T.T.T.TV. (April 4)

Tonight's Top Three on TV

Dean Pelton, Sterling Archer and Hannibal Lecture

1. Archer (FX 10/9c)

Last week's pope episode wasn't the best, it actually might have been on of the least funny episodes of it's entire run. However, it is still Archer and with it's track record one can only believe it will be back to it's obscure references and toilet humor in no time.

2. Community (NBC 8/7c)

This weeks episode is called 'Herstory of Dance' which can only mean one thing, Britta is doing her feminist thing. It looks like she will be putting together a dance to compete against the Sadie Hawkins dance that Dean Pelton is putting on. I guess Britta really doesn't want women to be the ones who ask others to dances.

3. Hannibal (NBC 10/9c)

I've only ever seen the character Hannibal Lecture in Silence of the Lambs and I wouldn't necessarily have guessed that character would be good for TV but it seems that's the case. What I've heard about the show is it is better than the other Horror shows that have been put out recently including Bates Motel (my favorite Horror TV show). I guess I will have to give the critics the benefit of the doubt and check this out even if just the name Hannibal scares me. Also Lawrence Fishburne is in this!


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

The Voice: Ranking The Teams

Ranking The Teams

Blake Shelton Takes The Lead

In this post I will be ranking the teams on an episode to episode basis. I will be taking into consideration the picks, the coaches decision, tactics and who has a pet bird with them.

1. Team Blake

Already on his team: The Morgan Twins, Danielle Bradbury, Christian Porter, Holly Tucker, The Swan Brothers

We only got to see one of the two artists that Blake picked this episode (Trevor Davies was not shown). That artists was Savannah Berry the country singer with the huge voice. Blake is just beating Adam right now because of the country superstars Blake has and he might have a chance to win his third season if he keeps this up.

Best Performance: Savannah Berry

2. Team Adam

Already on this team: Judith Hill, Midas Whale, Sarah Simmons, Karina Iglesias, Warren Stone, Duncan Kamakana

Adam picked up two artists,m one being a returnee from last season (Agina Alvarez was not shown). The best performer that he picked up this episode was Patrick Dodd, the dread locked Tennessean who sang and rocked 'Walking in Memphis.' Adam will need to make the right choices for pairings in the battle rounds if he wants to challenge Blake.

Best Performance: Patrick Dodd

3. Team Usher

Already on his team: Jess Kellner, Vedo, Josiah Hawley, Michelle Chamuel, Taylor Beckham, Chelsea M.

Usher was the only one who turned for Orlando Dixon and I'm curious as to why, he even makes a point to tell Orlando that he is going to push him really hard. The best pick up for Usher though, was the former model Audrey Karrasch. He has decided not turn for country artists and is having to turn around solo to attract some people so they don't get stolen by Blake or Adam.

Best Performance: Audrey Karrasch

4. Team Shakira

Already on her team: Mark Andrews, Kris Thomas, Tawnya Reynolds, Garrett Gardner, Monique Abbadie, J'Sun

Shakira was the only one who turned for Workaholic lookalike, Brandon Roush. I am not against that pick but the only way she can get artists is to be the only one to turn or hope they love her more than the other coaches. She also picked up C.Perkins (wasn't shown) and seem to be the only one to turn for him as well. Shakira has only one shot and that's she needs to at least get one amazing singer who she could ride to the championship.

Best Performance: Brandon Roush

T.T.T.TV. (April 3)

Tonight's Top Three on TV

Spies, Psychics and Canadians

1. The Americans (FX 10/9c)

A mission goes awry and Philip and Elizabeth are looking over their shoulders. During one of the many podcasts I listen to, TV critic Andy Greenwald, teased that this is the biggest episode of The Americans so far. I don't know what he means by biggest but I am certainly excited to find out.

2. Psych (USA Network 10/9c)

Shawn, Gus and Gus' girlfriends son, take a trip to the circus and that only means one thing, cotton candy! Oh, and there will probably be a murder or crime for them to solve. I hope it doesn't involve clowns, I hate clowns.

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

The Canadian version of the hit reality TV show had it's best episode yet on Sunday. I can't really see it continue that run but I do have high hopes. I think we can expect Gary to let everyone know how he feels and hopefully Big Brother gets Talla drunk.


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

The Voice: Ranking The Teams

Ranking The Teams

Adam Gets A Country Singer

In this post I will be ranking the teams on an episode to episode basis. I will be taking into consideration the picks, the coaches decision, tactics and who has a pet bird with them.

1. Team Adam

Already on his team: Judith Hill, Midas Whale, Sarah Simmons

Adam ended up with three new artists after this episode. He stole Karina Iglesias from Shakira and also stole country singer Warren Stone right out from under Blake (and wouldn't let Blake hear the end of it). Duncan Kamakana, one of the artist we didn't see on the episode, has his own YouTube page and is pretty good but I wonder how he is going to do in the battle rounds.

Best Performance: Warren Stone

2. Team Blake

Already on his team: The Morgan Twins, Danielle Bradbury, Christian Porter

After an episode where Blake didn't pick anyone up, he ended this episode with a country superstar and a duo good ol' country boys. Holly Tucker, the best performance of the night, had all four judges turn but seemed to be choosing Blake even before she started to sing. The country duo, The Swan Brothers, killed it and have wound up with the perfect coach for them but if history proves anything duo's don't usually make it past the battle rounds.

Best Performance: Holly Tucker

3. Team Usher

Already on his team: Jess Kellner, Vedo, Josiah Hawley

Usher is having a real hard time so far, he cant' get any of the country stars from Blake and he is nowhere near Adam when it comes to selling themselves to people. Even if that is the case Usher picked up three artists, Michelle Chamuel and Taylor Beckham were pretty great and he might have been higher in the rankings if I knew anything about his third pick, Chelsea M. (She wasn't shown on the show.) Usher is quietly building and pop power house.

Best Performance: Taylor Beckham

4. Team Shakira

Already on her team: Mark Andrews, Kris Thomas, Tawnya Reynolds, Cathia

Shakira is the only coach that has had to rely on being the only one to turn in order to get the talent. She turned by herself for Garrett Gardener and J'Sun (wasn't shown on the show) and only got Latin singer Monique Abbadie because she ended up being a Shakira super fan, even telling her that she is her inspiration. Shakira needs to steal a few amazing singers if she wants a chance to beat Adam or Blake.

Best Performance: Garrett Gardener

T.T.T.TV. (April 2)

Tonight's Top Three on TV

Kitchen Fireworks, Blind Auditions and Justified's Season Finale

1. Justified (FX 10/9c)

This season has been all about Drew Thompson, and since he is now safely in custody it looks like the Detroit gangsters are going after Raylan's family. Whether they shoot his ex-wife and unborn baby or not I expect it won't turn out very good for those guys. And I'm still hoping that Raylan gets to shoot Jimmy from 'Yes, Dear' (Mike O'Malley) right in the face.

2. Hell's Kitchen (Fox 8/7c)

I have always thought that Hell's Kitchen casts two or three great chefs, that could win the show, and then populates the rest of the cast with crazies. This season is definitely reinforcing my conspiracy theories. The contestants this season seem to be more crazy and less talented then any season before, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to enjoy it.

3. The Voice (NBC 8/7c)

Last night's episode got on my nerves because they showed us four people who weren't good enough to make it and left off three people that did get picked. I really don't care who has the best story I want to see the singers who made the cut. Well, that's my rant but at least Usher and Shakira are living up to and sometimes surpassing the people that were in those chairs before them.


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Big Brother Canada Recap: Episode 15

Big Brother Canada Recap

Theory of a Topaz

Last episode ended with Topaz, shockingly, stay awake long enough to win Head of Household after the house decided that Suzette was going home. There was very little action and the episode suffered for it. the best part of the episode to me was trying to figure out what those kids were doing behind Arisa during the live moments. Hopefully Big Brother decides to give the house guests more alcohol.

The Chevrolet Power Shift
(Big Brother sometimes likes to affect the game.)

Instant Eviction

The second Chevy Power Shift of the season was a twist I haven't seen in all my years watching Big Brother. Not only did they have an eviction minutes after the HoH competition, Big Brother let the other house guests watch as Topaz deliberated (out loud!?!) about who she was going to target. After her decision she was let downstairs and let in on the news that the other house guests were watching the whole time.

Instant Nominees
(The two players currently nominated for eviction.)

AJ - Another week another pawn play but what's the old Big Brother U.S. saying? "Pawn's go home sometimes."

Andrew - Topaz's main target. Why? I don't know.

Instant In Memoriam
(Remembering the evicted house guest.)

AJ

You lived a long and surprising Big Brother life. You didn't win anything (ANYTHING!) and you were surprised to hear that no one in the house was threatened by you, not even Jillian. But because you were so weak none of the house guests wanted to get rid of you and had Topaz not put you up as a "pawn" then you would have definitely been off everybody's radar. There was a little time when I thought you might be playing everyone but then I realized no that was just AJ being AJ and that everyone was right not to be threatened by you. After all is said and done you made it extremely far in the game considering you didn't actually seem to play the game and from one AJ to another, stop talking about yourself in the third person.

Head of Household
(HoH competition)

Competition: Diary Room Convictions

The contestants had to choose which evicted house guest said what in the Diary Room. The person with the most correct answers at the end will be the new HoH  and be able to choose the Have Not's for the week. If there was a tie at the end of the quotes, there would be a tie breaker.

Winner: Andrew

Have Not's: Emmet, Peter, Topaz, Gary

Nominees
(The two players currently nominated for eviction.)

Topaz - She was put up because she targeted Andrew during the Instant Eviction and ended up getting his best friend in the house evicted.

Gary - Andrew tells him and the house guests that Gary was put up there because he voted for him. Instead Andrew to Canada that Gary is his actual target.

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

3. Arisa - "This competition is about to get killer."

2. Gary - "My life is gourmet"

1. Emmet - "All of a sudden Gary runs of crying. Like we're in a grocery store and he can't have fruit loops."

Random Thoughts
(Here are some of the best quotes from last nights episode.)

- I have a theory that Big Brother put Topaz on the screen to show the other players out of vindictiveness because she has been so ready to break rules and has on more then one occasion said "F*** Big Brother." It is definitely a stretch to think the show would go to those lengths but you never know.

- Maybe Big Brother just didn't want Topaz sleeping for the entire week so they didn't want her to have her own room.

- I cannot figure out why Topaz went into so much detail while deliberating in the HoH room. Even at the end when asked why she chose those the nominees, she went into extreme detail about a backdoor plan. If she wasn't prompted to do that then I think she deserves to have her plans blow up in her face.

- Topaz had every right to be mad at Alec. He did what was best for him and that hurt her chances at winning the game. (Admittedly Big Brother ruined her game by showing everyone her HoH room process.)

- Andrew swaying he had to avenge AJ was hilarious and to find out that Gary was his actual target was actually surprising.

- Gary losing it and breaking down after being made a Have Not was pathetic and super entertaining. I laughed the whole time.

- With AJ being the first member of the Jury it would be surprising if they ended up bringing someone back and I haven't checked the finale date but if we still have a ways to go that could mean a non-elimination week. But I don't think that's likely.

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

After a series of boring episodes this one might have been the best of the season. We had a great new twist, one players game blew up in her face and another player completely melted down. I'm talking rolling on the ground, hyperventilating type of meltdown. Basically the house is filled with tension and awkwardness and that's exactly how I like it. I'm sure if they added booze it would have been that much better.

T.T.T.TV. (April 1)

Tonight's Top Three on TV

Reality, Partial Reality and Unreality TV

1. The Voice (NBC 8/7c)

So far through the first two episodes The Voice has had some great singers. It is true that I skip everything but the performances but the performances have been so good (even by those who don't get picked) that I am the most excited about this reality show on a slow TV night. Will Shakira talk about Ushers third leg some more? You'll have to tune in to see.

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

This show has been pretty interesting. I really like the relationship between Norman and the girl with cystic fibrosis, they are both sort of outcasts and have bonded over that. The only problem I have with the show is I find myself trying to figure out who the Bates' are going to murder next, I have a feeling the wayward son/brother Bates will be taking the big dirt nap.

3. Being Human (Syfy 9/8c)

The vampire and werewolf that used to be a werewolf and is now going to turn back into a werewolf are trying to save the ghost, who was reanimated into a zombie and is now going to die again so that she can become a ghost, from having her soul taken by a witch. Yes, all that is really happening.