The two that I think might get cut from the show are Jorge and Megan.

My picks to go through- Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, and Kendall Beard (purely due to a country fan basis).

I won’t be watching the wildcard show on Thursday (conflict with Survivor and Earl), but I hope that Ju’not Joyner and Kristen McNamara come back because they have the knack for changing up the songs.

I would like to see Allison Irheta, Adam Lambert, and Kris Allen come back. Do you agree with my opinions? Warning- as I write these, I’m wondering if I’m being too critical.

I like the idea that we are going from 36 to 12 in three weeks. When I first started watching the show a few seasons ago, I remember thinking that the elimination process took FOREVER. Let’s weed out the group fast!

My picks from last night - Alexis Grace, Danny Gokey, and Tatiana Del Toro. I tried writing my thoughts during the performances, but of course the judges generally agreed with my thoughts, so some of it is repetitive.

• Finding and putting up the Christmas tree (“Lot of sap in here. Looks great! Little full, lot of sap.”)
• Hanging up the Christmas lights (“…a little knot here. You can work on that.”)
• The neighbors (“Where do you think you’re gonna put a tree that big?” “Bend over and I’ll show you.”)

Ok, that list could go on for the whole movie: Christmas dinner, burning up the tree, Eddie, the SWAT team…

Perhaps most importantly, this is when Chevy Chase was funny!

Get Smart has a lot going for it: the characters are entertaining and the story isn’t wholly predictable. I enjoy watching Anne Hathaway and The Rock (err, Dwayne Johnson), and Alan Arkin and Terence Stamp are always reliable actors. Fun gadgets abound, as do jokes throughout the movie. Ultimately, however, I find Get Smart quite forgettable. It blends in with just about any movie with mediocre action or a little humor.

Worth seeing if you catch it on TV (well, once it trickles down to TV).

Gary Unmarried isn’t an original show and falls back on a lot of the same comedy ideas of the ’80s and ’90s sitcoms, most notably the surprised reaction to something we could all see coming. I suppose that kind of predictable comedy — perhaps more original in The Cosby Show and others — is what makes me like it.

“There’s pie?” —Jake, Two and a Half Men

“Hey, that’s my pie phone!” —Jim, 8 Simple Rules

“That’s a lot of pie!” —Denise, The Cosby Show

“I’m a lean, mean, fighting machine. I’m a lean, mean, fighting machine. I’m a robot. Robots are cool. Green Lantern fought a robot. I love Green Lantern. I love pie. Mmmmmm, pie. Wait why am I thinking about pie? I’m supposed to be thinking about something else. Does it rhyme with pie? Fly, by, cry, die, pie? Pie! No. Pie, Green Lantern, Fighting robot, fighting machine, me. I’m a lean, mean, fighting machine. I’m a lean, mean, fighting machine.” —Reese, Malcolm in the Middle

I’m sure there are more, but these came to us right away.

I suppose that's pretty obvious, though. I mean, it's setting records at the box office, so somebody must like it.

Highly recommended; for spoiler-less details keep reading.

I think the opening sequence--a dream--set the movie up really well. Po is having a dream about being a kung fu warrior that is simply over-the-top, approaching absurdity, thanks to great narration: "...it is said that his enemies would go blind from over-exposure to pure awesomeness!"

Worth seeing.

I went into the movie not expecting to be happy, and Sherree wasn't interested in going at all--there've been a number of mixed reviews, and several downright bad reviews. But really, it's Indiana Jones! How could I miss that? Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade are two of my favorite movies, and Temple of Doom is good, too. (Just get the box set.) Even if it was a disappointment, I wanted to see it. Spoilers ahead.