pineapple?

And let's not even talk about the goat at Ted's birthday party.

Alan Sepinwall, an awesome TV critic, recently moderated a panel of the writers/creators of HIMYM and some of the cast. During this panel many questions were asked and some were answered.

For instance, the creators of the show said that the mother has appeared. But um, they were a little fishy about their reply so I'm not sure what to think about it.

NPH also discussed his Doogie parody (which I loved) and Canadians were made fun of.

Basically it sounds like it was a good time had by all.

Head over to Alan Sepinwall's blog to read his entire wrap up of the event. It's pretty enlightening!

Jeremy Who?

I have a hard enough time trying to summarize my thoughts after an hour of Lost. How am I supposed to handle two whole hours?

First, let me shake off some overused words:

Wow!

Oh my gosh!

Holy crap!

What the?!?

No way!

(anything you'd like to add, Carly?)

No you pretty much covered it.

Tonight was the finale of season 4. I wish I'd taken notes in my fancy schmancy Lost notebook from Target, but I didn't so Carly will help me fill in any missing pieces. Here are some of the highlights:

The Flash-Forward
This episode picked right back up where last season ended, at the scene with Kate and Jack at the airport. I do not like Future Druggie Jack and his hippie beard. Ugh! But that doesn't matter. It's in this scene that we find out "who" is in the casket: Jeremy Bentham. Not quite what we expected.

I spent the entire episode trying to remember who Jeremy Bentham was. And couldn't figure out how I could forget.

The Freighter
I don't think I like C-4. In the last episode (the one I didn't post about)yeah what's up with that?, Michael, Desmond, and Jin stumble across 500 lbs of C-4 on the freighter. Apparently that strange device that Keamy strapped to his arm was a heart monitor. If Keamy dies, the freighter blows.

That Keamy's a real a-hole.

The Orchid
Way down in the ground Ben throws around a bunch of metal. Keamy appears and dies (for real this time) at the hand of Ben. "So?" is his response when Locke tells him he just killed everyone on the freighter. Douche bag!

You forgot to mention how awesome it was that Ben mentioned "time traveling bunnies".

Ben makes the vault go kapooee. Then he climbs through some ancient tunnel of sorts (looks a lot like the tunnel he went into before the smoke monster laid the smack down a few episodes ago). But don't forget your coat, Ben, because apparently it's cold beyond that tunnel (that explains why Ben ended up in the middle of the desert with a coat on). Ben climbs way down into some icy chamber and turns a wheel.

Thank you for making me realize that about the coat and desert. All this island moving is confusing me.

The Island: Gone?
Ben is the one who moves the island and therefore can't return to it. Why does Jacob wish this fate upon him? I'm dying to know. When, exactly, did Ben go wrong and lose Jacob's loyalty?

More importantly please someone explain how Christian fits into this. Is he Jacob? Or just one of Jacob's little helpers?

The Jump
Oh Sawyer! What a hero you are! But did you see Jack's face? He was totally jealous that Sawyer got to be the hero. He was thinking why didn't I jump first? Oh Jack. Maybe next time. Now, what I'd like to know is how Sawyer managed to lose his shirt whilst swimming back to the island? Must he always exit the water topless? (I totally didn't mind. Bow-chicka-bow-wow). He and Juliet should hook up now.

That darn ocean current. It's stolen many a shirts. And yeah, we aren't complaining. And I think him and Juliette will polish off that rum and well... ho hum.

The Boom
Michael and Jin stayed behind with the C-4 to postpone the boom as long as possible. When the 'cold stuff' ran out, Jin tried to run back to the top of the boat to get on the chopper. Meanwhile, Christian Shepherd appears to Michael and tells him he can 'go now.' Huh? Then BOOM! This just wasn't fair. Jin was right there. Sun had to see the explosion. Awful! Just awful!

And that's where I started bawling. What? I'm sensitive!

The Walt
Hello little boy! How you've grown.

Yeah and way to go Hurley for letting him think his dad was still alive. But then again, with this show you never know.

The Helicopter Crash
Why the dramatic fuel shortages? Watching the chopper go down was grueling. Haven't these people been through enough? I was so nervous. I though Desmond was dead. Oh my heart!

Yes and how does a bullet puncture the gas tank and not blow the whole helicopter up? Answer me that one.

The Reunion
Sigh! Desmond + Penny = True Love. What a relief!

Yeah, more bawling here for me. So happy about that one.

The Lie

It was odd to me the way Jack just instinctively knew that they all had to lie, like John said. I wonder if he is the other person that Sun blames for Jin's death. She kind of made it seem that way. Because sure the first thought would be Ben, but how would she know that he was responsible for killing Keamy? I just don't think she could know that.


The Casket
All I can say is I can't believe Carly was right. He's the last person I ever thought would be in the casket. When I heard the pseudonym 'Jeremy Bentham' I thought for sure it was Ben. What a shocker!

I so literally jumped off the couch and screamed and yelled. And then I forgave myself for not knowing who Jeremy Bentham was.
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Did you notice that there were some really badly filmed parts in this episode? Sometimes the background looked really fake and other times it just looked really rough. Maybe the editors were cutting it too close to the deadline.

I noticed that too, but I just figured it was intentional. But that maybe I wasn't let in on the inside joke of it all.

Season 5 begins in February. If we all get pregnant tonight we can be in labor for the premiere.

Note to self: Abstain for 2 months.

Reunited and it feels so good

Last night was the season finale of How I Met Your Mother. And they sure did pack a lot into that 30 minute episode.

We have Ted "break up" with Stella because he freaks out over being invited to her sister's wedding 6 months down the road. Then we see Ted sitting in a cab about to get T-boned by an oncoming car. He escapes the accident without a scratch, but realizes that breaking up with Stella was wrong. He loves her and he wants to be with her.

Meanwhile, Barney is rushing to the hospital to visit his "Bro" when he is slammed by a bus. I mean did you all see that? I audibly gasped when that happened. And loud!

As we see Barney in pretty much a body cast, Ted realizes that he loves and misses his Bro and wants to be Bros again.

Insert cheesy love song, kittens, and rainbows.



When Ted was about to be hit by that car, the woman he loves flashed before his eyes. So of course he had to run off and propose to her! (for the record I still don't think she's the mother)

So when asked what Barney saw when he was about to be hit, his look said it all.



And while you can't tell from that photo, the person he is looking at with such love and adoration is Robin! Not a giant boob dressed in a suit filled with top shelf liquor.

Next season is going to be pretty awesome. I'm so glad CBS has picked it up again.

Name Him John

It was all so biblical, wasn't it? Ok, maybe it wasn't. I'm still on a high from the lesson I gave in church a few weeks ago about John the Baptist.

In case you have no idea what I'm referring to, I'm talking about this week's episode of Lost which featured a glimpse into the history of My Dad (aka: John Locke):

• Born prematurely
• Survived pneumonia and various infections
• Abandoned by his mother
• Stalked by Richard (it was just like when Prof. Xavier went recruiting mutants to join his special school. Anyone? Anyone? And funny thing... Prof. X was in a wheelchair just like John. Hmmm....)
  
• Thrown in lockers
• Given various opportunities to connect to the island at an earlier age
• Thrown from an eight story window
• Paralyzed

And yet... he walks through the jungle without a trace of injury.

We got to see a little more of another member of my family this week, My Brother-In-Law, Martin Keamy (commonly known around here as Overdressed Military Dude). I've watched that guy for weeks now and wondered who he reminded me of. With the attitude he threw around in tonight's episode, I came to the sudden realization that Keamy is the TV version of my BIL, Adam.

What a jerk, eh? (I mean Keamy, not Adam. You don't even know Adam).

Due to my desire to go to bed at a decent hour tonight, let's skip the re-cap and assume you've done your homework (your homework, should you choose to accept it, is to watch Lost. Failure to do so before the weekend is over will result in an 'F.' Report cards will be issued at the end of the school year... uh..... I mean 'season.')

Things I'm wondering:

1. If My Dad had a run-in with Richard as a child, why did he not recognize him on the island? You have to admit, Richard has a pretty memorable face, and I'm sure My Dad wouldn't forget him after being rejected from joining the "special" school. Or did he recognize Richard, and we just don't know that yet?
2. Why couldn't Ben find Jacob's cabin? He seemed to have no problem finding it when he first took My Dad there.
3. Why did My Dad draw a picture of the smoke monster when he was a child?
4. Who is that creepy man that was pushing My Dad in his wheelchair and what his his connection to the island? Why did he contact Hurley? Why did he hire Naomi? Does he work for Widmore?
5. What is Widmore's connection with the D.I? Did you notice that the protocol my BIL pulled out of the safe had the D.I. (no, not that D.I.) logo on it?
6. Why is Claire perfectly keen on leaving her baby in the jungle and hanging out in a cabin with her creepy, dead father?
7. And of course, what is up with Christian Shepherd stepping in for Jacob? What the?!?

Somebody owes me an explanation here, but I'm willing to keep my demands simple because in all, tonight's episode was AWESOME!

(Note to self: You should really get a picture of your dad for the internet to see).