Let's Watch Some E! as well as some blogging news

I've kind of gotten really disappointed with Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami as well as Holly's World lately.

First of all, neither of the shows really focuses on the main stars. Holly's World

 mostly focuses on her friends (and not her). Guess she must lead a pretty boring life. It's not that I hate them, it's just that it's HOLLY'S World for a reason. Also, I could really care less about the Dash girls on Kourtney and Khloe, not to mention that Khloe seems to have completely left the show after an argument with Khloe (and now Kim is on the show). 

It's almost enough to make me stop watching, but I'm addicted to almost everything E!.

What hasn't had me disappointed lately? Chelsea Lately. 

If you haven't checked out some of Chelsea Handler's books, you should, because they're hilarious and a super quick and easy read. While I've yet to check out her latest book (Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang), her other ones were quite good and I'm in the process of ordering it now.

In more blogging news:

I'm going to start writing for another website, http://www.sarahscoop.com soon, and I'll mostly be covering TV. I should be posting links to all of my posts here, but they always get posted on my twitter: KristenGilmore (My mood magazine ones always get posted there as well) Just send me a tweet and I'll be sure to follow you back!

I Signed Up for Social Spark!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

This morning I signed up for SocialSpark, a website that connects you with advertisers so that you can earn money by posting about their products, essentially advertising for them. I took this opportunity after I learned about their website after signing up for their sister service, Sponsored Tweets.

The sign up process was a breeze. It literally took me five minutes to get everything set up before I began writing this post, and getting my blog confirmed was easy. All I had to do was post a sentence into my blog to confirm that I owned it, and after that it could be deleted. It was also nice to find possible opportunities for sponsored posts as soon as I had created an account. Social Spark also allows you to link multiple blogs in one convenient place so you don’t have to worry about having multiple logins.

Being a sophomore journalism student, not many opportunities allow you to get paid for doing your work, but if you already run a blog (I run a few) Social Spark (as well as related services offered by Izea such as Pay per Post) allow you to make a little bit of money doing what you love.

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Oh yeah....

I've been neglecting this blog yet again. But I've been busy. I work practically full time as a lifeguard, and I've been interning at Mood Magazine (you should check it out!). As soon as my TV related articles go up there I will link you guys to them.

Not only that, but my TV watching has greatly decreased because of my work load. Right now I'm only watching Rescue Me (Pretty Little Liars kind of lost my interest) and Holly's World and Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. Also, Party Down sadly got taken off of Netflix so I don't really have a way of watching it anymore.

However, I still promise to bring you guys new stuff in the future once fall TV starts and slightly revamping the site to bring you guys more TV news.

How have you been spending your summer?

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars is a new hour-long drama on ABC family airing during this summer season, and I recently checked out the first episode on Hulu (but it's currently also available for free on Itunes so check it out before that deal expires).

It tells the story of four girls whose best friend mysteriously disappears and how they deal with the crisis that follows. In the pilot, the best friend's, Allison, body has been discovered but the girls are still receiving mysterious person texts and letters from "A", posing as Allison.

I enjoyed it, even though some parts of it were confusing (I kept mixing up the two blond characters and forgetting which one went missing). I also couldn't figure out whether or not Jenna had been there at the beginning sleep over where Allison had gone missing (turns out she hadn't been--I'm confused as of right now where this whole storyline is going). I'm hoping the series explains more and gets better as it goes on.

Overall, it was pretty decent (especially for an ABC family drama) even if it seems kind of similar to Gossip Girl with the whole secret text messaging thing. Check out episode 2 on ABC family on Tuesday at 8.

What have you been watching this summer?

Party Down

Party Down is a show about people who are struggling in Hollywood business (actors, comedians and writers) who work for a catering company as a day job.

I'm actually quite surprised with how much I've seemingly managed to fallen in love with the show. I've watched both season 1 (10 episodes) and caught up with season 2 on Netflix in under a week. Yes, I happen to have a lot of time on my hands (I don't start working til like June 17th), but the show itself is addicting.

Season one took a while for me to get into, it seemed to drag a little and be a little boring. And I just didn't really like Jane Lynch (usually I adore her scene stealing roles) in the first couple of episodes, but around the third episode, Pepper McMasters Singles Seminar, the whole entire show started to begin to click. I think it was finally because the catering company started working these odd quirky parties that fit the cast themselves. Also, it was funny because it became more than the characters acting quirky at boring parties. The parties themselves became entertaining.

My favorite episode of the first season had to be the James Rolf High School Twentieth Reunion. I love how Ron (the company's boss and "Team Leader") thought it would be a good idea to work his own reunion to show people how successful he's become. It's hilarious.

My two favorite characters have to be Casey and Henry. I just love the chemistry they have and how you can tell that even though they when they aren't together as a couple you can still tell they have feelings for each other. Also, in kind of a weird way, can't help but love Roman. I love how he's so incredibly socially awkward and I never go an episode

Unfortunately, Jane Lynch left in the last couple of episodes of Season One (and does not appear in season two so far) to go be on Glee. In order to get the actors they did for the show, Rob Thomas and the creators only required a one year contract allowing the cast to pursue other pilots in case Party Down didn't make it. And Lynch did.

This also means that Adam Scott was free to leave at the end of season two to go pursue another role on Parks and Recreation, meaning he won't return if season three ends up happening.

Either way, Party Down is a show worth seeing. Check it out on Netflix, DVD or Starz website.

I don't Usually Do This, but...

Helen is a good friend, so I figured I'd give her blog some love. She's doing a giveaway of Meg Cabot's Runaway over at her blog Bookaholic Extraordinaire.  Everyone should go enter and follow her blog.

Hope everyone has a good weekend! I'll be posting about Party Down and Rescue Me soon!

Summer Television Woes

There isn't much to watch on TV when it comes to the summer. Network stations begin running reruns and reality TV shows (which I'm not a big fan of) leaving viewers without much to watch. So what's a serious TV addict to do during this television drought? You wouldn't think there would be a lot of options, but thanks to TV on DVD and the internet there's plenty.

One of my favorite websites to watch TV is Netflix. Sure, it coats a little, but it gives you plenty of options. For instance, I'm beginning to watch Party Down (a Starz series produced by Rob Thomas, the creator of Veronica Mars). It also stars a lot of my favorite Veronica Mars actors (and Jane Lynch) which is a huge plus. I also plan on catching up on Rescue Me (an FX series I've seen some episodes of) before it premieres July 29th.

I also exploring my old favorite TV shows on DVD. I've recently been doing a rewatch of Veronica Mars (it's been years since I've watched the episodes straight through in order). I'm also looking forward to the release of Everwood Season 3 (one of my other favorite cancelled shows).

I'll be posting on what I think of both Party Down and Rescue Me once I get a couple of episodes in to each series. But for now, how do you deal with the television drought during the summer?