Archive for the ‘The Moving Picture Box’ Category

Apr
7
2008

The Future Is Now

posted by Carlye at 8:27 am.

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Pitchfork.tv is here, and it’s wonderful.

Mar
28
2008

My Heart Will Be Blessed With The Sound of Music

posted by Carlye at 6:55 am.

Wait…Spencer and Heidi stayed in seperate hotels in Las Vegas and barely spoke off-camera? Could this mean that The Hills is…fake? No way. No. way. Jose.

Mar
23
2008

Ladies’ Night

posted by Carlye at 3:20 pm.

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Lipstick Jungle, the Candace Bushnell-created network television stab at Sex and the City success is ridiculous. We all know women are kinda crazy, but this just highlights it even more.

First, there’s magazine editor Nico (right, played by Kim Raver/that girl from 24) who is cheating on her husband with 25-year-old Kirby, who besides being the most man-meat of man models available (Smith Jared version 2.0?) is pathetically cookie-cutter perfect. How unrealistic is it that an extramarital affair would yield a man who doesn’t stop smiling, gladly flies to Scotland and back the very next day (due to an unforeseen conflict) without a bat of an eye, and is all over her in the most unabashed of ways, sending and bringing her gifts at every opportunity?

Oh, and then there’s Victory (middle), who is a fashion designer dating a billionare who let her move in, filled a closet full of designer clothes and shoes in her sizes (the most stereotypical of modern day Prince Charming moves), and woos her with dozens upon dozens of boquets of flowers, trips around the world, and other random dream-like rich guy moves, on top of the fact that he’s funny, nice and attractive.

But, besides how great the young’n or the rich guy are, these ladies STILL have something to whine about. The first one is just always halfway miserable about her guilt from cheating, when she should take her pick on who to break up with, since the choice has to be made eventually, especially when her husband is clearly cheating on her. And the second one — oh, Victory — found out her boyfriend hired an investor to back her company (to grow her brand and make her career dreams come true while simultaneously doing his job), and she was so angry that she freaked out and broke up with him immediately instead of trying to understand his side of the issue.

Sex and The City was realistic, edgy and interesting. Lipstick Jungle? It’s enjoyable, sometimes witty and the plots aren’t so bad, but let’s just say there’s a reason one was on HBO, and the other is on a one-digit channel. If Bushnell is successful from the truthfulness of her characters, I think with this one, she’s trying to say women are strong, independent…and crazy.

Mar
20
2008

Les Deux Was Probably Really Awkward Last Night

posted by Carlye at 9:27 am.

Wait, so nude pictures of Audrina from The Hills surfaced yesterday out of nowhere? And wait, isn’t there a season premiere of The Hills next week?

Wow! What a coincidence!

Mar
19
2008

Hansen Looks Like An Old Seacrest

posted by Carlye at 11:17 pm.

Chris Hansen and Tracy Morgan are currently sitting next to each other on Conan’s couch.

(No punchline necessary.)

Mar
13
2008

Say “Absent-Minded Island” Five Times Fast.

posted by Carlye at 10:59 pm.

I totally forgot Lost was on tonight! I have a new appreciation for my DVR.

Mar
12
2008

Mind Reading

posted by Carlye at 3:52 pm.

I just saw Oprah on the TV channel guide, and even though I don’t like her show, I knew I should click on it anyway. I’m a huge Stacy London fan and had seen her on Oprah once before, but I knew she’d be on this episode. And, when I turned to Oprah, it was the exact same segment with Stacy that I had seen last time.

My mom’s really intuitive, and it’s been acting up for me lately. Maybe I’ll get a good read on the stock market and make millions. Or maybe I’ll just start watching Oprah more.