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Xiing Wars

Cast It: Cheers Edition

Cast It: Cheers Edition

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 13:56

Inspired by a conversation on BS with Bill Simmons a couple weeks ago, we've decided to introduce a new regular feature to our Xiing Wars. It's called Cast It. On Cast It, we'll name a tv show from decades past and propose that it should be re-made today. Then, with ...

F*ck, Chuck, or Marry: Late Night Talk Show Host Edition

F*ck, Chuck, or Marry: Late Night Talk Show Host Edition

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 1:06

To mark Conan's triumphant return to TV, we decided to pit your three (okay, probably two) favorite nighttime talk show hosts against each ...

Xiing Wars: Best Show You’ve Never Heard Of. Popular

Friday, May 29, 2009 12:58

Popular won my heart in the 90s by adding farce to the standard fighting stepkids template while indulging me in my teen-drama addiction without rotting my brain. Think Mean Girls before Mean Girls with a tad more plot.

Xiing Wars: Best Show You’ve Never Heard Of. Pushing Daisies.

Thursday, May 28, 2009 16:00

To be fair, you've probably heard of snappy, charming Pushing Daisies. The bold color scheme and unconventional faces of ABC's crowning achievement were hard to miss on ads during Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy. But you've never seen it. So there. Sugary-sweet, with big talent and a killer script, Pushing Daisies ...

Xiing Wars: Best Show You’ve Never Heard Of. Homeboys in Outer Space

Xiing Wars: Best Show You’ve Never Heard Of. Homeboys in Outer Space

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 23:02

If you are in your twenties like I am, you might have caught a glimpse of Homeboys In Outer Space while you were growing up. It was probably one of the shows you briefly passed over while flipping the channels between Full House, Home Improvement and Family Matters, and who ...

F*ck, Chuck, or Marry: Ladies of Food Network Edition

F*ck, Chuck, or Marry: Ladies of Food Network Edition

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 21:38

Three people, three options. How would you do it? Rachael Ray. Giada De Laurentiis. Paula Deen.

F*ck, Chuck, or Marry: Quirky TV Detectives Edition

F*ck, Chuck, or Marry: Quirky TV Detectives Edition

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 14:24

Three people. Three options. How would you do it? Brenda Leigh Johnson from The Closer, Adrian Monk from Monk, and Robert Goren from Law and Order: Criminal Intent.

F*ck, Chuck, Or Marry: Cartoon Dads Edition

F*ck, Chuck, Or Marry: Cartoon Dads Edition

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:03

Three characters, three options. How would you do it? Peter Griffin                                                                                                              Homer Simpson Hank Hill There ...

F*ck, Chuck, Or Marry: Cartoon Moms Edition

F*ck, Chuck, Or Marry: Cartoon Moms Edition

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:00

Three characters, three options. How would you do it? Lois Griffin. Marge Simpson. Peggy Hill.

Xiing Wars: Best To Watch At 4 A.M. Clean House.

Xiing Wars: Best To Watch At 4 A.M. Clean House.

Monday, April 20, 2009 10:00

Over the years, there have been many shows that have come and gone as my late-night, can't-sleep choices: One on One, Girlfriends, Still Standing. What's clear from this batch is the way we define "quality" in normal waking hours is different from how we define quality when we can't sleep. ...