So how’s Trump going to kick off the season this time? Is he going to pretend he cares about the economy again? Or will it just be bizarre and self-serving? Well, we start out at Radio City Music Hall, and Trump is in the Rockettes’ dressing room, straightening his hair […]
Reality Shows
Dancing with the Stars – Season 12 Snap Judgments
With less than two weeks two weeks before the Dancing with the Stars premiere, our recap team has been hard at work analyzing this season’s pairs. It looks like it’s going to be a good group. Without any immediately maddening choices (i.e., no Gosselins, Palins, or Kardashians), and no clear […]
Celebrity Apprentice Season 4 – Snap Judgments
Lately, Donald Trump has been talking about his interest in a possible run for President. If you need to be reminded why this is a bad idea, NBC is bringing back Celebrity Apprentice on Sunday. Yes, it’s another season of squabbling, terrible viral videos, and frustrating Boardrooms in which Trump […]
The Amazing Race Season 18 “Unfinished Business”–Snap Judgements
The Amazing Race returns this week with an All-Star season of sorts, only there’s a bit more of a theme. It’s that the 11 teams going on this “racearoundtheworld” have all run the race before, but were eliminated under frustrating circumstances. They’re looking for redemption and another shot at the […]
Heavy: A&E Weight Loss Show Takes Reality to a New Level
For regular spunkybean readers, you know we try to keep things “light” around here and, um, no that wasn’t a fat-joke. We like to dance with stars, sing with Ryan Seacrest, and laugh at the fools on shows like Survivor and The Bachelor. But recently our friends at A&E asked […]
Skating with the Stars – We’re Talkin’ Dick Button
Hey, did you know there’s another “BLANK with the Stars” show? That’s right, Dancing leads straight into Skating with the Stars. And I mean, it leads right in. The host is on the DWTS set, and then he just takes the mic and walks to the adjoining soundstage, and suddenly […]