TV-Review-"Dancing With the Stars", "The Bachelor"; Thanksgiving Miscellany

We continue to review ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Bachelor" takes his loves home to meet the family.

A Thanksgiving Miscellany post featuring Turkey trivia, cartoons and other miscellany of the holiday.

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Jennie Garth Sent Home; Marie Remains Against All Odds

I’ve only a few notes for the “Dancing With the Stars” episode aired 11/19/07. I’ve made a great remix of the four finalists below, both dances, with text on screen to identify the dancer and the dance.

First, Marie Osmond remains a contender although she’s definitely NOT the best dancer. But for a woman of 40+ years, she’s damned good and America loves her.

For Jennie Garth got sent packing on the elimination show of 11/20/07 and she wasn’t going to win the thing. But if the voting was based solely on the skill of the dancer, Marie Osmond would have been gone long ago.



You know what it is? Marie Osmond is a really nice lady! I’d love to have her for a neighbor. They keep voting for her and while I’d be surprised if she won the thing…I wouldn’t rule it out.

I was surprised at the announcement that two of the judges, Carrie Ann and Bruno, will be stars of their own dance show as announced this past week. Their show premieres 1/7/08. I wonder if there are enough dance-enchanted viewers to support another major dance reality series. For sure men don’t like watching the dance and women, well maybe a bit.

Finally, below I’ve included a short video of a point I’d like to make. Because Jennie Garth finally received a perfect score for her cha cha on the episode of 11/19/07. However, Jennie and her partner made a mistake during that dance and I’ve slowed down the motion and point it out in the video below.

See, Jennie got her hand placement a bit mixed up during the dance. It’s a minor thing, hardly worth noting. But if a dancer’s going to get a perfect score they should be, well, perfect.

I really think the judges forced this perfect score because for all her effort, Jennie did deserve at least one perfect score. Perfect scores, it seems, are not necessarily delivered for perfection.

Marie has yet to receive a perfect score. The judges, as I surmise, figure she’s got enough of an advantage what with all of the women in America on her side.





Top Ten Stars In ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" Fall 2007
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Mel B-Spice Girl
Mark Cuban-Internet Entrepreneur-sent home 10/22/07
Marie Osmond-Singer
Jane Seymour-Actress-sent home 11/05/07
Wayne Newton-Las Vegas Entertainer-sent home 10/8/07
Helio Castroneves-Race car driver
Jennie Garth-Actress-sent home 11/19/07
Cameron Mathison-Soap Star-sent home 11/12/07
Floyd Mayweather-Boxer-sent home 10/15/07
Sabrina Bryan-Cheetah Girls-sent home 10/29/07

Prior Links to Posts for "Dancing With the Stars" Fall 2007
======================
Episode 9/23/07
Episode 10/1/07-The Top Ten
Episode 10/8/07-Wayne Newton Goes Home
Episode 10/15/07-Dispute of the Feet; Mayweather Sent Home
Marie Osmond Faints
Sabrina, the Best Dancer of All, Sent Home
Down to Top Five
Down to Four
Jennie Garth Sent Home

Brad Womack…Sleep With ‘em, Make ‘em Cry, Leave Them Sobbing

Yes, yea, yay, I watched the final of “The Bachelor” Fall 2007 and I sure hope the producers of this show don’t allow some creep to come on this show and do this again.

For Brad Womack, millionaire and marriage-eligible, chose exactly NO ONE out of 25 beautiful, damn near perfect women, from which to choose.

I got some thoughts on the matter.

First, Occam’s Razor would dictate that the simplest solution is that Brad did not find any of the women who so demeaned themselves to worship at his feet, worthy for his fine self.

Hey, it happens.





I think it’s a bit deeper than that.

I think Brad has a drinking problem. Yes I do.

He mentioned, in that show after the final rejection of BOTH DeAnna and Jenni, that he’s heard rumors that he has kids, that he’s homosexual, all sorts of rumors. That bit about Brad having kids must be a rumor because many of the search hits on this Blog have been to the affect “Brad Womack’s son”…like that. Made me wonder if someone out there knew something the “Bachelor” viewing audience didn’t know.

I’ve noted several times in the series that Brad waffled when asked whether or not he had a drinking problem. One time I believe it was DeAnna’s father who asked if Brad didn’t drink a lot what with owning a bar and everything.

A time or two again the issue came up.

Now Chris Harrison mentioned that Brad specifically asked for DeAnna’s father to be flown in for the final rose ceremony so he evidently did, up until the last moment, intend to ask DeAnna to marry him.

I think that Brad knew that no matter how much he loved the lady he chose, a woman would not tolerate a drunk for too long.

Further, as basis for my rumor, AND IT IS ONLY A RUMOR AND SPECULATION, I must caution, is Brad’s assertion on the show after the final rose ceremony that for the two and a half months since he ditched both Jenni and DeAnna that he has not been dating anybody. I think he’s been in rehab.

Come on, why else wouldn’t he be dating anybody in two and a half months?

I think he realized at the last minute that even this drama of choosing a lady from the contenders on “The Bachelor” reality series would not work unless he stopped his problem drinking.

It was a bit heartbreaking to see Brad tell DeAnna again that he doesn’t regret his decision to send her home. I know she hoped he would change his mind. Haven’t all of us women been there and done that?

I suppose I must admire Brad for his conviction despite the criticism.

Although he never turned down any of those nights in the Passion Pit now did he?

I seriously think that if this sort of thing were to happen on the next Bachelor reality series it will be the end of that show. The young dreamy women who watch this show, plus this old lady Blogger, are simply not going to tune in for eight weeks of excruciating heartbreak.

Word to the Wise.
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Final dozen contenders-"The Bachelor" Fall 2007
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Deana-sent home 11/19/07
McCarten-sent home 10/15/07
Bettina-sent home 11/5/07
Estefania-(Stephy) -sent home 10/15/07
Kristy-sent home 10/22/07
Lindsey-sent home 10/8/07
Mallory-send home 10/1/07
Erin-sent home 10/1/07
Jessica-sent home
Jenni-sent home 11/19/07
Sheena-sent home 10/29/07
Michelle-sent home 10/1/07
Sarah-sent home 10/8/07
Hillary-sent home 10/22/07
Jade-sent home 10/15/07

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Prior Links for posts for "The Bachelor" Fall 2007
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The First 25..Down to 15
Episode 10/1/07-Down to a Dozen
Episode 10/8/07-Nine Ladies Left
Down to Six
Hillary Gets Hysterical-Four Left
Sheena Sent Home-Episode 10/29/07
Top Two-Episode 11/5/07
Recap episode
Brad Rejects EVERYBODY!

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TV News Pundits including Russert, spitting Matthews and the one I adore.

"Dancing with the Stars" of 2007, reviews, pics and videos.

American Idol 2007 and The Bachelor. One night's review with links to all the others.
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Holidays Around the World





Turkey Trivia and Thanksgiving Humor

Turkey Trivia



Baking the Turkey

STUFFED ROAST TURKEY
1 turkey (14 to 16 pounds)
6 cups water
3/4 cup egg substitute
2 pounds day-old white bread, cubed and toasted
2 medium onions, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 to 1 tablespoon paprika



GRAVY:
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
2 cups boiling water
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Remove giblets from turkey. In a saucepan, bring water, giblets and neck to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until tender. Remove giblets with a slotted spoon; dice. Set aside 3 cups cooking liquid. In a bowl, combine egg substitute, bread crumbs, onions, celery, giblets, poultry seasoning, salt, sage and pepper. Add reserved cooking liquid; mix well. Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey with about 8 cups stuffing. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 2-qt. baking dish; refrigerate. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Brush with butter; sprinkle with paprika.

Bake uncovered, at 325° for 4-1/2 to 5-1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180° for turkey and 165° for stuffing, basting every 30 minutes (cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly). Bake additional stuffing for 35-40 minutes.

For gravy, dissolve bouillon in water. In a saucepan, whisk flour and 1/4 cup pan drippings until smooth. Gradually add bouillon mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Serve with turkey and stuffing. Yield: 14-16 servings.

No More HO HO HO From Santa

From News.com.au

THERE'LL be no ho, ho, ho this Christmas. Aspiring Santas have been told not to use the term "ho" because it could be seen as derogatory to women.

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The Tragedy of Preparation H

Once age caught up with the bags under my eyes, I learned to dab a bit of Preparation H, yes the hemorrhoid ointment, on them and boom, they’d shrink up and reduce my facial age by ten years.

From Peoples Pharmacy.com

Can Hemorrhoid Ointment Work For Wrinkles
Newspaper Columns, Pharmacy Q&A November 4, 2002
Q. I have a friend who says that Preparation H can smooth wrinkles on your face. She has lovely skin, but I am dubious. Could a hemorrhoid product really do any good against wrinkles, or is this an urban legend?

A. Preparation H has a reputation for unique uses beyond the obvious one. For decades people told us that they used this ointment on bed sores, surgical scars (to reduce itching and inflammation), burns, cracked dry finger tips as well as wrinkles. One woman told us that Preparation H rescued her plum tree after she scraped the bark with her lawn mower.

Alas, the formula for Preparation H has changed and this beauty tip will no longer work.

Not to worry. We’ve got a link to a site that still sells, from Canada, the OLD formula for Preparation H.

Order the old formula of Preparation H HERE

You could always use the stuff for hemorrhoids.

Leaving With a Smile

TV-"Dancing With the Stars" and "The Bachelor" Update for Episode Aired 11/05/07

It's the weekly update for "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Bachelor" of Fall 2007 for the episodes aired 11/5/07.

Both of these shows are closing in on winners.

With pics and video you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.

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Finally One of the Old Gals Sent Home

The problem with this series is that the audience grows fond of a dancer or two and when the time comes to send them home, well the beloved celebrity dancer is kept around far longer than deserved.

Hey, it’s human nature and Americans…well Americans do what Americans do. Which is being like a herd of cats.

We’ve got two “older” ladies this year who are, let’s be nice, doing one hell of a job. Marie Osmond is in her 40’s and I could swear Jane Seymour is in her 50’s somewhere. Osmond fainted on stage and Seymour lost her mother early in the competition and recently suffered from some kind of food poisoning.

Sheesh. So the kind Americans across the fruited plain, well after all that how on earth could we just send these fine ladies packing?

Although, again, let it be understood that both Marie and Jane do, or did, a fine job, way better than this old lady could do even just dancing in my kitchen whilst driving the cats batty.

But this is, heh, a contest and the winner has to be really, really good. Jane Seymour, who was sent home on the evening of 11/6/07, is in no way a better dancer than Mel B the Spice Girl. She’s not better than Jennie Garth, as a matter of fact. She isn’t better than Sabrina of the Cheetah girls who got sent home last week, probably a victim of America’s kindness to the old ladies of this year’s “Dancing With the Stars”.





So a few notes on the episode aired on Monday, 11/5/07. It was a night of TWO dances and the competition is now getting tough.

Helio began with a tango and he looked dashing. Helio always looks dashing but hey, I could swear his partner Julianne made a comment about Helio’s lack of great intelligence. “Helio doesn’t quite pick up things as well as many people in the competition,” and I quote. Well what the heck does this mean? Helio and his partner performed a samba for their second dance. The samba is the national dance of Helio’s native Brazil. I didn’t know this. Helio received a score of 25 points and 27 points respectively.

Marie Osmond performed a quickstep that was about as entertaining to watch as any dance I’ve enjoyed on this series to date. Dressed like a female soldier of yore she and her partner danced the quick step to “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. For the second dance, Marie and her partner performed a Cha Cha.

I note that Marie has really lost weight during this competition. Also, I just heard on the Fox morning show that Marie’s father died last night. Sheesh, this has been a strange year for the contenders of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars”, Fall 2007. Marie received scores of 28 and 24 points respectively.

Mel B and her partner performed a foxtrot that was just so-so. Danced to the tune of “Jimmy Mack”, the steps seemed to simplistic for the best dancer of this year’s contest. Later Mel B and her partner danced a Paso Doble and while it was done well and did receive a perfect score from the delighted judges, this was not my favorite dance of the evening. Besides that perfect score of 30 for the Paso Doble, Mel received 24 points for the foxtrot.

Jane Seymour performed next and I was very surprised that she had such a close relationship with Johnny Cash. So much so that her son is named after the singer!

In fact Jane and her partner danced a quick step to Cash’s “I Walk the Line”. I was unimpressed with this performance although Jane did look very pretty that I should look so good what with me about the same age as Seymour. Jane and her partner then performed a Cha Cha to the “Shoop Shoop” song and she should get extra points for this. Jane was awarded 24 and 26 points respectively.

Jenni Garth is a very good dancer though I doubt she’ll beat Mel B. Garth’s problem is she gets lost between the males left, the best dancer Mel B, and the two old ladies. Jenni and her partner performed a rumba and a Viennese Waltz. I thought the video below featuring Jenni was the best performance of the night although Garth did not get a perfect score. Garth received 25 and 28 points respectively.



Finally Cameron, darling of the soap opera crowd, performed a quick step then a jive. Which confuses me as they seem like the same dances to me. Cameron and his partner presented a great ending with the jive and received scores of 24 and 27 respectively.

Top Ten Stars In ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" Fall 2007
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Mel B-Spice Girl
Mark Cuban-Internet Entrepreneur-sent home 10/22/07
Marie Osmond-Singer
Jane Seymour-Actress-sent home 11/6/07
Wayne Newton-Las Vegas Entertainer-sent home 10/8/07
Helio Castroneves-Race car driver
Jennie Garth-Actress
Cameron Mathison-Soap Star
Floyd Mayweather-Boxer-sent home 10/15/07
Sabrina Bryan-Cheetah Girls-sent home 10/29/07

Prior Links to Posts for "Dancing With the Stars" Fall 2007
======================
Episode 9/23/07
Episode 10/1/07-The Top Ten
Episode 10/8/07-Wayne Newton Goes Home
Episode 10/15/07-Dispute of the Feet; Mayweather Sent Home
Marie Osmond Faints
Sabrina, the Best Dancer of All, Sent Home
Down to Top Five

”The Bachelor” Fall 2007 Narrows the Selection Down to Two

Let me get this straight, Brad Womack, this year’s handsome hunk on ABC’s “The Bachelor” series gets to sleep, ie have sex, with all THREE of the finalists?

This same scenario happened during last year’s Bachelor series and I thought the reference to nights in a fantasy suite then were coy and ambiguous. There was no mistaking it this year for several times the phrase “knowing them in this way” or some variation thereof, was employed.

“This way” can only mean sexual because Brad did invite all three finalists, Bettina, DeAnna and Jenni, to spend the night in the infamous “fantasy suite”.

This is the part that bothers me. I will never understand how DeAnna, for example, can sleep next to Brad knowing that just last night he spent the night with, say, Jenni. Brad gets all the fun, heh, while those poor ladies have to sell their souls, pride, and now their bodies for this guy. A fellow who has NO faults it seems because all 25 of the original contenders now down to 3 are or were fabulously in love with Brad Womack and come on, everybody has some faults, eh?



But never mind this, the very tired Brad had to meet with his three bedmates and send one packing. He sent Bettina home and I don’t blame him. When Brad met Bettina’s family they were very derisive of Brad’s lack of an education. The scene almost broadcast Bettina’s future rejection.

So it’s now down to DeAnna and Jenni and as I said in my post last week and as I now still maintain, I think he will choose DeAnna. Jenni has to spend a year in Phoenix because she was selected as a dancer for the Phoenix Suns. DeAnna lives in Georgia, the state where Brad spent his childhood and hey, it’s convenient.

After Brad choose DeAnna she can then marry her dreamboat man and hear for the rest of her life how wonderful Bettina and Jenni were in bed.

Heh.

The top 14 contenders for “The Bachelor” series, fall 2007
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Deana
McCarten-sent home 10/15/07
Bettina-sent home 11/5/07
Estefania-(Stephy) -sent home 10/15/07
Kristy-sent home 10/22/07
Lindsey-sent home 10/8/07
Mallory-send home 10/1/07
Erin-sent home 10/1/07
Jessica-sent home
Jenni-
Sheena-sent home 10/29/07
Michelle-sent home 10/1/07
Sarah-sent home 10/8/07
Hillary-sent home 10/22/07
Jade-sent home 10/15/07

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Prior Links for posts for "The Bachelor" Fall 2007
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The First 25..Down to 15
Episode 10/1/07-Down to a Dozen
Episode 10/8/07-Nine Ladies Left
Down to Six
Hillary Gets Hysterical-Four Left
Sheena Sent Home-Episode 10/29/07
Top Two-Episode 11/5/07

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Focus on TV Posts of Fame

Those Wacky TV Chefs. Includes Rachel Ray and the sexiest chef of them all.

TV News Pundits including Russert, spitting Matthews and the one I adore.

"Dancing with the Stars" of 2007, reviews, pics and videos.

American Idol 2007 and The Bachelor. One night's review with links to all the others.
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TV-"Dancing With the Stars" and "The Bachelor" Update for Episode Aired 10/29/07

It's the weekly update on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Bachelor".

This for the episodes aired 10/29/07 with pics and video you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.

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Sabrina Second In Scores Since 10/15/07-Still Sent Home

Thanks to years as an accountant and an eerie acquaintance with an Excel spreadsheet I am aware of the dirty little secret. For two of the females dancing merrily away on the Fall 2007 "Dancing With the Stars" have consistently been in the bottom two since 10/15/07. Here's another dirty little secret: the dancer sent home on the episode airing 10/29/07 has consistently scored at least second since that same date, sometimes first.

Here's the raw data...out of a possible 90 points for three evenings beginning 10/15/07, below are the scores of the contenders left on the evening of 10/29/07.

Marie Osmond-70
Helio Castroneves-78
Jennie Garth-79
Jane Seymour-74
Cameron Mathison-78
Sabrina Bryan-83
Mel B-85



So what of the above stats screams out so obviously? Could it be that Marie Osmond, who passes out for we don't know why and Jane Seymour, who recently lost her mother, are BOTH at the bottom of the pile? Osmond and Seymour are on a mission and they've both made that mission very clear. Their goal is to prove that women over 40 are a force to be reckoned with.

Which is one helluva noble goal if these ladies were scoring at least in the top third of the contenders. Yes, I understand that those scores are given by the judges and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the American public. Well, duh.

Still and so, this reality dancing series has been around for a couple of years as of now and the judges scores most times parallel that of the voting public. Yet even allowing for a little variation, these stats are distressingly skewed.

Sabrina was sent home instead of either Marie or Jane? Sabrina is coming in a solid second place in terms of judge's scores, beating Marie by 13 full points, and Jane by 9 points. I must wonder if the American public is being kind to old ladies Marie and Jane, one because of their age and two because of Marie's faint and Jane's loss.

Well damn The Wise I is well over age 40 and I'm all for middle aged beauties strutting their stuff. But Sabrina is a way better dancer than either Marie or Jane and my question is...should the best dancer win or should the winner of a dance contest be one who we HOPE would win?

Lookit, the American public elected Bill Clinton oncit and the greatest crime of all, the American public once elected Jimmy Carter. The American public doesn't always get it right is what I'm saying here.

These things do tend to right themselves but alas, it will be too late for Sabrina.



Beyond the Sabrina surprise, there are some other items of note regarding the series on the night of 10/29/07. The first one being my notation that this night must have been designated “straight hair” night. For every female had straight hair, either straight and hanging down her back or straight and combed into an artful updo.

The highest score of the night went to Mel B, who scored a perfect 30 on a Rumba. At one point I saw Jennie Garth mess up her hand movements but still she and her partner scored a respectable 27 points out of 30. Jane Seymour, who the judges said did the Jive like a ballerina, scored the lowest, at 22 points, with Marie Osmond right behind with 23 points.

The group dance was an impressive performance. Below, a short video of “Dancing With the Stars” group dance from the episode aired 10/21/07.



Top Ten Stars In ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" Fall 2007
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Mel B-Spice Girl
Mark Cuban-Internet Entrepreneur-sent home 10/22/07
Marie Osmond-Singer
Jane Seymour-Actress
Wayne Newton-Las Vegas Entertainer-sent home 10/8/07
Helio Castroneves-Race car driver
Jennie Garth-Actress
Cameron Mathison-Soap Star
Floyd Mayweather-Boxer-sent home 10/15/07
Sabrina Bryan-Cheetah Girls-sent home 10/29/07

Prior Links to Posts for "Dancing With the Stars" Fall 2007
======================
Episode 9/23/07
Episode 10/1/07-The Top Ten
Episode 10/8/07-Wayne Newton Goes Home
Episode 10/15/07-Dispute of the Feet; Mayweather Sent Home
Marie Osmond Faints
Sabrina, the Best Dancer of All, Sent Home

Incident With Bettina Stages on "The Bachelor" Episode Aired 10/29/07

Following right behind ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”, separated by a half an hour for some ridiculous show called “Samantha Who?”, the Fall 2007 “The Bachelor” began. Four contenders were left for the affections of one Brad Womack, an alleged “Texas Millionaire”. On this episode Brad visited each of the final four’s families.

It was interesting. In fact, one family visit was, I am convinced, completely staged.

First, the four finalists are DeAnna, Bettina, Jenni, and Sheena.



We begin with Jenni, the contender that I think has caught Brad’s eye since the beginning. Jenni lives in Kansas. Her family seemed normal enough in a Kansas cornfield kind of way. Jenni has a grandmother who was portrayed as very mean and the one human obstacle that Brad must overcome. Jenni’s mother is a hairdresser and her parents asked Brad some thoughtful questions that I would have asked in their situation.

Jenni’s mother wanted to know why Brad couldn’t meet any women in those four bars he owns and manages. Brad, in his non-committal way, said he is too busy to meet women, especially women like her daughter Jenni. Jenni’s Dad asked Brad if he was a drinker, what with managing bars and such. I thought Brad waffled a bit with his, again, non-committal answer. Someone in Jenni’s family asked Brad if he had any “nieces and nephews” and Brad answered NO, emphatically, and went on to say that the intention was for he and his brothers to have “lots of babies”.

The big drama between Jenni and Brad is the fact that Jenni has been accepted as a dancer for the Phoenix Suns and she will need to be apart from Brad for one year while she lives in Arizona. Brad is all amiable about this but heck, if I was a fine millionaire bachelor and I had a bevy of beautiful women to choose from, damn if I’d choose one I had to wait a year for.

I’m just sayin’ …

In an interesting aside, as anyone who has a Blog will tell you, one can tell quite a bit by the type of search engine questions that result in “hits” on your Blog. I’ve noted quite a few search engine questions to the effect “Brad Womack’s daughter” or “Brad Womack’s son”. I’ll throw it out there that someone might know of a child Womack has somewhere as to have this many search engine hits is rather odd. But I just speculate. To add fuel to my speculation, note that the question as posed to Brad was whether there were any “nieces or nephews”, not were there any “children”. Again, hey, I just speculate.

Moving on to Brad’s visit with Sheena’s parents, I noted immediately that Sheena seemed to spring from wealth. Her folks had a huge boat and a very nice house. Sheena’s mother, however, was a genuine nut case.

She was into astrology so much that it was almost an obsession. Sheena’s mother also had a weird way of phrasing things. In fact, Sheena was sent home that evening by Brad the Bachelor. Sheena is the youngest of the four left and Brad tended to eliminate the youngest of the original 25 right away. Beyond that, I wouldn’t want a kook like Sheena’s mother as an in-law either.

Of all the four contenders it is DeAnna (I’ve seen her name spelled so many ways I have no idea of the correct spelling at this point) who seemed to have the most normal family and it is DeAnna who seems to have the most open route straight into Brad’s life.

First, DeAnna’s brother and sister seem loving and normal, as does her Dad. DeAnna lost her mother when she was only 12 years old. Second, DeAnna’s family lives in Georgia and this fact seemed to excite Brad. He had, as an earlier Bio about Brad shared, been born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.

So I am Brad and I’m looking for a lifelong mate. I’m Brad and I live in Texas where I earn my living but I’ve still got friends from my childhood in Georgia. Well how about Brad picks a wife whose relatives STILL live in Georgia and badaboom, badabing, visits home to visit the in-laws can be combined with visits to my relatives left in Georgia and jaunts to childhood haunts?

You say my scenario sounds too calculating? Damn, yon readers, get a grip! This whole series is about calculation!

Finally there was a Bettina and Brad’s visit to her family had to be staged because as this drama unfolded it was clear that Brad was either pretending to be, or really was, very angry.

Bettina’s father is some kind of professor in Washington D.C. and right there you’ve got snobby liberals. But I digress.

Several times Bettina’s father was featured saying disparaging things about our millionaire bachelor from Texas. Bettina’s father wasn’t happy that Brad did not have a college education. He also made a big deal about Bettina’s first husband (Bettina told Brad early in the contest that she had been married before), saying that Bettina’s first husband was the finest fellow alive.



Which, of course, begged the argument that if that is the case, why the hell did Bettina divorce him?

The viewer, based on these quite negative confrontations, fully expected Bettina to be sent home that night but to my surprise, Sheena didn’t get a rose. Sheena’s mother will have to plan her Pisces wedding with another kook it would seem.

I was right along predicting that Brad would choose Jenni as he’s shown an interest in her since the beginning. But as I outlined above, I’m not sure he’s going to want to wait a year for her to do her dancing thing in Arizona. Although, let me emphasize, he said that he would.

I think DeAnna’s going to win this thing.

I’ll end with a thought I had during the watching of this episode and now that the series is in to the final three. There’s one major thing missing with this reality series of romance, love and a daring method of meeting a soul mate.

There is no such thing as a perfect man and every time this series premieres we are introduced to perfect men. Sure there’s no such thing as a perfect woman either but go with me here, The Bachelor has a chance to eliminate his version of an imperfect woman. The women must, either by direction or design, wax on eloquent about this fine Bachelor and the love they have for him.

I’d love to see one of those contenders look Brad in the eye and tell him that after due consideration she thinks that, well maybe they should start seeing other people.

This NEVER happens folks. Every female contender in this series, and it was no different last season, is totally in love with the fine Bachelor offering and come on, how often does this happen in real life?



Final dozen contenders-"The Bachelor" Fall 2007
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Deana
McCarten-sent home 10/15/07
Bettina
Estefania-(Stephy) -sent home 10/15/07
Kristy-sent home 10/22/07
Lindsey-sent home 10/8/07
Mallory-send home 10/1/07
Erin-sent home 10/1/07
Jessica-sent home
Jenni-
Sheena-sent home 10/29/07
Michelle-sent home 10/1/07
Sarah-sent home 10/8/07
Hillary-sent home 10/22/07
Jade-sent home 10/15/07
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Prior Links for posts for "The Bachelor" Fall 2007
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The First 25..Down to 15
Episode 10/1/07-Down to a Dozen
Episode 10/8/07-Nine Ladies Left
Down to Six
Hillary Gets Hysterical-Four Left
Sheena Sent Home-Episode 10/29/07

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Focus on TV Posts of Fame

Those Wacky TV Chefs. Includes Rachel Ray and the sexiest chef of them all.

TV News Pundits including Russert, spitting Matthews and the one I adore.

"Dancing with the Stars" of 2007, reviews, pics and videos.

American Idol 2007 and The Bachelor. One night's review with links to all the others.