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Posted Oct 8th 2009 6:12PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV Royalty, Programming, TV on DVD, OpEd, Video, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

As
Bob mentioned in his DVD post this week,
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete Fifth Season was released in a 3-disc set on Tuesday. I have fond memories of watching this show as a kid, and the clips after the jump confirm once again that it featured one of the best casts in TV history.
Not only was each actor perfect for their role, but their timing and delivery of lines was second to none. I also love all of the 1970s-era props, clothes and decor, because of course, the show was made in the 1970s.
Continue reading The Mary Tyler Moore Show - One of the best in TV history
Posted Feb 9th 2009 9:11AM by Eliot Glazer
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Watercooler Talk, Dancing With The Stars, TV Squad Lists, Casting

Well, it's official. Yesterday, ABC
announced their new line-up for the eighth season (!) of
Dancing With The Stars. And, as usual, the names chosen range from weird to ... even weirder (really, David Alan Grier?). Not that we necessarily disagree with the producers' choices, but we'd like to take a moment to suggest seven potential choices of people we believe to be fully primed for a spot on the dance floor.
Listen up,
DWTS producers. Season nine is just around the corner, and
Alan Alda is probably waiting by the phone. (...In our wildest dreams, that is.)
Continue reading Seven people we'd like to see on Dancing With The Stars - VIDEO
Posted Feb 1st 2009 11:50PM by Jay Black
Filed under: OpEd, The Office, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E13) Let me ask you a philosophical question: is it possible for a sitcom to be funny and still not be a very good episode? Technically, all a sitcom is trying to do is make you laugh; if it accomplishes that, it's hard to argue that it's a bad episode. Yet, despite above average guffawing throughout tonight's
Office, nothing about it worked that well.
The cold open perfectly encapsulates what I'm talking about. Dwight's actions officially crossed the line from odd-but-likable-doofus to dead-eyed sociopath. I get that Dwight's a little out there, but when it becomes plausible that a sitcom character might have a basement pit filled up with hitchhikers he's planning to use to make a girl-suit, you have to take pause and consider how he's being handled. That fire was stupid, unbelievable, and ridiculous.
But it was damn funny. You see my dilemma ...
Continue reading The Office: Stress Relief
Posted Nov 3rd 2008 4:55PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Saturday Night Live, Video, Celebrities, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free

Annie recently posted her
top 10 Kristen Wiig Saturday Night Live moments, and I happen to agree that Wiig seems to be one of the
SNL MVPs now. Remember just a short time ago when she was in the "featuring" category instead of one of the main players? She's earned it, that's for sure. Even when her impersonations aren't dead on (such as
this past weekend's Elisabeth Hasselbeck), you know who she's doing, and she really throws herself into the character. I think her Hasselbeck will get better, and her other impersonations have been just dead-on and brilliant (Judy Garland, Suze Orman, Gloria Swanson, Jamie Lee Curtis).
But I was thinking that there are three other people that would be naturals for Wiig to impersonate.
Continue reading Three people Kristen Wiig should impersonate on SNL - VIDEOS
Posted Oct 29th 2008 12:34AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps

(S07E13) I think it's safe to say that everyone came into the results show this week on the same page. Whether you are for Cloris staying in the competition, or busy making sacrifices to your deity of choice as you ask for her dismissal, her fate was the big question. The judges certainly made it a tough go for Cloris fans this week, awarding only 15 points, but you just never know what will happen when the fans get to the phones. Did Cloris make it through to week 7? We'll have that answer after the jump, along with a look at Missy Elliott and The Pussycat Dolls, Michael Flatley, and more dancing kids.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 6 results - VIDEO
Posted Oct 28th 2008 12:10AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps

(S07E12) It's time to head back to the ballroom, and week 6 brought with it another change to the format. In addition to one regular performance from each couple, they all got together for a big group number as well. Shotyme stopped by to choreograph what was billed as the "Old School Hip Hop" performance. As you might expect, that went better for some than it did for others. We also had a special guest judge this week. Michael Flatley, best known for Lord of the Dance, filled in for Len Goodman. He got the full DWTS experience, witnessing some fantastic performances... and Cloris. A look at all of the performances, is after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 6
Posted Oct 21st 2008 11:03PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews

(S07E11) Performance night brought with it what some viewers considered 'curious' scores from the judges. That set the stage for an eventful night of results. When combined with the fan vote, would the 21 for Cloris & Corky be enough to keep them around for another week? Or would a 21 of their own send Lance & Lacey to the bottom two? There were many ways it could go. Along the way to answering those questions we also found the Brian Setzer Orchestra, more dancing kids, and what was described as the biggest production in the history of the show. It made for a good results show lineup. And when the results were finally in... the word I would use is shocking. But that's after the jump stuff. Continue on if you want to see who left the ballroom this week.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 5 results
Posted Oct 21st 2008 2:02AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps

(S07E10) The folks down at Dancing With The Stars had something a little different for us this week. Keeping things new and interesting, it was time to debut four new dances. The hustle, jitterbug, salsa, and west coast swing were all brand new to the show. With eight couples, and four styles, the stage was set for four showdowns as we saw each style twice, back to back. The results ran the gamut, from outstanding (29), to could have been better (21). A look at all of the performances, and another instance of insane scoring, is after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 5
Posted Oct 15th 2008 2:15AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews

(
S07E09) After a week off from eliminations, it was time for the show to get back on track. That meant another couple would be leaving the competition, and as an added bonus, we would be finding out which teams were in the bottom two. That's always good to know, if for no other reason than it stops Tom and Samantha from repeating the "not necessarily in the bottom two" disclaimer. In addition to the results, there was also time for a musical performance from Ne-Yo, a flamenco exhibition from Los Vivancos, and the dancing kids were back. All of that, and a welcome change to the weekly taped segments, after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 4 results
Posted Oct 14th 2008 12:01AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps

(S07E08) It was an unusual week in the ballroom. Misty's exit last week meant that the week 3 and week 4 scores would be added together for Tuesday's results show. That put some extra pressure on Rocco, who found himself at the back of the pack after that first round. For those week 4 scores, the couples would be dancing either the samba or the tango. It set the stage for some good performances. In addition, along the way, we just might have seen the worst scoring by a judge, ever. A full run down of all the performances is after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 4
Posted Oct 6th 2008 11:58PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps
(S07E06) Week three did not get off to a great start down at Dancing With The Stars HQ. The ten performances we were expecting had been reduced to nine. It seems that while training on Friday night, Misty May-Treanor suffered an injury that would keep her from performing as part of the top ten.
I could go into detail about that right here, above the jump, but I've chosen to be as annoying as the producers of the show, and drag it out until the very end of the post. So, we'll get to that later. Along with Misty's story, we also have a look at how the rest of the couples dealt with tackling the Viennese waltz and the jive. I'll also give you my guess for what it all means for Tuesday's big results show.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 3
Posted Oct 1st 2008 12:05AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews

(
S07E05) It's time for the second week eliminations. The early week eliminations are always interesting times because, more often than not, the results are a little screwy. I'm reminded of past seasons that saw Jerry Springer, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Master P, to name a few, all hanging on far longer than their dancing abilities warranted. Would we see something similar tonight? The results, and a quick rundown of the results show performances, are after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 2 Results
Posted Sep 30th 2008 12:02AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps

(
S07E04) We're back to the ballroom for week two, without Jeffrey Ross or Ted McGinley. Because of the extended opening week, the couples only had four days to learn either the rumba, or the paso doble. Asked what he was looking for, Len said that learning a new dance in four days is really tough. So, he was fearing the worst, but hoping for the best.
It was one of many questions we would have for the show. Was four days enough time? Is Brooke really that good? Would Kim finally come out of her shell? What would Lacey do to annoy crusty old Len this week? You'll find the answers to all of those, and a rundown of all the week two performances, after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 2
Posted Sep 24th 2008 11:41PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Recaps

(
S07E03) We're really getting back into the swing of things now. After the whirlwind of 25 performances in two nights, it was time for a proper results show. As usual, that's both good and bad. Results shows always hold the prospect of musical guests, and professional numbers.
Unfortunately, they also have a tendency to bring iffy comedy bits, and dull taped packages. It's a bit of a crapshoot, but usually worth tuning in. Because, as we all know, no matter how sure you are that a certain couple is leaving, you just never really know. Am I hinting at a surprise elimination? Or just trying to trick you into clicking your way past the jump? Only one way to find out.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 1 Results
Posted Sep 24th 2008 1:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Recaps

(
S07E02) Just like that, we're back for round two. With the new season seven format, all thirteen couples returned to the ballroom Tuesday night, but only twelve of them would perform. The show borrowed a bit from the results show format as the safe couples were revealed one by one. After each reveal, that couple would perform while the rest of the dancers waited nervously. Some, obviously, more nervous than others.
The second night of dancing offered us a chance to see who learned from their experience performing live. Just getting comfortable with the setting is a huge hurdle to overcome in the beginning of the season. Some of the stars have taken to it quicker than others. To that end, I'm not one to spoil before the jump, but I'll leave you with this. In referencing one set of scores, Tom remarked that the judges were "Bringin' out the big paddles." Was there a 9? A 10? The results of all the dances are after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 1
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