Watch It Episode #44

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SHOW TALK: The Shield, Weeds, Rescue Me, Traveler...

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Season Finales: The Shield & Weeds

ya, ya, i know i am a little behind, but since i don't get fx or showtime with my cable package (i don't know if any package in canada provides them) i have to catch up with some of my favorite shows on a bit of a delay. with that out of the way, i can tell you all that this week i finished season 3 of Weeds and season 6 of The Shield, and all i have to say is WOW!

especially for The Shield: last seasons finale was crazy and i didn't know how they were going to play this season out. then when macky found out who really killed lem and with only a few days left before he was going to be forced out, again i wasn't sure where they were going to take it. but they took it to some good and dark places. having shane playing both sides of the armenian mob and then having to protect macky's family was all intense, good stuff. not that you need a recap of the whole season. but lets just say it was another great one and keeps it easily in my top 5 favorite shows on tv. i was really disappointed that it was only a 10 episode season.

as for Weeds: season three was another good season and i liked how the whole married-to-the-fbi thing went sour. and of course justin kirk as the brother-in-law is always great (just now with two less toes). as for the season finale, the last 10 minutes were awesome! with the two gangs with the guns pointed at our 'heroes' and her on the phone with her son with the pot in his trunk and the perfect score/music playing, and then the police arriving at the car... that was some great stuff.

Weeds season three is just a couple months away, so don't forget to check that out and for the Shield you will have to wait till 2008.

Sexy Techno Boy

America's Got Talent talk:

sexy techno boy: funny and awful? it always amazes me when some people have such delusions of grandeur. the best part was when he told springer that if he had lip-synched he would have made it through to the next round.

lazy legs and the crew: good stuff

piers morgan: how he was going to say no to that incredible contortionist guy is beyond me.
the comedians making fun of piers and the hoff: they showed clips of two comedians that didn't make it through, but they sure got off a couple good lines against piers and the hoff before they left

leonid the magnificant: back again. awesome. and hey, if they let boy shakira through then it is only fair that he makes it (the hoff is being such a big baby. maybe he's just angry at getting picked on all show).

great 'reality' tv: coming back from commercial with the springer voice-over, the somber music and the clips of the hoff walking off and his dressing room door. that's good stuff. then the hoff running back on when the audience chants his name, but not before he looks into the camera and tells us 'hassle the piers, but don't hassle the hoff' - it pretty corny that he is quoting t-shirts right?

Thoth: "it's a language i invented"

the kid with his grandfather: awesome! (hey, does anyone know the name of the song that they did?)

the talking rabbit: piers was right on this one. the rabbit was great, but it wasn't really that funny after the initial great shock. i am curious to see what else hes got though, so i would have put him through to the next round also.

Science Vs. Instinct

following Age Of Love last night, nbc aired an episode of a spin-off of sorts called Science Of Love. the show took a bachelor (in this case, nfl football player adam johnson) and sent him on two dates. the first one was with a woman that he picked from 50 possible choices based on his general likes and his instinct. the second woman was picked for him by 'scientists and experts' in the field of love. also, the date with the woman he picked was set up by him, while the second date was arranged by the 'experts' in order to facilitate them falling for each other (the food, the activities, etc...).

it all sounds pretty silly, but i have to say that i found it all kind of interesting and more of an actual 'experiment' then Age Of Love with its old and young women.

personally, i would have liked more information about the science part of it and the tests that were done and such, but the show did a decent job of giving us info about why the girl was picked and why certain foods and activities were chosen as well.

in the end it all moves a bit fast, making him pick one woman after only one date with each (he chose to go with science) but it was kind of interesting. i do have a couple questions though...

1) while they say that science was trying to find the women he will want to be with for the rest of his life, the date was all manufactured to create bonding and sexual enticement in the moment. so what happens when they aren't sweating (to release pheromones) or eating aphrodisiacs, or bungee jumping (to create a shared fear/bond)?

2) also, at the end of the show host, mark consuelos, told the winning woman that she could either except adams request to spend more time together (on a nice vacation) or she could come back next week and go through the same process he went through and the scientists could find her perfect guy. now hold on there. does that make sense? how could she be his perfect match but he not be hers? so, now when all the generated love that science created for them on their date wears off will adam fall madly in love with her, but she won't feel the same about him?

Keep Looking At Her Eyes

the best part of last nights episode of Age Of Love was when our bachelor was formally introduced to the 20-somethings. first there was amanda who walked out with her bigger then a handful breasts and we hear his voice over say something to the effect of, 'the first thing i noticed was her great smile'. then there was tessa. the blond bimbo with the bigger then bigger then a handful boobs and phillippoussis telling us how it took more effort to keep looking at her eyes then it did to play many of his tennis matches.

now, i mentioned in my last post about the show that they were making all the 20-something chicks appear to be ditsy bimbos with nothing more then their good looks. i also said if after a few more episodes i was wrong i would gladly take those comments back. well i am taking them back... a little.

while a couple of the young women did seem to actually have some substance beyond their beauty, some of these girls continue to live up to their 'less then mensa' expectations. which brings us once again to tessa who fancies herself a smart girl with "good morals and good thoughts" who needs an intellectual guy. of course i understand that this is all heavily edited, and that reality tv editing can probably make stephen hawking look dumb, but i have a feeling the producers picked a few girls knowing they would be delivering those types of gems.

While we have started to see a little cattiness from the older generation, at this point (only 2 episodes in) they are by far being portrayed in a much better light then their younger competition (that 'nothing to say' silence in the hot tub moment inter cut with the older women dancing in the apartment was some great reality tv).

Watch It Episode #43

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News: Paris post-jail interview goes to Larry King, The Closer sets ratings record, 2 name-that-song-lyric shows go head to head, Power of 10 game show, Hells Kitchen ratings win, Kid Nation, Shemar Moore pleads no contest, and more...

Show Talk: Age Of Love, Science Of Love, Last Comic Standing, The Showbiz Show, Top Chef, Ex-Wives Club...

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Did You See My Lips Move?

i am watching America's Got Talent as we speak/write and did you see terry factor (i think that was his name) that ventriloquist? that guy rocked!! he had the dummy sing the great etta james song 'at last' and wow!!! i'm glad they put him through.

now on to some hoff thoughts. i know everyone has been making hoff drunk jokes since the video came out - we have done it on the 'watch it' podcast as well. however, does anyone else think that he might really have had a few to many before this taping of the show we are watching tonight? his slurring his speach a little praising the beatboxer chick (who was great by the way) and then all those teasers of him walking off the set later in the show. the hoff just seems a little "off". does anyone else see it, or is it just me?

ok, so we just found out why the hoff walked off stage - because the other 2 put 'boy shakira' through to the next round. is that really walk-off-stage worthy? no. of course 'boy shakira' isn't going to win it all, but putting him through was a great tv move, kind of like that guy (from russia i think) last year that cried and had a dream to be famous and did something with hula-hoops.

my favorite part is where the hoff says, "has the world gone mad?". i think the fact that he has had any kind of singing career given how untalented he is at it would have told him long ago that it sure had.

Giving Chicks In Their 20's A Bad Name

Age Of Love premiered last night on nbc. they have been hyping this thing as a great social experiment - giving a single 30-year-old guy (tennis "star" mark philippoussis) his pick of hot women in their 40's and hot girls in their 20's.

in the end, and of course this is based solely on seeing the first episode, this is another same-old-same-old bachelor-type dating show. there are going to be competitions and eliminations and everything you would expect.

what annoyed me the most was the girls in their 20's. they are all hot and, based on how they edited them, come across real dumb and bitchy. sure there was a little catyness starting with the older women, but all we saw of the 20-somethings was ditsy and annoying. was it that the producers couldn't find any smart and interesting hot 20-somethings?

it just felt like it was playing into the stereotype of a sexy babe in her 20's and based on that i can't see mark picking any of them in the end - sure they would be fun for as little while, but if he really is looking for something long-term then i would think he would want someone that could stimulate the head on his neck and not just the one below his waist.

yes, i am going to watch at least a couple more episodes, but the dumb 20-somethings aside, this great social experiment isn't anything new and looks to be just another regular dating reality show..... if things change farther into the show i will of course be back to post further comments about it all.

grade: C+

Lots Of Standing Comics

i might have mentioned this in past posts, and i know i have talked about it on the podcast, but i have had enough of the singing and dancing competition/reality shows. once American Idol hit big we got a whole slew of them over the last years and they don't really interest me much.

personally i like the ones that showcase something more interesting and different and my two favorites have got to be American Inventor and Last Comic Standing which premiered last week with a two-hour show.

i love stand-up comedy and to do it well takes true talent. you can be funny, but it doesn't mean you can be a good stand-up comedian, and some of the people we saw audition were neither, but overall there was some very funny stuff and this season looks to be good. i also love the fact that they are going all over the world and that Canada had its share of good ones.

i didn't write down all the names, but i did feel that overall the judges did a good job. there were maybe 3 or 4 throughout the night that didn't make it to the next round that i felt really should have, but for the most part they did get it right. also, i'm sure they had the producers telling them a few people they wanted to make it based on them being a good story and able to get an audience to sympathise and such - - remember back a few seasons when drew carrey got really pissed because someone he thought should have made it didn't because the producers wanted someone else?

the judges/talent scouts are good, especially kathleen madigan and alonzo bolden (ant can be funny but i never really found his stand-up that good), and bill bellamy is a good host, although i also liked anthony clarke and jay mohr. look, the format is standard, they aren't breaking any new ground, but i love stand-up comedy and i get lots of laughs watching the show so it works for me.

i was excited that Last Comic Standing was coming back and so far so funny.

grade: B+

Watch It Episode #42

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SHOW TALK: Last Comic Standing, The Loop...

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The Hoff Is Straight, In Case You Didn't Know.

i mentioned it in my post about last week's episode of America's Got Talent, but it looks like the hoff is really on a mission to make sure everyone knows he is straight and likes women because, he has just done it again. in reference to the male belly dancer guy he made some comment about how he prefers women. ok hoff we know: you like women. i don't think anyone ever suspected otherwise, but if you did, now you know the truth.

by the way.... i'm into women.

The Loop

i missed fox's show, The Loop when it premiered last year and i assumed i hadn't missed much since most sitcoms are not that funny. however, i was wrong. i just caught an episode tonight (fox is burning off a bunch of episodes over the next few weeks) and i have to say it was damn funny. quick, witty dialogue, fun characters and i have to say that i laughed out loud multiple times.

the only problem is that now that i found the show i am pissed that it has been canceled, but that has been a reoccurring theme this last tv season so i guess this is just par for the course. if you have a chance, check out The Loop while you still can.

Watch It Episode #41

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NEWS: Paris is out and now she's back in, Law & Order, Dexter and Tudors casting news, Barker says good-bye, Larry David and wife call it quits, The Captain coming to CBS mid-season, Jericho also, Dr. Burke not coming back to Grey's Anatomy, Kimmel game show Set For Life airing this summer, Tyler Perry sets records at TBS...

SHOW TALK: America's Got Talent, American Inventor...

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Everything Is Going To Be Alright

ya i know i am a few days late on this, but i am just getting to last week's premier episode of American Inventor now, and they just put through the 'therapy buddy'. now, i'm all for going against the 'mean british judge' on any of these competition shows, but come on. that therapy buddy is one scary doll. that creepy voice is, i think, the worst of it, so if they change that, then maybe i could see it as something not so bad, but still......

i thought that kid with the bag-of-wipes-attach-to-diaper thing was better then the therapy buddy and that 'pot sniffer' toilet bowl freshener thing was really good. but it is just the beginning and i haven't seen anything really great yet. and i know that 'everything is going to be alright.'

Does America Have Any Talent Left?

America's Got Talent premiered its second season last night and after watching the whole two hours i have a few things to say about what i saw during those 120 minutes...

- i thought it was pretty funny when the hoff made some comment about being with another man and then made sure to say right away afterwards that he was straight. he should have confirmed whether he was sober or not: also, if anyone caught his performance on the show last season - who is he to judge talent?

- i said this last season and i'll say it again: i hope the show doesn't just turn into another singing competition. we have enough of those. this is where all those other talents can "shine" and the judges should realize that rather then dismissing so many things that are just different (did anyone else think that colorful colon (as the hoff called it) was actually pretty cool?)

- 2 british judges on America's Got Talent


- people are putting themselves out there and when the judges start buzzing them before they even perform at all is rude and arrogant (elvis guy wasn't good, but he deserved his few seconds). the show says it is open to anyone, so that is what they are going to get. and again i mention the hoff's performance last year that for sure would have nto got him through to the next round had he been a contestant.

- the judges get all up on their high horse when a bad act comes out, but that's what makes the show fun and they know it. they are getting payed to sit there, hit a button and say 'yes' or 'no'. that is a damn good gig and they should relax a little (if they were as funny and witty as The Next Best Thing judges they could get away with being mean, but they aren't)

- that ventriloquist girl was good (piers has such a stick up his ass).

- he was so mean to that young singing girl. calling a little girl charmless is not constructive or funny. piers is the kind of judge that would probably put alec baldwin through to the next round for that angry message he left his daughter.

- that whole sharon storming off the set thing was great tv, but it just shows even more how these shows are becoming more about the judges then the performers.

hey, i kind of like the show, and jerry springer is a fine replacement for regis. i like that it showcases variety rather then just singing and dancing like we see all the time, and i just hope that it isn't a singing or dancing act that wins the $1 000 000 this time.

Watch It Episode #40

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SHOW TALK: On The Lot, The Next Best Thing, Jimmy Kimmel...

Plus: Listener comments and Chrystina actually watched some tv this week

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