If I were her…

How do you think Paula Cole feels about being a one-hit wonder unavoidably associated with waterfront/dock photos and Katie Holmes in her innocent days?

Her song, "I Don’t Want to Wait," is presumably about war? Or returning from it? Or the things that shape us as children? I don’t know, it’s about something. But it will forever be The Dawson’s Creek Theme Song, bringing to mind images of Michelle Williams with bad hair, a practically creaseless Joshua Jackson, and JCrew ads. In a really good way.



How do I not own this complete series on DVD?

Rich man, poor man.

I’ve been watching a lot of TV recently. What with season premieres and all sorts of free downloads on iTunes, there’s a lot to catch up on. But everywhere I look, I see something I’ve seen before (and I’m not just talking about recycled plotlines) – I’m talking about new actors/actresses who are like the Poor Man versions of some more famous faces.

From 'Fringe':

This is not just an excuse for more Joshua Jackson. Poor Man’s Cate Blanchett, no?

From '90210':

A Very Poor Man’s Elizabeth Berkeley. Except with less acting chops.

From 'Lipstick Jungle':

A Poor Man’s Scott Speedman

*Actually, Scott Speedman – recently seen in such critical delights as 'Underworld' – might be the Poor Man version of himself. Because this guy is kind of hot.

** I was going to put the Andrew McCarthy doppelganger next, but upon further review – the guy isn’t just someone who looks like an Andrew McCarthy who aged really badly and got a totally different voice – its actually him.

Blane, what happened?

Give me down to there hair.

Every few months, I take a trip to Newbury Comics and beef up my Broadway musical CD collection. I let it rest dormant for too long, and if I don't keep learning about new plays and re-hearing the songs, people might think I'm not *actually* a total drama nerd at heart.

The last purchase I made was 'Hair,' an awesomely ridiculous 70s musical about an Army-bound kid having a crazy night with hippies in New York. Parenthetically, the movie version starred Treat Williams, which always made it weird to see him on Everwood.


Anyway. Upon importing the CD into iTunes and searching for its associated artwork, I got a kick out of what it chose: