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!
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.
This is the night I’ve been waiting for since the Tour ended last season. Tonight is the night we get to really study the new crop of dancers on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 4. I was not home and thank the dance gods that my DVR came through for me because if I’d missed this show a village would have been burned to the ground. On with the show…
I love that they kept Cat’s “These are the girls, and here are the guys” catwalk action. It’s cheesy but it’s what I’ve always loved about the opening of the show.
Cat’s looking fabulously boho-glam with her slightly tossled hair and her shimmery mini-dress. Nigel needs to tone down the hitting on her. I’d like to think that Cat could beat the shit out of Nigel is needed.
Okay, I could do without the audience participation “Jidges” again this year. I know that she lost it mid-season last year but I don’t know that I can wait that long this season. Lose it Cat!
Judges this week are: Dan Karaty, Mary Murphy, and Nigel Lythgoe.
Thank god they started us off with a retrospective of the Top 20 through auditions because as Nigel himself pointed out, there’s a handful of these dancers that we’ve never even seen before. Ya think Nigel? Maybe that should be a mental note to self for Season 5… show more of the dancers you’ll actually be investing a whole season in. Asshats.
The first couple up are Rayven Armijo and Jamie Bayard (straight, go for it girls) working a Napoleon and Tabitha Hip-Hop routine. Based on her pictures and what little we saw of her during auditions, I was expecting to hate Rayvan but I must say, she’s hella-cuter than I expected. Her dancing was not as natural as I would have liked because she was being shown up by Jamie and his package even when his pants where on. He’s a West Coast Swinger and you can’t tell. He nailed that routine! If he’s trying to land in the Ducky TV Boyfriend of the season, flashing your junk on TV is one way of doing that! Did anyone else think Jamie looked a little bit like a doll? His shiny big cheeks looked all wooden and that smile is straight out of a vaudeville act.
Next up, hot tranny messSusie Garcia and Marquis Cunningham doing a Smooth Waltz choreographed by Hunter Johnson. Getting a glimpse of Marquis’ original audtion, I have to say that I need to see more of this kid. His skills are mad but this was not the routine to showcase his talent. It was supposed to be all romantic and dreamy but I don’t know that they accomplished that. At times it looked a little too calculated and he couldn’t get a hold of her on that lift to save his life. His lines though were insane. I hope he gets to dance for his life because I need to see him in action. (more…)
FRINGE, wow this is the first time I’ve really even talking about it. I’m excited for it. I know most people are geeking out over Josh Jackson aka Pacey but for me it’s all about J.J. Abrams and his brilliance.
Fringe will premiere on Fox this fall and here’s the trailer and a couple sneak peek clips to tide you over this morning.
Just quickly I had to post my two favorite performances from this week’s AMERICAN IDOL Top 20. I have to say that I’m not in love with more than a couple of the Top 20 and my faves tickle me in ways only Kelly Clarkson and Chris Daughtry have previously.
Little David Archuleta is just damn ‘dorable and I want to eat him up! Last night he killed with his rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” and at this point the kids in it for the win.
Then there’s my girl Carly Smithson who busted out some Heart “Crazy on You”! She could be the 3rd Wilson sister. And here’s another reason to love Carly, she works at my favorite San Diego Pub, The Field which GMMR, Seat42F, and Rae and I frequented numerous times while at Comic-Con. I know, me at a Pub? It’s odd but the food is amazing there.
I know you’ve seen this all over the net already but I can’t help but post this. Jimmy’s response to Sarah Silverman’s “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” is beyond brilliant! How on earth did he get all of these stars to join in on this video? So funny…
DEXTER is one of my favorite shows on television because it takes a darkly comic approach to a psychologically frightening tale of self discovery and confronting your past… with the occasional murder thrown in for good measure.
If ever there was a serial killer that deserved a laugh, a hug, and a cry it’s my man Dexter Morgan. He’s complex, he’s devilish, he’s fucked in the head but he has good intentions and let’s face it… he’s smokin’ hot!
If you’re worried about what CBS might do to the sometimes intensely graphic and always profane Dexter here are a few clips CBS sent out to show all the new and old fans that they’re taking care of business and letting Dex do his thang. Let the bloody good times begin.
If you fall in love with Dexter like I did, please go out and rent the unedited Season 1 DVD and then watch Season 2 on Showtime… you will not be sorry. Loves!
Hey gang, I was one of the lucky bloggers that The CW and Warner Bros. reached out to in order to watch a sneak peek of tomorrow night’s SUPERNATURAL episode entitled “Mystery Spot” and I’m pleased as punch to report that it kills… again and again and again!
Without going into much detail, “Mystery Spot” is Supernatural meets Groundhog Day as Sam is forced to relive a fateful day repeatedly with increasingly gruesome but often hysterical outcomes. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all fun and games because as the episode progresses so does the anxiety and the severity of the situation until its emotional climax that you do not want to miss!
Jared Padalecki shines and at times I couldn’t help feel he was channeling Jack Nicholson in The Shining because the events of the episode really start eating away at Sam and every time it restarts he’s a little more jaded. Kudos to everyone in this episode for making it so damn interesting!
After last week’s snoozer of an episode, I was so excited to see Supernatural excel at what it does best by focusing on the boys while playing with the mythology of the show. Kim Manners directs the shit out of this episode and there is so much attention to detail that it propels the possibilities of the show to new heights.
Oh yeah, and you’ll never listen to Asia’s “Heat of the Moment” the same way ever again. All right, I’m shutting up now!
Watch a couple clips from tomorrow night’s episode of “Mystery Spot”
Tonight is a packed night of television viewing for all of us TV lovers. At 8/7c is the 1 hour clip show of LOSTwhich leads into the highly anticipated Season 4 premiere at 9/8c.
Watch a great fanmade LOST tribute:
Also at 9/8c, the Winchesters are back to kick ass and ride out the last of their pre-Strike episodes on SUPERNATURAL.
Watch some preview clips from tonight’s episode of Supernatural “Malleus Maleficarum”
At 10/9c I’ll be liveblogging the gayest show on television, Make Me a Supermodel, over at AfterElton.com so come by and comment if you’re a fan.
Here’s a preview of tonight’s way nude Make Me a Supermodel
Here is a great video that my friend James sent me this morning. It’s good to know that Dogs and Cats will no longer do their cute things that they do until the WGA gets a fair deal! I’m a sucker for kitties…
Last night we finally saw the return of a show I love in the New Year! FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS is back with the first of 6 new episodes. It brought a smile to my face, a tear to my eye, and gave me butterflies in my stomach… I’m a regular Rally Girl when it comes to FNL.
From the opening you know something bad is coming with Tim Riggins, little did we know it would come in the form of a mini Desperate Housewives style natural disaster. I love how they played it off like even though Riggins is the dumbest kid in all of Dillon yet he’s got a knack for predicting twisters. Like he’s a frakkin’ storm chaser by night, imbecile drunk misfit high school student by day, he’s the new Angel (please tell me someone remembers this movie from the 80’s — I loved it as a kid).
Okay that was harsh but not nearly as harsh as its going to be when fine piece of ass Coach Taylor catches Riggins with any one of the women in his house. Loved the girls fawning over his ab workout that led Tammy to plea with Eric to remove Tim asap. Best line out of Tammy’s mouth in the first 10 minutes? “I am made of Christian charity…” it reminded me of Mandy Moore’s Hilary Faye character from SAVED… “I am full of Christ love!” (then she chucks a bible at Jenna Malone) — good stuff.
There’s a little Degrassi vs. Lakehurst as a post Tornado stricken rival high school has to come to Dillon for a while. How badly can this end? Probably pretty bad right? Like Jets vs. Sharks bad…
How much do I love that Landry knows West Side Story (made me squee a little)? How much do I want to throw up that Tyra pilled her hand away when Landry reached out and grabbed it in the lunchroom? Why Tyra why… do you make me love you when I want to hate you?
When Chip from Laribee comes over and licks his fingers then makes a heart on her shoulder before spitting out the most pathetic pickup line ever “What do you say we go somewhere and get you out of those wet clothes?” I almost passed out.
Tyra: “Yeah, if you ever touch me again I’ll kick you so hard your balls will be non-existent alright?”
Moments later when Jules askes who that was she once again pulls a Ducky tailored zinger…
Julie: “Who’s that?” Tyra: “Some douchebag named Chip. I mean who names their kid Chip?”
Right? Tyra’s a genius! Now don’t go breaking my Landry’s heart.
As the episode progressed, the Dillon/Laribee rivalry continues to build. Do these high school kids not watch Degrassi? All I could think about when the Panthers come into the locker room to find their stuff all messed, or when Landry goes all witty and amazing leading to a lunchroom brawl, or when Tim finds that Laribee’s football team is into watersports is how this could lead to James Tiberias Yorke getting stabbed outside of Liberty’s party. Okay so I just lost everyone but maybe Vance from Tapeworthy and some 12 year old girls in Des Moines…
Raise your hand if you teared up more than once during the second half of FNL last night. Hands? Anyone other than me? It’s ridiculous how incredibly emotional this show can be sometimes. I was a mess when Julie had to witness Saracen make out with his way too old Carlotta. How about Buddy making his last ditch attempt at winning back his wife? Landry trying to convince Tyra that she’s better than she thinks she is? I was bawling like a little bitch.
Poor Tim Riggins. For once, he really was trying to be a nice guy and help sloppy drunk Julie out when Coach walked in and saw him lying on his daughter in what looked like a pre-kiss embrace. You can’t blame Eric for throwing Tim out but I still felt for Riggs.
Before I wrap this up can I just mention how hot Coach Taylor is when he’s mad? Between throwing the Laribee Coach against the wall and kicking Riggins out of his house I’ve never seen Eric Taylor look so scary sexy. I know some of you are thinking I’m crazy but to put it into context, I’m the guy that swoons over Patrick Bateman chasing someone with a chainsaw or swinging an axe while listening to Huey Lewis and the News.
Serial killers can be hot, don’t judge me.
Next week it looks like some bad times are in store for Riggins and Laribee’s Coach finally loses his mind. I’m there.
TORCHWOOD Season 2 begins on BBC America on January 26th and if that wasn’t enough to have get my blood flowing, how about throwing in Buffy alum Spike James Marsters. Sadly he’s only in the first episode as far as I know but we can always hope and dream for more. Speakjing of dreams… is that Ianto and Jack making out? Sweet Jesus on a pogo stick!
Watch TORCHWOOD Season 2 Preview:
The greatness —
SPIKE!
Capt. Jack Harkness: “I’m Jack Harkness, note the stripes!”
Gwen: “Excuse me, have you seen a blowfish driving a sports car?”
It’s a new year and colder than a witches tit up here in the Northeast but that doesn’t mean people aren’t still fighting the good fight over there in NYC and LA on behalf of the WGA.
As we all know, last night Late Night kicked off last night (my old ass is so not staying up to see that crap) and so did the picketing.
Watch Hillary Clinton welcome and mock Letterman back onto the air. Hi, did someone forget to put a razor in Dave’s stocking for Xmas? Sasquatch much?
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