I Heart TV.

So this weekend was a whole pile of laziness and relaxation mixed together with plenty of television, sleep and good food. In a nutshell, fantastic. After being the busy bee last weekend and being cursed with the plague, all I wanted to do this weekend was relax and hang out and sleep. And that's what I did.

And then this morning I realized exactly how much television I really watched and how many movies were viewed in pieces. It was awesome. So for blogging purposes let me give you my briefest recaps on some of the most random movies for one person to watch in a single weekend, here goes:

Down Periscope: Great movie. Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider and Harland Williams. Great cast already. Power hitters to the max, haha. Basically it's about some war games and Kelsey leads some dingy submarine with a ridiculous crew to prove "they can do it." And of course they prove it while making us laugh the whole way through. Best scene: Harland Williams doing whale impersonations, classic.

AFV: Yes. We watched America's Funniest Home Videos. Shame on me. I know. This show is horrible. But oh man. There was this one clip where a dog when soaring through the air flipping off of a couch, I was in tears I was laughing so hard. That and a there was a baby drinking water from a hose that was pretty dang adorable.

Run's House: Things I learned from Run's House.
1. Russel Simmons and Rev Run are brothers. (don't know how I didn't know that).
2. Rev Run is crazy, but ridiculously entertaining.
3. Russy is so freaking cute.
4. Apparently the way to move up in the world is to work for charities.
5. Kid Rock is actually kind of a funny person, funny in that he put a Hooters stickers on a Reverend's car, haha.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Um. Best. Movie. Ever. Basically if you haven't seen this movie, get up. Go to your local Blockbuster (or Netflix or whatever) and rent this movie. Just say it's Dirty Dancing meets Hairspray...sort of. But it has Sarah Jessica Parker and some cute guy who's only role was in this movie, haha. And basically ah. Amazing. I love it. Definitely in the top tier of 80's classics. If you don't believe me, just watch the best scene ever. *do note, it's the end of the movie*



What Women Want: Who knew Sarah Paulson was in this movie? And Judy Greer? Well the fact that Judy's in it didn't surprise me because she just pops up everywhere. But Sarah, I really only knew her from Studio 60 (ah tear), and not much else. But alas I was wrong.

Dick: Well I doubt many people have seen this movie, but I had the pleasure of watching it in theaters back in the day. It's with Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst and is basically a comedic spin on Watergate and Nixon and all that jazz. However re-watching it this weekend I discovered two actors in it that I had not noticed before....Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds! Whaaaaat? Will plays a pretty big part of Bob Woodward and I couldn't quite figure out Ryan's role, haha, but I was amused.

The Truman Show: I love this movie. I honestly think it's one of Jim Carey's best. If you don't know what this movie is. Go rent it. It's about a guy who has a whole show going about his life and he doesn't know. In a nutshell. It's so interesting to watch and basically know that it would never fly and how biblical it could be, crazy I know. Oh and fun celebrity fact discovered in this movie...Paul Giamatti is in it? Who knew? I sure didn't. This man is appearing everywhere lately.

The Patriot: I love this movie. It's so good. And so sad. And just soooo good. But really, even sadder. Watching Heath Ledger. I don't think we watched the whole thing because I was just so sad watching it. Even though it really is one of his best roles. So basically if you haven't seen this movie, you need to. Just be prepared to get all teary and see lots of gun fire, haha.

Deep Impact: Basically the world is ending. This movie came out the same time as Armageddon and not many people saw it. I think I saw this gem in theaters too, haha. Basically an asteroid is hitting the Earth and all hell breaks loose and a space ship has to blow it up and people have to live in caves and a tidal wave happens. There really is a lot here. And it has Elijah Wood, Lele Sobieski, Morgan Freeman and Tea Leoni, star studded cast really. So not really one you have to see, but it's good entertainment if you need it.

Benny and Joon: I know I said it earlier, but this may also be in contention for Best. Movie. Ever. Granted this could take the reins for best early 90's flick. Basically this movie stars Johnny Depp (extra brownie points right there), Mary Stuart Masterson (ummmFried Green Tomatoes...love this woman), and Aidan Quinn. If that right there doesn't scream money, I don't know what does. So the plot you ask? Mary is mentally ill, her brother Aidan has to take care of her and in comes Johnny to be the funny caring man she needs to liven her spirits. That's all you really need to know. It's such a cute movie and fun and very 90's and did I mention it has Johnny Depp in it??

So that's my weekend in a nutshell, haha. And to answer your questions, Yes I am a TV/Movie addict. No I did not watch all of these movies in their entirety, although I have before. Yes I recommend you go and watch them all. No I will not pay for your rental fees if you don't like them, haha.

Hope that answers all your burning questions, woo.

And how was your weekend?

happy monday!

Goodbye Studio 60.

At about 10:32 last night I looked and my boyfriend and said "Aaron has 28 minutes to make me not hate him the rest of his career." Yes I am talking about Studio 60. Sadly this is my last entry on the show because last night was the series finale. So as I said before, at about 10:32 I was still pretty distraught about the show. Nothing was being resolved! Jordan was still heavily medicated and not lookin too hot, Tom's brother was still in captivity, Simon was still in a room with Jack with unresolved issues about his outburst to the news crews and Matt and Harriet still weren't together! I was pretty much flipping out.

However by about 10:40 my fears were put aside and Aaron did good. He pretty much wrapped everything up nicely with a big bow on top. Just when I thought they were going to kill Jordan (ya I had a pillow ready in hand to either cry into or throw at the TV), the doc says everything is going to be fine and Danny shows up with baby in hand to show Jordan. And even cuter, Jordan had adoption papers already ready for Danny to sign, adorable. Then finally, just when Tom was about to give in to hiring ransom negotiators the army rep who had been with him hands him the phone and Mark (Tom's brother) is on the other line, alive and well and rescued, sweet. And finally Jack admitted that he felt bad for firing Matt and Danny five years ago and that he had nothing wrong with them, it was just part of the job. So with that he told Simon he didn't have to apologize...so of course Simon finally agreed to apologize.

And lastly, the build up of them all. Matt and Harriet. It's been building up all season and it finally came together, granted I don't know if I would have made it like Aaron did, but it worked anyways. Throughout the episode both Matt and Harriet admit to other people that they are the only ones they have ever truly loved (awww) and from there they slowly realize that there is no reason for them to not be together, religious differences or not. So basically Harriet comes back from the hospital and Matt is sitting in the stairwell relieved that the ridiculous night is over and he mutters "Thank God" and Harriet comes back from the shadows in a deep voice saying "Your Welcome." Haha, I thought that part was pretty funny. From there, some words were said and they kissed and got together and asked everyone if they would mind if they were together and of course everyone said "No", all basically knowing that it was inevitable.

And the show ended with Danny smoking a celebratory cigar and Matt up in his office vowing to make a friend out of the giant timer in his office that lingers overhead. So I'll say this, I don't hate Aaron Sorkin anymore, granted I got pretty close. He did a lot in 28 minutes that restored my faith in his story line skills and that made for a much happier Thursday evening.

Well, goodbye Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, it was a good run.

I'm just going blog wild today.

Wow this must be my dear effort to not do a lot of work today, even though I've got tons o research and a final report to get together before the end of the day. But pshaw for two seconds. So somehow I came across this guy, Jack Myers' article on Studio 60 and how if viewers rally together like the viewers of Jericho did, we could possibly save the show.

However he also points out, that that is very unlikely. Studio 60 is a good show, but an expensive one, and in my opinion NBC has just become kind of stupid (with the exception of Heroes, brilliant, and Scrubs. So as much as I would like to rally for Studio 60 I don't really know how much good it would do. Heck I have signed a petition or two to bring it back, but it's not like we can send a million pounds of peanuts to NBC and say "come on, bring it back!" and have them listen. I love television and I love movies and I basically love Hollywood as a whole, but sometimes they are just stupid. I'm going to miss Studio 60, and Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford and Amanda Peet and Sarah Paulson, basically all of it. But alas, Aaron you tried and NBC won.

Just please make the end of the season end on a good note, please. I still haven't seen last night's episode, but I really want this show to end on a better note than it's at right now. Make me laugh. You can do it, I have faith.

Thanks.

Aaron, I think we need to talk.

Okay Aaron Sorkin, I think we need to have a little chit chat. Just because your show Studio 60 wasn't picked up for another season doesn't mean that you don't have to care at all what happens to the end of your show. Heck it made it an entire season, that's more than some shows can say (Andy Barker, P.I., The Black Donnely's, Raines to name a few). So, in saying that, I would like to know what possessed you to make the usually witty and pretty funny show go down the ridiculously depressing route last night.

I mean honestly, the show started out kind of funny with the announcer calling the show "Studio City" instead of "Studio 60" but after that, there wasn't much humor left. Matt's drug problem was getting worse and his assistant noticed and called him out on it, Tom's brother who's in Iraq hadn't contacted his family yet, and Jordan and Danny were arguing about the show and the war. For a show that's about a comedy show, there was very little comedy in it last night. It was like watching the Grey's Anatomy finale all over again, just in a studio and not a hospital.

Ultimately the show ended even sadder than it started. Danny confronts Matt about his drug problem (since he is a recovering addict), so that was emotional, Jordan reveals that she hasn't felt her baby kick all day (so Danny makes her go to the ER) and lastly the most depressing of all the story lines to me was with Tom's brother. The show ended with the news that Tom's brother had been captured along with two other soldiers and was being held hostage in enemy territory. Not only was he being held hostage, but it was being broadcast on the news and sent to the studio directly. So let's just say that by this time I was pretty much streaming tears, not sobbing or anything, just a steady flow of tears. I think the show just got too real for me, hence so freaking sad, and the fact that my oldest cousin is in Iraq on his second tour doesn't really help much either.

So needless to say I was pretty much left with my mouth hanging open again as Aaron's comedy show turned depressingly real. I think I was even more sad that there were no previews for what next week would be like. I think I need to mentally prepare myself to either cry again or maintain that sliver of hope that Aaron will use the last three episodes of Studio 60 to bring back the fast paced comedy that started it all. You can do it Aaron. Fingers crossed.