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American Idol 9 Dallas auditions. “I’m scared to disagree with you.”

This… is American Idol.
Fellow Texans (I claim dual citizenship–Texas and Idaho), please stop with the “Don’t mess with Texas” schtick. That’s from a TxDOT slogan telling people not to litter on the highways, and every time I see it, I think, “Give a hoot. Don’t pollute!” The more you know.
1st two-step reference! They’re having the […]

American Idol 9 L.A. Auditions. “Please stop. I’ll have to throw my Coke in your face.”

We get to see Seacrest in his radio studio with his golden microphone. Must be a Rush fan. This… is American Idol.
That dress makes Kahra’s boobs look saggy. Push-up bra, Kara. Look into it. Avril Lavigne is the guest judge, and she says the room is intimidating, so she’ll go easy on everyone. She’ll fit […]

24 Day 8 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Crazy Renee is Awesome Renee.

Previously on 24.
Slouchy talks to Lady Prez and tries to take credit for the fact that Hassan isn’t dead right now. “One of our agents detected the ambush.” Um, Jack Bauer told one of your agents about the ambush.
Cole is only minorly injured and runs to get Hassan out of his car. Mikhail walks up […]

24 Day 8 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Say it. Out loud.” “Vampire.”

Previously on 24.
I truly never get tired of Sean Callery’s theme. And here we go.
Hastings updates Rob that he has no update on the Reed sitch. They’re in her laptop, but she says she’s innocent. Rob says the peace process relies on CTU. Everything in the world relies on CTU.
Ortiz asks Danabuck about the […]

American Idol 9 Orlando auditions. “I done split my pants.”

Tonight’s American Idol auditions are in Orlando.
Aw, a shuttle launch from the KSC! One of the few reasons I miss Florida. It’s nice that Ryan, Simon, and Randy went to Miami for R&R and left Kahra and Kristin Chenoweth on their own. I haven’t seen this ep yet, but I think Kristin would be a […]

American Idol 9 Chicago Auditions. “Yes We Can!” If by “can,” you mean “can’t.”

Yay! American Idol is on for only an hour tonight! (Lots of blogging to do.) Apparently, everyone cussed out and/or flipped off the camera. Good job looking like wankers, Chi-town. Blerg. Obama speech at the beginning. Crowd shouting “Yes we can.” I dream of death by papercut.
Shania Twain is the guest judge tonight. I used […]

24 Day 8 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Just because you put guns in it doesn’t make it less of a purse.

Viewer discretion… is advised.
Previously on 24.
Wow, I missed in the last episode where Jack stuck a fire ax through that one guy’s chest. Certified JackAttack.
Russian guy wants to accelerate the attack, FPJ wants to know where his EMTs are. Also wants to tell Hastings that he should have listened to him about having a […]

24 Day 8 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. “Give me your gun so I can threaten you with it.”

Viewer discretion is advised! Events occur in real time, unless you count the fairy tale traffic 24’s characters always encounter.
So at the beginning, some guy we don’t know is getting ready to snipe at some other guy we don’t know, but he can’t take the shot, and the 2nd unknown goes inside a crackhouse. […]

Quick Hits: The Week in TV (w/e 1/16/10)

Chuck. “Chuck vs. the Pink Slip.” First off, I loved the Honda/Olympics commercial with Morgan, Awesome, and Ellie. Especially Awesome. “Babe. People ski with guns. It’s AWEsome.” And what the hay? Chuck left Sarah & didn’t run away with her? Bad, super bad. Also crazy: Buster’s over-the-top death. And can they say the p-word on […]

Jimmy Fallon covers “Pants on the Ground” as Neil Young

Love.

FTW.

American Idol 9 Atlanta auditions. PANTS ON THE GROUND.

Only an hour and a half for the Atlanta auditions. They must have been really bad or not bad enough. BTW, this… is American Idol.
Hey, Atlanta, every time you call it Hotlanta, you sound like total douches. Just giving you my hotvice. SWIDT? You see it.
Mary J. Blige is our guest judge.
Dewone Robinson is up […]

American Idol 9 Boston auditions. “I… grajitated to music.”

I still don’t have Kris Allen’s CD. Someone buy it off my wishlist! BTW, this… is American Idol.
Hey, look. They’re not ignoring the elephant in the room. Paula’s gone, and they searched and found a boring comic who can’t say anything without an agenda since about 1995. I mean, seriously. Kahra wasn’t enough twittiness, they […]

Quick Hits: The Week in TV (w/e 1/9/10)

Fiesta Bowl. The first half was boring. The second half–after the successful punt fake, of course–was much more exciting. I was a big ball of nerves. Also, YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY! Go Broncos!
Scrubs. 1st episode. I loved the ending with Cole in the YouTubeish video and #1’s closing line. “I forgive you, internet.”
Better Off Ted, 1st episode. “What […]