Monday, July 11, 2005

SoCal summer

So the verdict is in: Summerland, after next week, is no more. I'm not surprised (at least, not anymore), nor am I disappointed. Jesse McCartney irritates me more and more the more I see him on television. And you know a show's gone sour when you have a sister (Danielle Panabaker) of an actress playing a sister (Kay Panabaker) of one of the main characters of the show (Jesse McCartney) playing the sister of said main character's best friend ("Bryce"). I'm sure JMac's real upset about the show ... so upset that he's going to mourn with the release of a second album. I'm sure The WB will be a little more careful next time it announces to the world that a new show has had the best premiere of all WB shows ever, lest it follows Summerland's lead and falls off the mainland like Los Angeles is bound to break away from the rest of the United States in some million years ...

But fear not, you can still get your share of Southern California after Summerland has long sunken into the throes of the Pacific. Laguna Beach: The Real O.C. is back for its second season. This season promises to be not only juicier, but trashier in the way only Kristin knows how to shake Laguna Beach up. The preview for season two appeared in the show's new timeslot of Monday nights at 10pm tonight and promised to bring the drama of LBHS' Class of 2005 along with a little bit of the drama of the Class of 2004 (minus the two brunettes, because they only detract from the show) ... the stakes seem a little higher, now that Lauren's licking Stephen's nose and Kristin is torn between staying with Stephen and moving onto bigger and better things. My vote for new favorite cast member? No, not cute-as-a-button Taylor (who shares the same exact name as Taylor Cole, female hottie of the aforementioned show Summerland), but old-timer Jessica Smith, Kristin's best friend and Dieter's ex-girlfriend.

If you couldn't tell, I cannot wait.

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