Violet Penner

I thought the Michael Cera interview was really odd. I know Fallon is competitive, but it seemed like Cera didn't really appreciate Fallon's behavior. Maybe he was pretending to be put off, but the whole thing made me cringe a little. Maybe Fallon should dial down the competitiveness a smidge?

I have also noticed her odd way of walking. Makes me think of Jax on Sons of Anarchy. Too much swagger. And why is she always in sleeveless garments?

I feel like the contestants should get $100 per correct answer in the final round. Give them SOMETHING for if they did better than others, but didn't get them all right. My lord some of these people are terrible and annoying.

I have only seen the first two episodes that aired in my market (Joely Fisher/Heather Graham and David Arquette/Courteney Cox). My least favorite part of the show is when Craig gives the clues (sorry, Craig). What is frustrating is how bad some of these people are and the awful clues they give! Courteney, I'm looking at you! You produce the show!! Practice a little! (Heather Graham was awful too). I don't know if I will be in this for the long haul, but I like Craig and I like game shows (especially anything reminiscent of the Dick Clark Pyramid shows). Some of the contestants seem fine, others are annoying (blonde jumper who likened herself to a Kardashian).

What was with the weird VoiceOver on Young Tara?

Yes, the premiere was this last Sunday.

I watched! I thought Finn and his little accent (speech impediment? I've never heard a Canadian accent that strong) were pretty adorable. So far, no one has annoyed me ALL that much, unlike last year when there were a couple kids who really grated on me. I don't watch Rachael Ray's show, but she looked like she has gained a lot of weight. I thought maybe she was pregnant (but I'm guessing not). I liked that a lot of the kids were supportive of each other.

I would like the host to stop saying "Do you realize you just made a $15,000 burger?" after each winning round. Does not need to be said every time. I feel a little embarrassed that I'm recognizing all of these food show castoff chefs. Also, why does the audience groan after Adam says the verdict is 3-2 or whatever it is each time. Shut up, audience.

I enjoyed the new episode as well - took me awhile to realize it was a new one on my DVR - I had assumed I taped a repeat. I wonder how Ina really feels about the dog running loose in her house, on the couch, etc. While she did fuss over Gilly, she doesn't strike me as a pet person. Yay for new episodes!

I'm guessing people DO call to inquire whether she will be singing that night. If the answer is "yes, I am singing tonight" then the person doesn't come. I had to rewind and rewatch Ramsay's reaction to her singing twice because it's so rare to see him genuinely laugh like that. Was laughing at the fact that he had to take his robe off to look in the pool and determine it was still dirty.

The recycling on this network continues. Lenny the cowboy was on Guy's Grocery Games last year.

Amy Schumer did a parody of Chopped last night: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ik3rac/inside-amy-schumer-sauced I honestly thought this was a Very Special Episode of people who had survived traumas/illnesses. I checked the episode description to see if it had a label like the Firefighter or Grandma one. It's getting absolutely ridiculous. I'm waiting for the contestant who will show up still connected to the IV drip who's competing for money to complete treatment. (sorry if that sounds mean or insensitive, but ENOUGH with the stories, just COOK)

I just watched all 8 episodes yesterday. One other thing that troubles me about Bellamy being returned is that we have seen no reference to his inability to sleep or voracious appetite, as has been the case with all the others. I suspect show was sloppy with clothes on the family and that is why he timeline seems off. I think he survived and is a regular person.