Episode 19.15
December 31

Jason: I have that guy who blew out his bicep
Chico: Dismemberment... it's good television
Gordon: What about plungers?
Chico: Plungers are ALWAYS good
Jason: Do we have the Supertoilet 2000?
Chico: We sure do. Now with gingerbread smell. As always, we'll handle the first half of the list now... then come back in the new year for the second half. Everyone ready?
Gordon: Ready!
Jason: Ready!
Chico: First up...

BROMANCE MTV Monday 10p ET

FLUSH

Chico: Brody Jenner's looking for a new member of his entourage...and they get eliminated in a hot tub ceremony.
Jason: Get ready for the plunger. FLUSH HARD.
Chico: That alone is disturbing. HARD FLUSH
Gordon: Are there any piranhas in the hot tub that get dumped in with the poor eliminated contestant?
Chico: I wish
Don: All I have to say about that is... Eww. FLUSH.
Jason: Can we make it a full foursome, Gordon...please.
Gordon: Sure. Flush it away.
Chico: One. Two. Three...
Jason: PLUNGE!!!!!!
Gordon: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Jason: It's nice to see the toilet back in action. It feels so like last year.
Chico: Gingerbread smell.. Okay, next up...

GAME SHOW IN MY HEAD CBS Saturday 8p ET

FLUSH

Chico: Now I've seen this before somewhere... something vaguely familiar... that leads me to believe... that this won't work. FLUSH.
Jason: This is familiar. It stunk the last time, and Joe Rogan is cashing a paycheck. FLUSH.
Don: I'll see it once, then I'll ignore it from then on. FLUSH.
Gordon: Pastry. It's Joe Rogan. He could save this from utter suck. And CBS is putting is on a Saturday night. So although we know it will suck, at least CBS is giving them some wiggle room. I think it will be bad, but I think Rogan is good enough to make this a cult show. Look at what he's done with Fear Factor and UFC. I won't bet against him.
Chico: Yeah. I don't see this as a hit, though
Jason: Agreed. You cant cover a pile of poop with a Faberge Egg case.
Gordon: But if you stiuff it in the egg case, it hides a lot of the stench
Chico: Sure. I'll let you believe that. Meanwhile, it's a FLUSH. Next...

ROCK OF LOVE BUS VH1 Sunday 9p ET

FLUSH

Chico: ... The last thing we need is Bret Michaels looking for love. Again. FLUSH
Jason: The show's bus killed someone. Nuff said. FLUSH
Don: FLUSH.
Gordon: I can't save this one. Flush.
Chico: Clog...One...Two... three...
Jason: PLUNGE!!!!
Gordon: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Jason: Ah Gingerbread.
Gordon: Yummy. next one?
Chico: Next...

SUPERSTARS OF DANCE NBC January 4

PASTRY

Chico: It's from the producers of Idol AND Dancing with the Stars... so it can't be all bad with a pedigree like that, right?
Jason: Pastry. The pedigree on this is OK, even though I am not 100% sure on this.
Gordon: I have a phone call for Mr. Kill. Mr. Over kill on line 1, please. Over Kill on line 1. Jiggle.
Chico: I'll have to agree on this. After all, Michael Flatley's a dancer... not a host. But it'll be interesting to see what the world has to offer. Pastry
Don: Pastry. I'm not sure which way to go with this one.
Gordon: Yummy XMas Pastry.
Chico: Pastry on this one. Next one...

WORLD POKER TOUR FSN Sunday 8p ET

PUSH

Chico: It's the WPT... you can't mess it up, and extending its life by breaking up the eps into one hour chunks... genius. I don't know about you, but two hours of poker... a little bit much. PUSH
Don: I don't know if I'll be able to see it, but I'm sure it'll be just as good as it has always been. PUSH.
Jason: This is a make or break year for WPT. But their TV is GOLD. PUSH.
Gordon: It extends the life. Keep in mind that Poker Stars Invitational was put in hour chunks too, and it worked. Push.
Chico: So there you go. *chime* ROYAL PUSH! Next...

THE BACHELOR ABC January 5

PASTRY

Jason: Mike Fleiss just got an 8 figure to produce for WB...so how many times we FLUSH this show...he won't die. And people don't hate on this show as much as we do. I will PASTRY this.
Gordon: Sorry. With what's going on with Jason Mesnick and the buzz he's getting, I think this one will be an upswing for the franchise. Push. Sorry Chico.
Don: Pastry.
Chico: I still FLUSH on principle.
Jason: And the principle being?
Chico: 12 seasons... no marriage.
Jason: You dont count Trista?
Chico: Nope
Gordon: Trista would be The Bachelorette, not The Bachelor
Don: I may never understand why people keep watching it, but as long as people keep watching it, it's just not going away...
Chico: Because ABC's target audience during the regular season... yeah, you know where I'm going with this.
Gordon: I dont see it dying yet, and I think the ratings that it gets will beat any NBC show right now - not that it's saying much, but...
Chico: Ha. What about this one...

TRUE BEAUTY ABC January 6

PUSH

Chico: I think this has potential. A bunch of pretty people have come together to compete in a beauty pageant... but what they don't know is that they'll be gauging their INNER beauty
Jason: This one interests me. Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks. I am going to PASTRY this, but I think COULD be a surprise hit.
Gordon: It will pick up the women viewers who watch top model, and that's the CW's target audience. I don't think that's enough pull for a mainstream audience, so Pastry.
Chico: I'll PASTRY with potential.
Don: Sounds interesting. Pastry.
Chico: Actually,... you know what... I'll Push it I'm always up for the whole displacement of superficiality. It's why I liked America's Most Smartest Model. That and... Ben Stein. So it's a PUSH for that. Next.

THE BIGGEST LOSER: COUPLES NBC January 6

PUSH

Gordon: NBC's cash cow right now. Push.
Chico: Family season scored. I don't see why this won't. The only trouble is that it's running head long into a gorilla.
Gordon: Last time, it scored almost the same amount of ratings as it did when it wasn't against said gorilla.
Chico: Ah. Good point. I'll push.
Don: PUSH.
Jason: This show has the ability to both be inspirational, be a good game and work for the ratings. The Gorilla will have no effect on this show. PUSH
Chico: *chime* ROYAL PUSH. Next one...

13: FEAR IS REAL CW January 7

PUSH

Jason: This one I am going to Pastry. Sam Raimi is a good guy.
Chico: He is... I'll PUSH, because I'm a fan of this sort of thing.
Gordon: We saw what can happen if you do this correctly. See Estate of Panic. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt here. Push.
Don: Hmm... I'll go with a pastry on that one.
Chico: And finally for now...

AMERICAN IDOL Fox January 13

PUSH

Don: I think this could be another big season. PUSH.
Jason: Last year I flushed said Gorilla because after a terrible season 6, I thought they could not come back. Boy was I wrong. And the expectations are higher now than in a while. I think they will live up to it. PUSH.
Chico: Yeah, we're PUSHINg.
Gordon: Gee, you think? And the fact that there's nothing to watch + recession = possible ratings upswing. Push.
Chico: *chime* ROYAL PUSH Sounds about right.
Gordon: Is that it for the year?
Chico: Sure is, skip. Okay, we're back with our final words from 2008 right after the break.

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Chico: Always a good time.
Gordon: I'm hungry. Can we get to the year end Final Resolutions?
Chico: We'll go right into the final resolutions from our little ragtag group, starting with Jason...
Jason: Ok. To the game show community, I hope you resolve to let shows flow naturally. You guys had 8 $1M winners this year. And all of them for the most part were pretty much spoiled before we got to see it. That doesn't make for good shows, or good drama. And that even goes for Wheel. So I wish the community a good 2009, and make sure you guys let it happen. People will WATCH.
Chico: Cool. Thanks. Next... Gordon, you want to go?
Gordon: Sure. 2008 is truly a year of change. It's a year of the everyday folk like you and me realizing what happens when we all band up and make a difference. It also shows that you can all make a TV statement by watching - or not watching the shows you see on your TV set. Many shows will not be on next season. It's up to you to send a message to the TV people by watching what you want and not watching what you think blows chunks. One thing that I am grateful is that you like us - we've once again set records this year in terms of hits and visitors, and we thank you all for that.
Chico: Okay, Don, anything you'd like to pass on to the reading audience?
Don: Well, I'm usually a man of few words, but I would like to say that 2008 has been quite a year. Plenty of good shows, plenty of bad shows... Here's hoping that 2009 brings a year of many good shows.
Chico: Sounds good. Thanks, Don. So... I'll repeat this, because it bears repeating. 2008 held a lot of uncertainty... but it also held a lot of promise. It certainly changed the way we all looked at not just game shows, but TV in general. It was a very scary time, but at the same time, we had a little fun along the way. 2009 promises even more fun... even more moments... and hopefully we won't be scared as much. Because hey... who wants that? Unless you're going for a million, that is. Before we go any further, I just want to make mention of something...Next year... 2009.... it's GSNN's 10th anniversary.
Jason: Oh wow!
Chico: ... TEN YEARS? That's like 75 in real life years. But no matter how long we've been here, I just want to thank all the readers, from industry high-ups to that guy who watches TPIR with a dream of meeting Drew and telling him how to do his damn job. :-) And thanks for allowing us to have 10 years at GSNN.
Gordon: I second that. If it's not for you, there's no us.
Jason: Thank you all. For allowing me to have a voice. Even if you don't agree.
Gordon: Which most of the time, we don't :)
Chico: But that's what makes it interesting.
Gordon: Sure is. We're off next weekend, so we can give these new shows time to settle in, but we'll be back on the week of January 10th...UNLESS we get something stupid happening like last year's writer's strike, in which case we'll be on the case for you next week.
Chico: *begins praying*
Jason: *joins in prayer circle*
Don: *Prays hard*
Chico: I want a week off, dang it!
Jason: I know you do. So do we all.
Chico: Until then, a big thank you to everyone who appeared on the show this year...
Gordon: And as we all pray for a week off, we'll give you the highlights...and lowlights...of us this year. Good night, everybody!
Chico: And as always... GAME OVER... and SPREAD THE LOVE!