Craig’s Friday Countdown - Problem Solving Shows
Problem Solving Shows
25) Celebrity Apprentice – If Gary Busey ain’t on it, I ain’t watching it.
24) Anything Involving Hoarding.
23) 2013 Chicago Cubs – Let’s send Darwin Barney to the plate, down by a run, in the bottom of the ninth.
22) The Knock Offs – Chopped, Project Runway All Stars, Cake Boss, American Ninja etc.
21) The Screamers – Kitchen Nightmares, Bar Rescue, etc.
20) The Scary – Dance Moms, Real Housewives From _______, Friday Night Tykes
19) Tanked – In college, I had a goldfish. In a blender. That’s about as much effort as I want to put into a concept aquarium.
18) Jon & Kate Plus 8 – Cute for a few weeks, until Jon and Kate started cracking under the pressure.
17) Rehab Addict – A spunky Bob Villa. Sort of a knockoff, but not unpleasant.
16) Wipeout – Sport Science should do an analysis of the bigballs.
15) Gilligan’s Island – The “Professor”? Adjunct, at best.
14) Ace of Cakes – You couldn’t taste the cakes, but you didn’t have to in order to appreciate them.
13) Top Chef – That this show is as good as it is, when you can’t smell or taste the food, is testament to what a good cast and production values can do.
12) Scooby Do – Problem solving teens.
11) Davenport Committee Meetings – Problem solving non-teens.
10) Shows I Haven’t Watched That You Like – I don’t watch Committee meetings at home, so maybe they move up to #10?
9) This Old House – Venerable.
8) Project Runway – Tim Gunn rules.
7) Monster Garage – A garage band, if you think about it.
6) BattleBots – Coming back this summer!
5) Top Gear – Three Stooges, with cars. Best current show on television. Find a workshop and cue the music...
4) Framework – Why it took this long for a furniture show is a mystery. Winding down its first season. Pulling for Jory.
3) The Road Runner Show – Gotta admire Wile E.’s brand loyalty. *
2) Monty Python’s Flying Circus – Low budget didn’t stop giants of comedy.
1) 1980 USA vs. USSR Olympic Hockey Game – 35th Anniversary this week.
* Second best Council meeting joke of 2014 goes to former Chief Donchez, who suggests "Acme Products" when discussion of methods to reduce coyote population is underway.
