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ABC Family has ordered the fifth season of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager“. The renewal makes the Shailene Woodley-starring teen drama series the longest-running show in the network’s history as well as takes the show into its 100th episode.
In addition to renewing “Secret Life”, the cable channel also gave series orders to a multicamera half-hour “Baby Daddy” and a reality series “Beverly Hills Nannies”. Both shows will begin production this spring for a summer release.
The former is a comedy featuring Chelsea Kane (previously known as Chelsea Staub) and Tahj Mowry in the cast ensemble, and will follow “a young man who becomes a surprise dad to a baby girl when she’s left on his doorstep by an ex-girlfriend.” The unscripted program, meanwhile, revolves around “the lives of a group of nannies working for families in the most exclusive zip code in the country.”
“We’re very proud of our deep bench of original content successfully built out over eight years of exceptional growth,” said ABC Family president Michael Riley. “This Summer, we’re excited to continue to expand our content across key genres adding another season to our groundbreaking drama, ‘Secret Life,’ wonderful comedy and a return to reality programming as we continue to innovate with our ABC Family brand.”
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Dancing With the Stars I mean, is it really a stretch for me to say that Nancy Grace is absolutely going home tonight? Len pretty much told the audience, “Alright, enough of this shit” after the instant jive last night, and it seems like she’d lost interest a few weeks ago at the earliest.
Bergeron kicks us off with a grrl-power dance by the female troupers and pros to a song called “I Am Woman.” I see Lacey and Anna in there, but as always, I have no idea who anyone else is until Karina slinks in and they show a close-up of Kym’s face. Sexy.
Recap package for Team Cherbert. Lots of blathering about Rob’s ass. And then they go right into rehearsing the jive. Rob gets a good-luck kiss from Kris Jenner and an attaboy on the ass from Bruno. They’re both pretty excited about potentially making the final four. Hope and Maks are next, and we get some more of Maks’ awkward nice-guy thing again. Bruno squeaks that he has no idea what’s going on. Len seemed ready to give Maks a hug after their first dance. And then, after Len goes bonkers over the second dance, Carrie Ann and Bruno ask about Hope’s iffy hands and he screams “I DON’T CARE! IT WAS FULL ON!!” and then makes this weird jackhammering motion with his fist. Oh dear. J.R. and Karina are the next recap package, and there are a lot of servicemen in the audience. I only saw two or three last night but it’s a whole section. Lots of sailors in particular. J.R. is so fucking happy over his 30s. It’s adorable.
DanceCenter!!! Kenny Mayne and Jerry Rice accost Tristan the Dancing Irishman backstage and try to get him to say “third” in his Irish accent (“turd”), and then Len joins in on the ragging. I’m laughing. Nice bookending to his and Nancy’s pending elimination, since the season began with her laughing at him saying “turd.”
Back from break, Bergeron lines up the first three couples and spares J.R. and Karina and Hope and Maks, sending Rob and Cheryl to the bottom two.
DanceCenter again with an in-depth look at the dancers’ pros and cons. Ricki is “old enough to be Derek’s mom” and has a “barnyard smell?” The fuck? Anyway, they say Derek is a lot like Ballas except blond and not as creepy. TEN. And then there is this thing where they go through a bunch of clips of Ricki and Derek rehearsing that could be sexual in context that actually made me laugh out loud. I can’t even describe it, I wouldn’t do it justice. Suffice it to say, one such clip is Ricki watching Derek execute some elaborate move and groaning wistfully, “I want to nail it. You have no idea how bad I want it.” J.R.’s nickname is “Volcano Crotch” and they think he might be totally gaywad because he was going so bonkers for Broadway Week. Rob’s weakness is that he “has the Kardashian ass,” but Kenny Mayne notes he’s been in the competition for longer than his sister’s marriage. Zing! Meanwhile, I’m so disappointed I didn’t think of that ass joke sooner. So, so disappointed. I mean, I made the joke, but not the Kim connection. Fuck it all.
Give the producers credit: they somehow managed to get Andrea Bocelli and Flo Rida in the same room, and on camera at the same time. That had to be on somebody’s bucket list right there.
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Brooke shmoozes with the remaining couples. Next!
Andrea Bocelli is up with a cover of “More,” an Oscar-nominated song from Mondo Cane that’s been covered by a ton of people, most notably Frank Sinatra. That’s who Andrea Bocelli seems to be channelling in any case. The troupe comes out to do a routine along with the singing. Lovely.
Another DanceCenter thing where Kenny and Jerry stand on either of the giant moving staircases, hands outstretched, until they come together for a high-five. HA.
Back from break, we finish up with the last DanceCenter segment analyzing the contestants. Nancy is up, and Kenny deadpans that Tristan the Dancing Irishman is a leprechaun. And then Jerry Rice insinuates he wants to bang Nancy. Wonderful. They introduce Hope as “Han” Solo, and list one of her strengths as “Better Abs Than Maks” and Kenny labels her as “the girl next door who can beat your ever-loving ass.” They show footage from Hope’s nude-in-the-suburbs shoot for ESPN the Magazine, and then they show Len (good God) doing the same poses. Kenny deadpan-groans that that’s the third time he’s seen Len naked. And then they rag on Maks for the “it’s my show” comment, but replay the credits for that week with every name changed to “Maksim Chmerkovskiy.” Funny.
The Macy’s Stars of Dance thing is next, and it’s the “Smooth Criminal” bit from the Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil (nice timing assholes). Frankly, it’s kind of a baffling routine , but there is a contortionist dressed up like a spangly Green Man and a one-legged breakdancer. It ends with five dudes doing one of Michael’s routines, but here’s the thing about that: the gap between “Michael Jackson doing a Michael Jackson dance” and “everyone else doing a Michael Jackson dance” is fucking unfathomable. There is truly no substitute. That said, they’re good, and major props for not overkilling the moonwalk. The whole thing transitions into an epic “Billie Jean” routine and that’s about all she wrote. Wow. That was pretty impressive.
Flo Rida is next doing a medley of “Club Can’t Handle Me” and “Good Feeling.” He’s good, and it helps when his songs are so damn catchy, but his mic isn’t loud enough to compete with the first song so he’s just screaming trying to get his voice heard; and he’s singing along with his own voice on “Good Feeling,” so it takes away from the whole thing, to be honest. And the woman who’s singing the “Good Feeling” hook totally misses her cue on the second verse. Gah.
Final recap packages. Nancy and Tristan the Dancing Irishman decide the best strategy to get nines is to scare the shit out of the judges with Nancy’s angry face. Tristan the Dancing Irishman is totally leading Nancy through the last dance by the seat of her ass. One upside: after Len destroys her, Nancy at least gets some pep backstage when she sees her kids. Derek and Ricki are their typical goofball selves, although Ricki’s mental breakdown after the trip eights is strangely telling. She could completely flame out next week and miss the finals.
Anyway, Bergeron spares Ricki and Derek and sends Nancy and Tristan the Dancing Irishman to join Rob and Cheryl. Judging by the picture of Nancy they’re putting on the big screen behind them, Ms. Grace has lost a LOT of weight during this competition. Wow.
Bergeron brings up the remaining couples for the big moment. Unsurprisingly, Nancy and Tristan the Dancing Irishman are selected to go home. There was a nice clap going from the crowd, though, Tristan the Dancing Irishman had this look like he was ready to keep it going. Nancy gives a nice exit interview where she attributes any and all success to Tristan the Dancing Irishman. He looks somewhat boggled at this.
Watch The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 8 Never Have I Ever on 9:00 PM Monday, October 3, 2011 on ABC Family.There are numerous fascinating TV series that will be expected this month. Just much like the new The Lying Game. So what are you still waiting for? Target your calendar now with the date and time of the show to keep you updated in this episode.
Here is a quick recap of The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 8 Never Have I Ever: With tensions already high, Emma is thrown into a tailspin when her creepy foster brother, Travis, shows up from Las Vegas. Seeing he has an upper hand with Emma, Travis decides to use his knowledge of Emma’s situation to his benefit.
With her relationship with Ethan still strained, she has no one to turn to and forced to go along with Travis’ plan if she has any hope of getting him to leave her alone. But with her old life looming over her, will this be the straw that breaks Emma’s back?
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Chaz Bono with dancing partner Lacey Schwimmer
In defense of the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars, I will admit that I actually recognize over half the people on the list of “celebrity” dancers (although that is a somewhat dubious honor for Ron Artest, who I only know for trying to punch a fan). The season has an interesting array of people, from former reality stars like Kristin Cavallari and Carson Kressley, to athletes like Artest and Hope Solo, and, of course, Chaz Bono who has been the target of some truly hateful vitriol.
Of course, it wouldn’t be Dancing with the Stars if they didn’t have a couple of completely inexplicable choices. This season that honor goes to Elisabetta Canalis, a pseudo star who showed us that “dated George Clooney” in no way equals “entertaining to watch on TV” and Nancy Grace, whose presence causes me to ponder whether I would rather stab out my own eyes so I no longer have to see her overly-Botoxed sneer or stab out my own ears so I don’t have to hear her strident shrieks.
Other than that, it turned out to be a fairly entertaining premiere, with a couple of pleasant surprises and even a couple of touching moments. Let’s check out the AfterElton.com SnapCap scale.
BEEFCAKE: Maksim Chmerkovskiy has a brother? How did I not know this? While this season doesn’t have any obvious Gilles Marini-like dreamboats, this show is far from lacking when it comes to hot men to ogle. David Arquette and J.R. Martinez both looked quite dashing in their tuxedos, while Carson Kressley managed to glam the floor up with a ridiculous amount of sparkles.
Of course, the professional dancers are always nice to look at (case in point being the aforementioned Chmerkovskiy brothers), and I couldn’t help but notice that the camera always seems to focus primarily on Derek Hough’s butt (no complaints, he has a really nice butt). However, the one that caught my eye immediately was the newest professional dancer, Tristan MacManus. Not only is he completely gorgeous, he also has an adorable accent and I am a little bit in love with him.
JUDGING: I actually think that Dancing with the Stars has one of the best judging panels on TV. Len Goodman can be critical and tough, without going full Simon Cowell and making the contestants feel suicidal (plus he used the word malarkey, which is just funny), while Carrie Ann Inaba manages to walk the line of being encouraging while still being realistic and helpful, and Bruno Tonioli always makes me laugh (In this episode, it was when he commented about Ron Artest’s “Length of bone” but that’s just because I have the mentality of a 13-year-old boy).
However, while the judges are great, the same cannot be said about the hosting. Tom Bergeron is fine, but Brooke Burke has got to be the worst host in the history of television. Her fake smile is terrifying, she asks the same terrible questions to all the competitors, plus she doesn’t seem to have worked out how to use the microphone properly and she looks like she hates everyone that she is talking to. It’s disturbing.
AFTERELTON BAIT: This season has both the hilarious and highly entertaining Carson Kressley, who really paved the way for all future generations of fabulous reality show gays with his show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Of course, the contestant that has been getting the most attention is Chaz Bono, the transgender son of Sonny and Cher. Both did well enough in the dancing that they will hopefully be around for a while. While out professional dancer Louis van Amstel is not partnered with a contestant this season, he is supposed to be involved in the show in a different capacity and judge Bruno Tonioli is also openly gay.
PERFORMANCES: While the first couple weeks of this show are always a little rough, there were a couple of surprises. J.R. Martinez and Chyna Phillips stood out as the initial leaders, each earning a score of 22 (who knew soldiers could be so graceful?) Carson Kressley had what Carrie Ann said was her favorite dance of the night, with his incredibly entertaining Cha Cha Cha, plus he was really funny for the backstage cameras, voicing his regret that he had not been paired with the smoking hot Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
Ron Artest and Elisabetta Canalis ended up being the two worst, with incredibly stiff performances, although Ron Artest didn’t try to beat anyone up, so that should be acknowledged. The judges praised Hope Solo for the fact that she was able to keep her body in such close contact with Maks through the whole dance, which is kinda like being praised for your perseverance and fortitude because you were able to eat an entire container of ice cream in one sitting. The rest of the performers showed promise and it will be interesting to see which of them get better and which end up being stagnant.
TRAINWRECK QUOTIENT: Oh, Kristin Cavallari, you know surprisingly little about being a successful reality show star. Don’t introduce yourself as “not a bitch” (it makes people immediately assume that you are, in fact, a bitch) and don’t try to garner sympathy votes by explaining that you are doing this lucrative reality competition to take your mind off of being dumped. That goes beyond being a “first-world problems” joke into a “completely out of touch with reality and the fact that 10% of the people voting for you are unemployed right now” joke, with the punch line being you getting eliminated.
And seriously, how many freaking Karadashians are there? I keep thinking that we have reached the end and the all of a sudden, another one pops out of the woodwork. For the most part though, the episode was trainwreck free, but fear not! As the contestants get more and more exhausted, there is sure to be a highly entertaining blow up to witness.
So what did you guys think? Will you be watching the results show or just Googling who got kicked off when Glee is over? Can anyone explain what demographic ABC is trying to cater to with performances by Harry Connick, Jr. and LMFAO in the same hour? Anyone want to make a bet about whether Ron Artest will punch someone if he gets kicked off?
Watch The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 7 Escape From Sutton Island on 9:00 PM Monday, September 26, 2011 on ABC Family.
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Here is a brief summary of The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 7 Escape From Sutton Island: Sutton finds her biological mother at a clinic. Meanwhile, Emma faces questions about Eduardo’s accident; Alec checks in on Eduardo; and Thayer returns to Phoenix and seems more knowledgeable about Emma’s situation than she expected.
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The Secret Life of the American Teenager Season 4 Episode 11 The Games We Play : Burbank, CA (August 17, 2011) – Amy does everything she can to try and convince Ricky to propose, but little does she know that Ricky might be more willing to commit than she thought, on an all-new episode of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” premiering on Monday, August 22 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT).
In the one-hour episode, “The Games We Play,” Amy is obsessed with trying to get Ricky to propose and becomes much more attentive to his every need to show how she’d be a great wife. Ricky is well aware of her plan and decides to enjoy every pampered moment, as he has a little plan of his own. Meanwhile, Adrian is upset that Dante never called after their date and ends up meeting his handsome brother. And Jack is desperate to find a date to accompany him to all the senior festivities, but will he be able to convince Madison or Grace to join him?
The series cast includes Shailene Woodley, Ken Baumann, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Greg Finley, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa with Steve Schirripa and Molly Ringwald. In “The Games We Play,” the guest stars include Anne Ramsay, Beverley Mitchell, Renee Olstead, Camille Winbush, Allen Evangelista, Amy Rider, Sinqua Walls, Austin Stowell, Tricia O’Kelley, De’Vaughn Nixon, and Kathy Kinney.
