T.V-- Love it or Hate it and Everything in between

[Cindy]

Yes, Edie being really dead surprised me. I fully expected her to show up in some hospital in a Coma. Could still happen I guess, but it sure didn't sound like that from they way it ended. Great eppy and funny how it showed her to be the one with the most common sense.

[gingerbird]

I always liked Edie; she was the only one who stayed true to her character and was honest about who and what she was.

Grey's ep was pretty good last night, although I am really only interested in Owen's character. Heh. Can't stand whiney George, what a baby. So he is Izzy's best friend and he's p i ssed she didn't tell him about her cancer? George, it's not about YOU, it's HER cancer, so STFU. Derek bares his soul to Meredith for two eps straight and thank GAWD she finally says, "I love you, too" this week. What a cold be-yotch. But then she yells at Derek for being mad at the plastic surgeon guy (forgot his name)? Cripes, the guy is sleeping with your sister, plus if I were Derek I wouldn't be all palsy with him anyway since it would be hard for me to forget he freaking SLEPT WITH MY WIFE and BROKE UP MY MARRIAGE (Addison)! Gah.

Meanwhile, during commercials, it's great Danny finally won a Hell's Kitchen competition, and Chef Ramsey sent the right guy home. I'm hoping Danny for the win.

[gingerbird]

Oh, for Lost fans who are as in love with Desmond Hume as I am, you will be interested in this:

blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/04/lost-star-henry-ian-cusick-faces-sexual-harassment-claim.html

I hope this doesn't mean Des will be killed off. I am totally against sexual harassment of any sort, but I'm thinking if someone grabbed my boob, I'd shove him off before he grabbed my a ss and planted a kiss on my face. However, if it were Henry Ian Cusick, I'm ashamed to say I'd be a ss-grabbing him back, his wife be da mned.

[gingerbird]

Amazing Race thoughts: I've never wanted anyone to drown before, until last night when I was wishing Luke The Entitled Deaf Boy would sink like a stone, never to be seen again. I don't like the cheerleaders, but was happy they finally achieved a first place ... then that was pulled out from under them like a magician's rug. UNFAIR! Got a kick out of the attempts at sync diving ... trying practicing ON THE GROUND first, and COUNT out your steps to get a rhythm. Those lawyers were at the Olympics ... they must not have watched any of the diving competition or they would have known that. Felt bad for the black women and the one's fear of water. But if you cannot swim, to me it's easier to fake the lap swim in a flotation device than to freaking jump off a diving board into water over your head. Hope they are still in it as now I'm rooting for them to "kick Luke's a ss." (Verbage taken from Luke himself. He's such a b itch. Heh.)

I was delighted that Luke took the foot massage. Wish they had shown him being in more pain than they did, though.

Celebrity Apprentice: I hate Donald Trump, he's such a transparent hot-woman w h ore, of course he wasn't going to fire Brandy the Playmate bunny. And if the show is all about "who raises the most for charity," then why bother with the stupid weekly challenges? There was no money raised this week. Joan was right, Annie is playing everyone, including Donald. Loved Joan's quote: "When that woman gets her first face lift, she is going to need two doctors."

Love Jessie James. Donald can't shut up about him being married to Sandra Bullock. Jessie doesn't talk about it at all, and Donald can't shut up: "What does Sandra see in you, you must be good in bed." Gross. Hate Clint Black; he should have been fired weeks ago. Like Joan's quote about him, too: "He could give himself a hickey."

Don't blame Joan for walking out after Melissa got the shaft. Both of them are good at what they do, unlike the useless (but boob-a-phied) Brandy and Clint "It's all about me" Black. Guess I'm rooting Jessie James for the win. I find him extremely hot. I'd like to see Clint and Annie on the same team ... talk about dueling egos!

[Cindy]

I stopped watching CA after Trace Atkins got second place over the London Snake.

Donald's problem is money doesn't buy class, honour, or anything else important that Donald lacks. I KNEW he was going to choose London Boy as his winner last yr..didn't have to bother with those challenges either. Same old, same old.

I can respect that he's made a lot of money and built something but he's no choir boy and I have no doubt some of his business practices are interesting to say the least.

I missed DH..anything good happen?

I was actual LOL when the models got to the mat expecting a prize and got nothing..looks they gave him were priceless...I had a little commercial running in my head...

"For all the little surprises in life..." <cut to Phil telling them no prize> to all the things you just don't need <cut to girls getting splashed by a heap of water as a cab drives away in the rain>

For everything else there's master card.

I haven't liked the models because the one girl is extemely rude to others who don't speak english/don't drive fast enough. Just because someone doesn't speak english doesn't mean they aren't a person. So many times this season I've watched teams run away without so much as a thanks..for tickets, for cabs, whatever.

[gingerbird]

Cindy, I didn't watch Celebrity Apprentice last season as I thought it was enormously stupid. And look at me, watching it this season! I hated Omarosa when she was on regular Apprentice and did not want to see her again. I'm not surprised Piers Morgan won over Trace Atkins, though; he and Donald appear to be good buds. Donald keeps bringing him on this season to "advise" him. Geesh. The finale is down to Joan Rivers and Annie the poker player, which I predicted way back weeks ago as that would make for the "best tv" as those two (supposedly) hate each other. *yawn*

I completely missed AR this week as I was gone. Can you fill me in? I LOL at your recap above, Cindy. Entertainment Weekly agrees with your assessment and has printed snark about the rude cheerleaders AND b itch-boy Luke. Way to make us hate you ... being yourself!

I also missed DH since I was out-of-town. Bummer.

Tonight will Mer really marry Der? Will Izzy be maid of honor and DENNY best man? We'll see!

[Cindy]

Amazing Race: Yup, we get the rude models, Luke and Mom (love her but man he is a wimp) and the lawyers...

The other ladies decided to stop off at the bathroom and lost by seconds even though the lawyers detoured them (saying they were too "quick" to leave in the race--apparently they didn't stick around to see them swim:-))

Preview had models being rude to the drivers again, I do think it will cost them in the end. I think it will be the lawyers and seriously they don't need the money so I really don't care..lol I give them points for clearly improving their relationship but that's it.

Even Luke's Mom is tired of him lol "If I hear him shout MOOOOOMMM one more time..." I think she wanted to leave him at the last pit stop. I think I would have really enjoyed seeing her race with someone else in her family. She seems like a cool lady.

DH was funny--"bribes" was the theme and it made for some interesting dynamics. Bree hired Susan's EX (Carl) to be her divorce lawyer as Orson is taking all her money and lets just say, all the stuff aint legal. There will be more with that next week according to previews

I LOVED Grey's last night. Interesting twist and how great are mer/der as the "stable" couple? I love calm Mer. Everything is really clicking now. I miss Denny, I wish they hadn't killed him. I still prefer Izzie with him but Alex is coming around. Only part I don't like is George so seperate from others but he choose to leave so I guess they just distanced themselves.

[gingerbird]

I have to say, I surprised myself getting all weepy at the end of Grey's during the wedding thing. I had to tell myself to STOP IT, the writing was terrible and all of those people in the church ... did they bring presents for Mer and Der? And leaving Izzy to walk down the aisle by herself. Duh. And before that, those crash kids yammering on non-stop, each one, until each one died. Do patients at Seattle Grace ever STFU? And Little Grey running around like a social director instead of actually WORKING to help those kids live. GAH.

But anyway, I expected the wedding to shift to someone else since all the press said "someone" was getting married, not necessarily Mer and Der. I never heard Alex actually PROPOSE to Izzy. But whatever. It was touching and made my hard heart melt a tad.

I read that Mer and Der are going to be a solid relationship, which is a relief. I was getting tired of all that waffling and I do like the "new Mer" much better.

Too bad Denny didn't walk down the aisle with Izzy. That would have been pretty cool. Heh.

I'm betting (hope) the lawyers win AR. They've been edited as being more likable lately. The press hates the cheerleaders for being rude, just like you say. I will croak if b i tch-boy Luke wins. His mom is no better in my eyes for stoking Luke's cry-baby attitude. I'm glad I missed last week then, as I'm sure Luke did his "gloat face" when the black women were sent home.

I can't believe I watched Survivor last night. I hope I don't get addicted to that train wreck. I missed the end of Hell's Kitchen since I was soaked into Grey's, so don't know if the final chef got chosen or it that goes onto next week. Maybe I'll have to go to TWoP and check it out.

[peanut]

Hey there, I don't think we get Amazing Race here so have no idea about it. I haven't been keeping on top of Grey's this season either but I know we're about 6 eps behind ye.

I watched Lost lastnight online - I just can't handle waiting until Sunday nights when I know it airs stateside on Wednesday!!

Very good eppie. So Locke is off to kill Jacob. I've been wondering if Richard isn't really Jacob but doesn't want anyone to know so just pretends there's this Jacob guy but I know that's probably not it. But I am wondering if Locke is 'bad now. I don't think Christian is Jacob. Maybe it's Christian he is off to 'kill' but he doesn't realise it's not Jacob??? Oh man, it really does hurt the poor head doesn't it?

And how cool is it that the jughead is under the DI. And poor Daniel getting shot by his mom and is it wrong that I think young Charles is kinda hot? But not as hot as Richard, Sawyer, Sayid or Des (so I haven't completely lost it!)

Can't believe next week is the last ep in this season. I don't know how I'm gonna last til next year!!

By the way, how many eps left in Prison Break?

[Cindy]

One prison break left peanut. Ginger, I think final chief did get choosen, not sure which one as I flipped back and fourth. Sadly, I still watch survivor--train wreck indeed but every yr, I get sucked in to watch starving people eat each other alive and thank god it's not me out there as I chow down on chips..lol

ITA Ginger--Mama needs to cuff Luke. She kinda did this week when he wanted to give up on something and LOL when she told him to stop "yelling." he was MOOOOOOMMM all the way through. He didn't gloat because they were second and already at the stop by the time the girls came in

[gingerbird]

Wow, peanut, I never thought about Richard being Jacob. He never gets older, though, whereas Widmore and Daniel's mom and everyone else ages. But I remember when Locke first went to Jacob's cabin, there was a quick shot of someone in the rocking chair, like for a frame or two. Over on TWoP, they were posting screencaps of it, but I could never make anything out, just that "someone" was there. I don't think Christian is Jacob since he came onto the island with the plane crash. You know, if you are dead and your plane crashes on the island, you get to rejoin the living. Heh. I like how John Locke is playing Ben over that. "I haven't seen you since the day you killed me."

Do you think Claire is dead?

I didn't think Daniel should have gone into that camp all fired up with a gun pointed at Richard. I mean, what was up with that? That was a big hole in the writing IMO, since Daniel was (is?) a scientist and not someone who should be pointing guns around. His mom at that age is really pretty; she also resembles the actress who plays her as the older lady we all know. I hope he comes back to life somehow as I liked his character, and he should be with his red-headed girlfriend (in about 20 years!)

I still can't figure if Widmore is evil or what. I've pretty much figured out that Ben is bad, through and through, though!

I am thinking Widmore is Daniel's dad, which would make Daniel Penny's (half) brother. Crazy. Lucky him, though, to have Des for a BIL. Except Daniel's dead. Oh well.

I'm not sure Jack knows how to set the jughead off without killing everyone. Or maybe that's part of the plot. Remember someone saying they knew the guys in the photo, but they were all dead?

I will be LOST without this show. I truly love it. Best.Show.Ever. (Since PB S2 ended anyway.)

Well Cindy, you are a Survivor fan! I watched parts of last year and got a kick out of the old guy with the bow tie kicking everyone's b utt to win the thing. I remember him and Sugar, but did not get involved in much of the game play. I thought the auction for the food was fun this time, and glad they are done with having those guys eat gross leeches and slugs and worms and maggots. I was hooting that everyone was grossing out at the food prize of chicken hearts. Hee! Those little babies are yummy when fried up all crispy. I love eating them, and the gizzards and livers, too. Yes, me, who would be grossed out by a poopy-diaper cake!

I especially liked the NACHOS food prize. Man, that is one of my fav dinners, chips and cheese with guac and salsa. It's the BEST!

It was nice how everyone chipped in their money so Taj could get a message from home. I was also glad she was on Exile Island so she could enjoy her "visit." *cough* Heh!

Oh, a Grey's comment: Did you notice Izzy had the same sort of brain surgery as Michael Scoffield? NO SHAVED HAIR anywhere! Funny, because when my sister had brain surgery, they shaved her totally bald.

[peanut]

Hey Ginger,

I don't really have any ideas on Claire. Something bad had to happen in order for her to just leave her baby lying around the jungle and take off but whether it's just that she kinda got hypnotised or something by Christian I'm not sure. She seemed totally out of it when Locke saw her in the cabin that time. Very weird indeed.

You know what bugged me that time was how Miles just let her wander off and used the excuse that Sawyer had put a restraining order on him. Could he not just have wakened Sawyer up and told him? I thought that was sh*tty. I had wondered at the time was there more to it - like if Miles can speak to dead people, did he speak to Christian before Claire headed off with him and just didn't tell Sawyer. And the scene earlier when Sawyer saw him looking at Claire and got all protective of her made me wonder was Miles really checking Claire out or did he know something was going to happen to her?

I've since grown to like Miles though in this season. Love him and Hurley scenes together.

The shot of Jacob in the cabin showed an old man. It could be that Jacob is an old spirit but his human form is eternally youthful and hot! They have said that Richard is really old and that he's an advisor. But I'd say i'm way off about him being Jacob. It would be cool though. How come no one addresses the fact that he never ages and always wears the same clothes?

I think Widmore is evil especially as he ordered the murder of Danielle and her baby. I liked that Ben didn't do it (even though kidnapping the baby was bad but at least it ensured her survival - well for only 16 years of course!) Plus it seems to be Widmore who ordered the Purge and the fact that he was so mean to Des makes him a baddie regardless of anything else!!! But Widmore being banished from the island for having a baby with an outsider? Seems a bit fickle to me.

I'm always in two minds about Ben. Mostly I think he's bad and then sometimes I'm not so sure. I love how this show does that!!!

I agree with you on the scene of Daniel going up to Richard with the gun. Why was he so aggressive? Very out of character for Daniel. Especially when a simple "Hey Richard, remember me? I'm the scientist who told you to bury the H Bomb 30 yrs ago" would have sufficed. It bugged me that he put a gun in his face (and not just cuz I think Richard is hot).

Widmore definitely is Daniel's Dad. When Eloise and Charles are talking outside the hospital where Des is admitted, Eloise tells him to go in and speak to his daughter. Charles says that his relationship with his daughter was something he had to sacrifice in all of this and Eloise says that she had to make sacrifices by sending her son back to the island. Then Charles says: "He's my son too" and Eloise slaps him across the face.

Also, after she shoots Daniel and is planning the trek to the bomb, Charles makes a comment about how she shouldn't be going in her condition and puts a hand over her tummy. So it seems she was pregnant at that point although it doesn't mean she's actually pregnant with Daniel I guess. It's after that scene that Richard makes the comment to Jack about love being complicated. There is obviously more to his statement.

And yeah it's a shame Daniel never knew that his Constant was his BIL too!!

It was Richard who told Sun that all the people in the 1977 Dharma pic were dead as he had seen them die. I'm assuming that when the bomb goes off or whatever the incident is, that it appears they all died but that infact it's just assumed they're dead. Or maybe Richard knows they didn't die but is protecting them them for some reason. I think it's possible that their 2007 selves are actually in the temple with Richard's other people.

[Cindy]

Well, Cindy left for the concert and forgot to tape so no AR, DH, or brothers and sisters...booo..I read who won AR so no surprises but can't belie4ve I missed it.

[gingerbird]

Well, I got my wishes with the winners of both Celebrity Apprentice and Amazing Race. I was flipping back and forth between the two, but here's what I know about AR: First thing, the three teams flew to Hawaii and had to prep a whole gutted pig with oil or some other rub, then put its feet through a long stick and carry it to a pit BBQ. Luke and Mom were the only ones who put the stick over their shoulders, so they made it there first while the other two teams kept dropping the hog onto the beach or into the water. Yeah, gross, I didn't want to eat either one of those sandy beasts. Oh yeah: All the women had on skimpy string bikinis and the camera kept shooting down low and up their asses while they were running/bouncing and bending over, bare butts to the camera. Only Mom was decent, with a t-shirt over her swimsuit. I swear, it was thong action at it's most blatant for the other three women. Lots of bare-assed close-ups and crotch shots.

From there they had to take a taxi to a fence made of surf boards, then complete a challenge of putting surf boards in order based on the order they did race challenges. The boards had graphics printed on them, like a tiger for when they had their photos taken with the tiger, although many of the graphics had nothing to do with the show at all, so players had to sort through to ID the right graphics, then put them in the right order.

Luke/Mom started first, in what seemed like 20 hours before everyone else. Luke did the challenge while Mom explained to the camera that they were expecting this, so Luke had been memorizing the order of the countries/challenges. He got up to the last two boards and could not get them right. So, here come the lawyers. The guy lawyer did the surfboards ... he blasted through it with none wrong, so they got their clue and left. Luke is now getting p issed and starting to whine because he is not getting his way. At ALL.

Meanwhile, the cheerleaders are in a taxi that can't find the destination (that HAD to be a set up, but whatever), so it drove all around and never got anywhere while the one cheerleader bitched from the back seat. The driver called his dispatcher, who said she was not those girls' concierge. Heh. So the cheerleader borrowed the driver's phone and called the police, who gave them directions to the surfboard fence. But first, they had to stop for gas ... heh. More cheerleader bitching ensued.

Meanwhile, Luke is STILL not able to get the last two boards and is starting to toss a tizwad and cry and whine even more in typical Luke fashion. The cheerleaders arrive and get their boards in order, all except the first one. The non-competing cheerleader said, work together with Luke. So, she showed Luke her boards so he could finish his while the cheerleaders took off for the end of the race.

A side note: Both Luke and the lawyer guy kept losing their trousers while they were running back and forth with the surfboards, so Luke took his pants off. The lawyer took his off too. I've never been anyplace where guys' pants continually fall off, but I will try to visit this beach so I can enjoy the experience in person.

The lawyers made it to the finish uncontested. When the woman lawyer was asked to comment, her first words were: "I don't have any pants on." Yes, it was a pants-less show, that's for sure. Meanwhile, the camera keeps showing Luke and Mom in their taxi while Luke continues to have a pouty face and whine and cry because they now last. He is so freaking entitled. It's too bad, because he's a good looking man. But looks are not everything when you are a huge crybaby; his looks will fade, but that crybaby attitude will only get worse, I feel.

And so that's how it ended. The lawyers won the money, the cheerleaders were good sports and came in second. Luke, the spoiled baby, continued to whine about being deaf while his mom said what a great experience it was.

I saw a little of DH: Terry Hatcher was heading out to marry her long-haired boyfriend when he got arrested by immigration police and taken away, all while that chunky blond guy was gloating like he pulled the arrest off. Meanwhile, Mike just asked Dana Delaney to marry him, but got all mooney-eyed when he saw Terry Hatcher going off to be wed. So it's set up for Mike and Terry to get back together. Meanwhile, Orson got a phone call about Bree's storage warehouse, so he went there and discovered all this stuff that I don't have a clue about, but I'll bet Cindy does.

And on B+S, they all went to Mexico to get Balthazar Getty out of the commune he's in, only it turns out to be something else (gay club? drug rehab? I don't know.) so mom and family decide it's okay that he's there after all. So they drink a lot of Mexican beer and have a cook out.

THE END.

[Cindy]

LMAO--Ginger, it's too bad PB is ending. I would TOTALLY recruit you to do recaps..lol

Thanks for the laugh! I had heard that Luke whined throughout--Mommy should have taped his m outh shut before he did the challenge--better yet, do it herself because he can't stop whining!

DH--Warehouse? I'm betting Bree hid the stuff there, then said she was robbed to avoid paying Orson alimony.

B&S--Thank god! Now maybe Nora will stop whining about him and giving up her life but please this show has enough gay going on, let it be something else.

I'm with Ginger on the plane to the pantless guy beach LMBO! Too funny!


I've GOT to find a show for you to recap every week Ginger, your talent is to good to be wasted!:-)