Boogie Chillen
August 24-25, 2005

I've only read selected posts over the last few days up through what I thought had already been covered up through Tuesday's show, so I hope I'm not repeating too much of what's already been said. I won't be reading the group tonight, either, so I'm posting as-is.

As I heard the chirpy announcer mention Rebecca Buddig was going to be on a show, I distinctly heard her pronounce the last name as "buttock" (well, buttIck to be more precise). I even replayed it and heard it AGAIN. It never occurred to me until now that that name must have been HELL to go through grade, middle and high school with :-)

Is it my imagination, or did the actress playing Lily (Leven Rambin) lose some weight? She's looking a little on the thin side. Make that a LOT on the thin side. Sticklike comes to mind -- KNOCK IT OFF, Leven -- do NOT try to look like Alicia Minshew (Kendall)!

Why is Julia dressed for cocktails, including long, light-catching earrings? They remind me of those lights the maintenance guys at airports use to guide airplanes into and out of hangars. Nothing like pinpointing a target with big, bright, shiny objects. She might as well paint a glowing neon target sign on her face. Really, it's just so hard to take her seriously.

Why is Dr. Madden coming over to teach Kendall how to give a decent shot to Buddig's buttock? Wouldn't that be something he'd send an assistant over to do (like any doctor would send ANYONE over for something so trivial).

Zach shrewdly asks Kendall how the mystery man got into their place. Considering how many times people have broken into it with pretty much no trouble at ALL, that's kind of a stupid question. Kendall, herself, routinely breaks into other people's places. Besides, it's not like anyone in PV ever locks their doors, no matter how many times they've been raped, bludgeoned, punched, burgled, stalked or kidnapped.

Why does Tad still wear a suit jacket everywhere he goes, even in the midst of summer. It's not like it's a requirement for his job, after all. It reminds me too much of Adam.

Am I the only one that thinks Ryan's new buzzcut makes him look older? It also makes him look like a convict. It looks like he's already growing it out, though. Good decision.

Jamie threatens to call his OWN lawyer if JAR doesn't live up to his end of the Phoebe bargain. Excuse me? Seems to me that Jamie should hire his own lawyer ANYWAY -- he's actually going to leave all the paperwork up to JAR and his lawyer (or is that Phoebe's lawyer)? Oh PUH-LEASE! You'd think Tad, at least, would point out that getting his own lawyer to look at everything before he signs it would be a prudent idea.

Uh oh -- Jamie is teetering dangerously close to that revolting anger-induced-lower-lip-biting thing that Mateo did and Ryan does. He hasn't quite done it yet, but his mouth is moving in that direction -- oh SAY IT AIN'T SO, Jamie!!! Do NOT be seduced by the lip-biting side of the Force, for that way MADNESS (not to mention REALLY bad acting) lies!!!

Oh, I LIKE this version of Jonathan. Jeff Branson has REALLY blossomed as an actor since he first joined the show. He does crazy SOOOOO well! Cameron Mathison is being left in the dust.

Robin "admittedly, that's pretty easy to do" Coutellier