Antornia Gillon, 20, showed up 9 months pregnant to the American Idol auditions in Dallas. She sang through the contractions and refused to leave until she heard she made it to the next round, which she obviously did since there’s no way the producers are going to pass up telling this story.
She was taken to the hospital from the auditions and later gave birth to a 6 pound 7 ounce boy, adding Idol as a middle name: Jamil Labarron Idol McCowan.
At this stage of the game, nobody feels safe. Jason thought he was in danger because his movie in episode 13 was horrible. Zach at least felt better than he did last week. The bottom two came down to Sam and Zach. Zach ended up being the one to get the boot. Despite being a huge favorite early, his movies haven’t had the same oomph to them recently, but I still think he’s the best one there. Regardless, I don’t think this is the last we’ve heard of Zach Lipovsky.
This week’s guest judge is F. Gary Gray, director of The Italian Job. Garry Marshall is back. The winning logline entry for this week’s movies is: a man wakes up and finds himself in a dress but can’t remember what happened.
The Yes Men by Will Bigham
Description: A group of employees come to work to find their boss wearing a dress.
My Thoughts: Good concept well executed, highly entertaining.
Carrie: It was a talkie. Great look, great spirit.
F. Gary: Funny, all out with style, maybe less music and a little more at the end.
Garry: If one person is funny, it’s usually he’s funny. If all the people are funny, it’s usually the director.
Dress For Success by Sam Friedlander
Description: A chauvinistic boss is taught a lesson by his employees.
My Thoughts: Like Jason’s movie from last week, I didn’t get it. While it was more easily understandable, it seemed like a weak concept.
Carrie: Derivative, not original.
F. Gary: Felt like two different movies.
Garry: Derivative, needed a faster pace.
Army Guy by Adam Stein
Description: A soldier wakes up in a really strange house.
My Thoughts: Really strange is right. Over the top strange. It made sense after seeing the ending, which showed the basis of a great idea, but the beginning was two minutes to long to get to that.
Carrie: One of the most innovative, freaky, fantastic films of the competition.
F. Gary: Brave, inventive.
Garry: Ambitious, quite artistic.
Oh, Boy by Jason Epperson
Description: A story of revenge from a high school feud.
My Thoughts: Similar concept to Sam’s but with appropriate execution.
Carrie: Nice spirit and humor, relateable.
F. Gary: Getting better, really funny but safe.
Garry: You know how to deal with the power of kindness.
Judges Picks:
Carrie: Army Guy by Adam
F. Gary: Army Guy Adam
Garry: Army Guy by Adam
My Pick:
The Yes Men by Will. Good from start to finish and just kept improving.
Sam suggested that the real race was between him and Adam because the other two were safe. I’d have to agree with that, but then again, that’s what I thought last week as well. However, I’d be very surprised if Sam survives yet another week. With Zach out of the running, the other guy who’s been my favorite from the beginning, Will, now becomes the odds on favorite to win, but it’s still anybody’s game.
On The Lot episode 15 airs on Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox. Stay tuned for a full recap of the show right here on dingoRUE.com.
ABC’s newest Bachelor is Brad Womack, 34, from Austin, TX. Womack owns four bars with his brothers and coincidentally enough resembles Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. McSteamy. The producers insist he is looking for someone who could one day become his wife.
The Bachelor 11 premieres Sept 24th at 9:30PM EST on ABC.
With nearly half a year until the premiere of American Idol 7, the phenomenon is getting under way in typical fashion. Last week, 12,000 people showed up in the first audition city, San Diego, CA. This week, a similar sized crowd swamped Dallas, TX.
Throughout August, preliminary auditions will be held in additional cities: Omaha NE (August 10), Atlanta GA (August 14), Charleston SC (August 18), Miami FL (August 22), and Philadelphia PA (August 27). Those contestants who prove to be bad enough, along with a handful of competent singers, will be invited back to be torn apart by Simon and company.
Previously on Big Brother 8, Jen and Kail were nominated for eviction. Then Jen and Kail were nominated for eviction. Then Jen and Kail were nominated for eviction. Again. Will one of them finally go home? Will one of them get off the block because of the veto? Again? And will I finally wake up from this recurring nightmare? Stick around for another live blog.
Jen finds her nomination hilarious. Definitely taking it better this time than last.
Dick and Danielle want Eric gone, turning on the original alliance, since they know Eric’s lying about the votes. The problem now is securing the votes. Jessica plans on playing along. Dick will obviously go along, Jen is unlikely to vote against Kail, and Zach’s a wildcard who may remain loyal to Nick, despite disliking Kail. The four others seem to be remaining strong together, though.
Time to pick for veto:
Danielle picks Zach at random.
Jen picks Dustin at random.
Kail picks Jameka (houseguest’s choice).
Amber is the host.
It’s a bidding game. The houseguests have to bid highest on various tasks of sacrifice.
First up: bunny suits. Dustin is eliminated with a bid of 100 hours. Jen, Kail, Zach, and Danielle will wear bunny suits for 120 hours.
Second: manure will be dumped on the houseguest who bids highest. Everyone offers to have it dumped on them every hour for 24 hours.
Third: $10,000 cash. Because this didn’t cause any problems last time. The high bidder will be eliminated but will get what they write. Everybody bids 0.
Fourth: how many hours are you willing to live on slop over the next 30 days? Jen and Kail go the max: 720 hours. Zach is eliminated by putting the lowest amount, 250.
Fifth: how many HOH competitions are you willing to not participate in out of the next 5? Massive risk here, but then again, winning HOH generally isn’t that good anyway. Kail and Jameka put 5. Danielle puts 3 and is eliminated with the lowest bid. She attempted to change her answer to 4 at the last minute but was told it’s too late.
Sixth: how much of the grand prize are you willing to give away, up to $250,000? Jen goes the max amount and wins POV, allowing her to pull herself off the block for the third week in a row. The cost to her: $250k if she wins, slop for 30 days, bunny suit for 5 days, and manure on her head once an hour.
Jen, despite being on the outside, has also heard the rumors that Eric will be nominated. Dick hatches a plan to apologize to Jen and attempt to get her on his side. The most insane alliance ever. Neither of them trust each other, but they may need each other. After Jen has a discussion with Jessica, who may be a key swing vote, Jessica begins to wonder whether Eric’s playing her. At the same time, Eric’s closer to her than anyone in the house.
America gets involved again but gives Eric a task that won’t screw him over this time. His assignment is to convince Jessica he wants to take her to the final two, which is easy because it’s true.
Jen uses the veto to save herself. Danielle replaces her with Eric.
Since Eric has been nominated, the vote this week for America’s Player is: Which houseguest should Eric flatter incessantly in order to ensure his safety in the house?
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live blog of Big Brother 8 episode 16, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.
ESPN today announced it has picked up The Contender for another season. The third season will premiere Tuesday Sept 4 at 10PM EST on ESPN.
Sugar Ray Leonard will be returning, along with 16 fighters competing for $1 million in total prize money.
Produced by Mark Burnett of Survivor/Apprentice fame, the show originally debuted on NBC in 2005 to poor ratings, which many argued was more about bad scheduling than anything else. Upon moving to ESPN, however, it became one of the network’s highest rated boxing programs.
As we await Heroes Season 2, those people looking for a fix for your Heroes addiction can get a little something to hold you over. Now that the Age of Love winner has been announced and the season is over, Heroes will be shown in its regular time slot.
Starting next week, the cast will host their favorite episodes. We begin with episode 4, Collision. The following week, August 20, is episode 9, Homecoming.
Two weeks ago when Mark eliminated Jayana for little reason and without even bothering to get her side of the story, it became clear that we were heading for disaster (moreso than the show had already presented). Last week, we saw one of the more laughable final fours ever. Maria, who’s been threatening to leave the show for weeks, finally did so. Then Megan, who made the final three without having even been kissed, chickened out on the plane ride. So we pretty much ended up at the final two by default. I figure I’ve come this far, so I might as well watch the rest of the train wreck and see the remainder of the carnage and who “wins”.
Amanda, 25, is the last women standing from the 20s group. I think she’s the prettiest of the lot, but that’s about the extent I’ll go with the compliments. She fell in love with Mark within about two seconds, which continues despite her admission she’s naive for believing him. Jen, age 48, is the last woman representing the 40s. As great a catch as she appears to be, her age will present a big obstacle for a guy who’s looking to have kids. Granted, this is a reality TV dating show, so maybe talking about the couple having children is a stretch anyway.
It’s time to meet the parents in Melbourne, Australia. Jen thinks ahead and brings a gift for Mark’s mom; Amanda gets upset that she didn’t think of it. Jen reveals she’s 48, which again draws surprise, but nobody seems to mind. She seems to be bonding really well with the family, but Amanda just sits there and watches. Mark’s mother prefers Amanda and thinks she’s just shy; his sister prefers Jen.
Mark and Jen go on a gondola ride on their one-on-one date, followed by dinner in a stunning aquarium setting. Jen tells him he’s given her hope again for love. The next day, Mark and Amanda go to see some native Australian animals, then head to dinner at a Japanese restaurant, followed by a return to the room. Amanda acknowledges to the audience that she loves Mark but stops just shy of that with him.
We then get the usual “I like them both, this is the most difficult decision ever, yada, yada, yada,” which goes on for about 10 minutes. And the winner is… Amanda. Not a particularly big surprise. Jen believes it’s all about age.
As this season concludes, the fate of the next season is unknown, but it has shown decent enough numbers for a summer show.