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America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 9: The Girl Who Is Afraid of Heights
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Features,
With Victoria the academic gone, the girls were finally down to the Final Ten (a.k.a the time when serious self-analyzation begins). Saleisha, still reeling from her spot in the Bottom Two (you know – that place she said she’d never be) committed herself to wowing the judges from this point forward. Lisa – the admitted ‘overthinker’ – kept nitpicking at her problem areas and annoyed Sarah with her insecurity issues. Meanwhile, Ambreal was feeling confident about her place in the competition. She knew that she was ‘high up on the list’ and thought this was her time to shine.
And while it wasn’t unusual to hear the ladies make catty comments about one another, it was shocking to have that kind of talk come from introverted Heather. But give a girl a few weeks in the competition and nasty habits will eventually start rubbing off on her. Much to Chantal and Bianca’s surprise, Heather openly critiqued her roommates’ flaws. In addition to pointing out her own physical awkwardness, she said Lisa and Janet both needed help on modeling their bodies. She also said Ebony ‘needed work all around’ and told Bianca (to her face) that she had to pull her emotions out. (Apparently Asperger’s Syndrome gives you a set of balls.)
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Wednesday Ratings: ABC and CBS Both Take Wins
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Depending on how you look at it, two networks shared last night’s crown. CBS may have grabbed the viewers, but ABC had it where it counts: the demos.
8pm
- With 12.58 million viewers, Deal or No Deal (3.1/9 in 18-49) took the hour in viewers.
- ABC’s Pushing Daisies (10.26 million, 3.7/11 in 18-49) won the demos in the time period.
- America’s Next Top Model was up from last week (5.37 million, 2.5/7).
- Fox’s Back to You (6.62 million, 2.3/7) was down this week and was ‘Til Death (6.5 million, 2.4/7).
- Kid Nation (6.91 million, 2.1/6 in 18-49) placed fifth in the important age group.
9pm
- Despite mixed review, Private Practice (12.42 million, 4.9/13 share) took the hour’s demos with ease.
- At 14.55 million, CBS’ Criminal Minds (3.9/10) won the night in viewers.
- Bionic Woman (10.28 million, 3.9/10) continued its losing race against Practice.
- Kitchen Nightmares (6.37 million, 3.0/8) was up from last week’s numbers.
- Gossip Girl (1.3/3 share) rounded off the hour with 2.8 million viewers.
10pm
- CSI: NY (4.1/11 in 18-49, 13.43m) pounded the competitors with 13.43 million viewers.
- ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money (8.64 million, 3.3/9) was down slightly from last week as was Life (8.1 million, 2.7/8).
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America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 9: The Girl Who Goes Bald
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model,
Back at home after Kimberly’s ousting, Victoria wrestled with her emotions about the competition in general. Unlike her roommates, the college nerd didn’t spend her whole life dreaming about modeling. Only recently did she realize this was something she wanted. Meanwhile, Saleisha made it known that she would never be seen in the Bottom Two like Bianca (who was still shaken up by the last judge’s panel).
The next day the girls arrived at the Ken Paves (a.k.a ‘I’m Jessica Simpson’s BFF’) Salon for their highly-anticipated makeovers. This has come to be my favorite part of the ANTM season. It’s the time when untapped vanity rears its ugly head. Some gal will eventually start crying because she doesn’t feel like the prettiest thang in high-school anymore. But, as always, most are grateful for their improvements.
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‘Pushing Daisies’ Helps ABC Wednesday
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Ratings,
Wednesday’s premiere of Pushing Daisies attracted many customers to The Pie Hole. By night’s end, ABC came out with another win (followed by CBS, NBC, FOX and CW).
8pm
- ABC’s Pushing Daisies drew an impressive 12.8 million viewers and dominated in the important 18-49 age group (4.2 rating/12 demo).
- NBC’s Deal or No Deal (11.1 million, 2.8/8) came up second.
- Kid Nation (7.5 million, 2.4/7), America’s Next Top Model (4.5 million, 2.2/6) and Back To You (6.6 million, 2.4/7) all saw a loss in viewers.
- ‘Til Death (6.2 million, 2.5/7) remained steady while Kitchen Nightmares (6.3 million, 2.9/7) hung in there.
9pm
- CBS’ Criminal Minds (14.4 million, 3.7/9) took the hour in viewers, but placed 3rd in the demos.
- Private Practice (12.3 million, 4.5/11) declined from last week, but still topped that new show on NBC.
- Bionic Woman (10.9 million, 4.0/10) dropped 30% in the demos and lost 19% of its viewers.
- CW’s Gossip Girl (2.8 million, 1.3/3) remained fairly even.
10pm
- CSI: NY (12.7 million, 3.9/10) maintained last week’s viewership numbers.
- ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money (9.7 million, 3.6/10) lost almost 700,000 viewers but moved up to second place.
- NBC’s Life (8.8 million, 3.0/8) lost 13% of its audience causing it to fall into 3rd place.
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America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 9: The Girls Go Rock Climbing
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model,
Bianca set off the episode on a very catty tone. If she wasn’t giving Kimberly misleading critiques on her runway walk (why would she give her helpful advice?), she was labeling Heather (who was getting dolled up by the other girls) a ‘pity’ case or wishing Saleisha (her biggest threat) a quick exit home. In other words—the show started off exactly like I had hoped.
Later the girls traveled to a ‘Fashion Madhouse’ where Miss J (appropriately dressed as a ‘mad’ nurse) welcomed them. His goal of the day was to ‘cure them’ of their fashion ailments. The girls were told they’d be practicing their runway walk (again!). But instead of wearing lifejackets, this time they’d be wearing straitjackets. Parading down runways in high-fashion couture can often feel quite constricting—hence their confining tops. Their performances, as expected, were mostly blah: Sarah needed a longer strut; Jenah had problems with her chin; and Bianca couldn’t let go of her strong face. But Miss J did compliment Janet for her sexy strut and Saleisha for her nice gait.
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America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 9: The Models Go Green
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model,
After disembarking their Caribbean cruise, the thirteen finalists arrived in Los Angeles. As a refresher, the wannabes included: Victoria, the geek who’d never been east of Chicago; Mila, the bug-eyed girl who always thought she’d be a model; Heather, the socially-awkward girl with the mild form of autism; Lisa, the exotic dancer who bounced around the foster-care system; and Ebony, the one everyone loved to hate.
They gathered in downtown LA’s fashion district where they met Jay Manuel. He then directed them to their new mode of transportation—a 100% biodiesel tour bus. Tyra, always one to be socially conscious, wanted to pay special attention to the environment in Cycle 9. (I have a hard time believing those girls could care less about their recycled seats). The ladies were then taken to their plush, yet not-so-green pad. (So how exactly those huge monitors in the home being lit??)
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‘America’s Next Top Model’ Spoiler?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Spoilers,
While talking to the NY Post’s Page Six recently, Miss J. Alexander dropped a potentially huge clue about the America’s Next Top Model finale. While I still haven’t figured out who the next ANTM winner will be—the answer may become more obvious in the weeks to come.
If you want to read the potential spoiler and sort it out for yourself, click below:
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America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 9: The Girls Go Cruisin
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, America’s Next Top Model,
Hallelujah! The season premiere of America’s Next Top Model kicked off in high gear this week with Tyra Banks making personal phone calls to the thirty-three Cycle 9 semi-finalists. After traveling to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the ladies were blindfolded and shuttled to a secret location. Once there, they found Miss J (dressed up as The Love Boat’s Captain Stubing) standing in front of a large cruise ship. That’s right—those lucky bastards were getting a free luxury trip right off the bat.
They all got on board and were immediately thrown into work. The lesson of the day? Learning how to ‘work it’ with what you got. The terrified novices were forced to demonstrate their unpolished runway walk—while wearing a burdensome life jacket. To make matters worse, they had to stumble past gawking cruise passengers lounging in their chairs.
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Nokia Takes Another Stab at the N-Gage
Posted by Paul Hamilton Categories: Hardware, Portable/Mobile,
Apparently Nokia is nothing if not persistent. This week Nokia plans to introduce a third cell phone to bear the name N-Gage and try yet again to gain some traction with its cell phone/game device hybrid. This time they spent some time with the design firm Ideo to research what consumers wanted in such a device and think they have it right this time. “The graphics problem has been removed. And phones today are always connected and you always carry them with you. Phones are now the perfect device for gaming,” says product manager Tomi Huttula.
Most curious perhaps is the decision to stick with the name N-Gage, which at this point carries some pretty negative baggage. The idea of a cell phone that plays half decent games isn’t particularly bad on the face of it but the Finland-based company learned the hard way in 2003 that gamers, who are likely to be the early adopters and initial market for such a device, won’t jump on board just because an idea has potential but lacks proper execution. There’s no reason to stick with the brand name when it has already failed twice.
Still, Nokia seems undaunted by past disappointments and is focusing this time around on the multiplayer features and streamlining the experience to be more attractive to casual gamers. Also Nokia isn’t focusing on a single model this time around but will offer N-Gage games on a few of its Series 60 smartphones, presumably as a trial run, before gradually expanding to all Series 60 models. The prices have yet to be announced, but more details should be available later in the week.
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Is Tyra Banks a Sociopath?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, America’s Next Top Model, Talent, Editorial, Features,
I’m not a psychologist or a psychiatrist; my training in that department goes only up to and including my Psych 101 class freshman year at Cornell. I’m just somebody who watches a bunch of TV, and watches clip shows like “The Soup” which boils down even more TV for me. All this having been said however, let me say this: I think Tyra Banks is a sociopath.
That’s not a value judgment at all. I guess it’s not technically a mental health judgment either because of my aforementioned lack of psychological training. But here’s the thing: I’ve been watching Top Model for a few seasons now, I’ve seen many clips of her talk show (I tried sitting through a whole episode and I just … yeah, no), and something’s always bothered me about Ty Ty Baby and I could never quite put my finger on it. Finally, though, when I saw Tyra salute herself on her talk show for being a trailblazer in African-American history (she was the first person of color to appear as the cover girl on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition), it all came to me.
She’s not just a narcissist; Tyra Banks has absolutely no sense of empathy. Having no ability to empathize is what (many websites tell me) catapults someone from simple narcissism to sociopathy.
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