TV Tonight: Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which returns to start its second season tonight on Fox, is one of the more interesting stories of last TV season. The show premiered during the doldrums of the writers' strike, got a mixed critical reaction, and somehow by the end of the season became a buzzed-about show.

How? I'm not sure, but I think the show's innovative casting probably had something to do with it. I mean, Brian Austin Green as a badass? (Showrunner Josh Friedman told the very funny story behind that one back at Comic-Con, ending with him asking the onetime 90210 star "When did you get to be so hot?") This year's entry into the Annals of Improbable Casting is Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson, who's playing a technology company CEO.

But choosing interesting actors won't go too far if the story's not good, and Terminator: TSCC seems to be picking things up on that front as well: At the show's Comic-Con panel, producers announced that someone on the stage would die before the end of season two. The cast reacted with relative horror; it seemed they didn't even know which one of them was the goner. I guess that's one of those things we just have to watch and see.

After the jump, you can check out the trailer for the new season, which starts tonight at 8 p.m. EDT and PDT. Will you be watching? To talk about it, just

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'True Blood' review: What did you think

HBO's new vamp series, "True Blood" aired Sunday, Sept. 7. I reviewed the first five episodes of[...]

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Kitchen Nightmares: The Reunion Tour

***Letter from the Editor: Please give a warm welcome to your newest recapper and one of your faves from Auditiongasm, AuJew!

For the very special, 2-hour premier episode of Kitchen Nightmares, Chef Gordon Ramsay revisits last season's biggest train wrecks to see if any of the people he scared shitless have yet to regain control of their bowels.

We've got cheers, jeers, a whole lot of tears, and we've got G-Ram red-faced and screaming in tight tee shirts and fitted jeans--all the good stuff--after the jump!

Hello Gasmii, and thank you for joining me on my first official recap. I'm AuJew! I'm a bit nervous, especially as I'm recapping an episode that's essentially a recap in and of itself, but I promise to do my best.

For the season opener, G-Ram revisits his favorite delinquents from last season to see how they've fared so far, which immediately makes me wonder if they just figure out which restaurants were the most successful due to G-Ram's help, and visited those to make him look like Tippity-Top Chef. This promises to be a pretty warm-fuzzy episode, but I'll do my best to make fun of it anyway. What would be awesome is if at least one of these places didn't make it, and G-Ram and his camera crew show up to a vacant lot with a bunch of hobos roasting pigeon over a trash can fire. Hey, he did tell them to refocus their menu.

Since I saw about half of last season, I'm pleased that at least 3 or 4 of the revisits today are to restaurants that I'm already curious about. The first stop is a place called Finn McCool's, an Irish pub run by an Irish family. I happened to see this episode, and I'm eager to see what happened to the sweet, portly dad/owner Buddy, his daughter in law Melissa, a waitress who still wears her ponytails on top of her head like it's 1995, and Buddy's son Brian, the chef who looks suspiciously like a leprechaun.

They're always after me lucky charms!

Prior to G-Ram's visit, Finn McCool's was in debt in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and Buddy had yet to cash a paycheck. This was also the only place whose food G-Ram's stomach physically rejected (he barfed up the shepherd's pie in the bathroom). He whipped them all into shape within weeks, teaching Buddy how to manage, Melissa how to serve, and Brian how to cook. A year later, Buddy is still parked at the bar. But is he paying for his beer with a recent paycheck? Brian is still in the kitchen, but has he delivered the pot o'gold?

Everyone seems happy (surprise!) and they are out of debt and making money (even bigger surprise!). Buddy says he had a "glitch" there for a little bit--as in, a heart attack. Minor glitch.

It's okay, I can always get a new one.

They banded together though, (aw) and Finn McCool's pulled through. G-Ram shakes buddy's hand, and compliments him on his superhuman grip. Aw, G-Ram is so cute when he plays nice! He asks Brian all about the menu, and Brian tells him that G-Ram's suggestions have turned him into an actual chef as opposed to a guy who stands in front of a deep fryer and tosses random flash-frozen crap into it. G-Ram stays for a bite, and loves it. Hugs, tears, and beers all around. The best part is when heart attack survivor Buddy chugs a dark lager in two minutes flat. Well, I suppose if you haven't got much time left, best to enjoy it.

If it's a microbrewery, does that count as "natural causes?"

Next, G-Ram revisits the Olde Stone Mill, a restaurant in a beautiful building that had suffered from problems with less than beautiful food. Dean was a hot-tempered, arrogant restauranteur and his wife had no idea that they collectively owed $500,000 on their failing restaurant. Way to pick a winner.

G-Ram redoes the restaurant and refocuses the menu, explaining that a steakhouse is what would really succeed in that particular neighborhood. He slaps Dean around with a few pieces of raw meat and puts some really nice couches in the middle of his restaurant for after-dinner food-coma naps. G-Ram is back a year later, and before commenting on anything else, asks Dean if he had any botox. LOL! Dean does look a bit younger and smoother, but waves away G-Ram's questioning. All I can say is that if he can afford to inject botulism into his face, I certainly hope he has resolved that half a million dollar debt thing.

I'm just getting a lot of sleep lately. That and maybe the time I accidentally tripped, fell, and landed on a plastic surgeon's syringe.

In other news unrelated to Dean's super hot sweater-vest, the Olde Stone Mill is doing fabulously (of course), and everyone is happy. Blah blah. If this show is going to be entirely made up of success stories, I'm going to have a hard time making fun of it.

Next, G-Ram heads back to a restaurant called The Mixing Bowl, where a semi-retarded manager took 50% off of guest checks and put huge, obnoxiously-colored signs in the window begging people to "ORDER YOUR HOLIDAY DESSERTS NOW!" in mid-April. Which honestly works for me, since my birthday happens to be in mid-April. Order your holiday desserts now. For me.

G-Ram's second visit to The Mixing Bowl is unsurprisingly successful. Of course. Yawn. Is it just me, or does anybody else feel like they were hoping for at least one of these places to completely crash and burn? I mean, what is the likelihood that they all not only survived, but flourished? And does the fact that they did have more to do with being featured in a G-Ram TV show than the restaurant actually getting any better?

Sigh. Well, the manager has replaced his ridiculous holiday dessert sign with a picture of the staff with G-Ram (I knew it! I'm calling Shenanigans! SHENANIGANS!) and the owners are happy, in the black, and been done up by professional makeup artists. Because how else can you emanate success other than via airbrushing?

Before, she didn't even have eyebrows.


See?

Next, we have the most disgusting restaurant in Kitchen Nightmare history. Apparently, this place was home to not only owners, chefs, waiters and patrons, but also roaches, flies, rats and mold. They also had a tendency to serve whatever they felt like as opposed to what was actually on the menu, i.e. a meat fritter in the "vegetarian" appetizer and pork instead of beef (because G-Ram, a michelin-rated chef, probably won't notice).

I never actually saw this episode, but just a recap of what happened is enough to make my stomach turn. This is the stuff that makes you seriously afraid to eat out in any city, ever. Actually, last week, my dad and I went out for lunch at a Chinese restaurant and I saw a beetle crawl across the seat behind my father and I freaked out. We had already ordered and we kind of half-ate anyway, but bottom line, no. Do. Not. Want. EVER. Even the suggestion of an insect in a restaurant makes my skin crawl. No disgusting pun intended.

Roachbusters.

Luckily, the superhot chef Vikas that G-Ram found for what was formerly Dillion's but is now called Purnima stayed, and the food is still almost as superhot as Vikas. The place is immaculate, the food is good, and I'm still waiting for something catastrophic to laugh at. Sigh.

There is one awkward moment when G-Ram tells Vikas that he's "far too good-looking to be a chef," and although I heartily agree, this makes me nervous. If those two hook up, it ruins my entire plan of going to New York, kidnapping Vikas, making him bring me to G-Ram, and then coercing the two of them to perform sexual favors for me. Shit.

Soooo...what time do you get off?

The next check-up G-Ram needs to make is with Campania, an Italian eatery in New Jersey with Flinstones' T-bone size portions, rambunctious staff, and an odd mistrust of recipes or measuring cups. The only plus for this place? The owner is very, very cute.

G-Ram waves his magic wand (ooh. Just got that mental image. Mmm.) and everybody's happy. The portions are smaller, the food is better, the staff is well-behaved, and in celebration, they smash all the old, HUGE plates to swear off the money-wasting ways of the past. HOOOPAH!

This is SO My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

So what is it like when Gordon comes back to check in? Everyone's happy, healthy, wealthy, and attractively airbrushed. YAWN. G-Ram does have the mayor and deputy mayor of New Jersey stop by and award them with a special day in their honor, but honestly, at this point, I'm so bored with success stories. Does that make me a bad person?

Moving on to Peter's on Long Island, probably the most dysfunctional of all the Kitchen Nightmares so far, including the roach-infested Dillion's. They're basically a bunch of loud, obnoxious, crazy Italians. Coming from a bunch of loud, obnoxious, crazy Jews, I just gotta say--I call 'em like I see 'em. Bottom line, the co-owner Peter is a huge bully, and looks kind of like a meatball with chiclet teeth, guest starring on Miami Vice.

This whole restaurant thing is just until Tubbs gets outta rehab.

G-Ram tells Crockett he's a big tool shed, and Crockett recommits to the cause. Peter's is still open (of course), successful (of course), and Peter still wears brightly colored blazers with tee-shirts, completely unironically. Don't you just love a happy ending?

Thank you for reading, and I promise, I will return next week with the huge snarkfest that will be the first official episode of Kitchen Nightmares, i.e. a complete train wreck that mostly stays that way and we aren't subjected to all of this touchy-feely, fuzzy-wuzzy, all's-well-that-ends-well bullshit.

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Hills Spinoff

The rumors may be true about The Hills spinoff... Last week Whitney Port was seen shooting her pilot called, The City, in New York's Meatpacking District. I like Whitney a lot, and really hope the show goes. But would that mean there would be The Hills and The City???? The girls are taking over MTV, and my brain is officially going rot from watching bad television that I'm obsessed with.

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What's On Tonight: High School Musical, Sarah
Connor Chronicles, Weeds

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• At 7, ESPN has the season premiere of Monday Night Football, with the Vikings vs. the Packers, followed by the Broncos vs. the Raiders.
  
• At 8, ABC has the season finale of High School Musical: Get in the Picture, followed by the CMA Music Festival.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, followed by a new America's Toughest Jobs.
• FOX has the season premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles at 8, then a new Prison Break.
  
• The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, then a new One Tree Hill.
• Nickelodeon has a new Wonder Pets at 8.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Top Gear.
• At 9, PBS has a new History's Detectives.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• TNT has a new episode of The Closer at 9, then a new Raising the Bar.
• There's a new Unwrapped on Food Network at 9.
• At 10, MTV has a new episode of The Hills.
• Discovery has a new Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein at 10.
• Showtime has a new Weeds at 10.
• At 10:15, TCM has Dr. Strangelove.

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Making the Band: Nobody Puts Brian in the Corner!

Have you noticed that this season of Making the Band is following the EXACT same pattern as last season??? In both seasons, we started off with a confrontation between Diddy and Orangebrey over Orange's "problem child" behavior. And then there was a lot of bitchassness, and it was revealed that Brian had anger management issues. In this episode, we discover that his anger still rages, and he's not really good at, well, anything.

So maybe there's ONE thing he's good at! Dirty minds, are ya with me!? We open the show again to a very excited Diddy. He actually explodes into fireworks and then rematerializes, just as excited as ever. It's funny when he combusts because it's red and gold fireworks. So it looks like sparkles mixed with blood and guts. Either that or I am just far too imaginative. But it really solidified my irrational fears of spontaneous combustion.

Uh oh! Looks like someone put their hand in a blender!Today is the big day for Brillo Klang because his album, "Like a Rolling Stone," is finally in stores. Very clever title, Brillo. You'll pick up business from confused customers who are in the market for music by the Rolling Stones. Way to prey on absent-mindedness and confusion. Diddy orders us to buy this and then reminds us one more time how hard it is to prepare for tour as though we've forgotten all about the trials and tribulations of last week. Oh wait. We have.Day26 is headed to Central Park to work with their vocal coach, Ankh Ra, who will help them build vocal stamina. I don't understand if "Ankh" is his first name and "Ra" is his last name or if it's all just one first name kinda like Mary Jane. But everyone always says his name really fast and slurred together like "Ankhra." Kinda sounds like Mothra. Well anyway. If anyone understands this one or two word first name, then give me a call.

His AWESOME shirt offers no clarity.Ankh Ra greets the guys and then takes off his track jacket, revealing a shirt that says, "Ankh Ra: The Vocal Guru." HAHHAHAHA Really? For whatever reason Ankh Ra has the guys run up some stairs Rocky-style and then do jumping jacks. This is resembling less like a vocal lesson and more like the Wednesday morning aerobics class for seniors that I attended all summer at a health club. (Yes, I said seniors. And, no, don't ask.) Then they do weird little crunch thingies and instead of counting with numbers, they count them off by saying "Wee Ahhh" over and over again. If this tells me anything, it's that the boys can't even count. They never cease to amaze.The problem with the guys doing all these crazy exercises in Central Park is that it's a very public and very crowded space, and they can't stay unnoticed for long because as we know, they have MANY ADORING FANS who like totally aren't paid or ANYTHING LIKE THAT. A growing audience gathers to watch and take pictures. Ankh tells the guys to say hi to the fans, so they approach the gathering and then get totally mobbed. It's funny because it starts with a group of girls hugging one of the guys and then the mob starts to move, collecting more of the guys in it like a giant snowballing mass of humans. One girl gets so excited that she slams Big Mike in the knee, reaggravating an old injury. He stumbles off to the side, and don't worry, we'll hear more about this later.But Ankh Ra hasn't humiliated the boys enough yet. Now he wants them to perform "Got Me Goin'" totally out of the blue. And so the guys actually do it, but Ankh keeps demanding things like, "Be Louder!" "Go All Out!" "Worship your Vocal Guru!" Will and Que get embarrassed because they are having to perform with no beat and in the middle of Central Park. So in typical Day26 fashion, they just leave. Ankh Ra and Mike try to find them, but Will and Que keep evading them with their wit and speed. Why would Ankh Ra take a knee-injured Mike with him on a hot pursuit? He should have taken someone at the top of his manhunting game, ready to sniff out awol Day26ers with passion and physical prowess! Okay, I don't know who fits that description either. But if you say the word "lazy," then a few names come to mind. Mike tries to laugh but Ankh informs him that it's not funny, and I can't decide if I think it's funny or not. Lightly amusing, sure. Mostly annoying, you betcha.

Tramps like us, baby we were born to run.Back at the studio, a formally clad Diddy is unexpectedly dropping in on Danity's rehearsal. They are practicing moves to their new song, and Diddy is seeming to like it. Has anyone noticed that Orangebrey always rehearses their routines in a green bra? So either this season has just been one really long day, or girl never stops to do some laundry. When they finish, Diddy says that it was very sexy and that he liked everything that he saw. He says that he feels like a proud papa. But not in a weird gross incestuous kind of way. Or so we hope.Flash forward to that night, D.Woods and Orangebrey are hitting the streets again. They inform us that they are ebony and ivory AND salt and pepper. But these metaphors are so complex. Whatever are you ladies implying? D tells us that Orangebrey is the one to go out with because Aundrea is a homebody, Shannon's married and Dawn is practically married. And when you are married you relinquish all friends and officially become a hermit. Everyone knows that! So all that's left is Orangie Poo. Basically D doesn't hang out with Orangebrey by choice, but more by process of elimination. See, social lives are very scientific that way. We see footage of them hanging all over guys, doing shots and wearing loads of make-up. Now why does Diddy always call Orangebrey the problem child again? Because I see no evidence of this party girl lifestyle he speaks of.

"I can't go out because I like totally have to update my Facebook status."The guys are also out to party. Brian says that one of the benefits of being famous is that they get invited to great parties. (Famous=Associated with Diddy.) Will tells us that if he wants to shop, he cannot go to the mall by himself. He needs security with him. Just picturing Will at a mall cracks me up. I'm sure he's a big customer at Claire's Boutique! He loves those Buy Three Get One Free specials on cheap non-allergenic earrings for sensitive ears.

This shot was actually in the show. Can we say FILLER?The next morning, Robert and Mike have a weird under-the-covers convo. Robert, from underneath his comforter, asks Mike what time they have dance practice. Mike, who of course does not understand the question because he's also under a comforter and Robert's voice is all muffled, asks him to repeat the question. Robert asks again. Mike says 9:30. Robert asks what time it is now. Mike says to look at the clock. Wow this is riveting television! Anyway, it's 9:19. Quelle horreur! So they hurry right? Maybe even skip the shower for that day, right? Wrong. They move around like sloths and show up late. Quelle surprise! Of course Boomcat is pissed.

p.s. Look at this person's BED! Since when do sleeping spots double as extra storage areas???Oh time for Diddy's Fit Club! Diddy weighs himself in, and he's lost two pounds. He does a funny little laugh and says he's happy. Good deal. *Yawn*So the guys are nearly two and a half hours late or so the studio clock would have us believe. The guys walk in sheepishly, and Boomcat starts right in. She says that if they want to be a part of a band that isn't original, then she respects that. But they would never be late to the studio with Babyface or Quincy Jones, and they should have the same standards for her. Now time to work. They have one week left and their show isn't close to being finished. Because Mike's knee got hurt again, he has to watch from the side and chair dance. Again, I am reminded of my aerobics for seniors class as we did a lot of sitting.Brian is pretty slow to pick up the dance moves and keeps getting singled out. And so the tension begins to build. Boomcat keeps correcting Brian, and then he tells us that he's a very nice young man until he gets pushed. We see a flashback from last year when he got into a screaming fight with Robert in the house. And in the van. And in the studio. Brian tells us that he's been working on his temper, and then screams at us, "I'VE BEEN WORKIN' ON IT!" Well, at least, he seems to kind of have a sense of humor as far as that's concerned. Brian decides that he needs some fresh air to calm down. And, apparently, fresh air exists in Brillo's studio because that's where he goes. I wonder if Brillo minds that he has a little temperamental voyeur in the room?Boomcat isn't happy that Brian disappears, so she wants to have a word with him when he gets back. She says that he needs more discipline. And then tensions continue to rise...Where's the edge of your seat? Can you find it? Are you on it?! Orangebrey and D.Woods just happen to be out for a stroll. And they just so happen to end up in a huge sea of gorgeous seamen. Likely. They yell "Heeeeeyyyyy guyyyyyys!" at a long line of men, and it's funny because these men don't seem to notice/care. Then Orangebrey goes up to one of the guys and says she really wants to see a rifle. The guy proceeds to look at her as if she has a third eye. They approach another group of guys and ask if they are looking for some action. The guys respond that they are okay on their own. They decide that these men aren't ready for Orangebrey and D.Woods.

Glamour shots by Deb.You know, I was in New York City during Fleet Week two years ago. And I look nowhere near as hot as Danity Kane on my BEST day, and yet I practically had to fight those horny seamen off with a stick! So I really have NO clue how they seem to be striking out. And if you are at ALL interested in how my Fleet Week story ended, I can tell you that I went with said seamen from Location A to Location B via subway, where I suddenly got freaked out, ran away and ended up having really bad late night pizza with just a couple of gals. Such a shame.But enough about me! Back to the guys! They are all in the van when Brillo asks how Boomcat is doing. Brian doesn't miss a beat and jumps in to say that she keeps picking on him. He says that he doesn't need anyone breathing down his neck when he's trying so hard. He says that when other people mess up, she's nice about it. But she's mean when he messes up. All the guys kinda listen to his rant but mostly just stare off into space.We're in the studio again, and Brian is messing up again. Boomcat says that he needs to dance full out and not look tired. He needs stamina. But now he's getting mad, so he can't focus at all. He doesn't want to go full out because he has a problem with her, and it's holding them all back. Brian says that there's certain ways of talking to people, and....He never gets to finish that statement because everyone talks at once. An argument incurs and Brian leaves. Mike tries to talk to Boomcat, but I have no idea what he's saying. And Boomcat is shocked at Brian's immaturity.

"Boom! Cat Cat Cat Cat! I'm PISSED! Cat Boom Cat Cat!"On this week's Special Report, Diddy tries to hypnotize us. He commands us to go buy the new Brillo Klang album after the show. Well I don't know about the rest of you, but the ability to brainwash is something that I really enjoy in a reality tv show. I suddenly don't remember my own name. And why do I feel this strange, undeniable urge to go to the electronics section at Target...?But now back to the hijinks! Because everything's better with a mechanical bull! Our crew is out again and is taking turns riding and getting thrown off of a bull. Orangebrey decides to ride it WITH Big Mike. Why ride with the biggest one in the group? Looks a little crowded.

Orangebrey gets her very own three-inch portion of the saddle.After the bull session, Orangebrey and D.Woods join Robert and Brillo at a table. Orangie comments on how funny it is that she used to have something with Brills and D used to have something with Robert, but now they are all just friends. "HAHAHA isn't that funny?" She says. "Now you both have to die!" Then they say that the guys moved onto other women, but they're still SIIIIIIINGGLLLLEEEEEEE!!!!!!! They scream that part. That's why I wrote it in all caps. And my ears bled. Just a little bit though. Orangebrey asks the guys what's wrong with them that they can't find men, and Robert and Brillo just look at each other and laugh. Then they guys exit just as some military men make their entrance.Orangebrey particularly likes one of the military men with a big tattoo that says "DEATH IS CERTAIN." Maybe this guy is just the Grimm Reaper, cleverly disguised as a soldier. D.Woods hits it off with a guy in artillery. And the girls fulfill their Fleet Week fantasy. And Orangebrey does her version of a salute, which involves mooning the guys.

"Tee hee smell my perfume! It's called Eau de Orangelette!"The next day, the guys meet with Tony Dofat, the music director for their tour. Now it's time to make the setlist of six songs, which is easy because the guys only have six songs anyway. "Got Me Goin'" will be last so that they go out with a bang. Tony makes sure that the instruments are louder for that one. Good deal. Maybe the loudness will drown out their inability to dance.Back in BoomcatLand, she is excited because the guys were rehearsing when she arrived. Oh except that Brian was sitting down, and of course Boomy won't let him forget that. And now Brian is dancing wrong, so they all need to start over. Brian's hands are positioned wrong. Brian's arm shouldn't be up. Now Brian is talking about Tony Dofat! Tony wants to come rehearse with them. But Boomcat says Tony can't do that on HER time. And why did Brian pick that moment to bring that up!? How DARE he?!

It's hard to tell if a person is angry when THIS is their normal resting face.Boomcat freaks out. I understand that Brian interrupted her, but why the need to freak out THAT much, Boomcat? She gets mad at Brian because she doesn't want Tony Dofat to intrude upon her time with the guys. Brian says they should communicate about that with each other then. So she tells Brian to lower his voice; he says he's a grown man and she tells him that he's not acting like one. Brian and Boomy talk over each other, and it's the most pointless argument ever. Boomcat asks Will to make Brian shut up, so he mutters, "Shut up." The mumbling doesn't seem to work so Boomcat tells Robert to control Brian. Robert holds his hand out and mumbles, "Stop" in Brian's direction. The whole time Brian is still talking, but I'm not even sure what about. He just keeps saying that he's a grown man. Que seems to get concerned and tries to explain Boomcat's position to Brian. All the guys get exasperated because they just want to work. Over in his chair, Mike looks like he's sleeping and shakes his head.Boomcat tells Brian to apologize. So Brian asks, "Did Diddy do this to you?!" Ohhhh touché! Brian points out that Diddy never humiliated Boomcat by making her stand in front of everyone and apologize. This is corn juice! All the guys groan. So Brian gives a loud and over exaggerated, phony apology. Boomcat takes her sidekicks and leaves. Que gets upset and starts ranting about how they need Boomcat.Robert tells Brian that whether or not he believes he's right or wrong, he should just let his pride go and apologize, so they can get back to moving. Brian stands up in front of the guys and gets choked up. He says that they all know him, and they know how hard he tries. And it's fucked up that they try to make it seem like he's messed it all up. They're all supposed to be his brothers and have his back. Robert tenderly goes over to speak to Brian, but Brian brushes him off and leaves. The guys say that Brian needs to bite the bullet and that he'd never talk to Diddy like that. Will says that if Brian can't see the big picture, then he needs to be gone. Que says that he's not going back to McDonald's.Brian walks back in, so the guys take the opportunity to have a meeting with him. Will asks Brian what his view is, but he can barely talk because he keeps getting interrupted. Robert seems to agree with Brian but still maintains that he needs to bite the bullet. And Que says that it's not what Brian said, it's how he says it. Robert tells Brian to toughen up and says he's been in Brian's position before, and he's not against him. But, again, he needs to bite the bullet. Yes, we do remember Robert instigating bitchassness last season.Brian tells us that at the end of the day, it's not about him. It's about Day26. So they all get up and rehearse. And we get an advertisement of another one of their songs. Brian tells us that he will swallow his pride for the group.Boomcat returns to find the guys practicing. Que runs over and hugs her, and it's kinda silly. Brian pulls Boomcat in, apologizes and hugs her. She tells him that they're good and that she loves him. He cries and wipes his eyes. But there's no time for this mushy stuff. Let's boom cat cat cat cat cat! Boomcat says that when you are great, you are going to be challenged.

And peace is restored to the Land of Making the Band.Next week, it's the first show on the tour. And it looks dramatic!So what do you all think? Are you on Team Brian or Team Boomcat? And did anyone get Brillo's cd? I'm curious to see how it is.See ya Tuesday!Love, MandaMoxoxo

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Changes to Millionaire: New lifelines, funky
music ... and a clock

Filed under: OpEd, Daytime, Game Show, Reality-Free

Anyone who's read TV Squad for any period of time knows that we have a bunch of game show fans here. OK, maybe it's just me and Bob. But we've been watching game shows for years and know what works and what doesn't. A challenging premise that allows the viewer to play along? That works. Picking numbered cases at random? That doesn't (at least not after the first five episodes, anyway).

So, when I heard about the changes that were coming to the syndicated Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, I wanted to reserve judgment until I saw them. Now that Meredith Vieira's smiling face has graced my TV for the seventh season opener, I can say that I like most of the changes ... except for one. The new graphics and music are fine, the new lifelines make more sense (more on those in a second). But now there's a clock.

Yeah, you heard me; the show that once let contestants take as much time as they wanted to answer very tough questions now adds the pressure of a time limit. And that's not a good thing.

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Olbermann and Matthews No Longer Anchoring
Special MSNBC Election Coverage: Pros and Cons

It's being reported all over that Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will no longer be anchoring special election coverage on MSNBC. In terms of what's ahead in this political season, this means we won't seem them anchoring election night or debate[...]

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Buzz News Roundup, 9/8

• J.K. Rowling has won her copyright infringement lawsuit against a fan who wanted to publish a Harry Potter encyclopedia. ? AP
• Spike Lee is working on a sequel to Inside Man. ? Hollywood Reporter
• 24 is shutting down production for two weeks to rewrite scripts and figure out the end to the next season. ? Zap2it
• The Stand Up to Cancer telethon and associated fundraising efforts made $100 million for cancer research. ? TV Guide
• The Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler sparked an all-night bidding war at the Toronto International Film Festival. ? Variety
• Musicians including Heart and Jackson Browne don't want Republican candidates using their songs to campaign. ? CitizenSugar
• NBC is putting together a new Muppets special, Letters to Santa: A Muppet Christmas. ? Reuters
• Jayma Mays has been cast as the lead in the Fox pilot Glee, which might be an American Idol companion this Spring. ? Hollywood Reporter
• Jessica Alba has been cast in a "modern-day fable" called An Invisible Sign of My Own, which was initially supposed to star America Ferrera. ? Variety

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Sharon Osbourne To Teach The 'Rock Of Love' Girls
A Thing Or Two

Rock and roll royalty Sharon Osbourne is taking on a new role as headmistress of VH1's "Rock of Love Charm School with Sharon Osbourne" premiering on VH1 [...] Read more!

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