Wednesday, March 27, 2013

T.T.T.TV. (March 27)

Tonight's Top Three on TV


Shawn Spencer, Jeff Probst and Alec Beal...

1. Psych (USA Network 10/9c)


Another episode means another case for the not-so-psychic Shawn Spencer. The only difference this week is that it is the 100th episode, which means a whole bunch of gimmicks. The big one that has been previewed is that the fans can choose who is the killer in the end of the episode. I don't know if it will be a vote on Twitter or on their website what I do know is that I really don't care who the villain is as long as this episode is as funny or funnier than the previous 99.

2. Survivor (CBS 8/7c)

The tribes were all switched up last week and one tribe is still obviously a lot better off than the other one. The young, attractive tribe looks to have the upper hand and can probably run the table until the merge. The only thing that looks like it could change the game is this so called "plan" that Malcolm has to take over. Will he be able to or will that just put a target on his back.

3. Big Brother Canada (Slice 8/7c)


The inaugural season of the Canadian version of the hit reality TV show, where a number of random strangers have to live in a house together for a couple months. The premise is simple and can be executed at a high level if you have the right mix of people but considering this is the first time it has made it into the T.T.T.TV. they really haven't hit there stride. The lack of controversy and confrontation has really limited the amount of excitement I have for this show but since there is really not that much else on TV tonight I suggest you check it out.


I will be doing this post Sunday to Thursday because there is nothing good on TV Friday and Saturday. If you want to follow me on Twitter or send me some feedback follow me at @AJ_Trevor 

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Voice: Ranking The Teams

The Voice: Ranking The Teams


The Season Starts With A Bang

This season we have two new judges and in this space I will look at how the new and old judges do on an episode to episode basis. I'll be ranking the teams based on the coaches on the choices, the tactics they used and the Beiber bribery's.

1. Team Adam


Adam only got one singer to join his team last night but that doesn't matter because he got the easy front runner right now. He convinced Judith Hill to ditch the other three coaches by threatening to light himself on fire if she didn't join him. To Blake's dismay Adam didn't have to light himself on fire and secured the best singer from the first episode.

Best Performance: Judith Hill


2. Team Blake


Blake brought in four singers but two of them where twin country singers that only counted as one. Besides the Morgan twins, he got a 16 year old with a powerful voice and the "Sexy and I Know it" Christian Porter. If Blake could have got Judith Hill on his team he would easily have the number one spot but without Miss Hill Blake gets dropped to two.

Best Performance: Christian Porter


3. Team Usher


Usher tried to bribe one of younger contestants with the prospect of getting free Beiber tickets but that failed and the 16 year old went with Blake instead. He was the only one who turned around for Vedo and seemed to get stuck with the indie rocker Jess Kelner. He hasn't gotten the hang of competiting with Adam and Blake but his small grasp on American geography might be his downfall in the end.

Best Performance: Vedo


4. Team Shakira


Shakira was unlucky in that she was sitting in Cee Lo's old chair and seemed to get beat by the guys for every artist. She did a solo turn for Kris Thomas, the guy who sang the Whitney song and narrowly beat out Usher for Mark Andrews because his "wife wouldn't be able to forgive [him] if [he] didn't pick Shakira. So the only reason she got her second competitor was because the guys wife is a Shakira fan.

Best Performance: Kris Thomas


T.T.T.TV. (March 26)

Tonight's Top Three on TV


More Blind Auditions, Raylan Givens and Two Fights in One Night

1. Justified (FX 10/9c)


This is the last episode before the season finale and it looks like things are heating up. Boyd and Eva are on the run, Shelby/Drew is worried about Ellen May and Raylan only cares about stopping some bad guys. We definitely got our fill of people getting shot last week and since the finale is a week away I wouldn't be surprised if they slowed down on the action. We do get to see Limehouse again, that's always fun.

2. The Voice (NBC 8/7c)


Last nights first episode was filled with a lot of amazing singers. They even show a bunch more failures, which they didn't do last year, that makes for a little more suspense with who the coaches are going to pick. The clip also tells of the biggest battle in The Voice history which is probably just hyperbole but I am still pretty excited.

3. The Ultimate Fighter (FX 9/8c)


The Quarterfinals are set to begin with two fights on the show tonight. Hart vs. Gastelum looks to be entertaining but the main draw for the episode is the Englishman vs. the New Zealander, Barnett vs Andrews, I know for a fact that these two will stand and trade and both want it so much that this is going to be one heck of a fight.


I will be doing this post Sunday to Thursday because there is nothing good on TV Friday and Saturday. If you want to follow me on Twitter or send me some feedback follow me at @AJ_Trevor 

Monday, March 25, 2013

Big Brother Canada Recap: Episode 12

Big Brother Canada Recap


The Shield is in Control

Last week we saw "the two most hated" contestants leave the house in a double eviction episode that wasn't all that surprising. A couple domino moments happened because of that eviction. Emmet was left on with only one true ally in Jillian, Suzette became the easy next pick to be eliminated, Peter and Alec were more exposed than ever and besides Emmet, Gary is now the biggest physical threat in the house.

Head of Household
(The HoH has all the power in the house.)

Competition: The Great Urban Adventure

This was a timed competition. Each player was given a list of Canadian monuments that they had to find in a glass maze. The pictures of each monument had corresponding numbers and the goal was to memorize the first number of each monument in order to have a four digit code.Once the player thinks they have the code they must run to a glass box, yell the code out loud and if it is correct the box will turn green. If the box turns green the competitor must remove the car key from the box, unlock the car and honk the horn for their time to stop. Not only did the winner get the HoH but they also received $10,000 and a special Big Brother prize that turned out to be a message from home.

Winner: Alec

Nominees 
(The two players currently nominated for eviction.)

Suzette - Alec told Suzette before the ceremony that she was going up on the block. Suzette is the easy person to go after this week because Alec doesn't have to make any enemies with this pick.

AJ - The pawn of pawns. AJ is probably not going home but the fact that even Jillian said that he is not threatening should start a fire under his ass.

Best Quotes
(Here are some of the best quotes from last nights episode.)

3. Talla - "Fail, epic, all capital letters."

2. Peter - "This was probably her best freak out. I'm happy that I was there to witness it and I hope that she has another one very soon."

1. Andrew - "He's a Pussy."

Random Thoughts
(Here are some of my random thoughts.)

- Andrew had every right to be upset that Alec gave him the HoH during the double eviction and in hindsight,  Andrew throwing that competition would have been one of the best moves this year.

- I don't know if this says anything about Canada as a whole but the players in the house really love their booze.

- Spin the bottle have shed some light on some of the real personalities of the cast. Andrew will kiss anything, Talla really likes Topaz and AJ is easily the creepiest person in the house.

- Suzette thinks she scares the people in the house because she is a "wildcard." I think she is being targeted because when she leaves no one will want to avenge her.

- Can we forever change the term of pawn to Anuj?

Running Cast Grade: B
(Last Episode: B+)
(Grading the cast on an episode to episode basis.)

Last episode we had Tom being Tom, this episode was a lot calmer. The only real tension in the house was from Andrew. He has a grudge against Alec and hopefully next chance he gets he acts upon it. With the cast dwindling we get closer to the point where everyone in the house are friends. This could be helped if we start getting other people who win the HoH. What will happen if Talla ever wins anything?

T.T.T.TV. (March 25)

Tonight's Top Three on TV


Blind Auditions, Paranormal Activity and A Bates Motel

1. The Voice (NBC 8/7c)


I love The Voice, it is easily the best reality singing competition on TV right now. That probably has something to do with the fact that they allow people who have had music contracts and some success in the industry into the competition. Never the less this season could easily be the most entertaining with Usher taking over for Cee Lo and Shakira taking Christina's chair. The new judges will help divide the talent and not all the powerful female voices will end up with Christina which should give Blake a chance to actually get people to join his team, although Usher is pretty famous.

2. Being Human (Syfy 9/8c)


Meanwhile in the house that a vampire, werewolf and ghost-turned-zombie share, there is a hunger for human flesh. Not only that but the vampire community need to drink werewolf blood in order to vaccinate themselves from a vampire illness. I swear this show is a lot more interesting then I make it out to be. Did I mention the vampire is dating a human history buff...

3. Bates Motel (A&E 10/9c)


Norma and Norman Bates have officially christened their new home by dumping their first body into the lake. I imagine there will be a lot more bodies in that lake before the end of the season. Maybe the helpless girl at the end of the first episode will be in the lake at the end of the season. Speaking of the helpless girl, who is holding her captive(Norma or Norman)? Where is she being held? Who is she? What is she being injected with? I know one thing, I will be hanging around this show until I at least find these things out.


I will be doing this post Sunday to Thursday because there is nothing good on TV Friday and Saturday. If you want to follow me on Twitter or send me some feedback follow me at @AJ_Trevor 

Sunday, March 24, 2013

T.T.T.TV. (March 24)

Tonight's Top Three on TV


Vikings, Consultants and Zombies, Oh My

1. Vikings (The History Channel 10/9c)

This week Ragnar Lothbrok and his merry men travel to another English town to raid and pillage. Although they are met with more resistance than the last town, the real trouble comes when they return home and have to deal with the Earle and the consequences to certain actions. Will the merry group of Vikings stick together  in face of the Earle? Or will Ragnar cut off his head and take control (this is very unlikely but I really want it to happen).

2. The Walking Dead (AMC 9/8c)


It looks like this episode will be devoted to Merle. Will the group accept him? Will he apologize to Glen for tying him to a chair, beating him, leaving him in the room with a walker, and then taking his girlfriend to be almost raped by a psycho? Will Glen shoot him in the face? Although I might not be too interested in that story line it has to be better than anything with Andrea right?

3. House of Lies (Showtime 9/8c)


Marty is trying to start his own company but he is going to need clients for that. It looks like this week we will get our first look at how he is going to try and poach some of Galweather's clients. Also Jeannie looks to be getting her own "pod," while Doug dates she-Doug and Clyde feels guilty and insecure. What will happen next?


I will be doing this post Sunday to Thursday because there is nothing good on TV Friday and Saturday. If you want to follow me on Twitter or send me some feedback follow me at @AJ_Trevor 

Friday, March 22, 2013

Big Brother Canada Recap: Episode 11

Big Brother Canada Recap


Two Weeks of Game In One Episode

Last episode we saw Alec win the Veto and not use it to change the nominations. Tom was not to pleased with him but Gary was so excited he vomited glitter (didn't actually happen). Now we have a double eviction with a whole lot of action in one hour.

In Memoriam
(Remembering the evicted house guest.)

Tom

When I first saw you I thought you were a chauvinistic, bumbling dope, then I saw you be nice to Gary and start to act like a human and my opinion changed. I thought this guy isn't the homophobic, minority hating person I originally thought he was. I finally decided to give Tom the benefit of the doubt until he decided opening the show door while Alec was in there would be funny. If it was a female in the shower he would have been kicked out of the house but it was male so it was ok? Tom, you say that you had a hard life and that's why you act the way you do but the reality is everyone has their troubles and that doesn't give anyone the right to treat people like you did in this game. I hope you learn from this and become a better person, who am I kidding have fun getting drunk and bashing all the house guests.

Head of Household
(The HoH competition)

Competition: Face-off

Two contestants started his competition at the podiums. They would be asked a question about one of the games they have played this season and each answer will either be Have/Have Not, HoH, or PoV. The first person to answer right moves on and decides which two will go next. The last person standing wins the HoH.

Topaz vs AJ - Topaz wins and selects Liza and Talla next
Liza vs Talla - Liza wins and selects Topaz and Alec
Alec vs Topaz - Alec wins and selects Liza and Suzette
Liza vs Suzette - Suzette wins and selects Andrew and Jillian
Andrew vs Jillian - Jillian answers incorrectly, Andrew wins and selects Suzette and Peter
Suzette vs Peter - Suzette wins and selects Andrew and Emmet
Andrew vs Emmet - Emmet answers incorrectly, Andrew wins and selects Suzette and Alec
Alec vs Suzette - Alec wins and he and Andrew are the last two
Alec vs Andrew - Alec knew the answer but gave it to Andrew and let him win

Winner: Andrew

Nominees
(The two players currently nominated for eviction.)

Suzette - I think the only reason Andrew nominated Suzette was because he needed someone to be next to Liza but didn't want to make any new enemies.

Liza - After Tom's eviction it wasn't a surprise to see Andrew nominate Liza and it's a even less of a surprise that she is the target.

Power of Veto
(Winning the Power of Veto means you can change one of the nominations.)

Competition: Let's Get Chewing

Players: Andrew, Liza, Suzette, Peter, AJ, Emmet

The contestants had to first grab a piece of bubblegum from a machine, chew it while they are bouncing on a bouncy ball(they are not allowed to run) towards a picture wall. The Picture wall has five numbered frames from one to five. The goal was once you had bounced to the picture board you needed to use your gum to stick pictures of your cast mates into the frames in order of when they were eliminated from the hang on to a tree HoH competition.

Winner: Emmet

Ceremony

The episode was supercharged and so were the ceremonies. Emmet quickly decided not to use the PoV stating that he wanted to leave a person that burned him up on the block(it was Liza).

In Memoriam Part Deux
(Remembering the evicted house guest.)

Liza

As you admitted to Arisa you played one of the worst games in Big Brother history. The plan to use the boys to do your dirty work sounded good in theory but the execution was way off. Firstly, you didn't actually use all the boys you stuck with Tom, Peter, and Andrew which left you vulnerable to all the other males in the house not to mention females. You then decided to not only align with Jillian(?) so that you could have got the boys be fore they got you, you also started hitting to get people out before it was a reasonable idea. Sad times for one of my picks to make it far in the game. You probably wont be missed but good luck in everything.

Random Thoughts
(Here are some of my random thoughts.)

- Tom opening the shower on Alec was a dirt bag move and only solidifies that Tom is a Bro but not one of the cool Bro's you would normally want to hang out with, the douchey kind.

- Peter's farewell speeches to Tom and Liza were probably the best since the last time Will Kirby played the US version.

- Arisa's commentary during the competitions was kind of annoying it's one thing to make a couple comments, it's another when every time there is even a second break she has something to say, "Let's go!"

- Topaz asking to speak during the eviction process was stupid. Haven't you ever seen the show Topaz? During a live double eviction episode there isn't any time to waste.

Running Cast Grade: B+
(Last Episode: B)
(Grading the cast on an episode to episode basis.)

I am only giving the cast a B= today because they got rid of Tom and Liza in one episode without any sort of explosion or disagreement. It could have been higher but Tom blew everyone away by keeping his composure even after all the bad stuff said about him in the farewell interviews. Now that all that drama is gone, I don't know what it will take to keep the show from plummeting into boringness. Maybe Gary wining another Head of Household, Topaz and Jillian going at each others throat, maybe even having Peter and Alec betray one another. We can only hope for some controversy.