And this is why reality shows fight against being classified as game shows, so they can be more free to fiddle around with the outcomes "for entertainment purposes".

Wow, Batman is the holy grail of TV shows that they haven't been able to work out the legal issues to put out on DVD. I understand that Adam West put together some commentary years ago just in case he wasn't around when it finally happened.

No newswire (I believe ABC dumped the news over the weekend to bury it as much as possible), but we discussed it in the comments under another article a few days ago.

Here's how I translated it: Oswalt's at the stage in a successful comedian's career where he gets paid more for being less interesting. But at least Oswalt seems to acknowledge this and is somewhat troubled by it. So for that reason we still like and respect him, even though he just doesn't seem as funny as he used to…

Yeah, who knew the 16th century Popes were so pro-concubine?

"Oswalt takes us through the theoretical dream offer stand-up gig: tons of money to do barely any material at a casino for a crowd so drunk, the very sight of Oswalt is enough to have them leaping to their feet and cheering."

Jeopardy! thread for Wed., Jan. 15 - Champ Sarah jumped to a healthy lead in the first round, then Danny hit a DD with just one more clue remaining, trailing by $6,200 and enough in the bank to potentially take the lead with a correct response. Inexplicably, despite Alex fully apprising Danny of the situation, he only…

Sorry you're missing the show, but I hope this thread fills the gap a little.

Long before it was a Family Guy cutaway, I imagined that thing breaking loose and rolling out into the audience, mowing down prospective contestants by the dozens.

So maybe your first word was "Creamettes"?

I'm gonna guess that it goes away. The expense and declining (while still not bad) numbers will be the deciding factors.

And this same week, another contestant injured her ankle spinning the wheel. They wanted to take her to the hospital, but she wanted to stick around for the showcase.

I really love the 11-minute format for both the {AS} animated and live-action shows. The China, IL half-hours were very good, though.

Hmmm…I never considered the China, IL character designs to be off-putting.

Too bad The Real McCoys is almost forgotten today, that show is fantastic.

That's OK, it took me three decades to come to terms with the fact that on a game show based on pricing skill, that advancing to the big-money round is based on the random spinning of a dangerous-looking wheel.

Thought it was pretty funny how CBS was promoting Intelligence last week as the "number one new drama" after one showing following NCIS, with the full knowledge it would take a huge dive on Monday nights.

What, you never had a snow day or visited your grandparents?

"CBS has renewed its entire daytime lineup, so you Price Is Right fans can start jumping around like you spun and landed on 100."

Yeah, I'm sure CN's parent company is responsible for all that marketing crap.