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“The Wire”: Transitions

January 28, 2008 StayTuned Staff

Posted by SH Say it ain’t so, Prop Joe. The wily veteran finally found himself in one situation he couldn’t negotiate his way through. That would be his weaselly nephew Cheese having sold him out to Marlo, and Prop Joe taking a slug in the back of the head, never seeing his killer’s face. But there’s Marlo, the most ruthless character in a show full of them, telling Joe to relax, close his eyes, and it won’t hurt at all. After the shot, there’s the young buck smiling, delighted that his plan has worked, and the world is now his. […]

Dick Cavett Talks About His Experiences In Television’s Golden Age

January 26, 2008 StayTuned Staff

It’s a description that didn’t go down easy. “I was surprised that they couldn’t find a better word in the thesaurus somewhere,” Dick Cavett says of PBS’ new documentary series, Pioneers of Television, premiering Jan. 2 and airing Wednesdays through Jan. 23. “I pictured us all entering in covered wagons.” The celebrated late-night host is just one of dozens of participants — from Jerry Stiller to Phyllis Diller, Betty White to Dick Van Dyke — in the project, which explores the development of television through interviews and archival footage. A devoted fan of the medium’s early years, Cavett is utterly […]

10 Items Or Less: Forever Young

January 25, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Buck is over an hour late to work, and he stinks of booze. He tells Richard that his friends took him out last night for his 21st birthday, and he drank a lot of kamikazes, cosmopolitans or cosmokazes — he can’t remember. And apparently he hooked up with an older blonde French woman … who looks a lot like Amy from Super Value Mart. Knowing Leslie would feel betrayed, Richard and Buck have to keep this a secret. Leslie thinks Buck has a drinking problem, and he wants to mobilize the crew into helping Buck out. Yolanda has to get […]

Amazing Race Finale

January 24, 2008 Channel Guide Contributor

I am surprised when I see that the finale tonight is only one hour long. The Amazing Race finale is usually a two-hour event. This is going to go fast. Ron & Christina are leaving the Taipei Pit Stop first and their clue tells them to fly to their final destination city — Anchorage, Alaska. They get to the airport and quickly book the first flight with China Airlines. Ron asks if they can use the airline’s lounge to do some internet research. TK & Rachel and Nicolas & Don both get on the same China Airlines flight. They all […]

Amazing Race: Sorry, Guys, I'm Not Happy To See You

January 24, 2008 Channel Guide Contributor

by Michelle The race picks up in Osaka, Japan, where TK & Rachel came in last, but lucked out because that was the second of two non-elimination legs. Will they be able to catch up with the other teams despite being three hours behind? And there’s also the little matter of the Speedbump to deal with … Ron & Christina are leaving first at 7:02am and learn they must take a taxi to the Umeda Sky building and find the floating garden. Nate & Jen are close behind leaving at 7:15am, followed by Nicolas & Don at 7:21am. And we’ll […]

A Project Runway Field Trip!

January 23, 2008 Ruth Boulet

by WindUpDoll Project Runway always starts with the longest episode recaps ever. It’s great to get your bearings and make sure you’ve got a glass of water or a beer, but it sure is a lot of screen time for something we’ve already seen. We’ve only got one hour people, give me something new. Sweet P is missing Kit, and others in the apartment keep calling her Kit, which doesn’t help. Ricky is feeling inadequate, but he doesn’t cry. We fly through the model selection, thankfully. Heidi once again ducks actually telling contestants what they’re doing and leaves that to […]

American Idol — When All Else Fails, Show A Baby

January 23, 2008 Ruth Boulet

by WindUpDoll We’re in Charleston, South Carolina for this episode of American Idol. I’ve never been to Charleston, but I’ve been up in Greenville and it was quite lovely, even the hot boiled peanuts. Or as they say, ha ball peaaanuts… They’re best when procured from a gentleman on the side of a mountain road with a big boiling pot in a little trailer. Sublime. We’ve got the stadium fill-in montage with partying contestants, and people claiming to have traveled thousands of miles to audition. For some reason, Idol likes to feature folks who are lacking in geographic skills. Why […]

One Tree Hill: The Slippery Slope Continues 3

January 23, 2008 StayTuned Staff

A lot o’ junk happened last night in Tree Hill: Haley browbeat her husband into mentoring for paragon of humility, Quentin. Mouth laid into his boss in front of his co-workers, which naturally got him laid (again) in her office — and now, based on his “job performance,” it looks like a promotion may be in the works. Brooke’s “C/B” store opening in Tree Hill flopped when no one bought any of the pricey pieces, and her mom threatened to take the store away from her. Peyton got into it in the studio with Jason (you know, K-Fed) and brought […]

American Idol Invades San Diego

January 22, 2008 Ruth Boulet

by WindUpDoll My cat attempted to write this recap, but she couldn’t get past the first letter, so I’m taking over. By the way, I want to start off this week saying that I’m NOT reading any of the supposed spoilers and stories about folks with recording contracts past. That’s not the kind of stuff I care about. If The Smoking Gun gets their hands on a mugshot, I’m so there. But if y’all think there’s something interesting, comment here. I’m all ears.

Super Bowl Classics On NFL Network

January 21, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Good news from NFL Network today. They’ll be airing 10 classic Super Bowls in their entirety over the next 12 days. Five of these Super Bowls have never been reaired before, and a few of them will include their halftime shows. The broadcasts include the original network announcers and graphics, but alas, the original commercials won’t air with them (I could use some Bud Bowl action). NFL Network will also show the 2007 Week 17 Patriots-Giants game on Jan. 24 at 9pm ET and Feb. 1 at 9pm ET. Oh, you still don’t get NFL Network? Then it’s TS4U. Here […]