Tonight: ANTM "Make Me Tall"

I've really come around on this season. I was really rather annoyed at the idea of using "regular" girls instead of actual tall girls, but I'm beginning to love these ladies. They have drama, but just enough. It's not too over the top. And the challenges are a step up this time around, because it is more competitive to become a shorter model.

This week they had to walk down the runway with girls who were much taller. It was a bit awkward, but a great challenge because it made them pull their competitive girl edge out and actually try. I feel like in past seasons I'm watching girls who can't model walk down a runway, and the judges end up picking the best of the worst walks. But with this challenge it was very apparent that the girls were trying to keep up with the taller girls and prove themselves. Yup. I was proud of them.

I'm ready for a really great photo shoot next week. Last week's was really fun - horses and long hair. But besides that one the shoots have been a little dull.

I'm really bummed about who went home this week. , I do like a lot of the girls, however, so I suppose I'll still be entertained. I think I have decided that my new favorite is Laura. She's a country bumpkin with a major accent, but she takes gorgeous pictures. Hopefully she doesn't go home next week.

Here are some clips to this week's episode: http://www.topmodelgossip.com/antm-13-04-make-me-tall-previews/

What's on tonight: Wednesday the 23rd.

SEASON PREMIERES:
ABC: Modern Family at 9p; Cougar Town at 9:30p; Eastwick at 10p
CBS: The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8p; Gary Unmarried at 8:30p; Criminal Minds at 9p; CSI: NY at 10p
NBC: Mercy at 8p; Law & Order: SVU at 9p

TiVo SEASON PASS:
CW: America's Next Top Model at 8p
Bravo: Top Chef Las Vegas at 10p

Tonight: 90210

I'm really hating that I'm about to write this, but 90210 was better than Gossip Girl this week.

Right now: Real Housewives of Atlanta

Don't be tardy for the party... Don't be tardy for the party...

Please make her stop singing. Please.

[Kim. She sucks. And she has to realize she's being horribly made fun of as a singer, right?]

What's on tonight: Tuesday the 22nd.

SEASON PREMIERES:
ABC: The Forgotten at 10p
CBS: NCIS at 8p; NCIS: Los Angeles at 9p; The Good Wife at 10p
Oxygen: The Naughty Kitchen at 10p
TLC: Table for 12 at 10p

TiVo SEASON PASS:
CW: 90210 at 8p
Bravo: Flipping Out at 10p

Tonight: Gossip Girl "The Freshman"

Decorating my dorm, and meeting new people; Everyone being optimistic and nervous, and awkward student-run orientation ice-breakers. I'm trying to remember what the first day of college was like. Sadly, watching this week's Gossip Girl didn't help bring back any memories. Maybe it's because I didn't go to an Ivy League on the east coast, or maybe it's because my high school cast wasn't at all present on the first day of college, but either way, this week's episode feels a little off, for GG, and for a college 101 episode.

Conservative pearls and a high-collared burgundy dress, Blair's outfit is far from studious. And the dorm room shots felt completely elementary. (Did you notice the squiggly paper borders on the bulletin boards. What the hell??) I would have liked to have seen the actual bedrooms, and to really get to know the new roommates. Gilmore Girls had a really great transition into college -- Rory had 2 new eccentric characters to get to know in her dorm, plus Paris, who we already knew. They could have done something similar here, but they really failed to show that we are starting a new chapter at a top notch university.

Instead of giving us something interesting and different, the same cast of characters we've seen now for years danced around each other as if they were in a cramped New York apartment. This is not an episode of Friends, people. Show me more important, new characters. Show more intro to college moments. And please, do something with creepy Scott. That is being dragged out while everything else is spinning in fast forward. (Couples hooking up, Serena's indecisiveness.)

I guess this episode just felt rushed. A lot of ups and downs. A lot of changed minds and acting out. It kind of felt like the writers never went to college, and they really had no clue what they were talking about. Either put them in college, or leave them in their penthouses. I can't deal with both. Sushi parties... fancy rooftop parties with junky couches and red cups.. I understand that they were different types of high school kids, but they don't have to be so completely awkward to send to college.

The best quote of the night comes from a guy who we have yet to see go to school: Nate referring to things people in couples do post-honeymoon stage, "...watch tv shows you really like, as opposed to ones you're supposed to like..." I do. And I will. I'll be tuning in next week, ready for something amazing to happen.... Perhaps something Gossip related? ...since that's the name of the show? xoxo.

What's on tonight: Monday the 21st.

SEASON PREMIERES:
ABC: Dancing with the Stars at 8p; Castle at 10p
CBS: How I Met Your Mother at 8p; Accidentally on Purpose at 8:30p; Two and a Half Men at 9p; The Big Bang at 9:30p; CSI: Miami at 10p
FOX: House at 8p
NBC: Heroes at 8p
Comedy Central: Scrubs at 9p
Sundance: Brick City at 10p
Travel: Madventures at 10p

TiVo SEASON PASS:
CW: Gossip Girl at 9p
Bravo: Inside the Actors Studio: Amy Poehler at 7p; The Rachel Zoe Project at 10p