I am sort of upset today about a few things. I am upset enough to switch the channel on the tv if I see people talking about them and to leave magazines on the racks. If you get upset, too…If we all get upset, maybe the paparazzi will finally get the message they should have gotten after the Diana tragedy: That there are boundaries. There are lines. And that they shouldn’t be crossed by anyone with any decency and sense of compassion. That if the lines are crossed, we won’t be there to watch and rubberneck this time. Because we’ve had enough.

Take Sandra Bullock. This is not someone who went out and cheated on her spouse. This is someone who was heartbreakingly betrayed by a man she trusted. Why should she have to run a gauntlet of cameras to get in and out of her house? I feel the same way about the whole Tiger Woods incident. The innocent spouse and the kids should be off limits. Ask for a press conference, take a statement and then leave them alone to heal and grieve. So, when I see another over-hyped story about Sandra Bullock’s heartbreak coming up, I hit the remote button. I sincerely hope that if I’d ever be in the public eye facing the very public ruin of my marriage, that she’d do the same for me.

No, what I want to do when I talk about Sandra Bullock is comment about what an amazing job she did on The Blind Side, which is right up there beside August Rush on my worth seeing more than once list. I want to talk about how she was completely deserving of the award she got and how great she looked accepting it. People should be ashamed of any part they had in snatching away the pleasure she had in a once in a lifetime moment that honored her hard work on a movie that was completely outside her normal “box” and was an outstanding, moving portrayal of a woman who opened her home to a child she didn’t even know and made him a part of her family.

Then, I find out from Tom Cruise Watch that people are publishing photos of Suri Cruise with her underwear showing. Nice. Real classy. Here are some options I recommend for anyone who has a soul and takes celebrity shots:

• You could crop the shot to show this LITTLE GIRL and Katie Holmes from the waist up.
• You could just discard the photo when you saw you caught a CHILD in an awkward moment.
• You could put down your camera and alert Katie to the fact that her very YOUNG daughter was having a wardrobe malfunction.

Seriously. Taking pictures of a child’s underpants and publishing them? There’s a word for that. Two thumbs down, Paparazzi Dude. Two thumbs down. And if you publish a fan site or write an article? Handle it with class like Tom Cruise Watch and don’t show the photo.

It is enough to make me give up celebrity news all together. How do you feel about the way the paparazzi go after the families of celebrities or the families of people who have done something wrong?

Have you been wishing you could learn more of the DuBois family’s back story? Longing for Joe’s Dad to stop by and get things in an uproar? Would you settle for his dad being alive? I would! I am so excited about Allison Rolen Got Married. I’m hoping the show will have some funny scenes and a look at the way Joe and his dad interact when he’s got a body to cause trouble in! And then there’s Allison’s lovely grandma again. It’ll be like going along to a class reunion when you didn’t go to that school, but you’ve heard so much about everyone that you feel like you did!

Well, tomorrow, we’ll see exactly what is going on, but we’ve got a teaser to keep us going to then:

Oh, wow. It looks awesome!

Here’s the recap of the open mic event for Medium episode 6.15 How to Beat a Bad Guy. I thought you might like to see Dean Norris, who plays Scanlon’s now deceased brother Paul.

9:00
Allison is walking in a dark parking lot on the phone with bags on her arm.

9:01
Looking more alert now, but a guy is approaching.

9:01
He wants $5.

9:01
Now, he’s stealing her purse. She wants her daughter’s baby photos.

9:02
She beats him up. And goes Kung Fu on the other boys.

9:02
Way to rewrite your ending Allison.

9:03
I love it. “I would have given you my purse, but nobody touches my little girl’s baby pictures.”

9:04
And she’s being revived in the parking lot. I liked the kicking butt version better.

9:07
Joe wants to kill somebody, but other than that.

9:08
Talking to the self defense instructor.

9:08
Maybe some lessons are in order? She took the instructor’s card.

9:09
Kids are upset. I would be, too. Seeing their mom’s face like that….

9:10
Allison hears a noise and turns to ask Joe if he heard it. But he’s not there.

9:10
Gets up to investigate and is attacked by the mugger. Thank goodness it was a dream this time.

9:11
Allison goes to see the instructor in the morning.

9:12
Hears her story about why she became an instructor.

9:12
Lee is meeting with Devalos. Ooh, nice suit.

9:13
Scumbag attacking a teen and videoing it.

9:15
An undercover guy on the case disappeared and Devalos is warning Scanlon to stay away. He’s almost certain that the rapist is Scanlon’s brother!

9:16
Wait. Scanlon has a brother. Did I know that?

9:20
Oh, okay. His name is Ben. He’s a bad guy, but he saved Scanlon when their drunken dad was beating him.

9:20
Of course, Scanlon did not listen to Devalos. He went right to visit his brother.

9:21
Scanlon and “the mom” are engaged. His baby’s name is Lee. Is it just me or is he more into Lee than former Deputy Doll?

9:22
His brother says he isn’t a pervert. He’s 50. He’s a different guy. He’s got a handle on things.

9:22
Scanlon doesn’t believe him.

9:24
Joe is watching a movie and Allison does some Karate Kid moves.

9:24
She’s feeling more like herself again.

9:24
Joe thinks so, too.

9:25
Kira is fighting with a man in Allison’s dream.

9:26
Allison goes to her and tells her she found the man on the sex offender registry.

9:27
She doesn’t think it was him and isn’t sure she really saw his face.

9:27
She brushes Allison off and walks off.

9:28
Allison goes to Scanlon for help. Henry Maynard is the guy in the photo. Really Sean Riley who is the undercover cop who disappeared. Uh, oh.

9:32
Joe makes Allison feel better. “Gee, now I hate you, too.”

9:33
And Allison didn’t know about Joe’s brother, either. I guess I don’t need to feel so bad.

9:33
And they found Riley dead after Allison dreamed about his location.

9:34
Devalos will be bringing in Scanlon’s brother for questioning.

9:35
“Manny, you don’t understand. This is my big brother.”

9:35
Devalos is asking Ben about the girl in the video and about his tattoo.

9:36
He denies all knowledge.

9:36
But Henry/Sean he does recognize.

9:37
Not as a murderer, but as the scumbag who might have hurt a girl.

9:38
Ben yells at Scanlon, who he knows is watching. He calls him “Mr. Good” and blames him.

9:39
Allison sees a vision of Ben attacking a girl.

9:40
She evades Scanlon’s questions about his brother and brings up her head injury. He gets to the truth. His brother was the one who raped the girl.

9:40
Fat weasel. I guess I’d call my brother worse than that if he was a rapist.

9:41
Scanlon is holding his gun to his brother’s head after breaking into his place to question him.

9:41
Does he believe his story?

9:41
I think he wants to. But does he?

9:42
Henry/Sean wakes up bound and gagged.

9:42
He sits up and tries to escape. Picking the lock on his cuffs when Kira walks in and says, “You’re awake. Good.”

9:43
He tries to talk, but there’s a gag in his mouth and she doesn’t want to hear him anyway.

9:44
Sean tries to explain, but he doesn’t quite pick phrases that would make a former rape victim happy. “Stop fighting.” “It’ll only get worse…” Dude. Seriously. Try, “I’m a cop under cover!”

9:47
By the way, if you miss Joe’s dad, be sure to tune in for episode 6.16 Allison Rolen Got Married. He’s in it!

9:47
Allison stops in to see Kira.

9:47
A new list. A list of dead sex offenders.

9:49
And news about Henry being a cop under cover instead of a sex offender. Kira says again she knows nothing. Then she asks Allison if she’s going to arrest her, which would require proof and muscle, neither of which she has.

9:50
Scanlon’s brother shows up with a stuffed toy to meet the gf and the baby. Scanlon tells him he sent them away. And then he tells him he watched the video of the teenager being raped today.

9:50
The guy kept bending his thumb back all the way to his wrist. His brother is double jointed and had the same habit.

9:51
One time offer to turn himself in and Scanlon will stand by him.

9:51
He’ll get him help to get better. “You don’t get it Mr. Good do you?…I’m fine. I like me.”

9:52
Very creepy guy. Must take after their dad.

9:53
Kira is talking to her victim – Scanlon’s brother.

9:54
Scanlon wakes up when Allison calls to tell him that Kira is going after his brother.

9:55
Wait. Kira’s going after Paul? I guess they changed Scanlon’s brother’s name from the casting call?

9:55
And Scanlon relieves the detective watching two hours early.

9:56
He sees Kira walk out after his brother.

9:56
Allison calls Scanlon. “Paul’s dead Allison…They were too late…”

9:57
Only he isn’t dead yet. Scanlon’s sitting in his car and just waiting.

9:57
Wow.

9:57
And next ep, as I mentioned, Allison is a young bride and Joe’s parents and her grandma will be appearing. Fun!

9:58
See you all next week.

I am so excited! Another episode of Medium finally is airing and I can’t wait to watch. Anyone want to join me for an open mic? I miss the fun of chatting with all the other fans at Medium Dreams. If you want to laugh and cry along with me as I watch Medium episode 6.15, entitled How to Beat a Bad Guy, I’d sure like to have the company. I’m not above bribery, so I’m bringing out the goodies:

Long Island Iced Tea because no one knows how to make a potential mugger cry and run away better than a true New Yorker and a dark chocolate truffle assortment just because I love dark chocolate. Mmmm.

So what’s up tonight? Why don’t I let Patricia Arquette tell you?

Ready to join me? You can comment here and I’ll check back a few times, but I’m also going to be live blogging the fun at CoverItLive:

I love watching The View. It is a great way to see differing opinions on the news and issues that come up each week and I know that between everyone, I end up with a pretty unbiased report of the current events and celebrity happenings. It is like The Daily Show for women. So, I was really excited to find out that I made the cut to become a brand ambassador for The View.

I think I like the show so much because it reminds me of a good book club. You know, the kind where you don’t always end up discussing the book quite as much as you planned. You start out talking about the main points and get into a bit of what you like and don’t like and then someone says, “Speaking of rotten men, Evie really could use some support!” Even though you don’t get to bring up the way the blackbird is used to foreshadow the ultimate betrayal the main character faces, you do manage to cover a bunch of other fascinating stuff completely unrelated to the book.

Are you a fan of The View?

Disclaimer:

“I am a participant in a Mom Central campaign for ABC Daytime and will receive a tote bag or other The View branded items to facilitate my review.”

Good news! Patricia Arquette was nominated for a SAG award for best tv drama actress. She’s got some tough competition, but she had some fantastic episodes and did some amazing acting. Oh, and she’s not up against Sally Field this year, who wins every time she is nominated because everyone loves her.

By the way, SAG is such an unfortunate acronym for a fabulous, important award, isn’t it?

Happy birthday to Miguel Sandoval, my favorite television district attorney. I’m so happy that Medium story line where his character Manuel Devalos was off fishing and was replaced by two faced friend Tom Van Dyke is over with! Medium just wasn’t the same through that whole angst ridden season four.

Here’s hoping Sofia Vassilieva has a very happy birthday today! I feel sort of like a doting aunt after years of watching her as Eloise and then Ariel. I can’t believe how grown up and sophisticated she looks!

I just love the way she seems to be channeling old Hollywood starlets with a modern twist.

Someone pinch me. Ow! I didn’t mean literally. But seriously, did you ever imagine that Medium would go from the poor stepchild of NBC to the darling child of CBS? Every issue of TV Guide I pick up has Medium in it. Everyone who is anyone is talking about the show. Patricia Arquette is presenting major awards! (And for those of you who are flat chested, let me assure you – they don’t make those dresses for well endowed women. It is almost impossible for her to find a dress that doesn’t highlight her chest without going for a style that has a Victorian ruff!)

Anyway, I open the September 28th issue of TV Guide and see a picture of Patricia Arquette and Jake Weber on the Inbox page. Yup. Right beside a photo advertising The Vampire Diaries recaps is a reminder to check out PaleyFest videos with their faces smiling back at me!

I’m thinking my life is complete until I get to pages 16 and 17. There, I see a nice shot of Jake Weber and Patricia Arquette again, along with a blurb about their new haircuts.

Ah, can it get any better? Why, yes. Yes, it could. For example, we could have a CBS forum just for Medium and Twitter and Facebook pages! Wouldn’t that be nice? Oh, wait. We’ve got them!!! You can follow the show on Twitter at @Medium_CBS.

Wow! After 5 seasons, Medium is just now reaching the 100th episode. Of course, that’s probably because Medium season 6 is the first full season starting at the regular time. Anyway, the Medium folks decided to celebrate their achievement with a cake.

Patricia Arquette and Allison DuBois stand in front of the colossal cake:

The tv DuBois family all together:

A cute, silly moment where Patricia Arquette gives her t.v. hubby Jake Weber a taste of cake.

I love the way the Medium gang really has evolved to form a “family” of fun loving folks. They seem to be as close off camera as on and seem to really care about each other.

By the way, there’s also another thing Medium fans can celebrate about. Medium Dreams is back in full swing with a new blogger who loves Medium at the helm! So, if you want a daily fix of Medium goodness, check it out. Kona, you’re doing a fabulous job!