I dropped Royal Pains after two episodes and so didn't want to write raving about another new USA show if I was just gonna drop it again, but, but, but ... I've now watched three episodes of Hawthorne and while it definitely has some problems, I like it overall. Jada Pinkett Smith is wonderful, and, and, and MICHAEL VARTAN!!! And I'm totally shipping Pinkett Smith's Christina Hawthorne and Vartan's Tom Wakefield. I tried not to, but, but, but ... they have chemistry and they had these wonderfully squee-worthy moments in the most recent episodes.

*sigh*

So, So You Think You Can Dance -- come for the dancing, boo the judges!

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and I'm crying over Michael Jackson. I wasn't a huge fan, but I grew up listening to his music, watching his dancing, etc. My mom was a big fan, and I certainly love some of his music, and I've NEVER not been amazed at his talent. It was just so unexpected and so shocking. For all his faults, he was truly one of the greatest entertainers this world has ever seen.

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Sorta-related, I wasn't surprised to see the Michael Jackson bit, and I'm glad they did. He surely had his issues, but he was immensely, insanely talented. I still don't quite believe it.

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We guess these screen tests went well, as "Dancing with the Stars" pro dancer and country singer Julianne Hough has now landed the lead female role in Paramount's remake of Footloose. The casting is contingent on the studio and Hough working out scheduling, but she would star opposite Chace Crawford.

Filming is set to begin in March with plans for a "more mature version" than the original, says Variety. Dylan Sellers is producing alongside Ortega, Craig Zadan -- a producer of the original film -- and Neil Meron.

Kenny Ortega, helmer of all three "High School Musical" films, will direct.

I'm cautiously excited about this because it could do great things for her career. On the other hand, I was incredibly unimpressed with the original FL, so who knows? But it's Julianne, so if I'm able to, I'll be seeing it!!

I wrote this story for the Trivia Tuesday challenge over at sheldon_penny as a prize for the winner, renisanz.

Title: The Apple Banana Bread Proficiency
Rating: G, barely edging into PG
Word Count 867
Spoilers: Specifically for 2.23 "The Monopolar Expedition"
Summary: Baking is a science.
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em. Do you really think the last two episodes would have gone as they had if I did?
Notes: Thanks to deludedvision and fujidom for looking this over for me. Enjoy, renisanz!

( If this is your idea of a baked good, I’d suggest you brush up on your Julia Child. )

Thoughts ...

( Why the heck isn't Kat ever nominated for Host stuffs!?!? She's kick-awesome! )

I just wanted something else. If I find another layout that lets me do the tag-scroll-thing, or a different side section, I might change this again slightly in a bit, but for now ... this is it!

ETA: So I did change it a bit already, but this is brighter and lighter!

If anyone is interested. :)

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I blame fujidom and her doing a cool Sheldon/Penny crossover there. So yeah, I'm arabean there. Have no idea how to "pick up followers" or anything. Here's my home address. Am I even doing this right?

http://twitter.com/arabean

This isn't my first fanvid (I've made about four), but this is my first Sheldon and Penny vid. Also, you'll notice some of irrel's awesome artwork in the vid. Thank you soooooooooo much for letting me use it. It's (obviously) AU, but something about the song just screamed Sheldon and Penny to me. So this is them in a relationship already. There were a couple of lyrics that I just could NOT get to fit, so I edited them out of the song.

( Here are the amended lyrics )

Link to download the video: Set Down Your Glass. You can also watch it HQ at Youtube or for lesser quality, check out the ( embedded youtube video here )

I wrote this little ficlet for the Fiction Friday challenge over at sheldon_penny.

Title: The Effusive Discontinuation Enterprise
Rating: PG
Word Count 664
Spoilers: Specifically for 2.23 "The Monopolar Expedition"
Summary: Who's gonna get the pot?
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em. Do you really think the last two episodes would have gone as they had if I did?

( The pot was at $563.00. )

I worked till 5 am, so just watched the dances. Quick thoughts on the routines that stood out.

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Stupid title, GREAT show. I really, really enjoyed it. All of the acting, all of the characters. Great premise, sharp writing. Looks like another USA hit!

At least I'm really, REALLY hoping it's rumored ...

( Just one pairing )

I'm so excited because I mostly love 24, and I adore Katee Sackhoff and, and, and I talked about her Starbuck and Jack way back when I was watching Battlestar Galactica in this post. I wrote:

And as always, Katee Sackhoff rocked. I love Starbuck so much, she's my female equivalent of SuperJack! I call her SuperKara!

Now SuperJack and Super"Kara" will be together. And, and, and as much as I adore Chloe and the idea of Chloe/Jack, if Keifer Sutherland and Katee Sackhoff (hee, KS/KS) have chemistry and they went somewhere romantic with them? I could deal. (God, it would be better than frickin' Renee!!! UGH!!!) Boyfriend, schmoyfriend.

( Anyhoo, article behind the cut. )

This is from CBS's September issue of their online magazine Watch -- which I've never heard of before.

Pretty, pretty please flist -- unbiased opinions from those who do NOT watch The Big Bang Theory -- based on this photo who do you think the show's OTP is?

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I was looking for an Evan image to make an icon, and came across this. The synopsis:

When a quiet yet goofy third-shift janitor falls for a beautiful law clerk, his dreams of even knowing her name seem far-fetched. But, when the lights go down low and he’s all alone, his imagination and his feet take flight! Whether dancing with his broom or a fancied version of the clerk, our noble janitor is whisked away into a dream that just might have a chance at reality.

Watch the 7:22 short here.

"After Hours" from Jason Eberly on Vimeo.

After Hours -- go to the source and leave a comment.

"Your Top 20" and my thoughts on each .... with my faves starred and my ultimate faves bolded and starred!!!

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It's a long list, but there are a lot of names (many I know I won't see) I'd like to see make the final ballot. My preferred win is bolded (and will shock no one on my flist) and the six noms I'd like to see have an * when more than six listed.

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So I was watching the season finale of Law & Order (excellent, by the way), and early on I heard an oh-so familiar voice. It was Windy!!! aka Tanya Fischer from US Life on Mars. Squee!!! She only had one scene, and was obviously wearing extensions on LoM, but she was just as delightful and joyful as ever. I'd love to see her actually get something regular because she's just awesome.

And, look! I made an icon. In fact, while looking for an image to use, I came across this review of LoM that had a whole paragraph (the last) devoted to her awesomeness ... in Variety no less!!

Also, a shout-out is due to thesp Tanya Fischer, who played Windy, Sam's ditsy-hippie neighbor. She was only in four episodes but she always stood out with an infectious vivaciousness. I'm sure we'll be seeing more of her.

I sure hope so!!!


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Here we go, commenting on those I already mentioned. If any new ones catch my attention, I'll mentino them too.


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Saw this floating around and I figured, hmm ... could be fun.

Give me a character from any fandom, tv show, movie, book you know that I know and I will tell you:

a. My favorite thing about that character.
b. My least favorite thing about that character.
c. One person I would ship them with in their own verse.
d. One crossover ship for them I think would be neat. *
e. One crossover universe for them I think would be even neater.
f. Their ship from hell.
g. Their song.
h. The title of their biography or autobiography.
i. The last bad dream they had.
j. How they're gonna shuffle off the mortal coil, if they haven't already.

* Just a heads-up, for any character that I already actively ship them with on their show, I won't want to ship them with anyone else on any other show.

ETA: Characters chosen: Logan Echolls; Rose Tyler; Veronica Mars; The Ninth Doctor; Jack Harkness; Harry Potter; Chuck Bartowski; Sheldon Cooper; Spock

Snagged from sourisvho -- You're not supposed to think too long or too hard on this one. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you -- list the first 15 you can recall in 15 minutes. Don't take too long to think about it.

1. Thunder and Roses (Mary Jo Putney)
2. Gone with the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
3. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
4. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
5. The King's Dollhouse (Patricia Clapp)
6. The Mirror of her Dreams (Stephen R. Donaldson)
7. The Stand (Stephen King)
8. While Passion Sleeps (Shirlee Busbee)
9. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
10. Flowers from the Storm (Laura Kinsale)
11. The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
12. Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
13. Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card) *
14. Dune (Frank Herbert)
15. For the Roses (Julie Garwood)

* Yes, he's a homophobic ignoramus, but it doesn't take away from the awesome of this book.