30 Rock Season 5 - not bad!

After being away for 4 months, 30 Rock is back for season 5 premiering September 23. Being the show's biggest fan myself, I can't wait for this one, especially since they have put Matt Damon in the show, I wonder what he will bring to the table. Also, Kenneth's being fired at the end of season 4 makes me a little anxious about whether my favorite character will be killed off permanently!

However, my enthusiasm kept decreasing as I was watching the show yesterday. I mean, not that it is very bad, it's just that, for some reasons, the show just did not amaze me as I expected it would. The scenes of Kenneth and Tracy were just similar to what happened in the previous seasons, simply involving hallucination and goofiness. Also, Tina's idea to make another parody of the whole Bachelor story did not really adds much "comical effect" to the show! As for Jack, maybe it's because this is season 5, but personally I start to feel a little "too familiar" with his character and his acting style!  

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Still, like Liz and Peter said on the show, nobody expected the show to come this far (FYI: NBC apparently had a plan to cancel the show), so I guess for them to reach season 5 is an accomplishment in itself already! As for now, I will keep my fingers cross for 30 Rock, and hope that the later episodes will get better!   

Judging from the first episode, I give a 3 out of 5 stars!

America's Got Talent 2

I'm pretty sure the show wasn't live but the winner of the America's Got Talent was just announced on the show on Star World. Watching this show, I couldn't help thinking about how cheap and lame the whole thing was, compared to the American Idol, an immensely popular reality show that I already found a little lame.

First, let's look at the judges. I don't have comments for the other two, but for Piers Morgan. Although seeming somehow comparable to Simon Cowell of the American Idol, to me, he simply seems like a horrible person, who is just rude and speaks unkind words; Simon is more likeable in many ways.

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Oh, and one more embarrassing thing about the show last time was when Taylor Swift, after her performance with one of the finalists, kept saying "Vote for her" while the votes had already been cast. Com'on, Taylor; it was the result show! Have you even watched the show at all? This clearly tells that Taylor Swift was just faking her enthusiasm about the show and hadn't really watched this program. How funny!

Another thing i must say is about the host. Oh damn; this guy is such a pain in the ass. Were you guys bothered by his constant screaming while talking and his enormously uninteresting utterances? His wit was lame, the speaking wasn't smooth, and Ryan on American Idol is undeniably waaaaaayyyy better. How he handled the show was no better than some of the cheap TV hosts I've seen.

Besides, the performance of the last season's winners was soooooooo plain. I just couldn't believe how they got voted as the winners. I mean, some of the tricks they showed were amazing with their mysterious magic and stuff, but i've seen those so many times. Plus, they so lacked energy on that stage. After all, it was just run-of-the-mill, not the one that's worth one million dollar. And that kind of undermined my opinions about this program.

However, the show finally made some sense when the best man won. The winner was really good and cool; he's incredibly talented.

Katy Perry's back! I know! When has she ever gone?!!!

After the success of her debut album, One of the Boys, Katy Perry's back, sexier than ever, with her second treat, Teenage Dream, which was released on 24th of August,  and although Katy is no longer a teenager herself, this one promises to be another success for the "I kissed a girl" singer considering the album's debut at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and her two consecutive number 1 hits, California Gurls, and her latest single, Teenage dream. This time, Katy has gone the extra mile to show everyone that she is no longer of the boys (If you have seen her music videos, you'll know what I mean!). As for the album itself, Katy said it is very much influence by Queen Alanis Morissette. Apparently she wants to make a record that makes people jump up and down! I don't know about you, but if we talk about the beats of California Gurls, I find it hard not to move when I hear it! 

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And for those Smurfs fans out there, Miss California Gurls will lend her voice to the character of  Smufette along with big comedy stars including George Lopez and Neil Patrick Harris for the upcoming 2011 3D animation production of The Smurf. Personally, i think this just takes Katy to another level of hotness!

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Lastly, I know this may not come out as any big surprise, but fyi, Katy has announced that her own cat-shaped bottle fragrance, "Purr" (I know! The girl is all about it!), will be out in autumn of this year.

"I'm Yours" and "Hello" still soooooooooooo have it....

The other night I was watching the finale result show of American Idol Season 8 on Star World, and 2 of the performances really caught me. First it was "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz and the semi-finalists of the American Idol. Although the song is pretty old, I never seem to get tired of it.... I really enjoy listening to the song, to this very date. I keep thinking about the vibe of the song that put out the feelings of travelling, of going in bikes, cars or buses through new places enjoying the surrounding nature. That is just the feels of the song, which is so soothing, so relaxing.... Adding to the greatness of the song itself, it was also interesting to see Jason, the man who seems very ordinary and so like a guy next door, walk and sing in such a high-profile show, with thousands of people in the audience applauding and screaming their love.

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Second was "Hello". Danny was introducing Linnie Richie into the stage by singing Hello, one of the most romantic song ever, which never seems to lose its popularity and greatness despite time. It was probably the first time that I really liked Danny's singing; he sounded absolutely awesome with "Hello".

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MTV VMA 2010: Good show this year...

Watching the show last night, I couldn't wait to write this post about it.

First, Lady Gaga looked outrageous, as usual, but this time she looked a lot more appropriate and beautiful, I mean, eccentric but amazingly beautiful, interestingly with hardly any skin shown under the dress. Her outfits were immense, making walking up the stage to accept her many awards, with freaking high heels, quite a struggle; her bodyguards needed to hold her up. Plus, she sounded really sweet and sexy when speaking, which is so unlike her when seen in most of her music videos.

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Taylor Swift's performance was also quite awesome; a lot of emotion was with her, singing the song and looking mature, which took away her usual, innocent, girly, and lame side of hers. This change really made this one of my favorites on the show. The coolness was also boosted by starting the performance with the highlight of her bitter memories with Kanye West in the last VMA.

And my favorite rock band Linkin Park sang Catalyst, the song that is with some features, I mean the beat, the rythm and everything, that I think are common in many of their first hits and that appear missing in most of their recent songs. I feel my favorite Linkin Park is back.

Oh, and I love the one by Florence and the Machine. It was actually the first time I saw and heard about the band, but the song and how upbeat, bizarre, and cool the performance was really caught me. Just love it; i'm gonna go download the song the minute I have posted this.

And let me give some opinions about some of the dancing on the show. Usher, who I've heard as one of the best dancers around, came and apparently really rocked the VMA stage, but I can't seem to get over the fact that he wasn't as good as he once was. He danced and moved quite like an old man. This clearly didn't expect my expectation, but to be fair; it's still ver good. Watching him perform, it kept occuring to me the curiosity about how great it would be if Usher, Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown would all dance in the same stage; I can't imagine how awesome that'd be. Would love to see who's better. haha :D