Week 3 Results:8-6
Full Season:33-28
New York Jets-Buffalo
Cinicinnati-Cleveland
Baltimore-Pittsburgh
Denver-Tennessee
Detroit-Green Bay
San Francisco-Atlanta
Carolina-New Orleans
Seattle-St. Louis
Indianapolis-Jacksonville
Houston-Oakland
Washington-Philadelphia
Arizona-San Diego
Chicago-New York Giants
New England-Miami
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
NFL Picks-Week 4
New York Jets-Buffalo
Cinicinnati-Cleveland
Baltimore-Pittsburgh
Denver-Tennessee
Detroit-Green Bay
San Francisco-Atlanta
Carolina-New Orleans
Seattle-St. Louis
Indianapolis-Jacksonville
Houston-Oakland
Washington-Philadelphia
Arizona-San Diego
Chicago-New York Giants
New England-Miami
Cinicinnati-Cleveland
Baltimore-Pittsburgh
Denver-Tennessee
Detroit-Green Bay
San Francisco-Atlanta
Carolina-New Orleans
Seattle-St. Louis
Indianapolis-Jacksonville
Houston-Oakland
Washington-Philadelphia
Arizona-San Diego
Chicago-New York Giants
New England-Miami
Glee (9/28/10):It's Britney Bitch!
Well last night was the much hyped Britney Spears themed episode of Glee. This is the continution of a trend that started last season with the fantastic Power of Madonna episode, of theme episodes. While some have major promise (I hate to admit it but I'm looking forward to the Rocky Horror episode on Halloween week), this one I went into not expecting alot. I'm not a huge fan of Britney anymore, I liked her back in the pop era of the 90s but that was a long time ago and it seems to me her music just gets kinda worse. That leads up to tonight's show. I'll get into the performances in a second, but overall I was unimpressed by this episode. I didn't like the fact that they were pretty much copying music videos and the fact that I will have to use the phrase later on in this piece, "the only non drug-infused Britney performance of the show", is kinda sad to me. Let's get into it.
Britnay-I'm A Slave 4 U
Okay well here we go for the start. This was the first song of the show as it was because Carl, the dentist that Emma is now dating (that is played fantasticly by new regular guest star John Stamos), put her under anesthesia and boom here we go. I'm sorry but Heather Morris is a great dancer, but she is NOT a great singer. I'm happy she got her moment tonight, don't get me wrong, but this was kinda eh for me. Maybe it was the fact that it was a music video, maybe it was the fact that it was a copycat performance. It left alot to desired, a theme that would continue throughout the night. C
Britnay & Santana-Me Against the Music
Okay I don't even know this song, but Claire pointed out that this was the song Britney did with Madonna, which then made it make perfect sense. While the dancing was fantasitc again, it was another copycat music video performance. I don't watch this show for these kind of numbers at all, but it was alright to watch. The fact that Naya Rivera can totally belt out a great song saved this song from being boring. C+
Rachel-Baby One More Time
First of all, I'm sorry but Lea didn't look that hot in the schoolgirl outfit. I think he's hotter in her sundresses and just being her. #2, she didn't sing this song that well at all. It just fell totally flat to me. Was it a good copycat video to the original Britney video? Hell yeah. But for this show, it was blah. C
Artie-Stronger
Okay this is going to sound very weird to say but this was the standout Britney performance of the night. On a night that had the girls of the show running around in body suits, schoolgirl outfits and leather, Artie dancing in his wheelchair with the football players is the moment I remember the most. It made storyline-sense, it wasn't a copycat video. IT LEAD TO SOMETHING IN THE SHOW! Plus the fact that Kevin McHale can totally sing anything and sound fantastic. Also, maybe it was just me, but it seemed like a great call back to the Single Ladies dance from the beginning of season one. A
Shue & New Directions-Toxic
Before I continue on with the show, I was totally distracted at the beginning of this performance because when Matthew Morrisson danced onto the stage for this sex-charged song, Mandy literally fell out of her chair and hit the floor. After that it was really hard to concentrate on the performance because I was too busy laughing but I will give it a shot. In the only non drug-infused Britney performance of the show, Shue led the charge of this verison of Toxic in front of the entire school, much to the disgust of Sue. But I can't even beginning to talk about this without noting that Principal Figgins' introduction had to be the most monotone, dry, non-exciting intro I've ever heard. I wasn't sure if I was watching Figgins or Knitknots from Imagination Movers. The performance was eh for me. It was nice to see it stripped down and have it done on stage and the crowd reactions were fantastic. But Shue singing Britney wasn't that good, and overall it was just a fitting end to this off-night of Britney songs. B-
Rachel-The Only Exception
This was the closing song and the only non-Britney song on the night. It was really pretty and Lea totally belted it out of the park. It also was a great tool to close the episode's storylines for the night. It was also needed to cleanse the pallet after getting totally ODed on Britney songs. A
Britnay-I'm A Slave 4 U
Okay well here we go for the start. This was the first song of the show as it was because Carl, the dentist that Emma is now dating (that is played fantasticly by new regular guest star John Stamos), put her under anesthesia and boom here we go. I'm sorry but Heather Morris is a great dancer, but she is NOT a great singer. I'm happy she got her moment tonight, don't get me wrong, but this was kinda eh for me. Maybe it was the fact that it was a music video, maybe it was the fact that it was a copycat performance. It left alot to desired, a theme that would continue throughout the night. C
Britnay & Santana-Me Against the Music
Okay I don't even know this song, but Claire pointed out that this was the song Britney did with Madonna, which then made it make perfect sense. While the dancing was fantasitc again, it was another copycat music video performance. I don't watch this show for these kind of numbers at all, but it was alright to watch. The fact that Naya Rivera can totally belt out a great song saved this song from being boring. C+
Rachel-Baby One More Time
First of all, I'm sorry but Lea didn't look that hot in the schoolgirl outfit. I think he's hotter in her sundresses and just being her. #2, she didn't sing this song that well at all. It just fell totally flat to me. Was it a good copycat video to the original Britney video? Hell yeah. But for this show, it was blah. C
Artie-Stronger
Okay this is going to sound very weird to say but this was the standout Britney performance of the night. On a night that had the girls of the show running around in body suits, schoolgirl outfits and leather, Artie dancing in his wheelchair with the football players is the moment I remember the most. It made storyline-sense, it wasn't a copycat video. IT LEAD TO SOMETHING IN THE SHOW! Plus the fact that Kevin McHale can totally sing anything and sound fantastic. Also, maybe it was just me, but it seemed like a great call back to the Single Ladies dance from the beginning of season one. A
Shue & New Directions-Toxic
Before I continue on with the show, I was totally distracted at the beginning of this performance because when Matthew Morrisson danced onto the stage for this sex-charged song, Mandy literally fell out of her chair and hit the floor. After that it was really hard to concentrate on the performance because I was too busy laughing but I will give it a shot. In the only non drug-infused Britney performance of the show, Shue led the charge of this verison of Toxic in front of the entire school, much to the disgust of Sue. But I can't even beginning to talk about this without noting that Principal Figgins' introduction had to be the most monotone, dry, non-exciting intro I've ever heard. I wasn't sure if I was watching Figgins or Knitknots from Imagination Movers. The performance was eh for me. It was nice to see it stripped down and have it done on stage and the crowd reactions were fantastic. But Shue singing Britney wasn't that good, and overall it was just a fitting end to this off-night of Britney songs. B-
Rachel-The Only Exception
This was the closing song and the only non-Britney song on the night. It was really pretty and Lea totally belted it out of the park. It also was a great tool to close the episode's storylines for the night. It was also needed to cleanse the pallet after getting totally ODed on Britney songs. A
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Dancing with the Stars The Performance Recap (9/27/10)
After getting through this week's show (delayed in WI due to the Packers/Bears game last night), I've decided I'm going to shorten my recaps and get right to the points.
Best Performance:Jennifer & Derek
Worst Performance:Michael & Chelsie
Surprisingly Good:The Situation & Karina
Biggest Disappointment:Brandy & Maksim
Most Improved:Margaret & Louis
Overall a very very good show. If Michael Bolton stays on this show after that performance, especially after Tom was very blunt with "We have a three?!?!", I'm convinced there's a web site helping bad performers advance much like on Idol. That's all I've got this week.
Best Performance:Jennifer & Derek
Worst Performance:Michael & Chelsie
Surprisingly Good:The Situation & Karina
Biggest Disappointment:Brandy & Maksim
Most Improved:Margaret & Louis
Overall a very very good show. If Michael Bolton stays on this show after that performance, especially after Tom was very blunt with "We have a three?!?!", I'm convinced there's a web site helping bad performers advance much like on Idol. That's all I've got this week.
NFL Week 3
Week 3 Results:8-8
Full Season:25-22
Tennessee/New York Giants
Cinicinnati/Carolina
Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay
Buffalo/New England
Cleveland/Baltimore
San Francisco/Kansas City
Dallas/Houston
Detroit/Minnesota
Atlanta/New Orleans
Washington/St. Louis
Philadelphia/Jacksonville
Indianapolis/Denver
Oakland/Arizona
San Diego/Seattle
New York Jets/Miami
Green Bay/Chicago
Full Season:25-22
Tennessee/New York Giants
Cinicinnati/Carolina
Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay
Buffalo/New England
Cleveland/Baltimore
San Francisco/Kansas City
Dallas/Houston
Detroit/Minnesota
Atlanta/New Orleans
Washington/St. Louis
Philadelphia/Jacksonville
Indianapolis/Denver
Oakland/Arizona
San Diego/Seattle
New York Jets/Miami
Green Bay/Chicago
Friday, September 24, 2010
American Idol New Judging Panel
A couple of days ago Fox offically announced the new panel for American Idol. To be honest, I'm less than impressed.
Randy Jackson-The dawg is back. The only returning judge and really, outside of Ryan, the only surviving enity of the original show. It's going to be nice to see at least one familar face.
Jennifer Lopez-And in the role of Paula Abdul for the 10th season of Idol is J-Lo? Say what? I almost prefer Ellen, at least she was funny. I hope this works, I just don't see any high hopes. At least she has a music background and is a star in the game. I guess I hope my thoughts and worried are invalid.
Steven Tyler-Where did this even come from? So is he going to be taking over Simon's role as the asshole? If not then huh? I mean he knows the busniess as well as Randy so that makes sense, but I don't know what to say. This could be really good or really bad with no in between and my gut feeling is that it's going to be closer than bad.
I really hope the performers this year are good enough to sustain the show or else I have a bad feeling that this might be the end for Idol, especially if the ratings dip even lower than before. Time will tell.
Randy Jackson-The dawg is back. The only returning judge and really, outside of Ryan, the only surviving enity of the original show. It's going to be nice to see at least one familar face.
Jennifer Lopez-And in the role of Paula Abdul for the 10th season of Idol is J-Lo? Say what? I almost prefer Ellen, at least she was funny. I hope this works, I just don't see any high hopes. At least she has a music background and is a star in the game. I guess I hope my thoughts and worried are invalid.
Steven Tyler-Where did this even come from? So is he going to be taking over Simon's role as the asshole? If not then huh? I mean he knows the busniess as well as Randy so that makes sense, but I don't know what to say. This could be really good or really bad with no in between and my gut feeling is that it's going to be closer than bad.
I really hope the performers this year are good enough to sustain the show or else I have a bad feeling that this might be the end for Idol, especially if the ratings dip even lower than before. Time will tell.
Glee:The New Beginning
This past Tuesday was the much hyped season premiere of Glee. The award winning show that has been red hot over the last year which new storylines, new characters and apparently as updated songbook. So let's take a trip back to Tuesday night and talk about it.
New Characters:
Sunshine Corazon: Damn this girl is tiny and has a majorly powerful voice. Not sure how she would have fit into New Directions anyway so it's actually a surprising change that she is now part of Vocal Adrenaline. (their new coach Dustin Goolsby made an apperance but really didn't really do much but take Sunshine away so I can't say much on him yet.)
Sam: This was a nice changeup. Seeing Finn discover him was hysterical especially if you've seen the pilot where Shue discovered Finn. I'll get into his song a little later but overall I think he's going to be a great addition to the show.
Coach Beiste (pronounced Beast): I have a feeling I'm going to like this woman. She's a bitch but the good kind of bitch. She's tough but weak at the same time. There's no downside to having her on the show and it's nice for Sue to have a new enemy.
Songs:
Empire State of Mind
I was looking forward to this performance all summer. It lived up to the hype and I really enjoyed it. Plus I really want one of those shirts. A great way to remind people this is a musical dramady. Plus it was the start of a run of songs that came out in the past couple of years which was a nice surprise.
Sunshine & Rachel-Telephone
Well if there was any doubt that Charice could sing, this showed it. This was how you use a Gaga song on this show as well. Lea was hysterical during this song, and no offense to the original, this is the first time I've actually understood all the words.
Sam & Artie-Billionaire
Mandy wanted to disown me and Claire during this performance because we were both really enjoying it. This was alot of fun and I just love this song. I also don't care what other people say, Artie rapping is awesome and he pulls it off really well.
Charice-Listen
This was amazing to watch and listen to. It's a shame I have a rule of not downloading songs that aren't sung by ND members (outside of Regionals). It was a great way to show how amazing she is and how much better VA just got.
Rachel-What I Did For Love
This might have been the best way to end this episode. It was like a perfect closing number to a musical. The lead belts out an amazing ballad, we see where everyone's decisions let them to and then set us up for the rest of season. Very well done and great way to go out.
New Characters:
Sunshine Corazon: Damn this girl is tiny and has a majorly powerful voice. Not sure how she would have fit into New Directions anyway so it's actually a surprising change that she is now part of Vocal Adrenaline. (their new coach Dustin Goolsby made an apperance but really didn't really do much but take Sunshine away so I can't say much on him yet.)
Sam: This was a nice changeup. Seeing Finn discover him was hysterical especially if you've seen the pilot where Shue discovered Finn. I'll get into his song a little later but overall I think he's going to be a great addition to the show.
Coach Beiste (pronounced Beast): I have a feeling I'm going to like this woman. She's a bitch but the good kind of bitch. She's tough but weak at the same time. There's no downside to having her on the show and it's nice for Sue to have a new enemy.
Songs:
Empire State of Mind
I was looking forward to this performance all summer. It lived up to the hype and I really enjoyed it. Plus I really want one of those shirts. A great way to remind people this is a musical dramady. Plus it was the start of a run of songs that came out in the past couple of years which was a nice surprise.
Sunshine & Rachel-Telephone
Well if there was any doubt that Charice could sing, this showed it. This was how you use a Gaga song on this show as well. Lea was hysterical during this song, and no offense to the original, this is the first time I've actually understood all the words.
Sam & Artie-Billionaire
Mandy wanted to disown me and Claire during this performance because we were both really enjoying it. This was alot of fun and I just love this song. I also don't care what other people say, Artie rapping is awesome and he pulls it off really well.
Charice-Listen
This was amazing to watch and listen to. It's a shame I have a rule of not downloading songs that aren't sung by ND members (outside of Regionals). It was a great way to show how amazing she is and how much better VA just got.
Rachel-What I Did For Love
This might have been the best way to end this episode. It was like a perfect closing number to a musical. The lead belts out an amazing ballad, we see where everyone's decisions let them to and then set us up for the rest of season. Very well done and great way to go out.
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