Posts Tagged ‘GLEE’
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So, I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a big TV fan. In all truth, I’ve never once leased cable in my life. When I was a kid we had cable sometimes off and on, and I had cable when I was in college because the school provided it. Right now, where I’m rooming, there’s full on hi-def cable with a DVR and HDMI cables and the whole nine yards. But any time I’ve lived on my own I’ve all but forgotten TV even exists.
I mean, let’s be honest, most of the ‘TV’ that I watch is anime that isn’t even on TV. Football? I live in the wrong city so I listen to the Chiefs on internet radio. Basketball? Restaurants, foodcourts, bars, or ESPN3 to catch my Duke games. (National Champs baby!) Anything else is just filler. In fact, 90% of the time I watch television it’s just on in the background to make noise or distract me from getting comics done.
That’s why it got really REALLY weird when fall came around this year and I was eagerly anticipating the return of two of my favorite shows from last year: Glee and Chuck.
Now mind you, I’ve had shows that I liked in the past. Some I even managed to remember to watch all the episodes for an entire season. For me, that’s a feat. Most of the time, if I really like a show I just buy it later on DVD when the sets come out. That’s what I did with Scrubs and 24 – and sometimes I even manage to watch the DVDs after I buy them. Television has just rarely gripped me to the point that I maintain focus for an entire season – and never EEEVER has it drawn me back for a second season.
Until this year.
Yep, even weeks ago I was getting angsty for a couple of shows and it wasn’t until after that first episode that I realized it had happened. Somehow Glee and Chuck have seeped into my brain and created their own little space. Glee totally lived up to my personal hype – and I know this is true because I’m somehow still excited about the new season despite next week being a Britney Spears special. (I actually just cringed writing that, but still excited.) Chuck wasn’t great but I’m hopeful that it’ll heat up in the next few episodes.
So, since I’ve been dragged into TV watching (for now at least) I might as well check out a couple of other shows right? Sure’nuff!!
One of the first shows that caught my attention was Chase. Seemed pretty cool, US Marshall chasing down fugitives. Tough gritty girl for the main character hunting down killers and such in Texas and just miles from the “get out of jail free” line known as the border. Sadly, after the first episode I’ve lost almost all hope for this show. I was bored within fifteen minutes and talking with Rob about it made me realize there’s almost no hope of this show getting good cause as cool as the plot sounds it’s also the drawback and fatal flaw. Final verdict: FAIL.
On the other hand, CW has a new show called Hellcats. I had no idea what this even was till Rob made me watch it. I’ll admit, the original appeal was Alyson Michalka and Ashley Tinsdale in cheerleader outfits, but after a few episodes the show has actually grown on me – enough that I can even watch the silly dance routines without rolling my eyes. Mostly. The writing is still a bit stale at times, and a few of the actors are extremely raw… but it’s still a show with some promise and some fun spunk to it. Not for everyone, but worth a check if you like Disney. Or cheese.
One of the last shows I remember being really drawn into was Survivor. I don’t know that I saw every episode, but I did watch the first two seasons to the point that I remember being so upset with how season 2 went down I completely wrote the show off. I’ve seen maybe four total episodes since Colby gave away his prize money. Going into the new season I had less then no interest in the show because I was convinced having coach Jimmy Johnson on the show was stupid. Then I sat and watch the first episode. I loved Jimmy Johnson on Survivor. I don’t know why I just did. The second episode was even better – and this year’s cast has some seriously SERIOUSLY weird characters. The fights aren’t even fights they’re more like children battling over a sandbox… and I can’t get enough. At least for now I can’t. We’ll see what happens when a few of these nutcase castaways get voted off.
Some shows I’m not even giving a chance: The Event, Mike & Molly, and Hawaii Five-0. A show I gave up on within the first five minutes: Raising Hope. A couple of shows I’ve not gotten to see yet but I am willing to hold out hope for: No Ordinary Family, Boardwalk Empire, and Outsourced. A show I completely misjudged and wouldn’t suggest to anyone: The League. A show I thought had a chance five months ago but now I just think looks lame and thus will not even consider: Undercovers.
I think that pretty much covers my Fall Lineup opinions. How about you guys? What are you into, sick of, or excited about? Toss in a comment and let’s hear it!
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Going with yesterday’s review of Wicked I thought I’d focus this week’s Twitter Tuesday on one of the actresses who made the show such a success. So, this week our focus will be on Kristin Chenoweth!
Kristin was the original Glinda the Good for Wicked when it was on Broadway. Before that she won a Tony Award as Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. She’s also done some television, having won an Emmy Award for her role as Olive Snook on the show Pushing Daisies, and also playing a role on West Wing and most recently the reoccurring April Rhodes on Glee. Obviously to have won a Tony OR an Emmy would be great, but Kristin has proven her talent by winning both.
If that’s not enough, and really it should be but you know… just in case, Kristin has also done voice work for the new Tinkerbell movies and Robot Chicken, made a few Funny or Die videos, written her own memoir, starred in the made for TV movie The Music Man with Matthew Broderick, has appeared three different times as a part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, been a guest judge for American Idol, toured with international pop sensation Il Divo, and done a few small movies like Bewitched, Stranger Than Fiction, and Four Christmases.
Oh, and then there’s her music! Three of her own albums with a fourth slated for later this year. If you’ve heard the soundtrack to Wicked or seen her episodes on Glee then you know she’s got talent, but if you don’t let me point out that she’s classically trained with a range of four octaves. That’s a lot of octaves. It’s actually a shame that Twitter is a text program, cause if they could let you share singing I think most everyone would have put Kristin on their follow list by now.
Even without a vocal system on Twitter I highly recommend following Kristin because, lets face it, the woman is a star in every sense of the word! Stage, film, musical, written word, national tours, and on and on. The bottom line: she’s Popular.
Tonight is the season finale of one of my favorite shows. Maybe ever. Of course I speak of GLEE. (Which ironically enough is rarely happy. Odd that.) So, naturally, I thought it’s only fitting to have a member of the cast as the focus of this weeks Twitter Tuesday.
The Cast of Monte Carlo filiming in Europe (pic from Cory's Twitter Feed)
Now, if you don’t know almost the entire cast is on Twitter, including some of the regular guest stars. That gave me a LOT of choices for who to highlight. So, do I pick the best voice? Maybe the person who uses Jericho as the stage name for their music career (bonus points for the awesome!) How about the actress playing the character with the most interesting story this season?
Nah.
This is Twitter, and so the easy choice was ‘who is doing cool stuff and talking the most about it?’ That made it easy. Right now, everything points to Cory Monteith – aka Finn. Dude is Europe right now, recording a new movie with Katie Cassidy (Nightmare on Elm Street) and Selena Gomez (everything on Disney). Not only is he Tweeting a few times a day, he’s loading us with sweet behind the scenes pics. It’s like having a backstage passport!
So, while you’re watching GLEE tonight (don’t lie, you watch it – we all do) take a moment to add Cory Monteith (frankenteen) to your Follow List.
