Friday, January 27, 2006

Brittenum Twins Dropped from 'American Idol'

According to this article, Memphis twins Derrell and Terrell Brittenum have been dropped from 'American Idol' and won't be returning to the show. A statement was released by their lawyer while FOX TV hasn't commented on the matter.

According to the article:
The two 28-year-olds stand accused of using another man's identity to buy a 2005 Dodge Magnum in June. But both brothers refused extradition to Georgia, which led to further arrest warrants. Terrell had been in jail since Jan. 10 on an outstanding warrant for charges related to the illegal purchase of a car in Rockdale County, Ga., east of Atlanta, reported the Commercial Appeal newspaper.

The New York Post reported that the twins were ready to travel to Los Angeles (after posting bond) only to be "uninvited" by the show. Despite the fact they won't be on 'American Idol', some record companies have expressed an interest in them.

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Today's TV Newsy Bits - Jan. 26

Here's some TV related newsy bits (not to be confused with naughty bits) I found out and about the web today:

Last Night's LOST -- Baby Saving, Wacky Dreams

I found last night's 'Lost' a bit better than the episode the week before which made a Miss in my Hits and Misses. I'm not sure how much it moved things forward and it certainly didn't answer previous mysteries much at all. But, it kept my interest and, but of course, brought up new questions.

This week's episode mainly focused on Charlie with flashbacks to his childhood, his drug days with his brother and the need to "save" Aaron, Claire's baby. This was done through very odd, wacked out surreal dreams. Okay, I can take that approach. It was kind of like being on LSD, but that was never Charlie's drug of choice.

New questions to ponder:
1. What's up with Locke? He confronted Charlie about the stash of Virgin Mary statue stash, then he takes them and puts them in the gun room down in the hatch? Why didn't he destroy them or let Charlie do it?
2. Why is it so important that Aaron be baptized?
3. Why are Ana Lucia's shoulders huge like a linebacker's? (That may be just a question I have and no one else.)
4. Will Hurley and Libby become one?
5. Again, Locke's being all mystical and mysterious. When the show started, I thought Locke was the "key" to the show. Is he? "Each one of us was brought here for a reason. Each one of us. Who brought us here? The island." Huh. Whassup wit dat, I ask?

What did you think of this week's LOST?

Rhonetta Johnson Ain't No Holla Back Girl... I Hope

Oh, geez. I can't believe all the attention this Hunky Blonde Black Ghetto Bimbo is getting on the web.

Now, I'm really not sure what a 'holla back' girl is, but if they're even thinking of holla back to Rhonetta, cut it out.

She is as far from "all that" as... well, farther than I can even try to express in mere words.

She's scary deluded.

Here's some of the articles mentioning her out and about on the web:

'Survivor: Panama - Exile Island' Spoilers Links & Info

One week from tonight...

Survivors ready?

Survivor Fever - News Article - Survivor: Panama has a spiffy write up with some photos of the first episode -- very mild spoilers exist, beware (no "booted" spoilers).

An excerpt: For the first time, the battle for a million bucks begins with four tribes of four, separated into decidedly un-PC categories by age and gender: Older Men, Older Women, Younger Men and Younger Women. Then things get really interesting. Each episode, at least one castaway will be banished to a separate island, miles away from any group's camp, and forced to fend for himself or herself. It's a wrinkle inspired by Survivor: Palau's Janu, the Vegas showgirl whom producers briefly exiled from her tribe during the show's 10th season. "The idea of expanding on that was really interesting," says executive producer Tom Shelly. "We wondered, if that happened again and again, how would it play into the strategy."

Sportsbook.com have released the odds which you can find in this article. Beware -- these could be major spoilers. Then again, they could be totally off. ;-)

The Survivor Sucks forum has a Spoilers Thread up and running, look at it or not. Ignore them discussing who will compile the spoilers.