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Man, I got the top 3, but flip-flopped Dean and George. Wild card round is gonna be pretty tough. George, Pen Guy, Bouncy(!) and Bulgarian Girl are among the 12 competing. But no Scooter Girl Still, with a 25% chance of advancing, they'd better make the most of the opportunity...

In Canada it's the Leafs. Toronto is Canada's largest media centre, so as a result the Leafs are probably the highest profile team in the country. It also makes them more hated than the other Canadian teams by hockey fans, partially because of the pimping of the team, partially because of the whole "Toronto is the center of the universe" attitude of the media.

So does that make Rico Jack?

Sad to say, but disco round with John Stevens would be a 200 on the unintentional comedy scale. Rat Pack and Disco don't mix, but I'd kill for him to sing "Shake Your Booty". Beatles, John would wipe the floor with the competition - the contestants seem to do a poor job on that week. But "Yesterday", "Yellow Submarine", "Elanor Rigby"... anything mellow and/or haunting is right up his alley.

Neither would I, but we all know that there are some diehards who would have no qualms about ponying up for all of them, just to be completists...

They canceled Karen Sisco for this?

I'd like that as well, but if they want to distinguish the trilogies then that's not a bad idea either.

I'll drive something into her mouth. My top 3: Jasmine George John Sorry, I think John's a wild carder...

Sorry, our posts overlapped - it wasn't in response to your comment. I think that Jasmine and George have been the best so far. Lisa Wilson just had a terrible outing, but that is a rockin' bod...

John Stevens is singing Billy Joel, "She's Always a Woman To Me". I don't think it was a standout performance, but it's smooth and mellow. And Simon gave him a bit of a rub!! Number is 1-866-IDOLS-04 by the way.

Yeah. Who says blondes have more fun?

Looks pretty swank. But it looks like Lucas has studied the comics industry in the 90's, because the variant collections are a blatant cash grab for the fans' money.

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Actually I predict that he'll sing a Harry Connick-style "It Had To Be You". It's probably "contemporary" enough for the judges, but has a big band style that suits his singing. And as a side note, George Huff (the "old looking" guy) got the "lucky loser" spot when one of the other contestants got nabbed for a DUI. Thought he deserved a final 32 spot anyways, so here's to hoping he does well. Anyone catch Monday's special? Martha the Army Girl looks damn cute when not in her uniform.

I noticed that Craig Thompson, Jim Steranko and Mark Texiera are all on there twice...

Hot damn!! No ass shots, but I'll take what I can get. And it almost makes me want to buy FHM. Almost.

Noone is saying that Portis is a bad RB. But Terrell Davis, Mike Anderson and Olandis Gary have all done well in Denver, so it can't just be a coincidence that Portis has also done well there. Speaking of Anderson, are they gonna give him the ball again, or are they going with that other guy (forgot his name)?

Like Most Extreme Challenge, cooking shows (well, Rachel Ray, Alton Brown and Jamie Oliver anyways. Top 5 needs to go away) and poker, home renovation shows are good TV if there's really nothing to watch or you're on the phone and need something playing in the background. That being said, I only enjoy Trading Spaces, While You Were Out and In a Fix. Stuff like Clean Sweep I really don't like because the homeowners aren't really involved in the renovation of the room(s).

I watched "How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days" with the fiancee. Call it 7.5/10 on the RomCom scale. It wasn't too bad, mostly because it showed some of the stuff that women do that drive us nuts. A good date rental if it's her turn to pick a movie...

You're kidding, right? Lance Armstrong probably wins the "least recognizable athlete" in that commercial. Even if you don't watch tennis, you KNOW who Serena Williams and Andre Agassi are...non-football fans KNOW who Mike Vick is...but Lance Armstrong...I don't know. Armstrong is one of those guys where you know who he is when his name is mentioned, but you could pass by him on the street (assuming he's not with Sheryl Crow) and you'd never know it.

Obviously the secret to not going to the boardroom is to have Amy on your team...

So Vick got a penalty instead of Urlacher? Riiiight. In hockey, Vick would be like Paul Kariya, and Urlacher would be Scott Stevens. Who do you think is more likely to get a penalty? Anyways, I gather that they used the same technology that they used with the Jordan vs Jordan commercial to make this one?

Me too. What the hell is Amber doing here? She's doing the exact same thing as last time. Attaching herself to someone and just doing whatever they tell her to. She's one of the worst Survivors ever. They were shooting for Colleen or Elisabeth to be the obligatory cute girl, but both declined. Noone has ever accused Amber of being a top thinker in Survivor. Although I should note that this is about the same as Sandra's "anyone but me" "strategy", but without the pretense that she IS strategizing. Yeah, I still don't like Sandra. I wish they'd have brought T-Bird back instead of Amber, to be honest. But I guess they figured that they'd just get another cast member from the same season. Which then begs the question: What about Gretchen?

She also brings a pretty nice ass. Not that I notice these things...

Shatner as the chairman wasn't a bad thing. Unless you note that the show was called Iron Chef USA and realized that Shatner's Canadian. Things that hurt the UPN show were: - Intentionally cheezy commentary that tried to capture the unintentional comedy of the voiceovers - Canned heat - Too many B-list celeb judges - The lack of "name" chefs, which was likely due to UPN not being able to use Food Network chefs. This probably would have given the show a bit more credibility. - Too many dishes. The chefs were REQUIRED to make 5 dishes, and while it's not impossible for them to do that, I think that it hampers their creativity. Shatner didn't have too much to do besides act eccentric. Which he's pretty good at, to be honest. Anyways, if this new Iron Chef helps get Bobby Rivers and "Top 5" the hell off of my TV, then I'm behind it 200%...