So, the other day, I watched Sonny with a Chance

… and watching it made me realize three things.

1. It actually wasn’t half-bad (shock. gasp. denial.)
2. … with the exception of Demi Lovato. I heard her sing before and was convinced that acting must’ve been her saving grace in stardom. After seeing her act for the first time, I wonder why she’s even famous at all.
3. Sonny with a Chance does “behind-the-scenes of a hit variety skit show” so much better than Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip could have ever done. Aaron Sorkin and a cast of talented actors basically got outdone by a Disney show with Demi Lovato. This scares me a little bit.
4. Oh, and the one cast member was also the kid in iCarly, the sweaty wrestler who was fond (not in that sense, by the way) with Freddie. Not that that has anything to do with anything, but I like iCarly, and thought this was note-worthy.

@2 years ago with 9 notes
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@2 years ago with 42 notes
#life #nbc #drama 

Somebody’s Going To Emergency, Somebody’s Going To Jail just happens to be a personal favorite mine.

And it’s not just because of Big Block of Cheese Day, or being a Sam-centric episode (that first scene? Him sleeping in Toby’s office and having too much faith in the powers of a new shirt? Wibble.), or CJ or Josh and the cartographers, or Toby and the protesters, or Nancy McNally being awesome. A lot of the reason is because the use of Don Henley’s New York Minute. Shallow, but it’s a great song.

@2 years ago
#the west wing #nbc #drama 

on 'Dexter':

Me:	Isn't he bad?
Kuya:	Ah... Not really. He's a serial killer.

@2 years ago with 12 notes
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@2 years ago
#house #fox #drama #picture 

The West Wing: 2.01-2.02 In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen

There isn’t an episode on television that has an emotional grip on me like this episode does. Everything about it is utter perfection to me, from beginning to end, from the writing to the directing, to the lighting, to the music to the acting.

This was my first episode, jumping into the foray of The West Wing, and I was destroyed from the first five minutes. Mind you, coming back from a major cliffhanger, I wasn’t surprised at how lost I was at first, but shocked at how glued I was, and amazed how I can watch this episode over and over again and feel the same wave of emotions. There are so many moments I can pick out from this episode:

• Butterfield’s discovery of Pres. Barlet’s bullet wound
• Toby finding Josh on those steps (oh, how my heart aches in Toby’s disbelief)
• Toby telling Donna (I still have yet to watch the commentary of this — bad me — but I love how Richard Schiff tells Janel Moloney that Brad Whitford died to get that reaction)… side note: has anyone noticed that season 2 began and ended with Toby telling Donna something major?
• The flashbacks: the really bad poker face, CJ falling in the pool, “Because that’s what sons do for old friends of their fathers”, Donna and how Josh might find her valuable, Leo being tired of choosing between the lesser of “who cares?”, Toby being so good at politics that he’s never won a race… I love this staff.
• Josh and his father. From the celebration (with CJ and Sam’s horrible robot dancing in the background. Oh, pricelessness.) to the airport scene. Be still, beating heart.
• Pres. Barlet’s defense of the DFC. If anyone asks, he’s that’s the kind of president we should have.

You know, I’ve been asked what is my favorite episode of The West Wing in its past seven seasons, and I’ve always fallen short of an answer. Somehow that question became a whole lot easier to answer now.

And with this episode, I can answer Leo McGarry’s question: Yes. We can get a good man elected.

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Caps from Screenmusings.org

@2 years ago with 2 notes
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