by Damian Holbrook
TV Guide Magazine
Cheers to Orphan Black ‘s End Date
It’s not that we’re happy to see Tatiana Maslany’s sci-fi drama go after next year’s fifth and final season, it’s that we love when networks give producers a definitive finish line so they can wrap up their stories without the worry of cancellation. In addition, this also prevents great shows from overstaying their welcome or worse yet, simply cloning old storylines because they have exhausted their creative juices.
Jeers to CBS’ Bigot Brother
In the same week that a madman massacred 49 people inside an Orlando gay club, it was revealed that Big Brother includes Corey Brooks, a 25-year-old with seriously homophobic tweets in his social-media past. Just what this world needs, more hate-spewing camera hogs getting media exposure.
Jeers to HGTV Envy
If you’re like us and spend Saturdays bingeing on every version of House Hunters, Flip or Flop, Fixer Upper, and Love it Or List It, you now know the covetous rage they inspire. Entitled couples bitching about their Beachfront Bargain options. Hipsters expecting their on-air renovations to happen overnight. Or worse yet, first-time buyers asking for the moon when they can barely afford a skylight. Where do these idiots come from?
Cheers to Botched
for its picture-perfect bromance. Forget the uni-boobs and blown-out butt implants (if you can). This E! reality series is appointment TV thanks to goofy old friends Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow, the clown princes of plastic surgery, who give what could be a cheesy peep show a real lift.