You’re a great Biggest Loser, Danny in Brown
Danny Cahill from Broken Arrow is one of the most likeable contenders on “The Biggest Loser” this season.
He is always there with words of support for Liz, his former brown-shirt teammate. He doesn’t talk bad about anybody on the ranch. He doesn’t even talk back to trainers Jilian and Bob.
And he is making the most of his stay on the show, recording double-digit weight loss figures for six weeks in a row.
You’re a Good Sport, Danny in Brown.
–Penny TV
Week-by-Week for Danny Cahill
••Week 1 — dropped 24 pounds (went from 430 to 406)
••Week 2 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 406 to 394)
••Week 3 – dropped 4 pounds (went from 394 to 390)
••Week 4 – dropped 8 pounds (went from 390 to 382)
••Week 5 – dropped 10 pounds (went from 382 to 372)
••Week 6 – dropped 15 pounds (went from 372 to 357)
••Week 7 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 357 to 345)
••Week 8 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 345 to 333)
••Week 9 – dropped 17 pounds (went from 333 to 316)
••Week 10 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 316 to 304)
Oklahoma’s ‘Biggest Loser’ fair and faring well
Danny Cahill from Broken Arrow
is in good shape on “The Biggest Loser.”
Two weeks ago, his teammates wearing black shirts wanted him gone. But he couldn’t be eliminated because he led the team in weight loss.
Now the remaining contenders are competing as individuals. But Danny still has a strong bond on the show in Liz, his former Brown shirt teammate.
And during Week 9, which NBC summed up in two hours on Tuesday (Nov. 10), Liz and Danny were the top two on the weight loss board.
Shay and Daniel, the former teammates in Orange, were eliminated in the show’s first double-elimination week. Daniel had the lowest percentage of weight loss (5 pounds for 1.42 percent). But Shay should’ve stayed. She lost more than Amanda (17 pounds vs. 5 pounds for the week) and set a new show record by droping 100 pounds in nine weeks.
Danny and Liz did the logical thing (it’s about losing the most weight, right?) by writing down Amanda’s name during the elimination round. The remaining contenders, however, voted out Shay.
Sure, “The Biggest Loser” is a game, and to the winner goes $250,000. But contenders can still be fair and fare well — like Danny has done.
–Penny TV
Week-by-Week for Danny Cahill
••Week 1 — dropped 24 pounds (went from 430 to 406)
••Week 2 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 406 to 394)
••Week 3 – dropped 4 pounds (went from 394 to 390)
••Week 4 – dropped 8 pounds (went from 390 to 382)
••Week 5 – dropped 10 pounds (went from 382 to 372)
••Week 6 – dropped 15 pounds (went from 372 to 357)
••Week 7 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 357 to 345)
••Week 8 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 345 to 333)
••Week 9 – dropped 17 pounds (went from 333 to 316)
Oklahoman featured on “WWII in HD” Nov. 15-19 on History
Charles Scheffel
Enid native Charles Scheffel didn’t get to pick the actor to play him in “WWII in HD,” a 10-hour series airing from 8 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, through Thursday, Nov. 19, on History Channel.
Ron Livingston from “Defying Gravity” was the lucky one, though. He delivers Scheffel’s in-the-moment accounts of his World War II experiences, in which he trained with a British army unit before being sent to North Africa and Europe.
Scheffel, a retired Army captain now living in San Antonio, also appears to recount his experiences firsthand.
He is one of 12 Americans portrayed in the series, which features original color footage from World War II unearthed from archives and private collections across the globe. History preserved and restored the footage — some of which has not been seen since the 1940s — and converted it to HD for unprecedented clarity.
Actors lending emotional impact to the stories of the other 11 Americans featured in “WWII in HD” are:
Justin Bartha (”Teachers”), who gives voice to Army sergeant Jack Werner, a Jewish émigré who fled Austria, then joined the U.S. Army so he could fight Hitler’s “Jew-hating” regime.
Rob Corddry (”The Winner”), who gives voice to Army infantryman Rockie Blunt, who came face to face with the horror of Nazi concentration camps.
Tim DeKay (”White Collar”), who gives voice to War correspondent Richard Tregaskis, a reporter from New Jersey who jumped at the chance to report on the war from the front lines.
Mark Hefti (”An American Vampire in America”), who gives voice to Army corporal Archie Sweeney, who was drafted in peacetime 1940 from a small town in upstate New York.
James Kyson Lee (”Heroes”), who gives voice to Army medic Jimmie Kanaya, whose parents were in a Japanese internment camp while he treated wounded soldiers in Italy and France as an Army medic in the 442nd Regimental team.
LL Cool J (”NCIS: Los Angeles”), who gives voice to Tuskegee fighter pilot Shelby Westbrook, who signed up for the nation’s first all-black air corps.
Rob Lowe (”Brothers & Sisters”), who gives voice to Time magazine correspondent Robert Sherrod, who was stunned by the reality of the Japanese enemy he encountered in the Pacific.
Josh Lucas (”Poseiden”), who gives voice to Air Force bomber and fighter pilot Bert Stiles, whose short stories had caught the attention of publishers before the war’s outbreak.
Despite mixed feelings about war, he signed up to fight.
Jason Ritter (”Joan of Arcadia”), who gives voice to Navy seaman Jack Yusen, whose ship sank off the coast off the Philippines, leaving him drifting for 72 hours in shark-infested water.
Amy Smart (”Scrubs”), who gives voice to Army nurse June Wandrey, who battled Nazis as well as hunger, exhaustion, weather, sickness as she cared for the sick and dying.
Steve Zahn (”Management”), who gives voice to Marine corporal Nolen Marbrey, brutally honest and graphic descriptions of his experience reveal the shocking bloody realities of the war.
And Gary Sinise (”CSI: NY”) narrates “WWII in HD,” which lets viewers experience what the war looked and sounded like to those who were actually there.
–Penny TV
Oklahoma resident gets payback from Judge Pirro sweepstakes
Diane Mason from Edmond won $1,000 from Judge Pirro’s Payback Sweepstakes.
She watched “Judge Jeanine Pirro,” paid attention to details and then went online to www.judgejp.com to answer the multiple choice questions about that day’s cases.
And the daily opportunity to win $1,000 by watching the show continues through Friday (Nov. 13). All correct answers are entered into the daily drawing.
“Judge Jeanine Pirro” airs at 9 a.m. weekdays on KOKH-25 in Oklahoma City. Go to www.judgejp.com for more details about the sweepstakes.
–Penny TV
Oklahoma Alert: Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood on TV talk shows Nov. 9-10
Country singers with Oklahoma ties are making appearances on TV talk shows this week.
Toby Keith (pictured above) will perform late Monday (Nov. 9) on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (actually airs at 12:06 a.m. early Tuesday morning on ABC). He was born in Clinton and raised in Moore.
Carrie Underwood (pictured below) will perform Tuesday (Nov. 10) on “Good Morning America” (7 a.m. on ABC). Also look for her in the ABC special “In The Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville” (9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, on ABC), as co-host of The 43rd Annual CMA Awards (7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, on ABC) and in the documentary “Biography: Carrie Underwood” (9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, on Biography Channel).
–Penny TV
For more on Carrie and Toby, check out Brandy McDonnell’s entertaining and informative posts at http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/
Pictured above: Toby Keith performs during rehearsals for the Academy of Country Music Awards, Friday, April 3, 2009, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Pictured below: Carrie Underwood performs in Lincoln Center during ABC’s “Good Morning America” television program Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Oklahoma Alert: Dennis Rodman meets Judge Jeanine Pirro
Five-time NBA Champion Dennis Rodman, who played college basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, is going to court against his friend and assistant, Thear Mustafa.
His case will be heard on “Judge Jeanine Pirro,” airing at 9 a.m. Monday (Nov. 2) on KOKH-25.
Rodman alleges that Mustafa gambled away $4,000 of his money after a promotional event in Atlantic City. Mustafa claims that he was trying to earn back money that Rodman had gambled away earlier that day.
Rodman, who plans to donate any winnings from the hearing to charity, was a three-time NAIA All-American at Southeastern Oklahoma State and led the NAIA in rebounding in both the 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Former NBA player Dennis Rodman testifies in a civil trial in Orange County Superior Court, in this July 31, 2003 file photo, in Santa Ana, Calif. Rodman was treated for leg injuries and charged with drunken driving after crashing a borrowed motorcycle outside a Las Vegas striptease club, authorities said. Police said the 42-year-old former NBA star was issued a misdemeanor summons and was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center in Las Vegas after the crash Sunday morning, Oct. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark Boster, Pool, File)
Oklahoma Alert: Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire on TV talk shows Nov. 2-3
Country singers with Oklahoma ties are making appearances on TV talk shows this week.
Carrie Underwood (pictured above), who will release her third album “Play On” on Nov. 3, will perform Monday (Nov. 2) on “Late Show With David Letterman” (10:35 p.m. on CBS) and Tuesday (Nov. 3) on “Good Morning America” (7 a.m. on ABC). She was born in Muskogee and raised in Checotah.
Reba McEntire (pictured below), who has won four Country Music Association female vocalist of the year awards and is up for another one Nov. 11, will perform Tuesday (Nov. 3) on “Live With Regis and Kelly” (9 a.m. on CBS) and “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” (11:37 p.m. on NBC). She was born outside of Kiowa and raised in McAlester.
–Penny TV
For more on Carrie and Reba, check out Brandy McDonnell’s entertaining and informative posts at http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/
Pictured above: Carrie Underwood poses with her awards for Top Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year backstage at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pictured below: Reba McEntire performs in Central Park, on ABC’s “Good Morning America” show, in New York, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Oklahoman coming up big on ‘The Biggest Loser’
For Broken Arrow resident Danny Cahill, Week 6 on “The Biggest Loser” was rewarding, Week 7 was about survival and Week 8 will include a visit to the White House.
Week 6 Recap
Although Danny and the black team did not win the digging challenge, the blue team passed on the reward. So Danny and his teammates got to go home for a few days.
And although the opponents thought that everybody would lose less weight at home, Danny ended up dropping the most — 15 pounds for the week, taking him down to 357.
The Black team as a whole did come up short at the weigh-in, though, and had to send somebody home. But it wasn’t Danny, who had the biggest percentage of weight loss and was safe. It was Dina, the other “outsider” on the black squad.
Week 7 Recap
Did everyone see the photo of Danny in high school? He was a member of the Midwest City Bombers football team that took state in 1985. Oklahoma State University head football coach Mike Gundy quarterbacked that ‘85 championship squad, and Danny threw a key block as a back-up offensive guard to help get the Bombers in the state playoffs.
Danny also came through for the black team, scoring the team’s only point in the week’s face-off challenge. But if Shay lost more, he figured he would be eliminated from the show.
“I’m the odd man out in this team,” he said before Shay’s weigh-in. “It’s Danny vs. Shay at this point.”
Shay lost 9 pounds, but Danny dropped 12. So he was safe from elimination once again. Abby asked everyone to vote her out, and everybody but Danny wrote her name down. (Danny voted for Daniel for the second week in a row).
So unless the show goes back to the yellow line format that keeps those who lose the most weight for the week safe, Danny is in trouble. The other black team members — Daniel, Amanda and Shay — are buddies.
Week 8 Highlights
Danny and other other eight remaining contestants travel to Washington D.C., where they take part in a wild four-part competition involving iconic D.C. landmarks, pick vegetables from the White House kitchen garden and get to go inside the White House kitchen.
The week’s other highlight, especially for Danny, is the announcement by host Alison Sweeney that they’ll now be competing as individuals rather than as teams.
And tune in to the episode at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 3) to see trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels conduct the biggest workout in “Biggest Loser” history.
Week-by-Week for Danny Cahill
Week 1 — dropped 24 pounds (went from 430 to 406)
Week 2 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 406 to 394)
Week 3 – dropped 4 pounds (went from 394 to 390)
Week 4 – dropped 8 pounds (went from 390 to 382)
Week 5 – dropped 10 pounds (went from 382 to 372)
Week 6 – dropped 15 pounds (went from 372 to 357)
Week 7 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 357 to 345)
–Penny TV
Pictured above: THE BIGGEST LOSER — Episode 808 — Pictured: Top Row; Rudy, Allen, Alison Sweeney, Shay, Daniel, Front Row; Danny, Liz, Amanda, Tracey, Rebecca — NBC Photo: Trae Patton.
Oklahoma Alert: Brooks & Dunn perform on “Invitation Only” Friday (Oct. 30) on CMT
Country music duo Brooks & Dunn will perform greatest hits and new music on “Invitation Only: Brooks & Dunn” premiering at 9 p.m. Friday (Oct. 30) on CMT.
The hour-long special was taped in Nashville just days after Ronnie Dunn, a Tulsa native, and Kix Brooks announced their split.
In an informal question and answer session, Brooks & Dunn talk about reaching their decision to part ways after their tour in 2010. They also reminisce about their 20 years together and answer other questions from fans.
The small studio audience was also treated to performances of hits “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and “My Maria,” “Neon Moon,” new releases “Honky Tonk Stomp” and “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” and more.
–Penny TV
Oklahoma Alert: Dr. Phil McGraw, ‘Locator’ Troy Dunn on TV talk shows Oct. 26
Celebrities with Oklahoma ties are making appearances on TV talk shows this week.
Troy Dunn (pictured above), who helps family members and friends track down loved ones from their past on WEtv’s “The Locator,” will appear on Monday’s edition of “The Wendy Williams Show” airing at noon on KAUT-43. Dunn is an Enid High School graduate.
Dr. Phil McGraw (pictured below), a former psychologist who helps people solve various problems on his syndicated talk show “Dr. Phil,” will appear on Monday’s edition of “The Jay Leno Show” airing at 9 p.m. on NBC. Dr. Phil was born in Vinita.
–Penny TV
