Hold onto your hats, kids — here’s a PopGurls Update!
+ 90210 — Deja Vu All Over Again? This is not a recap. This is not really a review. These are simply our reactions. Shame and sanity were left at the door.
CLASS DRAMA, IN-LAW DRAMA, and ALCOHOLISM. All these important issues must be in caps — otherwise the very special-iality of these issues wouldn’t be as apparent.
+ A Quickie With Renee Loux
The host of Fine Living Network’s It’s Easy Being Green talks about easy ways to go organic, relax and how it’s really a small world after all.
+ A Quickie With Author Sara Zarr
She talks about her writing process, step-parents in literature and, of course, potatoes.
There is this moment early on in Ocean’s Eleven, where the crew is being put together. Frank Catton (Bernie Mac), a dealer in Atlantic City, “has developed a bad case of bronchitis and is putting in for a transfer to warmer climates.” Warmer climates, of course, being Las Vegas where a heist is about to be pulled.
There is no dialogue, only a voice-over by Danny Ocean, yet Bernie Mac makes it one of the most memorable scenes from the movie. He makes puppy-dog eyes, even the beginnings of a pout, and it’s just magic.
Bernie Mac created magic in so many more ways, but that’s the one that created a lasting memory of him in my pop-culture overloaded brain. I always found it a fantastic comedic scene, never pushing it too far as it easily could have been. Now, it’s a bittersweet reminder of what we have lost.
Sadly, Estelle Getty has passed. Even more sad, she had been battling Lewy Body Dementia for years. I remember in one of the <i>Golden Girls</i> reunion shows, the fellow ladies had said how Estelle barely recognized them anymore. I hope that she has found peace.
Here’s one of my favorite clips — Sophia and Dorothy as Sonny and Cher, and a very freaked out Rose:
Golden Girls may have gone off air in 1992 (my god, 16 years ago?), but the ladies have never been far from our hearts. And our collective minds — a few select quotes from Overheard in New York:
In case you didn’t know (or happened to see Bravo’s massive Project Runway marathons all weekend) — Season 5, and the final season on Bravo starts Wednesday at 9pm/8c. Today, just about every thing you’d want to know about the show (aside from who wins) has been leaked — on the Bravo website.
Sure, they usually let you know makes the cut to compete on the Project Runway before the season premiere — but I think someone screwed up and decided to make live a page that should have remained dark for the next 14 or so weeks.
Want to know what all the challenges are, broken out by episode and guest judge? Check it out here.
It seems that money is a sticking point here, but if the producers want ratings gold they need to give Doherty what she wants. She will be worth every dollar in her pocket as fans who tuned in 18 (my god!) years ago will tune-in in droves.
I’m so embarrassingly excited about this possibility!
In high school, I came across my mother’s copy of George Carlin’s FM & AM album and pretty much had it memorized in about a week. I loved him, his brilliance and his humor, so much. When I found out that he had died, I immediately flashed back to my old living room, lying on the floor for hours listening to his routines over and over.
There’s far better eulogizers than me out there, and a lot of people have been quoting Carlin’s infamous “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” today in honor of his passing, but my favorite routine will always be my first introduction to him. It was his HBO special, What Am I Doing in New Jersey?… I wore that VHS tape out and most of that routine is still burned into my brain. To this day, I keep his advice on how to keep people alert close to my heart.
For those who have been under a rock for the past few weeks — A family relocates from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, bringing their two kids along to chart the rocky waters of high school in the notorious zip code. Yes, it’s 2008, don’t check your calendar.
The CW posted a new clip from the show, primarily consisting of interviews with the cast. This worries me a little bit as I play “count the cliches” (taking it to the next level, Silver is a “free spirit”! ). But I’m open to embracing the utterly amazing trainwreck to come…
Just try and tell me you didn’t get a bit nostalgic with that opening song! Anyway, Lori Laughlin plays the new mom and Silk Stalkings’ Rob Estes was just cast as the dad. Which, honestly, is a brilliant, brilliant move. I can’t think of a better dad, and certainly a much hotter one than Jim Walsh.
There’s a bunch of new kids, but let’s face it — most of us just care about which of the old crew will be back. The count as of now:
Dreamy Dylan McKay (even with those ridiculous overalls) (Luke Perry): no word yet, which is fine if he’s off playing house-husband to Brenda
And speaking of my beloved Brenda “Bitch and a half” Walsh: no word yet. But man, that would get people back in droves.
While discussing the spin-off at work, one idea came up that is the best thing this show could do — give it the Heather Locklear treatment. Have Brenda come back mid-way through the season and save the show from the inevitable bad ratings. You thought Amanda Woodward was a bitch? You ain’t seen nothing yet.
We’re giving away 5 signed copies of Elizabeth Scott’s Bloom.
In a style reminiscent of the work of Sarah Dessen and Deb Caletti, Scott tells the story of Lauren, a not-so-popular high school junior who is dating the secretly celibate most popular boy in school. Without warning, Evan, the loner son of her distant father’s former live-in girlfriend, returns to town and stirs up confusing emotions for Lauren, who once believed that a popular boyfriend was all she needed to secure happiness… School Library Journal
Bloom is a beautiful, powerful love story, a wonderful coming-of-age story, and most of all just an amazing novel told in Lauren’s fresh, funny, and distinctive voice. — TeensReadToo.com
Strangely, I came to this news just after I handed a set of first season Veronica Mars DVDs to a co-worker, insisting that he go home and start watching them.
It’s not a complete surprise, but I was holding out hope that The CW would give a last-minute reprise to Veronica Mars. Especially with the end of Gilmore Girls, it’s sad that we won’t have smart, sassy and occasionally bitchy women on tv.
I will miss Veronica, Mac, Keith and the gang. I will miss Rob Thomas’ writing. I will miss being so utterly engaged in a show that as soon as it’s over, I ache for the week to pass so that I can get more.
For those who don’t know, we PopGurls all met through the now-defunct Buffy the Vampire Slayer posting board, The Bronze. One of our fellow Bronzers, Stephanie Tuszynski, did a fab documentary about the life, death and afterlife of The Bronze. And more than that, IRL looks at what happens when online friendships move from the Internet into “real life.” IRL premieres next week in Los Angeles.
Why next week in particular? Because Saturday, March 10th, 2007 is the 10-year anniversary of Buffy’s first episode! (God, I feel old.) The screening will be held at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles (655 N. Van Ness Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038) at 2pm PST. There will be a Q&A session after the screening. The screening is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. To RSVP, e-mail IRLscreenings@gmail.com and include the letters “LA” in the subject line.
It’s very exciting! And you can see Amanda and Amy (who looks particularly dorky) on-screen! Before the screening, PopGurl writer Allyson Beatrice will give a reading from her forthcoming book about life in the online “Buffy” fandom, Will The Vampire People Please Leave The Lobby?
This is not a recap. This is not really a review. These are simply our reactions. Shame and sanity were left at the door. 
We’re giving away 5 signed copies of Elizabeth Scott’s 
For those who don’t know, we PopGurls all met through the now-defunct 