Hello,

Happy Birthday to Callum Keith Rennie for the 14 September.

Above is a photo from the most recent Queer Eye episode screened in SA:
2.50 John Davison - Minor League Loser to Major League Schmoozer
It was a fun episode and John is a likeable guy. I loved that Thom made the walls in the kitchen, one big chalk board. It is a great idea.

I've been wondering to myself about the state of TV and thought I'd pose 3 questions. I'd love to hear what you have to say.
1. Which TV shows are the best? Those from the 80s, 90s, or this decade?
2. Why are there so many TV shows on?
3. Why are there so many short-lived shows? Most of them were pretty good.

Bye

Update!

Hello! I’ll just be blunt and get to the point: I’m between jobs (or as I’d like to say, on my first real vacation in 7 years, and a well deserved one at that!). This means that I’ve been catapulted to the dark ages of communication and can’t use the Internet as frequently as I’d like to. Sob. I feel like I haven’t posted anything in ages! So this is why my poor blog has been so neglected. Also, sorry, I can’t upload any screen caps at the mo. Sob again.

I’m listening to the soundtrack for Grey’s Anatomy. Fabulous! I’m addicted. I listen to it ALL THE TIME. I love the music. Speaking of TV shows other than Queer Eye and the Stargates, my favourite new show has got to be Numb3rs. I’m a big fan of the show and of Rob and David.

For the Bright Young Minds who check my blog (thanks!), we’ve had a few reunions here in Cape Town, which has been great. I like to be reminded that there are others out there that are experiencing the quarter-life crisis. You need to remember that you’re not alone in your problems in this life. For those of you that don’t know: Hannes is in a band. Their website is: www.adamsappel.co.za

Now for Queer Eye. The boys have filmed their 100th episode and apparently Bravo is currently deciding whether or not to renew Queer Eye. I can’t imagine a world without all new episodes of Queer Eye! That would be horrible! I don’t know if the boys will mind because they really have so much else going on in their lives these days. I’m excited that Carson has his own clothing line for guys and gals called Perfect and the line is supposed to be produced by a major North American retailer. Since I’m going to Canada next year, I hope that his line will be available in Canadian stores.

As for the Queer Eye episodes screened in SA over the past 3 weeks. We had Brud L. I know a lot of guys get a shave and a haircut and they can look drastically different, but this was incredible. The guy did not look like the guy at all. Even his wife didn’t recognise him. It was amazing. Then we had Alex M. The banker who decided he wants to be an actor and his wife supports his decision. For those of you who need a hint, he was the guy that was crying like all the time. I’ve never seen anything like it. It made the Fab 5 look straight. But really, Alex is a sweet guy and I thought his audition was really good. I also found it amazing that after the haircut and with new clothes, he looked like Thom! Even Jai said so. It was spooky. I wonder if Alex has broken into acting now. Then we had Mike S. He was the biker guy who was unbelievably short and rude with the Fab 5, especially with Thom, Ted, and Carson. Carson eventually gave up and had a hissy fit. Ted was very macho and got his point across. Poor Thom looked completely beaten and shocked by Mike’s behaviour while shopping. I can’t believe all this unpleasantness was on camera. I thought they screened these guys. I can think of 2 guys from the first season that were problematic to work with but this takes the cake!

OK, onto the Stargates. The hugely bad news is that SG-1 was not renewed for an 11th season. There were signs that this would happen but it is still a shock. I can’t believe that there will be no more adventures with SG-1 and that we won’t see all these actors together again. Creation Entertainment has released details of the set tours for the Vancouver Stargate Convention next year and they say that we will be able to see the SG-1 sets, if they are still standing! That is so depressing. Atlantis has been renewed for a 4th season, so that is good news. We have yet to see season 3 here in SA. There’s so much hype about season 3 so I really am anxious to see it.

So, David Hewlett has his own blog and now has launched his own website. His dog has a blog. His sister, Kate, has her own blog. For those links and more info go to www.david-hewlett.co.uk

Then GateWorld 2.0 has been launched. The revamped GateWorld site looks awesome. I really like the look but I found the old site easier to navigate. See www.gateworld.net

Bye for now!