2010 Fall Schedule

Well as far as this blog is concerned, I will be doing like I did at the end of the season earlier in the year and reviewing shows throughout the season and making picks and posting analysis on them as well. This is more than likely the schedule of shows I will be following, at least for now.

Mondays
Monday Night Raw (Live with Mandy)
Dancing with The Stars (DVRing, watching on Tuesday afternoons)

Tuesdays
WWE NXT (DVRing, watching on Wednesdays, till it goes off the air)
Glee (watching with Mandy, maybe Claire and Mike)
Raising Hope (DVRing, hopefully get into it with no problems, probably get pushed to a cleaning day around the house)
Dancing with The Stars (DVRing, watching on Wednesday mornings)

Wednesdays
Hells Kicthen (watching with Mandy and more than likely UJ)

Thursdays
Big Bang Theory (watching with Mandy)
$#*! My Dad Says (watching or DVRing)
Outsourced (DVRing, hopefully get into, same as Raising Hope)
TNA Impact (DVRing, watch on Fridays)

Fridays
WWE Friday Night Smackdown (watching/DVRing)

I think that's a good array of shows this Fall season and I'm looking forward to it.

Finally...the wait is over

Back in July my New Jersey Devils signed forward Ilya Kovakchuk to a 17 year contract and it was a major landmark day in the history of the team. But then the NHL overruled the deal and then an arbitrator ruled on the side of the NHL and then we were all, the team, Kovi and the fans, back at square one.

Yesterday that all changed, the Devils FINALLY got their man at $100 million over 15 years. The contract is  going to end up being the last of it's kind because the NHL has now put in new rules for cap hits on long lengthy contracts in the future. (Something that I will NOT be going into because the CBA is WAY too confused for me to get into.)

Now with 6.7 cap hit on the team, which still isn't bad, Lou has to make a deal to shed some cap space. As of this morning the Devils are 3.8 million over the cap, they have until opening day to shed some space. I'm looking at the roster on CapGeek.com and think I know a way to shed some space.

The scenario I see that would work the best would be to trade Dainius Zubrus (3.4 hit) and Andy Greene (737,500) and get some future draft picks, even low ones. Then you just trust John MacLean because he know the farm system guys and bring some cheer AHL player to fill the void.

But alas, I'm not Lou, he's the mastermind behind pulling stuff like this off. We will see what happens.

NXT Shocker

Well, I spent the other day writing a post about the NXT Season 3 rookie divas.

The one Diva that intriged me was Aloisia, the 6'9" amazon that I was wondering would look like in the ring. Well as of last night, that won't be happening because Aloisia was fired from WWE and now they need to find a replacement Diva for season 3.

You know this is not exactly the start to an iffy season I expected at all, I hope they have a good replacement because the one wild card that was going to get iffy fans to check in with the show is now gone.

WWE, I hope you know what you're doing.

Big Brother-And then there was four...

The Final Four:

Lane (HOH-1x, POV-0)
Britney (HOH-1x, POV-3x)
Enzo (HOH-0, POV-1x)
Hayden (HOH-2x, POV-0)

Well this is a very intriguing Top 4. Honestly I think it can go either way this point. Here are my thoughts:

If Hayden wins HOH
Nominates: Britney & Lane

If Britney wins HOH
Nominates: Enzo & Hayden

If Enzo with HOH
Nominates: Britney & Hayden

That being said it's going to come down to the POV. But overall we go into the final week of competition on the show, this will get very interesting.


Evicted
Ragan
This man earned his right to be here. He finally woke up and played the game hard and even figured out The Brigade when no one else was able to figure it out. I think his vote will either goto Lane or Britney if they make it to the Final 2.

2010 MTV Video Music Awards Predictions

You know I almost forgot about this show until it was mentioned on the VH1 Top 20 last weekend. What I didn't realize was that the show was next Saturday already. So I figured since for the first time in a long while I've actually been watching ALOT of music videos, I can actually do a predictions post on this show. So let's get right into it...

Video of the Year
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance
Florence & The Machine-Dog Days Are Over
30 Seconds to Mars-Kings and Queens
Lady Gaga & Beyonce-Telephone
Eminem-Not Afraid-My Pick
B.o.B. & Hayley Williams-Airplanes

Best Direction in a Video
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys-Empire State of Mind (Hype Williams)
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance (Francis Lawrence)
Eminem-Not Afraid (Rich Lee)-My Pick
Pink-Funhouse (Dave Meyers)
30 Seconds to Mars-Kings and Queens (Bartholomew Cubbins) 

Best Female Video
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance-My Pick
KeSha-Tik Tok
Katy Perry (with Snoop Dogg)-California Gurls
Beyonce & Lady Gaga-Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Taylor Swift-Fifteen


Best Male Video
Eminem-Not Afraid
Usher & Will.I.Am-OMG
B.o.B. (& Hayley Williams)-Airplanes-My Pick
Drake-Find Your Love
Jason Derulo-In My Head

Best New Artist
Ke$ha-Tik Tok-My Pick
Jason Derulo-In My Head
Justin Bieber (with Ludacris)-Baby
Nicki Minaji (with Sean Garrett)-Massive Attack
Broken Bells-The Ghost Inside

Best Colladoration
B.o.B. & Hayley Williams-Airplanes-My Pick
Beyonce & Lady Gaga-Video Phone (Extended Remix)
3OH!3 & Kesha-My First Kiss
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys-Empire State of Mind

Best Hip Hop Video
B.o.B. & Hayley Williams-Airplanes
Eminem-Not Afraid-My Pick
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem-Forever
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats-On To The Next One
Kid Cudi, MGMT & Ratatat-The Pursuit of Happiness

Best Pop Video
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance
Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg-California Gurls-My Pick
Ke$ha-Tik Tok
Beyonce & Lady Gaga-Video Phone (Extended Remix)
B.o.B. & Bruno Mars-Nothing on You

Best Rock Video
30 Seconds to Mars-Kings and Queens
Muse-Uprising-My Pick
Florence & the Machine-Dog Days Are Over
MGMT-Flash Delirium

Best Dance Music Video
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance
Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull-I Like It
Cascada-Evacuate The Dancefloor-My Pick
David Guetta & Akon-Sexy Chick
Usher & Will.I.Am-OMG

Best Cinematography
Eminem-Not Afraid
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys-Empire State of Mind-My Pick
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance
Mumford and Sons-Little Lion Man
Florence & The Machine-Dog Days Are Over

Best Choreography
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance-My Pick
Lady Gaga & Beyonce-Telephone
Beyonce & Lady Gaga-Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Usher & Will.I.Am-OMG
Janelle Monae & Big Boi-Tightrope 

Best Art Direction
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance
Florence & The Machine-Dogs Days Are Over
Eminem-Not Afraid-My Pick
30 Seconds To Mars-Kings and Queens
Beyonce & Lady Gaga-Video Phone (Extended Remix)

Best Editing
Lady Gaga-Bad Romance (Jarrett Fijal)
Eminem-Not Afraid (Ken Mowe)
Rihanna-Rude Boy (Clark Eddy)
Pink-Funhouse (Chris Davis)
Mike Snow-Animal (Frank Macias)

2010 CMA Award Predictions

Yesterday the nominees for the 2010 CMA Awards were announced so I figured I would make my picks early like I did for the Emmys.

Entertainer of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band-My Pick

Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert-My Pick
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Brad Paisley-My Pick
Blake Shelton
George Straight
Keith Urban

New Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Easton Corbin
Jerrod Niemann
Chris Young
Zac Brown Band-My Pick

Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum-My Pick
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Joey & Roey
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland-My Pick

Single of the Year
Easton Corbin-A Little More Country Than That 
Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins-Hillbilly Bone-My Pick
Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Miranda Lambert-The House That Built Me
Miranda Lambert-White Liar

Album of the Year
Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Carrie Underwood-Play On-My Pick
Miranda Lambert-Revolution
George Strait-Twang
Dierks Bentley-Up On The Ridge

Song of the Year
Easton Corbin-A Little More Country Than That
Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Miranda Lambert-The House That Built Me
Zac Brown Band-Toes
Miranda Lambert-White Liar-My Pick

Musical Event of the Year
Dierks Bentley/Miranda Lambert/Jamey Johnson-Bad Angel
Zac Brown Band/Kid Rock-Can't You See
Blake Shelton/Trace Adkins-Hillbilly Bone-My Pick
Kenny Chesney/Dave Matthews-I'm Alive
Alan Jackson/Lee Ann Womack-Till The End 

Music Video of the Year
Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins-Hillbilly Bone
Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Miranda Lambert-The House That Built Me
Brad Paisley-Water-My Pick
Miranda Lambert-White Liar

Dancing with the Stars-Fall 2010 Celebrities

Over the weekend the list came out for the Dancing with the Stars celebrities for the new season. While I really don't watch the show that often, it's definitely something worth going through because the list is so random like it always is.

Michael Bolton
Say what? I didn't even know he was still alive or even relevant in 2010. Does anyone under the age of 25 even know who he is? I would love to hear the explanation of his bio for younger audience. This one is a total joke, it has to be.

Margaret Cho
Wow, I don't even know what to say on this one. She has no experience in dance so at least that'll be fun to watch, as a train wreck. No idea what to make of this one.

Rick Fox
Ah the first athlete of this bunch. He should alright on the show, he does have an athletic background and shouldn't have a problem lasting a while on the show.

Jennifer Grey
She might be worth watching the show for. She has the experience so as long as she doesn't get injured there should be no problem with her going very far on this show. She's also going to be a major fan favorite.

David Hasselhoff
The fuckin Hoff! He's never going to go away is he? This could work either way. He will either be very good or very bad, no in between. But at the same time, it won't matter. He has the fan support.

Florence Henderson
Mrs. Brady!!! She's so well known, for anyone over 18. It just seems like she's bored lately so this will keep her occupied for the time being. It works for what it is. People love her, end of story.

Kyle Massey
I had to actually look this guy up because I didn't know who he was. He's from That's So Raven and then I realized he's from The Electric Company. That being said, this kid CAN dance. He has the ability to actually steal the show a few weeks at a time.

Brandy Norwood
BRANDY!?!? I haven't heard that name is years, outside of a Glee reference a few months ago. She has a background in dance from her music video days so she should be fine. I just wonder how many people truly remember her.

Mike Sorrentino
Are you serious? The Situation? This is ABC's desperate plea to get a young audience this year. And it's going to work. I don't know anything about him at all except Jersey Shore, so maybe he'll surprise people. Or maybe not.

Kurt Warner
And this year's retired football player. At least Warner is still in shape and has moves from all his years in the league. I don't see him being like Emmit Smith but he should do a fine job.