Two of my favorite shows right now are Glee and Pretty Little Liars. Why are they my favorites? Well, there are several different reasons, but this week's episodes for both shows just gave me even more reason to love them. Both shows had amazing episodes this week that had to deal with the teenage lesbian storylines. If you missed either episode, you might not want to read on, there's gonna be some major spoilage in this blog.
I watch a lot of TV, probably too much, and I'll admit, there are many shows that I never watched until they had any kind of lesbian storyline, for example, Grey's Anatomy. I had no interest in that show until after Callie and Erica's first kiss, since then I've been hooked. The last time I watched a show with as good teenage lesbian storyline was the Jesse and Katie storyline on Once and Again (while I loved South of Nowhere, I did not like how the storyline was treated throughout, so I'm not counting it).
I'm going to give this blogging thing a try again and I'm going to begin with a quick update on my life.
I am still interning at the Washington Blade, doing more features like the one in my previous post. It has been a great experience so far and I'm sure it'll continue to be one for as long as they are willing to keep me on. How many people can say they got to interview real celebrities on their very first internship?
Anyway, I'm about a month into my final semester of college (its about damn time). I'm taking 13 credits (one is my internship). Three of my other classes are journalism (Media Law, Women in the Media and Photojournalism) and then I have one English class, Women and Comedy. So far, I have enjoyed my classes, I just hope I'm still feeling that way at the end of the semester.
I know I often post about shows that I'm watching, so here's my current shows (many of which overlap which means I have to catch up on a couple of them):
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Fam); Top Gear (BBC America); Glee (Fox); NCIS (CBS); White Collar (USA); Hot in Cleveland (TV Land); Bones (Fox); CSI (CBS); Grey's Anatomy (ABC); The Mentalist; Big Bang Theory
I have a few other shows I am watching, but they are on hiatus right now.
I've been doing a log of reading too. I've read over 25 book since August 2010. I realize that might not seem like lot, but since I graduated high school, I haven't been doing much reading for pleasure (its all been for classes). I'm working on the Rizzoli and Isles series, the Temperence Brennan series, the Dexter series and the Pretty Little Liars series (all of which have inspired television shows).
I don't really know what else is worth mentioning. A lot of this you all probably don't even care about, but oh well.
First you bring Callica to us fans of Grey's but then you snatch it away just as fast, without as much as an explanation. Then you break Callie's nose (first scaring the SHIT outta all of us with the scene at the beginning without any context). Now, you are making us happy once again.
Enter Sadie. Rumors had it you guys had straightened her up, but this week's ep makes it look like you just might have realized what fools you were getting rid of Erica. Callie and Sadie. While you've already done it (Callie with an intern), it makes sense considering all the residents and attendings (with the exception of Bailey) are hooking up with an intern at least once.
Now, I may be disgracing some lesbians by saying this, but, the best part of the whole Callie/Sadie storyline this week? Callie and Mark. Yep, the two of them being best buds talking about sex and which interns are hot? Oh yea. I love it.
ABC, keep it up! (Although, the whole Izzie and Denny thing? Weird!)
So, one of my friends has been bored lately and has filled out several of those surveys as notes on Facebook.
One of them actually proved useful to me, although, it was more her joke answer than anything else that got me thinking about a blog topic, but still.
So, without furthur ado, who portrayed your favorite first kiss?
(alright, so, this vid doesn't just show their first kiss, but searched for like, an hour looking for their first kiss. could not find just that scene)
(second kiss is hotter, but still and don't you just love how Sara Ramirez doesn't mind not being the prettiest, girliest girl on the cast)
Let me know what's your fave and if I missed some, let me know! I know there are some I misssed, such as various L Word kisses, Willow/Tara, Weaver/Kim, Weaver/Sandy, but I searched and searched and searched for clips of those kisses, but could not find any (and for TLW, I just didn't want to post a shitload of first kisses from that one show).
I love Grey's Anatomy, I really do, but the only reason why I first started watching, were the rumors that Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Erica (Brooke Smith) were gonna hook up. Now, Erica is gone ... and didn't even say good bye.
Before I get into my reaction and opinion, I wanted to point you all toward Dorothy Surrender's latest post about the whole situation here. She is so much better with words (and yes I stole the above picture, but damn Brooke Smith looks hot in it) and so I figured, instead of attempting to write something clever and powerful, I'd let her say it (and push more people toward reading her blog, because basically, its awesome).
Now, I watched it, prepared to completely yell at the screen because the idiots at ABC thought having Erica leave would be a good idea, BUT, and as much as I hate to say this, they at least gave Brooke a chance at doing some awesome acting. She was breaking my heart throughout the whole episode. She seemed more emotional over the whole Denny thing than Izzie did (which could be just because Katherine Heigel doesn't care anymore, but whatever).
There was one thing that REALLY pissed me off. At the end, when Erica and Callie were fighting, Erica says something about Callie not being able to be sort of a lesbian. I was rooting for the writers all throughout this, but that was over the line. Yes, having Callie sleep with Mark wasn't right either, but I could understand what they were trying to do. This, I don't see the point in having Erica being that big a bitch to Callie. Also, and as many viewers have pointed out, Callie never said she was a lesbian, NEVER. As a matter of fact, the whole storyline of Callie sleeping with Mark, I believe, was to make it obvious that she was bisexual, not lesbian, because of course, bisexuality is always a phase on television and never lasts long.
I really wanted the Callica story line to work out. I was reading so many good things about, Shonda Rhimes, Sara, and Brooke all talking to people from GLAAD. If only the ABC executives had talked to someone from GLAAD. The reasons they give for firing Brooke are horrible and unacceptable. I'll admit, before the relationship with Callie (and still a little bit when she interacts with Grey's group) I did not like Erica Hahn. Since she has been with Callie, even just as friends, she has become a much more likable person.
Anyway, check out Dorothy Surrenders post, she included a link to a campaign to get Erica back by sending in ... leaves.
Chandra Wilson. The hilarious, genius of an actress that plays Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy. I love this woman. She's five feet of great acting skills, impeccable timing, and confidence. For such a short woman, especially on a show where everyone else, except some children, are taller than her, she is just amazing. Bailey is by far one of the best developed characters on Grey's and I believe it is mainly due to Chandra and her ability to make Bailey seem like a real person. You can relate to her. She has her ups and downs just like any other person. She just happens to be a great surgeon as well.
Everyone goes to Bailey for advice, many times ending up with the comical expressions Chandra is probably best known for. Like when Callie went to talk to Bailey about having sex or, "going south of the border" with Hahn.
Bailey also has the best lines. Before last week's episode, my favorite Bailey line was from when she was having her baby.
So, soon all the new shows will premiere, and all our old faves will return. It's that time of the year again. My good friend Kat gave me the idea of doing a recap of sort of my favorite lesbian couples from last season. I then decided to stretch it out a couple days and do more than just last season, but those will start coming on Thursday. Now, here are my top favorite lesbian couples from last season.
Looking at old posts, I'm sure you all can guess one of my faves. While Callie and Erica didn't officially become a couple at all last season, the last several episodes hinted at it coming. So, without further ado, here's the kiss between Callie and Erica on the season finale of Grey's Anatomy.
Callie has been on the show since the middle of season one, when all of a sudden she was everywhere. She quickly became on of the main characters as she developed a relationship with one of the interns, George. Erica made a couple cameos early on but did not become a regular until after Preston Burke left (I'm sure many of you remember the whole Isiah Washington calling T.R. Knight a fag). These two characters became friends and Callie and George broke up after George had an affair with Izzy. Callie never even considered Erica has more than a friend until Addison came back for one episode and said something to her. Callie than started sleeping with McSteamy, and well, the rest you saw in the video.
There weren't that many lesbian couples on network television last season (if any other than Callica). So, we're moving on to cable. There were several different couples on The L Word, as there usually are, and its actually kind of hard for me to choose just one. Bette and Tina got back together, although, unlike a lot of people, I loved Bette and Jodi. Jenny seemed to have a good relationship until the end, even Shane had a good thing going for her, until Molly's mom decided to mess with Shane's head (btw, what is it with Shane and art shows? She keeps getting her heart broken at them). I, this time like a lot of people, LOVED Alice and Tasha. Alice has always been one of my faves (became my fave after Dana died) and it was good to see her happy. PS, I am trying to keep this clean, so you'll have to go to youtube to see more provocative scenes. This video does have several parts to it.
Alice and Tasha's relationship began during the fourth season. Tasha, a solider in the Army Reserves, was a friend of Papi's. The two met and sparks flew. In the fifth season, Tasha is kicked out of the army for being gay. At first she was fighting the system, but after seeing Alice get grilled, decided the Army was not worth hiding her life. As the fifth season ended, it looked as though Alice was contemplating having an affair.
The third couple is Spashley or for those of you who have no clue what that means, Spencer and Ashley from South of Nowhere. In season 3A, Spencer and Ashley's relationship was pretty rocky, but at the end, it seemed like things were getting good again. Spashley is probably one of the youngest lesbian couples on television, both girls were in high school when they started dating.
Warning, this video contains some scenes from Season 3B, which has not aired in the US yet. The "spoiler" scenes are clearly marked.
Spencer and Ashley started out as just friends in Season one, but by the end of the season, they were falling in bed together (literally). Season two opened up the morning after one ended, and hinted that the two had sex. One of the most emotional episodes of SoN happened during season two, when Spencer's mother, Paula, walked in on Spencer and Ashley about to have sex. The rest of the season seemed to focus more on Paula's refusal to accept Spencer and Ashley. While Spencer and Ashley went to prom together, at the end it did not look like they were survive as a couple much longer. Season three opened, Spencer's brother was dead, Aiden had been shot, and Ashley was leaving LA. When she came back, Spashley as over and Ashley was dating Aiden. Spencer ended up dating another girl, Carmen, but netiher of those relationships lasted through the first half of season 3. 3A ended with Spencer, standing naked in Ashley's door.
So, while these were my fave lesbian couples from last season, there weren't many others. Like I said, I only wanted to include one from The L Word, so there's a few couples left out, but there just weren't that many on television. If you remember more, please, comment and let me know.
So, as I'm sure everyone has figured out, I am obsessed with Grey's Anatomy. It all started out after reading an article about the Erica Hahn/Callie kiss that happened in the final two episodes of season four. I then went back to season one and started watching all the episodes. I am currently watching the second half of season three. I have now decided, hopefully for something that will help stop this obsession, to post a running list of some of my favorite lines from the show.
Cristina: [about Alex] If I stuck this fork into his thigh, would I get in trouble? Meredith: Not if you make it look like an accident. - If Tomorrow Never Comes (#1.6)
Dr. Addison Shepherd: Goodmorning... Richard, I like the hat. Dr. Derek Shepherd: Satan speaks. Dr. Addison Shepherd: Actually I prefer to be called 'Ruler of All That is Evil', but I WILL answer to Satan... - Make Me Lose Control (#2.3)
{Watching a pornographic video] Cristina: That does NOT look comfortable. Meredith: Trust me, it's not.
Meredith: So pick me. Choose me. Love me. - Bring the Pain (#2.5)
Meredith: Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Izzie: What are you doing? Meredith: I am trying to insert my banana bag, which sounds vaguely dirty, but it isn't. - Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole (#2.20)
Addison: Did you hear about the slutty sex your slutty friend had with my super slutty husband?
Addison: I am desirable Amanda. Bailey: Miranda. Addison: Right. - I Am a Tree (#3.2)
George: Ok, let's get you prepped and ready-Dr. Shepard. Dr. Finn. Meredith: Now all my boys are here. You're all so handsome... and such good kissers. George: Oh... God... Finn: Excuse me? George: She's on drugs. Meredith: He's an excellent kisser. Finn: You two dated? McDreamy: You didn't know? Meredith: It wasn't a date so much as a... disastrously... uncomfortable... sexual experience. - What I Am (#3.4)
Izzie: Dude, she (Callie) went all cage fighter on you! Meredith: I know! - From a Whisper to a Scream (#3.9)
Callie: We're working, George. I'm your boss, alright? George: Yes, a very sexy one. - Walk on Water (#3.15)
Addison: I am being stalked by pregnant women. Callie: You're an obstetrician. - Testing 1-2-3 (#3.24)
Meredith (repeatedly): Seriously?
Callie: Did anyone ever think you two were a couple? Meredith: No, because we screw boys like whores on tequila. Cristina: Then we either try to marry them or drown ourselves. Callie: Huh.
Okay, so AfterEllen actually posted their Hot 100 Monday, but I was busy feeding my Grey's obsession, (including the first two episodes with hottie Sara) and this took a long time to do.
I agree with a lot of the people on the list, although, not necessarily their ranking. I mean, while Tina Fey is good looking, is she really hotter than Sara? While it may be some people's opinion that, yes she is (have they not seen the clip of her kissing Brooke Smith on Grey's?), it is not mine. Also, how did Leisha Hailey drop down to number five? FIVE?! What? Sara was #8 btw, a huge jump from last year's posistion of #80.
Anyway, I decided to take the women of AfterEllen's top 100 and put them in my own ranking.
1. Sara Ramirez (Grey's Anatomy)
2. Leisha Hailey (L Word)
3. Ellen Page (Juno)
4. Jorja Fox (CSI)
5. Gabrielle Christian (South of Nowhere, Girltrash)
6. Rose Rollins (L Word, Girltrash) 7. Michelle Rodriguez (Lost) 8. Missy Peregrym (Stick It) 9. Lena Heady (Sarah Connor Chronicles, Imagine Me & You) 10. Angelina Jolie (Does she really need something here?)
11. Olivia Wilde (House, The OC) 12. Kristanna Loken (Painkiller Jane, L Word) 13. Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil, 5th Element) 14. Kate Moenning (L Word) 15. Pink (singer) 16. Erin Daniels (L Word) 17. Elizabeth Keener (3Way, L Word) 18. Kate Walsh (Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy) 19. Jennifer Beals (L Word) 20. Evangeline Lilly (Lost)
21. Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) 22. Rachel Shelley (L Word) 23. Carly Pope (Popular, Dirt) 24. Emily Deschanel (Bones) 25. Eliza Dushku (Buffy, Bring It On) 26. Jill Bennett (Dante's Cove, 3Way, AfterEllen Vlogger) 27. Jennifer Garner (Alias, Elektra) 28. Mandy Musgrave (South of Nowhere, Girltrash) 29. Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother, Buffy, American Pie) 30. Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars)
31. Cat Cora (Iron Chef America) 32. Katherine Heigl (27 Dresses, Grey's Anatomy) 33. Tegan and Sara Quin (singers) 34. Sandra Bullock (Crash, Practical Magic) 35. Marion Cotillard (Fairplay) 36. Idina Menzel (Enchanted, Rent) 37. Blake Lively (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl) 38. Piper Perabo (Imagine Me & You, Coyote Ugly, Lost and Delirious) 39. Megan Fox (Transformers) 40. Maura Tierney (ER, Welcome to Mooseport)
41. Jordana Brewster (D.E.B.S, The Fast and the Furious) 42. Emily Blunt (The Devil Wear Prada) 43. Maeve Quinlin (South of Nowhere, 3Way) 44. Keira Knightly (Pirates of the Caribbean) 45. Amber Benson (Buffy) 46. Katee Beckinsale (Underworld, Van Helsing, Click) 47. Missy Higgins (singer) 48. Charlize Theron (Monster, Mighty Joe Young) 49. Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds, Fried Green Tomatoes) 50. Christina Cox (Better than Chocolate, Blood Ties, 3Way)
51. Jackie Warner (Work Out) 52. Halle Berry (X Men, Catwoman) 53. Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost, ER, Gia) 54. Emma Watson (Harry Potter) 55. Portia De Rossi (Ally McBeal, Arrested Development) 56. Rachel McAdams (The Family Stone, The Notebook) 57. Lucy Lawless (Xena) 58. Rosario Dawsom (Rent) 59. Cathy DeBuono(Exes and Ohs) 60. Dani Campbell (A Shot of Love at Tila Tequila)
61. Alicia Keys (singer) 62. Scarlett Johansson (The Prestige) 63. Natalie Portman (Where the Heart Is) 64. Laurel Holloman (L Word) 65. Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU) 66. Stehanie March (Conviction, Law & Order: SVU) 67. Kate Winslet (Titanic) 68. Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) 69. Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef) 70. Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica)
71. Rachel Weisz (Definitely, Maybe, Fred Clause) 72. Jessica Alba (Dark Angel, Fantastic Four) 73. Naomi Watts (King Kong) 74. Selma Hayek (Wild Wild West, Fools Rush In) 75. Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal) 76. Penelope Cruz (Bandidas) 77. Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill) 78. Sarah Shahi (L Word) 79. Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy) 80. Michelle Paradise (Exes and Ohs)
81. Clea DuVall(But I'm a Cheerleader) 82. Kate Sackhoff (Battlestar Galatica, Bionic Woman) 83. Tina Fey (SNL, Mean Girls, 30 Rock) 84. Renee O'Connor (Xena) 85. Jessica Biel (7th Heaven) 86. Lucy Liu (Ally McBeal, Charlie's Angels) 87. Mia Kirshner (L Word) 88. Gillian Anderson (X Files) 89. Angie Harmon (Law & Order, Women's Murder Club) 90. Bridget McManus (comic, AfterEllen vlogger, 3Way)
91. Nicole Kidman (The Golden Compass, Stepford Wives) 92. Ellen DeGeneres (Again, don't see anything here necessary) 93. Marnie Alton (Exes & Ohs) 94. Jenn (AfterEllen vlogger) 95. Dara Nai (AfterEllen vlogger) 96. Karmen Kregloe (AfterEllen blog/vlogger) 97. Gro Hemmerseng (have no clue who this is) 98. Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs, Nim's Island) 99. Kate McKinnon (The Big Gay Sketch Show) 100. Meryl Streep (Rendition)
So, I've recently become obsessed with Grey's Anatomy, the show, fanfic, and fanvids, basically anything revolving around Grey's.
I recently read some Grey's fanfic wih a couple different couplings and here are some videos dedicated to them (none of the videos belong to me):
The real couple, Callie and Erica, otherwise known as Callica Quick note on Callica videos, while Kate Perry's song, "I Kissed a Girl" may seem like a good choice, if you actually listen to the lyrics, its about kissing a girl, while drunk, to make a boyfriend jealous. A better song would be Jill Sobule's "I Kissed a Girl." The lyrics fit a little bit better
Callie and Addison, or Caddy
Addison and Izzie
I just liked this video because of the song and how the clips were put together:
Before you read this post, be warned, MARJOR SPOILERS are ahead. If you missed the season finale of Grey's Anatomy (and you don't want to know anything before you actually see it) than stop reading now.
Okay, I never watched this show before yesterday when I watched the past four episodes online. Now, I have a new favorite show. Grey's Anatomy is now one of the few shows with a gay major character ... and not only does it have one, but it actually has two female leads who are gay. Better yet, McSteamy actually told one of them to go for it. I love this show now.
I will admit, the only reason why I watched the episodes I watched was to see the buzz about Callie Torres and Erica Hahn and boy was I surprised. I did not think anyhing would happen, even after the kiss last week in the elevator with McSteamy.
But I was thankfully wrong. Near the end of tonight's season finale (as almost everyone was kissing someone else) Callie walked up to Erica and tried to ask her out. The blonde doctor wasn't really listening, so Callie decided actions spoke louder than words, and just kissed the good doctor.
WAY TO GO CALLIE! The kiss was actually shown for a decent amount of time, probably not as much as the heterosexual kisses, but it did get more time than the much anticipated Derek/Meredith kiss. (I will admit, the whole blue plan in candles, was AMAZING, and I was in tears when the girl woke up)
Callie Torres is played by Sara Ramirez. Erica Hahn is played by Brooke Smith.
I'll try to write more later, like a recap or something, but I'm a little too tired now. I'll just include a video of the lead up to the kiss, and the first part of the kiss.
