TV in Development: A comedy with ex-90's girl-group!

The 90's, for me, was a time for growing up, getting perspective and gaining responsibilities.

A time when, while Reality Bites with Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke was the coolest thing on film, I was getting my own dose of reality biting me.

 It was the decade I...

• Graduated college. 
• Got my first job. 
• Thought of marriage. 
• Nixed marriage. 
• Broke hearts. 
• Disappointed people. 
• Stumbled. 
• Found my path. 
• Got a second chance.
• Quit work
• Gave birth. 
• Got it all together.
• Matured into motherhood.

It was also a time when I played Spice Girls' music a lot. I used to play this and have me and my toddler dancing to it till we're both tired. I used to rock my son to sleep singing one of their slower songs.

Although at that time, I think I would have never admitted to listening to Spice Up Your Life, or confess to watching their video of Wannabe everytime it ran on Studio23 and following their dance steps when no one was looking.

I think, back then, I wouldn't openly claim that I was affected when the group lost Ginger Spice.

Because only kids in school back then loved Spice Girls.

And in the 90's, I was definitely NOT a kid anymore.

I thought that girl bands were stupid and superficial, no matter if their music was catchy, their dance moves were fun and challenging, or that I sang 2 Become One in the shower a lot.

But who was I kidding? Their music was the soundtrack of my decade.

So, it thrilled me, no less, to read about this TV show under development, for the simple reason that --- I am this show's target market!!!

The plot?

A “super cool” 1990s all-girl band who, after 20 years of bad blood, tries to reunite though they’re no longer girls and no longer cool:

From The Hollywood Reporter

I'm already thinking about what this show's gonna be like!

If all goes well and this series is ordered to pilot, I have something new to look forward to by Fall of 2012!

It's time to bring back the zigazig-ha!

TV In Development: A drama about the Cosmetics Industry

I think my friend Sol from Digital Traincase, who also happens to love TV shows like I do, would be waiting for this show.

It's a drama series set in the beauty industry.

Screen Capped from Futon Critic

The show's creators, Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain, have previously worked on Lie to Me, The Shield, Dollhouse and Angels.  They've also worked on The Vampire Diaries, as well as Women's Murder Club with Angie Harmon (Rizzoli!).

None of these shows are even remotely close to what Beautiful Girls is.

I'm guessing it's going to be something like Melrose Place meets Ugly Betty meets Devil Wears Prada.

Kelly Rowland's X Factor Look (Her Make-up's Gorgeous!)

There's not a lot I know about Kelly Rowland. Beyond Destiny's Child, beyond her singing, beyond her career... I know absolutely nothing about her.

So, when it was announced that she was one of three new judges The X Factor UK would be introducing in their 8th season, I think my reaction would be closest to a verbal shrug. I didn't give a hoot.

There were three X Factor shows I'd be following this season (UK, Australia, USA) and the judges were not the reason why I'm tuning in.

It becomes a bonus, however, when people behind the show do their edits right to make every aspect of the program interesting. I love Australia's version a lot because other than the singing, they have a way of tying facets together for a story.

Anyway, while watching the 2nd episode of the UK version today, I was so pleased to see how its production people placed special focus on Kelly Rowland. It never occured to me how much interesting she is.

For this episode, they showed viewers how Kelly's such a darling and how there seemed to be a lot of male contestants crushing on her. There was a 10-minute bit with the men fawning over her and Ms. Rowland loving every minute of it. She flirted with some of them even, which sent me giggling.  It wasn't so much annoying to watch, as it was endearing.

Kelly Rowland is a doll, I discovered.

And she literally reminded me of this African-American Barbie Doll I had as a kid. Her make-up suited her really well. In fact, it was her make-up that had me staring at the screen, studying every detail of it.

She looks amazing in any type of shade and color. I cannot pick out which look I like the best. SIDEBAR: That lavender lipstick shade (bottom right) is the prettiest I've seen on someone. She carries it so well. And here I am thinking --- Can I wear that?

In an interview, Kelly says that she travels with a publicist, a make-up artist and a stylist for work. Here's her team in action. This was also Kelly getting ready for another X Factor audition.

Credit: http://soulfulbeauty.com/article.php?n=1189

Having her on the show is, as they all say, a breath of fresh air. With 8 Seasons of The X Factor UK, the series was on its way to becoming ultra-predictable and laborious to watch. I guess they did right picking new set of judges this time around.

Are you watching this show? How do you find it?