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I kind of like it... :(

I thought that the handler was making a joke about the dog's weight. Like, "Yeah, they're not fat AT ALL, LOL."

If you were a woman, struggling to survive in a hard post-apocalyptical world, would you really bother with putting on makeup? I find that kind of unrealistic. Just like when they have animals wearing clothes...

I loved Islands but I can see what people mean when they say it didn't have quite the "feels" that they expected. I waited until it was on DVD to watch with my daughter. We've watched it 3x so far! It is good.

I did like that Duff got that tattoo, as promised. It was small but, yep, definitely a legit waffle!

Oh, I beg to differ Imonrey! EVERYONE enjoys to go.

Why were the scientists all male? Seemed kind of sexist. It would have been interesting to have s mad female physicist named Madame Curie. She actually did die due to radiation, I believe...

LittleIggy: I was still thinking about it afterwards and remembered that Frankie Stein would have also been a great character because her body comes apart! It would have been a cool touch to have a "real" person with a detachable hand, for example! Thanks everyone for the kind words <blush> Actually, I'm not that much of a super fan--just someone who has seen ALL the movies and whose kid has a lot of the dolls.

I'm old as the hills (55) but I have a 10 year-old daughter so I am very familiar with Monster High dolls/movies/product. I have seen all the movies and know the characters very well. Although I really loved the challenge--so great to have beauty makeups as a challenge and make them do something pretty for once, I wasn't too impressed with any of the results. The makeups made all of the models look too old. MH characters are young cute teenagers. None of these looked fresh. Also, one of the main points of the dolls and even the movies is fashion and I didn't think very many of the teams really hit that out of the park. I know it isn't a fashion design competition but it is still an integral part of the "brand" of MH. Emily and Tyler - Draculaura Hated the teeth. Draculaura’s teeth are cute and just slightly protrude from her upper lips. The teeth on this one took over the entire face and it looked like the model couldn’t even close her mouth. Cig and George - Lagoona Blue I guess it was the “best” one since it was completely different from the actual doll and actually was made to look like a semi-fish-girl composite. I don't know if I would have pegged it as a MH character if I wasn't watching the show. Melissa and Keaghlan - Cleo de Nile Kudos to the team for removing the terrible rubber mask that “looks like a rubber mask!” (Duh) Still, she ended up looking very old. Cleo is the fashionista of the group and I didn’t see that expressed either. She is a QUEEN and didn’t exude that attitude. Logan and Adam - Abby Dominable Abby is one of my favorite MH characters (she is hilariously dry and no nonsense) and I would have picked her if I were choosing a character. I actually thought this was one of the better efforts but I do think the nose was a mistake. Yeah—Voldemort! The accessories were great though. Loved the mammoth cage/bag. Niko and Cat - Clawdeen Wolf Too brown and not in a pretty way (more cracked and addicted to a tanning booth)! Sure she’s a wolf (werewolf) but she just looked overly tanned. Ben and Evan - Skelita Calaveras Eh, I liked the skeleton arms. Skelita isn’t a major character—not sure why she was included in the group, frankly. Gage and Rachael - Venus McFlytrap The mouth was NOT cute and she was too green. MH characters are cute, pretty, teenage girls. The hair and plant were good though. Also, where was Frankie Stein?! She is one of--if not the most--- important characters ! I would put her up there with Cleo, Draculaura, Laguna, and Claudine. A FRANKENSTEIN'S monster teenage girl!?!? That would have been a great fit for the challenge! Where was Ghoulia?!? Another major character who is much more featured than Venus. A zombie/ghoul! She is hilarious because she only talks in moans/groans--the audience has no idea what she is saying but all her "ghoul friends" do. She is the tech savvy one of the group. Okay, I will step away now. I actually did enjoy the challenge despite the disappointments in the final results...

I feel like the most recent episode (hatchet/haladie episode) shows how much integrity this show really has. The producers must know that the audience LOVES the tests--we live for "It will kiiilll" etc. but they still aborted the test once it was obvious that the one guy's haladie didn't fit the requested parameters and was going to lose anyway. I have a feeling that a lot of reality/competition shows would just say, fuck it, show the tests anyway because it is entertaining. Of course, I was disappointed not to see the full test but I respect their decision. Plus, I wanted the older guy to win. This show rocks. I'm always telling people about it and encouraging folks who I know enjoy history/handicraft/hunting, etc. to watch.

I've been watching Star Trek: Voyager on BBC America. I've always loved it and it still holds up! (UO here)

One thing that I was disappointed in was that almost everyone (if not all) had the concept of "evil overtaking good." Well, how about good kicking evil's ass? I guess that wouldn't be dramatic enough? Light over darkness, etc.? Maybe it is easier to think about corrosion rather than beauty but it just seems rather clichéd. As usual, a very entertaining episode despite the lack of imagination put into the concepts.

I had cc. Verizon FiOS.

This season all the winners have been girls, so far! Girls rule, boys...well...you know.

I don't find Ab Fab funny.