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Highs: Listening to Father Rob get broadsided by a hysterical Lino (and the callers) after declaring that humans have no relation to one another after a few generations... it was like craning your neck to look at a horrible accident on the freeway while you drove by. The whole African safari recap that bookended Father Rob's insanity was good, too... and it was especially nice to hear in Lino's voice how much he enjoyed his experience. And the new Spiritual Direction With Father Rob segment showed some promise.
Lows: Nothing really comes to mind... although we do wonder if Spiritual Direction With Father Rob might get stale over time.
Our take: A tough decision here: the first hour was good, the second better, the third hilarious. Our gut tells us to give it a high "B", but in another time and place it may have gotten an "A" from us.
Grade: B+
Friday, January 27, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Show review for 1/24/2012
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Highs: The return of Free Therapy Tuesday was a positive development, and we got to hear Lino's first recap of his trip to Africa.
Lows: There wasn't a lot of meat to either Free Therapy Tuesday or the Africa recap... they sounded mostly like buildup for the good stuff to come in later shows. As for the show's other segments, there was nothing that drove us to change the channel... but nothing that really stood out, either.
Our take: It wasn't a bad show, and individually each segment was pretty decent. But put together, the show as a whole seemed like it was less than the sum of its parts.
Grade: B-
Highs: The return of Free Therapy Tuesday was a positive development, and we got to hear Lino's first recap of his trip to Africa.
Lows: There wasn't a lot of meat to either Free Therapy Tuesday or the Africa recap... they sounded mostly like buildup for the good stuff to come in later shows. As for the show's other segments, there was nothing that drove us to change the channel... but nothing that really stood out, either.
Our take: It wasn't a bad show, and individually each segment was pretty decent. But put together, the show as a whole seemed like it was less than the sum of its parts.
Grade: B-
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Show review for 1/23/2012
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Highs: Lino trying to explain his way out of his Sunday obligation b/c he was traveling to Africa was delightfully entertaining... especially in the face of zero support from Father Rob and most of the callers. And he and Father Rob giving a point-by-point rebuttal to the recent "Why I Hate Religion" video was very well done. But those were nothing compared to the sound clip of soccer announcer Ray Hudson going nuts after a goal and declaring that the scoring player was "running like he's got a food mixer down his shorts!" We're still wiping the tears from our eyes.
Lows: The whole Hakeem Nicks prayer thing during 2nd hour (aka, the "Hour of Football") didn't do anything for us.
Our take: A very good show that originally merited a B+ because it went a little heavy on football talk... but the memorable commentary of Ray "out of his Vulcan mind" Hudson kicked this one into the top tier. It's so good, in fact, that you need to hear it for yourself if you didn't catch the show... so click on the YouTube video below and enjoy!
Grade: A-
Highs: Lino trying to explain his way out of his Sunday obligation b/c he was traveling to Africa was delightfully entertaining... especially in the face of zero support from Father Rob and most of the callers. And he and Father Rob giving a point-by-point rebuttal to the recent "Why I Hate Religion" video was very well done. But those were nothing compared to the sound clip of soccer announcer Ray Hudson going nuts after a goal and declaring that the scoring player was "running like he's got a food mixer down his shorts!" We're still wiping the tears from our eyes.
Lows: The whole Hakeem Nicks prayer thing during 2nd hour (aka, the "Hour of Football") didn't do anything for us.
Our take: A very good show that originally merited a B+ because it went a little heavy on football talk... but the memorable commentary of Ray "out of his Vulcan mind" Hudson kicked this one into the top tier. It's so good, in fact, that you need to hear it for yourself if you didn't catch the show... so click on the YouTube video below and enjoy!
Grade: A-
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Show review for 1/13/2012
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Highs: Father Jim being on the show is praise enough... and of course where there's Father Jim, there's another awesome installment of What's Up With That. But if that's not enough to stir your soul, Mama Rulli drops in and drives her son nuts for 30+ minutes with a special African-themed edition of Answer The Question. Smoking weed can't get you this high.
Lows: This could potentially be the last installment of TCGS you'll ever hear if Lino's plane explodes en route to/from Africa... or if he gets eaten by a giraffe while he's there.
Our take: It would've taken a complete disaster for any show featuring Lino's mom to merit a bad grade... and fortunately there was plenty of other good stuff to enjoy as well. If Lino's remains end up getting spread across South Africa by some wild animal, this show was a pretty good way to go out.
Grade: A
Highs: Father Jim being on the show is praise enough... and of course where there's Father Jim, there's another awesome installment of What's Up With That. But if that's not enough to stir your soul, Mama Rulli drops in and drives her son nuts for 30+ minutes with a special African-themed edition of Answer The Question. Smoking weed can't get you this high.
Lows: This could potentially be the last installment of TCGS you'll ever hear if Lino's plane explodes en route to/from Africa... or if he gets eaten by a giraffe while he's there.
Our take: It would've taken a complete disaster for any show featuring Lino's mom to merit a bad grade... and fortunately there was plenty of other good stuff to enjoy as well. If Lino's remains end up getting spread across South Africa by some wild animal, this show was a pretty good way to go out.
Grade: A
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