My Pick for American Idol: Phillip Phillips

Every year, I get sucked into watching American Idol. After last year's disaster with Scotty McCreery winning and Lauren Alaina as the runner-up, I lost faith in the American public and didn't think I would care about the show this year. But I was shocked with this year's Top 13! Except for one of the contestants, I actually like all of them. Good job, America! There's no one that makes me want to yell in rage this season. I mean, there's still Randy Jackson; I spend a great deal of time yelling at my TV every time he opens his mouth. He actually doesn't even need to speak and he already pisses me off. Thankfully I have the option to fast forward every time he appears.

My favourite of this season - Phillip Phillips (Yes, that's his real name). He's not the best singer in the competition and he's got a few weird quirks when he sings but I love how he's not afraid to play around with the song and make it his own. It also helps that he's a cutie and has a bromance with Heejun Han. Of course, my opinion means nothing since I can't vote anyway, haha.

 

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Firefly: I am now a Browncoat

I randomly had this idea to watch a bunch of cancelled-too-soon shows, and what better show to start with than the show that's on every top 10 cancelled-too-soon list: Firefly.

Firefly is a show created by Joss Whedon in 2002. It's usually referred to as a sci-fi western show, but I think that label makes it sound lame when it is far from that. It's technically science fiction because it's set in the future, space travel is possible, they live on a space ship, humans have colonized other planets and moons, there's some advanced technology, etc. The western part refers to some of the costumes, music, scenes and settings, I suppose. So if that's how you define a show, then Firefly is a sci-fi western.

What makes the show great is the little stuff that add up. The intricacy of the Firefly verse is amazing. Joss Whedon basically created different worlds and envisioned how politics, cultures, business, crimes, language, etc. would play out in this verse. The main characters are robust characters with their own histories and personalities - although the short stint left many avenues unexplored. The props and effects were great too. Nothing too fancy, because sometimes "fancy" just comes off as cheesy.

Firefly lasted 14 episodes, and not all of them even made it on the air. And yet there are still Firefly panels in some conventions every now and then. There are still people out there referring to themselves as Browncoats. Television writers are still alluding to it on their shows (Community, The Big Bang Theory, Castle, etc.) Even the cast is still talking about it. I didn't think I was going to get sucked into the mania, but I did. I'm a Browncoat.

One of the biggest reasons? The cast. The casting was just perfect. When I started the show, they were Castle, Jessica from Suits, Alpha, the guy from Chuck, and the wife from Homeland. (Summer Glau has always been Summer Glau lol.) But now, I think I might always see them as the Captain, Zoe, Wash, Jayne and Inara.

Marathon of: American Horror Story

Out of nowhere I had a dream about Dylan McDermott a week ago and I took it as a sign that I subconsciously wanted to watch American Horror Story. I had no previous interest in it, especially since it's created by Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee, and I get so angry with that show but I decided to give American Horror Story a shot anyway.

Not surprisingly, the show has a weak plotline, unanswered questions, and more and more characters get added with each episode but it somehow all works. There's so much crazy shit happening and I like watching it just to scare myself. The Rubber Man has the uncanny ability of making me laugh and feel creeped out at the same time. And the credits are probably the scariest part of the show. I have to fast forward every time that creepy music and those flashes of random pictures pop up.

On a sidenote, I can't believe Dylan McDermott is 50! I never would have guessed. I could never work as those "Guess Your Age" booths you see at carnivals. I'm terrible at it.

Glee 3x02

Glee is not really one of the TV shows I would place at the top of my To Watch list. I feel like they try too hard to make the show inspiring to the point that it's like they're forcing rainbows and unicorns down our throats. However, something about my love for amazing covers of already-amazing songs makes me want to watch the new episodes with hopes that I'll come across something that is like an orgasm to my ears. For example, their mashup cover of Adele's "Rumour Has It" & "Someone Like You" (in 3x06) was amazing - I loved it, overplayed it, and still love it!

It appears I will be raping the play button again for yet another one of their covers from this week's episode. Really loving their rendition of David Guetta ft. Usher's "Without You"! Their cover of Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris' "We Found Love" wasn't shabby either, but I'm definitely loving "Without You" more - probably because I like that song more to begin with.

So yes, it appears I have found the answer to my question. Why do I keep watching Glee? THIS is why.

New Girl: The Return of the Douchebag Jar

Source: paralysedbeaver

I haven't been a big fan of New Girl. Actually, I'm still not really a fan, but last night's episode wasn't too bad. At least the parts with the douchebag jar. The jar is probably my favourite character on New Girl.