Jude's Thursday Dish #45 (Leftovers)

If my blog was really a meal I served up and I kept giving my family leftovers, they'd rebel. Hopefully, my blog audience is a little more forgiving. Yesterday was crazy busy, but here we go...

1. I usually hate this "saying", and feel it's inappropriate, but it's the only way to describe how I felt when hearing this news. Ellen as the new judge on Idol? WTF? I love Ellen, but this is TERRIBLE news. The show doesn't need a comedienne and music lover as a judge. It either needs to stay with 3 judges or they should find someone who has some real expertise. I prefer 3 judges. The judges table was way too crowded last season. The show isn't about them; it's about the singers. The more antics and screen time the judges get; the less time the singers get. It's been REALLY bad the last couple of years and I'm afraid it's only going to get worse. The only bright side of this news is since Ellen is new judge, you know she'll care a lot and take it seriously unlike phoning-it-in-bored-to-tears-making-too-much-money-to-care Simon.

2. Happy to have new TV to watch this week! Stayed up Wednesday night until 1 a.m. watching "Glee" and "America's Next Top Model." I've been exhausted ever since. That totally makes me feel old. I was really entertained by "Glee", but like the conversations I had with people on Facebook, the 2nd episode was a bit polarizing. It was obvious it's going to be a show with much more broad comedy, stereotypical characters, and unfortunately -- true to the creator's style (the same dude who did "Nip/Tuck"), it's racy. I know it's not going to be everyone's taste and to be honest, I'm not sure how much of that I can take. Still, I'm on board for now and looking forward to the rest of the season. The thing I love best about it is the music. The actors need to work on their lipsyncing abilities, but they all do their own singing. It's just SO fun to watch and I love seeing something totally different on TV.

Speaking of polarizing, I love Tyra Banks. People seem to love or hate her. I think she's great and she cracks me up. She was SO over the top on the season premiere of "ANTM" with her stupid French accent. But that's what I like about her. However, I love that she really tries to show that every woman is beautiful and for being a super model, can actually relate to people. Her current season is featuring petite models and it was kind of heartwarming to see how excited the girls were to get this once in a lifetime chance. On top of that, she came out on her show without her extensions. True, her hair didn't look that bad, but I think it takes guts in that industry. Like when she wore her swimsuit and told the tabloids to "kiss her fat a--" or when she had everyone wear a swimsuit with their weight on it on her show. Anyway, excited about the new season.

Quick bits:

- This isn't really Entertainment Dish, but it was very entertaining. When Joe Wilson yelled out "You lie!" during President Obama's speech, I totally laughed. Nancy Pelosi looked like she was going to murder him. That said, I am SOOO sick of the divisiveness and the drama between Democrats/Republicans. I know this isn't realistic and it's too simplistic, but seriously, "Can't we all just get along?"

- I kind of pity that Jon Gosselin guy. I only caught that show a couple of times, but Kate was a beast to him. He totally had verbal turrets during that interview though. I can't believe he said he "detested" her or that he loved his new girlfriend more than he ever loved her. Um, dude? Your 8 kids could see this one day. It would be wise to keep your mouth shut. He obviously doesn't have the best judgement because he's considering doing a "Divorced Dad's Club" with Lindsay Lohan's dad and Kevin Federline. Yikes.

- We On Demand-ed "Race to Witch Mountain" last weekend and watched it with Katie. She was totally traumatized. It was a little intense, but mind you -- Katie is super sheltered with what she watches and can't handle ANYTHING scary. She cries in ever movie as soon as they have a conflict, even if it's a small one. Anyway, she was mad at me after and said, "You need to pick our movies better." Katie's critique aside, it was kinda lame and I don't really recommend it. It'll bore parents, I think.

- We saw "The Scarlet Pimpernel" at Hale Center Theater on Saturday. It was AWESOME. I never had seen it before, except for that cheesy movie with Jane Seymour. I'm thinking I might need to give the movie another try though, because I totally dug the story. The play is pretty much sold out, but they have some openings during their matinees. I DEFINITELY recommend you go see it if you haven't yet.

- I HATE they are making a 4th Pirates movie. The title has been announced as "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." I'm saying this now. I will NOT see this movie. The 3rd one was SO painful. (But another movie who's title has been announced that I AM excited about is "The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made.") I wish Pirates would just stop. I know I've said this before, but I am SOOO anti 2 types of sequels: any more than 3 -- and 3 are only allowed if it's a series. Or if it's planned out, which leads to an exception because Harry Potter is fine. The other type is completely unnecessary sequels of movies that haven't been out for YEARS. Next year, we're going to get "Beverly Hills Cop 4" and "Wall Street 2" for two examples. "Beverly Hills Cop 4" meets both offending types. And a movie that has tired itself out, "Shrek Forever After" sequel coming out next year or "Spider Man 4" in 2011. Unnecessary sequels will include: "Little Fockers" (Meet the Parents) and "Hairspray 2", although I'm kind of looking forward to the latter. Sequels in 2010 that I am excited about "Sex and the City 2", "Toy Story 3", "Iron Man 2" and of course, "Deathly Hallows part 1" in November.

That's it for this week!