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Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'bobbarker'

June 14, 2007

Having grown up Catholic, this Phillyist's early experience with bingo (besides the dog song, of course) consisted of the school gym being converted every other Wednesday afternoon into a downmarket The Price Is Right (if The Price Is Right had legions of older folk sitting at long folding tables littered with markers, enough bingo cards to paper said tables, and ashtrays. And if Bob Barker was a priest). It was not really appealing so......

Continue Reading "Bingo Is Gay"

June 11, 2007

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Road Tasted (Tue, 9:30PM-10PM, Food Network) - Guess where Road Tasted is going this week? That's right, our very own Philadelphia! They'll be sampling cheesesteaks at Campo's Deli (uh, what about Pat's or Geno's??) and sweets at Franklin Fountain, amongst other things. Lil' Bush (Wed, 10:30PM-11PM, Comedy Central) - This is the debut episode of a new animated series following the adventures of a prepubescent version of......

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June 10, 2007

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti......

Continue Reading "Across the Ist-a-Verse"

June 7, 2007

...Jail: Paris is there, but as far as we're concerned, it's not for long enough. (Via CNN.) ...Jail, UPDATE: Three days? Three days and they let her out? WTF?! (Via NYDailyNews.com. NOTE: People is reporting "medical reasons." Yeah. Friggin. Right.) ...Heroism: We knew there was a reason why we still loved Cuba Gooding, Jr., even though he hasn't made a good movie since Jerry Maguire! (Via The Superficial.) ...Great Behavior: Oh, Akon! Will you ever......

Continue Reading "This Week in Celebrity..."

May 14, 2007

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Heroes (Mon, 9PM, NBC) - It's the penultimate episode of the first season of Heroes. Hiro is supposed to learn the secret of his past, which will mean another awesome George Takei cameo. Rock on. An Affair to Remember (Mon, 8PM & 10:30PM, AMC) - There's nothing new about this classic 1957 love story, but if you've never seen An Affair to Remember, now's your chance. (BTW,......

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