Happy Birthday Doctor Eleven!

Hey y'all - it's Matt Smith's birthday!



This calls for some fun video linkage!



Happy, Happy Birthday to our favorite bow-tie-, Stetson- and fez-wearing Doctor!

Digging the Shamy

I'm about sick of these stupid TV spots for that "Wall Street" movie.  Not gonna see it, so quit trying to sell me on it. I'm sick of that... so here's a video of Katy Perry on Sesame Street - mostly because it's been stuck in my head all day:



"The Big Bang Theory" season premiere was tonight - and since this is the only show I'm really excited to see this year, it's getting the weekly rehashes... well, until the "Doctor Who" Christmas Special comes out.


***SPOILERS HERE**DO YOU CARE?**THEN DON'T READ BEYOND HERE***

Okay, I like Sheldon's insistence that he and Amy aren't a couple.  It would have been weird if all of a sudden Sheldon is actually dating someone.  Of course, it's Sheldon - this isn't going to be a normal sitcom romantic relationship (which I actually find refreshing).

I'll say one thing about Sheldon and Amy's "date" (can you even consider it a date if they're being supervised by Penny?) - those two definitely know how to hold the mirror up.  I would say "poor Penny"... but she almost deserves it (I swear, she was almost ready to cry - but then I realized she was just asking for a drink).

All of Penny's attempt at creating conversation is exactly why I hate dating.

I LOVE Sheldon's attitude about already knowing the things he should know.  And I saw his remark about growing up in Texas coming a mile away.

MUGGLES!! XD  Pretty much this whole episode was XD

Howard's misfortune... yeah, that's pretty much normal for Howard.  With all the abnormality with Sheldon and Amy (abnormal for Sheldon, anyway) they had to play it "business as usual" for the rest of the cast.  Even down to Raj's "Winnie the Pooh" remark.

Usually it's the computer geeks condescendingly telling you to turn the computer off and back on when you have a problem... but yay for the nurse at the hospital.

After all is said and done - I do hope they're going to flesh out Amy a little bit. With this being the first episode that Amy is really featured, they still managed to make the Sheldon vs. Penny dynamic the focus of the episode.  Please fix.

Man, it's a lot harder to do rehashes for a comedy.  Usually I'm making fun of a show in these things, but this one already makes fun of itself.  Hmm...

Oh that's good - the teacher that's at school in the afternoon just called and asked me to sub for her tomorrow.  Yay for more hours!

I Share Your Aversion to Soiled Hosiery

(Good night in heaven - Justin Bieber is guest starring in the season premiere of CSI?  I weep for civilization)

I just finished watching the Big Bang Theory marathon tonight, ending with the last season's finale and the introduction of ... oh well...

**HERE THERE BE SPOILERS***For the season finale of "The Big Bang Theory***

With the introduction of Amy Farrah Fowler, Sheldon's possible love interest.  This is something I've considered over the past summer of catching up to the whole series -

Of the four main guy characters in TBBT, Sheldon has the best chance of a successful romantic relationship for the pure and simple reason he has zero expectations of ever having one.  Think about it - Raj can't talk to women unless he's drunk, Howard's the biggest horn dog in the world (with hilarious results) and Leonard is like 99% of the world - puts too many expectations on even the simplest interaction with the opposite sex.  Sheldon, on the other hand, doesn't give a damn about what anyone think of him and that includes those of the female persuasion.  Actually, he's not pursuing any kind of romantic relationship with anyone - male or female.  He constantly reminds his friends (and the audience) that his time is better spent being a genius.  Social conventions are just quaint little things that humanity has come up with to have order in interacting with each other.

And then... you get Amy Farrah Fowler.  Quite possibly, she has just as little interest (if not less) in developing a relationship - much to the dismay of at least her mother (maybe others - she's only been in one scene at the end of an episode).  She and Sheldon evidently have that much in common that they find social conventions odd, yet intriguing (but not intriguing enough to participate in).

But - and here's my prediction - during the course of Amy and Sheldon discovering that there's another person in the world that is definitely not at home with social interaction, they will at least develop a friendship that may-or-may-not become a romantic relationship.  Now, I have to clarify - it won't be a Leonard/Penny romantic relationship (that is - they were just in it for the sex.  Look how that turned out - or any of the other guys' sexual exploits, come to think of it) because that's not how Sheldon rolls (I have no idea how Amy rolls - most likely it's the same as Sheldon).  That's why I say Sheldon will probably have the most successful romantic relationship.  It'll probably last longer than any of the relationships heretofore seen in TBBT.  And if it ends prematurely, then I'm sure Sheldon will not spend the final three-four episodes of a season pining away for his lost love (Imma lookin' at you Lenny-poo).

My two cents - we've only got one week to go, folks!

You Sunk It!

Oy - I've been working on my final interview project for my 802 class all morning (except a quick lunch break). I finally decided to take a breather and watch my DVR'd "Big Bang Theory." Spoilers (and a few mentions of last night's "24").

***SPOILERS FOR LAST NIGHT'S "THE BIG BANG THEORY***

Last night was not a good night in the shipping department. First, Jack/Renee falls victim to the "Jack needs motivation for the next six hours" ploy and now Leonard/Penny is heading toward the iceberg. I am very sad and upset and I need ice cream now...

I could almost forgive Wil Wheaton for tricking Sheldon in the whatever-card-tournament the last time he came around, but now I think that Wil Wheaton is the biggest douche - EVAR!! I've never watched "Star Trek: TNG" (or much else relating to the franchise), but I hate Wil Wheaton for breaking up the cutest little couple on TV - all for a stupid bowling tournament! And making my Lenny-pie cry. NOT FUNNY!!!

And we never got to see Penny bowl. :*(

(My DVR cuts off the very, very beginning of the show, so I don't even know what Penny quoted Yoda as saying that prompted this whole thing - I assume Leonard just thought it was endearing that Penny was giving out Yoda-wisdom and said what he'd been thinking for all those years. Good grief... There had better be a cheerful resolution on the way. Or at least one I can live with)


Back to the homework grind, I suppose... (after I go curl up in the corner and weep).

Now the Dog is On My Lap...

Scout wants attention and she doesn't want me to blog today. Well, guess what, Puppy -

Okay, I'll go let you out...

All right - the dog is outside now. So, inbetween watching mourning for my country and watching Pearl Harbor get bombed again (this time, by a guy in the White House), I managed to catch "24" and "The Big Bang Theory." And I realized that life will go on in spite of all this crap. And the Rehashes must continue as well.

First - TBBT -

It's official. I am an unashamed Leonard fangirl. In spite of Sheldon walking out in that extremely HOT suit - mothers, hide your daughters! - I wanted to give Leonard a big *squish* hug because his stupid mother compared him to his stupid brother and made my Lenny-poo cry (there - I gave Leonard a nickname).

Sheldon and shopping for a suit - "I found it in the prom department." XD

Howard's "pretending to give a damn" power doesn't count. I do that every day.

I wonder where I can find that YouTube video... on second thought... maybe not

Okay - to "24"!

***SPOILERS AHEAD!***TO SCROLL IS TO BE SPOILED!***

A moment of silence please, for our favorite CTU Boy Scout, Owen. If that other dork hadn't peed his pants, everything would have been just fine (just like Jack said. If I had a nickel for every time that happened...)

While we are mourning, can I get a big hand for our favorite smarty-pants genius Chloe? She's been around Jack waaaay too long to be just like these protocol Nazis. And Dana's "oh shit" look was priceless (of course, we're all thinking that maybe Chloe will be able to find that damning file so the Hazzard County Parole Officer will know she was in with White Trash Boy-Toy - but more on that later).

Speaking of crash and burn romance - poor little Kayla - next time, do a background check on Prince Charming. But give Daddy the credit for knowing what was best - even though we all thought he was crazy (and he actually kinda was crazy at the time).

Renee Walker - I'll say it again - RENEE EFFING WALKER!! Shows up to save the day - and mere seconds after Jack made Cole promise to make Bubba Gump keep his promise to keep Renee out of play. Jack - I know you're not used to hearing this (and we're not used to saying it, either), but you might not be the only BIG DAMN HERO anymore (and you probably should accept the help).

Back to Dana - ummm... she doesn't watch CSI, does she? Where's the first place they're going to look for the body? Wherever its stench is, that's where. Yet - *exhales exasperatedly* - how does this whole White Trash Boy-Toy fit in with her mole profile? And what about Freddie-poo? Oh, is he going to love this. I hope he can get back the deposit on the tux.

Well, This Is a Great Time to Deny It!

ARGGGH!!! I just had my "24" rehash AND my analysis of "The Big Bang Theory" typed up - then I hit "post" and it all WENT AWAY!! And it didn't post!! I must go cry...

Okay - I'm back - will try to reconstruct... (stupid didn't copy/paste... stupid, stupid, stupid... *headdesk*)

Since I was coming home last night, I missed "24" and "The Big Bang Theory." But - that's what DVR is for!

Short carp session - can someone explain to me why I schedule myself for so much crap this week? It's all stuff I want to do (some are a lot more fun than others *points to Thursday night*). And since my car is still in the shop, I am at the mercy of others for rides into town. Luckily, in the "I am blessed" column, my dad is coming back to the desert tomorrow night and then he has to go back Thursday morning and has agreed to let me hitch a ride. And before you all say "Are you crazy?" let me just mention that this is normal for my family. And yes, we're crazy.

Okay - "The Big Bang Theory" - last week was Stan Lee and Marvel, this week was Lord of the Rings. It's has been a non-stop-geekery-fest for me these past two weeks. Watch - next week will be Narnia or Harry Potter :)

Things to love:

- Sheldon going Gollum (and here I thought he'd just drop the Ring down the drain)

- Penny punching Sheldon when he tried to molest her in the middle of the night and Leonard going "That's my girl."

- Leonard. He just wins.

- Raj's lawyer cousin and the jet-ski ultimatum

- Howard flinging insults at Sheldon's Me-Maw and Sheldon's resultant indignation.

- Leonard's total sell of having sent the Ring back to New Zealand and really he had it stash under his bed in a shoebox (Anything Leonard, really. Have I mentioned he wins at life. Too bad - he wins at life).

On to "24" - I am more concerned with these spoilers because if I spoil "24" for people, they hate me more.

***SPOILER ALERT***I'M TOO TIRED TO BE CREATIVE HERE***SPOILER ALERT!***

It's about time Chloe got a little more love around this place. Do you see how much has gotten done since Dana and Freddie went AWOL?

Speaking of Dana - Honey, the time to deny you know White Trash Boy-Toy is when CTU security first called you about him, not when the Hazzard County parole officer flies in from Podunk and calls you in the middle of the night. My bet is that Dana's gone by the time McDonald's starts selling breakfast.

Arlo is an idiot. He's the Milo of season 8 - hormonal, whiny and a pain in the butt.

Don't you just love it when the terrorists are all "Ha ha - you stupid federal agents and your stupid code of ethics" and Jack is all "Dude, I'm not a federal agent." I bet Marcos wet himself a little more at that line. But I highly doubt that Jack would make Mommy Al-Farquad clean up her son out of the chamber. Ewwwwww....

Speaking of Mommy Al-Farquad (and I can't remember her name for the life of me and the 24 Wiki isn't working right now, so that's her name), it's nice to see a blonde be reasonable and not ask stupid questions and obstruct CTU when they're trying to do their job. Then again, Jack sent Freddie in to collect her, so it had to be pretty easy.

Daddy President had a total Jack Bauer "I'm-right-and-nobody-believes-me!" moment and he didn't even know it!

Kayla has a perfect excuse to dawdle in the hotel room until CTU gets there - "Honey, I'm going to take a 20 minute shower because you were only in there for 20 seconds and why let all that hot water go to waste?"

What will next weeks' plot twist be? Renee's in with the terrorists? Kayla's been feeding intel to the bad guys this whole time? TONY SHOWS UP TO BE ALL AWESOME AND JUNK?? *hope springs eternal* Or is it just Freddie's really a girl (well, that's not much of a plot twist). I really have no clue - I'm just throwing stuff out there.


This is What You Got Your Merit Badge in Kayaking For!

I'm on the shiiiiiiny computer in Delta today ("Star Trek" ain't got nothin' on this bad boy). And through the combine efforts of DVR and Hulu, I was able to catch both "24" and "The Big Bang Theory" a day late, but never a dollar short.

Spoilers, yes. Laughs aplenty, even more yes (and heaven knows I need them):

***SPOILERS LIE IN WAIT TO EAT PUPPIES AND SMALL CHILDREN (someone call the pansies from KSL News!)***

The Big Bang Theory - Excelsior!!

I always pictured Stan Lee as this kindly old grandfatherly comic book artist. Proving once again that Laker fans are nice when they need to be, but when the cute little fanboys start showing up, you're better off being Penny (poor Sheldon - but he is an arrogant genius and he really ought to tone it down. This is why I fangirl Leonard)

I want one of those t-shirts Raj had. And he finally got to express something in front of Penny without having to go through a mediator!! Awww... I'm so proud of him. Even though all he did was push a button that made the "ehhh." sound from those old 60s game shows - it's progress!!

Leonard's Spider-Man ringtone made me smile. (I want a Leonard. I really do. He's so cuddly ^_^)

I wanted to cry for Stuart. It takes a special sort of comic book store proprietor to be stood up by eight stray cats.

I don't write too much about TBBT because it's just so darn funny on it's own. What do you need jokes from me for?

On to "24" -

The Lady of Shalott Meets the Swamps of New York - Or was that Ophelia of "Hamlet?" My knowledge of literature has been rusty of late.

Dana and Freddie are pretty much done. It's only a matter of time before they get caught. Sheesh - Freddie's as bad as Jenny Scott was/is/whatever (this name-change business is fricking screwed up). You should have just come clean, Nancy - I mean Dana (crap, now I'm even more confused).

One, two, three - AWWWWW... for Jack/Renee. I hope Miss Renee isn't done this season. And you know what, I think Rob has some kind of vendetta against Renee. Or maybe Bubba Gump. Anyway, he's pissed at somebody. I haven't seen someone that vengeful since Sum Ting Wong showed up to cart Jack off at the end of season 5 (I'm going to get shot for that joke).

Nothing gets a president and his estranged wife un-estranged faster that the prospect of their daughter having run off with the heretofore trustworthy head of security. All I have to say to President Dennis Miller Hassan is that you had your blonde American bimbo - at least Kayla stayed within the country for her fling.

Today, You Become a Man - Can I get a "Big Damn Hero" for The Boy Scout Formerly Known As Owen?? The kid is about to pass out from the sheer stress of being cornered by a suicide bomber (who is actually just out of diapers himself) and he pulls it off! There is much Owen love from the "24"-verse today.

What's the betting Marcos wets himself before he gets the bomb re-wired next week? I'm not even remotely worried about the situation. He wasn't this big of a pansy when he played the Pharoah in "Night at the Museum." What the heck happened?

What's Funny About Cylon Toast?

Last night's Big Bang Theory episode was epic (hit the link and go down to episode 46 "The Cornhusker Vortex"). Yes, it's a rerun, but sine I only recently got into the show, I had never seen it before.

How cute was it that Sheldon was teaching Leonard about football?

How absolutely ADORABLE was it that Leonard was trying to learn about football for Penny's sake?

How cool is it that Penny is watching the game with the guys while all their girlfriends are talking in the kitchen? (well, it sucks for Leonard, but I love Penny).

(I want a Leonard.)