Archive for March, 2007

The 2007 Bubble

Variety has an article this week about which shows are “on the bubble,” that is to say the ones that are in danger of being cancelled to make way for new shows in the fall. Luckily none of the shows I watch are on the list, except Studio 60. But I’ve had months to prepare [...]

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TWoP Sold

The news has come out that my favorite TV site, Television Without Pity, has been acquired by Bravo. Now, acquisitions like this are always scary, because you never know what the new owners are going to change. But the site’s editors have assured us that everything we love about the site is going to stay [...]

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In one of the most awesomely off-the-rails episodes of this show so far, Rob completely loses the ability to function. First he spends fifteen hours dicking around with a handmade signpost, exploring every possible spelling of the word “Philippines”. Then he follows that up with a string of rookie mistakes that make it look like [...]

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Sanjaya and Sundance

The American public constantly fascinates me. I find it singularly amazing that American Idol viewers grew tired of Sundace and Antonella’s crap almost as quickly as I did. I mean, sure the both of them should have been gone the very first week, and I can think of at least four of the departed contestants [...]

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David and Mary are scared of fish and scared of river rafting, but they face both those fears. They’re still horrible at navigating, though, so they get eliminated. Read it all.
Episode links:
Miss Alli’s recaplet
TV Guide review
TV Squad review
Download the episode with BitTorrent

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Derek gets fired, but not for being gay. I know, I’m surprised too. Read it all.
Episode links:
Jacob’s recap
TV Guide review
Download the episode with BitTorrent

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Sundance? Really?

A big part of the whole American Idol experience these days is to check the predictions board over at Dial Idol after the voting has closed each week, but not so much to see who is getting kicked off, because it’s much too early in the season for those predictions to be accurate. Indeed, the [...]

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The teams hop around Chile, pestering people in suits and performing unsafe dump truck maintenance. But a wayward speed limit sign and about fifty health problems signal the end for Kevin and Drew. Read it all.
Episode links:
Miss Alli’s recaplet
TV Guide review
TV Squad review
Download the episode with BitTorrent

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