Jawline flatline
On her final episode, Stacy Ann didn't chomp her gum furiously or make dolphin sounds or exhibit any signs of undercover whoriness. It was as though she was already eliminated inside!
The weirdest thing she did was get all up on the confessional camera.

Perhaps she mistook it for a Breathalyzer after also mistaking Anyway for a Gobot (Anyway is soooo Scooter, no?). Perhaps she just wanted to scare the shit out of us (because for real, homegirl could be weird in the face). In fact, I think it must be the latter, and the gif below illustrates what you might see as you descend to hell, starting with Stacy Ann's close-up.

Perhaps we are already there. And that concludes this week's Pretty Party.
Ah, pretty partying is such sweet sorrow.
37. Fatima

Blahblahblah. Travels document. Blahblahblah.
38. Fatima

Hey, Fatima. You missed a spot.
(I love how it looks like she's actually listening and considering my note.)
39. Fatima

I know bureaucracy sucks, but crying over it is like crying over machine-squeezed, pasteurized, packaged, distributed and taxed milk. You know?
40. Fatima

Left cheek: tear or excess skin? You decide. (Clearly, I already have.)
41. Stacy Ann

If the wind merely blowing affected Stacy Ann this much, imagine how she would have reacted if she heard all the shit the wind was talking about her party etiquette! Easy, breezy, cunty.
42. Fatima

Note: when you are wiping away a tear, try not to take half of your face with it. Especially if said face is your meal ticket. Or even your reality TV ticket.
43. Stacy Ann

She looks like a Claymation rendering of Patti LaBelle in this shot. I bet Tyra's feeling really stupid for letting her go.
44. Fatima

This is how it looks when you find out the "s" in "travels document" is superfluous.
45. Stacy Ann

God. Shouldn't she be gone already?
46. Stacy Ann

Nothing like ending on a high note!
Because Tyra was such a raving bitch this week...

...instead of ticking off Tyraisms, I'm going tick off bitchy things that she did. It's very much the same thing, but the result is a checklist that you can use as a guide any time you feel that you're being needlessly civil. Impress your in-laws!
Bitches sway.

And it pleases them so.
Bitches note others' lack of gorgeousness.

To their face. Example: "Fatima, the girls are all gorgeous and dolled-up. But you're not."
Bitches mock the way others walk.

Accuracy is unimportant as long as it gets a laugh from an employee.
Bitches mock the way others talk.

...and are shocked when others don't join in the fun. Example: "I thought that you weren't gonna do that well in this challenge because of the way you speak, it's like this, and I thought people would be like, "What is...? That's such a weird accent."
(Although to be fair, sometimes when I look at Anyway, the first thing to pop in my head is...

...What is...?)
Bitches denote their own importance by referring to the "history" of their "creation."

...and also by encouraging pride in those with even a nominal place in said history.
Similarly, bitches teach "lessons in responsibility" by threatening one's standing in said history.
Bitches give blowjob faces.

But not blowjobs.
Bitches will cut you.

...with their fingers turned in to ensure their own safety.
Bitches say, "I'm all that and you're not." And even if they're making a greater point, and don't really mean it given the context...they still mean it.
Bitches will taunt you with travel.
Bitchy bitches will taunt you with private travel.

And you know how a bitch has gotten through? When said taunting is met with a, "Thank you so much!"
Is Anyway in it to win it, or what, by the way? Please, Tyra, may she have another? (...as well as a seven-page spread in Seventeen and a modeling contract with Elite?)
1. I would like to start by saying that no gif I ever have or ever will make will top this gif:

I'm thinking I should just pack it in and shut down this blog now, while everything's still beautiful and underbitey.
But for real, let this set the tone for what's bound to be a breezy-ass recap. This is gonna be more random-observation based than extended and insightful. I know, a reality show recap that's lacking insight? It doesn't make sense! It's like joining a modeling competition...
2.

...and complaining about your disadvantage as a plus-sized model. Repeatedly. That'd be like me attending a Klan rally and complaining about my gag reflex.
Oh, and not to do too much probing into what could very well be some sort of body-dysmorphic/self-image issue, but Whitney whines about being plus-sized and then merely calks up her plus-sizedness to "breasts and a butt." She acts like she is a KFC combo away from supermodel svelte, when in actuality, it's more like a couple of buckets. Just. Saying.
3. More adventures in Anyway's willful subordination:

When Tyra barked, "Where's Fatima?" Anyway responded, "We don't know!" We all knew - she was just too afraid to upset Tyra more. You know, for some people, all it takes is the utterance of the word "consulate" and then they snap. Anyway's really sensitive to Tyra's triggers.
I love that Anyway's modeling prize often involves her taking off her clothes...

...and I love that she loves it!
Even more than that, I love that when Anyway was given the basket of lemons and limes...

...she had to be told to dig through it for her real prize.

Because you know that by the time she would have gotten to the bottom, the check would no longer be valid. She'd be all, "But I thought my prize was the beautiful limes and lay-mones! I've been eating them as meals for the past year!"
But you know what I love the most? Anyway is capable of producing the...

...$10,000 blowjobface. Who else can lay that claim? Maybe there's a reason why she's always naked...
4. If you can tear your eyes away from Whitney's castrating teeth-baring (because every face is a blowjobface, damn it!), you'll see that Nigel is wearing piles of makeup.

I know I go on about his makeup, but Jesus! He looks like Klaus Nomi.

In fact, I think those lips make more sense on him than his real ones.
5. And speaking of that party, I just want to point out this sequence that was composed of four rapid fire shots of just a few frames a piece:




As though they didn't say "7Up" about 5,000 times (that's the real secret word of the day), and as though there wasn't enough lemon and lime imagery in this episode (digging through a basket full of them...twice?) that underneath my fingernails smelled citriusy for days after viewing, they had to throw that shot of the cans in, right? You know a show is absurd when it can make the subliminal seem excessive. (I mean, we knew it was absurd much earlier, so now I guess we can just feel really proud of ourselves?)
6. And speaking of excessive...

...nine seconds (nine!) after Lauren cut herself, they flashed back to it...

Nine! This show is treating us like we have the mental capacity of models. Nine seconds! What's next? Is Tyra going to come into my house and sneer at me as she cuts up my Metrocard? "Have fun on your commercial walk!" And then I'd weep because my walk is high-fashion, not commercial, damn it!
Oh, and it flashed back again about six minutes after the initial incident. Just in case you'd forgotten. Not that I'd blame you if you did, since it was such a non-issue.

Lauren was so meh about it. I'm sure that living through it made her feel more like a zombie or whatever.

She emerged from the hospital new, improved and now fortified with a little bit of death.
In fact, the best thing to come out of it was that we saw that Stacy Ann was doing caught doing this when the yelling began...

Fun fact: that's the exact position she had to get in to fit into her suitcase to go home. See? Told you she was already eliminated inside.
But the whole ordeal was hot. Lauren's a tough chick.

The Insider lady was so bent out of shape for this, but duh, she's in tabloid TV: the truth is not her trade.
7. Jaslene is now Vulcan, I guess?

I didn't even have to Photoshop that or anything. She seriously is the gift that keeps on giving.
8. And speaking of past winners...

Saleisha's hair is about one and a half times as wide as her head is long.

Just thought you might want to know that.
9. All right, about all the fun has been zapped from Dominique. I really think this girl has problems.

"Hello, uh, Paulina? My name is Dominique. And your name?" I feel like the show's fucking with us again. it actually wants us to believe that someone as clueless verbally and facially as Dominique actually exists. She couldn't possibly! If you buy that one, I have a rack of Jay Giorgio originals that I'm trying to get rid of.
But you know what the worst thing about it is?

We're being told not to like her in the Farmer Wants a Wife promos, which seemingly randomly suggest that if we love to hate Dom, we'll really love to hate the slovenly Josie.

Thing is? I don't need any ANTM association to love Josie.

Her appeal strikes me as inherent.

I feel so...manipulated. You control my mind, ANTM, but you'll never get my heart!
10. But nothing Dominique said could possibly top Fatima's modelism of the week:

"No, you know how it is being in this competition. Like, the last thing you want to worry about is anything else but this competition." I can't decide if this is stupid enough to wrap back around into poetry. Maybe! Also, this is so convoluted that I can't even parse it out enough to diagram its exact idiocy. It's like the opening line of "Two of Hearts": "I never said I wasn't gonna tell nobody." Too hard to wrap your head around! I feel like it requires both sides of my brain to cooperate and my corpus callosum has been severed in a tribal ritual.
11. I love the rare instances when Tyra hits herself.

But I kind of wish this show were more like Evil Dead.

Or perhaps Pong.

The end.




Thank you!!!
Posted by: meme | April 22, 2008 at 11:01 AM
The thing I didn't understand with Fatima's whole "travel document" thing, is she said she has a green card. A green card IS a travel document. Once issued a green card, you no longer need special permission to re-enter the country...unless she lost it. Or lost her passport. In either case, it shows what a twit she is.
Posted by: Jess | April 22, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Thank you. I can move on with my week now. You have ruined ANTM for me btw. Now I only enjoy your recaps, and watch the show just to see what is coming up on FourFour.
Posted by: Angela | April 22, 2008 at 11:12 AM
holy crap. . . you've referenced Fulci, Russ Meyers, and NOW Klaus Nomi on this blog (not to mention Evil Dead in the same recap)? Have you wormed your way into my brain?
Posted by: Andrea | April 22, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Always awesome!
Now about that gag reflex...
Posted by: chris | April 22, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Limes or Laymones? Classic.
Posted by: Eebs | April 22, 2008 at 11:15 AM
i cannot decide which image is scarier in that first gif . . . wait, that's a lie, it's totally dominique
Posted by: the beeper queen | April 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM
That first gif was both horrifying and mesmerizing. Is that Winston buried in there?
Posted by: Vicki | April 22, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Uuuuughhhhhh.... Dominque just won't die!!! I don't know how they think she's going to be good enough to be on ANY mag cover that doesn't cater to trannies or women over 50!
I know they're only keeping her for ratings but damn.. I'm going to cheer like there is no tomorrow when she's gone.
Posted by: LisaL | April 22, 2008 at 11:26 AM
i love you, rich.
regarding fatima's "travels documents" i have a feeling this was really a visa issue to leave the country and she applied for it when she was accepted into the house. this only would've been weeks beforehand and with the government taking fucking forever to anything like passports for our own citizens, i'm not surprised that her visa would be arranged in time. however, the ANTM producers are smart enough to realize that a.) it would take too long to get models to understand the visa process and just called it a "green card issue" and b.) it causes more drama if it looks like a happenstance thing all of a sudden. i mean, why and how else would the antm producers be able to keep the "abroad location" a secret if fatima had to know what country to get a visa for?
either way, tyra's still a cunt.
Posted by: lulz | April 22, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Stacy Q. Ahhh my love for you keeps growing. When we're together we're like hot coals in a fire. Hot baby!
Tyra will never be mistaken for a caring soul but does she seem especially nasty this cycle? Despite that, I do think-unless my memory is failing me as a result of corroding my brain for the last 9 cycles-that 7Up ad is one of the best prizes they ever gave away. And mock Anyway as much as you will, she looked FABULOUS in that picture.
Finally, thank you for commenting on the Jay Giorgio dress. Jade lives again. Happiness.
Posted by: Vanessa | April 22, 2008 at 11:31 AM
I watch this shit on Youtube and I just fast forwarded all of the Fatima bullshit. Who gave a fuck? Plus the tears make her skin look all ashy and shit. Take care of your business Fatima.
Posted by: nycmami | April 22, 2008 at 11:32 AM
I'm pretty sure that the first gif will haunt my dreams forever. Thanks for that. :p
Posted by: Matt | April 22, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Claymation Patti? $10,000 blowjobface? You're killing me Rich.
And that first gif: Who/what is that after black-hole Winston? It looks like a Skeksie from The Dark Crystal.
Posted by: Daniel | April 22, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Kudos on the Stacy Q reference, kudos.
You are the Tootie to my Cinnamon, Rich.
Posted by: jenn | April 22, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Saleisha now looks like a used version of Tia and Tamara Mowry from Sister, Sister.
Posted by: scorzi | April 22, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Nigel+lips= funniest fooking thing, ever.
I love you and your gag/gif reflex.
Posted by: Dara | April 22, 2008 at 12:45 PM
I don't know for certain when I truly lost it, but I think it was around "Klaus Nomi." You just give, and give and GIVE...don't you?
Posted by: Washington Cube | April 22, 2008 at 12:57 PM
I just wanted to say that I thought this week's photo shoot was actually kind of cute and/or classy. But I guess that's the reason you didn't comment much on it--no dizzying insanity levels to become mesmerized by.
Posted by: Zoe | April 22, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Anyway's becoming the one to beat, huh? I thought I would hate her at first and now I find her oddly endearing. And I thought I would be down with Fats at first and now I wish she would robocop-walk out of my life forever. If there's one thing I hate its a girl who's a bitch AND a dumbass.
Posted by: Amber | April 22, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Tyra was a super-bitchy-bitch this week! And personally, the $10,000 would be the best prize yet... but there have been substantially valued jewelery prizes in the past. (Mikimoto pearls, some diamonds, etc.)
Posted by: Becky | April 22, 2008 at 01:05 PM
HAHA! Love the Nigel/lips!
Posted by: Donna | April 22, 2008 at 01:14 PM
why did mr. jay say that fatima was just now bringing up the "travels document" issue? obviously not, since the show's producer has been in talks with fatima's lawyer already. that puzzled me.
Posted by: summer | April 22, 2008 at 01:15 PM
I'm the only person that likes Fatima now despite her intelligence? :(
Posted by: RD | April 22, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Thanks for the recap Rich.
The travel document drama was bullshit. Sure the producers including Tyra had no clue about Fats' travel docs problem during the entire interview/vetting process before she even got into the house because you know, it's actually on the application to be on the show. No manipulation there.
Buhbye Stacy Ann. You overstayed your welcome. Whitney is getting the pageant/bitchy edit meaning she may not win after all. Anya who has smelled like runner-up, is now looking like a winner. Poor Kat apparently didn't laugh at one of Nigel's jokes and is now on his list as well as Tyra's. I don't have HD but Fats skin looks horrible on analog.
Can't wait for the self-destruction that will probably be Lauren speaking Italian in CG commercial. Good times.
Posted by: milkyaqua | April 22, 2008 at 01:21 PM
I needed this so badly today. Thank you!!!
Hilarious as always.
Posted by: Kaylyn | April 22, 2008 at 01:23 PM
I liked how Tyra said that the travel docs issue was a lesson for Fatima(n) in responsibility.
"You were irresponsible. And most people in the real world pay a price for being as irresposible as you were with your travel preparations. But here in ANTM world, we teach you that you can be rewarded by a trip to fabulous locals and possibility of progression in a contest that will reward you handsomely should you win at the end. That'll teach you to watch your ass in the future!" Dumbasses. (Good point that lulz made, though. Glad someone had some perspective on it that made me feel better about Fatima(n) learning a lesson here...)
Posted by: Faith | April 22, 2008 at 01:24 PM
i was thinking the same thing when i saw stacy ann caught with her legs all up in the air like that was gonna be her pose running for the airplane
Posted by: yummi | April 22, 2008 at 01:26 PM
Awesome recap as usual. Bitches will cut you, lol.....and WTF, Tyra not knowing where Fatima was? Bullshits. This ep was over staged, perhaps they really do think the show is dumbing us viewers down.....
Katarzyna all the way!
Posted by: BartenderJay | April 22, 2008 at 01:32 PM
Rich you are the king, but...
Where's the "wiggety wack" ringtone?
Posted by: MB | April 22, 2008 at 01:34 PM
Wow, Anyway's blowjob face is bordering on looking like those mannequins from Tourist Trap.
Posted by: redb | April 22, 2008 at 01:36 PM
@lulz - that makes total sense. You've hit every nail on the head with that comment. Thanks again Rich for the recap. :-)
Posted by: Ms G | April 22, 2008 at 01:36 PM
"That'd be like me attending a Klan rally and complaining about my gag reflex."
Best. Line. Ever.
And I love Nigel's new lips. You're so right - they make way more sense than his own.
I'll miss Stacy Ann, but at least we have Anyway for entertainment!
Posted by: Bebop | April 22, 2008 at 01:47 PM
"KFC combo away from supermodel svelte" = the best thing to ever happen in my life. And seriously, Whitney, I'm smaller than she is and I wouldn't chalk my "plus-sized"ness up to tits and ass. Bitch, have you SEEN Anyway's ribcage???
And WTF to Katarzyna's getting NO screen time except for when Tyra complains about her lack of personality? My guess is she'll make it at least to the top 4 and then get axed because she doesn't act like a ass-kisser/or fucktard in front of panel.
Posted by: Meg | April 22, 2008 at 01:49 PM
"She acts like she is a KFC combo away from supermodel svelte"
Fucking L O L.
Thanks for making me choke on my cereal, Rich.
Posted by: Nadia | April 22, 2008 at 01:53 PM
this recap was rather DULL!!!!! Take your time next week!
Posted by: L | April 22, 2008 at 02:06 PM
I love how Tyra and Jay were all shocked that Fatima missed the photo shoot when it was their own producer who scheduled her consulate appointment for the same time as the shoot. I'm not the biggest Fatima fan, but come on. That whole drama was so thoroughly concocted.
Posted by: thayer | April 22, 2008 at 02:33 PM
shandi told me you have to have all of your passports and everything to even be accepted as a contestant onto the show. they totally knew about this
i mean, do you think all the dumb chicks on this show just happened to have passports for fun, lying around, just in case they were gonna leave kansas city, kansas? no.
Posted by: zachary | April 22, 2008 at 02:33 PM
I loved how Fats tried to play the "my situation is different than the other girls because I'm a refugee" card with Mr(?) Jay. And based on Tyra's reaction to Fatima's absence from judging, I was thinking we were about to see the first instant elimination in top model history. I guess it's her mercy that separates her from the Naomis of the world.
Rich, hang in there recapping the dullest cycle since #7. You know what they say, when Tyra gives you lemons...
Posted by: America's next top best friend | April 22, 2008 at 02:38 PM
I just love your eye for the details I miss. The Ms. J dog face impersonation of Fatima, Jaslene's Vulcan heritage finally surfacing, Tyra realligning her spine by displacing her head - how I missed that one, must have been reaching for the remote or something.
Great job as usual.
Posted by: EasterBuffy | April 22, 2008 at 02:38 PM
OK, the Klaus Nomi lips on Nigel did me in for the day. Best add-on ever!
Posted by: AntBee | April 22, 2008 at 02:39 PM
LOVE Nigel as Klaus Nomi. Would also love to see Nigel as the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret.
Posted by: Jean | April 22, 2008 at 02:44 PM
Nomi? Nomi? AhHAHAHAHAHA!
Nigel is a bigger bitch than Tyra.
Posted by: R.Kitty | April 22, 2008 at 02:49 PM
beautiful lay-mones!
Posted by: Baboo | April 22, 2008 at 03:21 PM
"I feel like it requires both sides of my brain to cooperate and my corpus callosum has been severed in a tribal ritual."
Win!
Posted by: SarahD | April 22, 2008 at 03:24 PM
tyra was so fake throughout elimination when she was yelling at fatima. so so fake. if she wants to surprise us, she should have eliminated stacy ann on the spot, at least.
jaslene looks like she gotta facelift. so drag.
Posted by: leah | April 22, 2008 at 03:46 PM
Wow, Rich! Did I spy an anatomy and physiology reference in this recap? You really are too smart for your own good. Way too smart to be recapping ANTM for a living, but I'm glad you do it nonetheless. Great stuff, as usual!
Posted by: Chelle | April 22, 2008 at 03:51 PM
You're kind of my hero now Rich, after that Klan comment. Brilliant, just freakin' brilliant.
Posted by: L.Fab | April 22, 2008 at 04:16 PM
But wait- why do we see the lovely Winston on our way to hell in between Dominique and Goat Head?? Surely not. NOT Winston.
Well worth waiting till Tuesday for, thanks!!!
bonus points for use of "cunty", btw. Far underused in American society.
Posted by: superhajee | April 22, 2008 at 04:43 PM
I laughed SO hard at "Is Tyra going to come into my house and sneer at me as she cuts up my Metrocard? "Have fun on your commercial walk!" That mental image is AMAZING.
I had to stop reading just to call my friend Mike and ask if he'd read this yet, so I had to someone to share the lulz with.
Posted by: Sharron | April 22, 2008 at 04:48 PM
That thing in the first gif is NOT Winston. Winston is much cuter and cuddlier.
Posted by: Corinne | April 22, 2008 at 04:56 PM
your random observations are just as good as the extended and insightful recaps!
HILARIOUS--> nine seconds flashback..really? really now? did everybody forget what an onion looked like? clearly we just needed to see it in sepia toned colors. too bad they didnt show the blood or something.
also how come you didnt mention that we actually saw katarzynas face this episode! and she actually said something!! granted, it had the word "abroad" in it, but at least we know shes still alive. i bet tyra hates polish people or something.
Posted by: Maria | April 22, 2008 at 04:56 PM
I knew you would say something about Salesha when I saw her "my life" bit, she looked regoddamndiculous.
Posted by: Storm Keas | April 22, 2008 at 05:07 PM
I don't think Fatima should have been allowed to stay - no picture should be auto-elimination. They turfed the chubby girl in season 2 because she wouldn't take part in the body painting challenge, we need consistency here!
Posted by: Cdnluv4Winston | April 22, 2008 at 05:18 PM
Rich, I think this is one of your best recaps yet. Kudos, and thanks for making me laugh on a tough Tuesday!!
Posted by: HB | April 22, 2008 at 05:23 PM
The deal with the "travels document" was that Fatima had the right documents, but she lost them. So basically she had to miss the photo shoot because of her own stupidity. Sounds about right.
Posted by: JennB | April 22, 2008 at 05:31 PM
Love the recap, and so glad you showed Saleisha's ad. I know it is difficult to see her hands, but it looks like she's been playing patty-cake for too long and her palms hurt. "Posing with pain" really is the biggest modeling tip/trick there is!
Posted by: SaraM | April 22, 2008 at 07:38 PM
"Claymation rendering of Patti LaBelle"
DAMN, fuckety DAMN DAMN DAMN!
hella funny... damn
Posted by: jtalia | April 22, 2008 at 09:01 PM
and i have a high fashion walk too!!!
:)
Posted by: jtalia | April 22, 2008 at 09:03 PM
Just so you know, if you recap Farmer Wants A Wife, I will so watch the shit out of that show. I think your recaps are the only reason I'm still watching ANTM!
Posted by: cinnarose | April 22, 2008 at 09:27 PM
I LOVE TO HATE TOP MODEL DOMINIQUE!
great recap, as always!
Posted by: Angela | April 22, 2008 at 09:44 PM
My goodness, Rich! Not a single thing about the photoshoot this week! I am beyond surprised! Especially with the faces everyone pulled...and the one side reference you made of Steecee Ann's wind tears doesn't count. That's why I stick around for the photoshoot on Wednesdays- to see what you're going to say the following Monday (or Tuesday, as the case may be.)
Posted by: Sarah | April 22, 2008 at 10:42 PM
The 7-up picture looks pretty good (although you're right, what's with the subliminal, liminal, and superliminal messages?!)
That shot of Stacey Anne looking all Wallace and Gromit is actually kind of sinister. Luckily there was that Miss Jay gif to distract me! Oh, and HOW did Saliesha win again? Good grief. thanks for making the very best out of a bad lot, Rich :)
Posted by: Laura @ Hungry and Frozen | April 22, 2008 at 11:00 PM
I want the videos back! They're funnier! I don't care about the people who have dial-up...
By the way Fatima irritated the hell out of me saying "travels document" I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Posted by: Sarah | April 23, 2008 at 12:22 AM
thanks for the Miss J underbite and the $10,000 blowjobface. i'd love it if the underbite shot ended up in your "my hero" slot just so i could see that insane face every time i clicked on your blog.
Posted by: pete | April 23, 2008 at 12:30 AM
For those of you wondering about the first gif...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRU2Jm_0nt4
Posted by: Nedwin | April 23, 2008 at 01:07 AM
I was totally unaware of that Dominique promo. Now I'm wondering if she's really an actress playing the role of Dominique on the show, literally as opposed to just figuratively.
Posted by: matt | April 23, 2008 at 06:30 AM
Regarding your current hero: TELL me that you have heard his version of "Loverboy". I don't remember how I heard that, but holy shit. It's like...art.
Posted by: Trey | April 23, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Tyra just pooped her pants. This just in -
Reality TV hosts the likes of RYAN SEACREST, HOWIE MANDEL and TYRA BANKS are about to become eligible for some Emmy recognition. They are among the potential nominees for "outstanding host for a reality or reality-competition program," a new category debuting at the 60th annual Emmy Awards this September, the Associated Press reports.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences also pinpointed hosts JEFF FOXWORTHY ("Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?"), TOM BERGERON and SAMANTHA HARRIS ("Dancing with the Stars"), and TY PENNINGTON ("Extreme Makeover Home Edition") as possible nominees for the award, according to the AP.
And why isn't "Idol"'s SIMON COWELL in the mix? Academy rules stipulate that "reactive participants or judges" aren't eligible for the prize, the news organization reports.
source - etonline.com
I bet you anything she goes all out next season with the theatrics and ridiculous stunts that seem to have been a little remiss this season.
Posted by: Poesy | April 23, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Awesome recap, as usual. I don't know -- maybe it's because last cycle was so terribly boring (Who didn't peg Saleisha as the winner after the first episode?), but I actually like this cycle. Anyway, Whitney, and Lauren have been pretty entertaining, and I would be happy with any of them winning. Dominique has been entertaining for completely different reasons, though in my heart, she can never replace Jade. I'm tired of Fatima, though, and they've nearly edited Kat out of existence.
As for the next episode -- They're actually going to a REAL fashion capital again, instead of ANTM's usual "You know, Cape Town is a real up-and-coming fashion capital..." It's not Paris or Milan, but at least it's Italy. Also, they're going back to doing commercials in a language the girls don't speak. I love watching them stumble through!
Posted by: FortyTwo | April 23, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Oh god, I just LOL-ed for real twice in my office. Dominique is such a train wreck. And Tyra's head flying off? Genius. The recap 9 seconds after it happened? Not so much.
Posted by: Shannon | April 23, 2008 at 12:53 PM
tyra had a total zit during this episode too!
Posted by: raymi | April 23, 2008 at 01:11 PM
another great recap, I look forward to your blog every week. Has anyone else pointed out how Lauren looks alot like Martha Plimpton?
Posted by: gail | April 23, 2008 at 08:41 PM
"it actually wants us to believe that someone as clueless verbally and facially as Dominique actually exists"
Oh, she exists alright. I work with her and have to listen to her mangle the English language for hours each day.
Posted by: shshsh | April 23, 2008 at 08:47 PM
It's too bad you didn't have the time or inclination to do Fatima Poetry. I'm sure it would have been excellent.
It took me a few look-sees to realize that was Winston on the second step to hell.
Posted by: lattegirl | April 23, 2008 at 08:55 PM
you need to stop hating on saleisha, rich. you're getting on my last fucking nerve.
i swear to god, i will stop reading your goddamn posts if you say one more negative thing about saleisha.
she's the best top model thus far.
ENOUGH OF THIS ALREADY.
Posted by: elle b. | April 23, 2008 at 10:06 PM
"i swear to god, i will stop reading your goddamn posts if you say one more negative thing about saleisha."
To quote KFC Combo: are you fucking kidding me?
Posted by: avocado | April 23, 2008 at 11:02 PM
saleisha has the personality of a turd.
Posted by: Charlotte | April 24, 2008 at 12:24 AM
I hate Cover Girl
Posted by: matt | April 24, 2008 at 01:36 AM
dude, patti labelle claymation!!!... i think i just pee peed my pants a little.
Posted by: catina | April 24, 2008 at 01:02 PM
This had me pulling my hair out with frustration:
Katarzyna: Let's have a lesson in pronunciation, it's "KatarzEEna"
1 minute passes
Tyra: Well thank you KatARzyna.
K: Kat?
T: whatever girl, now go!
Tyra doesn't even bother with The fake nice-Tyra anymore. Her bitchiness transcends into another dimension!!
*and then Tyra kept calling her KatARzyna throughout the rest of the episode*
argh
Posted by: Soley from Iceland | April 24, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Katarzyna looks like Juliette Binoche
Posted by: matt | April 24, 2008 at 03:41 PM
Rich I dare you to give the Evil Dead/Pong treatment to the Ms. Jay gif.
Posted by: Kristasphere | April 24, 2008 at 08:14 PM
good god, that thing about Anyway saying "But I thought my prize was the beautiful limes and lay-mones! I've been eating them as meals for the past year!" just made me laugh so hard i choked.
Posted by: Sunday | April 24, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Crying over spilt milk? More like crying over spilt coffee... or demanding an apology for it. Several times.
But yes, this episode was quite the lackluster one. Sliced thumbs, 7-up, travel documents, 7-up, the woes of a plus size model, 7-up, Tyra's superiority complex and 7-up.
And now I'm going off to have a good cold can of 7-up, which as you know is all 100% natural lemon and lime.
:|
Posted by: Gareth | April 25, 2008 at 12:41 AM
"she's like the gift that keeps on giving" hi-larious!!
Posted by: Mj | April 25, 2008 at 09:18 AM
Hi Rich. Try this on for size. I don't even BEGIN to watch America's Next Top Model, But this shit is STILL some of the best/funnest writing on the web. Don't even get me started on Winston. Thanks for it all!
Posted by: Rachel | April 27, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Claymation Patti Labelle?!!!
YEEEEES (ambiguous gay fingerwag)
Posted by: Charle | April 27, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Predictions for this week's secret word: Plus-sized model, CoverGirl, or fake.
Posted by: matt | April 28, 2008 at 04:51 AM