• 13Oct 08

  I wonder when fall comes to LA...

  I think I actually miss the rain at this point. I miss seeing a good thunderstorm, and one rainfall (which was really just misting) in four months does not cut it! And I think we really need rain at this point since there are fires all over the place. I can see them on the mountain by where my friend lives. Weird. So...I dunno if I want to stay here for good, because without getting into specifics, things just aren't too good lately. I do like my job though, it's great - but it also makes it harder to decide if I want to end up going back home to Ohio next year or not. My roomate is also a horrible person so that doesn't help much.

  Anyways...I'm still adjusting to this new site, like I'm sure we all are, and I keep thinking the guides here aren't "real" and that the old ones will come back so I can submit to them. I know, makes no sense right? I did finally get up a level, but considering that once you get to 50 it's much harder, I think it'll take me months each time I gain a level anymore lol. Or maybe not...who knows? Oh I also re-did my banner and profile image to fit a Halloween theme...and I Changed My Icon!!!! Yeah, I've had the evil monkey for over three years, and it's from so many versions of tv.com ago. That and the new version stretches it out all weird and makes it look really bad - I think they made that change just so I'd change my icon lol. These new icons don't center right on the top of our profile though. I was gonna pick something really different, but I didn't wanna change it up too much. Do you approve of this one?

  I must also mention, as I'm sure many of you will notice, that I'm now a mod on the site. I'm very grateful for this and I thank the staff and other mods for letting this happen and welcoming me to the team. Of course being a moderator means I'll be "moderating" things, but I also personally think one of the most important things about being a mod is helping people out. If anyone has any questions about anything with the site (or about something else if you really want I guess!)- issues with the new layout, problems with another user, questions about how something works, etc. - of course feel free to PM me about it. I'll try my best to resolve your issues and make your visits to the site less stressful.

  TV wise, the season is now in full swing, as all the season premieres have come and past. Overall I'm not so impressed though, I dunno why. Maybe I'm watching too much TV? I hope not! I'll bold show titles so you can all pick and choose. Oh and don't take me the wrong way now...I am only harsh because I care, and I want my shows to be the best they can be! Heroes is the biggest disappointment I'd say. I LOVE Angela Petrelli, but other than her, meh. Parkman needs to just die. Suresh needs to get killed by Maya so she can be part of a good storyline (cuz she's hot duh). Hiro is super boring now. Everything else just doesn't make much sense. Bones is also bad this season, but it's doing better lately after it's horrible start to the season. As long as Zack doesn't come back I'll be okay - I mean come on, he worked with a serial killer! I'd toss him as a friend in a second if I found out about that. Lame storyline. End it. Family Guy - nothing super funny yet. I thought I'd like the new season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia but it's becoming too far-out to make any sense at all. Becoming cannibals? Oh come on, that's beyond dumb.

  Smallville is pretty good, but could be a bit better (I can't wait until Lana is back!). Supernatural - now that's good stuff! I love how Sam is getting closer to the line of evil, and how the God/Devil stuff was introduced. They managed to pull it off so it works right. I'm also loving Terminator this season - such great writing and acting! I also love the dark mood of the show (it's almost too dark sometimes though) and how deep things are. Great drama. Oh, and the season premiere of CSI? Perfect! I loved every second of it, that's how a show should be! Best hour of TV so far this season (and the ratings agree!).

  No new shows have been good really. Valentine and In Harm's Way were a waste of my life, and Eleventh Hour was disappointing (come on Bruckheimer, my man!). 90210 is bad but I keep watching it. Fringe is getting a bit too weird, but it's okay. Oh, The Mentalist is pretty good though, although I'm not too attached to any of the characters. I did start watching Law & Order: SVU this season - and boy did I miss out on 9 seasons of good stuff!

  That's about it. I promise I'll try to blog around in the next day or two...I've been scared with the new site! Take care everyone.

  • Posted Oct 13, 2008 11:05 pm GMT
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• 28Aug 08

  The Fall Season Is Just Around the Corner!

  I've been looking forward to this fall season pretty much since last season ended, and it's finally here! This time though it's even cooler since I am in LA and get to do all this fun TV stuff! I saw a taping of "Do Not Disturb" (new Fox show) the other day, and it was actually much funnier than I thought. I'm definitely going to try to get into the show now (and of course check out the episode I saw tape - Dosed). Niecy Nash is really cool too. Oh and my buddy from work took a picture of Molly Stanton with his phone, and she definitely winked at us right afterwards. Hot.

  Next Friday (9/5) I'm going to the Paley Center and seeing "Fringe" and "Do Not Disturb" preview their premieres. Then the Monday after I'm going to see some NBC premieres - "Knight Rider," "Kath & Kim," "My Own Worst Enemy," and "Crusoe." Every network is doing an event and screening premieres of their new shows before they air on TV, which is really cool. And some of the cast will be there too, and there are party things before the screenings. The events are at 6 though so it's cutting it close with work, or otherwise I'd go to the CBS one too. But not ABC since I don't watch anything on that network, and The CW is only showing "90210" (AFTER the premiere on TV which is lame) and "Privileged" (a girl show).

  Anyways...I can't wait for everything to start. I'm dying waiting for "Smallville" (Lana is back for 5 episodes, that's not a lot but enough I guess...no Lex though). "CSI" will be INTENSE with Sara back and Warrick probably dead, and Grissom leaving after 10 episodes (and Lawrence Crapbone as a replacement). Sucks though that "CSI" won't be back until October! The "Bones" premiere better not suck like the finale did. Oh and "Heroes" looks awesome too; I don't expect it to be crap like season 2 was.

  I'm gonna try to review every season/series premiere I watch, so I won't go all out talking about everything here...but real quick this is everything new I'm gonna try out (in order of premiere date):

  "Raising the Bar" - I heard it sucks and Zack with long hair is hideous

  "90210" - please don't be crap

  "Hole in the Wall" - yea I know it's trash but it could miraculously be funny

  "Fringe" - better be good

  "Easy Money" - yeah it'll probably be really bad

  "Valentine" - yes I know it looks HORRIBLE but I need some new The CW shows

  "The Mentalist" - probably won't be good

  "Law & Order SVU" - yea I know it's not new but I got sorta hooked over the summer

  "Knight Rider" - Bionic Woman 2008

  "Eleventh Hour" - don't fail me Jerry!

  "SNL Thursday Night Live" - to make the election period less boring

  "Surviving Suburbia" - trash but ya never know

  "Secret Millionaire" - because everything else is in repeats in December

  I guess I won't be going out at all on the weekdays! Haha. Enjoy the new season everyone!

  • Posted Aug 28, 2008 10:34 pm GMT
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• 9Aug 08

  Got a job!

  After waiting and waiting to hear back from both the Warner Bros. and Fox jobs, I was starting to think I'd never get either of them...but then to my surprise I got a call - and I got the Fox job! I started this week at Twentieth Television, a distribution company that's part of Fox. I work in Fox plaza, which is really cool - it's right next to the Fox lot! When I started I was supposed to be part time, but the boss said I can be full time, which was definitely unexpected, but great because now I don't have to find a crappy second job at some restaurant or something like that. I guess my position used to be filled by two part-time people, but this time around they decided to change things up - how lucky for me! And also, I make a dollar more than I was supposed to, so I got a raise before I even started! Oh, and I get access to the Fox lot too, where they tape all their shows (like House, How I Met Your Mother, and Bones). I'm really glad I got a job, because I was worried that I'd run out of money out here and be in some big trouble.

  So far the job seems pretty cool. My main job is to pull the night before's Nielsen ratings - I download, e-mail, and hand out copies of them to everyone in the office. And it's cool because I see them before everyone else, and now I don't have to read them online every day at home. Another one of my jobs is to make a newsletter for everyone about the latest TV news (with an emphasis on Fox stuff)...and that's another thing I do anyways at home every day! So now I get paid to do it - how awesome! Yeah I'm just the new person who's got the lowest rank, but I'm sure I'll work my way up. Eventually I should start to learn about how we do our presentations. Everyone just did one on How I Met Your Mother - we're trying to sell it to a cable station. I can't believe I actually have a job!

  I'll leave the life stories at that for now so this isn't too boring and long. I have yet to see if this Report Problem Editor thing turns out to be helpful or not, but I think it will be. On the other hand, those who receive the complaints will have to sort through all the useless ones I'm sure will be submitted before real ones can be acted upon. I'm finally level 50 now, and I also just got 5,000 submissions done as of today. Took me long enough haha. I'm sad that The Mole is over after Monday (I think Craig is the mole), and it looks like it won't be back due to its low ratings. Only a few more weeks though until fall premieres start!

  Enjoy the rest of summer everyone!

  • Posted Aug 9, 2008 4:55 pm GMT
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