Finally Friday This N That

Yay, it’s finally Friday.

Let me be more specific. It’s finally THIS Friday.

I really hate those 12-day work weeks. So, THIS Friday actually means two days of “non-work” (I won’t go as far as saying “rest & relaxation) coming up. And considering that Mother Nature’s been very… agreeable this winter & spring (wonders never cease, I know) It seems that I will actually have to get out & mow lawn – even before April gets here. Wow.

On the TV front, the basketball tournaments have killed any flow for regular shows. They’re new one week, repeats the next. It sucks – especially since it’s getting down to season finale time.

Speaking of finales, this week had part 1 of the 2-part ending for season 2 of Body of Proof. It kind of sucked that there was a lot of acting in hazmat suits. The promo for next week’s finale seems pretty good, as we continue the story following Kate’s collapse at the podium. As much as I like Dana Delany, it seems that Jeri Ryan’s Kate has become the star of the show for me. Her character reminds me a lot of Catherine Willows.

Speaking of both Catherine Willows and Dana Delany, I’ve been re-watching China Beach episodes this week. Each time I watch, I seem to adore Marg as K.C. even more (if that’s possible). Now, if only we could get Marg to guest on some current show. I’m really going into Marg withdrawl.

Marg’s former CSI co-star, Liz Vassey, tweeted yesterday that she’ll be back on Necessary Roughness again soon as Gabrielle. I’ve only watched a few episodes of that show, including her two previous appearances. I loved her character.

Another CSI alum, Louise Lombard (Sofia) tweeted that today was her final day filming the FOX pilot titled, Rogue, with Julian McMahon. Hopefully the pilot gets picked up. It'll be great to see her on tv again. I wish she'd have come back on CSI, at least for the season finale since it seems that dipshit McKeen (the guy who killed Warrick) will be back.

Laura Innes returned as Captain Tricia Harper on Awake last night. It seems she had a little bit more screen time last night than in her initial appearance. I hope she comes back soon. I love seeing her as the HBIC. Her character very much reminds me of Bonnie Bedelia’s Captain Kate McCafferty on The Division.

On the subject of guest appearances – Stargate alums Christopher Judge & Jay Acovone were both on last night’s episode of The Mentalist as a chief of security at a casino & casino boss. Hearing Chris’ deep voice on tv again was great, but it was even more pleasing to see him in a nice, crisp suit. Oh, and his shiny head again as well.


Speaking of shiny…
The promo poster for the revamped version of Dallas seems a bit squeaky clean.

Are they really going to get us interested in a revamping of the old show by reminding us of the infamous “it’s all just a dream” fiasco of a storyline from the original? Seriously? At least they put Larry Hagman & Patrick Duffy in the back. And it’s nice to have Larry with his hat on as well. Just one big question – how much photoshopping was actually done for that poster?

I got the new issue of Entertainment Weekly in today’s mailbox, and was pleased to see that much of the cast of Downton Abbey has a number of other projects coming out soon as well.

Monday This N That

Not only does this week bring the beginning of the end for CSI Catherine Willows, it also brings us the beginning of a new show.


Alcatraz premieres tonight. I was excited initially after seeing the first preview. After seeing a longer preview late last week, I'm not so sure what this show is really going to be like. However, there are a number of familiar names (including Rob Lawrenson, Paul McGillion, Ian Tracey, Geri Jewell, etc) that I've heard who will be appearing in this, so I've definitely got to give it a shot.

Last night, I had a chance to watch Liz Vassey in the Lifetime movie, Sexting in Suburbia. All I can say is - this lady absolutely ROCKS.

**rant**
I still can't believe that CSI couldn't figure out what to do with her character, Wendy Simms. I mean, seriously? That was a no-brainer. Get Wendy out into the field as a CSI. Instead - boneheads that they are - they got rid of her. Now do y'all understand why I've been waiting for Marg to be done with that show? Because the writers just CAN'T write a great female role. Yes, as lead actress, Marg has taken a decent role and made it great. I still have issues with them having the guys walk all over Catherine's authority when she was supervisor. (Ray & Nick, anyone?) But she brought great strength & depth to the character, even when it wasn't being written as such. (where's Ann Donahue when you needed her? Oh, yeah. One of the imitator spin-offs) But what about the other female CSI roles? Holly Gribbs was doomed from the start (a weak rookie), they couldn't write Sara very good, and then they turned it all into GSR (don't get me started); Their one great transition - Sofia from CSI to cop - ended when they just had her disappear; Riley - they never gave her a chance and just turned their focus to Ray; They were bringing Wendy along nicely, only to dump the character as well because they didn't know where to take her from there. You'd think show writers would love the fact that an actress has taken the character to much greater depth than they had envisioned. How could they not figure out what to do?
**end rant**

I think Liz, Christina Cox, Dina Meyer, Teryl Rothery & Louise Lombard should all join together and form the "Get them their own series" club. Or maybe just a "lost girls" club?

on a different subject -

I did a little more art over the weekend, including more Sam Carter (there can never be enough Carter)