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.
Conan’s New State Quarters
In honor of Independence Day, today’s video is from one of Late Night with Conan O’Brien‘s most patriotic skits: New State Quarters.
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)
Ireland Trolls Eurovision
Each year, every country in the European Broadcasting Union gets the chance to participate in Eurovision, which is a singing contest with a penchant for the strange. Western European countries compete for fun. Eastern and Central European countries take the contest seriously because they view it as a show of independence. Of course, this leads to countries like the United Kingdom and Ireland submitting entries with absolutely no chance of winning.
When it comes to bad Eurovision entries, I present Jemni singing “Cry Baby” in 2003 as Exhibit A. It received nul points. You might want to do yourself a favor and not listen to the whole off-key train wreck.
The Man Who Invented Television Appears On Television
Philo T. Farnsworth may have invented television, but he only made one television appearance ever in 1957 on I’ve Got A Secret.
[He appears at around the 13 minute 20 second mark in the video below.]
Jimmy Fallon Will Be ‘Starring’ in “The Tonight Show”
For some reason, NBC insists Jimmy Fallon is the new Johnny Carson. In order to make those beliefs clearer, the Peacock Network will change the “with” in The Tonight Show With Jay Leno to “starring” for Jimmy Fallon’s tenure, which conjures up images of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Obviously, Jay Leno’s name will no longer be in the show’s title.
It may seem like an argument over semantics, but NBC changing “with” to “starring” is a big deal because it is symbolic. Bringing “starring” back into The Tonight Show title makes it seem like NBC wants to get away from Jay Leno’s tenure and Conan O’Brien’s already forgotten time as host. However, the network cannot relive the past. In fact, there are several reasons why a show starring Jimmy Fallon is a bad idea.
Late to the “Arrested Development” Party? No Problem!
Netflix released the fourth season of Arrested Development on May 26. Now that the initial frenzy is over, it is fair to say that fans who waited seven years for a new season were disappointed. However, I was not one of those fans, which worked out in my favor.
To be honest, I was 12 when I saw first two episodes, which means I was way too young to understand the show. Instead of jumping on the bandwagon once all my friends were declaring it their favorite show, I waited because popularity doesn’t necessarily mean good. Well, my friends were right this time: Arrested Development is an excellent show, but I am happy its new to me.
So, Why am I glad I was late to the Bluth party?
1. I haven’t been annoyed at Fox for the last 7 years.
For some reason, Arrested Development fans are hardcore. Fans who became fans well after Fox canceled the show were annoyed that the show was cancelled. Until recently, half the time a fan brought up Arrested Development, it would be followed by a bitter swipe at Fox. Granted, most fans do not have an attachment to the show that parallels Buster and Lucille’s relationship. However, those that do were the most vocal and tainted even the most well adjusted fans view of Fox and its treatment of the show.
It’s a Done Dean! Community Fans Rejoice for a Harmon-ious Return
Last year, fans of Community were heartbroken to hear that showrunner Dan Harmon was fired. NBC realized that they “Britta’d” things up, so they “Chang’d” their minds. Deadline confirmed yesterday that Dan Harmon and co- executive producer Chris McKenna are returning for Community’s fifth season. There are also reports that Dino Stamatopoulos is returning as a writer, but let’s hope that he also comes back as “Starburns.” The show’s renewal comes after a very shaky and lackluster fourth season. Last year, it was placed in the Friday night “death slot”, and then the premiere was pushed back to mid-season.
The Top Bits of Fry and Laurie
Before Hugh Laurie was House and Stephen Fry hosted QI, the two friends starred in a variety of sketch shows. The most famous is probably A Bit of Fry and Laurie with the others being Alfresco and Saturday Live, which is similar, but not to be confused with Saturday Night Live.
1. Size Doesn’t Count
The first sketch originally aired in 1987 and was part of Saturday Live. While including it on this list is cheating, the important lesson is that size doesn’t matter and apparently more than one part Stephen’s body is bent.
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