So five years ago...

Come back Mal Reynolds!

Glee gets 4 Golden Globe noms!

Wheeeee!In addition for being up for Best Comedy, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, and Jane Lynch are all up for Golden Globes for their work on Glee. While I think all of them deserve to win, I will be SOOOO upset if Jane doesn't get an award for her role as Sue Sylvester. Speaking of...I bought the Glee Soundtrack, and while some of the adaptations are pretty good, all it did for me was remind me how awesome the originals are. Except for Bust A Move...Morrison's version is high-larious!


Photo from Fox.com

Awesome, just....awesome

Whee! Joss Whedon will direct Glee!

According to Michael Ausiello over at Entertainment Weekly, Joss Whedon will direct an episode of Glee next year! This is very exciting news for anyone who is a fan of Whedon and Glee. And if you aren't, what's wrong with you???? Let's all pray that Joss somehow works in Numfar's Dance of Joy into the mix. Check it out when it orginally appeared on Angel.

We are mad, mad, mad MEN!

For a very not suitable for work spoof, check out MA Men on Funnyordie.com

What's a pirates favorite letter?

ARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

Celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day this Sat, 9/19!

The new Melrose...will you be watching?

So Melrose Place is making a comeback. Are you going to watch? I'm not...didn't watch the original and my catty, girly, fluff section of my tv schedule is already filled by Gossip Girl. Plus, Melrose does not have CHUCK! So really, what's the point? Speaking of, GG will be back NEXT WEEK!!!!!

And I hear Chuck's storyline is taking a hell of a turn!

I kno I've been gone awhile. but LOOK what I have for ya!

You know what really burns my bubble? When stores do price adjustments a couple of weeks after you buy something, but their price adjustment policy doesn't allow you to receive one. No joke...3 weeks ago, I purchased a pair of pants from one store and a jacket at another. And today, the pants are $15.00 less and the jacket is $50.00 less!!!! I'm returning both items this week, and rebuying the jacket! I can't believe in this economy, these stores are doing this. I haven't even worn either item, as they are both spring items. Really, I think these stores (who will be nameless, not b/c I want to protect them , but b/c Gigs doesn't want to admit to shopping at one of them) need to rethink their policies for loyal customers.

Stars! They're Just Like Us!

Did you hear what Jennifer Lopez's baby boy's first word was? Dada. Do I care?

While I am at it, here are some other "news" stories I don't want to hear any more about:

Octomom---I've had it. Talk about rewarding someone for irresponsible behavior...if you want to call her behavior irresponsible.

Rihanna and Chris Brown-- let her deal with her loser boyfriend without the cameras in her face, if you want to call him a loser boyfriend. And btw, what is up with that survey the Boston Globe did?

Dancing with the Stars/American Idol/Bachelor--what did you expect from crappy reality shows? The same old same old? They HAD to do something different! More injuries! New judge! A-hole bachelor! If you want to call him an A-hole.

Lindsay Lohan-unless you have a new movie coming out ( and I hope you do!) I don't care. About anything else.

Bristol Palin and Levi whatever--whatever.

There, I feel better.

Help stop teen cough medicine abuse! (what about other age groups' abuse?))

1. Oscars--yep I watched--the whole durn broadcast! Glad for Milk's wins, and Heath's...and in case you were wondering, I like the new format!

2. 3 Doors Down...Gigs took in a concert on Monday night at the new House of Blues in Boston...ehh venue, sound issues until the main act came on, but all in all a great show! Gigs went with buddies Nancy and Mike, and had a great time, as always when you mix Nancy, Mike, live music and a Dirty Shirley.

3. Cough Medicine--I was carded, and asked to sign a document that stated that I would not sell my cough medicine to teens (who may abuse it) twice this week! They keep it behind the counter, probably under the guise of protecting kids from what can harm them if abused. It got me thinking about if this is a law, or store policy. And if libraries were to do that....put "harmful" materials behind the desk and not let a minor check them out. God, now more than ever, I am glad most libraries don't function like this! I can't imagine blocking anyone from the freedom of information. I would have been so mad if as a teen I wasn't allowed to check something out, on the authority of someone who didn't know me! But I do believe that parents need to step up and parent.

4. I need some sleep! I'd go get some Tylenol night meds, but I don't want to get my license carded again! Someone might come after me for abuse!

Ouskar

I wasn't going to watch the Oscars this year...I find it wrong that during these hard times, so much money is being spent on praising actors....good actors, and good movies, but really what did they DO? Entertain us, sure. But this money could be going to much better causes that another pat on the back for Hollywood....still, maybe it is a welcome distraction for some. I dunno...I do want to see who will win Best Actor and Supporting Actor, and this rumored musical number with Hugh Jackman, but that's about it. I think the entire award season has gotten out of hand...and judging by the ratings of recent years, maybe the public feels the same way.

Did you know that it was an Academy librarian that gave the award its name? Yah-Huh..I heard it on Extra so it must be true!

Bwaaahahahaha!

Didja hear?

A-Rod admitted to doing steroids...yeesh...why am I not surprised? But only when he was with the Texas Rangers. oh, phew, well he was just a kid then. I suppose we should let it slide, I mean he was making only a few mil a year at that point. Gimme a break! Toss him outta the game! Pull his awards, cancel his contracts....hey, so does this mean that maybe he didn't have an affair with Madonna? Maybe the real reason his wife divorced him is b/c he couldn't ...ummm...perform anymore. Don't steroids effect your...ummm...performance?

President and First Lady Obama visit a school library

NBC News reported that the President and First Lady took time to visit a elementary school library today, to talk with students and read them some stories. The news reported that they took a break from White House going ons, and this is where they went....Thanks. Keep the positive library press comin'!

Live from my couch...again!

Getting ready to blog the Super Bowl commercials, but I'm still about an hour or so away from kick off...and I'm already sick of the hoopla....I've been checking in since 9am, and all the Peacock is covering is the game! Which, again, doesn't start until 6:30!
But already the broadcast had Jumped the Shark....what the hell is Keith Oberman doing commenting on the field?!?!?

Ok...be back when the game starts!
Aaaaaaannndddd...we're baaack! (anyone get that Jimmy Fallon reference? Anyone?)

1. The Doritos commercial where the guy throws a snow globe at a vending machine and declared free Doritos for the office.

2. Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head go out for a drive on Bridgestone tires.

3. FAST AND THE FURIOUS trailer!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Matt Lauer can eat it!-- trailer for Land of the Lost

5. A true love story--Daisy and her beau...Budweiser.

6. NO one wants to see you naked! Send Teleflowers....

7. Heroes!

8. My gold hip replacement...Ed McMahon shills hilariously for Cash 4 Gold.

8. Mush, brain, mush...Alec Baldwin, "tv star" promotes Hulu.

9. gosh, that Sarah from Chuck is pretty...

10. MacGruber....sell out! but i'm for anything that bring R.D.A. back to tv.

Did I miss any?

I need to rewatch but...

I think Faraday is Charlotte's father!

Recap here!

Grams!

from Dawson's Creek popped up on Fringe tonight. I love when new shows reunite stars from past favs. I gotta say though if not for my interest in the characters, I'm not sure I'd be such a faithful viewer. But it's pretty good, and as mysterious as is, it's a lot less heavy on the brain than Lost. And it's pretty scary.

Which would you rather read?

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That's the Dutch cover on the top. It comes out in Holland in March. For those of you who didn't get the bird head reference, it's Mary Poppins' umbrella head from the movie. Thanks goodness the story can stand on its own legs....you have read it right??????

Gigs has been sick

Really sick...which is why I haven't awarded the SAGA's for best song or best book. So I'm going to do both right now.
BEST BOOK
I declared this way back in February...and then changed my mind in March. But nothing else I have read this year comes close to My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger! Read my review here.

Runner Ups

Suck It Up by Brian Meehl -just look at that cover! How could you not like that book? And see the smiley fangs on the right? Yeah the author has buttons he sells on his website! Gigs has a bunch!
Parties and Potions by Sarah Mylnowski -this is the fifth in a series, and I liked it so much, I'm gonna read them all! So likeable! And the author has been a Gigs fav since her first book, Milkrun.

BEST SONG

I have no idea...there wasn't anything good that came out this year...maybe Lovebug by the Jonas Brothers. Or Womanizer by Britney. And you know it's been a bad year if I chose a Britney song as the best of the year. Oh and I really liked Spotlight by Jennifer Hudson. But I think I'm going to search out in left field to find a winner...and since Gigs never LOVED this band like so many others, this is left field for me!

Viva La Vida by Coldplay

I like the song...it's the first Coldplay song to ever make it to my iPod. In a pretty depressing pop year this was one of the highlights. I'm sick of rap (or what is now referred to as rap) and these sugary sweet poppy underagers who can't carry a tune without professional sound equipment (did you HEAR that commercial promotion New Year's with Ryan Seacrest? They all sounded horrible!)

And a special award that I'm giving out this year...this fell into no other category, so I'm creating a special one for it!

Best episode not shown on tv or in the movies....

Dr. Horrible's Sing A Long Blog!

It all came about during the writer's strike (certainly one of the best things to have come from that). Joss Whedon was bored and he couldn't write for tv or movies, so he wrote for the web. He and some other talented folks created this 3 part web series about a young evil do-er who falls in love and finds himself having to prove his evil-ness. Oh, and there's some funny singing too. I personally have not sung a long with it.