Episode 28.6 - Occupy WLTI
October 17

Chico: Hello gang, Chico Alexander here... and Gordon Pepper... there. This was one of those weeks were things got weird... except in every way possible.
Gordon: (Walks in with Martian Antenna) what are you talking about?
Chico: ... Not a thing. Just that things that were supposed to happen in the world of game shows... actually did. We'll explain how as from somewhere in America... this surprisingly boring edition of WLTI... is... ON!
Gordon: Yay! Gordon here, along with Chico, and we're going to go through this as painlessly as possible - just to spare you the pain we had. We start with someone winning $200,000...and going home.



Gordon: Oooh. Is that new?
Chico: just made it out of macramé and newspaper.
Gordon: Best papier-mâché I ever saw. So tell me, why are we saying goodbye to a long-standing champion?
Chico: Simply put, he ran into a steamroller of a player. Not only that, Joon Pahk bet on the final in hopes of Katie Proctor losing. That wouldn't have happened even if he bet the correct amount. Let's paint the scene. Going into the final, Joon had $13,200 to Katie's $17,600. Leigh clearly was a non-issue with $5600. She bet $500 on a Daily Double for cripes sake.
Gordon: If you play to not win, you won't.
Chico: That's what we keep saying.
Gordon: Leigh wasn't reading our column. What's the category and question, sir?
Chico: The Final J! category... Art & State Capitals.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, home to the largest permanent collection of her words, is in this state capitals

Gordon: What is 99%ville?
Chico: Not right, but also accurate. *puts on a hat saying "Occupy WLTI"* Would you believe it was Santa Fe?
Gordon: Well, if you lok at her art work with the western themes and the flowers, it makes sense
Chico: Yup. Now let's say you're Joon... What do you do?
Gordon: $1,999. You assume Katie is going to bet to cover you and you have to play the triple stumper and block Leigh from sneaking in the back door.
Chico: And you're correct. Katie gets it right, so it's a moot point. She also bets right to win $26,401. But Joon leaves with $201,000. We'll see him in three weeks' time for the Tournament of Champions.
Gordon: Nice win for Katie. And she even wins a second game, proving the Giant Killer theory moot. However, she runs into problems on game #3.
Chico: Joe Koster came to play. He came to win. He bet $5000 on a Daily Double and got it right.
Gordon: You gotta like players like that
Chico: You do. You also have to like it when they beat the fool out of their competition. Let's play another.. the category: The Western Hemisphere.
Gordon: Ok

This nation lost its direct access to the Pacific around 1880 but retains a navy that now patrols its rivers & a large lake.

Gordon: What is Argentina, before the Greenhouse Effect came over?
Chico: Close. What's my mom's name? Olivia. Bolivia was right. Joe's the only one right, winning $25,201.
Gordon: That's a pretty good night for trivia players
Chico: Yep. A bad night for 90s girl groups, though.



Gordon: I thought I was watching a Disney Movie. Guess which one?
Chico: Did something die in it?
Gordon: Yes, actually.
Chico: Figures.
Gordon: The one with the deer staring in the headlights. That would be Bambi.
Chico: Ah. Because Chynna Phillips... mysteriously paused.
Gordon: And then when Chynna froze during her routine and got punted, she turned into Flowers the skunk and made a big smelly stink. And no, Chynna. In your case, it was NOT a popularity contest,. You just stunk.
Chico: And not being likable didn't help. Again, this was "the hot one" of Wilson Phillips who made a record with her naked on the cover. Definitely not used to being humbled. At all.
Gordon: Such is life. Waa waaaa. But when she feels better she can go to Vegas and have some showgirls demonstrate how it's done.



Chico: Now THEY lost big. But you had to see it coming. They had a lot of issues coming in. For one, they were behind almost from the get-go and they couldn't find their cab. You never want to lose where your cab is.
Gordon: Keep in mind this is the same team that almost didn't make it out of the country.
Chico: Right. They're not exactly the most observant. A third thing - This early in the race, who you choose to align with could mean the difference between life and death. Amani & Marcus Pollard (he of the tackle football) were also in the back, but they had a friend in the snowboarders. Of course, they could've been done sooner with the roadblock had Marcus actually pay attention, but that's neither here nor there now. The Roadblock task was to count Buddhas.
Gordon: (points to Chico) - one. :)
Chico: Good. You get a cookie. There was actually upwards of 70 at the temple. We had teams helping teams out. Kaylani & Lisa... not among them.
Gordon: Unfortunately, they were beyond help.
Chico: Yep. So Kaylani & Lisa get lost. But again, you have teams that know what they're doing (who are in front) and teams that dont (are in the back). And if the teams that don't know what they're doing don't realize what they're doing quickly, it's going to end up badly. Meanwhile, Brandon Hantz keeps pulling out escape tricks after escape trick.
Gordon: It's easy when you don't make yourself the target



Chico: True.
Gordon: Brandon is employing the Sandra Diaz-Twine rule of 'Anyone but me'.
Chico: That got her to the win... TWICE.
Gordon: And his fellow tribesmates are more than happy to help out.
Chico: And if it means that they end up winning the week over their opponents, so be it. That leaves Cochran to fight for HIS life this week. Notice a pattern? If we're not talking about Brandon, we're talking about Cochran. This week, it was a tale of two plans. One plan would see Ozzy and Elyse try and pull people to get rid of Cochran. The other would see Jim, Cochran, and Dawn try to backdoor Elyse. That leaves Keith and Whitney. Now what THEY did was actually pretty clever. They voted for Elyse without actually voting for Elyse.
Gordon: Which would mean they voted for Dawn - aka. someone not on the radar
Chico: You remember that one time when a couple of tribesmates threw an immunity challenge by throwing away a puzzle piece? That's essentially what happened here. They threw their votes to someone harmless to let the numbers work themselves out. Jim, Cochran, and Dawn all had the votes to get rid of Elyse. Elyse and Ozzy would get rid of Cochran. Story writes itself. Keep your hands clean while others do the dirty work.
Gordon: True. And it is a smart play. You have to get rid of alliance clumps that looks like they'll be forming against you. BUT did they make that play a little bit too early?
Chico: Perhaps a little bit.
Gordon: By doing that, you're showing Ozzy where he is in the food chain. That's going to give him time to counter align or jump ship at the merge
Chico: I mean, they did have the numbers for it to work, but usually you don't see this sort of play PRE-MERGE.
Gordon: Ozzy is strength. You don't want to see that working against you - or him aligning with Coach.
Chico: And let's be honest. What's the chances of THAT happening?
Gordon: if I'm Ozzy and I see my teams going to turn on me: pretty good. If I'm Ozzy and I learned nothing from the last 2 times I was playing: pretty bad
Chico: Third time's the charm, you know. We'll see how this goes in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, we have another ...



Chico: ... quartered. $250,000 on the line for a lucky Million Dollar contestant.
Gordon: Who do we got in the circle?
Chico: We have David Gomez of Charlotte, NC. Going for $250,000 on this question. Should be noted that he used his last jump on $100,000, so if he walks away on this, he leaves with $53,600 instead of $100,000. Gordon seems to be a connoisseur of art, so let's see how he does with this...

In 1961, curators at New York's MoMA discovered that for 47 days they had displayed what Henri Matisse work upside-down?
A: La Blouse Roumaine
B: Le Mur Rose
C: Le Bateau
D: La Danse

Gordon: It's Matisse. Would it even matter what side it was on?
Chico: It would if you wanted $250,000.
Gordon: Fine. C. FInal Answer
Chico: You're right, G.
Gordon: Show them the pic



Gordon: Now who'd care what side that was on?
Chico: I wouldn't. I wouldn't even know.
Gordon: Would you know what game to spread the love to this week?
Chico: I would. We're gonna STL to the X Factor this week.



Gordon: Now we're not going to give our grades out just yet until we get to the Final 16, but we're at the Top 32. What do you think?
Chico: Well, given that we only saw half of the field against a baseball rainout...
Gordon: Well, in general, I mean, My thought was...one of these people is getting 5 million? Really? I mean not wanting to be a grouch here, but this is the American Idol formula of raw talent
Chico: One of these people is getting $5 million
Gordon: Do you feel musically that they are worthy of such? Because that would mean they are better than any Idol winner, and I can't make that case.
Chico: I can make a case for a group over any single Idol singer... if only for the volume of it.
Gordon: Lets talk vocal quality
Chico: Vocal quality... Can't make a case. I mean, you think about the best of the best from that other show, ... Kelly Clarkson... Carrie Underwood... Jennifer Hudson, who didn't even WIN the thing. At least I didn't from the field of 32 so far. I'm hoping that this is just one of those things that will grow over time. Because, well, some people we didn't give a chance to at the start, and look at 'em. But yeah, it's not about this. It's about what they do on the live stage, but so far, looking at the acts themselves, I see contenders, but nothing really lasting. I'm HOPING that changes, because, well, look at what's at stake: $5 million.
Gordon: This is all about talent. Not raw people that can get better. I mean The Voice's Talent was better than this. If it's 5 million, I don't want raw. I want THE BEST. And I'm not getting that.
Chico: Sad, ain't it? I could put the hams out on the stage and they'd get a better harmony. *hams getting a better harmony*
Gordon: They need to do a duet with Avery and the Calico Hearts.
Chico: That'd make a cool ringtone for a SEVEN year old.
Gordon: It would. Roll that Beautiful Brain Footage.

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

Chico: Thanks, Doug. We're going to start with a big bad bat...
Gordon: (Hand Chico a Big Bad Bat)
Chico: Okay, remember how Lifetime was going to launch Project Accessory AND Project Runway All-STars in November?

Well, Accessory was pushed up to October 27 after the Project Runway season finale... and All-Stars was pushed back to 2012.

Gordon: Too much of a good thing is not a good thing
Chico: Nope. You have to stretch it out a bit.
Gordon: So that's a good move for Lifetime
Chico: Very good. Speaking of good moves... maybe... Let's light a greenlight. Actually, let's turn it off for a second...

...because Syfy has greenlit "Total Blackout" for 2012 with Jaleel White as host.

Chico: It's a stunt show taking place in total darkness. So it would be like Dating in the Dark, only intentionally funny.
Gordon: I have an intentional datebook

Fort Boyard is October 17th. October 23rd has the Million Dollar Burn Off...I mean Mind Game

Chico: One's going to look interesting from an American point of view. The other is going to air Sunday on ABC. So think about this: what would you rather watch: a US version of a British game, or a US version of a Russian game with Vernon Kay hosting? And yes, this is the NBA's fault.
Gordon: I'd rather get Fully Loaded.
Chico: I can make that happen. Top Chef is now a magazine... sort of.

Food & Wine Magazine is issuing a 24-page tabloid based on the hit Bravo series.

Gordon: I think that's a fun idea. I'd love to be able to take recipes and be able to replicate it in my kitchen
Chico: Me too. Made my first souffle that way. Of course I did a little tinkering, replaced the sugar lining in the cups with more cocoa... I'd say it worked.
Gordon: Other people though...not so much

Are YOU Smarter than...Keylani and Lisa. for all of the reasons mentioned.

Chico: Show's over, show girls.
Gordon: I'm surprised they made it through 3 episodes.
Chico: Me too. Of course, they had a little help.
Gordon: They needed a lot of help
Chico: And now I need a lot of Haterade.
Gordon: Good, I got a lot.

In addition to Chynna Philips, we have Guy Fieri being called an Anti-Semitic, Homophobic Tool. We have GSN suing Cablevision, and we have him.



Money Hungry and WCG Ultimate Gamer both meet their maker. I can't say I'm sorry to see them go.

Chico: Well, Money Hungry was bad from go... WCG went from good in season one to meh in season 2. But Hannah Simone... she's got work for the rest of the season. Ever see New Girl?
Gordon: It's hot. And so is she.
Chico: Yes on both accounts. I can go round the world with her. The next big thing in China, Name That Doorbell.

"Super Star Ding Dong" is being sold to China's JSBC. The premise is simple... identify songs played on doorbells.

Gordon: I'd feel like a Superstar Ding Dong if I'm watching this
Chico: Apparently it was also big in Poland.
Gordon: That doesn't exactly change my mind on this. But maybe it would change some media hoes minds
Chico: Didn't think it would. What if I had this... (plays doorbells playing "Pimpin All Over the World")
Gordon: ... Yuck
Chico: ... I tried.

In this week's Media Ho Report, Pat Sajak puts his LA House up for sale, Derek Hough gets pinged, Evel Dick Donato is engaged... Bruce Forsyth gets knighted, Peter Marshall co-hosts the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, Ann Widdecombe becomes a Cleverdick...

Chico: Hosting the show of the same name.

Martin Short judges Canada's Got Talent, Brad Womack still wants Emily Maynard (what?) and Matt Grant wants Natalie Getz.

Gordon: But none of them is the Media Ho of the week.
Chico: Who ya got this week?
Gordon: I got Scotty McCreery, who's new album debuts at #1.
Chico: The first Idol winner to do that since Ruben Studdard in season 2. Happy 18th birthday, indeed.
Gordon: Yep. Congratulations, Scotty! And those... are your hoes
Chico: And that'll do it for Brainvision. *fobs*
Gordon: Shut it Down
Chico: Already did. Still to come, we're grabbing our Guy Fieris and making good game shows better, but first, what happens first?
Gordon: We'll get to that in a few minutes. You're reading WLTI. You give us 22 minutes, and we'll give you 22 things associated with Guy Fieri. Tool time, indeed.

(BrainVision has been brought to you by 1 Vs. the 99%. Sure they can protest, but can they answer trivia questions? Can you nest a Mob of...well, a mob? Jason Block hosts.)

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