I don’t normally write specifically about my life. My life is both boring and sad but this is important.
or how my magical trip to Kmart was a slap in my face
Right now I would rather be writing an upbeat post about the beautiful new Sofia Vergara Intimates line at Kmart and they are beautiful. Instead I have to write about what actually happened to me at Kmart today. I have to write about it because it’s been going on for half of my life.
This past Saturday the talented Sofia Vergara hosted Saturday Night Live. She did a great job BTW. She has a fun, clothing line with Kmart that I’ve previously mentioned. The ad that was played during this episode of SNL (shown above) was fast and vibrant. It really excited you about her new spring pieces. Included was an intimates line (sleep and loungewear). There were a few bras in the commercial but I was unsure of whether or not they were included in the line. I happened to be screwing around on Facebook the next day and saw a status update from Kmart Fashion about the commercial. So I inquired about the bras. Normally I would go searching myself but I was feeling lazy.
I edited it with flowers so as not to include other people without reason.
Today I had a reply from Kmart with a link to the new collection, including bras! Super duper I thought. Obviously I was headed to Kmart at my next earliest convenience, which turned out to be today.
On my way to the underwear department I swung by to see if there was anything else new from Sofia in the regular clothing section. On my way I happened to breeze through the new Spring/Summer stuff from Bongo (amazing 90s influenced stuff). However I was on a mission so onward to intimates.
At this point I was in a good mood. Maybe another time I’ll come back for a few pieces from Bongo I thought. When I entered intimates I was in 7th heaven. I really adore the collection. It’s obviously Asian influenced. Most of the pieces are super soft and all are striking. I was in such a wonderful mood. I’m not kidding. I know that if you know me my default mode is eh but I was giddy, okay? There were sheer sleepwear caftans! To give you an idea of how awesome this stuff is, I usually am incredibly cheap when it comes to nightwear, I can often buy vintage nighties at thrift stores for $2-$3 that I love so it’s not unusual for me to stick with those mixed with some fugly worn out pj bottoms. There weren’t any Vergara bras at my store but they don’t get everything, so no biggie.
Of course I was piling pieces onto my arms. I do not know how many pieces and I was later so angry that I didn’t do a proper count but somewhere from 12-16 things were on my arm (including a couple of clearance things, a couple of bras and other pj bottoms). This is how I like to shop. I need to go through everything and then getting the trying on over with. I do have bad knees but that’s not really the reason. I just have no interest in running back and forth repeatedly from the clothing sections to the dressing room. Any woman of most any body type can tell you that we can’t just pick stuff up and expect it to fit correctly or be our style either (especially since there still isn’t a universal sizing out there). We need to go through a lot of things to find the personal gems. This usually isn’t a problem at this store. The store is often slow, there are a surplus of dressing rooms (about 7) and so it’s not often manned. I like this as dealing with people is not my strong suit.
I heard them call for someone in the ladies section over the loudspeaker but I didn’t give much thought to it. As I arrived at the dressing room and elderly school marm type wanted to know how many clothes that I had. “I’m not sure, just a lot of good stuff” is something to the effect of what I said. Now if you are having an average day of shopping (this has included trips to Dots and Target for me) they usually just smile and say “go ahead”. They might count the pieces first but that’s about it. She was adamant though. “5 pieces at a time only”.
I was getting angry. I was getting angry because this has been going on for half of my life. When I was a teen I was horribly bullied for years. As a result I am twitchy. I have severe social anxiety. People scare me. So to put it mildly I look suspicious to people. I also have an affinity for finding a jacket or coat that suits me and wearing it until it falls apart. At this point I am still wearing my faux leather bomber that I’ve had for something like 3 years. When it’s colder I go with a long black peacoat (that I’ve had forever, no it doesn’t go over either).
You might wonder how I can be profiled for anything. Obviously I cannot be racially profiled. I am a nondescript white girl/woman (whatever). Right now I have a labret piercing, this also doesn’t seem to go over here. However I don’t really believe that any of this has to do with what I’m wearing, but just for fun, here are two pics of what I looked like today, for you.
my normal disposition
my "happy face" that I probably had while in wonderment
It has more to do with my disposition. So that’s why I’m saying social profiling. I have no other way to put it. I have poor social skills. Yes, this has happened to me in the past at other places (Bon Ton comes to mind). But no I’m not used to it. I’m done. I’m done with being treated like a stealing teenager my entire life. I do know that’s what it is. I was told this to my face once at CVS for spending too much time in the makeup section trying to pick out the best shades for my face.
But today I realized something important. I’m not changing. I will always be me. I am sick of being treated this way. Had this happened as a teen one of two things would have probably been the outcome, I would have screamed at this woman that I was starting to think of as a super bitch (you can say she was just doing her job but I used to work in women’s at a Target and I would have at least sympathized with the person if I’d had to do something like this to someone) and thrown everything down (leaving with nothing, so only punishing myself) or I would have went into the dressing room, felt demeaned and cried while trying on everything (incredibly slowly because you have to keep getting redressed to go out for more stuff).
Instead after muttering to myself and at her (about being sick of being treated like a teenager and for them wasting my time, etc) I thought of a plan. In the first 5 pieces I found a darling nightie that I freaking loved (photos below). I was definitely buying this. So this is what I did.
After trying on the other pieces I put the nightie back on and went out with my rejects and pieces that I was considering buying. I hung up the rejects and sat the others to the side and I told her “I’m not getting dressed every time”. And that’s what I did. Every time I went back in with 4 pieces while walking out into the toddler section (yep, that’s where the dressing room is, no toddlers were present) in my nightie to get more pieces. I call this self confident bitch mode. I’m tired of being stepped on in the name of fashion/the basic human right to clothe my body. I was semi hoping someone would ask her why this ridiculousness was occurring but it was slow, as is common.
Sofia Vergara by Sofia Vergara Intimates Chemise
She never did relent. I did mention a few more times while bringing stuff out how ridiculous this was. I also addressed her directly at one point, “you can tell them next time they make you do this that not everyone is a teenager, some of us are just trying to get stuff done”.
And now I’m writing about this. This is for all of the social misfits. This is for all of us with problems. This is for everyone who is sick of being stepped on because we are solitary (that never would have happened had it been an occasion when I was shopping with another person, for instance my sister). They saw me as a thief. The fact that I’ve never stolen anything from any store ever is irrelevant. Life is about perception. This is not just a Kmart problem. This is a world problem.
At one point someone came back to the dressing room to ask about an item that was supposed to be on sale but that they didn’t actually have (not unusual at this Kmart BTW) and she told them that she couldn’t leave because “I have to finish folding these socks”. I shit you not.
I don’t know the answer to all of this. All I know is that I’m sick of being pushed around.
What did I buy? I bought the chemise above and a pair of soft, purple shorts (both by Vergara), a top for a gift and some mouthwash. (I am on the poor person’s budget).
In case you are a fashionable lady, sizing info, cuz I’m cool like that
The chemise and shorts are true to size. I got a large in both, which is what I currently wear. In the future (when I have a bit more dough and/or it goes down in price a bit) I will probably be picking up the sheer black caftan to go over the chemise/other nighties and slips (it is being sold online as a coverup too though, which is awesome). I needed that in a medium. I would even consider a few other pieces in the future.
I am sick of this though. I am so sick of this treatment. I’ve changed myself enough for other people. This is getting ridiculous. I can’t even say what I think is at the root of what’s been going on with me my entire life due to what I’ve discovered about myself in the last year because, well, you try getting diagnosed with a little known developmental disorder when you are almost 30, believe me it ain’t easy. If it were I guess I could call this some other type of prejudice.
But instead let’s go with people hate me so they think that I’m shit. I’m not shit and I refuse to be treated like it my entire life. I matter. All of this matters. In the past a few other people have told me about stores treating them like this (a Dots in Maryland was mentioned at one point).
I don’t want special treatment.
I want human treatment.
I want to not be singled out.
I WANT TO BUY A FUCKING NIGHTIE!
That’s all.
UPDATE-After posting this I messaged Kmart on twitter and Facebook to no avail. However when I emailed them Sears (they merged a while back) offered me an apology and requested the info of the store so that something like this doesn’t happen again.
UPDATE April 28, 2012-After I emailed Kmart, Sears (they merged a while back) got back to me and apologized, which I was satisfied with.
Last week it started snowing one night so I thought the next day would be perfect for some outdoor outfit photos.
Sofia by Sofia Vergara Shawl Collar Wrap Sweater-Kmart, C&C California tank dress-thrifted, Attention scarf-Kmart, Xhilaration leggings-Target, Bongo Women's Honor Cowboy Boot-Kmart, Baby Phat corset style wide elastic belt-Beyond the Rack, floral ring-Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, cat ring-CTB's Closet
I had just snagged that Sofia Vergara sweater I’d been coveting. Kmart was having a huge sale and there was one left. It was a size smaller than I’d planned on getting but the only difference was it’s a bit more boobaliscious than the next size up. I also included these awesome boots that I scored at Kmart. I have a bunch of thrifted boots that I wear all of the time but I really wanted a new pair (that I didn’t have to worry about the heel popping off of). They are cowboy boots but to me they really seem like a cross between cowboy and motorcycle boots. So that makes them a bit more interesting. I’ve been wearing these often since I bought them. They’re perfect for winter.
I decided to layer my sweater over a cotton tank dress and leggings. To give all of that black a little pop I added a floral scarf. Plus I incorporated a corset style elastic belt for shaping. It came with a bubble coat that I wear often but I don’t really care for wearing belts over coats. To finish the look I added a couple of rings.
I’ve been a fan of Sofia Vergara for a few years. I used to watch her show The Knights of Prosperity. Plus I read men’s magazines. Her current show, Modern Family, is a huge hit. She’s been wisely using its success to promote many brands including Diet Pepsi. When I first heard about her Kmart collection I was excited to see what she would come up with.
Our local Kmart got the collection this week. They don’t have all of the pieces but I picked out a few that interested me and thought that I’d do a little review. When I first saw the clothes I thought of Dots. They are mainly made of polyester and are similar to the clubbing clothes that all of us buy at Dots. There’s nothing wrong with that of course. It’s just that there isn’t structure involved. It’s like that old saying, “she’s so hot she’d look good in a garbage bag”. So yeah, of course Sofia Vergara looks rockin in her line, she has a great hourglass figure. If you don’t but want to look like you do my suggestion would be adding some shapewear and/or belts to the pieces.
To give you an idea of fit, I am a size 10 with a C cup. I have booty and thighs but I don’t have a noticeable waist. I just quickly grabbed everything in a large.
I’ve overexposed the photos so you can see detail. You can see the actual color of the items at the end of the post. Please excuse my bitch face as I think I’m getting a cold and our Kmart is overheated.
I love dresses so I had to try a couple of those on first. This one isn’t really my style but it’s in much of the advertising, so why not? The fit was fine and the ruching does create some shape. If I were to wear this I’d wear a wide belt around my waist with it. (Yeah, I have VPL, deal with it. I never understood why that was a big deal anyway. She wears panties, how scandalous!)
Ruched Mini-Dress
I sort of like this one now more than when I tried it on. I like the leopard design at the top. While I was taking pictures I felt like the arm holes were a little tight but I was holding my arms at that odd angle. It would probably be fine unless you were doing the chicken dance or something.
Sleeveless Cowl Neck Top
This seemed like it could be a versatile piece. Someone could wear it under a sweater or blazer at work and then without at night. I would definitely go down to a medium if I were going to get it for me though. I was swimming in it.
Asymmetrical Shirred Tunic
Ah, the only one I didn’t have to overexpose the picture on. You can still see the design. This was also too big on me. I’d definitely go down to a medium on it as well. This one seemed more relaxed like you could pair it with jeans.
Shawl Collar Wrap Sweater
Okay, this was my favorite piece! It’s super soft, pretty and flattering. I would refer to it a a Marilyn sweater. I accidentally got this in a medium (it was on the wrong size hanger) and it fit perfectly. If you buy it online they have it in a myriad of colors.
I just swung by the shoes and bags quickly. Our store only had 2 styles of shoes but both were cute. The bags aren’t really my style but looked pretty nice. (The photos are so close because that’s how our Kmart is set up. I was a few inches away.)
So I would say that any woman could probably find a couple of pieces to suit them. Most of the pieces that I tried on were $29.99 and they had them in sizes small through extra large. I would recommend trying them on in person for a good fit.
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(Unfortunately my store didn’t have any of the skirts or that bustier dress.)
Since my Best TV Shows of Summer 2011 post was helpful to both myself and many others I thought that it would be a good idea to share my fall TV picks with you as well. Use it to set up your DVR, Hulu playlist, etc. This is long but I like to do things as comprehensively as possible. I do not have any pull so my opinion of new shows is based primarily on the teaser material available to everyone.
*Clicking the series title will take you to the show’s official site.
*To go check on a specific day or genre (ex. Monday or sitcom) you can do a quick Ctrl F search.
The Cleveland Show is the spin off of Seth MacFarlane’s hugely successful Family Guy. If you enjoy the harsh comedy of Family Guy you should definitely check it out. It’s about Cleveland Brown who got back together with an ex from high school and is helping her raise her children. He usually came across as the nicer friend on Family Guy but gets to be a bit meaner on here. His best friends are loser rednecks (including the voice talents of Jason Sudeikis) and a bear. A neat thing about this comedy is that the women are shown as angry and dramatic in a way that is usually steered clear of by other shows.
The Simpsons-Sundays 8PM ET FOX (09/25) *animated*, *sitcom*
I’m sure that you are aware of The Simpsons, which is the longest running animated comedy out there. It’s a personal favorite of mine. I know that it gets criticized in the way that SNL does of “it’s not as funny as it was” but you have to realize that a show will not always be the same. I love the experimental creative leaps they’ve taken in some episodes over the last few years. Of course the show is about the dysfunctional Simpsons family.
Most of the time, excluding the Who Shot Mr. Burns? arc years back, the show doesn’t do cliffhangers. However during the last season finale Ned started seeing Edna. Over the summer Fox did a Pro Nedna Vs. No Nedna poll to see if they should continue dating. I initially was against it but now think that it could liven things up a bit.
Jennifer Morrison (good in Urban Legends: Final Cut , super annoying on How I Met Your Mother) stars in this fantasy about a a town with a fairy tale element. It’s basically about cursed fairy tales characters who live in a small town and now don’t remember who they are. Then Emma Swan (who has a link to them) shows up and starts to unravel the past. Ginnifer Goodwin (looking gorgeous here), Robert Carlyle (always amazing) and Lana Parrilla costar. This show looks really fun. The problem is that ABC never gives their fantasy series a shot. I’ve seen so many promising shows that don’t make it out of the first season. It often takes at least 1.5-2 seasons for any show to really find its footing. The also often move the shows around mid-season (sometimes more than once), which creates even more confusion. I’m a fan of Lana Parrilla but she’s been on so many quickly canceled shows (RIP Swingtown/Windfall) that I’m starting to feel bad for her.
The Good Wife-Sundays 9PM ET CBS (09/25) *drama*, *crime*
I’ve been a huge fan of The Good Wife since the beginning. It stars Julianna Margulies as a very internalized lawyer and the wife of a jackass politician who cheated on her repeatedly prior to the start of the series (Chris Noth, who I enjoy watching play a sleazeball). The show usually features a one of (or sometimes 2 part case) that they have to solve as well as the personal lives of herself and her coworkers/competition. This season she is supposed to be becoming more free and try to worry less about everything.
The cast is freaking amazing and includes Josh Charles (of Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead , Sports Night, who I’ve always been a huge fan of), Alan Cumming (who is always so amazing but totally throws you on here because it’s such a different type of character for him), Christine Baranski, Archie Panjabi and Matt Czuchry (of I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, actually went to law school when he was younger). Oh and then other totally awesome actors like Michael J. Fox and Gary Cole just stop by sometimes. Many of the cast are nominated for Emmys this year and I hope they win every one of them.
The only thing I must mention that may seem slightly negative is that the show is a slow burn payoff type of show. Sometimes you have to wait a while for stuff to happen. CBS has been marketing it an opposite way. And hell market it any way you want if that will get more viewers and keep in on the air, just don’t be disappointed if you don’t get it.
It’s about survivors of a zombie apocalypse. There are a lot of Walking Dead superfans out there. I do watch it and will continue because it’s the first and only zombie TV show. However I don’t enjoy the type of Lost format where nothing is ever tied up. Plus I’m no stranger to zombie/horror movies and this show reminds me of a type of cheaply shot foreign zombie movie. It’s not that it doesn’t have its moments but I have a lot of criticisms of the show while watching it that I find annoying. The show was created by Frank Darabont. The cast includes Norman Reedus.
So I haven’t actually gotten around to watching any of Boardwalk Empire yet. When you don’t subscribe to a channel you have to always play catch up with the different series that they offer. The series stars my teen crush Steve Buscemi as a politician and gangster in the 1920s. The cast includes Kelly Macdonald, Michael Pitt, Michael Shannon and Gretchen Mol. The stills that I’ve seen from this are beautiful.
Pan Am Sundays 10PM ET ABC (09/25) *drama*, *1960s*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFPxyTEcJXU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aHeHUbEvvM
Pan Am is one of the many 60s throwback shows that are premiering this fall. Are they due to all of us catching up on Mad Men, running out of decades of other fashion choices or wishing for a simpler time when we weren’t quite as confused about just how we should feel as feminists who like to dress up in cute outfits and be objectified?
I don’t know but the luxury (during our horrible, current depression-that is what it is) and weird simplisticness that is emanating from these shows just screams escapism fun to me. The show stars Christina Ricci and a bunch of guys groomed to look like Ken dolls. I can’t wait.
Hung-Sundays 10PM ET HBO (10/02) *drama*, *sitcom*
Hung is based on a wet dream I had about Thomas Jane as a whore. Wait, it isn’t? Well it is about Thomas Jane being a struggling, middle age gigolo and it’s hella good. This year he competes against a younger model, cat fight! Jane Adams and Anne Heche costar as his pimp and ex wife, respectively.
Dancing with the Stars is the type of show that everyone watches and then acts ashamed about. Luckily I have no shame. Ex stars or in some cases people who are almost stars compete to see who can dance while being personable and flirting with the judges.
Going into the show the celebs that I already like and am rooting for are David Arquette and Ricki Lake. However this is subject to change as the show breaks them (yes, it’s a reality show that is part of the fun!). Lake could be seen as this season’s ringer. The show often features someone with at least some dance experience who claims that they forgot how to dance (see also Jennifer Grey, Drew Lachey, um no, it’s called muscle memory) but like the latter I am a fan of Lake’s so good for her.
This season also includes Nancy Grace so all of us who are awesome are really hoping to see her wipeout. Plus Chaz Bono so that the close minded people can bitch about that. Duh, both of these “celebs” are in the running for the sake of controversy. I just really hope that he can get his mom on here in a few years. You know she’s gonna be in the audience, squee!
This used to be my favorite show. I used to turn people onto it all of the time. However the last couple of seasons have went with melodrama (who kills Dauber!?, that is just cruel) for no reason. Please stop this and give us the funny back. Even with that it was sometimes funny though. New promo photos like this are really making me wish that they hadn’t wasted the possibilities of the Barney/Robin romance which could have been funny and wait for it…awesome! Instead we got sad depressing. If this season is really all about a wedding and a pregnancy I’m going to find it very hard to stay awake &/or not throw my drink at the screen. This show features the incredibly talented cast of Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris & Alyson Hannigan.
2 Broke Girls-Mondays 8:30PM ET CBS (09/19) *sitcom*
I am not going to lie, this sitcom about a formerly rich but now poor waitress and another waitress doesn’t look all that hot but I’d watch Kat Dennings read a phone book.
The beautifully styled soap opera about young adults in NYC who sleep with and betray each other. This year they are traveling to LA and Elizabeth Hurley is dropping by. The beautiful cast includes Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Kelly Rutherford, Matthew Settle & Taylor Momsen.
Select episodes can be viewed on CWTV.com.
Read the weekly recaps on Vulture.
For a show that everyone says that they don’t watch Two and a Half Men has a huge viewership. I became a fan a few seasons in and it’s obvious, frat boy funny. I understand the need for them to replace Charlie Sheen and I like Ashton Kutcher but I kind of wish that they had went with someone a little older, like Hugh Grant. I also thought that they could have just made Ryan Stiles a regular, which would have been awesome. The funny series stars Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones.
Bored to Death-Mondays 9PM ET HBO (10/10) *sitcom*, *crime*
I haven’t seen much Bored to Death. I only caught a few episodes on Ion & it didn’t click with me. That may be because they were out of order and everything. It does seem like something that I would enjoy though. Hopefully I’ll catch up soon. Plot: “Inspired by detective stories, A well meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective.” (from IMDB.com). It stars yummy Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson.
There isn’t much out about this show yet but it seems to be about a businesswoman who snaps at work. Then she goes away to rest up but when she returns she can’t stand the way people behave. I’m not sure about this one yet but I’ll definitely check it out for Luke Wilson. The show stars Laura Dern and Diane Ladd.
Castle-Mondays 10PM ET ABC (09/19) *crime*, *drama*
Castle is about a detective (Stana Katic) for the NYPD who lets a writer follow her around on cases because he’s adorable. Hey, it’s Nathan Fillion, you would too. I definitely enjoy Castle because of the dynamic between the cast, including Jon Huertas and Seamus Dever. You can’t be a stickler for reality with it though. On basically every episode they arrest & accuse multiple people of murder before nabbing the real killer. There would be so many lawsuits.
You can watch select episodes on ABC.com or Hulu.
Follow Stana Katic on twitter (sometimes she posts behind the scenes pics).
Hawaii Five-0-Mondays 10PM ET CBS (09/19) *action*, *crime*, *drama*
I am super behind on this show. It’s a remake. It stars the sexy Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan. Plot: “Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father’s killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-O). Steve’s team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny “Danno” Williams and Kono Kalakaua. ” (from IMDB.com)
(CANCELED. I loved it too. The remaining episodes will air in Canada. They will most likely end up on DVD or a streaming service eventually.)
I love Playboy and its history so I’m really excited about this show. Plus they got Amber Heard who was great in Drive Angry. Eddie Cibrian costars in this drama about the original Playboy Club in Chicago, IL in the 1960s.
Fun Fact: My aunt was a Bunny at the Baltimore, MD Playboy Club in the 1960′s.
Follow Hugh Hefner on twitter.
Playboy in the Sixties on Playboy.com.
Article about the original Playboy Club in Chicago on Playboy.com.
Watch Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel on Netflix.
TUESDAY
Ringer-Tuesdays 9PM ET CW (09/13) *drama* (FULL FIRST SEASON ORDER!)
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as estranged twin sisters, one rich, the other a recently reformed drug addict/prostitute. Through odd circumstances the latter ends up posing as the former. I watched the pilot and enjoyed it. It’s interesting to see how she has to react to all of her friends, acquaintances, etc. while not knowing what’s been going or how her sister would normally react. The scorchingly hot (or is it just me?), Kristoffer Polaha (Mad Men, Valentine, North Shore) costars.
“I’ll probably be watching Dirty Dancing 6 or 7 times…a day”
Zooey Deschanel stars as a girl who just got dumped and decides to live with 3 male roommates (1 is Damon Wayans Jr. from Dance Flick, yay!).
New Girl is well, uh, it’s okay. It’s basically a hipster sitcom. The problem with that is that hipsters (as far as I understand them, which isn’t well) are trying to be cool all of the time with a border of ironic. To be extremely funny you have to be willing to look like a complete idiot. If you hold back and then pull out the cutie pie look at the end it diminishes the funny.
I don’t have a problem with Deschanel. I’m pretty much in the middle when it comes to her but many people either love her to pieces or hate her with a firey vengeance (yeah, she seems to elicit a strong response). I feel that she’s basically created a strong image of herself. I’m not saying she’s fake but that her presence is probably an exaggerated version of who she is.
The first episode is about how she’s trying to get over a break up and is probably easy for people to sympathize with. I find the main actor somewhat off putting just because it seems less like he’s trying to get her over a breakup and more like he’s trying to teach her to be a woman, which is insulting. Justin Long will be making an appearance in an upcoming episode.
The pilot for new girl will be available for free on many sites prior to the show airing, including iTunes and Hulu (both right now).
Dancing with the Stars (results show)-Tuesdays 9PM ET ABC (09/20) *reality*
On Tuesdays they do the results show. As the season goes on it gets more and more drawn out. They basically just rehash all of the dances/drama from the previous night. If you are watching a recording of it and are in a hurry or annoyed it’s often a good idea to just fast forward to the end to see who was eliminated.
Body of Proof-Tuesdays 10PM ET ABC (09/20) *crime*, *drama*
Dana Delaney stars as a former MD who helps solve crimes by examining dead bodies. Delaney is always great. The talented Jeri Ryan costars.
Watch select episodes on ABC.com.
Follow Dana Delaney on twitter.
Unforgettable-Tuesdays 10PM ET CBS (09/20) *crime*, *drama*
Poppy Montgomery stars as a woman who recalls every moment. This means that she is really great at helping solve crimes but that it takes a horrible toll on her as well. Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck) costars.
You’re probably already familiar with ANTM. This is Tyra Banks’ reality competition to ostensibly find top models. Despite the show never producing a true top model it’s still one of my favorites. The girls are often subjected to ridiculous challenges and then they let that stress out by, say going batshit on another girl who steals her food. Of course my favorite parts are when they are actually modeling. Sometimes they get some really beautiful shots.
This cycle is different because it’s the All-Stars cycle. They enlisted a bunch of girls who lost at other cycles to compete. Of course they choose some big personalities, as well as some girls who take get great shots to amp up the drama. I chose to use a photo of Lisa because she was very memorable. She was often loudly drunk and doing ridiculous things. To shake things up a bit they are also having more celebrity judges. Plus Nigel Barker has hair now! What?!? Awesome.
Modern Family-Wednesdays 9PM ET ABC (09/21) *sitcom*
Modern Family is about a father (Ed O’Neil) and the lives of he and his adult children and their children. Back before the show came out I didn’t want to give it a chance because it’s about families. However as we all now know it’s freaking hilarious and seems to just get funnier as it progresses. Ty Burrell (love him!), Sofia Vergara (so beautiful people probably can’t look directly at her), Julie Bowen, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland and Jesse Tyler Ferguson costar.
I really love the premise of this, 2 grown women who were unpopular in high school now have bitchy teen daughters to deal with. So much so that I’ll take the leap and ignore the fact that Jaime Pressley has always been freaking gorgeous. I’m not crazy about the canned laugh track in the preview and it seems a little too slapsticky but I bet that it will be tinkered with a bit and improve.
American Horror Story-Wednesdays 10PM ET FX (10/05) *fantasy*, *horror*
American Horror Story is from Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck) and stars Dylan McDermott (who I read in an article may be freqently nude, yum) and Connie Britton. The series is about a family who moves into an old creepy house for a fresh start. It feels very Amityville Horror meets a made for TV Stephen King movie. The visuals look really freaky, ala The Cell. Definitely gonna check this one out.
Revenge-Wednesdays 10PM ET ABC (09/21) *drama* (Full First Season Order)
A young woman infiltrates a wealthy community to try to set up a way to enact revenge for her family. I’m not really sure on this one but I want to check it out. It could just be the constant ads brainwashing me though. Note: I quit watching this after a couple of episodes as it was boring me into a coma.
So it’s about 3 women who “work for Charlie”. This is of course a remake of the original Charlie’s Angels show. It was produced by Drew Barrymore who starred in & put together both of the Charlie’s Angels films. Since the second film there have been rumors of a third film but I guess that she was never able to get that off of the ground so we are getting this instead. The only cast member that I’m familiar with is Minka Kelly who I enjoyed in The Roommate. I’m basically going to pretend that I’m watching She Spies, cool, okay? I’ll be hoping for a lot of costume changes.
It’s a comedy about a bunch of (mostly) PHDs. I thought that the season ending cliffhanger of Penny and Raj (whose social anxiety is so bad that he can only talk to women, at all, while drunk) get drunk and hook up was pretty crazy. Good crazy, bad crazy, I’m unsure. However I just wish that they’d sort of mix this show up a bit. I was really into it in the beginning but them it seemed to become only about everyone getting girlfriends, which is like lots of other shows and not as imaginative as it was.
This show just seems to get increasingly funnier the long that it goes on and the more that we learn about all of quirky characters. It’s about a bunch of people who work at a town hall in a fictional town in Indiana. The last season ended with Amy Poehler and Adam Scott’s characters finally getting together but now their relationship is in peril because Poehler’s Knope is going to run for office. Ron Swanson FTW!
Rules of Engagement-Thursdays 8:30PM ET CBS (10/20) *sitcom* (was on Saturday 8PM ET CBS (10/08)-moved to Thursday nights)
Rules of Engagement is always funny. It gives me a way to see David Spade every week, which would be enough but on top of that everyone else on it is also great. The cast includes Patrick Warburton, Oliver Hudson and Bianca Kajlich.
It’s mainly about the differences between men and women. I’m sort of upset that CBS moved it to Saturday though because that’s where shows go to die. On the plus side though you can watch this and then many, many hours later watch SNL.
HIMYM could take some clues from Rules in the area of players. They routinely diminsh Barney when he’s dealing with relationship issues while Spade’s Russell on Rules is a player but even when he’s seeing someone it’s still funny. In fact, it’s often funnier.
You can watch select episodes on CBS.com.
Follow the cast on twitter.
The Office-Thursdays 9PM ET NBC (09/22) *sitcom*
Who will be the new manager of The Office? Um, as long as it stays funny what’s the difference? Seriously though I’m just glad that we don’t have to drag out the schmaltzy Michael’s leaving stuff any longer. A great ensemble sitcom that is basically consistently funny.
Whitney-Thursdays 9:30PM ET NBC (09/22) *sitcom* (FULL FIRST SEASON ORDER!)
Whitney Cummings gets every comedian’s dream with her own sitcom. The problem might be that it’s on network television and she is very filthy so I’m not sure how much she will be able to get in. The preview is uneven but when she’s funny she’s very funny. The loose “plot” (to have something to make jokes around) seems to just be about her dating Chris D’Elia. I totally miss him on Glory Daze and it only ended earlier this year. Hopefully they both get to be outrageous and bounce shit off of each other because if he has to play her straight man that will suck. So yeah, I’m hoping that it will be really funny, not censored too much and last.
Bones-Thursdays 9PM ET FOX (11/03) *crime*, *drama*
Bones is a procedural crime drama whose sparks comes from the chemistry between David Boreanaz‘s cop character and Emily Deschanel’s forensic anthropologist.
Grey’s Anatomy-Thursdays 9PM ET ABC (09/22) *drama*, *medical*
Grey’s is a soapy medical drama that’s good if you don’t worry too much about the patients. It has a huge ensemble cast that includes the gorgeous Eric Dane.
Plot: “Centers on ex-CIA hitman and a scientist who team up to prevent crimes before they happen. ” (from IMDB.com). This looks like a pretty cool concept. It stars the talented James Caviezel.
The Secret Circle-Thursdays 9PM ET CW (09/15) *drama*, *fantasy*, *horror* (FULL FIRST SEASON ORDER!)
This is sort of a preppy TV version of The Craft. I will be checking it out to see how they will be using Gale Harold. Ah, using Gale Harold, wait what was I talking about? Seriously though, even if I hate it I will fast forward to the Gale Harold parts. He had a good role on last year’s Hellcats so I guess the CW decided to keep him in their sights due to that.
30 Rock-Thursdays 10PM ET NBC (early 2012) *sitcom*
Truly hilarious sitcom. Everybody on it is great. It’s about a variety show set at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC, ala SNL. They often make inside jokes about the show and the companies that own the show, which is pretty awesome. Stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin.
I pretty much avoided watching It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia until this summer because I already have to many shows to watch. It’s quite ridiculous and funny. It’s about a group of friends who run a bar in Philadelphia.
Prime Suspect-Thursdays 10PM ET NBC (09/22) *crime*, *drama*
Maria Bello stars as a ballsy NYPD detective. Great actress.
Private Practice-Thursdays 10PM ET ABC (09/29) *medical*, *drama*
Private Practice is the spin off of Grey’s Anatomy starring Kate Walsh and Tim Daly. It would be disingenuous to go further as I haven’t watched it in forever. That’s just due to having to make programming choices though. It’s a decent show.
The Mentalist-Thursdays 10PM ET CBS (09/22) *crime*, *drama*
He solves crimes by being perceptive. I don’t watch The Mentalist anymore but I like knowing that the super hot Simon Baker (Sex and Death 101, Something New) is there should I decide to restart. Robin Tunney costars.
FRIDAY
Nikita-Fridays 8PM ET CW (09/23) *crime*, *action*, *drama*
Plot: “Nikita is a trained assassin gone rogue trying to stop a secret U.S. agency known only as Division from recruiting deeply troubled teenagers and training them to be assassins.” (from IMDB.com). Just a great show with a great cast. Maggie Q, Shane West and Lyndsy Fonseca star.
A Gifted Man-Fridays 8PM ET CBS (09/23) *medical*, *drama*, *fantasy*
Patrick Wilson (Barry Munday, Hard Candy) stars as a doctor who starts seeing a ghost. I’m ambivalent about this one thus far. I will check it out to see what Wilson does with the role.
Grimm-Fridays 9PM ET NBC (10/21) *fantasy*, *crime*, *drama*
This one seems to involve fairy tales gone wrong that they need to investigate. So it’s putting me in mind of a serious Special Unit 2. I’m pretty stoked about it even though it seems like the type of show that could easily be canceled as I get very into it.
This year SNL is in its 37th season. The current cast includes Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Kristen Wiig, Bobby Moynihan, Abby Elliott, Jay Pharoah, Nasim Pedrad, Taran Killam, Paul Brittain and Vanessa Bayer. So far the hosts/musical guests announced for this season include: Alec Baldwin with Radiohead (09/24), Melissa McCarthy with Lady Antebellum (10/01) and Jimmy Fallon with Michael Buble (12/17). There is no way for me to accurately describe how much I love Saturday Night Live (every cast/season) so I won’t try. Just watch it.
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