Before I get into last night I just want to say I overlooked one of my favorite routines because I had to blog so quick.  Twitch + Nappy Tabs + whatever that Dungeons Dragon song was + Little Red Riding Hood = a match made in heaven.  I absolutely loved it.

Melanie and Marko.  Well, duh.  Of course they are going to be the first ones called.

You may hate me for saying this but Bad Boys of Dance?  Give me break.  When I hear bad boy I want b-boy.  I want hit hop.  I want hard hitting not a bunch of poser ballet dancers.  I probably would have liked the routine had it not been for their name.  That’s how fickle I am.

Sasha.  No brainer.  Caitlyn is awesome but not in the same league.

Tadd?!!!!!  Now that is a pleasant surprise.  I wan’t sure he had a shot at that.  You have no idea how happy this makes me.  I don’t think he even has a hairs breath chance of winning but I am thrilled that he made it to the finals!!!!!  So happy!  My favorite dancer.

I can’t wait until next Wednesday.  I predict that the show is going to blow our minds.

Are you happy with the results?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

I have two minutes so this will be short but hell yeah.  Sonya Tayeh plus Florence & The Machine.  I’ll watch it every day of the week.  Oh and Caitlin and Marko were pretty awesome too.

Lil’C.  I love him.  I wish he was on every week.  The way he proliferates gets my heart racing.  Definitely going to check him out on Twitter.

Christina Applegate.  Never knew she was a dancer but so glad she was on this week.  I will watch anything she is in.  Remember Samantha Who? I rewatch it on Netflix.  Yeah I do.

Chandelier routine. Not my fav but in all honesty because it was Sonya Tayeh I still liked it a lot.  I’m prejudiced in a good way.

Wall routine.  Amazing.

Whacking?  I didn’t even like it when Princess Lockaroo did it but I would much rather watch her than the routine last night.

And it’s confirmed.  I only like ballroom when Pasha is involved.  I’m glad he’s been on every week.  Spicy, hot.

Who do I think is going home?  Tadd and Caitlin.  Do I want Tadd to go home?  Absolutely not but I think Marko has a chance of winning (slim) and Ricky just seems to have more fans.

Who do you think is going home tonight?

SYTYCD is on Tonight, Thursday at 7pm MT on FOX.

I knew it would be a double elimination.  I watch enough reality TV to know the signs and Tivo gave it away.  I looked up next weeks show and it said “Top 6 Compete.”  Not 7, but 6.

I am so happy Ben Starr didn’t go home last night.  Phew.  I was super tense when Ramsey actually made a face of disgust after tasting his soup.  I thought for sure he was a goner until I saw who he was up against and then I was 100% certain he was safe.  I like it when I’m right.

What about Suzy making a comeback?  Two top dishes in one night.  I’m impressed.  She’s still cocky but she’s turned down the volume a bit so it’s so much easier to like her now.

Christian.  I have been waiting and waiting for him to get his comeuppance.  I thought it was a flat out elimination Monday but I’ll settle for Ramsey’s dressingdown last night.  Do I think he’s going to change?  Never.  I don’t think anything could change Christian’s attitude.

All in all an exciting night.  I’m sure you have a favorite by now.  Who is it?  Mine is Ben Starr.

MasterChef is on Monday at 8pm MT on FOX.

My jaw was on the floor.  I was on the verge of hysterical giggles when I thought Christian was going home.  And then Ramsey sent him upstairs too?! I couldn’t believe it.  I thought we were finally going to get rid of that arrogant SOB.  And you know, it’s so funny that I feel that way because I normally like the villain.  Boston Rob, Russell to name a few.  I love arrogant SOBs.  So why don’t I like Christian?  Maybe because he has literally ostracized every single person on the show including the judges.  At least my other villains had their groupies that adored them. Christian has no one.  On the show at least.  I can’t speak for his real life or his fans.

And who puts mustard and pickles on a kids sandwich?  I polled my kids and they all agree that the chicken sandwich would have been their choice.  And I mean by a long shot it would have been their choice.

I 100% agree with Jennifer that if you had mixed onions in with the burger not a single kid would have noticed.  Cheese and ketchup and you would have a strong runner in the competition.  The sweet side probably would have taken blue team to the top if they would have changed the burger.

I have never had a corn fritter so I don’t even have any idea how that changes the game.

I am in awe that all four of the contestants nailed the souffle.  Wow.  I am seriously impressed.

I’m mad that nobody went home.  It stresses me out when shows do a double elimination.  Honestly, it freaks me out the whole episode.  I really thought this was the shot to get Christian.  I’m super bummed.

I just want to say again how much I love the three judges.  They’re perfect.  I love their interaction and glares as they work with the contestants.  I think they are my favorite part of the show.

So, next week it looks like Christian gets told off.  I can’t wait to see.  Any guesses who might go home?

MasterChef is on Tonight, Tuesday at 8pm MT on FOX.

Oh man, six left.  This show is going to be over so soon and I am so sad about that.  I am also sad that Jess and Jordan went home.  I don’t agree with that decision at all.  If I chose it would have been Ricky and Caitlin that went home but I don’t vote so I can’t really complain.

I love Jordan.  She dances like I wish I could dance.  I see a lot of myself in her dancing so I will really miss her.

Jess.  He was just plain awesome.  Really at pretty much everything he did he was awesome.  I just remember him blowing my mind the first hip hop number he did.  I thought he was going to fail miserably but he was just spectacular.

Above all I am so thrilled that Tadd is still around.

I was talking to a friend today and really it’s going to be Marko, Melanie and Sasha in the end right?  I don’t see how it could be any other way.

I loved the group dance performance choreographed by Christopher Scott.  I’m going to have to check out their show (The League of Extraordinary Dancers) because this was dope.  Mega dope.

Lady Gaga was fun but didn’t blow me away.

I’m sad that Jordan is gone and sad that Tadd is probably going soon also.  Those two are by far my top two if it was my choice.  What do you think?  Are you happy with last night’s decision?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

Sonya Tayeh blows my mind. I could really just end this post there. She blows my mind every time. I was crying at the first routine, practically jumping out of my seat at the second. Oh man, I just wish I was Sonya Tayeh and that amount of creativity came out of me. I am in love.

My favorite guy is for sure, by far Tad.  I love everything that he does.  I think Marko is pretty gosh darn amazing too.  If I had to guess I’d guess Marko goes further than Tad because he seems to be the fan favorite but I’m on Team Tad all the way.

I really like Jordan for the girls.  I know she’s the total underdog but her leg extensions are too die for.  Of course Melanie and Sasha are going to fight it out for the final but I think my heart goes with Jordan.

That being said, Melanie and Sasha are freaking amazing.  Their final routine tonight made me want to jump around and punch something.  I’m not sure that was the desired effect but I loved it.

I felt so bad for the choreographers last night.  I felt like Lady GaGa was picking on them.  She kept praising the dancers and criticizing the choreographers.  Nappy Tab, I love you and I loved your props.  I really liked having Lady GaGa on the show other than that.  I liked her perspective.  I had never heard about throwing your shoe at the stage.  Who knew?

So, who’s going home tonight?

SYTYCD is on tonight (Thursday) at 7pm MT on FOX.

I am totally and completely intrigued.  First of all because it stars Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, my all time idol.) and I would watch anything that she was in (as long as it was on basic cable.  That’s all I’m working with here.)   I love the idea of taking on the identity of someone else to save yourself only to find yourself in even deeper trouble that’s completely unfamiliar to you.  Now, this show looks intense and scary so I may not make it past the first episode but I will with 100% confidence that this is going to be awesome check out Ringer.  I’m really excited to watch a show with Gellar again, I just love Buffy so much, how could I not love Bridget/Siobahn?

Ringer will premiere Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm on The CW.

This was going to be one of those posts where I show you the preview for the show but The CW makes it impossible to embed files so I’m just going to have to give you a link.  Sorry.  I really, really tried.

The Secret Circle description from The CW:  Cassie Blake was a happy, normal teenage girl – until her mother Amelia dies in what appears to be a tragic accidental fire. Orphaned and deeply saddened, Cassie moves in with her warm and loving grandmother Jane in the beautiful small town of Chance Harbor, Washington – the town her mother left so many years before – where the residents seem to know more about Cassie than she does about herself. As Cassie gets to know her high school classmates, including sweet-natured Diana and her handsome boyfriend Adam, brooding loner Nick, mean-girl Faye and her sidekick Melissa, strange and frightening things begin to happen. When her new friends explain that they are all descended from powerful witches, and they’ve been waiting for Cassie to join them and complete a new generation of the Secret Circle, Cassie refuses to believe them – until Adam shows her how to unlock her incredible magical powers. But it’s not until Cassie discovers a message from her mother in an old leather-bound book of spells hidden in her mother’s childhood bedroom, that she understands her true and dangerous destiny. What Cassie and the others don’t yet know is that darker powers are at play, powers that might be linked to the adults in the town, including Diana’s father and Faye’s mother – and that Cassie’s mother’s death might not have been an accident.

Of course I’m going to look into this show. It’s about witches. I will definitely be giving The Secret Circle a once over in the Fall. I have very low hopes for it though. I know I’m a big ‘ol fuddy duddy but I really don’t like the way The CW portrays teen life. So much sex and drinking and violence. I’m OK with those things for grown adults but it really rubs me wrong when it’s teenagers doing all that crap. I used to love The Vampire Diaries and then I just got frustrated with how apathetic the adults were with what was going on in the lives of their kids. Well, really niece and nephew. I mean really, sleep overs with boyfriends? Anyway, I digress. I will be checking this show out and I am hoping to like it. I absolutely loved Life Unexpected. If this is more like that I will be happy. (What I’m looking for is caring adults.)

Brittany Robertson who played Lux in Life Unexpected looks like the lead here and she was charming and wonderful in LU so I expect great things from her here.

Link for Secret Circle preview on YouTube.

The Secret Circle will be airing on Thursday, September 15 at 7pm on The CW.

Top 11:

It’ll be real quick today but can you believe Jennifer?  I honestly didn’t see her downfall coming but I thought it was a totally stupid and arrogant move not to take the free pass.  I wonder if Alejandra’s dish was worse but they put Jennifer in the bottom three to teach her a lesson.  Gotta love reality TV for this exact reason.  On top on minute on the bottom the next.  Love it.

Do you guys feel bad for Aaron?  I really do.  He had a bad day.  Things didn’t go the way he planned and now he’s gone.  He was super brave for standing and taking his apron off himself.    What a crazy episode.

So the question is would you have taken the balcony or stayed to cook?

Top 10:

I had no idea Joe was Lidia Bastianich’s son.  Not even a clue.  How fun.  I love that Ramsey’s mum doesn’t like fish.  A picky eater.  How cute is that?

I have a confession.  Just looking at Eggs Bededict makes me want to vomit.  Every time they cut into an egg and the yolk oozes out it sends chills up my spine.  Not ooh chills but blech chills.  I like my eggs scrambled, please.  With lots of cheese on top.  Pretty much I don’t even want to taste the egg.

Aww, Guiseppe.  He really did seem like the most sincere, gentle, nice guy.  I think I’ll miss him.

I like this show because it’s Summer and nothing else is on but my heart really isn’t into it.  How about you?

MasterChef is on Monday at 8pm MT on FOX.

I really wish this results show was only 1/2 hour.  I loved last weeks performances but that was the first in however many years I’ve been watching the show.  I’m sure there been a few standouts here and there but heck if I remember them.

Super happy Ryan and Alexander went home.  Ryan especially.  I never got into her and for me, it was time she went home.  Alexander…meh.  I’m definitely OK with it being him this week.

Well, your top ten are:  Caitlyn, Clarice, Jordan, Melanie, Sasha (awesome solo tonight), Jess (who is always surprising me), Marko, Mitchell, Ricky and Tadd.

So top ten gets spicy.  New partners and All-Stars:  Melody (Season1), Allison (S2), Pasha (S3), Twitch (S4-My Fav), Comfort (S4), Chelsie Hightower (S4), Brandon (S5), Kathryn (S6) and Robert (S7).

So excited for the choreographers and Cat.  8 Emmy nominations.  Choreographers (which all happen to be my favorites):  Mandy Moore, Mia Michaels (my all time favorite), Stacey Tookey, Travis Wall, and Tabitha and Napolean.  I loved that little montage they showed.  I remember all but Mandy Moore’s routine and I LOVED all of them.

And holy smokes that opening number was to die for.  El Fuego indeed.  Muy caliente.  Me like, me like.

And I loved the judging panel this week (Jesse Tyler Ferguson-Modern Family and Sonya Tayeh).  I think it was my absolute favorite so far.  Although Kristin Chenoweth was pretty darn cute.

So, the big question is…are you happy with who went home?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

Well, I’m embarrassed.  I thought the redheaded ballroom choreographer was with another man.  It turns out Melanie Lapatin is not with Jean Marc she is with Tony Meredith.  You guys.  I’ve been watching this show for years and never put those two together in my mind.  How ridiculous is that?  Now you know I pretty much ignore ballroom but this is just plain silly.  Second week in a row I’ve been embarrassed.  Maybe this week I’ll get my act together?!

OMG.  That Travis Wall routine with Jordan and Tadd was off the hook.  I love dark pieces and this one was dark for sure.  The wardrobe for Jordan was freaking amazing.  The way it shook when she wiggled her wrists was genius.  And then the lone wanderer killed the vulture at the end.  I was not expecting that turn but I loved it.  It was so hard hitting and wonderful.

When I saw Jess was doing a hip hop routine I was very skeptical.  He and Clarise did an awesome job though.  Super cute routine.

This season I am totally in love with Tyce Diorio.  I love all of his routines.  Alexander’s best for sure.  And I have never been a huge fan of Sasha’s.  If you remember I didn’t think she was going to make it to the top 20 but in this routine I can definitely see how she made it this far.

OK, so maybe I’m in love with Travis Wall too.  That Janis Joplin routine was so hot and sexy and dirty.  I’m not sure how I feel about all the tweens watching but I loved it.

The moth routine!  Oh wow.  Melanie and Marco sent their team out with a bang.  Dee Caspary did a fantastic job.  I wish the show would have ended with them (because you know I don’t like ballroom).

I’m with the judges.  Except for Melanie and Marco I’m excited to see everyone split up next week.  Bring some new blood to the stage.  Exciting night!  Can’t wait to see who goes home tonight.  Who do you think it will be?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

“@#$% it!  Stupid @#$%ing cake!  @#$%!” Christine Corley.  It’s like she’s been in my kitchen every time I’ve tried to make a birthday cake for one of my family members.  I have the decency to keep the profanity in my head to spare my children some nasty new words to use on the playground, or heaven forbid, in church.  That is however, exactly what is going on in my head.  I have even thrown stuff around the kitchen.  Now, it’s been decided that we let the local bakery bake our custom birthday cakes for us from now on.  So what I’m saying is, I feel for the contestants that did poorly this time because I know firsthand how hard baking a fancy cake is.

Can you believe the beef tartar lost by 100%?  How bad must that have been?  I mean not even one person voted for them.  Not a single snooty L.A. Z list celeb voted for them.  I did see Carson Kressley in the group but he was the only one I recognized.

How amazing was that moment with Ben when he broke down in front of Ramsey?  At first I was scared because they were so skeptical of his cake but when Ramsey loved it I almost started crying along with Ben.  How amazing to put your heart and soul into something and have it turn out to be amazing.  I am so happy to have been able to see that.

I hated the bottom three because those girls are each great characters in their own way.  Esther has no self confidence and it’s written all over her face so I love to watch her squirm and be totally uncomfortable.  So sorry she’s gone.  Then Christine is awesome because she loses it all the time which is thoroughly entertaining.  And then Suzy is so egotistical you can’t help but laugh at everything she says.  I think last night she really got a wake up call.  She looked freaked out.

Judge Joe Bastianich is my favorite.  He looks the contestants straight in the eye with a death stare as he tastes their food.  I mean puts the fork in his mouth while staring them down.  Awesome.  I had never heard of him before but he is a super scary judge.

I think it’s time I picked a favorite and it’s got to be Ben.  What a cute guy and he seems to be a great chef.  Do you have a favorite yet?

MasterChef is on Monday at 8pm MT on FOX.

Three of my favorite TV shows are teaming up tonight!!!  That’s right History Channel’s American Pickers, American Restoration and Pawn Stars. I mean, for Summer programming does it get any better than this?  First we see Mike and Frank pick an item, then we take it to Rick for restoration and then I guess the Pawn Stars are giving it to The Old Man.  It looks like they are picking and restoring a ’57 Chevy.  Should be good.

Everything’s been in reruns for so long I almost missed this new special tonight.  I am so excited.

The Pick, the Pawn and the Polish starts tonight (Monday) at 10pm MT on The History Channel.

So I am so embarrassed about three things.  One.  I completely forgot about Melanie and Marco.  How could I have forgotten about them??!!!  Their routine was amazing.  They danced beautifully and started the show off with a bang.  I loved the choreography, which I believe I commented on loving the choreographer but not the dancers.  Shame on me.  Second best performance of the night.  Should have watched the recap at the end.  Sorry.

And I completely forgot about Ryan and Ricky.  Once again praising the choreographer and not the dancers.  I’m on a roll this week.  And how, how in the name of all things beautiful did they end up in the bottom three?  I am so confused.

Then, Cat said there were four new choreographers last night but I only remember two!  Which I loved!!!!  Which other two were on the show last night?  Which routines did they choreograph?  I’d love it if you would tell me so I don’t have to go searching around for answers.  Help a girl out!

I enjoyed the contemporary ballet routine but hated the music.  Loved the outfits.

I am really struggling with the solos.  I’m totally and completely bored by them.  And then out came Ryan and she blew me away.  What I don’t get is I liked all of these contestants when they auditioned so why don’t I like their solos now?  I just don’t know.

I’m happy that Ashley and Chris went home.  Maybe happy is not the right word but I would have been upset if anyone else had.  They’ve had some great routines together but they’re not stand outs to me.  Awesome dancers but not the best.

And a quick shout out for Florence and the Machines!!  I love them.  And I mean love with a capital L-O-V-E.  They’re in my shuffle and my heart always flutters when they come on.  Finally a band I can get behind and not all these gimmicky wannabe’s with all their scantily clad dancers gyrating on the stage for all the tweens.  Oh.  I’ve told you before that drives me nuts.  Anyway.  Deep breath.

National Dance Day is July 30 at your local Six Flags.  Anyone going?  I know it’s advanced but I would love to learn a Nappy Tab routine.  Maybe I will just for me.

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm on FOX.

Well, today is a slow tv day and I didn’t see any more movies over the weekend so I’m doing some wishful thinking about the Fall. When all my most favorite shows will come on fresh and new from their Summer break. I’m also thinking about the new shows that are going to pop up in the Fall and New Girl is on the top of my must check out list.

This clip is on the long side but as far as I can tell sets up the show beautifully. It looks heart warming. It looks funny. And how can you not be in love with Zooey Deschanel. I could eat her up she’s so cute.

I can’t wait for this Fall to come and this show with it. Anyone else been checking out the commercials for New Girl?

New Girl will premiere Tuesday, September 8th at 7pm MT on FOX. (The time might be off so check listings closer to the date.)

I am so grateful for firefighters and cops.  So grateful.  They put their lives on the line in situations where I would be peeing my pants with fright.  I think they’re awesome.  I also think they’re funny.  Every time they showed a clip of one of the firefighters or cops telling us why being a firefighter/cop has made them the perfect candidate for this competition it cracked me up.  They’re getting there butts handed to them by a group of hippies and a bunch of good ol’ boys.  Both the firefighters and the cops are in the waaaay back of the pack.  They keep bragging about their training but looks like being a firefighter/cop doesn’t make you a naturalist naturally.  hee hee

And the Mom’s Army.  I didn’t know there was crying allowed in the Army.  Did Ruthie cry during basic training?  Did Ruthie cry while in battle?  I don’t know but Ruthie cried when she thought she was lost.  I’m not trying to be insensitive here.  I cry all the time.  But when your whole persona is ARMY,  ”I’ve been in the Army,”  ”I’m hard core,”  crying when you’re lost in the middle of a game is going to crack me up every time.  Every time people.

There are so many teams that I just am not interested in other than for comic value at this point.  I am all about Team Mustache all the way.  If this is anything like the Amazing Race or City Search they are going to plummet to the back of the pack any week now.  It’s going to be catastrophic.

Not as good as the Amazing Race because they don’t show all the drama.  Nobody’s calling each other out or threatening to leave the race…yet.  Maybe the really good stuff is yet to come?

Expedition Impossible is on Thursday at 8pm MT on ABC.

I need to admit to you guys that I had 45 minutes to watch both episodes this week so this post wont be as extensive as usual.  I skipped all the bios, all the intros, all the judging so I missed a lot.

Let’s talk about Sonya Tayeh for a moment.  I love her but I didn’t love the zombie routine.  I think Nigel was right and the music was detracting from the characters.  I however loved her second routine with the “leash”.  That was spectacular and telling and moving.  I 100% got that one.

And Nappy Tab.  They were on fire tonight.  I loved both of their routines.  That cheeky one at the end was so cute.

I know I didn’t take the time this week to really enjoy what was happening but I didn’t particularly like any of the group routines.  This is where I am really missing Mia Michaels.  She choreographed some amazing group routines.  You always knew which ones were hers.

The wheelchair routine was pretty cool.

The Dance for Your Life routines were way better this week.  The only one that I felt was lacking was Mr. Personality.  Which makes me so sad but I understand why he went home this week.  Miranda.  I don’t know what to say.  I guess one of the girls have to go so she’s the one.

I like everybody so much this year that I think every week is going to be a sad one.  What do you think?  Did the right couple go home?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

I just want to say real quick how much I enjoy this format of two people going home each week. It keeps things moving along nicely. I like it.

If I were feeding bikers I would have gone with Team Reds recipe for sure.  Not that I’m a biker expert but they don’t seem like the sweet sausage type.  Beer drenched toppings and sausage?  I would have thought that would be the clear winner.  I think if the Red Team was more organized and they actually fed the bikers sausage links that they might have actually had a shot.  I’m just amazed that the Blue team was so organized and well thought out that they could switch it up midway through and still come out with a win.  It was so much more fun to watch them work than the Red Team.

I got so mad at the preview at the beginning of the show because it showed Christine in the final challenge.  So they basically gave away the whole outcome of the biker cook off.  It drives me nuts when shows do that.

WHAT A TWIST at the end.  Giving Esther the chance to sacrifice herself or go free.  Woah.  What would you have done?  Being the type of person that I am, and always thinking everything is my fault I probably would have sent Max back and taken the challenge myself, but I’m not at all saying that is the right thing to do.  I think looking back if I were sent home I would kick myself and my husband would have thought I was crazy but that probably is what I would have done.

I am so torn about Max leaving.  He’s a jerk so good but he’s a jerk and makes good tv so bad.  I’m just really sad that I wont be hearing his condescending remarks anymore.  Or his cocky remarks.  I will miss them.

MasterChef is on Tuesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

ps  Christine has got a mouth on her.  Sheesh.

Think the Amazing Race gone physical.  And I mean way more physical.  Expedition Impossible actually expects it’s contestants to do real hiking and repelling.  The Amazing Race is my second favorite reality television show (Survivor my first.).  I LOVE it.  I love it because I think I can actually do all of the challenges they ask the contestants to do.  Not so much n EI.  This is for real, hard to do in the 105 degree Moroccan heat, kick your trash challenges.

I just watched this exact same show called City Chase on BYU TV.  The difference is that was a much smaller scale and had contestants from around the world.  EI is a reality tv show with ridiculous city folk, Americans.  Ok, they do have some fishermen and country folk but none of them were prepared for the first day of challenges.  In City Chase they are all extreme marathoners and cyclists and outdoorsy types.  Not your run of the mill, watch tv all day American.

So I saw a guy in the opening sequence with a mustache, and honest to goodness I said to my husband, “Wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a mustache team.  If that was their deciding factor that they all had mustaches?”  And no less than two seconds later they showed the mustache team!!!!  And they are one of the front runners so there is no question in my mind who I am rooting for.

Then there was the Latina team from New York.  They came in super nice outfits.  All black.  Did I mention it was 105 degrees in Morocco?  They were hilarious.  They fought the whole time and then threw up in the rocks and then came in last place and were the first to go home.  It was awesome.  I just wish one of the more boring teams had gone home.  The Latinas were super fun to watch struggle with the course and with each other.

I also really like Fab 3.  So Mustache Team (Which I’m sure has a real team name.) and Fab 3.  There’s also No Limits which has a blind team member, who is also worth looking into.  The California Girls are not looking so good so far.  Though they’re from Cali so I want really badly to root for them.  I’m just not there yet.

I was lucky to catch a reairing of the first episode.  Anyone else catch this?

Expedition Impossible is on Thursday at 8pm MT on ABC.

This is a show on the History Channel that I am just getting into and I am loving it.  It’s like a fun history lesson about the founding of our country and it’s states.  I will admit that I do not remember anything I learned in Junior College or before about the history of our country.  And when I say I don’t remember anything I mean literally nothing.  This show is like being in school only you get to watch TV the whole time.  That’s my kind of school.

I just watched one last week about Utah, the state I am currently living in and thought it was fascinating.  I loved hearing about the Mormon settlers and what they did to scare the Federal Government.  I also loved seeing how big the Utah Territory was before it got shrunk and finally made into a state.  I felt the information on the Mormons was fair and accurate.  Very well done.

Just now I watched one that dealt a lot with California, the state that will forever be my home and how I visualize myself.  You can take the girl out of California, but you can’t take the California out of the girl.  Cheesy I know but now I know how true it is.

California was also a lot bigger territory than it is now and we were so powerful at the time (and still are for that matter) that when we wanted to become a state we drew our own lines and Congress pretty much had to accept it.  Man, I love California.

It’s not just my two favorite states that I’m learning a lot about.  I also learned that Ohio didn’t have proper paperwork proving it was a state until the 50s.  Of course, it was always a state but Eisenhower signed the official papers for them when they celebrated 150 years and realized the paperwork was missing.

This show is super fun and very educational.  I don’t like Brian’s (the host) haircut.  Too short on the sides!!  But so far that is my only complaint about the show.  I have thoroughly enjoyed watching it.  This is not a stuffy, boring history show.  This has bangs and whistles which I apparently need to learn.  Love it.

How the States is on Tuesday at 11pm MT (Thank you Tivo.  There’s no way I could stay up that late.)  on The History Channel.  Also check listings for reruns, they run throughout the week.