Saturday, December 19, 2009

More TV shows: endings and so on...

More reality shows ended their seasons and the Xmas season is in full swing.

The crying fatties ended well. The Biggest Loser winner was Danny, not to be confused with Daniel. The surprising part is, some contestants still looked fat. Finally, a guy won again. As was predicted, the winner was very good looking but then again, almost all the contestants this season had cute faces. If I had to look at one more buttr-face, my eyeballs would roll right out of my head. Danny lost more than half of himself and trounced everybody. That lazy Amanda never had a chance ha ha ha. When they had the look-back show, they did show Eric the season 3 winner, had gained all of his weight back. I was wondering how many didn't agree to be on that show because they had gained all of their weight back. Susie and her ugly troll crying fatty winner husband was on and they've gained a lot of their weight back. It's better that he's fat. It takes the attention away from his face.

RW/RR Challenge had a reunion show and it was really dumb. They talked to the most boring people and the most interesting ones were either not there, or ignored. I have one boring name, Maria Menounos. Need I say more? Where was Mark Long?

Top Chef had it's reunion show and it wasn't great either. We got recaps, unshown footage, bloopers and apologies. Too bad they didn't show any cooking. The one thing we really wanted to see was who won fan favorite. What the hell? They decided to give that honor to another show that wasn't Top Chef. Those hosers!

Survivor was really good. One thing I love about Russell, he's not losing his ruthlessness. Shambo blithely went about her business. She didn't even try that hard at the immunity challenge and didn't talk strategy with anyone but Russell. It was great to see her face when the 2nd vote was announced. She was out and she was stunned. She also gave a "really? Me?" look to Russell. The people of the jury are all Galu right now and they all rolled their eyes in unison. Laura grinned at the betrayal. Why didn't Shambo realize she was being used? Well she knows now ha ha ha. Brilliant Shambo! Wait, that's an oxymoron. Russell also got to keep his last immunity idol as a souvenir. I can't wait to see next week's episode. Will Brett win immunity again and make the Foa Foas oust one of their own? Who will it be?

On Chef Academy, it's getting tedious. The only exciting part was the french student's serving of dessert in the buff. Man is that french chef full of himself and is he getting greasier each episode? You know those French; very opposed to regular bathing. This week, they made vegetarian dishes. Hmmm...peas soup, scalloped potatoes, and ratatouille. Not very original. Nobody got their 3rd strike so nobody was kicked out. Somebody better get kicked out soon or I'm gonna forget this show until the end. I can't stand half of the people and that includes the hoity toity girly chef.

Launch My Line is a nice replacement for the Fashion show but still not as good. I really wish Mizrahi would do another season. This week the designers had to make anything but a dress. They also had to base their designs for the week on an animal. Poor Patrick, he's got the head of lettuce for an assistant. The Greek guy wants to think he's the designer and his line is being launched. The problem is, Patrick needs to grow a set of nuts and kick that guy in his. The Greek guy makes ugly clothes and goes way off the reservation. This week, it was the black singer, I think who was sent home. I don't know why cuz a green romper doesn't remind anyone of a snake. Whatever. By the way, both twin D Squared need to eat a meal.

Okay, I admit, I only saw So You Think You Can Dance in the marathon re-runs on Fox Reality Channel. The season was good. They actually did have people from other dance areas besides ballet and contemporary. The tappers were awesome and there was even a married couple on the show. Mary Murphy wasn't as annoying this season and Nigel Lythgoe seemed to have taken a nice pill. Shenkman proved he's no judge cuz he seemed to like every crappy dance. The winner was Russell and he was a very surprising dancer. He was a crumper with no formal training who proved he had talent to do any kind of dance. It was amazing and America noticed. He earned the accolade. I'm still fuming about Jeanine winning over that great salsa dancer last year. That salsa dancer could dance everything too.

I'm glad to see the network sitcoms and shows are finally showing seasonal relevant shows. Two and a Half Men was really good as well as Big Bang Theory. Funny enough, the really hilarious part of the shows was the return of the mothers. Two and a Half Men should just cut the length of their name to Two Men cuz that kid isn't cute or funny anymore. He looks like one of those loser kids in high school who have to take special ed classes to tie their shoes. He's also lost all of his energy and just gallumps around the set like a brainless mule.

Disney's Prep and Landing was the cutest new Christmas show in a long time. It had great animation, a very original story line and high energy. Dave Foley and Sarah Chalke lent their voices very well and the whole thing was really fun and funny.

I'm glad to see The Closer doing episodes for the season. Jeff Bridges did his guest appearance in drag and did very well. We also found out Provenza's name is Louie and I loved all the guys mouthing it to each other when they found out. The best character in the show this season? Joel the new kitten. That cat has personality but yet, not too much that he's annoying. Maybe it's the trainer but great job doing a kitten.

That's it for now. See you next post.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Everything's wrapping up.

Wow! The Reality shows are really wrapping things up.

The Ken and Barbie team of Meghan and Shayne won The Amazing Race. Sometimes, it just comes down to who you don't want to win. The teams ended up in Las Vegas and I have to say, the challenges were a little dull. First a faceforward rappel down the side of a casino, a bungee jump up and then counting chips? What happened to the recapping of the season challenge where they have to remember all the stops and challenges. Maybe the producers knew these teams were a little short of brain power. I was really hoping Brian and Erica would win but at least the gay brothers didn't so I'm okay with the ending. I loved Brian's mock shock reaction when Phil stated the obvious, "You are the 3rd team to arrive." No kidding. The other 2 teams were standing right there. Erica was competitive to the end and mad that she didn't win. I loved that too.

Michael Voltaggio won Top Chef. It was an interesting finale. They really changed things up. They brought back all of the past contestants and had the chefs draw knives to see the 2 they'd get. Yep, they didn't get to choose. Fate chose for them and poor Kevin got stuck with the heads of lettuce: Ash the non culinary school trained and Preeti the slow as molasses, unoriginal and unfamiliar with clams. It just proves, sometimes it's all about luck too. Meanwhile, Bryan Voltaggio got Jen and Ashley and Michael got Eli and Jesse. Wow! Did Jesse gain weight? Her hair turned brassy yellow too. I didn't recognize her until they said her name and she stepped forward. At least the Voltaggio brothers got one Sous Chef with a good palate. Kevin's sous chefs proved they didn't have good palates. So first they find they get a mystery box with pre-chosen ingredients and they have to make dessert. Come on guys. Have you never watched the show before? During the break, you'd think they'd memorize the recipe for at least one dessert. For god's sake, poach a stupid pear in strawberry soda if you have to. So they start cooking and they're all in the same kitchen. Wasn't that nice of the producers to make everyone and their sous chefs cram into one kitchen at the same time? Yeesh. Preeti proved she does know something about shellfish because she's slow as a snail when it comes to food prep. It's all Kevin can do to keep from cracking a whip and yelling, "yee-aw, mule!" You can see the frantic tension in his face. I kept saying, "Who's that fat blonde chick?" before realizing Jesse was on Michael's team. Eli wasn't his little troll self and was actually showing some real hustle. Then that expected twist was thrown in. The chef's mothers showed up. They saved money by having one mother for the Voltaggio brothers; those lucky producers. Padma and Tom showed up to announce the chefs had to make an appetizer that reflected their childhood food memory. I would suggest the chefs make something really good and lie until their pants burn off. The tasting panel turns out to be restauranteurs. Oh whatever. In other words, they have the money but think they know food. Most restauranteurs can't cook. Once again, I have to see Donatella Arpaia on tv again. I'm so sick to death of seeing her on tv; she of the bucktoothed trout pout. Anyway, all the dishes are served head to head and the comments are made. Sorry, but I fastforwarded through the comments made by the restauranteurs. What do they know? Give them enough wine and elephant poop would be a tasty dish as long as it's nicely served and has a good profit margin. Thank god Padma's preggers because there wasn't a bit of crudo, ceviche, raw eggs or tartar in sight. In the end, Kevin's team proved they were no help and Kevin came in 3rd after leading all season. Bryan proved his delicate palate and everyone deemed his food underseasoned. You'd think, if they've been saying that all season, he'd throw a handful of salt in the pot for once. Michael prevailed with innovative and tasty dishes and a great kitchen staff who helped him bang out his dishes. The judges pulled a Heidi Klum on Kevin with Padma saying, "Kevin...you are...not top chef." That was a little mean. It was great that Michael's real reason for wanting to win was just so his brother wouldn't. The really good ending was when the Voltaggio brother's mother came in. She had to congratulate one son and console the other. Big tears all around. It was such a great awwwww moment. Brian and Michael were both gracious. A great season came to an end. There were some really quality chefs and some duds who were brought on for their ethnic and sexual orientation diversity. All it did was make the minorities and gays look like really lame chefs. Heightening diversity isn't always a good thing. I'm looking forward to the next season already. Never can seem to get enough of this show.

RW/RR Challenge: The Ruins ended with the usual last final challenge. I don't know what happened. At first the 2 girls were far ahead of the Champs. I loved seeing the guys with the weak stomachs at the eating part. They truly had horrible stuff to eat but those 2 challenger girls were great and mowed right through it. Then they took forever in the mud crawl. I don't know why. It seems these girls have spent plenty of time down on their knees. The champs caught up and passed them on the balance and relay part which I found really quite shocking. What happened? Where the champs really shined were the puzzles which just goes to show; 5 heads are better than 2. I think all the blood rushing to her head while she was being carried fireman style helped Susie figure out the puzzles. So the champs won about $80,000 at the most. Big whoop in this economy. You know that by the time Uncle Sam takes his bite, there won't be that much left and those kids look like they've rang up their credit cards already. I have to say, a couple of the guys look like real schlubs who would probably be living with their parents anyway. Oh well, on to the next season. Hopefully they'll have the teams more even and they'll figure out a way to not have one team handicapped by the other all of the time.

A new show is Launch My Line. I love this show. They take professionals who think they might know something about fashion, pair them with a designer (taylor or seamstress) and put them through challenges similar to Project Runway. The pros are diverse and interesting from dj's to architects. You can almost get a hint of their fashion sense by what they're wearing. Some of the clothes the pros are wearing are too scary to be out in the daylight. Oh well. It's obvious these designers are Project Runway rejects. They're either way over the top dramatic, stupid or duller than dishwater. I'll be surprised if that Greek guy doesn't get stabbed by a pair of fabric shears before the season is done. Dan and Dean (of D Squared) are the hosts and one of those twins looks like he's way underfed. Last week, Dan Garaty the choreographer was booted. If you're going to use tails, they can't be at the waist. Then it just looks like you outgrew your jacket and split it. This week the architect made the ugliest bathing suit since the 1920's and was booted.

On Chef Academy, the contestants made bread. So far, nobody has been eliminated but chef Frenchie let then know they had to have 3 strikes. Being the 3rd challenge, I was hoping to see someone go. This week, they made bread. Tracey had to quit smoking and she was grumpy about it so she made her bread phallic shaped just to watch the chef put it in his mouth. How hilarious is that? Since the French are quite familiar with phallic shapes, he recognized it right away and had his assistant taste it. The really funny part was, Tracey made one bread in the shape of cigarettes and the chef did put one of those in his mouth. Joke was on him. I didn't say the French were smart. Tracy's Croque en Bouche cake was gooey, sugary and messy. We all know that's the best way to have it and of course, she won. I love it when a normal person wins over those snooty culinary trained people. Thank the gods Suzanne got another strike. Maybe they'll boot her middleage trophy wife bleached blonde liposucked ass off the show. Ugh, so tired of her. Gotta love the bro love between Kyle and Kup. Go Tracey, see you next week.

On Survivor, they had 2 immunity challenges. You know what that means; 2 eliminations. OMG, these survivors are sooooo stupid. Russel is playing them all like violins. The Galus are resigned to being kicked off. Dave did look surprised but when the 2nd time his name showed up, you could tell he knew his time was up. Monica stirred up the pot by letting all the dirty laundry air before she was voted out. Brett figured out, in order to get any tv attention, he had to win a challenge. They showed a lot of footage of Russel looking nervous, but it was all a bunch of hooey. Those Foa Foa are tight and they're using Shambo brilliantly. I notice we don't see a lot of working around the camp. Everyone seems equally lazy lay-abouts this season but I'm thinking, it's just the editing. The producers have proved, this show has nothing to do with physical survival and everything to do with social survival. Personally, I'm sick to death of all the yackity yack. This season has had so many contestants we couldn't keep anyone straight until we got down to the last 8 and it made the season so long, it's gotten tedious. I really do wish they'd kill the person voted out but then, they wouldn't have a jury. Oh well. How about a really good twist like the person voted out gets their head totally shaved? I keep wondering what kind of vermin might be living in Dave's beard.

I have to comment on the series finale of Monk. It's so sad to see this fantastic show go. They really wrapped it up nicely with Adrian recovering from the poison, solving Trudy's murder and finding her daughter that she didn't know was alive. They also wrapped up the lives of the other characters too. It was wonderfully done and maybe we won't miss it so much. At least we can still enjoy it in re-runs.

Well, see you next week all. Until then, keep enjoying the shows.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Some Reality and holiday season

Survivor had a clip and deleted scenes show. I found Russel hasn't changed at all. I was glad to see he was sabotaging the Galus too. Now I'm thinking, Shambo's not as dumb as she looks. The show was good enough to make me want to watch the show even more. Good job producers.

Top Chef is down to 4 chefs. This week was the return after the break. Michael Volt was even snarkier. If guys could have a period, I'd say he's on his. Kevin grew his hair out and looks even more like a hippy. Note to all people, hippies always look like they need to be deloused and bathed. Jennifer proved she didn't practice her cooking techniqes. The problem is, everybody is so good at this point, you have to be really really good not to be sent home. I was glad to see Michael Chiarello. This time, the cheftestants had to make a vegetarian dish and actually came up with real food. Why didn't they make ravioli's, mousses and great salads for the vegetarian episode? Brian Volt won the elimination challenge. Because of slight oversalting, Jennifer was sent home. Too bad, but it guarantees the next top chef will be a guy. I'm still betting on Kevin. I see Donatella Arpaia will be a judge on the final episode. When did she become a go to expert on food? She seems to be everywhere judging people's food. I'm sick to death of her and her drab earthtone clothes. Maybe it's because she always looks like she's got grease on her lips. Whatever.

RR/RW the Ruins had it's last challenge. Susie looks like she weighs 20 pounds soaking wet, but she was able to win her individual challenges. The challengers finally unloaded Casey, but they're down to 2 team members and both girls. The evil triumvirate of Kenny, Johnny and Evan are still in it. I can't believe Johnny actually won his individual challenge. The final challenge ought to be interesting. If those 2 girls win, I'll LOL for sure. Good luck Sara and Kelly Ann.

The Amazing Race saved a little money by having this whole episode in the Czhech Republic where the racers started for the day. How is it possible a guy can't unscramble 5 letters? Big Easy from the Globetrotters team couldn't do it, gave up and took the 4 hour penalty. The gay bros showed what snakes they were and can now expect to be officially snubbed by all the other teams. Brian and Erica, the Miss America and Hubby team are still in it and I'm really rooting for them. How hilarious was it to see them try to drink that hard liquor? The look on her face was classic. The blonde couple may be in front, but they're so uninteresting, I always forget their names and have no desire to know who they are. They look like Ken and Barbie but, whatever.

I'm slightly disappointed to see the show's have a lack of holiday awareness. Hank and The Middle seems like they were the only ones that noticed it was Thanksgiving. Hank did their episode in October before it was cancelled and The Middle did their's a week after Thanksgiving. Good going people. Scrubs is back, but it's a little dull without Carla and the Janitor. For some odd reason, the shows are doing re-runs for the holidays. That's kind of crappy. What's the matter head honchos, couldn't dream up holiday shows? You guys kind of suck. Bring back Silverman and whoever else ran the networks back in the 80's. Boy do we miss Aaron Spelling. At least Lifetime is running holiday shows. ABC Family is running those classic Xmas cartoons we all grew up with.

Ahhh... tis the season for romantic holiday movies about Santa falling in love or a crabby person learning the true meaning of Christmas. If only life were so merry. Thank the gods for the reality shows ha ha ha.