The Biggest Loser 9-23-08

We begin where we ended. Right after the elimination of the Green team. The Orange team, Heba and her husband thanked everyone for keeping them there and are forming alliances.

Bob came to find out that he'd lost the Green team, and spent some time consoling the teams. Warning them that week two sucks for weight loss. Trying to motivate them on their eating and exercise.

Jillian is going over the plan with the individuals. Telling them they need to step it up. One of the kids freaks, letting out some of the codependency, Jillian counsels. Poorly, saying it's ok to leave a marriage if it's "loveless". I know that's a popular belief. Yes, mom put herself first, but I don't see that putting yourself first makes for a good marriage. Just my commentary.

Interspersed in the show is little tidbits of product placements. We had gum, Subway sandwiches, and Brita pitchers. Jenny O at the grocery store. Ziploc Zip and Steams, were fully explained, as usual, everyone was amazed. Pam was hiding out in the kitchen.

The temptation was an auction. The prize $10,000 if you're right, below the yellow line if you are wrong. Historically, the average weight lost during week two has been 2%. The yellow team bid it up to 2.3% or for them more than 13 pounds in Biggest Loser speak, at least 14 pounds for the rest of us in the english speaking world. Yellow will be getting their butts kicked literally and figuratively by Jillian.

The second week challenge is the gigantic slip and slide. They are calling it the sprint and slide. A slip and slide relay race, they have two minutes to go down the slip and slide and get back up the hill. If they don't make it in two minutes, they are eliminated. Last team standing wins a phone call home. My bet is on the Red Team, the parents with the autistic son. Yellow and Gray dad's still cannot compete, so the kids are going to pick up the slack. Brown went out in one. I was wrong, Red got eliminated in the second round. It comes down to Purple and Orange after 17 rounds. Orange gets the phone call home and give the bonus call home to Red.

Chef Rocco, hey aren't you dancing on the other channel tonight? showed up and showed everyone how to cook healthy.

Who's barfing?

Who's whining? Pink, Brown says they "lost on purpose" because they didn't want to look like a big threat. Gray is whining because they have to cook cauliflower and no one like cauliflower.

Who lost BIG?

Red lost 12 pounds or 2.30%
Brown lost 11 pounds or 2.04%
Orange lost 11 pounds or 1.83%
Pink lost 7 pounds or 1..46
Purple lost 6 pounds or 1.41%
Gray lost 0 that's right ZERO Tom lost 3, LT gained 3 BIG FAT O.

Yellow having the possibility of going home if they don't lose 14 pounds ended up losing 11. They would have been in third place with 1.93% Guess you shouldn't play with fire.

Up for elimination are Gray and Yellow. Both have a team member that is the most unhealthy in Biggest Loser history. Sucks.

Who's going home tonight?

Purple votes Gray
Orange renigs on their promise and votes Gray
Red votes Gray

Buh bye now.

Allison announces that the rest of them are going to the Grand Canyon.

Gray has gotten off their meds that were compensating for their weight. Dad lost 65 pounds. LT lost 81 pounds. Looking good.

How I Met Your Mother 9-22-08

Stella accepted Ted's proposal. Marshall is still unemployed. Lily is doing her painting, Barney is rehabbing after his bus accident.

Barney is acting like a dork at the bar, and he calls Lily over to his apartment at 7:22 in the morning. He confesses that he's in love with Robin.

Marshall asks Ted about Stella. Ted knows nothing. Even the color of her eyes.

Barney caught feelings when he slept with Robin, and he's freaking out.

Marshall thinks that Ted should spend more time getting to know Stella.

Lily asks Barney if he's in love, why is he still sleeping around.

Ted does learn something about Stella, that she's allergic to peanuts. He finds out when he feeds some to her. He also finds out that she has never seen Star Wars. She watches it, hates it and lies about it. Promising Marshall to pretend to love it forever.

Lily sets Barney up with Robin, Barney is un-Barney, Robin tries fruitlessly to get him to be Barney, but he's just being a nice guy. She repays him by wing womaning him up with a chesty waitress. He takes her home, cries on Lily's shoulder and says he chooses bimbos over Robin.

Then Lily and Marshall change their sex code word from Rhinocerus to Chimichanga.

DANCING WITH THE STARS 9/23/08

This show is one of my favorites and it's on ABC. I watched it last night and this is my take on the competition so far.

Those who have NO chance:

#1 Clois Leachman & Corky Ballas: Thanks for playing, but being older then dirt...no chance. I applaud her for trying, but if she does much more, she may brake something.


#2 Jeff Ross & Edyta Sliwinska, thank God he's a comedian...he has that to fall back on.


#3 Ted McGinley & Inna Brayer...cute smile, but he falls over his own two feet. Just not good enough.


#4 Susan Lucci & Tony Dovolani ...pretty face and skinny, but her skin looks like leather. She is really nervous and doesn't have the flexibility. Stick to being Erica Kane. You've done this for 5000 years (since she was 16) and you do it well.

#5 Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson...gentle giant that has nice footwork, but he's still too big to do difficult stuff.

#6 Rocco DiSpirito & Karina Smirnoff...just not a dancer!

Those who are ok and will last until the first 6 are gone...

#7 Kim Kardashian & Mark Ballas...no connection to her partner, pretty, but dumber then dirt.


#8 Misty Mae-Treanor & Maksim Chmerkovskiy...I love Max, but Misty is too muscular and isn't "lady-like" enough. Sorry, Max, but you won't win this year.



#9 Brooke Burke & Derek Hough...she has a great body for having had 4 kids and Derek likes that she can hyperextend her legs, but she is a major cluts.

Those who will be left at the end...

#10 Maurice Greene & Cheryl Burke...he's very graceful and works well with Cheryl.


#11 Toni Braxton & Alec Mazo...she has a lot of potential and has a hot body.


#12 Lance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer...they are amazing together! Lacey was on, "So You Think You Can Dance." I love these two together. She has very chunky legs for a dancer.


#13 Codi Linley & Julianne Hough...lots of chemistry and Codi is young and has a lot of talent.

I THINK IT WILL COME DOWN TO #12 AND #13!!! The first elimination show will be tonight...let's see how I do!!!

Heroes 9-22-08 Premier Party

Did you ever get the feeling that you were meant to do something extraordinary? How would you like to save the world today? Save the cheerleader, save the world.

Claire is the cheerleader that will save the world. She finds she has the ability to heal herself. The series starts when she dies, then comes back to life on her autopsy table. Her daddy, the guy with the horned rimmed glasses is a hard nut to crack. Is he good? Is he bad? Yes, to both. Just like the rest of us.

On to Peter, played by Milo V. a cutie, and much better character than the one he played on Gilmore girls. He has the ability to catch others abilities, which means he can fly, heal, or any other power he comes in contact with. He's the good to Sylar's bad. He and his older brother are part of a hero family run by whom I like to call Mommy Dearest.

Niki/Jessica the suburban mom/psycho killer. When we last left off she was in a building completely consumed by fire. Her son can fix anything electronic as well as communicate with the electrical forces that control them.

The "Corporation" has a cover, the Primatech Paper Company in Odessa Texas. You can go to http://www.primatechpaper.com/ to check out assignments and other online features.

It's completely exhausting trying to keep up with all of the details. It's such a great and detailed show.