The commercials on this new reality show is gross and they have taken it to a new level. The premise to this is, Randi, a comely 23-year-old schoolteacher, is a bride-to-be whose wedding buildup will be followed by a camera crew for full disclosure. Steve, Randi's hubby-to-be, isn't a hunky Ryan Sutter-type--on the contrary, he's a mother-in-law's nightmare: unattractive, unappealing and altogether undesirable. And, up to the point she learns of her daughter's engagement, Steve's future mother-in-law is totally unaware that he exists at all.
Enter the first twist: Randi's not really marrying Steve--but if she can convince her nearest and dearest that she is indeed tying the knot, she'll win a million dollars. That means going through all the motions--meeting with the wedding planner, enduring a bridal dinner, sitting through a rehearsal dinner and even exchanging "I do's."
But even Randi's not fully in the know--which brings up twist number two. The so-called bride-to-be is under the impression that her faux intended is pulling the same fast one on his family that she is, with the end goal of receiving a cash prize.
In fact, Steve and his "family" are all professional actors, straining their improvisational skills to the limit to keep up with the "real" world action. All of this trickery falls within Fox's framework for the most intense practical joke ever televised.
This sounds like something that would be done on "Punk'd." If none of my regularly watched shows isn't on that night, I might take a look at the premiere episode. I just checked the day of its premiere and oh well...I will be arriving back from my trip.
It's the wild card playoffs. One game has just finished. Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens. The score was Titans 20 and Ravens 17. So the Titans move on to the next round and Ravens stay home like the rest of us and watch.
At this moment, the Dallas Cowboys are playing against the Carolina Panthers. It really doesn't matter to me who wins here.
I'll post the final score when the game is over. See ya! *Final score: Dallas 10 Carolina 29.
Very nice sunny weather today. A few days ago the forecast called for rain on New Year's Day and through the rest of the weekend. I should know better that they can be wrong at times.
The sun was very strong when I had to run out and do some grocery shopping. But it is a bit cold inside the house. It was nice to see clear skies and the sun after all the rain that we got prior days.
This nice weather will be short lived, cause the clouds are coming and rain is predicted in the days to come. Oh well...
To my surprise, I like this one better than the first one. This was upbeat and had some funny moments.
The mafia's Paul Vitti (De Niro) is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Paul fakes his insanity to get out of prison. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel (Crystal) for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.
Dr. Sobel takes Paul into his care and tries to straighten Paul's life out. This means for Paul to take on a job. He starts off as a car dealer, then a maitre d, works at a jewelry store (which tempts him to want to rob it) and lastly a consultant on a crime drama on TV called "Little Caesar." Anthony LaPhaglia plays actor Anthony Bella as Little Caesar. Paul doesn't feel that Anthony is from the Bronx and that he seems like he is from Connecticut. It is later revealed that Anthony is Australian (of course LaPhaglia is originally from there) and the accent becomes noticeably. Hmmm you got to love that accent There are some funny scenes between LaPhaglia and De Niro.
It made me laugh at some moments. I'm glad that I saw it on cable. Not something I would what to pay for to see in the theatre.
Just as I hoped, Kurt Nilsen was a threat and yes he did win the title. The show was only an hour long. Contestants were introduced and a recap of their performances from last week were shown. There was a performance by Victoria Beckam fka Posh Spice and Sir Elton John.
Then the remaining of the show, votes from each country that the contestants represented were announced one by one. When they got to the top five the camera focused on Kelly Clarkson's face as she was announced second behind Kurt. She didn't seem too thrilled and felt that the title wasn't going to be hers. Awwww poor Kelly, the world feels that there is a better singer than you. Before the competition, I was rooting for Kelly because she represents the U.S. But when I saw her competitors, my choice was Kurt.
Peter Evrard from Belgium, Will Young from England, Heinz Winckler from South Africa were in the top five with Kelly and Kurt. Alex from Poland looks like a young Blondie with a strip of black hair. She was so pale and with the white blonde hair it made her look like an albino. Heinz Winckler looked so much like Tom Cruise every time the camera showed his face smiling.
What can I say about Kurt? He was very surprised and bit speechless when he was announced the winner. As the idols were sitting waiting for the votes to be revealed. I noticed that Kurt was sitting by himself. He ended the show with his rendition of U2's "Beautiful Day."
Congratulations to Kurt! I look forward to hearing some original songs from him.
Happy New Year!! My honey bear and I spent a quiet evening at home. We decided to watch "Pirates of the Caribbean" on DVD (this was one of my hanukkah gifts).
The movie finished 15 minutes before midnight, so we watched Dick Clark's Rocking Eve and welcomed the New Year.
Rain was pouring down and the wind was blowing as my sweetheart and I ran for cover at the gym this morning. It pretty much rained all over the Bay Area.
Thanks to my mother-in-law, Bobbi, for send me a much needed raincoat. I wore it for the very first time. The hood helped my hair stay dry and the coat kept my clothes dry too. Only my leg pants were wet due to the puddles that I had to walk through.
It stopped raining on my train ride home. Weather reports say cloudy for the next two days and rain possible on New Year's Day.
Both Niners and Raiders played their last game of the season.
Niners finished at 7 wins 9 losses. Raiders 4 wins 12 losses. Not sure who I will support for the SuperBowl. I'll just have to wait and see who ends up in the divisional titles.
There's still the San Jose Sharks and Sacramento Kings to root for!
New girl, Madison (played by Erika Christensen), in school meets star swimmer aka Ben Cronin (played by Jesse Bradford). Ben has a girlfriend, Amy (Shiri Appleby). Madison seduces Ben, he gives in and they have a one night stand. It was a big mistake and it shouldn't be mentioned. Madison starts sending him e mails (85 of them!), a provocative picture of her without a top and pages that he doesn't return.
Ben tries to ignore her. Madison starts seeing Ben's buddy Josh. In a moment of passion, she calls out Ben's name. Josh realizes that Ben is right about her actions and tries to tell him. Madison beats Josh over the head with Ben's bat and you know who gets set up. Ben is kicked out of the swim team cause of steroids found in the drug testing. His world starts falling apart. Amy gets driven off the road by a car that looks exactly like Ben's. Madison is the culprit to this.
It's a teen version of "Fatal Attraction." The movie went by quickly. The plot was obvious.
It should have been on television, minus the bad language.
Besides being a member of neopets.com. I am also an owner of a voice activated neopet. My little pet is a blue Kacheek. Cute little thing (about 4 inches tall), it sings and talks. If you raise your voice or it doesn't like the tone of your voice, it talks in a different tone and the cheeks that light up get darker red.
It sings alot and the ears flap, the feet moves every now and then. When I made kissing sounds, it gave a cute little giggle.
