Hollywood Fun

Oy vey. There are 2 new celebrity mishaps I would like to touch upon today although one can’t be controlled like the other one.

First we have Lindsay Lohan. What is her problem?!?! There were drugs found in her system last week and she’s still on probation so that means a warrant was out for her arrest. The judge was super harsh on her, which he should have been and decided that she was going to be in put jail for one month without bail. A bunch of other judges heard this and over ruled this and Lindsay was let out on bail. Not only is she getting special treatment, but this girl has some major issues. I thought everyone said rehab helped her. I think she needs to be put under house arrest or something. If she can’t even stay away from drugs for a month, something else needs to be done other than rehab or jail. I’m so sad for her! She has a horrible family who does nothing to help her and the paparazzi won’t leave her the hell alone. I would take drugs too.

Second, we have Gordon Ramsay. He’s probably one of my favorite celebrity chefs. I don’t know why, but for some reason I can’t get enough of him and his wild and crazy shows. Recently, the media is saying that he’s linked to 2 suicides. One was a chick who was on Hell’s Kitchen a while ago who didn’t win and the other was a guy who was on Kitchen Nightmares. His body was found at the bottom of the Hudson River the other day. Of course, the media says it’s Gordon’s fault, but I disagree. I remember the guy from Kitchen Nightmares and he was having major money issues. So whether Gordon put this guy on his show or not, this guy was bound to do harm to himself all on his own. As for the chick from Hell’s Kitchen, I don’t know what happened there. Yes, Gordon Ramsay gets mean on that show, but if she took everything he said to heart and committed suicide because of him and the show, than she had other issues. I can imagine it sucks to be linked to people committing suicide just because they were on your reality show. It’s not like Gordon forces them to be there. They sign up or call him and ask to be on the show. Gordon’s job is just to tell them the truth about their future. He’s there to help. Maybe I’m just biased.

Anyway, it’s just another day in Hollywood.

TV is Back!

I'm so excited for this week. All of our favorite TV shows come back and we even get some new ones. I've been having mini withdrawals here and there. I watched Bones and Grey's Anatomy from the beginning this summer and those are my main shows so my withdrawals weren't too bad. But I miss Glee and Biggest Loser and Hell's Kitchen. I miss watching Gordon Ramsey yell at people. I miss watching Jillian Michaels make overweight people run up hills. Luckily, the shows Master Chef and Working Out With Jillian Michaels held me over for a bit, but it's still not the same. The Jillian Michaels show was so boring I could barely make it through 2 episodes. Master Chef was awesome though.

There are some new shows that seem kind of interesting. No Ordinary Family has me a tiny bit intrigued, but I can see it getting old real fast. I heard it's about a family who gets magical powers after a plane crash or something. Kind of weird, but kind of interesting. There's another show I keep seeing commercials for called The Event. Apparently, it's supposed to be the next Lost. I never watched Lost so it doesn't really appeal to me, but I guess it's worth a shot right. Lost had a huge fan base and I'm sure they're hoping The Event will as well. My roommate refuses to watch it because there have been so many commercials. Usually, that means something is going to suck. I will have to watch it and let you know.

Happy TV watching!!!

More Reality TV

Here we go with another reality show. I remember when reality shows first started I was not pleased. Reality TV was going to change the world for actors and I was not happy about that. When asked the other day what my favorite shows are, I noticed that there are only 4 non-reality shows that I watch on a regular basis. How sad and pathetic is that? There are very few non-reality shows on TV right now. The shows I watch that don’t fall into the hate on actors category are Glee, Ghost Whisperer, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and 30 Rock. The rest are reality shows and bad ones at that. The show that is on the top of my reality list right now is The Biggest Loser. It has taken the place of Hell’s Kitchen simply because Hell’s Kitchen ended a few weeks ago. Sad day.

I remember a couple years ago I was home on my day off eating Taco Bell and I stumbled across some old episodes of The Biggest Loser. I stayed on the channel and watched and ate and just started bawling. Here I am eating Taco Bell while these people are trying to change their lives because they had one too many tacos. I felt horrible. Now I make sure not to eat while I watch the show. It is one of those feel good shows, unlike some of the other reality shows I watch. The Hills makes us feel better about ourselves because the people on the show are so dumb, otherwise it is just brain mushing. The Biggest Loser shows the audience that if you put your mind to it, you can achieve it. I know cliché, but what can I say. I like seeing the transformations too.

Going from 400 pounds to 100 pounds and seeing how that changes people’s lives is cool to me. The trainers aren't too bad to look at either.

Stay Out of My Kitchen

There are quite a few cooking shows on TV right now. Some have crazy challenges and hosts and others have crazy cake making challenges. There is of course the food network with a million cooking shows and the movie about Julia Child just came out too. There is cooking everywhere right now. All of these shows and the movie were quite entertaining and they all make me hungry and some make me want to learn to cook. I kind of envy those who can throw ingredients together and make an amazing dish.

For me, there is one cooking show that stands out among the rest and that is Hell’s Kitchen with Chef Ramsay. I went to the Jay Leno show a few years ago and he was the guest and he was very overpowering. He has a very intense take on food and I think one day he is going to have a heart attack from being so intense.

On Hell’s Kitchen, there are 2 teams, the red team, which are the girls and the blue team, which are the boys and they all compete in a real kitchen setting. Their final prize is money and the position of head chef at some restaurant in New York. Chef Ramsey has each team cooking certain dishes for certain tables, just like in any restaurant, but he yells. Like really yells. He even kicks them out of the kitchen if they suck enough. His words are “Piss off.” It’s very intense. I am not a fan of yelling, but for some reason this show is addicting. I can’t wait for Friday to come so I can watch it on Hulu. I don’t know what it is, but I am completely drawn to it. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I enjoy working in intense situations, but I know that I cannot handle the yelling so I don’t know. Maybe I don’t mind watching others get yelled at.

Either way this show is entertaining. I recommend it. You don’t get to see how things are made as with other cooking shows, but you get to see the environment of a kitchen and that has always kind of fascinated me. Here is a good taste of what goes on in the kitchen.