July 3, 2006

Chico: Hey there, I'm Chico Alexander. Jennifer Casey... cute, smart... knows how to wager. Thoughts, Gordon?
Gordon: I like Jennifer Casey...but....I have a new game show hussy.
Jason: I know you do.
Gordon: Michelle L'Amour is...well....fantastic in every sense of the word.
Jason: (hums "whistle while you work")
Gordon: A stripper dressed as Snow White. I'm going to have such dirty thoughts now when I go to Disney in 2 weeks.
Mike: Someone get Gordon female companionship.
Chico: We're trying, Mike!
Mike: We'll work on that in LA.
Chico: That's two weeks away, by the way.
Travis: I can see this going nowhere but wrong.
Chico: Of course.
Jason: Rob Lowe was right. That's all I have to say.
Chico: Speaking of Jeopardy!... Good lord.
Gordon: Look at the size of Ken Jennings's head! It's huge!
Jason: And we might see it....
Chico: heh.. Put that thing back before you put an eye out.
Rob: OW MY EYE!
Travis: And the snaps begin early.
Chico: We'll get to Ken Jennings's head, Gordon's new hussy and more today, because from somewhere in America, the North America games as one edition of WLTI... is... ON!
Gordon: And as we continue the silliness, let's get to the dwarves. The first dwarf, coming from NYC, Mr. Jason Block.
Jason: Hey I am 5'10"...
Chico: Taller than I am...
Gordon: Everyone's taller than you are.
Chico: Except for you, of course.
Mike: (Freakin' midgets...)
Travis: Point, Chico.
Jason: This is going to be fun.
Chico: Speaking of tall... Hey, Mike Klauss is here!
Mike: If lovin' WLTI is wrong, I don't wanna be right. And the weather up here is just fine.
Chico: How's the UV index?
Mike: You better bring gallons of sunblock today. It's a fierce one.
Chico: Yeowch.
Gordon: As we move Westward, we next introduce our second resident Ohioan, Mr. Travis Schario
Travis: The Big Move to L.A. in 9 days!!
Mike: Yay!
Jason: Sweet!
Chico: Got a place yet? And can we crash it?
Travis: Yep, but can't move in until after GSCV
Chico: That would be a no then.
Travis: But, after Congress V, crash as much as you want.
Chico: Finally, moving extreme hard westward is Rob Seidelman.
Rob: Forget KenJen's head, I want the Bob Eubanks PEZ Head.
Chico: Try finding THAT on eBay.
Rob: Or I can raid MTV.
Chico: Last person who raided MTV ended up Kurt Cobain's wife. Sure you want to take that chance?
Mike: Owwwwwwwwwww
Rob: Ehhhh...maybe not.
Chico: Thought so :-) Oh, by the way, did we mention that we had a special guest?
Jason: We do?
Rob: We love Mystery Guests.
Travis: Blindfolds?
Jason: Damn skippy.
Chico: And we love to play games to disseminate his ... or her... identity. Today's game... Family Feud's Bullseye. Gordon, you have the material ready?
Gordon: I Do. Like in Bullseye, I will be giving you 5 questions. You have to ring in with the number one answer.
Jason: Also like they do it in FF Live in AC.
Gordon: The 5 Number One Answers will be clues as to who the mystery guest is.
Chico: Let's play Bullseye!
Travis: I'll let the Choppler buzz in for me.
Gordon: And for these Questions, we asked 100 We Love To Interrupt Editors.
Travis: Wait wait wait...there's 100 of you now?
Jason: Aren't there only 2?
Mike: They answered 50 times apiece.
Jason: Ah :-)
Gordon: Exactly, Mike.
Chico: Yeah. It was hard work.
Travis: I thought it only took 4 to bring about the Apocalypse.
Gordon: Sort of brought us back to the writing on the blackboard days
Mike: You mean yesterday for me
Chico: My hand still hurts, daddy.
Gordon: You all ready to play the Feud?
Jason: Yes!
Rob: I hope they are.
Mike: Let's do this
Travis: Woo!!1
Chico:  A jugar!
Jason: Ole! Ole! Ole! ole!
Travis: *Spanish expression of excitement*
Gordon: Anyone can buzz in if they know. First Question....

We asked 2 WLTI Editors who wrote in their answer 50 times...name your favorite genre of television programming.

Jason: DING
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: REALITY
Gordon: Show Me...Reality?

[X]

Chico: *whaps Jason*
Jason: Ouch!
Travis: *Boop*
Gordon: Travis?
Travis: I'm going out on a limb...game shows.
Jason: LOL
Gordon: Show Me...Game Shows!

(GAME SHOWS)

Gordon: Bullseye!

DING DING DING

Travis: YES...now I'm playing for $6000
Jason: LOL.
Chico: For the record, I wrote Britcom once.
Gordon: Reality came in second, with 23 votes. Then Dr. Who, then Britcom.
Travis: 75-23-1-1
Chico: Next, please?
Gordon: Second question...

We asked 2 WLTI Editors who wrote in their answer 50 times...Name a type of person you'd want to be on a game show.

Travis: *Boop*
Gordon: Travis
Travis: Host
Gordon: Show Me...Host!

[X]

Jason: DING
Travis: Damn.
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: ANNOUNCER
Gordon: Show Me...Announcer!

[X]

Travis: *Boop*
Gordon: Travis again?
Travis: INTERN!!...oh, wait...
Gordon: Show me...Monica Lewinsky!

[X]

Travis: That's a snap on me, I think.
Jason: BUZZ
Gordon: Travis, I'm not sure if you know this, but your mouth will be the new hole in the hole in one game.
Travis: Hey now.
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: PRODUCER/CREATOR
Gordon: Show Me...PRODUCER/CREATOR!

[X]

Gordon: You all suck at this game.
Travis: *Boop*
Gordon: Travis?
Travis: Writer?
Gordon: (stares at Chico incredulously) Show me...Writer!
Chico: *bangs head on desk*

[X]

Chico: This is so easy!
Travis: The only positions left are director, cameraman, page, and "Fingers"
Gordon: Lets try...contestant.

(CONTESTANT)

Jason: Duh.
Rob: Gordon gets an additional $2,000 to spend at the casino.
Gordon: Yay me!
Chico: Don't want to know. Next question... Worth $3000.
Gordon: Third question...

We asked 2 WLTI Editors who wrote in their answer 50 times...Name your favorite episode of But Can They Sing.

Mike: *buzz*
Gordon: Mike?
Mike: The last one. Ever.
Gordon: Show Me...The Finale!

(FINAE ... err, FINALE)

Gordon: Bullseye!

DING DING DING

Travis: THAT DOESN'T MATCH!! FINAE doesn't match FINALE!! Throw the question out!!
Gordon: We need to get Earl some calligraphy lessons
Chico: Board... operator... can't... spell!
Mike: But can they spell?
Travis: Snap.
Chico: NEXT!  $4000...
Gordon: Fourth question...

We asked 2 WLTI Editors who wrote in their answer 50 times...Name your favorite current daytime game show.

Travis: *Boop*
Gordon: Travis
Travis: "Price is Right"
Gordon: Show me...The Price is Right!

(THE PRICE IS RIGHT)

Gordon: Bullseye!

DING DING DING

Travis: $4000 more, thanks to Stage 33.
Chico: Woo hoo! Last one! $5000...
Gordon: 5th and Final Question...We asked 2 WLTI Editors who wrote in their answer 50 times...Name your favorite Scripps/Howard National Competition.
Travis: *Boop*
Gordon: Travis
Travis: National Spelling Bee
Jason: No way!
Gordon: Show Me...Spelling Bee!

(SPELLING BEE)

Gordon: Bullseye!

DING DING DING

Jason: I know who it is!
Rob: Travis playing for $15,000
Chico: Who is it?
Travis: $15,000 for Fast Money!!
Gordon: Sooo....we have Game Show, Contestant, Finale, Price is Right, and Spelling Bee. For $15,000, can you name the guest?
Chico: Block says he knows it.
Jason: Its the very enthusiastic contestant from this week's spelling bee.. I thinks it's Philip Cousin?
Gordon: Block is absolutely right. We are proud to introduce this week's guest as The Spelling Bee winner on The Price is Right, Mr. Philip Cousin!
Travis: Welcome, Phil!!
Philip: Thanks :-D
Jason: You were fantastic!
Philip: awww, lol
Travis: Masterful playing. Welcome to the Alumni Lounge!
Philip: Thank you, sir
Rob: Join Travis, he won a car playing Lucky Seven.
Philip: Hi, Travis.
Chico: Memory serves, you won a car... and a tailgating package.
Philip: Right, and a hot drink mixer, a food chopper, and a CD rack
Chico: Ah, forgot about those.
Travis: We both won cars, we both spun last, we both went over.
Jason: LOL
Philip: Yeah, that was bad
Travis: Let alone the cars were in the first act....showboater :-)
Philip: I mean, I really wanted to win some money and be in the showcase. But, I guess you can't win 'em all
Travis: True true.
Chico: Good way to put it.
Philip: That's what Pat Sajak used to say on Wheel of Fortune
Rob: I bet.
Gordon: Well, you could have won some money, but we will get to Phillip's decisions he made on the show - and the decisions he has to make now - later on in the show. Right now, let's get to some news, starting with breaking news from last night, as Chain Reaction gets a new puzzle. We'll take a letter under automobile. The letter is...A. Any guesses?
Rob: Accident
Gordon: Correct , Rob.
Chico: Automobile Accident. As in Chain Reaction host Dylan Lane was involved in one. And here's the thing.... He only shot one episode beforehand. Now the whole production is pushed back a few weeks.
Travis: This isn't good.
Rob: No, it isn't.
Philip: I hope he'll be ok
Jason: There is an update.
Chico: What do you have, J?
Jason: Our friends at Buzzer posted on the Invision Board.
Gordon: From the 'undercover mole department from those people we dare not speak their names' (and Buzzer), the buzz is that the delay will be at least 2-3 weeks.
Rob: Ouch.
Chico: That's very significant if you're aiming for an August 1 drop date.
Jason: That the accident wasn't that serious and they hope he will be well soon.
Chico: As do we. Get well soon, Dylan.
Rob: That can't be good. Chances are that the premiere will be pushed back to probably September or October.
Travis: WLTI's best to you, Mr. Lane.
Philip: Right on
Jason: Please get well.
Gordon: Feel better Dylan and a speedy recovery.
Chico: Okay, now there are a number of options that GSN can choose to exercise... Big Board, please?

Chico: Obviously, they're in a sticky situation... A Chain Reaction of their own, if you will.
Jason: NO kidding.
Chico: Obviously.
Travis: Point, Chico.
Philip: Good one.
Chico: If you factor the 2-3 week delay. If you were GSN, you could do one of several things...
Travis: *tappa tappa tappa...shhhhhink*
Chico: 1) Push the release date back a couple of weeks. Thus releasing it and Starface later.
Travis: *tappa tappa tappa...shhhhhink*
Jason: 2) Hire a new host completely.
Travis: *tappa tappa tappa...shhhhhink*
Chico: New host... a longshot and the least feasible. Both economically and legally.
Jason: Right.
Chico: Since I imagine that GSN and Dylan have a fairly worded contract.
Jason: Like the WWE, you shouldn't lose your spot because of Injury.
Philip: I'm sure Dylan will do a fine job with Chain Reaction.
Jason: 3) Get a sub host until Dylan is ready to tape.
Chico: or 4) Release the show as scheduled while shooting episodes. This is possible, ....As TPIR does that already.
Travis: *tappa tappa tappa...shhhhhink*
Mike: There's a potential problem with #1--GSN's showing ads for StarFace as premiering on August 1. And I have a doubtful but optimistic #5--show reruns of the old Chain Reaction, as a teaser to the new one.
Gordon: I agree with Mike. If GSN was smart, they would not only do it, but highlight it in their 50 greatest shows of all time that are in GSN's library special.
Chico: Not really, Mike. It isn't the first time a network had to change a publicly announced date.
Rob: Actually, that's what they should do in daytime.
Jason: GSN is in a pickle.
Chico: Basically.
Travis: Huge, crunchy, dill pickle.
Rob: It seems to me that no matter what they do, there will be repercussions for it.
Jason: And this is their flagship to GSN's new stuff. Michael Davies must be chewing antacids like Chiclets.
Chico: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. That's Newton's first law and the law of cause and effect.
Jason: I think the best thing to do would be to push it back a few weeks. Sucky, but true.
Chico: Obviously, GSN is on pins and needles whatever happens, so all we can hope for is that they make the right decision in the end. I have to agree with Block.
Gordon: Well, it could also be a blessing in disguise. On Buzzer, they said that the taping for the 1 show took over 3 hours. I'm guessing they must have had some technical issues as well, so this gives them some time to clean it up.
Chico: Yeah. It was the first show. You have these gremlins to work through the first show. No show is immune to that.
Gordon: There's always going to be technical issues on any first show. I remember Super Millionaire took 4 hours to get through
Jason: I remember that...and wanting to kill Paul Mercurio :P
Chico: Even GSC Day at TPIR had a few issues.
Travis: So, perhaps the crash was well-planned fate.
Philip: I thought Super Millionaire would be a hit.
Rob: It was a semi-hit.
Chico: It was... just wasn't big enough for ABC to spare the expense... Speaking of! Game Show Marathon... finally over and done with.. and.... EXHALE.
Rob: HALLELUJAH!!!
Jason: (hammers the final nail in the coffin)
Gordon: You're being VERY VERY nice to call Game Show Marathon a semi-hit. I call it a miss in the water.
Chico: It was 19th last week. Tied with Hell's Kitchen.
Jason: And this week it bombed.
Gordon: The ratings for the last show...down 14%, which is a disaster for any show's finale.
Rob: I had to force myself to watch it.
Gordon: By the way, who called it that the ratings would go down on the last show?
Rob: You.
Jason: You did, oh great and mighty editor.
Gordon: Thank you.
Rob: You're welcome.
Chico: I think (Ray) Combed was accurate, as they played the Family Feud. Now where's the justice here.. They showed Dawson and Anderson versions... but no Combs.. where's the love for the Combs?
Jason: Yes, but they didn't even mention Ray Combs, Louie Anderson or Richard Karn?
Gordon: Like all of the other shows, the Family Feud bio was severely lacking, the gameplay was severely lacking, and the Roderick Family was severely.. well.. not lacking in certain assets =)
Philip: Is this Gameshow Marathon going to come back with celebrities?
Jason: Don't know, Phil.
Rob: I hope it doesn't come back.
Jason: I don't want it to.
Philip: I'm not sure about that either.
Rob: If it does come back, get a host that is not so annoying.
Travis: If they do bring it back, things need to change.
Chico: If you ask me... the last show solidified what was wrong with the whole series... Ricki was way too exuberant for her own helping.
Jason: Practically everything does. HEY RICKI...THE SHOW ISN'T ABOUT YOU!!!!!!!!
Rob: IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE AT HOME, LEAVE YOU EGO AT THE DOOR!!!!
Chico: Just as Match Game solidified all that was right with the show, Feud solidified all that was wrong. Weird, don't you think?
Gordon: Match Game solidified for me what was wrong with the show as well.
Philip: Match Game was...ehhh
Gordon: There was no episode that I loved. The only one I liked was Let's Make A Deal, and even that one had an edited out player.
Jason: The one who won the whole show, mind you.
Chico: That was kinda weird.
Gordon: And the only reason why I liked that one was because of Gilbert Gottfried, who should been a contestant instead of a second fiddle.
Rob: Gilbert was better than the actual cast of contestants.
Chico: So if CBS wants to bring this back (and they brought back Rock Star, so anything can happen), things will have to change. Gilbert and the Match Game panel. Good.
Philip: Yeah, Gilbert made the show more fun.
Gordon: Can I have a Big Board, Chico?

Gordon: So...Big Board #2. Let's say we are all the producers of the second
Game Show Marathon. What do we fix?
Rob: Better Host.
Chico: Better celebs.
Rob: Different games.
Mike: The host and announcer.
Jason: Hey, don't dis Rich.
Chico: Don't dog on Rich. He was good.
Travis: Now, hang on. What was wrong with Rich?
Jason: Rich was fine.
Mike: No, he wasn't. I didn't like him.
Philip: Rich's laugh reminds me of Johnny Olson
Gordon: Better sets
Chico: Actually, I thought the sets were fine given the space.
Gordon: Tell me with a straight face that the Press Your Luck Chyrons (excluding the Whammys and Prizes) along with the Whammy sound effect was fine.
Travis: The dollar amounts needed help. Hell, MINE look better, and I'm not a professional graphic artist.
Jason: The host was the biggest problem...Ricki did 2 things wrong. One, she didn't know the games. Two, she made the show about herself.
Rob: And this is claiming that she knew the games and respected them.
Chico: Yes and yes. That was probably 50% of the show's failings.
Philip: Call me crazy, but I can see Ricki probably hosting something like The Better Sex
Jason: Yes, she could.
Chico: I was impressed by the sets myself. But then again, that's just me.
Gordon: So basically, Keep Rich Fields, change everything else. And as an aside, if you want to see a REAL Game Show Marathon and participate in 24 games, come on down to GSC 5 in LA on July 13-16.
Jason: Damn skippy.
Philip: WOW
Gordon: What's everyone's final grades?
Travis: I gave the whole thing a B (3.127)
Rob: Solidified my hatred for Ricki Lake. The show gets a F
Jason: C-
Chico: Got the kids to watch. I'd say a B-. If only for the Feud finale.
Philip: Borderline B and C
Mike: It varied from game to game, but I give the series as a whole a C+
Chico: It would've gotten a solid B is that was done right.
Gordon: I give it a D---------. Let's Make a Deal saves it from me flunking it.
Philip: Let's Make a Deal was the best of the bunch
Rob: I second that nomination.
Gordon: I will nominate it for worst game of the year.
Chico: But you haven't seen Who Wants to Be a Superhero yet!
Gordon: That's next season.
Chico: Nope. July.
Gordon: Well for the awards, it will be eligible next season
Chico: Also eligible next season.. America's Got Talent. But it'll probably be for one of the better awards.
Jason: No kidding. Bianca Ryan blew me away this week.
Travis: I want to party with Bobby Badfingers.
Rob: I was frightened for my life when I saw that angel guy.
Chico: Bianca Ryan blew a lot of people away this week. She could go the whole distance.
Gordon: Forget about them. The favorite should be...Michelle L'amour. Ohhh La La...
Chico: Sigh. Here we go...
Gordon: Michelle, the stripping Snow White! Yeah, baby! Pant, pant pant pant.
I'm also sure that Michelle blew a lot of people away ;-)
Jason: Especially with the Russian Sword swallower.
Travis: Tongue back in head, Gordon, Jason.
Chico: Yeah, she said she was Snow White.. Just like the chick dressed as Sailor Moon said she was Wonder Woman.  Get your characters right.
Rob: That's like saying your dressed up as Garfield and you're TopCat.
Jason: Cosplay doesn't win.
Gordon: She did sort of look like Aeris Gainsborough...would Leonid with his sword be the equivalent of Sephiroth?
Chico: ... I haven't even thought of that. Tall... giant sword... angel wings... Cries like a little bitch?
Rob: Kill him now.
Jason: Agreed.
Philip: OUCH
Gordon: How scary is it that we can probably find a character for America's Got Talent to match the characters in Final Fantasy 7?
Travis: How scary is it that you make that connection?
Chico: Back to Leonid. Me, if I was Piers.. I would've just interrupted him and said "You had your chance, you failed to impress. Get out."
Rob: I approve of that.
Chico: I absolutely hate it when people just make a big how do you do about this sort of thing. Remember the Brittenum twins? I hated it when they got up to the stage and basically said.. We're quitting... wait, no we're not....But enough haranguing. Let's go to what made the New York auditions.
Philip: I haven't seen it yet...is it that good?
Chico: It's Gong Show with three gongs instead of one. So far.
Gordon: The first episode was bleh. The second episode improved in leaps and bounds.
Chico: It's entertaining... and it has Regis in it. You can't deny Regis. That's like denying free pie and chips. You don't deny pie if it's free.
Jason: It's Pie...and chips.
Travis: It's like asking someone if they want free pie and chips. Who doesn't want free pie and chips?
Rob: Good Geico Reference.
Philip: ha ha ha
Chico: We try...
Travis: Yay pop culture!*
Rob: When does the World Series of Pop Culture come on again?
Chico: July 10.
Philip: Right.
Rob: Gotta set my DVR.
Chico: Another Michael Davies joint. Should be killer.
Rob: It's got the only good thing from Studio 7 on that show.
Chico: Pat Kiernan?
Rob: Pat Kiernan.
Chico: You're gonna like it... Trivia and ... well, people who don't know it. If the ads are any indication.
Philip: This oughta be good
Chico: Get this, someone even went so far and said, "Can I take the physical challenge"? How can you NOT love that?
Travis: Awesome!
Rob: I want my Classic Double Dare back.
Chico: These are the people you want to meet at Congress, I swear :-) BTW if any WSOPC contestants are watching, the address is wlti@gameshownewsnet.com, we'd love to hear from you. :-) Meanwhile...it's time to DO THE NEWS!
Jason: Mice...
Rob: Jackets.......
Jason: Choppler?
Travis: Keys to the Choppler...
Gordon: Now Roll that Beautiful Brain Footage
Travis: Choppler away!!
Jason: Doug...

Doug:  (impersonating Mark Thompson) From the four corners of your globe to your frontal lobe, this is WLTI Brainvision News, featuring the Award-Winning Brainvision News team.)

Chico: Alright. Who has thumbs, and the first story? *points to self* THIS GUY! ... Come on, I had to...
Gordon: uhh...ok
Rob: Rob Van Dam?
Chico: ... okay, that sucked. First story.
Travis: *Boop*

After a week of delays, The Price is Right is back shooting episodes for its landmark 35th season.

Travis: Woo Hoo!!
Jason: Whoo-hoo.
Gordon: Yay
Chico: Wee!
Rob: Who doesn't love TPIR?

*crickets*

Chico: Answer your question?
Rob: Yes it does.
Chico: Speaking of questions, what exactly happened with those delays anyway?
Travis: I have word directly from Roger D. on that.
Chico: Please do share.
Jason: If you can.
Travis: Apparently, it was "nothing serious," but it had "absolutely nothing to do with Bob." He couldn't go into details, so that's what I got.
Philip: Gosh, I really would love to go to Burbank, but I don't want to go alone
Gordon: Alone? Not with all of us crazies there =)
Chico: Even the couple in the front of the line was with us... somehow.
Philip: Yeah, I mean, driving alone
Chico: I'm sure you can get some driving partners if you mention that a trip to TPIR is involved.
Philip: lol
Jason: But we will be in the back, we can arrive later for the afternoon show. We have tix for both. You are now...an "Ineligible"
Philip: I wish the convention was here
Rob: It "was" there.
Chico: GSC2.
Gordon: Yep - It was there for the second year
Travis: Crap, I've only the tickets for the 1:15 show.
Jason: Don't worry, I can spare you one for the 4:30
Travis: Or, I can pick them up at the booth when I go on the 12th.
Mike: Travis, I have an extra ticket for the late show on the 17th
Travis: That's cool. Looks like I'll have a 4:30 ticket either way.
Chico: Okay, someone needs to tell me when all these shootings are,.
Mike: The TPiR tapings?
Jason: nice...
Chico: TPIR, WOF, DoND.. etc...
Gordon: By The Way, the Schedule for GSC is July 12 / Wheel of Fortune and What's My Line, July 13 - Wheel of Fortune and Starface, July 17 - TPIR, July 18 - Disney, and July 19 - Deal Or No Deal.
Chico: Speaking of 2... Second story, Gordon?
Travis: *Boop*

Deal or No Deal will start going to the Midwest to look for contestants, because apparently, according to Evansville Marketing Director Gil Mazur, no one cares if us New Yorkers win. Grrr...

Gordon: South Carolina is July 8th and Evansville is July 15, by the way.
Jason: Hey Gil...I have two words for you...and they ain't happy birthday :-)
Travis: "Bday" isn't a word...it's a contraction.
Philip: lol
Chico: I thought a bday was something you find in a ritzy bathroom :-)
Travis: Now, if you meant "bidet," that would be different. Of course, "Happy bidet" doesn't make much sense.
Chico: These tryouts are targeting the mid-range markets, I hear.
Rob: They need to come up to the Pacific Northwest.
Chico: Okay, next up...
Travis: *Boop*

Baseball's Hall of Famers are coming to GSN in a special series of What's My Line reruns in the daytime. They start with a mini-thon on July 8, then go weekdays.

Rob: Color Reruns even.
Travis: "Balls"y for GSN.
Jason: Very nice.
Rob: Good.
Chico: And who doesn't like baseball, really?
Jason: Go Yankees!
Rob: Yankees... Because the Mariners stink.
Travis: REDS!!
Mike: Not Indians this year.
Philip: I gotta watch more baseball
Gordon: Lets go Yankees! (clap, clap, clap clap clap)
Rob: LET'S GO YANKEES!
Chico: We heart the Yankees. Next, Gordon?
Gordon: Next article...
Travis: *Boop*

We know about the ratings for America's Got Talent (Good) and Game Show Marathon (Bad), but scorching up Cable is the Ultimate Fighter, which garners the best ratings ever for a Spike program.

Jason: Great finale this past weekend.
Rob: Yes it was.
Jason: Herman Grove was sick.
Chico: *nods* And moments after Ultimate Finale 3, we got word of season 4.
How cool is that?
Rob: Spike TV is where I get my weekly fix of UFC and TNA. Doesn't get much
cooler than that.
Gordon: The UFC just gets better and better. My mouth is watering for Season
4, where they will actually have veterans competing. Should be hot.
Chico: Should be.
Jason: Sort of an all star version, but one I would watch.
Chico: Speaking of competing vets... Love how it all flows this week... Who
want to get fully loaded?
Jason: No thanks...I'm driving :P
Rob: I'm too young.
Chico: Good for you. This week, you can't escape Big Brother... no, seriously.
Mike: Chicken George in '06!
Rob: Yes, Chicken George > All others.

CBS is pulling out all the stops to expand its Big Brother coverage, from the TV show, to online feeds and features at CBS.com, and even coverage on your cell phone.

Jason: They know their summer cash cow.
Gordon: Moo
Mike: Maybe we can stop by the Big Brother house while in LA and throw water balloons at 'em.
Jason: Or moon them....:-)
Mike: You can do that, Jason.
Chico: And this season, you can have a say in the events of the house by logging onto CBS.com/bigbrother and participating in their many voting features.
Travis: It's like playing God.
Rob: Sort of a throwback to Season 1
Chico: Sort of.
Travis: ...or a very ominous Orwellian figure. ...not sure the name.
Chico: OH! ANIMAL FARM!
Jason: lol
Chico: Two legs bad, four legs good...
Gordon: Actually, I had some more fully loaded

Rock Star will be premiering 2 days early...if you go online to rockstar.msn.com to see.

Philip: Sweet
Rob: You liked Rockstar?
Philip: lol. Yeah
Gordon: You into Rock, Philip?
Philip: Depending on who's performing
Mike: There's only one good rock--Olmec.
Gordon: Does Olmec want to see Media Hos?
Travis: Hit it, Luda.
Philip: I'll listen to any kind of music
Rob: I got ho's. I got hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo's. In different area codes. Area, Area codes.
Chico: *plays "Area Codes"* Very good.
Gordon: That's just scary.
Philip: For some reason, I knew someone would be performing like Ludacris
Chico: Amazing, because I didn't have a clue.
Gordon: Suuuure you didn't ;). In this week's Hodometer...

Taylor Hicks asks for...and finds...his first crush, but she's married (awww). You won't be able to find Fantasia Barrino as the Rochester Musicfest, as she drops out. You also won't be able to find Bil Dwyer on Last Comic Standing anymore, as he comes in dead last in the latest elimination.

Chico: Awwww.
Mike: Boo
Rob: Well, that frees him up for the next go-round of I've got a Secret.
Chico: I believe I called that one, by the way.
Gordon: Me too.
Jason: True.
Travis: Boo for audience. Bil strikes me as GSN's new "Golden Boy," like Chuck was with "Naturally Stoned" and "Lingo" at the same time.
Rob: But, Bil isn't stuck with a reality show that showcased his messy breakup.

If you want to find yourself as the next Media Ho, go sign up for auditions to The Biggest Loser and 1 Vs. 100...and did we mention that you can audition for 1 Vs. 100 at GSC?

Rob: No you didn't.
Jason: The ads are up for it by the way.
Travis: Holy cow. You've got to be S(bleep)ing me.
Chico: Dios mio...Ads for 1 vs. 100? I wanna see.
Jason: hold on
Travis: Speaking of ads and GSC, The Ohio University Game Show Appreciation Society will have a 1/4-page ad in this year's program!
Jason: http://www.ken-jennings.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?t=40 Check it out. Paul Bailey posted it.
Philip: hmm
Gordon: Nice
Chico: Very nice.
Rob: He's the guy who put that gigantic bid on KenJen's gigantic head, right?
Jason: That's right.
Philip: Yeah, that looks great
Jason: NBC is going for it big time.
Gordon: And for the Ho of the Week, I decided in honor of Philip Cousin, that the Ho would be...a vehicle with wheels!
Jason: Huh?
Philip: LOL
Chico: The Amazing Race Promobile?
Rob: Oh, that.
Gordon: It's the Amazing Race Promobile! Apparently, a family is going to spend the Summer running cross-country with an Amazing Race covered RV.
Jason: And CBS is letting them promo the show. Very fun.
Gordon: That's as close as you can get to be a big old advertising ho.
Chico: And you know what the weird thing is? you know how they got the word out about the RV?
Jason: How?
Chico: eBay.
Jason: LOL
Chico: The one auction that Golden-Palace.net DIDN'T win :-)
Gordon: If you want to see the Promobile (which is now a ho-mobile), you can go to CBS's internet channel Innertube. And those...are your hoes.
Chico: The Choppler could totally take the Promobile. Okay, shut her down, we're done.
Jason: Jackets please.
Chico: Next up, Philip survived a honeycomb of 30 cards in order to win a new set of wheels... but can he survive 20 Questions?
Jason: Be afraid, Phil. Be very afraid.
Philip: OH MY
Chico: That and another round of five good reasons on the other side of the break. This is WLTI, the show that likes to hang out on dark street corners with its mates.
Travis: ...Choppler landed back safely on the Television City helipad.

(Brainvision News has been brought to you by Philip Cousin's 66. Now that he has won a car, Philip is setting his sights higher and wants to buy the company. Today a car, tomorrow the world! Bwa ha ha ha ha!!!)

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