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sempervivum

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  1. I watched most of the first part last night. It was pretty engrossing, although probably only if you have a taste for gospel music (I do). I really enjoyed the commentary and interviews with the preachers about various gospel-related preaching styles- didn't realize 'whooping' was what it was called! Loved the film performances of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sam Cooke, and Mahalia Jackson. The highlight was undoubtedly Mahalia bursting into 'Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho', which caused a tense-looking MLK to grin. I confess I did not realize that Aretha was that Dr. Franklin's daughter.
  2. Re. new Jardiance ad: it's a toss-up, for me, and they both affront me mostly because of the dancing. With the OG, I never seem to avert my eyes fast enough to avoid seeing that horrifying bump-and-grind she does. With the new one, it's those background dancers, particularly the fat little guy with a beard, who manages to strut and prance at the same time. The whole troupe comes across as high school drama club rehearsing this spring's musical.
  3. Yes, I've seen a couple of different 'big company' ads pushing new products with 72 hour stink-freedom and all-over use. Ha, ha, Dr. Shannon! Normally I'd be rooting for the little guy/girl, but not in this case. As long as they don't ever include a flabby blonde who likes to mime the location of her butt crack, that is.
  4. I watched this for the last few seasons mostly because I think Pumpkin/Josh's kids are so cute. However, at this point, it's become like watching some terrible behavioural modification experiment. They seem determined to ruin their kids' futures. Also, having seen what these pigs* are up to on SM-nope, not supporting it even for the sake of snark * ALL of the adults in this clan
  5. I missed all but the last 15 minutes of this episode, so I was wondering what happened to Lip Lady. I assumed she had been attacked by a pit bull or something; that was just from filler?? Wow.
  6. I never watched Grey's Anatomy, so was unfamiliar with Jesse. He seemed very thoughtful and intelligent. I was amazed that apparently the story of his great grandmother's performing career had been forgotten. Also would have been interested in finding out where that Salem Witch trial guy came from, since it seemed the Swedish relative was the first immigrant to America- maybe it was through her husband? The show is really mining the witch trials for all they're worth, though! Sunny Hostin is very well-preserved.
  7. I was amazed ? appalled? by Justine's rationale for that stupid name. 'Manhattan Barbie' made her think 'iconic', 'elite' and 'shopping'- see, that's what the world needs in it's next generation, not 'wisdom', 'kindness', 'work ethic' or 'honor'. Geez, if you're going to the trouble/pain/expense of a boob job, Sarah, why not also have them yanked up higher? With her short little torso, those things are already hanging low; they'll be at her navel in 5 years.
  8. The most interesting thing was seeing that old pic of Nassif's original nose. The hollow-butt repair was pretty good. I got sick of the woman saying 'more cushion for the pushin' in front of her mother over and over, though. The nose job girl was soooo pretty; I hope her parents got the money for the repair from the insurance of the first surgeon. I could maybe see some excuse if the guy was just a specialist in internal nose surgery (she originally went in for a deviated septum), but that doesn't explain why he would do a rhinoplasty which he clearly didn't have the skills for. 'Wants to look like a 45 year old mob wife' girl was pathetic, really. You need attention THAT bad? Would be interested to find out if she survives her next attempt at messing up her body, given that she has heart failure (!) Her boyfriend was very cute, surely he could do better.
  9. I think the new season debuted last Thursday during the various outages here; I assume that's why there were no comments? The only thing notable last week was the 'pretty good, I guess' job they did on a young woman who'd been in an accident. Her eye had been severely disfigured and they were able to at least get it fairly symmetrical with the other one and repair the bottom part (her eye leaked). There was also a very good boob job repair on an older lady, as well as the usual weird person who wants the world's biggest (fill in the body part). There's a new show on tonight, I think.
  10. But he grew up with nothing but a single mother, so you'd think at least narrowing the dad down to one of two brothers would give some enlightenment. As far as the kind of relationship they had, clearly it didn't last long. The fact that mom apparently didn't talk about dad would point to a not-good relationship, no? I think genealogy can only do some basic 'connect the dots' work; the rest is always going to be guessing or hoping.
  11. Levar was super-dramatic and emotive, while Wes was very measured and stoic, so some contrast in responses at least. As usual, Levar wanted to attribute all his good characteristics (pro-education, I guess?) to the 2 ancestors who were school superintendents, while ignoring the wife-hopping, the one who enlisted in the Confederate army, and the one who owned slaves. Also, I hate his weird little pointy beard. It surpised me that Wes said he hadn't heard of the Trail of Tears until he was in high school.
  12. These are not new, but I loathe the 'Smart Asset' ads with the stupid men. The guy who 'probably shouldn't have tried to remove his own appendix' and the other one who didn't notice that the swimming pool cement was quick-setting. In keeping with the theme, I also hate that big loud dude in an orange sweater who asks if we're 'smart enough' to switch to Consumer Cellular. GTFOH.
  13. Yes, I felt like the revelation of the villain was pretty abrupt, and I found it hard to believe that Annie would have covered up for him (re. the baby's death) all this time. OTOH, I thought Billy had a pretty believable arc from 'useless kid' to 'functioning team member' to 'hero' within 88 minutes.
  14. Why do I suspect that he paid considerably more for those than he would have for a pair of Levis?
  15. So last week Lindsey was out shaking down her old druggie customers for spare change, but now she can afford a $200 'engagement chain' for Blaine? Also last week she asked Mylie if she wanted Blaine as a step dad, Mylie very definitely said 'no', and now Lindsey is proposing to Blaine? Melissa: a different nose on your face will not keep Louie from looking at other girls' 'noses'. Also, since he can't possibly have a license for big-rig truck driving, he'll be doing Fed Ex runs (if he's lucky). Lots of lonely housewives out there waiting for their packages to arrive, IYKWIM. Chance's jeans looked like moth-eaten long johns. TayLER also continues to be a mess. Kerock is a controlling little creep, imo. Don't let him gaslight you, Brit. I loathe both Redd and Joyless.
  16. Sarah should be working on losing weight instead of relying on surgery to cure her self-image. Too late now, but style tip: giant boobs on a 4ft. 10 in. body just make you look older and fat(ter). I was shocked when I saw how terrible she looked in that tight sweater dress. So how does it affect Lindsey's big 40-year possible incarceration when the law sees her 'threatening' random junkies if they don't give her money? Does she have promissory notes? And even if she did, saying on camera that you're going to mess them up seems problematic. Joynomi's kin all seem far more rationale than she. What does she see in that saggy-moobed baggy-pantsed loser?? I'm bored by the Louie/Mel and saddened by the Juju/Mike stories. BTW, here's a little holiday present for you all: I know the Chance/TayLER story wasn't featured last night, but
  17. Actually, the only reason I noticed the duplication (or triplication) of these versions is that I kind of like the first guy- the mostly bald one. He seems enthusiastic and upbeat. The other two (who I've so far seen only once) aren't as convincing to me. (btw, I'm an old lady with absolutely no interest in Viagra 🙂)
  18. Two strange ads that popped up in the last week: for Babbel (language app)- this ad has run for a long time, with a 'human' cast, where a large-nosed young woman learns how to ask a taxi to take her to the Hotel Pierre, in French. Now they're running the exact same ad, but animated. The cartoon woman even has a cartoonish large nose. for Friday Plans (cheap ED /Viagra medical app)- yesterday I saw 2 different actors repeating the exact same script that has been running for months with another actor. All 3 actors are middle aged or older white men, slim, with gray or balding heads, all wearing a grey and white checked shirt. They all read the lines EXACTLY the way the first guy did it ('Boom! Look at that-87 cents a pill!) Why on earth??!
  19. Open Door (real estate app)- WHY does Janet have to immediately sell her house just because she won a 'speed boat' playing Bingo??
  20. I'm positive that there are significant building code violations in TayLER's house, following Chance's 'remodeling'. I'd be especially concerned about the electricity situation; with all the trash lying around, the place would go up in flames quickly. I find myself enjoying this show less and less, as there seems to be more and more exploitation of kids.
  21. I didn't realize this case had been covered by the other two, but I don't really go out of my way to watch true crime stuff. It's pretty much something I only do on Saturday nights if there's nothing on PBS or I'm too lazy to look for something on streaming. Anyway, in the end, 'It's always the husband, it's always the husband, it's always the husband', per Lt. Provenza.
  22. Biggest puzzler: Shovel's abominable 'dress' : Tina Turner meets Ellie May Clampett. I was disappointed that even WeTV didn't dare to show the rear view. So TayLER left a pretty decent job with insurance and benefits, and now she's going to make 'custom epoxy coffee tables'? And instead of sticking to his lucrative power-washing empire, Chance wants to horn in and attempt to up-sell her customers into renovation projects, of course he does. Tai (I think that's who it was) looks great in a short bobbed wig.
  23. 'Death at the Front Door' murder of Heidi Firkus in St. Paul, MN. The male lawyers who Nick (the murderer/husband) had representing him couldn't seem to understand why he would kill his wife 'just because' he was ashamed of his financial failures. They didn't see that as a viable motive! I think female lawyers would have totally got it,and might have worked harder to prove that Heidi knew about the foreclosure. I was disappointed that the police didn't unearth where he spent the money; the jury would have taken 5 minutes to find him guilty instead of 5 hours. Of course it was 2010 and they might just not have had the amount of cyber evidence they could find today.
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