Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp

It's no surprise that I'm not a total fan of the lady who leads this family:

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I mean, I could go on and on about politics and how I feel she is unintelligent and incapable of delivering a speech that doesn't berate others or spread hatred.

But I won't go on... and on.

AND, of course, I'm able to put aside my extremely liberal beliefs for an hour of Lifetime TV to watch this:

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And Tuesday night, that's exactly what I did.

Or tried to do. 

I swear.

I made Sean watch with me.
HE WAS THRILLED.
Sarcasm?

The show immediately follows Dance Moms, which could possibly feature the world's most ridiculous mothers... so once Bristol and Tripp appeared on the screen it was a breath of fresh air... or at least they weren't yelling.

I'm not going to give a full recap. There's plenty of stories going around online right now.

I will say:

Bristol cries a lot.

Too much for an hour TV show.

In fact, I could just as easily switch the channel and turn on Teen Mom.

If I wanted the tears.
There would be no difference.

Bristol comes off as self-centered and entitled.

Especially while shopping and talking about CA.

And basically putting down every single thing about LA.

Bristol is mean to her sister.

And uses a guilt trip to convince her to move away from family and friends.
Willow is 17... why isn't she in school?

And she's babysitting Bristol's kid, all the time?

Except when the two of them are out together... without Tripp??

What's that about?!
Who's with the baby if "they don't know anyone in LA"?

I was confused.

So confused, in fact, that I'll tune in next week.
And probably the week after that, too.
Unless it gets canceled, because apparently no one else in the world watched.

Well, not many anyway.

New shows.

I'm currently on an island fulfilling a couple things on my 101 in 1001 list but there are a few new shows that I've add to my DVR list that I'm looking forward to catching up on during week two of my vacation!

Thanks, NBC. I'm thoroughly enjoying many of your shows right now.

TV talk: part 2

So, yesterday I started to recap the shows I watch on a weekly basis. Today, I'll finish up by talking about what I watch Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Here goes:

Wednesday:

 

Happy Endings

If you don't already watch this, start. Immediately. It's so funny. Sean and I watch it every week and are bummed if it's a repeat. It's close to a new version of Friends (there are 6 friends, 3 guys/3 girls and they usually convene at their local bar... much like that of the coffee house, Central Perk) but these friends live in Chicago. It all starts when two of them decide to get married and the girl leaves the guy at the altar. How are they still friends? Well, they have a group to go back to and the group refuses to choose sides. It's funny, hilarious, embarrassing and there's definitely a character you can relate to.

Whitney

 Sean can do with or without this show... but me? I love it. It's one of my favorites and I definitely look forward to watching it every week. Whitney is a girl who's dating a guy who hangs out with her friends who works sometimes who has an amazing apartment and who is ALWAYS doing something ridiculous yet amazing. Case in point...

Are you there, Chelsea?

 Lucky for you, this show is just starting out. There's been, maybe, 3 episodes so far. It's pretty funny. It's still in the stage of setting up characters since it's so new but it's great. It's based on Chelsea Handler's book, "Are you there, Chelsea? It's me, Vodka" and Laura Prepon plays Chelsea's character. Something exciting? Chelsea Handler plays her sister and she has such a funny roommate it's worth a watch... or many...

Criminal Minds

If there's anything that makes you NOT trust the person walking behind you on the street or makes you nervous about walking into your own home (at any time of the day or night) it's this show. Seriously. I don't watch new episodes of this show without Sean by my side. It's so scary! But when it's on I can't take my eyes off the TV. We love it. Oh, you've never seen it? Apparently, you don't watch CBS, ION, A&E or any of the other millions of channels that plays their repeats. The show follows a team of FBI profilers who work together, look at the crime, analyze the type of criminal that would do such a thing, study behaviors of the criminal as well as the victims and solve the mystery. It's amazing. Watch it.

Thursday:

Secret Circle

 

This is one of the shows, Sean leaves the room for. :) I enjoy it. It's not a show that I die to watch each week but I'm happy to see that a new episode is in my DVR. Basically, it's about a girl, who finds out she comes from a family of witches. Her mom, her dad, her grandparents - everybody. She's in a new place, new town, with new friends who are also witches and now she has to learn to live with her powers,  jealousy (her powers are pretty strong), the threat of witch hunters, a love-triangle between herself, a boy and his ex-girlfriend who happens to be her best friend, all while going to high school. You have to have a certain type of attitude for this show. I love Britt Robertson, (the main girl) so I'm committed to seeing it through. If you don't like witches or high school dramas... skip it.

Up All Night

This show should be watched by everybody. Why?... Christina Applegate, Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph. Need I say more? It's hysterical. What happens? Well, they have a baby, and Chris becomes a stay-at-home dad when Reagan goes back to work on her best friend, Ava's, talk show. So, so funny.

The Big Bang Theory

Let's put it this way: Sean and I HATE when this show is not new each week. We look forward to it. We laugh so much at all the characters and the plot of each show is new and funny. If you've been missing it for the past few years: Penny, an aspiring actress and waitress at the Cheesecake Factory, moves across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard, two physicists who work at CalTech. She often finds herself in the midst of her hall mates and their socially awkward friends and is learning to love their quirky behaviors and their obsessions with nerdy things. Oh, and there's some great relationship plot lines, too... :)

Friday:

Grimm

 This show's a bit scary, too! It's about a police officer who has the ability to see supernatural creatures and seems to always run into them while he's just trying to do his day job. It's a show that you get hooked on... quickly. Try it out! I don't think you'll be disappointed.

 Well, there you have it. Two days, a laundry list of shows I watch... not including the ones I watch just to fill time while I do other things: Hoarders, Invention, Storage Wars, Chelsea Lately, How I met your Mother, Rules of Engagement, King of Queens, Friends, Man Woman Wild, Pawn Stars, Mike & Molly, House Hunters, etc., etc., etc.

What about you??

TV talk: part 1.

It's no surprise I watch a lot of TV. Some may think I watch too much. Here's a rundown of  the shows I watch on a regular basis and the reasons I think you should tune in, too!

In an effort not to make this post so long... below are the shows I watch Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and tomorrow I'll post about Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  :)

Sunday:

Once Upon a Time

Okay, this show has both Sean and myself hooked. Actually, just about everybody I know is watching this show right now and there's so many reasons why. First of all, the stories are familiar (you know all those fairy tales you read when you were younger?) but now they have some twists and turns PLUS they are all combined into one gigantic tale. Second, the possibility that fairy tales could be real?! "Wait, what?" you ask. Well, the premise of the show revolves around a woman who ends up in this small town in Maine where apparently all the characters from EVERY fairy tale are trapped with no memory that they are from another world. Watch it.

Kourtney & Kim take New York

I know the Kardashian family is kind of one of those situations you either LOVE or can't stand. And while I love watching every spin-off show under the sun of this over-the-top family... Sean can't stand them at all. Something about their voices, their crazy boots and ridiculous make-up? I don't know. But I just love them. Most of all, I love Kourtney Kardashian, love how her relationship with Scott is becoming healthier and absolutely love that they eat chips in bed. It's funny, entertaining and amusing. Kim's marriage to Kris? Just plain sad. I'm sorry this season is done but can't wait for Khloe and Lamar to start up again!

Monday:

2 Broke Girls

This show is hysterical. Sean can do with or without it (it's not a show he's dying to watch throughout the week) but the writing is quick, and the jokes are so very funny. Basically, the show follows two girls living in Brooklyn: one who has always been broke and one who was rich but lost everything when her father ends up in prison. They work together at a diner and in a twist of fate end up moving in together in the very first episode.They set a goal to start up their own cupcake business but money problems and other hilarious stuff continue to get in the way and at the end of each show they show a tally of the money they made throughout the episode. Hint.. it's never that much.

Two and a Half Men

What... you stopped watching when Charlie Sheen left? Well, you shouldn't have. I enjoy this show so much more without him and I love Ashton. Sean and I both look forward to this show and I think the writing is more and more funny as the weeks pass. Give it another try. If not for the comedic value... keep in mind, last week Ashton got a hair cut:

 Hart of Dixie

This show seriously makes me wish I grew up in the South: Alabama, specifically. Well, only if the show is true to their way of life which I hope it is. Zoe Hart is a young doctor living in NYC and finds out that her dad is not her dad at all and that a man from Bluebell, Alabama is not only her biological father, but that he's now passed away and left her his family practice. Because her options in NYC are slim, she moves down south and is very slowly getting used to the area, the people and the culture. It's funny, it's heartwarming, and it's a story that involves a love-triangle! Watch an episode or a couple to get the storyline. You'll love it.

Pretty Little Liars

I am obsessed with this show. It's addicting and even though it's probably written for girls under 16 -- it has me at the edge of my seat every single episode. Literally, jaw-dropped, remote-in-hand, screaming 'what?!'. Every week. It's about a group of girls (in high school) and one night one of them goes missing. The group goes their separate ways after this sad mystery but a year later when her body is found they find themselves reconnecting to mourn and cope. Unfortunately, after the funeral of the missing girl, the friends begin to be stalked via text messages, notes, emails, and every other form of communication by someone who apparently knows not only their darkest secrets but also anything and everything all four of the remaining girls do. They have no idea who this mystery person is [or persons are] and any time they are close to revealing who they think is behind the threats - it backfires! There are lots of twists and turns and in this show... you really can't trust anybody.

Tuesday:

90210

It's ridiculous, over-the-top and definitely not how I could ever imagine living... but I love it. It's semi-predictable, and not really related to the original TV show but the characters are likeable, the fashion is incredible and the relationship between Annie and Liam is one of those things that you pull for and as soon as you think it may happen the writers trick you, suck you back in, and make you wait longer.  

Ringer

This show is basically a thriller in a nighttime soap opera-ish way. It's like watching a movie, every single week. It's mysterious, dark and intense. It follows Bridget, a recovering addict who was supposed to be a witness in an FBI investigation against the mob but instead she flees to visit her estranged sister, Siobhan. Once the two are together (did I mention they're twins?), they decide to go sailing in the Hamptons. Bridget falls asleep and when she wakes up... she is in the middle of the ocean and her sister is nowhere to be found. She finds her sister's pill bottles with her wedding jewelry inside, assumes she has committed suicide and after some serious thinking decides that her best bet for survival (remember, she's running away from the mob and the FBI) is to assume her sister's identity. Unfortunately, for Bridget she finds out Siobhan's life wasn't as it appeared either and it doesn't seem like she's safe anywhere she goes. Give it a try. You'll get hooked. Plus, Sarah Michelle Gellar? Perfect.  

New Girl

This is definitely a show that Sean looks forward to. It's cute, funny and fresh. Not only is Zooey Deschanel one of my favorite actresses but she's absolutely hilarious in this comedy. What's it about? Well, Jess finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her and realizes she should probably find a new place to live. She starts looking... where else? But craigslist and responds to an ad to people looking for a roommate. In the first episode, she moves into a loft with three boys (they think she's going to be a boy, her name is Jess?), and the rest is history. Every episode is more funny than the one before it and her character is so embarrassing you'll cringe, laugh, and thank god it wasn't you.

Raising Hope

What happens when a young guy hooks up with a serial killer? Well, she gets pregnant, goes to jails, ends up on death row and leaves the baby behind. All in an absolutely hysterical... "I can't believe they just said that" way, of course. Jimmy is the young guy and Hope is the daughter he's learning to raise. He has funny parents and Cloris Leachman is his crazy grandmother. It's so funny -- Sean and I both look forward to this one each week.

Teen Mom 2

Okay, I'm sorry. Maybe, this is offensive. But this is the funniest show on TV. Oh, wait? It's not a comedy and it's actually reality TV (sad, pathetic, reality TV)... well you could have fooled us. Honestly, I could skip over most of the scenes. It's unfortunate that the babies are so exposed and will have to relive their childhood and [mostly] dysfunctional family life through MTV for years to come. So why do I watch, you ask? One word: Jenelle. Actually, here's another word: Barbara. You see, Barbara is Jenelle's mother... and she has custody of Jenelle's son. The relationship between the two of them is sad... I feel bad (really!), it's abusive, ridiculous, bi-polar, dramatic, emotional, heart-wrenching, not so motherly, and dysfunctional. But oh my god, does it make for good TV. Watch a clip... and pretend it's fake or you'll probably want to write to MTV about how they should probably play less of this crap and more music videos.

So, do you watch any of these shows??

Tomorrow, I'll talk about the shows I watch from Wednesday - Friday!