KT Update-Too...Much...Music!!!

I’ve been in a music draught for a while. Here & there I’ll hear a song that I like but I haven’t been to Best Buy on the day a record dropped in a long time---Can I even remember? I think last year when the new Fiona Apple came out. But to quote my good friend Hylda, “It is always Feast or Famine”. And so, the new music feast has begun. First Christina, 2 weeks later Audioslave & a week after than Justin. I have more new music than I know what to do with. I don’t believe in reviewing music unless I’ve had a few run throughs to let the music sink into my head to see what stands out & what I hate. But, I’ve been enjoying both JT & Audioslave. I’ve only listened to Christina once, and not all the way through; so I’ll have to give that a few more listens before I comment.

Time for some celebrity gossip!
Well, now that Britney has popped out her second child in less than a year we can all start hoping that she has learned her lesson and will finally invest in some birth control. I sometimes wonder if this pregnancy (which was a surprise) stung a bit to Britney. I mean, she should be out, promoting a new album, but instead she gets to sit home with her white trash husband & watch her ex-boyfriend and her ex-arch nemesis releasing albums & touring. That’s got to hurt, just a tad. And again I say, hopefully the girl will not go near her husband unless she has about 4 different types of contraception handy.

Also, from the celebrity break up center---This just in---Whitney has filed for divorce from Bobby! I’m not really upset about this one, but I am a wee bit surprised. I mean, a few years back this wouldn’t be a surprise but Bobby & Whitney have been through a lot together & seeing their reality show, I actually could understand them together. Let’s all talk a moment of silence for Bobby & Whitney.

In other news, I’ve got some tv reviews!

Men In Trees (Fridays, ABC) This premiered on Tuesday. TV execs think they are getting so smart. Nobody watches tv on Friday. So let’s premiere a show on Tuesday, get a bit of a fan base and then *BAM* surprise, this show is really on Friday nights. I really don’t care what night a show is on, my tivo doesn’t discriminate. Anyhoo, in a nutshell, Anne Heche is a relationship guru who is about to get married when *surprise* she finds out that her fiancée is cheating on her. Being the trooper that she is, she still goes on her book tour, which includes a stop to Alaska. She gets there, all the obligatory comical nature scenes occur (including a wacky raccoon) and after trying for a few days to get out of Alaska unsuccessfully, she decides that this place is where she needs to be. She knows women, but she don’t know crap about men. She needs to stay her & grow, get over what happened to her (actually she takes it quite well, she just gets drunk in a local bar before a lecture…if my wedding got called off a week before it was scheduled to happen because my fiancée was cheating on me with a friend, it would not be so pretty); and learn about men (because as we all know men outnumber women in Alaska about 5-1, or some crap like that. But yeah, besides this overdone concept, I did enjoy this show; I do like Anne Heche & I will tivo the show this Friday. In fact, if I like it, the show will most likely make it to my SEASON PASS LIST! If you wanna check it out ABC is reairing the pilot tonight, followed by the second episode.

Survivor-So yeah. I still don’t get what everyone is flipping out about. I kinda wish I knew someone who was offended by the splitting of the tribes along racial lines so that I could understand it better, because really I don’t see what all the hoopla is about. So far, the lesson we’ve learned is that most stereotypes are true. The Asians kicked ass in the puzzle portion of the challenge & engineered a kick ass camp, the black people had trouble in the water, and the white people were lazy, laid around cuddling and didn’t make a shelter. My favorite person on the show is the wacky Vietnamese guy who guys around rubbing headaches out of people & cracking offense asian jokes. He’s soooo the first to go on that tribe. But he is very entertaining, and a lot more laid back than the rest of his team. On a separate note, I’m beginning to think that Mark Burnett goes out of his way to cast people who have never seen the show. Ok, so the big man on your tribe is annoying & the boys got all masculine and made a decision without the women, but you still don’t vote off a strong member first. How are you going to win challenges? Ugh. So silly.

24 Scoop! The following is a release from Fox. It is pretty spoilerish in terms of how things will start off for season 6; though there is no mention of where Jack is & what condition he is in.

"Season Five concluded with a battered and bloodied Bauer captured by Chinese government agents and headed for points unknown. Season Six picks up 20 months later. Wayne Palmer (DB Woodside), the strong-minded brother of the late President David Palmer, is now himself the President of the United States, while his sister, Sandra Palmer (Regina King), is a determined and powerful advocacy lawyer. After a series of horrific terrorist attacks, Palmer and his team of advisors, Karen Hayes (Jayne Atkinson) and Thomas Lennox (Peter MacNicol) — as well as CTU colleagues Chloe O'Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub), Curtis Manning (Roger Cross) and Bill Buchanan (James Morrison) — begin an unthinkable, nail-biting day." The spoilerific release also announced that James Cromwell has joined the cast as Jack's estranged father, and Eddie Izzard will play a "villainous accomplice."

Upcoming TV Premieres:

Sunday, Sept. 17
The Amazing Race (8, CBS)– I started watching this show a few years back when Romber were on. Now we watch it every year, although last year, Jay came dangerously close to killing me. During the first 5 episodes contestants went to Italy-Greece & Russian. So for an hour every Tuesday (now the show has moved to Sundays) I would whine: “Jay, I want to go to Greece.” “Jay, I want to go to Italy.” “Jay, I want to ……” You get the point. Anyway, he was so excited when the teams got sent to some far off Middle Eastern country because I was quiet for the whole hour. J

Monday, Sept 18
How I Met Your Mother (8, CBS)-When we last left our friends, Lilly had just broken up with Marshall, Robin & Ted were finally getting somewhere & Barney was…where was Barney? I’m guessing picking up some babes. Anyhoo, this year brings a whole new dynamic. Lilly off finding herself, Marshall heartbroken, Barney trying to cheer Marshall up and make him into his new wingman & Robin/Ted working as a couple. Should be fun.

The Class (8:30 CBS)-I’ve heard mixed reviews on this but I’m going to check it out anyway. It is about a guy who gets his 3rd grade class back for a reunion. No idea why, no idea if it will be good. I’ll let you know

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (10PM, NBC)- This is the standout of the season (or so say the critics) I guess we will see. But really, how can you not root for a bunch of tv veterans & Aaron Sorkin? I’ll always check out Sorkin projects because I loved The American President, love the early days of the West Wing. Plus everyone loves Sports Night, I really got to watch that on dvd.

Tuesday, September 19
Smith (CBS, 10PM) Oh look Ray Liota & Virigina Madsen are a happy family! Fooled You! Really Ray Liota is a high class thief. His plan is to do just a few more jobs so that he can relax with his family, but will the FBI catch him before he quits his life of crime? Sounds kinda like The Sopranos but instead of mob guys you have high class thieves. Eh, I like Virginia Madsen, so I’ll check it out.

Wednesday, September 20
Jericho (CBS, 8) Skeet Ulrich & a bunch of other people have to deal with the after affects of a nuclear explosion. I’m not too clear if a bomb goes off accidentally or what, but apparently these people are far enough away that they don’t get obliterated, yet they will deal with its aftermath.

Thursday, September 21
Six Degrees (ABC, 10PM) Some of you (the movie dorks, like me) will most likely recognize a few of these names. Jay Hernadez, Bridget Moynahan, Erika Christensen, Campbell Scott. They have a few movies between them, and now they are the cast for Six Degrees. A show that illustrates how someone you don’t know can have an affect on your life. Plus, JJ Abrams is executive producer, and ya know, I feel kinda guilty that my Tom Cruise hate outweighed my JJ love this summer, and I didn’t see MI:3. So I’ll definitely check it out.

The Office & My name is Earl (NBC, 8PM, 8:30PM) return on the 21st as well. All the office fans are waiting to see what is going to happen between Pam & Jim. I’ve heard rumblings that the result is “very realistic”. Which to me, means that although they kissed, Pam won’t break up with her fiancée; & she & Jim will no longer speak at work, instead drowning in the tension.

Oh yeah. And for all you Grey’s Anatomy fans, that returns too.

That’s your look ahead for next week. If you watched something that you love/hate let me know!