Tear.

My Boys was canceled.

I can't say I'm shocked.  This season wasn't as exciting as the past ones.  Maybe it's because of the relationships.  Like the Steph/Kenny tension was gone; the PJ/Bobby tension was gone.  Kind of like the Office dragged when Jim and Pam finally got together.  Some might blame the lack of Jim Gaffigan (PJ's brother, and probably the most well-known prior to the show), but his character never did anything for me really.  I know he's a somewhat successful stand-up comic (I'm not familiar with his work), but I don't know that he was really some shining star.   I think another part of the problem is the little 'seasons' were so few and far between - people got too used to living without it; it wasn't as 'needed' as it should have been.

Oh well.  Sigh.  I must say, by my non-expert standards - this was definitely TBS's most successful self-created show.  I think my favorite part was when Bobby got laid off from the Trib.  Sigh.  The memories and DVDs will last a lifetime.

I Call Being Frannie (Thanks for the Lead, Courtney)....

Looks like our little "My Boys" star, Jordana Spiro (aka PJ Franklin), has a new show coming up, called
'Love Bites'.

Ok, as long as it doesn't interfere with My Boys (which seems to already be a little late....)

Where the Heck is this Show?

I really like this show. It's, again, far and away the best original program TBS has come up with (EVER). Not that I'm qualified to judge, as though I've watched every original TBS show on the air. In fact, I don't think I can sit through an episode of most of their other crap. Anyone remember 'She's a Lady'? Or that one created by Cox-Arquette that documented some British person coming to America? Epic fails.

Anyhow.

The one thing I don't like about My Boys is that it comes around for such a short stint. It's ridiculous. It's gone all year then comes back for six to eight episodes? Come on, TBS, it's not like you have BETTER PROGRAMING. Are the 'My Boys' writers really THAT BUSY?

Sigh. Anyhow. Apparently, it is coming back soon (perhaps in June)...according to some rumors. Last year, it came back on this day, exactly. Why make us wait so long, TBS? Why so long?

Anyone else know any updates on this?

Celebrity Crushes....

So I've been known to have, at times, unconventional taste in the men department (believe me, ask ANY of my female friends on this one). Who are my celebrity crushes, you might ask? See above. Top down - Jon Bon Jovi (well, 20 years ago), Paul Rudd, and, as of lately, Reid Scott (Brando on My Boys). HOT. I don't hear many other girls talking about Reid Scott - maybe I can have him. He used to have a thing for PJ, a single Sun-Times employee living in Chicago, so I really think I'm his type.

TBS - You Suck!

Just fyi - I want to take a moment to bitch about something.  So, you all know, I love the TBS show "My Boys".  Well, there are commercial on TBS constantly about how 'if you miss an episode, you can catch them on TBS.com'....well, NO.  You can't!  NOT IF YOU OWN AN APPLE!

Let me tell you, it took a lot of googling, installing unnecessary software, and even getting help from the apple store employees to lead to one conclusion - TBS.com is NOT apple friendly!  

GRR.  Doesn't TBS realize in the year 2008, Apple is supposed to own 20% of the computer market (one if its highest shares ever!)?  Do TBS.com's advertisers realize they are missing a very important segment of the market?!?!  I HOPE THEY DO!  Other sites such as NBC.com are not apple unfriendly.  

TBS.com - Fix this problem!!!!

My Favorite Show on TV

My boys!  Woohoo!  Quite possibly the best show currently in new episodes on television - I'd even pick it over So You Think You Can Dance (which is an entirely different genre).  Dare I say it's fair competition for NBC's The Office?

One thing that amazes me - it's put out by TBS.  Now, don't get me wrong - in the rerun/movie department, TBS is king.  However, when it comes to its own programming - there have been some craptacular events I can't even forget no matter how hard I try (She's a Lady, The Real Gilligan's Island, and whatever that horrific show about a bizarre British woman coming to America was - produced by Courteney Cox and David Arquette - sufficed to say the Friends curse is alive and well).  

Anyhow.  The characters are very real, normal people.  Attractive yet not perfect looking.  Living very believable lives (for the most part).  Hanging out at very real Chicago locations (this is part of why I like it).  Spectacular.  

One thing that's a little unsettling to me though - the main character.  She's a female.  Single.  Living on the north side of Chicago.  Originally from the suburbs.  A writer.  Working at the Chicago Sun-Times....

What is the name of this show's creator?  Do I need to keep a better watch over my shoulder?  Once PJ starts dancing, carrying Coach bags or shopping at Express - I'm retaining legal counsel.