So last year I said I was sorry to Louis C.K. about an outburst that led to a heated argument with the curmudgeon comedian at a show in Brooklyn. It was this weird interaction with an artist that I generally respect that has left a bizarre impression on me, and apparently it left something with Louis [...]
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This week’s episode of Mad Men was just bursting with goodies. The London office decided to pay a visit to New York, announcing a restructuring and the idea that most people forget that Roger Sterling actually works there. Lane, the latest transplant from England is informed he did so well trimming the fat that he was [...] I am sure that during my nearly 30 years on the planet Earth I have repeatedly said how great it would have been to live in the past. Either for some lame reason like seeing Led Zeppelin live or an admirable one for being part of the women’s rights to vote movement, I have fondly looked at life in olden times as a lovely thing. But after last night’s episode of Mad Men, I take back all of these things and thank my lucky stars that I never had to experience life before 1980. In fact, any women who had to be an adult before year 1979 is personally invited to punch me in my ovary as reparation for my ill advised statements. Vive la France or at least its style of cooking. The glitz and glamour (i.e. gambling and neon) of Las Vegas were left behind for the chicness of French cuisine for this week’s episode of Top Chef. Our chef’s were surprised by the quick fire challenge, which had them creating dishes showcasing escargot, or for you non-foodies SNAIL! To top off this difficult challenge, Daniel Boulud, renowned French chef and restauranteur, was announced as the guest judge. And to freak out the judges even more, the loser of this challenge would be going home. YIKES! Jen, one of my favorite chefs this go around, informed the viewers at home that escargot is an incredibly difficult protein to work with and can be easily screwed up. So no pressure guys with you have to cook a French delicacy for a famous French chef and the fear of getting kicked off looming over you the whole time. And thanks to the perfect reality TV tool of foretelling interview sequences, we know right away that the bottom bunch for the quickfire will be a handful of women (Thanks Robin). On the other hand, Kevin wowed the judges with his snail fricassee and with his win, he secured immunity as well as a seat at the elimination challenge table. Anyway back to the losers: Ashley, Jesse and Robin all ended up at the bottom of the snail heap and were asked to create an amuse bouche in like two minutes to see who should get the boot. Jesse’s did not make the cut and she was asked to pack her knives and get the F out the kitchen, which obviously didn’t make her happy. See? Oh Project Runway how I missed you so. With the return of the original respectable competition reality program, there is no longer a gaping hole in my heart. And while this season took as long to hit the airwaves as it would take for me to pop out a kid, it was worth it. Apparently, I’m not the only one who thought it was worth the wait since 4.2 Million viewers turned in, making it the highest premiere for both the series and its new network home. The first challenge to befall the designers was to create a red carpet look that was next level, interesting and yet an interpretation of what to expect from them in the future. Tim Gunn gave this news upon the Primetime Emmys red carpet, so you know this season will be all about Hollywood and at the same time your sadly reminded how gosh darn long ago this mess was taped. So the designers head to the LA outlet of Mood, which was created on site at FIDM just for the series, to buy their $200 of fabric for their red carpet look. They all seemed to have a great grasp on what they wanted to accomplish with their first challenge, but it was Johnny, the former meth addict that was bringing the whole vibe down. He hated his sketches, was terrified of pattern and seemed to be very very overwhelmed with the prospect of the competition. In essence, he had the first meltdown and we had only seen about the first five minutes of the show. Overall, it seemed to be quite a skilled group of designers and a refreshing change from other season’s first challenges, where there seemed to be tons of freak outs and bad designs. Ugh third time is a snore when it comes to “Rock of Love Bus” with Bret Michaels. The once upon a time rock star cum reality whore Bret chose his “rock of love” last night after a disastrously boring and repetitive season. While Michaels continuously reminded the ladies and the viewers at home that he wanted this to be his last trip looking for love on a cable network, I can’t help but think that Taya, the single mom and Penthouse Pet of the year, will not stand the test of time with Bret. Yeps, when it came between the girl-next door Mindy and sexy mom Taya, Michaels decided on the hot mom. This decision didn’t necessarily shock me, since Bret has a tendency to pick the sexy one when he can, but throughout the competition Taya discussed her feelings on being ostracized for being a Pet and waxed moronic about Penthouse at least ten times more than she discussed her affections for Bret. Now obviously I cant say that she is the only woman who appeared on this program to promote her own agenda, since it seems there was like only two women who weren’t interested in that. And I don’t want to say that Taya wasn’t there to fall in love with a rock star, since I don’t her personally and all I see is what the lovely producers give us. Here is the moment when Taya found out she was the one, or at least the one for now.
More on Snorefest: Taya is Bret’s “Rock of Love”.. after the JUMP Disappointment is the only word I can use to describe my feelings on the final season and series finale of “The L Word”. I would consider myself a fan of the series and have been involved with these women from the very beginning. For the show to come full circle, its only natural [...] |
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