Posts by Juliet Litman

June 13, 2013
Grantland Exclusive: The Real Housewives Get Lovingly Rendered in Pastel Portraits

Every time we put out a new issue of our Grantland Quarterly, we try to include a bonus, something unique to the print object. In the past we’ve included the George “Ice Man” Gervin Nike poster, stickers of Ed Hochuli doing the dougie, and a 2 Chainz paper doll. Issue 6, which just came out, […]
June 13, 2013
Team USA: Graceland, Where Going Undercover Has Never Looked More Beachtastic

Welcome to blue sky season! Last Thursday, USA debuted its latest entry in the Summerwatch canon, Graceland. It feels like the network has been promoting this one for nine months, yet with little explicit information about what to expect. But now that it’s finally here, can it stand beside other cable titans like Burn Notice […]
June 11, 2013
Handicapping The Bachelorette, Week 3: Restraining Order Revelations and a Really Pissed-Off Girlfriend From Back Home

Things are getting good on The Bachelorette. Or maybe it’s just easier to keep track of these guys now. Whatever. In one week, we went from three square-jawed, dark-haired, indistinguishable dudes to just one. This is what progress looks like. The Front-runners CHRIS Why he’ll win: Because he stole the power from Des. Chris hadn’t […]
June 7, 2013
Reality TV Podcast: Breaking Down the Real World Battle Royal

Juliet Litman and David Jacoby break down the violent clash on MTV’s Real World: Portland between “Hurricane” Nia and Averey, blow–by–blow dryer.
June 4, 2013
Handicapping The Bachelorette Week 2: Soulja Boy Helps Separate the Rapping Wheat From the Chaff

Whoever said, “Nothing reveals a man’s husband potential like his ability to rap and appear in a Soulja Boy Tell ’Em video,” was absolutely right. And deranged. This week, the 14 guys on the group date with Des met with the zeitgeist of the fall of 2007 to record a rap song and video. Interestingly, […]
May 31, 2013
Reality TV Podcast and Video: Real World and The Bachelorette’s Season Premiere

Do you have strong opinions about glasses? How about the Bentley logo? Turns out we have a lot to say on both subjects, and The Bachelorette and Real World paved the way for these conversations. While Desiree began her #journey searching for a #perfectmarriage, Portland roommate Jessica suffered an onscreen breakup, but at least she had the spectacles […]
May 28, 2013
The Bachelorette Premiere: Breaking Down Des’s Future Husband Material

Some say that the end of May is a time for barbecues and outdoor activities and generally not the time for network television. These people are wrong. Memorial Day marks the premiere of The Bachelorette, and last night, Desiree Hartsock began her second televised journey to find love, which will hopefully feature her playboy-fearing brother and significantly […]
May 24, 2013
Reality TV Podcast: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Small Town Security, and The Bachelorette

You may think it’s an off week in reality TV because Survivor has ended, The Bachelorette hasn’t started, and nothing happened on Real World. Well, you must not be watching Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta or Small Town Security. Jacoby does his best to sell me on these shows, with mixed results. Luckily, off-camera reality […]
May 17, 2013
Reality TV Podcast: Survivor Finale, The Bachelorette Preview, and More

Summer is coming, which means a new season of The Bachelorette is nigh. This week ABC gifted us with the bios of Des’s 26 prospective guys. I highly recommend you keep them handy as you listen to our podcast, as we go in-depth about each guy’s responses and the abundance of deep-V-neck shirts. You can […]
May 10, 2013
Reality TV Podcast: An Interview With Malcolm From Survivor, Real World: Portland, and The Bachelorette

Way back in the fall, Rembert Browne mentioned to us that he knew someone who would be appearing on Survivor: Philippines. This proximate two degrees of separation from a Survivor contestant was immediately exciting, but then the someone turned out to be Malcolm Freberg — one of the most charismatic castaways ever, who convinced an […]

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