We are watching So You Think You Can Dance for the first time this summer and I am SO in love with this show. I find myself obsessing over certain choreographers (I was so sad when Napoleon and Tabitha(r) were judging last night because I knew that would mean they wouldn’t have done any choreography for the episode.) and am suddenly totally obsessed with the Contemporary dance style. I knew nothing about either of these things before. Also? There are two things about this show that make it completely better than any other reality TV talent show out there.

First? The host. Cat Deeley is one of the (if not THE) best host I’ve ever seen on one of these shows. She’s relaxed and natural and easily responds to the contestants and judges on the fly. I just love her. Most hosts of these type of shows tick me off, but she’s fantastic. I actually don’t roll my eyes at her like I do Ryan Seacrest or Tom Bergeron (sp?) - she makes me laugh! And my GOD that woman is tall.

Second? The results show for SYTYCD is actually GOOD. The elimination part isn’t drug out excessively and they add really cool stuff before and in between to make you want to watch. There’s always a group number that reminds you how talented these kids are and how amazing the show’s choreographers are. Here is the group number from last week (which happens to be of the Contemporary style) that has my man Mark (love him!) as the master of ceromonies in the dance. And Comfort, my top female does an AMAZING job in this number too. Just watch it…

I could watch that 100 times. I think that says a lot. They also feature new dancers from “the world of dance” every week on the results show that are also awesome. This is the ONLY show of this type that I actually watch all of the results instead of fast-forwarding to the end.

Now - anyone with me? Did you watch last night’s show? What did you think?

Miss Alli just said the words nobody wants to hear. But, the words we all (those of us keeping tabs on the WGA strike) kinda thought were coming. This strike? Looks like it’s going to be a long one:

Settle in, folks; I think it’s going to summer. Once positions begin to harden like this, even more than they already were, you’re not going in the direction you want to be going.

Man. This sucks. I’m hooked on new television and I’m not one of those people who just loves reality TV. I like some of it, but as a genre in general? Not so much. And especially considering the drivel created in a crunch is not going to be great. Bah. I want my TV.

So, we have a few options during the strike:

Watch DVDs
Are there old shows I haven’t been watching that I should be? Ones that have seasons on DVD already? I’m thinking I’ll start with Battlestar Gallactica and Dr. Who. Any other suggestions? I’ll give you a few: Veronica Mars and Gilmore Girls.

Read
Okay, besides the Golden Compass books (what I’m reading now) do you have any other suggestions? I like popular fiction like James Patterson, Dean Koontz, and Patricia Cornwell. And then I like the Teen Fiction books because I’m still 12 at heart. Any suggestions?

Exercise
Whatever. That’s not happening.

Crafts
I did buy some Christmas Ornament kits! Can you believe it? I’m sure they’ll turn out crappy, but I’m going to try! Want to laugh at me while I do it?

Learn to cook, or learn to like cooking
Yeah. Right after I start exercising.

Garden
Obviously I can’t do that right now, being winter and all, but if the strike is still going late winter/early spring - I may attempt to plant something. I’ll come back later for advice if I do reach that point of desperation.

Project Runway

First: I totally knew who Tiki Barber was when I saw him. Partly because I watch the NFL relatively regularly, and partly because I fell in love with he and his brother when they used to do the credit card commercials. He is one pretty man. YUM.

I really thought that overall, the results were WAAAY better than I predicted. As a group - they did well. Individually? Definitely some crap out there. However, I was really disappointed that (1) Carmen got booted (I thought Sweat P was worse) and (2) Christian or Kevin’s or Kit’s didn’t win. They were my three faves. I thought Jack’s was okay, but it wasn’t even the top three in my mind.

America’s Next Top Model

I’m very sad to see Heather go. I knew she wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) win, but I really liked her being on the show. She seemed more real than the other girls. But - she is really only good on film. She doesn’t seem to translate well in person. I hope she finds success in her life though, she seems sweet. At this point, I think I’m rooting for Bianca. She seems the most down to earth and damn determined to win of the bunch. What do you think?

Law & Order: SVU

Man. That was a tough ending to watch, wasn’t it? If it had ended sad, I might have thrown something at my television. It was pretty intense.

What did you watch? Anything good?

Okay - first? I just finished watching Reaper because that’s what I do now that I wake up at 4:20am. (Sidenote: This entry will probably go live later in the day…so in reality I should say I finished the show this morning. But that’s too confusing.) I watch TV from the night before. And how hilarious is it that Lady Heather was the Devil’s girlfriend? Yeah - so EW refers to her a Julie Cooper-Nichol - we all know she was and will always be Lady Heather…Gil Grissom’s one true love. Not that Sara Sidle girl. I love Lady Heather and I would love it if she became a recurring character on Reaper.

I also watched Bones (last night), another show that EW is talking about today. I’m glad to see I watch the same shows as those guys. Makes me feel cool. I thought The Kiss was totally awesome and perfect in every way. EW did best describing it:

He had her gum in his mouth when they were done! She grasped his lapels with both hands! He seemed unsteady on his feet when it ended and she looked very, very pleased with herself.

For those of us being pulled in by those two character’s chemistry for years? It was perfect. I don’t think any of us want them to date, but it was a great taste of what could be.

Did you vote for Beauty and the Geek yet? No? Well, hurry! I think Dave and Jasmine have made the best transformation and should win, no doubt. But, I like both teams and think they have both done well. So, I won’t be too angry with the results either way.

I haven’t watched House yet, but I know who got booted thanks to my feed reader and the nineteen million TV blogs I subscribe to. I guess I’ll watch the episode tonight, but I hope it’s not too ruined knowing the results. However, I am glad with the results, no matter how they came to be. (I’m not saying who got booted in the entry b/c MrZ hasn’t watched it yet, I don’t think. Feel free to chat about it in the comments, though.)

I still have a few other things to watch from last night…but I’ll chat about those later. What did you watch? Any comments?

Well - since my TV site is having technical difficulties - and since I need topics to hit the 100 entry mark at the end of this week - I thought I’d talk a little about TV for a bit.

New Shows This Season That I’m Still Watching
I started with several shows this new season, but I’ve only stuck it out with a handful. Here they are:

1. Chuck - Chuck Bartowski is my new Seth Cohen. I love him dearly.
2. Reaper - I know the critics say it’s not gone anywhere great since the pilot, but I love every episode and anticipate the “vessel” each time.
3. Gossip Girl - It’s my guilty pleasure. Shut up.
4. Aliens in America - I’d follow Luke from Gilmore Girls anywhere. Lucky for me, this show makes me laugh.
5. Samantha Who? - I started for the Pamie but stayed for the Sukie.
6. Pushing Daisies - I forgot this the first time, thanks Karin for reminding me! I love this show!

Old Shows That I Newly Started Watching This Season

1. Ghost Whisperer - I know. I know. I used to hate her. But now I love her. I’m sufficiently ashamed.
2. American’s Next Top Model - Why has it taken me so many seasons to finally listen to your suggestions? I love this show.
3. Torchwood - It’s old in England, but new here on our BBC channel, so I didnt know what category to put it under. Either way, I LOVE THIS SHOW. It is possibly the one I look forward to the most every week. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

Old Shows That I Still Love With All My Heart

1. Bones - This show just seems to get better and better. It is the best ensemble on television, in my opinion.
2. Heroes - I know everyone else in the world hates it right now, but I kinda love it still.
3. How I Met Your Mother - SLAPSGIVING. Enough said.
4. House - Although I miss the old team.
5. Friday Night Lights - Coach Taylor is still a frequent member of my dreams. Yum.
6. Numb3rs - The plots of this show are ridiculous the way they to try to connect FBI cases with math, but the characters are so great I still love the show.
7. Las Vegas - I miss James Caan, but Josh Duhammel is still pretty.
8. Criminal Minds - I’m not a fan of the addition of Joe Montegna on this show, but I still watch it religiously.
9. CSI - I’m so glad to see Sarah Sidle go that it hurts me.
10. Ugly Betty - Amanda and Marc are my total BFFs.
11. The Amazing Race - It’s all for the Phil.

I’m sure there are others I’ll add as I remember them. So, what are YOU watching?