Sunday, July 27, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
American Teenager and who should be watching it
So, this is getting a little bit away from my original reason for starting this blog, but I thought I would give it a shot.
The other day, my gym trainer (it's not that fancy) and I somehow started talking about , "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and the fact that her daughter who is going into 7th grade is watching. This child (and she is a child) was one of my fifth grade students two years ago. I noted my alarm that I really didn't think this show was appropriate for her. This is a kid who is going through a big evolution, from very independent tom-boy, to super cool cheerleader in one year. Her mom is quite naive to what she is becoming, and how much worse it could become. Her mom said she would talk to her about the show, but noted that the child did not want her mom in the room while she was watching it. (bells- she knows she shouldn't be hearing what they are saying)
I watched the show again the other day, thanks to TiVo. It's kind of terrible, but I find it somewhat intriguing. It is an odd show- they discuss things very blatantly, however not graphically. (i.e.- is oral sex, sex) I kept thinking that this is not a show for this 12 year old to be watching. Thankfully her mom brought up the topic to me again, and I told her I was glad she was talking to me about again, because I was fretting about her watching it (always a teacher)
I feel so bad for kids these days- they are exposed to SOOOO much more then we were. Those who know me, know how I hate the underage drinking of Laguna Beach and even though I love Gossip Girl, what they do on the show is ridiculous. I know I was pretty clueless when I was watching "Grease" and "Dirty Dancing" as to what was going on. But where those movies depending on innuendos, the kids today are being inundated with way too much, too soon.
Think back even to our beloved original 9-0, and how long it took Brenda and Dylan to sleep together and how "sensitively" it was handled. Somehow, I think the new 9-0 will not be as innocent.
Thoughts?
The other day, my gym trainer (it's not that fancy) and I somehow started talking about , "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and the fact that her daughter who is going into 7th grade is watching. This child (and she is a child) was one of my fifth grade students two years ago. I noted my alarm that I really didn't think this show was appropriate for her. This is a kid who is going through a big evolution, from very independent tom-boy, to super cool cheerleader in one year. Her mom is quite naive to what she is becoming, and how much worse it could become. Her mom said she would talk to her about the show, but noted that the child did not want her mom in the room while she was watching it. (bells- she knows she shouldn't be hearing what they are saying)
I watched the show again the other day, thanks to TiVo. It's kind of terrible, but I find it somewhat intriguing. It is an odd show- they discuss things very blatantly, however not graphically. (i.e.- is oral sex, sex) I kept thinking that this is not a show for this 12 year old to be watching. Thankfully her mom brought up the topic to me again, and I told her I was glad she was talking to me about again, because I was fretting about her watching it (always a teacher)
I feel so bad for kids these days- they are exposed to SOOOO much more then we were. Those who know me, know how I hate the underage drinking of Laguna Beach and even though I love Gossip Girl, what they do on the show is ridiculous. I know I was pretty clueless when I was watching "Grease" and "Dirty Dancing" as to what was going on. But where those movies depending on innuendos, the kids today are being inundated with way too much, too soon.
Think back even to our beloved original 9-0, and how long it took Brenda and Dylan to sleep together and how "sensitively" it was handled. Somehow, I think the new 9-0 will not be as innocent.
Thoughts?
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The Bitch is Back- Confirmed
Brenda is back in her old zip code!
“Shannen Doherty will be returning to 90210,” Gabe Sachs, executive producer of the CW’s new spin-off, said during the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills on Saturday.
“Shannen is looking forward to returning to 90210,” Doherty’s rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Doherty, who played the twin sister to Jason Priestley’s character Brandon Walsh for four seasons of the original Beverly Hills, 90210, will return as Brenda Walsh when the new show premieres Sept. 2.
Now, Brenda will be a visiting drama teacher who directs a musical at West Beverly High School.
Jennie Garth was the first original 90210 cast member to reprise her role as Kelly Taylor, who will be a counselor who at West Beverly.
Earlier this month, Tori Spelling, who played Donna Martin in the original, was also announced as a returning cast member but said she would be unable to appear in the pilot of the spin-off after giving birth to her daughter in June.
“I’m looking forward to returning to 90210 in a later episode,” Spelling told PEOPLE earlier this month.
According to Sachs, original cast members won’t just have cameos. “They will be in multiple episodes,” he said at the TCA event. – Elaine Aradillasa and Mark Dagostino
“Shannen Doherty will be returning to 90210,” Gabe Sachs, executive producer of the CW’s new spin-off, said during the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills on Saturday.
“Shannen is looking forward to returning to 90210,” Doherty’s rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Doherty, who played the twin sister to Jason Priestley’s character Brandon Walsh for four seasons of the original Beverly Hills, 90210, will return as Brenda Walsh when the new show premieres Sept. 2.
Now, Brenda will be a visiting drama teacher who directs a musical at West Beverly High School.
Jennie Garth was the first original 90210 cast member to reprise her role as Kelly Taylor, who will be a counselor who at West Beverly.
Earlier this month, Tori Spelling, who played Donna Martin in the original, was also announced as a returning cast member but said she would be unable to appear in the pilot of the spin-off after giving birth to her daughter in June.
“I’m looking forward to returning to 90210 in a later episode,” Spelling told PEOPLE earlier this month.
According to Sachs, original cast members won’t just have cameos. “They will be in multiple episodes,” he said at the TCA event. – Elaine Aradillasa and Mark Dagostino
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Return of Joe E. Tata
Rumor has it, the beloved Nat and some new kind of Peach Pit will be in the first episode.
Fabulous....
Also- i just discovered I have "Oxygen", the network, I didn't just discover that I could breathe!
Oxygen is the home to the fabulous, "Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood". This show is great crap. No one set it better than the 20 year old girl doing my nails today; Tori is hideous looking! No matter what she does! And her musings about her fear about losing her husband because she stole him away from his previous why, is quite amusing.
Check it out....
Let's check our tally:
1. Jennie Garth- in
2. Shannen Doherty- maybe in (and if so, will definitely have scenes with Jennie)
3. Tori Spelling- in after she finishes her maternity leave (how do you have maternity leave when you don't have a job hmmmmmmm.......)
4. Luke Perry- not in
5. Brian Austin Green- not in, hasn't been approached
6. Joe E. Tata- in?
7. Ian Ziering- desperate
8. Gabrielle Carteris- has not been heard from since the end of her talk show
Fabulous....
Also- i just discovered I have "Oxygen", the network, I didn't just discover that I could breathe!
Oxygen is the home to the fabulous, "Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood". This show is great crap. No one set it better than the 20 year old girl doing my nails today; Tori is hideous looking! No matter what she does! And her musings about her fear about losing her husband because she stole him away from his previous why, is quite amusing.
Check it out....
Let's check our tally:
1. Jennie Garth- in
2. Shannen Doherty- maybe in (and if so, will definitely have scenes with Jennie)
3. Tori Spelling- in after she finishes her maternity leave (how do you have maternity leave when you don't have a job hmmmmmmm.......)
4. Luke Perry- not in
5. Brian Austin Green- not in, hasn't been approached
6. Joe E. Tata- in?
7. Ian Ziering- desperate
8. Gabrielle Carteris- has not been heard from since the end of her talk show
Thursday, July 3, 2008
A Plug for another show you may like..
Since I believe we have very similar interests here, I would like to plug another show that you may all want to invest in this summer.
"The Secret Life of an American Teenager" airs Tuesday nights on the fabulous ABC Family channel. (MommyEsq, the Ashley Tisdale movie has actually received decent reviews!)
Very cute, and filled with angst, some twists and turns that I didn't expect, and the main girl, Amy as played by Shailene Woodley, is adorable. Oh, and Molly Ringwald, yes MOLLY RINGWALD, plays her mother. Delightful!
Check it out!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
First post, of many (I promise)
So, many of you have given me bunk that I wasn't very good about updating my Lost blog. I intend to continue with that one as soon as new spoilers, etc are available.
Until then, my friends we have new things to celebrate! The upcoming birth of KJ's twins- of course! But even better, the new 90210!
Ahhh...the brilliance of Rob Thomas, no not the lead singer of Matchbox 20, but the man who gave us Veronica Mars. Rob was so brilliant to revive the best series of the 90's. I have to say I was somewhat shocked by the announcement. Probably noone was more shocked than the old cast, who then scrambled to be part of the show.
The immediate front runner was Jennie Garth, the recent darling of "Dancing with the Stars". Allegedly Rob really wanted her and constructed a whole part for her where should be a fashion teacher at West Beverly. As a purist, I was horrified. Old Kelly Taylor may have wanted to be a fashion teacher, but the Kelly that evolved through the series, the psychology major, would've wanted to do more for the community.(Granted, Kelly did evolve to be a drug addict, model, part-time lesbian) Needless to say, I was very happy when I heard that in the rewrite, our Kelly Taylor will instead be the guidance counselor. Yes, more appropriate.
Tori Spelling and Ian Ziering have also been DESPERATE to get on this show. So far, sounds like Tori will make a couple appearances. She was initially supposed to be in the pilot, but that has been pused back because she recently gave birth to Stella Doreen (that's a tough tag, eh) No luck yet for Steve Sanders.
However, BIG breaking news- Shannen Doherty is in negotiations! Wow
How much do you all know about the new show? I borrowed from Wikipedia- just easier
"90210 looks at life through the eyes of Annie Mills (Shenae Grimes) and her brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds), whose first day at West Beverly Hills High School leaves no doubt they're not in Kansas anymore. The Mills family, including dad Harry (Rob Estes) and mom Debbie (Lori Loughlin), has relocated to Beverly Hills to keep an eye on Harry's mother Tabitha (Jessica Walter), a feisty-but-faded former television star and a charter member of the Betty Ford Clinic. For Annie and Dixon, the awkwardness of being the new kids is made worse by the fact that their dad has taken a job as the high school principal. The school is one big culture shock for Annie, a sweet and friendly girl with a passion for the theater, and Dixon, a star athlete and scholar who was adopted by the Mills family after they took him in as a foster child. Annie and Dixon have a close sibling relationship, which they'll need to help them cope with all the new cliques and classmates, including Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord), a hot, spoiled, rich girl; Ethan (Dustin Milligan), a popular jock whose abilities rival Dixon's; Navid (Michael Steger), an aspiring reporter who heads up the school's daily newscast; and Silver (Jessica Stroup), a rebel who produces and stars in a YouTube-type video series. Even the faculty seems hip and sophisticated at WBHHS, such as smart and funny teacher Ryan Matthews (Ryan Eggold) and beautiful guidance counselor Kelly Taylor (guest star Jennie Garth). The Mills family has just begun to realize how much their lives are about to change.
If you haven't watched it yet, check out this kind of cheesy trailer.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNDQYPjNYgQ
Let's Discuss- come on you all know we are a special club- graduates of '95 and '99, this was our show- will we love this one as much?
Until then, my friends we have new things to celebrate! The upcoming birth of KJ's twins- of course! But even better, the new 90210!
Ahhh...the brilliance of Rob Thomas, no not the lead singer of Matchbox 20, but the man who gave us Veronica Mars. Rob was so brilliant to revive the best series of the 90's. I have to say I was somewhat shocked by the announcement. Probably noone was more shocked than the old cast, who then scrambled to be part of the show.
The immediate front runner was Jennie Garth, the recent darling of "Dancing with the Stars". Allegedly Rob really wanted her and constructed a whole part for her where should be a fashion teacher at West Beverly. As a purist, I was horrified. Old Kelly Taylor may have wanted to be a fashion teacher, but the Kelly that evolved through the series, the psychology major, would've wanted to do more for the community.(Granted, Kelly did evolve to be a drug addict, model, part-time lesbian) Needless to say, I was very happy when I heard that in the rewrite, our Kelly Taylor will instead be the guidance counselor. Yes, more appropriate.
Tori Spelling and Ian Ziering have also been DESPERATE to get on this show. So far, sounds like Tori will make a couple appearances. She was initially supposed to be in the pilot, but that has been pused back because she recently gave birth to Stella Doreen (that's a tough tag, eh) No luck yet for Steve Sanders.
However, BIG breaking news- Shannen Doherty is in negotiations! Wow
How much do you all know about the new show? I borrowed from Wikipedia- just easier
"90210 looks at life through the eyes of Annie Mills (Shenae Grimes) and her brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds), whose first day at West Beverly Hills High School leaves no doubt they're not in Kansas anymore. The Mills family, including dad Harry (Rob Estes) and mom Debbie (Lori Loughlin), has relocated to Beverly Hills to keep an eye on Harry's mother Tabitha (Jessica Walter), a feisty-but-faded former television star and a charter member of the Betty Ford Clinic. For Annie and Dixon, the awkwardness of being the new kids is made worse by the fact that their dad has taken a job as the high school principal. The school is one big culture shock for Annie, a sweet and friendly girl with a passion for the theater, and Dixon, a star athlete and scholar who was adopted by the Mills family after they took him in as a foster child. Annie and Dixon have a close sibling relationship, which they'll need to help them cope with all the new cliques and classmates, including Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord), a hot, spoiled, rich girl; Ethan (Dustin Milligan), a popular jock whose abilities rival Dixon's; Navid (Michael Steger), an aspiring reporter who heads up the school's daily newscast; and Silver (Jessica Stroup), a rebel who produces and stars in a YouTube-type video series. Even the faculty seems hip and sophisticated at WBHHS, such as smart and funny teacher Ryan Matthews (Ryan Eggold) and beautiful guidance counselor Kelly Taylor (guest star Jennie Garth). The Mills family has just begun to realize how much their lives are about to change.
If you haven't watched it yet, check out this kind of cheesy trailer.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNDQYPjNYgQ
Let's Discuss- come on you all know we are a special club- graduates of '95 and '99, this was our show- will we love this one as much?
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