Team Players

Happy Halloween! I don't usually blog on Saturdays but I had to make an exception. I've seen some scary stuff today and we need to talk!

"Ugly Betty" (ABC, Fri., 9:00): This is my first time getting to review the show this season, and I'm happy to say it has maintained the sense of humor that I love so much. I still think Marc and receptionist Amanda have some of the funniest dialogue spoken on television. Betty has undergone a serious transformation, both inside and out. She's speaking her mind, standing up for herself and even wearing more fashionable clothes (even if they are still color uncoordinated). I like this new side of Betty. Let's just hope the writers don't muck it up by giving her a top model makeover.

Betty is falling behind in her duties as junior editor so Marc is made her temporary assistant. Still bitter over losing the position, he goes out of his way to prove she doesn't deserve the promotion. They later find out that Betty won the job in a coin toss, not because she was qualified. Pause it: How sucky would it be to find out you got your job because you were 'tails'? In the end, Marc helps Betty salvage her story (ironically on the 10 worst jobs in New York) from being cut from the edition and she shares her byline with him. Do you think Marc deserved the job over Betty? Do you know someone who's been promoted when you know they aren't qualified?

Who was that?: I barely recognized Jamie-Lynn Sigler ("The Sopranos"). She looks like Angelina Jolie in the movie "Gia"... Yes, that's YaYa from Cycle 3 of "America's Next Top Model". She's making quite a name for herself on the small screen.

"Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team" (CMT, Sat., 9:00): The candidates are fitted for their DCC uniforms and I can't think of anything more frightening than having to try on that skimpy outfit. Most of the girls are a size 4 or 6 but that's not good enough for Mrs. "Yes Ma'am" Kelli Finglass. She wants you to wow her when you put it on. Pause it: I'll wow you, all right, but not in a good way. And FYI Mrs. "Yes Ma'am" Kelli Finglass ... you may have been a size 4 when you made the squad *cough (in 1984)* but you are not one now *cough (size 8).

The girls also had to complete the Power Squad Army Fitness Test, given by DCC personal trainer Jay Johnson. Rewind it: "Wife Swap" fans will remember him from one of the episodes. To make the Power Squad, girls must do 2 minutes of push ups, 2 minutes of sits ups and a 2 mile run, earning 208 points out of 300. One girl missed said she only did 63 sit ups. Pause it: Don't feel bad, honey. Here are my stats - 4 push ups, 8 (and a half) sit ups and a run-walk to the refrigerator.

Three girls get called into the office: Bottom Heavy, Wet Noodle and No Can Dance. I don't know their names but this is how Mrs. "Yes Ma'am" Kelli Finglass talks about them. Noodle is sent home because she lacks performance power. No surprise there since the judges have been dissing her since day one. Next week the candidates take a 16-story leap of faith into a net. I'm sure Mika from "The Amazing Race" would just love this!