The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
March 12, 2013
Meet Your New Bachelorette: Desiree
The white smoke is rising from Chris Harrison’s Santa Monica bungalow, which can mean only one thing: We have a new Bachelorette. In keeping with the traditional Bachelor/ette continuity of succession, next season’s Bachelorette was one of this season’s also-rans: Desiree Hartsock.
Read moreMarch 11, 2013
Afternoon Links: Mad Men Season 6 Gets a Sketchy New Poster for You to Obsess Over
Free-associating on the official poster for Mad Men‘s sixth season: Draper crosses paths with Draper (maybe the embodiment his Dick Whitman persona?) as they head in different directions (past! Present! Future! A spring suit and a winter suit!); we have entered the fashion era of bad sheer sleeves; the moral or actual police are on […]
Read moreThe Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: Wesley Morris and Alex Pappademas on James Franco, Pam Grier, Beck, and More
Welcome to the inaugural Do You Like Prince Movies? podcast. Why are we calling it that? We’ll never tell. But we do like living in a world where it’s OK to walk up to somebody at a party and ask that. This week we’re also asking Why Does James Franco Fail to Annoy Us? What […]
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Rembert’s SXSW Diary, Part 2: The Spring Breakers Red Carpet
For 10 days, Grantland staff writer Rembert Browne is at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, collecting stories while trying not to die. Writing about a festival is always a difficult task, because if you’re there, you care, and if you’re not, there’s nothing worse than absorbing the coverage. Because you’re not there. This […]
Read moreMarc Maron’s Show About Marc Maron Gets Premiere Date, Guest Stars Who Aren’t Marc Maron
Fans of comedian Marc Maron and his WTF podcast now have a date with IFC on May 3. That’s when Maron’s TV show — titled Maron — will debut. So it’s Maron on Maron about Maron. The good thing is, you know right off the bat if this show is for you. The comedian and […]
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The Kardashiad, Week 7: Some People Call It ‘The Projects’
Kim goes to get something called a “blood facial” from, I don’t know, the vampire doctor, I guess? “I like anything that makes you look and feel youthful,” she says, and while she doesn’t add “especially if it also seems like something a witch would do,” it’s sort of implied. Shit gets real Cronenbergian real […]
Read moreRembert’s SXSW Diary, Part 1: The Arrested Development Q&A
For 10 days, Grantland staff writer Rembert Browne is at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, collecting stories while trying not to die. Beyond all the music shows, and film premieres, and obnoxious start-ups with their obnoxious apps and obnoxious vowel-less names and obnoxious T-shirts and obnoxious dreams of a cloud-based B2B push notification […]
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SNL, Episode 15: To Hell With the Hater Base, We Loved Timberlake
After I finished taking my SNL notes but before I sat down to write this recap, I decided to take the temperature on Justin Timberlake’s fifth ride on the host pony and check in with some of the other media responses to last weekend’s show. Despite the glowing tweets and my own enjoyment of this […]
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The Next Day: David Bowie’s Big Return Is Whatever You Need It to Be
By now, anyone who’s interested in David Bowie has probably heard his new record, The Next Day. It’s been streaming on iTunes for nearly two weeks, and most of the major music publications and websites have already reviewed it. If you’ve heard The Next Day, you’ve probably judged it (without consciously trying) against your perceptions […]
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Girls Maturity Level Threat Watch: Episode 9
Hannah For her latest adventure in accidental self-harm, Hannah abraded her eardrum during an overzealous session with a Q-tip; an incident based on something that actually happened to Lena Dunham if she was telling the truth in her tweets about how she ruptured her eardrum by Q-tipping it too hard. Hannah can’t do anything without […]
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The Walking Dead, Episode 13: The Camp Zombie Accords
Preamble in Which I Beg for Mercy: Before I begin this week’s recap, pardon me, merciful readers, if I flash my TWD creds in the hope that slathering myself with zombie bona fides will let me pass (relatively) unscathed through the hordes of Walking Dead fanatics and Grantland commentators. Yes, I have seen the show, […]
Read moreOz Crashes Weekend Box Office, Kills Box Office’s Wicked Sister
With an $80 million weekend, Oz the Great and Powerful scored easily the best opening weekend of the year so far. Which means GET READY for more character-specific Oz offerings. Cowardly Lion: Witch Hunter? You’re next. This is good news for all sorts of people: Sam Raimi, who has yet another blockbuster success with franchise […]
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