Glee:Losers Are the True Winners (3/15/11)

Well this is the kind of show I've been waiting all year for. It had comedy, drama, romance, heartbreak, good vs. evil, great music and an old lady getting punched out by Sue. What else can you ask for? Last night Glee reminded us what makes this show so great so without further ado, the music...

The Warblers-Misery
Can't really go wrong when the show starts off right away with a song. It's funny I actually liked their version better than the original. Plus it set up the Blaine-Kurt romantic storyline for the rest of the episode when Kurt confesses that he's jealous that Blaine is doing all the solos and it's sounding more like "Blaine & The Pips". A

Rachel-Only Child
This was the first of the original songs that were tried out before we got to the big two that were used. This one worked for what it was and was better than "My Hairband". Then again she can sing the phone book and make it good, as the clinche says. That being said, it was the start to a fun ride. B-

Kurt-Blackbird
Kurt finally gets a solo on the show and it's about his dead bird. Why not? It works here. I thought the emotion was well done and it was well sung. It also made Blaine look at Kurt in a different way, finally. B+

Santana-Trouty Mouth
And now let the laughs begin. This started one of the funniest writting sessions ever. She was still angry from last week's fight with Britnay and took it out on Sam. This was funny for what it was. B-

Puck-Big Ass Heart
This might have been one of the funniest moments ever. Puck sang this to and for Lauren to make up for Fat Bottomed Girls and it was hysterical. What couldn't this song have been put up on ITunes, I would have so downloaded it. B+

Mercedes-Hell to the No
Another hysterical song the most blunt song ever sung on this show since Forget You. By the end who wasn't singing along?? A

Aural Intensity-Jesus is My Friend
Onto Regionals, and the first group up. So this was over the top, even for the point it was there for. Sue was trying to pan to the judges and came out with this number. Wow, I could stop laughing, especially knowing what was coming on. C-

Blaine and Kurt-Candles
Now The Warblers are up and their first song was this amazing duet. It was a nice change of pace to have a duet instead of solo for these guys, and you could feel the emotion and love between them. It was amazing to listen to. A

The Warblers-Raise Your Glass
This is one of my favorite songs right now and it was the energy they needed. It was entertaining and I thought it was fitting to see the New Directions gang dancing and singing along in the crowd because the two glee clubs are indeed friends. A+

Rachel-Get It Right
And now New Directions are up and the big two original songs. First Rachel's emotional song was fantastic. It was like seeing our little girl grow up and tell her story. This felt like a turning point for her character. I hope I'm right. A

New Directions-Loser Like Me
When this song hit it's first verse there were probably millions of people, including myself, thanking Glee for writing their anthem. This was the best song ever performed on this show. It was energetic and fun but also told a story and almost felt like a fuck you to Sue and all the people that has totured them since day one all at the same time. Seeing The Warblers get into it was also fun and then the ending was so fitting. You couldn't have asked for a better song and performance for them to finally win Regionals with. A+

Well that's it for the road to Regionals. Now they are taking a month off and then it's time to start off to Nationals in New York. Until then, I'm going to be singing Loser Like Me over and over again to myself.

NCAA Tournament Play-In Games (3/16/11)

East Bracket
UT-San Antonio vs. Alabama St. (for 16th seed)
Winner: Alabama St.

Southwest Bracket
USC vs. VCU (for 11th seed)
Winner: USC

NCAA Tournament Play-In Games-Results (3/15/11)

Record: 1-1
Overall Record: 1-1

Southeast Bracket
NC-Asheville vs. Ark.-Little Rock (for 16th seed)
Winner: Ark.-Little Rock
Score: NC-Asheville 81-Ark.-Little Rock 77 (OT)

East Bracket
UAB vs. Clemson (for 12th seed)
Winner: Clemson
Score: Clemson 70-UAB 52

NCAA Tournament Play-In Games (3/15/11)

Southeast Bracket
NC-Asheville vs. Ark.-Little Rock (for 16th seed)
Winner: Ark.-Little Rock

East Bracket
UAB vs. Clemson (for 12th seed)
Winner: Clemson

The Celebrity Apprentice:Reading for Children (3/13/11)

On this week's show the teams were told to make a children's book for four and five year olds. The keys are that you had to base it on  one of more of your teammates and it had to be original. They also had to perform the book as a play for the kids. It seemed like a crazy assignment but I was up for a fun ride.

Team Backbone-Winning Team
Project Manager: Meat Loaf
I have to admit this was alot of fun. This guys team has such great chemistry. I'm convinced that Mark McGrath, Lil Jon and Jon Rich are going to be super close after all this is said and done. As for the assignment, they made a book based on Lil Jon as a kid and feeling left out. I know I wasn't the only one who thought the site of Jose Canseco in drag was freaky and hysterical plus the site of Gary Busey as a "special" kid was not lost on this viewer. For me though I GAINED alot of respect for Meat Loaf and how emotional he got during and after the task. He's such a great man and I'm glad he won.

Team A.S.A.P.-Losing Team
Project Manager: Lisa Rinna
Wow, I'm sorry but the ladies deserved to lose after this debacle. Personally I liked the original idea of a book when they taught the kids sign language but instead they created a book about a lion who is trying to find his roar. Nothing really original about that. Also I lost ALOT of respect for Dionne Warwick after her bitchiness toward Lisa and the rest of the team. So what that she came up with the idea. She also really insulted Marlee after all her bad talk about deaf people. I feel she should have went home not Lisa. She tried her best with what she was given. But alas she is gone.

Gary Busey Line of the Show:

"God Bless Mark McGrath. He's the hood ornament on your car of creation."

NCAA Tournament Picks (Full Bracket)

These are my official bracket picks for the 2011 NCAA Tournament. This will not change, I will just see how I do. The other posts will be daily picks based how the whole tournament plays out.

East Divison:
#12 UAB vs. #12 Clemson
#16 UT-San Antonio vs. #16 Alabama St.

Southwest Division:
#11 USC vs. #11 VCU

Southeast Division:
#16 NC-Asheville vs. #16 Ark.-Little Rock

East Division:
#1 Ohio St. vs. #16 Alabama St.
#2 North Carolina vs. #15 Long Island
#3 Syracuse vs. #14 Indiana St.
#4 Kentucky vs. #13 Princeton
#5 West Virginia vs. #12 Clemson
#6 Xavier vs. #11 Marquette
#7 Washington vs. #10 Georgia
#8 George Mason vs. #9 Villanova

Southwest Division:
#1 Kansas vs. #16 Boston U.
#2 Notre Dame vs. #15 Akron
#3 Purdue vs. #14 St. Peter's
#4 Louisville vs. #13 Morehead St.
#5 Vanderbilt vs. #12 Richmond
#6 Georgetown vs. #11 USC
#7 Texas A&M vs. #10 Florida St.
#8 UNLV vs. #9 Illinois

West Division:
#1 Duke vs. #16 Hampton
#2 San Diego St. vs. #15 No. Colorado
#3 Connecticut vs. #14 Bucknell
#4 Texas vs. #13 Oakland
#5 Arizona vs. #12 Memphis
#6 Cincinnati vs. #11 Missouri
#7 Temple vs. #10 Penn St.
#8 Michigan vs. #9 Tennessee

Southeast Divison:
#1 Pittsburgh vs. #16 Ark.-Little Rock
#2 Florida vs. #15 UC Santa Barb.
#3 BYU vs. #14 Wofford
#4 Wisconsin vs. #13 Belmont
#5 Kansas St. vs. #12 Utah St.
#6 St. John's vs. #11 Gonzaga
#7 UCLA vs. #10 Michigan St.
#8 Butler vs. #9 Old Dominion

East Division:
#1 Ohio St. vs. #9 Villanova
#2 North Carolina vs. #10 Georgia
#3 Syracuse vs. #11 Marquette
#5 West Virginia vs. #13 Princeton

Southwest Division:
#1 Kansas vs. #8 UNLV
#2 Notre Dame vs. #10 Florida St.
#3 Purdue vs. #6 Georgetown
#4 Louisville vs. #12 Richmond

West Division:
#1 Duke vs. #9 Tennessee
#2 San Diego St. vs. #10 Penn St.
#3 Connecticut vs. #11 Missouri
#4 Texas vs. #12 Memphis

Southeast Divison:
#1 Pittsburgh vs. #8 Butler
#2 Florida vs. #10 Michigan St.
#3 BYU vs. #11 Gonzaga
#4 Wisconsin vs. #12 Utah St.

East Division:
#1 Ohio St. vs. #13 Princeton
#2 North Carolina vs. #11 Marquette

Southwest Division:
#1 Kansas vs. #4 Louisville
#6 Georgetown vs. #10 Florida St.

West Division:
#1 Duke vs. #4 Texas
#2 San Diego St. vs. #3 Connecticut

Southeast Divison:
#1 Pittsburgh vs. #4 Wisconsin
#2 Florida vs. #11 Gonzaga

East Division:
#1 Ohio St. vs. #2 North Carolina

Southwest Division:
#1 Kansas vs. #10 Florida St.

West Division:
#1 Duke vs. #3 Connecticut

Southeast Divison:
#2 Florida vs. #4 Wisconsin

Final Four:
#2 North Carolina vs. #3 Connecticut
#1 Kansas vs. #4 Wisconsin

Championship Game:
#2 North Carolina vs. #1 Kansas

American Idol-Results Show (3/10/11)

The first official results show of the new year and here we go.

First of all I wanna say get well soon to Casey. Not sure why he's in the hospital but I hope he's okay and will be back for next week's show.

That being said let's get into the show:

Group Performance:Michael Jackson Medley
This was entertaining. It reminded me of the old-school medleys from the first couple of seasons. Pre-ridiculous theme nights and pre-celebrities singing in the group numbers. Everyone was hilighted and it was just great. Keep doing thing every week and it will be a great season.

I won't go into major details about Adam Lambert (even though I have no problem at ALL with Idol alumni coming back for performances) and Diddy Dirty Money except that I thought we were done with the random pop culture performances to just fill time on the results show and sell CDs. Whatever. Oh and it was nice to see a very mellow low key Lambert, it made me actually enjoy his performance for once. I think he finally figured out that he doesn't have to be over the top to be a good singer.

And now...dim the lights...on to the results....

Bottom 3:
1. Karen
2. Ashthon
3. Haley

An all girl bottom three? That's a big surprise. But as far as quality last night, Karen was the best out of the three.

Bottom 2:
1. Ashthon-Eliminated
2. Haley

Well that's that. It's sad she went home before Paul or Haley but what can you do?