Horrible? Pretty Awesome!

Please, please, please, go check out Joss Whedon's online musical comedy, "Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog." The first of three parts came out yesterday. Neil Patrick Harris is a struggling wannabe villain battling the pompous hero played by Nathan Fillion. I love it! Give it a try-click on the link to the right of this post!

Not exactly must-see, but.....

There are a few shows on that I have been enjoying. I haven't put them on the WattsFresh on TV list because I don't feel that they are exactly, "must see". Every show on that list over on the right is must see-I watch it live or record it and watch it ASAP. The following shows I don't necessarily watch when it premieres, and I don't record them. But if I'm home and it happens to be on, I'll watch it, or I know I'll see it sometime during the week On Demand. I guess they are what you might call my "second tier" shows.

Weeds(Showtime)-I don't know why I keep watching. Nancy Botwin drives me crazy! She might be one of my least favorite main characters ever. And yet, I keep up with the show.

My Boys(TBS) I only started watching this show this season, but I really like it. I usually catch the latest episode on demand the day after it airs. My favorite character is the ladies man Mike-did you catch his Matthew McConaughy impression he used to pick up a waitress? Hilarious!

American Galdiators (NBC) My husband totally makes fun of me every time he sees me watching this show. But Hulk Hogan? A guy named Wolf with sharp canines? Competitors talking trash on the Gladiators and each other? AWESOME! Love that eliminator.

Big Brother (CBS) I will not get sucked in, I will not get sucked in..... yes I will. I do every year(except for that winter fiasco).

Design Star (HGTV) I have really gotten into watching design shows lately. Judge Vern Yip is one of my all time favorite designers. This competition is pretty cool. I'm totally rooting for Matt, the cute balding carpenter. I have loved his designs (except for the Thailand snafu) and think he totally has what it takes to go all the way. Trish is my alternate. Get Tracee out of there!

Goodbye, General.

I have just found out that Don S. Davis, beloved General Hammond of Stargate: SG-1 has passed away at the age of 65. I loved what he brought to the show-a kindly father figure to the team, but also tough as nails when he had to be. I hated when he was taken off the show, although it was for health reasons so I understood, and loved every time he guest-starred afterwards. He will appear in the upcoming DVD movie Stargate: Continuum, and I hope that this will serve as a fitting tribute to a fabulous actor. My condolences to his family. Rest in Peace, Don. You will be missed.

Stagate: Continuum

Click on the above title for a quick trailer for the new Stargate: SG-1 movie coming out July 29th on DVD! I am jazzed! This movie is supposed to set the stage for the third Stargate series, Stargate: Universe.

Army Wives: I love you, but....

Dear Army Wives,

I love you! I look forward every Sunday night to sitting down and checking out what you ladies (and gentlemen) are up to. Now, I know you are just a show and therefore tend to be a bit unrealistic sometimes, BUT.......... there were several points in last night's episode, "Leaving the Tribe" that really felt off to me. First of all-the crazy bomber's sister is on base? Dropping by the post commander's house? How did that even happen? I know that she probably got permission to come on base for the radio show, but then she wanders over to see the Holdens, and it takes the general by surprise? Really?? Also, I am not a member of the armed forces, but would Joan's staff really hug her after their friendly little meeting where she reveals her pregnancy? Seemed a little to friendly for the millitary-and her in particular- to me. I don't know how many pregnant women are in the service, but there seemed to be quite a few at the special pregnancy PT. And were they doing Yoga? Seemed kind of touchy-feely to me, but maybe that actually happens. Also, Roxy gets on my nerves. Yes, we all get that she is used to fighting everyone everywhere for what she wants, but week after week she stupidly confronts higher-ups with little to no regard for the consequences for Trevor. I'm thinking of griping Claudia Joy out in the first episode for getting seen at the hospital before her son, asking her husband's drill instructor to take it easy on him because his feet hurt, yelling at the hospital administrator so he'd keep Betty there instead of moving her to a county hospital, and this week instead of calling into Pamela's show to discuss the Hump Bar rebuild, she drives there, bursts into the booth while they are on air, and vents her point of view. With Roxy, there's her way, and the wrong way. I'm getting way tired of the Roxy way.

But, the thing that stood out glaringly to me was this week's storyline with Roland. So he thinks he wants to be a school counselor, and he just goes down to ask for the job? A school counselor is NOT a psychiatrist-they work more on future goals, like college planning, standardized testing, and class schedules. They do some counseling, but not the way Roland does. There is also a special degree you have to have to do it, you can't just become one overnight. He should be trying for a school psychologist, which is more of what he thinks a counseling gig is. Finally, calling and asking him to be a substitute English teacher.... I know it's to advance a storyline, but you can't just do that without special certification, training, and background checks. I don't care if it's a military school or not, that is NOT realistic. Whatever. I'm off the soapbox for now.

I still love you AW, this is not a break-up. Just consider this our first fight, okay?

Love, WattsFresh

Looking ahead to July

Ahhh, summer...when some of my favorite series actually start! July is a busy month for cable TV shows. I have some returning favorites that I am looking forward to(or have already started watching!)

• Burn Notice, USA I love this show! A former spy fired shut out of his agency by unknown forces? Forced to go back home to Miami and deal with his crazy mother and brother, work with his gun-happy ex-girlfriend, and hang out with Bruce-freaking-Campbell? What's not to love? I love his little MacGuyver spy objects-making listening devices out of cell phones, etc.


• The Closer, TNT. Brenda Leigh rules! A southern lady as a deputy chief of priority homicide in LA. I love her relationships with her ex-lover boss, her FBI fiance Fritz, and her awesome squad. Especially Lieutenants Flynn and Provenza. Those jokers crack me up!


• Stargate Atlantis, Sci-FI. Although nowhere near as good as the good old Colonel O'Neill days of SG-1, it's nice to still have the Stargate universe around. Lots of summer action and fun.


• Army Wives, Lifetime. This addictive soapy show is all about the military spouses. What kind of life do you lead when the person you are married to is gone for months or years at a time? How do you survive? Who do you lean on? This show started its second season last Sunday, and I glad to see it back. If you haven't given this show a shot yet, all previous episodes are available for free without commercial interruptions on Lifetime's website. Click on the link on the right of this page to get there.
• Mad Men, AMC. This awesome look at advertising executives in the sixties is full of gorgeous men and women, awesome acting, and terrific story lines. What happened to Peggy's baby? Will Don Draper's wife find out he's not who he says he is? Will I get lung cancer just from watching all of the constant smoking?

Are there any shows I missed that are going to be awesome in July? Let's talk about them here!

Holy Frak! BSG's "Revelations"

Wow. So many secrets revealed. The fleet finds out who the four Cylons are hidden among them. When Deanna said that only 4 are in the fleet, I immediately thought that the fifth must be Roslin, Helo, or Baltar already on the Cylon ship. But then, I thought maybe the fifth cylon is someone we have never even seen before. Maybe the fifth is who helped Kara and gave her the new raptor when she disappeared-she got that from somewhere, and the Cylons didn't seem to know anything about it. Edward James Olmos should be nominated for an Emmy for his outstanding work this week-I could hardly watch his breakdown after Saul told him the truth without breaking down myself. So now the four cylons in hiding have been revealed, and can stay with the humans or cylons. I predict Tori stays with the Cylons, having burned her bridges behind her with Roslin, but think the other 3 will stay with the humans. Hope the cylon-human truce can hold until they figure out what happened to Earth.

Earth. The tone in Roslin's voice said it all. We finally make it here, and all we have are radioactive soil, destroyed buildings, and no signs of life? Hope that any survivors left a clue to where they went next. I was expecting a 'Planet of the Apes" moment with the Statue of Liberty sticking out of the soil, but no such luck. What will they do now? How long before the other cylons find them? Do you think Boomer is around, and if so, will she and Tyrol get back together? I don't know if I can wait until January!