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The Most Heinous Person on Reality TV This Week

by Angel Cohn May 24, 2013 12:08 PM
The Most Heinous Person on Reality TV This Week

Some people will really do anything to make themselves look more interesting for the sake of television.

Does Someone Have to Go?:  Work Sucks.... If You Are On This Show

I have watched every season of Survivor, a lot of Bad Girls Club and even Are You Hot?, but I'm pretty sure I've never watched a more mean-spirited show than the new Fox reality series Does Someone Have to Go?.

Save Me: Lightning Strikes NBC

by Rachel Stein May 23, 2013 8:33 PM
Save Me: Lightning Strikes NBC

NBC's new sitcom Save Me is better than it has any right to be. The leads -- Anne Heche, Michael Landes and Alexandra Breckenridge -- have no chemistry and can barely act their way through the pilot. The premise -- which has Heche as Beth Harper, a woman who starts receiving messages from God after nearly choking to death on a sandwich -- is at best pretty stupid. The first half of "The Book of Beth" was just terrible. However, by the end of the episode, I actually had the desire to watch more... an entire 12 episodes more, maybe. (Note: At the time of writing, I'd only watched the first of this week's two-episode premiere.)

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Modern Family: Goodnight, Gracie. Hello, Series Highlight.

by Rachel Stein May 22, 2013 10:02 PM
Modern Family: Goodnight, Gracie. Hello, Series Highlight.

Even if I hated the rest of Season 4 (mostly just seven eighths of it, really), "Goodnight Gracie" was one of the best episodes of Modern Family ever. The plotlines were fun and unpredictable, the ensemble was well-used and the conceit was incredibly sweet. Were there hints of the same problems this show always has, with lazy stereotypes and unadventurous jokes? Sure, but the acting was pretty stellar, and at the end of the day, the episode was fun -- so much so that I already look forward to watching it again. Truthfully, I watched this without realizing it was the finale, and while it could have closed out Season 4 with more material, I'm fine with accepting "Goodnight Gracie" for what it was. Let's take a look at the best lines of the night:

Critics' Choice Television Awards 2013: Nominees Announced

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), whose membership includes two TWoP staffers, has announced the nominations for its 3rd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards. The winners will be revealed June 10, 2013, in a ceremony hosted by Parks and Recreation's Retta that will be streamed live on UStream. In the meantime, treat yo self to the complete list of nominees here. (Note: Nominated programs and performances aired between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013.)

TV on DVD: Tuesday, May 21, 2013

by Ethan Alter May 21, 2013 6:00 AM
TV on DVD: Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Time to venture back to bloody ol' Bon Temps.

Veep: The Episode's Best Insults

by Ethan Alter May 20, 2013 11:25 AM
Veep: The Episode's Best Insults

Following Vice President Meyer's disastrous official state trip to Finland last week, Veep was back on its home turf in "Andrew," the title of the show's sixth Season 2 episode and also the name of the Veep's ex-husband (played by David Pasquesi) who we hadn't met before tonight. Maybe it was having to make nice with the House majority leader, Mary King; maybe it was her daughter Katherine's 21st birthday celebration; or, more likely, maybe it was just having her ex around -- who still has the power to stir up latent feelings of loathing-tinged lust inside her -- but Selina kept her tongue in check for most of the episode, foregoing her usual spray of profane insults. And, for the most part, the show followed suit. It was still funny, just not quite as bracingly mean as we're accustomed to.

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Saturday Night Live: Straight Outta 8H

by Ethan Alter May 20, 2013 9:58 AM
Saturday Night Live: Straight Outta 8H

In case you were wondering why Ben Affleck was randomly tapped to host the season finale of Saturday Night Live despite the post-Oscar glow of his Argo victory having long since worn off, the almost immediate disappearance of his Terrence Malick adventure To the Wonder from theaters and the absence of any new projects in his career pipeline, the answer lies in the fact that this episode marked the departure of Bill Hader and his popular Stefon alter ego from Studio 8H. (Also Fred Armisen, but c'mon... he shoulda left three seasons ago.)

Game of Thrones: Our Weekly Westeros Scorecard

by Ethan Alter May 20, 2013 9:53 AM
Game of Thrones: Our Weekly Westeros Scorecard

You're cordially invited to the the worst wedding (and wedding night) ever. Also, our highlights reel of Game of Thrones's eight episode, "Second Sons."

The Most Heinous Person on Reality TV This Week

by Angel Cohn May 17, 2013 12:56 PM
The Most Heinous Person on Reality TV This Week

While he didn't make the final list, we'd like to give a special shout-out to good old Rudy from Survivor who went out of his way to use the word "queer" on national television. Being old doesn't excuse all bad behavior.

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