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February 22, 2010
SPOILER ALERT! Avert your eyes if you don't want to know what happened on tonight's episode of 24. OK, I'm just gonna come right out and say it: This season of 24? Not. So. Exciting. You know it's a slow episode when the best line is Jack's (Kiefer Sutherland) seething "Have you no decency?" directed at CTU honcho Brian Hastings (Mykelti Williamson). And really, that would be a great line, if it hadn't been stolen from U.S. Army attorney Joseph Welch, who asked it of Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the McCarthy hearings in 1954. Yes, the evening's best line was 56 years old. PHOTO by Kelsey McNeal/Fox: Katee Sackhoff (left) and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24
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So clearly -- CLEARLY -- Rozyln is lying about her relationship with the producer dude who has since been fired. Chris might as well have said: "Coming up, we'll talk to the most dramatic, least-believable liar in Bachelor history."
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After she watched the show and realized how over-the-top mean and catty she was toward Vienna, Ali basically admitted that she was embarrassed by it all. She also asked everyone to support Vienna, "because she's getting trashed in the tabloids. She's a person, we all lived with her, and no one deserves that. Vienna, if you're watching, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for the things I said, and I'm sorry it turned out that way. And stay strong."
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I'd like to nominate the insecure swimsuit model over Ali for the next Bachelorette.
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As Chris introduced the ladies tonight, the applause for Ali was, by far, the loudest. I do not get this. She strikes me as manipulative and self-centered, but perhaps I'll be proven wrong. Once she becomes The Bachelorette, I mean. Because you and I both know where this is going.
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Actually, I think the full title of this episode is The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love "The Women Tell All." But I think we're allowed to shorten.
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Sigh. We miss him already.
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What if you held a press conference and nobody was invited to come -- would you still make a sound? That's a question nobody asked, but Tiger answered it anyway at a Friday morning event where almost no one and certainly not journalists were invited. Technically, pre-approved members of three news organizations were allowed to attend, but nobody was allowed to ask questions. Tiger just talked (and talked) in a speech that lasted about 13 minutes. You can watch it here
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One of the Dallas area's four American Idol semifinalists squeaked into the elite group when another singer was declared ineligible to continue, The Associated Press reports. Tim Urban, a 20-year-old college student from Duncanville, replaced Chris Golightly in the top 24 this week, officials from the Fox TV show said. Here's more from the AP story: Fox didn't elaborate on why Golightly was dropped, but a person close to the show said he failed to disclose that he'd had a music contract. All contestants are asked about that because singers with current deals are barred from competing. Golightly, a 25-year-old shoe salesman from Los Angeles, couldn't immediately be reached for comment. The change was apparent to viewers, since the curly-haired Golightly was seen among the 24 semifinalists on stage toward the end of Wednesday's episode but was not in a shot of the 12 male singers who are advancing, which included Urban.
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The ghosts of seasons past are haunting Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. The smooth-running Heroes tribe was fractured Thursday night by another immunity loss and shifting alliances. Read on for who's out.
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The entry "Survivor: Week 2" is tagged: Survivor; Colby Donaldson; Russell Hantz; Randy Bailey; James Clement; Rob Mariano; Stephenie LaGrossa February 18, 2010
On episode six of Project Runway's seventh season, we got to watch the designer-competitors try to cope with a horde of kids skipping and shrieking through their sewing room. Kids are apparently kryptonite in the fashion world as most of the designers recoiled in fear or horror when Heidi Klum introduced the single-digit set as this week's models. All but the eventual winner, Seth Aaron Henderson. Not coincidentally the father of a young daughter, he responded with glee to the challenge and designed a fun, cute and hip hoodie outfit. And another season, another Heidi Klum baby. Apparently, in her fashion world, one day you're in, the next you're pregnant.
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As each of the finalists was given the good news, it was interesting to see how they interacted -- or didn't -- with the judges. I think their first inclination was to give Ellen and Simon and the gang a hug, but some didn't even attempt it out of fear or respect or being too starstruck.
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Of the American Idol Top 24, a whopping four come from our neck of the woods. That's kind of incredible.
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The first eight singers getting the great news tonight include:
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April 13, otherwise known as the return of the Fox-tastic musical-comedy-drama Glee, is still a couple months away. But the network kindly offers this little taste-tease to tide fans jones-ing for a fresh batch of the show. Click here for a short promo of the upcoming season. My favorite moment: dragon-queen coach Sue Sylvester (played by the priceless Jane Lynch) critiquing her cheerleaders' performance of a routine to a Madonna song, I think it's Get into the Groove: "Somewhere in the English countryside, in a stately manor home, Madonna is weeping."
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First, I give you GuideLive TV editor Samantha Urban's Lost haiku for the week: All about John Locke. As Sam notes, Lock (Terry O'Quinn) completely dominated this episode, in all of his incarnations -- on the island as Smokey-Evil Locke, on the island as Dead Locke, and in Sideways World, back home in his wheelchair and seeming very, very sad. Once again, Terry O'Quinn just knocked it out of the ballpark, putting him in strong contention to win another Emmy Award for the role (Michael Emerson, who plays Ben Linus, is the only other Lost actor to have won an Emmy, but he hasn't had much to do this season -- yet). PHOTO: Terry O'Quinn as John Locke
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The entry "'Lost' recap: Locke, and keys" is tagged: John Locke , Josh Holloway , Lost , Michael Emerson , Terry O'Quinn February 16, 2010
We'll get the remaining 17 tomorrow night. But for now, here's who the judges deemed worthy of further fame:
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Room Two is heading home. That means we've lost locals Hope Johnson and Lloyd Thomas (along with bossy Mary Powers and the Tennessee cop), but what can you do. This "surprise" was a no-brainer.
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This group includes Dallas dockworker Lloyd Thomas and Arlington's Hope Johnson. Judging from the footage they've shown us, all hopefuls sitting on that stark floor should be worried. (But the producers could just be messin' with us. It happens.)
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The California worship pastor's version of Coldplay's "Nobody Said it Was Easy" was beautifully hauting. Meanwhile, there's Mary Powers. Confident, in-your-face, rocker-chick Mary Powers.
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