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It’s going to be a bit before I’m able to upload my pictures from last night’s NBC Upfront party, but I thought I would share a few of the highlights and set the scene.
Because NBC already had revealed their 2008-09 primetime schedule a few weeks ago, they didn’t have their traditional Upfront presentation.  This year […]
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Rocker Dave, Cute Dave, Dreadlocks Dude and Syesha. Who will weep and sing and go home? Who will live to sing another day? "American Idol" rocks. In the television sense.

"Audition: Barbara Walters Journey" finds the aging anchorwoman and celebrity chronicler peddling her new memoir in an hourlong special hosted by Charlie Gibson. ABC, don’t ever change.

Tonight on Bravo’s "Top Chef": "Wedding Wars." Some bride is going to be very, very sorry.
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Let’s talk about elimination. The word always makes me think of poop, especially when it’s used in the context of food, as it is on "Top Chef." It seems like the "elimination challenge" would be to create a dish that’s so high in fiber it creates a perfect bowel movement for the judges. That’s got to be really difficult - just looking at the bloated, sweaty face of Tom Colicchio, you know he’s severely backed up. Of course, on "Top Model," the judges look like they don’t ever drop a deuce without it being some kind of weight-loss program involving "dieters tea," laxative abuse or a noseful of good old-fashioned Uptown Girl.

Right. Anyway. Kiwi Mark got axed on “Top Chef” because his curry was too sweet and didn’t have any protein in it. He’s pretty pissed off about it. And on “ANTM” they sent ol’ Katarzyna packing, despite Whitney acting […]

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Tonight on "Top Chef," half the chefs are gone, and the house is getting kinda empty Oprah’s personal chef will be the guest judge. Also, according to Eater, the quickfire will take place in only fifteen minutes, and will involve instant rice, a lemon, and a microwave.

TC Preview from Eater on Vimeo.
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"I’m Doing it for Zoi. I’m here to win. I’m going to win for Zoi." Oops, guess not.
Fauxhawked Jen Biesty got sent home from "Top Chef" last night, just one week after her girlfriend. Why? Well, she served squishy bread, soggy asparagus, and too much damn cheese in the improv challenge.
She’s not happy about it at all, and her exit interview on BravoTV.com makes that clear in a polite but firm manner. I kind of agree: While her dish wasn’t that great, she at least followed the rules of the challenge, while the other team at risk didn’t even use the required ingredient. Oh well. At least we’ve got one fewer ridiculous haircut in the group.
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"I’m Doing it for Zoi. I’m here to win. I’m going to win for Zoi." Oops, guess not.
Fauxhawked Jen Biesty got sent home from "Top Chef" last night, just one week after her girlfriend. Why? Well, she served squishy bread, soggy asparagus, and too much damn cheese in the improv challenge.
She’s not happy about it at all, and her exit interview on BravoTV.com makes that clear in a polite but firm manner. I kind of agree: While her dish wasn’t that great, she at least followed the rules of the challenge, while the other team at risk didn’t even use the required ingredient. Oh well. At least we’ve got one fewer ridiculous haircut in the group.
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Chef Tom Colicciho might be something of a bear icon, but not nearly as much as the guests on last night’s "Top Chef." More than the pizza episode, I think, this was the perfect Chicago challenge. They started with beers, and moved on to tailgating with Bears - notably William "Refrigerator" Perry, the former Chicago Bears player remembered for his enormous size (six foot two, 382 pounds) and enormous personality.
The quickfire challenge: Pick a beer and make a dish to go with it.  Jen, heartbroken from losing Zoi last week, kicked some ass on that one. Savory beignets are not something I’d have imagined, but now I want them.  Badly.
The main challenge was cooking a tailgate meal for judges, football fans, and assorted former players. Dale makes ribs, which is an obvious winner right there, especially once you hear The Fridge say "I like the riiiiiibs." It sounded […]

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It’s odd that "Top Chef" is getting singled out for profanity, because it’s a later-evening cable show that could probably get away with uncensored swearing, while "Hell’s Kitchen" is earlier and broadcast and has far more anger in its dirty words. Still, as the Times says, "Bravo’s censors leave much of the offending syllables intact. Words are
not exactly bleeped out; they’re bleeped at. Instead of a fig leaf, the
network holds up a sprig of parsley."
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It’s odd that "Top Chef" is getting singled out for profanity, because it’s a later-evening cable show that could probably get away with uncensored swearing, while "Hell’s Kitchen" is earlier and broadcast and has far more anger in its dirty words. Still, as the Times says, "Bravo’s censors leave much of the offending syllables intact. Words are
not exactly bleeped out; they’re bleeped at. Instead of a fig leaf, the
network holds up a sprig of parsley."
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The Boston Globe has a funny story this morning analyzing what might be key moments for contestants on shows like "American Idol" and "Dancing With The Stars" - when they react to the judges’ comments. Snap back and you could end up looking like a bitchy diva who ought to be voted off. Hello, Danny Noriega! Or rather, goodbye, Dan-o! But sniffle and confess all your failings and cheerfully accept Simon’s abuse and you could end up looking like, well, Brooke White. The story has put me back to thinking that maybe "sheepish talent" David Archuleta (right) will pull it out over rocker David Cook after all - Cook’s slightly odd approach to the judges might not go over as well with 12-year-old girls "Idol" voters as well as Archuleta’s wide-eyed, grinning, You mean I really am good? look. Although seeing it week after week it’s getting a little hard […]

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