On TV: Good and Bad part 2

Sorry for not updating as often as before, life has been busy and I suddenly lack the inspiration to blog, I guess this is the time where I need sometime to wait till my brain gave more fruits so that I can extract the creative juices in me.

One of the reasons for this is my crazy need of watching TV on my laptop. Sad, I know but I lack the patience. Astro bores me these days, the only things interesting are reruns of the Simpsons, the Nanny, Bones and Desperate Housewives (yes, I know I watched already but no harm done). Oh and I am a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here ends on Wednesday, so it doesn't count anymore.
Right, on with business. I watched the new season of Gossip Girl and two new series which are The Vampire Diaries and Beautiful Life.

They are back. With the clean slate given by Gossip Girl when graduation ends, you would expect these kids to lay low and try to keep it clean as much as they can right? Wrong. Serena's out and back in her old ways, partying around through Europe over the summer, Nate has a new girlfriend who comes from a family that are rivals with his, Blair and Chuck try to keep their romance alive by being the bitch couple of New York thus making me feel disappointed.

Reason You Should Watch: If you follow the series, I expect you to continue watching, since its a great one. Expect more of what you see last season.

Reason You Should Not Watch: The trash meter is slightly amped this season thanks to Blair and Chuck.

Overall: Still a good season, nontheless, a 4 out of 5


Its about the life of models. A girl now becomes the new it girl thanks to a fabulous and red Zac Posen gown therefore stealing the spotlight of the old one who happens to be played by O.C. star Mischa Barton. Anyway, old it girl comes back after some form of exile, popping pills and running late to the aforementioned Zac Posen show and to show up being unable to fit the dress (Yeah, so not good for a comeback.) Then, we have a gorgeous Iowa farm boy who tries out modelling. Oh and Corbin Fisher gets frisky with a cougar, well actually cougar gets frisky with him, lol.

Reason You Should Watch: Its fashion and modelling, in a critical sort of way, it features the extremely kiasu world of modelling, more kiasu than XXX in China/Singapore. Features are star-studded cast that also includes Elle Macpherson and produced by Ashton Kutcher.

Reason You Should Not Watch: The low ratings it received. 1.39 million to be exact. You better pray it does not get cancelled though it probably would. But we will see, Gossip Girl started low but ended high.

Overall: I liked it, so it gets 4 out of 5
Twihards would love this, its based on a 1994 book by L.J. Smith. So in essence, Stephanie Meyer sort of copied L.J. Smith based on concept of a girl falling in love with a vampire, that's where the similarities end as there are TWO vampires chasing the girl and she chases one of them, plus she dies SEVERAL times (in the book).

Reason You Should Watch: You Like Twilight, You Watch. Quite witty too.

Reason You Should Not Watch: A little trashy in a sense that I cannot explain. Maybe its because of the fog around, kind of creepy but whatever.

Overall: Not really a big fan of it. 2 out of 5. But other people love it to death, me? Not So Much. Its like Heroes, lol.

Okay, I have to create a list where they feature shows, I would watch and shows that I would not.

So far

Yes:
Gossip Girl
Glee
Project Runway
Models of the Runway
America's Next Top Model
90210
Grey's Anatomy
Desperate Housewives
Ugly Betty

Sometimes, but not really follow
Melrose Place
The Beautiful Life

Never:
The Vampire Diaries

Pending: One Tree Hill

On TV: Good and Bad, Part 1

The second season of 90210! Yes there is a certain guy named Dustin Milligan who plays this certainly sexy guy named Ethan Ward is not around anymore as he was written off. Guess what people, he is going to stay in Montana with his daddy... screw the lousy writers. This season of 90210 promises to have a much classier fashion and much more nasty. Think the LA clone of gossip girl, think Swinburne University only much more interesting, think Brendan Goh in a place where people and him are in sync with fashion instead of being 10 years ahead and being assumed as a gay person.

Reason you should watch: Its more juicy than ever with affairs with married men, naked pics of a certain principal's daughter, a cute tennis boy whose attitude resembles Chong Zhia Hwa and I am so not kidding.

Reason you should not watch: Its like a clone of gossip girl, only less witty and more drama.

Overall: The new 90210 fares better than the first season thanks to a new team of writers and producers. 90210 gets 3 stars out of 5

All girls this season is 5 foot seven or shorter, thus giving shorter girls a chance to model. Tyra is attempting to change the world of fashion again. With the first ever Ty-over (immediate makeovers for the finalists), you bet its gonna open with a bang of shrieks and screams and loads of drama. Plus, you know Tyra, faking accents, elaborate entrances and what not. The judging panel has also changed with legendary supermodel Paulina Poriskova got the sack and now is Ms Jay, Nigel, Tyra and a guest judge. Also, Elite Model Management is replaced by Wilhemina models who happens to hire anyone.

Reason you should watch: Who doesn't love Tyra, drama, makeovers and fashion. Plus its a great test of fashion ability for you to be able to predict who comes first, lol.

Reason you should not watch: Ask Belinda Liew.

Overall: I like this new cycle, I think its hot, lol. Though slightly disappointed with a few of the selections (after 13 cycles, obviously I am pretty much an expert, I so totally should be the 4th judge, like Ellen Degeneres as Paula Abdul's replacement on American Idol, I will be giving the 'people's view'). Cycle 13 gets 4 out of 5.


If you like High School Music but the more adult and dark comedy version, watch Glee. I am sure you will have a lot of laughs with this one. Its about a teacher who used to go to the school he teaches, wishing to revive the Glee club to its former glory (Glee is Choir).

Reason you should watch: Its not like any other show, its different and very interesting. Its a musical comedy with a bit of darkness to it that appeals parents and kids alike.

Reason you should not watch: There is no reason

Overall: You should watch even though the film maybe banned here due to suggestive sex gestures, then again we all did em in high school. 5 out of 5 people.
Its like the old Merose except less campy, more mysterious, sophisticated and dark writing. But the elements of sex, drugs, murder and whatever things that make things interesting in it. Its just like the old one receiving a facelift relating itself to current issues that are deemed controversial.

Reason you should watch: Women and gays, the men, especially Colin Egglesfield (the guy on the left) is seriously hot and mysterious, lol. As for guys and lesbians, there is a bisexual girl on the prowl and she is blonde and she is hot... need I say more?

Reason you should not: This show just seems to be a little more of the critically acclaimed stuff as comercially, they just blend too well into the background, evidenced by their 2.3 million viewers in the season opener. So it might get a little boring.

Overall: I liked it but I feel the blend too, it gets 3 out of 5