X Factor UK - No One Left to Cheer For...

It's a sad day when you have four or five people left in a competition yet there is no one you want to cheer for. Kitty's gone. Craig's gone. I've pretty much lost all interest in this show this season. I guess it's time to move on.

X Factor UK - Say Goodbye to Kitty

Well, my worst fears have come true. Kitty was sent home tonight. I guess those cousins of ours didn't care for her as much as I did. But, Craig is my new front runner and hopefully he will be able to perform next week like he did this week.

Kitty with Lady Gaga

I was surprised to see Misha B in the bottom two - especially being beat out by the all girl group; they are terrible. Between the two [Misha and Kitti] I really think Misha delivered a better performance vocally. Kitty is quite a performer but there is something - not sure what it is - but something missing there. It doesn't matter now, whatever it is. She's done.

On another note, I'm a die hard, rabid fan of The Walking Dead now. Just finished the newest episode. I keep expecting them to find that little girl, but who knows if they ever will. Next week should be the season finally, unless they had more episodes for season 2. There is something so unnerving about that show. Makes me want to jump out of my skin. I definitely lock my doors at night now so zombies can't eat me when I'm sleeping!

UPDATE: Did some wikipedia surfing. The Walking Dead Season 2 has 13 episodes and we just finished # 11; two more to go. 

Writing Hiatus - X Factor UK - Abduction

Today was my first official day off from writing since finishing the rough draft of my first novella: SEEKING LIGHT AURORA. I spent the morning working on a friend's computer - they had viruses - and then doing some odds and ends stuff. I will say, I have really reconsidered getting a full sized computer when this netbook goes bad. My friend's laptop is huge, but what a relief it was to get back to my little machine. I think I much prefer it. 

I also tried to watch the movie Abduction today - you know the vampire guy's new "blockbuster" that came out a bit ago and still hasn't broke even yet. It's only made around $27 million and it cost $35 to make. Ouch. But, hey, don't they get paid ahead of time? So why would he care, right? Now, apparently, he is moving in a different direction since his action film career "tanked out of the gate" and is working on an Indie Drama with some other guy I've never even heard of. I imagine, if you were not a legitimate star before you played a vampire, you will not be one after all the rabid fans get bored and jump on the next big craze. Hey, Lautner, it's called Lifetime; you better start rehearsing for your next big straight-to-tv rehash of your vampire garbage when all those 14 year olds become 20 and 30 somethings. Needless to say, I didn't get through even half of the movie. It's definitely not going on my external drive. Though I will say, it probably could have been a decent movie if Mr. Werewolf had not been involved. It had Maria Bello - and who doesn't love that. Also, they pulled out all the stops in an attempt to make this kid the next Matt Damon [which he most certainly is not] by recruiting the legend alien fighter - none other than Sigourney Weaver. These real actresses being associated with this flop of a film did not bring their credibility down, it just highlighted Lautner's laughable acting abilities. And then it hit me. The reason he doesn't seem as bad in the vampire movies: he doesn't talk in them! All he does is just prance around, acting all moody because the vampire gets the girl, and grunts here, growls there, then lets special effects do all the heavy lifting. No wonder why his initial departure was met with such score and ridicule. Like I said before, he'll probably have a great career on made for tv lifetime special events. 

I Just LOOK Like an Idiot !!

Now, on to more important matters. X Factor UK. Sadly, though, it was quite uneventful this evening. First, Frankie was kicked off the show, apparently for bragging to staff about his cocaine habit. Can anyone say "STUPID?" And then Kitty was introduced with this rambling, incoherent discourse about how she only wanted to do a Lady Gaga song but was being forced to cover a Queen song. Her performance was the worst I have seen thus far from her. Makes me want to just scream! The rest of the contestants might as well have just stayed home this week. No one did any good. Except. And I can't believe I'm going to even say this. Except for Craig Colton.

Craig walked out on stage tonight, took a deep breath, and literally blew me away! He was hands down fantastic. And me made everyone else look lousy. They also voted back in someone who had been eliminated at the first live show. Amelia was the first voted out of the live shows, and what do they think? Suddenly she is good enough to take on everyone else? Not likely. But watch, now she will go on and end up winning the whole bloody thing. 

I think the tide is turning on Kitty for me. I think I'm now going to start rooting for Craig. Janet - I don't know what it is about her. I think what I liked about her at first is now what I despise. Who knows. I do think she would be much better being the lead singer of Cranberries instead of trying to fit in on a show like this. Her sound is just so moody and depressing [I actually like that] but she is trying to sing all these terrible songs. Last week, forgetting the words. Come on, Janet. Get your act together!

PREDICTION FOR TOMORROW: I think Kitty and [Little Mix, Janet or Marcus] will be in the bottom two. I think, sadly, Kitty will be going home.

X Factor UK S8 E21 - The Results! Kitty Saved!!

It was a harrowing afternoon here, as I watched the latest installment from X Factor UK. I couldn't believe those Brits - putting Kitty in the bottom three like that. What's the matter with you? The nerve! You should be ashamed of yourselves. ;-)

But, of course, the Risk went home as they were the bottom of the pile of acts left this week. I don't really care much for the groups, and usually just skip forward to the performers I like. I was shocked to see Franky make it, but I never did watch him sing last night, so who knows, maybe he learned how since last week.

Kitty did battle against the notorious Johnny Robbinson - the skinny guy with a soprano voice. I'm not surprised he got the final boot from the judges, even his own mentor knew he is not marketable. Maybe in Vegas or as a drag queen. But come on, people are simply not going to buy his albums or go pay to see his shows. I'm a little astounded at how he made it this far. He sounds like a screeching cat!



On their final fight to the death, I think Kitty did much better than Johnny did with their songs. She sang it right: there was a disaster [but there was nothing beautiful about it]. Oh, and why does Johnny keep trying to kiss everyone? What's the deal with that?

PREDICTION: As much as I like her, I think Kitty will go home next week. ;-(

The Mentalist 407 and X Factor UK Season 8 Episode 20

Well, it appears as if Red John is back [as if we didn't know that already]. I guess a good thing can't be killed and a dependable story-line is a good thing to hang on to - even if it has been done to death. Patrick Jane now has his work cut out for him again, looking for his nemesis [Hey, I read a book by Asimov called Nemesis]. This show has always been a little shaking and they definitely are not trying to shore it up at all. We will see what happens this season.

On the X Factor stage, the other side of the pond, Kitty Brucknell did an OKAY job tonight. She did not get the rave reviews she normally does from the judges. You can really tell they don't like her at all and, yet, they can't say anything bad about her - well, until now. Can't dance? Wow! Talk about a kick in the teeth. The crowd seemed to be on her side tonight, though. But I will have to agree, it was not the best performance of the night. Not sure if there was a stand out one out of the whole group. All quite let downs, especially Janet Devlin. I have to say, this girl has turned from shy country farm girl to raving psycho. Really. And her performances, in my opinion, have been utter rubbish since her audition. She reminds me of an American Idol Andrew Garcia, who initially wowed everyone only to be a huge let down in the show. But that's okay, because my Kitty, she's still in there ah swingin! Go Kitty!