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American Idol Finally Goes To Hollywood

by WindUpDoll We’re down to the final 164 on American Idol. Thankfully we won’t get to meet all of them. Ryan Seacrest just promised me a ‘brand new Hollywood week.’ As you can probably tell, I’ll believe that when I see it. Contestants are up on stage, getting slapped to reality that most folks aren’t making it through. Apparently some folks are getting to perform once & get a pass to the end of the week. The rest are getting 2nd and 3rd chances. No one is getting cut until day 3. I’m hoping they don’t make me wait until […]

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Let The Guessing Game Begin On Season 6 Of Dancing With The Stars

Posted by Lori With barely a month left in which to build up your tolerance for Samantha Harris’ unique ability to serve as the super-sized, ultra-pokey needle in that haystack of happiness that is Dancing With the Stars (or is that just my assessment?), the first batch of semi-credible casting rumors are starting to emerge. I know I am all excited about them, so just in case you are too, I’ll do my best to keep a running log. Check back often. And if you’ve heard one I missed, the comment box is right down there. Holla. So here we […]

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Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites, Week 1: Jonny Be Good?

This season, it’s 10 hardcore Survivor fans against 10 previous contestants. The fans’ tribe is named Airai, and the favorites’ tribe is Malakal, but Jeff Probst just calls ’em “Fans” and “Favorites.” And so shall I. After the Fans are rowed in, they stand together and Probst tells them that the opposing tribe consists of favorites from past seasons. The Favorites come out one by one, and the Fans applaud and say “Whoo!” as each is introduced. Well, for most of them, anyway. Not so much for Eliza. As the Favorites are introduced, we see clips from their previous appearances […]

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Project Runway Decides To Work For Once

by WindUpDoll Thank you Bravo for repeating Project Runway ad nauseam. Because of you, I got to see Victorya sack-dress get axed again. I’m sure she’s a nice person, but she annoyed me. This week, since Project Runway decided to do a show again, we start off with Christian dissing Ricky, who gives himself a motivational speech. Heidi is in a patterned gold dress that actually makes her look poochie. Bad choice, Heidi. We also see Jillian’s black bra when they shoot the designers from behind. Nice. Heidi once again ducks actually telling them what to do. Tim comes into […]

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American Idol FINALLY Wraps Up Auditions

by WindUpDoll Supposedly we haven’t yet seen the best, or worst, auditions. American Idol has been saving them for last. And since we’ve all been good boys & girls, we get to see them now. First up is a duo of bad: Casper the Crazy Ghost and Goat-Bleating Boy. One’s a huge white guy in a very white, very large T-shirt. The other is an average ethnic-looking guy. They’re both weird, and probably delusional. Then we get one of the good singers, Amy. She’s ok to me, as far as the singing goes, but she looks cuter than her voice […]

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American Idol in Atlanta

No, we’re not done with auditions. It seems like we should be, doesn’t it? This episode, we’re in Atlanta, Ryan’s hometown, so of course Mom & Dad come to visit. I’m hoping I only hear Hotlanta once. Once. First up is Joshua, a guy who works with glass and gets a slightly demonic look in his eyes as he sings. The judges go so far as to have him turn his back to them. He makes it through to Hollywood, but he’s one of those contestants that’s what I like to call the ‘load lightener.’ You know them — they’re […]

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The Rhythm Is Going To Get American Idol

by WindUpDoll Can they spare me the Miami Vice theme song intro for this episode? Am I mad at myself that I didn’t see that coming? The answer is yes — and this is — American Idol. Oh, and now it’s that crappy Miami Sound Machine song. I can’t STAND that song. The rhythm is NOT going to get me, Gloria Estefan. It’s just not. Simon calls Paula’s dress very slutty. As usual, he’s correct. Our first contestant is a champion burper. Yes, it’s a girl. And she’s following the Miami Vice/’80s theme for tonight with a teal off-the-shoulder number. […]

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American Idol Visits the Heartland And It’s NOT All Corn!

by WindUpDoll This episode focuses in on the corn. We’re in the Heartland of Omaha, Nebraska this week, so naturally everyone grows corn, eats corn & lives corn. As someone who lives in the Midwest, I can tell you that there’s more than corn & cows in The Heartland. There’s beer. First up is a guy who’s been waiting to audition for the last 7 seasons. He’s so happy that he feels like he’s going explode & happiness is going to go flying everywhere. He’s so awesomely excited & nasally in his speaking voice that you just know he’s going […]

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Amazing Race Finale

I am surprised when I see that the finale tonight is only one hour long. The Amazing Race finale is usually a two-hour event. This is going to go fast. Ron & Christina are leaving the Taipei Pit Stop first and their clue tells them to fly to their final destination city — Anchorage, Alaska. They get to the airport and quickly book the first flight with China Airlines. Ron asks if they can use the airline’s lounge to do some internet research. TK & Rachel and Nicolas & Don both get on the same China Airlines flight. They all […]

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Amazing Race: Sorry, Guys, I'm Not Happy To See You

by Michelle The race picks up in Osaka, Japan, where TK & Rachel came in last, but lucked out because that was the second of two non-elimination legs. Will they be able to catch up with the other teams despite being three hours behind? And there’s also the little matter of the Speedbump to deal with … Ron & Christina are leaving first at 7:02am and learn they must take a taxi to the Umeda Sky building and find the floating garden. Nate & Jen are close behind leaving at 7:15am, followed by Nicolas & Don at 7:21am. And we’ll […]