17 February 2004

Rather than wait until tomorrow, here's today's reality stuff today!

On American Idol, the judges didn't seem to care for anyone, not giving a positive review until the fifth singer, Lisa Leuschner. For my money she was the best of a weak night.

The judges also liked Camile Velasco, but more for her potential than for her performance. They also seemed to favor Marisa Joy, but with mixed feelings.

I thought the judges gave Matthew Rogers (the football player) a tough time, especially given what came after him. I think they'd have been more positive towards him if he'd gone later. He didn't wow me, but he was solid. Which is more than I can say for either of the Roman brothers (who've gotten a lot of camera time), who were both horrifically off key.

Oh, the Angry Girl (Briana Ramirez-Rial) was on, too. She sang something by Norah Jones, which fit her voice more than her look. It was OK, I thought. There was also some woman named Kara Masters, who I don't think I saw before tonight.

Anyway, my guess is that Lisa will make the top two with either Marisa or Camile. One of the Romans may pull some of the same votes as Matthew Metzger, but they could cancel each other out, too. I don't think Matt Rogers would sneak in, but it's possible.

Over on America's Next Top Model it was all about the combination of acting and modeling, as the women did a scene with some soap opera guy and filmed some sort of Matrix-themed ad for a fake brand of chips. There was some sort of glamor photo shoot, too.

April, who's been really self-critical, took to the acting really well, as did Shandi. The rest did OK, with Catie and Camille being the least adept (cue the foreshadowing music).

Catie couldn't act her way out of a paper bag (which is funny, given how easily she can reach her emotions - at least the ones that let her cry), and Camille seemed to think the whole thing was beneath her. Camille actually started doing some ad lib stuff, adding lines to the scene she read and doing some voice work in a fake accent.

In any event, it was Catie and Camille who made the bottom two. The judges still don't seem to care for Camille, but can find enough to keep her around. Catie got the heave-ho and pledged that she was going to LA to work her ass off and make it on her own. Expect to see her in infomercial crowds marveling at the latest time-saving kitchen gadgets sometime soon.

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