It's finale week on DWTS and that means a big two part event. Last night the remaining three couple performed two of their three dances, including the dance I have been looking forward to, the round that is the hardest to review, the freestyle. Let's get into it.
Judge Selection
Chelsea/Mark
Dance: Samba
Judge Mentor: Carrie Ann
Judge's Score: 29
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Wow that was great! I loved how in sync they were with the lyrics with their movements. Well done!
Kristie/Maksim
Dance: Samba
Judge Mentor: Bruno
Judge's Score: 27
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Okay this is getting tough! This was amazing and sexy! How is she doing it?
Hines/Kym
Dance: Quickstep
Judge Mentor: Len
Judge's Score: 29
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Okay the song choice was awesome and the dance was amazing. What else can I say?
Freestyle Round
Chelsea/Mark
Judge's Score: 30 (59)
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: From the bike to the shoes that was insane!!!!! Wow! I can't believe it! Amazing!
Kristie/Maksim
Judge's Score: 27 (54)
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Not as good I expected. But very well done. I give Kristie extra points for the cartwheel, that was awesome.
Hines/Kym
Judge's Score: 30 (59)
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: The halftime show! I enjoyed that alot! That was well worth the wait! Amazing!
After part one, it's a dead heat between Chelsea and Mark & Hines and Kym. I have no idea what's going to happen tonight.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
The Voice: Battle Rounds Get More Intense (5/17/11)
Round Two! I am really loving the battle round!
Coach: Cee Lo (guest mentor Monica)
Battle: Tje Austin vs. Naika
Song: Closer
Thoughts: That was really good. I honestly didn't like Ty on this song. Nika's personality struck the audience better. He stole it in my opinion.
Winner: Naika
Coach: Blake (guest mentor Reba)
Battle: Jared Blake vs. Elenowen
Song: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Thoughts: Really weird to see duo vs. solo in a battle. Not sure who I wanted to actually advance.
Winner: Jared
Coach: Adam (guest mentor Adam Blackstone)
Battle: Angela Wolff vs. Javier Colon
Song: Stand By Me
Thoughts: First of all, Angela is really pretty but I was rooting on Javier in this one. He needs it more. They both did alright, I expected better. Javier won it for me.
Winner: Javier
Coach: Christina (guest mentor Sia Furler)
Battle: Beverly McCleellan vs. Justin Grennan
Song: Teenage Wasteland
Thoughts: Holy shit! Battle of the night! They both did amazing and played the crowd amazingly. Couldn't ask for anything better. I don't know who to pick.
Winner: Beverly
I really love this concept! Let's goto week three, it's only going to get more fun!
Coach: Cee Lo (guest mentor Monica)
Battle: Tje Austin vs. Naika
Song: Closer
Thoughts: That was really good. I honestly didn't like Ty on this song. Nika's personality struck the audience better. He stole it in my opinion.
Winner: Naika
Coach: Blake (guest mentor Reba)
Battle: Jared Blake vs. Elenowen
Song: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Thoughts: Really weird to see duo vs. solo in a battle. Not sure who I wanted to actually advance.
Winner: Jared
Coach: Adam (guest mentor Adam Blackstone)
Battle: Angela Wolff vs. Javier Colon
Song: Stand By Me
Thoughts: First of all, Angela is really pretty but I was rooting on Javier in this one. He needs it more. They both did alright, I expected better. Javier won it for me.
Winner: Javier
Coach: Christina (guest mentor Sia Furler)
Battle: Beverly McCleellan vs. Justin Grennan
Song: Teenage Wasteland
Thoughts: Holy shit! Battle of the night! They both did amazing and played the crowd amazingly. Couldn't ask for anything better. I don't know who to pick.
Winner: Beverly
I really love this concept! Let's goto week three, it's only going to get more fun!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
American Idol: And then there were two... (5/19/11)
After 11 weeks, three emotionally charged home trip videos, and more singing and voting than ever before in Idol history, we have our finalists for season 10...
Scotty and Lauren!
Haley finally got sent home and sang one last time.
Next week I am looking forward to this. It'll be the closest vote in years I know it.
Scotty and Lauren!
Haley finally got sent home and sang one last time.
Next week I am looking forward to this. It'll be the closest vote in years I know it.
American Idol: Triple Threat (5/18/11)
Last night American Idol was down to the top three. Well because it was Mandy's birthday and we had friends over we didn't take our normal notes or tweet like we normally do during the show. So that format is obviously out the window. Instead I will do my best to talk about the top three, performances and the people itself and who I think NEEDS this show to be successful and who doesn't.
First of all Scotty. Every week I say the same thing, how is he this good this young? The fact is he's no where near his prime and he's a better singer than most of the new artists currently on country radio. While last night he seemed a bit off, that just means that his fans are going to try harder to get him to the finale. He's simply amazing and will see a life on the Opry stage before the end of this year win or loss. He has the attraction to the girls and guys, even non country guys, love him. He's by far the most well liked Idol in a long long time.
Now onto the youngest person left, the beautiful Lauren. I really want her to be older so I don't feel so creepy saying that. At 16, she has found a way to be pop country. He's got an incredible voice and great range. The only problem that I've seen all season is she's still so scared on that stage. You would think she's been doing this for three months now she'd be 100% used to performing in front of this crowd. Last night I think she wrote her ticket to finals singing Band Perry's If I Die Young, a song I don't like at all, but she did it better than they ever did.
Finally, Haley. Seriously, this is one of the most puzzling semi-finalists in a long time. I mean she's good, but she's not great. She doesn't belong at this level. Last night for me, she was trying to be tough and came off over her head, tried to be sexy and came off creepy and tried to live up to beating out James and looked over her head. It might seem I'm being mean and a little biased to the country duo, but she didn't even belong in Top 5 let along the Top 3. I've been saying that for months now. I just hope she realizes that if by some chance she makes it to the finale, she's going to lose because all the young votes will either goto Scotty or Lauren.
The finale SHOULD be Scotty vs. Lauren. The youngest final ever. They are most consistent this season and the most deserving at this point.
If there's ever a time that the vote should be "rigged", FOX should make sure that this is the finale next week.
First of all Scotty. Every week I say the same thing, how is he this good this young? The fact is he's no where near his prime and he's a better singer than most of the new artists currently on country radio. While last night he seemed a bit off, that just means that his fans are going to try harder to get him to the finale. He's simply amazing and will see a life on the Opry stage before the end of this year win or loss. He has the attraction to the girls and guys, even non country guys, love him. He's by far the most well liked Idol in a long long time.
Now onto the youngest person left, the beautiful Lauren. I really want her to be older so I don't feel so creepy saying that. At 16, she has found a way to be pop country. He's got an incredible voice and great range. The only problem that I've seen all season is she's still so scared on that stage. You would think she's been doing this for three months now she'd be 100% used to performing in front of this crowd. Last night I think she wrote her ticket to finals singing Band Perry's If I Die Young, a song I don't like at all, but she did it better than they ever did.
Finally, Haley. Seriously, this is one of the most puzzling semi-finalists in a long time. I mean she's good, but she's not great. She doesn't belong at this level. Last night for me, she was trying to be tough and came off over her head, tried to be sexy and came off creepy and tried to live up to beating out James and looked over her head. It might seem I'm being mean and a little biased to the country duo, but she didn't even belong in Top 5 let along the Top 3. I've been saying that for months now. I just hope she realizes that if by some chance she makes it to the finale, she's going to lose because all the young votes will either goto Scotty or Lauren.
The finale SHOULD be Scotty vs. Lauren. The youngest final ever. They are most consistent this season and the most deserving at this point.
If there's ever a time that the vote should be "rigged", FOX should make sure that this is the finale next week.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Celebrity Apprentice: Final Two and 7UP (5/15/11)
Sunday night's show started with four celebrities, by the time we were 40 minutes in, we were officially down to two.
The show started with Trump bringing in past winners, Piers Morgan, Joan Rivers and Bret Michaels, for the traditional interview session with the final four, Jon Rich, Lil Jon, Marlee Matlin and Meatloaf. When all was said and done, Trump fired Lil Jon and Meatloaf and we were on our way with the much anticipated third round of Jon vs. Marlee.
That being said here was the challenge. They had to make a campaign, video, can and box and the new 7UP retro. One would take the 70s and the Harlem Globetrotters and the other would get the 80s and Def Leppard. Trump gave Marlee the pick of which decade to take and she surprising took the 70s, a decision in my opinion that will haunt her.
Then Trump, in fairness, told Jon he could draft first, from the six celebrities that were brought back, and he of course took Lil Jon but to another massive surprise Marlee DIDN'T take Star Jones and took Meatloaf.
The teams turned out like this:
Team Jon: Lil Jon, Star Jones and Mark McGrath
Team Marlee: Meatloaf, Richard Hatch and Layton Jackson (who they can't seem to get rid of this season)
From this point I pretty much said that Jon has it in the bag, he get the decade he wanted, the musical act and the better team. Then he ended up pulling out another card, getting Dee Snider, who was performing on Broadway in Rock of Ages, to come in and doing the commercial and then put on KISS makeup for a transformation in post-production. A major unreal coo.
Marlee got a hold of Geoffrey Holder to help with their commercial but then he called and said there was some legal issue and that set Meatloaf off. Speaking of Meatloaf, I want to know why he was obsessed with their box looking like a boom box, BOOM BOX WEREN'T POPULAR IN THE 70S! They became big in the 80s. The only real highlight was watching Meatloaf screaming at the camera for his spot in the commercial which was hysterical.
So now I gotta say it looks like Jon is on the way to victory in next week's finale. The only thing I worry about is him playing hardball with the Def Leppard manager. If that gets worked out and the show goes on as planned, I see no reason why Jon can't win this, which is ashame because I have been rooting on Marlee all season. I just think all things are going so positive for Jon at this point, it's his to lose.
Tough Enough: Injury Prone (5/16/11)
Normally when I write about this I would spend time talking about the show, especially since it started off with such promise with the show being about creativity. In this weeks' case about the silly video game challenge that I enjoyed and the dinner out with the Divas. But unfortunately this episode was totally marred by freak injuries. With those injuries two favorites went home and the field was suddenly down to four.
First was Martin who had a very freak injury. He was actually simply getting out of the ring and stepped down on his angle wrong and then boom he was down and in alot of pain. When he went down I was shocked. In the promos leading up they said injuries were taking a toll but I never expected it to hit the main top dog in the cast. He went to the hospital and when he returned to the gym he informed Stone Cold, the coaches and the rest of the cast that he wasn't cleared to go and had to stop with the competition. What followed was a great moment. Stone Cold took him into his office and after a talk, he told him to put his belt up on the wall, because he's not leave because he's not tough enough, he's leaving because he can't go anymore.
So after he leaves, we get into the skills challenge. It was a challenge to see how creative they could all be in the ring, the one key was that they had to perform at least one move off the top rope. Well first up where Christina and A.J. Things were going really good till Christina went to the top rope to hit a cross-body, AJ wasn't positioned right and Christina landed wrong and her knee went out. My jaw hit the ground and I was actually yelling "No! This can't be happening!" at the TV. Stone Cold and Bill were also both in shock.
As Christina was taken away in the ambulance, Stone Cold announced that the rest of the guys had the rest of the day off and there would be no other eliminations that night.
With three episodes left, and four competitors left, things should really get interesting fast especially since it almost feels like the field has been reset for the first time all season.
First was Martin who had a very freak injury. He was actually simply getting out of the ring and stepped down on his angle wrong and then boom he was down and in alot of pain. When he went down I was shocked. In the promos leading up they said injuries were taking a toll but I never expected it to hit the main top dog in the cast. He went to the hospital and when he returned to the gym he informed Stone Cold, the coaches and the rest of the cast that he wasn't cleared to go and had to stop with the competition. What followed was a great moment. Stone Cold took him into his office and after a talk, he told him to put his belt up on the wall, because he's not leave because he's not tough enough, he's leaving because he can't go anymore.
So after he leaves, we get into the skills challenge. It was a challenge to see how creative they could all be in the ring, the one key was that they had to perform at least one move off the top rope. Well first up where Christina and A.J. Things were going really good till Christina went to the top rope to hit a cross-body, AJ wasn't positioned right and Christina landed wrong and her knee went out. My jaw hit the ground and I was actually yelling "No! This can't be happening!" at the TV. Stone Cold and Bill were also both in shock.
As Christina was taken away in the ambulance, Stone Cold announced that the rest of the guys had the rest of the day off and there would be no other eliminations that night.
With three episodes left, and four competitors left, things should really get interesting fast especially since it almost feels like the field has been reset for the first time all season.
Dancing with the Stars: Karate Kid's Final Bow (5/17/11)
Last night was the next to last results show of the DWTS season. I even watched the first special freestyle hour. I never get sick of watch Drew and Cheryl dancing to Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy. All things considered the results were pretty obvious.
In Danger
Kristie/Maksim
Ralph/Karina
Elimination
Ralph/Karina
Next week it's the finals. It should be an amazing night, especially since I look forward to the freestyle performances every year.
In Danger
Kristie/Maksim
Ralph/Karina
Elimination
Ralph/Karina
Next week it's the finals. It should be an amazing night, especially since I look forward to the freestyle performances every year.
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