TV Tidbits

Originally posted on 14 October 2007.

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Thinking about 'Grey's Anatomy' a while back, which was occasioned by a blog post and a reply, got me thinking about the shows that I really miss and want to see and watch. One is 'Ugly Betty." I read somewhere that this season, they will have one episode that is a musical (yipee!), and that Mark's character will get a boyfriend. This boyfriend is supposedly not Mark's type. He's chubby and not exactly fashionable, but Mark will be drawn to him. This should be good to see. :-) But before I actually start watching this season of 'Ugly Betty,' I should finish the first season. Due to the unfortunate fact that my 'Complete Season 1' of 'Ugly Betty' was only up to episode 17 and no matter how many times I brought it back to exchange it with some new copy, I still got the same (in)'Complete Season 1,' I unhappily missed a lot from the last season.

The other show is 'Heroes.' Haven't seen a single episode since the new season began airing, and I really don't have any idea what's been going on. I try to avoid the recaps and the forums, because, well, I want to be surprised when I finally get to see the new episodes. (I really don't mind being spoiled in most cases; in fact, I prefer it. But this time around, surprisingly, I want to be surprised.) I miss Hiro and Nathan and Nikki/Jessica and Mr. Bennet and, ok, ok, even Mohinder and his rather superfluous voiceovers (hehe). I also miss Peter Petrelli. So, in the meantime, to address my missing Peter Petrelli, I view this vid at least once a day:



I know he doesn't have superpowers here, but methinks Peter Petrelli with tattoos and a guitar and acting like a thug is good enough at the moment. At least, until I get to see the show again. Interesting that I end up with only Peter Petrelli to get my 'Heroes' fix. Oh, well, some things can't be helped. :-) Then again, I also really like Fergie, despite her rather extremely high-waisted pants in this vid. Hehe.

Other shows I'm looking forward to are 'Bionic Woman' (I suppose I would have been more excited about this, if Burke weren't there, but I do hope he wouldn't have to stay all throughout the season) and 'Cashmere Mafia,' a 'Sex and the City' kind of show, I was told, but with a different set of women, which begins airing in November. A friend of mine also told me to start watching 'Weeds' and 'Brothers and Sisters' and 'Gossip Girl.' Sigh. So many shows, so little time. Or more accurately, so many shows that I can't watch as they air, because we don't have cable. Then again, even if we had cable, I don't think the cable channels here would have aired them the same time they come out in the US anyway. I guess I'll just have to catch up when I go home in December. All I can say is thanks to all those venues (ahem) in the Phils that allow me to see all these shows.

So what am I watching these days? Not much tv actually, but it pleases me to say that one channel here is airing cycle 8 of 'America's Next Top Model.' As in every cycle, the wannabe top models are looking fierce, there is always drama (and bitchiness) happening in the house, and Tyra is, well, looking every inch like the Tyra I've come to know and love (and hate) in this show. It's just so hard to describe her. :-) So that makes my Thursday night. The rest of the time, I'm working. Bwahahaha.

Enjoy your Sunday, all!

P.S. If any one's got episodes of 'Ugly Betty' and 'Heroes' and you have a way of lending them to me, I will be forever grateful and will be your friend forever. :-)