Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Thursday, August 9

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By SuburBint | Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 11:26 am | 17 Comments
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Thursday, August 9

Olympic Fun Fact: Historically, the host cities of the Olympic Games tend to win more medals during their hosting year than they have in the Games four years prior (for example, Great Britain’s 146 medals won during the 1908 London Olympics as opposed to their 2 medals during the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri.)  While this trends doesn’t always hold (the US only won 101 in the 1996 Atalanta Olympics vs. their 108 medals from the Barcelona Olympics in 1992) it is thought that the home field advantage holds in most cases due to having more money to invest in training athletes, less fatigue from travel time for the home athletes, as well as the advantage of comfort on certain courses due to practicing their before the Games open.

XXX Summer Olympics (NBC 8pm) From London. Track and field, finals: decathlon, men’s triple jump, men’s 200m, men’s 800m; diving: women’s platform final; volleyball, women’s semifinal: USA vs. Republic of Korea; cycling: men’s BMX quarterfinals.

Another Olympic Fun Fact: Over the past 100 years, Olympic male sprinters have gained approximately a foot in height over their days-of-yore counterparts, while their “slenderness,” or height divided by body width has grown, giving them a higher center of gravity.

Real Life: The Musical (OWN 8pm) Aisha decides to propose to her boyfriend.

I apologize for stooping to indulge in stereotypes, but if Alisha has to propose, and if she is choosing do to so by staging a grand-scale musical event, she might want to make sure that she isn’t somebody’s beard.

Wipeout (ABC 9pm) Episode: Hillbilly Wipeout

Did you know that ABC was rerunning episodes of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo?

Big Brother (CBS 9pm) The contestants compete for the role as head of household.

We didn’t have to compete for this role in my household. MisterBint retains the title, while I make all the decisions. Again, may be indulging in stereotypes, but it works for us.

Auction Kings (The Discovery Channel 9pm) An 1800s baby scale; a vintage and modern fishing gear collection.

I will see your 1800′s baby scale and raise you an 1800′s urinary catheter. (Why does it curve? *whimper*)

Project Runway (Lifetime 9pm) Episode: Women on the Go

That phrase has taken on a whole new meaning ever since Jamie Lee Curtis started doing those Activia® commercials.

Burn Notice (USA 9pm) Michael allows himself to be arrested; Jesse and Pearce blackmail a weapons manufacturer.

Don’t they know that blackmailers tend to end up in life-threatening situations, only to be saved at the very last minute, unless it is an episode of Midsomer Murders, in which case the blackmailer ends up dead around the 40-minute mark?

Rookie Blue (ABC 10pm) When Dov and Chris discover a missing girl’s body in a ravine, Detective Luke Callaghan returns to oversee the investigation; when the officers learn that Gail has been abducted, they rally to track down her captor.

Gimme a G! “G!” Gimme an A! “A!” Gimme an I! “I!” Gimme a L!” “L!” Who are we gonna rescue? “GAIL!!!” Goooooo, Gail!

Great Lake Warriors (The History Channel 10pm) Captain John attempts to do something he’s never done in his all of his years on the lakes; Captain Ted unleashes his alter-ego; Captain Stan is forced to work with his novice nephew.

Please, God, let his alter-ego be Fezzik!

Cajun Justice (A&E 10:30pm) A man’s quest to eliminate pesky mosquitos endangers his neighborhood; the owner of a creepy bayou mansion believes her attic is haunted; a woman accuses a neighbor of poisoning her dog.

Before this show, my only exposure to life in the bayou was from watching The Rescuers. The Rescuers lied to me.

What will you be watching tonight?

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After giving birth to her fourth child, SuburBint carefully weighed the options and decided that recapping reality TV was probably a better choice in the long run than alcoholism. Liver function tests have yet to confirm the wisdom of this decision. Being an honest-to-goodness recapper is also a dream come true, as she has aspired to do this ever since discovering that such a thing existed way back in 2002.

Her favorite shows of all time include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Coupling, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, Firefly, Community, Parks and Recreation, Doctor Who, and Veronica Mars. She can also quote The Big Lebowski in its entirety, and will do so with little to no provocation.

 

17 Comments

  1. 1
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    Yay! It sounds like it’s going to be the real person challenge on Project Runway. That explains all the tears in the previews, the designers always stress out having to dress someone over a size 0.

  2. 2
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Waaaaait a minute, SuperB. Head of household? You DO have a cat, no?

    Anyway, we are stereotypes, too. Whoever balances the checkbook has HoH rights. Screwed it up royally the first month we were married and Hubbycat has been HoH ever since.

    Purrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

  3. 3
    SuburBint
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    @ SSC – Our four cats aren’t interested enough in our petty mortal lives to deign to be head of household; they know they rule the universe.

  4. 4
    Detinha
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    I love Midsomer Murders!! *–*
    Wish I could watch PR but I don’t have Lifetime (OMG, am I dead??), so I’ll wait for Ms Mia recap and try not to read the minicap!!

  5. 5
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    SuperB @3, I’ll bet they don’t even bother with the checkbook either. Smart kitties.

    Hmmmmmmmmm. Won’t be long before people say “what is this ‘checkbook’ of which you speak?”

    Like most people, we do almost everything electronically.

  6. 6
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    I’m pretty sure my cats have figured out my password for my Paypal account. That’s the only explanation for the continued arrival of these shipments of catnip toys…

  7. 7
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    Cats are also savvy shoppers.

  8. 8
    carol
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Did anyone see the men’s long jump finals a couple of days ago? It was during the prime time show. It was a very short segment, maybe three minutes at the most. At first I thought it was just the qualifying round, but nope, it was the final. They quickly showed the final jump for the three medalists, then a quick shot of them on the podium. I thought long jump was something they would give a little bit more air time too considering it is dudes flying through the air without using anything except their talent and amazing bodies.

  9. 9
    KARMA
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 12:14 am

    I just read your very ignorant comment about the gorgeous woman who proposed to her BF on REAL LIFE THE MUSICAL. You are pretty blind & stupid man if you MISSED why she did it!
    Stop holding your baby wank in your hand and expand your mind. You need a good woman (or man) in your life it seems!!

  10. 10
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 3:56 am

    Karma @9—- *sigh*. Why do people comment before understanding what this site is all about? We see, we snark, we have a good time. There is no need to be rude and say nasty things about our ‘cappers/forecasters. You may disagree. We often do. But there is no reason to be mean unless you are another troll off her meds who wants the incredibly astute SuperB to hit the century mark.

    Good grief, get a sense of humor or go elsewhere.

  11. 11
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 4:07 am

    @Carol. I’m so easily distracted. Forgot your comment. My major complaint about the Olympics (other than synchronized swimming. What’s the deal with THAT?) is that more attention — and airtime — is given to tear-jerking stories about the athletes, their sick moms, their dedication to elderly aunts who financed their training because they believed in them…. than to the events themselves.

    You are right. If we blink we miss a major event. Track and field are my favorite events, but I’m afraid to to to the bathroom lest I miss the heat. I can get pretty uncomfortable. Missed the long jump completely, but I’m with you on the coverage.

    Let’s get together and write a strongly worded letter to NBC.

  12. 12
    carol
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 4:36 am

    @snowshoecat – I have found that the day time coverage is a little better since they are not pulling for the ad money. It is also usually the more obscure things that they know won’t bring in the viewers. They actually showed the whole men’s 10,000m race. I watched the whole thing. Thought it was going to be a little dull, but it was great. The ending was fantastic. It also annoys me that there are so many sports that are not shown at all, on any of the NBC family of channels. In sailing, Ben Ansle just won his fifth medal in his fifth consecutive Olympics. He might be British, but winning his fourth gold medal (first was silver) is amazing. I’ll be honest, he is also pretty easy on the eyes.

    Also, it might be summer, but if would be a lot nicer if they bumped up the ‘prime time’ time slot from 8-12 to 7-11. People might be pissed they won’t get Jeopardy, but it would help the general population. Especially since they usually save the ‘good stuff’ for 10:30 and later.

    Sorry, end rant about NBC’s coverage of the Olympics. The only good thing so far has been the occasional creative ads. I am a sucker for those ‘thanks mom’ ones.

  13. 13
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 6:32 am

    @carol…you back down! Jeopardy is essential. How else can I justify the other 5 hours of trash I watch everyday.

    I think they can’t bump it up because evening news comes on at 7 in some cities and then world news at 730.

  14. 14
    carol
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 9:28 am

    @classy drunk – I love jeopardy, any show that is full of random facts is awesome in my book. It just happens to be the show on at 7:30 for my NBC affiliate. Random sidenote- was at my grandparent’s house over the weekend, they left NBC/Olympics on all day. Then before going out for dinner, while they were having their cocktail(s) Jeopardy was on. They asked what show that was. I almost fell off the couch, neither of them had ever seen or heard of Jeopardy before. I didn’t think that was possible. They then asked me if it was like the old quiz shows that used to be on when there were only three stations. I had no clue what they were talking about. So I guess we were even.

  15. 15
    SuburBint
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 9:29 am

    @ Karma — Kisses!

  16. 16
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 10:25 am

    @Carol What timezone are you in? Because I’m in central and the Olympics are 7-11 here.

  17. 17
    carol
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    @sagittariuskim – pacific (SF). And the house where I watch cable tv has DirectTV so everything is 3 hours early except local stations (ie CBS, NBC, ABC, etc).

    Did anyone else notice that during the women’s team all-around in gymnastics, NBC never actually showed the final floor routine score. They just went to the final all-around score that gave the USA the gold. Does anyone know what her score actually was?

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