Not only has this been the worst season of the Bachelor, with robotic Jake who reminds me of the joker in Batman with his permanent grin, tonight was the worst episode of the season.

It was the hometown date episode, where Jake visits the final four in their or their parents’ home town. The whole episode was awful. Ali was completely unbelievable in the role of little girl, legs curled up like a fetus, crying her eyes out for minutes on end. I didn’t buy it for a second and it went on way too long. Cloyingly fake and annoying. And her family was so boring they had to film most of her date in an empty house relying on her grandmother’s spirit.

Gia’s brother and Vienna’s father were both awful to watch. Grating personalities and so physically unappealing . Who would marry into either one of those families?

Gia has zero personality and even less conversational ability. She’s the best looking of the bunch, and she moves well, maybe they can put her on DWTS. The Bachelor is definitely beyond her skill set.

Tenley’s dance was terrible, like a third grader at a school play. Embarrassingly awful and I didn’t think Jake was into it one bit. He looked perplexed. Her father was the only redeeming feature of her segments. Read the rest of this entry »

Click the Photo Above to see the Premiere of BEYOND THE MEDAL:

There continues to be life after “The Bachelor” for professional snowboarder Jesse Csincsak.

Starting Monday morning at 7 a.m., and every day for the next 23 days, Jesse and AP video journalist Lila Ibrahim will co-host “Beyond the Medal”, an AP Winter Games show, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the 2010 Olympic winter games and the host cities of Vancouver and Whistler.

From bungee jumping to whale watching and everything in between, the goal is to bring you a small taste of what it’s like to be here for the 2010 Winter Games. Start every morning with us to get the latest news, check in with the athletes and find out what celebrities are in town for the games.

In tomorrow’s debut show we go north to take you on a walking tour of Whistler, where Jesse and I got to do a lot of outdoor sports for upcoming shows. I will tell you right now — I have nothing on my co-host when it comes to athletic ability. To wrap up our first show, we’ll bring you back to the Granville Room in downtown Vancouver for a taste of Olympic-themed cocktails.

Some of the highlights I hope they will cover: Snowboarders Louie Vito, who was such fun to watch on last season’s Dancing With the Stars, and Aspen’s own Gretchen Bleiler. Both are on the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding half-pipe teams. If you missed them at the X-Games, Vancouver offers another chance to watch them, along with the amazing Shaun White.

And don’t forget to check out Jesse’s website which just got a major re-design and added a slew of features, from quick-moving graphics to video clips and social networking links. It’s well organized and visually appealing — really nice work.

For all the latest on the games, and new episodes of “Beyond the Medal”, bookmark theAP Winter Games network.

Four days to go — all they need now is snow.

This Monday, Jake goes on four hometown dates. Vienna’s and Gia’s look particularly grueling.

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Who’s a worse nightmare, Vienna’s father or Gia’s brother?

Another preview video of Vienna’s home town date is here and a new article on Gia here.

Here’s the list of nominees for the 2010 Oscar Awards. Breaking with tradition, ten films have been nominated for “Best Picture.”

Most nominations: Avatar and The Hurt Locker. As for Best Actor and Best Actress:

Nominations for best actor to Jeff Bridges playing a drunk country singer in “Crazy Heart,” George Clooney as a corporate hatchet man in “Up in the Air,” Jeremy Renner as a bomb specialist in “The Hurt Locker,” Colin Firth for “A Single Man” and Morgan Freeman for “Invictus.”

Joining Streep, who portrayed chef Julia Child in “Julie & Julia” and Bullock as a wealthy woman who plucks a homeless teen off the streets and helps him become a sports star, on the list of best actress nominees were Helen Mirren in “The Last Station,” Carey Mulligan for “An Education” and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious.” (Reporting by Bob Tourtellotte;

It’s official. On March 8, ABC will televise the wedding of former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestant Jason Mesnick to Molly Malaney, the woman he first rejected when he selected Melissa Rycroft, and then returned to.

The two-hour “The Bachelor: Jason and Molly’s Wedding” is set to air March 8. The event will include the bride’s dress fitting, planning for the big day, bachelor and bachelorette parties and the ceremony. Past “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” couples and participants will be on the guest list.

Well, that’s one way to get your wedding paid for and stay in the public eye. Will you watch?

San Francisco is the location for week 5 of The Bachelor. Here’s a break-down of the dates for Jake and the remaining 5 contestants:

There are three 1:1 dates and one 2:1 date. No roses are given during the dates, so all five make it to the rose ceremony. Jake lets one go and the remaining four get home town dates.

• First is Tenley and a 1:1 date to Chinatown and the Coit Tower in San Francisco
• Second is the 2:1 date with Gia and Vienna at the Castillo di Amorosa in Napa.
• Third is Corrie at Golden State Park and dinner at the Science Museum.
• Fourth is Ali, a day trip with brunch through the city ending with sunset on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Predictions: (Spoiler Alert): Corrie tells Jake she’s a virgin. She ends up being the one who goes home.

From the ABC extended episode guide, out today: Read the rest of this entry »

The new season of “Damages” begins tonight on FX. It’s a fictionalized version of the Bernard Madoff case (without using their names of course.) The New York Times explains and gives it a big thumbs up, especially for Lily Tomlin who plays the financier’s wife.

Rose Byrne is now a D.A. but she and Patty continue their complex and bizarre relationship. Update below: Read the rest of this entry »

The 67th Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast tonight on NBC. There’s links to watch online if you aren’t by a TV. Here’s the complete list of nominees.

Up in the Air scored a leading six nominations for the 67th Annual Golden Globes. Nine was next with five, followed by Avatar and Inglourious Basterds with four. On the TV side, newcomer Glee led all contenders with four nominations, followed by 30 Rock, Damages, Dexter and Big Love, with three apiece.

The latest presenters list is here. The Red Carpet begins on E! at 3pm PT, 6pm ET. You can also follow E!’s Red Carpet on Twitter. Over at TV Guide Network, the red carpet also begins at 3pm PT and is being hosted by Chris Harrison (The Bachelor/ette) and Carrie Inaba (DWTS.) It will feature a 3-D Hologram Glam Cam .

The four hour premiere of “24: Season 8″ begins tonight. Two hours Sunday, and again on Monday. There’s a lot of information at KeiferSutherland24.net.

Joining the cast: Katee Sackhoff, Freddie Prinze Jr., Mykelti Williamson, John Boyd, Jennifer Westfeldt and Chris Diamantopoulos.

Season Eight begins in Manhattan. CTU has been upgraded and is run by BRIAN HASTINGS. Freddie Prinze Jr. plays COLE ORTIZ, an ex-Marine who wants to follow in JACK BAUER’s footsteps. He runs the division’s Field Operations.

ROB WEISS is PRESIDENT ALLISON TAYLOR’s new chief of staff, and MEREDITH REED is an ambitious journalist with ties to the unfolding situation.

Keifer Sutherland, Cherry Jones, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Annie Wersching return. And Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor (“Slumdog Millionaire”) makes his American TV debut as OMAR HASSAN, a Middle Eastern leader who comes to the U.S. on a peacemaking mission.

“The Bachelor Pad”, a spin-off that will be kind of like ‘The Bachelor/ette Meets Big Brother’ is coming to TV in late August, MC’d by Chris Harrison. I wrote about the possibility back in August. Question: If Chris is the MC, will there also be a host and who will it be?

20 former contestants on the Bachelor/Bachelorette shows will live in a Big Brother type house, competing for a cash prize. One will be evicted each week.

No release of names yet, but I bet a bunch are in the photo above. And one is a certainty: Jesse Csincsak. Jesse proposed a similar idea for a Bachelor Reunion show (The Bachelor All Stars) last year that got everyone thinking about it.

Some of my predictions: Natalie Getz, Michael Stagliano, Holly Durtz, Robby D, Tanner Pope, Juan Barbieri, Jesse Kovacs, Nikki Kapelke.

Who I doubt you’ll see: Wes, Melissa, Jason or Molly. Or Deanna.

Question: Will Jeremy or Graham be in? I bet not. How about Kiptyn and Reid? Jillian and Ed? No idea yet. Stay tuned.