The end of theme week.

If you can even call it a week. Or a theme. It was - television shows I really like that have people that sing in them. Clearly, my planning still needs a little work.

Anyway, the moral of the story is, you should watch Scrubs. Not new Scrubs. Only old Scrubs. Like, regular season, regular cast Scrubs.

It was super awesome for a million different reasons.

• Ted, the sad sack lawyer, had an acappella group. They were basically incredible, and sang tv theme songs and cartoon themes and commercial jingles and top 40 hits, and I just love them to pieces.
• Dr. Cox has the greatest rants in the history of mankind!

I suppose I could riff a list of things that I care as little about as our last week together. Lemme see, uhh… Low-carb diets. Michael Moore. The Republican National Convention. Kabbalah and all Kabbalah-related products. Hi-def TV, the Bush daughters, wireless hot spots, ‘The O.C.’, the U.N., recycling, getting Punk’d, Danny Gans, the Latin Grammys, the real Grammys. Jeff, that Wiggle who sleeps too darn much! The Yankees payroll, all the red states, all the blue states, every hybrid car, every talk show host! Everything on the planet, everything in the solar system, everything everything everything everything everything everything - eve - everything that exists - past, present and future, in all discovered and undiscovered dimensions. Oh! And Hugh Jackman.

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There are so many reasons why you should be watching this show. It’s delightful, and fun, and action packed. It tickles your funny bone and tugs at your heart strings and it’s just so darn good.

Were you on the edge of your seat with excitement waiting for the top 5 reasons to watch? Wait no longer, soon to be Chuck fans, here they are…

Reason 5: Captain Awesome.

He has amazing eyebrow expressions, a charming vocabulary that favours the word “awesome” and its synonyms, and his parents have the ridiculous names of Woody and Honey. He can tango, and raft in wild rapids, and do many an upside down, hanging from the ceiling, stomach crunch.

In short? He’s truly a captain of awesome. Truly.

Morgan: Devon, let me ask you, do you think Ellie’s happy in your marriage?

Captain Awesome: Of course! Why? Did she say something?

Morgan: No, no, not exactly, but I feel pretty confident that if there is something wrong, it’s your fault, so take me through an average day, and then… you talk, I find the problem.

Captain Awesome: Okay, well most mornings I wake up around 6, I pop a towel in the dryer so it’s warm when she gets out of the shower. I’ll whip her up a Belgium waffle, or you know, a goat cheese omelette, something easy. After Ellie’s daily foot rub, I’ll bike to the farmers market, pick up some blueberries, or you know, whatever is in season. Come home, make her a smoothie, organic nonfat milk, flaxseed oil, you know, something to give her a real mid-day kick start. Once we’re in bed, post-lavender-bath, I spend about 20 minutes just watching her sleep. She looks so peaceful; like what’s she dreaming about, you know? Anyway, that’s my day give or take. 

And just think, it potentially only gets better from here!

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I don’t know why you’re not watching Chuck. Maybe you’ve never heard of it, maybe you missed it in the beginning and felt it was too late to start up, maybe you just don’t know when or where to watch it…

All I know is that you’re probably not watching it, because pretty much no one I know is watching it. Except for this girl - paradoxed - who is delightful for several reasons, including, but not limited to, the fact that she watches Chuck.

Also, you should be watching Chuck!

Here’s why

• It is an amazing combination of comedy/drama/action/romance.
• It has wicked pop culture references. Morgan buying a DeLorean was amazing enough. However, having custom plates made to say DeMorgan? Genius! Also, where else can you reminisce about things like Tron and McGyver and Heathers and Quantum Leap and Pretty in Pink and other things that were great in the 80’s!
• Jeffster’s performances will make your life better than it was. Africa. Mr. Roboto. Fortunate Son. Leaving On A Jet Plane. Blaze of Glory. Oh yes - Jeffster is what makes this show fit the current theme. Jeff + Lester doesn’t just equal Jeffster, it always equals life being better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lErkYdnr_50&feature=related - Blaze of Glory. This has zero context if you don’t watch the show, but it was the only video I could post sans spoilers for important things that you won’t want ruined for you when you start watching this awesome show.

• The guest stars. Oh heavens, the guest stars! Julie Cooper? Cory Matthews? Merry/Charlie? Buster Bluth? Scott Bakula? Sarah Conner? The Hulk? Old Spice Guy? Chandler’s mom? Summer Roberts? Fred Willard? Swoosie Kurtz? Chevy Chase!
• Descriptive episode titles such as “Chuck vs. the Imported Hard Salami” or “Chuck vs. the Beard”.
• Super cool government toys/weapons/bases/fight scenes.
• There is a ridiculously hot blonde girl fighting bad guys. She is handy with both the knives that she keeps strapped to her in case of emergency, and knives in the kitchen with which to make breakfast omelettes or souffles. (Do souffles require knives? I do not know - the point is she is deadly, and also domestic).
• The music! Do you like listening to awesome music? Do you like when shows choose awesome songs to play? Me too! Let’s watch Chuck and talk about how great the music is together! Band of Horses, Bon Iver, Oasis, Hall and Oates, Huey Lewis, Flight of the Conchords, the Puppini Sisters, Blitzen Trapper, Slow Club, Frightened Rabbit, Cake, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and so many more. Also? Jeffster!  

These are all reasons that you should watch this fantastic show, BUT, they aren’t even the best reasons!

Stay tuned for the top 5 reasons to watch this delightful little show about a not so super spy.

Should I have had a theme for this week? Should I have a theme for always? Good question! I don’t know if I will be able to successfully follow themes, but I feel as if there is potential there.

What shall the theme this week be? Based on Flight of the Conchords and Pushing Daisies,  I feel as if there aren’t many connectors. However, that isn’t to say that there are none. What connects them? Singing. Not music, but actual, delightful characters singing.

So, this week’s theme, as bizzare as it may be, is singing in shows. Or rather, shows with musical acts? I don’t exactly know the details, but I will work something out!

Stay tuned for Chuck, Scrubs, and potentially some other wonders! Tra-la-la!

 A yet to be determined number of reasons that you should watch Pushing Daisies

1. The main locale is the Pie Hole. Which has a pie shaped roof. Pie is delicious and  your senses will be delighted with talk of three-plum or rhubarb delights.
2. It is narrated by Jim Dale, who makes everything sound like a fairy tale.
3. Kristen Chenowith sings on occasion, and Kristen Chenowith is like magic.
4. Swoosie Kurtz wears an eye patch and likes cheese and vermouth too much, and trains her parrot to say “help, help, they turned me into a bird!” to scare neighbourhood children.
5. The murders are hilarious with messenger pigeons and horse jockeys and bees and nuns.

Chuck: Boy, Kentucky sure had it in for Betty but, who had it in

for Kentucky?

Ned: The Terrifying Bee Man.

Chuck: What if he was made entirely out of bees and that’s why

she couldn’t see his face because he didn’t even have one. I

mean, what if there’s a whole “Bee-folk society” who’d walk

around shaped like people?

Ned: You’re thinking about how you can train your bees to walk

around in people shapes, aren’t you?

Chuck: Yeah.

6. The story of Ned and Chuck is the most tragic love story since Romeo and Juliet, but in an awesome, delightful way.

7. Lee Pace is freaking adorable in a suit.

8. The character of Chuck/Charlotte (Anna Friel) has, in my opinion, the best wardrobe of anyone on television.

9. Emerson Cod, the rough, gruff private eye loves to knit!

10. There is a synchronized swimming team called the Darling Mermaid Darlings.

11. The dialogue is amazing. “I bake pies and wake the dead. I live a very sheltered life”.

12. It is creative, and delightful, and witty, and whimsical, and a forensic fairy tale (which is really 5 different reasons)…

13. It is the prettiest show that ever was. If you love saturation and bright colours and beautiful beautiful scenes, then this is the show for you!

Why should you watch Flight of the Conchords? The better question would be: Why the heck aren’t you already watching Flight of the Conchords?

Reasons why you need to watch

• It is only 2 seasons and 22 episodes long. It will take you less than 8 hours of your life. A delightful 8 hours.
• It is about New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo trying to make it in America!
• No one can figure out what country they are from…
• Their manager is incompetent and hilarious and always takes attendance even though there are only 3 people involved.

Murray: Jemaine?

Jemaine: …Present.

Murray: Bret?

Bret: Yep.

Murray: And Murray… yes, present, thank you… I’m always here

anyway, I don’t know why I bother with my line.

• They have one singular fan, who is crazy and obsessed and paints bizarre pictures of them
• They are so very poor and unsuccessful that buying a second cup almost destroys them

Jemaine: It’s dark, Bret.

Bret: Yeah, I know.

Jemaine: What expression is on your face?

Bret: Umm. Guilty expression. What expression is on your face?

Jemaine: Sad because we don’t have any electricity, but satisfied

because I was right about the cup.

Bret: That’s a weird expression.

• Bret’s sweatshirts are the best!

• The song lyrics include such gems as

“You’re so beautiful / Mmm, you could be a part-time model / But you’d probably have to keep your normal job”

and

“If you crossed the road and a truck struck you
I’ll scrape you up and reconstruct you
I’ll cheer you up if you’re depressed
If you get murdered I’ll avenge your death”

and most importantly

“Have you ever been told that you look like a llama?”

• It is really, really, very, painfully, delightfully hilarious
• The main characters are this adorable…

What do you need to know about me?

Potentially that my name is Nadia, and that I watch way too much tv.

My tumblr url is a joke, mostly, but not entirely. I am suffering from Obsessive Television Disorder for sure, but I also suffer from the regular type of obsessive disorder. This may be relevant later on, if you are questioning why I am so crazy. I tend to love things too much, and fixate on how awesome they are!

The idea for this tumblr stems from that, and also the fact that I cannot make a decision to save my life. I have been attempting to complete a 30 day challenge, and every question has about 15 answers (if I’m really narrowing it down!)

Lastly, this tumblr is meant to share potentially new treasures with you. You may love many of the same things I love, but perhaps you can still discover some new gem?

It is highly likely that the majority of my posts will be about tv shows that you should be watching (as my list of favourites is roughly the size of a small country!), but it is also likely that movies and books and other adorable delights will pop up from time to time.

I hope you enjoy!

*Be forewarned, I am an abuser of exclamation marks and always, if not often (that phrase courtesy of Gabrielle), I talk too much.