Let’s face it MIOBI has always been just a tad unrealistic, from Paysons speedy broken back recovery, to late night training at the Rock and to gymnasts competing a vault they haven’t warmed up but we love it. If it was taken off the air would I miss it? Yes. Spanny Tampson’s weekly episode recap highlights all these realistic occurrences, which we all love!

If you’re a fan of MIOBI or if you love to hate it, you’ll love Spanny Tampson! Check out this weeks recap “lord tubbington is allowed to eat cheese because he’s on atkins”. I particularly love last weeks episode where a huge amount of unrealistic things happen. The screen caps only make the recap even more funny!

PS… has anyone wondered where Austin and all of the boys have suddenly disappeared to??

The show returned for the second part of it’s second season on Monday night in the USA with Episode 11 titled “The New Normal”. I can’t say I was blown away by the new episode, not that the show really does blow me away but Spanny Tampson has a HILARIOUS recap of the new episode. I suggest you read it… note if you haven’t watched the episode yet that there are spoilers.

The girls lounge around on the floor, eternally stretching, while some various extras do dip walks and full turns in the background.  Those crazy extras.

Hilarious!! Thanks for brightening my morning Spanny!

GK has reported that Bela Karolyi will make a guest appearance in the ABC show Make It or Break It. Bela will feature in the shows season finale  on August 31st playing the part of Sasha Belov’s father…. interesting!

What’s your take on this?

Make It or Break It returns tomorrow night.

This little links is a small collection of items I’ve been reading from other blogs – always pleasant to link to other blogs for they’re work you’ve found interesting or enjoy

Chelsea Hobbs (Emily Kemetko) blogs on the upcoming new season of MIOBI

Jen from Full In Full Out on Nastia Liukins latest tweet

Graceful Gymnast calls Beth Tweddle the Khorkina of Great Britain

Daniel Keatings is off his crutches

The show has also tapped real-life Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin to make a special appearance. She’ll be keeping a close eye on the Rock girls as a commentator when they compete at a gymnastics meet in France.

For all of you Make It or Break It fans, ABC have released a promo clip for the upcoming second season which will air in June. There’s some footage from the old season mostly and clips of interviews with some cast members. You can check it out here on the ABC website after a short advertisement.

New Shawn Johnson leotards for spring – opinions?

Sports MD has an article on ”Healing after a Traumatic Event”

Blythe is running a poll – Which US gymnast do you want added to the American Cup line up?

The TV Chick has a review of the latest episode of Make It Or Break It – what do you think?

Salto Gymnastics Club – Irelands top gymnastics venue

Female athletes injured more than male athletes

Reduction in Irish Sports Council funding for Irish Gymnastics

FIG on “cracking down and easing up”

The current WAG World ranking lists

Which MIOBI character are you? I’m Payson “You’re talented and totally focused which makes you Payson. You’re the best of the best, you can afford to relax a little”

In recent weeks, I’ve come across the actors from Make It or Break It on Twitter lately. You can follow Chelsea Hobbs (Emily), Josie Loren (Kaylie), Cassie Scerbo (Lauren), Johnny Pacar (Damon), Candace Bure (Summer), Rosi Blasi (Ronnie Cruz – Kaylies Mom), the Creator of MIOBI Holly Sorensen , Norman Buckley - the Director and of course, the main MIOBI account .

If you know of any other actors from the show, make sure to post the link in a comment to share with us all!

It’s great to have a show based on our beloved sport. There was a huge surge of interest in gymnastics here when “Stick It” was released.  Gym girls were watching it with friends who then wanted to be able to do moves like the gymnasts in the film, so they joined gymnastics. Obviously, gymnastics is a huge sport in America, not so much here , so it’s great that there is a program about the sport.

I’ve been lucky enough to get the full episodes to watch but the teenagers in gymnastics haven’t. Living outside America, means that we cannot watch the full episodes on the ABC website. The girls have been attempting to watch the show on YouTube but they can’t view the last (crucial) 8 minutes, they try to watch it on TvShack and SurfTheChannel and often they can’t watch the full episode. I must admit that I download the torrents, so that’s how I can watch the full episodes but I’m in a bit of a pickle, I would love to give the girls the episodes but keeping in line with the Codes of Conduct, it’s not really the correct thing for me to do, especially because of some of the content.

Does anyone know an easy way for those outside the US to watch them, easily and in full, without hassle?