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The Bachelor Power Rankings–Meeting the Parents. April 21, 2008

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We’ve heard a lot about Matt’s attraction to American women and their accents.  If he was as attracted to American movies, these hometown dates would not be happening on Monday.  If Matt loved American movies as much as he does American women, he would have seen Meet the Parents. 

If you haven’t seen it, it’s a very funny movie about a guy meeting the family of the girl he hopes to marry.  The father has trust issues and spends the next 2 hours making sure that the guy is worthy of his daughter’s hand in marriage.  Hilarity ensues, including an unforgettable scene where the father makes him take a lie detector test to prove his character.  If Matt had seen what Robert DeNiro put Ben Stiller through, he would be on the first plane bound for London.  Fortunately for us, he’ll be meeting the parents. 

This makes me wonder–if Matt did take a lie detector test, what would be the scariest thing each father could ask him?  The answer lies in this weeks power rankings.

1.  Shayne–The physical attraction between the two of them is undeniable.  The biggest hope the other girls have at this point is that Lorenzo Lamas may just scare the crap out of him.  

On the lie detector–Hey, Matt!  I’ve have all my films and TV appearances on DVD.  Wanna watch ‘em?

2.  Amanda–The person who gets the first impression rose on The Bachelor has a good chance to go to the end.  She has more substance than Shayne, but not quite the same sizzle.  In this game, sizzle usually wins.

On the lie detector–So Matt, before you and Amanda get married and have children, you do realize those meeps of hers run in the family, don’t you?   

3.  Chelsea–I think her comment last week about not liking public displays of affection may hurt her chances.  If she can be a little more–how shall I say this–adventurous physicaly she will be a real threat to the top two girls, but until she does she’s a slight underdog.

On the lie detector–Do you realize, Matt, that if you break our little girl’s heart she can and will kick your ass?

4.  Noelle–She opened up on her one-on-one date last week and earned her spot in the final four, but I get that “I’m the last person left from my doomed alliance still on Survivor” vibe from her. 

On the lie detector–On camera you tell America that Noelle is a definite contender.  Level with me, Matt…is she just wasting her time here?

Stay tuned later in the week for a recap of this week’s action.  In the meantime, make sure you stop and smell the roses!

 

Big Brother 9 Power Rankings–Welcome to Bizarro World April 20, 2008

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If you’re a comic book fan you already know Bizarro, an enemy of Superman’s who lives in a world completely opposite to him.  In Bizarro World precious gems are considered trash, ugly things are considered beautiful, George W Bush is a genius, OJ Simpson is in jail, Ryan Seacrest is unemployed, Michael Jackson is black…I could go on, but you get the idea..   

As Big Brother gets down to the final four, they start to enter Bizarro World themselves (insert joke here about Big Brother being a Bizarro World right from the start).  All of those things that were strengths in the game have suddenly turned into weaknesses.  Each of the final four houseguests has some bad news now that used to be good news in the early parts of the game.  Hopefully the power rankings will explain: 

  1. Ryan-His good/bad news is that he’s got a good relationship with just about everyone in the house and he’s cutthroat enough to do what it takes to whomever it takes to win.  He’s HOH this week, but do the others really want to take their chances against his combination of popularity and deceit?   
  2. Sheila-Her good/bad news is that she sucks in challenges.  You would think that would be a good thing, but her game could be in the hands of people like Ryan, who has proven he’ll railroad anyone in order to move ahead in the game.
  3. Adam-His good/bad news is that he’s likely the favourite to win against anyone in the final two, since he’s good in challenges, he’s popular and he hasn’t pissed anyone off.  This fact could make him a huge target before then, however.
  4. Sharon-Her good/bad news is that she has three guaranteed votes on the jury in James, Chelsia and Joshuah.  Adam wanted to get rid of her last week.  If Ryan puts the two girls up for eviction and Adam has the only vote, her game is finally over.  

As the game comes down the home stretch, which houseguests will drive for the finish line and which ones will come up lame?  Tune in again later this week for another round of previews and recaps!  Enjoy!

Big Brother 9–Natalie, You’ll Be Missed. April 18, 2008

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This may come as a surprise to some of you, but I was sad to see Natalie get evicted from the Big Brother house on Wednesday night.  It’s true she talks too much, her voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard, she’s a little too evangelical and she’s so dim she probably thinks that manual labor is a Mexical political party, but when Sheila voted her out of the house I felt a bit disappointed.  Of course, I have my reasons:

She dropped out of the Head of Household competition out of the goodness of her heart.  It came down to Natalie and Sheila, hanging inside of their glass houses suspended about 10 feet in the air.  Natalie, the strongest player left in the game (boy, is that a sad commentary on Ryan and Adam!), would have won this going away, but she realized that Sheila had not won a challenge yet.  Sheila has been stressing for weeks about her sick mother and her young son.  She has been dying for news from either of them.  Out of the goodness of her heart, Natalie dropped and let Sheila run the show for the week.  Her reward?  Sheila breaks the tie at the eviction ceremony and votes her out of the house.   

If she had won it would have pissed off Joshuah, Chelsia and James.  I wasn’t really cheering for Natalie to win, but I really don’t like Joshuah, Chelsia or James.  You know that nothing would irritate them more than watching Natalie become $500,000 richer.  Anything that irritates them would be okay with me.  That being said, I do hate James a little less than the other two after seeing him in the sequester house on Wednesday.  As the group were watching last week’s action, James told Chelsia the truth–it was her immature, childish rant after being voted out that cost him his game as well.  Okay, it wasn’t the only reason he was voted out (stabbing Matt in the back when he was Head of Household had something to do with it as well), but Chelsia did more harm than good.  The fact that she knows that now somehow makes me feel better.

Has to spend time in the same house as James, Chelsia and Joshuah.  I pity poor Natalie (or anybody, for that matter) for now having to waste time in her life living in the same house as those three clowns.  Yes, she does get reunited with Matt, but it’s still kind of like sending a dog to live with Michael Vick.

Say what you will, she was loyal to both Adam and Ryan throughout.  Natalie has her faults, and she hasn’t been a complete saint during this game, but she has been nothing but good to Adam and Ryan.  For Ryan to railroad her and vote for her to be evicted (Adam stayed true to her and voted for Sharon) just doesn’t sit right with me.  So now Natalie is out of the game while Ryan, who has railroaded just about everybody in the game at some point, is guaranteed a spot in the final three after winning Head of Household Wednesday night.  Nowhere is it written that life is fair.

Sharon would be the better choice with three guaranteed votes.  In Ryan’s defence, he did say he voted for Natalie because she was a bigger threat in challenges.  She is stronger physically, but it’s not like she’s dominated the challenges to this point.  If anyone is a threat in challenges, I would say Adam would be the guy.  At this late stage of the game you have to look ahead to the final two.  Who could you beat in a jury vote?  You need 4 votes to win.  Right now, Sharon has three guaranteed votes in James, Chelsia and Joshuah.  She’s the bigger threat in my eyes.  If Ryan is smart, she’s the target this week.

Who will Ryan put up for eviction this week?  Is Sharon’s number finally up?  Will karma catch up to Sheila this week?  Stay tuned later this week for another round of power rankings, previews and recaps!  Enjoy!

 

Survivor Micronesia Recap–The Dumbest Move in Survivor History! April 18, 2008

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In the previews for this week’s Survivor, Ozzy refers to “the dumbest move in Survivor history”.  That’s a bold statement given the show’s past.  Did someone really do something dumber than Colby, when he took Tina to the final 2 in Australia instead of Keith?  Is it dumber than James not playing one of his two immunity idols in China last season?  Dumber than Lex trusting Boston Rob during Survivor All-Stars?  Dumber than Jason thinking Ozzy’s stick was the immunity idol?  Ozzy does correctly refer to dumbest move in Survivor history…..it’s just not the move he thinks it is. 

I could write about how Ozzy, Amanda, Jason and Erik won the reward challenge and went to a place called Yap for a tribal feast.  I could write about how Cirie was not picked for a team during the challenge and wound up on Exile Island.  But really….why are you reading this post?  Let’s get to the dumbest move in the history of the game.

It all starts at the immunity challenge, which was the classic “one arm in the air tied to a bucket over your head”.  If you move your arm the bucket tilts over, which means that you’re all wet literally and in the challenge.  As the challenge went on, Jeff brought out food to tempt the group to opt out of the challenge.  One by one they dropped out of the challenge until it was down to Jason and Parvati, the two who need immunity the most.  (it has nothing to do with the dumbest move ever, but how funny was it when Alexis dropped out before Jeff announced the cookies and milk were up for grabs?   How upset was she when she was told she didn’t get it because she dropped out too early?  Okay, back to the dumbest move ever).

This is where it gets interesting.  Jeff came out with the final temptation, a feast for everyone if either Jason or Parvati give up.  Jason, desperate for allies, says he would drop out if he got everybody’s word that he would not be voted out.  They all promise, but some have their fingers crossed behind their backs while they said it.  Of course, this makes it completely okay to lie to the guy’s face and stab him in the back afterward…right, Cirie?  (sarcasm). 

When the tribe got back to camp after the challenge after promising not to vote Jason out, the first order of business for Ozzy was…..voting Jason out.  He made it known to America that he considered Jason’s play “the dumbest move in Survivor history”.  It may have been, Ozzy, but it wouldn’t be for long.  At the same time that Ozzy was planning his strategy, Cirie was planning her’s.  She wanted to flush that immunity idol out of Ozzy’s hand by getting Jason, Alexis, Natalie and Parvati to vote for him.  Survivor fans have heard talk of this before, though, and it never seems to happen.  Until now. 

Eliza’s expression at tribal council said it all.  She was literally falling out of her chair, her doe-eyes almost popping out of her head, as she saw Ozzy decline to play the immunity idol.  It was all she could do to stop from screaming in surprise and amazement as Ozzy was voted out by a 5-4 margin.  Ladies and gentlemen, the Ozzfather has been whacked.  He is the proud author of the dumbest move in Survivor history….declining to play the immunity idol.  Why is it the dumbest?  There are so many reasons:

  • Cirie’s strategy was no secret.  Ozzy told America before tribal council that some may vote for him in an effort to smoke out the idol, yet he did not play it.
  • He is in an alliance with a guy who was burned by the same strategy a few short months ago.  James had two idols, trusted his alliance and did not play them.  You would think he would have learned from this and advised Ozzy to play his idol.
  • He is in an alliance with a girl who burned someone by the same strategy a few short months ago.  Amanda was in the same group with Todd in China.  She was one of the ones who stabbed James in the back.  You would think she would have warned him about this possibly happening.
  • Even though he said he did not trust Parvati, he chose to trust Parvati. 
  • If he plays the idol he finds out who his friends are.  Sure, he may have played it for nothing, but at least he would know who is truly loyal to him.  If he had played it last night he would know he could not trust Parvati or Cirie, he would still have the numbers in his favour and their games would be all but over.

First James in China, now Ozzy in Micronesia.  Why do people use immunity idols like Catholics use birth control?  The idol is there to be used, people.  You don’t get penalized for using the idol when you don’t necessarily have to. 

I want to thank Ozzy for his stupid move, which made this season of Survivor a wide open race.  It’s refreshing to watch a season of Survivor without a ringleader, an obvious alliance, an obvious favourite or a predictable outcome.  Now that Ozzy’s gone it’s anybody’s guess who will win this thing.  We’ll start to find out next Thursday night.  I can’t wait.  May the tribe speak clearly to you!

The Bachelor Recap–Bon Soir, Robin! April 16, 2008

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Boy, is there ever a lot of ground to cover from Monday’s episode of The Bachelor!  There were two individual dates, one group date, a rose ceremony where the final four would be decided and….(wait for it)….the most shocking fight is The Bachelor history!!!. 

Matt and the girls went to Sun Valley, Idaho for a “winter wonderland” themed show.  Chelesa got the first individual date, which was a romantic sleigh ride through the valley.  The most interesting thing about this date was…. 

                 Hi, there!  Can I steal you away from these people for a minute?

                 Robin?  What are you doing in my blog?

                 I just want to have some one-on-one time with you.    

                 I’m in the middle of a recap here!  These people want to          know what happened on the show last week.  I can’t just leave them-that would be rude!  You’ll just have to wait your turn! 

Sorry about that, folks.  As I was saying, the interesting thing was learning that Chelsea has very uncomfortable with public displays of affection.  She wouldn’t even let Matt hold her hand during the carriage ride!  After seeing a very athletic, aggressive, confident Chelsea throughout the series, this revelation really surprised me.  It’s sort of like hearing that Steve Irwin was afraid of cats.  As the date went on, Chelsea knew that Matt was a little concerned.  Proving she can be romantic, she “created” her own invitation to an overnight room and invited Matt to join her.  Nobody ever accused Matt of being stupid.  He said yes, and the cameras focused on them making out yet again while they faded to commercial.  Stay tuned, though, for the most shocking fight in The Bachelor history!!!. 

Individual date number two could have been re-named Noelle’s Last Chance.  A one-on-one date was just what the doctor ordered for Noelle, who knew going in that she had to “step up her game” for her to have a chance.  Matt and Noelle stumbled and bumbled while they were ice skating, but the date itself looked to go very smoothly.  Noelle took Matt’s advice from earlier in the week and opened herself up a bit, and as a result…. 

          As a result you’re spending all your time with your readers instead of little old me!

          Robin, have you heard that expression about guests and fish starting to smell in three days?

          Well, duh!  Do I look like Ashlee??

          Why don’t you have a seat over there and think about that while I go on here. 

Sorry, folks.  Where was I?  Oh, yes!  As a result of Noelle opening up more to Matt, she’s gone from pretender to contender.  That one on one date clinched her spot in the final four.  Stick with me, folks…we’re getting closer to the most shocking fight in The Bachelor history!!!. 

The group date was a ski trip for Marshana, Shayne, Amanda and Robin.  The shocking aspects of this date were seeing Shayne pull more makeup out of her ski jacket than Estee Lauder, Amanda not meeping even once despite never skiing before and….. 

                    Aren’t you finished with this yet?  I would really like to steal you              away for some one-on-one time.

                    I know the reader is probably asking the same question, Robin, but you can’t keep interrupting me like this!  No wonder you didn’t get a rose Monday night! 

What was that other shocking aspect?  Oh, yeah….Robin interrupted Shayne’s one on one time with Matt.  Okay, that’s less than shocking.  What else was less than shocking?  Well, Marshana could not ski and was more concerned with looking good in her outfit and Matt had another make-out session on the slopes with Shayne.  

Okay…you’ve waited through lots of my drivel to get to this point….the most shocking fight in The Bachelor history!!!.  It turns out that Chelsea said that Marshana is as negative at 5 minus 7, which is pretty much right.  Marshana yelled at Chelsea and told her to walk away.  Chelsea did.  Marshana followed her and yelled at her for a minute or two, saying she was not negative.  The end.  That’s the most shocking fight in The Bachelor’s history?  That’s what ABC has been promoting for the last week?  Talk about a let-down!  Who’s the most beautiful woman in the world?  Janet Reno?  Who’s the best actor in the history of film?  Freddie Prinze Jr? From now on, ABC, cut down on the hyperbole. 

Going into the show, the only suspense for me had to do with the fourth rose.  I knew that barring something disastrous that Shayne, Amanda and Chelsea were shoo-ins.  Before the show started I thought Robin was the favourite for the fourth rose….. 

              Of course, I should have got a rose!  Matt likes me!  He really, really likes me!  I just need some more one on one time to convince him!

               All you need is to get out of this game and this thread, Robin.  Bon Soir! 

Noelle’s one on one date was enough to put her over the top.  She’s in the final four, while Robin and Marshana left empty handed.   

Next week should be interesting-Matt goes on four “hometown” dates to meet the families of his final four.  Tune in again later this week for another round of previews, power rankings and recaps.  In the meantime, make sure you stop and smell the roses!

Big Brother Preview–Everybody Hates Natalie. April 15, 2008

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As I watched in amazement as Sheila actually won a challenge and became Head of Household on Sunday, I caught myself asking what lunacy the world would see next.  Would we now see Kevin Federline win a Grammy?  Would Rosie O’Donnell go on the next season of The Celebrity Apprentice?  Maybe America would go totally insane and vote Michael Johns out of American Idol (wait a minute….).

Now that Sheila has finally broken her challenge jinx and has become Head of Household, one of my favourite parts of any reality TV show will begin.  It’s always interesting for me to see how things shake down once members of a dominant alliance is forced to turn on each other.  That time has come for Team Christ on Big Brother 9.

Let’s pretend that we’re in an alliance with two other people.  Player one has trash talked half the people on the show, had hidden a secret relationship from other houseguests, taken $10,000 from a player who needs it for her sick mother, stabbed one player in the back leading to his eviction from the game and been constantly playing both sides, albeit secretly.  Player two hasn’t verbally chewed anyone out, hasn’t embarrassed anyone, has been honest and loyal, has not lied or deceived anyone and has treated everyone with respect.  Which one of these two people would you hate more?  Which would you be itching to blindside right out of the game?

Player one, of course, is Ryan while player two is Natalie.  I’m amazed that there’s so much hostility toward her while Ryan continues to coast through the game.  Yes, Natalie may be a little too “evangelical” for some tastes, but when you compare her to Ryan it’s surprising that Sheila is trying to blindside Natalie and seems to have some real contempt for her.  Sheila nominated Adam and Sharon for eviction, but wants to get rid of Natalie by using the Power of Veto, the same way Adam got rid of James. 

It’s beginning to look like Team Christ will split itself right down the middle.  Ryan and Natalie look to be a team, while the last couple standing, Adam and Sheila, look to be working together to get Natalie out of the house.  Will it work?  Well, they have a 3 out of 5 shot at it.  If Sharon, Adam or Sheila win POV then Natalie should start praying even harder.  If either she or Ryan win, it’s good-bye, Sharon.  Either way, Adam is the safest nominee I’ve ever seen.

What will Team Christ look like next week?  Tune in again on Thursday for a recap of this week’s shows!  Enjoy! 

 

       

Survivor Micronesia Power Rankings–Ozzy’s Trouble with Women. April 14, 2008

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Poor Ozzy.  He’s competing for $1,000,000 on a deserted South Pacific island surrounded by beautiful women, and he can’t enjoy it.  There’s not one woman in the Dabu tribe that is not causing him problems.  Amanda, his girlfriend, is jealous that Ozzy is spending time with Alexis.  Cirie now knows he has the immunity idol and wants to pressure him to use it.  Parvati, a member of his alliance, has formed a second alliance with Natalie and Alexis that could threaten him.  

There’s a lot of talk among the women in the Dabu tribe, but talk is cheap.  I’ve watched so many people in Survivor history talk about getting rid of the dominant player while they still can, only to stay loyal to his or her alliance when push came to shove.  Until the women actually do something about it, it’s just talk.  And he’s still The Ozzfather.  Here are this week’s power rankings. 

  1. Ozzy-Last week notwithstanding, he is the most dominant force in Survivor challenge history.  He has the  immunity idol.  He’s in a strong alliance.  The women are talking about targeting him, but I’ll believe it when I see it. 
  2. Amanda-It’s a good thing her boyfriend is the Ozzfather, because she has a growing list of people she would like to see out of the game.  Parvati and Alexis are at the top of her list.
  3. Cirie-She’s in a good spot right now.  She’s in the right alliance and is just keeping her mouth shut while Parvati stirs up trouble and Ozzy wears a big target on his back.  I’ve got a funny feeling about Cirie, though…I just see her doing something underhanded before the game is over.
  4. James-He’s in a similar spot to Cirie, but I don’t get the same funny feeling about him.  I think his likeability and loyalty will carry him far, but is he too big a physical threat to go all the way to the end?
  5. Parvati-She’s overplaying the game right now, making alliances with just about everyone.  Sooner or later something will have to give.  If others in the tribe feel she can’t be trusted, it may be sooner.
  6. Erik-His reward for staying loyal to Ozzy?  He’ll be the last fan standing, and may outlast Parvarti if she doesn’t stop stirring up trouble.
  7. Natalie-If she’s relying on Parvati to be loyal to the Natalie-Alexis-Parvati alliance, I think she’ll wind up being disappointed.
  8. Alexis-The first time I notice her during the entire show and what is she doing?  Flirting with Ozzy.  Trying to steal a man from someone who took on a 5-foot shark and won is not usually a good idea.
  9. Jason-Unless he wins a copy of “How to Win Friends and Influence People” during the reward challenge his stay with the Dabu tribe will be short.  

Will girl power take over, or is the Dabu tribe still playing Ozzy rules?  Tune in again later this week for a preview and recap of this week’s action.  May the tribe speak clearly to you!

 

The Bachelor Preview–Weird World of Sports April 13, 2008

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First it was a rugby match, then an afternoon of tennis.  This week, Matt and his harem are going skiing.  What’s with all of the sports related group dates?  At this rate, I think David Beckham will wind up winning Matt’s hand in marriage.  I can’t wait to see who gets the rose after the triathlon date a few weeks from now.  It’s becoming clear that to be with Matt, you’ve got to have some semblance of athletic ability.  This of course means that he will not be dating a member of the New York Knicks anytime soon.  Will Chelsea dominate on the slopes the way she did on the rugby oval?  Will Noelle answer the bell and come out of her shell?  Could that last question have rhymed any more?  Will Marshana injure herself again to get some more one on one time with Matt?  Will Amanda’s meeps cause an avalanche?  Who will go home Monday?  This week’s power rankings may provide a clue, but my wife will tell you that when it comes to affairs of the heart, I have been wrong before.        

  1. Amanda-Many may disagree with me, but I think she’s the frontrunner right now.  She got the first impression rose, which is an almost guaranteed ticket to at least the final four.  Then, last week, she got her rose before she and Matt left the diner. 
  2. Shayne-Matt has more physical attraction with her than with anyone else, but I can’t put her in the top spot.  If Matt really is serious about settling down with someone, how could it be the person who said that she’s high maintenance and not ready for marriage?
  3. Chelsea-All of these sports themed dates play right into her hands, and she did get the rose on the group date last week.  I still wonder if her “game” has another gear, however.
  4. Robin-Most people don’t like Robin, but I do.  Some criticize her for being competitive, but this is a competition after all.  How is she supposed to act?  How boring would this show be if you didn’t have someone to cheer against, anyway?
  5. Marshana-I couldn’t put her in the basement this week after her shocking victory at the 2 on 1 date.  For Matt to give up on Holly, someone I thought he was really into, for Marshana tells me there may be something between them.  I just can’t quite see that “oomph” between the two them, though.
  6. Noelle-Matt flat-out told Noelle that she has to open up this week if she wants to have a chance to win.  If she does, she may take someone else out of the top four.  If not, she could go home Monday night.  

Please tune in again later this week for a recap of this week’s action.  Until then, make sure to stop and smell the roses!

Big Brother 9 Power Rankings–Last Couple Standing. April 13, 2008

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As Michael Bolton once sang, love is a wonderful thing.  However, even the best of relationships has its share of adversity to overcome.  There is a lot of hard work, commitment and devotion needed to make any relationship successful.  One must be willing to forgive their partner’s faults and love them just as they are.  Compromise, sacrifice and selflessness are vital to a happy, long lasting relationship. 

Knowing all of this as we do, it makes perfect sense that the last of the 8 couples left in the Big Brother house is……Adam and Sheila?  That Adam and Sheila?  The ones who did nothing but argue with each other and treat each other like garbage for the first month of the show?  The ones who were, after Ryan and Allison, the happiest to learn that the game had turned into an individual competition?  Adam is the one who constantly referred to Sheila as a wrinkled-up old lady, right?  Sheila is the one who made the whole world fully aware that she was not physically attracted to Adam, right?   

It doesn’t make any sense, but then again not much does in the Big Brother house.  Will Adam and Sheila remain the last couple standing after Wednesday night?  Let’s see what the power rankings say: 

  1. Ryan-For some reason, Ryan seems to be the most well liked.  After Adam’s controversial nominations last week, he may be the most trusted, too.  Add his secret alliance with Sharon to the mix, and I think he’s in the strongest position.
  2. Natalie-She’s second, because I think that’s where she’ll finish.  If the houseguests are smart (big if),  they’ll take Natalie to the end because I can’t see her winning a vote against anybody else on the list.  She’s utterly detested by many in the sequester house.
  3. Sheila-I have two reasons for putting her ahead of Adam.  First, she can’t win a challenge to save her life, so she’s less of a threat.  Second, after Adam’s nominations last week, I think she ranks higher on the trust scale right now.
  4. Adam-I think his alliance has forgiven but hasn’t forgotten.  He may be the first one to go when the alliance has to eat one of its own.
  5. Sharon-The last woman standing from her alliance, and rightfully so.  She was the only one among them with any sense of class or maturity.  She’s the odds on favourite to be evicted this week, but I for one hope that her secret alliance with Ryan will save her.

 Stay tuned later this week for another preview and recap of this week’s action, when the final four will be set!  Enjoy!

Big Brother 9 Recap–Why Do We Watch? April 11, 2008

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Have you ever asked yourself why you watch reality TV in the first place?  For me, it’s the same reason people slow down in their car to check out the accident on the side of the road.  Lots of people just can’t resist a ”train wreck”.  Many are entertained when someone makes a bad strategic move, when they say something incredibly stupid or if they otherwise embarrass themselves.  If you think back to your most memorable reality TV moments, I’ll bet they involve someone doing something controversial or stupid, or just plain losing their mind.  It’s just like the many people who watch NASCAR races for the crashes, or watch the ongoing saga that is Britney Spears.  This week’s action on Big Brother reminded me of why many watch reality TV.   

With that in mind, I would like to thank Adam for nominating Sheila for eviction instead of James.  It wasn’t smart, but it’s moves like this that make reality TV that much better.  This would have been a very boring week for the viewing public if he had ”followed the formula” and put James on the block from the beginning. 

If it wasn’t for Adam’s strategy, we wouldn’t have had any fireworks.  Sheila would not have given him that verbal beat-down.  Ryan would not have had a look in his eyes that would have killed Adam on the spot.  James would not be walking around with a big smile on his face, annoying everyone but Sharon.  Adam wouldn’t have had that “what was I thinking?” look about him the next day, kind of like the guy who had too much to drink at the bachelor party the night before and woke up with an unwanted tattoo.  Nope, none of that would have happened.  We would be subject to Natalie quoting Bible scriptures until the POV. 

The POV would have been the same old tired situation if not for Adam’s gaffe.  We would have seen all 6 of the houseguests in the confession room and saying “as long as James doesn’t win POV he’s out of the house”.  Adam threw the gauntlet down, and it was great.  Tell me you weren’t just a little more pumped than usual about the POV competition this week?  When “Team Christ” were psyching themselves up before the challenge like a heavyweight boxer before a title fight, wasn’t your adrenaline running faster?  Yes, Sheila went out early (again), proving some things are destined to stay the same no matter what Adam does as HOH.  However, the POV was all about the houseguests guessing the day that particular events happened during the game.  If you were wrong and the last one to answer, you were eliminated.  When you consider that Adam is to numbers what Tiger Woods is to golf, ”Team Christ” had to be feeling good.  Sure enough, Adam and Ryan outlasted James.  When Adam conceded (to make amends for his strategic gaffe, no doubt), Ryan had the POV and James was doomed.  Or was he?

If Adam had nominated James for eviction, we would have seen a celebration, some more evangelizing from Natalie and some bitter comments whispered about various houseguests behind their backs.  Now, even though Adam’s gamble paid off, a new wrinkle had some potential.  James was talking to Ryan, who has a history of betrayal and deceit in the house.  Adam’s alliance had forgiven him, but had they forgotten?  Can Adam be trusted from here on in?  What if, James said, he and Ryan teamed up with Sharon and railroaded the other three?  Admit it–for a split second you thought it was possible.  This is Ryan, after all.  It turns out that Ryan stuck with the plan and traded Sheila for James on the nomination block, but that was much more interesting than the same old predictable rhetoric.

So let’s take inventory.  Without Adam’s less than stellar strategy, you had a week full of Bible quotes from Natalie, celebrations by the alliance, “one way or another we have to beat James at the POV competition quotes”, and a “Team Christ” love-in after he was evicted. 

Instead, we had a week of Adam being verbally thrashed by his own alliance, some real “eye of the tiger” mentalities before the POV, some doubt about whether or not Ryan would stick with the plan because he doesn’t trust Adam, and finally James’ eviction from the house.  Yes, Natalie’s Bible verses and Sheila’s failure in competitions are in there either way.  I guess there are some things that will never change.

So James is on his way to the sequester house, joining Joshuah, Chelsia and Matt.  Boy, do I feel bad for Matt.  He seems to be the only normal one there, and he has to share that place with those three?  I actually don’t dislike James, but Chelsia and Joshuah are a different story.  Seeing them in the sequester house watching the show on DVD confirmed what I thought about them when they left the house–they’re classless, foul mouthed, immature little brats who have a whooooooole lot of growing up to do.  I’m more glad than ever that they’re out of this game.  I’ll be sad when Big Brother 9 is over, but will find solace in the fact that I don’t have to watch or listen to those two ever again. 

So again, thanks to Adam for making last week’s shows much more interesting, and for reminding me of why we watch reality TV in the first place.  Who will win HOH on Sunday?  How will the alliance fare now that they have to start ”eating their own”?  Tune in next week for another round of previews and power rankings!  Enjoy!