Tonight the top 4 will be slowly narrowed down until we find out who is America’s favorite dancer.
First we go down to three. In fourth place is Tadd.
Marko ends up in third place.
Melanie Moore and Sasha Mallory are left standing in the competition for the win. With 47% of the vote (compared to 32%), the So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 winner is Melanie Moore.
The Youtube acts performed in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 21. Tonight 4 more acts advance.
Gymkana and Powerhouse are up first. Gymkana’s got the clear advantage here, and they advance to the next round.
Next we get to see a bunch of people who apparently went viral on Youtube, but I have no idea why.
After the filler, Matt Wilhelm, TNC Elite, and Aeon are the next group. It goes without saying that Matt advances.
I heard the name Rebecca Black the other day. Now I know who she is. A really bad singer who people like on Youtube. I don’t know. Maybe her live performance just sucks worse than the videos.
Kalani Basketball Freestyle, Brett Daniels, Kevin Colis, and Breena Bell are next. I don’t have a favorite here, but Kevin Colis is the third act to head to Vegas.
Up & Over It’s better tonight than they were on Britain’s Got Talent.
Gabe Rocks, Beth Ann Robinson, and West Springfield Dance Team are the last group. Tough call here. I could see the argument for each of them. The first act to depart is Gabe, so it comes down to the dancers. Piers votes for Beth. Sharon votes for West Springfield Dance. Howie breaks the tie and votes for Beth Ann. Not the most exciting dance act, but I’d say that was the right choice. Sharon invites West Springfield back as her wild card pick.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 23, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.
Kalia nominated Rachel and Jeff for eviction in Big Brother 13 Episode 14. Nobody believed that she made her own decision.
Rachel starts packing her bags. Like anybody believes she’s really leaving. Jordan has now taken on the role of managing Rachel in Brendon’s absence.
Kalia follows Rachel’s breakdown with one of her own. Daniele pretends to care.
Porsche’s happy to distance herself from her friend and hang out with Daniele instead.
Kalia, Jeff, and Rachel are joined in the veto competition by Adam, Shelly, and Jordan (Rachel’s choice). Jeff’s plan is to beat anybody, even the Hoff.
Jordan doesn’t know who to trust any more, including Shelly, so now Jeff gets to listen to more women crying. At least he’s saved by Daniele and Porsche not having any emotions.
Their veto task is to keep rolling their ball back and forth to themselves. First person to 300 without dropping it (a drop resets the counter) wins. Shelly, Jordan, and Jeff are all playing for Jeff. Rachel’s plan to rush through this isn’t working for her, as she repeatedly drops the ball, drawing much mocking from the onlooking Daniele who wonders why Rachel hates her. Somehow, Adam (yes, Adam) is in the early lead by 10 and is the first to 100. Jordan says that Adam has more balls than Jeff, quickly realizing exactly how they’re going to make that sound. Jordan drops the ball again at 60. Adam hits 140, Jeff at 135, Kalia is in third at 100. Shelly drops at 98, and along with the other two and the now taking the break Kalia, it would seem like she’s not in the running. Jordan stops to root for Jeff. Strangely, Kalia does the same. She knows what Jeff will do with the veto (not save Rachel), but she doesn’t know what’s on Adam’s mind. As we approach the end, Jeff is narrowing the gap on Adam, but it looks like he’s too far behind to catch him. Jeff finally takes the lead 292-291. Retaining his lead, Jeff wins the power of veto.
Kalia hopes to mend fences again, but Jeff still doesn’t like the fact that she put him in danger. As a peace offering, she says she will not be putting Jordan on the block.
In celebration of his 40th birthday, Adam shaves his beard for the first time in 6 years. I don’t recognize him, but his voice will help with that.
Rachel offers to work with Kalia, but she promises to get rid of Daniele if she stays.
Lawon suggests that they put him up. This is not about being a pawn. He wants to be evicted. He’s got it in his head that he’ll come back with some special powers, and maybe a cape. Nobody cares if Lawon goes home anyway (even his former partner Kalia), so this may be the easy way to just waste this twist week.
At the veto ceremony, Jeff takes himself off the block, and Lawon takes his place. Kalia thinks she just gained three allies, but they’re not forgetting that quickly.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 13 Episode 16, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on CBS.
Fatally Unique, Zuma Zuma, Team iLuminate, and Melissa Villasenor rounded out the quarterfinal picks in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 20. Tonight we get the Youtube auditions. I’m skeptical because if you’re that good, why not spring for the airfare? But Jackie Evancho demonstrated last year what could be found on the Internet.
TNC Elite are cloggers. Piers tells us no clogger has ever won America’s Got Talent. I could have guessed that. Their routine is more accessible than most because it’s got contemporary music, but it’s still clogging. Piers thought that was pretty good. Sharon felt the dancing was fighting the music. Howie really enjoyed that… on Youtube.
Brett Daniels is an illusionist, or so we’re told. It’s easy to fake things on the Internet. It’s true. His act is a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. He makes her disappear from a picture and then reappear on stage and later disappear. Piers buzzes after he gets bored (he was not alone). Sharon liked the premise of the act, but the presentation was a bit slow.
Gabe is a skateboarding bulldog who can flush the toilet. Piers dismisses him before the act even begins. He takes a seat on a rocking horse, presses a buzzer (an impression of Piers Morgan), lifts his leg near a picture of Piers (who then buzzes him), and skateboards a bit. Piers may have hated that, but the other two were quite happy with it.
Aeon is a parkour group that adds a wheel and dancing to their act tonight. Based on this, I could not tell you what parkour is, but I guess it was sort of interesting. Piers buzzes because he felt that was poorly choreographed and believes they messed up. Sharon thought it was repetitive. Howie, however, loved that they created a show.
Breena Bell is an 8 year old dancer/contortionist. Who coached her to keep smiling the whole time? Piers buzzes with a suggestion to be a gymnast rather than doing this act that cannot sustain itself.
Kevin Colis is a singer and guitar player. He gave up when he got old (30), but he’s decided to give it another go. Howie thinks that was great, but he’s in a really tough category. Piers disagrees because the singing category is not that strong this year (a nice change of pace).
Beth Ann Robinson is a dancer. Quite good, but she’s in probably the most competitive category, as the group dance acts are awesome this year. The judges all have glowing compliments.
Gymkana are acrobats from the University of Maryland, whose main prop is a pair of ladders. Sharon’s amazed they’re not professional gymnasts. Piers liked it, but he thought it was a bit repetitive.
Kalani Basketball Freestyle is described by Howie as a one man Harlem Globetrotter. Toward the end he drops a ball, which is an instant buzz from Piers. Howie doesn’t know if that’s a full act.
West Springfield Dance Team are hip hop dancers who dress in lots of black. I could do without the creepiness, but their dancing’s good. Piers says they lived up to the potential he saw on Youtube. Howie thinks America’s going to push them ahead.
Matt Wilhelm does bike tricks in the dark, which was enough to make him the winner of the Youtube votes. He’s only done this once before. Very cool idea, and this year we’ve seen two acts perform in the dark who are the frontrunners. The judges agree with America’s voting.
Powerhouse is a show choir that was apparently an inspiration for Glee. Howie buzzes. That’s different. He thought that was like a high school rendition of what they do on Glee. Piers was happy with that, the cheesiest thing he’s ever seen.
A couple pretty good acts, none with any real shot, but then we got to Matt Wilhelm, who like last year is the lone star that makes the Youtube night worthwhile.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 23, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.
Following Brendon’s eviction in Big Brother 13 Episode 13, Kalia won HOH.
Daniele complains that Brendon and Rachel have pulled a lot of crap. Surely that is something Daniele knows a lot about. Her gameplay is ultimately what caused it all.
Porsche chose Jeff and Shelly in the competition, an indication to them that she’s on the other side. She calls it a mistake, but she’s happy if it buys her one week of safety.
Kalia says nobody better say she’s not here to play. Based on one multiple guess challenge win, I’ll say it. Let me know when you’ve done something worthwhile.
Meanwhile, Rachel has another breakdown, and then Kalia follows suit when she walks into her HOH room.
Rachel offers Kalia one week of safety if she receives the same thing in return.
The contestants head to a lounge in the backyard, where the have not challenge is to blend three ingredients with milk and serve it to their opponent. The houseguest who names the most ingredients will win a point, and in the event of a tie, they must drink the glass the fastest. Jeff guesses creamed corn and corned beef hash, while Lawon guesses scrambled eggs and gorgonzola, bringing them to a tie, which Jeff wins. Shelly guesses carrots (disregarding Jeff’s input that canned yams are in it), while Porsche guesses beets and dill pickles to win the point. Daniele and Jordan both try to make the grossest combination. Jordan guesses horseradish sauce, while Daniele guesses liverwurst, bringing them to a chug off tie breaker, which Daniele wins. The red team of Daniele, Porsche, and Adam are the haves for the week; the blue team of Jeff, Jordan, Shelly, and Rachel are the have nots.
Jordan blames herself for their loss, and she’s angry that Porsche and Lawon do nothing but just get by regardless. In addition to slop, the have nots receive coconuts and catfish.
Kalia says she wants to ally with Shelly for a trio to go to the end. Shelly plays along, like she’s played along with everybody else, but she really wants to be with Jeff and Jordan.
The plan for the nominations is Jeff and Rachel. But Jeff’s the pawn. Or rather, Jeff’s the person who’s just being nominated so that he can win veto, at least that’s how it’s being sold to him (he’s not buying this stupid story). Already in a bad mood today, Jordan walks out. Before leaving, she warns her that she should be nominating the dead weight, who are not a threat if they come back. Jeff departs with an additional warning, that Kalia’s his #1 target, and tells her that she needs to stop listening to Daniele and the floaters.
Before we get to the nominations, Daniele pouts because she has to sit next to Rachel.
Nominations
Adam is safe.
Porsche is safe.
Daniele is safe.
Jordan is safe (speaking up to say she’s going to be on the block anyway).
Lawon is safe.
Shelly is safe.
Rachel and Jeff have been nominated for eviction.
Kalia says she made her own decision, which is greeted by snickering.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 13 Episode 15, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.
Desperate to get out of the house, Brendon’s veto win in Big Brother 13 Episode 12 led him not to saving himself but rather to saving Rachel. Tonight either he or Jordan will be sent home.
Daniele feels people aren’t threatened by Jordan, the only winner in the house, who’s a far better player than Brendon (or Daniele’s dad for that matter). She needs Jordan in this house because otherwise she’s in trouble. As if she’s not in trouble either way after throwing away her game.
Brendon and Rachel assume that Kalia and Lawon are lost causes, which will leave the power in the hands of the other three newbies. Rachel hopes she can at least count on her closest friend in the house, Porsche, assuming she’s able to take Rachel’s tantrums and self pity.
Julie points out that the only other person ever to use the veto on someone else rather than themselves when they were on the block were Dick and Daniele, who both saved each other during their season. It’s a mark of extremely poor gameplay, although in Daniele’s case it was merely for show since it granted her father the only vote.
ED returns to the show, still deluded into thinking he and his daughter played a great game (in spite of having full knowledge now about Eric and America’s Choice), but his main purpose for being on the show tonight is to talk about how much Daniele sucks at this game.
Votes
Jeff: Brendon
Rachel: Jordan
Kalia: Brendon
Adam: Brendon
Porsche: Jordan
Lawon: Brendon
Shelly: Brendon
By a vote of 5-2, Brendon has been voted out of the Big Brother house. Kalia and Daniele use their goodbye messages to be bitches, always a stupid idea.
It’s time to shake things up. I hate hearing phrases like that from Julie. Keith, Cassi, Dominic, and Brendon will be given the opportunity to return to the game. This is why you play nice in your goodbye messages. You never know when somebody will come back and/or how it will impact their jury vote.
Here’s the bad news. America will be able to vote between the four people who have been evicted to choose who they want to return to the house. If Big Brother were intended to be a popularity contest, the format would not have been changed in season 2.
The HOH competition has three choices for answers: Keith, Cassi, or Dominic.
During an eviction ceremony, who referred to the other houseguests as…
Kalia guesses Dominic and strangely enough is correct. Jordan is eliminated.
Rachel and Lawon are chosen to compete next by Kalia.
Who did not play in the march of the ants competition?
Rachel correctly answers Keith, and Lawon is out.
Kalia and Adam go next.
Who was nominated for eviction twice?
Kalia answers Dominic.
Rachel and Porsche are next.
Who putted their ball into…
Rachel guesses Dominic incorrectly rather than Cassi, and she’s warned by Julie not to swear on live TV (with a 7 second delay).
Jeff and Shelly are next.
During an eviction ceremony, who said “There are some friendships I’ll carry outside of…”
Shelly correctly answers Cassi.
As the only others who remains, Kalia and Porsche square off.
Who was the third houseguest to fall off a banana? Kalia correctly answers Keith.
The final competition is between Kalia and Shelly. I doubt Shelly even wants this.
Who spelled the word standings?
Kalia answers Dominic, and she is the new HOH.
Oh joy. Another week of Kalia and Daniele.
Julie leaves us with information that two evicted houseguests will battle live to get back into the game. (Yeah, I was listening to her for once.) So is that next week’s evictee and America’s choice, or is it the top two vote getters?
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 13 Episode 14, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.
Last night the top 6 performed. Tonight 1 boy and 1 girl will be sent home, leaving a final for for next week’s finale.
Melanie is the first girl in the finale. She is joined by Marko.
The second girl through to next week’s finale is Sasha, as Caitlyn has been eliminated.
The final person through to next week is Tadd, while Ricky has been eliminated, unable to be saved by the judges for a fifth time.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 Episode 23, where we will find out who the So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 winner is, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.
The last set of 12 audition acts performed in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 19, and tonight 4 more will advance.
Frank Miles, Avery and the Calico Hearts, Taylor Davis, and Fatally Unique are the first group. I can’t pick a favorite from this middle of the road bunch, but America chose Fatally Unique. Piers thinks it’s well deserved since they are the most improved.
Zuma Zuma and Yellow Designs Stunt Team are up next. I take it this is Zuma Zuma’s to win, and it is.
Scott Alexander, Team iLuminate, and Sam B are the third group. Obviously, Team iLuminate is the team going forward.
The Kinetic King, Melissa Villasenor, and Charles Peachock are the final set of contestants. As likeable as he is, Kinetic King’s act was an epic failure, and he has been eliminated. That will bring it to the judges to vote for Melissa or Charles. Sharon votes for Melissa. Piers votes for Charles. Howie breaks the tie by voting for Melissa. Not surprising since Sharon and Howie gave Charles a hard time last night, but it’s still the wrong decision.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 21, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.