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Survivor: China: Week 1 Recap: Mmmmm — Tastes Like …

September 21, 2007 Jill Klitz

Yesterday on … Survivor: After being whisked from Shanghai and through the Chinese countryside, the contestants arrive at a 400-year-old temple and go through a Buddhist welcome ceremony (well, most of them go through it — Leslie the Christian talk show host decides that despite assurances that the ceremony isn’t worship, she can’t participate. I’ve gotta say: When a decision involves weighing Jeff Probst’s assurances on one side against the stirring in your soul on the other, I’d go with the soul-stirring, too.). Courtney, the petite New York City waitress who looks like a cross between Gwen Stefani and Winona […]

Catching Up With The Gang: An “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” Recap

September 21, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Two episodes into its current run, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia faced the daunting task of topping what is destined to be the funniest moment of the season: Charlie tripping on acid and dancing incognito among the McPoyles as Green Man in last week’s “The Gang Gets Invincible.” The quest began last night with a pair of new episodes, “Dennis and Dee’s Mom Is Dead” and “The Gang Gets Held Hostage.” Since the titles pretty much tell you what happened, we could probably just skip the recap … but we won’t. “Dennis and Dee’s Mom is Dead” begins with Frank […]

FOX TV Dads Pick NFL Games

September 21, 2007 Ryan Berenz

FOX got the dads from its “Wildest Shows on Earth” Sunday animated lineup to pick this weekend’s NFL games. Homer Simpson of, uh, The Simpsons, Hank Hill of King of the Hill, Peter Griffin of Family Guy and Stan Smith of American Dad all weigh in on this weekend’s slate. We’ll check back on Tuesday to see how they did. Just remember guys: When you participate in sports, it’s not whether you win or lose — it’s how drunk you get. I’ve always wondered who’s actually writing these interviews with cartoon characters. Do they get a writer from the show, […]

“The Simpsons” Season 19 Premiere Is Almost Here

September 20, 2007 StayTuned Staff

The Simpsons are going to Chicago! Well, at least Homer is — by private jet —in Sunday night’s Season 19 premiere, titled “He Loves To Fly and He D’ohs.” Chicago may be called the Second City, but it’s got to be at least the dozenth one the Simpsons have visited during their long run on FOX. But, after the long wait, at least Matt Groening and company get it right, by paying tribute to Chitown’s sports teams and landmarks as Homer and his unlikely dinner date Mr. Burns tour the Windy City. (You know, what Chicago really needs is a […]

Kitchen Nightmares Is My Dream Come True

September 20, 2007 Lori Acken

Posted by ButtonKnows I am wed to a former waiter-then-chef-then-bar-manager-then-restaurant GM. This equates with several things in my world. 1) I never have to cook. Ever. 2) I never have to grocery shop. Ever. 2.5) I never clean up either, so, ladies, if you didn’t want to slug me by the end of points 1 and 2, I bet I got you there. Anyhoo… 3) My house is filled with magazines with names like BeverageWorld, Bartender, and Restaurant Business. And 4) TV food dudes like Anthony Bourdain, Alton Brown, Andrew Zimmern and Gordon Ramsay are the kings of our entertainment […]

Brewers Vs. Cubs Spills Over Onto The Small Screen

September 19, 2007 StayTuned Staff

With the division race in the National League Central still up for grabs, the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are taking their rivalry to a new venue: television. You might remember that, back in June, four Brewers — shortstop J.J. Hardy, center fielder Bill Hall and pitchers Chris Capuano and Jeff Suppan — appeared in an episode of The Young and the Restless. (If you don’t remember, here it is. By the way, does she still think Chris Capuano is the “best left-handed pitcher in the entire league” at 5-12 with a 5.21 ERA?) Well, tomorrow, while his teammates take […]

Who Wants To Make A Man Date With "Cavemen" and "Carpoolers"?

September 19, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Posted by Mike Hey, guys, ABC was just wondering — if you’re not doing anything on Tuesday nights — would you maybe want to go on a “man date”? Turns out, the alphabet network just realized that all of its other shows are “for chicks,” so they’ve decided to make a night of television just for men. So, on Tuesdays, instead of being subjected to the Emmy-winning shows — such as Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives — that litter the other nights on ABC’s schedule, men will be treated to Cavemen and Carpoolers. Yeah, um, thanks. But the kicker […]

What IS It About Reality Television?

September 19, 2007 Channel Guide Contributor

Posted by Sarah My ability to resist the pop-cultural wiles of reality shows used to be a source of great pride for me. I’d watched the second season of American Idol before declaring the whole genre ridiculous and ascending my high horse. A few years ago, I accidentally flipped to The Amazing Race during another show’s commercial break, and ended up watching all of Season 7. “It’s OK,” I told myself. “This is one of the high-end reality shows, and I’m only watching to root for the old people.” Some time after that, Season 4 of American Idol started, and […]

Survivor: China: Probst Tells All!

September 18, 2007 Jill Klitz

Well, he didn’t reveal everything during a recent conference call with reporters, but Jeff Probst (who I affectionately call “the hobst with the mobst”) did share his thoughts on the upcoming season of Survivor, as well as on the reality genre in general. It sounds like this season of Survivor has a lot of “est”s — not only is the setting the China-est (this was the first time an American series was allowed to shoot entirely in China), but it also has contestants who are the biggest (James), the smallest (Courtney) and the youngest (Frosti). But the two contestants I’m […]

The Hills Have Exes

September 18, 2007 Lori Acken

Posted by ButtonKnows I’m going to make a little prediction here. Perhaps I’ll be wrong, which is fine — the opposite outcome has made for perfectly good TV all season long and will continue to do so. But I am feeling just bold enough about my theory to throw it out there and see what happens. (Providing that what happens has nothing to do with Spencer Pratt calling me out on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show or something nasty like that … which secretly I would love, Spence, so game on, little feller.) Here’s my prediction: I think Lauren and Heidi […]