Friday Night Lights

Caught the rerun of the NBC pilot of Friday Night Lights on Bravo last night and I have to say I was entertained. I never caught the movie it's based on, but the show seems pretty good. Who would think a drama about football could be entertaining?

• It's funny and smart, and some of the stuff that happens is unexpected--even if the writing becomes a bit precious every once in a while.
• Lots of hot actors, including Kyle Chandler who blew up on Grey's Anatomy last year.
• I also think there is some strong acting.

I'm not going to follow the show religously, but if it keeps repeating on Bravo I'm in.

Not Feeling the Gilmore Love

Well, we're two episodes into the new season (with new showrunner and writer) of the Gilmore Girls and I can officially say I'm not feeling it. I agree with a lot of critics who say that the characters we love just seem painted into a corner all of a sudden: Lane is pregnant, Lorelai has cheated on her fiance, Luke is being a dickhead to Lorelai, Christopher has pinned all his dreams on Lorelai, and Rory is alone because her boyfriend has gone to London for a year.

So I don't like what Amy Sherman-Paladino left us with as she exited the show last year. But what I do miss is her writing. Though Lorelia and Rory are still snappy and fun, there just doesn't seem to be any heart to the writing anymore. It's like the characters are going through the motions.

But if it makes anyone feel better, Veronica Mars is still rocking it hard this year. The show is getting better and better. Yay, Vern!

All Hail The Queen

This weekend I was able to go see two great movies: The Departed and The Queen. The Queen was a solid movie, but the performance by Helen Mirren was astounding and brought the picture to a different level. I can't imagine anyone else winning Best Actress this year at the Oscars. Mirren was simply riveting. It one scene she went from sadness, to bewilderment, to awe without saying a word--and none of it felt contrived.

The Departed was probably a better movie than The Queen but I didn't enjoy it as much. It's crazy violent and the plot is a bit too convenient. But the acting in the movie is also superb. Jack Nicholson will be nominated fo an Oscar surely, but my hope is that Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio are nominated as well (or instead?). This is the first DiCaprio performance that I've liked in years. Even Mark Wahlberg managed to wow me in his role.

Nathan Fillion Joining Lost!!!

If you ever watched Buffy or Firefly, you know how smoking hot Nathan Fillion is. And he was even hot on Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place. Well, Kristin at E! is saying that Nathan is joining lost as...SPOILER...Kate's husband!