Clash of the Choirs vs. Duel

This showdown of special edition series was no contest. On one channel you had a well manicured sportscaster refereeing a game show whose set looks suspiciously like 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'. On the other channel - a choir, featuring a 77 year old woman, singing and dancing to Bon Jovi's 'Living on a Prayer'. Like I said -- no contest!

Duel
I really like Mike Greenberg. I try to listen to 'Mike and Mike in the Morning' as often as possible. Great banter and a lot of great insight. I was super psyched to hear that he was going to be hosting this show. Not only does he have kids, but he's quite fond of Prada. So any income would probably out, but he doesn't really bring anything to the show. He's so stiff that it's a little uncomfortable to watch. Not that the show is really his fault -- it's just kinda lame. But then again so is 'Deal or No Deal' and that's a ratings blockbuster.

Clash of the Choirs
Thank you Jesus! After 'Viva Laughlin' got pulled, I was afraid that I would be robbed of pure cheesy musical joy. Thankfully NBC has answered my prayers with this FABULOUS reality competition. The choirs sounded great and the winnings will go to some awesome charities so we can all sit back and enjoy the show. There are faults her too -- way too much filler and the celebrity "judges" are also the directors of the choris competing so they don't say anything bad or really add to the proceedings. If there is a God in heaven, Michael Bolton's choir will go through to the next competition so I can watch him choose a completely inappropriate song for his choir to sing, hog the spotlight by "performing" instead of conducting, and PLAYING AIR GUITAR. Thank you again Jesus and the suits at NBC for life's little joys.