Private Practice April 28, 2011 What We Have Here

What We Have Here...

Maybe I'm just in a mood, but I wasn't really wow'd by this episode. Sorry Shonda.

Charlotte's ex husband Billy Douglas cheated on her when they were married. Did we know Charlotte was married before. Seems like they might have mentioned a husband before, but I really can't remember. The ex cheated on Charlotte and she saved his picture? I don't get that. I mean it wasn't full of dart or shot gun holes or anything. Why did she save it? Cooper said Charlotte had lied to him about this guy before. Who remembers this? Please help me refresh my memory. Well at least she got her "closure".

Addison and Sam - Well Addison wants her baby, that's nothing new. She gave Sam an ultimatum and he's not happy about it. Can't say that I blame him. I like Addison and Sam together but I don't think Sam should be forced to have a kid if he doesn't want one. I don't see that scenario ending well. I wonder what Sam's answer will be.

Violet and Katie. I thought the lawsuit would be about the book and patient confidentiality and it was. First off why is Katie out of jail? That's a whole other rant. I think Katie needs to deal with what she did, not put it behind her and pretend it didn't happen. It seems like Katie thinks if the book goes away it will help her to forget what she did. I also had the thought that the medical board would probably be harsher than a courtroom over this issue, since I assumed Violet changed the names to protect the innocent or not so innocent. Guess we will see what the medical board decides.

The pregnant lady is willing to die for her baby. I get that, but why did Addison think this woman had to tell the husband she had an abortion? I mean isn't the guy going through enough already? It wasn't Addison's place to force the issue.

I like Marla and Sheldon together. I've been a fan of Alex Kingston's since she was on ER. I hope she returns.

I hope Naomi returns soon too. I miss her. And where is the daughter and baby?


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Grey's Anatomy April 28, 2011

Finally a new episode! "It's a long way back"

I guess Callie having a traumatic brain injury will allow a lot of avenues for storyline. I sure hope she gets to operate again. Callie certainly is a fighter.

I love Christina. Are you giving me the finger? Good job! And then telling Callie the baby looks like a chicken. It's sad and scary, but Christina made it funny.

Deadliest Catch Season 7 Episode 3 Recap

"Old Age and Treachery"

We start out with fisherman having flashbacks and making comments.

Jake Harris - I sometimes fall asleep and start dreaming about work. They show a picture of Jake Harris.

Captain Keith of the Wizard - I have dreams that are too close and too eerie, the way they are connected with the boat.

Jake Harris - Then all of a sudden you wake up and you don't know where you are. You don't know what day it is then all of a sudden you're like f**k I'm in the Bering sea.

Big Brother 13 To Start July 6th

UPDATE: JUNE 9, 2011 The start date to Big Brother 13 has changed to July 7th.

Seventy days until Big Brother 13 starts.  July 6th is when it all starts again.

Big Brother has had some casting calls, and they are having additional ones May 4th, 6th, and 7th in Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina. Go to BigBrotherLeak for casting call information.

I am almost over this show, but I'll give it one more season and see. I'm getting tired of all of the reality shows. I only watch three now. This one in particular feels more scripted than ever and it seems like more and more the characters are "wanna be's" you know they want to become big TV stars, not just win the money.  I know last year several of the people had agents before even getting accepted in the house.

The show was more interesting last season because I watched Big Brother After Dark, but then you end up knowing who won stuff before the CBS show airs. So we'll see.

I seriously hope there are no guest appearances from Brendon and Rachel. I can't take anymore of them.

UPDATE: JUNE 9, 2011 The start date to Big Brother 13 has changed to July 7th.

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Roger Howarth Returning To One Life To Live Sooner Than Expected - Picketing - Boycotting

It was originally reported that Roger Howarth would start filming his return to One Life To Live in May.

Now it seems his first on air appearance will be on May 13th.

I can't wait to see if he will be "The Real Todd Manning" or someone else.

I still can't believe that ABC has canceled these shows. I am really hoping they are losing viewers across the board and that soap viewing is picking up. Yesterday people picketed Disney, ABC, and affiliates across the United States, ABC in New York called the police on the picketers. Way to win fans ABC!

Private Practice April 28, 2011 Yea! A New Episode!

"What We Have Here..."

The guide says Katie threatens legal action against Violet and Cooper suspects Charlotte still has feelings for her ex-husband.

Finally another new episode here too!  I swear they've shown so many reruns, I almost forgot what was going on.

Grey's Anatomy April 28, 2011 Finally A New Episode!

"It's A Long Way Back"

I hope we will finally get to see what happens to Callie and her baby and get some of our other questions answered.

Like who is going to be Chief resident, will Teddy and Henry get together? And how about Lucy and Alex? Or will Lucy get sent packing after her major incompetence with Callie?  Will Eli propose to Bailey? Will Bailey say yes if he does? Will Meredith get pregnant? What will happen between Christina and Owen now that he is picking the Chief resident?


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On Twitter

Things I Find, See and Do On Twitter

I'm sitting here watching my Twitter timeline on Tweet Deck and smiling. Thinking about all the things I find on Twitter and the things that make me laugh. I thought I would share a few things I love about Twitter.

Instant News

Tweeting with @DanielGoddard OMG!

Meeting new friends all over the world.

Ted Shackelford Jeffery Bardwell The Young and The Restless Temporarily Replaced

Ted Shackelford is evidently on a temporary leave of absence from The Young & The Restless. He has been temporarily replaced by Kin Shriner, who most of us recognize as Scotty Baldwin from General Hospital. Reports indicate that Ted Shackelford will miss three episodes so hopefully he will return soon.

I've been a long time fan of Ted's since he was on Knot's Landing.

I don't know what has happened that Ted Shackelford is absent, but I can only imagine it isn't good. I just want to send my best wishes to Ted and his family. I hope he returns to the show soon, and all is well.


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Deadliest Catch Season 7 Episode 2 Recap

On the last episode I only did a partial recap, because I thought Discovery replayed the episodes on their website. I have since discovered they don't. So for my mates in Australia and those of you who missed or can't get the show I will do full recaps.

To start off with let me say how excited I am last weeks episode of Deadliest Catch had ten million viewers. I think the boycotting of ABC of helped. I saw comments people were watching Deadliest Catch instead of Dancing With The Stars, and since Dancing With The Stars rating were down by 13%, I say welcome all my soap fans and thank you for supporting the soaps. You've found a great show!

Grey's Anatomy April 21, 2011 A Rerun Again Bad ABC!

Are you kidding me?

Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice are both reruns again tomorrow according to my TV guide. SERIOUSLY!

That's the third week of reruns. Is ABC going broke? They can't produce the shows? Why did they start a new season and then start showing reruns. What the heck?

Jake Harris and Jake Anderson Appear On Dr. Drew About Their Addiction - Deadliest Catch

Also Some More Information On Jake Anderson's Missing Father.

Dr Drew opened the show talking about how they have the most deadliest jobs in the world, but it's addiction that threatens their lives.

Dr. Drew introduces the two Jake's. Jake Harris has an addiction with opiates and oxycontin. Jake Anderson has an addiction to alcohol.

Dr. Drew talks about how they both lost their father.

All My Children One Life To Live Soaps Canceled Hoover Pulls Advertising

Well good for Hoover. I support them and I hope other advertisers follow suit. I haven't seen how long Hoover was an advertiser, but I'm guessing it was at least as long as the soaps have been on. And how smart of Hoover was it to hop on Facebook and Twitter and start collecting email addresses of their female audience. Maybe ABC should hire some of the Hoover marketing executives.

I've spent a lot of time this morning reading through tweets of angry soap viewers, articles from soap sites and ABC trying to justify what it has done.

I still believe these soaps are making money. ABC just wants more money, they are just a bunch of greedy so and so's to put it politely. ABC knows it is going to lose the revenue from The Oprah Show and they are trying to make up for it anyway they can. In one article it was revealed ABC has been working on replacing these shows for over a year now. So this is not something that has just happened out of the blue because of ratings. It's just another ABC lie.

Deadliest Catch 2011 Matt Bradley Drug Rehab Rumors Northwestern

I have still been trying to confirm or deny the rumors that Matt Bradley is missing from the Northwestern at the beginning of Season 7 because he is in rehab.

I have found two forums with statements that Matt Bradley was in rehab. One stated no source the other stated that it was on his facebook page and that his wife had posted it on the Northwestern's website. I went through Matt's facebook page and did not see anything of the kind. I also went through all of Angela's forum post's and the only thing I found was her discussing Matt's recovery in 2006. Nothing current about Matt being in rehab. While it is possibly true that he is in rehab, it still appears to be just a rumor, which is really a crappy rumor if Matt is indeed clean. In Season 6 when Jake Anderson received his cupcake for being sober six months, Edgar said Matt Bradley had been sober 18 months. I really and truly hope he has stayed sober.

ABC Canceled All My Children and One Life To Live

Wow ABC just two weeks ago you announced All My Children would not be canceled, that there would be a writer change and all was well. Now this? Was this just a ploy to sell Susan Lucci's book? Or is the cancellation itself a ploy to sell the book. Guess what, I'm not buying the book. I'll wait until Susan Lucci writes a book that ABC isn't getting a percentage of. I feel lied too, violated. It's just wrong!

Today you announce both All My Children and One Life To Live have been canceled.

Grey's Anatomy Tonight

What? A rerun again. They are killing me! I want to know what happened to Callie, Arizona and Mark's baby. It looked like in the preview Callie is going to be okay, I hope that's true.

What the heck is going on? Why are we only getting a new episode every third week?

I need to know stuff, like what is going on with all the newly paired up couples. Alex Karev and Lucy Fields, Teddy Altman and Henry, Lexie Grey and Jackson Avery. And what is April Kepner going to do about Dr. Stark.

Did you all notice in the song between Eli and Bailey, Eli was singing about diamonds and getting down on one knee. Is he going to propose?

Arizona kept saying I asked her to marry me and a truck came out of now where. Callie woke up and said yes but I still think Arizona will back out because she thinks the accident is some kind of bad juju. Oh, I seen a spoiler I know the answer to that. Darn, sometimes I hate spoilers. I want to know what happens, but I like to find out during the show.

Who will the new Chief resident be?

Will Meredith get pregnant?

I'm watching the musical again, I need a fix to get me through. Sara Ramirezs' voice is incredible, she blows me away. She gives me goose bumps and makes me cry. Wow!


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Deadliest Catch Season 7 Episode 1

Yea!!!! It's finally here. 

If your not caught up with some of the stuff that happened in the off season look to the right for the Deadliest Catch link for previous posts.

The show starts off with a memorial to Captain Phil Harris. I really wanted to see them trying to get the stuck urn open. They laughed so hard about it at CatchCon, I really thought we'd get to see it.  That man is certainly missed by a lot of people.

The King Crab season begins! Wow has Jake Anderson been promoted? He's in the wheelhouse with Captain Sig Hansen deciding where to go crabbing. Go Jake!

All the Captains are mapping out their routes. I'm ready for the biting off the head of the herring.

Deadliest Catch CatchCon 2011 Seattle, WA - Fan Festival Report

Two of the main reporters were Tary Southern and Matt McManus.

There were games, relay races, a beer garden and loads of fans from all over. There were fans from New Zealand, South Carolina and Arizona all over the place.

No I didn’t get to go to the Fan Festival, but I sure wished I could have. I did have some issues with my internet connection and Discovery was having some streaming issues, so I didn’t catch everything, but I still managed to gather a lot of exciting information. There are a couple baby spoilers but nothing really big, so it’s safe to read. This article is pretty long but there were tons of things going on. It was an all day event after all.

Oh, the things I learned.

Deadliest Catch CatchCon 2011 - April 9th Live Event

How cool! I've never heard of this, but it is not the first one. There is a Deadliest Catch Fan Festival. This years event is at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle on April 9th from 12p-6p. I wish I lived closer to Seattle. I would be there! Go here to register for the event.

At Catch Con 2011 you get to meet some of the captains and tour the fishing vessels of the Deadliest Catch Crews and best of all its FREE. Yes free, you don't see that very often.

If your not in the Seattle area you can watch the event live by going to the Discovery site.

There are clips of the Deadliest Catch Catch Con 2010 up on the site now.

Jake & Josh Harris Cornelia Marie Deadliest Catch People Magazine

I just ran across some information on Jake and Josh Harris of the Cornelia Marie in an article in People Magazine. I don't know when the article was published, but it had some interesting tidbits I thought I would share.

Jake did make it into rehab, shortly after the DUI incident for addiction to prescription pain medication, which he said he took because of sport and fishing injuries.  He spent a month and a half in rehab. Like I said I don't know when the article was published so I don't know how this times out with the Captain of the Cornelia Marie, Derrick Ray, calling the police on Jake in November 2010.  (Can find more on Derrick Ray incident in previous post)

While Jake was working on recovery, Josh was working on keeping the Cornelia Marie running. When Josh was finally able to take a break and grieve for his father, he said he had a nervous breakdown. Said his emotions were all over the place, even seeing a dog wagging its tail on TV would make him cry. He spent three weeks driving around Florida to clear his head.

Genie Francis Joins Young & Restless - Y&R

Wow this is exciting news!

Genie Francis will join the cast of The Young & The Restless at the end of May as Cane Ashby's mother. I can't wait, not only does this make her Cane's (Daniel Goddard) mother but Colin Atkinson's (Tristan Rogers) wife. I can't wait to see the two of them together again.

Let me back up a bit for those of you who don't know. Genie Francis played Laura on General Hospital. I think most soap watchers if they didn't watch GH have at least heard of the infamous Luke & Laura. I didn't watch GH back then, but have seen many clips of the wedding and more recently the return of Laura to General Hospital. This is exciting news.

One Life To Live Roger Howarth To Return - OLTL

Soap Digest announced today that Roger Howarth will return to One Life To Live (OLTL).

Roger Howarth previous played the role of Todd Manning, before Trevor St. John.

I have only watched OLTL while Trevor St. John was playing Todd Manning so he is the only Todd I am familiar with.  I must say I have heard a lot about Roger Howarth recently and have watched clips of him as Todd. He is quite nice to look at. Roger is due to appear on the show in May.

All of this brings up more questions than answers for me.

AMC - All My Children Will Not Be Canceled

News was just released that All My Children will not be canceled.

Even more good news. A new head writer Lorraine Broderick has been named. Lorraine has worked in writing positions on soaps since 1979. She will be replacing David Kreizman and Donna Swjeski.

Well maybe the powers that be are listening. Many of us have voiced our opinions about needing better scripts for the soap stars and now we have it, at least on All My Children. Let's hope for the same result on OLTL.

For everyone who emailed and called Anne Sweeney to save the show, don't forget to thank her. A thank you can go a long way.

President of ABC Television
Anne.x.Sweeney@email.Disney.com
818-460-7700 direct line


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Tilikum The Killer Whale Is Back To Work At Sea World

Is Sea World really that greedy?

In February 2010 Tilikum killed trainer Dawn Brancheau. After this happened we found out it wasn't the first time Tilikum has killed. Tilikum had killed twice before that we know of; a homeless man who sneaked into his tank and another trainer.

Sea World says it has added new safety measures, and that the trainers will not be allowed to swim with Tilikum due to a series of violent events.  Really, three deaths a series of violent events. Call it was it is. These were deadly events. Three people are dead.

Grey's Anatomy The Musical

When I first heard there was going to be a musical Grey's Anatomy, I thought oh no! I don't really care for musicals, which is weird, because I love music.

So I say to self, self Shonda is an awesome writer I'll bet she can pull this off, and she did!

I knew last week as soon as Callie took off her seat belt there was going to be an accident. I hope no one dies I will be very upset.