Grammys, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters (2/11/07)

Last night was a very busy TV night for me. Unfortunately I only got to see bits and pieces of the Grammys, due to other shows being on, and not wanting to tape said shows. Plus, I don't follow music all that much. I listen to what I like, and I don't really pay attention to music I don't like.

Anyway, on to some reviews. I did get to see the first hour and the last half-hour of the Grammys. I loved seeing the Dixie Chicks perform. Of course, I love the Dixie Chicks, so I'm slightly biased. I was thrilled that they won every award they were nominated for. They totally deserve it, especially in light of having death threats put on them just because they spoke their minds. And their latest album is the best of the four they have out currently, in my opinion. I also think that Natalie Maines looks wonderful with brown hair. It was kind of a shock to me, since I'm used to seeing her blonde, but she looked great.

I also liked Justin Timberlake's performance, although the hand-held cam made me a little seasick.

I can't say much about other performances, though. I didn't see many of them that were really noteworthy. I definitely wasn't thrilled by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. That performance was pretty boring, and I have a problem listening to singers when I can't understand what they're singing. At least most of the time. There are a few exceptions.

On to Desperate Housewives. I'm really not sure what I think about this show anymore. It has its good moments, definitely. For example, the scenes with Tom "going off on" Lynette were hilarious. I loved when she whispered that she was going to start arguing after the third tirade. We can all see who has the pants in that relationship.

I also enjoy Andrew a lot more this season, now that he's more of a sarcastic little twit instead of an angry, vengeful brat. My favorite scene was when he commented to Lynette that his floors look pretty clean now when they caught Austin outside smoking pot. I couldn't help but giggle a little at that.

I'm slightly disappointed that we didn't get to hear any of the conversation between Orson and Bree. I wanted to know more.

That Gloria Hodge is one mean mother, isn't she? (That sentence can be taken a couple ways. Choose your favorite. :)) I'm not entirely sure whose side she's on. But I am interested to see more of her. Plus, I like Dixie Carter. She's just a fantastic actress.

Zach is becoming quite creepy again. I thought he was creepy the first time he was on. Then when he came back he was a little better. But he's just gone back to creepy mode. With bad hair.

I will admit that that was a great cliffhanger at the end with Orson falling from the parking garage. I knew it was only a matter of time before Mike remembered something, but I wasn't expecting Orson to go tumbling. I'm actually looking forward to next week to see if he's going to be ok. I also have this feeling that Orson didn't kill Monique. Yes, he was cleaning up after whoever did, but he did the same thing when Alma left. I'm actually leaning towards Gloria being the murderer. I also think that she's the one that set up Bree's fall. But, that's just my opinion.

Now let's discuss Brothers and Sisters. I was a little distracted during the teaser because my mom called. However, I got the jist of most of it. I love the brother/sister relationship and how everyone was gossiping about each other to everyone else. That seems very real to me.

I was surprisingly happy to see Scotty again. I really thought he was a good match for Kevin, once Kevin actually became more comfortable with his sexuality. Scotty's just a nice refreshing breath of fresh air. I'm not liking Chad much, though. I know he's a soap star and coming out is career suicide in that genre (although I think that could change soon with the primetime people coming out lately), but still. It's terrible to lead someone on, much less two people.

I felt really bad for Nora. It's gotta be rough for her on Valentine's Day especially. I think casting Margot Kidder as her friend was brilliant. Yes, she's a bad influence, but everyone deserves a little fun every once in a while.

I think Justin is my favorite character on the show. There's something about him that really speaks to me. (I will admit that it helps that Dave Annable is a cutie.) What I really like is that he's dealing with real problems and owning up to his mistakes and trying to make amends to everyone that he's wronged. I was so, so happy to see him try to find which Italian restaurant Tyler was eating at to talk to her, even though it was very awkward for her, him and her date. And I like that he dragged the kids along too. But I was thrilled that Tyler came running after him. I knew she still cared about him after he went to see her when he was out of rehab for a little while. It was just very heartwarming to see that.

I'm not thrilled with Holly, though. She seems like a backstabbing little witch to me. She's causing so much tension in the Walker clan, when it isn't needed. Tensions can rise among them anyway. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this plays out.

Kitty and Robert make a fascinating (not to mention incredibly gorgeous) couple. I'm very interested to see what other people in the Walker clan will think about their relationship. I don't have much to say about them, except that it's about time they give in to their feelings.

I guess that's it from me for this Sunday's TV. Don't mind the Wizard of Oz reference in the title. I was feeling a little goofy when I wrote it. :)