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There seems to be less and less blog posts in the week between these weekly catch ups. Oh well, it's quality not quantity isn't it? Or at the very least that i bother to post at all :P Life just seems to have gotten very busy - work, friends, family all of course take precedent. And honestly, thinking up witty facebook status updates is a full time job! My latest is of course in deliciously poor taste ("Paul is in shock - I was driving to visit relatives and saw a drunk girl stumble out a club flashing her long eyed front bum") - but really, my Sunday couldn't get worse after I sold my soul to the devil and bought the (whispers) Mail on Sunday for the free Pet Shop Boys cd! I have had to shower twice to get the stench of hate off my increasingly lean frame. Still, the new YES track on it is quite nice. (Apparently the PSB listening party was the place to be in London this weekend - get all the gossip at Phil's pad!)(How ace that Phil got to attend - Very. Jealous(y). Yes!) Now I'm going to go back to listening to Ace of Base's The Sign (original and 2009 mix) while I type up today's tv catch up!

TV TIMES:

So, yes. I finally got to see Spectacular in all it's glory this week. And mighty enjoyable it was too. Of course there were the inevitable comparisons to High School Musical in the press, but i thought it had more in common with Bring It On than the Disney vehicle. It's basically the story of two competing show choirs. Spectacular has lost it's lead vocalist (Simon Curtis' character, Royce) to rival group Ta-Da (love that name) so bring in renegade rock vocalist Nikko (who has an unconventionally adorably cute older brother played by Christopher Jacot) to sing for them. I won't give away the main plot for those who haven't seen it, but while it isn't particularly groundbreaking, it's delivered with such verve and fun and energy by the cast, that just like the saturday matinee musicals of years gone by it's a delight to watch. Yes, of course I got all proud and excited when Simon came on screen, but the whole cast are uniformly excellent. Here are some of my highlights:

- "I happen to like bowling"/"Well you are familiar with the gutter"
- Simon's character Royce trying to be tough to Nikko who then responds "that was the weirdest trash talking ever!"
- I liked the universal themes of not wanting to break the mould but being willing to follow your own path in life.
- Ace musical numbers at the end - Wings of A Dream and Something To Believe In both deserve to be pop hits
- At first, i was not a fan of Simon's pushed up jacket sleeves look, but someone on the set was ahead of the time - major fashion line at all the big department stores this spring/summer!
- If you're looking for an utterly enjoyable family flick that makes you feel good and gets your feet tapping, you could do A LOT worse than this. Bring on the sequel!!!
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• I caught up with Bro&Sis this weekend. The two hour special was rather good, bought together a lot of the lingering plot strands and moved them forward nicely. I'm liking the addition of Ryan, and looking forward to the Walkers pitted against evil Holly. Lovely use of Fix You as well in the hospital scenes.
• Kyle XY only has two episodes to go! I've always liked this sci-fi/fantasy drama, but felt it never quite reached it's potential - that extra something that made it great. I'm worried that it won't wrap up all the storylines by it's finale, but we'll see. Something that is reaching it's potential was the ace and fun return of Reaper. Half a season pick up is not enough for this skill show.
• Strangely disappointed with the Nip/Tuck finale. It didn't have the shock factor of some of the other end of year finales, but it will be interesting to see how this affects the characters in the shows final year.
• Lost is brilliant. Heroes is not.
• The final three episodes of Pushing Daisies will premiere in the UK at the beginning of April. Am very excited but of course sad at the same time. Brilliant show - too good for tv :(
• Farscape - which i freaking adored - is back! The webisodes start in April, but the first three issues of the comic miniseries, picking up where the epic PeaceKeeper Wars ended are available now. I am saving them for my hols in a few weeks...
• Finally, can anyone tell me whether Dollhouse, United States of Tara or 3rd series of Skins are worth watching? (Ditto Fringe!) I have the episodes ready to watch but something holds me back. That'll be the need to catch up on every episode of Battlestar Galactica then...

TOP 21 SONGS OF THE WEEK:

21 - The Killers, Spaceman
20 - Marit Larsen, The Chase
19 - Annie Lennox, Shining Light
18 - Same Difference, If You Can't Dance
17 - Alesha Dixon, Breathe Slow
16 - Lily Allen, The Fear
15 - Jason Mraz, Dynamo of Volition
14 - Lenka, Trouble Is A Friend (VID)
13 - Kevin Borg, Every Little Bit of Me
12 - The Saturdays, Just Can't Get Enough
11 - Mans Zelmerlow, Hope and Glory (NE)
10 - The Days, No Ties
09 - Simon Curtis/Victoria Justice, On The Wings of a Dream
08 - William Young, Let it Go
07 - Take That, Up All Night
06 - Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You
05 - McFly, The Last Song
04 - Sugababes, Every Heart Broken
03 - Taylor Swift, Love Story
02 - PSB, Love, Etc.
01 - BWO, You're Not Alone (1 week)
Previous number ones: PSB, Love, Etc. (1 week); Sugababes, Every Heart Broken (4 weeks); Simon Curtis, On The Wings of a Dream (4 weeks)

coming soon - very exciting news about my debut novel, another album i've loved, some single reviews, some new artists, best one album artists...