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If you were raised among a cadre of vengeance filled freedom fighters, would your perceptions of morality be a little twisted?  As a Midwestern fat girl, I was raised to hate all pretentious skinny blond chicks, and I gleefully pre-judge all reality stars as a result.  Does this make me a bad person?  Possibly.  Does [...]

Etta, if you don’t calm down I’m sending you to your room. This week’s Fringe is a case study in nature vs. nurture.  The Scooby Gang sneaks into Harvard via the Skull & Bones party tunnel to get to Walter’s lab, and Henrietta reveals the true evil inside when a Loyalist guard is captured for [...]

Seriously, Miera’s Nuts! I feel so disappointed, Gasmii.  I’m not upset that Luca isn’t around in this challenge to demonstrate his delusion to a captive audience.  I’m not disenchanted with Rachel’s design skills just because she became fixated on merchandising for Toys ‘R Us.  I’m just frustrated that Kris seemed to grow as a person [...]

Is there no channel free of Kardashian? My house is finally free of sewage, now that the entire basement is free of carpet after the Great Sewage Backup of CannedGinger’s House.  I have all the litter boxes scooped…no lingering hairballs…yet I still can smell a faint odor.  Where could it be coming from?  Oh…Kris Jenner [...]

Previously on Design Star:  Contestants decorate their home base for the competition, with results ranging from beautiful hotel to comic book villain headquarters.  Luca found out this competition is Design Star, not Logistical Manager Star.  No worries, Luca was completely professional during his pity party backstage. It is day 2 and Stanley is making coffee [...]

I’d love to say these rooms are all pretty, but I love you too much to lie. Due to a host of personal complications, I’m a little behind right now.  Enjoy this Design Star recap of the first episode today and I’ll have the second episode for you guys tomorrow! HGTV might be the channel [...]

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Men world this week on Dancing with the Staahs…the hairstyles alone would make a Weiner proud. I don’t know about you, but I’m sad, dismayed, and perplexed to see Jaleel turn out a really good performance.  Think we can start a Fan-Based movement to vote for everyone BUT him?  We [...]

With all the bad things happening in the world, isn’t it a relief to have feathers, glitter and glory of sparkle motion to fall back on?  I might be parked in an ICU right now, but I’ve found some common ground with the nursing staff debating Melissa Gilbert’s duck expressions and the level of ‘sexy’ [...]

Howdy to all my sparkling diamonds out there! This was the week I was relieved to not be recapping the main show. Hat’s off to T-Cake for finding some funny comments during Weepy Week. So imagine my surprise when I couldn’t stop tearing up from the Tuesday installment either? Not from sheer boredom mind you, [...]

Greetings Gasmii! I’m CannedGinger, a 30-something Bohemian ‘Thick Chick’ from the Midwest. While I’m completely out of shape and incapable of a lively waltz (let alone a quick step), I am bedazzled and exhilarated to be judging our ‘F’ List crowd this year! Something about all the flashy outfits and altered pop tunes makes me [...]

Gasmii, friends, paranormal activity lovers, fellow freaks of nature, isn’t it sad when a show like this has come to an end? While The River hasn’t been cancelled, I don’t foresee any more episodes being ordered, and this makes me a sadclownface. I haven’t even had a chance to use my comedic horror musical theater [...]

Oh, River, River, River. How much ridiculous can you fit into this last episode? We get the Tess making the worst choices ever (of course, should go without saying), resurrection with a Pet Cemetery level of success, and Lincoln becoming my favorite character ever! I’m a sucker for demons. Especially limber ones. Couldn’t he have [...]

Do you enjoy following blood trails, vomiting at the stench of rotting flesh and running for your life without an axe? The River has a treat for you this week, Gasmii! On first watch this episode was all I wanted, but a second viewing reveals some of the silly horror tropes these writers just can’t [...]

It really was Umbrella Corp! If we’ve learned one thing tonight, it’s that German WWII music wafting through the halls of an abandoned building is never a good sign. I can’t decide if my predictions coming true about many of the details seen tonight is a good or a bad predictor of the talents from [...]

Greetings Earthlings! Sometimes television provides you with some great revelations, and this week’s episode of the River is one of those special moments in TV history. For example, Doctor Emmet Cole will abandon extreme cameramen in the jungle, but doesn’t eat domesticated animals. Bugs taste like bacon (I’m waiting for the next Top Chef challenge [...]

Sorry so late Gasmii! Work, travel, site problems and general laziness have all collided this week to create a perfect storm of Indonesian dog poo. On top of that, I’m a little bummed out that it’s looking like this series will definitely be a limited 8 episode run (opening night was two episodes). I have [...]

Wow, the magic’s definitely out there tonight with a return to the fun thriller/horror mix I haven’t seen since the first night of the series.  This is an episode I’m looking forward to watching again, with some great character development, no ridiculous injuries and just one series Cliché:  Only Jahel pays attention to what’s really [...]

Gasmii, I love you guys so I can’t lie to you – I’ve never been an Idol fan. The closest I’ve ever come to American Idol was when the auditions were in my hometown of Omaha, Nebraska and a group of co-workers almost talked me into auditioning as a comic relief candidate. Luckily I sobered [...]

Greetings, Gasmii, let’s get all my issues on the table, shall we? Humans bring all our petty prejudices to any show we watch, and I’m no exception. I say humans because I have seen that dogs and cats can basically watch anything with movement fly across the screen and they’re entertained (Max the cat is [...]

Oh, America. What evil lurks in the hearts of Fox Producers? Why do I have an urge to pour both cases of Coke Zero in my house down the drain…and my entire bottle of Captain directly down my throat? And why, oh why, did I just enjoy the past 2 hours of glossy tripe? I [...]

Day 14 and already the crew are bitching about no leader or direction? I’ve been thinking that since the beginning of this journey to the middle of nowhere. The screaming of a thousand anvils is deafening us the viewers, time for Lincoln to step up to the obvious role as ship captain. So are you [...]

Ready for another dose of terror Gasmii? So as I sat down to write this week I tried to decide what about this episode was the most frightening. Does the thought of a tribe of Captain-Planet-lovin’ haters judging me unworthy terrify? Nah, anyone willing to post a recap online obviously craves judgment. Does the fear [...]

When you think something’s behind you?  It probably is. Day 11-13 The entire crew heads on a full day hike to a cave featured in many of Emmet Cole’s videos and almost immediately we’re introduced to the legend of the week: the Morcegos, “The Guardians of the Forest”. AJ’s fear of caves serves him well [...]

Greetings Gasmii! I have a confession to make. I’m a TV Slut. I’ve always spread my viewing across all genres. Some shows I’ll loudly admit to fan-girl status on (Doctor Who, Big Bang Theory, Battlestar Galactica). Some shows I’ll admit to if asked directly (Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl, Project Runway) and until recently others only [...]

The Super Bowl’s over, you’ve just finished three rounds of Buffalo Wing Dip, chips and a case of beer. What comes next naturally? The season premiere of The Voice, that’s what! Xtina has come to personify excess and the American way to me, let’s pick a new melisma queen or king of the airwaves… Damn, [...]

***SunniSideUp is on break this week. Please enjoy your newest recapper as a sub, CannedGinger! Welcome to the family, girl! Greetings Gasmii! I’m thrilled to be writing my first official foray into the fun world of recapping — one day I was reading this site compulsively to avoid hurting my co-workers, and just one year [...]