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Hell’s Kitchen: Pizza Party

April 30, 2008 /

Last week on “Hell’s Kitchen,” Vanessa burned her hand on some hot oil and was rushed to the hospital. She started off the show okay last night, but definitely like a fighter who had been knocked down a few times.

Anyway, the challenge of the day was to create a “fine dining pizza,” one that the restaurant could serve and charge way too much money for. Everyone had to create one, with the two teams picking their team’s favorite to present to Chef Ramsay. The girls chose Jen’s “little bit Italian, little bit French” pizza while the guys went with Ben’s duck and mushroom pizza. Call me boring, but I like good ol’ cheese and pepperoni. Anyway, Ramsay did like them both but declared the guys losers because Ben had left a bit of dirt on some mushrooms. Blech. So the ladies were off to Santa Barbara in a helicopter while the guys prepped the dinner service. What’s more, Ben was given the task of delivering pizzas during the dinner service in this little golf cart.

Then Vanessa was shown going into Ramsay’s office Continue reading »

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American Idol: Trying to Find That Shining Diamond

April 30, 2008 /

So this thing is heating up. Last night on “American Idol” it was the Final Five performing, with the great Neil Diamond as mentor. But as Simon Cowell suggested, it was one of the strangest shows ever, and that’s mainly because each performer had to sing two selections, and the judges had very little air time. Need I say that this was a formula for Paula imploding on national TV? And that’s basically what happened, though she did rebound. More on that in a bit.

I like the more meat, less B.S. that a condensed “Idol” offered. And it was entertaining to see how they would do it. Ryan Seacrest was talking like he had a plane to catch, and the judges were able to give a brief reaction after each performer sang once, and then a full critique after their second song. You gotta love less Paula in any way, shape or form. Without further adieu, here is the recap and prediction for who is going home….

THE GOOD

David Cook, what can we say? The dude manages to have some element of surprise Continue reading »

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American Idol: Shouting On the Way Out

April 24, 2008 /

Last night’s “American Idol” results show featured a couple of surprises…but more on that in a minute.
They started out with a group number of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s tunes and it was, as you might expect, horrible.

Then President Bush and his wife got on and this is what I heard: blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah. At least that’s what I heard in the part I didn’t fast forward through.

On to business. There would be a Bottom 2 tonight, not a Bottom 3. David Archuleta and David Cook, both safe..and really, we all knew that already.

Then British pop star Leona Lewis performed…..she won the “X-Factor” competition in 2006, which is like the UK version of “Idol.” She also has been guided in her young career by one Simon Cowell. Here is an interview I did recently on Bullz-Eye.com with Leona for all of you who haven’t heard of her yet. I have to say though, her single “Bleeding Love,” pretty much put me to sleep. But she has great pipes, that’s for sure.

Anyway, back to business. Syesha, Bottom 2. Brooke, safe. Wow, I was sure Brooke was going home and thought Syesha did a great job Tuesday. Simon said America must have felt bad when Brooke messed up the lyrics (a planned strategy perhaps?…nah, that was too real).

Carly and Jason…you knew it was Jason, right? Wrong. Jason, safe, Carly Bottom 2. Damn, this goofy kid is in the top 5? Talented, yes. Goofy, definitely. So it was down to Syesha and Carly. Ryan Seacrest had them both sing and I plowed through with TiVo’s fast forward button. No need to see all that shouting again.

Then, Carly going home…..wow. I know she was close to exiting a few times, and I think she deserved to go home a few times, but not last night. She was really great on Tuesday….okay, maybe a bit shouty as always, but not bad enough to go home. What it comes down to is that there are six, now five, really good singers left, so someone has to go home each week. Carly will be fine.

So that’s it…..here are my power rankings, and Brooke White has ratcheted back up a few notches now..

1. David Cook
2. David Archuleta
3. Brooke White
4. Syesha Mercado
5. Jason Castro

I’d be really, really surprised if it’s not David vs. David in the finale. Do you agree? See you all next week….

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Hell’s Kitchen: If the Big Hat Doesn’t Fit….

April 23, 2008 /

Last night on “Hell’s Kitchen,” it was the first-ever “family night.” That meant a dinner service featuring foods that kids like….burgers, chicken wings, onion rings, spaghetti. And since Chef Ramsay likes everything to be fresh, the aspiring chefs had to make homemade pasta, starting with the challenge of the day. The women were able to make more pasta in the time allowed, and once again the guys were slowed by their weak link, Craig.

As a reward, the ladies spent the day at an amusement park while the guys prepped for that night’s dinner service. When sous chef Scott asked for a volunteer to help him with something outside, Ben stepped up, then realized that the help was with shoveling horse crap. (The horses were for the kids to ride during “family night”).

Everything was fine with the dinner service until Matt undercooked a chicken wing…some poor kid was smart enough to realize his chicken was raw in the middle and stopped eating it, but Ramsay doesn’t take these things too lightly and got in Matt’s face. The guys started to move quickly then, and Ben got them huddled up and patted everyone on the back. Ramsay didn’t like this because there were still about a half-dozen orders to fill, while the ladies only had two remaining despite losing Vanessa for the night after she burned her hand with hot oil.

So the ladies won again, and the men again pointed to Craig as someone who couldn’t get his orders of spaghetti out in time. Ramsay praised Jen for doing a great job, and also Bobby who was the “best of the worst.” Bobby was asked to nominate two for elimination and he chose Craig and Matt. Ramsay then had the last word as he does sometimes, asking Ben to also step forward.

Here is my thought about Ben…he’s considered by the guys to be their most talented cook and I think Ramsay likes him, and therefore is pushing him harder. No way was he going to get sent home. And so, the one going home last night was Craig. Remember in the season premiere, Craig wearing that ridiculous chef’s hat that was as big as his body? Now he can wear that on the plane ride home.

It’s always difficult to guage who the favorites are in the “Hell’s Kitchen” competition, but the picture should become slightly clearer in the coming weeks as more of the lesser talent is eliminated. See you all next Wednesday….

Kitchen Nightmares, Reality TV, TV

American Idol: Showing Off With Show Tunes

April 23, 2008 /

So last night’s “American Idol” featured mentor Andrew Lloyd Weber, who has written the music for pretty much every major Broadway musical in the last 30 years. The man is a living legend, and whether or not show tunes are your thing, the remaining six contestants did a fine job of adjusting to the material last night. Let’s recap, shall we?

THE GOOD

David Archuleta sang “Think of Me,” and forgive me in advance if I mess up these titles…I know as much about show tunes as Weber probably does about the NBA. Anyway, young David did a really nice pop version of a song that is sung by a woman (okay, Mrs. Mike told me that!)…well, the kid really hit this one out of the park. Randy said David could sing anything, Paula said it was a risk but came out “absolutely perfect,” and Simon said it was pleasant but not as good as some of David’s past performances.

Carly Smithson has had trouble with song choice Continue reading »

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