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It’s finally here, we have connectivity to Pokémon Home! I transferred my Mudsdale already, and likely a few more this week before restarting my journey again.

This just wrapped.. I binged the back half of the season last night. Eek, this season wasn’t good at all. I guess this is dead in the water considering UK and Australia was cancelled. I think over saturation and a lack of creativity is going to be The Challenges downfall. We still have All-Stars 4, USA2 and MTV seasons to air this year.

I ended up really enjoying this season, especially Post Merge. I was really rooting for a Tika Final 3, I absolutely loved Carolyn, Yam-Yam and Carson together. Worthy winner, historic winner as well. I was rooting for Carolyn and I’m shocked she didn’t get a single vote, but I’m not upset by any means.

First episode back from break, very strong! Great call-out with the Mamma Mia ect references. There was some classic HIMYM throwbacks like the Dad Test. And hopefully Clark Gregg is actually Sophie’s father!

Season 25 isn’t starting until August 2nd.. meaning this season won’t wrap until November.

I can’t believe there is only one episode left…

A few things with The Traitors Australia is popping up. Filming just wrapped. It sounds like they’re leaning in a direction of Pseudo-Celebs and Reality Stars with Normal Folk. A few names coming to the table are: Luke Toki Hannah Ferrier Ash Pollard

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The next season of Masterchef is already in pre-production, filming starts in August.

Home Compatibility with Scarlet/Violet will start May 24th! Finally! I can move my shiny and restart a new game!

Alright so the revamp of New York actually looks really good. I’ll be watching. RHUGT5 is just Legacy New York with Kelly, Luann, Dorinda, Sonja, Ramona and Kristen. Jill apparently really fumbled her spot. Bethenny was asked and declined. It also came out Carole is still pissed at Andy :lol:

Sounds a bit like ATC from the early 00s.

What on earth was Claudia thinking. Renee didn’t even vote for Claudia, her only vote was from Shanaya :lol:

How is everyone enjoying the first few hours?! I’ve been watching some Twitch Streamers all day and this looks so fun. I’m trying to avoid buying this and playing right away :lol: - as I mentioned I’m still on my first BOTW Playthru.. however, in the back of my mind I’m saying BOTW and my play so far just taught me the mechanics to play this game.. so I should play it right away. Initially my plan was to play BOTW for the next 2 months, jump into Hogwarts Legacy which was supposed to come out on the Switch in 2 months, but has been delayed until November now. From here I was going to jump into TOTK… but… maybe I can’t wait…. Lol

@1656631224289447936 Happy Release Date Everyone!! Very, very stellar reviews. I’m still trecking on with BOTW but I hope you all enjoy!!

@1656728491331833857 Absolutely floored. Even last nights episode which was *SUPPOSED* to be the Season Finale was... epic. They've revived this show somehow - it's the best it's ever been (apart from Seasons 1 and 2). I'm expecting an easy 3 Million for the finale. This has been the #2 show on Wednesday Nights... could easily go #1 against Survivor.

It’s very nice to have Masterchef back, however, I did notice they’ve canned the Katy Perry “Hot n Cold” intro. UNACCEPTABLE. Also, another change to Immunity.. so you get Immunity if you win.. and MAYBE a pin if you beat the chef? They should have just kept it as it was last season. Best cook, safe. Sunday Elimination. Now we’re just watching people cook (again) to MAYBE win the pin. Might drop the Wednesday episodes.

Starting next season, each episode will be 90 Minutes.

Oh that's a great callout, Liam to add Tamar. She would fit right in and definitely rounds the house out more on the diversity. I think she would fit in very well, even if she is the only Celeb (please dear god no Miesha.. but now that I'm thinking about it..... lol) Meisha was a strong player, just... awful story. That whole season played out terribly. However, I would absolutely stan Rachel and Miesha winning all the comps and cleaning out the house. I'm on the same page with the two of you on Nicole, Cody and Derrick. Out of the three I'd probably only want to see Nicole come back, but I also want them to play around with the Nicole/Cody saga. But, having 3 from one season alone is a bit much.

With the current Writers Strike, CBS is looking at options to expand Season 25 should the strike continue into the Fall. CBS did leverage Big Brother with the last writers strike, giving us Big Brother 9 lol. Season 25 may end up being 2nd Chances or Half Newbies and Half Allstars. However, if they did do a Newbie season, and the strike continues, I'd love to see them do what C4 did at the end of BBUK and have a 3 Week Winners Only season (perhaps the same structure as they did with Celebrity Big Brother). They have a strong pool to draw off of, and specifically winners that have only said they'd return to a Winners Only season. Names that immediately come to mind: Big Brother 2 - Will Kirby: He will be asked. He will always be asked back. I think if it was a condensed season, Will could be a lock. If it's a longer season, no chance. Big Brother 3 - Lisa Donahue: I'm not sure if they would go back this far and ask Lisa, I'd love to see her again, but I don't think she's the strongest out of the winners group. Big Brother 4 - Jun Song: They would do this Winners Only season just to accommodate her. She needs to come back. Big Brother 10 - Dan Gheesling: He's a lock for sure. Big Brother 11 - Jordan Lloyd: I actually think the likelihood is high, she was a great winner, very overlooked.. and outside of Dan and Nicole, Jordan was the closest we've come to a 2X Winner. Big Brother 13 - Rachel Reilly: Unless she's pregnant again, she's a lock. Big Brother 14 - Ian Terry: I likely think he will be asked, but in my opinion.. we don't need him. Big Brother 15 - Andy Herren: I think he should be asked, being one of only a few LGBTQ+ Winners, but I'm not sure they'll ask Andy. Big Brother 16 - Derrick Levasseur: They'll ask him, unfortunately. I hope he has a conflict because I don't want him anywhere near this season. Big Brother 18 - Nicole Franzel: Another lock for sure. Big Brother 19 - Josh Martinez: Josh 100% wants to return, but I think he's on ice at the moment given a few instances on The Challenge. They may forego asking him. Big Brother 20 - Kaycee Clark: Another lock, the only way she doesn't do it is if there is a conflict with The Challenge. Big Brother 22 - Cody Calafiore: I am sick of Cody, but he will be asked for sure. Big Brother 23 - Xavier Prather: Lock for sure. Big Brother 24 - Taylor Hale: Lock for sure. Strong Likelihood/Lock Medium Likelihood No Chance, But would be great! Not perfect, so many variables in play such as how long the season will be, and obviously a desire to meet some type of diversity in the house. 12 at most, 6 Men and 6 Women. That really does mean we would likely get Jun, Rachel, Nicole, Kaycee, Taylor and maybe Jordan? The men obviously have a larger pool to draw from, I'm thinking Will, Dan, Derrick, Cody, Xavier and maybe that last spot goes to Andy or Josh to fill out more diversity. CBS seems more willing these days to tell more of the long term story with these players - so having Nicole and Cody after Allstars is almost a lock for the drama alone. The challenge CBS has is the likes of Dan and Derrick who were cut from the last Allstars for trying to create an alliance before the season even started. Cody and Nicole had a heavy hand in this as well, but, still made the cast.

@1656109375856193536 Elsbeth returns The Good Wife and The Good Fight alum Carrie Preston in the role of Elsbeth Tascioni. The spinoff picks up with Elsbeth, an astute but unconventional attorney, following her successful career in Chicago. She utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD. Wendell Pierce and Carra Patterson also star in the series, which reunites Preston with executive producers Robert and Michelle King, who will both serve as writers. Robert will also direct.

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@1655592864787881984 I haven’t seen a season since Tim/Heidi left. Here is the returning all-star cast: Brittany Allen (Austin), Season 18 Prajje Oscar Jean Baptiste (Philadelphia), Season 19 Laurence Basse (Los Angeles), Season 15 Fabio Costa (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Season 10 Bishme Cromartie (Los Angeles), Season 17 Johnathan Kayne Gillaspie (Nashville), Season 3 Mila Hermanovski (Los Angeles), Season 7 Rami Kashou (Brooklyn), Season 4 Viktor Luna (Los Angeles), Season 9 Korto Momolu (Little Rock, Arkansas), Season 5 Nora Pagel (Metuchen, New Jersey), Season 1 Kara Saun (Los Angeles), Season 1 Hester Sunshine (Brooklyn), Season 17 Anna Yinan Zhou (San Francisco), Season 19

Masterchef started tonight, but The Project also had a special on Jock. Quite emotional really, especially the bit with Andy. Masterchef has been at the cornerstone of my TV watching from the beginning, Season 1. Masterchef Australia is in my top 5 RTV shows of all time, so I'm still so saddened with Jock's passing.

Not sure if my vote helps