Ubiquitous November 26, 2014 Share November 26, 2014 It's easy and elegant when SLoP makes it! Just don't expect it to taste good -- is this one of those "choose two" things? Link to comment
Pristine January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 When anyone asks me to explain my distaste for SLoP, I have two words: Kwanzaa Cake 4 Link to comment
Ubiquitous February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 I forgot to mention this before, but as of last month, Dad is no longer a widower! I'm agoing to have to introduce step mom to SLop some day... 4 Link to comment
ragstoriches February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I saw Sandy's magazine today! It was way in the back of the magazine rack at Walgreens, and I had to take a peek at it. I didn't look at much, since I spent part of the time trying to hide the fact that I was reading the Sandra Lee magazine, and I didn't really get into the russipees. From what I did see, though, it was the sappiest thing I have ever seen. Really sugary-sweet, including a heart-shaped "Letter from Sandra." I'm sure that had to do with Valentine's Day, but it just seemed like something SLop would do. And of course there was an ad for Smirnoff's, with "drink responsibly" down in the corner in little bitty letters. I kind of wanted to look at more, but that might have required buying it, and there are other things I'd rather spend my money on. Link to comment
Ubiquitous February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Time to get rid of these cataracts! It'll be great not having to wear contact lenses again. 1 Link to comment
Ubiquitous April 5, 2015 Share April 5, 2015 ... or not. It turns out the doctor postponed the surgery the day before b/c he saw some new type of lenses that were coming out in March that he thought would be better for me than what he was going to use. 1 Link to comment
Ubiquitous October 1, 2015 Share October 1, 2015 ... and I'm still waiting for those new replacement lenses. The last date I was given was "late August". Link to comment
jcbrown October 1, 2015 Share October 1, 2015 Did they specify 2015? Sorry you have to wait so long. Link to comment
Ubiquitous October 19, 2015 Share October 19, 2015 They didn't, now that you mention it... ;-) Apparently, something is delaying the new corrective lenses. I had my eyes examined Friday for a medical note so I can work from home and was told if they don't get a release date soon, they'll find out at an opthomology seminar in the first week of November. Link to comment
mousie October 21, 2015 Share October 21, 2015 For the last few months FN has been sneaking in an Aunt Sandy episode on Wednesday morning at 10am. Lately they have been re-running that restaurant remake show. But today they busted out the Renaissance Halloween. Next week Halloween Queens is on the schedule (that's the one where she is Anne Boleyn, Guinevere, Marie Antoinette and Elizabeth I. Get your DVRs ready. 5 Link to comment
Happywatcher October 22, 2015 Share October 22, 2015 Good news, she is getting her hair touched up, and some sort of fancy skin treatment to cover up the hollow patches. She just posted a Dark Side of the Moon cake, and is posting some drinks on Facebook. The cake is more silly than terrible, and the drinks look okay, but I have faith that as she feels better Super Sandy will come out to play. Link to comment
WhitneyWhit October 23, 2015 Share October 23, 2015 For the last few months FN has been sneaking in an Aunt Sandy episode on Wednesday morning at 10am. Lately they have been re-running that restaurant remake show. But today they busted out the Renaissance Halloween. Next week Halloween Queens is on the schedule (that's the one where she is Anne Boleyn, Guinevere, Marie Antoinette and Elizabeth I. Get your DVRs ready. I cannot tell you how happy I was when I saw that, and it actually made miss her. No one on FN can even come close to matching her insanity, the Pioneer Woman looks strictly amateur hour compared to Aunt Sandy. I checked, and we also get Christmas and Thanksgiving episodes. 4 Link to comment
vera charles October 24, 2015 Share October 24, 2015 Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas! I am so excited. Aunt Sandy is at her loopy best in those holiday episodes. I can't wait to see some of the classics again. Link to comment
ragstoriches October 28, 2015 Share October 28, 2015 Semi-Ho is back, sort of? Cool, I'm going to have to find out what channel Food Network is on. I haven't watched it since they took her show off the air, and I moved over the summer along with changing my TV provider, so I don't know where it is now. But I am sure it is there somewhere! 1 Link to comment
Happywatcher November 5, 2015 Share November 5, 2015 Aunt Sandy is out and media running proud! She looks great and is social mediaing great!. I am 100% sure total crap cooking is close behind, so looking forward to mocking her. I am so happy, my mother and father in law died of cancer, so glad Sandy is bouncing and and beating it, even if she is the drunken clown of cooking. Link to comment
Ubiquitous November 9, 2015 Share November 9, 2015 It isn't the holidays until SLoP's Kwanza Cake makes an appearance. Still waiting for those corrective lenses... Link to comment
ragstoriches November 9, 2015 Share November 9, 2015 (edited) Doesn't the Kwanzaa Kake episode always get preempted? Edited November 9, 2015 by ragstoriches Link to comment
Ubiquitous December 2, 2015 Share December 2, 2015 Doesn't the Kwanzaa Kake episode always get preempted? I'm sure; I keep missing it. :-( On the cataract front, the doctor's office called yesterday afternoon to tell me my lenses will be available in "Summer 2016". Oh, dear... 1 Link to comment
chessiegal December 8, 2015 Share December 8, 2015 Okay, fellow Shrikes. I'm visiting my step-daughter and family in NOLA, and I made a snide comment about Sandra Lee - my husband laughed and our daughter said "Who is Sandra Lee?" I was at a loss of how to describe her other than the semi-homemade concept. So other than sending her a link to the King Cake disaster and the Kwanzaa cake, any other links I can send her to? I'd love to send her one of the more outrageous tablescapes. Link to comment
ragstoriches December 8, 2015 Share December 8, 2015 As far as videos, you can try going to YouTube entering "sandra lee tablescapes." There aren't that many that I can see (although I didn't go beyond the first page), but there are at least a few, including the chair on the table (still have no idea how she mounted that thing!). Also the entire Holiday Cocktail episode is on there. I also saw the vomiting/gory accident elephant turd. 1 Link to comment
Tabbygirl521 December 9, 2015 Share December 9, 2015 (edited) I think the Christmas show with the cocktail-glass tree and Sven, her giant nutcracker boyfriend is pretty much a classic. Autopsy salmon and the salad made from canned Chinese vegetables are dependable stomach turners. The Easter show with the radioactive roadkill bunny cake is a fave of mine. I have mentioned before that I actually finally met Aunt Sandy and she was truly lovely. I could never find it in my heart to snark much after that. But I never could rewrite history in my brain and I still find Semi-Homemade just head-spinningly crazy. So much of the food and decor were so WTF. ETA: OK, I just had to hit YouTube. Go do a search for "Sandra Lee-induced seizure." Trust me. Edited December 9, 2015 by Tabbygirl521 4 Link to comment
ragstoriches December 9, 2015 Share December 9, 2015 (edited) Actually the nutcracker was Bjorn (or Bee-yorn), I think? Although I suppose there could be a Sven somewhere in that nutcracker collection of hers. I'm not sure if Bee-yorn was the giant nutcracker whose function was to scare everyone out of the kitchen or another one. I forgot about the Sandra Lee-induced seizure! I haven't watched that one in ages, so I had to go back and see it again. Ah yes, the long, thick, nine-inch...am I going to get banned if I say any more? Note to self: Never meet Aunt Sandy in person (I don't think I want to lose the snark!). Edited December 9, 2015 by ragstoriches 1 Link to comment
vera charles December 13, 2015 Share December 13, 2015 I would think clips from the Halloween shows where she dressed up as various celebrities would be a good place to start. Or the blinding white Christmas episode where she and Kimmie got looped and were visibly disappointed that their pork roast came out of the oven brown instead of white. Aunt Sandy went through so many changes over the years, it's hard to imagine explaining all of it to someone who wasn't there. 1 Link to comment
ragstoriches December 14, 2015 Share December 14, 2015 Oh! Oh! SANDRA'S HALLOWEEN WONDERLAND! Although you'd probably need to actually find a way to show it to them, somehow. 1 Link to comment
vera charles December 15, 2015 Share December 15, 2015 http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/sandra-lee-halloween-0117408.html Just show this to them. http://gawker.com/5852613/the-best-four-minutes-of-sandra-lees-ridiculous-halloween-special Or this one, the highlights from Hallucinogenic Halloween. 1 Link to comment
ragstoriches December 15, 2015 Share December 15, 2015 http://gawker.com/58...lloween-specialOr this one, the highlights from Hallucinogenic Halloween. Next time you post a link that contains an extreme close-up of SLop in her Mad Hatter getup, I would appreciate a warning. I think I need the eye bleach now. Link to comment
vera charles December 18, 2015 Share December 18, 2015 Sorry, ragstoriches! That was a blinding picture of SLop in full hallucinogenic gear. Sorry about your eyes! Link to comment
Ubiquitous December 20, 2015 Share December 20, 2015 Don't forget the "Carnal Foods" ep? Nothing like SLoP fondling corn dogs and telling thst story about that ride at the fair. Good news! My first cataract surgery is December 29, only nine months later! 1 Link to comment
Tabbygirl521 December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 Yay, Ubi! What a long haul. Best of luck!! I hope you treat yourself to a nice funnel cake made with Coffeemate. Link to comment
Ubiquitous December 23, 2015 Share December 23, 2015 Thanks! It'll be great to have one good eye. Aiming my car is getting risky now. Ha ha Link to comment
Ubiquitous December 29, 2015 Share December 29, 2015 One eye finished, time to recover. 2 Link to comment
3pwood January 14, 2016 Share January 14, 2016 Food Network is showing Semi-Homemade reruns on Wed mornings, at least for a couple of weeks. I've missed the first two, maybe I can catch the next two. 1 Link to comment
Ubiquitous February 2, 2016 Share February 2, 2016 Oooh! I'll have to set my VCR! I was at the doctor for my final follow-up exam and discovered it was also a pre-op exam for my other eye, which will be worked on February 15th. Ummm, thanks for telling me, doc! Link to comment
ragstoriches February 3, 2016 Share February 3, 2016 (edited) I finally got to see Semi-Ho today. Oh, how I have missed Aunt Sandy's show. The transparent cupboards, the pasta salad featuring nice soggy and mushy croutons, her plastic Baggies, the boozy cocktail for a kiddie tailgate party (but don't worry kids, Aunt Sandy has a nice hose out back you can drink from), the lovely fire-and-brimstone color scheme...sure takes me back! Edited February 3, 2016 by ragstoriches Link to comment
Tabbygirl521 February 15, 2016 Share February 15, 2016 Sending good vibes today, Ubi! 1 Link to comment
Ubiquitous February 17, 2016 Share February 17, 2016 Sending good vibes today, Ubi! Thanks! My surgery on Monday went well and my vision is slowly improving. It looks like I still might need my reading glasses for some things, but I'm not complaining. 1 Link to comment
Tabbygirl521 February 18, 2016 Share February 18, 2016 That is such great news, Ubi! Congrats! Link to comment
Ubiquitous February 24, 2016 Share February 24, 2016 Thanks! I just realized it took about a year to get it done. :-| Link to comment
OoogleEyes March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 *waving* Hi guys!Just zipping by on my way to somewhere else and was surprised to this little engine was still chugging along. Oh how I miss our Saturday mornings together! Hope all are well, especially you Ubi. Link to comment
Ubiquitous March 21, 2016 Share March 21, 2016 *waving* Hi guys!Just zipping by on my way to somewhere else and was surprised to this little engine was still chugging along. Oh how I miss our Saturday mornings together! Hope all are well, especially you Ubi. Welcome back! I am doing well, thanks. In fact, my final eye exam is this afternoon. Link to comment
vera charles March 21, 2016 Share March 21, 2016 Don't we all miss the glory days of SLop. back in about 2008? Every now and then, she pops up and I realize, I really miss her. :( 1 Link to comment
ragstoriches March 21, 2016 Share March 21, 2016 Apparently I missed those days entirely! I wish Television Without Pity had archived the Semi-Ho threads. Those were kind of fun to read sometimes. This Wednesday's episode is Two For One Shower...isn't that the one where she decorates everything in bright yellow and blinds everyone? Also I think we get to see Kimber again. Link to comment
Ubiquitous March 23, 2016 Share March 23, 2016 (edited) Have you tried using the Internet Wayback machine? The site has archives of old sites, like TVwoP, but it's incomplete. If I had known those wouldn't be saved when the site went down... Are you watching these reruns on Food Network, or are they playing on that country/rural network (CMT?) again? ETA: https://web.archive.org/web/20140331173653/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/ Edited March 23, 2016 by Ubiquitous Link to comment
ragstoriches March 23, 2016 Share March 23, 2016 Oh thank you Ubiquitous, thank you thank you thank you! I probably missed those old threads more than is healthy. OK, maybe I didn't obsess over them or anything... They're on Food Network. If you watch this one, you should probably protect your eyes or something. Especially if you have had eye surgery. Or even if you didn't. Unfortunately I no longer have dark glasses handy. Link to comment
3pwood March 24, 2016 Share March 24, 2016 Today at Trader Joe's, I saw the strawberry version of this. It didn't appeal to me because I'm narrow-minded about margaritas & think they should not involve strawberries, but I was surprised & pleased to see that the concoction didn't include a slew of flavored liquors (such as vanilla vodka plus pear brandy plus creme de menthe plus chocolate espresso cognac) -- nothing but tequila, triple sec, & fruit juice. The lime version might not be half bad, though I don't see how it could be an improvement over making my own. Link to comment
ragstoriches March 24, 2016 Share March 24, 2016 SLop has millions of fans? Or do they include shrikes among her "fans?" Link to comment
OoogleEyes May 7, 2016 Share May 7, 2016 (edited) On 3/24/2016 at 11:13 PM, ragstoriches said: SLop has millions of fans? Or do they include shrikes among her "fans?" Oh I'd have to say that we strikes are her fans. That show was a hoot! Made for many fun Saturday mornings. Edited May 7, 2016 by OoogleEyes 1 Link to comment
ragstoriches May 11, 2016 Share May 11, 2016 I'm thinking maybe Sandy, or possibly the Food Network scheduler, has some kind of vendetta against Eggs Benedict. Today's show was the second in a row that featured Sandy plopping an aig on top of bacon (regular, not Canadian), dousing it with some nasty yellow stuff that was supposed to be "Hollandaise sauce" and calling it Eggs Benedict. I mean, talk about deja vu. Also, what the hell did she do to her skin in these Restaurant Remakes shows? That orange outfit she wore during Cocktail Time matched her skin almost perfectly. Come to think of it, so did the cocktail. I don't think the Oompa Loompa look really works on her. Link to comment
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