So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 11

The top 9 danced in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 10. Tonight one more will go home.

Alex Wong, Ashley Galvan, Adechike Torbert, and Kent Boyd are up first. Alex is safe. Ashley is also safe. Adechike is safe, and so is Kent.

Lauren Froderman, Billy Bell, and Robert Roldan are next. Lauren is safe. The first member of the bottom three is Billy. And Robert is joining him.

The final two contestants are Jose Ruiz and Melinda Sullivan. Melinda rounds out the bottom three.

That leaves Billy, Robert, and Melinda dancing for their lives.

Tonight’s result is unanimous. Billy and Robert will have to go figure out where they went wrong so they can fix it next time. With that said, Melinda Sullivan has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 12, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 10

Chicago brought us Strikers All Stars, Carlos Aponte, and Debra Romer in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 9. Tonight we conclude the audition tour.

Jimmy Dinh (not the sausage guy) from Vietnam is a comedian. He starts off asking that people laugh slowly and clearly so he can understand. Maybe Howie is his father. With that, Piers buzzes him and the audience starts to boo. His joke about chicken cluking ultimately gets him axed. It’s a no for now.

Kaya and Sadie, The Belly Dancing Duo, will be going through regardless of how they perform based on what they’re wearing and their manmade parts.

Lindsey Stirling plays hip hop violin, whatever that is. Team X-Pogo make pogo sticks somewhat cool. Da Maniacs are a group of dancers. They’re all going to Vegas.

Clownvis is the king of clowns. Wow. Points for ridiculousness. He pulls some hankies out of his mouth, then he begins singing Old McDonald Had a Farm. Three buzzers. Worst act Piers has ever seen. Clownie proceeds to insult all of the judges and Ozzy. Sharon tells him to **** off. Howie follows suit just for fun.

Sumo Champs is, well, some fat guys wrestling. The Tap Dancing Sarah Palins get on stage and dance with a bear. Frequent Flyers Productions hang on a contraption about 5 feet off the ground, which Howie proves he can do (he’s going to Vegas at least).

Rick Smith, Jr. holds a world record with playing cards. Nick comes out on stage and holds a piece of celery, which is then sliced by the cards that are being thrown.

Phil Trau will be doing a tap dance routine from half a century ago. Hopefully people back then were easier to entertain. Piers buzzes, but he agrees to take it back when the act is over.

Luigi Seno and his family moved from the Philippines 8 years ago. He sings and plays guitar. Not at all the voice I expected from this guy. Howie calls him a great entertainer. Piers thinks his charm will go a long way.

Arthur Nakane is a one man band and the final act. It takes him three hours to prepare his instrument. He gets the crowd cheering “Yes we can,” which is a saying that was stolen from him. Howie says thanks, but no thanks. The other two agree to send him to Vegas.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 11, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 10

Cristina Santana was eliminated in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 9. Tonight the top 9 perform.

Adechike Torbert with Lauren
Style: Hip hop
Choreographer: Dave Scott
Song: HOT-N-FUN by N.E.R.D. feat. Nelly Furtado
Nigel: Something that hasn’t been there before. A lack of nerves. Fun and swagger (one of the most overused words on this kind of show).
Mia: Yay for the smile, personality, and performance.
Adam: That’s what I’m talking about.

Ashley Galvan with Ade
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Dee Caspary
Song: Cosmic Love by Florence & The Machine
Nigel: Completely different dance than the last two weeks. Beautiful smooth fluidity.
Mia: Like a hurricane and a summer breeze. My favorite still.
Adam: Breathtaking. One of the best contemporary female performances in any season.

Robert Roldan with Courtney
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: XXXO by M.I.A.
Nigel: Choreography suited you. Very strong dancer.
Mia: Take ballet.
Adam: Commitment and performance was great. Don’t jump down.

Melinda Sullivan with Pasha
Style: Salsa
Choreographer: Fabian Sanchez
Song: Magdalena, Mi Amor (Quimbara) by D.L.G.
Nigel: Don’t feel the fluidity of your movement. Don’t know if you feel that flow of music.
Mia: Danced as hard as you could. Felt at moments like just trying to survive. Very obvious pigeon toes. Letting Cristina go was a mistake.
Adam: Sort of felt the same way. A lot of gumption.

Lauren Froderman with Neil
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Joey Dowling
Song: Let Me Entertain You by Debbie Gibson
Nigel: That was a seduction and a half.
Mia: Great piece danced really well. Need to work harder to have more of a feminine quality.
Adam: Like a young Cyd Charisse.

Billy Bell with Kathryn
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Stacey Tookey
Song: Jars of Hearts by Christina Perri
Nigel: Such a brilliant dancer. Gotta to learn to partner.
Mia: Agree with Nigel. Have to bring the element of connection to the masses.
Adam: Watch the playback.

Jose Ruiz with Anya
Style: Samba
Choreographer: Dmitry Chaplin
Song: Long Time by Shakira
Nigel: Not the best dancer on this show. But you have magic and charisma.
Mia: Clearly not a great dancer in different genres, but I love your performances.
Adam: You made the dance work for you.

Kent Boyd with Allison
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: Heartburn by Alicia Keys
Nigel: Need to be careful that you keep an honesty to your work. Magical quality in your eyes. Don’t lose yourself in the audience.
Mia: A little green. Like a competition dancer. Have to take the choreography to another level.
Adam: One of the most hireable dancers on the show. Gotta lose the hungry jazz face.

Alex Wong with Twitch
Style: Hip hop
Choreographer: Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo
Song: Outta Your Mind by Lil Jon & LM*AO
Nigel: Brilliant concept. Napoleon & Tabitha’s best routine ever. This is about a ballet dancer doing the most incredible hip hop. Should be up for an Emmy.
Mia: Who the hell are you? Held your own with Twitch, who’s the best in the business.
Adam: This is your world, and I am just visiting. Proud to be on this show.

Numbers
Billy: 1-888-6-BEST-01
Jose: 1-888-6-BEST-02
Kent: 1-888-6-BEST-03
Alex: 1-888-6-BEST-04
Ashley: 1-888-6-BEST-05
Robert: 1-888-6-BEST-06
Melinda: 1-888-6-BEST-07
Adechike: 1-888-6-BEST-08
Lauren: 1-888-6-BEST-09

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 11, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 9

Day 2 of Portland in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 8 brought us AscenDance and Christina & Ali. Tonight we head to Chicago.

Zach Carty plans to surprise, astound, and disgust. He will be sneezing with his eyes open, hoping that his eyes don’t fall out of his head. Howie buzzes him before he begins, then he walks away. The first part of the act is to make himself sneeze with Q-tips. The second part of the act will remain a mystery because he’s unable to sneeze. Now get out before Howie gets the pig flu.

Strikers All Stars is a dance group made up of eight roommates. Sharon thought that was good. Howie disagrees. He thought that was great.

The Gentlemen of NUCO want to break the stereotype of classical music. NU Covenant is a gospel group. Naishon Jones is a dancer. They’re all going to Vegas.

The Spellbinder is an illusionist who’s a little lost in a previous decade. He makes his handkerchief dance by putting a little boogie in it. He’s quickly buzzed off the stage.

Tom Zemke makes the most disastrous music video ever. Laura Ernst is stuck in a bubble. Buddy Holly Cheesehead sings a song about cheese and sneezing. Go back to Wisconsin, dude.

Carlos Aponte has come from Puerto Rico, which I guess we’re counting as the 51st state for the purposes of this audition. You know there are auditions in Florida, right? He promises his voice is nice and sweet. By some minor miracle, he’s right. Howie calls this one of those unexpected fantastic moments that he wanted to be part of.

Polina Volchek is a performance artist who does a hula hoop act. Howie tells her she’s like Hooters on steroids. That’s a good thing.

John Beatty is a strongman whose day job is registered nurse. He rolls up a frying pan. Then he drives a nail into boards and a license plate with his hand. Piers is unimpressed and happy he’s got security, but he’s willing to be the third yes.

Debra Romer ran away from home 4 years ago and hasn’t been back since, but she thanks music for saving her life. She sings Sarah McLachlan’s Angel. Howie senses her fear, despite her talent, and he declines. Piers found her vulnerability really appealing. Sharon is not sure, but she will give her a second chance.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 10, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 8

Although he was on the winning team in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 7, Salvatore was eliminated.

When they get back, Ben continues to berate Siobhan, who pretty well hates his guts now. She insists she doesn’t care what he thinks. Sure seems to me that she cares.

They head to the restaurant where the French dip sandwich began when a chef screwed up and dropped his food in gravy (I’ll bet that chef did not get yelled at). When they return to Hell’s Kitchen, they are given 30 minutes to create their own unique sandwich.

Because they have one extra person, the red team will need to decide who has the worst sandwich. Ben obviously attacks Siobhan. The others support this decision, and she will step down.

Ed and Ben go first. Ben’s tuna is cooked beautifully. Ed’s sandwich is delicious. Both score a point.

Holli and Jason are next. Holli’s ambitious sandwich worked. Jason’s is nicely seasoned. Both score a point again.

Fran and Jay are the third duo. Fran has made her chicken delicious. Jay’s stands out well. Fran’s soggy bread results in Jay getting the point to take the lead 3-2.

Autumn and Nilka are the last pair. Nilka’s dish is adventurous. Autumn’s presentation is shockingly bad, although she thought it looked fine. That ties it 3-3.

Siobhan’s sandwich will be used as the tiebreaker. Better than Fran’s. Because the red team did not send Siobhan’s dish instead of Fran’s, the blue team wins.

Red team will need to make peanutbutter and jelly from scratch. Blue team will go on a trip to wine country via private jet. Much drunkness ensues.

After the challenge, Siobhan continues to be angry and whine and whine. Ben, meanwhile, continues to insist he made the right decision. He’s become a jackass since he put on that red outfit.

With the blue team hungover, the red team thinks they may finally have a shot at winning a service.

Jason starts off with overcooked scallops, and Jay starts off with raw food.

Fran follows suit, delivering raw risotto as well. At least she’s consistent.

Autumn drops the ball on garnish. She’s in her own little world.

Siobhan’s black scallops are not golden brown. And she’s not even hungover. That said, she can now go into the dining room to eat her mistakes. Ben takes over her station and refuses to let her back in when she returns.

Nilka has delivered raw chicken. If there’s one thing you don’t want to screw up, it’s chicken.

Ed and Jay have delivered raw duck. So the blue team has been thrown out.

Speaking of the red team, Fran is having trouble cooking salad. Her risotto remains no good. They get thrown out, too.

Since both teams were booted, nobody wins. Both teams will need to nominate two people.

Jay nominates Autumn and Ed. Jason agrees. Over on the red team, Ben picks Siobhan, obviously. Nilka picks Siobhan and Fran. Fran nominates Siobhan and Nilka.

The blue team has nominated Autumn and Ed; the red team has nominated Siobhan and Fran again.

It’s safe to say the blue team is safe. The red team, however, is back in the same spot where it was last time, when one of them should have been eliminated instead of Sal. Siobhan can hand over her jacket. Ben got his way after he stole her station, while Fran skates by yet again.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 9, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 7

Scott was eliminated in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 6 because the women on his team could not stop arguing with each other. Following this elimination, Benjamin was reassigned to the red team.

It’s a 50th anniversary, so the challenge will be to recreate classic dishes served at the wedding 50 long years ago. Jay believes he will take control of the blue team since Ben is now gone. The chicks are not screaming at each other for a change, which they attribute to Ben.

Ed and Nilka are up first. Nilka doesn’t know what Steak Diane is, and it shows. Ed knows what he’s doing and scores the first point.

Autumn and Holli serve up chicken kiev. Autumn and Sal have created chicken meatballs, and Ramsay says he’s got slightly pink balls, which is the result of Sal apparently having not cooked all the food until it was too late. Holli’s dish reminds the couple of what they make at home. It’s tied 1-1.

Jay and Ben are the last duo to go. The wife likes the blue team; the husband likes the red team. Ramsay will break the tie. Red team wins.

For their reward, the red team will be stepping back to the 50s. They make a big deal out of the fact that they won for a change. As for the blue team, they will be transforming the dining room to go along with the occasion. Jay quickly gets tired of Autumn’s talking.

An hour before service, Jay slices his hand. He says he’s fine after the medic looks at him.

Ed and Nilka will be doing the tableside service of the Steak Diane.

Autumn is told her crabcakes are nice. Ben is not so lucky. His are rejected for being too cold. Now that he’s being yelled at, Fran’s not so happy with him any more. His replacements are burned. Nilka wants to help him out, to which he tells her to get the f out of his way.

Salvatore hopes to do everything perfectly so he’s not history. Good luck with that. He says he’s afraid to do anything because he knows he’ll just get yelled at anyway.

Holli’s duck is overcooked, and her chicken is raw.

Like Sal, Fran’s struggling on the garnish station. After she gets screeched at, back to yelling at Sal.

The losing team tonight is the red team based on how difficult it was to get food out. They will need to nominate two people for elimination. Fran nominates Holli and Ben. Ben responds that Fran should go up. Nilka picks Siobhan and Fran because that’s her choice. Siobhan nominates Holli and Fran. Afraid Holli may be in danger, Ben defends her and goes after Siobhan.

Fran is the first nominee because things came out a little slow. Siobhan is nominated in spite of her service because she’s lacking as a cook. Although she’s been nominated so many times, Fran is safe. Siobhan, too, is safe. Salvatore had the worst service. Well, this was completely pointless. Why bother pretending anybody else is gone when you have absolutely no plans to even consider any of them? Sal has been eliminated. Stupid fake drama.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 8, which airs next on Fox.

Big Brother 12 Twist: Saboteur

What thoroughly lame twist can we expect this year from Big Brother? There will be a Saboteur, somebody who will do as America instructs. So basically America’s Player, only not. It wasn’t bad enough they tried to ruin one season by having America completely determine the outcome?

“We’ve inserted a game piece into the show this season that will make life for the Houseguests harder than ever before,” stated Allison Grodner, Executive Producer of Big Brother. “This is a twist that will wreak havoc on the house and the audience will be a part of it.”

Although the houseguests will be aware someone is trying to sabotage them, who it is will remain a secret. The longer that person can survive, the more money they make.

The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 6

Once he revealed his tattoo in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 5, Kasey was toast. Then the barely visible Chris N was also eliminated.

This week we head to Istanbul, Turkey.

Ali feels better right now than she has throughout the entire journey. She doesn’t think anything can go wrong at this point. Dun dun dun…

Does she have a second to talk to Chris Harrison? Jessie, who was on the season with Ali and Jake, would like to talk to her. One of the guys has a girlfriend. Just one? Jessie’s sitting with Justin’s girlfriend Jessica right now. He is on the show solely for the purpose of promoting Rated-R. Yeah, I noticed. Oh, and by the way, she’s calling because she found out he has another (another) girlfriend.

Ali wants Justin on the first plane to wherever she can legally send him. At least she doesn’t plan to keep him around like Jillian did with Wes. Chris and Ali walk to the guys’ suite to confront Justin. With nothing to say on the subject of how much of an asshat he is, Justin walks out of the room, grabs his bag, and leaves the hotel.

After running away and getting his lies in order (not very well), Justin returns to talk. Jessica’s like his best friend, and he did not tell her about any plan he hatched. He realized recently (the day after Kasey went home) that his heart’s no longer into this. In case we didn’t hear it the first 58 times, Ali gave up everything to be here (travelling around the world on ABC’s dime while 25 hot guys compete for her). Unable to say Jessica is a liar, Justin again walks away. As we watch him leave, we hear the messages he left for Jessica while on this show.

Now that we’ve wasted a large chunk of the show on the wrestler, it’s finally time to get to the dates. Ty gets the one-on-one date. They head to a place where people used to go to relax, a Turkish bathhouse (hamam). With the place off limits to anyone else, it’d be hard to pick a better place for a sensual date. He’s grown up in a very traditional background, where the women were unable to fend for themselves, but he says he’s changed his views since that time. At the end of the day, Ty receives a rose.

The group date goes to Chris, Roberto, Kirk, and Craig. They go to a 15th century fortress that was built during the Ottoman Empire. There will be no rose on this date. However, they will be able to get some special one-on-one time at the end of the night. They’re going to have to fight for it. Literally. Too bad Justin’s gone. 4 oiled up husky Turkish guys in black leather pants approach. They are professional olive oil wrestlers like Popeye. The first person to force an opponent’s back on the ground is the winner. Since they can’t beat the pros, they will then have to wrestle each other. Craig beats Chris in the first round. Then Roberto beats Kirk. In the battle between Roberto and Craig, Craig overcomes the odds and wins.

That leaves Frank with the one-on-one date, marking his second. As for Craig, he’s had no individual dates, and he’s the only one. So just eliminate him already if you don’t want to date him. At least Craig won the time she didn’t want to give him. Having won the wrestlefest, Craig gets to take a boat to dinner. They finish off the night watching fireworks.

Now it’s Frank’s turn again. Ali hopes he can stop disappointing her. This date is going to be at a spice bazaar. They purchase the economy size aphrodisiacs. Then they get dressed up like an episode of I Dream of Jeannie. Afterward, they get scammed into by a used carpet salesman. That night, they have dinner at a cistern on a platform surrounded by water and candles. She’s afraid of their relationship. His plan is to only propose one time, and he wants to be sure about it. This probably isn’t the right environment for him then. When it’s over, Frank gets a rose.

The guys are hoping to spend some time with Ali at the cocktail party. Well, there’s not gonna be a cocktail party tonight. Ali feels like she’s had a connection of some sort with every guy there but one.

Roses
Ty (individual date)
Frank (individual date)
Roberto
Chris
Kirk

Craig has been eliminated. Obviously. Like I said before, she should have just eliminated him already if she didn’t have any interest in dating him.

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