Posted Jun 20th 2008 12:21PM by Brett Love
Filed under: TV Squad Polls, Celebrities, Game Show, Casting, Reality-Free
It certainly won't be the only factor, but the choices made for just who makes up the celebrity panel will go a long way in deciding the fate of this latest incarnation of the classic show. With that in mind, here is the celebrity panel from the recently taped pilot: Sarah Silverman, Norm MacDonald, Bob Einstein (Super Dave!), Scott Thompson (Kids In The Hall), Rashida Jones (The Office), and Niecy Nash (Reno 911). Andrew Daly (Crossballs) is the host.
How does that lineup grab ya? To me, it's not bad. The Reuters article asks if Sarah Silverman is the new Brett Somers or Norm MacDonald is the new Richard Dawson. In a word, no. You just can't fight that kind of nostalgia. So many of us have seen the classic episodes so many times, and have such fond memories of them, that I don't think there is anything they could possibly do to begin to live up to the original.
Continue reading The new Match Game celebrity panel
Posted Jun 12th 2008 3:24PM by Jay Black
Filed under: TV Squad Polls, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
There was some controversy today in our
Top Chef winner's post. We revealed who the winner was before the jump (and without spoiler warnings). Our commenters -- usually shy and unwilling to criticize our site (ahem) -- let us know exactly what they thought of that decision (hint: they were
not happy).
It occurred to me that the idea of television spoilers is a relatively new one. I mean, after all, it's only been about 20 years or so that the majority of us had the power to watch our shows whenever we wanted to. In our parents' day, you talked about what happened on TV the night before without fear -- if anyone at the office missed the show, well, there was nothing they could do about it anyway.
What we need is a new etiquette. So, I figured I'd throw a post up and ask you guys: how long should you wait before it's okay to talk about spoilers?
Continue reading What is the appropriate amount of time you should wait before talking about spoilers?
Posted May 13th 2008 1:00PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, TV Squad Polls, Upfronts, Reality-Free
Today
ABC revealed its 2008-2009 schedule, where many fan favorites were listed as returning, along with some disappointing cancellations.
Every year, though, there's one show that stands out in that list of returning shows; a show that, nearly every time its name is uttered here, gets slammed and ridiculed, boggling minds as to why, oh why, is it getting yet another season. That show is, of course,
According to Jim.
Once again,
According to Jim gets to continue on ABC for another season. If you read
the comments here, though, it's not as though anyone is particularly happy about it. "WTF" and "you've got to be kidding me" are common reactions to this news. So, I have to wonder: if so many people seem to hate this show, despise it so much as to make it the brunt of many TV-related jokes, and to be shocked -- SHOCKED, I tell you -- that the network could continue to allow such an atrocity to linger on, then who is watching it?
Joel asked this question before, but now I want to know. After the jump I've put a poll in place to get some idea of who's behind the ratings that keep breathing life into Jim Belushi's career.
Continue reading TV Squad Poll: Who the heck watches According to Jim?
Posted Apr 8th 2008 2:41PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: TV Squad Polls, Watercooler Talk, NCIS, Casting, Reality-Free
Late last night,
TV Guide's Michael Ausiello put in print words that
NCIS fans didn't want to see: "
NCIS Star Goes AWOL!" As soon as the news hit the Internet, my inbox was flooded with emails asking if I knew who was set to leave the show at the end of the season. I poked my spoilers sources but no answers yet.
NCIS fans will remember that around the same time last year, we heard that
Mark Harmon wanted out because of creator Donald P. Bellisario. The latter accepted to reduce his involvement on the show so that Harmon would stay. So who is it this time? Could it be Harmon? Let's analyze the situation and make our predictions.
Continue reading Major NCIS shake up
Posted Feb 26th 2008 7:33PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, TV Squad Polls, Cancellations
"This place is cursed." - Danny McCoy during the Las Vegas season series finale.
Danny couldn't be more right. Over the years,
Las Vegas switched timeslots so many times that I've lost counts. It also went through as many casino owners as timeslots! No matter, the show was an entertaining one. It's the type of show I enjoyed watching on Friday nights (or in most cases Saturday afternoon thanks to my old VCR) because of its lightness. I didn't have to think much while watching the gang try to catch the bad guys, Delinda put her foot in her mouth and Sam try to please her whales so they would lose big bucks on the tables.
A few days after a cliffhanger season finale, NBC decided that fans would have to do without the Montecito crew from now on;
Las Vegas was canceled.
Continue reading Las Vegas: the series that was
Posted Feb 21st 2008 8:42AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, TV Squad Polls, Episode Reviews
(
S01E07) "Good night, Jason." --Mia
And I think that's the last we'll see of the Chinese brain surgeon. What a catch he was though. Smart (well, obviously). Sweet. Attractive. Sleepy. Okay, that last one didn't go over too well. How could anyone, tired from neurosurgery or not, fall asleep on Lucy Liu's abs? She looked downright hot in that lingerie. It reminded me of the
Desperate Housewives episode when Brie went to Rex's motel room and whipped off her fur coat to reveal a red lace bra and panties. (Of course that was Marcia Cross's body before the twins.) Then Brie ruined the sexy mood by obsessing about a burrito about to fall and stain the motel carpet.
More on last night's
Cashmere Mafia (and no more on
Desperate Housewives, I promise) after the jump...
Continue reading Cashmere Mafia: Dog Eat Dog
Posted Feb 15th 2008 10:02AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: The Apprentice, Video, Vs., TV Squad Polls, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities
A few words to describe the celebrity version of NBC's
The Apprentice: drama, tempers, egos, backstabbing, bitching, arguing, egos and... more egos! This week, the bruised egos are those of
America's Got Talent's Piers Morgan and of
The Apprentice (Season 1) Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth. Since the beginning of the season, both have been strong and opinionated players on their respective teams. Even if they didn't have to work together, Piers and Omarosa were pretty vocal about what they thought of each other. This week, hell broke lose when Trump decided to mix up the teams and the enemies ended up, you guessed it, on the same team!
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Continue reading Celebrity Apprentice: Piers Vs. Omarosa - VIDEOS
Posted Feb 6th 2008 11:35AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, TV Squad Polls, TV Squad Lists, Super Skank Wednesday
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
Rock of Love,
Flavor of Love,
I Love New York (or whatever show Tiffany Pollard is making next),
The Surreal Life and
Charm School. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
After the jump I have the following:
Every Rose Has its Thorn: The Thorny Roses from Rock of Love 2, Flavor of Love 3 Casting Special, and
Life Lessons from the Bad Girls Club. (At the suggestion of a reader, I checked it out and...Oh...My...God.)
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: Thorny roses and the return of Flavor of Love - VIDEO
Posted Feb 4th 2008 3:31PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, TV Squad Polls, Gossip Girl
I'll admit it upfront,
Gossip Girl is one of my TV guilty pleasures this season. It fills in the void left after the ending of shows like
The O.C. and
Gilmore Girls. Now that all the episodes of this CW's new series aired (the show was picked up for a full 22-episode season but had time to complete only the original order of 13 episodes before production was shut down due to the strike), it's time to take a step back and analyze what we've been offered so far.
Continue reading Gossip Girl: The season so far
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