LOL. I didn't think of the stupid FCC rules and their "before 9 p.m. no sex exists anywhere." :) Still, there are other options, and the word is just silly. :)

Thank you for the wishes. :))

Dr. Cox is my Yoda! LOL.
Things like Dannielynn's parentage and Sanjaya I'd completely forgotten about, but were heavily scrutinized earlier this year.

Sigh. I happily forgotten them, too, but they annoyingly popped up on all those lists that every magazine, website and public access show insists on putting out at the end of the year, so I was forced to remember. :))

Who is Iggy the Dog?

It's the pooch Ellen had an on-air meltdown about. Seriously, they showed it on CNN! She was hosting her show and she appeared weeping uncontrollably. I thought someone died. Turns out, it was a dog she adopted but couldn't keep for whatever reason. So she decided to give it away to some friend's daughter. But the agency she got the dog from initially came back and took it. Something to do with their protocol. Anyway, the dog was fine, the girl was fine, everything was fine. Just Ellen -- who, prior to that I always thought was a sane human being -- sobbing and ranting for like 3 weeks on every media outlet. And that dog's mug was everywhere! I mean ... it's A DOG! It's alive! It's healthy! Urgh...

LOL, sorry, I was just so annoyed at not being able to escape...

You've got television and film, so it's twice the relationship, hair, make-up and fashion drama to snark about. I love it.

I used to glimpse at the pre-show when Joan Rivers was on E! It was just such an entertainment! You never knew what would come out of her mouth and it was comedy gold. LOL. Plus, like you said, it's fun to see the people mingle who otherwise wouldn't even meet. Trouble is, for me, lately, the shows and films I like seldom get attention of this weird little organization. And those who do, I am not that interested in watching on the red carpet. Maybe one or two people, but not enough to get me to tune in. But pre-shows are fun for snarking, that's true. :))

Aw, thank you! :)

Yeah, HSM is a complete mystery to me. I'd understand it if it were good. But it's not. The music is bad, the singing is mediocre, and Zac whatshisface is ... completely orange, for starters. LOL. He's got the fakest looking tan ever, he is the nonthreatening, a-sexual, pre-pubescent girl idol. High School is where he should stay. LOL.

"McDonalds for the brain!" LOL. Very well put. :))

And yeah, Britney, Lindsay, Paris... Who can tell them apart, anyway? :)

Oh, man, the mohawk! And, again, I resent the fact that I -- who doesn't even watch AI! -- had to see it everywhere! LOL.

I would also put on there the supposed "backlash against too thin women" that seems to be on the verge of happening every year.

LOL. So true! They tell us in great detail about this "backlash" that is totally happening, and yet, no one in Hollywood seems to get any heavier. And Jennifer Love Hewitt is on the cover of People mag for "ballooning" to the awful, enormous size 2! The horror! :))

Trying to convince people that leggings are fashionable, when you know they will be giving people shit for it in a matter of months.

God, yes. Leggings and baby-doll dresses. The kind that makes you look pregnant no matter how flat your stomach is. Personally, I'm holding out for the big return of the parachute pants. In neon colors. :))

Anything that is discussed on Showbiz Tonight, or E! for that matter. I miss the days when E was an actual entertainment channel with behind the scenes and a show devoted to nothing but movie trailers.

Sigh. I feel very old. I remember this, fondly. I also remember when MTV played music... Yeah, so quaint and antiquated... LOL.

Why aren't there more things out there like that?

It's political. The idea of choosing one performance that's supposedly better than any other... It's so absurd to me. I find all awards an exercise in playground logic. Which projects have bigger names, whose agents lobbied the hardest, sent the coolest gifts, got enough media backing, made enough friends to garner votes... The only good thing to come out of it -- apart from being considered "hot" for a while, until the next "hot" thing -- is that fans get to watch the red carpet. What I laugh at is how seriously it's all taken.

David was nominated? I guess good for him. Goes to show how cyclical this is. The critics beat him up for years. It must be nice to be a darling for a change. I'm glad for your sake. I know you love the show, and you'll have something to watch the GGs for. :)

3. I like to live in a pretend world where reality TV doesn't even exist

I don't mind some of it. Some competition-based ones could be fun. But 90% of the shows are so bad. I like dancing. I wouldn't mind this contest with semi-known amateurs if it weren't so publicized and masquerading as important.

4. Go away forever, please.

I get that it's a pre-teen obsession, but I would like to go through a week without seeing or hearing about HSM! Bad music, terrible acting, atrocious singing... As someone who actually likes musicals, I am genuinely offended. LOL.

7. I... haven't seen any of Judd's stuff.

The TV Set was fine enough, but that's not really Apatow's thing. His stuff isn't terrible, but neither is it the second coming it's being treated as. It's sophomoric, and the jokes sort of repeat themselves from film to film. :)

8.Michael Bay can stop making films any time.

Is there a petition we can sign? LOL.

9. That was the guy who was in Enchanted, right?

That's the guy. And McNipples is the joking nickname given to Chris Lowell. I had a fit of laughter when I heard. He sure has giant nipples that he flashes proudly. But I digress... I can take or leave the show. I don't begrudge people loving it. What I object to is the non-stop media blitz. I don't even buy the magazines or watch entertainment shows, and yet, I can't escape! I want to be McFree! LOL.

10. YES. PLEASE. GO AWAY.

Honestly! And again, I don't want to take it away from those who love it. It's not the show's existence that bothers me. But it's treated sometimes like it's the only one. I can't escape the promos, the faces, the product tie-ins. I get it: They've got the best publicity machine! With superpowers! Now, can I please be left alone and never see or hear from any of them? LOL.

13. if (a) I'd cared about HBO when they were the "it" pay-cable channel (which I didn't), and (b) I didn't enjoy two of their fantastic shows so much.

HBO has some fantastic shows. Showtime does, too. As do NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, USA, FX and hey, maybe CW can get in on the act. This idea that people watch networks, not shows, is absurd -- the attempt to quantify and homogenize taste. People and interests differ. There's bottom crap and there are a few brilliant shows. The rest reside in-between. I get why critics try to assign tags to certain networks: they have to do something justify their salaries. But I don't have to buy into it.

17. Can we burn them all? And then laugh when everyone whines?

Can we skip the burning? I don't want to pollute! LOL.

18.(and that is the show this insipid term originated from, isn't it?).

I don't know if they invented it or anything. But now Oprah got in on the act. The term is stupid. As a euphemism, it doesn't work. As a sound, it grates. Something about a grownup uttering this silly word makes me want to slap them.:)

20. Now, if only Dick Cheney would do the same...

I have this sickening fear that Dick Cheyney is never going away. He already looks like Mount Rushmore. He might find a way to stick around even after the term! :)

Stop making fugly kissy faces on magazine covers!


Lord, yes! That latest was grotesque. And awful. Again, I resent the fact that I even saw it! LOL.

Thank you, dear! You make me laugh, too! And you have no idea how important it is to me these days! *Hugs you!* :)

.David didn't "suddenly" become funny and talented; he's always been. Y'all just weren't paying attention, sorry.

Well.... It's usually incredibly subjective. I am not, I'm very, very sorry to say, a fan of the show. (I am, however, a fan of David). Not the point. Clearly, the critics like it. Great, if it mattered materially. It doesn't. If critical acclaim influenced careers to any significant degree, Michael Bay would not make another movie ever again. But bad reviews are upsetting to those involved, however irrelevant they are to the actual success with the audiences. And because of that, and as a fan of his, I always cringed when DD got bad reviews. But I cannot say they were always wholly unfounded. I suffered through "Connie and Carla," for goodness sake (you could tell David suffered too). LOL. So yeah, he was in some less-thank-great movies. And in some decent but largely ignored ones. So what? That's the career of any actor. With very few exceptions that have less to do with taste in picking project and more with sheer luck of being offered great ones. Bottom line, I care too little for the critics to give it much thought (though I realize they matter to those in the industry) and I can't get up enough motivation to find the critical attitude insulting right now. Especially with the overall positive.

Was Apatow even involved in The TV Set?

Honestly, no idea. I just wish he'd stop, period. LOL.

I want to kill whatever it was that decided to make Heroes The Next Big Thing.

I certainly killed my TVGuide subscription. LOL. The day they put KB on the cover as the new hot thing that made Heroes great! -- and how effing insulting to the actual cast was that?! -- was the day I stopped it. It'll blow over. Like "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's," etc., when the "next big thing to end all big things" comes around. I just wish it'll happen already. :))

To me, 90% of their programming is drivel...

I wouldn't say that. Personally, to me about 70% of all TV is drivel, but I allow for the possibility that I my judgment is not infallible. LOL. Hmm, past few years. Big 4 network shows that, at their best, and however short-run, are different, interesting, surprising, innovative, well-written, well-acted, and otherwise far from drivel. In no particular order or time-line: "The Office," "Friday Night Lights," "Arrested Development," "Studio 60" (love it, hate it, it stood out), "Life," "House," "Veronica Mars" (yes, at its best, absolutely), "Everwood," "24," "Prison Break," "30Rock," "Lost," "My Name is Earl." Off the top of my head and I’m sure I’m missing a few. And I’m not even listing the decent workhorses that deliver, like "CSI" (original) or "Num3ers," to name a couple. What annoys me with this worshipping of cable is that the game is so rigged. They have a lot more money, a lot fewer restrictions, and they can afford to support projects in a way the broadcast networks absolutely can't. That isn’t to say that they don’t have content. I am in love with the "Flight of the Conchords," I like "Big Love," I appreciate "Dexter" (even if it leaves me cold), "Weeds" is brilliantly and dryly funny, I adore "Battlestar Galactica," and probably I’m forgetting some. But for every one of these, there is "Nip/Tuck," or "Dirt," or "Brotherhood," or "Rescue Me," or dozens of over-priced, over-hyped unwatchables. Cable, even the subscription, is as capable of putting out turds. They are just covered in sprinkley fairy-dust so it’s not as noticeable at first. "Huff"?

Back to my original point: I can’t imagine choosing to watch something because it’s on a particular network. Or choosing not to for the same reason. If CW gets something comparable to VM at its best, or Everwood, or hires Joss Whedon, I’m there in a blink of an eye. Even now, "Aliens in America" they can be proud of as is.

I'm still not sure who I want to vote for

I don’t know either. I am not even sure Obama, or any dem right now, can take the GOPs. And Dick needs to get off this planet! LOL.

When I see Jason today, I'll definitely be thinking of you.

Squeeeeee!!! That’s all I’ve got right now. Seriously, my brain has just short-circuited! LOL. Thank you so, so much, dearest! You are my hero, and I hope you know that!!! :)

I had a feeling you weren't a fan of the show (though I have no clue how much you've seen

Sigh, pretty much all of it, give or take an episode. I have a friend with subscription who taped them for me. I watched them all at once. "Not a fan" is putting it mildly. LOL. I am very sorry. I know that when you love something it's not fun to hear someone ... not. Which is why I kept my mouth shut. Because why ruin it for others? :)

I won't be disappointed. I haven't been yet; however the rest of a film may be (good or bad) I always enjoy watching him.

I had a period when I did. That was the first feverish fan-girl blush. A few years ago. As I mentioned, I even went to see "Connie and Carla." (The headache is still present, lol.). However I've settled into normal liking since. "House of D" was a good film. I enjoyed it. Some of the others I saw, not so much, not even David. But I saw them anyway in support. LOL. But I'm not terribly concerned. He's got enough supporters and he is the critical darling again. He can afford to do without me. LOL.

That's actually where Jason doesn't quite match up for me.

For me, it's the opposite right now. I figure David's fine. JD's new and needs my support. Which I'm happy to give. LOL. In all seriousness, though, "Moonlight" is my crack right now. I realize it's bad, but I can't stop enjoying it. There will be a reaction in all probability, but until then... :)

To this day, every single vampire show I've tried to watch rubs me the wrong way entirely.

No need to apologize for phobias. LOL. I love Buffy, I couldn't care less about its genre. I don't like Ann Rice, and again, it's not because of the subject matter. I just don't like her writing. But I understand that a subject can be a turn off. I certainly have my share of topics I can't watch/read.

Re: the shows I listed. I don't watch half of them. "Lost," "Num3ers," "My Name Is Earl" "Prison Break," etc. In fact, I watch very little, and what I do catch is usually after the fact, on DVDs. They were examples of "not drivel," whether they are my cup of tea or not. And as to quality of any given season, the cable channels are famous for dropping theirs after the first or second year. "Six Feet Under" should have been buried that deep after Season 2. And many others I could name. Thing is, they were something when they started.

I didn't sleep much before going up there, we were there for several hours, and the round trip to L.A. is a long one. Must sleep...

You absolutely MUST! Thank you so much for doing this, dear! I adore the fact that you make an effort to tell us about this and show pictures, but the last thing I want is for you to kill yourself in the process! LOL. When you are well-rested and wide-awake there will be time enough for the report! Squeeee!

Heh, that's very diplomatic of you!

I'm nothing if not diplomatic! LOL.

Of course I am sorry we no longer have a show to enjoy together, but such is the way of things, I guess. Perhaps in the future? But I've been so apathetic about TV in general lately, outside of my very few favorites, who knows when I'll get into something new again...

I'm pretty generally apathetic about anything I don't specifically enjoy. That is, it's not on my radar most of the time and I don't expect it to register until it does. Every show I ever loved sort of caught me by surprise. So, who knows? Maybe next season we'll find something together. :)

Well, for me it's really nothing to do with concern.

I was kidding. Of course the most a fan can do is watch or buy DVDs. I've gone to see plenty of things I ended up hating out of love for, say, David, or other actors. But certainly there's a limit to how much one can do this. If you don't enjoy something, you don't enjoy it. I can't stomach David's current show, for instance. I will, however, definitely run to see the new X-Files movie when it comes out.

. As strange as this may sound, the most bizarre thing about being around Jason is how easily he will fall into your comfort zone -- he doesn't seem to care whether someone is in his personal space.

Sigh. First of, how envious am I! Hmm, maybe I should invite him into my personal space? Okay, I think I just officially weirded myself out! :)) But seriously, one of the things that keeps popping up in many accounts is how surprisingly "normal" he is. That is, how non-standoffish and relaxing. I love that. And how unlike someone else we won't mention (who is fast becoming She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named! Snort. I figure if I don't mention her by name, maybe she'll go away?!). Honestly, it's a measure of any actor with any kind of a following -- how they relate to the fans. It doesn't have to be fancy. It could be with humor, like David (I hear) does, or with a friendly discourse, like JD. As long as it's a positive experience. And I am so glad it was that today.

Now, go to sleep already! LOL. Seriously, you need to rest. The way you've been going, there won't be much of you left to go to Canada! :)) Thank you so much for the trip and the story. It really is so kind of you to share with us!

I am sure you're not at all surprised to hear I'm ridiculously excited about this, yes?

Shocked! I tell you! LOL. No, not surprised at all. :)

I didn't get to do this the last time around, back in '98, so, y'know.

Neither did I. I didn't "discover" XF until 2002. That is, I knew of it, I just didn't watch, didn't think I'd like it. Go figure. LOL.

If I were in their place, I'd want to have at least some control over how close people get to me, especially in such numbers and so often.

I think I would, too. Then again, I dislike people on principle... LOL. No, seriously, I think with JD in particular, it's that he is still new to this whole fan thing and he hasn't had some of those really bad experiences you hear about. Like having to fend off a really obnoxious stalker. And I truly hope he never has to. Plus it's his personality, too, at least a little. He -- by all reports -- tends to consider everyone as nice and friendly until proved otherwise. Again, it makes him vulnerable (and yes, somewhat dorky), but I hope nothing happens to change that. Because it's a unique quality and not an affectation with him. There are plenty of celebs who affect niceness (and I don't blame them as a rule, their image is part of the job, no matter how they actually feel), but with JD it's genuine.

Maybe it's because many non-celebrity Americans are also obsessive about personal space? I dunno.

That's true. And again, I don't blame people for that. There are a lot of ... weirdness out there. You have to protect yourself.

avid certainly uses humor, at least in my experience (and that of those I know who have interacted with him), but what I find interesting about him is he can use it for a variety of things; when people get too intrusive or just plain obnoxious, he can use humor as a barrier.

Exactly. And that's the best thing to use with obnoxious people.

Anyway, I'm not sure if I'll be able to wait until I get some things sent to me from Pam (who was with Roz and I and the others today) before I make my full post, but if it won't take too long I'd like to. She has a bit of video of some pretty great moments, including a short little interview Roz conducted on behalf of... some fan site? I never was sure who for, but it was very funny. I'd hate to paraphrase the things he said if I don't have to, because it wouldn't be nearly as funny. ;)

Thank you!! I'll go check Roz's LJ, and I'll wait as long as you need for your report. It's always worth the wait. Thank you again, dear. I hope you got some rest! :)

At the moment, I'd say the only thing he's been the unwitting victim of is being taken advantage of by a bitch of a co-star and an evil creator/writer, lol. Sure, personal bias plays into that (a bit), but he had no reason to expect that treatment from either of them, until it happened. At which point, it was too late, of course.

So true. And the funniest thing for me (well, not funny "ha-ha") is that he is, apparently, a lot more aware of what has transpired than I realized. At least he is aware now. Some of the things he let slip in interviews. But it's so quite and subtle, you have to really know the situation well to pick up on those. Which is the thing I like: he will not, even now, badmouth anyone. No matter how they treated him. But he won't be fooled by them anymore, either. Which is the best outcome, really. :)

That's basically a long way of saying: he's maturing professionally, but he's still very dorky and extremely generous with both his time and his enthusiasm. So, all good change that I can see.

That is really good to hear! I honestly hope he'll never lose the inner dork (I love that inner dork so, lol!), but I, too, noticed that he is more at ease. I'm guessing that, after being a bit shell-shocked post-VM (or, really, during the last year of it), he steadied himself and realized that there is life after it, and that he is going to be okay one way or another (fingers crossed).

Haha, so true. What was the funniest thing to me, watching David with others, is that... all these years since he's gained stardom, and people still don't "get" his humor most of the time.

That's because his humor is very dry. And a lot of people don't get that. It's like being tone-death. LOL. I also think he does it on purpose sometimes, because, let's face it, it's fun on occasion to make fun of people right to their faces without them realizing it. LOL. (The people in question usually deserve it, so I don't waste time feeling sorry for them). Bottom line, it's a perfect way to neutralize the annoying ones and have a little fun in the process. :)

Heh, I certainly hope my post will be worth the wait! :)


When are they not?! LOL. Honestly, pictures alone would have done it, but your commentary and the recaps are always great. :)

It certainly seems that he's aware... apparently he's still in touch with KB, or at least he said so...

Yeah, I figure it's the Invisible Children connection? KB is still in it (though, since it doesn't bring much photo-opping, she doesn't really tout it. Then again, maybe it's kudos to her that she doesn't use it for publicity all that much. It looks like she's dating a guy from there named -- I kid you not -- Jedidiah! For all I know, he may be a very nice dude. For all I care, he may be next in line to become Pope. The name alone earns him my unrelenting giggling!) :)

(while also telling us he still talks to Ryan, Francis and Enrico, the last of whom he recently performed with -- ensue very funny story)

Weeee! And now I can't wait even more! You have to tell the story! I realize you'll probably do it on your LJ, but please do tell! LOL.

I agree that it's great that he doesn't badmouth anyone. He's a far better soul than I. ;)

Or I! I admire this in him all the more for the reason that I lack that quality completely! LOL.

He's just so cute and dorky! How can anyone not love that?

I know, right?! I love the dorkiness and the lack of "look how suave and sleek I am" that so many Hollywood people project.

He kept shooting me little conspirator-like glances too, because he could tell that I was trying to stifle laughter.

LOL. That's great! He probably isn't used to finding people in the crowd who get it, you know?

I decided to keep quiet about the fact that I spent the entire time wanting to leap the fence and hug him for being so awesome, LOL.

Probably a smart move. You know, in terms of not freaking him out! LOL. That way you are memorable for having understood his jokes and not for having weirded the hell out of him by following that up with some athletic performance of your own. *Giggle!

Yeah, I plain don't understand how anyone can run, swim, bike, whatever for 2 hours, period. Being energetic after that and not, you know, killing anyone who comes within a reaching distance soon after, is utterly beyond my comprehension! :))

It may partly be that, but the other part I'm much more certain about is one I've been sworn to secrecy on, lol. Otherwise, I'd say outright. But suffice to say it has more to do with obligation than anything, which is a comfort.

Gah! You do realize that I am now going insane?! I understand, though, if you are sworn to secrecy, so I won't push. LOL. But I reserve the right to pout! :))

Oh, Jedidiah! Such a winner, too:



(*I know, I know, he may be the best human being in the Universe for all I know. But it doesn't prevent me from doubling over with laughter!).

He did actually thank me, of all things, for making him laugh, which I thought was sweetly fun

That's cute! Honestly, I don't think he meets a lot of people in random fan groups that get him. So, it's only natural he appreciated you. :)

's directly from the mouth of Jason; that's the only reason I hesitate to say so in a public Internet location, if that makes sense.

It makes perfect sense, and I wouldn't want you to break a confidence. I guess I can live with not knowing. LOL. :)

OMG! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! For both of them! Mulder's got a pretty back! LOL. No, seriously, he does! :))

And *thud* for the preview! I love you, and that's all there is to it! :))