Posted by johnnysweeptheleg

The DVR Gods had other plans for me Tuesday night, so for once, the “Previously on Big Brother” intro was worth watching. Memphis has won the POV and taken Dan off the block, even though he told Jerry he was going to the final two with him and would leave noms as-is.

Jerry tells Keesha he thinks Memphis is going with Dan to the end, now. Gee, do ya think?! Nothing gets past you! This causes Keesha to then go to Renny and ask her if she thinks Memphis plans on taking Dan to the end. Let me again quote the poet johnnysweeptheleg, and say, “Gee, do ya think?! Nothing gets past you!” Keesha, if a person tells you they are taking you to the end, and they win the POV and not only don’t rescue you from the block, but go so far as to take the other person off … they aren’t in an alliance with you.

Oh, and the Easter Bunny is FAKE!

Sorry, hated to have to break all that to you, Keesha. But it is what it is.  [Read more →]

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by WindUpDoll/Ruth Anne Boulet

I decided this afternoon that with the premiere of America’s Next Top Model, I too should make a fresh start and not go incognito anymore. So the mask is off WindUpDoll, much like the makeup off a drag queen. But that’s another episode of Project Runway.

I ended up watching Project Runway on Thursday as ANTM was a whopping two hours last night. Then I felt like I should be a responsible grown up and watch the Republican National Convention. I shan’t make that mistake again tonight. Screw responsibility! It’s time to watch the fierceness! [Read more →]

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Posted by Ryan

GOLF CHANNEL’s latest reality series takes an inside look at life at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., as the students at the world’s top junior golf school prepare themselves for athletically and academically for a shot at a college golf scholarship. In School of Golf: Hilton Head Island, airing Tuesdays at 11pm ET, we get meet renowned instructor Hank Haney, Tiger Woods’ swing coach, and the young golfers he’ll try to mold into pro-tour hopefuls during the 2007-08 school year.

These kids aren’t beginners when they step into Haney’s school. They’re already in an elite class of junior golfers (and likely come from an elite social class, too). The first episode introduces a handful of the students the series will follow.

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by WindUpDoll/Ruth Anne Boulet

I’ve decided that this cycle of America’s Next Top Model, I should drop the alias and come clean. Start fresh. Admit that part of my work duties include blogging trashy TV. Tyra is starting Cycle 11 with a new beginning in Los Angeles. Because, you know, ANTM has never been in LA before.

I learned this before from Sarah Palin, but one of the Alaskan semifinalist (Hannah) says that LA is way different from Alaska. Thanks for confirming Hannah!

The Jays are dressed in space age dress introducing the Top Model School of Technology. These girls are on a top-secret classified mission. The girls all have to dress in a hootchie Star Trek outfit with 80s boots.

Mr Jay is looking very, very 80s. His hair reminds me of Fred from Scooby Doo. Or part of the Ambiguously Gay Duo. Or Xandir P. Wifflebottom from Drawn Together.

Miss J is looking for scientifically superior walk. Joslyn throws in a twirl. It could’ve been a swirl, but I think it’s a twirl. [Read more →]

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Posted by Ryan

1. OK, someone’s going home today. So there’s only one team that can’t go home today, and it’s Rob and Charlotte. Odds are good we’re going to get our first elimination at the end of this episode. I’m really surprised we’ve come this far without someone getting booted. I’m not sure if this is indicative of the quality of the teams or just the randomness of the game.

2. Andy and Parker drop some knowledge. Facing a trivia challenge on the beach at Treasure Island in Tampa, Andy and Parker display some memory skills I wouldn’t have suspected they had. They remember two key details from the game so far: The name of the fort in St. Augustine in the first episode (Castillo de San Marcos) and the names of the courses that inspired the holes they played at Golden Ocala (Augusta, St. Andrews and Royal Troon).  Andy and Parker are the first to snag both antique hickory-shafted clubs and hit the road to Belleair Country Club in Clearwater.

3. Don’t make me come back there! This episode featured more backseat driving than we’ve seen in the series so far. Jay was getting all over Peach for not getting into the right lane. “C’mon, Peach! You’re blowing it!!” And I thought Andy and Parker were going to step out of the car and throw down right in traffic after they went from first place to last place just driving. Andy says, “Don’t worry about the driving part. We can’t control this driving part. All we can control is the golf part.” He’s right. The most dramatic shifts in the game seem to have come on the road, and there’s not much teams can do about it. Unless you screw up your directions, it’s all about the luck of the traffic.

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by Zhillbear

CBS has announced the 18 castaways who will be “battling extreme conditions and interacting with wildlife such as elephants and gorillas” on Survivor: Gabon — Earth’s Last Eden, premiering Sept. 25. Host Jeff Probst says, “In a strange coincidence to ‘Earth’s Last Eden,’ good vs. evil emerges as a major theme this season.” Last season’s James and his “Don’t bite the apple” catchphrase would’ve fit in beautifully.

The castaways, in alphabetical order, are:

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Posted by johnnysweeptheleg

A week’s worth of Big Brother in one night.  Also known as the little less conversation, a little more action episode.  Julie doesn’t want to hear you talk, houseguests.  There will be no foreplay.  Get right to the activities!

The episode begins with a few flashbacks to the post Veto ceremony, with Ollie throwing his tantrum.  Ollie and Michelle believe Dan is a plant.  Not to be confused with the Plant Man. Thinking he’s going to drop some huge revelation on the houseguests, Ollie walks outside and begins telling everyone about the three-part deal he made with Dan.  As Dan explains in the DR, when you light the fuse, you don’t hang around for the dynamite to blow.  So he leaves and lets Ollie explode.  Ollie’s revelation backfires on him. All he does, is tell the HGs what they already knew, which further makes them trust Dan, and Ollie even admits that Keesha was supposed to go up instead of Michelle, which leads Keesha to respond that now she’s even better with Dan’s decision.  Swing and a miss.

The night’s first eviction is no surprise.  Michelle gets the boot, 3 to 1, and upon talking with Julie, finds out that Dan isn’t really a plant.  Which, by rights, should Julie have revealed?  I thought being on the jury, she should go into the final jury vote knowing only what was revealed to her while in the house.  [Read more →]

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Posted by Ryan

1. Odds are good someone’s going home. Three teams have a shot at getting sent home today: Raul and Jameica, Andy and Parker and the Ashleys. If I were a betting man, I’d put money on the Ashleys to get the boot. But I think I’ll be a little disappointed if no one goes home today. I think maybe I’ve watched too many mean-spirited reality shows, and much of my enjoyment comes from teams or individuals getting kicked off. But really, there’s no one team I dislike and want to see kicked off — I just want someone to get kicked off.

2. And boom goes the dynamite. Watching these teams struggle through the Golf Central segment reminded me a little too much of this guy:

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by WindUpDoll

So this week the Project Runway designers have to, as Christian Siriano once told us, “make crap out of candy.”

Only this time it’s not candy. It’s car parts. Saturn Vue car parts, to be exact. I don’t know if the parts are hybrid. Can a seat belt be hybrid? Hybrid polyester maybe? Rayon? Green rayon? We open this episode with Kenley talking about missing Daniel. So maybe the stuff Daniel is saying about how he was edited is true. Hmmm.

Love Heidi’s dress at the top of this episode. Very French.

Heidi sends them to the rooftop of another building to find out what their challenge is. Blayne is thinking they need to be ‘rooftop style’ and ‘exclusive.’ Korto also thinks celebrity when she hears rooftop.

Nope, it’s a garage kids. Awaiting the designers are many Saturn Vues and Chris Webb, Saturn’s lead color designer. Oh, the materials are recyclable. Not hybrid. I get it. [Read more →]

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Postedy by johnnysweeptheleg

I can’t help but chuckle at Ollie as he struts around the house all week, thinking that he’s running the show. And why shouldn’t he? So far, through 2/3 of the agreement he made with Dan, Dan has lived up to his end of the bargain. There’s no reason for Ollie to think that Dan wouldn’t continue. But Ollie has vowed to unleash hell if he’s double crossed.

California law states that you must keep your hell on a leash, as well as picking up after it. I think Ollie’s about to be ticketed, because Dan has told Memphis and the DR that he will not let Ollie pick the replacement nominee, should Memphis win and remove himself. Aw yeah, it’s about to get dirty! [Read more →]

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