Big Brother is back and we get treated to an All-Star edition this summer. Twenty contestants from the past 6 seasons have been brought back, from which 12 will actually get to go in the BB house. We, the viewers, get to vote in 6 and the producers of the show will pick the other 6. As you can see from the title of this post, all of my votes are going to Monica, who is my absolute favorite BB player ever.
Monica was from Season 2 (the season where Evil Dr. Will won). She made it as far as the final 3 but got evicted when Nicole won the final HOH and chose to take Will over Monica to the final 2. Monica was this sassy black chick who is from Brooklyn and I swear, watching her made me see how I would be if I were on BB. *laugh*
She made the phrase "It's ON!" famous and she kept it real. She made the show interesting and you actually found yourself rooting for her because she wasn't all about backstabbing and lying. She didn't fly under the radar, either. She was just Monica...she told you how she felt and she didn't mince words. In the other words, Homegirl was on fire and I loved it!
I actually had the pleasure of meeting Monica once, about 5 months after Season 2 ended. I saw her at the Alicia Keys concert at Radio City Music Hall. She actually took the time to talk to me for a bit and I have to say, this woman is fabulous.
So please, I plead with you, fellow readers, if you can, swing some votes Monica's way. If she makes it into the house, you will not be disappointed.
Also, there are others out there who are on the Monica bandwagon with me and have written articles about voting for her. Over at Reality News Online, Phil Kural writes that Monica is his favorite BB contestant ever. Here's a link to his article:
Big Brother: All-Stars – Phil’s Plea for Monica
Over at The Trades, Paul Phillips praises Monica as well, in his assessment on who he'd like to see back in the BB house:
Big Brother All-Stars - Episode 01: It's awwwn!
So vote for Monica! Here's the link to vote on the CBS site - just scroll to the bottom (Monica's pic is in the last row) and click on the "Vote for Me" link under her pic:
Big Brother 7 @ CBS.com
Tune in on July 6 to see who gets in the BB house. Big Brother will air at 8pmEST/7C on CBS.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
National Treasurers, Hell's Kitchen and more...the summer TV season has begun, Folks!
NBC premiered their version of Amazing Race last Sunday night, called National Treasurers. When I saw the commercial billing it as a cross between Amazing Race and Da Vinci Code, I knew I had to tune in and check it out. *laugh*
So I watched the 2-hour premiere and I'm iffy about it. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great, either. Here's the premise in a nutshell: 10 teams of 3, all addressed with nicknames they chose for themselves, which is not a good idea. They ended up with names like "The Southie Boys" and "The Geniuses". It's more fun when the viewers issue their own nicknames, in my opinion. Each team is given a cell phone, a laptop on which they can access the internet, and a Visa card (I'm guessing to buy plane tickets with). The product placement here is heavy with Visa, Ask.com, and Motorola constantly being mentioned. I now have this urge to use Ask.com instead of Google and my Visa is burning from all the shopping I have done this week. But I digress...
Now the funny thing here is that (1) most of the time, the teams have no idea where they are going next and have to figure out some clue left for them to get this info and (2) they are constantly interrupted by their cell ringing with video messages from the host. Personally, I would lose my mind by episode 2 and stomp on the cell phone to make it stop ringing. But that's just me. Speaking of the host, it's some intense guy named Laird Macintosh. With a name like that, you would assume he was some dashing debonair guy from Ireland or Australia. Nope, he's from Evanston, Illinois. *laugh* He talks like William Shatner from Star Trek and he kind of stands sideways, I'm guessing, as a way of looking intense. Here, see for yourself - he seems to love his left side profile:
He's no Phil Keoghan but he gets brownie points for taking his job seriously.
The teams are a mess and the strong teams are so blatantly apparent, it's ridiculous. Team Ex-CIA and Team Air Force seem to be the ones to beat, thus far. I'm hoping that this show levels the playing field by taking them internationally and having them deal with plane delays, language barriers and etc. That way even the strong teams will be challenged.
I'm going to hang in there despite the fact that this is airing against Hell's Kitchen (damn you, NBC). My VCR is going to be smoking again this summer.
Speaking of Hell's Kitchen, it is AWESOME this season. Gordon Ramsey is out of control and I LOVE IT. Wow, I didn't think it could get any better and it has. Be still my reality TV loving heart. *sigh*
Well, I'm off to watch Syriana....my Blockbuster online DVDs arrived and I have been dying to see this movie. I also have 16 Blocks and The Family Stone. So reality TV will have to take a break while I catch up on some movies.
National Treasurers airs Mondays at 9pmEST/8c on NBC. Hell's Kitchen is on the same time and day but on FOX. Happy Watching!
So I watched the 2-hour premiere and I'm iffy about it. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great, either. Here's the premise in a nutshell: 10 teams of 3, all addressed with nicknames they chose for themselves, which is not a good idea. They ended up with names like "The Southie Boys" and "The Geniuses". It's more fun when the viewers issue their own nicknames, in my opinion. Each team is given a cell phone, a laptop on which they can access the internet, and a Visa card (I'm guessing to buy plane tickets with). The product placement here is heavy with Visa, Ask.com, and Motorola constantly being mentioned. I now have this urge to use Ask.com instead of Google and my Visa is burning from all the shopping I have done this week. But I digress...
Now the funny thing here is that (1) most of the time, the teams have no idea where they are going next and have to figure out some clue left for them to get this info and (2) they are constantly interrupted by their cell ringing with video messages from the host. Personally, I would lose my mind by episode 2 and stomp on the cell phone to make it stop ringing. But that's just me. Speaking of the host, it's some intense guy named Laird Macintosh. With a name like that, you would assume he was some dashing debonair guy from Ireland or Australia. Nope, he's from Evanston, Illinois. *laugh* He talks like William Shatner from Star Trek and he kind of stands sideways, I'm guessing, as a way of looking intense. Here, see for yourself - he seems to love his left side profile:
He's no Phil Keoghan but he gets brownie points for taking his job seriously.
The teams are a mess and the strong teams are so blatantly apparent, it's ridiculous. Team Ex-CIA and Team Air Force seem to be the ones to beat, thus far. I'm hoping that this show levels the playing field by taking them internationally and having them deal with plane delays, language barriers and etc. That way even the strong teams will be challenged.
I'm going to hang in there despite the fact that this is airing against Hell's Kitchen (damn you, NBC). My VCR is going to be smoking again this summer.
Speaking of Hell's Kitchen, it is AWESOME this season. Gordon Ramsey is out of control and I LOVE IT. Wow, I didn't think it could get any better and it has. Be still my reality TV loving heart. *sigh*
Well, I'm off to watch Syriana....my Blockbuster online DVDs arrived and I have been dying to see this movie. I also have 16 Blocks and The Family Stone. So reality TV will have to take a break while I catch up on some movies.
National Treasurers airs Mondays at 9pmEST/8c on NBC. Hell's Kitchen is on the same time and day but on FOX. Happy Watching!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Comments on my blog
I may not post on my blog as often as I should (I am busy watching TV and reading tabloids! *laugh*) but I do enjoy reading the comments people leave for me. Just no spam, people! I don't need to buy a house in PA or buy a knock-off Gucci bag. Now if you have a copy of the Project Runway-Season 2 DVD at a great price, then we can talk.
One nice guy named Hughe2030 who, by the way has a great blog about NYC here, left a comment asking me if I had seen Brokeback Mountain. This was in reference to my post on 12/31/05 regarding the movie's, um, blatant title. Well, Hughe2030 dahling, yes, I did see it when it was released on DVD a few months back. I have to say, it was one of the saddest movies I have ever seen - just as sad as Million Dollar Baby (long story which I will leave for another post). I cried like a baby so maybe it was good that I saw it at home and not in the theater. B looked at me as if I were insane (yes, I made him watch it with me and he was not happy...typical straight guy!).
But I loved the movie. I loved it because to me, it wasn't about a gay affair or gay sex. It was about two guys who were drawn to each other and fell in love but couldn't be together because of society. It's sad. And bothered the shit out of me. You can't help who you fall in love with, plain and simple. Heath Ledger impressed the hell out of me in this movie. The man earned props from me big time.
Who knows? Maybe I will bump into him in Brooklyn one day since he and wifey Michelle Williams have settled into domestic bliss there. If I do see him, I will probably babble on and on about how great he was in that movie. So Hughe2030, thanks for the comment/question and keep them coming!
One nice guy named Hughe2030 who, by the way has a great blog about NYC here, left a comment asking me if I had seen Brokeback Mountain. This was in reference to my post on 12/31/05 regarding the movie's, um, blatant title. Well, Hughe2030 dahling, yes, I did see it when it was released on DVD a few months back. I have to say, it was one of the saddest movies I have ever seen - just as sad as Million Dollar Baby (long story which I will leave for another post). I cried like a baby so maybe it was good that I saw it at home and not in the theater. B looked at me as if I were insane (yes, I made him watch it with me and he was not happy...typical straight guy!).
But I loved the movie. I loved it because to me, it wasn't about a gay affair or gay sex. It was about two guys who were drawn to each other and fell in love but couldn't be together because of society. It's sad. And bothered the shit out of me. You can't help who you fall in love with, plain and simple. Heath Ledger impressed the hell out of me in this movie. The man earned props from me big time.
Who knows? Maybe I will bump into him in Brooklyn one day since he and wifey Michelle Williams have settled into domestic bliss there. If I do see him, I will probably babble on and on about how great he was in that movie. So Hughe2030, thanks for the comment/question and keep them coming!
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