Thursday's Pop Culture Ramblings

If you know me at all, you know I love pop culture. And Thursday seems to be the best day for all things entertainment. It's definitely the best night on TV (except in the summer, I haven't watched anything on my Tivo since May). Thursday was the night for Family Ties, Cosby Show, Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld, and even Golden Girls, only Jimmy is the only person I know who likes that show. It even had ER before it started season 90. Now, I'm juggling 30 Rock, The Office, Lost, CSI and Grey's Anatomy. Damn counterprogramming!

Thursday is the night you get excited for what movies are coming out over the weekend. New music and DVDs are released on Tuesday, so by Thursday, you've had time to decide if you like your purchases or not. And by Thursday, the celebrities have usually done something worth gossiping about since the gossip magazines have been out since Monday. So, in honor of my favorite day of the week, I'm now going to post my weekly pop culture rambling. I don't have witty things to say about the parenting, politics or every day life, so here's what I can offer. I can't promise they'll be short, but that's the beauty of the Internet. You get bored and you can just click away. Oh, and if you can think of a clever name for my feature, let me know...

1.) Lost is back on the Emmy ballot! Last season was the BEST TV EVER, even better than most movies I've seen. I'm SO happy they are getting the Emmy love. And Michael Emerson was nominated for Benry! He completely freaks me out, but he is fantastic!

2.) It's official. I am NOT going to see The Dark Night. Sure, it's getting awesome reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it's got a 94% fresh rating. People are calling it the "best superhero movie ever" and "The Godfather" of action movies. I'm not seeing it for 2 reasons. A.) I looked at kids-in-mind.com, which details why something is rated that way, and it's got torture scenes. I can't handle torture or women getting hurt, and kids-in-mind said a woman gets punched in the face. I'm out. Maybe I'll watch it Clearplay-ed. B.) I think it's a little morbid since Heath Ledger died after he filmed this movie. He had a lot of problems, but the speculation that he was having emotional trauma due to the role really disturbs me. Plus, I was coming out of anesthesia in the hospital after my D&C when I saw on the news that he had died. While I was recovering, all I did was watch tv and follow that story, so I had this weird mourning my miscarriage/mourning Heath Ledger psycho-drama going on. I know. Very bizarre. Especially since I've only seen 2 movies he was in. Think about it. He's one of those actors you like, but you never see their films. Kind of like Clive Owen. Anyway, John is going tomorrow night with my brother/brother-in-law after our family reunion for his birthday. Maybe I can convince him to write a review!

3.) I AM seeing Mamma Mia! The girls from the reunion are going on Saturday night. I'm not just seeing it because I love the music, of course, but for that cast! I heart Meryl. People either love her (Leslie) or hate her (Becky Hut), but you can't deny she is amazing!!! I used to heart Pierce Brosnan (he was even on my List), but I've been grossed out by him ever since Anne-Katherine and I made the mistake of going to The Matador. We walked out after 20 minutes; he was VERY smarmy. And I read a review that totally made me laugh on MSNBC. Alonso Duralde said: "On the scale of Celebrities Who Can't Sing, [Brosnan]'s a few notches above Lee Marvin in Paint Your Wagon but falls short of the vocal skills of Burt Reynolds in At Long Last Love." And, he was a real boob about not getting to be Bond again. So Pierce is out. But, I heart heart heart heart heart Colin Firth. All these hearts are making me very 14, isn't it? But, I don't care how old he is or whether he's playing straight or not, Colin is always first on my List. Oh....and Lily Kane is in it. If you know that reference, you're a soul mate.

4.) Katie saw Kit Kittredge today with friends. I'm trying to turn into a mini movie critic, but her review was, "It was funny. I loved it." I might actually Redbox that mainly to see Joan Cusack, Stanley Tucci and Jane Krakowski.

5.) I'm obsessed with Coldplay's new album. I heard a new song that's a free download from their website that I like: http://www.coldplay.com/index.php. I've never really been a big fan, but I love Viva la Vida!

6.) I was watching Access Hollywood last night and that dumb Billy Bush was going on about the Baby Boom in Hollywood. There's Brangelina, of course (what's up with naming all 3 boys with names that end in x - triple XXX? I can't complain because I'd love to be either Anglina or Brad in another life. And, I hope they adopt from Korea next so I can live vicariously through them). Matthew McCoganogohee's (another former Lister, I'll share that story another day) girlfriend had her baby, and then there's Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. Hey, I'm happy that Nicole got away from that psycho Tom, but Sunday Rose? Ish. Anyway, I know I'm probably just bitter since I'm pregnancy impaired, but this "having a baby is so glamorous since I'm a celebrity" thing drives me up the wall. And selling your babies pictures to the highest bidder? Jessica Alba sold her baby's pictures to OK magazine for 1.5 million dollars! And she's never been in one good movie! She was in The Love Boat: The Next Wave for crying out loud (yes, I did watch that). At least Brangelina donate their proceeds to charity. Aaah.

Well, that's it for this week! More than you ever cared or wanted to know. Feel free to debate or comment below!