TV Guide July 17-23

Three "collectors covers" about the 25 Awesome Sports Moments Of The Last 15 Years are here. One has Lance Armstrong, as the No. 1 moment and his six winning years at the Tour de France. The second cover and moment is when Tiger Woods won the Augusta National. The third is when Michael Jordan hit his last shot in 1998. A nine page article inside detailing all of what TV Guide considered the best sports moment. None of which I consider all that great and no Yankee moments.

Good things to read inside:

• "Shark Week" fake-hype and Firefly starts this week.
• Several angry letters about Kelly Ripa's comment about calling herself "stout" during the June 19-25 TV Guide diet issue, she was 5'4" and 128lbs.
• A preview of The '70s House house, Dawn on this show looks just like Linda Cardellini.
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• Fox's new show The War at Home will premiere on 9/11, the shows staff hates the timing.
• A rush of the Veronica Mars DVD made it skimpy on extras and will still come out late.
• The show on ABC Welcome to the Neighborhood was canceled because it violated the fair housing act and exposed the secret racism of the average Christian white family. If they reclassify this as a documentary not a contest it probably will air.
• A list of Nancy Grace ignorant guesses.
• Pauly Shore's new show.
• John Stamos' revived series.
• Bob Newhart is going to be an American Master.
• They cheered Ashton Kutcher on his renewal of Beauty and The Geek.
• Isaiah Washington's angry rant takes on Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger and his "...happy as hell." role on Grey's Anatomy.
• Mariel Hemingway tours Cuba for TVF.
• Venus and Serena: For Real a six week reality show.

Two other items of note:
A Brat Camp exclusive things I already suspected but is now confirmed.

1. It's easier then boot camp.
2. It cost $12,000-$20,000 per brat.
3. They can drag the kid directly from their bedroom at home.
4. Those damn earth names, those undeserving brats will get animal spirit names and no one on the show is from a Native American tribe.
   
5. The food taste bad.
6. The kids are not hardcore, the camp doesn't accept addicts or gang members, only brats.
7. Most kids later go to boarding schools, confirming my original weak parents theory.
8. No talking to the camera crew.
9. The producers also made Scared Straight.
10. ABC didn't choose the kids the camp did.
    

America's Top Model will hold open casting calls in NYC Aug. 6, 10am-5pm at Macy's Herald Square.

Don't forget tonight starts all the Sci-Fi shows Stargate SG-1,etc. And Into The West continues and Monk is out there somewhere.