And Then You

Your QotD is another song. It played on the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy last week and I loved it so much and I went and bought it off iTunes. It makes me nostalgically sad. Perfect for my mood these days, due to complicated relationship issues. I hope you like it.

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And Then You
By: Greg Laswell

How my thoughts they spin me 'round
And how my thoughts they let me down
And how my thoughts they spin me 'round
And how my thoughts they let me down

How my dreams they spin me 'round
And how my dreams they let me down
And how my thoughts they spin me 'round
And how my thoughts they let me down

And then there's you
Then there's you
And then there's you
Then there's you

How my love it spins me 'round
And how my love it's let me down
And how my thoughts they spin me 'round
And how my thoughts they let me down

And then there's you
Then there's you
And then there's you
Then there's you

You know I know who that you love
I've written it on myself, if you can't tell
With a melody that climbs and then falls, then falls, then falls
Without you, without you

How my days they spin me 'round
And how today it sets me down
And how my days they spin me 'round
And how today it sets me down

Alongside you
Alongside you
Alongside you

Kevin McKidd - Newest TV Crush

Ok, so I have to hand it to the Grey's writing staff. Things on that show had been getting a little stale over the last couple of seasons (is anyone else SO over Meredith's commitment phobia already? Jeesh!) and I would bet my shiny new nickel that most of their viewers are just like me; aka: merely watching cause after 4 years it's like a bad smoking habit and we just can't help ourselves, even though it's slowly killing us. Things needed some serious spice and I mean like now. And in the season premiere last week, they finally handed us that bone, that spice, that hallelujah light. It came in the form of Kevin McKidd and boy was my apartment a big pool 'o drool by the end of the 2 hour show.

I re-watched the episode with my BFFs, Katie and Tina, last night and even though McKidd doesn't have those generic and obvious good-looks, Katie described him as having a "Daniel Craig-like" appeal (they helped fill my apartment with extra drool). I couldn't have said it better. The man is sexy, ya'll. No point denying it. He was just what the doctor ordered, pun intended. I couldn't get enough of him, which caused me to excitedly wait for him to confidently saunter into every scene as I watched the episode. I am now more excited about watching Grey's than I have been for the last couple years and it's all due to McArmyMan.

Watch below to see how Sergeant Owen Hunt can make even a simple statement like "So?" make your knees weak. But don't say I didn't warn ya!

The first video is about 8 minutes long and it includes all of Christina's and Hunt's scenes from the premiere. If you don't have 8 minutes to spare, check out the second video, which is only 2 minutes long but is the best scene in the whole dang episode. Enjoy and keep a drool bucket close, gals. Boys, as always, take notes.

Bring on the Wonder

I realized yesterday that the new Bones Soundtrack had been released so I went searching on iTunes to check it out. I liked alot of the songs, but not enough to buy the whole album. However, there was one song in particular that I was looking for and happy day, there it was! The song is called "Bring on the Wonder" by Susan Enan. It's a really beautiful song and even though I can't remember the exact scene in Bones that it was connected to, I do remember feeling the raw emotion of the scene due to this song. I went ahead and got a Playlist account so that I could post the whole song on here for you to listen to. I've also got the lyrics, to act as your QotD. Enjoy and tell me what you think!

Bring on the Wonder
By: Susan Enan

I can't see the stars anymore living here
Lets go to the hills where the outlines are clear

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

I fell through the cracks at the end of our street
Lets go to the beach, get the sand through our feet

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

Bring on the wonder
We got it all wrong
We pushed you down deep in our souls for too long

I don't have the time for a drink from the cup
Let's rest for a while 'til our souls catch us up

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

Bring on the wonder
We got it all wrong
We pushed you down deep in our souls, so hang on

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long.

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Normal Guys Vs. Edward Cullen

So, I came home last night to discover my cable was out. I had this lovely night planned with my friend Brett, to watch House and Fringe and do the chill thing. Horrified, I immediately called Comcast, but there was nothing they could do until the next day. I couldn't watch my shows nor could I record them. It was a disaster. Needless to say, the night was pretty much ruined, but we barely salvaged the evening by watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 1992 movie. It's cheesy, it's kick-ass, it's Buffy. It helped a little to make fun of the grotesque wardrobe choices and cheesy zoom-in shots. Again, I have to thank Joss Whedon for coming to the rescue of what could have been a traumatically boring evening. So, as I will again miss my new fall show tonight (Bones *sobs*) I am too depressed to blog much. So instead, in order to spread my misery to any "normal guy" that is unfortunate enough to be reading this post, take a look at this video. Watch, listen, take notes. Be bummed, like me.

Heroes Premiere and Thoughts on Characters

I was talking once to a producer here at TNT about Angel. Somehow we got onto the subject of Wesley. He (the producer) told me that he thought Wesley's character development, how his character changed drastically over time (pretty much from Buffy season 3 to Angel season 5) was the most believable transformation of a character on television that he had ever seen. I had not thought much about it until he brought it up, but once he did, I saw the truth in his opinion. Wesley had about 6 years to develop and change as a character and you would not recognize the sissy girly-girl from 3rd season Buffy if you saw him in 4th or 5th season Angel. The events that unfolded for him throughout the Angel series were so traumatic, chaotic and heartbreaking that it is completely believable that he would have become a truly different kind of person by the end. It was so believable in fact, that I hadn't even really noticed how different a person he was until it was pointed out to me.

SPOILERS:

You may be asking yourself what this has to do with the Heroes premiere last night. That's a good question. It comes into play when dealing with the character development theme. I was sitting watching Heroes, on the edge of seat and loving every minute of it, when I realized that I didn't know any of these characters. I didn't know Peter, Nathan, Mohinder...even Hiro and Claire seemed different to me. They were nothing like the people I met in 1st season Heroes. They had changed. The change was apparent in the Petrelli brothers more so than in anyone else. Especially Nathan. And yes, I know that the Peter we saw throughout the whole episode was Future Peter, but even the tiny glimpse of Present Peter (and remembering him from the end of last season) was enough to make me feel like he had changed just as drastically from the 1st to 2nd season as he seemed to have changed going 4 years into the future. Still, it was Nathan and Mohinder that seemed to have little reason for such drastic changes in their characters. Even before Mohinder shot himself up with his recently discovered Hero serum and became all aggressive, scary guy, it seemed out of character for him to even risk testing it before all the possible wrinkles had been ironed out. Mohinder never seemed like the kind of guy to desire a power for himself. He just wanted to help people, to finish what his father had started, to honor his name. How did he suddenly become this power-hungry mad scientist? It didn't really seem to fit. And don't even get me started on Nathan. I mean, yes, he died for a minute. But almost ALL the characters on this show have died and come back to life before and they never felt the need to suddenly turn to God and NOT notice that hey, my brother is acting a bit off, maybe he's not really Peter and maybe he SHOT me and I should start asking where my REAL brother is. Jeez. Ok, maybe he didn't need to be THAT intuitive, but the whole "God saved me" bit was so very out of character for Nathan that I was scowling at the television every time he was in the frame. I mean, he's a politician for Zeus sake! Not only that, but Nathan seemed like a smart man in season 1, but now he's making the same mistakes he did before and that's just not smart. But then again, it wouldn't be such a great show without the conflict that stupid decisions create. So I guess I shouldn't complain.

Still, because there are just so MANY characters on this show, they can never focus very long on just one character, so any kind of huge transformation for a character will always come as a shock for the audience. They have SO much going on that I barely had time to react to one crazy event before I was moved into ANOTHER crazy event. It's frustrating and totally awesome at the same time. It was such an amazing and thrilling premiere that I am actually excited to go back home and watch it again. I can imagine the list of things I probably missed due to the action moving so fast from one thing to another. All in all, the best and most exciting premiere I have seen yet for this fall season. Bravos Heroes, you're coming back up from behind and we are loving every dang bit of it. May I please have some more, massterrr?

Opps...Just Kidding...

Ok, so it looks like David said the wrong name when he identified the actor cast as his brother (thanks Karkar). He meant to say Brendan Fehr, not Jason Behr. Yeah, I can see how the slip happened. And they are both from Roswell, so it's an easy mistake. I'll forgive you, David, for making me look like an idiot. This is why amateurs should never report entertainment news. Sheesh. Anyway, still VERY excited about Brendan being cast. He's awesome also. Sorry for the mistake Jason Behr fans. Check out the studly, though, right? Right?! I used to have such a crush on this guy!

Oh, More Unexpected Excitment!!

Oh, how I love thee, Michael Ausiello, Bringer of Exciting Entertainment News! As I browsed the EW videos of the Emmys last night, I ran across a quick interview with David Boreanaz and what a crazy random happenstance, got the exciting news that Jason Behr, of Roswellian fame, was recently cast as Agent's Booth's brother on Bones for this season! Oh happy day! Jason playing a role in something that is so far above the poop that he has been playing in recently; aka: something I can actually watch and enjoy him in! As you can tell, I am super excited and just had to share it with my readers...that I don't really have....humm...gotta work on the lack of reader part of the this blog....Anyway, check out the video for yourself via the link below:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1767981825/bclid1764764835/bctid1809488435

An Exciting Call

Yesterday, while I was getting ready to go see Ghost Town (excellent film by the way, go see it) I got a call from my sister, Brittney. Now, Britt is a busy college student at the College of Charleston. She has tons of hard-ass classes, works in retail and even TAs for some crazy biology class or another. She also somehow finds time for a pretty hearty social life, though I confess, I have no idea how she has the time. Needless to say, I don't get to see her or talk to her that often. So, anytime I do get a call from her, I tend to get very excited. But that's nothing compared to how excited I got when she called yesterday. The call went something like this:

Ring, Ring.
Me: "Hey."
Britt: "Hey, what's up."
Me: "Getting ready for a movie. What's going on with you?"
Britt: "Well, I'm depressed."
Me: "Oh no! Why?"
Britt: "Well...cause Edward just broke up with Bella..."
Me: "OH MY GOD BRITTNEY! YOU ARE READING NEW MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Various kinds of squealing and shrieking ensue on my end of the line...

As Brittney pointed out later in the conversation:

Me: "Why didn't you call and tell me you were reading the books?!"
Britt: "Well, I do have a life you know..."

Ouch, Sis. Anyway, yes, it's sad that I got so very excited (and slightly annoyed also...why can't she trust me when I recommend the best books ever, but when her roommate tosses Twilight to her, she magically finds the time to start reading it....sheesh..) that my sister is now truly and irrevocably a Twilighter. But it's always a plus to have as many people as possible to discuss various Twilight themes with (aka: how much we LOOOOVEEE Edward), if the mood ever strikes. Which it does...a lot. It honestly made my day (don't judge me!).

I told Britt to check out my blog, since I often blog about the Twilight movie or books, so in celebration for the newest member of the Twilight community, here's another fun fan video from YouTube, based around New Moon. Enjoy!

Edward/Bella/Jacob

So instead of a Quote of the Day, how about a Video of the Day? More fun, yes? I was browsing through YouTube and found this lovely video. Stephenie Meyer seems to have started a war after writing New Moon. The sides are: Team Edward vs Team Jacob. Seriously though folks, was there ever really any question to the outcome of this bloody war? Edward always thought of Bella as unlucky (who has the bad luck to fall in love with a vampire that would sooner eat you than touch you?) but in truth, she was exceptionally lucky to have found two guys so worthy of her. Too bad she had to eventually choose, but again, was there really any contest? I guess maybe there was, but it was truly always Edward for me. So, go Team Edward (the winning side, yippie!) and enjoy this fun video.

I Heart Hugh Laurie

I do, I really really do. Yeah, so what if he's 49 years old? He's got that unmistakable Sean Connery-esque appeal to him; ruggedly handsome with a tantalizingly sexy accent. Honestly, we women aren't that hard to please. Give us a self-assured, scratchy-faced, beautiful blue-eyed asshole and we're happy as clams. Seriously, it's not that much to ask...

Anyhow, House premieres tonight and I am just about jumping out of my bouncy work chair in excitement and anticipation for the 8-9 o'clock hour. That being said, House has graced a recent EW cover and article and I was able to find a nice quote from Laurie. Enjoy!

[Speaking about House's character] Laurie: "However monstrous he may be, it doesn't stop me from liking him. I think, by and large, our love for people is not dictated by virtue. We don't only love virtuous people - we don't even love virtuous people, a lot of the time. Virtuous people can be really annoying."

Well put, Hugh, well put. I concur.

Angel

Howdy all! So sorry again for the lack of posts. It was a busy and wonderful weekend (I got to see all my favorite people and that always makes for the best weekends!) but I'm back on the game now, I promise. Little side note: It's amazing how one little load of laundry can ruin your entire Monday morning routine. Who'd a-thought that a pile of wet clothes could cause so much darn trouble? Seriously ruined my flow...Anyway, I digress. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but since I work for a television network, I get all kinds of perks. One of these perks is the ability to watch TV every morning (just in the background, of course...). TNT has 2 hours of Angel every morning and since I get the PST time zone channels along with my very own EST time zone channels, I can start every morning off with a nice dose of Joss Whendoness that includes the lovely David Boreanaz. Not a bad way to start every morning, huh? So, since previous Quotes of the Days have included Buffy and Firefly and Doctor Horrible, I guess it's time for some Angel lovin'. Enjoy these tasty quotes and have a wonderful Monday!

Angel: I really don't like it when people shoot me.

Wesley: I'm a rogue demon hunter now.
Cordelia: Wow.
[Pause]
Cordelia: What's a rogue demon?

Angel: Well, not to go all schoolyard on you, but you hit me first.

Spike: [as Rachel] How can I thank you, you mysterious black-clad hunk of a night thing?
[as Angel] No need, little lady, your tears of gratitude are enough for me. You see, I was once a badass vampire, but love and a pesky curse defanged me. Now I'm just a big, fluffy puppy with bad teeth. [Rachel reaches for Angel's head] No, not the hair. Never the hair.
[as Rachel] But there must be some way I can show my appreciation?
[as Angel] No, helping those in need's my job, and working up a load of sexual tension and prancing away like a magnificent poof is truly thanks enough.
[as Rachel] I understand. I have a nephew who is gay, so...
[as Angel] Say no more. Evil's still afoot. And I'm almost out of that nancy-boy hair-gel I like so much. Quickly, to the Angel-mobile, away.

Spike: Right! We are gonna set some ground rules. Number one - don't hit me in the face. Number two - when I hit you in the face, you tell me how it feels, so I can write that on my clipboard. Number three (holds up the clipboard) don't touch my clipboard.

Oh and another side note: I'm still looking for Angel: After the Fall/First Night Vol. 2. Let me know if you see it anywhere. Cover should be like below:

Bones

So, deciding to keep in the same vein with the sexually tense crime-fighting partners (see below blog), your theme and QotD will be...Bones. Also, it's a good show to bring up since it has just premiered it's first two episodes of it's fourth season. Way to go, Bones! David Borenanz is one of the few original Buffy cast members to actually make a name for themselves after the Buffy years. I'm like a proud mother, really. Enjoy these spunky and comical quotes from Bones season 1.

Brennan: Now you’re a mind reader?

Booth: Maybe. You want me to guess your weight?

Brennan: You do and you could loose a tooth.

Brennan: (imitating) “Listen, cowboy. Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.”

Booth: What was that? The Duke? That was horrible. That was like, Jerry Lewis.

Brennan: Was not.

Booth: So, is it him?

Brennan: It’s him. But here’s the kickster…

Booth: Kicker Bones. Here’s the kicker.

Brennan: Oh.

Booth: Voodoo.. [laughs] Who’s gonna believe that stuff?

Brennan: It’s a religion, no crazier than, well, what are you?

Booth: Catholic.

Brennan: They believe in the same saints you do. And prayer. What they call spells, you call miracles. They have priests.

Booth: We don’t make zombies.

Brennan: Jesus rose from the dead after three days.

Booth: Jesus is not a zombie! I shouldn’t even have to tell you that.

At a Loss for Quotes

So I am sitting here at work, trying to figure out your QotD but nothing's really coming to me. Then I look to my bookshelf and see the two X-Files companion books that I picked up somewhere around the office. I haven't even cracked either book, but since they were free and I used to watch The X-Files religiously, I thought they would look good on my shelf and as it happens, save me from another quoteless day (I missed yesterday, sorry!). So, something new but actually old, something that never goes away but actually did, something creepy and perfect, at least until the 7th season or so...THE X-FILES, Quote Edition! As always, shiny pictures included.

*Note to quotes readers: I have no idea what episodes these quotes come from. They were just in the pretty color pictures section of the book, which of course is the only section I look at. *Sheepish grin*

*Another note to readers: This spontaneous X-Files post has NOTHING to do with the recent X-Files film. I saw it. It was boring and it didn't even have aliens or even anything supernatural really. It was disappointing, sorry Chris Carter.

"I don't know about you guys, but I'd be checking my shorts for cake." - Mulder

"Scully, Skinner's calling me from a bubble bath." - Mulder
"Wow. He's really gone Hollywood, huh?" - Scully
"Totally" - Mulder

"Is that your flashlight, Mulder, or are you just happy to be lying on top on me?" - Leoni/Scully

"These particular serpents actually were serving evil? Are you gonna type that on our travel request?" - Scully





PS note: Does anyone REALLY care that David Duchovny has a sex addiction? I mean, isn't there something WORSE that he could be addicted to? Like drugs or killing people or carnies? Besides, I feel like this sudden shedding of light into his sex life can only help Californication's ratings. Or maybe he is just one of those silly method actors...

Dragon*Con Pictures

Here are some pictures from DragonCon. Sorry it took so long for me to put them up. The panel that you see is of course the Firefly panel on Saturday. Enjoy!

Television's Fall Season

So, the weekend ends and I'm back to work like the rest of world. Mondays are the worst. Still, trying to prove that I am not all frowns and pessimism, there is...something in the air. Some indefinable electric current running through and between everyone that I pass. It seems to pass from me to others and from others to me. It's excitement and expectation. It's actually not that hard to define after all. It's...the fall tv season. Honestly, what person in their right mind would choose to watch a boring and "been there, heard that bullshit" political debate when they could be watching Peter, Claire and Hiro save the world again? Or see McDreamy finally step into the frame again, this time with Meredith firmly and hopefully permanently on his arm? Or happily notice that Agent Booth's sense of sock and belt-buckle style hasn't changed at all since last season. Not to mention, being able to breathe a sigh of relief to finally hear House's asshole comments again (oh, how I've missed his inappropriate sexual comments and sexy cane saunter down the hall). There is just no contest for me. Call me a citizen of Denial-Land or unaware or silly/stupid. We are who we are and I tend to live in TV- Land more so than in Political America Land. Deal with it. Wow, I'm really into "lands" today, huh? Ok, enough rambling. Here are some quotes from Dexter, which I am watching the 2nd Season on DVD right now (thanks Elliott!). I just love me some devilishly handsome serial killer.

"Normal people are so hostile."

"I can kill a man, dismember his body, and be home in time for Letterman. But knowing what to say when my girlfriend's feeling insecure...I'm totally lost".

"I'm something new entirely, with my own set of rules. I'm Dexter. Boo."

"The problem with acting normal is that normal people get into stupid situations."

Midnight Sun

It seems as if everyone has an opinion on this not-so-little debacle and I'm not above admitting that...I certainly do also. I have major opinions; I get them from my mother, so no judgement please (also something I get from my mother). While I was in a not-so-rare dull period at work a week or so ago, I started checking all my regular websites for any news. I came upon Stephenie Meyer's official website and started to read a new post from her to us, her fans. As I read, I can imagine how my face slowly dropped, how my mouth fell open in horror and my eyes crinkled up in despair. Someone had leaked Stephenie's partial draft of Midnight Sun onto the Internet and she was so hurt and upset about this "violation" that she was putting the book "oh hold indefinitely". This was VERY bad news, to say the least. But a shining light in the dark! Stephenie had posted the partial draft on her site, in order to make her fans feel less guilty about crumbling under the tortuous temptation of having such a long-awaited gem suddenly available to them. How could we not read it? Her tone suggested that she would more than likely never finish it, so why not go ahead and read what she had freely given us (though under duress, no doubt)? She was right of course, the temptation was too great. If Stephenie Meyer's books were all the different sins, then I would be the worst kind of sinner, and I would not be alone in my damnation, that's for sure. I had to read it. I was only a couple chapters in when I realized that it was so much worse that I had first suspected. It was so much worse because Midnight Sun is, for lack of a better word, amazing. It's wonderfully insightful and satisfying in a way that is hard to express. Let's just say that no ex of mine has ever been able to satisfy me in the way that finally being able to understand Edward's side of the story has satisfied me. Sad, but true (and please, if any ex is reading this, don't be put out. I'm sure it doesn't lessen your "satisfying" skills since you can't really be correctly compared to the delicious thoughts and feelings of a fictional character). Not only is Edward's side of the story wonderful to finally hear, but we finally get to see Bella from his eyes. We have seen Bella from Jacob's point of view, but in my opinion it doesn't count since his eyes and feelings were clouded by Renesmee (yet to be born). Any feelings we got to read were not just his real feelings for Bella, but also his feelings for Renesmee, though he didn't realize it at the time. Finally, we get to see Bella clearly. Since up to this point (besides Jacob's POV) we have only seen her from her own eyes. And we never see ourselves clearly, that's for sure. Midnight Sun crystallized Bella for us and we couldn't have had better eyes to look out of than Edward's. We finally see Bella for everything she really is; selfless, kind, gentle, warm, compassionate and loving. We always suspected that this was the kind of person she was, but now we get to SEE her from Edward's unconditionally loving gaze. She is even more than we first thought and in now seeing her from his eyes, we also get to see who Edward really is also. They define each other and now that we get both pieces of the puzzle, we get to see them both for who they really are, more so than we ever did before. I do not believe that there are people like Edward and Bella in our real, non-fictional world but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't strain to be more like them everyday. I would pride myself in having even one of their generous qualities and would be unable to resist anyone that showed themselves to be even remotely alike to either of them.

Needless to say, Midnight Sun was so much better than I even imagined it could be. And that's saying alot, since I have come to have very high expectations for Stephenie Meyer's writing. I will be very put out if Stephenie is unable to find it within herself to finish it.

So, that concludes my rant for today, as I know you are sighing in relief that the end has finally come. Here are some shiny pictures, cause I do so love to have visuals with my lessons. Haha.

The Hammer is My Penis

So, in honor and congratulations for the release of the Dr. Horrible CD on iTunes and also their #2 spot on the top albums list in the U.S., your QotD is some more fun song lyrics! Yippie! I know you are too excited to breathe! But you really should start breathing again, cause it's good for you to breathe and all...

A Man's Gotta Do

by Jed Whedon

HORRIBLE
A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do
Don’t plan the plan if you can’t follow through
all that matters: taking matters into your own hands
Soon I’ll control everything, my wish is your command

HAMMER
Stand back everyone, nothing here to see
Just imminent danger, in the middle of it, me
Yes, Captain Hammer’s here, hair blowing in the breeze
And the day needs my saving expertise

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do
Seems destiny ends with me saving you
The only doom that’s looming is you loving me to death
So I’ll give you a sec to catch your breath

PENNY (in shock)
Thank you Hammer man, I don’t think I can
Explain how important it was that you stopped the van
I would be splattered I’d be crushed under debris
Thank you sir for saving me

HAMMER
Don’t worry about it…

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do
Seems destiny ends with me saving you
When you’re the best, you can’t rest, what’s the use
There’s ass needs kicking, some ticking bomb to defuse
The only doom that’s looming is you loving me to death

PENNY (overlapping)
You came from above
I wonder what you’re Captain of
My heart is beating like a drum
Must be, must be in shock
Assuming I’m not loving you to death

HAMMER/PENNY
So please give me a sec to catch my breath

HORRIBLE (overlapping)
Are you kidding?
What heist were you watching?
Stop looking at her like that
Did you notice that he threw you in the garbage?
I stopped the van, the remote control was in my hand
Whatever
Balls