ok, i'll give a double-post frenzy today... just for the benefit of updating and making up for the past week and next week's drought. this has been a lingering topic and as always i'd love to share it 'ere. :)

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i'm gonna talk about jerry bruckheimer-produced shows today, and if i assume i'm right i think i'm watching all of them (not including franchises): Without a Trace, Cold Case, CSI & The Amazing Race. (aside from this, the other show i watch is --you know that-- Desperate Housewives. so by now you know what time i'm gonna slump on the couch.) i've talked about the latter two before, but then i'll give TAR a special mention since they're up on a new season. i wonder why his shows tickle my fancy. anyhoo...

here goes my favorite sunday series, "without a trace". it's about missing person cases. we've got a team of investigators scoping out details, events, evidences and possible suspects... i like the show because of its storyline (haha.. detective stuff) and it's much like CSI, only dead body replaced by missing person. and well, of course, the HOTTIES. (who couldn't afford to miss them!) there's the "Boys" (as they're called), danny taylor and martin fitzgerald. they're obviously the show's eye candy... no, i don't watch the show just to ogle at them, they just add to the thrill! :p

my mom and i 'fight' every sunday night to convince one other who's hotter, martin (played by eric close) or danny. well who cares, i CHOOSE DANNY... although they look good together. (hahaha!)he's played by enrique murciano, pretty much a newbie. he's absolutely hot. "hot" is different from "cute". martin's "cute", danny's "hot". (if you know what i mean.) well, in my boy-crazy observation, eric (martin) is the typical good-looking good guy, and somehow i'm tired of that. danny (enrique) on the other hand, embodies a tough macho male -- he's brusque in the role he portrays, that's why he's more appealing. and he's so handsome! no one could agree more with me than People (latin edition), who listed enrique as one of their 25 Most Eligible Bachelors... bachelor?! i gotta catch him! (tibdit: heidi klum was once enrique's girlfriend.) :D

another one would be "cold case". it's another "detective" series, except now it's about cold cases -- cases from long ago that have never been solved. (hence the title) it's helmed by a lady detective, lilly rush (kathryn morris) -- the only female detective in the Philadelphia police force. ain't that wow? i like her character because she's tough and gets results. she's a go-getter -- she doesn't stop until it's done and is not afraid of anyone obstructing her way. another thing about "cold case" is since it deals with the past, they've got to set a "nostalgic scenario". here comes the soundtrack music fest... it's so funny that the songs they play are very nostalgic to the point of ad nauseam... haha. the songs always give me LSS. like "straight from the heart" or "lean on me"... but really, they uplift the drama of the show. i never fail to watch it, though i hate it that the cute guy detective's gone (i only saw him once... no eye candy anymore!) ;p

it doesn't stop here... my favorite reality show is back! The Amazing Race 8! now a Family Edition! for the most part my excitement never ceased... the "couples around the world" thing is on break, now we've got 10 teams of four family members competing around the united states for the $1M. hmm.. we've reached 2 episodes, 2 pitstops already. what can i comment? well, about the families, i hate the Gaghans... they feel like they're so great and everything... and the kids are so freakin' annoying! i would rather opt for the Linzs, since i think they're fun (3 brothers & 1 sister -- wish i were the sister) and you could see the bond. the Bransens are nice too. the Paolos? they're for my entertainment pleasure (but obviously they bicker too much). i would like to see the Linz siblings win. and ogle at Phil Keoghan all the time. :)

wish me luck for the finals!

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