Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Bear Grylls and the Crew of the Honor are who I spent my time with last night.





The answer to Monday's Trivia Question:  Pam was Danny Tanner's wife, Uncle Jessie's sister and DJ, Stephanie and Michelle's Mom on Full House.

FIRST FIVE: Sue McNamara, Alex Nagler, Andrea Walters, Jim Carter, & Karen Feldman
Honorable Mention: Dani Jackel

Friday's Cable Top 5
TNT Big Picture Movies-TNT 1.0/3.3
Liv and Maddie-Disney .8/5.7
American Dad-Adult Swim .7/1.8
WWE Friday Night Smackdown-Syfy .7/2.5
TBS Prime Movie-TBS .7/1.2

Sunday's Broadcast Top 5
Big Brother-CBS 2.4/6.8
Family Guy-FOX 1.5/3.2
The Simpsons-FOX 1.4/3.2
America's Funniest Home Videos-ABC 1.0/4.9
Celebrity Wife Swap-ABC 1.0/3.0

Sunday's Broadcast Trendrr Top 5
Big Brother-CBS 74,200
Family Guy-FOX 69,017
The Simpsons-FOX 39,025
La Voz Kids-Telemundo 35,540
Whodunnit-ABC 22,939

Sunday's Cable Top 5
NA

Sunday's Cable Trendrr Top 5
True Blood-HBO 162,325
MLB Baseball-ESPN 133,625
Keeping Up With the Kardashians-E! 118,608
Dexter-Showtime 69,172
Real Housewives of NJ-Bravo 62,750

Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls' real name is Edward Michael Grylls, which reminds us all that he started out as a regular guy, one that didn't know how to survive in the wild with no food or water. Then he grew up and became quite the cocky assh*le adult.  Does Bear think he's that big of a deal that people would go and purchase his hats, survival gear and knives? I guess if people will by Teresa Giudice's cookbooks, they'd buy Bear's junk too.  Does Bear realize that most of the people on his show aren't park rangers or survival experts like him? He gets so annoyed with everyone so easily and thinks they're all a bunch of idiots.  To be honest, some of the teams on this show are comprised of idiots, like Spencer and Alicia.  Spencer had to know that Alicia wasn't made for this type of challenging adventure and her attitude has sucked since day one.  What about Jeff and Ryan. Why on earth would Ryan think it was a good idea for his partner, who just recently started walking again after being in a car accidents just 2 months ago.  Really? Did his doctor think this show was a smart move?  While I do like Louis and Lucky, Lucky looks like an idiot with all of the bows she keeps wearing out in the wilderness. I am amazed that the bows stay on her head the whole time, but I think building fire and shelter would be more of a priority than that purple bows head placement everyday.  Also idiotic...Wilson and Robin. Apparently they can't swim. Not a great idea to go on a survival show if you can't survive water.  They both came close to drowning and Bear had to jump in to save them because the obstacle team failed to do so.  Idiots.  This week the disgusting food sources were thick white juicy grubs and fish roe from inside some sort of giant clammy looking thing. Nasty, but necessary to get through the day.  So which idiot did Bear kick out? Alicia and Spencer were sent packing. I'm betting Alicia was happy and felt a huge sense of relief.  This shows nuts. I wonder how easy it will be to find more cast members if this one gets renewed for a second season.  Of course there are idiots everywhere.

Below Deck
On Below Deck last night another bunch of disgusting, annoying, obnoxious guest with tons of money arrived on the Honor.  Adrienne had sailed with them before and considered them friends. With friends like these people, who needs friends? They treated everyone like crap, were unbearably demanding, rude and completely inappropriat. Sam was stuck for most of the trip in the tiny laundry room unpacking, ironing, folding and putting away everyone's laundry.  There was a poignant moment where we learned that Sam's sister recently died rin a car accident which is why Sam is on the boat re-evaluating her life.  I knew there was something with her. She's always talking about her engineering degree and how well educated she is, but then she's on a boat in the Caribbean doing laundry.  While Sam was on the boat complaining, the guests decided to go ashore for dinner so the crew ate the gourmet meal Ben had been preparing for them all day.  They should have known better though, these people hated the restaurant and came back to the boat expecting Ben to whip up dinner for them in 10 seconds. This set Kat off and I think she took some sort of illegal substance. Not sure if she was drunk or high or what but something wasn't right.  Adrienne threatened to report her to Captain Lee, but we all won't know what happens til next week...to be continued...hate that!

News & Information:

-Sorry Bunhead fans, ABC Family cancelled the show after just one season. 

-I honestly don't care at all about the royal baby and his arrival, but NBC felt that it was SO important it pre-empted Siberia in order to bring us an entire hour about the new King-to-be's arrival. I don't know which show would have been lamer both are a bit ridiculous.

-Not sure if you guys are aware of the critically acclaimed series Top of the Lake. I thought about checking it out but decided against it. It did get nominated for a few Emmy's and now the Sundance Channel will be airing a marathon of the entire 7 episode season this coming Sunday at 1pm if you're interested.  I still haven't decided what I'm doing. The IMDB synopsis of the series says : "a detective investigates the disappearance of the 12 year old pregnant daughter of a drug lord". If it is your thing, I'd suggest checking it out before the Emmy ballots are sent out.  If not, and you're still looking for something to watch on Sunday afternoon, go to Orange is the New Black or Orphan Black, my picks for Summer binge viewing. 

-Jeremy Piven's gotta be breathing a sigh of relief right now, his PBS show Mr. Selfridge has been renewed for a second season. Go Ari, Go Ari, Go Ari. 

-The broadcast networks current nemesis, Aereo is planning on rolling out in all of Utah in August.  These guys just won't go away, and I'm wondering now if they will or won't succeed in their quest to gain an audience that will pay to watch over the air local TV.  I really need to do more research on this one and pay closer attention. Aereo's got legs and it's starting to walk on them. 

Tuesday's Trivia Question: Dennis Farina passed away yesterday. Dennis was an amazing character in both film and TV.  Name the detective Dennis played on Law & Order. 

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2 comments:

  1. I started watching Orange is the New Black and it is great! I have been trying to catch up.. only on episode 3. So is just going to be more than a season? Didn't realize Jason Biggs was in this.. love him!

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  2. A second season has already been renewed, but Netflix's strategy is to get 3-5 seasons out of the programs they go forward with. Glad you're liking it.

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