Amazing Race 12 Spoilers

Not much is known yet about the next installment of the Amazing Race, including the exact premiere date or even month. But we do know a few facts and I'll share those with you. The Amazing Race 12 was filmed between July 8th and August 3rd this summer, plenty of time to have the show ready as a replacement for an inevitable fall failure. The race began in LA and the racers headed off to Ireland for their first task. Not much of the route is known so check back for details coming soon. But we do know that the race visited Malaysia and Croatia before heading to Alaska for one of its final legs with only 3 teams remaining. Supposedly this race is going to be more physical and will contain zero non elimination legs.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 11

So now its down to the final 3 after Jameka was eliminated on Tuesday. That night was am endurance competition with hopping and freezing rain. Dani was first out after she fell on the bunny and broke it. Dick and Zach held on for quite a while until Dick gave up after about 7 hours. Zach now moves on to part 3 of the competition. Wednesday part 2 of the competition was held and Dick won making it Dick and Zach in the finals. Part 3 is typically a question based HOH thats done live. Winners gets to choose who to take to the finals.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 10

As we all know Jessica and Eric were both evicted on Thursday night. Later on that night Zach won HOH and then nominated Dick and Daniele on Friday. Saturday Daniele won the POV and weill certainly take herself off the block. Look for Jameka to be evicted on Tuesday.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 9

On Thursday Zach won HOH and then on Friday nominated Jameka and Jessica. There was no food competition for the second straight week. On Saturday Daniele won the POV and on Monday she chose not to use it. Dick and Daniele have decided to turn on their alliance and will vote out Jessica. They also have told Jameka that without a doubt she will be going on Thursday and then will approach mer right before the live show on Thursday and cut a deal with her to stay. They think Jameka will be so greatful for her safety that she will honor the deal with the biggest lairs in the house. Thursday is also supposed to be a double eviction week and since they have not sped anything up for this week it looks like there might be an entire "week" played out on Thursday with a HOH, Noms, POV and eviction all in one hour.

2007 NFL Regular Season Wins

With the pre season winding down and the NFL kicking off in a little over a week, here are the lines for regular season wins courtesy of pinnacle sports. As always, my comments follow at the end. Please note Atlanta does not have a line at this time, most likely due to the Michael Vick situation.

ARZ 7.5 ATL NL
BAL 9.5 BUF 6.0
CAR 9.0 CHI 10.0
CIN 9.0 CLE 6.0
DAL 9.5 DEN 9.5
DET 6.5 GB 7.5
HOU 6.5 IND 10.5
JAX 9.0 KC 7.5
MIA 7.5 MIN 7.0
NE 11.5 NO 9.5
NYG 8.0 NYJ 8.0
OAK 5.0 PHI 9.5
PIT 8.5 SD 10.5
SEA 9.0 SF 8.0
STL 7.5 TB 7.0
TEN 7.0 WAS 7.5

My take on these odds: Tough year to pick because I think there might be a lot of shake ups in the league this year. First thought though is take the under on New England, thats going to be money in the bank. The bet would still be a winner even if they got 11 wins, which is still a great season. And with the schedule they have the Patriots could easily be 9-7 and still win the division. There is no way that team is winning 12 games. Other under candidates are Chicago at 10, San Diego at 10.5, Miami at 7.5, and Kansas City at 7.5 wins. The best over of the bunch is looking like Minnesota should be better than 7 wins. Other over candidates are St. Louis at 7.5 or even Oakland at 5 wins.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 8

On Thursday Jen was finally evicted and Jessica won the HOH. On Friday Jessica nominated Zach and Amber with the idea that they'll decide who to get out later in the week. I think they are leaning toward getting Zach out since he is tight with Dick and Daniele. But I think it really depends on who Eric is told to vote out. They played a food competition game that earned the girls a luxury competition where they were allowed to do the clothes grab from previous seasons. On Saturday Eric finally got to play in a veto competition and he won! Nominations will likely stay the same. In other news, Eric and Jessica flirt like there is no tomorrow. They are very close to kissing but who knows if Eric will ever make the first move.

Friday Night Lights 2.04 Spoilers

This episode should air sometime in October.

Lyla is visiting a state boy's juvenile detention center. As she is there Lyla meets a boy names Santiago. Once Lyla leaves she spots Santiago walking along the side of the road. Santiago has just gotten released and Lyla offers him a ride. Later on Lyla pulls up t oa trailer park to drop Santiago off. He explains that his parents got sent back to Mexico and he's going to be living with an uncle and cousin who are bad influences. Lyla offers to help but Santiago doesn't want any charity. Another day later Lyla has Santiago at a job interview at her dad's dealership. The interview isn;t going the best but Buddy can see that Lyla really believes int his guy so he gives him a small job in the parts department.

Landry is in church but feels the overwhelming guilt about what he did. Tyra joins Landry back at his house after church trying to keep an eye on Landry.

Smash is trying to get Matt to skip work so he can go to a party of some sort and get back in the dating game.

Eric is back in town with his family for the moment and finds out that MacGregor was fired and the newspaper speculates that Eric will return to coach the Panthers.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 7

Daniele got HOH after Dustin was evicted. On Friday she nominated Amber and Jameka. Friday was also the food competition where they played a big game of beer pong and half the house got on slop. On Saturday the POV was played with the only non participants being Jen and Eric, the latter being the host. Daniele and Amber won some sort of "outing" outside the Big Brother house. In the end Daniele won the POV. Dick says things worked out perfectly but Daniele feels stupid using the POV to change her own nominations to put Jen on the block. Time will tell if Daniele will have the guts to stick to her strategy.

UPDATE: On Monday Daniele actually took Amber off the block and put up Jen. later that day Daniele and Amber were taken on their mystery outing and were told they'd be gone overnight. Later that evening Jen flipped out and started eating (she's on slop restriction). The producers told Jen that if she didn't get voted out this week she's be given a penalty nomination for next week and couldn't win the veto. I think this also means she can't play for HOH as well. Jameka got very upset because she thinks that she's the one getting evicted this week now since it would make sense for everyone to pretty much have a free week and evict Jen next week. Jen apologizes and says this wasn't her intention, she was just doing it as an F you to the show and Dick.

Real World Hollywood

Its looking more and more likely that the 20th season of the Real World is going to be set in Hollywood, California. I for one think this has to be the most boring place to hold a Real World season, ever.

In other news, 6 Real World and Road Rules alumni have agreed to stage their own version of Celebrity Boxing. The pairings include Tyrie and Kenny, Alton and Evan, and finally Tonya and Beth. I can't wait.

So You Think You Can Dance Final 4

Spoilers have been hard to come by regarding the final 4 on So You Think You Can Dance. However, if I had to piece together the spoilers I have heard about the show I could tell you Lacey and Neil are almost certainly safe, Sabra is most likely safe too meaning that Lauren is out. I've also heard a lot of rumors about Danny and Lauren being the 2 that get cut. Its not even close to confirmed but as each day passes, this is the most likely scenario.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 6

Kail was finally evicted on Thursday and Jessica won HOH. On Friday the food competition caused Dick, Daniele and Dustin to be put on slop. Dick won a slop pass and gave it to Jen. Jessica nominated Dick and Daniele for eviction. On Saturday Dick won the POV and it looks like he is going to take Daniele off the block. Dustin has agreed to go up in Daniele's place as a final F you to Dick but what he doesn't understand is that if Eric gets the instructions from America to vote Dustin off, they will not have the votes to keep Dustin safe. I have no idea why Eric is going along with this plan but it seems it was his instructions to get Dustin nominated. Certainly if Dustin's eviction goes down Eric will soon follow since nobody in the house will be able to trust Eric.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 5

As you all know Nick was evicted on Thursday and then an endurance HOH competition began. After about 2 hours Kail, Jen, Jessica and Daniele were left on their perch. In the end Daniele won HOH. On Friday Daniele nominated Kail and Jen, big surprise. The idea was that Eric could be backdoored and if not Jen could go. On Saturday the POV competition was held with Dustin, Jameka, Zach, Jen, Kail and Daniele participating. It was one of those challenges where you had to agree to things or give up things to get further in the game. Report has it that Jen agreed to give up halfthe prize in order to win the veto. Others had to give up the right to play HOH in following 5 weeks and slop for the entire time they are in the house. A lot of them also agreed to have manure dumped on their heads during the night and wear bunny costumes. In the end Jen won the Veto and used it to take herself off the block and Eric went up in her place.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 4

As you all know Dustin is the HOH this week. On Friday he nominated Kail and Jen for eviction with the idea Kail could go home or Zach if anyone changes the nominations. On Saturday Jameka won the POV in some sort of game show competition where the houseguests could use points won for prizes or the veto. The POV was used on Jen and Dustin nominated Nick in her place. The house has decided to vote out Nick but dick and Daniele are trying to sway things back to Kail. Its unlikely this is going to happen. That is unless Eric gets the message from America to vote out Kail and then he'll probably have to tell everyone to switch it up so that his voitng inconsistencies are not revealed.

Big Brotehr 8: WEEK 3

This week as you know Dick is in power. On Friday he nominated Kail and Jen for eviction. Jen wins the POV and used it. Dick nominated Mike in her place. The idea is that the house will all vote out Mike in surprise as they have all been telling Kail she's out the door this week. Dicks theory is that Kail gets too flustered to do well in competitions and he doesn't see her as a threat anymore.

Real World Update

Real World Sydney is set to premiere on August 8th on MTV. Although Real World 20's location is unknown, the cast of 7 is to be chosen later this week and will begin production soon.

One Tree Hill 5.01 Spoilers

Nathan and Haley's son James is eating dinner with Skills. James is a very precocious kid and Skills has fun teasing him. They seem to get a long really well.

Lucas has a meeting with his editor Lindsey. They flirt a lot together but Lindsey is concerned that Lucas hasn't written anything in two years and the publisher is getting anxious.

Brooke is meeting with a woman named Lydia who is running Clothes over Bros. Apparently Brooke is a famous designer and her company is going public. Lydia is mean to a guy named Nick as she kicks him out of the limo and tells Brooke that her "friend" can't be a model anymore and to fire that friend.

Carrie is Nathan and Haley's new nanny. Carrie is a very good nanny and keeps Haley on schedule. Once Haley leaves Carries puts the moves on Lucas who is fixing James' bike. Carrie wants Lucas to ask her out on a date but he mentions a girlfriend. However, Lucas keeps up with the flirting but doesn't agree to the date yet.

Lucas is the coach for the Tree Hill basketball team when an arrogant player named Quentin comes in to talk to him. Quentin tells Lucas its his team and he'll do what he wants.

Big Brother 8: WEEK 2

As we learned on Thursday night, Jen is the new HOH this week. On Friday she nominated Dick and Daniele for eviction with the idea that if either of them come off the block that Joe will go up. I'm not sure who Jen is targeting of the two but I get the impression she's be happy with either leaving the house so there might not be a target per se.

The food competition was held on Friday as well. Six people ended up on slop including Amber, Daniele, Jameka, Jessica, Kail, and Joe.

Veto competition was held on Saturday with Dick, Daniele, Jen, Joe, Amber and Mike participating. It looks like some prizes were won as well but Daniele wins veto.

On Monday Daniele took herself off the block with the veto and Jen put up Joe in her place. It seems like Dick is the one who will be voted out this week but I'll double check to confirm.

Friday Night Lights 2.01 and 2.02 Spoilers

All of these spoilers are for episode 1 and 2. I'm not entirely certain what happens in each episode specifically so I won't attempt to guess.

Coach Taylor has taken the job at TMU as we meet a player named Antwone who plays running back for the college. Coach finds out its his job to take Antwone to a NCAA disciplinary hearing because the player got caught accepting gifts. Antwone give Coach attitude and doesn't much care about his predicament. Coach is concerned that he isn't doing much coaching at the moment.

Tami has already given birth to their baby girl. The baby's name is Gracie and she's a week old. It appears that Tami still lives in Dillon. Tami talks to Coach on the phone about how Julie is still with Matt but is flirting with a new Swedish boy and this upsets her because the ladies at the book club informed her of this and not Julie. Then a man named Glen comes to the house looking for some help from Tami. He makes a crack about the state of the house and Tami explains that she's been taking care of a new baby. It seems like Glen is the person who is taking over for Tami in the counselor's office. Tami also tries to talk to Julie about Matt and doesn't get anywhere.

Later on Glen talks to Trya in the counselor's office and reccomends that she start some after school activites. Tyra isn't too excited about this idea nd is even less thrilled when Glen suggests joining a debutant group.

Later on Antwone picks Coach up in his very expensive SUV. On the way to the hearing Coach wants to talk to Antwone about what he is going to say. Antwone doesn't want to get into it but with some prodding says that he's sorry. Coach isn't convinced and Antwone explains that its because he really isn't all that sorry about it. Suddenly Tami calls Coach and tells him she's on the way to work. Coach doesn't understand why but doesn't have the time to talk about it either. Antwone comments that Coach shouldn't be there with him if he's got a baby to take care of.

Buddy Garrity is still kicked out of his house as he tries to have a conversation with Pam. It seems that Buddy is over for visitation and Pam isn't happy he's early.

Still on the way to the hearing, Coach and Antwone have apparently stopped for lunch. Antwone is still giving Coach a hard time for being away from his family. Coach then really starts getting into it with Antwone about how he has no respect for the game.

Tami sees Jason at the school and he asks to talk to her. Jason wants some advice on a recurring dream he has been having. Later on Jason is talking to a doctor about some type of experimental surgery with high risks of complications in hopes to reverse his paralysis. Jason does not hesitate and agrees to pay the 10 grand for the surgery.

Landry is with Tyra in her truck but something happens and Landry angrily leaves the truck. Landry is also no a part of the football team.

Matt, Riggins and Smash are all at practice and new coach MacGregor isn't too pleased with how its going. The start of the season is in 2 weeks and he feels they are not ready. Macgregor names Smash the sole captain of the offense and tells him to lead the team. Matt has a meeting with MacGregor about a speech he wants to give at the pep rally. MacGregor doesn't seem to care one way or the other.

Later on Matt is at home with the new in home nurse for his Grandma named Carlotta. Things are not going well as Carlotta throws away all the junk food in the house as well as any clutter and insists on getting rid of the TV. Grandma is very upset about all this and wants Carlotta gone. Matt pleads to at least keep the TV because Grandma likes it so much. Carlotta says the TV is part of the problem and then asks where she can sleep. Matt can't believe this woman is going to stay with them permanently. Then Carlotta moves to Matt's room and starts complaining about the shape its in. Matt is very embarrassed and is even more anxious to get rid of Carlotta when she finds a picture that Matt drew of Julie. All this gets even worse when Carlotta finds Matt's porno magazines just as Julie arrives. Matt and Julie have a talk on the front porch and it goes ok but it seems like Julie is there to break up with Matt. Julie can tell there is something going on and can't deliver the bad news.

Finally Coach and Antwone arrive at the hearing. It seems not to be going well and Coach actually argues against suspending Antwone for the sole reason that if Antwone is on the team then he can get some guidance before he makes it to the pro level.

Later on Matt arrives back at home and Carlotta can tell Julie broke up with him. Matt doesn't want to talk about it but Carlotta says they can watch TV.

Landry is at home eating dinner with his parents. Its a pretty uncomfortable scene once Landry's mom brings up Trya. Landry doesn't say much and his mom continues on to talk about a rapist that was found dead in the creek. Landry gets very uneasy about this topic. Later on Landry's dad confronts him about the details of the dead rapist and wants to know if Landry had anything to do with it. Landry can't keep it in anymore and confesses that it was an accident.

Coach MacGregor is getting the football team ready for the intrasquad exhibition game. During practice for this game, MacGregor sends one of his assistants up to Buddy Garrity who is watching in the stands and tell him that nobody is allowed to watch practice. At the same time, MacGregor and Riggins have a bit of a verbal altercation. Jason tries to intervene but Riggins storms off and threatens to quit the team. Jason goes after him on MacGregor's orders. Later on Jason talks with MacGregor about easing off of Riggins and going back to a more Eric Taylor style offense. MacGregor wants to hear none of this and tells Jason to start acting like a coach.

Matt and Landry are hanging out at Matt's house when they get a package delivered from UPS. Matt opens it and finds a very expensive tiara that Grandmas has bought. Matt tells her to return it but Grandma refuses.

MacGregor and Buddy butt heads again when at a booster meeting MacGregors convinces the boosters to hold the annual kickoff party somewhere other than Garrity Motors.

Lyla talks to Riggins about religion.

Tami is at the hospital about Gracie not eating enough. The doctors says that Gracie is going to be fine but she needs to eat more regularly and suggests Tami's husband help out with the feeding. This gets Tami upset and a few minutes later Glen shows up to help. Tami explains she had no idea who else to call. Glen says its fine and he doens't mind. Tami then says she regrets insisting on living away from her husband.

Big Brother: WEEK 1

Actually I stand corrected, nominations have already happened in the Big Brother house and it seesm that Carol and Amber are on the block. The Power of Veto competition has not happened yet but it looks like the house guests are preparing for a POV game of over sized mini golf. There is no consensus on who's out the door yet. Both Amber and Carol seem to be well liked but Carol is a bit of a loner. The general feeling is they'd like to get one of the girls off the block and take out the replacement nominee. But this is all talk until they are forced to make a decision.

Update: Daniele will win the POV and elect not to use it. It appears that carol is out the door this week as Amber has solidified more friends. Things can change quickly so check back for any further updates.

Big Brother 8 Odds to Win

Big Brother 8 has just gotten underway and in a few days we'll know who the nominations are and POV holder is. I'll be back on Monday to update all the happenings but until then here are the opening odds for who is to win Big Brother 8 courtesy of Bodog.com and as always I'll provide my thoughts.

Eric -- 7/1
Jen -- 7/1
Jessica -- 8/1
Daniele -- 17/2
Mike -- 17/2
Carol -- 9/1
Zach -- 9/1
Dustin -- 10/1
Joe -- 10/1
Amber -- 11/1
Nick -- 11/1
Dick -- 12/1
Jameka -- 14/1
Kail -- 15/1

My take on these odds: I'm not so confident that "America's player" is going to go all the way. Eric is bound to make all sorts of erratic decisions and he seems a little on edge as it is. I think Eric will be lucky to make it to the half way point unless he forms a decent alliance. Or CBS might have some stuff up their sleeve to preserve their little "project" for a while. I don't think Danielle will fly under the radar at all so it will be tough for her to win. Conversely I don't think Dick is going to leave as soon as some people perceive. I see a lot of the enemy "couples" actually working together to pull some hi jinks. Obviously Kail won't be first out and she's either going to go super early or maintain a good alliance. The worker bee type usually makes it to the top 6 before they get the axe. I think Jen will be lucky to see August in the house so her odds are extremely optimistic. Jameka may be the underdog if she makes good alliances, she reminds me a little of a Danielle type player. My pick right now for the winner is probably one of those "alpha males". At this point there is little to discern between the 3 of them but my guess is Nick will be the best at playing both side and both males and females. So put my money down on Nick to win at 11-1.