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Under what circumstances will Betty and Daniel eventually get together?

Heh. It's totally going to come down to Betty continually trying to fix him, and not always fixing him enough, and then one day he'll figure out that she's always there for him and she'll figure out that the only reason he's not lying in a gutter somewhere is because of her, and they'll actually figure out that they're better for each other if they just stop fighting it.

Of course, Daniel has to stop being such a dillhole half the time, but here's hoping he grows out of that eventually. :)

Even though John's out of Hell, do you think they'll find a way to make PapaWinchester show up in season three of Supernatural? Do you even want him to?

Also, do you think the Heroes writers are going to pull the age old cliche of "I may have survived that crazy stunt I pulled, but now I've got amnesia and can't remember a damn thing about life pre-crazy stunt" with either Peter or Nathan?

Oh, I think they'll find a way to bring him back somehow. Dreams, flashbacks, whatever. I mean, they keep bringing Mary back, right? ;)

And they can keep bringing him back as much as they want, baby, at least until someone smartens up and gives JDM his own damn show. *fist in air*

And as for Peter and Nathan, I have had a sneaking suspicion based on the photos of Adrian way back (not to mention anything spoilery) that maybe they were going to pull that kind of thing with Nathan. Not that I would mind -- something about that in regards to Nathan makes me GIDDY IN MY PANTS. I mean, if they do it with Peter we get another year of Peter experimenting with his powers, but Nathan's never let go and just been himself. That would give him an opportunity to do it. (Flying Nathan! Yes, please! *fans self*)

Have you seen the Heroes preview?

And have you been watching the 4400 anymore? 'Cause I still don't think it's as good anymore, but it is fucking with my mind and no one I know watches it other than you.

I'm watching it.

Nope, but I've heard about it. I just ... I can't bring myself to watch. Not because it'll be bad, but because I will FLIP MY SHIT. I've been deprived all summer, damn it, I have to work up to new Heroes. Breathing exercises, drinking heavily, therapy. You know, the usual. ;)

And yeah, I've been keeping up with The 4400. I keep forgetting to watch it and clinking in halfway through the episode and catching up on Wikipedia or whatever. It's definitely not as good anymore -- that chick playing Cassie needs to be fired, or at least to be given the number for a GOOD hairdresser -- but it does have its interesting points. (Oh, that thing Richard did to Isabelle this week? I love it and yet it's sooooo not going to last. Which sucks because, hi, another actress on there I don't like.)

Also, Kyle's gotten hotter. That makes up for a LOT.

I'm holding out hopes that if Tom does get powers, he gets to time-travel like Hiro.

I did flip shit when I saw it. I need new Heroes now. At least I have The 4400 to watch. It is not anywhere near as good as Heroes, but at least it's full of a super-powered people running around with cracky-subplots. Unfortunately, as super-powered as it may be, it lacks Petrellis and is therefore not much of a substitute.

Kyle has gotten hotter, and Kyle/Isabelle? Way better than Shawn/Isabelle. Although I sort of wish she was still psycho.

You're right about Cassie, though. She's annoying, and her bangs and hair color are sort of horrifying on her. I'm glad she's not on much.

I will never stop giggling at the fact that the show has been reduced to Moles of Doom as the current bad guys we don't know anything about. Seriously. The mole regrew? That doesn't even make sense. Oh, show.

Did you see the preview for next week's? 'Cause that makes the Richard and Isabelle thing even more crazy. My head may explode.

You know what it looks like? It looks like someone cut Cassie's hair with safety scissors. That's what it looks like.

Oh, oh! And I will agree that Kyle/Isabelle is hotter than Shawn/Isabelle. On the other hand, I practically had happy spastic fits when Kevin and Tess kissed, so perhaps I should not be listened to. ;)

NEXT WEEK! LILY! \o/

You know what the bad thing about Cassie's hair is? The way I imagine Kyle's power working makes me think something in him likes that hairstyle. What the hell, Kyle. What the hell.

Kevin and Tess kissing was adorable. Aww. ...even if she had just gone psycho and made people dance for two days straight. I miss my Diana/Marco ship, though. I nearly died of happy squee when she asked him over for meatloaf.

I was so mad when Lily was gone, and now she's back. It will be awesome. Maybe the show will be a little better again...

The third Dexter book comes out next month - will you read it or wait to watch Showtime's adaptation?

Oh, man, I still haven't even gotten to read the first two books! I really have to go get a library card again so that I can at least try to get a hold of them.

They're apparently very good, according to a friend of mine. I won't be picking them up because I like the show too much - a guy I know has a similar attitude about the Harry Potter movies in that he won't read the books because he's perfectly entertained by their adaptations.

My personal rule of thumb is, when I discover this thing I want to watch is based on a book, I have better luck in enjoying both versions of the story if I see the movie/series first and then go back to the book. Because I can't think of anything besides The Witches of Eastwick that I hated the book for after having seen the movie, but definitely I could be listing lots of movies that were wrecked for me or others by being familiar with the book versions first.

On Dexter, I saw the whole of the first season and then found the two books at the library. And the season covered the first book, so now I'm maybe spoiled for the new season, but. Given the differences between the first book and season, I'm thinking I'll be able to separate the two versions in my head easily enough.

Speak to me of your hopes and expectations for S2 of Heroes! What about the leaked eps of Dexter?

Hmm, let's see (and I'll try to avoid being spoilery for what I do know for the sake of others) -- I want Nathan and Peter to both be alive, and for Claire to spot them, and for grateful happy hugs to result. I want Mr. Bennet to continue to be awesome, and for Mrs. Bennet to come back and be all, "Both of you are going to come clean with me or the dog's gonna get it." I want to see Hiro start to become the kickass future!Hiro we know and ~~secretly lust after~~ love. I want Niki to not only become tolerable, but to become kickass. Maybe a Terminator 2/Long Kiss Goodnight/Kill Bill marathon would help with that. And Micah/Molly moments! They should be wee and superpowered and cute together. *nods emphatically*

And I downloaded the episodes and didn't get to watch them and then had to restore the system on my desktop and now I don't have them anymore. I really have to download them again, honestly.

That sounds a lot like what I want, y'know. Any thoughts on what happened to the Big Bad at the end (given the ambiguous ending)? Will Mohinder ever grow some common sense?

(I'm a bad Dexter fan and haven't even downloaded them yet, which is just preposterous).

Why do you think it is that we know so much more about Dean than Sam on Supernatural?

Because it's easier to slip in little details about someone with a better sense of humor. Someone as angst-ridden as Sam, who's spent so much time thinking about Jess and the demon, who doesn't have control of the radio, who focuses on the problem at hand and therefore doesn't read anything other than his dad's journal or research, who doesn't drop a lot of pop culture references into his dialogue ... I mean, it's harder to learn stuff about him.

Dean cracks jokes, has control of the radio (so we know what music he likes), talks about movies and TV and actors. Dean's the one who usually can't shut up. That probably helps. :)

I will talk about anything as long as it is fannish and not about this LJ mess.

So, I was rolling by Nick at Nite last night and stopped by to view a few minutes of The Cosby Show and I thought to myself, "Self, what in the fuck is wrong with Sondra and was Theo really always that much of an asshole?"

What do you think?

Honestly, I never EVER got Sondra, even when I was a kid and the episodes were new. For the longest time I had to keep reminding myself that, no, she was actually one of their children and she was allowed to be there.

And Theo just had the worst taste in friends. And, from what I can remember, in women, too.

I think the smallest daughter (the one played by Raven Simone) is a closet sociopath. Had the series continued, we would have seen Cliff weeping on the steps of the Courthouse while Sam Waterson held a news conference and Lenny Briscoe dragged the little kid through the hallways of justice, handcuffed and screaming.

Clair would have attempted suicide (only to be rescued by that bitchy doctor on ER - the one with the crutches), Theo would be dealing Crack (as evidenced by his cameo on Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and the rest of the kids would have bailed for Montana to start a commune.

Just how awesome are Amanda and Marc from Ugly Betty: awesome, or incredibly awesome? What do you imagine their first meeting was like?

The awesomest. Seriously, those two are the best pairing on there. I'll bet they were so bitchy to each other for a week or two, and were trying desperately to manipulate the hell out of one another, and then one day they discovered a common enemy -- food, credit limits, straight guys, whatever -- and figured out that they made better allies than enemies.

So how far do you think Terry Fator, the ventriloquist, is going to go on America's Got Talent? (He's in my top three, along with Butterscotch and Cas.) Who are your top three acts? How totally robbed were the Calypso Tumblers and Second Story Guys that Sideswipe made it and they didn't? How many Sideswipe members do you think are sleeping with each other?

And finally, doesn't David Hasselhoff look like he was BORN to stand in front of a smoke machine?

Oh, and Ugly Betty-wise, what do you think the chances are of dear sweet Henry coming back for Betty?

Dude, if it came down to Terry, Butterscotch and Cas, I'd be thrilled. I kind of don't want Butterscotch to get it, if only because last year it was a girl singer, and then THIS year it's a girl singer? I think even Piers is hesitant to do that again. I think Terry is definitely final two material, though, if not the clear winner. I love Cas, but after his performances on the show I have no doubt he'll get a record deal out of this even if he doesn't win. I'm rooting for him and Terry in large part because I think they're both talented, they're both genuinely nice people, and even if they both lose they'll still win. (I have a feeling Terry will be headlining at Vegas before we all know it, and he'll deserve it. That shit is hard, yo.)

*snickers* Yes, yes he does.

And Henry had better get his ass back. I miss my hot geek, damn it! :)

What do you think about Sam/Jo? (This can be either thinky or about the hotness of those enormous porn paws of his.)

"Heroes"-wise, what role should Claude play in S2? Other than hot invisible sex with amnesiac Peter, of course. *grins* Yes, I know he's probably not coming back, but I miss Chris Eccleston a LOT.

I approve of this line of speculation.

Hello, I frequently read what you have to say about Top Chef (and Project Runway and TAR) but you have not said a lot recently. Who would be your ideal pick for the final three, and who do you think may actually make the final three?

Also, do you have any ideal locations for TAR?

If I'm picking the three people I most want to see in the final three -- Tre (because I think he's the best chef left), Brian (because I believe he's a good chef, he works well with others, he's great with a crowd, he's funny, and I just like him, 'kay?), and CJ (because I have a GINORMOUS crush on the man). I admit, most of my picks are not because of their cooking ability. DON'T CARE. :)

Who I think it will be -- Tre (like I said, best chef left), Casey (better of the two female chefs left, good under stress, has a generally favorable record), and Howie (because I am JUST THAT LUCKY ... *sigh*).

And hmm ... ideal TAR locations. Oh, man, anywhere? Anywhere at all? I'm just happy to see them go anywhere, considering I've never been farther away from home than New Orleans and I like being able to see them in other countries interacting with the locals. You know, as long as they're not dicksmacks.

GOD, I hate Howie. I hope that Casey is one of the final three, because I really like her (and she's very well spoken and presentable, and seems to be a pretty good chef, so I think you're right), and I really hope that Tre is too, and I really want the third to be either Brian or CJ...even though I always forget which is which, and kind of think of them as the same person. Though as long as either Howie or Hung aren't there, I'll be happy. I know, fat chance.

HEE! How are you mixing up Brian and CJ? CJ is something like twenty-seven thousand feet taller than the rest of them. It's like the entire crowd of contestants, and then this redwood standing in the middle of them. :)

Though as long as either Howie or Hung aren't there, I'll be happy.

Tell me about it. Although at this point I can always content myself with the fact that as dickish as they both are, I still like them better than Ilan.

Did you hear that JDM is going to be in the movie adaptation of Alan Moore's The Watchmen graphic novel?

Oh, yeah. I'm trying to avoid reading the Wikipedia article on it to find out what it's about so that I don't get all disappointed when I found out for sure he dies after ten minutes or whatever, considering his track record with his last few roles. ;)

Ok, Top Chef. Were we not at all surprised to see that the cheftestants didn't really get to go clubbing? (I wasn't. Didn't Jeffrey say something on PR about how he knew it wasn't going to be a real party because it's never really a party?)

And, on another point, was Ted Allen right to apologize in his blog for saying that Sara and Casey were bitching about nothing for having to cook in high heels.

(For me, the top wouldn't have bothered me as much as the heels. Dancing is one thing, because you can always take a break, but I would hate to have to manoeuvre around a tiny kitchen in clubbing heels. Also, I wanted to smack all the blog commenters who suggested just taking the shoes off. Um, that's generally not a good idea in a place where people are moving around quickly, brandishing knives and heavy things and frying stuff that will splatter grease.)

Someone else said that Hung is this year's Marcel. Y/N?

And how adorable and dorky is CJ?

1. God, no, definitely not surprised. And if any of them hadn't been living under a rock the past decade, they shouldn't have, either. I mean, REALLY.

2. I think he was right to apologize for what he said about their complaints. They were really whiny about the whole thing, but it wasn't like they didn't have a point. Would it have been THAT difficult for the show to let them change shoes or allow them their coats? I mean, putting aside the psychological aspect of springing it on them like that, it's unsanitary, provides undue discomfort that -- let's face it -- none of the guys had to suffer through, and like you said, isn't something that they can just slip out of like Tre with whatever shirt he was wearing before he "changed" into a wifebeater. I liked that challenge, but not the surprise aspect of it.

3. Oh, hell, no. Marcel was last year's Stephen, if Stephen had been surrounded by bullying idiots. Hung is this year's Ilan, if Ilan hadn't had Marcel to direct his self-centered snotty superiority towards.

4. OMG SO ADORABLE. Words cannot describe how hot I find that man. I think Tre's hot, too, but CJ is more cute and he's definitely more funny. I want him and his fake testicle to come over to my house so that I can do very naughty things to him. (Or maybe we should go to his house where there's actually a bed that will fit him. ;))

1. Seriously. I was like "Clearly none of you have ever watched a Bravo reality show before. I still think the first challenge of PR Season 2 was the meanest, though, because I would have hated to destroy my clothes.

3. Yeah, that's pretty much how I felt. Hung is cocky, which yeah, Marcel was, but Marcel was totally not as assholish. And Hung doesn't rap, which clearly loses him like 100 of the points I gave Marcel for hilarity. And WTF, who runs with a GIANT KNIFE?

4. Tre is pretty good looking. And I cracked the hell up when he was joking about his guns during the last challenge. But CJ is totally my favorite. I wanted him to explain to Colicchio that he was outside because he couldn't fit in the catering truck. Because I really don't think he fit in there too well. Awww.

3. Oh, Hung runs with a giant knife, because he's too freaking stupid to notice that every time he moves faster than STANDING, he drops something, knocks something over, breaks something, or crashes into something.

4. Well, I think he could have think if they'd rolled him in lying down through the front window. ;)

Hung was 100% right when he described himself as a Certified Professional Asshole, but I don't know why he thinks that's something to be proud of.

I also meant to comment on your other Top Chef post, because I do think Keckler was totally right about Howie. He talks a lot, but the only thing he's really good at is throwing people under the bus to save his own ass. Ok, and he makes some decent dishes. But the sweat. OMG EW the sweat.

Heee, that should be in the extras. I really would watch a whole episode of just CJ being adorable. I really hope he and Tre make it to the finals.

... I can't believe I have to wait this long!

At least the miniseries is coming out. What the heck is up with Starbuck?

The Office:

If you were God of the show, how would you keep it interesting if Jim and Pam become a couple?

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