Survivor-Great Wall

What a fabulous reward going to the Great Wall. I didn't think Courtney could even pull back the bow, her skinny little arms might break, but she did manage to hit other peoples' targets. I'm wondering if that was planned, she kept hitting Todd's and Denise's targets, or was her aim just bad? How bad could it be, if she made contact with the other's boards? At least Courtney felt pity on Peih Gee and gave her one solitary arrow. I did feel a twinge of sympathy for Peih Gee and was almost taken in by her earnest veiled attempt to win over Amanda and Denise. When Denise won the reward challenge, did she have to say, not Peih Gee, I don't want her to get strong. Hello, does Peih Gee have Asian pears stuffed in her ears-she can hear you! Good Grief and wa wa wa, Peih Gee, you shouldn't take it personally when someone doesn't chose you to go on the reward with them, just because you chose them for one. The game of Survivor doesn't work that way.

I thought Todd on the flight made such a good flight attendant, oh yeah, he is one! Being at the Great Wall didn't seem to faze any of them. They were all consumed by how to eat their supper. I think it was pretty easy-take the meat and vegetables and cook it in the pot-do you think there is a fully staffed kitchen at the Great Wall? For it's limitations, I thought that was pretty inventive to be able to have dinner outside in the mist of one of the world's great treasures.

I can't believe that we are coming to the end of this seasons Survivor. I never thought Denise would be one of the last one's standing. She has managed to fly below the radar and just has plain dumb luck. She's definitely not great at winning challenges (1) and one by default, and if the others don't watch out she could take the whole thing. I'm betting on the long shot Denise to win and if she does, Denise please throw away that flesh colored sports bra thingy, as Double D said, it's just plain wrong, take a trip to Victoria's Secret with your winnings!-Single D

Todd and Courtney must have taken Chinese bow shooting lessons before going on Survivor. Courtney was just a little too good at hitting Denise and Todd. She must have figured if I can't get my own target, I'll help someone else win and they will take me along on the reward. Good thinking #2 pencil (who by the way, is looking more like the pencil lead instead of the whole pencil!). I did love it when Denise only got 2 arrows and ends up winning the reward. Peih-Gee getting only one arrow started the whole Peih-Gee pity party. Poor me, I never win anything, I took Denise on a phat reward, I work the hardest at camp, I have had to fight the hardest to stay here, me me me, wah wah wah! Get over yourself!

What a wonderful reward to go the Great Wall of China! Denise seemed to be the only one to appreciate being there. You would think after 30 some days of basically starving, they would not complain about the food. Come on people, what's so hard to figure out fondue! Apparently, Denise had made beef sandwiches on the plane to take back to Amanda and Peih-Gee, but Todd ate them. Nice Todd, you can't even give a measly sandwich to your "Amanda love".

Just when you think Peih-Gee and Amanda have bonded, they all turn around and vote out Peih-Gee. Denise, you are stupid to think these people are going to keep you around any longer. Kudos for making it to the final four but you are out next if you don't win immunity! Those two arrows should have made you sit up and take notice!

At tribal, who would think there were so many ways a person could roll their eyes, Courtney. And what was up with that neck thing Todd had going on? That must have been his, you should have gotten rid of me when you had the chance, dance! I would love to see Denise win but I really think they will vote her out followed by Amanda which will leave Todd and Courtney for the final two. Four coconut episode for the Great Wall visit.

Double D

Project Runway-Downsizing

I was going to make a not so nice remark about how Jack's nose looked eerily similar to Michael Jackson's nose 10 plastic surgery nose jobs previous, but I won't, because I did feel sympathy when he had to leave the show due to a staph infection in his nose. Yes, I said in his nose, I never thought you could get it there. It did look very unpleasant and uncomfortable. I think he was very talented and it's a shame we will not be able to see what he could have done. Maybe, he will be on Project Runway 5.

Meanwhile, it's hard enough to design something for the everyday women and make it look good, let alone having to design something out of their castoff big person outfit. Kudos for losing the weight ladies, but honey, ya'll have super bad taste in clothes! And what's with that bride gown, I could see why she didn't want to keep it for sentimental value, it was so hideous! Come on Jillian, the rules were, take the fat suit and create something beautiful the everyday woman could wear. Instead, you didn't even use the outfit, you bought material and made a new dress and added a touch of piping from the old clothes. If I were a judge, I would have eliminated you, at least the others tried to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. My favorite outfit was that yellow, bustier thing designed by Kevin, very cute! I didn't think Steven's old lady maid's dress was so bad, so what, it was black and white, so what it looked matronly, at least it could double as a maid's outfit, practical and retrofitted! I think it was much

better than Victorya's or Chris (sorry Chris. but that bow, she looked like a Christmas present) or Elisa,what was all those puffy layers about? So Goodbye Steven, I think the show could use your funny antedotes, but that is not to be. I'm still on fence about Christian-so he my vote on the next eliminated. Thimbles up! -Single D

I was sorry to see Jack leave. I too would have liked to see what else he could do. But, as they all said, his health was more important. Hopefully they will find some way of bringing him back.

Ok, so back to the others....Chris M., the young Fred Flintstone look-a-like, is back and still having costume flashbacks. What was with that outfit? I liked the top and the skirt would have been fine except for that hideous bow! Chris you have been around Elisa too long.

Speaking of alien, I mean Elisa, did she even listen to Tim when he told her to design for your client, listen to your client. Obviously, she has a hearing problem. The moment her "model" walked out you could tell that outfit was so wrong on her. Not only was the dress bad, but it was more suited for a 20 something not a 40 something, especially with those boots, ugh! You could tell the judges were choosing their words trying not to insult the poor woman who, by the way, said she loved the dress. Again, I think she was trying to be nice to Elisa.

Loved Kevin's outfit! It was by far the cutest and his "model" was looking all sassy strutting down the runway in it. And why not? She looked fabulous. I did like Christain's also. He loves his jackets. At least this time he "made it work", even with a client who said she only wears jeans with a top and she only wears black. Black seemed to match her mood and personality no wonder that's all she wears. As for Jillian, I liked the dress but HELLO, the challenge was to make something out of the old outfit. I thought sure she would be disqualified for not adhering to the rules. Guess they like the outfit enough to override the rules.

I feel bad for Steve, he cracks me up with his little commentaries. I'm going to miss him. He did have the worst of the lot with that wedding dress. I think I would have tried to make some sort of summery cocktail dress with a splash of color and minus that big-ass bow. His dress wasn't the worst, Elisa's was, not that I would wear it. It just looked, as single D said, matronly and as the judges said, a french maid going to a funeral. In the end, I would have kept Steve and kicked Elisa to the curb or back to her happy planet. Thimbles up for all of the (weight) losers!

Double D

Kid Nation finale-The end of Bonanza

Well, I guess when they say Bonanza, it means some of the kids will get the BIG Bonanza, a gold star worth $50.000 dollars!!! The finale to Kid Nation was a disappointment. It was like reading a good book that deflates at the end. It was like the producers of Kid Nation sat around in their executive chairs and said "What would be a Big Finish?" I know, we'll give 3 gold stars worth fifty grand, that should make the series look good and complete the end. I thought the finale lacked substance and imagination. To let the council chose three individuals to give 3 gold stars to was anti-climatic. Why should they chose again, why not let the entire town vote for the top 3 since getting a gold star in the first place did not eliminate you as a recipient for another gold star. I think winning a $20,000 gold star should have barred you from getting another one. Why not create a challenge where all the kids could compete for a gold star, that would have been much more interesting and fair. Instead, they give one to Sofia, not hat she didn't deserve it, she worked really hard, but $70,000 harder than the other kids? That sends the message to the other kids, that they were not as good, not as smart, not as strong, not as liked to be given a gold star. I think the producers should have thought of a way to give every child that participated a gold star worth some amount of money, no matter if it was $2,000 or $20,000. They gave $150,000 away-divide that by 40 kids and each one would have gotten $3,750.00 each-now that would have been nice for everyone and everyone wins! Shame on you Kid Nation! Shame on you CBS! I know the producers have a sequel already planned for Kid Nation titled "Kid Nation 2, Where Are They Now-Ten Years Later". -Single D Setting the job board on fire while the kids were asleep, not very responsible CBS. At least the kids tried to put the fire out. Especially my man Jared with his cup of water! Jared, you are a future rocket scientist my friend, but a firefighter you are not! Once the kids found out they were done with work, let the rioting begin! And riot they did, trashing all and taking everything that wasn't nailed down. I didn't think it was possible for kids to eat that much candy! Is there such a thing as a sugar hangover? Taylor stayed true to her bad diva self to the end. Her and her cronies telling Emily, "we love you, but get out! You can hang around us tomorrow." Taylor actually preferred having the chickens spend the last night in their bunk over Emily. I hope those chickens pooped all over their stuff! Then there was the tear jerker reunion with the parents. I tried to get a glimpse of Taylor's parents. I think the producers figured they better not show them. Must be to head off all of the hate mail and child rearing specialists Taylor's parents would get had CBS shown them. I'll bet the neighbors are having quite the giggle. All this time I thought a 10 year old boy couldn't get dirty enough. Apparently they can, when one of them asked his mother if she brought socks and underwear. The very end was anti climatic. I was waiting for the host to announce that one of the $50,000 gold stars would be split up among all of the kids. I agree that the town should have voted for the recipient of those stars. The producers got it wrong this time! What should have been a BIG tear jerker moment when the kids were saying goodbye turned into a, "well it's been real, see ya" moment. What happened to all of the "you're my BFF" and "I'll never forget you" and "you are like my sister"? I think most of them forgot each other's name before they got in the car to go home. All but Sophia and Michael who made the talk show circuit to promote the show! All in all, an interesting show. It lets you see what kids are capable of and how they handle different personalities. Like I've said in previous posts, I had to remind myself they are just kids. Now they can go back to being those kids. One last thing, Taylor, learn some manners and respect! Double D

Tila Tequila-Shot at Love

When it comes to guilty pleasure, it’s Tila Tequila. I didn’t know what it was about as I channeled surfed only giving MTV a momentary pause when one day, I stopped on MTV, my 10 year old daughter piped in “Oh that’s Tila Tequella”, she’s bisexual, she likes boys AND girls!” (emphasis on AND). Of course I quickly changed the channel, no daughter of mine was going to get her sex education from MTV! But of course, several channel surfing moments in the future, I happened upon it again, this time everyone was wrestling in a pool of chocolate, who wouldn’t stop to look at that? It’s like watching a train wreck. Guys and girls mixing it up for the affections of a self confessed Bisexual. I almost felt like I was breaking some kind of law, watching Tila, I felt like I should take the TV into the closet so no one would hear! Nothing is as good as watching two females taking whacks at each other-catfight, a country bumpkin guy named Ashley, shouting “Tileeeeeela, Tileeeeeela!” and then kicking a planter because he got eliminated, only to break his foot and to be rushed to the hospital, and when asked what happened by the doctor, he replies, it was a woman, in which the doctor replies, they’ll do that to you! Nothing is as good as Domenico in his rhinestone thong and his cute Italian accent, looking for a girl to bring home to mama in Italy-that’s a one spicy meatball! I laughed hysterically, when Amanda took Dani (the man girl) to shop for clothes, and when she tried on the girl clothes, looked like WWF wrestler in a dress! Nothing was funnier than Bobby dressed in Amanda’s skin tight dress dancing in high heels, giving drag queens something to aspire to, or eating bulls’ organs to prove his love. In the end, I predict that Tila will pick the man girl, Dani, the butch one of the crowd, and as Tila said, I have never been attracted to that type, but hey, she’s thinking, I have the best of both worlds, that is, if you can stand Dani in a bathing suit-ugh! I bet if she didn’t have that dimple in her cheek, she’d be history. I am of course rooting for Bobby, he’s so uncultivated, unsophisticated, unpolished, so puppy like, Tila could teach him the ways of the world-the world's your oyster Bobby, arf! What's your reality TV guilty pleasure?-Single D

Amazing Race-Croatia

Ok, I can barely tell the difference between the Goths, Kynt and Vyxsin, they both wear the same makeup, the same clothes, and now the same pink hats! I think Kynt plucks his eyebrows and secretly desires to be Cher. When Rachel found out that they were going to Croatia, she said bitchin, does anyone say that word anymore? I knew she and TK were stuck in the 80's, "are you going to San Francisco", ok, back to Amazing Race. I did feel a twinge of sympathy (for maybe 2 seconds) when Hendekea and Azaria didn't make the same flights, why did they get out of line? I would never listen to another team, no matter how earnest they are. I thought however, maybe the airplane gods would turn it around and they would they get there before everyone else, but no. Coatia looks so totally amazing, no wonder the cruise ships stop there.

I definitely thought when Mr. Miagi and Christina were doing the gliding, that Mr. Miagi would start singing Danny Boy, but then again, it is a different country. He did say that he felt like throwing up his lunch though, he must have been talking about the airplane lunch, I would probably throw that up also. I think this season would be dull if not for the screaming antics of Nate and Jen. When they were paddling the boat, did you notice how every time Jen stabbed the water with her oar, she screamed, I hate you, I hate you! Girl, any guy that puts up with you deserve a million dollars. And why is it that when something goes wrong, like not being able to catch a taxi ride because they were wet, she immediately blames their relationship, oh come on, stop blaming and take some responsibility. I'm hoping they'll stay awhile however, who would we love to hate if they got eliminated? I was really glad when Mr. Miagi and Christina came in first, they definitely deserved it, hooray for the father-daughter team! Things went very smoothly this time around for them, except, I wanted to scream to Mr. Miagi, it's a square hole so why are you putting in a round stone!

I give this episode 4 backpacks and I'm thinking Gramps and Nick are the next to go, hey Gramps pick up the pace!-Single D

You can't tell the difference between Kynt and Vyxsin?! Vyxsin was just about to bounce right out of that tank top! My husband couldn't keep his eyes off the TV screen! I did think the matching pink cowboy hats were a nice touch. Everyone must think they are rock stars or something, that's why they keep getting treated so nice. So now we know Hendekea can say, there's a party in my pants in Croatian. I'm sure that will come in real handy. Azaria must of been PMSing because he was all over Hendekea about everything. Speaking of PMSing, does Jennifer ever stop shrieking? And I'm still trying to figure out how it's her and Nate's relationship's fault that the taxi driver wouldn't take them because they were wet. Nate wake up and drop the spoiled brat! I was feeling bad for gramps, not Nick so much he is an idiot. Nick just doesn't have any people skills when it comes to getting airline tickets. He walks up and people forget they speak English or there are no seats left, until he walks away. Nick isn't real good at directions either. Is he good at anything?

Well as we say goodbye to Hendekea and Azaria, I'm thinking Nick and gramps will be next. Aren't we due for a non-elimination round? I'm giving this one 5 backpacks for all of the action and the nice shots of Croatia.

Double D