Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow Hands Stupid Reporter His Stupid Ass
Okay, so this happened! The producers of Girls were doing a Q&A panel for the Television Critics Association, when an unidentified male reporter stood up and unfortunately asked this question....
View ArticleConan: The Return of Jordan Schlansky!
Conan hires a professional organizer to help staff douchebag Jordan Schlansky clean his absolutely disgusting office. As usual, any interaction between Conan and Jordan is hilarious—but here? Conan is...
View ArticleThe Simpsons Pays Homage to Miyazaki, Get Ruined by Whimsy
Here's a clip from this Sunday's The Simpsons that riffs on the beloved movies of Hayao Miyazaki. Hard. (Here's yesterday's Portland-specific Miyazaki news, in case you missed it.) It's delightful and...
View ArticleIt's the First Trailer for Season Four of Game of Thrones
And hey, guess what looks fucking awesome?After the events that took place in A Storm of Swords/at the end of the last season of Game of Thrones, it's tempting to think that George R.R. Martin's...
View ArticleLunchtime TV: Watch the First Two Episodes of Girls, Season Three!
Because HBO apparently knows that a) you're too lazy to figure out their HBO Go subscription service, and b) you get the sadz when you have to sit alone at your desk at lunchtime joylessly chewing a...
View ArticleFox Murders the TV Pilot Season
Well... it sounds logical when you put it that way...“We are going to be bypassing pilot season,” [Fox Chairman Kevin Reilly] said, later referring to the old system as “a welfare state.”“The broadcast...
View ArticleTonight on TV: Return of The Kroll Show
Tonight marks the return of Amy Poehler's boyfriend... okay, fine!... Nick Kroll's very funny sketch show The Kroll Show (Comedy Central, 10 pm) which starts its second season. Watch it, because you...
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Is This the Bosom Buddies Remake We've Been Waiting For?
I am head over heels in love with Parks & Rec's Adam Scott's Adult Swim specials, The Greatest Event in Television History, in which he lovingly and EXACTLY recreates the openings of TV's cheesiest...
View ArticleOh No, I Like Joffrey Now
This wasn't supposed to happen.Via Gawker, 21-year-old Game of Thrones kinglet Jack Gleeson talks about celebrity worship and what it's like to become abruptly famous—straddling, as he puts it, the...
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TV Good News; TV Bad News
The bad news first:The actor who played the Professor in "Gilligan's Island"has died ... TMZ has learned.Russell Johnson, who played Professor Roy Hinkley, died of natural causes at his home in...
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Watch the Debut of Under the Gunn Tonight with Brady Lange!
As I discuss in this week's Sold Out column, tonight is the first episode of the first season of Under the Gunn, the new Project Runway spinoff that—of course—features not one but two Portland...
View ArticleAnother Classic from the Late Night King of the Remote Sketch, Conan O'Brien
As everyone focuses on poor Jimmy Fallon as he prepares to take over The Tonight Show... wait, I need to pause for a second and explain why I called him "poor" Jimmy Fallon. It's because he's...
View ArticleUnder the Gunn: The Highlight Reel
It's a strong indicator of how far the new Project Runway spinoff Under the Gunn has to go to build a following anywhere near as strong as the franchise's original anchor, that I had to dig a little to...
View ArticleI Want to Talk About Lena Dunham for a Second
Some shit is just too ridiculous to engage. Let's use our energy wisely, 2014.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) January 17, 2014As soon as Breaking Bad ended, I realized that my favorite TV show on the air...
View ArticleNew Hannibal Season Two Trailer!
Now look! I don't care about your fancy-pantsy, big-city "ratings system"—I thought the first season of Hannibal on NBC was BOSS. And if this new trailer is any indication, season two will be double...
View ArticleBest of SNL: "Resolution Revolution"
Drake was the host and musical guest this weekend on Saturday Night Live, and according to anyone with an opinion, he was the kitty's tits. (In that he was good.) Check out Drake (along with new...
View ArticleWorkaholics Cast Sings the Best "Best Friends" Ballad Ever
Sure, you SAY you love your best friend... but do you really? Think long and hard about that, and then watch the cast of the hilarious Workaholics (new season starts tomorrow on Comedy Central at 10...
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Karaoke and Q&A with Buffy's Xander
Time to break into the Snoopy dance—Xander’s coming to town to sing with you! Well, actually Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Nicholas Brendon is lurking around Puddletown for the Portland Comic Con this...
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Bill Cosby is Returning to NBC, Because... PUDDIN' POPS!
Deadline has the story about the return of Bill Cosby to NBC's now flailing sitcom lineup. The new [30-minute sitcom] will be built around Cosby, who will play the patriarch of a multi-generational...
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More Lance Bangs! Tonight! At Midnight!
Earlier this week I demanded you watch Portland filmmaker Lance Bangs'short documentary about Her, but what I didn't mention then—because I didn't know about it then, and now I'm wondering how I ever...
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