I guess Disney felt bad for having feminine shows, and no masculine shows. That's the only reason I could think of why Disney XD is a channel. Instead of shows starring female characters, involving music, fashion, and gossiping, Disney XD is pretty much just cartoons, and shows that are aimed toward guys of 'all ages' (8-12).
I'm pretty sure guys are better off just sticking to Disney Channel, or migrating to Nickelodeon. Yeah, they never said anything of being a good influence, but seriously, previews of these shows make me shutter. :\
Disney XD is just annoying, seeing as (from the promos of these shows) they all rely on cheap jokes.
I know it's been a month since I've made an update, but hey, better now than never to make a post, right? Anyway, I've noticed Nick's been copying a Disney 'cash crop': Music. Disney had the High School Musical trilogy, and Camp Rock,Nick had Spectacular. Disney has JONAS, now, Nickelodeon's having Big Time Rush. But yeah, when will they stop stealing each other's ideas?
The second season of The Suite Life on Deck isn't bad. I actually enjoy the episodes. However, Doc Shaw, playing Marcus Little, kinda killed it for me. His acting isn't really the best(Or they gave him bad lines, I suspect it's the latter). Also, he's a bit annoying to me; his debut appearance was pretty much just 23 minutes of him complaining that he's not famous anymore, and he's a poor rip-off of Cory Baxter, from That's So Raven/Cory in the House. He pretty much tries to make the same jokes as him, and he's not doing a good job at it. I know this isn't his fault, but it's just annoying.
As you all know, today is Mischief Night. If you don't know what it is, basically, it's just kids walking around their neighborhood vandalizing random houses with things like toilet paper, shaving cream, and eggs. Personally, I can't stand it. I've never taken part in one, and I never plan on taking part in one. Why do I hate it? I find it pointless. People just going around town, wasting toiletries which others might need, and just doing it to annoy neighbors who they probably haven't met. Yeah, that sounds like reaaal fun.
Well, if you've been watching TV lately, or have been checking Yahoo! recently, or have recently purchased a tabloid magazine, you'll notice one person EVERYWHERE: Guess who?
Yeah, it's her. She's disgusting. She's let her family enter the media circus, spanked one of her daughters, wouldn't let one of her kids drink water, and puts her media life before her family. Seriously, why does she think she could be qualified as a parent? She has to stop obsessing over the media, then complain that they're vulturing over her in circles. :\ She thinks she's a role model, but people only want to be her for Halloween. Nothing else.
Also, on a related note, what's with only families being EVERYWHERE in the news lately? There's been Octomom, the balloon boy, and before we know it, families everywhere will have their life publicized. It's just disgusting, in my opinion.
I've been watching Nick@Nite for the past few years, mainly because I have a thing for shows of the past, plus, they are actually appealing to me. I've never complained about the shows at Nick@Nite, (probably because they just syndicate shows, and they don't make any), but there's still one thing I hate about it: How they air the shows. Seriously, Full House was on from 2003 till 2009, and they only showed a handful of episodes. Needless to say, everyone got sick of it. Yet, The Nanny which is more tolerable than Full House(Yet that probably will vary with everyone), just began airing at May 2009. And guess what? N@N's gonna stop airing The Nanny April 2010. Not even a year of showing it! And Family Matters has been airing since Summer 2008, George Lopez has been airing since 2007, and Home Improvement just recently stopped airing, after a couple of years. So tell me, why would The Nanny be short lived? To make things worse, N@N began showing younger sitcoms, like George Lopez. I didn't really care, because I thought it would just happen once. Then they added Malcolm in the Middle, which I really hate, and it's not old, either. I guess they put it on as a 'bridge' from Nickelodeon to N@N. Then, they put on Everybody Hates Chris. Okay, seriously, STOP putting new shows every few months. You're neglecting several shows because of it. But, I heard they're going to reair Boy Meets World, which is one of my favorite shows, so I guess that makes up for it.
A few days ago, I wrote about the Worldwide Day of Play, and I mentioned how Nick would be getting a better reputation from it. Well, that's true, but guess what? They lied! They probably don't really care about the obesity issue. If they really cared, why would they make fun of Josh Peck in Drake and Josh so much, when he was overweight, but once he lost weight, he wasn't as big(no pun intended) of a loser on the show. Sure, he still was a victim of bad luck, but Drake also became a victim, so it's not that bad. Disney has also done this, too. Remember Disney's Friends For Change? Well, they pretty much were hypocrites a few years earlier. Remember Saint Sarah of Hannah Montana? They treated her like a freak, just because she was environmental. They also have done this to Cody in The Suite Life on Deck, when he just wanted the SS Tipton to recycle.
Seriously, what's with channels mocking people, then making causes which relate to what they were mocking? ._.
Yesterday, a Sonny With a Chance episode aired, as you could see. The plot? Sonny has to work with Chad in a So Random sketch and -gasp- kiss him! And we all know this isn't okay, because they're mortal enemies. Even though they're always together. And even though they bicker like an old married couple. Yet Sonny wants to kiss him? Hmm, where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, Hannah Montana, Episode 15, "More than a Zombie to Me". Replace Sonny with Hannah, Chad with Jake, and So Random with Zombie High, and you got yourselves a Hannah Montana episode. Disney, I don't care if you had writer's block. I don't care if you thought nobody would notice. What you pretty much did was tell your viewers it's okay to plagiarize. Plus, if you're going to copy something, at least make it a parody, or better than the original.
So recently, I was watching The N reruns of What I Like About You, which they show a lot lately. If it's not Degrassi being shown, then it's What I Like About You. Well, I don't really watch the show, though, I just catch it sometimes. But yeah, anyway, on a commercial break, they said "On September 28, 2009, The N will become TeenNick". I was like: What? I decided to search it on Wikipedia, and it said The N and Noggin will become TeenNick and Nick Jr., respectively. (To all you Anti-Wikiers: There were sources, and there was a commercial, so it's not made up bologna. :P) I don't really care about Noggin changing; not even the target audience watches it, seeing as things like Wizards of Waverly Place are child friendly, too. And I think it's a premium channel? But The N. It can't change. It shouldn't change. I mean, yeah, all it really is is just a name change to make it clear that Nickelodeon owns it, but it's going to be ugly. Really ugly. If you don't imagine what could go wrong, just imagine this. Most The N watchers are Degrassi fans, since that's pretty much the only thing they show. Then if they're going to call it TeenNick, then that probably means that they're going to add shows like Drake and Josh or Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Probably not the latter, seeing as even Nick avoids the hugely underrated show like the plague. But yeah, TeenNick will probably have things like Drake and Josh on it. Let's see what could go wrong. Degrassi, a show which exaggerates the drama in high school, and Drake and Josh, a show which exaggerates sibling rivalry, on the same channel. On TeenNick's forum or message board, radical, opinionated fans of either show will be like "Degrassi is better than Drake and Josh! Drake and Josh should find it's own channel!" or "TeenNick is Drake and Josh's home! Degrassi should stay in Canada!". Still didn't get it? Shows with everything opposite, on the same channel. The community's going to split. TeenNick will lose its Degrassi fans, or its sitcom fanbase.
So even if I don't talk about her a lot, I like Lily Allen's music. Her voice is nice, the rhythm's catchy, and her lyrics are true. And she's kind of the only person who could make cursing sound less rude than it normally is. Recently, I was listening to one of her songs on Youtube, and I decided to read the comments out of boredom. Someone said "great voice, too bad she's gonna be an actress." My thoughts: Wait, what? Lily can't quit being a singer! She's great at singing! She sings songs that are true! Yes, she has the right to do whatever she wants, but still. It's going to be kind of weird knowing she won't make any new songs. Good luck to her, though.
So if you have been watching Nickelodeon in September, you've noticed they have had commercials for their annual "Worldwide Day of Play", in which they pretty much just don't show anything on the channel from noon till 3, and expect kids everywhere to get up, go outside, and play. Easier said than done, however. Seriously, did Nick EVEN think about things that could go wrong in this 'marathon'?
Bad Weather: In case the Nick executives didn't notice, not everywhere is 100% Sunshine. Like my town. Today it was raining, so I don't see how someone could go out and play.
Sick or Handicapped: Yeah, try to tell me how someone could go out and play with a cold or broken leg. :\
Bad Neighborhood: There are some streets which aren't safe for kids to play in.
Watch Another Channel: In a way, Nick kinda just told kids "You could go outside and play, or you could just change the channel. The choice is yours!" Seriously, I just changed the channel, so Nick was kind of just letting their competition win. :\
Still, the Worldwide Day of Play had some good things for Nickelodeon in store:
Soccer Mom Support: Let's face it, soccer moms everywhere will applaud Nick for encouraging kids to be active, so soccer moms will probably buy Nickelodeon stuff instead of Disney stuff, when they have to be compared to each other(Christmas DVD stocking stuffers: iCarly VS Sonny With a Chance much?).
Better Reputation: Even if Worldwide Day of Play is a failure, the executives at Nickelodeon will be able to say, "Hey, at least we did something."
Alternatives: Rather than watching TV all day, I actually did homework, which I would procrastinate on if they had the channel running. Well, I wouldn't really watch Nick anyway, unless Ned's Declassified or iCarly was on at noon, but I'm pretty sure there were some people who did something educational instead of vegging out in front of the TV screen.
And on a final note, Nick seemed to be serious for this. Well, their sister networks(The N[Teenick?], Noggin[Nick Jr?], and Nicktoons) all had messages for their viewers too. And guess what? They were all individual messages which applied to the theme of the channel! Noggin/Nick Jr. had a classroom with the WDoP logo on it, with the announcer saying what's going on, and had a cartoon character come in reminding viewers to get off the couch. The N/Teenick had somewhat sarcastic messages like "Go get some fresh mall air". Then Nicktoons... just failed. It was a black background with the logo and a marquee explaining what was going on. Last minute much? Also, none of the channels had Spongebob or Miranda Cosgrove or any of their other cash cows on the channel's screen saver! For Nick, this is something to be proud of. Anyway, I kinda like Nick's way of fighting obesity more than Disney's way of saving the environment.
Yesterday, Disney decided to air an episode of Hannah Montana which was supposed to be aired November 2, 2008. Yet, it got banned because the subject was too sensitive. After rewriting the plot, Disney aired it. Personally, I thought the only thing which was rude was Miley Stewart's attitude towards Oliver. But we couldn't say anything, because she was the main character, after all. She was just immature throughout the episode. But I guess the PSA at the end was good.
EDIT: I kinda noticed that I never really explained what the episode was about. It's about Oliver getting diagnosed with Diabetes, and Miley and Lily are being the food patrol to him at a party with tons of sweets.
Well, from all of the sitcoms I've seen on Disney and Nickelodeon, I've been seriously sick of some stereotypes that they've had, like:
Being Single is a Bad Thing: Proof? Almost all of That's So Raven Season 3 has been "Raven needs a man". What's so bad about being single? I mean, Raven's had great times with her family and friends, so she doesn't really need a boyfriend, especially if she has Devon, who she never officially broke up with. There even was an episode of Hannah Montana, where Oliver and Lilly try to find a boyfriend for Miley so she won't be a third wheel. Miley was actually happy though single, and Oliver and Lily never got that. Ironic much? Especially seeing that this seems like a Miley thing to do. Also, whenever Jackson isn't getting tormented by Rico, he's trying to impress a girl. Really, why can't ANYONE stay single? They're in their teens in shows with a target audience of 8-14. I really don't think dating is what they should be doing.
Brains are Bad, too: Let's face it: Josh Nichols(sp?), Cody Martin, Maddie Fitzpatrick, Justin Russo, the list goes on and on. If you do good in school, that automatically will make you accident prone, clumsy, and bullied on, while the dumber people just seem to keep on getting luckier by the episode.
Last night I watched the VMAs for the first time, and here were some stuff I thought:
Congratulations Taylor! I'm so happy for you. You were calm about the whole situation, and even performed after.
Kanye, how immature. Seriously, no offense to Beyonce, but Single Ladies was more of an exercise video if anything. You Belong With Me was relatable. Besides, you didn't have to interrupt her. Kelly Clarkson was also nominated for that award, but she didn't win, but she was a good sport about it.
Lady Gaga's performance was... interesting. It was gory yet cool. Even though it was scary, I liked it. Kinda.
When will MTV stop sucking up to Britney Spears? Yeah, she's a good artist and all, but really, it's getting quite old.
Well, that's all that I could think of at the moment, but overall, it was good.
Yeah, I'm shocked, too. So, on Free on Demand, I watched the new Suite Life on Deck episode called Family Thais, where London meets her grandma, who's a rice farmer in Thailand. London expected someone rich, and is in a culture shock. Sounds familiar?
The Simple Life, a reality show which starred Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie a few years ago. And if London Tipton is a parody of Paris Hilton, then this means this episode might have been loosely based on The Simple Life. Good job, Disney! Unless it was unintentional. The episode was actually good, too. Talk about a win-win situation. Then again, there was no Woody.
So, today, Disney had the Fashion Flops Marathon on Disney Channel, which is probably and most likely just to subliminally promote their fashion lines for Wizards of Waverly Place, JONAS, and the "Don't go back to school- Arrive!" thing. The episodes were just episodes which involved trendy clothes, fashion shows, and runway models. Well, that's what the commercials suggested, I didn't actually watch it, though I browsed through what episodes there were on the website, and guess what? A certain girl with supernatural powers who works at a fashion line didn't have episodes from her show on. Yeah, that's right. Disney left out That's So Raven.
Seriously, WHAT?
After looking at the list myself, I thought some of these episodes weren't even fashion related, but just had one tiny scene that was good for the commercial. Shipnotized, (We're So Sorry) Uncle Earl, Keeping it Real, and Sonny at the Falls all had little for the fashion theme of the marathon. They could've easily squeeze That's So Raven in, but noooo, Disney has to be so obsessed with only the new stuff, that they couldn't have a more appropriate show for the marathon. They could've even have Cory in the House. Making the Braid, Beat the Press, and That's So in the House(To an extent) all dealt with fashion-related plots. But nooo, Disney had to have episodes which has little to nothing on clothes.
On the topic of marathons, since when has Disney been airing marathons back to back? Yesterday, they had Rockin' Sunday, which was probably just an excuse to show Camp Rock again. Also, did anyone notice Sterling Knight in the background of the Rockin' Sunday promo thing, even though he wasn't in Camp Rock?
So, when I began to go to my new school back in the fall of 2007, I remember everyone asked my brother and I questions like:
What's it like being a twin?
Who's older...?
....And by how much?
These questions aren't so bad, but it gets reeeally repetitive answering these questions 1,000 times. Fast forward to this week, when we started high school. Upperclassmen, teachers, other freshmen, and almost anyone who saw us began to asking these questions. It then got worse with things like:
Have you ever switched places?
Seriously, if I ever met the Sprouses, Mowries, or the Olsens, I would yell at them "I hate you guys and your stupid shows because they make it look like EVERY twin is like you guys!". Because of them, this is the first thing people ask us.
What if you got switched at birth?
Nothing would happen. I'd just call SE SS and he'd call me SE. (With our real names, though :P)
Is there a third of you?
No. Just no. This question is wrong on so many levels. .-.
Eventually, they began to become weirder and weirder, until they're not asking questions at all. They're just stating ideas like:
You guys should so totally switch places! That would be soo awesome and funny!
Uh, yeah, we can't do that because 1, if the teachers would find out, we'd be in so much trouble it's not even funny. 2, we have almost everything together this year, class wise, so it would be pointless.
You two should just wear the same exact clothing, and have two of every shirt, jacket, etc..
No. That's so idiotic, I can't even begin saying why I hate that idea.
Seriously, if people want to see twin adventures like this so much, just watch The Suite Life of Zack and Cody's first season, any episode of Sister, Sister, and any episode of any Mary-Kate and Ashley show, and you'll be set. If that's not enough for them, they should read The Prince and the Pauper or something. >>
So our first week of school was this week, and it wasn't that bad, or that good. The Good:
Classes with my brother. A lot! :D
In all of my classes, it's people in the same academic level as me, so it's not going to be like my English class has, um, dumber people. So in other words, we'll make progress a lot faster in the classes! :D
Teachers seem nice. I don't have any sadists, so that's good.
The Bad:
School started at the second. Of September. As in before Labor Day. And we live in Northern New Jersey, where most, if not all, schools start after Labor Day. :\
My Graphic Communications class isn't what it said in the description. They said we would use Macs and Photoshop, but the class has neither. It's more like woods and art combined. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the class is completely horrible, I'm just saying if I knew what it actually was, I probably wouldn't take it.
My bus isn't that good. I have to leave my house and go to my bus stop at 7:15 in the morning. Kinda early, but whatever. What's worse is that at the end of the day, I have to go from one side of the school, to the other, and most seats in the bus are taken. :\
So while I was on vacation, I watched Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, because of bad weather. And it was pretty good, even though I did notice a lot of similarities to past DCOMs:
Family Vacation: The Even Steven's Movie, The Proud Family Movie. The Cheetah Girls 2 and 3 somewhat apply but not really, seeing as they're not a family. (Also, in all of these movies, they've gone somewhere tropical, but that's excused because who'd want to go somewhere colder for vacation?)
"I'm 16, I could do whatever I want!": The Proud Family Movie, anyone?
Backstabbing Person: Spoiler:The Magician , and remember Marisola's mom in The Cheetah Girls 2?
Magical Elements: The Twitches franchise. Yeah, I realized that's like saying "Camp Rock copied High School Musical because they both have singing!", but yeah, this is mostly because the Russos are just using spells, unlike in the show, where they also had all kinds of magical things and creatures to deal with.
Well, that was about it, but SE and I figured that it you combine all of those, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie will be your result. The only things I disliked in the movie were:
The mom, Theresa, was shown as an antagonist. Personally, Theresa is actually one of my favorite characters from the show- Disney shouldn't try to make her seem like a villain. Otherwise, she'll get written off, like Tanya of That's So Raven.
Harper wasn't in it a lot. Then again, it would be weird if she would be there at the vacation, seeing as she's not a Russo.
Note: The following is all just a theory, and is most likely not true. Don't quote me on any of this. So, recently, Disney has made a sitcom called Sonny With a Chance, about Demi Lovato's character getting a chance to be on a sketch show called So Random, and everything that happens while she works there. Well, that's what it was about, anyway. Now, it's more or less of "Watch Sonny(Demi) and Chad(Sterling Knight) interact!". I used to actually like this series, when it was about the sketch show, So Random, and not just the Sterling Knight vehicle.Seriously, I decided to check how many episodes of Sonny With a Chance has had, that involve Chad Dylan Cooper for a good part of the episode, and the result is 14 out of 18 episodes. (However, two episodes haven't aired yet, even though one of them involves Chad). Yeah, since he's in the cast, this is justified, but guess what? Zora, played by Allisyn Ashley Arm, has been absent for 6 episodes, even though she's a member of the So Random! cast, and she still hasn't been in the major part of an episode. Also, the show's first DVD volume is getting advertised mainly because of the season finale for Mackenzie Falls. Not So Random, but Mackenzie Falls. The antagonists' show. Is this ironic or what?Alternatively, is Disney advertising Mackenzie Falls more, just because they realized more people would rather watch a drama than a sketch show?Well, we'll all see what happens in a couple of months.
I finished my second summer reading book, Hoops, by Walter Dean Myers. I picked that out, because it was the shortest book. I don't have an interest in basketball or anything. Plus, I thought it would be your average motivational sports story- kid tries to play a sport, isn't good at it, and continues to try until he gets better, and wins the big championship at the end. I was right. It was an okay book, even though I didn't find it interesting. Vacation, here I come. :D
EDIT: What? I just found out the place I'll be staying at for the week won't have internet access. ;_;
So I admit I was harsh to Suite Life on Deck when I blogged about the show a few days ago, but after watching another episode of Suite Life on Deck, my thoughts changed(The Episode was Ala-ka-scram!, in Season 2). If it weren't for the set and new characters, I would actually think it could pass as an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. I personally like how they sort of went back to the format of Suite Life of Zack and Cody- London has her own plot, Cody has his own plot, and Zack has his own plot. The nice thing about this is I could just skip the Zack part, seeing that he's my least favorite character. Also, London got her I.Q. back, after it got lost in Boston! She went back to spoiled heiress. Currently, I'm watching In the Line of Duty, and personally, the London and Bailey side plot was one of the best parts of this series, maybe even good enough for the top 10 moments of Suite Life!
Also, on a random note, the new opening credits look waay better. And congrats to Disney for having some continuity(Cody and Bailey going out).
Lately, I don't know why, but I've been feeling angry. I mean I know why I'm feeling angry, but I haven't kept it bottled up inside me, so it's been weird why I still am mad. Usually when I'm mad, I just talk about it and I feel better, but not this time. I'm not sure why I'm still mad, I've talked about every possible accusation for why I could be mad.
Could it be the fact that summer's almost over?
Is it just some bitter feelings I've had that have resurfaced?
Is it about stuff about EM?
I'm not sure. I've talked about most of these things, yet I'm still mad.
So Disney's been promoting their new cause, Disney's Friends for Change, a lot. Sure it's for a greener Earth and all, but I don't think Disney's doing all the promoting/advertising just for a healthier future. What do I mean? Disney has had the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez sing Send it on, Disney's Friends For Change theme song. If you'd download it via iTunes, then 1 dollar would go to various international environmental charities. Yeah, sure, sounds like a good cause, but if anything, Disney's sending on their recent stars' music, not the message. I've seen plenty of these commercials, and most of them are with the stars, and barely mention going green. All they say is go to the Disney's Friends for Change website and "Reg and Pledge". Personally, I'm not so sure what this means. And after looking at the site, I didn't understand more, either. Disney hasn't really helped kids go green; they haven't given much, if any, tips on how to go green. And the tips they do give are the simple "Turn your faucet off while you brush your teeth". Yeah, I understand going green is as simple as that, but really, Disney has to be a bit more active in the educational part, and less active in the musical part. Will they improve as time goes on? Or will they continue to not send the message correctly? We'll see in Disney's later commercials for this cause.
For those of you who don't know me very well, I actually like Avril Lavigne. Back when I didn't really listen to music, her song "Complicated" popped out to me a lot. "My Happy Ending" was also another one of my favorite songs from a few years ago. Then, in 2007, she made another album, containing the hit song "Girlfriend". It was good. No, it was great. The problem? It wasn't the Avril Lavigne I knew and listened to. She went from Canada/America's Favorite Tomboy
to um, America/Canada's favorite hypocrite? Don't get me wrong, her newest album had a lot of good songs("Girlfriend", "When You're Gone", "Hot", "Everything Back but You", to name a few), but it just wasn't her. Yeah, people could change, but seriously, not that much. Especially if you had a hit song called "Sk8er Boi", which is about a ballerina rejecting a skater boy. Even though she looks waay better than she did before(Though that's just an opinion) I can't help but feel she changed too much.
So where was I again? Oh yeah. She's coming back after making the Abbey Dawn line, and her Black Star perfume fragrance. As in, she's making another album. Due November 17, 2009. She said she wrote most of these songs as a teenager, and they're going to have a lot of emotion and feeling. To be honest, I'm kind of worried, because Let Go, her debut album, didn't have the best lyrics. She wrote it when she was a teen. Plus, I'm not exactly a fan of her slow songs ("Tomorrow", and "Too Much to Ask" weren't my favorite songs). Last time I checked, slow songs held more emotion. So yeah, kinda worried.
My dream Avril album? A lot of great party songs, a good pop-punk song, and just one or two emotional songs. And if Avril sticks to her blond hair. Her first single should come out soon, though. I'm excited, overall.
Before I begin this post, let me tell you how much I dislike the Jonas Brothers. I used to like them, back at 2007, when they were still not that famous. However, after their acting debut, I soon changed my mind- the Jonas Brothers were annoying. I hated them, and any fan of them was practically my enemy. Camp Rock didn't make things any better.
Fast forward to a few months ago; I watched not one, but two episodes of JONAS, because I was forced by my cousin to watch them. She said it was funny, and I decided to watch, just to prove her wrong.
I hated it. Even worse, I despised it with a burning passion hotter than the sun. The show was just, too ugh. Everything was wrong about it. Everything. From the cast, to the jokes, to the writing, it was just horrible. I felt like every time I watched it, I became stupider.
However, a few days ago, I watched a few more episodes, unwillingly at first.(To those of you who watch JONAS, I watched Frantic Romantic and Detention) Then, I kind of, well, tolerated it. I don't know why, but something about the show seemed, well, interesting. I'm not sure what that 'Mystery Substance' is, but I'm guessing it's Macy, Nicole Anderson's character.
Do I like this show? Not really. Will I continue watching it? Maybe. Personally, I like it more than Suite Life on Deck at the moment, but at this moment, I'd like Blues Clues more than Suite Life on deck.
So my school assigned me to read Great Expectations over Summer Break for the Honors English Class, and I finally finished it, after a month. I have to tell you, though, that the version I read is the original version, not a shortened version. 466 pages. It actually wasn't that bad, though. In fact, the only thing which was hard about the book was the fact that it was written in Old English. If it were revamped, I would understand it more.
So I watched Total Drama Action today on a marathon, and I have to say, it's not as good as it's prequel, for a number of reasons:
Justin became annoying. I liked him better mute. Now he's just trying to take Heather's place as the Queen Bee. Also, it's kinda obvious that the show producers didn't know what to do with his character. Everything he does is based off of the fact that "He looks good".
Heather isn't really 'The Queen Bee' anymore; did the hair situation make her realize her mistakes?
Bridget and Geoff. Get off of each other. Now.
Izz-er, I mean, Escope. Seriously, she's just like a female version of Owen now. :\ On a side note, I remember reading her description last September on the Cartoon Network TDI site, and it said she was a stalker. However, she doesn't seem much of a stalker. Just psychotic.
Owen. I never really liked him. He just got worse.
Well, overall, though, I wouldn't say this spinoff is as bad as another spinoff, so I'm still gonna watch it. Especially seeing that it's waay better than what Cartoon Network currently has.
So everyone has their favorite songs, and these are mine for now. They change a lot though, so that's why it's called Top 5 Songs of the Moment. Anyway, here they are: 5: Silly Boy- Eva Simons: This song's catchy, and for her Eva's first single, this is actually good. There were rumors this song was by Rihanna and Lady Gaga. I believed it, mainly because the lyrics somewhat describe what could've happen between Rihanna and Chris Brown. 4: Magic's in the Makeup- No Doubt: As a No Doubt fan, I'd say this song is one of their best. The lyrics don't specifically apply to makeup alone, which makes it somewhat connect to me. I wish the song was released as a Return of Saturn single, but still, it's a good song. 3: Already Gone- Kelly Clarkson: This is a great song made by Kelly, and it's one of the better 'slow' songs she's sang. Even though the track is the same as Beyonce's Halo, I like this song more than Beyonce's. 2: You Belong With Me- Taylor Swift: For starters, the video's really great. Well, I just have a thing for those kind of stories. The lyrics are also nice, and Taylor's voice is nice, too. 1: Smile- Lily Allen: The song's beat is catchy, and the chorus is kinda true for me. :x The video's not exactly the best, but it still gets the basic 'feel' of the song down- bad things happen to you, and it makes me feel good. I like the Sims 2 video for it more, located here.(Note, it's in Simlish)
Yeah, if you didn't notice already, these songs aren't necessarily the newest or anything. They're just songs I discovered recently, and liked.
I remember a few years ago first hearing about Cory in the House. I didn't know what to expect: A good show, that would be successful as it's parent show, That's So Raven, or an awful, 7-10 year old boy oriented show, getting its humor from a bunch of cheap laughs? I felt optimistic, so I followed the first option. After watching my first episode of it, however, I wasn't so sure. Yeah, it was okay, but to be honest, I was expecting more. The show tried too hard to be like That's So Raven with its physical humor(Cory fell into horse, um, droppings), and not anything else. I thought the characters were decent and somewhat-multidimensional. I just didn't like Sophie, aka America's Angel, even though she was better than Stanley- Corey's previous nemesis. As the episodes went on, there were some good ones, and other, well, failures. That's So in The House is an example of the former category; Everybody Loves Meena of the latter category. Still, overall, the series was promising. What ticks me off the most is that they didn't even have a proper finale! Disney chose to do it about a break-up Meena had; nothing actually appropriate for a finale. Since the show was set in the White House, Disney could've have an election themed finale, like President Martinez loses the next election, so the Baxters have to go back to San Fransisco or something.
Also, I much rather would have Cory in the House stay rather than JONAS, Disney's new Jonas Brothers vehicle.
It's almost been a year since Disney has tried to keep The Suite Life of Zack and Cody alive by making a horrid spinoff of it, The Suite Life on Deck. It follows Zack, Cody, London, and Mr. Moseby as they live on the cruise S.S. Tipton. I've seen plenty of episodes of it, unfortunately, and I hate it. It's wrong on so many levels.
Zack and London became too dumb. I remember back at Season 1 on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody when Zack just didn't like books. That's fine, but now he became really, really dumb. For Exhibit A, he's friends with Woody. That's enough to prove my point. Also, I remember back at Season 1 of Zack and Cody, where London was somewhat street smart, and spoiled. Now, however, it seems like she only remembers the people around her, and how many karats are in gold.
Zack and Cody barely interact with each other. I remember back at Season 1 of Zack and Cody one of the things that I liked about the series were that Zack and Cody often pretended to be each other. Being a twin, I found it kinda cool. Okay, so they didn't pretend to be each other every episode, but at least they interacted with each other(Sister,Sister, however, is another story- they always pretend to be each other!). Now, it's like Zack has one plot, and Cody has another. Do they remember they're twins? Yeah, I know they can't pretend to be each other if they don't look exactly the same, but they barely have any of the good old twin antics.
Woody. Honestly, he's so, ugh. It's like they got Zack's underachiever-ness, and all of Nickelodeon's old potty humor, and put it in a blender, and that made Woody. Seriously, it's like all of his lines are based off of something between his toes, or gas, or other things like that.
I guess I'm also upset that Ashley Tisdale isn't on, anymore. Without Ashley, it's just not the same.
Hey everyone, this is Shiny Shinx's blog. Here, I'll write about personal things that aren't really for the site, like musicians I like, or what I think of shows or video games. I'll begin today with writing about my favorite band, No Doubt. One of my favorite things about them is the lyrics in their songs. For example, the lyrics in Happy Now? are*:
You had the best But you gave her up 'Cause dependency might interrupt Idealistic will so hard to please Put your indecisive mind at ease You broke the set Now there's, there's only singles There's no looking back And this time I mean it
Are you happy now? Tell me how You're happy now (Are you happy?)
The uncertainty you had of me Brought clouded shady company The tenderness habitual A seldom-fading ritual You killed the pair Now only one is breathing There's no looking back This time I mean it
Are you happy now? Well tell me how You're happy now (Are you happy?)
Are you happy now? How is it now? Are you happy now? (Are you happy?)
No more leaning on your shoulder I won't be there, no more bother If you feel you just might want me That's too bad, I'm not that easy
The contemplator all those years And you must adhere To your new career of liberation You've been cast all by yourself You're free at last You broke the set Now there's, there's only singles There's no looking back This time I mean it
Are you happy now? Tell me how You're happy now (Are you happy?)
Are you happy now? How is it now? Are you happy now? (Are you happy?)
Oh you're by yourself, All by yourself You've got no one else, You're by yourself All by yourself All by yourself All by yourself All by yourself No one else No one else By yourself By yourself
For me, this song just screams break-up anthem. This song isn't about asking for another chance or anything, it's just saying "You messed up big time, and there's no Undo button".Another song by No Doubt, Ex-Girlfriend, also has break-ups written about in a different light.
