22/02/2012

#MKR recap (Wed 22/02/12)

Bouillabaisse - My Kitchen Rules 2012

My Kitchen Rules - Mon-Thu 7:30pm, Ch7 http://au.tv.yahoo.com/my-kitchen-rules/ It's a unique round as the teams have the chance to get their passports stamped twice, landing now in Tasmania. Megan & Andy are going into this round with high hopes and a very dirty gene pool, but there's all sorts of conniving & bitchiness strategy in play within the opposing teams. Will Megan & Andy triumph despite their obvious flaws? After beating Ke$ha to death with her own microphone stand - how annoying is that song?! - it's time for M&A to go for a relaxing walk along the beach. Megan's feeling a lot more confident, and Pete & Manu remind us that … [Read more...]

#ExcessBaggage recap (Wed 22/02/12)

Hot Air Balloons - Excess Baggage 2012

Excess Baggage - Mon-Thu 6:30pm, GO!. http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/excessbaggage/ Hey, remember how Ajay, Matt, Dipper and Lana went on a joyflight to help them get over their fear of flying? No?! NEXT! What a gorgeous establishing shot of a hot air balloon. Let's just forget about it as it'll have nothing to do with today's challenge. What's that, Kate? The contestants will be working in teams of four to pull a fully inflated hot air balloon 150 metres and then pack the entire thing away? Whod'a thunk it?! "This'll be a test of skill, stamina and patience," smiles Kate. Teams are formed, and people are mostly happy. Except Lana … [Read more...]

#MKR recap (Tue 21/02/12)

Whitebait Fritters - My Kitchen Rules 2012

My Kitchen Rules - Mon-Thu 7:30pm, Ch7 http://au.tv.yahoo.com/my-kitchen-rules/ We've been transported to through time to the Land of the Long White Cloud, where Team UnZud is ready to "do bettle ugaien". Stupid accents... this is gonna be tough. At least they can't do any worse than Thomas & Carla's effort last night, can they? CAN THEY?! (I can still hear Manu screaming "WHERE IS THE SAUCE??!!") Simon & Meg promise to "run around the kutchun with mulitary prucusion." Game. On. S&M are ready for a big one, ready to prove they deserve a place in the competition after their shambolic first instant restaurant attempt. Both Pete & Manu … [Read more...]

#ExcessBaggage recap (Tue 21/02/12)

Excess Baggage 2012

Excess Baggage - Mon-Thu 6:30pm, GO!. http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/excessbaggage/ We're back in the Hunter Valley for another day - and because it's Tuesday, that means it's Breakthrough Challenge time... oh, and Nathan "goes missing" and Dipper loses his nut at Trainer Christian. I know who I'd back if it got down to tin tacks (sorry Dipper). Kate's worried about Ajay & Lana, who today will face their fear of flying in the breakthrough challenge. Cue opportunity for Ajay to self-analyse in her piece to camera. Lana notes Ajay's scared of crashing but that she's scared of not being in control. She really should have applied herself … [Read more...]

#MKR recap (Mon 20/02/12)

Thomas & Carla - My Kitchen Rules 2012

My Kitchen Rules - Mon-Thu 7:30pm, Ch7 http://au.tv.yahoo.com/my-kitchen-rules/ Surprise! It's instant restaurant elimination round time. What does that mean? The bottom three teams from each round have to do an instant restaurant in their home AGAIN, but this time the bottom team is eliminated - out for good. No second chances. Do not pass go, do not collect $250,000. It also means more frequent flyer points, more stress at home, more strategy, and more of Peter & Gary. Delicious! First up is Thomas & Carla from Victoria again. Given they've been there before (and this goes for all the teams), they should be able to improve greatly on … [Read more...]

#ExcessBaggage recap (Mon 20/02/12)

Ajay Rochester - Excess Baggage 2012

Excess Baggage - Mon-Thu 6:30pm, GO!. http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/excessbaggage/ At last the teams are back on dry land and in civilization. So many nasty things they could have picked up in Tasmania, like incest. Luckily none of them are related. PHEW! At least the Hunter Valley won't hold any temptations for them. Kate tells us that next week is the halfway point (she hopes), so this week really counts as next week one team is leaving. A personal plea is offered to Darryn & Lisa by Kate/the producers urging them to get it together so they're not the first ones out. Everyone arrives and is greeted with this week's Spirit Challenge … [Read more...]

Biggest Loser 2012 – Week 4

The Biggest Loser Australia 2012

The week began with contestants lying about in the mud as a medically ordered treatment for a strange but virulent virus that had spent the week rampaging through the camp like a bull in a travel book shop that mainly stocks titles describing trips to China. The mud also formed part of an obstacle course that two from each team had to overcome in order to once again love themselves. When we left them last week, black and blue were battling it out for last place. Graham struggled to extricate himself from the bog, while Luke struggled to extricate himself from Hamish. Alas it was not to be for blue. The ‘penalty’ for coming last was an … [Read more...]

Thursday recap #ExcessBaggage #MKR (16/02/12)

Group 2 - My Kitchen Rules 2012

Excess Baggage - Mon-Thu 7pm, Ch9. http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/excessbaggage/ Check In day, and all we've heard about is Gabby's big secret. She even sizzled it herself all over Twitter... is she gay? Is she really a dude? DOES SHE HAVE THREE HEADS?!?! (I'm banking on the "secretly a dude" option.) Tonight the truth will be told. But first it's fitness test time, competing against their personal scores from last week, and anyone who can't compete in segments sticks with their scores from last week. John SMASHED it, knocking out six push-ups after previously having not been able to do any. Darryn bashes it out in the 1.6km run, … [Read more...]

Wednesday recap #ExcessBaggage #MKR (15/02/12)

Peter & Gary - My Kitchen Rules 2012

Excess Baggage - Mon-Thu 7pm, Ch9. http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/excessbaggage/ We're still in Taswegia, and it's Endurance Challenge day (otherwise known as the day of the living hell). Everyone's totally on fashion wearing camel and wondering what's going on. Under medical "advice" Dipper, Ajay, Brant & John can't compete - and the rest will be split into three teams of four to compete in 5 separate challenges as they make their way across the scenic cow paddock. Even just explaining what the challenges are makes my head hurt... hang on, that was just Ajay complaining about not being able to compete. Trainer Christian has three … [Read more...]

Tuesday recap #ExcessBaggage #MKR (14/02/12)

Excess Baggage 2012

Excess Baggage - Mon-Thu 7pm, Ch9. http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/excessbaggage/ We're still in Taswegia, and hopefully everyone has had a Bex and a good lie down and is ready to play nice today. Oh, that's right - it's the Breakthrough Challenge where today three teams will abseil 140m down the wall of the Gordon Dam. DAMN. Team Yellow (Christine & Nathan), Team Blue (K-Fed & Renae) and Team Green (Gabby & Ben) are the ones selected to have a go. Christine's confident when she sees it she'll freak out but calm down and get into it. Sucked in everyone else, you're off to train with Christian all day. As the Dam teams arrive, Dr Tim is … [Read more...]