The Supernatural season premiere was awesome! Did you hear me squeeing last night? The best premiere of the year, and probably even the best of the past few years. I watched the season one finale right before the premiere, so the continuity, action, and emotional confrontations were muchly appreciated and enjoyed. I practically shouted “Hell yea!” a couple of times.\
I must admit that I was a fool. I mean, the show wouldn’t. The show couldn’t. OMG, the show totally did. Noooooo! Man, Jeffrey Dean Morgan can’t catch a break! What is that, three times in the past three years? I am still in shock and denial. This is Supernatural, afterall.\
Ted Nugent rocked, the guest stars were great, and Dean continued to deliver the humor. While part of the outcome was predictible, how they got there was a surprise. The fall-out from the finale was crafted much better than I was expecting, allowing Jensen, Jared, and Jeffrey to shine. So, two big enthusiastic thumbs up from me. Is it next Thursday yet?\
Who else watched it?\
ETA- A friend watched the show for the first time lastnight and didn’t quite see the awesomeness that I did. What is so great about this premiere is that it picked up directly from the finale. Without seeing the first season, this episode won’t seem as interesting. But next week the boys will start on a new adventure, so continue to watch, you hear?\
Veronica Mars chose not to pick up from its finale, and instead is like a new show, trying to attract new viewers, but without the heavy exposition of a pilot. Different tactics for different shows. Supernatural’s choice was way more emotionally satisfying.
Next column over, Kevin is writing about war and death and torture. And I am writing about tv. Heh.\
I am saving my indepth post about Veronica Mars until it has aired, but know that I loved it and thought Kristen Bell looked hot and was cute and sassy as ever! I also thought it did a great job welcoming new viewers without weighty exposition (um, except for Cormac, but more on that later). This is definitely ‘do or die’ time for the show, so keep your fingers crossed. (You can watch it Tuesdays at 9pm EST on the CW). On to other premieres-\
Supernatural is back! Yippee! Catch the season premiere on Thursday at 9pm EST on the CW. Oooo, I heard Linda Blair is going to be guest starring sometime this season. How cool is that? Plus there are one or two recurring characters I am excited to see. (Denny and Meg live! On Supernatural anyway, I hope. Yay!) For those of you not smooth enough to have already seen the first season, here is a 1 minute review or just watch it here:
Lastnight was the first Gilmore Girls episode sans Amy Sherman-Palladino. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The episode had gotten mixed reviews, some saying it was a pale imitation of ASP’s classic style and others saying that the show was finally back on track after an abysmal last season. After watching it, I agree with both points of view for different parts of the show. Sookie’s whisking rant was spot-on, a perfect example of why I love (loved?) this show. Lorelia’s car analogy was a good attempt, but wasn’t quite up to GG greatness. Rumors have been floating around that ASP unofficially checked out of the show a long time ago and if I hadn’t known of her departure, I wouldn’t have noticed anything amiss while watching the season premiere. Last season really sucked, with its out-of-character and ridicules plotlines. After experiencing that though, this new guy seems heaven-sent. What are your thoughts?\
I have seen two episodes of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and while it is entertaining, it is not the savior of television it has been hyped as. Meh, I can’t even find the enuthusiasm to write a whole lot about the show except to say that Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry are great; I dislike Harriet, which isn’t to say the actress is doing a bad job; and the cold open should have been done off-screen.\
I tried Vanished, Heroes, and Six Degrees but none of them could hold my interest. What shows have you tried? What shows stuck to you?
I took the boys to the doctor today because they just weren’t getting over their colds and Brian added vomiting to his symptoms. Max has pneumonia and Brian still has a fever and was wheezing. We sat through a breathing treatment for Brian in the office, with him fighting me constantly for the 10 minutes it took. While we were at Wegman’s waiting for the prescriptions, Brian threw up again. The pediatrician told me more than once that I sounded really bad and needed to see my doctor too. Waaaaaaaa. I blame Kevin and feel the need to be compensated with chocolate, something sparkly, or something that will make me laugh. Even though it really isn’t Kevin’s fault.
I hate school. Getting up at 6:30 to get Max feed, dressed, and out of the door is just too frakkin’ early! Let’s go back to summertime! Summertime was great! Boo to school and fall and holidays coming up.
Happy Birthday!!\
One of the pictures from Brian’s birthday party. What a happy, happy boy. I’m so lucky to have two amazing and different boys. Brian’s quieter than Max was, and cuddlier, but so unbelievably happy most of the time.
Kevin just told me he isn’t going to take me out for dinner on my birthday like I wanted. I guess I said “no” one too many times. Heh. I am so going to ask my daddy to take me out instead, since he is coming to town tomorrow. Ha, take that, Kev!\
(Kevin is going to Scotland on Saturday, so he isn’t simply snubbing me.)\
This works out well enough for me though, since I am over having birthdays anyway. I’ll get my dad to take me out and then head back to my house for cake. Yay cake!
Just as it started raining, my iTunes playlist turned to “I’m only happy when it rains.”
When I opened the back of the van this morning, to load my newly purchased groceries, I found a case of Dr. Pepper Berries ‘n Cream. While I normally avoid caffeine, I decided to try it because: 1) today is my “day off” and I need to be awake to enjoy it! 2) I actually have a lot of chores to do and need the energy to do them, 3) I have to take Max to soccer practice, and can’t allow the usual 5pm slowdown to occur, 4) Veronica Mars is new tonight so I need to stay awake to watch it and 5) I love Dr. Pepper, so I wanted to try this new variety.\
But let me tell you, Dr. Pepper Berries ‘n Cream SUCKS! Bleacky.
Brian reminds me of Winnie-the-Pooh when he climbs up the dining room chair for his meals. Seeing his diaper-padded tushy sticking up in the air and his little feet wiggling while they try to get leverage is so awesome! It is enough to make me want to get rid of the highchair altogether. (Which I keep for emergency prison-like meals.)\
ETA- The little turd stole my Dove chocolate squares when I wasn’t looking! I forcibly made him trade them for a peppermint patty. He was not pleased. He knows the goodness of the Dove, even though he has never had one. Smart boy.