Since I was on vacation, I'm just now getting a chance to see some shows from last week. I can't believe I'm about 11 hours behind!!! These are my thoughts on some of last week's highlights.
Friday
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" (KING-TV, 4:00): Mike Tyson comes face to face with Evander Holyfield for the first time since the 1997 ear-biting incident. To see Iron Mike Tyson appear as soft and vulnerable as he did was truly touching. And for Holyfield to come out and heap mounds of praise on him, even after Tyson admitted his first apology was insincere, showed an amazing amount of plain old human decency. This really was all about learning to forgive, forget and let go. Do you believe Mike Tyson is a changed man? I do. Raw emotion like that can't be faked. (Take note Balloon Boy's dad.)
"Ghost Whisperer" (CBS, 8:00): A haunted morgue? Scary. Seeing ghosts? Kind of cool. A dead body coming at you with a scalpel? Now that's just freakin' creepy! It's not even the obligatory Halloween episode and I was thoroughly creeped out. I dozed off watching this show and I kid you not, I was awakened by someone/thing shaking my foot.
Sunday
"Desperate Housewives" (ABC, 9:00): Ana falls for Gabi's ex lover/gardener John and Gabi is forced to come clean about her dirty past with him. Carlos and company suspect Lynette of having a boob job when it's really pregnancy chest. Lynette and Carlos have some weird boss/worker relationship. I know she's friends with his wife, but to flat out ask her about her "implants" was borderline sexual harassment, no? And ABC must really be on a tight budget. Did anyone notice Gabi had on the same shirt in every scene? It was just a different color.
"Brothers & Sisters" (ABC, 10:00): Justin and Rebecca decide on a destination wedding in Hawaii. Kitty undergoes her first round of chemotherapy and makes sister Sarah her "chemo buddy". Sarah keeps Kitty's mind busy by telling her lustful stories of her time in France. I liked how the filming made it look like an old movie, and I loved how Sarah dropped everything to return to her ailing sister's side. (Single tear falling).
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" (KING-TV, 4:00): Oprah sat down with Mike Tyson in one of the most raw and riveting interviews I've ever seen. Tyson came off as a gentile giant and I was very impressed with the honesty in his answers. He made no excuses about his past as a womanizer, a drug user and a boxer who had slowly succumbed to all the negativity that fame had to offer.
I'm not typically a fan of Oprah, especially when she's trying to enlighten me with some new diet or new favorite thing. She's at her best when the focus is not on her, and she asked a lot of questions that I would be afraid to ask a man who once bit someone's ear off and served time for rape. But Tyson didn't back down or hesitate in his answers. The most revealing part of the interview was when she asked about the recent death of his 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, and he explained why he didn't want to know the details of her death. He said if he had found someone to blame then the anger would've taken over. It really showed the changed man in Mike Tyson. Pause it: I guess I'll buy what Oprah was shoveling: I have to rent the documentary "Tyson". I've heard good things about it already so technically I'm thinking for myself, no?
"Trauma" (NBC, 9:00): It's official. This is my second favorite new show of the fall season ("Glee" still tops my list). The acting and the action is something that's been missing from network TV since the early seasons of "ER". Tonight was the first time the show had opening credits, and I noticed that it's produced by Peter Berg. He produces another one of my favorites, "Friday Night Lights", so it definitely gives "Trauma" some credibility in my book.
The big ordeal of the night was an office shooting that left 12 people dead and 23 wounded. Boone was getting nagging calls from his wife as he desperately worked triage. Turns out she was in the office building where the shooting was taking place. Pause it: This is the main reason why people shouldn't screen phone calls. You never know who is in need of help.
For a second I thought this traumatic event would be the catalyst that brings Boone and Sela back together, but when he asked what she was doing in the building it's revealed she was visiting with an attorney. While Boone (played superbly by Derek Luke) is becoming one of my favorite stories to follow, Rabbit is the character that has all the lovable flaws. And he seems to be getting softer as the episodes go by, and I can't wait for the next medical mishap to see where he flies me. Who out there is loving "Trauma"?
"Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team 4" (CMT, 10:00): The show premiered Saturday, but I'm seeing it for the first time on repeat. It's round four for the DCC tryouts and I can never get enough of this show. Over 500 girls showed up, each trying to take one of the 45 spots needed to form the squad, and these judges don't give any breaks.
Round 1 is freestyle dance. The ladies have about 30 seconds to show off their best dance moves and try to get noticed by the judges ... in a good way. There's no denying this round is more about looks than talent. Most of the time the panel is whispering about big breasts, bad hair and flabby stomachs. The field is narrowed to about 120 girls for Round 2 and this time they learn the famous DCC kick line and a choreographed routine. This is where the judging gets really cutthroat because they don't leave room for any mistakes. I always feel bad for the girls who blank during the routines and can't pick it back up. You know you're Texas toast when the judges start whispering behind sheets of paper. Pause it: If a series of high kicks (with a hard fall into the splits) were the only thing standing between me and my dream of becoming a cheerleader, I'd still be dreaming. I could do that stuff 12 years ago. Now I'm just too bottom heavy for all that.
I'm not typically a fan of Oprah, especially when she's trying to enlighten me with some new diet or new favorite thing. She's at her best when the focus is not on her, and she asked a lot of questions that I would be afraid to ask a man who once bit someone's ear off and served time for rape. But Tyson didn't back down or hesitate in his answers. The most revealing part of the interview was when she asked about the recent death of his 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, and he explained why he didn't want to know the details of her death. He said if he had found someone to blame then the anger would've taken over. It really showed the changed man in Mike Tyson. Pause it: I guess I'll buy what Oprah was shoveling: I have to rent the documentary "Tyson". I've heard good things about it already so technically I'm thinking for myself, no?
"Trauma" (NBC, 9:00): It's official. This is my second favorite new show of the fall season ("Glee" still tops my list). The acting and the action is something that's been missing from network TV since the early seasons of "ER". Tonight was the first time the show had opening credits, and I noticed that it's produced by Peter Berg. He produces another one of my favorites, "Friday Night Lights", so it definitely gives "Trauma" some credibility in my book.
The big ordeal of the night was an office shooting that left 12 people dead and 23 wounded. Boone was getting nagging calls from his wife as he desperately worked triage. Turns out she was in the office building where the shooting was taking place. Pause it: This is the main reason why people shouldn't screen phone calls. You never know who is in need of help.
For a second I thought this traumatic event would be the catalyst that brings Boone and Sela back together, but when he asked what she was doing in the building it's revealed she was visiting with an attorney. While Boone (played superbly by Derek Luke) is becoming one of my favorite stories to follow, Rabbit is the character that has all the lovable flaws. And he seems to be getting softer as the episodes go by, and I can't wait for the next medical mishap to see where he flies me. Who out there is loving "Trauma"?
"Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team 4" (CMT, 10:00): The show premiered Saturday, but I'm seeing it for the first time on repeat. It's round four for the DCC tryouts and I can never get enough of this show. Over 500 girls showed up, each trying to take one of the 45 spots needed to form the squad, and these judges don't give any breaks.
Round 1 is freestyle dance. The ladies have about 30 seconds to show off their best dance moves and try to get noticed by the judges ... in a good way. There's no denying this round is more about looks than talent. Most of the time the panel is whispering about big breasts, bad hair and flabby stomachs. The field is narrowed to about 120 girls for Round 2 and this time they learn the famous DCC kick line and a choreographed routine. This is where the judging gets really cutthroat because they don't leave room for any mistakes. I always feel bad for the girls who blank during the routines and can't pick it back up. You know you're Texas toast when the judges start whispering behind sheets of paper. Pause it: If a series of high kicks (with a hard fall into the splits) were the only thing standing between me and my dream of becoming a cheerleader, I'd still be dreaming. I could do that stuff 12 years ago. Now I'm just too bottom heavy for all that.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Is that a weave?
My absolute favorite comedian, Chris Rock, was on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" touting his new docu-comedy, "Good Hair". The man is a genius! This is a topic that so many women of color hate talking about, but the movie offers a candid look at the price black women pay for good hair.
I implore all of my white friends (I'm looking at you, Jeff) to see this movie since it answers every question you ever wanted to ask about black hair. Never again will you have to ask me:
"Is that your real hair?" Yes, it's just dirty.
"Did you get a haircut?" No, it's just clean.
"What is a perm?" 3 hours of my life I will never get back.
"Can I touch it?" Death glare.
The movie hits theaters in selected cities Oct. 9.
http://www.goodhairmovie.net/site/
I implore all of my white friends (I'm looking at you, Jeff) to see this movie since it answers every question you ever wanted to ask about black hair. Never again will you have to ask me:
"Is that your real hair?" Yes, it's just dirty.
"Did you get a haircut?" No, it's just clean.
"What is a perm?" 3 hours of my life I will never get back.
"Can I touch it?" Death glare.
The movie hits theaters in selected cities Oct. 9.
http://www.goodhairmovie.net/site/
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