Episode 28.3 - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
September 26

Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper, and I don't know why we're doing a show this week. It's not like anything happened...right?
Jason: Good grief. MY DVR cried.
Chico: Gordon... you may want to rewatch everything. I'll give you about a 30 second boost here...

*gives 30 second boost*

Chico: ... and that's what happened this week. Any questions?
Jason: Dam.
Chico: Now that you know about the show, it's time for the world at large to know. From somewhere in America... It's Premiere Week! And WLTI... is... ON!
Gordon: Gordon and Chico here, along with our special guest this week, Mr. Jason Block.
Jason: Nice to be here.
Chico: We got a lot of stuff to go over, including five - count'em five - reviews. Yes, the fall of 2011 is indeed crazy. But first, let's go over the first thing you recorded on Monday, admit it. It's the 40th season of TPIR.
Jason: It was.
Chico: And even if you swear up and down that you hate it since Bob left - you know who y'all are AND DON'T EVEN PRETEND YOU DON'T...this was a keeper episode.
Gordon: We'll get to those later, but first, let's start with ...a little drive, shall we say.
Chico: A LITTLE drive? It was the biggest giveaway in TPIR history... not one... not TWO... not THREE... but FOUR NEW CARS.
Jason: And they did it in a unique way
Chico: This was Race Game... for CARS. I'll repeat that... Race Game. FOR CARS. You know, you can match ONE and be happy. You match two... double the happy. You match four and people scream HOLY ... insert expletive here.
Gordon: Well, here's a strategy to think about. What happend if you match 2 card and have 10 seconds left? Do you stay happy, or do you go for it and maybe lose 2 cars?
Chico: I switch just two and hope for the best.
Jason: You know what? I hold set. I have 2 cars. That's kick ass.
Chico: What do you do, G?
Gordon: 10 seconds left? I just do the macarena and let time expire. Something to debate about if it does happen again. However, it's an academic point, because on the first try...ALL FOUR CARS WERE WON.
Jason: This woman nailed it and won...A Chevy Colorado pickup, A Jeep Wrangler, a Mitsubishi Outlander SUV AND....A Toyota Yaris Hatchback
Chico: Sharon Baker. Get your votes in for gamer of the year RIGHT NOW. Okay, let's play this out. I have the tags here...

$16,569 / $18,380 / $20,775 / $22,795

Chico: Sharon Baker nailed it in one. Let's see if you can.
Jason: Yaris/Colorado/Outlander/Jeep
Gordon: Jason was pretty confident. I'll agree with him
Chico: Good move. You're both right. That's almost $80,000 in autos.
Jason: And BTW...Drew's hosting this week was VERY good.
Chico: Indeed. He knew this was special going in. This was an event, and he treated it as such with his usual deadpan joke delivery.
Jason: And Kudos to CBS to showing "Classic Clips"
Chico: Hands down this was the best week of TPIR in the Drew Carey era. By the way, all the classic clips are available on the YouTube channel, @priceisright AND at PriceIsRight.com
Gordon: The clips were very classy and clever moves by both TPIR and CBS. Now my only suggestion - don't blow it all on one week.
Jason: Right...spread it out.
Chico: Leave us wanting more.
Jason: Let's see more clips
Chico: I have a feeling we're going to see more clips over the season. It's going to be a great year, I can feel it.
Gordon: It may be a great week for season. It was a great week for a certain Jeopardy Chapmion
Chico: Who said he was going to go five?
Jason: I think you did.
Chico: I also think I did!
Jason: But Give it up to Alex Trebek for a) Limping out on Day 1. And b) Harry Friedman for seamlessly adjusting the game for as Alex put it "That incident in San Francisco" No crutches. Bad ass.
Chico: I told you Alex was hardcore.
Jason: And BTW...so was Drew with the broken clavicle :)
Chico: Also hardcore.
Jason: The production was seamless.
Chico: And accommodations were made simple and easy. Didn't have to do much unnecessary work and as a medical professional, I have to applaud that. Back to the game though. Justin Sausville poured on the sauce all week...until Friday when he met a good friend of ours by the name of Jessica Burr who had him on the ropes until the Final. Now win or lose, Justin's going to be back in the Tournament of Champions in November. That's pretty much a given. That said, let's go to the final Final of the week. The category: American Business.

In the 1880s he developed Crystal A Caramels; a product under his own name came out in 1900.

Chico: Okay, Jason?
Jason: Who was Hershey?
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Who is the Willie Sponka, the first nightclub candy pusher?
Jason: LOL
Chico: Hey-oh
Gordon: Hey little girl, want some Crystal...Crarmels?
Chico: HA...
Jason: Yeah about that :)
Chico: On that candy-bombshell, Justin got it wrong. Jessica... also got it wrong. Amit Kurlekar got it right and takes $16,801 into Monday's match. Justin takes home $136,000
Jason: He was a good player.
Chico: He was.
Jason: Intersting to see how he does in the toruney
Chico: I think he's got a good enough chance of getting to week 2.
Gordon: Very good, though as you have both said, he did skate by in a few matches. I think he could make it to Week #2, but I'm not sure I count him as a favorite.
Jason: Not really no.
Chico: Nope. But he's a good player and as such should get this...

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Chico: ... now the question... would you think of celebrities as being MVPs?



Chico: There was plenty of fodder here, but one star shone brighter than the rest, Anthony Anderson of the now-cancelled "Law & Order" *doink doink* And speaking of doink doink...
Agent Josh: Don't you dare.
Chico: We welcome in now Agent Josh. :-) *doink doink*
Agent Josh: After an overnight mission to Barkanistan, I fell asleep on the Couch
Chico: This was Celebrity Week on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (aka This is Why I Wasn't Called To Be a Contestant, Not That I'm Bitter)
Gordon: Do we have a graphic for that?
Chico: ...Yes.

(GRAPHIC)

Agent Josh: I always liked Celebrity Week on Millionaire. It shows how smart they really are. (Sometimes to disastrous results)
Chico: On the one hand you had Anthony Anderson who got up to $500K and took all of two shows to do it. on the other hand... you have Ashley Hebert.'
Gordon: Do we get to see a $500,000 question?
Chico: Yes we do. Here is is.

In 1911, what American writer pleaded guilty after he was arrested in Delaware for playing tennis on a Sunday?
a) Henry James
b) F. Scott Fitzgerald
c) Upton Sinclair
d) Theodore Dreiser

Agent Josh: I'll say B.
Jason: Yeah I will go with b
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: E. Bobby Riggs' Agent
Agent Josh: *throws a tennis ball* Booooo
Chico: You ALL suck!
Agent Josh: It's a $500k question. Come on!
Gordon: Can I give the right answer please?
Chico: Give the right answer, please.
Gordon: And this actually has a semi-logical spin to it
Gordon: The answer....is.........................(doing my best Nick Cannon impersonation).................................(waiting for the orchestral movement to come in).............................is the guitar sting loaded, Chico?
Chico: Loaded.
Jason: OK!
Gordon: OK. It's C. Upton Sinclair, Final Answer.
Chico: Dun dun dunnnnn.
Agent Josh: Now why does Upton Sinclair make logical sense?
Chico: Explanation
Gordon: Cause Upton's home is in Bound Brook, NJ
Chico: Okay.
Gordon: As an East Coaster like I am, my cousin, who also lives in NJ, went to college in Delaware. Upton was an East Coaster
Chico: *shoutout to Gordon's cousin*.
Gordon: Thank you. Henry James lived most of his life in London and was 67 in 1911. Chances are he wasn't playing tennis then.
Chico: No.
Gordon: F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in California. F. Scott would also be 16. Probably not old enough to be arrested
Jason: Wow. This is good.
Agent Josh: You are a fountain of information.
Gordon: Dreiser would be the right age, but he lived in the Midwest/west also. So the only answer that would make sense is Sinclair.
Chico: ... You want me to say you're right.
Gordon: It would be nice. Of course, I know I'm not getting $500,000 from you, so...
Chico: .... YOU'RE RIGHT!
Gordon: YAY!
Agent Josh: Aha
Chico: And of course... Anthony waked with $250K for Alzheimer's Foundation. Gordon walks with nothing but the segue to the next segment. Make it a good one.
Gordon: Figured that much. Maybe I can make more imaginary money making deals.
Jason: Oh yeah...Season 3
Chico: Let's Make a Deal. Always good stuff on CBS at 10 OR 3 depending on your area
Agent Josh: Wheeling and dealing, eh?
Chico: Yep.
Jason: And I love what they have done with the show. They seemed to have been given the green light to UP the ante.
Chico: They added a house DJ... and the numbered curtains animate... thus eliminating the need for a separate prop. I just got that. You know, when you need a screen that says "4 Rolls" or something.
Jason: And a staging center for deals.
Gordon: I was at a LMAD taping this past weekend.
Jason: Oh?
Chico: Center stage.
Gordon: Yes. Obviously, I can't say what happened at the tapings. I can say a few things, though. Big Board please?

Gordon: The Subject: Season 3's Dealings #1. They will have new games, which are going to be a lot of fun to see. you've already seen Car Pong played badly on the premiere. We will see it again.
Chico: Hopefully they don't suck at it. But yeah, seems like they're playing to the college crowd with that one.
Gordon: Well for games that want to attract a college crowd, that's a good idea. So is Spin for a Deal, which you haven't seen yet, but we have seen in pictures.
Chico: It looks familiar.
Agent Josh: Door number 4 anyone?
Chico: Yeah.
Agent Josh: But then again, I always liked the Door number 4 Game
Gordon: #2. We're getting a new member of the crew.
Chico: The house DJ Kat Graham.
Gordon: That would be Kat Graham, and he's very good.
Chico: He's our generations Ivan Ditmars if you're old school.
Jason: Yes :) I like the way he incorporates music with the costumes and sound effects as we saw this week.
Chico: Nice stuff.
Agent Josh: Cool then.
Gordon: 3. There will be 'Specials', with special gifts, etc.
Agent Josh: ....uhoh...
Gordon: And special guests
Jason: Cool :)
Agent Josh: You know what themed shows have done on sister program "The Price Is Right"....
Chico: Well, it depends on the theme. The Halloween, holiday and Valentine's themes always work.
Gordon: Yes, and while I don't think I can say what show I was at, I can say it went very well. 4. There may be a Haterade sighting sometime during the season.
Jason: Were you in costume :)
Gordon: Of course, I can't play (Waa, waaaaa), but I may be on camera. 5. If you WANT to make money and be picked on the show, MAKE SURE you follow them on Twitter. They will list ALL of the items they want on Quickie Deals on Twitter the day before the tapings of the show.
Jason: @LetsMakeDealCBS
Gordon: 6. Finally, In addition to the screenings, you can dance during the show and get called on during the latter half of the show.
Chico: Nice
Gordon: However, don't dance like Metta World Peace.
Chico: That leads us into primetime on Monday, we see premieres of two shows... one that should've been better and one that should've been worse. We're going to start with the bad one, of course.



Agent Josh: To quote Bruce Forsythe from "The Generation Game".....WHERE DO YOU FIND THESE PEOPLE?!?!?
Jason: Under a rock
Agent Josh: Now, I had low expectations of DWTS....but they exceeded that!
Chico: There was one chief problem that the former Ron Artest had. He looked like he just wanted to be anywhere else.
Agent Josh: No one liked him anyway?
Chico: That too.
Gordon: Well, we had a lot of issues here. Big Bored please?

Gordon: The Subject: Metta World Free to leave the stage.
Agent Josh: *to himself* one-two cha-cha-cha
Chico: Why did we lose peace? Well... one... he was really really REALLY bad. Two... Didn't even make an effort to be likeable, from his offstage Dennis Rodman-esque antics to his name change to his being there just because his daughter (a cancer survivor) wanted him to do it.
Agent Josh: Doesn't matter on the name change, he's still Ron Artest who punched out a fan at a basketball game. Still don't like him. You have to choose people who are likable.
Gordon: Ron Artest is the most unlikable character you could have pulled out of there. 3. The fact that the NBA is in 'Screw you fans, we're not going to have a regular season' mode doesn't help.
Chico: .... no it doesn't.
Agent Josh: That don't help either, but then again, with the exception of some players on the Chicago Bulls, I've always thought the NBA was full of overpaid crybabies.
Chico: And the crybabies are all free to play for Turkey.
Agent Josh: Or China
Chico: or Italy... Kobe. Anyway, Just think of every mistake you could make on DWTS... Ron made it. Every mistake short of arguing with the judges.
Gordon: 4. Having a 'Peta' to go with a Metta wasn't catchy enough. Metta needed someone who would help him get votes. A newbie isn't going to do that.
Chico: No. Actually BOTH newbies were in the bottom. The only thing that saves Elisabetta and Val from danger is the audience vote. I can't explain that, actually.
Gordon: I can. It shows just how much the fans didn't like Artest.
Agent Josh: He was so bad, I fired MY agent
Chico: Before we go any further, we gotta recognize the potential for greatness. That belongs to both JR & Karina and Chynna & Tony both scoring 22s. Tony actually topped the chart. For real.
Agent Josh: I acknowledge. There's great talent out there.
Chico: But Tony Dovolani's a piss-poor teacher.
Agent Josh: And personally, I am rooting for Ricki lake.
Gordon: Hey Chico!
Chico: Yes, Gordon.
Gordon: Who did you call to win this season?
Chico: Hope & Maks?
Gordon: Yes. You have Hope Solo, who is looking good. Who did I pick?
Chico: JR Martinez.
Gordon: I did. Also looking very good.
Jason: Lets see...Iraq vet from cancelled soap and loyal fans...yup I can see it :)
Chico: You couldn't have a better audience pull. NBC would kill for that sort of pull, because season 3 of the Sing-Off... was a bit dead in the water.
Agent Josh: I agree with you on that.
Chico: Which is a shame, because the talent is really strong. We had the first eight of 16 groups perform for two returning judges and one new judge who happens to be an a cappella veteran made good for herself.
Gordon: The opening number? Great. It went downhill from there.
Chico: You thought the opening number was great?
Gordon: Compared to the rest of the show.
Chico: It was... until the Fannin Family started singing all prim and proper like...
Gordon: I'll give you that.
Chico: Enunciating vowels that needn't be enunciated.
Gordon: which is why the Fannin Family is no longer on the show.
Chico: No sir. As for why the Cat's Pajamas are joining them... I have no idea. I mean, I thought they were full of fun, full of polish. And there was one or two groups worse than them.
Gordon: Oh no. I actually thought the judges were right on.
Chico: Explain this one.
Gordon: What do I say every single year about people singing on any sort of competition show?
Chico: They have to play to the audience?
Gordon: It's not just about singing. It's about an overall performance.
Chico: Okay, I'll give you that. I did note that the Cat's Pajamas is just a group of good singers.
Gordon: You have one shot to impress the judges. You have no backstory, no prior singing performances to back yourself on.
Chico: They were in a field of performers.
Gordon: So the first song that you sing MUST be out of the box. Even if you fail, it needs to be spectacular failure. I want an identity.
Chico: They didn't have one.
Gordon: Current, fresh, etc. If you take a classic, make it stand out.
Jason: Be noticed.
Gordon: Urban Method gives you a rapper. The Cat's Pajamas...#1. Didn't go contemporary #2. Gave us nothing new out of the box. #3. Didn't take ANY risk or make it new. #4. Said nothing about themselves in the song. It was Karaoke a capella. Ben Folds was 1000% correct. It was nice and I can hear it on my CD while I'm doing work - but I'd still be working and not listening to the song.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: So now...Big Board please?

Gordon: The Sing-Offers, Round 1. Now anyone who follows this site knows that Chico and I are HUGE music fans. So is Jason (though is musical accuracy is around as good as Pee Wee Herman finding private movie theaters)
Chico: Hey-oh!
Jason: HEY NOW.
Gordon: Now if you go back to Urban Method's performance - they 'Performed'. You had an actual back and forth play between the main female vocalist and the rapper.
Chico: I did notice that. I thought it was a good play off. They could've toned it down a little, but it matches the song, that raw intensity.
Gordon: THAT is what separates them from a by the numbers act like the Cats Pajamas. I WANT to see that on my TV. I actually liked their performance. Was it as technically good as the Pajamas? no, but was it a better performance? yes. So Urban Method: Rap-apella
Gordon: What do you consider the Yellowjackets?
Chico: College.
Gordon: College Classic
Chico: A little like my old stomping ground :-) UNC Achordants. Whoop whoop.
Gordon: Yes, but uneven. If you wanted to think a team was in trouble, I think they need to step it up. Getting there. Next: Afro-Blue
Chico: Blue blew me away with the richness and vocal depth that comes from their jazz and R&B tradition. And they play better when they're loose.
Gordon: What I really liked about them was they textured a multi-layered background. They had 3 or 4 different lines going.
Chico: Yep, and they all interplayed.
Gordon: They are going to be players in this competition. And I'll agree with you on another team we're going to hear from: Delilah
Chico: That was nasty. But in a good way.
Gordon: It was sexy filthy. And it was another group that added stage presence to their act.
Chico: And they tell the story.
Gordon: I loved the time changes in their song.
Chico: Grenade is basically about a heart blown to bits... and they blow hearts to bits with that.
Gordon: Kinfolk 9
Chico: You can tell they're just feeling the waters out right now. It was a safe song, a safe arrangement, and the vocalists were very weak.
Gordon: I didn't like the lead vocal. My problems were that they weren't in tune with each other.
Chico: If there were another team in danger... it would be them. What about Vocal Point? They sang with a man short this week and STILL delivered a quality performance.
Gordon: I wasn't nuts about the vocals. I really did like the stage performance and the choreography. And again, if you reflect about why the Cats Pajamas were sent home, its because they sang, but didn't 'perform'. As for why the Fannin Family got sent home, it's because they didn't perform well OR sing well.
Chico: They were just there. They thought this was chamber music. This is a cappella glee club. You have to be at least a little bit nutty.
Gordon: They are a good family act. Unfortunately, the caliber of the acts outshone them. I think if they took notes on what the other acts did, they could be a really strong group.
Chico: True.
Gordon: So my rankings: 1. Delilah 2. Afro-Blue, 3. Urban Method 4. Vocal Point 5. Yellowjackets 6. Kinfolk 9
Chico: Not too dissimilar from mine: Delilah, Afro-Blue, Vocal Point, Yellowjackets, Kinfolk 9, Urban Method. We'll see these groups a little later on, because next week, the back eight take the stage. Also next week, our first Redemption Duel between Semhair and Christine.



Gordon: We saw a dichotomy of how to play the game.
Chico: Do tell.
Gordon: Playing correctly: Ozzy, who now has a 3 + 2 alliance going on
Chico: Which is what he should've had beforehand. Probably would've avoided the TC early.
Gordon: Playing sort-of-correctly: Coach, who is getting his tribe in gear, but clearly doesn't have control of his runaway tribe. Playing the game way too quickly: Little Hantz, who has now alienated half of the tribe by trying to get rid of Mikhaila
Chico: And not making a secret of it either.
Gordon: No. Brandon may be in a world of trouble soon.
Chico: It's going to be his votes with the Coach alliance vs. ... everyone else.
Jason: He needs to man up. grow a pair. resist the charms
Gordon: For right now, he's ok, because Coach's plan of splitting the vote to flush out an Idol (which didn't show up) sent Christine to the island.
Gordon: As for why she's there? She's on the outside looking in. Meanwhile, Ozzy already found an immunity idol, so he's currently got the cards.
Chico: Now we're all playing a game of make Ozzy happy.
Gordon: True. Cheeseball says he's found the Hamster Immunity Idol. Um...CHico...Did you remember putting in a green mothball in as an immunity idol?
Chico: No... Block?
Jason: Nope
Agent Josh: I know I didn't.
Gordon: (smells)...that's not a mothball. Oh I'm going to puke.
Jason: Ewwwww
Agent Josh: YUCK!
Chico: GORDON GET US OUT OF THIS!
Gordon: Roll That Beautiful Brain Footage (Grabs Fear Factor Chuck Bucket)

(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)

Gordon: Chico, here's a bat. Use it while I keep using the buuuaaaaagh.....
Chico: Got it. This is the giant aluminum H bat, because it's cold, hard and full of Haterade
Jason: That's HUGE.

Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson have been named in a deposition from the US Justice Department that accuses Full Tilt Poker of being a Ponzi scheme.

Chico: FTP is the main sponsor of Poker After Dark on NBC. This could be the final nail.
Jason: That is some huge Haterade.
Gordon: They found 69 million dollars in FP's account. That's, nice but according to reports, there should have been over 400 million in that account.
Agent Josh: Yikes
Chico: Creative money moving?
Jason: DAMN.....
Agent Josh: That isn't a tax deduction.
Jason: That seems Madoff-like.
Gordon: More like creative luxury car spending
Jason: And since people like Pokerstars have paid off their US Clientele, this looks REAL BAD.
Chico: Where's MY Bugatti Veyron, dudes?
Jason: You want a $3M car?
Chico: ... and you don't?
Agent Josh: Gimme
Jason: Where am I going to drive a 1200hp supercar in NYC?
Chico: West Nyack. Duh. :-)
Jason: Point made.
Chico: In less heavy baseball bat news...

Red or Black? is going to MIPCOM to see if we can't spread the roulette love all over the world.

Agent Josh: Hypothetical question: Who would host the US version? Since Ant and Dec are duds over here.
Chico: I am available. Just saying.
Agent Josh: I'm willing
Jason: I don't want to see one...but yeah, I am down

And we have the 10 Superchefs competing on "The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs". They are Anne Burrell, Michael Chiarello, Elizabeth Falkner, Alex Guarnaschelli, Chuck Hughes (if he wins, he'll be the first ever Canadian Iron Chef), Robert Irvine, Beau MacMillan, Spike Mendelsohn, Marcus Samuelsson, and Geoffrey Zakarian.

Jason: Lots of Food Network Insiders there.
Chico: We'll talk more about these when Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs airs October 30.
Gordon: Let's talk about this week's shows (grabs Datebook)

Only one show, but it's a fan Favorite: The Amazing Race shows up September 25.

Chico: Not to mention an Emmy winner. Take THAT Top Chef.
Agent Josh: I'm ready to race once again.
Chico: Aren't we all?
Agent Josh: IMHO and in the opinion of MANY voters for the Emmys, the BEST reality competition out there!
Jason: Going to be kick butt.
Gordon: Sure is. Speaking of races - hey Chico, let's go around the world.
Chico: Okay!
Agent Josh: First stop?
Chico: India's going dropping.
Agent Josh: *plays Drop it Low*

Million Dollar Money Drop is heading to India to air in 2012. Meanwhile, a game from Spain is looking at a revival, "Un Dos Tres", known in Britain as 3-2-1.

Chico: That's also going to MIPCOM.
Agent Josh: 321 is a game show and a variety show.
Chico: Yes it is. It ran from 1978 to 1988.
Agent Josh: And I watched the show
Chico: Good stuff, eh?
Agent Josh: Saw it on Youtube. It's actually quite good for a game show. The Variety show....meh
Gordon: What about a stupid show?
Agent Josh: Break out the yardsticks.
Gordon: I'm going to give you all 2 shots of Haterade to go with it. Josh is going to help me this week.
Chico: Audience participation I love it!
Agent Josh: How so?
Gordon: First of all, Josh, point the yardstick to the shotglass
Agent Josh: *slaps the yardstick on the desk, then points*

Are YOU Smarter than...$500,000 Champion Rachel, who told everyone about her eloping with Brandon plans...while allegedly on the sauce. So no wedding actually took place between her and Brandon. Sorry.

Chico: Awwww.
Agent Josh: *slaps the desk* SCHTUPIT!
Jason: It will happen...because rumors are she is shopping it as a reality show.
Gordon: Now Josh, please point the ruler to the Haterade inside the shotglass.
Agent Josh: *slaps the desk again, breaking the glass* whoops
Gordon: ...sigh. Rookies (Fills up another glass and presents it to Josh)
Agent Josh: *slaps the desk and points to the glass*

Are YOU Smarter than...The Kardashian family, who thinks that a great way to get the audience to vote for Rob is to Twitter the public and make fun of them for voting for Elisabetta Canalis.

Chico: NOT HELPING!
Agent Josh: Say it with me...*SLAPS THE DESK* SCHTUPIT!
Gordon: You need to get the audience to vote FOR you. Just saying.
Jason: Not cool. Not being good sports.
Chico: At all
Gordon: Now Josh, since you made a mess, I have to call on the hired help to clean it up. AUGUSTUS!



Agent Josh: DAH!
Jason: You asked for it.
Agent Josh: *cowers in fear behind the three of em*
Chico: ... Seriously, Josh?
Jason: He is a good zombie.
Agent Josh: I come from the land of "Night of the Living Dead"! I grew up fearing zombies.

Pros Vs. Joes...game over.

Chico: Awww.
Jason: Good show.
Agent Josh: That was an awesome show, even if Petros Papadakis got annoying after a while.
Gordon: Good show until it lost it's way and until the budget cuts clearly showed.
Chico: Yep.
Gordon: Petros needs to get fully loaded
Jason: (HIC)
Agent Josh: *URP!*
Chico: Okay, this bit is really really cool.

Get ready for new webisodes of Top Chef: The Last Chance Kitchen. It's a competition series and the winner gets a spot in the next season of Top Chef, which will launch November 2.

Jason: Nice.
Gordon: Well it's more than that
Chico: The show itself will boast a record 29 chefs, of which only 16 will compete across the Lone Star State.
Gordon: You omitted out the really cool part.
Chico: Tell us he really cool part.
Gordon: This season, the eliminated contestants...aren't eliminated. They get their own 'Redemption Cooking Island', where the loser goes up against the residing loser. The lone survivor gets to re-enter the game in the Final 4.
Jason: Interesting.
Gordon: All of the redemption challenges and final eliminations are only available online.
Jason: Sneaky.
Chico: That's BravoTV.com/topchef.
Agent Josh: But will it work?
Gordon: If the goal is to get more ratings on TV? No. If it's to get more online viewers? Absolutely.
Agent Josh: But can you watch The TV Show without the Online series being necessary?
Gordon: Yes. As they are only having the eliminated contestants against each other
Chico: But if you didn't watch it, it'd be a total surprise.
Agent Josh: Hm
Gordon: And we'd have more time for media hoes.
Agent Josh: *plays Pimpin all Over the World*

In this week's Media Ho Report, Rachel Reilly does Bold and the Beautiful, Gordon Ramsay does a show on hotels, Carson Kressley hosts the Hero Dog's Awards...

Agent Josh: Woof

Bill Clinton decides not to Dance with the Stars, Jeff Foxworthy does charity, Alton Brown doesn't want to talk to your moms...

Agent Josh: Or sign your arm
Chico: or hug you.

Geo Godley is 'Naked X Factor Singer', Kendra Wilkinson may have another baby, and Lifetime cancels Roseanne's Nuts.

Jason: ROFL
Agent Josh: Yuck to Geo Godley.
Gordon: I personally thought the singing was more indecent than the lack of pants.
Agent Josh: And Roseanne should never have been on TV in the first place.
Gordon: But none of them are the Ho of the week.
Jason: Who is it?
Gordon: It's Jesse Holley, who had a 77 yard overtime catch for the Dallas Cowboys winning Field Goal this past Sunday. Now this is important, for a few reasons.
Jason: Ok...tell us why.
Gordon: 1. He was the Winner of '4th and Long', which got him the job on the Dallas Cowboys Squad.
Agent Josh: Ok, that qualifies then.
Jason: Big time.
Gordon: 2. He's from the University of North Carolina, Chico's Alma Mater.
Jason: Double.
Chico: And he was a member of 04 championship Basketball team.
Jason: Triple.
Chico: Well.
Gordon: 3. UNC is currently 3-0 and could still be a national championship contender.
Chico: If they win against Georgia Tech today, they'll be 4-0.
Gordon: And for all of the grief I have given Chico, I wanted to give him SOME love, to show him that I am not the wretched douchebag all the time. I think that Chico is a fine human being and that I should, for one time, give him the proper love that Chico deserves.
Agent Josh: Aw.
Gordon: And those...are your hoes. And that's Brainvision. Shut it down.
Chico: Shut off my machine, Josh. :-)
Agent Josh: Ten Four *waves yardstick menacingly....Before gently pressing the "off" button with it*
Chico: Still to come, Gordon plays Allen Ludden, but first... five reviews... four reviewers. It's the Maximum Strength Capsule Reviews. You build it up, we break it down.
Gordon: You're reading WLTI. You give us 22 minutes, and we'll give you 22 other famous North Carolina Celebrities. So Chico, how did you enjoy my love for North Carolina?
Chico: Yes... which can only mean one thing.
Agent Josh: He's gonna get hosed later on.
Chico: He's gonna get hosed now.
Jason: Oh yeah.
Gordon: It means that you...get to enjoy...THIS!

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