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American Idol: The Stage Wasn’t Big Enough

April 6, 2006 /

It is a sad day here at Vandalay World Headquarters. Yes, Mandisa was voted off of “American Idol.” Sad not just because we thought she had the goods to go all the way, but because tools like Ace and Bucky are still hanging around. What gives, America?

Well, in all fairness, Mandisa was not very good the last few weeks. And let’s face it, when Simon made the comments very early on this season that the stage might not be big enough……let’s just say America already has one extremely overweight Idol and you don’t see much of Ruben Studdard anymore. And every time you do see him perform, he’s soaked in sweat and out of breath. That may not be fair but I am quite sure appearance was somewhat of a deciding factor.

The show started with the new face of Kenny Rogers….seriously dude, it’s okay to look like an old man!
Anyway, he performed his new single “I Can’t Unlove You” and sounded great….Simon even
commented beforehand that even though he doesn’t like country music, he is a Kenny Rogers fan.

Then after another really stupid Ford commercial (it’s not even worth getting into) they broke the remaining contestants into groups of 3, with one of those being the bottom 3. I thought for sure the group of Katharine, Ace and Bucky was it but I was wrong…it was Elliott, Paris and Mandisa. Paris….are you kidding me? Please, people…don’t vote her off before Ace or Bucky…show me that you have some semblance of hearing left.

So now we are left with the elite 8: Taylor, Kellie, Chris, Elliot, Paris, Ace, Katharine and Bucky.
I guess I’m sticking to my guns here and saying Chris is my favorite to go all the way. But has anyone noticed that Taylor keeps hanging around and hasn’t been in the bottom 3 yet? Neither has Kellie….hmmm. Stay tuned, it’s gonna get interesting.

Next week the contestants perform the music of one of the greatest rock bands ever, Queen. Ace will use his falsetto to hang on, but Bucky doing Freddy Mercury? Start packing your bags, dude.

Vandalay, OUT.

American Idol, TV

Hey Hey Hurley, you’re some kind of crazy island

April 6, 2006 /

If I was a guessing man, I’d say that Hurley is quite possibly the most important person on the island. He’s also the most interesting too, so it’s not surprising that his flashback episodes always seem to uncover the most secrets, even when they don’t uncover hardly anything at all. This week was a perfect example of that. Sick and tired of sneaking around the other survivors with his horde of food, Hurley finally confesses to Libby of his “problem,” and being the kind person that she is, Libby encourages him to take charge. Of course, opening up all of the food and tossing it around wasn’t exactly the best rule of action. Ya know, you could have just taken it back to the hatch for everyone else to enjoy. Sheesh, the sun must be getting to them…

Anyways, Hurley is back to normal for like… three minutes when he discovers the food replenishments that were dropped down from the sky at the end of last week’s episode. Not reacting well to the news, Hurley begins to walk away when he notices a man in a bathrobe standing in the middle of the forest. Turns out, the guy he’s seeing is David, a “friend” of his from the loony bin who may or may not be real. The audience discovers later that he’s just a figment of his imagination, but that’s hardly important considering the real shocker: Libby was a patient at the very same asylum. Hurley always said that she looked familiar, but I wouldn’t have guessed in a million years that the fanboys would be right about this one.

Other important events in tonight’s episode:

1) Hurley beats up Sawyer after the Ragin’ Cajun refers to him as “deep dish”
2) Creepy Balloon Guy reveals he’s an Other and Ana Lucia saves his life
3) Creepy Balloon Guy also explains to Locke that the Countdown is a hoax

Number one was great, and number two will probably play a bigger part as Ana Lucia and Sayid grow closer, but the third event was by far the most important. If the Countdown is just one big hoax, then does this lend to the idea that the island is an experiment? Also, if Locke is gonna be out of commission for a few weeks with a bum leg, why isn’t he working on getting a closer look at the blacklight map?

Lost, TV

Holy backstories, Batman!

April 5, 2006 /

**MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD**

I don’t know if anyone is paying attention, but “Prison Break” is back from its seemingly never-ending hiatus. After a couple of episodes in the prison to wrap up the near-escape, last night’s excellent episode took a page out of the “Lost” manual and delved into the backstories of most of the main characters.

Three years prior to Michael’s bank robbery attempt, he wasn’t nearly as sympathetic to his older brother’s situation. As he almost has a romantic liaison with Linc’s ex, his brother calls from a pay phone looking for help. Michael doesn’t answer and Lincoln hangs up and goes into the parking garage to kill a man, who we know was already dead. He didn’t do it for the nookie, he did it for the money – the money that he owed a bad guy in order to buy life insurance for his mother. Money that ultimately paid for his younger brother’s schooling. Once Michael hears this (from Veronica) his quest to save his brother begins.

We find out how Fernando, Michael’s cell mate, landed in prison. He took a liking to a young girl, but one of his friends likes her too and calls 911 to rat him out when he saw Fernando go in to rob a convenience store. Irony reigns as Fernando was only robbing the convenience store to buy a ring for his lady. I doubt he’ll find out that it was his buddy that called 911, but if he does, there will be hell to pay.

C-Note, despite appearances, isn’t a thug. He’s a military man, who got a dishonorable discharge after reporting the abuses in an Iraqi prison. His commanding officer sold him out in order to cover it up, and C-Note couldn’t get a job to pay the rent. He resorts to driving a truck with stolen goods and, when caught, he doesn’t give his associates up. That’s how he ends up in Fox River.

The creepiest backstory has to go to T-Bag. He was actually in a “healthy” relationship with a woman (with two children) when she saw his picture on America’s Most Wanted. She turns him in and, when she visits, he vows revenge once he gets out. It was hard to believe T-Bag when he said he truly loved her, but maybe the nut has a heart in there after all.

I was most surprised by how Dr. Sara Tancredi found her way to Fox River. She was a drug-addicted doctor who finally decided to clean herself up after being too doped up to help a bicyclist who got hit by a car. At one of her support groups, she meets a friendly guy who turns out to be the psychotic prison guard Bellick, who tells her about a job opening at Fox River. He wants to take her to dinner…eww…but she successfully fends his gorilla-like advances off.

Getting a peek into the past of all these characters made this episode one of the show’s very best. Fox has something going with “Prison Break” leading into “24” and the network is primed for a strong run on Monday nights for the rest of the season.

Prison Break, TV, TV Action, TV Dramas

172 hairstyles later, she finally makes her move…

April 5, 2006 /

After considerable speculation and, in recent weeks, almost certainty from media insiders, Katie Couric confirmed this morning on “The Today Show” that she will be leaving her post as co-anchor.

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It is, as she describes it, “the worst kept secret in America” that Couric will be taking over the anchor desk at “The CBS Evening News,” and will also serve as a correspondent for “60 Minutes.”

If you didn’t catch her announcement, click on the link to watch it. Matt Lauer provides a big laugh when, after Katie makes her emotional, heartfelt speech about how sad she is to be leaving but how she’s excited about what the future holds and thankful for everyone’s support, he pauses, then, in a total deadpan, just says, “Also coming up in this half-hour…”

Katie inspires a lot of dislike among people who think she’s too perky for a proper newswoman, but I’ve always liked her, so I was a little bummed to hear that she was departing from “Today.” Hopefully, Ann Curry will get the call-up to co-anchor now…though I’d guess it’s probably a tight race between her and Campbell Brown.

News, TV

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