Chef Ramsey
 

Those of you who watch HK. I found on BBC America a show where the chef goes to restaurants in trouble in the UK and tries to turn them around. It's called Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmare's. A new season starts Thursday night. I watched several of them today. It is easier to watch with closed captioning on though, since they talk differently over there. I learned a few new terms. :D

I used to be the one in the family that would hook up the VCR and figure out the remote. Now I can't figure it out at all!!!!!! I guess what is so confusing is how to turn the TV remote off and use the VCR remote only. It just doesn't work, well for me it doens't. And on the spot recording, well don't even get me started on that one. No telling what I would have recorded.

I like my old WebTV that was hooked to my VCR, I just programmed what shows to record and it was done, no question. I know that if we put out more money for our cable we would get a DVR with it. But that would just get me more cable stations with more reality shows. So on a lot of shows I watch one show and turn it over to the other during commercials. And they never seem to end at the same time so I get the all important ending. Plus I can watch complete episodes on the internet for free.

Big brother. I said I was just going to try it out and now I have watched two episodes and it's going to be on right before Pirate Master on Tuesday night. I have never watched this show before. So someone is going to have to tell me the rules of the game and how this thing is played out.

Remember Pirate Master moves to its new permanent place on Tuesday night after BB.

I am the VCR queen! I wear VHS tapes out just taping .. taping.. taping.

I also watch BB.... I hate that it's on 3 X's a wk tho...

I'm a reality show junkie.... I wonder if Betty Ford has a program for that?

I'm getting to know the charactors on Big Brother....it takes me awhile. Tonight is the first ouster and I don't have any idea about the two who are up on the block. It's just to early to tell if I like them or not.

It's fun to watch, though.

I watched a little of Hell's Kitchen...I liked it. And a little of The Next Best Thing...That was good. Those people are talented impersonators. It made me laugh.:D

More later..;)

Sally
 

If you get the BBC America, Chef Ramsey has a show on tonight. A new season of Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares. He goes to UK restaurants in trouble and tries to turn them around. I'm recording it.

Fox, in the fall will have a series with him called Kitchen Nighmares. Not sure it is going to be American makeovers or the UK version run on Fox.

BB is a fun break from reality. It amazes me how diverse, yet similar people really are. It really is too early to tell who should go. My vote would be for the wacko Jen.

I have never watched any of BB before this year. I guess it's OK, a little two gossipy for me though. I don't think any of those players are telling the truth in anything they do. I'm used to Survivor when the whole episode is run from challenges all the way to elimination. This 3 episode thing before elimination thing , I can't keep up with everything. Maybe it will be better as more peole are eliminated.

The two palyers I can't stand are Jessica and Jen. I guess Jessica is so shallow and her voice is like fingernaol on a blackboard. Jen is just to much of a drama queen. I guess I should put Joe on that short list to. Jen with the power of HOH may just be to much!

I think next week all the ousted players come back on Pirate master! Now to me that is exciting!

What do you all think of SYTYCD. I am enjoying learning all the different dances and how all these ballroom dances can be done to such modern songs. I had always envisioned ballroom done to 'stuffy' music. I don't know if that is the term I want but it's the best I can come up with for now!

I agree with all your BB observations and it will get better with less people. I love SYTYCD. This is my first season watching. Dancing with the Stars does ballroom to modern tunes. I think that twist is awesome. I sure wish I can dance. But, alas I am the white girl with no rhythm, so I live vicariously though those that can.

I may have to recod PM again. Since it moved to a night with less stuff on. I haven't watch SYTYCD results yet. I've been fighting a losing battle with a migraine since Tues. :( Sleeping helps or maybe its the unconscious. I've got an ice pack on my head now. I'm out of ideas and have two big events I must attend Sat. Wish me luck.

Beth -- I'm praying your migraine disappears by tomorrow. They're horrible things. Have a good time at your two "functions"!

I love SYTYCD -- that was always my dream in my younger (of course) days, to be a dancer. Took the usual tap, ballet, acrobatics, etc., but it just wasn't meant to be. Guess my mother wasn't pushy enough! ha ha ha ha There was a girl in my dance class who went on to be a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. I grew up in NJ. She also did trapeze and the Spanish web. I was totally jealous!!!! Her mother was the typical steriotype of a "stage mother" -- pushy, pushy, pushy!! It's getting really difficult eliminating people now since they're all so talented. I agree, it's definitely a different twist trying to do those dances to such "odd" music.

Did anyone watch the two new shows about not forgetting the lyrics? I can't even remember the names of the shows!

How about America's Got Talent? I got tired of watching all the weird auditions, but now the voting will be starting so it should improve.

Doydie -- I'm with you. VCR's are Greek to me. I know how to put the movie in and take it out -- that's it.

Isn't it funny how all of these reality shows became so popular at once? Guess Survivor started it all. Happy watching!

I love those new 'karoke' shows. I like the one with Wayne Brady the best. Of course I would love him any day. The audition shows for any of these reality shows are so bad. I'm not sure if some of those people really think they have talent or just want thier one minute on TV. And the networks know that is what sells thier show so they give it to them. But now it will get interesting now we are down to the fianl contestants. I'm glad that Leonold the great didn't get put into the finalists this year. We had enough of him last year.

I'm looking forward to HGTVs nest Design star but for some reason my computer won't let me get on the HGTV website.

Another new week for all of us reality show junkies! I think I have read enough on all the shows websites that I have put to much on my computer. I guess I didn't say that right. You know all the shows have their own websites which have message boards. Well on some of those message boards some of the people have these big animated signatures. My computer is frequently telling me now that my 'virtual memory is low'. Well what a revelation! Oh, it'a of my computer. So I don't know if it is from all these animated signatures or not. I just now found out how to block those signatures so hopefully that will help. Cause I also get a nasty little message that 'Internet explorer is not responding' and my computer freezes up.

Any suggestions!:confused: :( :eek: maybe these cute little emoticons are clogging up my computer?

Oh Boy, what a dirty trick for Jen to nominate the Father/Daughter combo for eviction. That means that one of them will be going home.

Jen is soooo transparently jealous of the Daughter and hates the Father. What a Jerk, she is.

She's next!!!!

BB
 

I believe if Jen hadn't won HOH she would have been nominated. Everyone is sick of her selfish actions. I couldn't believe she took down the pic w/her mom. The only family pic because SHE wasn't wearing makeup. I thought she looks better that way. She sure lives in a bubble, party of one. Wacked to the max. Just my opinion.

Didn't ya just love it when Evil told Jen off when she came into the bedroom and woke him by her babbling???? oops, am I babbling now????

She's an idiot!!! .

Love, love, loved it.

The forum on the website is very active. What I don't like is that a lot of them watch the BB after dark and already know what is going to happen tomorrow night. And now, unfortunately, so do I. They have gotten a lot of warnings to post those in the appropriate place.

I will admit it now. I am watching two stupid reality shows. I don't know which was worse tonight, BB or PM. I guess I would have to say BB. Jen had to wear this red leotard thingy thing that showed all her things! And she has them in all the right places, to bad she is the most unliked person in that house for anyone to appreciate it. I think it was awful for her to nominate Danielle and her Dad for eviction. They seemed to be getting along a little better and she had to put the two of them against each other. But national TV isn't the right place for them to settle thier differences.

Oh did that exotic dancer ruin it for his team tonight on PM. They had a chance of a lifetime to get back in the game and dethrone the 'triad' and John lost the key to the chest of gold. So the triad is still in command. They still talk of mutiny but no one will cast a vote for it.

I guess I need a life, or maybe some better tv!

Well, Danielle won the power of veto, so she took herself off the block. Jen, then, put up Joe. I hope they oust Joe and let Dad stay.

Jen is so out next week.:mad:

I keep watching as have never missed a season of BB, but so far.... this bunch is dull.... Where's a Dr WIll when you need one????

DaiseyMay, this is my first season for BB. Get me up to date. How does the 'game' work?

It's been a busy week and I haven't had a chance to talk about anyhthing in here. But it doesn't look like anyone else has either.

I missed Big brother Sunday and Tuesday nights because the family was here. Then was I suprised when I tried to watch Pirate Master to find out that it will finish the season on line only. I feel sorry for thier few followers that don't have computers or have dial up that will now have to stop watching. It was wierd today watching an hour long show on the internet. We buy these big 52 inch screens to enhance our viewing experience and then have to watch it on a 17 in computer monitor. But we now have a female captain and the captain that has been in command for the last four weeks and every week a guy has been voted off was 'set adrift'. Azmyth is now pirate history!

I enjoyed SYTYCD tonight. All the old partnerships are now off, each week they choose new partners and they all do a solo dance. So now we aren't voting for a partner team but an individual. I love Danny and Lauren

There also is a new game show that I like that follows SYTYCD. It's Don't forget the lyrics. it's hosted by Wayne Brday , who is a hoot anyway. It's very karoake but good.

I heard today that Drew Carry is replacing Bob Barker as the host of The price is right.

I haven't watched tonights SYTYCD yet. Will have until wait after SO goes to bed Thursday. He goes to hospital for block (for RSD) and as the 2nd one this week he will sleep most of the time afterwards, until Sunday.

I also like the DFTL w/Wayne Brady. It reminds me of Millionaire but with music. It is far superior to The Spelling Bee w/Joey Fatone. The 2nd episode was different/better then the first. They changed the games a bit. I'll not make an effort to watch, but if nothing else is on, I'll watch.

On BB, **** got HOH and put up Kail and Jen. Jen won POV and took herself off the block. **** put Mike, Kail's only remaining alliance member up for eviction. Mike had taunted **** during POV competition and **** gave up so Jen would win. That insured that Mike went up. Although Nick, who has a crush on Dicks daughter Daniele, almost went up. Daniele came crying to ****, I guess cuz she's starting to have feelings for Nick.

Oh, the food competition was for the whole house, no slop for anyone this week. They had to slide 2 at a time into bowls of pasta w/meatballs. On each meatball was a food. Each pair had to find a match (their choice). Whatever they got in alloted time was their food for the week.

I also recorded Wed nite, Top Chef and Last Comic Standing. They will have to wait also for viewing.

Murder (new show)
 

Hey crime buffs/junkies I'm watching ST Voyager, on Spike TV and just saw a commercial for a new reality show called Murder. I had to tell you all.

I think it starts next week. I should have wrote the time down cuz I can't remember when it's on. I know it is after CSI on Spike TV. Real people solving crime CSI style. I'm gonna have to at least watch the first episode. If I see another commericial, I'll do better and write it down so I can let you all know.

I've seen the commercial for the crime show also. It looks like a reality show cause they have teams with attache cases with I suppose equipment in it for solving the crime. I think all the CSI and shows like that have put such a heightened awareness on the general public on what all goes into solving crimes. But it also puts false expectations on juries, etc in getting results fast. They solve a whole crime in one hour where it might take a DNA test weeks to come back. Anyway that's just my 2 cents worth. But the CSI shows are still some of my favorite shows along with all the Law and Order.

I also am looking forward to HGTVs new design star. But for some unknown reason my computer clogs up whenever I try to go to the HGTV website. Last year I kept up with the message boards all the time for the show and now I can't even get onto the main website! Bummer.

It was so dissapointing to see Cameron and Jamie go on SYTYCD. From now on one of my favorite dancer will be leaving but that's the way the show is. I still have several absolute favorites, Danny and Lauren. I have never been to a real ballet but it would be awesome to see Danny in action. The way he leaps across the floor just gives me goosebumps. I think Lacey is just to full of herself, she is my least favorite, has been from the beginning. I wouldn't have minded to see her go right off the bat. She does have talent, but talent isn't everything. It is also very interesting to see what Cat will be (or not) wearing each week.

Forgot to add about Big Brother. This is my first season watching it. iI can watch one show and just turn it over during commercials to BB and I don't think I'm missing much. I will be glad to see Jenn gone though. I'm still not sure about **** and his daughter. She is a little spoiled and I admire him trying to patch it up with her. I don't think with his temper that national television is the place to do it. On BBs website there is some talk about a "gay' as HOH. It doesn't matter a hill of beans to me that he is gay or not. What has that got to do with it, as long as he is willing to take his responsibility seriously and take the flack afterwards. I am glad that I haven't subscribed to the BBAD, I guess it gets kind of racy.

I concur, I think Murder is a reality show from the commercial.

On SYTYCD I thought Dominic would go, I think he did too. I guess he has more voting fans. Pasha has alot of fans too, cuz Mia (I think) was the one who said she thought he would go tonight. Lacey is starting to get on my nerves finally. I've been focusing on her talent, I guess. Lauren has been a fav of mine too, but I think Sabra is top girl. I like Sara she's from out here and is picking up other styles well. I hate to lose any of them now, but that is the game. I think Neil my go next, although he's finally impressing me. Not that I can find the rhythm.

I don't think BB needs to be on so often. They seem to repeat every show in part. But, I still enjoy the break from my reality. Although, I cannot watch it live, it just drags on and on. Just my 2cents.

I have never watched the live feed for BB. 3 times a week is enough.

I think Danielle is being a little pissant, laying in bed and kissing ----, while her loyal boyfriend looks on. Poor guy!! He says that it's all about trust and that she is just confused right now. What an understanding Guy......or Fool!!

I think I'm glad Kael stayed? Yes, Jen will go soon. She won't be able to save herself forever. I don't know if I like Evil Dad or not. He is not a nice guy, that's for sure.

As far as the homosexual being HOH, I don't understand what the deal is. BB has always had a Homosexual in the mix. I like this guy but I didn't like his former boyfriend and I'm glad he's gone.:rolleyes:

I also don't go to the websites for these reality shows. I don't know why, just not that into it, I guess.

The mystery show sounds like it might be fun. I'm a mystery fan.:D

I agree with you for the most. Jen is playing the house, she is playing a smart game. Sure she is obsessed with her looks, but she has a brain. I didn't think so before this week. I also think Evel D is a straight talker, abrasive for sure, but I prefer the truth to talking behind my back. Just my 2cents. :)

I agree with your take on things, Beth.:) Actually Jen and EvilD keep it interesting. For the most part, the rest of them are bores..LOL

I agree, BB is on too many days in a week. You could squeeze all the shows into one. They do it on Survuvor and Pirate master. There are so many characters I would love to see gone...Jenn, Dic, Amber, Kael, maybe even Danielle. I truly don't think this is the appropriate time and place for Dani and her father to patch up thier differences. BB is definetly a show I can watch during commercials from another show.

I will be glad when Survivor starts back on. Pirate Master just didn't take off. I feel like I am a lucky one that I can finish the show on line, so many others cannot. If any of you have watched it and are addicted but can't watch it now, I'll try to keep you up to date. Just let me know.

I watched the repeat of the audition shwo for HGTV Design star. I just wish I could figure out why I can't get into the HGTV site at all.

I just opened another window and was able to get hgtv website to open. It is a slow loader, esp. on dialup. :confused:

If you wouldn't mind keeping me updated, bottom line is good, for Pirate Master. I had stopped watching, but would like to know how it ends. Please and thanks.

I am looking forward to Survivor. Should start when the fall season does in September. That way it will end during sweeps in November.

Sure thing MSacorn. This weeks episode, they start out with having a big feast on land and stay the night at this place. The next morning Cameron comes out and says the clues start where they are. First twist of the night is that Azmyth no longer has his trusty first officers on his team. They have to choose teams like everyone else. So they are with some of the girls and Louie is with Azmyth and girls. The guys and girls find the treasure. It is $50,000. Can't remember which guy said it but they suggest a girl for captain so they elect Christa. Then Cameron comes in with another twist. There are no first officers and no split. Captain gets all the money! She doesn't know what to do bcause $50,000 was her dream amount of money to win for her and her child. But she decides to split it up.

My mind draws a blank here. The girl that looks so wishy washy and gets black spotted almost every week. She has the royal pardon from last week. So Christa black spots her again but agrees to bid $12,5000 for it herself so the wishy washy one will be safe and the other person will go home. So Azmyth is now gone. The royal pardon can no longer be used now. I would imagine Cameron is wondering why in the world the captain would bid for the royal pardon!

I hope I hit all the highlights for you.

One of my favorite reality shows started tonight!!!!! HGTV design star. I think it has a little more class to it than the other reality/compitition shows do. This is the second year for it. Last year the first one to be eliminated was a funky looking older lady who designed using found items. Well when this lady tried to get all the used phone books she could to do her design, I knew she was out. Gee, maybe I should go out and buy a lottery ticket I was so right. The first task was for them to design thier own space. It looks pretty good.

Oh, I watched an episode on Food network, Food challenge. Onely reason it interested me was that they were making Disney Princess cakes. My almost 6 year old grandaughter absolutely loves Disney princess. it was neat seeing these cakes that had to be at least 3 feet tall.

I also watched BB but there wasn't anything worth mentioning. I guess it might be more interesting to watch the episodes if I didn't read the website and the threads tell you what will be on because they watch the BB after dark that goes on all week and you know what has already happened.

I like HGTV Design Star. I watch David's (first winner of DS) show Color Splash. he recently was renewed and new episodes are being shown. They've tweeked the show format a bit, for the better. I watched the audition show last week and will probably watch tonights episode tomorrow when I have control of the remote (aka when SO is sleeping).

BB was kinda boring. Although, the fact of the mystery mustard squirter and voter for Kail last week were linked as possibly the same person, by Jen.

Tomorrow is H-E-double hockey stick-'S Kitchen. I love that show and they are down to just 3 now, I think.

Well, Kael and Jen are back up on the block.:D I wonder if one of them will win POV and save themselves?

Jen cried, poor thing. I do think they could have waited a week or two, but hey it's all in the game.

I'm really getting sick of Danielle and her Dad's whining.:rolleyes:

I wish they would quit showing Amber cry so much. I'm sure her family is taping this and she will probably be so embaressed at how she looks when she crys and how often she did it! I'm for Nick going home, mainly so Dani and her father can work everything out. She is so focused on Nick so much, and unfortunaley not on her boyfriend. That's going to be a whole new can of worms when the show is over and she goes home.

I don't watch BB that much. When you read over on the message boards, you already know what has happened before it's telivised. So tonight I watched So Americas got talent and then Shaqs big challenge. I watched BB during commercials.

It was so refreshing to see those 6 middle school kids loose all that weight in 9 months and get a control on thier obesity. And the team was able to get the govenor of Florida to implement some of the changes in the school system.

Well i'm off the Pirate amsters website to watch thier latest episode on line. Now tell me why I bought a 51 inch TV so that I can watch a show on my 17 inch computer screen?

Watcthed SYTYCD tonight. It nerver ceaases to amaze me how theses kids while trained in one particular dance can do so weel in other styles.My two foavorite now are Sabra and Danny, followed clasely behind by Lauren and Pasha.

MSacorn, I tried to watch the episode online but it never would load so I just read the episode recap. Since there were an uneven number of 'pirates', the teams were 4 and 3. The black team won again so Christa is still in charge. Her take was $40,000 and she again devided it evenly between the four. Last week her stragey in assinging the black dots were to poll the whole crew so that the blame would be off of her when they were handed out. She did that again last night. So last night it was Kendra, again, and Nessa. She had made a fake pact with Nessa, Ben, Jay and herself to go to the final four all the time knowing that she was putting a black spot on Nessa. Nessa is a fierce competitor. So Nessa was unanimously voted off.

Anyone watching Americas got talent? I love that young 14 year old country singer.

Hi Doydie
I guess it's just the two of us watching reality tv. Thanks for the update on PM. I'm going to watch SYTYCD after I finish watching GH.

I recorded that Murder show on Spike but haven't watched it yet. Maybe tonight since I napped after my dr appt. After GH and SYTYCD, of course.

I watched AGT yesterday. I don't have a fav but I'm partial to Cas the singer. I thought the tumblers were awesome, but is that a talent or a skill?

Well back to GH and surfing. I must shut puter off for SYTYCD so it can have my full attention. LOL

OK, I'm clueless, what's GH? I think I'm finished with BB. It's worse than a bunch of high schoolers on that show. The message board is even worse than that. At least on TV they try to bleep out the foul mouths, not so on the meassage board. I even compleatly forgot it was on tonight. I might occasionally go to the website and see who has won it.

It is sad to see anyone go on SYTYCD at this point. Both Sarah and Dominic are awesome dancers. As far as the solos at the beginning, what in the world was Pasha doing. I know it's difficult for a ballroom dancer to do anything solo but I really didn't even see anything more than swinging his cape around. Lauren had been my favorite but it's now between Danny and Sabra.

GH is General Hospital. Daytime soapopera. Sorry for the confusion I caused.

BB is very juvanile, but such a diversion from my reality. That is why I record so I can fastforward through the junk. It's good live if on the puter and don't have to listen intently.

SYTYCD is heartbreaking. The only one I want to leave is Lacey she seems so phoney. I loved Sara cuz she was from Colorado. Dominic has such appeal too. Sabra just rocks she can do it all. Danny is best dancer technically but his personality sucks.

I still love Hell's Kitchen best and it's down to two, can't wait til Monday.