Episode 27.20 - Countdown to the Finale
September 6

Josh: Wow...Look at the decor! These guys are definitely not skimping on the season finale party.
Chico: *holding a balloon and a cake that says "Happy birthday Julie"*
Josh: ...what?
Chico: ... Party down.
Josh: You conned me into a birthday party for Julie Chen? That's it! I'm out!
Chico: ZOMBIE ENFORCER!
Josh: Hey, I kid. No need to bring out Augustus. See? Joke? :-D
Chico: Now, as I was saying... I'm Chico Alexander, and thanks for watching us this season. We really do appreciate it. You've put up with our antics for the summer and now you reap the reward of... MORE antics.
Gordon: Yay more antics! (Brings out a cake with a veto sign)
Joe: What about hijinks?
Chico: And hijinks, lest we forget the hijinks.
Josh: And Shenanigans?
Chico: ... we tried to hold off on the shenanigans.
Joe: I'm actually partial to tomfoolery.
Chico: Now onto the hullabaloo. From somewhere in America, the season finale of We Love To Interrupt... is.. ON!
Josh: BOOOOOOO-YAH!
Gordon: Gordon Pepper here, along with Chico and special guest Agent Josh.
Chico: and our other special guest Joe Mello.
Joe: Game shows kitaaaa! :D
Chico: Everyone's excited. Good to know.
Josh: Hey, I'm excited to be here. You know what it's like in lower Trebekistan right now?
Chico: Not good I hear. But we'll get to that in a bit... First, we head to the valley over at Radford, where we have big news...



Chico: NOW... Shelly may be out in a 2-1 split... and Rachel... hehehehehehehe.... may be the new HOH..
Josh: (Dramatic sting) Rachel....HOH....*shudder*
Chico: And Pandora's Box may have given Porsche and Kalia 10,000 reasons to smile AND Rachel may have given Porsche and Kalia two reasons NOT to smile, but that's not the big news. The BIG news... now follow me here... ADAM FINALLY WON SOMETHING!
Josh: HORAY!
Joe: *party favor noise*
Josh: *throws some confetti*
Chico: And it was something of big import: the veto cake brought out by Gordon earlier.
Josh: Aha
Chico: Now if he's smart, he'll leave everything as is. Because if he vetoes a nomination, all that's left for him to put up is Jordan... and he doesn't have the numbers to get rid of him.
Gordon: Yes he does.
Chico: WhaWHAAA?
Josh: How so, Gordon?
Gordon: The voters would be himself and whoever he takes off the block. Kalia and Porsche are in an alliance.
Josh: Hm. And how will Kalorsche vote?
Gordon: They would vote to save themselves, and if Adam made the move, he'd vote to get rid of Jordan. Now let's say I'm Adam.
Everyone: You're Adam.
Gordon: Which means I all of the sudden love death metal.
Joe: Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Josh: Absolutely not.
Chico: Nope. *gives sign of the beast*
Gordon: No. So let's say I'm been paying attention.
Everyone: You've been paying attention.
Gordon: I see an alliance who'd want to get rid of me in the final 3 in the form of Jordan and Rachel. I see ANOTHER alliance who wants to get rid of me in the Final 3 in the form of Kalia and Porsche. They want to get rid of each other before then.
Josh: Hm
Gordon: I am the swing vote...UNTIL the Final 3. Then I become baggage.
Chico: Collateral, more like it.
Gordon: Which means I have to win the HOH to make it to the finals...UNLESS...
Joe: You pick off one of each and then it's all hands on deck?
Gordon: Very good, Joe.
Chico: So you're basically hedging your bet on splitting up both alliances.
Gordon: Let's look to endgame. If I'm Adam, who do I want to be in the finals with?
Chico: Rachel.
Josh: Rachel.
Chico: Everyone seems to have an issue with her.
Josh: The annoyance factor with Rachel will definitely affect the jury. >< She affects me too. If I hear her voice, I get a headache.
Gordon: Rachel would be a good choice.
Chico: Hehehehehehehe...
Gordon: As the newbies would vote for Adam, as would Danielle. But part of the key here is not just who to be with, but how to dispose of the people already in the house. Here's the other issue. I probably win if I'm alone with Porsche or Kalia AND IF I'm NOT the one to eliminate the veterans.
Josh: Yah, you have to be able to guide the game your way at this point.
Gordon: If I use the veto now and eliminate Jordan, then that's a backstab and I lose the Veterans votes.
Josh: Yah.
Chico: Yep.
Gordon: However, if I eliminate her in the Final 3 per se, then it's a survival move and more respected.
Chico: You want to get to the finals in as clean a way as possible at this point, if only to preserve game moves.
Gordon: Right. Now if Kalia gets eliminated, then I can swing to Porsche and team up ad get rid of Rachel or Jordan at this point in the Round of 4 by playing both sides and being a target of neither.
Chico: Again, game move.
Josh: That is tough.
Gordon: Because let's say my plan works and it's Me, Rachel and Porsche in the Final 3. Rachel may take me to the finals and Porsche may, too, and I probably have the edge on both of them for votes. So if I play it properly and stay in everyone's good graces, I can win.
Chico: This is one of those classic applications of what we call Gordon's Law of Non-Intervention: "Sometimes the best move is not to play."
Josh: Aye
Gordon: Well the move here is to not make one.
Josh: As I said, Keep the Status Quo
Chico: Makes sense.
Josh: You're damned if you do either way.
Chico: Yep. And speaking of status quo, it's time to break down the final 10 of...



Josh: I'm actually psyched for this season's top 10.
Joe: Would it be safe to say this isn't your typical Top 10?
Chico: Nope. Actually, yup.
Josh: Absotively NOT the typical top 10
Chico: Let's go over this... we have three singers, one band, one magician, four dancers, and motorcycles.
Gordon: It's a nice mix. The first time in a while you have that mix.
Chico: Because the producers don't want a singer to win.
Josh: Yah. It is usually more singer-heavy.
Joe: I mean, we have had our fair share of singing this year.
Chico: Yep.
Joe: They've all just been meh.
Josh: The dancers have really been, 'on pointe', to use a dance expression.
Chico: *rimshot* Now... Who makes it to the finals? As always, actual performance will determine it, but who has the advantage. I submit to you that the most likely of cases this year... two singers vs. two dancers.
Josh: Um, for clarification purposes, may we have a Big Board?
Chico: .... I'll allow it.

Josh: The Finalists!
Chico: We call this one... yeah, that. The final 10 are... Anna Graceman (singer)
Joe: Locked for the finals
Gordon: Really? I don't think so.
Chico: Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. (singer)
Josh: I'll give him a lock
Gordon: He gets a lock.
Chico: Landon Swank (magician)
Josh: Same for Landon
Gordon: No for Landon.
Chico: Lys Agnes (singer)
Josh: I dunno about Lys. Opera?
Gordon: Opera girl, with a good performance, gets in
Chico: Miami All-Stars (dancers), POPLYFE (Musical), Silhouettes (dancers)
Josh: Silhouettes are in.
Chico: Smage Brothers Riding Shows (motorcycles)
Gordon: Poplyfe is competing against Graceman for a spot. Silhouettes are in
Chico: Team iLuminate (dancers) and West Springfield Dance Team (dancers)
Joe: I see three spots locked up in total: Anna Graceman, Team iLuminate, and Silhouettes
Gordon: Illuminate is in.
Josh: iLuminate is great
Gordon: I see 2 singers and 2 dance groups, with America giving the judges and producers the middle finger.
Josh: No way. I am tired of singers winning. To quote Howie: THIS is the YEAR OF THE DANCE
Chico: I've got Landau Eugene Murphy... Team iLuminate as the only two locks. The other two are going to have to work for votes.
Joe: I think Murphy is getting near his limit.
Josh: But Murphy skews to older. Which are the people who vote.
Gordon: Exactly. Which is why he's a lock.
Chico: Now... Let's talk about the groups that have as much of a chance as I do of getting to the season 6 finals.
Josh: It's too close to call I think.
Chico: Smage Brothers Riding Shows... Landon Swank... and to a point, West Springfield Dance Team, which has become more of West Springfield Snuff Films.
Josh: I like WSDT
Chico: No one's jiving you for that, but they're one-trick ponies.
Gordon: And they keep trying to make it so, but you can't change the voters. Just like the judges and producers of American Idol always want to see a female winner. See, the problem here is we're the only people who care about singers winning.
Chico: You really can't. We're preprogrammed for singers.
Gordon: If there is any year we COULD see that happen, it's now with Team Illuminate. I think no other non-music act has a shot.
Josh: Has a magician ever won this darn thing?
Chico: Nope.
Josh: Will a Magician ever win this darn thing?
Chico: Nope.
Joe: So congratulations to Smage Bros Riding Shows, for winning AGT VI
Josh: LOL
Chico: We'll find out in a couple of weeks what happens. Meanwhile, we've finally finished with the Price Is Right season... and I have to say we finally have a loss-less show!
Joe: *party favor noise*
Josh: Yay!
Chico: It wasn't a PERFECT show... but it did not have a loss. It's the closest thing the producers want to a perfect show without having a perfect show, and it was a holdover from February, which would explain why Mug-for-the-Camera Steve White was on the mic... and which would explain why George Gray got the job. BUT, for as well as it does end, it doesn't end at all well.
Josh: ><
Chico: Let's go to the Showcase. First Showcase... a scrapbooking ScrapBox with accessories, a digital camera, a trip to Orlando with hopper passes to Disney World, and a Chevrolet HHR. Bids up, please.
Josh: $29,900
Joe: $22,522
Gordon: $22,523
Joe: Bitch
Chico: Rowr.
Gordon: Dogs and cats don't get along
Chico: No they don't. The actual price... AFTER Showcase #2! We have a hot tub, a pair of towables, and a Ski-Doo. Bids up, please.
Josh: $24,000
Joe: $14,444
Gordon: $24,069
Joe: I think this is a Showcase I don't want.
Chico: And you're not going to get it either. Actual price of the Water Showcase... $25,173. Gordon, you were closer, so you win!
Gordon: Yay!
Josh: Yay for Gordon.
Chico: Actual price of the Memories Showcase... $30,597, Josh, YOU were closest, so you win!
Josh: YES!
Chico: But since we blew the budget.... you both get nothing.
Joe: Waa waaaaaaaa
Josh: Yah... We still get party favor bags, right?
Chico: Of course.
Joe: *munches on Veto cake*
Chico: Keep some room for dinner...



Chico: Now something cool happened on the Great Food Truck Race, and Gordon's going to tell us what.
Gordon: This happened on Episode 2 of the show. No as you know, there's two challenges to be had - a food challenge, then the sales challenge
Chico: Right.
Gordon: The teams knew ahead of time they only had $100 to spend on the next leg
Chico: Right.
Gordon: The challenges - creating sausages and getting the meat for a challenge.
Joe: I do remember that.
Gordon: Now Korilla BBQ sells what, kids?
Joe: Meat
Chico: Korean BBQ, to be exact.
Gordon: They do. So instead of going to the challenge, they grab the meat...and elect not to use it, instead saving it for the more important elimination task. So when it's time to present the dish, they don't bring up anything.
Chico: Which is awesome, by the way.
Joe: That was such a high-level example of Playing to Win, I almost got hooked on the show just because of that
Gordon: It was a great move. The won the challenge by a HUGE margin, by almost 33% of their next competitor.
Chico: About $5600 to $3700 for the second team.
Joe: I was half-expecting Tyler (read: the producers) to take away the meat for "spirit of the game" reasons, but they didn't, and that's badass
Chico: That was ballsy.
Joe: Just about every truck has cutthroat tendencies except for the Seabirds, who need to grow a pair of tofu balls real quick
Josh: Yah
Chico: As we're talking, there are five teams left, and the Seabirds have placed either at fifth or near it in all three legs of the race so far. They need some meat for their bones.
Josh: Seabirds need to pick up the pace then.
Joe: IIRC, didn't season one have fairly consistent results?
Chico: The Nom Nom Truck won each leg... but didn't win the race. The comeback from Grill'em All was very VERY historic.
Gordon: That's how the game of life goes. Now if you have The Hub, you got to see The Game of Life this past weekend. Let's talk about it, shall we?
Chico: Alright! It's based on the classic board game of the same name, and it has the classic spinner and the classic six-seater. That's where the similarities end.
Josh: Oh boy.
Gordon: We have a spinner and lots of silly challenges that make it more like Double Dare than Life.
Chico: From then on, it's more or less a straight quiz where your life decisions are translated into categories... and correct answers are translated into points. And then there's the third round, where you are basically in a Minute to Fun House it situation.
Josh: Hm. Sounds good so far.
Chico: Team with the most points goes to the Spinner to spin for a grand prize. The end game involves predicting how your family answered questions related to the life adventures you experienced in the show. NOW. The good... Frank Nicotero is a good choice of host, a nice even blend of comic neighbor and quiz show host.
Josh: Agreed. Nicotero (From Pittsburgh) was a great host on Street Smarts.
Gordon: Frank is an excellent host.
Chico: The set is colorful... and the Spiderman the Ride car capers are kinda trippy.
Josh: And this format seems good for him to joke around.
Chico: And the mock 50s music that you'd associate with this game is a propos. That's the good.
Josh: Considering the board game was endorsed by Art Linkletter, yes.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: However, there is one major question here on The Bad.
Josh: Und it is?
Chico: I betcha it's the question I'm thinking about.
Gordon: WHY are we licensing a game that has NOTHING to do with the board game besides the giant spinner?
Chico: NAILED IT.
Gordon: Was that the one?
Chico: That was the one. The spinner is a throwaway.
Josh: So are the cars.
Chico: You have the car. You have the spinner. You have the logo. You have the Life Points.
Josh: Which were not part of the original game.
Chico: I believe Life Points were added in the early 1990s when the board game was reformatted. But if you think about it... it's just a straight-laced quiz show that brings nothing to the party.
Gordon: You could have made this a Choose Your Own Adventure game show with the choices you make being key to the score. You could have done so much with the concept. instead this is Q&A with some stunts thrown in.
Chico: Basically.
Josh: Haven't we seen that before? Oh yah! Double Dare!
Chico: And the Spinner segments, while a propos, leave little to be desired. Pick Odd or Even. Where've we seen THAT before? (Red or Black)... (Heads or Tails)

	THE GAME OF LIFE Hub - 6p ET Saturdays
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	C+	C-	C

Gordon: As for a grade. This should have been so much more. But this is only a generic game show based on a great product. So hence, it gets a generic grade. C+
Chico: Frank's job as a host saved it from a D... I give it a C-.
Gordon: I don't think it's that bad. It's not a bad show. My issue with it is that it uses the 'Game of Life' as its moniker and it has nothing to do with the game.
Chico: It isn't a bad show. It's not a good show, it's just there. It doesn't bring anything new to the party.
Gordon: Same thing with my issue of The Jokers Wild '90. It wasn't an awful show, but it should never have been associated with The Jokers Wild Branding.
Chico: This from a person who doesn't like TJW to begin with. :-)
Gordon: I don't like the show, but I respect why people like it.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: First misstep from the Hub.
Josh: Hey, Everyone's allowed to make mistakes.
Chico: The one we're looking forward to is Scrabble Showdown, though.
Gordon: Now tell us about The $25,000 Pyramid Jr.... I mean Scrabble Showdown
Chico: Funny you mention that. You know who the Creative Consultant was for Scrabble Showdown?
Gordon: Gee, is it Sande Stewart?
Chico: It's Bob Stewart's.... kid.
Josh: Yah.
Chico: Not a bad guy.
Joe: Apparently the staff on this was stacked way deep.
Chico: With your friend Pat Finn steering the ship. But anyway, you get a lot of word games based around the Scrabble brand. Including our favorite Scrabble Flash.
Josh: Yay!
Chico: Which my spies tell me will be on every show.
Josh: Hey, it was a popular game on FGN
Chico: Very.
Josh: And the play along factor of Scrabble Flash is great.
Chico: Yep. And if you like word games, this is your Nerdvana.
Josh: Aye
Chico: And it culminates in a fast-paced version of the 80s game, in which intergalactic standard Scrabble scoring rules apply. And the first to 100 wins tickets to anywhere in the World.
Gordon: They do a very nice job with making different variants of the game. They do throw in remnants from other game shows (like Pyramid), but the difference here is that the side games enhances the action, and is not the complete action itself.
Chico: And unlike Game of Life, every aspect of the Scrabble experience is important... even if the first two games aren't. We were talking with Travis Eberle yesterday during the show and we basically said "TiVo past the first two games, start watching at Scrabble Flash."
Josh: Interesting.
Gordon: I agree with Travis. It takes off when we get to what the core of the game should be. I'm would have loved to seen a Scrabble Sprint show up though.
Chico: Maybe in future shows. This is a wheel after all. But there is one problem I have with this show..
Josh: Und your problem?
Chico: Justin Willman is a lightweight. This is about as far a departure as you can get from his OTHER gigs, Hubworld and Food Network's Cupcake Wars. Yes, Josh. He fails the Bud Collyer test.
Josh: Bah
Gordon: True, but this is one of those shows where Game > Host.
Josh: Yah
Chico: Agreed.

	SCRABBLE SHOWDOWN Hub - 6:30p ET Saturdays
	GORDON	CHICO	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	B-	B	B

Gordon: So to grade this, this incorporates the show better than what Life does, which is why it gets a better grade. B-
Chico: The game is really solid, but Justin needs to give it its due when it's time. I'm going to go with B. It's a really great game, and I can only see it getting better. And with that, we're going to go to the show that started it all for the Hub, which had its season premiere this week... Family Game Night. Easily the best show to come out of the 2010-11 season. So what's in store this season? We ask it...



Chico: I'll start it off...

1) Todd Newton got his first Emmy nomination for the show. Will the show get one of ts own?

Joe: Maybe, but I'm doubtful. The old guard is still very good at the top.
Gordon: No. Too many good games with higher profiles. This could be around in a year or 2, and if it is, we'll talk then.
Josh: Too many good shows, but maybe in the future.
Chico: Alrighty then. Next question.

2) What new games would you like to see on the Family Game Night?

Josh: Hm.
Joe: What games wouldn't I want to see? ;-)
Josh: I'd like to see a Scattergories game. I know it was it's own game show, but I think it would be a fantastic idea.
Chico: A Monopoly game that actually uses a Monopoly aspect.
Gordon: I'd go with Scattergories. Besides, they made a game show from it, so the translation can't be that hard.
Chico: And it lends itself to a good party game.
Josh: Aye it sure does
Chico: Which is essentially what this show is. Next question...

3) Scrabble aside, will any game spin off into a game show of its own?

Gordon: No.
Josh: I don't think so.
Joe: I'm surprised Cranium hasn't gotten it's own show yet
Josh: Well Cranium could. I had forgotten about Cranium. But the other games are not strong enough for their own format.

4) Ok, we know there probably won't be returning champs, but what about a tournament of champions?

Chico: Great idea. Amp up the budget for that. You got the numbers for it.
Joe: Not sure how you fully implement that, but I'd be game.
Josh: I think we could go $50,000 guaranteed prize for the winner.
Gordon: I'd like to see it - and new games rotated in for the tournament so no one has an advantage
Josh: That would be good.
Chico: So we have a blueprint... now let's hope that Bob and company are listening.
Josh: I like to think that they are, cause to me, FGN is the best NEW Game show of 2010-2011
Chico: Agreed. Finally...

5) At an average of 306,000 viewers, Family Game Night is the most watched show on the Hub. This season, Todd and the guys will average...

Josh: 315,000
Chico: 342,000.
Joe: I'll go bold and say say 400k. The number of Hub subscribers is going to increase, so the numbers are only going to get bigger and bigger
Gordon: I agree with bigger, but not as much. 325,000 sounds right
Chico: Meanwhile, we have our own Crazy Cash Machine... but it's been delivering cheeseballs instead of cheese money for some reason. I'm wondering why.
Josh: I think this machine's been rigged. *opens it up from behind* Uh guys... I think Chairman and the gang have been back here.
Chico: I see that.
Josh: Yah, all that guano is a dead giveaway.
Chico: *spit takes*
Joe: 2 hours in and our first poop joke. Rather long, really.
Chico: Gordon, get us outta this.
Gordon: Roll That Beautiful Brain Footage
Chico: Thanks.

(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. Doug Morris, the voice of the Brainvision News... hopefully staying dry.
Josh: Fingers Crossed
Gordon: We start with a Datebook

Only one debut this week, but it's one a lot of people are waiting for: Who Wants to be a Millionaire starts Season 10 on Monday

Josh: *applause*
Chico: More questions, more money, more Meredith, and if we're lucky, a Michigander or two.
Josh: And if we're really lucky, maybe a Millionaire!
Joe: I'll win the Powerball first
Chico: But first... celebrities. Yay. With Wee sauce. BUT I'M NOT BITTER! Meanwhile, we have a baseball bat...

Fear Factor, despite not starting in the U.S., did go around the world. And before we see it reborn, we're going to see how the Aussies, the South Africans, and the English do it thanks to Chiller. The episodes will start October 1.

Josh: Oi
Chico: You're looking forward to that. I know I am.
Gordon: Me too :D
Josh: I would be if I had chiller
Chico: Meanwhile, I have a greenlight and a preview of NEXT week's Datebook...

MTV has a go-date for The Substitute: September 12.

Chico: The Substitute is basically Cash Cab in a classroom.
Joe: and with the whole class
Chico: We have a schematic - the show will test teens on things they should know, things they DO know, what they do, and what they think. Should be great.
Josh: I think it should be fun, but beware if Parents watch, lest they see their kids fail the first part.
Joe: At the very least, MTV is proving the value of an education
Chico: For once? Heh.

Another greenlight came in the form of Dog Park Superstars on GSN September 25... but you don't need to know about that.

Gordon: Woof woof woof (plays dead)
Josh: That's going to be (RUFF!)
Joe: Hey, dog agility can be fun.
Josh: Yah, on ESPN Or That's My Dog.
Chico: Hey Game Show Dog! How do you feel about that?



Chico: ... That's what I thought. A dead duck.
Joe: We have quite a menagerie
Chico: Back to the value of an education... Joe, Josh... the white board, please.
Josh: Oh boy... The yardsticks too?
Chico: ... Why not.
Joe: School is in session.
Josh: *wheels in the whiteboard, passes out yardsticks*
Gordon: History lesson, class.

Are YOU Smarter than...Audrina Partridge, who after getting booted by VH1 who cancelled her show, spouts out this nugget... "I'd love to do a period piece, medieval, like Troy. I would love to get dressed up in costumes and talk in an accent and film in another country."

Gordon: Now you all seem to be a bunch of smart people. Tell the class what's wrong with this picture.
Chico: Troy is in ancient classical time... not medieval.
Gordon: Audrina's only off by a few hundred decades
Chico: And besides that, it's Greek. Troy is 1200 BCE
Joe: Well, if you're on VH1, chances are you didn't major in Anthropology or History or Classical Literature or any of that
Gordon: You majored in carrying around a ton of cash.
Joe: And acting like someone got medieval on your brain cells.
Chico: Middle ages is 5th to 15th century CE. That's for my western civ professor Dr. Bennett. :-)
Gordon: Now for Haterade. Who's got the goblets?
Chico: Mmm... Goblets.
Joe: We can use the leftover cups from the office party, right?
Gordon: Sure could.

People give death threats to Shelly's family because Shelly helped evict their favorite contestant Jeff from Big Brother. People need to seriously get a life.

Joe: People need to be jailed.
Chico: Seriously. It's a game show.
Gordon: And if you have a problem, you should really be complaining to this guy



Dance Your Ass Off, Chefs Vs. City and the Ultimate Car Build Off can now take a ride on the Zombie Coaster. Speaking of which... Scream if You Know The answer, which used to be a prime time show, is now relegated to Saturday mornings at 7am, where it can be burnt off in peace.

Joe: Aaron Sanchez has a new gig (raise your hand if you're surprised), so not seeing CVC is no surprise.
Chico: Now let's play Geeks vs. Globe. This week, we're heading to the UK. Remember when Jeff Stelling decided to leave Countdown only to change his mind afterwards?

Well, according to the Daily Mirror, C4 is not taking him back.

Joe: Waa waaaaaaaaa
Josh: Yep. That's waffling for ya.
Chico: They're going with requests for newer faces who are keen on hosting the show.
Gordon: Can I add something to your report?
Chico: Go on, sir.
Josh: *raises hand*

Speaking of people who won't have jobs, David Hasselhoff gets booted from Britain's Got Talent after 1 season.

Josh: Yikes
Chico: Along with the rest of the panel. Heh.
Josh: That figures.
Chico: If you'll believe this... they were too boring.
Joe: So Britain's Got Talent, but no judges
Chico: Ironic, ain't it?
Joe: Though, to be fair, boring judges means boring talent, don't it?
Chico: Yup.
Josh: Yaha....Especially since one made his career being on the royal variety show.
Chico: Just ask Idol 9.
Gordon: It also means boring Media Hoes, and we'd never want that, would we?
Chico: Nope.
Gordon: (PLays Luda)

In this week's Media Ho Report, Lil John and Meatloaf team up for a new album, Cee-Lo Green goes to Parenthood, Jeff Probst is the heavy favorite to win the reality host Emmy...

Chico: AGAIN?!
Josh: Come on, can you imagine a "YEEEAYYAHH" in the middle of Paradise by the "Dashboard Light"?
Chico: ... I can.

Jason Castro has a new baby girl, J-Lo and Marc Anthony do separate commercials for Kohl's (AWK-ward), Cassi (Big Brother) will go on The Bold and the Beautiful playing a model named...Cassi...

Josh: Congrats Jason! And Cassi playing Cassi....
Chico: If I may remind people... Cassi Colvin is, by occupation, a model... named Cassi.
Josh: Just shows you the intelligence level of our Big Brother Houseguests.
Chico: I'll be the bold to her beautiful any day.

Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough gets pics uploaded thanks to a hack, Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine's music single hits #1, and Gene Simmons weds Shannon Tweed without having to go on a reality dating show.

Gordon: But none of them are your hoes of the week.
Chico: I bet I know who they are. New cast of something?
Josh: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ARE THEY
Joe: Oh yeah, that thing
Gordon: It cold be a new cast of something. As in 11 pairs of something.
Chico: Got it. The new Racers.
Gordon: The pair in particular - Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca
Chico: Team Sole Survivors. One more so than the other, having beaten cancer.
Gordon: We'll talk about our predictions on this next week. And those...are your hoes.
Chico: Finally, let's get loaded...
Joe: More plastic cups for everyone
Chico: We like to talk about new websites, new gadgets, new things... for the season finale... we're going relatively low-tech with... *brings out radio* This... is a radio
Joe: indeed

Starting September 3, you can hear the X Factor on it in preview form as Fox All Access presents "The X Factor: The Judges' Ultimate Picks". Hosted by former Master of Champions host Chris Leary. For a full list of airings nationwide, go to foxallaccess.com

Joe: interesting
Chico: In New York it airs on the home of Beat the Block, (radio voice) 95-five, P-L-J (/rv)
Gordon: And that's Brainvision. Shut it down.
Chico: Still to come, we break out the toilet for the fall season, but first...
Gordon: First we have Instant Bargains, and the Home Shopping Zone. You're reading WLTI. You give us 22 minutes, and we'll give you 22 acts that will never win America's Got Talent. Like Bird Whistlers. Hula Hoopers, Auctioneers and Game Show Lint Lickers.
Joe: Ew
Chico: Gross.

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