Cool Pretty People

Last night in Las Vegas at the Spike TV's 2007 Video Game Awards, four of the coolest people in television hung out backstage, looking beautiful as always for pictures. Kristen Bell of Veronica Mars and now Heroes, Rachel Bilson of The O.C. and a brief stint on Chuck, and Chuck stars Joshua Gomez and Zachary Levi all posed pretty. I started watching Chuck when it first premiered to support Adam Baldwin in his post-Firefly/Serenity days and though I don't watch it every week, everytime I do, I always love Levi as Chuck and Gomez as best friend Morgan the most. And I have loved Bell and Bilson since their shows premiered years earlier. [photos courtesy of Just Jared]

TV Show Moments

So, season finales are nearing and within the year, much has happened. Rome ended on HBO and even though my boy Pullo survived, my other favorites Eirene and Lucious Vorenus were not so lucky. 30 Rock became the pleasant, and completely hilarious, surprise of the year. Vic finally found out that Shane was responsible for blowing Lem up on The Shield. The cutest couple on tv, Nathan and Haley Scott of One Tree Hill, found out that they are going to have a baby and last night, my dad called me with some of the worst news ever. Christopher Moltisanti, my sole reason for being absolutely obsessed with the early seasons of The Sopranos, was killed in last night's episode.

Curtis "Lem" Lemansky

Nathan & Haley Scott

Christoper Moltisanti

Random Quote

"The Italians have a saying. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. And although they've never won a war or mass produced a decent car, in this area, they are correct." - Jack from 30 Rock

~ a totally random quote but I almost peed my pants when I heard it and I had to post it so all could enjoy it.

The Simpsons

'The Simpsons' has a cast of literally hundreds of characters. And everyone has their favorites. I personally adore Comic Book Guy, Ralph, and the school bullies, especially Kearney. These characters have some of the best lines ever spoken on the show. Of course, everyone has their own opinion. MSN tv made their own list of the top non-Simpsons Simpson characters including Milhouse Van Houten, Sideshow Bob and C. Montgomery Burns.

One of my favorites and one of the best Kearney lines of all time: [after admitting that he dated fellow bully Jimbo's mom] Hey, she came onto me man!

My Person Always Dies

I have a curse. Whenever I watch a television show or a movie, I always "call" a character - the person who I think is the coolest and who I love. Of course, this character, after I "call" them, usually always dies. It's a curse and it can be a very upsetting one to have. This week, on the new episode of Rome, Eirene, my favorite former slave girl now married to Pullo, died after we just found out a few weeks ago that she was pregnant. It's rare for me to actually like a female character on a television show. So of course, since I enjoyed her, she had to die. I'm going to miss her.

How Does Your Light Shine?

I don't know how but I need to get down to Cincinnati sometime and visit Xavier's campus. My sister went to Xavier University for her undergrad but I have more Xavier apparel than her for some reason. And I need more. My two favorite tee-shirts, navy blue ones that have Xavier written across the front, are slowly becoming unwearable. My first one preferred actually is unwearable unless I wish to be obscene. It is something resembling swiss cheese with all of the holes and rips and tears. I don't have the heart to get rid of it though. I was literally standing at my kitchen sink, ready to toss it in the cabinet underneath and keep it there as a dust rag but I couldn't bring myself to do it. It's now folded and put away in a drawer. The other favorite is slowly following its path. It has two holes, one under each arm and the hemline is tearing apart. I need to get more . These were two of my favorites in a rather extensive tee-shirt collection. That's saying something.

For some reason, I decided to watch Lost last night. I had read earlier yesterday that last night's episode was taking us back to the beach - you know, to follow the people the show was originally about before it sucked. Last night was so enjoyable and great for several reasons: it was centered mostly on Hurley, Charlie, Jin and Sawyer, Kate was barely in it, and the main song of the night was Shambala, the best song from Three Dog Night. If every episode could be like it was last night, I bet Lost wouldn'e be in the ratings toilet like it has been.

Something odd happened to me last night. I went to bed around 10:30, later than usual because Brian kept talking to me and wouldn't let me go, and then, I woke up at my alarm. There was nothing in between that time but sleep. Baxter let me sleep the entire night through and he did as well. No barking, no crawling all over me. It was quiet and peaceful and I slept. And it was glorious. Of course, he owed me a night without him bothering me after what he did last night but it's too disgusting so I won't even discuss it.

Goodbye to The OC

That time has come. The final episode of The OC airs tonight on FOX and I admit it. I am going to miss this show. Ryan's brooding, Seth's sarcasm, Summer's bitchiness. It is no wonder why this show, when it first aired in August of 2003, was a cultural phenomenon amongst the teen scene. It's weird that a show that was so popular just three years ago is ending but that's what happens when your main target audience is known for having fads. So in honor of this night's series finale, go punch someone, take some pills and complain about how much money you have because that's how it's done in the OC, bitch.

Pullo and Eirene

And lastly, congratulations must go to my favorite former slave girl and bad ass soldier/assassin. On last night's episode of Rome, Eirene told her husband Pullo that she was pregnant. Of course this was after he just came back from murdering Cicero, but whatever. I'm so happy for them! I can't wait until the second season of this beyond wonderful show comes out on DVD.

Truly Outrageous

Here's something for all of those products of the '80s out there and for those who grew up during the time of leg warmers, far too much neon, and Wham! Eight lessons learned from 80s cartoons cover life lessons from The Smurfs, Jem and G.I. Joe amongst others. For instance, and this is something everyone knows whether they want to admit or not, Transformers taught us that if we’re not careful, robots will kill us all.

Rome

If you have the chance to either rent or buy HBO's Rome, I highly recommend it. In the tradition of The Sopranos, Deadwood, The Wire, and Carnivale, HBO hit the mark yet again. The Roman Empire and the turbulent times of Julius Ceaser, his adopted successor Octavian, Marc Anthony and Cleopatra are seen through the eyes of soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo and their families. The friendship between Lucious and Pullo is hilarious and Pullo dealing with his feelings for the slave girl Eirene is the minor love story that I love to give my attention to. The period piece show is wonderfully done and is addicting. Watching one episode just isn't enough. Yet another reason on the list of why I wished I had HBO.

The Big Gunn

The main reason to watch Project Runway of course is to see contestant mentor Tim Gunn and hear his catch phrases "Make it work!" and "Carry on!". He has become the star of the show and no one can argue that. Gunn has just signed a lucrative pact to become chief creative officer of Liz Claiborne, overseeing designers for labels such as Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, Lucky Brand Jeans and DKNY Jeans. He's also the host of Bravo's upcoming "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style". Gunn hasn't officially signed up for a fourth season of Project Runway but he is still expected to be a part of the show's next season. He better be. He IS the show.

Top Chef Leaked

Fans of Bravo TV's cooking reality show Top Chef are pissed and if I cared about the season finale airing tonight, I would be too, but since my boy Sam packed his knives last week, I'm not even sure if I'm going to watch tonight. But anyway. Food & Wine magazine's web site posted interview features Tuesday with the two Top Chef finalists in an attempt to prove it wasn't working with inside information when one of the profiles was spotted a day earlier. You can click on the link above to read all about the leak and find out who won if you can't possibly wait to watch the show tonight. I really just don't care anymore. Compared to last season, this season doesn't matter. Who's the next Top Chef? I got a better question for you. Who cares?

Goodfeathers

I'm so happy I found this clip. It's from one of my alltime favorite cartoons Animaniacs and is a parody of some of Martin Scorsese's more popular gangster movies.

My TV Couples

I am such a nerd but like most girls that invest their time in television shows, I have my favorite couples that I love to watch. Jackie and Hyde from That 70's Show, Charlie and Claire from Lost, River and Jayne from Firefly, Jason and Elizabeth from General Hospital, Trixie and Sol from Deadwood, Lem and Tigre from The Shield, and Ryan and Summer from The O.C. And since I am offically a huge nerd, I found these pictures of Ben McKenzie and Rachel Bilson who play Ryan and Summer and I had to post them. And since unfortunately the show has been cancelled, we'll never know if these two crazy kids would have ever gotten together.

Anyone But Sam

As someone who had watched season 1 of Bravo's Top Chef, I know for a fact that season 2 has paled in comparison. The chefs competing this season for the title have all seen far too much reality television and have made drama, fighting, attacking one another, threatening one another, and cheating more important than the food, which is what this show is supposed to be about. At times, it seemed more like a bad episode of "The Real World" instead of a show about cooking.

Last night was the first half of the two-parter season finale and within that episode, too many things happened that angered me but the one that left me dumbfounded was the elimination of Sam, who moments before had just won fan favorite, and who had repeatedly throughout the show proved his professionalism, leadership, and cooking abilites. If I was a betting woman, my money would have been on Sam. And I would have lost. He was told last night to pack his knives and go, leaving the two chefs battling it out in the finale to be Ilan and Marcel. This entire season has angered me and I'm afraid that after last night, it might have been the last straw for me. First Uli not winning on "Project Runway" and now this. Bravo, please. You've always had the best television shows. Don't ruin it all by making your reality shows like every other piece of crap found on every other station.

If I'm addicted to anything, it's sparklers.

If you're a fan of Comedy Central's show "Reno 911!", you should know that their first full-length movie "Reno 911!: Miami" is being released this year. You can check out the theatrical trailer and two exclusive clips here. This movie is going to be completely ridiculous and I can't wait. Maybe if I'm in Ohio, I'll go see it with Adam. He's a fan of this craziness too.