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Things Get Pretty Exciting over at Bloomberg TV

Guys! As a newspapering person, I realize that sometimes the news moves a little too quickly to make sure everything is exactly right—but take it from someone with experience in this arena. There's...

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Reed College Students: Good at Huffing Bongs... Not So Good at Spelling

As Pat Sajak, host of Wheel of Fortune, aptly notes, "It's a weird game, and you just never know." Translated: "You are a dope-huffing pot head stoner Reed student and you've just embarrassed your...

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Here's that Trailer that'll Make You Kill Yourself (Okay, Fine... The Goodwin...

FOX is drop-kicking this new series into the mid-season 2013 lineup... and for good reason. IT'S STINKO! It's called The Goodwin Games which is a cross between The Hunger Games, The Gilmore Girls, the...

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Here's that Trailer for Elementary (Which is NOTHING Like the BBC's Sherlock)

As you may have heard, CBS is debuting their own modern reboot of the Sherlock Holmes character this fall, which is NOTHING like the BBC's modern reboot of the Sherlock Holmes character. Why? Because...

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Thursday TV Recaps for Poor People! The Final Finales.

Welp, last night was the end of the seasons for 30 Rock and Community. I’ll now be able to watch TV lying down, not taking notes, and not constantly shushing my husband, on Thursday evenings. And...

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Game of Thrones Recap: Calm Before the Storm Edition

Last night's Game of Thrones episode was another hour of setup. There wasn't much in the way big, important events—it was a lot of anticipation for next week. Stannis' fleet is on the way to King's...

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Mad Men: Christmas in Spring

Non-seasonal Christmas episodes are the best. Click below to find out what happened! [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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What's Next for Community?

I've been on vacay for the past few days, which means I haven't been able to talk to you about showrunner Dan Harmon being shit-canned from Community! First of all... ARE YOU MAD? Because canceling...

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Veep Battles the Obesity "Disease"

If you're not watching HBO's Veep on Sunday nights—starring a hilariously sharp Julia Louis-Dreyfus—then get off your dead one! (You'll understand that joke in a minute.) In the show, Vice Prez Selina...

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Putting Words in Community's Mouth

As I mentioned earlier in the week, showrunner and creative mastermind Dan Harmon of Community was unceremoniously booted from the show, and PEOPLE ARE PISSED. Not only did Harmon learn of his firing...

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Siri Likes Celebrities More Than Me

Okay, now these iPhone "Siri" ads featuring celebrities are really starting to irritate my tuckus! First there was this extremely annoying commercial featuring Zooey Deschanel. Then there was this...

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Most Awkward TV Sex of the Year!

Nobody does awkward TV sex like TV! Here's a supercut of the best, most awkward sex scenes from TV's 2011-2012 season. (Bet you've seen a few of these, but stick around for the hilarious American...

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So Maybe these New Community Showrunners are Okay...

Okay, so maybe Community creator Dan Harmon got the shit end of the stick, and maybe owners Sony Pictures TV and NBC are evil idiots who can't help but make things worse. On the upside, maybe the...

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Lunchtime TV: Comedy Bang! Bang!

You need something to entertain you and help you avoid your idiot co-workers during lunch, and I am here to present it to you! Check out this full preview episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! (yes, based on...

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Game of Thrones Recap: KABOOM! STAB! HACK! SLICE! Edition

I was a little worried about Blackwater, last night’s episode of Game of Thrones. The Siege of King’s Landing is no small thing, and I was wondering if HBO was going to be up to the task portraying a...

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Mad Men Recap - Don Draper's Worst Day Ever

Envy and jealousy have always been a big theme of Mad Men but I don't think it's ever been more pervasive than this season. The aptly named episode "The Other Woman" followed people coveting over what...

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Magic School Bus Kids Remind Us that Sperm Baths Aren't So Bad

I'm convinced that kids used to be tougher in the old days. Take for example this clip from The Magic School Bus, season one, episode 34 in which the School Bus kids are literally covered with salmon...

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Judging the Reality Show Judges

Because you have yet to claw your eyes out today and scream, "NO! NO! NO! WHY? WHY? WHYYYYYYYY????" NBC is announcing yet another goddamn singing reality contest show. (HEAVY SIGH.) This one's called...

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Nerd Alert: This Week's New Yorker

Daniel ClowesI'm normally a fan of the regular old New Yorker, but this issue—the June 4 & 11 one—seems like it was created specifically for me. (Thanks, New Yorker editors! It's about goddamn...

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Christina Hendricks on Sunday's Mad Men

I love talking in secret code to my friends about last Sunday's game-changing episode of Mad Men... because my other friends who haven't watched it yet and are listening in on the convo just can't...

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