Sadly, I was out doing some Karaoke action so I missed last night’s elimination round on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE but that doesn’t mean I won’t talk about who went home and how the Bottom 3 shook out.

I love that the show opened with a semi-Michael Jackson tribute (check out Tyce Diorio’s opening number from THE WIZ), that my girl Kelly Clarkson performed AND that the right kids went home!

The first couples on stage were Karla & Vitolio along with Randi & Evan. Cat tells them that one is safe, the other is in the Bottom 3. I have no doubt in my mind that Randi & Evan are safe… and I’m correct. And that’s as much as I saw before I got my “Don’t Stop Believin’” on at karaoke.

Apparently the rest of the notifications went like this:

Janette and Brandon: SAFE
Kayla and Kupono: BOTTOM 3
Melissa and Ade: SAFE
Caitlin and Jason: SAFE
Jeanine and Phillip: BOTTOM 3

I am so far from pleased to see that Kayla & Kupono were somehow in the Bottom 3 this week. That’s total shit. If you listened to our podcast about the Top 14 performances, they were two of my faves this week.

Kelly Clarkson performed “I Do Not Hook Up” and killed it!

So who went home? I’m very happy to say that neither Kayla nor Kupono were sent packing and that Karla and Vitolio were the unfortunate two this week. I’m not that sad. They were my pick to go and at this point all eliminations (except for Phillip’s) are going to be tough.

What did you guys think?

*Don’t forget you can download all of the songs you’ve heard tonight over at our So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Music Guide!

We knew SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE couldn’t go too long without doing some sort of Michael Jackson tie-in and I think taking a number from THE WIZ is a fun way to pay tribute without ramming it down our throats (that’s what she said).

The TV Talk Podcast is back to chat about what we’ve been watching so far this summer.

We’ve got vamps (True Blood), naughty nurses (Nurse Jackie), well endowed gym teachers (Hung) and more.

As an added bonus, Kath updates us on Project Supernatural and we talk all things Winchester Season 1!

Click to listen to the latest TV Talk Podcast!

The TV Talk Podcast: So You Think You Can Dance Edition is back! Kath and Dan break down the Top 7 Couples, their performances, the Judges comments, the outfits and whether or not some of these Judges are bangin’.

Kath reveals her Season 5 SYTYCD Boyfriend while Dan reveals how we were almost arrested recording this puppy.

The Top 14 dance for their lives and we decide who should stay and who should really just call it a day.

*Don’t forget you can download all of the songs you’ve heard tonight over at our So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Music Guide!

Click to listen to TV Talk Podcast: So You Think You Can Dance Top 14 Edition (Top 14 Perform)

Get the latest news on the podcast by following us on Twitter (@tvtalkpodcast) and as always you can follow Kath (@gmmr) and Ducky (@duckydoestv) too.

I know that I’m a really horrible TV Blogger, I get it and I know it sucks. If I’m not gallivanting here or there, I’m too busy doing X, Y & Z or like this past week… packing and moving. That really puts a huge kink in television viewing which then means I’ve got nothing to blog about.

Trust me, it annoys me more than it annoys y’all. The only thing I can tell you is that Kath (GMMR) and I plan on doing another podcast as soon as possible because we know there’s a ton of stuff to talk about.

What are you all watching? What do you all want to talk about? Should we talk about Jason Stackhouse’s abs (TRUE BLOOD)? Thomas Jane’s monster wang (HUNG)? HARPER’S ISLAND’s newest dead weight? Who’ll become THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR? NURSE JACKIE? WIPEOUT?

Oh no, I’ve got it… THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NJ’s crazy assedness! While I love the HOUSEWIVES franchise and thoroughly enjoyed New Jersey’s cast, that reunion show was the most boring thing ever!

You know how Dina’s Husband Tommy has never been on the show? Well I got to see him today! Randomly I turned on the tube for a couple minutes and saw Dina and Caroline! It wasn’t Housewives though, it was a 2007 rerun of MY BIG FAT FABULOUS WEDDING! The show chronicled Dina and Tommy’s $1,125,000 750 guest wedding and it was banoodles! I loved seeing little Lexie, roots for days Dina and semi-Kate Gosselin bad hair on Caroline. No sign of Teresa, Jacqueline or whorey mcwhoresalot Danielle.

I hope to be back to regular viewing shortly, in the meantime thanks for being cramazing.

It’s been two weeks since I last did a post on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 5 and that’s crazy talk! I was out of town last week and to this day I still have not seen the performances that sent Ashley and Maxim home but oh well, moving on…

This week I hate to burst your bubble but I’m only going to give some quick thoughts on each of the Top 8 couples as I’m moving in the morning. Ducky needs some beauty sleep.

*Don’t forget you can download all of the songs you’ve heard tonight over at our So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Music Guide!

The Guest Judge this week is Toni Basil and I used to be excited to see her but now I feel like she’s turned into a cold uninterested yet unable to criticize bore. I thought hands down this was the weakest set of dances we’ve seen on this show in a while. Most of the couples were forgettable and still the Judges praised almost all of them as if they were blind. It pissed me off. Am I the only one that thought the dances kinda sucked this week? Please, correct me if I’m wrong.

First up were Karla and Jonathan doing a Dave Scott choreographed Hip-Hop routine. I was kind of excited to see little Jonathan try and be gangsta but it fell so damn flat. I thought both kids were off mark and kinda terrible this week. The choreography was also pretty weak but what are ya gonna do?

Asuka and Vitolio danced a Jazz routine by Mandy Moore and I hate to admit it (because you know I love my girl Mandy Moore) but that routine sucked big donkey balls. Asuka & Vitolio were so poorly matched for this style of dance that at times I thought they were in slow motion. They were too quiet and fluid to match the hard edge the song required and I don’t know if it was Mandy’s choreography or their actual technique that was killing me but something stunk to high heaven.

Continue reading my recap of tonight’s episode… Read the rest of this entry »

Hey gang, in preparation for moving I’ve been cleaning out my closet of TV goodies and realized that it’s time to give back to all of you awesome Ducky Does TV readers! This is the biggest giveaway we’ve done and one of you is walking away with a ton of TV fanatic swag! That’s right, you walk away with ALL of it!

So what’s the catch? Well, seeing how you’re winning some priceless TV swag, box sets, music, etc. I’m limiting the contest to the first 25 people who are willing pay the shipping on this prize pack! It’s heavy, I do this blog for free and really, you’re making out like a bandit so shipping costs are not much to ask for…

How To Enter: Leave a comment telling me what you’re favorite TV show of all time is and why. One lucky winner will be chosen at random from the first 25 people to comment. Do not leave a comment unless you have a paypal account and are willing to pay for shipping!

What Do You Win: Click here to see a full version of everything pictured above. If you can’t tell whats-what, here’s a list of what you’ll be winning!

PUSHING DAISIES/CHUCK Comic-Con 2008 WB Collectors Bag
SUPERNATURAL Signed Posters (2 signed by Kripke, Jensen & Jared)
HEROES Season 1 DVD Box Set
KYLE XY Season 1 DVD Box Set
THE HILLS Season 1 DVD Box Set
THE X-FILES Essential Episodes DVD Set
VERONICA MARS Soundtrack
VERONICA MARS “Get a Clue” Bumper Sticker
PRIVILEGED Novel by Zoey Dean
SUPERNATURAL Bone Key Novel by Keith R.A. DeCandido
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Kyle Chandler “Can’t Lose” Pin
KINGS Wings Pin
HEROES Pinehearst Logo Pin
PUSHING DAISIES “Jews For Cheeses” TShirt
MY BOYS “Crowley’s Crew Essentials” (T-shirt, Bottle Opener, Cards, Keychain, Dating Tips Book, Breath mints, Pick Up Lines Notebook)
ROYAL PAINS Hamptons Beach Bag (Heavy Duty Beach Bag, Medical Kit, Travel Scrabble, Hamptons Encyclopedia, Pains Prescription Notepad, Pains Pill Bottle of Mints)


Closer Look: Comic-Con Bag/Posters

Closer Look: TV Buttons

That’s a frakkin’ ton of TV Swag! Contest runs until 25 people willing to paypal me the shipping cost have entered. Have at it TV Freaks!

I just wanted to quickly remind everyone that tonight is the GREEK season finale (“At World’s End”) over on ABC Family!

It’s been a wonderful season for GREEK and I can’t say I love this show any more than I do right now. I’ve enjoyed watching Casey and Max’s relationship blossom and fade, I’ve enjoyed watching Rusty finally get some, I’ve enjoyed Cal getting some storyline, Beck’s going gay, Evan and Cap rekindling their friendship and Ash getting some hot man action… oh and don’t forget Dale getting (or at least fighting off) some action.

I’ve watched the finale twice already (yes, I adored it that much) and I’m sad that the season is over. There are so many possibilities for next season that my mind grapes might explode if I think about them too much.

Here’s what I can tell you this about what goes down tonight at Cypress Rhodes… Someone goes gay, someone throws their purity pledge ring away, someone gets some hot cougar action, someone’s in a coffin, someone’s missing the biggest party of the world, someone’s busted for pot, someone’s spending seven minutes in heaven (or 2 minutes in a cramped closet), someone’s coming back to CRU, someone’s leaving CRU and someone loves them a muffin top! Curious? I know you are…

Check out a preview of tonight’s GREEK season finale:

And finally, check a clip from tonight’s finale:

GREEK’s season finale airs tonight at 8pm on ABC Family!

From time to time Kath and I like to shake things up. We’ll disappear for 4 months without podcasting, we’ll move, we’ll record entire Comic-Con panels, we’ll be Two Idiots Talking LOST and during the summer we really like to talk about SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!

Welcome to a special SYTYCD Edition of the TV Talk Podcast where Kath and I give our thoughts on everything Season 5!

This week we start with covering the Top 20 performance episode, list our faves, talk about potential SYTYCD TV Boyfriends and finally discuss whether or not the first two dancers eliminated deserved to go home or not!

If you’re a fan of So You Think You Can Dance, sit back and listen to the pouring rain outside the car as we talk enjoy! Yes we did a podcast in a car and yes, it was a monsoon outside!

Click to listen to TV Talk Podcast: So You Think You Can Dance Top 20 Edition (Top 20 Perform)

SYTYCD Top 18 - Season 5

*Don’t forget you can download all of the songs you’ve heard tonight over at our So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Music Guide!

Last night was the first elimination night of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 5 and as you can see by my late post, I didn’t watch the show until this morning. I know, blasphemy.

To kick off the show, the Top 20 performed a hip-hop number to “Boom Boom Pow” from The Black Eyed Peas choreographed by Shane Sparks! While I love me some ABDC, I miss having Shane as a Judge on my beloved SYTYCD. At least we get the dude back on the show every once in a while! I’ll take it.

GMMR and I were just talking last night about how they got rid of the parter reveal and looky-loo last night they showed us a rapid fire version of the boys revealing themselves to the girls - wait, that sounds dirtier than it was… or was it?

The first three couples take the stage:
Kayla & Max - Safe
Randi & Evan - Safe
Jeanine & Phillip - Safe

The audience flipped out when they mentioned Phillip’s name. I guess his exposure from last season has made him a huge fan fave. After the reveal that all 3 couples were safe, it was adorable to watch Cat just throw her cards in the air (and wave em like she just don’t care).

Next on stage:
Caitlin & Jason - Safe
Melissa & Ade - Safe
Ashley & Kupono - Safe
Paris & Tony - Bottom 3

While I’m not surprised that Tony and Paris are in the Bottom 3, I’m a little shocked that more girls (and gays) didn’t reach out and dial to save Jailbait Tony.

Last group:
Asuka & Vitolio - Bottom 3
Janette & Brandon - Safe
Karla & Jonathan - Bottom 3

While I’m not surprised Jonathan is a bottom (I kid, I kid) - I’m actually completely surprised that he and Karla were in the Bottom 3. What’s going on out there? I guess the little tweens were in bed by the time 10 o’clock came around and they couldn’t vote for the adorable ones? Seriously, is this a dance competition or a beauty pageant? Oh wait, it is about the dancing… Read the rest of this entry »

TV Talk Podcast with GMMR and Ducky is back… well sorta! We know we’ve been gone for a couple months and we’re sorry to have abandoned you all so here’s a little something to tide you over until we can do a real podcast in the upcoming weeks. Thank you all for being patient with our ridonkulously busy schedules and for always being such kick ass listeners.

Listen to the latest podcast on our new site: The TV Talk Podcast

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 5 Top 20 Photo

Well, its the episode we’ve been waiting almost a year to see, the Top 20 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 5 are set, paired and dancing their asses off for our judgment and hopefully approval! Going into tonight, I was giddy as a schoolgirl with excitement but then I watched WIPEOUT and TOP CHEF MASTERS because I got a little nervous and wanted to ease into the performances. I’m so lame… this I know!

“Welcome to So You Think You Can Dance!” Cat Deeley, I’ve missed you saying that and I love to hear it again! Now if only we can make it through the episode without hearing the audience say “Jidges”…

I love that she came out dancing in some bedazzled spiders web of a dress and claimed that she had “new babies” - she’s sickly sweet and… OH CHRIST she just had the audience scream “Jidges” - curses! Make it stop.

The Judges tonight are obviously Nigel and Mary and thankfully joining them for the first performance episode is The Shankman who’s pulled himself together enough to get on television after his heartbreak of the last week or so. We love you Shankman!

Here’s some previous contestant scoop before the dancing starts: Katee, Joshua, Ivan, Twitch and other SYTYCD alum are in Step It Up 3-D (which is the ONLY way you’ll get my ass into a seat to watch that crap).

*Don’t forget you can download all of the songs you’ve heard tonight over at our So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Music Guide!

Enough with the filler, let’s get to the dancing!

Jeanine and Phillip are first with a hip-hop routine from Napoleon and Tabitha. If you’ve been following me for the last couple seasons, you know I cant stand a slow hip-hop and this was one of them. While there were some good moments and some fun choreography, overall I felt that these two are not completely comfortable together yet. Jeanine was actually really good and I found that she was more “on” than Phillip. Shankman praised them to the hills and I’m kinda shocked. I’m gonna rewatch… I still find these two missing beats and out of sync. Am I wrong?

Asuka and Vitolio are next and their matched with Tyce Diorio for a Broadway silent film-esque number. What Asuka lacked in technique with this genre, she made up for it in confidence. Vitolio can jump like a mother frakker and has great control. There was something lacking for part of the performance and I don’t really know what was off. Mary thought it was safe, Nigel thought it was an issue with the expectations of choreography and personality. I think I agree.

Karla and Jonathan (aka pretty eyes but way too jailbait to comment) have the Cha-Cha with Tony Meredith. If you made it through the first part of the dance and all the strobe lights without having a seizure, pat yourselves on the back. Did you see Jonathan’s split through Karla’s legs? HELLO! This is the first well matched coupling of the night but my issue is that the two didn’t have a lot of eye contact and for a sexy dance, I wanted a little more interplay. Shankman liked it, Mary screamed and commented that she likes her cha-cha rough… Miss Murphy if you’re nasty! Nigel keeps talking about how some of these kids have slipped through the radar but he’s the fucking Exec. Producer and he can change that so he’s got no one to blame but himself.

Randi and Evan are up next and I gotta say I’m not a huge fan (on sight) about this pairing. They’re going with a Jazz routine from Tyce which is well matched for my boy Evan so I’m pretty excited about that at least. Wait, Randi is MARRIED? Shouldn’t she be on ENGAGED AND UNDERAGE? Now that I’ve watched the routine 3x, I have to eat my words. Randi is incredbile and fearless. She had no problem throwing herself around and attacking Evan! Hands down my favorite couple of the night! Who knew? Evan is a cramazing dancer and I cannot wait to see him get a Mia, Mandy or Sonya routine because that boy can work it!

More dancing after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

In case you don’t have Showtime or in case you missed this past Monday’s premiere, here is your chance to watch the Season 5 premiere of WEEDS for free at Ducky Does TV!

While I may not agree with Nancy Botwin’s parenting skills, there’s no denying this show is often hilarious and some of the acting is out of this world. I’ve watched the first 3 episodes already and while it’s a little redundant, there are some big payoffs coming your way! Courtesy of my friends at Showtime, I present to you the WEEDS Season 5 Premiere!

Watch the Season 5 Premiere of WEEDS!

Don’t forget to catch WEEDS and NURSE JACKIE every Monday night only on Showtime! What’s that? You missed NURSE JACKIE too? Well click here to check that premiere out as well!

Neil Patrick Harris should join the ranks of Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, John Waters and Ellen Degeneres as the only people that should be allowed to host any awards show. Ever.

If you missed the TONY AWARDS last night (or are a straight man), here’s your chance to catch Neil Patrick Harris’ incredible closing number that recaps that nights big winners (and losers).

Hands down the most genius moment of tonight’s TONY AWARDS was Bret Michaels getting knocked out by the huge ass Broadway sign after his lip-scynching performance with Poison.

Oh god it’s good!