I watched "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" last night. Thought it was okay. Way too long and not enough Josh Duhamel. I actually think it would have been really cool if they'd played on the bromance between him and Shia LaBeouf more. They had really good chemistry in the few scenes that had together. Shia LaBeouf was good in it as usual and his portrayal of Sam has always been the thing that's held these movies together. That ordinary kid thrown into extraordinary circumstances.

The action scenes were really good - as expected from Michael Bay really - and the robots looked badass!

While I don't think it was as good as the first one I do think it was better than the second (which I didn't think was quite as bad as everyone says).

After watching that I watched the season three finale of "Glee" - 3x22 - which I thought was pretty good but not as good as I'd been expecting. I really thought that I'd end up crying through the whole thing and I did cry during Will's opening song but the rest of it was a bit more low key than I'd expected.

I liked the way they played the Rachel and Finn stuff (and made me cry which I didn't expect) - was Finn was saying to her was the right thing in the end - but I couldn't help but feel like some of the other characters were a bit left out. If this truly is the last time we're gonna be seeing some of these characters then it's a shame that they didn't get a proper goodbye. I did like the goodbye scene between Quinn and Sue.

Songs wise I really liked the inclusion of "Glory Days" - it's one of my favourite Bruce Springsteen songs and it fit well during their graduation scene.

With some of these characters gone I'm curious about what's in store for the other characters come next season.

Then after that I watched the first episode of "Don't Trust The B---- in Apartment 23" (I'm not sure how to write that title!). To be honest I was only interested for James Van Der Beek! It's weird that he's playing himself but I'm looking forward to all the "Dawson's Creek" references that are inevitably gonna be present in future episodes - there were a few in this opener. I didn't really think the character of the title was that much of a bitch though. Maybe she will be as the show goes on, or maybe she won't really be that much of a bitch after all.

Btw, why aren't the little edit etc logos (the ones to the left of this entry) on my LJ showing up? All I can see are broken images. I hope that isn't gonna be a permanent thing, if it is I'll have to change my layout.

Tags: movies, tv: dawson's creek, tv: general, tv: glee
Mood: hot

( Criminal Minds 7x23 Hit & 7x24 Run )

After that I watched "Bones" - 7x11 - you know, I think I'm kinda over this show. I just found the episode incredibly dull. The case of the week was instantly forgettable. I did quite like the stuff between Brennan and her father though. That was pretty nicely done and very in character. There's only a couple of episodes to go I'm hoping season 8 can get things back on form.

Tags: tv: bones, tv: criminal minds
Mood: okay

I watched "Once Upon a Time" on Monday night - 1x08 - thought it was okay again. Interesting to find out how Rumplestilskin became the way he is and good to get some back story on him. I quite enjoy this show but not as much as I expected to unfortunately. It still has enough to hold my attention though,.

After that I watched "Grimm" - 1x15 - another good episode this week. Interesting to see what the chief is planning with the blonde woman (name?). Getting to Nick through his friends. I wonder what they want from Nick anyway? I enjoyed the stuff between Monroe and the sister of the victim too. There's some cool ongoing storylines running through this show now (which is something all shows need) and I'm quite looking forward to finding out where they all go.

Then last night I watched "Touch" - 1x09 - you know, I can really pinpoint what this show is even about but I do enjoy watching it. The ongoing storyline is going along nicely and I'm curious about Amelia. And it was interesting when that dude mentioned that Jake was one of the 36. I wonder what that's all about? I still really love the stuff between Martin and Clea. They're good together. I am getting worried about her though, I keep thinking something bad is gonna happen to her.

I also watched "Unforgettable" - 1x20 - which I thought was okay. Loved the little scenes between Roe and Tanya. We're gonna get a least one kiss between them before the show is over, right? - and "CSI: NY" - 8x18 - which is the only CSI I watch these days but I can never really think of anything to say about it. I don't think I trust Mac's new girlfriend though but I'm not sure why.

Even though I've still got some shows to watch I'm definitely experiencing the hiatus blues. I really miss Five-0, "Castle" etc. September seems so far away!

In other news: I tried to break in a new pair of shoes today. It was horrible! I was in agony all morning and I have blisters all over my feet now. I don't think I like those shoes anymore!

Tags: tv: general, tv: grimm, tv: once upon a time, tv: touch, tv: unforgettable
Mood: sore

Yesterday morning we woke up bright at early and headed downstairs for breakfast before going to the first talk. We enjoyed talks from Misha Collins and Mark Pellegrino (always awesome but their talk wasn't long enough!), Jim Michaels and Guy Norman Bee (a really interesting talk, it was a great to get a different perspective on things. Shame the talk wasn't longer. There were still loads of people queuing to ask them questions when they were told to finish up). I think getting producers and directors is a really good idea and think they should get writers next time too.

DJ Qualls did another talk (he's adorable!) and we enjoyed talks from the other guests too. We also had our photoshoot with Steven Williams who is crazy loud and when I walked over to him and said "hiya" he replied something like "aww, hello, what's that face for?!". I have no idea what face I was doing but he kinda scares me so maybe I looked terrified! Lol! Anyway, the picture we got with him is very cool.

We enjoyed various other talks - including Mark Sheppard (always awesome) and Jim Beaver - before the weekend came to a close again. It's weird at these conventions, time flies but it also seems like ages since I was last at home. Convention Time is different to regular time!

After the closing ceremony we chilled for a bit, grabbed dinner and then headed home. I think I got home at about 11pm and was totally wired, of course, so went online for a while.

Here's pictures of the photos we got (I might get scans up later):

With Steven Williams and James Patrick Stuart:

Tags: asylum 8, events
Mood: tired

Vicky, Jo and I are at the Birmingham Hilton now for Rogue Events' "Supernatural" convention Asylum 8! I woke up at 5am and we arrived in Birmingham before 8am and everything ran smoothly. We enjoyed talks from Misha Collins, Mark Pellegrino, Mark Sheppard, Steven Williams, DJ Qualls, Matt Cohen and Carrie Ann Flemming and some interesting behind the scenes talks from co-executive producer Jim Micheals and director Guy Norman Bee! All talks were very entertaining - even though a couple of people had negative comments to say to Jim Michaels.

We also got autographs from most of the above (not including the behind the scenes people) and a photoshoot with James Patrick Stuart (insert loads of Dick jokes here!). All guests were very nice although Steven Williams was a little scary! But in a good way!

Oh and Misha winked at me!

I also have a couple of season finales to comment on.

( Person of Interest 1x23 Firewall (finale) )

( Supernatural 7x23 Survival of the Fittest (finale) )

I also watched "Criminal Minds" last night - 7x22 - I thought it was a really interesting episode. A really interesting way of telling the story and some cool flashbacks! I felt really sorry for Rossi having to go back to see that prisoner every year and on his birthday!

Tags: asylum 8, events, tv: criminal minds, tv: person of interest, tv: supernatural
Current Location: Birmingham Hilton
Mood: tired

In preparation for Asylum 8 tomorrow (which actually starts today but we're heading there tomorrow morning - got to get up at stupid o'clock!) Jo and Vicky came round today after work and we caught up on some "Supernatural" (we figured it would be best to be up to date before Asylum because, even though season 7 hasn't even started over here, I'm sure there'll be be questions related to it there).

( Supernatural 7x19, 7x20, 7x21 and 7x22 )

I know this season has got a lot of negative comments from fans but I've quite enjoyed it. I don't think it's been as good as the early classics but if I'm honest I wasn't expecting it to be. Watching it in batches like I have been hasn't been the ideal way to watch it though. Maybe next season I'll just download and watch weekly? Anyway, I'm looking forward to the finale. I can't believe we've seen almost the whole season and it hasn't even started over here yet. SkyLiving really did to get their arses in gear over this. The waiting is getting ridiculous now.

In other news: I watched "Touch" last night - 1x08 - another interesting episode. I really enjoyed the cause and effect stuff in this show and am finding the ongoing storyline really interesting. What exactly is going on with whoever is in Room6? I also really like Martin's friendship with Clea. They're really good together and you can tell he's got an ally in her. It seems that no matter what, she's on his side. I hope that continues.

I'm gonna watch the "Person of Interest" season finale tonight. Looking forward to it. I hope it's a good one. So far most of my finales haven't really lived up to the expectations I've created for them (my own fault). Maybe this one can?

Tags: asylum 8, tv: person of interest, tv: supernatural, tv: touch
Mood: weird

I just watched "Glee" - eps 3x20 and 3x21 - and enjoyed both episodes! I was worried that the alternate universe crap in 3x20 would be a waste of an episode but it turned out that it was only a waste of about five minutes of an episode so that was all good. It did seem a bit silly have Tina freak out about not getting a solo (which kinda came out of nowhere) only to have a silly dream sequence and change her mind. Very weird writing there.

I really enjoyed the songs in both episodes - stand outs in 3x20 were Rachel's version Jason Mraz's "I Won't Give Up" and Puck and Bieste doing Taylor Swift's "Mean". The latter was the perfect song choice for them and it was a really unique duet to have. Their voices went together really well. I wonder if Puck will graduate in the end with her help or if he will be back next year? I've grown to quite like his character and the scene of him yelling about how much of a loser he is was really sad. And the resolution of the Bieste storyline was really good (at least I hope it's resolved now).

The song stand out in 3x21 for had to be "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" purely because I bloody love that song and I thought that did a cracking job of it. A Meat Loaf classic is a difficult song to pull off but they definitely managed it. The result of the National Final was pretty predictable but it was a great moment when it happened. They played it really well, I think.

And I actually nearly cried when they gave Will the teacher of the year award - it's funny for a Spanish teacher who doesn't speech Spanish to win it but, honestly, he's changed their lives so he does deserve it. And it a way they've changed his. Over the past three years they've improved each other and grown as people and they couldn't have done it without each other. The last few episodes of this show have actually made me feel really sad and I have a feeling next weeks finale (suitably titled "Goodbye") is gonna really upset me. Weird how shows you don't expect to can have a real emotional impact on you sometimes.

Tags: tv: glee
Mood: sad
Music: "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" - Glee

I watched the season finale of "The Secret Circle" last night. I thought it was quite good and set up some nice storylines for season two, which would be great except there isn't gonna be a season two. The writers obviously wrote it thinking they were gonna get a season two (which I can't really blame them for as things seemed okay for it up until a couple of months ago). With storylines such as Adam not being as uncorruptible as they all think, other Blackwell children being around in other circles, Charles' fate and who exactly Grant really is left unresolved I couldn't help but find this finale a little disappointing. As a starting point for a second season it would have been good though. Damn the CW for cancelling it.

This show had definite potential and it's a shame it won't get chance to reach it now.

After watching that I watched "Bones" - 7x10 - which I thought was pretty good and better than the previous few. I liked the return of Parker (although is he living with them for good now? If so then where's his Mum gone?) and the final scene between the new family was really sweet. Parker's a sweet kid.

I also really liked the stuff between Booth and Sweets - their scene in the car was really nicely played and I especially liked the reference to Booth not being like his father. I like little bits of characterisation like that and don't think there's enough of them in this show these days.

Not a bad case of the week although it's starting to really bug when the first person they interview ends up being the killer. It happens in everything so much these days.

Then it was time for another finale with ( NCIS: LA 3x23 & 3x24 Sans Voir 1 & 2 )

In other news: I watched a trailer for "Elementary" earlier - I think it looks pretty good so will probably end up giving it a watch come September. I hope other fans of "Sherlock" give it a chance before criticising it and hoping for it to fail. The Sherlock Holmes stories are as old as the hills so it's not a surprise that someone else has decided to adapt them. Another CBS show that I think could be worth a look is "Vegas". With Dennis Quaid and Jason O'Mara who cares what it's about, I'm so there!

The promos are over at tvbythenumbers.com if you're interested.

Oh, and apparently season three of "Haven" isn't gonna air on SyFy until September! While it's a good thing that they think it's good enough to keep back until Autumn I'm not happy about having to wait that long especially as I was expecting it over the Summer.

Tags: tv: bones, tv: general, tv: haven, tv: ncis: la, tv: new shows, tv: the secret circle
Mood: okay

( Addendum to my Hawaii Five-0 finale post - spoilers, of course )

In other news: on Monday night I watched "Once Upon a Time" - 1x07 - thought it was an interesting episode. If that's what happens when people start to remember the fairytale world then maybe it's better if they don't. And kissing Emma caused him to remember? Guess she won't be kissing many other people in the future then. Shame because I liked his character.

I also watched "Grimm" - 1x14 - quite enjoyed this episode too. It's a shame Juliet got caught up in everything but it wasn't a surprise. I think Nick should just tell her everything and let her then decide if being with him in worth it. I assume she knows there's something he's not telling her. I liked the stuff between Nick and Monroe too. It was nice when Monroe helped to save Juliet. Their introduction scene was good.

Last night I also watched "Unforgettable" - 1x19 - not a bad episode not but not the best they've ever done. I'm sure we're supposed to be on Carrie's side when Al takes her off the case but I can't help but think that she's being really unreasonable. Surely her boyfriend being friends with a "person of interest" makes it a conflict of interests for all involved. Last night I ended up shouting "Carrie, you can be a real bitch, you know that!" at the scene. Not enough Roe and not enough Tanya. I just want them to kiss before the season is over.

I've got two more finales to watch tonight - the last ever episode of "The Secret Circle" and the two-part season 3 finale of "NCIS: LA". The bad news is that everything's ending but the good news is that my summer shows are coming back soon! That's definitely a silver lining.

Tags: tv: grimm, tv: hawaii five-0, tv: ncis: la, tv: once upon a time, tv: the secret circle, tv: unforgttable
Mood: okay

( Hawaii Five-0 2x23 Ua Hala (finale) )

Tags: tv: hawaii five-0
Mood: okay

All of the shows I watch have found out their fates now (as of yesterday). A pretty good result for me personally with a few surprises both good ("CSI: NY" and "Nikita" renewals) and bad ("The Secret Circle" cancellation) . There's some interesting new shows due for the next season too. I've made a list of them and highlighted the ones I think might be worth checking out. Notable ones for me include "Revolution" (NBC) which is from JJ Abrams and Eric Kripke (although I watched the trailer last night and wasn't very impressed), "Cult" (The CW) and "The Following" (The CW) which is from Kevin Williamson and stars Kevin Bacon. I'm quite interested by the new Sherlock Holmes TV series, "Elementary" (CBS) too.

In other news: I watched a movie called "Boogeyman" the other night - I thought it was quite good and actually pretty clever. Which is good considering I thought it was gonna be terrible and only watched it because it was written by Eric Kripke ("Supernatural") and starred Emily Deschanel.  I actually thought Barry Watson's performance in the lead role was really good. His character seemed so damaged and scared which you would be if you had been through similar things.

I watched the last 10 minutes of the Man City/QPR last day of the season football match yesterday! Wow, it was an epic finale! And ended with the right result of Man City winning the league (for the first time in 44 years or something) and QPR staying in the premiership to fight for another season. I don't watch league football very much these days but those last 10 minutes were almost enough to make me start again! I'll definitely be watching Euro 2012 this summer as usual. Let's hope for some matches like this one.

Tags: football, movies, tv: csi: ny, tv: general, tv: new shows, tv: nikita, tv: the secret circle
Mood: okay

Ringer, The Secret Circle cancelled.

Not surprised by "Ringer" but disappointed by "The Secret Circle". Thought it was doing okay until recently.

Tags: tv: ringer, tv: the secret circle
Mood: disappointed

( The Vampire Diaries 3x22 The Departed (finale) )

After that I watched "Criminal Minds" - 7x21 - it seemed like ages ago when it was last on so it was good to watch it again. And I thought was a really good episode. The woman was clearly crazy. Maybe she liked the attention of serial killers, or like she said, maybe it was her destiny now and her duty to be there for them. Weird.

Reid was cute in this episode - loved it when the cop reached out to shake his hand and she just did his little wave. And when JJ noticed that the hair of the victim was uneven at the back and Reid wondered if it was meant to be like that. Maybe it was a fashion statement and meant to look bad. Ha!

Then it was time for ( Person of Interest 1x22 No Good Deed )

Tags: tv: criminal minds, tv: person of interest, tv: the vampire diaries
Mood: blah

"Suits" season 2 promo. With new footage! HERE!

Tags: tv: suits
Mood: excited

Watched "Glee" last night - 3x19 - I know it was played for laughs, "oh Brittany's so silly, she's choosing dinosaurs as a theme for prom", but I thought her dino prom idea was pretty badass. Much better than the other suggestions from the committee anyway. Dinosaurs are cool. Fact. Her no hair gel rule was weird though especially as they made it a big deal that Blaine wasn't allowed to wear any when other characters clearly had product in their hair.

Thought this episode was okay. There didn't seem to be as much songs as usual - but we did get some good performances though. It was weird hearing them singing One Direction (I'm not a 1D fan but that is a cracking song. A prime example of it's kind).

We're getting a double bill next week where ( Spoilers )

In other news: "Castle" has been renewed! There was never really any doubt but it's good to have official confirmation. ABC renewed "Once Upon a Time" too and some other shows. Read it here.

Tags: tv: castle, tv: glee, tv: once upon a time
Mood: okay

Busy TV night for me last night. First up was "Unforgettable" - 1x18 - thought it was an okay episode but nowhere near as good as last weeks. Roe was barely in it and Tanya wasn't in it at all so, of course, there were no Roe/Tanya scenes. Maybe next week?

There was some interested stuff about Carrie's backstory though and I'm hoping the mystery surrounded her sisters murder will be solved before the end of the season. Especially if cancellation is on the cards.

After that I watched ( The Secret Circle 1x21 Prom )

Then it was "Bones" time - 7x09 - I thought it was a better episode than the previous two but I'm not really feeling this show at the moment and I'm not entirely sure why. We did get some nice Booth and Sweets scenes though and the intern storyline was quite interesting and I liked his interactions with Brennan and Cam. I hope this show picks up for season 8.

Then it was time for ( NCIS: LA 3x22 Neighborhood Watch )

ETA: Check out this brand new "Suits" promo poster for season two! Excited!!

Tags: tv: bones, tv: ncis: la, tv: suits, tv: the secret circle, tv: unforgettable
Mood: okay

( Castle 4x23 Always (season finale) )

( Hawaii Five-0 2x22 Ua Hopu )

Last night I also watched "Grimm" - 1x13 - a pretty good episode with some insight into Nick as a character. It was nice to have some back story on him even if it was the completely unoriginal "parents died in car crash, oh no, they were murdered" storyline. Honestly, I've forgotten how many shows to that these days. Shame we didn't have many Nick/Monroe scenes though. In fact, I think Monroe was only in one scene all together which was a shame. Maybe we'll get more next week?

Tags: tv: castle, tv: grimm, tv: hawaii five-0
Mood: satisfied

I watched "Once Upon a Time" - 1x05 - I thought it was pretty good. I end up enjoying it more when Mary Margaret and David are involved I'm not sure why. I liked the storyline about Charming from the fairytale world, it featured some interesting things about the character (shame the obvious blue/green screen stuff was so obvious though). Now he remembers his life and chose his wife does that mean the end for him and Mary Margaret? I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes from here. 

I don't think this show is as good as everyone had been saying but I am enjoying it enough to keep watching.

After that I continued with the "Hawaii Five-0" rewatch as it airs on Sky1 and watched 2x19. Still a good episode that makes me smile a lot (love the scene at the end when Danny, Kono and Chin surprise Steve with the cake and of course, Steve and Danny's surf date). While watching it I couldn't help thinking about how much I miss Steve at US pace. Luckily he returns in the US tonight which I'll watch tomorrow night. 

After watching that I watched a movie called "Prom" which I thought was quite entertaining. Just a fun teen flick really and there's nothing wrong with that. 

Tags: movies, tv: hawaii five-0, tv: once upon a time
Mood: blah

I headed to the theatre today with Vicky and Jo where we saw "Travelling Light". I honestly had no idea what it was even about before we got there (we may have only gone because Damien Molony is in it) but ended up really enjoying it! It was a fantastic play and the storyline of it was right up our street really seeing as it was about someone in 1900 who wanted to make "motion pictures". It really was a beautiful play and I loved the way they included some clips of the movies he was making.

Damien Molony was brilliant in it as were the rest of the cast that featured Karl Theobald (if I'd known he was in it I would have taken my "Primeval" DVD along) and other big names in theatre.

Afterwards we decided to wait and the stage door for a while with out programs in hand just in case Damien came out - after a little while of waiting a few of the other cast members came out but none of the other fans waiting (there were only a few of us) approached anyone. Obviously they were waiting for Damien too. We considered going over and asking some of the others but we didn't want to run the risk of missing Damien so we just waited. A little while after that he came out and nervously looked at the people waiting and smiled. I think everyone got a bit nervous as no-one really approached him, we were all thinking about it though! Finally a couple of girls went over and asked for an autograph. He chatted to them for a while and while that was happening Jo and I decided to nip over and ask Karl Theobald for his autograph too. Jo mentioned that we didn't realise he was in the play until we got there and that we are big "Primeval" fans. I think one of us also mentioned how much we loved the show. He then asked us "what made you come and see the play? Was it Molony?". He obviously knew it was! Jo and I kinda nervously replied something like "it might have been". Then we thanked him and walked back over to where Damien was and waited for a little longer while the girls finished talking with him.

After a little while it was our turn and Vicky was first, she commented on how much we enjoyed the play and various aspects of it, he talked a lot about it (looking at each of us in turn while talking). Then he signed my program. He looked at where Karl had already signed it and said something like "I can do better than that" and then asked if I was "Tracy", I said yes and he asked if there was an "e" in there I said that there wasn't and then also mentioned something about how much we enjoyed the show and how good he was in it. He signed my program saying "Tracy, thank you for coming". When he handed it back to me he was still talking but I gestured with the program and said "thank you". He replied with something like "no, thank you for coming". Then it was Jo's turn and she asked him about "Being Human" and the show. Vicky then asked him if it was difficult coming into a show with an already established fanbase, he said it was especially as he'd never seen the show before and that he a bit nervous about it on his first day. Once he signed Jo's program he thanked us all for coming and said it was nice to meet us. During all of that one of us mentioned that the other people in the play were really good too and he commented on them all being really nice and how difficult it was gonna be once the plays run was finished and he wouldn't be seeing them every day.

We moved over to the side while other fans got autographs. He chatted to everyone a lot. Then we asked him if we could trouble him for a photograph, he said it was okay so we all got in and another fan took a picture for us.

Honestly, he was a total sweetheart (you know how adorable he is in "Being Human"? Double it). We all walked away saying variations of "aww, he's adorable!". And his real accent is lovely!

He's a picture of his (and Karl's) autograph:



The picture of us with Damien is on Vicky's phone. I'll edit it in once she's sent it over.

ETA: Picture:



I really don't like how I look in that photo but look how cute Damien is!

Tags: plays, theatre, tv: being human
Mood: satisfied

( The Vampire Dairies 3x21 Before Sunset )

( Person of Interest 1x21 Many Happy Returns )

Tags: tv: person of interest, tv: the vampire diaries
Mood: blah