Veronica Mars - Season 2 Premiere

Are you kidding me? That bus with Ms. Dumbass plummetted into the ocean? HARSH! That is a great mystery for this new season! I love that the newly svelt Meg perished on the way down... is that creator Rob Thomas' way of saying "dont go all lindsay lohan on our asses" ? If so, that's quite the warning to all starlets and 09'ers! Thank god Veronica got off that bus and was forced to not only confront but get a ride home from the newly chunky Weevil.

I love the class separation this season, I love that all out war between the haves and he have nots has been declared in the otherwise tame down of Neptune. Sure people are murdered and framed daily but the kids have always found a way out of the serious dirty work. Not this season, it starts with a bang - Logan is possibly framed for murdering a PCH'er, there's gang like retaliation after Logan is acquitted, Logan and Veronica break up, Logan and Duncan hook up, Meg and Veronica no longer speak, Mr. Mars is a celebrity of sorts, and on the first day of school there's a drug testing conspiracy that Veronica must crack! Oh yeah, and that school bus full of kids just crashed off a cliff into the raging waters below! They've wasted no time setting up some major action and backstory to fill us in on the 3 months we missed out on.

Dick and Beav have been added as full time cast members and last night we caught a glimpse of their new stepmother... Cordelia Chase, er... Charisma Carpentar looking better than ever in her itsy bitsy teeny weenie bikini! Not only are her "sons" fawning over her, but apparently Logan's schtuping her on the side. Hello! They really are introducing her in quite the fashion. Steve Guttenberg was great as the wet towel baseball league owner and Veronica's infatuation with Johnny Damon was hysterical "He's just so pretty!" It was so girly and not the Veronica we're used to - that's why it was so good.

There was a mention of Trina, can we hope there will be another visit from our favorite spoiled brat? Here's to hoping CBS lets her out long enough to shoot one or two scenes this season! I liked the Lily flash - it's homage to last season and still leads to the fact that she's almost like V's guardian angel.

Here's to an incredible opening - let's hope they can ride this bitch out for another season as flawlessly as they did the last!

What? KGriff, Say It Ain't So...

It's been reported that Kathy Griffin has filed for divorce from her husband Matt. I love Matt, he is one of the best parts of the show and they seriously always seemed like the most amazing couple. Sure she's a pain in the ass, but he was always willing to sacrifice and they just had such a good "on screen" relationship. That's sad.

Is she really a bitch maybe? She's refusing spousal support for Matt, even though as we've seen on her show... he's schleped here and there and pimped her wares so he deserves something. Is the D-list the new A-list? Has D-Fame gone to her head? Sad.

Extras - Series Premiere

Oh god in just the first 30 minutes Catholics, Priests, The Holocaust, and Cerebral Palsy are the brunt of Ricky Gervais' sick mind and I don't know why but watching Kate Winslet rip on Holocaust movies and give phone sex advice while in a Nun's habit is really really funny! If they can keep it up, this show could be as good as "The Office."

Arrested Development 9.26.05

Michael: I didn't want to tell you earlier but I did get you the car...
Lindsay: Is it a Lexus?
Michael: It's more like a Lincoln
The next shot is of their log cabin attached to a truck. It took me a second but within a nano-second I got it and had tears streaming down my face with laughter. I'm not kidding, just typing this makes my eyes water because it was so fucking funny. Oh god those writers are genius! LINCOLN LOGS, I can't even deal! GENIUS!

Desperate Housewives - Season 2 Premiere

Again, this show belongs to Marcia Cross... I know Felicity Huffman won the Emmy and I think she's historically great as an actress but on Wisteria Lane all the true emotional and comedic highlights are coming from Bree Van De Camp's bitchy dominant controlling and unwavering performance. Last season as she broke down for her dead husband Rex it was hands down the most emotional scene of the season and last night it started again in the despair and turmoil of his death and her personal hell.

Bree will tell her friends but she will wait until an appropriate hour, 10am. She will stay strong because her overbearing, smothering, and equally domineering Mother in Law is coming, Bree's breakdown will wait. She will allow herself to blackout in anger at the funeral ceremony because of a childhood tie that clashes with the suit he's to be buried in only to have one last emotional spasm to right the wrong her Mother in Law created with that tie. As she searched the aisles for a suitable tie, one that would not only compliment Rex's burial suit but also her taste in clothing. She wrenched his stiff body from the casket, tied his tie and said her last goodbye before storming out a free woman. Incredible control on Cross' part along with narrative absurdity actually created this season's moment to beat. It was sad, it was funny, it was desperate, it was all about Marcia Cross!

As for the Alfre Woodard storyline... that son of hers is damn good looking and where the hell does that deep voice come from? The demon possessing him because I know they aint got a person locked up in that basement that may or may not be his father. The shackled hand that reached out for the dinner almost looked white, it is possible they've kidnapped someone? This story will hopefully become the focus. I'm over the Zach Young storyline and I was actually hoping that they indeed would have killed him off so we don't have to deal with that Mike, Susan, Zach, Paul crap again in Season 2. I'm over it.

Best lines of the night belong to the grieving family.

Bree (to her Priest): "I'll go non-denominational so fast it'll make your head spin."

and from her gay son...

Andrew (about his grandmother): "I'm sure she was a real bitch ok, but she's family - that makes her our bitch..."

Invasion 1.01

If I was going to watch any of this season's Sci-Fi shows it was going to be "Threshold" because Carla G. was starring, Felicity alum were present, as well as Dinklage, how could it not be good? Oh wait, its on Friday - forget that CBS! I forgot "Invasion" was going to be following "Lost" and as the week progressed, more and more reviews actually said "Invasion" was good! I was worried when Katrina hit because I'd read they might tame the pilot's hurricane scenes as to not offend. It looks like instead they placed a disclaimer before the show, which works for me! What bad timing though, huh? I remember when "24" premiered it was right after 9/11 and it started with a passenger plane being blown to bits over the United States, whoops with the timing there too!

Dimples dujour Eddie Cibrian and William Fichtner head up this creepfest which is totally "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" 2005 [Sorry Nicole Kidman your remake's a little late] as a heinous hurricane blows through Homestead, FL leaving more than debris in it's path of destruction. I'm a sucker for a big bang and for supernatural crap so surprisingly, I loved this pilot episode.

The first half was all hurricane and it was a tense ride. They went 17 minutes before a commercial break and by the time they took it I was almost sweaty. That little Rosie looking for her damn cat Carlita while the storm ripped the doors and windows off her house was scary and she was so little red riding hood out there as she watched little orange orbs fall from the sky and disappear into the everglades. More than crocks in that there water folks... more than crocks which wacky Dave discovered later on.

I really enjoyed the changed gang that's forming amongst those infected or whatever you want to call it. First Dimples nurse of a wife goes missing and they find her naked in the everglades with barely a memory of who she is or who her family is. Then Rosie breaks your heart with "Mommy you smell different" - that girl will be the death of me and my emotions I'm sure. Next came the slo-mo crazy smiles and blank stares. Next we see a Priest on television that's been found naked and he's got the same Black-Hole Sun look on his face. At the end of the episode, Dimples witnesses Fichtner's (possible master) character and his wife (dimples ex who is now BHS) talking with the BHS Priest who gives Dimples quite posibly the scariest slo-mo creepy stare in history. JEEPERS CREEPER Y'ALL!

PS- I totally jumped when Dave was pulled into the water! Like out of my skin jumped... check this out: http://abc.go.com/primetime/invasion/blog/index.html

LOST - 2.01 DESMOND

Who what when where why and how is this Desmond guy in that hatch and why did he have a chance encounter (or was it) with Jack years back? Jack was in Party of Five hair days, so I'm going to assume it was back in the 90's (last year's flashbacks were Jack with hair as we know him on the island) so why did Desmond just happen to meet up with Jack in the same stadium on the same night? Does Desmond have something to do with Jack's wife's not being his wife anymore? What is he playing at? Why is he on the same creepy island and what is he plotting? Too many questions were in that fucking hatch! Is it possible he just happened to catch a ride on the boat with Rousseau and her crew 16 years back as he was on his journey around the world? He was in a hatch labelled "Quarantine" and she said her whole crew became sick before they died. Was it his bad luck or is this some evil plot? I can't stand it.

I thought the episode was incredible! From the opening sequence that was just genius as Mama Cass blared her wonderful voice through the artificially lit bunker and into my television to Kate realizing a light is shining through the bottom of the tunnel and her terror to that huge Vegas style light that beamed through the hatch before Kate disappeared! I loved Jack's determination to get down that hatch at any cost and his reaction when he realized its inhabitant was his "brotha" Desmond!!!

The flashbacks were great and showcased Jack's vulnerability and Matthew Fox's acting skills big time. I love that man. Too bad Julie Bowen joined "Boston Legal" because she could have been in that hatch as well - why not? The scene with her and Jack as they both realize she can move again was quite beautiful to watch - I just can't wait to see how the middle and end of their relationship plays out. And was I the only one that thought her "fiance" was the same guy Kate later robbed a bank with? I'm sure it wasn't but that was my first thought when he came on screen. What a scumbag that dude was.

And Walt soaking wet whispering in the jungle was fucked up. Poor Shannon, the hysteric.

9:05pm - LOST Season 2 Premiere (5 minutes in...)

It's 9:05pm and I actually just said "Holy Shit!" outloud when they revealed what was in that hatch! I thought it was a Sawyer flashback at first... What the hell will the remaining 55 minutes bring?

Survivor Guatemala - Premiere

I knew it was Steph and Bobby John that were coming back - too bad he's seemed to have chunked up and taken wooden leg pills or something. Did you see his dehydrated ass trying to get out of that canoe after fatty sunk in the mud? It was like a pirate trying to swing his wooden leg over the hull... they brought him back to instantly beat him down... way to go Probst! Speaking of Probst, get a haircut and a little less eye makeup while on camera. I love the guy, but for real, not looking his best on this season.

Stephanie once again proved to be a fucking beast out there in the challenge! I can only imagine you want to take the lead but at the same time, you've played the game before and everyone's looking to you (somewhat) for answers, but you don't want to be too strong or too passive. It's a really hard spot to be in but I think her tribe loves her so much they'll keep her around for a while. Shit, one girl cried when she showed up and that midget woman said she was the reason she was on the show - so I hope Steph goes far! How cute when she cried after winning her first immunity challenge in two seasons (man her team was pathetic last season)!

Can we for one second talk about that monkey in the trees? It's the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life when it starts yelling from ahigh! I'd take one look at that thing and shit my pants. I bet you that Blake didn't accidentally get punctured by that spikey tree, he flung himself full speed into it in hopes of never seeing that hollaback ape again! That shit is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

The OC 9.14.05

I have to admit that will all the chaos surrounding 8pm on Thursday nights, the decision to come back to my favorite SoCal kids was a long one in the making. Survivor, Alias, The OC, its all too much if you're asking and on top of that I have kickball every thursday for the next 8 weeks. Regardless, the Newport gang started early this Fall so I was more than willing to get back into the wit and angst filled saddle for a third year.

The season opener was weak. We wrapped up all the loose ends from Season 2 but no real story was set in motion other than the introduction of Jeri Ryan's devious character and the fall out from Marissa's shooting Tre last spring. I knew episode 2 had to be better and it was - by miles!

First out the gate was this number... "You know who Karl Rove is?" and then later, "My Jewish stomach is not meant for rides..." Oh Seth I never grow tired of you, your Ben Sherman gear, and Captain Oats. I def do not get tired of Summer - that girl is on fire this season as she begins what is sure to be an ugly battle against Cheer-tater Taylor! I'm expecting more verbal assaults than we can handle! I won't put it past her kicking some ass too if needed, she is after all a super her Vixen!

Oh yeah, and I've always really liked Eric Mabius! He's a pretty good actor and god knows he's fine to look at (see "The L Word" [Season 1] for him at his best) but damn is he just not a pleasant person on The OC! He had like, what? 5 minutes of screentime total and in that he expells Marissa, gets in a showdown with Ryan and then gets his face bashed in before expelling Ryan. Did anyone else want Ryan to pull a Luke "Welcome to the OC bitch!" Oh and that Taylor with her perky smugness is T-R-O-U-B-L-E, or is it B-A-N-A-N-A-S? I always forget.

Veronica Mars - Season 1 Finale

So we finished our kickball game last night and headed on over to what last
week was called "Jon's Bar" which had mysteriously changed names in 6 days
to "Razzy's" - anyway, we walk in and I see Veronica Mars on the television
screen holding a gun � I let out a shriek so loud people thought I was being
beaten to death... In the words of Valerie Cherish "I don't need to see that!"

As soon as I awoke this morning I watched last night�s finale (well the
repeat of last season's finale). Let's just say that by the time it was
over I was thoroughly delighted with the show and the emotions I felt
during. I got teary a few times and although I knew Logan's Dad had killed
Lily I had no idea what his motive was so watching that story unfold was
surprising. Even though we saw the camera in the pool house last week it
never dawned on me that Lily would have found it as well leading to her
stealing the sex tapes and threatening to blackmail Aaron Echolls which in
turn caused him to bludgeon her to death by the pool.

Am I the only one that finds Mr. and Mrs. Kane to be horrible monsters
disguised as people? They paid a man to take the fall for what they thought
was a crime their son committed against their daughter. Sure they thought
they were helping/saving Duncan but then they go and throw it in his face in
the finale over bagels... Good morning, you killed Lily you crazy son of a
bitch, ding-dong! OH, and could Duncan have look more like Hannibal Lechter
sitting there cradling Lily's dead body with all that blood all over his
mouth? It was like a zombie movie out on that pool patio! Good lord.

I have to say that I don't know that it's either Duncan or Logan at that
door. I know it has to be but I'm not so sure it should be. Logan would
have just learned that his Father was the murderer and that he tried to kill
Veronica as well so he would be distraught or bewildered or crying or
something (that is if he can even walk after Weevil and his boys got done
with him). If its Logan, her reaction as she opens the door doesn�t fit.
Duncan makes more sense out of the two because he saw what happened and how
devastated Veronica was but it almost makes more sense to be Wallace or
Dept. Leo in my opinion. I'm just saying...

Big Brother 6 9.13.05

Janie I hope you win this thing, you are hands down the best player of the season and the most deserving (for many reasons) but plotting against the Girl Scout Troup and having to deal with their constant bickering this past week is reason enough to give you half a million! I only hope you pull it out in Round 2 of this week�s final HOH competition (as I cheated for the first time this season and watched/read some live updates and know you were the first out of Round 1, the safe, leading a loud mouth who shall remain nameless to advance to Round 3 and in the process win 2 Vespa�s. What happened my blonde bombshell? What happened to you � now is not the time to be slacking!

Regardless of what�s happening between Tuesday and Friday this week, last night�s live show was incredible to watch! There was so much drama, back-stabbing, and treachery going on, it was almost too much to handle in just a one hour episode.

Janelle�s plan to break those three bitches apart unfolded with much more of a bang than I imagined. Ivette�s boisterous fit after winning the veto which caused April to over-react and breakdown (on of all people Janelle�s shoulder) was just the beginning of the end for the Friendship. Figuring she�s got nothing to lose, April decides to come clean with Ivette about how horrible she�s felt while Ivette�s been in this game, manipulating and swinging the Friendships� votes. A moment of crazy for April caused a moment of entertainment for the viewer as Ivette exploded like a hot pepper stuffed with firecrackers � her Latina ass was on fire! �I hope that Veto fits up your ass!� Now dems fighting words and I love �em.

Yadda Yadda Yadda, April went home and Sailor Chen glittered her way through another pointless interview while killing time for the final HOH competition of BB6!

If Janelle can win HOH or at least persuade Ivette or Maggie to take her to the final two, it�s very possible she could win this whole crazy game! Worst case scenario, she gets the boot and convinces the other Jury members to not give whiny Ivette the sympathy vote. If she thinks playing dirty is hiding your true ambitions and want of that $500k like April did, how about playing the ghetto poor �it�s not for me it�s for my family� unselfish Latina card for the past 12 weeks? Bitch. I hope she goes home empty handed and Tush tosses Ivette out on hers.

Two and a Half Men

Jon and I (for the first time) watched an episode of �Two and a Half Men� the other night and I have to tell you � it�s pretty damn funny. I�ve always been skeptical because of Charlie Sheen but have always love love loved Jon Cryer (Pretty in Pink), Conchata Ferrell (Mystic Pizza, �E/R� as Thor) and Holland Taylor (�The Naked Truth,� �The Practice�). I just never watched, plain and simple. Y friend Helen used to always tell me how funny it was and that I would just die over Jon Cryer, I knew I would too, but who had the time? Then I realize this summer that CBS is touting it as their big comedy this fall, when did that happen? Regardless, we tuned in and I actually did laugh out loud numerous times. That�s all I�m saying.

Prison Break - Ep. 04

Although this show has lost some of the conceptual momentum that was bound to be lost as the series progressed, it�s still quite the compelling thrill ride as Michael and Lincoln�s stories flesh out.

That scary Runaway Bride eyed cellmate Michael was paired with last week proved to be one scary mother fucker getting dangerously close to deciphering the tattoos covering Michael�s body. Trust me, even though Sucre is back in Scofield�s good graces and cell, crazy ass Haywire will be back to foil his plan. I imagine that Haywire is the only person that can push Michael to unspeakable acts � it�s not likely Scofield can break out of that prison without killing a human being and that will be an incredible emotional journey for him to take.

Sometimes I think Robin Tunney might actually be retarded (like she played in Niagara, Niagara) and she�s actually acting like a normal woman. She�s just not right in this part. It�s not that I think she ruins the show or anything, but there is just something off about her performance. When she visited Lincoln toward the beginning of this episode I wonder if they had her acting to an empty room� she seemed to concentrate on nothing while staring into empty space even though a hulking large inmate was sitting across from her. It was almost like an outtake from Star Wars (Eps I-III) with its stilted wooden delivery.

Man oh man, that Patricia Wettig (I refuse to believe its not her) is one vicious bitch up in that mountain home of hers. Who is she and what is her motivation? She�s vengeful and relentless; could she be the widow of the Vice President�s brother?

Veronica Mars - A Trip to the Dentist

My friend Donna told me last week to just wait for this next episode - so lets just say that i had high expectations as I went into this, the second to last episode of Season One - Veronica Mars. Donna, it was incredible! There was so much going on, I almost had a sacrastic sensory overload.

First, I now know which ones are Dick and Beaver and who Cordelia will be stepmothering this Fall.

Second, Duncan is quite the troubled boy. Not only was he accused of rape (oh and murder) but the real reason he went kookoo for cocoa puffs was because he thought he slept with his sister for the past year. Then to top it off, he gets it rubbed in his face that she's now with his best friend.

Third, Wallce and Veronica were just incredible in this episode and it finally showcased the "best friendy" moments they don't so often get to have as this show is action packed.

Fourth, Logan Logan Logan. It took me most of the summer to actually like you and then when I think you're the best thing on television you go and possibly turn out to be one of the biggest scumbags on television. Allegedly...

Fifth, Kristen Bell hands down was robbed of an Emmy nod after watching this episode alone. She was so all over the map with the crying, the anger, the despair, the hurt, the shame... and the sarcasm in moments of unhealthy cleaning. It really is her star making role and one that I am sure will forever be ignored much like Sarah Michelle Gellar was in "Buffy."

Sixth, it's going to be one hell of a finale and I am so glad I started watching this show!

Big Brother 6 9.6.05

Oh Jedi Jani, I do love having you in this game! Janelle is the best player left in the game and a total powerhouse when it comes to these challenges. She kicked Ivette�s ass by a minute in that face scramble veto competition. I loved the tension of waiting for her final number and the reaction from everyone was even better. Ivette was truly excited that Janelle did so well, she was not happy excited, but excitement by flabergastation nonetheless! Thank god Janelle got that veto too because I do not want to see her go. If anything watching the Girl Scout Troup live with Janelle for another week is well worth my three hours a week. It will be riotous if nothing else.

Howie, poor Howie � that light saber really is to make up for your lack of manhood isn�t it? We saw you in that Speedo and it wasn�t so impressive. Hurricane Howie has been downgraded to a light shower. Is he retarded? Am I for wanting to see Howie reenact the Star Wars kid from the internet (like on �Arrested Development� last season)? How funny was it when the Nerd Herd was cuddling in bed watching Howie as he creeped around the HOH balcony corner? I was cracking up � he is a freakazoid and ripe for a second season of �Battle of the Network Reality Stars� if they have one. Please keep Howie in this game.

That brings us to the improbable� Will Ivette actually have the cajones to evict April? It really is in her benefit to get rid of the blonde weakling and go to the end with Howie or Janelle. I would love to think she�ll do something so ballsy but really the only time Ivette has a backbone or any confidence is when she�s alone in the confessional. Her comments each week crack me up, I just wish she wasn�t such a weak nothing the rest of the time. And when Janelle commented on Ivette�s fugly girlfriend, I did wet myself. There is no loveloss in this house � BB6 is a dirty game and those contestants have each other. Just look at James� comments over at tvguide.com. Man does he hate April and Jennifer. I cannot wait to see Thursday�s sequester reveal. If he goes through with his plan, he�s going to rip Jennifer apart!

Prison Break - Ep. 03

How many toes did Michael lose? Two? Damn that is harsh. The man�s been in Prison for like a week and he�s already lost two toes, has a psychotic gay gang leader ready to shank him with �the gutter� and forced his cellmate to jump ship leaving him with quite the scary new roomie from where else? The psych-ward!

What�s been amazing to see develop within these first three hours is the depletion of Michael Scofield�s cocky �I�m only here for a visit� know-it-all attitude and take on his time in the clink. By episodes end, you can tell he barely knows which end is up anymore. He planned so hard and for so long to get in and then break out that seeing it all crumble with every passing Prison minute is gut-wrenching for him and the viewer! I want to see him succeed, but I also want to see him suffer for his goal. You can tell he knew there would be harsh realities faced when he entered those gated walls but he had no clue how incredibly manipulative and layered the system is.

He studied each key player not only important to his plan but also within the Prison. As he unflinchingly approaches or schemes his way to each of them you realize how huge the scope of plan is. Not only is he promising the break out to his death row brother but also to those key in making it happen. You know he doesn�t really plan on brining all of them so which players will fall along the way and how does that affect his getting out and saving his brother�s life?

Most crucial to Michael�s plan is the cooperation and connections of Abruzzi (played with bone chilling confidence by that creepy Swedish actor, Peter Stormare) who is turning out to be in quite the predicament himself. In this episode he was revealed to be a lot more vulnerable and powerless than previously alluded to. Originally he was the kingpin calling the shots, and he still does� within those walls but outside of that Prison, he is a helpless lacky whose children are now in jeopardy if he doesn�t shake the whereabouts of a snitch from Scofield. It�s quite the intriguing triangle and a great subplot that will carry this show far.

Also surprisingly captivating is the supposed truth surrounding Lincoln�s imprisonment and the immediacy of answers as the clock ticks on his death sentence. Little Robin Tunney has got herself in quite the government conspiracy. Those Secret Service men are frighteningly T2000 (Terminator 2�s Robert Patrick) as they hunt down and eliminate anyone knowing anything about the true killer of the Vice President�s brother. That poor Leticia woman got it assassination style in the woods, what the hell and who the hell are those men protecting? It�s got me hooked! I bet Robin Tunney is wishing she still had some of those witchy powers from The Craft � those agents are crazy and have proven that they will stop at nothing to secure this cover up.

The best scene Wentworth Miller�s pulled so far? As he�s brought into the Doctor�s office sans toes� he just completely breaks down at how horrible everything has gone and the reality of Prison, I was almost in tears watching such a sweet face be in pain (sorry � he�s just � good god) as he refuses lying to the Doctor. It was a no holds barred emotional scene and I for one believed every second of it � including the semi-rushed chemistry between he and the Doc. It seems genuine and when you add the emotional elements to the conspiracy and intrigue that�s already layered into this series I have to say it truly gives this show a leg up on its comparison �24� which has been pointless since offing Nina Meyers in Season 3� I�m just sayin�.

TLC's Town Haul - Season 3

The third episode of the third season of the previously stellar make-over show �Town Haul� has led me to one conclusion� I HATE TY PENNINGTON MORE THAN BEFORE!

Sure he�s on another network and another show but the saccharine success of his weekly weeper has tainted what was one of the most compelling and emotionally sensitive and provoking make-over series to date. Seasons 1 and 2 of �Town Haul� focused on giving small Podunk towns a revamp in hopes of brining the community back together while showcasing the incredible charm, warmth, and sensitivity in Small Town, USA. I often cried because we spent like 8 weeks with the same people with multiple projects running over multiple episodes. You had more time to get emotionally invested so that when the reveals came, I was blubbering because I knew how much it meant for these small town folks. It was amazing and humbling to watch.

This season they once again picked a small has-been town, Washington, Missouri with a similar cast of local characters and a time gone by flavor. The hook this season though is that they were no longer going to focus on beautifying Main Street or the Village Square to rejuvenate business and community but rather focus on 6 families or projects that the town itself elected to be redone. Yes, they haven�t really gone too far off track but where the cheapening comes ala �Extreme Home Makeover� is in the sad sacks they�ve chosen to make-over. Don�t get me wrong, the stories are horrifying and harrowing, showcasing how the human body and mind can overcome the odds and they are great choices but the first two projects were so similar to the people picked for �EHM� that I wonder if they were the second hand left overs from ABC.

The first family had both a Mother and Father with debilitating illnesses and two adopted children on top of a failing lawn service that the extended family took over to help this family survive. It was incredibly touching and quite the story; the renovation was classy and appreciated but a couple times I thought the piercing serene pacing would be shattered by that blowhard on a bullhorn Ty. Of course, Gen and her crew refuse to resort to Ty-tactics which is what still sets this show apart. The second family was the one that had me distraught. The husband was a veteran who had no body below his torso. He�d been sent to a nursing home because the family house cannot accommodate his wheelchair or his medical needs. He has not slept in his bed or with his wife in almost 5 years. They have a gorgeous teenage daughter that is heading off to College and she�s worried about both her parents as she will not be there to help or keep her Mother company. �Town Haul� to the rescue!!! They completely renovate the house to make it handicap accessible including an adjustable bed so he can move back home! Hell, they even sent the daughter to Elite modeling � they hooked this family up! I was blubbering once again so don�t get me wrong� I still love this show!

Week 3 brought on a true �Town Haul� project as they renovated and career counseled a local family restaurant that was the staple in the ever emptying Main Street area known for their �Mile High Pie�! This was a welcomed return to the �Town Haul� I grew to love. It featured quite the local eccentrics and the Americana we are so removed from. Plus, they did a killer remodel! I would eat at that place, those pies looked unreal!

Here�s to hoping it continues and to never hearing a bullhorn.

Big Brother 6 9.3.05

I�ve been really slack on updating my Big Brother posts, and for those one or two people that read this regularly, I apologize. The Saturday edition I don�t see until at least Sunday morning or in this case, Monday, Labor Day. Regardless, I have a few thoughts on our favorite lab rats left standing.

Beau Beau�s gone. Amen! He was such a non-entity in this game, he was even less of a player than Jennifer was. Beau made safe, team decisions as HOH and besides that one week the only peep we heard out of him was the high pitched girly squeal he�s 12 minutes famous for. As Jon put it while watching, �He�s No Marquasis� which really meant �Marcellus� who was and still is quite the entertaining black gay male � his House Call show is quite funny to listen to and watch each week!

Why keep Ivette? These people are crazy for keeping that whiny needy clingy lesbo because as uninvolved as Beau was, she was what kept that duo alive. Sure she�s an emotional wreck with misguided male attachments (she knew Cappy for a total 19 days and she cried and messiahed him like she knew him for 10 years and she was way in love with James � honey, remember� you�re gay!) but she made decisions and moves in the game that Beau couldn�t dream of. Keeping her and basically handing her the HOH (nice way to throw the competition Maggie � this isn�t �The Price Is Right�) was a pathetic move and one that I wish would come back to bite the �friendship� in the ass.

Balls or Pussy? Ivette will more than likely play like a pussy and nominate the obvious Howie and Janelle but if she was a smart player, she would nominate Maggie and April delivering a swift and emotional blow to what will more than likely end up as an Estrogen Party in BB6�s last weeks. Can you imagine what those 4 girls would do to each other if Howie is voted out this week? There will be more catty bitch fights than imaginable! They will all hate each other before this game is over so why not at least play to win.

Final Two Hopes! With it coming to an end, I want either Maggie or Janelle to win this game. Janelle truly deserves to win for her incredible staying power and strategy. She came across as the dumb blonde looking for a summer vacation and turned into an amazing strategist and pot-stirrer. Maggie has really created this almost cultish gang with a name reminiscent of Hobbit�s and Elves, The Friendship! She�s been the brains and the emotionally centered one leading that stupid crew since Eric the Midget�s demise in Week 3 � is it possible for her and Janelle to team up? One could only hope. If Janelle is ousted before the final two I just hope anyone other than Ivette wins! She deserves it about as much as Mike Boogie did in Season 2 � a waste of contestant space.

Prison Break Premiere - FINALLY!

I was finally able to catch the whole two hours of the incredible season premiere of "Prison Break" starring Manazon Adam Rothchild Ryan, er... Wentworth Miller whom some of you may remember from his harrowing performance as a male cheerleader on the series "Popular"!

I truly, madly, deeply enjoyed "Oz" the HBO schlong fest and the prison politics involved. I missed them, so I tuned in to what was supposed to be "the best new show of the season" and I have to say it was surprisingly exciting, well acted, directed, and multi-dimensional! I was worried that a show with such a pointed title could only hold that one purpose, but as the intrigue and exploitation proved in the first episode, "Prison Break" is ready for a long complicated and dirty escape!

Is there anything hotter than Wentworth Miller covered with a full body tattoo of prison schematics and important details disguised as demons and dragons? As Whitney would say, HELL TO THE NO! Good god when he took off that shirt in the locker room, where are the gay spy cams when we need em? And could Dominic Purcell's shaved head be larger? Its like a tigers head on a man body. Was that "thirtysomething" staple Patricia Wittig as the woman the Special Agent called up in the mountains? Sure sounded like her. What's with all the cover up!