• 23Dec 09

  TV thoughts and such.....

  Hello everybody!....hope the holiday preps are all done and the weather is appro in your area...looks like a white Christmas in my neck of the woods and that's a good thing (green can be depressing when you look out the window on the 25th if you're not used to it.

  - Well, the latest season of Survivor just wrapped up and the winner was controversial to fans of the show. Russell should have won but I've been reflecting on it and I will say this. The show's winner is decided by a panel of nine previously voted out people. This may be a bit of a stretch but when an accused individual elects for a jury trial, his lawyer always suggests the defendant be humble before the jury. Russell was NOT humble by any stretch. Was he a master strategist? Absolutely. Was he the biggest reason the season was worth watching? Yep. Did he have a clue in the social side of the game? Nope. If you want people to support you, you have to try to get them on your side even if you loathe them. He never tried that with the majority of the jury and he lost in a landslide.

  I did read where Russell set up a web site the day after losing titled, well, I can't give it here cuz it might get censored...

  - Squirrels rule!

  - The latest season of Canada's Worst Driver just ended and the winner Angelina was, well, I'll list what was learned bout her during the season:

  - She failed the written test for her driver's licence. The examiner took pity on her and gave her a 4 part multi choice question. Angelina got that wrong her first three guesses and the tester gave up and gave her the licence anyway.

  - Angelina doesn't know how to put gas in her car. Every week, the father of her boyfriend comes by and picks up her car to fill it with gas.

  - Angelina drives distracted constantly talking on her cell, applying make-up or hairspray and sipping on a drink.

  - Angelina's car was revealed to have an expired registration and no working headlights. When the show host pointed it out and refused to let her drive it in a challenge, Angelina called her boyfriend, who was in Indonesia at the time, and asked him to fix it.

  - During the season, Angelina failed or quit 22 out of 23 challenges and blamed them all on panic attacks that she has a prescription for but didn't/wouldn't take. She nearly rolled a Silver Shadow Rolls in one challenge, blew tires on two separate cars in consecutive challenges and (this is my fav) when one turn was scary, she closed her eyes and stomped on the gas as the car careened through the course in one challenge.

  - The judges asked her to stop driving altogether but she refused categorically. Angelina lives in Sudbury. Ontario, I think, so if you ever are in that area and see a blonde, buxom "26" year old woman driving haphazardly, drive in the other direction...quickly.

  - Guide wise here, working away on recaps...subs have settled down....for now. Quite a few shows added to the database here recently though I think the biggest prob here is the quasi MIA editors who won't update their guides on current airing shows. I really think the description for the BadEditor reporting system needs to be expanded to include these name only editors. They make us all look bad by their laziness....

  Well, that's bout all....Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to everybody here and here's hoping 2010 is a good year for everybody!

  I miss my friend.

  • Posted Dec 23, 2009 9:49 am PT
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• 14Dec 09

  Little Drummer Boy...2009 Christmas...

  Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
  A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
  Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
  To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
  rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
  
  So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
  When we come.
  
  Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
  I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
  I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
  That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
  rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
  
  Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
  On my drum?
  
  Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
  The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
  I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
  I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
  rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
  
  Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
  Me and my drum.
  

  My favourite carol from this time of year...I know everybody has their own but I thought I'd post the lyrics to this one.

  Sorry for being a tad grumpy recently...it's tuff being in a good mood after days like yesterday (~250 subs moderated and a few that would fill the Whackadoole thread in the Lounge). Honestly, I can see a mile away what the main one was up to....didn't give a rip about improving the guide, just wanted his/her/its name on the Top Contrib list for the guide.

  Deep breath....anyhoo...I'm feeling better now. Canada's Worst Driver ends tonight (Angelina should "win")...why a US network doesn't air something like this is beyond me...maybe Americans are all great drivers..

  Watched a few minutes of the Jacksons reality show last night....why A & E greenlit this after Michael's passing is beyond me....

  Oh, and for the Canadians reading this, you might want to steer clear of TVTropolis in the coming months if you dislike reality..they're adding a bunch originatng from A &E like Hoarders, Parking Wars, etc....seems like reality shows are this generation's infomercials...

  Anyway, that's all...good luck to everybody with holiday shopping...I wish more Canadian stores would embrace online shopping...homebound as I am, it makes for a few hassles...

  I miss my friend.

  • Posted Dec 14, 2009 11:05 am PT
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• 13Dec 09

  Submitters to guides I edit....please note!!!

  The site has rules concerning mass submissions to any guides and if these rules are broken, all submissions can be rejected as a result. I am a very patient editor but overloading my que with close to a hundred subs in less than an hour and a half can break my good nature...please note this when submitting.
  • Posted Dec 13, 2009 9:00 am PT
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