Author: Shane

ABC Summer 2009 Schedule

Monday, May 18
9-11 The Bachelorette 5

Monday, as of May 25
8-10 The Bachelorette 5
10-11 Here Come the Newlyweds

Monday, as of July 20
10-11 Dating in the Dark

Tuesday, as of June 23
8-9 The Superstars

Wednesday, as of May 27
8-9 Wipeout
9-9:30 The Goode Family
9:30-10 Surviving Suburbia

Wednesday, as of July 8
9-10 I Survived a Japanese Game Show

Saturday, as of May 30
10-11 Pushing Daisies final episodes

Saturday, as of June 20
10-11 Eli Stone final episodes

Saturday, as of July 18
10-11 Dirty Sexy Money final episodes

American Idol Season 8 Episode 28

The top 8 sang in American Idol 8 Episode 27, and tonight one more person will be sent home.

The good news tonight is that there’s (probably) no chance they’ll run over by 7 minutes and cut off the end of the show.

Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, and Anoop Desai stand up. Adam can sit back down. Kris is also safe. Anoop is the first one in the bottom three.

Danny Gokey is safe.

Matt Giraud is safe.

Scott MacIntyre is in the bottom three.

Allison Iraheta and Lil Rounds are the next two to stand up, and one of them will be joining the bottom three. Allison is safe. Lil rounds out the bottom three.

Simon says this is the first week that it probably does actually matter, even though they’ve pretended they were going to use the save before. There are a couple people, one in particular, they’d consider saving.

Lil Rounds is safe. That brings us down to Anoop or Scott.

There’s only a 30,000 vote difference between them. Scott MacIntyre has been voted out. Had he stayed behind the piano, he may well have been safe, albeit for not much longer. Two of the judges think he should stay, and two think he should go. Simon’s concern, which is a fair one, is that someone else over there will probably be more worth saving. Simon has made the decision. It’s the end of the road.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of American Idol Season 8 episode 29, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Lost Season 5 Episode 12

It was Kate’s turn to flash forward in Lost Season 5 Episode 11, and we found out she gave Aaron to his grandmother. Meanwhile, in the present day, she and Sawyer were handing little Ben over to the others in an effort to save his life.

Richard has saved Ben’s life as promised (saw that one coming). When he wakes up, he wants to stay, which is fine since they wanted to keep him there anyway. It’s then that he meets Charles Widmore.

Big Ben wakes up to see John Locke. Ben had been trying to return to the island to be judged by the monster.

Ben feels like someone hit him with an oar, but he’ll live. He tells one of the other survivors, Cesar, he doesn’t really remember John from the plane. It doesn’t appear he killed him either because he’s like alive and stuff.

Less little Ben has met Rousseau, and he grabs Alex as a baby, warning Danielle not to come looking for the child.

This timeline is even more wonky than normal. Locke is now confronting Ben about killing him. It was the only way to get him back to the island. He stopped him from killing himself to get the information from him, then from there, once he had the information, he killed him. The plan worked. It got everybody back to the island. Locke’s decided to help Ben do what he said he was on his way to do: be judged. If he’s really been acting in the best interest of the island, the monster should understand.

Back on the island, Locke’s trying to take a boat over to the main island. Cesar believes he’s the boss of them, and he doesn’t want him to take a boat. Locke is not intimidated, and Ben’s got Cesar’s gun, which he uses to make his point that they’re the ones in charge. Anybody else got a problem with them taking a boat? Shooting Cesar counts as his apology to John for that whole killing him to death thing.

They’re going to his old house. That’s the only place he can summon the monster. He’ll either be forgiven… or he won’t. John believes that Ben actually wants to be judged for killing his daughter.

Speaking of daughters, he’s brought his new baby to Charles Widmore, informing him he took the baby instead of exterminating Rousseau. Charles wants him to kill the kid, too. If he wants her dead, he’ll have to do it himself.

When John and Ben arrive at his house, he sees a light go on in Alex’s room. It’s Sun and Lapidus. They’ve found out that their friends were in the Dharma Initiative. They got the photo from some crazy old man named Christian, who told them they had to go in the house and wait for John Locke. Despite the fact that he’s dead, they might want to look outside and see him standing there.

Lapidus is not comforted by the fact that everybody else is 30 years ago, and their only hope rests with a dead guy and the guy who killed him. Locke says he’s got some ideas how to find Jin, which obviously is the option Sun will take. Lapidus, however, will be heading back to the plane and doing his own thing.

Before they find Jin, though, Ben has something to do first. Call forth the monster.

Alex has growed up a bit and is a toddler. Ben has come to gloat to Widmore, who is being escorted off the island. Widmore leaves with a warning. The island wants Alex dead, and they haven’t seen the last of each other.

Ben’s seen the island heal the sick before, but he’s never seen it bring anyone back from the dead.

John is tired of waiting for the monster, and unlike Ben, he knows how to find it.

Ben places a call to Charles to tell him he’s going back to the island. He just has to kill Charles’ daughter first.

John brings Sun and Ben to the temple. They’re going under it. Before Ben climbs in the ground, he asks Sun to tell Desmond he’s sorry if she ever gets off the island. He’ll know for what.

Flashback to the day he made the call. When he arrives to shoot Penny, he shoots Desmond instead. When Ben sees their son, it makes him pause, and then Desmond gets back up and attacks him.

Lapidus gets back to the plane, where he’s told that Elana and some others believe they’re in charge, and they’ve got the guns to prove it. She wants to know what lies in the shadow of the statue. After they tie him up, he’ll be going with them, wherever they’re going.

Ben acknowledges that Alex’s death was his fault, and now he has to answer for that. He will take it from here. If he lives, he’ll meet John outside. When he falls through the floor, he sees some carvings on the ground, then his torch goes out and the monster appears. Then he flashes back to Alex’s life and death. When the flash is done, Alex is standing behind him. She’s got a warning for him. If he kills John Locke (again) or doesn’t listen to his every order, he will be hunted down.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Lost Season 5 Episode 13 Some Like It Hoth, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on ABC.

American Idol Season 8 Episode 27

Megan Joy Corkrey went home in American Idol 8 Episode 26 after telling Simon she didn’t care.

Tonight’s theme is songs from the year the contestants were born.

Danny Gokey
Song: Stand by Me by Mickey Gilley
Randy: Did not love the arrangement, but you’re an amazing singer.
Kara: Just killed it at the end. Made it your own.
Paula: Opened the show setting the bar so high.
Simon: Beginning was good. Middle was lazy. End was terrific.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-01

Kris Allen
Song: All She Wants to Do is Dance by Don Henley (playing guitar)
Kara: Very excited you picked up tempo, but that kind of felt like jazz funk homework.
Paula: Uniquely your own. One of the most likeable contestants ever.
Simon: Likeable contestant, yes. But indulgent, boring, forgettable. Came over as a guitarist who wanted to sing. Stupid song choice.
Randy: Arrangement was a little self indulgent. Lost you with all the other noise.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-02

Lil Rounds
Song: What’s Love Got to Do with It? by Tina Turner
Paula: Not able to take the reigns. Becoming a beautiful karaoke rendition.
Simon: Second or third rate version of Tina Turner. Ghastly copycat performances. No idea who you are.
Randy: It’s almost like you’re not listening to us.
Kara: Need to make that leap from a singer to an artist. Your lower range really suffers.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-03

Anoop Desai
Song: True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
Randy: You can actually sing. Very nice, controlled vocal.
Kara: You controlled the song. You did not let it control you. Pop song interpreted with soul, but not trying to be something you’re not.
Paula: Flawless choice of song.
Simon: Like a singing yoyo. Very good this week. Not fantastic, though.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-04

Scott MacIntyre
Song: The Search Is Over by Survivor (playing guitar)
Kara: Not sure I would have picked that song for you. Some good moments but also some off moments. Parts were too overambitious.
Paula: Give you credit for stepping away from the comfort zone of the piano. Not sure why you picked electric guitar. Some of the high notes came off a bit screeching.
Simon: Go back to the piano next week. Song was horrible. Guitar playing wasn’t much better. Weird. Paula’s advice was wrong.
Randy: Just all okay.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-05

Allison Iraheta
Song: I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt
Paula: Undeniably Allison. Can’t put a price tag on that.
Simon: Very good. Need to be more likeable, though.
Randy: Reminds me of Kelly Clarkson, but you need to engage the public more.
Kara: Talent. Let’s go make a record.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-06

Matt Giraud
Song: Part Time Lover by Stevie Wonder
Randy: Vocally one of the best of the night.
Kara: Incredible on every level.
Paula: Two words: standing O.
Simon: Million times better than last week. Well done.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-07

Adam Lambert
Song: Mad World by Tears for Fears
Simon: Words are unnecessary, but I’m going to give you a standing ovation.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-08

Simon’s the only one with time to discuss Adam’s performance. Next week, try to keep it under 61 minutes, Fox.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of American Idol Season 8 episode 28, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on Fox.

The Biggest Loser Couples 2 Episode 14

Nicole returned to the ranch in The Biggest Loser Couples 2 Episode 13, the same episode in which she was also voted off again. The good news is that she’s kicking some serious butt and is doing better at home than almost everybody else is doing at the ranch. Filipe & Sione, meanwhile, clearly drew the battle lines with Ron & Mike, in their unsuccessful attempt to vote out Ron.

Ron thanks those who kept him there. For those who didn’t, may they get struck down and die.

Sione says he’s playing for himself, rather than for anyone else. Logical, but all you’re doing in that case is alienating yourself from the rest of the house. Filipe keeps quiet during this discussion because otherwise he would have gotten loud. Hard to imagine that happening.

However, Ron has not escaped this entirely unscathed. The rest of the house knows just how competitive Ron is. At some point, a player like that may well lose the trust of his allies.

Allison’s got something covered underneath trays. Trays of slow but delicious death. Under some trays are food that’s bad for them. Under some trays are advertisements for Extra Sugar Free gum, worth up to $5,000. Under one tray is a golden ticket with the ultimate reward. A visit to a chocolate factory perhaps? No, it will give them “total control over this game.” The one and only vote at this week’s elimination. That could be huge. Ron & Mike and Sione & Filipe hate each other so much that they’re probably going to keep eating until they vomit.

Laura: 100 calorie soda
Tara: 520 calorie cupcake
Kristin: 366 calorie pretzel
Filipe: 270 calorie donut
Helen: 520 calorie cupcake
Mike: 150 calories of chips
Ron: $500
Sione: 270 calorie donut
Ron: $1000
Tara: donut
Ron: soda
Kristin: cupcake
Sione: chips
Tara: another cupcake
Laura: $5000
Helen: pretzel
Mike: chips
Filipe: Peanutbutter and jelly
Laura: soda

They’re halfway done and already getting sick.

Tara: PB&J

Kristin’s hanging out, not bothering to eat. The person with the golden ticket votes out who’s below the yellow line. How do you not go below the yellow line? Don’t eat crap food.

Ron: donut
Tara: yet another cupcake

Is this golden ticket real?

Filipe: $500

Laura: golden ticket

After the group piles on close to 20,000 calories (Tara alone ate 4,600), Laura finally finds that golden ticket.

Laura wants Tara to fall below the yellow line. Tara’s concerned about playing the game, and she’s even more concerned that they both fall below the yellow line, putting both of them in danger. Only having one choice who to vote out is not that smart. It’ll make the decision easier and make sure you don’t make any enemies, but you’re stuck with that choice whether it’s good for your game or not.

After Bob and Jillian give their lecture, Bob’s figured things out when he hears how the votes went.

Kristin has made Laura breakfast in bed. She’s also adjusting her bed to make it softer.

Jillian takes her team to Subway. Jerry and Coleen from season 6 are there waiting for them.

The contestants head to the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, CA. They will play a game there. That game is not what you would call football. Rather, it’s seeing who can run up and down every step in the stadium, all 2156 of them, fastest. The first two people to finish the challenge get to do it all over again. The winner will get a two week trip for four at Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa in St. George, Utah. The first heat is boys competing against each other and girls competing against each other. Tara and Sione reach the half way point around the same time. Mike’s right behind Sione. Tara doesn’t have any competition. Sione and Tara are the first two to finish, so then they get to compete against each other. Sione starts off taking two steps at a time, but it’s not long before he’s in pain. Tara eventually catches up to him after he takes a wrong turn. In the end, Tara’s the first one to grab the flag, and she wins the challenge. Sione’s not happy. Not winning is not enough for him.

Sione asks Kristin a question: if Ron falls below the yellow line, would she vote for him? Why would she say anything before knowing the results of this week? She’s smart enough to know not to fall into that trap.

Helen warns Laura: having Tara fall below the yellow line is a stupid idea. Then she sticks her foot in the mouth. She asks whether she would consider voting off Tara. After all, they’re just friends.

Tara takes this last chance workout as an opportunity to just relax a bit.

Jillian can’t get any of her folks to stop focusing on the game. Bob’s not having any more luck with that.

Mike: 248 pounds (-5, 1.98%)

Ron: 308 pounds (-9, 2.84%)

Tara: 186 pounds (-3, 1.59%)

Kristin: 245 pounds (-6, 2.39%)

Helen: 169 pounds (-2, 1.17%)

Filipe: 252 pounds (-7, 2.27%)

Sione: 256 pounds (-4, 1.54%)

Laura: 205 pounds (-8, 3.76%)

That puts Sione and Helen below the yellow line, and Laura will be picking between the two of them. It would be fair to say that, if they had not eaten at the temptation, they probably would not be below the yellow line. This is a no brainer. Granted, I’ve thought that before and found there to be a lack of brains on campus.

Vote
Laura: Sione

With the only vote, Sione has been eliminated. Sione is down from his starting weight of 372 pounds to 235 now. He has decided to change careers and become a trainer.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser 7 Episode 15, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

Heroes Season 3 Episode 23 Preview

Heroes Season 3 Episode 23 1961 airs Monday at 9/8c on NBC.

“HEROES”

“1961”

04/13/2009 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Monday) : THE HAUNTING SECRETS OF ANGELA PETRELLI’S PAST CAN’T STAY BURIED FOREVER – As Nathan (Adrian Pasdar), Claire (Hayden Panettiere), Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) and H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) help Angela (Cristine Rose) uncover her past, she reveals the dark secrets that have haunted her for years. Meanwhile, Mohinder (Sendhil Ramamurthy) learns of his father’s involvement in a long forgotten government operation. Diana Scarwid, Alexa Nikolas, Laura Marano, Ravi Kapoor, Casey Kringlen, H. Michael Croner and Edwin Hodge guest star.

Promo

Kings Cancelled

And I thought networks just dumped shows on Friday when they were on their way out. Technically, Kings hasn’t been cancelled yet, but it’s headed to the Saturday night graveyard, after which it will likely promptly be cancelled.

Starting next Saturday April 18, the network plans to air all remaining episodes of Kings at 8/7c.

In Kings’ current Sunday night time slot, NBC will merely extend Dateline into a 2 hour show.

Update: Kings has been moved to summer.

Update: Kings has been officially cancelled as part of NBC’s fall lineup announcements.