TV
Hang Time (TV4, 5.30p.m.)
The show that revolves around basketball, which doesn't seem to interfere with the 'moral of the day' in each show - just remember not to use your coach's suite to impress a girl, his plans will be cancelled and you'll end up having to confess to the girl about all those lies...all while Rico is locked in the sauna *tut tut Silk* Plus the theme song rocks *woo woo* It's cliche, the acting's hideously over-exaggerated...ah but we love it :)
Ali G. (not currently screening)
He's so...what's the word?...dodgy. But so dodgy it's hilarious bay-beeee! *respect*
California Dreams (ncs)
Used to be on tv4 *all the good shows are*, a band...called California Dreams...trying to make it big by playing their local cafe (like the Max on Saved By The Bell *couch*)
Figure It Out (Nickelodeon, 3-ish??)
The host is called Summer *DSer*, Tarin from Home Improvement makes guest appearances, there's a secret slime action and ecstatic prize-winning kids in the audience...and the contestants guess 'talents' such as "Invented glow-in-the-dark toilet seat" and "New York Radio DJ" (which is not that impressive in itself, but the kid was 5) It's all too too much...
Will & Grace (Tuesday nights)
Coz the 4 main characters set each other off so well...ah, it's the ultimate in comedy *does the "Just Jack" move*
Hi-5
What else would you be doing at 7.55 on a weekday morning but watching Hi-5? "1 2 3 4, Hi-5!"
Popstars (the U.K. version, Monday night 7.30)
Coz it's all about talent *cough* Stuart from Newcastle *cough* Megs stop laughing, at least I can say I didn't watch the Aussie one *choke*
The Generation Game
“What’s on the board, Miss Ford?” Host: Bruce Forsyth Aim: To complete all the challenges in order to get to the last part...THE CONVEYOR BELT *gasp*
Roswell (8.30 Tuesday nights, TV2)
Mmm Max with his smouldering looks (dammit SMILE!) and Michael's sex appeal...plus that plot line which I can never quite follow *wtf, who is Laurie and why...* Aparently the original Liz (in the book it's based on), was meant to be some kind of smouldering Mexican chick *no Ben not Salma Hayek*...but anyone would be better than Liz dammit!
Hot Property
For 'indoor ourdoor flow people', was that it Megs? *fftt*
2 Guys and a Girl (ncs)
WHY did Berg go out with Ashley for so long? That's the reason we watched it, we were psycho-analysing the dynamics between them (plus Berg rocks everyone's closet *ra-ow*)
S Club 7 in Miami...or is it Miami 7?
Another one with the moral messages, apart from this time they spend a lot of time singing half-naked on the beach (and passersby don't even seem to notice *psh*).
Pop-Up Video
All those 'interesting' facts...so many it's
hard to recall just one...
The Snorks
Those little swimming things "Come along with the Snorks, so much to see living under the sea.." it was a long time ago O.K.? *mmm Snorks*
Full House
Can anything top Full House? We think not, all those classic moments...Comet chasing after a hot dog truck and the chase that ensued, the opening night of the Jesse K's Smash Club and 'R.E.M.', DJ's ball when Steve and his-ex got crowned King and Queen and the subsequent misunderstandings and ultimately making up (how could they not? *sigh*) And then there's Bob Saget *woop*
BANDS
Chumbawumba
"Do you suffer from long-term memory loss? I can't remember.." For the sheer classiness of their lyrics and for THAT song "Tupthumbing", the song of 1997 and every year after that *woop woop*
Gorillaz
Nice concept, catchy (yet original) music and all from the first cartoon band, the brains behind it most notably Damon from Blur. Why the song is called Clint Eastwood?? Like I wasn't cornfused enough already, can't they just call it Sunshine in a Bag? *dammit*
The Chicks/Ray Columbus and the Invaders
*a chick a chick a chick a chick* No reason, they just rock. And there's a band called Midge (bang) as well *thanks Dunners Amy* And as for Ray and the Invaders, who doesn't know "She's a Mod"? *yeah yeah yeah*
Travis
Because Travis are the original Coldplay *nice*, and Fran was SOOO adorable on the Ali G. show *gush gush* Turn was on Roswell...and their videos have class, like the one where Fran's doing press-ups *mmm Fran doing press-ups* Plus Fran is obsessed with Pi (3.14) - as good a reason as any *tvnz couch*
Chasing Ben
The band Aims and Saz are managing...we have yet to hear their punk/pop music, but have the actual performance planned *mwahahaha* YOU WILL WEAR WHITE SUITS! (Chasing Ben rock *plug plug*)
Girl Thing
Aimee's faves, and admittedly their music is catchy...in a Spice Girls/Hi-5 kinda way.
Jesse and the Rippers/California Dreams
Entirely unrelated, apart from the fact they
both featured on TV shows and had the viewer singing the songs for days
after, just like "If every word I said, could make you laugh, I'd talk
forever"...ring any bells? *ding ding* Ya know, the episode
where the song got to #1 in Japan and Jesse had to decide whether to go
or stay...well you get the drift *couch*
And California Dreams were good too weren't
they??
Take That
"Whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn't mean it, I just want you back for good". Ah the good old days, when Robbie was 'happy' (or at least didn't complain about it) to go along with being typecast as a boy band bopper...and back when wearing white suits for performances were cool. They split, and who came along to fill the boy band gap but...
Boyzone
One of the biggest super-boy-bands of all time, but known more as good-time guys who once spent $30,000 on alcomohol in one night *woop* Also have had their fair share of controversy, such as Ronan's shotgun *bang* wedding to Yvonne, Steve's inevitable coming-out (there were three other members? Psh)...and now they've gone and broken up and will probably never perform together again *sniff*
Madonna
Not her recent stuff, but Like a Prayer with the controversial video (it is the guy from Cool Runnings I tell ya) aaaaandddd Vogue, the older classier stuff *woo woo*
And finally...
Westlife
Could they be the ultimate boyband? We at sfststaf think so. They've got everything - 5 sexy boys with irresistible accents, a bit of popstar scandal every now and then (Kian getting beaten up at the fish and chip shop, 5ive being threatened with legal action for having 'words' with the Westlife boys *something like that*), the inner-sanctum celebrity romance (Bryan and Kerry from Atomic Kitten *awww*) and their 3 consecutive #1s here in NZ...and to top it all off they might be coming here in July. Will we be able to control ourselves? Psh...