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[slemslempike]

I have just finished Wizards of Waverly Place. Frankly the last episode was rubbish. What was the point of that competition? I mean, if the whole thing was going to be won just on who came out of the labyrinth first, why did they have the other rounds at all? They weren't even given headstarts like in Gladiators, it was RUBBISH.

Also, ALSO, in the fake second round, why didn't anyone smack Justin and Max round the head, like properly, really hard, and point out that the reason they "lost" was that ALEX MADE THEM SAVE THEIR FRIENDS' LIVES. How could they possibly blame that on Alex? I mean, be surly, and unhappy about it, BUT FOR FUCK'S SAKE. It was THEIR fault as well. Also, Alex has her faults (I was particularly cross when she sent Frankengirl to her doom with the Monster Hunters just to save the vampires - she was your FRIEND, Alex, she was lovely and a cheerleader monster) but surely she should have got some points there for being the only one who wanted to save them? I know the points didn't matter (IT TURNS OUT), but she should have got some for the principle of it.

I still really like Selena Gomez and will look forward to the film where she's being a college girl on the run. I also surprised myself into liking Mason, Alex's werewolf boyfriend, even when he was being a bit stalky. But most of all I love Harper, Alex's weird-dressing best friend who loves Alex even when she's horrid and lazy and selfish and they will be together forever and ever the end. (Though ankaret is right - Alex has crazy chemistry with her brother Justin.)

I don't really know what to do now, four series later. Well, I'm watching my way through the first series of Seaquest despite the lack of DeLuises, as it has the presence of Stephanie Beacham. And I have my weekly fixes of Game of Thrones (would prefer a more equal opps approach to non-essential nudity if nudity there must be, Nurse Jackie (I cried at the end of the episode when Zoey was dancing in Jackie's kitchen it was so lovely), Girls (I'm really enjoying this, they are so self-absorbed and naive), Make It or Break It (more than a little formulaic, but Lauren's still awesome), Raising Hope (Martha Plimpton and the guy who plays her husband are lovely), Cougar Town (yay wine), The Middle (still enjoying this and Sue's enthusiasm matched with uselessness), Modern Family (I like the sisters especially, but everyone), Happy Endings (Alex who is Kim from 24 is great), Psych (pleasantly surprised that Shaun and Juliet are not too awful together), Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23 (I like horrible women anyway, but also James Van Der Beek recreating bits of Dawson's Creek to get women is kind of great), Community (which I like a lot but do not love like the internet), Big Bang Theory (which is shit, but still), Parks and Recreation (oh Leslie Knope, but I hope they get back to normal next as the election got really boring), Up All Night (I love that Will Arnett just accepts that Maya Rudolph is essentially part of his marriage with Christina Applegate), and Veep (which I find mildly amusing at best). Also British TV of Grandma's House, Not Going Out, Would I Lie To You, 8 out of 10 Cats (for Jon Richardson), but they all end so quickly. And American TV will mostly end soon too. I gave up on Bones because it was SO BORING.

I have a lot of DeLuise things to watch, but I'm saving them for emergencies.

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[jekesta]

Are you going to carry on watching Veep? Will you tell me if it ever gets good? I agree with people that it might be quite good in a second season if it gets there, but I can't be bothered to watch it to find out. Will you watch it for me? Thank you very.

Also I'm way behind on MIOBI, but I am very sad that they've cut the season short becasue I assume that means they don't get to the olympics ANYWAY even though they made it to 2012 and everything. I hope it's a lie. I like MIOBI so much more without Emily in it, and SO MUCH LESS without her mum.

I love Martha Plimpton. But I do not watch her thing.

I am so so pleased by the way that Juliet and Shaun being together has not resulted in Juliet SUDDENLY not seeming to know him AT ALL, and expecting him to be a totally different person to before, and has not made her boring or clingy or dull.

[ainsley.livejournal.com]

The series* finale of MIOBI aired last night; they name the Olympic team, but that's it. I'm torn on whether I'm glad they had the 3rd season or not.

Lauren does get a chance to be particularly awesome in the episode, though!

*: using the US definition of series; MIOBI's officially cancelled.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I hadn't had a chance to watch the episode yet, so I wish you hadn't said what happens in it. I don't like spoilers, even if they're mild.

[ainsley.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure I'll survive ;). If I'd thought about it would have been obvious, but I tend to deliberately not think about the TV I'm watching in advance so I can just take it as it comes.

Did you watch the reboot of Upstairs Downstairs?

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

1) Sorry for that - it was a tiny weeny spoiler if a spoiler at all and I over-reacted.

2) OMG SASHA! I really loved the end of that, even if the random extra didn't get a colour photo.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yes, I will. Though I haven't remembered to be bothered to download this week. Maybe it will be like Parks and Recreation and improve dramatically. Mostly I just wish it was New Adventures of Old Christine.

MIOBI without Emily was great, but I missed all the parents. And it was odd that they just replaced her with an Emily-a-like in terms of bad background.

[cakesy.livejournal.com]

Omg, Elaine's ex-husband from The New Adventures of Old Christine is on The West Wing ALL THE TIME. It confuses me EVERY TIME I SEE HIM.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Really? Who is he? Is he one of the two that are always around together?

[cakesy.livejournal.com]

He's one of the security agents! Not the main one with the moustache, but a secondary one who sort of also hangs around. I think he's called agent casper, which is SORT OF ADORABLE.

[the_antichris.livejournal.com]

I've mostly liked MIOBI this season, but all the 'Sry, Actor X is unavailable' plotting has made it a bit weird. And I miss the parents too. I wanted more Lauren's dad/Emily's mum, though obviously that's a bit difficult with no Emily. I haven't stopped raging that they cancelled it RIGHT BEFORE the Olympics. I wanted to see Payson get her gold medal. ;____; I'm now waiting for ABC Family to do something horrible to Switched at Birth, because they are clearly out to get me.

I've given up on Bones too, which leaves me with bugger-all to watch right now. Game of Thrones and Mad Men have a few more weeks to go, but none of the new things are grabbing me.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I still enjoyed it for the main three, but it wasn't a patch on the earlier ones. Oh Payson.

[majea.livejournal.com]

What sort of show are you looking for to fill the gap in your life? (And no, I cannot help if your answer is "a show with more Delouises")

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Oh - I have plenty of shows! It wasn't that I had a gap of television, just that after watching 4 series straight through I found it hard to imagine doing anything else!

[cellardor.livejournal.com]

I'm not watching any of those shows but I probably ought to be. I hear good things about Happy Endings. I've missed the beginnings of most of them and am too lazy to do the download thing. I miss the days when I had time to properly watch telly. Stupid life.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Happy Endings is pretty good. I don't think you need the beginnings for most of them, they're fairly stand alone, or funny enough for it not to matter if you don't get everything.

[terriem.livejournal.com]

When I saw your tweet about centaurs, I knew exactly what you were watching - I had the same reaction to that episode. Also, I love Leslie Knope.

Is Apartment 23 any good? I've just rushed through New Girl and all 4 series of Castle, so looking for something new to fill my summer...

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Who says it like that? I thought it was a joke the first time, but it clearly wasn't. I never got used to it.

I'm enjoying it - I think it's pretty good. None of the characters are sympathetic, which I quite like but could easily become off-putting.

Watch JUMP! Street, then!