What Happened on Reality TV?

July 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Treasure Hunters

What happened?
   Parlez-vous Francais? The teams finally get to leave the country and go to Paris and London for the next artifact. After a big blunder on the subway, teams Air Force and the Fogal family get mis-directed and lose precious time. But it was the Fogals who couldn’t find the last artifact in a church, and, praise the Lord, the self-righteous family was booted.

   What were they thinking!
   The Fogals and team Air Force trusted two Parisians to lead them to the entrance of a historic catacombs. Unfortunately, the two guides couldn’t find the Eiffel Tower if you paid them.

So You Think You Can Dance

Ivan Koumaev, left, and Utah’s Allison Holker perform on So You Think You Can Dance.
Fogal burst into tears at the irony of this Baptist minister’s family, left, losing the race in a church. “Because it’s my home,” she said.

   Last Comic Standing

   What happened?
   America voted and sent Roz home. Ty Barnett, the funniest comic this week, included a joke about blacks standing out in Utah. Chris Porter was on his game, but we saw a hint of flop sweat on Josh Blue and Michele Balan, right.
   What were they thinking!
   How old is Balan, anyway? She continues making fun of her age, but we wonder how the geriatric jokes. Josh Blue - the comic with cerebral palsy - keeps angling for the sympathy vote with jokes about his disability. This week it was about being a member of the U.S. Paralympic soccer team.

America’s Got Talent


   What happened?
   There was more lame talent in this week’s semifinal, from the cracked rock band to the woman who failed to electrify with her electric violin. Girls ruled as judges chose the 73-year-old Rappin’ Granny, below, and the audience voted for pre-teen singer Bianca Ryan.

   What were they thinking!
   OK, Granny’s a novelty, and we should respect our elders. But does a woman who mutters bad rhymes while she’s twitching like she has a nerve disease even come close to the best America has to offer? I don’t think so.

   People who dance on stilts have a long way to fall. So when a member of Trey Knight’s Stilt World crashed and burned, so did the group’s chance of advancing.

      Magician Nathan Burton, who somehow transported himself across a room, should have used his magic skills to make Granny disappear. True talent doesn’t always win out.

   So You Think You Can Dance


   What happened?
   The performers danced a solo and two partnered pieces, picking partners at random. Benji and his cousin Heidi stole the show with their performances. Utahn Allison, left, and the whiny Ryan were booted off.

   What were they thinking!
   Allison stumbled onstage, and her dancing was stiff throughout. It was her first poor performance but terribly timed.
   The dancers are getting so close to each other that those who get to stay shed more tears than the ones who are booted. The ending dance is turning into a blubber fest.

   Who should get booted
   It’s tough to say it, but Natalie is probably the weakest of the three remaining girls.