I'm not sure.
I wish I could be more revelatory when it comes to my opinion of CBS' new show about 40 children ages 8 to 15 living alone together in an "old, abandoned" ghost town. There were certainly enjoyable moments. You forget how precocious and nuts some children can be. That part is fucking hysterical. And some of the kids you just want to hug because they couldn't be any more adorable or self-realized for their age.
Eight-year old James was having fun running around and hunting rabbits and such, but in the midst of all this he would just start crying because he missed his parents. "I'm just not old enough for this yet," he said at the end of the show as he left the game.
Maybe that's the problem--is that it's a game. Another competition reality show like any other, except the participants are kids. And while that's interesting, I'm not so sure I want eight-year olds worrying and scheming and battling over money.
My mind's not made up on this show. I'm going to TiVO it again next week--and then we'll see.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Addie is 6 Months Old!
Incredibly hard to believe my new niece Addison is already 6 months old! Time flies! And she is the cutest niece ever...indisputable!
Emmy Catch Up
What a strange and weird Emmy show last weekend. From the lack of crazy ass fashion to the really bizarre wins, I'll admit I was fairly surprised. Things I'm still thinking about:
1) Ellen Pompeo's hair
2) How did James Spader beat James Gandolfini?
3) Kate Walsh's hair
4) I should see both The Starter Wife and Broken Trail
5) Heide Klum's hair
Things I'm happy about:
1) Wins by Jeremy Piven, Terry O'Quinn, and Katherine Heigl
2) Sally Field winning and giving a good (but crazy) anti-war speech
Not that much made me unhappy except for having to watch Giuliana Rancicthe on the red carpet for E!. I'm honestly not sure there is a more vapid person on the face of the earth. Why do they even let her near a microphone? Oh, and one more thing I hated about the Emmy's--sitting through Kimora Lee Simmons on E!'s Fashion Police. But at least they traded a horrible gay (Jay Manuel) for a mildly tiresome gay (Carson Kressley).
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Dan Rather Suing CBS
Just read about this story on Huffingtonpost.com. All I have to say is, "Wow...Good luck, Dan."
When all the hoopla began over the CBS story concerning President Bush's "service" (ahem) here in the US in the National Guard during Vietnam, our country was still in that terrible place where the media was cow-towing to Bush. Hence, Rather was pretty much pushed out the door by CBS.
I'm glad to see he's suing the network and I hope he wins. True...Dan's team may have jumped the gun on the story, and they should have been more vigilant about research. But the story itself was important. And the fact that CBS was so easily swayed by the Bushies in the White House speaks to the influence his administration has claimed over the media.
When all the hoopla began over the CBS story concerning President Bush's "service" (ahem) here in the US in the National Guard during Vietnam, our country was still in that terrible place where the media was cow-towing to Bush. Hence, Rather was pretty much pushed out the door by CBS.
I'm glad to see he's suing the network and I hope he wins. True...Dan's team may have jumped the gun on the story, and they should have been more vigilant about research. But the story itself was important. And the fact that CBS was so easily swayed by the Bushies in the White House speaks to the influence his administration has claimed over the media.
Britney, The Hills, and OJ
Work and life have been so nuts, my friends, I've been negligent in getting to all of the worldly news that has been happening over the last month. And no, I don't mean General Petraeus or the housing financing bust. I'm talking about television, hollywood, and celebrities.
We had crazy Britney having a "dance" meltdown on national tv. And if you paid even a bit of attention, you'd realize her performance was a lot like Terrence Stamp in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Only...not as good.
Then there was the juicy juicy return of the The Hills on MTV with Heidi and Spencer who have become even more disgustingly interesting. Same old, same old, but baby, did it rock my world.
And lastly, we OJ Simpson making his television comeback. Not in a series, but more like real-life Cops. We all knew it would happen, but this soon?
None of this is surprising actually. If you think about it...the other-wordly actions and thought processes that celebrity creates are inevitable. But who could imagine that watching things unfold would be so much fun?
We had crazy Britney having a "dance" meltdown on national tv. And if you paid even a bit of attention, you'd realize her performance was a lot like Terrence Stamp in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Only...not as good.
Then there was the juicy juicy return of the The Hills on MTV with Heidi and Spencer who have become even more disgustingly interesting. Same old, same old, but baby, did it rock my world.
And lastly, we OJ Simpson making his television comeback. Not in a series, but more like real-life Cops. We all knew it would happen, but this soon?
None of this is surprising actually. If you think about it...the other-wordly actions and thought processes that celebrity creates are inevitable. But who could imagine that watching things unfold would be so much fun?
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