Open Idol Season

Yes, it's that time of year again. Idol time. One of my favorite times.

Last night, the top 8 guys, tonight the top 8 ladies.

What can I say? I have a crush on at least 5 boys, but no one changed my life like the gay one. He sang Tainted Love. I can't really describe it. Check it out.

Anyway, the boys sort of impressed me more than the girls. Mostly because the rocker chicks scare me a little. Or a lot. Also the girls did some terrifying things, like trying to do Whitney (a major no-no in my IdolBook). They also did Journey, Celine, and Pat Benetar. All very risky. The one girl made Journey country though and I liked that a lot.

Speaking of genre-shift, one guy did Lionel Ritchie's Hello as a hard rock song which I also loved.

Point of this story? My American Idol buddies have all abandoned me (my own mother won't return my calls!) and until someone steps up to discuss this with me, I'll be blogging about it. Yarg!

Vote Obama.

The Nin9es

Kerry and I rented this movie, The Nines, last night. It was almost scary. It had an edge of horror.

IMDb.com says this about the plot:
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.

I'll add that it involves Ryan Reynolds being a sort of schitzophrenic god trapped in his own videogame. Yeah? I thought it wasn't a bad movie, quite original (no small feat these days). Also, Ryan Reynolds takes his shirt off. His abs made me forget Brad Pitt's name. Seriously. The cast also includes Melissa McCarthy (Sookie of Gilmore Girls), Hope Davis (who Kerry thinks I should know, but I've never seen before. She's in About Schmidt and Proof), and David Denman (The Office's Roy). Recommend.

In other news.... The writer's strike is over!!!! Yay!!!! Last night I watched The Daily Show and Colbert Report and the hosts had scripts! There were words in the teleprompters! It was brrrrilliant. I'm so happy. You know what this means. New TV is coming back. Scrubs, The Office, effing Grey's Anatomy. I'm beyond thrilled. Other good news: it looks like the only show not coming back is Bionic Woman. Those writers deserve it. That show never would've gotten picked up if good shows were being written.

Glorious.

Vote Obama (unless you already have. in that case give cash.)