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Posted Apr 29th 2008 2:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Game Show
Game show titles have a way of telling you exactly what you can expect if you tune in to them. The Price Is Right is about guessing prices, Card Sharks was a game that involved a deck of cards, and Match Game was about matching your word with the word picked by a celebrity. Of course, the whole list of examples breaks down a bit when you consider Jeopardy!, which could be about anything, really.
But add to the list Hurl, the new game show coming this summer to G4. To quote from the network, it's a show that "combines speed-eating with intense physical challenges." Yes, you read that right.
Continue reading Are you ready to Hurl?
Posted Feb 16th 2007 3:51PM by Brigitte Dale
Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad Daily
Hey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.
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Posted Apr 19th 2006 11:30AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
This episode was taped before the
birth of Suri, the baby of Tom Cruise
and Katie Holmes, so no direct references were made. However, Jon Stewart remarked on the
Tom
Cruise quote that's been circulating absolutely everywhere: "I’m gonna eat the placenta. I thought that
would be good. Very nutritious. I’m gonna eat the cord and the placenta right there". The audience
immediately burst into horrified groans. Well, Cruise was only kidding. It's really unfortunate that people think he's
so crazy that they can't even tell when he's joking anymore. Jon's Tom Cruise impression sounded exactly like his
George W. Bush impression (sans accent -- or silly attempt at accent). Jon also suggested, when eating placenta, to
pan-roast it with a bit of leek. Delish!
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