Season Finales and a New Beginning

Hello all! I'm back!

It's a new summer, and a new beginning for See:Oh!Are.Why?

Essentially to get caught up here's what you need to know:

- I'm Cory.

- I've now completed my sophomore year at Washington University in St. Louis in the Olin Business School.

- I watch a lot of trashy TV.

- I try to read a lot of great stuff.

- I hope to update this a few times a week.

- Assume spoilers for every book, magazine, TV show, album, and movie ever thought of or released. Sorry.

- Now that it's summer, the blog is up and running again (with a new layout!)

I'm sure I'll have a post about my upcoming summer plans soon, but essentially I'm going to be moving back to St. Louis in two weeks to start a management/marketing internship with HotCity Theatre. 

There's something much more important than internship happening though. It's SEASON FINALE...SEASON. Regularly scheduled programs are about to end and summer programming is about to begin. Which means shows have to end with a bang. A kablam. A total cliffhanger. The detonation of an A-Bomb and the ruination of time. 

So obviously there's a big one tonight. The season finale of LOST. The end of season five. The finale of the penultimate chapter of the LOST saga. Will Jack detonate the bomb? Will Ben kill Jacob? Will we see Jacob? Where is Claire? Does time just...NOT exist? 

I'm unfortunately watching the finale alone. My parents are only halfway through season one, so they obviously can't watch it with me. So I'm making them hang out in my room so I can experience the two-hour finale on our big screen HDTV. That makes me sound spoiled, and bratty, but really my parents are just cool about stuff. Right? Whatever as of this year I'm only home for four weeks out of a year, so I can get a little spoiled while I'm home. 

Other notable finales in my life? 

Uhhh. NINEOHTWOONEOH. That's90210forthoseofyouwhorequirespacesinbetweenwordstoeffectivelyread. 

That's 90210 for those of you who really require spaces in between words to effectively read.

Part one of the finale already aired (it wasn't billed as such, but both episodes take place at the West Bev prom/after-prom so they might as well be one episode. I highly suggest tuning into the finale, it's sure to be electric. Here's what you need to know:

<-- Annie is a dumb bitch (yes, she is the girl from Degrassi)

Meanwhile, 90210 should be called the NAOMI SHOW. She's the bitchiest girl on 'campus' (is that what it's called in high school?) and really the funniest/most entertaining character. ---->

Things to look out for in the finale? Will Liam finally make a move for Annie after finally confessing his "like" for Naomi? How many minutes in will Silver hook up with Ethan (BOUND TO HAPPEN, MARK MY WORDS), and will they explain why the hell Sophomores a) are all at prom or b) have their own prom?

Also looking forward to the finales of Parks and Recreation (seriously, give this show a chance), The Office, and of course my new favorite 30 Rock. All the upcoming finales look funny, but the great thing about dramas is that the finale is INTEGRAL to the whole experience. I'm sure something important will happen during each of these finales, but nothing is set up to have the same impact as the end of season two of The Office (JIM AND PAM KISS). If anything, the cliffhanger would have to be that for whatever reason Jim and Pam decide to call of the wedding. But even if they do, you know they'll get back together next season. So, yeah, looking forward to these, but could probably DVR them as well. 

The other big finale of the season? The Real Housewives of New York City. I didn't even watch this show (caught it a few times) until I finished school last week. I've caught up on marathons and WHAT A SEASON. Essentially, there are three likable characters, Jill (the Jewish Motha I never had), Alex (the quirky one who lives in Brooklyn and nobody will talk to), and Bethenny (the smart ass single chef who makes the show bearable). The finale was last week, but this week Bravo is airing the reunion special. And there's so much dirt to dish that it [reportedly] took seven hours to film, and the network is breaking it into two hour long segments. The first has already aired (last night) but the second is coming up on Thursday. If you've seen the show you KNOW you have to watch so you can see Bethenny and Kelly tear into each other, and even if you didn't watch the show, why not watch some rich bitches argue for an hour? 

Seriously though, Bethenny is the break-out star of the show. Check her website or twitter. And yes, she follows me on Twitter. 

And finally some other reality finales of worth:

- For the Love of Ray J (so glad Cocktail won)

- Rock of Love: Tour Bus (did anybody watch this once Ashley got kicked off?)

- Tough Love (this wasn't a competition. I stopped watching it.)

- Make Me a Supermodel (uh, that British white guy is going to win. NO DOUBT.)

- America's Next Top Model (I watched part of the marathon this week and have to say I'm rooting for Allison. She's just so goofy looking.)

- I Love Money 2 (We all wanted Saaphyri to win. Don't play.)

- American Idol (I don't watch this. The gay guy is going to win, right?)

- Real Housewives of New Jersey (I'm just on a RH high)

I leave you with this. Although our favorite shows are ending, the summer season is not without its own diamonds in the rough. I feel like that should be spelled 'diamonds in the ruff'. I must be thinking of some dog pun. 

Right, so the notable shows to start watching out for?

- Charm School hosted by Ricki Lake (I love Ricki Lake, and I love this show. Premiered already, and it looks like the Rock of Love girls are going down. I'll stop watching when Ashley gets kicked out).

- Big Brother (guilty pleasure)

- SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (I'll be blogging about this a lot, so just start watching it to save time). 

- NOT The Fashion Show (seriously, if the rest of the episodes are like the first, this show suckssss)

I'm going to try a new thing where I ask a question at the end of each post. So you can answer, and I can know people read this. 

What is the best season/series finale episode you can think of? What made it so good?