I Love Ellen

Born in January 26, 1958 in Louisiana, Ellen Lee Degeneres started as a stand-up comedian in bars and coffeehouses in the 1980s. Her first television appearance was in the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1986. The Ellen Show was aired from 1994-1998. It was in February 1997 that she admitted to Oprah about her homosexuality through her sitcom.

Now she does not look like 50 golden years old here.



The Ellen Degeneres Show

The Ellen Degeneres Show was reformatted as a talk show in 2003. The show starts with the point of view from the audience leading the cameras to the stage. The curtains roll up and Ellen emerges greeting the energetic audience with her ear to ear smiles. As the cheers subside, she proceeds with delivering her most well-written monologues and the suave moves only Ellen can strut out.



Perhaps Ellen has made interviews with almost all the celebrities in America and elsewhere. The unforgettable ones that I can recall now are with Oprah, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda Sykes, John Travolta, Patrick Dempsey, Leah Remini, Nicolette Sheridan, Alison Janney, Ryan Seacrest, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Donald Trump, and even Tiger Woods.

In her show also, live performances are done by artists such as Corinne Bailey Rae, Maroon 5, James Blunt, and John Legend. Audience participation is always present in Ellen's things to do while airing the show live.

The Ellen Degeneres Show may be the most well-rounded talk show in America for me. Somehow it does not strike me at all as dramatic as Oprah can sometimes be. What is common between the two hosts is that they give away prizes which carry a range from the most practical and simple to the rock star kind, the kind which really leaves me drooling. Think iPods, Tivos, Wiis, other techie and savvy gadgets, to very ostentatious liner cruises which the contestants can win through simply played games of trivia and knowledge.


Her Achievements

She lent her voice to Dory in the 2003 hit Finding Nemo. She is the author of My Point Is...And I Do Have One in 1995, and The Funny Thing Is...in 2003. In 2004, she made an ad campaign for American Express that won an advertising award.

Ellen is a comedian, a writer, a talented host, and an actor. She has won about 18 awards as talk show host from the Daytime Emmys and People's Choice. She relished the honor of hosting the 79th Academy Awards and she was awesome in undertaking this privilege.

Ellen Degeneres is a gifted individual and I idolize her. Since 2004 when I gave birth to my son, I've always gone home early, eagerly anticipating, as dinner time was Ellen time. She could easily make me look like a crazy person, watching by myself and laughing my heart out at her amusing stories. She discusses relevant topics such as world disasters, interesting people with impeccable talent, lifestyles of actors and actresses, and animals of course. She is most passionate and at her element always when it came to animals.

The other night I chanced upon Last Comic Standing and I thought that the contenders may someday be like Ellen Degeneres. But in an instant I reckon it not being possible. Ellen is like no other.

Anatomy of A Scene in Seattle Grace

April 15, 2008

In Seattle Grace Hospital, the events that take place often constitute despair, longing and heartbreak. Of the four seasons of the television series, the second is my favorite. It was a season of forming friendships, surviving relationships and interesting medical cases.


Yesterday, I went through all 27 episodes and captured the highlights of season two. While reviewing them, I noticed that there were five different places in the hospital where the most captivating scenes took place.

Number one. The exam room. We all know the famous scene at the prom where Derek was chasing Meredith and they end up in the exam room, nagging each other and then leading to the heart-tickling reunion capping the season finale.

Number two. The locker room. This common place for interns have subjected Meredith, Cristina, George, Izzie and Alex to several tests of their friendship. But they get to patch things up anyway in the locker room.

Number three. The stairs. Conversations in the stairways have usually been about the secrets of the interns. Here the secret relationship of Burke and Cristina was surreptitiously known by George when Chief Webber made him eavesdrop on things happening in the hospital.

George even fell from the stairs when everyone knew that Meredith slept with him. Poor George.

Number four. The linen room. Remember the scene where Meredith expressed her fear of the thought of her mother dying alone? Derek once again followed her in the linen room and gave her comfort when she needed it most.

And number five. The elevator. Only if these elevators could speak, they have so many wonderful tales to tell.

The happy Meredith and Derek also shared light moments here. But most often, both of them can turn depressed and exhausted over a big factor which is Addison who is clearly in the way of their love for each other.

How a particular scene in Grey's Anatomy is made is carefully thought of by Shonda Rhimes and her team of talented writers. That is for sure. They know which scene to be shot in any one of the memorable places in Seattle Grace.

It is always refreshing to go back to these memorable episodes of Season 2. Browsing through the storylines actually prepare me for the continuation of Season 4.

Cheers Britney!

March 26, 2008

When she debuted as a recording artist, millions of fans idolized her.
I liked her in her Toxic video. Until a series of unfortunate events transpired in her private life and ruined her career. Addiction, separation , and a court trial for custody of her sons. She could sell an autobiography in minutes!


Last March 25, the comedy series How I Met Your Mother recorded the highest rating in prime time television when they aired a new episode featuring Britney Spears as a receptionist in a skin clinic where she develops a crush on a patient.

Now I give it to Britney. She is shaping up for real and cleaning up her act.

I Heart This Show

Here's an interesting teaser of what I love watching now.