It seems like the cool thing for celebrities to do these days is to display their "tough" side in public. Not only do they play big shots and bad asses on the big screen, but they are fully capable of translating those scripted rants and choreographed kung fu moves into their real lives. And what could inspire these acts of irrationality? Why, it would be none other than the grandest thing of all - Love.

Yep, that's why BetUS has posted odds on who will be the next celebrity involved in a love scuffle! When I graduated from Middle School, I thought I had seen the last of jealous boyfriends and insecure males - but I was obviously wrong. Apparently Love broods in us and explodes in spurts ALL the way through life!

So, who is the celebrity with the greatest odds of being involved in a love scuffle? Why, that would be Colin Farrell at +300! And why not? He likes to make his rounds with the ladies and, lord knows, one of them has got to be an overly jealous, possessive, insecure beauty. Mix that with a drinking Irishman who may dabble in a couple other choice illegal substances - and a love scuffle just doesn't seem too far behind!

Next likely to be involved in a fight for love is Robert Downey Jr at +500. I'm going to stick with the same reasons listed above for Colin, except add a couple decades to the age pool, and there ya go!

Eddie Murphy is up there at +500 also. This is kind of surprising, but perhaps in light of recent events (like being the baby's daddy of Scary Spice) he's got to face the female army that is the Spice Girls if he screws up here.

Richie Sambora and Russell Crowe are tied at +800. Now, Richie is closely linked to Heather Locklear and Denise Richards, who can both be linked to the relationship that is the epitome of love quarrels: Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Could this mean that Richie is due to clash fists with SOMEONE in the name of love? It's a possibility! And Russell Crowe, well, let's just say that if we keep him away from telephones while he's away from his wife, there will be no scuffling!

BetUS has some longshots posted on the love scuffle prop: Charlie Sheen at +1000, Halle Berry at +1500, and Jack Nicholson at +2500. For now, I think Halle is safe making love, not war, trying to have a baby. And Jack Nicholson is probably done with wreaking havoc as he is climbing the age ladder. Plus, he already proved his badass-ness in "The Departed." Charlie Sheen is the wild card here. He's got an ex-wife a couple kids to motivate him.

This is a tough one to pick, but I have to say I'd put my money on Eddie Murphy!

Labels: Charlie Sheen, Colin Farrell, Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Jack Nicholson, love scuffle, Pamela Anderson, Richie Sambora, Robert Downey Jr, Russell Crowe, Scary Spice, Spice Girls, Tommy Lee

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 11:17 AM

I really don't know who they will choose out of these remaining morons. There isn't one person competent enough to run a multi-million dollar restaurant this season. It's just embarrassing. The girls started off strong with the taste test even though the guys are poor losers and tried to say that Bonnie cheated. Would it have mattered anyway? I don't think so. I would not have wanted to be on the losing team for this challenge. The guys had to broaden their palates with a plate full of stuff that looked like it came right off of a Fear Factor challenge. In the meantime the girls got to go to some swanky restaurant with Chef Ramsey where they ate in the dark. I mean seriously, it's funny what rich people will spend their money on. Both teams fell apart at dinner service. Josh got caught standing around not doing anything, and Vinnie can't cook a beef wellington to save his life! The red team isn't doing any better with Bonnie and her raw chicken Chef argues with her and then calls her a liar. Then Bonnie has another breakdown! Chef reaches his boiling point when food keeps getting sent back because it tastes bad, and one of the dining guests gets up to confront Chef. What is this woman thinking honestly. She knows before she gets there what she is getting into, and when people complain it just pisses me off. I about rolled off the couch laughing when Chef told Jean Philippe to escort the giraffe back to her table! I mean how desperate do you have to be to get on camera, you know that Gordon Ramsey is going to insult you! Chef shuts the kitchen down before everyone is served and calls both teams losers. He tells Rock & Jen to choose someone from their team to eliminate, but then overrules them and chooses Vinnie and Bonnie. I think that's a crock. What's the point? This season sucks! Bring Eddie & Aaron back! Adios Vinnie!

posted by Toni Kay at 11:46 AM

Actually, there was only one quote, and it was from Tessa. Yes, this Tessa.



"I have great thoughts."

I'm sure she does.

You can bet at Bodog right now about whether bachelor Mark will choose a kitten or a cougar. This show is brilliant.

Labels: age of love

posted by pregamejocelyn at 9:52 PM

All from this week, people. The end is near.

1. Paris Hilton has found God and purpose. That plus my neighbor, the psychic who was once on a plane with Paris told me that Paris is definitely touched by the spirit. She didn't mean vodka.

2. Age of Love: This show makes "The Real World: Las Vegas" look like Masterpiece Freakin' Theatre. Mark Philippoussis, yes, professional tennis player that he is, must find true love among twelve women. Six are in their forties and six are in their twenties. The women in their forties? Smart and accomplished. The women in their twenties? Dumb as rocks. You tell me what he'll do. But don't be a fool. Tune in to watch this train wreck on Monday.

3. Did I mention Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas: This is a show in which former Real World Las Vegas alumni come back and relive the experience. EVEN THE ONE WHO IS NOW MARRIED WITH CHILDREN. Oh my God. People. Give it up. You're not that sexy any more (except for Alton and Trishelle). Embarassing. I'm watching every episode.

4. Rosie O'Donnell possibly replacing Bob Barker? Nooooooooooooo. Please, no. Bob Barker was a sweet old man who wanted us to take care of our pets. Rosie O'Donnell is, well, Rosie. I really don't want her political commentary while somebody's trying to guess the price of toothpaste.

5. America's Got Talent: Just watch an hour. Then wonder why American students don't take math or science classes any longer.

Labels: age of love, America's Got Talent, Paris Hilton, real world, reality, Rosie O'Donnell

posted by pregamejocelyn at 5:27 PM

Has anyone seen the movie Buffy The Vampire Slayer? I went the premier of it here in Vegas, and have loved it ever since. The TV show, not so much. I'm sure if I started watching it, I'd get sucked in, but I refuse. Refuse, I tell you.

Anyway, the movie Buffy, Kristy Swanson, has been in some major baby mama drama, but we'll let you decide if it's deserved or not: Apparently, when Kristy was on Skating With Celebrities last year, her partner, Lloyd Eisler, left his pregnant wife (with 2 year-old son) for the former Ms. Buffy. And then there's been some cross accusation about abuse between these two ladies, with Kristy getting arrested after O'Brien filed a complaint against her, even though Kristy wants to press the same charges against O'Brien. WTF, people?

Out of this whole complicated mess, BetUS wants to know what you think will happen next in this ongoing saga.

To be settle in a mudd wrestling event on PPV is at +15000, which I'm not so much into, but other, like, frat guys might be. Would the average straight dude pay $45 for it?

Either one of them going to jail? Kristy Swanson will go to jail for assault is at +200 and Marcia O'Brien will go to jail for assault is at +500, which means that it's more favorable that Buffy may just hit the slammer for beating a b!tch up. A girl like that, who had to play Anna Nicole on Law and Order, just may have a gripe.

Sawnson, O'Brien & Eisler will all move to Utah is at +10000, which isn't likely to happen, is actually a better prop odds-wise than the mud wrestling, people. Colorado City, here they come.

And finally, K Swanson will challenge M O'Brien to a UFC match is at +2500, which is even more likely that the PPV match or the mud wrestling or the polygamy thing, but not as likely as either one of them getting arrested. Now, if they made a celebrity boxing for UFC style fights, holy crap that would be entertaining.

But, you know, being who we are, we have to root for Buffy. Go Team Kristy!

Labels: baby mama drama, BetUS, Buffy, Kristy Swanson, Skating With Celebrities

posted by Kari at 12:22 PM

Here's one last review from last weekend's CineVegas action!

J.C. Chávez
2007 - Mexico (Spanish/English)

In this documentary, Y Tu Mamá También star Diego Luna frames former boxing sensation Julio César Chávez as he preparing for a fight in his "Adios" tour of America around Chávez's illustrious and controversial career both in the U.S. and Mexico.

The movie does well by interviewing a broad range of boxing pros (Don King, Don Arum, Mike Tyson) on both sides of the border about Chávez, from his beginnings in Sinaloa to his political connections in Mexico, to his relationship with his family-- and one son who is an up-and-coming boxer. Luna shoots it beautifully, and to see the decline of one of the greats (with over 100 wins to his credit) is heartbreaking. It's very similar to having watched Michael Jordan try to make a comeback to basketball. It's obvious Chávez loves boxing, but age has caught up with him and he's reluctant to let it go. Interspersed throughout are Tejano songs about the greatness of Chávez and his legend in Mexico, which can give anyone not familiar with Chávez a glimpse into that legend.

When it came around to the end, though, it did feel a little long. The filming of Chávez's last fight in Phoenix starts with his trouble sleeping the night before the fight, and goes through his son's fight on the card before the main event, to the great sequence of the son taking off his boots to give to his father, to talking with the doctors about his broken hand that ends the match. There was a lot to get through in order to see the final shot of a battered and broken man who finally has to let go, but the humanity of watching a son comfort his father in the end was redeeming.

Labels: CineVegas, Diego Luna, Julio Caesar Chavez, movies

posted by Kari at 1:49 PM

Angelina Jolie has to be one of the busiest people on the planet - seriously. She is 32 years old and has been married twice. She's the recipient of Academy Awards and Golden Globes. She parents 4 kids, serves as a Goodwill Ambassador helping children, third-world countries, and the environment - all this while maintaining a romantic relationship with one of the hottest and most famous guys in the world - Brad Pitt.

Seriously, when do you sleep?

Over the years, we have seen Angelina go through many phases. We've seen her slightly suicidal, then goth, then an admitted bisexual, then goth again, then incestual with her brother. After that, we saw the vampire phase where she proceeded to wear viles of blood and ink herself up with some later-regretted tattoos (but hey, even Paris Hilton and Nick Carter have some of those!).

Now, she's a bonafide movie star carrying her posse of kids around the world and taking romantic walks on African beaches with none other than Brad freeking Pitt! (sigh....)

The ample instances of instability in Angelina's life probably have something to do with why we all find her so intriguing. I mean, how long before she cracks from all the responsibilities she's undertaken? Because, as we all know, celebrities often do fall off the wagon (can anyone say Lindsey Lohan or Britney Spears?) even after a supposed rehabiliataion.

And how long can Angelina manage to keep Brad around? I used to think of him as the "Good Guy who amazingly happens to be amazingly Hot" but after he split from Jen, I got a whiff of his typical male-on-the-hunt antics. I think we are all waiting and watching because we expect something super dramatic and scandalous to come out of this.

BetUS has actually posted odds on which event will occur FIRST regarding the wonderful life that is Angelina Jolie. And they all happen to be pretty realistic events with pretty decent odds!
The 2 props that have the best odds are that Angelina and Bratt Pitt will Marry (+200 at BetUS) and that Angelina and Brad will break up (+200 at BetUS). I know, isn't it kind of evil that these 2 events are equally likely?!

Next likely is that Angelina will become pregnant (+300 at BetUS). While I think this is a possibility, I think it's WAY more likely that she will adopt another kid before she actually gets pregnant. That's just my guess. Name me 1 actress in Hollywood who doesn't mind a fluctuation weight and body size? Exactly.

The least likely event to occur according to the odds is that Angelina and her father, Jon Voight, will reconcile (+500 at BetUS). And in all honesty, I think this would be the prop to put some money on! Angie actually recently made a statement saying that she and her father were going to begin trying to communicate! Do I smell a reconciliation on the way?!

Anyway, I'd put some money down quick on 1 of these because Angie's life is pretty fast-paced, which means one of these is going to happen SOON!

Labels: Angelina Jolie, BetUS, Brad Pitt, brangelina, Britney Spears, Jon Voight, lindsay lohan, Nick Carter, Paris Hilton, pregnancy

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 10:58 AM

I don't know what happened this week, but the girls fell apart. I thought they still were rocking with the breakfast challenge, but the dinner service was a disaster. Did anyone else find it funny that the army guys came in super early to wake them up, and Bonnie was in the shower and running around all wet, then mysteriously shows up for service with her hair & face all done up? The boys, well they haven't changed. Except that Aaron is finally gone...thank God. In his interview he said he has been working for 40 years, and he is 48??? Somebody please tell me where he is working so I don't go there! EVER! The dinner service was one of the worst ones I have ever seen. It was bad on both sides. The girls serve raw scallops, rancid crab, and if it wasn't for Julia they would have been serving leftover garbage. The guys just can't get it together. They all want to be the team leader, but really not one of them can pull it off. When chef slammed that raw egg into Vinnie's chest I seriously thought that one it was one of the funniest things that I had seen, and two that Gordon Ramsey's life was over, but Vinnie just shook it off! After 2 hours of waiting around the customers get sick of waiting, and walk out. Chef Ramsey decides that the girls screwed up royally and want them to nominate 2 for elimination. I think the red team is selling Julia short just because she doesn't have the knowledge. So what, she can run a kitchen. I don't really see anyone else stepping up to the plate. The girls decide that it's going to be either Joanna or Julia. Then when confronted by chef, Jen throws herself out there for the pasta incident. Joanna tries to defend herself by saying that at least she didn't try to serve garbage, but Chef cuts her off by reminding her that she could have killed someone with the rancid crab she was going to serve. The red team was definitely disappointing this week, but for some reason I always find this show amusing to watch. If you want to respond to this post check out my post on our forums.
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Next week Gordon Ramsey Hot or Not?

posted by Toni Kay at 1:50 PM

Okay. So I'm sure you're probably sick of hearing about Britney. We kind of are, too. Okay, not kind of. We are. It's been somewhat entertaining to watch her drown in her own whirlpool of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but we're ready to make some money off her.

Today around the Blogosphere, the rumors are flying that she's back to our favorite tour bus groupie raper Howie Day. And here's my thing. I actually used to like Howie Day as a musician. I saw him in concert a few times, and he was an entertaining (if not somewhat irritating as an opening act for Tori Amos) kind of dude. But then, I'm a sucker for a guy with a guitar who writes his own songs. As much as I like to resist.

So as we do our little every-so-often check in on Brit's odds, BetUS wants to know what will happening to her next. (To get to the odds, click on "Future/Props," then "Entertainment Props," then "Britney Spears Props.")

The best one is "She will marry Michael Jackson" at +15000, which won't happen, but we can just re-imagine the scene from the 1994 MTV VMA's, replacing Lisa Marie Presley with The Brit. "And nobody thought this would last..." and I'm stabbing out my mind's eye, thank you.

Personally, I like "She will permanently move out of country" at +4000, and she should move to England only because she would be probably more photographed there than she would be here The Brits (ha! Get it?) can have her waving vagina and nip slips. They love that crap.

But the more realistic odds have "She will get married in Vegas (again)" at +500. She's been switching boyfriends so much since the divorce, I'm surprised she doesn't have a revolving door or annulment paperwork going on. But marrying Howie Day, while creepy, would be a classic move for Britney, right?

The best odds are on "She will come out as a Lesbian" and "She will be arrested for a DUI," both at +200. I can see her pretending to come out as a lesbian, only if she feels the desperate need to get photographed making out with some chick. I'm sure the straight dudes would apply bonus points if it's Lindsay Lohan. Man, that's a lot of coke in that scenario. More than likely, she'll get dropped by her label, because think about it: add her studio sessions for her comeback album not going well + the horrible little lip-synching tour she just did + asking her fans to name her album = disaster for her label execs. And if she gets dropped by her label, then what? Britney unplugged, ya'll?

Labels: BetUS, Britney Spears, Howie Day

posted by Kari at 12:40 PM

I know, I know, it's Friday. It's been a long week for the girls in the HollyWagers office, and we're ready for the weekend!

We're going to be at CineVegas for part of the weekend, and we'll have another update on Monday. Last night RJ and I saw David Lynch and Dennis Hopper do a Q & A before Lynch's classic, Blue Velvet, last night. 20 years later, that film still holds up. (And can I just say for the record how freakin' hot Kyle McLachlan is in it? Holy crap.)

Anyway, here's a little movie odds action before we get out of here.

The new Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, comes out next month, and I know all my friends are excited about it. (They're big fans of the books.) BetUS has odds up on how the critics over at the movie site Rotten Tomatoes will score it percentage wise during its opening week.

Tomatometer reading for Harry Potter: Both the Under and Over 86½ % are at -120, so it's either/or. I have to admit I haven't seen any of the movies, so I'm not sure if the quality has changed or not. I know the same actors are in all of them, so that's a good sign. But do you seriously think it'll get higher than an 86% rating?

Labels: BetUS, Blue Velvet, CineVegas, David Lynch, Harry Potter, movies

posted by Kari at 1:07 PM

That's right, we got a Vegas exclusive look at what's going down at the 2007 CineVegas Film Festival happening at the Palms Hotel and Casino!

This year's crop of movies has been the most diverse set of films yet so far this year, and both myself and RJ Bell, president of Pregame.com, have some reviews of what we've seen so far:

RJ's reviews:


Malos habitos (English Title: Bad Habits)
2007 - Mexico (Spanish)

Food and rain are the two major themes that dominate this first feature from award winning ad director Simon Bross. In nearly every scene someone is eating - and in nearly every scene it is raining. Though thin on plot, a powerful creation of mood through deft visuals delivers a compelling viewing experience. A doctor turned nun strains to change the world through food depravation. An obsessed mother hardly eats to keep her figure, while her chubby daughter huddles over contraband chocolate cake behind a locked bathroom door. While the father takes up an affair that mixes sex and food with a full figured student. The deeper theme, it seems, is that while food is necessary, attempting to gain solace from either too little or too much of it comes with grave long-term consequences.

OVERALL SCORE: 69 out of 100


Loren Cass
2006 - United States (English)

Directed by 24 year-old Chris Fuller, Loren Cass is an unwavering depiction of hopeless youth. I've always enjoyed the nihilism of Bret Ellis' fiction in which the rich, beautiful characters futilely attempted to fill their lives with enough glitz to compensate for the lack of substance. And we all are familiar with adolescent characters who move through the world in a state of delusion - believing their lives' "drama" to be worthy of the name. The characters who inhabit Loren Cass, though, gain zero joy from anything (including a great deal of random sex). Neither do they strive for glitz, nor do they acknowledge the existence of anything worth caring about. What is it that causes this state of hopeless? I'm not sure.

The artistry of the film is impressive, with many still shots and extremely sparse dialogue. The effect is disjointed and collage-like, lacking any standard sense of story arch. For an art film fan this fact is not an indictment, but the following question is: If the characters don't care, and if the film's perspective fails to portray underlying virtue of life they are overlooking, why should the viewer care enough to watch?

Overall Score: 65 of a possible 100


Drama/Mex
2006 - Mexico (Spanish)

Allow me to start this review with a disclaimer: I saw director's Gerardo Naranjo's first feature, Malachance, at the 2004 CineVegas, and I was simply blown away. As perhaps a commentary on how my taste syncs with the public's, Malachance failed to find either big screen or DVD release. So I entered Drama/Mex with high expectations. Again, Naranjo displays an impressive command of the film making process - deftly handling every type of scene. The film's primary theme, that superficial drama of typical lives buries the greater truths of our character, is a thought provoking and noble premise. One, though, which fell short for me when, dig as I might, I failed to unearth any compelling truths beneath the surface of these characters. Leaving the theater, I felt like a man who had popcorn for dinner - albeit, one who will anxiously accept the director's next dinner party invitation.

Overall Score: 67 of a possible 100


My reviews:

Tie A Yellow Ribbon
2007 - United States (English)

One of the opening lines from the main character of Tie A Yellow Ribbon is, "I was born at the airport. 45 pounds and 45 inches tall." This line hints at the emotionally complex backstory of the main character Jenny Mason in this movie, a Korean girl adopted by a white midwestern family. She lives in NYC, works at a hip café, and doesn't get emotionally involved with anyone in her life. She is forced out of her apartment by her (white) roommate, whose boyfriend is moving in, and recommended to move in with Bea, who her roommate says she has a lot in common with: they're both Asian.

Moving into a new apartment building opens a new world of characters for Jenny, including a brother/sister pair of neighbors who are Chinese-American, the sister for whom does cleaning for their white landlord to supplement the rent. In this new environment Jenny is in some ways forced to confront her past, which includes a love affair with her adopted brother that got her kicked out of the house at 14.

Kim Jiang, who plays Jenny, does an adept job at portraying both a girl who is coming to terms with her past while trying to do the best that she can for her current circumstances. Writer/Director Joy Dietrich films every scene beautifully and intently, especially from the point of view of Jenny, who is an aspiring photographer. The voiceover dialogue is poetic, and Dietrich, who mentioned before the movie that it was about her disassociation with America, nails her feelings down in those scenes. Unfortunately, there much of the dialogue that feels forced, predictable, and a little hard to listen to. There are also some stereotypes that Dietrich tries to twist but unfortunately become just stereotypes: the Pre-Med-must-get-straight-A's Bea, the "meek Asian" neighbor Cindy, the sleezy white gallery owner who is into Asian culture and Asian women.

It is Dietrich's second full-length, and it'll be a treat to see how she grows with future movies.

Overall score: 65 out of 100


Frownland
2007 - United States (English)

I should make the disclaimer that I actually said at the end of this film, "That was 2 hours of my life I'll never get back." People actually booed at the end of it. But now that I've had a day to think on it, and have heard what the director had to say about it, I'm warming up a little.

This is not a movie for people who want their characters or plots drawn up for them in neat little packages. It's not even for people who insist you must even like the main character: and not even like him in the protagonist sense. It's very much a impressionistic kind of movie, a glimpse into the life of someone whose social cues are so invisible you wonder how they get through life. It's a movie to make you sit down at a party and glimpse into this kind of person. And the thing is, we've all known people like this, who are so anxious they can't get a full sentence out of their mouth, who will call at 3 in the morning because no one else will answer the phone. I have to say I'm usually the one who sits down at a party, not because I'm a sucker for punishment, but because most of the time people like that aren't eve given a chance. They're just trying to make their way like you and me, but they're just not as well-versed with dealing with people.

At the Q & A after the film, someone mentioned that it's almost an absurdist kind of movie, and it really is. The main character, Keith, shares a 1-bedroom apartment with a roommate who won't pay the bills; he has a friend who is a bartender who gives in to his phone calls to come over, and when Keith falls asleep watching a movie, the friend fasts forward to the end and wakes him up to kick him out. You're not sure if you feel bad for Keith or the bartender friend. And that's what makes this movie work for me, even if I had to take some time to think about how many people like Keith I've met in my life. More than I want to admit.

Overall score: 55 out of 100

Labels: CineVegas, movies, The Palms

posted by Kari at 12:00 PM

It's summertime already here in Vegas, which means that the HW girls are gearing up for a lot of poolside action. Now that American Idol's over, it gets a little slow around these parts, but we're always up for some action. And! Summertime means that the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest will be happening on July 4th. While some girls are repulsed by the notion of watching someone putting a bunch of beef and buns in their mouth, we love it, because we're all on diets, and love to live vicariously through other people.

BetUS has the odds on who may take the prize this year in New York. The winner for the past 6 years has been Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi, famous for his "Kobayashi Shake" to get his food down. He's at Even money going into the competition. Right behind him at -140 is Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, who has qualified for the contest by eating 59 and a half hot dogs, which is even more than 53 and 3/4 hot dogs that Kobayashi ate at last year's competition. The rest of the poor field is at +2500, which doesn't bode well for anyone not The Tsunami or Jaws.

And yes, I just wrote a well-researched post on competitive hot dog eating. (To get to the odds, click on "Future/Props," then "Entertainment Props," then "Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2007.") Enjoy!

Labels: eating contests, Joey Chestnut, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Takeru Kobayashi

posted by Kari at 11:57 AM

The girls rocked the kitchen in last nights episode! With the dover sole win & then having to pull the guys weight at dinner service after Chef kicked out the guys. They really pulled together and got it done! High 5 for the red team! What the hell is going on with Aaron? Are they keeping him on for ratings or what? There is something seriously wrong with this guy. Between the sweat & the tears I have to admit that he is entertaining to watch. I was so sad to see Eddie go, it really should have been Aaron! It will be interesting to see next weeks episode since Rock put Josh on the chopping block, and I think I saw an ambulance in next week's preview. I hope you are enjoying this seasons Hell's Kitchen as much as I am! I'll talk to you next week!

posted by Toni Kay at 11:55 AM

Of course I could only be talking about the first episode of Hell's Kitchen last night. This is one of my very favorite reality shows! Chef Ramsay is such an ass, and the fact that all of those people signed up to be yelled at like a bunch of morons makes me laugh. I will be blogging, and betting on this show after each episode. Now let's get to those cry babies! Wow the first episode and we had 4 breakdowns! That was great! I mean seriously, if you are going to go on a reality show called Hell's Kitchen, what do you expect? Have you never seen an episode before? The crying 48 year old Asian cowboy was just about enough to send me over the edge, but that was just the beginning. Poor Julia, nobody likes me cause I'm a short order cook...Wah, shut the hell up and fry a damn egg already! When Chef Ramsay asked Joanna if she is a dumb blonde, I swear I have never seen a lip quiver so much from trying not to cry! And what was up with their signature dishes? Chef Ramsay only liked 3 out of 12! These wanna be's are in for a world of hurt! I feel like the blue, or men's team, has the teamwork, but no one really stood out to me. Well except for Eddie, who is like 28, but looks 12. I loved it when he said that he is a bulldog in a chihuahuas body! The red team or the women's team....this is why I don't have a lot of women for friends, way too caddy. There seems to be a couple of strong players on this team, but I can see them arguing so much that they can't get through a service, and just keep weeding themselves out! Our friends at Bodog have some great prop bets up on this show. Right now you can bet on who is going to win a male at -140 or a woman at even money. What this means is, if you bet on a male to win, and you put let's say 5 bucks down, and a man does win you would win your $5 back plus $3.57. If you bet 5 bucks that a woman wins and they do you win your $5 plus $5! It is so simple. Bodog has several other props you can bet like who will go next? Someone from the red team or someone from the blue team? Will someone get cut or burned in Episode 3? Good stuff people! Let me know if you have any questions about the betting process! Until next week, happy cooking!

posted by Toni Kay at 1:49 PM