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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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Kat Von D Will Walk Out Of Your Interview If You Mention Jesse James Too Much
Newly single TV tattoo artist Kat Von D walked out of an interview with “Good Day L.A.” today before it even started after they violated her request not to mention her break-up with Jesse James in the introduction to her segment. Hasn’t she heard of the Streisand effect? More »
Parting Tweet: Matt & Kim Cannot Keep Their Clothes On
As evidenced by their super naked “Lessons Learned” video, New York’s smiling-est couple knows that naked time is the best time. They’re currently preparing for tomorrow’s appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” with a long stretch of band practice, and what better way to beat the New York heat than by removing most of their clothes? Perhaps the more mischievous of the two, Matt even has a photo to prove it. More »
Video: Mariah Carey In A Strange Mood On HSN
Mariah Carey appeared on the Home Shopping Network to shill her “collection” last night, and the results were nothing short of inspirational. More »
13 of the Best TV Proms Ever
It’s that time of year again: Prom season! A spectacular night wherein teenagers get to pretend to be way more grown up than they actually are, prom is the holy grail of high school. The dresses! The tuxes! The limos! Magic! Naturally, most people’s real-life proms end up being less than perfect, but that doesn’t stop the phenomenon of the annual television prom episode. From bow dresses to anti-proms, here’s a look at some of our favorite television proms: More »
Are Crime-Based Television Shows Making Us Paranoid?
CSI, Law & Order, Cold Case, NCIS, Homicide: Life on the Street, America’s Most Wanted, COPS… Is it just me, or has there been an overabundance of crime-based television programming in recent years? Sure, crime makes for compelling drama; the whodunnit has been around for ages, and it always sells like hotcakes (which, it may be assumed, is pretty fast). But as with all media consumed by the public, there’s always a big ol’ question hovering over it: How is what we’re consuming affecting us in real life? Given what importance the United States places on the strength of its criminal justice system, this question is especially relevant in relation to all of this crime-based stuff TV inundates us with today. But how can we even begin to answer it? Some folks at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln had an idea: why not conduct a study examining this very thing? More »
Vampire Diaries Viral Campaign Somehow Worse Than True Blood’s
I don’t get it. Is there some sort of rule now where shows about teenage vampires have to be promoted in the most obtuse, alarming way possible? How will this make me want to watch Vampire Diaries? How am I even supposed to know this is an ad for that show? I’m going to be too busy at the woman’s clinic! More »
What TV Tells Us About Smart People – It’s OK to be a dick, as long as you are a walking supercomputer who solves every problems with a sudden epiphany! (Cracked)
OSIC: Why Being Home Is Good For My (Television’s) Soul
I don’t own a TV, so it’s very easy for me to sit on my mountain of smugness and judge everyone who loves Real Housewives, Bridalplasty, or any show that glorifies underage pregnancies. But this week I’ve been staying at my boyfriend’s, and his TiVo has slowly been sucking the resistance out of me. Suddenly, I see the magic of television through the eyes of a spellbound child. Who knew all the amazing programs that were on today? More »
Sex On The Wire: Ball Towels For Your Face!
• Yahoo Clues (it’s like Google Trends, don’t worry about it), has filtered out any search results for “gay” or “porn.” “Lesbians” remain okay though, because no one searches for that on the Internet. (Daily Intel)
• True Clean Towels has a great advertising slogan: Using our competitors products is like rubbing your face with a guy’s balls! (Trendhunter)
• The best way to get ladies always involves acting like your favorite TV character. As long as your favorite character in Don Draper. (Urlesque) More »
Video: Conan’s ‘Show Zero’ Premieres (Sort Of)
We admit, we have been wondering our pretty little heads off about what Conan O’Brian‘s new TBS show was going to be like. Of course, the one answer we never expected was “Sponsored by Coke Zero,” so well played, CoCo. More »
Is What Would Jane Do the New Ugly Betty?- ABC Family’s newest show is about a 16-year-old who accidentally lands a prestigious job in a fashion magazine. Devil Wears Prada meets Tavi? We’ll give it a shot. (MTV Crush)
Crush This: More Hamm And Buble Please, Lorne Michaels!
Crush This is your weekly guide to what’s coming up in music, movies and TV in the next week. CMJ is over and New York will certainly miss the buzz of a million concerts going on, but there is a lot to look forward to in the following week…espeically on television.
For those of you who are still grieving the loss of Mad Men, there is a faint light at the end of the tunnel. Jon Hamm is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend with Rihanna as musical guest! I mean, it won’t be just like watching Don Draper, but sometimes in hardships one must make sacrifices. But that is not all SNL has to offer this upcoming week… More »
