Are you ready for some football? I’m not. Just not quite yet. We’ve had two high school teams in a row to open, and next weekend is the only game I really care about. I HATE THOSE NASTY GAMECOCKS TO PIECES! Even more than I hate the fucking Gators! At least it is a home game so hopefully we will murder them. On the other hand, they have been playing real games so far they beat North Carolina and are leading Kentucky in the fourth quarter. I hope we are ready.
I’ve been sort of fucking off today. I did a fabulous recap of MDLLA that you should all click this link to go read, and watched Drew Brees be totally fearless on Bear Grylls and now I am watching American Ninja Warrior. I suggest you never leave American Ninja Warrior on in the background while doing other things. You would not think it is addicting, but it kind of is. Maybe I just like watching people go for their dreams whether it is Miss America or American Ninja warrior, I like to see people accomplishing what they set out to.
So what are you guys doing? Are there any shows returning in the fall that you are excited about? I saw The Blacklist commercials today and I am excited for that. Dramas are very time consuming to recap though so don’t hold your breath. The Voice just played a commercial and I am a sucker for all the singing contests. And I do not listen to music very much at all. Again, it is seeing people winning that I like.
Talk to me, peeps!
Happy Saturday!
Beside reality TV, Once Upon a Time on ABc used to be good. Last season disappointed but I’m hoping they’ll turn it around with Merida.
The Walking Dead is definitely a given.
You’re already recapping Project Runway! Life is good.
I can’t handle football season. I have a two week old and a two year old and I’m not looking forward to my husband being in the house and yet mentally at the stadium. Today with the Yankee double header, it was torture hearing him curse the blue jays for the lead. Anyone else with this problem!?!
Well, Espi, my husband has that problem. I keep telling him that I’m just coaching my ‘Stros. I admit to using some pretty salty language.
I wasn’t very excited about football until I watched a five part special about the Texans on HBO. It was really good and they used “Game of Thrones” music. (I love that show. I keep meaning to read the books, Lisamia, but right now I’m on a Low Country kick.)
Since I am acknowledging folks I’ll say thanks to Ericzku, for giving us the Dorothy Parker quotation re Oscar Wilde. (Maybe part of those names are spelled right.)
This is really long for me… I appreciate the indulgence.
Coaching the Stros.. Nice.
Pre kids I could watch the seasons to both sports… Right now, not so much…
Thanks for the shout-out, Margarett! I don’t know why, but reading your comment brought that little ditty of Mrs. Parker’s to mind.
Despite my seemingly limitless capacity for bad TV, trashy reality shows, and Godawful movies, I always come to a point where I need to turn off the TV, put the phone down, and pick up an actual, real, old-fashioned book. Like, real literature. It doesn’t have to be terribly highbrow, but it does need to be literate, no 50 shades of Harlequin twilight allowed!
Not that anyone asked, but I’ve found that over the last 5 years or so, I’ve really come to appreciate stillness and silence. Silence truly is golden! I make a concerted effort to take some time to turn everything off and just be still. It works wonders! It’s heaven to have a break from always pushing, pushing or having to listen to someone’s mouth yammering yammering yammering…
Well, off to see what’s on TV tonight…
I’m looking forward to Homeland and Empire. And Fargo, whenever that starts up.
American Horror Story Hotel & How to get away with Murder are my two most anticipated shows returning.
Those are my faves too Marc. I just hope I can remember everything that happened (that we’re privy to) from last season. Also looking forward to TAR, and especially Survivor. This should be a really interesting season.
My beloved Wildcats just beat those nasty Gamecocks, on their turf!!!! A sad Steve Spurrier make me a very happy person! Best of luck to you next week!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! BEST NEWS ALL DAMN DAY!
Did Steve throw his visor? I hate Steve so much!
I am bit affected but YEAH TIGERS!!!!!!!!! So sorry about the UGA vs Bama game today. it must be hormones but it made me cry watching the Clemson players run down the hill today. I really want to go home. I hate Tallahassee and Doak Cambell stadium looks pretty but it is so cheap up close.CLEMSON ALL THE WAY BABY.
Just got home from work and it is Monsoon Season up here in DYT. Time for a glass of wine and my fave blog, blogger, and peeps!
TT, don’t hate on the Gamecocks! Hate on the Clemson Tigers! We can both hate the fucking Gators! I have to root for the Wolf Pack, the Tar Heels, the Georgia Dawgs, the Gamecocks, the Citadel dawgs, and the Masked Rider. Texas Tech’s Masked Rider is awesome…A masked rider on a gorgeous horse flies across the field. GUNS UP! Because, twins.
I’ve been playing doggy matchmaker for hours today. German Shepherd Rescue and Adoption had an event today, and everyone’s buzzing. Love it.
I’m looking forward to cooler weather. Done with the heat and humidity, please.
TT, did you relegate me to WLS because I urged you not to hate on the Gamecocks? I have to root for the Georgia Dawgs. Because, daughter. Hate the Clemson Tigers! We can both hate fucking Florida. My nice post disappeared. That’s okay. I’ll try this one.
LizBeth, I have moved to self-hosting and all kinds of people keep going to spam. I check it a million times day. I do not know the solution. For some people changing their name to something like AKA LizBeth or LizBeth 2.0 fixes it . I have no idea why.
I DESPISE the fucking Gamecocks more than anything on the planet. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE Clemson, so you are probably fucked anyway. 🙂
As a Notre Dame fan from in utero, I just cannot stand Alabama. If i hear “roll tide” one more time… (still depressed about that very very bad game we do not speak of….)
Thanks, TT. I’m pretending I don’t know you hate our Cocks.
My weekend to work, so here saving lives on the urinalysis bench. The printer broke. I fixed it. Now I can rule the world.
Returning shows: 1) You’re the Worst, season two. Yay!! I love this show.
2) Good Wife–soooon please
3) Survivor–looking forward to returning players
4)Stephen Colbert!!!
5) I am still suffering from Jon Stewart withdrawl, but looking forward to his replacement.
The boyfriend and I are still working our way through Treme–such a great show.
is CSI coming back? It’s kind of dumb but fun too.
America’s Next Top Model is really sad. They all look old and tired. Where does Tyra find these people?
Tamara, Lil Kyle has three tomatoes!!
Yes! Can’t WAIT for Good Wife
Survivor (try to never miss it, compare every finalist rant against the one Sue gave in Season One. “If you were dying of thirst … !” )
And Downton, which I will certainly cry farewell multiple times.
And Shonda Rhimes shows, take your pick.
I loved The Americans but didn’t watch past season one. Have to rent that – especially fun to watch them try to match the 80’s fashions, music, language, etc.
I love The Americans. So glad it was renewed. It just kept improving.
Re: the 3 lil’ tomatoes. Will you be able to allow yourself to eat them or will it feel like cannibalism, after all you went thru together? 😉
Will definitely eat the little darlings. 😉
a) WTF is You’re the Worst?
2) Your stupid Petomato gave you three cherry tomatoes. You have failed the TTT challenge. Better luck next year!
🙂
Hey three ain’t 0. I call that a C+. You’re the Worst is hilarious–not saying anything else. It’s on FX. You can stream it from Amazon. AHS looks like it’s going to be amazing, immelza. Homeland starts in October. I hope we get more action and less crazy Claire Danes eyes. Americans–the best, but I don’t think it’s starting until January :(.
I love America Ninja Warriors! I have chin hairs too. Coincidence?
I love Homeland but have to wait for dvd. Or go to my girlfriends to watch. Don’t get the channel unless they give it to me for free for 3 months.
I just want to pop in and humble brag that i fucking aced the TTT challenge. But now I have 200+ lbs of tomatoes and running out of ideas (and desire) with what to do with them.
Blaine, if you have the patience / time, you can slow roast them on super-low temp. Sliced, on parchment lined pans, olive oil, garlic minced and thyme. Once they carmelize you can gift them; they’re like candy and you’re friends will eat away the 200lbs of fruit. I’m wishing I’d done this with my heirlooms I turned my back on and they went to mush!
My tomato crazed friend had a tomato tasting party at a pea-patch garden; we had 30 varieties to taste. It sounds weird but it was so enjoyable and I’ve come away with 5 plants I’ll be sure to grow next year. Until I had them side-by-side, you’d think a tomato is a tomato. It was so fun.
You’re the Worst is good. I can actually get my husband to watch. He doesn’t watch much tv aside from sports.
I’m looking forward to New Girl, and Broad City, but that’s not until January.
Thanks spk!
Do I peel them first? And ripe or green?
I planted 5 varieties and the beefsteak were the least prolific. My yellow boys are delish!
No need to peel Blaine! And the few green ones I tossed into the pan were fine roasted, less rich flavor but fine. If you want to view other peoples tips on it, just google roasted tomatoes garlic thyme and view the Food Network, food and style sites, etc. for their recipe tips.
I would drain off a bit of the liquid from the cut slices on the pan before adding the oil and roasting. Otherwise you’re sitting, waiting for that moisture to cook off at such a low oven temp. And some people don’t add the garlic but rather, use garlic infused oil, which works too. If you do this recipe, it would be fun to hear how it turned out for you!
I’m so looking forward to Sunday afternoon because my Greenback Packers will be playing. I’ve been in mourning because my favorite player Jordy Nelson has already been put on injured reserve for the season. I’ve only become a diehard, cursing at the screen, jersey wearing Packer fan the last four years. I attribute it to going through menopause. Before that I couldn’t have cared less about watching and would go into the bedroom to watch something else. After menopause I think my testosterone levels increased to almost the level of a man. I started growing weird hairs on my chin and I call my husband a jinx and send him out of the room if our team has more than one bad play in a row. Don’t laugh. It’s only stupid if it doesn’t work and it usually works when I send him out of the room lmao.
OMG stupid autocorrect GREENBAY not Greenback.
You’re a Packer Backer?! No!!!!
Wait, so it is my chin hairs that make me watch American Ninja Warriors? That explains a lot.
Oh wow, that’s the secret…I got hooked on American Ninja and binge watched the show. I usually have no desire to watch sport shows so it must the new chin hairs that made me a fan.
Go Pack!!
Well I spent the day working and it was grumpy customer day (they are dogs) and some just aren’t into the whole grooming experience lol! Plus had 2 mastiffs (really huge dogs) emergency appointment because they got skunked I swear I can still smell it ?. So for dinner I made some awesome Blts (I just love summer tomatoes!) and I was smart enough to make a pitcher of sangria this morning. I’m looking forward to some new PBS shows (Poldark, Dowton), AHS hotel, Good Wife, Survivor and of course Bravo junkie! Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Oh and @lisamia I miss Jon Stewart too!! I haven’t watched Colberts new show I have it on my DVR.
We had to pull the boats out today because the marina is pulling our docks out Monday. This makes me depressed. I like Fall and enjoy the Vikings games (SKOL!), leaves turning, bon fire smells and burning leaves, etc. but it all basically boils down to one thing for us up nort here dontcha know… Winter is around the corner. That is always a drag. It’s fun for the first month or so, however in Minnesota, our winters last for like five months. It sucks. So this is usually kind of crabby time around my house. And I am crabby, and a bit blue. We already have that Fall chill in the air. Flannel shirt weather… Sigh.
As far as shows… I am looking forward to Homeland. When does it start?
I also love Downton Abbey as some of you mentioned, but I don’t think we get that in the States until January.
I also watch Girls, Shameless, Togetherness, Getting on… But I don’t think any of those start until January.
I am super excited for season 2 of Transparent. That starts in December. So I guess none of my shows are starting yet, except maybe Homeland from what you guys are saying?
I am really excited for SNL, though, which I think starts in October. It should be really funny with the GOP race. I’ve been trying to figure out who will play Trump.
That’s all I can think of for shows. I will keep checking back here though. I hope there are some I have forgotten about that start sooner.
Hope everyone is well and not a crabby-ass like me!
Oh, I absolutely *LOVE* Getting On! I’m so glad to see you mention it…you never see it written about/mentioned anywhere. I thought I was the only one in the world who watched it!
It is just so incredibly brilliant. It strikes a balance of humor and pathos perfectly, and its depiction of office politics/insanity of “Corporate America” is absolutely dead-on.
I’m thrilled that it will be returning for a third season (If you can call 6 episodes “a season”) albeit the final one.
I’d love to see the original BBC series sometime – clips I’ve seen are equally good if not better than the US version. I understand it was the brainchild of comedienne Jo Brand – quite a character herself.
Glad you watch it! No one knows what it is, even though it’s HBO. The BBC version is actually on Hulu and I have been meaning to watch it, but it has just slipped my mind.
Do you watch Transparent on Amazon Prime, Eriiczku? You have to pay to be a Prime member (I think it’s like $100 a year). Anyway, Jeffrey Tambour plays a transgender 60 year old just coming out to her kids. It was probably my favorite show last year. Amazon Prime by the way is worth every penny. If you shop on Amazon a lot your deliveries are guaranteed in two days. Plus you have access to all of these shows you can’t get anywhere. Check out “Transparent”, very funny, sweet and moving (and “Jewey” according to Lady C. ).
Transparent was wonderful. I ended up staying up all night watching it–couldn’t stop.
Well, in my opinion, Bravo has surpassed my expectations. I didn’t think they could put together a less appealing group than the one they’ve had for the last few seasons.
Surely this season will finish off the Atlanta franchise that has been “circling the drain” for a while now.
Thank heaven for Tamara. Reading about it (like the OC) is better than watching because the recaps are entertaining even when the actual show isn’t!
Good grief I am on the wrong damn page. I’m sorry Tamara.
Hey Margaret, I have done that mainly on my cell, no worries as my son would say 🙂
No problem. I feel like my recaps suck, I feel like I am just transcribing what happens and I would be much better with more blow by blow type commentary and reactions on Bravo shows. I’m moving in that direction.
Put down the whip, Honey! You’re doing a great job especially during all the site changes.
You may feel as if you’re just telling what’s happening; however, your special brand of humor and your witty comments are always there. Be gentle with yourself and take breaks when you can.
Agree 100% with Margarett. 🙂
Blasphemy! Your purple pen especially is a godsend.
That’s probably why your purple pen is so popular. The recaps are fun ms all but if people watched the episodes, like I do, it’s is just a transcription. People do usually respond to your witty commentary about the circumstances. Good luck! Seems like a perfect direction to liven up the recaps! Purple penning the blow by blows would be awesome!
Hey there, you’re the best…you’re the Mona Lisa…not that I count for much but you are the only blog I read. When we were given a new system at work, we were told we are building a plane while in flight
You’re doing great!
You’re recaps blow me away. A blow by blow would have a hurricane force impact.
Dude- the reason we come here is for your recaps! This is the best site for recaps, hands down!
TT, I wait to read your recaps to see if it’s worth the time and effort to find an episode to watch! And your purple pen jazzes up the most ridiculous RH blog. Please don’t stop!
I always feel like I am sitting with a friend ( a very verbose one ) while reading your posts; you don’t give yourself enough credit.We are all her for the same reason YOU & your posts rock !
Not a sports fan here, no man here so I don’t have to tolorate it in background constantly. I do have a Steelers grudge because of Michael Vick. I used to live near the Steel City so feel as though I should like them but I didn’t and I won’t.
Sister Wives starts today. I watch as time killer, not a super fan, but am interested to see what he, forget the turds name, oh, Cody, what’s he going to do about Mary. Is Mary going to run?
A new show, Suddenly Royal, on TLC started. Episode 2 is Wednesday. They are normal people, not the usual TLC outliers. It is an American couple with 1 daughter, the Howes, after ancestry research, discover he is entitled to be the king of the British Isle of Mann. They even got invited to Will and Kate’s neptuals, couldn’t afford to go.They save for 3 years to go there for 6 weeks to prove the research and get acceptance from the folk. The Howes are both funny in a non slapstick way. I usually do not like sitcoms. This appears to be real as well as comedic. Much went wrong getting to the Isle and into accommodations.
My tablet is not compatible with the new service TT has. My typed words are so small I cannot read them. Must enlarge to proofread, thst takes it off the screen. Nothing seems in sinc as before. Sort of like trying to use a word program on a typewriter. It may help me to say less. You can hope!
Glad you reminded me about Sis Wives. I had a dear childhood friend who was headed in the polygamist life-direction and I’ve watched to see how her life might have turned out. I wonder about Mary too! Her emotions looked pretty real last season – but what percent of this is scripted?
Just added a k to my name to see if it posts……..
bam! It worked! Looking forward to The Knick in October. I hate football.
I am wondering about Daisy and how her cancer battle is going.
I have a question about RHOC. What happened to Heather’s two dogs? I haven’t seen them or heard her talking about them at all.
While I love Heather and Terry, I have a feeling that pets do not have a long shelf life in the Dubrow home.
Well, the Gators beat us…but not by as much as they were expected to…a bit of solace. As for TV shows: Scandal, Homeland, The Knick and for comedy….Fresh Off the Boat. For those of us who celebrate….Shana Tova U’Metuka.
Thanks for the warning, Redskins playing dolphins
I forgot to list The Good Wife…waiting patiently for that one to return too.
Congrats on beating those Tarheels, I live in NC, but can’t stand the heels!
Seattle Seahawks football all the way in our house! Love football season. Love Scandal, cannot wait for How to get away with murder. Waiting for the good wife and a few others…. omg…. It’s footaball season!!! Watching my son play football and my hometown seahawks, love fall and the leaves and the crisp weather and a fire in the wood stove and big pots of soup
nothing like OT to give me palpitations –
It was brutal, my best friend texted to make sure I hadn’t had a stroke. Our o line sucks, need to get that squared away.
Maybe if the 1st team players had actually gotten some play during preseason, instead of waiting until the first game to be out there …
My neighbors signal is 30 seconds faster than my tv signal and I can always hear what happens with the play before it ends from their yelling or stomping. Meanwhile on my tv, they haven’t even huddled for the play yet! It’s so annoying I’m actually thinking of giving up football this year. Or change cable providers.
@realDeb … 49ers thru & true here, wanna’ a do over from last year?
We could. the guy behind us is a 49’s fan and my son and his friend would go out and yell at him when he was on his deck. There were cheering so much. Rivalry’s are good to have but some get carried away. When fans start to actually beat each other up it makes me sad, see that way too much these days.
wow, your kid and his friends yell at the neighbor in his own yard about football? Yikes.
it was friendly ribbing, the seahawks would score and they would run out and cheer, 49’s score, he would do the same. it was pretty funny.
Oh Okay! That makes sense.
Hate football! But love How To Get Away With Murder and so does the husband 🙂 We are also looking forward to the return of Grimm and I am looking forward to Sister Wives tonight.
You could have heard my gasp across the continent! Grimm!!! I never bring it up but hands down addicted to that show and can’t wait for it’s return. Poor poor Juliette & Nick’s mom. The show can be gruesome but love love love it.
I like Grimm,AHS, Downton,Empire, The Haves and The Have Nots, Below Deck, Mr Selfridge, Masterpiece Mystery, LMN, RHNY,SyFy and so many others!
Survivor is starting soon!!! I LOVE returnee seasons. I’m a bit dubious of the earlier players (season 1, 2 etc) coming back and being even remotely competetive with the likes of Spencer, Sherri etc.
I feel bad for the season that was filmed ages ago but was put on the back burner for the second chance season. The final 2/3 must be pissed having to wait forever for their cash.
Whats the story on that Survivor season filmed ages ago but put on back burner? I’m sure I can google it but it sounds like they shelved it–what the heck?!
I’m so excited for Survivor but haven’t researched who the returnee’s are this time around. Must look into that –
spk, googling with bring with it many spoilers. Please be sure not to spoil us accidently!
Absolutely not m’dear! When you started the Weekend Tea, I asked if people would say Spoiler Alert before they left a comment so others could avoid it. But I won’t purposely leave one in comments, no matter how fun the WL’s Bus sounds at times, hehe
Yeah don’t look it up. All I read ages ago was that the next season was meant to be a newbie season that at the time time of filming the last’s season live finale, had already completed filming itself.
The newbie season was meant to air now, but since last season had some very popular characters, production decided to bring some of them back and film their season and air it first. Before the general viewership forgot how much they loved the characters returning.
So unfortunately for the newbies, they filmed their season ages ago and have to wait till this new one airs and ends before theirs will begin airing. A long time to wait to see if you won.
I hope that was not too complicated. Tried to avoid even minir spoilers. If I accidentally spoil something feel free to delete this post TT.
** I was just wondering about the filming schedule and if you heard why Survivor chose not to air that season, not wondering about the outcome or finalists **
Read my big post above or tdlr: production decided to change order of seasons.
Was meant to be: newbie season now, returnee season after. They switched it because the returnees from last season were so popular, either that or the newbie season was boring (poor casting decisions). I hope it isn’t that though.
Thanks Micheal for the not-too-revealing back story. Got myself all excited looking forward to the show. Will sit on my hands now Tamara 😉
Speaking of football, is Jarryd Hayne really that well known in America now?
never heard of him.
So one of the many things I am doing this week, is preparing to sue a messageboard. Who knew running a website would be this difficult?
I been robbed by a messageboard for several years. Now it’s time to recoup the as money they receive from stealing my posts. There are also a lot of consequences on my Google ranking to be compensated for… It seems they cannot function without me. So, I’m not even sending a cease and desist. We’re just going straight to court.
I’ve grown tired of their thievery.
I’ve posted disclaimers that seem odd to some on my site for awhile. And they think that because they are a messageboard they are immune because commenters posted my work.
As it turns out, warrants will issued to enom.com for the IPs and identifying info on each person that stole my work, The site owner will also be sued. And the Ad Rev for each post they copy of mine without credit will be awarded to me.
This should be a warning to you all, that commenters think they are immune, but they are no immune from stealing other people’s intellectual property.
Anyway. I have an appointment again on Wednesday with my attorney. links and screenshots are in place now. Thanks to all who helped!
You go for it, T! This has been going on for over 2 years now. You’ve been polite, funny nice saying please stop, and finally pasted your name over photos you wanted to share with your people. Now, go get your pound of flesh!
I assumed something like this had been happening for awhile with some of TT’s comments on previous posts. I’ve never seen the message board myself – too comfortable here with all you crazy people.
Go hard TT!
Good luck, TT! Kick their collective asses!
We have your back TT! And your front and side and a bottle of wine:)
I am late to the post, and it’s past my bedtime, but I am a college football NUT, especially the SEC and my beloved UGA Dawgs. I even watch Game Day on ESPN on Saturday mornings. I would love an open post on Fridays so we can predict who is going to win and on Saturdays during the games.We even discussed this 2 or 3 years ago in an email. There may not be enough interest but that’s my two cents worth. I’ll come back tomorrow when I have enough brain cells to make sense.
Yay! New Prime Minister time. Go Australia!!!
Were you finally able to get rid of Tony Abbott? Awesome news!
Well hopefully in the next couple of hours he will be removed by the gay loving conservative party member who was removed by Tony Abbott previously (revenge is sweet).
Numbers are close and in politics anything could happen but I am hopeful. The new/old guy is a homo friend and supports a public vote on equality in the next year or two. The current guy is a conservative, religious zealot at times. Urgh!
Fingers crossed it works out. Jeremy Corbin is Britain and Bernie here–hoping this is a world wide trend taking place.
Yay. He’s gone.
Well I’m a Broncos fan and a UT girl!!! Broncos won last night so it was a good night.
I’m waiting for AHS:Hotel and HTGAWM!!! Also You’re the Worst just started again last week and I love hat show too.
I’m a big fan of The Challenge on MTV. I’ve read some spoilers so I kind of know who’s going to be on this season and what the season will be.
And I’m sure there are others I just can’t think of them right now.
hope everyone has a god Monday and a great week!