Why do I keep watching this show? It makes me mad every single time! Finally Addison makes some good choices, she chooses Pete (yay!) and she and Sam agree they should just be friends finally. Then Naomi walks in on Addison leaning on Sam and holding his hands. She assumes the worst, and storms out saying, “Shame on you!”. I agree, shame on Addison for ever attempting a relationship, but damnit Nay, she didn’t do it! She wasn’t the whore we all think she’s become. Grrr…This show. I still watch it though-it hooks me and sucks me in no matter how much of a soap opera it becomes. Anyone else find it nasty that they pass each other around like sexual partner hot potato? First Pete and Violet, then Pete and Addison. Then Sheldon and Violet, now Sheldon and Charlotte. Ew. Ew. Ew.

This is the episode where Robin finally stops looking like a train wreck. I’m excited that the writers have finally acknowledged that her character was gross.  Well, they didn’t use those exact words but the storyline sheds some light on how Robin’s been doing the last few months. She’s been going through her mourning period over Barney, and dealing with the hurt of having to see her ex all the time, and hear him talk about his lady conquests.

Marshall realizes how much of a jerk he’s been by accidentally rubbing it in Robin’s face. HIMYM once again scores a big hit with the little ditty Marshall makes up called, “Bang Bang Bangity Bang”. Here’s a little clip. I warn you, it’s catchy and you’ll find yourself singing it around the house.

Barney realizes he’s been insensitive and he plans the “Superdate” he was supposed to go on for Robin and her new crush Don. And Robin gets her bangity bang on! I got back some of my affection for Robin because I really felt for her in this episode. Barney showed that he really is a good guy deep down. Oh, and Jennifer Lopez guest starred as a self help book writer, “Take a Look at Yourself You Dumb Slut” (possibly the greatest title, EVER), but I loved that she wasn’t over the top. Like a lot of the guest stars on HIMYM she blended in and didn’t take over the show. I love how when Robin is interviewing her, she talks about her next book coming out, about Outer banks foreclosures called, “Take a Look at Your Finances You Dumb Slut”. Hehehee.

It was a good episode, but I’m still ready for Ted to have a bigger storyline. He needs to jump start his dating again.

The other night, as I was surfing online and trying to decide if personalized wedding napkins are really a necessity at my wedding, D turned the channel on the tv and this hilarious commercial came on. I think this is one of my all time favorite commercials now. I mean, isn’t this hilarious? “There’s an oyster with two tickets to that thing you love. Look again, the tickets are now diamonds!” So.freaking.funny.

I’ve been looking forward to NBC’s Parenthood since last summer when I first saw a promo for the show created by Ron Howard. It’s a drama-edy with moments of laughter mixed with real life issues and I have to say I loved it. This show has a lot of potential to be great, provided viewers give it the chance. I feel that today’s viewers are all about reality tv and mindless drivel versus shows that really make you think and feel.

The cast is full of familiar faces which really helps a fledgling show get viewers. We’ve got Lauren Graham from Gilmore Girls, Craig T. Nelson from Coach, and even Sam Jaege from the sadly canceled Eli Stone. There are even more, but those are the few that really stood out for me.

The show is about the Braverman Family and their adult children who have started their own families. There’s the single mother Sarah and her two kids who have just moved home. Sarah is having money problems and has a dead beat ex husband. She’s getting back into the dating world and trying to be a good parent to her wild kids. Then there’s her sister Julia, who is a powerful attorney and mother, who is finding that not being home with her little girl is having it’s drawbacks. Her daughter seems to prefer daddy to mommy and you can see it’s breaking Julia’s heart. I can really identify with that character. Her’s a woman who is successful and trying to have it all, and she’s missing out on her time as a mom. I hope that never happens to me!

Younger brother Crosby (played by Dax Shepard in a semi-serious role for the first time, yay!) is a commitment phobe, who is dating a 30 something woman who is ready for a family. He seems more concerned with sculpting his guns on his dip machine than settling down. I feel so sorry for her when it’s painfully obvious that Crosby is not the one for her. He makes this weak attempt to keep her by saying, “give me three years”. What is THAT? At the end of the episode, he discovers that he is already a dad. I’m curious to see how that’s going to go over with his strung along girlfriend.

Adam, the oldest Braverman sibling has his world shattered when he and his wife learn that their son Max has Asperger’s Syndrome. I’m excited that the show is portraying a kid with this disorder. Different types of autism are so prevalent in today’s society, and it’s great to see a drama taking it on.

I think this new show has a good blend of drama and humor, keeping it from being a depressing outlook on life. It feels more like a real family, with real issues and also happy moments. I’m looking forward to the next episode!

Oh.My.God. The cuteness of this episode was enough to cripple me. D and I have a thing about pigs. It’s this inside joke, and I will just say, it has to do with his (and my soon to be) last name. We always joke around about pigs. So this week’s episode of How I Met Your Mother quickly went down as my absolute favorite, at least my favorite storyline involving Barney.

The basic theme of the episode was how everyone at some point has either left someone on the hook, or been left on it. The hook meaning the person thinks eventually they’re going to have a change to date the other person, and they’re just hanging out on the hook waiting. I know I’ve personally done it and had it done to me. It sucks! You become this miserable little puppy following the other person around.

HIMYM does this great montage of Ted giving this girl foot rubs, feeding her chocolate cake, cuddling. Then it flashes to him and a girl he’s got on the hook, and she’s doing all of those things for him. It’s hilarious! So then Marshal points out to Lily how her ex Scooter is still on the hook, and how she has to tell him once and for all that he doesn’t have a chance with her.

That’s when Barney’s storyline comes in. He says that in order to entice a girl back to your place, you need bait. For Ted, it’s his antique art collection or borrowing a book. For Barney, he found the perfect bait-a teacup pig. I squealed along with Robin, Lily and Marshal as they all said, “You have a teacup pig ohmygosh a teacup pig!” I so want one. So freaking cuddly and adorable!! Ted borrows the teacup pig to try to bait Tiffany, played by Carrie Underwood. That whole storyline doesn’t really work out. It just shows Ted being a jerk to the girl he’s got on the hook, while Tiffany is a jerk to Ted, and then her boyfriend is a jerk to her. It’s a vicious jerk cycle.

My favorite part of the episode is when Marshal borrows the teacup pig, and uses it as practice for Lily to learn how to let Scooter off her hook once and for all. See, Scooter has these adorable puppy dog eyes and when she tries to tell let him off the hook, she can’t because he’s got that adorable sad face. He makes her look the little teacup pig in the eye and tell him off. I wish there were clips of that scene to share with you because it’s hysterical. The dramatic music as they zoom in on the cuteness that is the teacup pig. Lily crumbles and always ends with, “We can’t be together…right now.”

Have you ever hooked someone or been the hookee? How adorable are teacup pigs? Where can I get one???

I can’t believe this is considered an Olympic Sport. Ice dancing in general seems like the pathetic little brother of figure skating. Makes you wonder if the figure skaters ever bully the ice dancers. If you’ve never tuned into ice dancing, it’s basically couples figure skating without any of the cool moves. I’ve seen it a few times and always thought it was a bit silly, but last night took the cake when Russian champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin skated their controversial Aboriginal dance. It seemed pretty offensive to Aborigine culture, but also just plain ridiculous. I mean…look at this picture! Does this look like they’re taking the sport even remotely seriously? At least it was good for a laugh. D and I were cracking UP watching it.

Hmmm…it was a decent episode I suppose. I really liked the Bailey and Richard stories, but I wasn’t a huge fan of Callie’s. I mean, it was amazing what she did for that poor patient with the messed up legs. Just looking at how they were twisted caused me some joint pain. But Callie and Alex? Seriously? These flash back episodes cause nothing but loop holes. Oh, and would she really tell that part to the audience during her speech? I also didn’t like the forced stage fright. She’s not that awkward.

I do like Derek as Chief-he’s making a lot of positive changes at Seattle Grace. Hopefully Richard takes Derek’s offer to go back to being a general surgeon. Didn’t he like that job better anyways? Oh, and whatever happened to his wife Adel? I’m so confused by that. Did they end things? I feel like it was never mentioned.
And will someone please tell me if Izzie is coming back or not? Her just running away was kind of weak. Though I did read an old interview with her and David Letterman. Katherine Heigl is a bit of an ungrateful brat if you ask me. This show MADE her. She should be honored to be part of it. Even if it’s not nearly as great a show as it used to be. I miss Burke…
I’ll still be watching the show til the end though, because despite its flaws, it’s still entertaining. Hopefully the show won’t go the way of Friends. The first five seasons being awesome, and then it just tanked. I’m still waiting for a resurrection of Grey’s back to its original glory.

So I guess because of the Olympics we’ve got reruns going on this week. I suppose that’s OK (if the coverage of the Olympics wasn’t so damn frustrating) but I am anxious for a couple of story lines to develop.
1. The Office-Pam’s gonna have the baby! AHHHHH, so exciting. I wonder what’s going to happen there. Are they going to take her off the show for a little while, or are we going to see her and Jim develop as new parents? I miss her and Jim being cute together. I feel like they haven’t been so much lately.

2. Flash Forward-are they ever going to have new episodes? Or was that just the teaser? Grrr.

3. Grey’s Anatomy-apparently I don’t have to wait long. There is a new episode tonight, and they do a flashback of some of the doctor’s at the beginnings of their career. Hmm…I have very mixed feelings on this. I’ve been rewatching all the first few seasons, and it was just so much better then. I miss Old Grey’s.

But still, watching a new Grey’s will be better than tuning into the Olympics and having to sift through http://www.dietpillcomparison.net ads and waiting for the show to come on. Seriously, why are there commercials every five minutes??

The tomb was opened, and Damon finally got to take his Catherine. Only…she wasn’t there. There were a bunch of truly messed up vampires though, that looked like they could use about ten gallons of night cream. Anna manages to get her mother out, after using Elena as a little pick me up for her mom. YUCK.

The scene where Jeremy searches for vampires was intriguing. My theory? The memory trick didn’t work on him, and he’s on to Anna, and the rest of them. Go Jeremy, way to get a clue!

I was sad for Bonnie’s loss of her Gram, but amazed by her acting. She’s a great little crier that one. Definitely believable.

As for Elena and Damon’s little moments…that’s a sticky one. Poor Stefan-he’s always competing with his brother over a girl. Why can’t he just be the only one? I feel for him. At the same time, Damon is so sexy, I can see Elena’s struggle with that. Hmmmmm. The love triangle is developing further.

I don’t like to watch sports, I like to play them, with one exception, the Olympics. I like both summer and winter, but winter is definitely my favorite. I think it takes me back to a time when I was a little girl and I loved the figure skaters. They were so beautiful in their sparkly, flamboyantly gay costumes, leaping through the air and gliding over the ice. And the couples skaters, especially ones that were dating or husband and wife! My little romantic heart would soar watching them. The glamor has faded a little bit as I get older, but part of me still loves watching them.
I am also getting into the other winter sports, including the crazy trick skiiing. The way they zoom down the mountains. Wow!
So with all the cool sports to watch, can I just bitch for a minute about the horrible coverage that NBC is doing? Why are they airing everything at odd hours, and then when prime time hits I see fluff pieces about polar bears instead of the actual sports? Don’t get me wrong, I love me some polar bears, but come on. At least their website has almost everything posted to re-watch. But is it so much to ask that when we tune into the olympics it’s not 50 minutes of some guy blabbering about what went wrong during the opening ceremony. WHO CARES?! Oh, and PS all this Olympics watching really makes me motivated to find some sort of fat burner program that works. I guess if my job was to train non stop I’d be looking pretty fantastic too.
One more thing about the Olympics-those damn commercials. They are such tear jerkers. I know I’m a sap, but who didn’t get a little teary eyed watching this one? It still gets me, sniff.