Episode 20.5
February 9

Jason: Oh man.
Chico: And Rafael Palmeiro as "The Mole".
Jason: Oh man
Chico: Welcome back. It's WLTI. It's time to play our version of Fact or Crap... We call it Accuracy or Idiocy. You know how we do it, so let's do it.
Gordon: Start us off, Chico
Chico: Alright. First up...

"The Newlywed Game" will be a hit. - ACCURACY

Jason: ACCURACY.
Don: Accuracy. It sounds like it'll be very good.
Chico: Agreed. It's a time tested formula that's brought into the new era without losing any of its charm. Michael Davies is rather adept at that.
Gordon: Accuracy. For the same reason why Catch 21 is a hit. It will do good with low to zero expectations. Cheap show = profit.
Jason: Bingo.
Chico: Alright. Next?
Gordon: Next one...

This is the worst collection of Dancing With the Stars...Ever. - IDIOCY

Chico: Idiocy.
Jason: Accuracy. This has no star power.
Chico: You can never have a "Worst collection" of stars, because each one has their own unique brand of charm.
Jason: Yes you can.
Gordon: Idiocy. The season with Kristi Yamaguchi was worse and a snoozefest
Jason: I wouldn't watch this one.
Don: I'm going to go Idiocy on this one.
Gordon: At least you have a chance at some entertainment with Grier, etc.
Jason: No you don't.
Chico: Alright. Next up...

Deal or No Deal is returning in April... The best place in prime time for it... Summer. - ACCURACY

Jason: Accuracy. The era of Primetime Deal is over.
Don: Accuracy.
Gordon: Unfortunately, Accuracy. Not because the era is over as much as NBC has no idea what to do with a game show.
Chico: They basically reneged on a promise not to over-Millionaire it. Accuracy.
Gordon: Next one...

With success like Jennifer Hudson, etc. Someone from American Idol will wind up being famous for something other than singing. - ACCURACY

Chico: Accuracy
Jason: Accuracy. I see another Academy Award too.
Don: Accuracy. I could see something like that happening.
Chico: I see an Oscar, a Tony, and perhaps an Emmy. And maybe someone on ANTM.
Gordon: Someone like Clay Aiken, perhaps?
Chico: Perhaps.
Gordon: or Bikini Girl?
Jason: Uh...no.
Chico: I see her in Penthouse.
Don: lol
Chico: Show us the goodies! =p
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next one...

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader will return to the schedule as soon as Fox's Friday lineup comes short. - ACCURACY

Jason: Accuracy. They need a vehicle to promote the syndie show.
Chico: Should it ever surface, yeah
Don: Accuracy.
Gordon: Accuracy. I don't see it on Fridays though. I see it as a stop gap to whatever falls short.
Chico: Accuracy, only because Fox's Friday lineup... it's gonna come up short. I'll tell you right now... Sundays at 7p... not a good fit for the show. This show needs to be syndicated.
Chico: I think Fox has lost faith in it.
Gordon: And I was a proponent of the move. Once they saw it wasn't working, they should have put it back.
Chico: Accuracy.
Gordon: Last one...

Chico wants to go to NYC to hang out with Jason and Gordon to watch The Vagina Monologues...starring Tiffany 'New York' Pollard! - ... IDIOCRACY?

Chico: Umm... idiocracy.: Yeah. That's about right. Idiocracy.
Jason: First off all, it isn't playing here. Second of all....No way. Idiocracy.
Chico: I'd like to go to NYC again... but not for that.
Don: ... That sounds about right.
Gordon: What if I bribed you with another trip to Tony Hightower's Drunk-Ass Olympics after watching the matinee version of the show?
Chico: Admit it. You just want to hear New York say "vagina" and not refer to something to be won.
Gordon: ...And we'll go to our new game next!
Chico: But first, we have a Brainvision Break! *plate breaking*

NBC has named their new host of AGT ... Nick Cannon.

Chico: I'll uh... give you a commercial break to process that.
Jason: Say what?
Chico: Nick Cannon.
Jason: Nick Cannon....
Don: Seriously?
Chico: Seriously
Gordon: I think its a very good choice. he was really good in Wild N Out.
Jason: Well, they are trying to skew younger.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Jason: Way Younger.
Chico: Who wants to bet that someone's going to do "Ludacris Freestyle (Did You See That)"? You know, just as a joke.
Gordon: It's possible. New game...next!

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Gordon: Does Ahnuld come out and destroy the Meow Mix game show set?
Chico: ... Yes. Yes he does.
Gordon: Nice. And in the wreckage we see a new day...a crying baby...the sun coming out....which means we have....a new Game!
Jason: I watch then. Hopefully not 8 babies.
Gordon: No. Not 8 babies. But a new game. Now sometimes, we have the media coming out and giving a spin on an event. In this game, we break down the spin for you. The game is called...



Chico: It's like Bill O'Reilly.. only not as evil.
Gordon: Or more evil.
Jason: Hey!
Gordon: And I'll give you an example. Here's the Spin...

The CW goes New! New! New! With 13 Fear is Real on Fridays, which is perfect for the theme.

Gordon: Now Read Between the Lines.
Jason: Between The Lines: Tyra pitched a bitch fit and we moved that piece of dreck as far away from her as possible.
Chico: Our lineup sucks. We have no viewers, we're throwing out things until something works. Please love us.
Gordon: 13 also represented the number of people who watch the show on Wednesday, so we move it to Fridays, where it will get buried.
Jason: This is fun.
Gordon: You got the next one, Chico?
Chico: Got it.

Despite Survivor Winners hosting the Survivor Special, you the audience demanded that the host for this season's Survivor Special will be...Sugar!

Chico: America likes hotties.
Jason: Where is the survivor special usually?
Gordon: TV Guide Channel
Don: Because we didn't get much attention with smart people hosting it.
Jason: Well, Sugar did it for a cookie.
Gordon: CBS decided that America wants to be kept awake during their specials. Has anyone heard Bob talk when he's not on the island? Sleep-inducing. ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz. If you remember, Bob said I think all of 3 words during the live reunion.
Jason: Well...yeah. But Sugar is train wreck TV.
Chico: Again.. America loves a cutie in a tight shirt.
Jason: With nice sugars.
Gordon: Next one...

According to America's Got Talent about Nick Cannon - "Nick exemplifies the spirit of 'America's Got Talent' with his talent, originality and an infectious love of performing and creating. His popularity and appeal are sure to take the series to a new level of success."

Chico: We're just doing this to juice up the 18-49s. Well, not necessarily, but it helps, right?
Don: We want younger people watching.
Jason: We want the black people to watch too. Being real here. Sorry, that's the way programmers think. Minority programming is good programming.
Gordon: The last 2 winners (opera and big band music through ventriloquism) have skewed old. We want younger demographics and a younger winner, which will give us even more money in Las Vegas.
Chico: Next one...

Bravo's newest creative competition series, "The Fashion Show," is looking to cast its final contestant and is putting the designer's fate in the hands of America.  Beginning today on www.BravoTV.com/thefashionshow, viewers can vote for one final designer to join the competition voting closes on February 13.

Chico: We're willing to go all the way on this project, but we're not willing to work too hard on it.
Don: "We felt lazy, so we're letting someone else do this part for us."
Jason: Hey, we are spending too much money on legal fees...this one is on you, America.
Gordon: If we give the viewers a chance to vote someone in, hopefully, they'll be more likely to be invested in our show and forget that other silly little Tim Gunn show on that Lifetime channel.
Gordon: Next one...

Jennifer Hudson's 'Star Spangled Banner' is now on sale at ITunes. The release date: January 29, 2009 - 2 days before the actual performance.

Chico: Ummm.. Lipsync? What lipsync?
Jason: It was released by Paula Abdul.
Don: Um, uh... The performance itself was live. We swear.
Gordon: Nothing says economic opportunity like patriotism during a recession.
Chico: Last one...

Every station is carrying every Barack Obama address and meeting. We LOVE Barack Obama!

Jason: Not true...ABC is showing the Bachelor. We love ratings.
Chico: Hey! An excuse to preempt True Beauty! We're saved!
Gordon: Actually, ABC is showing Barack at 8pm. The Bachelor is after that. True Beauty shows up on Tuesday.
Chico: Wait, we're airing it Tuesday... Uh oh. Bachelor is on at 9 for 2 hours.
Gordon: We love the 30 million people that show up on every Barack meeting. We wish Barack would be on from 8-11 every night, because then we could get our advertising dollar back.
Chico: Heh.
Jason: Give it time.
Gordon: And that's ends the debut of the game. How do you like it?
Chico: Great game.
Don: Very nice.
Jason: Very good. We do this all the time...and we can share it with you.
Chico: We'll share one more break, then speed things up a bit.

(Brought to you by DJ D-Wreck's Got Talent. DJ D-Wreck, now with no job, will DJ his own talent show with bells and buzzes. We could all use a DJ...right?)

Jason: Yeah.
Chico: Word.
Gordon: And let's see him DJ the Speed Round...now! American Idol - any surprises this week?
Chico: I say a favorite gets his or her walking papers.
Gordon: We usually see it. Last week, it was Emily Wynne-Hughes.
Jason: I agree.
Gordon: Amazing Race - You ready to watch?
Chico: Always! How about Survivor?
Jason: Yes and Yes.
Don: Yep!
Gordon: I'm looking more forward to Survivor - though I expect we will see morons on both episodes.
Chico: Thus the return of "Morons in the Jungle" and "Morons on the Run"
Gordon: And we do it thanks to your emails and suggestions. We love email. Any email this week?
Chico: Yep. First is from Brad Hasbrouck. Thanks, Brad!

Chico: Thanks, Brad. Yes. It's an underrated gem. It has strategy... it has an engaging game aspect...The capacity for big money given the right players. And I think they can increase the pacing just a teense.
Gordon: No. Not unless they can increase the pace of the show.
Jason: Not sure. I don't think it's fast paced enough.
Chico: So there you go. A split panel. Thanks, Brad! Next.. Stat boy!

Gordon: We like to be specific around here
Jason: Yes we do.
Chico: Totally
Gordon: Thanks stat boy. Any more email?
Chico: Nope. Let's put a bow on it and send it to bed.
Gordon: No more email, but you can send us some. How do they do it, Chico?
Chico: They search for us on Youtube, Facebook, and Myspace... OR you can e-mail us at wlti@gameshownewsnet.com. Remember, you're the most important part of WLTI, so talk to us.
Jason: Thank you!
Gordon: And don't forget to vote for the people who should win the 2007-2008 GSNN Awards.
Chico: The official nominees are up as we speak, and they'll BE up until March 8. So get your vote on.
Gordon: And that ends the show. Special thanks to Jason Block and Don Harpwood for joining us.
Jason: Always a pleasure. I am out.
Don: Always nice.
Chico: Until next week, happy Valentine's Day... We... Love.. You... Game over and Spread the love.