This week's show was songs from the past 11 years, any song, any genre. Great concept, should lead to great performances. The show though started off on a weird note as the eliminated singers from weeks' past came back and sang Pink's So What and I thought that was a fitting song and a different way to start. After that we got into the show...
Scotty
Song: Swingin
Blake: Awesome like always. He knows what he does best. Different pace for him but it really worked. Just it wasn't a great as always.
Rating (out of 5): ****
Mandy: Scotty, Scotty, Scotty. Not your best at all. You can entertain me with the phone book, but what about the rest of America?
James
Song: Uprising
Blake: Didn't expect the marching band. I actually didn't know there we actual words to this song before tonight. Personally I liked it. It was very rockeresce and he hit all the right notes.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2
Mandy: James, you are way too big for your britches. And apparently since Adam didn't win, they brought forth his secondcoming. Ick.
Haley
Song: Rollin in the Deep
Blake: Really good. She rocked this song big time.She could sell this sound. Plus this is a really tough song to pull off.
Rating (out of 5): ****
Mandy: I LOVED Haley! She sang Adele and wore polka dots so two thumbs up. She did the song justice and I finally felt she belonged.
Jacob
Song: Dance with My Father
Blake: Holy shit! That was the most real performance ever on this show. I got total chills up and down my body. Amazing.
Rating (out of 5): *****
Mandy: Jacob was real for the first time, no theatrics. Gospel needs him. Sang the hell out of the song and pulled at heartstrings.
Casey
Song: Harder to Breathe
Blake: He totally rocked this out! Fantastic! More of this please! I can't anything but good things about this. I can't believe he kissed J-Lo!!
Rating (out of 5): *****
Mandy: Maroon 5 who? While they went all wussy and mainstream, Casey went and made their song better by singing it. A-friggin-mazing!
Stefano
Song: Closer
Blake: The ladies man is alive and well in this one. He can sing and that might been the dirtest dancing by a straight male on the Idol stage. Overall not the best or his best but great.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2
Mandy: Stefano's song was meh. Can I just say I'd come closer and would attempt to break him (or at least a piece)? Karaoke eye candy.
Lauren
Song: Born to Fly
Blake: She's a little country bell. Very good. She is simply amazing to put it lightly.
Rating (out of 5): *****
Mandy: Lauren has the potential to be the next Taylor Swift, with a little more swagger. She rocked a song that really isn't great.
Should Go Home: Stefano
Will Go Home: Stefano
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Glee: Road to New York Begins (4/19/11)
Well after a month off Glee returned this week. So with just over a month to get go till Nationals, it's time to start storyline overdrive. It felt almost like a reset last night. New Directions realized that Sue screwed them out of the money they were supossed to get to fun Nationals so they had to raise it themselves. We always find out that Asian Fusion, Tina and Mike, Artie and Brittany are in the Brainiacs (well that was written right) and have advanced to the finals and also need money to get them there. So Holly (my favorite guest star ever) told Will that a fundraiser concert should work. Well it was a great idea in theory. Well it didn't go that well. Oh and before I forget Sue formed her own "evil group" The Legion of Doom (Flyers fans of the past were probably pissed to hear that one) which included Vocal Adrenaline coach Dusty Goolsby as Sergeant Handsome, Sandy, the former Glee coach, as the Pink Dagger and Terri as the Honey Badger. I agree with Sue, worst henchmen ever. Onto the music...
Sunshine-All By Myself
Wow she is small. But in that small frame is one of the most powerful voices I've ever heard. She sang this on the ND stage to get them let her sing in the benefit concert. She has 600 twitter followers. Well that didn't happen because Sergeant Handsome stopped her. As for this performance though, it was simply amazing. She has the pipes to sing anything. A
Tina-Follow Rivers
I felt so bad for Tina. She was the first one out and got completely destroyed by heckling led by Pink Dagger. She deserves better than this. She's a great singer. Hopefully she gets to finish a song this season. B+ (for what we heard)
(I'm not including Mike's dance but that was amazing)
Holly-Turning Tables
This was her way of breaking up with Shue. It was a good, but no where near her best on this show. She was more serious than normal so that could be what it was. B+
Mercedes-Ain't No Way
After a crazy storyline all night that she was turning Diva, and refused to perform unless they met her demands, Rachel got her on the stage to close out the show and belt out this song. It was great, no doubt about it. She proved why she should be singing more often. A
Well that's it for this week's show. Next week is a special 90 minute Glee, probably to compete with the premiere of The Voice (ah the wonderful world of DVR), which should be alot of fun, and seems to be the return of Kurt to ND, hopefully Blaine follows with him.
Sunshine-All By Myself
Wow she is small. But in that small frame is one of the most powerful voices I've ever heard. She sang this on the ND stage to get them let her sing in the benefit concert. She has 600 twitter followers. Well that didn't happen because Sergeant Handsome stopped her. As for this performance though, it was simply amazing. She has the pipes to sing anything. A
Tina-Follow Rivers
I felt so bad for Tina. She was the first one out and got completely destroyed by heckling led by Pink Dagger. She deserves better than this. She's a great singer. Hopefully she gets to finish a song this season. B+ (for what we heard)
(I'm not including Mike's dance but that was amazing)
Holly-Turning Tables
This was her way of breaking up with Shue. It was a good, but no where near her best on this show. She was more serious than normal so that could be what it was. B+
Mercedes-Ain't No Way
After a crazy storyline all night that she was turning Diva, and refused to perform unless they met her demands, Rachel got her on the stage to close out the show and belt out this song. It was great, no doubt about it. She proved why she should be singing more often. A
Well that's it for this week's show. Next week is a special 90 minute Glee, probably to compete with the premiere of The Voice (ah the wonderful world of DVR), which should be alot of fun, and seems to be the return of Kurt to ND, hopefully Blaine follows with him.
Dancing with the Stars: American Elimination (4/19/11)
A little Toby Keith, a little line dancing and you have one hell of a results show. I'm just not sure if I was a 100% fan of the results....
In Danger...
Kristie/Maks
Chris/Cheryl
Petra/Dmitry
Still In Danger...
Chris/Cheryl
Petra/Dmitry
Seriously where's the Chericho love? Best dance for him all season and still on the bubble? After everything Kristie and Maks have been through they end up in danger after no weirdness or screwups? That makes no sense at all to me.
The results....
Petra/Dmitry. Sad to see them go, but we gotta start getting down to the wire at this point.
In Danger...
Kristie/Maks
Chris/Cheryl
Petra/Dmitry
Still In Danger...
Chris/Cheryl
Petra/Dmitry
Seriously where's the Chericho love? Best dance for him all season and still on the bubble? After everything Kristie and Maks have been through they end up in danger after no weirdness or screwups? That makes no sense at all to me.
The results....
Petra/Dmitry. Sad to see them go, but we gotta start getting down to the wire at this point.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
WWE Tough Enough: Technical Aspect (4/18/11)
Another very entertaining episode of Tough Enough this week. This week's theme was about technique which led to alot of actual wrestling which I appreicated.
The show started with an endurance race that Luke won, and surprised Rima was the first girl to get to the end. Eric was TERRIBLE as he finished almost a half hour after the leaders.
As for the ring work was concerned, it was first of all great to see Austin back in the ring running the ropes, showing the basics. He is better coach then I ever expected. The first part was about reversals and stuff like that. (They actually had Big Show in the ring for some of this too) Michelle seemed very off.
We then learned that Michelle really misses her daughter and he came to the conclusion that her family was more important to her than the WWE and handed in her belt. Austin completely respected her decision and she left the show.
Then we get to the funniest challenge yet, the cheerleading challenge. I'm sorry but seeing the guys in cheerleading outfits was worth it for me. Rima surprisingly had alot of trust issues in this and almost cost her group (they seperated into three group for pyrimids) and almost busted her neck. (Stacy Keibler returned WWE TV for the first time in years to help the teams. I do have a bone to pick with Jeremiah though, how long have you been watching wrestling? How did you NOT know who Stacy was? Give me a break!)
Back to the ring where they have what amounts to an elimination style tournament where all the contestants would take and give moves until there was one standing. It was actually showing who has the talent and who doesn't. Martin won and earned the coaches' respect that they even dropped his nickname and called him by his real name for the first time all season.
Bottom Three
The show started with an endurance race that Luke won, and surprised Rima was the first girl to get to the end. Eric was TERRIBLE as he finished almost a half hour after the leaders.
As for the ring work was concerned, it was first of all great to see Austin back in the ring running the ropes, showing the basics. He is better coach then I ever expected. The first part was about reversals and stuff like that. (They actually had Big Show in the ring for some of this too) Michelle seemed very off.
We then learned that Michelle really misses her daughter and he came to the conclusion that her family was more important to her than the WWE and handed in her belt. Austin completely respected her decision and she left the show.
Then we get to the funniest challenge yet, the cheerleading challenge. I'm sorry but seeing the guys in cheerleading outfits was worth it for me. Rima surprisingly had alot of trust issues in this and almost cost her group (they seperated into three group for pyrimids) and almost busted her neck. (Stacy Keibler returned WWE TV for the first time in years to help the teams. I do have a bone to pick with Jeremiah though, how long have you been watching wrestling? How did you NOT know who Stacy was? Give me a break!)
Back to the ring where they have what amounts to an elimination style tournament where all the contestants would take and give moves until there was one standing. It was actually showing who has the talent and who doesn't. Martin won and earned the coaches' respect that they even dropped his nickname and called him by his real name for the first time all season.
Bottom Three
- Mickael
- Ryan
- Rima
Dancing with The Stars:God Bless America (4/18/11)
With all the crappy weather in the midwest this week, it was nice to relax and actually feel like it was summer for a little while with a patrotic theme, most songs you never hear unless it's the 4th of July. Overall a good night, and it gets easier and easier to get through since the show was only a hour and a half last night.
Ralph/Karina
Dance: Samba
Song: Sweet Home Alabama
Judge's Score: 22
My Rating: 4
Thoughts: Nice cowboy hat Ralph! I love the personality and gimmick in this dance. Way to fit line dancing into a ballroom dance.
Chericho
Dance: Viennese Waltz
Song: America The Beautiful
Judge's Score: 26
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Y2J is looking good in his suit. Very good. Beginning to end well executed. They so have AMAZING chemistry.
Petra/Dmitry
Dance: Quickstep
Song: Viva Las Vegas
Judge's Score: 22
My Rating: 3.5
Thoughts: Not a huge fan of the Vegas gimmick with the table. Seemed forced.The dance was good but not great by any means.
Romeo/Chelsie
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: New York, New York
Judge's Score: 26
My Rating: 4.5
Thoughts: Very smooth dance. I liked it a lot.
Hines/Kym
Dance: Rumba
Song: God Bless the USA (Personal note of annoyance: #1 the name of this song is God Bless the USA NOT Proud to Be An American. #2 What they couldn't get a guy to sing the song so they didn't have to change the words? That really annoyed me.)
Judge's Score: 27
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: The dance was fantastic! From beginning to end it was very romantic.
Kristie/Maksim (Rehearsal note: John Travolta as the dance doctor? That was just funny!)
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: American Woman
Judge's Score: 23
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Maks rips his shirt off and the ladies go nuts! No fall or shoe coming off this week so that's good. I loved the whole attitude, very rockstar. Amazing.
1000th Competitive Dance in DWTS History (and they know how to celebrate!)
Kendra/Louis
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: Yankee Doodle Dandy
Judge's Score: 22
My Rating: 4
Thoughts: Definitely her best dance of the season. A lot of energy and a lot of fun to watch.
Chelsea/Mark
Dance: Samba
Song: Party in the USA
Judge's Score: 26
My Rating: 4.5
Thoughts: I like it better when they break the rules. This was a good dance nonetheless.
Should Go Home: Petra/Dmitry
Could Go Home: Kendra/Louis
Ralph/Karina
Dance: Samba
Song: Sweet Home Alabama
Judge's Score: 22
My Rating: 4
Thoughts: Nice cowboy hat Ralph! I love the personality and gimmick in this dance. Way to fit line dancing into a ballroom dance.
Chericho
Dance: Viennese Waltz
Song: America The Beautiful
Judge's Score: 26
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Y2J is looking good in his suit. Very good. Beginning to end well executed. They so have AMAZING chemistry.
Petra/Dmitry
Dance: Quickstep
Song: Viva Las Vegas
Judge's Score: 22
My Rating: 3.5
Thoughts: Not a huge fan of the Vegas gimmick with the table. Seemed forced.The dance was good but not great by any means.
Romeo/Chelsie
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: New York, New York
Judge's Score: 26
My Rating: 4.5
Thoughts: Very smooth dance. I liked it a lot.
Hines/Kym
Dance: Rumba
Song: God Bless the USA (Personal note of annoyance: #1 the name of this song is God Bless the USA NOT Proud to Be An American. #2 What they couldn't get a guy to sing the song so they didn't have to change the words? That really annoyed me.)
Judge's Score: 27
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: The dance was fantastic! From beginning to end it was very romantic.
Kristie/Maksim (Rehearsal note: John Travolta as the dance doctor? That was just funny!)
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: American Woman
Judge's Score: 23
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Maks rips his shirt off and the ladies go nuts! No fall or shoe coming off this week so that's good. I loved the whole attitude, very rockstar. Amazing.
1000th Competitive Dance in DWTS History (and they know how to celebrate!)
Kendra/Louis
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: Yankee Doodle Dandy
Judge's Score: 22
My Rating: 4
Thoughts: Definitely her best dance of the season. A lot of energy and a lot of fun to watch.
Chelsea/Mark
Dance: Samba
Song: Party in the USA
Judge's Score: 26
My Rating: 4.5
Thoughts: I like it better when they break the rules. This was a good dance nonetheless.
Should Go Home: Petra/Dmitry
Could Go Home: Kendra/Louis
Monday, April 18, 2011
The Celebrity Apprentice: Steak TV (4/17/11)
To simplify things, the teams had to sell steaks. Sounds simple enough? Well on this show it is never that simple.
Team A.S.A.P.-Winning Team
Project Manager: Hope Dworaczyk
Unlike last week the girls actually deserved to win. Hope was actually really good as PM. The only thing I saw was that Star JUST HAD to take over. In all seriousness the team worked well together this week, their presentation was well done and made sense. It was so much better than anything the guys kind of did.
Project Manager: Hope Dworaczyk
Unlike last week the girls actually deserved to win. Hope was actually really good as PM. The only thing I saw was that Star JUST HAD to take over. In all seriousness the team worked well together this week, their presentation was well done and made sense. It was so much better than anything the guys kind of did.
Team Backbone-Losing Team
Project Manager: Gary Busey
Wow. Let's just say it. I don't know what the hell Gary was thinking, saying or doing at all last night. Something about a kite? Something about being able to process your food and that makes you think of Omaha Steaks? Yeah I have no idea. The facts were there. Gary had to get out of there and maybe now the guys will get their acts together now that the cancer of Busey is gone and he is fired.
Wow. Let's just say it. I don't know what the hell Gary was thinking, saying or doing at all last night. Something about a kite? Something about being able to process your food and that makes you think of Omaha Steaks? Yeah I have no idea. The facts were there. Gary had to get out of there and maybe now the guys will get their acts together now that the cancer of Busey is gone and he is fired.
Friday, April 15, 2011
American Idol Results: Time to Get Serious (4/14/11)
Last night was another mini-concert for the fans at home and it was awesome to watch. More of these please? (Btw, I loved seeing Kelly Clarkson with Jason Alden, she looks even more beautiful than before)
Scotty & Lauren-American Honey
These two can sing duets anytime they want! Amazing from these two. I want to them on the Opry together on day.
Haley & Casey-Moanin
She was dressed like a tramp so points off for that. No idea what they were singing at all but Casey can indeed skat really well.
Results: Scotty, Lauren and Casey-Safe, Haley-Bottom 3
Ford Commerical (Animal)
Very freaky but actually entertaining!
James, Stefano, Jacob and Paul-Sounds of Silence/Mrs. Robinson
Loved it! Them on the tour will be amazing!
Results: James and Jacob-Safe, Stefano and Paul-Bottom 3
Bottom Three:
Haley, Stefano and Paul
Bottom Two:
Stefano and Paul (officially being the first time that a girl is NOT going home)
Going Home:
Paul
Losing Paul for me is not that big a deal. I mean he's good and I will enjoy him for a short stint at the tour but he had no chance of winning and it's time to get really serious.
Overall though, another great results show.
Scotty & Lauren-American Honey
These two can sing duets anytime they want! Amazing from these two. I want to them on the Opry together on day.
Haley & Casey-Moanin
She was dressed like a tramp so points off for that. No idea what they were singing at all but Casey can indeed skat really well.
Results: Scotty, Lauren and Casey-Safe, Haley-Bottom 3
Ford Commerical (Animal)
Very freaky but actually entertaining!
James, Stefano, Jacob and Paul-Sounds of Silence/Mrs. Robinson
Loved it! Them on the tour will be amazing!
Results: James and Jacob-Safe, Stefano and Paul-Bottom 3
Bottom Three:
Haley, Stefano and Paul
Bottom Two:
Stefano and Paul (officially being the first time that a girl is NOT going home)
Going Home:
Paul
Losing Paul for me is not that big a deal. I mean he's good and I will enjoy him for a short stint at the tour but he had no chance of winning and it's time to get really serious.
Overall though, another great results show.
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