Grossest Manipulation: “I’m not trying to sell a story,” said BACHELOR PAD’s Kasey to fellow contestants. “But just know the money is necessary for my grandmother to live.” Kudos, dude. You’ve finally proven yourself to be just as disgusting as your fame-whore girlfriend, Vienna. Enjoy yourself while you can, buddy, because the race is on to
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Most Beaten Horse: Did you miss COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN in it’s 8 p.m. timeslot on new home Current? Never fear… you can catch it again at Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. No, seriously.   Best Spin: In effort to stave off negative reviews from those
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While you’re busy setting your DVR for the new season of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (which begins tonight on Fox), you could do worse for background music than BALLROOM REMIXED, a new album of rumbas and sambas and such that’s just been released by sometime SYTYCD choreographer Melanie LaPatin.   “We’re always using
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Wondering why the gang from New Directions looks a little less than gleeful today? Well, if we were to hazard a guess, it might have a little something to do with the realization that their competition on GLEE’s upcoming November 25 episode entitled “Hairography” includes a few ringers in the form of SO YOU THINK
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So what’s up around the dial where reality TV is concerned? Let’s take a look… I’m not proud about this, but I’ll admit that when watching THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA I fast forward through everything that doesn’t involve human train wrecks Kim and NeNe. Come to think of it, I’m not proud that I
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NEW & NOTABLE: Always quick to capitalize report on a tragedy, ABC will air a prime-time special about Jackson’s life at 9PM, followed by FARRAH FAWCETT: HER LIFE, HER LOVES, HER LEGACY, a special edition of 20/20 hosted by Barbara Walters. Over on NBC, the peacock network will dedicate the 9-11PM slots to retrospectives on
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NEW & NOTABLE: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (9PM FOX) In the first results show of the season, America crushes the dreams of two of the Top 20 dancers. BURN NOTICE (9PM USA) Bad News: A detective discovers Michael’s secret stash of explosives. Good News: Said detective is played by Terminator: Salvation’s Moon Bloodgood.
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: UGLY BETTY (8PM ABC, CityTV in Canada) Rachel Maddow drops by for BETTY’s third-season finale. Fingers crossed it’s to lend Betty a pair of glasses. NEW & NOTABLE: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (8PM FOX, CTV in Canada) With special guest judge Kara DioGuardi… just kidding THE INCREDIBLE HULK (8PM Cinemax)
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After meeting the most enthusiastic judge in reality television history at both Monday’s TEEN CHOICE AWARDS ’08 and Wednesday’s taping of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, one fact has become undeniably clear. Mary Murphy is America’s unofficial Ambassador of Dance. Not only is she a tireless promoter of the show and the genre, her
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Not only does this TV Addict not think he can dance. He knows it! Which is probably the reason — as I alluded to in an earlier post — that I never caught the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE bug that has spanned the globe. [Coming Soon: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Canada!]
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