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TV commentary:

Person of Interest- So this episode is quite illuminating. ( spoiler cut )

Secret Circle- While this isn't nearly as compelling as the other shows I'm currently watching, I'm kinda hoping its renewed just to see how things turn out given the way the season ends. ( spoiler cut )

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First Listen Friday! Since there's two episodes, lots of songs this week.

Props:

Because You Loved Me- The Celine Dion song, done by Tina. Its nice to see her get to do stuff!

Flashdance- Rachel and Tina's voices go so well together here. Why haven't they done more songs together?

I Won't Give Up- The Jason Mraz song as done by Rachel. As I said in a previous post, she does this song well.

Mean- Glee, finally doing T-Swizzle. Heh, this one is done by Puck and Coach Bieste, and they don't do a bad job. So are they going to actually have Shannon stand up to Cooter and leave her abusive husband? I'm kinda curious who Puck would be singing this to?

Nationals:

Starships- The Nicki Minaj song, as performed by Wade/Unique and Vocal Adrenaline. This is okay, it would be better if they didn't try to do a choral version of the weird parts of the song rather than skipping those parts altogether like most people who cover the song do.

Pinball Wizard- The classic Who song, again performed by Vocal Adrenaline. Its not as good as the original, I'm kinda lukewarm on the arrangement, but I still like it.

Edge of Glory- I covered this in a previous post, its the Troubletones number (though Brit doesn't sing but Tina and Quinn do)

Its All Coming Back To Me Now- Celine Dion, performed by Rachel, of course. Holy crap, this is a friggin amazing version of this.

Paradise By the Dashboard Light- An ND ensemble version of the Meatloaf hit, with Finn and Rachel taking lead. Its a fun number.

Tongue Tied- by Grouplove, as performed by ND. It sounds fine.

We Are the Champions- As I said previously, this is a good ensemble version of the song.

So given the list of songs from the Nationals ep, I was trying to figure out what the hell ND's set list was. I mean, it was obvious given VA's would be "Pinball Wizard" and "Starships" since those were the only two songs by them in the song list. But I assumed "Edge of Glory" was the Troubletones number, and "Its All Coming Back To Me Now" was way too friggin good for that not to be in there. But I wasn't sure if the third ND number was "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" or "We Are the Champions". Looking it up, I guess its the former. But does that mean they sing "We Are the Champions" after they win? I mean, I assume they will be the champions, because they didn't win the previous two seasons, and they're owed a victory, since most of the cast is graduating. That and while "Pinball Wizards" and "Starships" are fine, the ND performances just kick the ass of the VA ones. But yeah, isn't kinda dick-ish to sing "We Are the Champions" after their victory? Well, I guess only if they do that at the actual competition. I suppose it could be in the choir room after they come back, which would be less cocky.

But if it is "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "Edge of Glory", and "Its All Coming Back To Me Now", I'm curious as to the order. Edge is definitely the middle song. But Paradise doesn't seem strong enough to be their closing number, while it seems kinda weird for them to end on a total Rachel solo. I mean, I guess they did end with a Rachel solo at Regionals, but Its All Coming Back seems all Rachel, as opposed to her singing lead on a group number. And where does "Tongue Tied" come in during all this? I guess last year they implied at Nationals there was another round they hadn't made it to since they were eliminated early. Maybe this is their first, first number (and we don't hear the VA one) and the previous songs are for the true final number of the competition?

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Argh, I was just saying I hoped Secret Circle was renewed so I could see how it turns out, but alas, its been canceled. And I guess this means there's no chance of a Vampire Diaries/Secret Circle crossover. I think that would've been neat, though I'm not sure how I'd feel about the two shows existing in the same universe. Of course, I've always been amused by the idea of a unified Abrams universe, and I'm not sure all those shows fit together.

Speaking of Abrams-associated shows, I guess Alcatraz was canceled, but Once Upon a Time was renewed. I know Fringe is coming back, but how about Person of Interest? I think it was doing well in the ratings. So what exactly do I count as an Abrams-universe show? Those shows which he had a hand in, or at least involved some of the Lost staff, and referenced either each other or previous shows. So, Felicity, Alias, Lost, Undercovers, Fringe, Person of Interest, and Alcatraz. I don't believe Abrams has any involvement in OUAT, but former Lost folk do, and they've referenced elements of the Abrams world.

But I digress. To my surprise Nikita and Hart of Dixie were renewed. Owel, while I did enjoy Secret Circle, out of those 3, it would be last on my list. If I had to choose, Nikita would've been my number 1 pick for renewal (seriously, after TVD, its the next best show the CW has!), followed by Hart of Dixie. I'm disappointed I don't get to find out how things would've turned out in Secret Circle, but unless the season finale of HoD resolved it, I was more concerned about seeing how that insane love pentagon was going to turn out.

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So, a bunch of hotties in these upcoming new CW shows:

The Carrie Diaries- I knew this starred AnnaSophia Robb as young Carrie Bradshaw, but apparently this has Knives Chau, Rosie Larsen, Martha Smith, and Chloe Bridges (heh, only the last one is the actress' real name.)

Cult- Glad to see Jessica Lucas and Alona Tal still getting work.

Arrow- Looks like this has Katie Cassidy as Black Canary and Willa Holland as Green Arrow's sister,

Beauty and the Beast- Looks like Kristen Kreuk is playing "Beauty" and Kelly Parker/Macy Misa (Nicole Anderson has such cute sounding character names) as her sister.

Of course, none of these shows sound all that appealing. Maybe the Green Arrow show. But I might have to check out BatB for KK and my cute fellow flip.

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TV Commentary:

Fringe- Interesting ep, albeit a little anticlimactic. ( spoiler cut )

Degrassi- So Mrs Coyne was doing something hincky financially. Weird though, so is Holly J part of their family now? Like is she with Declan? Did she end up going to Yale? Its odd that Fiona's mom sent Holly J to bring her back to NY, implying that they're in contact often. But I can't wait for next week to see how this impacts Fiona's budding thing with Imogen. Will Holly J help her get the girl?