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Former Miss Sprint Cup, Paige Duke, Now on Reality Dating Series

by on January 9, 2012

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Remember when the former Miss Sprint Cup team member, Paige Duke, was booted from the sprint cup girl squad because of some older “personal” images that popped up on the web?

Well, she seems to be rebounding nicely from that slight dip in her professional career.

Though she should know better*, Paige Duke can be seen on the CMT reality dating series called Sweet Home Alabama which is premiering this Friday at 9 p.m., ET..

The 26-year-old will be approached and drooled over by 22 new bachelors for the new season.

Paige Duke only has 10 episodes to decide who and what she wants out of life.  The city boy or the country boy, if any of them!

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The Biggest Loser, Season 13 Season Premiere

by on January 3, 2012

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The Biggest Loser season 13 - No Excuses

The Biggest Loser started its 13th season, with brothers and sisters, mothers and daughters, a father and son and even a Santa and his wife.  The theme this season is “No Excuses.”

These people are ready to change their lives for the better, as they learn to eat better and make exercise a lifestyle after they spend some quality time on The Biggest Loser.

The preview of the season was intense…

Alison Sweeney greeted the new contestants outside the gates of the ranch…  man, those gates looked like the gates to Jurassic Park.  Didn’t it???

Alison then asked everyone what their excuses were… time, single mother, 13 kids, busy on the farm, an accident, emotional eater… the excuses were all there, ready to go, but Alison said that tonight, the excuses end here.  Oh boy… when Alison starts sounding tough, well, it’s going to be a tough season!

And they get their first challenge before they go through the gates, and the last place team won’t be getting on the ranch.  That’s harsh!!!

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The Biggest Loser, Season 12 Season Finale and Winners

by on December 14, 2011

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The Biggest Loser season 12: Battle of the Ages

The season finale of The Biggest Loser has pulled in another group of folks who needed help losing a huge amount of weight in a short period of time.  It was the usual,  where some folk started out the season between 350 and 450 pounds.

Through it all, we watched the seasoned Bob Harper drive contestants through their paces, while new new trainers Dolvett Quince and Anna Kournikova did their parts too.  Alison Sweeney was the host for this 12th season of The Biggest Loser.

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Bob and Dolvett seemed to be pretty popular but Anna apparently had some scenarios going on and won’t be returning next season. (Anna Kournikova is Leaving The Biggest Loser)

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Tonight on the 12th season finale of The Biggest Loser, the first hour started out with the at-home contestants… those who were slowly but surely, voted off throughout the season.

The at-home contestants were weighing in to see who will stand on the scale for the ‘At home’ $100k prize.  How hard did they work at it, after they were sent home?

Here’s the list of at-home contestants, with their name (weight lost/ending weight.)

  • Johnny: 97 / 231.
  • Becky:  88 / 150
  • Jessica 80 / 174  (Updated us that all is going well with Ramone, but no engagement yet.   They’re just starting their lives together.)

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  • Courtney 87 / 183
  • Bonnie  77 / 177
  • Sunny 106 / 171

The weight loss diff is less than 1% between Sunny and Patrick, as Patrick moved on the semi-final weigh-in.

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  • Debbie 33 / 206
  • Coach Mike 86 / 223
  • Papa Joe 133 / 215

Jennifer moved on to the weigh-in.

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New DVD and Blu-ray Releases this Week: The Hangover p2, The Help, The Debt

by on December 5, 2011

in Entertainment, movies, television

New Movies & TV Shows on DVD and Blu-ray

This week, there are more than 100 new DVD & Blu-ray releases coming out this Tuesday, December 6th, 2011.

With Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Daniel Craig, Jim Carrey, & Sam Worthington leading the fray of new DVD’s.  Other interesting titles you might want to ponder a few other titles down the list, like from The Biggest Loser, or cult fan favorite like Mystery Science Theater 3000!

There are quite a few exercise DVD’s, which I’m presuming, are aimed at all the holiday eating we’ll be doing and how we’ll need to work it all off again!

Check out my list of New DVD and Blu-ray releases below:

New Movies on DVD:

New on DVD The Help

The Help, from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures & starring Emma Stone and Bryce Dallas Howard

Buy, Rent or Wait?:

Having made $199M worldwide and being the number one movie at the box office for quite a few weeks, this breakout hit movie is rated 8 on IMDb…  this would seem to be a must-see, must-catch any way you can movie, if you haven’t already seen it in the movie theater.

[The Help on Amazon]

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New on DVD The Hangover Part II

The Hangover Part II from Warner Bros. Pictures and starring Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis.

Buy, Rent or Wait?:

with an $80M budget, and having made $565M worldwide in movie theaters, the movie has a 6.7 rating on IMDb.

Buy it?  Eh.  Renting it seems to be the thing to do here.

[The Hangover Part II on Amazon]

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‘The Biggest Loser’ is Losing Anna Kournikova

by on November 15, 2011

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Brusimm Cinema Static TV NewsYahoo News reported the other day that Anna Kournikova is not reprising her coaching role after the close of this latest season of The Biggest Loser.

Kournikova came in to replace Jillian Michaels on The Biggest Loser, but it seems that the transition period didn’t go too well for Anna.

Reports say she allegedly clashed with staff and contestants found her approach brash, as her team got no sympathy from her.

When they grumbled, apparently they got some routine about her own tough childhood.  (Wow, the 5 mile, uphill, in the snow line!)

Per the Yahoo article one source referred to Anna Kournikova as a nightmare to deal with and would never be mistaken as a life coach.

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‘The Biggest Loser’ Recap/Update for 9-27

by on September 27, 2011

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The Biggest Loser season 12: Battle of the Ages

The first food challenge of the night on The Biggest Loser was for control of when the teams will work out…  the food item of choice was donut holes.

The black team won The Biggest Loser challenge when John ate over one thousand calories worth of donuts.  They chose to workout at 5am with Bob.  Crazy, looney Bob because he seemed possessed at 5 in the morning.  Plus, the black team was starting to wonder why they chose 5am as they were getting up.

The blue team had 2pm with Anna, and the red team had the 9pm workout slot with Dolvett.

Two of the contest players tried playing the other players by making noises as if they were eating, but it sounded more like food-porn.  Hell, even Allison was cracking up at the noises.

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‘The Biggest Loser’ Season Premiere fr Tues, 9-20

by on September 20, 2011

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Cinema Static - TV News, Movie News and other Entertainment OpinionThe Biggest Loser opened its 12th season outside of Death Valley, CA, in El Mirage as the gang of new contestants are being shuttled to their first destination.

We meet the newest The Biggest Loser contestants during the bus rides, and then they get out of the bus and it drives off on them.  Then a Humvee pulls up with Alison Sweeney.

Alison then lines up the gang, in order of the numbers on their shirts.  These numbers are their ages.  Alison then splits them up into three groups.

Then military helicopters deliver Bob Harper and Anna Kournikova and Dolvett Quince.  This man is CUT!

The Biggest Loser season 12: Battle of the Ages

The Biggest Loser teams have to pick their trainers.  But they have to run a mile to get to the selection area.  The first two teams pick Bob, then Dolvett.  Leaving poor Anna with the 60-year-olds, or, the older team.  Anna runs out to meet them, then the rest of the gang run out to support them.  Cool scene.

This year, the marathon is back… and this time around, eliminated contestants can train and return for the marathon.  Who ever wins the marathon becomes an automatic finalist. Though, isn’t it usually a finalist-like contender who wins these any way?  Eh, still cool.

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TV Show Premieres for the Week of 9-18-11 ['NCIS,' 'Castle,' 'Fringe']

by on September 16, 2011

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Cinema Static - TV News, Movie News and other Entertainment news and opinionIf you’re wondering what new Fall 2011 TV shows are having their season premiere for new or returning this week starting Sunday, September 18th, here’s the list of shows showing up!

Of note… favorites like Castle & Hawaii Five-0 are back! Also Fringe and Supernatural! Not to mention Grey’s Anatomy, The Biggest Loser season premiere and well, a whole bunch of faves.

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‘The Biggest Loser’ Season 12 Premieres September 20, 2011

by on August 31, 2011

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The Biggest Loser TV News

Cinema Static - TV News, Movie News and other Entertainment news and opinionThe Biggest Loser is back for a twelfth season and this time, Bob Harper has some new co-hosts.  Which is fine by me because last season’s guest trainers were just missing the ‘it’ factor for me.  The boxer had this lost-in-the-headlights deer look, which belied the ass-kicking past of hers and our martial artist just seemed way too, kind-sounding, for lack of a better explanation.

This season, the big TV news is that Bob Harper will be joined by new trainers Anna Kournikova and Dolvett Quince.  This trio of trainers will be taking on 15 new contestants in the weight loss show.

I wonder if this new mix will have the same kind of intensity as previous seasons.  I can see Bob sticking to his methods, I’m not sure how Dolvett’s technique will be and how he’ll treat contestants and I just can’t see Anna screaming at people.  Sure, we’ve seen/heard the grunts in her tennis matches, but what will she be like in the show?  One thing’s for sure, she’ll be bringing a whole new faction of viewers.

Why The Show Is Good For You

If you’ve followed this site, you know that I’m a fan of the show and what it has to teach viewers.  True, it’s a wee bit unrealistic where we, the regular guy, don’t get to live in a gym, on a campus, removed from everyday life… but there are still good principles and practices that can be learned from the show and that’s what I’m focused on… the lessons to be learned about lazy eating and the benefits that can be gained from hearing what the show has to offer.

More On Season 12

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NBC’s Fall 2011 Lineup

by on July 8, 2011

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NBC Network

If you’re wondering when the fall 2011 TV season on NBC is going to look like, wonder no more.  Below is the press release from NBC outlining their upcoming Fall season.

I’m pressed for time here gang, so I’m going just splat the info out here for you to check out…

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – July 6, 2011 – NBC announced today the premieres of its new Fall 2011 primetime schedule beginning Tuesday, September 13 with new episodes of “Parenthood” — following the final performance episode of “America’s Got Talent” — and continuing the week of September 19 with the Monday debuts of “The Sing-Off” and new drama “The Playboy Club” on that date

On Wednesday, September 14, the new comedies “Up All Night” (10-10:30 p.m. ET) and “Free Agents” (10:30-11 p.m. ET) will debut out of their respective time periods following the season finale of “America’s Got Talent.” Both series also will premiere in their regular time periods with their second original episodes on Wednesday, September 21 (8-8:30 p.m. ET and 8:30-9 p.m. ET, respectively).

The debuts also include the network’s other highly anticipated new series — “Prime Suspect,” “Whitney” and “Grimm” — that will continue through October 21 when NBC rolls out its Friday-night lineup that includes “Grimm” (9-10 p.m. ET).

In addition, the start of the regular season of “Sunday Night Football” will debut on Thursday, September 8 and resume on its regular night on Sunday, September 11 (8-11:30 p.m. ET). “Football Night in America” premieres during the regular season on Sunday, September 11 (7-8 p.m. ET).

Following are the premiere dates for NBC’s Fall 2011 primetime schedule (all times ET; new shows are in upper case):

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