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JUNE 22, 2006 - Big Brother: All-Star is Coming Soon!

Will the dark side of the force, Dr. Will, fight the good jedi Howie? Will Ivette and Kaysar rumble again? Will fans bring back Janelle to help Howie? And can the world survive the return of Chicken George? Go to cbs.com and vote for who you want to return for Big Brother: All-Star. You have a week to do it!

JULY 23, 2003 - Big Brother 4: Group of 8 Coming Undone

The Alliance of the "Group of 8" (the G8) seems to be in trouble. One of them got thrown out of the house for throwing chairs around. Dana seems to not care about the group. And Dave had a chance to save Erika from the G8, but he didn't do it, even though the G8 wanted him to. He seems to want to be a part of both the G8 and the Ex's, like Dana does. Too bad for him that he doesn't see that if you are on both sides, no one will trust you, which is Dana's situation now.

JULY 23, 2003 - Big Brother 4: Jee Nominates the Cute Women

It seems that the men of BB 4 don't see the other men as their threats. Oh no. It's the woman, stupid!

Nat saw Amanda as someone he had to get out. It seems that she was more dangerous than she looked. And now Jee sees Erika as a threat. Not Nat, who had nominated him. No. Erika. And he nominated with her that other big threat, Michelle.

The men of BB4 seem to want to vote out the women. Especially good looking women who like wearing bikini tops. Jee said he had a dream about meat. Really. Maybe the men of the house are having these dreams.

JULY 23 - Big Brother 4: The X-Factor

The critics love to hate Big Brother every year. I think this is why the show changes so much each time. I don't think there is anything wrong with it that needs fixing, but, it seems that the critics have convinced the producers that there is.

This year, the new twist is "The X-Factor". A "Group of 8" were put in the house, plus five ex's. The producer told 'Entertainment Weekly' that they searched hard to put in ex's that could live with their old partners. They also hinted that more ex's might be added to the house later on.

The X-Factor has made the show better. The contestants seem less... well... crazy too. Most of them anyway. BB4 should be good to the end.

MARCH 14, 2003 - Lisa From 'Big Brother 3' in Magazine

The current issue of 'GQ', with Jennifer Gardner on the cover riding a motorcycle, has a photo article in it about unknown actresses. There is a full page photo of Lisa in this article. She looks the same as she did on Big Brother.

MARCH 14, 2003 - 'Celebrity Mole' Returns in Summer or Fall

MARCH 14, 2003 - 'All-American Girl' Premiere a Ratings Disappointment

DECEMBER 19, 2002 - Amazing Race 3: Final Episode

'Wow'. That's what Harry Smith said this morning on the CBS Morning Show, as he interviewed Flo and Zach. 'Wow' was what he thought about last night's episode. Wow is right!

Excellent show. Who could have thought that Flo and Zach would win, after all the times in the episode that Flo said she was quitting?

I was hoping last night that Flo and Zach would win. If anyone deserved to win the race, it was Zach. He had to compete against all the other teams, complete against Flo's desire to quit, watch Flo flirt with one of the twins... Zach, you are a real winner!

Flo was fun to watch, too. Beautiful, and, she helped to make the race more fun with her outbursts. It may have been hard to watch her telling Zach off sometimes, but, she added life to the show. As a diva, she was a winner, too. I'd love to see her return to reality tv someday.

There will be an Amazing Race 4. Maybe in March, 2003. See you then!

OCTOBER 12, 2002 - Amazing Race 3: Episode 2

There are so many teams of a young man and a young woman, sometimes I get mixed up, when they are all running around a country. I hadn't really warmed up to this version of Amazing Race until the last episode. Watching Teri and Ian, and Tramel and Talicia (who were eliminated) fall off their ski-doos into the water was pretty good. Watching Tramel and Talicia do it over and over is what Amazing Race is really about: People trying to do things they've never done before, and looking goofy at it.

Or maybe Amazing Race is about taking cab and bus rides (and how about the bus getting in an accident? Pretty cool, right? Taking one of these buses is more dangerous than what the people on Survivor have to face.)

Or maybe Amazing Race is really about watching contestants 'flash' the camera, like Arianne did in the back of a cab, with a happy cabbie watching.

(I hope it was Arianne. I keep getting these teams mixed up!)

AUGUST 4, 2002 - Big Brother 3 - All About Eric

Oh Gerry. I knew you getting HOH would be trouble. Now you've done it. You've put up two of the entertaining people in the house, while leaving some of the boring ones untouched. Gerry, Gerry...

It was good for him to put up Lisa, since she's never liked him. And maybe for Gerry these nominations were the best moves for him to make. At this point in the game, the choices are hard to make.

Still, I hate Gerry's choices! The guys on this show have got to stop trying to kick out the sexy women. And Eric talking in his sleep is the best part of the show. We can't lose that! There are so many unanswered questions that I have about what Eric says in his sleep. Like, when he said there were two snakes, and he thought they were kissing. Well, were they kissing or not? I need to know! And just who is it he thinks has a good ass? And, just what does "Four. Four. Lisa. Two." mean? Is that a special code he is sending out over the airwaves?

And Eric really knows how to handle a woman in bed. He made Lisa cry with joy, by saying "Hi" to her after kissing her. Lisa revealed that all her life, she wanted a guy to say "Hi" to her after being kissed, or after having sex. (Remember this guys, the next time you are with a woman. "Hi" is the magic word.) Then, when Eric was talking in his sleep, he said something like, "You are going to die here now." That got Lisa out of their bed pretty quickly, and she wouldn't go back. (Remember that, guys, the next time you are with a woman. Telling her she is going to die now might kill the mood.)

JULY 27, 2002 - Big Brother 3 - Bye Tonya

It was really funny to watch Jason in the Nomination Room on Thursday night telling how much he liked Tonya. How she did a lot of the work around the house, like washing the clothes and cooking. Then he votes her out, because he just couldn't picture the house without Josh.

Too bad he couldn't "picture" what Big Brother 3 viewers got to see, which was Josh walking around the house the first week planning to vote Jason out after Marcellas was gone.

Tonya was a stunning woman (and my favorite house guest), and most of the men in the house voted her out. Only one man (Gerry) voted to keep her in. All her other votes were women. Umm, what does that say about the guys in the house?

Right now, I'm hoping BB3 is won by one of the three who voted for Tonya. Lisa, Kiki, or Gerry. Yes, I know the Gerry win would be a miracle, but who would have ever believed early in Big Brother 2 that Will was going to win it all?

JULY 20, 2002 - Big Brother 3 - Marcellas's Choice

Women with nothing but peanut butter and flowers on in a beauty pageant? That was a much more interesting idea for Big Brother 3 than anything the producers have come up with. I'm surprised the producers didn't try to stop them. Or make them hold the contest in a bird's nest.

Eating a house made of sweets? Was a contest really them eating a house made out of sweets?

I was surprised at Marcellas's choice of nominees. Josh, no surprise. But Tonya was a surprise. He'd said he was going to put up two people from the Alliance, with the hope that one would get voted out. He didn't do that. Tonya is not in the Alliance. The thinking was, Tonya is liked, Josh is not, so he'll be voted out.

The problem is, if one of the Alliance get the veto, they'll pull Josh out, and put a non Alliance member in. Then no one in the Alliance will be up for eviction.

Josh continues to make people hate him. Will this help him win it all, like Will in Big Brother 2? Well... lighting normally doesn't strike twice.

JULY 20, 2002 - Big Brother 3

Big Brother 1 could have been called, "Big Brother: The Boring People". The second one could have been called, "Big Brother 2: The Nut House". This one should be called, "Big Brother 3: Baywatch".

Unlike other Big Brothers, putting mostly sane, good looking people in the house seemed to be the goal for this one. And in almost every show, they have a contest that forces the house guests to get in their bathing suits. (And if they don't have to do that, they volunteer to wear nothing but peanut butter and flowers.)

Although, if the best looking woman in the house, Tonya, gets voted out in just the second week, it looks like there is a big hole in the "fill the house with beautiful people" plan.

So far, the most interesting people to watch are Josh, Gerry, and Marcellas. Just to see what they will do next.

And, once again, it is too bad to see that CBS has basically excluded the internet community. I guess some things never change.

MAY 16, 2002 - Amazing Race 2: Final Episode

Will, the star of Amazing Race 2, ended up with nothing. Nothing! He had to race around the world, take being belittled by other contestants (especially his own partner), and he got nothing out of it. Not fair!

Wil did learn how to fight his fear of heights. And he did learn that he doesn't want to save his relationship with Tara. So maybe he did get something out of the race.

But it's too bad Wil didn't get the money.

As I remember it, Wil and Tara had the lead running to the finish line over Alex and Chris. But someone... someone... couldn't run fast enough. And that someone wasn't Wil. So all the time Tara spent telling Wil he's an idiot... well, next time she thinks about Wil, maybe she should think about how the race ended. And how Wil didn't fail them in the final race to the end.

I didn't want Chris and Alex (who Wil called 'little maggots') to win. Paige and Blake, I'd have no problem with them winning. Although, when I think about how Blake was laughing at Wil with Chris and Alex at the airport. Laughing how Wil (or Tara) had lost the instructions saying what location they had to go to next... all I can say is, Wil had no instructions, and he still beat Blake to the finish line.

I didn't want Chris and Alex (who Wil called 'roly-poly pigs') to win, because of how they were treating Wil. Flirting with Tara, maybe to hurt Wil. Which did happen. Wil is in a race with his separated wife. Flirting with her in front of him was something I just hated to watch.

The race to the finish in this Amazing Race was better than the one in Amazing Race 1. It was an excellent ending. It couldn't have been any better. It also seems that more people are watching Amazing Race. Tell your friends about this show. When Amazing Race 3 starts in the fall, let's hope even more people get to discover how much fun it is to race around the world for a million dollars.

MAY 15, 2002 - Who Will Win Amazing Race 2?

Tonight is the 2 hour, final episode of Amazing Race 2. Who will win?

I think Wil and Tara will win the race. Of course, anyone might, but, I just have a feeling about them.

They are also the team I want to win. Not because of Tara, but because of Wil. He might be the most entertaining person on the race. He has a cool hat. And, anyone who gets insulted as much as he does deserves the money.

The team I don't want to win? Chris and Alex. I'm sorry, anyone who messes with Wil I want to lose!

MAY 15, 2002 - Amazing Race 2: Episode 10

In this episode, we saw the Lost World, which was so beautiful. So was the rest of New Zealand. The teams did fun things, too... but who really cares about that? We watch to see Chris and Alex complain about Wil (lots of that), and Tara complain about Will (really lots of that). Let's not forget Wil complaining about them in return (no shortage of this).

Thanks to the complaining, it was a great episode!

Team Cha Cha Cha finally lost this episode. Oh no! The only team that seemed to be having fun won't get a shot at a million. It's too bad. I really wanted them to get a chance at it.

MAY 15, 2002 - Amazing Race 3 Will be on CBS this Fall!!! Wednesdays at 9 PM EST!

MAY 6, 2002 - Amazing Race 2: Episode 9

Team Cha Cha Cha are starting to steal the show. To see them face all the challenges, and always keep their cool, and not fight amongst each other, and keep a sense of humor... you got to like that.

I loved the sheep herding. They were all smart enough to figure out how to do it right, too.

The big jump was fun. Seeing Wil, who is very afraid of heights, do it, was great. You go Wil! Show them who's the boss!

It's too bad that Paige and Blake picked this episode to use their Fast Forward. That could be a big mistake. If they'd ended up in last this time, it wouldn't have made any difference, since it wasn't an elimination episode. Next episode, it will be very interesting to see if anyone goes for the Fast Forward. If you try and get it, you are in the final 3. If you try and fail, it could cost you the race.

APRIL 3, 2002 - Amazing Race 2: Episode 5

Russel and Cyndi are gone now. The show is getting down to the cord teams. And Wil and Tara, plus Blake and Paige, continue to steal the show. They could change the name from 'Amazing Race' to 'Everyone Hates Blake and Paige.'

Wil had trouble with Blake and Paige. Wil had trouble with Tara. But next time, Wil promises to be humble. Really.

The batcave was fun. Too bad we only got a quick view of it.

And how many cars did Blake and Paige have to burn this time, before they found the right temple? I'd say that cars and temples hate them now as much as the other teams do.

MARCH 12, 2002 - Amazing Race 2: Episode 1

After the first episode, it seems like Amazing Race 2 doesn't have as strong a cast as the first one. Although, maybe in time this will be proven to be wrong.

The Nevada desert was a nice place to start from. The scenes in Rio were more beautiful than anything in the first Amazing Race. And mountain climbing is always fun to watch on this show.

The biggest problem could be all the most interesting teams could be eliminated early. As the show went on, most of the teams that were most fun to watch were at the bottom of the standings. I was disappointed to see the mother-daughter team gone in the first episode.

I liked the anger Wil showed. Added a bit of life to things.

The second episode will be on this Wednesday, after Survivor.

MARCH 1, 2002 - Big Brother 3

I notice that at CBS's web site, they are asking for people to apply for Big Brother 3. So it looks like it's going to happen.

With the commitment CBS are making to Amazing Race 2 and Survivor in general, it seemed very unlikely that they were going to go through the summer without a reality show. And bringing a well known, cheap to make show like Big Brother back makes more sense than creating a new reality show for the summer.