Big Brother 12 is Back on CBS (but not in HD)
HEY! SUMMER has OFFICIALLY STARTED!
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That must mean that Big Brother 12 on CBS is here! |
I have watched the first 2 episodes of Big Brother 12 on CBS (last Thursday’s premiere and Sundays followup episode) and am very satisfied with the casting of the houseguests and the premise.
It looks like it will be a fun season! They even introduced a new “sabateur” which half of them can’t pronounce. I guess that means we should expect a fair dose of sabotage!
I’ll be writing more of my thoughts on the cast after I have had a chance to properly digest who they are and what they’re about. So far I am having trouble with 2 of the contestants… I do not care for Kathy and Andrew. Either of them could be the sabateur – although my money is on Andrew. If he’s not the sabateur – he’s just too weird. I’ll share more impressions in the next follow up article!
I need to get one BIG GRIPE out of the way – but don’t let my mini rant thwart your potential enthusiasm for the show.
I’m a big fan indeed – but I am also big enough to need to shout out to CBS and hopefully they may hear and finally get with the times and give us a season of Big Brother that is in HD – High Definition!
That’s right – can you believe it – Big Brother has not yet changed it’s old camera equipment to give us a season of Big Brother in High Definition.
Heck – even the Late Late Show with Craig Fergusan is in High Definition.
If they can spring the extra bucks and shoot Craig’s talk show in HD – can’t they rig up the Big Brother house with HD Cameras??? (Craig’s show is the best talk show on tv by the way – it’s great to have it in HD!) (more…)
What Happened on the Lost Finale?
It’s the morning after the big night of the Lost tv show finale.
I have to say, this is hard to admit, but last night’s Lost TV Finale last episode had a huge impact on me. It’s like I now have Lost engrained in my brain whether I want to or not. My brain activity is going nuts and all I can think about are bits and pieces that are coming to me now about what happened on Lost last night.
I am wondering what did it all mean and what was the ending trying to say and does that mean THIS and THAT and oh my gollee… I can’t stop!
Apparently I am not the only one because when I turned on my notebook this morning and I saw the “Google Hot Trends” keywords that people are searching for – I noticed I am not the only one with LOST on my mind.
9 out of the top 20 were searches for lost keywords and 1 additional on purgatory – most likely that one was because of Lost.
3. lost finale explanation
4. lost alternate endings
7. jimmy kimmel lost q and a
8. lost series finale theories
10. lost explained
11. lost review
14. lost answers
15. lost wiki
17. lost blog
19. purgatory
I don’t think I have ever had a tv show that provoked this much thought. During the regular season and now becuase of the massive Lost TV I absorbed last night.
I mean hey – think about it… They started with that 2 hour retrospective where they went back to the beginning and explained what had happened along the way towards the end and included some thoughts from cast members and producers (why don’t we ever see JJ Abrahams talking about it by the way???).
Then after those 2 hours I was thrust into the final episode which ran 2 1/2 hours long… 150 more minutes as we watched Lost draw near to it’s final conclusion.
Now – aside from the show being great last night and the ending being satisfying – face it – 4 and 1/2 hours on any topic and your head will be buzzing. But add to that how much of an impact this kind of even has on those of us who are deeply connected to the show and the characters.
Now – I could have gone on and watched the Jimmy Kimmel show where they revealed the alternate endings (three of them?) but I was just too LOST-out… I watched the news which had MORE Lost cast members interviewed and then went to bed thoroughly exhausted and mentally beaten up. (more…)
The Apple iPad Sucks (still!)
Sorry, but the Apple iPad sucks (still) – especially apparent after watching this video clip from InfoMania on Current TV!
Apple sucks once again and is planning world domination again… This time they want to take Adobe Flash away from us…
Man, I still can’t believe iPad won’t support Flash…
That’s insane.
Jobs claims battery life using flash would be 1 hour of use versus non-flash 10 jours per battery…. uhhhh… ok. I beleive you Steve Jobs.
Jobs – flash will murder the ipad – really now lets be realistic
Can we not just all be SHEEP and let Apple know they can’t force this stuff down our throats.
Almost all web sites use FLASH to show video content (I do!) – that means you can’t see thevideos on the web pages UNLESS the sites change to a format Apple approves of (most likely their own I bet) (more…)
Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Best Show Ever!
Spartacus: Blood and Sand on Starz is the best show on TV… errr… it was! It’s first season is now over and I will long for the way they spoke despite having oneself lots of misery with their odd manners and such.
But funny language quirks aside – that show should have been called Spartacus: Blood and Guts and Boobs because it showed more spatter in slow mo and more body organs strewn about than any other show I have seen. I just love the fact they dis not hold back in any manner.
And it was not gratuituis violence or sex. It all made sense and helped portray the time and the period with impact.
I saved the last final episode of the season to watch again as it was just that good! I’m saving it for when my blood lust gets out of control. (more…)
Southland Mini Series on TNT – what?
Southland the tv show, formerly of NBC – now on TNT is a great show! It’s the best crime drama tv series out there. But what the hell is TNT doing with it?
It’s not much of a series – I’d say more like a mini series.
Mini Series have more episodes that what TNT did with this Southland show.
OK… this is what confuses me and gets my goat.
In February Ben McKenzie was doing the talk show circuit and says it’s back and the new Southland season starts on TNT with a premiere tonight.
Hmmm… that came out of nowhere, but hey – I liked the Southland show from it’s handful of episodes on NBC the year before.
I’m enthused it’s back on tv. (more…)
Primetime shines on Thursdays with Survivor Samoa
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Primetime Network TV shines on CBS Thursdays with Survivor Samoa!!! |
OK, so that’s not a big suprise, is it?
Survivor’s latest season in Samoa is a big time winner and great fun to watch! I love this show!
While it is mainly power playing dudes left in the game – we still have a few ladies who are surviving!
I’m still disappointed some of the lovliest lady contestants have already been voted off, but at least we still have a few beauties competing for the million dollar prize! (more…)
Big Brother 11’s Jordan is the Big Winner
Big Brother Picks a Winner!
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Ratings must be good for this past season of Big Brother 11! |
Big Brother 11 ended with Jordan getting more votes than Kevin in the series finale hich was more fun than most in recent memory.
I must admit I was happy to see Jordan get the big prize. Jeff, not to be left out, also got an America’s Choice check for 25 grand as the favorite vote getter. That’s cool too! Right on Jeff! You played the best game!
Kevin got the runner up prize and Natalie was completely out of the running. She was too cocky and it was nice to see Jordan rise above her.
Well… they are casting or another season so I giess that means Big Brother 12 will be hitting the screens next Summer! Unless of course they suprise us again with another season before then as they did in the past! You can nevr have too many Big Brother’s each year!
The Problem With Big Brother
WHAT is the Problem With Big Brother?
OK, so that’s a snotty way to start a piece – by ragging on the almighty Big Brother…
I know… But hey – it happens every time the Big Brother show winds down to the end of the season. The trouble with Big Brother is that it gets boring towards the end and I almost lose interest.
Actually it happens to almost all reality tv shows that GET RID of the ‘contestants” or in Big Brother’s case – the houseguests.
It never fails to happen in Reality TV. Survival of the fittest is not always applicable.
As the better players, and often most attractive ones, and even the more highly “spirited” ones get knocked off the shows, the drama goes with them and things get a little lame at times.
Take the current installment of Big Brother 11. While it is still a good tv show and each episode has it’s moments, it has been getting more and more weak the past few episodes.
We’re near the end and it’s down to Jordan, Natalie, Michelle and the gay guy and it’s boring!
OH yes, his name is Kevin…Sorry!
Sure, they opened Pandora’s box and Natalie was hooked up with her boyfriend who proposed to her but soooo what! And then she lied – poorly… mild drama at best.
So – what is goin on now in the BB11 house??? (more…)
TV Guide Channel Gets Worse
OK… so you may not think that the TV Guide Channel can drop any lower than it already is – but they have been replacing their regular running shows with Michael Jackson crap and it is beyond being just a bad joke.
Reality Chat, or whatever their program was called keeps getting replaced. I think the show is now gone.
This network is so bad it is destined to run paid programming 24/7 at the rate they are going.
Wake up guys – you can’t just shove the same Michael Jackson crap at you viewers over and over and take away what little original programs you had running. That kind of stuff pisses off the viewer :’>
The Big Brother 11 House is going after the Sexy Ladies
Being beautiful is not always an asset on reality tv shows such as Big Brother 11 on CBS.
Is it just me, or does it seem like in most, if not all, reality TV shows, the hottest ladies always go home sooner than later??? If you are good looking and on a reality TV show – odds are you’ll be leaving early in the season.
Maybe it’s just my male perspective that dwells on the fact that the ladies are being targeted for eviction on Big Brother 11, but the TV commercials are milking this fact. Two hot babes – which one will go??? The commercials running for Big Brother 11 on CBS are billing the next episode as “The bikini model and the girl next door are up for eviction… Who will go home???”
The “girl next door” is Jordan and the “Bikini Model” is Laura.
While I initially liked Jordan more than Laura, I must say Laura quickly grew on me as she had more to her than just her looks. She was actually kind of shrewd and somewhat smart. Not rocket scientist smart, but “street smart”. Jordan on the other hand is charming and cuddly and oh so tanned, but she is as dumb as a rock.
Just this past episode the BB11 producers treated us to a conversation between Jeff and Jordan that was hard to swallow. She could not get a handle on how to tell time. Really. She couldn’t get the quarter hour thing and kept saying that a quarter hour was 25 minutes. Even after Jeff helped her cut 60 in half and then 30 in half – he asked how many minutes in a quarter hour and she said 25. She was confused that an hour was 100 minutes I reckon… wow…
Now don’t get me wrong… I was all flushed and beet red and laughing as she got herself all confused over how to tell time, but man, are there really people out there in the USA that are dumber than the Jay Walkers on the Tonight Show??? Apparently so.
But that’s ok, as Jordan is nice and cute and I’d still cuddle her, although trust me; I’d be smart enough not to make the conversation too heavy. Now, I heard some talk that she had a boob job, and noticing her physique I am perplexed because as it looks from my view, she has some odd shaped boobage. Maybe she just has some old style Jayne Mansfield/Madonna type bra on, but her cones don’t go where you’d expect them. Just a little side note.
And while we’re on the subject of the phys-assets of the 2 girls, who can avoid pairing up Laura and her giganto jugs. I mean – yes – you can look at ‘em all you want, but Laura seems more fixated on them than we are (I’m not the only one am I). She seems to have a chip on her shoulder and is just too worried people are not taking her seriously because she has abnormally large boobs and is constantly showing that wondrous cleavage gap so we can’t help but keep them out of our awareness.
Now, if that isn’t un-natural enough, I must say that Laura has one of the worst cases of an UPSIDE down smile I have ever seen. Laura is very pretty when she smiles and laughs but she is constantly sporting a frown. A big anti-smile. That’s just not natural! Smile girlfriend!
OK – so I got that stuff off my chest. I like those 2 gals. Jordan is sweet and Laura is smart and interesting in her own way. I can’ say that about very many of the other houseguests. (more…)
Big Brother 11 debuts on CBS – July 9,2009
Reality TV kicks butt in the Summer!
All right! It’s time for an all new Summer of fun with Big Brother on CBS starting this Thursday, July 9, 2009!
American Reality TV has gotten one thing right and that is the Big Brother show on CBS!
The all new Big Brother 11 is launching this week and I can’t wait! It’s always one of my favorite shows and with 3 episodes a week – it always manages to take over my Tivo! Add to the the 3 hour Big Brother After Dark on Showtime (Showtoo) and you’ve got a clogged DVR laoded with stuff to watch!
If you want to get a tour of the new Big Brother house – be sure to check out CBS’s the Early Show as they are giving tour this week on one of their episodes. It may be today’s show – I’m not sure. YOU can likely find it on youtube :’>
Along with reality tv hostess Julie Chen, we have an all new roster of contestants/houseguests, one of them touted as a “bikini model”. Her name is Laura and BIKINI is her misddle name.
The Big Brother 11 Cast includes: Braden, Casey, Chima, Jeff, Jordan, Kevin, Laura, Lydia, Michele, Natalie, Ronnie and Russell
Who will be the mean one? Who will be the cry baby? Tune in to find out!
More on Big Brother at the CBS Web Site.
Visit Sir Links Alot Big Brother 11 Links
Deepak Chopra on Michael Jackson
Deepak Chopra on Michael Jackson
You must read this post over at Celeb Robot.
Excerpt:
“Deepak indicated that Michael was an on and off again friend who would regularly disappear and change numbers and such. Apparently though Michael was excited about his new music and sent Deppak a tune to go over and help with. Also noted was that Deepak confronted Michael on several occasions about getting away from presciption drugs.”
More on Deepak Chopra and Michael Jackson at Celeb Robot
I’m a Celebrity – you jerk – get me out of here!
NBC was criticized for bringing back a loser of a show when they set up a new version of “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here” a few weeks ago.
I admit I was going to pass on it but somehow ran across it as it was being shown and I must admit I was sucked in right away.
Mainly because Heidi and Spencer were such primadonna idiots! It was fun! And then they left and came back and by then I was actually enjoying the show.
Hey – I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here – is FUN!
Now, I am not going to analyze it or go on much further, but I will say that the cast is really good – better than you would imagine. They almost all have flaws and show their weaknesses.
Sanjaya has really stood out as likeable. Same with Torrie.
In any event – there is another week to go I believe – check out I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here on NBC!
New Celebrity Apprentice Joan is dispicable
The new Celebrity Apprentice Joan Rivers is despicable, and Annie Duke is the loser!
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Man… Just when I thought I could not be phased by a reality tv show pulling and tugging at my strings – along comes the final season finale episode of the Celebrity Apprentice last night, which was a mind blower. |
Without getting too deep into the details, let’s just focus for a moment on the winner and loser of last nights final episode, which was a 3 hour blend of live footage at a museum ballroom and edited footage of the final task for the season.
Annie Duke, the poker player and Joan RIvers, the sleazebag, faced off to let us find the winner of this season’s Celebrity Apprentice. Joan Rivers somehow managed to come through as the winner.
For me that was a tremendous disappointment and actually made the last 15 or so minutes of the show a vocal yelling exercise for me as I watched the far superior Annie Duke start to go down in flames in what became an apparent bias towards Joan Rivers. (more…)
American Idol Booted 2 Contestants This Week
On American Idol 8 results show this week, two persons will be eliminated due to the judge’s save last week. Who do you think was voted off last night? Lots of vote came in, about 45 million. This week’s Idol results episode delivered something a little different for the opening number. Rather than the usual group number, in which the contestants sing live and do a few basic dance steps, we got a lip-synced performance as the contestants performed a dance routine choreographed by Paula Abdul.
They sang the song Shake Your Body Down To the Ground from the disco era. Then the contestants gave Paula flowers to show their gratitude for being their choreographer for last night’s opening number.
Another Ford video was launch and its entitled I’m Good, I’m Gone. Seems like the Top 7 enjoyed the making of the video so much. Quality is good but not as good as last week.
Then reality hit again. Lil Rounds must have done something to tick off someone important (Simon Cowell?) at American Idol. Rounds was dispatched faster than anyone in the history of the show Wednesday night. She was the first one asked to stand. Without drawing things out, Ryan Seacrest took her to one side of the stage and told her that her American Idol journey was over. That part is kinda annoying because of the way they dispatched the singer but almost all see it coming.
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Dancing With The Stars 8 Week 7 Results : LT is Back On The Golf Course
Tonight at Dancing With The Stars Season 8, another couple will be voted off and 6 professional dancers will compete on a guaranteed spot as pro partner of a star next season. Who do you think will go home tonight? And let’s watch who’s the pro that is worthy to be a star partner on season 9.
First up, Natasha Bedingfield performed her new hit “Soulmate” from her album Pocketful of Sunshine accompanied by pro dancers, Dmitry Chaplin and Lacey Schwimmer. The perfromance was great.
After that, another performance by the cast of the international dance sensation Burn the Floor danced an original number by world champion Ballroom dancer and Burn the Floor creator and choreographer Jason Gilkison. Burn the Floor has thrilled audiences in more than 30 countries worldwide, taking audiences on a toe-tapping journey through the passion and history of Ballroom dance. They are currently performing at San Francisco’s Post St. Theatre and will close on April 26, 2009.
The first three couples who are safe were announce and they were Chuck and Julianne, Melissa and Tony; and Shawn and Mark.
Then Tom and Samantha announced another competition within the show. Half a dozen professional dancers will compete to become the new addition to the shows professional trainer to the star next season. This week the six professionals paired into three couples and competed in the first round with their chosen style of dance, either Latin or Ballroom. One couple (two professional dancers) will be eliminated based on viewer votes.
The first couple who performed for the pro competition were Brent and Afton. They danced the Cha Cha Cha. Well, Afton obviously outshine her partner. Len commented that the Cha Cha Cha was crisp and clear and Afton showed more drama. Bruno said that Afton was very sharp and Brent brings new blood. Carrie Ann said that Brent has a great TV presence and Afton is beautiful to watch.
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What The Judges Said On Disco Night
Its the second week of the American Idol Top 7 tonight. Two will go home tomorrow due to the judges save last week. So who you think will go home? And who will stay to be on the Top 5? Its Disco night for American Idol today and let’s watch the contestants bring Disco back/
The night started with Lil Rounds singing Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman”. Randy Jackson was still rambling on how he cannot see Rounds as an artist. Kara DioGuardi thought it was not worth the wait while Paula Abdul threw in some kindness, saying that Round looked great. Simon Cowell played it straight and plain, dropping the “you’re going home” bomb.
Kris Allen sang Donna Summer’s “She Works Hard for the Money”. Although it was a disco song, he brought his guitar and was backed up with an acoustic band. Kara loved the arrangement which was a big risk, Paula felt a “classy Santana” in the performance, Simon said it was “original, well-thought and not karaoke”, Randy thought Kris was ready big time.
Danny Gokey chose “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire. Randy was worried about the song choice but thought it still worked. Kara called it “solid”, emphasizing that he is a good vocalist who’s always on pitch. Paula said he showed his agility as a performer and has taken it a step further. Simon said it was “awkward and clumsy”.
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Dancing With The Stars Season 8 April 20, 2009
More surprises on Dancing With the Stars Season 8 tonight. The contestants not only had to perform their own couple dance, but they also had to dance in a group routine which will be scored by the viewers only. The dressed of pro dancers tonight were designed by their star partners. The stars danced a variety of styles of dance hoping to stay in the running by winning both the judges and viewers votes tonight.
Melissa needs to be a maneater, but doesn’t know how to. What does Tony do? Take her to Wisteria Lane, naturally! Synergy! Too bad Edie’s dead. They meet up with Teri Hatcher… who is a really a great actress, Melissa says. No comment. Costume-wise, Melissa clearly concentrated more on herself than she did on Tony. What’s with the red line on the stockings? Is that where we’re supposed to peel? It looks like one of those perforated lines on packaged gum.
Anyway, this song is giving me a sonic headache, but it doesn’t seem to be affecting them. Melissa’s legs look awesome, red line and all, with its sharp and acute lines. I don’t really feel the maneater-ness, just like how I didn’t feel any chemistry in their rumba last week. It’s a good performance, but not a great one. Len loves the lifts, but saw a blunder. Bruno calls it the revenge of the maneater. Carrie Ann calls it by far the best Argentine tango she’s ever seen. Uh, what?!? Do the names Gilles and Cheryl mean anything to you? How soon we forget. They scored 29 out of 30.
Next Lawrence and Edyta were up with a Waltz. Edyta thought that it would be difficult for Lawrence to be graceful because he is such a big guy. Lawrence said he was getting his smooth on. What Lawrence lacks in technique he makes up with his beautiful personality. Lovely routine.
Bruno said that Lawrence definitely got his smooth on. Carrie Ann said that she saw more freedom in his movement and he looked like he was enjoying the dance. She also complimented him on the dress that he designed for Edyta. Len said that overall he was shocked at how well Lawrence performed the dance and it was unfortunate that the dress got caught on Edyta’s head. They scored 21 out of 30.
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The Powerplay On Survivor:Tocantins Is Getting Awesome
Another great blindside is coming here on Survivor Tocantins. Be amazed on how to power player planned to blindside one another. Will it be Coach or Brendan who will be going tonight?
Day 21 on the new tribe Forza, everybody was still shocked and sad that Joe had been medically evacuated. So to lighten the mood, Coach felt like he could tell the group a story that he felt was much worse — a time he was stuck in the Amazon. He told them he felt he was being watched and then he saw several locals who later pulled him aside, tied him up and beat him with a club. He said he didn’t remember how long it lasted, but he had blacked out. Everybody sat silent as he told the crazy story. In a confessional, Brendan said that Coach could be the biggest fraud the game has ever seen. “If I don’t believe his stories, how can I believe what he’s saying in my face?”
The next day, Coach continued his daily meditation in the water while the rest of the tribe looked on. “He’s like a snake ready to strike,” Tyson joked. Coach then walked back to the group and gave a funky explanation of the style of meditation he was doing.
In a confessional, he nicknamed himself the dragonslayer because he was after Brendan — who he has called the dragon. He then labeled Sierra the bowel movements that come out of the dragon.
At the Reward Challenge, the nine castaways were divided into teams of three — red, white and black. Each team had one row of wooden blocks with ceramic tiles in the center. The task was to throw a ball at the blocks in an effort to break the other teams’ tiles — essentially it was a grown-up version of a bean-bag toss. The last team left with tiles intact would win the reward — an afternoon whitewater rafting with a picnic to follow.
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Songs From The Cinema – American Idol 8 Top 7
It’s “Songs from the Cinema” week on ‘Idol,’ and with such a wide variety of genres and themes, no one should have a bad night this time around. You’d think so anyway!
Allison Iraheta
‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’
by Aerosmith
A refreshing change from her usual hard, edgy rock performance. It was a little slow, a little overly breathy in the beginning but she worked it out. At the end, it was distinctly Allison.
Paula: You are authentic. You are a remarkable, talented young lady.
Simon:I think you are the girls’ only hope in the competition. You are getting stronger, more confident.
Anoop Desai
‘Everything I Do, I Do It For You’
by Bryan Adams
The original was borderline cheesy. Anoop’s rendition was firmly in cheese territory and definitely boy band material.
Randy:You have definitely found your zone. It was in tune and emotional.
Kara:You found your place. I thought it was one of your best vocal. I felt connected to you. You did a good job.
Adam Lambert
‘Born To Be Wild’
by Steppenwolf
The showman is back! No more suits and slicked back hair. He ruled the stage and had the audience in the palm of his hand with that electric performance. He reminds me of David Bowie.
Paula: Fortune rewards the brave. You are one of the bravest contestants I have ever witnessed.
Simon:Vocally, incredible. However, it was a little like watching a Rocky Horror musical. A portion of the audience will love it, some will despise it.
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