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Episode 20.18
May 11

Chico: Hey everyone... I'm Chico Alexander... and a special hello to all the mothers out there..and to the baddest mother of them all... Shaft.
Gordon: Because if you were a member of the feminine persuasion...this week was not your week.
Chico: Umm... *looks through evidence*... no.
Gordon: When the only person that we're referring about in a female fashion this week is Manny Ramirez, that would be a bad sign.
Chico: Ew.
Gordon: Because, from somewhere in Manny Ramirez's fertility closet, the 'You're a Bad Mother' version of WLTI...is...on!
Jason: FIERCE.
Chico: Damn right.
Gordon: Gordon and Chico here, along with special guest Mr. Jason Block, who last time I asked, was not a mother.
Jason: No. No I am not.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: But we do have potential future mothers in the Jeopardy College tournament, and that's where we start this week.
Chico: If I may...
Gordon: please do
Chico: It felt like they started with the shows with the heavy hitters, because Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday just seemed... well, I don't think the winner is going to come from those days.
Jason: Nope.
Gordon: Do extrapolate, sir
Chico: I do think it's cool that all three on Friday are coming back, but it may be all for naught. Three of the four wild cards and three game winners...I wasn't really impressed with any of them, though. If you ask me who really impressed... Scott Menke.
Jason: Yeah. Impressive. Dominant.
Chico: Yep.
Gordon: He is clearly the one to beat so far.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Jason: But again...as usually happens...anything can!
Chico: You want to play favorites?
Jason: Menke should win.
Chico: That may be true, but we have three matches to go through.
Jason: But Again...none of the people were memorable enough to me in gameplay.
Gordon: I think it's Scott's to lose. Let's see the Final Jeopardy question for Scott's appearance, Chico.
Chico: Got it right here. The category: ON THE MOON.

IT'S THE LAST WORD OF THE INSCRIPTION ON APOLLO 11'S PLAQUE ON THE MOON & IS ALSO FOUND IN A RELATED QUOTATION

Jason: I didn't know this...but after hearing the answer it made sense.
Chico: Responses, please.
Gordon: What is sequel?
Chico: Umm... no.
Gordon: That's how they got to Apollo 13, isn't it? A pair of sequels?
Jason: Oh boy.
Chico: Nope. Apollo 11 was made as a hasty TV response to Apollo 13. But a sequel...no.
Jason: ROFL
Gordon: Sorry. I've been watching Miss California's for too long. She has a nice full moon and a wonderful pair of craters.
Chico: This is true. Another few months and they'll be completely paid for. :-)
Jason: Way true...have you seen Carrie lately? :)
Chico: Yes :) Sorry, the correct response was... "What is Dirt McGirt?"
Jason: No...no...what is MICK FOLEY...I mean MANKIND.
Gordon: But yes, the correct answer is Mankind, as in 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'. Scott doesn't leap because he wrote 'What is Peace?', but he does finish with $25,199.
Chico: He knew he was going to win anyway, so he didn't wager that much.
Jason: He had the monster lead going in
Chico: True.
Gordon: In that same game though, Courtney has $8,800. She only wagers $1,200 and is not one of the top 4 wildcards.
Chico: Nope. She was ousted by Friday's players.
Jason: Ouch.
Gordon: I bring this up because usually, we tell you to only bet enough to win. But if you're not going to win, you must bet it all if you're trailing to attempt to land a wildcard spot.
Chico: See Friday's show.
Jason: Yes.
Chico: I've said this before and I'll say it again... $15,000.
Gordon: If you're a future college student looking to audition, keep that in mind. $15,000 is usually the magic number to make it as a wild card.
Jason: Yes.
Chico: Time to do the runthrough. Here's who's playing next week...

MONDAY: Eric Betts/Ariella Goldstein/Scott Menke.

Chico: This one's easy.
Gordon: Scott
Jason: Scott
Chico: Ariella. Heh.
Jason: Ah.
Chico: No, seriously. Scott wins.

TUESDAY: Andrew Ceppos/Greg Lichtenstein/Laura Myers

Jason: Laura
Gordon: I'll say Greg
Chico: I'm going to be bold and agree with Jason. Greg got to where he is because his opposition didn't know left from down.
Gordon: You agree with Jason, huh? :O
Jason: Genius loves company

WEDNESDAY: Erica Greil/Mark Petterson/Patrick Tucker

Chico: If you ask me, all three are scary enough to win.
Jason: Patrick
Chico: Patrick didn't really do anything notable to win. He just played the game. Erica... same thing. I'm going to go off the beaten path and say Mark.
Gordon: I'll say Erica.
Chico: Wednesday's going to be interesting.
Chico: And the champion?
Jason: Scott
Chico: SCOTT.
Gordon: Scott
Chico: That said, we congratulate Allison Iraheta for winning the Jeopardy! College Championship.
Jason: ROFL
Chico: Which is especially weird when you consider that she's only 17.
Gordon: And it's even weirder when you consider she's not on Jeopardy - or American Idol, which for the first time ever has a male final 3.



Chico: And if you ask me, one of the strongest if not THE strongest final threes in a long time.
Jason: If it went by performance only...Danny should have been gonzo. But it's body of work, and Alison just didn't have it.
Chico: True.
Jason: She sang like she knew she was gone.
Gordon: Well this week, its more than that, and it's a rule that Allison failed to heed.
Jason: What's the rule?
Gordon: Diversify yourself. Allison is Rock Chick. We all knew that.
Chico: Let's see... week 1... Rock girl. Week 2... Rock girl. Week 3... Rock girl.
Gordon: The problem was all she did was Rock.
Chico: (Lather, rinse, repeat). On the other hand, the other rocker in the bunch does nothing BUT reimagine himself.
Gordon: Right. Adam has done R&B and Pop. Danny, Kris and Adam all sung music in different genres.
Jason: Not as much diversity as say Danny. But, yes.
Chico: Dude. Let's not talk about Danny.
Jason: Why not? There is a point there. Adam is ROCK GUY.
Gordon: I agree with Jason.
Jason: Gordon and I did the research on this. Adam has been for the most part as closed minded as Allison has musically.
Gordon: Out of the 3, Danny is the only singer to have sung in all 4 major genres - Pop, Country, R&B and Rock. If you're a country or R&B listener who votes, the votes are going to go to Danny. Kris gets the pop vote. Adam gets the Rock vote. The problem for Allison happened when she wound up head to head Vs. Adam for the Rock Vote. Allison got booted because she wasn't better than Adam in Rock and because she didn't branch out to any other musical genres.
Chico: Suffice it to say that there was nothing that Allison could do to save herself.
Gordon: Right. Too little, too late.
Chico: Fair enough. Who makes the finals next week?
Jason: I THINK it's going to be an Adam/Danny final...but Kris could sneak in.
Chico: Again, strongest final three.
Jason: The biggest shock to me would be an Adam/Kris final. If that happens...hand the $1M to Adam right there.
Chico: Not really. It's an open field. Especially when you consider that next week is...THE WHEEL OF DEATH!
Gordon: I think Danny is a lock for the finals. It's between Kris and Adam for the second slot. Keep in mind that we don't know who the final 2 was last week, because it was in random order. And I suspect because it was in random order, that if you had your bottom 2, Danny would not be there. Based on Tuesdays performances, Danny and Allison would make the best bottom 2. You couldn't have that if you used the real bottom 2.
Jason: If Danny has another clinker in this round...no way! This is WIDE OPEN.
Gordon: I think you had a clinker because Danny was out of his element on Rock week, It won't happen again.
Chico: True.
Gordon: Big Board please?


Idolist Strategy

- Adam: Expand your base
- Danny: Stay in your zone
- Kris: Stay in your zone
 

Gordon: Subject Matter: Idolist strategy. What to do if you're...Adam Lambert.
Chico: Show up and sing, damn it.
Jason: Wrong. You have to do something to expand your base. There is a concerted anti-gay campaign out there to make sure he doesn't win.
Gordon: Its more than just showing up and singing. I'd turn a song inside out again. The fact that I was in the bottom 2 means that I need more of a fan base besides rock.
Jason: You have to appeal mainstream.
Gordon: David Cook expanded his base through pop. Lambert hasn't done that yet.
Chico: I'm guessing that the judges will have a hand in that. Remember, they pick one of the songs.
Gordon: Maybe yes and maybe no. I think if they give Adam a hard rock song, they are making a mistake.
Jason: Does he have a choice in one of the 2?
Gordon: Yes he does
Jason: That's the more critical one.
Gordon: Agreed. What to do if you're...Danny Gokey
Chico: Hmm... Danny Gokey needs to remember what he did this week... and not do it.
Jason: Danny needs to stay in his zone. Stay in the pop-rock vocal range that got him there.
Chico: There's a difference between expanding your base and just being out of your depth.
Gordon: I'm going to disagree with you a little. I think one of the songs needs to be R&B. the other one needs to be country.
Jason: Yes. Yes and Yes. G has it right.
Gordon: Grab the Midwest country fanbase that no one has a hold of. You also want to give the South a person to vote for, because based on what we're going to discuss later, they won't be voting for Adam.
Chico: And you want to lock Kris out. Remember, Kris is from Arkansas. Southerners tend to look after their own.
Gordon: If Danny did country-rock instead of hard rock, I think he'd have a strangle-hold on this competition, and that brings us to...Kris Allen.
Jason: Country, Country, Country
Gordon: Yep. Country and Pop for Kris, Maybe go back to country-rock and siphon some votes from Adam.
Chico: If he has another performance on the level of "Come Together", he might just make his case.
Jason: Um...no. A thousand times no.
Gordon: I wasn't a fan of Come Together. I'd be thinking more like something from the George Strait/Garth Brooks collection.
Jason: Toby Keith?
Gordon: Toby Keith would be a great choice.
Jason: Masculine country.
Chico: I meant attitude wise, not ability wise.
Gordon: That works. So that's what you do if you're Adam, Danny or Kris, If you're Debbie, then you get to stay in Loser's Lodge for a few more days.



Jason: (cue Tarzan yell)
Gordon: Ironically, when Debbie started the game is when she made her mistake
Jason: Really?
Chico: This was back in day 1, right?
Gordon: I mean she started playing now.
Chico: Ah. Right.
Gordon: If you have a target on the radar, don't turn around and try to replace that person as the target. Debbie did that, by going over to JT and Stephen individually and try to break the alliance. The original plan was to nail Coach, but Debbie showed how dangerous she could be. With them knowing her motives, that forced their hand to get rid of her before she succeeded.
Chico: My guess is that she wasn't as consistent in gameplay as the others. So when she started to ramp up her game... that was a red flag. Let this be a lesson... if you're going to play... Play.
Jason: Do you think Coach inspired loyalty or just Debbie stupidity?
Chico: Debbie? Stupidity.
Gordon: She needed to ramp up the game later, after coach got booted. And she also went to the wrong people - Taj and Erinn should have been the game plan. That would have paved the way for the ladies.
Chico: So the question now... is there ANYTHING that will stop Coach from winning?
Jason: I don't see it.
Gordon: The moment he fails to win immunity. Stephen/JT/Taj will get rid of him. They still have the power. That being said, I think it was a mistake to not get rid of coach now when they had the chance.
Jason: I agree.
Chico: If he manages to win immunity running times, then getting rid of him may be a challenge.
Gordon: Not may. Will.
Chico: Right now, though...it's not impossible. The rest of the players just have to stop being morons about it.
Jason: No...but I think he inspires people to be afraid of him.
Gordon: You can't let him get to the finals.
Chico: He's got too many cards in the jury.
Jason: Yes.
Chico: So if there was a time to get rid of Coach it would be rather soon.
Jason: If he gets into the final 3...he wins.
Gordon: I think there's only a final 2 this year
Chico: I believe Gordon's right.
Jason: Fine...even so.
Gordon: But speaking of 2's, The Price is Right had their own pair on Friday's episode.
Chico: Yep. Everyone and their mother was out in full force... LITERALLY.
Jason: That was ok. It didn't HURT gameplay. I hope they do it again.
Chico: Oh yeah... I just pictured it going differently in my mind..you know... where people actually won stuff. But still, a nice little setup...
Gordon: I liked the idea. It didn't affect the gameplay and even though the prizes were not Mothers' Day-Centric, it was still fun to see.
Chico: Oh yeah. Just wish we could've moved most of them to the contestants instead of the back lot of studio 33. Quick game time?
Jason: Sure.
Gordon: Lets do it.
Chico: Okay, first, we play for trips to Tuscany and Brazil. The 1 Right Price: $9356.
Jason: Tuscany
Gordon: I hate to agree with Jason, but I will.
Chico: Good. That game was lost. Now let's play Cliffhangers. First, an ice cream maker.
Jason: 25
Gordon: 17
Chico: Sorry, G's correct. Unfortunately, we can't go any further, because Hans takes a bit of a fall on the first one.
Gordon: The pair's guess...$45. Bad pair.
Jason: Ouch.
Chico: Ouch indeed. Next... More or Less. A daybed with sleep set. $850... More or less?
Jason: More
Gordon: More
Chico: Good. $1329. Next, $1400 for an espresso machine...which I'm in dire need of right now.
Jason: Less
Gordon: I'll go with Less
Chico: Less... $1030. Range... $3250.
Jason: Less.
Gordon: More.
Chico: Gordon... is right.
Gordon: Yay!
Chico: It was $3848.
Jason: What sort of range was that? :)
Chico: It was a step-up range.
Jason: Must have been high-end
Chico: Very. The pair went with Less... and they went no further. NOW... Pushover for a hot tub.

3 9 6 0 7 1 9 4 8.


Jason: 7194
Gordon: 7194
Chico: Very good. And we have our first winner of the show. Next... Grand Game. The products...

9 Lives Active Formula, Coricidin HBP, Capzasin roll on, Multi-Grain Cheerios, Gold Bond cream, Bayer aspirin.

Chico: Target: $8.50.
Jason: 9 Lives, Cheerios, Gold Bond, Coricidin
Gordon: I'll agree with Jay. again.
Chico: Right on. Of course, I had to look up Gold bond and Coricidin, because the pair only gets as far as $100. And finally, That's Too Much! for a Ford Escape.

$21,650...$23,235...

Jason: THAT'S TOO MUCH
Chico: We have a That's Too Much!.
Gordon: I agree with Jay
Chico: Okay, well, you'd both be right. The players go all the way to $26,899. As you can guess... that's WAY too much. Showcase time. Gordon, you're top winner, but J, you pay attention as well.
Jason: Ok.
Chico: First Showcase: pair of cell phones with a= year of unlimited service, an iMac, a MacBook, and a trip to Australia. Gordon, bid or pass?
Gordon: Macbook...(drools)...bid.
Chico: Lay it on us.
Gordon: $17,769
Chico: K. J, here's your Showcase.
Jason: ok
Chico: a year of maid service, an African photo safari, and a Jeep Compass.
Jason: $35,000
Chico: J, your Showcase is... $45,664. Difference of $10,664. Gordon, your Showcase... wowee. You watched the show, didn't you?
Gordon: Now what would make you think something like that? :D
Chico: Because I know you.
Jason: lol
Chico: The price was $17,833.
Gordon: Let's see. We talk about game show events. I figure one of the requirements would be to sit down and actually watch it. :)
Chico: Did you watch the event that was The Fashion Show?
Jason: I didn't...
Gordon: I did. :D
Chico: Well, let me ask you this, J... Have you ever seen Project Runway?
Jason: Yes
Chico: Then you watched The Fashion Show.
Gordon: Shall we chat about it?
Chico: Let's. Stop me if you've heard this one before...15 would be designers must design pieces of clothing to be presented at a fashion show with one or more getting eliminated each week.
Gordon: No Blonde German hostess though. Kelly Rowland takes her place and Isaac Mizrahi also gets to play along.
Jason: Seems like like...MAKING COP-AYS.
Chico: J's right on the money. Bravo is, in essence, copying itself.
Gordon: It is. In the first episode, we have 3 teams of 5 who competed in a Fashion Challenge. James-Paul edges out Merlin to win the first challenge, and Jonny edges out Kristin to go home. Let's start with the good. The blueprint is obviously there. The production group is Fremantle, which takes over from Magical Elves.
Chico: And they're inviting many top designers to participate. That ups it's street cred a little.
Gordon: They actually have better Street Cred than Project Runway, with the designers being more well-known. So the Good - the show works.
Chico: Of course. As if Bravo had something to prove. That said... let's go to the bad.
Gordon: The Bad: That's all it does. If you're a Project Runway fan, this is not going to satisfy you and you'll be migrating to Lifetime in a few months. This is Project Runway lite.

THE FASHION SHOW - Bravo
CHICO GORDON JASON EVIL AVERAGE-O-MATIC
C- D+ NO GRADE D+


Chico: The bad.. for me.. it was just THERE. I mean, sure we have the better designers judging and the mini-challenges designed to keep the players on their toes. But in the end, it is what it is... a put-together clone of Project Runway. It'll serve to remind you that yes, August is still a ways away. C- here. The minus is strictly principle.
Gordon: This is equivalent to you being on the Street Corners of NYC and spending $50 for a Louis Vuitton Bag. It looks like a real bag, but if you've seen Louis Vuitton, and once you examine the bag real closely, you'd know that this was a Knock Off. D+
Jason: But, we all knew that this is what it was going to be when it was announced...no?
Gordon: Yes. This was 'Hey look at us! We can do Project Runway too!' and The answer is...no you can't. All this is going to do is help Project Runway when it launches.
Jason: Project Runway will be monster.
Gordon: We almost had a monster win on Wheel of Fortune.
Chico: Yep. Time for another...



Chico: (Singing) The choice is wlti...
Jason: The 11th this season...BTW.
Chico: The puzzle is an Occupation. The extra help: CPM A.

_ _ _ - L E A _ _ E / _ M P _ R E

Chico: 10 seconds...
Jason: BIG-LEAGUE UMPIRE.
Gordon: Sounds good to me
Chico: Sounds good to everyone. Katie Nichols solves and wins... $40,000. She misses the million, but a win's a win, right?
Jason: Yes I agree.
Gordon: That's a nice-sized win to me. Hey Jason...you haven't gone out and did the chores yet, did you?
Jason: Not yet....
Gordon: Here's what the Hamsters left on their puzzleboard:

H A V _ / B L O _ K / G _ T / T H _ / C H _ W Y / F _ _ D

Chico: HAVE BLOCK GET THE CHEWY FEED?
Gordon: You know what they are talking about, right?
Jason: Fine, I will get them their feed...(leaves the studio)
Chico: And we'll get a feed of our own.
Gordon: While Jay is doing that, Chico, Roll that Beautiful Brain footage

(Doug: Live, local, and latebreaking... From the four corners of the globe to your frontal lobe, this is WLTI Brainvision News, and now here's Gordon Pepper, Chico Alexander, and the award-winning Brainvision News Team)

Chico: Thanks, Doug. First up, G?
Gordon: Pretty datebook with a date...

May 11 Brings us Charm School 3, with Ricki Lake, a host that is guaranteed not to get the company sued for hitting.

Chico: Wonderful.
Gordon: The contestants are all from Chico's 2 favorite shows in the whole wide world, Rock of Love Bus and Real Chance of Love
Chico: Excuse me if I'm not brimming with excitement. How about something you'll REALLY like? Like a football to the head?
Gordon: As long as it's not my head, sure
Chico: It'll be someone's head, I assure you. It's in the Green Light.

Spike has greenlit the competition 4th & Long, a search for the next great football star.

Chico: Michael Irvin's hosting. It's Wide Receivers vs. Defensive Backs. The winner will head to training camp with the Dallas Cowboys. For a SHOT, mind you.. A SHOT at making the roster.
Gordon: Who wants a shot of Haterade?
Chico: I'm always game.
Gordon: Lets start though with a shot of chalk.

Are YOU Smarter than ...Derek and Julianne Hough, who are skated to play Ren and his love interest from the musical Footloose. Now this would usually not be a reason to be alarmed here, except...Derek and Julianne are siblings. Brother and Sister, which would make this love pairing...well...play well in certain parts of the U.S.

Chico: That is.. IF he beats that dude from Gossip Girl.
Gordon: True, but if he does, this would take kissing your sister to a whole new level.
Chico: File that one under "and then it gets weird."
Gordon: This next part isn't exactly weird. Just pain-filled.
Jason: (drops 50 pound bag of feed down). Back. And yes, I want the Ade

In this week's Poker After Dark, Antonio Esfandiari and Bob Safai BOTH lose over $100,000.

Chico: Ew. Strange thing is... guess who finds it.
Jason: So what are you doing with the money, G?
Chico: No, not him.
Gordon: If it was only me. That money goes to Tom Dwan and Phil Hellmuth.
Jason: ok
Chico: The ironic thing is... the title of this week... "Hellmuth Bash". It was a weeklong roasting for the Poker Brat.
Gordon: I'm guessing they want to be fully loaded after that night.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Jason: Hic.

This one comes courtesy our good friend Don Harpwood, who beta tested 1 vs. 100 for XBLA.
http://www.thexbln.com/2009/05/1-vs-100-beta-footage.html

Jason: Lucky Son Of A....
Chico: That's not Don playing... but that is video of the game that was released this week.
Gordon: That's a pretty cool port
Jason: That's an AMAZING port.
Chico: It is. It has a unique live presentation of the play-by-play... like Grand Slam, almost. But when it isn't... you can tell it's like "Seriously, what do you want for nothing?" If you have an Xbox 360, it's worth checking out. If not, I wouldn't run out and buy one because of it.
Jason: No....I will look for it on XBLA
Gordon: But if you have one, it's fun to have. I, however, have a chance for people to play a game that's offering a lot more money. And it's spotted by a red couch.
Chico: Yay
Jason: There you go!

So you say you want to be part of Prime Time Millionaire, eh? Here's where you go to apply.
http://gameshows.about.com/b/2009/05/09/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-prime-time-application-info.htm

The details: May 18th starts auditions for Season 8 of Syndie and the 10th Anniversary Editions...

Jason: no phone game? Boo.
Chico: Well, I actually did the research...It would take a vast amount of time and money to restart the phone game. So as sacrosanct as it is, it's actually more cost-effective to do it this way. I still stand by one assertion, though... Fastest Finger, or Get The (Bleep) Out.
Jason: If they are doing auditions...they won't be doing FF. That's my guess.
Gordon: I think the lack of a phone game is going to hurt the show. Part of the allure is that ANYONE can get on the show, without having to get on via a contestant interview.
Jason: I agree with Gordon.
Chico: True. I just said "cost-effective". I didn't say it was "good".
Jason: You have to have a phone game. Major mistake by Embassy Row/ABC here.
Gordon: Incredibly major. It's going to be Syndie Millionaire goes Prime Time and I think this could be very disappointing, ratings-wise, when people realize that they can't play.
Jason: Hopefully Michael/ABC realizes this and they can fix this.
Chico: I mean, this is the 10th anniversary. You want to get in as many people as possible.
Gordon: I agree.
Jason: He is smarter than this.
Gordon: Meanwhile, let's try to get in as many Media Hoes as possible
Chico: (Plays "Pimpin' All Over the World")

In This Week's Media Ho Report, Ed McMahon settles his lawsuit, Samantha Harris (DWTS) hosts Millionaire this upcoming week, frequent guest star Dom DeLuise passes...

(Silence)

Matt Hoover decides to try a Triathlon, Paula Abdul says that she doesn't have a pain killer problem, and Allison Iraheta refuses to say who's going to win American Idol (though Simon says Adam Lambert will).

Gordon: But none of them are your hoes of the week.
Chico: Then who, kind sir?
Gordon: First ho - Danny Gokey, who gets this package for his homecoming: A free musical concert, a parade and a chance to sing the National Anthem for this past Friday's Brewers-Chicago Cubs match-up.
Jason: Damn.
Chico: Better than singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and yelling "Let's get some RUNS!"
Gordon: The second ho is much more somber - major fan to the site Tom Heald passed away this week. I know Chico wants to say a few words.
Chico: Yeah. Umm.. You know, he's been a good friend to the site and to us personally, and you know... I can only hope to be as witty and knowledgeable about game shows and TV in general as he was. He just loved the games as much as we did, and I'm not alone in thinking this, but he was loved... and he will be missed. Especially around the WNN folk.
Jason: Thanks.
Chico: So Tom... Thanks a lot.
Gordon: Thank you. Finally, lets go globetrotting.
Chico: Yes. We're going to Switzerland!
Jason: Yes!

This week, the winners of the Rose d'Or festival were announced and coming out on top this year... an American entry, "I Survived a Japanese Game Show!"

Jason: This is HUGE. Massive. Awesome and all that.
Chico: Oh yeah. Congrats. Don't forget, the new season starts this summer.
Gordon: Good for them. Yes, it's returning this Summer. And that's Brainvision, Shut it down.
Jason: Shutting down
Chico: Still to come, we read between the lines, but first... measuring wrongness on a color scale.
Jason: Ah yes.
Chico: This is WLTI. Give us 22 minutes, we'll give you a haaaaaaaai... MAJIDE!

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