Who's Meeting World?!

If you haven't heard there is a new idea in the Wonderful World of Disney.  They own Star Wars!  Ok ok but that is actually not what I'm talking about.  I'm talking about the new TV Show Disney is planning.  Girl Meets World. 

Suddenly - you flash back to your childhood.  Sitting on the couch with a PB&J (crusts cut off of course) on a Friday night.  Teen Angel just ended and you are loving the line-up.  Up next a story of a young boy, his trailer trash friend and soulmate . . . . what is this magical show that gives you delight, joy and teaches a lesson?  
Boy. Meets. World.

This is a familiar memory.  In our family it was a weekly occurrence followed by the line we are all familiar with coming from out dear mother: "You Watch WAY too much TV". And we did.  Still when the seventh season ended and we said goodbye to our beloved TV Show it was bittersweet.  An amazing finale, an amazing show.  We didn't know what to do with ourselves.  What to watch, where to learn life lessons?  What about our kids?  How were we going to teach them all the things we learned from BMW?  Well that question may have been answered with this announcement?  Or will it.  First things first.  I think we need a pro-con list of what this show could mean.  If it's good it could be really good. But . . .

Pros
Pretty sure Ben Savage and Danielle Fischer will star as the girl's parents.
New opportunities to see the world through a girl's eyes and hilarity as Cory has to see his little girl grow up
Same hilarious dialogue
Same company making it.
Creator is  involved as he signed the Pilot deal!
Since it's been so long chances are it's not as much about making more money as it is about pleasing the fans of the show.

Cons
No word that Rider Strong or Will Friedle will be on the show.  Boy Meets World without Shawn and Eric would be the worst!
How many spin-offs have failed in our lifetime?  Many.
New Disney is not the same as old Disney!  We had Even Stevens, they have . . . um . . . stupid shows (sorry I'm not with the Disney times right now)
New issues.  How do they teach lessons these days?  I'm pretty sure they covered them all in BMW what could GMW teach us?  Would they get too controversial?
Who do you get to play their child?  I mean there aren't as many amazing child actors these days.  I don't wanna see anyone less than the best for this role.
They have too much baggage.  Boy Meets World was great because it was fresh original stories.  Will this be just a copy-cat?

I don't know guys I just don't know.  I don't want the spin-off to ruin everything I knew and loved.  I want it to be quality because that's what Boy Meets World was!  It was happy, fun, really funny humour and I just don't know if they can do that again.  What do you think!?

One Month, A Zillion Shows, So Much Time to Waste

It's almost here people!  That week we've been waiting for.  The Fall Season is about to begin!  Well, we do have some time to kill but I've been getting more excited by the minute!  Each time a snippet of information comes out I get more and more excited.  The will-they-might-they couples, the shows that could potentially end and/or fail this season.  The shows that left cliff-hanger-like and the shows that of course ended with a bang (take this how you will).  So what now?  Well lets talk first about the rundown of that first week of shows then go through and remember where we left off.  Everything I've been looking at so far has been supporting these days.

Sept. 20: Parks & Recreation

Sept 24-29
Monday: How I Met Your Mother & Castle
Tuesday: NCIS, NCIS: LA & New Girl
Wednesday: Modern Family
Thursday: The Big Bang Theory
Sunday: Revenge

October 12: Psych
October 19: Community

Always - Castle

Wow!  Ok ok ok ok I'm fine everyone.  I'm fine.  NBD.  It's all going to be ok.  It is,  ok.  Here we go.

Castle and Beckett are finally, after 4 seasons, together!  It's big news!  Kinda the biggest (or at least until Tony and Ziva get together).  I could bore you all with the facts of the mother's case but would you really want, or expect me too?  No so let's get to the important scenes.

Castle: Endure

We're almost there folks!  Yes it's that happy/sad/frustrating time of year when the spring finale's start taking place and we have to endure the long summer hiatus.  It's never fun and you have to rebound to your summer shows: You know the ones I mean.  The ones that you watch only to keep your TV side in line while you wait for the good stuff to come back in the fall.  Mine include things like, Rookie Blue, The Bachelorette, and So You Think You Can Dance.  BUT, before we get to the sadness and woe we get . . . the finales.  And if there is one finale that is being anticipated this season it is definitely Castle.  If you've been sticking around the world of Castle or Emily Landeen you know pretty much everything that's been going on but if you've been "hiding under a stupid rock" I'll give a quick recap (pictures included of course).

47 Seconds Promos

So basically the episode of Castle this week was really lame so we're not going to talk about it.  Instead we're going to talk about the promo for next week!  And What better way to do it than with freeze frames.

The Unknown

This week's episode of NCIS was probably one of my favorite of the season.  Everything about it was intriguing.  The case of faking the attempted assassination of the Secretary of the Navy, Jamie Lee Curtis being back, even some Tiva stuff.  I was really a fan!  Let's start with the case.

NCIS: Secrets

Woo hoo!  Episode 201!  We are on our way now aren't we!?  It was back to business for NCIS Tuesday night as a new episode entitled Secrets was aired and as with most NCIS episodes this was multi-layered.  Between the secret identities of some and the secrets others were keeping hidden from friends this was an episode to remember.  The main secrets of the episode (besides the case that no one cares about anyway) was that of one Very Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo.  His ex-fiance Wendy returned.  This girl is one fiesty creature.  A Journalist who does whatever it takes to get her story it is unclear why Wendy is back.  Everyone on the team is curious however, especially one Ziva David.  When she meets Wendy there is definitely some looks that transpire, especially from Ziva's end.  So let's go through this.  I'll begin with the Tiva scenes and then talk about some fun stuff about the case.

Castle: Meet the first Nikki

There is nothing I like more in this whole world of television (except a great Tiva sexual tension moment of course) than a Castle two parter!  It began back in season 2 with Tick Tick Tick and Boom!  I mean they blew up Beckett's apartment!  Then season 3 had a two parter that made Beckett and Castle realize some very important aspects of their relationship.  They almost froze to death in each others arms and almost got blown up!  So history tells us they don't take their two parters lightly.  It helps that they always have a great guest star in these episodes.  This one began no different.

NCIS - Life would have been worse for everyone!

Well that is it.  NCIS has officially broken the 200 episode barrier.  We've seen everything it seems over the years.  Team members have experienced betrayal, love, anger, rescue, regret, and even at times death.  It's been a roller coster for those of us who have followed every episode from the start Yankee White then the real start of Kill Ari and made it to this point: Life Before His Eyes.  This episode took everything in and made something of it.

Let's face it.  The main character of this show is Very Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.  He is the spine of the team.  Without him they are jellyfish.  I think we've all felt that connection to Gibbs as we've seen him lose loved ones, kill enemies, and grow into the father he is to this team.  While we (especially me) lose track of him, getting involved in other characters stories it is important to bring him back to the front.  This episode took all the pieces of Gibbs and put them into an order that really meant something.  I want to go through those chronologically and talk about why they were meaningful in the episode.

Where is your Hart?

No new NCIS OR Castle this week?  What is a girl to do??  Well luckily I'm a woman of many loves in the television world so I decided to post on another show that has captured my eyes and my Hart.  I know what you're thinking right now.  Why did Emily just spell heart wrong.  Well . . . let's get into that.

Over Christmas while I was NCIS marathoning with our cousin Erin she mentioned a new show she was watching called "Hart of Dixie".  She mentioned it had Rachel Bilson from the OC (among other guest roles How I Met Your Mother, Chuck , etc.) and some very attractive men.  So I put it on the back-burner.  Then over the weekend I began watching.  And watching and watching until I was caught up about 48 hours later.  Here's the deal.

Castle - Puppy Love

To anyone that may be catching up on castle and doesn't want details about new episodes stop reading here. This means you Sarah!  Everyone else onward!


Castle took a little happier spin this week but it didn't back down on anything, especially the UST (unrequited sexual tension) and STD (Sexual Tension Dimension).  The episode featured a look into the Kardashian lifestyle with guest stars Hilary Burton (White Collar, One Tree Hill) and Justin Hartley (Smallville).  Burton plays Kay Cappuccio the Kardashian of the story and Hartley her boyfriend.  Meanwhile Castle and Beckett got some time to share custody over . . . a dog.  Royal was the victim's pet and when he died there were no relatives to take dog in so Beckett and Castle learned to share.

It's a Smash!

This February NBC begins a new television show and they've released the Pilot early for free on iTunes (and watch-series and so on and so forth).  I of course had to see what kind of show this was going to be.  After watching the pilot I see a LOT of potential.  We have a cast and crew that is chalk full of awards from Oscars to Grammys.  It get's me to thinking maybe they have a chance.

Beginning with crew we have Executive producer Steven Spielberg.  He's sorta well-known in the movie world as being freaking awesome!  You can definitely tell he has a hand in this because of all the panache.  The dance scenes are extremely flashy and fun.  Still I don't think they overdo it, (Glee).  They will go back and forth from reality to the stage version but I think they show what it would actually look like in a Broadway show so it works.

Note Crazy Incredible Sexual-tension

Well just about all of you by this time have seen the latest episode of NCIS I suppose.  The last two episodes might as well have been a two parter at least on the personal lives front.  Between Special Agent Erica Jane Berrett and CIA agent Ray Cruz we've seen drama drama drama.  But for us Tiva fans (which by now should be all of you) a lot more has happened than just a couple past visitors showing up.  I don't know how I felt about this episode of NCIS let's first go over the things done well.

"The Game is On"

If I were to rate "Sherlock" on a BBC scale of one to ten, with a ten being "North and South" and a one being . . . uh . . . we'll say "Robin Hood" because I can't think of any other BBC shows we have all seen, "Sherlock" would be an eight . . . eight and  half . . . or nine . . . no higher than nine point eight. Seriously though, this show is amazing.


It is your basic Sherlock Holmes story, only it takes place in modern day London, so they have things like cars and guns. After returning home from war as a wounded army doctor, John Watson is struggling to live in London with a painful injury and only a soldier's pension. A friend knows of a man looking for a roommate in his "flat" (aren't all those British terms so cool!) and introduces Watson to Sherlock Holmes, the world's only Consulting Detective--he invented the job himself. Thus begins the case solving. 


The mysteries are suspenseful and exciting. They give just enough clues to let the audience figure out some things, but then save a few surprises for the end. Though each episode is an hour and a half, the pace is quick enough that it rarely gets boring. The first mystery is about a series of suicides that were committed the same way-so was it suicide? or murder? In the second episode strange symbols are being found along with the bodies of residents in buildings that are virtually impenetrable. The third episode involves a series of tests for Sherlock set up by some maniac who  will kill hostages if Sherlock doesn't solve the mysteries in time. When the three episodes were up, all I wanted was more. (Side note, season 2 comes out in 2012.)


So come this Thanksgiving break when we are all back together, we are going to have to find a precious five-ish hours to watch this excellent series. I can't wait for you all to see it so you can love it as much as I do.

Don't be Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Marzipan

My dear wonderful wayward terrible despicable lovely siblings,

What the heck?  We created this blog one year ago for a reason.  That reason?  To show our mother that we have brought our TV watching to a whole other level!  I feel as though we have not only disappointed her but all out there who watch television against their parents wishes.  We have a responsibility to show those of the world that through families Television watching can last forever.  Our little brother is subjected to the "No TV until after 7 rule" while we are aloud to watch anytime we want.  It is up to us to watch and write on this blog to show our mother that we can not be stopped no matter what!  With that I will move into the better, more optimistic portion of this post.

"I Remember Everything"

Dun dun . . . . Dun dun . . . . Dun dun . . . .this is the first thing we heard on last nights episode of Castle. It was her heartbeat. Why did it beat you ask after being taken down by a sniper? Because she had something to hold onto. Richard Castle, her one coquette. The Answer to her love's duet. Ok now really. Besides the beginning where she almost died then didn't what do we have here?

The real story picks up two months after Beckett was shot. She hasn't talked to Castle in all that time. She told him she would call but she did not. After the initial introductions with the team she goes to see Castle. I was very pleased with this reunion. I was worried it would be like Castle just comes back the minute she shows up and says sorry but no. He was mad. He professed his love as she died, something she told him she didn't remember, and then she blew him off for two months. He didn't have to give her anything. He didn't owe her anything. The man was ticked. He was however less ticked once she told him she and her boyfriend Josh broke up (Hallelujah). They talked on the swings which was adorable and he agreed to come back. This was based off a very vague statement that put me into quiet squeels as I was in the Library as I watched. "I know I'm not going to be able to have the kind of relationship I want until the wall comes down. I cant do that until this is put to rest." By "this" she means her mother's murder.

Well all in all there is no luck. Castle gets a call that says if Beckett looks into the case anymore she will be killed and that is that. So what does he do? Does he tell her? No, obviously honesty has nothing to do with this relationship. He leads her away from it saying that helping those families who have lost someone is "enough for now". This statement goes for their relationship too. What they have right here right now is "enough for now." (But not later?!)

The last two scenes are key. In one we have Castle standing in his study looking at a board with Beckett's mother's case all over. Just because Beckett can't look into it doesn't mean he isn't going to. The last scene is Beckett talking to her therapist. She is crying and she says that she lied. The doctor asks about what. She answers the about the shooting. "Do you remember more?" "I remember everything." Well well well. She knows he confessed his love as she died. She lied to him. He will eventually find this out. I suppose it's To be continued. Now make sure you check out my post tomorrow about NCIS because I'm sure it's gonna be awesome!

Who's that girl? It's Jess!

After a long summer of re-runs and anticipation of new shows and new seasons, the weeks we have all been waiting for are finally here. And I would like to take this opportunity to kick it off by posting a tribute to what I believe is going to be one of my new favorite shows: The New Girl staring Zooey Deschanel.

Quick summary: Jess Day is a young woman who, after discovering her long-term boyfriend is cheating on her, moves into a loft apartment with three male roommates - prickly bartender Nick, womanizer Schmidt and intense personal trainer Coach. The guys try to help Jess get back on her feet and into the dating world. Written by Fox Publicity

My review: I love, love, love the first episode. (If you have talked to me in the past week you already know that) I laughed so hard I actually cried the first time I watched it. And I have watched it several times since then. It still makes me happy.

Top ten moments: (in no particular order)

Schmidt: I’ll be like your guide.

Jess: Like Gandalf through Middle Earth?

Schmidt: Probably not like . . . okay, first of all let’s take the Lord of the Rings references and put them in a deep, dark cave where no one is going to find them. Ever.

Jess: Except Sméagol. He lives in a cave.

. . .

Schmidt: You’re going to walk over there and you’re going to stand next to him and you’re going to smile. . . You’re not going to smile like that. . . You look like a hungry badger. . . Stop that.

. . .

Jess: I was going for a hot farmer’s daughter kinda thing. Like “Oooo, I'm going to go milk my cows . . . with my buckets.”

. . .

Coach: STOP IT!

. . .

Jess: (to Mom on the phone) No, I don’t think so.

(to Nick)Hey, are you going to murder me because you’re a stranger I met on the internet?

Nick: Yes I am.

Jess: (to Mom) He says "No," Mom.

. . .

Coach: (to the tune of I Had the Time of My Life) There’s bears in my house . . .

. . .

Peter: I like your glasses.

Jess: Thanks. They help me see.

. . .

Schmidt: We’re leaving in ten minutes. Did you shave your legs?

Jess: I will now.

Schmidt: Front and back?

Jess: Yes.

Schmidt: Thank you.

. . .

Nick: I have lived with a woman, as you know, and so I know that there are pros and there are real cons:

Pro – They smell nice.

Con – Every once in a while the mood changes and your not sure why.They will ruin your life if you let them. They will break down your will to live.

Pro- They’re really good at folding things.

. . .

Nick: We are her boyfriends. We are reverse Mormons. One man just isn’t enough for her.

3 big finales you probably missed

As most of you know this was a big week for TV. Most shows had their season finales. While I don't follow all TV shows I do like to watch season finales to see what big episodes are happening. This brought me to one show I do follow but rarely blog about and two shows that I don't follow closely but had HUGE season finales. Let's go through them shall we?

CASTLE
Wowie people. Now as most of you know I am a die hard NCIS fan but after seeing both finales this took my vote on the episode of the week poll. I mean I only began watching Castle because basically I'm in love with Nathan Fillion. The acting of pretty much everyone else kinda stunk. But then, something changed. Maybe I changed - oops - I mean I began to have a new appreciation for the show and many of it's characters. Stana Katic grew on me as did her hair. In the beginning she had some of the WORST hair styles I have ever seen but finally in season three it looks good. But the point is that the UST (unresolved sexual tension for the newbies) was really REALLY good. So this episode was monumental.

Background - We have Beckett's mother's murder that is at the heart of the show. Castle originally opened it back up for Beckett. Then she found out more and more leading to an epic kiss between the two.

Then this episode comes. People involved in the case are being killed off. Castle confronts Beckett and tells her to walk away, that the people she loves don't want her to die. He mentions her boyfriend Josh and her Dad. Then Beckett asks about Castle? What about him. He simply puts it that he doesn't want her to die because he's her partner and friend. Beckett questions if that is all. "I don't know what we are! We kiss and we don't talk about it. We almost die frozen in each others arms and we don't talk about it so no I have no Idea what we are!" Whew! I need a break from this amazingness! She sends him away telling her they are over. Ok so long story short their chief is involved in her mother's murder and the head bad guys go to kill him off. Castle protects Beckett pulling her away from the blood battle awaiting. At the funeral Beckett is giving her speech when she is shot point blank from far away. Castle runs to her and whispers that he loves her. Fade. to. black. Obviously she's not dead but from spoilers we know she was not wearing a vest, it was not set up, and it was very near to the heart. Intense baby!

BONES
I don't know if any of you know or care about bones in any way shape or form but if you know the initial story read on.

I'll keep this short and sweet. Bones and Booth are supposed to be together. This has been known from season 1 episode 1. But there has been a long rocky road. Their first kiss was under mistletoe in season three. Well no actually. On the season finale of season of season 5 we find out they actually kissed the first case they were on then had a huge blowout that threw them apart. Then Booth confessed his feelings for Bones in that same episode but Bones shoots him down. So he got a lovely girlfriend. Hannah - aka - the devil. Ok no she was very nice but the devil still. Then in Season 6 episode 9 Bones confesses her feelings for him but Booth shuts her down because he has Hannah. Bones cries and my heart shatters. Then in episode 13 Booth and Hannah break up because Hannah doesn't want marriage. Which brings us to the penultimate episode. A bunch of stuff happens in the middle but it doesn't really matter.

So one of the interns that works in the Smithsonian dies and it is taking a toll on everyone so Booth invites Bones to stay at his house. Just for safety ;) right. Well about 3am she comes in crying because of the intern dying and he holds her. Fade to black. We see nothing else. Until she comes talking to Angela. This was probably my favorite scene because Bones tells Angela that she climbed into bed with Booth right as Hodgins walks in. Angela screams at him to go away. He insists but Angela persists and he leaves. We never hear the conversation. So the finale.

Booth and Bones seem normal. The case involves a bowling alley so they have to go undercover as a couple. It is super cute. All is normal until . . . So Angela is pregnant and has her baby. After all the hugs and kisses Booth and Bones are walking home when Bones asks Booth how Angela and Hodgins are feeling. He says that it is exciting. They love eachother and it is a new venture. Then Brennan reveals that she is pregnant and Booth is the father! And that is it! Now many saw this coming because Emily Deschanel is pregnant in real life but it is still super exciting!!!! I was squeeling!

THE MENTALIST
Jane killed Red John. Yup it's true! Just like that. Ok well there is a little more to the story. So. The team knew that Red John had an accomplice and had 5 suspects. The head director, their personal director, Van Pelt's Fiance, I don't remember the other two but they were important people too They told each suspect that they had a witness hidden in a hotel room and they told each person a different floor so 205 305 405 505 and 605. Then they set up camera's in each of the rooms and waited. Eventually a person came in the room and she jumped and killed herself before they were able to catch her. But they knew the hotel room so they knew who it was. They set up the meet in a mall food court hoping Red John would also show. But. Here's the kicker. Right as the meet was supposed to happen Jane realizes something. The woman who came into the room had rope. She was going to swing down into the floor below and the room below was the room given to Van Pelt's fiance. AND the two were heading up to the location where the real witness was hidden right then.

So Jane calls Lisbon who of course doesn't answer. Finally she does right as she opens the door to Van Pelt and her fiance. Jane tells her and she turns around and gets shot. But she has a vest of course, still she's down. Fiance is holding a gun to Van Pelt and Lisbon throws a pillow at him then Van Pelt shoots and kills her own fiance. But this isn't over yet. So Lisbon is talking to Jane on the phone and Jane has her push redial on the Fiance's cell phone. A man sitting right next to Jane's table answers with a creepy voice and just says "Oh well you win some you lose some." This guy mind you is played by Bradley Whitford. He plays Carmen's dad on Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants AND Josh on The West Wing! What the heck right? So Jane goes over and asks him who he is and he responds, "I have many names but I'm most known as Red John." He has a gun on Jane. They talk and Red John says he thinks he is done killing and it is time to find a new way to give back. Jane promises to kill him no matter what. Red John stands up and starts to walk away. Jane begs him to stop with tears in his eyes. He asks how he knows he is really Red John. "Your wife smelled clean. You're daughter like sweat and strawberries and cream." I guess it was a children's shampoo. Jane is facing him then we hear 4 shots. The place goes insane people running everywhere. Red John falls to the ground. Jane simply calls for the check and sits down drinking tea. The cops come and Jane, still smiling, puts his hands on his head and that's it! THAT'S IT! Red John is dead, Jane's going to jail. What the heck!!!! I can't believe it! I'm freaking out! What will happen next season. Oh well.

So there are three epic finales that I loved. Post anymore that you saw and loved!

Melissa's Find

So this is an episode of How I Met Your Mother that has an awesome clip in it. You should all go watch it. Go to 17:50 in the episode.

NCIS: Season Finale

Well folks we are officially in Haitus. I'm a little depressed. I mean you look forward to the season finale and then it comes and you don't know what to do with your life. Get a job? Take up knitting? Aw well.

So Pyramid. I wouldn't call this the most intense episode ever but I will say it was fun. I thought the last episode was more eventful. This however had its moments. I think Ziva's going soft on me. I mean really hon? You walk into a room and don't prepare yourself for combat? The mossad assassin has left the building. Oh well made for some sweet tension. I think my favorite was when Tony was all freaking out and EJ was all "we're all worried" and then Tony was like "It's worse for some of us" and then EJ gives him that look of death! It was awesome! I was like "Yo EJ (cuz I'm black now) this brother is taken!" Other than that there wasn't a ton of Tiva action so we'll move on.

So the P2P killer is a deady. It took a lot of work and I don't even blame him for being a murderer. Ok well I do because he did murder but you know who I blame? Kort. It seems like this always leads to Kort. He killed Jasper Shepherd, he tried to blow up Dinozzo and now he trained a serial killer. I hate that man. I was hoping he'd die but I only got one eye out of it. You know who else I was hoping would die? EJ. I know it's terrible but I really hate her. I thought she'd be dead at the beginning. Then I thought she'd be dead wrapped in the seranwrap but no. Darn these writers and their morals.

The Secretary of the Navy evil? Wow I couldn't have ever seen that coming. Him being EJ's uncle was even bigger. Alas he is gone now and there is a knew boss. One that is in cahoots with Dinozzo. I won't lie when I first saw Dinozzo enter that room I thought he was taking a position in Rota Spain. But it's worse. He is supposed to track one agent who is selling secrets and from the look on his face it is someone very important. 1st guess, Ziva. So in "undercover" work Tony will have to get close to Ziva. Not. Good. Well good just not under the right circumstances. Ziva's got trust issues up the wazoo. This is not going to help. Well I guess we've got three months to mull it over. Other than that stupid CI-Ray is still working with Kort in something that has to do with Tel aviv. I'm worried.

From Emily Landeen I bid you people farewell on the NCIS front until September.