This episode may have been a mistake. But we’ll let you be the judge of that. After recording the American Ninja Warrior episode we decided to stay up and record this episode on Strong. Eva is so tired (and/or drunk?) that she gets real punchy by the end (“Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccckkkk thiiiiiiiiiiiisss!”) and even confuses Safeway with Subway. But any way, we hate on this show pretty bad (“Why you gotta do me like that, Silvester Stallom??”) We’re pretty clear on what’s not working: the editing, the premise, the details, the concept, the execution, the stars…Glad we could be of service, community!
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We open this episode of The Bad Television Show with a musical homage to Downton Abbey’s recent use of a bad, bad device: coughing blood (Season 6, Episode 5 to be exact). When “Chuck” Grantham’s ulcer bursts, he showers everyone at dinner with a sanguine spray (Cheers, Robert Crawley). It’s awesome. But moving on, the real focus of this installment is a deliciously bad show on CBS: Fit It or Live With It, hosted by former underwear model Antonio Sabato Jr. We compare and contrast it with our favorite home renovation shows, including Property Bothers and This Old House Is Out of Your Price Range. Andrew debuts his lyrical genius and Eva debuts a shitty cough. You can’t miss it. Also, if you have something to say about a bad television show, get in touch! We’re looking for you!
Originally we were just going to make this a segment, but we had so much to say about Jane The Virgin we ended up with a whole other episode. Thusly, we introduce a new segment entitled “Is It Bad?” to determine if listener-suggested shows are or are not really bad television, per us. Thanks to Prof D for suggesting Jane The Virgin. Academic knobs are turned to 11 as we refer to Charles Ramirez Berg and Joseph Campbell, dissect stereotypes and attempt rambling, tangential comparisons to Ugly Betty. Unavoidably, geography mistakes are made. (Andrew forgets where the Caucasus Mountains are.) Also, Eva demonstrates some of her slowest talking to date.
What is there to say that hasn’t already been said about NBC’s golden goose, The Voice? In this Episode of The Bad Television Show, we mock The Voice for its over-the-top appeals to sentimentality through contestants’ adversity stories, but also celebrate the effectiveness of its kindness campaign. We speculate a little on how the hell voting works, and make a case for who should (but mostly who shouldn’t) win The Voice. Of course, this episode wouldn’t be complete without at least a few minutes of celebrity gossip, but we rather missed the boat by not paying attention to the tabloids sooner and have nothing to say about Gwen and Blake’s burgeoning romance. What you will find, however, is a solid six seconds of Andrew make fun of Eva for sounding like Barack Obama. But wait, there’s more! Just click play.
In our first show we randomly take on season 6 episode 20 of Bones starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. Miraculously, this W