Yes, it's a couple of days after Monday night's show, but I was a bit lost for words for a bit there. Here's a quick run down of the latest from the show. The gang all went to New York to start their global love affair.
One on one date #1 - Casey. The guy sounds like Kermit the Frog, but apart from lack of personality, has the set up to be a stalker. The kind that calls and calls to tell you how much they love you and why can't the person see that, lurks in the shadows and general other unstable vibes. He would be perfect for Michelle from last season of The Bachelor. All the guy ever says is how much he wants to guard and protect Ali's heart and how he wants her to do the same. When he's not spewing out that bologne, he makes up super cheezy songs on the spot. Maybe it wouldn't be as bad if he could actually carry a tune, but no. It's just embarrassing.
Group date: -- Roberto, Frank, Jonathan, Kirk, Ty, and a couple of other faces. It seems that the date with Casey made Ali a bit sick because she was under the weather for the day. Roberto took the spotlight. Frank had a hard time as did a couple of the other guys watching them. It is a hard spot to be in really. Then again, that's the trick about the show: watching someone you want to be with dating other people and trying to keep your cool. Ouch. By the end of the night, Ali was in rough shape and Kirk took her back to her suite and tucked her in. Very sweet.
One on one date #2 -- Chris L. Ali was really under the weather. So, instead of cancelling the date, she invited Chris to come over to her suite to hang out. He brought her soup and flowers. Talk about earning a rose. After the soup and chat, she decided she had enough energy to take him to the other parts of the date -- private club setting followed by music on the rooftop.
While Chris and Ali were out on their date, freak boy Casey decided to go get himself a tattoo on his wrist of a shield over a heart. LAME!! He decided to do it to show Ali he was being genuine. However, Casey didn't get to show her the tattoo before the rose ceremony. So that temporarily saved him some further embarrassment and she kept him around for another round. I suppose it could be worse, he could have tattooed her name on his wrist.
Next week, they're off in Iceland. It ought to be interesting.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Bachelorette -- Ali -- Ep. 3
Another interesting night of guys trying to get Ali to pick them over the next dude. Definitely an interesting scenario when the guys who are trying to get her attention also have to live in the same house and see how the other guys are getting along or not getting on.
Last night had two one one dates and one group date.
First one on one date: Roberto and the high wire act. First, they went up in a helicopter and did a bit of a skyline tour, followed by landing on the roof of a 20 storey building in Los Angeles. Ali pointed out to Roberto that if they wanted to have dinner, they would have to cross between buildings on a high wire. At least they were cabled in with safety chains and all. I can't imagine the adrenaline one would need to get pumped up to make it across that stretch. Obviously a set up for potential romantic moments and Roberto followed through. Halfway across, Roberto leaned in to give her a smooch. Quite a long smooch at that too. Somehow it seemed to calm Ali down and they made it across without any problem. They also appeared to have a good time together. Roberto definitely remains on the hot list. Some guys are physically attractive and they know it and some almost seem to count on it. Roberto strikes me as a decent guy who happens to be hot, which makes him that much hotter, actually.
The Group date. It was a music video shoot for a Bare Naked Ladies song, You Run Away. However, the music company must've decided to go another route, because that's not the video that was widely released for the song. Perhaps just a limited collection for those guys. Anyway, on the set, Ali and the guys had roles to portray. Poor Frank got slapped multiple times as part of the video. The director didn't seem to think he was getting slapped hard enough. Ouch. As if that wasn't hard enough, he was having a rough time dealing with seeing all the other guys on the set have kissing parts for the shoot. Speaking of guys who were having a rough time on set, Jonathan, the weather guy appeared to be having a bit of stage and performance anxiety. He got all psyched out about having to kiss Ali and then almost couldn't do it when the guys started to razz him about messing up the scene. He actually started to shed a few tears. Part of me felt for him, but at the same time I thought: oh dude, that's not going to keep her if you're going to cry whenever you think about performing with her. However that performance may be. Kirk, on the other hand, didn't cry when he had the bedroom scene with Ali. No sir. He got right in the mood and they were rolling around having a good ol' time. To prove that it wasn't just a screen kiss, later in the evening, while in the hot tub, they got back to practicing the lip locking motion. Needless to say, he got the on the spot rose and a secure spot for next week.
As far as the second one on one date went, well, Justin the entertainer guy hobbled his way up to Ali's place uninvited and took some of the time away from the guy who was supposed to go on the second one on one date, Hunter. Poor guy. Not that he really had a chance, but it just added insult to injury. I mean Justin definitely has a smarminess to his character. He's one of those guys that relies on being attractive and thinks that everyone will believe the B.S. that comes out of his mouth. When he gets caught in the B.S., he tries to spin it around on other people. Typical B.S.'r. For the time being Ali might be eating it up -- or some of it anyway -- but I don't believe he'll be there in the end. At least, one can hope she has better taste than that. Hunter on the other hand didn't have a chance at all. Even with him trying to call her darling and babe during the date, which only lasted a couple of hours as opposed to the whole day. Mind you, the date probably wouldn't have lasted the whole day anyway. The only chemistry happening on that date was digesting hot dogs and hamburgers. At least Ali was fairly gracious in telling him that it wasn't going to work between them. With that, Hunter went home before the rose ceremony.
Notable guys still around:
Frank
Roberto
Ty
Chris L.
Guys that I suspect will stick around for a bit, but won't last much longer:
Casey (Kermit)
Craig -- lawyer guy
Justin
There are some other guys, but maybe it's the editing thing or whatever, their names evade me. I suspect they won't be around much longer either.
Until next time.
Last night had two one one dates and one group date.
First one on one date: Roberto and the high wire act. First, they went up in a helicopter and did a bit of a skyline tour, followed by landing on the roof of a 20 storey building in Los Angeles. Ali pointed out to Roberto that if they wanted to have dinner, they would have to cross between buildings on a high wire. At least they were cabled in with safety chains and all. I can't imagine the adrenaline one would need to get pumped up to make it across that stretch. Obviously a set up for potential romantic moments and Roberto followed through. Halfway across, Roberto leaned in to give her a smooch. Quite a long smooch at that too. Somehow it seemed to calm Ali down and they made it across without any problem. They also appeared to have a good time together. Roberto definitely remains on the hot list. Some guys are physically attractive and they know it and some almost seem to count on it. Roberto strikes me as a decent guy who happens to be hot, which makes him that much hotter, actually.
The Group date. It was a music video shoot for a Bare Naked Ladies song, You Run Away. However, the music company must've decided to go another route, because that's not the video that was widely released for the song. Perhaps just a limited collection for those guys. Anyway, on the set, Ali and the guys had roles to portray. Poor Frank got slapped multiple times as part of the video. The director didn't seem to think he was getting slapped hard enough. Ouch. As if that wasn't hard enough, he was having a rough time dealing with seeing all the other guys on the set have kissing parts for the shoot. Speaking of guys who were having a rough time on set, Jonathan, the weather guy appeared to be having a bit of stage and performance anxiety. He got all psyched out about having to kiss Ali and then almost couldn't do it when the guys started to razz him about messing up the scene. He actually started to shed a few tears. Part of me felt for him, but at the same time I thought: oh dude, that's not going to keep her if you're going to cry whenever you think about performing with her. However that performance may be. Kirk, on the other hand, didn't cry when he had the bedroom scene with Ali. No sir. He got right in the mood and they were rolling around having a good ol' time. To prove that it wasn't just a screen kiss, later in the evening, while in the hot tub, they got back to practicing the lip locking motion. Needless to say, he got the on the spot rose and a secure spot for next week.
As far as the second one on one date went, well, Justin the entertainer guy hobbled his way up to Ali's place uninvited and took some of the time away from the guy who was supposed to go on the second one on one date, Hunter. Poor guy. Not that he really had a chance, but it just added insult to injury. I mean Justin definitely has a smarminess to his character. He's one of those guys that relies on being attractive and thinks that everyone will believe the B.S. that comes out of his mouth. When he gets caught in the B.S., he tries to spin it around on other people. Typical B.S.'r. For the time being Ali might be eating it up -- or some of it anyway -- but I don't believe he'll be there in the end. At least, one can hope she has better taste than that. Hunter on the other hand didn't have a chance at all. Even with him trying to call her darling and babe during the date, which only lasted a couple of hours as opposed to the whole day. Mind you, the date probably wouldn't have lasted the whole day anyway. The only chemistry happening on that date was digesting hot dogs and hamburgers. At least Ali was fairly gracious in telling him that it wasn't going to work between them. With that, Hunter went home before the rose ceremony.
Notable guys still around:
Frank
Roberto
Ty
Chris L.
Guys that I suspect will stick around for a bit, but won't last much longer:
Casey (Kermit)
Craig -- lawyer guy
Justin
There are some other guys, but maybe it's the editing thing or whatever, their names evade me. I suspect they won't be around much longer either.
Until next time.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The Bachelorette -- Ali -- Ep. 1 & 2
Last week, the Bachelorette with Ali (from last season of the Bachelor) kicked off this season. Ali had the nervous case of giggles for the first episode as loads of guys were dropped off at the house one limousine at a time. Out of 25, she had to select 17 hopefuls. It's hard to weed out all the bad seeds in one go. Not to mention, the producers probably hint at Ali to keep some of the peculiar guys around for some drama. It's interesting as I usually find that if some the guys that don't make it past the first night, you don't really see any of their confessional moments except for when they're leaving.
It's a bit hard to comment on all these guys right off the bat too. They may seem a bit nutty and end up normal, and sometimes the crazy ones need more time to brew before they show what a nut job they really are.
Ali's first solo date was with Frank -- a screenwriter hopeful, who runs a retail shop. I suspect he'll stick around for a while as the first date went really well for both. It'll be interesting to see where this goes. They gave Ali this old stylish jalopy to drive around in for the day. Except that, within the first 1/2hr to an hour of heading to their destination, the car broke down on the side of the highway. I'm tempted to think that the producers gave her a problem car on purpose -- just to see how they would both handle it. It turned out, they handled it pretty well and the date continued and blossomed on from there. Although Ali was quite excited and pleased with the first date with Frank, Frank was more than elated and I suspect something interesting may happen. Whether that "interesting" thing is that something develops between the two or he gets super jealous and says/does something stupid remains to be seen. But I sense an interesting factor just the same.
As far as the group date went, Oi! The group of guys were taken to a beach house in Malibu, then were instructed and assigned various bathing garments. Some of those garments definitely surpassed the "interesting" label. Some of them were itty bitty pieces and some looked like bad Speedos from the 70's and 80's. Mind you, if you've been to Cuba, they'd have fit right in with all the German men -- young and old.
The highlights of the episode generally included some male drama between the weatherman, Jonathan, and an angry douche bag named Craig. Although Craig didn't only frustrate Jonathan, the weatherman was the only one who actually told him straight up (on camera anyway) that he couldn't stand to be around him. It's too bad that the douche bag had a nice head of hair though. However, he was one angry dude. I suspect that he was over compensating for his inability to have any sense of a real conversation with Ali. He couldn't look her in the eye when he spoke to her, he was all guarded, and he couldn't even bring himself to ask about what she likes or anything. At least his angry douche bag self wasn't going to stick around for more than two episodes -- he was sent packing at the end of the rose ceremony.
Early noticeable guys (possible faves):
* Frank
* Ty
* Roberto
* Jonathan
* Chris L.
It's a bit hard to comment on all these guys right off the bat too. They may seem a bit nutty and end up normal, and sometimes the crazy ones need more time to brew before they show what a nut job they really are.
Ali's first solo date was with Frank -- a screenwriter hopeful, who runs a retail shop. I suspect he'll stick around for a while as the first date went really well for both. It'll be interesting to see where this goes. They gave Ali this old stylish jalopy to drive around in for the day. Except that, within the first 1/2hr to an hour of heading to their destination, the car broke down on the side of the highway. I'm tempted to think that the producers gave her a problem car on purpose -- just to see how they would both handle it. It turned out, they handled it pretty well and the date continued and blossomed on from there. Although Ali was quite excited and pleased with the first date with Frank, Frank was more than elated and I suspect something interesting may happen. Whether that "interesting" thing is that something develops between the two or he gets super jealous and says/does something stupid remains to be seen. But I sense an interesting factor just the same.
As far as the group date went, Oi! The group of guys were taken to a beach house in Malibu, then were instructed and assigned various bathing garments. Some of those garments definitely surpassed the "interesting" label. Some of them were itty bitty pieces and some looked like bad Speedos from the 70's and 80's. Mind you, if you've been to Cuba, they'd have fit right in with all the German men -- young and old.
The highlights of the episode generally included some male drama between the weatherman, Jonathan, and an angry douche bag named Craig. Although Craig didn't only frustrate Jonathan, the weatherman was the only one who actually told him straight up (on camera anyway) that he couldn't stand to be around him. It's too bad that the douche bag had a nice head of hair though. However, he was one angry dude. I suspect that he was over compensating for his inability to have any sense of a real conversation with Ali. He couldn't look her in the eye when he spoke to her, he was all guarded, and he couldn't even bring himself to ask about what she likes or anything. At least his angry douche bag self wasn't going to stick around for more than two episodes -- he was sent packing at the end of the rose ceremony.
Early noticeable guys (possible faves):
* Frank
* Ty
* Roberto
* Jonathan
* Chris L.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Finale
The final three gave it their best shot for the last night of performances and really came out wanting to win it. Nicole, Evan and Erin all have that competitive edge and ability, which made it the best top three the show has probably experienced since the beginning. Usually there's one that's the obvious winner, but in this case, it was a bit tougher to say for sure who really was going to take the mirror ball trophy home.
The thing to look out for on Monday night was the freestyle dance. That usually ends up being the kicker. For the first time, Erin & Nicole tied for first place. Unfortunately Evan's freestyle was a bit odd. Not hard to watch mind you, but just odd.
I have to admit, some of the previews for the finale results night made me cringe a bit due to Kate Gosselin. The sound and tone of her voice, that fake smile, everything about her makes me cringe. I had to say "excuse me?" out loud when I heard her in the previews when she said "90% of her audience hates her". Uh, excuse me, whose audience? It's not your audience chicky-poo. It's the Dancing With the Stars audience, not Kate's audience. Then she makes a comment that she even if she danced like Nicole or Evan that people would still find fault with her. First of all, you need to have rhythm to even begin dancing like those two. Second, they have a winning attitude. Third, they listen to their instructors and learn from the criticism. Finally, the most important part, they aren't complete oblivious b-itches such as herself. Ugh!
As the show dragged on for a couple of hours too long, we got to see Nicole, Evan, and Erin do their favourite dance -- the Argentine Tango. Yup. All three of them did the Argentine Tango and each one was just as unique and awesome as the next one. Then there were a lot of unnecessary hoopla in between and finally, finally, the winner was announced: Nicole Scherzinger. (Trumpet sounds here) I was almost expecting Evan to take it because a lot of times the Olympian usually takes it home.
That's a wrap folks.
The thing to look out for on Monday night was the freestyle dance. That usually ends up being the kicker. For the first time, Erin & Nicole tied for first place. Unfortunately Evan's freestyle was a bit odd. Not hard to watch mind you, but just odd.
I have to admit, some of the previews for the finale results night made me cringe a bit due to Kate Gosselin. The sound and tone of her voice, that fake smile, everything about her makes me cringe. I had to say "excuse me?" out loud when I heard her in the previews when she said "90% of her audience hates her". Uh, excuse me, whose audience? It's not your audience chicky-poo. It's the Dancing With the Stars audience, not Kate's audience. Then she makes a comment that she even if she danced like Nicole or Evan that people would still find fault with her. First of all, you need to have rhythm to even begin dancing like those two. Second, they have a winning attitude. Third, they listen to their instructors and learn from the criticism. Finally, the most important part, they aren't complete oblivious b-itches such as herself. Ugh!
As the show dragged on for a couple of hours too long, we got to see Nicole, Evan, and Erin do their favourite dance -- the Argentine Tango. Yup. All three of them did the Argentine Tango and each one was just as unique and awesome as the next one. Then there were a lot of unnecessary hoopla in between and finally, finally, the winner was announced: Nicole Scherzinger. (Trumpet sounds here) I was almost expecting Evan to take it because a lot of times the Olympian usually takes it home.
That's a wrap folks.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Semi Final Performances & the Boot
Monday night really showed off who belonged in the finals. If you've been paying attention, the order would go something like this:
1. Nicole & Derek
2. Evan & Anna
3. Erin & Maks
4. Chad & Cheryl.
Although Evan & Nicole are evenly good, Nicole gives off just a bit more sparkle to her performances that really gives it that finishing touch. Evan is adorable, mind you, but it's just that tiny bit more sparkle that would really give Nicole a run for the top spot. Quality wise, both of them really provide top notch work. I will give it up to Evan on Monday night for the paso doble performance. Wowie! Hot stuff it was.
Erin & Maks do a good job and their rehearsal tapes are usually really entertaining. However, even though Erin dances really well, she was just a bit choppy in some of the movements. A bit frustrating, because she does have the potential to make it a three way tie.
Chad, on the other hand, is alright, but not nearly in the same class as the other three competitors. Even though he is a flirt, he's got Cheryl all over him and he doesn't appear to be all that interested beyond flirting.
Fortunately, the voters got it right this time around on results night. Chad & Cheryl ended up going home. Whew! I have to admit, I was a bit worried because there have been times in the past when the strongest dancer did not make it through to the top (eh-hem, Cheetah girl, eh-hem Mario Lopez) and I almost didn't want to watch this season because of Donny Osmond winning last season. He so should not have taken home that really ugly yet oh so shiny trophy. So yay for the people for getting it right this season for the top 3.
As far as results night went, if you missed it, it wasn't a tragedy to miss anything other than who got voted off. It was just more university group dance competition and Mylie Cyrus (however you spell her first made up name) trying her bit at dancing in a tiny outfit. Whatever.
Next week is the final elimination. Will it be Nicole & Derek or Evan & Anna? Or, will Erin really take it up a notch and win everyone over?
1. Nicole & Derek
2. Evan & Anna
3. Erin & Maks
4. Chad & Cheryl.
Although Evan & Nicole are evenly good, Nicole gives off just a bit more sparkle to her performances that really gives it that finishing touch. Evan is adorable, mind you, but it's just that tiny bit more sparkle that would really give Nicole a run for the top spot. Quality wise, both of them really provide top notch work. I will give it up to Evan on Monday night for the paso doble performance. Wowie! Hot stuff it was.
Erin & Maks do a good job and their rehearsal tapes are usually really entertaining. However, even though Erin dances really well, she was just a bit choppy in some of the movements. A bit frustrating, because she does have the potential to make it a three way tie.
Chad, on the other hand, is alright, but not nearly in the same class as the other three competitors. Even though he is a flirt, he's got Cheryl all over him and he doesn't appear to be all that interested beyond flirting.
Fortunately, the voters got it right this time around on results night. Chad & Cheryl ended up going home. Whew! I have to admit, I was a bit worried because there have been times in the past when the strongest dancer did not make it through to the top (eh-hem, Cheetah girl, eh-hem Mario Lopez) and I almost didn't want to watch this season because of Donny Osmond winning last season. He so should not have taken home that really ugly yet oh so shiny trophy. So yay for the people for getting it right this season for the top 3.
As far as results night went, if you missed it, it wasn't a tragedy to miss anything other than who got voted off. It was just more university group dance competition and Mylie Cyrus (however you spell her first made up name) trying her bit at dancing in a tiny outfit. Whatever.
Next week is the final elimination. Will it be Nicole & Derek or Evan & Anna? Or, will Erin really take it up a notch and win everyone over?
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Performances & The Boot 6 & 7
Here's a combination one from last week and this week.
Last week (Performance & Boot #6) was producers taking a trip on bad 70's drug left-overs. How so? Did you hear the music they picked for the celebrity teams? Awful. Quicksteps and waltzes to gaudy 70's songs. Blech! I mean really bad cheesy stuff. At least the dancing was good for the most part. It figures that Damian and Pamela had a song that wasn't from the 70's because they were the ones sent home.
Do I have to say that Nicole and Derek wiped the dance floor clean of the competition? Maybe I do. Yes, Nicole and Derek continued to outshine. Evan's superhero hair attacked the tango brilliantly -- sharp and aggressive. It was refreshing to see that side of him. It must've been something with the superhero hair because Evan and Anna got the first set of perfect scores for the season. Go, go superhero hair! Even though I was getting a bit frustrated that Len kept holding back on the 10's for Nicole and Derek, I am glad Evan & Anna got awesome scores.
There was also a group challenge -- Teams Gaga and Madonna had to do a cha cha challenge.Team Gaga (Nicole, Chad, Pamela and their partners) beat out Team Madonna.
However, despite Team Gaga helping Chad and Pamela with the scores, Pamela ended up going home on results night.
This week, it was a lot easier to determine who should really be in the bottom two. It's not that the bottom two suck, but they unfortunately don't have the same flow and skill level to take it any further. Each duo had to dance twice -- no leaning on group performances this time around.
Len finally gave Nicole & Derek a well deserved 10 to their second performance -- a 50's inspired paso doble -- helping them to get their perfect scores for the first time this season ... finally! Can I hear a "woop! woop!"?
If Chad's partner was Edyta, she would've been wearing a tiny strap of fabric this week. He's alright, but with all due respect, compared to some of the other competitors, he just doesn't fit. Not to mention, the man makes no sense when he's all excited. He sounds like a boxer after he's been hit one too many times and just ends up smiling and speaking jibberish. Even Niecy's antics and jiggly parts beat Chad in judges' scores. Sadly, Niecy's jiggly parts were voted off in the end.
Maybe Chad sent out some diamond rings and necklaces to some select audience members to juice up his votes?
Next week is the semi-finals. Until then ...
Last week (Performance & Boot #6) was producers taking a trip on bad 70's drug left-overs. How so? Did you hear the music they picked for the celebrity teams? Awful. Quicksteps and waltzes to gaudy 70's songs. Blech! I mean really bad cheesy stuff. At least the dancing was good for the most part. It figures that Damian and Pamela had a song that wasn't from the 70's because they were the ones sent home.
Do I have to say that Nicole and Derek wiped the dance floor clean of the competition? Maybe I do. Yes, Nicole and Derek continued to outshine. Evan's superhero hair attacked the tango brilliantly -- sharp and aggressive. It was refreshing to see that side of him. It must've been something with the superhero hair because Evan and Anna got the first set of perfect scores for the season. Go, go superhero hair! Even though I was getting a bit frustrated that Len kept holding back on the 10's for Nicole and Derek, I am glad Evan & Anna got awesome scores.
There was also a group challenge -- Teams Gaga and Madonna had to do a cha cha challenge.Team Gaga (Nicole, Chad, Pamela and their partners) beat out Team Madonna.
However, despite Team Gaga helping Chad and Pamela with the scores, Pamela ended up going home on results night.
This week, it was a lot easier to determine who should really be in the bottom two. It's not that the bottom two suck, but they unfortunately don't have the same flow and skill level to take it any further. Each duo had to dance twice -- no leaning on group performances this time around.
Len finally gave Nicole & Derek a well deserved 10 to their second performance -- a 50's inspired paso doble -- helping them to get their perfect scores for the first time this season ... finally! Can I hear a "woop! woop!"?
If Chad's partner was Edyta, she would've been wearing a tiny strap of fabric this week. He's alright, but with all due respect, compared to some of the other competitors, he just doesn't fit. Not to mention, the man makes no sense when he's all excited. He sounds like a boxer after he's been hit one too many times and just ends up smiling and speaking jibberish. Even Niecy's antics and jiggly parts beat Chad in judges' scores. Sadly, Niecy's jiggly parts were voted off in the end.
Maybe Chad sent out some diamond rings and necklaces to some select audience members to juice up his votes?
Next week is the semi-finals. Until then ...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Performances & The Boot 5
Len was particularly sour again. Perhaps he needs to have a pre-show nap to keep his energy and attention levels up for judging. Sometimes he just comes out with these comments that make you think, he couldn't be watching the same performance. He was purposely holding back scores on Derek and Nicole. Seriously guy, ease up before you get a brain hemorrhage.
Needless to say Derek and Nicole had another super successful week along with Erin and Maks. It's hard to say who's closer behind Derek and Nicole -- whether it's Erin and Maks or Evan and Anna. Evan definitely has the glide across the floor down, but so does Erin. It'll be interesting to see who takes it home this year.
As far as the lower end goes, I'd have to say that Niecy's flare and personality definitely helps her in her performance levels, even if she doesn't come through technically. Her bubbly attitude and comedic sense, I believe, also helps Niecy stay out of the red light.
As far as who got the boot on Tuesday night, it was Jake's turn to get back under the red light and then take the exit. At least there wasn't any crying or anything super pathetic like the person who left the week before.
As far as the next few weeks go, I suspect that Chad will be in danger again and possibly Pamela. Even though Pamela is quite good, it's just a suspicion that she'll end up in exit zone fairly soon.
Until next week folks.
Needless to say Derek and Nicole had another super successful week along with Erin and Maks. It's hard to say who's closer behind Derek and Nicole -- whether it's Erin and Maks or Evan and Anna. Evan definitely has the glide across the floor down, but so does Erin. It'll be interesting to see who takes it home this year.
As far as the lower end goes, I'd have to say that Niecy's flare and personality definitely helps her in her performance levels, even if she doesn't come through technically. Her bubbly attitude and comedic sense, I believe, also helps Niecy stay out of the red light.
As far as who got the boot on Tuesday night, it was Jake's turn to get back under the red light and then take the exit. At least there wasn't any crying or anything super pathetic like the person who left the week before.
As far as the next few weeks go, I suspect that Chad will be in danger again and possibly Pamela. Even though Pamela is quite good, it's just a suspicion that she'll end up in exit zone fairly soon.
Until next week folks.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Performances & the Boot 4
Oh happy night, oh happy night. First, we'll do a quick recap of performance night. A lot of bad dancing happened on the floor with a few really good performances. Which one of the producers was high enough to pick a song from The Jungle Book movie? I mean really? It was pathetic! Just really pathetic and horrible. No wonder Chad and Cheryl ended up in the bottom. You just can't dance to that nonsense. Alternatively, it was still better than watching Tony clench his teeth to drag megamom across the floor once again. She shouldn't have been on the show to begin with. I believe Kate is some kind of Stepford wife robot gone awry. She says things to make people feel pity for her, but it's just so insincere and robotic that it's annoying.
The highlights of performance night went to Nicole and Derek for an amazing tango. Surprisingly, I have to say Pamela and Damian for entertainment value. She's a single mom, she doesn't really have any fancy dancing background of any kind, but she's got talent. I find myself rooting for her. One thing I also found is that from the clips of rehearsals, she doesn't give her partner a hard time or insult him. Hey Kate, maybe you could actually learn something from her.
As far as results night went, it was brilliant! Dmitry danced and Kate was not only in the bottom two, but she's outta there! Woohooo!! Oh happy, happy times. Now we can watch some proper dancing. I guess the bitter divorcée crowd got tired of having a bad dancer represent and came to their senses. I'm thinking Tony must've gone home and had a proper drink to celebrate his freedom of the queen B.
Let's see what next week has in store for us.
The highlights of performance night went to Nicole and Derek for an amazing tango. Surprisingly, I have to say Pamela and Damian for entertainment value. She's a single mom, she doesn't really have any fancy dancing background of any kind, but she's got talent. I find myself rooting for her. One thing I also found is that from the clips of rehearsals, she doesn't give her partner a hard time or insult him. Hey Kate, maybe you could actually learn something from her.
As far as results night went, it was brilliant! Dmitry danced and Kate was not only in the bottom two, but she's outta there! Woohooo!! Oh happy, happy times. Now we can watch some proper dancing. I guess the bitter divorcée crowd got tired of having a bad dancer represent and came to their senses. I'm thinking Tony must've gone home and had a proper drink to celebrate his freedom of the queen B.
Let's see what next week has in store for us.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Performances & The Boot 3
For the most part, performance night was not an inspiring or aspiring night. The preliminary videos just went on and on sometimes. The first 10 minutes of the show was all blah, blah, blah and yadda, yadda, wha'ever. Come on people, it's a dancing show, get to it already.
As for the scoring? I know it may be a bit more realistic, but what with all the preliminary video, it was a bit exhaustive in the end.
Even though Evan and Anna did a good tango, I hated the song the producers picked for them. Sure it was modern, but not for a tango. They might as well have been dancing to cows mooing; it was just distracting and not conducive to tango moves.
Aiden & Edyta. Oh the judges butchered them. I should have seen it coming. The more skin Edyta shows, the worse her partner does. She showed a lot of skin. At least Aiden has a good attitude about the whole thing even if he isn't a good dancer. If you look at Kate, oh good lohd! She sucks AND has a crappy attitude. She just moans and groans. I suspect she's appealing to the bitter divorcee crowd and the pity voters. She sucks people. STOP voting for her already.
To make a painful night more painful, I even saw a really bad commercial for some back pain specialists.
There were some positives of the performance night though:
1) Nicole and Derek -- even though Nicole wasn't at her best, she still did really
good.
2) Dmitry and Kim -- their "here's how a rumba should look" made me think can I have one of those please? That was hot and beautiful all rolled up into one.
The results night. Travis Wahl choreographed an amazing piece. If I'm not mistaken, I believe his brother Danny was part of it too. Now that was some wicked, inspiring and aspiring dancing going on there. Apart from that, Sade (say: shaw-day) sang twice. She's still got it. Sadly, Aiden went home and a certain talentless woman has yet to end up in the bottom. Poor Tony.
(I just couldn't make myself get to posting any sooner. Left shaking my head no and wondering why oh why is she still on the show.)
Until next week folks.
As for the scoring? I know it may be a bit more realistic, but what with all the preliminary video, it was a bit exhaustive in the end.
Even though Evan and Anna did a good tango, I hated the song the producers picked for them. Sure it was modern, but not for a tango. They might as well have been dancing to cows mooing; it was just distracting and not conducive to tango moves.
Aiden & Edyta. Oh the judges butchered them. I should have seen it coming. The more skin Edyta shows, the worse her partner does. She showed a lot of skin. At least Aiden has a good attitude about the whole thing even if he isn't a good dancer. If you look at Kate, oh good lohd! She sucks AND has a crappy attitude. She just moans and groans. I suspect she's appealing to the bitter divorcee crowd and the pity voters. She sucks people. STOP voting for her already.
To make a painful night more painful, I even saw a really bad commercial for some back pain specialists.
There were some positives of the performance night though:
1) Nicole and Derek -- even though Nicole wasn't at her best, she still did really
good.
2) Dmitry and Kim -- their "here's how a rumba should look" made me think can I have one of those please? That was hot and beautiful all rolled up into one.
The results night. Travis Wahl choreographed an amazing piece. If I'm not mistaken, I believe his brother Danny was part of it too. Now that was some wicked, inspiring and aspiring dancing going on there. Apart from that, Sade (say: shaw-day) sang twice. She's still got it. Sadly, Aiden went home and a certain talentless woman has yet to end up in the bottom. Poor Tony.
(I just couldn't make myself get to posting any sooner. Left shaking my head no and wondering why oh why is she still on the show.)
Until next week folks.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Norton and Diggory visit Murmurgrouse
Once upon a time, there was a magical place called Murmurgrouse. One day, a chancellor’s son, Diggory, came to visit. It wasn’t really his plan to visit Murmurgrouse, but while his carriage was travelling through the village to get somewhere else, the back tire on the carriage came loose from a big pothole in the village’s main street.
“Dammit!” said the driver up front. “Diggory, we’re going to have to make a pit stop here.”
“Where’s here, Norton?” Diggory called out from inside the carriage.
“We’re in Murmurgrouse. I believe there’s a place up ahead that can help with the tire.”
“Don’t we have a spare?” Diggory called out.
Norton murmured something under his breath in front and gave his head a mild scratch. “No, Diggory. We don’t have a spare. We had to leave that back home, remember?”
“Oh yeah, I remember. I wanted to see out the back window and we didn’t have room for it anywhere else.” Diggory let out a goofy chortle and shrugged his shoulders as he chortled. Diggory looked out at Norton and noticed the driver pinching the bridge of his nose slightly with his eyes closed. “Are you getting a headache again, Norton? You should get that looked into.”
Norton took a deep breath in and raised his head up. “Not really.” His mouth moved again like he was saying something, but Diggory couldn’t hear what he said. Then Norton spoke up louder so Diggory could hear him. “Come on and help me get this carriage to the yard over there. If we stay in this spot, we’re bound to cause a jam.”
Diggory jumped out of the carriage. “What do you need me to do, Norton?”
“Help me hold up the wheel post, so it doesn’t drag on the ground. There’s a spare pair of gloves in the compartment of the door there so you don’t get any splinters.”
Once Norton and Diggory set the carriage down at the edge of a nearby yard, they ventured into the village to see if they could find a place to get their carriage up and running again. Norton was used to driving Diggory around ever since Diggory was a young boy. Norton knew the real reason he was assigned as Diggory’s driver was not so much that Diggory was a chancellor’s son, but that it was usually in everybody’s interest, including Diggory’s, that he have someone nearby at all times. Sometimes, even though people do well in school, when it comes to everyday social matters, well that’s another story.
As the two got closer to the buildings in the centre of the village, Diggory noticed that some people passing in the opposite direction would mutter something under their breath as they passed.
“Hey Norton.”
“Yes, Diggory?”
“You ever been to this place before?”
“Yes, Diggory ... on a few occasions. Why do you ask?”
“I noticed people muttering when they walk by us and there’s something familiar about it.”
“C’mon Diggory, keep up. Well, not every place runs smoothly, you see...“ As Norton was about to explain more to Diggory, he saw that a parade was suddenly forming from the big government building in the core of the village. “You’re about to see one reason why. Look up there.”
On a balcony of the main government building, a man with gray hair and a paunch called out to the people below. “A parade is about to begin people. It’s very exciting and has lots of music, and colour. You should all enjoy it.”
It was interesting to Norton and Diggory that even though the man spoke of excitement and fun, they couldn’t help but notice that the man did not express those things with his voice and body language. In fact, the two of them found the man on the balcony didn’t appear to have much of a personality at all and had somewhat of a flat, expressionless tone to his speech. They found it completely bizarre.
Meanwhile, at the base of the government building, there was a bit of a scuffle as someone with a big sign was pulled off to the side.
Diggory turned to Norton. “What happened to the guy with the sign? I didn’t even get a chance to read what it said.”
Just then, a stream of balloons, musicians, and people in costumes started to march down the street. While their faces were all painted with bright colours and happy faces, Norton could see that some of them were muttering under their breath as the parade began to proceed around the government block.
“That’s just it, Diggory.”
“That’s just what, Norton?”
“That’s what I was telling you about. When someone tries to question the government about something that happened in the village, or ...” Norton lowered his voice to a whisper, “related to the village, but not necessarily in the village, the head of government puts on a big show of some sort or tells everyone to go on holiday to distract from answering questions. Have you ever heard the word ‘prorogue’, Diggory?”
“Prorogue? No. What’s that?” Diggory’s face lit up due to all the excitement with the parade.
“Focus, Diggory. Prorogue. It’s from the French word, proroger...”
Before Norton could finish the explanation, Diggory interrupted. “Sounds like a song.” With that, Diggory broke into song and clapped like a simple child as the parade continued going around the village centre. “Frere Zackuh, Frere Zackuh, proroger, proroger, semeh la Batina, semeh la Batina, ding ding dong, ding ding dong.”
When Diggory finished his song, he looked around to see Norton putting his head down again, pinching the bridge of his nose ever so slightly. Norton then looked directly at Diggory. “That doesn’t even make any sense, Diggory. Stop it.”
“But it’s a fun song. Try it, Norton. Frere Zackuh ... Frere ...”
Norton crossed his arms and stared unimpressively at Diggory. “Stop. It.”
Diggory looked down at his feet briefly as the two continued to walk closer to the government building. As quickly as the parade began, it seemed to subside as the parade members made their way back into the large door they had started from.
As one of the villagers passed Norton on the street, Norton tried to get her attention, but she just mumbled something and kept going. Norton experienced this a few times. It wasn’t until he started to mumble something under his own breath that another villager stopped to look at Norton.
“Can I help you with something?” the stranger asked Norton.
“Oh yes, please! I’m looking for someone who can help us with our carriage tire.”
“You’re actually looking to get something done? Hmmm. Yes, I think I know of a place. Fortunately, it’s not run by the government, or you’d be (incoherent mumbling).”
Diggory looked sideways at the stranger for a moment and then at Norton, “You fit right in, Norton.”
Norton looked quizzically at Diggory. “I’m not sure what you’re getting at Diggory (incoherent mumbling).”
Diggory looked at both the stranger and Norton again. “You just did it again. You’re doing what everyone around here seems to do. How is that?”
“I’m sure I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the stranger and Norton said simultaneously. They looked at each other and smiled shyly.
“The garage is right around here. You should keep it quiet though. It’s not a lot of places around here that get things done in a timely manner anymore.”
“How is that?” Diggory asked, trying to keep his voice down.
“People try to ask questions about strange occurrences all the time, but as you might have seen the parade just a little while ago, when someone tries to ask the government something about almost anything these days, they try to distract us with some kind of show. Depending on the question, or if anyone tries to remember the original question, the distraction goes on for a longer period of time. You just missed a great sports show that went on for three weeks. It’s surprising that anything runs in this town. The only thing they can’t prevent is time.“
“I just came up with a song about proroguing. Do you ...”
“No. She does not want to hear it.” Norton interrupted, looking sternly at Diggory with his index finger wagging ‘no’ at Diggory, and then turned to smile back at the stranger, “I’m sorry, you never told us your name. My name is Norton and this is Diggory.”
“Maybe I should hear the song and then I’ll tell you my name?” the stranger asked.
“Trust me. You don’t want to hear it.” Norton responded as Diggory opened his mouth to start singing and got in one clap.
“Come now. Let’s hear it,” The stranger prompted.
Diggory looked over to Norton, and then put his hands down to his side. “He’s right. It’s better that I don’t sing it.”
The stranger looked back over at Norton who smiled back at her, shrugged his shoulders, and made a face as if to say I guess he changed his mind.
“Alright then. Maybe later,” the stranger replied.
“You never told us your name.” Diggory and Norton said.
“Oh look, we’re here. Jeremy will take care of you.”
The stranger introduced Jeremy to Diggory and Norton, who then explained the problem with their carriage. As the stranger was about to exit, Jeremy called out, “thanks for the business Delores!”
Delores stopped in her tracks, put her head down briefly, turned around and waved back.
“Thanks for the help Delores!” called out Diggory and Norton.
Jeremy suggested that the visitors walk around for a little while longer while he worked on the carriage tire. Before another parade ended, Jeremy found the visitors and had them set up in the fixed carriage.
“Thanks for the fix Jeremy. We really appreciate it.” Norton shook Jeremy’s hand and paid the bill.
“Glad to have the business.” Jeremy said and sent them on their way.
“Is there anything we can do for you?” Norton asked from the carriage.
“Nah. The government will always find a way to distract us from anything they have cooking over there. Strange though, because they set these rules out for companies to run properly and quite frankly, we couldn’t afford to ‘work’ like they do. Someone’s got to do the work around here, right?”
As they set off, Norton soon found he was humming the song Diggory sang to him earlier on and finding it annoyingly catchy. Some ways down the road, Norton soon figured out why he couldn’t get the song out of his head; Diggory had been belting out the tune in the carriage. “Diggory!!”
Crick crack crow, the wire bend, and that’s the way the story end.
“Dammit!” said the driver up front. “Diggory, we’re going to have to make a pit stop here.”
“Where’s here, Norton?” Diggory called out from inside the carriage.
“We’re in Murmurgrouse. I believe there’s a place up ahead that can help with the tire.”
“Don’t we have a spare?” Diggory called out.
Norton murmured something under his breath in front and gave his head a mild scratch. “No, Diggory. We don’t have a spare. We had to leave that back home, remember?”
“Oh yeah, I remember. I wanted to see out the back window and we didn’t have room for it anywhere else.” Diggory let out a goofy chortle and shrugged his shoulders as he chortled. Diggory looked out at Norton and noticed the driver pinching the bridge of his nose slightly with his eyes closed. “Are you getting a headache again, Norton? You should get that looked into.”
Norton took a deep breath in and raised his head up. “Not really.” His mouth moved again like he was saying something, but Diggory couldn’t hear what he said. Then Norton spoke up louder so Diggory could hear him. “Come on and help me get this carriage to the yard over there. If we stay in this spot, we’re bound to cause a jam.”
Diggory jumped out of the carriage. “What do you need me to do, Norton?”
“Help me hold up the wheel post, so it doesn’t drag on the ground. There’s a spare pair of gloves in the compartment of the door there so you don’t get any splinters.”
Once Norton and Diggory set the carriage down at the edge of a nearby yard, they ventured into the village to see if they could find a place to get their carriage up and running again. Norton was used to driving Diggory around ever since Diggory was a young boy. Norton knew the real reason he was assigned as Diggory’s driver was not so much that Diggory was a chancellor’s son, but that it was usually in everybody’s interest, including Diggory’s, that he have someone nearby at all times. Sometimes, even though people do well in school, when it comes to everyday social matters, well that’s another story.
As the two got closer to the buildings in the centre of the village, Diggory noticed that some people passing in the opposite direction would mutter something under their breath as they passed.
“Hey Norton.”
“Yes, Diggory?”
“You ever been to this place before?”
“Yes, Diggory ... on a few occasions. Why do you ask?”
“I noticed people muttering when they walk by us and there’s something familiar about it.”
“C’mon Diggory, keep up. Well, not every place runs smoothly, you see...“ As Norton was about to explain more to Diggory, he saw that a parade was suddenly forming from the big government building in the core of the village. “You’re about to see one reason why. Look up there.”
On a balcony of the main government building, a man with gray hair and a paunch called out to the people below. “A parade is about to begin people. It’s very exciting and has lots of music, and colour. You should all enjoy it.”
It was interesting to Norton and Diggory that even though the man spoke of excitement and fun, they couldn’t help but notice that the man did not express those things with his voice and body language. In fact, the two of them found the man on the balcony didn’t appear to have much of a personality at all and had somewhat of a flat, expressionless tone to his speech. They found it completely bizarre.
Meanwhile, at the base of the government building, there was a bit of a scuffle as someone with a big sign was pulled off to the side.
Diggory turned to Norton. “What happened to the guy with the sign? I didn’t even get a chance to read what it said.”
Just then, a stream of balloons, musicians, and people in costumes started to march down the street. While their faces were all painted with bright colours and happy faces, Norton could see that some of them were muttering under their breath as the parade began to proceed around the government block.
“That’s just it, Diggory.”
“That’s just what, Norton?”
“That’s what I was telling you about. When someone tries to question the government about something that happened in the village, or ...” Norton lowered his voice to a whisper, “related to the village, but not necessarily in the village, the head of government puts on a big show of some sort or tells everyone to go on holiday to distract from answering questions. Have you ever heard the word ‘prorogue’, Diggory?”
“Prorogue? No. What’s that?” Diggory’s face lit up due to all the excitement with the parade.
“Focus, Diggory. Prorogue. It’s from the French word, proroger...”
Before Norton could finish the explanation, Diggory interrupted. “Sounds like a song.” With that, Diggory broke into song and clapped like a simple child as the parade continued going around the village centre. “Frere Zackuh, Frere Zackuh, proroger, proroger, semeh la Batina, semeh la Batina, ding ding dong, ding ding dong.”
When Diggory finished his song, he looked around to see Norton putting his head down again, pinching the bridge of his nose ever so slightly. Norton then looked directly at Diggory. “That doesn’t even make any sense, Diggory. Stop it.”
“But it’s a fun song. Try it, Norton. Frere Zackuh ... Frere ...”
Norton crossed his arms and stared unimpressively at Diggory. “Stop. It.”
Diggory looked down at his feet briefly as the two continued to walk closer to the government building. As quickly as the parade began, it seemed to subside as the parade members made their way back into the large door they had started from.
As one of the villagers passed Norton on the street, Norton tried to get her attention, but she just mumbled something and kept going. Norton experienced this a few times. It wasn’t until he started to mumble something under his own breath that another villager stopped to look at Norton.
“Can I help you with something?” the stranger asked Norton.
“Oh yes, please! I’m looking for someone who can help us with our carriage tire.”
“You’re actually looking to get something done? Hmmm. Yes, I think I know of a place. Fortunately, it’s not run by the government, or you’d be (incoherent mumbling).”
Diggory looked sideways at the stranger for a moment and then at Norton, “You fit right in, Norton.”
Norton looked quizzically at Diggory. “I’m not sure what you’re getting at Diggory (incoherent mumbling).”
Diggory looked at both the stranger and Norton again. “You just did it again. You’re doing what everyone around here seems to do. How is that?”
“I’m sure I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the stranger and Norton said simultaneously. They looked at each other and smiled shyly.
“The garage is right around here. You should keep it quiet though. It’s not a lot of places around here that get things done in a timely manner anymore.”
“How is that?” Diggory asked, trying to keep his voice down.
“People try to ask questions about strange occurrences all the time, but as you might have seen the parade just a little while ago, when someone tries to ask the government something about almost anything these days, they try to distract us with some kind of show. Depending on the question, or if anyone tries to remember the original question, the distraction goes on for a longer period of time. You just missed a great sports show that went on for three weeks. It’s surprising that anything runs in this town. The only thing they can’t prevent is time.“
“I just came up with a song about proroguing. Do you ...”
“No. She does not want to hear it.” Norton interrupted, looking sternly at Diggory with his index finger wagging ‘no’ at Diggory, and then turned to smile back at the stranger, “I’m sorry, you never told us your name. My name is Norton and this is Diggory.”
“Maybe I should hear the song and then I’ll tell you my name?” the stranger asked.
“Trust me. You don’t want to hear it.” Norton responded as Diggory opened his mouth to start singing and got in one clap.
“Come now. Let’s hear it,” The stranger prompted.
Diggory looked over to Norton, and then put his hands down to his side. “He’s right. It’s better that I don’t sing it.”
The stranger looked back over at Norton who smiled back at her, shrugged his shoulders, and made a face as if to say I guess he changed his mind.
“Alright then. Maybe later,” the stranger replied.
“You never told us your name.” Diggory and Norton said.
“Oh look, we’re here. Jeremy will take care of you.”
The stranger introduced Jeremy to Diggory and Norton, who then explained the problem with their carriage. As the stranger was about to exit, Jeremy called out, “thanks for the business Delores!”
Delores stopped in her tracks, put her head down briefly, turned around and waved back.
“Thanks for the help Delores!” called out Diggory and Norton.
Jeremy suggested that the visitors walk around for a little while longer while he worked on the carriage tire. Before another parade ended, Jeremy found the visitors and had them set up in the fixed carriage.
“Thanks for the fix Jeremy. We really appreciate it.” Norton shook Jeremy’s hand and paid the bill.
“Glad to have the business.” Jeremy said and sent them on their way.
“Is there anything we can do for you?” Norton asked from the carriage.
“Nah. The government will always find a way to distract us from anything they have cooking over there. Strange though, because they set these rules out for companies to run properly and quite frankly, we couldn’t afford to ‘work’ like they do. Someone’s got to do the work around here, right?”
As they set off, Norton soon found he was humming the song Diggory sang to him earlier on and finding it annoyingly catchy. Some ways down the road, Norton soon figured out why he couldn’t get the song out of his head; Diggory had been belting out the tune in the carriage. “Diggory!!”
Crick crack crow, the wire bend, and that’s the way the story end.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Performances & The Boot 2
Here we go again. This time, I'll provide a bit more detail on the performances from Monday night, but not too much more ... Not until it gets down to the better dancers. I'll start off with a positive. It was nice to see Dmitry on the dance floor. Aaaahh.
Oh the dreaded quickstep. It just looks like an accident waiting to happen. All I can think of is that fans of cocaine developed that dance in the 1920's. Evan and Anna pulled it off nicely. I guess we should all be thankful that Kate didn't get that one because she really does suck. That would've been a complete nightmare as opposed to just hard to watch. Her being kept on is like when they kept that chicken-little geeky guy on American Idol for far too long some seasons back. Painful!!
As far as other things went, Jake acted like a complete ponce. I'm glad Chelsea keeps him in check though. He should remember that she managed to take a rhythm-less cowboy a long ways. Even though his dancing is miles better than Kate's, a little part of me was glad to see him in the bottom two.
So, Buzz got the boot on results night. Is anyone else relieved? Whew! Maybe now that he's gone Kate will finally land in the bottom two and hey, maybe just maybe go home. Isn't it bad enough that George Dubbleyah was in the White House for two terms? Haven't people learned their lesson yet? Why the senseless suffering?
Until next week ...
Oh the dreaded quickstep. It just looks like an accident waiting to happen. All I can think of is that fans of cocaine developed that dance in the 1920's. Evan and Anna pulled it off nicely. I guess we should all be thankful that Kate didn't get that one because she really does suck. That would've been a complete nightmare as opposed to just hard to watch. Her being kept on is like when they kept that chicken-little geeky guy on American Idol for far too long some seasons back. Painful!!
As far as other things went, Jake acted like a complete ponce. I'm glad Chelsea keeps him in check though. He should remember that she managed to take a rhythm-less cowboy a long ways. Even though his dancing is miles better than Kate's, a little part of me was glad to see him in the bottom two.
So, Buzz got the boot on results night. Is anyone else relieved? Whew! Maybe now that he's gone Kate will finally land in the bottom two and hey, maybe just maybe go home. Isn't it bad enough that George Dubbleyah was in the White House for two terms? Haven't people learned their lesson yet? Why the senseless suffering?
Until next week ...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Performances & The Boot 1
Alright, I'm going to make this one super quick. Pay attention: Monday night people danced, there was some drama with some B-itches and surprise surprise, one of the B-itches made it through results night (on Tuesday), evading the red light. The old dude, Buzz, got the blue hair vote and will probably stick around for much longer than he should. Adam Corolla made some funny cracks. Pamela Anderson ended up in the bottom three, but she still got more votes than Shannen Doherty, and Shannen went home. I'm pretty sure not too many tears were shed on that departure.
The Beach Boys "sang" a medley of their greatest hits. I say "sang" because the lead singer sounded like he was about to croak. It was just SO bad; they should just pack up their mics and keep any past glory where it belongs ... in the past. Did I mention it was bad?
Until next week folks.
The Beach Boys "sang" a medley of their greatest hits. I say "sang" because the lead singer sounded like he was about to croak. It was just SO bad; they should just pack up their mics and keep any past glory where it belongs ... in the past. Did I mention it was bad?
Until next week folks.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Dancing With the Stars -- Premiere
The 2 hour premiere of Dancing with the Stars kicked off last night with a wide array of characters. I don't understand how or why Jake "The Bachelor" Pavelka or Kate Gosselin got on the show, but whatever. One new thing about this season is host Brooke Burke. I don't know where Samantha Harris went off to, but that's alright because I liked that Brooke did not yell or shout into the microphone when talking to the performers. What a relief! The other thing that makes Brooke a good host is that she can empathize with the dancers, having gone through the process herself.
Top performances from the premiere would have to include Nicole Scherzinger (partner Derek Hough), Niecy Nash (partner Louis Van Amstel), and Erin Andrew also had a strong performance with Max.
What I don't understand is after such an awesome performance by Nicole, Len just nailed right into her. I don't know if he was watching the same performance as everyone else. Even Carrie Ann and Bruno looked at the grumpy old judge wondering what crawled up his shorts. Something was definitely prickling at his backside last night.
Kate Gosselin was so hard to watch that it just seemed like time was slowing down, dragging out the two minutes or however long the dance actually lasted. I really don't know why she signed up for the show, she a) can't dance, and b) doesn't belong there. I was surprised that Len didn't dig into her. However, that's alright, because Bruno certainly said it all. I'll give her credit for having a brave face on it though.
On a more confusing performance, Pamela Anderson did a good job in hiding her lack of rhythm with all the hair tossing and bright Barbie pink outfit. I also have to give her some credit for livening up the stage after Kate's performance.
Then there was good old Buzz Aldren. The man is 80 years old. I have to say I felt myself rooting for him somewhat. I don't expect him to go very far, but I'll say he held it together well enough. I'm not sure if his stiff movements were due to an elderly thing or lack of rhythm thing, or maybe it was a bit of both. That might work better for him with the Waltz though. What was cruel was Len giving Buzz a 4. Like I said, Buzz wasn't that great, but there have been performers who did worse and at least got a 5. Then again, if anyone is going to find a low card to pull out on any night, leave it to Len. Tom Bergeron was in good form with the comebacks to Len's "critiques" though. Where the contestant can't really say much, Tom pretty much says what the rest of us are thinking.
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Top performances from the premiere would have to include Nicole Scherzinger (partner Derek Hough), Niecy Nash (partner Louis Van Amstel), and Erin Andrew also had a strong performance with Max.
What I don't understand is after such an awesome performance by Nicole, Len just nailed right into her. I don't know if he was watching the same performance as everyone else. Even Carrie Ann and Bruno looked at the grumpy old judge wondering what crawled up his shorts. Something was definitely prickling at his backside last night.
Kate Gosselin was so hard to watch that it just seemed like time was slowing down, dragging out the two minutes or however long the dance actually lasted. I really don't know why she signed up for the show, she a) can't dance, and b) doesn't belong there. I was surprised that Len didn't dig into her. However, that's alright, because Bruno certainly said it all. I'll give her credit for having a brave face on it though.
On a more confusing performance, Pamela Anderson did a good job in hiding her lack of rhythm with all the hair tossing and bright Barbie pink outfit. I also have to give her some credit for livening up the stage after Kate's performance.
Then there was good old Buzz Aldren. The man is 80 years old. I have to say I felt myself rooting for him somewhat. I don't expect him to go very far, but I'll say he held it together well enough. I'm not sure if his stiff movements were due to an elderly thing or lack of rhythm thing, or maybe it was a bit of both. That might work better for him with the Waltz though. What was cruel was Len giving Buzz a 4. Like I said, Buzz wasn't that great, but there have been performers who did worse and at least got a 5. Then again, if anyone is going to find a low card to pull out on any night, leave it to Len. Tom Bergeron was in good form with the comebacks to Len's "critiques" though. Where the contestant can't really say much, Tom pretty much says what the rest of us are thinking.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The Bachelor -- The Final Rose & After the Final Rose -- 1-Mar-2010
I was wondering as the show started how many times will they shoot Jake crying? 3 maybe 4 times? As it turns out, not as many times as some of the other episodes. However, we did learn where he got the crying from: his dad. Wow. The dad just cried at the drop of a pin, not even a hat, but a pin. Tenley barely got any words out and already the guy was spurting tears. The mom seems to be able to keep it together a bit better though.
You just know that Tenley would start weeping up and talking about her divorce at some point in the episode. Sure enough, Jake's mom asked her a question and without really answering the question, Tenley brought up how painful her abandonment from he ex-husband was. Ummm, Tenley, that wasn't the question. Whatever though, because she got the mom all weepy-eyed at that point. I just thought, really? Is that how it's going to be? I mean they don't even cry that much in Disney movies. Poor Tenley. Even though it's kind of harsh, when Jake let her go, it's the first time she showed another emotion than the sugary super perky person. Yet, somehow, she still managed to make it sugary in the end. I would've just loved it if she decked him or told him to screw himself. But, no. You could hear the sad, but uplifting Disney soundtrack in the background. Ugh!
In a weird way, I'm glad Vienna ended up being Jake's choice. I mean between the two choices, Jake already has a limited personality. At least this way there's at least one person in the relationship with some life. Sure she's a bit ditsy and young, but you can't say the girl doesn't have personality. She didn't exactly have the best introduction into the family, but after grilling her for a while, they found her alright. There will probably a few eyebrow raising moments at future family functions, but Vienna might calm down a bit. Now that she doesn't have to compete with any of the other ladies, I wonder if she'll get bored of Jake or if he might take in some of Vienna's personality and use it.
As for the After the Rose where Tenley still couldn't understand what Jake meant about the physical thing? Oh girl. Come on! All I can think of is a line from Two Weeks Notice when Hugh Grant's character says "You're too perfect! Nobody wants to live with a saint!" If I'm not mistaken, I think he may have also sad "It's boring!". It would be maddening living with her after a while. The other thing I don't understand is why someone would do that to themselves. Why torture yourself? If someone said that they felt something was missing and they couldn't go on with the relationship, that's it. There's nothing you can really say or do ... that's all there is to it. Done. Finito. Fin. As if the first time hearing it wasn't enough, you feel the need to get the drill all over again? Self torture. No thanks. Maybe TLC can set up Tenley with one of the family members from 19 Kids and Counting? She might be considered risqué for that bunch and liven up the place a bit.
And that pretty much wraps it all up.
You just know that Tenley would start weeping up and talking about her divorce at some point in the episode. Sure enough, Jake's mom asked her a question and without really answering the question, Tenley brought up how painful her abandonment from he ex-husband was. Ummm, Tenley, that wasn't the question. Whatever though, because she got the mom all weepy-eyed at that point. I just thought, really? Is that how it's going to be? I mean they don't even cry that much in Disney movies. Poor Tenley. Even though it's kind of harsh, when Jake let her go, it's the first time she showed another emotion than the sugary super perky person. Yet, somehow, she still managed to make it sugary in the end. I would've just loved it if she decked him or told him to screw himself. But, no. You could hear the sad, but uplifting Disney soundtrack in the background. Ugh!
In a weird way, I'm glad Vienna ended up being Jake's choice. I mean between the two choices, Jake already has a limited personality. At least this way there's at least one person in the relationship with some life. Sure she's a bit ditsy and young, but you can't say the girl doesn't have personality. She didn't exactly have the best introduction into the family, but after grilling her for a while, they found her alright. There will probably a few eyebrow raising moments at future family functions, but Vienna might calm down a bit. Now that she doesn't have to compete with any of the other ladies, I wonder if she'll get bored of Jake or if he might take in some of Vienna's personality and use it.
As for the After the Rose where Tenley still couldn't understand what Jake meant about the physical thing? Oh girl. Come on! All I can think of is a line from Two Weeks Notice when Hugh Grant's character says "You're too perfect! Nobody wants to live with a saint!" If I'm not mistaken, I think he may have also sad "It's boring!". It would be maddening living with her after a while. The other thing I don't understand is why someone would do that to themselves. Why torture yourself? If someone said that they felt something was missing and they couldn't go on with the relationship, that's it. There's nothing you can really say or do ... that's all there is to it. Done. Finito. Fin. As if the first time hearing it wasn't enough, you feel the need to get the drill all over again? Self torture. No thanks. Maybe TLC can set up Tenley with one of the family members from 19 Kids and Counting? She might be considered risqué for that bunch and liven up the place a bit.
And that pretty much wraps it all up.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Bachelor -- Women Tell All -- 22-Feb-2010
Except for the usual awkwardness of all the ladies that Jake didn't pick, two and a half things stood out: Rozlyn's blatant denial, Jake's boringness and unhappiness, and the half point being Michelle's unwillingness to see how emotionally "off" she is.
The half point first: Oh crazy Michelle. Even though it looked like she was a bit embarrassed about how she was depicted, she could not face up to it that she's just an emotionally over the top girl when it comes to getting married and having kids. She would be someone I could see the writers of Criminal Minds writing about. Looks normal, but her stress point of getting married and having kids made her go off the wall and completely nutso. OK, they may not use the term "nutso" in Criminal Minds, but I think there's room for it.
The last time we saw Rozlyn on the show, she was asked to leave The Bachelor show due to getting frisky with a "staffer" (as Chris Harrington puts it; not an employee, but a staffer.) That girl is the worst liar on the planet. She's right up there with the kind of bending and twisting of the truth that alcoholics and drug addicts do to get the attention off of them to avoid the truth. I liked what Chris said to her at one point though. He mentioned how when his son is making up fantasy stories to cover the truth, there's so much energy spent in doing that while it's so much easier to just tell the truth already. She kept on with the pretend that nothing happened, but only made it worse for herself because her stories did not make sense what so ever.
Finally, there was Jake. Awkward and boring as usual. Even though they tried to show some fumble clips, he's still a dull hot guy. He really has a limited personality. Even though he had to keep it quiet because it hasn't been aired yet, it sounds like something else is going on. I just get the sense that he didn't pick any of the two final women to be his future bride. Chris also alluded to the situation by carefully posing the question, "are you happy with your decision?". Jake looked like he was going to cry again, but said he was happy. Those did not look like happy tears he was holding back; those looked like ready to fall apart break down tears.
So, next week is the finale before we get to see the after show. I get the sense that he still has it for Ali. Perhaps after all the dust settles, he may pursue her after all.
The half point first: Oh crazy Michelle. Even though it looked like she was a bit embarrassed about how she was depicted, she could not face up to it that she's just an emotionally over the top girl when it comes to getting married and having kids. She would be someone I could see the writers of Criminal Minds writing about. Looks normal, but her stress point of getting married and having kids made her go off the wall and completely nutso. OK, they may not use the term "nutso" in Criminal Minds, but I think there's room for it.
The last time we saw Rozlyn on the show, she was asked to leave The Bachelor show due to getting frisky with a "staffer" (as Chris Harrington puts it; not an employee, but a staffer.) That girl is the worst liar on the planet. She's right up there with the kind of bending and twisting of the truth that alcoholics and drug addicts do to get the attention off of them to avoid the truth. I liked what Chris said to her at one point though. He mentioned how when his son is making up fantasy stories to cover the truth, there's so much energy spent in doing that while it's so much easier to just tell the truth already. She kept on with the pretend that nothing happened, but only made it worse for herself because her stories did not make sense what so ever.
Finally, there was Jake. Awkward and boring as usual. Even though they tried to show some fumble clips, he's still a dull hot guy. He really has a limited personality. Even though he had to keep it quiet because it hasn't been aired yet, it sounds like something else is going on. I just get the sense that he didn't pick any of the two final women to be his future bride. Chris also alluded to the situation by carefully posing the question, "are you happy with your decision?". Jake looked like he was going to cry again, but said he was happy. Those did not look like happy tears he was holding back; those looked like ready to fall apart break down tears.
So, next week is the finale before we get to see the after show. I get the sense that he still has it for Ali. Perhaps after all the dust settles, he may pursue her after all.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Bachelor -- 15-Feb-2010 -- St. Lucia
So here we go again. This week, the Bachelor was shot in St. Lucia with Jake and the remaining three ladies: Gia, Tinley, and Vienna.
I have to say, with all the hype Jake was talking on Gia and the date, I'm quite disappointed in him for letting her go. She's the only one left that seems to have a decent array of emotions. On one hand you've got Tinley, who only ever sounds like she has the one super-saturated sugary emotion all the time and Vienna, who just wants a sugar daddy to take care of her. Then again, it could be an editing trick.
The problem Jake has with Tinley, as far as I can tell from the confessionals, is that he likes the idea of loving Tinley, but it doesn't sound like he actually does. Then when Jake talks about Vienna, it's more like he just has the hots for her, but he'll end up feeling like a baby-sitter in the long run if he picks her. From my standpoint, I don't know exactly how many times I heard Tinley say she'd only ever been with one man, but it was enough that if you had a drinking game, there might be some alcohol poisoning involved. Yes, Tinley, we get it. You were married once and he's the only guy you were ever with. She should do us all a favor -- including herself -- and sleep with someone else already so she can say something else now.
The producers also have to shake things up a bit, so they allowed Ali to call Jake at the hotel to see if it's too late for her to come back. Apparently she made a mistake by going back to her job. It two's company and three's a crowd, what is it when there's suddenly one more woman back in the picture? A whole lotta confusion and more drama is my guess. However, it didn't go that way. There was something I didn't understand about Jake's response. He says everything about him wanted her to get on a plane and come, but then he says his gut says no. Huh? Oh well.
I'm guessing he doesn't go home with anyone and makes everyone cry ... including the producers.
I have to say, with all the hype Jake was talking on Gia and the date, I'm quite disappointed in him for letting her go. She's the only one left that seems to have a decent array of emotions. On one hand you've got Tinley, who only ever sounds like she has the one super-saturated sugary emotion all the time and Vienna, who just wants a sugar daddy to take care of her. Then again, it could be an editing trick.
The problem Jake has with Tinley, as far as I can tell from the confessionals, is that he likes the idea of loving Tinley, but it doesn't sound like he actually does. Then when Jake talks about Vienna, it's more like he just has the hots for her, but he'll end up feeling like a baby-sitter in the long run if he picks her. From my standpoint, I don't know exactly how many times I heard Tinley say she'd only ever been with one man, but it was enough that if you had a drinking game, there might be some alcohol poisoning involved. Yes, Tinley, we get it. You were married once and he's the only guy you were ever with. She should do us all a favor -- including herself -- and sleep with someone else already so she can say something else now.
The producers also have to shake things up a bit, so they allowed Ali to call Jake at the hotel to see if it's too late for her to come back. Apparently she made a mistake by going back to her job. It two's company and three's a crowd, what is it when there's suddenly one more woman back in the picture? A whole lotta confusion and more drama is my guess. However, it didn't go that way. There was something I didn't understand about Jake's response. He says everything about him wanted her to get on a plane and come, but then he says his gut says no. Huh? Oh well.
I'm guessing he doesn't go home with anyone and makes everyone cry ... including the producers.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Bachelor -- 8-Feb-2010
The theme of not having to wait until the rose ceremony kicked back in again last night after the 4 home town dates. Before I get into the pre-rose ceremony drama, let's do a quick review of the dates:
Gia -- She took Jake for a little boat cruise around the New York harbour. Jake said that when he kisses Gia, he has a burning sensation to get to know her heart. Pardon my mind, but I've never heard it put quite that way before. The family was interesting in that the brother did the protective threatening thing, but it was hard to take him seriously under the helmet he was wearing ... that was a spiky helmet, wasn't it? He admitted that he loves her, but not to her.
Ali -- She showed Jake her dead grandmother's house and talked about how the grandmother approved of him being there. Sure ... whatever. It's very easy to say what the dead would like or not like because they aren't there to say if for themselves.
Tinley -- Yawwwwwnnnn, stretch, and ZZZzzzzz. What's that? The dad's crying and Tinley is still being too sweet? Doesn't this girl have more than one emotion? Maybe she's a new generation of Stepford Wives or a robot.
Vienna -- That girl is so full of crap. I think the father said it all when he said she was a princess. Jake will definitely have his hands full with this one. I could see her putting him into some big time debt and shrugging it off ... (trumpet sound) charge it!! Either that or she'll get bored when the show is over, entertain him for a bit, then before dump him.
So, the drama before the rose ceremony:
The door knocks at Jake's hotel door. He answers it. It's Ali. She's all upset and pouty. Apparently she was given a choice -- quit her job or quit the show. All I could think of during the whole blah, blah, blah was that there's something suspicious about the whole bit of drama. She said she would let him know her decision during the rose ceremony. After more blah, blah, blah, Ali finally decided to pick her job over staying on the show.
It may or may not be the end of Ali and Jake from the previews for next week though. She gives him a call and then the cameras show Jake talking to a mystery person. It's all in the editing though.
Gia -- She took Jake for a little boat cruise around the New York harbour. Jake said that when he kisses Gia, he has a burning sensation to get to know her heart. Pardon my mind, but I've never heard it put quite that way before. The family was interesting in that the brother did the protective threatening thing, but it was hard to take him seriously under the helmet he was wearing ... that was a spiky helmet, wasn't it? He admitted that he loves her, but not to her.
Ali -- She showed Jake her dead grandmother's house and talked about how the grandmother approved of him being there. Sure ... whatever. It's very easy to say what the dead would like or not like because they aren't there to say if for themselves.
Tinley -- Yawwwwwnnnn, stretch, and ZZZzzzzz. What's that? The dad's crying and Tinley is still being too sweet? Doesn't this girl have more than one emotion? Maybe she's a new generation of Stepford Wives or a robot.
Vienna -- That girl is so full of crap. I think the father said it all when he said she was a princess. Jake will definitely have his hands full with this one. I could see her putting him into some big time debt and shrugging it off ... (trumpet sound) charge it!! Either that or she'll get bored when the show is over, entertain him for a bit, then before dump him.
So, the drama before the rose ceremony:
The door knocks at Jake's hotel door. He answers it. It's Ali. She's all upset and pouty. Apparently she was given a choice -- quit her job or quit the show. All I could think of during the whole blah, blah, blah was that there's something suspicious about the whole bit of drama. She said she would let him know her decision during the rose ceremony. After more blah, blah, blah, Ali finally decided to pick her job over staying on the show.
It may or may not be the end of Ali and Jake from the previews for next week though. She gives him a call and then the cameras show Jake talking to a mystery person. It's all in the editing though.
Monday, February 1, 2010
The Bachelor -- 1-Feb-2010
This week, there were 5 ladies left and only 4 roses to hand out. The dates were broken down into 3 one on one dates and 1 two on one date. I was waiting to see if Jake was able to keep them around long enough to make it the rose ceremony.
Tinley, Ali, and Corrie all got the one on one dates while Gia had to share Jake's time with the idiot princess Vienna. The date with Tinley appeared to go well. She's sweet and all, but so sweet sometimes that it's almost sickly sweet -- like the stomach or tooth ache one would get the day after Halloween from stuffing your face with the sweetest candies. Or better yet, shortly after a few too many coolers or crantinis. You know where you're left laying on the couch thinking "oh, maybe I had too much."
Ali's date was a bit easier to stomach; not nauseatingly sweet. After all, perfect is annoying after a while. It's nice to see a bit of an edge that Ali appears to have and she doesn't pretend to be perfect either. Whereas Vienna's "what? poor little ol' me?" and crocodile tears are just too much to deal with. Speaking of Vienna, there was the overnight two on one date with Jake and Gia and Vienna in a castle. At the end of the evening, Vienna went off to go find Jake in his room for a late night interlude. To her unpleasant surprise, Jake sent her back up to her room. Although it was awkward and hard to watch at times, I'm not sure if it was as awkward as when Corrie teased Ali and Vienna earlier that day that they would be the ladies on the two on one date. You could have sliced and chopped through the air with a butcher knife. At one point during the evening, I could be wrong, but I could have sworn I saw the slight hint of disinterest or fall back on Jake's part towards Vienna. Time will tell in the next little while if he decides to keep her around.
It looks like all the women made it to through up to the rose ceremony for a change. Chris should have congratulated the ladies and Jake for making it all the way to the rose ceremony without any early departures. However, as Jake looked down at the last rose, I noticed he shook his head for a moment. It got me thinking, is he going to ask Chris if he could toss the last rose ... again? He didn't do that though ... he actually handed out all the roses that were provided to him. Unfortunately for Corrie, he didn't have enough a) roses, b) sense, or c) chemistry to keep her around. Even so, it would have still been better to keep her and lose the idiot princess, Vienna.
Call it a hunch, but seeing as how Jake usually calls Ali and Tinley first and/ or second each time makes me think they'll stick around until at least the final three. Strangely enough, next week's preview shows Chris announcing that there won't be a rose ceremony due to another unforeseen bit of drama. This is another first ... like when Rozlyn was booted off ... that was an unforgettable first.
Tune in to see who gets booted off and the cause of the drama. I would laugh if it was Deanna showing up to say "choose me".
Tinley, Ali, and Corrie all got the one on one dates while Gia had to share Jake's time with the idiot princess Vienna. The date with Tinley appeared to go well. She's sweet and all, but so sweet sometimes that it's almost sickly sweet -- like the stomach or tooth ache one would get the day after Halloween from stuffing your face with the sweetest candies. Or better yet, shortly after a few too many coolers or crantinis. You know where you're left laying on the couch thinking "oh, maybe I had too much."
Ali's date was a bit easier to stomach; not nauseatingly sweet. After all, perfect is annoying after a while. It's nice to see a bit of an edge that Ali appears to have and she doesn't pretend to be perfect either. Whereas Vienna's "what? poor little ol' me?" and crocodile tears are just too much to deal with. Speaking of Vienna, there was the overnight two on one date with Jake and Gia and Vienna in a castle. At the end of the evening, Vienna went off to go find Jake in his room for a late night interlude. To her unpleasant surprise, Jake sent her back up to her room. Although it was awkward and hard to watch at times, I'm not sure if it was as awkward as when Corrie teased Ali and Vienna earlier that day that they would be the ladies on the two on one date. You could have sliced and chopped through the air with a butcher knife. At one point during the evening, I could be wrong, but I could have sworn I saw the slight hint of disinterest or fall back on Jake's part towards Vienna. Time will tell in the next little while if he decides to keep her around.
It looks like all the women made it to through up to the rose ceremony for a change. Chris should have congratulated the ladies and Jake for making it all the way to the rose ceremony without any early departures. However, as Jake looked down at the last rose, I noticed he shook his head for a moment. It got me thinking, is he going to ask Chris if he could toss the last rose ... again? He didn't do that though ... he actually handed out all the roses that were provided to him. Unfortunately for Corrie, he didn't have enough a) roses, b) sense, or c) chemistry to keep her around. Even so, it would have still been better to keep her and lose the idiot princess, Vienna.
Call it a hunch, but seeing as how Jake usually calls Ali and Tinley first and/ or second each time makes me think they'll stick around until at least the final three. Strangely enough, next week's preview shows Chris announcing that there won't be a rose ceremony due to another unforeseen bit of drama. This is another first ... like when Rozlyn was booted off ... that was an unforgettable first.
Tune in to see who gets booted off and the cause of the drama. I would laugh if it was Deanna showing up to say "choose me".
Monday, January 25, 2010
The Bachelor -- 25-Jan-2010
The ladies had to pack up their bags and leave the house tonight. I thought I heard Chris say they were RVing it for the rest of the time with stops along the way. Did I hear him right? Maybe they couldn't afford the mansion anymore? Dunno. That's alright because the way Jake drops the ladies, it won't be very crowded on the two RVs as they make their pit stops along the way.
I thought it really funny that Vienna talked about how Gia wasn't good for Jake because she's a city girl and wouldn't know how to handle herself in the rugged outdoors. That's rich coming from the idiot princess. And rugged outdoors? Uhhh no. They're camping on the front step of a vineyard; that's hardly roughing it. Not to mention they're not exactly sleeping in tents and they have plumbing.
All I can say is good for Gia for holding her own, even if she did sport some high heel shoes. She wasn't afraid to take them off and play around in bare feet. If anything, I'd have to say there's something sweet about Gia and yet straight up if you challenged her about something. Her nervous laugh is something to get used to though. It could get annoying on one hand, but it also has a strange endearing quality.
I guess nobody told Jake that the two on one date somebody was supposed to go and somebody was supposed to stay. Not for Jake's rules this season. Going right along with his tag line that you don't have to wait for a rose ceremony to go home, he did just that -- he sent both ladies home.
As for the group date, Jake wanted to see the ladies get down and dirty in the sand. I'm actually surprised that Ali and Vienna appeared to stay out of each others way during the group date; impressive. That Vienna, she no longer has alliances or friends in the house. I can't imagine how much it would suck to live in a house full of women not just all wanting to date the same guy, but not be liked by anyone else in the house. Talk about uncomfortable. Yikes.
Jake managed to stir up some drama of his own during the rose ceremony. Part way through the ceremony, he excused himself, walked out, chatted with Chris and sought to have one less rose to hand out that night. Basically, within a week, he managed to remove four women from the show instead of just two. I think if there was a way for him to avoid the rose ceremony, he would narrow down his choices that much faster. Needless to say, the women that remained were both surprised and pissed off -- well at least a few were distinctly pissed off -- that Vienna, once again, got selected to stay. I guess it's the way she looks at him all crossed-eyed like that keeps him hanging on. Oh well. I guess we'll see how much longer Vienna sticks around ... or if Ali goes home if Vienna stays, which would be unfortunate ... but possible.
It's hard to say what drama will unfold next week from the previews. The previews didn't really give away many hints as to who got in the limo at the end of the day. It does appear, however, that all the unknown women that were there are now gone. The question for next week is, will Jake release anyone extra women before the rose ceremony? Or will he be forced to keep with the guidelines because he's running out of choices?
I thought it really funny that Vienna talked about how Gia wasn't good for Jake because she's a city girl and wouldn't know how to handle herself in the rugged outdoors. That's rich coming from the idiot princess. And rugged outdoors? Uhhh no. They're camping on the front step of a vineyard; that's hardly roughing it. Not to mention they're not exactly sleeping in tents and they have plumbing.
All I can say is good for Gia for holding her own, even if she did sport some high heel shoes. She wasn't afraid to take them off and play around in bare feet. If anything, I'd have to say there's something sweet about Gia and yet straight up if you challenged her about something. Her nervous laugh is something to get used to though. It could get annoying on one hand, but it also has a strange endearing quality.
I guess nobody told Jake that the two on one date somebody was supposed to go and somebody was supposed to stay. Not for Jake's rules this season. Going right along with his tag line that you don't have to wait for a rose ceremony to go home, he did just that -- he sent both ladies home.
As for the group date, Jake wanted to see the ladies get down and dirty in the sand. I'm actually surprised that Ali and Vienna appeared to stay out of each others way during the group date; impressive. That Vienna, she no longer has alliances or friends in the house. I can't imagine how much it would suck to live in a house full of women not just all wanting to date the same guy, but not be liked by anyone else in the house. Talk about uncomfortable. Yikes.
Jake managed to stir up some drama of his own during the rose ceremony. Part way through the ceremony, he excused himself, walked out, chatted with Chris and sought to have one less rose to hand out that night. Basically, within a week, he managed to remove four women from the show instead of just two. I think if there was a way for him to avoid the rose ceremony, he would narrow down his choices that much faster. Needless to say, the women that remained were both surprised and pissed off -- well at least a few were distinctly pissed off -- that Vienna, once again, got selected to stay. I guess it's the way she looks at him all crossed-eyed like that keeps him hanging on. Oh well. I guess we'll see how much longer Vienna sticks around ... or if Ali goes home if Vienna stays, which would be unfortunate ... but possible.
It's hard to say what drama will unfold next week from the previews. The previews didn't really give away many hints as to who got in the limo at the end of the day. It does appear, however, that all the unknown women that were there are now gone. The question for next week is, will Jake release anyone extra women before the rose ceremony? Or will he be forced to keep with the guidelines because he's running out of choices?
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Bachelor -- 18-Jan-2010
Well, you know things are going to be strange on an episode of The Bachelor when they invite John Lovitz on. In addition to that, the line of the season should be "you don't have to wait for a rose ceremony to leave".
This week on The Bachelor, there were two one-on-one dates and a group date.
Vienna was chosen to go on the first one-on-one date. After jumping off a bridge with someone tied to you, I doubted that Jake would send her packing right away. Unless the person he was tied to really repulsed him, I doubt he would send her home right after something like that. Fortunately for Vienna (not so sure if it was fortunate for Jake), he decided to give her a rose and secure her a spot for at least another week. However, the other ladies were very disappointed that Vienna got to stick around for another rose week. If I didn't know better, I would say that if you asked Vienna who any of her role models are, she'd probably mention (ack) Paris Hilton -- young, self-absorbed, and so very OMG drama-queenish. In a word: annoying.
For the group date, they all went to Universal Studios to see John Lovitz and have the assignment to do a quick stand-up bit. No pressure there.
Poor Ashleigh suddenly got a panic attack with the prospect of doing stand-up in front of not just the immediate group of people, but a crowd of strangers. When she finally managed to shake off the nerves, she actually did quite well. I don't know what it is about her, but she's on my list for people I hope Jake keeps around.
However, what's a group date without drama? Oh yes. Stalker Michelle took the cake. Even John Lovitz didn't know what to say after Michelle did her stand-up bit. That's not the drama part though. Oh no. All evening, during the confessional interviews, she kept going on and on about how amazing it was going to be when she finally kissed him. How it was going to be a clothes-ripping-off, wild and hot kiss. Uhhh ... not so much. Even before the kiss started there was a problem. The problem arose when Michelle asked Jake if it would be awkward for him to kiss her. Yah, bringing up the word "awkward" -- that just does not invoke passion so much as the urge to squirm and maybe get the hell out of there as fast as possible. Well, she finally kissed him and talk about a dead moment. Zero fireworks. Even crickets were afraid to make their cricket sound. When Jake finally took his face away, I had to laugh in awe when Michelle responded to Jake with, "Is that all?" Wow! Yah, crazy and funny. OK, so it was a lame kiss just to appease her, but I think he sensed her stalking levels rising, and not to mention the whole awkward thing. Within a few minutes after the death kiss, Jake asked her to leave and escorted her out to a cab. So no more Stalker Michelle on the show. Who knows, maybe a nice stalker guy follows her around while she follows Jake around, and they'll all be happy together.
Ella got the other one-on-one date. No bungee jumping involved. Instead, they went on a day trip out to Sea World and Jake invited her son out with them. He thought it was the right thing to do especially as it was recently Ella's birthday. It was definitely a more tame date.
So, who went home this week? Elizabeth the Nanny and someone named Valishia. I didn't even know she was there. Who's Valishia? Poor thing.
Next week looks to dish out just as much drama. The preview showed Jake not even wanting to hand out the last two roses and tossing them into the fire. Amazing. He must really not want those last two women around so much that he'd rather burn a couple of roses than have them linger for another week. For a guy who strikes me as hot but boring, it's still interesting to watch him react to some of the drama unfolding around him.
This week on The Bachelor, there were two one-on-one dates and a group date.
Vienna was chosen to go on the first one-on-one date. After jumping off a bridge with someone tied to you, I doubted that Jake would send her packing right away. Unless the person he was tied to really repulsed him, I doubt he would send her home right after something like that. Fortunately for Vienna (not so sure if it was fortunate for Jake), he decided to give her a rose and secure her a spot for at least another week. However, the other ladies were very disappointed that Vienna got to stick around for another rose week. If I didn't know better, I would say that if you asked Vienna who any of her role models are, she'd probably mention (ack) Paris Hilton -- young, self-absorbed, and so very OMG drama-queenish. In a word: annoying.
For the group date, they all went to Universal Studios to see John Lovitz and have the assignment to do a quick stand-up bit. No pressure there.
Poor Ashleigh suddenly got a panic attack with the prospect of doing stand-up in front of not just the immediate group of people, but a crowd of strangers. When she finally managed to shake off the nerves, she actually did quite well. I don't know what it is about her, but she's on my list for people I hope Jake keeps around.
However, what's a group date without drama? Oh yes. Stalker Michelle took the cake. Even John Lovitz didn't know what to say after Michelle did her stand-up bit. That's not the drama part though. Oh no. All evening, during the confessional interviews, she kept going on and on about how amazing it was going to be when she finally kissed him. How it was going to be a clothes-ripping-off, wild and hot kiss. Uhhh ... not so much. Even before the kiss started there was a problem. The problem arose when Michelle asked Jake if it would be awkward for him to kiss her. Yah, bringing up the word "awkward" -- that just does not invoke passion so much as the urge to squirm and maybe get the hell out of there as fast as possible. Well, she finally kissed him and talk about a dead moment. Zero fireworks. Even crickets were afraid to make their cricket sound. When Jake finally took his face away, I had to laugh in awe when Michelle responded to Jake with, "Is that all?" Wow! Yah, crazy and funny. OK, so it was a lame kiss just to appease her, but I think he sensed her stalking levels rising, and not to mention the whole awkward thing. Within a few minutes after the death kiss, Jake asked her to leave and escorted her out to a cab. So no more Stalker Michelle on the show. Who knows, maybe a nice stalker guy follows her around while she follows Jake around, and they'll all be happy together.
Ella got the other one-on-one date. No bungee jumping involved. Instead, they went on a day trip out to Sea World and Jake invited her son out with them. He thought it was the right thing to do especially as it was recently Ella's birthday. It was definitely a more tame date.
So, who went home this week? Elizabeth the Nanny and someone named Valishia. I didn't even know she was there. Who's Valishia? Poor thing.
Next week looks to dish out just as much drama. The preview showed Jake not even wanting to hand out the last two roses and tossing them into the fire. Amazing. He must really not want those last two women around so much that he'd rather burn a couple of roses than have them linger for another week. For a guy who strikes me as hot but boring, it's still interesting to watch him react to some of the drama unfolding around him.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Bachelor -- 11-Jan-2010
Oh Rozlyn, Rozlyn. I called it on this one. A rose? Errr ... More like a ragweed. Rozlyn got wrapped up in, (how did Chris put it? right ...) "inappropriate relations with a staffer". So, the staffer got fired and Rozyln got booted from the show. That's definitely one way to whittle down the selection of ladies on the list.
That bit of action definitely took the cake from any other activity during the show. Along with Rozlyn taking the cake, her comment to Chris also took the cake -- something about she didn't she how her personal life was any of their business. Uhhh... right!! Ok then.
Even though Rozyln getting booted from the show was mildly surprising (only in the way that nobody had done that yet in the history of the show), I was more surprised that Jake did not pick the jelly bean beeyatch to stay. I wonder if anyone gave her jelly beans on the way out? After all, that's what she had offered the other ladies within a minute of entering the party last week. Tsk tsk. I'm guessing that the producers thought they'd give Jake a little break by not asking him to keep her around with the whole Rozlyn thing unwinding. There's still the dragon lady after all to contend with. Somehow I can see a confrontation of sorts happening between her and stalker-type Michelle. Then again, I imagine they all need to have a bit of crazy to put themselves in that situation to begin with.
For next week's show, it looks like yet another lady departs before the rose ceremony begins. This season might go a lot faster than expected if the ladies leave before the rose ceremony has a chance to start. Although, that is one way to do it -- this way Jake doesn't have to call names during the rose ceremony, it'll just be a matter of if you make it to the rose ceremony, you're in for another week.
Until next time ...
That bit of action definitely took the cake from any other activity during the show. Along with Rozlyn taking the cake, her comment to Chris also took the cake -- something about she didn't she how her personal life was any of their business. Uhhh... right!! Ok then.
Even though Rozyln getting booted from the show was mildly surprising (only in the way that nobody had done that yet in the history of the show), I was more surprised that Jake did not pick the jelly bean beeyatch to stay. I wonder if anyone gave her jelly beans on the way out? After all, that's what she had offered the other ladies within a minute of entering the party last week. Tsk tsk. I'm guessing that the producers thought they'd give Jake a little break by not asking him to keep her around with the whole Rozlyn thing unwinding. There's still the dragon lady after all to contend with. Somehow I can see a confrontation of sorts happening between her and stalker-type Michelle. Then again, I imagine they all need to have a bit of crazy to put themselves in that situation to begin with.
For next week's show, it looks like yet another lady departs before the rose ceremony begins. This season might go a lot faster than expected if the ladies leave before the rose ceremony has a chance to start. Although, that is one way to do it -- this way Jake doesn't have to call names during the rose ceremony, it'll just be a matter of if you make it to the rose ceremony, you're in for another week.
Until next time ...
Monday, January 4, 2010
The Bachelor: Jake – 4-Jan-2010
Viewers of The Bachelorette all got a good glimpse of Jake from the last season where the Bachelorette, Jillian, decided that she didn’t feel enough for Jake to keep him around for the final rose. Oddly enough, in a previous season of The Bachelor, Jillian got dumped by skanky Jason (who was supposed to be such a good guy, but actually wasn’t so much) didn’t think that there was enough chemistry with Jillian. Still with me? So, here we are: One man (Jake) and 25 women desperately pleading to be his numero uno. Let’s see if Jake remains the good guy or if he has a dark side after all.
Even though the first episode has a whole lot of women to scan through, you can often get an idea of who will be the old dragon, the idiot princess, and the flat out bee-yatch. The flat out bee-yatch is usually the one who in a confessional and quite often in front of others will say they are not there to make friends.
Dragon lady: Ella. She’s supposedly only 29, but looks really good for a 39-year old. She stole her son’s lucky plane to give it to Jake. Really? You took your kid’s toy to give to a man you don’t know? Wow. Nice move lady. I’m sure your kid appreciated it.
Idiot princess: Vienna. 23. She speaks like she’s 17, but looks 30. Like, oh mah gad! It might be cute for about 5 minutes, but it’s really dizzying to listen to her. Someone just needs to put their index finger to her mouth and shake their head as if to say “don’t talk.”
Flat out bee-yatch: Christina. 25. Flat out admits that she’s a bee-Yatch. The girl brought jellybeans to the party and told the ladies that they can have a pack when they head out the door within a matter of seconds after entering the party. Whewee! There’s a way to get people’s backs up. I'm tempted to refer to her as the jellybean bee-yatch.
Last, but not least, there is always at least one supremely over the top borderline stalker-type that really has convinced herself that the Bachelor is hers and hers alone until she has the cruel realization that other women are also vying for his affection. The award for gaining that spot upfront is Crying-Stalker-type Michelle. The girl talks like a stalker – she’s pretty and all, but who said stalkers can’t be pretty? Yet, somehow stalker Michelle got a rose over some of the other women. How did that happen? Pretty sure it’s the power of the producers telling him to keep her around for a while. I sense this girl will be crying in pretty much every episode until she goes home.
The thing with a lot of these ladies is that the screen identifies a lot of them as 25. If they really are 25, oh damn! I’ve never seen so many old looking 25-year-olds in one place like that. What are these ladies doing to look so old at their supposed twenty-five-year-old selves? It’s incredible. It’d be better if they just said they were 35.
One comment I heard that kills me is: “I’m 25 and I’m ready to be a wife.” Really? Wouldn’t you be ready if you, oh I don’t know, maybe knew someone first? Uhm, maybe even be in a committed relationship first? And just maybe oh, perhaps, be in love with that someone? Call me crazy. It’s not a job application people. Then again, if these ladies didn’t think like that, we wouldn’t get to watch their delusional dramatic selves on The Bachelor. Cruel, but it’s entertainment.
(I don’t recall if that particular person was one of 10 ladies who didn’t get a rose from the first night, but they might as well all have said it.)
Things to look out for this season:
· How many episodes will Michelle cry through before she leaves?
· How many people will Christina piss off before Jake catches on? (The guy is usually the slow to figure it out)
· How long will dragon lady last before she breathes fire on Christina? (I sense a catfight of sorts happening there)
· How long will it take for Jake to realize the idiot princess really is that shallow?
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