Much Music VJ Search (Episode 5)

Notes, thoughts:

• the useless Larissa is gone
• Frank vs Erik part two: The N-bomb that wasn't. I like Frank, but his personality has become far too unstable and his performance far too inconsistent to consider him a serious candidate. His inconsistency isn't even on an episode-to-episode basis, it's more like a minute-to-minute basis. There's no way you can hire someone like that. Next week: Frank drinks on the job (maybe). Again. Oy vey.
  
• Traci Melchor needs to work on her post-elimination face. Jeff Probst has perfected the paradoxical smug/sympathetic face at Tribal Council on Survivor. I think Melchor is going for the smug/petty like Carolyn Kepcher from Apprentice. Except that Carolyn adds a healthy dash of "I am better than you" in her face, which fits perfectly with the "attempt to attain the unattainable" theme of the Apprentice. Unfortunately, Traci Melchor can't pull off that type of superiority -- her job looks utterly attainable.
  
• The tape-to-air turnaround time for this show is very short -- Frank talked about J Dilla's passing during his throw, which means the show was taped not more than two weeks ago. Since they always air a preview from the following week's show, we can pinpoint a 7-14 day window, although they probably tape the eliminations later on (otherwise, e.g. a live MOD audience would know who was eliminated before each week's show airs). I'm sure the judging portion can be edited quickly. Regardless, the turnaround i's impressive. Most reality shows are taped in full before the first episode airs.
  
• Dina's "you are .... ____ ..... () () () () .... OFF the air" & "you are .... __~~ ...{} () {}| () .... OFF \\':||| % __ .... to the penthouse" catchphrases are awful. This series receives an F in the catchphrase department. Fortunately (see previous bullet point) they can read this blog and still make improvements before next week's show airs (or the week after).