TV Tuesday.

Mockingbird Lane was pure genius!! I loved how Herman just loved to hard and kept dying! I didn't realize how much I have missed Bryan Fuller's until I watched this pilot. It brought back memories of why I LOVED Pushing Daisies. I hope that NBC comes to its senses and decides to continue to produce this little gem, because Mockingbird Lane was a breath of fresh air that I truly hope sticks around.

Best Lines:

• "I may be negotiating with terrorists but you're harboring a fugitive."-Chuck in "Dirty Rotten Scandals" on Gossip Girl.
• "My back is up against a wall and not in a hot Chuck Bass kind of way."-Blair on Gossip Girl.
• "Nobody likes a Debbie Downer or a Serena Sabotage."-Blair on Gossip Girl.
• "Let me guess, gross movie trivia works with women in bars."-Ziva in " Lost at Sea" on NCIS.
• "Quit your eco whining Captain Planet."-DiNozzo on NCIS.
• "McInsecurity...McGeek."-DiNozzo on NCIS.
• "Craw fish Casanova."-DiNozzo on NCIS.
• "Settle down Hemingway."-DiNozzo on NCIS.
• "Well, I ruled Nicaragua once."-Hetty in "Dead Body Politic" on NCIS: Los Angeles.
• "If I look at one more email I'm going to need thicker glasses."-Eric on NCIS: LA.
• "I'm interested in you."-Ryan in "I'll Be Right Here" on Parenthood.
• "Some people say that having asperger's can sometimes be a bad thing, but I'm glad I have it, because I think it's my greatest strength."-Max on Parenthood.
• "This is awesome. I'm never reading another book again. There's no time."-Mark on Parenthood.
• "The world needs more dreamers Luke, never stop licking things."-Phil in "Open House of Horrors" on Modern Family.
• "You're the kind of person who can be twice as scary without wearing any make-up."-Phil on Modern Family.
• "It was between periods, right before this big test. I was clearing my mind by practicing some Gene Kelly dance moves...and my umbrella accidentally snagged the fire alarm."-Manny on Modern Family.
• "What I wouldn't give for this umbrella to have Mary Poppins' powers."-Manny on Modern Family.
• "I kind of just took it out on Harry Potter. But honestly a Gryffindor letting his mom carry his quidditch  broom? How Hufflepuff is that?"-Phil on Modern Family.
• "There maybe dead homeless people inside the walls." "Then they found a home after all."-Realtor and Marilyn on Mockingbird Lane.
• "If we see any dead hoboes I can run a finger printing patch and find their families."-Eddie on Mockingbird Lane.
• "You have to stop thinking of him as fragile and or edible."-Herman on Mockingbird Lane.
• "Marilyn I adore you. I was the one that talked your mother out of eating you."-Grandpa on Mockingbird Lane.
• "You have nothing to be ashamed of. You have something to be careful of."-Herman on Mockingbird Lane.
• "So long as you live in the past you cannot find four future."-Rumpelstiltskin in "The Doctor" on Once Upon A Time.

Best Outfits:

• Chuck's purple bow tie in Gossip Girl.
• Blair's red dress with her red head band in Gossip Girl.
• Blair's purple dress that just happened to match Chuck's purple bow tie on Gossip Girl though I wasn't a fan of her flower earrings.
• Nora's pj's on Parenthood.
• Clair's Bo Peep costume on Modern Family.
• Manny's Gene Kelly Singing in the Rain Costume on Modern Family.
• Gloria's alien costume on Modern Family.
• Herman's plaid pants on Mockingbird Lane.
• Lily's brown dress on Mockingbird Lane.
• Nolan looked as dapper as ever on Revenge.
• Charming's should gun holster on OUAT.

Product Placement:

• Anderson Cooper on Gossip Girl.
• Miami Heat on Happy Endings.
• Captain Planet on NCIS.
• Top Gun on NCIS.
• Yelp on NCIS: LA.
• Ronald Reagan  on NCIS: LA.
• Michael Phelps on NCIS: LA.
• Game of Thrones on NCIS: LA.
• Wonder Twins on NCIS: LA.
• Iphone on Parenthood and Grimm.
• Tea on Parenthood.
• Harry Potter on Modern Family.
• Zac Posen on Arrow.
• The View on The Vampire Diaries.

Tangents:

• Gibbs head slapped DiNozzo on NCIS, this isn't new but it feels like it hasn't happened in a while.
• Hetty is the secret moderator for the presidential debates on NCIS: LA? Very clever of those writers.
• I loved how on Modern Family Manny's Angel was a baseball player and the devil was Luke!
• Criminal Minds was intense this week--not that that's a different M.O. But they definitely went Halloween on us with a Frankenstein episode! Dr. Frankenstein had a major God complex and this Frankenstein was no differently.
• Did anyone else get chills when Kara walked in and hugged Victoria on Revenge?
• I'm all about OUAT pulling from different source material and mixing fairy-tales with other literary characters but the Frankenstein twist was interesting. The main thing that I question is where is Victor's world? I get Oz, Neverland, the Giant at the top of the bean stalk, but an alternative Victoria Steam punk Europe?
• I love how excited Monroe is about Halloween!
• Is there really one one person in the Portland PD that speaks Spanish on Grimm? That is hard to believe, but it did get Juliette back in the station.
• I've always liked Rebecca on the Vampire Diaries and I'm glad some of the originals were back this week. Klaus is evil...but he's so good at it!

Ghostly.

The main ingredient in a ghost story is pretty obvious--a freaking ghost!

TOR complied a list fun list of Ghosts. Not something I thought I'd enjoy but it was really fun to read the different names of ghosts that I have come in contact with--literary ghosts, cinematic ghosts, and others!

Fondly.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned my love of Leanna Renee Hieber Strangely Beautiful books but they are quite amazing.

Halloween is almost upon us and even if you are not into scary stories sometimes Ghost stories can be fun--seriously you really should read all about Alexi in Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker but until you get your hands on a copy head on over to TOR and read Too Fond by Hieber

Ghost Stories.

To be honest I've never been a big fan of really scary things. Suspenseful things...yes. Horror...heck no. But there's always something about a good ghost story.

So why so we read Ghost stories? Let Neil Gaiman tell you why!

Geeky Insults.

"Freaking idiot!"-Napoleon, Napoleon Dynamite

TV Tuesday.

Best Lines:

• "Tights are not pants!"-Nelly Yuki in "High Infidelity" on Gossip Girl.
• "Oh the Serenity."-Castle in "Murder, He Wrote" on Castle.
• "The school library is a pick-up scene."-Luke in "The Butler's Escape" on Modern Family.
• "He carries a gun and all I had was a corkscrew."-Mozzie in "Vested Interest" on White Collar.
• "Even when there isn't trust there's always trust."-Peter on White Collar.
• "You're welcome to try to run. I've recently started developing my core. Could use a bit of a work out."-Sherlock in "Child Predator" on Elementary.
• "He left a boy. He returns a boy sized hero."-Sheldon in "The Re-Entry Minimization" on The Big Bang Theory.
• "A man unwilling to fight for what he wants deserves what he gets."-Killian Jones in "The Crocodile" on Once Upon A Time.
• "Here we were not even speaking of the devil."-Nolan in "Intuition" on Revenge.

Best Outfit:

• Serena's red pj's on Gossip Girl.
• Blair's head band on Gossip Girl.
• The decathalon girl's green sweater with the white bow and elbow patches on Grimm.
• Captain Renard's aviators on Grimm.

Product Placement:

• Joe Biden on Revolution.
• James Patterson on Castle.
• Serenity/Firefly on Castle.
• Murder, She Wrote on Castle.
• Brangelina on Castle.
• Scooby Doo on Castle.
• Harry Potter on Revolution.
• Millionaire Matchmaker on Gossip Girl.
• Mood on Gossip Girl.
• The Music Man on Modern Family.
• Rush Limbaugh on Modern Family.
• Ratatouille on White Collar.
• EE Cummings on Elementary.
• Howie Mandel on The Big Bang Theory.
• The Sound of Music on The Big Bang Theory.
• NASA on The Big Bang Theory.
• Blake Shelton on Hart of Dixie.
• Halo on Hart of Dixie.

Tangents:

• Loved the scene where Ryan finds out Castle and Beckett are dating!
• I think they should just kill Charlie and let Danny, Miles and the Mom be the main characters on Revolution because I cannot stand her. I totally knew Nipples was Neville's son.
• McGarrett's annoying mom is back in "Popilkia" on Hawaii 5-0.
• Captain Hook can certainly pull off the guy-liner. Maurice's flower shop was called Game of Thorns. I loved how Ruby brought the dwarves a basket of food. Charming sure looked good working in the mines. I really enjoyed Rumple's force death grip. Belle as the town's librarian was perfect. OUAT is so much better when Rumple is on screen.
• Criminal Minds was extremely good this week. I love the twisted take on the looking glass and Lewis Carroll.
• Revenge was intense! It was so sad when Em sees her mom comforting fake Amanda and my heart broke a little when Aiden showed back up to comfort Ems at the end. And Nolan's story line this week just made me love him more--though I still don't trust Padma.

Geeky Insults.

"You bowl like your Momma. Unless of course she bowls well, in which case you bowl nothing like her."-Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory

The Mystery.

For my birthday everyone came prepared to solve a Scooby-Doo Scavenger Mystery. Some of the things that needed to be found were

 ...a lawn mower.

 ...an original QC person.

...a group photo.

...a colorful sign.

Team Shaggy and Velma--my team--won! I cannot wait till next year--we might actually have a team to find everything on their list!

Geeky Insults.

"I didn't mean to say that the Enterprise should be hauling garbage. I meant to say that it should be hauled away as garbage."-Korax, Star Trek "The Trouble with Tribbles'

Dolls.

My sister is selling these cute homemade dolls! They would be a perfect Christmas present for any little girl. She made one for our soon to be new niece K and it is soo cute!

If you're interested let me know and I can get you more information.

Geeky Insults.

"Who are you, captain of the innuendo squad?-Mickey, Doctor Who

TV Tuesday.

Best Lines:

• "I didn't want to. Mother used her Jedi mind tricks on me."-Castle in "Secret's Safe With Me" on Castle.
• "I'm a best selling author why wouldn't I have two grand in my pocket."-Castle on Castle.
• "Even on the worst day there's a possibility for joy."-Beckett on Castle.
• "No campaigning while we're investigating."-Booth in "Tiger in the Tale" on Bones.
• "I don't want to be on Shark Week."-Danny in "Lana I Ka" on Hawaii 5-0.
• "Sharks can sense fear just like dogs."-McGarrett on Hawaii 5-0.
• "Man sushi."-Danny on Hawaii 5-0.
• "Serena is not Country Strong."-Blair on "Gone Maybe Gone" on Gossip Girl.
• "You shouldn't be creating in a workshop, you're not an elf."-Georgina on Gossip Girl.
• "Crashing parties is our favorite pass time."-Chuck on Gossip Girl.
• "I warned you about Wikipedia."-Ducky in "Phoenix" on NCIS.
• "Congratulations. You have a parrot."-Luke in "Schooled" on Modern Family.
• "You went from dork to Count Dorkula."-Hailey in "Sinp" on Modern Family.
• "I'm like a Jewish Peter Pan."-Schmidt in "Neighbors" on New Girl.
• "What kind of corset is this?"-Aurora in "Lady of the Lake"on Once Upon A Time.

Best Outfit:

• Ruby's red jacket outfit on Bones--and I liked her earrings too even though I couldn't really tell what they were.
• Angela's eye make-up on Bones.
• Booth's Vote For Bones shirt on Bones.
• What was that hat that McGarrett wearing on his head while fishing on Hawaii 5-0.
• Georgina's black umbrella on Gossip Girl.
• Blair's french outfit with the huge necklace and red beret on Gossip Girl.
• Chuck's blue bow tie on Gossip Girl.
• Palmer's blue and white striped shirt on NCIS. You couldn't really see it but it was peeking out above his little crime scene jumper thing and I liked it.
• I like Blair's polka dot shirt/coral skirt outfit on Gossip girl, minus the shoes and the bag.
• I really liked Ziva's blue shirt outfit on NCIS. It was nothing special but I liked it.
• Phil's/Hailey's Hailey Dunphey Moving Co shirt on Modern Family.
• Amber's dress in "There's Something I Need to Tell You..." on Parenthood.
• Jess's red dress on New Girl.
• Elizabeth's red dress and white jacket in "Gloves Off" on White Collar.
• Neal's boxing shorts on White Collar.
• Snow White's new season 2 FTL flashback outfit on Once Upon a Time.
• Emily's blue shirt on Revenge.

Product Placement:

• Star Wars on Castle.
• Wonder Twins on Castle.
• Frozen Heat by Richard Castle on Castle.
• Wizard of Oz on Revolution.
• Shark Week on Hawaii 5-0.
• NBC on Gossip Girl.
• Honda Odyssey on Gossip Girl.
• NASA on NCIS.
• Wikipedia on NCIS.
• Yelp on NCIS: Los Angeles.
• Twitter on NCIS: Los Angeles.
• Vegas on NCIS: Los Angeles.
• Dodge Challenger on NCIS: Los Angeles.
• Ford Taurus on White Collar.
• George Foreman Grill on White Collar.
• Thomas Paine's The Rights of Man in "The Bottle Imp" on Grimm.
• Jones soda on Grimm.
• Snickers on Go On.

Tangents:

• I loved the picture of Frank Sinatra's mug shot in Nate's office on Gossip Girl. I'm glad Dan finally cut his hair but I still don't like it. Rufus and Ivy...that is just gross!
• Rule #38 "Your case, your lead" on NCIS. It's not a new rule but it's always fun when Gibb's rules show up in an episode. Oleander poisoning--having grown up with oleanders surrounding my house I always find it funny when it's the oleander poison that does some one in.
• I love being reminded that Castle is a good dad. I loved when he checked for monsters one last time under Alexis's bed.
• Was I the only one that was a little excited when Hank kissed Sarah on Parenthood?! Oh Little League--I loved all the errors that the kids on the field made. I never played LL but Mel, O, and D have all played so I've watched--well kind of watched, I always had a book with me--a lot of games.
• I really think that David Charming will be a good gramps to Henry on OUAT but I'm wondering what they are going to do with all the villains--Regina, Cora, Rumple, King what's his name, the mystery man from 2.1 and next week Captain Hook.  I'm sad that we will not be seeing more of Lancelot. Despite how much I like watching Emma/Snow interact in FTL I'm ready for them to come back but it doesn't look like that is happening anytime soon. I found myself really liking Mulan's hair this week--not sure why, it hasn't changed but I liked it. I also loved when Jefferson found his daughter!
• Did anyone else scream a little when Aiden showed up at the hotel on Revenge and there was Em's mom?!

Happiness is the Little Things.

6. Deep conversations with your best friend!

TV Tuesday.

I love the fact that when Charming pulled Jefferson out of his car he is holding a rabbit and there is a tea set that just happened to land next to his car! Cora is alive and well in the FTL?! It kind of makes sense, why would Regina want to take her mother to reality? But still I thought she was the queen of hearts, where has she been? A little disappointed that OUAT still insists on using the fuggly pictures in Henry's book. Granny should always carry a cross bow and Charming should always have a sword. Where did Pinocchio go and where was Belle? I really liked the shot of Charming and Henry eating together, I look forward to seeing Charming trying to take care of Henry. I hope that they tell us what Rumple's real connection with Regina's family is.

Best Lines:

• "Boobs improve everything."-Janie in "Do You Believe in Ghosts...Yes!" on Go On.
• "Turns out I have way more game than I thought."-Zoe in "I Fall to Pieces" on Hart of Dixie.
• "It's one step from letting your hair go gray and caring for animals."-Lady on Hart of Dixie.
• "I have no interest in going all John Wayne against George Tucker to be your boyfriend."-Wade on Hart of Dixie.
• "Bullets are about as rare and precious as diamonds."-Jeremy in "No Quarter" on Revolution.
• "We're gonna Shawshank our asses out of here."-Miles on Revolution.
• "This kid was like the Mozart of wedgies."-Aaron on Revolution.
• "I'm basically married to a sexy Buzz Lightyear."-Bernadette in "The Decoupling Fluctuation" on The Big Bang Theory.
• "Hippy-dippy."-Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.
• "It's like high stakes legos."-Nick in "Fluffer" on New Girl.
• "Telling me that I look like one of the most handsome men in politics does not hurt my feelings."-Schmidt on New Girl.
• "This place is fancy and I don't know which fork to kill myself with."-Nick on New Girl.
• "Good news, I'm mentally stable."-McGee in "Recovery" on NCIS.
• "Are the nuns still nuns? Or can they...date?" Dr. Whale in "We Are Both" on Once Upon A Time.
• "Come on boys, it's off to work we go?"-Grumpy on OUAT.
• "What now revenger?"-Nolan in "Resurrection" on Revenge.
• "Sunshine and happy thoughts aren't going to get us through this."-Victoria on Revenge.
• "Could you turn around? I need to put some pants on."-Nolan on Revenge.
• "It's like you just expect me to be your fashionably dressed, technologically savvy side kick."-Nolan on Revenge.

Best Outfit:

• Cams white/blue/black dress on Bones.
• Regina's black dress was pretty fierce on Once Upon A Time.
• Ashley's red/white dress with the black belt on Revenge.

Product Placement:

• Itunes on Go On.
• Chevy on Hawaii 5-0.
• Frozen Heat by Richard Castle on Castle.
• Coco puffs on Revolution.
• Marvin Gaye on Revolution.
• Harry Potter on Parenthood.
• Hunger Games on Parenthood.
• Obama on Parenthood.
• Raisinets on The Big Bang Theory.
• The Avengers on The Big Bang Theory.
• Ikea on New Girl.
• Mitt Romney on New Girl.
• Harry Potter on Elementary.
• Fantastic Four on Revenge.

Tangents:

• Hart of Dixie's George Tucker still annoys the crap out of me...and Wade...yeah I don't think there was really a question about that.
• Kristina or Jodi Lyn O'Keefe on Castle--um she walked onto the screen and I thought there is our cold blooded killer. Why? Because she will forever and always be the crazy killer lady Susan/Gretchen from Prison Break.
• Every time I watch Revolution I think--if this really happened then people really should have made their way to Utah because for decades prophets have been telling us to get our year supplies together. If people had a years supply then things might have gone better. Then I hear the the whole stock piling of arms schpeel at the beginning and I think of Obama and how since he took office guns and ammo sells have gone through the roof! Did anyone else get chills when LOST alum Mark Pellegrino showed up on screen.
• There was a slap fight on New Girl this week--we need more slap fights in our life.
• I liked that on Elementary Sherlock spends his free time picking locks!
• Why oh why does Nolan just assume he can trust Padma on Revenge? Hasn't he learned anything since meeting Emily--you cannot trust anyone! It was nice to see Emily's revengey ex with an accent in this episode, though I don't think she's going to be very happy he shot the white haired man.

Geeky Insults.

"Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking...Nerf herder!"-Princess Leia, Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back

Missionaries.

"Leave the saving of the world of the world to the men? I don't think so."-Brenda Parr a.k.a. Elastic Girl, The Incredibles

This last weekend was the LDS General Conference--and it was wonderful!! The biggest news to come out of the conference was the missionary age has been lowered to 18 for young men and 19 for young women! I was so excited when I heard this I almost cried!  The above quote is from the Incredibles and it has been one of my favorite quotes since the day I first watched the movie.

Being a missionary is amazing! I've always had a special place in my heart for Elders. I grew up on Papa's stories of his mission to Peru. I cannot remember a time when I wasn't going to serve a mission just like my Papa--like my Aunt ML, my Aunt L, and my Mema! Heroes come in many shapes and sizes but I've always been able to recognize mine--they wear name tags!

All young men in the LDS church are asked to serve missions, but it has always been an option for young women. That being said I will tell you that pretty much every Young Womans lesson was on Temple Marriage--now I know that's not completely true but it sure seemed like it. Sister missionaries--or as I will always refer to the cool ones, Hermanas--are different from the Elders. Don't get me wrong I don't think that they are more capable or get more baptisms--they are just different! Elder Holland says that they're "stunningly successful!"

Sometimes people just need a different approach and now the world will be able to see more of them as they are able to serve at 19. I'm so excited for the young women who will be able to serve missions two years earlier. One of the things I did when I turned 19 and all the guys I went to High School with were leaving was to make a count down--a two year count down! Serving a mission is the best is the best decision a person can make for their life! It was by far the best thing I have ever done and continues to be a daily blessing in my life!

Happiness is the Little Things.

299. Using a new tube of toothpaste!

Home.

I love when missionaries come return home!! 

 My cousin J returned from the New York New York City South Mission, so naturally I made shirts! PH and PB were very excited to go pick up the missionary--until we got there and then neither of them would talk to him.

 But J gave PB a pass along card and he was so excited! When I asked him what he got he told me a "picture of Jesus from New York!"

That Sunday we went to hear him talk in church then when we got to his house this was sitting there! Oh my goodness my Aunt L is amazing!! A hotdog cart!!

Welcome home J! 

Happiness is the Little Things.

42. Hearing your favorite song on the radio!

TV Tuesday.

With the return of everything I'm reminded how much I am emotionally connected to all my fictional characters.

OUAT is back!!! Oh my goodness I'm so glad it's back and I LOVED IT!! I cannot wait to find out who the guy in the opening is--Bael? Emma's baby daddy? Maybe both or neither, but I'm holding out because I love the idea that Henry's grandparents are Snow/Charming and Rumpel. Did you notice the Cleaners & Hatter's sign in his apartment? And who's sending postcards by pigeon? It is so very LOST to find out that our FT flashbacks are actually not flashbacks. I'm interested to see if there will be any flash backs this season or just the two worlds. And what about August? Is he alive...or wooden...or both? Where is Jefferson? Rumpel is still by far the best character on the show and oh how I love him being so gray. How do people not know who Dr. Whale is? Has Charming never met him? I cannot wait to see what Regina does to try to get back at Rumpel and how he puts her back in her place. Prince Philip was lovely and it is to bad that he was marked and not Aurora because she bothered me the whole episode. I also want to know what else Gold has in his shop! Mr. Gold's interaction with the Charming's is really funny, I'm looking forward to seeing more of the Fairy Tale personalities come through to reality. I wonder if Emma will end up having a real magical power in Fairy Tale Land. And what will people say when they realize Belle is Mr. Gold's girlfriends?! Most importantly what saved the FT characters that are still in FTL and is there a reason they were left there? Lastly did you notice that Snow is clinging to Emma's jacket even though they're unconscious.

Best Lines:

• "There's got to be an explanation for this like he's the Lord of Winterfell."-Schmidt in "Re-Launch" on New Girl.
• "I've always fancied myself a sonneteer, but I'm thinking the free verse girls will be freer with everything, if you catch my meaning."-Manny in "Bringing Up Baby" on Modern Family.
• "I self potty trained."-Manny on Modern Family.
• "Let's not let a botched kidnapping ruin the afternoon."-Shorty on Modern Family.
• "You're gonna get fat!"-Claire on Modern Family.
• "I think you're underestimating how adorable I am."-Manny on Modern Family.
• "A state of tasteful undress."-Peter in "Compromising Positions" on White Collar.
• "No one with two alarm clocks loves their job."-Sherlock Holmes in "Pilot" on Elementary.
• "Zeusowitz."-Raj in "The Date Night Variable" on The Big Bang Theory.
• "A person's true destiny can only be revealed at the end of his journey, and the story I have to tell is far from over."-Emily in "Destiny" on Revenge.
• "Do you think she's somewhere looking up at us?"-Nolan on Revenge.
• "You are a dreadful liar."-Mr. Gold in "Broken" on Once Upon A Time.
• "Maybe I don't need answers, maybe I just need to punch you in the face."-Emma on Once Upon A Time.
• "You still owe me a favor."-Mr. Gold on Once Upon A Time.
• "There are many, many things in this shop, but this, this is the only thing I truly Cherish."-Mr. Gold on Once Upon A Time.

Best Outfits:

• Alex's owl sweater on Modern Family.
• Shepard's outfit when she tries to blackmail Neal on White Collar.
• Sara and Elizabeth's outfits when they're sitting on the couch together on White Collar.
• Sheldon's Batman shirt on the Big Bang Theory.
• Nolan's striped polo with a red popped collar, white jacket and pocket square on Revenge.
• Emily looked amazing in that red dress on the boat and she brought along the perfect accessory, Nolan on Revenge.

Product Placement:

• Chevy on Hawaii 5-0.
• Bugs Bunny on Revolution.
• Google on Revolution.
• Star Wars (RotJ) Lunch boxes on Revolution.
• AC/DC on Revolution.
• Charmin on Revolution.
• Chicago Cubs on Revolution and Chicago in general.
• Harry Potter books on Revolution, did you spy it next to the bed.
• Dora the Explorer on Revolution.
• Iphone on Revolution.
• Game of Thrones on New Girl.
• Skittles on Parenthood.
• Pixar on Go On.
• The Hunger Games on Go On.
• Michael Vartan on Go On.
• Branson on Modern Family.
• Apple computers on White Collar.
• Nautilus 3800 watch on Castle.

Tangents:

• Did you notice Bones tweeked their theme?  I was very glad that they were able to wrap up the whole Palant thing and then was so not happy when it wasn't! I love Bones but I'm kind of tired of the whole Palant story line. I also thought it was very sweet that Bones acknowledged the death of Michael Clarke Duncan.
• Lilly and Marshall's baby on HIMYM is adorable!
• Revolution (Pilot), I liked it! It was fun to see Elizabeth Mitchell again, even if it was briefly--I'm not sure I'm sold on the whole being dead thing nut maybe it was just a cool guest star who'll only appear in flash backs? I totally called the boy being a bad guy, and was not even surprised that he saved her, it might be interesting to find out who he really is. I have faith in Abrams--so if I commit to getting invested in these characters I do hope that other watch it too because if it turns out like Alcatraz, i.e. I'm the only one watching I will be very sad! Next Did anyone else see the creepy giant bunny at the abandoned park/carnival place. As far as casting goes I'm loving Billy Burke, Zak Orth and Giancarlo Esposito! (Ep. #2) Totally called the mom still being alive!
• NCIS!!!! First can I just say how glad I am that Fornell was in this episode! NCIS needs more of him. Ziva and Tony, oh how I've wondered what was going to happen in that elevator and it was so typical NCIS. I love Palmer but he's no Ducky!
• Parenthood seems determined to make me cry in every episode! Am I the only one that is glad Hattie finally went to college!? She bugged me soooo much! I loved Amber in this last episode, she really is ready to step in whatever way her family needs her. Now as far as Lorelai  is concerned are you still liking Captain Morgan or are you falling for Ray Barone or what ever his name is on the show? I like Sarah with Mark but I'm really liking this new Hank guy!
• Ok so there is a painting in Gloria and Jay's house on Modern Family that is behind Dylan when he's talking to Claire that I loved!
• I really enjoyed Elementary. First, I love Johnny Lee Miller because he's Mr. Knightley and...pretty! It was also fun to see Aidan Quinn, who I will enjoy watching. I'm not sure I like Watson being a woman but as long as they NEVER make it sexual then I think I can live with it. I also must admit that I thought the episode was beautiful, the director Michael Cuesta did an amazing job--I also believe that he's seen Sherlock because the way in witch he directed the episode did call me back to the BBC version. Still I like the episode and I'm interested to see if they will introduce Moriarty or better yet Mycroft!
• D kept telling me I needed to watch Grimm--turns out it was because there is a guy on it that he was sure played Joseph Smith in The Work and the Glory movie. Turns out it is the same guy, so kudos to D for even remembering that they made WatG into a movie. Honestly I wish I hadn't known this fact because I watched this episode where Jonathan Scarfe is a preacher whose actual congregation are sheep. And I'm probably reading way more into it then I'm suppose to but it really just kind of left a bad taste in my mouth. Now I know that I was over reacting and he's simply an actor but it just made me feel weird watching an actor who portrayed Joseph Smith now portraying a corrupt reverend. On a different note is was nice to see that Renard is feeling the effects of his lip lock with Juliette.
• A shirtless boxing Nolan?! Revenge started off with a bang and a body! Did you see that big mouthed frog in Victoria's house.
• The first five minutes of Castle's premiere might have been my favorite Castle moments ever...and I wish my bedhead looked as good as Beckett's.