abc drama!

Okay so i have just finished watching an abc family double whammy: Make it or Break it  and Pretty Little Liars and i have to say they were both rather entertaining, up there with my fave original abc drama, 8 simple rules.
Okays so quick overview of both shows- look away now if you have yet to discover these shows.

So Make it of Break it is about four elite gymnasts who all train at the same gym. the story follows them through their lives and the challenges they face to become Olympic champions. There is Payson, the average girl with average family who is an amazing power gymnast and who is very very focused. Then there is Kayley who is more focused on the popularity side of being an elite gymnast and her boyfriend (who shes not supposed to have). As with any group of teenage girls there is the bitch- Lauren a true daddy's little girl who gets everything she could ever want through her dad. Then there is the new girl, the odd one out, she is the wild card who came from a public gym on a scholarship and although it is against gym rules, has to have a job to support her family. I have a feeling with those three in a gym together things are going to get interesting. In the first episode we got introduced to these characters, their family's and their coaches. and then just when we thought we were going to get a bit bored of this show, all hell breaks lose as Lauren loses her spot on the team and decides to move to a different club, taking with her all her daddy's money and more importantly the gyms coach- Oh the drama! i just hope they manage to get it all across in this amazing short first season with only ten or so episodes to work with. hmmm... that will be interesting. but don't worry guys this show looks like it is in for the long haul having just been renewed for a third season in the US.

Then there is Pretty Little Liars, i am still a little bit worried about this show, it is supposedly based on a really good book series which is very popular but i haven't had a chance to read it. For those of you who have, Do you think i should read the books first before watching the rest of the show, would i actually get what is going on better? I don't know i am not sure. it kind of seems like this show is a bit of another teen drama with no storyline behind it. Four pretty girls get themselves into a nightmare situation, scream a lot and then get rescued, i don't know they need to do something better than that to keep me interested. Also the total cliche of them all having their own problems, the worst of which is Araia (Lucy Kate Hale), i mean the whole hooking up with the teacher is so over done and totally unrealistic, i mean come on i have never met a teacher who i would in anyway go anywhere near. i think this show needs a dash of reality and less hot people frolicking around for an hour.

On a totally different note i caught up with The Mentalist last night which was pretty amazing, it was nice to learn some more about Jane's past, although i really want to know who red john is now, is is driving me insane.

And on another side note in my post yesterday i gave you a grid of shows expected to be picked up and not be picked up and i after CW's announcement of the rest of their TV shows i will be really sad to see Life Unexpected go, hopefully it will get a late pick up.

Quick Quick Quick

Okay so this is quick post as i am in the middle of packing- meaning my room is now covered in junk i keep putting into my suitcase and taking out two minutes later. anyway i though i would just take a moment to update you on what i have been watching this week and other fun things to look forward to. I will be super quick and try to cover as much as possible, so keep up.
Okay so this week i have already blogged about what i have been watching and did separate posts for both life unexpected and One Tree Hill well, here is a quick overview of the other things i have been watching, i do not want to offend, all my TV programmes are important to me but i am pressed for time.
So Vampire Diaries on Tuesday was nowhere near as good as the first episode, but maybe it was just because i had been looking forward to the first one for a good few months and this one a few days, i don't know. Anyway lots of fun stuff happened and this is where you do not read if you have not seen this episode yet, i hate reading spoilers personally so look away now. So Caroline is a vampire as we first thought but she seems to be dealing with it well, even teasing Damon a little which is always fun to watch. Stefan has become a lot more talkative and did you know? He can fly, or at least jump very very high without even bending his knees, i  know weird! Bonnie was a lot more friendly this week and it was good to see her and Elena together. Maybe it was because Katherine didn't actually make an appearance in this episode that it seemed more boring i don't know but i did miss her, it is always good to have more havoc she seems to bring. Random thought but where is Alaric? surely he would want to be in the middle of all this with Katherine knocking around. And the most important bit- hot werewolves wandering around- this is going to be so much fun. *** 3 star rating this week, sorry guys, try better next time.
Next there was Gossip Girl and i cannot believe where this is going this season and- Spoilers- i cannot believe Eva has left Chuck, all because of Blairs cunning if a little childish plan. we all knew that as soon as Serena came back into the picture that Vanessa would be out on her ass but i actually felt a bit bad for her this time, personally if i was Dan and Vanessa i would run away now whilst things are actually good before all the GG drama can mess it up again. Again i felt a little bit sorry for Rufus again, Lily really does own him. Oh well, i am sure that will change when Jenny comes back into the picture she has a bigger pull for Rufus that Lily. I am really looking forward to what Juliet is up to, lying about the text and managing to lie about where she lives.
Human Target was not as good as last week but still pretty amazing although i have to say i would love to learn some more about the cast, i feel like i don't really know them yet.
Coming to UK TV on Viva is Pretty Little Liars the  abc family original drama adapted from a book series it looks like one of those things which is either really good or really bad, i can't tell yet, i will blog about it as soon as i have managed to watch it.
In other news i have just finished reading the first couple of books in the IT Girl series which i am really enjoying,, it is by the same author as the Gossip Girl series. i didn't know that when i picked the first book up, i don't think i would have read it if i had known, as i never really got into the GG books, but i love these! i would recommend that you read them, trying not to affiliate them with the TV series but it is your choice. Anyway there is a point to this, as i am about to go on holiday, i am going to take a break from the TV and catch up with some of my faverite authors and so i have decided to take the first few books in the Marked series and the first of the Bluer Bloods series, i will report back.
Ermm anything else to report...
Oh yes still pissed off that they haven't aired any of the 90210 season yet or Glee especially as i keep seeing pictures and reports all over the Internet annoying or what?
Also can we all stop moaning about Chris Moyles and how he shouldn't be on Radio 1 anymore- i love him and he is the only reason i manage to get up in the morning, so stop picking on him would you!
Can i also say i have now lost all respect for Mischa Barton after the interview she gave about how Fearns portrayal of her on Fearn And... was insulting and untrue and how Fearn is in no way near as good as her. SHUT UP MISCHA! I used to love you in The OC but now i just think that you will say or do anything to get yourself known and i although i don't particularly like Fearn either, she did not deserve that!
Okay so end of rant, end of post, got to get back to packing- Luve yuu
Jemzxxx