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The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 1

Ali Fedotowsky, the chick who bailed on Jake to go back to work for Facebook, is back again, this time choosing between 25 of her own suitors. At least she quit her job so that they won’t be calling her in three weeks. She’ll probably make more money doing this show than working anyway. ABC will take good care of her, no matter how many times we hear how she “gave up everything.”

The cast of 25 guys vying for her attention are:

Chris H.
Age: 27
Occupation: Real Estate Developer
Hometown: Campbell River, Canada
Resides in: Vancouver, Canada

Chris L.
Age: 33
Occupation: Landscaper
Hometown: Dennis, MA
Resides in: Cape Cod, MA

Chris N.
Age: 29
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Hometown: Winter Park, FL
Resides in: Orlando, FL

Craig M.
Age: 34
Occupation: Dental Sales
Hometown: Sarnia, Canada
Resides in: Toronto, Canada

Craig R.
Age: 27
Occupation: Lawyer
Hometown: Langhorne, PA
Resides in: Philadelphia, PA

Derek
Age: 28
Occupation: Sales Manager
Hometown: Warren, MI
Resides in: Los Angeles, CA

Derrick
Age: 27
Occupation: Construction Engineer
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides in: San Diego, CA

Frank
Age: 31
Occupation: Retail Manager
Hometown: Bartlett, IL
Resides in: Geneva, IL

Hunter
Age: 28
Occupation: Internet Account Executive
Hometown: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Resides in: San Antonio, TX

Jason
Age: 27
Occupation: Construction Consultant
Hometown: Johnson City, TN
Resides in: Broomfield, CO

Jay
Age: 29
Occupation: Lawyer
Hometown: Barrington, RI
Resides in: Barrington, RI

Jesse
Age: 24
Occupation: General Contractor
Hometown: Peculiar, MO
Resides in: Kansas City, MO

John C.
Age: 32
Occupation: Hotel Business Development
Hometown: Mukilteo, WA
Resides in: Issaquah, WA

John N.
Age: 27
Occupation: Engineering Software Sales
Hometown: Wichita, KS
Resides in: Kansas City, MO

Jonathan
Age: 30
Occupation: Weatherman
Hometown: Boston, MA
Resides in: Houston, TX

Justin
Age: 26
Occupation: Entertainment Wrestler
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Resides in: Toronto, Canada

Kasey
Age: 27
Occupation: Advertising Account Executive
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Resides in: San Luis Obispo, CA

Kirk
Age: 27
Occupation: Sales Consultant
Hometown: Green Bay, WI
Resides in: Madison, WI

Kyle
Age: 26
Occupation: Outdoorsman
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Resides in: Highlands Ranch, CO

Phil
Age: 30
Occupation: Investment Manager
Hometown: Elmore, OH
Resides in: Chicago, IL

Roberto
Age: 26
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Resides in: Charleston, SC

Steve
Age: 28
Occupation: Sales Representative
Hometown: Chesterland, OH
Resides in: Cleveland, OH

Ty
Age: 31
Occupation: Medical Sales
Hometown: Booneville, MS
Resides in: Franklin, TN

Tyler M.
Age: 25
Occupation: Catering Manager
Hometown: Helena, MT
Resides in: Austin, TX

Tyler V.
Age: 25
Occupation: Online Advertising
Hometown: Chelsea, VT
Resides in: Milford, CT

I count 3 people named Chris, 2 Jays (and no doubt at least one of the other J people goes by the nickname Jay, too), 3 Tys, 2 Craigs, 1 Derek and 1 Derrick, and 3 Johns. That’s 15 people of the 25 bachelors. ABC, do us a favor next season. Make an effort to find people in the cast who don’t have the same damn name as someone else. It’s hard enough to keep track of who’s who.

Frank moved back in with his parents (now at age 31) so he can pursue his dream of becoming a screenwriter. Jay works in his family law practice. The family that sues together stays together. Kyle’s profession is outdoorsman, whatever that means. He lives in the middle of nowhere with no women around for miles. Yeah, there’s probably a reason for that. Justin is Mr. Rated-R. Oh, that can’t be a real wrestler name. Phil has put work on the backburner, having lost his 22 year old brother recently. Jonathan is a humorous weatherman. Ty got divorced a few months ago. Chris L moved back from teaching in NYC to Cape Cod so that he could spend his mother’s last year with her.

They thank Jake for screwing up, but it’s not as if he really should have begged someone who kinda sorta maybe thought she might possibly want to be with him rather than going back to work.

Jesse is from Peculiar. Ty seems to win Ali over with some southern hospitality. Frank jumps out through the roof of the limo. Wrestler Justin has a broken ankle. Chris N is the first one to give out a rose. Kasey offers to always be there to protect and guard her heart, regardless of what happens. Kyle hopes to reel her in, like an ice fish. Roberto hopes to get in some salsa dancing later. Craig M is so happy she’s not Vienna. John C gets down on one knee to give her a genuine cubic zirconia ring. Jonathan has brought an old school weather magnet, so it will always be sunny wherever she goes. Craig R is also giving a rose, making one for her out of paper. Tyler M noticed Ali wearing cowboy boots on her season, so he has decided to wear them as well. Uh, she didn’t have cowboy boots. Hunter didn’t know the limo ride was going to be this long. The restroom is around the corner to the right. Derek has brought some leaves so that Ali can catch one and make a wish. Derrick’s nickname is Shooter. At least then maybe we won’t get him confused with Derek. Jason is another one to walk on top of the car, so that he can do a backflip off it.

Frank’s the first person to steal Ali away to get some alone time. He talks about how he’s a risk taker, having moved to Paris for a while to try to be a writer.

Kirk has made a scrapbook for Ali. He even uses the word macrame. The other guys can make fun of him all they want.

Kasey’s parents got divorced when he was 12 because his dad was a cheater, which made him promise he’d never treat a woman like that.

Hunter plays a ukulele. No chance he’s here trying to get a record contract, but he’s just going to have some fun with it, even if he makes an ass out of himself. Jason is quickly jealous of him.

Derrick (aka Shooter) tells about how he got his nickname. He prematurely in college accidentally… he hopes she thinks this story is funny and not weird. Probably both.

Ali joins Jonathan and Craig M. The weatherman doesn’t let Craig get a word in.

Roberto gets the chance he hoped for to do some dancing.

Chris L is living with his dad right now. When asked if his parents are still together, he says yes, not getting into the fact that his mother has passed away. He’s a mama’s boy who wouldn’t think about treating a woman badly.

Kyle gives Ali a good luck fishing hook. While Jay’s sitting there with them, he’s pretty sure he just blew it and is not expecting a rose.

Justin reveals his alternate identity. Rated-R. The Craigs jump on him. Craig M makes fun of fake wrestling. Craig R thinks he’s there to further his career.

After this, Craig R goes to warn Ali some people may not be there for the right reasons. He gives her a little yellow shoe. He’ll keep the other one, hoping they can pair them up at some point. Looks like someone saw the movie Alive.

Chris (Harrison, this season’s fourth Chris) tells the guys to vote for someone they think is not there for the right reason. The weatherman and the wrestler are easy targets. Frank’s craziness is drawing some attention. Craig M’s negativity is also proving to be a cause for drama.

Jesse bought his first suit to look presentable. Since he’s a creative guy, he made a heart with a jigsaw.

Ali has decided to give the first impression rose to someone who she feels she could end up with. The person with the luck of the draw is Roberto following his hot sauce dance.

What’s in the box? One guy received an overwhelming amount of votes. That guy would be Justin. Will she get rid of him right away, or will she give him a rose for a chance to prove himself? After they talk, Ali has decided to keep him. Congrats to the guys who gave him a pass. Seems like the right choice to me. I see the reason for the skepticism, but night one is hardly the time to be jumping to conclusions about whether somebody’s not there for the right reasons. Unless they bring their guitar and sing a country music song because they’ve got an album coming out that they hope will be #1 in Chihuahua, Mexico. And even then, they should probably still get one episode.

Roses
Roberto (first impression)
Justin (we hate you and want you to go away)
Jesse
Ty
Craig R
Tyler V
Frank
Steve
Chris L
Kirk
John C
Chris N
Chris H
Hunter
Craig M
Jonathan
Kasey

Everybody named Chris survived, so the confusion is not totally removed, but the elimination of 8 guys (instead of the usual 10) has started the process of weeding people out. Derek, Derrick, Jason, Jay, John N, Kyle, Phil, and Tyler M have been eliminated. Kyle feels like a failure for the first time. Shooter’s gamble on national TV didn’t pay off. Jay would have sent himself home because he just didn’t bring it.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 2, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

American Idol Season 9 Winner

Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze performed for the final time in American Idol Season 9 Episode 42, and tonight one of them will be announced as the winner. After 2 hours (and 7 minutes) of filler.

Seacrest tells us that less than 2% separated the finalists coming into the vote last night. Gasp.

Tonight marks Simon’s last night on American Idol, and quite possibly the death of the show (despite the fact that it’s the #1 rated show on television). We’ll see him again in fall 2011 on The X Factor on Fox, which is basically just an American Idol ripoff with a couple twists. Let’s hope whoever replaces him doesn’t suck.

2+ hours in. Time to dim the lights. The winner of American Idol 2010 is Lee DeWyze. Well deserved. Now he gets to sing his U2 song that beats a Kara song but is still lacking.

American Idol will be back again for season 10 in midseason.

Paula Abdul’s Got to Dance

Somebody had to hire Paula Abdul eventually. Hopefully for less than $15 million a season.

CBS has signed Abdul for its upcoming reality series Got to Dance (working title). Yes, apparently we need another dance show. She will serve as the show’s executive producer/creative partner/mentor/coach/lead judge/advocate (hopefully I didn’t miss any made up slashes).

Paula Abdul commented, “I’ve spent the better part of my life teaching, mentoring, nurturing – working with so many talented people – and I consider myself truly blessed to be able to continue to do something that I hold so dear to my heart. I am thrilled to be creative partners with Reveille, Shine, and CBS and to present the best new dance talent to American audiences. Each and every week we’ll showcase the challenges and successes of a fantastic group of dancers, as they perform and compete – compelling stories, exciting competition and amazing dance performances are guaranteed.”

“Paula is the perfect fit for GOT TO DANCE… an accomplished dancer, choreographer and popular entertainment figure, she has a real appreciation for the talents our dancers will bring each week,” said Jennifer Bresnan, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, CBS Entertainment. “As a creative partner, her expertise will provide great insight and a nurturing, creative energy both behind the scenes and on camera.”

Big Brother 12 Schedule

CBS has unveiled a strangely unconfusing schedule for Big Brother 12. The 12th season will premiere on Thursday July 8.

That will kick off the rotation of the Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday (live eviction/HOH) schedule. The Wednesday schedule marks a departure from the typical Tuesday showing. Writers’ strike Big Brother 9 notwithstanding, this is the first time we’ve seen the show on Wednesday since 2003, and the first departure from the Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday schedule since Big Brother 5 and 6 wasted their time on Saturday night.

The good news is that the show’s schedule actually makes sense for the first time since All Stars. It’s on at 8/7c every show night. Weird.

American Idol Season 9 Episode 42

Casey James was finally eliminated in American Idol Season 9 Episode 41, leaving a final two showdown of Lee DeWyze against Crystal Bowersox. One song will be chosen by the contestants, one will be chosen by Simon Fuller, and one will be the song they’ll be forced to sing if they win.

Lee DeWyze
Song: The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel (from inspirational week)
Randy: A great way to start it off. Pick it up and get some more energy going.
Ellen: Couldn’t be prouder if I birthed you myself. Better than the first time.
Kara: Gotta push harder, but a meaningful song.
Simon: Would expect a lot more passion and excitement. A kiss on the cheek when I want a kiss on the lips.
Numbers: 1-866-IDOLS-01, 1-866-IDOLS-03, 1-866-IDOLS-05

Crystal Bowersox
Song: Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin (from Billboard #1’s week)
Randy: I hope you make a record like that.
Ellen: Stunning.
Kara: Loved it when you first did and tonight.
Simon: Brought back to the time when we fell in love with you, before the last three or four weeks.
Numbers: 1-866-IDOLS-02, 1-866-IDOLS-04, 1-866-IDOLS-06

Lee DeWyze
Song: Everybody Hurts by R.E.M. (executive producer choice)
Randy: Better. Could feel the Lee I love by the end.
Ellen: Felt you went off a couple times but really don’t care about that.
Kara: Emotionally accessible. Not a perfect vocal.
Simon: Brilliant song choice. Feeling the nerves.

Crystal Bowersox
Song: Black Velvet by Alannah Myles (executive producer choice)
Randy: Mamasox is in it to win it.
Ellen: Fantastic. (And some babbling about wardrobe, as if Paula never left.)
Kara: That’s what tonight was all about.
Simon: Almost allergic to that song, but you nailed it.

Lee DeWyze
Song: Beautiful Day by U2 (wait, what?)
Randy: By the middle of the song, you started getting your groove back.
Ellen: Love that you’ve been able to get to this place to do that.
Kara: Swallowed up a bit in that song. You’ve grown the most in this show and have one of the most commercial voices of the season.
Simon: Made the most of it. This is what this competition was designed for.

Crystal Bowersox
Song: Up to the Mountain by Patty Griffin (apparently, they’re picking more or less suitable existing songs, after Kris Allen dropped Kara’s lame song from his performances)
Randy: This is what the show is about. An amazing song by an amazing singer. One of the greatest performances at the perfect time.
Ellen: Cannot compare you to one contemporary artist. In a league of your own.
Kara: Completely emotionally invested in that song. Really blossomed with that song.
Simon: By far the best performance and the song of the night.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol 9 Episode 43, where we will find out who the American Idol Season 9 winner is, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The Biggest Loser Season 9 Winner

Michael and Ashley were above the yellow line in The Biggest Loser Season 9 Episode 18, securing their spots in the finals. That left Koli and Daris competing for America’s vote for the third and final place in the final three.

The first order of business is to reveal the third finalist. America has chosen Daris, in spite of his 2 pound weight gain on last week’s show.

Season 3 winner Erik has (re)lost over 150 pounds since Bob challenged him.

Shay, who started to get on my nerves last season going on about how she couldn’t do it alone without being on the ranch, is back to find out how much money she’s won from Subway. She has dropped from 304 pounds to 252 pounds, a 52 pound decrease that has netted her $52,000. She gets her check from Jared. He still works for them? Wait, there’s more. She and Jared will complete a marathon at the end of the year, and then the check will be doubled. To help her get ready, Subway will provide her free breakfasts and lunches.

Next up is the weigh-in to find out who is the at home prize winner of $100,000.

Cherita: 186 pounds (-91, 32.85%) – leader
Victoria: 222 pounds (-136, 37.99%) – new leader
Sherry: 119 pounds (-99, 45.41%) – new leader
Maria: 167 pounds (-114, 40.57%)
Patti: 170 pounds (-73, 30.04%)
Stephanie: 165 pounds (-99, 37.50%)
James: 357 pounds (-128, 26.39%)
John: 335 pounds (-149, 30.79%)
Melissa: 143 pounds (-90, 38.63%)
Lance: 237 pounds (-128, 35.07%)
Migdalia: 213 pounds (-52, 19.62%)
Miggy: 149 pounds (-91, 37.92%)
O’Neal: 230 pounds (-159, 40.87%)
Sunshine: 161 pounds (-114, 41.45%)
Darrell: 224 pounds (-189, 45.76%) – new leader
Andrea: 214 pounds (-84, 28.19%)
Cheryl: 151 pounds (-76, 33.48%)
Sam: 230 pounds (-142, 38.17%)
Koli: 188 pounds (-215, 53.35%)

With over 50% weight loss for the season, Koli has easily won the at home prize. Darrell and Sherry also put up some impressive numbers, and there were a few others in the 40% range. Migdalia’s still on the right path, but it doesn’t look as if she’s learned what she could have.

Now on to the main event. Michael has chosen to let everyone weigh-in by order of age from youngest to oldest.

Daris: 178 pounds (-168, 48.55%)
Ashley: 191 pounds (-183, 48.93%)
Michael: 262 pounds (-264, 50.19%)

Strong performance by all three finalists, but Michael Ventrella is ultimately The Biggest Loser Season 9 winner.

This fall, The Biggest Loser Season 10 will be back in its regular Tuesday at 8 time slot on NBC. Starting next week, Jillian Michaels will cross the country making housecalls in Losing it with Jillian.

The Celebrity Apprentice 3 Winner

Three people were fired in The Celebrity Apprentice 3 Episode 10. First Maria was sent home for talking about Curtis leaving the bathroom stinky. Curtis followed her right out after Bill Rancic decided he was just a one trick pony. Then Sharon Osbourne broke down crying. This brought us down to a final two of Bret Michaels and Holly Robinson Peete.

Bret Michaels wants that dolly track, but it’s not happening, so he’s planning on improvising instead. Is it really that critical?

Ivanka’s confused why Bret made the decision to do twice as much work as he needed to do. We’ll see how that works out as far as the time crunch goes.

Bret hops in the van to go to the edit place because he will be finishing up the work on the two commercials. He thinks he forgot something. Ah, it’s nothing. After about 20 minutes, he realizes he forgot the script he spent the day writing that he needs to actually finish the commercials.

One of Curtis’ best mates is getting married and is asking him to go to the dinner, so he will be bailing early.

Script or no script, Bret proceeds to edit the commercial anyway. He’s decided to drop that whole two commercial idea that was a waste of time to begin with. A confused Summer doesn’t get his funny commercial at all. Then she warns him there’s a launch event the next morning, not just a quick presentation.

The day of the event, Bret gets a surprise visit from his daughter Rain, the one who is borderline diabetic.

Both project managers give their presentations. Holly seems pretty comfortable. Bret stumbles at first but gets better as the presentation goes on. Once they’re done, Trump takes a poll. Seems Bret has the most support.

The executives give no indication of a clear favorite.

Since he did not win any money for charity, Darryl Strawberry will be getting $25,000 for the Darryl Strawberry Foundation for autism.

Unlike Bret’s commercial, which starred himself and Darryl, Holly missed the celebrity boat by not including anyone from her team.

Bret’s label was too dark, whereas the executives loved Holly’s label. Trump agrees. However, the inside of Holly’s brochure was just boring information, whereas Bret’s was fun. So they’ll call that one a draw.

Holly could sit on the Snapple board, while Bret has the personality of the Snapple target demographic.

Summer has a choice to make. Does she want her teammate to win, or does she want her friend to win? She will side with Bret because she worked hard for him, although she can’t say he’s a good project manager. He was decent. After they badger her for a while, she says he was good.

Based on her emotions, Joan Rivers supports Bret, despite Holly being better. Bill Rancic says that Holly was a stronger player. Rod Blagojevich wants Trump to keep Bret around because his daughter jumped into his arms.

The question everyone’s been asking for a while is whether Bret would be here tonight, and he is, against the orders of his doctors. Even Holly’s crying for her opponent. Unlike the rigged outcome last year where Joan and her bitter daughter hated Annie Duke (who should have won), this year these two actually like each other.

Holly says she’s not as mean as she seemed on the show.

Snapple has agreed to match the grand prize, so both charities will receive $250,000, regardless of the outcome.

Bret Michaels is The Celebrity Apprentice 3 winner.

The Celebrity Apprentice has been renewed for season 4 and will be back in midseason. Additionally, regular The Apprentice will be back in the fall.

American Idol Season 9 Episode 41

The top 3 performed in American Idol Season 9 Episode 40. Tonight one more will be sent home. Well, eventually.

Okay, so now that the 53 minutes of filler’s over, it’s time for the results.

The first person in next week’s finale is Lee DeWyze. What, you thought they would announce someone else first?

Odds are pretty well stacked against Casey, although I’m amazed he’s made it this far. Joining Lee for a shot at the title is Crystal Bowersox. Casey James has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol 9 Episode 42 which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.