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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Sorry about the absence over the past week or so. My internet did that thing where it wouldn't work! Its just about working now though! I've got a few blogs to catch up on, so bear with me.

Premieres
America's Next Top Model Cycle 11
TyraI really liked the premiere this year, there are some really great models, and of course some BORING ones. Firstly, Isis is amazing. She handled all the critisism, and mocking about being physically male very well. She even pulled off a stellar photo. I also love Sheena (so funny!), McKey, Marjorie and Joslyn. Nikeysha was also good aswell. Elina is soooo modelly it's not even funny. She'll go far. The others are mostly dull. Clark was a full on b*tch, as was Sharaun (Good riddance). Lauren, Hannah, Analeigh and Samantha faded into the distance. The wholle "Beam up fiercly thing" was ridiculous though! I think moving back to LA was a mistake though. I always like it in NY. Hopefully for cycle 12.

Gossip Girl Season 2
Overall, it was a good episode. But not as amazing as the promos made it out to be. I liked Blair and Chuck's banter in the episode. Its fun to watch. Jenny's outsmarting of her boss was c l a ssic. I'm not sure where the writers are planning on going this year. This episode didn't really tell me much. I am however worried that it will in fact suffer a sophmore slump.

I'm still waiting on a few more premieres, like Smallville & Ghost Whisperer.

TV General
The first part of the season 4 finale of Grey's Anatomy was good enough. Not as good as I thought it woud be though. Hopefully the final episode will be a good one. The channel it shows it on have postponed it for two weeks and have put Prison Break in its place. Bullsh*t! Dexter continues to amaze me! Every episode is better than the last. Can't wait to see how the season ends.

Buffy, WillowI've been rewatching Buffy like crazy, and loving it. I finally upgraded my VHS sets to dvd for seasons 3, 4 and 6 (already had 5), seasons 2 & 7 left and I finally have them all! Anyway, I realised how much I love the show. Season 3 is better that I remembered with some great episodes. Some I forgot about like 'Homecoming' and 'Earshot' were fantastic. Graduation Day was great as usual. Season 4 was just as fun as it usually was for me. I liked the lighter atmosphere early on in the season. The show did however have some of its best episodes this season like Hush, Restless, Primeval, and New Moon Rising.

I had my orientation day yesterday! University is a scary place. Very big! I have my first lecture on the 22nd. I'll be missing the Dexter finale , I'm sure I'll get over it though!

Sorry again for missing all of your blogs. I really do enjoy reading them! Have a great weekend.

Posted by pandacharmed, 09/12/2008 4:53am
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Two's Company, Three's A Crowd

As promised, I have made a whole new list! Hope you like it!

10. Lorelai & Luke - Gilmore Girls
Lorelai and LukeOne of those couples that you knew would get together, but didn't know when. It was one of the highlights of the otherwise drab fourth season. Their moments together were the sweetest ever. It's funny that everyone else could see how well matched they were except Lorelai and Luke themselves. Best moment is their first kiss. Runners up are Lorlelai singing to Luke, and the proposal.

09. Syd & Vaughn - Alias
Syd & VaughnThe tension between the two during th first season is unbearable! And when they finally kissed it was such a relief. It pained me to watch them separated in the third season, and more when he "Died" in season 5. They made a great, cute couple. Their best moment was the kiss from Phase One hands down.

08. Zoe & Wash - Firefly
Wash & ZoeI love them so much. An odd couple at first, but you quickly grow to see how much they love each other, and how well suited they are too. With them calling each other 'Dear' evey five minutes, you just can't help but see how much they love each other. One of their best moments was when they first met. Who can forget that mustache!

07. Dexter & Rita - Dexter
Dex & RitaAlthough I'm a Lila fan (And I'm clearly in the minority with that!), I love Rita more. She and Dexter are perfect together. Dexter is clearly full of darkness, but so is Rita is a different way. I loved watching their relationship develop over the course of the first season. Their breakup in the season 2 was painful to watch. Their best moments together are any of those that they spend with Cody and Aster. So cute!

06. Starbuck & Lee - Battlestar Galactica
Lee & StarbuckThough not officially a couple, you know that it is inevitable. I wish they had gotten together again after their short lived night together in 'Unfinished Business'. They have had a few moments since then, but nothing major. I really want them to be together officially, so why do I have to wait this long?! I know people don't really like Lee that much, but you can't really deny that they make a hot couple! Best moment, as I've already said, their night together in 'Unfinished Business'.

05. Brennan & Booth - Bones
Brennan & BoothI'm a little behind, but I'm fairly sure they haven't gotten together yet. But it's killing me that they won't just do it, and let us all breathe! Once they do though, I fear the show will lose one of its best aspects. They have had so many great moments together, so I will never be able to pick just one! Like other couples it's only them who don't see the attraction between them. You can feel it every single scene they share together.

04. Izzie & Denny - Grey's Anatomy
Izzie and DennyThe only great couple in a show all about couple and it ended in death. Alex, no. George, God no. Denny, perfect. The writers built up their relationship so well throughout the season. It's no wonder that it attracted so many fans. Dizzie are the greatest pairing to come out of the show. The overly annoying Meredith and Derek don't even come close. It's hard to pick a best moment out of all of them, but if I had to, they would probably be Denny's proposal and Izzie's breakdown after he died, that just broke my heart ƒ¼

03. Anya & Xander - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Anya & XandAnya and Xander went so well together, why it didn't work out really saddens me. I loved all of their moments together all up to that heartbreaking episode in season six, when Xander leaves her at the altar. I really wish she would have survived in the end, and that her and Xander were still together. I am happy things ended well before she was killed. Best moment is probably when Xander proposed in the Gift.

02. Allison & Joe DuBois - Medium
Allison & JoeThe best married couple on TV. They are written like the perfect well oiled marriage machine! Though they have had many spats over the course of the show, you just can't help but smile that they have survived it all! You can' mention them without mentioning their family as they are almost part of the couple too! Their best moments include the season 2 finale, and the very end of the season 4 finale, two very cute moments!

01. Willow & Tara - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Tara & WillI defy anyone to find a single person who dislikes this couple. So it comes as no surprise that they are the top of my list. They are romantic, beyond cute, sweet and it kills me that it never worked out. Kennedys great and all but, she certainly isn't Tara. Your heart shattered to see Willow lose her. From her first appearance, you knew Tara was the one for Willow. They had so many great moments together; the entire episode 'Family' is probably the best example. I don't even have to mention that kiss from the Body. Nobody will ever forget this TV couple. Joss, why did you end it like you did?!

Comic Book Land
I finished The Long Way Home. I have to say, though I did like it, it was a little strange at times. Not just because of the comic book format, but because the story itself was a little too "Big". I see Joss loves not having a bidget, but an army of Zombies is a little overkill. I loved that Joss has retained a lot of his trademark humour in the comics. And it was nice to see Willow, Buffy and Xander together again. The twilight plot is interesting, though it's not making a lot of sense right now. I'm sure that it will soon.

Private Practice finished this week. The season finale was as slow as the rest of the season. The only character I really liked was Violet. She was played to perfection to Amy Brenneman. The rest are quite annoying. Pete and Naomi are very wooden, very rarely showing any interesting traits. Sam falls into line with them. Dell is a silly character with hardly any place in the show. Cooper is one I actually like, he's probably my second favorite. I'm against all Charlotte King haters, she has really grown on me. A lot of the stories seemed like recycled Grey's Anatomy some of the time. I will give the show a break as the writers strike cut it short before it realised it's potential. I might return if it is shown in the summer when I have more free time!

Grey's Anatomy has climbed up my list. It's back to great episodes again. It seems with Prvate Practice off the air the show benefits! I want more Izzie though. Since she has been ignored by the writers, Cristina has overtaken her as the best character on the show. Lexie is also underused. She has to be given more than sucking up to her moaning b&tch of a sister.

I just received a new editorship for Dania Ramirez. I had submitted and hadn't gotten them sorted so tv.com must have moderated them and retired the editor. Since they seem to have been gone for a while, I decided to go for the guide. It's nice to have it since I am one of the few fans of her on Heroes.

It's been a slow week really. Not much has happened. I'm just waiting until I get an official start date for university. Ahh, scary!

Posted by pandacharmed, 08/27/2008 1:37pm
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Your Wish is My Shift-Command

"Little Computer Humour there for ya." Mac- Veronica Mars

Thanks for the help in deciding on which icon to use. As you can tell, I've changed it to the winning icon. Icon #4 appeared to be very popular aswell! Next, a new banner!

Stargate Nowhere
Stargate  Atlantis RIPIf you've been following my blogs over the past few weeks, you might know that I have gotten into Stargate Atlantis. Right now, it's one of my top 5 shows, so you can imagine how p*ssed I was to hear it was cancelled. Was it me?! DId I jinx it for everyone else by watching it?! SG1 got 10 years. I don't even watch that, so why does Atlantis get half that . On the plus side, I'm loving season four. I was a little disappointed with Jewel Staite's character at first, but I'm loving her after a few episodes of development.

I finished firefly aswell. It was my second time watching it all. I can't believe I waited this long to do so. I had forgotten a lot of the episodes. It seems to be the only show which all of the episodes are amazing. Though, admittedly it's not that hard since there weren't that many episodes to begin with. I still love River as much as last time, but I love Kaylee even more. She's such a loveable character. Pretty much all the characters are likeable. But my least favorites are probably Inarra and Simon. Serenity is at a friends who is away till the end of the month, so I have a while to wait before I get it back to rewatch agian! It has also made me even more excited for Dollhouse. Joss can do no wrong.

Comic Book Nerd?
Buffy - Long Way HomeI'm not a comic person, at all. I did, however, make an acception for the Buffy season 8 comics. I ordered the first volume and read part one. If it were in TV form, it would be the best season ever! I can tell that Joss likes not being bound by a budget. Castle, Super-size Dawn. He's deinitley making the most of it. Some very funny call backs to Angel even, with Andew thinking it would be funny to set up a Buffy in Rome! So, we're already getting some answers! I loved the cliffhanger too! Full review coming as soon as I finish reading it all!

The Heroes cast images are out too. Nothing special at all. Pretty bland really. Also no Kristen Bell or Ali Larter images. Poo. And would Matt just leave the show already?! Check some out Here

The debs were alright, nothing special at all. Seemed to have a lot of hype surrounding it. It's mostly just an excuse to get dressed up!

Since I haven't sone a new list for a while, top 20 shows excluded, I figure a new list is order. I have a few ideas to give a try, so expect one in the near future!

Posted by pandacharmed, 08/22/2008 7:47am
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Back to Mars?

Hello again! I have a few small tidbits to blog about!

Return to Mars
Is Veronica Back Sleuthing Again?Obviously if your a VM fan you must have heard about the rumours around today about the chances of a Big Screen adaption being put back on the table. I for one, am on the fence. If it were to happen the chances are that it would take the form of Veronica Mars: FBI, which to use Mac's term would be "A b*stardised sup-par version of the show".
No, I would much rather see it in the form of a TV movie or better yet, mini series following either V's second year at Hearst, or her as a full PI still in Neptune, along with Keith, Mac, Wallace, weevil and co. But VM is still VM. If it does come back, I will worship it, regardless of the format!
How about all of you. Any thoughts?

Icon Change
I have been contemplating this for a while. I've had this icon all summer so it's time for a change. I have a few options lined up, all Kristen Bell ones of course. Which should I use?

1. Icon 12. Icon 23. Icon 34. Icon 4

Grey's Daze
Addison ReturnsI have finally seen an episode of GA that has renewed my faith in the show. Ever since the beginning of the fourth season the quality has been sinking fast. Last week saw an improvement but this was season 3 esque, not season 2, but it is getting there. Addison returned, and it made me realise PP does not do her character justice. Izzie was great, Cristina is awesome, Lexie though only featured briefly was great too! I still love Bailey. Shes the only one with a decent storyline this season. Things are improving and I am definitley excited! The lesbian love story is so sweet, I can't wait to see where it ends up by seasons end.

In other TV news, I finished rewatching VM season 2. Just as great as it always was. And I started to rewatch Firefly on Monday night, and I only have 2 episodes left. Two fo the best episdoes too. I really love Kaylee! She's so adorable! I had forgotten how well written it was. Almost every episode is as entertaining as the next.

My friends Debs/Grads are on tomorrow. Mine are the 10th of Spetember, so her's are like a trial run! Hope it will be fun, I'll fill you all in this weekend if you'll care to read!

Thanks once again for stopping bye!

Posted by pandacharmed, 08/20/2008 12:15pm
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Fall-ing Head Over Heels

The new Fall (Thats Autumn Where I come from, but hey) TV Season is just around the corner and it is bringing with it a whole new crop of TV seasons! I always love seeing the beginning of a new TV season, and to see what direction the shows take for the year. I'm hoping this year, a lot of the shows improve!

Most Anticipating:
Heroes Season 3
Villains
Though season 2 sucked, and thats pretty much agreed, season 3 looks like wit will make uo for that in spades. With Kristen Bell returning, and a whole new chapter in the Heroes saga, what more could I want? Maybe the old likeable Claire back again please?! And for God's sake . . . NO FEUDAL JAPAN!

Gossip Girl Season 2
GG All in White
I loved season one, and that was just the show getting started. I believe that the writers have a lot more up their sleeves for the second season of the show. Heres hoping the show doesn't suffer a slump. I doubt it will though.

Desperate Housewives Season 5
5 Years Later
I know that a lot of people are worried that the show will be completley different, and will suck, but I for one, am very excited. I'm glad the writers were brave enough to hop forward and change the show around a little bit.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2
Sarah Connor - Season 2
Season one as an amazing start, so I hope that the writers can pull of a great follow up and keep the momentum rolling for season 2. Fox will hopefully keep the show around long enough to prove it's worth, and fingers crossed that it won't suffer the fate of some other shows, like Firefly*sobs*.

America's Next Top Model Cycle 11
Next Top Hippie
Though the last cycles sucked in the end, I have high hopes for this one. It's back to LA after relocating back to NY for cycle 10 which is a bit of a bummer, but it looks like it will be a great entertaining cycle, with another Asian and even a Transgender!

Errrr. . .
Smallville
Season 8
SMV
I will never give up on it, but I think that the show can pull it together for a good final season. The past 3 seasons have been cr*p. So I'm a bit iffy on this one, but I WILL be back.

Supernaural Season 4
SPNTL season 4
I will probably download when I get the chance, during the winter hiatus to fill the time. It's an entertaining show, and I usually come back for more, so I'll try my best to come back to it!

Don't Care:
One Tree Hill Season 6
OTH
I seriously doubt I will ever go back, and if I do it will be to see if there is any change in quality. The show is not enjoyable at all. It's way too cheesy and boring now.

Veronica Mars rewatchage is going well. My 100th time rewatching and the show still rocks! Dexter season 2 is TV at its best. I'm still loving Lila and Rita is still my favourite character. I enjoy watching her develop. Dexter's outwitting of Doakes was genius!

As predicted, I was offered my top college chioce! University here I come! I'm so excited about it. I also have my Debs coming up. Both mine and my friends. Her's are this Thursday. Basically it's the Prom just not in school and with Drink! Should be fun.

Have a great week everyone, and thanks for reading.

Posted by pandacharmed, 08/18/2008 11:58am
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