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A north Queensland MP is lobbying the BBC to film an episode of cult TV show Dr Who in Australia.

For almost 50 years, the Time Lord has been battling Daleks, Cybermen and other foes around the world and across the universe.

Now the federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, is pushing to bring the Doctor Down Under. Continue reading »

Bet Keith Urban wishes he was back on The Voice!

Mayim Bialik sustained serious injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles and sources say the “Big Bang Theory” actress is in danger of losing her finger. Continue reading »

Carrie Wells just may live to remember another day. CBS is in talks to pluck the Poppy Montgomery-fronted Unforgettable from the cancellation ashes, for a 13-episode Season 2.

Unforgettable, which Nine will soon air the final episode after a great episode last night, was quite successful in the US yet was not  renewed by CBS for the 2012-13 TV season. I can only pray and hope that this is the case. Love this show and our own Poppy!

I’m not the only one who noticed this rather figure-hugging dress that Indi wore on Friday night’s episode of Home and Away, am I?

So Miles Copeland is about to return to Home and Away and I’ve read a few articles where actor Josh Quong Tart says he’s lost some weight over his break in filming, but looking at these sneak preview pics from Home and Away, he looks totally different!

Yes, it’s the same actor but he’s looking a lot older, thinner, has a new hair style and is sporting a dark beard!

Check out his new look below…

I’m a fan of Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and every time I see Damien Challenor on the show, I can’t help comparing him to Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz – the Vogon captain in charge of overseeing the destrcution of the planet Earth in the book and TV series The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

No offense intended! I wish Damien all the best in his Biggest Loser journey!

What do you think?

Apologies for not getting this blog out earlier.  Feel free read at the bottom of the page as to why I am late.

And then there were the final four.  It’s a funny thing to comprehend.  On one hand it is like “Oh my gosh! We are in the final” and then on the other hand it’s like “There were only eight couples to start with and I am in the top half.  There was a 50% chance of that happening anyway, so it’s not that impressive.” But still, it’s a great feeling , and I am not taking anything away from any of them.  By this stage the contestants will be completely sick of studying.  They will still be happy to be in the mansion and they will still be having fun, but a part of them will definitely thinking that it would be nice to be back home.  Not many people can say they have been completely cut-off from the rest of the world and not know what is happening.  Who won the footy grand finals? Who even made the final? OMG I can’t believe Kim Clijsters came out of retirement and won the US open (That was me last year being a tennis fan). Which famous person has tragically passed away? (Patrick Swayze last year).   Sorry… just reliving the experience.

I actually saw many parallels in this episode to last year.
 
1.  It was mentioned on camera that everyone thought that the only team that could take down Daniel and Donna was Time and Kara
( Everyone said the only team that could take down Toby and Jenna was Emma and I)
2. Two perceived strongest teams up for elimination just after the makeover (same last year)
3.  It was the third time Daniel and Donna were up for elimination (same for Toby and Jenna last year, although they lost)
 
Another awesome thing is that Daniel and Donna have survived 3 elimination quizzes? Emma and I did that last year as the most successful team in that horrible room.  But now there is a good chance for them to have a fourth shot in that room.  I do feel bad for them, because it is really stressful.  They must be perceived as a very strong team in the mansion because every time they have not won a challenge they have been sent to the elimination room.
 

 
Can’t wait for the finale

Tomorrow I will blog about my thoughts on the challenges of last week.  I promise!

** Reason for late blog.  Thursday night I went and saw Harry Potter.  I got home to find my TBOX broken so my BATG recording was last.  I could not watch it online at home because my computer speakers are broken.  Friday I had work golf day, so I watched the show at my parents house Saturday arvo.  Saturday evening was preparing for my triathlon, which took up the whole of Sunday (16 hours of racing).  Monday I spent all day in a zombie state with no physical or mental capabilities after my long race, which brings me to now, Tuesday lunchbreak at work, to blog.

I have to say that we learnt a LOT about some of the contestants this week.  Some good…some bad.  I have to say that both Kara and Tamika impressed me quite a lot this week.

 Starting with Tamika, picking up three (I think) Golden Orb Weaving Spiders in the challenge was a huge achievement.  I HATE spiders and she appeared to have no trouble with it.  I have just opened up Wikipedia to read about the Golden Orb Weaving Spider and even that is freaking me out.  Someone told me that they were highly poisonous, but according to the Australian Museum “Orb weavers are reluctant to bite. Symptoms are usually negligible or mild local pain, numbness and swelling. Occasionally nausea and dizziness can occur after a bite.”  So they aren’t that bad.  Tamika impressed me a lot when I met her to film the commercial, and the way she handled this challenge and the way she appears to be helping out Thomas, I think that they may now be my favourite couple.  Sometimes she appears quite ditsy on camera, but you can just tell her heart is in the right place.

Then we come to my old favourite, Ellynie-May.  I think that she was a little disappointing when she would not even attempt the challenge.  But for some reason, she appears to have her head on straight and it was more of a rational decision ‘why should I touch the bugs? There is no reason to’.  It was not an ‘I’m freaking out’ decision.  So I still have a soft spot for her.

Then we get to Kara.  Wow.  Holding the bugs when they called ‘time up’ and then eating the witchetty grub and then being nice to Tim and then standing up and calling Daniel out (in the next episode it appears) I think that she is coming across very well on the show.  She is attempting challenges which gross others out, making a great effort to get to know the geeks, and then standing up for herself and her beliefs.  So I think that Kara is coming off as a real winner on the show, and if anyone has a bad word to say about her, then they should have a long look at themselves.  It is often the case in reality TV shows that the producers want you to fall in love with the characters that win so that the audience is happy at the end of the series.  Are we looking at Tim/Kara potentially taking it out?

Then we come to the obvious ‘bad boy’ character, Daniel.  Whether or not what we are seeing from Daniel is what really went down, or just a condensed over emphasised reality, I don’t know.  But it appears like he is going to be the character that everyone loves to hate.  Corin, I mean Daniel, may have his eyes on a few Beauties this year.  But honestly, it is only episode 3 this week, so everyone is still getting to know each other.  Extremely strong feelings cannot happen in that short of a period (for example those with Kara in episode 1 – YES THE VERY FIRST EPISODE).  So maybe when we see him with another Beauty it is at a later stage where he has better understood his feelings.  There should be nothing wrong with that so he should not be judged.  Will we ever get the truth about what really went down or whether it is just clever editing? Probably not.  But it makes interesting TV and it gets everybody talking.

So there is my little recap on my thoughts regarding the character development from last week’s episode.  Should be an interesting night this Thursday.    

I did brag a little bit about my prediction of Stuart to be out first. Well…technically I did not make the prediction, but I just said that I was not sure how long he would last. So I thought that it was time I do a full rundown on what I think of the teams, who I reckon will win and who will be out next week. These are based solely on what I have seen on TV. Now I won’t necessarily include all of my justifications for my rankings, because unless you have watched the show in great detail, rewinding and replaying, those ‘justifications’ will be spoilers

Kara/Tim: They look to be a strong couple all around. They won’t be nominated early because everyone appears to love Kara, and Tim appears to be really sweet. Tipped as runner-up

Jessie/Michael. Appear to be a weaker couple. Probably won’t win many challenges. People will like them as they both appear to have big hearts, so they won’t get sent to the elimination room early on. But once they are there they are out.

Linette/David. Appear to be a weaker couple. Probably won’t win many challenges, people may feel like they need to be in the house and not nominate them. Once they get sent to the elimination room they are out.

Tamika/Thomas appear to be a weaker couple. Probably won’t win many challenges, may get on peoples nerves a little bit as they are both such outgoing/strong/different personalities. My tip to be the second couple eliminated.

Donna/Daniel. Probably the strongest couple. May be nominated whenever they do not win a challenge, but will probably win a number of challenges. My tip to win.

Ellynie/Marlon: Looks like they are already viewed as a big threat. Will probably get sent to the elimination room on multiple occasions, but I reckon they will fall in their third visit after cracking under the pressure.

George/Ellie/Brook: Really not certain about this couple. With three on a team, there are more possibilities to form strong relationships and avoid the elimination room. But people may nominate them regularly because of this advantage. Probably will fall just short of the final showdown.

What do other people think?

PS room allocations look like: 1. Stuart/Nicola-Kara/Tim, 2.Jessie/Michael-Linette/David, 3.Tamika/Thomas-George/Ellie/Brook and 4. Donna/Daniel-Ellynie/Marlon but I could be wrong