I Heart New York

I have two things to talk about and since both involve NYC, why not combine them?  

The first is last night's ep of Ugly Betty.  That show never ceases to amaze me.  It was a little sappier than I normally like from my comedy's (the heart attack, the broken engagement, I'm trying to be vague here so I don't spoil it for anyone that has it on their DVR and is trying to find the time to watch it), but none the less totally hilars.  Nikki Blonsky's was incredible and I hope that she has a reoccurring role on the show.  She's a great nemesis for Betty.  And can I just say that I love Amanda.  She wasn't too featured last night, but she is the best.

The other thing having to do with NYC is The City.  It's the The Hills spinoff (which is a Laguna Beach spinoff in case you've been living in 2004 since, well, 2004).  I didn't think I would like The City.  Whitney was always the vanilla ice cream in the Neapolitan box.  And I'm more of a mix all the flavors together and cover in syrup, Cool Whip and cookie crumbs girl myself (over accessorizing ice cream is so not a faux pas).  But now being three eps in I've found myself enjoying it.  So here are my Top Nine Reasons (I think Letterman has trademarked Top Ten lists)…

Why I Love The City:

9. NYC is way more glamorous than LA

8. Debutantes

7. That Olivia girl looks like the love child of Lauren and a pre-op Heidi

6. A hairy, gruff man with an Australian accent

5. Whitney, Olivia, and Erin are totally bringing back baby banana clips

4. In the opening credits they show some guy named Adam and I'm pretty sure this Adam person hasn't been on a single episode so far (I love a mysterious man) **UPDATE Adam is Jay's roommate and knowing this I do believe he's had a total of 39 seconds of screen time cumulatively.

3. Erin's colorfully decorated apartment (why so much beige girls on The Hills?)

2. I have a feeling by mid-season the Uptown "Art Dealer Kid" Crowd and the Downtown "Hipster" Crowd will rumble West Side Story style with Whitney and Jay being a modern day Tony and Maria (but without all that dying)

1. Two words: NO SPENCER

And that is why I am currently infatuated with New York City (oh! and I just rewatched The Devil Wears Prada and in my opinion that movie has a way of romanticizing NYC much like Sex & the City does).