POSTS TAGGED: fear factor

Monday, July 16 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail, better known as Il Seraglio, debuted on this date in 1782. Now I want to watch Amadeus for the 50th time. What can I say, I’ve always had a soft spot for Salieri. The Bachelorette (ABC 8pm) The Men Tell All: Memorable bachelors [...]

Monday, July 9 During the Boxer Rebellion, the Governor of Shangxi Province ordered the execution of 45 Christian missionaries and church members, including their children, on this date in 1900. As many of you know, Angel, Spike, Darla and Drusilla took full advantage of the ensuing chaos, snacking on many of the victims, and Spike [...]

Monday, Jan. 9 The Bachelor (ABC, 8 pm) Twelve bachelorettes try out for a community theater production written by children. That’s totally meta, considering that the Bachelor’s story arcs are written for children. Antiques Roadshow (PBS, 8 pm) A 1960 first edition copy of “To Kill a Mockingbird”; collection of bronzes; rare 1924 Gibson F-5 [...]

Monday, Jan. 2nd Hold on. Just let me get rid of this bimbo… The Bachelor (ABC, 8 pm) Ben Flajnik returns to the mansion for the season’s first cocktail party; a septuagenarian confesses her love for Ben; a bachelorette shows up at the mansion on a horse. Ben and Levi the horse have been spotted [...]

Monday, Dec. 19 Who’s Still Standing (NBC, 8 pm) High-stakes game show that gives contestants a chance to win up to $1 million … or they may fall through a trap door. Are there sharks with lasers under the trap doors? Bubbling acid? Poison-smeared iron spikes? C’mon NBC, it’s trivia. You gotta give me something! [...]

Fear Factor returns