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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Song Saturday: Traci Lords {Double Dose}

How's it going my gumdrops? Out of curiosity, did anyone watch ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap this past week? 

I hadn't watched it, since the time Dee Snider's spouse and Flava Flav's girlfriend had to trade places. That was several years ago.

I just happened to be watching my local ABC news the other day and they announced that Jackee Harry and Traci Lords were featured on ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap. 

I could NOT  help laughing at my local news reporters referring to Traci Lords as being a "Pop Icon." I'm sorry, but they need to stop.

Most people know Traci Lords as being "The Porn Queen." I've never watched any of her pornos, but I did hear people talk about her being a porn star 2 decades ago. 

Even though she has evolved into becoming a legitimate actress, writer, director, AND singer over the last 25 years, Traci Lords still has the reputation of being a nude model at 15 years old, then becoming a porn star.

I immediately noticed that Traci and her 3rd husband wanted to hide her scandalous reputation on Celebrity Wife Swap. 

Both wanted to hide Traci Lords' past, especially since she was raped at 10 years old by her 16-year-old friend, then molested at 12 years old by her mother's cocaine-dealing boyfriend, shortly after.

By the time Lords was 14, she was pregnant by her high school boyfriend and began looking for a job to pay for her abortion. 

Roger Hayes, who was her molester (He molested Traci in her sleep) and mother's cocaine-dealing boyfriend, was responsible for Traci Lords becoming a nude model. 

That sexual predator pretended to be her "step-father" and drove her to Jim South's World Modeling Talent Agency. Talk about a lowlife! 

Traci Lords' mother had atrocious taste in men and was the root cause of her suffering. This explains why she's had so many dysfunctional relationships. 

Traci and her current husband keep their poor son living an OUTRAGEOUSLY sheltered life. They don't allow him to have a TV OR toys! What type of childhood is THAT? 

I cannot help reiterating, that Traci Lords and her 3rd husband tried their hardest to hide her past. 

I sympathize and empathize with Lords' shame, especially when she auditions for acting gigs. However, everyone does NOT  know about her as a talented entertainer in general.

Traci Lords' husband was highly defensive about her past, when Jackee Harry had to spend time with her own friends. You know, considering that he is Traci's current husband, he has EVERY right to be protective of her. 

Although, Lords' husband and his friends had no reason to be complete assholes to Jackee, throughout the entire 4th season premiere of Celebrity Wife Swap. Men of said ilk expect for women to be submissive to them. 

Throughout that entire experiment, I KNOW Jackee bit her tongue really hard because I wanted to teleport myself through the TV screen and kick their asses. 

Traci's husband's friends were rude about the way Jackee was trying to clean and cook their fish, after THEY caught it.

Jackee Harry is a diva. She not only played a diva 2-3 decades ago, when she played Sandra Clark on 227, but is also a real life diva. 

Chances are highly great, that she thought to herself, "Cook it your DAMN self! Do I look like a maid to you?" I know that's what she was thinking!

Seeing the way Traci Lords' current husband and his asshole friends treated Jackee, makes me feel GLAD to still be single. 

Enduring people's annoying ass friends, spouses, in-laws, etc. can be downright sickening, especially when they assume that everybody is going to be their personal doormat and impose on others.

Despite Traci Lords' scandalous reputation as an underage porn star from the 1980's, as I mentioned earlier, she began working on her music career by 1995. 

In fact, the instrumental version of her song, "Control" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie, Mortal Kombat. I have owned the Mortal Kombat Soundtrack, for the last 20 years

Wow, do I feel old. Where has the time gone?

Traci Lords' debut album, 1000 Fires did amazingly well with her first 2 singles, "Control" and "Fallen Angel." She was also the opening act for the Lollapalooza after party. 

Before I forget, I just want to say that we all have "skeletons" in our own closets, including ME. Therefore, I cannot be extremely judgmental of Traci Lords.

Even though today's blog heavily focuses on the talented Traci Lords' scandalous past as "The Porn Queen," I still enjoy watching her in movies, TV shows, and music videos.

Anyway, here's a double dose of her first 2 singles, "Control" and "Fallen Angel" for today's Song Saturday.

1) Traci Lords "Control" 1000 Fires (1995)

2) Traci Lords "Fallen Angel" 1000 Fires (1995)

Monday, September 16, 2013

What Are My Thoughts About The 10 Things I Hate About You Sitcom?

This blog was originally published on Blogster September 16, 2013.

 

How's it going my hybrid Blogsterians? Before helping my uncle with his company yesterday, I scrolled down my TV Guide on Dish Network and recently discovered a Teen Sitcom, that I never knew existed. Apparently, ABC Family created 10 Things I Hate About You in the form of a Teen Angst Sitcom, 4 years ago.

I don't know why ABC Family created a sitcom for 10 Things I Hate About You, a decade later. During the movie's original release in 1999, I was ~17 years old.  

Much like ABC did with their sitcom adaptation of Clueless, it would've been more logical to have made a sitcom 1 year after the movie released. This is absolutely a sign, that Hollywood has been in trouble with ideas anytime they've regressed to a decade old movie and made a sitcom out of it, 4 years ago. I mean, c'mon! 

Heath Ledger just died at the time, 5 years ago and 1 year later, ABC Family chose to make a 10 Things I Hate About You sitcom. A decade after the movie? I wonder how Julia Stiles and the rest of the original cast from the movie felt about this sitcom.

I never knew this show existed, until yesterday. When I watched it, I felt as if ABC Family was trying to re-create a combination of the movies Clueless, Bring It On, and 10 Things I Hate About You, in a sitcom form. 

Like I said earlier, the sitcom for 10 Things I Hate About You was an interesting concept. I even saw that hot blonde guy, Chris Zylka. Zylka played the character, "Jake" on The Secret Circle. I think it will take time for me to adjust to watching Chris Zylka on 10 Things I Hate About You. 

I have never watched Zylka in this sitcom. I'm more used to always watching him play this dark and brooding, bad boy, warlock. Watching Chris Zylka play as some dumb jock feels weird to me. 

The actor would've been better suited to play "Patrick Verona," which was the bad boy character, that Heath Ledger originated in the movie. Chris Zylka played the bad boy character really well on The Secret Circle. Meanwhile...

I really disliked that the writers for 10 Things I Hate About You's sitcom changed Kat Stratford from being this rough, ballsy, blonde, alpha female character, that most of her peers labeled as a "heinous bitch," to a brunette. 

Don't get me wrong. I love and will ALWAYS love my fellow brunettes. However, I enjoyed Kat as a blonde. She wasn't the stereotypical, ditzy blonde, who needed to be liked by everybody throughout her high school.

The writers did not physically change Kat's sister, Bianca too much. The character was still a blonde. Although, they made Bianca seem too desperate to be popular in the series. 

In the movie, Bianca wanted to be popular but she was not so desperate to be popular, that she would've resorted to being their high school's mascot. That in itself is highly laughable for Bianca's storyline. 

Based on some of what I read on Wikipedia for the 10 Things I Hate About You sitcom, I'm amazed the show made it through 1 entire season. 

Then again, by it airing on a cable network, the sitcom had a better chance of lasting longer. I have seen ABC literally remove a series from its local network within 1 episode.

ABC's 10 Things I Hate About You's sitcom was not terrible but the writers didn't stay true to the main characters. By the sitcom's writers not staying true to the main characters, I am willing to bet most viewers 3-4 years ago were disgusted with the sitcom. 

10 Things I Hate About You has become another Teen Angst Cult Classic Film. This especially applies, when it comes to my generation. 

Hollywood really needs to leave cult classic movies and shows alone. JUST  because they can be rebooted and remade, does NOT always mean they should be. PLEASE Hollywood, leave good movies and shows alone and start being more original with your own writing.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

What's That? My Prime Time Shows Have Been Renewed! *Doing The REAL Harlem Shake*

This blog was originally published on Xanga April 30, 2013.

 

Hey there Xangans! It has been a while, since I have done a review about any TV shows and/networks. In regards to local prime time shows, I am rejoicing. Family Guy, American Dad, Hawaii Five-0, Grimm, and Nikita were renewed for next fall!

I am not the slightest bit worried about cable/satellite shows, that I watch being renewed. Their seasons are typically shortened and alternated with other shows. However, there are OTHER local and cable/satellite shows, which can afford to be canceled. I'd love to see all the American Idol copycat shows canceled, including a few other Reality TV shows, and shows that have TERRIBLE writing.

I'm somewhat amazed at how well Hawaii Five-0, Grimm, and Nikita have done, ratings wise. Their writing is really starting to get ridiculous. I'm most definitely surprised about Grimm being renewed on NBC. It's NOT  the stereotypical prime time show, that NBC would air. 

NBC loves airing more dramatized, Law & Order type of shows, for example. Now, that's a show I could never watch. It's too depressing for me. Grimm seems more like a campy, CW show, whereas Nikita appears more like a Fox or ABC show. 

I suppose Nikita fans like moi are lucky, that it has been on The CW these last 3 seasons. If La Femme Nikita's remake would've aired on Fox or ABC, it most likely would've been canceled within 1 episode or so.

About 7 years ago, ABC canceled Heather Graham's prime time sitcom, Emily's Reasons Why Not literally after its SERIES PREMIERE. 

 Emily's Reason's Why Not

According to ABC, Emily's Reasons Why Not was supposedly canceled because the critics claimed that Graham's character and the narration were "too much like Sex and the City." This amuses me. Graham's sitcom was nowhere near a show about skanky, old hags and their booty calls. 

Meanwhile, the Hawaii Five-0 remake has been unrealistic in its writing, since its premiere. The writing has become more unrealistic than the last 2 seasons. After watching last night's episode hours ago, I couldn't help laughing at it.

Last night's Hawaii Five-0 episode was exactly what whyzat described in her blog yesterday. Hawaii Five-0 had a so-called "tag along" film crew and documented how they handle crimes. It felt as if I was simultaneously watching American Dad and Cops. Mark Dacascos' villainous character, "Wo Fat," was shown as a disguised cop. 

Suddenly, Five-0 started a shootout while this busybody, talk show hostess named "Savannah" (played by Aisha Tyler) made her film crew record every little detail. It was all because a talk show hostess, could exploit Hawaii Five-0 on her talk show for ratings. Some of the scenes were ridiculous.

The more I think about it, last night's episode was somewhat believable. Viewers should REALLY pay close attention to most news journalists' behavior, whenever they are covering a story for local and/national news ratings.

After the Boston Marathon Explosions happened few weeks ago, 1 of our local Fox News reporters from WI stayed in Boston to get "the latest scoop." Right in front of a Caution-wrapped crime scene, he reported to us Wisconsinites about Boston. 

The blabbermouth went into so much detail about evidence, that it would normally be considered "highly classified information." Sometimes, news reporters and other people in the media cause more problems than they help solve them. In retrospect, I suppose last night's episode of Hawaii Five-0 was somewhat realistic regarding the writing for it, followed by mostly Tomfoolery.

In regards to Hawaii Five-0 and Nikita, I believe both shows remain on TV mostly because there are very few American prime time shows, that have more Asians as main characters. Most of the time, Asian actors end up playing meager, token role, characters for American shows rather than leading roles. This can especially be said for Nikita.

I didn't watch very much of the original USA TV series, when I was a teenager, but Nikita wasn't an Asian American character. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, and the original series seemed like it belonged on Skinemax. I say this because Michael and Nikita had several or more sex scenes. 

Meanwhile, the Nikita remake has an Asian American actress playing the protagonist. Regarding sexual content, this series is very tone down. 

It would not be surprising if Maggie Q. feels proud to be a successful, Asian American actress as THE star of a former, award winning, TV series.

As for Hawaii Five-0, I feel the remake still remains because Scott Caan is James Caan's (who also made a cameo) son and has Hollywood cameos, and recurring Asian American Martial Artists/Movie Stars (Mark Dacascos and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) have airtime. Also, there are 2 Asians playing main characters.

Speaking of American Dad, I am a somewhat surprised to see this Adult Cartoon also got renewed. Sometimes American Dad's episodes can be hit or miss these days. Seth MacFarlane may have 3 cartoons airing on Fox but Family Guy is the funniest out of all 3. I like watching Family Guy and American Dad, but I've never liked The Cleveland Show.

I still don't understand why Cleveland has his own show. He wasn't funny, when he was on Family Guy. Originally, Quagmire was supposed to have his own, before The Cleveland Show was created. I am glad Seth MacFarlane kept Quagmire on Family Guy. He is a highly favored Family Guy character much like Peter and Stewie. I am not only saying this because of my own bias, but also saying this because Peter, Stewie, and Quagmire have the biggest fandoms.

So, with that being said, what are your thoughts about these shows being renewed for more seasons?

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Have American Daytime Health Talk Shows Sunk To An All Time Low?

This is blog was originally published on Xanga March 13, 2013.

Hey Xangans! I don't know if you watch any of the Daytime Health Talk Shows on local networks, but I have noticed how pathetic they are becoming. Because I watch The Doctors, Doctor Oz, and Dr. Phil, I have been noticing a few problems recently. 

If these talk shows don't have the latest "trending" celebutards trying to promote their new books, entertainment careers, and/products with their names plastered across them, those same celebutards choose to be "special guests" on talk shows, while pushing their political agendas like good wannabe "political activists."

This most definitely applies to smarmy politicians, that seriously believe they are celebrities. These patterns are becoming more frequent, during the 2012-13 year. 

Aside from those issues, I will get directly to the point of today's blog. Yesterday afternoon, I watched The Doctors. It seems as if CBS and the producers (1 of the producers being Dr. Phil's oldest son), recently launch "TMI Tuesday." 

The Doctors: "TMI Tuesday" (2013)

The episode was dedicated to women with embarrassing questions literally about their genitals. 

Dr. Lisa, who is normally the only female doctor on The Doctors, decided to re-educate viewers (mostly female) about the female anatomy. "TMI Tuesday" had other female doctors as special co-hosts to help re-educate us about the female anatomy.

With self-righteousness, these female doctors preached about parents needing to teach their kids the proper terminology for their genitals, all the while using food as their demonstrations for the female anatomy.

Did you understand the last part of that sentence?

While making my bed, I listened to the first few minutes of the show and their ridiculous attempt to their Sex Re-Education (my term for it). I suddenly looked up and saw them holding an AVOCADO, while they explained the location of the clitoris.  

"Okay, why aren't they using their usual diagrams?" 

That was what I asked myself. I let that part of the "TMI Tuesday" episode slide. 

Eventually, they went to another segment about this lady wanting to get surgery done on her LABIA. Supposedly, she felt insecure and it physically bothered her. 

Here's the absurdity. Another doctor was explaining the labiaplasty procedure by using a ROAST BEEF SANDWICH. I kid you NOT! A ROAST BEEF SANDWICH?! SERIOUSLY?! OH MY GOD!!! 

The moment that doctor pulled out a ROAST BEEF SANDWICH to describe the labia, I could not help simultaneously laughing, rolling my eyes, and shaking my head. Talk about a disgrace! I don't think I will view a Roast Beef Sandwich the same way ever again.

It's understandable that CBS and The Doctors' producers call themselves trying to be "fun" and "innovative," while informing people about their health and anatomy. However, those of us with an IQ and an attention span larger than the size of a gnat were dumbed down as viewers. 

The Doctors also made themselves look like self-righteous hypocrites. This includes losing some of us SMARTER viewers with their joke of an episode by trying to re-educate us women about our "lady parts." That's another issue that irked me and some other viewers to no end. 

All the female doctors kept interchangeably using "vagina," with "vajayjay," "down there," and "lady parts." Talk about patronizing us women as their viewers.

The village idiots, who are in charge of The Doctors at CBS, obviously forgot about last season's repercussions, when they added Jillian Michaels (who happens to be really squeamish about her own anatomy and sexuality) to the show. 

That divisive, loud mouth wreaked so much havoc among the original hosts, that she ran away millions of us viewers, during the earlier part of the last season. 

CBS had to fire Jillian. In fact, some of the original viewers of The Doctors still REFUSE to watch the show again, even though she was fired during the mid-season of last year.

Most of us viewers really enjoyed The Doctors, before they decided to throw in some moronic gimmicks. It used to be a fun and light hearted yet educational Health Talk Show, during the daytime. Since the last season, The Doctors have turned into a joke because their integrity is gone.

Yesterday, I thought I was watching an SNL or Mad TV parody for an early April Fools' Day episode. In the past, the show won a few Emmys because they were watchable. Now, CBS feels the need to air unnecessary half to unknown to has been celebutards, as "special guests" to do testimonials. 

When celebutards are not doing testimonials, they are on The Doctors trying to promote themselves and/share their sob stories with us viewers.

The Doctors reach to incorporate how a celebutard's product or minor problem is something health related. It's annoying, highly insulting, and needs to be stopped. 

Meanwhile, I used to really like and respect Dr. Lisa. Lately, I'm gradually losing my respect for her as a female viewer.

Dr. Lisa needs to stop acting like some desperate, and horny cougar, every time male guests, who are old enough to be her son, appear in her presence on stage.  

It's already bad enough she's a Twerd and a 50 Shades fan, but that's another problem for another time.

Anyway, yesterday's "TMI Tuesday" was an absolute joke!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

What Are Your Thoughts About Girl Meets World (The Boy Meets World Remake)?

This blog was originally published January 30, 2013 on Xanga.

 


Whether you are in your early 30's (like myself), or happen to be from a younger or older generation, do you remember Boy Meets World? 

Nearly 2 months ago, rumors had it that Disney was in the middle of creating Girl Meets World. It will be the female equivalent of Boy Meets World. 

The Girl Meets World cast will soon be taping, next month. As I read Yahoo's article about the new sitcom, an obnoxious fanboy felt the need to insult me, the past characters, and the remake. Then again, fanboys will be fanboys. 

Fanboys cannot handle whenever somebody disagrees with them or cope with change by acting rude and belligerent.

And they wonder why they are constantly the referred to as fanboys, incels, man-children, and tards?

As I was saying, I posted a comment about Girl Meets World simply giving my thoughts about how the remake will appeal to the younger Millennials and Gen Z for viewership.

There's nothing wrong with Disney wanting to make a female version of Boy Meets World for a newer generation of female viewers. Girl Meets World will mostly focus on Cory and Topanga's daughter. 

As for someone like myself, who watched every Boy Meets World episode from 1993 to 2000, I am unsure if Girl Meets World will be able to gain and maintain a huge audience. 

We live in a completely different era, now. It doesn't seem like most people today spend enough time watching TV anymore, since almost everything is streaming online.

Also, I don't think most of today's younger viewers would appreciate the female equivalent of Boy Meets World.

At least 1 Boy Meets World fanboy on Yahoo (who keeps arguing with me about my own opinion) is highly against the remake. 

The moron fails to grasp, that BOTH genders mostly watched the original sitcom for Rider Strong and Will Friedle's characters, Shawn and Eric. 

Most of us, who were 'tween and teenage girls during the '90s, mostly watched Boy Meets World for them.

Even though Ben Savage played the protagonist, all of us did not watch Boy Meets World for the protagonist, Cory Matthews. 

Cory Matthews was an obnoxious, socially inept, know-it-all with an average GPA. He later grew up to act like a smug, self-righteous, douche bag with the mentality of a 90-year-old hypochondriac.

Speaking of Cory's hypochondriac traits, which suddenly appeared as they became adults, I found it annoying. As a veteran viewer of Boy Meets World, it felt like the sitcom's writers at ABC wanted the protagonist to perpetuate negative stereotypes about Jewish American Adults. Now, regarding Shawn and Cory's older brother, Eric...

Shawn and Eric weren't exactly the brightest bulbs. However, they were the cool, hot boys on the show, that brought comic relief, angst, and edge.  

Out of every character from Boy Meets World during my adolescence , I sympathized and empathized with Shawn Hunter the most. 

I may not have been born and raised in the trailer park, but having a deadbeat dad and attending 5 different schools, before the age of 12 years old resonated with me. 

Why do I say that? 

Because that part of my life WAS like Shawn Hunter's growing up in the '90s. Bet you didn't see that coming. 

Yes, in some ways, I am the female equivalent of that Boy Meets World character, Shawn Hunter. The writers at ABC suddenly changed Shawn's life story in "The Pink Flamingo Kid" episode. 

Originally, he HAD an older sister. Shawn's sister was then replaced with a half-brother, named Eddie from The Pink Flamingo Trailer Park.. THEN, ABC's writers changed Shawn's half-brother, Eddie to be a white privilege trust fund brat, named Jack.. 

Gotta love how 2 of the protagonist's friends (Shawn and Topanga) were neck and neck with history rewrites. Then again, ABC has history of rewriting history whether it's about fictional characters, or real news. Anyway, I digress.

In order for Girl Meets World to succeed with younger Millennials and Generation Z, it MUST  have Shawn and Eric. 

Those 2 were the characters with charisma on Boy Meets World. Girl Meets World should also have a female main character, that is similar to Shawn or Eric. I'm really hoping that, Shawn and Angela reunited and have their own daughter. 

Not having at least 1 if not most of those key components to the new series, Girl Meets World is screwed.

In a way, the female remake is already at several disadvantages because there are viewers like that fanboy, who are against a female remake.

        3 Major Disadvantages To Girl Meets World:

1) Some people cannot handle CHANGE. Meaning, the remake could lose 1/2 its original fanbase.

2) Girl Meets World will be airing on Disney as opposed to ABC like the original. Not everyone has cable and not every cable owner has Disney on his/her package.

3) The acting and storylines are the biggest challenges. If these young girls can't act and the storylines suck, Girl Meets World will most definitely tank in ratings.

With that being said, what are your thoughts?