Kari poses for this week's fairy tale themed photoshoot (photo courtesy UPN. Not for use on other sites/blogs)This week's elimination from America's Next Top Model left a lot of viewers surprised. Kari, an 18 year old student from Brookings, South Dakota, was sent packing over Gina. Tyra explained that Kari's first two pictures (including her first, in which she had to go bald) were great, but her third (above) just didn't cut it. The judges also weren't pleased with Kari's runway walk. "It was something that I didn't have any experience in, so I was really nervous about it," Kari said during a press teleconference with bloggers last night. She says that the show is designed to mold
contestants into better models and she was 100% ready to be molded into a better runway walker. The judges felt that Kari wasn't exactly runway model material, and Kari admits that she is more interested in commercial modeling. "I'm not skin and bones. I'm happy with who I am," she concedes. Still, the 18 year old was disappointed when she was the one left without a photo, but she says she understands the process. "This is the sixth cycle of this show. They know what they're doing." Her elimination from the competition did give her the chance to go home, and the distance seemed to be bothering her during Wednesday's episode. Kari says the pressure, coupled with being away from home, started to weigh on her a bit, but she bounced right back. "There's up and down days. That day just pushed me over," she explains. And now that she's back home and off the show, what's next for Kari? "I'm open for anything. I'd be the first one to pack up and see what's out there for me," she says enthusiastically. Right now, she's back at school, but she says that she'd love to go into modeling or acting. "Whatever comes my way, I'm ready for it." America's Next Top Model airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. EST on UPN. Just a note, I'll be participating in most, if not all, of these ANTM Eliminee Teleconferences this season. If you have questions for any of the girls after they're eliminated, just drop me a note in that week's Thursday edition or send me an email anytime at tvfan08@yahoo.com
Last night's episode of My Name is Earl has to be my favorite so far. It out funny-ed the Christmas episode, which I thought was an impossible feat. What worked so well last night was that in addition to the usual hilarious lines, the overall premise of the episode was hysterical. In order to explain why Randy didn't want Earl to cross off number 24 (took red Take- a- Number machine), they had to take us back to 1999 on the dawn of Y2K and in the midst of the national panic that led up to the millennium. Darnell, the smartest of the group, explained that the computers were going to shut down and how that would lead to the end of the world. When the clock struck midnight, the power went out at Donny's sister's house, and they all assumed it was due to Y2K. In reality, the sister just hadn't paid her electricity bill and it was due to go out at midnight on January 1st. The crew decided to go looting, but heard grenades and bombs (read fireworks that they assumed was grenades and bombs), so stayed inside until the next day. They took to the streets, but didn't find a sole (everyone else was at the parade). When they arrived at a Wal Mart type store to loot it, they decided that since they were the only people left on Earth (or so they thought), they would just live there. It just got funnier and funnier as each person claimed their own section of the store and had to bargain for items not in their section until an all out war began. Randy quelled the hysteria by grabbing the red Take-a-Number machine and handing out numbers. Everyone was so impressed that they named him president. The next day, they woke up to find shoppers taking advantage of the January 2nd sale, and they realized that they weren't the last people on Earth. It was an excellent premise that was beautifully executed with smart writing and top-notch acting.
Why is it that the older we get, the more it seems that we only see most of our family at weddings and funerals? That latter was the case on last night's Everybody Hates Chris. Rochelle's father passed away suddenly while telling a joke at dinner and munching on a pork chop, which led Chris to declare that he's never eating pork chops again. Rochelle's extended family came to town, including her over critical mother, her weepy aunt and her never-held-a-job brother, to settle funeral plans. Chris explained that Rochelle's mother is even more of a ghetto snob than Rochelle. So when they got to the funeral parlor, she was sure to select that most expensive casket in order to keep people from thinking that they didn't have any money. Too bad Rochelle and Julius had to foot the bill. The funniest part of the episode came when the family was leaving to go to the funeral. Apparently, they had reserved one limo. There was a mad dash to the luxury car as Chris told us that come the day of the funeral, "there was only one thing left for us to fight over: Who gets to ride in the limo!" As usual, the humor was nicely blended with the more heart-felt as Rochelle finally got a hint of acceptance from her mother after she stood up to her. And Chris got his old mom back, which made him smile even if it meant getting yelled at for leaving his yo-yo out again.About Last Night...CBS won the first hour of the night with its NCAA coverage, followed by ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition After the Storm and NBC comedies Will & Grace and My Name is Earl (r). At 9, CBS stayed in the lead with its second hour of NCAA coverage, followed by ABC's American Inventor and NBC comedies My Name is Earl and The Office (r). The final hour of the night went to NBC's ER, followed by ABC's Primetime and CBS' NCAA coverage. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.
~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - NBC's Deal or No Deal continues. CBS airs the NCAA Basketball tournament Sweet 16 round (begins at 7 p.m.).
@9 p.m. - Brianna becomes personally involved when she advocates for a man serving 30 years for stealing a case of vodka because it was his third strike on ABC's In Justice.
@10 p.m. - Billy has to prosecute a star rap producer charged with murder on NBC's Conviction.
SUNDAY EDITION
@8 p.m. - Lilly reopens the 1973 case of a young female tennis phenom who was murdered after beating a male player in a high profile battle of the sexes match on CBS' Cold Case (may start late due to NCAA Basketball coverage earlier in the day). Over on NBC, the Attorney General pressures Toby to reveal his source in the shuttle leak on The West Wing.
@9 p.m. - Gaby zeros in on a baby, Bree joins AA and Lynette's new employee has mothering issues on ABC's Desperate Housewives. Over on NBC, a crucial file in an ugly $20-million lawsuit may be behind the murder of a daring young man who was killed while trying to steal evidence on Law & Order: CI.
@10 p.m. - Jordan hears gunshots in her apartment building and finds a 13 year old with a gun in her hand standing over her father on NBC's Crossing Jordan.
QUICK CUTS
*You won't see the original version of the pilot for the new drama The Bedford Diaries when it premieres next week on The WB. The network edited out two scenes, one with two girls kissing and the other with a girl opening her jeans, in an effort to avoid fines from the Federal Communications Commission according to the show's executive producer Barry Levinson. Levinson says he doesn't blame the network saying, "We don't believe the show should have been edited, but the network is very fearful of what the FCC has been doing recently," alluding to the recent hefty fine waged against CBS for an episode of Without a Trace. The Bedford Diaries revolves around a college course on sexuality and stars Matthew Modine, Milo Ventimiglia and Audra McDonald. You can catch the unedited episode on thewb.com now. The regular series premiere, with the edited version of the pilot, will air Wednesday, March 29th on The WB.
*And finally, Fox's The Simpsons is giving viewers a chance to see live-action versions of the show's famous characters. This Sunday's episode will have a live-action opening sequence with lookalike actors playing the roles of Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa and Maggie. A team from the British network Sky One created the clip. The Simpsons air Sundays on Fox.
That's all for today. Be sure to tune in Monday for thoughts on Cold Case and Desperate Housewives (How far will Gaby go?). Plus, all the latest television news! And don't forget to send me your questions for Veronica Mars' Rob Thomas and Jason Dohring via the comment link or email (tvfan08@yahoo.com). Be sure to check back here today for another exciting edition of Friday Fun where you'll catch up with Everwood and find out which crime caper is hamming it up for a new photoshoot! Stay Tuned...
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2 comments:
I have to admit, Earl sounds like it was really funny last night. I was laughing at your recap. If that episode repeats, let me know. I want to see it.
When Joanie gets voted off can you ask her if she has a boyfriend and if not would she be willing to go to Ohio to hook-up with someone?
As for My Name Is Earl, I still think the episode where Earl crashed Joy's 2nd wedding was the funniest, but last night was up there. I loved how they blatently ripped of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
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