Detroit Diva

When the Amish go Bad

UPN has a new show which started last night, called Amish in the City. The premise – take 5 Amish Kids and move them into a house in Los Angeles and throw 5 city kids into the mix. Let the fun begin. The first episode – Let’s drown an Amish Kid. It goes like this – give the Amish 30 seconds of swim lessons, drive them to the ocean, encourage them to swim way out into really deep water, and when one of them nearly drowns, tell him to chill out and taunt him for overreacting. Yeah, those Amish, always freaking out at the slightest thing. Episode 2 – consisted of whining, crying, being complete slobs, and swearing – and that was just the Amish kids. I’m not joking. They didn’t know what a parking meter was but they use more swear words than the city kids. Hey, I’d swear a lot too, if I didn’t have electricity, indoor plumbing, or a car. I’m really horrified by the whole thing, but based on the first couple of episodes, I also think I’m going to be completely annoyed by everyone involved by the end of episode 3. I think that’s the whole point of reality shows – they start out kind of fun but it’s not long before you hate everyone so much that you keep watching just in the hopes that it’ll turn into Lord of the Flies.

Don't go in the Woods

I really, really, want to see M. Night Shyamalan's new movie, The Village but, quite frankly, the preview trailers scare the hell out of me. It's the thought of things in the woods that will eat you if they are given half a chance. Yikes! But, the movie has Joaquin Phoenix and Adrien Brody. So, here's my dilemma - are Joaquin and Adrien worth losing sleep over and the rise in electricity bill - cuz you know I'm going to be sleeping with the light on so the little things don't get me. Not to mention that I'll have to throw out anything with red. Mmm, no, I think I'm going to have to go see Liev Schreiber and Denzel Washington in The Manchurian Candidate instead. Attractive men without the trauma! Speaking of attractive men - why am I suddenly finding Bruce Willis hunky? The guy has been around forever and I've never found him appealling, until last week. I watched his movie, Unbreakable, and half way through the movie, I thought - Wow, he's hot! Now, I'm obsessed. What's up with that?

Detroit = Music

As many of you know, Detroit is all about the music and this weekend was no exception. One of my favorite events was going on – the Concert of Colors. It’s a 3 day music fest that features musicians from all over the world. This year the lineup included everyone from Ani Difranco (USA) to Los Amigos Invisibles (Venezuela) to Sunkwa (West Africa) and I’m sure they were all good but the 2 bands I saw were exceptional – Detroit’s own Gore Gore Girls and the legendary reggae band, Burning Spear. This was the first time I’d heard either group and I loved them and that basically sums up what I love about the Concert of Colors – you get exposed to great music – every single year. Mark your calendar and come to Detroit next July to check it out, you won’t be sorry.

TV Sucks

One of my favorite shows of the past 3-4 seasons has been CSI. The original, not the one with David Caruso (or as I like to call him the crime whisperer – he never raises his voice above a whisper. David, that ain’t acting.). Today comes word that CBS has fired George Eads and Jorja Fox, Nick and Sara on the show. Why? They were in a contract dispute with CBS and so they didn’t show up on the first day of filming the new season. I say, Give them the money and don’t fuck with the show. I hate when original characters are messed with or replaced. You know they’ll bring in some new characters that will be unbearable. I have to admit, though, that Law & Order took a huge leap forward when David Caruso left and he was replaced. Can you tell I don’t like the guy.

So, CBS, which has quite a few good shows, starts messing with the characters and ABC, which has very few good shows, keeps forcing Drew Carey on us. They love this guy, but the question is, does anybody else. I know I don’t. I liked his show initially but that was 20 years ago and he jumped the shark about 18 years ago. I’m going to start calling them ADC, all Drew Carey, all the freaking time. Enough already!

I know it’s stupid but I can’t get the clip from Anchorman out of my head – the one where he gets caught drinking scotch and saying “I love scotch, scotchy, scotchy, scotch” I don’t love scotch, or even like it, but that just cracks me up.

It's a boy!!!

Congratulations to Cathy and Jason who welcomed 5lb,12oz baby boy, Cole Michael on July 9th.