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Summer TV 2008: Summer of Love (and Hate)
Normally summer is a vast wasteland of reruns, crappy game shows and the worst that reality television has to offer. But this season there is actually some stuff worth watching. We've sifted through the crap and investigated the most "buzzworthy" shows to find out what's actually worth your time.
RECAPS, WEECAPS, AND MORE
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5-10 Weecap |
Jolly Fat Guys Rule!One Loser, One Winner, One Mole - The winner and The Mole are revealed, and then we get to go back through the season and find out how it all went down. |
08.11.2008 | A+ |
Kim |
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Ep. |
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Air/Pub'l |
Grade |
Author |
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5-9 Weecap |
Spy GamesHolding Pattern - The final two missions are completed, but nothing is revealed just yet. |
08.04.2008 08.05.2008 |
A |
Kim |
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5-8 Weecap |
The Mole Was HereNine Down, Two to Go - An exemption helps one player sail into the finals. |
07.28.2008 07.29.2008 |
A- |
Kim |
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5-7 Weecap |
Self-Execute? Not So Much.Eight Down, Three to Go - The players have to do math and memorize factoids about the other players' loved ones. |
07.21.2008 07.22.2008 |
A |
Kim |
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5-6 Weecap |
Medical School Can't Be That HardSeven Down, Four to Go - The players solve brain teasers and then bungee jump, while growing more and more suspicious of one another. |
07.14.2008 07.15.2008 |
A |
Kim |
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5-5 Weecap |
Paul Free! In Van Number Two!Six Down, Five to Go - Craig earns everyone's enmity when he goes for the exemption, and Mark and Paul continue to unravel. |
06.30.2008 07.01.2008 |
A |
Kim |
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5-4 Weecap |
Not Quite Dead YetFive Down, Six to Go - Craig practically dies while trying to climb a mountain and then Mark has a hissy when his journal gets burned (along with nearly everyone else's journal, so it's not like he was singled out). |
06.23.2008 06.24.2008 |
A- |
Kim |
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5-3 Weecap |
Double DownFour Down, Seven to Go - ABC must have had a premonition about the low ratings for this show, because they eliminated not one but two contestants in one week! Also, there was a luge run with fruit, and near nudity. |
06.16.2008 06.17.2008 |
A- |
Kim |
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5-2 Weecap |
Oink!Two Down, Nine to Go - The players show why futbol will never beat out football in this country as they lose mightily to a bunch of kids in a soccer game, and then Bobby disappoints when he can't even walk around town searching for clay pigs. |
06.09.2008 06.10.2008 |
A |
Kim |
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5-1 Weecap |
Don't Go Chasing WaterfallsOne Down, Ten To Go - The Mole makes its triumphant return, minus Anderson Cooper.Luckily, the rest of the awesomeness remains: exotic locations, exciting stunts, finger-pointing, paranoia and green screens. |
06.02.2008 06.03.2008 |
A |
Kim |
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4-7 Recap |
One More Winner, One More Loser, And One More MoleOne More Winner, One More Loser, And One More Mole - Dennis wins, Mark loses, and Angie is The Mole. |
02.17.2004 02.22.2004 |
B- |
Kim |
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4-6 Recap |
Three More Celebrities, Part IIThree More Celebrities, Part II - Dennis, Mark, and Angie get the chance to add more money to the pot before facing the final quiz. |
02.10.2004 02.15.2004 |
B- |
Kim |
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4-5 Recap |
Three More Celebrities, Part IThree More Celebrities, Part I - Three celebrities avoid eviction, and Tracey Gold goes home. |
02.03.2004 02.07.2004 |
C+ |
Kim |
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4-4 Recap |
Four More CelebritiesFour More Celebrities - Four celebrities avoid eviction, and Keshia Knight-Pulliam goes home. |
01.27.2004 02.01.2004 |
B- |
Kim |
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4-3 Recap |
Five More CelebritiesFive More Celebrities - Five celebrities avoid eviction, and Stephen Baldwin goes home. |
01.20.2004 01.26.2004 |
C+ |
Kim |
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4-2 Recap |
Six More CelebritiesSix More Celebrities - Six celebrities avoid eviction, and Corbin Bernsen goes home. |
01.13.2004 01.18.2004 |
B- |
Kim |
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4-1 Recap |
Seven More CelebritiesSeven More Celebrities - Seven celebrities travel to Mexico to try to ferret out The Mole. |
01.05.2004 01.11.2004 |
B- |
Kim |
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3-6 Recap |
One Loser, One Winner, And One MoleOne Loser, One Winner, And One Mole - The winner, loser, and Mole are revealed, and all of the executed players return. |
02.11.2003 02.16.2003 |
A |
Kim |
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3-5 Recap |
Three CelebritiesThree Celebrities - Erik, Kathy, and Frederique play the final games and take the final quiz. |
02.04.2003 02.09.2003 |
B |
Kim |
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3-4 Recap |
Four CelebritiesFour Celebrities - The return of "Tiny Bubbles," and an exemption for Erik. |
01.28.2003 02.01.2003 |
B- |
Kim |
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3-3 Recap |
Five CelebritiesFive Celebrities - After building a boat and eating hot peppers, Corbin is executed. |
01.21.2003 01.26.2003 |
B |
Kim |
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3-2 Recap |
Six CelebritiesSix Celebrities - The contestants do odd jobs and play charades. Nice life. |
01.14.2003 01.18.2003 |
B |
Kim |
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3-1 Recap |
Seven CelebritiesSeven Celebrities - Seven celebrities go to Hawaii and ruin The Mole. |
01.07.2003 01.10.2003 |
B- |
Kim |
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2-13 Recap |
The Final BetrayalThe Final Betrayal - We finally find out who won, who lost, and who is The Mole. |
08.05.2002 08.08.2002 |
B- |
Kim |
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2-12 Recap |
The Twelfth BetrayalThe Twelfth Betrayal - Heather, Bill, and Dorothy play the final games and take the final quiz. |
07.29.2002 07.31.2002 |
A |
Kim |
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2-11 Recap |
The Eleventh BetrayalThe Eleventh Betrayal - The remaining four players play a card game. Three of them stay overnight in creepy rooms. And then one of the four is executed. |
07.22.2002 07.24.2002 |
B- |
Kim |
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2-10 Recap |
The Tenth BetrayalThe Tenth Betrayal - The men suck at selling. Heather sucks at evading. Bribs sucks at staying in the game. |
07.15.2002 07.18.2002 |
A |
Kim |
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2-9 Recap |
The Ninth BetrayalThe Ninth Betrayal - Wine-stomping and car-moving are the order of the day, followed by a triple cross. |
07.08.2002 07.10.2002 |
A |
Kim |
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2-8 Recap |
The Eighth BetrayalThe Eighth Betrayal - The contestants play games for the chance to be reunited with their loved ones. |
07.01.2002 07.08.2002 |
B+ |
Kim |
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2-7 Recap |
The Seventh BetrayalThe Seventh Betrayal - One more exemption. Some more money. And Elavia leaves the game by choice. |
06.24.2002 07.01.2002 |
B+ |
Kim |
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2-6 Recap |
The Sixth BetrayalThe Sixth Betrayal - The players make pizzas and ride bikes and hate Elavia. |
06.17.2002 06.24.2002 |
B+ |
Kim |
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2-5 Recap |
The Fifth BetrayalThe Fifth Betrayal - Katie screws up the first mission, and Heather is the hero on the second one. |
06.10.2002 06.13.2002 |
B+ |
Kim |
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2-4 Recap |
The Fourth BetrayalThe Fourth Betrayal - This week's missions feature rappelling, and brain-teasers, and the group is fined because Patrick rips pages out of Katie's journal. |
06.03.2002 06.07.2002 |
B |
Kim |
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2-3 Recap |
The Third BetrayalThe Third Betrayal - The players learn to thrust and parry near the Swiss Alps, and two exemptions are doled out. |
10.11.2001 10.12.2001 |
B |
Kim |
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2-2 Recap |
The Second BetrayalThe Second Betrayal - The players wear funny costumes, and do really poorly at blackjack. Two exemptions are handed out before the execution happens. |
10.04.2001 10.08.2001 |
B+ |
Kim |
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2-1 Recap |
The First BetrayalThe First Betrayal - The contestants start out in Switzerland, land of chocolate, mountains, and Anderson Cooper's hot black leather coat. |
09.07.2001 09.30.2001 |
B |
Kim |
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1-9 Recap |
Part The EndPart The End - In the final episode, viewers find out who is the loser, who is the winner, and who is The Mole. |
02.27.2001 03.01.2001 |
A+ |
Kim |
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1-8 Recap |
Part The EighthPart The Eighth - And then there were three. And they had to answer mean questions about each other. And they had to try to escape from their hotel rooms. And then there were no longer three. And it was almost over. |
02.26.2001 02.27.2001 |
A |
Kim |
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1-7 Recap |
Part the SeventhPart the Seventh - The remaining four have to herd sheep, create art, and trust Steven to win money for the pot. They succeed at two out of the three, and one more person is executed. |
02.19.2001 02.20.2001 |
B |
Kim |
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1-6 Recap |
Part The SixthPart The Sixth - The team fails to defend its fortress, but succeeds in answering some literary questions. Charlie's verbal abuse of Kate continues. And Kim is despondent. |
02.12.2001 02.14.2001 |
A |
Kim |
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1-5 Recap |
Part The FifthPart The Fifth - The Smart team is too smart for their own good in their Smart car. The Resourceful team runs out of resources. And the Stupid team gets massages and bubble baths. Who's stupid now? |
02.05.2001 02.07.2001 |
C |
Kim |
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1-4 Recap |
Academic DecathlonPart The Fourth - The group has to dodge snipers, and then solve logic problems to earn money this week. Henry claims to have psychic visions about who will be executed, but he must have gotten mixed signals, because he's the one who has to leave in the end. |
01.29.2001 01.30.2001 |
B |
Kim |
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1-3 Recap |
Toro! Toro!Part The Third - The gang has to face a bull in Spain, do laundry, and then do "uncomfortable" tasks. It's not quite skydiving, is it? |
01.22.2001 01.23.2001 |
C |
Kim |
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1-2 Recap |
Two Out of Three Is BadPart The Second - The group fails two out of their three tests this week. Was The Mole successful, or are they just incompetent? |
01.15.2001 01.16.2001 |
B |
Kim |
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1-2 Recap |
Rejected Mole ConceptRejected Mole Concept - Take a peek at the premise that never was. What, you're too busy, now? |
01.10.2001 01.10.2001 |
D |
Glark |
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1-1 Recap |
We'll Have a Good Mole TimePart The First - There's a group of ten people, trying to complete tests. One of them is a mole, trying to sabotage everything. Each week, one person is eliminated. The last person left wins a whole lot of money. |
01.08.2001 01.09.2001 |
B- |
Kim |








