Reality bites … or at least is wanted for possible murder
I admit it — I watch and love VH1 Celebreality shows (also known as “skankertainment”). They’re stupid, frothy, fun that are a perfect vacation from my life, my problems, and my sanity. They are also usually among the most conspicuously culturally irrelevant things on TV. Sure, there are things like How It’s Made that know nobody’s watching them, and then there’s VH1 dating shows, which routinely feature people who are attempting to become the next big thing, like we were introduced to Lady GaGa because she tried to date Brett Michaels, or something.
So imagine my surprise when it turned out that yes, Ryan Jenkins, one of the contestants on Meghan Wants a Millionaire was relevant — not because he recorded this summer’s hit single (what is this summer’s hit single, anyways?), but because he’s wanted as a person of interest in — wait for it — the salacious murder of his ex-wife.
Man oh mansicles, does it get any better than this? (I mean, obviously, it could, because someone’s dead, but dude! Seriously!)
There’s still time to win some fabulous Psych swag
Psychos and Psychettes, you still have a few days, hours, and minutes to register for our Psych giveaway! What? You say you didn’t know we were giving away a Psych prize package? Well, my friends, you need to read CliqueClack a little more. You see, thanks to the fine and quite happy people at USA Network, we are giving away such a prize package to one lucky soul.
That soul will win a slew of stuff. Including a Psych Season 3 DVD, a Psych Magic 8 Ball, and the coveted talking Shawn and Gus bobbleheads. Those bobbling dolls are $35 alone! So, needless to say, this is a good deal. All you have to do to grab a chance at this prize package is leave a comment at the original post as to why you deserve to win. Entries to this giveaway must be made by Friday, August 14th, at 5 PM ET. We’ll pick one comment completely at random to receive the package, and alert the commenter after the giveaway ends. Remember, only one entry per person at the original post (comments to this post will not be accepted) and you must have a valid U.S.-based mailing address. Not following these guidelines voids your entry. Good luck!
How I repaired my television marriage (or how I stopped worrying and learned to love The Office again)
Julia Hass is back Guest-clacking for us again, this time with a five-part series! Enjoy!
There are times, I have heard, in which every marriage gets strained; it’s not that the love isn’t there, it’s just that it’s hibernating a bit. Maybe it’s because one of you stopped shaving or the other one keeps forgetting to take out the trash. Maybe it’s kids or work or school or stress. But all marriages, as far as I can glean from having never been in one, go through brief cooling periods where you wonder why, exactly, you have married this person, where you start to mourn for your single days before looking around sadly at the other options and realizing that, for better or for worse, there’s no one you’d rather leg-shackle yourself to that the schmuck you’ve already chosen.
I’d been feeling that way about The Office lately. Our love started out so passionate and strong. We made each other laugh and cry, it comforted me in times of sorrow, and we stuck together come hell, high water, writer’s strikes, and the season of Jim Halpert’s poorly thought-out wig to cover up his shorter hair. But the passion had dimmed. Maybe it was because I was feeling down in the dumps myself, or maybe it was that The Office wasn’t supporting me in my time of need, but whatever the reason was, I started looking around.
Psych stepped up the laughs for me this week
I always laugh out loud at least several times while watching an episode of Psych. It’s not Shawn’s crazy psychic antics, or even Gus’s straight man act. Well, OK, sometimes it’s Gus. More often than not, though, the laughs for me are:
- One-liner ’80s pop culture references
- Shawn’s dad and their interactions
- The situations the boys get themselves into
This week, for instance, the whole firefighter thing hit a funny bone for me. Maybe it’s because I have a four-year-old who’d live at our town’s fire station if he were offered the chance (his only disappointment is that there are stairs instead of a pole), but more than likely, it was because Shawn and Gus got to fulfill a dream of theirs, a dream every little kid has … to be a firefighter.
Week in Clack – Premieres, previews and the just plain weird … and Neil Patrick Harris
Week of January 11 to January 17
Clever, insolent, creative, irreverent; even a little twisted. I speak of the writers here at CliqueClack, and the unique posts they churn out day after day. How could we let seven days go by without highlighting some of the week’s gems?
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TV may be back, but there’s still a lot more to look forward to, and we’ve got the previews to prove it.
- Jen loves Lie to Me; find out why in her sneak-peek.
- Keith previews Warehouse 13’s pilot script with a promising review.
Pa does not love Fa? What the hell was Shawn Spencer talking about?
A movie from the early ’70s it seems. Not sure what I or Shawn are talking about? Let me recap: During last Friday’s winter premiere of Psych, resident “psychic” Shawn Spencer came “this close” to living his dream of riding a dolphin at the local aquarium. How close? Close enough that he was in his bathing trunks, up on the dock, ready to jump on the dolphin’s back at a moment’s notice.
But, he hesitated. As the dolphin reared its snout over the water Shawn suddenly exclaimed, “Pa does not love Fa! Pa does not love Fa!” I’m sure some younger viewers were confused by the statement and were probably concerned that Shawn was having some sort of seizure. Fortunately, Mr. Spencer was just fine; he was just doing something that he has been known for since the series began: pulling pop culture references out of his rear end. In this case, “Pa does not love Fa” came from an obscure ’70s movie that I, Near King of all Meaningless Trivia, didn’t even know about.
Week in Clack – Firsts, interviews and controversy
Week of January 4 to January 11
Clever, insolent, creative, irreverent; even a little twisted. I speak of the writers here at CliqueClack, and the unique posts they churn out day after day. How could we let seven days go by without highlighting some of the week’s gems?
TV’s back, baby, and so are we! Sure, we had some great content during the winter hiatus, but with actual new programming on this week, we were utter clack-a-holics.
It was a week of firsts, which I suppose is fitting with the new year and all.
- We broke the news first on the Internet, folks … the successful The Librarian mini-series franchise is coming to the big screen, hopefully to be shot later this year.
- Jason reviewed the first two back-to-back episodes of Scrubs on ABC, and had some good things to say about the transition. What did you think?
- Scott debuted his BBC Babble column, about all things British and on TV, of course. US shows have been greatly inspired by their British counterparts, to say the least….
- Annie debuted her Gossip Girl Virgin diary — OMG!
- Kona debuted Diary of a Weeds Virgin, shedding a whole new light on suburbia for her.
- Damages season premiere was splendidly reviewed by Jane; so glad this show is back and still intriguing!
- My Name is Earl came back, and Bill not only reviewed it, he illustrated his post. You don’t want to miss his take on Jason Lee (or The Odd Couple, for that matter).
- Psych’s first episode of the new year debuted to Brett’s favorable review.
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