Thursday, May 18, 2006

Shannen Doherty Called

I watched the OC season finale tonight, and it was so heart breaking. Even if I haven't watched very many episodes this semester. But Marissa (Mischa Barton) died. It was all sad and everything. Yet, Mischa gets the "Shannen Doherty called and wants her night time soap drama diva temper tantrum back". SO not only did Mischa decide to quit the OC (ruining the awesome foursome) but she has to be a bitch and tell Access Hollywood that she IS leaving the OC and the her character dies. Uhm I know the OC is this generations 90210 Beverly Hills, but come the Frick on, does she really need to take on Shannen Doherty's personality away (though I like Shannen a whole lot more than Mischa). The saddest part of this is that the only entertainment news I have followed recently is about Heather Locklear. I have remained ignorant to everything else, so I was completely clueless as to the events that would take place on tonight's episode. If I had known, I'm not sure I would have watched. Well I probably would because its one of my last nights at the WU and opportunity to watch it with friends. Though could have done without the jerk who kept harassing me and didn't even know who I was. Okay now I am through with that rant
Now for the second rant. Why do shows feel the need to kill of characters? Okay in Mischa's case I can understand the writers being annoyed at her leaving the show and wanted to do something memorable if not risky. Silk Stalkings killed of Chris Lorenzo (Rob Estes) by having him take two cop killers (type of bullett) in the chest protecting his pregnant wife, Rita Lance (Mitzi Kapture). That was really sad, especially cause I was totally unprepared for it. And then next was Tara on Buffy The Vampire Slayer (BTVS). Joyce died on BTVS too, but Tara's death was soo much sadder. In a show about things that go bump in the night, Tara died by being shot be a simple human. I was a senior in high school and remembered thinking that I didn't want Tara to die, I had hoped it would have been Xander. And now as i think these are the only three shows that Ive really been into where a main character is killed off. Daytime soaps don't count because people come back from the dead all the time. I guess Sydeny, Kimberly, Brooke, and Matt were all killed off of Melrose, but I had already known those happened way before i watched the episodes. Well with the exception of Matt. That was a sad episode. But other than that, main characters tend to go on trips or move away when an actor leaves the show.
And that ends my post of shows killing off beloved characters and killing our hope that they may one day return to the show. And I think this proves that I have way too much time on my hands really late at night
"I’m not saying I don’t have my moment of bitchiness because everybody has them. "
-Shannen Doherty-

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

A House Is Not A Home

As the time has come for my college career to end, I have found myself to be slightly depressed at the thought of leaving campus for the summer and not returning in the fall. Its natural for a person to be side when one era in their life ends, but I find its harder for me than expected. Because when I leave IWU campus next Tuesday I won't be returning to a place that I consider home. Sure I will be moving back into the house I've lived in for the past 7 years, but to me it still isn't home. Of course it doesn't help that my parents are in the process of selling the house. Last night as I took a solitary walk around campus I realized, this campus has been my home for the past four years. It doesn't matter that I have had two different roommate, several different groups of friends, or lived in four different dorms. It is the campus as a whole that is my home. I love the fountain by the library, the "vagina" (that Amy nicknamed), the retention ponds that Es and I thought would be fun to swim in so we did, on top of the dug outs, the statues, Drama 108 in Kem, Carmin 119, Reed 316 (I think that's the right numbers), and toho 518. There are so many good memories I have the WU. Laying out by the basketball courts and rating guys with Tory. Going to Applebees for half-price appetizers with the girls (T, Micah, Jaime, Julie). Early morning donut runs. Sneaking out of Reed and then sneaking back in. The Mexican restaurants. Getting "raped" but Stacey and Rania junior year. The randomness of my suitemates. The randomness of the Freshman girls (T, Micah, Jaime, Julie). Laying on the track field freshman year doing our first roommate bonding session with Es. The late night talks with Es. The random picture times with Es. Being the unofficial assistant RA for Es. I have grown and changed so much since I first came to IWU. I can look back and see how I've changed, grown up. When I first came to IWU I was scared and all I wanted to do was go home, where I knew how to survive. But I did survive here and I've come to love it. I feel safe and comfortable on this campus. And its hard for me to leave it and head off into the literal unknown. I have come to love this campus, this school like I never expected. This is my home. The place where I really grew up (or at least attempted to). I will remember the educational and life lessons I learned in my classes. The education and life lessons learned from my friends. But as hard as it was to come to IWU and how scary it is to leave it, I know I will be okay, because I survived four years here at college. And I am a stronger, smarter, semi self-reliant person because of it. And though this life transition is going to be difficutly I will okay and I will make a new life and a new home for myself. As I close out this post I am going to give u two quotes: one from Matt Fielding (Doug Savant) as he left Melrose Place, and my modified version of Matt's quote of my leaving IWU.

Matt Fielding: I had never lived anywhere like this. It's a special place, you know? Amazing people have passed through here. Some have died, some have gotten married and just moved on... But I swear it was only a moment ago I was sitting at the edge of that pool laughing with Rhonda. I'll remember them all. The old and the new. And I will always remember this place. It's where I really grew up.

Me: I have never lived anywhere like this. It's an amazing place, some special people have passed through here. Some have graduated, some are getting married and moving on. But I swear it was only a moment ago that I was star gazing with Esther, sharing our life stories and roommate bonding. I will remember them all though. The older friends and the new ones. And most of all I will always remember this place. Because it is where I really grew up.

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Sunday, May 14, 2006

Team Heather (along with everyone in Hollyood)

If you've known me for more than 30 seconds then you know I am a huge Heather fan. Well, the last few months Heather has been in almost every major tabloid for her filing for divorce from hubby of 11 years, Richie Sambora. But the last few months things have really heated up. Turns out that Richie is now dating Heather's ex-BFF, Denise Richards. Now Heather and Denise became fast friends when Denise was guest starring on Spin City. She played her soon to be ex-husband (Charlie Sheen's) love interest. Denise herself is now going through a nasty divorce of her own. She has made claims that Charlie has been mentally cruel to her, threatening to kill her, and has physically shoved her. She has also made allegations of Charlie visiting porn sites that contained pics of very young girls, and had hired prostitutes along with abusing prescription drugs. First I just want to say that Charlie has had a history of this, I mean hello he wrote a freaking check to Heidi Fleiss, so I don't know what she was really expecting. So, with her marriage in complete shambles, Denise has moved on to her best friend's soon to be husband. Not that act in its self isn't bad enough, but according to some sources (People, O.K., Us weekly) Denise is the one that encouraged Heather to file for divorce from Richie after Heather discovered some inappropriate pics were sent to Richie via e-mail of his ex-assistant from his ex-assistant. The Soup (E!) made claims that Denise and Richie have been seeing each other since as early as November. Which in November Denise was attempting reconciling with Charlie after filling for divorce the first time, and Heather & Richie were fine (supposedly). Aaron Spelling couldn't top this crazy scandal if he had tried. Even on Melrose, Sydney went after Jane (her sisters husband) once they were separated. Who knows how the story will unfold. And it has been reported that Sambora has dumped Denise 'cause lets face it she is a scheming whore! But Richie apparently told Denise that Heather was the love of his life.  And he has been sending Heather flowers and a crystal heart necklace.  Heather and Richie were even seen looking very close at their daughter Ava's dance recital.  It could be wishful thinking but maybe they will be able to work things out, move AWAY from Whore-Skank Richards.  I mean if Amanda and Peter can end up together at the end of Melrose Place, then maybe there is hope for this once amazing couple....and let’s not forget Peter tried to kill Amanda in season three.  Richie just made a small error due to being distraught over Heather filing for divorce....things can work out...maybe...hopefully. I don’t know if I can afford to keep buying tabloids at this rate (I’ve always wanted her to be on magazines but not like this...

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