The Young Victoria
I’m such a sucker for period pieces, especially those that feature Oscar-winning costumes and amazing actresses like Emily Blunt. Give me a period piece that includes both some history and a love story, and I’m compeltely gone.
Going into this movie, I thought I knew a little about Queen Victoria, only to realize as I was watching it that I didn’t. Her name is everywhere in London, as is her husband’s, Albert, not to mention the British Columbian city that, growing up in Seattle, I visited quite a bit. The whole regency thing felt vaguely familiar, but apparently Hollywood’s ability to teach me history is more impacting than a textbook or museum plaque. Go figure.
While I enjoyed learning about her life and the fascinating family/political relationships that affected her from such a young age, it was her relationship with German-born Prince Albert that drove the story forward. I felt so bad for both of them, the way they were “guided,” more like controlled, by their family and advisors. How would that feel to be so surrounded by people and yet feel terribly alone? You could see how they understood each other from the start. Of course that understanding grows into something more, something almost palpable it’s so strong. But, like all real couple, loving each other is not as easy as it seems when you’re faced with the realities and difficulties of daily life.
Before I give away too much, go rent this now that it’s on DVD. It will not disappoint.

Great second episode. A real growing experience for all of the characters. Of course we all know that they’re going to get some kind of custody but it was still hard to watch them go through the process. I think about Cate and how she just barely let her fiance fully into her life. How hard would that be to suddenly without any sort of warning have a 16 year old show up your door. And not just any 16 year old. Your daughter. Wild.
I really enjoyed this episode. I was skeptical of it because it has the girl who played Lana Lang from Smallville and I really grew to hate her on that show so I was afraid that would carry into her character here. It didn’t. She was charming and sweet and just what Chuck needs. It will be fun to see her play into the Buy More crowd.
Wow. What an episode. I was so moved by Migdalia’s struggle to deal with her emotions. I have a similar struggle but not to that extent. I couldn’t believe how angry she got and how she just wouldn’t talk. She could have said anything but she couldn’t handle how it made her feel so she completely shut down. When she was thinking of quitting because of this my heart just broke for her.
I miss Carla (Turk’s wife). Having Turk talk to her on the phone just made me want her to come on the show. Jordan showed up last week why can’t Carla show up?
I am so sorry that Leonard and Sheldon got robbed but so glad they did. But I’m getting ahead of myself here. How can I forget the Mobster sauce. It can’t have little bits of mobster in it because it was listed under seafood. And the chicken dish that either the chef lost faith in or he lost faith in himself. I love Sheldon.
I can’t tell you how much I was looking forward to this show. It was touted as Gilmore Girls meets Juno. Awesome. I can’t think of a better pairing. And you know what. It delivered.
I loved that Awesome got pulled into the spy world. It was nice to see someone bumbling around worst than Chuck.
Well, I’m split on this episode. I was so mad that Phil would even think of blaming his son for what he himself did. That’s super low. I know it totally fits his character but I’m mad at him for that.
I loved the walkie talkies with Turk and JD. It was totally perfect that they both shut themselves in cabinets (what were those things?) at the end.
Did you see how thin that balance beam was they had to walk across? I’m amazed any of them even finished the challenge. It would have been ridiculously hard for me to do and I’m not carrying around 100 extra pounds.
OK, I watched this episode twice I thought it was so funny. The addition of Bernadette to the show is just perfect. I love that she says what she’s thinking no matter how inappropriate it might be. When her and Wolowitz were making out in the back seat and she said, “Sliding into third.” I just about peed my pants. What makes it even funnier is that Leonard actually turned around to see. He did catch himself though and had a disgusted look on his face when he faced forward again.
Wow. This episode did not disappoint! Laura and I were chatting before the show aired what the scandal could possibly be, and I have to give her credit for hitting it right on the nose. If you didn’t watch, Rozlyn apparently had a relationship, during the show, with a staff member on the show. That staff member got fired, and Rozlyn was sent home. That’s pretty much the gist of it, but if you want to read about it in more detail, go to
I am so glad Chuck is back on. I’ve really missed this show. I am super sad for Chuck though that he flunked out of spy school but super happy for me because it would have sucked if Chuck had been a super spy. It wouldn’t have been as fun as Chuck bumbling around causing problems.
This is the latest book in the Kitty Norville series by Vaughn. Kitty is a werewolf who runs a radio show that deals with the supernatural. Because she’s one of the few lycanthropes that have come out she’s kind of a celebrity. She gets asked to be on a reality tv show where werewolves and vampires and psychics and such will get together and educate the world on the supernatural. But something’s not quite right.
So, this season… let’s face it… is going to be cheesy!! From the first moment they started Jake’s intro, I was laughing out loud! All of the shirtless moments of running, weightlifting, walking on the beach, and pondering in the sunset, coupled with the longest list of overdone “pilot” puns, had me wondering if there was any way I could make it through even the first episode. I know the intros are always cheesy, but have they always been this bad? Maybe I need another episode or two to become numb to it.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this is the funniest show on network tv. My husband disagrees and says Community is the funniest and I’ll give him a solid second place for that. There is something about this family that gets me every time. Since we haven’t been blogging about it I’ll give you a really quick overview. The dad has married a younger drop dead gorgeous Columbian woman with a ten year old son. Then the daughter is married to a really nice moron and has three children. Teenage years and down. Then the son and his boyfriend have just adopted a little baby girl named Lily. So that’s the family. Hilarity ensues.
With three shows to blog about I’m obviously not going to get to everything. Season 9 isn’t nearly as good as the original 8 seasons but it’s growing on me. I still don’t like Lucy one bit so it’s frustrating that she’s such a vital character but I like everyone around her including Cole. Does he look familiar to you? That’s because he’s the little brother of Peter Parker’s (Spiderman) best friend in the recent movies. Crazy right? They have the same exact smile.
I’m glad this show is having so much success but I’m a little thrown off by the back to back seasons. That being said I still enjoy watching the show so it’s not that big a deal.
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