'Royal Pains': Second Season Score Card: A

 'royal pains' rates an A with it's season finale. it lost it's A status awile back with the casting of anastasia griifith as emily peck who we were spared from in the seasonal finale but was talked about. so is she gone? we'll see. 

but all of the following lead to it's regaining it's A status.

the missing ms. griffith.

the season finale brought christine ebersole back and that's worth a thousand points.

brooke d'orsay as evans gf seems to be becoming recurring. worth at least 750 points.

and then surprise surprise in walks the wonderful, talented and beautiful rena sofer. it looks like she could be recurring. worth 1500 points. she is always welcome into my living room. nonono i have not switched. i'm still happily and proudly gay.

the four series regulars mark feuerstein,  paolo costanzo, jill flint and reshma shetty continue to brighten a summer night.

rena

brooke

christine

the series regulars

My Top Pics for Emmy's Top Awards Tonight

Best Drama: 'The Good Wife"

Best Comedy: 'Glee'

Beat Actress Drama: Julianna Marguiles for 'The Good Wife'

Best Actor Drama: Bryan Cranston for 'Breaking Bad'

Best Actress Comedy: Edie Falco for 'Nurse Jackie'

Best Actor Comedy: Matthew Morrison for 'Glee'

Best Actor Drama Supporting Role: Aaron Paul for 'Breaking Bad'

Best Actress Drama Supporting Role: Archie Panjabi for 'The Good Wife'

Best Actor Comedy Supporting Role: Chris Colfer for 'Glee'

Best Actrss Comedy Supporting Role: Jane Lynch for 'Glee'

These Little Piggies Are Going to Washinton

today on the anniversary of martin luther king's 'i have a dream' speech at the lincoln memorial these two morons are going to the same site rallying to reclaim america and civil rights. what the frack? reclaim from whom? the only thing america needs reclaiming from is whack jobs like these two. reclaim civil rights? what the hell does that mean for them? are they black? gay? these two should the the poster piggies for pro-abortion rights.

august 28, 1963 - 'i have a dream'

august 28, 2010 - 'i have a nightmare'

Emmy Awards Tomorrow Night

the emmy awards are tomorrow night. i have really no vested interest as i have no idea how the nominees get in and some of the best are generally left out.

that said amongst the nominees everything 'good wife', 'glee' and 'breaking bad' works for me as i agree with all their noms.

my choices are highlighted in blue

Drama Series

Breaking Bad AMC Dexter Showtime The Good Wife CBS Lost ABC

Mad Men AMC True Blood HBO

Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Modern Family ABC Glee Fox Nurse Jackie Showtime

The Office NBC 30 Rock NBC

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Jim Parsons The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Tony Shalhoub Monk (USA) SteveCarell TheOffice (NBC) Alec Baldwin 30 Rock (NBC) Matthew Morrison Glee (Fox)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad (AMC) Michael C. Hall Dexter (Showtime) Kyle Chandler Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)

Hugh Laurie House (Fox) Matthew Fox Lost (ABC) Jon Hamm Mad Men (AMC)

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Jeff Bridges A Dog Year (HBO) Ian McKellen The Prisoner (AMC) Michael Sheen The Special Relationship (HBO) Dennis Quaid The Special Relationship (HBO) Al Pacino You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Lea Michele Glee (Fox) Julia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine(CBS) Edie Falco Nurse Jackie (Showtime) Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation (NBC) TinaFey30Rock(NBC) Toni Collette United States of Tara (Showtime)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Kyra Sedgwick The Closer (TNT) Glenn Close Damages (FX) Connie Britton Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)

Julianna Margulies The Good Wife (CBS) Mariska Hargitay Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

January Jones Mad Men (AMC)

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Maggie Smith Capturing Mary (HBO) Joan Allen Georgia O’Keeffe (Lifetime) Judi Dench Return to Cranford (PBS) Hope Davis The Special Relationship (HBO)

Claire Danes Temple Grandin (HBO)

SupportingActor in a Comedy Series

ChrisColfer Glee(Fox) Neil Patrick Harris How I Met Your Mother (CBS) Jesse Tyler Ferguson ModernFamily(ABC) Eric Stonestreet Modern Family (ABC) TyBurrellModernFamily(ABC) Jon Cryer Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Aaron Paul Breaking Bad (AMC) Martin Short Damages (FX) Terry O’Quinn Lost (ABC) Michael Emerson Lost (ABC) John Slattery Mad Men (AMC) Andre Braugher Men of a Certain Age (TNT)

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Michael Gambon Emma (PBS) Patrick Stewart Hamlet (PBS) Jonathan Pryce Return to Cranford (PBS)

David Strathairn Temple Grandin (HBO) John Goodman You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)

Supporting Actress in a ComedySeries

Jane Lynch Glee (Fox) JulieBowenModernFamily(ABC) Sofia Vergara Modern Family (ABC) Kristen Wiig Saturday Night Live (NBC) JaneKrakowski30Rock(NBC) Holland Taylor Two and a Half Men(CBS)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Sharon Gless Burn Notice (USA) Rose Byrne Damages (FX) Archie Panjabi The Good Wife (CBS) Christine Baranski The Good Wife (CBS)

Christina Hendricks Mad Men (AMC) Elisabeth Moss Mad Men (AMC)

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Kathy Bates Alice (Syfy) Julia Ormond Temple Grandin (HBO) Catherine O’Hara Temple Grandin (HBO) Brenda Vaccaro You Don’t Know Jack (HBO) Susan Sarandon You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)

Made for Television Movie

Endgame (PBS) Georgia O’Keeffe (Lifetime) Moonshot (History) TheSpecialRelationship(HBO) Temple Grandin (HBO) You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)

Variety, Music or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO) The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC)

Reality Competition Program

The Amazing Race (CBS) American Idol (Fox) Dancing With the Stars (ABC) Project Runway (Lifetime) Top Chef (Bravo)

Stewart Eviscerates Glenn Beck's Civil Rights Rally: 'I Have A Scheme'

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Bill Maher Called It in 2006

as the rest of us knew ken mehlman's 'dirty little secret'

Keith on 'Countdown' Had It Right

once again the hypocritical ken melmahn and his coming-out

But Chris on 'Hardball' Had It Wrong

these log cabin republicans are so full of crap.

and chris i can't believe you are falling for their crap!

i said it before and i'll say it again a gay republican is akin to a jew voting for hitler in 1939.

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'Avatar' Returns Today*

*with additional pandora footage

'The Day After That' from 'Kiss of the Spider Woman'

'kiss of the spider woman' opened in 1993 on broadway. the cast starred brent carver as molina, anthony crivello as valentin and chita rivera as spider woman/aurora (see sidebar) all of whom won tony awards.

the show itself won best musical, book and music and lyrics.

not long after liza minnelli recorded the 'day after that' which she premiered live at the un on world's aids day. it became an anthem in the fight against aids.

i've chosen to post two of liza's versions here.

however the best version of all was the original by anthony crivello who won a  most deserved tony award for his role as molina. this is the best i could do. it's not about the pictures or the video. it's all about the music, the lyrics and anthony's amazing voice.

Stewart Talks Mosque AGAIN, Beats FOX News at Their Own Game

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Listen to This A-HOLE on the '9/11 Burning the Koran' Day

this moron appeared on 'hardball' tonight. chris why the hell are you giving these idiots a forum? need to tell you chris...you are NOT going to change these fanatics!


i'm telling you...the idiots are taking over the asylum.

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Jon Stewart: More on Mosques

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What a Disgrace: What a Frackin' Hypocrite*

ken mehlman the former republican national committee chairman during gw's administration and was the architect of much of the anti-gay rhetoric and policies during that time has come out of the closet.

 well congratulations you moron. you think this is too little too late? well damn it i do!  go back to your bush cronies. we have no use for you now. when you could have done something you chose to do nothing. you should have stayed in your closet. i have no pity for your 'journey'. typical republican closet case who's motto seems to be 'first do harm'.

*for one of the few times i can remember i totaly disagree with chris mathews on this subject.

Just Some Portrait Shots I Like

Spring Music Fest: Audra McDonald

 audra mcdonald: actress and singer. multiple tony award winner. brilliant.

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Jon Stewart Finds Hypocrisy in Sarah Palin Supporting Dr. Laura

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What's On My Mind Today? Charlie Crist

i never blogged about the florida primaries because i was just waiting. i choose not to vote for any of the democrat party nominees even though it is my party affiliation. when charlie crist decided to run as an independent i kind of knew where my senate vote was going in november. he has been a good governor and generally at odds with his republican party. that scored him a lot of points with me.

now if he'd only come out of the closet. charlie...we all know!

"What if..."

abc and soapnet had characters from different daytime dramas bumping into each other this summer. i admit that i've been a closeted 'general hospital' and 'one life to live' watcher for the past gazillion years. time to come out of the closet. 

first up 'behind the scenes'

'What If'' Maxie Jones Met Rex Balsom

maxie jones (general hospital) meets rex balsom (one life to live).