Nov 9

Since we’ve been out of Canada Kids CBC has undergone some kind of makeover and now has a new host, and a bunch of new muppet-type characters, one of which is this…um…creature. Meet “Mamma Yamma”:

I’m sorry but is it just me or does that not look like a big ol’ turd? Maybe it does also look like a yam, which I assume is where the “Yamma” part comes from, but whether she’s a yam or a steaming heap of poo, there can be only one verdict: WORST. MUPPET. EVER.

Who are they kidding trying to make an adorable yam? Yams are not, nor will they ever be, cute or sexy. Delicious, yes. Loveable? No.

Also? They spelled “Mama” wrong. CBC, I could not be more disappointed!

Mar 20

To settle a discussion between a friend and I who have differing opinions on the subject… LOST watchers, please weigh in…

Question: Which of the following LOST couples has the most chemistry?

a) Jack & Kate

b) Kate & Sawyer

c) Sawyer & Juliet

Discuss!

Sep 26

I seriously think I’m going to stroke out from the excitement of all the good shows starting back up last week and this week! Wheeee!!!! So much fun! (Did I just post about how busy I was? Pshaw! Busy schmusy!)

May 20

Is it just me or was the finale of Grey’s Anatomy not reeeeally depressing? I mean it’s often depressing but I felt like I’d been sitting under a thunder cloud and just felt sooo sad and depressed afterwards. Seriously!  And now I have to wait until the next season for it to redeem itself? Yes, I’m pathetic, letting TV ruin my mood like this.  I will go drown my sorrows in something more cheerful.

Mar 26

My hubby pointed me to this site which has a very accurate and thorough list of Ways to Fix LOST.  I totally agree with basically everything he has to say.  If you are a LOST fan (or former fan) you should check it out.  How do you think they can fix what has gone wrong?  What exactly HAS gone wrong with the show?

Mar 17

Dear CTV,

Get your act together already!  For the past couple of months you have been mixing shows up, airing certain shows on a different day each week for several weeks in a row, advertising an “all new episode” which is actually an episode that was all-new about 3 months ago, showing some shows one week and then dropping them the next week altogether, airing the same show at a different time each week.  This is totally unprofessional. And in case you are wondering, people haven’t forgotten the fiasco where you aired the wrong episode of Grey’s Anatomy on the night that the Season Premiere was supposed to air last fall.   Is there a pack of monkeys loose in your control room or something?  Seriously, if you could try and operate like you know what you’re doing, that would be great.

Sincerely,
An Annoyed Viewer

Mar 15

So my husband was listening to a TED Talk by J. J. Abrams, the creator of the TV show LOST which we have followed since it began.  I have complained about the show here on several occasions, I believe. So my husband tells me that in his talk, Abrams tells his audience about a box, given to him by his grandfather, that he has never opened. He find the mystery compelling.  He says “What I love this box is that I find myself drawn to infinite possibility — mystery is the catalyst for imagination. In my work, mystery boxes are everywhere.”

Ok. Mystery is all well and good. But if you are in the entertainment industry there is a delicate balance you must find between mystery and revelation. If you don’t give your audience enough answers they will turn on you. Maybe Abrams doesn’t care about the bottom line but I suspect that the network that is airing his show does.  And when a significant portion of your audience is that Type A personality that would have torn the box open 10 seconds after receiving it, you’d better give them a little less mystery and a little more fact or they are likely to start fire-bombing your home.

Eh-hem. Not that I would get so worked up over a TV show or anything.  Because I’m way too classy for that.