Summer is here and Degrassi is no longer providing me with mindless entertainment. The season ended with a whimper and the spoilers/ information for next season (via the fabulous fanforum. com posters) sound pretty bleak. Lauren Collins (Paige), Shnae Grimes (Darcy) and others will move on to better things by the end of this season. Degrassi is continuing it's tradition of adding several new ( and presumably annoying) characters. For eternal optimists, Daniel Clark (Sean) is set to return.
I have turned to dumb reality shows to fill my days. A somewhat fun one is I Love Money on VH1. The show brings together wierdos from other sexist (Rock of Love), racist (Flavor of Love) and just plain wrong (I Love New York) VH1 cornerstones to compete in a contest that mimics a Real World/ Road Rules Challenge. My favorite, the dominatrix Nibblz, already got kicked off and www.bourgy.com/wordpress (who has the hookup on spoilers) claims that human horrors like Pumpkin and the Entertainer will be torturing us for several more weeks. I just can't seem to resist a poorly constructed reality competition....
Speaking of which, summer time means Big Brother, the show that makes Orwell's nightmare a reality, is back. The show is essentially Survivor minus the racist "tribal" setting, but the catch is that the Big Brother house can be viewed online 24/7 by those who dare (find the link on your own....I just can't endorse this). I only tried the "feeds" once and I long ago gave up watching the show, but I still enjoy following it through funny and well structured sites like www.hamsterwatch.com and bbdish.blogspot.com. My favorite is Renny but I don't think she has a chance in hell of winning.
I briefly followed the Emmy race but was turned off when nobody from Big Love, one of my favorite shows, was nominated. I'm still rooting for Christina Applegate, Alec Baldwin and others from 30 Rock and Samantha Who?, but I've turned my awards attention to the Oscars. I follow the race through the amazing thefilmexperience.net . The Oscars are months away but that doesn't ever stop film buffs from predicting stuff. All the buzz right now is about The Dark Knight, which I unfortunately have still not seen. I did however see Mama Mia! and am convinced that Meryl Streep should win every award under the sun for her marvelous turn in the film.
Ice melts during the summer so my obsession with figure skating usually cools off. I'm still blindly hoping that next season Alissa Czsiny can find a good shrink and realize her potential, while Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto can re-convince the judges that they are the best ice-dance team currently competing. Crazier things have happened right? Sigh.
And I haven't even mentioned my biggest summer obsession! That would be the Women's National Basketball League's 12th season, which just took a break for the rapidly approaching summer Olympics (a future obsession in the making). I'll post later about this. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer!
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