Jimmy Fallon and Terry Crews: Nip-Syncin'!
While I truly despise the song Ebony and Ivory, I barely even noticed it in this clip of shirtless Terry Crews (from Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Jimmy Fallon* having a "nip-sync" competition where they...
View ArticleSome HBO Faves are Now Also on Amazon Prime
Here are some new toys for you non-cable subscribers to play with: Certain HBO shows are now streaming on Amazon's Prime Instant Video. From Variety:The pact covers library programming that originally...
View ArticleThe Latest Installment of "Mean Tweets"
I now get more excited for the newest installments of Jimmy Kimmel's "Mean Tweets" than I do for my old fave "Between Two Ferns" (Sorry Zach!). But C'MON!! Seeing celebrities read terrible things...
View ArticleNorm Macdonald Really Wants to Host The Late Late Show
If you've listened to us (here, or here), then you've seen former "Weekend Update" anchor Norm Macdonald when he's come through town—which means you already know he's one of the best comedians working...
View ArticleBad Lip Reading: American Idol
To the surprise of absolutely no one, the ratings for American Idol... are... ABYSMAL. This show should've been smothered in its sleep years ago, and... oh, wait. Who's that walking in with a pillow?...
View ArticlePete Holmes' Version of X-Men is the Best X-Men
Erik mostly liked X-Men: Days of Future Past which debuts this weekend (read the review here)—but what if you don't have time in your busy schedule to watch baby movies? Check out this much shorter,...
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It's On TV This Weekend!
Sure, sure... you're out all weekend watching fireworks, mutton bustin', and foraging for potable water. UNLESS YOU'RE NOT! For those staying home to watch TV, here are your top choices for this...
View ArticleSnoop and Seth Rogan Smoke Up; Recap Game of Thrones
If you missed this over the Memorial Day weekend, do not miss it now! Seth Rogan and Snoop smoke a mess of dope and discuss the past two seasons of Game of Thrones for Monsieur Dogg/Lion's web series...
View ArticleTonight on TV: The Wil Wheaton Project
Not to be confused with The Mindy Project, tonight marks the debut of nerd ambassador Wil Wheaton's new "Talk Soup for geeks" weekly clip show The Wil Wheaton Project (Syfy, Tues May 27, 10 pm). And if...
View Article"I've Fallen, I Can't Get Up, and This Commercial Terrifies MEEEEEEE!!"
OH, SURE. You laughed and laughed at those old-timey Life Alert commercials wherein a senior citizen takes a fall and wails, "I've fallen and I can't get up!" Well, now? YOU'RE about to fall... down a...
View ArticleNew Trailer for The Strain
Here's the first full teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s new FX horror show The Strain (which is NOT about what I do to my groin muscle every time I play tennis, I've come to learn). It's based on...
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*ALERT* PORTLAND: REBECCA ROMIJN ALERT
Portland has a long and proud history of mediocre-but-successful TV shows filming here, which certainly bodes well (sort of!) for the new TNT series The Librarians—which, RIGHT THIS MINUTE, is filming...
View ArticleDuck People Crazy
Phil Robertson, the Duck Dynasty bigot guy, is addressing the Republican Leadership Conference today, according to Right Wing Watch. But that's pretty much the only constituency that's listening to the...
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The Latest Installment of Nice People Doing Good Things on TV
The Emmy-nominated PBS series Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking was in town yesterday to shed (another) spotlight on Portland’s food scene, in particular chefs Gabriel Rucker (Le Pigeon) and Greg Denton...
View ArticleHow Not to Promote Your New Sitcom
Last night was the debut of NBC's new summer series Undateable (co-starring former Portlander/ current adorable and hilarious person Ron Funches)... and? It was not as bad as one might expect! It got...
View ArticleSherlock Season 3 Comes to Netflix Today!
... which provides you with the perfect opportunity to rewatch season three and see if you can spot any hints that (you know who) isn't exactly who (you know who) seems. And for you Sherlock fans who...
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Game of Thrones Recap: Too Beautiful To Live Edition
OH GOD.I knew what was coming on last night's Game of Thrones, but a small part of me hoped that THAT PART wouldn't happen. But it did, and it was brutal. The story progresses, and there's nothing you...
View ArticleA Welcome Return to Marionettes
I think you'll all agree with me that the internet killed print media and the marionette business. However, at least the latter of these two is making a small comeback on TV. First we have DirecTV's...
View ArticleNew Trailer for You're the Worst
FX does love its anti-heroes (see The Americans, Louie, It's Always Sunny, Justified... shall I go on?), and they're adding a new genre to the mix with a "anti-hero romance" called You're the Worst...
View ArticleSlow Jamming The Powerpuff Girls
I'm not asking you to stop working! Just slip on your headphones, and listen while you work to this R&B rendition of The Powerpuff Girls theme song from the fine folks at Postmodern Jukebox’s...
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