We do love crazy ladies vying for a rock star’s attention, don’t we? However, we wonder why a woman like Kristy Joe with her obvious good looks and marriage and child and all the stuff she’s got to deal with would put herself in this position. She says she’s falling for Bret, but still has baggage. Bret doesn’t like baggage but he does like her fun bags. He’s torn because she’s so beautiful yet tortured. The man hates dealing with drama in relationships which makes us wonder why he is looking for a relationship on reality TV. Aren’t they nothing but the drama?

Instead of analyzing Bret, we’ll give you the lowdown on the episode as quickly as we can. This week, Bret had the ladies customize a bike for him. The winning mechanic on the winning team got a solo date with the Poison front man. Peyton leads the pink team. They do well but forget to hook up their gas line. This gives Inna and the black team the opportunity to win. Inna takes off on a bike with Bret. The two enjoy a nice lunch and a bit of kissy-face.

When Bret returns from his date, Aubry is waiting to talk to him. She is upset that he didn’t kiss her good night last night. He walked around her to lock lips with all the gals around her and Aubry wants him to let her go if he ain’t feeling her. Of course, Bret is annoyed by this conversation. The last time he had a lady in his bedroom was the previous evening. It was the luscious Daisy de la Hoya and she was not giving him drama.

The other ladies were pissed that Daisy spent the night with Bret. They called her a slut behind her back of course. Daisy just ignored their dirty looks and enjoyed the afterglow. When Aubry asked her directly if they had sex, Daisy gave nothing away.

After Aubry’s talkie-poo with Bret, she talks to Kristy Joe. Kristy Joe cries and holds a house meeting telling all the ladies who aren’t there for Bret to leave. The girls tell her to talk to Bret if she’s upset. So she does. He lets her know that if she wants to leave, she can but he’d like to see if they could figure out if they could have a relationship first. They hug and he sends her off to bed…alone.

The next day, the rest of the black team has a special date with Bret. They dress up as 50s pin-up girls and Bret takes their pictures. During the after photo-shoot meal, Aubry mentions that this whole set-up, the show, is geared towards hurting people. Bret agrees and disagrees and thinks that some people aren’t here for the right reasons like Kristy Joe. This kills Aubry and, as soon as she gets the chance, tells Kristy Joe that Bret was talking smack about her.

Kristy Joe confronts Bret again and asks him how he feels about her. He doesn’t really answer and, at the elimination, Aubry and Kristy Joe are the last two ladies standing. Kristy Joe begins freaking out and crying so Aubry tells Bret she wants to leave to give Kristy Joe her chance. Bret lets her go and shows the remaining girls that he was planning to send Aubry home all along anyway.

Now that was funny!

 

 

Survivor’s 16th season began on Thursday. Jeff Probst welcomed a group of fans to the Island. Realizing that they were making up only one tribe, the fans pondered who the heck was going to comprise their opposing tribe. The suspense was lifted rather quickly as a group of ‘favorites’ were introduced. Parvati, James, Amanda, Ozzy, Cirie, Yau-Man, Jonathan, Ami, Eliza and Johnny Fairplay showed up to the surprise and chagrin of their opponents.

The favorites had an easy time of things in the beginning. They got their shelter built and made fire. They also ate well and were very confident in themselves going forward. In fact, four of the faves found time to hook up. James and Parvati and Ozzy and Amanda are making a love connection in Micronesia. Look for things to get hotter as the season goes on.

On the fans’ side, they had trouble with food, shelter and fire. However, they were able to overcome those obstacles and win the immunity challenge. Yes, the favorites had to send someone home first. Johnny Fairplay, who is currently expecting a wee baby with his galpal, Michelle Deighton (of Top Model fame), told both sides that they should send him home.

No one could figure out if Fairplay was on the level or not. In the end, the faves decided to give him what he said he wanted and unanimously voted him off the end…much to our relief.

Project Runway tackled a very interesting challenge this week – the remaining designers had to create a costume for the WWE Divas. Each designer was paired with a diva and had to put together an ensemble for the lady to wear in the ring. Christian created a leather and lace dream that included chaps.

Rami tried to make his diva look like a Barbie doll because that’s what she wanted. His concoction was way too pink. Sweet P had real troubles with her diva. Seems Sweet P couldn’t get behind the gal’s ‘stripper esthetic’. Jillian created a funky and sexy tomboy look that reminded me a lot of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders’ costumes.

Chris, who happens to be a costume designer, had no trouble with the tackiness of the challenge. In fact, it was right up his alley. Besides, they both had a love of green leopard print in common. His diva got a sexy hoodie with a furry lining. She rocked the runway and gave Chris his first win of the competition.

Ricky, on the other hand, was given the Auf by hostess Heidi and the judges, including the Heatherette duo. They just weren’t feeling his boring bathing suit…and neither was his spicy client.

 

We used to love “Trading Spaces” when Paige Davis was the host. We loved Ty Pennington as a carpenter and the designers like Frank and Laurie and Doug and even Hildi. We really didn’t understand why Paige was dismissed from “Trading Spaces” several years ago – we don’t care now. It was a bad decision and one that turned us away from the show.

Apparently we weren’t the only ones. In 2007, it was announced that Paige would return as host of the show. The series was being retooled and would include closer relationships to increase the drama. Mothers and daughters would be remaking each others’ rooms, ex-spouses, etc.

We were totally on board.

The new season of “Trading Spaces” premiered on January 26, 2008. We’ve watched the first two episodes and have to tell you that the series is back and perhaps better than ever. Paige is amazing. The people remaking the spaces have high stakes. They want to improve their lives and their relationships. The designers are as outrageous and as talented as ever.

We have “Trading Spaces” back and it’s really better than ever. We are happy and hope you’ll check it out on Saturdays at 9pm EST on TLC.

Here's a classic spoof of "Trading Spaces" from "Mad TV":

This week on Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel” the contestants got naked again. We never realized that fashion had so little to do with clothing and only hope that Tyra Banks gets on the nude bandwagon when she returns with the tenth cycle of “America’s Next Top Model” in a few weeks.

The sexy Aryn was told that they couldn’t make her a supermodel. She was voted off. This left Jay and Holly to return to the throng. The first challenge showcased the models posing nude in an art class at the Parson’s School of Design. Some of the contestants had a bit of a breakdown including the very religious Holly. However, she did manage to pull it out and deliver some good poses. Casey trembled and Jay had a tough time. Prison guard Ben underwhelmed and Stephanie showed everyone what she was made of…literally and figuratively.

Perry, who’s impressed everyone throughout the competition, also did well. He totally rocked his ten minutes with a baseball bat.

Later on, the contestants had their photo shoot. The object was to create a portrait in front of the camera. One guy was chosen by the gals to work with them. That dude was Perry. The boys chose Shannon, the obvious superstar amongst the ladies. Shannon and Perry would have two photo shoots. The catch was that the photog could eliminate any amount of models from a picture if he decided they weren’t holding their own.

No one was removed from the ladies’ shoot. However, Casey and Ben were ditched from the guys’ picture. Casey was totally crushed and had a hard time recovering from blow to his ego.

The next challenge saw the models get naked again – well, except for some g-strings or something. Then they were painted black with sequins and had to move together to become a living sculpture. Stephanie was the centerpiece and did a fantastic job at it. This was really her week to shine. Ben was not moving well and Jay did not impress the judges.

The catwalk gave the models some over-the-top couture. Some of the contestants rocked it and others flopped. Casey continued his poor week with a poor catwalk performance. Jay and Katie also left the judges cold. Those three were put in the bottom three. They’re up for the vote. Poor Casey – we hope America saves him. He’s too beautiful to go now.

As for this week’s winner, Holly came close. She went from worst to near first with a stunning picture and killer catwalk pose. However, Stephanie, the art student, finally came alive for the judges and won the nod.

Next week we wonder how the producers will get the models naked again, but we can’t wait to find out. Can you?

Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel” is our favorite guilty pleasure these days.

 

This week’s Celebrity Apprentice saw the men of Hydra resort to childish game-playing and ‘corporate espionage’.  Project manager, Piers Morgan, perhaps because he and Pastore had a difficult working relationship, concocted this idea to send the “very fat Italian”, as he referred to the former “Sopranos” mainstay, over to the girls’ team. Pastore was supposed to be a spy and report back to the men.

What happens next is difficult to follow because Pastore, who originally seemed on board with the plan, decides to turn double agent and proceeds to tell Marilu Henner of his decision. He hopes to gain her trust by telling her that she really can’t trust him.

Okay. The ladies, of course, feel betrayed when they learn of the plan. They let Vinny in from the goodness of their hearts. Vinny, for his part, wanted to see the ladies win if only so Piers would be on the chopping block.

The task was a homerun for the women. They concocted a cute Crocs receptacle as well as a killer campaign for the company’s decision to recycle their shoes and give them to poor children in Africa. The guys didn’t do so well. They lost their first task to date.

However, Vinny resigned because both teams basically washed their hands of him. Stephen Baldwin and Trace Adkins didn’t support Piers’ practical joke and didn’t like the way he used Vinny for evil. However, Trump was on the fence about the whole debacle. Piers or Vinny would have to go.

Vinny made it easy for Trump by standing by his decision to resign. Trump accepted his resignation, wishing Vinny well and leaving the rest of us unnerved and confused…especially since this took two LONG hours to unfold.

Eeek!

 

Some folks say that reality TV is the lowest form of entertainment. It’s where true celebrities only go after their careers have taken a nose dive. We say whatev. That’s not entirely true, but we don’t want to debate. With the 2008 Presidential Election underway, there’s enough debates going on – and most of ‘em are pretty boring.

Instead, we’ve come up with a sweet game to prove our point. You can play it here in this comments section with us. You name a celebrity and link ‘em to Reality TV via relationship or project in as few steps as you possibly can.

For example,

Jake Gyllenhaal starred in Brokeback Mountain with Michelle Williams. Michelle Williams was in Dawson’s Creek with Katie Holmes. Katie Holmes is married to Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise was in Jerry Maguire with Jay Mohr. Mohr, of course, hosted the first few seasons of Last Comic Standing.

Or, we could do a simpler example:

John Travolta was in Grease with Jeff Conaway. Jeff Conaway was previously on Celebrity Fit Club and now starring in Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Here’s another one.

Eddie Murphy was in a relationship with Spice Girl Melanie Brown. Melanie Brown starred on Dancing with the Stars last season.

Now, here’s how you can play. In the comments section below, give us your answer. If it’s incorrect, we’ll let you know. All of you’ve got to do is name the first relationship. The next person will take the second step if necessary and so forth and so on. The one who makes the final connection can name the next A-lister.

We’ll start with the first A-lister.

Angelina Jolie

Go…

Chris Knight and Adrianne Curry met and fell in love on “The Surreal Life”. The former Brady boy and America’s first “Top Model” had more than two decades between them. Adrianne was taller and enjoyed taking off her clothes. Chris was shorter and much more reserved. No one really figured them to fall in love.

We certainly didn’t expect the romance to last….but last it has. On the first season of “My Fair Brady”, the couple struggled. Adrianne wanted a commitment while Chris remained unsure as to where the relationship was headed. He even asked his former TV mom, Florence Henderson, for help. (She didn’t like Adrianne that much, by the way.)

Regardless, the couple got engaged and got hitched.

Now, they’re trying to figure out of they should add a baby to the dysfunctional mix. Chris wants to be a dad, well, sort of. He’s heading out of his 40s and thinks it may be time. However, he’s not sure that Adrianne is ready. Adrianne, for her part, wavers. At times, it seems as though she’d rather get a boob job than get preggers. At others, it seems as though she’s ready to nest.

Then, there’s Chris’ concern that Adrianne may or may not be heterosexual. Adrianne loves women and makes no secret about it. She even gave Chris a sexy, nude photo album for his birthday. In the pictures, Adrianne and a pal of hers kiss and snuggle. For some reason Chris is not thrilled with the present. The two argue and he threatens a separation before walking out.

Ouch!

Adrianne is left in tears and we are left wondering … why are we watching this? Better yet – why did Chris and Adrianne agree to air this kind of stuff in front of TV cameras?

We’re not saying that we don’t like the couple. They are quite endearing. However, maybe this kind of stuff shouldn’t be on the tube. This show makes us wonder if reality TV has gone too far.

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Scott decided that he had to head back home to Brooklyn to figure out what kind of father he could be. With Renee’s blessing, he visited his old neighborhood, seeking comfort from friends and relatives and even the Catholic Church. At one point, the Italian-American actor takes off to pray. He meets a sweet nun who tells him that the best thing he can do is to love the baby’s mother so much that it makes you cry. That love is the best gift you can give a child.

Wow!

Refreshed and revitalized, Scott returned back home to Renee and the baby on the way. Sure, he’s scared. Frightened to be exact, but he knows that he loves his lady and he loves the baby…

And that’s enough for now.

After watching a dance or two, Bret asked the ladies to dance for him. Inna couldn’t dance, but Bret didn’t care. He said she looked ‘sexy as hell’ and that was all that mattered to him really. Aubry, who is a dancer, did very well. She really showcased her assets without stripping down to nothing at all.

Angelique, a stripper, unfortunately, can not keep her clothes on. She got naked, nearly closing down the club and scaring the heck out of Inna and Aubry. Apparently, Bret didn’t like everything he saw because he ditched Angelique (finally).

The next day, during Kristy Joe’s solo date, Destiney used her VIP Pass, giving Bret a lap dance and upsetting Kristy. Of course, Bret wasn’t really enjoying his date because Kristy told him she’s still legally married. Uh-oh! She’s also not having an easy time in the house, and Bret needs a lady who can put up with all the attention he gets as a rock star. Kristy Joe doesn’t seem to be that lady. Later on, Daisy tries to steal his attention away during the date. This time Bret doesn’t allow her to. Later on, they spend some quality one-on-one time together. Daisy is falling for him.

For some reason, Kristy Joe is too. However, she has a funny way of showing it. She was the last lady picked because Bret needs to figure some things out. Basically, he’s terribly attracted to her, but feels like it won’t work out. She’s beautiful but comes with a lot of baggage.

Roxy was the other lady sent home. She didn’t use her VIP pass and Bret took that as a lack of interest from her.