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The Bachelor 11 Episode 2

In episode 1, Brad met 25 women and narrowed down his choices to 15 based on, well, I’m not real sure what it was based on.

The first group date is a day at the races with Erin, McCarten, Kristy, Mallory, Hillary, Jade, and DeAnna. Brad gives the women some money to bet with because he believes you can tell a lot about a person based on how they bet. I’ll take his word for that. Hillary and Brad disappear and end up holding hands, which causes the other girls to get upset. When they get back, they’re greeted by Shaun Phillips of the San Diego Chargers. He says he likes DeAnna and McCarten.

The second group date is a beach date, which the girls are excited about because of how of how impressed Brad was with Mallory for no other reason than her putting on a bikini.

But as they’re getting excited about going on the date, an accident happens, and they hear screaming coming from upstairs. Michele is brought out of the house on a stretcher. It’s not immediately clear what actually happened. She calls Brad at the racetrack and tells him she’s got a mild concussion, which the other girls find suspect that she’s calling him in that state. She does return to the house but is unable to go on the first group date.

McCarten’s not shy to start kissing Brad at the racetrack, which doesn’t do her any favors because it’s too forced, poorly timed, and not good.

While chatting with DeAnna, he decides to leave her alone for a bit, but the reason for it is that he needs to go get the rose to give to her. She tells him her longest relationship ended after he cheated on her, then all the other girls go butt in to interrupt them. Hillary says she’s pissed off about not getting a rose.

Then it’s time for the second group date, where a bunch of surgically enhanced girls strip down to try to impress Brad. They insist he take his shirt off, which he was supposedly being shy about, and Stephy decides to just take it off for him. He chats with Sarah and says she seems like a down to earth girl who’s fun. Solisa has him do a body shot, drinking off her body. I guess she’s hoping he likes girls who are really wild. Later that night, she also decides to go topless, which is a solo act that all the others seem to think is crazy. Brad kisses Jenni, which unlike McCarten is something that, while she initiates it, she makes sure he’s actually ready and interested. The other girls think she’s just there to advance her career. He gives Sarah the second rose. Lindsey says she thinks Sarah’s fake because she’s too happy all the time.

When he gets back to the house, Brad’s first move is to go sit with Michele. She said their time together felt rushed. He then speaks with Bettina, who’s afraid to tell him she’s divorced.

The girls are talking about how they hate Jenni, when Jenni walks by and overhears that the problem with her is that she brought her portfolio book. She gets upset and starts crying. Jade pretends to be sympathetic but then goes and tells Brad, though she doesn’t mention any names. DeAnna tells her not to trust anybody.

Roses:
DeAnna
Sarah
Kristy
Bettina
Hillary
Stephy
Sheena
McCarten
Jenni
Lindsey
Jade
Solisa

Michele, Erin, and Mallory have been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Bachelor 11 episode 3, which airs Monday at 10/9c on ABC.

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Survivor: China Episode 3

In episode 2, Jean-Robert got in trouble with his tribe for sleeping all the time, which he said was strategy (huh?), but he lucked out that the other tribe couldn’t compete in the challenge. Zhan Hu decided to break up the tension in their tribe by booting either Ashley or Dave, and they chose Ashley, a move I can’t imagine they won’t regret. Maybe Dave will have a new attitude this week, though. Or not.

Jean-Robert says to call him creepy if they want to, and the women take him up on that offer. Taking up the whole bed and insisting on cuddling with women who aren’t attracted to him is making him even more enemies.

Peih-Gee is concerned that Dave’s wasting his energy at camp, which will again make him wiped out for the challenge, which he performed horribly at last week. His theory is that camp needs to be sorted, and if it’s not, that is what will cause problems at challenges. Frosti thinks Dave should just be happy he didn’t get voted out last time. Yep, definitely no new attitude here.

At the reward challenge, teams start on opposite ends and must battle each other three-on-three to throw the other tribe into the water. Reward is kerosene, a lantern, pillows, blankets, and a tarp. Courtney and Todd sit out for Fei Long. Jaime, Peih-Gee, and Sherea beat Amanda, Denise, and Leslie. Dave pulls a Richard Hatch and takes his pants off. James is the last man standing against Zhan Hu’s men to tie it 1-1. Jaime and Peih-Gee again take the win for Zhan Hu. James then again is the last man standing to tie it 2-2. In the final matchup, Jaime and Peih-Gee win it for Zhan Hu, which marks the first challenge they’ve won. They decide to kidnap Leslie.

Leslie believes the other tribe has an advantage in terms of morale. She spills a lot of information to the girls and Eric. I’m not sure she went too far, but she definitely volunteered way more information than she needed to.

Todd and Courtney are eavesdropping on James and Jean-Robert and overhear Jean-Robert say Courtney is the first to go. Neither James nor Jean-Robert are even attempting to be quiet. This convinces them that Jean-Robert and James need to go, the sooner the better. The big problem with this theory is that, without those two, they’d get killed in challenges, while it’s pretty obvious that neither Todd nor Courtney are considered assets in that respect, as both sit out every other time. Of course, Jean-Robert is digging his own grave in other respects, so getting rid of him would be much easier than getting rid of James would be.

Leslie returns the favor and gives Jaime the clue to the hidden immunity idol. This second clue at a second camp means there are at least two hidden immunity idols. Hopefully this sucks less worse than it sucked last year.

Tribes must choose 4 choppers and 2 puzzle builders at the immunity challenge. Denise and Leslie sit out for Fei Long. The choppers must cut through ropes and release discs. The discs must then be used to solve a puzzle. Zhan Hu gets off to an early lead. Courtney’s a disaster in every sense of the word, though it does lead me to wonder who’s responsible for picking her to do the physical part of this task. She can’t even get one done before the other tribe has all four. If she wasn’t the first boot choice before, she is now. Todd might want to reconsider his theory about which way to vote. With a strong performance by the other people, however, Fei Long does make some effort at catching up, even if it’s never as close as Probst makes it seem. Zhan Hu wins their first immunity.

To her credit, Courtney gives her all at the challenge, even if her all wasn’t very much.

To make matters worse, not only did Leslie volunteer a lot of information to the other tribe, but she foolishly also tells her own tribe way too much information about what she told the other tribe, giving them a rock solid excuse to eliminate her. The other option is Jean-Robert, but it’s not a particularly valid option.

Jean-Robert’s not shy about saying what he thinks about who’s weak on the tribe. Courtney gets upset because she thinks they want to stick her where she will do the least damage, which it’s hard to blame them for. Leslie again volunteers information without thinking, saying the other tribe has more heart. Wow, could this be any more obvious?

Votes:
Jean-Robert
Leslie
Jean-Robert
Leslie
Leslie
Leslie
Leslie

Leslie is the first person voted out of Fei Long. Despite being weak in challenges, she could have bought herself at least another week if she just kept her mouth shut. In addition to Leslie obviously voting for Jean-Robert, Courtney does as well. Not real clear what she hoped to gain by voting against the tribe.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live blog of Survivor: China Episode 4, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.

Hulk Hogan to Host American Gladitors

Let’s party like it’s 1989. Hulk Hogan will be the host of NBC’s American Gladiators when it returns in midseason, reports Variety. Hulk Hogan is best known for his wrestling days during the 1980s back when the WWE was still the WWF (before all those people got confused and started sending save the whales checks to Vince McMahon), a fitting match for the show that got its start during the 80s.

Jane Seymour to Return to Dancing with the Stars

Following the death of her 92-year-old mother, Jane Seymour has decided to return to Dancing with the Stars, reports Starpulse. She was not present for the results show Tuesday because she flew back to England for the funeral, and she was not voted off. She originally signed up for the show as a tribute to her mother.

Show host Tom Beregron says, “We are happy to say that Jane has decided to remain in the competition as a tribute to her mother’s memory.”

Kid Nation Episode 3

In episode 2, the producers had the kids kill some chickens (through the “advice” in the “old” book), the yellow district continued to do nothing, and Michael won the gold star over a likely to be angry Greg, who found out pretending to be a hard worker for a couple days just to win $20,000 won’t necessarily work.

The show starts off with a party to celebrate making it through the first week. Lots of kids hopped up on sugar probably isn’t the best thing.

Those who weren’t smart enough to know not to stay up all night get a rude awakening early in the morning that they’re not ready for. The council rings the bell and screams, while Greg has fun banging pots and pulling people out into the street in their sleeping bags. Sophia confronts him about this, and he runs off and locks himself in the room. Mallory, 8, isn’t happy with the cursing.

The pioneers suggest some law and order, starting with a curfew, a pretty coincidental suggestion considering the late night partying the night before. The decision is that they must be in their bunks by 9:30. No questions asked and no discussion allowed.

The yellow district gets into a food fight, further adding to people’s wishes they be booted from the kitchen. They keep saying the problem’s their age, but Mallory is willing to step up and clean up after them.

It’s time for the next showdown to determine what the classes will be. The challenge is to work together to round up sheep. Council members will yell the names to their teams below. They get 5 minutes to catch 5 sheep. The whole thing is complete chaos with nobody being able to hear a thing. Blue gets off to an early lead as usual. Yellow catches up to them. Red and green are way behind. Yellow ends up winning, so they are the upper class, thanks to Colton’s animal background and fearlessness. This means the yellow district can do whatever they want, including nothing at all. So basically what they’ve been doing all along. Blue takes second to be the merchants. Green finally doesn’t lose the challenge, allowing them to get into the kitchen, where Sophia will take charge as she has been all along. With seconds to spare, red finishes last and are the laborers, but it’s fast enough to win the reward.

The choice is between 1) a microwave and a barrel of cocoa or 2) 40 pizzas with every topping. Mike wants pizza and is extremely vocal in his opposition, offering no support to his fellow town council members when the decision is announced. The other three go for the microwave and cocoa instead. Few of the kids are happy with this choice, whether it’s a logical choice or not. Some of them, however, realize that the pizza would be gone very quickly, whereas the cocoa and microwave would be useful for the rest of their time there.

Taylor may have dug her own grave by being so vocal. There were only a couple people who were upset with the council to begin with, but after no pizza and a curfew, there’s serious potential for her being overthrown.

Sophia tries to get a bag from Mallory for 5 cents, and Mallory offers a deal but isn’t a pushover. For her age, she’s proving pretty impressive at running the store.

Then a storm blows through town. There’s lots of wind and tipped over outhouses, but it looks to pass pretty quickly. Zach takes charge and gets the situation under control. The storm is enough to upset Cody, 9, and Mallory and make them homesick.

This time, the council is smart enough to get feedback from the others on who they think deserves the gold star. The main suggestions are Greg and Morgan, who has tried to step up and be the mom of the group to some of the younger kids. Olivia, Mallory’s sister, suggests Mallory, which does lead them to start looking at the kids who maybe aren’t old enough to pitch in as much as the older kids but are doing a great job in their own right.

As expected, nobody’s happy with Taylor’s pageant queen attitude. A lot of them are probably still bitter over the pizza party as well. She says she will work harder in the future, which buys her one more chance.

Nobody ends up going home this week. The gold star winner is Mallory, a happy 9th birthday present, which Greg says is the only reason she got it. I’m not sure he realizes if he finds a positive attitude and keeps working hard, he’ll get the star eventually, even if it takes a while.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live blog of Kid Nation episode 4, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.

The Biggest Loser 4 Episode 4

Last week, the red team finally squeaked out a victory, with the blue team losing and deciding to vote out team captain Jerry. I’ve decided to go ahead and start doing live blogs of this show.

The show starts off with another temptation, this time cupcakes for the trainers. One of them will give a team a 15 second advantage at the next challenge. It’s revealed the trainers will also be participating in the challenge. The trainers all reject the temptation. I’m not as impressed with this lesson as they want me to be. I get the concept of not eating cupcakes at every sitting, but the message that it’s not okay to eat them once in a while is irresponsible. That’s how people get cravings and fall off the wagon. Or get on the wagon. Whichever one’s the bad one. Granted, the people they’re working with have been excessively irresponsible for so long, so I could see where it’s argued it’s a good lesson.

After this, we get a Subway commercial. Of all the fast food choices, Subway’s definitely a good one, though.

Alison tells the teams the winner of the challenge will have such a big advantage at the next weigh-in she can’t even reveal it yet. The challenge is to race down the hill, capture a flag, and run back up the hill. Teams must bid how fast they think they can do it, and the lowest bidder must do it in the time they say. Some potential strategy can come into play here.

Red team bids 7 minutes. Black responds with 6 minutes. Blue team bids 5:55. Red team bids 5:54. Black team bids 5:30. Blue challenges black team to get the flag. Red team bids 5:29. Jillian convinces her team to bid 5:28, despite reluctance from the girls on her team. Red bids 5:27. Black team bids 5:25, the lowest bid.

Jez is strong the whole way. The girls are struggling all the while. Hollie falls, but Jillian helps her back up. They get to the flag in 2:25, giving them 3 minutes to get back up the hill. Jez makes it up the hill in time, but the rest of the team overbid by a few seconds.

So now it’s time for a bidding war between red team and blue team. Red bids 6:25. Blue bids 6:00. Red bids 5:55. Blue team tells them to go ahead.

Phil’s dominant as usual. Bryan’s right behind him. David looks like a lost cause early on. Amy wanted to quit but didn’t. They get down the hill with a little less than 4 minutes left on the clock. Phil gets back to the top with 32 seconds left, and the rest of the team shows up with 18 seconds left. Red team wins the challenge again. Blue team should have attempted to force the bid down a bit more.

After the loss, Bob gets his team away from the campus to 24 Hour Fitness for a spin class. He convinces Patty she’s worth the effort of losing the weight. The trainers then break out the goal shirts, in an effort to uplift their spirits and help them strive toward those goals, ranging from being a better husband to being a firefighter.

The last chance workout shows positive attitudes by some, though Amy whines about it as usual, as does Isabeau, who calls Jillian crazy. Isabeau seems as if she may have learned a lesson, however.

Alison reveals the advantage red team won at the weigh-in. They win immunity, so it doesn’t matter whether they lose the weigh-in or not.

Red Team:
Phil: 358 pounds (-5)
Amy: 278 pounds (-1)
David: 337 pounds (-1)
Bryan: 319 pounds (-2)
Total: -9 pounds (0.69%)

Black Team:
Hollie: 236 pounds (-3)
Jez: 308 pounds (-8)
Jim: 314 pounds (-11)
Isabeau: 272 pounds (-8)
Bill: 285 pounds (-13)
Julie: 203 pounds (-7)
Total: -50 pounds (3.00%)

Blue Team:
Neil: 375 pounds (-11)
Kae: 191 pounds (-6)
Nicole: 258 pounds (-4)
Patty: 255 pounds (-5)
Ryan: 341 pounds (-6)
Total: -32 pounds (2.20%)

Red team gets absolutely obliterated with a horrible week but skates by because they won the challenge. Not impressed by this immunity. Blue team goes to the elimination. Kae is the biggest loser on her team and is safe. Despite being the lightest person there, she’s sure proving to have a lot of determination. They tell Bob they’re willing to let it go to a tie and let the rest of the house decide. He says he forbids it, as it’s taking the easy way out.

Votes
Kae: Neil
Patty: Nicole
Neil: Patty
Nicole: Patty
Ryan: Patty

With three votes, Patty is eliminated. Patty’s down from 280 pounds at the start to 219 today.

Afterwards, Alison warns it’s a new game with new rules and like nothing they’ve ever seen before. The campus is shutting down for a week. She’ll reveal exactly what this means next week.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live blog of The Biggest Loser 4 episode 5, which airs Tuesday at 8:30/7:30c on NBC.

Mark Burnett Jingles

CBS has ordered 8 episodes of Mark Burnett’s newest show, Jingles, reports Variety. In this show, teams will have jingle writing assignments each week, and they must then perform them for America’s votes.

“This show is sort of like ‘America’s Got Talent’ but with a purpose,” Burnett said. Apparently the purpose is to shove product placement on us like The Apprentice has devolved into lately.

“It’s a very organic way to give advertisers what they’re looking for,” Burnett said. “It’s totally family- friendly, it’s noncontroversial, and (the product placement) is very organic. It’s not about pushing something that doesn’t belong.”

No airdate has yet been set.

America’s Next Top Model 9 Episode 2

Episode 1 saw a bunch of people running around like madwomen and ultimately being narrowed down to the final 13. This episode should have a bit more direction and control to it.

Top Model goes green, with a 100% biodiesel vehicle made of recycled materials. I guess this is the part where I’m supposed to be impressed with their ethical treatment of the environment.

While the rest of the girls have fun going into the pool with their clothes on, Heather holds back and is writing on her own.

The photo shot is a public service announcement for why smoking is bad. They are first shot with a cigarette in their mouths, followed by an overexaggerated shot of the bad side effects. Mila thinks the whole situation is hilarious, which it is because it’s so over the top and in your face. Heather actually looks really good with makeup but has trouble doing the shoot with another girl, Saleisha.

When it’s all done, Lisa says Bianca is insecure and conceited (uh, aren’t those two opposite things?), which is followed by a catfight. Bianca later only apologizes for what she said about Lisa being an exotic dancer because she thinks Tyra will look poorly upon her if she doesn’t apologize (as if then admitting that to the camera somehow helps her position).

Ms. J. comes out and gives them a lecture about style and tells them they’re going to go to Old Navy. The judges will determine at panel who did the best job of shopping. They have 10 minutes to rip apart the store and choose an outfit for the next day at panel.

Heather becomes the center of conversation multiple times throughout the night because she’s shy and awkward. She calls her mom and tells her she doesn’t feel like she can trust them, which she’s absolutely right about for the most part. Only a couple girls have a positive attitude about giving her a chance.

Chantal is told her accessories are distracting. They’re overall pleased with her but are concerned with her bedroom eyes. The judges are pleased with Jenah’s emotion in her picture. Victoria says she’s not insecure, even if she is soft spoken. Mila is told her outfit looks like a sack and that they have trouble with how she looks in the picture (because it was a ridiculous picture with a stupid concept). Bianca is told she needs to study and look in the mirror, and getting rid of the purple hair couldn’t hurt. The judges love Ebony’s outfit but don’t like her photo shoot as much. They tell Heather she needs to be more confident. Saleisha wins the best outfit prize, a shopping spree and ad for Old Navy.

Tyra announces that this is a no smoking cycle. As of the next day, smoking has been banned from the show. Then it’s time to reveal who moves on.

Heather
Lisa
Chantal
Sarah
Jenah
Saleisha
Ambreal
Victoria
Janet
Kimberly
Bianca

So it’s between Mila and an already emotional Ebony. Tyra tells them it takes more than just being a pretty girl to be a model. Ebony is safe. Mila is the first one to go home. Mila ultimately got screwed by a ridiculous PSA that, while it was a good message, was just overdone, to the point where it became comedic, which is why she couldn’t stop laughing. They seemed to be more interested in making a (bad) horror movie than giving a message that smoking is bad.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for a recap of America’s Next Top Model 9 episode 3, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on The CW, with Encore presentations at 9/8c on Sundays.