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Switch Hitter: Derek

Channel 4’s Derek, a Netflix exclusive.  Can Netflix really claim exclusivity to a show that already has a channel attached to it’s name?  Anyhow, Derek is a Ricky Gervais vehicle shot similarly to his original Office mockumentary style.  It takes place in a nursing home wherein Gervais plays the title character Derek, a simple minded,…

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Some Like It Watched: CSI

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is on its 14th season.  It’s been on since the fucking nineties.  Clearly it’s doing something right.  It’s also spawned off two successful sister series in Miami and New York, but the OG Vegas version is the last man standing.  I’ve seen a few episodes of the program and much like…

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Switch Hitter: Snuff Box

“I can’t be in love if it’s plastic To live on my own just seems tragic But we’ll raise our swords high when our day comes You thought it was gold, but it was bronze” This summer, my wife got addicted to British television.  One show that she began to watch, which I decided to…

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Some Like It Watched: Braxton Family Values

  Braxton Family Values, We Network, Thursdays 9PM The reality TV landscape is a crowded one. Incidentally, in a society such as ours, where the entry fee for fame has been reduced to a couple of “leaked” nude shots, in the midst of the unlimited data age, this particular currency is not hard to come…

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WHEEL OF TELEVISION! DAY 14!

Friday, November 29th, 2013 Time: 11:27PM-12:27AM Channel: 520(Encore Love) Currently Airing: Addicted To Love   -Matthew Broderick and Meg Ryan try to break up their exes relationship.  Anyone else remember this one?  It ain’t too bad. -So Broderick(Sam) sets up shop in the abandoned building across from his ex Linda’s apartment and spies on her…

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Switch Hitter: My Little Pony

Finally, my time has come.  I can address this cultural monster.  My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has become an extremely strange pop culture phenomenon.  A show obviously geared towards children, little girls in particular, has turned into a program enjoyed by people of all ages.  4chan started the ball rolling, with a few outspoken…

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WHEEL OF TELEVISION! DAY 13!

Friday, November 22nd, 2013 Time: 10:08-11:08PM Channel: 37(msnbc) Currently Airing: Lock Up: New Mexico -Yep, nothin better on a Friday night than watching a bunch of these scary motherfuckers try and kill each other.  Beer me, please. -I wonder if this is where Walter White would have spent his final days.  Spoiler Alert.  Walt has…

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Switch Hitter: Survivor

Phil Keoghan: I’m sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race Julie Chen: You have been evicted from the Big Brother House. Jeff Probst: The Tribe Has Spoken. As long as those people are on the air saying those phrases, I feel good about things, if only for an hour(or in…

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WHEEL OF TELEVISION! DAY 12!

Saturday, November 16th, 2013 Time: 7:00PM-8:00PM Channel: 57(FX) Currently Airing: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen -Hey it’s my first repeat customer on the wheel.  Good ol’ dependable FX! -Ahhhhhh crap. -How long are we going to keep trying to make Josh Duhamel a thing?  It’s over people.  It’s done. -I could use a job, but…

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WHEEL OF TELEVISION! DAY11!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Time: 3:54-4:54PM Channel: 136(G4) Currently Airing: LOST -Meh, I’m not the biggest LOST fan on the planet, but the wheel has been much crueler -Too bad it’s about over, because it’s at least a Ben-centric episode and he was one of the more interesting characters -Episode ends with Ben telling Charles…