>>> Wait long enough, and everything in the world will correct itself. If you’re wondering why, at this late date in the reality TV game, Patti Labelle has not gotten her chance to act batshit crazy, cry a lot and talk about how a tuna is a chicken on national TV, let us introduce you to NBC’s “Clash Of The Choirs,” which debuts on Monday. The elevator pitch: “Clash of the Choirs’ is a live four-night musical event coming to NBC in December 17th. “Clash of the Choirs,” has tapped five musical superstars — Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey, Kelly Rowland and Blake Shelton — to embark on a musical challenge as they return to their hometowns to assemble an amateur choir and prepare them to compete live in studio for the title of America’s best choir.” That’s right motherfuckers, they just said MICHAEL BOLTON, too! Hmm, we wonder if there will be any over-singing and creepy evangelical undertones on this show. [NBC]
>>> As the dust settles and Philadelphians start to get used to the idea that the people they hate most in the world will soon have their own TV show, more details emerge about “Parking Wars”, which follows the daily trials of the very sympathetic and really-quite-nice-once-you-get-to-know-them Philadelphia Parking Authority. Or something like that. Show debuts on January 8th. [TheFutonCritic]
>>> And finally, as a public service, we must also tell you that Christmas On Division Street, the 1991 made-for-TV movie shot in Philadelphia and starring Fred Savage as tweener homeless activist Trevor Ferrell is one of the free movies currently on Comcast On Demand. We know because we watched it in its entirety last night. Damn you, writers strike, damn you. [Imdb]

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