Games on TV

Games on TV shows

seem to be so much more fun

and I want to play!

New Girl introduced it's viewing audience to True American! The first preview of the game was Winston being belted with tennis balls while "Lava! Lava! Lava!" was being chanted. I was intrigued. Next, Jess expressed disappointment when she found out her roommates played without her. Not even halfway through the episode, we got to experience what exactly True American is - and it is awesome. Sadly, I can't find a clip, but you should watch the whole episode on hulu or on fox's website if you aren't already watching live or via dvr.

It got me thinking about other games on tv shows and how most of time when casts of characters play a game, real or made up, it's pretty fun for the viewers. I assume because it HAS to be amazingly fun for the writers to come up with crazy rules or fitting character reactions.

Here are some of my favorite real and made up games on tv.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Chardee McDennis

Oh, The Gang, you all are crazy.

Friends: [They played a lot of fun games]: Bamboozled Embedding was disabled but here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0xERWYs55g

Community: Dungeons and Dragons


Cougartown: Movie Mashup

But then again, their lives are 98% a drinking game.

30 Rock: Marry, Boff, Kill [not a great clip- but all I could find]:

Lutz has lost some serious weight!


There are so many more instances of real or made up games on tv that just make me giggle. What's been your favorite game playing scene on a tv show? Follow @haikutv

Justified: Season 1

Thanks to a co-worker, I just watched all of season 1 of Justified. It's a good show. I'd heard a lot about it, just never got around to watching. He's a hot US Marshall that wears a hat, and because of his quick to act trigger finger, ends up in his backwoods hometown full of meth addicts, reformed racists, criminals, current racists, and thousands of guns (seriously, everyone in this town owns about 4).

The best part of this show is Timothy Olyphant's face. That man is hot. He looks best without that hat (and really really good after getting his ass kicked) because he has amazing hair. Kudos to men with good, manly, hair. Cheers to you Raylan Givens. I'll be watching season 2 soon.

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Gossip Girl: It Girl, Interrupted

There will be Bass Blood - 

Chuck wears a sweatsuit onesie.

Farewell Prince Louis.

Welcome, welcome to this year's Hunger Games! What? It's not the Hunger Games? It's the Upper East Side you say? But why are people killing one another's It Girl status? In NYC that's the same as actual murder. And Serena is a Career Tribute. And Career Tributes can be a bitch. Here's a few of my thoughts: 

• Chuck in the red sweatsuit! Best. Dressed. Of. The. Season. The. End.
• Did anyone else notice Dan randomly yet adorably winking when Diana walked in the room when he was talking to Nate? I did. I also rewound it 5 times. 
• Chuck paid the dowry. Very sweet. Very dangerous for Dair.
• Blair's watercolor dress is gorgeous. Her tights not so much.
• Serena is an idiot. If she really wanted the real Charlie Rhodes to get noticed she should've put her in an outfit that showed more skin that Serena's own summer wear.
• I actually like Serena as Gossip Girl. Makes her more interesting.
• Dan - don't call your current love and tell her about the amazing thing her ex-love did. Bad news. But, your hair looks a little better.
• The GG voice over, "word is tonight...you're gonna see a lot more of her" re: Lola. In other words she's gonna dress like a ho.
• Serena: "You will surpass me as New York's IT girl in no time." Lola: "Oh no, Serena - no one can surpass you...especially not me." Uhhh, Blair did. A long time ago. Wasn't that a storyline? No? Maybe you're just not the viewer's IT girl anymore. I laughed when it turned out that Lola was "acting" that whole time.
• Nate was doing so good then had to remind me how dumb he was.
• I am soooo proud of Blair for calling Chuck out on his shit. Even if he was being genuine, I like that she assumed the worst of him. HE SOLD HER. Never forget.
• Ha! Stupid Serena got played. Then Nate got caught on a really bad technicality. But I forgive him cause he's pretty.
• We can't have Serena being the face of the Lola. Oh Gossip Girl Writers - you all are awesome.
• Serena is a bitch: "these things come and go...i wouldn't get used to it." Girl, you created your own worst enemy. 
• Elizabeth Hurley is really pretty. 
• Wait - is Lily in JEANS?! And NO Rufus? Who is gonna make her waffles?
• Dair. Awww, Dan is sweet. 
• Serena = pathetic. 

In addition, I like that they've just gotten rid of the Prince. Who is gonna lisp "Blaaaihhr" anymore? So, what did you think? Is Serena headed for a sad existence? Is she already there? Is Chuck gonna come between Dan and Blair soon or will they have a little bit of happy time? And finally, where is Lily gonna get her waffles?

...and my favorite scene from There Will be Blood (minus "i've abandoned my child!" but plus a laugh):

Oscar-ed. Remember when Serena was on the phone with Daniel Day Lewis's people at the beginning of the season? Oh how the It Girl has fallen.

XOXO,

TRE

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Random Dancing With the Stars/Harry Potter

Annie Barrett at Entertainment Weekly (ew.com) does a weekly "Hidden Gems" on Dancing with the Stars. I got on this week and am so nerdily excited:

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Gossip Girl: Con-Heir

I fast forwarded

all but Dair, and the Jack Bass:

Hepatitis TWIST!

Man I missed Gossip Girl. I deleted the episode from my DVR so no pictures. I'm very behind on life (still) so this will be short and focus on the few things that stuck in my head:

• I missed Nate's eyebrows. I think his powerbrows are what have helped him created a "reputable" news source.
• Dan and Nate have a "be more like Don Draper" pact. LOVE THIS. Now all I want to do is play the game of "Who on GG would be each character on Mad Men?" Suggestions welcome in the comment section (like people actually leave comments). First suggestion: Don = Fake Ivy? Stolen identities! Too bad she sucks so much. Ugh. Ignore that.
• Dan is not following the pact that well - if he were, his hair would be better.
• Blair showing up in sexy lingerie to Dan's place at the beginning of the episode was one of the funniest things I've seen on GG. Unfortunately, her bad hair ruined it. Later in the episode, her hair made a comeback - two low buns somehow managed to look amazing. 
• Rufus made WAFFLES again!
• There's some storyline about Ivy-William-Charlie-Will (as in CeeCee's last will and testament) that I don't care about.
• Cocktail parties cost upwards of $36,000?! My personal cocktail parties usually cost the same as 2 bottles of cheap grocery store wine.
• Lily's coat at the party was HUGE. But I liked it.
• Serena is still an idiot.
• Jack Bass came to town. How great is he? Chuck wanted to repay him for saving his life (at least that's what Chuck thought) when Lily called him about Chuck being in the hospital needing blood. Now here's where quite possibly my FAVORITE Gossip Girl plot device starts. Chuck starts to suspect Jack is not being truthful so he goes to the hospital and speaks with a nurse (?). She falls for the whole "hey look - brad pitt!" line, dashes off to grope him, and Chuck gets to view Jack's medical records. This is when Chuck finds out that Jack. Has. Hepatitis. C. 

• As we've all suspected, Diana has got to be Chuck's real mom [this has yet to be officially confirmed]. The accents and pouting lips gave it away. Not as exciting of a twist as HEPATITIS.
• The Dair story was super cute and cheesy. They'd been trying to consummate their relationship for awhile but kept getting steered off course. They FINALLY get to do it (which involved Blair's portable champagne glasses?) and it's terrible. They both lie, leave then get wasted. They then drunkenly and very hotly get it on in an elevator. As my friend texted, "aren't there cameras in elevators?" Yes. But I'll let this one pass. Besides, I'm still dealing with the fact that Jack has HEPATITIS.
• Dair have great chemistry. I guess I might still care about "Chair" but Chuck has just become such a sad character. Ed Westwick has said in interviews that he's disappointed with the way his character has  changes and I suggest killing him off. The last and final season can be everyone dealing with his death and wearing too short skirts and sequins.
• Dan wore lots of plaid this week. I guess he always does (Brooklyn, yo!) but it was more noticeable next to Blair's lovely clothing.

So, what did you think of this week's episode? Are you now a Dair shipper? Has any other show made hepatitis c a major plot point before? 

[Side note - Hepatitis C is not funny, nor did I think the storyline was funny. It was just so absurd for GG.]

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The Walking Dead: Season 2

They really are just trying to get me to hate everyone on the Walking Dead, aren't they. I wish I could erase 80% of season 2 and skip immediately to season 3. I was on the verge of giving it up completely, but then they showed the prison and based on what happens in the comics - that means some great story lines should be coming up. Follow @haikutv

Gossip Girl: The Princess Dowry

I don’t understand

Why CeeCee’s memorial

Wasn’t disco themed

As usual on Gossip Girl, the drama revolves around one of their weekly galas, balls, hotel parties or dinners, but this week, it centered around an equally lively wake. That’s right. A wake. There are twists and turns and lots of lace at the wake of the loved and hated CeeCee.  Here are some of my thoughts:

• Nate looks much better in a suit than in just a plain white t-shirt. Which is strange cause I usually love a man in a white tee.

• Chuck comes in and explains where the coffee is to Nate: “It’s in the top draaaaaawl” He means drawer but says it in a drawl that makes it sound like drawl. Make sense?
• Dan, starting his official wooing of Blair, invites her to have waffles. Leighton Meester has so much chemistry with EVERYONE that her rain check on the waffle makes me mini-swoon. I’d actually like to see her date a waffle on the show – she’d make it work. They'd be called Blaffle.
• Email in Georgina’s inbox from one Erika Goldlarb: “I think Kim Ass [?] and David Yoon walked into Kenmare with a tank of kerosene. WTF? I’m keeping [sic] look out. I’ll keep you posted. “ Erika – a tank of kerosene? At that point you call the cops. Other note about Georgina’s inbox – she had an email from someone named Henry Yoon. Lots of Yoons on the upper east side.
• Georgina is sad that she’s a stay at home mom. Awwww. Poor Georgina. I will say if she uses some of her day to put on her perfectly applied liner, she should be more proud of her time usage. Eyeliner was flawless.

• I didn’t realize that the new it outfit for wakes were lace and intricate tights. For me [Dan] the in look is to let an almost inappropriate amount of chest hair show.  Also note that for once, Serena realized this was not the time nor place for her boobs. Here's a good look at just some of the judgement faces thrown at the wake:

• Festive flute playing. Noted. Later, a Cranberries’ song was playing. Also noted.
• Lola seems to be as dumb as Ivy portrayed her to be. Turns out you are a good actress, Ivy.
• Buzzed Lily is great. She eye rolls Ivy and during the reading of the will is sitting there as if it takes effort to stay upright.
• Rufus is way too invested in the will reading. Is it actually surprising to anyone that CeeCee left a bunch of stuff to fake Ivy?
• Jealous Chuck is more interesting than happy Chuck. I wonder if he’s still going to be sleeping with Alessandra or if they can finally get rid of that character (prob not since she’s sort of important to Dan’s storyline). I like that when he confronts Dan he throws out the comment about Dan never really being his friend. That was sad. Then I remembered when Chuck dated Reyna they talked about their loneliness growing up, then she ditched him for Nate. Sigh. Get Chuck a hot girlfriend stat.
• Poor Blair gets all sorts of dumped on in this episode.
• There’s a actual party wake going on outside, and yet they don’t close the door when they are about to hear the reading of the will. Cause eavesdropping never happens on the UES.
• I loved that Georgina walked around this wake the entire time and not one person tries to kick her out.

• Things in CeeCee’s will: horses,  Faberge Eggs, Early British watercolors.
• Ivy argues that she “tried to tell you she was sick!” – that’s false. She lied about the illness at the Studio 54 party.
• When Serena was lying around so sullen on her bed, I thought, “shouldn’t she be blogging about this?” For real, what happened to her blog?
• Biggest reveal of the night is that William is Lola’s dad which makes her Serena’s cousin and half-sister. Second biggest shocking moment of the night is that he wears a pinkie ring. Sigh.

The episode ended with Rufus and Lily being kicked out of their – nope, Ivy’s – apartment, Chuck essentially getting dumped by Blair, and Blair running off to Dan for some making out while Georgia jetted off to Morocco to try and get Blair the annulment.  

Gossip Girl will not be new again until April 2, and I look forward to the episode where Dan and Blair have a bad bedroom experience.  As my friend Lil explained to me, it's gotta be because she's been stuck doing pervert Chuck and necrophiliac Louis. 

What did you think of the episode? PS: I copied and pasted this from another document and that's why there's a weird white background. I can fix it but I'm too lazy :) xoxo

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