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It’s time.  The Slap Bet Countdown went live 4 days ago, which can only mean one thing.  The last slap.

Tonight’s episode is titled, Disaster Averted and will feature the last slap in The Slap Bet.  The first slap came during that first Slap Bet episode in Season 2.  The second was also in Season 2, while the last two happened in Season 3 and Season 5 respectively.  The slaps are usually around Thanksgiving, and we’re close enough that tonight could be the night.

Originally the Slap Bet involved 5 slaps.  That last elusive slap is going to be very important and will live up to the hype more more than last week’s Slutty Pumpkin return.
Here’s the full breakdown of slaps, from Wikipedia:

We only got a glimpse at Jim’s book on the last episode of The Office, but thanks to NBC, the full text of the 10-chapter book is available for all to see, though they did make a few errors.  “The Ultimate Guide To Throwing A Garden Party”, written under the pen name, James Trickington, was the best part of the episode and we couldn’t avoid posting it.

We had Chapters 2, 4, and 9 read to us by Jim, and the final chapter referenced the closing ceremonies, but the rest is really unknown. After the jump, read every chapter of the book right here.  And, if you noticed the mistakes in the book posted online, let us know, because we spotted a gigantic one.

According to NBC, here’s the full contents of the book.  But, according to Jim on the episode ‘Garden Party’, there are some differences.  Can you spot them?

The Ultimate Guide To Throwing A Garden Party

by James Trickington

Chapter 1

A proper garden party must be valeted, even if you have to park the automobiles in the hindmost part of your eerie cornfield.

Chapter 2

Announcing guests as they enter is the height of decorum. The more volume displayed, the more honour is bestowed upon everyone at present.

Chapter 3

Respectable dress is “Colonial tea party chic,” which includes but is not limited to hooped gowns, wigs and velvet breeches.

Chapter 4

Security should be intensive. Guests must bring a driver’s licence, passport, utility bills and go through a TSA-style screening process.

Chapter 5

Certainly do not provide napkins. Mannerly people never spill, and they will be vastly insulted if you imply they possibly could.

Chapter 6

Hire a brass band and have them play time-honored American favorites such as “Hey Mickey,” “Macarena,” “Peanut Butter Jelly Time” and so forth.

Chapter 7

Speak in a British accent. Think Anne Hathaway in that new romantic drama meets Madonna circa 1995. Your guests will be dazzled and intrigued.

Chapter 8

The host should present something spectacular to draw the attention of the guests, such as an ice sculpture or a pool filled with Italian wine.

Chapter 9

One of the host’s most important duties is as dance master. A proper courtly dance sets the tone for the entire afternoon.

Chapter 10

You must perform closing ceremonies that involve carrying lit torches. This will prove your flaming compassion for the perfect garden party.

So did you spot the differences?   For one, Chapter 9 in the NBC version should have actually been Chapter 4.  And Chapter 9 should have referred to the Tableau Vivant, which Dwight and his staff did portray.  So, the book should have been 11 chapters, or NBC just didn’t pay attention.  Either way, it’s a little disappointing.  Any other errors spotted?

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Another episode, another great set of screenshots. This week we saw a field trip and Barney put together a presentation on Ewoks.  Here’s the slide that presented us with the Ewok Line which states that anyone born before May 25, 1973 would not appreciate Ewoks due to their age bias.  Therefore, Nora was old.  But, Barney quickly skipped through over 20 additional slides.  And here they are…

And here it is, Barney’s full presentation and slide show on the history of the Ewoks.

If you went through the whole thing, let us know what you thought of it? And the Bieber hairstyle!

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This week on Raising Hope, Burt went out with a hippie to see some of the World’s Largest items all over the USA.  First on the list was the World’s Largest Thermometer.  But there were eight more objects Burt and Jack visited, all of which are shown after the jump.

After the visit to the Thermometer, Burt & Jack visited the World’s Largest Grizzly Bear.  It’s unclear whether it was real or stuffed.

After the Grizzly Bear was the World’s Largest Chicken.

Apparently, there were no more animals left, so they visited the World’s Largest Pants.

And, since it was mentioned that Jack had the world’s second largest ponytail, they up and went to see the World’s Largest Ponytail.  Must have been exciting for Jack.

They went on to see the World’s Largest Roller Skate (only one,) the World’s Largest Scissors, and the World’s Largest Toilet (with the best picture taken too.)

And before they get to the World’s Largest Confessional (Burt never does go with Jack,) they end up visiting the World’s Largest Phone on their final stop.

Anything we missed? Let us know.

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On this week’s episode of How I Met Your Mother, we were treated to another gaggle of screenshots showcasing the hilarity of Ted being in a trio with Lily & Marshall.  Along with Salt & Pepper and cumin were many other memorable costumes, presumably from Halloween.  But, sadly, no Batman, Robin, and Alfred.

Here’s 1998′s Lady & The Tramp and their bowl of spaghetti.  It’s my favourite by far.

We skip ahead to 2000 for Lewis & Clark and their canoe.

And, even further to 2006 for the next one, Dr. Frankenstein, his monster, and a scared villager.

And finally, a close second in quality, was 2007′s C3PO & R2D2 and the robot Luke’s Uncle almost bought from the Jawas.  Simply brilliant.

Another fun extra thrown in for the fans.  And notice how Ted’s roles are always in lowercase.  No equality for the third wheel.

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I’m sure you noticed the litany of stickers all over Walden’s computer on Two And A Half Men.  If you know anything about Ashton Kutcher, you’ll know he invests in numerous tech companies.  And, what a coincidence.  The stickers are all from Ashton Kutcher’s company.  Check out the close-up of the computer and the companies in question after the break.

As you can see below, most of the stickers aren’t easily recognizable, with a few notable exceptions. The most obvious is Foursquare.  But there’s also Hipmunk and Chegg.  But, Chegg isn’t really a company that’s owned by Kutcher you say?  But interestingly enough, his Katalyst firm is their social media company.

The other companies logos that don’t have a name are Flipboard and GroupMe.

Ashton Kutcher is known for crossing ethical boundaries in promoting his investments, but he’s also a savvy business man who bends the rules as much as possible.
Did you catch this sticker-slip?  What do you think?

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The Office showed two brief glimpses of Robert California’s list on the 8th Season Premiere.  Everyone in the office had their names on the list, except one.  Did you catch it?  See the picture after the break….

Here’s a screenshot of the list before Robert California switched Andy over to the other side.  Notice the name missing, or more acurately, the name that’s changed?

Yep.  Creed is nowhere to be found.   He’s just called “Old Man.”

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Again, another opening episode (or two) of How I Met Your Mother and another hint in the glimpse of the future.  After making another sweeping declaration, we see Marshall and Barney at a casino, surrounded by Chinese business men.  Apparently, Marshall had an interesting night, since he seems to have won some money.  But, more interesting is what it says on his T-shirt (UPDATE: See Barney’s Ducky Tie.)  Check it out after the jump.

Here it is, the words clear and easy to read.

Yep, Marshall & Steph 4-Eva.  I originally thought it said Sarah, and perhaps was a reference to Jason Segel’s 2008 movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but that was not the case.  Who’s Steph and what exactly happened in that Casino?

UPDATE: Some eagle-eyed reader also pointed out that Barney is wearing the Ducky Tie, referenced in the Season Premiere!  Great find!

Anyone find any other clues or have any thoughts?

For the life of me I couldn’t really figure out what this new Private Eye detective show had to do with its title.  I complained about it in the review of the pilot and then did some thoughtful research.  Okay, I just searched Google and Wikipedia.  But what I found was incredibly interesting and shed a lot of light on the new FX show title.  Yes, you guessed it.  Donal Logue and Terriers both love their unruly beards.  In fact, I’d say Logue’s beard is more Terrier like that the terrier.

The truth does end up making sense in the context of the show, but I’m guessing the fact that it wasn’t as easy to understand as Psych is one of the reasons this show hasn’t garnered the audience it deserves.

Here’s your clue before the jump.  According to Wikipedia, the terrier bread is known for being small, wiry, active, and fearless.

I’m not certain this is the case, but it just makes sense with a definition like that, the show’s title comes from the name of Hank and Britt’s private investigator business.  Or I guess since they aren’t licensed PIs, they would more accurately be called “consultants.”

It’ll be interesting to see what is the real reason for naming the show Terriers, but I’ve yet to see/read/hear anything that’s more plausible than that.  What are your guesses? Did the name of the show turn you off of watching it?

I’m not sold that the name works either way, but I guess there’s no going back on it now.

Two things I learned tonight: 1) Rachel Ray isn’t the brightest mind around 2) Regis Philbin doesn’t know Neil Patrick Harris is gay I’m not old enough to remember the original game show Password, but I have seen an incarnation of Pyramid or $10,000 Pyramid and so I get the general idea of the game. Here’s the general idea: A celebrity is matched up with a regular person. Like charades or pictionary, they are given a word (aka password) to portray to their partner, but in this case, they can only give hints in 1 word doses. For example if the password was old, a good hint would be Regis. Is it worth watching? And why the Rachel Ray hate? Why does Doogie make everything better? All that and more after the click.

When I was a kid, I loved game shows. The Price Is Right and Family Feud were my favourites, but I was also known to catch the odd episode of American Gladiators and Just Like Mom (I had forgotten about this gem, but it’s a Canadian classic). The captivating nature of game shows are their simplicity. It’s easy to understand the rules, it’s fun to play, and it’s addictive. They’re the precursor to computer solitaire games like Minesweeper.

The problem with these new game shows is that they model everything after Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Every show since then has the same ominous music, the spot lights, the pyramid prize structure and the modern set design. The hype overshadows the game and you can’t tell the difference between Deal or No Deal and American Gladiators.

The most annoying part of the new generation of game shows are the incessant use of delay tactics. What is usually a 30 minute show during the day, can be extended into a full hour–sometimes two hours if the show is new and popular.  And it’s not the number of commercials, but rather the amount of time between the actual game play.  It’s comparable to the 80 timeouts allowed during an NBA basketball game these days.  If you watch Moment of Truth, in an hour you probably get through 5-10 questions…in an hour.  That’s just ridiculous.

Despite my general ranting, I did find the first episode of Million Dollar Password entertaining and I attribute that mostly to Neil Patrick Harris.  I think adding him to your show guarantees a certain level of entertainment value.  While it might be fun to see Rachel Ray’s mind go blank every few seconds, that can only hold your attention for so long.

It was refreshing to have a celebrity who actually tried to compete even though there was nothing in it for him.  He genuinely wanted his partners to win as much money as possible and gave it his best effort.  It’s also really great to see an intelligent person on TV every now and then.  It just reiterates how brilliant the How I Met Your Mother team was for casting him as Barney Stinson. In my opinion, Neil Patrick Harris is probably the most under-appreciated comedic actor on TV today.

As for MDP, give it a shot if you’ve got nothing to do.  It’s fun to play along with and I’m sure they’ll continue to cast a few idiots who you can feel smarter than when you watch…hopefully some of those idiots won’t all be celebrities.

Oh and just in case I get called on the Rachel Ray thing…she seems nice, I just have a pet peeve when it comes to stupidity.

Spoonfuls (thoughts in smaller doses):

1. “Uh, Regis, I’m not into women.”
A couple times, you could see Neil Patrick Harris bite his tongue instead of correcting ancient host Regis.
2. Fiasco.  Ouch.
Although, you knew the 6th and final word was going to be difficult, I felt bad when I saw fiasco on the screen.  That’s a $225,000 word.

In the aftermath of Dr. Zack Addy’s confession and ultimate depature from Bones, something a lot of people overlooked a particularly great scene.

When I first watched this episode, I took nothing from the fact that Hodgins gave Zack morphine.  I thought it was placed there to throw the fans off the trail.

But it turns out that Hodgins was being Hodgins.  I’ll explain after the click.

With the sinister music setting the scene, I had all but written off this scene.  But, I watched the season finale a second time and realized that Hodgins knew it was Zack when he was at the hospital.

He’d already discovered the lead levels pointed to his house and he obviously ruled out Angela and figured out it had to be Zack.  Putting that together with the knowledge that no one could have switched the chemicals to start the explosion, he had to have realized Zack was Gormogon’s new apprentice.

And in that knowledge, he tried to save Zack by administering enough drugs to shut Zack up at the hospital.  What looked like a sinister act was one of loyal friendship.

When viewed in that light, this scene stands out as one of the best scenes for a secondary character on Bones.

What are your theories?  Think I might be mistaken?  Let me know below.

Here we are.  A new site or blog and no one (or maybe a few friends) reading.

As you’ll soon see, we will be posting commentary on episodes of our favourite shows.  After the click, I’ll fill you in on the details.

There are hundreds of places to find plain reviews or recaps on tv shows.  But, I never understood most of them.  If you’ve already seen the show, why would you want to read a synopsis or a detailed description of everything that happened…you already saw the show.

So, no pointless recaps.

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