"24" 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Welcome back Jack!!! Photo by Fox.com

We start out with a bang and I mean literally.

An annoying teen is texting on a cell phone in Washington, D.C., and is being admonished by her dad who's driving her to I guess school.

Then BAM! he's hit by three cars. He's taken from the car by masked men firing guns (one is Tony Alameida, I'd recognize THAT voice anywhere). And the daughter is left screaming in the back seat. I'm amazed neither was hurt because it looks as if the girl got head side-on.

Two minutes, in, we see Jack Bauer, it's 8:02. Jack is testifying in front of a Senate committee and is all bad-ass. He's being asked about torture and prisoners. Jack sees through the B.S. and calls the lead Senator out. Jack says he did what he needed to do and the Senator can just suck it. Jack tells the Senator that he will complete his mission at all costs. Case closed. I heart Jack.

Then the lead Senator gets a whisper in the ear and some chick comes in and asks to take Jack immediately. He's handed a file and then Jack and this woman goes off to begin their day. It's only 8:06. The Senator says they're not done and they'll convene tomorrow at the same time (Meaning, last episode, we'll see jack back in the chair and that's how the day will end.)

The woman ID's herself as Special AGent Walker. Janeane Garofolo is talking to Agent Walker and then Janeane doing her best Chloe impression barks orders at a guy name Sean. (ooh, is this the CTU 2.0?)

A briefing is held in what appears to be held at NOT CTU and they already know about the abduction. The kidnapped guy is ID as a guy named Latham and apparently he can build something that's pretty bad.

Latham is fixing something that appears to be dealing with airplanes. He's been beaten pretty badly and he's in a room with a bunch of guys. We then flash to an airplane and some pilots appear to get bad information.

We find that Not CTU is actually the FBI and it's the field office. It's 8:11.

Agent Walker (first name Renee) is alone with Jack in a room. NotChloe walks up and kisses up the the lead agent at Not CTU about what's going on. They want Jack to help track down the guy behind the threat. It's TONY! And he's alive! And Tony's bad... bad to the bone.

She shows Tony's photo to Jack and Jack is in shock. He claims Tony is dead and they reveal the loophole about how Tony was rushed away and she tells him that Tony wasn't dead, his body was exhumed and it wasn't him in the grave. So this makes what, SIX times, Tony has cheated death? Does this mean Michelle might be alive too????

In the room full of guys, Tony steps out of the shadows looking fantastic. AT the airport, the plane takes off and Tony and his guys are shocked that the device that Lathan "fixed" doesn't appear to have worked. Tony asked him what he did and Lathan is shocked and bloodied.

Tony tells him to fix it now or else he's going to rub him out. It's 8:16 and we're off to commericial break!

At 8:21, at the White House, president Allison Taylor is watching the devastation of Sengala and the man behind it General Juma. (For more details see: "24: Redemption".)

President Taylor and one of her advisors talk and she reveals that the First Husband is sad because they lost their son. (What happened to him?? What he killed because of the sheningans of his pill-popping friend?)

President Taylor talks to the Joint Chiefs and says she's ready to take the country to war. At the dark dungeon, Tony watches Latham fix the device and is suspicious. The device appears to work now and the device looks at the planes across the country. At the Air Traffic Control, a black guy who looks is the brother of Vanessa Williams.

At Not CTU, they hear about the power surge they had and the plane that we saw taking off hits some bad air. (Anyone else thinks it's going to crash).

Jack and an analyist name Sean work together to see which flights took off. At the Joint Chiefs, President Taylor is meeting some static. She's taken out of the meeting to be told that all airflights are in danger. Homeland Security asks her if they can quietly decrease traffic while they investigate some leads, and it's 8:33 a.m. Who knew there were 3,000 flights in the air at 8:30 a.m.???

So let's recap: Tony appears to be eeevil. There's unrest in Africa. And terrorism in the air. We together? Good.

It's 8:39 and we see two men talking about the problems in Sengala. They are questioning her action. We discover, one is a reporter and the other appears to be the First Husband. Who knew the White House Press Corps had one on ones with White House leaders.

The First Husband is having his son's death investigated and it looks as if the girlfriend had money deposited in her account and that the first son had committed "suicide." We discover that the girlfriend works at a brokerage firm and his Secret Service Agent assigned to the FH says he thinks he's being taken advantage of. (My guess, FH will be captured or killed oh in say hour 10 but we'll see how it all shakes out...)

NotChloe is talking to Renee aka NotMichelle about the problem with the planes. NotMichelle is telling her to get a grip.

Sean and Jack find a break in the case and see that there's a guy who can forge documents needed to get tech. Jack tells NotCTU that they need to bust in and get the guy. Jack's past thrown in his face and tells the rookies that it's not his job anymore. NotMichelle takes the lead guy aka NotBill and tells him she's taking Jack with her. It's now 8:45.

at 8:49, Jack and NotMichelle had toward the bad guy's office. Jack gives San Diego a quick shoutout and we learn the background about the badguy. Apparently they got info from a guy that he and Tony delt with back in 1999. NotMichelle says that Tony's dirty and Jack says he believes that Tony is alive and that he's doing something dangerous and they need to find him. Various NotCTU agents arrive and NotMichelle and Jack heads in.

At the White House, aka, office of hope, President Taylor is getting information about the invasion of Sengala and then apologizes to the Secretary of State. (She dressed him down in front of the joint chiefs earlier).

Jack and NotMichelle arrives and Jack warns her and NotMichelle gives Jack orders (I'm laughing hysterically at this point) and Jack and NotMichelle asks to speak to the bad guy.

NotMichelle says that she's responsible for Jack and we see that the bad guy has some scarring on his face almost Joker like. He taunts Jack and about CTU being dismantled. The bad guy pretends not to know that Tony is alive. He has a fake Irish accent and NotMichelle flexes her muscle (BWAAAAHHHHH!!!) and falls flat on her face.

The bouncer gets his ass handed to him by NotMichelle and then Jack threatens him with a guy. NotMichelle tells Jack to do "Whatever it takes" and Jack threats to take his eye out with a pen!! The guy is then gunned down by a sniper and the bouncer is killed too. Jack gets a phone call and it's Tony!! He knows Jack is there and we are left hanging for hour 1!

And then uh-oh! The flight that we saw earlier gets bum information and we see Vanessa's brother and he's lost contact with the plane! We see Tony giving them bad information and OMG... it's 8:58!!! WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS PLANE????

Thankfully we only have a few moments to wait for hour 2!

At 9:02, we get a "Previously on 24" but who in the world would have forgotten what happened in two minutes??? We do learn the name of the FH and it's Henry. We learn that Roger Taylor
may have committed suicide but we just don't know what is going on.

It's now 9 a.m. and the plane is still up in the air and headed toward JFK. The FAA is trying to contact the plane. They hear Tony's voice and we learn that the FAA just figured out that they're being impersonated.

The pilot of the plane is suscipious and is worried. At the bad guy's place NotMichelle and Jack are looking for the shooter of the bad guy. NotMichelle tells NotBill that they have the guy surrounded. Jack points out that there's a leak in NotCTU and asks her how they knew he was there. It sets up that there's a bad agent. NotMichelle won't listen. Jack's been asked to surrender his gun and he;s being put in a vehicle, like a sitting duck. It's taking SWAT a long time to arrive. Meanwhile the shooter is stuck in the building trying to figure out a way out. The NOTCTU agents are in the lobby chilling. NotChloe is concerned about NotMichelle and NotBill tells NotChloe she's OK.

At the FAA, they are trying to figure out how to contact the plane. At FAA, they find their screens are locked. (Hopefully this won't happen in real life).

We then discover that two planes are now on a collision course. Tony calls the FAA and tells them two planes are on a collision course!!! Tony tells the plane to pull up and they barely miss each other. (The special effects look really cool ....) Thankfully, Tony isn't bad just yet.

Tony calls back to tell them that was a warning shot....It's 9:10 on the show.. but my DVR is saying 9:12? Hmm....

It's 9:16 and Jack looks sad in the car and the sniper is looking for a way out.

Meanwhile in a ship yard three dudes get out of a dark car wearing dark suits. They contact Tony's crew and we discover that they his hideout is in a boat!

Tony slams Latham into a gate and tells his henchmen to clean him up. At 9:18, we see the dark suited dudes and they talk to Tony. Tony is prepared to give them the module and Tony and the dark-suited dude talk about Jack.

Tony says he'll take care of Jack and dark suited dude tells Tony that he's being kept in the dark about their mission for a reason. (Is Tony undercover???)

Back at the Office of Hope, the press secretary is going to meet the press. The Office of Hope adviser gives the PS some info and she answers questions.

Elswhere at the Office of Hope, President Taylor meets with the Sengala Prime Minister (Why do all people from Africa in Hollywood have thick accents?) and she tells him that they need to get rid of Juma. They shake on it (NOOO, remember the last time the president shook on something.)

In the van of solace, Jack is congratulate by a not CTU agent and Jack pontificates on torture. Inside, a NOTCTU agent is being set up to be killed. The sniper had called Tony earlier but the agent apparently is working with Tony. He gets the guy out the building. Jack gets out of the car and spots the shooter because he doesn't have the same shoes that everyone else has.

Jack spots the guy leaving and suggests he and NotMichelle follow the guy. NotMichelle and Jack follow the guy and it's 9:28.

At 9:34, NotCNN reports about the near miss of the two planes. Latham is taken to a new hideout and Juma's first agent is ready to talk to President Taylor. and he has the device. At the Office of Hope, we learn that we are screwed. That the infrastructure of the U.S. would be hosed if they shut things down.

The presidental adviser is told that the FH is on his way to confront the girlfriend. The agent spills the beans and says he's worried about the FH state of mind.

The president talks about raising the alert level. (Does anyone pay attention to this?)

NotChloe tells NotBill that NotMichelle is gone with Jack. It's 9:39 and the sniper realizes that he's being tailed. NotBill is told by NotMichelle that she's following a lead.

NotMichelle feels bad that she lied and Jack tells her to stay with the program. NotBill asks NotChloe to do a Chloe task. NotBill wants to know where NotMichelle is and Jack and NotMichelle are hot on the tail of the sniper.

NotMichelle asks Jack how far would he have gone and NotMichelle is shocked at Jack's methods. Jack tells NotMichelle to shut up and leave him alone to work. If not, he's done.

It's 9:42. Oddly enough, this hour is moving really slowly....

It's 9:48 and the first husband and his Man Friday go to the office of where the former first girlfriend works. The Ex-First Girlfriend is shocked to see and agent there and is escorted to the roof of a building. It's 9:49. He asks to speak to the former first girlfriend and she pretends that it's been difficult for her to go on.

He confronts her with the facts. The first girlfriend lies and says the money is her aunt's money and she says that she moved the money to protect her aunt. She claims she's telling the truth and the FH grabs her. He says he's going to find out and gives her the old "God help you!!" line.

At Tony's hideout, the sniper is headed in his direction and he arrives at the shipyard. Jack and NotMichelle arrive and they get out. Jack sees the car par and NotMichelle gives Jack a gun. She tells Jack to engage and that she'll back him up. The sniper gets suspicious and is nervous. Jack beats the sniper and Jack knocks the guy out.

Jack and NotMichelle sees cameras and Jack prepares to take the camera out. Tony sees the camera go out and sends a man to go check it out. Jack and the sniper head on the boat and the sniper is sot. Jack shoots a bunch of people and then goes onto the boat.

NotMichelle see a computer and is too late to stop the files from being deleted. Jack is jumped by Tony and chases him. Jack tells Tony to stop and then fights with Tony. (I'm laughing at the bad stuntmen...).

NotBill arrives on the scene (hmm) and they have Tony in custody. Tony gives Jack a snarl through his bloody nose.

And it's 9:59!!! We have NO answers and we have to watch tomorrow!!! But so far, not bad...

Oprah wants you to live your best life...

This week is "Living Your Best Life Week" on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Photo by Oprah.com

Earlier this week, I blogged about Oprah and her weight gain. Today's show was about money and my girl Suze Ormand who offered these sobering facts.

* In this economic climate you should have eight months of money in reserve.
* You should have no credit card debt.
* You should not ever borrow against your 401 (k).

It's shocking to know how you SHOULD be living as opposed to how you live. And the other thing, no wants until credit card debt is paid off. At this rate, I'll NEVER get my flat screen TV.

"The Facts of Life" in four minutes...

Once you get over the bad acting and hammy storylines, you might actually enjoy it.

Seriously?

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Could this be the "The Biggest Loser?"

Daniel is one of the youngest contestants ever on "The Biggest Loser." Photo by NBC.com

Another January, another "The Biggest Loser." This season is tugging at my heartstrings already. This cast is the biggest cast they've ever had.

Already, I have some clear favorites. David and Daniel are my favorite. They seem like such nice boys and they have a ton of weight to lose. Daniel is the biggest player they've ever had. Carla and Joelle are two sassy best friends who also need to lose a bunch. Carla is the biggest woman they've ever had.

Ron has tried every diet ever and even stomach surgery and still can't seem to lose the weight.

Jerry is my favorite because he's the oldest and I want him to do well.

And now comes the big twist they threw on. The sent 9 people home! If their partner is still on the ranch, then they get to come back too, if not, they're done.

It sucked big time and was sooo unfair.

Newsflash: Oprah is fat....

Yes, Oprah, you've gained weight. We've noticed and we forgive you for being human instead of the goddess people make you out to be. Photo by People.com

Today "The Oprah Winfrey Show" kicked off their live "Your Best Life" week. At first, I was rolling my eyes but decided to watch anyway. Today's topic is the "Oprah" standby: weight. Oprah was extremely candid about what brought her to her current 200 lb weight. (Sadly, that's what I'm TRYING to get DOWN to.)

And by the end of the show, I felt inspired. I realized that while it would nice be able to wear a size 33 waist, it's better to be healthy and have a strong heart. I also decided to stop focusing on what I don't have and what I DO have.

I know several people in my life would love to be able to run 1,2, or 3 miles and yet I do it. I know people who would love to be the size I am now. I know I want better, now it's time to do better.

New year, new stuff!!!

I was pleasantly surprised to see a NEW "Desperate Housewives" tonight. And to make it great, the show celebrated it's 100th episode. Photo by ABC.com

I was flipping through the channels looking for something to watch and then low and behold the TV gods answered my prayers. An all new "Desperate Housewives" was on and it was fantastic.

I had forgotten how much I missed this show. When last we left, Porter Scavio was on the run after being accused of starting a deadly fire. (In actuality, Edie's creepy husband Dave started the fire to cover up his murdering of his psychologist who surprised him in Fairview.) Leaving his twin Preston to pretend to be him and maybe take the rap for "crime."

Susan realized that Mike had moved on with Kathryn and so she spent this episode trying to decide if she was going to move in with Jackson. (In real life, the actor, Gale Harold had gotten into a nasty motorcycle accident, so they had to write him off the show for a bit so he could heal).

If you would have asked me a few seasons ago if Gaby and Carlos were still worth being on this show, I would have said no, but now, they've earned it because they've been fantastic this season. From watching her deal with his blindness and sudden restoration of sight, Gaby has stolen the spotlight from the other women. Tonight, Carlos got offered a high paying job that he didn't want because he wanted to help the blind. It brings up an interesting question: what's more important, money to help your family, or self fulfillment by helping those in in need? Gaby begged Carlos to take the job because she's been struggling to make ends meet and he now has a chance to make sure his family his provided for. It's also interesting this question was brought up now in this recession.

Bree had to fight off Andrew's future mother in law for attention. Bree wound up buying the happy couple a house (yay! More gays on Wisteria Lane!!) to keep them in Fairview.

And speaking of gays, Susan had a drunken night on the town with Lee. They attended the WORST. GAY. CLUB. EVER. Complete with horrible base music and the worst nondancing gay people in the world. They make me look like I'm Fred Astaire.

Susan thought she and Lee had done the nasty but luckily Lee told her they only slept together and that's it. Bob, Lee's partner, came over to make sure Lee had spent the night with Susan. But before Bob came over, Susan was telling Gaby about how guilty she felt sleeping with someone and she didn't remember. Gaby put two and two together and cracked up in front of Bob much to Susan's chagrin. It was one of the funniest moments of the night.

A not so funny moment came when Lynette found out that Preston knew where Porter was she hit the roof and begged him to come back. Unbeknownst to Lynette, Porter has taken refuge at her mother's house.

Lynette had Preston in the car with her and threaten to run the man over who threatened her family and her son was shocked that she'd go to such lengths to protect him.

At Edie's Dave had creeped her out with his talking to the dead and she asked him to leave

But here are some lingering questions: Porter is using a cell phone, can't the police track him down using his cell? Why haven't the police asked to see BOTH the boys together? I'm just saying.....

Look closely, can you name these people..

Washed up Teen Idols are now part of a reality show on VH1. Oddly enough, I find this appealing...Photo by vh1.com

As we all know, there's nothing on TV. And there won't be until February/March when sweeps return. So usually the networks trot out bad reality shows (Remember Battle of the Choirs from last year?)

This year, Vh1 has "Confessions of a Teen Idol" where washed up TV stars try to get their fame back. The show includes Adrian Zmed and Billy Hufsey. I'm also looking forward to seeing what happened to Jamie Walters.

The show premiers on Jan. 4

He-Man!

Thank you Hulu.com for bringing "He-Man" back to me! Video by Hulu.com

It's the holiday season and we TV addicts know what that means: Yep. Bad TV specials, bad reality shows and of course really bad reruns.

Thankfully, we won't have to sit through reruns this year because of Hulu.com. It was just named Web site of the year by the folks of the Associated Press. It's well deserved.

I know some people hate Hulu because of it's inconsistent nature and the commercials, but when it's on, it's on. This week, I squealed when "He-Man" and "Fat Albert" were unveiled. I grinned from ear to ear for a good 10 minutes.

If you don't know the story of "He-Man" here it is: Prince of a far away world discovers that a sword given to him has magic powers and transforms him to the muscle bound He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe. His pet talking cat is transformed and adventures ensue. Sounds corny but I LOVED it. Each show had some sort of moral and He-Man or one of the cast always explained what the moral was in case you were too dense to get it.

"Fat Albert" was about black teen-ager who was fat but had a heart of gold. He always did the right thing and hung out with a group of kids: Bill, the normal one, Russell, Bill's younger brother, Bucky, a teen with bucked teeth, Weird Harold, self explanatory, Mushmouth, a teen who spoke gibberish and Rudy, the cool cat with the bad hat. Together, they were the Cosby kids. It aired late Saturday mornings and I loved it because there were black kids like me on TV. I never understood how we could have pink panthers but not black kids on TV.

So while you're watching the dreadful "Momma's Boys," I'll be enjoying my Hulu.com

"Villians"

Yes, "Claire" I'm confused too. But I'm glad this chapter is over. Photo by NBC.com

Craptacular. That's the way I describe this chapter of "Heroes." After such a promising start this chapter just meandered and lost it's way. Tonight's finale started out strong but logic flew out the window at the 30 minute mark.

Sylar terrorized the folks at The Company with HRG, Claire, Merdith and Angela trapped inside. HRG set the prisoners free (the Puppet Master, Iron Fist and the real Black Canary so Sylar could hunt them down bit by bit.

He injected Merdith with adrenaline and she couldn't control her ability.

Matt, Daphne and Ando all worked together to rescue Hiro. Ando got the ability to supercharge other people's abilities. So now he's the one with the power and Hiro is the one without a power.

Angela revealed that she knew who Gabriel's real parents were. And Claire got him with a piece of glass in the back of his head. Merdith would up burning down the company because she lost control of her abilities.

Nathan revealed himself to be a villan now and Tracy and Mohinder would up driving out into the dark together. Hiro destroyed the formula and Matt and Daphne would up together.

And now chapter four: Fugitives

It looks promising. Nathan flipped the script and agreed to turn the other heroes in, including Micah! So it'll be interesting to see how this place out.

So long Gabon....

Bob fought back and made his way into the finals. Photo by CBS.com

Well say what you will about "Survivor: Gabon," it finally got interesting and STAYED that way.

The show started with the "Surivors" discussing the ousting of Crystal. I knew that in 29 minutes, that Kenny would be the next to go and lo and behold, Kenny got the boot.

Then, I knew that Susie would be the next to go but surprise, surprise, she won the final immunity challenge! Then I knew Bob would go but Sugar flipped the script and made him and Matty compete and Bob managed to stay in. During the challenge, you could see Susie cringe because she KNEW Sugar was giving away her shot at the million bucks. The jury's reaction was hysterical especially Corinne's because you could see the HATE she had for Sugar.

Sugar knew that jury wouldn't vote for her and Bob knew that he thought he had it in the bag, and I'm sure most of America did too.

I was rooting for Sugar. At four key times, she flipped the script and orchestrated the ousting of Marcus, Randy, Ace and Kenny thereby changing the course of the game.

Charlie asked why Susie and Sugar they should get the big bucks. Crystal was next and called Susie out on coattailing, She then said Sugar controlled Bob. And then asked why he voted Crystal out and Sugar told her the truth that she was a bully. Ken was next, and then asked why she deserved the money. Kenny then asked Sugar why he backstabbed him. Sugar cried and cried and thought he was a bigger threat. Ken said he didn't believe her. Ken then kept harping on their "deal." Ken said that isn't what he wanted to hear. Corrine was next. She asked Susie if she could have her vocal cord removed. Corrine wanted to see "Nasty Bob." He didn't do it, Corrine unleashed on Sugar and then gave her the bird. Those two won't ever speak again. Marcus was next and wanted Susie to be a positive role model. Sugar wanted to give money to lung cancer. Marcus wanted to know about responsibility about Bob and Bob said the opportuntity didn't come up.

And finally it was Randy's chance. Randy was mean to Susie. Sugar was next. And called Randy a jerk. Randy was ticked off at Bob and said he might be forced to vote for Susie because she didn't laugh. Matty was next and he asked why she deserved the money. Matty wanted to reveal what she did what was evil and said Kenny. And he asked Bob why they were more deserving and he said "I don't think they are."

And he was right. He barely eeked out against Susie. Sugar got no votes which was kind of shocking to me because I think she played a really good game.

Who's gonna win Survivor?

Sugar, if you play your cards right, you might win this season's "Survivor." Photo by CBS.com

I thought this season of "Survivor" would be boring after watching the first few episodes. I was wrong.

The last six episodes have been on point and each tribal council has been better than the last. Last episode, Kenny got fooled by Bob and Corrine and his strategy was blown out of the water. Unfortunately, Corrine was a casualty, but at least she forced the rest of the group to see Kenny as the power player that he is.

Kenny scrambled and almost had Bob in his alliance but then after Crystal got mad at Matty and yelled, her fate was sealed.

Sugar finally played her hidden immunity idol, when she gave it to Matty so he could be saved. It was the most boneheaded and brilliant at the same time. It might win her favor with the jury and it might get her Matty's vote if she outlasts him.

The final five are Matty, Bob, Sugar, Susie and Kenny. The finale is Sunday. I hope Bob wins because he's a good guy and that I think is what is going to cause him to be ousted next. He'll be followed by Matty which leaves a Kenny/Susie/Sugar final three.

Susie will NOT win this because many will feel she didn't deserve it. That leaves Kenny/Sugar. Kenny has some friends on the jury but he enginnered the ousting of many of them so he might now win. Corinne HATES Sugar and now Crystal and Randy so they will NOT vote for her. However, the others might so I'm predicting Sugar for the win.

We'll see on Sunday.

Is this the dumbest man in America? YES

Ed threw the weigh in challenge to give wife Heba a shot at the final three in "The Biggest Loser. Photo by NBC.com

I have a confession.
I broke up with "The Biggest Loser" this year and thought I had left it behind. But then about three weeks ago, for some reason, I got sucked by in.
I love the show. I love the fact that we get to see these people transform before our eyes. But in reality, these people could NOT lose this weight so quickly.
And, these people are basically sequestered in fat camp for about three months, they have no CHOICE but to lose the weight because almost every moment is spent exercising and eating right.
It was that fact that kinda turned me off the show. However, since I'm now fighting the battle of the bulge myself, it's best to pick up tips whenever I can.
We're down to the final four, Vicky, Heba, Michelle and Ed.
Vicky is EEEEVIL. Like the original "Mean Girl," and her understudy Heba engineered several people being booted from the show.
Ed was kicked off but managed to get back on when they brought the booted contestants back to compete to get back on the show. Since then, the two of them have been somewhat sickening.
Last night, we discovered that Ed GAINED two pounds during a weigh in to try to give Heba a shot at the final three. Instead, America has to chose between him and Heba to see who gets the third spot. That being said, Ed's dumb, but I think he should win this game. He's a great guy.
If not him, then Michelle should get the prize because she's worked her butt off and is just an all around great woman. I hope Heboppotumus falls face first in a cheesecake because she's AWFUL!

The Secret Millionaire

Miles and Cynthia Kovacs are just one of the few couples who participated in giving away lots of money in "The Secret Millionaire." Photo by Fox.com

Fox Broadcasting hasn't been known for really good reality TV shows. Remember "Joe Millionaire"? Or "Married by America"? Well, they are at it again with "The Secret Millionaire."

The premise of the show: Wealthy people live undercover with the poor AS poor people. At the end of the week, they give away at least $100,000 of their own money to "deserving" people. The cameras are explained as a documentary about poverty. At the end of the week both rich and poor have their lives changed - for the better.

But this being Fox, shenanigans are afoot.

I watched last week and am watching tonight and I have to say, the show is entertaining, and that's how I'm treating this, as entertainment. However, there's a part of me that's saddened to see how people are living in the U.S.

After last week's show, you can bet I'll NEVER set foot in Imperial Beach ever. I've lived in San Diego and have been to I.B. maybe twice and after seeing the portrayal on this show, it looked like a disgusting mess. However, after asking around, I found that this show apparently showed only the WORST side of the area.

I also worry about Fox broadcasting that certain people in poor neighborhoods are suddenly the recipients of $100,000. It seems dangerous to me, but we'll see how this limited run show goes.

Does anyone care about "Heroes?"

Angela and Arthur are the best and worst thing that happened to "Heroes" this season. Photo by NBC.com

Another week, another blah week of "Heroes." Thankfully, this tragically LONG storyline will be over and "Fugitives" can begin. Unfortunately, I may not be there to watch it.

The good this week: Bad ass Sylar is back. The bad: Elle is dead and burned. Goodbye Kristen Bell.
The good: Hiro reunites with his mom. It turns out she was the Catalyst. She passes it on to him. The bad: Arthur Petrelli steals it like two minutes later and takes Hiro's powers as well. And he tosses him over the side of the building and he's lost in time. (Maybe he'll meet up with Peter's squeeze from last season and rescue her.)
The good: Arthur Petrelli appears to be dead. The bad; We're not sure. We saw a lot of lights and blood but that doesn't mean jack on this show.
The good: Ando, Daphne and Matt all work together to get the last issue of "9th Wonders." The bad: Seriously???
The good: Nathan is a bad ass. The bad: A gayish looking Marine was injected with the formula with the Catalyst in tow and gets all Hulky without the green skin and unsightly muscles.


I'll call this section: burning questions.....
1) Why do they need this formula? Apparently they can already GIVE people powers. Meet exhibit a) Nathan and exhibit b) Tracy.
2) Who created this formula? And how is this tied to the big bad eclipse?
3) Shouldn't this back and forth in time cause some sort of ripple or time paradox that someone, somewhere will have to fix?
4) Why didn't daddy Petrillie take Claire's powers?
5) Why was the human lie detector on Elle's phone? And why did Sylar get it?
6) How many abilities can one person hold?
7) Now that Daddy Petrelli has taken people's powers and is now "dead" do the people get their abilities back?

My head hurts just thinking about it.

I hope they win!! (not)

Nick and Starr have dominated "The Amazing Race." I hope they "win" tonight. Photo by CBS.com

Tonight is the finale for "The Amazing Race," and I have to say I'm glad this season is over. While I love the show, there's no one team I have a burning desire to see win.

Nick and Starr (pictured) have won half of the legs of the race but they just aren't nice people. Ken and Tina have bickered about everything and I want them OFF my TV set. That leaves the Frat boys Dan and Andrew who keep screwing up. They only made the final three because of a huge screw up of a stronger team, but I guess in the end, if you're in the finals, you're in the finals. I have a tendency to jinx teams so I'm throwing my support behind Nick and Starr and hope I stat true to form. Go team!

The show will return in February, and I hope they have a much better cast.

Flat screen or not flatscreen, now that is a question....

See this TV, yep, it's not mine. But maybe someday.....

So my friends JumptheSnark and Lekili and my friend Steve all have something I envy. It's purdy new TV sets.

I have a old TV. Like 1994 old. Like if it were a child, it would be a teenager.

It's still runs OK but when someone is wearing bright red we sometimes can't tell if they've been murdered because the red is bleeding so much. I'd like a new one, but I wonder if spending this money is worth it.
This might come back to bite me in the butt, but I don't think spending $1,000 or less will put us out in the poor house.

Then I began to think of the shows I'd really like to see in high def. This is the list I could come up with.

"24" Jump was kind enough to invite me to his house (We should do this again SOON) when he first got his TV and I had a blast! It was good to see Jack in high def and see things go down in CTU.

"America's Next Top Model". I'm inviting myself over to Lekili's house and to see Tyra in all her flat, high-def glory.

"Survivor". My friend Steve, his girlfriend Chris and I are avid "Survivor" fans. They invite me over to see the premiere and I buy them pizza from their favorite pizza joint. It's great to see the show and the backstabbing live and in great color.

Other than that, this is it.

So the question is: Is it worth it?

An ode to Kristen Bell

Elle (Kristen Bell) and Sylar (Zachary Quinto) have one last moment before he KILLS her. UGH. Photo by NBC.com

This season of "Heroes" has made me pull my hair out on more than one occassion. After a strong start, it petered out. But one good thing was the extraordinary acting of Kristen Bell. Y'all know how much I adore this young lady and her acting and from her days on "Veronica Mars."

She can act rings around most of the cast (Daphne I'm looking at you). And now because of a stupid plot twist, she's gone.

Poor Kristen, you're too good for this show and let's hope a movie career awaits you.

Last night during the LONGEST ECLIPSE EVER we learned that people got their powers back. I'm wondering if this was a reset for Peter? Mohinder almost reunited with Maya luckily we only saw her for a few seconds.

They keep trying to force Matt and Daphne on us but I'm resisting with all my might, this it totally not working for me so I wish they'd stop.

Hiro finally used his powers in a GOOD way so I was glad about that and he got to spend some time in a cool comic book store. I just want this storyline to be over.

Read the clue, read the clue, read the clue

There are no words. Please bring Toni and Dallas back for All Stars. Please, please... Photo by CBS.com

Hear that? That's the sound of my heart breaking as the last "good" time was eliminated from "The Amazing Race."

Toni and Dallas were always kind, always thoughtful and just all around good sports. Unfortunately, Dallas made a game-killing error in the race and that got them Phileliminated. Poor Dallas, he couldn't count Stalins and Lenins and then he left their money and passports in the cab.

Then they didn't READ THE CLUE and had to restart. It was sad.

So I'm rooting for the inept frat boys to win because it would serve Starr and Nick right to lose and as well as the bickering Kenny and Tina. If the frat boys win, it would be the biggest win in the history of the race!

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