I have to wonder what folks without cable television watch in the summer if they don’t care for reality television. Sure, there are some good new and returning shows with fresh summer runs … but they’re cable. Off the reality issue for a moment, let me recommend Dark Blue on TNT this week.
Back to reality, for me it’s all about Big Brother and talent contests at the moment. I’m still not quite sure how variety type shows and talent contests have ended up under the reality TV umbrella, but there they are. Right now, my two big talent contests are So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Got Talent. I can’t dance and my talents these days aren’t the type which would translate to stage, so I watch.
That was the week it was
This week’s So You Think You Can Dance held no real surprises for me with the boots. I didn’t think Kupono would last much longer. I was a bit surprised that Ade was in the bottom two males with Kupono. Personally, I would have expected it to be Evan with him. But, what do I know? I really can’t dance.
America’s Got Talent is still in the audition phase. I’m looking forward to this week’s YouTube auditions, but I had to settle for various cities on the show’s two night gig. It looks like we have our own Susan Boyle-esque singer. However, the act I enjoyed the most was just odd. Talented, yet bizarre. Tap dancing and guitar, who knew?
Then there’s the summer voyeuristic guilty pleasure … Big Brother. The first few days, I feared a summer of boredom. But the hamsters are acting up in their Habitrail. Lying, cheating, backstabbing, oh my. I’m nowhere as keen on Ronnie as Ronnie is on Ronnie. He stands a chance to redeem himself a bit in my eyes if he does indeed backdoor Russell. But will he have the guts to do it?
If you haven’t seen the extended Julie Chen and Braden eviction interview, you need to. Y’see, Julie Chen isn’t used to people calling her a [bleeped] ho on her husband’s network.
Soon I’ll have Hell’s Kitchen in the mix. That show premieres Tuesday at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX. I need a 12 Step Program.
Clacked by Jackie Schnoop 
on Jul 20, 2009 @ 17:00 EST5EDT
