Episode 26.10 - Springing Forward... and Falling Back
March 21

Jason: ROFL
Gordon: Actually, I do have a legit recipe for it.
Chico: Really quick?
Gordon: Really quick.
Chico: Go for it.
Gordon: Take the Ramen Noodles. Add a few slices of American cheese on top. To make it Ramen Mac and Cheese. Then take the Fritos. Crunch the bag WITHOUT removing them from the bag. Then put the crunched up Fritos on top. Bake it or nuke it to let the crust settle in with the cheese.
Chico: Good eating?
Gordon: Good eats. It's Ramen Mac and Cheese with a Fritos Crust. Try it out and let me know what you think.
Chico: Nice. Welcome back to WLTI, game show insight and recipes on the cheap.
Gordon: Speaking of which, if you put me on Top Chef, I probably won't do too good. But let's see how we do with other contestants on shows as we play Infiltration. We start with the obvious...

America's Got Talent's Thia Megia. How's she going to do on Idol?

Jason: Not well. She hasn't learned
Chico: Knocked out before the round of 7, no save used. G?
Gordon: I agree with that. She hasn't learned and she seems like a 'stage mom singer'. She needs to inject some emotion and pick girl songs - songs she would be singing.
Chico: She needs to pick songs that weren't around before her time.
Jason: Just be a kid. Let go. Unclench. You know?
Chico: If Simon was still on the show, he'd be giving her the business about "picking songs that are too old for you."
Jason: (Standing Ovation)
Chico: ... tight black shirt, daft haircut. :-) Next...

John Henson did it... Sherri Shepherd did it... how about Elisabeth Hasselbeck hosted "Millionaire"?

Jason: No one would watch. She wouldn't do well.
Gordon: I think it would do ok. It's the game that isn't doing well. It doesn't matter if you put Justin Bieber as the host.
Chico: Let me say that I think she's a firebrand on the View... but when it comes to a straight quiz like Millionaire... she'd get more wooden than Steve Harvey before being made to pronounce "Zimbabwe".
Jason: Round peg in the square hole you know?
Chico: Kinky. Next?
Gordon: Next one...

The FootworKingz, another America's Got Talent reject, will be one of the teams on America's Best Dance Crew. Rate their chances.

Jason: Good. Actually.
Chico: As long as they avoid kid-show themes, they'll have a fighting chance to go all the way.
Jason: ABDC is a show that needs talent like them.
Gordon: I agree. Let's see if THEY learned what Thia didn't. They need to stay true to themselves and not go Mainstream. Go Go Power Rangers? Really?
Chico: Dancers together! FootworKINGz FOREVER!
Gordon: Ok Megazord. Next one?
Jason: LOL
Chico: ... Even fits into the "Samurai" theme music. Okay, next..

We talked about this earlier, but how would Joey Fatone fare on The Singing Bee. - the very show that he hosted for two seasons?

Jason: He wasn't known for his voice...so....not well I think.
Chico: Well, the good news is that you don't have to sing it well, just sing it correctly.
Jason: Then maybe well. I hope :)
Chico: And I think hanging around with Justin Timberlake's going to help him.
Gordon: As I'm sure he's going to run into songs he may have presented before, I expect him to win this one. Next one...

Boston Rob did it, so what about Russell Hantz and new gal pal Stephanie...on The Amazing Race?

Chico: Not gonna work.
Jason: Not so sure.
Chico: Russell's not the run-around-and-do-stuff kind.
Jason: Two A-Types clash badly. Gordon and I balance better :)
Chico: He's the do-stuff-and-screw-people kind.
Gordon: He runs around and finds idols without clues. He can probably find the Pit Stop without needing a clue.
Chico: Yeah. Though Phil would make him go all the way back to whatever he was coming from and get the clue. Because Phil don't like ugly.
Gordon: No, but I do :)
Chico: Oh, we know that.
Gordon: Ha, Anyways, That, combined with the fact that you don't have to make friends with your opponents (and that half the racers are chosen for personality and have the IQ of your common butternut squash), makes him a favorite to win it.
Chico: I think that would be an insult to the butternut squash.
Jason: I was thinking cumquat :)
Chico: Next?
Gordon: Last one...

The Hsus, Ron & Christina... on Million Dollar Money Drop.

Jason: They wouldn't make the first round because the dad would take the money off each time
Gordon: They'd be disqualified after the first question when they couldn't put the money down in time.
Jason: And dad would want a snack.
Chico: They'd be disqualified because Ron messed up and put a $20K brick on the answer that is supposed to be blank. And THEN he'd run off and have a snack. Which is what we're going to do, but come on back, because the future's so bright, we gotta wear shades.
Jason: (puts on Ray-Bans and bobs head)
Chico: Very 80s movie, J.
Jason: Thank you

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Chico: Obviously someone is discounting the Exaggerated Pause State University.
Jason: LOL
Gordon: I discount nothing. How does 75-58 grab you?
Chico: Jason? Settle this?
Jason: I think you both need to get past this and into the future of TV
Gordon: I can do that.
Chico: I have, and I hope you don't mind, Gordon, but I brought your lucky bowling ball. So we can look into the future and say... "What If".
Jason: It's silver and shiny.
Gordon: Fine. Play with my bowling ball. What do we got first?
Chico: First up...

"The Voice" actually succeeds where so many Idol pretenders to the throne failed?

Jason: Then you have a legit contender to the throne. However...it won't.
Gordon: The only show with a shot to topple Idol is 'The X-Factor'. Not being able to see the singer isn't a strong enough hook for a show. This has 'The One' written all over it.
Chico: The problem here is simple; They're counting on big names AND small competition and it's on against a giant. There've been a lot of shows to go up against "Dancing with the Stars". All of them failed. It's simply a matter of timing.
Gordon: I don't see anything good happening here. Next one...

The NFL Strike happens and we see game shows Sunday Night on NBC in the fall?

Gordon: That's where The Voice needs to go.
Chico: Then and ONLY then will "The Voice" work. :-) Sundays are good for NBC game shows. Always have been.
Jason: We'll also get new Game Shows we dont know yet.
Chico: New ideas come every day. The good ones we hear about.
Gordon: Sometimes we hear the bad ones also.
Chico: Yeah. And we make fun of them. Copiously. Next one...

America's Next Great Restaurant continues to do well on Tuesdays after the Biggest Loser instead of Sundays?

Jason: The show doesn't matter. Its the food in NY, LA and Minnesota and the publicity after the show that will make the show for season 2
Gordon: I agree with Jason. That being said, you need to keep the show there to get the eyeballs and the people who will want to show up to said restaurants.
Chico: And Chicago, I believe.
Jason: I am very interested to see what concept wins
Chico: And I as well. It may determine where I spend my 32nd birthday.
Gordon: Hopefully they'll establish a chain in Atlantic City then :) Next one...

Charlie Sheen finds his way on to Dancing With the Stars?

Chico: DUH. WINNING. It'll happen. Watch.
Jason: Ratings go through the roof
Gordon: It will. And he will have a massive edge here. But If I'm ABC, I go after I'm immediately.
Jason: Unfortunately. He needs some serious help. Screw responsibility...yay ratings right? :)
Chico: NOW YOU GET IT!
Jason: (facepalm)
Gordon: The rate he's going with his Tiger's Blood, he may not be on this Earth for much longer. You need to milk all of the blood out of the tiger for as long as you can.
Chico: Get some of that Adonis DNA. Next...

any one of ABC's off-season shows becomes a hit. Does it get the Wipeout treatment of going headlong against American Idol?

Gordon: No. I keep Wipeout against Idol. it's holding it's own and I don't see why you would move it, as it shows it can do it.
Chico: That would be, of course, Wipeout... then 101 Ways... and "You Deserve It" with Chris Harrison.
Jason: Wipeout against Idol was a smart choice.
Chico: And then there's that show with Chris and Melissa Rycroft, but who cares about that?
Gordon: I think there need to be an All-Bachelor network for Chico to watch. He'd love it.
Chico: It's called Wedding Central, and you'd probably love it more than me.
Gordon: Heh. Last one...

North Carolina wins the NCAA title?

Chico: I'll be happy, for one.
Jason: Not going to happen. Sorry C.
Gordon: Hell would freeze over, dog and cats would live in harmony, and we'd have a wedding on The Bachelor.
Jason: ROFL
Chico: Didn't we already have a wedding on the Bachelor...
Gordon: Nope. Guys in terms of their original picks are zero for the universe.
Chico: Or am I thinking between "a non winner" and "another non-winner".
Gordon: Yep.
Chico: People... "The Bachelor" isn't real. Ladies, I'm talking to you now... You're on this show looking for love... or a career. He's looking for sex... AND a career.
Gordon: While Chico is lamenting, we go to break.

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Chico: Alright...
Gordon: And with that. we go to the Speed Round...NOW! Idol: Can anything save Haley?
Chico: News of Stefano's DUI? Thia choosing YET ANOTHER BALLAD?
Jason: Lots actually. And someone doing her makeup without a trowel.
Gordon: Survivor: Can anything Save Stephanie?
Chico: Immunity. That's the only thing.
Gordon: I agree.
Jason: Yup. She is toast.
Chico: Race: can anything save Kent & Vyxsin?
Jason: Yes. I say another team gets out. Maybe even Ron & Christina
Chico: A well-played UTurn.
Gordon: I think they are too far back at this point. DWTS: Who's the first one out?
Chico: Petra!
Gordon: I'll go with that.
Jason: Yup. Petra
Gordon: Do we have any email?
Chico: We do. From our friend Lee Hubbard. Thanks, Lee!

VIEWER MAIL

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Lee Hubbard Re: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? I have a feeling that the show is going to be cancelled this season. If it is, I figured the last first-run show will air on May 20 or May 27. I'm surprised they've not made an announcement yet.

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Gordon: I think it's toast.
Jason: Yeah it's done.
Chico: I have the episode guide from Invision... Provided it didn't air on CMT already, the final first-run edition is May 20.
Jason: right
Chico: Now let's go to the only wall you need to bookmark on Facebook.. The question: Should Charlie Sheen be on "The Celebrity Apprentice"? Paul E. Reese, you're on the wall...

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Paul E. Reese Let us be honest, there will always be at least one stunt-casted position in the ranks - Busey, Blago, etc. That being said, Sheen could be entertaining simply because it would be an opportunity for him to excel at something that would require him to focus on something other than himself.

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Jason: Interesting
Chico: And true. There's always one stunt casting on these things. See Dancing with the Stars.
Gordon: agreed. Thanks Paul. What do we have for this week's question?
Chico: Here's a random question...

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WLTI'S BIG FACEBOOK QUESTION Good Charlotte made a play at "Double Dare" for FunnyOrDie.com Play producer and name a host for a possible revival.

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Jason: The guy from Brainsurge with a bit of Wipeout producers would do great! My opinion.
Gordon: Jeff Sutphen, and why not?
Chico: Agreed. Would be interesting. Okay, that's all the bandwidth that the internet will give out for this week. Jason, thanks as always for hanging out.
Jason: Pleasure
Chico: Next week... we're going dancing.
Gordon: And we've got a new game.
Chico: Oooooh.
Gordon: You'll see what it is next week. But that's it for this week. For Jason and Chico, this is Gordon, saying Game Over and Spread the Love.