Episode 28.5 - A Little Learning with Mr. Pepper
October 10

Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper, and school is in session. Class, please sit down.
Chico: Hey, I'm Chico Alexander... and you know how some shows I have this "Angry Chico" moment? Like, "I can't believe that you did that sort of thing" moment?
Gordon: You're going to have an angry Gordon moment if you don't sit down.
Jason: (sits down)
Chico: *sits*
Jason: Yes Mr. Pepper
Gordon: We have all sorts of subjects today. Let's start with...oooh, Chico will like this one...Reading.
Jason: One of my best subjects.
Chico: Oh yeah. I love that one. And you'd expect "stars" to do that sort of thing. So much for that.
Gordon: We'll get to our class and Chico's angry moments right now, as from somewhere in Gordon Pepper's 3rd Grade classroom, this week's Edition of WLTi...is...on!
Jason: Woo HOO
Gordon: Gordon and Chico here, along with special guest Mr. Jason Block. And we start our class with something we like to call RTDC. Read the d(bleep)n Clue.



Chico: This would be my angry Chico moment here. How long as The Amazing Race been on the air? Ten years.
Jason: Since 2001
Chico: You would think that we wouldn't have to remind you of one simple rule: read the blankety blank clue.
Jason: But most teams need to.
Chico: Yeah, and in two cases, they would pay and pay dearly. That would be for Ethan and Jenna, and Ron & Bill.
Gordon: And what was the reading error sir?
Chico: During the Detour, teams were tasked with donating the money that they made IN ADDITION to the money on their person to a local orphanage. Ethan and Jenna weren't the only one to forget, but they also forget a clue back at the Detour. So they have to double back TWICE.
Gordon: But the problem was - they didn't have to just donate what they made. They had to donate ALL money on them
Jason: The first team to do that was the snowboarders.
Chico: Can we get a shot of that?



Chico: That's the clue as it was captured.
Jason: Which most teams didn't read.
Gordon: That's pretty big lettering.
Chico: Oh yeah. You couldn't miss that.
Jason: This was bad play by most teams.
Chico: Terrible.
Jason: SIMPLE, yet deadly.
Chico: But it's always the small details. God is in the details, folks. If you want to run the Race, you have to abide by the rules.
Jason: Its not the spelunking in a cave, it's that.
Chico: Hence, the angry Chico moment.
Gordon: Flunking out of Amazing Race U: Bill / Ron and Ethan / Jenna. Aw.
Chico: Buh bye. Thoughts from the dog?



Chico: ... Good dog. Dead ducks don't read rules.
Jason: Right :)
Chico: Dead ducks also don't dance.
Gordon: Subject #2: Physical Education.
Jason: Not bad LOL



Chico: Let's play a game. Let's say you're Kristin Cavallari.
Jason: Ok
Chico: And you find yourself on the bad end of a Dancing with the Stars vote.
Jason: Ok
Chico: Do you a) try and find out where you went wrong, b) admit that maybe you're not as liked as the rest of the class, or 3) say "this is clearly not a dancing competition."
Jason: 3! It's always 3!
Chico: Gold star, Jason.
Jason: But she is right.
Chico: And that is why America doesn't like Kristin Cavallari.
Jason: Partially
Chico: PARTIALLY. But you do yourself ZERO favors by acting how she did.
Jason: You have to a) dance well and 2) be popular. Doesn't help you were on a show where everything was as fake as her boobs.
Gordon: She needed to work her body as well as her mouth. This IS a popularity competition, and she was doing nothing to help be loved by any fanbase.
Chico: Ironic thing is, she says that she would rather go out on top than have people be "like, 'Thank god she is leaving, it's about time.'"
Jason: Which is exactly what they said :) And JR Martinez is doing everything possible to WIN this in a landslide.
Chico: You know why people like Ricki Lake and Chaz Bono and JR Martinez are still in the competition?
Jason: Because they are making themselves LIKEABLE.
Chico: They don't have the skills that many of the more svelte among the class have, but they are at least humble.
Jason: That they are.
Chico: So there's another entry into the pantheon of...



Chico: "Diarrhea of the hubris". Remember, kids... it's only a shocker if you aren't paying attention.
Jason: There you go.
Gordon: Very good, class. Next up: Math
Jason: (takes out Math Book)
Chico: I like numbers, daddy.
Gordon: Joon Pahk is an absolute monster this week, winning more than $140,000
Chico: This is true. He's tearing it up all sorts of ways. Though I will say that he kinda backed his way into a win on Thursday. But he more than made up for it on Friday.
Jason: Yes he did.
Gordon: As a matter of fact, lets talk about Thursday.
Chico: Back to Thursday.
Gordon: Joon has 14,200. The leader has 17,200 and third place has 8,200. The subject: Oscar Nominations

The clue: The only time 3 actors from the same movie were nominated for best actor was for this high seas film

Gordon: Answers, class?
Jason: What is Mutiny On The Bounty
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: What is Titanic 2, Revenge of the White Star Lawsuit.
Gordon: Chico was close.
Chico: Close gets you nothing, though.
Gordon: The right answer is: What is Debbie Does the Miami Dolphins, because that's the only scoring they're going to be doing this season.
Chico: OH!
Jason: LOL
Gordon: Jason got it right. It IS Mutiny on the Bounty. You have $17,200. There's 2 ways to bet. What are your options?
Jason: You bet nothing
Chico: If you're the leader, you bet $799
Jason: You bet 0.
Gordon: $799 is correct
Chico: Difference between you and a third-place double-up MINUS ONE.
Gordon: It stops 3rd from beating you and forces 2nd to get it right. Now the other way, of course, if you know it, is go for it.
Chico: Right.
Jason: yes.
Gordon: At 14,200, there's only one bet to make. What is it?
Jason: $3001
Chico: Correct.
Gordon: Right. You know he's going to bet to cover you and it forces 1st to get it right. Joon played it weird.
Chico: How weird was it?
Gordon: Joon bets...$2,500
Chico: That WAS weird.
Jason: Very. Lucky he was the only one to get it.
Chico: You notice he didn't have that usual cacapoopoopeepee eating grin on Thursday.
Jason: Nope.
Chico: He made a mistake and he knew it.
Gordon: Not only that, but if Fanny bets $0, she wins. So Joon, though a 5 time champion, gets this:



Chico: But he will return Monday.
Jason: Yeah. But he has been FUN to watch
Gordon: Yes and yes. And I look forward to seeing him on Monday. Hopefully with better math skills. Now we move on to Art. And



Gordon: Divided by 2. Let's go to Wednesday's Millionaire, and this question

When the "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, which of these artists was questioned as a possible suspect?
A: Claude Monet
B: Henri Matisse
C: Edgar Degas
D: Pablo Picasso

Gordon: Aka. Who was in that area during that time?
Jason: Picasso is Spanish so he is out. I am going A
Chico: I'm going to go D. Simply because Block said no. So I say D. Jason says A. What's the answer?
Gordon: In 1911, Monet was in the Mediterranean, so A is wrong.
Jason: Great.
Gordon: During that same time period, Pablo Picasso went abroad to study art. He moved to Paris, and was at a rival art museum when the painting was stolen. The answer is Picasso.
Chico: Money...
Jason: You mean Monet :P
Chico: I know what I meant. :-)
Gordon: Chico gets Cash Monet, which I'll give him after they deliver the Mona Lisa to my house in Guernica.
Jason: :P
Gordon: Noam Osband thought D was the right answer, but he doesn't pull the trigger. He quits with a nice sum of $250,000. And hence, he wins...



Chico: And much deserved.
Jason: Good stuff. And good on you.
Chico: THAT is an example of a beloved character. And I hope you were paying attention, Millionaire hopefuls... the HAT was the key, as was the backstory
Gordon: Yes. Now we move from art to science. Psychology, actually.



Gordon: So Chico, what's wrong with spilling out your plans to everyone?
Chico: Well, besides the whole "playing the game too early aspect", it basically opens you up to fall on your own sword. Case in point: Stacey Powell.
Jason: Oh yeah. It wasn't good.
Chico: No, it was rather ugly. Stacey could've saved herself by making a play that would oust the weakest amongst the tribe, read Brandon... instead, she mucked up the waters all sorts of fierce.
Jason: And that group hug after being voted out...CHILLY.
Chico: So cold... SO COLD!!!!
Jason: She gave them the '(bleep) you' stare down
Gordon: And Brandon was doing everything to get voted out.
Chico: Apparently very hard to get voted out if your name is Brandon Hantz. What is this, the second Tribal Council?
Jason: I have one question for Brandon...did he leave his man card at home?
Chico: I think he wanted to prove to no one more so than himself that he was twice the player and twice the man that his uncle was.
Jason: But you don't do that by becoming a weepy mess.
Gordon: Twice the man? sure. Twice the player? no,
Chico: How about twice the food coverage?
Gordon: We haven't done Home Economics. Sure.
Chico: Okay, first up, we're spreading the love...



Chico: ... to the Chopped Champions finale. The big prize: $50,000.
Jason: HUGE.
Chico: All the last chefs standing have to do is win one. More. Time. At the end of the road, a $50,000 dessert made of... araucana eggs, bread flour, turbinado sugar, and goat's milk. Now... eggs, flour, sugar and milk. What does that tell you? You need to bake something!
Gordon: Usually, and since I know you're a-coming, I'll bake you a cake.
Chico: Aw, thanks, G. Simple, almost too much so... but that's what Danielle Saunders does with a buttermilk spoon cake. Lauren Gerrie, on the other hand, is going the other way with a cornmeal parfait with an egg yolk on top.
Jason: That's a little much, no?
Chico: JUST A TAD MUCH. Now on one hand, you have Danielle, who's been just safe, simple, and a little bit obvious with her choices all game long. Lauren wanted to be daring, be adventurous, leave the judges with an impression. You do that, but with $50,000 on the line, on your head be it. If I see ingredients that call for me to bake something, I'm going to bake the best danged something I can. I'm not going to do something that may or may not work.
Gordon: I think you go hard or go home. I have no problem with what Lauren did as long as she executed it well.
Chico: Lauren didn't execute, therefore Danielle Saunders wins a check.
Jason: Does she get the trophy?
Chico: She gets the trophy.



Chico: And we get a bonus.



Chico: Time for a quick review of a short-form spinoff. This month, Cupcake Wars becomes Halloween Wars. Five teams of dessert crafters will have to create dishes that best suit the spooky Halloween theme. Justin Willman returns as host.
Chico: Yes, the same guy who hosts Scrabble Showdown for the Hub.
Gordon: We get 5 teams and candy decorators and a pumpkin carver. We give one team a grand prize - and eliminate one team at the end of the episode.
Chico: Final episode on October 23 sees someone win $50,000.
Jason: This seemed too much of a mishmash to me. Was this Food Network Challenge? Was this Cupcake Wars? Was this both?
Chico: This was a Cupcake Wars spinoff.
Jason: Even so...
Gordon: The good. I loved the atmosphere. I also liked the format. THIS is what Cupcake wars should be
Chico: If you like Cupcake Wars (and a lot of you do), you'll like this.
Gordon: I do and I did. This was also FUN. More fun than Cupcake Wars because the contestants have personality, the judges aren't stuffy, and I like the macabre.
Chico: And because you're crazy.
Gordon: And because I'm crazy
Jason: That too. LOL. I don't know...this just didn't do it for me.
Gordon: So now we go to the bad.
Chico: Didn't really bring anything new to the party.
Gordon: If you wanted to say 'This is Cupcake Wars with a Halloween theme and no bonus originality besides lets make this a 5 episode arc and get rid of a team per episode', you'd be right.
Chico: It's a by-the-book spinoff extension.
Gordon: (Copies a painted pumpkin on carbon)
Jason: Xerox?

	HALLOWEEN WARS Food - 9p Sundays
	GORDON	CHICO	JASON	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	B	B	C+	B-

Gordon: It is, but they do it well. I know my colleagues won't rate it as high as I do, but they executed this really well. B.
Chico: It looks just like you. But still, it runs well. So I'm going a B here.
Jason: I would give this a C+. I don't like the theme and the lack of originality does nothing for me.
Gordon: You're a Halloweenie.
Chico: Meanwhile, Cooper the mole is doing what he does best... digging... He made a jack-o-lantern for the show...
Gordon: Actually, he found a treasure chest and a note.
Chico: What'd it say?
Gordon: It says, (Reads) 'Dear Chico. Because you lost the bet, I want the Hangover's Alan T-shirt that you're going to get from me an Extra Large. Go Saints. Signed, Gordon.'
Jason: ROFL
Chico: ... I was going to save that until the Media Ho segment. But now that you bring it up...
Gordon: ...and 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: If I may say so... I was going to get him the shirt anyway, because that's the type of guy I am.
Jason: You are :)
Chico: Happy Birthday, Gordon.
Gordon: Thanks :) But now I can have you get me something else for my birthday. Like his Satchel :D
Chico: Don't push it.
Gordon: I won't. Here's the Datebook

October 12 gives us Protagonistas (HEROES) and Work of Art Season 2. If that wasn't enough to frighten you this Halloween Season, we have Disney's Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off on Saturday.

Chico: Protagonistas is Univision's search for the next great telenovela lead. Work of Art is Bravo's search for the next great artist. Make Your Mark is Disney's search for another cog in the Disney machine. The winner gets a dance-on role on "Shake It Up."
Gordon: Can we maybe spend more time to find the next great reality competition format that hasn't been done to death?
Jason: Wow. The mighty have fallen.
Chico: It gets better next week.
Gordon: Here's a way to shake it up (Gives Chico an orange bat)
Chico: Now for the Business End...

GSN has tapped Stephen Croncota as its new CMO, in charge of growing the GSN brand.

Jason: He has a tall task.
Chico: Croncota arrives from Comcast, which coincidentally produces Baggage. Just saying.
Jason: There you go :)

Meanwhile Phil Gurin is hoping to sell Bullseye to the US. That would be the darting quiz show.

Chico: And I have some greenlights for people who like their karaoke... well, killer.

Steve-O has been tapped to host "Killer Karaoke", our version of the "Sing If You Can" format, starting on TruTV in 2012. Also, SYTYCD and MasterChef will be back NEXT summer.

Jason: :)
Chico: Speaking of jackasses. *wheels in smartboard* Gordon?
Gordon: Present...and presenting...

Are YOU Smarter than...Nicholas Payne, who gets arrested for assaulting a female cop

Chico: Who?
Jason: http://www.tmz.com/person/nicholas-payne/
Gordon: He was on Swamp People, Fear Factor and a variety of other shows.
Chico: Wow. How dumb was that?
Jason: Very.
Gordon: We got some Haterade for ya
Chico: Don't you always?
Gordon: I do.
Jason: (puts cup down)

It's not official yet, but the over / under on how much longer Ali and Roberto's relationship is going to be...a few weeks. And if you bet on no wedding, you're looking really good at getting paid off.

Chico: Remember that picture that said 8/27 or something on it? Yeah, it's damn near Halloween. JUST SAYING.
Jason: Not a shock.
Gordon: And because this is a traditional thing...

If you said that the Playboy Club was the first show to get canned - you win!



Chico: #2: Free Agents, #3 H8R, #4 How to Be a Gentleman.
Jason: I liked the show. Had too much baggage going in.
Chico: The axe is falling quickly and mightily
Gordon: Charlie's Angels may be offset by a gang of zombies soon
Chico: Yep. Not looking good for them at all. But it's looking good if you like games on Facebook. Let's get loaded.
Jason: HIC

This one comes courtesy of G-money himself. Let's Make a Deal is on Facebook, and like the show that inspired it, it's more of a mishmash of other games and then you get to the actual dealing bit.

Chico: It's pretty cool.
Jason: It's OK. It needs to get better. Give it time.
Gordon: There's a lot I like. I do like that they are using more of the game show skits. They need more of that
Chico: Yeah. Good for another time killer. While we're on people killing my time... (plays Ludacris)

In this week's Media Ho Report, Scotty McCreery sings the National Anthem for the World Series, Cedric hosts the Soul Train Awards, Guy Fieri does Carnival Cruises....

Chico: as does Family Game Night

J-Lo does AOL, Donald Trump has a new baby boy, Ant and Dec want more Red or Black...which makes them delusional... Jessie J does the Voice UK, Kellie Pickler goes to 90210 and Jeff Probst calls out Neil Patrick Harris...not in THAT way.

Gordon: But none of them are your ho of the week
Jason: Oh no... who is it ?
Gordon: It's Emily Maynard - and I'll let Chico explain why
Chico: Well, let's just say if you were watching the Carolina-New Orleans game this Sunday... you know why Cam Newton couldn't get Jeremy Shockey to handle his balls.
Jason: EXCUSE ME? :)
Chico: Because Emily Maynard already called dibs.
Jason: Well now. :)
Chico: Couldn't catch ANY of Cam Newton's easy throws.
Jason: Yeah but Emily was wide open LOL
Chico: OH!
Jason: Was that wrong?
Chico: Wrong. But not incorrect.
Jason: :)
Gordon: And those...are your hoes
Chico: Finally, let's go global.
Jason: Where to?

MIPCOM continues this week from Cannes, and among the ideas being tossed about... "Do You Know What You Did Last Night", a show that tests your recall after you've had a few too many... "The Exit List", a Sony property that tests recall of information gained in a maze.... "Harry", a word game from France...

Jason: Interesting :)

... and "Body Bowling"... which does exactly what it says on the tin.

Chico: Giant pins... human balls.
Gordon: Ok, when I said I wanted the next original format, I think I forgot to put in the fine print that the formats need to be good.
Jason: That's what the lawyers are for :)
Chico: Don't you like bowling?
Gordon: Bowling with a ball? Yes. With a body and watching that for 30 minutes? no.
Chico: Fair enough. Let's shut it down. Brainvision, over.
Jason: (Shutting Down)
Chico: Still to come, we step on the world's worst step... but first, seems like every one and their mom is coming up with a kids' game show nowadays, but we can learn a LOT from the wisdom of those that came before. It's the 6 things we think you should know about making a kinds' game show. That's coming up.
Gordon: You're reading WLTI. You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you 22 more lessons to learn - like North Carolina Geography. Of Course, all you need to know there is where the local place everyone goes to once the Panthers lose.

(BrainVision is brought to you by Majors & Minions... Teenagers have a shot to become the greatest villain ever... but first, they have to learn from the baddest of the bad)

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