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And I Quote: the best one-liners of the week {TV Squad}
Mar 17th 2006 3:15PM "If I wanted to waste my breath I would have given my wife mouth to mouth last night when she went into cardiac arrest." - Dr. Kelso on Scrubs
The Five: Questions I have about American Inventor {TV Squad}
Mar 17th 2006 1:26PM I wondered most about #5 as well. They kept asking "And how much have you spent on this?" It's like only going heavily into debt gets you to the next round.
American Inventor: Open casting calls {TV Squad}
Mar 17th 2006 7:47AM While I like the shovel buddy (why did everybody keep calling their invention "-buddy"?), and think that it was the clear winner by a mile in the "people's lives will be better for this invention" category, I don't think it will win. These are business people, and you have to assume that part of the show is to see a portion of the profits from the licensing of the invention. The shovel thingie only appeals to a very small segment of the country. I hate to say it, but they'd make more money with the edible snow globes.
I wonder how many of these inventors have already patented their inventions, and will be told by the producers that unless they signed some ownership rights over, they're done with their tv time. That was hinted at a little with DVD lady when one of the judges said, "It's a finished product. We knew that one of the risks would be people using the show just for the PR."
Why are kids today such picky eaters? {ParentDish}
Mar 16th 2006 2:56PM My daughter Katherine has not only become very picky about what she eats, but about the quantities. Dinner time always turns into the bargaining table. "You tell me how many bites I need to eat, Daddy." "All of it." "Yes, but *how many* bites?" "Until the food is gone." "How many bites, though?" "10." "Ok, I'll eat 10 bites and then I'll be done, right? Remember, you said. 10 bites and then I can get down."
I know that the higher the number of bites, the less food will be on her fork.
Jay Leno issues personal apologies {TV Squad}
Mar 15th 2006 9:20AM Funny about the John Wilkes Booth thing, though. Carson himself had a long running bit where he would periodically toss in a Lincoln joke. The audience would sit silently, or boo, and then he'd look at them and say, "Still too soon, huh?"
Apparently he was right.
The Apprentice: Get it in Gear (Episode 3) {TV Squad}
Mar 15th 2006 9:20AM Lenny's pretty annoying. Ever worked with somebody who'll look you right in the face and say "Hey, not my job, I don't care"? I would have fired him just for that. God help when he becomes project manager.
What's wrong with the American Idol judges? {TV Squad}
Mar 15th 2006 7:37AM Actually I think it's pretty straightforward. The producers judge who they think has the widest demographic appeal based on things like looks, personality, and geography. Then they tell the judges "Do what you can to keep these people around." The judges can't always guarantee how far a certain contestant will go, but they can certainly influence it to a strong degree. Plenty of people out there have no opinion at all on whether Melissa did well, until Simon says "Best performance yet" and then the next morning they're telling their friends at the water cooler "Did you hear Melissa? I thought that was her best performance yet."
It's not fixed, never thought it was, at least not in the sense of rigging the vote count. But I think the judges are not unbiased in their commentary. By a long shot.
Woman sues over Boston Legal phrase {TV Squad}
Mar 14th 2006 11:56AM Actually she'd like them to change it to "What's your problem? (the previous phrase is a registered trademark of Janet Arnold - please visit her website at blahblahblah.com and support her advertisers)."
Remember, there's no point in saying anything these days unless it includes a plug for your website. All googlejuice is good googlejuice. :)
A few things the parenting books won't tell you {ParentDish}
Mar 13th 2006 9:36PM This morning we watched a Blue's Clues about colors. Steve was wearing a green shirt. "I hope he wears a red shirt one day," says Katherine.
"Maybe he doesn't have a red shirt," I counter.
"Yes he does," she says. "Because once they went into his closet, and I saw it."
I can't keep up. I'm serious.
Why Dora the Explorer may send me to a padded room {ParentDish}
Mar 13th 2006 9:34PM I have one word, and that word is "Oobi". Or, as my 18month old says, "Ooooobi, oobi ooobi ooobi oooo...."
Whoever thought of eyes on a talking hand anyway?
