I figured right away that Id like this episode after I heard Hot Child in the City by Nick Gilder a song Ive performed at several karaoke joints here in LA being played at the strip club that Christian was frequenting Oh Christian Brooke Shields suggested he might be gay last week so of course he heads to the strippers We all knew that as soon as Blu Mondae former Playboy playmate Angela Little found out Christian was a plastic surgeon theyd be in bed together and poof cut to them doin the nasty Great line No pro bono for boning a pro Kudos to writers Lyn Greene and Richard Levine That was the other indication that Id like the show tonight since as Ive mentioned before I admire their workAdding to Christians frustration was young stud-muffin Mitchell Skinner effectively played by Thad Luckinbill from The Young and the Restless coming onto him after Christian gave him money just to tide him over Im not gay screamed Christian I tend to bel
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Years ago, my brother saw a movie that he's never forgotten and that he likes to remind me of every now and again. Though I can't remember the details, it involved a man whose unborn twin had grown into an angry talking boil on his neck. While at the zoo this past Labor Day, we observed a sick giraffe with an obvious growth on its neck. Once again, he reminded me of this classic film. It could be that the writer of tonight's episode is also a fan of this movie. Either way, it must have been on my mind because I jumped to the unborn-twin conclusion pretty early on and wondered why it took the fancy-shmancy doctors of Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital so long to figure it out. Maybe they were all too busy telling House that he was wrong. Of so, enough already. Yes, House can be wrong, but can we stop with the torturous whittling away of his confidence? At least Cuddy has been feeling guilty over hiding last week's truth from him but ? and I hesitate to say this ? thank goodness for Camero...
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The Men in Trees pilot episode was pretty good. Anne Heche is Marin, a relationship coach who realizes she knows nothing about relationships and sets out to actually learn something as she writes her next book in Alaska. The premise of the show has the potential to be completely unexciting and predictable, but somehow manages to touch on true emotion. Sure, some of the scenes seemed contrived. Yeah, Jack just happened to be out in the middle of nowhere looking for bears and was able to rescue Marin as she fell through some thin ice. Oh, and of course they were stranded there for the night and had to lie down on top of each other, naked, for warmth. And don?t forget that she lives next door to a prostitute. Endless comparisons between the two are sure to follow from that convenient pairing. But through it all, Heche was completely believable. She really seems like a woman in a complete state of confusion ? granted, she has some past real-life experiences to draw from. The m...
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So what was with the sucking-up to Paula Abdul? We saw her four times in this show, Dave Navarro had to point her out and Dilana had to touch her. It wasn't like Robert Plant was sitting in the audience
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Loved the new bigger and better set. The chandeliers and balcony seats add a kind of theater glamour to the show. Tom Bergeron was back in top form with his snappy comments, proving he's one of the best reality-show hosts out there. And the judges were back to bickering amongst themselves in no time. As for the new crop of stars, some lived up to expected awkwardness, while some surprised.Let's start with the top of the pack: Mario Lopez. Sure, I expected A.C. Slater could dance well; after all, he had some pretty killer moves back at those Bayside High dances. But I never expected his dancing to be that good: those hips, those feet, those dimples. Did I mention his dancing was really good? He has the lean body of a dancer, and could almost pass for one of the professionals. And right on his heels in the competition was Emmitt Smith. After fellow football great Jerry Rice made it to runner-up in the competition last year, it should be no surprise that football players can dance. But...
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So... the daughter, not missing Sara, is pregnant. A lot of you called that one from Day 1, so good job. But who could have known that Marcy once canoodled with married Supreme Court nominee Judge Rainer? Trés tawdry twist. But Heath Ledger Lite, aka Ben, saved her from that mess. Only to ultimately drag her into a bigger one. It's funny if not telling that the characters on Vanished raise so many questions and ask them aloud. It's almost as if they are reading the viewers' minds. "Why put a new coffin in an old cemetery?" Indeed. I love serialized thrillers as much as the next guy, but let's start answering some of these questions and soon, OK? As I said last week, if you want us to care about Sara (who, we learned this week, was actually a not-so-evil stepmom, make us care about those who purportedly miss her. Or at least the FBI agents involved. I "get" that Sara's abductor has something to do with Kelton, but to what end? And stemming from what? Take this whole "Nathan" thi...
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Can you believe its been eight and a half months since we last saw a new episode of this show Thats more than twice the amount of time we have to wait to see the average show when it goes on hiatus But as we all know NipTuck is no average show Was it worth the wait Absolutely and I of course will tell you just why First of all you knew it had to be good since Ryan Murphy came back to write and direct it Oh wait a minute I take that back Ryan wrote and directed last seasons lackluster finale the one where we found out what a shocker not that Quentin was the Carver Ugh But since the C word was never mentioned in tonights entire hour and 10 minutes the actual episode was under an hour but with all those movie promos and ads Im glad I added in time at the end via my TiVo Im going to cut or rather nip Ryan some slack here And speaking of Ryan how many of you are looking forward to seeing his new fli
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How do I start Hmm How about this The show ended and my cell phone rang It was TVGuidecoms own Daniel Coleridge I answered because I was dying to hear what he thought of tonights two-hour season finale Daniels a good friend and besides hes the one who covered NipTuck for Watercooler before I took over this season Im disappointed declared Daniel Me too said I So at least I wasnt alone Why oh why did they make Quentin the Carver How terribly predictable FX even tried throwing us off by releasing that photo of a bloody and carved Quentin Then they showed Liz being interrogated in last weeks coming attractions another way to throw us off When that Carver mask came off and it was Quentins face I screamed No I so wanted it to be someone we didnt suspect Daniel had predicted weeks ago that it was going to be a woman who raped the victims with a strap-on Well he was half right The fact that Quentin has no penis was quite shocking did I e
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Definitely my least favorite episode ever I was going to write worst episode ever until the ending redeemed things a bit for me I liked that Julia decided not to abort Seans baby and I liked that the rain washed away the paint Ariel Brittany Snow and Matt covered the nativity scene with Hey I am aware that there are hateful people in this world but I guess I dont like to be reminded of it I mean a girl tries bleaching her skin because she finds out that shes 116 African-American A woman who appears as Mrs Claus at the local mall goes in for lipo and finds out she has a dead fetus inside of her left over from 17 years earlier And then her Santa-impersonating husband leaves her What a pleasant holiday-themed episode At least we found out that Julia never had sex with Quentin and that Matt finally felt guilty about dating a racist Bring on next week when we finally find out who the Carver is FX certainly wants us to search for clues by airing a promo for it
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I knew from last weeks previews that this plane-crash episode would be a change of pace and it was It even came equipped with a former X-Files cast member Mitch Pileggi as Dr Marcus For a while there I was thinking they gave Julian McMahon a week off and then 22 minutes in theres Christian to the rescue That was Napoleon Dynamites Sandy Martin so brilliantly playing Helen the woman Julia was desperately trying to save I like what the entire experience did for Julia it made her realize how good a surgeon she could be It also made her get out her frustrations towards her mother Erica When she thought the woman with the severely burned body was her mama she was able to tell her all she wanted to tell her even though a lot of it wasnt pretty Then we got the now-classic NipTuck shocking ending that makes us wait with anticipation until next week to find out more How many of you thought that when Julia went to the refrigerator at the end the Carver was going
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