Dancing with the Stars: Special Guests Galore (5/2/11)

This week was the popular team dance night On top of that there were special guest instructors and a guest judge who are legends in the business. That being said we get right into it....

The group dances were pretty even so I'm not going to comment on them like I normally would. They were more fantastic in their own ways and even got the same score.

Chelsea/Mark, Ralph/Karina, Romeo/Chelsie
Dance: Cha-Cha
Song: Born This Way
Judge's Score: 30

Hines/Kym, Kendra/Louis, Kristie/Maksim
Dance: Cha-Cha
Song: We R Who We R
Judge's Score: 30

Onto the core of the show. Their judges score will be combined with the group dance and I will list those scores as we go through.

Chelsea/Mark
Dance: Quickstep
Judge's Score: 34 (64)
My Rating: 4.5
Thoughts: Very dark for them. Loved it. Very cool. She can be evil.

Kendra/LouisDance: Tango
Judge's Score: 31 (61)
My Rating: 3.5
Thoughts: This was by far the hardest dance they have all season. I know that was done by design but it just didn't work for me. Too slow and seemed like she was thinking WAY too much.

Kristie/Maksim
Dance: Jive
Judge's Score: 30 (60)
My Rating: 4
Thoughts: #1, Kristie made ALOT of women jealous by kissing Max at the beginning of this dance. #2, too much acting at the beginning for my tastes. BUT once they picked up the pace it was really good.

Ralph/Karina
Dance: Quickstep
Judge's Score: 36 (66)
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: They are back! This was really fantastic! Loved the gimmick and loved when they went into the crowd. This was so awesome. It's about time too. I was getting worried about them.

Hines/Kym
Dance: Tango
Judge's Score: 36 (66)
My Rating: 5
Thoughts: Very traditional. I liked that. Traditional music and pace. Seriously Hines can steal this show if he keeps up this pace. Very well done.

Romeo/Chelsie
Dance: Samba
Judge's Score: 30 (60)
My Rating: 3.5
Thoughts: With that campfire I can see why they went last. I actually expected better from these two. He seemed like he was trying too hard but she looked amazing. So I'm torn.

Should Go Home: Romeo/Chelsie
Could Go Home: Kristie/Maksim

Tough Enough: Strike Three (5/2/11)

This week on Tough Enough the theme was about teamwork. Even I had to ask what does teamwork have to do with a indiviual competition but then I almost sounded as green as most of the cast. That might have had to do with the early hour I was watching the show.

First we had a very very difficult obstacle course which almost killed the competititon, but worked for what it was supossed to. Then Rey Mysterio was in the ring waiting for them when they got inside to talk about the struggles and tribulations of being a small wrestler in the business. No matter how many times you hear him talk about it, it's nice to hear. I have always and will always respect that man.

Then we had the first official injury of the season. Ivelisse tore her hamstring because she was going full steam, like she was supossed to, through Christina's legs when she was performing a leapfrog. Christina dropped back down too soon and land up on Ivelisse's head and she landed wrong. Luckily she was okay...for now.

Can I say that they was nothing funnier this week than watching a bunch of dwarfs totally kick the wrestlers' asses in basketball? I'm not sure how that was a life lesson but it was damn funny.

Onto the skills competition. Martin stood tall for the third week in a row as the last man standing.

Bottom 3

• Ryan
• Christina
• Luke

I'll admit seeing Luke in the bottom three was VERY surprising. But watching Stone Cold put him in his place was worth the price of admission. Christina I expected, especially after the injury. I still don't get how she can have dancing and cheerleading experience and NOT be able to perform a leapfrog. She's in trouble if she doesn't improve soon.

Eliminated: Ryan

Well Stone Cold said it perfectly, three strikes you're out. Two weeks in a row someone got eliminated under that logic and it's totally fair. There should be no reason if you think you are so good than you should be in the bottom three, three weeks in a row.

Celebrity Apprentice (5/1/11)...kind of

You know it's really hard to stay interseted in a reality TV show after the show you are watching and planning on reviewing gets interrupted by the biggest US story is close to 10 years.

I will admit Apprentice was good last night. At least it was getting good in the boardroom when the feed went out and we went to the news.

So to recap the night real fast.

• The teams had to run hair shows.
• NeNe completely exploded onto Star.
• John Rich called Niki Taylor to help Backbone which totally threw off ASAP.
• The guys won again.
• Latoya was given a second chance and put on team Backbone.
• Somehow, this is the part I didn't see, Hope got fired.

Next week I will do better with a recap. I promise.

American Idol Results: Spell Broken (4/28/11)

Well we're at a milestone week. The tour was officially announced, yes they are coming to Milwaukee in August. As long as we have the money, and well the babysitters, we will be going this year. The other thing is that we are at the point where it becomes hard to see people go home. Even Jacob and Haley have made realistic cases to be here even though I'm not a fan of either of them. So from here on out eliminations are going to get tougher and have a sting to them.

That being said, after the Carole King medley, the Idols got ready for the elimination process. We came to find out when we got down to three that they used the DWTS logic and  there were no official bottom three it was three people randomly "in danger". Way to change things out of no where. 

"In Danger"

Jacob

Casey

Scotty

"Still In Danger"

Casey

Scotty

Eliminated: Casey (again)

It took five more weeks but Casey got eliminated for real this time. It was fitting he went out to I Put A Spell on You because that is indeed what he did to all of us for weeks.

So now we are down to five...hold on to your seats...it's going to be a bumpy ride.

American Idol: Carole King Brings Out Their Best (4/27/11)

This week Idol went back an older theme, the music of Caroline King. It's very interseting to see this show, especially since you know that most of the auidence never heard any one of these songs before last night. Let's get into it...

Jacob
Song: Oh No Not My Baby
Blake: First of all horrible outfit. The performance wasn't bad but not great. At this point I want to hear nothing but great.
Rating (out of 5): ***
Mandy: I am so over Jacob. He looks like Urkel but sounds like Myra. Yes I went there. Please go home to Laura and Big Guy.

Lauren
Song: Where You Lead
Blake: Very surprising performance. I liked it, she made it her own. Very nice.
Rating (out of 5): ****
Mandy: Lauren finally came out of her shell. Young girls can look up to her instead of Miley. I love her sass. She's a young Kelly.

Casey and Haley
Song: I Feel The Earth Move
Blake: Haley actually sounded really good on this song. Casey and her mesh really well. They just seemed like they were having a lot of fun.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2
Mandy: I love Casey and Haley together. He brings the best out of her. Casey, he doesn't need the help. Possible love connection?

Scotty
Song: You've Got A Friend
Blake: Wow. Very well done. He even found a way to hide the country accent during most of the song. Might be one of his best.
Rating (out of 5): *****
Mandy: I love what Scotty did with the song. He's back and with a vengence. He had me wishing I was 16 so I could legally swoon!

James
Song: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
Blake: Didn't expect this from him after everything he's done this season. Well done while being very low key.
Rating (out of 5): *****
Mandy: James really impressed me. Just him and the guitar. He's David Cook and Adam Lambert's lovechild. Great twist on the song.

Scotty and Lauren
Song: Up on the Roof
Blake: Well for two people that are "brother and sister" they have a lot of chemistry. They are always fantastic together, this was no different.
Rating (out of 5): *****

Casey
Song: Hi-De-Ho
Blake: This was a different side of a man that has more sides than a rubix cube. Well done!
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2

Haley
Song: Beautiful
Blake: This wasn't great but might just but enough to survive another week. Just felt like she did sing it as well as she could.
Rating (out of 5): ****

Jacob and James
Song: I'm Into Something Good
Blake: Flirting and singing to J-Lo always helps. These two had so much fun and their melodies were amazing. That was really good.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2

Should Go Home: Jacob
Will Go Home: Jacob

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs-Semifinals (Picks)

Eastern Conference

#1 Washington  vs. #5 Tampa Bay
Pick: Washington in 7

#2 Philadelphia vs. #3 Boston
Pick: Philadelphia in 6

Western Conference

#1 Vancouver  vs. #5 Nashville
Pick: Nashville in 6

#2 San Jose vs. #3 Detroit 
Pick: San Jose in 7

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs-Quaterfinals (Results)

Eastern Conference

#1 Washington  vs. #8 New York R
Pick: Washington in 6
Series: Capitals 4-1

#2 Philadelphia vs. #7 Buffalo
Pick: Philadelphia in 6
Series: 4-3 Phildelphia

#3 Boston vs. #6 Montreal
Pick: Montreal in 7
Series: 4-3 Boston

#4 Pittsburgh vs. #5 Tampa Bay
Pick: Tampa Bay in 6
Series: 4-3 Tampa Bay

Western Conference

#1 Vancouver  vs. #8 Chicago
Pick: Chicago in 7
Series: 4-3 Vancouver

#2 San Jose vs. #7 Los Angeles
Pick: San Jose in 7
Series: 4-2 San Jose

#3 Detroit vs. #6 Phoenix
Pick: Phoenix in 7
Series: 4-0 Detroit

#4 Anahiem vs. #5 Nashville
Pick: Nashville in 6
Series: 4-2 Nashville