Television Disappointments

My favorite television shows, canceled after ONE SEASON:
The California Raisins 1989 CBS
Legacy 1998 UPN
Jack & Jill 1999 WB
Fast Lane 2002 FOX
Starter Wife 2008 USA*
Eastwick 2009 ABC

*The Starter Wife had a fantastic 6-hour mini-series -- nominated for ten Emmy Awards -- and it was promoted to a television series. Unfortunately, no one liked the TV show, so it canceled after one season. GRR!

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1999 UPN Dilbert lasted two seasons. It was a smart show full of sarcasm and parodies that may have been difficult for some individuals to appreciate, but it was SO well casted.
2003 HBO Carnivàle. The Show won five friggin' Emmys! What is wrong with you people? You cut a wonderful six-season plan.... four seasons short!
2005 HBO Rome's season one was aired, but season two didn't come about until 2007. Boo for making me wait and boo for canceling it! I'm a history buff, damn it!
2007 FX The Riches lasted two seasons. Who doesn't love Eddie Izzard?

1996 Early Edition lasted three years, but I liked it so much, it belongs up here. I think that was aired on CBS.
Well, since Early Edition made the list, I'm gonna add Roswell from 1999 on UPN. I'm not proud of that one now, but I liked it then.
2004 Deadwood on HBO. How does a show win 8 Emmys after 28 nominations AND a Golden Globe... and still get canceled? Plus, we were promised two TV movies after the show stopped and that never came to fruition.


On the other hand, why did these last so LONG?
Ed Edd n Eddy
Married... with Children was like the same thing over and over and over again. Subject matter varied slightly and wit in content would change but in tone or meaning, was the same thing.
South Park was crude, rude, and usually uncalled for. My favorite character (Chef) even left because of low morals.
Robot Chicken
Rugrats. Don't get me wrong - GREAT show.... until that freakin Dil came into the picture. And then they made a "all grown up" show? Please!

Setting Myself Up

This is self torture: I complain that men sexually objectify me too much -- but I'm now into pole fitness. How can I teach myself to enjoy activities that don't PUT me in these positions that I complain about ceaselessly. Ariel Levy would have a lot to say here - along the lines that I am objectifying *myself*, replicating male chauvinism and misogynist stereotypes. Probably true. Don't mean to. My worth doesn't increase because I tend to the chauvinistic nature of our culture. I like to dance! Sorry I didn't choose ballet...

Oh, this evening I received a phone call from a customer of mine basically asking how to make her lips look fuller. Makeup tips and all. I am totally the wrong girl to me asking. I spend most of my days trying to make my lips look LESS full. I answered her question, but it's just funny that I do the exact opposite.

Pole Jam Saturday

Whoops, a little late for this post. Sorry, guys! I've been really nervous these past days. My trainer, as beautiful as she is, can really surprise me sometimes. I wasn't joking when I stated that I wanted to put together a chair dance routine for the studio, but she's like "Do it this Saturday at the Pole Jam!" which lead me to a few concerns:
1. I never performed a chair solo in my life
2. Less than a week to prepare for a whole song? Is she kidding?
3. I'm still out of shape from my broken foot and taking four weeks off of work and exercise.
4. I really hope I don't get so comfortable with my chair at home that when I go to the studio on her taller, padded chairs I hurt myself.

It's more than students and instructors at this Pole Jam. Friends, boyfriends, and newbies are gonna be there. I'm kinda representing the studio - that doesn't teach chair dancing - so if I make it look silly or I just plain mess up, it's gonna be a little awkward for me. Hey, if I do well enough, after training in February I could be a chair dancing instructor. Ooh, I like that idea. I figured if I pick a fast song and don't actually GO for the "sexy" aura, I'll be okay even if I have to wing it from forgetting the whole routine mid-dance. Hey, it happens.
Oh, crap. What do I wear? ........ You know what? Screw it. I'm wearing shorts and a shirt. It's a Pole Jam. Not a huge formal party.
Maybe next time I can prepare better and dance to something smooth and slower like Goldfrapp's grooves. Yeah, sounds perfect. But I'm saving Utopia for a Pole routine. I like Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope, but it's almost too slow.
I worry for a fast choreography because I'm out of shape but there's no way I can pull off sexy and smooth in the near future because I lost my flexibility while healing the broken foot. On the other hand, if the song is too slow, I'll need to be... graceful... and I have none of that right now...
Pray for me.

Walt Disney's "Disappoinments"

Excerpt from synopsis of Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009):

Walt Disney Pictures has been the leading name in animated filmmaking since the 1930s, but the studio's crown was looking more than a little tarnished in the 1980s after a series of expensive commercial and critical disappointments such as The Fox and the Hound, The Black Cauldron, and The Great Mouse Detective. At that time, a handful of Disney executives were questioning the wisdom of continuing to make animated films, as the company was making more money in live-action movies, theme parks, and television. That changed when Roy Disney -- Walt's nephew and the last figure from the studio's Golden Age management team still on board -- teamed up with newly hired studio executives Michael D. Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg to restore their reputation for both quality and commercial appeal. With the success of Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988, the team sparked a new interest in animation on the big screen, and a string of smash hits that began with The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast launched a new era of both acclaim and box-office success for the company.

Ok, I LOVE The Fox and the Hound, The Black Cauldron, and The Great Mouse Detective. All three are in my DVD collection and they are NOT collecting dust. In fact, I don't even own a copy of Who Framed Roger Rabbit because I found it to be (albeit good) one of those movies you need only watch once and you're done. It's worth watching, don't get me wrong, but it has no re-watch value to me. It's original enough that you can remember pretty much everything in it. It's not, however, a movie that makes me crave to watch it.
I'll admit, I own the soundtrack to the Little Mermaid - I have since I was teeny, tiny. In my opinion, this movie is very much designed for children. When I volunteered at Head Start at my church as a highschooler, it was the first thing I thought of for movie time. Disney is, overall, very good at making FAMILY movies, but The Little Mermaid is very kiddy to me. But why name the success of a musical when they were talking about non-musical animated films? They are a completely different plain!
Beauty and the Beast.... scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. Of course now I love the idea of a haunted/possessed estate - dinnerware included - but there's too much terror in that film. Kill the Beast! Yeah, mobs with torches at night? Nice. Gaston loving Belle for her looks? Nice. Cursing an entire line of servants because of the master? Cruel! Why couldn't the witch have left the prince all alone like he deserved? I don't get it. I own it, and I'm proud to. It's the only movie out of the listed "successes" I own. I didn't buy it - my dad bought it for me years ago. I enjoy it, but I don't think it's very good for young children (like, under the age of nine). This wouldn't stop me from showing it to a six-year-old, but I don't especially like the idea. I'm probably biased because it takes place in France, but the only one with a french accent is the candlestick holder. Lumière, or whatever. WHY? And the clock is English. Talk about stereotypes! The "butler" all proper and such. Hmm... who has class? The Brits! Anyway, I'm gettin goff-track, but I'm good at that. Beauty and the Beast is a good musical - for it's content and flow. But the details could use a little tweaking. ::clears throat::... like values and such.

Wanting, Wishing, Coveting

So this is why I need 300 dollars:



Cosplay



Anime Convention

why I need 400 Dollars:



X-pert pole



Home Practice



why I need 500 Dollars:

Backpiece

  

Chris' Ink Talent



and why I need 600 dollars:



Bustle Dress



Nights Out