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The second season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey drew to a close last night with an intense and often frustrating showdown between Danielle and Caroline that seemed to accomplish little beyond giving Bravo some nifty sound bytes for its promos. The idea was that all this “nonsense” between the Manzos and the Staubs …
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With Kathy gone from the Big Brother house, the game has all but eradicated its “floater” players, which means that the war is on! Well, as “on” as this season can be. Yes, we have the Brigade vs. Team Ragan, and so far, tensions are… slightly elevated. For the first time all season, we’re seeing …
Leading up to last night’s episode of Big Brother, there was plenty of drama: Rachel returned to the house, Rachel galvanized the house, and Rachel left the house. In the middle of all that, Ragan won the veto and managed to save himself, but at the risk of his NOT-ally Matt, who wound up on …
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Idiocy ran rampant on last night’s Jersey Shore, but then again, what else is new? (And no, “idiocy” is not a code word for “herpes”). We once again were privy to the trials and tribulations of Ronnie and Sammi (or RAMMI) as they continued to fight and make up and fight and make up. They’re …
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Big Brother was totally crazy last night, but not for any reasons that advanced the game. That stuff — the Veto, the strategizing — all took a backseat to the pandemonium that was Pandora’s Box, The Sequel. Tempted by a daylong getaway in Malibu that he assumed he could share with Rachel, Brendon opened Pandora’s …
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The Italian odyssey continued on The Real Housewives of New Jersey as the Giudice, Manzo, and Laurita clans all escaped the cruise ship and headed inland for a family reunion of epic proportions. Actually, it wasn’t so much a reunion as it was a giant kiss-fest, with seemingly twenty minutes of airtime dedicated to people …
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With Rachel going home on last week’s eviction episode of Big Brother, two things were certain: the show would be less interesting, and Brendon’s days were numbered. Of course, the latter point hinged on Brendon losing the Head of Household competition, and guess what? He won! Oh sorry. Spoiler. After untangling a giant mass of …
For weeks they annoyed us, and sadly for weeks they provided the only entertainment in the Big Brother house. Now, at last, the two-headed monster that was Brendon and Rachel has been broken up, but not without one final surge of drama. As promised, Brendon attempted to shift the target onto himself by attacking people …
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Hands down, Wednesday’s episode of Top Chef: DC was the best of the season, and perhaps the best in a few seasons. And it’s not just because of Nancy Pelosi (the secret crush of my friend IndianJones). The episode brought out all the big guns: the always crazy blindfold relay, restaurant wars, Pelosi, and even …
Now that’s what I’m talking about! Wednesday’s episode of Big Brother was all sorts of fun, from a wacky veto challenge (features Jeff and Jordan!) to an explosive and totally illogical blowout between Rachel and Kathy. At last the show has a pulse again, and I’m hoping that it can continue in this vein for …