It's On TV Tonight: Extant and the Return of The Bridge
Unnnggghhh... our long national nightmare of soccer and Wimbledon is almost over which means the summer's new shows are FINALLY coming out to play. Check out I Love Television™ for a breathless roundup...
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Now it's Time to Play...
The delicious sexy soap Masters of Sex returns for its second season this Sunday at 10 pm on Showtime, and it was one of my favorite series last year, thanks to its tricky high-wire blend of fact and...
View ArticleThis Weekend on TV: FX's The Strain
Guillermo Del Toro's The Strain premieres Sunday night on FX (10 pm), and if you love creepy vampire schlock, then this might be the lover you've been looking for. The early reviews are already in, and...
View ArticleToday in GAAAAHHH!!!: New American Horror Story Teaser
Here's something we're just going to have to accept: After debuting with an amazing first season, now American Horror Story's teasers are far superior to the actual show. That being said, there's...
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It's Time to Slaughter the GEICO Pig
I fucking hate Maxwell, the GEICO pig. I'm a vegetarian, but I would eat bacon if you could promise me it came from that pig. I'd eat bacon if there was even a 50% chance it came from the GEICO pig....
View ArticleHBO Without Cable (Or Stealing Your Friend's Password)
Want HBO, but there's no freaking way in hell you're going to get cable? And your friends hate you and refuse to let them scam their HBO GO password? And you think piracy is wrong—or you're just too...
View ArticleI Wish Denis Had to Do This...
As I write this, it's a dead heat in Denis Theriault's Worst. Night. EVER! poll, between "Elaborate Nerd Trolling" (in which Denis must annoy nerds at a jazz festival) and a six-mile obstacle course...
View ArticleTommy Wiseau Has a New Sitcom and It Looks Like the Wrong Kind of Terrible
In the aftermath of The Room's comedic success, Tommy Wiseau is now doing an online "sitcom" called Neighbors. Here's a minute-long video from it:My mind is reeling with metaphors through which to...
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This Could Be Your LAST CHANCE to Be an Extra on Portlandia
GUYS! Portlandia could be coming up on its LAST SEASON EVER. Is this good news? Will it be detrimental to the tourist industry Voodoo Donuts? How many years will it take the city to reshape its...
View ArticleWatch the New 12 Monkeys Trailer
Remember the 1995 Terry Gilliam film 12 Monkeys, starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt? Bruce was a convict living in a disease-ridden future who's sent back in time to gather info about what caused the...
View ArticleNew Clip from IFC's Garfunkel & Oates!
As I've said before, the very funny 'n' adorable comedy duo Garfunkel & Oates are getting their own sitcom on IFC (debuting August 7), and have already released their opening credits which are...
View ArticleDelightful Creeps Conan O'Brien and Dave Franco Join Tinder
In this great remote (which Conan O'Brien legitimately excels at), Conan and super cute Dave Franco make profiles on Tinder, find a suitable match, and then travel together for their scheduled hook up...
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RIP James Garner: Actor/Political Activist/Object of SWOON!
Besides being a low-key, jovial and talented actor, James Garner (who died this weekend, if you haven't heard) was also a life-long staunch Democrat who walked the walk, and talked the talk. Here he is...
View ArticleThe Simpsons Marathon: Hello, Dystopia!
On August 21, the FXX network will air every single episode of The Simpsons—all 552 episodes, all 25 seasons, plus the movie—over a two-week period in the most audacious TV marathon ever produced. How...
View ArticleThe U.K. Gives Up on Online Piracy
First, the greatest anti-piracy ad of all time, forever, in the universe:Second: Huh, this is weird. Usually when I start applauding other countries for doing things a billion times better than the...
View ArticleExpatriate on Esquire TV; Country Cat Chef in a Knife Fight
I have a friend with cable and a pool. I'm at her house a lot, as you might guess. When accessing her cable, I prefer to spend it watching strange new channels, among which is the Esquire channel. It's...
View ArticleConan Loses His Head in Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda
As Conan O'Brien has been constantly reminding us, he has a cameo role in the upcoming Syfy movie Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (Sat, Aug 2, 9 pm)—a role he assumes will bring him the fame and respect he so...
View ArticleBest Reaction to 50 Shades of Grey EVER
Your favorite drunk aunt, Kathie Lee Gifford (with her Today co-host Hoda Kotb) delivers the most awesome—and TRUE—reaction to the 50 Shades of Grey trailer ever. Watch it at the 1:30 mark... or watch...
View ArticleThe Problem with Project Runway
You could hardly be blamed for not realizing that a new season of Project Runway aired last night (for one thing, I didn't tell you, since there's isn't a strong enough Portland connection for me to...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead Season 5 Trailer: Oh, Why Not?
For those of you who haven't given up on it, here's a rather juicy trailer for season five of The Walking Dead—as first shown to the droolers at ComicCon. Here we get caught up on what's going on with...
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