Posts by Juliet Litman

  • The Right Reasons Podcast: The Challenge and Below Deck

    We’ve been toying with Below Deck for awhile, but this week we went all-in. Jacoby’s enthusiasm for the Honor crew was already very high, so I did my best to match it with proper Internet research. Does it matter that some of our favorite stews (that’s some yacht lingo) are not what they seem? You […]

  • The Right Reasons Podcast: The Bachelorette Finale and a Weird Watch Deep Dive

    It’s hard to believe, but Desiree’s journey to find love on The Bachelorette is now complete. No love story is without controversy, though, and this week we dedicated ourselves to understanding how this girl accepted a proposal from the guy she was not in love with one week earlier. The end of Des’s story means […]

  • The Bachelorette

    Handicapping The Bachelorette: Chris Swoops In for the Rebound

    Watching any reality show is an exercise in suspending disbelief. Anyone who ever watched the dailies that MTV used to post from Real World knows that life is not exciting enough to sustain a TV narrative. The Bachelor and Bachelorette franchise may require the most from its audience because the premise is abjectly absurd. Who […]

  • The Right Reasons Podcast: Des’s Bachelorette Devastation and The Challenge

    David Jacoby and Juliet Litman talk about Des’s heartbreak on The Bachelorette, Diem’s dance moves on The Challenge, and much more from the world of reality TV. Listen to the podcast here: ESPN.com Podcenter. Subscribe to the Grantland Network on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.

  • The Bachelorette

    Handicapping The Bachelorette: The Crushing Heartbreak We’ve All Been Waiting For

    Finally, the tears came, and it was a flood. After an entire season of teasers filled with a crying Des, she arrived last night. The Bachelorette devoted half of the season’s penultimate episode to (SPOILER ALERT!!) Brooks dumping Des. He wasn’t sure that Des was his one true love, the woman with whom he wants […]

  • The Right Reasons Podcast: The Challenge and The Bachelorette

    As it turns out, what happens in Thailand does not stay in Thailand, even if cameras don’t quite capture the action. This is a lesson that Challenge rookie Marlon learned the hard way as his not-seen pool hookup with Derek landed him at the center of one of this week’s fights. That’s right: The Challenge […]

  • Breaking Bad Live

    The ‘Breaking Bad’ Live Read at LACMA: What If Walter White Starred in a Comedy?

    You’ve heard this before: Television has become the medium of choice for the creative class of Hollywood. When this argument is made, shows like The Sopranos, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad are cited as the evidence. This theory was tested last night at the special summer edition of Film Independent at LACMA’s Live Read series. […]

  • The Bachelorette

    Handicapping The Bachelorette: Six Burning Questions From ‘The Men Tell All’

    Even though there are two more real episodes to go, The Bachelorette aired its “Men Tell All” special last night. Desiree was forced to face the duds dudes she broke up with, and Chris Harrison confronted them about all of this season’s drama. For the most part, things we already knew were confirmed: Everyone hates […]

  • Grantland Channel Video: Bethany Joy Lenz on Dexter’s Final Season and One Tree Hill

    Grantland’s Juliet Litman sits with actress Bethany Joy Lenz to talk about her new character on Dexter, her time on One Tree Hill, and the musical she wrote about The Notebook.

  • The Right Reasons Podcast and Video: With Special Guest Frank Sweeney of The Challenge

    After 24 seasons of The Challenge, there are a certain number of questions that I have about every season. How much time do you get from “the call” until the show starts? Does the cast really not know what the premise will be before TJ tells them? How easy is it to have sex off-camera? […]

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