A bit of a surprising week this week on the reality shows.
First we saw Meredith and Gretchen finish somewhere other than last on The Amazing Race. Great job, and Uchenna and Joyce looked good too, indicating they may be the team to beat. In the same episode, we saw Rob take a really moronic approach in trying to fake out the other teams.
Then they found the phantom flight he mentioned and beat him to the finish line by a good margin. Unless Rob and Amber can catch a break and get back up with the group, they might be beaten soundly. Even if they do catch up, I think I like Uchenna and Joyce for the win. I just don’t think Meredith and Gretchen have it in them if the end results in a sprint (and it does with some regularity).
On American Idol, Constantine was dismissed after a horrible rendition of the Nickelback song How You Remind Me. While I think he was bad, his past history should have carried him through a bad performance – Anthony and , for instance, have no such history, and had equally pale performances.
Once again it was demonstrated that this is really Bo’s competition to lose. While I like Carrie’s voice, I don’t think she has it in her to win – she lacks the performance element. Vonzell comes and goes, but in the end I think the ghost of Fantasia from last year will prevent her from winning, as they have too many similarities. I don’t think Anthony and Scott have it in them to get to the final. Go Bo!
So it came down to the Final Four on The Apprentice and Alex was handed his walking papers. I like the move, as it guarantees that this year’s winner will not be cast from the same mold of prior winners – namely educated white guys in suits. I like Tana for the win here. Craig and Kendra are just too whiny. Tana smoked Alex in her speech in the boardroom last night, and that might just carry her through to the win. Sure, she likes the Bedazzler a bit much considering it won’t help in the board room, but she might just find a niche in the Trump Organization.
Speaking of reality shows – NBC is apparently casting for Treasure Hunters, which sounds like a cross between The Amazing Race and the recent movie National Treasure (which, incidentally, is on my wish list). That might be cool to watch.
And kudos again to Papa Johns for inserting their commercial on the Dominos-sponsored episode of The Apprentice a couple of weeks ago. That’s good marketing.
