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2gether: The Series (2000)
I love this show
I think that 2gether is one of the best shows on television. They've accurately identified the stereotypical archetypes of the omnipresent 'boy band' and they play it up for all they are worth. Whether it's Chad campaigning for 'Urban Slut Teen Dream of the Year' by exploiting his shyness, or Q.T. using his fatal disease to pick up girls, Mickey kidnapping a shoe store's mascot because they won't give him a refund, Doug sleeping with their boss 'for the good of the band', or Jerry having girl troubles, they overplay and play off of the wacky situations thrown at them. Full of one liners and goofiness, this show deserves to last way longer than the trend of boybands that it's spoofing. Noah Bastian is one of the funniest people on television today as Chad, 'The Shy One'.
FreakyLinks (2000)
has great potential
As a huge fan of Ethan Embry, I looked forward to this show somewhat nervously....the last tv show he worked on was so bad that it was cancelled in 4 episodes. I was pleasantly surprised by Freaky Links. I found it to be fresh, creepy, and interesting- a Blair Witch meets the X Files kind of show. I really like the characters, and I'm really looking forward to finding out more about Derek's brother, Adam, and to seeing Derek's relationship with Chloe progress. I think this show could potentially take over from The X Files, but for a younger generation, if it's given a chance and not killed by the bad buzz. I say stick with it and you'll end up with with a great show in a couple of episodes.
Almost Famous (2000)
Heartbreakingly earnest and wonderful
Almost Famous was one of those movies that leaves you thinking about what you've seen, but also incredibly content with the way things played out in the film. I loved it. Noteworthy performances by Billy Crudup and Jason Lee as the main personalities of the fictional band Stillwater, and by Frances McDormand as William's mother, but the true star of the film was Patrick Fugit as William. Patrick was so earnest and wide eyed and worshipful that I wanted to cry for him, and hug him, and it was this believeability that made the movie for me. Definitely go see this film.
Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
the essential high school film
I loved this movie, possibly far too much (in that I saw it 15 times in theatres). The fact that it came out just as I graduated high school probably helped, but certainly wasn't the whole reason. I don't even know how to express what I want to say about this movie. For one thing, I loved the archetypical characters. You have the jock, the princess, the artboy, the homey, and the sarcastic, bitter girl. Which is pretty much what highschool works out to anyway. The scenes between Kenny (Seth Green) and Denise (Lauren Ambrose) were wonderful. The hatred between them was delicious, and as they started to talk, it just got better. I loved the relationship between Preston (Ethan Embry) and Denise. They were completely the almost platonic best friends, the relationship that everyone wants. Loved them I'm not sure about the ending, but I won't give it away. Suffice it to say that if you're a fan of high school romance movies, you'll love this one.