There is Only One Sydney Bristow & Only One Bradley Cooper

BFF’s Sydney Bristow and Will Tippen are back together again tonight for the 100th episode of Alias. I’m so excited…I love me some Bradley Cooper.

April 26, Wednesday @ 8/7c
There’s Only One Sydney Bristow
In the milestone 100th episode of the award-winning spy drama, Sydney’s maternity leave is cut short when she learns that Will has been abducted by her nemesis, Anna Espinosa. Meanwhile, Sloane finds himself one step closer to obtaining the cure for daughter Nadia.

The reason that I have stuck with Alias from episode 1 through 100 was not all the spy stuff, and it wasn’t Garner’s lingerie scenes, it was for me all about Sydney’s balance between her job and her personal life. I loved the scenes back in the day when Syd would come home after beating some international terrorist and just chill with Will and Francie. Sydney was much more of a full person back then. I’m hoping we will see a little more of that tonight when Will returns.

Oh, and I get completely mesmirized by Bradley Cooper’s eyes, so I’m damn glad Julie is writing the recap of this one tonight. I’m sure I could concentrate.

Gilmore Girls Recap: Super Cool Party People (4/25/06)

After kicking ass and taking names last week, Give Me My Remote guest-blogger, Julie, is back this week with a recap of this week’s Gilmore Girls: Super Cool Party People 

It’s the morning after for a hung-over Lorelia at the Dragonfly kitchen, reviewing the aftermath of her night-of-10-tequila-shots with Sookie. Lorelai’s a little fuzzy on the details, but Sookie fills her in on how she not only tried to start the limbo and a club for super cool party people, but also forced the wedding videographer to film her audition for America’s Next Top Model (complete with gyrating and posing). Sookie nicely neglects to rehash Lorelai’s drunken declaration that she’d be forever single. Looks like while love means never having to say you’re sorry, friendship means never having to say you’re a sorry drunk.

Rory arrives at the hospital only to be met by some seriously uninformative nurses. Apparently Logan has been moved out of the ICU and is in ‘serious but stable’ condition. Since Rory isn’t family, they won’t give her more details. She bumps into Colin and Finn who are proud of Logan’s daredevilishness (in the non-Ben Affleck sense, though with similarly disastrous results).  They let her know that the rest of the Huntzberger family is MIA –  traveling or unreachable. When they’re a little too flippant about the fact that Logan might’ve died (yes, calling each other ‘Buttercup’ is too flippant), Rory chastises them for being stupid and not appropriately concerned about Logan’s condition. Rory stalks off to Logan’s room, where her bruised and battered boyfriend is asleep. She meets his doctor, who (shock!) won’t give her any info on whether he’ll be okay.

Grant Lee Phillips! Oh, my beloved troubadour, it is good to see you. How I’ve missed your crooning and strumming.

Luke back from Philly, argues with Cesar about cold bananas. Bananas in the fridge were just one of the changes Cesar made while Luke was away. The town’s happy with the brrr-nanas, but Luke ain’t. Lorelai arrives to break up the bickering, and Luke presents her with an ‘Amish voodoo doll’ he obtained in his travels. Not the least bit creepy. Nooooope. They discuss how well Luke’s trip went – so well that Luke is throwing April a birthday party the following day at his diner. Lorelai kindly offers to help, referencing the legen – wait for it – dary 1998 party she threw for Rory. Luke isn’t swayed.

Luke offers coffee, then mentions how she’s probably hung-over from her drunken toast the night before. No need to worry – Luke doesn’t know that she publicly announced they’d never marry. Miss Patty has already gotten to her minions (the townspeople) and they’re all floating the story that she sang ‘Endless Love’ while up at the mike. Patty’s sympathetic (“I’ve given more drunken toasts than Colin Farrell.”) and still hopeful Lorelai will get Luke to the altar someday.

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Lost’s Michelle Rodriguez in Jail

From People.com…

Lost actress Michelle Rodriguez pleaded guilty to DUI charges in Hawaii Tuesday.

The judge at Kaneohe District Court in Oahu offered Rodriguez, 27, a choice between 240 hours of community service or five days in jail. Rodriguez chose the jail time. She will also pay a $500 fine.

Her sentence – minus one day for the night she spent in jail following her Dec. 1 arrest – began Tuesday, although Rodriguez was first allowed to go home to gather some necessities.

Source: People

Veronica Mars Recap & Spoilers: Look Who’s Stalking

The Veronica Mars writers really know how to turn it up near the end. We’ve got only a few episodes left, and I’m more hooked than ever.  Tonight’s “Look Who’s Stalking” is right up there with the “Plan B” episode from a few weeks back, as one the best shows of the season, nay, the series. 

We open on our heorine to find her, of all places, in a Dr’s office.  Looks like Veronica has been hanging out with George O’Malley and the staff of Seattle Grace Hospital these days, because she seems to have contracted chlamydia.  Veornica you dirrty girl. She is perplexed by this news.  Who did Duncan get chlamydia from?  Looks like Meg Manning was a teenager mother and kind of loose.  Unless of course, Duncan had been with someone else besides Meg and Veronica?  I’d suggest calling him, but he’s on the run from federal kidnapping charges, so you might not want to bother him.  Take a few penicillin and you’ll be fine. 

As the kinds wander through the halls of Neptune High, we come across one of those really dumb Veronica Mars moments, where a plot point is so obvioulsy forced, it hurts.  This time we have Van Clemmons canceling the prom due to alcohol violations.

Woody has been working out, and seems to be strong enough to have killed some chick who is now lying in his bed at the Camelot. Ok, she’s not dead, but she’s passed out. Woody calls Keith to assist, and Keith agrees to take the chic to the hospital. Uh, dumb move Mr. Mars. 

Looks like Woody’s daughter is having issues too. She is being stalked, and like her dad, she also goes to a Mars for help. But Gia goes to the cute little blond one.

Back at Mars Investigations, Kendall Casablancas is asking for her stolen hardrive. This leads to the funniest exchange of the night.

Kendall: Your dad and I were just dealing with a little trouble
Veronica: Like trouble, with a capital “T” that rhymes with “C” that stands for…
Keith: Veronica!
Veronica: I was going to say cute

A bit later, Keith has asked Veronica to help circulate a sketch of the dude that hired the escort who stole Cliff’s briefcase a few weeks back.  His sweet and sassy daughter obliges.

Back in Veornica’s room, Gia is awed by Roni’s PI talents and her gadgets.  Can we just take a minute to imagine an Alias/Veronica Mars crossover?  The fun that Veronica would have with Marshall’s gadget.  That sounded dirtier than ti should have. Sorry. Veronica Mars is on her game tonight with her witty repartee.

Gia: How mission impossible. I feel like any moment Tom Cruise is going to dangle from the ceiling on cables
Veronica: Great. Now I won’t be able to sleep. I hope he doesn’t truy to marry me.

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American Idol Recap – Katharine McPhee’s Boobs & Her Wardrobe Malfunction

So I’m a few mintues behind, but I’m going to give the play-by-play on this one tonight. The Idol kids are working with muscial geniuses Andrea Bocelli and David Foster tonight. They are going to be tackling the world’s greatest love songs. I’m a little worried about my boys Chris and Taylor tonight.

Katharine McPhee and her boobs was first up tonight singing Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing”. The girl has a killer voice, but I just haven’t seen a performance that she nailed so far. She shouldn’t try to sing the big numbers. Her voice is so much more suited for smaller, yet challenging songs. This song started off a bit warbly, and had it’s fantastic moments, but overall I think it wasn’t her moment. The judges kind of ripped her apart more than I expected. Hmm, and I thought she was groomed to win this whole thing. But the girl looked fab in a yellow dress. There wasn’t one woman watching tonight that didn’t notice how fab Katharine’s boobs looked tonight. Sorry for being crass, but give credit where credit is due. Oh and did you catch Katharine’s wardrobe malfunction at the end? A very important button popped near the end of the song, and when she took a step forward, I’m pretty sure the judges got a look at her hanes. Hope she was wearing them tonight. The very astute camera man quickly zoomed in on her face, and away from the “problem area”. My boy over at Fatback and Collards managed to grab a screenshot of the wardrobe malfunction.

Elliott Yamin is performing one of the most perfect songs ever recorded, “A Song for You” by Donny Hathaway. Much like Katherine, Elliott’s voice is beautiful, but he just has never bowled me over from a performance perspective. That being said, from a pure musicallity standpoint, this was an amazing performance. I had chills throughout. The ending could have used a little to help. It was a little flat and a bit lackluster, but there is no denying this kid has “it”. Oh god, Paula is crying again…Simon is laughing at her…God I love Simon Cowell. Someone give Paula her meds. Simon loved it. Elliott, if hick girl Kellie Pickles screws up tonight, you might just be around next week. You are getting my vote this week. Well, at least one of them. To vote for Elliott, dial 1-866-IDOLS-02 or 1-866-IDOLS-08.

Kellie Pickler is so amazingly STUPID. God she is so annoying. If this isn’t an act, then how does she get through the day being that dumb. Oh David is going to have her a high note to sing…I got money on her ruining the song with that note. Her first three notes and she is already flat. There is no way this twit can stay. Simon is already staring at the other judges in horror. By the way, if you ever are having trouble sleeping, just pop in this performance and it shoudl do the trick. As predicted, that high note was horrendous. Ah, she knows it sucks. It’s all over her face. The judges aren’t loving it, and it’s so time for her to go.

Paris Bennett is taking on Babs tonight. “The Way We Were” is so hard to nail, but I’m pulling for Paris tonight. I think our girl has been struggling the past few weeks. She looks adorable (sorry to go all Paula on you). The girl has probably the best stage performance of the whole group. But I am so stuck on this nasal thing she has going on. Someone has to tell Paris that she can’t raise both arms on the big notes if she can’t nail them. I hate to use a cliched judges comment, but this song is too big for her stylistic voice. Bummer dude.

Taylor Hicks is going to be performing “Just Once”. God I love this song, but I’m so nervous for Taylor. I think her picked a great song for his voice and style. Damn, Andrea just heard me and said the same thing about the song and Taylor’s voice. The song starts a little rough, and a bit warbly – a bit uncharacteristic for Taylor. I am getting the sense that Taylor is a bit uncomfortable up there tonight. But god damn, when he has the chance to make it his own near the end, he’s awesome. I don’t think the judges are going to love it. And they don’t. Dude I still love you, and since you didn’t ahve your best week, I’m giving you my pity vote tonight, because you have to be back next week. To vote for Taylor, dial 1-866-IDOLS-05 or 1-866-IDOLS-11.

Chris Daughtry is taking on Bryan Adams’ hit “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman”. We need a strong performance from my boy tonight. If he sings it half as well as he did laying on the floor, it’s going to kick ass. He looks hot. I mean really hot!! Wow, I think David’s advice really made a difference. His voice is sweeter than we have ever heard it. Yay, he’s doing great!!! I think he’s going to be second to Elliott tonight for the best vocal tonight. Why am I tearing up right now? Oh, because I’m crazy. AMAZING!! One of my favorite Chris performances ever. Ha…I knew he was going to good all along. To vote for Chris dial 1-866-IDOLS-06 or 1-866-IDOLS-12.

Bottom Three Predictions
I think this week’s bottom three will be: Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler and Paris Bennett. And if America has any sense, it will be Kellie Pickler going home!!!

I Must Be Home for Veronica Mars Tonight!!!

If I learned anything from last night’s Prison Break debacle, it’s that under no circumstances am I ever allowed to be out of my apartment during one of my favorite shows.  Technology can’t be trusted.  So, you better believe that at 9pm tonight, by TiVo and I will be tuned into Veronica Mars for an all new episode.

“Look Who’s Stalking”
Tuesday, 04.25.06, 9PM ET/PT
When Gia is convinced she’s being stalked, Veronica takes the case despite her dad’s orders not to get involved. What she discovers not only shocks both girls, but leads to further questions.

I’ve noticed a lot of new people to the site lately.  If you are a GMMR newbie, and a fan of Veronica Mars, you might want to check out some of these other Mars-related posts.

Give Me My Remote Exclusive Interview with Jason Dohring

My Day on the Set of Veronica Mars

More Pics from my time in Neptune

Random Things I Learned on the Set of Veronica Mars

Tell Veronica Mars creator, Rob Thomas, What You Want to See in Season 3 (fingers crossed)

Don’t forget to check out the Veronica Mars section within the GMMR forums.  Head over there to chat it up with other Neptunites.  Discuss your bus crash theories, and why, depsite all appearances, Logan Echolls is the perfect man for our little Veronica.

And since I’m pimping all things Mars-related.  Check out the Give Me My Remote Online Store for some sweet Veronica Mars t-shirts, mugs and more.

 

Feeding Your Office Addiction

For those of you Office fanatics out there, TVGuide.com has posted a rather long video clip of Thursday’s episode, “Drug Testing”.  I’m glad I watched it because I’ve been getting the shakes from my Office withdrawl, but on the other hand, I just watched 3 minutes of the show, so I only have about 16 minutes to look forward to on Thursday. 

Click here to check out a preview of The Office: Drug Testing

Oh, Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) is freakin’ hysterical per usual.  But we all know “Kevinistheabsolutecoolest”…ha ha.  Friends of Kevin know what I’m talking about.

Everything I Ever Needed to Learn, I Learned by Watching TV

The Toronto Star put together a list of 97 “nuggets of wisdom” garnered through years of watching TV.

From geo-politics to physics, through romance and relationship advice, to grand philosophical ideas and simple, helpful, practical hints, it’s all there when you turn on your television.

Make sure you head over to The Toronto Star for the full list…but here are some of my favorites.

“Don’t mistake coincidence for fate.”
– Mr. Eko, Lost

“You just have to give guys a chance. Sometimes you meet a guy and think he’s a pig, but then later on you realize he actually has a really good body.”
– Amy Wong, Futurama

“F.Y.I., if cuddling is the best part, he isn’t doing it right.”
– Logan, Veronica Mars

“There are no holidays in the fight against evil.”
– Maxwell Smart, Get Smart

“A paperclip can be a wondrous thing. More times than I can remember, one of these has gotten me out of a tight spot.”
– MacGyver, MacGyver

“Never do tequila shooters within a country mile of a marriage chapel.”
– Al, Married with Children

“It’s all fun and games until one of you gets my foot up your ass.”
– Veronica, Veronica Mars

“Normal is the halfway point between what you want and what you can get.”
– Samantha, Sex and the City

“When guys are persistent, it’s romantic, they make movies about that. If it’s a woman, then they cast Glenn Close.”
– Ally, Ally McBeal

“If more of our so-called leaders would walk the same streets as the people who voted them in, live in the same buildings, eat the same food instead of hiding behind glass and steel and bodyguards, maybe we’d get better leadership and a little more concern for the future.”
– John Sheridan, Babylon 5

What I Watched Last Night…or Didn’t – Prison Break, Everwood, How I Met Your Mother

Prison Break 

Missing Prison Break really threw me for a loop.  For the life of me I can’t understand why it didn’t record.  I did have one other thing taping at the same time, but (1) Prison Break started before the other show, and (2) it’s higher in my list of priorities.  I really can’t explain it, but I do know I am so bummed.  I’ve yet to find a good recap, so I guess I’ll hold out for TWoP to post later this week.  From what I read, it was a great episode, and one I shouldn’t have missed.  Um, can I sue TiVo?  Amy lawyers out there?

Everwood (contains spoilers)

Bright, oh not so Bright Abbott.  How do I love thee?  Let me count the ways.  Oh wait, I’m sorry, Bright your an ass.  After what seemed like a complete 180 from his old old cro-magnon self, Bright manages to screw up..yet again by sleeping with that chick from Nip/Tuck.  I happen to find her seduction scene a bit much.  I know some pretty slutty girls (yes, Jess…I’m talking about you..he, but the way she threw herself at him?  She clearly has some self esteem issues, agreed? 

The torment on Bright’s face at the end of episode during his conversation with Hannah was killing me.  He loves her, he really loves her.  But how could he do this to our Hannah?!  Looks like she’s going to find out next week, and it’s not going to be good.  Not. At. All.

Has anyone realized that little Ephram Brown is growing up right before our eyes.  Week after week the boy seems to come to another self realization (conveniently in the last 5 minutes of the show).  Gregory Smith is so damn good. As is Treat Williams. There scenes are so intense, even when they aren’t bickering.  But it’s been way too long since Ephram and Andy have had to deal with a major conflict.  I fear that they are due.  And this is purely speculation, but I’m wondering if the big Everwood death (which according to spoilers we can expect within the next few weeks), is going to be none other than our little Delia Brown.  It would be cruel to have Andy and Ephram have to deal with another loss in their lives, but from a plot standpoint, it could bring the drama to a new high.  Guess we’ll have to wait and see.

How I Met Your Mother

Riddle me this…how is How I Met Your Mother not getting more attention these days?  The show is hysterical, and it keeps getting better with every episode.  I will admit, with Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and this little show I fancy called The Office – I have become a bit of a single camera-no laugh track snob.  But How I Met Your Mother is right up there with the best comedies on TV today…laugh track and all.

Neil Patrick Harris is a God.  His comedic timing is impeccable, and he’s such a nice compliment to straight man Ted.  But the rest of the cast has really stepped up their game too.  Jason Segal’s new “lawyered” catch phrase could be up there with the best of the Barney-isms.  Without even realizing it, HIMYM has moved its way on to my can’t miss list.  And for those of you who caught last night’s episode, there were too many funny parts to mention, but the scene with Barney borrowing Ted’s water just to spit it out…..legendary!!

OMG I Missed Prison Break

I just got home (9:45pm est) and settled in to watch Prison Break, and OMG TiVo didn’t tape it.  I am freaking out here!! I won’t be satisfied by a friggin’ recap.  I need to see Worthy.  I’m going to see what I can do, so no need to recap me in the comments.  I don’t want to be spoiled yet!!  This sucks

Just a Reminder…the GMMR Forums are Here

For those of you new to the Give Me My Remote Family, I wanted to let you know that in addition to this site, we also have set up the Give Me My Remote Forums.  The forums are a great place to meet other GMMR readers, and dish on your favorite shows.  Whether you want to share your Veronica Mars bus crash theories, try to figure out what the hell is going on with the Losties, Tailies & The Others, or you simply just want to gush about the pretty boys of TV (Halpert, McDreamy, the Logans…etc), the GMMR forums are the place to be.

The forums are relatively new, so we are always looking for feedback on how they can be improved.  And as always, we are looking for people to get in their and chat it up.

I’m going to be trying my best to get at least a few new people signed up everyday.  So if you are a TV addcit, please check out the Give Me My Remote Forums. And if you have any friends that might want to join, please feel free to pass along the link.

P.S. To all my GMMR Forums Office-ianados…I expect to see you all in the forums chatting on Thursday night!!

The “Lost” Notebook

I don’t know about you, but with all the repeats I have been having a hard time keeping up with Lost these days.  Who are all these people?  How many hatches were revealed?  What in God’s name was that neon-light diagram that appeared on the door during the lockdown in The Hatch?

Well lucky for us, I came across a fantastic site for Lost fans.  Maybe some of you Lost-ahololics already know about it.  It’s called The Lost Notebook, and it’s the brainchild of Mike Hanttula of Hanttula.com.  The Lost Notebook is a comprehensive guide to the island, its inhabitants, and all the wacky and crazy things that have happened to date. It’s incredibly detailed and a very cool companion for any Lost fan.

The Lost Notebook: Helping individuals & forums better interpret the storylines of the LOST characters, events on the island, the Dharma Initiative, ‘The Others,’ and the myriad mysteries surrounding the crash of Flight 815 and the island upon which it landed.
No theories. No conspiracies. Just the facts.

If you’re even the casual fan of  Lost, I think it’s worth checking out.  I’ll make sure to list this within my “Fave Sites” section so you can reference it whenever you need to.

It’s Prison Break Monday (Check Back for Updates All Day)

For the first time in my life, I actually don’t hate Mondays, and I have Prison Break to thank for that. I look forward to sitting back and getting caught up in the lives of Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and his band of merry men, and all the happenings of the Fox River State Penitentiary.If you aren’t a Prison Break-er yet, and you want to be, PLEASE let me know. I will personally catch you up on the season thus far. This is a fantastic show and a thriller in the realm of Lost and 24, and as a TV addict, it should be on your TiVo season pass.

For those of you who are already on the Prison Break bandwagon, you might enjoy this interview with Nolasco Yearns, who plays Fernando Sucre, Michael Scofield’s trustworthy cellmate. Here’s a little piece:

“He doesn’t even have an idea what he’s going to be dealing with,” he says. “You ask me, how am I different from Sucre? First of all, I’ve got 18 months to go [to parole]. You think I’m going to risk that? You know what, I’ve got 18 months to go, she’s got to wait. And if she’s not going to wait — there’s a saying I have in Spanish, ‘Saint that doesn’t love me, saint I don’t pray to.'” Click here for the rest of the interview.

UPDATES:

Want to make the Prison Break oragami swans? Click here for the detailed instructions (pdf)

>> Watch clips from tonight’s episode of Prison Break. Click here

>> Looking for a great recap of Season One (so far)? Click here for iFmagazine’s review.

>> Fox and Toyota will be creating a Prison Break spin-off for mobile phones. Worthy & the boys aren’t featured, nor are any of the cast. Click here for more info about Prison Break’s mobile-sodes

West Wing Please Don’t Leave Me

It’s completely unfair that after steadily going down hill for the past few seasons, The West Wing chooses now to get back to its A-game.  This season may have started off a bit a slow and uneven, but the later half of the season, with election and subsequent transition from the Bartlett adminstration to the Santos team, it’s The West Wing Season One all over again.

And tonight Sam Seaborn came back.  If you remember, when The West Wing began it was a vehicle for Rob Lowe to get back in the good graces of the public after a certain sex scandal and a number of bad Lifetime-esque movies pushed back hit pretty boy status.  Rob’s return as lawyer turned-Deputy Communications Director-turned Congressman-turned back to corporate lawyer was seamless and welcoming.  It was nice to see the power couple of Josh and Sam back together again.  From the first second he was on the screen, it was like Lowe has never left.  And kudos to the writing staff for giving us that season one throw back scene of Josh tracking down Sam to join the campaign.  I almost got choked up…almost.

And finally Josh and Donna.  After waiting 7 seasons for these two to be in the right place, at the right time emotionally, it’s nice to see that the powers that be aren’t going to screw with us with the whole will they-won’t they scenario.  Josh is finally able to see Donna as his equal rather than his employee, and has managed to fall head over heels for her in the process.  Donna has finally taken control over her life and the situations she finds herself in, and things are most certaintly going her way.

With Sam back as Deputy Chief of Staff, Josh in Leo’s old role as Chief of Staff, and Donna as the First Lady’s Chief of Staff, I’m personally so bummed that the show is ending.  It’s going out on that much cliched high note, but it doesn’t have to.  With 500 Law & Orders, and 200 CSIs, it’s nice to see an original, smart and still unique drama still in the game.  I wish the show was coming back for at least one more season.  And in light of next week’s scenes, it seems that Santos is going to ask Vinick, his Republican opponent in the Presidential race to serve as his Vice President.  At least the people behind The West Wing aren’t afraid to put there agenda out there while the show is still alive and kicking.  I love it!!!

The West Wing is back….too bad it’s also nearly gone.

The Return of Laguna Beach’s Stephen Colletti

I’ll admit it.  Since the first episode, I have always thought Laguna Beach’s Stephen Colletti was a bit of a hottie.  Yeah, waaaaaay to old to be liking Ste-phen, and equally as old to be calling him a hottie.  That being said, he’s cute, so when I came across these pics of Stephen at a recent LA Laker Charity Casino Night, I thought I would share them with you all.

I really miss Laguna Beach…you know, the early years.  Since I’m not putting much faith in Season 3 (I mean is there a Laguna Beach without Kristin Cavallari?  I think not.), I am holding out hope that LC’s spinoff, The Hills, will be worthwhile.  I’m not sure exactly when The Hills is premiering, but since I saw LC, Jason and The Hills cast doing a photo shoot for the show just a few weeks ago, we can’t be that far off, right?

Oh and since we’re talking about all things Laguna, has anyone seen publicity-whore Talan Torriero?  Ever since his publicity stunt  engagement to Kimberly Stewart ended, we haven’t seen much of Talan.

If you love Laguna, check out our “Proud to be a Laguna Bitch” merchandise in the Give Me My Remote Online Store.

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