Nikka Costa Dirty Disco Prince made it a habit of pulling talented female musicians into his orbit, and one of those is Nikka Costa. After a six-year hiatus, Nikka is feeling the funk in a way that is not to be messed with. The spirits of Paisley Park are very evident on her new album... Continue Reading →
[cue Daughtry Home] [cue Bee Gees Words] [cue The Spinners Could It Be I'm Falling in Love] [cue Al Green L-O-V-E] A lot of things happen in the Hometown visits both for our entertainment (the skeptical Dad, the protective Mom, the combative sibling) and crucial information for the couples. But when the meeting and greeting... Continue Reading →
Seven. Four. One. Seven Men. Four tickets for Hometowns. One Sam the Sham (‘The Sham”). As James Brown might have put it, the Evil Genius Producers (EGPs) made sure this latest episode was on the One. Sure, they gave us some minor sub-plots to get us from The Seven to The Final Four. But the... Continue Reading →
Whoa. They done walked right out the commercial into Cocktail Party with zero warning! Hit Rewind, Ray! The guys are duped into thinking the Party will be drama-free because they don’t know a Jenn ex has been flown from Colombia to Auckland to muck things up. Jenn sat herself down in the middle of the... Continue Reading →
The scene for Jenn and Her Guys shifts from Melbin, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand. There’s a scene of a space needle-type situation, which I immediately took as foreshadowing, which turned out to be correct. But first, we met Jenn and Jesse and got some fascinating insight into the history of one of The Bachelor... Continue Reading →
At the outset, I want to thank the Suits at ABC (sABCs) and the Evil Genius Producers (EGPs) for their opening announcement to humorously remind me that I am not their target demographic. The opening beefcake scene further reinforced that reminder. There is no way that this scene is anything other than staged! Not only... Continue Reading →
I’m pretty sure that the Suits at ABC (sABCs) and Evil Genius Producers (EGPs) looked at the calendar quite early and recognized that the Republican National Convention was going to take a big chunk of their audience and everybody else’s audiences, and they were correct. So, I am persuaded that they decided to give us... Continue Reading →
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