This Week's TV Numeros

The shows that scored and the shows that...didn't.

• Swingtown, the '70s set show on CBS debuted strong with 8.5 million viewers. {See pic, right}
• Fear Itself, on NBC, must have scared away viewers with 5.2 million.
• The Mole, on ABC, will hopefully be removed, with a dismal 4.7 million.

Go Away, Old Kids on the Block

I know a lot of people are a huge fans of New Kids on the Block, and I never had anything against them until I saw the video for their new single "Summertime." This got me thinking- why do preteen bands from the '80s feel the need to get back together? No one wants to see grown men in their mid-thirties doing lame ass dance moves in mock gangster clothes (yes, I'm talking to you, Donnie). Can't the past be left in the past?

To see the video click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TLv1tm9kws

Classic Themed Movies with Teen Spins

Personally- I hate this.

When writers decide they are going to take a piece of classic literature (more often than not Shakespeare) set it in modern times, a give it a cast of ditsy, unfunny, college or high school-aged kids. Can you say "Gag Me!" any other way? I think not.

But another note is that all these films end up being horrible and some don't even perform well at the box office. So again- what's the point of making 'em?

She's the Man
I'm guessing you know that StM was adapted from Twelfth Night. And I really hate the movie; I just think the script is poorly executed and the acting is lousy. This also happens to be one of my least favorite movies of all time.

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
And with the My Fair Lady news that mentions Pygmalion, I'm confused. But CoaTDQ (too long a title, by the way) involves a play based on Pyggie and set in modern times.

I can't be the only one to have realized this!
Why can't writers come up with original stories, huh?

Remaking My Fair Lady Isn't so Loverly

With Audrey Hepburn being my favorite actress and all, I was shocked and disturbed (melodramatic, I know) by this:

"The new film will use the original songs of the much-loved Broadway show, and will not alter its 1912 setting, but Kenworthy and Mackintosh intend where possible to shoot the film on location in the original London settings of Covent Garden, Drury Lane, Tottenham Court Road, Wimpole Street, and Ascot racecourse. The filmmaking team will also look to adapt Alan Jay Lerner's book more fully for the screen by drawing additional material from Pygmalion — George Bernard Shaw's play that served as the source material for the musical — in order to dramatize as believably as possible for present-day audiences the emotional highs and lows of Eliza Doolittle as she undergoes the ultimate makeover."

Okay...and what takes the cake is that Keira Knightly is in talks with Columbia pictures to star. I know she has the look, and talent, but I can't figure out why they would be doing this.

Bottom line:
I'm completely against remaking Oscar winners. Period.

In Honor of My MGM Trip Tomorrow...

...comes a list of...

My Top 5 Disney Movies of All Time

1. Sleeping Beauty
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Enchanted
4. The Aristocats
5. The Lion King

And (yeah, yeah) I know it's now called Hollywood Studios, I'm just nostalgic.

Spend the Summer Reading (with Tiffany)

I read this biography last summer, and I'd like to start off by saying it's one of the most fabulous bios (if not novels in general) that I've ever read. The true (duh) story is stunning and dreamy; a college-aged girl in the '40s goes to live in NYC with her best friend for the summer and they end up landing dream jobs at Tiffany's (take in mind that this was before Breakfast at Tiffany's, so it wasn't a phenomenally popular store, just very high end). There's also a special section of tender photos of the author now and then, plus pics of some events in the book.

To Buy click here:
http://www.amazon.com/Summer-at-Tiffany-Marjorie-Hart/dp/0061189529/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212713796&sr=1-1

Weeze on Over to the Music Aisle

Another CD I've been looking forward to just dropped this week- Weezer's self titled album. I listened to it last night and, though I've liked other discs better, this one stays true to their- shall we say- madcap spirit.

To see video for "Pork and Beans" click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI

To buy CD click here:

http://www.amazon.com/Weezer-Red-Album/dp/B001872MDM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212713335&sr=8-1