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ANTM: The Girl Who Gets a Mango Recap

October 25, 2007 Ruth Boulet

We begin this week’s modeliciousness with Ebony. A collage of Ebony pondering all the different ways the judges do not like her. We then cut to Ambreal talking to her dad on the phone. I’m sure these two girls discussing their respective fates has nothing to do with what will surely come later in the episode. I do a little superior dance that I will not be a casualty to Top Model‘s obtuseness. OMG! OMG! It’s Tyson Beckford! Sorry, I just turned into a 12-year-old zitty girl with glasses & bad posture. Just like the rest of the Top Models! […]

Survivor: China: Week 5 Recap: The Garden of Schemin’

October 19, 2007 Jill Klitz

In the beginning, Jaime and Erik enjoy paradise in what Erik calls the Garden of Eden. The two of them chat away in the water, engaging in the fun and flirty get-to-know-you phase of a relationship. Paraphrased: Erik: “I have a middle name. It’s Taylor.” Jaime: “Yeah, I have a middle name, too. It’s Nicole. Erik: “I like you.” Jaime: “Yeah, I like you, too.” Erik: “I’m a virgin.” Jaime: “… Neat.” Jaime feels that Erik’s disclosure makes him more trustworthy, and she tells him there’s a hidden immunity idol at camp. Game-wise, the two hope to stick together until […]

ANTM: The Girl Who Is Afraid of Heights Recap

October 18, 2007 Ruth Boulet

“It’s not a good feeling, to be in the bottom two.” Were truer words ever spoken? Thank you, Saleisha. Hey, kids, they’ve thrown in a bunch of scenes that happen every cycle of America’s Next Top Model. The girls are living in a sty & someone (Janet) ‘organizes’ them. One model (in this cycle, Heather) gives her assessment of all the other girls. One model (Lisa, in this case) talks about how she overthinks everything. And, one model has a blonde moment “Spring forward? Fall back? Is it that time already?” Benny Ninja tells the girls he’s an expert at […]

Survivor: China: Week 4 Recap: Can We Vote For Both?

October 12, 2007 Jill Klitz

There was something unfulfilling about this episode, and I’m not sure what. Maybe watching people being annoyed with each other makes me crabby, and I just want about half a dozen people voted out at once. * Sherea’s annoyed with Dave for being too demanding. * Dave’s annoyed with Sherea for being lazy and for refusing to give back the shells he’d been saving. * Courtney’s annoyed with Jean-Robert for speaking to her too aggressively when he warns her that she might burn her hand. * James is annoyed with super-huggy Dave (whom Fei Long kidnapped after winning the reward […]

ANTM: The One About Metamorphosis

October 11, 2007 Ruth Boulet

So we’ve arrived at the makeover episode of America’s Next Top Model. To me, this one started off slow. I also need to recommend to the producers of America’s Next Top Model that they could maybe give their graphic artists more than 5 minutes to create ‘after’ images of each girl. You see, they used this ‘software’ to morph a picture of each girl from her current look to her new, amazing, Top Model-y look. It reminded me of a VH1 (which I don’t really watch that often, I swear) little cartoon thing they used to do during the credits […]

ANTM: It’s Time for the Cryin’

October 10, 2007 Ruth Boulet

Oh yes, my friends, it’s time to start talking America’s Next Top Model. Why now, you may ask? Hasn’t the show been on for a couple of weeks? Yes, yes it has. But that, my friends, was a warm up to what is arguably, consistently, the best episode of America’s Next Top Model every season: the makeover episode. I mean, really, do you EVER remember the first couple of girls who get knocked out of the competition? I know I watch repeats on VH1 & say to myself: “Oh, yeah, that’s the one who got the boot first.” Sad, but […]

Survivor: China: Week 3 Recap: The Chihuahua, the Walrus and Mom

October 5, 2007 Jill Klitz

The tale of Week 3, as told through the episode’s best quotes: “Call me creepy, if you want to, but I need to be warm.” — creepy Jean-Robert, to the women he tries to snuggle with at night. “I weigh 7 pounds; I can’t even keep myself warm — get off of me!” — Courtney, to the camera, articulating her disgust with Jean-Robert. “I don’t think Jean-Robert gets the social game of Survivor, and if we ever have to go to Tribal Council, at least we won’t have to worry about who it’ll be first, ’cause it’ll be him.” — […]

“American Gladiators” Update: Hulkamania Returns

October 3, 2007 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By RabbitEars Well, the ’80s are officially back following today’s announcement from NBC that legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan is going to host the new incarnation of American Gladiators, coming to the network midseason.

Survivor: China: Week 2 Recap: Wrestling With the Davel

September 29, 2007 Jill Klitz

Although Dave of the Zhan Hu tribe says he really didn’t want to take on the role of a leader, he decides that embracing it is better than fighting it. And by “embracing leadership,” I mean “being patronizing.” First off, Dave is insensitive to the tribe’s hunger as he drives them toward productivity — just like how in the Bible when the Israelites came to Pharaoh and said “Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’”, Jaime says to Dave (paraphrased), “Your tribemates are given no food, yet we are told, ‘Make mud bricks for the fire pit!’” (OK, maybe the Survivor episode […]

Designing Another “Project Runway”

September 27, 2007 Jeff Pfeiffer

Bravo announced today the return of Project Runway for its fourth season, premiering November 14 at 10pm ET/PT. Heidi Klum returns as host, with judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia, and “mentor” Tim Gunn. The series also promises to include guest stars from among the biggest names in fashion, sports and design. This season’s fashionable competitors: Carmen, 37 – Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.; Resides in N.Y. Chris, 44 – Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.; Resides in N.Y. Christian, 21 – Hometown: Annapolis, Md.; Resides in N.Y. Elisa, 42 – Hometown: El Paso, Texas; Resides in Santa Fe, N.M. Jack, 38 – Hometown: […]