As expected, former SNL player Tina Fey stepped up to play v.p. wannabe Sarah Palin (along with Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton) in the season opener of Saturday Night Live, and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! Did they nail it! It’s truly one of the funniest, sharpest SNL skits I’ve seen in ages, and made the […]
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Spaceballs: The (Poorly Advised) Animated Series
Disclaimer: I know, it’s not technically videogame related, but someone at G4 (the videogame network) greenlit this thing and you just know they’re already planning a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade tie-in on the off chance that someone actually likes this thing. See this link? It will take you to a brand new trailer for Spaceballs: […]
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Project Runway: What Could Possibly Be Considered A Spoiler If It Were Not For the World Wide Internets
Alright, confusion settled. Kind of. This morning, all six remaining contestants on the show showed 10-piece collections at NY Fashion Week. And read this!!! Did our girl win?! It’s impossible to say for sure–the finale is being filmed today–but things are looking very, very good. Fern Mallis, who oversees New York Fashion Week, saw a […]
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Good Afternoon, Television!
Don’t miss the season premiere of Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30 pm, Saturday [duh]) which will feature Olympic douchebag Michael Phelps, A DROP-IN VISIT FROM (the real!) BARACK OBAMA, and the answer to the mystery, “Who will play Sarah Palin”? (Fingers crossed for Tina Fey!) Fox is having big problems with Joss Whedon’s upcoming series […]
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
Guess which one of the following designs was created by homegirl Leanne Marshall on last night’s bloodbath episode of Project Runway: The answer and spoilers are after the jump for all of you late-to-the-party people. If you haven’t yet seen the episode, get ready for the claws to come out. In the spirit of the […]
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Pigs Who Wear Lipstick Update!
Presidential nominee Barack Obama will be on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight, and ABC political blogger Jake Tapper has the scoop on Obama’s reaction to the whole “Pig Wearing Lipstick” debacle. Here’s a sneaky peek of how Obama responded when Letterman asked if Republicans overreacted to the comment: “Look this is … sort […]
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Tonight’s Project Runway Excites, Confuses
Tonight’s episode of Project Runway comes just three days before Friday morning’s Project Runway showcase at Bryant Park during NY Fashion Week, and there are way too many designers left on the show. It’s bewildering, but Gratz Industries has an intensely thorough analysis to help you grope through the darkness. This episode might well be […]
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Mad Men Wallpaper
D’you know what I like about you? Nothing… This is a line lifted from Sunday night’s Mad Men, which I finally watched last night. The ending was incredible. But I shall hush, lest I spoil it for you. Now what’s happened? Oh…someone has only created desktop wallpaper for each episode of the second series! I […]
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It’s on TV Tonight!
You should really go to the T:BA festival. There’s a ton of great stuff going on there. That being said, there is also some stuff happening on TV tonight… of somewhat less artistic merit, but most of it isn’t too bad! SUCH AS…. 8:00 FOX FRINGEIt’s the newest freak-out fest from J.J. Abrams (Lost, Alias), […]
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Re: Robots and Urinals.
Remember how I was pretty sure that season two of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was going to be better than the first? Well, the season premiere aired last night, and it kicked a sizable amount of ass. It’s early yet, but if last night’s episode was any indication, it feels like Sarah Connor has […]
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Good Afternoon, Television!
The Republican National Convention beat the Democratic National Convention at least ratings-wise, by 500,000 viewers. HOWEVER! Am I wrong to assume it’s because Democrats aren’t as myopic as Republicans and will watch to see how McCain does, as opposed to GOP supporters who already made up their minds long ago and wouldn’t watch Obama if […]
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Sweet, Sweet Daily Show
To no one’s surprise, The Daily Show is killing it with their coverage of the Republican National Convention. Check out this hee-larioso clip where Jon explains how divided Republicans are when it comes to the subjects of experience and gender.