Some Other Pop Culture Fun--Dollhouse, Shopaholic, The Fray

I have had a very stressful couple of weeks at work. The thing is, for three years the most stress I had was in dealing with difficult students. I didn't have things like deadlines and dealing with trying to design and implement my own training while launching a program that has nothing to do with what I've been doing, meanwhile still working with all the employees I was working with before.

I have an extremely low tolerance for stress so I'm adjusting. The thing is, yes, I know I'm so incredibly blessed to still have a job. We had another series of lay-offs this week. But I'm worried all of our bosses are going to take advantage of that mentality, friends. They definitely have the upper hand in this economy.

All that to say...I am so happy it's Friday! I feel that I have every single minute scheduled but at least I'll be able to do things that are.....fun! Kind of.

TV
And one thing I'm looking forward to is Dollhouse. Loyal readers (my favorite kind. ;) know that I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Dollhouse is created by the same Joss Whedon and stars Eliza Dushku (Faith from Buffy) I think Amy Acker is also in it (Fred from Angel). I'm kind of bummed, though, because early reviews aren't so good.

One of the problems I'm reading is that for a show of this nature to succeed it needs to be serialized. Networks don't really like serialized shows, though. They want shows like CSI or Criminal Minds....where you can tune in at any time without having missed anything. This is why the networks and I aren't best friends. My favorite shows at the moment? LOST. 24. Damages. Shows that demand loyalty and pay off in big dividends. Shows that by their very nature have smaller viewerships. (I'm just so thankful that LOST still has decent numbers!)

Something I'm unsure about is Eliza Dushku. I was never actually crazy about Faith. I know that puts me in a minority, but she kind of drove me crazy. So it will be interesting to see how all of that works out.

I'll be watching and hoping, but the fact that the show has been shoved to Fridays and that even the most loyal Whedon fans are in doubt..well...

Music
The other thing is....does anyone else like The Fray? I've been listening to the new CD and while I like it, I can't say it's really....captivated me yet. Not the way their other album did....

Movies
And lastly...Confessions of a Shopaholic opens this weekend. I'm pretty convinced that I'm not going to like it. But maybe if I totally forget that I ever read the book and loved the heck out of it, well I might.

What are you plans for the weekend? Will you watch Dollhouse? Have a hot date for Valentine's Day? Going to see Shopaholic? Tell me everything!