All right, nurses. You know I've written about a variety of topics on this here site: books, mens, hateful bitches, etc. But the thing I've written about more than anything else has gotta be TV. So I'm finally making it an official feature, and I couldn't think of a better name than Ginger's Addiction. No, seriously, i couldn't. Years of hard living will do that to a body. For those of you who enjoyed my Kat McPhee obsession [sorry about the bulimia, honey, but can't way to see you on THE VIEW!}, my American Idol recaps be back before you can say "Seacrest [Come] Out." But I wanted to start by looking at the shows that are getting me through the heat of summer - some that have rocked me so far and a few for which I am anxiously waiting.
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency Oh, Janice, we'd take you in any form, but how much better to see you in your element - talking about the world of fashion and modeling as only you can! And, as an added bonus, many, many, many hot mens taking off their clothings. Wanna know a secret, fagulous readers? I just recently interviewed the Divine Miss Dickinson, and you know the second I finish that article the excerpts are going straight up on Fagulous!
Deadwood Well we were all a bit shocked to learn that the planned 4th season of Deadwood will be distilled into two movies, the cocksuckers over at Deadwood are still serving up a hell of a season 3, especially now that Major Dad showed up with his big black maid, Brian Cox showed up as Deadwood's first official 'mo, Mrs. Ellsworth got back on the drugs and smart-mouthed ex-hooker Trixie took on a habit of making me fall to the floor laughing at least once an episode. No more shirtless Timothy Olyphant, sadly, but, hey, at least we got Al giving blowjob pointers mid-blowjob!
Lucky Louie Finally, proof that the sit-com is not dead . . . if you don't let writers create hackneyed bullshit we've seen fifty times and ice it with a laugh track. Louie is filmed before a live studio audience and it shows. With the pizzazz and energy of theater comedians, Louis C.K. and company put forth a fresh exploration of much-lower-middle-class misery that incldues genuine comedy, daring exploration of sexual politics and an surprising amount of gratuitious male nudity!
The 4400 I didn't watch this awesome X-Files meets X-Men tale of 4400 people taken from throughout the 20th century and returned all at once with varied, super-human abilities. Though you won't mind any 'mo characters, you'll find plenty of gorgeous mens and lots of hits-close-to-home storylines like the Quarantine of the 4400 and the goverment's other shadowy "containment" programs. But, seriously, don't just start watching - start at the beginning (buy the other seasons, watch repeats, download them - whatever!). You can jump in the pool whenever but the more back-story you know, the better. Plus, fans of L Word Season One will be excited to discover that the delicious uber-Lesbian Marina apparently left the series because she was abducted by Aliens and was returned to Seattle as an art dealer! Who knew?
Kyle XY Okay, so, yes, it does appear on the famously schmaltzy ABC Family channel and it does feature its share of schmaltz. But, thus far, the show mostly features loving, lingering film of, seriously, one of the most beautiful young actors around, Matt Dallas, whom Entourage fans will recognize from his cameo as a kept boy!
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia FX's boffo series about a quartet of bar-owning Philadelphian misfits really upped the ante this season, but it has little to do with the addition of cast member Danny Devito and a lot more to do with how the cast is no longer afraid to take their hilarious one-upsmanship comedy all the way, like in one episode where two of them decide to go on welfare and totally get hooked on crack or another where everybody tries to screw (literally!) everyone else's parents!!!
The Venture Brothers WOW! The new season started with a bang and just kept on banging. This tale of a nebbishy super-genius, his hapless sons, their too-awesome for words Body Guard Brock Sampson and a universe of inept super-villians is Camp with a Kapital K! In your face, over the top, and up yours, there's nothing jewel of Cartoon Network's adult swim won't do!
Entourage WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT! Gone are the thousands of big, fake-titted extras and no plot of Season 1 or the awkward growing pains of Season 2. Now this show knows how to hit and hit hard! Every episode something is happening, there's a crazy twist, and something gets resolved. In the meantime, it's juggling major plotlines for all the main characters and giving us tons of what Entourage does best: LET JEREMY PIVEN GO CRAZY! Seriously, I hate needles, but if they could somehow distill his star turn as super-agent Ari into a drug I'd slam that shit like a Junkie Whore! When Entourage set out to be Sex and the City for guys, I thought they'd never make it. But, surprise, surprise, they're more than halfway there!
AND I'M SQUEEZIN THE REMOTE HARD LOOKIN' FORWARD TO. . .
Project Runway And speaking of needles, Heidi's got the contestants (and us) on pins and 'em anticipating the next season. For me, Project Runway's formula is so strong, they can do no wrong, but they keep finding great new ways to spice up the show. Expect this season to get the Fagulous treatment hardcore, with recaps, discussions and input from a certain freind of the blog who used to date one of this season's contestants! (Plus, check out my interview with Tim Gunn in the new issue of
Metrosource magazine - on stands in less than two weeks!
Weeds Another show that started slow, but by the third or fourth episode had me hooked like, well, you know. Sure, we hear too much about Mary-Louise Parker arguing with the show's creators (Honey, I say this as a huge fan of yours - the show is great and you're great on it - just enjoy the ride!) but with an immense subject matter (the dark, drug addled side of suburbia) and a cast of supporting characters that could make your head spin (Elizabeth Perkins? Kevin Nealon? Justin Kirk? Romany Malco? YOWSA!), I've definitely got a craving for more!
30 Days I have a confession. I have a mad crush on Morgan Spurlock. I love his movie (
Supersize Me). I loved the first season of his awesome documentary show, especially when he opens the season by doing something crazy for 30 days! Last season he lived on minimum wage (with his girlfriend, who was awesome, and it made me feel a little bad for wanting to take him from her . . . a little) and this year to open this truly unique series about taking some fish and putting them out of water for thirty days (Conservatives in the Castro? Atheists amongst the Christian Right?) he's going to PRISON! Let's just hope it turns out like an episode of OZ (in a naked sexy mens way, not a shiv in the back way).
And, starting tonight, I'm going back to my childhood, as the aforementioned Adult Swim (which is to be congratulated on the most consistently awesome Netrowk Identity ever) brings back all the madness of
Pee-Wee's Playhouse. Oh, Paul Reubens, you've been away too long! All right, bitches - get to posting? Which of these shows don't belong and what did I miss?
