Windy City Live

So this past Monday, I was in the studio audience of Windy City Live!  It was awesome!  My roommate from freshman year of college won tickets and invited me to go with.  This was my second time being on a TV show (I was on The View back in 2008).  I can be seen several times throughout this episode.  Also, here are some pics!  I wasn't familiar with Windy City Live prior to this, but I have to say - great lil show!  I will definitely be watching from now on.

Call Me Dwight Schrute

Why yes, those are beets.

Don't ask.

Online Dating Commercials

Whenever I'm watching a TV show and dating website advertisement comes on, I feel compelled to change the channel.  Not because I don't want to look at the dating website ad, but because I feel like I must be watching something shameful.  Like, the media buyer who bought this ad space must have viewed the typical demographic for said show as sad and lonely and on the edge - like I imagine those watching QVC at 9:00PM on a Saturday night in pajamas with a cookie dough roll in one's hand to be.  These people are on the verge of asking themselves "what the hell am I doing right now?  somebody help me!"  Enter the eharmony commercial.  So whenever I see and e-harm or match commercial come on, I'm tempted to jump for the clicker - not because I think there's anything wrong with online dating (cough, cough), but because it makes me think something's wrong with THIS SHOW.  

Friends Inconsistencies....

Ok, so I was recently re-watching all the Friends Thanksgiving episodes.

On the fourth season of Friends, Phoebe mentions she needs to call her mom to ask her a left-handed cooking question.  Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but Phoebe's mom is dead and has been the entire series.

I tried to google this issue.  No one seemed to fully address this issue.  There are some blogs out there that seem to have a problem with the inconsistency about whether or not the tv remains on consistently throughout the scene, but no one seems to address the bigger issue.  Does Phoebe mean her step-mom?  Does she have a step-mom that's still around?  Why doesn't she say 'step-mom' then?

Has ANYONE else ever caught this?  Does anyone else have a problem with this?

Michael Scott....

The show will die without him.  NBC, please respect that and let it go out with a bang, instead of a painful, dragging extra season.

My Favorite Episode of Friends

I've been thinking about it.  I love them all so much, but my favorite is....

Drumroll please....

The one where everyone finds out.

Honorable mentions:

The one with all the Embryos.

The one with Ross's Sandwich.

Your thoughts?

Has Anyone Else Noticed....

So I'm watching Charles in Charge, Season 4 on dvd (and I realize I'm subjecting myself to a lot of judgment on this one) and I couldn't help but notice....

It appears as though the episodes are out of order.  For example, the first episode has Charles living in the basement and the pizza parlor has been remade into a diner, however, later episodes feature these events happening.  I am quite curious - did these episodes not have an order on file?  Was it forgotten?  Were the creators of the dvd not able to figure out a proper order?  I could see the confusion on some episodes, but based on some events, the chronology is clearly off.  I noticed on an earlier season that the first episode was a Christmas episode, which seemed off.  Do other series on dvd have this issue?  Am I the only one who noticed this about Charles in Charge?

Please stop judging me.

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?

Reality TV....

Normally, I HATE reality shows. I mean, I liked them back in high school (like the Real World), which is probably part of why I hate them now. I like to think my taste is much more dignified and I have moved on to finer things.

Editor's sidenote: Anyone else remember the Real World New Orleans - the season with Julie, Matt, Jamie, Kelley, etc.?! That was quite possibly the best season I ever caught. What are they all up to now? I think I once saw the uber-hot gay guy in a spot on Dawson's Creek. I believe I read somewhere the Julie was supposed to be on September 11th's United 93 flight, but I'm not really sure. I would sacrifice all dignity and reservations about the real world to watch a reunion of this season's cast. Sigh. Anyhow. MTV, for a stupid as it might be at times, was really quite possibly ahead of the curve on the reality TV phenomenon.

Ok. So there are two reality shows that I absolutely LOVE....Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. I feel inspired when I watch SYTYCD, cause, quite frankly, I think I can dance. Anyhow -the new season starts tonight. I can't wait. There's always something good. I mean, sometimes Mia is being a bitch and Nigel's hair is a little out of control (well, that, and if you can get past the fact that Nigel doesn't really have a dance background like the other judges), but it's really some great TV out there.

My favorite dancer on the show is still Allison Holker from season 2 - I was SO MAD when she left the show before her time. GRR. I'm over it. I think. Almost. Well, it takes me a long time to get over things. She was in High School Musical. I wonder where she is now....maybe hanging out with the cast of the Real World New Orleans. Hmm.

Say What You Will

Over the next couple days, I am making a point of watching the entire Friends Thanksgiving episode library.  I am not sure which episode is my favorite, although I think there's a frontrunner....

"I love Jacques Cousteau!"