Finally Done!

So I said it would be done by Christmas, and it is....technically I finished it on Sunday...but it took me a while to upload it.

So here is my very first fan vid. A Josh and Donna vid to John Berry's 'I Think About It All The Time'.

Enjoy







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Carlie

Too Much TV?

Since I've been out of action over the weekend I've been watching a lot of TV. (Not to mention the rest of the time....cause I have no job...but its not this bad)

I've been watching Christmas episodes of ER...I've watched s1-5 so far. I've also beeing working my way through Grey's Anatomy and Gilmore Girls. I've moved onto season 6 of GG. I'm taking Grey's slowly, watching 1 ep at a time mostly....I get distracted.

In addition to those, I was watching The Music Man on foxtel (the old one, not the Kristin one), The Baby Sitters Club movie....cause now we have movie channels.

I am starting to get a little bored with watching TV...I think its partly to do with me being house-bound due to my recovery from having my wisdom teeth out. But hopefully I'll start getting some work soon....cause I know if this goes on much longer, I'm gonna drive myself crazy!

However....I DO LOVE TV!!!!!
I also rewatched the finale of Glee 1 and half times in 1 day....is that too much?! I don't think so.
I LOVED the finale. I mean....how can you not love an episode in which Rachel belts out a number...especially one like Don't Rain on My Parade?! -I'm feeling the need to go watch Funny Girl again!
I loved the final number, even though it was weird to hear the guys singing Kelly Clarkson...but the dancing recap of the whole series was awesome! That show just cheers me up, in a way that Pushing Dasies used to. So glad I've found something new and magical....to fill that void....that I wish wasn't there. Imagine if I had BOTH shows?!
But I am totally addicted to Glee....so thankyou universe for brining me something again that can cheer me up and make me smile when I'm in the worst mood! It just makes me happy....and well....Glee-full! :P



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Carlie

It's Christmas Time!

It's that time of year again, when I start pulling out the festive episodes of my favourite TV shows.
I watched Studio 60 back in October or something, so that might have been the first...not counting the Ally McBeal christmas eps. I also caught the Grey's Anatomy Christmas ep a few weeks ago, in my re-viewing of the first 3 seasons.

In the more recent days, I have watched the season 4 Christmas episode of Will and Grace. I watched the season 1 Christmas ep of Friends today, and one of the season 1 Christmas eps from ER.

Other than ER, Friends and The West Wing, there are not that many Christmas eps from my shows. I will skip Gilmore Girls this year, because I am only up to season 5...and I don't need to watch season 1 again, and don't want to skip ahead to season 7 either.

I will spend the rest of my time, watching Christmas movies....or movies that are set around Christmas, and working my way through Grey's and GG.

Maybe after Christmas I can get to that stack of new DVDs that I got for my birthday.
Wish me luck!

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-Carlie

I warn you now...I wrote this when I was totally exhausted and therefore probably completely out of my mind....but I felt the need to share!

So I know it really should have occurred to me by now…and probably has before, but I have forgotten….but I realised that there are people out there who will see exactly the same thing I do, and think about it in a totally different way to me. What I like/have seen/appreciated/am aware of etc…affect how I will read something.
For example, my mum and I both watch Brothers and Sisters, and have from the beginning. So in terms of the characters and the general story of the show, we have the same history to pull from in our understanding of what is going on.

However, there is also all the material we bring from our pre-existing knowledge/history/adoration etc of the actors/writers etc… We knew going into the series that Calista had done Ally McBeal, and that Sally Field had done many things and loved them for them. I knew about Patricia Wettig and Ken Olin being actually married. I knew Ron Rifkin from Alias and so that made me see his character in a different way to my mum.

Now I didn’t really know anything about Rob Lowe when he started in Brothers and Sisters, and am not sure if I even thought that much of him after that…I knew I liked him, and knew that he was from The West Wing, and some 80’s movies…but not a whole lot else. Then I watched the West Wing…and while that changed the way I see almost everything, I now realise that my love of him from TWW makes me love his character more. I “aww” at him, and like his smile and him in a tux makes me happy. But my mum isn’t a fan, she doesn’t love him. And as a result does not get so excited to see him in the show, I mean she doesn’t hate him or anything, but she does adore him like I do. She doesn’t understand why I giggle when he says something overly political, or grin when he’s wearing a tux, but she can appreciate the character most of the time.
So if I take that logic to anything else…I A) start to feel bad(and kinda sad) for all the people watching movies with Allison Janney in them, that don’t or can’t appreciate her awesomeness! It’s really their loss, and I am sure most of them don’t know what they are missing. And B) worry about the people that watch the same shows I watch, and don’t get why so many people love certain characters they don’t, and also how so many people can actually HATE characters that I LOVE to death!
I wonder if there will ever be the day I will not be watching something and be able to connect it back to one of my fave TV shows. I also worry that someday I am going to either miss something, or not be able to hate the characters I should, because I am too attached. I mean its sorta happening already, but I imagine in the future, my brain might completely end up changing a movie or show I’m watching, and I will actually believe a very different outcome to what ACTUALLY happened.

Things I learned about TV while writing my media essay!

I recently handed in my very last Uni essay, which was for Information Society, an essay comparing the media ownership policy of Australia and the US. While working on it, I noted down a couple of things I found interesting, or things that I learned of/about.


• I learned the original reason the world was inundated with game shows! Because of a law that made it illegal for a network to show any network show between 7 and 8pm, other than 30 minutes of network news.

• The Big US Cable channels all belong to major broadcast networks. (okay I already knew about Showtime and CBS cause they put that in there title)

• The West Wing has opened up my mind with unexpected parameters. Issues relating to The White House, Government and Policy are no longer dreaded topics in my readings, or general interest.....however don't think I'll start to get TOO into Aussie politics...or involved in any non-major issues! I don't care THAT much!!!!

• In relation to the point above, I think I would be able to learn anything if it was written about by Aaron Sorkin! –I wonder how well I could have done in high school if everything had been explained or written by him?!


• Approximately 5 companies own the whole of US/World Media.....in Australia, we only have 2 or 3....still worse for us! Plain scary infact!


-Obviously I learned a lot more than that from my Media and Communications degree....but these were a couple of recent points that stuck out.

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Carlie

1 Part Addiction, 1 Part Guilty Pleasure, and 3 Parts Old Loyalties

So my level of Glee addiction is building. It was so nice to have a new ep this week, after 2 weeks almost cold turkey! And extra nice to have a Wicked song and Wicked refs. :D
I so can't wait for the next soundtrack, I believe it comes out in december.

My guilty pleasure show, or really my Like-not-love show, is Cougar Town....I imagine if the people in it were other people, I probably wouldn't like it so much...but its kinda quirky and entertaining. I'll stick with it.
I mean it's getting better/more entertaining each week!

The loyalties lie with Brothers and Sisters, Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy. I can't believe how good Grey's has gotten in the last few eps. I wasn't really expecting anything, and they surprised me. I do think that they need to rap it up soon..I think it'll get weird if it starts going for 8, 9, 10 etc seasons. It's not the same as ER...I mean if Ellen leaves....it seems odd to have a show named Grey's Anatomy...without Meredith...and Lexi is really no substitute....But I'm gonna try and not think about it.
Loving the other two still, however I hope Brothers and Sisters stays on track...sometimes it has a habit of seeming to have no point or direction.

In other TV watchage....Still haven't watched anymore of The Good Wife, I'm almost done with season 4 of Gilmore Girls, I'm up to season 2 in my rewatching of Grey's from the beginning.

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Carlie

"Reality Has Absolutely No Place in Our World!" -Lorelai Gilmore

So...I'm putting it out there...I do not live in reality.

I prefer living in a world where...
...Studio 60 never ends, just keeps going on and on...with Matt and Harriet staying together
...Josh and Donna really DO live happily ever after, getting married and all....
...Monica, Chandler, and the Gang still hang out and get up to their antics
...Luke and Lorelai stay together and Rory doesn't stay away too long
...County ER is still fixing up people and doing us proud
...Vaughn and Sydney are living happily with the kids...and maybe doing the occasional spy gig
...Jordan and Woody figure it out!
...Delinda actually has her baby.....
...Jack and Karen, Will and Grace still drive each other crazy (in the best possible way)
...Joey and Pacey stick together, and Dawson finally gets a grip!

(There might be more I'm forgetting.....but I'll ignore that for now)


I have lost more shows in the last few years than I've watched shows total in the last few years...which is worrying. I am enjoying picking up some older shows...I mean I knew what I was getting into with The West Wing...but I never in a million years knew I'd love it that much, that I'd miss not having new eps to watch!
But I think Studio 60 is the worst...not to mention poor Delinda stuck in labor-limbo!


Reality TV aint for me! No way, no how!


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Carlie

Updates....Again

So...not a whole lot going on in my TV world at the moment. I've been busy with uni.

I'm halfway through season 4 of Weeds. Starting to get scary now. But still good.

I'm loving Cougar Town...it's silly, but just gets better every week. Especially Christa and Busy!
I'm totally addicted to Glee. And I'm bummed about waiting till the 11th (or 12th in my case I guess) for the next ep!

Since I had a break in my roster of TV, I finally watched the pilot of The Good Wife with Julianna Margulies. I like it. The cast is too good! I'll give the 2nd ep a shot, see how things go from there.
I plan to also finally get around to Modern Family at some point.

Other than that, I'm still watching Studio 60 for about the billionth time....I've just got past The Harriet Dinner eps.  I've also just started season 4 of Gilmore Girls....for about the trillionth time. But I do love it!



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Carlie

TV Viewing Update

So...as of today, I have finished season 2 of Mad Men, and have watched the first 4 eps of season 3.
If you ask me, season 3 is a little more interesting than season 2. I found season 2 a little boring, or dragged out or something.

I'm 5 episodes into season 3 of Weeds. Really enjoying the show. Its nice to finally be getting to the rest of it, having only see the first season and a couple of eps from the 2nd season back when channel 9 was airing it.

I'm really enjoying the new shows Glee and Cougar Town. Glee is full of musical fun and has me downloading the songs and playing them when I drive anywhere now!
Cougar Town with Courteney is fun, a little crazy and kooky, but quite amusing.

I've got a few other new shows I might try and get to when there's a break in the episodes of other stuff.

-I dunno how I feel about new Private Practice...its very depressing...good, but depressing. All the ABC dramas seem to be very depressing this season. Brothers and Sisters is just gonna keep getting more and more depressing I imagine with all the Kitty stuff. -At least it hopefully means Robert will be around more, and be less annoying. Dunno about the rest of them, but I am still enjoying the show, they seem to be getting back on track...whatever the track is exactly I don't know.
Grey's Anatomy is good, but really needs to start wrapping up. Its gonna be losing people all over the place this season with everyone having babies and stuff in real life. I feel bad that I don't miss George that much...He was seriously under-used in the last few seasons. I miss the good old days of the first 3 seasons. But for now I'll keep watching.

Really looking forward to Lost coming back in 2010. Although I am dreading getting to the end. Its gonna be sad. But I also can't wait to see what they do with it next year!

Reasons Why The West Wing Rocks!

This is a list of reasons why I think The West Wing TV Series Rocks. I was inspired to make a list focused on actual events within the show, by So_Bambiesque's 101 Reasons to Watch The West Wing http://so-bambiesque.livejournal.com/50575.html



This weekend marks the anniversary of first discovering The West Wing, 4/10/08. I found the 101 reasons before I had finished the series, I stopped myself from looking at it till I was done, but started taking notes for my own list. Any that are exactly the same are either by accident or necessity.



There is a slight Josh, Donna, C.J focus I must admit, because I just love those three. But I've tried to include the important things. -However some are just a little crazy, cause..well...that's just me.




This is a list that I'm sure will grow. It's been a lot of fun making it. Enjoy.


(and yes, after months of working on it, I realise the additonal irony of publishing this on Janel Moloney's birthday)

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The West Wing is One of the Best Shows Ever Because.........





1. of Gail the Goldfish and her decorative fishbowl decorations








2. They 'Walk and Talk'










3. Josh falls down...a lot








4. C.J. falls down



5. Joshua can't tie his own bow-ties









6. They wear fancy clothes



















7. Margaret will almost always cheer you up










8. Josh's dimples are too adorable









9. Leo is the cutest/sweetest oldish man ever





10. Bartlet is his own man




11. Bartlet can't remember names...until the very end




12. Leo's 'Big Block of Cheese Days' aka Total Crackpot days are hilarious, but will also move you











13. They go all out at Christmas














14. You’ll wish you had parents like Leo, and The Bartlets







15. CJ gets called ‘Flamingo’




16. Toby and his rubber ball







17. The First Lady says ‘Jackass’ a lot





18. It doesn’t matter which is Ed and which is Larry




19. Donna is not only Josh's assistant...she's also his bellhop











20. There is a lot of alcoholic drinking, and eating…(particularly cupcakes, donuts, cookies…in Ainsley's case anyways)




21. They play poker









22. They wear hats

















23. It can make you like people you thought you wouldn't




24. The music is really catchy and will have you making your own soundtracks.




25. There is quite a bit of singing



26. They cross timezones...which gets a little confusing for some.



27. C.J thinks Josh is really very sweet sometimes








28. Donna wants her money back



29. CJ was faking it with the President regarding the Census




30. Josh, Sam and Toby are 'da men'



31. Leo gets called 'Gerald'








32. The President gets high on painkillers





33. There's more than 1 kind of goldfish



34. The President sneaks out to go shopping at Christmas







35. We will never know what Josh wrote...but it a totally 'aww'-worthy scene




36. Josh has a delicate system








37. Josh wears yellow waders





38. C.J. had a 'whoot canaw' aka a root canal






39. Celestial Navigation will teach you that Josh should NEVER be allowed to do the press briefings



40. Josh's invention of a secret plan to fight inflation



41. Donna has sensitive alabaster skin (CJ too)





42. Donna, like Salvador Dali, has distinctive penmanship



43. C.J. does 'The Jackal'






44. You should never talk to Toby during 'The Jackal '



45. Mandy thinks they should get a Panda Bear...or two..(cause the other one would get lonely)







46. Josh wears a Joey Lucas suit...aka his regular Tuesday suit.



47. C.J was wrong...they went up 9 points, not 5



48. When Donna says "hit with what?" (not to mention the look her face), your heart aches




49. C.J. fell into the pool





50. Margaret practiced the President's signature just for fun. But C.J's is a little more complicated


51. They bring the Yiddish...and you know what word should be Yiddish, but isn't...Spatula..and also far-fetched




52. Josh is just lucky




53. C.J. bought Josh PJ’s that were a tad too big






54. Ainsley calls Sam 'The Master'







55. Donna and Leo talk clothes






56. Sam’s idea for an adventure series about Pilgrim Detectives


57. C.J. and Donna turkeysit Eric and Troy







58. Leo's story of a guy in a hole






59. Yo-Yo Ma rules (and according to Yo-Yo Ma, Donna rules)






60. Sam and Josh need supervision







61. Donna never gave an explanation for why she had her name written on her underwear


62. Josh never needed a reason to be holding women's underwear before



63. Josh relaxes by standing against the wall...behind doors





64. CJ and Ainsley sat in wet paint and couldn’t wear their pants










65. Ainsley blames it on the Bossa Nova





66. Joey Lucas saw right through Josh and Donna






67. Donna is impervious to being fired…amongst other things…




68. of Lunatic Mapmakers





69. Sam's the Man




70. Josh's mother sent him shoes




71. Leo doesn't do casual clothes...




72. 17 People will make you 'aww' a lot (but its okay cause Janel's an 'aww-er' too)











73. Donna wouldn't stop for red lights






74. Donna confesses...





75. Toby and Sam are the Batman and Robin of speech-writing




76. You will miss Mrs Landingham, even though Two Cathedrals is a beautiful episode





77. Bartlet IS The President







78. When Josh was 4 he wanted to be a ballerina, cause he liked the word



79. Amy calls Josh ‘Special J’




80. Amy makes balloon animals






81. Amy almost hit Josh over the head with a water balloon





82. Josh forgot where his mother lived




83. C.J. threw a basketball through a window






84. C.J. and Charlie have a prank war



85. Sam knows he looks good in a tux






86. C.J., Amy and Donna get boozy with The First Lady








87. Donna struck gold finding LemonLyman.com


88. Ginger was hoping the tape was porn too


89. 20 Hours in America is one of the most amusing episodes ever, bless the cotten socks of whoever thought it would be fun to strand Josh, Donna and Toby in Indianna






90. They don’t need some sort of condensed Readers Digest Index of all human knowledge, they usually just use Margaret


91. ‘Schmatsy Pants’ is a most excellent nickname



92. Abbey cut the President's tie in half like a crazy person




93. Toby messes with Josh on Election Day



94. of Donna's invalid ballot, which leads to yelling at strangers on the street


95. C.J.'s office is 'the house of the rising sun'




96. Will can control the weather




97. Donna doesn't care about the kind of cake...it's CAKE!!!


98. Amy gambles on Election day.


99. Josh calls Donna ‘Gracie’, ‘Ethel Mertz’, and ‘Lulu’ all within a couple of minutes




100. Donna's endearing stories


101. Will was one of them



102. Danny plays Santa







103. The First Lady took C.J. shopping and got her drunk...hence the goat.



104. There was a goat named Ron in Will's office, as well as bicycles



105. Will gets called a bunch of names...but Sancho, and Ted aren't even remotely close to WILL





106. Will broke the window...twice






107. Every girl should have 5 guys in tuxes and bow-ties throw snowballs at their window









108. Communists look exactly like non-communists




109. Charlie and Toby got arrested in California





110. Amy almost set the table on fire







111. C.J. put olives in Will's pocket as a hazing


112. Marion Cotesworth-Haye of Marblehead is a very funny name…and CJ can’t keep her cool






113. Josh messed with Amy on her first day as the First Lady’s Chief of Staff







114. Josh is the only one Donna thinks is handsome






115. C.J.'s reflexes were catlike.



116. Joe Quincey looks like Ainsley Hayes apparently...well according to Donna





117. C.J. made an egg stand on its end





118. They have stalker birds





119. Amy and Donna had beer






120. Donna gets Josh



121. Charlie and Zoey dig up a bottle of champange






122. Babies come with hats



123. Margaret doesn't go home until Leo goes home, and doesn't sleep till he sleeps


124. Josh's birthday is not for him, its for the rest of them






125. Donna never should stop letting things get to her





126. Toby was drinking and singing aboard Air Force One




127. Jed and Abbey would rather spend the weekend with Leo than go to his ex-wife’s wedding





128. They hang out with Muppets








129. Donna is there because she's invaluable...Ryan is not.



130. Debbie sprayed Josh in the face with water




131. Cats and Cookies = getting both choices on the Supreme Court


132. Access showed the rest of the world just how awesome C.J. Cregg is!




133. Josh didn't stop for a beer and was right where he needed to be






134. Josh is weak and he knows it



135. C.J. jumped off the cliff




136. Josh crashed a SUV into a Prius








137. Toby has a watchable quality







138. C.J. and Annabeth are from totally different species





139. Annabeth just needs to duck a little in order to walk under a cabinet drawer, rather than go around it





140. Josh hides out in Toby's office because he has a bad temp




141. Annabeth always has a date



142. Annabeth gives out chocolate candy hearts for Valentines Day




143. Everyone knows you don't engage a chicken...except Donna evidently







144. Amy fights cold with more cold…and does it wearing a funny funny hat







145. Santos, Cliff, Donna and Operation Sleepover on the Hill




146. Will and his rubber ball








147. Matt and Helen Santos are adorable






148. Ronna won most pathetic





149. Kate and Will had a candelit dinner at his desk





150. Will was left in charge of Ellie's wedding



151. Josh and Donna's first kiss made many many fans squeal with almost 7 years of glee...the 2nd was just a bonus!





152. The Cold is the cutest ep ever...lots of a adorable-ness

153. Kate and Will are a really cute couple..even if they are bad..really bad..at it





154. Election Day p1 and 2 are SO good, even though you'll cry


































155. of Leo McGarry












156. As much as you like Vinnick, you would have been crushed if he had won

157. C.J. likes to 'tart it up' for a funeral

158. Sam comes back in the end

159. C.J. and Toby always had a special relationship

160. Josh found his guy and made him President

161. Sam, Josh,and Donna all end up back where they started...but with better jobs and personal lives




162. Donnatella is the little aide that could...and got her own fancy office

163. C.J. and Danny live happily ever after (with a baby girl apparently)

164. Josh and Donna finally got it together, and live happily ever after

165. Things turn out good for the gang in the future





166. You may not see them all the time, but the assistants rock!

167. Above all, there is no one you respect more than President Bartlet and his staff.

While I didn't feel that every point needed a picture...feel free to suggest any idea you have



Sources - All screencaps included are from,
http://www.screenmusings.net/
http://www.leavemethewhite.com/vitahuset/index.php
-any others were made by me.




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Carlie