2 posts tagged “telenovelas”

Ok, so last night was strange.  Went over to my friend Lucy's and had a weird night.  We watched Ugly Betty which was really awesome.  Like I've said, I love the soaps, and that had suds all over it.  It was great.  It definitely reminded me of the Colombian original, Yo Soy Betty, La Fea.  It's tons better than the Mexican version and Salma Hayek's cameo appearance was delightfully well-done.  Then, we watched Grey's Anatomy and Peter and Cathy were talking through the entire thing, and I yelled at them.  Several times.  Thankfully I taped it, so I can rewatch it without having people yell about what happened in the first 2 seasons.

Then, we went to some stupid place called 8 Lounge.  It has the look of some really swanky club, but it's really just a loud bar with pushy security people and no dancefloor.  We found a spot to sit finally, and I had a rum and diet.  Peter got up to get more drinks and got me one more.  Only he didn't tell me that he put double the rum in it, so it was like ALL liquor.  Luckily I didn't have too much to drink before we went out, so I was perfectly fine, not drunk at all.  But the club was filled with Asians, which I'm not against, but it's uncomfortable to be around a whole bunch of one ethnicity and be one of the few white people around.  We left and went back to Lucy's for some lasagna and wine.  Good times.

So, that was my Thursday night.

So, the internet has been crying since Steve Irwin died.  I'm a little verklempt about it, to be honest.  I just never expected him to die like that.  A freaky ironic accident.  I mean, it was just a little sad, too, to see footage of his kids and Terri on the entertainment news shows. 

Which brings me to one point on this blog.  Billy Bush is a fucking moron.  No, really.  This man needs to just go away.  For good.  He's annoying and stupid and thinks he's brilliant.  Or appears that way.  That folks, is why you should watch Extra.  That's the only entertainment news show worth watching ever.

Tonight was the premiere of the new MyNetworkTV shows, Desire and Fashion House.  I missed Desire because House was on, but man, Fashion House had me HOOKED.  It's actually not that bad.  It's filmed on film, not tape, so it doesn't have the look of a true Telenovela.  It does have some stilted dialogue and cheesy actors, but that's a given in the soaps world.  I have to say, Bo Derek was amazing as Maria Gianni, the head of the House of Gianni fashion house.  So, great.  And the chemistry between her son, Luke, and his love-interest, Michelle was great.  Plus, there are already 2 triangles being set up between them.  And it's sooo interesting.  I'll probably catch the recaps on Saturday for Desire and then see if I can't maybe make some headway there.  I mean, I like soaps, so this was definitely a must-see premiere for both shows.

House was pretty good, but not as good as some previous episodes.  It was actually kind of boring.  Not like Fashion House.  But still.  Decent enough to skip Desire for.  Then, there was something I meant to watch at 9, but have no idea what it is, so it must not have been that good.

Tomorrow, I have to do some work for my friend Lucy at her place, and then I'm probably going with her to the Rocket Bar on Thursday for some $2 Long Island Iced Teas.