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My Name Is Earl: Bad Earl

January 11, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Nothing stirs up the spirit of the Yule like watching a Christmas-related episode two weeks after Christmas. “Bad Earl” was originally scheduled for Dec. 13, but NBC pushed it way back, probably thinking it was best to not burn a new episode when the ratings probably weren’t going to be good. Earl is out of prison (prison’s not quite out of him), but he’s finding it hard to celebrate during his release party at the Crab Shack. He has his list back, but he’s doubting the existence of karma. All of his good deeds have brought him nothing but misfortune. […]

10 Items Or Less: The John Lehr Interview

January 9, 2008 Ryan Berenz

If you’ve tuned to TBS at all in the past few weeks, you know that 10 Items or Less is coming back for Season 2 on Jan. 15 at 11pm ET. 10 Items was one of the better comedies from the fall ’06 season and one that flew under a lot of people’s radar. If you haven’t seen it, think of it as The Office in a grocery store, sans the documentary style. If you’ve been looking for something to cleanse the palate from all the bad reality shows and uninspired midseason replacements during the writers’ strike, 10 Items might […]

“How I Met Your Mother” Recap: The Platinum Rule

December 11, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Over the past few seasons of How I Met Your Mother, Barney has taught us a lot of things about dating — the Lemon Law, the Crazy/Hot Scale, etc. But now we find out that one lesson stands above all others: that of the Platinum Rule. The Platinum Rule takes the Golden Rule — which Barney incorrectly thinks is “Love thy neighbor” — and extends it to the next level: “Never ever, ever, ever love thy neighbor.” Ted’s decision to date Dr. Stella Zinman, the woman who has been removing his butterfly tramp stamp, is the catalyst for Barney’s explanation […]

“Scrubs”: My #1 Doctor

December 10, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Posted by SH Bob Kelso isn’t letting a little impending forced retirement keep him down. In fact, last week’s big development is given nary a mention as the doctors become obsessed with the diabolical administrator’s latest maneuver. During downtime between chapters of the final “Harry Potter” book, Bobbo has linked Sacred Heart to a website that lets patients rate doctors, and the ratings become just the latest way for alpha males Turk and Cox to compete, while J.D. tries to act like he doesn’t care. That is, until he finds out he’s the top doc. Take that, Chocolate Bear! Plot […]

“My Name Is Earl”: Early Release

December 7, 2007 Ryan Berenz

I’m the cable repairman. I’m here to turn on your box. Earl thinks he’s getting out of jail today, but he doesn’t know that the warden shredded Earl’s early release certificates so he’d have to stay in prison and help bail the warden out from his incompetence. When Earl’s about to walk out of the prison a free man, the guard tells Earl that he’s not on the day’s release list. Earl confronts the warden about reneging on their agreement, and the meeting ends with the warden punched in the gut and Earl in solitary confinement. Earl passes the time […]

“Scrubs”: My Growing Pains

November 30, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Posted by SH What has two thumbs and has to retire? Bob Kelso. Turns out the administrator/devil in a white coat has been acting weirdly juvenile this season (“Hells, yeah!”) for reasons that have nothing to do with his newfound bachelorhood. He’s 65, mandatory retirement age at the hospital, and the search for his replacement is on. My prediction: It will be revealed that throughout his time at Sacred Heart, Janitor has acted as an undercover monitor in order to find out what’s wrong at the hospital he one day will run. His true identity is that of a brilliant […]

“My Name Is Earl”: Burn Victim

November 30, 2007 Ryan Berenz

Honk if you know someone on death row. Earl has only six months and 10 days left on his prison sentence after helping the warden out of several jams. But the warden finds himself in another mess after a press conference embarrassment, and now the warden has to institute an inmate reconciliation program to replace the previous “two men enter, one man leaves” reconciliation program. So again the warden enlists Earl’s help and offers Earl six months off his sentence if he can get an inmate to reconcile with the victims of his crime. Earl finds a good candidate in […]

“How I Met Your Mother” Recap: The Yips

November 27, 2007 StayTuned Staff

One week after Slapsgiving, the folks at How I Met Your Mother give us the Victoria’s Secret models. It’s no wonder we love the show. Speaking of Slapsgiving, a lot of people probably ate a little too much over the holiday weekend, so it’s appropriate that this week’s episode begins with Future Ted explaining to his kids the concept of gyms. Better yet, he does so in a way that implies that gyms no longer exist in the future — so we all have that to look forward to. Back in the present, Ted decides that the whole gang should […]

Meg's "Shotgun Wedding" — A "Family Guy" Recap

November 26, 2007 Channel Guide Contributor

Posted by Sarah Flash floods are a problem all over Quahog … and they’re a great way to stay in shape. Cleveland is evacuated to the stadium, all by himself, even though his house isn’t even getting rained on. The Griffins are not so lucky — their first floor is under water, and when Peter sends Meg into the kitchen to save his six-pack of beer, she gets hooked on the fridge rack and loses consciousness. She’s in a coma, and Peter regrets treating her so badly all her life. He promises to treat her like a princess if she’ll […]

“How I Met Your Mother” Recap: Slapsgiving

November 20, 2007 StayTuned Staff

It’s finally here. The How I Met Your Mother episode we’ve been waiting for ever since slap-bet winner Marshall set the countdown clock at the end of the season premiere: “Slapsgiving.” The episode begins with a quick flashback to when Ted and Robin were still dating — and annoying everyone else by saluting fake military figures who come up in casual conversation, such as General Knowledge, Corporal Punishment and Colonel Stuckinmyteeth. Back in the present, that chemistry is gone and Ted explains to his kids how awkward it is trying to remain friends with your ex. For instance, it makes […]