WOW is the only word to describe summer TV. I can't promise that this blog entry will not revolve solely around TV.
1. Let's kick it off with some Bachelorette since the finale is in a few days. How bad did I feel for Ali last episode? Crazy bad. When she was getting ready to head into the slaughter that was going to be her date with Frank, it was like watching someone getting ready to be lethally injected. I am also convinced that no one even gave her a little heads up that something was going on. She was waaaaaay to excited in the interviewed right before the date. And you know it was because she was wearing the same thing. How pissed off do you think she was at some of the production staff or Chris Harrison for that matter. You'd think that after 2 seasons on the show she has become friendly with these people since she is with them all day. And they just let her walk into that blind. I'd be pissed.
Anyhow the safe money is on Roberto monday night. If there were odds, I'd bet that they swayed when Ali started to mention how he was from Cape Cod and her family is from Mass. But I think thats just stuff said on camera, prompted by the producers, to keep it suspenseful.
More importantly, how about the Bachelor Pad show coming out in 2 weeks? I think it has potential to be awesome. Kind of like Real World/ Road Rules Challenge but on ABC. So I guess there will be less shenanigans being shown. Maybe this should be on cable or HBO. When is a reality show gonna make the leap to HBO/MAX/Showtime? The cursing and accidental nudity would make the ratings go through the roof.
2. Real World New Orleans 2. Another WOW from me. This show is out of the gate and running like I've never seen a Real World. Everything is clicking on all cylinders. Knight could be top 5 best roommate of all time. His humor is on point. With lines like "it will be the best 2 pumps of your life" when referring to having sex with a housemate, he's a home run. Throw in a sluttly roomate, one who blacks out. Wait, lets discuss her attempts to cock-block her friend Suze who came to visit. I have never seen such a display. She basically kicked her out of the house and then another night would not let her get in the cab with them. Then there is the whole Preston-Ryan drama, which will apparently lead to urination on a toothbrush, illnesses and charges being pressed. They have a great house in an awesome location, super bowl weekend must have been awesome, it looked like it. I also guess MTV has ditched the whole job thing after the Cancun debacle. Imagine if they could have just partied in Cancun the whole time..(me with sad dreamy eyes) But i digress. I do not see anyone really good for challenges here. Knight has 2 bad shoulders from hockey, so he's probably out. Maybe Eric. He get no air time as does Sahar and Ashley. Are they even on the show? If they can keep up this pace, New Orleans 2 could go down as on of the best Real Worlds.
3. Big Brother. Started watching last summer and I love it. I know its been around a while but it's new for me. Also, I kind of know one of this season's contestants.....Enzo, aka "Meow Meow". I won't claim to know anything about him or that i am rooting for him. His wife is best friends with a good friend of mine and he has been at some parties i've been at. I do like his brigade alliance. Secret alliances are fun. People should have them in real life. Like in the office you could be in a secret alliance with a secretary, the mail guy, and the girl who makes copies. What would the alliance be for? I'm not sure but you'd have one in case you needed it. I'm thinking of getting my own secret alliance at school, maybe I already have one. You don;t know so watch out.
Back to Big Brother. Rachel can be one of the most annoying people ever. Her stupid laugh is just that, stupid. I also cannot believe the show-mance she got into after like 2 days. I love how everyone secretly feels like he/she is running the game and has everyone doing what they want. The best part of the show is its on 3 times a week plus you can watch them sit around and do nothing from 12am-3am on Showtime 2 (did I just do a free promo). I have checked this out and both mornings after I just thought to myself "why did i waste my time" but I am sure I will tune in again.
4. Wipeout never gets old. I think my favorite part has become the SWEEPER. People falling is fun, enough said.
5. RIP to Captain of the Cornelia Marie, Phil Harris. Phil was a good guy and seemed like a good dad. His 2 sons worked on the boat with him. He suffered a stroke while filming Deadliest Catch on the Discover Channeland died 11 days later. We actually saw him have the stroke. I guess this is the closest we've come to seeing someone die on a reality show.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
ADHD Blog
1. Why are there so may types of gum? I was looking at at the selves at the checkout line in Shop Rite the other day and there had to be 25 different types of gum. I think Orbitz alone has 15 different flavors. And why are new brands of gum so enticing. I am a sucker for trying out new gum with coo names like "solstice" or "rain". Remember how bad some gum used to be? Gatorade gum was fun to buy when we were kids but it lost its flavor in 2 minutes. Big League Chew was overrated. And the gum that came in the tape-like dispenser was atrocious. Bazooka...worst gum ever. I guess the gum industry has evolved pretty well. I still do not like any gum that comes in the square form with the hard outer shell. I'm just amazed at the overall quantity of brands and kinds.
2. Real World New Orleans 2.
1st off the house is ridiculous. 2nd, I've never been but its gotta be a great city to party in for 2 months. I'm not sure where the part action is. If its anywhere near the Superdome then they are pretty far away judging by an arial view they showed. Have you ever seen a cast member be more hated after the 1st night. Simmons said it best in a podcast...with regards to the 1st night out he said if he was on the show he would stay home because you know drama always happens on the 1st night. True to form...mega drama. this Ryan kid is gonna be a drama queen all season, you could tell after 20 minutes. I also predict he will get into multiple fights that are on the verge of all out brawls. Knight almost decked him already.
Cast Breakdowns
Knight is gonna be this season's Bronne from Cancun. A normal guy who busts chops and does funny shit. When he came out in the Borat bathing suit...funny shit. Imagine how funny that would be if you where there and intoxicated.
Eric and Sahar.....every season has the love affair that happens/goes bad or doesnt happen and it becomes a major plot line and they show you clips of one person longingly looking at the other when they walk away and such. Welcome to this season's. Although funny how Knight goes "her boyfriend will come and 1 week later she'll be all over you.
Jemmye-- slut...easiest way to put it. Plus she has the double "mm" in her name so you know she's trouble.
Ryan-already discussed- odds on favorite to go home or be sent home.
Preston--stereotypical gay guy every season needs
McKenzie- she's gonna bring nothing to the show except she claims she blacks out easily from drinking. So I guess she is bringing a lot to the table.
3. Gotta bring up the Lebron James stuff. I think it's cool he's gonna play in Miami with his friends. If you were single, 25, and rich...wouldnt you move to South Beach to do the same job in a wayyyyy more fun location. Can you blame him? I dont. The "Decisinon" show was the stupid part and that also seems to be the general feeling. It was a dick move, especially to the Cleveland fans, but then again who really cares about Cleveland? It will be fun to have these guys on the Heat together because people will hate them and that is good for sports. Its fun to root against a teams ask your non-yankees fans...they hate us.
4. Goodbye to The Boss. Say what you want but he spent his money trying to put the best possible product on the field. Something that not many owners do in sports. Hopefully his sons will continue in his footsteps.
2. Real World New Orleans 2.
1st off the house is ridiculous. 2nd, I've never been but its gotta be a great city to party in for 2 months. I'm not sure where the part action is. If its anywhere near the Superdome then they are pretty far away judging by an arial view they showed. Have you ever seen a cast member be more hated after the 1st night. Simmons said it best in a podcast...with regards to the 1st night out he said if he was on the show he would stay home because you know drama always happens on the 1st night. True to form...mega drama. this Ryan kid is gonna be a drama queen all season, you could tell after 20 minutes. I also predict he will get into multiple fights that are on the verge of all out brawls. Knight almost decked him already.
Cast Breakdowns
Knight is gonna be this season's Bronne from Cancun. A normal guy who busts chops and does funny shit. When he came out in the Borat bathing suit...funny shit. Imagine how funny that would be if you where there and intoxicated.
Eric and Sahar.....every season has the love affair that happens/goes bad or doesnt happen and it becomes a major plot line and they show you clips of one person longingly looking at the other when they walk away and such. Welcome to this season's. Although funny how Knight goes "her boyfriend will come and 1 week later she'll be all over you.
Jemmye-- slut...easiest way to put it. Plus she has the double "mm" in her name so you know she's trouble.
Ryan-already discussed- odds on favorite to go home or be sent home.
Preston--stereotypical gay guy every season needs
McKenzie- she's gonna bring nothing to the show except she claims she blacks out easily from drinking. So I guess she is bringing a lot to the table.
3. Gotta bring up the Lebron James stuff. I think it's cool he's gonna play in Miami with his friends. If you were single, 25, and rich...wouldnt you move to South Beach to do the same job in a wayyyyy more fun location. Can you blame him? I dont. The "Decisinon" show was the stupid part and that also seems to be the general feeling. It was a dick move, especially to the Cleveland fans, but then again who really cares about Cleveland? It will be fun to have these guys on the Heat together because people will hate them and that is good for sports. Its fun to root against a teams ask your non-yankees fans...they hate us.
4. Goodbye to The Boss. Say what you want but he spent his money trying to put the best possible product on the field. Something that not many owners do in sports. Hopefully his sons will continue in his footsteps.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Rambling reply
Bachelorette notes…
1. I think Roberto has to have this in the bag. That said on Deanna’s season there was a lawyer from Dallas named Jeremy. This guy ripped through the season the way my son handles swaddles. Then out of no where Deanna drops him and leaves herself the choice between the 4 foot tall single dad and the “peter-pan”-esque professional snow boarder. Lesson to learn: people on reality dating shows don’t always make the smart decision.
(Side note on the Bennett reference. We have managed to get pretty decent sleep by putting the little munchkin in a swaddle. He makes it through the night pretty happily wrapped up like a burrito. That said, there is a certain time of night where he just hits a wall and says “screw it, ‘aint no cage gonna hold me.” Lisa and I can sit there and hear him grunting and sure enough in a few minutes he will burst both hands free, raise them over his head, and triumphantly go back to sleep.
Anyhow, Lisa has decided to bust out the swaddle-me, which as the link below clearly depicts, is a baby-straight jacket.
http://www.amazon.com/Kiddopotamus-Co-2e-Organic-Cotton-SwaddleMe/dp/B000TVZEVK
I refer to this as cheating. In my opinion, if both Lisa and I couldn’t figure out how to contain a one month year old he should be allowed his freedom. Bennett not one to back down from a challenge seems undeterred in his fight against our Velcro-enhanced swaddle. I think my proudest moment as a father was watching him get one hand out of the swaddle me.)
2. I do everything possible to avoid the previews and recaps in the bachelorette. It cuts down the show by 30%. I am for one preview, at the end of the first episode to get me amped for the season and then, just let it happen.
3. I agree that the Jake Vienna thing was riveting in the cliché “car crash” type of way. Here is my general thought… neither one is 100% innocent; but correct me if I’m wrong shed did cheat on him and she did sell the story to the tabloids, right? Again I’m not saying he was a good guy in all this, but are those two items true? If so, I don’t see how she has a leg to stand on.
That said my favorite bit was her calling him out on not being a pilot anymore. I really think this show would be 100% better if the contestants just admitted they were trying to get famous, and that if they also end up in a relationship it’s a nice bonus!
Non-bachelorette thoughts, but still reality tv
1. Survivor, Big brother… seriously what year is this?
2. Real World. Congratulations hair stylist guy. This is the fastest someone has managed to piss off the whole house. I fear he is going to be a drain on the whole season, when really we should be focusing 100% of our time on the trashy redneck girl!
3. I am a believer that they should run the challenges with people picking sides. In fact, maybe the viewers should pick sides. Either way I think it would be better to split up alliances.
Non-TV thought…
I am 100% mesmerized by the NBA free agency. Is it a problem when I care more about the off-season than I do about the actual games? I can’t decide what I want to happen. Some part of me wants all of the free agents to end up on the same team and destroy every record. The other part of me is hoping all the teams that spent 2+ years trying to free up space end up getting screwed. I think there is a poetic justice in teams that chose to put out a sub-standard product losing out on the big free agents… thoughts?
1. I think Roberto has to have this in the bag. That said on Deanna’s season there was a lawyer from Dallas named Jeremy. This guy ripped through the season the way my son handles swaddles. Then out of no where Deanna drops him and leaves herself the choice between the 4 foot tall single dad and the “peter-pan”-esque professional snow boarder. Lesson to learn: people on reality dating shows don’t always make the smart decision.
(Side note on the Bennett reference. We have managed to get pretty decent sleep by putting the little munchkin in a swaddle. He makes it through the night pretty happily wrapped up like a burrito. That said, there is a certain time of night where he just hits a wall and says “screw it, ‘aint no cage gonna hold me.” Lisa and I can sit there and hear him grunting and sure enough in a few minutes he will burst both hands free, raise them over his head, and triumphantly go back to sleep.
Anyhow, Lisa has decided to bust out the swaddle-me, which as the link below clearly depicts, is a baby-straight jacket.
http://www.amazon.com/Kiddopotamus-Co-2e-Organic-Cotton-SwaddleMe/dp/B000TVZEVK
I refer to this as cheating. In my opinion, if both Lisa and I couldn’t figure out how to contain a one month year old he should be allowed his freedom. Bennett not one to back down from a challenge seems undeterred in his fight against our Velcro-enhanced swaddle. I think my proudest moment as a father was watching him get one hand out of the swaddle me.)
2. I do everything possible to avoid the previews and recaps in the bachelorette. It cuts down the show by 30%. I am for one preview, at the end of the first episode to get me amped for the season and then, just let it happen.
3. I agree that the Jake Vienna thing was riveting in the cliché “car crash” type of way. Here is my general thought… neither one is 100% innocent; but correct me if I’m wrong shed did cheat on him and she did sell the story to the tabloids, right? Again I’m not saying he was a good guy in all this, but are those two items true? If so, I don’t see how she has a leg to stand on.
That said my favorite bit was her calling him out on not being a pilot anymore. I really think this show would be 100% better if the contestants just admitted they were trying to get famous, and that if they also end up in a relationship it’s a nice bonus!
Non-bachelorette thoughts, but still reality tv
1. Survivor, Big brother… seriously what year is this?
2. Real World. Congratulations hair stylist guy. This is the fastest someone has managed to piss off the whole house. I fear he is going to be a drain on the whole season, when really we should be focusing 100% of our time on the trashy redneck girl!
3. I am a believer that they should run the challenges with people picking sides. In fact, maybe the viewers should pick sides. Either way I think it would be better to split up alliances.
Non-TV thought…
I am 100% mesmerized by the NBA free agency. Is it a problem when I care more about the off-season than I do about the actual games? I can’t decide what I want to happen. Some part of me wants all of the free agents to end up on the same team and destroy every record. The other part of me is hoping all the teams that spent 2+ years trying to free up space end up getting screwed. I think there is a poetic justice in teams that chose to put out a sub-standard product losing out on the big free agents… thoughts?
Reality Ramblings
Simple question to ponder.......Why is reality tv so good?
Bachelor/Bachelorette Update
Roberto has got this in the bag right? We've been saying this for weeks, but ya never know. Looks like Frank freaks out in Tahiti. Do we really need teasers to get us to watch the last few episodes? Would someone have watched this far and then decide to just stop watching. The thing that is annoying about the teasers is you know certain guys make it so far.
But whatever, I found this site
http://www.fafarazzi.com/tv_pick_team.php?slug=The-Bachelorette
One version of the fantasy game for the bachelorette. I want to play for the next season. Badly.
And I am not really sure what to say about the Jake/Vienna showdown at the end of this past episode. What I can say is that I cannot believe that watching 2 people talk about their breakup can be so riveting. She is a nut job but we came to the conclusion that he's a dick too, just in a passive aggressive way.
Big Brother
I actually know one of this season's contestants. Enzo from Bayonne. He's the husband of a friend's friend. I've been at parties with him and such. Should be interesting to see how he plays out the game. I am also excited to have Showtime so I can watch from 12-3 every night on the live feeds. Last season was the 1st time I ever watched, so I am totally into it. Definitely want to find a fantasy type game for this show.
Survivor-
You think they will ever have survivor in a cold location? Like Canada. Or at least a survivor in the woods? Just a thought
The next RW/RR challenge
MTV has not said where or what the next challenge will be, but I have some thought on how to make the show fair and therefore more fun for viewers and the contestants. Simple point system. Each person accumulates points based on their performance in challenges. Come in 1st get 10 points, 2nd place 9 pts and so on. Do like 2 challenges each week or so and then the 2 people who are at the bottom go into elimination. Simple and easy. Now there are no alliances and people choosing sides and everyone can be friends and get drunk at night and do stupid shit. Which leads me to this.....why is the show not on twice a week? Are they telling em they cannot get 80 minutes of footage per week? Come on MTV, you know it would be awesome.
Bachelor/Bachelorette Update
Roberto has got this in the bag right? We've been saying this for weeks, but ya never know. Looks like Frank freaks out in Tahiti. Do we really need teasers to get us to watch the last few episodes? Would someone have watched this far and then decide to just stop watching. The thing that is annoying about the teasers is you know certain guys make it so far.
But whatever, I found this site
http://www.fafarazzi.com/tv_pick_team.php?slug=The-Bachelorette
One version of the fantasy game for the bachelorette. I want to play for the next season. Badly.
And I am not really sure what to say about the Jake/Vienna showdown at the end of this past episode. What I can say is that I cannot believe that watching 2 people talk about their breakup can be so riveting. She is a nut job but we came to the conclusion that he's a dick too, just in a passive aggressive way.
Big Brother
I actually know one of this season's contestants. Enzo from Bayonne. He's the husband of a friend's friend. I've been at parties with him and such. Should be interesting to see how he plays out the game. I am also excited to have Showtime so I can watch from 12-3 every night on the live feeds. Last season was the 1st time I ever watched, so I am totally into it. Definitely want to find a fantasy type game for this show.
Survivor-
You think they will ever have survivor in a cold location? Like Canada. Or at least a survivor in the woods? Just a thought
The next RW/RR challenge
MTV has not said where or what the next challenge will be, but I have some thought on how to make the show fair and therefore more fun for viewers and the contestants. Simple point system. Each person accumulates points based on their performance in challenges. Come in 1st get 10 points, 2nd place 9 pts and so on. Do like 2 challenges each week or so and then the 2 people who are at the bottom go into elimination. Simple and easy. Now there are no alliances and people choosing sides and everyone can be friends and get drunk at night and do stupid shit. Which leads me to this.....why is the show not on twice a week? Are they telling em they cannot get 80 minutes of footage per week? Come on MTV, you know it would be awesome.
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