Posts by Juliet Litman
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Parenthood Pickup Watch, Week 4: Time to Get Sad
Dear Mr. Greenblatt, We love Parenthood because it makes us feel things. Right now we want to indulge in a tear-fest alongside the most uptight Braverman, Julia. This week’s story line is bleaker than what we usually offer, but sometimes this show goes there, and when it does it is often at its best. We […]
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Parenthood Pickup Watch, Week 3: Let Adam Have Some Fun
Dear Mr. Greenblatt, I understand if you don’t have time for us this week. The New York Times article about NBC’s ratings fall was astonishing. Since SNL is your top show and you have to give away free commercials, you probably won’t be reading this missive because you will be drowning your sorrows at your […]
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Reality TV Friday Podcast: The Return of Survivor, The Shahs of Sunset Reunion, and More
This week, David Jacoby and I decided to go highbrow. We started off with the most respectable reality show, Survivor, but the magnetic pull of Sean Lowe quickly brought us back to discussing The Bachelor and this week’s hometown dates. From there we descended even further as we jumped into Bravo’s LA trifecta, Real Housewives […]
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Parenthood Pickup Watch, Week 2: Young Love and Younger Love
Dear Mr. Greenblatt, Here we are again. Parenthood has not been renewed even though it’s one of the relatively dependable shows in the morass that is your network. As we promised last week, we won’t relent until you give this show a fifth season. There haven’t been enough tears shed since Sean sent Desiree home […]
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Parenthood Pick-Up Watch: An Open Letter to NBC’s Robert Greenblatt
Dear Mr. Greenblatt, You’re probably busy with conference calls, contract negotiations, tiger-buying, and whatever else fills the days of the NBC Entertainment chairman, so we understand if there is the occasional oversight. We’re here with the first of our weekly missives to remind you that, somehow, you have yet to renew Parenthood and there’s no […]
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Reality TV Podcast: The Bachelor, Buckwild, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Obviously, with two nights and four hours of The Bachelor this week, Jacoby and I returned to the podcast studio to talk about everything that happened in Montana and Canada. We covered important topics like how to best deliver the final interview when Sean eliminates you, whether it’s appropriate to blindfold yourself on a date, […]
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Why It’s Time to Binge-Watch ‘Parenthood’
NBC’s Parenthood ended its fourth season last night. Unfortunately, we’re all caught up, but the majority of you are not watching this show (we know this because a healthy network series does not have a January 22 season finale), and that’s a mistake. You really should be, and now is the time to marathon through […]
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Reality TV Podcast: The Bachelor, Survivor, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Juliet Litman and David Jacoby talk about Sean’s lack of game on The Bachelor, the returning contestants on Survivor, Yolanda’s lemon fetish on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and the rest of the week in reality TV. Listen to the podcast here: ESPN.com Podcenter. Subscribe to the Grantland Network on iTunes, and check out […]
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Reality TV Podcast: The Bachelor, Buckwild, and Washington Heights
Juliet Litman and David Jacoby break down the return of The Bachelor, and talk about new MTV shows Buckwild and Washington Heights. Listen to the podcast here: ESPN.com Podcenter Subscribe to the Grantland Network on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
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Reality TV Podcast: The End of Jersey Shore, and the Finales of Survivor and The Challenge
It’s all over now: the Jersey Shore juggernaut has come to an end. Who would have thought, three years ago, that phrases like “GTL” and “T-shirt time” and “cabs’re here!” would be seared into our collective minds? And maybe more importantly, does anyone care that it’s over? Jacoby and I say goodbye to the Jersey […]
