I am resurrecting the blog for the all-important task of ranking the Idol Top 24, something I’ve been doing in my Idol Fantasy League for the past few seasons.  Now’s the best time to do it, since we’ve finally heard everyone sing and the results show (where 2 men and 2 women will be eliminated) is tonight.

The singers are ranked down from 24 to 1, and the factors are all subjective, based on how much I like their voices/personalities.  Of course, this may be completely irrelevant to their actual potential as Idol candidates, so I’ve also included odds for each of them to win.  For example, Lee DeWyze, who I absolutely abhor, is ranked 23rd on my list, but his odds are 8 to 1 to win (which ranks him 5th on potential), based on the judges’ impressions of him and his inexplicable popularity.  I’ll list the contestants by odds after the rankings list.

Without further ado, here are my official AI Season 9 Rankings:

24.  Tim Urban

Odds to Win:  99 to 1

It’s crazy that they chose this guy to replace Chris Golightly.  He couldn’t hit the “high” note in that terrible One Republic song even in falsetto.  Even crazier is that they decided to go with him over Thaddeus Johnson.  On a related note, how bad was that Top 12 guys show?  Maybe the worst ever.

23.  Lee DeWyze

Odds to win: 8 to 1

Lee has that raspy nu-rock kind of voice that I hate, and he doesn’t do it well (pitchy, as Randy might say and Kara might steal from Randy).  Plus, he seems like a total douchebag.  Somehow, the judges overlooked his “pitchy-ness” last night and seem to love him.  A lot of people, including ex-MTV VJs, also seem to think he’s attractive.  I just don’t get it.

22. Lacey Brown

Odds to win: 80 to 1

Wow, that “Landslide” was a disaster (cough).  At times, her voice is quirky in a good way, but it’s mostly all over the place, and she doesn’t have the vocal or stage presence to overcome her “loser” label (having missed out on the Top 24 at the end of Hollywood week last season).

21. Janell Wheeler

Odds to win: 20 to 1

Janell Wheeler is pretty, dating Tim Tebow, and cannot sing.  I’m getting the sense that she’s popular, but I can’t imagine her voice carrying her to the end.

20. Haeley Vaughn

Odds to win:  60 to 1

A lot of people find Haeley Vaughn’s voice a little annoying.  I think it’s INCREDIBLY annoying.  I mean, she’s a 16 year old girl, so I’m not going to hate on her too much.  She definitely has talent… if she learned to use better discretion with her vocal runs and her tone, she could be really good someday.  I don’t think it’s going to happen in the next few weeks, though.

19. Didi Benami

Odds to win:  25 to 1

Didi (like Lacey) is kind of a vocal mess too.  The judges were right on when they said her “quirk” was too affected.  I was a little bugged by her seeming willingness to exploit the memory of her friend, but this article makes it seem a bit more genuine, I guess.  Her voice is too inconsistent for me.

18. Alex Lambert

Odds to win:  70 to 1

Weird mullet dude did not sound like I expected him to.  He actually has a nice tone to his voice, but Simon was right on when he described how Lambert’s on-stage discomfort transferred to the audience (even through a TV set).  He also apparently sounds like some singer named James Morrison, who’s not the same James Morrison the next singer worships (segue alert)…

17. Tyler Grady

Odds to win:  40 to 1

Poor Tyler of Nazareth.  He gets through because of his quirky ’70s vibe, then gets stoned by the judges for being too ’70s.  But he probably hasn’t ever BEEN stoned (holla if you love biblical times/weed double entendres), since the judges were right last night that the vibe doesn’t seem genuine.  If he chooses the right songs, he might last a few weeks.

16. Aaron Kelly

Odds to win:  12 to 1

Like Lee Dewyze, Aaron Kelly fits an Idol archetype: the young, dopey white guy with a big voice.  But will he be more David Archuleta or Kevin Covais?  His voice is a lot better than Covais’s and a lot worse than Archuleta’s, so we’ll see.

15. Siobhan Magnus

Odds to win:  35 to 1

Siobhan seems really strange to me.  Her ignorance about what “dark horse” meant in a competition was very Kellie Pickler, but she’s obviously really different.  Then, when Ellen advised her to act younger (she’s 19), she decided to dress like Tiffany singing at the mall.  I think her head’s just like in the clouds or something.  Anyway, her falsetto was nice on Wicked Game, but the rest of it was weird and unpleasant.  Her version of “Living for the City” was pretty great, though, especially where she gets all crazy and goes up an octave, so I have some hope for her.

14. Joe Muñoz

Odds to win: 100 to 1

Poor Joe Muñoz.  His voice is mediocre.  He’s not particularly good looking.  He has really thick eyebrows and he furrows his brow when he sings.  This was literally the ONLY pic I could find of him in Google Images.

13. Ashley Rodriguez

Odds to win:  15 to 1

Ashley Rodriguez is beautiful and has a good voice, but I’m not sure it’s good enough.  The judges don’t seem to care for her, and she doesn’t seem all that personable.

12. Michael Lynche

Odds to win:  45 to 1

Michael Lynche is ok at guitar.  His voice is competent, but not super pleasant.  He’s just kind of a blah contestant — what demographic is going to vote for him?

11. Katelyn Epperly

Odds to win:  28 to 1

Prior to last night’s Top 12 Girls episode, Katelyn would’ve been way lower in my rankings, but she kind of killed it last night.  Thought it was the perfect song for her voice.  I think her voice is genre-limited, her personality is too understated, and (Kara was right) her fashion choices last night weren’t the best, but she seems pretty consistent.

10. John Park

Odds to win:  95 to 1

I like John Park’s vocal tone and he seems like a nice guy, but man, his song choice last night was brutal.  Unless the voting audience has many more Korean Christians than my estimate, I think he’s an early exit.  Although I made the mistake of taking Anoop-Dogg early last year, my predominantly Korean Idol Fantasy League smartly didn’t take Park until the 15th pick.  Thankfully, I don’t think I drafted Sanjaya back in the day.

9. Crystal Bowersox

Odds to win:  5 to 1

Although I like Crystal Bowersox a lot, I don’t like her style of voice a lot (I also really dislike Melissa Etheridge’s voice).  She seems real, which I like, and I think she’ll do well (she went #1 overall in our draft), but she’s just not my cup of tea.  On a side note, the over/under in our league on when she whitened her teeth was Week 5, but she blew that away last night with her newfound pearly whites.

8. Michelle Delamor

Odds to win:  30 to 1

I think Michelle has a good voice, but she’s a little plastic (to be expected, i guess, from a “corporate singer,” whatever that is) and didn’t get much TV time prior to last night.  I hope she lasts longer than I think she will.

7. Jermaine Sellers

Odds to win:  50 to 1

I think Jermaine has a fantastic voice, but his horrible song choice (and headache-inducing vocal choices) in Week 1 as well as his salty personality doom him.  I wouldn’t be surprised if he was voted off tonight.  Regarding his personality, I wonder if there’s some confusing stress and tension around being a church singer diva, if you know what I mean?  Or am I assuming way too much for no reason?

6. Casey James

Odds to win:  6 to 1

Casey James is the kind of contestant about whom I typically make lots of superficial, negative judgments about (my college roommate once described these characters as “slaps,” because you see them and just want to slap them across the face).  He’s sort of defying his “slap”-ness so far, though, by having a decent voice, some guitar chops, and a fairly charismatic, unassuming personality.  He also made a great song choice last night… if he keeps doing that, I see him going far.

5. Lilly Scott

Odds to win:  10 to 1

Lilly Scott is one of a few contestants this year (the others being Bowersox and Garcia) who seem to be genuine, down-to-earth musicians who would never have tried out for Idol a few years ago, but now see it as a legitimizing opportunity for their music, as opposed to just trying out to be a celebrity or star.  I’m not a huge fan of the Duffy/Adele style of vocals, but she pulls it off well.  She’s almost too-cool-for-school, though… at some point, she’ll need to show some emotion if she’s going to win over the voting audience.

4. Paige Miles

Odds to win:  18 to 1

This was the only pic I could find of Paige Miles, which says something.  I hadn’t heard her sing until two nights ago, and she’s really good.  Even her terrible song choice of “All Right Now” couldn’t disguise her chops.  If it’s really a “vocal competition,” as Simon is so fond of saying, she might do some damage.

3. Andrew Garcia

Odds to win:  3 to 1

Andrew was my first pick in the draft (#2 overall), based primarily on his popularity prior to this week.  He’s a good-enough singer and guitar player to win it all, but he has to live up to the hype.  If he doesn’t majorly mess up, he’ll coast to the Top 12, and probably beyond for a few more weeks.

2. Katie Stevens

Odds to win:  4 to 1

I think Katie has the best female voice in the competition.  Her song choice was awkward and unwise this week, but I think she’ll get it together and build enough of a following to easily make Top 5.

1. Todrick Hall

Odds to win: 10 to 1

Todrick Hall has consistently been the best vocalist, musician, and overall performer (in the small sample size of information we have so far).  He’s too good for this show, and the judges don’t even realize it.  Yesterday, Simon assumed that Todrick found the arrangement of “Since You’ve Been Gone” somewhere (probably because Season 7 winner David Cook stole all his arrangements), but Todrick had written it himself.  Although the arrangement was a bit low-energy, it showed his musical prowess and his vocals and stage presence were fantastic.  Unfortunately, the judges don’t seem to understand him, which will play a negative role in the voting.  For his sake, I hope he can dumb it down for everyone.

Rankings by Odds:

24. Joe Muñoz 100 to 1

23. Tim Urban 99 to 1

22. John Park 95 to 1

21. Lacey Brown 80 to 1

20. Alex Lambert 70 to 1

19. Haeley Vaughn 60 to 1

18. Jermaine Sellers 50 to 1

17. Michael Lynche 45 to 1

16. Tyler Grady 40 to 1

15. Siobhan Magnus 35 to 1

14. Michelle Delamor 30 to 1

13. Katelyn Epperly 28 to 1

12. Didi Benami 25 to 1

11. Janell Wheeler 20 to 1

10. Paige Miles 18 to 1

9. Ashley Rodriguez 15 to 1

8. Aaron Kelly 12 to 1

7. Todrick Hall 10 to 1

6. Lilly Scott 9 to 1

5. Lee DeWyze 8 to 1

4. Casey James 6 to 1

3. Crystal Bowersox 5 to 1

2. Katie Stevens 4 to 1

1. Andrew Garcia 3 to 1

My Fantasy Draft Results (my picks in italics):

1. Crystal Bowersox

2. Andrew Garcia

3. Katie Stevens

4. Didi Benami

5. Lilly Scott

6. Tyler Grady

7. Ashley Rodriguez

8. Todrick Hall

9. Casey James

10. Janell Wheeler

11. Lacey Brown

12. Haeley Vaughn

13. Jermaine Sellers

14. Siobhan Magnus

15. John Park

16. Aaron Kelly

17. Paige Miles

18. Alex Lambert

19. Lee DeWyze

20. Tim Urban

21. Michelle Delamor

Undrafted:

Joe Muñoz

Michael Lynche

Katelyn Epperly

I am destroying this blog… it’s too much work, and I’m already way behind even though I’m only three weeks into it.

It’s rejuvenated my enjoyment of writing, though, so I’ll try to figure something else out that’s not so time-essential.

Bye!

I couldn’t find a pic of this episode (synopsis here), so I approximated “Tom Selleck,” Liz Lemon’s mustachioed secret.

The 2nd of the 30 Rocks tonight paralleled Tracy’s exploration into feminism (recruiting a female member of his entourage and treating her like a daughter) with Liz’s exploration of sexual harassment (using her power as head writer to seduce the newest TGS cast member).  Meanwhile, Jenna’s dealing with ageism for female actors in Hollywood, finally agreeing to play a mother who dies of old age at 41.

I don’t have all that much to say about this episode (I liked it), except this:  I absolutely adore Tina Fey’s willingness to “uglify” herself.  For a while, it looked like she was going to fall into the Hollywood cosmetic-industrial complex, but the last few episodes of 30 Rock have made it abundantly clear that she’s recommitted to fighting societal pressure to look like a cookie-cutter Hollywood actress (at least onscreen).  It’s no accident she chose to do it to the extreme when feminism was an obvious theme.  Hey, that rhymes!

I’m WAY behind on shows (and frankly reconsidering the whole blog thing), so I’m going to whip through the next few posts.

Synopsis here.

The first of two 30 Rocks tonight, “Klaus and Greta” was pretty awesome simply because of James Franco, who’s been one of my favorite young actors since he played Daniel Desario in Freaks and Geeks.  I think he’s the next Johnny Depp, making savvy career choices, comparably brooding (i.e., Harry Osborn in Spider-Man), but an even better comic actor (his dealer character in “Pineapple Express” totally saved that movie).

Franco, playing a slightly off-kilter version of himself, was great in this episode.  Seemed like his whole plot (needing to date Jenna to throw off the press re: his relationship with his body pillow) was a bit recycled from an old Simpsons episode, but it worked for me (and the great surprise ending was VERY different).

Unfortunately, the Jack plot seemed a bit recycled from an old Seinfeld episode, and I didn’t enjoy it all that much.  Was a bit strange that he would’ve called her landline to leave a message, but maybe the Phoenician wine caused it.  I’m sort of lukewarm on Kenneth - I like him about half the time, but I was mostly annoyed with him during this episode.

I liked that Tracy’s becoming a feminist — allows some good political analysis, at which 30 Rock excels.

Some favorite lines:

“Pshhh…. ‘lemoned.’  Doing it awesome!” -Liz, when she first heard “lemoned” as a verb to describe screwing up.

“You’re being such a non-pillow right now!” -James Franco, annoyed with Jenna’s unreasonableness

“But George Sand IS a woman!” - Grizz, when challenged by Tracy to read female authors

It’s kind of awkward to start a TV blog midseason, but one benefit has been getting to skip the play-by-play of my complete turnaround on Parks and Recreation.  In a nutshell:  When a new comedy from the producers of The Office (U.S.) featuring Amy Poehler, (fellow Tamilian) Aziz Ansari, and Rashida Jones was first announced last year, I was giddy with anticipation.  I’d been a huge Aziz Ansari fan since his work on Human Giant (one of my top two sketch comedy crews, the other being Goodness Gracious Me), and loved Rashida Jones on Stella and The Office (U.S.) (not to mention that one of her parents produced one of the best albums of all time and the other was on my favorite TV show ever).

Parks and Recreation never really found its stride (possibly b/c of postponement due to Poehler’s pregnancy) during Season 1, however, and I watched mostly out of obligation.  Season 2 has been completely different — it’s consistently funny and has incorporated several political allegories in its plots that have raised it to the level of (and possibly above) the two other NBC Thursday night sitcoms I love, The Office and 30 Rock.

Onto Episode 13, synopsis here.

I was thrilled that Will Arnett (Amy Poehler’s real-life husband) guested on this week’s episode — they’ve been my “First (and only) Couple of Comedy” since Poehler’s fantastic guest appearances as Arnett’s wife on Arrested Development, and it was only a matter of time before Arnett on “Parks” happened.

As usual, Arnett utilized his slightly insane, raspy onscreen persona to maximum effect, starting with his crazy-eyed “No, Badgers” insistence on rooting for Wisconsin during their blind date.  Just as GOB’s naive incompetence and Devon Banks’s smarmy foil to Jack Donaghy both perfectly match the tones of their respective shows, Arnett’s super-creepy “Chris” had an atypically non-jovial, more real vibe to match the mockumentary style.  Every line Arnett delivered was ridiculously funny (making me wonder whether he improvised at all), and my only regret about his appearance is that his misogynistic excess makes a re-appearance unlikely.

This episode was nicely balanced with all the main characters getting good screen time, which I hope is a permanent shift away from the focus on Poehler’s character, Leslie Knope.  Unlike Steve Carell’s Michael Scott, Knope isn’t quite interesting enough to dominate the show (at least, not yet).  Just as importantly, several “Parks” characters are capable of carrying the show.  For instance, Ron Swanson’s (Nick Offerman) misanthropic annoyance with Pawnee’s citizens and Tom Haverford’s (Aziz Ansari) assistant interviews were highlights of “The Set Up.”

The character who’s most improved from Season 1 to Season 2 is Andy (Chris Pratt), who was a generic, insensitive boyfriend in Season 1, but is now an idiotic-yet-lovable manchild along the lines of a funny Chris Klein character.

Unfortunately, despite the first instance of imperfection in Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones), she still hasn’t found a voice on the show.  Even worse is her totally boring boyfriend, Mark (whose character name I had to look up).  Ann and Mark both play the redundant role of the “normal” character (think Jim and Pam without the history), and I think Mark has to go.

The only other annoying aspect of the show is the overuse of characters looking at the camera.  Most egregious is April (Aubrey Plaza), who I like, but she needs to stop.  We’ve agreed to suspend our disbelief and buy into the idea of this perpetual documentary, but you don’t need to remind us of this structural gimmick every five minutes.

Finally, if you’ve read any of my prior blog entries, you’ve probably noticed that I watch almost all of these shows with my partner, who’s consistently offered insights that I feel compelled to mention.  From now on, her comments will be a part of what I’ll call “JB’s Take.”  I’m sure she’ll be mortified that her initials are online, but hopefully she’ll forgive me.

JB’s Take:  “April is like the female version of Ron” (when April made it clear that she was the perfect candidate to be Ron’s assistant).

Another miserable audition show, this time in Atlanta.  Some quick thoughts:

I absolutely hate when Kara’s into an audition or performance and then starts grooving her head to some slow jam only she can hear.  It totally reminds me of the only John Mayer performance I’ve ever enjoyed.

Keya Johnson (Miss Congeal-iality, according to guest judge Mary J Blige) was cute and congenial (and can quite possibly congeal liquids at an extraordinary rate), but I don’t think her voice will carry her very far.

I think Tisha Holland (red pants - last girl in a three girl montage) might be awesome, but they barely showed her.  Kara said it was the best they’d heard that day, which I think she probably says four or five times per day.

Jermaine Sellers (Joliet church choir dude whose mom has a spinal condition) might be the top contestant we’ve seen so far.  He has a great voice with a really sweet tone.  He seems appropriately humble, and his smile is infectious.  He went a little overboard with the improvised vocal runs while singing his own version of “One of Us,” but at least we’ve seen he can infuse his own style into other genres of music, something the judges have been over-emphasizing since David Cook (and the thing that doomed Lil Rounds last season).

Vanessa Wolf (the Tennessee country girl who jumps off bridges) has a pretty, Dolly Parton-esque tone to her voice, and I agree with the judges that she’s authentic, but I don’t see her going far, based on her lack of stage presence and unpolished voice.  Her audition song was literally two notes, back and forth.  I think she’ll be swallowed up in Hollywood.

What’s the over/under on how many times Simon’s “joked” that he was a contestant while walking into the judge’s room (like he did when came in for Day 2 and said “My name is Simon, I like to sing”)?  It would’ve been marginally funny if he sang this, like my partner did last night after his lame joke.

I forwarded through the ridiculous dramatization of the hillbilly almost dying twice or whatever.  One of the all-time low points of Idol, and that’s saying something.

Mallory (South Dakota girl who sang Janis Joplin) fits one of my least favorite quotas: the blah pretty girl with the rocker voice.  Her dopey grin was annoying, I thought she was way full of herself, and her voice wasn’t all that.

I was surprised they let Skiibo Ski (I’m pretty sure there are two “i”s in Skiibo) through to Hollywood.  He wasn’t as bad as Simon thought, but his voice was mediocre, and his shtick was tired.  Ratings move?

“Pants On The Ground” was a nice way for Idol producers to espouse their racist b.s. through a troubled vet.  Way to go.

The cop had a great voice, but…. you know.

I know this seems like Ugly Betty and American Idol blog so far, but, unfortunately, most of my other shows haven’t started up yet in 2010.  Although a lot of shows are starting again tonight, including a new season of Project Runway (which will hopefully be better than last season’s dismal snoozefest), I won’t be able to watch until next week.

Synopsis of this episode here.

So, just a day after saying that I liked Betty and Matt together, seems like they’re done (at least for now).  I’ve heard rumors from a friend that Betty and Daniel are going to be romantically linked, but I REALLY hope that doesn’t happen.

This episode was pretty mediocre… seems like they used it as a vehicle to end two romances (the other being Connor and Wilhemina, which was super played out) and deepen two relationships: Hilda and Bobby’s, which I still don’t care about, and Daniel and Mark’s, which I care more about.

Mark is probably my favorite character on the show — I’m rarely bored when he’s on screen, and although I liked the explanation for Mark’s seeming failure as Daniel’s assistant, this episode made me miss the Mark/Wilhemina dynamic.  The two best exchanges of the night were: 1) “I no longer feel betrayed by you — that’s compensation enough!” (Wilhemina, when Mark asked if he’d be paid extra to act as both Daniel and Wilhemina’s assistant for the day); and 2) “Are you going to bring that up EVERY time I get married?” (Wilhemina, when Mark complained about the fact that he wasn’t allowed to get married).

That second quotation is representative of the typically great politics on Ugly Betty… not only did they recognize the injustice of Mark’s legal inability to get married, they also knocked the sanctity of “traditional” marriage down a peg.

America Ferrara’s dramatic acting chops were on full display when Matt broke his news to her — she never overdoes it and her reactions always seem real, in a show that’s mostly fantasy.  I think Vanessa Williams is great in this role, but compare her broken-hearted soap opera acting to Betty’s understated sorrow.  I think America’s a super-underrated actress, and I wish she had more opportunities.

Finally, I’m VERY glad they didn’t bring in Ace of Base for a cameo.

I really don’t like the audition stage of American Idol… I only care about the singers who can actually sing, and there are so few of them over the two wretched hours of each audition episode.

However, I’ve been in an American Idol pool for a few seasons, where we draft our faves from the Top 24 and the pot is split between the person who drafted the winner and the person who accrued the most points — one point per contestant per episode (this pot is theoretical, of course… just filled with friendship and love).  Since any information about the potential Top 24 before the draft is minimal, I’m forced to watch these early episodes to try and glean any evidence of potential.

I’m really not a fan of the “bad” auditions: I have no pity for or interest in deluded contestants, I’m super annoyed with the contestants who are just trying to get on TV, and the worst aspect of the show is piling on society’s outcasts who are troubled, desperate, or both.

I also hate Ryan Seacrest and dislike all of the judges (although I’ve always liked Ellen and I’m curious to see how she does).

So with all of that in mind, some quick thoughts about the Boston auditions:

I liked Maddy (the 16 year old with the brothers with down syndrome), but didn’t like her voice that much.

Amadeo (big Italian family) was fun, and he definitely fits a quota (think Michael Sarver/Matt Breitzke), but I don’t see him going super far.  My partner astutely remarked last night that Ryan Seacrest was surely loving it when Amadeo’s crew gang tackled him after he received the golden ticket.

Ashley Rodriguez (Berklee student) has a good thing going, but I’m not sure her voice can carry her to the end.  Definitely a contender for the Top 24, though.

Loved Katie Stevens’ (some grandma story I forwarded through) voice, but don’t think she has the personality to make it super far.  Ditto Leah Laurenti (wasn’t allowed to sing non-church music as a kid).

Liked Bosa Mora (Nigerian dude) a lot, but I agreed with Simon that he’s boring.  His voice didn’t seem good enough to overcome his lack of stage presence.  Definitely deserved to go to Hollywood, though.

The manufactured drama of Andrew Fenton (pictured at the top) is a good example of why I hate these early episodes.  He was mildly petulant, his voice wasn’t terrible, and it was all about the judges’ “righteous indignation.”  They wasted so much time on him that they could’ve used to show someone who had more talent.  Frustrating.

Everyone else was meh.

So I’m clearly not going to be particularly timely with these entries (this is a week late).  Here’s a synopsis of this episode, in case you forgot.

Just as some background, I think Ugly Betty is awesome.  I typically hate campy things, but Ugly Betty’s characters are complex and sympathetic, the acting is superb, the set design and production is gorgeous, and the dialogue is snappy and witty (although the plot is typically predictable and overly soap operatic, it’s also appropriately self-aware).

Although they did a good job establishing the mundane routine of Matt and Betty’s relationship (montage of waking up, brushing teeth, etc.), I initally found Matt’s cloying “miss you much” to be really one-dimensional and kind of out of character.  Of course, that was the point, as it perfectly set up the dark side of Matt’s emotions, revealed in his paintings of Betty.

So the paintings were absolutely the best part of the show, right?  I wish they’d given them more screen time, or at least put up a website where we can examine them in detail.  Oh wait, they did!  I’m curious about what’s going to happen to the actual paintings.  Will the cast/crew take them home?  Will they be auctioned off by ABC or the production company?  If anyone has an in, I’d love to grab one of them, although I’m fairly certain my partner would prohibit them from our living space (and possibly dump me on the spot for trying to put one up).

Another thing I liked about this episode was that Daniel and Wilhemina worked together against Cal Hartley (and Claire)… I like it when they work together.  It reminds me of my favorite Tom and Jerry episodes.

Disappointed that Cal turned out to be so one-dimensional (power hungry/money grubbing).  I loved David Rasche in “Sledge Hammer!” when I was a kid (watching that clip, I guess you’d have to be a kid to enjoy it), and I wish they’d utilized his comedy talents more.

I’m glad Betty and Matt stayed together… although I’m sure it’ll end eventually (this being Ugly Betty), I’m still pulling for them.

Kind of meh about Hilda and Bobby at this point.  Will be interesting to see if Hilda has another kid, though.  Anyone know if Ana Ortiz is actually pregnant?

Finally, I was shocked that they were able to make Florence Henderson look so young as the gallery owner, but it turns out it wasn’t her at all.

I’ve been noticing lately that an excessive percentage of conversation with friends has revolved around mutually appreciated tv shows.  I’m hoping to move that conversation to these interweb tubes, so we can talk about more important things IRL.  Like sports.

I welcome with great joy onto the interweb and into your hearts SON OF TV!

Born: December 21st, 2009

Length: 46 in

Weight: 51 lbs, 4 oz