Episode 33.8 - Children of Earth Are Hot: Episode #456
July 22

Chico: I think we found our new rescue. But who's going to handle him?
Gordon: (Takes a step back)
Chico: So we have a wild cougar walking about. Luckily he's a vegan. Welcome back to WLTI. Thanks for being a part of our weekend and allowing our weekend to be a part of you. Now it's time for something we do every year at about this time... It's the AGT Primer. LOWER THE BIG BOARD! It's bigger than even our BIGGEST Big Board, because we have a top 60 to go over.
Gordon: (Stares Down) I can seee my house from here.
Chico: And we don't have the time to dilly on it, so let's get to it. You know how we do it... One and done, quarterfinals, semifinals, finals, winner.
Gordon: Based on what we think we know.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: Where do we start off?
Chico: We're starting with the BANDS. And by bands, we mean a group with more than one singer as their primary act.
Chico: First...

3 PENNY CHORUS & ORCHESTRA.

Chico: Who? Out in one.
Gordon: It's cute, but they need to do better than a Karaoke song. Quarterfinals.
Chico: Next...

THE AMERICAN MILITARY SPOUSES CHOIR.

Chico: I've said it before, I'll say it again. YOUR WINNER... RIGHT HERE.
Gordon: I don't think so, but I think they get VERY far. Finals.

ROBOTIX

Chico: Again, WHO?! Out in one.
Gordon: Didn't do it for me. out in 1.

THE VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY GOSPEL CHOIR

Chico: Semis. Then it becomes a clash of the choirs.
Gordon: I don't think they get that far. Quarterfinals.

TONE THE CHIEFROCCA.

Chico: He gets his B-DOUBLE-O-T-Y kicked by everyone else. Out in one.
Gordon: He gets the O-U-T-Z B-O-O-T-Y.

2UNIQUE.

Chico: 2notuniqueenough. Out in one.
Gordon: 1 UNique. As in the only time we see them.

AARALYN & IZZY.

Chico: Gordon wants these guys to win, but I think ... Semis.
Gordon: Though I do want them to win, I think they only sneak into the Quarters.

AMERICAN HITMEN.

Chico: This could be a squeaker. Finals.
Gordon: Here's your Top Band, but I'm not in love with them. Semi-Finals.

FORTE

Chico: Sean, the alternate singer, is your star. Build your act around him. FINALs.
Gordon: YI agree with Chico. Finals.
Chico: There you are then. We had BANDS, now for singers.
Gordon: AKA Your winner is here. Barring elections or them magically moving the night away from when most people vote.
Chico: These are singular vocalists of any age.

ANNA CHRISTINE.

Chico: Don't remember her. Out in one.
Gordon: I do remember her, but there's singers who are stronger. Out in 1.

BRANDEN JAMES.

Chico: I think Forte has him beat. Quarters.
Gordon: Out gay people here do not do well when you're voting base is the Southern Bible Belt. Out in the semis.

JIMMY ROSE

Chico: Jimmy Who? Out in one. I think we've seen so many acts in the auditions that DIDN'T make it. They send the 2nd unit out for the failures for the first time.
Gordon: Very true. The Rose has fallen off the bloom. Out in the semis.

CAMI BRADLEY

Chico: Her, I DO remember. I don't think she's memorable, but I do remember her. Out in one.
Gordon: I think she makes it past round one, then runs into Marty Brown. out in the semis.

BRANDON & SAVANNAH.
Chico: Technically a band, but Savannah does the heavy lift. I think they get the Poplyfe vote. Semis.
Gordon: They don't have the charimsa. They will get out of Round 1, but then theyll have problems, Quarterfinals

CHLOE CHANNEL

Chico: I think the kids all around have problems. Out in one.
Gordon: She needs to change the channel. out in 1.

CIANA PELEKAI

Chico: Again, kid. Unseen. Problems. Gone in one.
Gordon: I think she has potential to escape Round one. Dark Horse in the semi-finals.
Chico: Good luck with that.

DAVE FENLEY.

Chico: Nice down to earth hot guy with guitar. FINALS.
Gordon: That's one of my finalists. FINALS
Chico: Hey, we agree on something.

DEANNA DELLACIOPPA

Chico: Not as strong, but a bit of a dark horse for me. Quarters.
Gordon: I'm saving some dark horses for later. out in 1.

JONATHAN ALLEN

Chico: Sorry, buddy. Out in one.
Gordon: Johnathan - meet Braden. out in 2.

MARTY BROWN, 15 minutes part deux.

Chico: Excuse me... *hits alarm* Quarters. America loves country.
Gordon: They do, which is why...he wins. WINNER

SELENA MYKENZIE GORDON.

Chico: Kid. Singer. Gone. Sorry.
Gordon: I think she shares the same fate as Michaela Gordon. Out in One.
Chico: Next.... *puts on goggles* DANGER!
Gordon: I'm scurred.

AERIAL ICE

Chico: A group that blends ice skating with aerialists. That's new... Is America ready for it? Probably not. Out in one.
Gordon: ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz out in 1

AEROSPHERE BALLOON SHOW

Chico: .... Why. Out in one.
Gordon: Because. Out in one.

ALEXANDRIA THE GREAT

Chico: An escapist. How you top escaping a straitjacket underwater is beyond me.
Gordon: How do magicians do again on this show?
Chico: One will break through to the finals. The others will fall behind. This one's already piqued. Out in one.
Gordon: There could be someone that goes into the finals. Not her. Out in one.

DAVID THE COBRA KID

Chico: He plays with cobras. And he could die. Out in one.
Gordon: Snakebitten. Out in 1

INNOVATIVE FORCE

Chico: Acrobats... Not innovative. Out in one.
Gordon: Outnovative Force. out in 1

SPINTACULAR, gymnast/acrobats.

Gordon: I'm dizzy watching this...oh wait, too much Sarah Palin. Out in 1
Chico: Sorry, it's a no-spin zone. Out in one.

ALEXANDR MAGALA

Chico: An acrobat who swallows swords and will scare the living bleep out of you. Quarters.
Gordon: I don't see how he does beter than what he did. out in one.

BRAD BYERS.

Chico: Like Alexandr, but with no pole. Bore snore. Out in one.
Gordon: Im poleing the audience. Out in one

DUO RESONANCE.

Chico: Not resonating with me. Wow, we're picky this year. Out in one.
Gordon: More acts mean more Out in ones
Chico: Right.

KRISTEF BROTHERS

Gordon: I think them on their comedy, if they can amp it, can be a surprise. Semifinalists
Chico: They're going to have to do more than balancing their heads to make it that far. But yeah, Quarters.

RONG NIU.

Chico: She juggles china on a unicycle. The moment she misses (and it has happened before), she's done. It'll happen again. OUT in one.
Gordon: I think the video of her dropping something is good enough to get rid of her. Out in one.
Chico: Next... *giggles*

SPECIAL HEAD.

Chico: It sounds dirty, but it's actually a levitation themed stunt act.
Gordon: Besides sitting on an elevated platform, what else can he do? Out in one.
Chico: I.... honestly can't see this act as more than a novelty. Out in one.

SAM JOHNSON.

Chico: It's an extreme act....
Gordon: He gets to the semis.
Chico: Agreed

TIMBER BROWN.

Chico: He climbs and balances on poles.
Gordon: TiMMMMMBEEEEERRRRRRR OUT in one
Chico: Couldn't have said it better myself. Let's go dancing.

DANCERS

THE AQUANAUTS

Chico: They can't afford getting a pool into Radio City Music Hall every week. Out in one.
Gordon: They could, but I was bored. out in one.

BAILEY THE DANCING DOG.

Chico: He COULD win this... but I betcha after the result of last year's final, the musical fans will not have it. FINALS. Does not win.
Gordon: Um...the Olate Dog won on a number of fluky combinations on schedule and desperate producers. This act is NOWHERE as good as the dogs and the novelty is over. Out in One.

CATAPULT ENTERTAINMENT

Chico: I had them in the finals.. until I saw another act. Semis.
Gordon: I don't think that other act is that good. FINALS

CHICAGO BOYZ.

Chico: Act is hollow. Sorry, boyz. Out in one.
Gordon: Chicago is around 1,500 miles out. Out in one

FRESH FACES.

Chico: *sniff* doesn't smell fresh to me. OUT in one.
Gordon: Sorry. out in One

KENICHI EBINA

Chico: How do singular poppers do again? With the excecption of Haspop?
Gordon: They do very good, and I think he will do as well. Finals.
Chico: Quarters. Haspop is the only one I remember.

MITSI SCHOOL OF DANCE.

Gordon: Reminds me of The King and I on Acid. Out in one.
Chico: And that's why they'll succeed. Quarters.

SENSETION

Chico: This is the act I see in the finals. Sorry, Catapult.
Gordon: I'm not sensing it. Out in One.

STRUCK BOYZ.

Chico: Aptly named. Out in one.
Gordon: They have ZERO in terms of other acts. if that was the first time they did the act, what else do they have left? They will be struck out of the competition in Round 1

tellAVISION

Chico: Tell me what they do again?
Gordon: Bore me to tears. out in One.

CHAMPIONS FOREVER.

Chico: Not on this show. Out in one.
Gordon: Agreed.

D'ANGELO & AMANDA

Chico: Nothing memorable to see here. Out in one.
Gordon: Are you nutty?
Chico: Maybe. I think his ex partner is better.
Gordon: I don't. Battle of the Miami Siblings Part one. They are the better set. Finals
Chico: Speaking of.

RUBY & JONAS

Chico: Finals. There we go.
Gordon: They get to the semis, but they will run into their siblings.

KID THE WIZ

Gordon: Doesn't get the hat trick. Out in One.
Chico: he and his hat need to perform from the start. Otherwise, out in one.

HYPE

Chico: Exactly. OUT in one.
Gordon: Don't Believe the Hype? I'll semi-believe it. Quarterfinals.
Chico: Finally... COMEDY

DAVE SHIRLEY

Gordon: Im not liking any of the comics this season. Out in One
Chico: I don't even remember this guy. Ou tin one.

JIM MESKIMEN.

Chico: Excuse me for a moment...*sounds alarm*
Gordon: Is that a Media Hoffender button?
Chico: Yessir. He was on Whose Line... and an ep of Fresh Prince.
Gordon: Not a fan...but SOMEone has to make the semis. Sure, I'll put him in.
Chico: I'll take him to the finals.

KEVIN DOWNEY JR.

Chico: Who? Out in one.
Gordon: He'll get to Round 1. Thats it,

TUMMY TALK.

Chico: Um... NO. Out in one.
Gordon: Teletummies! out in one.

JOHN WING

Chico: One more time...*sounds alarm*
Gordon: Yeeeees?
Chico: He was at nine Just for Laughs festivals, and had his own show on CBC Radio One. That said he has just enough lack of Q factor to give him a chance. Quarters.
Gordon: I'll go Quarters

TAYLOR WILLIAMSON

Chico: Just awkward enough to get votes. SEMIS.
Gordon: They are going to have ONE comic get to the finals. He's going to be the one. FINALS.

Chico: And finally...

SPRICE

Chico: Who just... makes Rube Goldberg devices.
Gordon: I like this. I don't think America likes it as much as I will. Quarterfinals
Chico: I'll agree with that. I like it. I just don't know if America will appreciate it. And that's... the America's Got Talent primer. Holy cow what a lot of acts. I need a break
Gordon: You need some aspirin?
Chico: Yep I could use a pill or two.
Gordon: We have Maximum Strangth Capsule Reviews...next!

(Brought to you by America's Got Towels... the linen store run by a bunch of clerks waiting for their big break)

Gordon: I'll take the plaid one. It's time for some Maximum Strength Capsule Reviews
Chico: Yep. Giant pills for giant reviews.
Gordon: Start it up.
Chico: First usp... the revival we were waiting for since Figure It Out last year... WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? It's just like you remember it, only it's in HD, Laura Hall's hair is longer, and Drew Carey looks like Aisha Tyler.
Gordon: It's the same show with the same players - but 2 twists. A new host (Aisha Tyler) and a Guest spot which rotates.
Chico: That's the good. Also good... the second-seat newbies. This week, we had Heather Anne Campbell and Gary Anthony Williams. Clearly going for quality. Also, the guest stars they bring in look like they can roll with the big dogs, and frankly, so does Aisha Tyler.
Gordon: I actually like Tyler better than Drew Carey. In my mind, she's a beter conduit
Chico: Indeed she is. She's got a future in this business. She's whipsmart, witty, and can take as good as she gives. Now we come to the not-so-good. And I have two BIG qualms. First of all, if you're going to say you entertain suggestions from the audience, you need to entertain suggestions from the audience. I do not see Aisha go to the audience ONCE.
Gordon: Yeah I saw that also. I'll give that a pass justr because it's episode #1. Not all WLIIA episodes went to the audience
Chico: Second thing is... You're using the guest star MORE than the guest panelist.
Chico: I wanted to see Gary and Heather play with the boys.
Gordon: It's a matter of balance in my opinion. I dont have an iassue with it
Chico: If you wanted to see Kevin McHale sing with Wayne Brady (which he can do)... he needed to be on the panel more.
Gordon: The guest panelists will be back.
Chico: I thought that was the best game of the night, by the way. Song Styles, Wayne Brady singing to Kevin McHale from Glee, the style... gospel.
Gordon: I'm ok with it. the concept is in training

	WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? CW - 8p ET Tuesday
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	A-	B+	A-

Chico: Right. So in short, it's a show that never should've gotten cancelled. And now it's back. And everyone loves it. B+
Gordon: This version could be the best American one. A-
Chico: On after Whose Line, and as good as Whose Line WAS, Perfect Score was NOT It's basically what happens when you put Deal or No Deal in a room with Singled Out to...how can I put this genteel like...do the nasty-cross-genre-horizontal-game-show-cha-cha.
Chico: What happens is you are a lovely lady with a lovely lady friend looking for love amongst 10 men.
Gordon: Each potential date has a suitcase from $1 to $50,000, based on compatibility. Whoever gets the highest amount wins.
Chico: All 12 players have taken a compatibility test. That forms the matrix for the game aspect, as the least compatible man is worth $1 to the most's $50,000. If that sounds complicated, that's because it is. And that's one of the bad things about it.
Gordon: It's not complicated at all. It's about finding the most compatible person based on money. I actually like that part of the show.
Chico: Well, I found it hard to follow, because if you remember, no one knows who has what. It's a strict whittle job.
Gordon: That was the ONLY thing I liked about it. It turned into Singled Out with cheesy actors.
Chico: Speaking of cheesy actors... How about Arielle Kebbel acting like she cares.
Gordon: The hosting was ok. The contestants were pretty bad. This was produced by Scott 'Deal or No Deal' St. John.
Chico: I thought she moved the game along, but she wasn't that good of a conduit between players. She didn't engage much.

	PERFECT SCORE CW - 9p ET Tuesday
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	C-	D+	C-

Gordon: I actually liked her hosting. The problem was the game itself. The premise could have worked with better execuition. C-
Chico: The premise works on paper. In practice... Not so much. D+
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next is ... Oh dear. The next hidden-camera tour-de-force from executive producer Howie Mandel. DEAL WITH IT. Tell me if this sounds familiar. In exchange for cash and prizes, regular folks are recruited to prank their companions, agreeing to obey instructions given through an earpiece by various celebrities & comedians.
Gordon: STOP
Chico: Ha HA. In exchange for cash and prizes, regular folks are recruited to prank their companions, agreeing to obey instructions given through an earpiece by various celebrieis & comedians. The good... it's only half an hour?
Gordon: I'm actually going to be a little nicer. A little. This is executed better than Game Show In My Head in terms that the rotating panel is describing the action and the consequences.
Chico: The bad.... follow along with me please. This is just a ripoff of Game Show in My Head!, which in turn was a ripoff of You're On!, which wasn't that good to begin with.
Gordon: The bad - a show starring Joe Rogan doing the exact same thing was miles better than this show - and we failed that one. And the other show ended with a light-hearted comic approach. Some of these episodes may have ended with a busted friendship or relationship, and you never want to see that happen on a light-hearted comedy game show.

	DEAL WITH IT TBS - 10:30p ET Wednesday
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	F	F	EPIC FAIL

Chico: Howie... stick to judging talent. F.
Gordon: We can still watch him be entertaining on AGT. This gets a different letter though: F.
Chico: Next, a show that's SIMILAR to this, but ... well, it's on MTV. It's Money from Strangers, which is entering season 2. Jeff Dye is going to give you money... and all you have to do is put on this earpiece and do whatever he tells you.

	MONEY FROM STRANGERS MTV - 11p ET Thursday
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	F	F	EPIC FAIL

Gordon: It's Deal With It from a more annoying Host. F.
Chico: And more annoying celebrities... which is saying something because we LIKE Jon Gabrus. New rule. NO. GAME SHOWS. INVOLVING. PEOPLE. SPEAKING. IN. EARPIECES! F. Next is a show that we didn't review on the last episode on account of time. GET OUT ALIVE with BEAR GRYLLS. Ten teams of 2 complete to survive in New Zealand. Each week Bear will cut one team, and the last team remaining wins $500,000.
Gordon: The good - the production is beautiful.
Chico: Yep. And Bear Grylls is definitely the consummate professional in this.
Gordon: You got anything else on the good? Cause that's all I got. See Bear for me moves on into the Bad
Chico: Talk to me.
Gordon: How do we determine who gets eliminated?
Chico: Arbitrary judgment?
Gordon: That's what it feels like to me. That's the best we can do? Really?

	GET OUT ALIVE WITH BEAR GRYLLS NBC - 9p ET Mondays
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	D	D	D

Chico: Yeah, no real metric. That's a dealbreaker for me. You need structure, son. D
Gordon: I agree completely. Subjective eliminations on topics we're not aware of is a true way to lose an audience. D.
Chico: Finally... a second dose, that's a revisit of a show we've already reviewed. This one is actually nominated for an Emmy. To celebrate Top Chef Masters returning Wednesday, we review Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen
Gordon: We are Top Chef Fans. And I'm a huge fan of Top Chef Kitchen
Chico: I'm also a huge fan of TCLCK. It's a great companion to the TV show prior and you pick up on things that you may have missed.
Gordon: Very true. We say this because we'll be seeing it again next season
Chico: Yep. So that's the good.
Gordon: Any bad?
Chico: None than I can see.

	TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN BravoTV.com - Wednesdays
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	A	A	A

Gordon: Me neither. That's why it gets an A from me.
Chico: An A from me as well.
Gordon: Finally....Siberia.
Chico: Lost me after episode one.
Gordon: It's not a game show per se, but it's NBC's version of Lost meets Survivor meets Lord of the Flies.
Chico: in... shocker, Siberia.
Gordon: The Good - I like the concept of what it could be,.
Chico: It's a good concept, but as for me, I'm like, where's the chase, and how do I cut to it?
Gordon: The Bad - and you know this is coming - we don't grade on potential. This is going down the Lord of the Flied slide, and I would think the show should be much smarter than that.

	SIBERIA NBC - 10p ET Mondays
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	D-	C-	D+

Chico: Yeah, we were promised aliens. So far, all we have is plodding. And as I said before, you lost me after Icey was "voted out". D-
Gordon: I want aliens and conspiracy and good sci fi. I'm not getting it. C-.
Chico: That's the reviews. And my headache's gone. I don't know whether i should be scared or not. Speed Round is next!

(Brought to you by Game Show in My Pants. Tailors get earpieces to do sewing - while the models are wearing the pants. One false move and you're in pain, both physically and financially)

Chico: .... Gross.
Gordon: What about Game Show in my Speed Round?
Chico: Nice. Speed Round Starts...NOW! Big Brother. Surely Aaryn has run out of tricks
Gordon: If I'm smart, she's gone. AGT - Give me someone who makes the top.
Chico: We have the list of week 1 acts... they are Aaralyn & Izzy, Alexandria the Great, American Hitmen, Anna Christine, Branden James, Collins Key (BTW: all magicians... done in one), Fresh Faces, Hype, Kevin Downey, KriStef Brothers, Special Head, and tellAvision.
Chico: I like American hitmen
Gordon: I'll go with Braden James. WHodunnit - Who's next?
Chico: You mean, who gets waxed?
Gordon: Yes
Chico: I'd watch myself if I were Melina.
Gordon: Meina is on my radar scope as the killer. I think she's ok. Dana's been in the bottom twice. 3 times a charm. Jeopardy: Any big winners?
Chico: Nope, I think we're done with big winners for the year.
Gordon: I'll go with that. ANy email?
Chico: Nope.
Gordon: How can we get some?
Chico: Sending some! Duh. The address is wlti@gameshownewsnet.com. Or you can follow us on Facebook and twitter @wltiongsnn. We're up to 100 followers on Twitter. Now it's on to 200! TELLYOURFRIENDS, TELLYOURMOM.
Gordon: Next week - Double the trouble. 4 times the trouble! 5 Times the trouble!
Chico: EVERYONE GETS IN TROUBLE! Until then, for Gordon and everyone at GSNN, I'm Chico Alexander... game over... and spread the love. :-)