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There's still ego involved there. IIRC, Sanders reasoning for handing the ball over was because he knew he'd be back in the endzone. I liked the Texans spoof of the cellphone, where Carr and a couple of OLs were searching the goalpost for a cellphone but couldn't find one. And naturally, they were fined.

I think that might be one of his tattoos.

That 'B' looks similar to the logo for DC Comics' Nightwing, but well, whatever.

I didn't like the elimination process, but a big ass murder mystery was a pretty swank idea.

My personal thoughts on that was that the specials were "pass the torch" matches. There's no way that your Iron Chefs should lose their first match, and to beat Sakai is the equivalent of getting the rub from Hogan in '91. However, a lot of this is based on the Puck-Morimoto match. In a fair match, Puck would probably wipe the floor with Morimoto, but we'll never know since Morimoto didn't really try. I mean, while Puck was making some whacked out shit, Morimoto made... tomago? Not exactly earth-shattering stuff from a man known to push the limits of Japanese cuisine. I agree. Brown in the Hattori seat is perfect, but I think he needs someone to play off of. I don't care even if it's W, just get someone else in there. Kevin Brauch just doesn't seem very comfortable on the floor, and besides, noone can to Ohta-san on the floor...

I sit corrected.

It's a place where people are waiting for pro hockey to come back...

What happened is that it was on Fox, a network whose strategy has always seemed to be "throw tons of stuff at a wall and see what sticks. And then draw lots to see which shows that stuck get renewed". In fact, I'm in amazement that Arrested Development is on Fox, simply because it's good (and wasn't cancelled). And yeah, that's the only Fox show I watch (besides the Simpsons on occasion).

Down here in Texas they seem to like their football...

Not really. More like starvenger : The Amazing Race = Bob Barron : SNL.

Never got into Feenie's show, but I can't deny that he's really talented. Now, if only Emeril would bring his overrated ass into the arena...

And "revving up the waterski tow-line" doesn't have the same ring, does it? Damn right. I promise, no more "jumping the shark" references from me. Unless there's another death swerve this season, in which case I'm boycotting the show. I'm thinking because seeing Jesus tit-fucking a chick has got to be interesting?

I've only seen Cohen in his Ali G character, and you're right, it's not funny. I've heard that Borat is pretty funny, though. Maybe I should make use of BitTorrent while it's still around...

It's a fairly encompassing genre. For instance, just about anything on TLC could be considered "Reality TV", even though some situations are staged. Then there are the unscripted documentary-style shows like The Airline, which are heavily edited to create the drama you see each ep. And of course, there are the competition shows like Survivor, Amazing Race, and American Idol, which we all know about. I think there's a lot of truth to that. In an interview Johnny Fairplay noted that you get a lot of the model/actor types on these shows not only because they are pleasing to look at, but also because they know how to play to the camera, if they so desire.

Sasha Cohen is fucking nuts.

They moved Kitchen Stadium America to New York, and since Wolfgang Puck is based out of California and has a hectic schedule as it is it didn't make sense for him to continue on. And since Morimoto is based out of Philly, he was asked to come aboard. Wonder if the Challengers get to choose an Iron Chef to battle?

It gets the point across. Plus, I wanted to write "Fonzie's revving up his motorcycle"...

Still, let's just say I agree with the TWoP recapper. Fonzie's revving up his motorcycle, and is ready to go if there's another death swerve...

It's a great idea, but it should be noted that none of the stories in the TPB could be what you might call "recent". In fact, Death: The High Cost of Living #1 was one of Vertigo's first releases...

Yeah, I see it. Usual "it's not reality" argument, which I contest that everyone knows anyways. And to be honest, it's a cliche generalized argument that is right up there with "Your favourite type of music sucks". And Crimson Platypus actually said "very in-depth game shows". No mention of bad. Although by all accounts, The Will is.

I just finished reading that actually. I didn't enjoy it as much as some of his other stuff. Tishimongo Blues with Don Cheadle and Matthew McConahey is the next book-to-film.

Funny, he doesn't look like Monty Brown. Yeah, yeah, I know. But I agree. He's the Alpha Male on the show, even if he isn't the baddest ass on the island.

Unfortunately next week it'll be up against the second hour of the karaoke juggernaut that is American Idol. Which in these first few weeks will be closer to reality than the latter weeks, since there are delusional people out there who think that they are the best singer ever. Thanks for the insightful analysis, Slayer.

I wouldn't exactly call Jack a total badass. He and Sawyer are kinda Kirk whereas Sayid and Locke (and maybe Jin - jury's still out on him) are more Sisko. Speaking of sci-fi, the Locke/Boone thing seems like a nod to Star Wars.

I agree with you that there are no real reality shows on network TV, but it's like saying that Soap Operas are neither soap nor opera. (edit: yes, I do know why they're called that) It's the name the genre has been given, and we've been conditioned to understand that a show does not have to represent the real world (not the show) to be called "reality TV".