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America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 15

The first four acts advanced in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 14: Nathaniel Kenyon, Fighting Gravity, Christina & Ali, and Future Funk. Tonight 12 more acts perform: Cheer SF, Alice Tan Ridley, Mona Sampath Dance Company, Iron Horse, The Strong Man, Ronith, Hannibal Means, Wreckless, Lil Chris, AscenDance, Antonio Restivo, and Michael Grimm.

Cheer San Francisco are a group of people from all walks of life and different ages. Piers would rather see more girls in skimpy outfits, instead of a bunch of blokes with a few girls thrown in for good measure. He’s also the first to buzz them. Then comes Sharon. Howie declines to make it three. Piers found that all quite boring. Sharon expected it to go to the next level, which it didn’t.

Alice Tan Ridley has a famous daughter, and now she’s trying to make it on her own. She sings Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight & The Pips, which results in a standing ovation. Sharon calls her the embodiment of soul. Howie tells her she deserves to be above ground, and her daughter would be proud.

Mona Sampath Dance Company has brought Bollywood to Hollywood, hoping to not be just guys and girls running around a tree. Their goal is to mix their style with more Americanized dance. Howie gets what they’re trying to do, but he wasn’t as impressed as last time. Piers disagrees because Howie doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Sharon loved it, although she’d like to see more traditional dance next time.

Iron Horse is a band, or at least that’s how it appears. Piers buzzes them for being a good bar band. He blames the singing. The judges would rather see more playing and less working the stage.

The Strong Man is from a town of 700. He’s a nurse, but don’t let him catch you making fun of him for that. He’s got some lessons for how to improve parking problems. Unfortunately, these methods require the ability to lift motorcycles and cars. Not enough to stop Piers from buzzing him again. Sharon could see him doing well with a huge production in Vegas. Howie’s not sure whether it’s a show yet. Piers finds him to be dull.

Ronith keeps threatening us that he’ll be back. Not after tonight. Piers buzzes him very quickly. Sharon joins him. Sadly, Howie wants to see more. Despite the buzzing, they’re both still laughing, but they’re not laughing with him.

Hannibal means is a creepy singer who scares Howie. No denying his talent, though. Piers enjoyed his brilliant singing, in spite of all of the craziness on the stage.

Wreckless is a dance group from violent neighborhoods in Florida. They practice in the street. Howie didn’t see any edge in this street dance group. Piers likes how they filled the stage, which is what he’s looking for.

Lil Chris is a 12 year old singer. His plan for the night is to dance and sing at the same time. Howie finds him really talented for his age. He could tell that this was hard for him, though. Piers says it’s a bit too soon for him, but he’s an exciting prospect.

AscenDance is the wall climbing/dancing duo that has somehow made this odd combination work. They’ve brought two new dancers into this act, although I’m not sure I get the point of that. Piers could see this in Vegas on a larger stage. The poetry is beautiful to watch.

Antonio Restivo is our danger act for the evening. He’s obsessed with fire. Sharon liked all the action. Howie thinks that act is consumate Las Vegas. Piers could see him headlining.

Signer Michael Grimm is the final contestant of the night. No question this guy’s going far. He’s Howie’s favorite singer in this competition. Piers wants him to believe himself more, but he’s got an incredible talent.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 16, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 12

His disastrous service was the last straw, and Ed was eliminated in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 11.

The boys are all upset by the fact that Autumn is still around despite their best efforts.

Today’s challenge starts at a high end market. They have to think about costs and being profitable. With a whopping $10, they can select ingredients for one dish. Jason’s strategy is all about cheap. Holli hopes to cram as many things together as she can afford.

A random collection of Ramsay’s buddies will be judging. These judges will give a price they’re willing to pay for each dish.

Jay: $28.66 average price – surprisingly good dish for the budget
Jason: $16.00 – store bought raviolis ruined him
Ben: $25.00 – good price considering it’s undercooked and not overly creative
Autumn: $27.33 – perfectly cooked meat
Holli: $29.66 – the random mix of ingredients that don’t make a lot of sense works

Holli comes out on top. Her reward is $1,000 for a kitchen supply store and a day at the pool with JP. Who would she like to take with her? Jay. The right reason is because he came in second. The reason she gives is that he deserves a drink. It’s basically their first date.

For their punishment, the others will be doing the laundry. At least they get spam sandwiches for lunch. Oh, and they get to listen to Autumn keep babbling.

To switch things up for the service, each person will switch stations whenever Ramsay tells them to do so. They’re going to communicate whether they like it or not.

The first switch doesn’t go over too well. Holli gives Jason a time on the meat. When he cuts them, he finds they’re raw.

Ben has decided to overcook Holli’s challenge winning tuna, which during the challenge was barely cooked. Then they switch, and Jay blames Ben for his lack of success on the fish.

Autumn’s paying attention to the orders. Same thing can’t be said for Jay. Not only does he not know what the tickets say, but he then delivers well done meat that’s supposed to be medium rare. Then he gives Holli the wrong amount of time on the refire.

Autumn inherits the meat station from Jay, without any communication. Regardless, she cooks the meat beautifully. Likewise, Holli gets a compliment about her scallops. Not one to notice that Holli’s doing just fine on her own, Ben jumps in without asking or being asked. In doing this, Ben manages to cook his food badly, not helping anybody in the process.

Ramsay’s trying to talk to Ben. Not that anybody would know that because Ben’s not responding, as usual.

When Ramsay goes to tend to something else for a while, he leaves Scott in charge. Ben’s next mistake is to try to take over the pass. This leads to Scott yelling like a raving lunatic. Get over yourself, dude. Somebody was clearly trying to extend his spotlight for tonight.

After the service is over, Jason says that Jay was too quiet, which leads to a battle. He also says that Ben is too quiet. It goes without saying that Ben still wants to get rid of Autumn. She picks Jay and Ben. Jay still wants Autumn gone, and he also votes for Jason. Holli chooses Ben for going downhill. As much as she wanted Autumn to screw up, it didn’t happen, so she’s going to have to go with Jay or Jason.

Ben is the first nominee. Jason is the second nominee.

As much as Ben needs to be sent packing, Jason is the person who is actually going home.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 13, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 11

Nilka was thrown out in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 10 before we could even get to the nomination ceremony. The reason for her elimination? Having the nerve to yell at Ramsay.

The challenge is focused on presentation. Their dishes must not only taste great but also look great. A very noted food photographer will be taking pictures of their food. Holli’s disappointed with how her dish looks, which basically means she missed the point. Everybody is complimentary about their competitors… except for Jay. His favorite dish is his own. Ramsay will not be the judge. Rather, some culinary students will be judging the photos. The top two dishes will move to the tasting portion of the challenge.

Last place: Holli
5th place: Jay
4th place: Jason
3rd place: Autumn

Ben and Ed have placed in the top two and will have their dishes judged based on taste now. Ed’s dish is really well cooked. Ben’s dish has good flavors and colors. The winner is Ben. His reward is to be on Epicurious, and he’ll be getting a makeover. The losers will be sprucing up the dining room.

Ben’s dish will be on the menu for the evening. Too bad it’s extremely complicated.

Ed starts off by undercooking his fish.

Jason’s pasta is underseasoned. He also remains unthrilled about the concept of communicating.

Holli reverses the trend. Her potatoes are very nice.

Ben continues to be of the belief that he can do everything on his own and that everybody is in his way. He has no use for Autumn and tells her to get lost. In his mad dash, Ben slips and drops his chicken, which Autumn finds quite amusing.

Back to Ed. Still delivering raw fish. And again. And again. After the fifth time, the others take the hint that maybe they need to pitch in to bail him out. Finally, the fish is acceptable. However, Ben’s beef is not. Ramsay decides he’s had enough of Ben and Ed, so they can get out. Ben blamed Ed for his inability to communicate.

Whoopi Goldberg is the VIP for the evening. By this time, the remaining chefs seem to be getting into their groove, having improved despite the decrease in manpower. They serve Whoopi without a hitch.

Once the service is over, based on what they’ve seen throughout the season, they must all go upstairs and decide who needs to be nominated. Ben picks Autumn. Jay agrees because she’s been up there so much already. Holli follows suit. Jay’s second choice is Ed or Jason.

The first nominee is Autumn; Ed is the second nominee.

Since she is getting better, Autumn can get back in line. Ed has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 12, which airs next on Fox.

The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 9

Following the hometown dates, Kirk was eliminated in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 8.

Well, now that the tornado watch is over, without a drop of rain having fallen, we can get into the show and away from the lectures from news anchors about why the show’s being preempted.

Whatever Ali and Roberto did for their afternoon together will remain a mystery to me for the time being (apparently, they took a helicopter tour over Le Taha’a), but now they’re at dinner. Oh, and it’s Tahiti now. He realizes that he has been a bit reserved, but he just wants her to know that he’s falling in love with her. After that reveal, it’s obvious he will be accepting the key to the fantasy suite, which is accessible by wading through the water.

Chris is up next. They’ll be kicking things off on a catamaran, the biggest and most luxurious one in Tahiti, if that means anything to anyone. They go past Bora Bora, which I guess is too much of a tourist trap for them to bother going to. Despite their slow start, the hometown date and meeting the family kicked them in the right direction. When they get to their destination, they open up some oysters, which of course have pearls in them. Their food was wrapped in banana leaves and cooked underground. He could really see himself with her forever. Exploring that further, it’s time to start off with the fantasy suite. Good luck topping this place on your honeymoon. She might even consider going back to Massachusetts, snow and all.

That leaves Frank, who’s here to do something that’s going to hurt. He’s here to tell Ali that he’s leaving because he’s in love with his ex-girlfriend. Not to say I told you so, but she should have kept Kirk. Why now? Apparently, when they were in Chicago, he fell back in love with his ex. Really, that quickly?

Frank opens his meeting with Ali with the words “we need to talk.” She pretty much should know that’s the kiss of death. They have an amazing connection, and his feelings have been getting stronger. But there’s something holding him back: unresolved feelings for an ex-girlfriend. Trying to get closure, he instead decided he was still in love with Nicole. So why didn’t he say something before? He doesn’t have an answer for that. She gave up everything to be here (at least she hasn’t said that for a couple episodes anyway). He gave up everything, too, aside from the other woman.

Ali’s understandably upset. There’s no reason why he should have allowed himself to get to the final three without once mentioning his reservations about his ex. Granted, the warning signs were there. Frank seemed overly paranoid about the whole process, and he behaved so awkwardly at the hometown that it seemed the logical choice to cut him.

Leading up to the rose ceremony, Ali’s hemming and hawing about how maybe one of the other guys will reject her. C’mon, what are the odds of that happening? I guess they have to fill in the half an hour somehow.

The easy part of the evening is that there are two roses for both guys. Needless to say, both of the guys accept their roses, and one of them will end up as this season’s winner.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 10, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

Big Brother 12 Episode 5

The twist, which was lame to begin with, completely fell apart in Big Brother 12 Episode 4. It was revealed that Annie was the saboteur. Shortly thereafter, she was eliminated from the Big Brother house. Then, Rachel, the other person up on the block with her, won HOH (I’m getting the sense of deja vu, almost as if I’ve seen this script somewhere before).

Now that his secret is out, Brendon decides to tell the houseguests he’s smarter than he may appear. Too bad he wasn’t smart enough to not get busted, unlike Ragan and Andrew.

Andrew’s just as happy as Rachel and Brendon are for her to become HOH. This is why you don’t react after an HOH competition. Anybody who’s watching will get suspicious. His justification is that he doesn’t trust Britney or to a lesser extent Monet.

Enzo feels comfortable for his Brigade, believing Rachel/Brendon will target the chicks rather than them. Because that would be a good move considering that Hayden was the one who nominated them last week.

Hayden would rather hang out with Kristen than anyone else in the house, mostly because he thinks she’s hot. She doesn’t like cocky guys, so whether they hook up or not, this will not end well.

Monet and Britney pretty much hate everybody else.

Rachel tells Hayden he’s the reason she’s there. Well, if he hadn’t nominated you in the first place, you wouldn’t have been in danger. Rachel just got lucky Annie was a nutjob. She’d like to be in an alliance with him, but he’s not biting.

Matt has decided to start this crazy rumor that Andrew is in charge of the HOH this week. Not doing himself any favors.

The have-have not challenge is to be human grafiti. The teams will tape their players to the wall. After 10 minutes, they will raise their walls, and the team whose player stays on the longest will be the winners. They can select four people to be the have nots for the week. As the wall starts going up, the others can then shoot them with water to try to make them fall.

Orange team: Matt, Andrew, Hayden, Kathy
Green team: Enzo, Brendon, Britney, Monet
Blue team: Rachel, Kristen, Ragan, Lane

Orange team picks Kathy to be on the wall because she probably can’t screw that up. Britney is also chosen, arguably for the same reason. Ragan is chosen to be taped to the wall for the blue team. Whatever the blue team was thinking, they weren’t thinking about securing Ragan on there. Nobody’s bothering to shoot him with water because everybody knows he’s going to fall off on his own before long.

After 16 minutes when the wall is fully raised, both blue and orange teams are going after Britney. Without any need for water, Ragan falls at 33 minutes, eliminating the blue team from the running. They can still shoot the water, though, which means they will continue to target green. Britney’s taking this personally, like everything else. After 78 minutes, Britney decides she can’t breathe (if we believe her, she’s choking to death), so her team rips her off the wall, giving the orange team the win.

Because the blue team helped the winners the whole time, the green team of Britney, Monet, Brendon, and Enzo are the have nots. That was a pretty easy/fair decision.

In addition to their slop, they get fish sticks and fruitcake. Could be worse.

Following the competition, it’s time for the reveal. Annie was the saboteur. They take credit for tanking the twist, when in reality it was Annie who did her own self in.

Britney tries pretending that she isn’t after Rachel and Brendon, but then again, she’s after everybody, so maybe she really wouldn’t have nominated them. Monet also says that she isn’t after Rachel, but she’s just as spiteful as Britney is. Both of them claim that Andrew would have been their target.

Rachel says that maybe Andrew should go home. Why? Of all the people in this house after you, he’s not one of them.

Brendon and Rachel continue to try to cement an alliance with Hayden. What idiots. Taking it a step further, they tell him that Enzo, Lane, and Matt need to go. So basically his whole alliance.

Nominations
Brendon is safe.
Kathy is safe.
Hayden is safe.
Ragan is safe.
Kristen is safe.
Enzo is safe.
Matt is safe.
Andrew is safe.
Lane is safe.

Britney and Monet have been nominated for eviction. I’m good with either of them going, but they’re not the most threatening people in the house.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 12 Episode 6, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 15

6 of the top 7 performed in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 14. Tonight one more will go home.

Due to her injury, Ashley Galvan is automatically the first member of the bottom three.

Kent Boyd and Lauren Froderman go first. Obviously, neither of them are in danger, whether Cat tries to trick them or not.

Billy Bell and Adechike Torbert are next. Billy is in the bottom three.

Jose Ruiz and Robert Roldan are the final pair. Robert is safe, and Jose is the last person in the bottom three.

That leaves Ashley, Billy, and Jose in the bottom three, two of whom were spared from having had to face the judges last week due to Alex’s injury.

The judges have made their decision. Jose seems to be fighting to remain. Billy is going in the right direction, but he needs to keep going. Ashley has been examined by two doctors. She needs 3-5 weeks rest. Because of that, she has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 16, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Big Brother 12 Episode 4

Following Brendon’s veto win in Big Brother 12 Episode 3, the next person in his thoroughly unimpressive alliance was nominated, making for a battle between Annie and Rachel to stay in the house.

After the nominations, Annie continues her ranting and raving about Britney. Not content with merely cursing at Britney, Annie sets her sights on Brendon. Do you want to go home? Afterward, she starts crying. There’s no way she can get six votes. Yeah, not when you’re acting like this.

While Rachel is trying to stick her tongue down his throat, Brendon has other things on his mind. He wants to talk about his feelings and how he’s upset about Annie, who he thought was his friend. Rachel questions why he would get all worked up about some girl he just met eight days ago. So is she saying he should not get all worked up about her either?

Finally, we get the answer to the question. Who is the saboteur? Unsurprisingly, although everybody’s been so focused on all the guys, it’s Annie. If she gets sent home week 1, this will pretty much be the worst twist ever (aside from season 8’s excessive stupidity that basicaly ruined the season).

The next act of sabotage is to keep the houseguests awake by planting an electronic noisemaking device in the bedrooms. Then she does a new cryptic message about how the saboteur “escaped the block.” Wait. Brendon escaped the block. Does that make him the guilty party? If so, that’s even more reason to axe his showmance.

Not done yet, Annie tells the other houseguests that Brendon, who’s like a genius, is lying about his job. I don’t think he’s lying. If he were, he wouldn’t be telling America the same thing. High school swim coach isn’t the most glamorous of jobs. Regardless, this is why you should do a better job of protecting secrets in this house.

In a last ditch effort during the live eviction ceremony, Annie continues to trash Brendon. So much for apologizing earlier.

Votes
Monet: Annie
Andrew: Annie
Lane: Annie
Kathy: Annie
Kristen: Annie
Brendon: Annie
Ragan: Annie
Enzo: Annie
Matt: Annie
Britney: Annie

Holy landslide. By a vote of 10-0, Annie has been evicted from the Big Brother house. There goes the saboteur. The twist fell flat on its face, although I’d argue the questionable casting choice is more to blame than the twist’s lameness. She thinks that Ragan will go far in this game. Ragan’s farewell to her is that he thinks she could be the saboteur. Meanwhile, Rachel’s just happy to have the other woman gone. I hope Kristen makes a play for Brendon, too. Either that or Brendon wakes up.

America voted for Kathy as the saboteur. As for Annie, she got one of the lowest vote totals.

The HOH competition is majority rules. They will respond based on how they think the majority will answer.

Whose life story does the majority of the house think would make more money at the box office? Kathy or Enzo?
Enzo. Brendon, Kathy, and Kristen are out.

Who would win the Miss Big Brother bikini contest? Rachel or Kristen?
Rachel. Enzo, Matt, and Lane are eliminated.

Who is more likely to put a larger than life sculpture of himself in his yard? Brendon or Hayden?
Brendon. Everybody agrees.

Who has more Facebook friends? Britney or Monet?
Britney. Everybody agrees.

Who would you cheat off during an exam? Ragan or Matt?
Ragan. Everybody agrees again.

Who would you prefer to have pack your parachute before jumping? Andrew or Lane?
Lane. Andrew is out.

Who is more likely to talk their way out of a traffic ticket? Britney or Ragan?
Britney. Ragan is out.

The final question is a tiebreaker. In the have-have not competition sweet tooth, how many gallons of caramel were there?
330. Britney answers 41. Rachel says 80. Monet goes with 725. All of them are ridiculously far off, but Rachel is closest and wins HOH. The girl on the block wins HOH. How convenient.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 12 Episode 5, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 14

The first 12 acts performed in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 13. Tonight the first 4 will advance based on America’s vote. Hopefully this means the elimination of some of the ridiculous acts that should not be anywhere near the stage.

Nathaniel Kenyon, Airpocalypse, and Sally Cohn are up first. This one’s obvious since there are two acts that should not be here going up against one of the early favorites. Nate Kenyon moves into the semifinals.

Nick Pike, Kung Fu Heroes, and Fighting Gravity are the next trio. Another clear outcome. Fighting Gravity advances.

Christina & Ali, Maricar, and the Hot Shot Tap Dancers are the third group. Tough call. None of these acts really seem to be that big of a threat. The third act advancing is Christina & Ali.

Future Funk, RNG, and Paul Safy Jr. are the final three. Based on the audience’s (over)reaction last night, I’d assume it’s the boys. The judges will be deciding who the final act will be. America has eliminated Paul Safy Jr. Piers thinks the girls are better technical dancers, whereas the boys are funny and entertaining. He votes for Future Funk. Sharon votes for RNG based on technical ability. Howie casts the deciding vote for Future Funk.

Thanks for stalling just long enough so that the final result was missed by those Tivoing the show. Get it together next time.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 15, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.