Pajiba Love 02/16/09

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Pajiba Love | February 16, 2009 | Comments (51)

Who watched “Dollhouse” on Friday? I haven’t seen it yet so don’t spoiler me, but what did you guys think? Anyway, here are random pictures of Eliza Dushku looking hot at some event. (Popoholic)

On one hand, I love it that somebody is suing Miley Cyrus. On the other hand, their case is utter bullshit, which disappoints me. (QuizLaw)

Selma Hayek married that French billionaire this weekend. I forget what his name is… Luckiest Man In The World something or other. (Celebitchy)

After an entire week, Chris Brown has finally apologized for beating up Rihanna. And predictably, he’s dragging God into this mess. (Yeeeah!)

Although, I guess he didn’t have much of a choice with his relatives saying shit like this all over the place. (WIMB)

Predictions are for Slumdog Millionaire to sweep so hard it wins Oscars it’s not even nominated for. (Film Experience)

If anyone is sticking around for the music part of SXSW (I will be, since my sometimes Pajiba Music-contributing boyfriend wants to see some shows) the official music schedule is now posted online. (SXSW)

Remember the (literally) baby daddy from Friday’s Love? Well, it turns out he might not actually be a baby daddy after all. (EvilBeet)

Whenever I read these “Real World” recaps I feel simultaneously sad and relieved that I’m not watching it. (FourFour)

When I hear the words “Raisin Bran” and “Extra” used together, my first thought is to cancel the day’s appointments. (TIB)

I will literally use any excuse to post anything about Stains the Cupcake Loving Dog. (DListed)

In completely unrelated cupcake news, an artist put together an Obama-Lincoln cupcake mosaic at the Smithsonian on Friday. (SeriousEats)

Wouldn’t it be great if everything worked out like Jim and Pam in real life? (MixTapeTherapy)

Here’s an exclusive, never before seen letter from Octomom to Angelina Jolie! (HolyTaco)

Apparently the side effects from watching too much “Friday Night Lights” are crying like a huge baby at any given moment: (Just ask Dustin) Thanks to the Jodester!

And I just saw this in my inbox last minute, but here is an extra special President’s Day clip. Thanks, Tamatha!

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The crazier Octomom gets, the more I wanna tap that.

Posted by: Pookie at February 16, 2009 1:13 PM

I'm not quite sure what I think about dollhouse yet. On one hand, it wasn't as good as I was expecting from Whedon, but on the other hand, Whedon shows almost never start well. I'm probably going to keep watching it, though - it might get pretty good.

Also, Friday nights? Seriously? At least you can watch it online.

Posted by: Joe the Plumber at February 16, 2009 1:17 PM

I thought Dollhouse showed promise. The first episode was pretty stock, but it hinted at interesting developments to come. The premise is sort of disturbing, if you think about it, but I have faith that Joss will not let the show become some male fantasy of the blank and helpless female object.

Posted by: Nate at February 16, 2009 1:20 PM

Sorry, I was too busy watching all of Battlestar Galactica season two in three days.

Now I keep demanding season three, but no one will buy it for me. What gives?

Posted by: Snath at February 16, 2009 1:22 PM

I thought Salma had broken the engagement. Or is this a new one? I cannae keep track of these things!

Also, whoever uploaded that copy of "George Washington" (and isn't it silly how people copy and repost the same videos?) left off Brad Neely's name.

BRAD NEELY!

BRAD NEELY!!!!!!!

I put that one on my Facebook page today too, along with the JFK song.

Do they still make Raisin Nut Bran? I haven't eaten cereal in years but...that's some good stuff.

Posted by: Jay at February 16, 2009 1:24 PM

"but I have faith that Joss will not let the show become some male fantasy of the blank and helpless female object."

Posted by: Nate at February 16, 2009 1:20 PM
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What the fuck are you, a homo?

Posted by: Pookie at February 16, 2009 1:26 PM

Apparently the side effects from watching too much "Friday Night Lights" are crying like a huge baby at any given moment

So true. I've cried more times because of that show than I have in my entire life.

Posted by: Sabrina at February 16, 2009 1:27 PM

Hey Pookie! How was your VD?

Posted by: Sabrina at February 16, 2009 1:28 PM

Yeah Dollhouse might turn out OK but I had major issues with Dushku's character talking like Buffybot through the whole episode.

Posted by: JenVegas at February 16, 2009 1:30 PM

It was great, I was able to get away for a couple of days to unwind.

Posted by: Pookie at February 16, 2009 1:33 PM

I enjoyed the hell out of Dollhouse, except for the fact that it was shoved to the bottom corner of the screen because of the local Fox News channel's update on the latest cop to go down (Dear PPD: Get the cops better vests and give them better guns) so my enthusiasm was dampened somewhat.

So the four and a half foot tall 7 year old with the undescended testes and absolutely no facial hair whatsoever might not be a baby daddy?

Posted by: Nicole at February 16, 2009 1:34 PM

I agree with others here that Dollhouse was just OK but showed some promise and that Whedon usually doesn't hit the ground running on his shows. Which confuses me since Serenity was just plain awesome from the first scene, so we know he has it in him.

My biggest concern with Dollhouse might be that I am not sure that Dushku has the ability to pull off different characters each week. She's scrumptious, but doesn't seem to have the depth required for the part. And while giving good boner has been the raison d'etre for many shows (and thank Godtopus for that), it doesn't seem to be a particularly sound strategy for a show airing early Friday nights on Fox.

Posted by: ed newman at February 16, 2009 1:34 PM

The premise is sort of disturbing, if you think about it
Isn't the premise of Dollhouse disturbing even if you don't think about it?

Posted by: ChrisD at February 16, 2009 1:39 PM

I was kinda bummed about the Dollhouse premiere; the dialogue wasn't nearly as good as I expected from Whedon. Plus I'm having a hard time seeing how we're supposed to give a damn about people who alternate between being spaced-out shells of their former selves, and people whose entire memories are fabricated to fit a situation and therefore aren't real. I have hope that Joss can pull it off, but so far I'm not real impressed. The episode really seemed to jump around too, like they didn't know quite how to present all the info of this new world. Seeing how perfectly they did it with Firefly makes me wonder what went wrong this time.

And Fred will always be Fred to me. You can give her some nice facial scarring and a new haircut, but it's still Fred, especially with that lab coat.

Posted by: DeadBessie at February 16, 2009 1:55 PM

Anyone else feel like Stains and Hypnotoad should have a stare-off? Just sayin'.

Also, I still haven't seen Dollhouse yet. But you're right, Nicole, if cops are going to protect and serve us, I think the least we could do is give them a friggin' bullet proof vest so that don't fucking die here.

Posted by: Jeremy Feist at February 16, 2009 2:05 PM

Hm, I also was not sure how to feel about Dollhouse. Though I agree with everyone re: giving it a chance to get better. I did love that they repurposed the Wolfram & Hart sets, and that Amy Acker showed up. But it definitely seemed a bit choppy. On the other hand, any new show is gonna start with a whole bunch of exposition that is sometimes difficult to work in gracefully. I will say that I am intrigued by the premise, and think that it can go interesting places in Joss's capable hands.

Oh, and that baby baby-daddy thing? Is still creepy and gross.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at February 16, 2009 2:08 PM

Word, Jeremy.

I want to adopt Stains. He can eat as many cupcakes as he wants at my house. I already have a diabetic dog; what's one more unruly canine? I feel like they just don't treat Mr. Stains right.

Posted by: Nicole at February 16, 2009 2:09 PM

I keep forgetting to TIVO Dollhouse. I have a half dozen other sci-fi shows season passed though so naturally when the TIVO randomly picked stuff to record on Friday night that I might like, it picked up a Spanish language soap opera and a movie on Lifetime.

Posted by: stipe42 at February 16, 2009 2:17 PM

I really tried to give Dollhouse a chance. Even with my deep hatred of everything Whedon, I wanted to give it a chance.

My hatred is unabated. If anything, it's grown stronger. It was a horrible premise that got boring and felt cheap and formulaic five minutes in, and it got pretty tiring to see lingering shot after lingering shot of scantily-clad skinny women with come-hither eyes and manners. And Eliza Dushku can't act her way out of a paperbag. The dialogue was stilted and bland, and the whole thing just reeked.

You suck, Joss Whedon.

Posted by: figgy at February 16, 2009 3:15 PM

Them's fightin' words!

Posted by: Snath at February 16, 2009 3:18 PM

Nyaaaaaah!

Posted by: figgy at February 16, 2009 3:25 PM

I haven't read the article, but I can only assume Chris Brown said something like, "I'd like to thank Jesus for helping me plant a foot in dat bitch ass. With Him all things are possible, including me biting the shit out of my girlfriend" or "Jesus beat her up. Dat nigga crazy."

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at February 16, 2009 3:31 PM

I don't hold out much hope for Dollhouse, either. I loved how almost every ex-Whedon actor was there, but like a few people have mentioned, not sure I buy Dushku in this role. I didn't particularly like her in Buffy, or anything else she's ever done. [Over-Actors Anonymous, seriously hon, look into it]. And nothing about that episode made us think, wow, can't wait for next week.
*sigh* why can't they just bring back Serenity? Everything else is being resurrected! That show rocked from scene 1.

Posted by: Stella at February 16, 2009 3:39 PM

I'm not saying what Mr. Brown did was right, but sometimes a woman needs to be re-calibrated.

Posted by: Pookie at February 16, 2009 3:42 PM

This pulling the "God-card" shite is getting old. If that was truly such a part of Chris Brown's life then he wouldn't have pulled such a fucked up stunt in the first place instead of falling back on it as a mea culpa...fuckin' hypocrite. He can go suck off Ted Haggert for contrition.

Posted by: hugeinjapan at February 16, 2009 3:56 PM

Seriously, who names their dog "Stains"?

Posted by: Alli at February 16, 2009 4:04 PM

Hugeinjapan you seem to have a lot of anger, gay anger to be precise. Mr. Brown doesn't have to suck off anyone. I'm not surprised he played the "God Card," we don't know what precipitated the incident. Hopefully Mr. Brown and his lady friend can get the counseling they both need to move forward. Do you see how easy that was hugeinjapan? No one needed to give head to resolve the situation.

Posted by: Pookie at February 16, 2009 4:05 PM

Hollywood, CA -

R&B artist Chris Brown released a statement Monday regarding the alleged beating of girlfriend and pop star Rihanna:

"The media has blown this out of proportion and gotten the story all wrong. They don't know what really happened. I'd like to take this opportunity to air my side of the story.

"We were on our way to this Grammy shit. Stupid Bitch, I mean my girl Rihanna, was all up in my business. I was trying to set a little something up for after the show with this fly shorty I've been banging on the side. Real big ass. So this honey sent me a text, and Needy Cunt, I mean Rihanna, saw it and grabbed my Sidekick before I could.

"She reads what my other girl wrote me, and it is real nasty shit. This girl could suck the gilt off a pimp cup, mmmhmmm.....

...

"What? Huh? Oh yeah. So Dirty Whore, I mean Rihanna, starts talking shit and getting up in my face like we married or something. I was like 'Look bitch, I have needs too. I don't see you sucking these nuts, now do I?'

"She was going crazy. So I very calmly beat her ass down and tried to strangle her. Now, I don't remember saying 'I'll kill you!' like these media bitches are saying, and I think my boy Jesus here will back me up. Ain't that right, Jesus?"

*Jesus Christ steps out of the clouds and fist bumps Christ Brown, then ascends back to Heaven*

"SEE?! I don't know what you bitches are smoking!"

Posted by: Snath at February 16, 2009 4:14 PM

So, about SXSW, um, any ideas which bars ya'll are going to be at? I'll be there, unless wristbands are required, b/c there's no way in hell I'm dropping that kind of cash to get in to a show, what with the economy being what it is...

Posted by: Stella at February 16, 2009 4:15 PM

Dollhouse was just OK. I'll give it a couple more chances, because it is Whedon and he, for the most part, deserves the benefit of the doubt. It was kinda meh, though. Eliza Dushku is hot as all get out and she's interesting to watch (well, in other stuff, she was), but... eh. It's basically like that Christian Slater show, only it's hot chicks instead of Christian Slater. I actually kinda liked the Christian Slater show, but I think it's canceled. What is the world coming to when you can't get more than one "spy programmed by secret, extremely unlikely brain modification process that gives him/her a new, ultra-capable personality, only sometimes it doesn't work so good and spy goes hinky at a pivotal moment in his/her spyin'" show?

One thing Whedon shows have been good at is foreshadowing without giving shit away. It's just the first episode, can't give it all away in the first hour, give a show time to build. I'm sure Fox will cancel it as soon as it gets really interesting, anyway, so they can air another episode of Idol or somesuch shit. Maybe give Chris Brown and Rihanna their own reality show.

Also, Pookie is right. I don't understand why people gotta be hatin' on Chris. Every time I hear Rihanna "sing," I wanna clock her upside the head. I think he actually showed admirable restraint, waiting this long to hit her.

Posted by: Slash at February 16, 2009 4:37 PM

No gay anger to it. Haggert is a fellow hypocrite that pulled the god-card. They'll be happy together.

Posted by: hugeinjapan at February 16, 2009 4:42 PM

And, agree on the counseling for Brown and Rianna...but not together and not for purpose of "play nice with each other" going forward. If she has anything to do with someone that can go off her that like, she's a fool.

Posted by: hugeinjapan at February 16, 2009 4:51 PM

Funny story! Ted Haggard sells insurance now!

That is what the kids in the internet call an epic fail.

Posted by: Snath at February 16, 2009 4:52 PM

Everytime I see the word epic, I expect to see the following word all done up in purple colors, and if I mouse over it, some like crazy attributes pop up.

EPIC FAIL:
-20 Stamina
+30 crit chance to douchebaggery
[ ] meta hipster socket
USE: lame ass comments that spawn flame war in random comment threads. (3 charges)
EQUIP: makes grown people look and sound like wobbly throated thirteen year olds. With braces.

Posted by: Stella at February 16, 2009 5:05 PM

And I Love Pajiba for not being burdened with those pop-ups this week! Little things can help Monday at work improve.

Posted by: Jay at February 16, 2009 5:17 PM

Stacey has a boyfriend? I hadn't heard this quarter-hour.

Posted by: I Come Anonymous at February 16, 2009 5:53 PM

Pussy.

Posted by: Jay at February 16, 2009 6:00 PM

How about this one?

Stella FTW!!!1

Posted by: Snath at February 16, 2009 6:11 PM

I've definitely known people who have named a dog 'Stain' or 'Stains'. It gives them a icky little thrill when they start hollering: 'Come, Stain!'

Either you find that funny, or you don't.
I don't make the trash, I just burn it.

Posted by: Jo 'Mama' Besser at February 16, 2009 6:28 PM

always knew wash-ing-ton liked to kill for fun.

OPPONENTS BEWARE!

Posted by: clarevoyance at February 16, 2009 7:50 PM

Have I lost my sense of humour or are jokes about domestic violence funny now? Because I'm pretty certain that I'm absolutely disgusted - in a way that I'm not disgusted when, say, I read A Confederacy of Dunces or watch The Big Lebowski. For example.

Posted by: Caspar at February 16, 2009 9:49 PM

I am a certified/certifiable Firefly/Serenity fanatic and love much of what Joss did with Buffy and Angel...but I hated Dollhouse. Right away we discovered that Eliza's character is having sex with people while completely under someone else's control. That's rape. I don't care if the overall plot is Echo finding out about everything and shutting it down -- I won't be around.

Posted by: Louise at February 16, 2009 11:58 PM

I've seen every single best picture nominee. Now I'll really be able to justify complaining about the inevitable level in which the academy will screw this shit up.

I'll always have the fact that you fucknuts gave an Oscar to Cuba Gooding Jr. to justify my hate, you'd have humiliated yourselves less if you gave an Oscar to Rob Schneider.

Posted by: George at February 17, 2009 5:29 AM

Is Dushku any better than Jen Garner in Alias? Alias was carried by the supporting cast. I'll give it a few more eps. But with Friday Night Lights, battlestar galatica, and burn notice. my dvr runeth over.

Posted by: Coltaine at February 17, 2009 5:40 AM

Funny story! Ted Haggard sells insurance now!

I hear that if you buy a big enough policy he gives you a free gift. It's not a hat.

Posted by: admin at February 17, 2009 7:05 AM

I thought Dollhouse sucked. I liked Firefly a ton, was completely indifferent to Buffy, and actually kind of hate Eliza Dushku. But I will keep watching this show. Why? Karl Motherfucking Agathon, bitches! Tahmoh Penikett shirtless, sweaty, boxing. YES, please. I'll take my Helo any way I can get him. Even if he is an earnest FBI agent in a crappy show.

Posted by: HB at February 17, 2009 10:24 AM

Dollhouse is good, and it's gonna get canceled. It's just not Fox material (given that it doesn't suck).

Posted by: Lucas at February 17, 2009 10:27 AM

Wait, Helo is in Dollhouse? Dammit, now I want to watch even more.

Posted by: Snath at February 17, 2009 10:36 AM

I am not looking forward to any storyline involving that pouting detective in Dollhouse. Blegh.

Posted by: jasper at February 17, 2009 12:08 PM

I understand that I run the risk of being mob-beaten to death, but I thought Dollhouse was borderline unwatchable. I am a HUGE Whedon fan, I was in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan club for christ's sake AND went to watch Once More with Feeling at the MusicBox in Chicago more than once. Firefly was amazing and I just watched Serenity for the N-teenth time this weekend. I love Whedon. However, Dushku's line delivery was embarassing. I know she's supposed to be this Tabula Rasa/Child-like gal, but god damn. The rest of the story is also... just not that good. Ugh. I will give it two more episodes though out of respect for Joss.

Posted by: Dmo at February 17, 2009 12:15 PM

Dollhouse was beyond disappointing.

Firefly will always rule and is, for me, easily re-watchable many times.

Dollhouse sucked almost as much as hearing Spike will be played by Keanu Reeeves.

That there be suckage of a reasonable level, you dig?

Dollhouse felt exactly like a never aired pilot of a TV show that is now available on the net to download....one that was over-hyped...

It was very disappointing.

Dushku cannot pull off different people like the show is trying to say she will/does/can.

Maybe a different lead character could've done it, but she seems so poorly cast.

In this instance Dushku = Katie Holmes in Batman Begins.

Where you ponder, WHY!!!

Meh.

Posted by: WhoWhatWhere at February 18, 2009 7:16 PM

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