The Hotness of Television This Season

I thought it was time again for a little stroll through the HOTNESS that is on television this season. Some new shows, some older ones, lots of hot guys.

















These 2 specimens are from One Tree Hill. The show has been on for 7 seasons (can you believe it? I thought it was a gonner for sure when I moved out there) but these are 2 hot new faces. Austin Nichols (below) and Robert Buckley (above). Their characters are new and interesting and so adorable.


















This is Enver Gjokaj. He is on the already-cancelled Dollhouse, but there are still some episodes left to watch his good looks. In addition to being handsome, he is GREAT on the show. He is a doll on the show so he is programmed with lots of different personalities and he plays them all flawlessly. Easily my favorite character on the show.






Matthew Bomer (the lst of 3 Hot Matts this season) is the lead character on USA's White Collar. He was on Chuck last season and is just as adorable now.








Matt Czuchry, formerly of Gilmore Girls, is on the new show The Good Wife. Super delicious. He is more of a secondary role, but definitly the main reason I tuned in. Good show too.







And the final Matt, Matt Dallas, formerly Kyle XY he plays Rebecca Romajin's love interest on the also already-cancelled Eastwick. I hope he returns to TV again soon.























And now the 2 best looking brothers to grace TV this fall on a new show, Ian Somerhalder(below) and Paul Wesley(above) from The Vampire Diaries. Playing vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore, they make the already entertaining show highly enjoyable.






And easily my favorite new face on TV this season, Shaun Sipos(above). He is on the ratings challenged Melrose Place. He is SO PRETTY.

And lets give honorable mention to the guys from Gossip Girl, who have been on TV for a couple seasons now, but are still OH SO HOT.

And as always, the hottest guys on television the fictional Winchester brothers, of whom I carve pumpkins and get tattos: Jensen Ackles and Jaren Padalecki.















Who is your favorite new or old face this season?

And have you ever seem a post as pretty as this one? ...I think not.

Hello, Christmas

I know most people think its TOO EARLY to start the Christmas season, but if you want to give me these in the 1st week of November:

I say WELCOME!

And yes, I ate my whole 1st box in less than 24 hours.

Pumpkins

Ashley and I carved pumpkins yesterday and it was a success! Ashley usually doesn't have much luck carving but this year hers looks good! Mine looks better in real life than in the pictures cuz they kinda get blurry when you take the picture....but you ll get the idea!

Without light: (you cant tell what mine is at all)


Then some light (but they get blurry):














My pumpkin is supposed to be the guy on the left:


And Since our pumpkins were such a success we are considering carving again on Sunday. I found this site last year that has AWESOME templates for carving. Ashley wants to do Edward (from Twilight) and I want to do the other 1/2 of the picture (Dean). We'll see how it goes!

Fall TV is back again!

We all know my favorite part of Fall is the television. I usually can't wait until it's here because I am dying for something new to watch. Well, I am happy to report that this year, it wasn't that bad. Summer television was actually watchable, and amusing. It softened the blow, and I am not as anxious as usual for the Fall TV (though I am not going to lie...I was SO HAPPY when the CW started their shows week....really did make my week better)

But in honor of decent programming this summer I am going to compile a short list of shows from the summer I thoroughly enjoyed.

Returning shows:

Weeds: Always a summer favorite and it never disappoints! And although the story lines sometimes get a little crazy, its still hilarious, laugh-out-loud fun. Andy is one of my favorite characters on TV. And the end of the season, I actually didn't see coming. I love a good twist.

True Blood: Season finale is this Sunday and I cant wait! Its so raunchy and ridiculous! Who doesn't love a show that manages to find a reason for the delicious Ryan Kwanten to take his shirt off in EVERY EPISODE?! I also love HOW MANY people watch this show! Its on HBO and still has a huge following. I know at least 10 people who watch and love it! Vampire Mania really is taking over the country...


In Plain Sight: I just love this show. Normally I am not one for boring police/detective/crime/procedural kind of shows but this one is great. Granted, its on USA so its quirky and I love the lead character, Mary. She edgy, and grouchy and does whatever the hell she wants and people run in fear. I also love one of the supporting characters, Marshall Marshall Mann, who is super quirky and adds lots of laughs to the show. The show really is great, and I know they are changing lots of it around before next season, and I really hope they don't lose what makes it great.

New Shows:

OMG. There were SO MANY new summer shows that I absolutely LOVED. There usually aren't even that many new Fall show I get this attached to. I really hope most of them make it back for another season.


10 Things I Hate About You: I know I said I would never watch another ABC Family show again after the UNJUST cancellation of Kyle XY...but I did. But only because all the reviewers said it was a CANT MISS. And they were right. Its amazing. Smart, Funny, and lots of pop-culture references that make you LOL. And 2 of the leads have such amazing chemistry you cant help but root for them as a couple. The season finale was perfect, and made me feel like a smiley, stupid teenage girl. (and it got renewed today...YAY!) Random awesome quote: "friend with the disturbingly deep voice who looks much older than 17" (this guys voice really is disturbingly deep)



Being Human: On BBC America, I don't know how I started watching this random show about a werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost who are all roommates (oh wait, that's why, AWESOME premise), but I did. And it is SO GOOD. I think it was only like 6 episodes and it was on Saturday night, but I found myself neglecting to go out just so I could stay home and watch it, or racing home after work to catch the latest episode. It is one of the funniest shows I have seen in a while and the writing is superb. I never watch BBC America but I will def. be tuning in next summer to catch the next season (which I know has already started production!)



Dark Blue: This show is well, dark. But its so good! Another cop show somehow caught my eye (could it be the extra hot cast?) and I'm glad. This one is really good, there are 4 characters who make up a heavily under-cover unit and they get to go under with all these real dangerous people. Its compelling and has great acting..and seriously that one guy...SUPER HOT.

Defying Gravity: I have NO CLUE how I started watching this...I thought it was a made-for-TV-movie so I randomly DVR'd it and when I watched it I discovered a series that literally sucked me it. It is set in the future (where abortion is illegal...that really annoyed me) and its about a group of astronauts who had to go through a 5 year program and then some are picked for a 6 year mission into space. The show jumps back and forth from their current time (in space, on the mission) and 5 years earlier (when they first started the training program). It also has a weird sci-fi element (like monsters in the closet) which is just starting to be explored which is compelling. I like it a lot, and it has that actress in it (whose name escapes me) but she was the alien in The Faculty, one of my favorite movies of all time.

So that's what I was watching all summer, figured I would tell you about it now, since I have been neglecting my blog. And everyone should pick up Being Human and watch it, if you like supernatural stuff, and if it ever comes out on DVD here in the states.

General Update of the Goings-on of Miss Gillian

I was told that I need to update my blog, and so I will. Havent really been that busy, just distracted I guess.

So I got another kinda-sorta job since the last time I blogged. I am still working at Hollywood Video part time but in addition I am babysitting an old man.

Hes my moms boyfriends dad. His wife recently passed away and he was moved into an assisted living home becuase he cant really fend for himself. He hates it. So I go there about 4-5 days a week and take him out for car rides, ice cream and random other adventures. Hes 91 and basically tells me the same stories over and over again but hes a nice old man so it works out okay. Its money free of taxes plus gas and it helps me be able to make my bills. And I still get to work at hollywood which I enjoy for now. Though my dad does occasionally remind I do actually need a real job. In time....in time....

I have been keeping up on my movie and tv watching though not updating it on here. I will try to be better, because I know everyone feels a little bit happier when I blog about TV and movies.

Also consuming some of my time is Tatums upcoming wedding! The wedding is October 11th. The shower is this coming Sunday and the bachelorette party is somewhere in between (I cant write it in here because Tatum reads this and its a surprise!) They are having a jack/jill bachelor/bachelorette party which will be fun, but she says no strippers, which rained on my parade just a little. I am however going to have WAY TO MUCH FUN with the decorations...be scared my friend...be scared. (but in a good way) And I will take pictures of my handy work and post them...I promise.

Well thats my general update...and I will start blogging more regularly. I swear.

My Name is Gillian and I am a Movie Renting Addict

As I was leaving Blockbuster the other day, after signing up for their 1-week unlimited rental plan I realized that I may be a movie-renting addict.

I am currently employed by Hollywood Video, where I get 3 movies out-at-a-time unlimited for said employment. That means that I can take home 3 things, watch them, and bring them back however many times I want. And we get the movies a week before they come out on DVD, so if I missed it in theaters or it only made the indie circuit I get to see them a week before you. nanner nanner.

I also still have a monthly plan left over from before I worked there. And I accrued so many points that I just can't let it go.

Then I have my Netflix. Its only $8 a month and they have such a better selection than rental stores. But they don't have the big titles when they first come out like stores do. So they both have things that I think are important, therefore both necessary.

And finally, I needed a Blockbuster pass for just a week, to catch up on what are called 'Blockbuster Exclusives'. The Weinstein Company has a deal with Blockbuster that any of their movies released on DVD are available for rent exclusively at Blockbuster for a certain amount of time (sometimes indefinitely I think). Some of these movies are must-sees and some are just really-wanna-sees, so I let myself have the $10 for a week pass to catch up. What I don't see in this week will have to wait another month or 2.

But either way, all these passes and so many rental places seem a little extreme! Yet I keep watching, and going to the actual movies too! I think I might need help.

Jon & Kate Plus 8

I've been watching this show long before it became a media obsession. There is something absolutely fascinating about this family with its gaggle of children...and I don't even like kids!

This last episode was a tense hour of watching while we (the viewers) were waiting for the 'big announcement' which was inevitably a divorce. They seemed to talk around it for quite a while although we all really knew what was going to happen.

What I found the most disturbing is that while I was watching I couldn't wait to figure out what was going to happen. Figure out the mystery and then you realize -- these are real people. This isn't some scripted drama without consequences.

And I feel bad for Gosselins. Yes, I do think they let their semi-fame get to their heads and yes, I think that it could have been a big reason for their impending divorce but they are still real people. And now they are being criticized by people who know nothing about them. Kate has always been such a bitch and Jon has always been a passive guy and they haven't changed that much (except they both got prettier...but that's what money does!).

So really I just think its sad. If you didn't watch before, I think you should leave them alone! Get them out of tabloids and let them be!