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Monday, October 5, 2009

An epic meeting

This past Saturday, my one-eyed Chihuahua (Lucy) met a HUGE yellow lab (Maximus). I think they will be great friends. Thanks to Kyle's dog whispering skills, Max was very well-behaved. The whole family loved him!



Maximus sniffing Lucy out




Cooling off after playing all night long

I was surprised that Lucy got along so well with Max. She has a knack for being a real...well...you know. But I thought, overall, it was a successful night for all parties involved:)



Fall TV

I have been trying like crazy to keep up to date with the latest fall TV, and thanks to Hulu, this has not proven too difficult for an insomniac like me:) I thought I'd share my opinions and some of the lesser known shows that you, my readers, may be missing. Here goes. In weekly order: cause I am OCD.


Sunday nights:
Family guy: Old Show - New Season
http://www.hulu.com/family-guy
This is an oldie, but a goodie. NOTE TO PARENTS: Don't be fooled by the cartoon nature of this program, it is not for kids. Family Guy takes intellectual jokes and intersects them with absolute absurdity. These are two of my favorite things, so, of course, I enjoy this program. Judge me if you will :)

Monday Nights:
Dancing With The Stars: Old Show - New Season
http://www.hulu.com/dancing-with-the-stars

D-list celebrities + ballroom dancing = hilarity. I know this is supposed to be a serious show, and some of them CAN actually dance. But those are not the entertaining numbers. When Tom DeLay(old as dirt politician) almost breaks his back cause he can't hold up his partner, or when Chuck Lidell (UFC Fighter) looks like a bull trying to tap dance his way through a china closet, that is when this show is at its finest.

How I Met Your Mother: Old Show - New Season
Kinda like "Friends," but with a new age twist. Also a bit more quirky humor and one-liners. It is pretty much a perfect 20something - 30something Monday night comedy a la Neil Patrick Harris.

Heroes: Old Show - New Season
www.hulu.com/heroes

I have to say, I'm overall disappointed with Heroes. I LOVED the first season, after that it got kinda convoluted. New people, new powers, new rules. The same has been true of this season so far. They will have to pull out some pretty big guns in the next episode or they will be with one less viewer.

Accidentally On Purpose: New Show
http://www.poptower.com/pic-11814/accidentally-on-purpose.jpg
Jenna Elfman is sooooo charming in this knock-off of "knocked-up". Once you get over the fact that its an unoriginal idea for a show that was taken from a blockbuster film: its a really cute show. The cast is great, and the story line is entertaining. I think this is a really relatable comedy that I'm hoping will last through this strenuous and competitive fall season.

Big Bang Theory: Old Show - New Season
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BY FAR my favorite show right now. The stereotypical "dumb blonde" lives across the hall from two nerds who frequently have two other nerds as company. I know...it doesn't sound particularly riveting. However, the quick comedy and fantastic timing of the entire cast makes this a MUST SEE. The character played by Jim Parsons (Dr. Sheldon Cooper) delivers the most zingers in the form of blunt fact in a way that only a scholar of physics could. If you are a pop culture geek like me, you will love this show. I guarantee it.

Tuesday Nights:
So You Think You Can Dance: Old Show - New Season
http://projectryan.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/so_you_think_you_can_dance.jpg
I understand that this show is not for everyone. But if you love music, and you love artistic interpretation: you will enjoy this show. Ok...maybe the auditions are a little hard to sit through. After all, they have to show the bad along with the good. Once they have narrowed it down to the top 20 dancers, though, this show really takes flight. The choreographers really have a knack for marrying the music with specific feelings.

Wednesday Nights:
Glee: New Show
www.hulu.com/glee
Another show that is centered around music and people who love it. If you don't love music, don't watch it. There are so many wonderful things about this show. It is different, edgy, full of fantastic music, and WONDERFUL stories. I, being a choir nerd, find it especially easy to relate to, since I knew somebody like EVERY SINGLE cast member.

Modern Family: New Show
Three families. One great show. This show has the humor of "Arrested Development" in the interview style of "The Office". The candid shots of family life are more than entertaining, and it is an important representation that in today's world the nuclear family really no longer exists.

Thursday Nights:
Flash Forward: New Show
www.hulu.com/flash-forward
A great drama from J.J. Abrams (creator of Lost). Much like Lost, there is a mystery (or thousands) to be solved. It seems like this one is going to be another cult favorite with a following to boot. For those of you that are LOST fans, I think this will fill your plate until January 2010.

Community: New Show
www.hulu.com/community
Joel McHale, whom you may know from "The Soup" on E!, blazes his comedic timing in this new sitcom about the social circle of community college. Chevy Chase is also hilarious and adds to the crazy amalgamation of characters put into this show. There is something so wonderful about the mixture of people that they have put togethere here.

Friday Nights:
Pretty much nothing. Go out with friends. You do have friends, right?

Saturday Nights:
Football - Probably College

THE END!!!!