The Suburban Dad

Glee Update: You're having my baby

I've been a big fan of Glee since its preview pilot episode last summer.  It's a staple in our group of shows we record on our PVR. 

If you haven't seen the show, the picture on the left are Quinn and Finn (two of the show's main characters).  Quinn is pregnant but not with Finn's baby.  She convinced him that it was his baby even though they never had sex. 

After weeks and weeks of trying to keep it a secret, Quinn's parents finally found out that she's pregnant when Finn was over for dinner and started singing "You're Having My Baby" before desert. 

Quinn is the 'president' of the celibacy club and is regarded by her parents, especially her dad, as having high moral fibre. BUT - she got pregnant at her tender teenage life.

Her dad kicks her out of the house and her mom doesn't do anything to stop it.  Quinn's plea to her parents is to 'just hold her and tell her that everything's going to be ok'.

Glee is set in Ohio (i guess part of the heartland of conservative America), they had to show an intolerant dad with a repressed mom who follows every whim of the 'man' of the house.  This is in direct juxtaposition of another character of the show, a flaming gay teen, who is freely accepted by his single-dad. 

It's interesting that there's so many dad-types on the show:

1. teenage dad

2. liberal single dad who accepts his only's son sexual orientation

3. conservative dad who kicks out his daughter the moment he realizes she isn't perfect

4. soon-to-be dad who is expecting an imaginary child

Wouldn't have expected all these dad types to show up from a high school tv musical about a show choir.

And You're The Next Contestant on the Price is Right!

Dreams are dreams. No matter how small or big, fun or life-changing.  Today I witnessed my friend Debbie fulfill one of her dreams of being on the Price is Right!.

You can totally see the 'glee' and sheer jubilation on her face as she raced down the aisle to take her spot at the front.  She lost the bid in the first go-around by a $1.  In her second attempt to get on the stage, as everyone seemed to overbid on a full-sized wine fridge, she fearlessly bid $1 for it.  Her bet paid off and she WON!  I don't know what she's going to do with a full-sized wine fridge though. But we were so happy for her!

With her bright red 'Made in the Philippines' shirt and glasses, her personality shone through like we knew it would.  Drew Carey (with his amazingly terrible haircut) looked like he was just trying to keep up with her. It really made our day to see our friend just be herself on worldwide television!  In the end, she didn't win the big prize but she sure won over the hearts of all of the people who love her all over again (maybe even won over some new 'hearts').

Watching Debbie today made me think, if my kid wanted to be on the Price is Right or had some other 'silly' dream he thought of, I hope I don't shoot him down.  Let his Auntie Debbie be his inspiration to run after all his 'silly' dreams! 

Breaking News: 18 Kids and Counting Couple....Expecting Again

The Duggars of the TLC show 18 Kids and Counting are either a couple that gets a lot of admiration or gets a lot of mockery for having so many kids.  In today's news they are about to add a 19th child to their brood.  Is this a world record?

The answer to my question (from Wiki Answers):

"The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev** (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy."

Movie Review: The Bourne Trilogy (Blu-Ray)

 

I know I'm a little late on this but I've only recently finished watching all the Bourne movies starring Matt Damon.

The Bourne Trilogy is certainly a must-watch film series for all movie fans alike -- great story, amazing action, and highly entertaining.  You really don't care about Jason Bourne too much in way that you do when Old Yeller dies. No one can relate to being an covert international assassin.  The movies are so well made that the story-telling just grabs to want to know what happens to him.  Jason Bourne certainly beats James Bond in my books.

It's also a great movie for everyone to watch (with the exception of very young children). The blu-ray discs are also jam-packed with special features for hours and hours of trivia and commentary on the series.

Movies like these certainly makes our investment in our Sharp Aquos 42" HDTV and Playstation 3 worth it.

16 and Pregnant?

"I know why I'm pregnant.  It's because you don't like condoms."  -quote from one of the teenage girls.

Lazy Saturday morning, I stumbled upon this show 16 and Pregnant on MTV.  Teen-age pregnancy is hard reality.  The show gives somewhat a candid representation of what it's like ...MTV Real World style.  

I can't imagine being a parent at 16.  Being a parent at 28 with a stable job, and solid marriage is hard enough.  I hope these young girls and boys featured on this show have the support they need for their child(ren). The situation can go from a hard one to a really bad one.  The other day , I saw a pregnant teenage girl at our local transit station smoking with her other teenage friends.  I was in shock.  It's pretty obvious the this girl is having it tough if she can't even recognize things that can harm her baby.   

I'm not sure what the intention is for this show but here's a sample trailer. You can watch full episodes at MTV.com or MTV.ca  

The Not So Young and the Restless

One thing I didn't know about my wife is how she likes to watch the Young and the Restless. Really, the show should just be called "The Restless".  None of the main characters are young anymore. You just get restless watching it too.  It's like pulling teeth since the story moves along ever sooo slowly. That's how they get you hooked!

The episodes get recorded on our PVR and my wife watches them when we get home from work or on the weekend.  I used to refuse to watch it and go upstairs. But I also want to spend time with my wife so i gave it a shot.  So now, I am hooked.

It's like a train wreck and you just want to know what happens next.  I used to watch Days of our Lives back in high school but I thought I had gotten off the soap opera band wagon forever.  Nothing like what marriage can do to your TV viewing habits.