Category Archives: Cable
Jesse & The Rippers Perform On ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
Jimmy Fallon has not matured since 1995. The man loves his 90s shows, which explains the recent reunion of Full House‘s Jesse & The Rippers on Late Night. Every part of this clips is perfect. Danny Tanner is in the audience and Aunt Becky kisses Uncle Jesse at the end. What more could a Full House fan ask for?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dor96YnM_qo
Want more Jesse & The Rippers? Check out their classic “Forever” music video.
A ‘Food Court Wars’ Upset
Sarah and Tyler from Casual Joe’s
The Wausau Center Mall in Wausau, Wisconsin was home to the Food Court War between Casual Joe‘s and The Wrap Trap, which is now Carlie and Company. Tyler Sailsbery and Sarah Smith from Casual Joe’s want to give mall goers “A real taste of Wisconsin” with fried cheese curds and brats. The Wrap Trap’s Carlie Peterson & Brianna Shidell want to give shoppers a healthier alternative to standard food court fare.
Food Court Wars no longer features stories that pull at the heartstrings. This week there was one finding yourself story and one partner took everything after the split, so it looks like Food Network realized that normal life stories are good and make people relatable. Sob stories just make viewers feel bad for the contestants.
Welcome To ‘Wedding Island’
Wedding Island: where Mr. Rourke and Tattoo make your fantasies come true. Oops, that’s Fantasy Island. On Wedding Island, wedding planner Sandy Malone and employees do their best to make sure brides have their perfect wedding. The title is self-explanatory, the show is about planning island weddings.
Wedding Island takes place on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. Unlike the main island, which has over 3.5 million people, Vieques has less than 10,000 residents and is only 21 miles long and 4 miles wide. The island only has one baker and one rental company, which means there is a very real possibility that something may not arrive on time or even at all. On top of that, there are no flowers on the island, so flowers have to be flown in from elsewhere. As Sandy points out, anywhere else, she could get in her car and drive to the florist. In Vieques, the flowers she ordered may die on the runway from neglect and the only thing she can do is yell, which is not a problem for Sandy.
Not Everyone Can ‘Deal With It’
Howie Mandel is a prankster. He also likes to produce Candid Camera inspired shows, which is why Howie Do It, Mobbed, and now Deal With It exist. The former two shows both lasted less than 20 episodes. If TBS is smart, Deal With It will meet the same fate. In other words, the show isn’t good. To make matters worse, it is an exact copy of a short-lived Food Network show that even the Internet doesn’t remember.
Deal With It ambushes a random restaurant patron, who is then asked to participate in a game where they can win up to $5,000. Of course, all the people agree to go along with whatever crazy thing host Theo Von and his celebrity guest tell them to do. There are five rounds, which are worth $250, $500, $1,000, $2,500, respectively. If a contestant does not feel comfortable continuing the game, he or she can end the game by saying “I can’t deal with it.” Unlike many shows in this genre, the contestant then gets to keep the money won up to that point.
The Underdog Wins ‘Food Court Wars’
Jenn and Trish Tirado with Tyler Florence
Food Court Wars may not be original, but it is certainly consistent. In this week’s episode, The Taco Spot competed against Tirado’s Empanadas & More.
The two teams had very different motivations for wanting a kiosk at Spartanburg, South Carolina’s WestGate Mall. The Taco Spot’s owner, V.J., and his store manager, Michael, want to expand past their current two locations. If they win the mall space, Michael will get to own a Taco Spot location. The Tirados, Trish and her daughter Jenn, want to move up in the world. Prior to the Food Court Wars, Trish and Jenn sold their empanadas out of a food cart.
Food Network Didn’t Win the ‘Food Court Wars’
Erika Lipe and Stevo McCain from Po’ Boy Station
Food Court Wars, hosted by Tyler Florence, is another competition show from Food Network. The show is nothing more than several self-contained episodes that are all condensed versions of the The Great Food Truck Race‘s final season, when teams with no prior experience running a food truck were given one. Instead of having eight teams compete for a full season, Food Court Wars has two teams compete for one episode with the winner receiving a food court restaurant free from rent for a year.
Fourth of July Marathons 2013
Once again, it’s Fourth of July weekend. While some people will be heading off to the beach or going to a barbeque, others will be curled up on their couch watching one of these marathons.
July 3
A&E : THE FIRST 48 (3 – 7pm), DUCK DYNASTY(7pm- 4am)
AMC: CSI: MIAMI (4 – 8pm)
bio: THE FIRST 48 (7pm- 3am)
Bravo: MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NEW YORK (4 – 8:45pm)
Cloo: HOUSE (8am – 1am)
CMT: REBA (5 – 8pm)
Discovery: DUAL SURVIVAL (5 – 9pm), NAKED AND AFRAID (9pm- 1pm)
Discovery Fit & Health: THE LITTLE COUPLE (7pm – 2am)
Disney XD: KICKIN’ IT (9pm – Midnight)
DIY: DESPERATE LANDSCAPES (8pm – 4am)
Food Network: RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE (7 – 10pm)
GSN: FAMILY FEUD (6pm – Midnight)
Hallmark: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (5 – 8pm)
HGTV: BUYING AND SELLING Marathon (1 – 8pm)
History: THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA (4pm – 4am)
ION: FLASHPOINT (9pm – 3am)
Logo: NIP/TUCK (7pm – 1am)
Military: THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (7pm – 6am)
MTV2: ROB DYRDEK’S FANTASY FACTORY (9pm – Midnight)
Nick at Nite: FULL HOUSE (8pm – Midnight)
NickToons: THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS (9pm – Midnight)
nuvoTV: THE SHIELD (8pm – 2am)
OWN : LOVE THY NEIGHBOR (7pm – 2am)
ReelzChannel: BEVERLY HILLS PAWN (9pm – 3am)
Smithsonian: AERIAL AMERICA (Midnight – 6am)
Spike: COPS (5 – 8pm)
Style: THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER (8am – 3am)
TNT: CASTLE (4 – 9pm)
truTV: HARDCORE PAWN (7pm – 4am)
TV Land: M*A*S*H (5 – 8pm)
USA: NCIS (8am – Midnight)
WE: PREGNANT & DATING (Midnight – 5am)
Weekly TV Update: June 3, 20013
This week we bring you stories from around the Internet that you might have missed.
Matt Smith leaves Doctor Who.
Jean Stapleton, who played Archie Bunker’s wife, Edith, on All in the Family, died on Friday.
Dan Harmon announces his return to Community.
The Sopranos tops the Writers Guild of America’s list of Best Written TV Series Ever.
John Oliver talks to The Hollywood Reporter about taking over The Daily Show for the summer. His first day is June 10.
In honor of Jean Stapleton, the All in the Family theme song is after the jump.
Best Music Performances at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards air tomorrow at 8pm. Let’s be honest, no one over the age of 13 cares about them anymore, but that’s not the point. When we were in the target audience, the KCAs were awesome.
Simple Plan
In 2005, Simple Plan performed their single “Shut Up!” As though that wasn’t enough, Pierre Bouvier announced that they were going to perform a new song. You probably already know where this is going.
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