A Few Tears For Crossing Jordan

This time tomorrow I will be seaching for the torrent file for what will be the last Crossing Jordan episode ever. Those in the US will have already seen it, and most likely raving like mad on the forums. I will not see it till about 11pm. Part of me can't wait to watch it...but there is a part of me that does not ever want to watch it, cause then it will truely be over. I am still so mad at NBC. They never treated Jordan well...and now they've cut it short on us.

But what makes me really angry, is how sad it is. For all the loose ends that will never be tied up.


So here are a few tears,

One for all the hugs that will be no more
one for the people we truely adore
one for the romances from the beginning condemed
one for the stories that never got to end
one for the singing will will no longer hear
one for the answeres that will never appear
one for the memories that we share
one for the people who actually care
one for the talents of all those involved
one for the mysteries that will go unsolved
one for the pain in my heart
one for the dedication right from the start
one for all the time I spent loving you
one for 'Intruded', and one for 'A Man in Blue'
one for every episode, for every year
one for every smile, and for every tear
one for the characters new and old
one for from the first ep I was sold
one for Nigel, for Garret, and for Lily
one for Peter, for Bug, and a guy almost called Milly
one for Elaine, for Maggie, for Abby, and our favourite called Jordan
one for Kate, for Sidney, for Renee and for Devan
one for the friends that I've made
one for how much I wish you had stayed
one for the thankyou's, you were truely the best
one for the chance to obsess
one for only tiny moments we have now
one for good bye, though we don't really know why
one for good luck, and wish you only good
one for how I wish I understood
one for all the credit you were due
one for I'll find you all somewhere new
I loved Crossing Jordan, it was my passion
I'll miss it everyday, and will always appreciate all the work people put into making it what it was.

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Carlie

Memories....

This is a post I posted on the CJ coffeerooms forum, but thought I'd post in my blog too. Just a little list of things that happened to be because of Crossing Jordan.

This is not a post of anger, but one of reflection.
Because of Crossing Jordan,
-around the 2nd half of season 4, I went searching the supermarket to collect the Evian bottles that Jordan and Lily seemed to be drinking in 'Skin and Bone', I managed to find one of each kind.
-after the season 2 finale, I became obsessed with cinnanmon toast-I became obsessed with the red sox (I didn't really have a team before, as I live in Australia...)
-my obsession with the city of Boston greatly increased-I bought the Duck and 'lamb' jamies Jordan wore in the 2nd CJ/LV crossover off ebay
-I started downloading the eps at season 5, instead of waiting for them to air on Australia tv months later-I attempted to create a website, and write CJ fanfiction
-I bought the CJ 100th ep variety mag, and 2 CJ emmy posters off ebay
-I bought all the Jill Hennessy movies I could find, and tried to watch many of those of the other cast.
-I sat all day through a CJ marathon on foxtel, and have taped every single ep.
-Jordan became one of my favourite Girls names...oddly enough Lily and Abby are also faves (though they come from other places)

There are probably many other things I have done, or have been influence because of Crossing Jordan. But I loved every minute, and wish to thank everyone involved with the show for 6 great years of it. And to those here who gave me somewhere to express my obsession with all of you :)


-Carlie

I HATE Televsion!!!

I am so angry right now, at TV.

It was just made official that CJ has been axed. So thats 2 shows that I love that will not be returning next year. And while I really like some other shows...these 2 were my faves for a long time. In the words of Sookie St James "I am so Sad, and I am so mad. I'm Smad!" I want to cry...I've invested a lot in both these shows. Right now I hate every other shows on tv, because it gets another season, and CJ and Gilmore Girls don't....though for different reasons, CJ because the network didn't want it anymore, and GG because the actors felt it was time to wrap it up....but either way that doesn't change the fact that they aren't coming back.

I really don't feel like watching tv anymore. Las Vegas is going to continue...but without Ed, and in my opinion...what's the point?! Ed IS Las Vegas.

I have watched CJ since pretty much the beginning, I watched it and loved it, when noone else I knew watched it. I became obsessed with it, and found others that shared my passion. I have fallen in love with the characters and the stories, and greatly admire ALL the cast for their great talents, that they have shared with us over the years. - It just proves how good of an actor Jerry O'Connell is, when he can be SO normal on CJ, and so wacky in interviews. lol. Kathryn Hahn and her silly expressions is an amazing character actor, all her characters have been interesting, and different. Steve Valentine was a hoot! He made Nigel very loveable, and yet very weird at the same time. Ravi Kapoor, has come very far with Bug, and did a great job directing an ep of this season. Miguel Ferrer, he's the boss everyone wants. He made Garret human, and you just really felt the chemistry he and Jill had together. ....Jill Hennessy. What can you say about Jill? She blew me away throughout the six years this show was running.
This was an amazing cast. Much more talented than many others on tv.
And all the actors that were part of the show as well, Brooke Smith - who made me love Kate, when I didn't expect to. Leslie Bibb, Susan Gibney, Jennifer Finnigan, Ken Howard, and every other person who made this show great. Big kudos to Tim and Allan.

I wish these actors all the best, and hope to see them prosper in future prospects.

I am so glad foxtel has CJ....since dvds still don't seem on the cards anytime soon. Today I am heartbroken, it's like losing a friend.


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Carlie

Bye-Bye Gilmore Girls

And so another of my shows bites the dust! Gilmore Girls will end at the end of this season, and I am going to be really really sad to see it go. I've been watching since season 1, and watch my dvds ALL the time! It's going to be very hard to not have any new eps....and even more hard for it to end, as there isn't time to wrap it up properly. Of course there is never an ending that will make people happy....cause endings aren't happy....they're ENDings.

I still don't know about CJ yet.....I think it may go...but I'm hoping with all hope that it will come back next season. I don't want to lose two shows at once again!

I seem to lose a show a show every year...which I guess is bound to happen when you watch A LOT of shows. But if CJ goes as well...then the longest running out of all the shows I watch will be, SVU, and Las Vegas. ...oh yeah..and ER.....which is in it's 13th season already!


Well however it all turns out, there is always dvds....but I will really miss the charcters of the Lorelai's Gilmore (Rory included), and the town of Stars Hollow, and Richard and Emily, and Logan, etc etc. The show got a lot of bad rap, but I still loved it! There's noone like Lorelai to bring you out of a really grumpy mood. .....'cept the eps where she broke up with Luke... :(

Rest in Peace dear Gilmore Girls....we knew ye well!


-Carlie

Aussie TV

Now I've always been a big TV fan, and I've grown up watching shows from England, Australia AND the US.
And was thinking the other day why it is that Aussie shows don't really last.

Here are some observations,

• Aussie TV doesn't have a big budget
• as a result uses lower quality film, which means it doesn't look as shiny as the American shows.
• The shows are all the same, the shows that don't last long are usually set in either Melbourne or Sydney, and revolve around a bunch of people, sometimes around a workplace.
• Australia is very different, and each state is different.
• We don't seem to have the imagination, or it is not shown

I dunno why Aussie tv make it. I mean sure we have a few good shows, such as Kath and Kim, and maybe McLeods Daughters (I've never watched it, but its been going for a while, so someone must be watching it). But we are best at more comedy/variety shows I think.

Now I'm not really an Aussie TV fan myself -I'm very happy to watch my American shows...

but maybe some day Aussie TV will find a place on tv...just for the sake of it!

Till next time

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Carls

Introductions

Okay I thought since I ramble about TV heaps on my other blog, that perhaps I would try to have a whole blog about TV.

I realised the other day that, excluding game shows, I watch just as many shows on regular (live) tv, as I do via downloading from the US.

These are the shows I am currently downloading, or am getting from a friend, who has downloaded them.

• Crossing Jordan
• Las Vegas
• Heroes
• Brothers and Sisters (Vanessa)
• ER (Vanessa)
• Gilmore Girls (Vanessa)

And these are the shows that I am watching on Aussie TV.

• Grey's Anatomy
• Ugly Betty
• Desperate Housewives
• Lost
• NCIS
• Law and Order: SVU

Originally I was downloading NCIS at the start of it's current season, but it had to give way to Crossing Jordan, when that came back in January.
And also the idea was that I was downloading the shows I was obsessed with, but recently I've really gotten into Grey's, which is odd seeing as I was getting very bored with it last year in season 2. Odd.

I also watch two Aussie variety programs, Spicks and Speck on the ABC - a music quiz show...with a very relaxed feel. And The Rich List on channel 7. Which I've gotten into because I like to see how many of the things on the lists I can think of by myself. -I'm quite good when it comes to US states, or Presidents, or movies, or TV, and sometimes other stuff. But I'm not at all good at the sports stuff, or some of the music stuff. That all depends on the specific topic or person, some of the music stuff I am really good at. lol

Well hopefully my next post will be about a specific show or perhaps even my reason/justification for downloading TV as opposed to downloading movies or whole albums.

-Carlie