Ding dong! Rob and Ambuh are GONE!!!!

Readers, I wish you could have seen me five minutes ago. I was doing the happy dance. I would have done a backflip but I was scared that I would hurt myself.

I don't know how many of you are "Amazing Race" fans but the king and queen of nasty were eliminated tonight! Rob and Ambuh are gone, gone, GONE.

These folks lied and lied and lied and karma came back and bit them in the you know what! I cannot believe how happy I am. It's like I won the lottery but I'm still poor. But back to the story, it all came down to a the Racers sorting through a mailbag and looking for a letter addressed to them. Rob is NOT the best detail person as witnessed earlier in the episode with him misspelling Phillipines as Phillipeans. I laughed a good five minutes on that one.

Some of you may say the race will now be boring because these two dominated most of the legs, but I think it'll be more interesting. If I had to wager, I'd put money on Uchenna and Joyce and Danny and Oswald. I'd also wouldn't count the OGGs (Old gay guys) out.

I pray the Beauty Queens are the next to go though!

Tomorrow, I'm headed over to Jump the Snark's house to see what REAL TV is supposed to look like in HDTV.

Why do we trust America to vote? Seriously.

I just got finished watching tonight's episode of "American Idol" and shock doesn't EVEN begin to describe what I'm feeling.

First a disclaimer, I haven't watched for the last two seasons because of what I considered bad voting and shenanigans of the producers of the show. But I was coerced back in and so I'm hooked for the season. Tonight two of the worst singers FINALLY got the boot!

But that's not the shocking part. Jared and Sabrina - who both CAN sing- got cut. I'm floored. Jared is a super hottie but unfortunately I fear was tooo cheezy for America. Sabrina was robbed. Plain and simple ROBBED. I think when Simon said out loud that he thought another contestant should go that it was the undoing of Sabrina because this girl (cough, cough Haley) was saved.

The tragedy of this is that the Top 12 singers get to go on tour when the season ends, gets paid and gets to build a fan base. I hope that Timbaland, Brian McKnight, Missy Elliot or SOMEBODY was watching so that her career can be saved.

What is AMERICA thinking????!!!!

Are you watching "America's Next Top Model?"
If not you are really missing some of the BEST hours on TV. For real tho. This week, we went back to school and were treated to Tyra's interpretation of Rhoda Morgenstern. Her stylist needs to be fired. Who wears headwraps in 2007? Seriously, she looks like she's ready to go work for "Have A Nice Day Cafe."

The right girl got cut this week, (So long Samantha) but I'm worried for the season. NONE of these girls seem to have that IT factor. And I like they have plus sized models but both of those girls need to step up their game.

My show is boring.
What's going on with "24?" This was the most boring episode of the season. I think the writing staff is taking a break and the interns have taken over. While it's OK, but to me it's not up the normal quality of the show. I guess after having bombs go off and folks tortured with drills, it's kinda hard to top that.

I miss Veronica
This week the search for the next Pussycat Doll aired. I admit, I watched for about 5 whole minutes. I couldn't take it anymore. Sadly, people stayed for the whole show because it scored like gangbusters. I fear for "Veronica" Plus today I read on the TV Guide website that Piz is being courted for the "Grey's"spinoff. Unless he's getting written off, it's NOT a great sign.

I (heart) Heroes.
IcannotbelievetheyaregoingtomakeuswaituntilAPRIL!!! (I know it's one word, but that was the sentiment that was expressed by me and my fellow Heroes watchers. "Lost" should really work to hire some of their writers because they have stolen the good juju from them. I watched "Lost" last night and was bored silly. I'm thisclose to giving up on that show for good.

Can you learn from reality TV?

The other day I was at work and someone mentioned that they were watching old episodes of "The Golden Girls" and I said I practically owned the whole series.

She said that she tried to watch something on TV but there was nothing but dumb reality shows. I was a *bit* peeved and told her about great shows like "The Amazing Race." She said she could watch that but not "Survivor" and "I Love New York."

I couldn't argue with her.

But I don't agree with her either. Let's face it, there is a LOT of trash out there, but there's some good too.
Here's what I've learned from reality TV.

Cheaters: While I don't catch every episode, I've picked up a few clues from this show. The premise: somone suspects their spouse/partner of cheating. A detective crew is sicced on them and then they investigate. Nine times out of 10 they are cheating. They are then confronted and wacky high jinks ensue.

Here's what I learned, (Not that I have a cheating heart, I've been in a relationship for almost five years now!).
Inspect all new knicknacks that show up in your house. Their favorite things it to put hidden cameras in homes and these cheaters are stupid enough to bring their new lover home. And the camera is rolling as they start getting busy in full view.

Don't go to "Applebee's" for some reason, a LOT of these folks take their dates to this place.
Don't kiss in public. NO kissing at the door or at the car. Go inside the OTHER person's house and don't stay longer than 5-10 minutes.
Hotels are NOT your friend. The clerks can rat you out if they suspect you're cheating. (Seriously)

America's Next Top Model: Tyra, I am your TV slave. But here's what I've learned.
Know your angles. You never know WHEN or where you're going to be photographed so always be prepared.
Anything is possible, don't doubt yourself. YOU are your OWN biggest enemy.

I Love New York. Even ghetto girls need love too!

Survivor: It's the ultimate in office politics. The key to getting along is to NOT have too strong of a personality but being true to yourself. You also need the RIGHT people supporting you in your endeavors while NOT selling out. (I'm still mastering this little gem).

The Amazing Race: There are beautiful places in the world besides the good old USA. Also, in competition, the only person you should trust completely is your partner and sometimes you both have to take risks.

Well, that's it for this week, today is my honey's b-day and we're off to celebrate!

Do you know the news?

Yes! Two posts in one day. Don't get used to this but I digress.

I've stumbled across this "Frontline" documentary about an industry that's near and dear to my heart: journalism. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/# is the link to the series but it goes into detail about how journalism isn't *quite * dead yet and how folks are using the Internet to get news. It also talks about blogs and how people mistake opinion for news.

Interesting stuff. You CAN watch the whole series online so check it out.

What is going ON with American Idol?

I normally post on Sundays but I HAD to post tonight.

I just sat through an excruciating hour of TV. Tonight, Nick, AJ, Aliana and Leslie were kicked out. While Sundance, Sanjaya and Antonella all lived ANOTHER freaking day.

I stopped watching this show a few years ago because the problem is, it's NOT a singing contest, it's a popularity contest. And that is the difference. Sundance, Sanjaya and Antonella have OK voices, but they are NOT great singers. Seriously.

Sanjaya who is a cutie is getting the teen-ager/grandma votes and that's what's keeping him alive. Antonella might be getting the Paris Hilton boost since lewd photos of her surfaced on the Internet. (Wanna bet that her friend who auditioned with her *might* have something to do with it, or someone who knows them both?)

Sundace is charming and depending on the song, he can sing. But does he deserve to stay? NO.

I wish I could bail but it's like a trainwreck, I've got to witness all of the casualities.


And since I'm blogging, here's the week in review so far.

Monday
I am in "Heroes" heaven. All hands on those who got teary-eyed at the last five minutes when Claire said goodbye to her Dad? I was a sobbing MESS! For real.
Hayden and Jack acted their asses off and they both deserve accolades for this.

Meanwhile over on "24," it's plodding along but it doesn't grab me as it used to. I'm still loyal to Jack but I have to say that unless stuff starts moving along, I'll be DVRing it and watching "Heroes" first.

Tuesday
Is the shark circling around "Veronica Mars." We found out that Tim the TA killed Dean O'Dell and the reason was to set Professor Landry because he didn't give him a recommendation. It was very anticlimatic and very boring. After the shocking death of Lamb, I expected more this week. But alas, no.

The problem with this show is that it is veering away from the characters we know and love. (Wallace and Weevil are basically extras with a few lines every few shows, Mac is lovely but we don't see her nearly enough. I still don't have a "feel" for Piz or Parker as people.) Another problem is the MOTW (Mystery of the Week) has gotten waaay too easy. It's almost "Murder, She Wrote" bad. And when the show returns on MAY 1!!!!! It'll be standalone mysteries. I fear this may be the last season we'll be visiting the folks over in Neptune. And if it continues to sink in quality, then I'd rather see it gone.

Because it's been a crazy week, I'm behind in my viewing on "Lost" and "Law & Order, SVU." I'll catch you all up in a few weeks.

One of my friends who's addicted to "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" points out there is a TON of male nudity or half-nekkid men on that show. I'm going to have to catch up during a marathon to see what I've been missing. Plus, the moved the show to Tuesday nights away from "Lost."

Oprah! Oprah! Oprah!!!!!

Yep. I saw lady O today. It was amazing!!!

We left San Diego at around 3 a.m. and I managed to get us there around 5:30 a.m and the waiting began. And we waited, and waited, and waited and waited.

Finally around 7 we managed to get on a bus. And then we waited and waited and waited. Then we got inside the Kodak theater and we waited and waited more.

By this time, I was tired and hungry but my excitement kept me fueled for a while.

At 10, Oprah made her appearance the audience went WILD! I'm so not kidding. And for the next 45 minutes we laughed, we laughed, and laughed some more. The show is a well-oiled machine and the time flew by.

And now here's a few things about Oprah you probably don't know: She has a potty mouth. She dropped "bitch" and "ass" a few times.

* She's also very, very particular. She recounted this story about how Gayle wanted some monkey bread and how tired she was. I'm amazed that she and Gayle are still friends. She's also very bossy.

Despite all that, it was worth EVERY second!

The Oscars!

So I'm like two hours into the Oscars and I have issues.

1) WTF: Eddie Murphy got robbed.
2) Ellen isn't as funny as I had hoped.
3) SOFUD (Save us from ugly dresses)!!!!!!
4) Countries have risen and fallen in the time the show has gone on!

I had taped all this Oscar stuff in the hopes of giving you this brilliant blog about how wonderful this show was going to be but it's really, really dull and I'm debating on whether or not I should flip over to "The Amazing Race."

Yep, it's THAT boring.

And now, the week in review:


Monday
I've decided I'm going to invest in sleeping pills. Why? Because I get too worked up about "Heroes," "Prison Break" and "24." Last week, I was up until 2 a.m. wondering what's going to happen to Jack now? Will Linc and Michael finally get to Panama? And OH. MY. GOD! Simone was killed!! (Yay!!)

Tuesday
We're getting close to solving the mystery of "Who killed Dean O'Dell?" And this seemed to be the WEEK OF SHOCKING DEATHS!! Because Poor Sheriff Lamb bit the dust. How I'll miss seeing him in the credits each week! And that sucked that he got bumped up to a series regular only to be killed. Now, I'm worried about Wallace and Weevil because he got more screen time than they did.

Wednesday
"Lost" you've lost me. That is all. I don't want to see another Jack flashback and now I won't have to because I'm giving it ONE more week and then I'm done. For real.

Thursday
"Surivor" is getting bor-ing. I thought it might be exciting this season but unless something dramatic happens I might have to read online recaps or something.

Sadly, there was no "Ugly Betty," and no Justin. =-(

And now, I've got to go to bed BECAUSE I'm GOING TO SEE OPRAH!!!!!!!!

Look for a blog ALL about it later on this week!

What! Is! Your! Identity!!!

So on Friday night, I was sitting here watching "1 vs. 100" and saw a scroll saying that NBC was looking for contestants for a show they aired back in the fall called "Identity."

I thought, what the hell, I'll try. I had tried out for "Deal or No Deal"
and didn't get on. So I did it.

Six. Count'em SIX hours of my life I'll NEVER get back. It was long. It was tiring and it was mis-er-able.

I should have known this was going to go sour when on their sheet giving the details about what the day would entail, there were typos GALORE. Words like "too" instead of "to" and "you" instead of "your." A bunch of us in the line were laughing at how bad it was. And of course it's bad when you misspell the name of your OWN show.

When I arrived, there were about 60 people there, by the end of the afternoon, there were around 180. It was quite obvious this group was ill prepared to handle that many people. Thank GOD it wasn't like "Price Is Right" or "DOND" because we would have NEVER gotten out of there.

The tryout was to get two photos of you taken and then be taped saying what you would do with the money. The casting director was this old crone named Laura who looked as if she cast the play where Lincoln was assassinated.

And I was forced to sit by a guy with bad breath, a woman who KNEW everything and this woman whose elevator didn't quite make it to the top. This woman was SCARY. And CLINGY. Her eyes looked as if she were holding on to her sanity by a slim thread. Her tryout was hysterical. I mean she screamed and did the typical : WOW!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOO GLAD to be here!!!! I'm sure folks in Alaska heard this woman. I pray they don't select her, I don't need to EVER see this chick again.

My tryout was OK and she gave me the comment "GOOD ENERGY!!" and I believe she was interested. I don't even care if I get on the show, but hell, at least I tried.

The week in review
Sunday
Last Sunday's "Desperate Housewives" was one of the best of the season. That ending was so OH! MY! GOD!! fine that I can't wait until 9 p.m. Mike causing Orson to fall off the side of a parking garage was shocking. I pray that Orson is dead because that whole storyline annoys me.

Monday
The "Heroes"/"24" battle is heating up. Both shows are my MUST SEE NOW TV. I don't sleep well on Monday nights because I'm up thinking about what's coming up next. Of the "Heroes" bunch, I really care about Claire and Hiro. The rest I can take or leave. I want Nikki/Jessica dead. I pray she's the one who dies tomorrow but my money is on MrMuggle'smama aka Claire's adoptive mom. And where is Claire's brother? This week, someone is supposed to die and someone is supposed to fly. What the heck that means, I dunno.

Over on "24," I'm getting a bit tired of the dysfunctional Bauer family. And the violence is getting to be over the top. So far we've seen Jack bite out the throat of a terrorist, a terrorist stabbing another in the knee and last week Morris being tortured with a drill.

Tuesday
Oh "American Idol" I AM your BITCH. I don't want to be, but I am. Paula is batty, Simon is mean and Randy, who knows WTF he is saying but I love him anyway!

And on NBC I'm totally addicted to "Dateline's: To Catch a Predator." I've seen the scenario a gazillion times already. But each time, I'm shocked at who shows up at the house looking to molest a child. I mean c'mon folks, if you have to sneak and do anything in life, then you're doing the wrong thing. It's just that simple.

Dear TPTB over on "Veronica Mars": Thank you! BEST mystery of the week so far! LOVED that you made it a two-parter! I have no idea how this one is going to end! But I'm also ticked because you faked us out with the 5 minute appearance of Wallace!

Over on "Law & Order: SVU" things seem to get back on track. And it had a special guest star who's acting I've admired for a while. Oh "Everwood" my Monday nights are colder without you guys. I miss you sooo much!!!

Wednesday
"Lost!" IS! BACK!!! At least that's what the promos have been screaming. And I'm happy to say, that it is and it isn't. "Lost" needs to be fixed. The first thing they need to do is to move it from 10 p.m. It's waaay too late to be watching something this intense. The storytelling is great though. I'd suggest that they move "Lost" to Tuesday's at 8 p.m. There's very little there and it might be it's best bet to get some of the viewers back.

Thursday
"Ugly Betty" and "Survivor" are facing off again. This season of "Survivor" hasn't grabbed my attention yet. Meanwhile, the fashionista in me is loving ever second of "UB." Last week's when Justin gave a one-boy re-enactment of this play was the funniest thing I've seen on TV in a while.

"Survivor" has thrown a few twists in the game but these folks are bo-ring. I hope it picks up after the merge.

Friday
Have you watched "1 vs. 100?" If you haven't you need to. It's AMAZING and stunning at how stupid people are. I mean really, really stupid. If I were there, I'd be winning millions. I think they intentionally choose stupid folks. I hope these people are at home cringing at how stupid they look. Sample question: "Which one of these is a single celled organism?" Choices were: A) a squirrel b) An ameboa c) Calista Flockhart. Do you know the woman actually needed to use one of her helps??? I'm NOT kidding. Stooooopid!

Saturday. If you haven't seen this skit then you are missing the best of "Saturday Night Live." "SNL" has stepped up BIG time! It's like hysterically funny this season and it hasn't been that way in such a long time. It's worth staying up late on Saturday nights!

And before I go: Do you know about "The Secret?" If not, then you've either not cared or been under a rock. The high priestess of the media aka Oprah gave her blessing to "The Secret." Basically, it's this: if you want better things in your life, you have to be open to it. If I were this guy I'd sue because he got ripped off. We'll see if "The Secret" and its followers can truly change the world. I do.

Is there such a thing as too much TV?

My co-workers and I agree: This IS the best TV season ever.
Seriously. I remember a few seasons ago there was NOTHING, and I do mean nothing really worth watching.

Now there is something to watch every night with the exception of Saturdays. And I think that's a shame.

Some of my fondest memories as a kid was watching Saturday night TV with my parents. I loved "Mary Tyler Moore" and the other Saturday night shows.

Today's TV folks have pretty much turned Saturdays into crappy TV night and reruns. What they ARE forgetting, is there are a LOT of people who elect to stay home on Saturdays and are hungry for something to watch.

I'd love it if Saturday was reality TV night. Or if they showed "classic" TV shows from their vaults. I know there's TV Land but it sure would be a nice surprise to turn on the TV and see "The Best of Buffy."

Or here's a thought, all family original programming. I've been enjoying the "Golden Girls" on DVD.

But back to my original question: Is there such a thing as too much TV? Maybe:
I know on Mondays the "Heroes"/"24" battle is getting fierce because both of the shows are in top form.

Thursday is getting tough because "Survivor" looks interesting. And I love "Ugly Betty" because it's great to see a show about normal people. I LOOOOVE Justin, Marc and Amanda. The truly are the funniest people on TV.

I've been sucked in to "American Idol" this season so I have to see it play out. Some of the Top 24 suck. Like for real. But I have to see who's going to come out on top.

Even Friday the game shows are good: I love "1 vs. 100" but the folks there are stupid. The questions are soo easy that a fifth grader could answer them. (Which reminds me, I'll be blogging on the new show on Fox "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" I sure hope so!

American Idol: Hollywood

What is UP with this show? Apparently, I'm deaf. I must be because a bunch of folks they sent home tonight actually sounded decent. And some, you could see the train wreck coming a mile off.

I feel sad for the Obviously Gay Teenager Matt. He wanted it so bad and it was sad they way he alluded to his mom never hugging him, or loving him. I was rooting for him, but when I saw him sing, it was kinda bad. Really.

It was also intering to see how they went about selecting who stayed and who left. And lord, can someone shoot Ryan Seacrest please. Waaay too dramatic. Waay too much drama.

But I'll keep watching.

Anna Nicole and other TV foolishness

If you haven't heard, poor Anna Nicole Smith is no more. If you haven't heard, you've been under a ROCK because it's been on all the FREAKING time!

I'm sitting here on a rainy, blustery Sunday afternoon and CNN, Fox and everyone is discussing this woman and how she died.

Anna Nicole Smith was a train wreck waiting to happen. We all knew she'd be dead someday but we didn't think of it happening this soon. My theory is that herbabydaddy is her son. I know, but it IS possible.

And now the week in review on TV.
Monday
OK, Mondays at 9 p.m. is the HOTTEST hour on TV. Jack is back and "24" is off to a great start. So far this season, we've seen L.A. nuked, we've seen Jack's dysfunctional family including his dad killing Jack's brother.
Over on "Heroes," we got to see Hiro's dad. A.K.A Mr Sulu 2007 model. And Claire meets her daddy and it's none other than Nathan! It's not too shocking because the stupid promo folks practically did everything but shout it was Nathan!

Tuesday
Yes, I've jumped on the "American Idol" freak show wagon.

Paula Abdul is on drugs. There I've said it. Girlfriend has serious issues. It's like appalling it's so bad. If she's not careful, she may be booted. And speaking of BAD: Some of the contestants are delusional. Go to YouTube because they have a gazillon clips of the cracked up and crazy contestants.

Veronica Mars.
We all need to start praying now. Veronica Mars is having an OK season. Not good. Not great but just OK. I fear that OK may NOT be enough to get a Season Three, which is too bad.
Here's what's going wrong:
1) Too easy MOTW. I'm no detective, but the Mystery of the Week is getting so easy that third-graders could possibly figure out whodidit. I mean seriously, it's getting "Murder, She Wrote" bad. (Remember how in MSW that it usually was the first or second new person she met was the killer)
2) Not enough of the folks we love. Wallace is an extra for the most part. Weevil just drops in and out. Mac has been on two and a half episodes the entire season. Even the new kids Parker and Piz aren't featured enough. I miss the Wallace/Veronica moments from Season One.
3) Too much LoVe. They're together! They're apart! They're confused and I'm bored! I'm like crap or get OFF the pot already! It's so very "Dawson's Creek" and not in a good way.

Wednesday
"Lost" is back. I was kinda meh on it, but then I decided to tune in and now I'm hooked. Juliet is the bomb and I want to know more about her. But I'm sick of Kate. BTW: "Lost" is on the cover of "Entertainment Weekly" again! If they could give "Veronica Mars" a cover, they might see an uptick in the ratings. "Lost" has had, like 1,000 covers already!

The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
This show has gotten so good it's not even funny.
JP who many people might remember from last season's "Survivor" signed up to be part of Janice's modeling agency. And then the folks from "Instinct" magazine came a'calling. JP had to come out on national TV and I'm quite concerned that this was all a set up.
A celebrity blogger said that JP was spotted with Reichen in West Hollywood and then a few weeks later they wanted him to be on the cover of their magazine. The moment where he had to come out troubled me because I know what the feeling is like. It truly is a life changing moment, but I don't know if I could do it on National TV.

Thursday
Survivor is back. Only this time, it is waaaay different. Instead of both of the tribes roughing it, one tribe is living in the life of luxary with a couch, a toilet, and even silverwear! The other is roughing it on the beach with next to nothing. Another twist is that the hid the hidden immunity idols near both camps to that folks will have to be stealty to go looking for it. It's too early to tell how this is all going to turn out, but one thing I do know. I hate Dre/aka/Dreamz and Rocky because the both annoy the crap out of me.

Ugly Betty
Since I last posted, this show has worn a gazillion awards. I'm glad too because it's one of the hidden gems of the season. Mark, Amanda and Justin all seem like friends of mine. And of course Betty. I loved (and figured out) the twist with Alex/Alexis early but it was great to see it play out.

Friday
My new secret addition: 1 vs. 100. I need to BE on this show. The questions are so easy!! But it shows there are very stupid people in the world. Watch sometime, and you'll see what I mean.

That's it for now, I'll be updating this on Sunday afternoons so make sure you come back and see what the Remote holds for next week!

The return of American Idol and other random thoughts

Before I begin, thanks for reading. It's been too long. My computer melted down and then I forgot my password but I'm back with a vengence. Let's see what the remote holds these days.

I'm sitting here watching "American Idol" and unfortunately, it's cringeworthy yet again. I don't get this show. I know we need to see some of the freaks audition but Jesus H. Christ! I swear they find the absolute worst people ever to audition for this show. What I'd like to see is a better mix. Show us a freak or two but show us the people we're going to be watching for the next 18 weeks.

If one of these folks will truly be the next "American Idol" then show me them when the were nobody and let me follow them. Ryan Seacreast annoys the snot out of me. I can't wait until we get to the finals. It's amazing how many folks out here can't sing. One thing's for sure, I can't wait to see how this turns out.

Veronica Mars
Yay! My show is back. Boo, they are going to make some changes. I hate to say this but I'm getting this sinking feeling that this will be the last season of our favorite female detective. I liked last night's episode but the MOTW was about a monkey???! Hello! Dean O'Dell is dead, let's get to that and leave the monkey alone. I was also dismayed that we didn't see hide nor hair of Wallace. I miss WaVe.

I Love New York.
Yep. I'm watching this. I didn't watch Flavor of Love but lord this thing is a hot mess and I'm loving EVERY second of this! New York is soooo ghetto and all of her men are crazy. I have to say I love her mom who's just as crazy and ghetto as New York too. Plus you gotta love men named Bones, Pootie and my fave: Whiteboy.

Heroes
When I was a little boy I used to pray for superpowers. Invisibility. Invulnerablity. ANYTHING. Alas, no radioactive bugs bit me. My parents were my parents and I got nothing. Luckily, through "Heroes" particularily Hiro, I get to live out my fantasies. I love the fact that he's the only person who's HAPPY about having powers. I used to hate Claire but she's also my favorite. Monday's episode showed me that this is one tough cookie and I think in the end, she's going to be the one that takes down her "dad."

Ugly Betty
I LOVE this show. It gets better and better. I have to give myself kudos for calling the Alex/Alexis twist. I figured it out when they discovered that Faye really did die. But what the heck happened to her body. I suspect that in the beginning, it WAS Faye but they switched the story midstream. I'm glad though that America Ferrara got a Golden Globe. It shows that ordinary people put in extraordinary situations can do well. Yay America!

The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
I love Janice! She is crazy and I love every single second of it. Later on tonight JP from "Survivor" is asked to be on the cover of Instinct. Based on sighting on other Web site, he does!

That one bad episode

You know how every season, your favorite show seems to hit a bump and then rebounds?
Tonight's episode for "Heroes" seemed to hit a bump for me.

So many obvious questions that didnt' get answered. For example, Peter's FB Simone sold a painting that Issac did about Claire. They're trying track down the painting but why didn't Peter just ASK Simone what the painting looked like?

If she's an art dealer, she wouldn't send stuff out into the world without knowing what it looks like.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Mr. Linderman is actually Sylar. He's too involved in this story for us not to have seen him yet. Of course, they could be still casting the actor.

Micah's powers were displayed tonight. It's still murky exactly WHAT he can do. He operated a broken phone but I don't know if that means he's a techno mutant or that he can make his mind do anything. Hopefully, further exploration of his powers will be seen.

They gave Niki's alter ego a name "Jessica" which I'm not too wild about. A bunch of other stuff happened but it just all seemed off.

Desperate Housewives
One show that didn't suck this week was Desperate Housewives. Be.st show in a LOONG time!
All the actresses were on point and I think this episode should be submitted for the Emmy reel.

Can Monday nights get any better?

As Whitney Houston might say: "Hell to tha naw...."
I just got finished watching what I think is the best night of TV on air these days.
Between "Prison Break" and "Heroes" the night if full of adrenaline.
On tonight's PB, practically everybody got captured. The Nasty T-Bag, the stupid LJ and Linc.
We learned Malone's secret - he killed the last guy who escaped him and buried him in his OWN back yard. Now that's DEEP!
And on "Heroes" we learned that Niki is a bad ass, but D.L's badder as he took $2 million and his son. IT rocked!!!
I don't know what I'm going to do when "24" returns. But I'll worry about THAT then!

You take the good, you take the bad...

And no, that's not a plea to buy this DVD. Unless, of course you want to. =-)

This week was pretty bad in TV land.

Let's start with my favorite "America's Next Top Model." If you haven't been watching, the girl who SHOULD have won this season was booted. And mean, OLD, Tyra was the one that helped her go. It was a kick to see Fabio on the show but he's looking a little long in the tooth. (GREAT body though).
With Brooke gone, I'm throwing my support behine CariDee.

I'm still in shock about Jeffery winning over on "Project Runway" and there still are NO WORDS.

The three bright spots of the week: "Heroes" , "Veronica Mars" and "The Amazing Race!"
"Heroes" keeps getting better and I'm telling everyone I know to watch this show. Hiro is my favorite character and Claire aka cheerleader lass aka OMG, she healed from THAT???!!

The writing is crisp, cool and fantastic. They need to up the ante on the special effects though.

As far as VM, I think I need to write a note to Rob Thomas.

Dear Rob,
I am one of Veronica's biggest fans. Could you bring my show all the way back please and not give me glimmers here and there? Tuesday's episode was closer to the Veronica I know and love. Last week's episode I'm going to put under the "one bad episode per season" file. You've used up your bad episode early but that's OK. The rest HAVE to be good.

Kisses....

P.S. More Wallace. More Weevil (but keep him away from the crafts table because boyfriend is F-A-T but still kinda sexy). More Mac. Less LoVe and Less MOTW. More progress on the rape mystery is needed.

TTFN

And the Amazing Race got sooo good in the last five minutes. THANK GOD Sarah dumped Peter!!!!

Things I hate about the new TV season ...

There are so many things I absolutely love, love, love (Heroes, Ugly Betty) and things I secretly adore (America's Next Top Model, Project Runway, Dateline) and things I can take or leave (Grey's Anatomy, The Nine) but there are a few things I absolutely, positively hate!

Opening credits
This season, both Veronica Mars and America's Next Top Model both found the need to change their credits. They both suck. And they take the life out of the show. In Veronica's case, the credits just seem to angsty and not fun. In ANTM, I could do with out the "look how cute I am" that Tyra seems to be saying to the audience. LOVE the shows, HATE the credits.

Too much on at one time
My poor DVR died a week ago. Luckily, the cable folks came out to rectify the situation. I know I'm putting it in overdrive by watching a lot at 10 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. With Nip/Tuck, SVU, MTV's True Life, Project Runway (that ended yesterday thank God), The Nine it's no wonder it didn't burn out sooner.
Let's face it, these shows don't ALL need to be on at the same time. Spread the wealth. NOTHING is on Saturday nights. When I was a kid, Saturdays were filled with great TV but now the programming folks don't care. But there are a TON of people who stay home Saturday nights or don't go out until at least 11 p.m. so why NOT give them something to watch?

Same show, different people
I really, really tried to like the new woman on Law & Order SVU. But she's NO Mariska. She's too harsh, too mean. I'm trying to like the new characters on Veronica but I prefer more Weevil, and Wallace and less Parker and Piz.

It's been a while...

Apologies. For those of you who've been reading this blog, I apologize for not posting for a few weeks, but we've worked out the technical difficulties and are ready to roll!

Veronica Mars
I'm sitting here awaiting the start of the third episode of "Veronica Mars," and in my opinion, this season is off to a good start. I really like the new characters of Parker and Pez. I knew from the second episode of last season that I didn't like Jackie.

The rapist mystery looks to be a good one and I've got a sneaky feeling that we've seen the rapist already. I like that the magic of Veronica is back but I HATE those new opening credits. I understand the reasoning, new point in life, new opening but I kinda liked the chalk drawings and the song by the Dandy Warhols.

Heroes
I am this show's B-I-T-C-H! From last weeks jaw dropping cliffhanger to this week's, it's been awesome. Some friends and I were debating on what we would do if we had super powers. Would we really take the law into our own hands? I'm thinking in certain instances, I would.

I love the Hiro character and Claire becomes interesting to me week after week.

The Nine
I missed it last week. I'm going to catch this weeks and see if it's still worth watching.

America's Next Top Model
LOVE this season! Although I can't find a girl to root for. And tomorrow night it looks interesting with someone coming out of the closet!

Project Runway
Michael had BETTER win. Period.

Survivor
This week, it looks as if they are pulling out the two-people-must-be-booted off stunt. Let's hope Nathan and Cao Boi makes it through the cut.

The best TV season ever?

I put a question mark in the header but I really am believing that this is the best TV season in years.

Every night, there's a TON of stuff to watch and even more on the cable outlets. I'm busy trying to catch up on stuff I haven't had a chance to watch.

As I type this I'm "watchlistening" to "Studio 60" from last week. My BFF David says I should give this show a chance so I'm trying. Today I told him I was going to dump it but he said to try and so I told him since he hit me with the sledgehammer of reason, I would. I'm not digging
Amanda Peet. She's totally unbelivable as a network head. A better casting choice might have been Heather Locklear. But since Heather has been a show killer lately, "LAX" anyone? maybe it's just as well.

I have dumped Brothers and Sisters because Calista Flockhart is just too scary to watch.

"Kidnapped" might be falling to the side too because of better choices out there. Like "The Nine."

My new faves are "Heroes" and "Ugly Betty" . The niephew on "UB" makes it worth watching.

America's Next Top Model and Project Runway

Wednesday night has been dubbed the "big, bad, night of fashion" at my house. With "America's Next Top Model" and "Project Runway" we love both shows.

Last night, (sorry for the delay) both had some of the best episodes EVER. On ATNM, we learn that Monique is a true bitch because she lost a challenge. We also see that Anchal is ghetto fabulous and basically shows Monique that if she doesn't start any "sh", there won't be any "it."

We also see that haircuts and dye jobs can be traumatic for many people apparently. Jada loses it as her precious locks are cut. She gets this super cute Halle Berry style cut but doesn't see it. Monique cries because no one has ever seen her without her weave. (Another Web site has deemed her Menique, but I'm going to call her the Bitchiest of Then All and call it a day.)

In the end, we learn that Megan can't cut it when a bunch of weave that moves (not kidding here) and gets "lost" in photos. It's sad too because she had such a compelling story about her mom saving her during a plane crash. I also love how they tossed in that she was a lesbian, much like Kim was two seasons ago.
What I totally hated was: The twins being in the same name card. They are TWO people, people, let them have separate ones. And I really, really hate the new opening with Tyra. ICK!

Project Runway

Michael Knight is my secret TV boyfriend. Last night, I was worried about my secret TV boyfriend. This week's challenge was having the designers create their own design for the opening of Elle magazine. This freaked everyone out because each of the designers took a different approach.

But first, let's boo Uli for STEALING Nazri from Michael!!!! They had perfect chemistry and she took it. And apparently some mojo wore off since she won the challenge. She did the same print dress as usual, but this time she made it short. YAWN!

Laura did what she does (YAWN). And Jeffery did something different but it didn't work. And Michael's design sucked. I think Nina truly saved his ass.

Obscessed with Oprah and Veronica

I have a confession. I absolutely love, love Oprah. My DVR is set to tape the show daily. I know I watch a lot of trash but I know that every show I come away learning something from it.

Right now, I'm getting a kick out of watching a road trip with her and her best friend Gayle King. Gayle crackes me the hell up. She reminds me of me. She likes to sing in the car. She knows a LOT of musci and TV. If I weren't gay, I'd probably be the perfect man for her.


Veronica Mars IS smarter than me.
It's ONE week until the Veronica Mars premiere and I cannot wait until my show is back on full time!!!