GLEE: Somebody That I Used To Know

After a nearly TWO MONTH hiatus, Glee is back!  And Quinn is alive! (But in a wheelchair.)  I loved the “don’t text and drive” message throughout the episode. Finn and Rachel are NOT married (yet.)  And I didn’t think there could be someone cuter than Blaine (Darren Criss), but say “hello” to Blaine’s big brother Cooper, played by the adorably handsome Matt Bomer.  Yowza.  Or as Kurt (Chris Colfer) said, “The best looking man in North America.”

My favorite moment of last night’s return episode was the tense brotherly performance of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.”  This isn’t the first time I’ve liked the Glee version better than the original.

“American Idol”: Boy Crazy

Last night was 80s night on American Idol!  My two favorite Idol contestants, Phillip Phillips and Colton Dixon, did not disappoint.  The boys are on fire this season!

Here’s Colton’s version of Cindy Lauper’s “Time After Time,” one of my favorite 80s songs. He made it so current and cool.

Phillip sang “That’s All” by Genesis and he did a great job.  But I really loved his duet with Elise Testone on “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty.  I felt like I was watching a concert.  Check it out below.

“Mad Men”: Zou Bisou Bisou

The two-hour season premiere of Mad Men ROCKED.  I loved it.  One of the highlights was Megan Draper (Jessica Pare) singing this song at Don’s 40th birthday surprise party.  I’ve been singing it all week. Caution: It will get stuck in your head too.

Phillip Phillips: Movin’ Out on “American Idol”

I just got back from an AMAZING Walt Disney World vacation! (That LONG recap to come very soon. Princesses!  Dole Whips!  Animal Kingdom Safari!)  I had some serious TV catch up to do over the past 24 hours.  My DVR was on overload.  I finally had the chance to check out this week’s American Idol.  My favorite contestant, Phillip Phillips, did it again.

Here’s his awesome interpretation of Billy Joel’s classic, “Movin’ Out.”  I love the song.  I love this kid.  (This post is also for the hubbie who is traveling and missed the show too.  He rocks, no?)

Oh, and one of my favorite moments was when fashion mentor Tommy Hilfiger told Phillip that he should get rid of all his gray shirts.  That they are too boring on stage.  So what did Phillip do?  He came out wearing TWO gray shirts.  Ha.

Leaving Sesame Street

One of my fondest memories growing up was watching Sesame Street every morning as a preschooler.  I can remember loving Grover (he’s still my fav) and I’d dream about one day visiting Sesame Street.  I wanted to see Hooper’s Store!  I wanted to sit on those brownstone steps and sing a song.  I wanted to see Ernie’s rubber duckie!

So it’s been a blast reliving all those fun memories with my two kiddies.  Sesame Street was the first television show I’d allow my children to watch when they turned two.  We even saw Sesame Street Live! when it came to our city.  Annabel loved Abby Cadabby and Daniel thought The Count was super cool.

But I haven’t seen an episode of Sesame Street in over 6 months.  My kids don’t care about it anymore.

I understand that Daniel has outgrown the show.  He only watched it a few times over the last year because Annabel still enjoyed it.  I was so excited to tape the new 2011/12 season so Annabel and I could watch it together when she didn’t have school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  But the conversations always went like this:

“Annabel, you wanna watch Sesame Street?”

“No.  Dora!”

“But it’s a brand new episode!  One you’ve never seen!”

“No.  That’s okay. I want to watch Dora!”

“Oh, look.  This one has John Krasinski in it.  I know you don’t know him, but he’s super funny!  PLEASE can we watch it?”

“Mama!  No!  Dora!”

“Okay.  Fine.”

I guess I was the one who couldn’t quite let it go.  I didn’t want to say goodbye to my ol’ buddy Grover or to Big Bird or to Maria and Luis and Gordon and Chris.  I wanted to see another letter and number of the day.

One night last week, after everyone was in bed and fast asleep, I was downstairs alone and catching up on some reality television shows on my DVR.  And I swear I almost pressed down and watched one of those brand new Sesame Street episodes.  By myself.  In the dark.  But I didn’t.  That would be sad.

It IS sad.

See ya, Sesame Street.  Hopefully I’ll visit you again one day.  Keep the air sweet, won’t ya?

The Countdown is On…

Why, hello there….

How are you, Jon?  Getting ready for a brand new season of Mad Men?  Oh, I can’t wait!

This is what I saw when I opened my mailbox yesterday.  I love Mad Men!  Jon Hamm and the cast will be back when season five (finally) returns on Sunday, March 25th at 8:00 PM EST.  It’s a special 2-hour season premiere and here’s a sneak peek.

Taylor Swift & Zac Efron on “Ellen”

I love these two.  Wouldn’t they make the cutest couple?

And then they can get married and have some really pretty and really talented babies.  I also love that Zac can play the guitar…and SING!  Check out the “couple’s” appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show which included an impromptu duet.  They were on Ellen to promote their new animated movie, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, which opens in theatres on March 2nd.

Ricky Martin: Super Sexy on “Glee” (And In Real Life)

LMFAO is everywhere!  First, they made an appearance with Madonna during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show.  And last night their popular song “Sexy And I Know It” was performed on Fox’s Glee by the muy caliente, Ricky Martin. Ricky was making a special guest appearance as a community Spanish teacher.  He did an awesome job!  (Hopefully that means ANOTHER appearance??)

I had the pleasure of meeting Ricky many years ago and he was such a gentleman.  And EXTREMELY sexy.

Super Bowl ’12

I was so happy when Kelly Clarkson rocked the National Anthem at yesterday’s Super Bowl XLII extravaganza.  I had just met her Thursday night when she played a concert here in downtown Jacksonville.  It was my birthday present from my hubbie and Kelly was the cutest thing ever.  She was sporting her new bangs and I asked her about the Super Bowl. She said she was nervous and that she had been practicing A LOT.  Well, it paid off because she was flawless and did America proud.

What else happened at the Super Bowl?  Oh, yes.  The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots, 21 – 17.  It was a close game.  It was a good game.  My husband wanted the Giants to win, but the Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is just too cute not to root for.  And just look at this photo of heartbroken Brady being consoled by his supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen.  It was snapped right after he left the locker room.  I just think it’s a sweet moment.  (Next year, Tom!)

UPDATE:  Literally five minutes after I posted this “cute” photo, the video breaks showing Giselle saying some not-so-nice things about her husband’s teammates.  Oy.  Oh, and the PATRIOTS were favored to win, not the Giants.  I need to stop writing about sports, no?

And then there was Madonna.  (Madonna.  Madonna. Madonna.  I just can’t stop.)  She put on an amazing halftime show which included her hits “Vogue,” “Music,” “Express Yourself,” and “Like A Prayer.”  She also performed her new song, “Give Me All Your Luvin” and I think I’m the only one in the universe who actually likes the song. Cee Lo Green came out and LMFAO performed  their enormously popular “Party Rock Anthem” with Madonna.  The whole thing was a lot of fun.

The commercials were just so-so this year.  The one that stands out is the only one I actually didn’t see.  (I was giving the kiddies a bath and I totally missed it.  And I could not convince Hubbie to hit the rewind button.)  Well, now I’ve seen it twenty times on YouTube.  It’s David Beckham for H&M.  They were introducing his new clothing/underwear/abs line?  I think I’ll end on this little advertisement.  You’re welcome.

“Glee”: Michael Jackson Episode

I grew up listening to Michael Jackson.  My first album was Thriller. (I still have it.) He left us way too soon, but his music lives on. And now I’m super excited for next week’s Glee!

It’s the much anticipated “Michael” tribute episode and it airs next Tuesday, January 31st at 8/7 c.  Here’s a special sneak peek – straight from the cast!

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