Premiere (6/2): Arrested Development Is Sometimes A Good Thing

**Mariner** · 06-04-2005, 05:50 PM

Hit Me Baby One More Time Premiere (6/2): Arrested Development Is Sometimes A Good Thing

As someone who graduated from college in 1985, this show brings back a lot of fun and sometimes fuzzy memories of coming home from a night out in time to throw Pop Tarts in the toaster oven (which burst into flames one time), open some bottle of swill, and watch Friday Night Videos. Who can forget the Video Vote segments and the World Premiere Videos? Heck, my roommates and I used to stay up watching the then fresh MTV until some predetermined video came on. While I’m sure I still look the same as I did in those days, let’s just say that some of these artists look a little the worse for the wear. What gray? I don’t know what my hairstylist is talking about. Nothing to see here people. Move along. Speaking of moving along, let’s see which of these artists have stood up well to the test of time and which of them should have let us more mature viewers hold on to our fond memories.

Import Does Not Equal Superior

As an aside, whoever came up with the title of this show has poor taste. That same person probably also chose the super tall and super hard to understand Vernon Kay as the host. Vernon arrives on stage with bad hair that deserves shearing wearing a hip striped shirt, blazer and jeans. I’m thinking he ought to bring a picture of Matthew Fox in Lost to his hairstylist. Vernon informs us that this week’s retreads are Loverboy, CeCe Peniston, Flock of Seagulls, Arrested Development, and Tiffany. Each artist will be performing one of their old hits and later returning to put their own spin on one of today’s songs. At the end of the show, the studio audience will decide on a winner. That winner’s charity of choice will receive a charitable donation courtesy of Ameriquest.

First up is Canada’s own Loverboy. According to Vernon, they conquered America in the mid-1980’s. Speaking as a former American history major, I somehow missed this significant event in North American history. The red leather I do remember, however. Vernon reads his wince-worthy script and tells us something about hard rocking party anthems and high voltage sex appeal. Vernon also imparts the shocking fact that Loverboy sold 16 million albums in their hey day and made headbands a heavy metal staple. Since when is/was Loverboy a heavy metal band?

Today’s Loverboy emerges on stage to sing “Working for the Weekend.” Thank the lord Mike Reno isn’t wearing his patented red leather. Still, I could have done without the tight black jeans. Me thinks someone told Mike that black is slimming because it’s the only color he’s wearing. Now, I will give him the fact that television adds twenty pounds. However, it’s still pretty clear time hasn’t treated Mike’s physique or his voice kindly. The other two members of the band could be automatons for all the emotion they show or attention they get.

Once the performance ends, Vernon asks the studio audience to put their hands together for Loverboy. He then inquires of Mike what the inspiration for the song was. World peace? Uh no, it was a working man’s song for getting ready to party on the weekend. Deep stuff there. Mike informs Vernon that later Loverboy will be performing Enrique Iglesias’s “Hero.” Oy.

It’s time to move on to the second artist who turns out to be CeCe Peniston. Just to make sure we didn’t miss how horrible the writing is for this show, Vernon solemnly informs us that she “grew up in the church choir and is now worshipped by millions on the dance floor.” He then actually utters the words “diva” and “discofied” in the same sentence. CeCe’s “Finally” hit the Top 5 on the dance charts in 1991 and she was invited by Bill Clinton to perform at his Inauguration in 1993. Insert your own Clinton joke here. No nasty e-mails. I voted for him twice.

CeCe hits the stage to reprise “Finally.” Is she alone? Oh, no. She is accompanied by two disco dancing dudes who have traveled through a time warp. One of them comes complete with an unbuttoned Navy shirt that threatens to fall off several times during the performance. The two of them perform several pirouettes. CeCe is thankfully wearing more clothes including an un-tucked pink top, blazer, jeans and precariously high heels. As we shall see later, not all the ladies were so discreet in their wardrobe choices. CeCe, despite the distraction of the dancers, belts out her former hit.

Vernon is clearly impressed and fawns on her afterwards including giving her a kiss on each cheek. He then asks her how it was to perform for the “Presidents” of the United States. Umm, does he mean the band? CeCe doesn’t get distracted and tells him it was an honor to perform at the inauguration and lets us know that she’ll be performing the Faith Hill hit, “There You’ll Be” later. Dance music, country, it’s all the same.

I Was Expecting A Hair Band

Vernon welcomes us back from commercial “to hear more blasts from the past rock us all over again.” He then makes a joke about the increase in hairspray sales 22 years ago when Flock of Seagulls was at the height of its popularity. Ah Mike Score’s hair. Those were some impressive wings. Vernon reminds us that they hit the charts with “I Ran,” “Wishing,” and “Space Age Love Song.” The original band was composed of hairdressers, but Mike is the only holdover from those days.

Vernon leads into their performance by saying that these days their hair may not stand up but their music still does. I beg to differ with the end of that sentence. When the Seagulls emerge on stage to perform, there are only three of them not the four in the picture in the backdrop and the formerly winged Mike Score is sporting a baseball cap with a long ponytail hanging out the back. Think perhaps there is less hair on the front of his head than there used to be? To my less than professional ear, they sound horrible. Mike plays a lot of one-handed synthesizer while making hand gestures with the other hand.

Vernon decides to be polite and tells Mike that was a great performance. He does not however kiss him. Vernon then asks Mike where the name of the band came from. Mike answers the book Jonathan Livingston Seagulls and a song by a band called The Stranglers. Yo, Mike, there was only one Jonathan. Mike then informs us that when they return to the stage, they’ll be doing Ryan Cabrera’s “On the Way Down.” At this point, I wish Vernon had just told him that won’t be necessary Mike. There’s no way you’re winning this thing.

Next up according to Vernon, and someone please slap whoever is writing his lines, is a band with “divine inspiration and a heavenly calling for hip hop.” You might know them better as Arrested Development. Vernon describes them as having been responsible for a revolutionary fusion of soul, gospel, and rap with a multi-platinum following. I should confess that I only vaguely remember them. Then the reason becomes clear, their biggest hit was the Top Ten “Tennessee” in 1992. This is a little past my pop music prime.

When they emerge on stage, Arrested Development looks good although I could have done without Speech’s enormous red clown pants. It’s clear they’ve had a decade less to age than some of these other performers. They give a fun and energetic performance of “Tennessee.” Heck, I was even kind of bopping along with them.

Vernon again uses the original great performance line and asks Speech where he got his name. Speech replies that he thought it was the best name when he started doing hip hop. Vernon says oh you are a word smith. Speech informs us that they are going to perform Los Lonely Boys “Heaven” later. This I’m looking forward to. As we go to commercial, Vernon says that you can feel the excitement in the studio audience. Foreshadowing, anyone?

Paging Stacy and Clinton Stat

According to Vernon’s awful writer, the next performer, “Grew up in the O.C. and transformed from mall rat to multi-platinum goddess” before she could even drive. In 1987, she was America’s favorite performer. At the time Tiffany hit the top of the charts with a remake of “I Think We’re Alone Now,” she was all of 15.

Once she appears on stage, I have a hard time paying attention to her singing. Tiffany is wearing some god awful see through shirt that looks like a maternity top. I’m not sure her goal was to make millions of viewers wonder is she pregnant or if we’ll have a Janet Jackson type incident. She also has gone for the tousled hair look. Use a brush woman.

Sartorial slams aside, Tiffany and her three back up singers appear to have given an okay performance. Vernon asks her if she has any advice for anyone wanting to break into the music industry early. She says to just get out there and do it. She then delivers a line that drops many jaws and/or causes the masses to fall off their couches informing Vernon that she will be covering Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway” later. Whoa, covering an American Idol contestant’s song. Can the end of the world be far away? Vernon who has perhaps never watched American Idol sends us to commercial stating that it sounds like a very popular track.

Where’s Deep Throat with All These Cover Ups?

Vernon welcomes us back for the portion of the show where the performers will cover a contemporary hit. First to perform will be Loverboy. Before they perform, we get to find out how Loverboy has been spending it’s time since “Working for the Weekend.” Even after seeing the video, I have no idea what the members other than Mike Reno are doing. Let’s hope Mike doesn’t keep them locked away some where. Mike appears to be living the good life in Vancouver, B.C. He’s got a big fishing boat and spends his time fishing when he’s not in the studio. He also has a sweet little convertible and a lovely house. Loverboy somehow manages to still book 100 dates a year. I’m pretty sure Mike thinks nostalgia is a beautiful thing. He is, however, a little delusional proudly declaring that the band has lasted so long because of the songwriting.

While the song is kind of bland, Loverboy sounds much better doing their version of “Hero” than they did performing their own song. Perhaps singing the same thing 100,000,000 times causes a band to lose its enthusiasm. We are also treated to a ‘80s style fog show.

Vernon introduces CeCe’s update video with the line, “From beauty queen to disco queen, what’s new in the reign of CeCe Peniston.” CeCe resides in Phoenix and seems very much at peace with herself. She tells us that her life is great, and she’s blessed to get to spend a lot of time with her family. CeCe got married relatively recently and has an understanding with her husband that if you have a rainbow you need to follow I’ve got your back. Whoa they are still newlyweds. She ends her video saying that she’s comfortable in her own skin.

She emerges on stage in a simple little black dress. Although there are a few rough spots in her performance, CeCe has a powerful enough voice to pull off the Faith Hill song. Vernon who seems to have a little crush says that she’s taken the roof off.

The next update is on Flock of Seagulls lead singer Mike Score. Mike resides in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He declares that the band is now him and a bunch of friends. I wonder how his brother who was an original member feels about that statement? Mike declares that his ~~groupie’s~~ wife’s name is Tara and she likes the idea that he’s in a band and the life style they live because of it. I’m sure their life is an improvement over the trailer park. Mike and Tara live on the Indian River because Mike loves boats.

When the Flock appears on stage, Mike still has his synthesizer. All I’ll say about their performance of “On the Way Down” is that Mike should stick to boating these days.

Getting Their Groove On

After the commercial, we get to learn what Speech and the rest of Arrested Development is doing these days. Speech owns a home in Fayetteville, Georgia in the relaxed atmosphere of the Deep South. The house includes a studio where the group works and is near a lake. They appear a lot like family.

Speech’s sister Ishe who normally dances does the lead vocals for “Heaven.” The whole performance is energetic and fun. I’m not sure I’d rush out to buy a cd, but I’d definitely enjoy seeing them in concert.

The final performer of the evening is Tiffany. I’m curious as to how she got to go last both times. Did she pitch a fit or did she win a coin toss? Tiffany is living in Los Angeles. She tells us that she’s been doing this since she was 14. Her priorities are different now that she’s a wife and mother, but she thinks she can still have balance. Tiffany has been in studio for the last six months working on a new album. I am very scared by this notion.

Tiffany emerges on stage to perform “Breakaway.” I still can’t figure out why this choice; hence, my fear about the new album. The What Not to Wear crew’s services are still needed as women with a little paunch should not wear tight spandex shirts. The pregnancy question does appear to be answered though. Her performance is just sort of okay.

After Tiffany finishes, Vernon announces that it is time for the studio audience to choose whose charity will receive $20,000. He then says in a suddenly deep Darth Vader voice that it’s time for the audience to vote.

Return to the Glory Days

It’s time for the great reveal. Who was tonight’s favorite? Darth Vernon says that the audience has spoken. Hey is Jeff Probst writing these lines? The big winner is Arrested Development. They emerge triumphantly with hands raised. Speech says that the victory feels absolutely incredible and that their charity is UNICEF for Sudan in Africa. They want to give some love to the folks.

Vernon announces that next week we’ll be treated to The Knack, Tommy Tutone, Vanilla Ice, The Motels, and Haddaway. Arrested Development closes with an encore performance of “Tennessee.” Join Silverstar for next week’s fun.

It’s always fun to reminisce. E-mail mariner@fansofrealitytv.com

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William13 · 06-04-2005, 07:01 PM

Perhaps this is a bit off topic, but if the strength of Loverboy was the songwriting, why are they on a show about doing cover versions of pop hits?

Anyway, back on topic, I loved the recap.

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Whoa, covering an American Idol contestant’s song. Can the end of the world be far away? Vernon who has perhaps never watched American Idol sends us to commercial stating that it sounds like a very popular track.

Is this art imitating art? (and I use art in a very, very loose sense). What's next, having a reality show that chooses contestants to be on reality shows?

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Think perhaps there is less hair on the front of his head than there used to be? To my less than professional ear, they sound horrible

To my tone deaf hear Flock of Seagulls sounded terrible too - and looked stupid doing it.

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Uh no, it was a working man’s song for getting ready to party on the weekend. Deep stuff there. Mike informs Vernon that later Loverboy will be performing Enrique Iglesias’s “Hero.” Oy.

The concept of anyone singing Hero is bad enough, but somone who just proved that they can't sing (anymore?) has me joining in your chorus of OY.

As a matter of fact "OY" for the whole show, but two thumbs up for your recap.

Unklescott · 06-04-2005, 07:23 PM

Nice Job Mariner.

JLuvs · 06-04-2005, 07:26 PM

Great recap. I have to say that really love this show but then again I loved the British one too so I must be a glutton for punishment

Mantenna · 06-04-2005, 07:30 PM

Brava, Mariner! I'd much rather vote for you for the best performance of the week. Say, by the way, isn't this the fourth musical show you've recapped?

Wonderful job!

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Originally Posted by Miss Mariner

First up is Canada’s own Loverboy. According to Vernon, they conquered America in the mid-1980’s. Speaking as a former American history major, I somehow missed this significant event in North American history.

CeCe hits the stage to reprise “Finally.” Is she alone? Oh, no. She is accompanied by two disco dancing dudes who have traveled through a time warp.

He then asks her how it was to perform for the “Presidents” of the United States. Umm, does he mean the band?

Vernon decides to be polite and tells Mike that was a great performance. He does not however kiss him.

When the Flock appears on stage, Mike still has his synthesizer. All I’ll say about their performance of “On the Way Down” is that Mike should stick to boating these days.

**Mariner** · 06-04-2005, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mantenna

Brava, Mariner! I'd much rather vote for you for the best performance of the week. Say, by the way, isn't this the fourth musical show you've recapped?

Wonderful job!

Yeah that's the beauty of having not a musical performance bone in my body. I've done the hip hop The Road to Stardom, Nashville Star, American Idol, and now Hit Me Baby One More Time. Ignorance is bliss. I know what I like when I hear it though.

Jewelsy · 06-04-2005, 07:50 PM

Weeeeeeeeee!!! Excellent Job, Mariner.

dagwood · 06-04-2005, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mariner

Mike then informs us that when they return to the stage, they’ll be doing Ryan Cabrera’s “On the Way Down.” At this point, I wish Vernon had just told him that won’t be necessary Mike. There’s no way you’re winning this thing.

Paging Stacy and Clinton Stat

Tiffany has been in studio for the last six months working on a new album. I am very scared by this notion.

This episode could have used a little Simon Cowell to tell Flock of Seagulls how they really sounded.

Treat job, Mariner.

marybethp · 06-04-2005, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mariner

As someone who graduated from college in 1985, this show brings back a lot of fun and sometimes fuzzy memories of coming home from a night out in time to throw Pop Tarts in the toaster oven (which burst into flames one time), open some bottle of swill, and watch Friday Night Videos. Who can forget the Video Vote segments and the World Premiere Videos? Heck, my roommates and I used to stay up watching the then fresh MTV until some predetermined video came on.

Paging Stacy and Clinton Stat

Great job Mariner. Nothing was better than Friday Night Videos (hear the bell for the fights between videos?), except maybe Night Tracks at 1:05 a.m. And why :05?? TBS had a weird thing going there, but I digress.

Clinton and Stacy would definitely have a field day with the mall princess of pop.

Burntcrow · 06-05-2005, 07:42 PM

Thanks for the recap Mariner! I missed the show..accidentally closed my eyes and fell asleep for oh..I would say for about 8 hours.

06-04-2005, 05:50 PM	#1
Mariner King Felix Rocks Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: At the Safe Posts: 16,044	Premiere (6/2): Arrested Development Is Sometimes A Good Thing Hit Me Baby One More Time Premiere (6/2): Arrested Development Is Sometimes A Good Thing As someone who graduated from college in 1985, this show brings back a lot of fun and sometimes fuzzy memories of coming home from a night out in time to throw Pop Tarts in the toaster oven (which burst into flames one time), open some bottle of swill, and watch Friday Night Videos. Who can forget the Video Vote segments and the World Premiere Videos? Heck, my roommates and I used to stay up watching the then fresh MTV until some predetermined video came on. While I’m sure I still look the same as I did in those days, let’s just say that some of these artists look a little the worse for the wear. What gray? I don’t know what my hairstylist is talking about. Nothing to see here people. Move along. Speaking of moving along, let’s see which of these artists have stood up well to the test of time and which of them should have let us more mature viewers hold on to our fond memories. Import Does Not Equal Superior As an aside, whoever came up with the title of this show has poor taste. That same person probably also chose the super tall and super hard to understand Vernon Kay as the host. Vernon arrives on stage with bad hair that deserves shearing wearing a hip striped shirt, blazer and jeans. I’m thinking he ought to bring a picture of Matthew Fox in Lost to his hairstylist. Vernon informs us that this week’s retreads are Loverboy, CeCe Peniston, Flock of Seagulls, Arrested Development, and Tiffany. Each artist will be performing one of their old hits and later returning to put their own spin on one of today’s songs. At the end of the show, the studio audience will decide on a winner. That winner’s charity of choice will receive a charitable donation courtesy of Ameriquest. First up is Canada’s own Loverboy. According to Vernon, they conquered America in the mid-1980’s. Speaking as a former American history major, I somehow missed this significant event in North American history. The red leather I do remember, however. Vernon reads his wince-worthy script and tells us something about hard rocking party anthems and high voltage sex appeal. Vernon also imparts the shocking fact that Loverboy sold 16 million albums in their hey day and made headbands a heavy metal staple. Since when is/was Loverboy a heavy metal band? Today’s Loverboy emerges on stage to sing “Working for the Weekend.” Thank the lord Mike Reno isn’t wearing his patented red leather. Still, I could have done without the tight black jeans. Me thinks someone told Mike that black is slimming because it’s the only color he’s wearing. Now, I will give him the fact that television adds twenty pounds. However, it’s still pretty clear time hasn’t treated Mike’s physique or his voice kindly. The other two members of the band could be automatons for all the emotion they show or attention they get. Once the performance ends, Vernon asks the studio audience to put their hands together for Loverboy. He then inquires of Mike what the inspiration for the song was. World peace? Uh no, it was a working man’s song for getting ready to party on the weekend. Deep stuff there. Mike informs Vernon that later Loverboy will be performing Enrique Iglesias’s “Hero.” Oy. It’s time to move on to the second artist who turns out to be CeCe Peniston. Just to make sure we didn’t miss how horrible the writing is for this show, Vernon solemnly informs us that she “grew up in the church choir and is now worshipped by millions on the dance floor.” He then actually utters the words “diva” and “discofied” in the same sentence. CeCe’s “Finally” hit the Top 5 on the dance charts in 1991 and she was invited by Bill Clinton to perform at his Inauguration in 1993. Insert your own Clinton joke here. No nasty e-mails. I voted for him twice. CeCe hits the stage to reprise “Finally.” Is she alone? Oh, no. She is accompanied by two disco dancing dudes who have traveled through a time warp. One of them comes complete with an unbuttoned Navy shirt that threatens to fall off several times during the performance. The two of them perform several pirouettes. CeCe is thankfully wearing more clothes including an un-tucked pink top, blazer, jeans and precariously high heels. As we shall see later, not all the ladies were so discreet in their wardrobe choices. CeCe, despite the distraction of the dancers, belts out her former hit. Vernon is clearly impressed and fawns on her afterwards including giving her a kiss on each cheek. He then asks her how it was to perform for the “Presidents” of the United States. Umm, does he mean the band? CeCe doesn’t get distracted and tells him it was an honor to perform at the inauguration and lets us know that she’ll be performing the Faith Hill hit, “There You’ll Be” later. Dance music, country, it’s all the same. I Was Expecting A Hair Band Vernon welcomes us back from commercial “to hear more blasts from the past rock us all over again.” He then makes a joke about the increase in hairspray sales 22 years ago when Flock of Seagulls was at the height of its popularity. Ah Mike Score’s hair. Those were some impressive wings. Vernon reminds us that they hit the charts with “I Ran,” “Wishing,” and “Space Age Love Song.” The original band was composed of hairdressers, but Mike is the only holdover from those days. Vernon leads into their performance by saying that these days their hair may not stand up but their music still does. I beg to differ with the end of that sentence. When the Seagulls emerge on stage to perform, there are only three of them not the four in the picture in the backdrop and the formerly winged Mike Score is sporting a baseball cap with a long ponytail hanging out the back. Think perhaps there is less hair on the front of his head than there used to be? To my less than professional ear, they sound horrible. Mike plays a lot of one-handed synthesizer while making hand gestures with the other hand. Vernon decides to be polite and tells Mike that was a great performance. He does not however kiss him. Vernon then asks Mike where the name of the band came from. Mike answers the book Jonathan Livingston Seagulls and a song by a band called The Stranglers. Yo, Mike, there was only one Jonathan. Mike then informs us that when they return to the stage, they’ll be doing Ryan Cabrera’s “On the Way Down.” At this point, I wish Vernon had just told him that won’t be necessary Mike. There’s no way you’re winning this thing. Next up according to Vernon, and someone please slap whoever is writing his lines, is a band with “divine inspiration and a heavenly calling for hip hop.” You might know them better as Arrested Development. Vernon describes them as having been responsible for a revolutionary fusion of soul, gospel, and rap with a multi-platinum following. I should confess that I only vaguely remember them. Then the reason becomes clear, their biggest hit was the Top Ten “Tennessee” in 1992. This is a little past my pop music prime. When they emerge on stage, Arrested Development looks good although I could have done without Speech’s enormous red clown pants. It’s clear they’ve had a decade less to age than some of these other performers. They give a fun and energetic performance of “Tennessee.” Heck, I was even kind of bopping along with them. Vernon again uses the original great performance line and asks Speech where he got his name. Speech replies that he thought it was the best name when he started doing hip hop. Vernon says oh you are a word smith. Speech informs us that they are going to perform Los Lonely Boys “Heaven” later. This I’m looking forward to. As we go to commercial, Vernon says that you can feel the excitement in the studio audience. Foreshadowing, anyone? Paging Stacy and Clinton Stat According to Vernon’s awful writer, the next performer, “Grew up in the O.C. and transformed from mall rat to multi-platinum goddess” before she could even drive. In 1987, she was America’s favorite performer. At the time Tiffany hit the top of the charts with a remake of “I Think We’re Alone Now,” she was all of 15. Once she appears on stage, I have a hard time paying attention to her singing. Tiffany is wearing some god awful see through shirt that looks like a maternity top. I’m not sure her goal was to make millions of viewers wonder is she pregnant or if we’ll have a Janet Jackson type incident. She also has gone for the tousled hair look. Use a brush woman. Sartorial slams aside, Tiffany and her three back up singers appear to have given an okay performance. Vernon asks her if she has any advice for anyone wanting to break into the music industry early. She says to just get out there and do it. She then delivers a line that drops many jaws and/or causes the masses to fall off their couches informing Vernon that she will be covering Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway” later. Whoa, covering an American Idol contestant’s song. Can the end of the world be far away? Vernon who has perhaps never watched American Idol sends us to commercial stating that it sounds like a very popular track. Where’s Deep Throat with All These Cover Ups? Vernon welcomes us back for the portion of the show where the performers will cover a contemporary hit. First to perform will be Loverboy. Before they perform, we get to find out how Loverboy has been spending it’s time since “Working for the Weekend.” Even after seeing the video, I have no idea what the members other than Mike Reno are doing. Let’s hope Mike doesn’t keep them locked away some where. Mike appears to be living the good life in Vancouver, B.C. He’s got a big fishing boat and spends his time fishing when he’s not in the studio. He also has a sweet little convertible and a lovely house. Loverboy somehow manages to still book 100 dates a year. I’m pretty sure Mike thinks nostalgia is a beautiful thing. He is, however, a little delusional proudly declaring that the band has lasted so long because of the songwriting. While the song is kind of bland, Loverboy sounds much better doing their version of “Hero” than they did performing their own song. Perhaps singing the same thing 100,000,000 times causes a band to lose its enthusiasm. We are also treated to a ‘80s style fog show. Vernon introduces CeCe’s update video with the line, “From beauty queen to disco queen, what’s new in the reign of CeCe Peniston.” CeCe resides in Phoenix and seems very much at peace with herself. She tells us that her life is great, and she’s blessed to get to spend a lot of time with her family. CeCe got married relatively recently and has an understanding with her husband that if you have a rainbow you need to follow I’ve got your back. Whoa they are still newlyweds. She ends her video saying that she’s comfortable in her own skin. She emerges on stage in a simple little black dress. Although there are a few rough spots in her performance, CeCe has a powerful enough voice to pull off the Faith Hill song. Vernon who seems to have a little crush says that she’s taken the roof off. The next update is on Flock of Seagulls lead singer Mike Score. Mike resides in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He declares that the band is now him and a bunch of friends. I wonder how his brother who was an original member feels about that statement? Mike declares that his ~~groupie’s~~ wife’s name is Tara and she likes the idea that he’s in a band and the life style they live because of it. I’m sure their life is an improvement over the trailer park. Mike and Tara live on the Indian River because Mike loves boats. When the Flock appears on stage, Mike still has his synthesizer. All I’ll say about their performance of “On the Way Down” is that Mike should stick to boating these days. Getting Their Groove On After the commercial, we get to learn what Speech and the rest of Arrested Development is doing these days. Speech owns a home in Fayetteville, Georgia in the relaxed atmosphere of the Deep South. The house includes a studio where the group works and is near a lake. They appear a lot like family. Speech’s sister Ishe who normally dances does the lead vocals for “Heaven.” The whole performance is energetic and fun. I’m not sure I’d rush out to buy a cd, but I’d definitely enjoy seeing them in concert. The final performer of the evening is Tiffany. I’m curious as to how she got to go last both times. Did she pitch a fit or did she win a coin toss? Tiffany is living in Los Angeles. She tells us that she’s been doing this since she was 14. Her priorities are different now that she’s a wife and mother, but she thinks she can still have balance. Tiffany has been in studio for the last six months working on a new album. I am very scared by this notion. Tiffany emerges on stage to perform “Breakaway.” I still can’t figure out why this choice; hence, my fear about the new album. The What Not to Wear crew’s services are still needed as women with a little paunch should not wear tight spandex shirts. The pregnancy question does appear to be answered though. Her performance is just sort of okay. After Tiffany finishes, Vernon announces that it is time for the studio audience to choose whose charity will receive $20,000. He then says in a suddenly deep Darth Vader voice that it’s time for the audience to vote. Return to the Glory Days It’s time for the great reveal. Who was tonight’s favorite? Darth Vernon says that the audience has spoken. Hey is Jeff Probst writing these lines? The big winner is Arrested Development. They emerge triumphantly with hands raised. Speech says that the victory feels absolutely incredible and that their charity is UNICEF for Sudan in Africa. They want to give some love to the folks. Vernon announces that next week we’ll be treated to The Knack, Tommy Tutone, Vanilla Ice, The Motels, and Haddaway. Arrested Development closes with an encore performance of “Tennessee.” Join Silverstar for next week’s fun. It’s always fun to reminisce. E-mail mariner@fansofrealitytv.com Last edited by Mariner; 06-04-2005 at 06:10 PM.

06-04-2005, 07:23 PM	#3
Unklescott Alice's Restaurant. Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Group W bench Posts: 23,276	Nice Job Mariner. __________________ "As God as my witness I thought turkeys could fly" Arthur Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati

06-04-2005, 07:26 PM	#4
JLuvs RENThead Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Commuting for Work Posts: 4,580	Great recap. I have to say that really love this show but then again I loved the British one too so I must be a glutton for punishment __________________ Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter. -Bono

06-04-2005, 07:50 PM	#7
Jewelsy From the corner of my eye Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: in the middle of the Monsoons Posts: 11,819	Weeeeeeeeee!!! Excellent Job, Mariner. __________________ "Among the blind, the squinter rules." ~ Gerard Didier Erasmus

06-05-2005, 07:42 PM	#10
Burntcrow Too cold to run away! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Texuhs Posts: 1,257	Thanks for the recap Mariner! I missed the show..accidentally closed my eyes and fell asleep for oh..I would say for about 8 hours.