The Glades Keeps on Delivering, Food Stuff, and more

This morning I watched last night's episode of The Glades, and I have to say this is one show that never stops  delivering. Every week, each episode crackles and vibrates with plot, drama, characterization, wit - and a really good-looking Matt Passmore as Jim Longworth, the main character of the series. It's very realistic, in that bad things happen to good people, and life is complicated and that there are definite areas of gray in between those black and white. Take Callie's husband Ray. Most of us probably find him a bad guy, but not his son, naturally enough. And like a lot of kids his age, he doesn't understand why they can't all live together, or why it would be difficult to just yank up their roots and follow Ray into witness protection. Callie has her reasons, and yes, one of those is Jim Longworth, but it's more. Since Ray's imprisonment, she's made a life for herself, pursued her dream, worked long and hard hours to get ahead and make a better life for her and Jeff. But it isn't always easy for kids to see the big picture when all they know is they want their daddy. I'm hoping Jim and Callie work their way back to one another, because they make a really smokin' couple, and I really like how Callie has become a forensics nurse, working with the department when she'd needed. That gives her more opportunity to broaden her character outside of her relationship with Jim, and gives them time on the crimes together. The Glades is on A&E every Sunday night. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it.

Sarah and I watch Network Food Star. I don't know yet about last night's we were at a meeting and recorded it, but I know the numbers are narrowing. Someone I thought was a strong contender, Orchid, didn't make a good show of it last week, I hope it was just a temporary thing because she has a personality that is made for the camera. Vic Vegas is only getting better - he is one of the top contenders, in my opinion. On the other hand, Whitney, although sweet, doesn't project well enough. And Suzy is downright annoying. While Penny is a complete bitch and I want her out as soon as possible. Jyll has personality, but I don't think it's strong enough. Same with the sandwich guy, whose name I've forgotten, but he may surprise us. This week they did a food truck challenge, should be interesting.

Master Chef - I started a few episodes in because I didn't know about it, but my daughter Katie clued me in and I really didn't miss that much. I've been watching for a few weeks now. This one has Gordon Ramsey and two other chefs. A few people I like have been eliminated, but some remain. Suzy, though, is not one of those, and I'd love to see her off the show quickly. Christine too. And Esther, who totally threw her team under the bus in the biker beach bbq episode. I liked Max, but he's gone. I like Ben, and Giuseppe. And Adrian. Christian too, although sometimes he gets cocky. Derek is full of himself. I think we're down to twelve now. They show episodes on Monday and Tuesday nights, but I don't know if tonight's will be new or not, last Monday was a re-run.

Hell's Kitchen starts next week, looking forward to that. I hope they do more Top Chef, especially shows that bring back past chefs. Like Fabio. Yeah, he's damn cute, I admit it.


We started season 4 of Six Feet Under, but are only a few episodes in.

**********possible spoilers********* One of the biggest issues is the aftermath of Lisa's death. They haven't come out and said it, but it's obviously a matter of suicide. I'm sorry, but the woman was unstable. She convinced herself that she was losing Nate and that he was only with her because of Maya, and she drowned herself. Nate isn't dealing well with this, mostly because of his guilt issues. I think deep in his gut he knows she did it and why - it was right after they discussed separating. But hells bells, that's no reason to off yourself! She had a kid, one that needed her. Suicide, in my opinion, is a coward's way out, of not having to cope with things. Sorry, life is not meant to be easy, but it's the bad times that make you appreciate the good times all the more. You can get through anything, if you are determined to do so. Ruth's sudden marriage to George, a virtual stranger who attended a funeral at Fisher & Diaz, has its ups and downs. She unfairly accused Arthur of sending excrement to them through the mail out of unrequited love. The poor guy decided enough was enough and he left. Right after Nate left the business. Poor David. Turns out it wasn't Arthur but a son of George's whom he forgot to mention to Ruth. David and Keith are cute as ever. Keith is working security for celebrities, but it's stressful cause he isn't out at work, and David isn't happy about that. Clare had an abortion, and she and Russell are done, mostly because he had a thing with the professor. Poor Clare always seems to get the shaft. One of my least favorite characters, Brenda, is actually doing well, and I actually like her relationship with her neighbor, Joe. I think maybe he can stand up to her bitch of a mother too (who, btw, is not schtupping Clare's professor - these two deserve each other, they both suck).  My favorite character is still David. It's just amazing to me to see him in SFU and then turn around and watch Dexter - both awesome performances.

Sarah and I recently began to watch the first season of Burn Notice. We borrowed it from Katie and since we're going back to Indiana in early August, thought we should watch it. It stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, an agent who received a burn notice from the people he works for while in the field on a sensitive case. Now he has to figure out why and what he can do about it. In the meantime, life is, to say the least, difficult, since they've frozen all his assets and virtually made it impossible for him to operate above the radar. Good thing he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.  I remember Jeffrey from another series he did about 7 years ago, Touching Evil, which I really liked. It never had a chance -  it was good. Also in Burn Notice is veteran B actor, Bruce Campbell, whom my Katie adores. Probably a big reason why she started watching the series. I know I'm way behind, but wth, it's fun to play catch up. The next thing about that is if you get dvd's, you don't have to wait a week between episodes. Also in the series is Sharon Gless, whom you may remember as Michael Novotny's mother in Queer as Folk. How funny that she plays the mother of another Michael in Burn Notice.

I'm going to stop there, cause I just realized this got lengthier than I figured on, but next time I'll talk about True Blood, season 3, and the differences between the series and the books, as well as the new season of Flipping Out.

Feel free to drop a comment, ask a question, or just say hi! I'd love to hear from you!

Til next time, take care!

♥ Julie

Of Sexy Norse Gods and Endings and Beginnings

Sarah and I went to see Thor yesterday. I've been a fan of the God of Thunder ever since I was a kid, watching the cartoons. It was part of a rotation of four - Thor, Hulk, Captain America and the Sub-Mariner. I always loved Thor the best, so I was overjoyed to see that they'd made a movie, and hoped they wouldn't fuck it up.

They didn't.   Chris Hemsworth was every inch the Scandinavian hottie he was supposed to be, with tons of attitude and a body to die for. Ask Natalie Portman. She was certainly drooling, in the role of Jane Foster, the science geek whose interest in certain matters led to her running into Thor in the first place in the New Mexico desert.

I was happy to discover old friends among the cast whose presence I was previously unaware of. Anthony Hopkins plays Odin, Thor's father, and the chief God and ruler of Asgard. Skellan Skarsgard (you may remember him from POTC, Mama Mia and as the father of hunky Alexander Skarsgard aka Eric Northman of True Blood face) played Portman's mentor. One of Thor's friends is played by Ray Stevenson (he was Titus Pullo in Rome). I recognized the FBI guy too - Colm Feore, who plays the ubiquitous Cardinal della Rovere in The Borgias. Quite an impressive cast. But small wonder - their director is none other than the delightful Kenneth Branagh. And the writer is J. Michael Stracynski.  Very impressive, eh?

The film was fast paced and entertaining and held my interest throughout. The time passed before I knew it, and the ending leaves little doubt in my mind that there will be a sequel, depending on box office of course, but I've heard the figures are good, so I'm hopeful. I did miss the very end of the credits, however, which I understand contained a small snipped which will no doubt lead to the next film. I'll have to get to see it somehow sometime, as it confirms what I had suspected at the time that it happened (no, I won't spoil it lol)

All I can say is, this film is definitely worth watching. We saw trailers for some other interesting films - Conan the Barbarian, Super 8 and a real dog - Cowboys & Aliens. I'm sorry, even the presence of my favorite James Bond, Daniel Craig, can't save this film, nor can Harrison Ford, or Steven Spielberg. A must miss event for me.

I watched the season finale of Hawaii 5-0 today. I'll try not to spoil it, but let me say that by the end of the episode, I was totally sitting there with my mouth open, saying a lot of omigod, and Jesus, and wondering how the hell they are going to get out of this one. Things have never looked so bleak for 5-0. One is incarcerated on trumped up charges, one appears to have become a traitor, one is being held for something that is true, and one may just be moving off the island. More deaths, major plot advancement and a great big wtf moment. Kudos for an excellent cliffhanging finale that will keep me wondering until the show starts back up again.  All I can say is CBS better treat these people right.

The Borgias ends its season next week. Things are looking a bit bleak for the Borgia papacy at the moment. It's only due to Lucrezia's silver tongue and her charming of the barbarian Charles of France that the French haven't sacked Rome. The over-confident Juan Borgia met the French in the open field, assuming that their cannon would be ineffectual there, as opposed to tearing up their buildings. What he didn't know is that the French have connected cannonballs, and the damage done to human flesh by them is horrific. Lucrezia, who is being held hostage by the French, persuades her brother to withdraw his troops and allow the French to peacefully enter Rome. Inside the city, many have fled, including not a few of the College of Cardinals. Cesare has tried to take his sweetheart to safety, but she refuses to leave the sanctity of the convent which she fled to when she left him in horror at learning that he was responsible for her husband's death. I have to believe Rodrigo will pull them out of this somehow. I'm still waiting for della Rovere to get his. Lucrezia is with child, but it isn't her husband's. I suspect that the actual father is dead by now, we'll find out next week. I will definitely buy this when I can, this series is lush and lavish and fascinating, a true treat for the senses - and Cesare Borgia is damn hot.

That will leave me with only one show to watch, Top Chef Masters, at least for the next few weeks. Luckily The Glades is coming back to A&E in June. If you missed it the first season, I recommend you catch up and watch it. It's a really good show about a cop who used to work in Chicago but finds himself down in the Everglades now. He's unconventional but effective and I love his sense of humor. I recommend this series highly.

We're still watching Six Feet Under, in the third season now. The brothers are now partnered with Rico, out of economic necessity, which isn't necessarily the worst thing in the world. Rico is a hard worker, and he does good work. They've taken on an apprentice, a rather nerdy young man named Arthur. I think Ruth has a thing for him. In a twist of events between the end of season 2 and beginning of season 3 - Nate survived his AVM, and married Lisa, mother of his daughter Maya. At first they lived with her employer, Carol, played fabulously by veteran actress Catherine O'Hara, but Lisa got tired of her craziness and left. They had little choice but to move in with Nate's mom. Luckily David is living with Keith now. Claire is in art school and seeing a fellow student, Russell, whom everyone assumed was gay. He's not. In the last episode we saw, Brenda's dad died, and Nate went to the funeral, taking Maya. He tried to find a sitter, but to no avail. He was going to leave her with Vanessa, Rico's wife, but realized she's not quite with it, so he just took Maya with him. This pissed Lisa off, who was fixated on whether or not Brenda touched or held Maya. Billy was there, looking cute. He didn't do anything crazy. Yet. All I can say is this series just keeps on getting better and I love it to death!

That's all for now, I think. Maybe tomorrow I'll talk about Top Chef Season 5 or Beauty and the Beast.

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Have a great day!

♥ Julie    

No Main Character is an Island

We're watching Six Feet Under last night, almost to the end of season two. It's a damn good episode, full of  drama and emotion up the wazoo. Oh, be warned, there may be spoilers for those who are slower at watching this than us. Nate found out about Brenda's extracurricular activites, having read her WIP and then by chance meeting one of the two young men she fucked and wrote about, recognizable by his unusual cap, not to mention he acted as if he knew her. Well, he went ballistic and the engagement was called off. Also, Keith and David are going through their own problems, what with taking care of Keith's niece Taylor cause her mom's in jail for a hit and run, and social services are breathing up their ass. Ruth broke up with Nikolai (while I like Nikolai fine, I didn't think they were all that compatible, but sometimes you never know). And then there was Federico.  An elder woman who was like a grandmother to him, whom he and his wife were nice to and did favors for, passed, and it brought back memories of when he first came to Fisher & Sons on the death of his father, who fell off the roof, smack dab into some bricks, and the  young Federico saw him. But Nathaniel Fisher restored him to what he had looked like in life. I was so moved by the scenes involving Federico and Nathaniel, watched their burgeoning relationship - and then it hit me. Federico is a secondary character, he's not one of the Fishers, but even so, he is intimately woven into the fabric of the series and their lives. He may be a supporting player, but without him, what do you have? A show full of holes.


When you think of Gone With the Wind, you think of Scarlett and Rhett, but if you look at the amount of time these two are even together in the book or the movie, you realize it's not a lot. I love this book (not so much the movie) and what makes it memorable is not just Scarlett and her growth as a character - her trials, tribulations and joys - but the people in her life - her doting father Gerald O'Hara, the man she thinks she loves Ashley Wilkes, Ashley's patient and sweet wife Melanie, Scarlett's maid/friend/companion Mammy, and more. They bring the novel to life, and add color to what would otherwise be a single tone.

Too many writers add secondary characters like they were filler, only there to pad the plot or fill in the empty spaces. They don't develop them, they simply shove them on stage and expect them to perform without any sort of motive or history, and it shows. Without securing them in place, weaving these characters in tightly, you end up with holes in your fabric - holes which will come back to haunt you later. But if instead you figure out who they are from the beginning, give them color and breadth and depth, you don't have to worry so much. Sure, you can go back and make amends, and if you're good enough, the result will be flawless. But if you're not, it will appear to be patched, and that is sloppy writing indeed.

There are different ways of building your characters. Some people go into it blindly, and develop them as the story advances. Other write full bios ahead of time, include information which may never see the light of the page, but which goes into the foundation of that character and enriches it. There is no right and wrong way. Sometimes it depends on what you're working on. The same writer can approach the question different ways for different works. But you need to be aware of  your secondary characters and flesh them out, otherwise your main characters are stuck out there on that island, and frankly my dear, no one gives a damn.

How do you deal with your secondary characters? I'd love to hear!

On an unrelated note, I watched last night's Hawaii 5-0 this morning, and this was the first episode that I can honestly remember being not so impressed with. The guest for the episode was Sean Combs as a NY cop undercover in a crime organization who is compromised, his wife killed and his son (whom he hasn't seen in two years) endangered and now Steve and Danny have to find him as well as solve the crime. The plot wasn't bad, it just wasn't particularly good. I didn't find Combs' performance all that good either - he only has one emotion level and that's angry, and not a believable angry at that. The kid who played his son wasn't believable to me either, although I blame the writer for part of that too - this boy looked too old to be talking like he did, and calling his mother Mommy. He was supposed to be nine but his dialogue seemed geared for a five or six  year old. I guess that goes to show that you can't hit a home run every time. Since there were no previews for next week, I assume we play the waiting game again until we get to watch the next episode.

That's all for now,  have a great day!

♥ Julie

Of Hot Men, New Series and Stupid Plots

*********Warning, possible spoilers ahead for various things*****************

There is only one reason that I am still watching Vampire Diaries in the second season.  Okay, maybe one and a half. The main reason is right here - Damon Salvatore. The additional second partial reason is that the writing started to get better in the second season, as compared to the first. Getting better does not mean it's good, though, or that I think it'll last. Seriously, they would have been a lot better off following the books.

That aside, I constantly have to ask myself - what the fuck does Damon see in Elena. Seriously. I see no compelling reason for him to be so smitten with her. She's got a martyr complex a mile wide, refuses to listen to reason even when it's for her own good. She isn't any great shakes in the looks department. With Damon's looks, he can get any girl he sets his mind - or heart - to. Even that old chestnut of her being Katherine's lookalike doesn't cut it for me any more, cause as we all know Katherine is a major bitch, so what sort of selling point is that?

You know why Damon is in love with Elena? You could make a point that it's in the books, therefore it's canon. Canon only works when it suits the writers to use it, which isn't often. No, my theory is that it's because otherwise Damon has no reason to stay in Fell's Church. Sorry, I mean Mystic Falls (did anyone catch the blooper in a previous episode where it was actually referred to as Fell's Church? I sure did). And if Damon leaves, the ratings plummet and it's bye bye Vampire Diaries. Obviously it works, doesn't it? I'm still watching, even though I moan and groan through it a lot. Like last night. I just knew deep down that Bonnie wasn't going to stay dead, even if I didn't know how it would happen. What about Elena's next stupid move? Reviving Elijah?  Good one, Elena, we saw how effective he was before. Let's just set him against Klaus, shall we?  Gah!



Enough of that. On to the Hot Men front. My new hot man/love interest comes to us from the new Showtime series The Borgias. With the Tudors being done, they had to find another interesting historical period, one that hasn't been overdone, and they certainly found it in this original crime family. The action begins in 1492 (does that year ring a bell anyone?) when the current Pope is dying, and the Cardinals have all convened, cause they know what comes next - the election of the new Pope.On the death of the old Pope, the cardinals are sealed inside a room and begin to cast their ballots. When the votes are counted, if there is no candidate with the requisite majority, then a signal goes up to the outside world in the form of black smoke; if there is, then it's white smoke. There are some rather ambitious Cardinals who would love nothing better than to sit on the Papal throne, for at this time the Pope wielded far more power in the known world than most people can imagine, so it was a very prestigious and powerful position to attain. Rodrigo Borgia wishes to be Pope very badly. Rodrigo has three children and a wife. I don't know when he joined the Church or began his rise to power, but his family isn't exactly a secret. His two sons are Juan and Cesare - Juan is in the military, while Cesare has been forced to become a man of the cloth, very much against his will.

HOTTIE ALERT!  Cesare Borgia is very hot, he lights up the screen when he is on it. The role is played by Francois Arnaud, whom I've never seen before but hope to see a lot more of in the future. Cesare is his father's pawn. Without his help, Rodrigo wouldn't have been able to bully and buy his way into the Papacy. Cesare has an assassin in his employ by the name of Micheletto. When I first saw this guy, I thought he looked familiar, turns out I was right. He played Thomas in Jesus, which I just saw recently. Cesare has a very complicated relationship with his younger sister, the infamous Lucrezia Borgia. Everyone has heard of her, surely, one of the most famous poisoners ever. Must be a family trait. The series hints at a very close relationship between the brother and sister, one which I believe is historically accurate, although I'm not sure how far the series will take the innuendoes or what they'll do with them.

Only two episodes in and I'm hooked. It's a full rich series with great characters. Sir Derek Jacobi appeared in the first episode, as Cardinal Orsini. Having recently been exposed to the videogame Assassin's Creed by my good friend Jack, I was fascinated at the similarities, especially recognizing the Borgia courtyard from the game as well as the series. Also, there is another pc game which deals with this time and these people, called Machiavelli. In the game you can buy your way to the Papacy too.  I recommend The Borgias to anyone, but especially to history buffs. It's not limited to them, though, it's a drama I think anyone can enjoy.

CBS - I have a complaint! How do you expect people to keep up with a series when there's no rhyme or reason to when you show it? That's the case with Hawaii 5-0. I never know when there'll be a new episode, it's hit or miss.  Show one, skip a few weeks, show another. What's up with that? Lack of consistency will lose you viewers, who will get tired of hunting the show down and waiting for it to be on, even one like the 5-0. Why do I watch this show?  Primarily for one reason:

Yes, it's for Alex O'Loughlin.  Not the only reason I watch, but the primary reason I ever started watching in the first place, having fallen in love with him in Moonlight (I never even watched this series til it was off the air, what a waste that it only lasted one season, but at least I own that season in its entirety). That being said, I do like the show a lot. It has good writing, interesting plots and great characters. My son-in-law Michael really likes Konno and Chin, and so do I, but my favorites are the main characters, Steve McGarrett and Danny (Book'em Danno) Williams. It's the relationship between these two that makes the show, in my eyes.  Yes, the scenery is quite gorgeous. Every time I watch, I envy my son more and more (he is stationed in Pearl Harbor). The writers have created quite the bromance here, between these two guys, one which is echoed by fangirl fanfiction writers in their slash fiction starring them. I've not yet gone that route, and haven't decided if I will - they are cute together as they are. The last episode was no exception.  ****** again, possible spoilers********  Steve was injured at one point, and Danno hiked up the mountain in order to find a signal and send for help for his friend. As Steve was being lifted away to treatment, Danno pointed to himself, then drew a heart in the air, then pointed at Steve. It was a squee-worthy awwwwwww moment indeed.  That and the way that they bicker like an old married couple, to borrow a phrase from HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban.  All I'm saying here is CBS, get your shit together, and be more consistent with  your scheduling, or you'll lose viewers. (No, not me, but less committed watchers).

Now, on to Justified. The second season of Justified is every bit as interesting and satisfying as the first, and the writing has just continued to soar, no complaints in that department whatsoever. I'm not saying it needed improving or anything, cause it didn't, but even great things can become greater. It's no secret why I watch this series:  It's for Marshal Raylan Givens, played by Timothy Olyphant. Besides being easy on the eyes, Raylan is a great character, and this season is showing just how versatile he is. He has his own brand of justice, but you know he will always do what is right. That being said, when ex-wife Winona approached him with her little dilemma, he didn't hesitate to offer his help.Apparently she gave in to temptation and took a bill from some money that was going into the evidence locker. That part of the story lasted for a few episodes, and I kept scratching my head as to why. Not why she took the money - she's got money problems, so that part is understandable. But what the hell did she want with just one hundred dollar bill? Well, my instincts were spot on - it wasn't one, it was a satchel full. And watching them trying to get that money back into the evidence locker was hilarious (and it also involved Stephen Root as the speedo wearing judge).

As  you'll recall from the first season, Bo Crowder is deceased. He was the main antagonist at that time, while his son Boyd was on the periphery as a secondary villain whom one was never sure how to take. My daughter finds Boyd (played by Walton Goggins) to be quite cute. It's nice to have different tastes in men between us, we never fight about them at all. I'll take Raylan, she's welcome to Boyd. Last season, Boyd experienced a religious conversion, which may or may not have been sincere. This season, he's developed in other ways, and is on the wrong side of the law again, or at least heading that way. The new baddie for this season is Mags Bennett, who controls her county with an iron fist, as well as the weed market, and her three sons - Doyle, Dicky and Coover. Doyle is the corrupt sheriff, Dicky the inbred junky and Coover is the slow Neanderthal eejit. Or was, anyway, til Raylan dropped him into a mine shaft. Don't worry, the shooting was justified. Mags is an interesting adversary, and I see a feud building up on the order of the Hatfields and the McCoys - the Bennetts and the Crowders.  Should be interesting to watch.

I'm also curious to see where, if anywhere, the relationship between Raylan and Winona goes. I'm not even sure where I want it to go. Wherever it leads to his happiness, sure, but I don't know about her sometimes. I do like her better than Ava, though, who seems to be with Boyd. Art, Raylan's boss, is funny, a good foil, almost a father figure to Raylan. Which is good cause Arlo, his real daddy, ain't much of one.I own the first season of Justified and will own the second when it's available. This series just keeps on getting better, I highly recommend it.

I started watching Top Chef Season 5 from netflix - it's the only past season that is available, for some odd reason, but that 's okay, cause it's the one I wanted to see the most, cause it was Fabio's season.  Who?  Let me show you Fabio:

I first encountered him in the Top Chef All Stars season - he quickly became my favorite, and I was sorry to see him told to pack his knives and leave. But it made me curious to watch his season, which I'm doing now. The only other chefs in that season that I recognize are Carla and Jamie.  I love Carla and can't stand Jamie. Obviously all three will get axed at some point, or they wouldn't have been on All Stars. One interesting point of watching the fifth season was that I actually saw the house where the losing contestants stay - I'd always wondered about that.

We're watching Top Chef Masters now. It's interesting, although I haven't picked a favorite yet. We've also watched some Chopped, and I've come to like that show too. Remember Ted Hall from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy? He's on Chopped - he's the host, if you will. It's great to see him again. My favorite on Queer Eye was always Thom, I wonder where he is now.

We're also watching Six Feet Under. I'd been interested in the show when it first came out but wasn't able to watch it. I recently learned that Michael C Hall, of Dexter, is in it, so of course I had to see if I liked it as much as Dexter. The answer is a resounding yes!  

We haven't started the second season of Dexter yet, but we are on the second season of Six Feet Under. This series involves a family owned funeral home - Fisher and Sons. In the first episode, Nathaniel Fisher is dead, and the family must deal with his loss. Nate Jr (Peter Krause) comes home from Seattle for the occasion. At the airport he meets and fucks a strange woman named Brenda (Rachel Griffiths). David (Michael C Hall) has followed his father's footsteps and works at the funeral home, along with Federico, the only other employee. The boys have a sister named Claire (Lauren Ambrose of Grounded For Life). She's in high school and has quite a skewed view of life. It turns out that their mother, Ruth, has been having an affair with a hairdresser for two years, which she confesses to her flabbergasted sons (who really don't want to hear this). David has a secret of his own - he is gay and having an affair with a totally hot black cop named Keith.  Let's throw into the mix, Brenda's bad boy crazy brother Billy, played by Jeremy Sisto.  It's a great show,  I love it to death, especially David. It's so funny to see Dexter with emotions, which only goes to show what a versatile actor Michael C Hall is. There are only five seasons of Six Feet Under. My friend Aly has already watched them all.  We'll get there, I know.

Finally, Queer as Folk.  Still watching that, just started the third season. A lot is going on. At the end of the second season, Justin left Brian to be with Ethan, and Emmett and Ted decided that they are in love. The third season picks up there - Brian is relying heavily on Michael's company, and Ben is being very understanding about it. Emmett and Ted are having some strange times, trying to balance their friendship and their relationship and Emmett slips up. Justin and Michael are on the outs, understandably, putting their joint comic venture in jeopardy. Brian finds relief in fucking guys that resemble Justin. And Lindsay and Melanie are discussing having another baby. Or is that fighting? I love these characters so very much, I can't say enough about this series. It's funny, warm, sexy, hot, dramatic, and wonderful. If you love gay men, you'll love it, the scenes at Babylon are worth the price of admission alone - lots of nude hot men, and yes, there is full frontal. Oh, that reminds me that I'm also watching Spartacus, watching it now on Netflix. Quick comment - I like the series okay, it's pretty, the plot is nothing great yet (I've only seen two epsiodes) but the blood is definitely over the top and the effect is totally lost. It needs to be toned down cause it's only making a mockery of itself, and it's way too much an imitation of 300, and then some. I doesn't even resemble blood. Okay, we get the idea already. Now, concentrate on something more interesting, like plot. I like watching John Hannah and Lucy Lawless as a couple, although I never imagined I'd see Lucy naked like that, but now I have. I haven't decided yet if the series lives up to its hype - I'll keep you posted.

All for now, back to my writing and editing. I'm editing Ranch Hands for Wicked Nights. It was written by my friend SL Danielson, so added bonus there. It's a good story about real men, it's worth taking a look at. I'll review it later.

Have a great day!

♥ Julie