Resa's Rundown

I don't even know where to start. I really have no excuse for not blogging this week other than the fact that my work schedule has changed and I no longer have the time or energy to blog every night. I told myself that if I ever felt like this blog was keeping me from enjoying television then I wouldn't write. I'm not there yet, but sometimes I just want to enjoy mindless entertainment without the pressure of keeping notes. With that being said, I'll try to touch on some highlights from this week.

"Trauma" (NBC, Mon., 9:00): Once again, Nancy goes rogue and performs a risky procedure in the field. But this time it costs a young cheerleader her mobility when she's paralyzed from the neck down. Nancy's mentor and wannabe dad Joe suffers the consequences - he's fired as chief of surgery from the hospital after Nancy's real dad throws him under the bus.

"The Biggest Loser" (NBC, Tues., 8:00): I was so angry when Melissa, left, won her way back into the game last week, but I couldn't have been any more happy when she got her comeuppance for the third time! For the challenge, the first person to lose 2 percent of their body fat wins immunity. Melissa, the smallest player in the game, only needs to lose 4 lbs to win. But if they push the button to weigh in and miss their target, they are out of the competition. Bob warns Melissa not to lose sight of why she's on the ranch, but all she can focus on is game play. Sam ends up winning the challenge, dropping 10 lbs. in 4 days. After the rest of the contestants gang up on her during a swimming challenge, Melissa loses her second chance at immunity, and gets a one-pound disadvantage at the weigh in. She falls below the yellow line with Andrea and in her last ditch effort to stay in the game, tries to persuade them to keep her in the game because they can all beat her. It was a compelling argument but the losers didn't fall for it. They'd rather keep a harmonious house than have her negative, game-play energy infecting the house.

"The Good Wife" (CBS. Tues., 10:00): The show spins a different web as they tell the story from the perspective of the jury when a college student is accused of killing her roommate. I've been called for jury duty, but I've never served. This episode seemed like a very realistic portrayal of what might go down behind the closed doors of a deliberation room. Sadly, the accused girl copped a plea deal - 10 years for manslaughter - right before the jury came back to say she was found not guilty.

"Parenthood" (NBC, Tues., 10:00): The show got off to a slow start, but it's earned a spot on my do-not-miss list. Jason Katims, who serves as producer on one of my favorite shows ("Friday Night Lights") has definitely put his stamp on "Parenthood". It's poignant, it's raw and it's funny. "FNL" alum Minka Kelly guest stars as autistic Max's behavioral aide, Gaby. She's there to help the family cope with his asperger syndrome and mom Kristina feels the sting when Gaby is able to get Max to do things she's never been able to. Kristina's constant worry is also puts a strain on her marriage after she starts faking the big O during sex. Elsewhere, Crosby finally tells his parents that he's the father of a five-year-old boy and Sarah decides to go out with Amber's English teacher. I like this show because the family dynamic is so touching. It's nice to see a family on TV that actually loves and respects one another. If you haven't tuned in, do it soon before NBC pulls the plug on another great drama.

"South Park" (Comedy Central, Wed., 9:00): This had to be one of THE funniest (and true) episodes of all time! This spoof on the Facebook phenomenon has Kyle up in arms after his friends unfriend him because he friends a kid who has no friends. (Did you get that?) The whole thing just reinforces the idea that social networking is more about the networking part than it is about the social aspect. Here's a snippet from the show. The full episode can be viewed by clicking here.



"Ugly Betty" (ABC, Wed., 10:00): It's Hilda's wedding day and Betty finds herself with old flame Henry as her +1 after she drunk dials him during her trip to Paris. He shows up with his kid in tow and announces that he's moving back to New York just as Betty is offered a job running her own magazine in Paris. She accepts the position, setting up next week's series finale. Also, Justin comes out of the closet at the wedding reception, and Daniel realizes he has feelings for Betty. It's going to be a sad goodbye. *Single tear falling*

It hurts

Late posting again. We can start calling it my Hump Day Hangover. Too bad it's from lack of sleep and not libations. Here's what happened last night:

"The Biggest Loser" (NBC, Tues., 8:00): I know I've said this numerous times, but it annoys me to no end that this show is freakin' 2 hours long!!! It's one of the main reasons why I don't feel like blogging at the end of the night. Pause it: The other reasons range from talking on the phone to my bestie in Dallas to going into a diabetic coma from eating junk food during the show. This is supposed to be a show about weight loss and "Loser" could stand to shed about 60 minutes.

For the reward challenge, the teams go head-to-head in a game of trivia about food and nutrition. The winning team gets a spa day while the losers must clean the kitchen and the gym. Stephanie thinks the Black team has the win on lock since the Blue team is all brawn and no brains. Think again, Steph! The Blue team prevails, leaving the Black team sulking and demoralized. It was pretty ironic that the mostly male Blue team wins a trip to the spa and the women folk are made to clean house.

At the immunity challenge, it's another advantage for the Black team with a cooking competition. The teams must make an appetizer, an entree and a dessert using only 12 ingredients in 30 minutes. Celebrity chef Curtis Stone is the guest judge. Pause it: OK, last week the show stole a page out of the "Survivor" playbook. This week it's "Top Chef". Copycat much? The winning team gets a five-pound advantage at the next weigh-in. The Black team is off to a great start with a low-calorie shrimp ceviche, but their salmon with a side of wild rice entree is over 500 calories compared to the Blue's 290 overcooked pork tenderloin. The Black team wins and has some newfound confidence going into the last-chance workout.

At the weigh-in, the Black team loses a combined total of 30 pounds, but Stephanie and Sherry both put up small numbers. The Blue team drops nine after nine on the scale, and Mike - who left the ranch to tend to his ailing grandmother - loses 11 pounds while traveling. He's lost 126 pounds in his nine weeks on the ranch. It's another hit for the Black team as Blue smashes their hopes of a win. They send Sherry home, breaking up the last mother/kid team on campus.

Plug of the night: Milk - it does a body good and apparently, it's profitable for NBC. Go figure.

Last chance rant: Does anyone know where Jillian got her psychology degree? I mean, she's counseling these contestants like she's Dr. Phil or something. And we all know he's, like, a real doctor.

"16 & Pregnant" (MTV, Tues., 10:00): This episode should've been called "16 & Forced Into an Unwanted Choice". I felt so bad for Lori, an adopted teen whose parents want her to give her baby up for adoption. Pause it: I spent the first 15 minutes of the show laughing at the fact that Lori attends an all-girls Catholic school and winds up in the family way. I kept picturing a pregnant nun. But after watching Lori's mom hound her about giving her child away, I really just wanted to give her a hug. Mom wouldn't even let Lori's friends throw her a baby shower telling her, "I just don't see anything to celebrate." She goes on to say that bringing a baby into the house would be a mistake. Being an adopted child, Lori wants to keep her baby because she doesn't have any biological ties of her own.

Cory, Lori's ex-boyfriend and baby daddy, offers to let her move in with him and his (female) roommate. Unfortunately, Cory fails to ask his roommate if she was OK with having a newborn baby living in the next room. With no where else to turn, Lori decides that an open adoption is her only option.

I know that having a baby as a teen is not ideal, but having a mom forcing you into a decision like that is tough. I'm sure mom thought she was doing the right thing for both Lori and the baby, but a little support would've been nice. The episode wasn't as gut-wrenching as last season's emotional goodbye between Catelyn, Tyler and baby Carly, but it was still hard to watch.

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• "Lost" (ABC, Tues., 9:00): In Sawyer's flash sideways, he's a detective for the LAPD and Miles is his partner. Talk about a parallel universe ... going from a con man to a cop.
• On "The Good Wife" (CBS, Tues., 10:00), Peter uses a black clergy to reach out to the African American community after his poll numbers dip among the sistas. Later, Alicia finds him praying with a reverend in his bedroom. At least he was doing something holy in there for a change.

Stacked, and not in a good way

I totally fell asleep during "American Idol" which led to me missing most of "Lost," so I have no comment on the show yet. I'll have to watch it later online. Here's a rundown of Tuesday night:

"The Biggest Loser" (NBC, 8:00): Previously on "Loser", the Orange team's Cheryl and Darrell from the Black team fell below the yellow line and had to fight to stay in the game by winning an elimination challenge. After nine minutes of balancing a torch on their heads, Darrell loses his balance and is sent packing. Now it's an individual game as the teams go Blue vs. Black.

The winner of the dreaded temptation challenge gets to pick the teams and choose the trainers. They also get to assign immunity to themselves or another contestant. Only two people step up to play - Andrea, the remaining Black team member and Michael, left, the last member of the White team. The challenge is a memory game where the participants are looking for the matching squares holding the golden "Choose Teams" ticket. Other squares hold delectable sweets and fruit. For every match they miss, they must eat a 100-calorie cookie. If they find two matching food items, the challenger has to eat it. Pause it: I love me some dessert, especially ice cream slathered on top of chocolate cake. But to be forced to eat sweets like that after munching on lettuce and Extra sugar-free gum for seven weeks, I'd be hurling into the nearest bucket.

Andrea is on a roll finding matches for a blueberry muffin (360 cal.), a pretzel (340 cal.) and a fruit pie (480 cal.). Michael looks damn near purple in the face by the time he's made to choke down a 160-calorie glazed doughnut. Andrea finally finds a golden ticket, but can't find the match. By this time, Michael has consumed over 2300 calories, but luckily he finds the other ticket and wins the challenge. He divides the teams into weak vs. strong, stacking trainer Bob's Blue team with mostly men and giving Jillian the players who put up smaller numbers. Koli is the only male on the underdog Black team. But in a surprise move, Michael gives immunity to O'Neal. It's a smart move, but very calculated: O'Neal will be assigned to the team that loses the weigh-in. He'll either join his daughter's strong team or be forced to join the weaker Black one. Rewind: I've been waiting for a moment like this, where someone finally plays this game like it's a game. It was mean for Mike to stack the Blue team the way he did, but I wouldn't call it a bad move.

At the weigh-in, Michael beats Rudy's record for the fastest to lose 100 lbs. on the ranch after he drops 15 lbs. It looks like Blue is going to run circles around Black until Lance and Miggy don't pull their weight. Pause it: Miggy is on the wrong reality show. She's more of a "Dr. Drew" slash "Intervention" type of gal. It would serve her well to find a show that could help her with those anger-management issues. Her fits of rage scare me. The Black team needs to lose more than six pounds apiece to win. They get off to a rocky start but Ashley drops 10 lbs, giving them the last push to beat the Blue. Pause it: So much for Mike's plan not being a bad move. Win some, lose some ... sucks that they lost the one that counts.

With Michael losing the most weight for his team, he wins immunity and the vote comes down to Miggy and Lance, who had the lowest percentages of weight loss. Miggy is voted out and surprisingly, exits quietly.

Plug of the night: Jillian forces the Black team to snack on LaraBars, a gluten-free energy bar.

"16 and Pregnant" (MTV, 10:00):15-year-old Valerie is an adopted teen from Pennsylvania. The ninth grader is pregnant with a baby girl by Matt, a guy with a shoddy employment record (and bad beatboxing skills). Valerie used to skip school to spend the day with Matt and in doing so, got suspended from high school for truancy. Mom Janice forces her to be home schooled, much to Valerie's dismay.

We could talk about how big of a jerk Matt is or how much support Val's parents, who have 10 adopted kids, give her. But the real story lies in her complicated birth. Valerie's due date comes and goes and she delivers baby girl Nevaeh (heaven spelled backwards) a week late. By this time the baby has already had a bowel movement and doctors suspect the baby may have ingested her own waste. The baby is airlifted to a bigger hospital when she takes a turn for the worse, but the Nevaeh is fine.

"16 and Pregnant" usually gives us the standard girl-meets-boy, girls-sleeps-with-boy, girl-gets-pregnant story. But this time they added the girl-gives-birth-to-ailing-baby, which is a real situation that most expectant teens don't think about. Not all deliveries are as smooth as they are made out to be on this show and Valerie's story proves that no matter how much the moms think they are ready for the baby, there's nothing that can prepare them for a kid who may have medical issues.

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• Funniest line of the night was from "The Good Wife" (CBS, 10:00). Peter's "reputation manager" Kya to Eli Gold, the newest member of Peter's team: "What are you doing?" when she sees him unbuttoning his trousers. "Lower my pants so you can kiss my ass."
• The series premiere of "Parenthood" (NBC, 10:00) made me not want kids anytime soon. It also made me really dislike Lauren Graham.
  

Life, liberty and the pursuit of instant fame

It was a crazy day and an even crazier night, so I had a hard time cramming it all in. But the Watch Party goes on with or without me so I figured I'd better suck it up. Here's what I saw between naps:

"American Idol" (FOX, 8:00): For the last few seasons, I have barely watched "Idol" past the audition rounds. I have soured on this show now that people have shucked the actual talent factor and show up for auditions with the I-want-to-be-on-TV-so-I'm-going-to-be-obnoxious routine. It's not like that doesn't happen on all reality-competition shows (remember "Sex" from "So You Think You Can Dance"?), but there is something about "American Idol" that brings out some of the most delusional people I have ever seen. There's also this sense of self-entitlement where everyone feels like they deserve to be famous. Pause it: How about finding a cure for ingrown toenails or figuring out what those numbers mean on "Lost"? That is something that will make you famous.

Season 9 auditions kick off in Boston where a crowd of 9,000 waited in the pouring rain for a chance to shine in front of Randy, nu-Paula and Simon. Pause it: FOX can deny, deny, deny but I'm most certain that bringing in Kara DioGuardi as a so-called "fourth judge" was the nail in Paula's coffin. Victoria Beckham of Spice Girl fame was brought in to fill the final chair. Pretty much everyone who makes it in front of the panel is seeking some sort of validation from Simon, the most biting judge in the history of reality TV. Pause it: Forget New York! If you can make it in front of Simon, you can make it anywhere. The fact that people show up begging for his approval should prove that "Idol" numbers will likely tumble after his exit.

Only 31 people made it through to Hollywood, so the talent was slim for the picking. There were a few standouts like 16-year old Katie Stevens (the girl with the ailing granny) and Ashley Rodriguez, who wowed the judges with an Alicia Keys song. But Boston wasn't without its weirdos either. Janet McNamera honed her skills by playing the "American Idol" video game. Sorry, honey! A mock "Idol" stage does not a star make. And I can't leave off Mere Doyle, the girl who harbors an obsession for anime and wanted to audition for "American Idol" to become famous in ... Japan?

I'll tell you, I've had coworkers say to me I have a nice voice, but you won't catch me trying to sing in front of an audience. I know what I sound like and they are just being polite. The people who try out for this show should realize that mommy and daddy don't make the most impartial judges.

Note to self: Get one of those "Idol" video games. I wouldn't mind hearing a digital Simon Cowell tell me I'm bloody awful. His best quip of the night - "Is this window open?" - after hearing Janet sing. I also laughed when Randy told Britney-Spears-song-murdering Pat Ford to "stop singing forever." Auditions continue Wednesday in Hotlanta.

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I was so tired I could barely pay attention during "Teen Mom" (MTV, 10:00). Of course it would be the episode when Farrah finally decided to step up to the plate of motherhood and show some interest in caring for her daughter. "I can't believe I'm actually getting my work done with Sophia," she says. Well, Farrah, seeing as how this is the first time you've actually tried, we wouldn't have expected you to know that. And let's give it up for Amber, who in the midst of trying to get her G.E.D., fought putting her baby in daycare. Too bad she had to go against her wishes for the greater good of her family's future.

On the season finale of "Tabatha's Salon Takeover" (Bravo, 10:00), she helped a salon where all the stylists had one year of experience. FAIL! Those stylist weren't fit to cut a dog's hair, let alone a humans!

Did you watch "The Good Wife" (CBS, 10:00)? How funny is it that Alicia's ringtone for her mother-in-law is the theme song to "The Twilight Zone"?

After these messages: Why is Emmy-award winning actress Megan Mullally shoveling butter? Really? Butter? Those "Turn the Tub Around" commercials are not only annoying, they also make me want to "turn the volume down". In the words of Karen Walker: "What's this? What's going on here?"

Biggest loser ... and not in a good way

For some reason I was wasn't excited about the premiere of "The Biggest Loser". The thought of sitting through 2 hours of this show did not appeal to me at all so I taped it to fast forward through the embarrassment on the faces of the contestants who were made to get on a scale in front of their hometowns. For now, let's check in on ...

"Teen Mom" (MTV, 10:00): For the last few weeks I have been harping on Farrah and her lack of parenting skills ... and I'll be doing it again this week (consistency is key). But for now I need to shine the light on some other lame parents: Lyin' Ryan and Double Zero Gary.

Maci and Ryan, left, are still trying to work things out. They are smart enough to know that living together again is a terrible idea. Too bad for their parents they are splitting time between shacking up in both houses. When the young family goes to have their portrait made, Ryan refuses to smile for the picture. "We look like we hate each other," Maci whines. Pause it: You may not realize it now, sweetie but deep down, you do. I don't understand why these two continue to torture each other with this forced relationship. Ryan did all that begging to get Maci back but it's obvious he doesn't want to have anything to do with being a parent. And now that he's lost his job, it's Maci who's bringing home the bacon while he sits on his ass eating it. I can't even call him a stay-at-home dad because the first chance he gets he's out the door. He even left the house in the early morning hours to avoid tending to crying baby Bentley. Pause it: If I were Maci I would've followed him outside and given him a swift kick to his man berries. Maci's mom suggests they see a counselor and during the session they realize they both have to ask for the help and understanding they want. Blah, blah, blah lady! Put it on a greeting card. Ryan doesn't want help, he wants his freedom.

Gary, Amber's boyfriance, has entered the competition and is working overtime to claim the prize of biggest idiot and laziest father. Amber is living in a motel with their baby and in her quest to get herself away from Gary, she's also moving farther away from her G.E.D. as she misses her classes. He shows up to spend time with Leah, but he never takes her anywhere to give Amber a break. He scoops up the baby, kisses her then promptly returns her to her crib. To convince her to move back in, Gary arranges a candlelit dinner with food from her favorite restaurant - Cracker Barrel. Pause it: First he gives her a $20 Wal-Mart engagement ring, then he fills her up with meatloaf from a country kitchen! What? Were they out of chicken fried steak? Amber relents and moves back home, but only if Gary moves in with his mom. You're a smart one, girly! Make that loser work for it!

Which brings us to baby-making, boyfriend-searching, parent-disrespecting, rhymes with witch Farrah. Oh, to be able to reach through the TV screen!!!! If I could, I would strangle her between my two big toes - I swear I would! She's still going out every night, leaving baby Sophia in the care of her parents. They continue to preach that she can't live the same pre-pregnancy lifestyle, but how about changing the locks on her? How about making her take the baby with her on one of her many dates? Or better yet, how about popping that trollop in her lip the next time she flips off at the mouth? "I wish my parents would stop telling me to be a better mom and just let me be a normal teenager," she gripes. Well guess what honey: having a baby when you're in high school may be the norm, but it's not normal.

I was leading a one-woman hotness parade for Alexander, another oldie but goody Farrah met at a club. Pause it: Did anybody else get goosebumps when he called her out on her parenting skills? She definitely met her match with this guy, and I was so glad he didn't back down in questioning her about not spending time with Sophia. When Farrah asked Alexander if he wanted to meet up the next day, he gave her the ol' "I-have-to-pick-a-friend-up-from-the-airport" line. LOVED IT!! Farrah says she wants to meet a guy who will be cool with her having a kid. I venture to say that a real man would respect her more if she would exhibit some signs of being a responsible mother. An MTV poll shows that 97% of voters think Farrah is too focused on having a social life. If she's not careful, baby Sophia will be calling Farrah by her real first name: B!#*h.

T-Note: After a little bit of digging, I found out that Sophia's dad died in a car accident in December, 2008. Other blogs say that he wanted to be involved in the baby's life but MTV wanted to portray Farrah as 'the single mom'. Just Google the name 'Derek Underwood' and judge for yourselves.

It's been five months since Catelynn gave Carly up for adoption and it sounds like she's having second thoughts. At Tyler's suggestion, she calls her adoption agent who refers her to support group. I've been hard on them in previous blogs, but Catelynn and Tyler are the only couple who ever show love or respect toward each other. It's apparent that making such a hard decision at their young age only strengthened their relationship. And I swear, if they make me cry one more time, I'm going to gouge my eyeball out with a dull spoon.

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• Maybe it's because I'm blogging while my stomach sits on my lap or maybe it's the way they kick people off before they even lose a pound, but "The Biggest Loser" (NBC, 8:00) is becoming more annoying than inspiring. First of all, can we please cut the show down to one hour. You could lose the 15 minutes of product placements, the 25 minutes of watching people sweat and vomit and that's already 40 minutes trimmed off. I mean, this is a weight loss show right? Second of all, Allison is an annoying host. I'm lumping her in with Chris Harrison from "The Bachelor". All they do is repeat the same thing over and over again ... in the most dramatic rose ceremony/weigh in yet.
• "The Good Wife" (CBS, 10:00) is back and I'm starting to see glimpses of "Boston Legal" in the writing, especially when they bring in the raging liberal judge. Same schtick, different political preference.
• "The Cosby Show" (NIK, 4:30 am) will forever and always be my all-time favorite TV show. It's hard to believe Theo was my childhood crush.

... in all the wrong places

Sorry for not posting on Monday night. I was at a holiday party and didn't get a chance to watch everything. But when I finally did, I was really disappointed. Delko's special return to "CSI: Miami" was nothing more than him doing the same job, just working for the opposite side. Diddy didn't fire anyone. Even "Hoarders" didn't tug at gag reflex like it normally does. Tuesday was a little better. Here's the rundown:

"Teen Mom" (MTV, 10:00): The action picks up with Maci's baby daddy, Ryan, returning home after working a 6-week job away from home. He immediately heads out to hang with his boys, leaving Maci to take care of baby boy Bentley. She later moves out of their apartment and back in with her parents. Maci seems sincere about moving out, but we'll see how long she lasts before she caves to Ryan's magnetic charm. Pause it: Let's give Ryan time to go out and buy some magnetic charm. We're back in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2

Farrah (at left with daughter Sophia) is still in the running for being world's bitchiest teen mom. She determined not to be a single mom so she's trying to date her way through the male population in her hometown. This week loser is Shaq, a black kid she met at work. And stereotypes be damned, his favorite food is ... wait for it ... chicken, which she promises to cook for him. Rewind: I hope she does a better job with that chicken than she did with that microwave pizza last week.

Farrah needs a serious reality check and her sister is determined to give it to her. When sis calls her out for focusing on dating instead of spending time with Sophia, Farrah storms out and whines to her granny that she's a good mom. Cut to her driving off with Sophia on the hood of her car. OK, she didn't do that, but you see where I'm going with this.

Amber desperately wants to be a high school graduate and set out to get a diploma. Too bad her career counselor says her only option is a Good Enough Diploma. At least she's trying to do something with her life. She scores well on her GED pretest and she finally gets a ray of hope.

Catelynn and Tyler did a commendable deed when they gave their daughter Carly up for adoption, but now it's time to let go of the strings. They talk about their baby like she's on loan to her new parents. They have an open-adoption agreement but that doesn't entitle them to the stuff they are asking for. I think it's generous of the parents to send them pictures and emails about Carly, but I don't blame them for wanting to keep a little bit of distance. Catelynn believes it's her right as a mother to know Carly's last name, but I've got news for you hon: You're a mother, but you're not the mother. Sorry for the harsh reality, but just because you've given birth doesn't make you mature.

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• If Russell doesn't win "So You Think You Can Dance" (FOX, 8:00), you have the judges to thank for that. They've been hanging out in his butt all season, singing his praise. But America tends to hate that and always votes for the person least likely to win. *Looking at Kathryn significantly* I'm sure she'll win because the best dancer has never won the competition. Sorry Russell. Enjoy that second place trophy, but if you win, you owe me money for my phone bill. I voted multiple times ;-)
• I was all geared up to write about "The Good Wife" (CBS, 10:00), but the storyline was as old as Cain and Abel. A detention center gets kickbacks for every kid sent to juvie. Did I not beg for this story to be different? It's already been done on multiple shows this season. Originality people. That's what wins awards.
• "How the Earth Was Made" (History, 9:00): Finding out how the Sahara desert was made was about as dry as the desert itself. I'm so sorry for recommending it. Please see the cashier for your refund.
• "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" returns January 4 on ABC Family. Now that Amy has had the baby the action is really lame. I hope they come back with better stories.
• "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central): Stephen Colbert is freakin' hilarious. Thanks for calling out Washington state for it's "holiday tree" and taking "Christ" out of Christmas. A wag of the finger to Gov. Gregoire. And his rap performance of "Empire State of Mind" alongside Alicia Keys earned him a heap of street cred! Mad props, yo! (or whatever it is they say in New York).
• "The Real World: DC" (MTV) premiers next Wednesday. Is this show still relevant to anyone born after 1990?

Everyone's a loser

I wish "Law & Order: SVU" would move back to Tuesdays. At least there would be some real drama in the 10 pm time slot.

"The Biggest Loser" (NBC, 8:00): I don't even know where to begin in this travesty. The game goes back to Blue against Black format, and the losers are presented with a temptation where the prize is the ability to choose the new teams and the trainer. Of course, Wild-Eyed Tracey wins the power and shakes up the course of the game. She allows the Orange team to remain in tact for the Black team and keeps her own partner Mo for Blue. The rest are split up and most are paired with the trainer they didn't want.

Pause it: I know this is a game show as well as a weight loss challenge, but it pisses me off that some people come on here and start focusing on the game. Obviously if you didn't need to lose weight you wouldn't be on the show. So why, Wild-Eyed Tracey, do you constantly throw these unnecessary boulders in the other contestant's path to healthy living? If these people need the support of their partner to motivate them, why take that away?

Wild-Eyed Tracey chooses Bob as her trainer, saying she had a connection with him. Jillian's response: "Bob has no connection with Tracey. It's just Tracey's way of getting out of the ass whipping that I have been waiting to deliver her for the last 3 or 4 weeks." Nicely put, Jillian. Liz was livid that she was split from partner Danny and for 90 minutes I listened to her threaten to send Wild-Eyed Tracey home the first chance she got. Blue team loses the weigh in and what does Liz do with that first chance? She votes for Mo. So much for getting even, Liz?

Did the Blue team get it right by voting off Mo? Do you think Wild-Eyed Tracey will skate through to the end without even working out? Does that tick you off as much as it does me?

Worth a chuckle: Jillian to Dina when she starts to flake out on her workout: "Your life's not changing today but at least your butt will get smaller ... at least that's something."

"The Good Wife" (CBS, 10:00): Either the show was so good I couldn't take notes, or it was so boring that I couldn't find anything to write about. Whatever the case, it was an interesting take on jury tampering. Alicia had to determine if a juror was being bribed in a class action lawsuit against a drug company. I guess we were supposed to be intrigued by the who's-fooling-who aspect, but it didn't prove itself to be a riveting way to tell the story.

I'm still wishing they spent more time on Alicia's situation with her husband. The show is supposed to center around his arrest and philandering ways, but is always takes a backseat to Alicia's court cases. I object!

Rewind that: On the premier episode of "The Hills" (MTV, 10:00), Audrina said that the "girl code" states that you don't date your friend's ex. Doesn't the "boy code" say you don't date your ex-lover's best friend? I'm just saying.
And did anybody hear Spencer say he was getting his tubes tied? Tubes. Tied. The sad thing is he's just that stupid enough to think his body comes with those. Hint to Spencer: they're located where your manhood used to be.