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DIY: How To Prepare For Your Downton Abbey Inspired Viewing Party
It seems everyday there’s another mention of Downton Abbey and all the people who are completely falling in love with the show. Devoted fans are really going the extra mile and even starting a new trend: Downton Abbey inspired viewing parties. More »
Gallery: 10 Possible Titles For Downton Abbey‘s Lady Mary And Countess Of Grantham’s Album
Downton Abbey fans (read: obsessed stalkers), rejoice! Lady Mary and Countess of Grantham, or as they’re known in the real world, Michelle Dockery and Elizabeth McGovern are set to release an album. More »
Honey Badger Doesn’t Give A S*** That He’s About To Get His Own Show
If you weren’t one of the 32 million people who have seen the Honey Badger video that went viral last year, then you’ve obviously been living under a rock. And you know what? Honey Badger doesn’t give a shit. Why? He’s pretty badass, that’s why. More »
Ladies Be Filmin’: Pan Am
Pan Am follows a flight crew on the eponymous airline: stewardesses (they wouldn’t become flight attendants for twenty years) bohemian Maggie (Christina Ricci), spy (!) Kate (Kelli Garner), runaway bride Laura (Margot Robbie), and sexually adventurous Colette (Karine Vanesse), sunny captain Dean (Mike Vogel), and crew Ted (Michael Mosley), and Sanjeev (Kal Parekh), as they fly a new plane’s maiden voyage from New York to London. More »
Zooey Deschanel’s Full Theme Song For ‘New Girl’ Not Great, Still Better Than ‘New Girl’
Even those who hate Zooey Deschanel‘s cloyingly “adorkable” onscreen persona must admit she’s a decent songwriter. She and Him, her band with M Ward, has put out consistently solid retro tinged pop records, proving her the exception to the rule that actors shouldn’t dabble in musical vanity projects. Which was why I was sort of interested to hear the full version of the theme song she wrote for New Girl, currently streaming over at Vulture. Could it be that something redeemable had come out of that painfully un-funny excuse for a sitcom? More »
Weeds S7E12 Recap: “Oh My God, We’re Getting Mugged By Sarah Palin”
This week’s episode of Weeds continued the heartbreaking plotline of mother vs. son and ended with a misunderstanding of Shakespearean proportions. Luckily, there was a lot of comic relief as well, with Doug Wilson continuing to justify his existence via one of the most awkward seductions in television history. Let’s take a look. More »
Best Week Ever’s Fake Posters Sum Up Our Feelings On ‘Whitney’ Succinctly
As we have already spent time telling you, the promotional materials for NBC’s new show Whitney make it look like the whole of the show’s “humor” lies in reiterating sexist stereotypes about men and women. Women love to shop and cry! Men love to look at boobs and watch football! And so forth. Well, the cut-ups over at Best Week Ever seem to agree with us, and they took it one step further by making some awesome Photoshopped posters that capture the ad campaign’s true spirit. Click through for two more. More »
Video: A Promo And Stills From The New Season Of Gossip Girl Are Here
Now with 100% less Taylor Momsen! More »
The Pregnant Man Thinks Chaz Bono Robbed Him Of His Spot On ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Never underestimate a not-very-famous person’s drive to piggyback on some perceived association with a sort-of-famous person. Thomas Beatie, the trans guy who first made headlines in 2008 for being both legally male and pregnant, is now saying he thinks Chaz Bono beat him out for a spot on Dancing With The Stars. More »
A Discussion Of MTV’s Hater Baiting New Show, ‘I Just Want My Pants Back’
Last night, MTV gave viewers an “exclusive preview” of their new show “I Just Want My Pants Back,” better known to Greenpoint residents as “I Just Want To Be Able To Walk To My Apartment And Back (Without Some L.A. D-Berry In A Trucker Hat Bossing Me Around).” Liana and I took one for the team and watched it so you don’t have to. Here is the resulting Socratic dialogue. (Yes, we had this Skype chat while meandering through the Acropolis.) More »
Weeds S7E9 Recap: “Thanks For Last Night”
This episode finally saw Nancy get out from under the fascist boots of both the law and Zoya, only to land back in the kind of hot water with which she’s familiar: hot water that is full of rival drug dealers. This episode was all about subverting our expectations. Smart Shane did something stupid, competent Silas did something incompetent, and Doug Wilson actually did something helpful! More »
Video: Rescue Cats Make Jail 100% More Adorable
Well, this is just heartwarming. Inmates at a Nebraska jail who volunteered at a local animal shelter were recently given the chance to adopt two cats from the shelter, making jail suck just a little bit less for them. “I wondered how those would work out in the jail as far as helping the guys pass time,” said Jerome Kramer, the sheriff who had the idea, “and just feel a little more at ease.” Wow, that’s way nicer than I expected a sheriff in Nebraska to be to inmates. “…And possibly less destructive to our new facility.” Aaaah, I see. More »
Weeds S7E8 Recap: Worlds Collide
This week’s episode of Weeds brought a lot of plot lines together into one huge, incredibly dangerous tangle. As far as Nancy’s situations go, it’s not “Mexican drug boss wants to kill me” bad, but it is, nonetheless, quite bad. How did she get back into trouble so quickly? Let’s take a look. More »
Video: Jesse Eisenberg Is The Most Self-Effacing Actor In All The Land
Who doesn’t love Jesse Eisenberg? Jesse Eisenberg doesn’t, that’s who. At least, according to this episode of Late Night With Conan O’Brien. More »
Gloria Steinem Calls For A Boycott Of ‘The Playboy Club’
One might think that feminist icon Gloria Steinem has more important things to do than criticize a television show she hasn’t even seen. One would be wrong. More »
Video: This ‘Saved By The Bell’ Spoof Is Full Of Death And Murder
I’m so excited! I’m so excited! I’m so…scared. More »
Gallery: Meet The Stars Of IFC’s New Reality Show ‘Whisker Wars’
Attention, beard and mustache enthusiasts! IFC is premiering a new reality show called Whisker Wars tonight, and it’s going to show us competitive bearding like we’ve never seen it before. Created by the same great mind that brought us Deadliest Catch, the series “follows a devoted group of whisker warriors as they travel the country competing for top bearding honors in preparation for the World Championship Competition in Trondhjem, Norway.” To gear up for this momentous premiere, I’ve combed (heh) through the show’s promotional materials and screencapped the show’s major players, appending quotes where applicable. For more intense facial hair face offs, tune into IFC at 11pm tonight. More »
Video: Jason Bateman Charms On ‘The Daily Show’, Admits ‘The Change-Up’ Is Crap
Everyone’s favorite party animal Jason Bateman went on The Daily Show last night, ostensibly to promote his new movie The Change-Up. He was as funny and charming as ever, and his banter with John Stewart was just adorable. But when it came time to discuss the movie, he cut right to the chase and said this: More »
The Village Voice Uncovers The ‘Jersey Shore’ That Never Was
Did you know that before MTV’s smash hit “The Jersey Shore” premiered, they recorded, and subsequently shelved, a whole season of an extremely similar show set on Staten Island? It’s true! The Village Voice‘s Camille Dodero found out all about it for a cover story that ran this week.
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