Chica Busca Chica

Now this is a show I like. It’s kinda L Word like, minus a crazy Ilene Chaiken (you know, the L Word writer who regularly gives the cast personality transplants or kills off characters and such.. and refuses to get rid of that hideous Betty intro music). There are about 16 episodes meanwhile, and the first few have English subtitles and are available on YouTube. The rest I only found without subtitles free on the web. Start watching – the first episode is a bit lame, but it gets better!

Episode 1:

Episode 2:

Episode 3:

Episode 4:

The Spanish ones without subtitles are at Terra TV. Enjoy, and comment!

Battlestar Galactica [Season 1] (cool)

Science fiction can be fun!

Alright, I admit, I like science fiction. I’m a big Firefly fan (Joss Whedon is a genius) and if I think long enough, I can probably come up with other cool sci-fi shows I like. I’m not so much into the whole Star Wars stuff, though. But with Battlestar Galactica, you have a cool story and some really cool characters and really, what more do you need?

The story is as follows: there’s humans and there’s Cylons. Cylons are robots created by humans, and as we know from Blade Runner, you don’t just go ahead and create thinking machines and expect them to be happy as your slaves. So a lot of stuff happens in the mini series, which is not part of the Season 1 boxset, though, and basically this show starts when they’re all on a bunch of ships, running away from the Cylons, trying to find Earth.

Let’s talk about the cast for a while. One reason to watch the show is certainly Katee Sackhoff as Captain Starbuck. I sure like me a tough girl that looks good in a uniform. Since I’ve never seen the original show, I’m not bothered (at all) by the fact that Starbuck is now a girl. Check out this DeviantArt drawing of the two Starbucks side by side. “Out of the box is where I live,” the female Starbuck once said. Why wouldn’t you like her?

Another woman that looks stunning in a uniform is Boomer, played by Grace Park whose former credits include playing the “asian dancer” in Rome Must Die. Yeah, I didn’t know her before, either.

Then there’s a female president (president of the human race, kind of), President Roslin, played by Mary McDonnell – you know, Donnie Darko’s mom. She’s fantastic. Certainly no shortage of strong female characters here.

Edward James Olmos (who?) also does a great job playing the Captain of the Battlestar Galactica, and Michael Hogan also is a hot shot on that very same ship. If you’re wondering why he looks so familiar, he played Dana’s dad on The L Word.

The only thing that kind of annoys me about this show is the character of Dr. Gaius Baltar (James Callis), whose constantly imagining that Cylon woman (Tricia Helfer) talking to him. He’s also constantly making out with her. It gets boring after a while.

Anyway, the first season is cool enough that I was left wanting more when it was over, so I do recommend it.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (fun fun fun)

This is a very positive review of the US version of this great improv show. I understand there’s also a British version I’ve only seen clips of on YouTube and which bored me, but this is about the US version with Drew Carey, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Styles. Greg Proops and Brad Sherwood are in some episodes, too, and let’s not forget Laura Hall, the piano woman that’s essential for one of my favorite segment of the show: Greatest Hits.

Greatest Hits is when Ryan and Colin are presenting a CD collection (like Songs Of Accouting or Songs Of The Busdriver) and Wayne Brady (and sometimes Brad Sherwood) make up the corresponding songs. Always hilarious.

Their improv skills are really astounding and this is one of the few shows that actually makes me laugh out loud when I’m watching it (I’m usually a chuckle kind of person). So without further ado, let me just wholeheartedly recommend this show to you.

State Of Mind (has a lot going for it)

I just got through watching the first two episodes of State Of Mind, the new show with Lili Taylor. It has a lot going for it.

The show is, as the IMDB puts it: “A look at the private and professional lives of therapists — and whether or not these professionals are typically crazier than their patients.” In the case of Lili Taylor’s character, it seems she actually is crazier. She sees things that aren’t there, mostly people, which gives the show a sort of Ally McBeal-ish quality. That’s a good thing.

Another good thing is that the wonderful Ani DiFranco is doing the title song, although she doesn’t really sound like herself there. And while I’ve had a soft spot for Lili Taylor eversince I saw her in Mystic Pizza about two decades ago, I’m also very fond of Theresa Randle’s character Cordelia Banks.

(1st episode spoiler ahead)

In the pilot episode, Ann Bellowes finds her husband cheating on her and she throws him out of the office building she’s in with all these other shrinks. I don’t care for the guy, but it seems he’ll still have a recurring role in the show. His office is taken by a fresh-out-of-law school lawyer named Barry White, who’s being played by Devon Gummersall. Who? Well, since I’ve never seen My So-Called Life, I only know him as Lisa, the lesbian man on L Word. He’s not doing too much in the pilot episode, except for accuse a therapist of being a pedophile, but he does hint at the fact that he and Ann might become lovers one day. Well, why not.

(1st episode spoiler end)

I’m curious to see what’ll happen next in this show and do recommend the first two episodes.

And since I don’t expect this to be released on any CD anytime soon, here’s the theme song by Ani DiFranco (copy and paste into your browser):

http://www.sendspace.com/file/c1uctp

or

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8J2T6YIY