Jonah Hill: "Use Me as an Example of What Not to Do"
The internet's obsession with "apology porn"—demanding public mea culpas for the slightest infringements—really bores the crap out of me, and I think we can all do better. That being said, sometimes an...
View ArticleAre You Better than Don Draper?
QUERY: "Are you better than Don Draper from Mad Men?" LET'S FIND OUT with this funny and handy video from Upright Citizen Brigade's Zack Phillips. (Spoiler alert: You're at least as bad, if not worse,...
View ArticleNew Extended Trailer for FX's The Strain
Whoopee and GAAAAHHHH! Here's the longest trailer yet for Guillermo del Toro's new FX horror show The Strain (debuting on Sunday, July 13), and I'm thinking this show has the potential to scare the...
View ArticleFor Those About to Binge-Watch Orange is the New Black
I don't know about you, but I'm skipping out of work to binge watch season two of Orange is the New Black, which popped up on Netflix last night at midnight. SEE YA, SUCKAAAAAHS!Okay, fine. In the...
View ArticleOrange is the New Black... with Cats!
Need to get caught up on the first season of Orange is the New Black for the season two rollout that debuted today on Netflix? Like adorable cats? YOUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. Presenting: Tabby is...
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Game of Thrones Recap: Love is a Battlefield Edition
Fighting! So much fighting. Fighting and ice and also giant mammoths. Game of Thrones has something of a tradition of putting all kinds of drama and blood into the penultimate episode of each season....
View ArticleReady for a New Kids on the Block Reality Show... on a Cruise Ship?
If you've ever wanted to take a cruise (you haven't) with the New Kids on the Block (slightly more interested) and 2,500 screaming adult fans (now totally NOT interested), then... well, you may want to...
View ArticleR.I.P. Brit Comedian Rik Mayall
Though perhaps best remembered for his starring role in Drop Dead Fred, comedian/actor Rik Mayall (who passed away suddenly today at age 56) was also featured in such great British comedies as Black...
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High Art/Low Art: Scooby-Doo Background Paintings
Here's a relatively ancient blog post from Secret Fun Blog that documents the 50 best background paintings from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? seasons one and two—and DAMN! Taken out of context, they are...
View ArticleDave Chappelle 'Fesses Up on Letterman
In this funny and illuminating interview with David Letterman, your beloved Dave Chappelle explains why he quit (or rather didn't quit) his Comedy Central show, and his version of "reality"... which...
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TV/Internet Meme Headline of the Day
From the Hollywood Reporter:The live-action project, "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever," will bring "fun and irreverence" to the network, says Lifetime exec Arturo Interian....Lifetime is casting the...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper and the "Schizophrenia Simulator"
For a recent segment on his CNN show 360, Anderson Cooper spends a day wearing a "schizophrenia simulator"—basically headphones that mimic what it's like to hear voices constantly in your head. The...
View ArticleWorld Cup Fans: Here's the Secret Agent Show You've Been Waiting For
Love the World Cup and soccer, but finds that it cuts into your "ridiculous secret agent TV show" watching time? HAVE I GOT THE SHOW FOR YOU. Debuting on Tuesday, June 15 on the El Rey Network is...
View ArticleToday The Daily Show Eviscerates: Google Glass Wearers
People! It is NOT COOL to make fun of people wearing Google Glass! However, when The Daily Show's Jason Jones meticulously eviscerates a group of "glassholes," the feeling I get is... oh, what is it......
View ArticleIce Cube Saying the Nicest Things Angrily
If you're looking for a good movie to see this weekend, check out my review of the new 22 Jump Street. And you might want to bring an extra ass to the theater, because you're gonna be laffing your...
View ArticleThe Lost "Crazy Eyes" Audition Tape
If you're a fan of Orange is the New Black, check out this verrrry amusing Funny or Die vid featuring the verrrrry talented Uso Aduba ("Crazy Eyes") and her allegedly "lost" audition tape. Turns out...
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Game of Thrones Recap: Father's Day Edition
Game of Thrones' fourth season ended last night and, befitting for a finale that aired on Father's Day, it focused on the love and devotion that the Lannister kids have to their father Tywin, a man who...
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The Early Reviews for Gotham are In, and They are GOOD
Warming Glow has a nice roundup of early reviews of Fox's Gotham, after the series debut was shown to critics this past weekend. And what did these critics think? While they weren't quite squirting in...
View ArticleTime Team America's New Season Debuts on OPB Tonight
Like anyone with other options, I like to think I'm pretty selective about TV, partly because programming on channels I used to love (Animal Planet, the History Channel) has been crowded out by reality...
View ArticleBrian Williams Raps "Baby Got Back"
While I think I prefer the glorious mashup of Brian Williams rapping "Gin and Juice," this Jimmy Fallon video of Brian doing Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" touches something in my primordial brain....
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