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anthonyedwards.jpgIt's been six-and-a-half years since Anthony Edwards first scrubbed in on the show "ER" as Dr. Mark Greene. Edwards returns to the "ER" this Thursday in an emotional episode in which Angela Bassett's Dr. Cate Banfield recalls the night her 5-year-old son died in the ER at Cook County General Hospital.

 

Fans of the show will recall that after triumphantly battling brain cancer, Greene died on the beach in Hawaii. Needless to say, Dr. Greene will only be appearing in flashbacks during the episode. They are not resurrecting him from the dead! Edwards is not the only familiar face appearing in this week's episode. I'll leave off just who else might be popping up for you to discover yourself. It's certainly a walk down "ER" memory lane.

 

Now, I have to admit I haven't watched "ER" since season five. Whether you are a fan of the original team of docs, or you are still watching season 15 all these years later, I think you'll find yourself quite satisfied.

pushingdaisies.jpg#10 - "Father I wish to stay here to serve. If this is not thy will then drop me a line." - ABC's "Pushing Daisies"

 

Olive Snook, still hiding out at the convent, saying a prayer. Seconds later a nun drops dead in front of her.

 

#9 -- "He never stops moving. It's like dating the bus from 'Speed.'"

- CBS's "The Ex-List"

 

Bella Bloom telling her sister about dating one of her formerly lazy ex-boyfriends who is now into extreme sports.

 

#8 -- "Well that's what I get for skimming the Evite."

- CBS's "How I Met Your Mother"

 

Barney Stinson upon learning that the party he is attending is in fact an intervention for a friend for whom he has just brought a bottle of alcohol. 

 

#7 -- "Roses are red. Violets are blue. I'm a split personality... and so am I."

-- NBC's My Own Worst Enemy

 

A drunken Henry Spivy coming to grips with the fact that he is, in fact, two people, one of which is an assassin.

 

It took five seasons for a female to win "The Biggest Loser" and it may take five more for a guy to gain back the title. Season six is on track to have yet another female winner as all but two of the men on the ranch have been sent packing. So far Adam, Tom Sr., LT, Jerry and Ed have been eliminated leaving just Brady and Phillip behind with the seven remaining ladies.

 

shellay.jpgThis week though, the two remaining men were spared and it was 51-year-old stay at home mom Shellay who was sent home, after the newly formed black team failed to win the weigh in. Her daughter, Amy, remains in the competition. Shellay started the show at 220 pounds and is now down in the 150's and wearing a size eight. She plans to be a size six for the December finale and to win the $100,000 at home prize.

 

"I wake up everyday and I get right into workout clothes. I think healthy and I think working out. My mothers says I'm no fun anymore!"

Thumbnail image for bl6green8288.jpgBeing voted off of 'The Biggest Loser" in the very first week of the show hasn't kept married couple Adam and Stacey Capers from working towards their goal. When Adam started on the ranch he was 340 pounds. During last night's final "where are they now segment" he was at 286 pounds. Today he weighs 275 pounds. Stacey was at 221 pounds when she first started. Last night they showed her at 175 pounds. Today she is at 168 pounds!
 

In a conference call this morning with reporters, Adam  told me he hopes to get to his goal weight of 220 for the finale. Stacey couldn't even pick a number because she said, "I have never been this small in my life. All I can do is continue to push through and see where I can get before I start looking real crazy."

 

Thumbnail image for THE BIGGEST LOSER - Cast Photo 9 23 '08 NBC.jpgMy favorite reality show starts again tonight, NBC's 'The Biggest Loser." I've seen the first episode. The tears flowed. Now in it's sixth season, the show continues to inspire people with its heart, warmth and the sheer determination of the contestants. Unlike most reality shows there is no backstabbing, no gimmicks, no "clueless" assistants, no cat fights and no faux agenda. I spent the day up at the "Biggest Loser" ranch getting to know the sixteen contestants. Here is a look at the teams and my thoughts on the couples who I think are the ones to watch.
 
bl6brown8258.jpgBrady and Vicky - a married couple from Houma, Louisiana. He's a pharmacist. She's an Anesthetist.
Age: 36 and 37
Starting weight: 341 and 246 pounds
How they got there: Vicky says, "Right now we are eating a lot of bad food, and it's like a vicious chain. We eat the cheese burger, it makes us feel like crap. So we don't want to go work out. We are tired all the time."
Motivation: Vicky says, "My daughter is four years old and she is sixty-three pounds and so she is following in our footsteps. We actually thought something was medically wrong. She was actually not sick it was just that she was sedentary and didn't eat healthy foods. So that's when we realized we did this too her. That was one of our primary motivations. We need to change ourselves and get ourselves healthy so we can pass [it to] our kids and stop this chain of obesity." 
Why they could win: In college after working out for three hours a day they lost 92 pounds and 80 pounds respectively. So, they are capable of dropping the pounds.
 
bl6orange8275.jpgEd and Heba - a married couple from Raleigh, North Carolina. He's a chef who owns his own catering business. She's a sales rep.
Age: 31 and 30 
Starting Weight: 335 and 294. Heba weighs in at the heaviest woman on the campus.
How they got there: Ed the chef says, "I cook a lot of southeastern America southern cuisine. Fried chicken. Macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes - just the classic comfort food kind of stuff. It's just constant temptation and addiction. Food is addictive like anything. It controls your mind and the things you do." 
Motivation: Ed says he needs to stop "testing" his recipes. "This is a way for me to revamp my lifestyle so I can trust myself." 
Heba says, "I'm just here to get my life back, to get myself back and to feel good about myself and you know eventually we can have kids in a few years and I want to have a healthy pregnancy."
Why they could win: At such large weights they have the capacity to drop large amounts fast.
 
bl6red8278.jpgPhillip and Amy - a married couple from Greenville, South Carolina. They are both real estate agents.
Age: 41 and 40
Starting Weight: 331 and 229
How they got there: Amy says, "I've gone up and down on my weight during my adult life and I was actually at 136 six years ago but during that time my son, our youngest son, was diagnosed with autism and so that was like a blow and then at the same time we had a business and a partner left and it just went south.We turned to food for comfort."
Motivation: Amy says, "I'm happy to say that our son's doing great and we're the number one real estate agents in our company. So we conquered those two battles and this is the last frontier."
Why they could win: Trainer Bob tells me team red are the fiercest competitors in the house. They told me they hired trainers and nutritionists for when they return home.  
 
 
 
bl6green8288.jpgAdam and Stacey - married couple from Cleveland, Ohio. He is a contracts manager. She is a contract pricing analyst.
Age: 39 and 33
Starting Weight: 340 and 221 
How they got there: Adam says, "Bad eating habits, work schedule, doing a lot of travel for work and just eating fast food - Getting older, my metabolism, I don't have the metabolism of a twenty year old anymore."
Stacey says, "I always have been over weight as a child, as an adolescent, as an adult. So it's actually become, I become complacent I think."
Motivation: Stacey says, "Absolutely want to change our lives. We have two young children at home. We have to be better role models for them. I obsess about my daughter's weight all the time and I think it's because I had such a hard time growing up, living with, being over weight."
Why they could win: Stacey says, "There are some strong competitors here but I think we are stronger."
THE OFFICE - Steve Carrell 4 17 '08 NBC.jpgBy Lisa Day

So we had to wait through a long strike, but "The Office" is finally back in full force.

After last week's limited cast Dinner Party episode, it was great to see ALL the characters that we love.

And how much do we love Kevin and Phyllis now?

While he usually plays aloof, Kevin revealed his sensitive side was suffering after a recent breakup. And how sweet was his triumph after "winning one" for the team by getting control of the parking lot?

Meanwhile, Phyllis may have one line, but it stole the show as she told Andy to, "make sure you call when you get there, so we know you're OK," after he realized he left his cell phone in his car parked on the street.

And although some fans are finding Jim and Pam's love now stale and static, Jim's engagement ring reveal, and the near proposal, sure changed that!

So thank goodness everyone is back at work, and maybe as the season unfolds we can hear more from the minor players (Stanley… come back!) as we wonder what exactly Creed is going to do with that third office chair?

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