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April 05, 2005
BSB and TV shows
10:28 PM
OMG, please someone give me motivation! What better to waste valuable time than to blog about something.
Here we go.
As you might be aware, Backstreet Boys are back after months of speculation about their musical return. Wait no further ladies and gents; they’re back, but unfortunately, they’re not better than ever.
Above is a recent picture of the boys. Definitely all grown up— but not in the good sense. Brian is boring as usual, Kevin has a stiking resemblance of Michael Jackson, Nick (as always) looking loserish, AJ’s hairline is receding, Howie however is definitely looking sharp and nice.
Their new single is called Incomplete; which is the feeling I got after listening to this song. Yes, it’s similar to one of those BSB-sappy ballads— well sort of. I was hoping for something similar to Shape of My Heart and the like. However, this song is beyond mellow, dragging on every sylable in this already lyrically-deficient song.
Their new album is called Not Gone (I know, totally creative), which is set for a June release.
MTV called the song a “power ballad”, however, it is anything but powerful. It just doesn’t feel like its pushing the beat, just kinda hanging in there like a broken limb. Maybe if they just quick up the tempo a small notch, then it would sound so agonizingly mellow.
Download Incomplete here [3:14, MP3].
Maybe I’m being a little hard on the Boys of the Backstreet, because this song is still by far a lot better than recent songs from artists of the same pop genre.
While we’re speaking of pop and pop culture, I will segue into interesting televisions shows. Aside from my regular television viewing with the Amazing Race and The Apprentice, I’m really starting to enjoy King of Queens and Joan of Arcadia.
KING OF QUEENS
As we become saturated with reality television, I’m starting to feel like the need to go back and enjoy some good fun sitation comedy. After continually catching it on good ol’ OMNI.2, I think that Doug and Carrie are such a cute couple. I really enjoy the little problems they encounter. They both are just brilliantly talented.
Below is one of my favourite scenes, where Carrie is fed up with Doug for never remembering where things are. This is *so* me. My mom continuatlly yells at me and questions whether I was ever a resident in our house.
JOAN OF ARCADIA
Another interesting show is Joan of Arcadia. Yes, I know what you’re thinking— it’s another crazy teen show, or it’s another dumb Christian-conservative show. But it’s surprisingly good! Joan, the protaganist, encounters these people—who are actually God is disguise— where she often struggles with what God asks of her. Sort of like what each one of us is encountering in a sense— though we are unfortunately not directly told.
Definitely better than previous Christian snoozers Touched by an Angel, and the scandalous Seventh Heaven. It’s so scandalous, that the current plot involves Simon (remember that cute blond boy back when he was young?) getting an STD.
Christian family programming? What?
Argh, this essay is not writing itself. Yes. Rural Planning, fun, fun, fun.
Back to work.
Filed under Music, published In Waterloo
12 Comments
April 5, 2005 11:33 PM
hey i happen to like Joan of Arcadia quite a bit too haha.. tho i haven't watched it for almost a year. i thought i was the only one who liked that show... along wif apprentice and amazing race which i haven't seen any of the episodes this season. but alas no TV in Tbay... just me, no asians, and the snow here... but TO this weekend baby!
April 6, 2005 09:13 AM
My cousin loves Joan of Arcadia. I wonder if she'll burn at the stake at the end of the series, just like the real Joan of Arc. As it stands, I can only watch one teen-show, which I've decided is Smallville.
April 7, 2005 03:13 PM
wow, you certainly have a lot of time procrastinating. may i join you?? =) i think i need a tv here.... hehehehe
April 7, 2005 06:04 PM
Lizzie:
Please join me... in studying of course. As always, you will find me at the Dana Porter 7th Floor. It's funny, we haven't done 7th Floor parties in a while :S.
Ram:
Yeah, I'm cool with most teen shows, including Smallville. But you're right, you can only take so much teen angst :P
What I don't understand is Gilmore Girls-- that show is ridiculous... and anything on Disney-Family for that matter...
Kenny:
Awww, no asians for Kenny in the T-Bay. Boourns. You better get your "dosage" of Asian-ness this weekend in the T-Dot, it's sad however that I'm not going to be there.
Have fun this weekend ar.
April 8, 2005 02:23 AM
the song isnt that bad.......
its a little melodramatic
April 9, 2005 06:36 PM
well i downloaded that bsb mp3.
um... yeah. Nick's voice makes me cringe now. i used to think it was "so dreamy" hahahahahah. oh god.
i don't know why i ever liked boy bands. but, give me s club 7 any day over this heh.
and re: 7th heaven, i used to really enjoy the show. but then i started getting so annoyed with the fact that the parents are in EVERY SINGLE FACET of the kids' lives! i mean, seriously. it's sorta creepy. and what's with simon's (david gallagher?) eyebrows. they look like fat ass caterpillars crawled onto his face and died. but maybe it's just me.
oh yeah, you should WATCH 'JAKE IN PROGRESS' (ABC, thursdays at 8pm)! that's with uncle jesse/john stamos! it might get canceled soon :(
April 10, 2005 10:44 PM
They still look exactly the same.
Sewiously and stuff.
And wow, it's only 1 minute into the song and I realize that I've stopped listening.
On that 'musical' note (pun intended):
Seeeevennnth Heaven
When I see your ugly faces
Smiling back at me...
April 11, 2005 06:21 PM
Wow...I remember my teeny-bopper junior high years when I was in love with the Backstreet Boys. I never even knew they were making a comeback. Thanks for the song, I might listen to it some time again when I'm super bored and feel like making my ears bleed. By the way, I <3 your writing style. ^_^
April 15, 2005 03:38 AM
i think you might be losing it...with the whole king of queens thing...i don't like that show....anyhow i like the bsb song, but i hate them. what i find funny is that elisa's msn name is "backstreet boys are back! yay!"
April 15, 2005 03:39 AM
Hey buddy! This is the first time I posted on your journal, so its an OCCASION!!! O_O Just wanna comment on that Joan of Arcadia post. Yeah, JoA is so good. I was so into it during the first season, but then I think the L word & anime takes up too much of my time, lol. That show has some top-notch actors with some really really good storylines and scripting.
And the BSB song really does suck. I couldn't even get through it all, lol.
Oh, hey, come back to Markham! We miss you!
April 15, 2005 03:39 AM
yo man, joan of arcadia is pretty much DEAD.
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19899
and my john stamos show IS dead *e-tear*
April 15, 2005 03:41 PM
Watch Lost!! It's a great show. And then there's numb3rs. Perfect show for mathies!!