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Category Archives: Television
I Survived 'I Survived a Japanese Game Show.'
Last week, ABC premiered two “goofy” reality shows: Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show. Both have lots of potential, but only one seems to realize it. In short, Wipeout is awful. I could only bear to watch five minutes of it before turning it off. The main problem (among others): canned “play-by-play,” which …
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'Big Brother' Cometh
In less than two weeks, the tenth season of Big Brother will premiere on CBS, and I can’t tell you how excited I am. Sure, we just finished season nine a scant eight weeks ago, but Big Brother is a drug like none other, and I don’t care if I have to wait two months …
Andrew from 'Top Chef' Mugs For B-Side Blog
Yesterday afternoon, while my friend Jash and I were getting drunk and watching TV, a most curious text message arrived on my phone. It came from my friend Caty, and for whatever reason, I felt the need to read it out loud (not a normal practice). “This message is from my friend, Caty,” I said, …
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Sarah from 'Real World: Hollywood' Finally Immortalized in YouTube Canon
When it comes to Real World: Hollywood, no one passes judgment in a more snotty way than Sarah, the aspiring journalist from Arizona. Never is this more evident than in the clip above where Sarah comments, “Probably shouldn’t be wrestling. Probably shouldn’t be on top of another girl.” The words alone aren’t really what makes …
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REAL WORLD PHOTOCAP: The One Girl Is a 'B'
I’m not gonna lie: the latest episode of the The Real World totally caught me by surprise. For forty-five minutes, it seemed to be dwelling in Sarah’s awful, judgmental behavior (with occasional bland detours into the world of Briana) when suddenly, out of nowhere, the specter of cancer up and KILLED a person on the …
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Ina Garten Finally Takes a Stand on Burnt Cheese
Grab your stamens of crocuses! Ina Garten has something to say about burnt cheese, and it’s not kind. Check out the Barefoot Contessa video above to find out how she feels when her GOOD cheddar and GOOD gruyere get singed…
Because You Can Never Have Too Much 'Arrested Development.'
All this discussion about a possible Arrested Development movie has gotten me in a tizzy. I just had to post another video (plus, after my Heidi post, I had to earn back some blogger cred). Anyway, this clip features the gloriously withering reactions of Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter) at a Denny’s-like restaurant. Comic perfection incarnate.
SHOCKING NEWS: Heidi Montag's New Single Is Crazy Catchy
I just heard Heidi’s new song/caterwaul, “Fashion,” and I’m not going to lie: it’s vapid, atonal, and totally awful. And yet, it’s so crazy catchy that I’ve been whistling it for the past five minutes (and I’ve only heard it once). If you can just get past all the vocoder effects and the French lyrics …
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Liza Minnelli to Reprise Role As Brownish Area with Points?
Click for a classic Lucille Austero moment. If Arrested Development comes back, Lucille II wants in. That’s right. Liza Minnelli, who famously played Bluth family rival/siren Lucille Austero, has told the New York Daily News that she wants to be part of the Arrested Development movie. Who knows if producers will heed her request, but …
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