Tag Archives: All-Stars
Top Chef All Stars – “Feeding Fallon”
“Feeding Fallon” February 9th, 2011 I actually have no idea if I’ve blogged about Top Chef All Stars yet, but it’s been pretty great, no? The show has bounced back from its weakest season to return to being incredibly enjoyable, … Continue reading
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Heating Up Leftovers: Top Chef Season 7 Finale
Heating Up Leftovers: Season 7 Finale September 15th, 2010 Technically speaking, every Top Chef finale is meant to stand alone – for the remaining chefs, it all comes down to the meal of their lives. However, for the audience sitting … Continue reading
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The Irony of Monotony: Why SYTYCD’s Season of Reinvention Still Feels Stale
The Irony of Monotony: Why SYTYCD’s Season of Reinvention Still Feels Stale July 22nd, 2010 Earlier in the seventh season of So You Think You Can Dance, I commented at length on how the All-Star structure seemed to take away … Continue reading
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Turning Over the Keys: Musical Guests in Reality Competition Programming
Turning Over the Keys: Musical Guests in Reality Competition Programming July 9th, 2010 LeBron James’ decision to join the Miami Heat in the fall isn’t half as interesting as his choice (nay, demand) to announce this decision on live television … Continue reading
Invasion of the Fan Perspective: So You Think You Can Dance’s Top 8
Invasion of the Fan Perspective: SYTYCD’s Top 8 July 7th, 2010 You could argue that tonight’s episode of So You Think You Can Dance is, in itself, fan service: after some have complained that the series’ switch to an All-Star … Continue reading
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All-Stars, No Story: Confusion reigns over So You Think You Can Dance Season 7
All-Stars, No Story: SYTYCD Season 7 June 16th, 2010 When it was announced that So You Think You Can Dance would be changing its structure for its seventh season, in theory there shouldn’t be any complaints: after all, many of … Continue reading
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Three”
“That Girl is Like a Virus” February 25th, 2010 Well, that’s more pleasant, at least. Yes, tonight’s episode of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains featured another brutal physical challenge, and there were certainly some ugly moments on both sides of the … Continue reading
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I’ve Been In This Town So Long: The Serial Subtexts of Survivor’s “Heroes vs. Villains”
“Slay Everyone, Trust No One” February 11th, 2010 Every season of Survivor is effectively the same as the one before: the players might change, but more often than not they bring nothing new to the game that hasn’t been seen … Continue reading
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Curse or Blessing?: Predictability in Reality TV – A Cultural Learnings Reality Roundup
Curse or Blessing? Predictability in Reality TV November 6th, 2009 It’s been a while since I’ve stopped in with a Reality Roundup, which is symptomatic of the fact that my opinions about these three shows haven’t really changed. Survivor has … Continue reading
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