A bigger Heroes cast, Virtuality, and… Mars Blackman? – The Week In Clack
Jason is off this week. Apparently, the Wisconsin Towing Association is having their annual convention in Wisconsin Dells. And if we know one thing about Jason here at CliqueClack, it’s that he loves the tow trucks. It’s crazy. That didn’t stop the news from happening, though, so here’s a quick rundown of some of the interesting stories from the week just passed.
- There was more casting news for Heroes. Battlestar’s Rick Worthy (Simon) will be joining the show as Parkman’s new partner. Worthy is cool, but unfortunately, that means Matt isn’t dead, and Heroes is adding more characters to the cast. Did you not get the memo, Mr. Kring? Also interesting, Mo Ryan says there won’t be a Heroes panel at Comic-Con. Man, from the penthouse to getting your ass kicked by House.
- FOX released the schedule of fall premiere dates and they’ll be giving an early start to a few shows. Bones, Fringe, Glee, and Dollhouse will all get their feet wet before the flood of new programming makes our DVRs groan from the stress of keeping up. The CW also announced premiere dates. 9-10!
Oh no! Some of my favorite shows are just about done for the season and some are already history. The Celebrity Apprentice and The Amazing Race both wrapped up last night, and it’s not long to go for other shows on my “must see TV” list. American Idol is down to the final three. Yikes! How fast time flies!
Of course, the end of these shows only means that other shows I enjoy aren’t too far in the future — So You Think You Can Dance and Big Brother (my summer guilty pleasure) will be coming along soon. Usually I run a week behind reporting on the shows which air on Sunday nights. However, due to the season finales, please be warned that there will be finale show spoilers for both The Amazing Race and The Celebrity Apprentice after the jump.
Reality Clack – American Idol, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Celebrity Apprentice
Most of the basketball mania is gone and CBS reality show fans can cozy up to their favorite shows once again. Plus, of course, ratings machines American Idol and Dancing With the Stars are in full gear, too. Not to mention Celebrity Apprentice … after all, how did you think Dennis Rodman would react to being a business bro? Yes, that’s him (probably) passed out under the coat on the couch.
Without further ado, let’s get into the goings-on from the reality side of TV!
The Celebrity Apprentice – No Deal!
Phew. Four hours of The Celebrity Apprentice in two days, and I am wiped out. Look, all you anxious Trump-ophiles, you may be sprinters, but I’m more of a marathon man. I pace it slowly, with the objective of seeing my challenge through to the end. Though I certainly did appreciate all of your kind words as you patiently awaited my piece. To you, sir, I don’t tolerate that type of language. And, madam, I believe that your suggestion is anatomically impossible. But thank you for the thought!
So, this weekend we were treated to double the Donald. Saturday night, NBC aired an extended edition of last week’s challenge, with Sunday night premiering week four of the show. Normally, there wouldn’t be much to say about “never before seen clips,” but, as with all things Trump, Saturday night’s airing was anything but ordinary. Instead of the expected additional color, we saw that half of last week’s episode was edited so as to provide us with no context! I mean, some stuff was just gravy, but others put the wedding competition in a whole new light: Read the rest of this entry »
The Celebrity Apprentice – Guess who’s back!
First of all, my sincerest of sincere apologies to you all. I know that you’ve been waiting impatiently for this, and I wasted little time in putting my thoughts together once I’d actually seen episode three in this operatic drama. However, Sunday night was March Madness Selection Sunday, and alas I was consumed with bracketology. I hope you can forgive me.
Anyway, last night I “watched” this installment of The Celebrity Apprentice while cutting tiny pieces of paper into squares; this year I’m having my ten month-old son select his own NCAA bracket by choosing one team’s logo or another, and I had to prepare. But I digress. Highlight of the episode? George Ross is back! Unfortunately, he was standing in for Don Don instead of Ivanka, but I suppose you can’t have everything. George jumped right in, his age belying the ruthless business nature that continues to lie beneath. It’s like when I hold my son along my right side and make him “walk” while I hum, then I shoot him across my body and we “attack” an unsuspecting stuffed animal. Granted, in that scenario he convulses in laughter, but you get my point with George. He’s brutal. Read the rest of this entry »
Reality Clack – American Idol, Celebrity Apprentice, Dancing With the Stars, Survivor
There are a gazillion big reality shows on right now. Really. When you add in the smaller, more obscure (and often trashier) shows, there’s probably about five gazillion reality shows on the air. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I do know that this weekly column can’t cover every reality show on the remote.
Nor can (or do) I watch every reality show — not even some of the more popular ones. But what I can do is give you the lowdown on some of the shows each week, often accompanied by my own opinions. Of course, sometimes my opinion might be more about why I don’t watch a show! I don’t like the concept of The Bachelor and have never watched an entire episode. But the gossip resulting from Jason being a jerk definitely caught my attention! So, what’s been happening this past week?
The Celebrity Apprentice – What the BLEEP was that?
For those of us keeping score at home, the Donald Trump bleep count is now up to two!
Over the course of the last eight seasons.
Apparently, Trump hates to lose so much, that he’s taken to chasing the runaway train that is Dennis Rodman’s potty mouth. Pick up the pace, Donald; Rodman’s at 200 on the year.
Okay, episode two of this “celebrity” fest was a bit of a puzzler. Often on The Apprentice, the contestants are tasked with an unusual undertaking, a sure sign that Trump and co-creator Mark Burnett are running out of people who are willing to be a part of their franchise. Last night, the resigned partner was zappos.com. The challenge? Design a comic book character to potentially become the mascot of the e-retail website. How dumb was that? See both characters for yourself, above and below. Read the rest of this entry »
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