Brooke Opens Up About her 'Model' Experience! Plus Sweeps Plans, 'Scrubs' News and the 'Case' of the Alternate Scene

Wednesday night's elimination from America's Next Top Model was not surprising for those who had been watching the show for the last few weeks. The judges made no secret of their thoughts that Brooke (left - photo courtesy UPN) had plenty of potential, but she was not able to turn all of that potential into beautiful photographs. "I needed to believe in myself more," the 22-year old Texas native said in a teleconference with bloggers Thursday night. She says that she got too wrapped up in what others thought about her. "I let what the girls think of me get to me," she explains. Brooke says that she wasn't as bothered by the judges' criticism because she knows that their goal is not to "tear you down, but to help you." And then there was that fight with fellow contestant Nnenna over the latter's constant dominance of the house's one telephone. Brooke says that she apologized to Nnenna that same evening, and the two never had anymore problems. Brooke's main frustration on the show was her photo shoots, something that left the judges frustrated as well, but she feels that her krumping (a style of hip-hop dancing) shoot was her best. "I allowed myself to let loose," she says enthusiastically. Brooke says that she had the hardest time doing the falling shoot. In the photo assignment, the girls had to dress up like fairytale characters, and then fall from a platform all while being photographed. Brooke was dressed up as the emperor from The Emperor's New Clothes. "It's hard to look elegant while falling," she explains. Throughout her tenure on the show, Brooke was labeled the most emotional of the contestants. Ironically, her final shoot called upon the girls to cry for hauntingly beautiful black and white photos, but those were the only tears we saw from Brooke during her final episode on the show. "People started seeing me as weak. I made a resolve that I wasn't going to cry that week," she explains. She says that the entire experience has made her more ready to take on criticism in the future, a skill that will come in handy as she pursues her dream to model. "I would like to move to New York this summer and see where it takes me," she says. America's Next Top Model airs Wednesday nights on UPN. One of Pass the Remote's faithful readers, Bitter, asked for a picture breakdown of my two favorite contestants as well as who I perceive as the current frontrunner. Here are those three girls with pictures from their doll shoot as well as their black and white crying shoot last week:

Danielle is my current top favorite (photos courtesy UPN)


Joanie is a close second for me, though (photos courtesy UPN)


Jade is my least favorite (because of her attitude), but I am wondering if she might be a frontrunner despite her attitude (photos courtesy UPN)

Moving along now to sweeps plans (including season finales) for your favorite CBS and NBC shows. Both networks issued press releases last week detailing what you can expect from each of your favorite shows as the May Sweeps period grows closer. First up, here's a look at what CBS has planned for its shows. Be warned that the following contains spoilers.

COLD CASE: When this show returns this week with a brand new episode, look for a case from 1945 involving the murder of female journalist demoted to writing advice columns after extensively covering Eleanor Roosevelt. Also coming for Cold Case, the 1984 death of a prominent ER surgeon who had a gambling problem on May 7th. I'm also hearing that Scotty gets involved in a problem that carries over to the season finale. When I say problem, think injury, but not serious. The third season finale finds Lilly strangely drawn to the victim of a 2005 murder. Things apparently get interesting when Lil's interest in the victim causes her to compromise the investigation, and leads to a "startling revelation." I'm hearing that this episode has a BIG twist involving the victim that is kind of like last season's "Best Friends" (HINT: It has nothing to do with sexuality) and "The House."

CSI: America's most watched crime drama returns this week with a wedding that ends not - so -happily when the groom's prominent mother winds up dead. On May 4th, Judd Nelson guest stars as the CSIs investigate the murder of high-stakes gambler killed outside a casino. The season ends on a two-part season finale airing May 11th and 18th. One of the team members finds themselves in a life or death situation when a man accused of murdering his wife takes a hostage and barricades himself in a casino hotel room. In part two, a colleague is placed in charge of the fate of the team member in danger and the rest of the team investigates the death of a man who used corsets to alter his appearance. Remember, this PICTURE apparently holds the clues to the final episodes. TV Guide's Mike Ausiello says to pay attention to what (or rather who) you aren't seeing in the picture.

WITHOUT A TRACE: Look for Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio to return this week as the team looks for a missing Olympic-hopeful figure skater. On May 4th, the team searches for a missing family after blood spatter is found in their living room. The May 11th show finds the team looking for a missing interracial teen-aged couple that raises tensions within the missing persons division. Lynn Whitfield returns as Jack's superior and Tony Award winner Viola Davis and multi Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie guest star as well. The fourth season finale erupts with gunfire at headquarters as the team searches for a missing former assistant district attorney. Jason Priestly guest stars and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio returns.

THE AMAZING RACE: The teams are whittled down to the final three on May 10th. Then on May 17th, the final three teams make a mad dash for the finish line as the winning team is revealed in the 2-hour season finale.

Other Sweeps Highlights: Horatio Caine gets married on CSI: Miami, someone leaves the NCIS team (May 16th), Melinda deals with a tragic plane crash on Ghost Whisperer (April 28th and May 5th), the Dynasty cast reunites (May 2nd), Survivor crowns a winner (May 14th) and the 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards air May 23rd (don't forget Kathryn Morris has already been announced as a presenter). To read more about CBS' sweeps plans for all of these shows as well as those I didn't mention, click on over to The Futon Critic.



MEDIUM: Molly Ringwald guest stars in the May 1st episode as a woman in Allison's visions. Each vision shows the woman's house getting broken into by a man with no face, but the man steals only a kiss. On May 8th, the show's executive producer, actor Kelsey Grammer, guest stars as a man in Allison's visions known only as "Death." Allison begins to worry that she is operating on borrowed time. In the second season finale, Allison has visions of how her life would have been different if she had become the high powered attorney she set out to be and married someone other than Joe.

SCRUBS: Dr. Cox turns to the bottle after a decision leaves three patients dead on May 2nd. Also, Turk is disappointed to learn that the doctor on his new rotation is a little too hands on. On May 9th, Dr. Cox returns to work and JD reflects on the last five years. Meanwhile, Carla gets fed up with Turk flaunting all the things he can do that she can't because she's pregnant. The 1-hour fifth season finale airs May16th. Elizabeth Banks guest stars as a urologist with the hots for JD and Elliot considers breaking up with Keith. Also, look for shocking news about another pregnancy at Sacred Heart! For some exciting news about Scrubs, be sure to read today's Quick Cuts section.

LAW & ORDER: SVU: Natalie Cole and Anthony Anderson guest star in the May 2nd episode as Stabler and a former partner (Anderson) track down siblings who attacked and sodomized a teenage girl. On May 9th, a woman believes her young son was molested by her husband. In the seventh season finale, American Dreams' Brittany Snow guest stars as an unstable young woman who loses her virginity goes off her prescribed medication, gets behind the wheel of a car -- and mows down 10 people.

MY NAME IS EARL: The show returns this week as Earl works to cross off #127 from his list: "stole a badge from a police officer." On May 4th, Earl tries to cross off #147: "Shot Gwen Waters (guest star Miriam Shor) with a BB gun." The May 11th "super-sized" first season finale runs from 8:40 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. In it, Earl works to cross off #1 ("stole $10 from a guy at the Camden Market"), but soon learns that he owes the guy all of his lottery winnings, leaving him penniless. Earl wonders when all of his karma is going to kick in.

Other Sweeps Highlights: Will & Grace says goodbye (May 18th), The West Wing takes its final bow (May 14th), Crossing Jordan celebrates its 100th episode (May 7th), the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders make an appearance on Deal or No Deal (May 1st), Olympic Medalist Sasha Cohen guest stars on Las Vegas (May 5th) and the network airs its follow-up mini-series to last season's 10.5 entitled 10.5: Apocalypse (May 21st and 23rd). To read more about NBC's sweeps plans for all of these shows as well as those I didn't mention, click on over to The Futon Critic.

So, there's a look at what you can expect from CBS and NBC as the season winds down. Stay tuned to Pass the Remote for sweeps news from all your favorite shows and networks. What are you most looking forward to next month? Drop me a comment with your thoughts on the upcoming sweeps events.

About Last Night...CBS won the first hour of the night with Cold Case (r), followed by ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (r) and NBC's The West Wing. At 9, ABC took the lead with its Desperate Housewives clips show, followed by CBS' movie and NBC's Law & Order: CI (which had more total viewers than CBS). The final hour of the night went to ABC's Grey's Anatomy clip show, followed by NBC's Crossing Jordan and CBS' movie. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.

~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - Lincoln learns why he was framed for murder on Fox's Prison Break. NBC airs another edition of Deal or No Deal.

@9 p.m. - Ephram decides to transfer to a different college and Bright makes a terrible mistake with a former flame on the WB's Everwood. Over on Fox, Jack's intense interrogation uncovers both new leads and incriminating evidence, but his tactics have devastating consequences on 24.

@10 p.m. - Scanlon's past comes back to haunt him on NBC's Medium. Over on ABC, Marjorie asks Brian to help her move instead of her fiance on What About Brian.


QUICK CUTS

*TVGuide.com's Mike Ausiello is reporting that NBC's Scrubs will be back for a sixth season next year. The network is not confirming the good news yet, and is dismissing it as "rumors," but Ausiello is already celebrating. We'll find out whether Scrubs makes NBC's fall schedule for sure when the network announces its schedule next month. Ausiello is also reporting that the WB's 7th Heaven may not be wrapping up its run just yet. According to Zap2it, the new CW network is considering bringing the series over to its new network this fall. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that cast members from the family drama have been approached about sticking around for another season, but no formal offers have been made. Right now, the network is said to be keeping its options open. The CW will announce its fall schedule on May 18th.

*TVGuide.com is reporting that the WB's Gilmore Girls is losing its creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino at the end of the current season. Contract negotiations between the pair and the studio, Warner Bros., have been ongoing for weeks, but neither side was able to reach a deal. TV Guide's Mike Ausiello reported in his Thursday edition of the Ausiello Report Blog that the negotiations stalled over the length of the show's renewal, now in its sixth season. According to Ausiello, Sherman-Palladino wanted to up the contract for another two seasons, but Warner Bros. wanted only one more due to series stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel signed on through only one more season. The show is expected to make the new CW's schedule and return for a seventh season without its creator.

*It seems that a scene from a recent episode of CBS' Cold Case was not how it was originally intended. The scene from the April 9th episode, in which Det. Lilly Rush has a few too many drinks after meeting her mother for dinner, shows Lil making a drunk phone call to former boyfriend ADA Kite. But the scene was not originally intended to have Kite's answering machine at the other end. According to tv.com, Lilly called her former flame, motorcycle man Ray, in the original script. The site has the text of that call, where Lilly comes off a bit more needy, and it goes like this:

"This is stupid. This is really stupid. It's Lilly. So, I'm just standing here in the freezing cold thinking about you buzzing around the corner and saving me. You know, you show up when I don't want you to, and then when I want you to just drive me away on that motorcycle, I have no idea where you are. Or who you're with. Ray."

The site speculates that the change came about after fans of the hit crime drama reacted negatively to Ray's appearance in the February 26th episode. The original script information came from "sides," early scenes from episodes that are released on sites for casting agents. Cold Case airs Sunday nights on CBS.

*And finally, it's TV on DVD Monday! Look for Law & Order: Tiral By Jury (the complete series) to hit store shelves tomorrow along with American Dad (volume 1), Reba (season 3), Tommy Lee Goes to College and The Waltons (season 3). For a complete list of tomorrow's releases, visit tvshowsondvd.com.

That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for thoughts on Everwood (Bright, NO!!) and Medium (You guys know I'm dying over this Scanlon-centric episode tonight!). Plus, all the latest television news!

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