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Disclaimer: I said think about… because I was.  Not recommended in some cases! But I do talk about Dance Moms, Too Cute and House Hunters.  So come on by and stay a bit!

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Over the last few weeks of this holiday season on TV, I’ve been scouring the airwaves and finding shows I don’t normally tune into to watch.  My regular stuff is on hiatus and so I’m left with these “mid-season” breaks.  But I have found some interesting and some train wreck shows.  (No, I will never watch Honey Boo Boo.  It sort of disgusts me and reeks of cash grabbing irresponsibility.)

Dance Moms from Lifetime networkI did come across a few dance shows with Abby Lee Miller as either the dance teacher or the competition judge.

I have to say, I have a hard time believing that mothers would willingly act like that around their own kids.  Sure, it’s “soccer mom” adrenaline, but seriously, if these women truly act like this around their kids, demonstrating this kind of behavior, well, I don’t know what to do about that.  They seem unfit as they go off on the weirdest things.  I mean, one of them threatened a lawsuit on the others for talking about her soon-to-be new husband.

If this is what they truly are teaching their kids, wow!

But I just keep reminding myself, it’s “reality TV” and it’s rarely real.

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On the other hand, I found a show that was running a TV marathon the other weekend called Too Cute.

Too Cute on Animal Planet

And I have to tell you, it is just that, Too Cute!  Each “documentary” episode shows three different households raising different sets of almost new-born kittens or puppies or what not.  And watching the first few episodes was so entertaining.  The voice-over explains or chronicles the adventures of the new little animals in this world, as they venture forth and learn how to deal with the world around them.

It truly is, Too Cute, because after a few episodes, I was going into an overload sort of mindset.  I think it would be an awesome show to catch on a weekly basis though.  But a marathon of eps was giving me “cute poisoning” and I had to move on.  But that’s just me.

If you’re a lover of all things animals, I think you should look this show up.

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Sony H90 Cyber-Shot cameraYes, it seems I’m wagging my finger at the photographer who snapped shots of Mr. Han before he was killed.  But if you continue on, you might be surprised who I’m really blaming for this entire debacle and how it was allowed to come about.

First, the good news… the man who pushed a New York City man onto the tracks of an oncoming train has been arrested for 2nd degree murder.

The pusher is Naeem Davis, who said that Ki-Suck Han, was harassing him and he shoved him away from him.  The shove resulted in Han falling down onto the tracks, in the path of an oncoming Q train.

But there was someone there who took pictures of Han while he was stuck in the  recessed tracks.  The photographer said he couldn’t do anything about it except try to warn the conductor by firing off his camera flash.  He fired off his flash 49 times. Though I’m not sure how a number of flashes can equate to much, considering how much it takes to stop a train.

Then there were various reports saying that when Han fell onto the tracks, there was a collective gasp from the crowd as they stood and watched for an estimated minute as Han tried to get off the tracks.

A minute.

Brusimm opinionThe photographer said there was no way he could have gotten to Han in time, but apparently, there were others close enough who could have helped Han.  Some sources online say he was over 200 feet away and he was rushing in , but the train was too close by the time he got close enough.  If so, then kudos to the man.

But then we’ve also seen that R. Umar Abbasi, the freelance photographer who took the pictures, got busy and licensed a few of his photos of the incident.

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To a degree, I get it.  Freelance photographers live and die by the pics they take.  And if Abbasi truly was too far away, so be it.  But there were folks close enough apparently, who could have done something.

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Is NBC Becoming Enquirer Like? Is Most News Becoming The Next Reality TV?

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I don’t know about you but I’m thinking NBC is trying to blaze a trail for new fans, but that trail being blazed is to the trash bin with how they’ve been treating some news events. Then again, TV programming is all about what sells.  Fox uses glammed up news anchors to spout news and [...]

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‘The Bachelorette’ Hometown Dates – Clay Pigeons and Rude Foreign Languages

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I was kicking it back, watching the hometown dates with Emily on The Bachelorette. First up, I had one heck of a hearty laugh this week when I saw the news… I should say “news” from Star Magazine that says that Emily Maynard is carrying Chris Harrison’s love-child, and of all people, Vienna can back [...]

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Judge Did Not Put Stay on ABC’s ‘Glass House’

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THE BACHELORETTE: Rumors Say Arie Luyendyk, Jr. Is Evil!

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If you’re on the outside, looking in on The Bachelorette with Emily Maynard, it would seem that Arie Luyendyk Jr. is the perfect guy for Emily.  He seems too nice to her and he seems nice to the viewers. But alas, there may be something afoul going on here. There are some foul pieces of [...]

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‘Survivor: One World’ Season Finale and Winner Announced

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Survivor: One World series finale report, and the winner is….

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‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ Is Aubrey Really That Full of Herself???

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I just watched my DVR’d episode of The Celebrity Apprentice and I have to say, I couldn’t tell who confused (code for annoyed) me more…  Aubrey O’Day‘s fully self-indulgent attitude or Dayana’s ability to NOT take a clue that she doesn’t know what’s going on! For one… it’s entertaining to watch clueless folks ramble on [...]

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‘Face Off’ Season 2 Finale; And the Winner Is…

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‘Face Off’ Season 2 Finale; And the Winner Is…

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Quick Recap of “The Voice” Season 2 Premiere

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The Voice is back for a second season. It’s the show where the judges only listen to singers without seeing them. It removes the eye-candy factor.

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Courtney’s The Bachelor Goes to Panama City; A Snarky Recap

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This week on Courtney’s show, The Bachelor on ABC, they’re in Panama City… and this is THE night that someone gets caught in her own scandal

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A Bit About Syfy’s Face Off; A Recommended Viewing Selection

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Face Off is a Syfy Channel reality competition for special-effects make-up artists who are judged by experts in the very same field.

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The Bachelor Week 6 Spoiler w Casey Trauma

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So this last week, we saw previews for next week’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelor, and in those previews we saw some tragic event that is going to take place…

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The Bachelor in Park City Utah, A Mildly Snarky Recap

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This week, The Bachelor headed to Park City, Utah with his 13 women in tow. The first one-on-one date for The Bachelor involved Rachel, who is worried that she…

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TV Ratings: Lost Girl, Being Human & The CW Sets a “Record” Of Sorts

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Here a few TV ratings numbers for LOST GIRL, BEING HUMAN on Syfy and some bad ratings news for a new CW Series that’s probably not long for this world!

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The Bachelor in San Francisco – A Snarky Recap of the Desperate and Caddy

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It’s another ‘fun’ week of THE BACHELOR as the girls tackle Skiing in bikinis and past contestants get called, I mean show up to compete with the other skirts.

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Syfy Channel Continues to Veer Away from, Well, Sci-Fi Programming

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The Syfy channel looks like it’s going to continue veering away from its roots of classic science fiction and continue to take the dive into reality TV.

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So You Think You can Dance Will Have New Format & Upcoming Audition Dates

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The Fox reality TV dancing series, So You Think You Can Dance, will have a slightly different format this year, it’s ninth season on the network.

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