Sunday 10 July, 2001 - Big Brother

DISCLAIMER:  There's a spoiler at the very bottom of this blog - at the very bottom as to not spoil the read for anyone.  The spoiler isn't even at the end, its beyond that.  I try to think of other people when writing my blogs and not post something others may not read, which mainly means, spoilers.

Left to Right: Adam, Cassi, Adam, Kalia, Keith, Lawson, Porsche, Shelly

The returning vets to play along are

Rachel and Brenden

Jeff and Jordan

and

Evil Dick and Danielle

Since one of the new twist is whomever survives eviction next week will get the Gold Key which means the non-evicted person will be free of being put up for eviction until there are 10 people left in the house (approximately 4 weeks). The bad part of this is the person cannot compete in any competitions, even HOH.

Immediately, Evil Dick begins making plans with Jeff, Jordan, Danielle, Rachel and Brendan to get rid of the newbies right away.

Danielle says, in diary room, that her and her father haven't spoken in three years but this is Big Brother and they have to talk.

Dominic makes alliances with Lawon, Cassi, and Keith

Evil Dick is trying to pull Porsche over to his side because he said they need one newbie on their side to make his plan work in getting everyone out the house and just leave the vets in. Porsche feels its in her best interest because they vets will go far.

Porsche was talking to Keith and said that she told Evil that she and Keith will vote whatever way they want which told Keith that Porsche is on the other side. He just told Dominic and Cassi what he learned about Porsche. They all agree they have to get her out of house.

The Have Not Competition is about to begin. Rachel comes out in a funky looking cow outfit. The Have Nots sleep in an uncomfortable bed and take cold showers in addition to eating slop for the week. The folks have to pick someone to play with and go in the back yard.

Red team: Kalia, Lawon, Shelly and Cassi

Green team: Adam, Dominic, Porsche and Keith

Blue team: Daniel, Evil, Jeff and Jordan

The Competition: each team must soak up as much milk as possible with their cow suit, run back to their pod and have as much of the milk squeezed out of them (by a teammate) to fill up their milk jugs (they have five to fill.

The Winners: The Blue Team

Second Runner Up: Green Team

The Have Nots are: The Orange Team

Evil wants to see the Have Nots bed room. The room looks like an insane asylum room...its all padded. The lights in the room can never be turned off ever. The beds are like on a slap with a very think mattress line up next to each other.

Jeff goes to see Rach and Evil in the HOH room. They state they have to win HOH every week for the next four weeks. Evil wants to get Adam on his side to have two newbies on their side. Jeff thinks its good to have Evil do dirty work.

Evil is out back with Adam cutting a deal with him. Adam is a bit weary because if its too good to be true, it usually is. He goes up into the HOH room where Evil, Rach and Brenden are. Adam knows that Evil is the puppet master and he's going agree with what he says in front of him, but in reality Adam is going after Evil.

Jordan and Shelly are talking about hunting and how Shelly hasn't hunted in 8 years because she enjoys doing girl things with her daughter. Shelly really likes Jeff and Jordan.

Jordan is meeting with Rach to figure out who to keep since the game changing information. They have to pick someone to keep instead of get rid. They want to keep Adam, but feels that Keith is dangerous and doesn't want to give Porsche a three week Golden Key. Evil comes in the room and says Porsche can be trusted and will do anything they want them to do. Rach isn't sure who to put up...Porsche and Keith or Dominic and Adam.

Rach is at the cast wall trying to decide who to put up while she's taking the keys out of the wall. She's up in her room putting the keys in the boxes minus two.

Nomination Ceremony:

Save: Brenden (by default because he's Rach's partner in the game), Daniellle, Evil, Jordan, Jeff, Lawon, Kalia, Shelly, Cassi, Adam, Dominic

Nominated: Porsche and Keith - Porsche is shocked to be put up when she agreed with the "All Stars". She thinks she a target. Keith said he didn't think he would be fighting so early in the game. He's hoping the Regulators will get his back.

SPOILER ALERT:

Evil Dick ends up walking out of the show.  He goes into the Diary Room and doesn't come out. Apparently has to do with personal reasons.  I'm wondering if it has to do with Danielle.  We will find out Wednesday or someone will spill the beans on Facebook.

A Very Mob Wives Thank You!

I thoroughly enjoyed blogging Mob Wives as well as watching the show.  And to all of you that read my blog, I thank you very much.  For those of you that became followers, I sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

I began blogging back in 2008 and my first show was Denise Richard's "reality" show and I got a lot of hits from it.  Then I did Pam Anderson's show.  I stopped blogging because I couldn't find anything to blog - although the world and the world of TV offers a lot.

I decided to pick up blogging again with this show and glad I did.  Because of my blogging it made me a better writer.   And although I lagged sometimes, and didn't get my blog posted in a timely manner (two days at the most), I still posted because I had people ask.  I realized my responsibility is to my readers and my followers.  It wasn't until the final episode that I actually did it right, in that, I blogged and posted the same night as the show.

Blogging a show is hard for me because I work a full time job in which I am positioned in front of computer eight hours a day.  I love my job, don't get me wrong.  But when I get home the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer for another hour to hour and a half - so I don't.  Instead, I sit in front of my iPad and blog from there via an app called Blogpress <--Click on link to learn more.  I think saved it online and edited it from my desktop or laptop.

I took great pleasure in my work and felt a sense of relief when completed, until Saturday night rolled around and I realized I had to blog, yet again.  And yet again, once completed, I smiled at my work and waited for the readers to arrive and arrive they did.

I have moved on to blogging Young and the Restless.

Big Brother will be starting soon, and I will blog that as well.

I have learned two things while doing this project:

1.  Blogging must be done the night of the show
2.  Blogging is a job and I must treat it as such.

I have learned to take my blogging much more seriously, like I do my day job.  My reward is not in payment, when I have completed a blog, but as mentioned, in the readership and the followers.

So again, I big MOB WIVES thank you to my readers and followers.

Although Mob Wives has ended for right now, I will be adding new shows here.  I might do Tatum/Ryan O'Neil's show.

If you have a show you would like for me to blog, please let me know.

//Signed//
Nikki

Mob Wives: Finale with a Knuckle Sandwich and a Video

At Karens apartment she's on the phone with David, her ex boyfriend, to talk about her book. She's also talking about Lee being in the book. She says in voice over that David doesn't have a problem with him being in the book. David wants Karen back in Arizona but she's thinking about staying in Staten Island. She said she has a good relationship with David.

Renee's visits her shrink. She said she made the decision to remove Junior from her life because she doesn't need anyone unnecessary in her life. She says to the camera that since she let Junior go she feels a sense of empowerment. She says she feels very centered since her sessions.

Carla calls Joe who is in a halfway house. Shes glad Joe is home and she's in a happy place.

Nicole, a friend of, Drita's, is over and Drita is talking about the chapter Karen gave her to read. She doesn't want to read it. Drita doesn't trust Karen and her intentions for giving her the chapter to read. Drita says that her and Karen were not friends when Drita got with Lee.

Renee is meeting Karen for dinner. Karen is telling her that she finished the first chapter. Renee wants to read it and Karen tells her that she gave it to Drita. She's still talking about how Drita hasn't returned her phone calls or anything. Renee thinks Karen and Drita's friendship is bullshit.

Drita is on the phone with Carla. Drita wants to meet with Carla at the Buddha Lounge to talk about something she found out. She leaves to meet Carla. There a really cool song playing while she's driving. Can't wait to find the name.

Drita found out something about Lee. Apparently she went to a salon with Aleeya and a hairdresser said to Drita that Aleeya could watch. The lady called Aleeya by her name and this shocked Drita so Drita asked the lady how did she know her daughter's name and the lady said that she used to date one of Lee's friends (this took p,ace the second time Lee was out of prison for two years). So Drita calls the owner of the salon and finds out the girl had an affair with a Lee. I feel really bad for Drita because all she does for Lee while he's in prison. Getting food for him, that damn Vanilla Coke and his fucking mozzarella cheese and then she finds this out. I feel an urge to pull a phone out the wall. Drita better stock up on some phones and take some stock out on AT&T because its going to be on and poppin the next time his sorry ass calls. Ok. I'm fine now. I can get back to the matter at hand.

Drita had always been looking for a reason to leave Lee and now she has one but she never thought this would be the reason.

OK. the song that was playing while Drita was driving to meet Carla:
"Love Goes Down" - Plan B

Drita is at an attorney's office. She's looking into options to get a divorce from Lee. The attorney says she can get a "irretrievable breakdown" and if he refuses to sign the papers then they have a "contested divorce". Drita is going to think about it

Eleanor shows up at Carla's house and asks about Joe. Carla is telling her about a conversation she and Lee had in which Lee tells Carla that he has to find a place to live in a few weeks and he states that if he doesn't find somewhere to live he's going to show at Carla's house and Carla does not want that.

Drita wants to get all the girls together and clear the air. She calls Karen first and Karen is cool with it. She calls Carla and she's cool with it as well. Next is Renee. Renee wants to know if she should wear heels or sneakers. Renee is in.

Drita is getting ready for her night out. Renee is leaving her house. Karen leaves her apartment. They all meet at Rare Bar and Grill on the roof. Karen thinks Drita has read the chapter and is having a get together for her to tell her that she liked the chapter. But NOT!

Drita basically tells Karen that she's been hearing things like she betrayed Karen by getting with Lee. Karen thinks that her and Drita were friends back then but Drita is saying no they weren't. She said she wasn't talking to Karen then and Karen wants to know why. When Karen broke up with Lee was in 1997 and Drita got with Lee in 1999.

In all this conversation Karen admits that she cheated on Lee with a number of guys. Karen says she got with Dave at the end of 1997 while she was with Lee. She said she broke up with Lee 1998.

This whole thing is a mess and too much for me to try to keep up with. I might record it and post it on here and wait to be sued by VH1.

I got this part. The reason they stopped being friends is because Karen moved to Arizona and they just stopped talking.

What started the fight is because of Drita's timeline she figured out that Karen has screwed her boyfriend and Karen is saying that she didn't that she only made out with him and Drita says that her boyfriend told her different and it just got heated---even more heated from there and Drita blacked out and the next thing everyone knows Karen is on the floor behind the bench and Renee is between her and Drita because Renee was trying to hold Karen back when Karen stood up yelling at Drita.

I'm going to post a video in a bit. Actually, I'll be posting two videos.

 before commercial

 after commercial.

The rest of what happened is going take place on the reunion show which will take place on 10 July 2011.


This is my favorite quote from the entire season:

"I'm going to kick her window in a and get my chapter back" Karen 'The Dull' Gravano.

Mob Wives - I'll have a Knuckle Sandwich my Finale please and hold the onions - Thank you

Well, tonight is the Finale of Mob Wives and a part of me is glad and a part of me is sad.  The sad part is I don't like anything to end that I'm enjoying.  The glad part of me is, the show was a bit boring for a few episodes, but that's just the way things go.

I really enjoyed blogging this show and enjoyed watching my readership go up each day.  This blog broke the 2K mark in about a months time and because of that it kept me writing and thinking of more things to write.  I will be blogging as the show is rolling and afterwards I will post a thank you note.

I began blogging about Y & R and my readership is slowly but surely creeping up there as well.  I have one reader stated that because of my blog, she is going to begin watching the show.  Right there, makes me want to blog more on the show.

Back to Mob Wives.

A co-worker told me about the show and I was on it like white on rice and I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode.  I liked how they had the women pose like this when introducing them.  See my first blog on the show.

When they showed one of the women or all of the women going somewhere they would take pictures of them as if they are on surveillance.  A friend of mine pointed that out to me.  I wasn't thinking - duh on me.  Moving on.

There will be a Season 2, and therefore, more blogging from me.  But in the mean time, head over to the following pages:

Thoughts From The Underground - Personal Thoughts about Anything

Suds In The Bucket - Y and R recap with a possibility of adding Bold and the Beautiful

Words Without Sound - Mob Wives, Tatum/Ryan O'Neil's show, Big Brother recaps/reviews and my 2 cents.

Until tonight kids:

Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars

Mob Wives: Take This Book and Shove It

Carla and her kids are on their way to pick up Joe Sr from the joint. Carla thinks Joe should tell the kids where he's really been. She's not sure how the kids are going to take it.

At Spice Market Renee is meeting up with Tiffany, a friend and former boss of hers. Renee used to be a wardrobe assistant. The first people she worked with was 50 Cent and G-Unit. Renee is seeking employment because things are financially tight in her house. She gave up her job when Junior came home from prison but now that he's going back she wants to go back to work. Tiffany expresses to Renee that she's a drama queen and its a concern of hers because although Renee's a great worker and all, when she becomes a drama queen it takes away things.  And Renee agrees with her. She states that Tiffany is the only one that can say that and get away with it.

Drita is on the phone with Carla asking about picking up Joe. Nothing much here which is surprising because Karen isn't in the picture.  BAHAHAHAHA

Karen is visiting Renee at Renee's house. Karen asks about Junior and Renee is telling her how Junior said that he's going to work on them and get people out of his life that are bad for them and then he says he has to go away for two days but that it wasn't Renee's place to ask. He comes back and in the middle of the night his phone is ringing and it's texts from two women. Karen says that he's never going to change because it's a pattern between the two of them. She said Renee is the one that needs to change.

Songs:
"News 4 U" - Fitz and the Tantrums
"Big Bang" - Rock Mafia

Carla is driving back after dropping Joe off at the halfway house. The kids were fine with knowing that Joe was in jail but Joe Jr is upset that his father isn't coming home. Carla calls Joe on the phone so he can talk to Joe Jr. After the phone call Lil man is OK.

Karen and Drita are having drinks and Karen is confused about whether she should go back to Arizona or stay in Staten Island. Drita says she should stay.

Renee is at her therapist office. I'm going to fast forward through this because I seriously can't stand the therapist. I just want to sock her one right in the face.

Carla and Drita are at the gym talking about Joe being in the car and how things were weird for him. Carla tells Drita that she told Joe that it was time for him to tell the kids where he's really been. Their conversation is boring as well. Just talking about Lee when he came home the first time and Carla talking about Joe coming home.

Renee and her son are having dinner at one Renee's favourite childhood restaurant IL Cortile. She said with Junior going away she wants to have a talk with AJ. This place serves Coca Cola in the bottle. Man I love coke in a bottle. There's something about the taste. It tastes different than in the can. Renee wanted AJ to follow in her father's footsteps but after everything that has happened she wants him to go in the other direction. She wants him to go to college. He said he never had that mindset.

Drita is meeting Karen for dinner. Karen just finished the first chapter of her book and she wants Drita to read it. The name of the book is "Shadow of the Bull". Drita is kind of shocked. She thought her and Karen had buried the hatchet but having the book in front of her she says it's all coming back to her. They show a flashback of when Karen was in Dritas house putting Lee down and Drita telling her that that's not cool but in Drita fashion, of course. Drita is excited about reading it just the same. Karen knows that Drita will be honest about it and that's what Karen wants.

Renee is going to work and she's going to work on the set of Ghostface Killah who is part of the Woo Tang Clan. He calls her on the phone while she's driving to work. I am not even going to attempt to tell you all what was said. Ghostface has a language all his own (I'm going to keep my opinion to myself on how I think he sounds).

Now I'm confused. They showed Renee leaving her house - oh wait. I got it. The first time they showed her leaving the house she was going to get the clothes for the video shoot. Now this time they show her leaving her house she's actually on her way to the video shoot. It take  me a bit but once I get boy do I get it.

OK. Renee is on her way to the video shoot when she gets a call from her friend Nikole. Renee tells her about her job and all. Renee begins talking about Junior a bit and then the phone call ends. Renee pulls up to the place where they are shooting the video and Ghostface Killah shows up. On the phone he didn't sound like much but in person he seems alright. But whatever. Renee says she enjoys what she does because it puts her in a good place and gets her mind off of what Junior is putting her through.

At Dritas house Aleeya is about to do her math homework and this the time that Lee calls to help his daughter for Drita and math don't get along just like Nikki and math don't get along. Lee finally calls and Drita leaves her daughter and Lee alone. Aleeya begins asking Lee if he's mad at the person that ratted him out and he said he's more mad at himself for not seeing it.  He feels he should have seen it.  I hear you there buddy.  Anyhoo.  Aleeya asks Lee when is he coming home and he says soon a sn she says that soon is not good enough.

Renee begins packing Junior's things. She contributes her change towards Juniors to the girls (Drita, Karen and Carla, her counsellor and her new job). After packing his stuff she leaves his suitcase by the front door and then calls him and leaves a voice message and tells him she's packed his stuff and to call AJ before he comes to the house pick up his things and then she hangs up.

Song:
"Look Away" - Lissie

Karen calls Drita And leaves a voice mail. Karen states that she hasn't heard from Drita since giving her the chapter to read and Drita won't return any of her phone calls. She feels like Drita is avoiding her.

Drita is meeting Carla for lunch at Mike's Place.

Drita tells Carla that she hasn't read the chapter yet. Carla is surprised that Karen gave Drita the chapter to read. Carla says to Drita that perhaps Karen gave her the chapter so Drita wouldn't find out down the road what was said. Drita feels that Karen should be doing the whole book thing with Renee with Renee being her girl and all. Drita has a trust issue with Karen because of what she did at Dritas house a few weeks ago. Drita is pissed about the book and Lee being in it and she's getting fired up.

NEXT WEEK ON THE FINALE

Drita is telling Carla that she found out something about Lee

Karen tells Renee she gave Drita the book to read and since then she hasn't heard from her. She feels like Drita is ignoring her now. Renee feels Karen and Drita's friendship is bullshit. Karen says if she doesn't hear from her she's going to kick Drita's window in and take her chapter back.

Drita is telling someone (that I don't recognize) that she doesn't want to have anything to do with Karen's book and that she doesn't trust Karen and it stems from Karen saying doesn't care what Drita thinks about Lee being in the book.

All of the women are together on top of a roof (my invitation must have gotten lost in the mail. I'll have to speak to Drita about this one) for what looks like a get together and Karen says to Drita that she was angry because she was hurt and Drita says that they weren't friends when she hooked up with Lee then she says, "You f**ked my boyfriend when you were with Lee." Then Karen says something and all hell breaks loose.  Let's watch:






Now for a little comedy:

Check this lady out.  She does a great impression of Drita:

Location:Staten Island

So You Think You Can Dance But I Can Fast Forward

I've been watching SYTYCD since Season 2 but always stop about mid way in because the show becomes boring and seems drawn out and I start to really dislike the dancers, even the ones I root for from day one.  Here's are my gripes:

First of all, as with any talent show, I love for the auditions.  I love to see people succeed and to just bomb, but I mostly look for amazement and then seek that amazement out on youtube to post on my blog or Facebook.  So this show is no exception.  I live for the auditions and try to find someone to root for.  This year, it's Ryan for me.

When I watched the show, I would watch it the night of, which means not TiVo, which means no fast forwarding.  AH HA!  But not this season.  I will be fast forwarding my behind off.  Why?  I'll tell you why.

I fast forward the contestants talking.  Blah Blah Blah.  I don't care what you have to say.  I'm here to watch you dance and that's it.

I fast forward the rehearsals. I don't want to see the contestants doing silly stuff when the camera's on them thinking they are being cute.  They aren't being cute...they are being annoying.

I fast forward the judges talking after the routine because all I hear is Charlie Brown's teacher talking.  I don't care what they think of the routine because in all honesty I don't know SH*T about dancing, so what they say goes right over my head. All I know about it is that I really enjoy watching people dance.  I even watch Ballroom Championships on PBS.  I thoroughly enjoyed Mary Murphy when she was a choreographer on SYTYCD back in Season 1 (I believe).  Yeah, I know I said I started watching with Season 2, but I remember catching it here and there the first season.

 Anyhoo.  Back to the matter at hand: the judges.  And sometimes they have people on their judging that have no real dance background.  Like they Ellen Degeneres on their as a judge.  What qualifies her as a judge and don't get me started on how she looks.  I remember a time when she looked like a female.  But that's another blog.  I enjoy the show immensely - put me on as a judge.  I'll critique them like nobody's business.  I qualify.  I took one semester of jazz dance in college and performed once in public.  Come to think of it, I'm more than qualified.  Hell I should be a choreographer.  Where do I sign up.

The Contestants!  It really rides my nerves when they are standing there and Cat (my girl Cat) gives the number for people to call to vote and the contestants or holding their figures up to indicate the number and making the dumbest, annoying faces.  Again, they think they are being cute - but um, no.  

That's my reasoning behind TiVoing the show and making use of the fast forward button.

Oh.  And when the show gets down to like four or five couples and they need to fill up the hour time, then they bring in people that are sometimes entertaining or just a waste of space. FF.

However - I never FF when is Cat is on.  I sometimes don't FF when Nigel or Mary is talking.  Mostly when Nigel is talking.  Mary sometimes gets out of hand and wants to do the Hot Tamale train.

To end this I'm going to say that Tyce Diorio is a very boring choreographer.  So far I have not liked anything he's done.  And I'm glad to not see Mia Michaels (so far) this season.

That's the end of my gripe.  I'll be back later to grip about something else I know nothing about.


Fave so far: Ryan
Least fave: Melanie

On a good note.  Starting Monday, 20 June 2011, I will be blogging The Young and the Restless.  I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it on this blog or put on my other blog titled Suds In the Bucket.  

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