Top Chef (Bravo) — When did Bravo start running this disclaimer? It shouldn’t bother me — I mean, I think we all realize at some level that people on reality TV are just marionettes for the shows’ producers — but the open admission rankles me for some reason. “Top Chef” is supposed to be better than that, you know? (image via @Dgimbz via @drewmagary)
Hard Knocks (HBO) — Forget “Jersey Shore,” this is the reality hit of the summer. Join the commentary at the KSK live-blog.
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) — Season finale. Whoops, looks like I missed the entire season. What’s that? I still have one more chance to watch tonight? Like I said, looks like I missed the entire season.
She’s Got the Look (TV Land) — Season premiere. Brooke Burke is the new host for Season 3. Man oh man, did I ravage myself to Brooke back in the day. Relive all your favorite memories of her with NSFW links: this Playboy pictorial and the terrific black & white shoot she did. I’d pay top-dollar for this service.
Tosh.0 (Comedy Central) — The ghetto preacher gets a Web Redemption. “Repeat it after me, bitch! I come in the name of Jesus!”
Food Wars (Travel Channel) — Season premiere. L.A.’s gourmet burger trucks Grill Em All and Baby’s Badass Burgers go head-to-head. Angelenos really love their food trucks, huh? They still haven’t quite caught on in New York. Someone’s always like, “Hey assh*le, you’re double-parked!”
Surviving the Cut (Discovery) — Series premiere. This new series takes a close look at the training for elite military (and I think police) groups. Tonight: the Army’s Ranger School, which is what soldiers go through when they want to command almost as much respect as Marines. Hollywood Reporter review here; watch a promo below.
All those shows are rigged, I have yet to find one that doesn’t post that kind of disclaimer during the credits.
It’s been there since at least Tre getting bounced in whatever season, since that’s when I noticed it.
Colicchio has been pretty forward saying that they launch who they want, and if the producers ever put their foot down against him, he’d quit. His blog this week is partially about how he knows he kiled the “good TV” of the (obvious) Angelo-Kenny finale: [www.bravotv.com]
AHahahaha! That Ranger comment was the best I’ve heard in a while!
Oh, Brooke Burke, M-Uff wasn’t the only one that you caused severe chafing to.
This year’s Top Chef is fucking terrible. The contestants are all assholes and their food looks terrible. And this comes from a guy who was such a big fan that he got one of last year’s contestants to help him propose.
I almost got caught jacking it to a nude pic of Brooke Burke back in college.
The ONE damn time I forget to lock the door. I pulled it off though. Trying to act normal when you have a boner is really hard.
I like this season’s Top Chef, especially since the pregnancy that one judge’s tits have never been hotter, Tom Colicchio or something?
I know nobody remembers cause you have lives and shit, but an early season of Last “Comic” Standing the judges compared their votes and realized the final 10 were not who they had chosen and their was a big protest, the producers explained that they had more votes than the judges, unaware to the judges which caused Drew Carey to leave the show, and leave a huge void in the showcase showdown portion of Last Vomit Stinking
Top Chef is not rigged. The permanent judges and guest judges (incld. Anthony Bourdain) have all vehemently claimed that the producers don’t make the decisions on who is cut from each episode. Several guest hosts in various clips have made known that the hours and hours that the judging often takes is exhausting. I believe that the disclaimer is stated as such because if a competitor is booted for breaking the rules then the producers are consulted. There is a clear case of that from season 2. One contestant (Cliff Crooks) manhandled another contestant (Marcel Vigneron) while at their residence. Three contestants in the final group,including Crooks, thought it would be funny to pin down Vigneron and shave his head. Crooks pinned him down using a full nelson type hold and the others chickened out and Vigneron was released and spent the night in the bathroom. The whole thing was filmed by the other contestants who had requested a video camera from the crew to tape some of their antics at the residence. After this was seen by producers, the producers advised the judges what happened and the decision was made that Crooks must be disqualified for breaking the rules and putting his hands on another contestant in an aggressive/physically abusive manner. Tom Collichio broke the news to Crooks during the episode. Yes, I am a Top Chef fanatic.
…and no I am not a homo
sure…….^^
Army Rangers > Tanis the Ranger > New York Rangers > Texas Rangers
(best believe that’s a Dragonlance reference son!)
@ daschund – well, you DID use the word “manhandled”
Jamie should have been eliminate it is outrageous this season. She keeps getting out of competing and this week she messed up both her dishes and still got stay. Uggggh!!!!Casey should still be there.