So, last night’s The Voice was an overproduced sh!tshow, what with Carson Daly yelling at the cameraman for being too close, and the cameraman trying SO hard to avoid Pitbull’s legendary stage boner and all. There were distracting pyrotechnics, Bruno Mars decided to be an O Jays cover band instead of Sting for the evening, and 4 girls werked in clashing dresses with black buckets on their feet. Continue reading
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Biopic Bonanza: Behind The Candelabra
I’m finally getting around to watching Behind the Candelabra, the Steven Soderbergh HBO biopic about Liberace and his young “friend,” and OMG! Rob Lowe’s face! Michael Douglas without his wig! Matt Damon’s shorts! This just might be the greatest made-for-TV movie ever. If you get a chance, give it a peek. It’s fabulous!
byHGTV Design Star, Episode 2: Lofty Designs
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Another week of HGTV Star, another challenge and another chance for the designers to display their taste, grace, and style. For this challenge, David Bromstad divides the contestants into four teams and gives them two days to turn a huge empty space into a livable loft with distinct areas for living, eating, sleeping, and working. Continue reading
RHNJ Episode 3: Gym Rats
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Caroline
Caroline’s sister, Fran, who is mooching off of Caroline along with Caroline’s deadbeat daughter, brings a pig to the house. Like, an actual pig and not one of her son’s dates. Continue reading
byMad Men Season 6, Episode 12: The Quality Of Mercy
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Okay let’s just get right to the weird stuff. Ken Cosgrove is on a hunting trip in Detroit with two people from Chevy and… Continue reading
byXOX Betsey Johnson, Episode 4: More Party, More Bigger, More Sexy
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We’re back, I guess. It’s been a tumultuous week, but it looks like XOX Betsey Johnson will be on the Style Network Thursday at 8:30 p.m., at least for now. This is good, because Betsey is ramping up for her first show under the Madden brand—a retrospective that spans her entire ninety-year career. Continue reading
byMasterChef Season 4, Episodes 7 & 8
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Episode 7
The sixteen remaining cooks are in Pasedena, California for their Team Challenge—cook for 101 firefighters. Continue reading
byReal Housewives of New Jersey, Episode 2: A Manzo of Her Word
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Caroline
Caroline’s daughter, Lauren, calls herself “a grown-ass woman,” but her father reminds her that she is a grown-ass woman mooching off of her parents. Caroline’s sister, Fran, is also living in Caroline’s house and is considerate enough of a houseguest to take in a three-legged foster dog. Continue reading
byMad Men Season 6, Episode 11: Favors
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Pete’s mother comes for a visit, with her new nurse, Manolo. Pete pawns her off on Peggy, who Pete’s mother mistakes for Trudy. In her fog, she says that it’s good that they reconciled for their child, which leaves Peggy shaken. Pete then tries to bribe Manolo to…I don’t know what, but I’m hoping it’s not what I’m thinking. Continue reading
byHGTV Star Season 8 Premiere
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It’s David Bromstad! And another season of HGTV Star! The ten new designers, in no particular order, are Abby, Brooks, Cris, Tylor, Jeribai, Jessie, Anne, Tiffany, Tobin, and Boris, or as I call them, ABCTJJATT&B. Continue reading
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