I previously posted about NBC casting the Biggest Loser Season 8. Too bad those casting calls are already complete. The good news is that NBC is already casting for Biggest Loser Season 9. Here’s the details from the NBC website:

WE ARE SEARCHING FOR FAMILY MEMBER TEAMS OF 2 WHO EACH HAVE AT LEAST 100LBS TO LOSE.

IF YOU ARE READY TO WORK WITH THE BEST TRAINERS, LOSE WEIGHT AND COMPETE FOR $250,000 THEN AUDITION TODAY! IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER!

TO AUDITION GO TO thebiggestlosercasting.com to download the application and send in a videotape.

OPEN CALLS – June & July
*Check back in June for an open call location near you.

On the Biggest Loser Casting website they give a pretty good summary of what you should include on your video submission:

*WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR 10-MINUTE VIDEOTAPE:

First and foremost, we want to see your PERSONALITIES and how you get along with your partner! Have fun with the tape. Be original. Show us why you should be on The Biggest Loser. Make your video as personal as possible. Start with your name(s), age(s), hometown(s), height(s) and weight(s). Show us how weight affects your life in every aspect. Show us and tell us why you and your partner want to lose the weight. If possible, Include photos on the tape of you growing up. Please do not edit the tape. *If you are unable to make a tape with your the partner, you may send us separate tapes.

So, get off of the computer and make your submission! Plus, you’ll get a chance to meet Bob and Jillian.

I was reading through my twitter stream and doing some searches for Biggest Loser tonight and I found what I’m calling The Biggest Loser Phenomenon.

This phenomenon is that when people always end up eating while watching The Biggest Loser. However, they don’t just eat. They also feel guilty for eating. Here’s a small sample of some recent tweets on the subject:

My favorite one in the list of tweets is the last one from @nycnic2305. “is it wrong that I am eating cookies and watching the biggest loser?? should i feel bad? but these cookies are soooo good.”

I also like @nuthouseshannon who said “watching Biggest Loser while eating chocolate cake…something is not right with this picture…” Of course, to this I replied, “@nuthouseshannon Nope and Nope. You should however feel guilty for not sharing those cookies with me.”

Time to go and get my cookies ready. Biggest Loser starts in 45 minutes for me.

In our final Superstars of Dance music entry for season 1, here’s the music from the final episode of Superstars of Dance. You can find all the Superstars of Dance music listed here. Just click on the iTunes images to be able to download the Superstars of Dance music on iTunes.

Flatley Performance on Tape to “Yankee Doodle Boy”

Group-Australia
Speedy J singing the song “Actor Nine”

Solo-U.S.A.
UltraBlack singing the song “Dodge Traffic”

Solo-Russia
Leon Minkus to the song “Don Quixote”

Solo-Ireland
(Bernadette Flynn)
Ronan Hardiman singing the song “Celtic Dream”

Solo-India
American Blend (soundtrack) to the song “Kathak/Kathak Rap”

Group-China
Shaolin Kung Fu Masters to the song “Freedom To Move”

Duet-Australia
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies singing the song “Ding Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line”

Duet-S. Africa
Dreamgirls (soundtrack) to the song “One Night Only” sung by Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce and Sharon Leal

Duet-Argentina
Forever Tango (cast album) Luis Bravo singing the song “Tanguera”

Group-U.S.A
Todd Burns/Common singing the song “Bradley’s Intro/Universal Mind Control”

Finding the Superstars of Dance music took a lot longer than I would have expected it to take. However, I’m finally able to post the music from the final 2 episodes of Superstars of Dance. Here’s the music from episode 4 of Superstars of Dance. You can find all the Superstars of Dance music listed here.

Group-India
(India Dancers)
Bombay Dreams (soundtrack) singing the song “Ganesh”

Duet-Australia
(Giselle & Henry)
Sum Svistu singing the song “Lo-Lo Dzama”

Solo-Ireland
(Bernadette Flynn)
Ronan Hardiman singing the song “Celtic Dream”

Solo-S. Africa
(Mamela Nyamza)
Saint-Saens singing the song “Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan”

Group-China
(Shaolin Monks)
Shaolin Wheel of Life singing the song “Journey”

Duet-U.S.A.
(Eric & Georgia)
OneRepublic singing the song “Apologize”

Solo-India
(Mythili Prakash)
Dance of Shiva singing the song “Mythili Prakash”

Solo-Argentina
(Carolina Cerisola)
Wendy Frasier & Nelson Kole singing the song “She’s Dangerous”

Groovaloos vs. Shaolin Monks
INTRO: “Theme From Enter The Dragon” sung by Lalo Schifrin
CHALLENGE: “Know The Ledge” sung by Erik B. & Rakim

Duet-Russia
(Pasha & Aliana)
Bond/ Michel Camilo singing the song “Libertango /Caribe”

Group-Ireland
(Lord of the Dancers)
Ronan Hardiman singing the song “Lord of the Dance”

I just finally was able to catch up on my TV back log and watch the final 2 episodes of Momma’s Boys. I must admit that I think Momma’s Boys was one of the best reality shows I’ve seen in a while. They did a great job with the editing and the casting. They provided amazing situations that really made you think.

Plus, it didn’t hurt that they had at least 3 playboy playmates and a Penthouse Pet of the Year either. I can’t mention that without posting at least a few pictures right:
Erica Ellyson Penthouse Pet of the Year

Brittany Fuchs Playboy Playmate

Meghan Allen and Michelle Kopasz were the other Playboy Playmates.

Anyway, the pretty girls were nice, but they were put in really interesting situations. Anyone that is considering doing Playboy or Penthouse should watch this show, because it gives an interesting insight into some possible challenges you’ll have with dating after posing for Playboy or Penthouse.

The funny thing is that Erica Ellyson really was my favorite on the show. She was real and natural. More than any other person on the show. Michael made a mistake not picking her. Sure, he had a good choice with Amanda, but Erica had something really special.

The cool part is that I found out on Erica Ellyson’s myspace that she now lives in Las Vegas (you might also check out her blog post after the show). She’s even working with a company called Platinum Tees that has models go golfing with people. The problem I have with that is that Erica would kill me at golf. I wonder if she’d take me golfing in return to promotion on my site. I can always dream right? I’m going to have to watch for her on UNLV’s campus assuming she still decided to go to UNLV for architecture or nursing.

Well, I’m looking forward to Momma’s Boys two. Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s a way they can make it better than the first season of Momma’s Boys. Thanks Erica for making it a really great show with an interesting ending.

Oh yes, and Camilla Poindexter should have been picked by Robb. Ridiculous that he didn’t and even more ridiculous that JoJo even considered taking his mom.

Check out the full streaming video of Momma’s Boys if you missed it.

FORMER MODELS:
Tara Costa (Model/Finance manager), 23, New York, New York, and her friend Laura Denoux (Model/Sales director), 24, Miami, Florida.

Man TV shows are great at spin. I thought the idea of bringing a couple of models on the Biggest Loser was a great storyline. Of course, I had to search the internet to find some pictures of these models so we could see how their model look compared to how much weight they lose on the show.

Well, it turns out that Tara and Laura are plus size models. That’s not nearly as interesting a story. I was hoping for some models that were really skinny and then became fat. Then, the show would be them returning to their previous form. Now Tara and Laura are going to be without jobs at the end of the show. The beauty is that Tara and Laura will probably be very happy about that result.

I’m always interested to see the ways people we love on TV are using technology. I recently came across the ballerina on Superstars of Dance, Maria Kochetkova, on twitter. If you don’t know what Twitter is you should start playing with it. It’s easy to use and kind of awkward at first, but once you start following a few interesting people you’ll fall in love. You can follow the Pure TV Blog network on Twitter as well.

If you’re not into Twitter, you can follow Maria Kochetkova’s blog. It’s kind of fun seeing what a principal dancer for the San Francisco ballet is saying and doing. Plus, lots of good links to videos.

Of course, if you don’t know who Maria Kochetkova is, you can check out this beautiful ballerina video:

I wonder if Maria Kochetkova would do an interview for this blog so we could learn more about her and her time on the show. I’ll send her a tweet and see what she says.

Tonight’s episode of Biggest Loser was probably one of the best ever. It had you laughing. It had you crying. It had drama. It had fun. Just a great show.

The good news is that you can get in on the action and submit an application to be on season 8 of Biggest Loser. Take a look at the details for applying to be on the next season of Biggest Loser:

NOW CASTING SEASON 8!

NBC’S THE BIGGEST LOSER IS NOW CASTING!
WE ARE SEARCHING THE COUNTRY FOR OUTGOING AND CHARISMATIC CONTESTANTS WHO AE READY TO SHED THOSE POUNDS ONCE AND FOR ALL AND COMPETE TO WIN $250,000!!

SEND IN AN APPLICATION AND VIDEOTAPE ASAP!
You must be at least 18 years of age and a legal resident of the U.S.
**You can audition with a partner or on your own!

How to Apply:
Step 1: DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION – CLICK HERE (PDF)
Step 2: MAKE A VIDEOTAPE (only VHS, DVD or MINI DV will be accepted) AND TAKE A PHOTO OF YOURSELF AND INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR APPLICATIONI.
Step 3: MAIL THE APPLICATION, PHOTO AND TAPE TO US ASAP (photo and tape will not be returned)

What to include in your 10 MINUTE videotape:
Show us why you should be on The Biggest Loser. Make your video as personal as possible. Start with your name, age, hometown, height and weight. Take us on a tour of your typical day at work and home. Let us know (and see) why losing the weight is so important to you! Show us, don’t just tell us, why you need to lose the weight. And, Remember, we want to see your personality. Have fun and good luck!

SEND YOUR TAPES WITH APPLICATIONS TO:
The Biggest Loser Casting
c/o Central Park West Productions
P.O Box 578
Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0578

If you submit a tape, let us know. Best of luck to all who apply.

Below you’ll find a list of music from the third episode of Superstars of Dance. Click the iTunes images to download the music from iTunes (where available). Here’s a link to find the previous Superstars of Dance music.

Opening Ceremonies
Group-Australia
(Los Huincas)
Black Eyed Peas’s (under special license from Amnesty International-from the CD ‘Instant Karma: Save Darfur’- www.amnestyusa.org) song “Power To The People”

Duet-Ireland
(Bernadette & Damien)

Solo-Russia
(Maria Kochetkova)
English National Ballet’s song “Le Corsaire: Pas de Deux Et Variations (Interpolation for 1899 Revival)”

Solo-U.S.A.
(Robert Muraine)
Ultrablack’s song “Machine”

Group-S. Africa
(Gumboot Dancers)
Patricia Nyandeni & Todd Twala’s song “Umoja”

Duet-Argentina
(Miriam & Leonardo)
Forever Tango’s (cast album) song “Libertango”

Solo-India
(Amrapali Anbegaokar)
Anoushka Shankar’s song “Red Sun”

Solo-Australia
(Reed Luplau)
Spiderbait’s song “Shazam!”

Duet S. Africa
(Victor & Claudia)
Dulce Pontes’s (Primal Fear soundtrack) song “Cancao Do Mar”

Group U.S.A
(The Groovaloos)
The Groovaloos’s song “Clocking In”

Looks like Superstars of Dance had some pretty good ratings for it’s premiere of the show. TV Guide said that NBC’s Superstars of Dance premiere had 10.4 mil viewers for the 9 PM hour. The 10 PM hour of NBC’s Superstars of Dance was the top show for that hour at 10.07 million viewers. Those are pretty good numbers for the premiere of the show. The biggest concern I have is that the number of viewers went down in the second hour. The show could have been produced a lot better and hopefully the trend of less traffic won’t continue, because I love dance shows.

All in all, I don’t think that Nigel and Simon will have a problem with 10 million viewers. Pretty decent for the first season of a show I’d say.