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Andrew St. John tells us about the joys of finding steady work and what it's like to hang with giraffes in Africa!

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In a mere two weeks, the premiere of what is destined to be one of our favorite loved and hated television series will hit the airwaves. That's right, Crowned is coming December 12. Dubbed "The Mother of All Beauty Pageants," Crowned is a battle of the brains (sure), beauty and talents (questionable) between 11 mother/daughter teams. We're happy to watch the behind-the-scenes catfights and bitch wars of regular pageant girls, but pairing them with their mothers is no less than GENIUS at work.

Feast your eyes on the video teasers. Oh. My. Gawd. We can hardly sit still in our seats; we want this to begin pronto.

Some predictions:

How much work has Patty had done? Laura just looks evil, and the preview of her screeching proves it.

Just read their questionnaire answers. They're spunky underdogs. Not the best looking, but something tells us we'll be rooting for these two.

We don't find it odd at all that their names were both famous characters played by Shannon Doherty. They will be every bit as dumb as they look.

Wow. They look like they might even be nice from their picture. Keep an eye out for this pair as well.

*A mixture of overbearing mothers living vicariously through the lives of their daughters vs. obnoxious daughters pushing their moms (who wanted to be more of a friend than a mother) around.

*Hair pulling. What would be great is if it were two of the moms.

*An uncovered secret will come to the surface in a pool of tears, but all will be well with the world by the end of the show.

*In the future, one of the daughters will end up co-hosting something with Ryan Seacrest.

*At least one mom/daughter duo will pose for Playboy.

Keep in mind, we haven't seen an episode, but we'd be willing to put money (that we don't have) on all of it. 'Tis the season of the bitch, and we are psyched.

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Nicole (looking decidedly ungeeky, wouldn't you say?) talks about if she'd date a beauty, the wonders of makeup and accessories, and what she'd do with the money if she won. Check it out!

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Jasmine talks about sharing thoughts -- and a bed -- with Dave (it's not what you think), her newfound love of LARPing, and if she'd date a geek!

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Sam talks to Jason C. about his new analytical skills and what he's learned from Nicole!

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In this exclusive interview, Dave tells Jason C. what he'd do with the money if he wins, what he'll miss most about Jasmine, and how he's dressing (slightly) better than before!

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Still not sure who to vote for in the Beauty and the Geek finals? Time is running out -- you only have until noon ET tomorrow, November 30, to vote!

But before you do, be sure to watch our exclusive interviews with the four finalists. Today we interviewed Sam, Nicole, Dave, and Jasmine, and we'll have the videos up late tonight/early tomorrow morning so you can make a final decision before the cutoff. See who's changed the most and what each finalist has to say about his/her experience -- then cast your vote on The CW site!

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Supernatural's executive producer Kim Manners sat down with Jason C. to talk about sneaking into the writers' room, producing vs. directing, and how he ended up working on Supernatural in the first place. Check out the interview and tell us what you think!

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Jason C. gets the scoop from Aaron Ashmore about whether Jimmy's dealt with superhero envy! Plus, Aaron tells us about working with Jared Padalecki on Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas.

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So what'd you guys think? Because we were pretty annoyed after last night's Top Model episode. Like, screaming at our TV annoyed. Let us count the reasons (feel free to add to our list in the comments):

*Jenah's right that this show is becoming more of a personality contest than a modeling contest.

*The go-see challenge makes no sense. If it were REALLY about the clothes and the impressions the models make, they'd be dropped off at the door of their go-sees. Why does the fact that Heather can't handle directions and Jenah and Chantal can't account for the madness of Shanghai traffic mean that they're disqualified? We've seen how real models behave (Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell)... and they pretty much know they can get away with whatever they want (coke, phone-throwing) because they'll still get booked. But no, being ten minutes later in a challenge that's clearly set up for them to fail means they're obviously failures as models, too.

*Jenah's in the bottom two... for being too sarcastic? What, poor Nigel can't take a little personality on the side of his photo shoots? If this competition's about booting models who exhibit bitchy behavior, Bianca should have gone home. And yet she's called second... and her photo was TERRIBLE.

*Yeah, Heather got lost in Shanghai. And no, she can't deliver a line in a commercial to save her life. But her portfolio rocked. That doesn't seem to count for much on this show. We thought it was about modeling... apparently we were wrong.

*Are we the only ones who think Saliesha's totally fake? She can turn on the charm at the go-sees and at panel, but we're not buying what she's selling. Also, we still despise her hair. It's not getting any cuter.

*Bianca wasn't as detestable as she was last week, but we still don't think she deserved to be called second.

Okay, Top Model fans, tell us what you thought! Are we the only ones steamed about last night's episode (and in fact, this entire cycle)?

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She was Cover Girl of the Week almost every week, and the combination of her comments, her edgy beauty, and her unique challenge (Asperger's) made Heather a popular and polarizing Top Model contestant. She talked with Jason C. about the toughest challenge, her feelings about elimination, and how she's working on her confidence.

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It's clear that Beauty and the Geek's Dave is a fan favorite -- hey, he won us over after some initial skepticism, and he seems to have won you guys, over, too, based on the polls and comments. We had the chance to chat with Dave's college pals Nancy Zimmerman and Simon Strange, the brains behind DateDavid.org, a site created to get Dave some experience with the ladies -- all in good fun, of course. In part one of this interview, Nancy tells us about the infamous clothing swap, Dave's TV makeover, and whether or not Dave's potential dates have to be LARPers. In upcoming installments, we'll get the scoop on what kind of woman should date Dave, why Nancy and Simon created the site, and what Dave was like in college!

CW Source: I read your FAQ, and it sounds like you and Dave met in Alpha Delta Phi. And you and Simon are together, right? So who met Dave first?

Nancy: We're domestic partners. Simon knew him (Dave) for longer b/c he was with Alpha Delta Phi before I was. I joined later, so that’s when I met David.

CW Source: You’re watching Beauty and the Geek this season, right? Are you surprised that Dave has made it this far, or did you see it coming?

Nancy: I’m surprised and very excited that he’s in the final two. I’m holding my breath. He can’t tell us anything at all about what’s happened on the show or what’s going to happen. We don’t have any sort of privileged information. He’s been pretty fastidious about that.

I know he had a plan -- in kind of geek fashion, he had a strategy to kind of fly low in the beginning. I’ve actually never watched a reality TV show before, but I guess that’s a good strategy, to lay low at the beginning. He said that was his strategy and we were like, "Oh, whatever, David," but now I kind of believe it. I don’t think it was all really calculated. When he went to that quote-unquote nervous breakdown, when he was drinking because he thought he wasn’t a good partner to Jasmine, that was real! He was totally upset and made a resolution that he was going to try a lot harder.

CW Source: What do you think of Jasmine? And what about that clip where Dave tells her point-blank that she was his last choice for partner?

Nancy: First of all, I’ll say that Simon and I were watching (at the beginning) and we picked Jasmine as one of the beauties that we liked because she’s just so sweet. It turned out that she was his partner and they played that clip that you’re referencing and we thought, "Oh, no, Dave; what are you doing!?"

CW Source: From what you’ve seen on the show, has Dave had a personal transformation?

Nancy: It was a really exciting experience for him. I think it just gave him more confidence. Even the makeover, you could tell that he really thought he looked good. He totally looked cute – but I think they made him look especially bad when it started. What was with that Afro?

We spent 10 years trying to get him to not wear Velcro shoes! We were like, where do you get those as an adult? And he'd say, “Well, they are very easy to take off and put on.”

That’s the most important external thing that we can pinpoint. I’ve seen him kind of come out of his shell in college before. I was impressed by the bartending and the salsa dancing. I don’t think I could dance with that much enthusiasm and let go.

CW Source: I didn’t know much about LARPing until Dave talked about it on BATG. Is LARPing still a big part of his life? Do you think his ideal woman would have to be a LARPer, too?

Nancy: I’m sure he’d be happy to date a fellow LARPer, but I don’t think that’s a requirement. It’s a rare trait.

CW Source: Is he still actively LARPing?

Nancy: Yes. He gets all stressed out about it. He spends many, many hours, like a second job, sometimes, putting these big shows together. And then people go and spend the whole weekend LARPing.

CW Source: Are you a LARPER?
Nancy: I’m not a LARPER, actually, but there were a whole bunch of people from our college, and actually our fraternity, who did it. They weren’t all geeky, either. Some are just normal people who like to go out and do this stuff. There’s an organization called Quest, and they’re called the Questies. They would make these big elaborate storylines – like the equivalent of becoming a dungeonmaster in dungeons and dragons.

CW Source: What's this on your website about you and Dave swapping clothes?

Nancy: That was a running gag for awhile. We actually ran against each other for the presidency of the fraternity. We thought people would decide (who won) in 15 min… we were sitting around in the kitchen, probably drinking. We decided to put on some sort of gag to waste the time. We came out in each other’s clothes.

CW Source: So who won the presidential race?

Nancy: I think I won that time.

CW Source: Tell us about that handspring Dave did in Mexico – I see on your site that Simon claims to be the one who taught him that!

Nancy: Simon’s kind of embarrassed that I wrote that on the website. Apparently he taught David to do that. I was like, “That’s awesome!” He did it on national television.

CW Source: I think he was a bit tipsy, too...

Nancy: Otherwise he would have nailed the landing!

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She may play the chilly Lily on Gossip Girl, but Kelly Rutherford is anything but in real life. In this interview, she gives us a taste of her maternal side -- both with the GG cast and with her adorable baby!

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Blair got the diamond necklace she wanted for her birthday... but that was about the only thing that went according to plan on last week's Gossip Girl. Nate was a no-show at the party, choosing to skip it for bonding time with Little J. Instead, Vanessa made a surprise appearance in an attempt to befriend Serena (we're not sure it worked). And Chuck seduced Blair... again. Get all the gossip from Jason C.!

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Want to know about Nicole's transformation or Dave's LARPing? Or are you dying to get scoop on Sam's gig as a club promoter or Jasmine's dating tips? Whatever it is, post it here and we'll be back with the interviews later this week!

MORE: Cast your vote!

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Many of you guessed it in a past poll -- the big Beauty and the Geek twist is that YOU get to decide. And we think it's fitting. Elimination room challenges don't always ensure that the most deserving team wins (prime example: William and Jen sticking around as long as they did), but this way, we think the right team will earn the BATG crown. Have you voted yet? Who'd you vote for (you can cast your vote here if you haven't already)? Tell us!

But first, before the big news, the teams met each others families on a hometown visit remniscent of the penultimate Bachelor episodes! The episode was mostly filler, but that didn't mean it wasn't fun. Jasmine and Dave LARPED with his Boston-area Quest buddies! Nicole sang Debussy for Sam... and he took her to the gym and to hang out with his bro Tequila Joe (and treated us to a priceless rendition of their Matrix dance). Then we got lots of softly-lit piano-accompanied confessionals about how each of them's been changed by his/her partner.

While all four of the remaining competitors have earned their spot in the finals, we felt like Dave and Jasmine's journey has been far more rewarding and shown immense growth. Nicole is awesome, but has she really changed that much? She says Sam's gotten her to lighten up, but have we really seen much evidence of that? She seems about the same, but with hair extensions and a nice makeup job. And Sam just doesn't convince us when he says Nicole has changed him. How has she changed him? He's still a fake-tanning, tequila-drinking gym addict.

Yeah, we'll just say it -- Dave and Jasmine have our vote. And we'd imagine they have America's vote, too. But you tell us. Have you voted yet? Who'd you vote for? Who do you think will win? Cast your vote here if you haven't already!

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Hey, look, it’s Julie Cooper on Reaper! Sorry, but the fabulous Melinda Clarke will always be the even-more-fabulous Julie Cooper to us. And yes, it was entirely plausible to us that Julie would go from Jimmy to Caleb to Luke to Hercules to the Devil. That woman had the worst luck with men…

Just like Sam has the worst luck with women. First, Andi is denying all knowledge that anything weird every happened between them – you know, like Andi getting all verklempt that Sam would give her a girlfriend-type gift. Then, Sam meets someone who seems to be a really nice, really cool girl – and she just might be the boss’ daughter. No, not Ted’s – Satan’s. Awkward!

But Sam wasn’t the only one having a bad week. Poor Ben – his grandmother had quite impressive Look of Doom, didn’t she? She doesn’t strike us as anyone we’d like to cross! Luckily, in the end, she approved of what Ben was doing (and by extension, approved of Sock and Sam), but we hope she doesn’t look too closely at what’s going on. She says Ben’s doing God’s work. Yeah, maybe by extension, but the hiring manager comes from a very different division.

What did you think of the Devil dating Mimi? Was is just a matter of the Prince of Lies toying with a mortal soul, or does he really have feelings for her? We kind of think he’s honestly sweet on Mimi, but work kind of gets in the way. Well, that and being the embodiment of evil

Speaking of that – we kind of love that Sock has set his sites on being the Duke of Darkness (it’s a much more alliterative title than Prince of Darkness, anyway.) He may very well have the chops – how cool was his scheme to get all the ashes on the list by giving away fake free carpet? Every once in a while, Sock comes through.

What did you think? Vote in our polls, and leave your thoughts in the comments!

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Between Sam attacking The Devil with a bat, Sock dreaming of steamy hookups with Gladys, and the latest Samdi developments, last week's Reaper was an explosive episode indeed. Get Jason C.'s recap!

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Whoa! We've had a shortage of Mel and Derwin in the past few weeks as the storylines focused on the fallout from Malik's press debacle and Kelly and Jason's drama -- but not anymore. Last night, it was all Mel and Derwin, all the time. And things got nasty!

First, Derwin picked up a girl and conveniently ended up making out with her at a diner... where Mel was waiting tables. First painful moment! Then the insults were flying when Mel paid Derwin a surprise visit at his place. Her: Your place was cheesy and over-the-top! Him: Well, I can afford new things now that I'm not paying for your med school! Ouch.

More on The Game after the jump!

But things got far more awkward when Mel found out Derwin's new girl was actually out to steal a little sperm, turkey baster-style, so she could live large off his considerable assets. Mel set out to warn Derwin... and showed up while the pair was mid hookup. Awkward! Of course, Derwin thought Mel was just jealous, so he didn't take her seriously... until he caught his new lady digging around for her turkey baster. It was true! And he kicked her out, on the spot.

We were glad that Derwin stopped by Mel's diner at the end. At least they're now on friendly terms... although we're not sure how we feel about Derwin leaving her $100. What does that mean -- he's paying her for giving him the heads-up about his new girl? Or he feels sorry for her now that she's not getting a free ride to med school from him? Oh, well -- it looks like she can use it, so we won't get too worked up about it.

Meanwhile, Kelly went on a mega shopping spree in a passive-aggressive attempt to get Jason to realize how much he's messed up their relationship. We were on the edge of our seats when she taunted him about 'roid rage -- and we were a little worried Jason might actually erupt. Never wise to provoke a football player on steroids, Kelly! Fortunately, Jason kept his cool, but we wonder how these two are ever going to patch up this mess.

What about you -- what did you think of last night's episode? Tell us in the comments!

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Last week on Beauty and the Geek, the teams stumbled their way through a three-legged vineyard challenge and took a look back at how far they'd come. Oh, and William and Jen finally went home. Get Jason C.'s recap -- and tell us what you think of his latest surprise guest!

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