Well, you know what it’s like. You go off on a long needed vacation, and you come back with piles.. no, make that TONNES of work waiting for you. So much so that I don’t even have the time to make any proper comments on my favourite tv shows. So, here’s a cliff notes version of my tv ramblings.
Survivor
So Chad got voted out. It’s a shame we never really got to know him except that he’s “the guy with one leg”. There’s always one of them every season.. people who got (reasonably) far into the game - and yet, we never really got to know them. Survivor Borneo - all the characters were well presented. Survivor Outback - there was the invisible Nick. Survivor Africa - MamaKim (and she even made it to the Final Two). Survivor Marquesas - that She-Man Zoe (who I originally pegged to win). Survivor Thailand - Erin (who was only talked about because of the transgender rumour thingy). Survivor Amazon - Butch. Survivor Pearl Islands - Darrah. And I guess Chad is this season’s token We-Hardly-Know-Ya contestant (together with Leann).
Anyway, it baffles me why Chad is out of there before Chris. I’ve been rooting for Chris since Day One. I have major hinkies that he’s going very far. If he’s voted off next week, I’ll eat my words, but some of the women can use him to get further in the game. 6 women, 1 man. Let’s see… they can either vote Chris off and cannibalize each other at the Final Six, OR the women who thinks they are at the bottom of the women’s pecking order, can use him to get at least to the Final Three. In my opinion, things are not looking good for Ami (and Leann and Eliza by association). Earlier this season, I’ve had hinkies that there might be a Chris vs Ami Final Two. Now I’m not too sure. I’m not sure Ami will even get to the Final Four if there’s going to be mutiny next week.
I still have Chris pegged as the Final Two, but his Final Two partner might not be Ami. I have a gut feeling that it could be Julie. Her edit has been strange after her swap to Lopevi. We are definitely not shown everything about that girl. However, if Chris does indeed get booted out next week, you might as well quote me right here, right now.. that Ami will be our first lesbian Survivor millionaire.
The Apprentice
When Omarosa got the boot last week, all I had to say was… “Huh? Is that it?”. My friends who have watched the first season have been rambling about how much of a bitch Omarosa was. And to tell you the truth, I really wasn’t feeling the Omarosa-hate. Sure, she’s a MAJOR drama queen, but a super-bitch? I don’t think so. Not by my standards anyway. So I bitched to my friends asking them so what gives? I don’t get the Omarosa-hate. And all they had to say was wait and see, the best is yet to come. I can’t wait. As for the show itself, I am so loving it. I am really glad Ereka was fired. She was getting all too over emotional over stuff and in the business world, you can’t afford to do that. I personally believe if you want to succeed, you cannot let your emotions get in the way. If that makes you a bitch, all I can say is that we should all embrace our inner bitches.
Amazing Race
The Season Six premier was a real treat. Two whole hours! There was more drama this time around. More so than I expected. I don’t really have any strong impressions on the contestants so far but I honestly didn’t think the old couple was gonna make it this round, but they did. And hey! We have Colin version 2.0 ie. Jonathan. But that’s not really fair on Colin. Colin was intense, sure, but he didn’t shout out (”I BROKE THE OX!!!” - classic) every single damn minute he was on camera.. and he was actually a good racer despite his flaws. But Jonathan.. wow. He’s a different story altogether. This guy made it known to everyone that he was a prick within 5 minutes of the show. What an ass. I hope he lasts more than just a couple of episodes, cause it will be fun to watch him crash and burn. Die Jonathan Die! On a separate note there have been rumours that Reichen and Chip might be competing in the next season of Amazing Race, but the absolute latest rumour is that Romber (Rob and Amber of Survivor) are definitely competing in this next one. *gag* someone pass me a puke bucket.
Alias
Okay so this isn’t a reality tv show but it’s one of the few tv shows that I watch religiously. I almost busted a nut when Sloane told Sidney that the Passenger was her sister. HER SISTER? I guess everything can (and probably will) happen in this show. Speaking of Will, bring Will Tippin back! I have had it with Sid’s pseudo-relationship with the perpetually-angst Vaughn.
Carnivale
So am I the only one who’s been watching this show? I love love LOVE this show. Granted that I don’t exactly ‘get’ all of the storyline, but I don’t think you’re supposed to. I love the dark feeling of the show (the Babylon episode really gave me goosebumps), and the opening music is just so haunting. And who’s really The Management, and is It trying to replace Sampson? So many questions. Not enough answer.
some movie comments :
I didn’t really want to write this but I was surprised to see some of the strong reactions that people get from watching a recently released local horror film (not the funny spoofs one). Strong.. and not in a good way. I didn’t watch the film but from what I gathered the film is a total shite - no exagerrations. Can’t say that I’m surprised though. I mean, come on, people. You know who the director is. If you see his name associated with any kind of films, you should know by now what you should expect. I have no doubt that the director could not care less for the quality of the film. His only ammunition is by using ‘famous’ stars in his movie line-up. Quality? Fuck quality, as long the cash gets into his wallet, who cares about quality. People say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. It’s probably true. When people hear how terribly BAD the movie is, no doubt, it will generate some interest and curiosity among the movie goers. People will still flock in to see the movie and the cash will still keep flowing in and then more bad movies will be produced. The sad cycle is an unending one. Malaysians need to come to their senses and stop this nonsense. You know who the director is. You know the kinds of movie that he has been producing. People need to stop encouraging him to make more of this crappy nonsense. And how do you do that? Easy. Just stop watching. You know the World Wildlife Fund advertisement about poachers and their hunt for valuable carcass bits? Well, the same thing applies here.
“When the buying stops, the killings will too”. You know the kind of ‘killing’ I’m referring to in this case. He’s killing us (and the local Malaysian film industry) slowly with his movies. Of course, then there would be so-called ‘patriotic’ pembela rakyat accusing us of “Melayu sendiri tak nak sokong industri perfileman Melayu”. Give me a break and a little credit here. Why would one keep on supporting incredibly crappy movies like this, which will more likely bring down the standard of our local filming industry? Sorry to be so blunt, but seriously, this has not been his first crappy movie. Learn from experience lah, please. Deep down inside, my little heart cries out a little every time a movie goer buys a movie ticket for this guy’s movie. Yeah, right. If you want a good horror flick, go watch the Thai flick “Shutter” (I actually have one of those personal pics in my collection). As for the said local movie, avoid it like a plague.
