This weekend, I finally got around to watching the new medical drama on USA called Rush.
I was really looking forward to watching it since seeing the previews all month. I was especially excited because Sarah Habel, the girl who played Daphne in MTV‘s Underemployed is Eve in this show, and if you’ve read my latest Buzzfeed post, you’ll know that I miss seeing her on MTV very terribly.
So the big deal about this show is the fact that Dr. Will Rush isn’t your typical doctor. Sure, he went to Harvard, graduated top of his class, and makes some serious dough as a private doctor, but he’s got his flaws.
We’re talking smoking weed in the bathroom at his about 8-year-old godson’s birthday party flaws. And snorting cocaine with a woman that he’d soon have to admit to the emergency room in the wee hours of the night flaws. “A club called ‘Emergency’,” to be more specific.
His romantic life’s a mess, and his patients? They’re not really the kind of people you’d want to run into at the grocery store.
My favorite scenes of the pilot episode are the parts where a patient calls with a broken cock and when Rush decides to give the girlfriend of one of his patients a taste of his own medicine.
And I don’t mean that in the doctoral way AT ALL.
I’ll admit that some of the scenes are a bit gory, like the spleen removal towards the end, but it’s bearable.
I loved the soundtrack for this episode, which included “Fifteen” by Goldroom ft. Chela and “All Eyes on You” by St. Lucia. I hope they keep it up with the good music!
Last night, television celebrated the best in the business. The Emmys are the most upscale awards show of the year. From the elegant dresses to the sophisticated bow ties, everyone cleans up extremely nicely for the biggest celebration of primetime television. I always enjoy watching the Emmys for its entertainment shock value.
I will begin the recap with the evening’s best dressed:
Best Dressed:
Top to Bottom: Carrie Underwood, Jim Parsons, Stephen Colbert, Alyson Hannigan, Ana Faris
Top to Bottom: Tina Fey, Sofia Vergara, Robin Williams (and wife), Kaley Cuoco, Anna Gunn
Tina Fey, 30 Rock: I love the rich royal blue color of this dress and the way it hugs her body. Simply gorgeous.
Robin Williams. The Crazy Ones: Robin Williams looked super dapper in a suit and white tie. It’s refreshing to see at least one man with a different colored tie, as this event is usually a black tie affair.
Sophia Vergara, Modern Family: Sophia Vergara was the Emmys “Lady in Red” this year. Rumor has it she wore Kmart underwear beneath this dress. No lo creo!
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory: Kaley Cuoco is rocking this rich plum colored dress! The detailing is fabulous.
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad: This dress is simply incredible. I would pay good money to wear this to a special event. The lace bodice is just gorgeous!
Carrie Underwood: This one shoulder dress looks great on Carrie. The print on the dress is also a nice touch.
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory: I just love the bow tie on Jim Parsons. It adds to his science nerd personality!
Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report: You’ve gotta love this guy. I like the fact that he went with the pocket handkerchief accessory. I didn’t see too many guys with that this year.
Alyson Hannigan, How I Met Your Mother: This purple dress goes perfectly with her red hair. Great choice!
Anna Faris, Mom: I just love the simplicity of this yellow dress. The slit is also very sexy!
The Academy was especially lenient this year with host Neil Patrick Harris. The intro was hilarious.
The show began with Neil Patrick Harris trying to watch all of the primetime shows at once. As he sat in an igloo of television screens, he began to realize that the fictional television characters could see him. Things got critical when the judges from The X Factor and So You Think You Can Dance started to judge him for what he’s doing.
On stage, Harris decided to make a Paula Deen joke, referencing the new series Orange is the New Black. “Because, for Paula Deen,” he began, “orange is the new black. Not soon enough?”
I wonder if Paula Deen was watching…
As if Neil Patrick Harris wasn’t enough, Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Fallon, and Conan O’Brien also found their way onto the stage.
It got really uncomfortable when Jane Lynch and Neil Patrick Harris started making LGBT jokes.
“I’ll show you how much of a woman I really am. Right now,” Lynch said.
“I don’t think I’d like that very much,” Harris cringed.
“Me neither,” joked Lynch.
Yeah…
Tina Fey and Amy Phoeler sat front row wearing 3D glasses and eating from large bowls of popcorn. When Harris asked what the 3D glasses were for, they said that they wanted to see him up close in case he decided to do a strip tease.
“That would be very degrading,” said Harris.
“No. We’d be very degrateful,” said Phoeler.
Those girls are something else.
And now, for the highlights of the 2013 Emmy Award show.
The Highlights:
1. Nurse Jackie start Merrit Wever’s acceptance speech: “Ok, I gotta go.” (Best acceptance speech ever, according to Neil Patrick Harris)
2. Emily and Zooey Deschanel award presentation: Modern Family‘s “Dad, to gay dad, to old dad.”
4. Are John Ham and Alec Baldwin really Neil Patrick Harris’ biological parents?
5. Tony Hale flaunting Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ clutch underneath his arm while on stage.
6. When Neil Patrick Harris said, “Jimmy Kimmel is excited to be presenting this next award with them…I mean her.” (Referring to Sophia Vergara’s boobs)
7. When Jimmy Kimmel said, “Laughter is the best medicine,” and Sophia Vergara countered that by saying, “If you went to the doctor sick and he told you to laugh you could sue him.”
That song is just amazing. Carrie did the song justice.
Winners List:
DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Breaking Bad, AMC
Nominees: Breaking Bad, AMC; Downton Abbey, PBS; Homeland, Showtime; Game of Thrones, HBO; House of Cards, Netflix; Mad Men, AMC
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COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Modern Family, ABC
Nominees: The Big Bang Theory, CBS; Girls, HBO, Louie, FX; Modern Family, ABC; 30 Rock, NBC; Veep, HBO
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MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: Behind the Candelabra, HBO
Nominees: American Horror Story: Asylum, FX; Behind the Candelabra, HBO; Phil Spector, HBO; Political Animals, USA; The Bible, History; Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel
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LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime
Nominees: Connie Britton, Nashville, ABC; Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime; Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey, PBS; Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel, A&E; Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC; Kerry Washington, Scandal, ABC; Robin Wright, House of Cards, Netflix
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LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom, HBO
Nominees: Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey, PBS; Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC; Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom, HBO; Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC; Damian Lewis, Homeland, Showtime; Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Netflix
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LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory, CBS
Nominees: Jason Bateman, Arrested Development, Netflix; Louis C.K., Louie, FX; Don Cheadle, House of Lies, Showtime; Matt LeBlanc, Episodes, Showtime; Jim Parsons,Big Bang Theory, CBS; Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC
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LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO
Nominees: Lena Dunham, Girls, HBO; Laura Dern, Enlightened, HBO; Tiny Fey, 30 Rock, NBC; Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation, NBC; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO;Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
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LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra, HBO
Nominees: Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra, HBO; Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra, HBO; Toby Jones, The Girl, HBO; Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade’s End, HBO; Al Pacino, Phil Spector, HBO
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LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime
Nominees: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story, FX; Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime; Helen Mirren, Phil Spector, HBO; Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals, USA; Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel
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SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Nominees: Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire, HBO; Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad, AMC; Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, AMC; Jim Carter, Downton Abbey, PBS; Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, HBO; Mandy Patinkin, Homeland, Showtime
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad, AMC
Nominees: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad, AMC; Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey, PBS;Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, HBO; Christine Baranski, The Good Wife, CBS;Morena Baccarin, Homeland, Showtime; Christina Hendricks, Mad Men, AMC
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SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Tony Hale, Veep, HBO
Nominees: Adam Driver, Girls, HBO; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family, ABC; Ed O’Neill, Modern Family, ABC; Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC; Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live, NBC; Tony Hale, Veep, HBO
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
Nominees: Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS; Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox; Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC; Julie Bowen, Modern Family, ABC; Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie, Showtime; Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock, NBC; Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals, USA
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX; Charlotte Rampling, Restless, Sundance; Imelda Staunton, The Girl, HBO; Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals, USA; Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias; Lifetime
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SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Nominees: James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX; Zachary Quinto,American Horror Story: Asylum, FX; Scott Bakula, Behind The Candelabra, HBO; John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime; Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel
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REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
Winner: The Voice, NBC
Nominees: The Amazing Race, CBS; Dancing With the Stars, ABC; Project Runway, Lifetime; So You Think You Can Dance, Fox; Top Chef, Bravo; The Voice, NBC
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VARIETY SERIES
Winner: The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
Nominees: The Colbert Report, Comedy Central; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central; Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC; Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, NBC; Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO; Saturday Night Live, NBC
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VARIETY SPECIAL
Winner: Louis C.K.: Oh My God, HBO
Nominees: The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS; Louis C.K.: Oh My God, HBO; Mel Brooks Strikes Back! With Mel Brooks And Alan Yentob, HBO; Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (Part One), NBC; 12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief
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DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: House of Cards, Netflix
Nominees: Boardwalk Empire, HBO; Breaking Bad, AMC; Downton Abbey, PBS;Homeland, Showtime; House of Cards, Netflix
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DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Modern Family, ABC
Nominees: Girls, HBO; Glee, Fox; Louie, FX; Modern Family, ABC; 30 Rock, NBC
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DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: Behind the Candelabra, HBO
Behind the Candelabra, HBO; Ring of Fire, Lifetime, Phil Spector, HBO; The Girl, HBO; Top of the Lake; Sundance Channel
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WRITING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: The Hour, BBC America
Behind the Candelabra, HBO; Parade’s End; HBO, Phil Spector, HBO; The Hour, BBC America; Top of the Lake; Sundance Channel
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DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Winner: Saturday Night Live, NBC
Nominees: The Colbert Report, Comedy Central; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central; Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC; Portlandia, IFC; Late Show with David Letterman, HBO; Saturday Night Live, NBC
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WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Winner: The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
Nominees: The Colbert Report, Comedy Central; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central; Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC; Portlandia, IFC; Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO; Saturday Night Live, NBC
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WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Homeland, Showtime
Nominees: Breaking Bad (“Dead Freight”), AMC; Breaking Bad (“Say My Name”), AMC;Downton Abbey, PBS; Game of Thrones, HBO; Homeland, Showtime
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WRITING FOR COMEDY SERIES
Winner: 30 Rock (“Last Lunch”), NBC
Nominees: Episodes, Showtime; Louie, FX; The Office, NBC; 30 Rock (“Hogcock!”), NBC; 30 Rock (“Last Lunch”), NBC
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GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES (presented at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys)
Winner: Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Nominees: Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory, CBS; Nathan Lane, Modern Family, ABC; Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie, Showtime; Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live, NBC; Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live, NBC; Will Forte, 30 Rock, NBC
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GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES (presented at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys)
Winner: Melissa Leo, Louie, FX
Nominees: Molly Shannon, Enlightened, HBO; Dot-Marie Jones, Glee, Fox; Melissa Leo, Louie, FX; Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live, NBC; Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live, NBC; Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock, NBC
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HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM (presented at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys)
Winner: Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Bravo
Nominess: Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, Fox; Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, NBC;Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars, ABC; Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Bravo; Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance, Fox; Anthony Bourdain, The Taste, ABC
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GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES (presented at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys)
Winner: Carrie Preston, The Good Wife, CBS
Nominees: Margo Martindale, The Americans, FX; Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones, HBO;Carrie Preston, The Good Wife, CBS; Linda Cardellini, Mad Men, AMC; Jane Fonda, The Newsroom, HBO; Joan Cusack, Shameless, Showtime
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GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES (presented at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys)
Winner: Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal, ABC
Nominees: Nathan Lane, The Good Wife, CBS; Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife, CBS;Rupert Friend, Homeland, Showtime; Robert Morse, Mad Men, AMC; Harry Hamlin, Mad Men, AMC; Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal, ABC
I hope you enjoyed the 65th Annual Emmy Awards show!
I don’t know how I survived for so long without my weekly dose of Dr. Mindy Lahiri.
The season 2 premiere of FOX’s The Mindy Project was full of awkward and hilarious moments. Just the way I like it!
The episode begins with a proposal by none other than our favorite New York City pastor, Casey.
Of course, right before the proposal, Mindy begins to realize there are ants in the tree they’re sitting in.
“Not exactly the segway I was looking for…,” Casey says as he digs for the ring and Mindy picks at the ants.
After he pulls out the ring Mindy gasps, saying, “Are you kidding?! I need to Vine this!”
Mind you they’re sitting in a tree in the middle of nowhere in Haiti.
That’s Mindy for ya.
This episode’s pleasant surprise was special guest James Franco, or, as they would call him at the practice, Dr. Paul Leotard.
James Franco as OBGYN Dr. Paul Leotard
Besides taking over Mindy’s position as OBGYN while she was away in Haiti, he also added something else to his job description:
Sex Therapist.
Need I say more?
I shall.
Dr. Castellano and his ex-wife seek sex therapy from Dr. Leotard in this episode.
Let’s just say it ended in a public announcement of Danny Castellano’s porn addiction and a laptop broken in half.
Yeah.
Other episode highlights include:
1. Dr. Jeremy Reed’s weight gain. The British bloke kept stealing the peanut butter bars from Mindy’s care packages. Needless to say, it all went to his stomach.
2. Mindy’s hair. It’s still short. I don’t like it. I’m glad they’re postponing the wedding so that it has time to grow in a bit.
3. When Casey accidentally pees on Mindy’s wedding dress. You’ll just have to see what happens after that yourself.
4. When Casey says to Mindy after she’s already halfway down the aisle, “I don’t want to marry you anymore.” Heart attacks. Heart attacks everywhere.
5. When Dr. Leotard (James Franco) sneaks up on Mindy. How does he tread so lightly? “I’m part Cherokee,” he says. Okay, then.
6. When Mindy decides not to go back to Haiti with Casey, and both Mindy and Dr. Leotard ask each other “Well, where you gonna work?”
I cannot wait to see what shenanigans Mindy will get herself into for next week’s episode!
